Gu Bingqian was nearly eighty years old, and finally his body couldn't stand anymore, so he submitted his resignation to the emperor and resigned from the glorious position of head assistant to the cabinet. After the resignation of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info, the emperor approved Gu Bingqian to return to his hometown.

After Gu Bingqian returned to his hometown, he went to tea and cooled, and his vacant cabinet chief assistant was immediately fought over by Cui Chengxiu and Li Kuilong.

The first assistant of the cabinet was an important political position in the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, abolished the prime minister and integrated the imperial power, and since then the position of prime minister has completely withdrawn from the stage of Chinese history. Without the prime minister, the burden on the emperor's shoulders became heavier and heavier, and the heavy government affairs made the emperor unbearable, so the first assistant of the cabinet came into being and acted as the prime minister.

After Gu Bingqian retired, Huang Liji, who was also a eunuch, was promoted to the new cabinet chief assistant.

Wei Zhongxian chose Huang Liji because, in Wei Zhongxian's view, Huang Liji was shrewd and capable, quite talented as a prime minister, and most importantly, Huang Liji personally planned to get rid of a member of the Donglin Party - Liaodong Jingluo Xiong Tingbi. He had the blood of the Donglin Party on his hands, which made Wei Zhongxian feel at ease with him.

Huang Liji, 60 years old, although nominally a eunuch, is a typical literati doctor, with literary brilliance and high literary achievements, and this person has a calm personality and a lot of mind.

Wang Zhizheng took Huang Liji as the first target to win him over, and was determined to drag him into his own Xinwang party.

On the fifteenth day of the first month, the new year.

Huang Liji, the first assistant of the cabinet, sat alone in the study, and did not allow his family to come and disturb him. He closed the doors and windows, sat down in front of the book, splashed ink, and wrote a vigorous and powerful block line:

Cultivating oneself and understanding the way, the principles of heaven are also. If you are famous and competitive, you will also want to be selfish.

After writing, put down the pen, Huang Shoufu stood in front of the book bank with his hands behind his back, staring at this line of words, and muttered for a long time. The majestic and solemn sixty-year-old Shousuke, with gray hair and strong spirits, his fair skin, and a few shallow wrinkles, he could not tell that he was over the age of six.

The elegant bearing tells the reading, knowledge and cultivation of this adult.

The artistic conception of the furnishings in the study looks quite like a countryman.

At this moment, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door, Huang Shoufu's face showed a trace of irritability, and he said in a majestic voice: "Didn't the old man order, when I was cultivating my body and qi, I was not allowed to disturb, didn't you have long ears?"

A helpless response came from outside the door: "Master, I didn't dare to disturb you, but the visitor was Wang Zhizheng, the commander of the king, and said that he personally came to the door to give advice."

Hearing Wang Zhizheng's three words, Huang Liji's expression immediately returned to normal, and he muttered: "Wang Zhizheng, don't you just send a family member to the invitation." Immediately, he walked to the door and ordered, "Let Lord Wang come directly to the study." ”

After the order, Huang Liji stood at the door of the study with his hands behind his back and waited.

It didn't take long to see Wang Zhizheng wearing a mink cloak, walking over heroically, striding forward, although he was wearing civilian clothes, it was difficult to hide the demeanor of a military general. Before he got closer, Wang Zhizheng respectfully bowed to the ground, bowed down at 90 degrees and bowed respectfully: "Under Wang Zhizheng, meet the scholars." ”

Wang Zhizheng is not called Huang Shoufu but a scholar, which makes Huang Liji feel comfortable for a while, Wang Zhizheng has already understood, for Huang Liji, a great Confucian, what he cares most about is not the official position but literary achievements, and the most glorious position is not the cabinet chief assistant but the scholar of the Jianji Palace.

Sure enough, Huang Liji immediately stretched out his hand and helped Wang Zhizheng up, and smiled: "Hurry up and excuse me, Commander Wang." You and I are at the same level, and your courtesy is too big. ”

Wang Zhizheng smiled politely: "The scholar is a model for my generation of scholars, and I have read your "Liuhu Thatched Cottage Collection" since I was a child, and I should call you a teacher, and the teacher is certainly worthy of this etiquette in front of the students. ”

Huang Liji saw that Wang Zhizheng was so good at talking, and couldn't help but feel a good feeling in his heart, although Huang Liji was mixed with the eunuchs all day long, but Huang Liji didn't like those people in his heart, originally his understanding of Wang Zhizheng was only one of those people, today looking at his bearing, speech, judging by his four-year experience of traveling eunuchs, this person is not as simple as he knew before.

Huang Liji immediately invited Wang Zhizheng into the study.

Huang Liji said with a smile: "I heard that Lord Wang is happy with your son, it is really a great joy in life, and I am gratifying." But just send someone to send the invitation, so why bother to come in person. ”

Wang Zhizheng smiled, Huang Liji was tempted so quickly.

Wang Zhizheng turned around and looked at Huang Shoufu and said sincerely: "Huang Ge Lao, coming to the shrine today is only one of the purposes, and there is another purpose, which is to visit the Pavilion Elder and ask you for advice on how to be a person and an official." ”

Huang Liji nodded and pointed to the guest seat on the side: "Please take a seat, Lord Wang." "Say, call the servant for tea.

Wang Zhizheng sat down respectfully, the servant ran over, took out the teacup from the cabinet with his hands and feet, disinfected it with boiling water, and put it on the coffee table next to Wang Zhizheng, and then put a few delicate red robes in the teapot, and then boiled water into the teapot, and a burst of tea fragrance came to the nose.

Wang Zhizheng squinted his eyes and enjoyed the fragrance of tea and exclaimed: "Huang Ge Lao's study is really a fairy residence, beautiful tea, good books, plus Huang Ge Lao's knowledgeable and full of wealth, it is really wonderful." ”

Huang Liji waved his hand to let the servant who made the tea retreat, and said with a smile: "Commander Wang is really a ridiculous boast, the tea is just in the ordinary Wuyi Mountain Da Hong Pao, and the book is only my Confucian classics, as for the old man's full stomach, it is even more of Lord Wang's false praise." ”

Although he was modest, it could be seen that his few words of praise made Huang Ge feel very comfortable.

Wang Zhizheng took a sip of tea and tasted it carefully, and slowly groaned in a low tone:

The fairy mountain spirit rain is wet and wet,

Wash all over the fragrant skin powder and not evenly.

Tomorrow to vote for Yuchuanzi,

The breeze blew through Wuling Spring.

You must know that Yuxue has a good heart,

It's not the first face of the anointing oil.

The little poet laughs at the play,

It's always like a beautiful woman.

Wang Zhizheng is full of energy, quite magnetic sound quality, with this beautiful little poem, the voice makes Huang Liji can't help but praise when he hears it: "Commander Wang has a deep method of chanting, this Su Dongpo's "Trial Roasting New Sprouts", after you recited, is quite ancient."

Wang Zhizheng smiled: "Huang Ge Lao praised it, but in his spare time on weekdays, he likes to recite ancient poems and cultivate his sentiments." ”

Wang Zhizheng stood up, his nose asked a thick ink fragrance, he stood up and walked to the desk, and suddenly saw the words on the desk:

Cultivating oneself and understanding the way, the principles of heaven are also. If you are famous and competitive, you will also want to be selfish

Wang Zhi looked at it and exclaimed: "Ge Lao, you are worthy of this maxim, the four words 'self-cultivation and enlightenment' are really a portrayal of Ge Lao's life!"