"Minister Xu Liang see my emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Xu Liang's voice was calm, and there was no trace of panic.

"Xu Aiqing, please get up!" Emperor Chongzhen was rubbing his forehead with one hand, looking at the silent ministers in the hall upset, seeing that Xu Liang had arrived, his face instantly looked much better, and he beckoned cordially.

"Thank you." Xu Liang got up and said.

"Hmm, Xu Aiqing, have you ever healed from the injuries on your body?" Emperor Chongzhen asked with a concerned expression.

Xu Liang hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Xie Majesty cares, it's all skin injuries, and it's almost better." ”

"That'll be fine." Emperor Chongzhen nodded with a smile, exhaled lightly, and suddenly straightened his expression, and said, "Xu Liang listens to the order." ”

Xu Liang immediately knelt down and listened intently.

"Hearing the urgent report of the governor of the three sides, Wu Zhiwang, the leader of the thieves, Shangtianlong, Guotianxing, Shen Yikui, Wang Zuogui, Fourth Lady and other nearly 100,000 soldiers captured Pingliang, and Pingliang Mansion was killed except for the prefect Hong Chengchou. In view of the fact that Xu Liang, the prefect of Zhenyuan County, is loyal to the country and is familiar with military affairs, I will appoint you as the prefect of Pingliang, take office immediately, rectify the soldiers and horses, and recover Pingliang! After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he stared at Xu Liang closely.

Xu Liang knelt on the ground and did not move. He was already deeply shocked by Emperor Chongzhen. The prefect of Pingliang is the official of the fourth grade, and Xu Liang is currently the seventh grade of the county, Emperor Chongzhen said that Xu Liang jumped from the seventh grade to the fourth grade, and was promoted six levels in a row!

Before Xu Liang could calm down, a red-robed high-ranking official among the ministers came out of the crowd and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, don't do it!" "The voice is old.

Xu Liang turned his head when he heard this, and saw that it was a white-bearded official with a good reputation, who looked to be seventy or eighty.

"Cao Aiqing, why not?" Chongzhen didn't wait for Xu Liang's gratitude, but waited for the opposition of Cao Yubian, the imperial historian of the left capital. I can't help but be unhappy.

Cao Yubian pointed at Xu Liang and said in a deep voice: "This Xu Liang has just been released from Jinyiwei Prison on suspicion of rebellion. Although the emperor was gracious, he was gracious enough to pardon his crimes. But in the end, it is a stain, whether Xu Liang is available or not is still between the two. ”

"Hey, since I have pardoned Xu Liang's innocence, then Xu Liang is still innocent, and naturally he is still a loyal servant of the court." Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said, his face was already faintly impatient.

"Even so," Cao Yubian, the imperial historian of the Zuodu, still shouted loudly: "Xu Liang was previously the magistrate of Zhenyuan County. The official is only a seventh-grade official, and now he has become a fourth-grade prefect, with a red robe, so he is promoted by leapfrogging, and the seedlings are promoted, which is unseen and unheard of, not in line with the ancestral system, and not in accordance with the rules. ”

Xu Liang finally understood, and the old man said a lot of words. It's against being the prefect! Xu Liang has always believed that the greatest hatred in the world is to cut off people's wealth and kill their wives and daughters. I had never seen this old coffin scoop myself, but he jumped out to stop Xu Liang from becoming an official, seeing Emperor Chongzhen sitting on the dragon chair with a calm face and muttering, seeing that the official hat of the prefect who was about to arrive was about to fly away, Xu Liang couldn't wait to step forward and kick this old bastard to death!

Xu Liang bowed his head to the ground and said in a sobbing voice: "The emperor is tolerant, the minister thinks that what this old man said is not wrong at all, the minister has shallow qualifications, and he has been involved in serious cases. That is, there is no talent through heaven and earth, and there is no merit in supporting the community. How can he be in such a high position? ”

Xu Liang said. Hearing Cao Yubian's disdainful cold snort, Emperor Chongzhen on the dragon chair looked at him suspiciously, and hurriedly continued: "However, thanks to the trust of His Majesty, he intends to cultivate, although the minister has no great ability and talent, if he can be entrusted with important tasks, he will definitely do his best, bow to his best, and die." In order to live up to the majesty of the emperor's grace. ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled again when he heard this, and suddenly heard another red-robed high-ranking official come out and say loudly: "Your Majesty, Zhang Nianyun, the minister of the imperial history of the capital, agrees with the views of Lord Zuodu Yushi. Xu Liang is not fit to hold such an important position. ”

Xu Liang looked back, and saw that it was Zhang Nianyun, the imperial history of the Imperial Court of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who had slapped him twice and fifty boards, and listened to what he said, and said secretly, it turned out that this old coffin scoop was Cao Yubian, the imperial historian of the Zuodu Imperial Palace, who was in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate! Thinking of Wang Xian's confession, this Cao Yubian and Zhang Nianyun are both people on the same road, a nest of snakes and rats, and wolves are treacherous, so he couldn't help glaring at Zhang Nianyun with hatred.

Later, several more officials came out and said, "The ministers seconded the proposal." ”

Emperor Chongzhen's face instantly turned from sunny to cloudy, raised his finger and pointed at several officials under the hall, and said helplessly: "Okay, good, this is my loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty!" Just now I asked you to mention the candidates for the Pingliang Prefect, you pretended to be deaf and dumb one by one, and now that I have found someone myself, you are impatient to jump out and pick thorns, this doesn't work, that doesn't work! Tell me, what do you want to make trouble? ”

Zuodu Yushi Cao Yubian trembled and took two steps forward, and arched his hand: "Your Majesty is angry, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has been established since Emperor Taizu, and it is responsible for correcting the hundred divisions, identifying wrongs, and supervising all the ways, and is the division of discipline for the ears and eyes of the Son of Heaven. ”

Emperor Chongzhen pointed his finger at Cao Yubian, gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "I am the Son of Heaven, I am the Son of Heaven, I am arbitrary, and my words are holy decrees!" I don't believe it now, so I have to mention a prefect to see. After that, he looked at Xu Liang and said, "Xu Liang, take the order quickly!" ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he immediately replied loudly: "Minister Xu Liang takes ......"

The words were still in his throat, and Cao Yubian said angrily when he heard it: "If Your Majesty insists on going his own way, the old minister can only die on this pillar in order to maintain the rules of the court!" With that, the old imperial historian slammed into a pillar on the side, but fortunately, the official next to him saw the opportunity early and hurriedly stopped him.

"You!" Emperor Chongzhen was suddenly so angry that he couldn't speak, pointed at Cao Yubian, and was angry with Cao Yubian, but he couldn't really let the old ministers of the court have an accident like this.

Xu Liang saw that the pillar that Cao Yubian was running to was the one on the pillar he was running to, and he couldn't help but scold: "Old thing, don't let people stop you if you have the ability, you hit an old man and see!" If you hit Lao Tzu and kill me, maybe you can offer a few tears! However, having said that, Xu Liang knew very well that in the current situation, this answer was absolutely unacceptable. In case Emperor Chongzhen felt sorry for Cao Yubian, and he accepted the order but let Cao Yubian die, wouldn't it be difficult for the emperor to do it?

Seeing this, Cheng Ji, a scholar of the Cabinet University, hurriedly came out to play a round, pulled the old imperial history back, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, cough cough, that Xu Liang is young, although he is loyal to the country, but it is indeed too shocking to be promoted to the prefect of the fourth rank with the county of Zhengqipin. ”

"What is Cheng Aiqing's best plan?" Chongzhen Road.

"In the opinion of the old minister, it is better to mention Xu Liang as the same knowledge of Pingliang Mansion as the five products, first assist the prefect Hong Chengchou for a year or two, and then be promoted to the prefect when the time is ripe, so that it is logical." Cheng Ji stroked his goatee and said leisurely.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he secretly thought that there was nothing wrong with such an arrangement, so he slowly nodded and looked at Cao Yubian, the imperial historian of the left capital, who was rectifying his official hat, and said, "Cao Aiqing, do you have any opinions on such an arrangement?" ”

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, officials above the fourth rank wore red robes, and the red robe has always been a symbol of high-ranking officials. Most of the reasons why Cao Yubian, the imperial historian of the left capital, tried so hard to prevent Xu Liang from becoming the prefect. Now Xu Liang is just a fellow knower of the fifth grade, so it doesn't matter much, hehe, the officials below the fourth grade, there is my left capital Yushi Cao Yubian tinkering in the capital, and I don't know where Xu Liang is in two years.

Cao Yubian nodded and said, "With such an arrangement, the old minister will undoubtedly discuss it." ”

Chongzhen snorted lightly and looked at the other officials who seconded the proposal.

The officials hurriedly bowed their hands and said, "There is no doubt that the ministers will discuss." ”

Seeing this, Chongzhen waved his hand and said to Xu Liang: "Then Xu Liang listens to the order, I will make you the Tongzhi of Pingliang Mansion, and you will go to work immediately, and there must be no mistakes." ”

Xu Liang said helplessly: "The ministers obey the order, thank the emperor for his grace." ”

But I was scolding in my heart, okay, it was lowered by two levels in a blink of an eye!

Chongzhen hummed lightly, and when Xu Liang got up, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he patrolled among the ministers for a while, shouting: "Where is Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry?" ”

"The minister is here!" Wang Shangshu was listed when he heard this.

Chongzhen looked at him and said sternly: "Pingliang Mansion fell, Pingliang Prefect Hong Chengchou was derelict in guarding the land, and the Ministry of Officials removed Hong Chengchou from the post of Pingliang Prefect, and temporarily retained the position of Zuo to participate in politics." ”

Wang Shangshu was stunned, bowed to him, and asked, "Then who will take over the position of prefect?" ”

Chongzhen listened, waved his hand and said: "There is no hurry in this matter, the officials will slowly and carefully consider it, and be sure to propose a suitable candidate." With that, Emperor Chongzhen turned around and left, and the two little eunuchs behind him hurriedly looked over. Wang Chengen sang: "Retreat!" And he followed.

Zuodu Yushi Cao Yubian was stunned for a while, his face suddenly changed, and he shouted: "Your Majesty? When he shouted, Emperor Chongzhen was long gone. Cao Yubian glared at the grinning Xu Liang viciously, and hurriedly caught up with Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the Ministry who had almost walked outside the hall, and shouted: "Lord Wang, wait a minute, the candidate for the Pingliang prefect must be determined quickly......" (to be continued)