Zhang Juzheng went down in one move, Shen Mo was really a cloud and mountain fog, and he couldn't figure out who was the mastermind and who was the accomplice, but he knew very well that in this race to enter the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng had already won a lot of chips, but he was killed hard.

To do things, we must distinguish the contradiction between priority and priority, and now his most important task is to accumulate enough capital so that he can enter the cabinet smoothly, and it is best to rank in front of Zhang Juzheng. As for who is secretly calculating themselves, it is really not time to think about it.

At this critical time, 1, whether it is humiliation and dirt, hypocrisy and wrongdoing, he can't fall out with Gao Gong, so after getting Shen Mingchen's reply, he didn't have too much hypocrisy, so he wrote a handwritten letter from his predecessors, describing the insidiousness of the enemy and his own innocence. In addition, he also expressed very earnestly that his respect for Gao Ge Lao is like a high mountain, and he is asked to clear up the misunderstanding and work together to assist the emperor.

As a second-grade member, writing such content has already put his posture very low, so that the strategists can see it, and they all feel aggrieved for Shen Mo.

Shen Mo thought about it, and said with a smile: "You don't know Gao Gong, he is a very smart and wise person, but because he suddenly ascended to the pavilion, he was extremely noble and arrogant, so he became impulsive and arrogant. By now, he must have sensed that something was wrong...... and he paused: "Besides, although he is extremely tough, he can't listen to good words. We seized on his weakness, lowered our posture, said more good things, gave him a step, and he went down as soon as he was ready. ”

Seeing that the adults had regained their former calmness, the hearts of the three strategists finally let go...... Because the adults have been under house arrest for a year, they have not been able to enter the state for a long time after returning, but the situation is extremely urgent, which makes the strategists very worried, and now it is the greatest good news to see him completely return to normal under heavy pressure.

In the second death, with a silent handwritten letter, Shen Mingchen came to the teahouse as promised.

"You're in luck." As soon as Li Dengyun met, he smiled and said: "This morning, the court was canceled again

Now, Gao Ge Lao happens to be at home. ”

Hearing what he said, Shen Mingchen secretly wanted to laugh, because even if the early dynasty was canceled, Gao Gong should go to the cabinet office. Now the reason why he didn't go to work was because he was impeached, wrote a self-defense recital, and sat at home waiting for punishment. Speaking of an old case, it is also an old case, that is, Hu Yingyue-Yu impeached Gao Gong, during the serious illness of the first emperor, he went home to stay without permission and carried his personal belongings home. Before, because of the first funeral, he had been pressed by the General Administration Department, but now that the court has returned to normal, he was naturally poked out.

However, this Dao, which was originally fatal, has lost its original power with the death of Jiajing, and it cannot hurt Gao Gong at all. The reason why Gao Huzi still has to defend himself in a serious manner, and he has to suspend and resign, is nothing more than waiting for his good students to stay and show his close relationship with the emperor to the officials, so that they can get to know each other.

Shen Mingchen didn't break it, and arched his hand at Li Dengyun and said, "It's all up to my brother to help." He said in a low voice: "My family asked me to bring a message to my brother, and he will also take care of your affairs, in fact, it is not a big deal, but it is inconvenient for Gao Ge to avoid suspicion." ”

Li Dengyun nodded lightly when he heard this, but he was still very relieved in his heart, Lord Shen is an understanding person, and he knows what I am doing so hard to help him.

So the two came to the Gaogong Mansion outside the Xihua Gate, and the old Gao Ge was really at home, and I heard that it was Li Dengyun, who was from his in-laws...... Didn't help him get through the crisis, Gao 3!t also felt that he didn't want to go, so he was still very polite to this in-law, although I heard that he didn't come by himself, but he immediately invited him to meet in the back hall.

When I arrived at the door of the back hall, I saw Li Dengyun and a middle-aged scribe with an extraordinary appearance and good bearing, sitting there drinking tea. Hearing the footsteps, the two hurriedly got up to salute, smiled at Li Dengyun, and then looked at Shen Mingchen and said, "Who is this?" ”

"This is my good friend," Li Dengyun didn't say that the two were tea friends, but put gold on Shen Mingchen's face and said: "Jiangnan Shen Juzhang." "Gao Gong is most annoying to those celebrities and talents, red tape and the like, so Li Dengyun's introduction is very simple.

・Shen Juzhang? Gao Gong felt that this name was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while, so he said: "Since you are a friend of your in-laws, then please sit down." Sitting on the throne, he asked Shen Mingchen again: "Isn't my friend from a professional class?" Because Li Dengyun did not introduce his official position, Gao Gong also knew that the other party was not a person in the officialdom.

"Twenty years ago, Guibang was fragrant," Shen Mingchen had already thought about it, when he met Gao Gong who was so arrogant, the more you were inferior to him, the less he would treat you as a person, it was better not to be humble or arrogant, so that he didn't dare to underestimate it: "Later, when I encountered a big gift case, I was discouraged by my career, so I didn't have the heart to go further." "It means that I don't have the strength to be a Jinshi, but I have seen through it, and I don't hesitate to serve the faint king.

Gao Gongxin said, heh, it's quite hard? Then he smiled and said: "So Mr. is knowledgeable, is it okay to be a Jinshi in the north-two lists?" ”

"Are the two Jinshi very knowledgeable?" Shen Mingchen asked with a smile.

"Which Jinshi doesn't have a ten-year cold window, isn't he a scholar?" The high arch is frivolous to this

Disciples, I'm already a little angry.

"Ten years of cold windows, only read high-headed sermons! Ten years of cold windows, only write eight strands of current texts! But we can know three

Through the four histories, what an article; Hanzu Tang Zong, which dynasty is the emperor? The Great Ming Decree

How should it be interpreted? The imperial edict should be written? Saying that, he sighed, "There are such people in the court who are officials, so it's no wonder that they don't know the people's livelihood and don't know how to govern the country." ”

"What a big breath." Gao Gong listened to his disrespectful words, but he did not hesitate to pay respect, but he still sneered: "The imperial examination is the method of the country to select scholars, and it has been used for thousands of years, do you have a better way?" ”

"Without it, no longer judge the high and low with a current article!" Shen Mingchen said confidently: "In the imperial examinations of the Tang and Song dynasties, there are still many subjects, not only Jinshi. In my court, only the Confucian and Mencian scriptures were emphasized, and the rest became deviated, and the officials who chose their teeth like this, thousands of people, were all nerds who did not understand practice.

Seeing that the more he spoke, the more amazing it became, Li Dengtai couldn't help coughing and interrupted: "Juzhang, let's get down to business." ”

Gao Gong raised his hand and said, "Let him continue." ”

"The government wants to manage all aspects of the country, and what it needs most is specialized talents, such as accountants and financial experts; The Ministry of Engineering needs experts in water conservancy, construction, and engineering; The Ministry of War needs experts in cartography, ordnance, provisions, and so on...... Almost every line requires years of experience and in-depth study, and what the Ming Dynasty lacks the most is these talents, even if there are some, they are only small officials with very low status, and they are blindly commanded by those commanders who don't know how to pretend to understand. A layman leads an insider, and an insider can't become a leader, which is still a disadvantage of the Ming Dynasty!" Shen Mingchen simply let go and said: "If you want me to say, if the Ming Dynasty wants to revitalize, it must first reform the imperial examination and subdivide the subjects!" For example, it is divided into several subjects, such as military science, engineering department, household department, criminal department, etc., and each subject in addition to the four books and five classics, but also to consider its specialized knowledge, only the knowledge of which subject to be proficient, can be a kind of official, so that people can make the best use of their talents, so that the imperial court can fully play its functions, and manage all aspects of the country. ”

After listening carefully to Shen Mingchen's words, Gao Gong showed a look of appreciation, this person did see the shortcomings of the imperial court, and also completed the reform plan, although the scholarly spirit, take it for granted, but it is also a feasible direction, not just rhetoric. So he said sincerely: "Mr. Dacai, I don't know if I am interested in staying in the mansion and helping me change the old disadvantages of the imperial court." ”

"Thanks to the love of the old diamond." Shen Mingchen was a little moved, and his demeanor returned to respect: "But the student has already responded to others, and when it comes to us, we are relatives, and he treats me with deep affection, and the student can't bear to abandon him." ”

"Oh......" Gao Gong muttered, "who is so blessed:}" I heard that people are

Relatives, Gao Gong naturally has nothing to say. Ahh

"Shen Jiangnan." Shen Mingchen said softly.

"What?" Gao Gong glared at him, a smile on his face, and said in a deep voice: "It turns out that you."

What's his? ”

"I can't say it's an envoy," Shen Mingchen said with a smile: "I'm his brother in terms of seniority, and I can't bear to see him uncomfortable all day long, so I took the liberty to come to Ming Lao and explain the misunderstanding clearly, so as not to be painful and hateful."

"I don't have anything to say to him," Gao Gong glanced at Li Dengyun and said, "How dare you care about this."

Kind of nossip? ”

Li Dengyun said with a smile: "Elder Ge, don't be angry first, let him finish his words, and he will know what I am."

What's the matter? ”

"Say." The face of the in-laws still has to be given, Gao Gong snorted.

"My elder brother can be described as the pride of the sky, he has never served anyone in his life, but he has great respect for the elder pavilion." Shen Mingchen didn't take advantage of this rare opportunity to make peace for Shen Mo, but patted his high-arched sycophants and said: "He often said to me that although he has only worked with you in Guozijian, your knowledge, bearing, talent, and ambition have made him look up to him, and often tell us that you are the prime minister of Kuang Fu Sheji and Zhongxing Daming!" I am also proud to say that you and him will meet for a long time, and make an appointment to turn the tide together and establish an immortal cause for thousands of years!" As he spoke, he looked at Gao Gong and deliberately asked, "Dare to ask Elder Ge, is there such a thing?" ”

Let Shen Mingchen remind him, Gao Gong also remembered the bits and pieces of his relationship with Shen Mo, remembered the oath they had made, and couldn't help but be stunned: "But he still pursues advantages and avoids disadvantages, and chooses his own teacher......"

Shen Mingchen immediately understood that Gao Gong's anger towards Shen Mo actually came from his inner lack of confidence, and it was a gaffe under Xu Jie's strong pressure, and he regarded Shen Mo as an outrage. Then he said in an urgent tone: "Elder Ge, you have fallen for the tricks of the gangsters!" Think about it, what is the benefit of my family adults telling Xu Jie's secret? This must be someone who has discovered this, and while grabbing the credit, he also wants to separate you from my family!"

Gao Gong looked at him with a complicated expression and did not speak.

"You and my family are the most trusted people in the Holy World today, as long as you both believe in each other

Lai, support each other, no one can defeat you. Shen Mingchen said eloquently: "Just like the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, the world is divided into three, and Cao Gong has accounted for two of them, Sun and Liu can only work together not to be devoured, and the other party wants to defeat you, the best way is to try to separate you, so that you are estranged, no longer support each other, and if people want to break through, it will no longer be difficult." "Because the front paved the feelings of like-minded comrades-in-arms, so if someone sow discord later, it is easy to make Gao Gong believe, it can be seen that Shen Mingchen is well versed in language and has carefully prepared in advance.

In fact, as Shen Mo expected, Gao Gong had already had some retrospectives in the past two days, and felt that Shen Mo would not do such a stupid thing that harmed others and himself, but how could he easily change his ways, wouldn't it seem that he was too stupid? Then he said: "Since he said that someone was divided, why didn't he explain it himself?"

"My family is here, but I'm afraid that you won't see him, so people will see your jokes,

So I asked me to take a letter to Gao, and the ins and outs of the matter have been written very clearly" Shen Mingchen took out the letter and presented it with both hands: "Please read it." ”

Gao Gong was silent for 3.1 before reaching out to take it, taking out the letter and looking at it.

At the same time, the Ouchi Jianhua Hall.

Just like the emperor's real bedroom, it is not in the Xiyuan Shengshou Palace, the real corridor of the cabinet, nor in the Xiyuan Wuyi Palace, but in the Wenhua Palace.

Now, with the new monarch re-enacting the Great Interior, the cabinet has also moved back to the Wenyuan Pavilion, which is located in the southeast corner of the noon gate, which is only more than 100 zhang away from the Qianqing Palace. The main hall of Wenyuan Pavilion is the place where the ministers and the ministers who came to the ministry and the members of the six sections to discuss their meetings. On the front wall is a statue of the Holy Master Confucius, and under it is a large desk, behind which is a mahogany carved Taishi chair, which is the throne of the cabinet. There are two rows on the left and right, each with a rosewood seat, and there are several long cases in front of it, but the upper position on the left is a separate bookcase, which is the seat of the cabinet secondary, and the cabinet reflects the hierarchy.

On both sides of the main hall, there are two corridors, and there are four rooms in the east and west, which is the cabinet minister's straight house, in addition to the bookcase, there are also beds for the ministers to rest. At present, the number of Cabinet Scholars is small, and each person can occupy exactly one room.

The one at the north end of the east chamber, there is a striking banner hanging on the wall, which reads: "To return the blessing to the lord, to return the government affairs to the ministers, to reward the public with punishment", this "three returns" is already a well-known saying of the government and the public, for which the master does not know how many hearts have been won; especially after the death of the first emperor and the ascension of Longqing, these three slogans have more practical significance, and they are regarded as the direction of the administration of Lord Xifu, and they all look forward to the implementation of the "three returns".

At this time, Gu 1, the cabinet assistant Xu Jie, who proposed the "three returns", stood in front of the banner of his handwriting, staring at his oath for a long time, but his face was full of loneliness.

He set up his ambition at a young age to help the people in the world, to Jun Yaoshun, and to do a great career that will go down in history, but unfortunately the reality is extremely cruel, his official career, almost completely coincided with the long and dark Jiajing Dynasty, although the career was smooth, but there were many doubts about Tan Quan, the emperor who was moody; There are traitors who are disobedient to pets and selfishness, and those who are eyeing each other are traitors such as Zhang Xuan and Yan's father and son; There are science and road officials who are good at drilling gaps, have different backgrounds, and are good at fighting; There are people who are devastated in the city and countryside, crying and crying. When it was in dire straits, Xu Jie was in a place of suspicion, and he had to be cautious about making a green chapter to beg for favor with the emperor; He had to be cautious and cautious in concealment, not daring to show his edge, not daring to make enemies and resentment, but to endure and wait for the time.

Xu Jie's patience is difficult to understand, and he is also clear about the nicknames of those 'Qingzi Prime Minister, Licorice Country Elder). The reason why he can all laugh at it is because his heart is proud, he has never given up his belief for a moment - he is a member of Wang Xuemen, he is a student of Nie Bao, and he believes in the study of conscience! What he advocates is the unity of knowledge and action! Far from being blurred by the years, this belief has become stronger and stronger over time.

Now that the Yan Party has fallen and the dark sun that has been shrouded in the Ming Dynasty for a long time has gone, everyone is full of expectations for the new dynasty of Longqing, why is Xu Jie's not like this? The release of "Jiajing's Testament" condenses all his hard work, removing filth and disadvantages, chasing the former saint, to Jun Yaoshun, and even washing away the infamy on himself, it all depends on this time!

However, the cruel reality poured cold water on Lao Fu, who was full of expectations...... Zhijun Chong Shun is the highest ideal of a scholar, and it is also the vocation of being a Zaifu, but Emperor Jiajing is rigid and self-serving, and it is just arbitrary. He tried his best to support, and pinned infinite hopes on the Emperor Longqing, as soon as he ascended to the pole, he actually played a new form of a stupid monarch - although Longqing did not build a Xuan cultivation altar, did not raise the way, did not write green words with his subordinates, but showed an unusual laziness, since the ascending pole, either the dynasty is deep, or simply quit the dynasty, and the succession is only ten days, and it is continuously declared 'exempt from the dynasty'. The reasons are also strange, what headaches, toothaches, palpitations, insomnia, as if he was sick at a young age. In fact, what is the emperor's illness? He's just looking for an excuse not to go to court!

What is so magical, so that the emperor put his oath behind, in fact, it is not difficult to clear at all, Bai Lotian has a poem: 'The bitter short day rises, and the king does not reign early), it can be seen that since ancient times, kings have to fight against the temptation of six palace powders and flowers, but our Emperor Longqing, who has been suppressed for a long time when he was young, has now become a wife for many years, and feels that he no longer has to pretend, and he has fallen into the gentle countryside without resistance.

There is no impermeable wall in the palace, Xu Jie already knew that Long Qing was still in the period of filial piety, so he began to be a palace maid, and after the removal of the service, it became even more intensified, and there was no white or black to serve a woman, although the time was still short, but considering that he had just become an emperor, it was not yet time to slack off, so he did this kind of thing, so how could Xu Jie be full of confidence in the future?

"As a teacher, you want to return the blessing to the Lord? But the Lord has no intention of accepting it, but what? What a thing!" Xu Jiechang sighed and said, "Taiyue, you said that R goes on like this, but how is it good?!"