In the face of the palace test, Qian Yuan's choice after thinking about it for a long time was naturally deliberate, and this trick was called Throwing Stones and Asking Birds.

There are three birds in total.

The first is Xu Wei and Tao Dalin, who are familiar customers in the garden.

Qian Yuan knows very well that what he wants to do does not necessarily need to be in a high position, or he may need to be in power, but he must need a group of like-minded people.

To put it mildly, when Emperor Jiajing died and King Yu ascended the throne, this bird was given to Gao Gong as a certificate of nomination, even if this Gao Suqing was arrogant, he would not underestimate the group of fifteen Jinshi who were not famous in the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing.

The second bird is Emperor Jiajing.

Qian Yuan didn't want to wait so long, he wanted to test Emperor Jiajing's bottom line, either to open the sea and ban trade, or to implement the promotion law or even a whip law, from the current point of view, there are only these two ways to solve the financial crisis of the imperial court.

Which path would Emperor Jiajing be more interested in, or more tolerant of?

The third bird is Xu Jie.

It has been two days since the end of the palace examination, and at this time, the focus of the court should have been on the selection of officials and the selection of Jishi, the former is the concern of most scholars, and the latter is the concern of those high-ranking jinshi.

But in fact, the examination papers of the Qian Yuandian Examination were widely circulated in the court, some people were scolding, some people were praising them, some people were reading them at night, the lights were not extinguished all night, and some people were pacing back and forth in the study, carefully considering the pros and cons of the pros and cons.

On March 20, the Three Imperial Historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate impeached Qian Yuan for his vain talk about politics, but unfortunately the General Administration Department sent him to Xiyuan Zhilu, and Yan Song on the left said with a smile that "his ambition is praiseworthy", and Xu Jie, who was on the right, laughed and said "his feelings are pitiful".

Tut, Qian Yuan may have been the first to be impeached in the previous Xinke Jinshi, and he has no official position, and there are already three impeachment papers.

On March 21, Emperor Jiajing summoned important ministers to meet at Wanshou Palace.

Emperor Jiajing sat cross-legged on the couch, his face seemed to be smiling, and his long narrow eyes glanced at Li Mo intentionally or unintentionally.

Regardless of the others, at least Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song, and Xu Jie all knew in their hearts, and at least two of the three imperial histories of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were Li Mo's henchmen.

For Li Mo, the most important thing is to kill Yan Song, so he wrote a letter requesting that next year's Jingcha be advanced to this year, and Emperor Jiajing also allowed it.

What Li Mo couldn't bear was that if Qian Yuan's generalization of the law and even the reform of taxes in the future became the mainstream opinion of the imperial court or was adopted by Emperor Jiajing, then Hu Zongxian's position would be as stable as Mount Tai.

Li Mo saw very clearly that the reason why Hu Zongxian was covering the sky in the southeast was because of Yan Song's support, and the reverse made sense, it was precisely because Hu Zongxian's position in the southeast was stable that Yan Song was able to stand firm.

In other words, in Li Mo's view, killing Hu Zongxian is the key to sinking Yan Song's big ship.

The reason why Li Mo is so iron-clad is that, on the one hand, he knows that Emperor Jiajing is using himself to check and balance the cabinet, and on the other hand, ten days ago, Emperor Jiajing dismissed Hu Zongxian as the governor of Zhejiang and only served as the governor of Zhejiang.

In other words, the question about the method of compilation was not casually asked, and Emperor Jiajing threw this stone to hide a deep meaning.

After the stone was thrown into the water, in the ripples, Yan Song stood still, Xu Jie was silent, and Li Mo was the only one who jumped around, causing a big storm.

And today, the important ministers gathered in Xiyuan Wanshou Palace are because of the just-concluded court push.

What is very surprising is that this time Tingtui's official position is the governor of Zhejiang, and Li Mo of the Ministry of Officials recommended the governor of Shuntian's Jiajing 23rd year Jinshi Ruan Yi, and Yan Song and Xu Jie did not recommend candidates, the scene was extremely embarrassing at that time, according to the usual practice, Tingtui needs at least two alternatives.

Li Mo also knew that he was being yin, and in the end, it was the good old man Cabinet Lu Ben who recommended Gao Jie to be the commander of Nanjing's right capital.

History is shifting, originally at this time, Hu Zongxian had not yet ascended the throne, Li Mo and Xu Jie joined forces against Yan Song because of the position of governor of Zhejiang, and was finally killed by Zhao Wenhua.

But now, Hu Zongxian has been in office for nearly half a year, the situation in the southeast is gradually improving on the surface, Li Mo has also escaped with his life, and this banner has not been broken.

In history, Ruan He's promotion to the governor of Zhejiang was dependent on Yan Song and Zhao Wenhua, but this time, he chose Li Mo.

"Ruan Que is the first, followed by Gao Jie." Emperor Jiajing's laughter was mixed with a hint of coldness, and only after half a sound did he get up with Huang Jin's support, and asked casually: "Weizhong, is it difficult for Wu Weixi to be a big responsibility?" ”

Yan Song showed his political characteristics of being despised, and his old body bowed down in the blink of an eye, "The old minister is only a holy judge." ”

In fact, everyone knows that there is an almost ready-made successor to the position of governor of Zhejiang, that is, Wu Baipeng, the governor of Zhejiang, who has cooperated with Hu Zongxian for more than a year.

But Wu Baipeng had no choice but to leave Beijing when he was admitted to Jinshi, and there was never anyone attached to the party, whether it was Yan Song, Xu Jie, or Li Mo, he was impartial to anyone, and his relationship with Cao Bangfu and Hu Zongxian was also good.

Xu Jie's pupils, who had been half-hanging his head, shrank slightly, and he was a little shocked, after all, he was from the southeast, and there were many more channels to inquire about the news than Yan Song.

Qian Yuan has a wide range of contacts in the southeast, and many civil and military officials have good friends, but he is only an official, and the one with whom he has the deepest friendship is Wu Baipeng.

Xu Jie believed that Qian Yuan should have mentioned this name many times when he entered Xiyuan to meet His Majesty so many times.

What does this mean?

Obviously, the new Kejin Shi who had just finished second to last in the palace examination had an influence on His Majesty that could not be ignored, and unlike the special events in the previous special period, this influence could already be involved in normal court politics.

While Xu Jie was still guessing, Emperor Jiajing sighed and waved his hand: "Just Ruan Que, and order him to rush to Hangzhou immediately and take up the post of governor of Zhejiang." ”

Yan Song's old face had no expression, and Li Moxi was so full of joy that he could finally intervene in the southeast battle situation, Ruan He and Cao Bangfu, although they couldn't fight against Hu Zongxian, they always had some weight.

But at this time, Emperor Jiajing said leisurely: "Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, added the military department to the book, and the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. ”

The hall was quiet, only Yan Song got up tremblingly, but he sighed in his heart, His Majesty has lived in Xiyuan for more than ten years, and his means have not decreased back then.

Before Hu Zongxian was promoted from the prefect of Hangzhou to the governor of Zhejiang, and finally concurrently served as the governor of Zhejiang, but he only added the squire of the Nanjing Military Department, and the right of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Alright." Emperor Jiajing waved his hand to rebuke the ministers, and when he left, he casually ordered, "But in the middle, let Hu Ruzhen train more new troops and quell the rebellion as soon as possible." ”

As if he hadn't heard it, Xu Jie, who was behind Yan Song, slowly withdrew from the hall, and after some greetings, he went straight out of the West Garden and went home.

"Master, came back so early today?" Zhang got up in surprise to greet her, she was surprised not that Xu Jie came back so early, but that she came directly to the backyard after coming back, and under normal circumstances, Xu Jie came back into the study.

Glancing at his daughter, Xu Jie reluctantly smiled and asked Xu Can to go back first, and asked in a low voice, "How did you talk with the Qian family?" ”

"Didn't you say okay?" Zhang's was even more strange, "After choosing a Jishi, he began to pick up." ”

The Ming Dynasty did not pay attention to the six rites, only three rites, acceptance, recruitment, and personal welcome, and the process was greatly simplified.

"After the selection of the Gilles?" Xu Jie pursed his lips and thought for a moment, "Could it be that he wants to choose Shu Jishi?" ”

"With the master here, it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

Xu Jie sat down slowly, his expression was unpredictable, he knew very well that the little fox was very thoughtful, and he was a little unpredictable.

Seeing His Majesty today, Xu Jie deeply felt Qian Yuan's influence on Emperor Jiajing.

From Emperor Jiajing's proposal of Wu Baipeng, to the addition of the military department to Hu Zongxian, the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it can also be said that Qian Yuan has a wide range of connections.

But in the end, Emperor Jiajing said that sentence...... It is of great significance to let Hu Ruzhen train the new army more.

This shows that Emperor Jiajing had the intention of adopting the Qian Yuan Palace's question, and the reason is very simple, to train the new army, which needs to be supported by silver.

In the answer sheet of the palace test, almost everyone has the attitude of refuting the compilation method, at most they only analyze the advantages of the compilation method, but also clearly point out its disadvantages, Xu Wei is an example, otherwise with that green word, the champion position is likely to be in his pocket.

Only Qian Yuan did not directly describe the method of compilation, but based on the method of retribution, he tried to convert the errand into a silver difference to make up for the embarrassment of the lack of financial endowment in the court.

There is a second meaning to train the new army, at least in Xu Jie's opinion...... Several people in the southeast who organized and trained the new army had a deep friendship with Qian Yuan, and Qi Jiguang, who had been defeated three times, became famous, and it is said that Qian Yuan strongly recommended it to Hu Zongxian.

All in all, although Qian Yuan was not present, he had a strong sense of presence today.

Xu Jie was puzzled, why did the Qian family push it again and again after that look, from the meeting test list to the palace test list, and after the selection of Shu Jishi...... Is it possible to push it back to the election of officials?

Although Xu Jie didn't know the reason, he had his own way.

"In five days, I will choose a Jishi, and in these two days, you will let people pass on the news." Xu Jie instructed in a low voice: "Nacai within five days." ”

Zhang nodded hesitantly.

In Xu Jie's view, it is imperative to encircle Qian Yuan, and he will never let go of such a Qian Yuan, who has such a wide range of connections, such a great influence on Emperor Jiajing, and is surrounded by so many talents.

This is the third bird that Qian Yuan chose.

He showed Xu Jie, naked, just like you imagined before, that you need me, not that I need you.