Four hundred and twentieth chapters Harvest of mulberry elm
Xu Xun knew very well that the big men in the court, including Ma Wensheng, wrote letters to request retirement countless times. However, the danger of Ma Wensheng being impeached this time was far greater than when Emperor Hongzhi was in power before.
The storm caused by the two censors on the grounds that Ma Wensheng's son accepted bribes.
At that time, Ma Wen was extremely proud of the holy family, and only Jiao Fang was behind him, so he accidentally added trouble, so he naturally let the old horse who knew the way passed the test with ease, but this time it was very different.
If it weren't for the news from the Jinyiwei, he would not even believe that it was Jiao Fang who led the matter, but Liu Daxia and Li Dongyang! Of course, the censors, including the censor He Tianqu, were rushing to the front, and then the later ones
It is Xiong Xiu, the Minister of War, and Wang Yan, the Minister of Revenue of Liu Daxia, the in-laws of marriage and the Minister of Revenue of Liu Daxia. The two real big shots are hidden behind him and the dragon head is gone.
After such a whisper appeared in front of Lin Han and others, Xu Xun seemed to be speechless and never mentioned it. But when he returned to the Fufu Bieye located at Pearl Bridge, he immediately sent someone to invite Fu Rong and Chen.
Lu came over and told him the whole story. Before the two of them could figure out the name, he asked, "Eunuch Fu, you have been in the palace for many years and have been the eunuch of the Sili Prison. If you think of it,
Is it really difficult for Mr. Ma to escape this trip?"
"You are not very open-minded? Ma Sanfeng is too old, so he should have abdicated and given up his wise man. When Wang Shu left his post, it was his turn, but the late emperor did not use him, and he thought he was old.
Because of this." At this point, Fu Rong frowned and said, "But it is confusing who will take over his retirement."
Xu Xun asked this just to hear what Fu Rong had missed. He heard Fu Rong say so, he squinted his eyes and pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked again: "I heard that it was decided by Taizu.
The rules are that all officials and people in the world can write to write to talk about things. I wonder what if the Imperial College Supervisors wrote to recommend the candidate for the Minister of Personnel?”
"Ah?" Hearing this, Chen Lu couldn't help but exclaim, and then couldn't help asking, "Zhao Bo Ye, is it possible that you have the candidate for the Minister of Personnel in your bag?"
Not to mention Chen Lu, even Fu Rong was surprised and stared at Xu Xun with his eyes straight. In front of them, Xu Xun shook his head and said, "I have been in the court for less than two years, so where is it?
There is such a foundation to search for generals, and I still have a few civil servants to talk about, and I know only a few who can speak. Yang Sui'an has enough qualifications, but I promised him to let him do it.
Gansu Yansui Ningxia three sides, now the border is unstable and cannot be transferred back suddenly. But this time, since I happened to be in Nanjing, something like this happened again. I don’t do anything. I’m sorry for others who were planning when I was not planning.
Once it comes out.”
Seeing that Fu Rong and Chen Lu were both focused, he stood up, walked a few steps before walking to the two of them and said something softly. When he finished speaking, he looked at Chen Lu.
He said, "Brother Chen, Xia Yan, the prison student who had refuted a few serious censors before, said: "You make arrangements for me, I want to see him."
Previously, there was a big fuss in front of a group of officials in the tribute court, and then Hu Liang and the other two left in a mess, and finally even took the initiative to ask for retreat due to illness. For a moment, Xia Yan, who was led by the leader, was later treated with Zhang You.
After he was walking in the rope punishment hall, he slapped Hu Liang and copied a hundred pages of books.
After the punishment, I didn't hear anything else to pursue it. For a moment, two bold prison students became famous, while Chi Xing, who was not young, was quite at a loss, but the young Xia Yan was calm.
After finally waiting for the rest of the room that day, Xia Yan invited the prison students who had gone out with him to have a meal at a small restaurant on Chengxian Street. Everyone came to drink one cup and one cup on the ground. In the end, he had to drink more.
I naturally got drunk. Several students were waiting to help him back, but I thought that Zhang Fei, the Grand Secretary, saw that it was not good to look good, so I put down the person and slept on the table in the small restaurant for a while to slack off, and left another one
The prison student accompanied him. The prison student had not been sitting for a long time, but someone came to look for him in the prison. He hesitated and entrusted the shopkeeper of the small restaurant to take care of him for more than one visit, so he hurried back...
Xia Yan was sleeping in a daze until he felt something poured into his mouth. He just said a few angrily. However, as a sweet liquid entered his throat, his
The swelling and painful head woke up unknowingly, and the hazy drunkenness quickly retreated like a tide that was ebbing. Not long after, he shook his head and opened his eyes. At this time, he saw a not far away in front of him.
There was a calm young man sitting on a chair. In addition, there was no customer in the small restaurant where four or five small tables could be placed, and even the door panel was not known when it was put down.
Although his father was just a magistrate, Xia Yan was born into a family of officials and was calmer when encountering problems. At this moment, he only looked at the other party's attitude and knew that he was not an ordinary noble family. After looking at it for a moment, he suddenly had an idea.
Immediately tentatively, "Is the Lord Pingbei?"
"oh?"
Xu Xun knew about Xia Yan's name because he had heard of a case between this person and Yan Song in later generations. Seeing that someone was so agile at this moment, he couldn't help but smile and said, "How can you see it?"
"In the next supervisor, I rarely go out in the prison. I think I have decided not to cause trouble... Oh, even if I provoke three shameless censors a few days ago, if they want to take revenge, they will definitely only get drunk and pull them down.
If you go to any wilderness, you will not treat it like this. Moreover, although there are many children of Guijie in Nanjing, most of them rely on their father and grandfather, and there are very few people like Pingbeibo who are like the one who is successful in the world."
"No wonder people say that your eloquence is comparable to Zhou Gongjin of the Three Kingdoms. It is indeed extraordinary." No matter who it is, you will be happy when facing such compliments, and Xu Xun naturally cannot avoid the vulgarity. After all, he came to meet people today for a big deal.
Of course, I don't want to try to convince people. So, after nodding slightly, he said straightforwardly: "Since you know it's me, I'll tell you a long story. I'm seeing you today because I heard you were for the past.
The gentleman stepped forward and refuted the three censors to the point of being completely curious. Secondly, since I know you are so brave, I have one thing, I want to see if you have the courage to take it."
In his early twenties, he was in high spirits. Therefore, when he heard Xu Xun say this, Xia Yan raised his eyebrows and stood up, bowed his hands and said loudly: "Report to Pingbei Bo, if he is a righteous task for the country and the people, he will be unavoidable.
.But if it is for your own selfishness, I will be unable to obey my destiny."
"I want you to write a letter to recommend someone." Seeing Xia Yan frowned slightly, Xu Xun said word by word without waiting for him to ask, "I want you to recommend Lord Lin Hanlin, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in Nanjing as the Heavenly Official!"
"What?"
Xia Yan had originally made up his mind that if Xu Xun thought he could win over and buy it in just a few words, he must have a look at his character. But at this moment, he could not help but feel that after Xu Xun repeated it again.
Unbelievable, my heart was a little confused. After a while, I asked in a deep voice: "But sir, Ma Shangshu, the current Ministry of Personnel, is in charge. Although he is old, there are few omissions and shortcomings. Although Lord Lin is very ambitious, I am
This trade rashly wrote to you..."
After skipping whether he agreed or not, he considered whether it was inappropriate to write a letter. Xu Xun knew that Xia Yan had agreed in his heart and immediately interrupted him: "If Mr. Ma was in his position, I would naturally not ask you to write a letter. It's true.
Because I just got the news that Ma Shangshu impeached the elderly and foolish censors in the capital, and had to submit a memorial to ask for it, so I asked you to recommend Lord Lin."
Seeing that Xia Yan was already shocked by the news that had not yet been spread in Nanjing, Xu Xun was very satisfied with the effect of the words and immediately sighed and said, "This time many people work together, I am afraid that Ma Shangshu will not escape this disaster.
However, the Ministry of Personnel is the leader of the six ministries, and must use a person with outstanding reputation and impeccable talents. Lord Lin is the best candidate. After you write a letter, I will also write a letter to Mr. Ma, asking Mr. Ma to recommend Lord Lin to serve on his behalf.
He is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, so you don’t have to worry.”…
People say that Xu Xun is a nephew. Xia Yan admires his title for his military achievements, but he is also wary of the other party using tricks to win over him. However, Xu Xun's series of words gradually shattered his guards without a trace.
.Especially when he heard the last sentence and learned that Xu Xun had a friendship with Ma Wensheng, who was known as one of the three gentlemen of Hongzhi, his last trace of hesitation disappeared without a trace.
"Okay, don't worry, I will write a memorial when I go back and I will pay a visit tomorrow!"
"Since that's the case, I'll wait for the good news. I'll ask the Chief Supervisor of the Sili to send it to the capital as quickly as possible. If the Ministry of Personnel can be held in charge, Gongjin, you will make an indelible contribution!"
On the evening of the day, Lin Han, who was always absent-minded when cooking yamen affairs all day, left the yamen. Seeing that his family was already waiting there, he thought about it and sent someone back to report that he would not go home for meals, but he was on the way.
The car ordered to go to the Imperial College in Nanjing. It was not until he almost fell asleep under the bumpy carriage that the coachman reported that he had arrived. However, as soon as he entered Zhang thought of the narrow official residence, he saw that in addition to Zhang Fuhua, there was another one.
The unexpected guest was Xu Xun.
Seeing Lin Han coming, Zhang Fuhua called the man to sit down and smiled, "It's such a coincidence. Shizhen just sat down for a while, and you actually came too. Shizhen just told me that he had been thinking about it.
, In the afternoon, I have already written a letter to Shangshu Ma, recommending you to follow Shangshu Ma to take charge of the Ministry of Personnel in the capital, and also lobby me to write a letter and recommend it together!"
Even though Lin Han had been ups and downs in his official career for half his life, he was really surprised at this time, but he calmed down for a moment, but looked at Xu Xun and asked, "Is Pingbei Bo really a close friend with Ma Shangshu?"
"It's not a good friend, but there are quite a lot of conflicts." Xu Xun spread his hands openly and told his father Xu Liang, who had been sad about Ma Wensheng's father in the matter of preaching the title, and Ma Wensheng several times later. He said it truthfully, and then he immediately
Then he said, "It's just that Ma Shangshu has always been about things and people, so he has some friendships. However, Zhang Langzhong, the Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Personnel, appreciated by Ma Shangshu, has some friendship with me. Moreover, this is a matter of national economy and people's livelihood, and he is recommended to me.
He is one of the four gentlemen of Nandu and is known for his wise reputation. I think Mr. Ma will definitely be able to distinguish clearly!"
These words were all real truths, but they flattered Ma Wensheng and raised Lin Han. Zhang Fuhua nodded frequently when he heard Zhang Fei, let alone Lin Han, as the person involved. He knew that Xu Xun was
Giving favors, but such favors would not make the big men in the court think that they were with the emperor's lucky minister. He had to sigh that Xu Xun was young and old. Facing that sincere gaze, he took a deep breath.
But he did not show the attitude of facing recommendations in front of others.
"Okay, although I am old, I am confident that if I take charge of the Ministry of Personnel, I will never fight against the common people like the old men in the court!" ps: I apologize, the Xuanwu Lake mentioned earlier should be Mochou Lake.
.Xuanwu Lake built a Huangcai Library in Zhongdao in the early Ming Dynasty, and it was prohibited to visit the lake... I tried to change it later...).