Time is something that no one can resist. Twenty years ago, the world's heroes were once in decline, Lu Bing, Yan Shifan, Yan Song, Yang Bo, Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong... These people either failed or died, or were old and left naturally. The new generation of young people did not grow up. In terms of the skills of power and strategy, Tang Yi was the first to be the leader, Dugu Qiubai and had no opponents again.

If anyone can compete with him, perhaps the aging Zhang Siwei in front of him is the only candidate.

The former leader of the Jin Party was not an ordinary person. The Jin Party was defeated in a crushing situation and Yang Bo was in a slump. After returning home, he died within a year or two.

People from the Zhang family also died one after another. During that period, Zhang Siwei tasted the taste of white hair overnight. He was instantly aging and plagued by illness, and almost died.

However, Zhang Siwei held on, and he gritted his teeth and survived in the humblest way. In order to avoid Tang Yi's pursuit, he even pretended to be dead. He hid in the temple for ten years, and changed from a former Grand Secretary of the Cabinet to a monk. Even those who knew him the most did not dare to recognize each other.

Over the past ten years, Zhang Siwei has been thinking hard about finding opportunities for revenge.

I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu because I am in this mountain.

When Zhang Siwei jumped out of the court, he finally discovered what a huge thing the Tang Party was. From top to bottom, from inside to outside, the more unexpected the Tang Party was, the stronger the Tang Party's strength was, almost covering the sky and the sun was unparalleled.

Zhang Siwei often smiled bitterly. If he had realized the foundation of the Tang Party earlier, they would not have thought about controlling the right to issue currency, nor would they have hoped to defeat the transportation industry and dominate the Ming Dynasty's finances. Similarly, they would not have tasted the bitter fruits of failure. Countless people worked hard and accumulated over two hundred years, almost overnight, and many people were forced to lose their fortunes, hanging themselves on their beams, jumping into the river and looking for a well, and all of them died, and how miserable they were!

It's so terrible!

Zhang Siwei, who escaped, became more calm. With Tang Yi's power, it would be fine even if he wanted to replace Zhu Ming in the world. The imprisonment of Empress Dowager Li, judgment, and kill the Li family party proved that Tang Yi's strength and he could indeed do it.

But why didn’t Tang Yi do it? Is he really loyal to the Ming Dynasty? Or has no ambitions?

Zhang Siwei believes that none of them are. A true loyal minister will not carry the emperor on his back. He is like a spider web, and it is surrounded by so many forces!

He has greater pursuits!

The real king of the Void controls the imperial power, breaks away from the vicious circle of rise, decline, and chaos, and truly achieves peace for all ages... Zhang Siwei found the books of the study of the mind, carefully studied the arguments of Southeast scholars, and gradually found the answer he wanted.

Tang Yi was an ideal person. He thought carefully and calculated every step. He wanted to fight for thousands of years of imperial power, and he wanted to break the Taoist tradition of Confucius and Mencius!

After getting this answer, Zhang Siwei shivered all over and had to give out his thumbs up. He was really ambitious!

The more he studied, Zhang Siwei even began to agree with the idea of ​​being ruthless. If he were still a Grand Secretary, he might have joined... Of course, this is just his personal idea. In fact, the conservative Shanxi merchants would not agree at all. They like to cooperate with the emperor and make money by relying on privileges. As for fair competition among peers and getting rich by real skills, I'm sorry, I don't have that interest.

In the past, the interests would not come together, but now the hatred is as deep as the sea, let alone the enemy.

"I still have a good time living in this world, but it's just for revenge!"

Zhang Siwei looked at Xu Guo with his eyes squinted.

"Master Xu Ge, don't blame me for not reminding you that Tang Yi has arrived in the southeast, and that is the dragon like the sea and the tiger returns to the deep mountains. From then on, no one can control him again."

Xu Guo's face was sad, "Of course I know, but Tang Yi is at the peak of his life. Once he assassinated, it will cause chaos and it will be difficult to deal with it at that time!"

Xu Guo was worried and looked up, but found that Zhang Siwei was sneering and looking at him with his idiot's eyes.

"Are you, I was wrong?" Xu Guo hesitated.

"Idiot!" Zhang Siwei gritted his teeth and said, "Do you still not understand? Do you know what it means to retreat after success? It is the way of heaven! It is the way of heaven! Tang Yi has come to this point, and he is a living sage. Even if he does not have any official position, as long as he gives orders, countless people will be willing to be driven by him. The longer the delay is, the stronger his authority will be, until a convention is formed, no one can shake it. Our Majesty will not be willing to be a puppet forever, right?"

Xu Guo is a very proud person. He was scolded like a grandson. He was very unhappy, but he had no choice but to do anything. Zhang Siwei said nothing wrong.

After leaving the capital, you will clearly feel that the stronger the business atmosphere, the more economic prosperity, and the younger the generation, the less respect the imperial power will be.

After so many years, there has been no bloody storm. Yan Song made Xia Yan’s body and head different, and Xu Jie made Yan Song’s family destroy, but when Tang Yi came to Tang Yi, the cabinet’s authority was peacefully transferred, and there was no mess again.

If you alternate a few more smoothly, it will become a new practice, and the bureaucratic group will completely get rid of the constraints of imperial power. Zhang Siwei said nothing wrong, and there is really not much time left for Wanli and the royal party.

"Kill Tang Yi as soon as possible. Even if there are many people causing trouble, they will be a group of people who are good at writing and will not be able to do anything. As long as you are willing to spend money and comfort the border troops, you will not be in chaos."

Xu Guo pondered for a long time. Although he relied on Zhang Siwei's strategy, he was not without a plan.

In any case, Zhang Siwei was right. Tang Yi was a living sage, and the consequences of killing him were too unpredictable.

"I'd like to ask you, how much power does your Jin Party have in the army?" Xu Guo's eyes were like lightning, staring at Zhang Siwei, trying to find something useful from his expression.

Zhang Siwei was calm and smiled faintly, "How many more can we stay? Tang Yi can tolerate the court, and you can still stay in the cabinet to cause trouble, but he is never ruthless in the army."

"So you have no strength at all?" Xu Guo's face changed drastically, thinking that since that's the case, is it still necessary to cooperate with you?

Faced with doubts, Zhang Siwei was calm and composed, "Tang Yi is a good person, but he insisted on being a saint. If you want to be a saint, you must cherish your feathers and cannot do things at all. Since this is the case, there will inevitably be some omissions."

Zhang Siwei smiled and said, "After all, it's a century of accumulation, and it's not that easy to collapse. This is the situation of the border generals." As he said that, he took out a booklet and sent it to Xu Guo.

"These people's hobbies, tempers and character are all clearly written. There are ways to appease and win over them, just do as they do."

Xu Guo's eyes lit up, his hands trembled, he took the booklet, opened it gently, and the more he looked, the more he became happy.

Good, I have been operating Jiubian for more than a hundred years, and every corner is clearly visible. With this list, it is clear which general can win over, which one can buy, which one is Tang Yi's iron-kick, and who is still loyal and righteous.

After grabbing it in his hands, Xu Guo finally regained his confidence.

"I will never thank you for your kindness. Lord Zhang, I will say goodbye now!"

Zhang Siwei nodded and watched Xu Guo leave. The corners of his mouth raised and he smiled proudly. Suddenly, he coughed and hurriedly covered his mouth, revealing a hint of red from the handkerchief.

When his parents and brothers died, Zhang Siwei was overly sad, which left the root cause of hemoptysis. As long as he was emotional, he would vomit blood.

"I will be content with a pair of stinky skin until Tang Yi dies." Zhang Siwei, who calmed down, was filled with endless bleakness.

...

From Tianjin, Tang Yi still walked on the canal, and ten years ago, he accompanied Long Qing to the south and took the same route.

Tang Yi still remembers the scene of himself sitting with Longqing and eating pancakes and green onions. The silly Longqing has been away for ten years, and Tang Yi suddenly felt very sad.

Could it be that I am really old? Only when people are old will they keep nostalgic and think about the past...

"Master, the bow of the boat is cold, just put it on!"

Wang Yueying draped a piece of sable leather on Tang Yi's shoulders, and Tang Yi grabbed her wrist.

"After so many years, you are the only one by my side. The couple joins hands, and they will live and die together for a hundred years!" Tang Yi smiled and said with emotion: "Didn't you always say that life in your small station is the most smooth time in your life. I have asked someone to prepare thirty acres of land and a ox. Back in Taicang, men plow and women weave, and they will be with you forever."

Wang Yueying looked full of longing and nodded vigorously. She naturally yearned for such a day. It was just plain and the taste was long. But she had an account in her heart. How could things in the world be so easy?

"Master, as the saying goes, people will have immediate worries without long-term plans. I don't know anything big. But when I left Beijing, Lord Lu Yi suddenly died. I have always thought about these days that the power was so great that people admired. How many great people, after they died, were unknown and had no movement at all. Some people were crazy, some were attracted by the power, people were in a state of affairs, and the officialdom appeared... Master, you have to be careful!"

I really didn't expect that my wife would tell such a truth.

Since leaving Beijing, Tang Yi has been thinking about good things in the future. His mood has been stirring, he seems a little slow and a little abnormal. At this moment, he suddenly woke up, and it is not yet time to feel relieved!

Tang Yi immediately returned to the cabin and called his subordinates.

"Go and send a message to Master Shen and send the fifth prince to the vassal immediately, no mistakes are allowed!"

The fifth prince is Jiao Meiren's remaining posthumous son for Longqing. A few years ago, Lu Wang Zhu Yili died of illness. Of course, this is an external claim. In fact, Zhu Yili changed his name and was sent to Ryukyu, allowing him to learn marine knowledge and master navigation skills. If he grows up, he will send him to Nanyang or India.

Although he is not Longqing's son, Zhang Juzheng's blood is flowing. It is not easy to have a confidant in life, and it is even more difficult to win a comparable opponent!
Chapter completed!