Huaishu Hutong, Xu Mansion.

This house is full of antique charm, but after the owner of the family resigned, it seemed that all the light was lost overnight, and the front of the door became much quieter.

The sunshine in the back garden is quiet and the flowerbeds here are full of colorful flowers. The two old trees beside the pond bear red fruits, emitting a fragrance of autumn fruit.

Xu Jie was blew the heat from the tea cup and was sitting upright in the pavilion to taste tea.

He was no longer the majestic python robe, but an ordinary blue cloth shirt with a soap-cornered scarf on his head, resolutely like a thin and short old man with a Confucian temperament.

Although he still has the corresponding grade after resigning from his post, he often wears official uniforms or python robes only when attending grand celebrations, and usually wears them in ordinary clothes when he is free.

For a court boss who has been in a high position for more than ten years, it is undoubtedly an unpleasant experience now that he suddenly "retreated to the second line".

But his mentality is quite good! After all, he has been in charge of the court for six years, and has trained a large number of disciples and followers, and has countless wealth. Even his successors are promoted.

What else can't be satisfied with the person who gets up?

After submitting his resignation, Xu Jie did not set off immediately to leave Beijing. It was not that he wanted to make a comeback, but that Xu Kun's exile had not been finalized yet. In addition, there was an extremely important thing hidden in his heart.

"Uncle Shi, this is the "Biography of the First Auxiliary since Jiajing" written by your nephew. Please correct me!" The elegant middle-aged man sitting opposite him respectfully presented a draft.

Xu Jie immediately put down the teacup, reached out to take the manuscript and said gently: "Yuanmei, your talent and name have long been famous in the southeast. Now you have written this book by you, so I guess there is no need to change a word. I will take a look at it.

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"Uncle Shi, please!" Wang Shizhen raised his hand happily when he heard Xu Jie raising him like this.

Wang Shizhen was a native of Southern Zhili and was born in Suzhou. His ancestors can be traced back to Wang Ji, a famous minister of the Western Han Dynasty. Because of his intelligence since childhood and good education, he was awarded the second-class Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing.

He is only nineteen years old.

In the 38th year of Jiajing, his father, Wang Jun, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, was imprisoned for the failure of the Luanhe battle. Wang Jun was in Xu Jie's camp and eventually became a scapegoat for the failure of the war and was killed.

Wang Shizhen, who was the deputy envoy of Shandong Censors at the time, returned to his hometown and left the court. It was not until last year that the new emperor Longqing ascended the throne. With the help of Xu Jie, his father Wang Jun was rehabilitated.

In theory, Wang Jun's crime was washed away, so Wang Shizhen could return to the court. However, although Wang Shizhen had already arrived in the capital, he had not yet reported to the Ministry of Personnel.

Xu Jie flipped through the thick draft, immediately skipped over Yang Tinghe and others who came to Yan Song's column, and saw a "arrogant", "authoritarian", "greedy and slander", "silent", and "traitorous".

", the shameless people who "have good at playing power" and "forming cliques for personal gain" couldn't help but secretly feel happy.

After sweeping a few pages quickly, Xu Jie looked up calmly and said, "Yuanmei, this book is indeed a masterpiece of the first reading, and I am very satisfied!"

"Thank you for your love, Uncle Shi!" Wang Shizhen also breathed a sigh of relief and bowed his hand.

Xu Jie put the manuscript aside, then picked up the teacup again and said gently: "Yuanmei, you have been in Beijing for a long time, but I don't know when to report to the Ministry of Personnel?"

"My nephew has experienced life and death a few years ago, and my mother is old, so she really doesn't want to get involved in the officialdom again. Now that everything is done in the capital, I will return to Suzhou soon!" Wang Shizhen raised her head slightly and said sincerely with a face full of heart.

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He experienced a serious illness two years ago and was almost dying, which made him understand the value of life. He especially saw his eldest daughter closing her eyes in the hospital bed, allowing him to appreciate some of the true meaning of life.

Although his father was rehabilitated and he was able to return to the officialdom, he was unwilling to return to the intrigue officialdom, and only wanted to be a free-spirited crane.

At least, he doesn't want to return to the officialdom right now, but he also wants to return home to reunite with his relatives.

Xu Jie had already seen that Wang Shizhen was not an ambitious man, but said gently: "The world is foolish, good and bad, and even if Yan Song's cliques were dismissed from office, they were also a gentry in the same place, and Yan Song was in the local area.

There are many people who say that there are many good people. Today, most of them still remember Yan Song's words when he was dying. "I have been serving the country for my whole life, and I have followed people to talk about right and wrong. I have also developed a sympathy for Yan Song. It is only when Yan Fen is in power, he instructed Hu Zongxian.

He forced taxes from the people in the southeast and ordered Yan Maoqing to rectify the salt affairs and be corrupt and abuse the law. Such evil policies are numerous and many harms to the people. Now that you are not in the court, you can slander them. This move can be known to the world.

I hate it, and it will make those who are in power in the officialdom today dare not follow the example, which will make it very far...

A fly flew from nowhere, but it just climbed on Xu Jie's face, causing Xu Jie to wave his sleeves to drive him away, but it slightly affected his expression.

Although Yan Song has been alive for many years, Xu Jie knew that in the eyes of the world, Xu Jie was a villain who betrayed his relative Yan Song after all, and even when he was impeached earlier, he used this as an attack point.

Now if his power struggles became more convincing and could even gain a good reputation through this, he would have to smear Yan Song frantically.

"Although my nephew is determined, I don't know what to do, so I ask Uncle Shi to give me advice!" Wang Shizhen had a grudge against Yan Song for killing his father, so he immediately asked for advice humbly.

Xu Jie saw the fly falling on the table, but ignored the damn fly, so he raised his head and gave a serious advice: "The Lin brothers and sisters can gain their reputation today, because the drama about their brothers and sisters is well written. You have been young.

Even if you are good at this, you can also write dramas related to the evil deeds of Yan's father and son, so that future generations can also know the ugly faces of Yan Song and his son!"

What made him most unhappy over the years was that Lin Qingran's reputation was getting better and better. However, Lin Qingran was obviously a profit-oriented politician, but he was named Lin Qingtian by the world. How unfair is this

?

The reason is that dramas about the Lin brothers and sisters have appeared everywhere. There are hundreds of dramas that praise the Lin brothers and sisters alone, but many of them are real stories. How could Lin Qingran not be popular?

In view of this, although he knew that he could not produce a good theme to promote his reputation, he was able to smear Yan Song frantically in the form of drama. What is the use of treasures or wife and daughter? This can be arranged.

"My nephew has been taught!" Wang Shizhen's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately expressed his opinion.

The flies that were originally crawling on the stone table had already flew to the edge of the cup at some point, as if they were getting hot, and were standing there rubbing their hands.

It was at this moment that the Xu family housekeeper hurried over and presented an envelope to Xu Jie respectfully and said, "Master, this is the news just sent by the Ministry of Justice!"

Wang Shizhen saw this scene in his eyes, but knew that something was unknown, so he kept standing in his position with his eyebrows down and drinking tea.

However, his eyes noticed Xu Jie's abnormal reaction. After Xu Jie read the contents of the letter, his face obviously flashed with ecstasy.

But I don’t know what good news there is in the Ministry of Justice, so that this old Master Xu, who has always been in the collapse of Mount Tai but has never changed his color, reveals his true feelings.

After reading the contents of the letter, Xu Jie said gently to Wang Shizhen: "I am already a retired person and return home. You cannot continue to stay in the capital. I plan to set off tomorrow!"

The flies crawling on the edge of the cup seemed to think it was too boring, or the housekeeper was coming too much, so they disappeared.

"My nephew, I wish Uncle Shi's good luck!" Wang Shizhen immediately expressed his opinion when he learned that Xu Jie was leaving Beijing.

Xu Jie nodded slightly, chatted with Wang Shizhen for a while before he sent the person away. However, he had a new idea in his mind, so he gave the butler a few more instructions.

In the afternoon, the building of Wenyuan Pavilion stood majestic in the sun, but it was as quiet as before.

With the official departure of the prime minister Xu Jie, the new prime minister will naturally be Li Chunfang, while the second assistant is Guo Pu, the oldest minister of the poet, and Lin Qingran, ranked third in the cabinet.

Lin Weiran, wearing a python robe, sat upright in the duty room, focusing on government affairs.

After defeating Xu Jie, he did not relax because of this, and even worked harder than before, focusing on stability across the country.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty not only had the Japanese invaders in the north, but also the rebels of all sizes from all over the country, as well as the large and restless chieftains in the southwest, and even Mo Chao who even tried to invade the Ming Dynasty.

Although he may also turn a blind eye to this potential threat like Xu Jie, he knew that if he wanted to completely change this nation, he would create a peaceful environment for China.

Whether it is an external threat, a problem derived from itself, or a historical problem, he wants to start solving it now.

Maybe it can't be solved in one or two years, but he believes that through five, ten or twenty years of hard work, all problems will definitely be able to come to a perfect end.

Lin Weiran saw Yang

The ancestor of the Yang family of Bozhou chieftains was Yang Duan, Taiyuan. He was an official in Kuaiji, Yuezhou at the end of the Tang Dynasty. During the Nanzhao rebellion, Yang Duan recruited troops to capture Bozhou and made great contributions. At this point, the descendants of the Yang family moved here.

As the Yang family's power continued to grow, it gradually became the largest force in Bozhou. Because of the judgment of the situation, it always surrendered to the new regime, but it continued to this dynasty. The current hereditary chieftain is Yang Lie of the 28th generation.

Lin Qingran, the Guizhou Inspector, impeached Yang Lie's son Yang Yinglong, who actually seized his wife, exposes Yang's various evil deeds and requests Bozhou to change the scattered officials to govern.

After thinking for a long time, he immediately decided to say: "Immediately arrest Yang Yinglong for trial in Beijing, and the Bozhou Xuanwei envoy Yang Lie will reflect on his own home and restrain his clan members!"

If it were a year ago, he would probably not have adopted such a tough attitude. However, with his blockade, Altan is now unable to take care of himself. In addition, Xu Jie, who is in the way, has left, but he has enough room to deal with the worst.

Condition.

To change the land and return to the current state, this is undoubtedly based on strong military strength. Now he has initially possessed this strength and can even use these turmoil to hone the army.

"Her Master Xu invited us to attend his family dinner, you received it, right?" Guo Pu walked in from outside and asked straight to the point.

Lin Xuran glanced at the invitation letter that Chen Jingbang had just come in, and nodded gently and said, "Not bad!"

"He has resigned now, what is his intention to do this?" Guo Pu's brows frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

Lin Weiran carefully wrote the last word and said disapprovingly: "Just just now, news came from the Ministry of Justice that Wang Jin had been poisoned to death in prison!"

"What does this have to do with his invitation to us?" Guo Pu sat down opposite him and asked in confusion.

Lin Weiran put down the pen in his hand, but said with a smile: "Wang Jin was killed, so he can naturally leave with confidence. He should have said goodbye to us!"

"Is he really related to Wang Jin's case?" Guo Pu could not associate the dignified prime minister with a fake Taoist priest, and could not help but doubt the authentic Taoist.

Lin Qingran stretched his waist, but was unwilling to point out: "Wang Jin is dead. I'm afraid it's unknown whether there is something unknown to others! He should have said goodbye to us now!"

"We can be incompatible with him. Which one is he singing?" Guo Pu believed Lin Shiran's judgment, but said bitterly.

Lin Qingran pressed his fingers upwards and said, "Xu Jie knew that he had no chance of making a comeback anymore. He was afraid he would stage a smile and forget his grudges with us!"

"Ruoyu, then should we go or not?" Guo Pu knew that Guo Pu was an acting player, but he was unwilling to watch the disgusting performance, so he asked in a daze.

Lin Weiran made a move to stretch his arms, but said firmly: "Don't go!"

"The decent prime minister invites you. If we don't go, we may be talking nonsense!" Guo Pu's brow frowned slightly and said with concern.

"He is no longer the prime minister, what's the reason!" Lin Weiran's mouth looked disdainful, and then he said sarcastically: "Just saying that I was not enough to satisfy Mr. Xu, and now I don't want to replace him by Yang Weiyou.

, so I studied military books at home!”

He didn't want to expose Xu Jie's behavior of making small reports, but he still couldn't argue with Xu Jie who had already left office. But now Xu Jie actually wants to use this banquet to convey their past grudges to the outside world, so how can he still

Want to give Xu Jie face?

"Gao!" Guo Pu also knew about this, so he immediately raised a thumb and said.

Lin Weiran smiled slightly and said, "My reason is easy to find, where is yours?"

"In order to avoid relying on your seniority in the cabinet, I will reflect on myself at home!" Guo Pu's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, and he said with a smile.

"None of them came?"

Xu Jie prepared a sumptuous wine table and originally wanted to stage a good show. He even rehearsed several times in the study. However, when he heard Lin Weiran, Guo Pu and Chen Yiqin did not come to the appointment, he immediately glared in surprise.

Eyes said.
Chapter completed!