The ink dots blurred little by little on the piece.

The speckled ink, like a splash of ink in the south of the stormy river, spreads from deep to shallow, towards the surroundings, along the veins of the paper.

Xie Jin's brows were tightened, and his expression looked a little solemn.

His voice echoed in the Wenyuan Pavilion, making the young student a little surprised, Mr. would still have such a appearance.

The Jinyi Wei Baihu who came bowed forward: "Bachelor, Your Highness returned to Beijing tonight, and he left the line and traveled alone, and the hundred officials in Beijing did not know about it." ”

Xie Jin raised his head: "Can the news be sent to the Taisun Mansion and His Majesty?" ”

The Baihu official shook his head: "His Highness only told me to wait to find a bachelor." ”

Taisun returned to Beijing, but he deliberately hid his whereabouts, left Xing Huicheng alone, and did not inform Taisun's mansion and the palace, but simply sent the news to himself.

Xie Jin's thoughts came to mind for a while, and the worries in his heart became heavier.

After half a ring, he raised his head again and looked at the Jinyi Wei Baihu who was still waiting in front of him. Xie Jin showed a touch of apology on his face, and said softly: "I have to thank you, the minister already knows His Highness's itinerary." ”

】

"The next official retired."

Jinyi Wei Baihu bowed down and clenched his fists, leading the two chief flag officers to withdraw from Wenyuan Pavilion with light steps.

In the hall, Xie Jin's eyes were locked on the ink-stained music.

The young student, who had taken over as the governor of the General Political Envoy Department, stepped forward and poured a cup of tea for Xie Jin.

The young prefect took the ink-stained piece away from Xie Jin's eyes again, and looked down twice: "It's a Sichuan Dao concert, it's not a big deal, and the students will be fine if they make up for it." ”

As he spoke, the young governor took out tools from the wooden pocket on the side, cut and fit the ensemble, and reprinted the contents of the concerto on the side.

Xie Jin raised his hand and pressed it on the table: "How is the court today?" ”

The young governor was stunned for a moment.

The emperor was diligent, and since he ascended the throne, he had to go to court every day to discuss state policies with his ministers. It's just that in the past two years, because the prince is getting older and older, the grandson has become more and more calm, so there are fewer court meetings, and the major affairs of the country and dynasty are almost handed over to the prince.

At present, the DPRK and China have been maintaining a relatively peaceful rhythm to push the Ming Dynasty forward.

But obviously, that's not what the gentleman was trying to ask.

The young prefect thought for a moment before he spoke: "The yamen of all ministries and departments have been going on a step-by-step basis recently, but if you senior brothers and seniors want to do something, although there has been no obstacle, it is much dragging out than before. ”

Roughly speaking, the young prefect quietly glanced at Xie Jin, and his eyes turned a little.

Then, the young prefect cautiously whispered: "Sir, last night's news, I heard that His Highness has copied the entire Kong family this time, and those Kong family members are already on their way to be escorted to the capital division. ”

"The Ming Dynasty governs the country with filial piety and the Ming Dynasty."

Xie Jin replied softly, looking at the young student with a scrutinizing gaze.

The young prefect showed embarrassment on his face, rubbed his hands and said, "The student is wondering, is His Highness's intention to do something change in the court?" If this is the case, His Highness is hiding his whereabouts at the moment, and when he returns to Beijing tonight, should the students make any preparations? ”

Xie Jin snorted coldly: "As a minister, how can you speculate on your intentions!" ”

As he spoke, Xie Jin smashed the book in his hand on the young governor's chest.

The prefect took the recital on his chest, blushed and laughed twice, then lowered his head to open the recital, and after a few glances, the young man's face showed a touch of shock.

"High School ...... Uncle Fang, he has already arrived at Qiantang Wharf, when is this happening. ”

Xie Jin snorted twice: "The governance of Jiaozhi Dao in the past two years, because it is far away from the Central Plains, is very different from what the DPRK and China have always done. Admittedly, there was something wrong, but fortunately, it worked. This was the time of His Royal Highness's western tour and relief, and the chaos in Henan Province and Shandong Province was also timely, and it was not an opportunity. ”

"Opportunity ......" The young prefect frowned, but he couldn't hide the young man's handsomeness, and he muttered: "The Kong family is this opportunity. Acting through the Confucian family, His Royal Highness is ......"

The young governor muttered to himself, and suddenly stopped, his face full of surprise.

Xie Jin's chin lowered his eyebrows, and put his hands in his pockets: "Go, call Xiaobai them." ”

The young governor was puzzled: "Senior Bai? ”

"Tell him, just say that Mr. has been drinking a good wine recently, on the shore of Xuanwu Lake tonight, on the side of the smoke willows in North Lake, and invite them to taste it."

……

It's the day.

Rumors spread in the officialdom of Yingtiancheng, hundreds of officials have no intention of government affairs, and everyone whispers and talks about it.

The yamen of various ministries and departments received sick leave and letters of petition from most of the yamen in one day.

It should be known that the officials of the Hongwu Dynasty had almost no days to rest. In a year, there are only three days when you can rest at home, and in addition, you can only find time to be lazy by yourself, and you must be careful not to be discovered by the imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

All this is because the emperor is a diligent man.

If you are strict with yourself, you can be strict with others.

Even if the official is seriously ill, it needs to be verified by all parties before the court will approve the leave.

In the first few years, many people died of illness and exhaustion in their official positions because of this.

But this time, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were very tough.

If you say you're sick, you're sick, and you stay at home and don't go out when you get paperwork.

Those officials who picked on themselves for making mistakes, after handing in the petition for guilt, closed the door of their homes and put on the appearance of self-confinement and waiting for the court to verify.

The strange atmosphere instantly filled Yingtian City.

Even those ordinary people also noticed that Ying Tianfu had put more servants on the street. Not to mention that the officers and soldiers of the Wucheng Terraching Division have quietly walked out of the barracks.

Every grass and tree in the officialdom can attract the attention of countless people.

"Third uncle, now this time. Shouldn't our family invite the people of the Xu family, the Tang family, the Mu family, and the Lan family to come over? ”

The Chang family of Kaiping Wangfu, as the leader of the third generation, Chang Jizu, who was wearing a pro-army hundred household uniforms, sat in the front hall and looked at the third uncle Chang Sen, who had just left the palace and arrived home.

Chang Sen took a few sips of tea from a teacup and reached out to untie his neckline. Because he was on duty in the palace all night, Chang Sen's face was a little haggard, and the bags under his eyes were a little heavy.

He sighed and looked at Chang Jizu: "Too much food at home?" ”

Chang Jizu was stunned for a moment.

Now the major events of Kaiping Wangfu are basically Chang Sen's decision, and he also got some news today, so he will have this question.

Chang Jizu whispered: "Third uncle, the people of the Kong family are being escorted back to heaven, and it won't take long for Brother Xi to return to Beijing." At this time, if we don't take action, I'm afraid that Brother Xi'er will have a lot of trouble at that time. ”

Chang Sen seemed to be a little irritable because of lack of sleep, and pulled his collar twice: "What action do you want?" Is it to gather soldiers and horses, or to enter the palace to face the saints? Or, let each family order the family and smash the mouths of those civil officials? ”

Chang Jizu was speechless when asked.

I was stunned on the spot for a while, not knowing what to say.

Chang Sen sighed lightly: "Your uncle has been gone for less than two years, and your father is now leading troops in the south to conquer and expand the territory for our Ming Dynasty." Your Majesty trusts our Chang family, and the crown prince and grandson also have their hearts for our Chang family. Therefore, the third uncle was able to receive the errand of the forbidden army, garrison the court, and protect His Majesty.

At this time, whether it is our family, the Xu family, the Tang family, or the Lan family, we should say less and do less. As long as it's not something that touches the bottom line, and it's not something that makes it impossible for us to live, then stabilize it.

If you need us to do something, don't you think Your Majesty will hint at it? Or will the crown prince and grandson leave us alone and find others to do things? ”

Chang Jizu nodded: "It's my nephew who is anxious." ”

Chang Sen waved his hand: "You think about it, the third uncle understands." Your Majesty is now in the spirit of Longma, the prince is also sitting firmly in the East Palace, and Brother Xi'er has been the grandson for two years. The more this time, the more you can't rush. We are the nobles of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the generals, and the generals who led the troops for the Son of Heaven to conquer the unsubordinate.

It can be described as a combination of honor and disgrace. That is to say, as long as we do not do anything rebellious, we are people who live with the country. We will do whatever Your Majesty wants us to do.

Don't look at the court, the civil officials are in power and the opposition, the officials of the six ministries, five temples and three law divisions, a single official document can make all the people change. But don't you see, these people can always be as stable as Mount Tai?

It is Zhan Hui, who has been a secretary for His Majesty for many years, and now what about others? It's not that he carried the pot for the civil officials once, and at this moment he silently returned to his hometown to tease his grandson. ”

Chang Jizu stood up, folded his hands, and bowed.

His expression looked a little solemn, but his gaze was sincere: "My nephew has been taught." ”

"That's it." Chang Sen waved his hand and looked out of the hall with a calm face: "The Kong family is just an archway, at most it is just a torii that has been established for thousands of years. Now that it has fallen, it has fallen, how many people in the world will you really want the Kong family?

It is nothing more than the merits of Sage Confucius, benefiting future generations for thousands of years, and those scholars are eating the legacy of Sage Confucius, so that they can have a place in the court.

Now that the Kong family has fallen, they panicked. It's because they're afraid, they're afraid. They are afraid that the grandson will be able to bring down the Kong family, and they can also sweep them away mercilessly. ”

Chang Jizu frowned, and hesitated: "Now that the civil officials have made some moves, and many people from the ministries and departments have gone home, aren't they afraid that Your Majesty will settle accounts after the autumn?" ”

Chang Sen snorted coldly: "They are just thinking about huddling together to keep warm, and they feel that as long as they are united, Your Majesty will throw a rat into the trap, which will inevitably cause social turmoil, and they will show mercy to their subordinates." ”

"Your Majesty doesn't look like that......"

Chang Sen sighed lightly, looked at Chang Jizu unexpectedly, but said with a smile: "Forward, Your Majesty is indeed like this." It's just that maybe it's really different now. ”

Chang Jizu was puzzled: "It's different now?" ”

"The imperial court has been pushing through the old and bringing forth the new in the past two years, and the new policies and new people are all on the move, but it is not yet time for a complete change."

Chang Sen explained lightly: "Your Majesty never read in his early years, but what day did he not read history in these years?" Why did the previous innovations of the former Song Dynasty end without a problem? is that there is not enough preparation, so it is hurriedly pushed to the front of the stage, and everything is put on the table in one go, and without help, it will fail repeatedly.

Look at how many times we have taken advantage of the trend in the past two years. Think about it again, just spread the land into the acres, where are all our fields now? ”

In the front hall of the Chang family, the uncle and nephew quieted down.

Chang Sen sighed from time to time, while Chang Jizu frowned and pondered.

It was the maid outside the hall, and she didn't dare to come in to add tea at this time.

The stewards also kept watch outside, and when they saw people from afar, they would wave them away.

After half a ring, Chang Jizu spoke: "At this time, just wait for His Highness to say a word, as long as His Highness speaks, we will act according to the order." ”

"That's right."

Chang Sen let out a sigh of relief, stood up with a sigh of relief, and waved his arms: "Let's wait, if your guess is right, Your Highness will definitely be in the city ahead of the people of the Kong family." ”

After finishing speaking, Chang Sen turned around and went to the back house.

Chang Jizu got up to send him off, and after Chang Sen left, he stopped in place, his eyes wandering.

After a while, Chang Jizu shouted outside.

"Come on, lead the horse, and order all the people to go to the martial arts hall."

……

"Zhang Zhiyuan came to report, the luck is unimpeded, and the traitors along the coast are ambushed."

"The Yamen of the Third Division of Shandong Province is asking for sin, and the Shandong Capital Division is sending troops to cooperate with Zhang Zhiyuan to suppress the rebellion. The Sansi Yamen issued a military order to completely quell the rebellion in Shandong Province within the month. ”

"Zhejiang Dao Jinyi Wei 100 households secretly, Jiaozhi Daobu political envoy Gao Yangzhi returned to Beijing to report on this trip, and he can arrive in Yingtian within three days."

The vast Yangtze River, under the night, the moonlight is sprinkled on the river, which is a little gentle.

The temperature was a little cool, and Zhu Gaochi was wrapped in clothes and stood at the bow of the boat, his face a little pale.

In order to hide their tracks, everyone had not yet arrived in Yangzhou Mansion, and they changed to a merchant ship on the way.

Merchant ships are no bigger than government-built ships, and they always have to be bumpy on the river.

Zhu Yunxi was dressed in a trolling sa, heroic and extraordinary, looking at the silhouette of Yingtian City, which was already visible to the naked eye and brightly lit in the distance, revealing in the night.

"What's the news from Ying Tiancheng?"

Zhu Gaochi took a step back and looked at Tian Mai and Zhang Hui next to him.

Tian Mai stepped forward, bowed down and said, "The latest news, many officials in the DPRK and China have begun to close their doors. ”

"Quite a few? And how much? Zhu Yunxi sneered, and then mocked: "I'm afraid there are very few officials who are still in the government now." ”

Tian Mai didn't dare to speak, and looked back at Zhang Hui.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Yunxi's uncertain weather, and said, "You can go outside Yingtian City tonight, if you want to continue to hide in the dark, you can't knock on the city gate and enter the city." ”

"Let's go to Xuanwu Lake, go over there and find a place to rest for a while."

Zhu Yunxi waved his right arm and made up his mind.

Then he turned to look at Tian Mai.

Tian Mai immediately clenched his fists: "The subordinates are here." ”

Zhu Yunxi commanded in a deep voice: "Send someone into the city and spread the news." Let's just say that loneliness has taken away all the preferential treatment of scholars in the world, and all my people should be the same. ”

Zhu Gaochi raised his eyebrows, and his face was instantly wonderful.

He said in a sullen voice: "You want to add another fire to Ying Tiancheng!" ”

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