The chalk city in the night gradually quieted down, with the drum tower beating the drum at the time of the watch, the bell tower rang the bell, the night ban officially began, the streets and alleys were almost invisible to see many pedestrians, only occasionally you can see the chalk mansion or the official eunuch's house or the carriage and horses. The inspection of the Five Cities Terracotta Division has also begun as usual, only according to the usual practice, it has always been tight in the west and loose in the east, and tight in the south and loose in the north, for the sake of many nobles in the west and many court officials in the south. But even so, it was not without exception, at this time, the commander of the soldiers and horses of the Beicheng Soldiers and Horses Division saw the oncoming group, so he hurriedly shouted orders to his subordinates, and stood by the road with his body bowed.

"Is this on patrol?"

Seeing that the big sedan chair stopped in front of him, and then a somewhat arrogant voice came from inside, Zhong Wen, the commander of the soldiers and horses, hurriedly replied respectfully: "Back to my father-in-law, my humble duty is to lead my subordinates to patrol at night." ”

"Well, inspect well, now is the prosperous age of Taichalk, don't let the water go anywhere or the bandits, or some Jiangyang thieves have escaped to the eunuch's house, you can't eat and walk around at that time! Alright, let's go! ”

As the group of people hugged each other and set off again, Zhong Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief, straightened up and looked at the magnificent sedan chair, he scolded his mother in his heart, and then shouted angrily at the people below: "Okay, don't pestle, continue to patrol at night."

You all heard what you said just now, such a master was born in our Beicheng and bought a private house, if something goes wrong, we will be stripped of our skin! ”

Most of the inspectors agreed, but there was also a newcomer who had just come in and asked Zhong Wen who was puzzled: "Master Zhong, which father-in-law just passed over who was so big-hearted?" Our adults are not so respectful when they usually see the officials. ”

"Who else? Now the first person in the palace has just received the palm seal of the celebrant Liu Gonggong! ”

As the well-informed soldiers and horses of the five cities said, on the day Xu Xun won the fateful world ticket, Liu Jin was also a happy event. Although Li Rong had the intention to stay up for a few months, Liu Jin was unwilling to give him this opportunity at all, so he almost rushed out of the celebrant to tell the old man in a hurry, and Liu Jin at the same time, he entered the Chongsheng Hall on the north side of the study hall in the yamen of the celebrant to worship, and then immediately moved into the public hall occupied by the eunuch who had always been the master of ceremonies. And the house that originally belonged to Li Rong in the chalk of the straight house by the river also changed owners.

Although he used the fastest speed to remove all traces of the previous one in the palace, Liu Jin was not happy to move into the riverside house this night, but went out of the palace to see his newly purchased private house. In order to facilitate the entry and exit of the palace, he deliberately chose Shajia Hutong, which is not far from Bei'anmen Gate and is on the east side of Gulouxia Street. Originally, this was the old business of the Marquis of Ningyang, but now it is far from the founding of the country, and the Marquis of Ningyang is not a great figure in this generation, so the family is urgent and sold this property cheaply, but it is cheaper for Liu Jin. At this moment, he was supported by someone to walk from the main gate to the second gate, and his face was full of satisfaction.

"You'll get things done!"

Sun Cong was waiting for Liu Jin's words, his face was full of joy, and when he saw that Liu Jin was in a very good mood, he said playfully: "My father-in-law is promoted today, and this house is just tidy, which can be said to be double happiness." It's just that my father-in-law came back today to see and stay for one night, which can only be regarded as a look at the house, and this housewarming joy should be handled well. ”

"It's up to you."

Liu Jin had suffered and been poor in the past, and naturally he would not refuse to put on a scene, so he nodded immediately. And Sun Cong knew that he was right in this sycophant, and seeing that Liu Jin and the other eunuchs around him were full of smiles and flattery, he simply followed behind without saying a word. It wasn't until Liu Jin went all the way to the door of the main room that he ordered a few people to go back without looking back, he first sent everyone out of the door, and then returned to the main room, and as soon as he raised his feet and entered, he found that Liu Jin was sitting leisurely and comfortably on the Taishi chair in the center to soak his feet, and a sixteen or seventeen-year-old little fireman knelt there, carefully rubbing and squeezing hot water, and he was already sweating profusely. …,

"Father-in-law, everyone is gone."

Sun Cong mentioned such a sentence, seeing that Liu Jin had no other reaction, he stood next to the person, and reported the many human contacts during the day word by word—-— among which almost only in and out, the only item was to send a pair of jade paperweights to Xing'an Bofu as a gift, and Xu Xun forwarded a roll of famous calligraphy and paintings worth thousands of gold, which was thicker than the one sent out - seeing that Liu Jin was still Yixing Yanshan, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then said cautiously: "In addition, the person who sent 10,000 taels of silver last time." , and today another 10,000 taels of silver were sent. ”

Liu Jin is now sitting firmly, although he has not been able to dismiss Wang Shouren from the court staff, nor has he been able to remove Han Wen Liwei, but after all, the people who are in the way have been sent far away, and the little emperor has not really alienated him because of Xu Xun's assassination, but he is not really complacent in his heart. Although there are many people who climb the chalk gate every day, there are many dogs and kittens, and there are few weighty characters, let alone gifts. Except for the 10,000 taels that Liu Yu received last time, they are all small money that is not very eye-catching, and this two bets of 10,000 taels are definitely considerable!

Liu Jin, who sat up straight all of a sudden, stared at Sun Cong with his eyes and asked word by word, "What about people?" Could it be that this time someone still gave a gift and left? ”

"Back to my father-in-law, this time the person didn't leave, I mentioned my father-in-law's words after giving the gift during the day, and after he thanked him a thousand times, he waited in the gatehouse, and now the tea is also light, and dinner is also used there."

"Good." Although Liu Jin values this big fortune, if the person is still as mysterious as last time, he will naturally feel that the person is putting up a fight with him, and his face will be pale, "You go and invite someone in." ”

As soon as Sun Cong left, he kicked the little fireman who was still busy and said, "Okay, go and bring shoes and socks to serve our family and put them on, our family wants to meet guests!" ”

When Sun Cong went to bring people in, Liu Jin, who had cleaned up, sat on the Taishi chair and looked at the middle-aged scholar who bowed deeply, but he didn't care whether people kowtowed or not. After looking at it with interest for a while, he said, "Look at you as a scholar, if you want to find our family to ask for a reputation for you, then you are looking for the wrong person." ”

"Father-in-law said that you are now under one person, above thousands of chalk people, fame and fortune are at your fingertips, but there is a difference between kung fu and no effort, how can you find the wrong person in your later life?"

It's just a few words, and Liu Jin listened to it with great emotion. He himself has never entered the inner study hall, and there is always a congenital rejection of those who come out of the inner study hall to export chapters, so the few attendants and documents that he has promoted in one breath are not serious people in the inner study hall. Although these people can also say good things, it is difficult for them to speak like this to the eyes of the people. Therefore, he nodded with a smile, and immediately made a gesture and instructed Sun Cong to move a chair for someone.

"Well, since you respect our family so much, then our family doesn't want to go around in circles. If you have anything to say, it is that if our family has the kung fu to do it, we will do it for you. ”

"Thank you, father-in-law!" The middle-aged scholar was deeply indebted, and then looked up at Liu Jin, and said with a smile, "The late life is not asking for fame from my father-in-law, but just asking my father-in-law for my royal highness. ”

"Huh?"

Seeing that Liu Jin's face tightened suddenly, the middle-aged scholar simply stood up and humbly shook it again: "Don't hide it from Father-in-law Liu, my Royal Highness is King Ning of Jiangxi." My Royal Highness is a vassal king, and he is extremely noble, and he originally had no other luxuries, but in the past few years, he has been riddled with nightmares, and he has repeatedly dreamed that the ancestors of the past generations blamed him for extending medical advice for many years. coincided with the current emperor's accession to the throne, and my Royal Highness had another dream, saying that the current emperor is a wise and promising king, and he treats the clan politely, so that he must implore the emperor to protect King Funing. Born in the late years, he was a friend of the palace, although he knew that everything was hopeless, but he also had to share his worries for His Royal Highness and go to Beijing Chalk City. knew that his father-in-law was the most trusted person by the emperor, so he came to the door last time in his later life, but it was difficult to talk about it for a while, so he went back first with a weak heart. ”…,

After explaining the reason why he went back after giving a heavy gift before, seeing that Liu Jin's face was not as dignified as at the beginning, he lifted the hem of his shirt and knelt down like this: "The Lu of the Eater, the matter of loyalty to the king, I don't dare to embarrass my father-in-law in my later life, I just ask that if I have the opportunity, please ask my father-in-law to say a few kind words for my Royal Highness in front of the emperor, not only will I be grateful for my late life, but my Royal Highness will be grateful for my father-in-law's kindness and righteousness, and I will also thank you for the gift!" ”

This remark is reasonable, even if Liu Jin hesitated at the beginning whether he had pushed such a trouble, but listening to it, he couldn't help but feel that the person sent by King Ning was a little interesting. Anyway, when the 20,000 taels of silver were sent to him, he naturally didn't want to return it, so he sat there and thought about it for a while, and he suddenly asked with a smile: "Now in this Jingcha City, our family is not the only one who has the emperor's trust, and Pingbei Bo Xu Xun's favor is not under our family, why don't you ask him too?" ”

The father-in-law laughed, if he was to rely on two things in his later life, he would inevitably be suspected of believing his father-in-law. And although Pingbeibo is deeply favored, how can he compare to the affection between his father-in-law and the emperor? Moreover, such a major event naturally has to be entrusted to the hands of responsible people, Ping Beibo is young after all, how can he be as responsible as his father-in-law. Moreover, as far as the late students know...... the middle-aged scholar paused slightly, and then said hesitantly, "I heard that Pingbei Bo is not self-sufficient, and he has some discord with his father-in-law, if this is really the case, even if he is now prosperous, I am afraid it will only be a flash in the pan." ”

Hearing this, Liu Jin only felt that the whole person was very comfortable, and he felt more and more that the middle-aged scholar in front of him was very pleasing to the eye. But the expression on his face was a little heavy, and he even reprimanded angrily: "Nonsense, our family has a very good relationship with Pingbeibo, who is spreading rumors behind his back, you don't have to hearsay!" ”

"Yes, yes, it's a late life and a fool's guess!"

"Alright, alright, get up!" Seeing that the middle-aged scholar was full of nervousness, he thought it was funny, so he asked again, "Lot, our family knows who your master is, but we don't know your name yet." ”

"Returning to my father-in-law, the late birth of Roddick, the enlightenment of Dick, the overcoming of the gram." Seeing Liu Jin repeating the name over and over again, his face was a little strange, and he hurriedly explained, "It's because my father has seen a few blonde and blue-eyed barbarian businessmen, so he gave such a name on the spur of the moment." It's just that the chalky body and skin are still affected by the parents, not to mention the name and surname? Although he was embarrassed to speak, he didn't dare to change it rashly. ”

"Well, you have some filial piety." After listening to this explanation, Liu Jin no longer theorized such a name, and asked Roddick a few more words, and learned that he lived in the Jiangxi Hall south of Chongwen Gate, so he nodded and said, "I'm afraid this matter won't be able to come to an end for a while." If you are patient and wait, go on and live there. If you are impatient, go back and say to your Royal Highness first, we will take this matter, and we will always give you good news when the time comes! ”

After sending this Roddick away, Sun Cong came in again to report to Liu Jin, saying that several boxes of silver had all passed the scales, and he had personally seen the fineness, all of which were excellent official cast honeycomb coins. Seeing that Liu Jin was in a good mood, he lowered his voice and said: "There is another matter to report to my father-in-law, after Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua went to Xing'an Bo Mansion in the afternoon, tonight, Xie Duo, the northern supervisor, as well as Zhang Cai, Xu Zhenqing, Zhan Ruoshui, Yan Song, and several Shu Jishi were invited to go there. ”

Liu Jin had already learned from the gathering of Dongchang Qiu that Xu Xun had personally gone to pick up Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua, but there were so many other people at night, and his face sank suddenly. Thinking over and over the list, another thought suddenly occurred to him.

Didn't this Xu Xun aim for that position again? Oops, why is this kid in the pocket one person on the left and one person on the right? …,

If Xu Xun knew Liu Jin's first thought after hearing such a list, he would definitely give a thumbs up and praise Liu Jin, who knew me. said that it was a drink, but this night, everyone gathered in Xing'anbo Mansion, and the drinking was all tasted, and even Xu Xun, who is already quite good now, only slightly dipped his lips and drank wine, and after the meal, people sent decanting soup and strong tea, with a posture of wanting to talk for a long time. The others were just fine, but Yan Song felt a little awkward in the middle of it.

Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua are the big men in the seventh qing, Xie Duo is the northern supervisor of the left waiter of the Hanging Rites Department, Zhang Cai is the right of the four products of the imperial history, Xu Zhenqing Zhan Ruoshui Although he has never been awarded an official, one is the best friend of Tang Yin, a Qingke of Xufu, it is said that the ranking of the Jinshi is not unrelated to Xu Xun, Zhan Ruoshui is Wang Shouren's best friend, the relationship between Wang Shouren and Xu Xun is not to mention anything else, this time he can avoid the court staff and leave Beijing safely, it is said that it is the power of Xu Xun's envoy. But he is a gentleman in his early twenties, his reputation is not obvious, and he is not a genius of poetry and writing, so what did he call him for?

Yan Song didn't understand, and Xu Xun glanced at Yan Song, who was at the end of the seat, thinking that he really had developed a thick complex, and used a handful of Xia Yan in Nanjing Chalk, and now he fell in love with Yan Song again. Although it was a treacherous appearance that was rare in the history books throughout the Ming Dynasty, he remembered that Yan Song was a late bloomer, and now he cultivates it himself, and now Yan Song's character is not bad.

Xu Xun naturally wouldn't say that he was deliberately assassinated before to test the holy will, to see how deep Zhu Houzhao's trust in Liu Jin was, but this result has become extremely obvious because of Wang Shouren's expulsion. Therefore, when he said what he had said to Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua in the carriage before to the others again, the atmosphere became slightly lively.

Therefore, today's purpose is very simple, the seat that should be grabbed must be grabbed, but the one who can't be won will never be the middle hand.

Everyone does everyone's practical things, do more things and talk less, with me in front of the emperor to return, the merits and achievements will reach the heavens, as for making mistakes, as long as the sky is not falling, then there is a lot to do! ”

At the beginning, Liu Jian Xie Qian was in power, even if Xu Xun dared to say such a thing, others would disdain it, but now that time has passed, under his own turmoil, the eunuch party has gained momentum, but the righteous path has been declining day by day.

At this moment, he paused, then looked at Xie Duo, the southern eunuch, and said: "The emperor originally wanted to build the Hongwen Pavilion for the government, but now that this is the case, the role of the Hongwen Pavilion in gathering chalk and gathering the heavenly scribes is even more important. I heard that Zhang Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites has submitted a letter of resignation, and although Xie Dasicheng has also resigned repeatedly, but now that there is no one in the court, I only hope that Xie Dasicheng can consider it. "Consider what it means, and there is no one who does not understand all the wise people present. But the more they understood, the more everyone pondered, but the more they felt that this matter was promising. Xie Duo has a very high reputation among Shilin, not to mention, from the southern priest's sacrificial wine to the northern eunuch's sacrificial wine, he has won the hope of students, and now he is hanging the title of the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and he really wants to push the Ministry of Rites Shangshu, which can attract a lot of support from Jiuqing, not to mention that Xie Duo and Zhang Fuhua and Li Dongyang all belong to the same year of the chalky star in the eighth year of Tianshun.

"If I say I'm really powerless, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed." Xie Duo couldn't help but sigh deeply when he saw Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua smiling, "Okay, if it's really lucky, then I'll just be embarrassed." However, it would be even better if the DPRK and the Central Committee could have a group of young and vigorous people fill the vacancies in our field. ”

Zhan Ruoshui glanced at Xu Xun obliquely, secretly thinking that if Wang Shouren knew that Xu Xun had been arranged to this point quietly, he didn't know what it was like in his heart. He knew that he only had the ability to wave the flag and shout now, and after a little hesitation, he said: "On that day, Li Kongtong and I went to send Wang Bo'an south, Li Kongtong once said that he planned to try to gather the upright and outspoken people in the court, and hoped that everyone would work together not to attack rashly, so as not to give Liu Jin the opportunity to humiliate the righteous people." ”…,

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. Thinking that Li Mengyang, who was a bold thief, now that he had figured out such an idea, Xu Xun didn't know whether to secretly sigh that this person was chalky and bold, or whether to shake his head and this person was naïve. He smiled, and then said disappreciably: "The so-called upright and daring person, if he has no other talents, if he no longer dares to speak, then everyone immediately knows that Li Kongtong means good, but others are not as powerful as him, and the fame in the poetry circle, how can they listen to him like this?" Even if it's everyone, letting go of Liu Jin is also thinking about it, let alone others? So, it's not me pouring cold water, Li Kongtong is not just wishful thinking, but... …”

He paused slightly, and then said the most important words: "He drafted a note for Han Guandao to impeach Liu Jin, which is not a very secret matter. If he is not in such a series, it will be forgotten, if he is in such a series, the wind will immediately be exposed, and he is afraid that he will not be able to protect himself at that time. Is his temper a few people who have offended before? There are many people who want to see him unlucky! ”

Zhan Ruoshui opened his mouth, but he felt that he was full of wealth, but he couldn't find any reason to refute Xu Xun in this matter, and sighed helplessly after a long time. Xu Zhenqing on the side also smiled bitterly: "My lord's words are really intriguing. It's a pity that Li Kongtong is the most eager person, I'm afraid that if we say a thousand things and ten thousand, he won't listen to us. ”

"Then let's wait until he falls." Zhang Cai's temperament is the most practical, I only think that Xu Xun's analysis of Qingliu just now is incisive and wonderful, but it is a pity that Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua were also such Qingliu, so he naturally can't praise anything at this time. With this sentence, he diverted the topic and said: I don't know if the adults called us here tonight, what else is there besides the candidates for the main hall of the Ministry of Rites? ”

"Or Xilu you know me."

Xu Xun is now more and more handy with Zhang Cai, and he is very happy that he interjected such a sentence at this time. After glancing at everyone, he said with a straight face: "The first thing now is to arrest thieves!" ”

Seeing that a few of the gentlemen were quite puzzled, only Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua frowned, he knew that these two had heard of it when they were in Nanjing, so he said word by word: "Over the years, there have been more and more bandits and thieves in various places, and the official chalk government has sent out countless thieves year after year, and except for some really capable and honest and honest people, most of the others are either tired of running for their lives, or they are chalking and stripping the people, which makes the people everywhere more and more miserable. Not to mention anything else, in Jinan, how many of the sea fishing documents issued by the Criminal Department every year are empty for several years and decades without an ending? The official chalk mansion has nothing to do, so there is only a reward for capable people to do it, so many people in the people make a living from it, and even give birth to a new one, that is, raising thieves! ”

This made everyone shocked for a while. And Xu Xun walked to the bookshelf, took out a pile of things, and motioned for everyone to pass them on one by one, and then he said: "This is something that I have been recuperating from my injuries these days, and under the pretext of that Jiangshan Fei, I asked Jinyiwei and Xichang to help get it." The assassination of one of me is a small matter, but such a number of people haunt the mountains and fields, and at the small it is said that it is a disaster that harms the four towns, and at the large level, it is said that it is ...... That's the seed of instability! ”

After seeing that everyone was passing it on, his brows tightened for a while, Xu Xun did not take back the detailed information, and then stretched out a second finger: "This second article is border affairs." The two candidates recommended by Yang Di'an are still stuck with Liu Yu of the Ministry of War, but this matter is not only the Ministry of War, everyone is arguing with reason, I will mention a few words in front of the emperor by the way, and this matter is decided. It's just that although there is internal strife outside, the little prince is majestic and strategic, but he can't be underestimated, and there is a safe person to inspect the grain reserves. ”…,

He paused again, and then chalked a third finger: "The third, and most important, is people." You have protégés and old friends, there must be outstanding talents among them, and now Lin Shangshu is in charge of the selection, not afraid of using non-chalk people, but afraid that people will not use them. These days, there are many people in the chalk court who beg to go to the sick and even to the people, in all fairness, they can't be blamed, but everyone is like this, who is entrusted with the major affairs of the court? Besides, it would be a pity if there were still people like Wang Bo'an before. ”

At this moment, everyone else understood what he meant. Even if you can't put yourself in a high position one by one at a time, if you prepare well, you can quietly recommend them, or take action to protect them when they are remembered. This is similar to Li Mengyang's idea, but although Li Mengyang has some reputation, he is a single person, and Xu Xun has the support of these people here.

That night, everyone talked until the moontop treetops before they left one by one. In case of emergency, Xu Xun had to order the guards to give them a ride one by one. When everyone was gone, he just returned to the study with his front foot, and Jin Liu chased after him with his back foot.

"Young Master...... The family of Tu Shangshu of the Criminal Department sent a courtesy, but because the young master and the adults were discussing, the little one did not dare to report it. Jin Liukou said this, but there was a smile between the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. When I thought of my son's gold ingot...... No, now it should be called Jin Hong, but he was given the name of the new Lord Zuodu Yushi, and he only felt that he couldn't finish his strength!

Xu Xun took the post from Jin Liu's hand, sent the person down, flipped through it and read it a few times, and his face couldn't help but become strange.

He has never had much contact with Tu Xun, what did this person do when he went to the chalk gate to give him gifts? Wait, Jiang Shanfei was just killed today, but the case is still hanging in the West Factory, but there is no intention of closing the case! Liu Jin wants to move Jiao Fang's suspicion away, this Tu Xun is afraid that he is the best chalk sheep! It is said that the anti-theft was mentioned tonight, and Tu Xun sent it to the chalk door, but God helped, but in the middle of the night, the third watch gave gifts, and Tu Xun thought that he was really an old man who wanted to save face!

PS: The large-scale chalk rebellion during the Zhengde period was around the time of Liu Jin's chalk in the fifth year of Zhengde, so it hasn't started yet...... [To be continued in this article chalky by mentioning chalk". If you like this work, you are welcome to ◣◥ to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. 】