It was already dusk, and Qian Yuan walked under the eaves to find that it was drizzling outside. A servant came over to ask if he would have served the meal, and the guards around him drove him away.

The previous officials were only officials below the fourth rank. Xu Jie had lost his strength and had no face. The officials above the fourth rank who had reported themselves... Xu Jie was even more miserable.

Of course, the officials who were below the fourth rank were 40 or 50 this time, and the others were demoted. Most officials above the fourth rank were well-qualified and had backgrounds, but not many of them fell out.

However, it is worth mentioning that seven of the eight laws proposed in the Beijing Chase period can be demoted, and only one is that they must get out and cannot recover... That is, the reason why Xu Jiusi was driven away, she is old and sick.

Min Rulin, whose courtesy name was Shiwang and his pseudonym was Wutang. He was from Wucheng, Huzhou. He was a Jinshi in the 11th year of Jiajing. He was selected as a Shujishi. This person took the typical route of the Prime Minister. After completing his qualifications, the Hanlin Academy joined the Zhanshi Mansion. He served as the Right Zhongyun and Zuo Yude. He was also appointed as the Supervisor of the Imperial College. He was later promoted to the Minister of Personnel.

It is worth noting that Min Rulin has been walking behind Xu Jie. Xu Jie stepped down as the Imperial College Priest, Min Rulin took over, Xu Jie stepped down as the Minister of Personnel, and Min Rulin took over. Moreover, when Xu Jie gave lectures in Lingji Palace, Min Rulin was among them.

In the 33rd year of Jiajing, Min Rulin was promoted to the Minister of Rites in Nanjing. This was an important chess piece hidden by Xu Jie in Nanjing. It was far more important than Zhao Zhenji, who also entered the cabinet later.

But just the day before the end of the Beijing inspection, the Censorate had a censor who investigated Shiyi and impeached Min Rulin as old and sick, so he was unable to work, and was ordered to retire.

You should know that this is the Minister of Rites in Nanjing. Once Yan Song fails, he will be recalled to at least one six ministers in Beijing. Maybe the new emperor will be able to enter the cabinet even if he ascends the throne... Now he can only go home to retire miserably.

Min Rulin is not the only one who is unlucky.

Lu Shen, whose courtesy name is Rupei and his pseudonym was Shu'an, was from Xianning County, Shaanxi Province. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing. In the same year as Xu Jie, although he did not select Shuji, he had many positions and had rich experience in governing. After Zhang Jing of Jiajing was transferred from the Minister of Revenue of Nanjing to the Minister of War of Nanjing, Lu Shen took over as the Minister of Revenue of Nanjing.

Also the day before the end of the Beijing Procuratorate, the Censorate, all six departments had censors to investigate Shiyi, impeached Lu Shen for his old age, sickness and even lost his post, and was ordered to retire.

He lost two Nanjing Shangshu at one time. Xu Jie thought he would feel distressed to vomit blood and was sick... Min Rulin and Xu Jie were peers, Lu Shen was a young Jinshi, but only two years older than Xu Jie... Yan Song was about to be eighty!

Qian Yuan didn't care whether Xu Jie would vomit blood. What he considered was that Xu Jie's turtle was really superb.

Yan Song and his son may have forgotten that whether the power in the court is stable depends on how Emperor Jiajing looks at it.

In the view of Emperor Jiajing, political balance is the most important.

Under normal circumstances, Emperor Jiajing would not interfere in the political struggles of court officials, but once one side breaks the political balance, Emperor Jiajing would be unbearable.

Wasn’t Li Mo’s loss of power last year because he was too arrogant and overwhelming, overcoming Yan Song and Xu Jie and breaking the political balance?

The drizzle gradually became heavier. Qian Yuan took a few steps back, but did not return to the hall. He just stood behind the eaves and watched the rain. The wind with a little rain came towards him, which made Qian Yuan feel energetic.

Yan Song shouldn't be unwise, it should be Yan Shifan's hands... Qian Yuan thought in his heart, no wonder the historical books said that Emperor Jiajing hated Yan Donglou very much in his later years.

A few years after Yan Song's fall, Xu Jie may continue to be a turtle to win the sympathy of Emperor Jiajing, but this time there are so many positions free... If the Yan Party wins it, I am afraid that Yan Song's fall will be pushed forward.

Two soldiers wearing hats were surrounded by the screen wall of the gate in the distance. There was a guard here to greet him. Qian Yuan did not speak out and smiled bitterly in his heart. If there was no accident, his uncle Qian Zheng would have been able to go further this time.

The Tongzheng Envoy has been bedridden since June and July last year. The Tongzheng Division is mainly composed of Zuo Tongzheng Qian Zheng. This time, the Tongzheng Envoy was also resigned because of his age and illness... Logically speaking, Qian Zheng should have been in power, and neither Xu Jie nor Yan Song would be stopped.

"Young master, there is a military report, and the Japanese pirates attacked Xiaoshan."

Qian Yuan put his hands behind him, and the things in the capital were thousands of miles away, and he could not do anything... Maybe he had a chance to do something in the future, and the things in front of him were even more imminent.

"It's finally started." Qian Yuan murmured to himself. Although it was just a test and Xu Hai just wanted to use this to spy on the layout of the official army, the battle finally kicked off.

But Qian Yuan never expected that the prelude to the war would be opened in such an incredible way.

There was a mess inside and outside the Governor's Mansion. Several military horses without reins at the door neighed and raised their front hooves. Three more horses rushed over quickly, strangled the reins and turned over and dismounted, threw the waist card to the gatekeeper, and rushed in in a hurry in three or two steps.

"Shaoxing Military Daily."

The loud report interrupted the discussion. The messenger, who was wet all over his body, knelt on one knee and said loudly: "Yesterday, six hundred Japanese pirates attacked Haining and repelled under General Yu. They suddenly landed in Xiaoshan before dusk today, besieging Xiaoshan County, but retreated eastward."

"No obstacle." Mao Kun immediately looked at the map, "Liu Xian's two armies, one of them stationed in Yuyao and the other one stationed in Shaoxing."

Qian Yuan signaled the guard to hand over a rag. The messenger wiped his face and did not get up. He continued: "General Liu Shen sent out the military newspaper. Five hundred Japanese pirates landed from Lihai Station, killing hundreds of scattered officers and soldiers, and are attacking Sanshan Station."

Sanshan District and Lihai District are both important strongholds that protect Shanyin County. Since the war last year, they have fallen several times. Lihai District is fine, but Sanshan District cannot lose it. This place is only dozens of miles away from Shanyin.

Hu Zongxian and Zheng Ruozeng turned to look at Qian Yuan at the first time. The meaning was very obvious. The information would not be wrong, right?

More than a thousand Japanese pirates attacked at once, which is not a small number.

Qian Yuan shook his head, "Wait a little longer, don't worry."

To determine whether the Japanese pirates were invading everywhere and spy on the weaknesses of the official army, or to concentrate their main forces on a large-scale invasion as soon as possible, the key is to see how many places the invaded were. After all, all the main forces under Xu Hai were out, and only four or five thousand Japanese pirates were there, and many of them were surrounded by young and strong people, so Xu Hai did not dare to rashly divide his troops.

"The generals set out in the afternoon, and Liu Xian should have arrived in Shanyin," Hu Zongxian turned his head and ordered, "Let Liu Xian stay in the city, send more scouts to inquire, and keep the three mountain sites."

"In addition, a visit was sent to inquire about the news in Yuyao, Ningbo and Taizhou." Qian Yuan added.

Mao Kun nodded, held the pen for a while, Wang Yin put a big seal on it, put it in a bag of oil paper, and the messenger set off immediately.

Hu Zongxian pursed his lips and suddenly turned his head and said, "Weixi, be prepared and lead troops to support Shaoxing at any time. In addition, Zhifu, you will return to Jiaxing Prefecture early tomorrow morning to preside over the overall situation."

Qian Yuan glanced at Yu Dayou and felt a little strange... After today's discussion, Liu Xian, Tang Kekuan, Qi Jiguang, Tan Lun and others had already rushed back to their base, and only Yu Dayou, who was closest to Hangzhou Prefecture, did not leave.

I remember that in history, Japanese pirates fled into Fujian, and the imperial censors impeached them. Hu Zongxian blamed Yu Dayou. In this life, Hu Zongxian was quite close to Yu Dayou.

Just after eating some snacks at the Governor's Office to satisfy his hunger, Qian Yuan thought in his mind that he could not know whether Shaoxing's Office could be defended... Because he did not know that Liu Xian was also a famous anti-Japanese general in history, he was quite worried about him.

I have been waiting for a long time, such as Mao Kun and Zheng Ruozeng, and Hu Zongxian asked his servants to clean up a few guest rooms... On weekdays, the staff members lived in the former governor's office.

At this moment, the rushing sound of horse hooves made everyone's heart tight.

"What?!"

"Huzhou?!"

Everyone was shocked. It was incredible that the Japanese pirates could actually raise an army in Huzhou and even break through Nanxun Town.

Hu Zongxian sat down on the chair with his eyes blank... This was a big blow to him. The Japanese pirates quietly gathered thousands of people in Huzhou to conquer the city. What does this mean?

Either the army along the southeast coast were deemed nothing by the Japanese pirates, or Xu Hai had already left a backup plan in Huzhou last year... No matter which situation it was, it meant that Hu Zongxian's plan had failed, and he could hardly imagine what would happen to him.

Hu Zongxian's eyes fell on Yu Dayou. Huzhou was not under heavy troops, and the closest to Huzhou was Yu Dayou stationed in Jiaxing Prefecture.
Chapter completed!