Chapter 2483 The word Gui is a gray snake thread curled with grass, and the pulse is thousands of miles long.
Lu Song knew very well that Long Jinwei was no longer the Long Jinwei of twenty years ago, and he was no longer Gu Cheng.
Long Jinwei's current position is very embarrassing.
Theoretically, it should be a royal private spy agency, but Emperor Yonglong's coma and inability to see things for several years caused Long Jinwei to lose his allegiance and had to rely on the cabinet.
But when Emperor Wan Tong ascended the throne, he regarded himself as a lackey of the cabinet, and promoted Gu Cheng to the throne to give himself a platform, and even to drain his own power.
From the perspective of Emperor Wan Tong, it was true that he wanted to take back control of the Dragon Guard from the cabinet, but it was based on the premise of stepping into the mud.
This is something Lu Song cannot accept.
He, Lu Song, is not alone either.
There is also a huge interest group behind him. There is also a huge interest group within and even outside the Dragon Guard.
If you fall, it means the collapse of this front and the total loss of everyone's interests.
But Lu Song also knew that relying on a large institutional group such as the cabinet or even civil servants was not the way out for Long Jinwei.
In that case, any civil servant with a little power can point fingers at the Dragon Guard, and the Dragon Guard's secret control power and deterrence will slowly and irreversibly collapse.
This is unacceptable to any commander of the Dragon Guard.
In a sense, Lu Song is actually more willing to accept the command arrangements of the chief assistant alone.
In this way, the chief assistant replaced the emperor as the sole master of the Dragon Guard, and even became richer in resources in all aspects.
But it is obvious that the chief minister, as the head of civil servants, is unwilling to do so.
These civil servants seem to be psychologically unwilling to accept the Long Jinwei, and are more willing to use the Long Jinwei as a marginal but useful institution.
Lu Song has come into contact with many important cabinet ministers, and without exception, they all have this inexplicable hatred for Long Jinwei.
Or to put it in their own words, it is more like a kind of moral obsessive-compulsive disorder, as if cooperating with the Dragon Guard has somewhat tarnished their innocence.
No matter how well they hide it, Lu Song can still feel the contempt and disgust.
Once you have this kind of antipathy in your heart, Lu Song thinks it will be difficult to truly cooperate.
The only one who can discuss cooperation with an attitude of appreciation and recognition is Xiao Feng Xiu Zhuan and Xiao Feng Supervisor.
This feeling also made Lu Song feel amazing.
A civil servant in his early twenties who was a scholar and a Hanlin Academy scholar, but he had a favorable eye for Long Jinwei. All his teachers and friends were civil servants. Perhaps the only difference was his family background.
He was born into a martial noble in the border area, his father was very influential in the military, and his family was very influential in the border town. Coupled with the growing momentum of little Governor Feng, from Lu Song's perspective from the Tian family, The possibility of becoming a powerful minister in the future is very high.
Of course this is only a possibility, but it is expected that Feng Ziying will become a very strong first assistant in the future.
Powerful ministers pose a great threat to the Tian family, and they will also destroy the civil service system. Perhaps the only people they like or support are the military men.
What about the Dragon Guard?
For Long Jinwei, the best thing is to have a strong emperor, and again a relatively weak emperor, but with strong servants in the inner palace to rely on, but judging from the current situation, both of them have opportunities. Slim.
The Cabinet will not allow either situation to occur.
The first situation is that there are no clues about the heirs of Emperor Yonglong, and the heir of Emperor Wan Tong, the one who has been debated about the position of crown prince, seems too gentle and gentle, and does not look like a generation of heroes.
The second situation may have occurred in the Qianming Dynasty, but Zhou Dynasty suppressed the inner palace system very severely, making it almost impossible.
If these two possibilities are ruled out, Long Jinwei would be happy to see a powerful official succeed. After all, there is a thin line between a powerful official and a yellow robe.
But if a powerful minister wants to take this step, he must have the support of military power.
As a pure civil servant, no matter how powerful and prestige you are, it will not help. Once you take the final step, your moral authority will collapse and you will be questioned and challenged. The power of civil servants is often based on this, and Warriors are not.
But the Feng family, or in other words Little Governor Feng, seems to have this possibility.
This is also an issue that Lu Song feels needs to be seriously considered.
From what I can see, Emperor Wan Tong will not recognize and accept him when he has Gu Cheng, unless he wants to be a peace officer and asks to go, but can he leave now?
But if he reveals the information he has to Feng Ziying, Feng Ziying will inevitably take action against the Third Family Army and the Beijing Camp. There will inevitably be another turmoil in Beijing, and Emperor Wan Tong will probably hate him even more. What he is facing The pressure will also increase.
Sometimes something cannot be had both ways, and Lu Song also knew that he could no longer gain the approval of Emperor Wan Tong. When Emperor Wan Tong chose Gu Cheng and began to win over and divide Long Jinwei, the two sides were already irreconcilable.
In this case, he had no choice. However, given that the civil servants in the cabinet treated Long Jinwei like a chamber pot, Lu Song had always been very conflicted in his heart.
But now that Feng Ziying is a character that can be cooperated with, Lu Song also wants to have in-depth contact with Feng Ziying, explore the other party's background, and see if the foundation of cooperation is solid.
In addition, he also needs to think carefully about the prospects of Feng Ziying and even Feng Tang in the next few years.
A minister of the Ministry of War is not enough to protect Long Jinwei once he encounters a crisis or difficulty. Or, at the very least, he must be the Minister of the Ministry of War, or even a cabinet minister.
Lu Song also knew very well that he should not place too much hope on Feng Ziying.
After all, Feng Ziying is too young. If Feng Ziying was thirty-four years old now, he felt that he could bet on the opponent.
But the other party is only twenty-four now, so he is too young.
Of course, his father Feng Tang's strength in the military can be regarded as a compensation for Feng Ziying's age disadvantage, but similarly, his status as a warrior will also be reduced.
Lu Song fell into deep thought.
This may be a difficult but crucial decision that I have to make after a lot of ups and downs in the past few years.
Although this initial speculation and testing does not mean that there is no room for a U-turn, Lu Song knows that this choice will become narrower and narrower. Looking at it, there will even be no choice.
The only thing I hope for is that the other party can really live up to my expectations, and be a hero worthy of cooperation or the next step of surrender, rather than a mere minister. Even if the process is longer and longer, it is still worth it.
If it is the latter, even if he dies without a burial place, I am afraid that Long Jinwei will also become a dust in history.
After receiving the news from Captain Long, Feng Ziying was also a little surprised.
What's the meaning?
Isn’t this what it should be?
Why is Long Jinwei so solemn? Even Lu Song himself wants to meet him?
It's not that I can't meet Lu Song, but it seems that the one who can make Lu Song come forward in person should be at least a character like Li Sancai. Even Zhang Huaichang seems to be a little weak.
According to past rules, Lu Song was only responsible to the emperor, but now Emperor Wan Tong seemed to have other ideas.
Gu Cheng, who appeared as the minister of the Dragon Guard, was very active, which led to some signs of wavering in the entire Dragon Guard.
But Lu Song's efforts in the past ten years were not in vain. In the past ten years, both the North and South Zhenfusi and the local Longjingwei had been under Lu Song's control.
Even though Gu Cheng still has some old connections within the Dragon Guard, it is not easy to pull them over.
Precisely because the current situation of Long Jinwei was a bit chaotic, Feng Ziying was not at ease, so he had to specifically check the intelligence channels. However, the news that Lu Song was willing to meet him still surprised Feng Ziying.
“Wen Yan, what do you mean by Lu Song?” Feng Ziying was a little unsure.
"To be honest, some of my subordinates, some monks Zhang Er, are confused. The purpose of your message is very clear, which is to understand the recent movements of the Shangsanqin Army and the main military officers of the Beijing Camp. According to the usual practice, Long Jinwei is under surveillance. Just send the records and analysis opinions. Even if you feel that the Ministry of War's request is a bit out of line, just report it to the cabinet for approval. This is routine executive intelligence. It was unexpected for Lu Song to meet with such a 'high profile'."
Wang Wenyan was also thinking, "Long Jinwei has been messed up by Gu Cheng recently. It is indeed a bit chaotic, but basically Pan Lu Song is still in control. The identity of this minister is a bit baffling, but the cabinet is not satisfied with the emperor's behavior." It's not good to react too much. Originally, Long Jinwei was a royal guard, and his status as a minister was to serve as an adviser. It was an informal official title, but it also represented the emperor's intention, so it still caused a lot of trouble to Lu Song... "
“Your Majesty is planning to attack from all sides and defeat them all.” Feng Ziying chuckled, “In other words, if there are dates but no dates, there will be no loss even if you don’t succeed.”
“You can’t say that. If you fail after using a few tricks, no one will believe you, which will greatly damage your prestige.” Wang Wenyan shook his head.
“Huh, no need, no matter how prestigious you are, why don’t you sit back and wait for death?” Feng Ziying’s words made Wang Wenyan look sideways, “Sir, be careful what you say.”
“Haha, it’s a joke, it’s just a joke.” Feng Ziying waved her hand, “Tell me about Lu Song’s intention.”
"It's hard to judge, but it is very likely that Lu Song also feels that his current situation is not good and hopes to seek external support to maintain his position." Wang Wenyan's judgment is relatively accurate, "He needs to counterattack Gu Cheng's little moves. Otherwise, he will face increasing challenges and pressure within the Dragon Guard, and there must be many people within the Dragon Guard watching his performance."
“Then he should go find Ye Fang.” Feng Ziying frowned.
“I’m afraid Ye Fang may not be willing to take action, or...” Wang Wenyan stopped talking.
(End of this chapter)