Looking at the teacher's serious face, Fan Jin finally realized that he seemed to have made an empirical mistake in the matter of winning love and Ding Wei. Because they knew the outcome of this historical event in advance, they took everything for granted, as if it were just a script, everyone was an actor, and everything would go according to the script, ignoring that everyone was a living person, with their own thoughts, principles, patterns of behavior, and most importantly, the social environment.

It is difficult for modern people to understand the Ding Wei system, and it is easy to regard love as a very ordinary thing, and only in this environment can they appreciate how difficult it is to win love. First of all, the Ming Dynasty's rule of the world with filial piety is not an empty word, filial piety has become part of the cornerstone of the social order, for the son can be unfilial, for the minister can be disloyal. Honoring one's parents at home, being loyal to one's own monarch in the court, the emperor is called the monarch's father, which is comparable to the existence of the father, and any unfilial behavior to the parents can be extended to be regarded as disloyalty to the emperor, which is also one of the internal reasons why unfilial piety can rise to the death penalty in the Ming Dynasty.

For ordinary people, loyalty is far away from them, and it is difficult to understand it, so through filial piety, loyalty is manifested. By maintaining filial piety and building a moral environment for the whole people to stress filial piety, the understanding of loyalty among the people of Shengdou was maintained.

Under this subtle influence, rebellion will be regarded as a great rebellion, and this kind of behavior will not only be killed and exterminated, but will be morally tortured first, and the sword against the emperor will be regarded as a white blade on his parents. Desperate people raise the flag of rebellion, and as far as society as a whole is concerned, most of the people have a disdainful attitude towards this kind of behavior, and this is where this moral norm comes in.

One of the manifestations of filial piety includes the obligation of filial piety to the deceased. The Ming Dynasty institutionally stipulated the obligation of death and mourning for the parents of officials and other elders in the family, which was not only an obligation that must be fulfilled, but also a welfare, which was roughly equivalent to bereavement leave. After the death of a close relative, officials return to their hometowns on paid leave, and they still return to the court to listen to it after they are done. As for some people who do not want to be officials and choose to take care of the rest of their relatives in their hometowns, they will also enjoy the official treatment they should enjoy at their own level.

This is a system that the entire state officials must abide by, especially the civil servants are not comparable to the generals, there is no urgent need for combat, and their own moral integrity requirements are also higher than those of the martial arts. It is even more necessary to set an example and take the lead in implementing this system of observance and worry, so as to set an example for all people. After all, the eyes of the common people are looking at the officials, and if the officials can be unfilial at the beginning, it will be difficult for the people below.

Secondly, seizing love also faces practical problems. The period of mourning is three years, and the actual implementation is 27 months. During this period, mourning clothes should be worn and vegetarian food should be worn to show mourning for the parents. By the way, I would like to thank Zhu Yuanzhang here, before the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, he could not even have sex with his wife and concubine during the mourning period, and if he gave birth to a child during the mourning period, he would be regarded as too evil and impeached by the officials. Zhu Yuanzhang considered the needs of the population and the common sense of people, and relaxed the standards, as long as men do not accept concubines and marry relatives during the mourning period, regardless of the existing wives and concubines and children, it finally leaves a way for people to go. Rao is like this, and these basic etiquettes must also be observed, especially Shousuke.

However, the court has its own court rituals, whether it is to worship the Son of Heaven or a great court meeting, you must wear court clothes, major festivals to wear auspicious clothes, major celebrations to wear sacrificial clothes. These clothes are contradictory, and some even contradict the requirements during the mourning period. Once the love is taken, then this dress is the problem. And this problem is related to the etiquette system, which is not a small problem in the Ming Dynasty, but a matter of principle that can rise to the institutional level at any time.

Finally, there is personal reputation. Zhang Juzheng is the first assistant, and the Son of Heaven has not yet been in power, in a sense, he is the embodiment of the emperor. His words and deeds are related to the dignity of the emperor, and can even be regarded as the image of the emperor. If he takes the lead and does not keep filial piety, it will inevitably give people the feeling that there is no filial piety in the whole country. If the cornerstone of filial piety is destroyed, the people will lose their moral standards, and loyalty will be difficult to maintain. Specific to Zhang Juzheng personally, an unfilial first assistant, he is reluctant to even be an official, and he is not qualified to be the commander of a hundred officials.

If there is any major event at the moment, the imperial court cannot preside over the situation without the first assistant, and there is nothing to say about seizing affection. But at present, the world is peaceful, the country and the people are peaceful, there is no invasion by foreign invaders, and there is no civil uprising that can shake the foundation of the country. As for Zhang Juzheng's plan and innovation, as far as the government is concerned, no one will think that it is a means that must be implemented immediately in a race against time, and the reason for winning the favor is not sufficient. At this time, if you win love, it is conceivable that even if you can't tell Zhang Juzheng what is going on, in your heart and in public opinion, your opinion of him will definitely drop by several levels. It is regarded as a powerful minister and traitor who has no father and no mother, and by the way, he must have no king.

If Shilin and the people oppose Zhang in the future, he will not have a good time in the future, and his children and relatives will inevitably hit a wall in social and other fields. Besides, it is very unwise for everyone to want to win the fame before and after their deaths, and to make themselves the target of despisis for the sake of official business. Therefore, from the perspective of interests and social public opinion, Zhang Juzheng seems to be destined to go home to defend the system this time.

Hou Shouyong's panic is understandable, Fan Jin is not flustered now, but a little confused. It's like a test-taker who memorizes answers and suddenly finds that he or she has to write the steps to solve the question by himself when he reads the paper. He knew that Zhang Juzheng would win love, but he didn't know why he chose to win love. The backward analysis method, which has always been invincible in the past, has no effect this time, because no matter what he thinks, he can't think of any reason for Zhang Juzheng to win his affection.

He frowned and muttered for a long time before he said, "Teacher, the disciple never thought that Zhang Wenming would die so quickly. This time it was a big mess for us, and it would have been nice if he had died a little later. ”

"It's useless to say that now. People are dead, and we have to find a way to deal with it. ”

"The disciple was in a state of confusion for a while, but he couldn't think of a particularly good way."

Hou Shouyong looked at Fan Jin with some disappointment, but it was hard to say anything. After all, even I, as a teacher, didn't come up with a very good way, so why should I ask my disciples to have ideas. As he said, who would have thought that Zhang Wenming would die at such a time. Considering that Fang Cai Fan Jin even said the words of love, he also felt that he was really messed up, and it was not good to criticize him too much, so he only sighed and said:

"It's that the teacher is too anxious, in a hurry, who can have such urgency? Thinking about it, let's think about it together, if Zhang Juzheng is worried at the moment, which one is the most promising to take over as the first assistant in the court? ”

Fan Jin thought for a moment, "Lu Yusuo? ”

"As a teacher, he also thinks that he is quite possible, after all, Gao Gong can't come back, Xu Songjiang is old, and he is in the south. No matter how tough his body is, most people will not choose him. ”

Fan Jin nodded, unable to say anything in his heart. Xu Jie is Zhang Juzheng's teacher, if he comes back as the first assistant, Zhang Juzheng's filial piety period expires, and he will not be able to come back. Unless the emperor wants Yi Fu, he will definitely not transfer Xu Jie to be the first assistant.

In fact, even Lu Tiaoyang is a troublesome matter, or it is a troublesome matter to change anyone. The position of the first assistant can be up or down, as long as the successor does not make a big mistake, why should he move people from his position? Generally speaking, when Ding Wei returns to the DPRK at the end of his term, he has to change his position, otherwise it will be unfair to the successor. The difficulty of the position of Shousuke is that there is nowhere to go. There is no higher position to arrange, and it is not suitable to put it in a low position, which is out of reach. Zhang Juzheng's filial piety period expired, and he definitely still wanted to be the first assistant, so it was very important to find an excessive minister.

Lu Tiaoyang is the most suitable on the table, after all, he is old enough, maybe after three years, his energy will decline and he will not be able to do it, so he can easily get rid of him and let Zhang Juzheng come back. Moreover, Lu Tiaoyang has a great advantage that he does not save himself, although he is from Guangxi, he never cultivates Guangxi students, nor does he accept protégés. Although he was the chief examiner, there was no contact with the admitted Jinshi, and the people who worshiped the teacher were kicked out of his home by him, and he didn't engage in the protégé teacher. Therefore, in the imperial court, Lu Tiaoyang is a lonely man and has no subordinates, so there is no need to get rid of some people and arrange posts for his people.

If such a person wants to be a good first assistant, he must be inseparable from the support of the Gangneung Party. Therefore, his appointment as the first assistant is naturally the best news for the Gangneung party, and presumably they will also support it.

Hou Shouyong said: "I heard the news for the teacher, when the temple tried to read the paper, Lu Yu was very optimistic about the paper of retreat, and he fought with Zhang Jiangling. The first class on your temple examination paper was written by Luon. It seems that he is very satisfied with you, if this path is cleared, your future will be guaranteed. After all, there is no one under Lu Weng, and if you want to be the first assistant, you must have a few henchmen to charge into battle, with your talent and energy, if you are used by Lu Weng, you will not worry about making contributions. ”

Fan Jin shook his head and said, "Teacher, if the disciple is like this, won't he become the first of today's dedication?" ”

"You are not Zhang Juzheng's private person, how can you say this?" Hou Shouyong shook his head, thought for a moment, and said: "I heard the news for the teacher, Zhang Juzheng is already ready to marry his daughter, and the man is Gu Shi, the grandson of Mr. Dongqiao. I don't need to say much about the relationship between the Zhang Gu family, this can be regarded as a reasonable matter. It's just that if this happens, the matter of marriage can't be discussed, but the relationship between the two is actually decided. I don't ask much about how many rumors are true and how many are false in Beijing that day, but I just remind you that no matter what you think about the daughter of the Zhang family, it is time to get rid of it! The big husband has no wife, as long as you make a career, you will be like a beautiful match, and you don't have to think of the Zhang family's son-in-law. ”

Fan Jin was not surprised to hear the news, in fact, in the previous correspondence between Zhang Shunqing and him, he had already used this password to tell Gu Shi about it, and at the same time expressed his determination not to marry. If he was forced to marry by his father, he would not let Gu Shi be a real husband and wife. Of course, when things get to that point, most of them are carts hitting the wall.

The beauty is kind and can't bear to live up. Fan Jin is not difficult to marry a famous girl at the moment, a second-class heirloom is young and handsome, I don't know how many people are rushing to get married, and there are some who don't want a bride price and a dowry. But Zhang Shunqing insisted so much, he couldn't choose someone else, and even in terms of position, he could only stand with Zhang Juzheng.

Hou Shouyong's suggestion is actually not a bad word, from the perspective of interests, it is very correct to defect to Lu Tiaoyang now. But whether it is for the sake of beauty or from the perspective of peeking at the script, of course Fan Jin can't do that kind of foolish thing. How to convince the teacher is also a problem. After all, Fan Jin is in the officialdom of the Beijing Division, and there are not many people who can really be called friends, and Hou Shouyong is half a teacher and half a friend, he doesn't want to offend.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Teacher, let the disciple think about this matter." You also listen to the advice of your disciple, don't be in a hurry to bet the treasure on Lu Yusuo. If he fails to take the lead, it will be difficult to get out. ”

"I know. Besides, I don't have any friendship with him, and I won't recommend myself to him as a teacher, which is too damaging to my identity. In any case, being a teacher is also an official, and it is the right way to not belong to anyone. It's just that...... This time Zhou Shichen's case is handled, it is difficult to say that I am not Zhang Jiangling's person. ”

Since the end of Zhou Shichen's case, Hou Shouyong can actually feel Yan Qing's hostility towards him. Yan Qing had a good opinion of Hou and Hua before, and felt that they were honest and loyal ministers, and he also took care of them. But this time in Zhou Shichen's case, Hou Shou's performance was eye-catching, the timing of several pieces of music was good, and his words were also sharp, and Weng Dali's order to Zhishi had a lot to do with him. In Yan Qing's view, it was natural to attribute Hou Shouyong to Zhang Dang, and his attitude towards him was very bad.

Fortunately, what Fan Jin did before restrained Yan Qing in public opinion, and if he retaliated against Hou Shouyong and others, he would be suspected of being under the umbrella of Zhu Guochen and others. Yan Qing cherishes his feathers and doesn't dare to take this risk, but the change in attitude can also be felt by the people below. Once the criminal department is not popular, the work will become more or less troublesome, which is also an important reason why Hou Shouyong must find a faction to support him.

But he always feels ashamed of who he rushes to defect to, and the best way is for his disciples to defect and his teacher to be dishonored. At the moment, seeing that Fan Jin is not very interested in defecting to Lu Tiaoyang, he is not easy to force, thinking that this disciple has great powers, maybe there are other sources, and it is possible to learn that Lu Tiaoyang is not necessarily in charge. With this level of insight, his thoughts about clinging to Lu also lightened a lot, and after talking to Fan Jin for a few words, he said goodbye and left.

Fan Jin, who sent his teacher back to the room, pillowed his head on Qian Caiyin's lap, enjoyed her massage on his temples, squinted his eyes and analyzed, what is the purpose of Zhang Juzheng's love, he wanted to break his head, but he couldn't think of it.

Early the next morning, when Fan came in to the military headquarters, the news of Zhang Wenming's death had already spread in the yamen. The officials whispered and seemed to be talking about it. Those Jinshi who were watching politics in the military department were also talking in private, and when they saw Fan Jin coming in, Wang Zhiqi, who was also watching politics in the military department, came up and greeted Fan Jin, and without waiting for him to look at the map in the Ministry of War, he pulled him aside and whispered:

"Brother Fan, have you heard? Zhang Jiangling's family died of illness, and he did not enter the cabinet today, so it is estimated that he is writing a chapter at home. ”

"I've never heard of it, there's such a thing?"

"It's true. Shousuke is destined to be replaced, and we can't ignore it and waste it here. ”

"We ...... What can be done? ”

Wang Zhiqi looked left and right, lowered his voice and said: "After the ya, Brother Fan, you went home and changed into red clothes, let's go all the way to Lu Xianggong's house to pay a visit and congratulate Lu Xianggong." ”