The Xu Mansion was still in a festive atmosphere just now, but white banners were quickly hung in the mansion, and the big red lanterns were covered with white cloth, covering the mansion with a layer of haze.

Xu Kun and Xu Ying took the guests away, then came to the room. Xu Jie, who was sitting at the desk, muttered with a gloomy face: "It's so damn, I won't even choose a better time to die!"

Although Xu Kun and Xu Ying heard this inappropriate words, they did not think it was strange on their faces, and there was no feeling of sadness in their expressions.

As with many wealthy families, each house has been fighting openly and secretly, and the two brothers have always been incompatible with the half-brother, let alone the sister-in-law of ordinary origin.

The two reported the news of the guest's departure and looked at the high-powered father.

Xu Jie picked up a book and put it down, raised his eyes and ordered lightly: "You two go over and take a look! After all, she is your sister-in-law, go over and see if there is anything you can help!"

"Children obey the order!" Xu Kun and Xu Ying looked at each other and saluted respectfully.

In this era, birth, old age, sickness and death have long been common, but it is the turn of the Xu family today.

Xu Fan's wife Ji Tiansun was the first daughter-in-law of the Xu family. Although her family background was not too prominent, she was also considered a well-educated woman.

Xu Fan had eleven sons, more than half of which were born by Ji Tiansun. The eldest son Xu Yuanchun was smart since childhood and is now a student with outstanding performance in the Imperial College. Many gentlemen even believe that Xu Yuanchun has the talent of the top scholar.

But now, Ji Tiansun is only in his thirties, but suddenly died suddenly, adding a funeral to the mansion of the prime minister of the dynasty.

Shortly after Xu Kun and Xu Chen left, the housekeeper came in to deliver tea. When he saw Xu Jie sitting at the desk with a serious expression, he persuaded loyally: "Master, please feel sorry!"

Xu Jie was not sad at all. His eyes looked up at the housekeeper with complicated eyes, but he could not focus on the book. Instead, he felt an ominous premonition in his heart and couldn't help but mutter: "This is awesome, why did she

He died suddenly?"

Unlike many people, because he has experienced dangers several times since childhood, he believes in the theory of destiny. Everything in the world will have cause and effect. Now something strange happens at home often implies that there may be even worse next.

Something happened.

this……

The housekeeper didn't expect Xu Jie to have this mentality. Even though he knew that he had completely misunderstood just now, he pretended not to hear it, and seemed to be standing next to him in a regular manner.

Xu Jie reached out and picked up the teacup, thinking about whether there was any mistake in his layout this time, but suddenly moved his heart slightly, and immediately put down the teacup and ordered the butler: "Go and call Xu Ying over!"

The housekeeper knew that Xu Jie loved his younger son Xu Ying the most, so he immediately took the order and left.

Xu Ying is the smartest one of the three brothers and the least hardworking one of them. If it weren't for the official position, he wouldn't even be able to get the fame of a student.

It was just a loss and acquiring it. Although Xu Ying was not good at studying, his mind was the most flexible, so he also gained the great trust of his father Xu Jie.

Xu Ying was dressed as a noble young man. He didn't obey his father's instructions at all. At this time, he bowed guiltily and said, "Dad, I wonder what you are looking for the child?"

"Ying'er, you sit down first!" Xu Jie did not rush to talk about things, but said lightly.

Xu Ying sat down carefully, still feeling uneasy, thinking about her mother's love and protection for her, but she couldn't help but feel much more at ease.

"Ying'er, do you know how Wu Shan died?" Xu Jie reached out and picked up the teacup, but asked mysteriously.

Xu Ying didn't know what his father was selling, but he still responded seriously: "The child was studying in Nanjing at that time. Although he heard that Wu Shan died suddenly, there were rumors in the market..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped and looked at his father carefully. After receiving his father's encouragement, he gritted his teeth and continued: "It is rumored that Wu Shan did not die suddenly, but tried the pill for the emperor.

At that time, I took the poison pill and killed me!"

As with any era, different versions of things that are not consistent with common sense will always be spread in the market, and conspiracy theories are often very marketable.

However, given the imperial power of Jiajing at that time, everyone also discussed and speculated privately, but no one dared to stand up and question the truth about Wu Shan's death.

"Since Wu Shan's death, Lin Ruoyu has always seemed very calm on the surface, but I know that there has been a fire in his heart!" Xu Jie took a small sip with the teacup, and made a judgment in a mysterious way.

Xu Jie realized that his father had come to him for other things, so he relaxed and smiled: "Haha... It's so good. After holding it in for a long time, maybe Lin Ruoyu will die young!"

Due to the hostile camp, he did not dare to do evil in the capital like Songjiang. Now his father is suppressed by Lin Qinran and Gao Gong, but he holds a grudge against Lin Qinran in his heart.

That's right, he hoped that Lin Qingran would die from the bottom of his heart. He naturally enjoyed seeing the rumors that Lin Qingran "lived not as long as Zhou Gongjing" and wanted to die now.

"Lin Ruoyu won't be able to attack his heart because of this matter, but he will definitely not let it go. Especially Wu Shan did... die because of the poison pill!" Xu Jie raised his eyes and looked at Xu Ying, revealing the truth with a calm wind.

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Xu Ying couldn't help but glared, but she didn't expect the rumors to be true. She immediately realized the danger of the court struggle and asked with some clarity: "Dad, I wonder what you have to give?"

Since he revealed this secret matter to him, his father probably couldn't just come to him for a chat, but there was something very important for him to handle.

"The way to use troops is to attack the city is the best, and to attack the heart is the best!" Xu Jie knew that this youngest son looked like him the most. The only pity was that Xu Chen did not study hard enough, but Zhizhu said as if he was holding it: "The current court is Yue.

The better the chaos, you will release news in the capital: Wushan did not die suddenly, but died of poisoning because he tried the pill for the emperor!"

Jiajing was a person who loved face, so he also grasped this point back then. This made Wu Shan, who threatened him, die from poisoning to sudden death, but Lin Qingran was even beaten to court at that time.

Now that time has changed, if this matter is released, it will definitely stimulate Lin Qingran's fragile nerve and make him unable to calmly deal with his offensive.

The most important thing is that once this dusty thing is provoked, it may be able to alienate the relationship between Lin Junran and Longqing, and thus make the situation more beneficial to you.

Xu Ying vaguely felt that this move was very exquisite, so she immediately bowed and said, "Children, let's do it!"

Since he came to the capital, although he took over the position of Shang Baoqing, this was just a free agent. The three brothers often handled the job for their father in the capital.

The fire in July is coming. Although the morning in Beijing is bright early, it adds a little coolness.

Hard work is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. When officials are still complaining about getting up early, many people are already busy getting up, and some small vendors even set up breakfast stalls early.

West Chang'an Street is the most lively area. Whether officials are sitting in sedan chairs or walking, they cannot avoid this street, making it seem noisy here.

However, all this has long become the norm, and everyone is used to it. When they arrive at the square in front of the Forbidden City, they also stand at the position of the station after being restricted by the officials of the Honglu Temple.

Due to their status and status, the five cabinet ministers usually come to the evening, and usually arrive at the time. Li Chunfang, Guo Pu and Lin Qingran chose earlier, while the cabinet ministers who checked in were often Xu Jie.

and high arch.

"Haha... you guys came so early, Mr. Gao is polite!" Gao Gong was the last person to attend today, but he bowed his hands to the four cabinet ministers in a magnificent manner.

Guo Pu and Lin Qi seemed a little helpless, and Li Chunfang also gave a reply, but Xu Jie glanced at Gao Gong indifferently, and then looked at the city gate again.

It was at this moment that the bells and drums on the city gate sounded, and the city gate also opened slowly.

"All officials, come on!"

On the city tower, the singing of a eunuch came down.

Xu Jie led all the officials in, but the most stylish official was already Gao Gong. Even though he was just the fifth-ranked cabinet minister, he still had the might of the prime minister.

As the number of times he went to court was increasing, and the current emperor Longqing was a very kind monarch, all officials were less afraid of the Forbidden City, and they crossed the Jinshui Bridge and came to the Golden Palace as usual.

Highness and inferiority are the characteristics of this era, especially in this Golden Palace, where rules are discussed everywhere, and the five cabinet ministers are naturally standing at the forefront.

Longqing was not favored by Jiajing because he was too dull. Now all officials know that this emperor was not a wise lord, and his lazy personality became increasingly obvious.

Although he was wearing a golden dragon robe, he did not show the majesty of the emperor. Instead, he was like a walking corpse because of his listlessness.

"I am here to pay homage to the Emperor, long live my emperor!"

Seeing the listless Longqing appear, Xu Jie immediately led all the officials to kneel down and worship.

Longqing had originally had a resistant mentality towards the morning court, but now he was happy with the harem, but the weather was getting colder. Sitting on the dragon throne seemed to be routine and raised his hand and said, "I'm flat!"

"Thank you, my emperor, long live my emperor!"

Xu Jie and other officials thanked each other again, and then stood up from the ground and looked at the listless emperor.

Thanks to the disintegration of the court forces, whether it was the Xu Party or the Bei Party, they chose to turn a blind eye to Longqing's bad situation and focus on the struggle between the two sides.

"If you have something to say, you will leave the court without anything to do!" Chen Hong stood beside Longqing and sang in his unique voice.

It is worth mentioning that Huang Jin is already a thing of the past, and the current Sili Supervisor is Teng Xiang. Because Teng Xiang is old, the eunuch Chen Hong who accompanied Longqing to the morning court was the Sili Supervisor who wrote a pen.

In the current Longqing Dynasty, it is undoubtedly a luxury to have officials without a principal.

Nowadays, the four other ministers of Xu Jie and others are relatively silent. If Gao Gong, a Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion and Minister of Personnel, finishes the book, it is often the turn of the nine ministers below to report the matter directly.

Gao Gong was like a big brother who likes to show off the limelight the most, and immediately reported: "Your Majesty, it's rainy in Henan and Shandong, which has caused a large number of refugees to flock to the capital recently. Please ask the emperor to properly handle this matter!"

The fragility of agriculture lies in the fact that drought is not good, and it is also not good for rain. With the excessive rainfall in the northern part of this summer, a large number of refugees have appeared in some areas of Henan and Shandong, and many refugees have chosen to come to the capital to find a glimmer of vitality.

Long Qing was so tired that he didn't dare to show it when Gao Gong was doing the matter, but his mind could not turn, but responded in a coping manner: "Gao Aiqing, what should I do?"

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The officials have long been used to this unintentional emperor or the emperor who is "lazy in politics". No wonder the shrewd Jiajing was interested in supporting King Jing to the throne.

But this is not a bad thing, it is just this emperor who "lazy government" and "delegated power", which will help their ministers to play their freely.

Gao Gong did not take it differently and seemed to be natural, pronounced: "Please order the Emperor to order the Shuntian Prefecture to provide porridge and properly place refugees to demonstrate the emperor's wiseness!"

"It's so good, so I'll follow the advice of Gao Aiqing!" Long Qing endured the desire to yawn and agreed to follow the good.

Gao Gong got a satisfactory result and glanced at Xu Jie with a full eye, then stood in his position with his head held high.

There are many things in the court. If you want to submit a memorial, you can find a discussion every day. However, the four ordinary ministers now seem to be responsible, but they will not take out the important matters of the court to discuss.

After seeing the Minister of Rites Chen Yiqin's report on the Qing Qiu Examination, the left censor Wang Ting took out a memorial and stood up and said loudly: "I have a copy to submit it!"

Lin Weiran kept standing there, closing his eyes to rest, but after hearing the sound of Wang Ting behind him, he faintly smelled a different smell.

"Please speak Wang Aiqing!" Long Qing yawned comfortably and raised his hand listlessly.

The left censor Wang Ting presented the memorial and said seriously: "Now, a Shanxi merchant revealed that Wang Jiluo, the governor of Shanxi, secretly bribed the Shanxi merchant Daca and asked the emperor to call him back.

The capital city will investigate and punish it!”

Huh?

When the officials present heard the officials targeted by Wang Ting, they couldn't help but look at each other, and immediately smelled a smell of gunpowder.

There are not many officials from Henan, and very few can reach the level of the fourth-rank capital, and Shanxi Governor Wang Jiluo is one of them. However, now, Wang Ting is pointing the finger at Wang Jiluo, which is undoubtedly to go with Gao Gong.

Can't get through.
Chapter completed!