Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 196 Donglin’s decision
bang~
On a cold rainy night, a bolt of lightning pierced the void, bringing a momentary light to the dark night, and then plunged into darkness again. The majestic heavy rain fell on the world, seeming to wash away the filth.

"There is no place left in the capital."

Under the rain curtain, in the inner courtyard of Liu Mansion, Liu Yishen stood in the study, looking out the window. The cold wind blew with a chill, and Liu Yishen's haggard face showed loneliness.

In the past, there were many people, but now there are only a few people. Everything was dismissed because of his secondary position.

This kind of situation of falling from the clouds, even though Liu Yishen has been through the ups and downs of officialdom for a long time, he is still inevitable.

"Sir, Duke Yucheng is here."

The old housekeeper came in a hurry, with rain splashing all over his body. He held a famous imperial edict in his hand and bowed respectfully to Liu Yishui.

"Ok?"

The sad Liu Yishen was stunned, but he soon became happy. Han Xu personally visited the mansion, which proved that he had not been forgotten, even though Han Xu did not come to the mansion to persuade him after he was dismissed.

But at least it's here now.

Even though it was late.

"Please!"

Liu Yishen couldn't hide his excitement. He stepped forward to take the imperial edict. Thinking that his appearance was disrespectful, he hurriedly stretched out his hand and said: "Quickly, ask someone to freshen me up. Please invite Yu Chen to the main hall to wait."

"Here!"

Under the rain curtain, the Liu Mansion seemed to have a little more vitality.

bang~
Lightning and thunder alternated, the pounding rain became heavier and heavier, and time passed silently.

"Brother Yu Chen came to visit late at night, but..."

Liu Yishui, who was well groomed, even burned incense and walked into the main hall with a smile. He wanted to say hello to Han Xu, who was waiting quietly, and express his regret at waiting. However, he saw Han Xu sitting in the main seat, but there was no guest seat. Liu Yishen's expression was slightly stagnant, and the joy disappeared instantly.

"Ji Hui, you asked me to wait."

Han Xu stood up with a smile and walked towards Liu Yishen, seemingly unaware of this.

"Brother Yu Chen is here, is there something wrong?"

How could Liu Yishuo be unaware of this change in attitude? When Han Xu came, Liu Yishuo raised his hand and saluted.

"There is something."

Han Xu lifted his robe sleeves, but did not return the gift, "Does Ji Hui know the recent situation between the government and the public, right?"

"Know more."

Liu Yishui frowned slightly and walked towards the main seat. Under Han Xu's gaze, Liu Yishui lifted his robe and sat down. Han Xu saw that there was not much change.

“Since His Majesty’s imperial conquest, hasn’t the situation between the government and the public been changing like this all the time?”

Liu Yishen endured his discomfort, looked at Han Xu and said: "There was a water leakage in the old Taicang and the shipping warehouse. So many stored grains were burned. I heard that many people were burned to death. I am afraid of the warehouse..."

"I didn't come here tonight to talk about this matter."

Han Xu lifted his robe and sat down, and said calmly: "Does Ji Hui know that Fang Congzhe has left Beijing and returned home?"

Liu Yishen was silent.

At the end of the great court meeting, he was dismissed as the second assistant, and Fang Congzhe's first assistant was also dismissed. However, unlike his situation, after Fang Congzhe was dismissed, many people went to Fang Mansion.

Liu Yishen didn't need to think too much to understand what was going on.

Fang Congzhe is like a flag, a reassurance to some people in a court where undercurrents are surging and where party members are united and opposed by different parties.

Even though Fang Congzhe is old, even though Fang Congzhe is indecisive, there are two completely different situations with and without this person.It's exactly like this. When Zhu Youxiao was in power, some people wanted to closely connect Fang Congzhe with the Hongwan case through inversion, and then achieve certain plans.

"Does Ji Hui know that Duke Jin is coming to Beijing?"

Han Xu's words shocked Liu Yishui. Ye Xianggao went to Beijing?When did this happen?Why doesn't he know?

Thinking, thinking, a complex emotion of sadness, anger and loneliness arose in Liu Yishen's heart.

The world is hot!

Liu Yishui knew that after he was dismissed, there were some things that he could not interfere with, and some aspects that he could no longer touch. But in the past, he could interfere, touch, and even make decisions! !

But this is the reality of officialdom.

No matter how good the friendship was, no matter how deep the friendship was, no matter how many connections there were, when you fall, everyone will stay away from you. If you care about these things, then you are not caring enough...

"Bensuke came here tonight to ask Ji Hui to do something."

Han Xu lifted his robe and stood up, looked at Liu Yishen and said: "We want to recommend Jin Qinggong to be the chief minister of the cabinet for the country. Nowadays, the country is in such chaos and the government is so uncertain, it is necessary to have someone like Jin Qinggong. Only with great talent can it be possible to stabilize the situation..."

Understood.

What Han Xu said went in one ear and out the other, and he sat a little absent-mindedly. Han Xu wanted him to come forward and call on his disciples and former officials to gain momentum for Ye Xianggao to enter the cabinet. This kind of operation was too much for him. Familiar.

Since he was deposed, except for those former disciples and officials who would come to visit him, no one else has come. Even if those former disciples and officials came, they came very cautiously.

no way.

The wind direction has changed.

If it weren't for his imprint, those former disciples and old officials might not want to come. After all, Liu Yishen's position as second assistant was not a normal resignation, but a dismissal!

If the nature is different, the things will be different.

Liu Yishen sat in the main hall for a long time. He had even forgotten when Han Xu left. At this moment, he seemed to be sick and had no energy at all.

"Haha...this is the human heart."

After an unknown amount of time, Liu Yishen shook his head with a wry smile, and muttered to himself as if he was mocking himself, "I know it, and I've learned the lesson."

At this point, Liu Yishen stood up in despair and walked out of the hall.

bang~
After the lightning flash, a thunder sounded. Compared with the previous heavy rain, the rain was lighter now, and the cold wind blew, blowing the corners of Liu Yishen's clothes.

"Master~"

The old housekeeper who had been waiting outside the hall came forward with concern on his face when he saw his master like this. How could he not know what was wrong with his master.

But in this situation, what can he say?

"Liu Zhong, pack your bags and prepare to leave Beijing."

Looking at the rain in front of him, Liu Yishen lowered his hands and said: "I don't want to stay in the capital any longer. Let's go back to Jiangxi. I have been away from home for too long."

"Here."

Liu Zhong didn't dare to hesitate and bowed immediately.

Liu Yishen once had some illusions and luck in his heart. He felt that if he was dismissed by the emperor, his colleagues would definitely be able to remonstrate with him, hoping to make the emperor change his mind and return him to the cabinet. However, with the arrival of Han Xu, The things he did and the words he said made Liu Yishui understand that it was all just wishful thinking.

He has been abandoned.

This huge psychological gap made Liu Yishen understand that reality is so cruel. He didn't want to face it before, just because he didn't want to believe it. This capital and this temple have nothing to do with Liu. Already...

(End of this chapter)