A.D. 1521, the night of December 30 in the sixteenth year of Ming Zhengde, the day when the moon was exhausted.

After tonight, it will be a year of Jiajing. Changing the yuan has always been a major national event. In order to discuss the name of the new monarch, the ministers of the court debated fiercely for more than a month. The era name was finally decided.

The cabinet's original request for the era of "Shaozhi" was rejected.

The issue of the emperor's imperial examination to inherit the unification was resolved, and the cabinet Yang Fu waited for "Shaozhi." Year name. One of the "Shaw." The word has the meaning of "inheritance". Although the superficial meaning of "Shaozhi" is the meaning of ruling the world, it secretly does not mean that the emperor's throne is inherited from Emperor Wuzong.

As long as the emperor does not pay attention to the trap of the courtiers, the problem of succession that has plagued the court for a long time will be solved. In fact, Yang Tinghe and others did not want to use drastic means to resolve the Great Rites Discussion incident. If the matter can be resolved here, it can be considered the best of both worlds.

It's a pity that Yang Fu still underestimated the emperor's shrewdness.

Although Emperor Wuzong acted absurdly, he was broad-minded, and sometimes he couldn't help but think about it, and if he encountered this kind of thing, it was easy for the courtiers to get around.

However, the new monarch Zhu Housoul is different from his cousin Emperor Zhengde, not only shrewd and capable, but also a very sensitive and very face-loving person.

Naturally, the new era name was vetoed by the emperor, and he personally set the era name "Jiajing".

The "Jiajing" he changed was from the "Book of Shang" and "Jiajing Yinbang".

A little eunuch walked quickly into the duty room of the celebrant and asked softly to the mountain of Wen calves in front of him: "Godfather, it's already night, you old man should use something."

In front of him was a large rosewood case, with a gray head. The old eunuch with a haggard face lifted his head buried deep in the paperwork.

This person is the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi Dongchang Governor Bi Yun, if Sun Dan is here, he will definitely be surprised, he has not seen him for more than a month, this old man will be old like this after all.

However, it is understandable to think about it. Bi Yun now wears two hats. The affairs are complicated, and he is an old man, and his body is not complete year after year. There were three foreign ministers and four internal ministers in the Ming Dynasty, plus the emperor. A total of eight Dang family. Among them, the emperor is high above the throne and is the symbol of the state, similar to the constitution of later generations, with the final ruling power. The three foreign ministers of the Cabinet are responsible for the drafting. Write down the handling opinions on the recital delivered by the minister; The four major ministers of the Celebrant and the Cabinet make an approval or disagreement after reviewing the handling opinions of the cabinet ministers, which is called approval.

But the current situation is a bit strange, and the foreign ministers are entangled in the imperial examination and fight with the emperor all day long. They are also not very enthusiastic about the affairs of the DPRK and China, and in their opinion, the issue of the imperial examination is an overriding national policy, which is bigger than the sky and thick in the north, and all other trivial matters can be ignored.

And the inner ministers are a different kind of general mind. Since Huang Jin took charge of the celebrant supervisor. He deliberately replaced several major ministers in the prison with his own people, but there were no talents in his pocket, so he didn't do it for a long time. Huang Jin's thoughts, the inner ministers have a clear mirror in their hearts, and Bi Yun is not afraid. But the other two are also older because of their age. The desire to fight for power and profit has also faded. Besides, Huang Jin is a person who doesn't rub sand in his eyes, and he really fights with him, but he is afraid that he will not hug him in the evening. I simply came to a cage to make a dumb cage and hide aside as an ornament.

The internal and external ministers don't do anything, but Bi Yun can't stand idly by. From the heart, he is still a person who is eager for authority, he was severely suppressed by Huang Jin some time ago, and when he was most miserable, he was even assigned to Emperor Wuzong's Jiyang as a coolie. Now that he has finally turned over to a higher position, he is naturally unwilling to give up the power in his hands.

All the family members did not act, and Huang Jin was a straw bag who did not understand government affairs, so the affairs of the entire celebrant were pressed on Bi Yun.

Father-in-law Bi is an elderly person, and he feels a little unable to hold on to such hard work.

Raising his head from the copy, Bi Yun looked at the candles on the table, and suddenly lost his mind. In a trance, he felt that he was the candle, fluttering in the cold wind, and could be blown out at any moment. Even if it burns smoothly. There will come a time when it burns to the end.

"Godfather, what's going on today. It's Chinese New Year's Eve. Your old man hasn't eaten dinner yet, so I'm going to bring you some food and drink

Only then did Bi Yun withdraw his gaze from the candle and muttered: "It's Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve is on duty in the room, hehe, why is our family so desperate?" ”

Because the West Garden is an important place for the country's military aircraft, coupled with the Changci Zhu Huan's rebellion, several houses have been burned, therefore, open flames are strictly prohibited in the garden. As for firecrackers, they are not allowed to be brought in. Even in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, it was still terrifyingly quiet. When Bi Yun heard that it was the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, he listened intently, and then he faintly heard the lively sound of firecrackers, which was as thin as a gossamer.

Bi Yun sighed to himself and said, "When other people's families celebrate the New Year, they are all a family together. It's New Year's greetings again, and it's eating and drinking. Those of us who were born as domestic servants have no children, no daughters, and no family. As the saying goes, the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade.

The little eunuch did not dare to speak.

"However, being a man and an official is like climbing on a cliff, you can only keep going up. If you let go, you will fall behind the abyss below. Even if you don't work hard, you will inevitably be hit by the people above. Perhaps this is the life of our chamberlain

Bi Yun waved his hand: "You are still young to my age, and you have an opportunity, so you naturally understand what our family said." Let's go down, get something to eat, and our family will also have a bleak and cold Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. ”

The little eunuch was so frightened by Bi Yun's words that his face turned a little pale, and he silently exited the door.

Waiting for the little eunuch to leave, Bi Yun read two more chapters, and his heart was surging for a while, but he couldn't read a word.

He suddenly smiled and threw the fold in his hand on the case, "Bi Yun, Bi Yun, you have finally come to this point, it is time to show the ambition in your heart, why do you think about it, this is not you."

Standing up, his body tightened, and the bones up and down his body "crackled" with a real chaotic sound, and Bi Yun suddenly became energetic.

At this time, a small figure entered the house without passing through.

Bi Yun wondered in his heart that the little eunuch asked why he came back when he came out of the house. Xiyuan is an important place for the country's military aircraft, and Yuxi Palace, the celebrant supervisor, and the cabinet are all on duty on weekdays. The emperor sympathized with the hard work of his servants at night, and had to bring food from the forbidden place every night. There is a long way from the forbidden middle school to Xiyuan, and it is impossible to come back so quickly.

Thinking about it, what he said just now had already been heard by the little eunuch.

It didn't feel good to be overheard, Bi Yun was unhappy in his heart, and snorted: "Where is the master of ceremonies, running around like a fly without a head?."

"Yo, it turns out that Father-in-law Bi is on duty today, and the little one thinks there is no one?" The flirtatious tone came lightly, but it was not the little eunuch who had just gone out.

Bi Yun was shocked, looked up, and saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old little eunuch coming in. Looking at the palace clothes on his body, there is no complement on it, it turns out to be an in-house servant who is not in the product.

This person was familiar, but Bi Yun couldn't remember where he had seen him.

A little eunuch who is not in the stream dares to break into the celebrant eunuch, what is the origin of this guy?

Moreover, listening to the tone of his voice, it seems that he has no fear of himself.

His face flickered: "Who are you and how did you get in?" ”

The little eunuch was not afraid, and flashed the waist card in his hand.

Bi Yun knows this waist card, and he is matched with Huang Jin's body every day.

Bi Yun immediately understood, it turned out that this person was Huang Jin's person, no wonder he was so arrogant.

However, after all, Lao Bi is a eunuch of Bingbi and the owner of the East Factory, and he is not afraid of him Huang Jin. Tiger shouted with a tiger face: "It turns out that you are Huang Jin's subordinate." Didn't Lao Huang tell you about the rules of the celebrant eunuch, and our family doesn't care what kind of big thing you have, just quit immediately, and come back in after passing the word. ”

If you don't give these little minions some color, you can really take a few decorations other than Huang Jin.

But the man didn't retreat, but smiled and said: The little one is reckless, and if you offend Bi Gonggong, please forgive me. However, in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, I really didn't expect that the Bi Gong Guild would be on duty

Bi Yun was about to be caught out and beaten with dozens of sticks, when at this time, there was a faint sound of firecrackers in the city in the distance. He was quiet in his heart and laughed: Huang Jin's people are flying and stupid, and my old Bi Ruo is angry with a little eunuch who is not in the stream. Wouldn't they become like them? Chinese New Year's Eve, what to do with this nameless fire. When people are old, they have to live a quiet and comfortable life, and Jiang Gui's general temperament is not in line with the way of health preservation.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here? Bi Yun helped him and asked.

The little eunuch was also not polite, straightened his body, and said with a smile: "If you return to your father-in-law, the villain's surname is Chen Minghong, and he is a student of the inner study hall, and now Concubine Zhang is there to listen to the errand." Today, I received an order from Huang Gonggong, and I came to the celebrant to copy a list of the ministers of the previous year this month and show it to my godfather and his old man. ”

"Copy the list," Bi Yun's heart moved, Huang Jinnai was Emperor Jiajing's great companion, a confidant among his henchmen. He sent someone to copy the list, it must have been the emperor's will, so the emperor can be regarded as holding a grudge against that group of courtiers.

This master is shrewd and capable, and he can govern the country so as not to let the first emperor, but he is a sensitive and suspicious person, and he can't learn the open-mindedness of Emperor Zhengde.

I don't know if such a character is a blessing or a curse for the country.

"Chen Zhao.

The small ones are in. ”

Although Bi Yun is old and his memory is not as good as before, it is a basic quality for a scholar to remember that Chen Hongnai is Huang Jin's trunk line, and he is now studying in the inner study hall. The last time I went to the inner study hall to find Sun Dan, it seemed that I had seen him once.

Bi pointed to the piles of folds on the case: "You can copy it yourself." ”

"Yes." Chen Hong was not polite, walked quickly to the big case, mentioned Bi Yun's favorite Xiangfei bamboo rat whisker pen, and copied it on the white paper on the case.

Chen Hong's arrogance made Bi Yun feel a little unhappy again, and he forcibly transported half the weather before he suppressed the slightest resentment in his chest.

Chen Hong also ignored Bi Yun, quickly flipped through the twists and turns on the case, and recorded them one by one, looking like a shrewd and capable person.

Idle, Bi Yun set his eyes on Chen Hong's paper. At this glance, I was taken aback. It turned out that Chen Hong had already drawn many interconnected boxes on the paper, and wrote "for support" and "against" on his forehead in advance. two. With this format, the next thing is also convenient, just fill in the name of the foreign minister who went up.

looked at Chen Hong again, and he actually wrote beautifully, delicate and straight, quite stylish.

Bi Yun couldn't help but praise one

Slaughter. Although he said this in his mouth, he hated it in his heart: "The power of Concubine Zhang's faction has gradually grown recently, and there are already famous people like Zhang Soul who are making suggestions outside. Now. If there are also talents in the palace to assist, I am afraid that things will not be good.

Hearing Bi Yun's praise, whether it was a child, Chen Hong was still a little proud, raised his head and smiled: "Father-in-law Bi, what's the matter." The format is called a table. When you do it. It is necessary to draw a grid according to the item. Fill in the written materials with words or numbers separately. In this way, the relevant matters and relevant data can be seen at a glance

Bi Yun pondered for a while, and said in surprise: "This method is good, especially for dealing with money and grain economic affairs, with this table, even if there are complicated number of transactions, it can be done in a messy way, but how did you come up with it." Cough. This method can be extended to households. ”

Chen Hong happened to finish copying the list of ministers who were in dispute over the year name this month, and replied: "This method was not thought up by the villain, but by Mr. Sun. I also forgot to reply to Bi's father-in-law's words. Chen Hong's mentor in the inner study hall is Mr. Sun Dansun. ”

"It turns out that you are a student of Sun Dan, so it's no wonder." Bi Yun was immediately relieved, this Sun Dan's miscellaneous studies are really profound, and this method can be thought of.

Speaking of Sun Dan, Bi Yun remembered that he was busy in Fangshan now. Sun Dan was also busy enough during this time, constantly trying to pilot the tax reform in Fangshan, getting his weaving bureau, and teaching in the inner study hall. in the middle of the month. Fangshan Capital has to run more than ten round-trips. Now that it's finally the New Year, and the inner study hall is going to have a fifteen-day holiday, this guy can also breathe a sigh of relief.

Bi Yun suddenly felt a little dissatisfied with Sun Dan in his heart: You Sun Jingmiyuan is really teaching in the inner study hall, no matter who you are, as long as you are willing to learn, you will teach real kung fu, and you don't want to think about it, there are many Huang Jin's godsons there, aren't you cultivating talents for political enemies?

He was wary of Chen Hong in his heart: "Chen Hong." ”

The small ones are in, please make them public. Chen Hong put the form into a bad fit and arched his hand.

Bi Yun pretended to be polite: "Since you are a student of Sun Dan Xiaoyou, you don't have to be restrained here." You said that you are studying in the inner study hall, and you are serving Concubine Zhang, and you don't know what your duties are in Niangniang, can you be busy? ”

Chen Hong said: "There's nothing too busy to be busy, isn't the person in the palace just the life of a waiter?" The little one is trusted by his godfather, and he has touched the kind-hearted master of Concubine Zhang, which is naturally Chen Hong's blessing, even if he is busy with affairs, he is happy. On the other side of the inner study hall, the rest of the lessons are just clichés. There are no mulberry seedlings to listen to or learn. However, Mr. Sun's class has some value. Therefore, Chen Hong only listened to Mr. Sun when he came, and listened to Concubine Zhang at other times

Bi Yun's heart moved, this Chen Hong is really talkative, and the so-called words will be lost. Although this man seems to be shrewd, he has such a big flaw that it is not impossible to get something out of his mouth.

Sure enough, as Bi Yun expected. Before Bi Yun could continue to ask, Chen Hong's words box opened again. He sighed: "Chen Hong is also quite favored by Concubine Zhang on weekdays, and he doesn't have much work, just running errands. Bring a letter or something. Whoever comes, as long as the legs and feet are diligent and can look at the direction of the wind, they can do a good job. However, Concubine Zhang has been in a bad mood recently, and even those of us who run errands have eaten a lot of hanging. ”

Bi Yun lifted his spirits and asked with a deliberate smile: "What's the matter, Zhang Wu is in a bad mood?" ”

Chen Hong sighed: "Yes, our life is not easy!" However, it is also understandable that the master and the mother finally got married, although it is a great joy, but I heard that this woman is pregnant with Liujia, and her temperament will become irritable, and we can only keep it silently. However, thunder, rain and dew are all heavenly graces. The mother scolded us. It is also a kind of care for us

It was like a thunderbolt hitting the top of his head, and Bi Yun was stunned. He didn't expect Chen Hong's words to come out with such a big secret.

Bi Yun was agitated, and it took a long time to stabilize his mood and ask: "It turns out that Concubine Zhang is happy, when will it happen, do you know about it?"

Chen Hong still kept talking: "It's almost three months, and I heard that this woman is pregnant, and the first three months are the most troublesome." Three months later, the fetus sat firmly, so I could tell Banzai. Seeing that it was about to turn three months, Concubine Zhang decided to tell His Majesty on the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. Huh". laughed, and Chen Hong's eyes flashed: "Concubine Zhang loves to eat sour, I wanted to eat green plums a few days ago, cough, the weather is cold, let's go to find plums, isn't this our life?"

"It's the prince." Bi Yun stuttered.

"Bah, my stinky mouth, everything is coming out. At night, I have to go back to my mother's place to wait, and say goodbye. ”

Chen Hong arched his hand again and walked out of the room of the celebrant supervisor.

The moment he walked out of the door, Chen Hong's face perked, and he said secretly: Teacher, teacher, why don't you go back to the capital, and the inner study hall doesn't go to class. This is such a big thing. How do you tell me to get you an idea. The student also ran to find Grandpa Bi today at the risk of killing his head, I hope you can think of a way earlier.

Sir, you are kind to the student, if you nod your head, even if the student fights for this life, he will be able to recommend the teacher to get rid of this trouble.

Why haven't you come back, sir?