Spring is blooming, but the first spring rain has not yet arrived, making this spring seem to be a lot less vibrant.

The vegetation of Miaojiang has also been affected by the drought. The spring ploughing of the people of Miaojiang was not going well, and the small toasts complained to the big toasts one after another, hoping to get help.

But the Great Tusi can't help, although he still lives in the Great Tusi Mansion, his wife and son are all locked up by Xiao Qin on the High Priest's Gu God Mountain, and he is now a puppet with strings.

He told Xiao Qin that the toasts everywhere were anxious, but Xiao Qin just smiled faintly, very proud.

"Don't farm in the drought, the family's grain storage can always last until summer. It really can't be done, so let them eat the seeds. ”

Da Tusi glared at Xiao Qin: "Starve to death and don't eat seeds and grain, a farmer knows this truth, eat the seeds, what will I do next year?" ”

Xiao Qin said with a smile: "They have no food to eat, so they can go outside to grab it." If they have enough food and clothing, who will go with us? ”

Da Tusi gritted his teeth and said: "But if there is really a drought in the Central Plains, you will destroy everywhere, and there will be no food outside!" Who to rob? ”

Xiao Qin nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that there is no food everywhere." The less food there is, the more fierce it is.

Not only do we rob the Central Plains people, but the Central Plains people themselves will also rob them. The people and the people rob, the army and the people rob, the army and the army rob.

Eventually, the entire court will be in disarray, losing control over the army and the people. Hunger will make people lose their minds, and the people will feel that starvation is the fault of the court.

They will feel that it is the corrupt officials who have robbed them of their food, and they will feel that the emperor is unkind and has been condemned by heaven. Then they will spontaneously oppose the imperial court and overthrow it.

In this process, whoever guides them, who brings them hope, who brings them justice, who will become the final victor. ”

Xiao Qin is right, not only is this clear, but Jiajing is also very clear.

Ever since Xiao Feng measured the character of the Living Buddha of Cuoqin and found out that Xiao Qin was going to create a great famine, the whole court was preparing for this matter.

Yan Song stepped down, and Xu Jie became the first assistant, and he led the officials of the six ministries to discuss countermeasures day and night. But when you talk about it, there's nothing new.

The three departments of the household department, the military department, and the official department coordinated to strengthen patrols in the granaries and treasury in various places, and prepared more fire-fighting materials to prevent the White Lotus disciples from waiting for opportunities to set fire and destroy.

The Ministry of Industry urged all localities to build water conservancy projects and build a large number of water wheels for irrigation. The household department prepares seeds for various staple foods and prepares them to be distributed to farmers who do not have the money to buy seeds.

The military department is vigorously armed, and the generals near Miaojiang are frequently mobilized to prepare for the possible attack on Miaojiang at any time. and the nomads who may take advantage of the fire to rob outside the Xuanda line and Shanhaiguan.

In addition, everyone discussed and discussed, and I don't know what more ways can be implemented.

Since the beginning of spring, Qin Tianjian has suddenly become the department that has attracted the most attention from all over the court. Usually, Qin Tianjian's yamen is so cold that the chairs are icy, but now it has suddenly become an Internet celebrity check-in place.

Not only did Xu Jiegaogong go to Qintianjian every day to hang around, but even the little brother Zhang Juzheng at the front desk was no exception. Jiajing summoned the Qintian Supervisor more times than Concubine Lu Jing summoned.

What is the most embarrassing and embarrassing time for people? It's not going home and bumping into Lao Wang next door, it's not Yu Qian's pool plane pulling line, it's not even crayfish's gloves!

It's when everyone looks at you expectantly, hoping that you can give you good news, and you have disappointment in your pocket day after day.

Imagine that your parents have a banquet, your relatives and friends gather in a big circle, and there are a few distant cousins who are flattering at you, and they are surrounding your acceptance letter.

"Tsinghua or Peking University? The National People's Congress can too! It's really not good, Zhejiang University Beihang Tongji will also be on it! ”

"Shandong Lanxiang Vocational and Technical College."

In everyone's stunned, you hurriedly saluted: "Although the school is not good, the major is good!" Beauty salon and excavator double major! ”

The current Qintian Supervisor is like holding a notice from Lan Xiang, but the cabinet and Jiajing are expecting him to come up with a notice from Tsinghua University and Peking University.

"Will there be rain this month?"

"Uh...... It shouldn't be like that, depending on the situation. ”

"Will it rain next month?"

"Uh...... Weichen thinks it's hard to have. ”

"Will it rain next month?"

"Long live, ladies and gentlemen, the sky changes from time to time, and Weichen doesn't dare to say anything, but from the perspective of the sky, it doesn't look like it......"

"Down, down, down, ......"

"My lord, it will be useless to rain by then, and the day of cultivation will be long over......

Everyone was silent, Xu Jie glanced around, and said dissatisfiedly.

"We are all in a hurry like this, but Xiao Feng is nowhere to be seen, as a minister, it is too unpleasant!"

Gao Gong glanced at Xu Jie, nodded and said, "It's true that I haven't seen Lord Xiao for a few days, and I don't know what I'm busy with." ”

Zhang Juzheng was about to help Xiao Feng distinguish a few words, when he suddenly saw Xu Jie's gaze, and his heart trembled. With expectations and warnings in his eyes, Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to swallow his words back first.

After going down, Xu Jie patted Zhang Juzheng's shoulder: "Come to my house for dinner today, we are too busy, our teachers and students haven't talked about wine for a long time." ”

Zhang Juzheng did not refuse, and went to Xu Jie's house together. The wine and food are not luxurious, but they are also full of chicken, duck and fish, and the wine is of course a good wine.

After Zhang Juzheng saluted Xu Jie's three glasses of wine, he finally couldn't help it: "Teacher, Brother Xiao has been busy preparing for the establishment of the water division and the technical imperial examination, you know, why do you say that in front of Banzai?" ”

Xu Jie put down the wine glass, looked at Zhang Juzheng with a twisted beard, and sighed for a long time.

"Taiyue, you are still young and don't know you well enough. Now that the Yan Party has collapsed and Xiao Feng is powerful, it is not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.

If he was born in school, it would be fine to go step by step, but he is a real person of Taoism, a junior disciple of Banzai, and Banzai's favor for him even exceeds that of Yan Song.

Although he claims not to form a party, the Xiao party has naturally taken shape. If it is not contained, one day Xiao Feng will become the second Yan Song, who can fight it? ”

Zhang Juzheng looked at Xu Jie in surprise: "Teacher, Brother Xiao...... Not that kind of person! ”

Xu Jie smiled bitterly: "Taiyue, what kind of person do you think Yan Song is?" ”

Zhang Juzheng said without hesitation: "Powerful ministers, traitorous ministers, and ministers!" flattering the monarch, the party is the same and fighting against differences, greedy for money and power......"

Xu Jie listened to Zhang Juzheng's talk endlessly, and did not interrupt, and waited until Zhang Juzheng finished speaking calmly.

"Except that he doesn't have a son yet, what's the difference between Xiao Feng and Yan Song?"

Zhang Juzheng was stunned and said angrily: "How can these two be compared? One in the sky, one on the earth! ”

Xu Jie put down his wine glass: "You said that Yan Song flattered the monarch, what is the evidence?" ”

"He is favored by writing green words for Banzai, gaining power for Banzai to accumulate wealth, and cultivating for Banzai with peace of mind, and reporting good news and not bad news to the affairs of the court!"

Xu Jie said with a smile: "Xiao Feng is favored for long live word measurement, gain power for long live wealth accumulation, cultivate the Tao with peace of mind for long live, and open his mouth and close his mouth to the fortune of the Ming Dynasty."

Think about it, he dedicated most of his money to Banzai when he was defeated and talked about Xinren, and later gave up the shares of WTO Accession to Banzai, is this scheming lower than Yan Song? ”

Zhang Juzheng was speechless for a while: "This is different, he has real skills!" ”

Xu Jie sighed: "It turns out that all Yan Song's sins are because he can't measure words and has no real skills?" If Yan Song can also measure words, what should he do? ”

Zhang Juzheng's mind was messing around, he felt that Xu Jie's words were wrong, but he couldn't say anything wrong, he thought for a while, and finally his eyes lit up.

"Even if Xiao Feng uses similar methods to Yan Song, he really thinks about Daming, Daming's luck needs to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and the people are happy, so the direction is the same!"

Xu Jie poured himself a glass of wine, looked at the glass of wine in a daze, his eyes were extremely complicated, and it took a long time to drink it all.

"That's what I'm most afraid of. Taiyue, he said today that the great Ming luck needed for long live cultivation is to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and the people will be happy.

What if one day, he said long live the cultivation of the Tao, and the great Ming luck needed was a reckless army and a river of blood?

What if one day, he says long live the Tao, what he needs is a wine pond and a meat forest, and a cannon and a pot? Long live him or not? ”

Zhang Juzheng stood up suddenly, his face pale: "No, no, Xiao Feng is not that kind of person, teacher, you are too worried!" ”

Xu Jie smiled bitterly: "Of course I know that he is not that kind of person, I just gave you an extreme example to let you understand what kind of influence Xiao Feng has now!"

Xiao Feng may be a good person, but people can change. At the beginning, Yan Song was also high-spirited and full of ambition. He has gone through three generations of emperors, can he become the first assistant just by flattery? ”

Zhang Juzheng still shook his head: "Xiao Feng will not change, I believe he will not change!" He won't become like Yan Song! ”

Xu Jie sighed and said, "Even if Xiao Feng doesn't change, we can't let him cover the sky with one hand, someone must be able to restrain him."

What he is doing now is already hurting Da Ming! ”

Zhang Juzheng was puzzled: "Teacher, you said that Xiao Feng will be a threat to Da Ming in the future, I can still understand your thinking." But you said that Xiao Feng was hurting Da Ming now, and the students were really puzzled. ”

Xu Jiezheng said: "All dynasties and dynasties, peaceful and prosperous times, all rule the world with scholars!" Whoever values military force over literature will cause trouble!

Xiao Feng has a close relationship with military generals and has a very high prestige in the army. He has also been persuading Long Live to pay equal attention to civil and military, and his heart can't be carefully asked!

Now Xiao Feng has made some technical examinations, and wants to let a group of craftsmen who fiddle with strange skills and tricks enter the court as officials, which is shaking the national capital of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Zhang Juzheng has always respected his teacher very much, so Xu Jie's words did have an impact on him, but he still tried hard to defend Xiao Feng.

"Teacher, didn't Xiao Feng say that most of the people who are in the technical examination will not enter the court, but will enter the national square as an official."

Xu Jie sneered: "Don't you still understand the stakes? At the beginning, Taizu abolished the post of prime minister and replaced it with multiple cabinet members, just to prevent one person from dictatorship!

What is Guofang? It's Xiao Feng's small court! How did the officials in the national square become officials? It was Xiao Feng who gave them the opportunity to become officials in the technical department!

They will only have Xiao Feng in their eyes, and they will only be loyal to Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng has the Heavenly Book Dao Technique, and his whimsical ideas are endless. With this team that is loyal to him, what can not be done? ”

Zhang Juzheng hesitated: "Even if Xiao Feng controls the Guofang, but the cabinet and the six ministries are all from the imperial court, what can a Guofang do?" ”

Xu Jie shook his head and sighed: "Confused, confused!" Nanjing's Sixth Division is still alive and well, is it useful? That's a place for officials to retire! It's been an empty shelf for a long time!

Why? Because after Chengzu moved the capital, the actual benefits came to the northern capital with the emperor!

Where the interests are, the rights are there, this is the eternal truth!

The Guofang controlled by Xiao Feng is hundreds of WTO entry concepts! There are as many rights as there are interests in it!

In the end, the six departments in the capital will be like Nanjing, and they will become empty shelves! The official took the silver of Guofang, so he would naturally listen to Guofang's words and listen to Xiao Feng's words! ”

Zhang Juzheng's whole body trembled: "No matter how rich Guofang is, it is also from the imperial court." There is an army in the imperial court, and the army is loyal to the imperial court, but not to Xiao Feng! ”

Xu Jie looked at Zhang Juzheng worriedly: "Xuanda has a heavy army in his hands, whose hands are these heavy soldiers?" In the hands of Qiu Luan and Qi Jiguang!

How many soldiers are there in the Jiangnan Guard, when Xiao Feng was the governor of Jiangnan, he used the name of Banzai to work the army, but those troops are not fools!

Long live not to work in the army in the morning, not to work in the army, why did Xiao Feng work in the army as soon as he arrived in Jiangnan? Who are they thankful for? Hooray? No, it's Xiao Feng!

After Hu Zongxian took over the governor of Jiangnan, he also maintained the support of the army with interests, who dares to say that there was no secret instruction and funding from Xiao Feng?

Xiao Feng went to Miao Jiang to save Hai Rui this time, don't think about it, Chen Tianyu, the chief soldier of Miao Jiang, must have been subdued by him, he has money, Taoism, and popularity!

Wang Zhi was recruited by him, Xu Hai's fleet is now in the hands of Hu Zongxian, and the sailors to be built in the future are still led by him!

See? Not only is the army of the Ming Dynasty full of his people, but even the sea of the Ming Dynasty is full of his people!

Although Lu Bing of Jinyiwei is loyal to the emperor, from his son Lu Yi to Shen Lian, including those hundred household flags, which one is not familiar with Xiao Feng?

Yang Jisheng, the prefect of Qingzhou, heard that he is about to be promoted again, is there any operation of Xiao Feng in this?

That's not all, Altan Khan is so fierce, but he admires Xiao Feng very much. The Tibetan area has always been at odds with the imperial court, but it is believed that Xiao Feng is a natural Buddha!

If it takes time to make Xiao Feng stronger, in case Xiao Feng really has any thoughts, what do you think the court can do against Xiao Feng! ”

Zhang Juzheng's face was as white as paper, he really never thought about these things. Because he believed in Xiao Feng too much, he never thought about anything else.

But these things made the teacher talk about them together, and the piles were irrefutable, and they were all ironclad facts.

"Teacher, why didn't you say these words before? And these many crimes, Yan Song also said, you were against it at that time!

Yan Song said that Xiao Feng's labor in Jiangnan was a capital crime, Yan Song also said that Xiao Feng was an official and competed with the people for profit, and Yan Song also said that making friends with him could be punished!

Although you seconded these words, you actually opposed them, and you secretly asked me to help Xiao Feng speak and do things! ”

Xu Jie said calmly: "At that time, the Yan Party was powerful, Xiao Feng and the Yan Party were mortal enemies, of course we had to help Xiao Feng and fight against the Yan Party." This is to drive the tiger and devour the wolf.

Now that the Yan Party has fallen, Xiao Feng, a tiger, has lost its opponent, so he needs to be put back in a cage, otherwise, he may eat people! ”

Zhang Juzheng poured a glass of wine with difficulty, poured it down violently, paced back and forth, and suddenly stopped.

"Teacher, I'll go talk to Xiao Feng, I believe that in order to avoid suspicion, he is willing to make some changes!"

Xu Jie shook his head: "No, the method is not right, and the time is not right." ”

Zhang Juzheng already knew that there was still a certain distance between his scheming and the teacher at this time, so he lowered his head and gave it up.

"Please teach me."

"The method is wrong, what it says is that you can't startle the snake. The Yan Party has just collapsed, we have just taken over the cabinet, we are too few and fledgling, and we are not yet qualified to negotiate with Xiao Feng.

If Xiao Feng is reasonable, it's fine, but if Xiao Feng turns his face, with his current strength, we can't stop it. And as soon as we lose, there really will be no one to fight him again.

The timing is not right because of Miaojiang's affairs. Xiao Feng is at most a hidden danger of the imperial court, but Miao Jiang is indeed a hidden danger of the imperial court!

Seeing that the possibility of a major drought in the Central Plains is getting bigger and bigger, if Miao Jiang really rebels, it will inevitably be menacing, and we still need to solve this matter with Xiao Feng! ”

Zhang Juzheng looked at Xu Jie painfully: "In that case, what does the teacher want me to do when he tells me this?" ”

Xu Jie smiled: "Taiyue, everything is foreseen, and if you don't prepare, you will be wasted." From today onwards, we will divide Xiao Feng's power and strengthen our strength.

Win over officials, take control of the six ministries, and reorganize the military. The most important thing is to weaken Banzai's good impression of Xiao Feng and make Banzai realize that Xiao Feng's power cannot be too great.

Whether it is the concept of joining the WTO or the national square, the imperial court must intervene and control! Xiao Feng can be supplemented, but not the main! ”

Zhang Juzheng smiled bitterly: "According to what the teacher said, what if Xiao Feng is noticed and he turns his face directly?" ”

Xu Jie smiled: "Long live is not inferior to Xiao Feng, not to mention that Xiao Feng is fledgling now."

He can turn his face with us, but he can't turn his face with Banzai, if he really turns his face, we will save trouble.

But Taiyue, Xiao Feng is too young, and when he arrives at Long Live Daxing, no matter who the two princes ascend to the throne, they are not Xiao Feng's opponents.

At that time, whether Xiao Feng will be Cao Cao or Cao Pi, who can say for sure? Old man, I guess it's no longer there at that time, what about you, what should you do? ”

Coming out of Xu Jie's house, Zhang Juzheng staggered, as if he was drunk. His mind was a mess, and his chest was stuffed with discomfort.

Someone helped him, Zhang Juzheng raised his head and saw Zhan Feiyun, the head catcher and member of the Criminal Department, looking at him with concern.

"Lord Shangshu is drunk, right? This place is close to our criminal department, why don't you go down to the official office to help you go back to the official office to rest first and then go home? ”

Zhang Juzheng reluctantly smiled: "A few more drinks, Feiyun, now you don't have to be on duty all night, why are you still here so late?" ”

Zhan Feiyun said with a smile: "Today, Mrs. Xiao set up a banquet and invited Yingxiang, I just sent Yingxiang home, and I stopped by the government office to have a look." ”

Zhang Juzheng then remembered that Zhan Feiyun usually lived in Xiao Mansion, and when the cold wind blew, he suddenly felt agitated and woke up a lot.

"Feiyun, you go, I'll walk home by myself. Just walk and see, walk and see. ”