When the master and apprentice finished talking, it was almost time, the palace door had already been locked, and Xu Jie ordered someone to clean up his study and let Shen Mo spend the night.

Actually, it's not improvised. It was warm in the house. The quilt is very soft, and the bed is very comfortable, but he can't sleep silently tossing and turning, and the conversation with Xu Jieyi one night today made him feel very confused, and he was thinking, "If it wasn't for Xu Ge Lao who leaked the "Sect Ordinance", then who would it be?"

In fact, the answer is not difficult to guess, because there are not many suspects. And even fewer are motivated. But Shen Mo did not want to see this answer, because it would mean the clouds of a political struggle. Once again, it loomed over the temples of the Ming Dynasty.

"That's not a good sign." Shen Mo sighed secretly, got up in his clothes, stood in front of the bed and paced slowly, the fire in the charcoal basin had been extinguished, the cold moonlight sprinkled on the ground through the window, and the room became cold and gloomy, but he didn't call for charcoal again, first, for fear of poisoning, and secondly, this cold feeling was more conducive to thinking.

But the more you calm down. The more worried about his career, not in the present, but in the future, "the current Jiajing is comfortable." With his affection for the emperor, no matter how cautious he is, life is not sad, but Jiajing's situation. How many more days can it last? Wait for him to close his eyes. I fell into the cracks, if the guess is true, the fate of the embarrassed aunt between the two women is just around the corner.

From the heart. Shen Mo is a person who does not want to toss, he once asked himself, if he put himself in the Yongle and Xuanren periods, or even the Chenghua Zhengde period, he would not produce any noble ideals. It's about being an official honestly for a lifetime, and it doesn't matter if the official is big or small. As long as you can live comfortably for a lifetime.

Or put him back and put it in the years of the Apocalypse and Chongzhen, and he will not waste his efforts, but put all his energy on the sea. Go to Australia or the Americas, and leave a seedling for China.

But God didn't want to let him go, and put him in the last years of this damn Jiajing, so that he could live his life. coincides with the last opportunity of the Ming Dynasty, you don't have to be ambitious, you don't have to be compassionate, the torrent of history will push you. Gives you the urge to do something.

Shen Mo is a naturally calm, even somewhat pessimistic person, he knows that he is alone. In front of this era and this country, it is too small. It doesn't make much difference at all. If you really want to do one or two big things well, you have to have a stable political environment, and a group of supporters who work together will not succeed.

Therefore, we must come up with a way to get the best of both worlds, to protect ourselves, and also to ensure that those who are the same year, fellow villagers, and classmates can be safe and sound in future political struggles.

After thinking about it all night, he had no clue, and his brain hurt, when it was almost dawn, Shen Mo was crooked on the bed, and when he heard the movement outside, he got up and came out, and saw Xu Jie playing Tai Chi in the courtyard.

Now that I saw it, I had to stand aside and wait for the teacher to finish, the morning air was so cold, and the air turned directly into hoarfrost, and I shrank my neck silently. I wanted to wrap the big coat on my body tightly, but I saw that Xu Ge Lao was only wearing a jacket and single pants. Ruddy complexion. The white air above his head is thick, and he is not afraid of the cold at all. He was too embarrassed to tremble anymore, so he had to open his arms. With an indifferent face, he waited for Xu Jie's work.

A quarter of an hour later, Xu Jie's work was finished, Shen Mo felt that his whole body was frozen, and he reluctantly smiled and said, "I didn't expect the teacher to have such a deep kung fu." ”

"It's just skillful." Xu Jie took the big coat handed by the old servant, put it on his body and said, "I learned it seven or eight years ago with the Taoist priests in the palace. I insisted on playing one set every day, and sure enough, I didn't get sick. The spirit is also much better, otherwise I would have been on official business all day. This old bone can't hold up

Let you say this, the students want to learn it Shen Mo said and sneezed: "I just stood for a while, and then I sneezed, let's teach me another day." ”

"Hehe, okay." Xu Jie said with a smile: "It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, I'll teach you a few tricks today." ”

So Shen Mo really followed Xu Ge Lao, learned a few routines, and was very serious, which made Xu Jie very happy, and said that the children were teachable. Learning to get through the fist and get out the juice, the county is really much more comfortable, Xu Jie asked people to take Shen Mo to wash, and when he came out again, the whole person was already refreshed.

"It's better to move, it's good for your body, right?" Xu Jie smiled and beckoned Shen Mo to sit beside him and said, "Come, have breakfast, we still have a mess of things." ”

Shen Mo sat down as he said, and Sven ate it. When he was almost finished, Xu Jiezhuo asked casually: "You have a lot of relationship with Hu Zongxian?" ”

"Don't dare to hide from the teacher" on this issue. Shen Mo had already prepared, and he was stunned when he heard the words. He said frankly: "The student was not out of office back then. He already knew Hu Molin and admired his heroism very much, so he didn't sleep all night last night, wondering why Xu Jie's favor to him. I felt that it was very likely that I ignored the trend and insisted on protecting Hu Zongxian's performance, which touched a certain heartstring of Xu Gelao, so he simply admitted it generously.

"Oh" Xu Jie nodded noncommittally, and continued to drink porridge in small sips.

Shen Mo knew that this was waiting for him to speak, and he would use this kind of trick too, but he could only use it. I can't go up, and now I'm on the bottom, so I can only get caught obediently. put on a pleading expression and said, "I know that the DPRK and China want him to look good, and he is in a certain matter!" , do really over the winter" on how to be, please ask the teacher to help through. "Mean, I beg you, help.

"Hu Zongxian has indeed made great contributions, but his merits cannot be concealed, and he cannot be corrupted or deducted military salaries because of his merits. can be waived. And this thing. I am not alone. Xu Jie said: "And the Metropolitan Procuratorate has already released its words, they must defeat Hu Zongxian this time, whoever dares to stop it will be Hu's fellow party and will join in." You also know the power of the official, and the old man is afraid of three points. ”

Shen Mo sighed secretly in his heart, then got up and knelt at the table and said, "No matter what, please ask the teacher to help!" "I think that juniors have this advantage, and I can play tricks without brains.

"Alas," Xu Jie sighed and said, "Give me a problem." ”

"Who told you to be my teacher? Silent sneered. The heart said that you want to play with me warmly, who wouldn't climb along the pole?

You kid Xu Jie couldn't help but laugh and said, "Okay, the old man does his best." Hurry up. ”

"Thank you, teacher." Shen Mo simply stood up and said with a smile: "I knew that you would definitely help." ”

"The old man didn't pack the ticket." Xu Jie shook his head slightly and said, "The best result." It's just to give him a decent ending, don't expect anything else. ”

"I know, I know," Shen nodded silently. said that he would no longer force it, after all, this is the best arrangement for Hu Zongxian today.

After breakfast, the two went their separate ways. Xu Jie went to Jiajing to deal with the affairs of King Yi. Silence goes back. Dress up in black to scare those clans.

got into the sedan chair waiting in the duty room. Silently walked out of the West Garden. I didn't see Jiao Ying when I went out, but martial law at the palace gate had been lifted, and it seemed that the riots outside had subsided.

But on the short road back to Dongjiang Mixiang, Qi Mo saw several patrolling officers and soldiers, but did not see a single pedestrian. The shops on both sides of the road that should have been open for a long time are also closed, and on many doors, traces of yesterday's mob can still be seen, so that the people of the capital can not forget the nightmare.

When they returned to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, the two ministers were ordering, and when they saw that Shen Mo finally appeared, the two of them stopped their words and greeted the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and everyone said with concern on their faces: "How is it." The emperor didn't blame him. ”

"No" Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "Emperor Mingjian, I know that this matter is not our responsibility, but he just ordered the lower officials to solve it properly, and he didn't mean to blame us." ”

Although there is the flag to protect me, I feel that it should be fine, but in the two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been an incident in which the six yamen have been attacked. Even Cheng Zujing was not difficult at the beginning. So Yan Ne and Li Chunfang were worried all night and didn't close their eyes. I came to the yamen early in the morning to wait for news. Now I finally heard the quasi-letter. The two of them breathed a sigh of relief. dispersed all the people below, and said with relief: "The emperor has a good understanding of thousands of miles." ”

Li Chunfang said again: "I heard that there was chaos outside yesterday. But I didn't catch any of them, Jiangnan. I think let's let people go, it's all hot potatoes. ”

"The person has been handed over to Jinyiwei, and it has nothing to do with our Ministry of Rites." Shen Mo smiled at him, "Your Excellency, put your heart back in your stomach." ”

"Hey, I'll tell you the truth, that's what I said." Li Chunfang said. He also explained: "Last night, several waves of people came to me to inquire about the news. There are also lobbyists, hoping we can release them. ”

Yan Ne also smiled: "It's the same for me." I don't dare to go home anymore, so I clumsily said that you give me a letter of approval, what are you going to do with this matter? ”

"I haven't bothered to talk about this for a while" If I expose the bottom too early, the trick won't work, so Shen Mo just said vaguely to the two bosses: "I can only ask the two adults to make it difficult for them, continue to talk to them, I'll go to Beizhen Fusi to ask, see if there is any new progress." "Don't go back and rest first," the two of them said unexpectedly: "You haven't been home all night."

"Let's go to the Pacification Division first." Shen Mo smiled movingly: "The emperor's life is in his body, and he can't help himself."

"Good work, Jiangnan." The two adults said: "We are waiting for your well." After seeing Shen Mo leave, he went back to the fire and drank tea.

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As soon as the silent sedan chair came out of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. He was surrounded by a group of people, and he opened the sedan curtain to see that there were people from the clan dressed in vermilion costumes, shouting loudly for their release, and it seemed that they were the brothers and relatives of those who had been arrested.

Sanchi leaned over and said, "My lord, blow the whistle?" "This is the prerogative of the officials of the three grades, and the whistle blows. "No matter which department it is, if you hear it, you must rush over immediately to protect the safety of the adults."

Shen Mo shook his head and said lightly: "It's not that the official should be afraid of said in a deep voice: "Get off the sedan chair!" ”

Hearing this, the clan members were silent for a moment, watching the sedan chair fall, and then a young high-ranking official came out of it, "Many people immediately recognized him, it was the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites who was in charge of the Zongren Mansion Shen Mo, and he was also the one who ordered the arrest yesterday, so he suddenly blew up the pot and shouted: "Good boy, you still dare to come out!" You are the long-term worker of our old Zhu family, how dare you ride to the master's head? Let our people go, or we'll make you look good on the spot. ”

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With a thirsty face, Xun Mo smiled secretly without panic! Yan Butang Mu Xingfeili does have self-cultivation, and he must have been scolded yesterday. But today it didn't show it at all.

He was not in a hurry or angry, so he let the clans scold, and fortunately he took a moment to smooth out a fold on the big curtain, until those people had scolded him, and he had not started the interval of the next breath. Only then did he say slowly: "You guys made trouble in the yamen yesterday." What is the relationship? ”

"What relationship? Can't you see that? Fathers and sons, brothers, uncles and nephews, in short, are all a family and everyone is gossiping.

"Not really. Not really. Shen Mo shook his head and said, "I thought so." You are enemies.

"What do you say?. The expressions of the various clans were obviously stagnant.

"Do you know where they're being held now? Schmer asked.

"Nanzhen Fuji." The clans replied.

"It's been transferred to the North Town." Shen Mo said: "Everyone knows what kind of place the Zhenfu Si Edict Prison is, if you stay in it for a while, you will be in danger of being tortured to death, you stop the sedan chair of this official and don't let me protect them, what is it if you are not their enemy?" ”

Originally, the clans who were eager to eat his flesh and drink his blood. He was stunned by him, and said in a daze: "Didn't you order to arrest people?" How did you turn around and protect them? Feelings, good guys, bad guys, let you be alone? ”

"The officials arrested people to protect them." Shen Mo said earnestly: "Use your smart brains to think about it, holding high the banner of reaction and attacking the six yamen has become a rebellion. If the official doesn't take the opportunity to make a decision and stop it immediately, let them really knock down the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites in front of everyone, I'm afraid that the king of heaven and Lao Tzu will not be able to save them! ”

The clan is not all stupid, and some people are unconvinced: "We are the descendants of the Zhu family." How can there be a rebellion? ”

But for Shen Mo, it's too pediatric. He said lightly: "I am lonely and unheard, but I also know that King Han at the time of Xuanzong, King Ning at the time of Wuzong, and King Yi not long ago, don't they have the surname Zhu?" ”

"You" those "smart people." Deng Shi was so blocked that he rolled his eyes and said, "You can't spread rumors and frame!" Our clans in the world will not let you go."

"There are all human and material evidence, who dares to say that I spread rumors?" Shen Mo said coldly: "This official has made it very clear. I'm here to protect them, and if you try to stop them, I'll turn back now. Even if the ghosts in the edict cry wolf howl, they don't pay attention to it. ”

"Don't mind" how dare the clans stand in the way, and immediately make way for a passage.

"The sedan chair is silent and not polite to them. The sedan chair drivers pressed the sedan chair. And he was to sit back in.

"My lord, please give me a clear word." The clans had already lost their temper by him, and said in a low voice: "How can I release people?" ”

"Release?" Shen Mo shook his head and said, "Don't think about that good thing, this crime can be run to rebellion." Go back and think of a way to say that the cat got on the sedan chair, although the clans were still unsatisfied, but how dare they stop him again, so they had to go back to the elders first and discuss how to rescue.

It's been a long time since they've been separated from those clans, and Sanchi is still overjoyed, not only him, but everyone is very happy, all winter. Seeing that the sky was buzzed by these flies, and I couldn't beat or catch up, I had already held my breath. Seeing these guys eating deflated today, everyone is naturally happy" But sitting in the sedan chair silently, but a little restless, this feeling began when he left the palace gate. It was as if something bad had happened, but he couldn't say why, he could only blame it on poor sleep.

When I arrived at Fusi in Beizhen, several of the Thirteen Taibao were there. With Shen Mo's help, they finally got rid of the clamps of the East Factory, so they were in a very sunny mood, and they didn't say anything to Shen Mo.

Suppress the restlessness in your heart. Silently greeted everyone warmly for a while, and then went to the pit to talk about things. After pushing for a long time, he still sat down silently. The rest of the people sat down cross-legged around the pit in turn, according to Sanchi's aftermath. A room full of foot smells.

Fortunately, when he came out of Xu Jie's place, his silent nose failed, so he didn't feel anything, and Zhou Neng asked with a normal expression: "What happened to those imprisoned clans, are they going to die or live?" ”

"Hey, that's all a bunch of donkey and eggs." Zhu Wu grinned and said: "As soon as you enter the edict, you will be scared to pee your pants, and you don't have to be punished." Just scare and scare, even peeking at prostitutes taking a bath. and my aunt secretly ate it, and explained it, causing everyone to laugh strangely.

Shen Mo also laughed for a while, and said: "Then I will be relieved" and instructed: "Just treat them as ordinary prisoners, but don't abuse them, and you have to pay attention to maintaining hygiene, it's hard to explain if you die." ”

"This is no ordinary prisoner." Everyone laughed strangely again, and the prisoners who came to the edict did not spend a thousand eight hundred taels to enjoy this treatment.

Giant slow. But with great intentions. At least half of the money is less, what am I trying to do" This is hypocritical, because I also want to write fast, but I am perverted and can't complain about others.