Mingshi

Chapter 1518
Zhang Juzheng looked at Xu Jie's old face, his already gray hair, his eyes became slightly moist, and said in a trembling voice:

"I'm tired of my teacher."

"Tiredness is nothing." Xu Jie said with bitterness on his face, "It's just that I'm not understood, and I'm tired."

Zhang Juzheng was silent, and he knew in his heart that Xu Jie's reputation was really bad in the government and the public.From the time he partnered with Yan Song, he had a bad reputation, and this bad reputation has continued to this day.It's really all other people's fault, is Xu Jie not at fault?

Not necessarily.

However, if it is said that Xu Jie does not want to rejuvenate Daming, Zhang Juzheng does not agree with it. It is just that everyone has different ideas. Even Zhang Juzheng knows that his own ideas are very different from Xu Jie's.

"That's all!" Xu Jie sighed, and said with a desolate expression: "Your Majesty has a deep prejudice against me. He enthusiastically called you guys as teachers, but he refused to recognize me as a teacher."

Zhang Juzheng is still silent, what can he say?
Do you want to choke on your mentor, you have betrayed His Majesty, do you still want His Majesty to recognize you as a teacher?

Your Majesty is already very generous to allow you to sit in the position of Chief Assistant of the Cabinet!
Or rather...

Your Majesty has not yet found a reason to dispose of you!
Seriously speaking, because of Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng should resign from his old age and return to his hometown now, and don't be greedy for the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet.You must know that if you don’t take the initiative to return to your hometown now, when His Majesty finds a reason, it will not be a return to your hometown at that time, and it is not impossible to kill you.

Is it true that the Ming emperor never killed important ministers?
Or was Emperor Longqing really broad-minded?

Or was it when Emperor Longqing was so easy to bully?

"Hey, one emperor and one courtier!" Xu Jie over there sighed again: "Your Majesty is going to let you teachers take over."

At this time, Zhang Juzheng could no longer remain silent, so he said softly:
"If His Majesty really meant that, Gao Gong must be the one in charge. Gao Ge's talents are outstanding, and the students also admire him, but he just talks about seizing the day and night... a little impatient, and it's not the blessing of Ming Dynasty."

Xu Jie narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "In terms of seniority, Gao Gong, you and Luo Xin, Gao Gong's qualifications are naturally the highest. When you were not the teacher of His Majesty, Gao Gong already was. And he is indeed talented, But it is not suitable for the first assistant. Taiyue, do you know the reason for saying this as a teacher?"

Zhang Juzheng pondered for a moment and said: "Old Gao Ge is a bit headstrong, impatient, and has no tolerance for sand in his eyes. He saw that the officialdom of Ming Dynasty is like a pool of stagnant water, and most of the officials are just dawdling around like monks for a day. Elder Gao Ge But the vigorous rectification of the official style has made those people unbearable."

Xu Jie nodded and said: "This is the importance of being in the same dust as the light. Gao Gong doesn't know how to be in the same dust as the light."

"But..." Zhang Juzheng is young after all, but he still has a heart: "It's just like the dust, what if Zhongxing Daming?"

"My teacher didn't say that we should all be in the same dust as the light. What I mean is that being in the same dust as the light is just a means, a means to realize our ideals and reduce resistance. Too hard and easy to break, with a high-profile character, he will not succeed at all. On the contrary, it will make Daming a mess."

Speaking of this, he looked deeply at Zhang Juzheng and said: "You are the best candidate for the first assistant. As a teacher, I am greedy for this position, and I just want you to take over my class. If you don't become the first assistant, you will die as a teacher. .”

Zhang Juzheng felt that his heart was hit by a huge touch, his eyes became moist again and he said:
"Students obey the teacher's orders."

Xu Jie nodded and said, "Remember, don't speak ill of Gao Gong and Luo Xin in public or in private. Your status in His Majesty's heart is worse than that of Gao Gong and Luo Xin. So, if Your Majesty knows what you said Gao Gong and Luo Xin's bad words will make you unhappy and look down on you."

"Student understands." Zhang Juzheng nodded, and then said: "But this is not enough to prevent Gao Gong from taking the position of Chief Assistant. Besides, there is Luo Xin in front of me."

"This is also the reason why the teacher is greedy for the position of chief assistant. As long as you do a few beautiful things, the teacher can rearrange the seats for you. At that time, they can't say anything."

Zhang Juzheng was excited for a moment, and then said bitterly: "Not to mention that you have done a beautiful thing, teacher, now this whip has caused the students to get into trouble, but Luo Xin has escaped from this trouble."

"Money shortage!" Xu Jie frowned and said, "We have to find a way to solve this problem. If we solve this problem within three months, but Gao Gong does not solve it, Ma Fang will have to go down Move a seat, and when the time comes as a teacher, I will move you one seat forward as a reward. In this way, Ma Fang will retreat to the fourth place, and you will surpass Luo Xin to sit in the fifth place, and Luo Xin will be dropped. It's the last one. Ma Fang fought in the war, but entered the cabinet? Hehe...

It is easy to find his fault, so it is not difficult for you to pass Ma Fang and sit in the fourth seat. "

The prospect is good, and the big pie is big enough, but Zhang Juzheng couldn't be happy, his brows and eyes were full of anxiety and said:

"Master, but how to solve the problem of money shortage?"

"Oh……"

Xu Jie didn't speak anymore, he frowned tightly, and said half aloud, "Taiyue, what can you do?"

"There was a way..."

Zhang Juzheng blah blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.After Xu Jie listened, he frowned and thought for half an hour before saying:

"If there is really no solution, this solution is not impossible. At least it can solve the immediate problem. As for the hidden danger that Luo Xin mentioned, it will be a matter of the future, and we will find a solution at that time. Let's think about it in the next few days, see Let's see if there is a safer way."

Three days had passed, Luo Xin was serious about studying, and he didn't care about the money shortage at all.Actually.Luo Xin was indeed carefully observing and learning how these cabinet bosses always had an overview of the overall situation and dealt with problems, and he didn't even let go of observing and learning from Xu Jie.

This day, as soon as I got off duty, I saw Huang Jin standing outside with a smile under a big tree. When he saw Luo Xin coming out, he walked over and said in a low voice:
"Lord Luo, His Majesty has promised me to go to Nanjing, and I will leave in two days. I would like to treat you to dinner today."

It is impossible for Luo Xin not to agree, although Huang Jin is an eunuch, he is also an old friend.And Huang Jin has always been very powerful.When Emperor Jiajing was not dead, he still wanted to fish Luo Xin out of the dungeon.Therefore, Luo Xin readily agreed.

No one else, just the two of them.

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(End of this chapter)