On the eighth day of the lunar month, it has been five days since Duke Cheng submitted his post to the public and requested the return of the four guards of Tengxiang and Master Xu Ge asked to retire.

In the past five days, the news had already spread like wildfire. Three Grand Secretary and six ministers led by the ministers of the Ministry of Justice, and all officials came to the book to ask the emperor to keep Mr. Xu.

Kedao even made a book a day for each person. When the emperor refused to agree, he used the memorial to overwhelm his posture.

Anyway, the memorials and ink are public, so don’t buy them for your own money.

Faced with the snow-filled memorial, Emperor Longqing had to issue an order to comfort him, and asked Teng Xiang to give Xu Jie a set of big red qilin clothes and some valuable rewards, asking Mr. Xu to come back immediately to see the matter and not to let the state affairs be emptied.

But Xu Jie seemed to have decided to leave. He published another book "Begging for Bones and Bones" on the seventh day of the lunar month, saying that he is in poor health now and needs someone to help him when he goes in and out. He also asked the emperor to give him a favor, which would make him survive for several years...

As for the book "Please return the four guards in the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the Central Envoy to sit in the camp" written by Duke Cheng, it has been suppressed by the emperor in the Sili Supervisor and has not been published for a long time.

All the civil and military officials in the dynasty knew what Emperor Longqing was waiting for.

In fact, they are also waiting for the news from Shaanxi - will it really happen as Zhao Hao said, an earthquake occurred?

More than 2,000 miles from Chang'an to the capital, 800 miles in a hurry. If the post runs in a relay, the news will be transmitted to the capital in more than two days.

Therefore, since yesterday, the Lijian, the cabinet, and all the six ministries and government offices have sent personnel to guard the Tongzhengsi, waiting for the eight hundred miles from Shaanxi to speed up.

As a result, when lunch was almost lunch today, the messenger, riding a fast horse that was about to foam, broke into Tongzhengsi.

The official of Tongzhengshi immediately held the horse and pulled the messenger who was about to collapse and then removed the copper message tube with three bird hairs from behind him.

After seeing the inscription of the 'Governor Shaanxi' on the sealed fire paint, the official rushed into the main hall quickly and whispered: "Na Yan, here you come!"

Aiyan is an alias for communicating political envoys.

Tongzheng Commander Xue Songyi reached out to take it and found that the fire was fine. He opened the message tube and took out the Shaanxi urgent report contained inside.

Xue Nayan opened his eyes and stayed for a while, then sighed to everyone who was looking forward to it, "There is an earthquake in Xi'an on the sixth day of the first lunar month."

Those who came to listen to the believers in various yamen heard the words and then the birds and beasts scattered and went back to report the news quickly.

"Send it to the Silijian." Xue Songyi handed the envelope stamped with the imperial envoy's official defense and the eight hundred miles of express seal to his subordinates.

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When the news reached the palace, Emperor Longqing was having lunch.

Teng Xiang held the Shaanxi Governor's memorial and recited in a slightly excited voice: "In the early morning of the sixth day of the April 19th, Xi'an, Fengxiang, Qingyang, Pingliang, Jingyang, Xianyang, Shangling and other five prefectures and eighteen counties. The tremor sounded like thunder, dust covered the sky, and the city had no room to complete, and aftershocks continued. Fortunately, the Ministry of War was early warning, and there were few casualties and injuries to people and animals..."

"Okay, okay!" Emperor Longqing put down his silver chopsticks and stood up excitedly. He took the memoir and read it again, laughed:

"My nephew has a trick! Science is so amazing!"

Teng Xiang was stunned when he heard the first half of the sentence, thinking that his Majesty was just a nephew? Only in the second half of the sentence did he realize that the emperor was referring to Zhao Hao.

Eunuch Teng is so angry, I thought to myself that the boy is just the eldest princess’ godson, why is Your Majesty talking about relatives?

But he flattered and said obediently: "I was in Wenhua Hall that day. Although I didn't understand what the solar system Zhao Dizhao said, I thought it was very powerful."

"Haha, of course it's amazing!" Emperor Longqing rubbed his hands and said happily: "He also accurately predicted the previous Hangzhou solar eclipse. He must reward it, and there are many rewards!"

After thinking about it, the emperor said to Teng Xiang: "Transfer my will, Zhao Hao used scientific predictions of solar eclipses, earthquakes, countless living people, and immeasurable merits. I should repay his merits. He was specially promoted to a doctor of Hanlin and served as a lecturer in the imperial lectures. He continued to explain science to me and all officials! He also gave him a bullfighting suit."

The bullfighting suit is second to the python suit. The grand costume of the flying fish suit is the main difference between it and ordinary official suit. The tofuzi is the body of the python head and the horned dragon, decorated with cloud patterns. Because it looks like a ball of dragon, it is very noble. It is usually made great contributions to the court and was given to the emperor.

However, there are also examples of lecturers giving bullfighting uniforms to lecturers in the imperial examination, but they are exceptional and are not easily awarded.

"Long live..." Teng Xiang felt a little inappropriate when he heard this: "Zhao Hao had just been awarded an official position from the ninth-rank attendant, and this was promoted to a doctor of the Five Classics. He also had to be a lecturer. He was awarded a bullfighting. I'm afraid it would be too extreme, right?"

"What's the matter? The doctor is only an eighth rank." Long Qing was excited and said, "How can a mere sesame official be rewarded for the lives of my thousands of people? It's not an exaggeration to add a bullfighting suit."

"Yes." Seeing that the emperor had decided, Teng Xiang had to respond with a smile, but he was secretly wondering if he was afraid that the cabinet would not be able to pass the lockdown.

"I just want to promote him in an extraordinary way, let him talk about science in the lectures, teach those civil servants well, and see who will have the nerve to talk about the changes in the future!"

Emperor Longqing raised his fists excitedly and blushed, saying, "If you ask the Hanlin Academy to draw a decree, you will say that whenever the heaven and earth change, all officials will write letters to talk about things. But now it seems that what is the heaven? The fate of a man is in heaven and the country is in man. In the future, all officials should discuss things according to the matter. Don't bring God out at any time..."

"Long live thinking twice." Teng Xiang picked up the pen and recorded it halfway, and couldn't help but remind Long Qing: "Some words, my ministers say, Your Majesty can't say, otherwise you will cause trouble."

"Do I have less trouble in normal times?" Emperor Longqing shook his head disapprovingly, walked with his hands behind his back, and ordered: "Duke Chengguo will also send the memorial."

"Yes!" Teng Xiang agreed this time so happily.

The memorial of Duke Cheng Guo, the Secretary of State for Literature had long approved the red seal, and was just waiting for the emperor's words!

Well, when it comes to his own interests, he doesn't worry that the emperor will be too irrelevant...

Fortunately, he had not completely forgotten the duties of his private secretary, and reminded Emperor Longqing: "Long live, Mr. Xu's resignation..."

"I respect me one foot, and I respect me one foot." Emperor Longqing was in a good mood and stopped quarreling with Xu Jie. "I said that Yuan Fu worked hard and made great contributions, so I added his salary to the title of Earl, and ordered his son to be the chief thousand households of the Jinyiwei. He asked him to continue to serve the country and not have the idea of ​​resigning again."

"Yes." Teng Xiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was okay, but His Majesty finally changed his words.

Two days ago, Emperor Longqing said, "Isn't Yuan Fu happy to use the heaven to speak? I read the history book "Vincent Stars and Moon", and the Cheng immediately submitted a letter to resign. It would be better to wait until God has calmed down before asking Yuan Fu to come back to see the matter."

I heard Teng Xiang's knight at that time, and thought to myself that His Majesty has become really bold since he believed in science. Even Master Xu dared to play with it...

But, what will happen if you consider the consequences?

Fortunately, I gave Mr. Xu a kindness and the inner court took the army back and everyone was very happy.

So saying that beating your father-in-law is not a competent eunuch.

He didn't expect anything to cause a sensation next?
Chapter completed!