In addition to being capricious, Jiajing also has a problem, that is, he uses people without wisdom and foolishness, and without a fixed number.

When he appreciates you, it doesn't matter what you do right, it doesn't matter what mistakes you make, he is going to get tired of you, you don't do anything right, and if you make a little mistake, you may be dismissed from office, or even directly executed.

In short, he employs people like a neurotic, Qingliu also uses it, meritocracy, corrupt officials and corrupt officials, there is no reason, there is no reason, it all depends on personal preference.

In the early days of Jiajing, he trusted Zhang Xuan, Zhai Luan, Li Shi, Xia Yan and other Qingliu, reformed the disadvantages of the previous dynasty, and even showed signs of Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty.

In the middle of Jiajing, he trusted Yan Song, Zhao Wenhua and other corrupt officials, which made the government corrupt, and the southern and northern captives intensified, and the people of the Ming Dynasty were miserable.

In the later period of Jiajing, he used Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and other virtuous ministers, inadvertently laid a solid foundation for the Longqing New Deal and Wanli Zhongxing.

Of course, this is history, some have happened, and some have not necessarily happened.

For example, at this time, Xia Yan should have been overwhelmed by Yan Song, and even dismissed from the official and died, but he stayed in the position of the first assistant and did not move.

As for the reason, it's not that Xia Yan has become powerful, it's mainly that Yan Song is afraid of Yang Cong or the strength of Yang Ming's lineage, and he doesn't dare to fight with Xia Yan.

Yang Cong also knew this, so after accompanying Jiajing back to Chengtianfu, he began to be obscure again, nesting in the School of Physics to tease his children and study science, and he didn't seem to have any intention of making a comeback.

It's a pity that he wants to keep a low profile but it's too late, because his performance some time ago was too dazzling, and he wrote books and talks, invented all kinds of novel things, and built the Shuncheng Railway.

Such a virtuous person, throw it aside, how can it be done?

After Jiajing returned to the court, he dealt with a backlog of government affairs, and ordered someone to summon Yang Cong into the palace, ready to grant him a position and let him serve the country.

Of course Yang Cong knew what Jiajing was looking for him, sometimes, if a person's light was too dazzling, he really couldn't hide it.

He finally understood a little bit why Yan Song didn't clean up Xia Yan all the time, mainly because he had always made people "uneasy".

What to do?

He didn't have a good way, so he could only take one step and see if he could refuse Jiajing's "kindness".

He came to the imperial study with the edict, and after making a courtesy, he stood there respectfully, silent, as if he didn't know what Jiajing was looking for him for.

Seeing this, Jiajing could only say tentatively: "Qingfeng, are you still busy during this time?" ”

When Yang Cong heard this, his eyes rolled, and then he pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Your Majesty, don't hide it, Wechen has been really busy lately, the children born to Ling'er and Zhen'er are really cute, Wechen is coaxing this and wanting to coax that, I really can't wait to split myself in half." ”

Belch!

When Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but be speechless.

You're here, that's it?

He thought about it, and then persuaded bitterly: "Qingfeng, a good man has ambitions in all directions, how can he be dragged down by his children's private feelings and not come out at home?" ”

Yang Cong didn't dare to refute, so he could only say honestly: "Your Majesty, Weichen understands, Weichen must change." ”

When Jiajing heard this, he nodded with satisfaction: "Is this right, during this time, I am preparing to reorganize the Zhan Mansion, and the prince is almost an adult, so it is time to set up the East Palace for him and invite the auxiliary ministers." I think about it, it is most suitable for you to be the only one who is responsible for this Zhan Shifu, how about it, what do you think of this errand? ”

Damn, you actually asked me to be an auxiliary minister for your short-lived son!

It's not a good job.

Yang Cong knew that the current crown prince was about to burp, and King Yu was the one who would eventually inherit the unification.

Question, he didn't dare to tell Jiajing like that.

How can you refuse this errand?

He thought about it anxiously for a while, and then said stiffly: "Your Majesty, this position of teaching and assisting the crown prince is too important, and I am afraid that Weichen will not be able to do it." ”

Jiajing smiled slightly: "Don't be modest, the disciples you taught have won two titles in a row, if you are no longer qualified to teach and assist the prince, who else in this world can be competent?" ”

Nima, I didn't expect that the disciple's teaching is good and there are still this "disadvantages".

Yang Cong thought about it again urgently, and then pretended to be embarrassed: "Your Majesty, in fact, Weichen is not idle, he teases his children at home every day, although Weichen does not have to personally supervise the construction of the railway from the capital to Jinling, but this material is prepared and dispatched by Weichen." The matter of assisting the prince is really too important, and Wei Chen is afraid that it will be delayed because of this, which is not good. ”

This one!

When Jiajing heard this, he was speechless again.

The construction of the railway from the capital to Jinling was proposed by himself, so wouldn't he let people build it at this time?

He thought about it for a while, and then stubbornly said: "It's a pity that you can't help Professor Prince, you can't help Professor I, otherwise, you can leave the preparation and scheduling of materials to someone else." ”

This guy is a donkey, and once he decides something, it is difficult for others to change his mind.

What to do?

Yang Cong thought about it for a while, and suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred in his mind, I'll give you a pull, Zhang Guan Li Dai, see if you are dizzy.

Thinking of this, he pretended to be a little embarrassed and said: "Your Majesty, I really don't hide it, the money involved in the construction of this railway is too much, and I am really not at ease if I hand it over to others." Wechen was still thinking about it, so he asked the emperor for permission to hand over the right to operate the built railway to Wechen, so as to make a small profit and subsidize the construction costs. ”

As soon as he heard Yang Cong say this, he was immediately curious: "How much silver did you spend to build the railway from Shuntianfu to Chengtianfu, what does this operation mean, and how much can you subsidize?" ”

Yang Cong hurriedly explained: "I haven't carefully calculated how much it will cost to build the railway from Shuntianfu to Chengtianfu, and there must be hundreds of thousands of taels." This operation is actually to build more dragon cars, to help the people transport goods or directly transport people, if the business is good, there should be no problem in earning tens of thousands of taels a year. ”

So that's what happened.

When Jiajing heard this, he still didn't understand it, because he didn't know anything about business, and he really couldn't think of how to make tens of thousands of taels this year.

He could only pretend to understand, nodded slightly, and said: "Well, since you can earn back tens of thousands of taels a year, then you can go and operate, this matter of the professor prince, do you see if you can spare some time?" ”

Yang Cong could only pretend to be regretful and said: "Your Majesty, you see, just building the railway is so much of a thing, and Weichen still has to be in charge of the School of Physics, so I'm really afraid that the prince will be delayed." If the emperor feels that it is a pity that Weichen can't teach the prince this knowledge, why don't you let Yuwang come directly to the School of Physics to study, or directly build Yuwang's mansion next to the School of Physics, and go to school nearby. Ling'er's girl said that King Yu was very well-behaved and very likable, and if Weichen could accept King Yu as a disciple, she should be quite happy. “

This!

This is the railway, the operation, the king of Yu, and Lu Ling'er's, Jiajing's mind is really a little overwhelmed.

His eldest son has died, and the current crown prince is the second son Zhu Zaili, and the third son Zhu Zaiyuan and the fourth son Zhu Zaizhen are still alive, respectively divided into King Yu and King Jing, as for the other five, six, seven and eight sons, they have all died.

Eight princes, five of them died, this kind of thing, it's really a little sad, he thought about it for a while, his head was a little dizzy, what is this?

At this time, he had to cultivate and deal with state affairs, but he didn't have so much time to think about other things, he thought about it for a while, but he still didn't understand it, so he simply didn't think about it.

Since Yang Cong didn't have time to teach and assist the prince, he had to do this first.

In the end, he could only nod helplessly: "Okay, since Ling'er likes it, let Yuan'er accompany her." ”