Xiyuan, Wanshou Palace, and the lingering sandalwood permeates every corner.

Many seemingly urgent issues are not so important here in Jiajing. For example, the cabinet ministers who just passed by, Yuan Wei was resigned for a while, and then Jiajing decided to fill the cabinet ministers.

As usual, Jiajing went to the newly established Honglei Altar tonight to hold a fasting and worship ceremony, burned several exquisite green poems, and expressed his desire for eternal life to heaven.

He has been willing to spend the country's financial resources and has been working tirelessly for more than 30 years to make this dream of immortality. But he will live a long life next year and still will not see the fruits of immortality.

It was already early in the morning for Jiajing, wearing a Taoist robe, to return in an imperial chariot. For the people of this era, they had already fallen asleep and fell asleep at this moment, but Jiajing was a normal state.

Huang Jin brought a copper basin to wash Jiajing's face. Jiajing did not intend to enter the palace, but came to his Taoist chamber. These were all treasures he collected, but were mainly ancient books and Pan presented by Lin Pingchang. Maoming ancient books are in the most conspicuous position.

When he arrived at the desk, he saw the "Wanshou Golden Book" and the "Dashun Sanshen Pills" pills placed on the table, but he couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Master, don't be too tired, you'd better take a break soon?" Huang Jin whispered.

Jiajing glared at him with annoyance, but came to the case to prepare to write.

Feng Bao has been with him tonight, so he went forward to grind the ink as soon as possible.

Jiajing wrote a line of words on a blank secret fold, and submitted it directly to Feng Bao.

Feng Bao took the secret note respectfully with both hands, and seemed to be understanding and turned away, and sent it directly from Wanshou Palace to the house where Xu Jie, the chief minister of the cabinet, lived.

With Yuan Wei's resignation, Xu Jie has gained more trust. Jiajing always chooses to ask Xu Jie for advice when encountering some things. Xu Jie's current status is rising, but in fact he has already moved closer to Yan Song.

Xu Jie lives in Xiyuan almost every day, and there is no exception every night. He just returned from a fasting ceremony with Jiajing, and had already untied his clothes and prepared to go to bed. However, when he learned that Feng Bao was coming, he hurriedly opened the door and welcomed him in.

"Prince, please check it out!" After Feng Bao came in, he respectfully handed over the secret letter.

Xu Jie took the secret edict from Feng Bao, and when he opened it, he saw that it was written: "The Book of Wanshou, the Three Gods of Dashun, are there any ancient books?"

Since everyone in the world knows that the priests are addicted to elixirs today, Taoist priests from all over the country are eager to become imperial alchemists, so that they can rise to the top with this.

In particular, the two generations of Taoist masters, Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen, were favored by Tianda. Any Taoist priest with some skills in the Ming Dynasty wanted to go to the capital to try their luck, which led to a large competition in the alchemy industry.

Even though Tao Shien, Liu Wenbin and five others have formed a strong alchemy team, they have been threatened by alchemy Taoist priests from all over the country.

Among the current alchemists worshipping in the palace, there are two alchemists, Lantian Jade and Luo Wanxiang. The sorcerer Hu Dashun passed the Lantian Jade path and recently presented the Wanshou Golden Book and the "Dashun Sanshen Pills" to the emperor. I hope to be reused by Jiajing.

Jiajing never believed in wise and earthly sorcerers, especially for the scriptures that have been passed down, he liked to trace the roots. A knowledgeable minister like Xu Jie is naturally the best consultant.

The same is true. He had certain concerns about the scriptures and elixirs, and he also asked Xu Jie through a secret instructor to ask the authenticity of the scriptures and elixirs.

Xu Jie had already known this and wrote a handwritten book: "As far as I know, Hu Dashun is Hu Tian. This man used to deceive the emperor for pretending to be Ganoderma lucidum, but was sent back to his hometown and could not enter the capital. Now he changed his name to the emperor.

When I returned to the capital, I was an illegal person, and my pill was not enough to believe in his scriptures and pills!"

After writing this secret reply, he solemnly handed it to Feng Bao who was waiting outside, and watched Feng Bao leave affectionately.

When Xu Jie returned to the room, he carefully kept the secret edict written by Jiajing. It was not because he was worried that he would be seen by others, but because he had this habit and always felt that these secret edicts would come in handy in the future.

The next day, Hu Dashun was summoned to Wanshou Palace, but the thick curtains were never pulled open. This fat Taoist priest could not see Jiajing's dragon face.

Jiajing asked why he returned to the capital, and then asked about Hu Dashun's experience of obtaining scriptures and elixirs.

Hu Dashun was also a man with some courage. Although his body was trembling, he also answered it smoothly, explaining that he came to Beijing because Lantian jade was falsely spreading the holy intention, so he pushed the blame to Lantian jade.

This is the truth. Lan Tianyu was extremely happy to see Jiajing obtaining the Wanshou Golden Book and Dashun Sanjimaru, so she made a fuss to write a letter to call Hu Dashun to the capital, saying that he would be appointed by the emperor as a worshiper in the palace.

Not only in the officialdom, but also in the field of palace alchemists, Lantian Yu and Luo Wanxiang are not opponents of Tao Shien'en's gang.

Jiajing sent Hu Dashun away, and then wrote to Xu Jie again, saying, "I asked Hu Dashun because of this because of Lantian jade, Luo Wanxiang called him. I wonder if he would be appointed?"

The scriptures and elixirs were all things he longed for. He believed it now and even had the idea of ​​leaving Hu Dashun to refine elixirs for him.

"These alchemists are all scum! Lantian Yu, Hu Dashun and others are not afraid of laws and regulations. From this time they call people to the capital without authorization, they can be compared. These sorcerers do not concentrate on alchemy, but are all intentions to deceive the emperor, and they cannot scold those who are later without punishing them.

!” Xu Jie not only disagrees with the appointment of Hu Dashun, but takes the opportunity to point the finger at the other two alchemy masters.

In addition to this, Xu Jie had already studied the Wanshou Golden Book, pointing out several doubts in the scriptures, thus proving that Hu Dashun was a liar, while Lantian Yu and Luo Wanxiang were accomplices.

Although Jiajing was addicted to Xiu Xuan and was unprecedentedly favored to Tao Zhongwen and Shao Yuanfang, he did not have much favor to Taoist priests who tried to deceive him.

After thinking a little, he wrote again: "What should I do?"

"Lantian Jade, Luo Wanxiang, Hu Dashun and the other two were killed in the western market immediately to serve as a warning to others!" Xu Jie responded with murderous aura to Lantian Jade, the gang of sorcerers, as if they were enemies who killed their father.

Jiajing Xiuxuan has encountered many scammers for so many years. However, he has always been tolerant and usually does not want to kill the warlock, just like he used to only repatriate Hu Dashun to return to Yuanzhi.

Jiajing carefully looked at several suspicious points listed by Xu Jie. Seeing that Xu Jie had indeed spent some effort and wanted to avoid such liars in the future, he was right about what Xu Jie said.

While the outside world was still waiting for the three ministers to belong, few people noticed that the three sorcerers Lantian Yu, Luo Wanxiang and Hu Dashun were beheaded in the West City.

In response to this, many people gave Xu Jie a thumbs up. Xu Jie not only opposed the emperor's cultivation of mysterious alchemy, but also pushed the sorcerer directly to the guillotine, and was really the savior of the Ming Dynasty.

April is a rainy season, and a heavy rain quietly landed in the evening in Beijing, washing away the buildings and streets of the capital.

Jiajing originally planned to go to Honglei Altar to continue his rituals, but the rain forced him to stop. Instead, he handled the memorials that had been accumulated in Wanshou Palace for several days.

Jiajing is indeed unwilling to waste too much energy on the government. He is about to be sixty years old at the end of next year, which makes him cherish the present and want to race against time to achieve immortality.

Feng Bao and Chen Hong worked diligently every day, and had already processed the memorials in a classified manner, just waiting for Jiajing to deal with the accumulated memorials.

The candlelight in the hall was bright, and the rain outside took away the sultry heat. The air was filled with a faint sandalwood, which made people here feel very comfortable.

The memorial placed in the front is that Guangxi rebel Wei Yinbao was taken to the Ministry of Justice for trial, and the Minister of Justice Huang Guangsheng presented the sentence of Lingchi Wei Yinbao in the Ministry of Justice.

"allow!"

Jiajing had no fondness for such a rebel who endangered the Ming Dynasty. In particular, this number of people sneaked into Guizhou Prefecture last year to steal silver treasury and kill officials, and waved their hands.

Just thinking that this rebel was captured was entirely a reward for a little girl, but my heart was mixed. If we talk about achievements, the most dazzling couple in recent years was the brother and sister.

Following closely behind was the cabinet's collective discussion, drafting the candidates for three ministers and one left minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

The Left Minister of Personnel was not the candidate he valued too much, but the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Rites had to be cautious, but it was related to the stability of the court.

Yin Tai, Minister of Rites?

When Jiajing saw this candidate, he couldn't help but frown slightly, searching for this person in his mind, and gradually gaining some impressions, but that's all.

Except for Yan Song's time, the Minister of Rites has always been selected from the officials in the capital, usually from the Left Minister of Rites and the Left Minister of Personnel, but this time, Lin Weiran, the Left Minister of Rites, was directly excluded.

He still admired Lin Qingran very much. Without further ado, just starting the sea and rectifying the salt administration is an indelible achievement, but the problems it has in itself are also obvious. Lin Qingran is indeed

Too young.

Huang Jin, who was standing aside, noticed that Jiajing had found the memorials of the cabinet ministers' discussions, and also secretly observed Jiajing's reaction.

Jiajing suddenly spoke, "Yin Tai, Minister of Rites of Nanjing, was appointed as Minister of Rites of the Ministry of Rites. Who recommended this?"

"If you want to go back to your master, this is recommended by Mr. Li!" Huang Jin was stunned for a moment, and then responded honestly.

Jiajing raised his head unexpectedly and asked again: "Qian Bangyan, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, filled the Minister of Revenue. Who recommended this?"

"This is recommended by Mr. Yan. He said that Ma Sen, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was not enough to serve as the Minister of Revenue!" Huang Jin swallowed and spitted, and responded honestly.

Jiajing's eyes fell on Huang Jin and asked with a smile: "It is indeed very suitable to recommend the candidate from the original Shangshu. However, Hu Song, the Left Minister of the Ministry of War, was not recommended by Wu Shan, by Wu Shan, right?"

He had already known the court's cliques. Hu Song and Xu Jie were fellow villagers and had the same age as Yang Bo, but they had no relationship with Wu Shan.

"Wu Ge Lao recommended him to be Zhu Heng, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but Zhu Heng was suspected of rescuing Yan Shifan. The emperor had agreed to promote him to the Minister of Justice in Nanjing!" Huang Jin responded carefully with his teeth.

Jiajing remembered this incident and said as if he knew it clearly: "So, the left minister of the Ministry of War, Hu Song, was recommended by Mr. Xu!"

"That's right!" Huang Jin observed Jiajing's face and responded carefully.

Jiajing put down the memorial and asked curiously: "Did Wu Shan not have any intense reaction at that time?"

"No! He only said that Lord Yuanfu, Master Li, and Master Yan agreed, and he had no objection!" Huang Jin shook his head gently and responded with caution.

Jiajing seemed to see Wu Shan fighting against three, but he shook his head helplessly.

But he didn't plan to intervene too much. Now that time is tight, he needs to focus more energy on Xiuxuan and no longer waste his energy on dividing his ministers.

However, Huang Jin kept paying attention to Jiajing's reaction. Seeing Jiajing put down the memorial and continued to look through the next memorial, she couldn't help but let out a breath.

Based on his understanding of the emperor, these candidates have already entered his consideration. In a few days, these candidates will not be appointed with much change.

Jiajing had already opened the next memorial, and his face suddenly became more and more serious, but he suddenly asked Huang Jin next to him: "Who is the rotation tonight?"

When Huang Jin heard this cold voice, his body trembled, but he responded honestly: "When you say to your master, it will be Mr. Xu and Mr. Wu tonight!"

With Yuan Wei and Dong Fen leaving one after another, there are only four cabinet masters left in the Xiyuan official rotation, and they are already worth the turn.

Jiajing's face was slightly upright, and he ordered coldly: "Call them both over!"

Huang Jin knew that something had happened that made the emperor very angry, so he responded immediately and hurriedly sent two small eunuchs to Wuyi Palace to summon people.

The rain came tonight with great momentum, but as time went on, the rain gradually became smaller.

Although the rain outside had not stopped, Xu Jie and Wu Shan dared not be negligent. They soon came to Wuyi Hall with an umbrella and entered the huge main hall together.

They were also unsure of the emperor's sudden summons to the two of them and had no idea what had happened.

Jiajing was still sitting in front of the desk reviewing the most important memorials these days. When he saw these two people appear and shouting long live, he did not shout them up. He even left the memorial and said, "You can take a look first."

Bar!"

The memorial happened to fall in front of Xu Jie, and Xu Jie's eyes were not good. Although the light in the hall was very bright, it was still difficult to read in this environment. It was just that I could see the content clearly by squinting my eyes hard.
Chapter completed!