Yixu Ge is very busy with official business, and the number of times he goes home in a month is very limited, but he spends most of his time living in this Zhilu, so he has a full degree of application to ensure that he is comfortable at home.

Xu Jie sat cross-legged on the pit, and there were eight tall basins on the cannon table, which contained refreshments and fruits. In front of the kang, there is a snow-white copper brazier, which is a fine tribute charcoal, burning silently and smokelessly, and also exudes a faint smell of sandalwood.

Such an atmosphere is suitable for talking about each other, but how busy is Xu Ge? was able to find time to chat with him, which made Shen Mo feel sorry for him. But the face is still very happy, after the tea is brewed, I happily sit down at the bottom.

The two of them in the room were alone, but they were silent in front of the tea cup, and they didn't know where to start, "I can't let the teacher be embarrassed, and I am silent about being a student." Or speak first: "It's worthy of Ming Qianwo, a gun and a flag, the tea soup is tender and bright." Smell the aroma and make people drunk before they drink it. ”

"Hehe" Although he was talking about tea, he finally opened the conversation, Xu Jie smiled and said softly: "Humble words, the old man wants to apologize to you."

"Teacher, what are these words?" Shen Mo hurriedly put down the teacup and said respectfully: "There are all parents and teachers in the world." ”

The silent statement made Xu Jie even more embarrassed, and shook his head slightly: "Hey, this is too absolute." As he spoke, he changed his words and said, "Between the two of us." In fact, there are some misunderstandings, no matter how they are caused, but they all affect your mentality to some extent. After speaking, he said for Shen Mo's relief: "This room has been specially treated by the old man of the pavilion, so you don't have to worry about the ears on the partition wall." ”

Xu Jie's words are straightforward, which is very different from his original style of liking to go around in circles and beat side drums. Maybe it's because he is the first assistant, and he doesn't have to look at people's faces anymore, so his speaking style has also changed" Shen Mo secretly slandered, but he didn't dare to slack off at all, and said respectfully: "Students never dare to have the slightest disrespect for teachers, whether it is words and deeds, or hearts. ”

"Yes, no one denies your respect" Xu Jie picked up the teacup, scraped the lid of the cup, and said lightly: "It's just that, stay away." ”

"Teacher" leaned over silently and said, "Students don't dare." Students don't. ”

"Hurry up, my father is just joking." Xu Jie smiled: "I just feel it." The two of us have seen each other less recently. ”

Listen to Xu Ran's mouthful, "Master two." It's so hot that even the silence is a little confused. But he didn't slow down to explain: "The student's original errand is idle, it doesn't matter, of course I can run to you diligently, but since I became the waiter of this Ministry of Rites, I have been entangled in the affairs of the Zongren Mansion and can't get out. He asked a little strangely: "I asked Brother Taiyue to tell the teacher these words."

"Oh, really?" Xu Jie was stunned when he heard this. The next moment, he nodded and said, "He told me, "I don't blame you for anything else, I just feel that you are too outward to the teacher." ”

"What the teacher teaches" Shen Mo nodded. He said softly: "The student always thinks about not making trouble for the teacher, but he didn't expect it to backfire, but trouble came to the door." ”

Xu Jie heard the resentment in Shen Mo's words, smiled apologetically, and said in a deep voice: "The teacher assures you that the draft was not leaked from the old man!" ”

After listening to Xu Jie's words, he was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Who could that be?" After speaking, he quickly explained: "The student originally thought that everything was in the teacher's control. ”

"All of them happened suddenly." Xu Jie shook his head and said: "The draft of the "Sect and Domain Regulations" was agreed by the emperor and the old man one by one. has not yet been shown to the six ministries and nine secretaries, let alone consulted the opinions of the princes, it can be said that when it is announced, it will definitely be unrecognizable. How could the old man get himself in trouble with a share, as the saying goes, something that had not been bargained for? ”

Listen silently, well, there is indeed a possibility, but it still can't be ruled out. He asked softly, "Who else has access to this draft?" ”

"In addition to the emperor and me, there is also Prince Yu who watches the government, and Gonggong Huang who serves him." Xu Jie thought for a while and said, "As for the others, it is unlikely that they will know. He said with a wry smile and said, "But it's too late to say anything now, this old man in the black pot can't get rid of it." ”

Is it true that this old man is calculating me, or is he slandering me with words? The silence was also a little confusing now. He said softly: "What the teacher said is that the top priority now is to pass this pass safely." ”

"Not bad" Xu Jie nodded and said: "But the current situation is really like a knife to stop the sea of fire, humble words." What's your concern? ”

"I can't talk about it," Shen Mo didn't hide it: "But the student feels that there is one thing, and he must not kill as much as the emperor wants." ”

"Oh," Xu Jie's expression was obviously stunned when he heard this. said in a low voice: "It seems that the humble words are inappropriate, I won't tell you, the old man couldn't help but shudder when he heard the emperor's words." ”

"The teacher is very worried." Silent and said in a deep voice: "The imperial power can not be suppressed, and any execution that bypasses the three law divisions cannot be allowed, even if it is the emperor. Nor shall you kill with a special purpose! ”

Listening to Shen Mo's words, Xu Jie felt the chill to his bones again, and couldn't help but tighten his collar, and said slowly: "Humble words, this is not like what a courtier should say." ”

"That's what you should say! Farmer is cooking! , "For the country." For the Chinese people, Gonglianzhou has to say. ”

Xu Jie listened silently, there were no waves on his face, but there were turbulent waves in his heart, but he didn't expect that his bosom friend turned out to be this kid, not Zhang Taiyue, who he cultivated single-handedly. After decades of ups and downs, he suffered from the uncontrolled power of his power, and he only had this personal feeling when he stood in the position of representing the power of his ministers and facing the imperial power. But I don't know how can I have this kind of thinking when I am young and should be worshipping power and chasing authority?

So, he voiced his doubts. Then he replied silently: "The teacher asked me to learn from history." Students go through the twenty-first history, throughout the ages, although the circumstances of the fall of dynasties are different, but in essence, they are all destroyed by unchecked power, to put it more bluntly: "The vast majority of them are the power of the emperor unlimited. A small part is that the power of military generals is not limited, and there is another. In other cases, it is caused by the expansion of civilian power. But in either case, it was after the power was unrestricted, and the wanton behavior without restraint led to the ruin of the country and the ruin. ”

Xu Jie listened silently, and said so much silently before he said softly: "Then the two of us will boldly cover the sky, according to what you said, how about taking the pulse of this dynasty?"

The student was bold and said in a silent voice: "In addition to the imperial power, there are also five kinds of ministers who can disrupt the court, such as civil servants, military generals, eunuchs, relatives, and imperial relatives. Xu Jie nodded, motioned for him to continue, and listened to Shen silently: "In this dynasty, the power of military generals, relatives, and imperial relatives. are all firmly clamped, and they can't turn over the wind and waves. The people at stake are the ministers, the eunuchs, and the imperial power itself. ”

"The old man feels that the problems of civil officials are not dogs," Xu Jie objected: "They all read the books of sages, how can they bring disaster to the country and the people?" ”

"The teacher forgot the Yan family's father and son?" Shen Mo said, "Haven't they read the books of the sages?"

This Xu Jie still couldn't accept the statement that civil officials would also lead to the death of the county, so he said: "But in the end, they were still eliminated, and the Yan Party can harm the country for so long, and it is inseparable from the protection of the emperor, so in the final analysis, it is still a matter of imperial power." ”

Shen Mo sighed secretly in his heart: "It seems that everyone can only see the faults of others, but ignore their own problems." He didn't dwell on this issue and said, "The teacher is right." And according to what you say, even the power of the eunuchs belongs to the epiphysis of the imperial power, so it seems that it is the master of this country who threatens the eternal stability of my Daming River

Imperial power is the supreme power of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Jie nodded slowly: "But tying the country to one person is the biggest danger in itself. ”

The teacher Gao Jian silently hugged his fists and said: "That's why the student said that the imperial power can not be suppressed, for the sake of the ancestors, the people of the world", and then the most practical, in order for us to have a good death, we can't let the emperor kill people casually. Saying that, he lowered his voice and said: "And King Yu is still watching the government, if he is allowed to see the imperial power, he can do whatever he wants." It is inevitable that what kind of emperor will become in the future, a teacher does not want to let the story of the Jiajing Dynasty. It's going to be repeated, right?

Xu Jie was shocked to think of a series of violent events such as the Great Rites Discussion, the Crying Door Incident, the Hundred Officials of the Imperial Court, and the death of Xia Yan. Arguably. The Jiajing Dynasty is really the only one seen since Emperor Renzong, who wants this nightmare to continue?

Thinking of this, Xu Jie straightened up, and actually bowed to Shen Mo and said, "The old man is a hundred officials in the court, thank you for waking up." Shen Mo hurriedly turned sideways and said, "The teacher has killed the student." "One-one-one, one-one-one, one-one

The winter days were short, and the two had just unified their understanding, and it was already dark outside, Xu Jie pulled a hanging wire at hand, and he didn't hear any movement outside, so his old servant knocked on the door and came in. Gong Sheng asked, "What does the master command?" ”

"Is there any news from outside?" Xu Jie asked.

"Back to the master, Liu Zongxian came here and said that the army was dispatched. The troublemakers outside dispersed in a hurry, and the old servant said, "But according to your instructions." And no one was arrested

Okay, Xu Jie, nodded, and said, "Dinner is ready, just come up."

When the old servant bowed down and retreated, Xu Jie pointed to the vertical line and said to Shen Mo: "This is also left by Yan Ge Lao, as long as you pull it, the bell lock outside will ring, if you don't pull it, no one will ever come in." ”

"Yan Ge will really enjoy it." Silent laughter.

Xu Jie smiled and didn't speak, as if in response to the silent words, and after a while, the dinner served was very simple: "Two bowls of silk noodles, a few meat and vegetarian side dishes, and a bowl of hot soup." That's all.

Xu Jie smiled apologetically: "The old man is old and his mouth is light, so the kitchen cooking is also light," and said to the old servant: "Tear another white chicken." Cut some pork head. ”

Shen Mo waved his hand and said, "The students are also vegetarians at night. ”

Don't be polite to the teacher, Xu Jie said with a smile.

"It's not polite to the teacher." Shen Mo said: "That's true. So Xu Jie gave up, and the two of them ate another piece of food on the side dishes, and silently scooped a bowl of soup for the teacher, and served it with both hands. Xu Jie took it slowly and said softly: "Actually, the capital is not afraid of chaos, so many yamen, officers and soldiers, no one can be chaotic." What the old man is worried about is that if the matter is not properly resolved, those people will make trouble in the local area, and this is where the real trouble is. "For the Ming Dynasty's local security vacuum, Xu Ge Lao, who has gone through the Yiwang incident, is a different body clam with a skin cut and a book to dry a fine concave and say Xunshan

"The teacher is very worried." Shen Mo said softly: "If you don't deter those vassal clans, things may really get bigger." ”

Xu Jie nodded and said, "Yes, and the old man is worried about one more thing." He pointed to the bowl of soup and said, "It tastes good, you can drink it while it's hot." ”

It was silent that he also gave himself a bowl, and drank it silently, and heard Xu Jie as if he was talking to himself, as if he was saying to him: "As a slaughterer, you must bravely assume the responsibility of governing the country, do not avoid suspicion, do not fear difficulties, and resolutely maintain the stability of the overall situation." Especially in these extraordinary times, extraordinary means must be used, and any signs of turmoil must be immediately decided, and immediately extinguished, he added: "But when using extraordinary means, we must also take into account." When the situation improves, the issue of political responsibility that may arise, and it is not only necessary to take security measures in advance, but also to be decisive. Kill when you need to; And it must be meticulous and not give people a chance to grasp the handle. Saying that, he looked at Shen Mo with complicated eyes and said, "You and I are a teacher, but I have never taught you anything, so I will teach you this little bit of experience today." ”

"Those who are ministers should not only take risks, but also play wise to protect themselves," Shen Mo repeated softly.

"Hmm." Xu Jie nodded slowly and said, "Being able to grasp this is often the guarantee of the wealth and longevity test." On the contrary, it is inevitable that they will become tragic characters, either they will run away without achievements in their lives, or they will rise and fall and will not die well

"The students remembered." Shen Mo could feel that this was Xu Jie's sincere experience. He solemnly said that he had written it down.

Okay, Xu Jie put down the soup bowl, picked up the cloth and wiped his hands, and said, "You can talk about it now, what are you going to do?" ”

Silently organized his thoughts, and said softly: "After listening to the teacher's teachings, the students have some understanding" It is necessary to deter the sect without leaving any sequelae, "It should be a reasonable choice to kill one and do a hundred." ”

"What do you think of the Prince?" Silent and quiet.

"Prince?" Xu lowered his eyes and said, "You mean, "King Yi?" "King Yi's crimes have been ascertained, and the current announcement is enough to give him death, such as "repeatedly resisting the Ming decree to privately build weapons to raise deaths" and "imitating the imperial city." Wait a minute. It was enough to sentence him to a "long-term accumulation of dissenting ambitions, and resentment and deeds" to cut off the Shijue. The death penalty was imposed. It's just that Jiajing has not approved it because of some considerations, and only temporarily confined him within the high wall. At the same time, more than 150 other comrades were detained, and no sentence was pronounced.

"This is the person". Shen Mo said: "His weight is enough, and more importantly, he deserves to be condemned to death." ”

"What I just said was in vain" Xu Jie said a little angrily: "Take the prince who is second only to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you are not afraid of being hated to death by the clan?" ”

The teacher can rest assured, it is too late for them to thank me Shen smiled silently: "Generally, I don't kill the prince, unless I am guilty of a felony of treason." This is true from King Han at the time of Emperor Xuanzong to King Ning at the time of Emperor Wuzong. Now I have more than 100 clans in my hands, many of which are princes and princes. can condemn them as rebellion and push them to the West Market for beheading. ”

Of course, they wouldn't believe that we had such a confidant Seeing Xu Jie, he listened silently, and said in a deep voice: "Then kill King Yi to them!" The moment the other person's head hit the ground, he naturally believed it all.

"Oh, yes" Xu Jie said suddenly: "If the clan believes it, they will definitely be afraid, and they will inevitably ask us to be accommodating, and we will do it again to save their children." The vassal kings owe us a favor, so naturally they can't do it again. ”

"The teacher is wise." Shen Mo praised. "What about King Yi. How to die?. Xu Jie asked again: "Is it Bai Aya or Killing?" "According to the old practice, the prince was not beheaded, at most he was given death by white silk wine, and at most he was hanged.

"When Xuanzong tortured the king of Han to death with a copper furnace, the feudal lords did not dare to act rashly for a hundred years; Wu Zong was the king of Ning, so when there was no queen, the kings did not dare to act rashly, so that Yang Tinghe respectfully invited him to join the unification today, and there was no chaos in the world, and he said silently with a murderous aura: "So these clans that bully the weak and fear the hard have to use thunder means to live." in order to make the country peaceful

After listening to Shen Mo's words, Xu Jie pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, in order to let Da Ming recover his vitality in peace." It is true that you have to be ruthless with these clans, "The old man will go to the emperor tomorrow to ask for instructions, and behead the king of Yi to follow suit."

In this way, the world is very happy and said: "Eliminate a turmoil, and the teacher is another merit." ”

"I want so much merit, and the old man doesn't plan to become a Buddha." Xu Jie smiled. A little desolate said: "And no matter how much merit you have, you can't save a lifetime Suddenly he looked at Shen Mo with some eagerness and said: "Humble words, no matter how much merit you have." It's not as good as a good student, the old man will have to rely on you to be thoughtful in the future

was silent for a moment, I don't know why Xu Jie came up with such a sentence without a head, but he didn't say slowly: "If the teacher has something, the student will naturally go to the soup." ”

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