Mingshi

Chapter 621 Jiajing Fury

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Emperor Jiajing was very puzzled. Now that Gao Gong had been forced into a corner by Xu Jie, if Zhang Juzheng was allowed to enter the cabinet again, wouldn't he be worried that he would be squeezed out of the cabinet?Emperor Jiajing pondered for a moment and said:

"So, do you agree with Zhang Juzheng joining the cabinet?"

Gao Gong immediately nodded and said: "Of course I agree, but after Zhang Juzheng enters the cabinet, I'm afraid he will face tremendous pressure from all the officials. After all, he is too young and his qualifications are not good enough. However, with the support of the minister and Xu Shoufu, he should will grow quickly."

Emperor Jiajing frowned slightly. He was very clear about the meaning of Gao Gong's words. The cabinet was used to deal with state affairs, not a place to cultivate talents.And Gao Gong said such a thing, but Emperor Jiajing couldn't find any faults.Gao Gong was not afraid that Zhang Juzheng was Xu Jie's student, but worried that Zhang Juzheng's entry into the cabinet at this time would be counterproductive and ruin a talent.

Moreover, Emperor Jiajing didn't let Zhang Juzheng enter the cabinet now. Although he was also optimistic about Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Juzheng's entry into the cabinet was something in the future. Now he just used Zhang Juzheng to test Gao Gong.But the result of the temptation made Emperor Jiajing feel cold.There was even a trace of uneasiness in my heart.

Could it be that Gao Gong has completely lost his vigor, lost all information about competing with Xu Jie?He is ready to hang around in the cabinet and wait to die?

This is not what Emperor Jiajing wanted, now Luo Xin has completely shrunk his head, if Gao Gong is like this, is this court still the court of Emperor Jiajing?

Jiajing reached out and picked up a memorial from the imperial book table and threw it to Huang Jindao:
"Send this to Lu Bing, and ask him to deliver this memorial to Xu Jie on Xiangshan Mountain immediately."

Huang Jin hurriedly caught the memorial thrown by Emperor Jiajing, but did not move.Emperor Jiajing's eyebrows were bunched together and said:

"What? Do you want to intercede for Xu Jie?"

Gao Gong on the side was feeling happy. He could imagine that Xu Jie on the Fragrant Hills was giving lectures happily. At this time, the big boss of Jin Yiwei suddenly appeared in front of him, and then threw him a memorial. When Xu Jie saw the content of the memorial What kind of face will it be?
Presumably his timid temper will change drastically, right?I don't know if I will pee my pants in fear...

But at this moment, he heard Emperor Jiajing's cold voice, and couldn't help but look towards Huang Jin.But Huang Jin lowered his head and said with a trembling voice:

"Your Majesty...Master Lu..."

"What's up with him?"

"He... also went to Xiangshan..."

There was silence in the imperial study room, and Gao Gong's body felt cold. He felt that the temperature in the imperial study room seemed to drop a lot in an instant.

"Hehehe..." Emperor Jiajing suddenly laughed, but his eyes were not smiling at all, but were as cold as frost.

"He Lu Bing thinks that if he is always with literati, he can become a literati? The literati will regard him as a friend, hehehe..."

"Whoa..."

With a wave of his hand, Emperor Jiajing sent the memorial on the imperial book case flying out again.

"Xuan Chenhong!"

"According to the order!"

Soon, a tall eunuch walked in. This person was the chief of the East Factory, Chen Hong.

Emperor Jiajing didn't wait for Chen Hong to meet him, so he said coldly: "Go to Xiangshan, let Xu Jie come to see me right away."

"According to the order!"

Feeling the huge pressure from Emperor Jiajing, Chen Hong bowed his body and retreated, then straightened his waist, strode away, and soon left with a large group of fans.

Luofu.

The nine of Luo Xin were still drinking there, and everyone was half drunk at this time, Luo Zhi drank the wine in his hand, put down his glass and said:

"No, when are we going to do it?"

Luo Xin said leisurely: "Wait!"

"Wait! When are you waiting? If we wait any longer, I'm afraid we won't be able to fight back. Look at Xu Jie's momentum today, he has already gained power."

"Wait until Gao Gong makes a move!" Luo Xin said lightly.

"Gao Gong?" Haizheng curled his lips and said, "I don't think he will be pushed out of the cabinet by Xu Jie before long."

"You underestimated Gao Gong..."

Luo Xin hadn't finished his sentence when he heard a knock on the door, Luo Xin stood up, went to the door and opened it, saw Lu Yuan standing outside, gave him a look, Luo Xin left After going out, he closed the door with his backhand, took Lu Yuan to his study, and said softly:

"what happened?"

Lu Yuan lowered his voice and said, "Gongsun Lietuo sent a message that Chen Hong took Dongchang to Xiangshan."

Luo Xin was taken aback. Gongsun Lie was one of the four Dongchang disciples who were first sent by Emperor Jiajing to protect him when he was still studying at Jinyang Academy. Drinking Gongsun Lie and other Dongchang fanzi have formed friendship.When Luo Xin entered the capital, he did not forget this line, and invited Gongsun Lie and others to drink many times, and Gongsun Lie and others often sent some news in the East Factory to Luo Xin in a timely manner.

"Did you tell me what Chen Hong is going to Xiangshan for?"

"No, that's all."

"I see!"

Luo Xin waved his hand, and Lu Yuan backed out.Luo Xin sat on the chair and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"Gao Gong is on the move!"

With a sound of "Teng", Luo Xin stood up from the chair, walked quickly to the west chamber, and pushed the door open.

"Shh..."

The eight people in the room all focused their eyes on Luo Xin's face in an instant, Luo Xin returned to his seat and looked at the crowd and said in a concentrated voice:
"Just received the news that Chen Hong took Dongchang fanzi to Xiangshan."

The eyes of the eight people all moved. They didn't ask where Luo Xin's news came from, but they knew that Luo Xin's news must be true.Can't help but ponder one by one.Zhou Yu was the first to react, with excitement in his eyes and said:

"Gao Gong fought back?"

When everyone heard this, their spirits were lifted, and they looked at Luo Xin with burning eyes.Luo Xin shook his head lightly and said:

"I don't know. The news I received is that Chen Hong took the Dongchang fanzi to Xiangshan. But my guess is the same as Brother Haode, Gao Gong fought back."

Everyone's eyes lit up, Zhang Xun stroked his chin and said, "I don't know how Gao Gong fought back."

Luo Xin shook his head, sighed and said, "Our news channels are still not enough!"

"Then what do we do?"

"Would you like to do it?"

Luo Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Let's leave, let our people prepare the booklets. I'll go to Gao Gong tomorrow to find out what's going on."

No longer interested in drinking, everyone got up and left one by one.

On the Fragrant Hills.

Xu Jie was sitting on the high platform, talking gracefully about the unity of knowledge and action, when he heard a rush of horseshoes, Xu Jie couldn't help but paused, and followed the sound.Immediately his face changed, he saw a horse team galloping from the Panshan Road, the riders were wearing pointed hats, white leather boots, brown clothes with a small sash, they were the sons of Dongchang.

"Dongchang?" Someone began to exclaim in a low voice.

In Daming, it can be said that there are two secret service agencies, one is Jinyiwei, and the other is Dongchang.It's just that Dongchang's reputation is worse than Jinyiwei's.And because of the relationship between Lu Bing and Emperor Jiajing, Dongchang was crushed to death by Jin Yiwei. Even Chen Hong, the leader of Dongchang, had to kneel and kowtow when he saw Lu Bing.

However, no one dared to underestimate Dongchang, and everyone had an idea in their subconscious mind that once Dongchang came out, nothing good would happen.

Xu Jie on the high platform had already closed his mouth, his face turned pale.At this moment, his heart, which had swelled in the past few months, seemed to be chilled by a bucket of ice water.His heart became tense, and an uneasy thought grew wildly in his heart.

"Am I getting carried away? Is Your Majesty here to arrest me?"

At this time, he began to feel remorse in his heart, what is he so embarrassing about?It hasn't been long since he became the chief minister of the cabinet, so why did he swell up like this?Isn't it good to be an official?Nothing to talk about learning ah?
Reluctantly stabilizing his emotions, he stood up and looked at Chen Hong who was getting off his horse and walking towards him. At this time, he was sure that Chen Hong was coming for him, and he didn't see that Chen Hong had been walking towards him. Are you smirking at yourself?
Chen Hong walked all the way to the high platform, stood in front of Xu Jie, with a sinister smile on his lips, cupped his hands towards Xu Jie and said:
"Master Xu, His Majesty declares that you enter the palace immediately!"

"call……"

Xu Jie breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and just announced himself to enter the palace. It seems that although His Majesty is dissatisfied with him, he has not reached the point where he can't bear it.However, he did not follow Chen Hong immediately, he also wanted to know why Emperor Jiajing suddenly announced him into the palace.He has also talked about learning many times before, and Emperor Jiajing did not directly smash the situation like this.So, he turned his gaze to a burly man in Confucian shirt.

This person is Lu Bing, and the relationship between Lu Bing and Xu Jie is good.Then he stepped up to the high platform. When Chen Hong saw Lu Bing, he knelt down and kowtowed:
"Ancestor!"

With a dignified face, Lu Bing looked at Chen Hongning and said: "Your Majesty..."

Lu Bing only spoke halfway, and stopped talking. No matter how close he was to Emperor Jiajing, it was impossible to ask His Majesty why he announced Xu Jie to enter the palace in public.So, after only saying two words, he changed his mouth and said:
"Let's go together."

Chen Hong, Xu Jie and Lu Bing left hand in hand, leaving a group of officials and scholars who seemed at a loss on the Fragrant Hills, looking at each other. Thousands of people on the Fragrant Hills, there was silence, and needles could be heard.

Under the Xiangshan Mountain, Lu Bing looked at Chen Hong and said coldly: "Tell me, why did Your Majesty announce that Lord Xu entered the palace?"

Chen Hong immediately shook his head and said: "I don't know, His Majesty called the little one away, and then let the little one come to Xiangshan to announce Master Xu into the palace."

Xu Jie and Lu Bing looked at each other, and Lu Bing said in a low voice, "Is there someone else in the palace?"

A sense of shame and anger surged in Chen Hong's heart, and the other party asked himself directly, without giving him any face, and simply did not take him seriously, but he was also afraid of Lu Bing in his heart, as long as An Nai calmed down Embarrassed and angry, his face remained unchanged and he whispered:
"Master Gao!"

"Gao Gong?" Surprise appeared in Xu Jie's eyes.

"En!" Chen Hong nodded slightly.

Xu Jie's eyes just shrank, and his heart tightened.An uneasy voice rose in my heart.

"Gao Gong made a move! Gao Gong fought back! But...how did he fight back?"

The more unknown the danger, the more unsettling it is.Xu Jie's timidity happened again, so he wanted to take Lu Bing to see Emperor Jiajing with him. At that time, Lu Bing could still say a few words for himself, so he looked at Lu Bing.

Lu Bing was not stupid, he believed that Emperor Jiajing must have known that he was also in Xiangshan, but he did not declare himself into the palace, it seemed that His Majesty was also angry with him, wouldn't it be uncomfortable to accompany Xu Jie into the palace at this time?
Even if you go, you have to go alone and confess your mistakes to His Majesty...

Dang even sighed and said: "Master Xu, you should go to the palace first, and go to investigate first after Wen Wenming."

After the words fell, he urged the horse to leave first.Xu Jie opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything in the end, but his face became gloomy again, and at the same time, there was a trace of fear in his eyes, and he silently followed Chen Hong towards the palace.

"boom……"

On the Fragrant Hills.

I don't know who made the sound first, and then it boiled like boiling water. There was a lot of noise, and the faces of all the officials and students were full of hesitation, and even a trace of fear.One by one, those who rode horses, those who sat in sedan chairs, and those who walked, rushed towards the foot of Xiangshan Mountain.That face is no longer as relaxed as it was in the morning...

Palace!

Royal study.

Xu Jie stood in front of Emperor Jiajing, with a trace of sweat oozing from his forehead, the imperial study was silent, Emperor Jiajing just looked at Xu Jie standing opposite him coldly, without saying a word.This made Xu Jie bear more and more pressure in his heart, and his heart became more and more uncertain. He really didn't know how he offended Emperor Jiajing?

If it was just because he was lecturing everywhere, Emperor Jiajing would at most call himself here and scold him.But now, without saying a word, just looking at him so coldly, this is definitely not a small matter!

but……

What is it?
At this time, Gao Gong was no longer in the imperial study room, but returned to his own room on duty.He was watching the memorial in his hand, but he didn't flip it for a long time.

"Xu Qing!"

Emperor Jiajing, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke, his voice was very soft, but there was a thunder in Xu Jie's heart, he hurriedly lowered his body a little more, and said with a more humble expression:

"The minister is here."

"Look at it!"

As soon as the words fell, Xu Jie heard a "crack" in his ear, and saw Emperor Jiajing lift his hand, and he flew the memorial on the imperial book case, and it fell in front of him with a "crackling".Xu Jie was startled, he still didn't know that this was the third time that Emperor Jiajing had blown up these memorials in one day.

Xu Jie hurriedly knelt down on the ground, picked up a memorial with both hands and read it, then his expression changed, and he quickly picked up the second and third...

The more he looked, the paler Xu Jie's face became.

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(End of this chapter)