Fight for a breath

Huguang Chaling

Since Li Dongyang resigned from the position of chief minister of the cabinet, he returned to his hometown and opened an academy, named Dongyang Academy, where he lived his life teaching and educating people, and he was quite happy with it.

In the thatched cottage at the back of Dongyang Academy, Li Dongyang personally cooked tea to welcome the guests. As an old friend came from afar, he treated himself with all due etiquette.

Li Dongyang, Liu Jian, Xie Qian!

Li Gongmou, Liu Gongdan, Xie Gongyou talked!

The three people who once dominated the officialdom and guided the country reunited again after many years.

After pouring a cup of tea for Liu Jian and Xie Qian, Li Dongyang smiled and said, "How come these two wise brothers are here when you are not assisting His Majesty Hongzhi in the Hongzhi Dynasty?"

Liu Jian and Xie Qian were also among the three cabinet giants who were suppressed by Zhu Houzhao. After the integration of the Sixteenth Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Jian and Xie Qian went to the Hongzhi Dynasty and were promoted and promoted by the Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youtang. Only Li Dongyang stayed here.

Now that Liu Jian had returned from Xie Qian, he did not go to see Zhu Houzhao, but instead came to see him secretly. If there was no conspiracy involved, Li Dongyang would not believe it anyway.

"We haven't seen each other for many years, but Brother Li is still as thoughtful and considerate as ever."

Liu Jian and Xie Qian looked at each other and said sternly: Brother Li and I have been close friends for many years. In front of you, I will not be confused. Has Brother Li ever heard of King An?"

Li Dongyang's heart moved and he said calmly: "His Majesty Hongzhi's youngest son is now your Majesty's biological brother. Even though I am in the mountains, I have heard of him."

Taiwu Continent is adjacent to Hongzhi Continent, so news spreads the fastest, and everyone has already known that Emperor Hongzhi has a new son.

Xie Qianyi gave some guidance.

After some verbal exchanges, Li Dongyang had already concluded that King An, whom he had never met before, was also a man who was uneasy with the status quo. Liu Jian and Xie Qian might have become his guest.

"Brother Li, are you really willing to live in his shadow your whole life?"

"But how did he treat us after he came to power? He was kicked out of the court one after another, leaving us no face at all."

Li Dongyang was still indifferent and asked: "Two wise brothers want to fight for a while, but have you ever thought about whether King An can beat that one?"

To put it bluntly, they didn't care much about whether King An could ascend to the throne. It was all secondary. They mainly wanted to use King An to make Zhu Houzhao suffer some losses and give themselves a vent.

Once that day comes, the Hongzhi Dynasty will definitely bear the brunt. Zhu Houzhao is the son of Emperor Hongzhi, so it is natural for him to take over the Hongzhi Dynasty.

After drinking all the tea in the cup, Liu Jian thanked him and stood up to leave.

Li Dongyang took a deep look at the two of them and flatly refused: "No need. In today's world, there are many outstanding people. With my little knowledge, I'm afraid I can't teach His Highness Prince An too much, so I won't show off my shame."

Although he didn't like that Zhu Houzhao put profit first in everything he did and was ruthless, he always believed that Zhu Houzhao was his most proud student. Without Zhu Houzhao's drastic efforts to change, how could the Taiwu Dynasty be among the top three before the Sixteenth Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty.

Li Dongyang savored the fragrance of the tea in the cup and said lightly: "I have no intention of getting involved in royal affairs. I just want to spend the rest of my life in the mountains and wilderness."

Before they even started, Li Dongyang concluded that they couldn't defeat Zhu Houzhao, and they didn't believe that Zhu Houzhao could still be an undefeated god.

Before Xie Qian finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Dongyang: "I have many disciples in my life, but the most proud student is your Majesty."

Unexpectedly, they were taught a lesson by Li Dongyang in turn, and both of them felt extremely unhappy about this.

"Brother Xie and I support King An. We have no other ideas, we just want to compete for a living."

"We have different paths and we don't want to conspire against each other. Since Brother Li doesn't want to be tainted with right and wrong, we won't bother you too much and take our leave."

If it had been anyone else who had been the mentor of the two emperors, I am afraid that he would have been unable to bear it and agreed to it. But Li Dongyang was a person who was once a very popular minister and had power over the government and the public. If you want to impress him, it is difficult to impress him.

"Wang An, is he comparable to Taizu, Taizong, or comparable to Xingzong, Renzong, and Xuanzong?"

Xie Qian is indeed eloquent, and the meaning revealed in his words is very tempting.

Xie Qian wanted to persuade him again, but was stopped by Liu Jian.

"Since the Sixteenth Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, the Taiwu Dynasty has become more and more powerful, even competing with Emperor Taizu Hongwu and Emperor Taizong Yongle."

"Talk about the books of saints and sages with my disciples, go out for an outing in your spare time, and travel around the mountains and rivers. This is enough."

"Brother Li."

"Brother Li taught His Majesty Taiwu's talents and strategies, which are so powerful throughout the world. If he can teach King An, one day His Highness King An will inherit the legacy of His Majesty Hongzhi. Brother Li will serve as the emperor's tutor for two times. It will be a good story if it spreads."

Liu Jian and Xie Qian were depressed. They came here to win over Li Dongyang, use Li Dongyang's reputation to help King An ascend to the throne, and then fight with Zhu Houzhao, who had played with them, to give themselves a voice.

Liu Jian and Xie Qian were speechless. Although King An was quite talented, he was not on the same level as the Five Dragons who founded the Ming Dynasty.

He didn't want to get involved in King An's attempts at wooing him. He had spent his entire life ups and downs in the officialdom and enjoyed his power and position, so there was no need to cause trouble for himself anymore.

In one sentence, he made his position clear. He would never get involved with King An.

"Prince An is generous and benevolent by nature. Brother Li, why don't you think about it again."

He has never met King An, but one thing he knows very well is that no matter how hard King An tries, he will never be able to defeat his ruthless student. If he inherits the power of the Hongzhi Dynasty, does his student not exist?

"Since the beginning of his rise to power, have you ever seen him fail? He suppressed all forces and competed with the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. He has never suffered a loss."

"Both King An and His Majesty Hongzhi may not be his opponents. If you try to arm-wrestle with him, you will only end up getting yourself involved."

There was a bit of anger in his words. King An was kind and generous, in other words, Zhu Houzhao was cruel and unkind. The hidden meaning in Liu Jian's words made him very unhappy.

"If Brother Li can help me, King An may not be able to do anything."

"His Royal Highness Prince An is intelligent and studious, and has the style of a benevolent monarch. He specially invited the two of us to act as lobbyists. He wants to take Brother Li as his disciple. What do you think of Brother Li?"

Initially, they were called Zhishi, but in reality they were kicked out of the court. Both of them were holding back their anger and couldn't let it out.

The person who knows Zhu Houzhao best in the world, besides Wang Yangming, is none other than Li Dongyang. He has long seen through that Zhu Houzhao's ambitions cannot be contained by the Taiwu Dynasty, and sooner or later he will attack other dynasties.

Speaking of this, Liu Jian stopped pretending and revealed all the resentment hidden in his heart:

"When he first ascended to Dabao, without the three of us supporting him, the world would have been in chaos."

Looking at his two old friends, Li Dongyang really couldn't bear to see them go to a dead end, and he advised them sincerely: "Two wise brothers, listen to my advice and stop as soon as possible. You guys can't fight him."

Since you can't persuade Li Dongyang, you should leave quickly. If someone from Dongchang or Jinyiwei spies on you, you will be in trouble!

"please."

Li Dongyang did not persuade the two of them to stay, but looked up at the sky and sighed: "The rain is about to come, the wind is filling the building!"

King An was restless, and Zhu Houzhao was a strong and domineering master. Once the wind started blowing, it would bring about the beginning of a killing spree.
Chapter completed!