Politics is sometimes not as dark as people think. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info At least in Xie Shen's opinion, Li Dongyang is a frank gentleman.

Lao Shoufu is the head of the Ming civil officials, but he is not a standard politician. He is more like a literati, a literati like Ouyang Xiu......

In the prosperous era, the first assistant like Li Dongyang will be a good leader, because everything is in order and there is no need for thunder wrists.

But if it is in troubled times, a cabinet like Li Dongyang will be a drag.

Fortunately, although there were occasional wars in the Zhengde Dynasty, it was generally a relatively stable period.

To say a selfish word, Li Dongyang's existence can shield Xie Shen from the wind and rain, so that Xie Shen can transform Daming according to his own ideas.

Once Li Dongyang becomes a scholar, Xie Shen will inevitably face the entire group of civil officials and gentry alone.

Beneath the surface of this seemingly calm lake is a turbulent undercurrent, which can be swallowed up if you are not careful, and there are no accessory bones left.

The officials may not be really convinced by the cabinet. If the cabinet is strong, the outer court will only look at the ministers.

And once the cabinet shows weakness, the foreign courtiers led by the official department Shangshu will jump out and wrestle with the cabinet ministers.

Therefore, it is actually a very tragic thing to enter the cabinet early without sufficient strength.

After waiting in the cabinet for half a day, Xie Shen asked Li Dongyang for leave in advance and left the Forbidden City.

As Li Dongyang said, he was too tired during this time, and it was still necessary to take a break from himself.

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Xishan belonged to Wanping County in the Ming Dynasty, which is the collective name of the western mountains of Jingshi, and can be classified into the Taihang Mountains.

There are many visitors in this temple, and the most famous is naturally Tanzhe Temple.

There is Tanzhe Temple first, and then there is Youzhou City. Only this sentence can be seen that the history of Tanzhe Temple is extremely long.

Because most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty believed in Buddhism, they attached great importance to this famous temple in western Beijing and often allocated funds to build it.

In the Zhengde period, Tanzhe Temple has been in the peak of incense.

Every morning, countless good men and women will line up to climb the mountain to Tanzhe Temple to make incense and make wishes.

As a result, the way up the mountain will be blocked in the afternoon. Unless there is a special person to clear the road, it is difficult to climb the mountain if you want to go up the mountain.

Fortunately, when Xie Shen came, Tanzhe Temple happened to be closed, which was lucky.

The Yaju that Xie Shen purchased in Xishan is halfway up the mountain, only a stick of incense away from Tanzhe Temple.

But because it avoids the main road to Tanzhe Temple, it will not be disturbed by the believers who come to worship the Buddha.

Xie Shen left four servants in this courtyard, one of them a housekeeper, two guards, and a maid.

Although the number of servants is not as good as that of the Jingzhong mansion, it is enough in such a quiet place.

Because Xie Shen didn't tell him in advance, when he came to the other courtyard, the housekeeper was stunned.

Although this house is under Xie Shen's name, it has not been used a few times, and it is basically idle.

This time he suddenly arrived, which caught the butler off guard.

Fortunately, the rooms in the annex are cleaned every day, but there is no dust.

After a little cleaning by the maid, you can stay.

Xie Shen felt very tired after climbing the mountain, so he rested first.

When I woke up, it was dusk.

Looking at the burning clouds outside the window lattice, Xie Shen's mood was extremely comfortable.

"Sir."

The maid brought in the prepared meal, put it on the ebony table, and said softly: "This meal was just made by the slave maid, so let's eat it while it's hot." ”

Xie Shen smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can put it down first." ”

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he coughed and said, "What's your name?" ”

The maid was stunned for a moment, blinked a pair of big watery eyes and said, "The slave's name is Bra." ”

"The name...... Are you a Hu person? ”

Xie Shen hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice.

"The slave is not a Hu person, the slave was adopted by Master Huikong of Tanzhe Temple at a very young age, and she did not leave the temple until she was sixteen years old. This name is given by Master Huikong. ”

It turns out that this name was given by a monk, no wonder......

"Why did you leave? This Tan Zhe Temple is a treasure land respected by the royal capital. ”

During the Hongzhi period, Dai Yi, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, funded the renovation and expansion of the Tanzhe Temple, it was the time when the incense was at its peak, and the stable life of Bula was not understood, but it was run out of the temple.

"After all, the slave is a daughter, and there are many inconveniences in the land of Buddhism."

Bra sighed: "Although Master Huikong takes care of the slave and maid a lot, but the words of people are terrifying, and the slave and maid don't want to cause trouble to Master Huikong again. ”

Xie Shen suddenly realized.

One of Bula's daughters' family stays in Tanzhe Temple all day, which is really inconvenient. It's okay to say when you're young, but it's no longer reasonable when you're an adult.

Xie Shen knew the rest of the matter, so he didn't ask again.

"Boil a bucket of hot water, I'm going to bathe later."

A hint of panic flashed in Bra's eyes, and he answered lightly and walked out of the room quickly.

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The night in the mountains is quiet, and you can hear the heartbeat clearly.

Xie Shen soaked in the wooden barrel, looking at the bright moon outside the window, and only felt that his mood was extremely comfortable.

How long has it been since he's been so quietly alone?

Even in the house, he has to play the role of father and husband.

Being able to be completely alone in an enclosed space is an incomparably luxurious thing.

Xie Shen didn't think about returning to the mountains to be a chic hermit like those protagonists in the novel. But if he did, his previous efforts would be in vain.

What about the New Deal? Do you expect Wang Shouren to implement it alone?

Before he knew it, he had been tied to death.

Xie Shen closed his eyes and let the rising heat smoke his cheeks, the feeling of heat making people exhausted.

"Sir!"

Bra rushed in in a panic and shouted, "Dozens or hundreds of people have come outside, surrounding the house." ”

Xie Shen originally wanted to scold Bula, but when he heard this, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "What did you say, nearly a hundred people came?" What are they coming to do? ”

It must be unusual for so many people to gather in the middle of the night, but Xie Shen couldn't think of anyone who would go so far and make this "joke" with him.

"You go out first."

Bra then realized that the old man was bathing, and he turned his head and ran away with shame.

Xie Shen still had the intention of taking a bath, jumped out of the barrel and dried his body with a square scarf, then changed into a middle coat and covered his robe and hurriedly walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

Outside the gate, countless torches illuminated the Xie family's courtyard as if it were day.

The housekeeper Xie Dan led the two nursing homes to confront the visitors, and when he saw Xie Shen coming, he hurriedly said: "Master, these people are too arrogant, do you want to report to the official and lock them all up and take them to Wanping County?" ”

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