Chapter 764: The Monarch's Father and Courtiers (II)

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Is that the end of it? After a short period of coldness, Xu Jie suddenly realized that something was wrong, even if the emperor died, it should be reported by the eunuch, how could he let a doctor come out and announce it?

But not everyone is as calm as him, especially those who wish Jiajing would collapse soon, they are already convinced that the emperor Yan is driving, and they began to pose in a grief-stricken posture, brewing emotions and howling: "Your Majesty, ......"

"Howling what?" Xu Jie let out a low snort and blocked the man's cry back. At this time, many people were aware, and they all looked at Li Shizhen and said, "The emperor is really ...... Ascension? ”

"Who said that," Li Shizhen said with a calm expression: "I have been practicing medicine for so many years, and I haven't treated anyone yet." ”

"Then you just said that the emperor hasn't woken up yet?" Gao Gong is going to be by this guy.

"The emperor is in ......a coma," Li Shizhen looked at them like an idiot and said, "Am I wrong?" ”

"This ......" everyone shook their heads dejectedly, unable to say that he was wrong.

The emperor couldn't die for a while, and the situation of being in a coma obviously meant a lot, and the adults started their minds again......

Relying on his position as the first assistant, Xu Jie said to Li Shizhen: "Mr. Li, take one step to speak." In the envious and hateful eyes of Gao Gong, Yang Bo and others, he walked back to the duty room with Li Shizhen. Closing the door, Xu Ge asked in a low voice, "How is the dragon embodied?" After a pause, he said: "This is related to the safety of Daming's society, Mr. must answer truthfully." ”

These words sounded uncomfortable, and Li Shizhen said bluntly: "Although Li is a wild grass man, he also knows the severity. As he spoke, he said in a low voice: "The emperor's dragon body has reached its limit, and it may never wake up......"

"Ah......" Although he had been prepared, Xu Jie still gasped and said, "Never wake up?." ”

"It's also possible to wake up," Li Shizhen said, "but even if you wake up, you can't move like a living dead." ”

"That'...... How much longer? Xu Jie asked with a solemn face.

"I don't know." Li Shizhen shook his head and sighed: "To tell the truth, the emperor has run out of oil and the lamp has dried up, if it is an ordinary person, I can say that there are three or five days at most." But there are natural treasures in the palace, and the emperor himself has used many ...... The dragon body is different from ordinary people, so it's hard to say. After a pause, he kept his voice to a minimum and said, "It may be a month, it may be a few months, but there is a deadline...... In autumn, people's vitality will also weaken, for normal people, it is easy to get sick, but for serious patients, it is a ghost gate...... The emperor can't hold on. ”

"Are you sure?" Xu Jie stared at him deadly.

Li Shizhen nodded solemnly: "Sure." ”

Xu Jie was silent for a moment, and said to Li Shizhen in a deep voice: "This matter is very important, and I can't tell anyone." ”

Li Shizhen said lightly: "Ge honestly doubts the integrity of the subordinates? ”

"That's good......" Xu Jie didn't care about him in general, nodded and said: "In extraordinary times, Mr. Don't leave Shengshou Palace, the old man ordered someone to arrange a room for you, so that you can take care of the emperor." ”

Although Li Shizhen is only a doctor, he also understands the rise and fall of things, and knows that this is the proper meaning of the question, so he nodded and accepted the arrangement.

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asked Li Shizhen to rest, Xu Jie sat in the room for a while to regain his vitality. After all, he is an old man with a sixtieth birthday, and his body can't bear to toss. But at this time, as the first assistant, he must persevere, no matter what, he must stabilize the overall situation, and he must not make a mess.

"You can't be a sinner for the ages...... Xu Jie cheered himself up in his heart, then stood up on the table and slowly walked out of the duty room.

As soon as he went out, he was surrounded by officials and asked in a gossipy manner: "Pavilion Elder, is the emperor okay?" When I asked Imperial Doctor Li, he didn't say anything. ”

"The holy bow is slightly ill, but it is not a big problem, and it can be cured after a period of recuperation." Xu Jie said slowly: "During this time, state affairs are as usual," said and hugged his fists at everyone: "Please be sure to do your best." ”

"Dare not do your best." Everyone hurriedly replied in unison.

"It's almost four shifts." Xu Jie put on a somewhat relaxed attitude and said: "Let's all go to the Wuyi Hall to rest, just have an old man serving here." ”

At this time, everyone couldn't figure out the situation, and they didn't know what Jiajing was like, but it was certain that he didn't die, so they didn't dare to make a mistake, and they retreated one after another. Before going out, Gao Gong said again: "When the emperor wakes up later, don't forget to ask the prince to serve the sick." ”

Xu Jie nodded, indicating that he had written it down.

After leaving Shengshou Palace, Gao Gong and Guo Pu walked together, and the latter asked in a low voice, "Do you think Xu Ge Lao's words can be trusted?" ”

"If you listen to it the other way around, you can believe it." Gao Gong sneered: "It seems that the emperor is unable to escape this time...... as he said this, he suddenly frowned: "I'm afraid that Tingtui will continue to do the same." ”

"Can't you?" Guo Pudao: "The emperor is like this, and he still pushes the court?" ”

"Have you forgotten what Xu Jie said, 'State affairs are as usual'?" Gao Gong said softly: "Xu Huating cherishes words like gold, and every word has a deep meaning, and it is already very clear. ”

"The emperor has approved the court push, and it is not an exaggeration to hold it on schedule." Guo Pu pondered for a moment and said: "But there is no emperor to approve the red seal, what is the use of recommending it?" ”

"This is exactly where his ruthlessness lies" Gao Gong said with hatred: "If the court pushes out, in the eyes of outsiders, it will be considered a cabinet, but without the emperor's approval, it can only be regarded as a preparation at best, what is the difference between it and those Si Zhilang who serve tea and pour water?" ”

"Su Qing, are you too worried?" Guo Pu said: "Can the emperor stay awake?" ”

"I'm afraid so." Gao Gong said: "Who knows if it will become a living dead, and there will be no place for you and me to cry when the time comes." He sighed and said, "So the prince must enter the palace to serve the sick, and it will be useful for the two of us to talk...... No wonder he was obsessed with this matter, it turned out that he was worried about this stubble.

"So......" Obedient and listening, Guo Pu pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "Are you going to accept Xu Jie's invitation?" ”

"Hmm." Gao Gong nodded and said, "I owe him a favor, what if I don't accept it?" ”

"Accept and owe more." Guo Pu thought of this, and said, "These Huating people, how can they be so calculating." ”

"Don't talk about the useless ones." Gao Gong stood still, looked at the tall figure who had walked far in front of him and said, "The main thing is that I also feel that I can't let Yang Wei enter the pavilion...... Shanxi people are rich and unfathomable, what is lacking is a platform, once he is allowed to enter the cabinet, he will definitely be able to gain a firm foothold, and it may even be possible to take Xu Jie's class. "Gao Gong's arrogance comes from his self-confidence, not arrogance. He was so jealous of Yang Bo because he knew that once Yang Bo entered the cabinet, he would be like a dragon like a sea, and he had the prince as a backer, and he might not be able to pass him. What's more, Gao Gong knows King Yu very well, although he is friendly with himself, but this prince has been frightened since he was a child, and he has always lacked responsibility.

Listening to Gao Gong's words, Guo Pu said with deep agreement: "Indeed." The person who can make Yan Shifan jealous is definitely not to be underestimated. ”

"In any way, this man cannot be allowed to take power." Gao Gong said slowly: "The intelligence of these people is used to use how to collude with officials and businessmen to suck the blood of the country and the people. If the country is controlled by these people, how can there be reform? Gao Gong's jealousy and disgust towards Jin merchants were not formed overnight. The most recent is the increase and decrease of the salt tax in Huaiyang...... Originally, in the Huaiyang area, the annual salt tax was 1.6 million taels of silver. It is not easy to be customized. During the period of anti-Japanese resistance in the southeast, the military budget was insufficient, and Yan Song, the first assistant of the cabinet at that time, sent Yan Maoqing to inspect the salt. As a result, Yan Maoqing raised the salt tax to 2.5 million taels as soon as he went, and levied another 2 million taels of silver, which can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need.

In fact, it is still ridiculously low. Because of Huaiyang's official salt, when Grandpa Tai and Grandpa Cheng, there were tens of millions of taxes every year. Since then, it has decreased year by year, and no matter how many objective reasons there are, it will not only collect more than one million yuan. The reason is very simple, those Shanxi salt merchants controlled Huaiyang's salt business, and compiled a dense network of interests, layer by layer, up and down, ironclad, sent people to check that it was impossible to find out one or two. Yan Maoqing can find out, not because he is capable, but because he is a link in that big net. In other words, the salt merchants took out the money, which was to give Yan Ge Lao face, not to the imperial court.

Later, after the fall of the Yan Party, the salt merchants were unwilling to pay this money again, so they went around the activities, saying that 'millions of gold, the merchants could not supply, and the salt merchants would flee if they were not profitable', as if they paid more money, and the rich salt merchants in the world would go bankrupt. Although everyone in the world knows that they are ghosts and farts, they have the ability to reach the sky, and they don't know how to give Xu Jie to the buyer, so Xu Ge Lao secretly ordered the imperial history to reinstate the old amount, and the ticket was intended to be approved and allowed to play. Everyone was happy.

It's just that the imperial court has lost more than 2 million taels of income every year, and the finances are becoming more and more embarrassed, but no one dares to fight the idea of Huaiyang salt merchants.

These are all Gao Gong's own eyes, so he said with great contempt that those people are insatiable Pixiu.

Knowing that Gao Gong has always said whatever he thinks, and never disdains Wen Guo to pretend to be wrong, Guo Pu sighed: "Su Qing You think so far, I am far inferior." ”

"In my heart, innovation is the most important thing, and personal gains and losses are insignificant." Gao Gong was not humble, but continued: "So I am ready to promise Xu Jie, of course it must be the two of us together." It doesn't matter if we are wronged, the current threshold is to keep Yang Weiyue out. After a pause, he said: "Besides, we can't never turn over." ”

Of course, Guo Pu understood what he meant, nodded and said, "Zhong, let's do what you say." ”

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In the next few days, the outside of the capital was loose and tight, there was no martial law, and there was some chaos. After all, the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty have long been accustomed to the days when having a king equals no king, and each ministry yamen performs its own duties, and government affairs are naturally handled by Xu Jie, and defense affairs are all dependent on Yang Bo...... There was a public opinion that Yang Weiyue was in Ji, Xuan, and the three sides, Ji, Liao, and the three sides were safe, and in the military department, the nine sides were safe...... As long as he is placed in the position of the secretary of the military department, there is no need to worry about any problems of war.

On King Yu's mansion, the door is still closed, although King Yu already knows the current situation of his father, but no one can guarantee whether his old man will come back to life, so King Yu made up his mind and will never go out without his father's decree.

And the silence seems to have been completely forgotten in the Zhenfu Division, he has lost the original peace and security, not because he is bored, as long as there is a book to read, he will never feel bored. It's because of homesickness, wife and children, this kind of feeling of not being able to see each other close to each other is really too tormenting, and it is even more gloomy than not being able to see each other.

But there is no way, the people of Jinyiwei are also stared at by Dongchang, if they dare to let him out, or bring his family in, the Thirteenth Taibao will wait to be unlucky. So Shen Mo rejected their offer to take the risk to reunite him, and turned to other ways to relieve his thoughts. A good idea quickly came to mind, which was to write a letter.

In addition to writing a letter to his wife once a week, he also wrote a story to his children every day, saving up for three or two days to have someone send it home.

I received a reply very quickly, and the children said that they also missed him very much, not including Bao'er, who was still breastfeeding, of course.

Usually he can write, not to mention Aji and Shifen, the three children have always insisted on replying to their father in prison. This is not common for ordinary people, because he has a calm and old temperament, and after all, he is still young, and a few words can make Shen Mo happily close his mouth.

But what surprised Shen Mo even more was that Aji and the two living bandits could still hold on, which was really a bit incredible. Later, I learned from the letter that the two nerve-wracking little guys competed again. But this time it's not about who is more capable of causing trouble, but who is more obedient and filial. It seems that overnight, the two boys are much more sensible, they don't need to be supervised every day, they can read and write seriously, and they don't go out to mess around, but accompany their two mothers at home to relieve their boredom.

Later, Shen Mo couldn't help but ask them, did his story in the letter play a role? If so, consider publishing it, and it might be a bestseller. Who knew that we were ridiculed by the two boys - Daddy treated us like children and told stories? We are all adults, you don't know when you can come out there, we have to be like a man, take care of my mother and second mother, and my younger brothers and sisters......

Looking at it, Shen Mo actually shed tears, quickly wiped them off, and said to Zhu Shisan: "The wind and sand in Beijing are big, and I squint again." ”

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Time flies quickly, day by day it gets hotter, and in a blink of an eye it is the day of the Tingtui Cabinet Scholars. Early this morning, Yang Bo got up early, put on the thick-soled official boots with a foundation and a face, and then carefully dressed up, put on the royal bullfighting suit, tied the white jade belt, and sorted it out meticulously in the mirror, and then held the official hat in his hand, and went out of the house to the official sedan chair.

When he arrived in front of the Xiyuan Gate, the ministers who participated in the court push also arrived in large numbers, Yang Bo greeted them with a smile, and calmly walked in the direction of Shengshou Palace surrounded by several colleagues. He is already tall and burly, with a dignified appearance, with the extraordinary bearing of many years of cultivation, every gesture shows everyone's demeanor, which makes people secretly heartbroken. Everyone around him said: "Yang Gong must enter the cabinet this time, otherwise it will be really unreasonable." Although Yang Bo was modest and cautious, he actually thought the same in his heart.

After standing in the front hall of Shengshou Palace, there is a division of the number of people to count, this court push is to promote the cabinet of scholars, the specifications are naturally the highest, Beijing three grades or above, as long as they can come, they are here. As soon as the hour passed, a total of 27 high-ranking officials from the ministry attended.

"Lord Shoufu arrives at ......" With a long voice, Xu Jie, who looked tired, turned out from behind the screen, stood in front of everyone and said, "Tell you a good news......"

Most of the people guessed, but they still wanted to hear Xu Ge Lao's confirmation, so they all listened to him excitedly: "Just this morning, the saint woke up."

"God have mercy, bless my majesty." Everyone bowed in the direction of the dormitory and said, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live......

After everyone got up, Xu Jie said: "The Holy One is very concerned about this court push, and he has issued an edict. Everyone had to kneel down again, listening to Xu Jie's recitation, it was nothing more than ordering Er and others to uphold the public heart and recommend the pillars of the country, not to coerce the heart of favoritism, and turn the court into a place where friends and parties are chaotic. There is this passage before every court push, and I don't know how many people can listen to it.

Then Xu Jie read out Jiajing's special decree and ordered Yang Bo, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to concurrently serve as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy...... In fact, everyone knows that the officials of the Hanlin Academy can only be from Hanlin and Shujishi, and now Jiajing has appointed Yang Bo as a bachelor with the central decree, which has cleared the qualification barrier for him to enter the cabinet. Although the way of passing the Zhongzhi is disgraceful, Yang Bo's credit is there, and no one can say anything about him.

Many Shangshu and waiters who were not from Shuji looked at them with red eyes, and they inevitably wondered in their hearts, will they have that day?

Xu Jie ordered everyone to nominate candidates first. Theoretically, whoever can be nominated by the three officials present can become a candidate and accept everyone's vote.

This has actually been decided a long time ago, those who don't have that strength will not be humiliated, and those who have the strength and ideas will invite a good recommender early, so the results will come out quickly, and five people will become candidates. In addition to Yang Bo, Gao Gong, Guo Pu, there is also Li Chunfang, and the last candidate is more surprising, it turned out to be Zhang Juzheng.

Seeing Zhang Juzheng's name also appear on the wall, Yang Bo frowned...... There are a total of three lists of those who have entered the cabinet, and he estimates that it should be him, Gao Gong, and Guo Pu, and others have no quarrel at all. Li Chunfang and Zhang Juzheng are both juniors of Jiajing for 26 years, and their qualifications are far behind...... Of course, Li Chunfang is the champion, which gives him a lot of points, but what qualifications does Zhang Juzheng have, and he is also among them?

The question is, with his understanding of Zhang Juzheng, although this person is not very old, he is deep and strategic, and it is impossible to do things that he can't do beyond his strength, so why humiliate himself? ——

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