Scholars have their own rugged bones.

How could Zhao Zhenji stand this humiliation? After four consecutive strokes, he was finally allowed to resign. At this moment, although the weather is freezing and the canal is impassable, he is not as cheeky as Xu Jie, and he will rely on the opening of the chūn next year, five days before the New Year. Alone, he quietly left the capital.

As soon as Zhao Zhenji left like this, Li Chūnfang completely lost his allies. Pain: Surrounded by tigers and wolves in the cabinet. It also moved the heart of retreat. After the New Year, on the grounds of poor health, he "went to the Taoist and resigned, but the emperor naturally did not allow it." When he was ready to go up again. was persuaded by the Shanxi Gang. Although you are in the den of tigers and wolves. can be said to be the most dishonorable Shousuke in the world, but how can he go at this time? If you're leaving. What should we do with Ziwei?

For the sake of the overall situation, Li Chūnfang had no choice but to stop mentioning his resignation.

However, the trees are quiet and the wind does not stop, and those eagle dogs who take refuge in the high arch have long been red-eyed. How could he let him go, the biggest stumbling block on the road of the old head of the high pavilion? So at the beginning of February, Wang Zhen was impeached in the matter of Wang Zhen. said that he had begged for rest before, and there was no follow-up after only the last note, which was insincere. He also said that this was because Li Chūn Fang wanted to take the grace for his brother to change the official position, so he was in the cabinet of power in the Stack: and said that his father was misbehaving in his hometown, and Li Chūn Fang was reproached.

The emperor reprimanded Wang Zhen's rash words on the one hand, and on the other hand, he issued an order to comfort Li Chūnfang. But then, Cheng Wen, Song Zhihan and others talked about Hu Zongxian's case the year before last, pointing out that Li Chūnfang played a disgraceful role in it.

Li Chūnfang was already disheartened. This became more and more scandalous, so he took five concerts in a month, and seeing that he was resolute, the emperor could only approve it......

In less than half a year after the comeback of the Gao Ge Lao, three of the Gao Ge Lao were disgraced, and their combat effectiveness was so strong that it had reached the point of anger and resentment. It's just that now "the remaining ministers of the cabinet." In order, Shen Mo, Zhang Juzheng, Gao Yi, and Gao Gong, although they have changed from seventh to fourth, they still flick their tails.

If you want to be the first assistant, it seems that Gao Ge Lao has to make persistent efforts.

The morale of the huge Gao Party is high. One by one, they were gearing up, shouting that they would connect the three cities for the old Gaoge. Send him to the throne of Shousuke!

But, it seems, probably, if according to the rules. Now it's Shen Ge's turn to be the first assistant......

One, one

"Of course I won't be this ding, Shousuke............ Rare rest and recuperation "Yang chūn March, the sun is shining, and there is no heat wave to hit people: huā wood is sparse, thick shade is the best time in the capital.

Shen Fu Huā Garden, under the gable in the right corner. There is a vine-covered trellis. There is only a coffee table and two bamboo chairs on the brick floor. There is a complete set of tea sets on the coffee table, and a small tandoor for boiling water is placed in front of the coffee table. There was a man sitting on the bamboo chair who had a big difference between the two years, but he just said the sentence, "It's not the first assistant, but the man who is lighter this year." The crown prince Taibao, the scholar of the Middle Pole Palace, and the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty were silent.

And the old man who is older this year, wearing a Confucian robe, with a clear face, and looks like a teacher, is the young master of the prince and the scholar of Dongge University. Hearing Shen Mo's words, he didn't answer immediately, but looked at the steaming tea cup in front of him.

Speaking of which, Grohe's identity is very intriguing: "He is from Xijiang." Before and after Shen Mo was in Hangzhou Zhongjieyuan, he was recuperating at home, often attended various literary meetings, and also instructed him on the knowledge of article writing, and the two had a good friendship at that time.

But it is precisely because of the relationship between teachers and friends at the beginning. So that Gao Yi has not been like other officials, regardless of the image of this young man who has risen like a comet, but his family "is in the core of the Shen Party's power, and has long been silently tied to the chariot." This complex relationship makes the relationship between Grohe and Shen Dang "like a dog man and woman who has not yet pierced the window paper."

Although he is already willing to do so, he still has to pretend to be reserved "outside the circle of the Shen Party."

However, this time Shen Dang got a precious place to enter the cabinet. Silent but without hesitation, he gave him this hard-won place, which made him squeezed out by Xu Jie. Grohe, who thought that his career was hopeless in this life, was inexplicably grateful. Although this Gao Ge old man still maintains the high level when he was in Hangzhou. But there is no doubt about it. Already sitting in the same boat with Shen Mo.

At that time, Gao Yi didn't understand why Shen Mo favored him, but now that he finally understood Shen Mo's intentions when he sighed at the other party's foresight......

Because he and Gao Gong are both Jinshi of Jiajing for 20 years, "the age is also similar to Gao Gong, and it is one of the few rare years of Gao Gong." With Gao Gong's strong comeback and sweeping the cabinet like an autumn wind, this old friendship is even more valuable.

But Grohe looks like an elegant scholar. But he is not the blind compromise and retreat of Li Chūnfang, he also has his own insistence. In that year, Grohe was promoted from the head of the Nanjing Hanlin Academy to Běijīng and held the position of secretary of the Ministry of Rites. As soon as he took over, he did something surprising...... The first emperor raised a lot of useless monks because of his worship of Taoism, and these people were all suspended in Taichang Temple to receive Dai Lu, relying on the emperor's favor, and even humiliated the court officials, and no one dared to care.

Gao Yi couldn't see it, and after investigating and collecting evidence, he gave a book to Emperor Jiajing, asking Youchang Temple to lay off 48 redundant personnel, and made a list of those who should be eliminated attached. The "redundant personnel" he pointed out were almost all the scholars around Emperor Jiajing. This is a hornet's nest that no one dares to poke, but it was poked by this famous, good gentleman. For a while, everyone was impressed by GROHE. They all sweated for him. See this recital. Emperor Jiajing was indeed very angry, but he only thought that Gao Yi was a nerd, and he didn't particularly embarrass him. It was only later that those Fang Shi hated him for being troubled and bribed the ministers in power to "drive him back to Nanjing."

Such a bachelor with a round outside and a square inside is naturally deeply loved by the government and the opposition, and his influence should not be underestimated. In fact, since Grohe entered the cabinet. Gao Gong was wooing him in the same year. Even Zhang Juzheng, knowing that he was silently recommended to join the cabinet, "still showed considerable respect and enthusiasm for him." If you want to ask which of the four members of the current cabinet can maintain a good relationship and smooth communication with the other three, he must be the one.

In fact, Grohe originally did not intend to pay attention to those disgusting political struggles, but since Longqing's accession to the throne for three years, the non-stop fighting has made this thorough moderate lose patience, and he must stand up and say something, and make some efforts to calm down the political strife.

However, when he carefully threw out the question he was most worried about, he received a reply from Shen Mo so simply that the old man wanted to think about whether this was his true intention.

But soon, Grohe recovered from the shock, because the reason was simple, it was impossible for Silence to joke about such a thing. But he still had to explain, so he put down the teacup in his hand. He said softly: "You may have misunderstood, I am not a lobbyist of Xinzheng, I just want to ask what your next plan is." ”。

"Sideways aside, watching the high arch ascend to the throne of the first assistant...... The sunlight shone on his silent and handsome face, making his whole person look lazy, and his tone became like small talk.

"Why?" …… Grohe wondered.

"Because he's more suitable than me......" Shen smiled silently.

"In my opinion, you have more well-rounded qualities than he has...... Grohe used an honorific title: "Although many big people don't know Chu, but in the three years I have been recuperating in my hometown, I have carefully inspected your layout in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. I have to admit that in terms of innovative layout, there is no one in Daming who is more jīng than you......

"jīng in a corner does not mean that he is good at a country...... Shen Mo said lightly, "What's more, I didn't solve any contradictions, I just tried to ease them,...... said with a self-deprecating smile: "I originally thought that the honeymoon period would last at least fifty years, but who knew that the southeast was developing too fast, and all kinds of contradictions were becoming more and more intense......

Grohe didn't quite understand what the signs of silence were. But after thinking about it, he frowned and said, "If there is really a contradiction to excite." Wouldn't you be the first assistant to do so? ”

, "No" silently picked up the teapot. Pour tea for Grohe: "Compromise and concession can never resolve the contradiction, and when it intensifies to a certain extent, it can only be eliminated by force...... After a pause, he laughed at himself slightly, "And I, obviously, don't want to make this knife......

"Also, these things aren't for you to do",. Gao Yi said, "But if you don't do it as the first assistant, you can't make the decision, if Gao Ge Lao does something beyond the bottom line of those big families." How do you handle yourself? ”

"That's why I sent you out of the mountain." Shen Mo smiled and said, "I believe you can help me with this ......."

, "I ......". Grohe smiled bitterly. He had to admire the silent calculation in his heart. He and Gao Gong have been friends for many years and have a deep affection, so the cabinet has his presence, which can play a good role in buffering and extinguishing fires when Shen Mo and Gao Gong are arguing. But he also knew that "his influence on Gao Gong is actually not as great as outsiders imagined, so he had to remind Shen Mo and said: "What Gao Xin Zheng decided, nine cows can't pull back" My role may be minimal. "It's okay",. Shen Mo picked up the teacup and took a sip and said, "As long as Gao Xinzheng understands where his power is, he won't be unable to get along with me." ，。

, where does the power come from" Gao Yi squinted and pondered for a moment, and said softly: "Emperor? ……

"And me...... In the light breeze, he silently said something that made people laugh, but Grohe knew that what he said was true! ~！