The establishment of a new military aircraft department in the imperial court was like a gust of wind, coming and going quickly.

At the beginning, the government and the opposition thought that the emperor would make some big moves next, so they couldn't help but be a little worried.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, and the time has come to May.

The Military Aircraft Department, which was set up by the emperor himself and was closely watched by officials in the DPRK and China, did not make any big news.

The Military Aircraft Department only conscientiously performed its duties, responsible for delivering the battle reports sent from the front to the emperor as soon as possible, and nothing else.

After a long time, the vast majority of officials in the DPRK and Central China lost interest in this newly established military aircraft department.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

At this time, Jiajing was wearing a blue-gray Taoist robe, sitting cross-legged on the futon, his eyes seemed to be closed.

The Dao robe on Jiajing's body was windless, hunting, and a purple mana rose up, enveloping him.

If there were immortal cultivators present, it would be able to see at a glance that Jiajing at this time had entered a realm of transcendence.

At this time, Jiajing looks like those immortals in myths and legends, transcendent and freed from the confinement of time and space.

The momentum on Jiajing's body is also like a vast ocean, unfathomable and unpredictable, which makes people feel a sense of surrender.

Between breathing and breathing, exhaling and absorbing, there is an inexplicable rhyme, which makes people's hearts calm.

The aura escaping in the Qianqing Palace was quickly absorbed by Jiajing, and after being absorbed into Jiajing's body, these aura rushed into the cyclone in the dantian after circulating in the meridians in Jiajing's body for a week through the limbs and hundreds of remains.

This time, unlike in the past, those spiritual qi did not enter the sea as muddy as in the past after the cyclone that rushed into the dantian, and nothing happened.

After the last wisp of aura rushed into the cyclone in the dantian, all of a sudden, Jiajing only felt an unprecedented sense of fullness coming from all over his body.

The cyclone, which had not been filled in the past, seemed to have reached a critical point, and then a terrifying breath spread out in all directions, centered on Jiajing.

Subsequently, I saw that a large area of dark clouds had accumulated in the sky above the Qianqing Palace without warning, and there was a looming thunder spreading in it.

The silver-white thunder in the dark clouds, the thickness of an arm, seemed to be able to destroy everything, and a sense of depression that seemed to exist and nothing shrouded everyone's hearts.

I don't know when, I saw Jiajing's heart move, he opened his eyes suddenly, raised his head and looked up.

In an instant, a large area of dark clouds that had originally accumulated over the Qianqing Palace dispersed at an extremely fast speed, and a little sunlight sprinkled down along the gaps.

After feeling that the feeling of depression disappearing, Jiajing withdrew from his cultivation state and slowly got up from the futon.

After carefully investigating the condition in his body, Jiajing couldn't help but look happy, and his daily thunderous cultivation finally paid off.

"My current realm should have reached the consummation of the late stage of Qi cultivation, and I am only one step away from achieving the foundation building!"

"The last time I went from the middle stage of Qi cultivation to the late stage of Qi training, I attracted a thunder tribulation and caused a solar eclipse."

"The thunder tribulation during the foundation building period is probably even more terrifying than countless times, and you must not try to cross the tribulation until you are fully prepared."

"If you don't pay attention to it, it's the end of death!"

After admonishing himself like this, I saw that Jiajing restrained all the momentum on his body, as usual.

……

Then, I saw Jiajing sit back on the dragon chair, pick up a letter sent by the celebrant from the bookcase, and read it.

Time passed slowly, I don't know how long it was, I saw Lu Fang take silent steps and enter the Qianqing Palace.

After Lu Fang entered the Qianqing Palace, he came to Jiajing's side, leaned down, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, here is the battle report sent by the Military Aircraft Department!" ”

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he took out the battle report from his sleeve and respectfully handed it to Jiajing.

"Hmm."

After Jiajing answered, he took the battle report from Lu Fang's hand and browsed it with great concentration.

Taking advantage of Jiajing's interval between browsing the battle report, he saw Lu Fang secretly raise his head and glance at Jiajing quietly.

Just now, Lu Fang felt an inexplicable palpitation, and he always felt that today's Jiajing was different from the past.

"Could it be that Your Majesty's Taoism has improved again?"

Coldly, such a thought suddenly flashed in Lu Fang's heart.

But soon, Lu Fang snuffed out all this thought in his mind: "No, Lu Fang, you don't know anything, let's concentrate on serving Your Majesty!" ”

At this moment, only Jiajing's slightly emotional voice sounded, pulling Lu Fang back to reality: "Okay, okay!" ”

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, a look of curiosity appeared on his face at the right time, he looked in the direction where Jiajing was, and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, is it possible that the front line has won again? ”

"Well, it's nature, see for yourself!"

When the words fell, I saw Jiajing take a sip of the teacup on the table, and handed the battle report in his hand to Lu Fang's hand.

In the past month and a half, many battle reports have been sent to the front one after another, and the contents of them, without exception, are all great victories of the Ming army.

After receiving the battle report from Jiajing's hands, I saw Lu Fang browsing the content on it with great concentration, only to see that it was written.

"Your Majesty, since the last battle, the army has been like a rainbow, and it has fought several battles with the Tatar army in succession, annihilating the enemy ......"

After reading all the contents of the battle report, I saw that Lu Fang's face was full of smiles that could not be concealed.

Immediately, I saw him look in the direction where Jiajing was, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, according to the slave maid, the front line is winning one after another, and the day of capturing Altan Khan is not far away!" ”

When Jiajing heard Lu Fang's words, after pondering for a while, he nodded, and said with emotion: "Yes, after eliminating the great trouble of Altan Khan, my Ming frontier will also be able to settle down in the future!" ”

"After the fleet I sent out to sail around the world before and bring the two crops of sweet potatoes and corn back to the Ming Dynasty, the people will be able to fill their stomachs."

When Lu Fang, who was waiting beside Jiajing, heard this, he just wanted to take advantage of the situation to pat Jiajing's ass, but he saw the guide eunuch step into the Qianqing Palace.

After the guide eunuch entered the Qianqing Palace, he immediately leaned down, looked in the direction where Jiajing was, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Li Chunfang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is asking to see you outside!" ”

After learning the news from the mouth of the guide eunuch, Jiajing's face did not show any surprise.

After all, the day before the imperial court held the Enke exam was approaching, and Li Chunfang, as the chief examiner of this exam, should come to report the progress.

After that, I saw Jiajing withdraw his gaze from the guide eunuch, waved his hand, and commanded.

"Well, I know, let him in!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After receiving Jiajing's specific instructions, the guide eunuch did not hesitate at all, and immediately left the Qianqing Palace.

……

Soon after this, I saw Li Chunfang stepping into the Qianqing Palace.

As soon as Li Chunfang entered the Qianqing Palace, he knelt on the ground with a 'plop', and said in a deep voice: "Weichen knocks on Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Hearing this, Jiajing glanced over Li Chunfang's body, waved his hand, and commanded: "Well, get up!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After getting Jiajing's answer, Li Chunfang slowly got up from the ground.

Subsequently, I saw Li Chunfang take out a letter from his sleeve, hold it high above his head, and respectfully report: "Your Majesty, here is the list of fellow examiners for this Enke exam, as well as the specific process, please take a look!" ”

Seeing this, Lu Fang, who was waiting beside Jiajing, did not wait for Jiajing's orders, and immediately stepped forward, took the song from Li Chunfang's hand, and handed it to Jiajing.

"Your Majesty!"

"Hmm."

Jiajing replied imperceptibly, and then took the note from Lu Fang's hand.

After carefully browsing the list of examiners and the specific process of the exam, I saw Jiajing put aside the music in his hand, nodded, looked in the direction where Li Chunfang was, and then said, "Well, good job." ”

Seeing that the emperor did not raise objections to the list of fellow examiners and the examination process in the recital, Li Chunfang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the heart that had been hanging was finally let go.

The examiners selected by Li Chunfang are all people who are rich in learning, honest and self-controlled, and upright.

In this way, it is possible to avoid repeating the mistakes of the previous Ministry of Rites to the greatest extent.

If in this exam, if an examiner collects the candidate's money, leaks the test questions in advance, or does something on the test paper, then as the chief examiner, he will be responsible.

No matter how bad it is, you have to be labeled as an unknown person, and I am afraid that this will end in my future career.

When Jiajing's words fell, I saw Li Chunfang leaning down and responding respectfully: "All this should be attributed to His Majesty's wise leadership, how dare Weichen take credit?" ”

Jiajing was noncommittal to Li Chunfang's words, and then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he withdrew his gaze from Li Chunfang's body, and continued to ask: "By the way, how did you do with the things I told you before?" ”

When Li Chunfang heard Jiajing's words, the whole person instantly realized: "Your Majesty is asking about the children of the clan who participated in this exam, Zhu Shunxian!" ”

After this, I saw Li Chunfang gather his mind, raise his head to look in the direction where Jiajing was, and report in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, before this, Weichen has already discussed with Zhang Ge Lao on matters related to the exam!" ”

After learning the news from Li Chunfang's mouth, Jiajing also relaxed, gently rubbed the dragon head carved on the dragon chair with his hand, and after a moment of silence, he followed up and said: "Well, Aiqing's dedication, I see it in my eyes, do it well!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When Li Chunfang heard Jiajing's words, her face was full of excitement that she couldn't hide, lowered her head, and answered in a deep voice.

Then, I saw Jiajing withdraw his gaze from Li Chunfang's body, waved his hand, and commanded.

"I have something to do next, if there's nothing to do, let's get here first!"

"Obey, Your Majesty, Weichen will retire!"

Li Chunfang forcibly suppressed the excitement in her heart, and after bowing to Jiajing, she left the Qianqing Palace.

After walking out of the Qianqing Palace, Li Chunfang stopped, raised his head, and looked at the scenery in the distance.

At this time, Li Chunfang couldn't help but feel a sense of heroism in his heart, only to see him subconsciously clench his fists and say to himself silently: "Li Chunfang, did you hear, Your Majesty has been secretly paying attention to you!" ”

"After this incident, it won't be far from you entering the cabinet!"

……

With the approach of the Enke exam, there are also many students in the capital who have entered Beijing to catch the exam, and Xu Wei is naturally among them.

Since the students who participated in this exam all had the identity of lifting people, it was inevitable to have some communication.

Don't feel troublesome, the connections accumulated in this process will one day become the capital for progress in your career, or a lifesaver.

Everyone took the exam together, and they were commensurate with each other as "the same year", which added a sense of incense.

For these candidates, at the beginning of their careers, only by huddling together to keep warm can they protect themselves as much as possible.

After all, the treacherous, cannibalistic officialdom that doesn't spit out bones is not so easy to mix.

Although most of the students are busy feasting, drinking, socializing, and expanding their contacts, there are still a small number of students who are still immersed in the sea of books.

They want to seize this last time, work harder, and strive to get a good ranking, paving the way for their future careers.

Therefore, they study hard all day long, and they don't even go out of the door of their room, and they have three meals a day in the room.

Xu Wei is also like these students who are immersed in hard study, staying in the library all day long, and trying not to go out if he can.

Xu Wei did this, not because he wanted to check and fill in the gaps, but because there were too many people who came to invite him to the banquet and get closer to him.

I don't know who stabbed out the news that Xu Wei had served as a staff member under Hu Zongxian.

Since then, there has been an endless stream of people visiting the house every day, including officials from the court and the central government.

After all, the current Hu Zongxian, while entering the cabinet, also serves as the secretary of the ministry.

It can be said that in the future, the career and future of these people are tied to the thought of Hu Zongxian, the secretary of the ministry.

Because of this, Xu Wei, who used to be Hu Zongxian's staff, has become a "sweet and sweet" in the eyes of everyone.

If you can find out from the mouth of Xu Wei, a former staff, about Hu Zongxian's preferences, then wouldn't the future career be much smoother?

With such an idea, there was an endless stream of invitations inviting Xu Wei to the banquet, which made Xu Wei tired of it.

In order not to offend people, Xu Wei could only declare that he was ill and locked himself in the room, trying not to contact people.

In the room, I saw Xu Wei put down the brush in his hand, and everything that happened recently made him feel haggard.

At this time, Xu Wei's face was full of unconcealed sorrow, and he complained: "Alas, what is this called, I have been in the capital for so long, and I haven't had a good visit!" ”

At this moment, I heard a slight knock on the door.

Xu Wei thought that someone had come to send a prayer post and invited him to participate in the banquet, so he wanted to use the excuse of being ill to perfunctory the past as before.

Before he could speak, he heard a familiar voice from outside the door: "Brother Wen, it's me, Brother Ru Mo is also here!" ”

After Xu Wei heard that familiar voice, he already knew the identity of the person who came, and this person was the same student who came to take the Enke exam like himself, Zhu Shunxian.

Xu Wei also met Zhu Shunxian and Xu Shixing by chance, and a few people happened to meet at the beginning, so they stopped and chatted a few words.

Later, the two found that there were many similarities in their opinions, so they became confidants and often got together to chat.

And in this process, Xu Wei also learned about Zhu Shunxian and Xu Shixing's identity, Zhu Shunxian is a side branch of King Hui's Mansion, and he is also the only child of the clan who participated in this exam.

Compared with Zhu Shunxian, Xu Shixing's life experience is a bit bumpy, Xu Shixing was born in Nanzhili, his father is a wealthy businessman surnamed Shen, and his biological mother is rumored to be a nun.

Later, Xu Shixing was adopted by Xu Shangzhen, the prefect of Suzhou, and under the careful guidance of Xu Shangzhen, Xu Shixing successfully passed the township examination, and was admitted to the examination, and was qualified to enter Beijing to participate in the examination.

After that, Xu Wei didn't hesitate at all, only to see him get up from his seat, open the door, and invite Zhu Shunxian and Xu Shixing, who were waiting outside the door, into the room together.

After entering the room, Zhu Shunxian looked at the paper on the bookcase on the side, the ink had not yet dried, and a trace of worry flashed on his face, and he admonished: "Brother Wen, it is naturally good to study hard, but you should also pay attention to the combination of work and rest!" ”

When Zhu Shunxian's words fell, Xu Shixing, who was on the side, also followed Ying He and said, "Yes, Brother Wen!" ”

After Xu Wei poured a cup of hot tea for Zhu Shunxian and Xu Shixing, who came to visit him, he said angrily: "You also understand the reason, who wants to stay in the room all day? ”

After taking the teacup from Xu Wei's hand, I saw Zhu Shun take a sip first, and then said: "Because of this, Brother Ru Mo and I came to invite you to go out for a walk and feel the prosperity of the capital!" ”

When Zhu Shunxian's words fell, Xu Shixing on the side also added: "Well, that's right, staying in the room all day is not a long-term solution, you have to go out for a walk, I heard that there is a lantern festival tonight!" ”

Xu Wei was a little moved by Zhu Shunxian and Xu Shixing's words, and a little worry appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "The Lantern Festival is good, but it ......"

Xu Shixing, who was on the side, seemed to see what Xu Wei was thinking, waved his hand, and said indifferently: "It's okay, you just need to dress up in disguise, and no one will recognize you when the time comes!" ”

When Xu Wei heard this, after thinking for a while, he looked at Zhu Shunxian and the direction where Xu Shixing was, and said in a deep voice: "Well, it makes sense, a good time shouldn't be so wasteful, let's go!" ”

……

As night fell, Hu Zongxian's mansion in the capital.

Since the imperial court set up a military aircraft department to be responsible for delivering military information on the front line, the cabinet does not need to leave two cabinet ministers to be on duty in the cabinet every night.

Hu Zongxian's life has gradually returned to its former state.

At this time, in the study.

Hu Zongxian was sitting behind the bookcase, methodically handling the official documents sent by the ministry.

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment and dismissal, examination, promotion, decoration, transfer and other affairs of the subordinate officials, and has extremely heavy powers and responsibilities.

Hu Zongxian is the secretary of the ministry, and he needs to make decisions on all matters on the ministry.

Time passed slowly, I don't know how long it was, and only after Hu Zongxian had finished processing the last official letter that needed to be processed urgently, did he put down the brush in his hand.

Then, I saw Hu Zongxian pick up the teacup soaked in wolfberry water on the side and take a sip.

At that moment, only a 'squeak' was heard, and the door of the room was pushed open, and the butler stepped in.

After the housekeeper stepped into the study, he looked in the direction where Hu Zongxian was, leaned down, and said respectfully: "Master! ”

When Hu Zongxian saw the housekeeper coming, a trace of surprise flashed on his face, put down the teacup in his hand, and asked, "Well, is there something wrong?" ”

"Back to the master, your former staff member Xu Wei also went to Beijing to take the exam, and is currently living in the hall."

After learning the news from the housekeeper's mouth, Hu Zongxian's face was full of relief, and then, I saw him stroke his beard and say with emotion: "Okay, okay, Wen Chang has also come to the capital!" ”

Then, as if he had suddenly thought of something, Hu Zongxian's face was full of doubt, and then he looked in the direction where the housekeeper was, and continued to ask: "By the way, why haven't I received the relevant news?" ”

When the housekeeper on the side heard Hu Zongxian's words, he immediately lowered his head and told him all the reasons for the incident: "Master, this is how it ......."

After listening to the butler's narration, Hu Zongxian's face was full of expressions of sudden realization.

Then, I saw him lower his eyes, look at the ground casually, and say to himself: "Wen Chang, Wen Chang, you still haven't changed at all!" ”

After that, I saw Hu Zongxian look in the direction where the housekeeper was, waved his hand, and commanded: "After the exam is over, invite Wen Chang to the house, my lord, I will entertain him personally!" ”

For Hu Zongxian's orders, the housekeeper naturally did not dare to disobey the slightest, and immediately saw his expression, and responded in a deep voice: "Yes, master!" ”

"Alright, if it's okay, let's go down!"

"Yes, sir!"

After the butler responded, he leaned down, arched his hand to Hu Zongxian, and then walked out of the study.

After the housekeeper left the study, he saw Hu Zongxian slowly getting up from the chair, and at this time, a little stunned appeared on his face.

Those memories of the past, like slides, flashed in Hu Zongxian's mind one by one.

Hu Zongxian recalled the days when he was the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang.

After this, I saw that Hu Zongxian's face was full of inexplicable looks, shook his head, and said to himself silently: "Wen Chang, I hope you can get a good ranking in the exam this time and realize your ambitions!" ”

PS: Shen Shixing only recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestral surname Shen after he won the top prize in the examination, and now he is still surnamed Xu.

(End of chapter)