Chapter 734 Yang (Medium)

Jin Yiwei pursued it. found that Jin Qiong, the chief eunuch of Qintian, had nothing to do with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and was actually a fellow villager with Xu Jie, which undoubtedly exonerated him of 'being instructed by others' and 'designing and framing', and Jin Qiong bit him to death, everything he said was an analysis of the celestial phenomena, and it was definitely not aimed at a certain minister in the court. After tracing and pursuing, in the end, he was only convicted of 'lying and conjecturing', removed from his official position, and sent back to his hometown to live idlely, of course, this is a later story.

But there is no hatred in this world for no reason, Jin Qiong can risk his life to deal with Xu Jie, there must be his reasons, but there are very few people who know, and Gao Gong happens to be one of them. Because Gao Gong's disgust with Xu Jie, he never concealed it, and his students did what he liked, telling him some stories about how so-and-so hated Xu Jie, but Gao Gong's character was thick and thin, and it was as thin as a hair, and others talked about it as gossip. But he can keep the truth from the false, find gold in the sand, and find out what can be used.

Last year, he heard from one of his students that Jin Qiong, the chief of Qin Tianjian, had been depressed recently, often drunk, and would scold the Xu family father and son when he was drunk; Later, when I inquired, it turned out that Jin Qiong's father-in-law was killed by the Xu family's evil slaves because the land was occupied by the evil slaves of the Xu family, and the news spread to the capital, and Jin Qiong's wife was hit hard and died in childbirth...... These three lives were all counted by Jin Qiong on Xu Jie's head, and he scolded after drinking, which was already very reasonable.

Gao Gong was interested at the time, but he didn't think about how to use it for a while, so he just asked his students to keep in touch with Jin Qiong and try to gain his trust; As a result, since the beginning of spring this year, several months of drought have allowed him to find the use of this idle move. discussed with Guo Pu that he wanted to give Xu Jie's stuffy stick coldly, it is estimated that he will not be beaten to death, but he will also be hurt for half a year, and I don't know who did it.

So the two fellows planned a series of actions, and said that moving Jin Qiong was the most important part of it. Gao Gong asked his students to secretly contact Jin Qiong. After such an instruction, Jin Qiong's hatred for Xu Jie did not fade with time, but became more and more harsh, and he agreed without thinking about it, and this is the scene where he pointed at Sang and scolded Huai in the Golden Palace.

The cleverness of Gao Gong is that he did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, he knew that Jiajing could not do without Xu Jie, and he was unwilling to toss anymore. If his mind is hot at this time and he exposes himself, he will definitely be played to death by Xu Jie...... Xu Ge Lao's measurement is like the sea', and he will never retaliate immediately, but sooner or later you will die without knowing how you died, if you don't believe it, please see Yuan Wei's fate.

But even if he didn't do it, Xu Jie's life was very sad, he was first sent back to the house to recuperate, and then the fatigue accumulated for a long time broke out, he was seriously ill, he didn't get out of bed for more than ten days, and the whole person was so thin that he was out of shape, so that Zhang Juzheng, who returned to Beijing to report on his work, burst into tears: "Teacher." You're going to have to hold on......"

"I can't die," Xu Jie shook his head, leaned back on the recliner and said, "My body is counted by myself, and I won't be able to die this time." ”

"That's good, that's good......" Zhang Juzheng choked up: "I don't know who has such evil intentions, the teacher worked hard for the court, but they still stabbed you in the back." ”

"Hehe, this is normal," Xu Jie smiled slightly: "As a teacher, he is a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing, he has been an official for more than 40 years, and he has been a close minister of the Son of Heaven for more than 20 years. He looked at Zhang Juzheng and said: "No matter how cautious you are, how good your original popularity is, as long as you become the first assistant, you will immediately become the enemy of many people, because you block their way to rise, and if you don't move you away, they won't be able to sit in your place." Saying that, Xu Ge Lao said a personal experience: "If you want to die well, you have to say it when you see it, if you don't leave, you will definitely attract people's disgust and resentment, and sooner or later you will be unlucky." ”

Zhang Juzheng listened to it for a while, and he could feel that although the teacher said that it was okay, he was indeed deeply hurt. Accompanying Xu Jie to be silent for a moment, he said softly: "Then what should I do now?" ”

"Let's wait and see what happens," Xu Jie said, "Let that Jin Qiong be unscrupulous." How many pairs of eyes are staring at me now, trying to find evidence of authoritarian self-interest from the old man? The old man wants to recuperate for a while, so don't worry about it; Doing a good job of disaster relief is an excellent training for you, so focus on it and don't be dragged too far down. ”

Zhang Juzheng knew that what Xu Jie said was silent, and nodded lightly: "The student knows that he lacks the ability to do practical government affairs, and he will study hard and do his errands well." ”

"Very good, very good...... "Xu Jie's head slowly bowed.

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At this time, the door was clear, and Guo Pu, the secretary of the ministry, asked to see him, and Xu Jie asked Zhang Juzheng to stay in the study, so he ordered someone to invite Guo Pu in. Guo Pu's temperament was vigorous and resolute, and after a few words of greeting, he went straight to the topic and said: "The Ministry has drawn up a punishment for the officials responsible for the Nanjing Mutiny, and I ask Yuan Fu to decide." ”

Xu Jie didn't want to look at it, and said: "The old man is exhausted, and he is afraid that the trade-off will be out of balance, so the old brother can let Yang Zhai Gong see it." "Fasting is the number of strictness. Because he was called by Ge Lao, he always felt weird, so Xu Jie called him by his name.

Guo Pu said: "Lord Cifu said that you must have an idea about this matter. ”

Xu Jie sighed secretly, and said that he was strict and kind, in fact, he was an official, and he knew that the matter involved Shoufu's subordinates, so he resolutely did not get involved...... But you forgot that you don't give the leader a black pot at the critical moment, so what does the leader want you to do?

Putting away the dissatisfaction in his heart, he had no choice but to put on reading glasses and take the documents handed over by Guo Pu. Looking at it slowly, there was actually nothing to look at, and the results were no different from the opinions he gave, but Xu Jie knew that at this time and that time, he must not do it as he had done now, so he said calmly: "This, think about it again." ”

"Please make it clear." Guo Pu hid his aggression very well.

"If your subordinates rebel, what should be done with the officials who are fully responsible?" Xu Jie asked as if chattering.

"Dismissed," Guo Pu replied, "and handed over to Dali Temple for investigation." ”

"What about the officials who have full responsibility for causing a rebellion?" Xu Jie asked again.

"Dismissal." Guo Pu replied again: "Transfer it to Dali Temple for investigation." Seeing that Xu Jie was no longer asking, he spoke out and said, "Yuanfu, Zhang Wei and Ma Kun are meritorious ministers after all, and they should be punished lightly as appropriate." ”

"Extraordinary things are done in extraordinary times," Xu Jie closed his eyes and said slowly: "The Nanjing military rebellion shocked the government and the opposition, although even if it was stopped, it reflected the laxity of the civil and military forces at all levels in various places, and if the officials in this case were not severely punished, it was not enough to alert the provinces, and similar things would happen." ”

Seeing that Xu Ge had made up his mind, Guo Pu was secretly frightened, sure enough, Jiang was still old and spicy, and as soon as he felt that the situation was not good, he immediately broke his wrist and did not give the opponent any chance...... Originally, according to what he discussed with Gao Gong, if Xu Jie shielded his subordinates, they would organize the Yanguan to impeach Zhang Wei, Ma Kun and others, and prove to the hundred officials that Xu Jie's bad behavior of favoritism and arbitrariness, as long as Xu Jie's head on the Yanguan did not want to have a head-on conflict with the Yanguan, he could only 'tear and cut Ma Yan', if there was a conflict, it would provoke the mouthpiece of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how good the original reputation was, it would be ruined.

But Xu Jie made a decision and took the initiative to give up Zhang Wei and others. Although the loss was not small, he avoided the conflict with the officials, and it was foreseeable that in the future, Xu Gelao's words and deeds would inevitably be more cautious, and it would be even more difficult to find such an opportunity.

Sent away the stunned Guo Pu, Zhang Juzheng flashed out of the study, Xu Jie pointed to the direction of Guo Pu's departure and said: "It's this person who is calculating me, Jiao is not away from Meng, Meng is not out of focus, it is estimated that Gao Suqing will not be able to escape." ”

Gao Gong is Zhang Juzheng's old superior, the two have a good personal relationship, and they appreciate each other's lofty ambitions and talents. Fewer words"

Although he didn't finish speaking, Xu Jie understood the subtext, and said coldly: "Guo Pu never takes the old man in his eyes, what is there is going on, he goes over the old man and asks the emperor directly, but today he came to ask me what I mean?" Could it be that he has changed sex? The nature of the country is easy to change, and there are fifty or sixty people, of course, it is impossible to change his temper, so Xu Jie concluded: "Just look forward to me to keep my own doorman, so that he can hold the freshly baked evidence and show it to the hundred officials." "Old Xu Jie is really immersed in conspiracy for half his life, and Gao Gong and Guo Pu's ingenious design still makes him guess eight or nine.

Zhang Juzheng heard the teacher's dissatisfaction with him, and quickly remedied: "The student knows, just don't deal with Gao Gong in the future." ”

"No," Xu Jie said, "Continue to associate with him, just have a little more heart." ”

"The student understood." Zhang Juzheng complied.

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A high-level secret battle, displayed in front of people's eyes, is only a glimpse of the light, the capital quickly restored calm, but its impact is far-reaching, enough to set the tone for the next four or five years of the situation, at least for the time being, the city of Nanjing, thousands of miles away, set off an officialdom earthquake.

Ma Kun, Zhang Wei, Cai Zilian, the three second-class officials, all of whom were removed from their posts and went home, they were all understanding people, so when Shen Mo looked apologetic and sent them off, they didn't complain about him at all; Those who can become such a big official are not foolish people, knowing that this outcome is not something that can be decided by silence, on the contrary, he tried his best to deal with it before and after the event, so that the harm of the mutiny was minimized, and they were also saved from being arrested and imprisoned, leaving an indelible shame.

It's just that the second-grade master from the brocade robe and jade belt was suddenly knocked down to the dust, and anyone who replaced him would be happy, and it was inevitable that he would be a little discouraged in his words, Zhang Xun said to Shen Mo with drunken eyes: "Lord Shen, sometimes I think you are quite pitiful." ”

"What's wrong?" Shen Mo was not annoyed at all, he couldn't afford to get along with an old man who had lost his soul.

"You're not yet thirty years old," Zhang Xun said with a smile: "There are at least forty years left in your career, how can you survive it?" Even if you can trample everyone under your feet all the time, there is still an emperor on your head...... Forty years, let alone two or three terms, you have the favor of this term, the next one will definitely not like it, and even see you as a thorn in the side, sooner or later, we will not be able to do this day, and there will even be a murder disaster...... "He was completely drunk, and there was no cover between his words.

Ma Kun and Cai Zilian on the side hurriedly played a round, but they also told Shen Mo without worrying that the smaller the official position, the longer it should be, such as the local prefect and the head of the capital, and there are many people who have done it to seventy; But the higher the official does, the more difficult it is to last for a long time, if nothing else, just look at the first assistant of the cabinet of the Jiajing Dynasty, more than a dozen terms have been changed in the past 40 years, and there is still half of the time when Yan Song was the sole hegemon. They said to Shen Mo, the more power you have, the more places you have to be in charge. This mess is big, how can there be no chaos? If there is a mess, you will be responsible, if the chaos is big, you can only get out of the house and go home, or even suffer imprisonment, anyway, the Ming Dynasty is so big, there is no shortage of people who can be officials.

In the end, they used their own lessons to tell Shen Mo a golden and jade good saying: "If you want to die well, you must accept it when you see it." It is absolutely no coincidence that Nanjing and Beijing, thousands of miles apart, and several high-ranking officials at the top of the ladder expressed this sentiment at the same time......

Nodding silently, his mood also became very gloomy, witnessing the collapse of several Shangshu in a blink of an eye, it was impossible not to have a serious shock to his psychology, so as to give birth to new thoughts about the future.

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Huang Guangsheng, the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry in Beijing, will be promoted to the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Household in Nanjing, and the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing will be concurrently held by Jiangdong, the head of the Ministry of War and the governor of Liaodong.

"These two are well-known and capable officials, and they were sent to Nanjing, I am afraid that it is not a derogation, but the imperial court's attention to staying in the capital has increased, after they arrive, I am afraid that they will make drastic reforms, you and your subordinates must be careful." Shen silently instructed Xu Pengju: "Don't become a tool for others to establish power." ”

Xu Pengju became much calmer, he was unscathed in the storm of officialdom in Nanjing, and still served as the garrison of Nanjing, he knew that in addition to his ancestor Yin De, he relied on the protection of Shen Mo, and looked at the tragic fate of those ministers, he felt very fortunate and bowed to Shen Mo. said: "Then how should I get along with them in the future?" "It's a matter of proportion.

"Hehe, it's not difficult to get along with." Shen Mo smiled: "These two are old ministers, and the former is known for his benevolence and generosity, and the latter's body is even more collapsed in Liaodong, this time he was transferred to Nanjing, it is also the meaning of recuperation, such an old man, it is impossible to be too serious, if you don't poke him in the basket, let him get by, he won't let you get by." ”

"Oh......" Xu Pengju understood, and said: "Respect, what do you say, don't go too far, that's what you mean?" Fewer words"

"Well," Shen Mo nodded and said, "If you are really unsure, you can ask Li Sui, especially about training, you have to listen to him more." "Li Sui is a squire of the Nanjing Military Department, and he has been very close to Shen Mo in the past few months, this person is erudite and wise, good at using soldiers, although he is good at greeting, but this is not a bad thing, at least let Shen Mo in Nanjing during this time, what affairs are handled handy, and this person also served as the prefect of Quzhou, and his understanding of the silver mine rebellion is naturally very profound, and he gave Shen Mo a lot of good advice.

Shen Mo had the intention to let him get closer to Xu Pengju, in addition to helping each other and not capsizing the boat in the gutter, he also wanted Li Sui to help Xu Pengju train the army in Nanjing...... He changed the death of Huang Maoguan to suicide, greatly reducing the guilt of the rebel soldiers and satisfying their conditions as much as possible, so that although the mutiny was quickly quelled, Shen Mo was very worried that the officers and men of Nanjing would become more arrogant and disobey orders.

For this reason, he has ordered Qi Jiguang to train strictly for a few months, and it looks like the army has a new look, but he is worried that once he and Qi Jiguang leave, he will quickly return to his original form. Therefore, Xu Pengju and Li Sui must maintain military discipline until they come up with a way to solve the problem once and for all.

After explaining the matter, he smiled silently: "Also, the number of times I go to the fireworks place should be reduced, I am only in my early thirties, and my body is like this." ”

Hearing the adults say this, Xu Pengju also knew that the business was over, so he hung up the familiar joke and said: "You also have to have a lot of entertainment, it's not even thirty, how boring is it like an old Taoist." ”

"Haha......" Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "Have you watched the Taoism of "***"?" ”。

"That's not much?" Xu Pengju smiled and said: "As soon as I hear it, I am a layman, do you know, the more serious this person's appearance is, the more hungry and thirsty he is, and he is embarrassed to be amorous outside, so he has to hide in the house and read the yellow book ......" Saying this, seeing the embarrassment on Shen Mo's face, he quickly slapped himself and said: "Look at my mouth, of course you are not among them, you are looking at it with the eyes of criticizing dross, yes, criticizing dross!" ”

Shen Mo rolled his eyes and said, "I would like to have more of this kind of dross." ”

"Yes...... Yes, yes, yes. Xu Pengju took out a small burden from behind him as he spoke, and said: "This is not parting, and I don't know what to send to adults, so I collected all the dross I could find to relieve your boredom on the road." "Saying that, open it and take a look, ho, what "Lamp Grass Monk", "Meat Futon", "Embroidered Wild History", "Sea of Monks and Nuns" and the like, it is very bad at first glance.

Shen Mo said in his heart, okay, I am a dignified southeast meridian, six champions, with a stack of yellow books by my side, I will take it out and read it if I have nothing to do, if this is passed out, I will have to leave a stench for 10,000 years. He waved his hand, and said with some pity: "Forget it, the gentleman doesn't take the favor of others, I only leave 'Jin' to miss it, and you should take the rest back and see it yourself." ”

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Chapter 734 Yang (Medium)

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