It seems that the emperor is bent on eradicating Yan Song and his party.

Wu Jie felt a little sad for Hu Zongxian in his heart, if a heroic figure was on the wrong side, he had already made the emperor hold a grudge. I'm afraid that the future will not be good.

Wu Jie people are soft-spoken, even if they want to help, they can't help.

Forget it, you don't have to think about it, it's not that far, if you have the opportunity in the future, you can help.

As soon as the emperor was angry, Wu Jie and Huang Jin couldn't say anything, so they just waited to stand aside quietly.

After a while, the anger in Jiajing's chest calmed down, as if he was laughing at himself, and as if he was explaining: "I didn't think about using the wood for shipbuilding, it is estimated that the minions want to save a few bodies for me." If it weren't for Wu Jie reminding me, I would really be laughed at. I have worked hard to save some money over the years, but it has made the courtiers red-eyed, and they will come to fight the idea of being captive whenever something happens. That's it, and don't talk about these unhappy things. Wu Jie, how did you do in the exam? ”

The Emperor's expression softened.

Wu Jie: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the minister thinks it's okay." ”

Emperor: "That's good, if you can't get through with your talents, it means that the examiner is blind." ”

He turned his head to Huang Jin and said, "Find Lu Fengyi's impeachment of Hu Zongxian's embezzlement of ink, and I will take a look." ”

"Yes."

When the fold was found, the emperor looked at it for a long time, but he threw it aside, obviously unable to make up his mind.

He also said: "Huang Jin, you draft a holy decree for me, appointing Lu Fengyi as the official of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Officials...... Don't send it first, and wait for the end of the township test to approve the red. ”

"Yes." Huang Jin's heart was shocked, the emperor is talking about meritorious deeds. Lu Fengyi was also a five-rank official when she was in Nanjing, and this time she returned to Beijing to be a minister. But this official department is directly related to the performance evaluation of officials at all levels in the world, and his power is terrifying, even if the provincial governors see him, he has to stand and speak in a proper manner, and he doesn't dare to take an extra breath.

This person has soared, but he still has to wait for the township test. If Wu Jie can't be successful, it is estimated that this holy decree will also be invalidated.

It seems that Wu Jie has gone beyond the category of ordinary courtiers in the emperor's mind, but is a talent that can be used greatly.

Indeed, this Wu Jie is not only world-class in his articles and poems, but also a good hand in financial management, and he is not inferior to Zhang Juzheng, the new cabinet assistant minister and the military department.

Jiajing has only two hobbies in his life, one is cultivation, and the other is making money. Wu Jie can write brilliantly and is proficient in economics, and it is difficult for such a character not to be liked by the emperor.

Actually, it's not that Wu Jie's financial skills are great, he studied liberal arts because he was not good at math when he was in high school. But even so, relying on the modern mathematical knowledge he learned in his chest, and his strong memory, combined with the insight of modern people, he was also a first-class master in the Ming Dynasty.

After dictating the holy decree, the emperor asked Wu Jie to present a new chapter of the "Stone Record", which was watched with relish.

He read books slowly, and before he realized that it was noon, he asked Huang Jin to pass on the meal and asked Wu Jie to accompany him.

Wu Jie was not restrained, and sat directly under the emperor's head, looking very casual.

Ordinary people eat with the emperor, and they seem very cramped, that is, they raise their chopsticks to show that they can't eat anything at all. Generally, when this happens, Huang Yanjing will ask the eunuch to pack for the minister, and bring back the uneaten meals to enjoy with his family, as a sign of the emperor's grace, which is also a rule in the palace.

But Wu Jie didn't care about these at all, he ate when he should eat, drank when he should drink, and seemed calm and calm.

But the emperor didn't care, and while eating, he talked to Wu Jie.

Wu Jie knew that if he relied on the water alone and was serious, he would not be able to compare to those great Confucian celebrities anyway. The surname Suo didn't come to this set, and specially picked up some country weird talks, market rumors and other things to say, and even said a few paragraphs on the wine table in modern society.

At the beginning, Huang Jin was still a little worried, feeling that Wu Jie couldn't wait for the elegant hall when he said this. Unexpectedly, the emperor was interested in hearing it, and was amused by those so-called meat jokes for a while.

Especially when Wu Jie said: "Let's just say that Yan Ge Lao had a private visit to Weifu and met robbers on the road." Elder Yan Ge was furious, "Do you know who I am, I am the head of the court, and I dare to rob my money?" Robbery is a felony and is to be killed. The robber was silent for a moment, 'Then you return my money.' Jiajing hadn't come back to his senses for a while, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly laughed.

said: "Wu Qing is vulgar and elegant, but he is an open-minded person, unlike those pedantic masters, who are so depressed. However, when you say this about Yan Gelao, you are clearly satirizing him for being greedy for ink. If you hear it, I'm afraid I'm going to vomit three liters of blood in anger. ”

Huang Jin couldn't help but snort, and quickly covered his mouth.

Jiajing was still laughing: "Yan Song actually instructed Hu Zongxian to ask me for money, he has been the first assistant for so many years, but he is not short of money, why don't you spit out a few." Your joke is interesting, Wu Jie, one more, it's still Yan Ge Lao. ”

Wu Jie said again: "Yan Ge loves money, and Xiao Yan also loves money very much. Once Yan Ge Lao and his son went to attend Xu Ge Lao's banquet, Xiao Ge Lao saw a pair of white jade cups on the table that were very beautiful, and he had the heart to go home. But at this time, Yan Ge was a veteran and took the lead in quietly hiding a cup in his sleeve. Xiao Ge was in a hurry, thinking to himself, this cup is a pair, if one is taken away by his father, the other is not easy to get away. After thinking about it, he took the cup and said to the people, 'Everyone, be quiet, I'll do a magic trick for you.' I put the cup in my sleeve, and when I coughed, it went up my father's sleeve. So, the little pavilion boss generously put the quilt into his sleeve and coughed at everyone. ”

Jiajing and Huang Jin didn't understand at first, but after thinking about it, they suddenly came back to their senses.

The emperor laughed loudly and squirted out a mouthful of rice: "Yan Shifan's ghosts and goblins, even his father will not let go." Okay, well, this joke sounds so happy, worthy of the author of "The Stone", raising your hand is the story. I'm depressed these days, and after listening to Wu Qing's jokes, I'm really refreshed! ”

Huang Jin also smiled and wiped his tears, if he talked about figuring out the emperor's mind and doing what he liked, there was really no one in this world who could compare to Wu Shizhen.

The emperor is now disgusted with the Yan Party, and there is nothing that makes him happier than scandalizing the Yan family's father and son.

Actually, these two jokes are not original to Wu Jie. The former joke is from a collection of jokes about Taiwanese politics, and the latter is even more famous, a classic from the Italian bestseller Totti Jokes.

It is used to deal with the ancients with outrageous laughter, and it has the taste of killing chickens with knives.

After eating, the emperor was in a good mood, and asked Wu Jie to write a green word for himself, and beat a Luo Tian Dajiao, which made it enthusiastic. It's just that Yuxi Palace is full of craftsmen who are working, and it seems a little noisy.

In the next few days, Wu Jie stayed here, wrote "Stone Records", wrote Qingzi, and lived a fulfilling life for the accounts of the household department.

In the past few days, in order to vote for the emperor's favor, Wu Jie really said a lot of jokes, the protagonist is Yan Song, if it is formed into a collection, it is enough to have a "Yan Song Joke Collection".

This time, Huang Jin came over and said: "Shizhen, you should go out of the palace and go home, tomorrow is the trial release of Shuntianfu Township, it's not good to delay." Li Shizhen has also entered Beijing, and he will go to your house tomorrow. ”

Yan Song Mansion.

"Hu Zongxian went to Xiyuan?" Yan Shifan was so angry that he trembled all over, he had just recovered from a serious illness, he was dressed very thickly, and the earth dragon was burned in the house, but his face was still pale: "As soon as I entered Beijing, I ran to ask the emperor for money, so good, so good!" ”

Yan Song sat on the chair, looking down at the floor, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was pretending to sleep.

Yan Shifan was still roaring loudly: "I don't know about the lack of money on the front line, so naturally I have to squeeze in the expenses of various ministries, halls and yamen, and I can finally squeeze out some." He came to Beijing, and without saying a word, he went directly to His Majesty. I think he's turned against him. ”

"I think that's what it means." An elegant gentleman answered.

This person is Yan Song's chief think tank, Luo Longwen, a scholar from the Chinese Academy.

Luo Longwen said: "Hu Zongxian is a person who does things above board on the surface, but he is actually very thoughtful. The previous lack of military salaries on the front line, there were rumors that Yuwangfu had the intention to fight for him. Hu Ruzhen went to see His Majesty without authorization this time, and turned over the lack of money on the front line to tell the matter, just to anger His Majesty, and then involve the elder and the little elder. His Majesty also knew that he Hu Ruzhen was a protégé of Ge Lao, and he must have thought that this was instructed by Ge Lao from behind. Now, the elder of the pavilion is no longer there, and he has come out like this again, but I am afraid that His Majesty will have a worse bad feeling towards us. I thought about it, this Hu Zongxian has taken refuge in Yuwangfu. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, it must be." Yan Shifan smiled evilly: "I really misjudged this person." ”

"Ruzhen is not this kind of person." Yan Song suddenly opened his eyes and sighed: "Over the years, what the treasury has been like, you also know that it is to ventilate the wind on all sides, tear down the east wall and make up the east wall." After so many years of being a pastemaker, I have run out of oil and dried up, and I am about to lose my support. Hu Ruzhen's move didn't want to force me. The loopholes under our command are already huge, and if we borrow three million military salaries from other places, no one will be able to cover them. Think about it, if it were you, what would you do, run to the cabinet to force me? ”

Yan Shifan and Luo Longwen looked at each other, both a little frustrated.

After a long time, Luo Longwen asked: "Ge Lao, the front-line war is related to our wealth and honor, but if we don't have military salaries, what should we do?" ”

"Those who are under heaven are the people of the world." Yan Song said lightly: "Jiangshan Sheji, even if I don't care, others will care." In fact, it was enough to allocate so much military salary to the Ministry of War every year, but alas, the people below are not angry, you deduct a few, I will make a profit, and the hole will get bigger and bigger. I can't help but protect them, otherwise, my Yan family will fall immediately. The reason why Your Majesty still asked me to be this first assistant is not because I see everyone's help and I don't want to mess up. The household department cannot take out this military salary. ”

Yan Shifan's expression moved: "Do you really have to ask Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter will not be easy to do." The repair of Yuxi Palace has been raised a few years ago, who dares to stop? ”

"Not necessarily." Yan Song said: "Others dare not move, but some people dare to move." ”

Yan Shifan's eyes lit up: "My son seems to have understood a little. He suddenly laughed and said, "There is a kind of person in this world who is like a sparrow that eats broad beans, with a big mouth and a small asshole. Eat it, but you can't pull it out. For this kind of person, I have a thousand means to deal with it. ”

At this time, someone came to report: "Lord Hu asks to see Shoufu." ”

Luo Longwen: "Which Lord Hu?" ”

Subordinate: "Governor Hu, Lord Hu." ”

(To be continued)