Sandalwood in the copper furnace rose up, permeating every corner of the temple, and the night rain outside seemed to be still falling, and the faint sound of raindrops falling on the ground could be heard.

Wu Shan thought seriously for a moment, and also guessed the intention of the emperor's move, but shook his head seriously and said, "Minister...... I thought it was inappropriate! ”

Hey?

When Xu Jie heard this answer, he turned his head to look at Wu Shan in surprise.

thought that Wu Shan would take the opportunity to help Guo Pu come back as the secretary of the ministry, so as to form a strong alliance with Guo Pu, but he never expected that Wu Shan would oppose it.

Jiajing was dissatisfied with Xu Jie just now, and at this time he was also unhappy with Wu Shan, but he asked in a deep voice with a straight face: "I remember that you and he were friends in the same year, why is this?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister and Guo Pu are indeed friends in the same year, but the minister is first and foremost the emperor's courtier. Guo Pu can be honest and honest, quite knowledgeable, and is indeed an ideal candidate for the secretary of the ministry. It's just that Guo Pu's funeral is only two years, and the funeral is even more controversial, and the emperor is now recalling it in advance, and the minister is worried that the hundred officials in the capital will have some complaints, and even the capital will cause a fierce public opinion storm, which will not be conducive to Guo Pu rectifying the officials for the emperor. Wu Shan saw Jiajing's unpleasantness, but still explained seriously.

He didn't want Guo Pu to come back, so as to shatter Xu Jie's wishful thinking of proposing Hu Song, the left attendant of the Ministry of War, to serve as the secretary of the ministry, but he understood that Guo Pu's early return would definitely cause a turmoil, which was not a good thing for Guo Pu himself and the court.

It was precisely because of this consideration that he knew that Jiajing wanted to recall Guo Pu, but he still stood up to dissuade him.

The sandalwood in the hall was stronger, but there was a little tension in the air.

Jiajing didn't seem satisfied with this answer, and looked at Wu Shan fixedly, although Wu Shan had no guilt in his heart, he still lowered his head slightly.

Huang Jin guessed Jiajing's attitude, but he was secretly worried about Wu Shan, and at the same time gave Xu Jie, but Xu Jie's seemed to have his own little Jiujiu.

Jiajing didn't get angry in the end, but turned his head to look at Xu Jie and asked, "Xu Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

"The minister thinks what Wu Ge Lao said is extremely true! Guo Pu was suspected of hiding his funeral, and the three years of filial piety have not yet expired, if the emperor recalls him back to the court in advance, he may have to bear the name of love power and unfilial piety, and please think twice! Although Xu Jie guessed Jiajing's thoughts, he still chose to say with Wu Shan's general point of view.

But I have to admit that Lin Haoran laid a thunder for Guo Pu in the past, and it already has a far-reaching impact. As an official in the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing's grace is important, but his personal reputation cannot be ignored either.

If Guo Pu does not have a criminal record of "hiding his funeral", then Jiajing will recall him in advance, and no one will dare to let out a fart, which is also a relatively common practice, like Tan Lun was recalled in advance three times.

It's just that Guo Pu has this stain on his back, and it is already difficult to enjoy this preferential treatment.

Jiajing looked at the two important ministers uncertainly, since Yuan Wei and Dong Fen went to work one after another, he had indeed moved to recall Guo Puqian to fill in the Ministry of Shangshu.

With the departure of Yuan Wei and Dong Fen, the only ministers who relied on the most in the past were Xu Jie, Wu Shan, Yan Ne and Li Chunfang.

In order to seek a balance between all parties, he wanted to recall Guo Pu back in advance, one is that Guo Pu is loyal enough to himself, and the other is that the court can form a three-way containment situation.

It's just that what Xu Jie and Wu Shan said is not completely unreasonable, although he can achieve tripartite containment by calling Guo Pu back, but he has to consider the bad influence of Guo Pu's hiding in the past.

Xu Jie caught a trace of hesitation on Xu Jie's face, and immediately proposed: "Your Majesty, why don't you wait until the three-year period is perfect, and then recall him to serve as the secretary of the ministry?" This move can not only preserve Guo Pu's reputation for loyalty and filial piety, but also allow Guo Pu to share his worries for the emperor more dedicatedly! ”

This is actually a bit unkind, Guo Pu is now back in the court, and he can still become his opponent of Xu Jie. If another year passes, the officials of the entire court will already be surnamed Xu or Wu, where is there anything to do with Guo Pu.

Not to mention, if Guo Pu was not forced to resign and go home because of the system, then he would definitely have a place in the cabinet this time, and he was ranked before Yan Ne and Li Chunfang.

But officialdom is so cruel! The former cabinet minister Li Ben originally had a bright future, but because of his mother's funeral, he went home to keep filial piety, and as a result, Yan Song suddenly fell, and he has now been completely forgotten by the imperial court.

Huang Jin faintly guessed Xu Jie's careful thoughts, and couldn't help but look at Jiajing curiously.

Jiajing was about to say something, when he suddenly lowered his head and coughed. Seeing this, Huang Jin hurriedly stepped forward, taking the spittoon of the palace people and patting Jiajing on the back at the same time.

When Xu Jie and Wu Shan heard this, they also knelt down and said in unison: "Please take care of the dragon's body, please the emperor!" ”

Jiajing's health is not as good as before, this has long been the consensus of the four cabinet ministers, and it can be regarded as an undeclared secret. Now hearing this sound of "dragon coughing" made both of them worried.

Wu Shan thought of the fact that several Xiyuan ministers on duty almost fell ill together some time ago, while Xu Jie was worried that Jiajing would suddenly die now, and his Shoufu throne would face an extremely severe test.

After Jiajing coughed up something, the whole person seemed to come back to life, and waved his hand to the two important ministers kneeling on the ground and said, "I will consider it tonight, and I will issue an appointment tomorrow, so please step down!" ”

Hey?

Huang Jin was slightly surprised, after chatting for a long time in the clouds, how could the candidate have already been decided?

"The ministers are retiring, long live our emperor, long live, long live!"

Xu Jie and Wu Shan are both old men in officialdom who are accustomed to wind and rain, and they seem to be polite and retreat.

It's just that their hearts have already become uneasy, but they didn't expect the emperor to have an idea, I don't know what arrangements the emperor will make in the end, and I don't even know if the emperor will insist on calling Guo Pu back.

Being an official in the Jiajing Dynasty is like this, until the last moment, I don't know what this emperor is thinking.

When they walked out of the Wanshou Palace together, the rain outside had cleared, the night breeze was blowing with a hint of coolness, and a milky sea of clouds appeared in the night sky farther away.

How the emperor will arrange the candidates for the three Shangshu and the left servant of the Ministry of Officials will be announced one by one tomorrow.

Wu Shan was about to politely ask Xu Jie to let him go first, but when he looked down, he found that the person had walked away silently, knowing that after tonight, the two of them were already completely on the opposite side.