It was already late at night, and the oil lamp in Xu's study was still flickering, Xu Jie leaned back in his chair and thought silently, he was now used to silence.

Since Yang Jisheng was killed, Shen Lian was demoted, and Tu Dashan and Peng Dian were defeated and imprisoned in the governorship of Zhejiang, Xu Jie was a lot quieter, whether it was to the old opponent Yan Song or the new Li Mo, Xu Jie rarely said anything.

But in any case, as the second assistant of the cabinet, the visitors received during the New Year still have to be carefully selected, and the protégés and henchmen of the same year can not shy away from it, but most of these people are not young.

From the second day of the Lunar New Year to the fourth day of the Dalian Lunar New Year today, it has been three days, and there are only three young people summoned by Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng, Gu Jiuxi, and Qian Yuan.

Among them, Qian Yuan took the initiative to come to the door, Gu Jiuxi arranged it early, and Zhang Juzheng seemed to be at the right time...... But even if he didn't accompany Qian Yuan, Xu Jie would summon him in these two days.

In fact, about the marriage of his only daughter, Xu Jie has been thinking about it for a long time, in fact, after meeting this today, he has already selected Gu Jiuxi, but unfortunately he has not had time to explain to his wife, everything may come to naught...... This pity is for the unlucky Gu Jiuxi.

In addition to being a native of Songjiang, Gu Jiuxi can hardly find any shining points, and the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren can't find a meritorious person, why can he be selected by Xu Jie, the second assistant of the cabinet?

An old fox like Xu Jie naturally has a good reason, and he will never trade at a loss.

Any friendship with fellow villagers is nonsense, even if Gu Dingfang was deeply favored by His Majesty back then, but after all, he has returned to his hometown for more than three years, and he has no influence.

The real reason is that Xia Yan was abandoned in the city that year, the court was shaken, and the ministers were shocked, only Gu Dingfang ignored the risk and ordered his son Gu Congli to cry and collect the body, Gu Jiuxi is Gu Congli's only son.

Although Li Mo is aggressive, although Yan Song still occupies the pit and refuses to leave, Xu Jie has already begun to prepare for the future, just like a national player, walking and seeing three is just the beginning.

No matter how much Emperor Jiajing favored Yan Song, after all, this was a seventy-six-year-old man, and although Emperor Jiajing was only fifty years old this year, he took pills all year round...... An emperor who has lived a long life without taking pills since ancient times.

Once Yan Song leaves, once Jiajing dies, and when King Yu ascends the throne, the first thing Xu Jie has to do is not to settle old accounts, but to overturn the case for the officials who have been degraded and even unjustly killed over the years.

Married to the Gu family, Xu Jie has every reason to justifiably overturn the case for Xia Yan, which will definitely bring Xu Jie unparalleled political prestige, this political prestige will definitely be turned into political resources, and Xu Jie, who has set things right, will definitely be praised by 10,000 people.

Xu Jie sighed, got up and paced a few steps to the bookshelf, Qian Zhancai also had this qualification, his uncle Qian Zheng Qian Gangsheng was Xia Yan's protégé, and when Emperor Jiajing was angry, he still had the courage to resolutely go to the book, and was demoted out of Beijing for this.

Xu Jie shook his head, he felt that he still needed to think about it again, so he took out a booklet on the bookshelf, opened it and looked at it, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked an arc.

These are a few poems sent by Zhang Juzheng today, saying that he has no money to spare and can only use this as a New Year's gift, in fact, these poems are a way, dry poems.

It's an attitude.

Xu Jie knew that he had finally accepted this talent that he had selected five years ago.

The reason is simple, Yuwangfu.

Three months ago, a lecturer in Yuwang's Mansion returned to his hometown to guard filial piety due to the loss of his father, and Emperor Jiajing ordered the Hanlin Academy to select a lecturer.

According to common sense, this kind of recommendation power should only be in the hands of Hanlin Scholars, and others have no right to interfere, but neither Yan Song nor Xu Jie has enough ability to influence this list.

In the end, there were a total of five people in the list that was delivered to Emperor Jiajing, Yan Song recommended Tang Ruji, and Xu Jie recommended Zhang Juzheng...... Zhang Juzheng did not know about this matter in advance.

But Emperor Jiajing handpicked Hu Zhengmeng.

Xu Jie was ready to summon Zhang Juzheng in the past two days to show comfort, but Zhang Juzheng really couldn't stand it...... There was barely a glimmer of light to be seen.

Because Hu Zhengmeng was the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing, the same year of Zhang Juzheng, and now Yin Shidan, the lecturer in the Yuwang Mansion, is also a Jinshi in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing.

Whether it is the Hanlin Academy, Emperor Jiajing, or even Gao Gong, they may not be willing to have Jinshi in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing enter the Yuwang Mansion...... At least in the eyes of others.

This is really bad for Zhang Juzheng, not to mention that there is a high arch in front, but there are more senior Yin Shidan and Hu Zhengmeng, when will he come out?

Zhang Juzheng has ambitions and the courage to be the first in the world, but he also knows that he needs to stand at a certain height to have the opportunity to display his ambitions.

Therefore, Zhang Juzheng took the initiative to accompany Qian Yuan to Xufu to pay New Year's greetings, but he actually came to officially join Xu Jiemen.

He knew very well that even if he entered the Yuwang Mansion, whether there was Xu Jie's backing behind him or not, it was completely different.

In addition to often hanging out with Qian Yuan in the past two months, he only did one thing, to find out the news of some people through various channels.

There are a total of six lecturers in King Yu's mansion, two of whom are only filled, and the remaining four are all Yu Wang's henchmen, namely Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shidan, and Hu Zhengmeng.

Zhang Juzheng didn't go to check Gao Gong, but checked the other three people.

Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan were the first to enter Yuwang's Mansion together with Gao Gong, which was the thirty-first year of Jiajing, Yuwang opened his mansion and received the experience, and His Majesty was hand-picked out from more than 100 Hanlin, which means that Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan are almost impossible to put into the chess pieces, and at that time, King Jing was arrogant.

And three months ago, Xu Jie's recommendation was himself, Yan Song's recommendation was Tang Ruji, and Hu Zhengmeng's recommendation was recommended by the Hanlin Academy.

In other words, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shidan, and Hu Zhengmeng have no background.

In this case, Zhang Juzheng found a shortcut, he believed that Xu Jie would give himself this opportunity, and he also needed such an opportunity.

The cold wind whistled outside the window, and the windows were rattling, Xu Jie put the booklet back on the shelf, turned around and sat down again, and couldn't help but think of Qian Yuan again.

After a long silence, a long sigh rang out from the study.

"It's a good fit." Xu Jie muttered, "More suitable than anyone else, if you choose to be a Gujishi...... That's just a perfect fit! ”

Gu Jiuxi was favored because of Xia Yan, Zhang Juzheng was selected because of King Yu, and Qian Yuan was able to combine two, so he was naturally the most suitable one.

Unlike Yan Song, Xu Jie has served in the Ministry of Officials for a long time, and some of the news is relatively well-informed, and he has verified that the Huizhou Mansion has sentenced Qian Zheng to be transferred to the capital to serve as the Left Senator of the General Political Division, during which it was not done by Sun Sheng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials who has a relationship with the Qian family, but Gao Gong intervened.

Therefore, Yan Song was only guessing that Qian Yuanjian might catch up with King Yu in the emperor's heart, and Xu Jie could be sure that Qian Yuan had caught up with King Yu.

If Qian Yuan can be enveloped under the door, Xu Jie will be able to build a passage with Yuwang Mansion, how can this not make Xu Jie tempted?

But Xu Jie was still hesitant, he hesitated...... Can he subdue Qian Yuan, who is famous all over the world at a young age and is obviously restless?

In Xu Jie's mode of thinking, marriage is sometimes very reliable, if the daughter marries Gu Jiuxi, then the Gu family must be firmly tied to the Xu Mansion.

But sometimes marriages may not be reliable...... If his daughter marries Qian Yuan, it is difficult to say whether Qian Yuan will regard himself as a subordinate of Xu Jie.

……

"Chirp, chirp!"

The habit she had retained since her previous life made Xiao Qi wake up, her sleep has always been very shallow, and she will wake up when there is a sound.

Looking sideways out the window, the sky was already slightly bright, she half got up and leaned against the head of the bed, silently looking at the thrush jumping around in the cage.

Hearing a noise inside, the two maids walked in lightly and served Xiao Qi to dress, clean his hands, and wash.

"I heard that after dinner yesterday, someone from Qian Mansion brought pastries." A maid muttered, "Everyone has it, but no one thinks of it." ”

"Pastries from the Qian Mansion?" Xiao Qi, who was facing the mirror, opened his eyes wide, trying to see the blurred self in the mirror, "It may not be delicious." ”

"It's delicious, fragrant and sweet." The maid said angrily: "Mrs. Liu was rewarded and brought back to her grandson." ”

"It's very fluffy." Another maid said, "It is said to be like snowflakes." ”

Xiao Qi sat there silently, tilting his head after half a sound, "Okay, okay?" ”

"Alright, alright." The maid took the cloak and draped it on Xiao Qi's shoulders, "Miss, let's go." ”

Xu Mansion has been up to two generations so far, Xu Jie's father has been a county Cheng, if the scope is larger, it can only be said that Xu Jie's is the first generation, but the shelf is not small, the rules of large families are not lacking, and the children and grandchildren are indispensable every day in the morning and dusk.

"It's snowing." Xiao Qi beckoned to catch a snowflake, watching it quickly melt into a wet piece in the palm of his hand, and the two maids seemed to be accustomed to their young lady's strange behavior from time to time, standing silently on the side, just caring about making an umbrella.

After waiting under a plum tree for a while, Xiao Qicai slowly walked into the main courtyard, with a sweet smile on his face, nodded to everyone, and exchanged a few words with the big girl beside his grandmother Zhang, as if he hadn't heard the pastries said by others, only saluted Xu Jie and Zhang's one after another, and then stood quietly aside.

On this occasion, Xu Jie has always been silent, and Zhang Shi looked at Xiao Qi from the corner of his eyes, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

This granddaughter is a restless ...... The Zhang family has had this understanding since they first met, although Xiao Qi has no other strange behaviors except for practicing martial arts...... The so-called martial arts training is actually just physical exercise.

Zhang's judgment is naturally justified, Xu Jie has a total of three sons and one daughter, all of whom are grandchildren, as well as two grandsons and three granddaughters, of which the youngest granddaughter is Xu Fan's grandson.

Every morning and dusk, Xiao Qi always appears sixth, without exception, in front of her is her father, two uncles, an aunt, and a sister.

Last night, Zhang confirmed that his judgment was correct.

A poem written by a daughter's family was snatched by her aunt, and she was punished for copying Buddhist scriptures, and a fourteen-year-old child would definitely be angry and rebel when he encountered this kind of thing...... But she didn't seem to have the slightest anger, and she didn't even take the golden step.

If something is abnormal, it must be a demon, and Zhang is thinking about finding someone to keep an eye on her, but she can't let her make trouble at a critical moment, and it will be a big deal.

After a while, the children and grandchildren had arrived, and Zhang smiled and said, "Let's have breakfast here today." ”

Everyone watched in amazement as the servant woman and maid came in from the side room carrying food boxes and placed plates of dishes of different shapes on the table.

"From there?" Xu Fan snorted, "I'm thinking about this, I think eighty percent of it will be named Sun Mountain in two months!" ”

"Well, it's not easy for people." Zhang said angrily: "Look at so much, I'm afraid I will start preparing in the middle of the night." ”

"Is this a cold tool?" Xu Kun looked curiously at the long golden yellow noodle on the plate, "Why is it so big?" ”

"I haven't seen it, and it doesn't look like a cold gear." Miss Xu Si looked at it, "It's a bit like a sazi, but it's much bigger, and the shape is a bit like Tianluo tendon." ”

Xiao Qi said silently in his heart, this is called fritters.

There are more than a dozen breakfast dishes on the table, as well as tofu brain, soy milk, meat porridge, etc., at least half of which have not been eaten by the people of Xufu, uh, some Xiaoqi have not eaten either, such as Sanxian bean skin, which she had never eaten in her previous life.

Some are sweet and delicious, some are crispy and tender, and some are crunchy and tough, and even Xu Jie couldn't help but eat a few more bites than usual.

The Qian Mansion must have started preparing in the middle of the night, and it was still steaming when it was delivered, even if it wasn't Qian Yuan himself...... Definitely not, but there is always a heart, Zhang looked at her husband's face from time to time.

"Master, a few years ago, the earth dragon turned over, and the concubine pondered that people should go to Hongci Guangji Temple to put a few sticks of incense, add sesame oil, and pray for the family."

Xu Jie's hand holding the bean skin paused slightly.

The others didn't react, after all, they were still young, only Xu Fan glanced at his sister, Hongci Guangji Temple is the most famous temple in Beijing to seek marriage, and it has always been a fixed place for high-ranking families in Beijing to look at each other.

Miss Xu Si's cheeks were also slightly red, she lowered her head and didn't speak, Xiao Qi, who was originally inexplicable, immediately understood, she lowered her eyes slightly and secretly calculated in her heart.

Xu Jie put down his chopsticks, picked up the wet towel handed by the maid to wipe his hands, and went straight out without saying anything.

It is not appropriate to describe Xu Jie as a tortoise, the fox is right, he is like a fox on the ice, with his ears pricked up, staring nervously at the ice, once he hears any abnormal noise, he immediately escapes.

Qian Yuan's inexplicable change of attitude, so attentive, Xu Jie always had a feeling that his heart was hanging in the air...... It's so illogical.

After breakfast, everyone thanked them, except for Xu Kun and Xu Ying, everyone else left the main courtyard.

"It's better to leave it alone." Xu Fan made no secret of his hatred for Qian Yuan in front of his sister, "The Qian family and our family have always been at odds with each other, and the uncle tore his face with the Qian family because of more than a dozen acres of land in the early years. ”

"They are all fellow villagers, who doesn't know that the Qian clan is unfair." Miss Xu Si lowered her head and argued: "Besides, the Qian family dares to compete with our Xu family for land now?" ”

Xiao Qi, who lowered her head, pulled the corners of her mouth slightly, although she didn't know much about history, she also knew the tragic experience of her grandfather Zhishi, who was known as the "Optimus White Jade Pillar, the Purple Gold Beam of the Sea", after returning home.

In fact, the Xu family has as much as 400,000 acres of land in Huating and the surrounding areas, which is a shocking figure.

"That's not good, brother, I'll be angry when I see him!" Xu Fan pointed to his nose, "The imperial doctor has said that as soon as winter enters the future, my nose will be sore and unbearable, and he did it!" ”

Xiao Qi, who was waiting silently on the side, complained in his heart, he couldn't scold, he couldn't fight, he didn't dare to sue in front of his parents, he could only vent his anger in front of his sister, I really can't blame me for looking down on you......

Xiao Qi, who came through the crossing, did not have even the slightest respect for this titular father, her biological mother was Xu Fan's first concubine, because Xu Fan liked the new and hated the old, and died of depression and illness a year ago. Diagram of the Avenue of the Heavens