"Brother Li, it's still early, why not find a place to have a drink?" As soon as he left the warm pavilion, Xie Jin immediately took the initiative to invite Li Jie.

"I can't ask for it!" Li Jie immediately agreed. He was also very curious about Xie Jin, and of course he wanted to make friends with him.

So the two left the palace together and found an inconspicuous tavern. It was not yet dinner time and there were no guests in the tavern. The two found a corner to sit down, and then ordered a few side dishes and a pot of wine to eat and chat.

Li Jie was not good at drinking, but she still drank a few drinks with Xie Jin. However, Xie Jin seemed to have something to worry about. He was also very aggressive when drinking, and soon became a little drunk. The topic immediately changed and said, "Brother Li, I really envy you!"

"Brother Jie is so serious. You are a Hanlin bachelor at a young age. I wonder how many scholars in the world envy you!" Li Jie smiled and said when he heard this.

Xie Jin was from Jiangxi. Later generations, Jiangxi was a province with little presence. Many Jiangxi people even jokingly called themselves Akalin Province. But in fact, in the Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi was a place where academic masters and examination masters were born. Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, many cabinet ministers came from Jiangxi, such as Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, etc. There was even a famous saying at that time, called "The court scholar half Jiangxi", and half of the officials came from Jiangxi. This shows how powerful Jiangxi people were at that time.

"Hanlin Bachelor?" Jie Jin said bitterly, "Although Hanlin Bachelor is noble, it is actually useless. I have been in the court for two years. Apart from writing articles and helping His Majesty polish the imperial edict, I did nothing at all. Instead, I offended the powerful people in the court because of my outrageous words. Today, His Majesty summoned me to go, but actually scolded me!"

Li Jie was not surprised when he heard Xie Jin's words. When it comes to Xie Jin, the first thing that many people think of was that he presided over the compilation of the "Yongle Encyclopedia" and was also a Cabinet Grand Secretary. However, in the early Ming Dynasty, the Cabinet Grand Secretary was not of high rank, and he was only an advisor to the emperor, and he had no direct right to deal with the government.

Xie Jin was a scholar who was too angry. Although he was knowledgeable, he was too straightforward and could not be a human being, which led to him offending many people in the court. In the end, his death was also harmed by villains' greed.

"Brother Jie, I want to ask, why are you studying?" Li Jie put down his wine glass at this time, pondered for a moment before asking. Everyone said that Xie Jin was a genius, but even if he was a genius, if he didn't work hard, it would be difficult to pass the Jinshi exam before the age of 20.

"Of course, reading is to serve the court and benefit the people with his own talents and knowledge. The so-called self-cultivation, management of the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world is the ultimate pursuit of our scholars!" Xie Jin also showed a serious expression at the end. Although he and Li Jie were only meeting for the first time, they felt like they were the same. After all, he had been in contact with Li Jie for a long time before.

"Brother Jie said it well. You were a high school Jinshi at a young age. It was the time to show your ambitions. But in my opinion, Brother Jie, you are not suitable for being an official!" Li Jie thought about it and finally said directly. Xie Jin was extremely smart, but his talents were mostly academic, rather than dealing with intrigues in the officialdom, so he should be an academic talent.

What Li Jie didn't expect was that Xie Jin was not angry when he heard his words. Instead, he was stunned for a moment, then showed a silent expression. After a while, he sighed and said, "Brother Li, you have seen someone and you can see my biggest shortcomings at a glance. In fact, I have been doubting myself in the past two years. Sometimes I don't have malicious intentions, but why do you still offend others?"

Xie Jin's last sentence can be said to express the pain of a person with "over IQ but not enough EQ". Sometimes they even have good intentions, but what they say is also very hurtful. If the other party is a gentleman, it would be fine, but if they meet a villain, they may be in trouble, and the one they lack the most in the officialdom is a gentleman.

"Brother Li, since you can see my problem, please give me a clear way!" Finally, Xie Jin suddenly stood up and bowed to Li Jie. This time he offended someone and was scolded by Zhu Yuanzhang. He might not have such good luck next time.

Li Jie didn't expect Xie Jin to ask for advice from him, and immediately stood up and returned the favor, then pulled the other party and sat down again, but he did not speak immediately, but fell into deep thought, and Xie Jin did not dare to disturb him.

In fact, when Xie Jin first became a Jinshi, he was very respected by Zhu Yuanzhang and often brought him by his side. Even Xie Jin drafted the imperial edict. Zhu Yuanzhang even told Xie Jin that although they were monarchs and ministers in terms of etiquette and law, they were more like father and sons in terms of love, so Xie Jin was told that Xie Jin was very honest. The next day, he submitted tens of thousands of words to point out some of the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty's government. Later, he even presented the "Ten Strategy of Peace" and was praised by Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, Xie Jin's shortcomings were also obvious. He offended many people in the court, such as Shen Qian, the Minister of War, Yuan Tai and others. In the end, even Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was impulsive. If this continued, it might cause attacks from ministers.

In this case, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Xie Jin's father to the capital and asked him to take Xie Jin home. That's right, it was like a child making a mistake. Then the teacher called the parents and asked the parents to take the children home for discipline.

From the above, we can also see that Zhu Yuanzhang really regarded Xie Jin as a child. The saying "father and son" should not be a false statement. In addition, it can also be seen that Xie Jin's personality may be really like a child, naive but not serious, and he may not know how serious he offended others.

Li Jie was silent for a long time, and finally looked up and said, "Brother Jie, you want to serve the court and benefit the people of the world. I admire this very much, but if you want to do these two things, you don't have to be an official!"

"If you don't become an official, how can you benefit the people?" Xie Jin was stunned when he heard this. He studied and became an official, and then achieved his ideal as an official. This is almost the fixed thinking mode of all scholars.

Li Jie also knew that he had a huge ideological gap with people of this era, and it would not work by just verbal explanations, so he smiled mysteriously and said, "Brother Jie, tomorrow afternoon, in the hot air balloon workshop next to the Military Weapon Bureau, there is a group of very interesting people there, maybe you can find the answer there!"

"Hot air balloon workshop? Isn't that the place where hot air balloons are made?" Xie Jin was even more puzzled when he heard this. Of course, he knew that the hot air balloons were even known. Even when the hot air balloon took off, he stood behind Zhu Yuanzhang and witnessed the shocking flight with his own eyes. As for the hot air balloon workshop, he had heard of it, but he had never been to it.

"Haha, there are not only hot air balloons there, but you will know when you go!" Li Jie smiled mysteriously again, and after saying that, he got up and said goodbye. After all, he had already given a reminder. As for whether Xie Jin went or not, it depends on his own choice.

The next morning, Liu Ying came back from outside the city in a hurry. He was caught up by the people sent by Zhu Yuanzhang after crossing the Yangtze River. When he learned that he was the commander of the Tie Ce Army, he was also amused and hurried back overnight.

Li Jie and Liu Yi had been waiting at Shuiximen for a long time. When they saw Liu Ying get off the boat, they immediately met. Liu Yi even started to complain: "Dad, you asked around before, but now it's good. I'll ask, who would have thought you were the commander of the Tie Ce Army? If I had known that my cousin and I would have to find Mu Sheng?"

However, Liu Ying ignored him and grabbed Li Jie and asked, "How is your Majesty? He must be very angry after he knew I left Beijing, right?"

"Your Majesty was indeed a little angry yesterday. I will go to see Your Majesty with you later. Uncle, you must be careful at that time!" Li Jie replied honestly.

When Liu Ying learned that Zhu Yuanzhang was indeed angry, he suddenly became uneasy. If he had known this, he would not dare to leave Beijing without authorization. But he could not blame him for this matter. If he wanted to blame, he would blame Lao Zhu himself. Although Tie Cejun had prepared everything, he had not announced the candidate for the commander. As a result, as soon as he left, Lao Zhu sent someone to chase him back, which was simply a joke.

"Uncle, you don't have to worry too much. Your Majesty is angry, but at most you just curse a few words and won't do anything to you." Li Jie hurriedly comforted him when he saw Liu Ying's appearance.

"I hope this is the case!" Liu Ying sighed again, and after that, he rushed to the palace with Li Jie as fast as possible.

However, just before entering the warm room, Liu Ying messed up his hair a little, and his clothes were wrinkled, looking dusty. Li Jie next to him also felt a little familiar. It seems that Zhu Biao had used this trick at the beginning?

After receiving the notice, Liu Ying and Li Jie stepped into the warm room together. They saw that Zhu Biao was also here, which made Li Jie feel relieved. His father-in-law's character is still very good. With him, even if Old Zhu is really angry, he can help persuade him.

"My dear Liu Ying, please see Your Majesty!" After Liu Ying came in, he immediately saluted to the old Zhu sitting, and then saluted Zhu Biao in both directions.

"Where did you come back?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked without raising his head.

"Just crossing the Yangtze River, my luggage was being moved down from the boat, and I was caught up by the people in the palace." Liu Ying replied honestly.

"I want to go back to my hometown, right? Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum still lacks a door. It's your land. Should I issue an imperial edict to let you Liu family protect the imperial tomb for generations?" Lao Zhu finally raised his head and stared at Liu Ying with a sharp look. When his parents died, there was no place to be buried. It was Liu Ying's father who gave up a piece of his land, which made Zhu Yuanzhang bury his parents.

Liu Ying was also scared and shivered. Keeping the imperial tomb is not a good job. Just like a woman in the harem was thrown into the cold palace, she almost never has a chance to make a comeback.

However, Liu Ying did not dare to defend himself, so he said aggrievedly: "All the world is the king's land, my family's land is Your Majesty's land, and I am also Your Majesty's member. Whatever Your Majesty asks me to do, I will do whatever I want me to do."

"I don't know each other! Go to the Governor's Office of the Five Army tomorrow to receive a position!" Zhu Yuanzhang was not really angry. He cursed and waved his hand directly. Although Liu Ying was sloppy and mediocre in all aspects, he was better than loyalty. Old Zhu was still very at ease with him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Ying was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately bowed and retreated.

Li Jie was relieved and was about to say goodbye and leave, but Lao Zhu called him and said, "You stay, there is something you have to tell you to do!"
Chapter completed!