In the cabinet room, Xu Jiezheng discussed with Yan Shifan...... Since the 80th birthday of the Yan Pavilion, Jiajing allowed Yan Shifan to enter the cabinet to serve his father, and he took the opportunity to take over the power of Yan Song. At first, Yan Ge Lao was still at the helm for him on the side, but this year, his wife was seriously ill, and Yan Song had no intention of doing government affairs, so he simply did not go to work, stayed at home all day with his wife, and did not show up in the cabinet for ten days and half a month.

The people below were quite dissatisfied with this, but everything Yan Shifan did was released in the name of Yan Song, so he was helpless, and he could only watch the father and son treat the court law as nothing.

Yan Shifan didn't take Xu Jie's eyes at all, and sat at the top of the big lama, completely treating him as a subordinate lackey...... Of course, this is Xu Ge's own self-inflicted help, he has to stick his face to other people's butts, and he can't complain that other people are always facing him.

In addition, Yan Shifan was angry in his heart, and today he looked at Xu Jie's eyes horizontally and vertically, shouting five and six vigorously, and commanding angrily; Xu Jie's eyebrows were lowered and his smile greeted, making him unable to get up.

I only heard Xu Jie's soft words and said: "Little Pavilion Elder, the next one is the excerpt of the governor of Liaodong, Hou Ruliang." ”

"Reading ......" Yan Shifan studied his nails, but he didn't have a good airway.

"Yes," Xu Jie said, "...... Liaozuo coast, difficult water and land. In the past, there were only a few cities or months of natural disasters, but there is no such thing as a whole town that has been affected by disasters now, and the grain has not been harvested for three years. The minister was ordered to enter the country at the beginning of spring, and saw that there was no cooking smoke in the village, and there were many violent bones in the wilderness, and the depression was miserable, and he couldn't bear to look at it. Last year's ferociousness, fighting rice and silver eight coins, the mother abandoned the child, the father ate the son, the father passed down from generation to generation, and the salt was said to be a disaster unseen in a century. This is the turn of summer and autumn, floods and insect disasters are concurrent, and the rice is as expensive as seven silver coins, and I don't know how to do it in winter and spring. Please give a lot of money to save the lives of a town......"

"Another famine!" Yan Shifan impatiently withdrew his hand and said: "This is the eighth disaster report today, what's wrong with the Ming Dynasty?" I think this is a strange thing. ”

"There's nothing strange about it," Xu Jie said with a faint smile: "The territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, the weather is complex, there are smooth winds and rains, and there are uneven droughts and floods, but in this regard, the following is never a good news." ”

"It's not that simple." Yan Shifan looked at Xu Jie and said: "I have been in the court for 20 years, and I still remember that more than ten years ago, although there were droughts and floods and locust plagues, they were far less frequent than these years," and said with a sneer: "I see, this is God's warning, our Ming Dynasty has annihilated the ministers!" ”

"Observing the heavens, knowing the will of heaven, that is the errand of Qin Tianjian, and the cabinet cannot overstep its responsibilities," Xu Jie didn't answer his stubble at all, and said softly: "May I ask the little pavilion elder, how do you approve the excerpts in Liaodong?" It was a disaster that had not been encountered in a century, and if it was not handled properly, it would definitely provoke a civil uprising. ”

"What to do with it is set aside." Yan Shifan did not relent: "You have to find out the annihilators first, hoe the annihilators, there is no annihilation in the country, all the differences are self-explanatory, and naturally the world is peaceful." ”

Xu Jie smiled and said: "What Xiao Ge Lao said makes sense, but you and I, as courtiers, are not qualified to judge who is loyal and who is annihilated, and the emperor has the final say in this matter." ”

"Hmph," Yan Shifan snorted, raised his head and said, "Your Majesty will not be deceived by villains forever, let's see." ”

Xu Jie asked, "Then how do you approve this excerpt?" ”

"Shelved and presented to the Imperial Review." Yan Shifan didn't have a good airway.

The two were discussing when a small scribe hurriedly came in and whispered something in Yan Shifan's ear.

Yan Shifan's face lit up when he heard this, and he grinned: "Let's not talk darkly, let's speak loudly, and let Elder Xu Ge listen to it." ”

The scribe raised his voice and said, "Elder Qiqi Xiaoge, Yan Zhongcheng has left Xiyuan and gone home." ”

Xu Jie's face suddenly turned like earth, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Seeing Xu Ge Lao like this, Yan Shifan was more comfortable than eating ginseng fruit, and every piece of fat on his body laughed, and said, "The one who laughs last is the winner, do you know, Ge Lao?" ”

After all, Xu Jie has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, so he quickly suppressed his frustration, and said with a smile: "Xiao Ge is right, but it is far from the end yet." ”

"Then let's see how Elder Ge is dying and struggling!" Yan Shifan gritted his teeth and said.

"I don't understand what you mean." Xu Jie lowered his eyelids and said.

Yan Shifan was about to tease him a few words, when Xu Jie's scribe also came in and whispered a few words in his ear.

Xu Jie nodded, got up and said with a smile: "The lower official has something, and the old Xiaoge is out of company." He ignored Yan Shifan and left.

Walking outside, Xu Jie looked at the miserable white sky and felt a little dizzy, so he went back to his duty room to sit quietly for a while. Breathe smoothly and stabilize your mind. After a while, Fu got up and came out again, but there were a few more books in his hand.

As soon as he got out of the door of the duty room, he saw Yan Shifan sitting in the courtyard and sneered: "Where are you going?" ”

Xu Jie said lightly: "The little pavilion elder didn't give a ticket, so the lower official had to go to His Majesty for instructions." "Actually, the scribe just now is Li Fang's words. Xu Jie knew very well that Yan Shifan would definitely stare at him, and if he rashly went straight to Yuxi Palace, he would be charged with befriending the chamberlain and let Yan Shifan attack. So he went back to the duty room to sit for a while, and when he came out again, he took the initiative to meet and get rid of Li Fang's involvement.

Yan Shifan smiled and said: "Then I'll go too, I can't let you say it alone, and I don't know how to arrange me." ”

"Then the little pavilion, please." Xu Jie had expected this, so he nodded, stretched out his hand to let Yan Shifan go first, Yan Shifan was not polite to him, and walked in front with a swagger.

The two entered Yuxi Palace almost side by side, and when Li Fang saw Xu Jie from the palace, he wanted to come out to greet him, but as soon as he saw Yan Shifan's figure, he immediately shrank back.

There is Chen Hong doing eyeliner, and Yan Shifan knows about the situation of Yuxi Palace no later than Xu Jie, but both of them pretend not to know, and they have a clear eye outside the palace gate.

Li Fang came out and whispered: "Hey, two, the emperor is doing his homework this time, can I see you." ”

"It's okay, I'll wait!" Yan Shifan said with a smile: "Gonggong Li, enjoy some red robes." Then he sat down in the ear room, asked Li Fang for tea, and asked Xu Jie: "Pavilion Elder also come and try it, the big red robe of seven or eight catties a year is more expensive than gold." ”

Xu Jie shook his head and smiled: "Xiaguan is not blessed. Then he arched his hand towards Li Fang and said, "Please father-in-law transfer these folds to the emperor, and the lower officials will return to the cabinet first." ”

Li Fangman thought that Xu Jie would be consumed with Yan Shifan, who would have thought that he would have to leave, nodded in astonishment, took the stack of concerts, and then reacted, put the concertos on the table and said, "I'll send them to the elder." ”

followed Xu Jie to the door, and whispered: "Why did you go, did you admit defeat?" ”

"Waiting is also in vain," Xu Jie shook his head and said, "Your Majesty will not see us again, at least for a while." ”

Li Fang also happened suddenly, and his brain didn't react, but now let Xu Jieyi say it, and suddenly said: "Yes, please go back first." ”

In September, autumn is in full swing, and most of the leaves in other people's yards have fallen one after another, and they are depressed, but the courtyard of the Shen family is another gratifying scene. The jujube trees, pomegranate trees and persimmon trees that are some years old, almost full of fruit on the front and back feet, decorate the courtyard with prosperity, look beautiful, and make people full of the joy of harvest.

This is the season for children to have fun, although it is impossible to lack mouths, but for children, the joy of picking fruit from the tree is the most worth looking forward to.

In August, Shen Mo came back from the Gongyuan, only a day of rest, then took a bamboo pole, to the jujube tree for a while, those dense, round and shiny, red agate-like dates, then raindrops, very usual standing under the tree and screaming and jumping, picking up the dates, no matter whether they are clean or not, they stuffed into their mouths.

After the madness, I remembered that I was crying, and the maids hurriedly picked it up and took a look, and it turned out that the two little dolls were smashed by dates and their heads were full of wraps...... Silent is at home again today, it's time to pick pomegranates...... The two little ones looked at the little lantern-like pomegranate, and then touched their heads, but they hid far away, not daring to take a step closer.

Seeing the funny appearance of the two children, Shen Mo was greatly relieved, and let the iron pillar hold the ladder for him, so he took the scissors and went up to the pomegranate tree, held down a sunny branch, cut off the red pomegranates that were bigger than the fist of the iron pillar, and threw them below, and naturally the iron pillar caught it.

The children couldn't stand the temptation of the red fruit, so they ran over again, pointed to the pomegranate on the tree and said, "I want this!" I want that! ”

This cheerful atmosphere brought the whole family out, Ruohan put down the account book at hand, and Rou Niang also went to the yard with the usual babbling, the family talked and laughed, sharing the sweetness of the bright red flesh.

Standing silently on the pomegranate tree, looking at his wife and children for a while, and then looking outside the yard, he saw Sanchi hurriedly running in. An ominous premonition swept over him, and he quietly descended from the tree, handed the scissors to the iron pillar, and walked towards the door, just three feet away.

"My lord, Yan Maoqing has gone home from the palace." The pale face of the three feet also attracted the attention of all the people in the courtyard.

"What's the panic?" Shen Mo frowned and let him out.

drove away the reckless three feet, and returned to the yard as if nothing happened, hugged the usual, and continued to talk and laugh with the family until dinner.

After dinner, coaxing the children to sleep, Shen Mo returned to the study, sat in front of the big desk, staring at the oil lamp on the table in a daze.

A slight sound of footsteps sounded, and Shen Mo did not look up, and the husband and wife for many years were already familiar with each other's footsteps. Ruohan gently rested a tea cup in his hand, but the person stood behind him, a pair of soft little hands, gently massaging his head.

Shen Mo closed his eyes, enjoyed this moment of warmth, and said softly for a long time: "I'm sorry for worrying you again." ”

Ruohan smiled slightly, hugged his head in his arms, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, the two of you say this, you don't see the outside?" ”

Shen Mo was amused by her, gently held Ruohan's little hand and said: "I want you to go back to Shaoxing to live for a while......" After a pause, he said: "The two old men can't always have no relatives by their side." ”

Ruohan was silent for a while, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that your family name and life are in danger?" ”

Shen Mo shook his head and said in a low voice: "Not necessarily, just in case, who knows what Yan Shifan will do when he jumps off the wall in a hurry." As he spoke, he pulled lightly, took his wife's slender waist in his arms, put his mouth in her ear and said: "If there is a change, I am an official of the imperial court, and they dare not do anything to me, but you women and children are too dangerous." ”

Ruohan said softly: "You are an official of the court, and I am also a woman of the court, and they don't dare to do anything to me!" ”

"You have to think about the children and Rou Niang, right?" Silent persuasion.

"Then let them go back!" Ruohan said categorically: "Let Rou Niang take Aji back very normally, and I will accompany you here." ”

"I don't need to be accompanied." Shen Mo shook his head.

"Then look at you." Ruohan didn't give in: "The province let the Su family take advantage of it!" ”

Although he knew that she was just talking casually, Shen Mo still smiled bitterly and said, "When is this going on, can it still be pulled on Su Xue?" ”

"Didn't you say that? We must always be vigilant against the class enemy, and we must not relax in the slightest! Su Xue smiled proudly, hugged Shen Mo's neck and said, "Don't want to transfer the tiger away from the mountain...... "Then I won't be a tigress?" He also laughed and said, "Bah, what did I say?" I got myself into it. ”

The husband and wife laughed for a while, and finally stopped being gloomy.

"What's the situation like now?" Ruohan sat down and asked, "Will it implicate you?" ”

"That's not right." Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "Even if it is implicated, it is I who implicate others." ”

"Let's get down to business." Ruohan didn't giggle with him anymore.

Shen Mo had no choice but to put away his smile and said softly: "The exact news in the afternoon, the emperor is sick, and Yan Maoqing has also come out with all his beards and tails." ”

"Are these two things necessarily related?" Ruohan asked.

"Yes, but not much." Shen Mo analyzed: "The emperor is just sick, his mind is not disordered, and the orders he gives should also be rational...... I judged that he was moved by Yan Maoqing's rhetoric and suppressed his initial thoughts. ”

"Doesn't that mean?" Ruohan said with difficulty: "Yan Shifan has eased up this momentum?" ”

"I don't know what Xu Ge Lao will do there." Shen Mo closed his eyes, took a deep breath and said: "What I am most afraid of is that he retreats again and throws me out as a scapegoat, then it is called a tragedy!" "Looking at Xu Ge's resume, it is a book of forbearance, this old man can tolerate ordinary people, and he is not a reassuring ally.

In the middle of the night, Emperor Jiajing woke up, saw Li Fang napping on the side, and asked softly, "What time is it?" ”

Li Fang immediately woke up, rubbed his eyes, looked at the Western bell outside, and said: "Back to the master, it's three o'clock, which is the end of our ugly time." ”

"I've slept so long." Jiajing smacked his lips and said, "Dry mouth." ”

Li Fang hurriedly took out the warm 'perilla cooked water' from the stove, poured a small bowl and sent it to the emperor's mouth, and secretly wiped his tears while feeding him to drink.

"Crying for what?" Jiajing looked at him out of the corner of his eye.

"Scared." Li Fang whispered: "The master can frighten the slave and maid today." ”

"It's not productive." Jiajing said: "I have divine power to protect my body, I will be fine, and now I have a little reaction, but it is just a normal performance when I break the cocoon, and it will be fine after this period." He laughed and scolded, "You old thing, you must have asked those quacks to check my body while I was asleep, right?" ”

Li Fang hurriedly knelt down and said: "Shengming is no more than the master, and the slave and maid are also frightened, so how can you say it?" Oh, rush to the doctor! ”

"Bullshit, it's your illness, not me, I'm in good health." In order to prove himself, Jiajing also stretched out his arm vigorously, but felt pain like a needle prick on his body, so he forced nothing to say: "Those quacks also said the same." ”

"That's what I said......" Li Fang's face changed violently, she knelt down with a puff, and begged bitterly: "Master, please, let's let the doctors outside take a look, I see that these doctors in the hospital are less courageous than sparrows, and they dare not take any responsibility, and they can't listen to their truth!" ”

"That's what I'm saying, there are famous doctors from all over the country in the Tai Hospital, and they all say it's okay, what's not to worry about?" As soon as he heard that it was agreeable, the 'quack' immediately became a 'famous doctor', and Emperor Jiajing pouted and said, "Is there a more powerful doctor outside?" ”

"Yes!" Li Fang nodded and said, "I don't know if Your Majesty still remembers Li Shizhen?" ”

"Li Shizhen?" Jiajing frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Is it the Imperial Doctor Li who abandoned his official position back then?" ”

"Your Majesty is good to remember the surname, it is him." Li Fang said with a smile: "He is now in Shen Siye's house, this person ......"

"This man's medical skills aren't very good, right?" Jiajing pouted and said, "I listen to those imperial doctors, and they don't have a high opinion of him. ”

"Companions are enemies, Your Majesty." Li Fang said with a smile: "What's more, Imperial Doctor Li dared to take the initiative to leave the Imperial Hospital, of course he offended those proud old imperial doctors." Saying that, he stretched out his thumb and said: "This person is amazing, I don't know how many incurable diseases have been cured outside, and the name of the Daming Miracle Doctor is already known to everyone!" ”

"I don't know ......" Jiajing said, and said with a dry laugh: "But let you say it, this person seems to be quite interesting, it is better to invite me to take a look, and it is better to relieve my boredom." ”

"Yes." Li Fangxin said, this is also too good to save face, invite someone to come to see the doctor, and have to say that he wants to meet people. But it's okay, it's not as stupid as Cai Huangong......

(To be continued)