Xu Guangqi and Xing Yunlu are both inmates at school, they are not as keen on politics as other classmates, but are deeply fascinated by the science brought by the preacher, and Hua spends a lot of time studying with Luo Mingjian, Matteo Ricci and others, which in the eyes of his classmates, is inevitably an expression of idleness. However, the two of them went their own way and never paid attention to those gossip.

Like this time, the turmoil in Beijing has stirred the hearts of the students of Guozijian, and the prisoners have waved their flags and shouted for love or love through rally speeches, denunciations on the streets, newspaper articles, and so on.

Even now, young people are still engaged in collective debates all night long.

Xu Guangqi and the others hid in this quiet Qin Tianjian, looking at the mysterious night sky with a telescope and seeing the true face of the moon. They were shocked by the ugliness of the reality, and couldn't believe that this was the legendary and beautiful Toad Palace.

"It's a pity, children, the moon is not a stunner created by God" Luo Mingjian shrugged his shoulders and said in pure official words: "The tools in heaven are not necessarily perfect. In order to protect their interest, Luo Mingjian turned the camera and said: "Let's take a look at the glorious starry sky, I believe you will make a hard discovery." ”

Xu Guangqi and the two looked at the starry sky according to their words, only to see that the stars in the sky had obviously become brighter and denser, and Luo Mingjian told them that this was not an illusion, but many stars that could not be seen by the naked eye on weekdays showed their figures in the telescope.

The bright and beautiful night sky, with its deadly magic, really made the two forget the loss of the moon and become excited again.

Luo Mingjian wanted to guide them again and uncover the secrets of the galaxy, but before the words could be spoken, he saw Xing Yunlu's whole person froze, and shouted loudly: "Is that a broom star?" ”

Luo Mingjian, as the Qin Heavenly Supervisor, naturally knew his duties, and immediately changed color when he heard the words, grabbed the camera, and looked at it, and a long blurred light appeared in the dark blue night sky.

In vain, it looks like someone who dipped a pen in mercury and wiped it lightly. He couldn't help but lose his voice and said, "It's indeed a comet!" "It's a comet, and it's just appearing, and it's moving southeast towards Violet Microstar at an imperceptible speed. Gradually, even the telescope could see, and the pale color in the sky was like a long white rainbow, and the people who watched it were panicked.

"Oh my God, so close to the Emperor Star!" Luo Mingjian's heart sank, he was already an authentic Ming person, and he naturally knew that the Chinese civilization believed in the celestial and human induction that the mutation of the celestial phenomena was a warning to the world, and the broom star was presented, which meant disaster, and the purple microstar represented the emperor.

"Hurry up and write it down." Luo Mingxi ordered Matteo Ricci: "I have to report to the court overnight!" ”

The news presented by the comam was soon spread throughout the capital, immediately causing serious concern among the government and the opposition, and the ministers and the common people felt seriously uneasy, and the rumors were like catkins without roots.

Some people say that this is the emperor's insistence on seizing affection is contrary to the norm, so the heavens are furious, and he wants to bring disaster to the Ming Dynasty: some people say that this is the Wanli Emperor's loyal ministers, killing the eunuchs for no reason, God is warning the Son of Heaven, and so on, the city is full of strange and strange things, and it is clear that Zhang Juzheng has become the finger of a thousand people, but in fact, the spearhead is secretly pointed at, the young emperor who has recently been out of the limelight.

Because the emperor is also called the "Son of Heaven", which means that the son of heaven is governed and restricted by heaven, if any disaster occurs in the country, it is considered to be related to the emperor's own immorality. And the comet is considered to be the most unlucky celestial phenomenon, or it passes through the purple micro star, which is difficult not to think of what the emperor has done recently.

In the eyes of the government and the opposition, this is the nature of the recent series of events determined by God, the hundred officials were originally full of resentment towards Wanli, and now with God's support, they naturally have no worries, and they are scrambling to write and ask the emperor to review deeply and recognize the faults with the heavens.

On the day after the comet alone, there were as many as 200 ministers who wrote and spoke about things, and then officials from all provinces and Nanjing also arrived one after another, and even the people wrote a joint letter with tens of thousands of words, asking the emperor to introspect and make corrections.

Of course, it is not possible for a minister to put all the blame on the emperor, at least not in general. Therefore, according to the usual practice, the cabinet took the lead, and all the yamen in the two capitals examined themselves, surrendered themselves and surrendered to the silent people, and the cabinet scholars, the six ministries and nine secretaries of the two capitals, and the governors of the places all confessed their sins and asked the emperor to retire.

It is said that the celestial phenomena are abnormal, and the ministers ask for guilt, this kind of thing is unreadable, and it is not unusual, but it is too bad at the moment, and it is not a place, which has put great pressure on the little emperor in the deep palace. Wanli couldn't figure out why God wanted to go against him when he was obviously the son of heaven? After spending a few days in anxiety, he finally couldn't stand the confusion in his heart, and couldn't help but call several scholars to the Qianqing Palace to inquire.

Wanli sat down in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and waited for all the auxiliary ministers to enter in turn, and after saluting. He found that today's foreman turned out to be Sanfu Zhang Siwei, but he didn't see Shoufu's silent figure.

"Why didn't Motosuke come?" He asked strangely.

"Return to the emperor" Zhang Siwei replied respectfully: "After Yuan Fu asked for guilt, he sat at home and waited for the fate. After speaking, he wanted to shut up, but in the vigilant eyes of the rest of the auxiliary ministers, he sighed secretly, and said: "In fact, the ministers also wrote to ask for guilt, but Yuan Fu said that the state affairs are heavy, and they can't do without people for a while.

Therefore, Yuan Fu ordered us to wait in the yazhong to wait for the crime. ”

"Then why didn't he do that?" Wanli asked.

"Yuan Fu said that he was the one who gave the order," Yin Shizhan replied, "If you don't even treat yourself at home, so as not to be suspected of coveting power." Besides, if there is a comet in the sky, it must be something in the court that has angered the heavens, and no matter what, he, the first assistant, will not be able to escape the blame......"

Wanli was relaxed for a while when he heard this, and with the first assistant to top the thunder, his pressure was naturally much less.

In the next moment, there was a strong feeling of emotion, this is really a godsend, and he blurted out a sentence: "Where is Yuansuke's resignation?" "If you approve it like the first emperor went to Xu Jie, wouldn't he just move away this big stone that weighed on his heart?

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to talk about Yuansuke!" Wei Xuezeng's loud voice immediately said: "The top priority is to understand the comet's affairs first, and then talk about anything else!" ”

Among several scholars in the cabinet, Wanli was very afraid of this Wei cannon, because he looked too fierce, and when he supervised his study, he reprimanded mercilessly, leaving a shadow since he was a child. Let Wei Xuezeng's eyes shrink subconsciously when he roared: "What Wei Shishu just said is very reasonable, there is a change in the sky, and you have to think about personnel, but what kind of person and what you are talking about in this change of heaven must be carefully considered...... There is no need to taboo what the masters have to say. ”

Zhang Siwei, the first person to advocate love, has been poked in the spine by his colleagues these days, and at this moment, he was afraid that someone would use the topic to explain, so he took the lead in saying: "I thought that comets have always appeared. It should be more about the use of troops by the state. The comet came out of the northwest and moved towards the Emperor Star, just in response to the changes in the various parts of the Tumochuan Shoe Target, I am afraid that it will disturb my Ming Dynasty again. In the area of Liaodong, there are also Tuban and Duoyan tribes making a comeback, so the celestial phenomena warn and remind the saints to attach importance to military affairs and prepare early! ”

Zhang Siwei's words pushed the emperor's responsibility away, Wanli naturally smiled, and said: "Master Zhang is so knowledgeable, I also feel that this is the case." ”

"Your Majesty, the opinion of the elder Zhang Ge does not agree." Wei Xuezeng shook his head and said: "It is true that the Tumo Chuan Department is abnormal, but it is because I died of illness and his sons competed for the throne of Khan. At this time, it was too late for them to make fun of the court, so how dare they annoy the court? After a pause, he said: "As for Liaodong, Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang have been fighting hard over the years, and they have achieved quite results, where are there still shoe cavalry in the east of the Liaohe River?" Why is this day still showing the truth and stupidity, and I don't know the reason. ”

"Wei Ge Lao said it well" As soon as Wei Xuezeng's voice fell, Lu Shusheng said aloud beside him: "The minister thinks that the northwest and northeast are irrelevant. It is the people of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, who disrupt the country's politics, who deceive the door and the lord with clever words, and who are bad for the country. So the comet is on the side of Ziwei! But right and wrong are obvious to all, pray that the Lord will go to the Sacred Heart to observe silently, it is not difficult to find out the jian people, and the comet will disappear by itself! ”

These words hit Wanli's weakness, and he leaned over with a dark face at that time, and asked gloomily: "Who is Master Lu referring to, it doesn't matter if you say it clearly!" ”

"Yes!" Where was Lu Shusheng afraid of him, he cleared his throat and said in a loud voice: "Since the heavens are warning, it must be the most recent and biggest thing, what is the biggest thing in the imperial court today?" He asked himself, and then said bluntly: "Naturally, it is a matter of a certain pavilion elder who is in love!" I remember that when the first emperor ascended to the pole, my emperor once issued an edict saying that it was necessary to cultivate politics and govern the country with virtue at that time. Unexpectedly, our emperor lost his arm and was dissuaded by his ministers, and forcibly seized Zhang Juzheng. Such a contrary to human ethics was naturally advised by virtuous people, but was punished by the emperor's court staff! This is really the prosperity of those who follow me and the death of those who disobey me, do whatever they want, without scruples, how can there be a shadow of the rule of virtue? ”

This Lu Shusheng is the same township as Xu Jie, the same family as Gao Gong, and is the former Huiyuan, which can be described as unique, left and right. However, due to his father's serious illness, Lu Shusheng went to the official to return to his hometown to serve the sick, and after serving the run, he went to the official several times, refusing to get involved in the struggle between Gao Gong and Xu Jie. The peculiar thing is that he is prosperous in fame and fortune and has repeatedly gone to the office, but his reputation has become more and more famous, and people want to invite him to serve in the court.

He was a minister during the reign of King Sejong, and the first emperor had repeatedly failed to recruit each other, and it was not until now that he ascended to the pole and came back after frequent urging.

It is often said that Haidutang is the iron courage of the Ming Dynasty, and this Lu Ge Lao is the conscience of the Ming Dynasty. Over time, the old gentleman really took himself as his conscience. So he had no scruples about speaking, and he didn't even look at Wanli's face, but only spit and said: "Heaven is alert, and the ministers think that it refers to the emperor's forced retention of Zhang Juzheng and the matter of the court staff officials!" If we can change our ways, let Zhang Juzheng return to his hometown, and pardon the punished officials, the comet will pass away quietly......"

Wanli listened to his nonsense and blamed himself mercilessly. His face turned white, and it was only for the promise that "the speaker is not guilty, so he suppressed and did not roar." He tried to argue, but his mouth trembled with anger and he couldn't speak. ”

"Elder Lu Ge, although the emperor has his own opinions, you must not expect it for no reason!" Seeing that the emperor was embarrassed, Zhang Siwei immediately stood up and said: "It is the words of a sage to fear the destiny of heaven. But the reason for the change of heaven must be extremely cautious! But here you are making a lot of nonsense, slandering the Holy One! What kind of minister is this! ”

"Xiao Zhang Ge Lao, the simple truth that good medicine is good for illness and good advice is good for deeds, you don't understand, right?" Lu Shusheng said: "As a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, you should speak out about your father's wrongs, so that you can make up for the loss and correct the sacred heart!" ”

"I advise you to be a virtuous and capable minister, not a loyal minister or a martyr." Zhang Siwei sneered and said: "If there are virtuous ministers, there will be Ming Jun, and if there are capable ministers, there will be rule of the world: if there are loyal ministers and martyrs, it is the time when the monarch is in turmoil." Zhou Lao didn't have to ask himself, how many things did he do! ”

"You villain! What bullshit logic? Lu Shusheng said angrily: "Isn't it possible to rule the world with loyal ministers and martyrs?" So what are Tang Weizheng and Song Fan Gong? Besides, even if it is really a rebellion in the country, it is because of a minister like you that so many loyal ministers will come forward! ”

Zhang Siwei and Lu Shusheng were extremely excited, and they quarreled and spit and gush, but they were talking about each other and-for-tat, which made people unable to interject.

Looking at these two murderous and noisy elders with a red face and thick neck, Wanli's eyes were straight.

He is deeply aware of his own shortcomings"...... If you quarrel, ten of you tie yourself together, and you are not an opponent of one person. He couldn't help but blame himself secretly: "I have nothing to do with these people to come up with ideas, isn't it humiliating?" , he is an understanding person, and he knows that as soon as he opens his mouth, he will inevitably live up to Zhang Siwei's kindness and become the target of public criticism again, so he has to keep silent. I'm not going to speak, and I'll see what else you can do.

It was easy to stay up until the scholars were tired of scolding, and Wanli was free, so he hurried up and said: "Everyone go back, I understand what you mean, how to do it, Rong Zhen will think about it and then make a decision." After a pause, he said, "Master Zhang, stay for a while, I have something else I want to ask you."

"Yes......" the scholars had to quit.

After the rest of the people were gone, leaving only Zhang Siwei, Wanli asked: "If you take the opportunity to let Shen Mo leave, how about you being the first assistant?" ”@