Originally, what Zhu Yijun saw was a timid and fearful Wang Xijue. He thought that Wang Xijue might have some respect for him and would not be like the other impudent fellows who dared to bring a group of officials to force the Emperor to abdicate. But now, it seemed that if Wang Xijue wanted to maintain his position, he had to stand with the officials and not with him, the Emperor.
However, Zhu Yijun's eunuchs were definitely on his side, so the eunuchs dutifully blocked Wang Xijue outside the palace and conveyed the Emperor's edict. Wang Xijue was anxious and pulled the chief eunuch back. He said, "Please tell His Majesty that I have indeed come to discuss the matter of the country with His Majesty, but I am definitely not Shen Shixing, definitely not!"
The eunuchs looked at each other and realized that this was not an ordinary matter. The chief eunuch's eyes turned and he immediately ordered the junior eunuch beside him to quickly run back to bring the message to the Emperor. He stayed here to watch over Wang Xijue and invited him to sit in a small pavilion.
The junior eunuch was agile and quickly brought the message to Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and felt that this was not right. Wang Xijue might have something else to say to him. Shen Shixing and Xu Guo, these smelly and stubborn old stones, had been driven away. Wang Xijue expressed that he would not become them, which meant that he did not want to become the next cabinet chief to be driven away.
This seemed to be a good news.
Zhu Yijun felt that it was still necessary to see Wang Xijue.
Wang Xijue understood Zhu Yijun's intention and often breathed a sigh of relief. The chief eunuch immediately smiled and led Wang Xijue into the palace, talking and laughing with him along the way.
"Oh? His Majesty is in a very good mood? "
When Wang Xijue heard the eunuch "carelessly" mention that the Emperor was in a very good mood, he immediately seemed to have a telepathic connection with the eunuch. An unknown amount of silver note moved from Wang Xijue's sleeve into the eunuch's sleeve at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye. This movement was like moving clouds and flowing water. It was enough to see how hard the two people had trained to complete such a difficult movement.
The Head Eunuch had gotten the response he wanted, so he obediently explained everything.
"Yesterday afternoon, a battle report was sent directly to the palace without going through the Office of Transmission, and directly into the hands of the master. After the master read it, his face was filled with joy, and he even shouted 'good Xiao Ruxun' three times. Then, he was all smiles the entire night, and ate a lot of food. Many of the eunuchs and palace maids were rewarded by the master, and even now, the master is still smiling. Everyone is still trying to figure out why the master is so happy, and who this Xiao Ruxun is. Cabinet Elder Wang, you must know everything in the Inner Cabinet, hahahaha …"
The Head Eunuch did not continue because Wang Xijue already understood everything.
The battle of Korea was over, and the Great Ming Dynasty had obtained victory. Furthermore, it was a great victory, one that was very satisfying. Otherwise, the Emperor would not have been happy until now.
Xiao Ruxun, the son of a family of generals in the northwest, was a key figure in pacifying Bo Bai's rebellion. He offered the plan to use gunpowder to overturn the walls of Ningxia and led the implementation. He overturned the thick walls of Ningxia in one fell swoop and pacified the battle of Ningxia in one fell swoop. After a few months, he once again went to Korea as the commanding general. It had been nearly five months since he sent out troops on the 30th of October in the 20th year of the Wanli calendar.
In November and December, Daming had won a series of battles and almost defeated the 150,000 Japanese pirates. They fled all the way to Pusan in Korea. The two armies confronted each other at Pusan for more than a month. Xiao Ruxun again requested the navy to go out to battle, so the Emperor allocated 300,000 liang of internal funds to the navy as military expenses. The navy was dispatched. It was said that the navy had completely wiped out the Japanese pirate navy and seized control of the sea. The situation on the battlefield was excellent.
Recently, there had been no news. No one knew what the situation was like on the battlefield. Those who knew seemed to be tight-lipped. No one knew who had issued a gag order not to spread it. Inside and outside, there was silence. At first, Wang Xijue was not very clear. It was only after he was re-appointed as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet that he learned that Xiao Ruxun had led troops to attack Japan, provoked a civil war in Japan, and killed Japan's Prince Regent, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
This was the latest news. He did not know what the current situation was, but from the reaction that the battle report brought to the Emperor, it should be a great victory that far exceeded that of a great victory.
What was this Xiao Ruxun doing in Japan?
Thinking of Li Chengliang's letter and Li Chengliang's repeated requests to see him, Wang Xijue had a plan.
Li Chengliang and Xiao Ruxun, the new star in the army who suddenly rose, were competing for the position of the first general. Before, Li Chengliang had an absolute advantage, but Xiao Ruxun's rise was too fast, and the process was too incredible. Now he saw another great victory in his hand, and he did not know what the specific situation was. No wonder Li Chengliang was anxious and worried. If it were Wang Xijue himself, he might also be worried.
Since ancient times, there was no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts, not to mention that Li Chengliang's Liaodong faction had been domineering in the court for a long time with the help of the Liaodong faction's civil officials, which had long aroused the dissatisfaction of the people in the court, and the forces against the Li faction were growing day by day. This time, Xiao Ruxun won the position of the chief general not only because of Xiao Ruxun's own strength, but also because the forces against the Li faction were willing to see Li Chengliang suffer, so they added fuel to the fire and indirectly helped Xiao Ruxun.
As the saying goes, one can survive a disaster caused by God, but one cannot survive a disaster caused by oneself. Li Chengliang had been arrogant for so long, and it seemed that it was finally time for the new generation to replace the old. If the Liaodong faction really could not bring him enough benefits and help, and Xiao Ruxun was deeply favored by the Emperor and deeply praised by the Emperor, Wang Xijue felt that there was no need to offend a new star and the Emperor behind him for the old Li Chengliang.
Bypassing the layers of defense of the Office of Transmission and the civil officials, he directly sent the war report to the Emperor. This kind of treatment was not available to any general.
Soon, Wang Xijue arrived at the gate of the Emperor's palace. The Emperor inside quickly summoned Wang Xijue. Wang Xijue put the memorials in his sleeves, nodded, and entered the palace with small steps. Then, he made a deep bow and said, "Your old subject Wang Xijue pays respect to the Emperor. May the Emperor live a long life!"
Opposite him, Zhu Yijun did not move or speak, which made Wang Xijue's heart skip a beat and he began to tremble. The Emperor ignored him? What did he mean? Was he trying to intimidate the Emperor? They were so familiar with each other. Was it necessary?
Fortunately, the Emperor spoke soon.
"Humph! His words were pleasant to hear! Long live the Emperor! You have written one memorial after another and scolded me as a fatuous emperor! If I can live to the age of fifty, it will be a miracle! "
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