"What is this?" The master asked curiously as he looked at the two drawing papers handed over by Shen Rui.

Shen Rui did not answer immediately, but just pointed at the markings on the small man in the circle.

As the master looked at it, his expression began to be serious.

When he put down the first picture, he glanced at Shen Rui and then looked at the second picture.

When the circle marked "up" in the second picture became smaller and the person inside was half shorter, the master couldn't help but widen his eyes and changed his face.

He stood up "live" and frowned and looked at Shen Rui.

Shen Rui didn't think that his straightforward mark could be hidden from the master, but he still didn't speak.

The master sighed and said, "Follow me to speak..."

The master's study room is divided into external, internal and external rooms. The outer room is a bookcase and desk, and there is a warm pavilion inside. There is no bright window. Felt is used on the surrounding walls. The room is warm and soundproof.

"Okay, why did the second brother think about this?" The master and Xu never regarded Shen Rui as a child, so he asked directly this time.

Shen Rui told Xie Di and Xie Pi's uncle and nephew visit, and then said: "Although my father is not a gentleman, in the eyes of the world, the Shen family and Xie Ge Lao are inseparable from each other. Now, the three masters are in the eyes of the world.

Fighting is just a battle between high and low, and it does not involve life or death. The Shen family can barely watch the wall. If one day fights with the outside, the child will worry that the Shen family will suffer from the disaster..."

The master took the second drawing and was silent for a while, and whispered: "Why did the second brother think of the rise and fall of the world?"

There is a saying that the master did not tell him directly, that is, the emperor is in his prime now. Even if he prepares for the future, it is too early.

Shen Rui thought for a while and said, "I heard that in the early years of Hongzhi, the palace had expelled monks and Taoists, but there was a recurrence in the past few years..."

Naturally, he could not say that Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne when he was young, so he could only make excuses.

The eldest master's expression was quite complicated: "The second brother knew the little thing, and he could think of this place. How could others not think of it? But even that day, the three cabinet masters were entrusted with orphans..."

Shen Rui bowed and said, "Since ancient times, there have been several good endings for the ministers who entrusted their orphans..."

The master looked at the second drawing and said, "Why do the second brother think that eunuchs will rise when the change occurs?

Shen Rui said: "The concubines in our palace came from the people. They have the name of relatives but have no right to relatives. The civil officials and nobles have always guarded against the foreign relatives and eunuchs, and they are backed by the factory guards. If they have acquiesced, they have a fight with the civil officials.

Power…”

The master frowned and said, "Second brother can try another picture..."

Shen Rui didn't know much about the subsequent history, but he remembered Liu Jin's resignation clearly. This is not surprising. "The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook" is a common method used by the emperor. He first introduced a knife.

Come on, make a situation, and then hand over the knife to calm the public's anger.

Shen Rui took the paper and pen and drew the third picture on the kang table.

In the third picture, the circle that "up" becomes larger, and no other circle can match it. The circle that eunuch becomes smaller, and returns to behind the circle of "up". The three circles representing the three elders have all shrunk greatly, and

Liu "Circle", "Xie" circle left Wenchen circle and ran to the edge of the drawing, leaving only "Li" behind.

The "Zhan" circle, which was originally around "Shang" all over, became larger and merged into the circle of civil officials, confronting the "Li" circle

If the first two pictures are the court that Shen Rui knew about, then the third one is a guess.

Among the three elders, if all the emperors were expelled, there would be only new people left in the court. The variables would be too great and no one would balance the old people in the East Palace. If two people were left and united, they could confront the monarchy. It was definitely not the new emperor who wanted to see it.

The most important possibility is to drive two and keep one.

Among the three cabinet masters, Liu Jian is the oldest and the chief minister. If the new emperor wants to not be a puppet, he will be the first one to replace him. Among the remaining Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, according to the rumors that Shen Rui heard, Xie

Moved to Fangzheng, Li Dongyang was warm and moist.

When Liu Jin really got the power, Xie Qian and Li Dongyang should be the only one who could take a step back.

In this way, when Liu Jin stepped down, the court situation would be a situation where the new emperor was arbitrary and the new and old civil officials confronted each other.

Shen Rui's idea was not a wild idea, but exactly the same as "one year of emperor and another year of minister".

Moreover, there was a precedent for the new emperor to use eunuchs to fight against old ministers. After Emperor Yingzong restored the reign of the old ministers of Jingtai, he used this method. In other words, when Emperor Hongzhi first came to power, he also had the power to "get power"

hour.

I used to think that the current emperor was benevolent and kind, so I was deceived by eunuchs at the beginning of his ascension. Now it seems that it is just an imperial method.

After reading the third drawing, Master Shen left it down and asked, "Can you think of this, can you think of yourself?"

Shen Rui pointed to the "Zhan" circle and said, "A few years later, these people can stand in the hall... My son felt that it would be better to choose one of the ministers of the Eastern Palace to be the ally.

…”

Seeing Shen Rui's confident look, the master couldn't help but smile and said, "The second brother has a choice..."

"Yang Tinghe, Grand Secretary of Zuo Chunfang..." Shen Rui said.

He knew the truth that too much talk would lead to mistakes. He didn't want to be too weird, but he was worried that Master Shen would be the wrong treasure. Zhan Shi's Mansion has many members, most of whom serve as officials, but his future is the best, and it runs through the entire Zhengde Dynasty, with the head of the head

The one who has been famous throughout the ages was Yang Tinghe. As for the Jiajing Dynasty, it was too far away and I won’t consider it for the time being.

The master naturally would not know that Shen Rui "knows the past and present", but he thought he was really smart and said with relief: "It is very difficult for the second brother to think of this from several cabinet masters...

When Shen Rui heard this, he remained silent, but he was a little confused. After thinking about the resumes of the three cabinet masters carefully, he suddenly realized. These three cabinet masters were all former relatives of the East Palace during the Chenghua period, and served as official positions in the Zhan Shi Mansion.

Emperor Hongzhi was a lecturer in the Eastern Palace when he was the crown prince.

Neither the master nor Shen Rui mentioned the second master who was released. Although it is better to be self-reliant than to beg for others. It is better to become an official of the Eastern Palace than to become an official of the Eastern Palace, but the second master was too qualified and went to Zhan Shi's Mansion and was a high-ranking official.

Being afraid may not be a good thing, and you may even be excluded by officials from the Eastern Palace.

Besides, the second master has been released and regret is useless.

The master did not ask how to form an alliance with Yang Tinghe, but thought of Shen Ying and said, "Next year is the year of the imperial examination and the time when the Shuchangyuan is disbanded, Brother Ying is doing well and steady..."

Shen Rui asked happily, "My son forgot here..."

The father and son looked at each other and had a tacit understanding in their hearts.

Shen Rui didn't mean to talk more, and said goodbye to the master, feeling much more at ease.

Compared with the master, his little plot is nothing. Now he gives the master a general direction. With the master's knowledge of thirty years of being in the officialdom, he should not let the Shen family take detours.

However, when thinking of the Wang family, Shen Rui's steps became heavier again.

He dared to talk big in front of the master, but he did not dare to go to Wang Hua to be arrogant.

Moreover, even if he said the same thing in front of Wang Hua, it might not change Wang Hua's decision.

Since the beginning of winter, the weather has become colder every day.

Shen Rui was worried about Wang Shouren's side, so he often sent him to live longevity.

Before the fifteenth day of the day, Wang Shouren had not recovered from illness, and there was news from Chen Quan that Chen Quan's marriage was officially settled.

Shen Rui heard from Xu, that is the girl from Hanlin, Suzhou.

When Shen Rui heard this, he was very happy for Chen Quan.

However, when he heard Xu say, "This is a good marriage, and the fifth house also has an additional help in the officialdom", Shen Rui felt enlightened and suddenly thought of Wang Shouren's head.

Wang Hua has renewed his third wife, who is the daughter of a small official, and he can only lend the Wang family, so he cannot give any aid to the Wang family. Wang Shouren is now losing his wife and has not renewed his marriage.

Wang Shouren is handsome and handsome, has a second-class Jinshi, and is now a sixth-rank official. His family is also a minister. Even if he continues his marriage, he can also carefully choose.

No matter how well Shen Rui thought, he could not say to Wang Shouren, "Teacher, your father is unreliable, find a reliable father-in-law." Then he came to Xu and said to Xu, "The teacher is ill and he is uneasy... ...The teacher is thirty years old and is alone, and it looks so pitiful..."

When Xu heard Shen Rui mention Wang Shouren, he was not surprised. He called him in front of him and smiled and said, "Second brother, how come he thinks of this?"

Shen Rui said: "The teacher doesn't even have a close maid around him. He is a servant who is clumsy and can't serve people..."

Xu's smile became even more intense and said, "Second brother, don't worry about this... Your teacher's marriage is about to be decided."

When Shen Rui heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised: "This...this...this...hasn't you ever heard from the teacher..."

Xu smiled and said, "Marriage events, parents' orders, and matchmaker's words, Mr. Xu is the one who takes charge of it..."

Shen Rui was curious: "I wonder which family my master's wife came from?"

Xu sighed lightly and said, "Second brother has seen it, it is your cousin of the He family..."

Shen Rui was really shocked this time. The "He family cousin" mentioned by Xu was He Taizhi's sister and Chen Luo's ex-fiancee.

After Chen Luo passed away, although the second wife went to the He family to make a big fuss, the second master then returned the Geng letter from the little lady of the He family, which was considered to have terminated the engagement between the two families.

Seeing Shen Rui stunned, Xu frowned: "Second brother thinks Yingzhi shouldn't discuss marriage again?"

Shen Rui shook his head and said, "Cousin He is in his youth, so it is natural to talk about marriage. His son was surprised because he mentioned that Cousin He was going to marry outside. He didn't expect that he is now discussing marriage in Beijing..."

He Yingzhi is already sixteen years old, and it is getting late to discuss marriage now.

Even though the Chen and He families nominally retired from their marriage, they had childhood sweethearts, and the Xueshi and Xiao Xu couple also accused He Yingzhi of keeping filial piety for Chen Luo for one year.

Now that Chen Luo’s anniversary has passed, it is not uncommon for He Ying to be close to him.

Thinking that Shi Xueshu He was considered Liu Ge Lao's family, Shen Rui felt bitter in his mouth.

Seeing that Shen Rui looked strange, Xu said, "Don't your second brother be optimistic about this marriage?"

Even the Xu family has already known about it. So what is the point of Shen Rui talking about next door?

He smiled bitterly and said, "If my cousin becomes the teacher's wife, what will I call him in the future? I'm afraid I'll be proud of myself.

Xu smiled and said, "You kid, really sincere, and naturally everyone has their own opinions..."
Chapter completed!