The snow was still falling silently, and the whole of North China had been covered in a layer of white.

This snow has been falling since yesterday and is starting to get heavier.

I don't know how long I have been sitting in the main hall, but the pines and cypresses in the Beiding Niangniang Temple and the ancient locust tree have turned white.

Emperor Jiajing stood up, flicked his long sleeves, wrapped them around his arms, and then walked to the door with his hands behind his back. With a happy look on his face: "Since the beginning of winter last winter, there has been no snow for more than 20 days, so that the crops of the entire Shuntianfu have failed, looking at the situation this year, there should be a good harvest." Ruixue Zhaofeng year, Confucianism pays attention to the induction of heaven and man, in case of natural disasters, the ministers have to force me to condemn themselves, such a heavy snow, they should have nothing to say. ”

Wu Jie felt that the set of heaven and man sensing was nonsense at all, when did natural phenomena be involved with the virtue of kings?

The so-called heaven and man induction, Dong Zhongshu in the Western Han Dynasty believed that heaven and man are of the same kind, mutual induction, heaven can intervene in personnel, and people can also sense heaven. Dong Zhongshu regarded Heaven as the supreme personality of God, and believed that the Son of Heaven violated the will of Heaven and was unkind and unjust, and there would be disasters in Heaven to condemn and warn; If the government is harmonious, the heavens will send auspicious rui to encourage.

Wu Jie is now criticizing a Confucian skin, of course, it is impossible to object, but he is just secretly slandering.

Speaking of which, this is nothing more than a Confucian constraint on the power of the monarchy. The monarch's power is divinely granted, but it must be supervised by God, and it cannot be arbitrary.

He had been sitting here for a long time, and the hall was ventilated everywhere, his whole body was about to freeze stiff, and his face was so cold that there was no blood.

Seeing the emperor standing up, he shouted "Great" and struggled to get up from the futon, and walked behind the emperor with a cane: "That's not because of Your Majesty's virtue. ”

Jiajing laughed, looked at Wu Jie and said, "It's cold? ”

Wu Jie shuddered: "Your Majesty is a half-immortal body, and the ministers are mortals, so naturally they can't compare." ”

Jiajing: "I have a few vegetarian meals, and I have avoided grains for a few days. Since you are cold like this, it is better to go to the meditation hall to drink hot tea, accompany me with some refreshments, and by the way, let the abbot take a look at the "Tao Te Ching" of the Sanfeng Zhenren enshrined in the view. ”

Wu Jie was so happy that he almost said: "That relationship is good." ”

The meditation hall is located in the ear room next to the main hall, which is also elegant, and there is a picture of Lao Tzu riding a green ox out of the customs on the wall.

When I walked to the door, I heard the laughter of the moth like a silver bell: "Uncle Chen, your face looks really good, you are a blessed person, as for whether it is expensive or not, let me see again." ”

"Hey, you know how to read faces." There was a hint of surprise in Chen Hong's voice, and after speaking, he immediately straightened his face again.

"Hey, Uncle Chen, you finally spoke, I thought you were dumb! Don't have a black face when you see someone, although it makes people scared and majestic, but no one is close to you, and it's not very lonely. Mozi smiled: "When I chatted with a few sisters-in-law in the neighborhood a while ago, I heard them talk about physiognomy. Don't believe it, it's accurate. For example, they say that you can judge your fortune from a person's face, and you can see whether you will be an official or rich in the future.

In physiognomy, there is a position in charge of the person's financial fortune, and this position is the Palace of Wealth. Judging from the location of the "Wealth Palace", it is located on the tip of the nose of a person's face and the position around it can be called the Wealth Palace. If the location of the "Wealth Palace" is good, it symbolizes that the person's financial fortune has risen, which is very suitable for business development. For a good situation of the "Wealth Palace", the first way to judge is to have a full nose, that is, the position of the nose is wrapped by nose meat, and the position of the nose tip is rich in elasticity when gently pressed with fingers, and secondly, the skin tone on the nose is shiny, without scars, wrinkles, etc. In this way, even if you will be rich and rich in the future. ”

"And that kind of saying." Chen Hong was stunned, couldn't help but reach out and touch his nose, and said: "I'm just a subordinate, I don't care about wealth or anything, and I don't think about getting rich." ”

Moth suddenly gave him a blank look: "I thought you were a dead man, but you can move!" ”

"You!" Chen Hong was shocked and angry, and his voice became sharp: "What a bold man!" ”

Moth snorted again: "What are you doing shouting so loudly, I'm just so bored that I can't talk to you, is it worth being so angry?" ”

"Bold!" Chen Hong was so angry that he was trembling, and he was still screaming again, and suddenly, Jiajing's "haha" laughter came from the door.

Immediately turned white, stood up and stood aside: "Zhenjun." ”

"It turned out to be an old fairy." Mozi also stood up, saluted Jiajing again, and said to Wu Jie: "Childe, Uncle Chen is very bored, I just want to talk to him, but I don't want him to be annoyed." ”

After speaking, he glared at Chen Hong unconvinced.

Jiajing glanced at them with interest and asked, "Little girl, are you hungry, do you want to eat something?" ”

Moth: "I'm a little hungry, so let's go." ”

Jiajing: "Don't be busy, I have something to say to your son-in-law, let's have some refreshments here first." ”

The refreshments of the Taoist temple are really not interesting, that is, two plates of white cakes and a plate of pine nuts.

Seeing that Wu Jie had come in, Mozi stopped talking and carefully stood aside to wait. Chen Hong also stood in the corner of the wall, and he didn't dare to take an extra breath of the atmosphere.

After a while, the abbot of the Taoist temple invited the volume of the Tao Te Ching.

Jiajing and Wu Jie hurriedly washed their hands, respectfully held it, and opened it to look at it.

This is the first time Wu Jie has seen Zhang Sanfeng's authentic handwritings, and he is inevitably curious. While watching with Jiajing, he gossiped and was not restrained.

The two of them had spoken casually like this many times before, very casually.

In the meantime, the emperor also ordered Wu Jie to tell a story about the Tao Te Ching, which deliberately gave him a difficult question.

The Tao Te Ching is the supreme text of Taoism, which cannot be desecrated, and naturally there is no folklore.

Wu Jie didn't want to think about it, so he casually said a story about a shepherd boy in "Three Words and Two Beats", but it became more and more miserable in real life, and finally Zhuangzi used a Tao Te Ching to ignite the story.

Jiajing called it funny, and sighed again: "It's Yanfei Yanzhuang Zhou Mengdie, this story is wonderful." ”

Chen Hong, who saw the next to him, was shocked in his heart, he was the governor of Dongchang. In Ping, it was Huang Jin who was serving the emperor, and he didn't know the situation in Yuxi Palace. When I saw it today, I realized that Wu Jie's status in the emperor's heart was so important. Its intimacy is quite similar to that of Lu Bing at the beginning.

It seems that an upstart is about to rise.

After eating refreshments, there is food in the belly, and it is not cold. As soon as Jiajing was interested, he wanted to go outside the temple to see the snow and let Wu Jie serve the marquis.

Wu Jie had no choice but to cheer up and follow out.

Emperor Jiajing walked slowly in the open space with his hands behind his back, talking as he walked.

Chen Hong naturally had to accompany him, but he didn't dare to disturb the emperor's surname, so he could only follow from a distance.

As for the fans of other East Factories, they are scattered in unknown places in twos and threes, secretly vigilant.

Mozi is a person who likes to be lively, and he doesn't like the coldness in front of him, so he stands by Chen Hong's side and keeps talking to him, "Uncle Chen, Uncle Chen" keeps calling, which makes Chen Hong cry and laugh, but it's not easy to attack.

Beiding Niangniang Temple is located at the north end of the central axis of Yanjing City, although it is in the suburbs, it is the key place to enter and exit the city. After lunch, there were more pedestrians on the road, and those who went out of the city to do business had to go home before the city gate closed at night, and those who went into the city to do business began to leave one after another.

It didn't take long for the road outside to be lively.

There are horse-drawn carts and ox carts rolling by, and a few camels are lined up in a long line, and the camel bells are crisp and pleasant.

Winter has arrived, and many charcoal-burning merchants bring charcoal into the city to sell. Charcoal kept falling to the ground, and then it was robbed by pedestrians.

A picture of a grand event jumped out, and Jiajing looked at it interestingly, so he stood in the open space next to the Taoist temple and watched with a smile.

However, the spies of the East Factory seemed very nervous, and in this situation, the security work was not easy to do.

But Long Live Lord is the world's first-class and assertive, and the things he decides, eight cows can't pull them back.

After finalizing the matter of Li Jin, and seeing Zhang Sanfeng's true works, Jiajing was in a very good mood: "Wu Aiqing is a good hand at economic money and food, but he doesn't know how good he is to do practical things. At the beginning of the creation of the Lijin Bureau, everything was complicated, or you hung the title of an envoy to preside over it. ”

Wu Jie smiled bitterly: "Daojun, I'm afraid that Wu Jie won't be able to go." What kind of place is the Supervision Yuan, it is the base camp of the inviters, no one is from a jinshi, even if he goes, the ministers will be scolded to death by them. ”

"But too." Jiajing smiled: "Don't talk about you, even I dare to scold them, and they like to scold." You are in the middle of the Yuan this time, although you are also well-known in Shilin, but after all, you are a lifter, and you are not yet in the stream. ”

Wu Jie didn't plan to go to the southeast, but then continued: "Daojun, there is another case, it will be Spring in a few months, and the matter of the Lijin Bureau will not be on the right track in a month or two. ”

The so-called spring is the examination in the imperial examination. The examination date is set on the 9th, 12th, and 15th days of the second lunar month, with three sessions of three days each. Because it is an exam in the spring, it is also called a spring exam.

It is already the middle of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, that is, the beginning of November in modern society. There are only more than three months left before the test. In ancient times, the transportation was not developed, and it took two months to take a boat from Yanjing to Jiangnan. After deducting the delay in the middle, when I returned to the capital, the daylily was cold.

Although he now has the emperor's favor, if he can't be promoted to the rank of scholar and squeeze into the mainstream bureaucratic class, his future achievements will be limited.

"There's no hurry." Jiajing suddenly sneered: "Wu Aiqing's move is too big, it can be described as earth-shaking, and there is no old precedent to follow, so I can say nothing." When the time comes, it will be necessary to let the cabinet and the celebrant discuss it, and even the six ministries will be able to discuss it. It's not something that can be decided in the short term. You don't have to rush to reply, everything will be said after the entrance examination. Although I have a great intention to use you, you have no fame as a scholar, and you have no political experience, and you concentrate on preparing for the exam. ”

Wu Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Jiajing say this. He was afraid that the emperor would send him to Jiangnan to preside over Lijin and miss the examination. As soon as the gold system came out, his butterfly fanned a big storm in the Ming Dynasty, and then, the butterfly effect will become more and more obvious, and no one can say where the future history will go. Three years later, when he went to take the test again, Wu Jie didn't have any confidence.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, and thank you."

"You did well in the township exam this time, and you finally didn't lose face for me. If the people around me are famous, wouldn't it be a joke? Jiajing let go of the hands behind his back, and the wind was blowing mixed with snowflakes. Those two big sleeves ate the wind and puffed up high, and it seemed that there was some taste of fairy wind bones.

Wu Jie shrank his neck coldly, and rubbed his hands that were already numb from cold when the emperor was not paying attention.

Jiajing said again: "How prepared are you for this meeting?" ”

Wu Jie: "The minister has been studying in a closed house recently, but he has no confidence in his heart. ”

"No hurry, there are still three months. Later, you will move into the West Garden, and watch politics while studying. Jiajing said lightly: "Just make a Wenyuan Pavilion school, and you don't have to be on duty." ”

On the surface, this official position seems to be just the role of a librarian, but it is very important to be able to walk in front of the cabinet and the emperor.

Wu Jie was about to thank him.

At this time, suddenly, a man jumped down from an ox cart loaded with Chinese cabbage on the official road next to him. With an arrow step, he rushed towards the Beiding Niangniang Temple, shouting: "Sister Moth, Sister Moth, you are really here, let me find it, something is wrong!" ”

This man was born with a roe deer's eyes and a lazy face, obviously an idle prank.

Today, because of the emperor's arrival, the Taoist priests of the Beiding Niangniang Temple intentionally or unintentionally declined all pilgrims. The entire Taoist temple seemed to be extremely deserted, and the people of Dongchang also sealed the intersection.

But this man suddenly came running, but everyone was unexpected.

Chen Hong was entangled by the moth for a long time, and he was a little impatient at first. But after talking to her for a long time, I suddenly felt that although this little girl looked fierce, she was a good person. I kept telling him, the weather is too cold, look at Uncle Chen, your face is white like this, you are carefully cold, and you have to wear more clothes in peace.

Chen Hong was a little depressed again, he was in a high position, and others were trembling and sweating when they saw him, and they didn't dare to say a word of nonsense. It feels really strange that this little girl cares so much about herself, and she doesn't care for herself with any utilitarianism.

However, after all, people are kind-hearted, and Chen Hong feels warm in his heart.

Seeing that someone suddenly rushed over and shouted "Sister Moth", Chen Hong's face changed greatly, so he clenched his fists, and when he just threw a punch over, he put the man on the ground.

Otherwise, if he startled the holy car, everyone could only crash to death.

"Ah, it's the old man, what's wrong?" The moth recognized the man and called him out for joy.

Wu Jie was also taken aback, hurriedly confessed to the emperor, walked over, and said in a low voice: "Why are you here, old man, be quiet, I am talking to a fairy, don't alarm his old man." After speaking, he glanced at Jiajing.

Lao Yu and Wu Jie live in an alley, and they like to brag and make a living by gambling and cheating money.

A while ago, I had an immortal trap with his Hun family, and I deceived a few people.

It's just that I recently lost my hand and almost got a lawsuit. The wrench in the yamen escaped, but all the belongings were lost.

When he saw Jiajing, who was dressed in a fairy spirit, he stuck out his tongue, but his voice was still very loud: "Master Wu, I can find you, something is wrong, something is wrong." Damn, bullying the people in our alley, and bullying you, the great master of Wenqu Xing, is tolerable, but uncle is unbearable. ”

Wu Jie said slowly: "If you have something to say, don't talk about anything else." To tell the truth, he was so disgusted by this splash that he didn't even bother to talk to him. But now in front of the emperor, he can't help but send him away.

The old man was already a splash, and he didn't restrain himself, and he still said in an exaggerated tone with his eyebrows: "Master Wu, my lord!" In front of you, you and Mozi Street just came to Beiding Niangniang Temple to burn incense and make vows, and a group of fierce people rushed into your old man's house and turned it over. That group of people was very evil, and there were so many that even the third child was going to step forward to stop it, but the two people who were the leader didn't know what to say in his ear. The third child urinated, standing there in a proper manner, too frightened to move, and let others beat and scold. ”

"After all, we are your neighbors, and we are playing in an alley, how can we watch you suffer. are all unconvinced, and as soon as they make a noise, they will be killed. was helpless and was beaten severely. Ouch, the villain also ate a leg on his waist, and he still can't stand up in pain! ”

The old man rubbed his waist exaggeratedly as he said: "No, I have to go to Lang Zhong to take a look, hey, I don't know how much money I have to spend on medicine...... The small one sees that the situation is not good, and the good man does not suffer the loss in front of him. I thought again, no, if Master Wu suddenly comes back at this critical juncture and hits them headlong, won't you suffer a loss. I took an ox cart to buy cabbage, and hurried over to report to your old man. ”

As he spoke, he kept blinking his eyes and spreading his hands towards Wu Jie, obviously wanting to ask for some reward.

In fact, he also came with such a purpose. Recently, he has been in trouble, he is so poor that he is covered with lice, and his wife is about to run away with others. If you don't think about it anymore, you won't be able to get by.

Anyway, Wu Jie has money tight, so it is better to take this opportunity to get a few coins of silver, and then go to the casino in the evening to try his luck.

Wu Jie looked at his appearance of asking for money, and was depressed, this guy said that half of it would be left for half, it was really annoying. He was also shocked in his heart: Someone actually killed me in my house, who is so bold? Could it be...... Just as he was about to reach out for the silver, Emperor Jiajing didn't know when he slowly walked to Wu Jie's side, glanced at Chen Hong, and then pointed at the old man: "Give him money and let him finish speaking." ”

A gold ingot was thrown on the snow, and the old man quickly grabbed it in his hand, biting it with his teeth, and was sure that it was barefoot real gold. was so happy that he was almost in heaven: "It's still this old fairy who has the courage to admire and admire." In fact, this matter, the villain was just about to go to help the fist, but he was kicked out of the yard, and he couldn't hear it very clearly. I only vaguely heard the people inside report to their homes and say how left they were, what Lu Mansion people. ”

"Left Governor Lu Mansion?" Jiajing asked lightly.

"Yes, yes, it's really a fairy, half of it is known in the sky, and everything is known on the earth." The old man laughed again and again, but then opened his mouth wide: "Ah, Jinyi Wei commands the Lu Mansion!" ”

(To be continued)