In late May, the capital ushered in a sunny and beautiful weather.

Compared with the typhoon-ravaged island of Luzon and the rain-soaked city of Yangzhou, the weather here is so clear, even sunny with a kind of hateful heat.

No matter how turbulent the places were, and how many bloody political struggles the court had undergone, the capital of the Ming Dynasty remained the same, and it always showed prosperity and wealth.

Although Lin Haoran has left his post as Shuntianfu Yin, his influence still exists, and the efficient grain collection system has been effective. This year's spring grain harvest in Shuntianfu has enriched many people's rice grains in their homes.

The needs of the people are not much, they just want to live a plain life. When their families have more grain in storage, they will be more active in participating in the monthly lantern festival in the Drum Tower, which will promote the development of commerce in the capital.

Perhaps the former capital was also prosperous and wealthy, but it usually belonged to the official and business class, but now the capital has added some human flavor, and many people are happy in it.

As for the officialdom, Xu Jie, the first assistant, changed the style of his predecessor's "sole power", and chose to get along with the court bigwigs such as the officials of the Six Ministries, which made the entire court appear harmonious.

Jiajing, the monarch of the Ming Dynasty, was still keen on cultivating the Tao, and hid in Xiyuan every day to be a Taoist emperor.

Although as he grew older, his body had intermittently developed some conditions, but his Dao heart was still firm and persistent, and he even devoted more time to cultivating the Xuan.

West Garden, Wuyi Palace.

Xu Jie, who was wearing a python robe, was a little more official, his short body was sitting in front of the desk, the air was filled with a faint sandalwood, and he was concentrating on the music on the table.

The governance of the two capitals and thirteen provinces gradually fell on Xu Jie's shoulders, and all the big and small affairs were handled by this Jiajing two-year Tanhualang, like a diligent old housekeeper.

With the passage of time, Xu Jie has already secured the position of the first assistant.

The second assistant Yuan Wei did not have the strength to argue with him, and Wu Shan, the secretary of the ministry, did not have the emperor's favor, and the others were still lacking, and no one could really threaten his position at all.

After Xu Jie finished drafting the last ticket, he put down the brush, and after explaining the matter clearly, he walked to the palace gate of Xiyuan, intending to return home.

is different from his predecessor Yan Song, he doesn't like to stay in Xiyuan, but prefers to lie comfortably on his own bed.

"Lord Motosuke, please stay!"

Just as he was about to arrive at the palace gate, a loud voice came from behind him. Xu Jie looked back, but saw the figure of Yang Bo, the secretary of the military department, who was more than ten meters away from him.

After Yang Bo stopped Xu Jie, he was not too rude, and walked up quickly. Although he walked in the military and political system, he was not a real general after all, he only trotted more than ten meters, and his round face was covered with beads of sweat.

"But the emperor has summoned you again?" Xu Jie saw Yang Bo panting and approaching, and smiled with a smile.

Yang Bo faced this problem, but he didn't dare to be careless, and said half-truthfully: "The emperor is whipping the officials!" The emperor attaches great importance to the affairs of the southeast widows, and just called the lower officials for questioning, and reprimanded the lower officials again! “

"The emperor is also thinking about the people of the Ming Dynasty, and he is worried that someone will raise a widow and respect himself!" Xu Jie's vigilance against Yang Bo weakened a little, but he had something to say.

"Lord Yuanfu reminds me that the lower officials will definitely do their best to eliminate the Japanese in the southeast, and never give them another chance to survive!" Yang Bo knew that this was Xu Jie's warning and fraud to him, so he solemnly bowed.

At this point, he and Xu Jie actually share the same philosophy. But not to mention that the emperor attaches great importance to the affairs of the Japanese invaders, just for the sake of his position, he must also do his best to exterminate the Japanese invaders.

Once the momentum of the Japanese is not effectively curbed, then Hu Zongxian is very likely to make a comeback, and his position as the secretary of the military department will be greatly threatened. You must know that Hu Zongxian's position as the governor of Zhejiang, and his title is the secretary of the military department.

If it weren't for the sudden collapse of the Yan Party, with Hu Zongxian's exploits over the years, I am afraid that the position of the current secretary of the military department would have been given to Hu Zongxian. Xu Jie didn't want Yan Song to make a comeback with the help of the troubles of the Japanese Invaders, and he didn't want Yang Bo to take the opportunity to make a comeback.

Xu Jie looked at him and understood what he meant, so he smiled and said to Yang Bo: "Only an appointment, but there is something to find me?" ”

"Lu Bo, the chief soldier of Zhejiang, has a close relationship with Hu Zongxian, and some people have confirmed that he participated in the corruption of the ink nest case, and his military talent is mediocre, please dismiss him from his post and choose another meritocracy!" Yang Bo settled his mind and explained his intentions seriously.

Although Xu Jie guessed that Lu Bo might be greedy for ink, he couldn't help but smile secretly when he heard that his military talent was mediocre.

Lu Bo can be pushed to the position of the chief soldier of Zhejiang by Hu Wanxian, how can he be a mediocre person. He captured the Japanese head Li Guangtou, won the victory of Jiaxing Wangjiangjing, and helped Hu Zongxian capture Chen Ping, Xu Hai and Wang Zhi successively, and defended the stability of the Zhezhi region.

Such a meritorious general soldier of Zhejiang, when he came to the mouth of this secretary of the military department, he was evaluated as "mediocre in military talent", which is really a big joke in the world.

It's just that this court has never had so much truth at all, Xu Jie only hesitated, and then asked quietly: "Yang Shangshu, I don't know who is suitable?" ”

"Liu He will be the general Yang Shangying!" Yang Bo was secretly happy in his heart, and even reported his name.

Xu Jie knew that Yang Bo had always been very straightforward in employing people, saying that the good ones were Ren Xian not avoiding relatives, and the bad ones were Ren Xian's nepotism, but he still nodded and said: "You recommend the candidates, and the emperor will decide!" ”

"Good! Thank you Motosuke-sama for that! The smile on Yang Bo's face was even stronger, and he even thanked him.

The emperor is now more obsessed with cultivating the mysteries, and basically ignores government affairs, as long as Xu Jie does not stand up against it, the matter of replacing the general army of Zhejiang will be finalized.

When the two arrived at the palace gate, they said goodbye.

The housekeeper led the sedan chair to wait here for a long time, and when he saw Xu Jie coming out of the palace gate, he led the sedan chair man and the guards to hurry over, and personally opened the sedan chair curtain for Xu Jie.

Xu Jie stood in place, looking at Yang Bo who was walking towards the sedan chair over there, but he secretly shook his head in his heart.

This military secretary undoubtedly has a strong military talent, but this person has too much desire for human rights, not only has a large number of cronies been installed in the nine sides one after another, but now he is being promoted to important positions everywhere.

But I have to admit that this kind of person is better to get along with. Although Yang Bo was relied on by the emperor, he was destined to become a great weapon and did not pose a substantial threat to the throne of his first assistant.

Xu stepped into the sedan chair, and the sedan chair was quickly lifted and returned directly to the house in Huaishu Hutong. The road was very smooth, and when the sedan chair was put down, he came out and saw his son coming up, followed by Ye Bo, the left attendant of the Criminal Department.