Li Dongyang is in a hurry, there are only four people in this cabinet, Liu Zhong is still a pink novice, once Liu Jian and Xie Qian are old, they will only be left alone. Zhu Houzhao is lively and perverse, he is by no means a benevolent monarch like Hongzhi, how will he be good then? So he bowed deeply and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, although Lord Liu and Lord Xie are a little fierce in their words, their loyalty to Daming can be seen by the sun and the moon. Now that the Ming Dynasty is thriving, Your Majesty is the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the future can be expected. ”

Zhu Houzhao hesitated, to be honest, he didn't want Liu Jian and Xie Qian to leave, but a penny was difficult to beat a hero, and the million taels that had just been hot couldn't fly away. Ruthless, Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "The state has national laws, and I have pardoned Wu Shan's crime of disrespect." Master Li, spitting out the old and accepting the new rotation of the sun and the moon is the common sense of heaven and earth. ”

Li Dongyang wanted to say more, Liu Jian smiled slightly, and said loudly: "Binzhi, there is no need to say it. It is difficult to walk together, Liu is now frail and frail, and he just wants to recuperate. ”

Li Dongyang nodded helplessly, and turned his gaze to Xie Qian. Xie Qian bowed: "Lord Li, although Xie is not a pillar of the sky, he also has his own little persistence, please Lord Li to fulfill it!" ”

Li Dongyang wanted to say more, but Liu Jian started loudly: "Your Majesty, Liu Jian is disobedient, please choose a sage to replace him, minister, tell the old man!" ”

Xie Qian smiled, straightened his body, put his official hat on the ground, and knelt down on his knees: "Your Majesty, the old minister Xie Qian's eyes are dizzy, tell the old man!" ”

Zhu Houzhao blushed his face, looked around the ministers coldly, and snorted heavily: "Quasi-play!" ”

Wu Shan was in a hurry, and just as he wanted to speak out, he was glared at by Min Gui: "Without your recklessness, how can Master Liu sue the old man?" ”

"Me!"

"What are you? Shut up, you still want to get things out of hand? ”

Liu Jian also knelt beside Xie Qian, and thanked him calmly: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Xie Qian also bowed down to thank him, but his eyes were a little scarlet. Zhu Hou looked at it in his eyes, almost exclaimed, and forced himself to hold back, just waving his hand.

"Your Majesty, take care, the old minister is gone! Hehe, thirty fame and dust, Lian Po Lao, Lian Po Lao! ”

Listening to Liu Jian's desolate voice, the ministers of the full hall couldn't help but bow their hands together, paying attention to this model of strong and upright civil servants! Bang! Spring thunder is bursting, and it's a good time of year!

That night, in the Forbidden City, Liu Jian and Xie Qian's eyes were moist, holding wine glasses, and their hands couldn't help shaking.

"Two masters, I really don't want you to go!" Zhu Hou was moved by his true feelings, with tears in the corners of his eyes. "It's not possible, Brother Wei is in urgent need of manpower, the sea is about to open, there are thousands of things, only the two masters have to work hard!"

Liu Jian sighed, tilted his neck and drank the glass of wine: "Alas! Your Majesty, you two brothers are really well-intentioned for the sake of Daming, and the minister can't help but feel something! Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister does not want this old life, and he will help King Wu to open the sea successfully! ”

Zhu Houzhao gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and sighed lightly: "The cause of my father's death is still a mystery, and industrial development is far away. Master Liu, I am now sitting on pins and needles, the Ming Dynasty has been founding for a long time, and there are endless drawbacks. I'm afraid that when I wake up one day, it will be full of smoke. It's not that I don't want to sit back and enjoy it, but I have to do it. ”

Xie Qian nodded: "Your Majesty, the ministers understand." Today's Ming is like a candle in the wind, fluctuating. Your Majesty has done a good job, the Ming Kingdom has been endless, and if you don't do it well, you are afraid that what you can't bear is not far away. Your Majesty has a heart, and the minister can only bow down and die! ”

"Ask the two masters for another drink! Please ask the two masters, take care of your body, and help Brother Wei successfully open the sea, so that Daming will always be prosperous! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the two of them had another drink, Liu Jian looked at Liu Jin, who was waiting on the side: "Liu Jin, I wronged you today." ”

Liu Jin was stunned, he didn't expect that Mr. Liu could still think of himself? hurriedly bowed his hand: "Liu Jin is a slave and maid, she is not worthy of the attention of the boss, and she is not wronged." ”

Xie Qian shook his head: "Liu Jin, in the past, maybe I would ignore your existence, but Second Highness once said that every person has his own persistence. So Lord Liu is so, and I am in favor of it. Liu Jin, you are very important by Your Majesty's side, don't underestimate yourself, after we leave, Your Majesty will be indispensable by your side, you must protect Your Majesty's safety! ”

Liu Jin's eyes oozed tears, and he knelt in front of the three of them with weak knees: "Liu Jin is a crippled person, thanks to His Royal Highness King Wu and the two adults, Liu Jin is grateful!" The safety of His Majesty is Liu Jin's destiny, and Liu Jin will never dare to have any negligence! ”

Liu Jian smiled and helped Liu Jin up: "Liu Jin, how is the eunuch?" Aren't the Three Treasure Eunuchs also praised by the world? ”

"Thank you for your encouragement, Liu Jin keeps it in my heart!"

Liu Jian and Xie Qian stayed in the palace for a long time, and in the end, Liu Jin secretly sent them out of the palace.

Five days later, at Tongzhou Wharf, Liu Jian and Xie Qianjue's farewell to Yang Tinghe and Min Gui, boarded the southbound boat and went straight to Yingtianfu.

Liu Jian and Xie Qian are gone, the cabinet is empty, only Li Dongyang and Liu Zhong are left, and they suddenly feel a lot of pressure! Zhu Houzhao issued a holy decree, and after the Qingming Festival, the court will nominate candidates for the cabinet!

In the past few years, the old ministers have died and deposed, and there are few important ministers of the Hongzhi Dynasty. Only Min Gui, Han Wen, Ma Wensheng, Zeng Jian, Xu Guan, and Liu Zhang are qualified to enter the cabinet. However, although Tingtui has hints from His Majesty, the role of hundreds of officials cannot be underestimated. So people with a heart began to move and move around.

Liu Jin already has his own mansion outside the palace, and he happens to be on duty by bye and returns home to recuperate.

"Dugong, Jiao Fang of the Machinery Manufacturing Bureau asks to see you!"

"Oh? This person? has no relatives and no reason with our family, what are you doing at this juncture? ”

"Duke, come here and listen to what he says, won't you know everything?"

"Yes, please come in. No, wait, I'll greet you personally! ”

Liu Jin and Jiao Fang walked in after a while, and after the guests and hosts were seated, Liu Jin ordered someone to serve tea, and asked with a slight smile: "Master Jiao, you and I have no old age, what are you doing today?" ”

Jiao Fang looked left and right, Liu Jin understood, waved his hand, and the servants left one after another. Only then did Jiao Fang take out the gift slip and hand it to Liu Jin: "Ming people don't say secret words, Jiao Fang has taken refuge in Father-in-law Liu!" ”

It was like a thunderclap on a sunny day, scorching Liu Jin on the outside and tender on the inside. What? The civil official gave a gift to his eunuch, and he still took refuge? You didn't dream, did you? pinched hard, Liu Jin exhaled in pain. Jiao Fang asked with concern: "Father-in-law Liu, what's wrong with you?" ”

Liu Jin shook his head and waved his hand to indicate that he was fine. After relieving himself, he asked curiously: "Master Jiao, our family knows that you civil officials have always looked down on such a crippled person as our family, why did you do such a thing?" ”