Chapter 16 The high arch is still facing up

Hearing this, Emperor Longqing couldn't help but nod his head again and again, this is the thought that the courtiers should have: "That's good, pass on my will, Chen Yiqin, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, will enter the Wuyingdian University on the same day and enter the cabinet as an auxiliary minister!" ”

"Minister Chen Yiqin, thank you Lord Longen!" Chen Yiqin trembled and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to thank him, although he must not attach great importance to official positions at his age, but when he returned to his hometown, he could also win the name of Wuyingdian University Scholar and enter the cabinet as a few days away, which is really a great honor, which is really something that many people dream of but never get.

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the micro-ministers, the crown prince and Taifu are the best talents in the world, and it is also indispensable to invite him to join the cabinet to assist the government!" Zhang Juzheng knew that his move was completely right, and he no longer made Emperor Longqing feel the slightest embarrassment, and directly said what he wanted to say but couldn't say.

Today's things are going smoothly, and the smile on Emperor Longqing's face can't be taken back when he is in a good mood: "Zhang Aiqing is reasonable, this matter will be done according to your wishes!" Emperor Longqing was not ashamed at all when he said such words, turned his head to Chen Hong and ordered: "Immediately pass on my will, and after ordering Gao Gong to receive the decree, he will not be delayed, and he will go to Beijing to perform his duties immediately!" ”

"If it's okay, let's disperse!" Emperor Longqing said a word, got up and left the dragon chair: "Retreat!" Chen Hong sang loudly, his legs and feet were numb and followed, and Zhao Zhenji, who had been waiting for Emperor Longqing to announce whether he would be able to enter the cabinet on an errand, was dumbfounded, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"Lord Zhao, go back on an errand!" No one paid attention to Zhao Zhenji, and in the end, Niu Xiping walked to his side to remind him, but the tone was not very good, in the past few days, Song Qingyang took a few people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to soak in the household account room every day to check the accounts, and his mood was not good.

Zhao Zhenji's face was flushed and he didn't speak, and walked out of the hall as if he had fled, this matter today is really embarrassing, it turns out that he is a foil of green leaves, and the role is to bring out the qualifications and abilities of Chen Yiqin and Gao Gong.

"Oops, the day has finally arrived!" Back home, Shen Chongming, who had no expression all the way, became ecstatic in a blink of an eye.

"Xianggong, what is it that makes you so happy!" Yan Yumeng, who was sitting there sewing clothes for the unborn child, couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Is the mansion given to you by the emperor cleaned up!" ”

As a married woman, Yan Yumeng still attaches great importance to that house, this courtyard was originally lived in, but since she became pregnant, it seems too small.

Originally, she and Xiaoqing lived in the main house, but now that she is married, she and Xin'er live in the wing, and now her body is inconvenient, and she needs someone to help her every night, but she and Jiayi's sister are like this, Xianggong can't take care of it alone, plus he is so busy and tired every day, sometimes I really can't bear to disturb him.

Not to mention, those guards can only squeeze into the other two rooms every day, which is really a bit of a disadvantage to them.

If you move into a big house, these problems can be easily solved, and the child is about to be born, and it is not only these few people who can take care of it later, but it takes a lot of people to invite a wet nurse or something, and now this small courtyard can't live at all.

"Hehe, the house will have to go a few more days, and there won't be too many things here, so people will move over when the time comes!" Shen Chongming said with a smile, Erdan has to take someone to the new house every day to see the progress of the decoration, he knows it in his heart?

Yan Yumeng was stunned and asked in confusion: "Then why are you laughing?" ”

"Hahaha, I'll tell you good news, today the emperor ordered the teacher to be reinstated and joined the cabinet as an assistant, and I am looking forward to it day and night, mother, the beauty has been lying down!" Shen Chongming's expression was a little emotional, it has not been easy for him to live in the past few years, he has to be a little careful in everything, so as not to have a handle in the hands of Xu Jie, now it's okay, Xu Jie's resignation, the teacher is still in the court, you can let go of anything in the future, and you don't have to worry about someone in the court to hinder you.

Yan Yumeng is also a smart person, and he understands the truth a little, and his face suddenly appeared happy: "In this way, this is a good thing, the concubine is here to congratulate Xianggong for surviving the difficulties!" ”

Shen Chongming smiled: "You have to go on an errand, you stay by yourself, if you are bored, you and Jia Yi will take Xiaoqing and Xin'er around the neighborhood, and it will be good for the child to move around more!" ”

The upper guards are all commanding the yamen in the city, since the performance of the post Shen Chongming has been soaked in it for the past few days to check the military salary, grain and grass account books, the so-called corruption is everywhere, although the upper guard is the elite of the elite, but some moths are still inevitable, and Shen Chongming is precisely the person who hates this kind of thing the most, the first of the three fires of the new official is to burn on the heads of corrupt people.

There are many advantages in this, not only can you establish your prestige, but also win a reputation among the soldiers of the upper guard, and it will be much easier to deploy them in the future.

However, because of the battle of annihilating the Japanese on Daishan Island, Shen Chongming, who was born in the Shenji Battalion, can be regarded as a Ming Dynasty that resounded through the Shangzhiwei, even if he had just taken office, the battalion officers of the Shangzhiwei did not dare to blatantly disobey, and they all knew that this person was not easy to mess with.

Let's go back and talk about the high arch, since the first year of Longqing resigned and returned to his hometown. Although he has the heart to be a well-educated person who is idle and wild, his heart is always stable, and the situation in the court is something he often has to pay attention to.

But as a cloth cloth, he is not as well-informed as when he was an official, and now every time he waits for some news from the court to reach his ears, it is already old news, plus he has no power in his hands, even if he has some different opinions, he can only complain secretly.

This time Xu Jie's return to his hometown is also like this, as a major event that affects officialdom, although the news spread quickly, but when it reached Gao Gong's ears, it was already half a month later.

"What? Xu Jie's old man has returned to his hometown! Gao arched his eyebrows, and looked at the Confucian scholar in front of him who came to visit him with some disbelief.

This Confucian is a county scholar. Although he is only a petty official of the eighth grade, he can be regarded as a person in the officialdom, and compared to the current Gao Gong, he is still a lot more well-informed.

"This news just reached the county government yesterday, and it's normal for Mr. Gao not to know!" The Confucian sighed lightly and said, he can be regarded as Gao Gong's only friend in the county, and although Gao Gong used to be prominent, he is now unofficial and has no position, and there is no need to do anything to flatter him.

Gao arched his eyes narrowed, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "I see, hehehe!" ”

"Why is Mr. laughing, Xu Ge has been a country all his life, and it is rumored that this time he returned to his hometown only because of the gap with the saint!" Seeing Gao Gong actually laughing, this Confucian couldn't help but have a little anger on his face.

Although he is a county scholar, but a lot of age can sit in this position, mainly because of the county's reputation for profound knowledge, to tell the truth, such a person is not very suitable to be called an official, the most appropriate is a well-educated person.

Such people usually have a problem, that is, whenever there are any measures in the court that harm the people, they will blame the emperor for it, and they never want to think about whether it is the emperor or the officials who implement the specific policies.

Although Xu Jie has a monopoly on power in the court and has been arbitrary for a long time, he thinks that there are many protégés and former officials, and his reputation in Shilin is not small, and this Xuezheng is one of his admirers.

Now when he saw Gao Gong smiling a little after hearing that Xu Jie had returned to his hometown, he was immediately a little angry, and his face became more and more ugly.

Gao Gong smiled, but he didn't take his words to heart, Gao Gong read poetry and books freely, and most of the time he spent as an official for so many years was also in the revision of history books to teach and educate people, it is not an exaggeration to call it a learned Confucian, resigned and returned to his hometown, in this poor and remote small county, even the people who read are pitiful, not to mention the people who can talk about the past and the present with him, the only person who can talk about it in these years is only the most knowledgeable scholar in the county.

is not in the temple, how can he understand those things in the officialdom, most of the things in his head are the set of Confucius and Zhu Fuzi, at this time, he is angry about Xu Jie's affairs and himself, but it is also reasonable: "Don't be surprised by Lord Xuezheng, it's an old decay!" ”

Before Xuezheng could speak, he saw a servant running over in a hurry: "Master, someone from the capital has come to announce the decree!" ”

Gao Gong was stunned, his eyes couldn't help but burst out with excitement, at this time, the holy decree came, could it be that after Xu Jie's retirement, the emperor announced that he would return to the dynasty to serve the country, thinking, he couldn't say hello to Xuezheng who was stunned there, and ran towards the front yard with his feet raised.

"Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and said, the university scholar Gao Gong is knowledgeable, the ability is extraordinary, and now he is recuperating at home, and the affairs of the court are borne by me alone, so that I am often tired, and I am often tired, and I am very relieved to hear that Mr. is in good health, and I am very relieved, and Mr. Wang will work tirelessly, and he will return to the court to serve the country on the same day, and he will serve the country!"

Although the content of the holy decree is not much, it contains the content that Gao Gong has been thinking about day and night in the past few years, and one of the titles of a gentleman made him even more moved, and his eyes were red for a while, and his body trembled slightly, and he calmed down his mood, only to see Gao Gong kowtow with his hands on the ground and said: "Old minister Gao Gong, thank you Lord Longen!" The voice was a little choked, it seems that the emperor has not forgotten himself all these years! Otherwise, Xu Jie, as soon as he returned to his hometown, he sent a holy decree to reinstate his official position.

"Lord Gao, the emperor is looking forward to your return to the court day and night, and I will tell you from my former special position, hoping that you can return to Beijing as soon as possible!" The guards who came to deliver the decree said with a humble face, the only person who can get the emperor's attention so much is this emperor master.

"The emperor understands what the old man means, and he will leave for Beijing early tomorrow morning!" For the return of Beijing, Gao Gong is also impatient.

"That's fine, then the lowly will stay at the post station for one night first, and come back tomorrow!" The guards knew that they were in a humble position, but they didn't dare to live in the high-arched mansion.

Gao Gong also understood this, and he was not too polite, but he turned back to the servant behind him and ordered: "Go, take a few adults to the post station, you must arrange it!" ”

Seeing the guard of the decree out of the main hall, the high arch holding the holy decree did not have the excitement just now, he stared for a while, and there was only a smile left on his face, this time when he went back, he would call the child Chongming to ask around, after all, he can still rise to prominence in that environment, it is really rare, I didn't misread him at the beginning!

Early in the morning, Gao Gong took two servants to take a step forward with a group of internal guards, and went straight to the capital in a carriage.

The road is long, but the high arch is not willing to stop for a moment, now Xu Jie's post, there is no one in the court, this time back to the dynasty must do a vigorous and vigorous thing, not seeking fame through the ages, but I hope that the country is rich and the people are strong.

For Gao Gong's itinerary, Emperor Longqing is paying attention, Shen Chongming also sent people to a trip to the Jinyi Wei Yamen to inquire, more than ten days later, he learned that Gao Gong and his party could arrive in Tongzhou in the evening at the latest, Shen Chongming took the guards out of the city to Tongzhou to meet after completing official business early, and he had not seen him for several years. Although there have always been correspondence, Shen Chongming misses this teacher from the bottom of his heart.

When he arrived in Tongzhou, Shen Chongming didn't care about arranging accommodation, so he waited at the Tongzhou Wharf with people, but the evening passed, and he didn't see Gao Gong arrive until it was almost time.