Yuan Wei is a Jinshi in Jiajing for 17 years, starting from the Hanlin Shujishi, from the Hanlin Academy "super moved" directly into the Ministry of Rites, and then entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister, which can be said to be a big shortcut to officialdom.

Just when everyone thought that he was Xu Jie's successor and would be the next first assistant.

On the contrary, he was only fifty-seven years old, but he suddenly asked the emperor to resign, and he actually took the initiative to give up this secondary throne, which is no less than a heavy deep-sea bomb.

Regarding Yuan Wei's sudden abnormal behavior, after a short period of shock from the outside world, everyone slowly calmed down and inquired about the hidden situation.

It is precisely because of this that rumors in the capital are also flying all over the sky, and various speculative versions have appeared.

Some people say that Yuan Wei was implicated in the Yan Shifan incident, some people say that Yuan Wei was urgently caused by Xu Jie, and some people say that Yuan Wei is cold to the emperor's approach.

Of course, no matter how they guessed, it couldn't change the fact that Yuan Wei resigned.

When many people would think that the emperor tried his best to keep Yuan Wei, he was slapped in the face again. In the afternoon of the same day, Yuan Wei's resignation was not retained, but was directly approved by the emperor.

This second-in-law, who was still a powerful emperor in the morning, became a powerless retired elder in the afternoon, and fell from the temple to the field.

Today, the Cabinet is above the six ministries.

Yuan Wei resigned as the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty, but it was like a domino effect, and the power structure of the court changed, and a huge personnel change was about to be ushered in.

With the departure of Yuan Wei, the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty, only Xu Jie was left in the cabinet. Although the number of ministers in the cabinet varies, there is only one person left, and this is definitely to fill the cabinet.

It's just that as soon as the opening of the cabinet ministers is opened, then there will also be some vacancies in the current six Shangshu, and the officials below will be filled layer by layer.

In light of the actual situation of the current cabinet, I am afraid that it is impossible to fill only one secondary assistant, but at least one or more ordinary cabinet ministers.

Wu Shan, the secretary of the ministry, Yan Ne, the secretary of the household department, Li Chunfang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Dong Fen, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, are all on duty in Xiyuan, which can be described as "quasi-pavilion elders", and even four people can enter the cabinet at the same time.

Even if these four "quasi-pavilion elders" are not in the cabinet, if two or three of them enter the cabinet, then there will be vacancies in the six books, and the vacant positions also need to be filled.

It was precisely in this way that when Yuan Wei's resignation was approved, the entire Beijing officials realized that a major change was coming, and even staged a fierce struggle.

On the night when the news broke, not only did the four "quasi-pavilion elders" see the best opportunity to enter the cabinet, but the six servants below and the four Zhengsi Jingcheng below were like sharks that smelled blood.

Yuan Wei did not choose to stay in the capital to recuperate, and the next morning after receiving the approval, Yuan Wei immediately drove lightly and left the capital directly with his family.

It is worth mentioning that Yuan Wei's resignation not only did not return to his hometown like Yan Song, but he did not even have an ordinary reward, but it was inevitable that some people had some bad influence on it.

In the capital in March, it is a season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, revealing the spring color everywhere, and the water of the canal has already changed from the ice surface back to the spring waves.

Tongzhou Wharf, people come and go, it seems extremely lively.

This is the northern end of the canal, and countless merchants and scholars have chosen to land here, and naturally there is no shortage of officials who go to Beijing, and then take a carriage to the capital.

It's just that today, there is only one protagonist: Yuan Wei, the former assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

"Go away! Go away! ”

Tongzhou Zhizhou and other officials appeared here with yacha, directly drove the ordinary people and businessmen here away, and vacated a large open space on the yard.

Dozens of officials came from the capital, but they came to this pier, already waiting for the arrival of the protagonist.

Although many officials would choose to see Yuan Wei off in the capital or outside the city gates, more officials still came to the Tongzhou wharf and personally sent Yuan Wei to the official ship heading south.

In addition to Yuan Wei's protégés and former subordinates, there are a group of Zhejiang Township Party leaders headed by Dong Fen, who are standing behind Dong Fen.

Yuan Wei's resignation caught many officials off guard, especially the officials who stood in the camp of Yuan Wei and Dong Fen, and they were inevitably worried about their future at this time.

At present, the Ming officials not only need personal ability, but also stand in the right camp. Hu Zongxian, the former governor of Zhejiang, leveled the southeast with his own strength, but after losing the backer of the Yan Party, he was almost beheaded, and now he can only live at home obediently.

If Yuan Wei can serve as the first assistant, then they have a great chance to go further, and even serve as the feudal officials. It's just that now that Yuan Wei is in the wilderness, Dong Fen is not enough to take the lead alone, but it makes them panic in their hearts.

This time, they came to see off Yuan Wei, and they wanted to get together to discuss how to face Xu Dang's blow next and how to plan their future.

Dong Fen has become the new leader of the Zhejiang Party, but his face looks solemn, and his eyes flash with a touch of resentment, but he is looking at the carriage that is slowly coming.

"It's coming! Here it comes! ”

When a middle-aged official saw the carriage that appeared in the distance, his face was first happy, and then he realized that it was wrong, and then reminded him with a sad and gloomy appearance.

As the carriage moved from far to near, many officials began to brew emotions, wanting to express their reluctance and "loyalty" to Yuan Wei at the most appropriate time.

Although Yuan Wei has gone into the wilderness, he is the person who writes the best words after all, and he won the favor of the emperor in the past. Maybe he will come back in a few years, and at this time, a cry is better than his day's ten thousand taels of gold.

The officials of the Tongzhou Yamen led the yacha to guard here, and directly blocked this wharf, but they did not allow ordinary people to approach here, leaving the entire wharf to these officials.

When the carriage came to the Tongzhou wharf, Mafu stopped the horse and stopped in front of the officials.

Ahem......

When Yuan Wei was helped out of the carriage by his two sons Yuan Longhui and Yuan Longhuang, in the face of the oncoming morning breeze, there were a few coughs, and the whole person's complexion did not look good.

Whining......

A group of officials who came forward faced Yuan Wei and immediately cried, and the voice could be described as touching. If it weren't for someone pinching his thighs vigorously, Lin Haoran, who was standing not far away, would have cried.

Lin Haoran stood outside the crowd, looking at Yuan Wei who got down from the carriage, and specially came to the Tongzhou Wharf to see Yuan Wei off.

Although his father-in-law and Yuan Wei had an unpleasant quarrel over the solar eclipse in the past, they have no permanent enemies in officialdom, and they have already turned enemies into friends under the cover of each other over the years.

Especially when I learned that Yuan Wei was able to intercede with the emperor for Yan Shifan's case, although I don't know if Yuan Wei's departure was because of the emperor's intentions, or if Yuan Wei was really cold, but Yuan Wei is still worthy of respect.

During Yuan Wei's period as an official, his greatest achievement was to write the most pleasing words to Jiajing, although he did not make any outstanding contributions to the Ming Dynasty, but he did not do the most harmful things.

On this last point, it already reflects the generosity of this pavilion elder, at least he can be regarded as a gentleman.

It's just that good people always seem to be unfit for officialdom. Yuan Wei was favored by Jiajing because of his words, and even caused a solar eclipse to curry favor with Jiajing, but once he lost his holy favor, he was very strong and took a stand in the court.

Yuan Wei was very open-minded, and thanked the officials present: "Thank you for coming to see you off, it's just that the old man is in poor health, and he really can't afford to be brazen in the court!" Everyone, take care in the future! ”

"Ge Lao, take care!" The officials looked at Yuan Wei's obviously unhealthy pale face, although they were quite complaining when they heard the news at first, but at this moment they also sighed silently, and they all sincerely wished.

Everyone envies the minister, but the life of this minister doesn't seem to be easy, but for some reason he suddenly became so sick.

"Brother Mao, have a good trip!" Dong Fen sighed deeply, the whole person looked like he hadn't slept all night, and said goodbye to Yuan Wei.

Yuan Wei looked at Dong Fen like this, but he grabbed his hands, but he told him earnestly: "Yongjun, you must be cautious in the future!" ”

These words already revealed their true feelings, and they looked at Dong Fen with a trace of tears in their eyes.

He was three years older than Dong Fen, and he happened to be a Jinshi in the morning and entered the Hanlin Academy as a tanhua. When Dong Fen came in later, he was already Dong Fen's "Hanlin senior".

Because of the relationship between fellow villagers, he took care of Dong Fen a lot, and even taught Dong Fen the writing skills of Qingzi. After so many years of getting along, the two have long been like brothers.

It's just that he also knew in his heart that if he suddenly withdrew from the court, Dong Fen's situation would definitely not be too good, and he was even unable to parry the attack on Xu Jie's side.

"The lower officials know, and please also ask Brother Mao to find a good doctor and recover as soon as possible!" Dong Fen also held Yuan Wei's hand and nodded in response with emotion.

Dong Fen actually knew in advance that Yuan Wei was going to resign, but seeing that Yuan Wei really got on this resignation, and the emperor didn't do too much to keep it, he still felt a little lost in his heart.

He and Yuan Wei had already formed a political alliance, and once planned to fight against Xu Jie, and even thought of replacing Xu Jie. It's just that Yuan Wei suddenly pulled away, but he didn't have much confidence.

Although he is the left servant of the Ministry of Works, there are Wu Shan and Yan Ne on it, and if he is alone, he is probably not an opponent who is good at scheming Xu Jie.

It's just that seeing Yuan Wei sick like this, he can't bear to persuade Yuan Wei to stay, after all, life is more important than power.

When the officials saw Lin Haoran coming over, they took the initiative to give way to Lin Haoran, and many officials looked at this high-ranking and powerful Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites with complicated eyes.

Lin Haoran came to Yuan Wei's side, although he knew that the other party had lost power, he still respectfully saluted and said: "The lower official will see off the pavilion elder, please have a smooth journey!" ”

"If you are foolish, you have to work!" Yuan Wei didn't expect Lin Haoran to come here in person to see him off, so he was quite moved and nodded back in response.

Yuan Wei reluctantly glanced at the officials, and then formally said goodbye to the officials: "Princess, if you meet again, I, Yuan Wei, will return to my hometown!" ”

Whining......

The emotions of the officials seemed to have reached a new climax, and many officials chose to kneel on the ground and cried on the spot, already feeling reluctant to Yuan Wei's departure.

Of course, many officials still secretly pinched their thighs, striving to leave the deepest impression on Yuan Wei.

With the support of Yuan Longhui, Yuan Wei walked onto the official ship moored at the dock.

"Teacher, the disciple returned south with his father, and I hope the teacher will take care!" Yuan Longhuang came to Lin Haoran's side, and also respectfully saluted.

Lin Haoran looked at this disciple, took out a letter from his arms and said, "Zhongguang, when you pass through Yangzhou with your father, be sure to contact Cao Meng in Yangzhou City!" ”

"Good!" Yuan Longhui didn't know why, but he still took the envelope and nodded solemnly.

Yuan Wei boarded the official ship with his family and waved goodbye to everyone on the deck, and a scene from twenty-seven years ago flashed in his mind like a dream.

At that time, he was still an ordinary man in Zhejiang, and he came to the capital to take the exam in high spirits, and he also landed at this Tongzhou wharf, with ambition to do a great job.

It's just that twenty-seven years of officialdom have been ups and downs, but it has made him a little disappointed. From the scenery of Tanhua and the first to the consumption of the Hanlin Academy, although he won a good future with Qingzi, he also seemed to have lost himself.

Twenty-seven years is like a snap of his fingers, so many years of ups and downs in the sea have made him grow, mature and old in the capital, and now he is only a crippled body.

The ship slowly left, and the officials on the Tongzhou dock were still standing there, but the shadows were getting more and more blurred.

Yuan Wei knew that the ups and downs of officialdom for twenty-seven years had come to an end at this moment. It wasn't until he left that he realized that although he had gained a lot, he had also lost more, and all of this did not seem to be worth it.

Maybe he didn't win the promotion, maybe he wasn't overly obsessed with the struggle for power, and he would have had a lot of fun just being an idle teacher in his hometown.

It's just that there is no such thing as the world, he chose to gain fame back then, and then chose to compete for power, and he was even just a stone's throw away from the reservation of the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

But he still lost after all, he lost to his kindness, lost to his body, lost to bad luck, and lost to that old fox-like Xu Jie, he could only leave this court as a loser.

It's just that I don't know how the ministers of the cabinet will be added after he leaves, how this court will change, and who will have the last laugh in this invisible game.

When he watched his son Yuan Longhuang come over, he was curious about whether his son's teacher was liquidated by Xu Jie, or did he seize this opportunity to go further?