Kowloon wins

Chapter 1096

Hongqing's actions were very quick. Not long after the imperial court was dispersed, an imperial edict was issued from the inner court, ordering Xiao Xuanwu, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, to take full charge of the reform of the imperial examinations. As soon as the news came out, the government and the public were shocked. The topic of the imperial examination, which was already a hot topic, suddenly became more heated. Countless scholars were in an uproar. The gates of the dignitaries of the capital were almost broken by all kinds of people who swarmed in. Even the fourth master's mansion, which has always shown people with a cold face and a cold heart, was full of visitors. Of course, the fourth master would definitely not pay attention to it. It's just because he himself is worrying about it.

"..., alas, that's the way it is. I never thought that guy would dare to risk the disgrace of the world. He acted in such a reckless manner, which is contrary to the way of a saint. If things go on like this, there will be no peace for the society. Oh, what a crime!"

Fourth master was in a bad mood at first, after the court was over, he insisted on going to the household department to do some errands. Putting on a show, he found an excuse to ask for leave, and hurried back to his house, went straight to the study in the inner courtyard, and explained to Wu Sidao what happened this morning in detail with a sigh. He sighed pitifully.

"Isn't this just right? The prince has nothing to worry about."

The fourth master's nagging words are very long, like the foot wrap of a lazy woman, but Wu Sidao never felt the slightest impatience, and listened quietly until the fourth master became emotional, and then laughed He gave a light comment.

"Um……"

The fourth master is worrying about the country and the people at the moment, and he really couldn't turn his head for a while. He stared at Wu Sidao for a long time, and then nodded thoughtfully. Obviously, he had thought of it. Some of them are strange.

"Today, I'm going to go against the law, and I'll just let him go. When the time comes, there will be anger and resentment. Isn't it a good opportunity for the prince to come forward to clean up the mess? Why worry about it?"

Seeing that the fourth master has realized something, but is obviously still considering the gains and losses, Wu Sidao suddenly laughed, and explained the mystery in one word. Of course, this is just Wu Sidao himself It's just a judgment, don't look at him as one of the few wise men in the world, but his vision is limited, and his insight in enlightening people's wisdom is only limited to the category of Confucianism. It is quite normal to have a misjudgment.

"Well, what you said is true, let's let him run rampant for a while, I want to see how long he can run rampant."

The reason why Si Ye is in such a bad mood today is that he is really worried that the reform of the imperial examinations will cause nationwide turmoil, but he is actually annoyed at the disastrous failure of the court meeting today. You must know that in order to survive in the court meeting To create some troubles for Hong Qing, the fourth master has done enough homework. The financial and material resources spent on creating public opinion is already a lot of money, not to mention contacting all courtiers, and preparing to launch an attack together. However, he never wanted to be caught off guard by Hongqing. All the methods he had prepared earlier were useless, and Hongli's disastrous defeat to Xiao Xuanwu in the court meeting made the fourth master so angry that he He never really thought about the pros and cons of it, but now, after being broken by Wu Sidao, his mood immediately improved.

"It's not enough, it's not enough, it needs more fire."

As soon as Fourth Master finished speaking, Wu Sidao shook his head with a smile.

"Huh? Sir, what you said is..."

Hearing what Wu Sidao said, the fourth master's first reaction was to do something about the reform of the imperial examination, but after thinking about it, he felt that the possibility was not too great. After all, Xiao Xuanwu was in charge of this mission. And the pilot sites are all in Zhili, and the other end is managed by Liu Chengen, a servant of Hongqing's sect. Although the fourth master has some people in the Ministry of Rites and Zhili, they are not important figures. I'm afraid it's difficult to use too much strength to make a dirty trick, but there is a risk of being exposed, the risk is too great, the fourth master really dare not do this, and he is a little at a loss about Wu Sidao's words of adding fire I didn't know what to mean, and after frowning for a while, I still had to tentatively ask half of the words.

"Did the lord think that Wu is going to make a fuss about the reform of the imperial examination? Hey, that's a big mistake. This new policy is no better than the reform of military affairs. On the other hand, it has absolute control today, and no one can shake it." Its advantages, of course, will not pay too much attention to it, and this reform of the imperial examination can be said to affect the whole body, how can it really be handed over to Xiao Xuanwu today, and will undoubtedly keep an eye on it all the time, who would dare Whoever creates chaos in this matter will die without a place to bury him, therefore, the prince must not touch this matter, and the real work should be done elsewhere."

The fourth master's bewilderment was all on his face, Wu Sidao couldn't help but see it, so he explained it with a smile.

"Well, this king also thinks the same way, but where is the best use of this kung fu, please sir give Xiao Wang some advice."

Si Ye hadn't planned to continue to take action in the reform of the imperial examination, not only because he was afraid of Hongqing's ruthless hand, but also because the reform process spanned almost 20 years, and the reform was not strong at the beginning. Anyone who moves around in it will be as dazzling as a torch in the dark night, and it is impossible to hide it. It is precisely because of this kind of understanding that Fourth Master will not have any objection to Wu Sidao's analysis. What he really cares about is focusing on strength Just where the point should be.

"Did your lord find anything wrong with today?"

Although the fourth master's attitude of sincerely asking for advice was extremely correct, Wu Sidao did not give a direct answer, but asked back with a smile.

"This... seems to have reduced a lot."

Hearing Wu Sidao's strange question, Fourth Master frowned involuntarily. After hesitating for a moment, he gave the answer hesitantly.

"That's right, that should be the case. Wu heard that he wakes up early in the morning every day, and often doesn't rest until midnight. Even if the iron man suffers like this, he may not be able to sustain it. What's the matter? Today Shangqinzheng is diligent, but he doesn't know how to restrain himself, he always wants to clarify all government affairs thoroughly, if there is no change, it will be difficult for a long time!"

As soon as the fourth master finished speaking, Wu Sidao immediately clapped his hands and explained with emotion.

"Um……"

Although the fourth master agrees with Wu Sidao's statement, but he doesn't think so in his heart, nothing else, Hong Qing is only in his early thirties now, even if he can't last long, he will obviously live longer than his fourth master, really If you want to win by living longer than anyone else, fourth master thinks that there is no chance of winning. Besides, with Hong Qing's ruthless temperament, fourth master doesn't believe that Hong Qing will let herself go on like this forever, it's just that It was really hard to express this idea, so fourth master could only let it go with a noncommittal voice.

"Fourth Master, do you still remember the opportunity that Wu mentioned when he was enthroned today?"

After so many years of getting along with the host and guest, Wu Sidao really knows the fourth master a little bit, just by looking at the expression on the fourth master's face, he knows what is going on in his heart, but he didn't say anything, but calmly With a smile, he raised a point unhurriedly.

"Sir, are you talking about the war with the Six Kingdoms of the Western Man, but..."

The fourth master's memory is naturally excellent, Wu Sidao just mentioned it, and he immediately remembered the opportunity that Wu Sidao pointed out at the beginning, but he obviously didn't think that the Battle of the Six Kingdoms would happen so early, and he didn't quite understand how to add fire to the six countries. After all, the country has special significance to the Great Qing War, and some of them are unsustainable at the end of the story.

"That's right, it's the battle with the six Western Man states. A few months ago, today's master started a massacre in Guangdong. There is no possibility of reconciliation with the Western Man. The war is inevitable. The only difference is time. That's all the problem. What the prince has to do is to delay this period of time. As long as the war breaks out, the turning point will come. In this case, how to get through such a gap period is the key. For this, the prince It should be in your heart."

This time, Wu Sidao didn't make a fool of himself, but withdrew his smile, and said a serious fact quite seriously, that is, if the fourth master wants to have a chance to bring down Hong Qing, he must first ensure that he can avoid Hong Qing's attack. Liquidation, otherwise, there is only one dead end.

"Well, what you said is true, is it just a plan?"

Si Ye is not a dull person, so he can't fail to see the seriousness of the problem. In fact, the reason why he tried his best to promote the disputes over the reform of the imperial examinations, and then planned to create obstacles in the court proceedings, was not the fundamental purpose of the imperial examinations. Whether or not to reform itself is to get Hong Qing into trouble, so as to delay Hong Qing's time to take his fourth master's knife, but he never thought that the plan that had been carefully planned for a long time was so easily smashed by Hong Qing. Fragments all over the place, at this point, Fourth Master no longer knows where to exert his strength.

"Second Master's pawn is already useless, so let's throw it away. It can be regarded as waste."

Wu Sidao did not give an answer directly, but smiled mysteriously, and pointedly mentioned something.

"Um……"

The second master was naturally referring to that puppet Hongsheng. In order to be able to fight against Hong Qing in the court, the fourth master had no choice but to hold Hong Sheng up, but with Hong Qing's coming to power, Hong Sheng was no longer of any use. It has been a long time since the fourth master paid any attention to him. Now when Wu Sidao said that he wanted to recycle the waste, the fourth master was unavoidably taken aback, but after thinking about it, a brand new plan appeared in his mind in an instant. The more he thought about it, the more wonderful it became, a faint red light appeared on Fourth Master's face...

(End of this chapter)