Wenyuan Pavilion, main hall.

Xu Jie, wearing a python robe, sat on the head seat with a smug smile on the corner of his mouth. He was talking to Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin. When he saw Lin Weiran and Guo Pu walking in from outside, he immediately flashed a hint of joy.

Lin Weiran caught this change in his eyes, but he knew that Xu Jie had already regarded himself as the winner.

The success of the king and the defeat of the enemy is also the reason why he yearns for success from ancient times to the present. Now that his ultimate move against Xu Jie has been resolved, it is not a pity that Xu Jie is so complacent.

Xu Jie looked like a kind elder, raised his hand to the two and said gently: "My husband, please take your seat first!"

Lin Weiran and Guo Pu returned the greeting calmly, and then sat down in their respective positions.

Chen Yiqin put his position very straight, and mainly nodded to the two of them and said hello.

He was a Jinshi in Jiajing for 20 years and his qualifications were not low. Especially when he was in charge of the examination as a fellow examiner, Li Chunfang was just a candidate, while Lin Qingran was still breastfeeding.

However, the officialdom has rules, and now he is the fifth-ranked Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion in the cabinet. Because he is not as dependent as Gao Gong, he is already a younger brother in the cabinet.

In fact, he was not given preferential treatment when he entered the cabinet. Xu Jie was sent directly to preside over the compilation of the "Records of Emperor Shizong", which was already out of core power.

Chen Jingbang and Shen Shixing brought tea to Lin Weiran and Guo Pu who had just come in, and then retreated silently.

Xu Jie took a sip of tea and said seriously: "I want to do a self-examination!"

Huh?

Li Chunfang and others couldn't help but be stunned and looked at Xu Jie in confusion, but they didn't know which one Xu Jie was going to sing. Why did they have to conduct self-examination?

Xu Jie gently put down the teacup and immediately talked: "I was a Jinshi in the second year of Jiajing. Now it is already the second year of Longqing, and I have been in the officialdom for nearly 45 years. There are the glory of entering the Hanlin area as a Tanhualang, and there are also the frustration of being demoted to serve as a regent in the place. No one can do the officialdom in the officialdom. Since the 32nd year of Jiajing, the affairs in the cabinet have been exhausted, and all the matters in the cabinet have been exhausted. Now I have been in the cabinet for nearly 16 years. Is there anyone who has nowhere to do with government affairs in the court?"

Guo Pu, Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin listened to Xu Jie's experience and couldn't help but nodded gently.

Not to mention the four people present, even if the officials in the Ming Dynasty could not find officials of the same qualification as Xu Jie, Li Chunfang, who first entered the cabinet, also came in from Jiajing for 44 years.

When it comes to the ups and downs of the officialdom and the career of the cabinet, no one in the Ming Dynasty can compare with Xu Jie, who is indeed a real big brother.

Lin Weiran drank tea silently, but a little disdain surged in his heart.

Xu Jie has experience and has experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom, but he is just a defender of the official and gentry class and cannot produce any decent political achievements.

The current Ming Dynasty is intensifying its wealth and poverty, and there are more and more bankrupt people. Every year, many people who starve to death in the wilderness due to disasters.

Ordinary people hope that the court can pay attention to their livelihoods and local water conservancy construction, but the officials and gentry classes hope to continue this bad but happy situation.

Xu Jie said he was resting over the years, but in fact he was just continuing to oppress the people through additional expeditions and dispatches, safeguarding the interests of the officials and gentry classes, and making the social gap between the rich and the poor become more severe.

That's true, he didn't think that Xu Jie's resume was a glory, but was just continuing to exploit the working people under the name of stabilizing the country.

"I'm not showing some qualifications, but I want you to know that I've experienced more than you, and even look at it for a longer time!" Xu Jie said this and looked at Lin Weiran, then changed his mind and said, "This time, the government order of Master Lin was refuted by the Sixth Corridor. This not only slapped Master Lin in the face, but also slapped our cabinet in the face!"

Huh?

When Guo Pu and Li Chunfang heard this, they finally heard a little.

It turns out that Xu Jie said so much, but he was considering the face of the cabinet. It seemed that something was wrong. Xu Jie should support the refutation. Why do he really want to speak up for Lin Qiran now?

Lin Weiran's mouth raised slightly, and he looked at Xu Jie with some insight.

"Our political views are inevitably different, but we have been familiar with the books of sages since we were young, and we all have a heart for our country and the people. I believe everyone is the same as me!" Xu Jie looked around at the four people present and said earnestly.

Guo Pu and Li Chunfang exchanged glances silently, and were already confused by Xu Jie. However, when facing this problem, they naturally nodded and said yes.

To be honest, it is for the country and the people, this matter is actually too general.

Can Yan Song say that he is not for the country and the people? Although he is corrupt and abused the law, he is also rectifying the salt administration and solving the Japanese pirates in the southeast. However, everyone is disdainful to join Yan Song.

Lin Qingran continued to drink tea quietly. Now Xu Jie is very similar to those leaders in later generations who are in official voice.

"I am now 63 years old, and I can't be the first assistant for a few years." Xu Jie sighed, and looked at Li Chunfang wanting to speak but raised his hand to stop him, "My health is getting worse and worse. No one knows this better than me. I may have to retire at the end of next year!"

At the end of next year?

Guo Pu and Chen Yiqin were also secretly surprised when they heard this time point.

If Xu Jie retires at the end of next year, the situation in the cabinet will inevitably undergo tremendous changes. Although Li Chunfang takes over as the chief minister, with Li Chunfang's qualifications and reputation, he will not be able to control the cabinet at all. By then, their side will have greater momentum.

At this point, Guo Pu and Chen Yiqin shook their heads rationally, knowing that Xu Jie would probably not be able to leave with peace of mind before he could solve Lin Qingran.

"It's just that before resigning, I'm willing to be this old senior! If there are any political differences in the cabinet, I hope to reach a unified opinion within and then submit it to the emperor!" Xu Jie changed his mind again and said sincerely.

oh!

Guo Pu suddenly realized that Xu Jie had been talking here for most of the day, and with such a roundabout way, he still had to go around the troublemaker's trial of Su Song, and he wanted to formulate a new game rule for the cabinet.

However, it is not allowed to bypass him like Lin Weiran and choose to submit the trial of the bad guy book to the emperor directly, thus making the cabinet "disgraceful".

Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin couldn't help but observe Lin Qiran's reaction. This matter was undoubtedly being told to Lin Qiran, and it was directly targeted at Lin Qiran.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly became tense.

"Mr. Yuanfu, you and I have different political views, and this matter has long been known to the government and the people! In the past, I insisted on opening the sea, but you did not agree with this move! In the past, I advocated the implementation of the salt ticket law, but you also thought it was not possible! In the face of Wei Yinbao's attack on Guilin City, you also wanted to persuade the surrender, but refused to encircle and suppress it. In this case, what internal unified opinions can you and me be expressed? This time, the troublemaker's book was tried in Yu Susong. The reason why I admit my mistake to the emperor was not that the plan was not feasible, but...!" Lin Qingran did not intend to compromise, and seemed to be tit-for-tat.

But when he said this, he suddenly stopped talking.

Li Chunfang and others were puzzled at first, but following Lin Junran's gaze, they saw a figure flashing outside the door. It was Chen Hong, the eunuch of the Silijian.

Chen Hong led a few eunuchs from outside and took the initiative to bow to the old master present and said, "Sir, the miscellaneous family has disturbed you!"

The five people present seemed to be accustomed to Chen Hong's sudden arrival.

Although the memorials of Tongzhengsi and Taijimen were sent to the Silijian, they were submitted to the emperor by the Silijian, and then the emperor handed the memorials to the cabinet for a ticket.

However, Longqing is lazy in politics now, and he does not have the ability to deal with such complicated memorials. He just took a process with him and handed over all the memorials from the two capitals and thirteen provinces to the cabinet to draw up the bill.

That's right, at about this time every day, the General Secretary of the Sili Provinces sent memorials from the two capitals and thirteen provinces here, and today it is the same.

In line with the spirit of "family scandals should not be made public", Xu Jie also paused the topic just now, but asked Chen Hong gently: "Eunuch Chen, I wonder what important memorials are there today?"

Although in the Longqing Dynasty, the Silijian insisted on the practice of the Jiajing Dynasty and divided the memorials of the two capitals and thirteen provinces into four categories. This not only facilitates reporting to Longqing, but also strengthens the importance of "remaining officials" such as Feng Bao.

Chen Hong faced Xu Jie's inquiry and said with a smile: "There are two important things! One is that Yunsi Tuman Mang Ruiti rebelled against the border, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Governor requested to resign wages and rebel!"

When Li Chunfang and others heard that this was the problem, they couldn't help but smile bitterly on their faces, and then looked at Xu Jie silently.

In order to solve the problem of ethnic minorities in the southwest, the Ming Dynasty also followed the Yuan Dynasty to implement the chieftain system and granted 19 local officials and 47 local officials and 47 local officials and prefectures.

However, after hundreds of years of operation, these chieftains continued to grow stronger and even became the support of the imperial court to suppress rebellions. Even Hu Zongxian had to rely on the wolf soldiers in Guangdong to fight against the Japanese.

Although the court introduced the policy of "changing the land and returning to the land", this policy had little effect, which intensified the conflict between local officials and transgressive officials, causing more and more chieftains to rebel for various reasons.

Due to factors such as fiscal deficits, and the chief assistant Xu Jie adheres to the policy of "rest and recuperate", the incidents of chieftain's rebellion have increased in recent years.

Xu Jie found that he and Lin Weiran were unable to reach an agreement on political views, but he deliberately changed the topic and said, "I wonder what the other thing is?"

"This one...it's better to read by Master Xu himself!" Chen Hong hesitated for a moment, and seemed a little embarrassed.

Xu Jie didn't understand why Chen Hong didn't say it directly, but he did not refuse. He took the mysterious important memorial from a clever eunuch.

Seeing this, Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin also looked curiously. It was a bit far apart, and Xu Jie was facing them, so he could not see the content of the memorial at all.

Huh?

Xu Jie opened the memorial, but couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"Sir Yuanfu, what's wrong?" Chen Yiqin sat under Guo Pu and asked anxiously.

Xu Jie had already spread the memorial and looked at it. Facing Chen Yiqin's inquiry, he announced the answer and said: "This is a memorial from Xu Zhi, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice in Nanjing!"

Xu Zhi?

When Li Chunfang heard this familiar name, a look of surprise flashed across her face.

He and Xu Zhi were about the same age as Xu Zhi, both of them were from Nanzhili. He and Xu Zhi participated in the 26th year of Jiajing exam together. Since Xu Zhi's brother Xu Jie was the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel at the time, Xu Zhi was extremely dazzling among candidates in Nanzhili.

It was that year that the two of them were on the list together. He was the top scholar in that class, and Xu Zhi was the second-level Jinshi.

In theory, Xu Zhi has such a strong backer, so he naturally has risen to the top. However, Xu Jie's status has become more and more prominent in recent years, but Xu Zhi has been pressed in Nanjing.

Nowadays, not to mention that he is the second assistant of the current dynasty, even Zhang Juzheng, who was named on the list of the same year, is about to enter the cabinet. Xu Zhi, as Xu Jie's younger brother, still serves as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice who has little authority in Nanjing.

Just this month, Zhu Heng gave Xu Zhi a missed examination on the grounds that Xu Zhi was scattered in Nanjing, which was to cast another layer of shadow on Xu Zhi's career.

But he felt confused in his heart, why did Xu Zhi suddenly submit a memorial at this time? And it seemed that Chen Hong's reaction was a very important thing.

There was a smile on the corner of Xu Jie's mouth. The fact that he had just relied on his seniority was not a false statement. He had been practicing in the officialdom and the cabinet for so long, and he had already understood some things.

Since his younger brother is only the right minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Justice who has a position but no authority, there will be no official business that the court attaches importance to. He may have submitted a memorial to impeach a certain cabinet master to make Chen Hong pay so much attention.

Combined with the newly appointed Zhu Heng giving his stingy younger brother a bad exam, the answer is already coming out, and the finger is probably not Zhu Heng, the Minister of Personnel, but Lin Qingran, the Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Palace.

Xu Jie thought that his younger brother might be trying to make things difficult for Lin Qingran, so he couldn't help but continue reading the content of the memorial, but suddenly he was completely stunned and stared at the memorial in his hand in disbelief.

"Master Yuanfu, what's wrong with you?" Chen Yiqin looked at Xu Jie's abnormal reaction, but asked with concern.

Li Chunfang and Guo Pu also looked at Xu Jie in confusion, but they didn't know why they reacted so abnormally in the face of a memorial from their younger brother.

After a moment, Xu Jie slowly raised his head and said, "Xu Zhi impeached..." But when he said this, something seemed to be stuck in his throat, but he couldn't spit out any words.

"Who is impeached?" Chen Yiqin was impatient and immediately asked anxiously.

Xu Jie faced everyone's puzzled eyes and finally announced the answer bitterly and said, "Impossess... Impossessed!" When I talked about me, I bit it very hard, with a hint of resentment.

ah!
Chapter completed!