Zhang Jing said with a smile: "There is an allusion here, saying that after Xi Shi helped the King of Yue to destroy Wu, King Gou Jian of Yue wanted to take Xi Shi back to China, but his queen was afraid that Xi Shi would be favored when he returned to China and threaten his status. So he secretly asked someone to trick Xi Shi out, tied a stone to Xi Shi, and then sank into the sea. As he spoke, Zhang Jing's voice was low, almost murmuring: "Xi Shi has made immortal achievements for the country, not only did not get the respect he deserved, but also was killed, and the grievances in her heart could not be stated, so she turned into countless river mussels, expecting someone to find her, so she spit out her lilac tongue and complained about her grievances......"

After speaking, he said quietly: "I am sad about the water outside the palace of King Wu, and the muddy mud still has to be buried in Xi Shi." It can be seen that beauties and celebrities are the most vulnerable to wrongdoing. I only heard him sigh abruptly, and said in a cane voice: "Obviously the most beautiful and strongest, why is he always so powerless in front of the ugly annihilator?" ”

Shen Mo was suddenly made lose his appetite by him, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Lord Ministry is the head of the court, the pillar of the southeast, if you are wronged, the sea frontier of the Ming Dynasty will be completely finished, it seems that you shouldn't say this ominous sound, right?" ”

Zhang Jing shook his head, took a drink from the wine glass, stroked his gray beard, his eyes were full of complex emotions, and said in a low voice: "You are not yet twenty this year, right?" ”

Shen Mo nodded and said, "Seventeen years old." ”

"You're so young." Zhang Jing said with emotion: "The old man is a jinshi in the twelve years of Zhengde, and it has been thirty-eight years now...... "No wonder people are angry, and they don't even put Yan Song in their eyes, it turns out that this qualification is too old, and he said with a smile: "Do you think it is the official or the first assistant?" ”

Shen Mo chuckled and said: "The first minister is the head of the Xinjiang ministers, and the first assistant is the head of the Beijing officials, I can't say which one is bigger." ”

"Slippery head! For fear of offending the old man. Zhang Jing scolded with a smile: "Shoufu is the head of the officials in the world, and I am the actual prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the old man can't compare." ”

Shen smiled and did not speak, which was a tacit acquiescence to this statement.

"The old man has experienced all the ups and downs of this dynasty so far, so I will count the previous first assistants in my impression." Zhang Jing then counted his fingers to Shen Mo and said: "Mr. Shi Zhai, Yang Tinghe, is the first assistant of the first emperor Tuogu, and Jiajing retired in the third year of the Great Rite Discussion; Jiang Wending succeeded him, and he also went away after only two months of the Great Rites Discussion; Mao Wenjian Gong followed him again, and then went because of the Great Rites Discussion, and reigned for only three months; Then Fei Wenxian Gong and Yang Wenxiang Gong also because of the Great Rites and His Majesty, alternating the government for five years, and finally being replaced by Zhang Xuan, the prime minister, and then there are Zhai Luan, Zhang Fujing, Fang Xianfu, Li Shi, Xia Guixi, Gu Dingchen, during which there are several ups and downs, if you don't count the current first assistant, my Jiajing Dynasty has changed twenty-one first assistants in 26 years, almost a year to change a face. ”

I only heard him say gloomily: "My first assistant of the Ming Dynasty is still like this, humble words, do you say that I, the governor of Shangshu, will be regarded as a pillar?" Does the old man have the confidence to 'let him wind and rain, I stand still'? ”

Shen Mo shook his head lightly, did not speak, only to see Zhang Jing drinking one cup after another, and hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Ministry, your body is important, and there are still many official affairs to deal with......

Zhang Jing couldn't listen to it anymore, he just wanted to confide in him, vent all the depression and grievances in his heart, if this kid can let Yanjing know too, then it would be the best. I saw him singing in a drunken and misty voice: "The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, the waves are sweeping away the heroes, the success or failure is empty, the green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times." On the white-haired fisherman river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet. How many things in ancient and modern times are ...... to laugh and talk about"

Singing and singing, the old governor was finally drunk, tired, and asleep, and was supported by the old family to go back to the back hall to rest, and sat silently at the dining table, feeling the taste of pathos that still permeated the room, his eyes were confused at first, confused for a long time, but finally became firm, extremely firm.

Gently twisting the wine glass, he drank the residual wine in the cup, got up and said to the housekeeper standing on the side: "When the ministry wakes up, please help tell me, and the next official will wait for the good news of the lord in the post house." ”

The old housekeeper smiled and said, "Lord Shen doesn't have to go to the post house again, Lord Mintang has ordered you to stay in the mansion." ”

"How good is that?" Shen Mo said softly, "I can't trouble the Lord of the Ministry anymore. ”

The housekeeper smiled and said, "The house has cleaned up the residence for you and your family, please go to the backyard with the old slave to rest." "Obviously this is not a consultation, but a notice.

Shen Mo had no choice but to smile bitterly: "Then the subordinate is only respectful, it is better to obey his fate." Then he followed the official family to the backyard.

Walking on the stone path in the backyard, he silently glanced at the cold stars in the sky, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: 'What happened to Yanjing that actually made the governor of the six provinces so sad? ’

Even if they are thousands of miles apart, they look up and see the same starry sky.

"Elder Ge, you better go into the house and wait, how cold it is outside." A feminine voice sounded, calling Da Ming Jisuke, who was looking up at the starry sky, back from his contemplation.

Xu Jie slowly retracted his gaze, and the flickering essence in his eyes also disappeared, turning back into the amiable little old man, without revealing a trace of flaws.

He straightened his clothes and smiled at Huang Jin, who was wearing a thick mink fur and was so cold that his neck was shrinking: "The old man is distracted, and his father-in-law laughs at it." ”

Huang Jin hurriedly smiled and said: "Where is the elder of the pavilion, you have a great opportunity for the Ming Dynasty, and you have to cultivate the Xuan Protector for the Holy Lord at night, it is really too hard." "According to Tao Tianshi, the reason why it is difficult for the emperor to enter the country is because there is a demonic barrier attacking, so he has to be guarded by an important minister of the imperial court outside, so that the evil demons do not dare to invade.

As soon as Jiajing heard that it was very reasonable, he arranged a duty table for his 'important ministers'. It's just that in his heart, there are only a few people such as Yan Song, Xu Jie, Lu Bing, Yang Bo, etc., except for Yang Aiqing, who was sent by him to the north to eat sand, there are only Yan Xu and Lu three, but it is really unreasonable for Yan Ge to stand guard in his seventies and eighties, so this glorious task fell on Lu Dudu and Xu Ge Lao. The two hard-working 'important ministers' had no choice but to take turns to protect the emperor...... Tonight it will be Xu Ge Lao's turn, if the emperor's cultivation is smooth, he can go back to sleep around midnight, if the emperor tosses for a night and does not repair it, then he will only follow the night is not in his eyes.

As they spoke, the two entered the ear room of Yuxi Palace. The room is not big, but there are two large yellow braziers of wrought copper, and the inch-long silver charcoal piled up in the basin is burning vigorously, making the ear room warm as spring, and the cold and freezing outside are directly two worlds.

As soon as they came in, the two of them were served by the little eunuch, and they took off their thick fur coats, revealing two crimson official uniforms, Xu Jie was wearing a royal bullfighting suit, and Huang Jin was wearing a python robe and a python robe similar to it. After sitting down left and right, Huang Jin sighed with emotion: "Ge Lao, you also know that since September let the Tartars make a fuss about Yanjing City, we have never had a smile on our faces, we are distressed and anxious as slaves, but we can't help much, we are already uncomfortable in our hearts, how can we still laugh at Ge Lao?" ”

Xu Jie heard the three flavors in his words, so he smiled and said, "My father-in-law has won the award, aren't you also serving by Your Majesty's side all night and night?" It is a great credit to be able to serve His Majesty well. He said with great concern: "Is Your Majesty in a better mood today?" ”

"Anyway, it was still like that when I came out." Huang Jin's eyes were full of worry and said: "I hope this Jiao Festival can go smoothly, so that Your Majesty can be relieved." ”

Xu Jie was silent, and only after a long time did he ask softly, "Is Your Majesty alone inside?" ”

"The old ancestor is waiting inside." Huang Jin said softly: "Your Majesty is going to do something today. ”

Xu Jie nodded and did not speak again.

The altar of the main hall of Yuxi Palace is full of dazzling offerings, and green smoke wafts from the incense burner, which makes the main hall filled with the smell of sandalwood.

Because there was no charcoal basin, it was surprisingly cold in the hall, because the emperor had cultivated to the point where he was not invaded by cold and heat, and he no longer needed to be warm.

I saw Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, wearing a purple gold robe, wearing a fragrant leaf crown, sitting cross-legged on his Tai Chi Bagua bed, within two zhang of his body according to the nine palace gossip, burning countless white wax, candles flickering, light smoke fluttering, sometimes bursting out of a crisp sound, reflecting the empty hall more and more lonely and cold, but also his thin face, set off more mysterious.

Outside the candle flame, there was also a white-haired bearded old man wearing a Taoist robe and a purple and gold crown, he knelt on the ground, holding a long copper drill in both hands, and a new candle was inserted at the other end of the drill, ready to replace the burned candle for the emperor at any time, and beware of sudden extinguishment.

This old man was the leader of the 100,000 eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, and Li Fang, the eunuch who was respected by all the eunuchs as the 'Old Ancestor'. This majestic old man, who was majestic most of the time, knelt motionless on the cold ground at the moment, holding his breath, and did not dare to gasp, lest the turbid breath he exhaled blew out a candle and disturbed the holy cultivation.

Just when he felt that his knees were sore, and he was about to die, in the hall where the doors and windows were closed, a strange wind suddenly rose, blowing the candle flame to the east and west; Suddenly bright, suddenly dim, and amorphous.

Li Fang wanted to block the wind with her body, but it didn't work. At last a candle was blown out, and he hurried to light it again, but there were one, two, three...... Countless candles were extinguished one after another, making Li Fang, who had always been calm and calm, busy and sweating through the back of her clothes.

Suddenly, the emperor sitting on the high platform suddenly raised his head to the sky, and his cloak erupted with a roar: "Ah......hhh

The roar of the roar caused the strange wind to become even stronger, and at last all the candles were extinguished, and the hall was dark, eerie, and suffocating.

(To be continued)