The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Chapter 48 Please
Shen Yiguang's character is gentle at best and tactful at worst. He is a figure acceptable to both Wanli and the Donglin Party, and he is the least scolded among the cabinet members.

Xu Xueju thought about it and found that what Wang Wenlong said was indeed correct. In the current cabinet, Shen Guanyin was the chief minister and he was the most acceptable. Looking at it from the perspective of other officials, there was only this result.

"Mr. Wang, do you think that if this is the case, how many days can Mr. Shen Ge be stable?"

Everyone knows that the factional struggle in the imperial court is fierce now. Even if Shen Yiguan achieves the position of the capital, he will probably face more wars like the other three cabinet elders. Xu Xueju is very unfavorable.

Wang Wenlong smiled and said: "If the emperor loves me, Mr. Shen Ge should be able to serve for four years."

Xu Xueju was surprised: "How could it take so long?"

Since Shen Shixing, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, retired in the 19th year of Wanli, who knows who will occupy the position of the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no peace for a day.

Now Ming officials recall that the court before the 20th year of Wanli feels like it was in a previous time and space. In the first ten years, there was Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister, and in the next ten years, there was Shen Shixing, the chief minister. Everything in the court was normal, and the emperor went to work every day.

After the two left the cabinet, the entire court had entered a stage of chaos.

At this time, the party struggle was too fierce, and everyone in the civil service was brave enough to express their opinions. Wanli could pretend not to hear, but the cabinet became the one who took the blame, especially the chief minister.

A ready-made thunderbolt is to fight for the foundation of the country. Wanli made it clear that he did not want to establish Zhu Changluo. Civil servants all over the world desperately submitted letters. When he got to the position of chief minister of the cabinet, he could not escape even if he wanted to.

Shangshu will be scolded for not taking the initiative to establish a crown prince, he will be scolded for joining Emperor Gouhe in resisting the petitions of other civil servants, and he will be scolded for not being able to persuade the emperor to establish a crown prince.

But the copyright of who should be crowned prince is still in the hands of the emperor. Wanli doesn't nod, and the cabinet below is desperate and can't do anything. Xu Xueju also subconsciously feels that Shen Yiguan will not be able to survive this cycle of death.

Wang Wenlong said: "What if the emperor decides to establish a heir apparent when Shen Ge is the capital?"

Xu Xueju was stunned and subconsciously thought it was impossible: "Afraid there is no such benefit?"

"The Holy Emperor's delay in appointing the crown prince is just because he has two thoughts, either to wait for Concubine Zheng to become the queen, or to wait for all officials to obey." Wang Wenlong analyzed it for Xu Xueju with his fingers, "Now the queen is in good health and her behavior is not inappropriate. The first idea is no longer possible, and the latter idea is even more outrageous. It has been delayed for more than ten years. Seeing that the eldest son of the emperor is almost [-] years old and has not yet had the opportunity, why should the emperor continue to persist?"

Wang Wenlong asked Xu Xueju: "Master Fantai, think about what the current emperor likes most? What is the most annoying thing?"

Xu Xueju had been an official in the court for such a long time, and he had already figured out Wanli's character. He knew that what Emperor Wanli liked most was to spend money in the palace carefree, and the most annoying thing was that the courtiers kept asking for various things. Disturbing him, things like fighting for the country's capital are the most disgusting to Wanli.

The reason why Wanli let Shen Yiyuan take the position was also because Shen Yiyuan was a tactful person and knew not to bother him with these things.

Xu Xueju's eyes suddenly widened: "Sir, what you are saying is that the emperor is likely to establish a heir apparent as soon as Mr. Shen Ge becomes the first minister?"

Wang Wenlong nodded: "Today's emperor is a wise man. If he really wants to support Mr. Shen Ge, he will have to appoint governors on both sides. Why not leave this face to the new chief minister?"

The thoughts of Emperor Wanli are actually not difficult to guess. They have been thoroughly studied in later generations, and fans who are slightly familiar with Ming history can understand it.It's just that people in the officialdom will see things in the fog at this time.

After hearing Wang Wenlong's analysis of Xu Xueju's thinking, the more he thought about it, the more he thought about it, so he further asked about the court structure after Shen Yiguan became the chief minister.

It was getting late, but the conversation between Xu Xueju and Wang Wenlong became more and more lively.

Xu Xinggong asked his servants to bring food and wine for the two of them to eat and drink. The two of them ate and talked at the dining table.

At the end of the talk, Xu Xueju sighed: "Sir, he is really a genius in the country. He has just returned to the Ming Dynasty, but he can see the situation of the Ming Dynasty so thoroughly in a short period of time."

Wang Wenlong said modestly: "It's nothing more than analyzing what I saw and heard. I have a different perspective in the world. If there are smart people in my position, they can know it at a glance."

Xu Xueju praised without hesitation: "This kind of knowledge is definitely not something that only a few people can possess." He stood up, turned around twice, turned to look at Wang Wenlong and said: "There is news from the government that I will still be working in Fujian next year. Although he is not from Fujian, he came to Fujian as an official and wanted to benefit the place. Xueju would like to invite you to join our shogunate and work together to create peace and happiness for the people of Fujian."

Finally here, Wang Wenlong was overjoyed. Historically, it seemed that it would take a few years for Xu Xueju to become the governor of Fujian. But besides that, he also remembered that Xu Xueju retired safely in the end and left a good reputation in the local area.

What's more, Xu Xueju's personal invitation is almost the same as when Hu Zongxian invited Xu Wenchang to come out. In contrast, Gao Yin directly kidnapped him from Jianyang...

No matter from any angle, working as a staff member under Xu Xueju is much better than working under Gao Yin.

Wang Wenlong stood up quickly and said, "How dare you refuse your invitation?"

If you don’t take this opportunity to change jobs, why are you waiting?
Xu Xueju looked happy when he heard this.

Wang Wenlong hesitated and said, "But as for Eunuch Gao..."

After talking for a long time, Xu Xueju already regarded Wang Wenlong as a first-class talent. As for Wang Wenlong's situation with Gao Yin.

When he heard that Gao Yin actually regarded Wang Wenlong as a literary servant who helped him write plays, he felt that Gao Yin, the eunuch, had really insulted the talent.

Xu Xueju said to Wang Wenlong without thinking, "I will go and ask for you, sir."

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One day later, Xu Xueju came to Gao Yin's house in person.

Gao Yin arranged a banquet to welcome them. While the two were listening to the play, Xu Xueju drank tea and said to Gao Yin: "The tax bill for Yuegang this summer has been paid. My father-in-law can send someone to reconcile the accounts quickly."

Gao Yin and Lin Shiqing were stunned at the same time, and then their faces were full of surprise.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the official position of the Chief Envoy was the highest local chief. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang restructured and added a governor sent by the central government to the Chief Envoy. As a result, the Chief Envoy slipped to the second level of provincial leadership and became a governor. The deputy in charge of finance or civil affairs of a province.

Xu Xueju is in charge of taxation.

When Gao Yin came to Fujian to collect taxes, there were too many places where he had to deal with Xu Xueju. This was completely different from Chen Xingxue, the right-hand governor of Fujian who was in charge of civil affairs and attached to Gao Yin. Previously, Xu Xueju had always maintained his identity and did not give Gao Yin a good look.

For example, in matters such as tax settlement, Xu Xueju always delayed it as long as he could. The spring taxes were delayed until the autumn, and then Gao Yin was slowly asked to clear them. Gao Yin sent Lin Shiqing to rush them, and Xu Xueju simply said that he could not collect the taxes and sent them to Gao Yin. .

Gao Yin and Lin Shiqing had a headache, and they did not dare to push too hard, because Xu Xueju could always say that the failure to collect taxes was because Gao Yin had caused too much suffering to the people. Although it was impossible to bring down Gao Yin, it would still be disgusting to him. It can be done.

Gao Yin would not be asking for trouble even if the seal was in someone else's hands.

Today, the sun was rising in the west. It was only September and Xu Xueju came to his door to settle Xia Tian's accounts. Gao Yin was naturally pleasantly surprised.

After saying the good thing, Gao Yin was already smiling.

Xu Xueju said to Gao Yin unintentionally: "Is the Wang Wenlong mentioned in my post at the father-in-law's house?"

Gao Yin glanced at Lin Shiqing beside him, and Lin Shiqing said quickly: "Mr. Wang is in the mansion, I will call him right away."

(End of this chapter)