Wu Zheng took Song An to Jiangnan College.

Of course I went to find his father Wu Bochang.

At this time, Wu Zheng wanted to find someone to talk to, but unfortunately, no one who could talk to him was around.

Song An is not the object of contributing to these things. Li Yong is obviously on Shi Lang's side, and his brother Zhang Huangyan is actually standing opposite him.

This made Wu Zheng very depressed.

Wu Zheng wanted to beat his father and chat to relieve his depression.

It is still a small courtyard, a bamboo forest, and a gentle breeze.

Stone table, stone bench, a pot of tea, fragrant and fragrant.

"You're right, they're really ganging together. At least, in this matter, they ganging together!"

Wu Bochang tasted the green tea and said this after listening to Wu Zheng's story.

Wu Zheng refused to recognize his father's affirmation.

"Dad means, are they opposing the child?" Wu Zheng didn't believe it. "Chen Mingxia is really not familiar with the child, but if Zhang Xuan was talking, Li Yong also opposes the child... The child really doesn't believe it, the father may be too worried."

Wu Bochang smiled slightly, "I didn't say Zhang Xuan, Li Yong and others were going to rebel against you... On the contrary, except Shi Lang himself, all those who disagree with you in this matter are loyal to you!"

Wu Zheng was confused when he heard this, "Dad's meaning... I can't understand!"

Wu Bochang slowly put down the tea bowl in his hand and pointed to the tea bowl in front of Wu Zheng, "This tea is good, it's your gift from Uncle Shen... If you think it's good, you can take some back when you leave later..."

"Dad!" Wu Zheng was a little impatient and urged.

Wu Bochang sighed, "Son, what you play for the officials is human nature, but what you play for the king is human heart!"

Wu Zheng frowned, he really didn't understand.

Wu Bochang shook his head and said, "No matter whether it is Chen Mingxia, Zhang Huangyan, Li Yong and others, even if it is Mao Xiang and Ma Shiying are in Hangzhou, no, even if your father-in-law is still alive, they will stand on Shi Lang's side in the matter today... forcing you to punish Wang Yilin seriously!"

"Why is this happening?" Wu Zheng really didn't understand. "Did these people have already secretly colluded with Shi Lang... This is wrong. Shi Yiliang is just a surrendered general and has always been incompatible with these sage successors. How could he be..."

Wu Bochang raised his hand and interrupted Wu Zheng and continued to speak.

"Son, although human nature is invisible, you can feel it. As long as you can feel it, you can be prepared and deal with it... But the human heart is the most changeable and untouchable thing... Even if you are yourself, you cannot really control your heart. This is the reason why one thought becomes a demon and one thought becomes a Buddha!"

"Dad wants to say that Chen Mingxia, Zhang Huangyan, Li Yong and others used it intentionally... and they used Shi Lang's mouth to force me to submit... or is it wrong, what use they forced me to...?"

That's true. In Wu Zheng's opinion, Chen Mingxia, Zhang Huangyan, Li Yong and others have already confirmed the status of the monarch and ministers with themselves. Moreover, the fact that they ascended the throne is now an open secret. It would be fine if these people were not rushing to show their loyalty, but why did they deliberately force themselves... Isn't this just a boring person?

Logically speaking, Wu Zheng ascended the throne was equivalent to a founding emperor. Comparing his strength with the founding emperor was that the birthday boy became hanged and was tired of living. This is also the reason why Wu Zheng couldn't understand.

Wu Bochang smiled slightly, "A crazy guy, don't you understand... Chen Mingxia, Zhang Huangyan, Li Yong and others are all two people with Shi Lang, but they just use Shi Lang's mouth to set a rule for you!"

When Wu Zheng heard this, he was so shocked that he made a big speech, setting rules for himself who was about to become the emperor?

Is this different from setting rules for cats by mice?

Wu Zheng shook his head vigorously, trying to get rid of this ridiculous idea.

Wu Bochang looked at his son's ignorance and sighed: "There is a Huangshi in the world, the king will serve the heavenly herders, and the ministers will serve the king and herders... The imperial power and the ministers will depend on each other and will restrict each other... When the imperial power is greater, the ministers will be less powerful. On the contrary, when the ministers are greater, the emperor will be like a puppet... After the eight-year Northern Expedition, your prestige is too great... No one with ambition will be willing to be one of the countless shadows behind you... Son, you must remember that they just want to be your ministers, but they are definitely not an obedient dog under you!"

Wu Zheng asked anxiously: "Dad means that they want to force me to make concessions to power with Shi Lang's affairs..."

Wu Bochang looked slightly and said, "...it's all the same. They don't want to target Wang Yilin, nor do they want to support Shi Lang... What they want is the military power in your hands!"

"Military power?" Wu Zheng pondered.

"Yes, military power." Wu Bochang poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip. "Who doesn't know that the military power is in your hands, and the cabinet is useless... If you don't follow your wishes, you can overturn the table at any time... What do you think can such a cabinet be? It is not even as good as the cabinet of the previous dynasty... How can you say that the prime minister's authority?"

"...Shi Lang's affairs gave them the opportunity to join in... Do you believe it or not, I can conclude that they must have never been connected with Shi Lang's affairs when he returned to Hangzhou?"

Wu Zheng asked subconsciously, "Why are Dad so sure?"

Wu Bochang sighed, "This is the heart of the people. When a common interest appears, they will quickly unite into an alliance without thinking... Son, can you tell why the kings are all lonely?"

Wu Zheng understood, really, and completely understood.

To be called a lonely person is not that the king is ruthless, but that the king is in opposition, and the good stories of the king and his ministers getting along with each other and supporting each other are all lies in the lie.

As long as power is involved in this world, it is a zero-sum game.

Between imperial power and prime minister power, except for certain specific times, the enemy is shared by the enemy, most of the time, they are tit-for-tat.

Chen Mingxia, Zhang Huangyan, Li Yong and others stood opposite to them in this matter. It was not that they had a strange intention to oppose themselves, nor that they pretended to be sleepy and were foolish, and they did not understand that although Wang Yilin was at fault, they would not die. It was because they thought of a problem at the same time. If they did not suppress the power in Wu Zheng's hands, then from the day when Wu Zheng ascended the throne, they, no, the officials in the world would be a dog under Wu Zheng's command.

Cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country and pacify the world. The ideal in the hearts of every scholar is also a lifelong pursuit, and no one wants to be a dog.

So, today's incident happened irreversibly.

There is no way to weaken Wu Zheng’s prestige in the hearts of the soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army than forcing Wu Zheng to do it himself and punish Wang Yilin.

And helping Shi Lang with one hand is equivalent to sending kindness to Shi Lang, and Shi Lang will naturally repay you in the future.

Another important point is that after Wu Zheng ascended the throne, it will be difficult to stay in the four cities like before, often appearing in front of soldiers. Then, once Wang Yilin's punishment is spread, it will be like a seed. As long as you sprinkle a little water, grass will begin to grow in people's hearts.
Chapter completed!