Zheng Xunrui broke his promise, he did not leave the capital immediately according to Xu Guangqi's request and returned to Yansui Town, but chose to stay, Xu Guangqi's situation made him realize that the death of his teacher was a few days, he must stay in the capital, at least see off his teacher, let him return to the capital is the edict of the cabinet, not the emperor's holy decree, so there is no need for him to visit the emperor, but his parents are in the capital, since he has returned to the capital, he must go to meet his parents.

As for whether to meet Wen Zhenmeng, Zheng Xunrui hesitated, and finally gave up, his whereabouts in the capital could not be kept secret, at such a critical moment, it was better not to see Wen Zhenmeng, so as not to cause discussion, and he guessed that before Xu Guangqi died of illness, he would definitely recommend the candidate for the second assistant of the cabinet to the emperor, and this candidate was very likely to be Wen Zhenmeng, if he went to meet Wen Zhenmeng, it would be counterproductive.

Zheng Fugui Ma and Sun are good, they live well in the capital, and they have made some friends, Zheng Fugui has read books after all, he talks well, and he seems to have experienced wind and frost, plus he has a lot of money at home, so he doesn't have to worry about life, so he came to the capital for more than half a year, made some friends, and his spirit seems to be good.

Of course, they were surprised by Zheng Xunrui's sudden arrival, but the parents must be happy when their son came home.

Zheng Xunrui stayed with his parents and didn't go anywhere, quietly waiting for news.

Wen Tiren didn't expect that Xu Guangqi would entrust him to lend the letter to the emperor.

Xu Guangqi's prestige in the imperial court is incomparable to him, and the age of the people is much older than him, to put it mildly, if Xu Guangqi was the first assistant of the cabinet, the possibility of Wen Tiren launching an attack is zero, he does not have such strong self-confidence, after all, Xu Guangqi has a noble character, never gets involved in the party struggle, and rarely calculates others behind his back.

With outstanding ability and noble character, such a minister is what the emperor desires, so Xu Guangqi, who is over seventy years old, even if he is sick and unable to participate in the early dynasty, is still in the position of deputy assistant to the cabinet, and many applications for Zhishi have not been approved, Wen Tiren knows very well that he is not as good as Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi has reached the last time, can no longer continue to support, after knowing the news, Wen Tiren does not know whether to be happy or sad, it should be said that Xu Guangqi has not had any big impact on him, now he is the first assistant of the cabinet, Xu Guangqi is not a threat, but Wen Tiren, who is at the peak, suddenly feels the fragility of life, which no one can contend with.

Xu Guangqi's letter was directly addressed to the emperor, Wen Tiren didn't dare to open it, after receiving the letter, he just thought about it slightly, and then gave it to the emperor, and deliberately emphasized a few words.

Zheng Xunrui came to the capital, Wen Tiren also knew, but he didn't plan to see him, unless Zheng Xunrui took the initiative to visit, but this is very unlikely, Zheng Xunrui didn't even visit Wen Zhenmeng, must it be about the capital, the current situation has been analyzed, which makes his opinion of Zheng Xunrui more profound.

On the ninth day of October, the bad news came that Xu Guangqi, the second assistant to the cabinet of the prince Shaobao Wenyuan Pavilion, died of illness.

Xu Guangqi died of illness at the end of the day, but a quarter of an hour later, Zheng Xunrui learned the news, and he rushed to Xu Guangqi's mansion without the slightest hesitation.

It should be said that this is a bit abrupt, Xu Guangqi's identity is different, after his death, the family will report to the court as soon as possible, the emperor will either come in person, or send a eunuch to condole, and then the funeral, the cabinet will send a special person to be responsible, Xu Guangqi died of illness in the position of the second assistant of the cabinet, this is a major event of the court, and the emperor will pay attention to it.

If Zheng Xunrui encounters a eunuch or an official sent by the cabinet, then he will be impeached.

The deceased is the greatest, not to mention the teacher who really helped him, at this moment, Zheng Xunrui thought of saying goodbye, and left the rest alone for the time being, as for someone to impeach, it doesn't matter.

Xu Guangqi lay quietly on the sickbed, not yet buried.

Zheng Xunrui was the first to arrive, and Xu Wanghua brought him directly into the bedroom.

Looking at Xu Guangqi's serene face, Zheng Xunrui knelt down, although he knelt several times after he crossed, but this time he knelt sincerely.

"Teacher, the student sent you on the last journey, the student did not leave the capital according to your requirements, I beg your forgiveness, the student promised in front of you that he must keep the Ming Dynasty and the glory of the Han nation, the student will do his best all his life, may the teacher bless the student in the spirit of heaven."

Following Xu Wanghua, who was kneeling on the side, his face changed slightly, of course he could understand Zheng Xunrui's words.

Saying goodbye to Xu Guangqi, Zheng Xunrui quickly returned home and said goodbye to his parents, he couldn't continue to stay in the capital, otherwise it would be really as Xu Guangqi said, he would encounter a lot of unpredictable things, Wen Tiren was already the first assistant of the cabinet, and extended an olive branch to him, but he didn't plan to take the olive branch, which is unreasonable in the eyes of ordinary people, such a good opportunity, for shooting can't be seized, but unfortunately Zheng Xunrui is not an ordinary person.

Hong Xintao and the others had already made preparations and quickly left the capital with Zheng Xunrui.

The emperor learned the news of Xu Guangqi's death, was silent for a long time, and announced the suspension of the early dynasty to express his condolences to Xu Guangqi, the emperor has been on the throne for seven years, there are few ministers who really trust, and there are more ministers who let him down, but Xu Guangqi is one of the ministers he has trusted from beginning to end.

Soon, the emperor arranged for Cao Huachun, the chief eunuch and eunuch to go to Xu Guangqi's home to express his condolences, and at the same time asked Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Wen Zhenmeng, the assistant minister of the cabinet, to negotiate and be responsible for Xu Guangqi's funeral.

It is very understandable that the emperor sent Cao Huachun to Xu Guangqi's mansion to express his condolences, but sending Wen Tiren and Wen Zhenmeng to be responsible for Xu Guangqi's funeral makes people wonder, Wen Zhenmeng is just an auxiliary minister of the cabinet, and he is ranked behind in the cabinet, and now he is just a scholar of the East Pavilion University.

Cao Huachun, Wen Tiren, Wen Zhenmeng and others quickly rushed to Xu Guangqi's mansion.

Everyone's minds are different, especially Wen Zhenmeng, who seems very sad, he can enter the cabinet, Xu Guangqi has a major role, of course, there is Zheng Xunrui's reason, and the emperor trusts him very much, not long ago when discussing Yao Ximeng's matter, the emperor listened to his opinion.

Zheng Xunrui returned to the capital, Wen Zhenmeng knew, he had always been a little worried, worried that Zheng Xunrui would come to visit him, but Zheng Xunrui did not come to visit him, and he just got the news that Zheng Xunrui had left the capital and rushed to Yansui after saying goodbye to Xu Guangqi.

This made Wen Zhenmeng very emotional, and he also faintly felt that Zheng Xunrui returned to the capital and met Xu Guangqi who was dying, he must have said a lot of things, Xu Guangqi's death of illness will definitely cause a shock in the imperial court, at least the cabinet auxiliary ministers will keep an eye on the position of the cabinet deputy to see who can become the cabinet deputy assistant.

Wen Zhenmeng also has a feeling that he may become a candidate for the future, and this feeling comes from the analysis of many aspects, especially Zheng Xunrui's return to the capital this time and did not visit him, which made him firmly believe that he may become a cabinet assistant.

There is also this kind of prediction, as well as Wen Tiren.

Although Xu Guangqi is the identity of the second assistant of the cabinet, his prestige and influence in the court are no less than that of the first assistant of the cabinet, and even have more trust and dependence from the emperor.

I don't know why, Wen Tiren thought of the story of the Three Kingdoms, the story of the dead Zhuge calculating and living Sima, he really felt that Xu Guangqi was amazing, don't look at the usual tepid in the world, but in the key things, it is to be able to grasp it, this time Xu Guangqi asked him to present a letter to the emperor, in a certain sense, it is the construction of the first assistant of the cabinet and the second assistant of the cabinet, the emperor must have been touched in his heart when he read such a letter.

Perhaps the most important thing in this letter is the recommendation of the cabinet assistant.

Xu Guangqi has passed away, looking at Xu Guangqi's serene face, Wen Tiren was a little speechless, the minister has done this part, it is undoubtedly glorious, from the first year of Chongzhen to the present, the cabinet ministers have been adjusted like a marquee, and there are very few who can start and finish well, but Xu Guangqi has always been trusted by the emperor, even if he is sick and can not be a director, he is also the deputy assistant of the cabinet, this is by no means the emperor's unprincipled trust, which shows that Xu Guangqi's ability is by no means ordinary.

Xu Guangqi's funeral was very grand, the emperor gave Xu Guangqi Shaobao, so that Xu Guangqi became one of the three divisions and three orphans, it is very difficult to get the title of three divisions and three orphans, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi's nickname is Wending, which is also an extraordinary nickname, which can be said to be a high evaluation of Xu Guangqi's life.

The emperor agreed to the request of Xu Guangqi's family and his last wishes, and sent a eunuch to follow Xu Guangqi's coffin back to Songjiang Mansion.

At the end of Xu Guangqi's funeral, the emperor issued a holy decree, Wen Zhenmeng, the left attendant of the Scholar Department of Dongge University, and the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, the scholar of the Ministry of Rites, the young master of the crown prince, and the counselor of the machine.

This means that Wen Zhenmeng has officially become the deputy assistant of the cabinet.

There is no recommendation, there is no push, this time it was directly ordered by the emperor, and many ministers of civil and military affairs understand the meaning.