How to make a famous minister

Chapter 32 Conspiracy

Fan Mansion, Fan Xuanchao's courtyard, they sent Lin Siye back to Fan Mansion, Ni Houzhan yelled before entering the courtyard: "Although Lin Siye is a strict teacher and famous scholar, he doesn't even have the courage to confront Wei Zhongxian head-on. Now that he is begging for bones to become an official, those students in our Imperial College who don’t want to be with Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie are all leaderless, and they have taken leave to go home. Who in the entire Imperial College, from offering wine to the students, does not praise Lu Wanling’s stinky feet?"

Fan Xuanchao said: "Not necessarily. If it is true that there is no one in the whole country on our side, today we are the only two who will send Lin Siye off."

Ni Houzhan raised his eyebrows, "Our side? Don't you just sit on the sidelines all day long? I thought I couldn't count on you?"

When Fan Xuanchao heard this tone, he was full of resentment!It seems that if Ni Houzhan hadn't looked at their years of friendship as classmates - that is, he was shielded from sleep every morning by a screen - Ni Houzhan might not just be rude to Lin Siye today.

Fan Xuanchao quickly comforted him: "I really thought we had no chance of winning, and I didn't even want to read the book—"

"——I tore up the book a long time ago! These days, I have been reading "The Analects" with the cover of "The Analects" wrapped in a short storybook."

Fan Xuanchao was taken to the wrong building in an instant, "The Analects of Confucius is such a thin book, and the novel is so thick, you can see it as a fake!"

Ni Houzhan joked: "You can see that you haven't done anything bad. "The Analects" is thin, but isn't there "Historical Records"? There are so many contents in the 21st History. Just take out a copy and tear off the cover. Enough."

Fan Xuanchao looked at him with the eyes of a superman, "If it was in my house, my father and mother would definitely break my legs." Even before he crossed, he didn't dare to tear the book.

Ni Houzhan said: "You have a younger brother who can read well. I am the only one in my family. Both father and grandfather have their own study rooms, and no one can hinder me."

Think about it, if I changed the book cover into a novel, one day Fan Xuanlang came to him to look for a book and found such a book, even if he didn't tell Fan Jingwen, Fan Xuanchao would not dare to read the book for him.After all, although the novels of Ming and Qing Dynasties are well-known, very few of them are as good as "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Journey to the West".There are few famous books, but there are many miscellaneous books that fish in troubled waters. If you read "Three Words and Two Beats" and "Legend of Yumingtang", Fan Xuanchao can still accept it. History" this kind of book...

Fan Xuanchao stuttered, and quickly brought the topic back: "Although Lu Wanling and the others are powerful, they are not invincible. Wei Zhongxian is now the eunuch who is in charge of ceremonies, but His Majesty also has his own ears, eyes, and mouthpiece. He can't block all of them." Stop it. If we make things big, there will always be room for maneuver."

Ni Houzhan said: "You forget that Wei Zhongxian is the most protective person, and no one of his people can touch him. What's more, Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie have done such a face-saving and pleasing thing for him. Now who dares to touch them? Whether we Whatever he does, Wei Zhongxian will keep them."

Fan Xuanchao pondered for a while, and asked, "I heard that Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie made a lot of money in the Imperial College? And there was something about killing a craftsman?"

Ni Houzhan exploded when he heard this. "I've never seen someone so vicious and desperate for money!"

It turned out that when Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie built the ancestral hall for the false Wei Zhongxian in the Imperial College, if some craftsmen moved slowly, they would be severely beaten, and they would have to continue to work after being beaten.Some were physically weak and died before they survived.

When this happened, they all thought that Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie were finished. After all, this was considered a life, and it would not be easy no matter what.But they went to Wei Zhongxian's mansion, and came back swaggeringly, nothing happened.

Some people said that they gave Wei Zhongxian money, but as far as Fan Xuanchao knew, Wei Zhongxian didn't know they were rich and often supported them.Since Wei Zhongxian didn't know how much money Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie had, where did the rumors in the Imperial College that Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie were rich come from?

This is all the evidence that Lu Wanling sent to the door - Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie themselves have established a new rule. Anyone who is new to the Imperial College must pay ten taels of silver to enter the prison; ; If you want to resign from the Imperial College to take the imperial examination, you will also be paid a graduation fee of five taels of silver.In addition, if they run out of money, they will go to their rich classmates and order them to donate extra. If it is not enough, they will ask their classmates from poor families to give too. If they can't give, they will call.

Not only that, Lu Wanling, Zhu Jie and the others teamed up with Cao Dai to collect fire consumption silver at [-]% more than the usual price, and the extra money was shared equally among the three.When I saw the materials piled up in the Imperial College, such as books, paper, pens and ink, tables, chairs and benches, I took whatever I had, and sold them at a higher price outside, and got another share of money.

Fan Xuanchao was sure that Wei Zhongxian didn't know how Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie and the others raised money in the Imperial College, otherwise he wouldn't have allocated money to build the Shengsheng Temple again and again.

Fortunately, Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie were greedy and didn't tell Wei Zhongxian that they were collecting money in the Imperial College, otherwise Wei Zhongxian would let them raise money to build the shrine, and the life of the Imperial College students would be even more difficult.

As for whether Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie had taken Wei Zhongxian's money to build the Shengsheng Temple, Fan Xuanchao believed that they did not.

They are not that stupid.

If you make trouble in doing things, Wei Zhongxian can help you; if you collect money privately, Wei Zhongxian will not stop you; but if someone dares to covet his money in private, Wei Zhongxian will definitely kill the eighteen generations of your family.

"What if we tell Wei Zhongxian about this?"

Ni Houzhan frowned, thought for a while, and said, "Wei Zhongxian should already know about beating people to death, and I'm afraid it won't be useful. But from my point of view, I'm afraid that Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie's secret collection of money will be of great concern to Wei Zhongxian." To make him care more."

"But..." Fan Xuanchao sighed, and said, "If this method is effective, it will be very good. However, I am still a little unwilling to let Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie find their own death and fall into Wei Zhongxian's hands. I also want them to live in an upright manner." The law, let the "Da Gao" announce their death sentence."

Ni Houzhan laughed and mocked: "At this time, there is no such thing as the law of the king, not all of them are used to deceive people in peaceful days." Seeing that Fan Xuanchao was still unwilling, Ni Houzhan said: "Okay, If this trick works, except for Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie, don't worry so much about it."

"It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat." Grandpa Deng said this a long time ago. Although Fan Xuanchao felt that this move was too conspiratorial and not fair enough, getting rid of Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie was already a top priority. Can't care too much.

If they are not driven out of the Guozijian, the Guozijian will be turned upside down.

It is not difficult to bring this matter to Wei Zhongxian.Wei Zhongxian's subordinates are all shameless scum, but they all want to curry favor with Wei Zhongxian.Moreover, there are too many people who fawn on Wei Zhongxian, and the distribution will be uneven.In short, Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie, who came later and have no foundation, are the objects of more people's envy.

Among other things, in this Guozijian, there are many students who are annoyed that they didn't think of such a good way to flatter.All it takes is for Fan Xuanchao to release the news, and Ni Houzhan mentioned a little bit that Mr. Wei must hate this kind of money-gathering behavior that is fake and powerful. Naturally, some people will find their own connections and report on Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie, thinking that they can replace them and turn over in one fell swoop.

Within a few days, Ni Houzhan found Fan Xuanchao and said with a smile, "It's done."

Fan Xuanchao's eyes lit up, "It's done? What happened to Lu Wanling?"

"Wei Zhongxian knew about this. I heard that he was furious and said that the two of them were white-eyed wolves." Ni Houzhan also sat down consciously, poured tea by himself, and said triumphantly: "They all thought they were smart, and said You want to buy me a drink. Hehe, I didn’t know that we planned it behind the scenes, this feeling is really..."

Ni Houzhan obviously fell in love with the dark and crazy feeling of the behind-the-scenes *oss, which made Fan Xuanchao amused for a while.During this period of time, Fan Xuanchao has been in a depressed mood, with a heavy burden in his heart. He always feels that he is sorry for the people and the country. Hearing that Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie may bid farewell to the Imperial College, it seems that he has accomplished a great event. The feeling of "no time travel in vain".

After laughing for a while, and making a fuss for a while, Ni Houzhan couldn't help but said: "If there is a way to pull Wei Zhongxian down directly, that would be great."

Hearing this, Fan Xuanchao frowned and said bitterly: "I'm afraid this matter cannot be done by you and me in a short time."

"The Donglin Party was so powerful back then, but it hasn't been trampled by Wei Zhongxian for so many years now." Ni Houzhan said, "Even if the two of us have the talents of Wenqu stars, we can only be admitted to the number one scholar, but we only started from the sixth-rank Hanlin. I don't know how many years it will take to be able to fight Wei Zhongxian."

Now it is only four years after Tianqi, and it will take more than three years before Wei Zhongxian dies.

"The days will be long." When Fan Xuanchao said this, Ni Houzhan gave him a strange look, "Even if Wei Zhongxian's power is in full swing, you don't need to say such depressing words, right?"

Prophet Fan Xuanchao: Hehe.

"Those two supervising students have already called back to their places of origin?" When Zhu Youjian heard the news, he had just finished the course, and Chen Xueshi, who taught Zhu Youjian, had not left yet.The little eunuch who reported the letter did not avoid Chen Xueshi, and replied on his knees: "Yes, I heard that it is talking about government affairs indiscriminately and disrespecting the teacher. It has been sent back to the place of origin."

Chen Xueshi has taught Zhu Youjian for several years, and he is the backbone of the Donglin Party.Originally, when Zhu Youjian proposed to find a lecturer, he still secretly guessed what he meant.However, Emperor Tianqi was rich in spring and autumn, His Royal Highness Xinwang and Shengshang are not much different in age, so it is really unlikely that they want to fight for power.

Everyone in the Donglin Party hopes to believe in Wang Zhu Youjian to fight for the throne. After all, there are powerful enemies outside the Ming Dynasty and treacherous eunuchs inside. If there is another battle for the throne, life will be difficult.

Therefore, to some extent, Xueshi Chen took the responsibility of the Donglin Party to "investigate His Royal Highness Xinwang's true intentions" as a lecturer.Several months have passed, and I have never seen Zhu Youjian ask about the affairs of the court, but he is sensitive and eager to learn. Although his foundation is not good, he has a deep insight into certain aspects of the problem.

Chen Xueshi's doubts about Zhu Youjian's true intentions dissipated a lot, and instead taught Zhu Youjian sincerely.Since then, no matter what friends and colleagues ask, they are always highly praised.Zhu Youjian's reputation in the Donglin Party and the people has been good in the past few years, and a large part of it is thanks to Chen Xueshi.

Chen Xueshi seldom saw Zhu Youjian bring up court affairs, let alone avoid himself and let the little eunuch report. The meaning of this is enough for Chen Xueshi to think about it.

The matter of Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie can be regarded as a matter of half the court, but the weight is too small.But it has something to do with Wei Zhongxian. In the past few years, Zhu Youjian has ignored the affairs of the court, and if he wants to talk about it, he will also discuss Wei Zhongxian.Although Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie were only small supervisors, they were quite well-known in the Donglin Party because of their unlimited shamelessness. Xueshi Chen couldn't help pricking up his ears and listening carefully.

Zhu Youjian asked: "Who impeached them? Wei Zhongxian didn't survive?"

"It was Mr. Wei who dealt with them personally." The people in Zhu Youjian's office were loyal from top to bottom. The little eunuch was still young, but he was clever. With a smile in his mouth, he said: "Fan Xuanchao, the eldest son of Fan Langzhong, and Ni Houzhan, the son of Ni Yude, told a supervisor surnamed Ma that Wei Changgong certainly doesn't like other people's greed for gold and silver in private, so he must be dissatisfied with this person. Sure enough, Wei Changgong lost his temper. Within two days, Lu Wanling and Zhu Jie won the status of scholars and were sent back to their original places."

Zhu Youjian said with a smile: "The two of them are really... courageous and dare to play these tricks behind Wei Zhongxian's back." The same thing, but the result saved his life, which is considered luck.

Xueshi Chen was listening, and at this moment he couldn't help but ask: "Ni Yude, but Ni Yuanlu Ni Yude?" colleague.However, when Ni Yuanlu talked about her son, she was always angry at him. Chen Xueshi thought he was a playboy, but he really didn't expect to do such a big thing.

The little eunuch smiled and said, "Exactly."

Chen Xueshi and Zhu Youjian sighed: "A few days ago, I heard Ni Yude say that his son is not motivated and hangs around all day long. I didn't expect that he would do such a big thing quietly. Back then, when we were his age, we knew I'm just reading." After Chen Xueshi sighed, he realized that he was not with his friends, His Royal Highness Xin Wang was two years younger than Fan Xuanchao, and he was not just reading.

"Both the Fan family and the Ni family have very strict family traditions. Naturally, the tiger father has no dogs." Zhu Youjian said with a smile, not caring about Chen Xueshi's slip of the tongue, wondering if he should find a time to be alone with Fan Xuanchao and Ni. Looking back.These two people are so bold at a young age, and they have more insight, which is a good time to cultivate confidantes.

Although Wei Zhongxian was hateful, he directly killed Wei Zhongxian in his previous life. Later, no one could contend against the Donglin Party in the court, so that the Donglin Party often did not even regard him as the emperor in their eyes.In this life, Zhu Youjian never thought of supporting Wei Zhongxian to continue fighting against the Donglin Party.Although the Donglin Party is stubborn and stinky, at least it still has a heart dedicated to fame. Wei Zhongxian only has a pure heart of corruption left.

At this time, Fan Xuanchao and Ni Houzhan jumped into his eyes. Although they were not the "helpless and poor children" in the plan, Zhu Youjian didn't necessarily wait for someone who fully qualified, even though their fathers both He has something to do with the Donglin Party, so he doesn't care about it.