Chapter 446: The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk

The dusk in the Forbidden City is always extremely beautiful. (") The setting sun, the afterglow dyes a layer of gold to many palaces. Standing under the high halls or steps, if a person looks up, he often feels a sense of respect for worship. Especially when he walks into the palace for the first time, watching the high officials wearing pythons walking by in front of him, he can inspire people's ambitions.

Liu Jian deeply remembered that when he first entered the morning court from Jinshui Bridge, he saw such a grand atmosphere and was determined to enter the cabinet and serve as the minister, standing in the highest place in the world to assist the emperor in guiding the rivers and mountains, and achieving the highest achievements in the eyes of scholars. However, these ambitions are inevitably coming to an end.

Standing in front of Wenyuan Pavilion, watching the setting sun, his heart suddenly felt endless desolation, and suddenly said without looking back: "Yiang Neng was uncomfortable, so he drove to the ancient land. The sunset was extremely beautiful, but it was almost dusk. When I read these poems by Li Yishan, I laughed at him for this boring sigh. Now I realized that if we seem to be infinity in the scenery, it is the sun that is far west. There will always be a moment when the mountain is set, but it will be just a time."

Xie Qian walked forward silently and stood side by side with Liu Jian. Seeing that the afterglow of the setting sun was far less dazzling than the daytime, he couldn't help but squint for a while, then sneered: "The sun always goes down the mountain, but the stars in the sky fell down every few days! I failed to overthrow the villain, and I didn't expect that the court would be silenced because of this! Now, it's just that we were wrong when we saw the person. If we had tried to stop that boy from entering the court at that time, we would not have the troubles we have now!"

Liu Jian entered the pavilion when Emperor Xianzong died in the 23rd year of Chenghua. Xie Qian entered the pavilion with Li Dongyang in February of the eighth year of Hongzhi. One was in the pavilion for the 19th year of the pavilion, and the other was in the pavilion for 19th year. The time he was called the pavilion was almost twice as old as Xu Xun. This time he was defeated due to a temporary failure to observe and was naturally unable to swallow this breath. He heard Xie Qian say this at this moment, Liu Jian showed a bit of indignation in his eyes. Looking back at the place where he had been there for a full nineteen years, he walked down the steps, followed by Xie Qian. The golden sunset cast a long shadow on the sides of the two, making him even more desolate and desolate for a moment.

At the gate of Wenyuan Pavilion behind the two, Li Dongyang looked at their staggering steps and wanted to chase them out and say a word or two, but his feet seemed to have nails. Until a clerk next to him came up, he said lightly: "You go and send me Yuanfu and Master Xie. When they set off to return home in the future, I will send me another trip."

Seeing the young official nodding silently, within a short while, several clerks walking in the cabinet chased out of the door. Li Dongyang stood with one hand and stood still without moving. It took him a long time to slowly turn around. He had just walked in and chased a clerk and whispered: "Geunuch Li, Master Sun, the editor-in-chief of the Silijian is here."

The person who came was Sun Bin, the writer of the Silijian, and he had always met Li Dongyang. Now seeing Xiao Jing's godson come out to do things again, after someone came in to pay the ceremony, Li Dongyang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then asked directly: "Is there any holy intention of Eunuch Sun coming here?"

"Mr. Li Ge, the emperor has just passed a message to the Silijian. It is said that since the two cabinet masters have retired, this auxiliary should be done by Li Ge. In addition, the Minister of Personnel Jiao can also be added to the cabinet. The rest will be allowed to be promoted to the court. In addition, the positions of the Chief Hall of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice and the Left Censor of the Censorate, which have been suspended for a long time, are also discussed together. It is always bad to stay undecided for a long time."

"Eunuch Sun stayed." Seeing that Sun Bin had said respectfully, he bowed respectfully to leave, Li Dongyang suddenly called him and said lightly, "What is the Silijian now? Please give me a message."

"That's it..." Sun Bin was standing aside for a long time before. Now Liu Jin has given him some benefits, but he dared not ignore the orders that his ancestor Xiao Jing told him not to stand up and take the lead. Therefore, he was having a headache about the problem of grasping the situation. Unexpectedly, Li Dongyang actually asked him this. He couldn't help but hesitate for a while, and then he said vaguely, "Eunuch Li and Eunuch Dai are not in good health. Eunuch Chen is thinking of going back to his hometown to take a look, and is asking for an order. (")"

Although he never said who was the general manager, it was already obvious. Li Dongyang didn't ask any more questions, and nodded slightly and let Sun Bin go back, and ordered the clerk to inform the Jiuqing of the Big and Big. When he returned to his straight room and sat down, he couldn't help but remember the situation where he had a dispute with Liu Jian and Xie Qian in the past. Once the two left, they would probably never have that chance in this life. Moreover, if he didn't go to the book and retire, he would probably be regarded as having no character. Even his reputation as a scholar, he would have fallen sharply.

"Holding humiliation and bearing heavy burdens... Xu Xun saw the current situation and gave me these four words?"

According to the Ming system, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet or the Minister of Personnel can be specially ordered by the emperor or the court, but the rest of the Secretary and even the ministers of the Ministry must be appointed by the court. Therefore, although there seems to be no problem with Jiao Fang entering the cabinet, it should be noted that except for the emperor ascending the throne, the old ministers of the Spring Palace should be placed in the cabinet. This was a special order, and the other ministers who entered the cabinet often had to pass the public discussion. When the news of Liu Jian and Xie Qian's resignation spread in the court, Jiao Fang suddenly entered the cabinet, and the top and bottom were upset. After the uproar, the storm that Tang Yin had previously provoked among the Hanlin Shujishi was immediately taken seriously.

The late emperor ordered the old ministers to retire one by one, and now there can be no more righteous gentlemen in the court!

Although the four gentlemen of Nandu are not as famous as the three gentlemen of Hongzhi, they are all experienced and have strong character. Although some people have mentioned the story of Zhang Fuhua and Zhang Mao writing epitaphs and tributes to Xu Xun's deceased mother, they were soon spitted on the face of some fierce censors. Therefore, although the number of Da Jiuqing is not enough now, Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua's name still appeared on the shortlist of the Minister of Personnel and the Left Censor of the Censorate. Yang Yiqing was also on the shortlist of the candidates of the Minister of War. When the news reached Xu Xun's ears, he couldn't help but smiled slightly at Zhang Cai who came here again.

"How about it, I must not lie to you, right?"

"My uncle turned his hand to the rain, and Xiaguan was so impressed!"

"You are wrong. You know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles." Xu Xun saw Zhang Cai saying yes. He tapped the handrail with his middle finger a few times, and then said thoughtfully, "You have been in the Wenxuan Department of the Ministry of Personnel for many years, and your qualifications are enough. Previously, because of all kinds of discussions and your desire to assist Ma Shangshu, you have never moved up. At that time, as long as the court recommended the Right Censor has your name, things will be 80% accurate. In the past few days, many people have walked under my sect, including the Six Ministry of Ministry and the Censor. I had asked Bo Hu to hand over it on his behalf, but he was not a person in the officialdom and was not so enthusiastic about these. Since you are still unemployed, then do this for me, and just expose your intention to the Right Censor."

Unlike Tang Yin, Zhang Cai initially submitted a memorial to Xu Xun, who led his troops out of the frontier, and he was certainly indignant, but he was naturally considering himself. In the officialdom, fame and fortune are inevitable, and his talent is deeply expected by Ma Wensheng, so of course he would not be willing to be ordinary. Xu Xun has been treating him with since he was in his position. If Ma Wensheng was still in his position, he might have hesitated. Now that Ma Wensheng has been forced to leave the job by everyone, he naturally knows what choice he should make.

"Thank you, my uncle, for your love!

"Where is the great talent in the West Lun, I'm lucky!"

When Zhang Cai stood up and bowed again, and then left the door, Xu Xun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Whether Lin Han, Zhang Fuhua, or even Yang Yiqing, who is far away in Shaanxi, these people can only be allies, not as confidants. After all, they are all quasi-big figures, and even if they are not successful, it is not easy to get a disciple. Zhang Cai, who is just over fifty years old, can be regarded as a super potential stock in the court. If he catches one, it is a ready-made bargain! Moreover, Zhang Cairen is a person who is as gentle as a rock, and he can't even grasp it even if he wants to. The saint of the age is not easy to win over!

When Xu Xun was thinking about Wang Shouren, in the evening, in a tavern near Andingmen, several people were sitting opposite each other. On one side were Li Mengyang and Kang Hai, and on the other side were Wang Shouren Zhan Ruoshui and Xu Zhenqing.

The reason for such a strange pattern is that Tang Yin was so clever and Wang Shouren was greatly influenced by Xu Xun. He agreed with the statement that it was better to use Liang than to fight traitors. In addition, Zhang Mao had a distinction between teachers and students of Zhan Ruoshui, and the four gentlemen of Nandu were famous, which immediately formed the momentum of three people pushing Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua to the court. Wang Shouren was the son of Wang Hua, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he taught in Xianyuan many times. His fame was already very good. Zhan Ruoshui and Xu Zhenqing were all famous, and he gathered many people in a moment. Now that the list of the court has been launched, they have made a lot of contributions. Even so, seeing that Liu Jian and Xie Qian retired in disgrace, several big lords in the palace who took the lead to fight traitors were sent to Nanjing with sticks, the three of them could not help but sigh.

"At this point, the inner court is already in chaos. You three struggled to invite the two old masters of Nandu to Beijing. What's the use?" When Li Mengyang thought of the memorial he carefully prepared for Korean, he seemed to be like a mud cow that had gone into the sea without any news. He felt a fire in his heart. He raised his glass and drank it all, and then put it on the table with a bang. He stared at Wang Shouren with both eyes, "Boan, you dared to be mediocre back then, but I didn't expect that you would be so timid this time!"

"Brother Bo'an is not timid." Xu Zhenqing was a Hanlin Shujishi, but because of Li Mengyang, he truly integrated into the literary circle of the capital. He was once known as the youngest generation of poetry, together with Li Mengyang, Kanghai, He Jingming and others, and even became the name of the Seven Sons. At this moment, seeing Li Mengyang suddenly glaring at his sharp eyes, he said unwillingly, "The court ministers have rules for promotion, and even if they are promoted, they cannot be entirely from the holy heart. If they want to enter the cabinet, they have to go through court promotion again and again to be in a high position. However, those internal officials are different. The emperor can promote an unknown person to the Sili Supervisor with just one word. If eight tigers are gone, there may be ten tigers and twenty tigers! But if there are more righteous gentlemen and capable ministers in the court, and firmly restrain them, they will do whatever they want at least not easy!"

"You are simply saying that even an old minister like Liu Ge Lao Xie Ge Lao has been overturned. How can others resist it?"

Seeing the two people staring at each other, Wang Shouren couldn't help but smile bitterly. At this time, Kang Hai had to come out to smooth things over and said, "Okay, things have come to this point, what's the use of Kong Tong you? Besides, the memorable memorial you wrote for Han Shangshu is so passionate that even if Bo'an is a great talent, he may not be able to cross you. At that time, Fuque had one more Bo'an, or even ten or a hundred more. What's the use of the great momentum? I can't help but give the emperor a pardon! It's not that I said, Bo'an and the others did it. And..."

He suddenly paused, and saw Li Mengyang frowning, as if he was very displeased, he sighed and said, "It's not me that you said you, you didn't see the second master Liu Xie leaving, but Li Ge left alone, and he even became the chief minister? So, don't be excited when others are excited, and you will be so excited. Let's learn from Mr. Li Ge. Han Shangshu's first time is advocating Fuque, and I don't know what the ending will be. You who helps write memorials must also make plans!"

As soon as these words were said, Li Mengyang froze. Wang Shouren remembered the words that Li Mengyang showed in front of him before, and he went to Xing'an Bo Mansion and almost broke off contact with Xu Xun. He pondered and said carefully: "Congtong is a good thing to the mountain. Whether it is Han Shangshu or you, they are all excited and rushed to the front. However, this time, we will retreat to the second best, because the two words of Tang Jieyuan have spoken to my heart. If the matter is done, our move will be icing on the cake; if the matter is not done, our move will be a timely help. Otherwise, the righteous spirit in the court will be gone, and there will be a sin for me."

Zhan Ruoshui prefers academics and has never been involved in disputes. Seeing that Li Mengyang's face became darker and darker, he interrupted: "I heard that Mr. Liu and Mr. Xie are going to go back to their hometown the next day. Are you going to give me a gift? When I talk about this, I remembered it. It was such a coincidence that the ninth day of the sixth month of the next day was Mr. Li's 60th birthday!"

After entering the cabinet for fifty-one, he had been in the cabinet for nine years at the age of sixty. In addition to the three Yangs during the Yongle period, Li Dongyang was considered an exception. Therefore, the sixty birthday now happened to be a major change in the court, which inevitably cast a shadow. Li Mengyang thought that it was Li Dongyang who suggested that he asked Han Wen to come forward and finally retired was Liu Xie and the other two. Li Dongyang even became the chief minister further, so he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

Because of this, the party on this day ended in a moment. Seeing that Li Mengyang was a little drunk, Kang Hai sent him back. Among the remaining three, Zhan Ruoshui and Xu Zhenqing returned to Nanxunfang together, while Wang Shouren returned to his home with great worries. Just now, he still had a word hidden in front of Li Mengyang.

Han Wen, who was the first to advocate for the vassal of the Que, had not yet written a letter to retire. Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, three ministers, how could they retire because the emperor issued an edict to forgive the Eight Tigers, and two of them left in the end? It was said that it was righteous indignation, and the three ministers who had been in trouble for a long time should not be so impulsive; it was said that they were discouraged, why did Li Dongyang choose to stay alone? He remembered that there was news that when Han Wen led all officials to vassal of the Que for the second time, Miao Kui, the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor, happened to come back. Could this be a coincidence?

When Wang Shouren returned home, he learned that his father Wang Hua had rarely returned home early, so he went to the study to greet him first. He originally planned to leave after the ceremony, but Wang Hua suddenly called him.

"I will go and send Brother Muzhai back to Yuyao the next day, so don't go." Seeing Wang Shouren's face showing surprise, Wang Hua sighed and said, "You go to celebrate Li Ge Lao's 60th birthday on behalf of your father."

"father!"

Wang Hua seemed not to hear Wang Shouren's call. After a long time of silence, he said lightly: "Today, when I went to see Zhang Shangshu for my father, he also expressed his intention to leave, and said that I hope that my father could take him to his position... I am very knowledgeable, and now Min Chaoying and Xie Muzhai have retired one after another, and I no longer have the energy to do it. What is going on in the future of the Chaozhou Bureau? It seems like a cloud of fog can't be seen clearly. Fortunately, you have never been involved in the Fuque incident before, so open your eyes and see clearly first."

The Secretary Zhang who Wang Hua said was Zhang Sheng, the famous top scholar of the Ministry of Rites. When he heard that Zhang Sheng was about to retire, Wang Shouren couldn't help but take a breath, but his heart became more and more unreliable. With the personality he knew about Zhu Houzhao before, he could forgive Liu Jin and others that day, and then he could let Liu Jian and Xie Qian retire. Most of the ministers were angry because of the anger of the ministers who asked the Eight Tigers to be punished. The little emperor had always been soft but not hard! However, Tang Yin was Xu Xun's person, and this was certain. When he went to find Xu Zhenqing that day, he "stumbled" to meet him and Zhan Ruoshui. Did Xu Xun have a clear mind and wanted to pull him not to go to the muddy water? But this time Xu Xun came back so flawlessly, how could he know that it was not related to this matter?

The ninth day of the sixth month is Li Dongyang's 60th birthday. Although the family had been busy with this birthday for a long time, the master was promoted to the chief minister, but before Li Dongyang said that this year's birthday was not the same, they had to mutter secretly. Who knew that on the night of the eighth day of the sixth month, Li Dongyang went home for the front foot, and then a palace envoy went to Li Ge Lao Hutong, and announced the oral order of Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao with a smile, saying that it was Li Ge Lao's 60th birthday, and gave it one day off, and two jars of silver silk noodles, ten ounces of banknotes and ten ingots of platinum to congratulate him.

With the emperor's words, Li Dongyang could not even be low-key. In addition, the news spread very quickly. Early the next morning, the people who came to congratulate the birthday crowded the entire Lige Lao Hutong. Some people originally wanted to congratulate Li Dongyang when he was promoted from the second assistant to the chief minister, but they could see it now when they looked at the style; some were Li Dongyang's disciples, and at this extraordinary moment, they wanted to come and ask for advice... In short, no matter what the purpose was, the crowds of people almost broke the threshold of the Li Mansion. Li Dongyang finally got out of the carriage and drove out of Xuanwu Gate quickly.

Compared to the traffic in Li Ge Lao Hutong at this time, there were not many people who saw Liu Jian and Xie Qian off in the welcoming pavilion outside Xuanwu Gate. At least they were not in line with the reputation of the two students who had been in the cabinet for more than ten years. Li Dongyang got off the car and saw that he was surprised when he saw Liu Jian sitting aside with his lonely eyes. He couldn't help but his eyes turned red.

"Brother Hui'an, you are..."

"Those students have told me to drive them away. I'm leaving. Don't cause trouble for them!" Liu Jian said this, then looked at Li Dongyang with a smile and said, "Now it's time to call you Xiya. Since Yuan Fu is on his sixty birthday today, why bother to see us two people who were swept out of the house and leave behind the crowd, and not be afraid of causing trouble for yourself?"

Xie Qian also came up at this time, laughed and said, "Why did you show your appearance as a child? Instead of crying today, it's better to walk with us cleanly!"

Li Dongyang has always been introverted. He knew that Liu Jian and Xie Qian were full of anger in his heart, so he naturally would not care. He sighed and said seriously: "Brother Hui'an and Muzhai will not be unaware. Jiao Fang has entered the cabinet as you leave, and the remaining list of cabinet ministers is in dispute. Even the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of Justice, the Minister of War, and the Left Censor of the Censorate, were staring at countless people. In addition, the Minister of Rites Zhang Sheng was already interested in leaving, and the Minister of Revenue Han Wen didn't know how long it would take. How many people were left from the Minister of the Cabinet to the Seven Ministers of the Six Ministry of the Censorate?"

"I'll see how many gentlemen in the court are willing to stay!" Liu Jian said firmly, raised his eyebrows disdainfully, "I don't want to do anything to do each other. Do you want me and others to condescend to please those eunuchs?"

Xie Qian also sneered: "That's all, keep it if you agree, and leave if you don't. It's free and easy. I hate dragging it out the most!"

If everyone leaves so freely and easily, where will the people in the world be?

Li Dongyang originally came to send the two of them, and wanted to say that he could try to ask the emperor to summon them to the court again if he had the chance in the future. But at this moment, he knew that he had taken it for granted. He swallowed the words that had come to his mouth. Li Dongyang sighed again, but asked the little book boy who served to pour wine and toast them one by one. Seeing that both of them were not happy, he didn't want to say more, so he said care and gave him a few more instructions, and then bowed and got into the car. When he returned to the city, he was already sour in his heart, and finally couldn't help it anymore, and his eyes gradually became wet.

The Tao is different and they don’t plan for each other... It would be great if everything in the world could be so simple!

On the sixty birthday, the birthday star disappeared. As soon as Li Dongyang, who was late, came home, many people surrounded him. He didn't have time to say hello one by one. After dealing with a few groups of people, he asked his heir to come to help the guests, and he went back to the room to change his clothes. As soon as Mrs. Zhu personally tied his belt for him, a mother's voice came from outside.

"Master, madam, someone else is outside to celebrate the birthday of the master... It's Pingbei Bo!"

Xu Xun... It's true that he's here!

Li Dongyang felt mixed feelings, and pressed his palms. Seeing that his wife was worried, he comforted him and said, "This son is no longer the same as the former Wu Xia Ameng, and his actions have always been unpredictable. However, now that he is entrusting the emperor with the eternal love, I, as the chief minister, have no way to control him, he will not come to me to cause trouble."

PS: Get up early in the morning and it's only 283 months...555, please ask for seventeen monthly tickets, at least you can't even get less than 300.


Chapter completed!