At the end of September, the autumn wind was bitter, and the flowers and trees in the capital lost their greenery. Even the splendid West Garden, which is full of autumn sorrow, is full of dead leaves swirling in the cold wind.

The palace people have already put on relatively thick clothes, and walked in the palace road under the dry and cold wind blowing in front of them, and they already smelled the smell of early winter in Beijing.

It's just that the majestic Wanshou Palace stands proudly in the cold wind, even in this late autumn season, it is still so outstanding, and it exudes warmth like spring.

There was a eunuch standing in the charcoal stove outside the Wanshou Palace, and the fiery charcoal had been raised in the furnace, and the hot air entered the wall inside through the fire channel to heat, making the whole palace like a conservatory.

The West Garden can't accommodate seventy-two concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards, so many beauties in the harem are arranged in the Forbidden City, and the palace people and eunuchs here are only Jiajing alone.

Jiajing is in a greenhouse, and because of the heat in his body caused by taking pills for many years, he is more cold-tolerant than ordinary people. At this time, he was wearing only a thin blue robe, and he was sitting cross-legged in the ashram to meditate.

There was no trace of sunlight in the skylight, the holy light proved that it was daylight, and the air was filled with a faint smell of sandalwood that refreshed the minds of those who came here.

Jiajing learned the method of spitting and accepting from his predecessors, and when the time was almost over, his eyes slowly opened. His gaze fell on the statue of Sanqing Daojun in front of him, but he sighed leisurely in his heart.

He had just passed his 57th birthday, but his health was deteriorating, and the spots on his hands were increasing, so that he had to admit that he had entered old age.

If he had not risen in the daylight, he would have to settle down like those courtiers and the common people, and become a handful of dust in this world.

"Your Majesty, how are you feeling now?" Chen Hong saw that Jiajing finally opened his eyes, and like a pug, he crawled over from not far away and asked.

Although Huang Jin is loyal and is the most conscientious old slave in the world, he can't stand his body and can't bear it, and it is impossible for him to accompany Jiajing for three hundred and sixty-five years a year.

Because he contracted a little cold the day before yesterday, he didn't dare to infect Jiajing, so he had to ask Jiajing for leave.

In this regard, Chen Hong was naturally extremely happy, and he wished that Huang Jin would die of illness. Now that he has finally seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he is also actively performing and eager to take Huang Jin's position.

Jiajing didn't like to talk after finishing his cultivation, and in the face of Chen Hong's diligence and unskilled business, his brows frowned slightly, and he spit out two words lightly: "Spirit Pill."

"Elixir, quick!" When Chen Hong heard Jiajing's clear instructions, he hurriedly turned his head to look at the palace maids outside and shouted, hoping that the palace maids would fly in immediately.

Jiajing stood up from the bright yellow futon, his mood was neither bad nor bad, he reached out and took a vermilion pill from the plate in the hand of the attentive Chen Hong, and took a golden cup filled with water, and let the pill swallow down the water into his abdomen.

The repeated pills made him obviously feel that the effect was not as good as before, and even less the initial surprise.

"Your Majesty, is this Dan spiritual power satisfactory?"

Chen Hong watched Jiajing swallow the pill with a blank eye, and asked with a smile on his face.

Jiajing handed over the gold cup, and Chen Hong took the gold cup with great eyesight, looking like a very attentive servant. It's just that Jiajing didn't answer Chen Hong's question, but asked directly: "Is there something important today?" ”

"Elder Xu Ge just came to ask for a meeting, but the emperor, you are cultivating, and the servant asked him to go back to the Wuyi Palace first. If you want to summon Elder Xu Ge, the servant will send someone to summon him! Chen Hong immediately responded.

Jiajing walked towards the quiet room, and he still attached more importance to Xu Jie, so he asked lightly: "Do you know what happened to Elder Xu Ge?" ”

Chen Hong was immediately stunned, because the emperor tabooed the internal supervisor to participate in political affairs, he didn't dare to ask just now, just now he didn't know what to do, Feng Bao, who was outside, had already spoken: "Back to the emperor, Xu Ge always came to ask for a meeting for the selection of the household servant!" ”

Among the officials of the six ministries, not only the Hubu Shangshu is the most frequent, but the left and right attendants of the Hubu are also frequently replaced, and there is hardly a Hubu squire who can survive three years.

At the beginning of this year, Zhang Sunchen, the left attendant of the household department, was transferred to the imperial history of Nanjing, the right capital, and was replaced by Huo Ji, who was recommended by Yang Bo. It's just that the governor of Huo Ji is a good hand in trilateral military affairs, but his financial management ability is unsatisfactory, and he was even more disgusted by Jiajing this month, so he was reappointed as a waiter in the Nanjing Ministry of Industry.

Regarding the transfer of officials at the level of the six ministers, Wu Shan, the secretary of the ministry, could not interfere, and Xu Jie, the first assistant of the cabinet, did not dare to directly arrange personnel, but it was up to the emperor to decide.

There is a vacancy in the left waiter of the household department, and Xu Jie naturally wants to recommend the corresponding candidate to fill this important vacancy as soon as possible. Now that I have come over, I already have a candidate I want to recommend.

Jiajing glanced at Feng Bao approvingly, and said lightly: "Don't worry about the candidate for the household servant, Rong Zhen think about it again!" ”

The current courtiers are loyal, but most of them are incompetent, and these ministers who are good at financial management are even rarer. Even if it is the current head of the household department, Yan Ne, he is not too satisfied in essence, but Yan Ne is worse than Fang Dut, Gao Yao, and Wu Shan.

Now that the left waiter of the household department is vacant, he wants to be more cautious and choose a more desirable candidate, rather than having to change someone in less than half a year.

"Slaves obey!"

Chen Hong replied respectfully, and at the same time secretly glanced at Feng Bao.

He was originally a little wary of Feng Baosheng, but seeing that Feng Bao was so young, the vigilance that had just arisen disappeared. Now, his most important opponent is still Huang Jin.

Jiajing didn't know Chen Hong's careful thoughts, and strode directly towards the hall.

Seeing this, Chen Hong hurriedly followed, intending to continue to be courteous.

Feng Bao felt Jiajing's appreciation for him, and he was also a little lucky in his heart. Although the godfather Huang Jin did not mention anything to him, the reason why he asked Xu Jie more was actually from Lin Haoran's old mention.

In addition to cultivating Xuan, Jiajing's main daily job is to review and review, and his life is actually very monotonous.

For the performance of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, he did not review everything in detail, but mainly grasped personnel and financial power. Now there is not much change in the Ming officials, and the finances have become a mess, which makes him feel that he has nothing to do.

It's just that the one who should come is coming, and Wan Yukai, the right attendant of the Criminal Department, appeared in front of Jiajing, making his face more and more ugly, but he suddenly asked Chen Hong: "Lin Haoran is cultivating relatives and friends and excluding dissidents in Yangzhou, do you think this matter is credible?" ”