little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 15
Wang Xijue and Shen Shixing have known each other for decades, from their childhood classmates to their current colleagues. Regarding Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue's evaluation has always been that he has a dark belly without losing his conscience, and keeps a low profile to hide his front.In a word, this family is an old fox who has learned the Tao for a thousand years.Although he refused to be convinced, he still had to admit in his heart that Shen Shixing, an old fox, was indeed a little bit better than himself, but only a little bit.

Wang Xijue put away the impatience on his face, and took a sip of tea slowly, "Shen Rumo, your tea is really delicious. You know that my family has a large population, and your siblings also love it. Your nephews and nieces like to drink it..."

Shen Shixing was calm and generous on his face. "Shen Zhong, send another can to Wangge's old mansion later."

"Brother Rumo, you know mine. Once you get used to it, you won't be able to drink other teas. If you only give one can, don't give it away..." Shen Zhong on the side smiled wryly. It's a deliberate scam.

The name of the tea is Xueding Hancui, which is produced on the extreme northern snowfield.The peak is covered with snow all the year round, and the mountain road is steep and difficult.Due to the special terrain, there are only four months of sunshine in a year.This tea tree grows on the cliff and is nourished by the essence of snow water day and night.The tea tastes fragrant and cold, with a sweet and mellow fragrance, which is far better than world famous teas such as Longjing Biluo.

It is not easy to produce this tea, and it is even more difficult to obtain it.Due to the scarcity of the number, the rest are extremely rare except for those who have been promoted every year.Everything in Shen Shixing's mansion is a personal tribute from Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Liaodong.In addition to his outstanding military exploits, Li Chengliang is also very good at being a man.During the holidays, all officials, big and small, are courteous.This tea is precious, apart from Shen Shihang, Wang Xijue is naturally indispensable, but there are not as many as Shen Shihang.

"I'll let Shen Zhongquan send you to your house later, that's fine." Shen Shixing gritted his teeth in heartache, who made himself beg others, and was reluctant to let the child not care about that.

"Shen Rumo is really a straightforward person. He eats people with a short mouth, and treats people softly. I have eaten your tea. If you have anything to say, just say it." Wang Xijue was overjoyed, no matter what, today he finally got his wish and blew up this old fox once.

Shen Shixing likes to deal with smart people, "I can't make up my mind about something, and I want to ask brother Yuanyu to help me make up my mind." Wang Xijue put on a posture and listened attentively.After brewing his emotions, Shen Shixing spoke slowly.

"Brother Yuan Yu, among the four members of the cabinet, if I remember correctly, both Xu Guo and Wang Jiaping became officials during the Longqing Dynasty of the late emperor. Now the only veterans in the cabinet who have experienced three dynasties are you and me. "

Um?Why did you bring up this old sesame and rotten millet for no reason?Wang Xijue was at a loss.But he knew that Shen Shixing had always spoken and acted like this.Hidden secrets in chaos, it sounds specious, but there are many articles in it.

"Speak well!" Wang Xijue annoyed him the most, took a sip of tea, and frowned.

"Yuan Yu, the Holy Majesty doesn't go to court very much recently." Shen Shixing's sudden words made Wang Xijue stop drinking the sip of tea that was brought to his mouth.Gently put down the tea bowl in his hand, hesitated for a moment and said: "Didn't the Shangyu say that Sheng Gong occasionally had a slight illness? Resting for a few days is also reasonable."

Shen Shixing glanced at him indifferently, with a lot of meaning in his eyes.

Wang Xijue suddenly felt something was wrong.Take the last few months as an example, at first Wanli said that the absence of illness was occasional, but then it became a frequent occurrence, and in the past ten days and a half months, it has simply disappeared!

Reminiscent of what happened when Shen Shixing said that only he and himself experienced the three dynasties, Wang Xijue suddenly woke up as if he had been enlightened!He stared straight at Shen Shixing. "You mean to say that the current Holy Majesty wants to...be like that Emperor Sejong?"

Shen Shixing glared at him with a half-smile, but said nothing.

Wang Xijue's head was sweating, and his voice lowered involuntarily. "I can't..." I said no, but I didn't have any confidence in my heart.As the saying goes, a dragon begets a dragon and a phoenix, and the son of a mouse can make holes.Emperor Jiajing of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty practiced Taoism every day, and he never went to court seriously in half his life.This is why Yan Song and his son have disrupted the government for decades.Does the current emperor want to inherit this fine tradition?
Shen Shixing silently took out something from his sleeve and handed it over.Suspiciously took it and only glanced at it, Wang Xijue, who was sitting upright like a mountain, jumped up like a ball stuck in his buttocks.

"Inner living note!"

The so-called inner living book is just an ordinary yellow satin booklet.But with just such a booklet, this first-rank minister of the Ming Dynasty, a scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion, and the second assistant of the current court jumped up in fright.It was as if holding a red-hot iron brick instead of a book in his hand!

The reaction to all this is because the owner of this booklet is the current Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun.As the Son of Heaven, every word and action must be recorded into a book, which is called Daily Life Notes.

This book records the emperor's daily words and deeds. Ministers like Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue can consult it regularly at any time.

The internal daily life note is also a book that records the words and deeds of the emperor, but the meaning is quite different if an extra word "nei" is added.Because this book records books about the emperor, such as a certain year, a certain month, a certain moment, the emperor and who and who and what.It is a matter of the emperor's privacy, whoever sees it will be unlucky.

Holding this red-hot iron brick in his hand, Wang Xijue really wanted to curse!Is this a book that people can read?This let the emperor know that at least it was a crime of confiscation and exile!I knew that this old fox would not do business that lost money, no wonder he gave tea and said good things, so he was waiting for himself here.Wang Xijue, who had a premonition that something would happen, his good mood plummeted.

But Yichao Cifu was not in vain, took three deep breaths, calmed down for a moment, and said fiercely: "Where did you get this book?"

Shen Shixing admired this comrade very much, and he still cared about this at any time.What is the importance of this book from there. "Yuan Yu, read the record and we'll talk again."

"I said I don't want to watch... is that okay?" Wang Xijue swallowed hard and asked weakly.

"No. Since I took out this book and you have seen it, the two of us are inseparable!" The yellow mud fell into the crotch, and it was either shit or death.To see is to die, not to see is also to die, whether you see or not.

Wang Xijue was forced to open the book almost with tears in his eyes, God knows how wronged he is and how much he doesn't want to read it.But after only turning a few pages, Wang Xijue's energy was quickly cheered up by the records one by one.After quickly flipping through a few pages, Wang Xijue's expression gradually turned serious, and he muttered to himself, "Why are they all Concubine Zheng!"

"The emperor wants to clean up the party first, and it has caused chaos in the court, and everyone is in danger. The current situation is chaotic. If the current sage really wants to be so willful, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos again." Shen Shixing said Worry.

As cabinet ministers, Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue can be said to understand how dangerous this country has become better than anyone else. To put it bluntly, the current Ming Dynasty really cannot withstand any turmoil.For Shen Shixing's worries, Wang Xijue felt sorry for him and remained silent.

"Here is the memorial of Lu Hongchun, the head priest of the Ministry of Rites. It is a pity to say that this memorial came at the right time."

Wang Xijue took it without making a sound, and flipped through it quickly. "I don't usually see it, but he is really a talent. It's a pity..." The regretful tone of the two chief assistants was exactly the same.Because based on their understanding of the current Holy Majesty, the highly conceited Holy Majesty must be furious after this letter is handed in, and the fate of Lu Hongchun is worrying.

"Civilian officials die, and military officials are loyal. This is their duty. Since he has accepted this paper, he is also seeking benevolence. We will do our best to protect him." Regarding Shen Shixing's words, Wang Xijue was silent.Talking about preservation is just preservation. To what extent can it be preserved?

Wang Xijue reached out and took Jiang Dongzhi's note from the case, and stuffed Lu Hongchun's note into Shen Shixing's hand. "Tomorrow, I will go to the palace with you to face the Holy Spirit. If these three biting mad dogs are handed over to me, then Lu Hongchun will depend on you to keep them safe."

Wang Xijue, who had finished reading the emperor's little yellow book, was overwhelmed with shock. He wanted to go home quickly and get a good night's sleep before he could make plans for the next step.So he didn't want to stay in Shen Shixing's place any longer, so he left decisively.

It's a pity that he had a good idea, Shen Shixing made him take such a big rip off, how could he let him go so easily?

"Yuan Yu, what do you think of the eldest son of the emperor?" Ming people don't speak dark words, and the drums don't use heavy hammers. Wang Xijue, who was about to return home, suddenly understood everything.The old fox in front of him finally showed his big tail.

The ultimate purpose of Shen Shixing calling him here today is definitely not to deal with those three jumping clowns in Jiangdong!I summoned myself in the middle of the night, to deliver tea, and to read pornographic books, so I was waiting for myself here!
Wang Xijue really guessed what Shen Shixing was thinking.Ever since Concubine Zheng gave birth to the third son of the emperor, Zhu Changxun, as the teacher of Emperor Wanli, based on his understanding of Wanli, Shen Shixing had already vaguely noticed what this student wanted to do.

Establishing the foundation of the country early is a major event in determining the country's plans and the foundation of the future.According to the rules of this dynasty, the elders are not established for the first son, and the younger are not established for the elders.The queen has no children, so it is only natural that the eldest son Zhu Changluo should be the crown prince.But in fact?Thinking of the emperor's recent behavior, Shen Shixing's face was gloomy.If it is not stopped early, chaos is imminent!

It's not that Wang Xijue has no idea about establishing a crown prince.In the past few years, there have been many ministers' memorials one after another, all of which are asking the emperor to establish a prince as soon as possible.But the emperor's attitude has always been ambiguous, all the memorials will be kept, and the ministers have nothing to do.

Right now the emperor has three sons, the second son died of a long illness, and has already lost the possibility of inheriting the great treasure.The eldest son of the emperor was burdened by the humble status of his mother and concubine, so he was not known by Wanli to be seen.And the third son of the emperor was still young at this time.According to Wang Xijue's previous intention, the throne belongs to the emperor's family, and the son also belongs to the emperor himself. If you want to establish that, you will establish that. What does it have to do with others?
This idea was okay before, but now Wang Xijue doesn't think so.Although Concubine Gong, the biological mother of the eldest son of the emperor, is not of high status, she is superior in her chastity and tranquility.But Zheng Guifei, the biological mother of the third son, is different!Thinking of what Concubine Zheng had done, Wang Xijue's face suddenly clouded.

As the second assistant, he can see some things very clearly.Zheng Guifei has relied on the emperor's favor these years, and dominating the harem does not count.Now it is getting more and more rampant, even reaching out to the court.With Shen Shixing in front of him and himself, those people can't make a fortune, but after a long time, it is inevitable that they are not a disaster!
Wang Xijue is a smart person, when he thinks about the cause and effect, he suddenly realizes something. "No wonder... a year later, I finally understand." What he remembered was last year that Emperor Wanli insisted on promoting Concubine Zheng to be Imperial Concubine on the grounds that Concubine Zheng Guifei gave birth to the third son of the emperor through hard work.

In the harem, the imperial concubine is second only to the empress, and her status is very noble, and those who have not made great achievements are not allowed to be named.Concubine Gong, who gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, was not even a noble concubine, while Concubine Zheng gave birth to only the third son of the emperor, so the reason for her promotion was really unreasonable.After more than 20 ministers were exiled and dismissed, the emperor fulfilled his wish and promoted Concubine Zheng to Imperial Concubine.

At that time, Wang Xijue hadn't figured out why the Holy Majesty did this, but now after comparing the cause and effect, Wang Xijue suddenly realized.What is difficult to understand!It seems that the Holy Majesty really took great pains.Wang Xijue laughed as he read Shen Shixing.

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