"Drinking poison to quench thirst?" Fang Dun frowned: "Could it be... the meaning of the Ge Lao and the Grand Sima is to leave it to Li Zhe?"

Xu Jie's default made several senior officials feel worried.

"Although Li Zhe has no signs of inappropriateness at the moment, but..." Ding Rukui carefully considered the words: "But his power seems to be too great... I will hand over the canal to him, I am afraid... it is inappropriate, inappropriate..."

Xu Jie took out a document, which was presented by the Jinyiwei, which listed Yan Shifan's itinerary. After reading it, several cabinet ministers and monks were shocked.

"Yan Shifan has been to Huai'an and has been there more than once! Chen Simei also responded, and his aides are probably in Nanjing now! As far as I have received, Yan Fenyi should have promised Chen Simei's great benefits!" Xu Jie said: "We are far away from Huai'an, and it is better to be Yan Fenyi than to act. If we rush to win over Chen Simei, we may not be able to win over them. If we want to use power and use dignified means, only Li Zhe has the ability at present!"

Ouyang De pondered: "But Master, if you put the canal silver in Li Zhe's hands, then...then the world..."

Xu Jie looked southeast: "So, it's time to see what he means..."

The ministers looked at each other and their hearts were sank. According to their status, they were Li Yanzhi's bosses. Over the past few months, Li Yanzhi has been very cooperative with their policies and obeying their orders. However, when they encountered major events at the core of power, they found that it was not them who had the choice of power, but Li Yanzhi.

After a long time, Ding Rukui said, "Okay, let's follow the advice of the elders."

"It's not what I'm talking about!" Xu Jie said seriously: "This matter is of great importance, and I can't afford it! If you think it's inappropriate, you should say it now!"

The ministers in the room looked at each other for a few moments and were silent. Ouyang Decai said, "If you really want to do this, who will send you to the south?"

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After several months, Gao Gong went south again. This time when he came to Shanghai, people were crowded inside and outside the county town, and the whole city was in an almost abnormal prosperity.

Gao Gong went south to inspect the imperial edict, and he was an important aide of Li Yanzhi - a commercial firm that returned from overseas.

The Commercial Bank of China took Gao Gong to inspect the market, military port and other places. In fact, Gao Gong had another task, which was to summon Li Yanzhi to Beijing to report his duties. At the same time, Xu Jie also asked him to observe carefully to see Li Yanzhi's ambition. However, Gao Gong saw that the Shanghai market was prosperous, the Navy Governor's Office was strong and the soldiers were strong, and even though everything was invented, it was a prosperous phenomenon, so he had another plan in his heart.

When he arrived at the Navy Governor's Office, construction was being started there, preparing to build a towering naval governor's office. After Gao Gong looked at the foundation and the size of the land, he shook his head and said, "Although the Governor's Office is now rich in income, it is a magnificent system for a temporary residence. Although it cannot be said that it is a waste of money and money, it is too much of a waste of money after all."

After hearing the four words "a place of temporary residence", the Shangjianjian thought to himself: "What does he mean?" and asked: "Master Gao, what is temporary residence?"

Gao Gong smiled and said, "Governor Li has made outstanding achievements. It is a matter of time before he can be promoted. If he is promoted, he will definitely have to go to Beijing. Will this Shanghai become a temporary residence?"

Shangshangjian thought to himself: "Sanshe is afraid he doesn't plan to go to Beijing." But he just smiled and answered, without any slightest breath. Gao Gong's words just now were not inspired, but actually meant to spy. When he saw that he could not steal something, he couldn't help but look at this walk a little slapped, and it looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Since the Governor's Office was working, Li Yanzhi temporarily lived in a villa in the eastern suburbs of Shanghai - this was the property of Xu Jie's son Xu Fan. Gao Gong saw the character Xu on the gate building and thought to himself: "It's true that Mr. Xu is upholding the government affairs in Beijing, but he gave Li Zhe a turbulent house in his hometown. No matter how the situation changes in the future, he will be a winner. But I still have to care carefully."

Li Yanzhi heard Gao Gong bring the imperial edict and quickly ordered him to welcome him. He respectfully set up the incense table to receive the imperial edict. Gao Gong saw that he was not arrogant and domineering in the face of the imperial edict, so he guessed that Li Yanzhi would not have the intention to raise troops to rebel in the short term. "Or he really wanted to be Duke Yi Yin and Zhou, or he hid it very deeply and refused to show the intention of usurping the rebellion until the last moment." However, Gao Gong believed that no matter which Li Yanzhi did, it would be a good thing for the people in the world.

This imperial edict was still to commend Li Yanzhi and Jia Yin his son and nephew, and ordered Li Yanzhi to go to Beijing to report his duties. After Li Yan directly ordered him to talk to Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and the Shangshangjian were accompanying him. Li Yanzhi asked, "The matter in the southeast has not yet been completed. Xu Xiang suddenly saw the summons. I wonder what urgent matter is it?"

Gao Gong pointed to the west - that was the direction of Nanjing - and said: "The new land tax is almost collected, and he is preparing to move north in batches. This is a major event related to the life and death of the court. The cabinet elders naturally have to discuss with the governor."

If he met someone else, Gao Gong might have to explain, but he just said to Li Yanzhi. Sure enough, Li Yanzhi said oh, and then he understood what Gao Gong was talking about!

Gao Gong said while observing Li Yanzhi's expression. Seeing that he was not in a hurry at all, he knew that Li Yanzhi was confident in this matter. He thought: "The Northern Transportation Caoyin is related to national affairs, and it is unlikely that he had never thought about this. Humph, maybe he is waiting for this matter." His idea was settled.

The Shangshang Jiancai came back from overseas and had not intervened in this matter yet, but he quickly understood the key points when he was distinguishing his face and observed the colors. He knew the division of labor among several disciples under Li Yanzhi, and thought to himself: "Feng Qi should be in charge of this matter."

Li Yanzhi was calm and smiled and said, "If it were something else, I should go to Beijing to discuss with Xu Xiang, but I can't go up to this matter - as soon as I go up, I'm afraid that Nanjing will take action soon."

Gao Gong knew what he said was reasonable, so he said, "Chen Simei has the heart to stand on the fence. Although the court comforted him, he did not respond, so he went to..."

Li Yanzhi laughed and said, "The news from the court is a bit late in this matter." After clapping his hands, Liu Xi sent a letter. Li Yanzhi took it and handed it to Gao Gong. The letter listed Yan Shifan's itinerary. In the past three months, Yan Shifan actually went to Huai'an three times. Then Liu Xi took out another letter and said, "Chen Simei has an aide named Liu Ang. This man has also been to Nanjing three times. Recently, this time it was half a month ago. He has not left after he arrived in Nanjing. Now I am afraid he is receiving it from the Supreme Emperor."

Gao Gong paired the two letters with a pair of times and found that Liu Ang went to Nanjing just a few days after Yan Shifan went to Huai'an. The meaning of this trip was already very obvious. Gao Gong couldn't help but slapped the table and shouted, "Chen Simei, this treacherous minister, dared to have an affair with Yan Shifan!" He shot the two letters and said, "How did the governor get this news?"

Li Yan smiled and said, "Yan Shifan is a ghost spirit, so I naturally have to keep an eye on it. As for Chen Simei, he stared at him because he was staring at Yan Shifan. I'm afraid there is such news from the Jinyiwei. Haven't Su Qing went there to inquire before going south?"

Gao Gong sighed and said, "If Chen Simei colluded with Beijing, the court would be in danger and the world would be in danger." He looked at Li Yan and said, "At this point, the only thing that can save my country and country in Ming Dynasty is the only governor!"

Li Yanzhi said helplessly: "I can't do anything. Chen Simei is the governor of the canal, I am the governor of the navy, and has a similar title. I take care of the sea, he takes care of the canals, and everyone does not violate the river water, so I can't take care of his."

Gao Gong smiled and said, "Why should the governor be too humble? This is a false sense of over humbleness. Chen Simei's jurisdiction is just an old yamen. Although he has power, he is not as good as the governor who wants soldiers and money? Now the governor just owes a name. As long as the imperial court sends an imperial edict, the governor wants to handle Chen Simei, but it doesn't take much effort at all."

Li Yan smiled and didn't touch him. Gao Gong suddenly said, "I heard that there are many ships under the command of the governor."

Li Yan nodded and said, "There are quite a lot."

Gao Gong said again: "I heard that the thousand-staff sea ship under the command of the governor went to Japan and was as dangerous as a barbarian in the South China Sea. Is there such a thing?"

"As long as you don't encounter a rare storm, it's not very difficult to go to Japan."

Gao Gong asked again: "What if you use this big ship with a thousand-feed to transport money and grain to Tianjin?"

"That's easier." Li Yan smiled and said, "It was something that the Yuan Dynasty did when transporting money and grain to Tianjin by sea. In recent years, the skills of shipbuilding in Southeast China have improved a lot compared to more than a hundred years ago. The route has been passed, so there is no difficulty."

"Since that's the case," Gao Gong stood up and said, "The court has another secret decree. Please ask the governor to retreat to the left and right and accept the decree."

Li Yanzhi was a little surprised and nodded to Zhang Juzheng, a merchandise manager. After the two of them left, he asked: "Suqing, where is the secret order?"

Gao Gong took out an imperial edict, held it in his palm, and weighed it and said, "When this secret edict was issued, Mr. Xu once told me to go to Shanghai to investigate the situation carefully and then decide whether to issue it. Although I have never seen the secret edict, I have guessed a few points when I figured out the current situation. Governor..." Gao Gong walked closer and said, "There is no third person here. Gao is brave enough to ask a question for the death of a taboo."

Li Yanzhi's eyes showed a look of surprise: "What do you mean by Su Qing? Why do you have to say so seriously?"

Gao Gong did not relax because Li Yanzhi said this, his face was still solemn, and he suppressed his voice very low: "Governor, Gao Gong dared to ask: If Caoyin is also in your hands, do you want to be Duke Zhou or Wang Mang?"

Li Yanzhi didn't expect Gao Gong to say this in front of him, and was stunned - but it wasn't pretending - after a while, he laughed: "It turns out that Beijing is worried about me."

Gao Gong said: "What's so funny about this? The soldiers who can fight in the world and the wealth that can be used in the world are almost in the hands of the governor. Next, let's see how the governor chooses."

Li Yan closed his smile and did not answer, just said: "The situation has developed so far, and it is actually not something that could be expected at the beginning."

He still couldn't see through Gao Gong's thoughts, and he didn't even know if Gao Gong said such a thing, because he had Xu Jie's secret will.

Gao Gong saw that although his face remained calm, his eyes were no longer as leisurely as before. He knew that this time, he had done it, and if he failed, he would not only have his life and worries immediately, but he would also have to be detrimental for thousands of years after his death. In fact, he was also gambling, whether it was a stinky or a stinky or a success or failure, but it was all in Li Yan's mind.

But Li Yanzhi didn't answer his words, and actually asked back: "Then Ruoyi Suqing, how should I choose?" (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in.qidian., more chapters, support the author and support genuine reading!) (To be continued)
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