Zhao Zhigao had always thought that he had overestimated Shen Yicheng's ambition. He felt that Shen Yicheng wanted to do better than him and achieve some of his dreams, so he would probably do something bad in the struggle for power. Even so, he did not intend to do anything to stop Shen Yicheng.
On the one hand, he was old and had no energy. On the other hand, he was angry about what had happened to him all these years. There was a selfish desire for revenge hidden in his heart. It was this selfishness that made Zhao Zhigao give up supporting Shen Li.
But now, Zhao Zhigao felt that he might have done something wrong, and his mistake could have very serious consequences.
Zhao Zhigao was not the only one who felt this way. Everyone present was keenly aware of the terrible purpose hidden in Shen Yicheng's words.
Shen Li only pondered for a moment, and then her eyes widened.
Shen Yicheng … he … he actually planned to settle accounts with the Jin faction?
If so, everything that had happened before could be explained. Shen Yicheng wanted to rope in Tsai Kuo-chen and support Tsai Kuo-chen. His purpose was to use the Kyoto Police to settle accounts with the Jin faction's bureaucrats, and rope in Shi Xing and Song Yingchang …
Shen Li thought for a moment and thought of another person. At this moment, Xiao Ruxun, who was fighting in Datong, Shanxi, with great power in his hands!
Shi Xing was the one who had recommended Xiao Ruxun, and he was indebted to Xiao Ruxun for his guidance. Song Yingchang was Xiao Ruxun's immediate superior, and he was a huge benefactor in Xiao Ruxun's rise to fame in North Korea. Both of them had a good relationship with Xiao Ruxun, and they had always spoken up for her in the royal court.
With their alliance, it was entirely possible for Xiao Ruxun to join Shen Yicheng's team as well. Right now, Shen Yicheng was in Datong, Shanxi, and held the military power of four towns. Once he received the edict from the cabinet and the Ministry of War, he could take advantage of the chaos in Shanxi and immediately mobilize his troops to deal a devastating blow to the local forces of Shanxi.
Working from the inside and outside, both sides acted at the same time, using thunderous methods to directly uproot the power of the Jin faction from the imperial court and the Daming. In one fell swoop, the Jin faction that had once dominated the imperial court of the Daming for decades was wiped out.
Apart from that, Shen Li couldn't figure out why Shen Yicheng wanted to rope in Shi Xing and Song Yingchang.
It was too easy to destroy the Jin Family's officials in the imperial court. None of the officials in the imperial court had no problems.
Apart from Hai Rui, any official in the capital of the Great Ming Dynasty, as long as they had a bit of authority and status, they would definitely be able to find a problem. There was no need to worry about not being able to find a problem.
Furthermore, if Shen Yicheng was determined to do something ruthless to the Jin faction, the Jin faction would not be able to escape!
More importantly, at this moment, the Jin faction was isolated in the imperial court. Even the Liaodong faction, which used to be a vassal of the Jin faction, couldn't speak up at this moment. Li Chengliang was old and living in the capital. Previously, he didn't get any credit for sending troops. Now, his last chance to make a comeback was gone.
Li Chengliang couldn't speak up at all. Li Rusong was accompanying Xiao Ruxun in battle. None of the remaining officials from the Liaodong faction could be used.
If Shen Yicheng used the method of dividing the spoils to rope in the other factions in the imperial court, it was guaranteed that this time, all the factions in the imperial court would unite and work together to defeat the Jin faction. Then, they would split the spoils and wait until their mouths were full of oil before fighting each other.
Fighting in the imperial court and mobilizing troops on the ground, this time, the Jin faction would not be able to escape.
They could only wait for Shen Yicheng to find a suitable excuse or an irrefutable evidence. An irrefutable evidence that even the court officials couldn't defend the Jin faction.
However, was it difficult?
It wasn't difficult at all.
It was already an open secret that the Jin merchants and the Northern Barbarians traded for profit. Previously, no one was willing to talk about it. But now, once the situation was formed, as long as one person took the lead, the rest of the scandals about the Jin faction would quickly sweep the capital and even the whole world. Public opinion would be in an uproar, and the Jin faction's officials would definitely die.
Everyone had always maintained a kind of tacit understanding, a kind of tacit understanding of fighting with each other but cooperating with each other. But this time, the Jin faction had gone too far. They led 100,000 Northern Barbarians south to destroy Shanxi of the Great Harmony. The people's resentment and the Emperor's anger could no longer be resolved by mutual excuses.
In a sense, in order to appease the people's resentment and to stabilize the Emperor's mood, the Jin faction had to be thrown out to be the scapegoat for everyone.
Everyone was playing with fire. But who asked the Jin faction to play with fire so much that it burned themselves?
If Shen Yicheng did this now, he would definitely gain the support and support of a large number of "knowledgeable people". By then, it would be too late for the Jin faction's officials to retaliate.
Now that Shen Yicheng had thrown out the topic, it was time to see who would be the first "brave warrior who dares to be the first".
As expected by Shen Li, Shi Xing was the first to stand out.
"Vice Minister, there's something that I don't know if I should say."
Shi Xing spoke with a calm and indifferent look.
Shen Yicheng said in a gentle tone, "Shi Butang, please say it."
Shi Xing cupped his hands towards Shen Yicheng, then stood up, looked around, and took a deep breath.
"I didn't want to say this at first, but now, I have to say it. When I first learned about this, I was deeply shocked. I didn't dare to believe that someone would do such a shameful thing for his own benefit. But now, I'm more and more convinced that it's true.
I don't know what impact it will have on the imperial court if I announce this matter, but if I don't say it and continue to hide it, I'm afraid that the ghosts who died unjustly will come to me for their lives and ask why I didn't speak up for them!
This was something that would not have happened at all, but because of the selfish interests of some heartless and unscrupulous people, it happened, causing such a huge predicament. Just now, I heard the Second Chief sigh. This old man feels deeply ashamed. Even now, there are still so many people who do not know the true colors of those heartless and unscrupulous people! If I forcibly suppress this matter, I'll be ashamed of my own conscience! "
Shen Yicheng asked with a puzzled expression, "Why do you say that, Shi Butang?"
"Vice Minister, everyone, can you imagine that someone would help the Northern Barbarians break through the Great Wall pass, let the Northern Barbarians in, and even provide food to the Northern Barbarians, just to get rid of the smugglers?"
Everyone's expression changed. They looked at Shen Yicheng, only to see Shen Yicheng's expression turn cold. He said slowly, "What does Shi Butang mean?"
Shi Xing seemed to hesitate for a moment before letting out a heavy sigh. He reached into his bosom and took out a letter.
"This is the military report that Xiao Zhennan sent to me in secret a month ago. I'm the only one who has read it. Now, please take a look!"
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