Dongjiang Rice Lane, in front of the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials.

Chen Hong stood in front of a carriage, raised his hand and smiled at Guo Pu who came out, "Lord Guo, please!" ”

Guo Pu knew that his sedan chair man would not have guessed that he would come out so early, so he returned the salute to Chen Hong, and immediately boarded the carriage and rode towards Xiyuan with Chen Hong.

"What's going on?"

The officials who were waiting in line outside for Jingcha watched Guo Pu, the secretary of the ministry, leave suddenly, and their faces couldn't help but flash with surprise, and they looked confused as Guo Pu left.

But there was a fat official who seemed to know the truth, and Zhizhu seemed to be holding the ground and said, "Hehe...... Now that things are getting interesting, let's just wait and see! ”

Many officials looked at this fat official suspiciously, just looking at the look of "everyone is drunk, I am sober", and they all wanted to beat this fat official wildly.

As soon as the carriage disappeared at the corner of the street, a brocade-clothed guard walked out of the yamen of the ministry and said to the officials who were talking: "Everyone, please be calm, there is something going on inside, and the matter of Jingcha has to wait first!" ”

"What's going on in there, it's obviously because the emperor summoned Guo Shangshu!"

"Since you know, don't you want to continue?"

"Let's wait honestly, Guo Shangshu should be back soon!"

……

The officials in line here complained a little, but they also expressed understanding. After all, Guo Pu, the secretary of the ministry, was summoned into the palace, and the remaining six people could not call the shots, so this Jingcha naturally had to stop temporarily.

Just seeing that Guo Pu was suddenly summoned into the palace, everyone couldn't help but gossip and speculate.

Some officials saw that Guo Pu would not be able to come back for a while, so they simply left here. It's just that the current situation is about one's own future, and even the most courageous officials dare not leave more than 500 meters.

When I arrived at the checkpoint to intercept non-Beijing officials, it was news about Guo Pu.

The housekeeper of the Guo Mansion suddenly came here, and when he learned from the mouths of others that Guo Pu had gone to face the saint, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock, but he hurried to Xiyuan.

It's just a pity that his two old legs are destined to not catch up with the four-legged horse, and when he arrived at the gate of Xiyuan, Guo Pu had already walked into Xiyuan with Chen Hong.

West Garden, Wanshou Palace.

Emperor Jiajing, the lord of hundreds of millions of people, survived another winter, but the years did not distinguish between high and low, and wrinkles were carved on his pretty face, and the hair on his temples was gray.

As he approached his sixties, and the amount of pills he took increased, his body was much worse than before, and the meditation time was greatly shortened, and the whole person seemed more impatient.

Jiajing, who was wearing a blue robe, was sitting in front of the case, dealing with the pre-case recital. Although he was obsessed with monasticism, he was still very concerned about political affairs, and spent a lot of time every day dealing with the songs.

As Xu Jie's proposal to open up the way of speech, the speaker became more active, and his workload increased a lot.

Turning over the note in his hand, he watched Wei Shiliang impeach Yang Xuan, the governor of Jiliao, for not being a military talent, and saw that Xu Jie's ticket was to be handed over to the Ministry of War for strict investigation, so Zhu Bi approved it and agreed to such a plan.

Although he knew that Yang Xuan was promoted by Yang Bo and had a very close relationship with Yang Bo, it was impossible to deal with Yang Xuan if he handed it over to the Ministry of War, but he was even more annoyed by these officials who always liked to make a fuss.

In the past, Xu Jie's protégé Nanjing Hubu impeached Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, and he approved the cabinet's vote, but it caused the outbreak of the Fujian Japanese problem.

"Your Majesty, Guo Pu is already waiting outside the palace!" Chen Hong walked in from the outside and saluted respectfully.

Jiajing nodded lightly, but quietly ordered: "Let him come in!" ”

Chen Hong answered, but he sent a little eunuch out and lured Guo Pu in.

Guo Pu is not unfamiliar with this place, through the smooth floor of the palace, when he came to the front of the palace, he bowed respectfully and said: "Guo Pu, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers, see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Jiajing opened a note again, and said without raising his head: "Guo Aiqing, you have been in the Ministry for many years, and you have successively served as the right waiter of the Ministry of Officials and the left waiter of the Ministry of Officials. According to the regulations, you should not have been able to serve as the secretary of the ministry, but I have raised him to this position, and you will preside over the Jingcha, how can I serve you? ”

"The emperor is so grateful!" Although Guo Pu didn't know why the emperor said this, he still replied with his head bowed. For the emperor who gave him great authority, he was loyal from the bottom of his heart.

Jiajing raised his head and looked at Guo Pu, who was bowing his head on the ground, and asked very seriously: "Guo Aiqing, is there anything else you want to say to me now?" ”

Guo Pu's brows furrowed slightly, feeling the unkindness in Jiajing's tone, knowing that something must have provoked the emperor, but he felt confused in his heart.

Faced with good and bad fortune, he seemed loyal and continued to bow his head and say: "Foolish! ”

It's just that these words failed to resolve the resentment in Jiajing's heart, but he asked: "Guo Aiqing, are you really stupid?" Or do you think you can hide it from the world? ”

Standing next to him, Huang Jin heard these words, and also looked at Guo Pu, who had been kneeling on the ground, worriedly. The emperor undoubtedly attaches great importance to Guo Pu, and even his entry into the cabinet is already a certainty, but he has violated the emperor's taboo.

Guo Pu, who was kneeling on the ground, felt a serious uneasiness in his heart, but he didn't know what happened to touch the emperor's bad head, and secretly wondered if it would be a joint attack on Wu Shan with Xu Jie.

However, this thought has just been generated, and even if it disappears, Wu Shan has not had such a big impact, but what is it if it is not this matter? He doesn't seem to have done anything rebellious lately, huh?

As soon as he thought of this, Guo Pu no longer speculated, and admitted that he had a clear conscience, and he was more inclined to a misunderstanding, that is, he arched his hand openly and said: "The minister is foolish, please make it clear to the emperor!" ”

When Huang Jin heard this answer, he sighed gloomily in his heart, and looked at Guo Pu with a complicated look.

"Explicit?" Jiajing's eyes glared at Guo Pu even more angrily, and he casually took out an object from the case and threw it on the ground, accusing angrily: "This is a secret report sent by Beizhen Fusi a few days ago, your family found the most famous craftsman in Anyang Mansion as early as the third day of this month to make a pair of golden boys and girls, do you want to continue to hide it?" ”

Guo Pu was still confused, and explained in the face of Jiajing's anger: "Your Majesty, my hometown has always been ruled by my father, and as for creating a pair of golden boys and girls, the minister doesn't know how to be affectionate!" ”

Jiajing snorted coldly, and said angrily in a surprising voice: "You really don't know the details, but you should guess that this is the funeral goods, this is your father's funeral goods!" ”