Just when Xu Jie was feeling proud of the spring breeze, he saw a figure walking steadily along the palace road, causing the smile on his face to disappear without a trace.

Under the sun, an old man wearing a rhizome robe walked along the official road. He looked dignified, but his face looked very serious. He was definitely Wu Shan, the second assistant to the dynasty.

Wu Shan has a completely different style from Xu Jie. He always deals with people and things in a precise manner, and his face is as if someone owes him money. He looks unsmiling to everyone.

Wu Shan also saw Xu Jie standing in front of the Longevity Palace from a distance, and couldn't help but frown slightly at Xu Jie's actions, but Xu Jie also immediately stepped down from the position where he shouldn't have been standing for a long time.

"I've met Yuan Fu!" When the two met on the palace road, Wu Shan also saluted politely.

Although the relationship between the two parties had long been at odds, in the cabinet office, everyone looked up and down, and Xu Jie was the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty after all, so Wu Shan always maintained basic courtesy.

A signature smile appeared on Xu Jie's face, and he asked gently: "Yue Jing, what should I report to the emperor?"

Thinking about his concealment of the news of Yan Song's death, he felt guilty for a while, which made his voice not as refreshing as before, but rather a bit nervous.

"The Ministry of Rites has just handed over a document to honor the seven people including the chaste wife He and the two martyrs Zhang. I thought this matter should not be delayed and I must rush to announce the time for the new period to make it known to the world, so I came to the Longevity Palace to kiss her.

Submit it to the emperor." Wu Shan heard Xu Jie's strange behavior and responded seriously.

Xu Jie glanced at the document from the Ministry of Rites in Wu Shan's hand suspiciously, but nodded his head and said, "That's great! After you finish this matter and go back, shall the four of us hold a cabinet meeting?"

"Okay!" Wu Shan didn't know what kind of medicine Xu Jie was selling, so he nodded gently and agreed.

The morning sun shines on this palace passage. There are no obstructions on both sides of this palace passage. If the two of them stay for a long time, they will inevitably feel stuffy.

Wu Shan humbly allowed Xu Jie to leave first, and then hurriedly headed towards the Longevity Palace under the scorching sun, directly delivering the documents from the Ministry of Rites to the emperor through the eunuch.

Due to his illness, the Holy Father is becoming more and more lazy in his administration, and many things can be delayed for as long as a month. It's just that many things are urgent, but Wu Shan has a responsible temperament.

Wu Shan came up with an idea for this. He would not go through the normal submission process for some matters that needed to be dealt with urgently, nor would he meet the Holy One without understanding. Instead, he would personally deliver them in front of the Longevity Palace.

Because he was waiting for a reply outside the Longevity Palace, and would come back later if the emperor was sleeping. If the emperor were here, he would usually handle the matter directly for him.

It was this seemingly stupid method that allowed Wu Shan to handle many important matters.

Candidates for chaste women and martyr women have already been carefully screened by the Ministry of Rites. This matter is not about who is elected, but mainly to show the world that the Ming Dynasty attaches great importance to women's ethics.

Is this the case? The emperor doesn't need to review it at all. Usually, he can just ask the Chief of Ceremonies to stamp his seal.

Huh?

Wu Shan found a shady place to wait, but when he looked towards the other end of the palace road, he unexpectedly saw Xu Jie standing at the corner looking towards this side. He couldn't help but feel a sense of astonishment.

When Xu Jie saw that Wu Shan had not entered the Wanshou Palace, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When he saw Wu Shan looking over, he hurriedly left.

Originally, relying on his political wisdom, as long as he attracted all the forces, and Jiajing's favor, he was already able to control the situation of the court as firmly as Yan Song.

Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty gave birth to a monster-like descendant? This Wu Yuejing won the support of Qingliu? This pair of Weng and son-in-law were like the nemesis in his life.

If it hadn't happened that the emperor's condition had worsened, causing the Diaomin registration to be blocked, even if he could still remain in the position of chief minister, he would have become precarious.

Now Yan Song has died in the ruined temple? Yan Dang has been wiped out in his own hands. The only people who can really pose a threat to him are the damn pair of sons-in-law.

A group of dark clouds rolled in from the east, quickly shrouding the capital in shadow.

Yan Song had already withdrawn from the political stage of the Ming Dynasty. His sudden death could not change the situation of the court? The current situation of the court is still a battle between the Xu Party and the Wu Lin Party.

Not long after, Feng Bao sent out the document from the Ministry of Rites, which was stamped with the emperor's jade seal. As long as Wu Shan returned the document to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, then the matter of chaste women and martyrs would come to an end this year.

Wu Shan saw that the matter was handled smoothly, and he felt a little happy in his heart. When he returned to Wuyi Hall, the three pavilion elders had been waiting here for a long time.

With the completion of the compilation of "Chengtian Dazhi", Xu Jie no longer had any reason to exclude the three newcomers to the cabinet from the voting power, and also delegated some less important memorials or affairs to the three of them.

Wu Shan is not a person who has a particularly strong desire for power. No matter where he is assigned to, he handles the affairs with all his heart and responsibility, and the same goes for co-managing the Ministry of Rites.

Xu Jie asked Wu Shan to sit down and said straight to the point: "The Imperial Physician Wang said that the emperor needs to rest more due to his illness, so we should try our best to disturb the emperor's Qing Dynasty as little as possible in the near future. From now on, if there are any important matters in the six yamen, they will be reported to the cabinet for discussion as usual.

, if you and the yamen in charge have any difficulties, please discuss it with Ben Yuanfu first. If it really can't be solved, we will face it together!"

Wu Shan couldn't help but frown slightly. It seemed that he didn't want to disturb the emperor's Qingxiu, but his real intention was probably to prevent everyone from bypassing him and facing the saint directly.

Especially since the emperor has stopped fasting for some time, and Jiajing is still an emperor who doesn't like to summon his ministers, so this move is to restrict him from going to meet the emperor at will.

"Everything will follow Yuan Fu's arrangements!" Yan Ne and Li Chunfang immediately expressed their support.

Xu Jie was very satisfied with Yan Ne and Li Chunfang's attitude. He slowly turned his head and looked at Wu Shan and said gently: "Yue Jing, what do you think?"

Cabinet meetings are often formalized. Xu Jie has always had an absolute advantage in the cabinet with three to one, and he is the chief assistant, so Wu Shan has no power to fight back.

Facing Xu Jie's gentle gaze, Wu Shan reluctantly nodded, considering that this matter was not too extreme and that he had never planned to go to the emperor to report Xu Jie.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Xu Jie felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, and he said gently to the three of them: "Okay, let's break up the meeting!"

Although he released a smoke bomb on the news of Yan Song's death, many people in the capital did not believe the news of Yan Song's death. But just in case, he decided to restrain Wu Shan and not let Wu Shan bring the news of Yan Song's death to the emperor.
Chapter completed!