2 In the side hall, Xu He waited for half an hour before the eunuch sent a message that the emperor was going to summon him

When Xu He entered, he found that Xu Song had already left, and the air was filled with a strong smell of medicine.

On the couch not far away, Zhang Wei was lying there, and there was no movement at all.

Just when Xu He thought that the emperor was asleep, Emperor Zhizheng on the couch said: "Come close!" ”

Xu He hurriedly stepped forward, and stopped when he came to a dozen steps away from the bed, but Wang Ji next to the couch beckoned to him.

Xu He had no choice but to step forward again.

"Come to me!" Emperor Zhizheng said again.

Xu He took two more steps forward and knelt on the pedal, and at this time, he finally saw Emperor Zhizheng clearly.

When he saw Emperor Zhizheng, he was taken aback, since the last time they met in the banana garden, this time Emperor Zhizheng's face appeared black and gray.

In addition to the smell of medicine, Xu He's nose also had a faint rancid smell.

When he looked down, he saw that at the bare wrist outside the sleeve of Emperor Zhengdi, a huge rotten sore was exposed to the air.

"Your Majesty!" Looking at a living person, he is like an old beast and suffers from illness, as long as it is a person, there is something to hurt it.

What's more, if it's a common people's family, this is their own father-in-law!

Seeing Xu He's mournful voice and falsifying from time to time, Emperor Zhizheng, who originally had a faint expression on his face, couldn't help but be moved.

He looked at Xu He with a difficult side face and said, "You are a person who knows gratitude and filial piety!" ”

Xu He thought that he was young, starting from the county exam, and he didn't know how much he was taken care of by the emperor along the way, and he couldn't help but feel even more uncomfortable.

Emperor Zhizheng said: "You came back this time, and you encountered a lot of things, right?" ”

Xu He nodded and said, "A while ago, someone tried to assassinate me, but fortunately, His Majesty sent someone to inform me that I was spared!" ”

In fact, the assassination was launched before the people sent by Emperor Zhizheng, and Xu He said this just to thank the emperor for his kindness.

Emperor Zhizheng sneered: "Don't worry about these things, let me ask you, who has gone to look for you when you come back this time?" ”

Xu He's mind turned a thousand times, but thinking about Jinyiwei and Nei Caojun, he quickly replied: "Li Xiyan, the secretary of the ministry!" ”

Emperor Zhizheng was silent for a moment before he said: "Very good, Li Xiyan is knowledgeable, and he is diligent in everything!" ”

Xu He didn't say Fengfang, didn't say Xu Song, didn't say Gu Shouyuan, and didn't say Tongzhou General Guan Dayao, why only talked about Li Xiyan.

Because he keenly felt that since he returned to Beijing, the emperor knew everything he said and did well.

Now he is testing, testing whether he has told him the truth, whether he has gone around the bend with him.

Because only Li Xiyan's [remnants of the Qin Party] took refuge in him the thing he was most concerned about.

If Xu He hesitated for a moment, or wanted to conceal this matter, then Emperor Zhizheng would have to weigh Xu He's purpose in absorbing these people in his heart.

He wasn't afraid that Xu He would be able to toss some moths.

Xu He is so young, even if he is close to Li Xiyan and others, he can't make any waves politically.

But it is precisely because Xu He is young that the emperor has begun to consider that if he is deep-minded, after a hundred years, there will be no one who can balance Xu He.

People who manipulate politics, when looking at a person, naturally think of checks and balances.

Only by checking and balancing can the superior be at ease.

Xu He succeeded and passed another test of Emperor Zhizheng.

In fact, Xu He took pity on the old man in front of him.

Yes, in the face of the test, Xu He did not feel offended, but felt pitiful to the other party.

It's already like this, and I'm still worried about the situation and the future!

To be honest, Emperor Zhizheng really thought too much.

Since being an emperor is so tiring, whoever likes to be it, he is unwilling to do it anyway.

Now that he has passed the test, Emperor Zhizheng put his mind at ease, and after being silent, he spoke: "You already know the situation in Huguang, what should you do in the future, what do you think?" ”

Xu He naturally still meant that, slowly organizing and training the new army, and the imperial court didn't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place.

Sheng Zhengqi did a good job, he was able to pinch the weak chicken, and he had been fighting against the thief for so long, and no one in the court could take his place for the time being.

After listening, the emperor was clearly not satisfied.

He turned his head, looked up and said, "Your idea is too naïve! ”

Xu He: "............"

"The development of events is becoming more and more out of the control of the imperial court, and even if the army can be trained, those with different aspirations in the world have long since changed from being ready to move to rebels against the imperial court and erecting anti-flags!"

"If you can't eliminate Hu Guang's thief by thunder, the situation will only get worse and worse."

Xu He bowed down and admonished: "Your Majesty, the minister also knows that there are too many variables to drag it out, but the guard army is really useless, even Sheng Zhengqi can only reluctantly pinch them together and confront the thieves across the lake!" ”

"Inserting the Ling Pass, the hundreds of thousands of troops of the imperial court have been besieged for so long, and it has cost countless amounts of money and food, and it took several months to wipe out the bandits on the mountain, which already shows the root of the problem!"

"If you force the officers and soldiers to attack, I'm afraid it will backfire!"

"Ridiculous!" Suddenly, Emperor Zhizheng slammed his palm against the bed, making a dull sound.

Wang Ji on the side hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, the horse is also a straightforward gentleman, and if you are offended, it is also for the court, for Your Majesty, and I hope Your Majesty will be angry!" ”

Emperor Zhizheng took a few breaths because of his excessive movements, Wang Ji hurriedly fed him some water, and tossed for half an hour before he eased up slightly.

However, Emperor Zhizheng, who came slowly, should have felt that Xu He's analysis of the current situation was too conservative, so he didn't want to talk more about Huguang, but said coldly: "I want to transfer the Haiphong Battalion to Jiangxi!" Your Xu family has no opinion, right? ”

Xu He was startled, and hurriedly bowed down again: "Your Majesty, the coastal defense camp is a regimental training of the imperial court, of course, it is driven for the imperial court!" ”

Emperor Zhizheng said: "I thought you could have a different view of the current situation, but who knows that it is still a mouse's eye!" Alright, you step aside! ”

When Xu He heard this, he remembered Li Xiyan's explanation, and just wanted to open his mouth to ask to return to Beijing.

But Emperor Zhizheng, who was furious, made him unable to open this mouth.

At this moment, Emperor Zhizheng said: "By the way, since you like training so much, then you can train Long Xiangwei and Leopard Taowei to me, which is also a great achievement!" Go ahead! ”

Yes, the capital will definitely not come back.

Instead, he was stared at in Zunhua.

Xu He sighed, bowed again, and walked out of the temple door backwards.

When he came to the outside of the palace, he saw more than a dozen people from the cabinet walking out quickly.

It happened that Yao Chunchen was also among them, and he grabbed Yao Chunchen and said, "Brother Xizai, what's wrong?" ”

Yao Chunchen whispered: "The will has come down, and Qin Yan is allowed to tell the old man, but the emperor is kind enough to reward him with a residence in Beijing." ”

"Also, Qin Que just died in the Imperial Prison! Many of the backbone of the Qin Party with great resentment have been given to death, and I am here to pass on the edict. ”

Xu Hexin said, sure enough, he asked again: "After Qin Yan leaves, can the cabinet arrangements come out?" ”

"It's out, the second assistant is the first assistant, Xu Ge is now the second assistant, and the third assistant is ......"

"Is it Master Qiu Tengqiu?"

Yao Chunchen shook his head: "It's Yang Bo, the former secretary of the military department!" ”

"Yang Bo?"

"People from Puzhou, Shanxi!" Yao Chunchen left in a hurry after speaking.