Xia Yan has been in a bad mood recently, he originally thought that as long as Zhang Xuan and his family were rectified, he would be promoted to the first assistant of the cabinet and control the power of the court, but he never thought that at the most critical moment, his tent caught fire and several important pieces were burned.

This kind of thing is actually not a big deal, after all, the people who went up to play the fold are still there, so let them write a new one.

However, this matter is very serious according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, and it is a serious crime to lose the official documents, not to mention that the important memorabilia was burned, if it weren't for the fact that he was in the middle of the holy family at the time, this incident alone would have made him lose his office.

However, although he did not lose his position, he lost his position as the first assistant of the cabinet.

This was unlucky, and then he mistakenly believed in Chen Da's traitorous villain, causing him to lose his favor in front of the emperor.

What should I do about this whole thing?

He couldn't help but think of Zhang Xuan who was "angry" by himself, this opponent was not so much defeated by himself, but by age, if he lived long enough, it was really hard to say whether he could defeat him completely.

Zhang Zhang's experience is very similar to his, they all rose from the bottom, and in a few years, they have completed the road of other people's lives, and reached the height that many people can't reach in a lifetime.

The position of the first assistant of the cabinet, it looks like it's about to be reached, and it's gone.

In fact, he learned Zhang Xuan in many places, and he believes that if Zhang Xuan can become the first assistant of the cabinet, he will definitely be able to.

Didn't Zhang Xuan suffer a setback at the beginning, of course this is impossible.

How did he overcome all difficulties and step into the position of chief assistant to the cabinet?

Xia Yan thought hard.

First of all, the most important thing is, of course, loyalty, what the emperor values most, of course, is the person who can solve problems for him, only by trying to be consistent with the emperor's ideas, can he get the emperor's respect, this point, Zhang Xuan did it, and he did not do it badly.

Then you must be diligent, if you want to climb to the high position of the first assistant of the cabinet, it is not enough to think with the emperor, you have to make achievements, so that the emperor can see your ability, this Zhang Xuan has done it, and he doesn't seem to be doing badly.

Then you have to be good at fighting, if the emperor sees who is not pleasing to the eye, you have to pounce on it and turn people over, Zhang Xuan did a good job of this, and he didn't seem to be bad.

Also, he must be honest and honest, so that people can't grasp the handle, Zhang Xuan did a good job, but what he did seemed to be a bit of a problem, because he mistakenly believed Liu Boyue and Chen Da, the two traitorous villains, so that the emperor had a bad impression of him.

This problem is very serious, and we must find a way to change the emperor's impression of myself, otherwise it will be difficult to climb to the position of the first assistant of the cabinet.

He sat in the living room, frowning and pondering, and he didn't react at all when the guests came in.

Yan Song saw Xia Yan sitting there motionless, and couldn't help but scold in his heart: "Hemp, what are you dragging." ”

He is a scholar of the Ministry of Rites at this time, and he is one step away from entering the cabinet, and Xia Yan, a cabinet scholar, is just a little higher than him, and it stands to reason that Xia Yan has to visit him in person if he has anything to do.

However, at this time, Xia Yan not only summoned him like a little minion, but he didn't even have the basic etiquette of getting up to greet him, obviously, he didn't have much status in Xia Yan's eyes.

However, he is more tolerant and pretending, even if he is annoyed in his heart, he does not show any expression on his face.

He knew that Xia Yan was still of great use at this time, because Xia Yan was already a "veteran" cabinet scholar, and he was still working hard to enter the cabinet, no matter how much he coaxed the emperor, the emperor would not be able to transfer him to the cabinet immediately and make him the first assistant of the cabinet.

He doesn't have enough qualifications at this time, and it will take time to become the first assistant of the cabinet, and during this time, he has to make good use of Xia Yan, let Xia Yan cover himself and promote himself.

Therefore, at this time, he must stammer Xia Yan, no matter how arrogant Xia Yan is, how he doesn't take him in his eyes, he has to endure it.

He cautiously stepped forward and arched his hand: "Brother Gongjin, what's the matter, so worried." “

He is actually two years older than Xia Yan, but Xia Yan likes to play music, especially after becoming a cabinet scholar, Xia Yan is a little unsightly, and he puts a stinky shelf on the officials below, no matter how big or small.

Yan Song knew that Xia Yan's stinky problem was easy to offend people, but he didn't remind Xia Yan, but instead accompanied Xia Yan to be careful in front of Xia Yan, so that Xia Yan was used to this feeling of being superior.

Of course, he didn't respect Xia Yan from the bottom of his heart, he just wanted people in the township party to think that Xia Yan was unattainable, but he was disguised as Xia Yan's right-hand man, who could talk in front of Xia Yan, but he was amiable.

In this way, the others will not go to talk to Xia Yan, but will fall to his side.

Anyway, it's the same to look for him, there's no need to come and see Xia Yan's stinky face, right?

Xia Yan didn't know that Yan Song, who was respectful to him on the surface, was beating him up in his heart, and he invited Yan Song to discuss the situation in front of him.

The situation in front of him is too unfavorable for him, how can he turn over?

He frowned and looked at Yan Song, waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and then said in a deep voice: "Weizhong, now the situation is getting more and more unfavorable for us, the emperor actually handed over the position of the secretary of the north and south capital departments to Yangming, how can we be good?" ”

Yan Song naturally thought about this question, he pretended to be respectful and said: "Brother Gongjin, this is actually nothing, after all, they are not in the cabinet, and they do not have an advantage in the Sixth Ministry and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, we just need to deal with it carefully, as long as you can be the first assistant of the cabinet, these problems will not be a problem." ”

Xia Yan is not so easy to coax, he also knows what Yang Ming Yimai has been doing recently, he is still worried: "Weizhong, you may not know yet, they are recruiting troops everywhere, and most of the Hanlin Academy has been appeased by them." ”

Can Yan Song not know about this kind of thing, he pretended to be cautious and said: "It's nothing, after all, the court still talks about rank, what's the use of more little moles, your words are enough to beat them a hundred people." ”

Xia Yan's heart was dark for a while, but he was still a little worried: "Those are not ordinary little moles, you should also know their potential, in a few years, they will be able to climb to the position of the six books, and even enter the cabinet." ”

Yan Song sneered in his heart, but on the surface, he said cautiously: "This is actually nothing, the so-called people make mistakes and horses stumble, they are so caressing, they will always attract some unreliable, when the time comes, we only need to catch one, we can make them lose their efforts." ”

When Xia Yan heard this, he couldn't help but think of Liu Boyue and Chen Da, if Yang Ming accidentally pulled that kind of person in, he could indeed take the opportunity to come out, but he needed to wait, and he didn't know how long he would have to wait.

He said with some reluctance: "Do you mean to wait?" When will this be? ”

Yan Song sneered in his heart: "You wait, I don't wait, you wait slowly, wait for me to climb to the high position of a cabinet scholar, and have a chance to get involved in the first assistant of the cabinet, and I will clean up with you again." ”

However, on the surface, he nodded cautiously and said, "Yes, let's wait first, there will always be a chance." ”

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