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Chapter 609

After several twists and turns, Han Yu and Cao Yubian finally told the truth.

After telling the truth, I finally feel better in my heart, although it is still very bitter.

"It stands to reason that since His Majesty has taken the lead, there is really no need to make this matter so high-profile. Wouldn't it be better to take over Zheng Zhilong's power quietly? At least not He was opposed by more people. If His Majesty did things quietly, many people would have no choice but to admit it, at least not dare to bring this matter up to the court, but now His Majesty is doing the opposite. It doesn't make sense..." Han Yu lowered his head, and said in pretendingly puzzled manner what Cao Yubian had said.

Han Yu's words seemed to be questioning, but in fact, he made his words quite clear. The emperor looked down on these "oppositionists" and despised them.

As soon as the doubtful words came out, Cao Yubian's dry face turned even redder, and the onlookers who were sitting on the side were also blushing.

"Old Tongnian! What's the shame now? You and I don't go around in circles, let's just say it..." Cao Yubian blushed and raised his neck and said, being so despised by the emperor, he couldn't help it. To retort, I can only admit it with my nose pinched. According to the emperor's way, this matter is really embarrassing. I thought that the impeachment of Liu Tingyuan gave the emperor a disgrace, but I didn't expect the emperor to slap them on the face with a backhand, which made them slap crackle.

Han Yu's dry face also turned slightly red.It was also the first time for him to be despised to such an extent. They fought with the emperor. Didn't that time make the emperor ashamed? Is it like today, the emperor beat their faces so loudly?Although he considers himself a half-imperialist party, he is still the number one figure of the "opposition" after all. If the emperor slaps the opposition in the face, he will also get hit on the face.

"Alright, let's be honest, His Majesty's high-profile handling of this matter is actually more beneficial to us..." Han Yu blushed for a while, and said.

"That's right. I can't stop this matter. The essence was settled last year... This is obviously His Majesty deliberately forcing some people who are still waiting to come to our side. Otherwise, as the old man said, don't move." Many people are afraid that they will not be as frightened as they are now when they act in a sensual manner. I am afraid that many people will be restless day and night after His Majesty makes such a high-profile announcement..." Cao Yubian admitted with a red face, not only did they lose completely in this matter I have to thank the emperor for doing this. The emperor forced many people who used to sit on the wall to their side. Judging from his decades of experience in officialdom, the emperor obviously did this on purpose. Otherwise, with the emperor's shrewdness, how could he do it? Such an abnormal thing happened?In other words, the emperor didn't pay attention to them at all and despised their fighting power.

Having said that, the three of them had nothing to say.

"Borrowing from the old same year's words just now, is Your Majesty really so confident? If you include the matter of the Imperial College, it seems that Your Majesty's plot this time is not small!" Said thoughtfully, the bitterness has gradually fermented up to now, and there is actually a hint of sweetness in the bitterness.In fact, Han Yu also wanted to see where the current emperor could take the Ming Dynasty. It must be a prosperous age, but unfortunately, he was too old, maybe he would not see that day, and he felt a little melancholy.

"That's right! Looking at the current situation, His Majesty intends to involve more people, so that we can be wiped out, Old Tongnian! Tell me, why is Your Majesty so confident? What is Your Majesty going to do?" Cao Cao Although Yu Bian has always been proud of opposing the emperor, he has fought with the emperor several times, and Cao Yubian has to admit that the emperor's methods are upright and he does not have any femininity. The defeat was convincing, Cao Yubian had dealt with several emperors, and he had to say that this kind of emperor was really rare, Cao Yubian felt that his heart had a feeling of being scorched by the sun.

"What is Your Majesty going to do? Isn't that simple? Isn't it just a matter of paying taxes? Don't you know that in the same year, there is no distinction between the Donglin and the eunuchs in the court, but the taxpayers and the non-eunuchs." The tax-paying faction divides the enemy and us by paying taxes, that's how it is, and it couldn't be simpler..." Han Yu explained the truth in one sentence. In the final analysis, everything can be attributed to the tax-paying faction and the non-paying tax faction. Fight between factions.

As soon as this remark came out, several people were suffocated for a while. These words are simple, but the current situation has almost driven them to a dead end. The backbone of the non-payment faction is actually the Donglin Party. It represents, of course, those big rich men and merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Maritime trade is like their lifeblood. Now the sea trade has been monopolized by the emperor, that is to say, their roots have been pinched by the emperor. Push hard and they'll be finished.

But in the current situation, it is obvious that the emperor told them clearly that they are going to pinch your lifelines, so hurry up and jump, the more people jump, the better.Faced with the emperor's aggressive posture, several people felt a little bit of pain in the egg. The root was controlled by the emperor, and they wanted to fight the emperor. If the emperor pinched the root, why didn't they kneel down and beg for mercy?

"Then what should I do?" Cao Yubian said with a sigh of relief, feeling a little pain in the egg.It seems that he is not the only one who understands the current situation. Han Yu has already seen it through, even more clearly than him. He still wants to fight the emperor, but in fact, his roots have already been pinched by the emperor. Now He made the emperor unhappy, and the emperor would pinch their roots to make them even more unhappy... Cao Yubian felt that fighting the emperor this time might be the most erroneous thing he has ever done in his life, but the matter has come At this point, he can't help him anymore. Even if someone pinches his life, he still has to fight with others... Thinking of this, Cao Yubian suddenly became frustrated, and began to lose sight of his chances of winning. He was still working hard, but now he is also discouraged.The current situation couldn't be more obvious. The emperor wants to bring a group of people to eat the meat of their Donglin Party, and the roots of their Donglin Party have been pinched again. They can't even move and dodge. ...

"What should I do?..." Han Yu also felt a little bit of pain, what do you think of him, he should be the leader of the opposition who is bestowed by the imperial court, and he has nothing to do to the emperor. He is living a leisurely life, so why bother? Getting so stiff with the emperor?It provoked the emperor to fight, and the roots of these people were pinched by the emperor. Could it be that they could still fight the emperor with the pain in their roots?How painful is this?Isn't this looking for guilt for yourself?

"Ge Lao, let's think of a way..." Cao Yubian is still depressed now, even if the emperor forces many people to their side, can they win?After exchanging opinions with Han Yu, Cao Yubian felt that he might not be able to win. In the court, there was only the method of slapstick and rolling. Could it be that Cao Yubian has been using these methods of fighting with women?It would be a good thing if they could arouse the emperor's anger and hit the imperial staff, but how they provoked the emperor now, the emperor didn't mention the word imperial staff, which made their behavior even more suspicious of being sloppy and rolling, this can be done once, Twice, is it like this every time?Cao Yubian only felt that the old face was very hot.

"What else can we do now? The old Tongnian must have heard about the Liaodong incident, right?" Seeing that the matter was out of the way, Han Yu had something to say instead, with the intention of expressing his displeasure.

"What about Liaodong? Mr. Ge is talking about the matter of the father-in-law and the Duke of England?" Cao Yubian and Han Yu exchanged views, and they had a thorough understanding of some things, knowing that some of their thoughts were too wishful thinking. Now, the old Tongnian has been replaced by Ge Lao. Cao Yubian knows that Han Yu is smarter than him, sees problems more clearly than him, and has a more sensitive sense of smell than him.

"What else is there? Could it be that the old man thinks that Donglu can really go on for a few more years? He really thinks that His Majesty would not dare to fight Donglu?" Han Yu has a special status and is caught between the two factions. Looking at problems from a different angle, his field of vision is wider than that of most people, and his way of thinking about problems is also very different. Therefore, if it is said that he can best see the movements in the court, he is also among the top few.

"This, Mr. Ge, does it mean that His Majesty intends to let the Eastern captives not fight and prevent the recovery of Liaodong, so that the head of the country can enter Liaodong alone to make a profit?" Cao Yubian asked.

"Well, there are some things that I can't explain in detail..." Han Yu smiled mysteriously. He understood some things, but it was inconvenient for him to say that, otherwise, his objection The leader of the school is afraid that he won't be able to continue.At the moment, there is something to point to, and there is no point to point to, and he said it in an ambiguous way.

"Oh, my lords, there is a lot of rumors in the capital now, saying that His Majesty asked the head of state to go to Liaodong to enclose land, and how much is encircled is counted. Is this true?" It was relaxing, and he was more concerned about it, so he couldn't help but intervene immediately.This kind of rumor was widely circulated in the capital, and judging from the situation of Tian Hongyu and Yinggong's entry into the palace, it is somewhat credible. Of course, it is impossible for them to check with Tian Hongyu and Yinggong.

"Tian Hongyu, although he is a bit arrogant and domineering on weekdays, if he dares to talk nonsense in this matter, His Majesty can easily spare him? He is now helping His Majesty in managing the business of the horse market, so can he talk nonsense? Two Calculate the distance between Bianguan Mashi and Liaodong Jinzhou? If he dares to talk nonsense about such a big matter, the emperor has plenty of means to punish him. Therefore, if it can be proved that the words were indeed spoken by Tian Hongyu Yes, it's probably true... It's not that I'm praising Your Majesty, I'm afraid that His Majesty has already made plans for the land of Liaodong. Now, I'm afraid the layout is in place, but we are still ignorant... ..." Han Yu admired the emperor from the bottom of his heart, and couldn't help but say a few good words for the emperor. Han Yu always felt that he, the leader of the opposition, would turn around and sit on the emperor's side at a critical moment. .You can't blame him either, the emperor's chances of winning are too great, and the opposition led by him has no chance of winning no matter how you look at it, how can you blame him for turning around?Han Yu has always had this miraculous premonition, and now, this premonition is getting stronger.

Han Yu's words made the two of them fall into silence again, which was a blow to the head. If we understand Han Yu's words, it means that what Tian Hongyu boasted is all true. Others don't want to get involved, if you enter a family, you have to make money, and the emperor will collect taxes from the family. This is Tian Hongyu's original words, and according to Han Yu's words, it is almost the emperor's original words.Based on the emperor's current "achievements" in business, these words are obviously not big words.

Cao Yubian began to become depressed. Originally, he wanted to fight fiercely with the emperor, but now he forced Han Yu to confide some truth. Cao Yubian became less and less confident. , it is like a headless fly, flying around, no matter where it hits.The matter of Liaodong, in fact, is also related to their lifeblood. The emperor, who has the privilege of maritime trade, promised that everyone can make money in Liaodong. He deducted his salary, but he relied on Liaodong's special products and a few islands to support a population of 10,000+. Therefore, it is not a lie to say that Liaodong can make money... Thinking that his life is in the hands of the emperor, Cao Cao Yu Bian was even more frustrated. Just like what Han Yu boasted about the emperor, the emperor had already planned for Liaodong.If they want to fight with the emperor, they can also play and roll, but if the emperor wants to fight against them, they will slap them in the face. This is the difference.

"Ge Lao, what should I do now?" Cao Yubian was discouraged, and now he knew why Han Yu had such an attitude. understand.If he hadn't asked Han Yu to confide some truths today, he was afraid that he would still be kept in the dark, and after a few comparisons, Cao Yubian's spirit finally stepped down.

"What should I do? I'm not saying good things about His Majesty. Since Your Majesty has such confidence, I'm afraid our schemes are already in His Majesty's calculations. Since Your Majesty asked me to call more people, then I will just follow the emperor's orders." Do it, other things, I can only say, try my best..." Han Yu is not afraid to speak out, anyway, he can't see the possibility of his faction winning, as a guy whose roots are pinched, could it be , can you really jump up?Not afraid of egg pain?
"what!……"

"Uh!……"

After hearing Han Yu's words, the two of them exclaimed in surprise. Han Yu actually has such an attitude and sees it this way?

"Elder Ge, is there really nothing we can do? Is there no way to crack His Majesty's scheme?" He Ruchong asked in disbelief. Coming to Han Yu today completely overturned his view of the emperor, and also It can be regarded as a thorough understanding of many things that he does not know, and it can be regarded as smelling many special things.

"Hey, you two, many things have already been preordained. If you can see through them in advance and act first, you can take advantage of the trend and seize the right time. If you miss this opportunity, you will miss the right time forever. The root cause is still related to Zheng Zhilong. I also underestimated this pirate before, and it was only recently that Han found out that this person is the one who bears the fate of my Ming Dynasty. If he gets this person, he can change the fate of the country. , Missing this person is a loss of time. Naturally, there will be a lot of troubles in the aftermath. Your Majesty has seen through it in advance and took the lead. The later things can be regarded as taking advantage of the trend. Naturally, it is irresistible..." When Han Yu saw that this was the case, he simply said more words. These words were usually buried in his heart, and he couldn't communicate and share them with others. Today, he found someone to share them with.

"what!……"

Both Cao Yubian and He Ruchong opened their mouths wide in surprise. Han Yu actually became a fortune-teller and approved Zheng Zhilong's life. They all looked at Han Yu in disbelief. Zheng Zhilong set it so high.

"Ge Lao...Ge Lao?..., where do we start?" He Ruchong asked in surprise, what happened today was an eye-opener for him.It is absurd that the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty can be carried by a pirate.

"You still don't understand? Now this maritime trade is not our lifeblood? Without this lifeblood, how can we live? This lifeblood is now in the hands of the emperor. If the emperor wants us to live, we can live a few more days. If His Majesty wants us to die, we have to die, and where does the lifeline in His Majesty's hand come from? So, it was hard to say that this person has a fortune, but now, Han believes in this matter more and more. It's all right, otherwise, why would His Majesty suddenly be so enthusiastic about a little pirate? That kind of comfort is something a little pirate can enjoy? Is there no reason why His Majesty treats him like a confidant? … "Han Yan narrowed his eyes, his eyes shot out, his words were firm but slow, and the previous depression, frustration, and bitterness were swept away.

Han Yu's words once again shocked Cao Yubian and He Ruchong.

"Mr. Ge, what should I do?" Cao Yubian was even more frustrated. Now that Han Yu has brought out such things as time and fortune, it can be seen how much Han Yu is not optimistic about their opposition, Cao Yubian thought Rebuttal, but found that there is no way to refute, the fact is just like what Han Yu said, they fell behind in one move, and they will be trapped every step of the way. Taking the lead, and there is no medicine for regret in the world, how can they allow them to easily change the facts.

"Old Tongnian, what do you think we should do?" Han Yu asked Cao Yubian, putting away his staring eyes.

"What should I do?" Cao Yubian was at a loss. Then Zheng Zhilong started as a pirate. Since the root problem is maritime trade rights, can he support another pirate?Think about using his identity to support pirates, is this a joke?Besides, now that the emperor and Zheng Zhilong have formed an overwhelming situation, how easy is it for him to support another family of pirates?The emperor once boasted that he used 100 million yuan to build ships every year. Where did he find such a large amount of money to support pirates?Looking for barbarians?Cao Yubian felt that he hadn't reached that point of lowliness yet, and he was not the imperial court, so it was impossible for him to contact the barbarians behind his back. Once the incident happened, it would be a big deal.

(End of this chapter)