Xu Jie followed Yuan Heng and walked towards Yuxi Palace, his heart kept thinking. Before seeing Tang Shen, he really wanted to use the merits of this battle to overtake in the corners and take down the decrepit Yan Song.

But listening to Tang Shen's words, Xu Jie was shaken again, as a mature political figure, he must be a few steps more optimistic than others, especially in the face of Yan Song, who is like an old demon in Montenegro, if he has a little less heart, he will be calculated.

Tang Shen said that in this battle, Daming won the face, and I won the Lizi. Isn't this exactly the case with Yan Dang and Xu Dang at this moment? Xu Jie seems to have become a great hero in protecting the capital, the scenery is infinite, and everyone admires him, but among the six departments and nine kings, how many of his own people are there? The Yan Party did not do anything, nor did it lose, and the contrast in strength between the two sides was still huge.

Rashly starting a war, the only thing that can be counted on is Jiajing's holy family, and Jiajing's temper is notoriously eccentric, pondering, the more this juncture, the more cautious and cautious, not to make a mistake, Xu Jie kept warning himself.

When he arrived outside the Yuxi Palace, Xu Jie had already regained his composure, and at this time, Mai Fu walked out of it with a whisk.

"Yo, Elder Xu Ge is here, please come in, Your Majesty is waiting!"

"There is Father-in-law Lao." Xu Jie walked inside, and a silver ticket was stuffed into McFuku's sleeve, and the old eunuch raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice: "Yesterday, the elder Yan Ge sent a box, which was led by Gonggong Yuan to see His Majesty." ”

In a word, Xu Jie's heart hung up.

Sure enough, Yan Song, the old guy, was unwilling to fail and took action in person. Xu Jie's fighting spirit was high in a moment, no matter what, I have a good hand in my hand, and I must not lose to Yan Song!

Xu Ge Lao stepped into the Yuxi Palace, kowtowed to Jiajing, and saw Jiajing hurriedly opening the curtain. smiled gently: "It's Xu Ge Lao, hurry up, McFu, go and move an embroidery pier for Xu Ge Lao, and in the future, Xu Ge Lao will see me and ask for a seat." ”

"Yes."

McFuck hurriedly moved a small pier over. Put it behind Xu Jie's buttocks, don't look at such a small thing, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and Yan Song is the only one who has a seat in Jiajing, and now he gives Xu Jie, and Yan Song is on an equal footing, which is definitely a great grace.

The more he was so favored, Xu Jie's heart became furious. hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is not yet in the age of sixties. How can he accept the grace of His Majesty's courtesy, Weichen will never dare to be! ”

Looking at Xu Jiecheng's frightened appearance, Jiajing frowned, then stretched out again, and said with a smile: "You can stand the land, you can stand the land!" The defeat was answered, Xu Ge Lao Ju made great contributions, and I and the Manchu Dynasty were civil and military. The people of the capital are all grateful for Xu Ge's affection! ”

……

When Xu Jie heard this, he didn't have a trace of joy. Instead, I thought of two lines of Zhu Yuanzhang's poem: The golden cup is drunk together, and the white blade is not forgiven!

How could the emperor's invitation be so easy to bear, especially a strange dragon like Jiajing!

Plopped, Xu Jie fell to his knees and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen is incompetent. I want to ask your majesty for sin! ”

"Sin?" Now Jiajing was also stunned, Xu Jie, this guy didn't take the wrong medicine, right?

Mai Fu knew Jiajing's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Pavilion Elder Mo wants to joke, who doesn't know that you are a great hero in defending the capital, and Your Majesty will reward you heavily." How did you ask for sin first? ”

Xu Jie took a deep breath, instinctively telling him that this credit could never be accepted.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the capital will be safe and sound, and the first credit lies with Your Majesty!"

"I?" Jiajing laughed and said: "Elder Xu Ge said that I didn't do anything, what credit do I have." ”

"No!" Xu Jieyi said solemnly: "Lao Tzu sage has a saying: too high, no one knows what is below. Secondly, it is praised by relatives. Secondly, fear it. Secondly, insult it. 100,000 captives from the north, invade the capital, Your Majesty is safe, the king's heart is fixed, the people's heart is fixed, the people's heart is fixed, the capital is fixed. Do nothing, your majesty is the real stability of the sea needle, how dare Weichen take the heavenly merit for himself! ”

Oops, I didn't see it, Xu Jie, this guy is quite good at talking, and he was dizzy after a fart.

Jiajing's smile softened a lot, "Xu Jie, no matter what, meritorious service should be rewarded, and if there is a mistake, it will be punished, and a new Changbo is yours!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Jie's face suddenly changed greatly, and he was so frightened that he couldn't speak.

Jiajing actually rewarded an earl, what a glory it is for a civil official to be knighted! According to the rules, only those who have one of the six major merits of founding the country, Jingnan, Yuhu, Pingfan, conquering barbarians, and capturing rebellion can be knighted.

In addition to the few literati who founded the country, there were only three literati who got the title, namely Weiningbo Wang Yue, Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, and Xinjian Bo Wang Shouren.

Let's talk about Weiningbo Wang Yue first, he is a Jinshi in the second year of Jingtai, after Tianshun Chenghua Hongzhi, for the elders of the four dynasties, repeatedly made military exploits, Weininghai battle, killed the old and weak Tartars, captured more than 170 people, beheaded more than 430 levels, and obtained 6,000 horses, camels, cattle and sheep. With merit to seal Wei Ningbo, 1,200 stones.

Such a beautiful hero ended not very well, he first befriended the eunuch Wang Zhi, after Wang Zhi's crime, he was dismissed and deprived of his title, and later although he recovered, he was impeached because of his friendship with the eunuch Li Guang, and he was filled with grief and anger, and a generation of famous generals died in pain.

The second Wang Ji, three expeditions to Luchuan, with merit as Jing Yuanbo, was later impeached by the official to go on an expedition to the labor division, a lot of money, fortunately thanks to the protection of the great eunuch Wang Zhen, it was able to be preserved. Compared with Wang Yue, Wang Ji was lucky, in his later years, he participated in the change of seizing the palace, because the bet was correct, he was safe and sound in his later years, and he was posthumously sealed for a long time.

It can be seen that in addition to their outstanding military achievements, these two knights are related to eunuchs, and they have a bad reputation in Shilin.

The third Wang Yangming, that is, Xu Jie's ancestor, this great god has a very high prestige in Shilin, but he offended the eunuchs and planted a big heel. Wang Yangming was beaten by Liu Jin with forty court rods and demoted to Longchang as a postman, which produced the mysterious and mysterious Longchang enlightenment.

Later, Wang Yangming met the rebellion of King Ning, and in 35 days Wang Yangming captured King Ning, and became famous in a war, but because of the eunuchs' slander, he has not been rewarded, and he knew that Jiajing was on the throne, and Wang Yangming was awarded the title of Xinbo.

In the following years, Yang Ming Gong has been quelling the rebellion in the southwest, being suppressed to the death, missing the capital, and not being able to see the ancestor ruling the country and the world, which has become the regret of countless Xinxue disciples.

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Summing up these three civil officials and knights, it can actually be seen that they are all talented and heroic, but the three of them have a bad career, ups and downs, outsiders may just sigh that God is unfair, but Xu Jie is clear in his heart, the fundamental reason is that they are too good and are envied.

Once the military achievements are world-famous, the knighthood is awarded, and then the court is in charge, try to ask the cabinet bachelors, the six ministries and nine secretaries, who can face the edge. Since they can't compare to you, they will join forces to destroy you! Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, this is the unchanging iron law of officialdom!

There is no doubt that Xu Jie's political wisdom and scheming are far above those three, and he has already entered the cabinet to become a scholar, giving him an earl will only increase his aura, but Xu Jie did not nod rashly.

What a big deal to be knighted, once you get the title, it means that there is a problem with the Ming Dynasty, and there is a problem with the Ming Dynasty, isn't it a to say that Jiajing Zhongxing for more than 30 years is a? Although Xu Jie also knew that there were chicken feathers in the world, he didn't dare to expose this lie, he didn't have the courage to face Jiajing's anger.

A count who has little effect is really not worth mentioning compared to a real saint.

Maybe it was Yan Song's old fox who came up with this idea, and he definitely couldn't be stunned by his killing.

Thinking of this, Xu Jie respectfully kowtowed to Jiajing, then straightened his chest and said sharply: "Your Majesty, the minister has no size, and the Ming Dynasty is as safe as a rock." This time, the people have suffered many losses, so they should appease the people, reorganize the nine sides, train the Beijing camp, strengthen the army, and prevent the people from taking advantage of the situation again. Thinking of the millions of people who have been devastated and displaced, Wei Chen's heart is like a knife, and he is ashamed, where can he bear His Majesty's grace! If Your Majesty insists on rewarding, the minister can only kill himself to thank the people of the world! ”

After finishing speaking, Xu Jielao burst into tears, lying on the ground, motionless. Jiajing looked down at Xu Jie, his narrow eyes narrowed into a slit, and he nodded for a while and said, "Zisheng is really a loyal minister, get up!" ”

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"I really didn't expect that the little man in Songjiang could withstand the temptation of being knighted!" Yan Shifan kept shaking his head and shook his head, amazed, "Isn't he a mental scholar?" Aren't you envious of Wang Yangming? How can you have the opportunity to learn from Yang Minggong, but you don't dare? ”

Yan Song shook his head and sighed, "The old man also underestimated Xu Huating, it seems that he is not confused!" ”

Yan Shifan frowned, and said angrily: "Dad, if he is not fooled, we will be in trouble, Xu Jie is so well-behaved and sensible, he will definitely be greatly appreciated by His Majesty, and threaten your old position." ”

"Hehe, Yan Shifan, it's not a threat, it's to be replaced, your father is going to be in danger."

In Yan Shifan's single eye, the fierce light flickered, and he was thinking of conspiracy and calculation, but he didn't know what tricks he had made.

"Dad, you never admit defeat, do you?" He didn't just ask worriedly.

Yan Song glanced at him and sneered: "Yan Shifan, your father can retreat, but he can't be driven down, otherwise your head will be gone!" ”

Yan Shifan shrank his neck in fright and muttered, "Tell me what I'm doing." ”

"It's done, you go to meet Lu Bing and have a good talk with him."

Yan Shifan was stunned for a moment, and asked puzzledly, "What are you talking about?" He and Xu Jie both wore a pair of pants, and talking to him would only sell us! ”

"Stupid!" Yan Song scolded: "Lu Bing and Xu Jie are just temporarily allied, and now when it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, Lu Bing and Xu Jie will have a rift." What's more, Xu Jie's power and the old man was driven away, can he Lu Bing still be as beautiful as he is today? ”

"But too." Yan Shifan pondered: "Lu Bing won't say bad things about Xu Jie?" ”

"Hey, you, with this strategy, you dare to call yourself the smartest person in the world? As a father, you are asked to tell Lu Bing that the old man agrees to reinstate Li Shiyan! ”

"Li Mo?" Yan Shifan was suddenly startled, and said angrily: "Dad, Li Mo and we are not all the way, we finally drove him away, how can we get him back and dig our own grave?" ”

"Idiot!" Yan Song pointed at his son, almost face to face and said: "Li Mo and Xu Jie are not all the way, Li Mo is reinstated, and the alliance between Lu Bing and Xu Jie is broken, do you understand?" (To be continued.) )