Great Blue Night Watchman

Zhang Juzheng and Chen Geng finally communicated, and Zhang Juzheng took the initiative to invite: "Master Chen, would you like to come to my Green Willow Villa for a drink of Lin's aged wine?"

Chen Geng smiled faintly: "That's fine!"

So, the two of them hit the road together.

Lu Tian slowly looked away from their backs and walked into the memorial pavilion.

At a New Year's Eve party, the wrinkles on his face seemed to have increased by three points...

Qu Family, Qu Wendong’s study.

Drink from a green cup and smell the fragrance from the teapot.

Qu Wendong and Lin Su sat face to face, both of them looking toward the distant palace.

"The Great Court Meeting is over!" Qu Wendong said.

"Yes, this game of chess is finally over!" Lin Su filled in the last corner with a white stone in his hand.

"Do you expect the final result to be as you wish?" Qu Wendong gently moved the chessboard to one side.

Lin Su smiled: "Did you see the two figures rising into the sky outside the palace?"

"No one?"

"Mr. Zhang and Grand Scholar Chen, they are traveling together and have a lot of fun!"

This answer is not the answer to the previous question, but it seems to answer that question - the two major officials from their camp are walking together and very happily. What does it mean? It means the situation is good!

Qu Wendong's eyes slowly moved over: "When you stepped into the capital two years ago, did you ever think that today would happen?"

"Many things are done step by step. Two years is still too long. I'm not a god, so how can I think so far ahead?"

Qu Wendong smiled and said: "Every step of the way, there are many people who have subverted your understanding, right?"

"certainly!"

"Have I subverted your understanding?"

"Yes!" Lin Su smiled and said, "I wrongly judged you when you promised to marry sister Qu Xiu into the Lin family."

"Do you think I just use the Lin family as pawns to charge into the battle?"

"It's okay to tell the truth. I did have this idea at the time. In fact, I don't care. Even if your Qu family uses my Lin family as a chess piece, I still have the original intention of using your Qu family as a chess piece."

Qu Wendong smiled softly: "Everything on the chessboard is a piece. In this big game of chess in the world, everyone is also a piece. The difference is that some chess pieces can be used and some chess pieces cannot be used. Sometimes I think about it, It is also a blessing to be qualified to be used as a chess piece..."

Once the words are spoken, there will be no more barriers...

Suddenly there was a knock on the door...

"Sir, Master Zhou Zhang, the censor, came to visit, and he also brought the third son of the Zhou family with him."

ah?

Censor Zhou Zhang?

And taking the third son of the Zhou family with you?

What's the meaning?

Qu Wendong's eyes moved to Lin Su...

Lin Su smiled and said: "I heard that the third son of the Zhou family will also take part in the palace examination next year. Tell Brother Zhe and let him communicate with him more!"

"Allow him to see the information you left behind?" Qu Wendong was slightly shocked. The old man naturally knew about the information Lin Su left for Qu Zhe, but he didn't mention it to anyone, including The grandchildren he valued most: Qu Jin and Qu Wu.

"Yes!" Lin Su said: "I already know something about Mr. Zhou Zhou and I have the conditions to read this information."

"Okay! The older generation has made friends, and the younger generation should too! You sit here while I go to greet Zhou Zhang!"

He left Lin Su in the study and went to greet Zhou Zhang, and even said something like this, making friends with the older generation and making friends with the younger generation, completely unaware that there was something wrong with his words.

Lin Su also laughed and laughed at this. Are you forcing me to belong to the "older generation"?

Soon, Zhou Zhang entered the study, and Lin Su stood up to greet...

Zhou Zhang sat down and got to the point with one sentence: "Today's meeting was very satisfying. The other party's original plan was for Lei Zheng to bring up his topic of 'Dragon City Changing Generals'. Unexpectedly, this matter was not mentioned at all. The prince The assassination last night brought out the shocking news of "the change of head in the East Palace". Lei Zheng, under the order of His Majesty, interrogated the murderer on the spot with a literate approach. Unsurprisingly... the mastermind revealed by the murderer was actually Lei Zheng himself! Lei Zheng at that time That expression, hahahaha, I have never seen such an interesting expression in my entire life as an official..."

Qu Wendong's face changed. Oh my God, all my expectations came true!

This matter planned by Lin Su was kept secret from him, but he has always been worried about it, because no matter how brilliant the plan is, the result will ultimately depend on it. Now that the result has come out, everything is as expected!

Lin Su remained calm, as if everything was under control: "Lei Zheng, behead him directly outside the palace, or will he be interrogated by the three divisions?"

Zhou Zhang let out a long breath: "You are really good at predicting events. More than 90% of the court officials could not have expected that His Majesty would kill Lei Zheng outside the palace!"

Ordinarily, to kill a second-grade official like Lei Zheng, a complicated process must be followed. A joint trial of the three divisions is the right way, but His Majesty killed Lei Zheng directly.

It left many people confused.

However, Lin Su and Qu Wendong both understand!

Lin Sudao: "It seems that our Majesty still has no intention of giving up on the Third Prince!"

Normally, the joint trial of the three divisions is the right way, and His Majesty should put Lei Zheng on trial for the first time. However, today, all the procedures have been omitted. There is only one fundamental reason. His Majesty knows that Lei Zheng is closely related to the third prince, and he is worried about the seven and eight trials. The trial was on the head of the third prince, and he did not want the matter to be complicated.

So he simply killed Lei Zheng outside the Golden Palace.

This was as crisp and clean as when he killed Ding Jiye that day.

He asked the commander of the Forbidden Palace to kill Ding Jiye simply because he didn't want Ding Jiye to bring him out.

Today, Lei Zheng was killed simply because he did not want Lei Zheng to bring out the third prince.

It can be seen from this that His Majesty has true love for the third prince.

Qu Wendong said: "The prince is too favored and is easy to turn against others. Therefore, a king who is proficient in the emperor's mind will often create an opposite to prevent the prince from dominating the family. This is not enough to explain that he dotes on the third prince. He just wanted to rule."

Hit the nail on the head!

Lin Su cheered deeply!

The so-called layman sees the excitement, but the expert sees the secret!

Those who have seen through His Majesty's move will most likely think that Your Majesty favors the Third Prince because of His favor. Even the Third Prince himself and his mother and concubine think so.

Even Lin Su thinks so.

Only Qu Wendong, who jumped out of the court and looked at the court, could see clearly. Where is the question of who the emperor favors or not? He was an extremely cold king, a king with no bottom line of morality, how could he ever have any favor? He has always loved himself!

He is just playing tricks on the emperor!

He's doing checks and balances!

You think he loves the third prince, but in fact he is just guarding against the prince!

Confused?

This is politics!

Having said it thoroughly, it unfolds...

When Qu Wendong and Zhou Zhang talked about the situation in the court, Lin Su basically couldn't get in the conversation. At present, there were too many things to talk about in the court. For example, after Lei Zheng was killed, the Supervision Department was vacated. Mr. Zhengqing, who will take over?

There is also a Minister of the Ministry of War!

Whose family will the flower eventually fall into?

The two discussed it for a long time, and Lin Su kept listening quietly, with wandering eyes, as if he wasn't listening too seriously.

Qu Wendong finally looked at him: "Third Young Master, what do you think?"

It was rare for two big guys to turn the topic to him when they had a controversial issue.

Lin Su spoke: "Su has not considered the issue that the two old men are arguing about for the time being. Su is considering another position and who will take over."

"What position?" they both said in unison.

"Dean of White Deer Academy!"

As soon as this answer came out, the way the two of them looked at Lin Su changed a little, and they were sparkling...

"Third Young Master, you are determined to..."

"Old man, don't get the wrong idea. I have absolutely no intention of becoming the dean of White Deer Academy. Not to mention the question of whether I am qualified or not. The key is that I can't stand this dual leadership. It is not appropriate to give it to me." Lin Su hurriedly said Veto: "I was just wondering, who's most likely?"

The position of dean of White Deer Academy is very special and far more important than imagined.

Why?

It is the root of literature in the entire universe!

The best Da Cang students will enter Bailu Academy.

Therefore, whether it is Da Cang Chaotang, local government offices, or various academic schools, they all have the shadow of White Deer Academy.

What kind of style Bailu Academy is like will be what kind of style the students it teaches will be like.

What kind of person the dean of White Deer Academy is will affect the style of White Deer Academy.

what does that mean?

It means that Bailu Academy will influence one or even several generations of literati. The academy advocates academics, and generations of people advocate academics. The academy advocates blood, and generations of literati have blood. The academy advocates business speculation. The Da Cang literati group will be based on Speculation as mainstream…

Therefore, the selection of its dean will, to a certain extent, affect the literary atmosphere in the next few years.

This is no small matter.

In addition, there is another level of influence that has little impact on the world, but has a great impact on Lin Su personally.

This is a world where culture is respected.

Wen Dao has a great influence on the entire Da Cang political situation.

Da Cang Wen Dao, the four major representative institutions, Wenyuan Pavilion, Bailu Academy, Hanlin Academy, and Gong Yuan, people are accustomed to call them "three academies and one pavilion". It is a bit wrong to say that the three academies and one pavilion directly determine the top-level decisions of Da Cang. It's too much, but it is universally recognized that those who win the three courtyards and one pavilion win the world.

On that day, the king of Huainan sent millions of troops to the Nu River. Hundreds of great scholars discussed doctrine and theory. Why did the king of Huainan fail to reach the east of the river? Worrying about Da Cang being taken advantage of by foreign enemies is one thing, but the bigger consideration is that these great scholars represent the three academies and one pavilion, and they represent the right path in the literary world.

If you fight with them to the death, even if the army defeats the capital, you will never be able to assume your position as king - what kind of truth is that? The literati have the absolute right to speak. The literati all over the world will criticize you with words and writings, and the people will follow suit. You, the emperor, can't get out of the palace and your orders can't go anywhere. How can you do it?

In the ancient country of Nanyang, why were a hundred great scholars able to make His Majesty the late Emperor abdicate? This is also true.

Therefore, if Lin Su wanted to seek the world on behalf of King Chen, he could not bypass the three courtyards and one pavilion.

Especially one courtyard and one pavilion that were outside the dynasty system.

Wenyuan Pavilion, Bailu Academy!

Zhang Juzheng of Wenyuan Pavilion took the lead and has basically won.

The only one left is White Deer Academy.

"There is one person, it is very possible!" Zhou Zhang said: "Lin Taowen madman Jiang Ruyue!"