Chapter 12 Vows not to commit adultery and return to Suzhou
"It seems that what Brother Wen said is right, the new emperor is really going to work hard. What a blessing for the ministers! The world is very lucky! At this time, Chen was fortunate to be selected by the emperor, and he swore allegiance to the imperial court to help the new emperor create a prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty.
Why do you pledge allegiance to death? Wen died and fought by force. Chen is a civil official, he doesn't need to go to the battlefield to fight with the enemy, and fortunately he meets Mingjun, there will be no death advice, I am afraid that if I want to die, I will not be able to die for a while.
For now, it is necessary to get into the role as soon as possible. Entering the character as soon as possible should also be regarded as a form of allegiance.
How do you get into character as soon as possible? Although Chen's talent is not as good as that of the sages, what he lacks at the moment is still unclear. A certain is the emperor, in addition to serving the emperor wholeheartedly, he also has to make a lot of friends with colleagues and even subordinates. People, often have friendship before they will spit out the truth. β
After confirming that the shopkeeper's report was true, Chen Renjin calmed down a little and began to think like this. Obviously, he had thought about it countless times, lest he overlooked. It was his habit, and he didn't want to let himself be overwhelmed by unpreparedness.
The fact is that no matter how thoughtful and meticulous he is, he has been an emperor for more than half a year, but he hasn't even seen the emperor. Not only did he not see the emperor, but even his subordinates, who were coerced and lured by him, refused to say even a word to him. In other words, he became an idler, an idler who had no one to talk to him.
He was very puzzled, and occasionally inexplicably angry, but whenever he was angry, he forced himself to think: "Maybe an errand will be sent over in a while, we can't miss the emperor's errand." β
Undoubtedly, he was disappointed every day.
On this day, a person who has been sitting for a long time is really boredβpeople should really speak, or confide or complain or show off, or curse for no reason. If these are missing, after a long time, I will really have the heart to die-so I got up and went straight to the west wing.
The west wing was inhabited by his subordinates, and these guys, as usual, would return here after greeting him for peace, and they would not even go out except for eating, drinking, and Lazar. He knew they didn't have much to do. He had nothing to do, he didn't go out, he was supposed to talk, and he wanted to hear what they were saying.
"Fuck, our dignified emperor, actually started such a thing that even women disdain to listen to the corners of the wall!" Secretly scolding himself, when he got to the window, he still involuntarily stopped and listened with bated breath.
They were really talking, but they heard someone say: "Do you think that the emperor and queen are really in charge of this palace?" Wrong, very wrong. The emperor only thinks about his carpentry work, where does he have the heart to take care of things?
The queen, I want to take care of things, but the grandfather has ancestral training, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Then again, even if the grandfather doesn't have ancestral training, she doesn't know how to form a party, and she is alone, even if she is allowed to manage it, how much can she manage? β
"If this is the case, it is really the misfortune of the country, but these people, alas, are still talking about it here." When Chen Renjin heard this, he obviously didn't believe it, but he still couldn't help but sigh.
He sighed when he heard the man say, "I don't believe it, do you?" No one outside believed it. Let's just talk about those Donglin Party members in the cabinet, but they are pretentious and high-minded, and they keep playing impeachment, don't you know that their folds will not reach the emperor's hands at all. Hmph, even if it is in the hands of the emperor, and the emperor is illiterate, is it not going to be transferred to the hands of Gonggong Wei?
Unbelief? Still don't believe it, do you? That Ye Xianggao, isn't it Shoufu? In order to search for a wanted imperial history, the people of Dongchang broke into his mansion and shouted and abused. This is a shame that the first assistant has never had in the past dynasties, what can he do, hmph, isn't it just Wang Ba who eats the scales and stares? β
Listening to what he said, he had a well-founded nose and eyes, and Chen Renjin couldn't believe it, and the hope in his heart was gradually replaced by the disappointment that came up, and he couldn't help but be overwhelmed.
At this time, someone answered: "Yes, there is also that Wang Wenyan, but he has some backbone, Gonggong Wei asked him to explain the greed of the Donglin Party, but he just refused, tasted all the seventy-two torture instruments in Dongchang, and still held on to his 'contempt for honest people, there is no admit to death', until he was tortured." β
As soon as the man's voice fell, someone else sneered: "Death? Did it work? Hmph, death is the simplest, useless, they can't stand Grandpa Wei's three fists and two kicks. You don't know, Gonggong Wei now has 'Five Tigers', 'Five Biao', 'Ten Dogs', 'Ten Children', and 'Forty Grandchildren'. These people had been persecuted by the Donglin Party and were mortal enemies of them.
With so many people under his hands, there is naturally no shortage of talented people. Let's just say that Ruan Dacheng, who defected from the Donglin Party, actually made the Donglin Party's "Point General Record" according to the name on "Water Margin", which is both clear and easy to remember. Look at these people, Father-in-law Wei must treat guests by name, and he will not let any of them go. β
Hearing this, Chen Renjin suddenly understood, disgusted, desperate and fearful, and had the heart to go back and brush himself, but he heard the first person to sigh: "Alas, people say that marrying the right man and the right person, what the fuck is called opportunity, isn't opportunity just with the right person?" If you follow the wrong person, even if you have the ability to reach the sky, what can you do? β
The third one asked, "What do you mean by that?" β
The first one to speak: "What else can it mean, alas, just the one we are with, but he is full of knowledge, and he is also bent on serving the court, but unfortunately he is not on the road, he is dumb and deaf, and the future is gone, let's follow him, aren't we just fooling around?" β
The third one said, "yes, it looks like he's not bad, why don't we give him a go?" β
The first one to speak didn't have time to respond, and the second one to speak had already rushed to say: "It's useless, Xu is knowledge burned out his brain, last time, Gonggong Wei wanted to entrust him with an errand, hey, relying on himself to be the emperor's teacher, he actually refused."
Tell me, this is not to let the knowledge burn out the brain, otherwise, let the donkey kick it out. Other people's homes, they all sharpened their heads and drilled in, he was good, when the opportunity came, he actually threw it away in vain. I see, the three of us are probably going to be destroyed in his hands in this life. β
"Despicable! Shameless! Dirty! Chen Renjin scolded angrily, didn't bother to listen anymore, and turned around on his own.
Back in the house, Chen Renjin was still angry, and kept banging on the desk in front of him with his hand. It took a long time before he returned to the errand that Wei Zhongxian had assigned to him.
No, to be precise, that errand was told to him by Gu Bingqian. Gu Bingqian is Wei Zhongxian's lackey, what Gu Bingqian said should be what Wei Zhongxian meant.
It was not long after Chen Renjin was promoted to the emperor's master, and on that day, as soon as he entered the house, Gu Bingqian, who was newly selected into the cabinet, followed in.
Gu Bingqian was selected by Wei Zhongxian, he didn't have a good impression of Wei Zhongxian, and he was even more instinctively disgusted with this Gu Bingqian. But if he doesn't hit a smiling person, he had to put away his disgust and feigned a smile: "Lord Gu is here, but there is an order, please try it as soon as possible." β
Gu Bingqian didn't speak, just looked at him and smiled, until he saw that he was unnatural, and then he said almost stingily: "Congratulations, brother, Gonggong Wei admires you very much." β
What Gu Bingqian said is also the truth. At that time, Wei Zhongxian's usurpation of power had already become a small success, and he was feeling that he was short of manpower, so he wanted to bring him to his side.
Chen Renjin didn't know, but when he heard the words, because he had nothing to do, he forced himself to think: "Could it be that the rumors are distorted?" We have nothing to do with him, and we don't bother him, why should he appreciate us? Could he be a man who cherishes talent? No, definitely not. Besides, we are the emperor, and only the emperor wants to appreciate it, so why should he appreciate us? β
Thinking about it, he said, "Oh? In this case, I would like to thank Gonggong Wei for his kindness. β
Gu Bingqian couldn't hear the sarcasm in his words, but this was an errand personally assigned by Wei Zhongxian, he didn't dare to slack off a little, so he had to endure it, as if he was afraid that people would hear it, he came over and attached it to Chen Rending's ear and said, lest he not listen to the greeting, and emphasized: "This is what Father-in-law Wei personally explained, and I don't dare to be a little lazy." β
Chen Renjun was like eating a fly, and only after a while did he ask rhetorically: "Is this really what Father-in-law Wei personally explained?" β
When Gu Bingqian heard this, he rushed to the palace with both hands and fists, and said reverently: "Father-in-law Wei's words are comparable to a holy decree, how dare Gu fake?" β
Chen Renjin asked again: "To make a rumor about the queen's father?" Seeing Gu Bingqian nodded, he suddenly said loudly: "What the fuck is this?" Creating a rumor about the queen's father and dividing the relationship between the emperor and the queen should be done? You, you, you Hugh bring it up again. β
Thinking of this, his own situation and what he heard about and the errand sent by Wei Zhongxian were connected in his brain in an instant, and the wall in Chen Rending's heart collapsed.
In fact, people live by the wall in their hearts. Because the wall had fallen, Chen Renjin slowly got up, walked around the room twice, and then paused, returned to the desk again, and picked up the pen and book.
As soon as he finished writing, a subordinate led Wei Guangwei in.
Why is Wei Guangwei here again? It turned out that since the Hakka family got a plan, Wei Zhongxian was full of joy, said goodbye, and came straight to Chen Renjun. When I arrived at the door, I thought of Chen Rending's previous performance again, and felt that it was inappropriate, and I couldn't think of a better candidate to see Chen Renjin for a while, so I had to send Wei Guangwei to come.
"This Wei Guangwei is not a good bird!" Chen Renjin thought secretly, and when he saw him come in with a dry smile, he didn't wait for him to speak, he snorted coldly, stuffed the paper in his hand into his arms, and walked away.
Wei Guangwei didn't mean this, and shouted two sentences in embarrassment, and didn't see him turn around, and looked down at the paper in his hand, but saw that it was written: Ning Lao died in the village, and swore not to be a traitor!