Hearing this, Emperor Jiajing's brows jumped, but his complexion did not change, his eyes narrowed, he looked at Zhou Yong, the secretary of the ministry, and asked: "Zhou Aiqing, do you think Zhang Jing can serve as the governor of the three provinces now?" ”

Zhou Yong is an old man, at this time he is waiting for a stable retirement, he doesn't want to get involved in anything, he doesn't want to quarrel with anyone, plus he is not in good health, and he is a rare good gentleman in the six departments, at this time, listening to the emperor's inquiry, he has a little idea of wanting to appoint Zhang Jing, and he doesn't want to make everyone unhappy, so he said cautiously and slowly: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the old minister thinks that Zhang Jing can be used." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Zheng Guang's face was slightly bitter, but this was a bad thing done with good intentions, this old Shangshu is really old.

Sure enough, Emperor Jiajing's heart became more and more unhappy, and he was not even in the mood to continue the discussion, so he spoke: "Since this is the case, then recall Zhang Jing to the court, in addition, Xia Ge Lao, you and Weizhong and the six Shangshu continue to discuss who can be the transfer envoy, who can be the governor of Fujian, and after the discussion, tell me the candidate, I am a little tired, go back first!" ”

After speaking, Emperor Jiajing ignored the astonishment of most of the courtiers, and got up and left, leaving Xia Yan's worries, most of the courtiers' bewilderment, and Yan Song's ecstasy.

The emperor no longer trusts himself, and he doesn't even want to get close to him, his prestige among the officials of the six ministries has reached the point where no one refutes it, and Emperor Jiajing, who has always liked to watch his courtiers fight in order to gain a sense of security, began to feel uneasy, Xia Yan was worried about this, and guessed that he would leave his post within a year at the latest......

After thinking about it, since he is going to go to work, instead of being driven away by the emperor, it is better to submit his resignation by himself, and take the initiative to resign on the grounds that he is old and useless or going home to support his old mother, so that he can still save a trace of face, he has been the highest high-ranking official in his life, he has held the greatest power, and he has tasted the taste of being above 10,000 people under one person, and there is nothing to regret.

The only thing to worry about is that after he goes to office, it will definitely be Yan Song as the first assistant, and Sun Chengen may be promoted to the cabinet, but Sun Chengen is definitely not Yan Song's opponent, Yan Song, the old boy, deliberately showed weakness, aroused the emperor's worries and dissatisfaction, and profited from it, the idea is very perfect, very treacherous, and it is simply treacherous to a certain extent, which makes Xia Yan shudder, once he leaves, can those upright people in the court really withstand Yan Song's erosion?

And the child behind him, can he really have enough time to grow up?

But the emperor has already left, and he doesn't even want to say a word to himself, looking at the back of the emperor leaving, Xia Yan suddenly remembered the scene when the two first met in the Great Rites Conference, the young foreign emperor, his own low status, until now, the original feelings, probably not much left, right? The back is obtained here, and the back that is no longer recycled is like a chasm, so that there is no relationship between the two people who once had the same heart.

Since Zhang Xuan's death, the original comrades-in-arms of the beacon fire have died and left, and only a few people are still in the court, and the courtiers who started by relying on the Great Rites Discussion have defeated the Great Rites Discussion faction, and now, their own group of people are also going to come to an end.

This is probably the last mutual discussion, and the emperor probably won't wait for himself to get the credit for pacifying the southeast and will drive himself away, in this case, after selecting the candidate and ensuring the last bit of hope, Xia Yan will take the initiative to submit his resignation, leave this place that no longer makes him miss, and like Zhang Xuan, in the company of books and warm sunshine, spend the rest of his life, and at the same time, look forward to the light of hope that the young man will bring to Daming.

The deliberations ended hastily, everyone recommended a few people to each other, and in this way gave Xia Yan the power to decide, Xia Yan naturally would not touch the emperor's sensitive area again, honestly sorted out the list of candidates for several positions and their resumes, and sent Zheng Guang to the emperor, so that Emperor Jiajing could make his own choice, looking at the back of Zheng Guang leaving, Xia Yan sighed lonely.

"Gongjin, today's court discussion, why did Your Majesty ......" Sun Chengen is still a little unclear.

Xia Yan looked at Sun Chengen with a little worry, looked around and found that there was no one, so he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty will not keep me for too long, I think, by the end of this year at the latest, the government affairs in the southeast will be finalized and all the things will be handled, I will hand in my resignation and take the initiative to resign, I have nothing to worry about, but the most worrying thing is you, Zhenfu, you are too upright, and you will not hide your feelings, you must know that once I leave, what you have to face is Yan Weizhong." ”

Sun Chengen looked at Xia Yan in surprise and shouted in a low voice: "Gongjin, how can Your Majesty not be able to keep you?" How could Your Majesty suddenly ask for you...... You didn't make a mistake!? ”

Xia Yan smiled bitterly a few times and sighed: "In the officialdom, how can you talk about making mistakes and not making mistakes? Sometimes, making a mistake is equal to not making a mistake, and not making a mistake is making a mistake, and in this upside-down Vanity Fair, what do you think you can get for yourself? Zhenfu, you are too upright, Yan Song wants to deal with you, I don't know how simple, I don't even have to deal with you, he can easily let you lose your official position, these years, if I didn't protect you, you don't know how many times you lost your official position, where can you become the secretary of the Ministry of Rites?

Yan Song is not easy to deal with, the more treacherous the person, the more superb his power skills, he can hit you and invisible through various ways, and even you don't know what's going on, he has already fallen into his way, lost his official position, he has figured out His Majesty's mind has reached a certain level, and our Majesty, you must also know that he is too conceited, thinks very highly of himself, but is really smart, but once he meets someone who can take advantage of His Majesty's emotions, His Majesty will unconsciously become his knife! ”

Sun Chengen was shocked: "Use Your Majesty?!" ”

Xia Yan's face tightened, and he said in a low voice: "Yan Song is such a person, I have tried every means to suppress him over the years, looking for opportunities to deal with him, but in addition to corruption and bribery, I really can't find a better way, and over the years, I am most familiar with Your Majesty, Your Majesty has always not cared very much about corruption and bribery, Your Majesty thinks that there is no official in the world who is not corrupt, you don't care much about corruption, in other aspects, Yan Song really has no shortcomings and handles, when I am here, I can still suppress him, but once I go to work, ......"

Before Xia Yan's words were finished, Sun Chengen already knew what Xia Yan was most worried about, so he asked in disbelief: "Gongjin, do you mean that once Yan Song becomes the first assistant, he will encroach on the power of the six departments?" Suppress us old people, or even replace them all with his own? ”

Xia Yan nodded heavily: "I'm here, I can suppress Yan Song, Yan Song doesn't dare to act rashly, but if I'm not there, Yan Song has no restraint, plus His Majesty's grace to him day after day, as well as his own treacherous cunning, if he doesn't make a move on the authority of the six ministries, he won't be Yan Weizhong!" Zhenfu, you are too upright to fight with the old treacherous and cunning people, if I go to work, you ...... Better think about it too......"

Sun Chengen's face was extremely ugly, he stared at Xia Yan, his face changed several times, and finally showed unwillingness: "No matter how treacherous Yan Song is, there is no upright person in the court to fight against?!" ”

Xia Yan couldn't cry and laughed: "Zhenfu, you are the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, even if you want to enter the cabinet, you are also the next, now there are only me and Yan Song in the cabinet, once I go to work, there will be only Yan Song, Your Majesty will not agree that only one person in the cabinet will become a single minister, once I go to work, you will definitely be promoted to the cabinet, but Yan Song knows the relationship between you and me, he will rest assured that you will enter the cabinet and share power with him?" ”

Sun Chengen was surprised: "Yan Song will attack me directly?!" ”

Xia Yan nodded: "This is almost certain, with Yan Song's treachery, he has suffered losses before, he has been the first assistant for a period of time, and then His Majesty saw the clues, abolished the position of the first assistant, and recalled me again, next time, he will be more cautious, I think it is not easy to retreat with his whole body, it is even more difficult for you, he will drive away all the people who can threaten him as soon as possible, and even kill them, and he will definitely not let His Majesty see the clues!" ”

Sun Chengen was silent.

On the other hand, Zheng Guang sent the list of candidates proposed by the cabinet and the six ministries to Emperor Jiajing, and Emperor Jiajing took the list and asked Huang Jin to move a small brocade dun for Zheng Guang, and then gave him a bowl of mung bean soup to cool off, it seems that he did not intend to let Zheng Guang leave immediately, Zheng Guang also sat honestly, waiting for Emperor Jiajing's words.

Soon, Emperor Jiajing read the list of candidates and resumes, and determined the candidates for the transfer envoy and the governor of Fujian, the candidates for the transfer envoy are very normal and abnormal, that is, the current Nanjing garrison, the crown prince Taibao, the hereditary replacement of Xu Pengju, the seventh generation heir of the Duke of Wei, in order to guard Nanjing all the year round and be familiar with Nanjing affairs as the reason, he was appointed as the Sansheng grain and grass transfer envoy, specifically responsible for providing grain and grass for the front-line army, and there must be no mistakes.

If the identity of the transfer envoy is normal and abnormal, then the identity of the governor of Fujian is simply abnormal, his name is Nie Bao.