Xia Yan stood in the pavilion, looking at Zheng Guang with a look of indignation on his face, and he didn't know what kind of feeling in his heart, in fact, he had already silently admitted that the battle of the southeast and the battle of Hetao could not be carried out at the same time, and the imperial court would definitely not be able to support it, but out of a heart of fame, no matter what, he also wanted to solve at least one difficult thing for the Ming Dynasty in his position as the first assistant. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It is precisely because of this that he will work so hard to promote the battle of Hetao, but a piece of strategy will make his efforts go to waste, so even if he knows that this matter is not to blame in any case, it is Emperor Jiajing who really makes the decision, but he knows that he still can't calmly accept that he has left the position of the first assistant without doing anything.

He is a responsible, enterprising, unwilling to be pressed by the Mongols to the face of the cabinet chief, since Chenghua Hongzhi, the cabinet of the first assistant of the power of the day to the peak of Zhang Juzheng, the power of the six, the six become the cabinet of subordinates rather than the emperor's subordinates, or it can also be said to be the subordinate of the cabinet chief, the gap between the cabinet and the cabinet is not the same, the cabinet of the first assistant and the cabinet of the second assistant is not the same, the cabinet of the first assistant sometimes has a certain decision-making power, and the second assistant does not.

Although under the governance of Emperor Jiajing, what decision-making power and the like are in his hands, but that is limited to the things he is interested in, not everything he has to hold onto, if this is the case, then he is comparable to Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military as a paper paste, his own power, Emperor Jiajing does not have so much time to spend on court politics, he also has a considerable part of his own time to communicate with heaven and earth, so in addition to military affairs and personnel changes, daily government affairs are all Xia Yan is making decisions.

Therefore, it is not so much that Emperor Jiajing is the actual ruler of the empire, but that it is Xia Yan who exercises this power, Xia Yan is the actual ruler of the Ming Empire, and Emperor Jiajing is the actual ruler, he has the highest decision-making power, but he does not have to exercise this power every day and everything, but Xia Yan's supreme governance power is exercised every day.

Therefore, Xia Yan cares very much about his status and power, holding such power and occupying such a high position, but he has not done a major thing to benefit the country and the people in his career of first assistant for several years, but he is just making up for it in the east and west, tired of running for his life, and encouraging the maintenance of the vitality of the diseased body of the Ming Empire.

This is even worse than his descendant Li Hongzhang, although Li Hongzhang calls himself a "pasteur who has been through ups and downs all his life", but he is one of the leaders of the historical event of the Westernization Movement, and has made a lot of contributions to China's development, at least a hero; And Xia Yan, although he has a good reputation, he has no political achievements or achievements......

Eh, Xu Jie's promotion left a glimmer of hope for the future to bring down Yan Song, is it counted?

If the battle of Hetao is successful, it will be the perfect curtain call for Xia Yan's career, he will have a perfect curtain call with glory, he knows that he has repeatedly disobeyed the emperor's intention to adhere to principles, and the emperor's patience with him has gradually worn out, the reason why he is desperate to strive for this opportunity, at the expense of consuming the emperor's last trace of patience, is to think of retiring after completing this major event, and after winning a great achievement that can go down in history, he will leave the court with glory, like his predecessor Zhang Xuan, With the fruits of reform, he retired with success.

But this last hope was replaced by another, more practical strategy, and all came to naught, and he himself had a premonition that the emperor would do something against him in the near future, perhaps to persuade him to retire, perhaps to find a reason to dismiss, his final position, the coffin of history, that is, a pasteur who encouraged the operation of the state apparatus......

He must have been very annoyed.

But at this moment, Xia Yan looked at Zheng Guang, who was arguing with himself with indignation, insisting on expressing the correct ideas in his heart, and still had hope for the future, he suddenly found that the dissatisfaction and anxiety that filled his heart gradually disappeared, until Zheng Guang finished saying all the words, he even felt that he was going to be moved, and even felt that he didn't think more about the strategy after recovering the Hetao in order to leave the last political achievement, whether Daming could play the role of the Hetao at this moment......

He thought carefully, considered carefully, thought about it from military, political, economic, and other aspects, and explored this issue with the professional vision of a cabinet chief, and finally, he came to the conclusion with frustration that at this moment, even if the Ming Dynasty recaptured the Hetao, it would not be able to play the role of a springboard for the Hetao, for the simple reason that there was no money.

He sighed slightly, sat on the stone bench in the pavilion, looked at the beautiful koi fish that jumped up in the pond, and threw the fish food he had been holding into the pond, causing the fish to compete for food, and after a long time, Xia Yan whispered: "You go!" ”

Zheng Guang was stunned for a moment, and he hadn't reacted yet, but Xia Yan's words had already reached his ears...... It's as simple as that, nothing else? Don't invite a meal to eat? According to the routine, shouldn't you appreciate me, and then see me as a pillar of the future, and vigorously promote me? I'm sure I'll say no, but why don't you play your cards according to the routine?

When Zheng Guang was at a loss, Xia Yan's voice sounded again: "Although you and the old man have different views and different views, the old man must admit that you are talented and a person who is dedicated to the country, it is a good thing that Daming can have an official like you, the Hanlin Academy is a ladder and a stepping stone, only those who go in can go to that position that is enough to realize their ideals and ambitions in the future."

But the life of Hanlin is very leisurely, very boring, many Hanlin in such years gradually wear off the edges and corners, by the way to the ambition also wear away, they can not enter the cabinet can not become a big thing, only endure loneliness, resist the temptation, but also stick to the bottom line, adhere to the heart of the belief of the person, in order to stand out from the Hanlin, truly become a person who can achieve great things, Zheng Guang, you have that talent, have that ambition, the old man hopes that you can stick to your own beliefs, do not be moved by foreign things, Don't let your ambitions go to waste.

However, ambition is not consumed, but it is only the beginning, from Lang Guan, to the six subordinate officials, to the six ministers, to the six ministers, squires, Shangshu, and finally to the level of cabinet ministers, there is still a long way to go, a lot of things to learn to do, above the officialdom, the light will do things, although it will become a very important person, but it will never become a leader, the old man will do things, but the old man knows better, what is the purpose of doing things, in order to do things, what to pay.

Many people have lost their ambitions in this process, replaced them with a desire for power, money, and ****, and become a corrupt official and corrupt official that everyone despises, causing trouble to the people, and in the end, they will fall on that road, leaving a stench for 10,000 years; There is another kind of person who will not fall, they are not only full of power and desire for money, but also have more treacherous and cunning, called power traitor, that is the traitor who gathers the master, once it appears, it will inevitably harm one or even two or three dynasties.

Only the last kind of people, not full of power and desire for money, but there are more treacherous and cunning than power and treachery, but they can also be famous for centuries, this kind of person, called virtuous ministers and capable ministers, you don't think that treacherous and cunning people must be traitors, to be an official, difficult, to be a corrupt official, more difficult, to be a clean official, the most difficult, because to be a clean official, to be more treacherous and cunning than to be a corrupt official, the heart to be more ruthless, darker, only in this way, will not become a loser. ”

Xia Yan looked up at the sky and said slowly: "In the end, they can stand on the highest point, display their ambitions, complete their ideals, benefit the people, and live for generations, although along the way, they have been contaminated with too many dirty and filthy things, but the inside is clean, like a lotus, although it comes from the mud, but it is innocent and holy, and the heart is bright, Zheng Guang, there is a light word in your name, the old man hopes that throughout your life, you will always have light in your heart, no matter what kind of adversity, you must have light in your heart." , do not forget the original intention ......"

Xia Yan's voice fell on Zheng Guang's ears, very warm, but resolute, like the warm sun in winter, warm and holy, just like him.

However, just when Zheng Guang thought that Xia Yan was going to say something else, Xia Yan said: "Similarly, because you and the old man have different views, different views, the so-called different ways do not conspire with each other, and the words are not speculative for more than half a sentence, so you don't have to call yourself a student to the old man, and the old man is not your teacher. There is no conspiracy. ”

As he spoke, Xia Yan once again threw down a piece of fish food, turned his head to look at Zheng Guang, waved his hand, and said in a low voice: "Let's go!" ”

After speaking, Xia Yan stopped looking at Zheng Guang, and the old butler, who had long since disappeared, appeared behind Zheng Guang like a ghost, and said coldly, "Zheng Xiu, please come with the old slave" startled Zheng Guang, and when he looked at Xia Yan again, Xia Yan no longer paid attention to Zheng Guang.

Slightly lost and confused, he walked back a few steps, Zheng Guang suddenly realized, although Xia Yan was unwilling to be his own teacher, but he had already told himself a lot, taught himself a lot, and almost condensed the wisdom of his life in these few words, he didn't want to be his own teacher, but he had already taught him, although I don't know why, but this old man, he is really cute!

Zheng Guang turned around suddenly, knelt down in the direction of the small pavilion, kowtowed three times, and said loudly: "The words of the teacher, the disciple should keep it in mind!" Never forget each other in this life! Teacher! Treasure! ”