Mingshi

Chapter 1023 King Yu's Two Teachers
"Don't want to be promoted?" Emperor Jiajing looked at Luo Dao amusingly: "You must know that you have been promoted from the third rank this time."

"In no mood!"

Luo Xin shook his head like a rattle, making Liu Shouyou next to him look stupid.

"Is there anyone who doesn't want to be an official?"

"impossible!
If Luo Xin didn't want to be an official, why would he help King Yu?Moreover, since dating Luo Xin, he has already known some of Luo Xin's plans, all of which are for promotion.

Why did he quit when he was really promoted? "

Emperor Jiajing looked at Luo Dao: "But, you have made meritorious service, you must be rewarded, right? Otherwise, wouldn't the hearts of scholars all over the world be chilled?"

"But... the minister likes to read books and talk about Taoism..."

Speaking of this, Luo Xin suddenly remembered something, looked up at Emperor Jiajing and said:

"Your Majesty really wants to reward the minister?"

"Well, what request do you have, tell me." Emperor Jiajing looked at Luo Xin with interest, this was the first time Luo Xin was interested in his reward.

"Your Majesty, please reward me with a Hanlin scholar." Luo Dao said, "It is my pleasure to teach knowledge while studying knowledge."

Emperor Jiajing thought for a while and said: "I will consider it, you should leave first."

"My minister retire."

Luo Xin went out of the palace and returned directly to the residence.

The mansion has already prepared a feast to welcome Luo Xin.After eating, Luo Xin went back to the bedroom and fell into a deep sleep. During this time, it seemed that Luo Xin was very leisurely and handled things in an orderly manner, but his exhausted mind was not humane.

The moon hangs on the branches.

Xu House.

study.

Xu Luqing had already returned to the capital, and she was sitting opposite Xu Jie, looking at her father who had obviously aged, a heavy look appeared on her face for a moment.

"Is everything settled?" Xu Jie asked softly.

"Ah."

"There are no hidden dangers left?"

"No."

"How much was lost?"

"Except for taking out almost all the gold and silver from the family, I also sold half of the property."

Xu Jie closed his eyes for a full quarter of an hour, then opened them again. Although his face was calm, his pupils were bloodshot.

"I remember that there are two 10,000+ acres of fertile land in my family, right?"

"Yes."

"So, [-] acres of fertile land have been sold?"

"11 mu." Xu Luqing's voice was low.There is pain like cutting flesh.

Xu Jie closed his eyes again, his chest heaving violently.

"Hehehe...hahaha..."

Xu Jie laughed suddenly, and the laughter became louder and louder.

"Father..." Xu Luqing looked at his father worriedly.

Xu Jie waved his hand to signal that he was okay, and slowly put away his smile, his face became ferocious.A voice was squeezed out between teeth:

"Luo Xin! What a stick."

"Father." Xu Luqing said cautiously: "It's nothing to lose a little family wealth. As long as father is still the chief minister of the cabinet, the family wealth will still come back. It's just..."

"Just what?"

"Just experienced this, Your Majesty?"

"Alas..." Xu Jie sighed: "After this incident, His Majesty's trust in me may have fallen to the bottom, and I am afraid that I have already thought of changing the cabinet chief."

"Father..." Xu Luqing's face showed horror.

Xu Jie waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you won't be dismissed as a father in a short time."

Speaking of this, Xu Jie's face showed a trace of sarcasm: "Even if His Majesty wants to find someone who can replace me, he can't find it in a short time. So, before His Majesty finds out that person, we still have to Will not act as a father."

"That high arch..."

"It is precisely because of the existence of Gao Gong that the father can still sit in the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet. Unexpectedly, he borrowed Gao Gong's light."

Xu Luqing was taken aback for a moment, Xu Jie looked at Xu Luqing and said, "Don't you understand?"

"The child doesn't understand."

"You know that His Majesty seldom goes to court, but he firmly holds the court affairs in his hands. Is that why?"

Xu Luqing fell into deep thought, and Xu Jie didn't bother him. He lowered his eyes slightly and began to think about things.After about half an hour, Xu Luqing's eyes suddenly lit up and said:

"balance!"

Xu Jie raised his eyelids, with appreciative gazes in his eyes, nodded and said, "That's right."

Excited flames danced in Xu Luqing's eyes and said: "It is precisely because of father and Gao Gong that His Majesty is able to control the balance in the cabinet. Once Father is not in the cabinet, Gao Gong will dominate the whole family, and in this way, His Majesty will be slowly emptied. But now in the court, there is no one who can compete with Gao Gong in ability to replace father, so His Majesty can only endure this tone and wait to find a replacement."

"That's right!" Xu Jie nodded and said, "So, the current situation of being a father seems dangerous, but it is actually stable."

"But...it won't last long, Your Majesty will always find someone..."

"Hehe..." Xu Jie smiled disdainfully: "Da Ming has no shortage of officials, but there may be people with the ability to be fathers in the future, but not now."

"What about Luo Xin?" Xu Luqing asked softly.

Xu Jie was silent, and sighed for a while: "He now has the ability to be the first assistant of the cabinet, but he is too young. To become the first assistant of the cabinet, ability is only one aspect, and qualifications and contacts are also needed. And the two These points are what Luo Xin lacks now. In ten years or so, Daming will be his world. However, it is not enough now."

Xu Jie glanced at Xu Luqing and said, "It doesn't take more than ten years to be a father. As long as His Majesty can't move me within this year, I will cultivate a cabinet."

"You mean Brother Tai Yue?"

"Not bad!" Xu Jie couldn't help but sighed when he said this: "For my father, I made a mistake in letting Taiyue go to the southeast. For my father, I will transfer Taiyue back as soon as possible. As long as Taiyue can enter the cabinet, we will The Xu family can sit back and relax."

An ordinary alley.

Yin Shidan lives here. At this time, in Yin Shidan's home, two people are sitting opposite each other. On an old table, there are two dishes, one dish of peanuts and one dish of pork head.

These two people are the two teachers of King Yu, Yin Shidan and Chen Yiqin.

These two people are not ordinary frustrated recently, they have completely fallen out of favor with King Yu, when King Yu sees them two, he often just says a few perfunctory words, sometimes he doesn't see King Yu at all.

Moreover, the two of them used to be rude to Xu Jie and Gao Gong in order to compete for favor in front of King Yu.Just imagine, how could Xu Jie and Gao Gong give them a good life in the court?

Therefore, their life is really unsatisfactory.

Especially when Luo Xin came back today, Luo Xin would have assessed such a big disturbance in the southeast as soon as he went.I'm afraid it's even more simple in the emperor's heart.And Luo Xin's position in Yu Wang's heart, the two of them are too clear.If King Yu ascends the throne in the future, Luo Xin will definitely be the most important minister.

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