Chapter 775: An Eventful Autumn (Part II)

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After reading the two "Instrument Notes", Xu Jie was silent for a long time.

Shen Mo knew that he was embarrassed, so he said softly: "Teacher, the student is not here to give you a problem, just to block the mouth of Youyou. ”

Xu Jie's gaze softened, but he said, "But this problem still has to be solved by the cabinet." ”

"The teacher doesn't have to bother," Shen Mo whispered, "The student thinks that this matter should be respectfully submitted to the Holy Judge." ”

"Holy Judge?" Xu Jie sighed lightly, although Longqing is a hands-off shopkeeper, he will still make up his mind about matters related to him. "How do you think the emperor will decide?"

"Simple." Silent and confident: "Seeing and hearing, the students think that today is a simple and simple king, advocating quiet and inaction, leisurely and ruled, and there is also a Chinese legacy in frugality, after seeing these two ritual notes, the emperor will not bear to work so hard and hurt the people, and the grace is from above, it is better than us being courtiers and being a good person." ”

Xu Jie nodded again and again when he heard this, and praised: "This is an old saying, the teacher understands what you mean." He fully understood the meaning of silence. Longqing was a surprisingly tired emperor, and he only had to put the cumbersome and lengthy feasts in front of him—held twice a year in spring and autumn, from February to April, and from autumn to August. Lecture three times a month, every two times, called the Great Sutra Feast; There is also a daily lecture every day, which is called a small sutra feast. Every time the feast, the emperor must start from the Qianqing Palace at three o'clock in the morning, sound the whip all the way, go to the Zuoshun Gate to change the court clothes, and then enter the Wenhua Gate into the Wenhua Palace. After performing a series of complicated ceremonies with hundreds of officials, the lecturer will show four books and lecture on the story.

And their Emperor Longqing, who was unwilling to participate in even the most basic early dynasty, how could he accept this additional torture again?

Moreover, the reason why there is a word 'feast' at the end of the lecture is because after the lecture, the emperor also gave a sumptuous banquet to the lecturer and the accompanying ministers—this meal was different from the usual banquet, not only the participating officials could eat, but even their palanquin attendants could be seated. Not only can you eat, but you can also take it, not only food dishes, but even tableware and wine utensils. Therefore, the Beijing officials have a mantra called 'eating the scriptures', and they have been waiting for it for a long time...... Because of this, the level of waste and the resulting corruption are beyond imagination. Just take this opportunity to cry to the emperor and cry poor, with the character of Emperor Longqing, the possibility of being simple is still relatively large.

This is the advantage of letting the emperor make decisions, the officials can only praise the emperor for being thrifty, and there will be no complaints, but if the minister brings it up, he will have to be scolded to death.

As for the ceremony of canonizing the crown prince, it is inevitable, and Xu Jie can also see that Longqing is now a compensatory psychology, and what he didn't enjoy back then, he has to let his son enjoy it, so it is understandable that he is a little paranoid in this regard. But as long as the cost is explained, I believe that although the emperor is ruthless and says that he will do a big deal, with the emperor's character, he will still be able to save money.

After these things were finalized, Xu Jie said to Shen Mo and Zhang Juzheng: "That Pan Jitao, you recommended it to the imperial court, right?" ”

"Yes." The two of them said at the same time. Shen Mo listened to Xu Wei's words, and when he put down the rebellion in Nanjing, he specially consulted Pan Jitao, and after talking with him, he found that he was indeed a rare water conservancy talent, so he introduced it to the imperial court. And a little earlier, Zhang Juzheng had already learned the name from Lin Run, and when he saw Shen Mo's recommendation, he also echoed it. It was with the joint recommendation of these two people that Pan Jitao was able to stand out and leap from an idler in Nanjing Guozijian to a senator of Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry and the governor of the river, and got a stage to display his talents.

"I hope you can talk to him." Xu Jie said with a discussive face: "Zhu Zhenshan is a good official, you all know this, but now that he is annoyed, only Pan Jitao can save him." ”

The two happily agreed, and both said that they would write letters to persuade them when they returned.

said a few more important things, the time was not early, Shen Mo and Zhang Juzheng got up to say goodbye, Xu Jie said: "Leave it for a while, the old man has something to say to you." Zhang Juzheng whispered to Shen Mo: "I'll wait for you outside." So he bowed first, and withdrew.

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In the first assistant duty room, only Shen Mo and Xu Jie, the teachers and students with complicated feelings, remained.

Xu Jie looked at it and said silently: "How long has it been since we two sat alone?" ”

"It's been almost a year." Shen Mo said softly: "This year is eventful, first the student was imprisoned, then the first emperor died, and the teacher is now an auxiliary political veteran. In and out of the words, there was a complaint, as if he had been aggrieved for a long time.

"Nonsense." Xu Jie scolded with a smile: "The teacher is here, who would dare to stop you?" It's just that you don't want to come. That being said, he was very useful. On the contrary, if he was silent and looked indifferent, Xu Jie's heart would not be a good feeling. "I have to change it in the future, the teacher is old, although there are countless protégés. But the only ones who are really close are you and Taiyue, you have to come over often, relieve the boredom of the teacher, and come up with ideas, so as to save the teacher from being bullied. ”

"Students must change." Shen Mo smiled.

"Of course you have to change it, but you can't just move your mouth," Xu Jie said with a smile: "Next month, your little junior sister is going to get married, and her brother is not in the capital, so I will favor you, the senior brother......"

"It should be." Shen nodded silently and said, "It's wrapped up in the students." "The so-called 'little junior sister' is Xu Jie's only daughter, Xu Jie's four sons, middle-aged only got a daughter, she is very fond of her, and even gave her a large number, called Xu Li. In recent years, the world has changed greatly, and the women in the Susong area are no longer out of the door, and it is common to walk out of the boudoir, or even blatantly interact with people. This Xu Liben grew up in Su Song and was used to entering and leaving the hospital without scruples, so Shen Mo also knew him.

But for this matter, is it necessary to take Zhang Juzheng away and tell himself alone? Could it be that you are trying to imply something? Shen Mo asked in a low voice: "I don't know which son, with such a blessing, can become the teacher's fast son-in-law?" ”

"You also know that person, it's Si Zhilang of the original cabinet, named Zhang Siwei." Xu Jie said lightly, when he said this, the smile on his face was not vivid, maybe fathers all over the world are like this.

"Oh......" Shen Mo's mind turned, and he immediately thought of Yang Bo, Jin Shang, and Ri Shenglong, and couldn't help but secretly say: "What a salary, this time bypass me, and people have achieved their goal." ”

"Don't think about it too much," Seeing his expression different, Xu Jie said softly: "It's just a family matter, and you don't need to change your position." ”

Shen Mo nodded, but said with a wry smile in his heart: "The key is that everyone else will change, does it make sense for me to remain the same?" ’

Knowing that he couldn't believe it, Xu Jie no longer defended, and instead said, "Do you know why you let Uncle go first?" ”

Seeing Shen Mo shaking his head, Xu Jie uncovered the mystery and said: "He once hinted at me, and he also asked Xu Fan to mention his relationship to me...... wants to marry Xu Li as a stepmother. ”

"Oh......" Shen Mo was a little surprised, he knew that Zhang Juzheng had been widowed for three years, and he also asked him why he didn't find another mother for the child, every time he laughed and didn't say anything, it turned out that he was thinking about Lao Xu's daughter. But it is also understandable, Xu Li was born slender and graceful, knowledgeable, and more valuable is that she has a cool temperament, and she does not let her eyebrows be shaved, and her attraction to excellent men is absolutely extraordinary.

"The old man doesn't know how to talk to his uncle," Xu Jie's eyes were complicated and said: "I won't tell you, the little girl also has a good impression of the uncle, with the uncle's talent and character, she is definitely a first-class good couple and son-in-law, why doesn't the old man want to do this?" But they are destined to have no marriage, so they can only ask Humble Yan to help persuade him, there is no grass at the end of the world, and Xu Li does not have this blessing. ”

"Obey ......the order," a wry smile appeared on the corner of Shen Mo's mouth: "But I can only talk to Taiyue about this matter first, but the teacher had better talk to him in person, so as not to cause unnecessary estrangement." ”

"I see." Xu Jie's voice paused, as if he was thinking about whether to continue talking, and after a while, he seemed to have made a lot of determination, and then said slowly: "You just told him that I said it, if he has the idea of remarrying, it is better to find it from his hometown...... Uncle is extremely smart, and he will understand the painstaking work of being a teacher. ”

"Yes." Silence whispered.

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Coming out of Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhang Juzheng was really waiting there, and when he saw him come out, he smiled and said, "It's noon, go to the last Houhai house for dinner, right?" ”

"It's too rich for me to bear." Shen Mo shook his head and said, "Just find a place to eat." ”

"Okay then." Zhang Juzheng said: "There is one near the front door, which is also good." "So with silence, came to the 'Jiuxian Pavilion' outside the front door, although it is not as grand as the Houhai house, but it is also a splendid curtain of the curtain, carved beams and paintings are ingenious, and the decoration is magnificent...... Perhaps because of his poor background, only such a restaurant is in line with Zhang Juzheng's aesthetics.

Although he was also born in poverty, Shen Mo is a second person after all, and he looks at material things very lightly. However, he was easy-going and had no objections, so he followed Zhang Juzheng into the restaurant. The shopkeeper obviously knew Zhang Juzheng, came up to greet him warmly, and respectfully invited the two to the private room on the second floor.

After serving the tea, Shen Mo asked the store not to start the food first, seeing that he was so solemn, Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "What's the matter?" Can't talk while eating? ”

"There's one thing you have to be mentally prepared for." Silently took a sip of tea and looked at Zhang Juzhengdao.

Zhang Juzheng felt a little uncomfortable, and said with a dry laugh: "What's the matter......"

"Xu Li is married." Shen Mo said softly, "The teacher asked me to tell you." ”

The smile on Zhang Ju's front froze instantly, but after a while, he laughed again and said, "What are you telling me about this?" But he couldn't help himself and asked, "Who is so lucky?" ”

Shen Mo knew that Zhang Juzheng's heart was in turmoil, and he said softly: "The husband Xu Ge Lao chose for her is Puzhou Zhang Siwei. ”

"Is he worthy?" Zhang Juzheng's face flashed a trace of anger, his fists clenched, and then released, and he smiled: "It must be a good match......" said and patted Shen Mo and said: "Let's drink one for the little junior sister at noon today, congratulations ......to her" His voice became very hoarse, full of indescribable loss and grief, and said almost word by word: "Deserved... Get... Good... Son-in-law ......"

After speaking, he grabbed the wine jug on the table, poured a glass for Shen Mo, and poured it for himself, but his hands trembled so much that he scattered it everywhere. As soon as he put down the wine jug, he grabbed the wine glass, drank a cup on his back, and then tilted his head and sprayed the ground, scolding: "What kind of wine is this, it is faint to the bird Xiaoer, and it is the strongest wine."

Xiao Er outside heard it early and hurriedly came in and said, "This is the plum wine you praised last time,

"It's not tasteful at all, what kind of wine is it" Zhang Juzheng scolded: "It's strong to change wine"

Xiao'er had no choice but to remove the wine jug on the table and replace it with the strongest Hengshui Lao Baigan.

"This is the common people's wine, and it has to be drunk in a bowl." Zhang Juzheng quite understood, took a white bowl by himself, poured it full, and raised it to Shen Mo and said, "I'll do it first as a respect." As he spoke, he poured a bowl of wine down, and in an instant he blushed to the base of his neck, and he was still screaming: "Happy, this is called wine."

Shen Mo was going to persuade him well, but seeing that it was impossible to listen to him, he ordered him to start cooking and not let him drink alone.

People say that if you look at how a person drinks, you can know his true temperament, and you can see that Zhang Juzheng just drinks one bowl after another, but he does not have the slightest intention to confide. made the silence who was about to listen to the play feel so disappointed.

A jar of three catties of old white dry, silent only slightly moisturized his lips, and the rest were all under Zhang Juzheng's stomach. In the end, he bared his teeth at Shen Mo and said, "See you smile......" After speaking, he lay on the table and fell asleep.

"It's really ......," Shen Mo could only shake his head and smile bitterly. He could see that Zhang Juzheng was hit hard, but he was obviously unwilling to talk to him. At this time, there is a confidant and good friend by his side, maybe he can feel a lot better, but if you think about it carefully, Zhang Juzheng is easy-going on the surface, but he has a lonely temperament...... Or rather, none.

Think about yourself, there are Xu Wei, Zhu Dashou, and Wu Dui...... These friends who can talk and share with each other silently feel that they are much happier than him.

Sent the drunk Zhang Juzheng home, he had three sons at home, Jing Xiu, Hei Xiu, Mao Xiu, the eldest was seventeen years old, and the housekeeper You Qi took his father over, and expressed his deep gratitude to Shen Mo, and invited him to have tea in the front hall. Shen Mo said that the yamen still had something to do, so he turned back.

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The next day, Shen Mo was reading the documents in the signing room, and saw Wang Qiming come in and report: "Zhang Shilang of the household department is here." ”

Shen Mo was a little surprised, and quickly put down the work at hand and came out to meet.

Zhang Juzheng was sitting there drinking tea, his appearance was neat and tidy, his demeanor was as usual, and he couldn't tell that he had been drunk like mud yesterday.

Seeing Shen Mo come in, he got up and clenched his fists, and said with a smile: "I was rude yesterday, and I came to make amends to Jiangnan." ”

The silence made people retreat, and said with a smile: "Who are we with, watching Brother Taiyue return to normal, it is gratifying." ”

"My head is still buzzing." Zhang Juzheng smiled bitterly: "The toad pads the foot of the bed, holding on." ”

"Haha......" Shen Mo smiled: "If you can joke, I won't worry." After a pause, he said, "The teacher has something I want to bring to you, but yesterday you were like that, obviously you didn't listen." ”

Zhang Juzheng came to ask about this, he felt that the teacher knew his mind, no matter what, he would give himself an explanation, if he couldn't get an answer here, he would go directly to the teacher to ask for an explanation.

"The teacher said that Xu Li is not a good match for you, Taiyue, if you want to continue the string, you should still find a well-informed and well-connected woman in your hometown, so that you will not be mistaken." Shen Mo said softly.

After listening to Shen Mo's words, Zhang Juzheng was silent for a long time.

Shen Mo had no choice but to persuade again: "Taiyue Mo wants to misunderstand the meaning of the teacher. In my brother's humble opinion, if you marry your junior sister, there will be no future in the foreseeable future. How unfair is this to you? Do you have big ambitions in your heart, can you accept them? "The teacher's promotion of students, although it is not a matter of course, but it is also the default rule of the game for everyone, but once Zhang Juzheng becomes Xu Jie's son-in-law, Xu Jie's must avoid suspicion, and it is impossible to add more promotions...... Of course, this is just Shen Jie's own interpretation, what Xu Jie thinks, only Xu Jie himself knows.

Zhang Juzheng raised his head and said with a flat smile: "Jiangnan don't worry, I left all my sadness yesterday." I understand the teacher's painstaking efforts, and I will not be trapped in the private affairs of these children. ”

"That's the best ......," said Shen Moxin, if it was me, it wouldn't be so free.

"Don't talk about that." Zhang Juzheng took a deep breath and said, "Let's talk about business." This was what he wanted to say to Shen Mo yesterday, but it turned out to be an accident, so he could only talk about it today.

"Say it." Shen Mo bowed slightly, he knew what Zhang Juzheng was going to talk about.

"I want to implement currency reform" When it comes to business, Zhang Juzheng's face no longer shows a little frustration and loss, and he has a long relationship with his children.

"That's a big topic." Silent and silent.

"Now Jiangxi and Guangdong are implementing a whip law, which is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Zhang Juzheng said word by word: "With the east wind of a whip, I am ready to do this"——

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