Chapter 103: How can the northerners be able to fight in the south?

"Pa" Yan Shifan threw a vase heavily on the ground. It is said to be a fine product of the official kiln in the Song Dynasty, and it was split into pieces. Yan Shifan still felt unrestrained, so he smashed an inkstone out and smashed it heavily on the door frame. Then he broke it into several pieces.

A servant who was about to enter the door was startled and did not dare to walk forward. He just said at the door: "Master, Mr. Wu is here."

Yan Shifan said, "Please clean up. Please." Then he said to the door, "Please please."

When Mr. Wu came here, Yan Shifan's room had returned to its original state and nothing seemed to have happened.

This Wu Shangshu is nothing else, it is Wu Peng.

Wu Peng was originally the Minister of Works, but now he is the Minister of Personnel. Grand Secretary Lu Ben was also successful after the Beijing Prefecture. As a Grand Secretary, he could not be in charge of ministry affairs for a long time. Moreover, during this Beijing Prefecture, Lu Ben arranged a lot of his own people, so that Lu Ben would not have no say in the cabinet.

Therefore, he left behind this Minister of Personnel, which was Yan Dang.

In the end, Wu Peng, the most obedient minister of the Ministry of Works, became the new minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Yan Shifan did a lot of things.

Wu Peng is not young anymore and has gray hair, but he is respectful when he sees Yan Shifan, and he speaks with a little master.

Yan Shifan naturally had to give him some face, after all, his identity as a minister of the Ministry of Personnel is extraordinary.

The two sat down to have a tea, and Wu Peng said, "I don't know, what's wrong with the little master summoning each other this time?"

Yan Shifan originally wanted to use Wu Peng to snipe Zhou Mengchen's appointment to Jiangnan. However, Yan Song denied it. Although he was angry in his heart, he still did not dare to disobey Yan Song's intentions. So he changed his mind and said, "You know that Zhou Mengchen has returned to Beijing."

Wu Peng said: "Naturally, do you know. Are you famous generals in the world? You are about to go to Jiangnan."

Sure enough, although the official appointment has not yet been completed, for many people, it is no secret that Zhou Mengchen’s future destination will be.

Yan Shifan said: "Did Shangshu Wu know what Jiangnan means to us? Zhao Wenhua thought he would give Shangshu a lot of benefits."

Wu Peng naturally knew that most of the money of the Strict Party comes from Jiangnan. And this money is not only the centripetal force of the Strict Party, but also the reconciliation of the conflicts between the Strict Party.

Wu Peng felt a little uncomfortable, but his face was not revealed at all.

To be honest, Wu Peng is not a honest and dedicated person. He takes a lot of money he should take, and even a lot of bad information was captured by Yan Shifan. This is one of the reasons why he is so polite to Yan Shifan. But Wu Peng understands one truth more, that is, for those who become Shangshu, money is just a small problem.

If Wu Peng had just made money, he would not have defected to the Yan Party. What he wanted was to go further in the officialdom.

This is what the Yan Party can give to Wu Peng.

As a heavenly official of the Ministry of Personnel, Wu Peng is one of the best among the Yan Party. How could he not have further ambitions, such as joining the cabinet and becoming a Grand Secretary. Yan Ge Lao is old. But Wu Peng is still young and strong, so shouldn’t Yan Ge Lao consider it?

This is another reason why Wu Peng was so polite to Yan Shifan.

In Wu Peng's view, Yan Song has now reached the point of retreating. It is better to let him replace Yan Song and protect the Yan family. In this way, wouldn't everyone be happy? In this regard, Yan Shifan is not enough to do anything more than to do. Of course, he should be polite and beware of his bad things.

But if Yan Shifan knew Wu Peng's idea, he would probably have the intention to kill Wu Peng. Because Yan Shifan never wanted to give up power to others. Once Wu Peng took office, how could Yan Shifan have the power and status today? This is absolutely unacceptable to Yan Shifan.

But Wu Peng was still very uncomfortable when Yan Shifan moved and said things to the point of making money. He was not decent at all, so he naturally had to take the money. But he couldn't say that.

Wu Peng said: "Young Master, it's not what I said. It's really a job done by Zhao Wenhua. He actually caused only fifty Japanese pirates to offend Nanjing and alarm Xiaoling. The world was shocked. In this case, no one could save him, and demoting him was the lightest punishment. Zhou Mengchen went to Jiangnan, not only because of the palace, but even many people had this idea. Jiangnan was too chaotic. Many people didn't want to see Jiangnan go in chaos. Zhou Mengchen was what everyone hoped for."

Speaking of which, the Japanese turmoil in Jiangnan became more serious for two or three years. In two or three years, several governors were replaced in a row, and the result became more and more chaotic. Not only did Jiajing disappoint, but even the gentry in Jiangnan were suffering. Everyone wanted to end as soon as possible, and this unnecessary war was unnecessary.

At this time, Zhou Mengchen fell into the eyes of many people. Regarding the general ministers, most people think that Zhou Mengchen is the best in the world. Since that is the case, they hope that the court will send the most powerful general ministers to quell the Japanese turmoil.

Therefore, Yan Song didn't want to stop him. Although Jiajing balanced the court and had already thrown this power to Xu Jie. On the other hand, it may not be that Jiangnan has become a hot potato. It is still possible to not let Zhou Mengchen go. However, if Zhou Mengchen doesn't want to let Zhou Mengchen go, he has to handle Jiangnan's affairs in a short period of time, and Yan Song has no confidence.

If Zhou Mengchen was stopped, other ministers sent, such as the combination of Zhao Wenhua and Hu Zongxian, would be able to pacify Jiangnan. If not, it would be equivalent to raising hope for Zhou Mengchen. Let the people in the world feel that if Zhou Gong did not come out, it would be not enough to clean up the situation.

And the latter is a high probability event, because it is impossible to do things smoothly. After all, Zhou Mengchen has military achievements and has so many people support him. He can still bear some setbacks. This is Zhou Mengchen's reputation and confidence, but others are different. When many people think that this candidate is not the best candidate, there is a slight setback, even if it does not hurt the root cause, the first thing that the government and the country think is indeed not possible. Can you change people?

Many times, it is actually like this. Just say you can do it, and everyone thinks you can't do it, and you can do it or not.

Yan Shifan said, "The old man said, don't stop him if you can't stop him. However, Zhou Mengchen fought some wars outside the frontier and was proficient in the scenery outside the frontier. I admire this very much. But the water town in the south of the Yangtze River is another situation. How can the northerners be able to fight in the south? Brother Wu, who are you right?"

When Wu Peng heard this, he was slightly stunned, his eyes were a little vague, and he said, "Isn't this good?"

Wu Peng understood Yan Shifan's implication. Even if he connected with Japanese pirates, he would defeat Zhou Mengchen's reputation in Jiangnan. Wu Peng was not, because he had so much kindness to Zhou Mengchen, political struggles were originally used to do everything. Wu Peng's biggest feeling about this matter was risk.

Communicating with the Japanese is a serious crime.

Doing this requires taking risks. And it is very beneficial to the strict party. Is there any direct benefit to Wu Peng? It may not be. Why does Wu Peng need to do such a thing?

Yan Shifan could also see Wu Peng’s thoughts and said, “Of course I will deal with this matter myself, but it is arranged by some officials in Jiangnan.”

Wu Peng said: "Please rest assured that Xiaoge Master, only Xiaoge Master gave the list. I arranged everything for Xiaoge Master. There is no problem."

Yan Shifan said, "Okay, I will tell my father about this matter and let his father know the contribution of Shangshu Wu." At this time, Yan Shifan was skillfully pulling up Yan Song's tiger skin. After all, Yan Shifan himself did not have any confidence in a Shangshu. But Yan Song had it.

Wu Peng was also very helpful and said, "It is appropriate to do things for the cabinet master."

Yan Shifan gave a warning and personally sent Wu Peng out. Then, he summoned several important members of the Yan Dang to discuss the matter. He changed the appointment of Zhou Mengchen in Beijing to make Zhou Mengchen fall into Jiangnan for a lifetime.

And this matter must be coordinated by Zhao Wenhua.

So, Yan Shifan thought for a long time and wrote a letter to Zhao Wenhua. Compared to his relationship with other officials, Yan Shifan and Zhao Wenhua were closer, and Zhao Wenhua was even one of Yan Shifan's adopted sons. He was once prosperous and had both losses with the Yan family.
Chapter completed!