Because they have been working in Dong Pavilion recently, Ye Chunqiu still went to Dong Pavilion to pay on time. Although Yang Tinghe often said that he could not go if he had something to do, he had just arrived at Dong Pavilion and could not give Shangguan a bad impression.

Ye Chunqiu is familiar with Yang Tinghe's personality. He is a very kind person. No matter what difficulties or thoughts you have, he can roughly see some clues, but he will not point them out. It is just that sometimes an inadvertent sentence can relieve your concerns.

Although Ye Chunqiu knew that this troubled Grand Secretary of Dongge was definitely not as simple as it seemed, no matter what, he was still happy to get along with him.

On the days when I was on duty at Dongge, in addition to making edicts, I played chess. The two of them went back and forth and had a win. When playing chess with Yang Tinghe, Ye Chunqiu would not use his brain. After all, this was just public opinion, not a game.

Since Zhu Houzhao left angrily, although she said she would come again, she has disappeared in the past two days. Ye Chunqiu was too lazy to care about him and focused on hiding here for a while.

I just set off today and was about to kill me, but the door of the Dongge Public House was pushed open again. Zhu Houzhao slowly walked in. This time he was very rude and said straight: "Ye Aiqing, let me give it a try again."

After he said this, Ye Chunqiu got up quickly and waited for Yang Tinghe and Ye Chunqiu to salute Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao seemed very cautious this time, and then said directly: "Yang Aiqing, please let me have a son."

Yang Tinghe smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please."

Zhu Houzhao didn't dare to be careless and played chess with great care, but when he went back and forth, he soon came out. His face became increasingly ugly. Finally, he saw that he had entered the death ground. He wrinkled in a daze, shook his head and stood up, and said quietly: "Hey, I'm so inexperienced in chess skills."

He glanced at Ye Chunqiu and said, "Ye Aiqing, you come to the warm house later, I will leave first."

Ye Chunqiu saluted him and sent him out.

When he turned around, he saw Yang Tinghe bent down and picking up the mess on the chessboard, looking very patient.

Ye Chunqiu finally couldn't help saying, "Mr. Yang, I won't be happy if I don't say anything."

Yang Tinghe put all the chess pieces into the chess cup and said, "Ye Shixue asks me if you have something to do. I see that you have been holding up a lot in the past few days. Let's say it, it's okay."

Ye Chunqiu said: "Mr. Yang plays chess every day, and seems to have some meaning. I am afraid that the drunkard's intention is not in the bar."

As a junior official, it really seems a bit rude to ask this sentence.

But Ye Chunqiu is not a fool either. He always feels that things in the East Pavilion are too strange.

After Yang Tinghe took back the chessboard, he walked to Ye Chunqiu with his hands behind his back and said, "Do you want to know, okay, then I might as well tell you the truth. Jiao Fang also loves to play chess. A few years ago, when he entered the pavilion, His Majesty played chess with him several times in the warm pavilion. Now, do you understand?"

It seems that this is something that has nothing to do with what happened today.

But Ye Chunqiu suddenly realized it, and he understood everything at once.

Your Majesty can play chess, and in order to make the emperor happy, Jiao Fang naturally has to play chess with the emperor. Jiao Fang is a very smooth person, how dare he beat the emperor? Naturally, he always loses just right. When Zhu Houzhao was very happy, Jiao Fang had to wait for an opportunity to praise him. His Majesty's chess skills are so superb.

From the beginning, Yang Tinghe had already made up his plan. He was looking for himself to come to Dong Pavilion, which was a part of his arrangement. Who doesn’t know that Ye Shixue and Your Majesty can get together? Yang Tinghe, who works in the Dong Pavilion, knows better than anyone else. He asked Ye Chunqiu to come to Dong Pavilion because he knew that Your Majesty would definitely come here. He played chess with Ye Chunqiu. When Your Majesty saw him, with His Majesty’s competitive temperament, he would have to show it.

He used his tough hands to force Zhu Houzhao into a hurry. What would Your Majesty think at this time?

Didn’t Jiao Fang say that my chess skills are superb? Didn’t Jiao Fang say that my chess skills are one of the best national players in this Ming Dynasty? Didn’t Jiao Fang say…

It turns out that Jiao Fang is a liar.

Yang Tinghe used this method to tell Zhu Houzhao a bloody truth.

For a young emperor, he certainly has many proud sides. In his cognition, he is very powerful, and this kind of excellence does not lie in Zhu Houzhao himself, but in the praise of the people around him.

Under such flattery, he felt good about himself, but what if the truth was placed in front of him in blood?

At this time, who would Zhu Houzhao resent? Do you resent Yang Tinghe? Yang Tinghe is "ignorant" about this, so... Obviously, the only thing His Majesty can resent is Jiao Fang, who said he was excellent at chess skills.

Ye Chunqiu could even feel that every time Zhu Houzhao thought of playing chess, and when Jiao Fang and Zhu Houzhao were playing chess, the kind of wise praise that His Majesty was very clever. The young emperor must be angry and embarrassed in the depths of his heart!

I'm afraid that in Zhu Houzhao's opinion, Jiao Fang treats him as a fool.

Ye Chunqiu took a deep breath and looked at Yang Tinghe who was still calm.

Yang Tinghe smiled. He knew that Ye Chunqiu understood what he meant, so he said, "Originally, this should have been reported to Ye Shixue, this... I have to do it. Your Majesty is too young. Jiao Fang has been hated by Your Majesty a few days ago, but Jiao Fang is versatile and will always try his best to win Your Majesty's favor again. Besides, Your Majesty is soft-hearted and doesn't know what it would be like in a few days. I heard that Jiao Gong and Ye Shixue are also inconsistent. You see, I and Ye Shixue are now considered to be a common enemy. It just so happens that the last nail was nailed to Jiao Fang's coffin together."

When he said this calmly, Ye Chunqiu was ashamed. He thought that now, Jiao Fang may have lost even the last chance. Once Jiao Fang collapsed, the cabinet would be vacant, so...

Ye Chunqiu raised his eyes and looked at Yang Tinghe. Yang Tinghe stroked his beard and sighed, "All traitors can be punished by everyone. Jiao Fang is a disaster for the country and the people, and it is time to leave. At this time, Ye Shixue must be thinking that I did this because I am selfish. Once Jiao Fang left, the cabinet was vacant, and the Grand Secretary of the Dongge would have the opportunity to fill the vacancy."

Yang Tinghe continued with a wry smile: "This is true, but I am not as good as giving courtesy to others and letting another Liu Jin's accomplice join the cabinet."

He did not hide anything from Ye Chunqiu, and all the truth was directly placed in front of Ye Chunqiu.

This means that when Jiao Fang collapses, the opportunity comes, and for many people, he is the only candidate because... he and Liu Jin have always been at odds.

This reason alone seems to be convincing enough.
Chapter completed!