"Please give me a lecture." Xu Jie originally planned to let Gao Gong continue to speak, but just as he was about to speak, he was blocked by Gao Gong's words.

Xu Jie scolded in his heart when he heard this, your baby has finished talking about the good and the bad, what should we do? Chew on your chewed buns? But he could only cough lightly and said: "The three of them are all young and promising, diligent and self-denying models among the ministers, the drum does not need a heavy hammer, the second assistant has already said everything that should be said, the servant does not need to say anything, there is only one thing, I have to play the same old tune again...... " At this time, he entered the state, showing the aura that a Ming Shoufu should have, and his firm eyes seemed to be staring at everyone, and said: "The outer chamber regards us as the prime minister, which is the love of the emperor and the hundred officials."

Although the court should be punished and rewarded by us, and the Son of Heaven will not allow it, we need to always remember that when we enter the cabinet to do things, we are only for the Son of Heaven to assist the government and counsellors! To put it bluntly, Weifu is the emperor, and the government affairs are the six departments, so I can't wait to follow the will of heaven and listen to the truth, so that the holy will will be happy and convincing to the ambition of the court. ”

Seeing that everyone was taught, Xu Jie's mood was a little better, and his voice raised slightly: "As an auxiliary minister, the key is one, auxiliary, word, is to assist the ministers of the government, not the ministers of the court, so every word and deed must follow their duties, and they must not steal the lord's prestige to be self-deprecating, and put the six departments as subordinate officials, remember to remember, do not cross the thunder pool by half a step." ”

Xu Ge Lao played the old tune on it, and it seemed to be nothing more than the vernacular version of "returning the lord with prestige, returning the ministers with government affairs, and returning the public with punishment and rewarding", but obedient and listening, everyone present still clearly heard the meaning of his words, don't think that being a university scholar is great, you must abide by the rules. What are the rules of the Cabinet? It's nothing more than the boss of the Shoufu responsibility system, so you all have to listen to me, don't think about being ingenious, unique or something...... Obviously, there is also the meaning of beating the high arch to set an example.

Gao Gong's face was not good-looking at the time, but Lao Xu said it in a high-sounding manner, and he couldn't openly call out, so he could only smile and said: "Yuan Weng's earnest teachings, they must have taken them to heart, and it's not too early, let them go to the emperor to thank him first." ”

Xu Jie's conversation was not finished, and when he heard this, he could only reluctantly interrupt the conversation, and said in a muffled voice: "Okay......"

A "one one " one "one "one " one "one "one "one of the three of them came out of the Wenyuan Pavilion with a high arch of three people, all the way they were silent, each thinking about what was going on in their hearts, what they had just seen and heard in the cabinet, there was a big gap between what they saw and heard in the cabinet and their own psychological expectations..." But you have to start from scratch, just like a young man who has just entered the yamen, even if it is a dragon, it has to be coiled, and if it is a tiger, it has to lie down, and if you are wronged, you are willing to be a dragon. It's really a good life, but I have to suffer this little slave sin.

But after thinking about it, since there are so many unsatisfactory places in the cabinet, why did all the outsiders cut their heads and drill in? Because even if the cabinet is bad in a thousand ways, there is one thing that cannot be compared with the outside in any way, it is the core circle of power of the country. Even if the six departments and Jiuqing are in charge of each stall and have real power, like Yang Bo, he is even more majestic, and even the first assistant has to give him three points. But if they don't join the cabinet, they can't participate in the country's highest decision-making. Although they can hear about the situation at the time, they can't clearly understand the story behind each decree, and they will inevitably be passive in dealing with it, and over time, they will completely fall behind and be led by the nose.

The cabinet members are different, although they are careful every day, they will not be absent from every meeting, and they can see it clearly even if they are not good. After all, the cabinet scholars are also human beings, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, where there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes, where there are disputes, there are opportunities, there are opportunities, there are opportunities to take advantage of, there is room for smart people to develop ten.........ons, this is the reason why cabinet members are stronger than the six ministries and nine secretaries.

The three of them didn't think they were stupid, so when they went outside the Qianqing character, they regained confidence in the future......

As soon as it was reported, a eunuch wearing a big red gold thread python robe soon came out to greet him, and when the four of them saw it, it was Feng Bao, an old acquaintance.

They are all old people from Yudi, and when Feng Bao saw them, he also felt very affectionate. But because there were many people around, he couldn't express it, so he could only put on a smile and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, come in, our emperor didn't have breakfast, so he was waiting for you." This kid can talk a lot, and the sentence "Our Emperor" conveys the meaning of what he wants to express unmistakably.

The three of them also greeted him with a smile, congratulating Gonggong Feng on his ascension and putting Feng Bao to a happy mouth...... Just like the situation in the cabinet, the old people of the palace Yudi have also ascended to heaven. Among the original eunuchs, Huang Jin retired and wanted to go to Nanjing to enjoy happiness, although Ma Sen was still in charge of the ceremonial supervisor and the imperial horse eunuch, but the internal official eunuchs, as well as the stewards and eunuchs of the Qianqing Palace, these important yamen were all replaced by the old people of Yudi, and the replacement of the old and the new has become an inevitable trend.

Feng Bao is now the steward eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, although he is not among the eunuchs with real power in the inner palace, but because he is close to the emperor, he has a very high status, not only wearing the big red python clothes that only big eunuchs can wear, but whoever sees him has to call politely, Gonggong Feng.

But Gao Gong didn't buy it, because he felt that being a eunuch should have a eunuch appearance, even if he was greedy for money, it didn't hurt to be stupid, but this Feng Bao's vassal elegance and considerable knowledge made this in power, and it was inevitable that he would be a careerist like Wang Zhen and Liu Jin "In fact, with his relationship with the emperor, he wants to ban Feng Bao, but he just moves his mouth, but he holds his own identity and disdains to intervene in the affairs of the inner palace, and says that as long as he is there, he is afraid that the little ghost will turn the sky upside down? So he just responded lukewarmly, and said, "The emperor is in Xinuan Pavilion at this time, let's go in." "Sample, with our teacher-student relationship, do we still need you to pass the word in the middle?

Feng Gong had long been accustomed to Gao Gong like this, so he just shrunk his neck and said, "Actually, I am in Dongnuan Pavilion today." ”

"Oh?" Gao Gong was slightly surprised, the West Warm Pavilion is where the emperor lives, and the East Warm Pavilion is the place where the emperor approves the chapter and deals with government affairs. Emperor Longqing since he ascended to the pole, he has been extremely slack in government affairs, rarely set foot in the East Warm Pavilion, especially after the winter, he is in the West Warm Pavilion all day long with the concubine to drink and have fun, even if he meets the minister, but only in the outside, never out of the cabinet.

What kind of wind is blowing today, and how did you change places?

With questions, he led the three of them into the outer room of the Dongnuan Pavilion, came up a few little eunuchs, untied the cloaks of the cabinet members, took the warm hats, and then bowed down, the whole process was not only fast, but there was no movement at all.

Seeing Shen Mo and Zhang Juzheng throwing appreciative glances at him, Feng Bao couldn't help but feel a little proud on his face This is the result of his training, and the eunuchs in other palaces don't have this quality.

Of course, Gao Gong ignored him, and at this moment, he had put on a serious and respectful face, and said in a deep voice: ", Chen Gao Gong and the new university scholar asked to see him. "This was originally the work of the eunuchs, but the high arch saved them.

"Come in, everybody......" a joyful voice sounded inside.

The two eunuchs opened the thick door curtain, and a hot breath came to their faces, and after the four mermaids went in to pay homage, the emperor called out and said affectionately: "Come into the table, the masters have gotten up early in the morning, and they must be hungry." ”

Gao Gong stood up and said with a smile: "Emperor Xie cares about me and other cabinet ministers only by being conscientious and redoubling their efforts can they gain the emperor's trust." ”

"You have to pay attention to your body, don't get tired." Long Qing smiled with concern.

Shen Mo and the others also got up and didn't see each other for many days, the emperor lost weight again, his face was yellow, and his complexion was not good, this was obviously not what a young man who was only thirty years old should look like.

"Let's get seated." Long Qing sat down on the main seat, pointed to a square table next to him and said, "Eat with the emperor, so let's eat separately." He was a very considerate subordinate king, and often left Xu Jie, Gao Gong and others to eat, but found that Gao Gong was fine, and the rest of them always sat respectfully while moving their chopsticks carefully. is still thinking about it in his heart, for fear of giving the emperor a bad impression...... Even Xu Jie is no exception.

This is not a meal, this is simply a living sin, so when Longqing invites the minister to eat in the future, he always has a separate table for himself, and then opens another table for them, so that they can eat happily.

The four of them thanked them again, and sat down around the square table, and the little eunuchs immediately put a table for breakfast, and there were dozens of kinds of dazzling colors, all of which were full of colors and fragrances, and they were very attractive. After tossing and turning in the morning, a few people were already hungry, but the emperor didn't move his chopsticks, and they couldn't start well, so they sat there and waited.

"The masters have taught you to let go of your belly to eat, and to be a man with your heels." Long Qing smiled and said, "Let's eat separately, and we'll talk about it after eating." He took a bowl of lotus seed snow soup and drank it attentively.

Seeing that the emperor began to eat, the four of them felt much more comfortable, so they picked up the dishes and chopsticks and began to sacrifice to their respective temples of the five organs. Feng Bao watched from the side, and said in his heart that the eating appearance is also very reflective, Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin move chopsticks like flying, hula hula and the wind and clouds, the eating appearance of the tall beard is particularly indecent, and even the beard is sticky with rice soup. And Shen Mo and Zhang Juzheng are too gentle, they will never fly across the river, they will not pull grass to find snakes, they will not make a sound, they will eat calmly, and they will starve to death............ Feng Bao regarded himself as Sven, so looking at Shen Mo and Zhang Juzheng was much more pleasing to the eye than those two.

Longqing lost his appetite and didn't eat much, so he put down his chopsticks after a while, and the emperor was already about to gargle. Finish. Shen Zhang and the others happened to face the emperor, and when they saw this scene, they hurriedly put down their chopsticks. Chen Yiqin saw that the two of them were straightening up, and he didn't eat it, Gao Gong was holding a soup-filled xiaolongbao in his mouth, and he couldn't swallow it and couldn't spit it out, and he was a little embarrassed for a while.

"Eat, leave me alone." Long Qing hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "I used it earlier, and I am not hungry anymore * ............" said and got up and said: "I will go to the inner room to write first, and the masters will come back when they are full" Before they could get up and thank them, they withdrew and went in. Gao Gong relieved his heart at this time, slowly ate the xiaolongbao in his mouth, and glared at the three of them fiercely.

Although it is said that it is to continue to eat, how can it make the emperor wait for a long time? The four of them hurriedly pulled a few mouthfuls, then hurriedly put down the chopsticks and went into the inner room, which was the imperial study. In front of him is a row of tall bookshelves, with a large number of books and volumes, but it seems that they are rarely turned.

Under the mud gold horizontal plaque, there is a wide bookcase of red sandalwood, and the four treasures of the study room are placed neatly, and Longqing is writing with a pen. When I saw a few people coming in, I didn't stop, and said, "Have you finished eating, please sit down and have tea first, I will finish it soon." ”

The four of them held their breath and waited for Longqing to finish writing, except for Gao Gong, the three of them were not calm in their hearts...... Seeing that the emperor is not as dim as rumored in the outside world, he is even more personable than when he was in the hidden mansion. Sure enough, seeing is believing, and hearing is false.

Long Qing put down his pen, took the towel to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and said with a smile: "Teng wrote a few words and gave them to the masters." With a wave of his hand, Feng Bao and a little eunuch picked up the leftmost pair and carefully showed it to the four of them. I saw that it was written on it, Master Qihong Yuan", so I listened to Longqing and said: "These words, to Master Gao, you are my enlightenment teacher, and in the nine years that we have been together, "I have been carefully taught and protected by you............ and I am " said emotionally: "Without you, I would not be where I am today......"

Gao Gong's eyes were red at that time, and he pushed the jade pillar of the mountain, knelt in front of the emperor, and choked up: "The minister's liver and brain are smeared on the ground, and he will die and never disappoint the emperor's expectations." ”

"Hurry up, please" Long Qing helped him up with his own hand and said: "You are my master, don't kneel in the future*......"

Gao Gong Liandao didn't dare to "cover his face with his sleeves and stand up."

Putting down the pair of words, Feng Bao and the two picked up the second one, on which "Renyan Libo" Long Qing pointed to the word and said to Chen Yiqin: "Master Chen has also been my master for nine years" to protect me, I put these four words you. ”

Chen Yiqin knew that the emperor was referring to the crumbling status of King Yu back then, "at the Sangonghuai Conference, in the name of Longqing, Zaili, as the starting point, he made a speech, the country was predetermined, and the position of King Yu was greatly consolidated, and some gossip disappeared without a trace." The Emperor had apparently not forgotten this kindness.

He was inexplicably moved, and hurriedly took it like a high arch.

The third one is picked up, and the above is, "Chen Yiqin pointed out to Zhang Juzheng and said: "Master Zhang, thanks to you for dealing with the strict party for me back then" I have done a lot silently, although others don't know "but I feel five things, these words are sent to you *......"

Zhang Juzheng was cold and enthusiastic, his eyes were hot when he heard the words, and he took the salute respectfully.

There is also the last word, the emperor simply picked it up by himself, and everyone saw it, liver and gallbladder Zhenxian, four words, only to listen to Long Qingdao: "Master Shen, although we have been together for the shortest time, there is no need to deny it, the relationship between you and me is different from that of your masters, it is all in these words." ”

nodded silently and heavily, people are not iron stones, how can he not be moved if he is treated like this?

Four former Yudi lecturers, now cabinet scholars, one of them got a picture of the emperor's well, which also has a shallow mystery, the word of the high arch, containing a, yuan, the word, Chen Yiqin's mouth, Li, the word, Zhang Juzheng's mouth, Heng, the word, the silent with one, Zhen, the word, together is, Yuan Henry Zhen,!

The first hexagram of the I Ching says: There are four virtues in the sky, Yuan, Heng, Li, and Zhen! The Yuan is good, and the Heng Jia will also; The sum of righteousness is also the beneficiary; The chastity is also dry.

Emperor Longqing corresponded the four of them with four words, and the ardent expectations in them were self-evident......

Shibei was impressed on the third day, and the emperor's performance this time really made the four scholars, including Gao Gong, high-five and applaud! This hand is so beautiful that it is by no means something that Bi Yongzhijun can think of!

In fact, Emperor Longqing also thought hard for many days before he came up with this method. He actually read all the recitals on those officials, and he felt that what he said made sense. After all, he has a grudge against his father, but he has no enmity with his ancestors, and since he is the emperor, he doesn't want to defeat the country. But what he is facing is the mess left by his father, Emperor Jiajing, internal and external troubles, and the country will not be a country; And his ministers are all trained under Jiajing, who are skillful, bold, black-skinned, and difficult!

Soon after he ascended the throne, he realized that he was neither capable of saving the country from fire nor power, nor of ruling these ministers in a subservient manner. The country is not easy to manage, the emperor is not easy to be, at least I don't have that ability, the busier the more chaotic ......, people have self-knowledge, can have this awareness, he is much wiser than the vast majority of people.

Of course, Longqing himself didn't want to suffer that hardship, I was scared and pretended to be more than ten years, and finally turned over and was liberated, of course, I can't sacrifice the quality of life anymore. Governing the country is so tiring, let's leave it to the ministers to do, and do more of what you love to do, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

Of course, it has to be trusted. So who is the trustworthy person? For Long Qing, there are not many people he has come into contact with, except for the eunuchs, he believes in his teachers, Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin, Shen Mo, and Zhang Juzheng, these are all people he completely trusts and can entrust everything......

Therefore, when Xu Jie proposed to increase two seats in the cabinet, Longqing agreed and made it clear that he hoped that Shoufu would give Yudi more opportunities to speak...... The emperor is quite carefree, but he knows that he must choose the right shopkeeper in order to rest easy.

And it is precisely because of this premise that Lao Xu Jie, at that court meeting, seemed to be reckless to push Zhang Juzheng out...... Zhang is the lecturer of Yudi, and he has silence as his companion, so the emperor will naturally not object.

Later, after a series of changes, Xu Jie was still confident that Zhang Juzheng would enter the cabinet, because he knew the emperor's thoughts, and Gao Gong also knew it, so Chen Yiqin could also enter the cabinet......

As a result, four of the seven scholars in the cabinet are old members of Yudi, and even account for the majority. Today, I will take this opportunity to solemnly entrust them with state affairs, and Longqing will be completely relieved.