The snow in the capital is more frequent than in previous years, with large flakes falling from the gray sky, and streets, city towers, houses and lakes are shrouded in heavy snow.

In the square in front of the Xiyuan Palace Gate, a team came to the palace gate and stopped. A young man in a first-class crimson official uniform walked out of the sedan chair and slowly walked into the palace gate.

Lin Weiran broke the original rhythm of life today and could no longer sit still in the Ministry of War. After simply handling a small number of important affairs of the Ministry of War, he arrived here.

Although many people already know that Jiajing is seriously ill, no one knows how serious Jiajing is to and whether he can survive this winter.

But he was clearer than anyone else. The Ming Dynasty has not been forty-six years since Jiajing, and this emperor could no longer squeeze the blood and sweat of the people to build a palace for him.

Lin Weiran was wearing thick official boots and stepped on the snow that had not yet been swept away. He immediately made a squeak, but he looked ahead with deep eyes and walked along the palace road towards Wuyi Palace.

Fights in the court always exist! Especially when you come to this critical moment, you may fall into the abyss if you are not careful, so you should be more careful and vigilant.

Of course, everything is a coexistence of risks and opportunities. This time may not be a big opportunity, but it requires him to seize the opportunity and reach out and seize it tightly.

Wuyi Palace seems to be much more idle recently. Since the news of the emperor's critical illness has spread to the outside world, if officials from the six departments have no major issues, they will not dare to run here.

Of course, it is approaching the end of the year, except for the Ministry of Revenue who is still worried about the money, there are not many things that other government agencies need to deal with urgently.

Although Lin Qingran was dressed very thickly, when he walked to this Wuyi Hall, which was like an ice cave, he felt cold. This place was far from the comfortable and warm sign-in room of the Ministry of War.

It’s not that Gao Gong has always liked to run home recently. If it weren’t for the fact that Jiajing was about to fail, he would definitely not want to come here to suffer, let alone work here.

"I will kill you!"

As soon as he walked to the door of the duty room, he heard a roar full of anger from the next door, but he could hear the loud voice coming from Gao Gong, but walked into his duty room with a wry smile.

Although Gao Gong is always arrogant, after spending time together for a long time, he feels that such people are better at dealing with them. Everything about this kind of person is reflected in his face, unlike Xu Jie and Yan Song who are colluding with each other, but in the end he stabs the "his own people".

Lin Qingran sat down in front of the desk. Not only did he feel the coldness of the chair surging up, but a cold wind blew in unstoppablely at the door, which made him so cold that he also took a breath of air conditioning, and his thighs couldn't help but shake slightly.

"Teacher, your tea!" Chen Jingbang picked up the hot tea and hurried in, and handed it to the tea ceremony respectfully.

The officials in the Ming Dynasty also changed frequently. As the Imperial College Priest Wang Tong and Hanlin Secretary Li Yong left their posts, the line of Cichen also made a series of adjustments.

Zhang Juzheng, the Imperial College Supervisor, served as the bachelor of Hanlin Academy, served as the tutor of the Imperial College, served as the tutor of the Imperial College, served as the tutor of the Imperial College, served as the tutor of the Imperial College, served as the tutor of the Imperial College, served as the tutor of the Imperial College, and Zhang Siwei, served as the tutor of the Hanlin Academy.

Since Zhang Siwei no longer serves as Si Shilang, it is necessary to find a Hanlin official to fill it out here, and Lin Weiran recommended Hanlin editor Chen Jingbang to serve as Si Shilang.

When Lin Qingran saw that the hot tea was coming at the right time, he picked up the tea cup and asked lightly: "Mr. Wang (Chen Jingbang's name), do you know why Mr. Gao Ge was so angry?"

"Teacher, please see, this is what I copied secretly earlier!" Chen Jingbang seemed to be ready, and immediately handed a piece of paper respectfully and said.

His future was already firmly bound to Lin Weiran, and he also knew that his mission to serve as Si Shilang was not about experience, but more about being a teacher.

When Xu Jie asked him to give the memorial to Li Chunfang, he used his extraordinary talent to memorize the content of the memorial and just took a look at the content of the memorial and wrote it out.

Lin Qingran nodded with satisfaction, immediately put down the teacup to check, but saw it: "Hu Yingjia, the minister of the Ministry of Education, reported:... At the beginning of Gong's regent, he took Zhilu as a pass, moved his home outside Xi'an Gate, and returned home at night. Your Majesty was a little disagreeing, and Gong immediately sent Zhilu objects outside. I don't know what Gong's intention is. However, I have heard that Gong had no son, and went home to have sex with his wives and concubines all day, but I don't know the truth!"

The palace gates in the three directions of the imperial city are named: Xi'an Gate, Dong'an Gate and Bei'an Gate. Since the west of the Forbidden City is Xiyuan, the location of Xi'an Gate is northerly, and it is actually the west gate of Xiyuan.

Not long after entering the pavilion, Gao Gong moved his home outside Xi'an Gate. It is undoubtedly very convenient for traveling back and forth between homes, and he can even walk back home without even having to take a sedan chair.

Because the cabinet is cold and the land is frozen, and Gao Gong is often in charge of Xiyuan, he runs home diligently during the day, so this practice is naturally beyond reproach.

But no matter how ordinary a behavior falls into the eyes of the censor, it will be a lot of faults that can be picked out from it.

Gao Gong is now fifty-two years old, but his son and three daughters died prematurely, especially his third daughter died at the age of fourteen or five three years ago, which caused the population of Gao’s mansion to wither.

Hu Yingjia, no matter what it means to sprinkle salt on the wound, you moved your home outside Xi'an Gate and ran home often during the day. Shouldn't you go home and be busy "creating people"?

This is why Hu Yingjia pointed the finger at the cabinet minister Gao Gong this time. These actions of impeaching Gao Gong were "debt of duty" and "disloyalty".

After Lin Qingran learned the whole story, he couldn't smile bitterly on his face. No wonder Gao Gong was so angry just now. This time, Hu Yingjia really offended Gao Gong to death in order to get to power and to please Xu Jie.

But whether it is not recognized, it is no wonder that Jiajing would stop the conversation at the beginning. If these censors were allowed to play their own way, no one in the court would be clean, and no one dared to do practical things for the people.

However, this memorial to impeach Gao Gong came a little late. Now Jiajing is so sick that he can't eat for several days. How could he deal with Gao Gong's matter?

Even if Xu Jie holds a grudge against Gao Gong, he will not dare to take risks at this time. After all, Jiajing cannot just listen to Xu Jie's one-sided words. Once things get into trouble, Xu Jie will not be able to take it.

The most important thing is that this kind of impeachment lacks evidence. It would be fine if Jiajing could survive this winter, but if the Ming Dynasty wanted to change the dynasty, then Gao Gong would naturally immediately "remake the wronged and cleared" in the new dynasty.

As soon as he thought of this, Lin Qingran handed the paper back to Chen Jingbang for processing, and picked up the teacup that had changed from heat to warm, but found that he had to wear more clothes when he turned back.

"Teacher, Hu Yingjia has another memorial to impeach you!" Chen Jingbang took the paper and stuffed it back into his sleeve, and then carefully reported it.

Lin Weiran stopped drinking tea and looked surprised and raised his head, "He dares to impeach me, why did he impeach me?"

"The impeachment of the teacher's method of raising military salaries for the Datong Army was suspected of raising soldiers and respecting themselves!" Chen Jingbang said bitterly in response to Lin Qingran's inquiring gaze.

The entire officialdom praised the teacher for his ability to make stones into gold, especially the unique "Tibetan word auction", which was talked about by the world. It can be said that he raised 50,000 taels of silver for the Ming Dynasty by his own efforts.

But just that, the officials and officials still had to be nitpicked, and even put the teacher on the hat of "not planning to make plans".

Lin Qingran took a sip of tea and said calmly: "This matter cannot be caused. I am afraid that Master Xu will not dare to let me get out of the wild with this matter!"

This is naturally not a blind confidence. Since he wanted to solve the problem of Datong military service through that method, he had naturally considered all aspects of the problem.

His motive was due to helplessness, because Xu Jie insisted on allocating silver to build the Guyu Hall, and the method he adopted did not have any problems such as bribery, and there was no inappropriateness at all.

If this matter really starts, the people below will blame Xu Jie more, and Jiajing will definitely not punish him, the cabinet minister who can make up for the blame, so Hu Yingjia's move will not work at all.

"Teacher, he still..." Chen Jingbang looked at Lin Qingran with complicated eyes and said hesitantly.

Lin Weiran's heart moved slightly and asked curiously: "What else has he impeached me?"

In the current Ming Dynasty, Xu Jie, the chief assistant, has been motivating to open up the channels of speech. These jurists are much more active than before. With the right to report on the news, they no matter what real evidence they rely on, they will swear to death when they get the opportunity.

Like Shen Kun, the top scholar in the 20th year of Jiajing, during the period when Japanese pirates were at their peak, he paid for his own money to train the local soldiers to fight against the Japanese, and achieved remarkable results. With the recommendation of Li Sui, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing, the court promoted Shen Kun to the Imperial College for sacrificial wine.

However, Lin Run, who was the censor of Nanjing at the time, listed ten major crimes for Shen Kun: killing innocent people indiscriminately, abusing lynching, killing good people to commit merit, counterfeiting official documents, using public property for private use, seizing houses, digging people's graves, selling private salt, etc.

This top scholar who was accused of fighting against the Japanese and was about to take up the Imperial College for priests, became the unforgivable person in the mouth of these censors of the Tao and eventually died in prison.

Lin Qingran had already seen clearly what kind of people the current censors were. He was not afraid, but was more curious about what crimes they had inscribed on him.

"Disciple, I dare not say it!" Chen Jingbang swallowed and spitted, and said with restraint.

Although he was still older than Lin Qingran, in this era of heaven, earth, kingdom, relatives and teachers, Lin Qingran was especially a Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, so he always regarded Lin Qingran as an "elder".

Lin Qingran took another sip of tea, but was not afraid of being skewed, and said indifferently: "It's just some false slander. I dare not say anything, I can stand it!"

"He said that the second wife is serving the property at home now, but you still refuse to take charge of the Xiyuan every day. This is unfaithful! I am eager to return home every day, but in fact..." Chen Jingbang said a paragraph, and then suddenly stopped swallowing.

Lin Weiran was naturally disdainful of this unfaithful impeachment, so he said lightly: "Did he say I am hiding a sweetheart in the golden house, or am I just as eager to go back and create a person like Gao Gong?"

The reason why he went home every day was that as the Minister of War, it was not appropriate for him to stay in the palace. It was just that no matter what normal behavior he did, it immediately turned into "unfaithful and unfilial" behavior when he fell into the eyes of these censors.

"No, I said you were secretly raising ** at home! I said that the emperor is ill in the dragon body, but you are looking for fun at home every night. This is a way to be a minister!" Chen Jingbang revealed in a low voice.

Lin Qingran put down the teacup heavily, and some tea scattered on the table, but an inexplicable anger surged in his heart. He suddenly raised his head and asked for verification: "He really impeached me like this?"

Although raising ** is not a sin in this era, and even some officials have this preference, as a normal man, especially the Three Good Young People with the correct values ​​of later generations, cannot accept this slander.

He finally understood why Gao Gong had just reacted so much. Gao Gong's heart disease was undoubtedly that people in their fifties still had no children, but were slandered so much.

"Teacher, students dare not make up the fabrication. This matter is absolutely true. That memorial is on Mr. Li's office desk!" Chen Jingbang explained carefully when he saw that the teacher who had always been as stable as a mountain.

Lin Weiran took out a white handkerchief and wiped the tea from his hand, but said with a gloomy face: "Ge Lao Xu really has a good dog. Now anyone dares to bite it!"

"Teacher, I wish my disciples bluntly said that Hu Yingjia and Master Xu are very close, Master Xu may be covering him!" Chen Jingbang hesitated for a moment, and reminded him seriously.

Lin Qingran naturally knew this, but said lightly: "Now that the censor of Kedao has gathered together, it is really hard to attack him alone as a teacher, and I cannot distract myself from such a villain!" After a pause, he reminded him seriously: "Please help me record this matter and remind me at the appropriate time!"

"Insulting my teacher means insulting me, and my disciples will definitely not forget it!" Chen Jingbang immediately bowed.

Lin Qingran actually didn't take Hu Yingjia seriously, but the most important thing now is the Wanshou Palace. Although he is very angry now, he does not intend to distract himself.

At noon, Xu Jie returned from Wanshou Palace.

Earlier, the six ministers of the Ministry of Justice were like blind people, so they always focused on the ministers. However, as Jiajing fell ill, the ministers of the Ministry of Justice were also like blind people and had no idea about the situation in Wanshou Palace.

Everyone knows that the emperor has not appointed a crown prince now, and even adheres to the principle of "two dragons do not meet each other", he does not know that Jiajing has not even enthroned the queen.

Although the young Shou Concubine who had played with the original Yongshou Palace was quite favored, the Western Garden was still "outside the palace", and Shou Concubine came here to take care of Jiajing. Instead, Huang Jin and Xu Jie were always with the emperor.

With Xu Jie's return, the four cabinet ministers also came to the cabinet ministers' conference hall.

Xu Jie, wearing a python robe, sat on the head seat, his whole face looked frowning, and he took a sip of tea slowly before saying, "The holy body is not safe. At present, our ministers should put stability first. You must handle the affairs of the six ministries well. You must not be in chaos at this time!"

"Yes!" Li Chunfang and others also responded seriously.

Gao Gong seemed most anxious and immediately asked, "Master Yuan Fu, I wonder what the emperor's body is now?"

"It's hard to say now. I'm taking medicine according to the prescription prescribed by the imperial physician. I just hope that the emperor can pass this level like last year!" Xu Jie shook his head slowly, then bowed to the sky with tears in his eyes.

this……

Although everyone has their own sources of information and knows that Jiajing's health is worrying, and it is likely that he can't survive this winter, and even the deadline is just these few days, these are ultimately a rumor.

But now, the "official news" given by Xu Jie is "the dragon body is worrying". Their cabinet ministers can only continue to stay honestly and wait for a more accurate result in Wanshou Palace, rather than discussing the Jiajing period now.
Chapter completed!