The next morning, a shocking news came from the palace: Duke Chen Hong announced that he was old and had decreed that Huang Jin would take over as the Chief of Ceremonies.
Jiajing still gave a lot of dignity to the old eunuch leader of the previous dynasty. First of all, those who clamored for an inspection of the ceremonial eunuch's account books were directly suppressed by Jiajing.
Everyone is leaving, so why are you still making such a fuss? From now on, the Chief of Ceremonies will be under the control of Huang Jin. If there are any problems, he will investigate them himself.
Secondly, Jiajing rewarded Chen Hong with a plate of silver. In fact, this plate of silver was not much, only two hundred taels. Not to mention Chen Hong, no eunuch would take it lightly, but it was of great significance.
This is called "returning money to your hometown", which represents the emperor's recognition of your many years of service, and also represents the emperor's attitude: you are free, live a good life.
Jiajing must have been well aware of Chen Hong's manipulation of the account books. Although Jiajing did not object to the outcome of the case, he was definitely not happy about Chen Hong's move.
If Chen Hong refuses to leave at this time, the unhappiness may come out at some point. But Chen Hong is so knowledgeable that he can almost take the blame and resign, and Jiajing will be more generous.
This is the heart of an emperor. He never cares whether what you do is right or wrong, but only cares whether what you do is beneficial to him and whether you respect him enough.
It is unknown how much Huang Jin contributed to this plate of silver, but when Chen Hong took the silver, his hands trembled slightly and his heart finally relaxed.
He made a choice at a critical moment and took a risk to help Xiao Feng. It was just a gamble. Now it seems that he won the gamble.
The promise Xiao Feng made to him at the beginning has also been
Half of it was fulfilled. Taking this opportunity, he landed safely from the high mountain top to the ground, avoiding the fall to pieces.
The remaining half depends on whether anyone dares to take revenge on him in the days to come. If others don't tell me, he will be a bit cruel when he offends Dongchang this time.
Yan Niang came to the door again. In the past six months or so, she came very frequently, and she was no longer unfamiliar as before. Even Chen Da, the doorman, was instructed to let in when she came without any notification.
Yan Niang walked to the door of the inner hall and saw Chen Hong looking at the money on the table in a daze, while his wife Xiaoqin was packing clothes and luggage in preparation for a long journey.
Yan Niang bowed down and saluted respectfully, which was not any different because Chen Hong no longer had any identity. Chen Hong raised his head and smiled.
"Sit down, Xiao Feng asked you to come, right? What did he say?"
Yan Niang sat sideways and said softly: "Master Xiao said that it is not convenient for him to come at this time, so he asked me to bring you a message.
He said: ‘Tell Brother Chen that it is better to be still than to move, and it is most stable to live in the capital.’ As for the reason, I didn’t dare to ask.”
Chen Hong's eyes lit up, he nodded slowly, and looked at Yan Niang affectionately, as if he were looking at his brother-in-law.
"Yanniang, don't call yourself a slave anymore. Just like Xiao Feng, just call me Brother Chen and Sister-in-law Xiaoqin.
There are not many people in my hometown anymore. I have lived in the capital all my life, so I will live here and won’t leave. I will come to visit you often when I have time."
Xiaoqin frowned: "Master, didn't you say before that you wanted to find a place with no one to live in seclusion? With just one word from Xiao Feng, you changed your mind?"
Chen Hong looked at his little wife lovingly: "Xiao Feng didn't say this
He said, I have to leave quickly, but now he says, I can stay!"
Seeing the confused expressions on the two women's faces, Chen Hong laughed and said, "Go and ask the kitchen to cook some good dishes, and Yan Niang will have a drink with us."
Zhang Yuan was the most alarmed person when he received the news that Chen Hong had resigned and Huang Jin had taken over. He was worried that Huang Jin would take the opportunity to slander Jiajing and take over his Dongchang.
Therefore, in the past two days, he frequently asked to see Jiajing to report on his work, and Yan Song also said a lot of good things to Dongchang.
To be fair, although Dongchang didn't do many good things, it still accomplished a lot. It wasn't afraid of hardship, tiredness, dirt, or pot.
From the launch of the "Great Ceremony" in Jiajing, to the "recruitment of beautiful women", to the recent "conversion of rice into mulberry", anything that will cause protests and backlash from officials has Dongchang diligently arresting people behind it.
Beat people and kill people.
After all, Jinyiwei's responsibilities are quite complex, but Dongchang's job has a clear goal: If he dares to make the emperor uncomfortable, we will beat him!
Zhang Yuan added fuel to the fire, Yan Song fanned the flames, and finally Jiajing's dissatisfaction with Zhang Yuan was gradually calmed down. More importantly, Yan Song knew what Jiajing was thinking.
It is easy to get rid of Zhang Yuan, but Jiajing does not have a suitable candidate to replace Zhang Yuan in a short period of time. The candidate for the Dongchang factory boss must not have a good relationship with Lu Bing.
No matter how much Jiajing trusts Lu Bing, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang will always monitor and check each other. The relationship between Huang Jin and Lu Bing is very good, so Jiajing will not let Huang Jin directly control Dongchang.
Zhang Yuan's seat was saved, which made Yan Shifan relieved. Baihualou was gone. If Zhang Yuan had
Yuan also folded, this time it was really a complete failure.
But fortunately, I still have the advantage on the main battlefield. No matter how much Xiao Feng has to worry about before setting off, he will eventually set off. As long as he leaves the capital and goes to the south, everything will be different.
Three days later, the sky was clear and clear, and hundreds of officials gathered in a ten-mile long pavilion, waiting to see the Governor of Jiangnan out of the capital for his appointment. Unless the emperor personally left the palace to see him off, this was the highest courtesy.
The officials saw each other off, and the leader was naturally the leader. Yan Song and Yan Shifan stood at the front of the officials. They had been waiting for a long time and were already very angry.
"It's extremely rude! Banzai has given him such high courtesy, but he still hasn't come at this time. It's really unreasonable!"
Xiao Feng had just left the house and was saying goodbye to everyone.
King Yu and King Jing were ordered by Jiajing to see him off on behalf of the emperor. These two people were much smarter than the officials. They ran directly to Xiao Mansion and waited to leave with Xiao Feng.
As the head wife, Liu Xueer is naturally qualified to say a few more words: "Brother Xiao Feng, come back soon..."
Princess Chang An in the luxurious carriage next to her lifted the curtain: "Sister Xue'er, don't worry, I will urge him to come back early."
Qiao Niang hugged Qiao Qiao's waist to prevent her from jumping on Xiao Feng: "Master, you must be careful on the road..."
Princess Chang An nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Qiao Niang, it's safe to go out this time, you don't have to worry."
Zhang Yunqing and Wang Yingxiang each held a sword in their hands and said in a decent manner: "Brother Xiao, please take us together, we can protect you!"
Princess Chang An shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, it's not even close. This trip
It’s very dangerous to go, you two can’t do it!”
Liu Ruyun said nothing, with red eyes, rubbing the lapels of her clothes in her hands, and looking at Xiao Feng dreamingly.
Princess Chang'an also said nothing, squinting her eyes, holding the car curtain in her hand, and looked at Liu Ruyun.
Zhang Tianci said loudly: "Brother, don't worry, I'm at home, and what you asked me to find is already known!"
Princess Chang An nodded solemnly: "Well, thank you for your hard work. Boss Zhang, do your best!"
Xiao Feng shook his head helplessly. It was this girl's first time traveling far away. She was so excited that she almost said everything for herself, but it was okay, she really didn't know what to say.
Prosperity: "Woof, woof woof, woof woof woof."
Princess Chang'an thought for a long time and didn't know how to respond, so she had to give up and lower the car curtain.
The motorcade started to leave, and people all over the street lined the roadside to say goodbye, and Xiao Feng handed them over one by one.
The Liu Tong family standing across the street also waved desperately to Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng waved on his horse. Liu Tong suddenly thought of something and reminded Xiao Feng loudly.
"Wonderful son-in-law! There are so many beautiful women in Jiangnan brothel, you have to be strong and don't fall!"
By the time Xiao Feng's convoy arrived at Shili Changting, Yu Dayou's troops were already in place and had been waiting for a while with the officials.
Seeing Xiao Feng finally showing up, Baiguan finally let out a sigh of relief.
They really didn't expect to have to wait so long, so they didn't even bring a mazaar. They also respected their status and refused to sit on the ground. At this time, Yan Song, who was not in good health, was already shaking.
Yan Song held back his anger. If it was normal, he would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble. But today Yan Shifan reminded him again and again.
"Father, never
But it's a small gain but a big loss. Let Xiao Feng set off smoothly and arrive in the south of the Yangtze River, far away from Long Live, so that we can take care of him!"
So Yan Song still managed to squeeze out a smile: "Master Xiao, according to the order, I led all the officials to see you off. I wish Master Xiao a safe journey and immediate success!"
Xiao Feng smiled faintly, dismounted from his horse and saluted the officials with cupped fists: "My lords, it's not that Xiao Feng is lazy and domineering, but it's actually very cumbersome for Her Highness the Princess to accompany you, so I'm late. I hope you will understand me!"
All the officials nodded to express their understanding. As a woman, going out is troublesome!
Ru Hua muttered angrily in the carriage: "He obviously slept in by himself. I heard someone said that he didn't go home until midnight last night, and it was Chunyan Tower's carriage that brought him back!"
I heard someone said there is some kind of fire girl in the car, it's Chunyanlou Hongpai! He must have been tossing with the fire girl until midnight, but at this time, he is using you as a shield, princess!"
Princess Chang An curled her lips: "Why did you listen to someone else? It was Zhang Yunqing who told you.
Let me tell you, among these women, Zhang Yunqing is the most discerning, and she told you that on purpose!
A real man, what's wrong with visiting a brothel? Look at Liu Xueer, they didn't say anything!
What's wrong with being a shield for Mr. Xiao? Man, only if he feels he owes you will he treat you better!"
He looked at Princess Chang An in surprise: "Your Highness, you... where did you learn these words? You don't usually talk like this..."
Princess Chang'an was stunned, and immediately knew that she was overly excited because she could leave the other girls and monopolize Xiao Feng in the future, and the fragrance of tea overflowed, revealing her true nature. Shut up immediately,
He coughed hard twice.
"Come into the painting, I, I don't know how long the bones in this body can last, so I will tell you these principles from the book to prevent you from getting hurt in the future."
According to the farewell ceremony, the prince and the chief minister had to toast separately. After Xiao Feng drank three glasses of wine, he looked past Yan Song and met Yan Shifan's eyes, with thousands of words left unsaid.
Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng, I'm afraid you still think that my father appointed you as the governor of Jiangnan just to make you take the blame for changing rice into mulberry. Don't worry, you may not be alive until that time!
Xiao Feng smiled faintly. At this time, someone set up a pen, ink, paper and inkstone for Xiao Feng to leave his calligraphy treasure. This was also part of the farewell ceremony.
Because most of the people who are eligible to enjoy this kind of farewell ceremony are important officials of the imperial court, and they go to the frontier fortress, which is full of dangers.
Before leaving, one would often write down some words expressing loyalty and ask someone to take them back to the emperor as a gift in return for the emperor arranging this ceremony.
King Yu whispered: "Master, if you don't know what to write, you can write 'devoting one's best efforts'. Looking at historical records, the most people have written this."
King Jing nodded: "Me too."
King Yu: "..."
Xiao Feng smiled and picked up his pen, thinking of Jiajing sitting in the monastery, looking at the white clouds floating in the sky, and inexplicably thinking of Miss Yun who left last night.
The clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle. Brother, are things in this world really that simple? Are the clouds in the blue sky free? Are the water in the bottle not free?
You think that the officials standing in front of you are all puppets on strings, and the strings on each person are held in your hands.
But do you really know what they are thinking? They also think that everyone is using
This thread holds you!
The person who pulls the thread is also led by the thread. The more threads you hold in your hand, the more people are holding you.
If you hold hundreds of officials by yourself, they will hold you. If you hold the world by yourself, the world will hold you.
When the pen falls and the characters come out, the first character is "天".
All the officials discussed one after another: “It should be written ‘The world is for the common good’! Well, that’s not bad either. Or ‘God’s grace is mighty’? Better!”
The second character was Gao, and Baiguan began to frown: "Are you going to write 'the sky is high and the clouds are light'? Although it is in line with the Taoist custom of being calm and pure, but it seems a bit inappropriate for this occasion, right?"
Some people think they have grasped the truth: "Definitely not, I guess it means 'the sky is high and the earth is high', which represents the gratitude to the emperor for his great kindness!"
"The sky is high and the clouds turn into rain, and the night is cold and the water turns into ice. Everything changes with the circumstances, but one thought never leaves my mind."
After Xiao Feng finished writing, he put down his pen and got back on his horse: "My lords, we have seen each other for a long time, but we have to say goodbye at the end!"
"What? What is this?"
"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, don't squeeze, let me take a look, what is it written on?"
"Let go of your hand. This is to be taken back to Long live. Don't tear it."
"What does this mean? It doesn't seem to rhyme!"
Amidst the arguments among the officials, Yu Dayou led his soldiers and surrounded Xiao Feng's motorcade. Zhang Wuxin followed Xiao Feng on horseback, and An Qingyue followed the princess's carriage on horseback, meandering away.
Yan Shifan looked at this poem and his one eye suddenly shrank. Of course he knew what Xiao Feng wrote.
In this world, the softest thing is water, the hardest thing is water, the gentlest thing is water, and the most ferocious thing is water. It cannot be smashed, it cannot be broken, and it cannot be broken.
, can’t be trapped.
Can you beat a guy like that?
After Jiajing read the poem his son brought back, he smiled faintly after a long time: "Your master has become more sophisticated."
King Yu nodded repeatedly: "My son also thinks so. The master must miss his wife very much, so the poem describes all kinds of water, but does not mention the word 'snow'.
But he also said that "one thought will never leave his heart" to express his loyalty to his wife. A small thing can make a big difference. Master is so loyal to his wife, and he must be even more loyal to his father!
I have already asked someone to copy a copy and send it to the Xiao Mansion. Qiaoqiao said that the master's wife was very happy after hearing my explanation!"
The corners of Jiajing's mouth twitched, and he was shocked by his son's magical brain circuitry. Little did he know that at this age, he had become the emperor and gained the greatest power in the world, but he also lost the right to have his first love as a teenager.
At this time, King Yu was only thinking about how to please Qiaoqiao. Everything he saw could be thought of love. Jiajing would not understand this feeling.
Jiajing looked at King Jing hopefully, expecting him to give a more reliable understanding.
King Jing was overtaken by King Yu, and he nodded in annoyance: "Me too."