Ni Yuanlu thought for a moment and said earnestly, "On the surface, it seems that it was Wang Zhixin who asked you to leave, but the real mastermind behind this may be someone else."

"who?"

Ni Yuanlu pointed his finger upwards and gently towards the sky.

Although he did not say it explicitly, he had already expressed his opinion implicitly.

After all, Chongzhen was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

When Fang Yuegong heard that Chongzhen was targeting him, he was a little overwhelmed.

Why did he resign from the position of Minister of Revenue?

There were both his own reasons and the coercion of Chongzhen.

After finally coming under the command of the crown prince, Chongzhen still did not let him go.

Ni Yuanlu saw Fang Yuegong's grievance, and he suddenly said, "Don't be sad, a blessing in disguise."

Fang Yuegong was stunned, "What do you mean?"

Ni Yuanlu smiled bitterly: "The authorities are the most confused! Think about it carefully!"

Fang Yuegong closed his eyes, took a deep breath and began to meditate.

Ni Yuanlu reminded quietly, "This is not one thing, but a series of things. The court first announced the mandatory implementation of currency reform, then His Majesty did not attend court for more than ten consecutive days, and then this happened to you."

"There is one more thing," Ni Yuanlu suddenly remembered: "According to the confession of the surrendered generals of the Jiannu, Shi Lang, a general under Zheng Zhilong, not only smuggled to the Jiannu, but also sent troops to help the Jiannu navy fight, and surrendered to the Jiannu after being defeated."

"Your Majesty did not detain Zheng Zhilong's son Zheng Chenggong for this. Instead, he allowed him to lead the navy back to Fujian."

After a long time, Fang Yuegong slowly opened his eyes.

He seemed to have figured it out, but also seemed not to have figured it out.

In order to confirm his thoughts, he looked at Ni Yuanlu: "You mean... Your Majesty wants to use the knife of currency reform to kill the heads of the gentry in Jiangnan?"

"What else?" Ni Yuanlu said with a wry smile.

Fang Yuegong continued to ask: "The game hasn't even started yet, why did you let me out so early?"

"Because you're the right age."

"What's the meaning?"

"This series of events will be completely over in five or six years at the longest, or two or three years at the shortest. By then, the court will be in chaos, and a cabinet chief who is both capable and experienced will be needed to turn the tide. You are the best choice."

"The current cabinet is fine. It's not my turn at all."

"No!" Ni Yuanlu shook his head: "The current cabinet is full of old and young people, and it is in a period of transition. Otherwise, His Majesty would not let you leave early."

"What about you? Why not you?"

"I'm three years older than you, so even if I'm qualified, I'm still behind you."

Fang Yuegong was silent for a long time, then raised his head and said, "I can go, but what about the prince?"

"Don't worry, Prince, I've got you."

"If things really develop to that point, I'm afraid you won't be able to protect yourself!"

"Haha!" Ni Yuanlu laughed bitterly again: "All of us are in His Majesty's chess game. Only His Majesty has the final say on who can leave the chessboard. You, I, and even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can do nothing about it!"

Fang Yuegong first looked up, then lowered his head and fell into a long silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Fang Yuegong asked softly, "What do you think will happen next?"

"It's hard to say what will happen specifically, but there are two things that will happen." Ni Yuanlu paused: "The first thing is that many officials will be promoted, transferred or even demoted."

"The second thing is that the government is becoming increasingly chaotic! Fujian will be in chaos, Nanjing will be in chaos, and Beijing will be in chaos, but the army that pacifies Liao will not be in chaos."

"Oh!" Fang Yuegong sighed weakly.

The two chatted for a long time before Ni Yuanlu got up and left.

In the evening of that day, Fang Yuegong lost the qualification to enter the imperial city to meet the prince.

And I was told that I could not leave Nanjing for the time being.

The next morning, Zhu Cilang recorded the incident in detail and sent it to the capital in the name of a family letter according to Ni Yuanlu's method.

Alluding to the emperor is a serious crime.

However, Zhu Cilang did not dare to convict Fang Yuegong privately and could only ask Chongzhen for instructions.

Of course...

On the surface, it was to ask Chongzhen how to deal with Fang Yuegong.

In fact, he was trying to find out about Chongzhen's situation.

If Chongzhen was really ill, he would have to be prepared to return to the capital at any time.

On August 15th, Chongzhen received the letter.

After Wang Chengen finished reading the contents of the letter, he concluded: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked you how to deal with Fang Yuegong!"

Chongzhen stood on the bed and replied calmly: "Don't pay any attention to it!"

Wang Chengen asked, "Should we ignore Fang Yuegong?"

"Wrong! You don't have to pay attention to the prince. Just leave his letter on the table. You don't have to reply."

Wang Chengen was startled by Chongzhen's cold tone and bowed hastily: "I obey your order."

"Also," Chongzhen said coldly, "from today on, you have to try to approve memorials on your own. If you can, I will leave the approval work to you for a long time in the future."

"This is absolutely not possible, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen was almost frightened to death.

He knelt on the ground, trembling all over, and kowtowed repeatedly: "I am only a eunuch in charge of writing in the Imperial Household Department, I would never do such a thing."

"I don't doubt your loyalty," Chongzhen consoled him, "I have my reasons for making this arrangement, please don't ruin my plans."

Wang Chengen continued to kowtow and said, "But I have no talent or knowledge. Reviewing those memorials by myself will only ruin the country's affairs."

Chongzhen smiled and said, "All the memorials you saw have the cabinet's draft. They are all the top talents in the Ming Dynasty. With them checking in front, it's hard for you to make mistakes!"

Wang Chengen still didn't dare to agree.

He reminded him seriously: "Lord Fan is indeed cautious in his work, and his proposals are rarely rejected. But Your Majesty, you promised Lord Fan that you would let him return home in glory before the end of the year. If the cabinet is in turmoil by then, I'm afraid..."

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