Jiajing was wearing sandals and socks and a green silk silk robe today, standing at the door with his hands behind his back. Compared with ten days ago, the emperor has lost some weight, and the beard on his chin is slightly withered, and he looks like an ordinary old man.

The Taoist robe was the most common style of civilian clothing for men in the Ming Dynasty, and it could be worn by everyone from the emperor's officials to the monks and monks. In addition, Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism and dressed up as a Taoist every day, and the ministers followed suit, so that it became a common practice in the capital.

Jiajing led the fashion trend of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, there are also people who are very uninterested in the emperor's move, thinking that if you are the Son of Heaven, you should have the appearance of the Son of Heaven.

This person's name is Xia Yan, the chief assistant minister of the cabinet, and he said a lot of cool things about Jiajing's dress. Afterward...... To paraphrase a phrase on the Internet in later generations, he later died.

Wu Jie was not interested in what the emperor wore at all, in his opinion, as long as it was not necessary to wear a uniform on formal occasions such as the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens and the early dynasty, and what to wear on weekdays, others would not be guilty of making irresponsible remarks.

Speaking of which, the Taoist robe is light and comfortable to wear, the key is that it is narrower and tighter than the Confucian robe, but it is also an appetite for Wu Jie, and he also asked the tailor to make a few sets for himself as daily casual clothes.

Ordinary people wear Taoist robes and wear square scarves or six-in-one hats on their heads, but today's Jiajing wears a Taoist crown on his head, and even Guizhi really treats him as a Taoist priest.

Hearing Jiajing's rude words, even Guizhi was displeased: "This Taoist leader has no reason, it's dark this day, and he still comes to the door to turn his fate, go quickly." Otherwise, when it gets dark, be careful of being touched by the Shuntianfu patrol streets, and take you as a villain. ”

When did Jiajing ever be scolded like this, he was stunned.

Even the third child stepped forward with a smile, stuffed a string of copper coins into Jiajing's hand, and said, "Dao Chief, let's go, my lord has important things to do tomorrow, and he has to get up early." ”

Mozi saw that Lian Laosan, who knew Jiajing, actually sent the day like a flower child, and suddenly his face was as frightened as earth, and he hurriedly said: "No! ”

Jiajing was a little surprised, and smiled: "This Tao is not a monk, and Taoism does not talk about fate." Of course, if you really want to give something, take out the ebony Ruyi you have in hand. ”

Even the third child's pupils shrank, and his hands secretly stored strength, and a murderous aura rose on his body. He naturally knew that the ebony Ruyi that Wu Jie had in hand was given by the emperor, and it was now being offered in the main hall.

What is the origin of this person, the old man has just brought back the royal gift with his front foot, and someone has come to ask for it on his back foot, which is really suspicious.

Even Gui Zhi was taken aback, although she had a good temper, she couldn't help but explode, and said angrily: "You are so unreasonable, how do you know that I have an ebony Ruyi in my house?" That is the heirloom of our Wu family, which is given by the Son of Heaven, and is being offered in the shrine of the main hall, burning incense and praying for blessings day and night. ”

"Worship the main hall, and burn incense to pray for blessings?" Jiajing suddenly raised his head and laughed: "This thing has some meaning, isn't it just an object, why should it be like this?" ”

Lian Lao San snorted coldly: "What do you know, the things of the Son of Heaven are spiritual, ordinary people feel refreshed even if they look at it more, and the blessings are profound. ”

It turned out that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty would also reward his courtiers with some daily necessities as welfare to show his closeness. For example, cabinet scholars usually accompany the emperor to a meal after a feast. The emperor would specially ask someone to pack the leftover food for the courtiers to take home and share with the family. On weekdays, when I am interested, I will also write a banner and give it to the minister.

The relationship between the monarch and the minister in the Ming Dynasty was reciprocal in a sense, and the so-called Son of Heaven and scholars ruled the world together. Except for special occasions, civil officials do not need to kneel and kowtow when they see the emperor. …,

It's a bit like the Western proverb: God's to God's and the king's to the king's.

The monarchy and the theocracy do not interfere with each other, one holds the secular power and the other controls the ideology.

In the Ming Dynasty, the king's belonged to the king, and the civil officials belonged to the civil officials.

The emperor is the constitution, the supreme law, responsible for arbitration; The civil service is a subordinate law and is in charge of the administration.

On weekdays, we watch out for each other and check and balance each other.

Therefore, the relationship between the emperor and the ministers, like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, was purely slave owners and slaves, which was simply impossible in the Ming Dynasty.

Because of this, the ministers did not take the things rewarded by the emperor seriously, they ate what they could eat, and used what they could. There are even ministers who feel that the banner given by the emperor is really ugly, and they are so disdainful that they throw it into the wastepaper basket.

The emperor also laughed at this situation.

Moths, even the third father and daughter are rough people, and they only feel that since they are given by the Son of Heaven, they are sacred and inviolable, so they naturally want to be enshrined.

But he didn't want to, but this incident made Jiajing happy in his heart, and secretly thought: This Wu Jie's loyalty and love for me is really from the bottom of his heart, and this person is credible and usable.

Wu Jie heard Jiajing laughing happily, hurriedly greeted him, and arched his hand: "Wu Jie to meet Zhenjun." ”

Moth also grabbed Lian Guizhi, shook his head at the two of them, signaled them not to speak, and his face was already a little pale.

Jiajing smiled; "Wu Jie, take Ruyi and go."

Wu Jie: "Okay. He told the moth to take Ruyi, and he didn't clean it up, so he went out with Jiajing. Sir, sir, where are you going, you have to take the exam tomorrow! Even the old man shouted three times.

"Lao Lian, stop shouting, stop shouting." The moth waved his hand repeatedly.

Lian Laosan: "Moth, what's wrong?" He was surprised when he saw the strange expression of the moth.

Mozi said in a low voice: "The Taoist chief just now is Long Live Lord, I saw it in the Beiding Niangniang Temple." ”

"Ahh Even the third child's body trembled, and his face suddenly lost its blood.

Today's night is surprisingly beautiful, the sky is full of stars, and the night sky of the whole of northern China presents a faint deep blue.

Jiajing's wide coat and big sleeves strode forward in the night breeze, fluttering like a fairy.

Wu Jie followed in small steps, and he wondered in his heart, what did this emperor want to do when he came to my house in person at night, and he still took this way.

If he has something to see me, he only needs to pass me Wu Jie to Xiyuan to see me, so why bother with a private visit?

Thinking of this, Wu Jie looked around again, but didn't notice that anyone else was following.

He didn't have anything to say, and said, "The ministers have served His Majesty for more than half a year, and they have never received any benefits. Now that he has finally been loved by His Majesty, he has been rewarded, but he wants to go back. ”

"It seems that you are complaining to me, why, you serve by my side just to get benefits?" Jiajing didn't stop, and said with a smile as he walked: "Naturally, the things that were sent out won't come back, who am I?" ”

Wu Jie deliberately pretended to be relieved: "That's good, that's good, the minister really likes this ebony Ruyi, and is going to keep it for his future son as an heirloom." ”

"What, you're going to be a father?" Jiajing was a little surprised: "When did it happen?" ”

Wu Jie: "It's the minister's concubine Mozi who is pregnant, and it's been a month, and Li Shizhen and Imperial Doctor Li said it's a boy." ”

"Oh, it's that girl, yes, she looks like a man. This is a good thing, I just got a grandson, Wu Jie you want to have a son, very good, you and I are blessed with good fortune. ”

Wu Jie: "Where do the ministers dare to compare with Your Majesty, by the way, Your Majesty, the ministers come out in the middle of the night, where are you going?" ”…,

"What, I'm afraid of delaying your imperial examination?" Jiajing smiled faintly: "I can't miss your future, and don't worry." If I want to go to a place and meet someone, don't ask. ”

Wu Jie chuckled in his heart, vaguely understanding something.

Could it be that the emperor is going to see Lu Bing?

There is only one possibility.

After all, Lu Bing is Jiajing's friend from childhood to adulthood, and his feelings are not deep.

Last time, Wu Jie mentioned that Lu Bing brought a letter to the emperor, saying that he wanted to see Jiajing before he died. At that time, the emperor was furious, and even Wu Jie was implicated.

It is estimated that in the past ten days, the emperor remembered Lu Bing's old feelings, and his heart was sad, so he decided to go to Lu's house.

It's a pity that the emperor and Lu Bing are both political figures, and they can't be seen if they want to. Their every move has caused an uproar in the political arena.

It is also because of this that the emperor will adopt the special method of micro-service private visits.

However, Jiajing wants to see Lu Bing and go by himself, why do you want to involve me Wu Jie?

Pity me Wu Jie has to get up at three o'clock in the morning tomorrow, and he must rush to the Gongyuan Guanglu Field before four o'clock to line up for admission.

Thinking of this, Wu Jie was depressed in his heart, and couldn't help but pinch the Ruyi in his hand.

It's okay not to pinch it, but this pinch found that it was wrong, and I felt that there was a row of very strange patterns under the handle.

Utensils made of materials such as ebony pay attention to the trend in its own lines, which is naturally interesting. The ebony material is tough and smooth like jade, and craftsmen generally do not carve anything on it.

When the emperor rewarded him with this Ruyi, because this thing was worthless, Wu Jie was disappointed, and he didn't look closely, so he threw it to the moth, and he didn't know what was carved on it.

Just after night, the lights were still burning on both sides of the street, and they happened to pass by a shop that was not closed, and by the light projected from the house, Wu Jie glanced at Ruyi

At this glance, I found that the pattern I had just touched turned out to be a line of words the size of a grain of rice, which was engraved: Isn't it cold, pines and cypresses have nature.

This five-character poem is known to Wu Jie. It is written by Liu Gonggan, one of the seven sons of Jian'an, called "Gift to the Younger Brother", and the whole poem is "The pine on the Tingting Mountain, the stroke in the valley." The wind is strong, and the pine branches are strong. The frost is miserable, and the whole year is upright. Isn't it cold and cold, pines and cypresses have nature. ”

The poem describes the steadfastness of the pine tree, and uses metaphors to encourage the younger brother to work hard.

It is said that the year of this Ruyi is not too old for a maximum of several decades, and the inscriptions of the things around the emperor are exquisite. Jiajing and contemporary calligraphy have all read the characters of Wu Jie, but he can't read the handwriting of this poem.

While they were thinking, Wu Jie and Jiajing walked out onto the street.

At this time, a four-carrying sedan chair came from the opposite side, and in front of it were two guards who looked like officials.

When he saw Wu Jie and Jiajing, he shouted: "What kind of person, wandering on the street in the middle of the night, either a traitor or a thief, come here!" ”。 ）