Shen Shixing returned to the cabinet with the elders of the cabinet, and when he heard that Xu Xuemo was coming, he couldn't help frowning slightly, and secretly said What is the matter with this Xu Ziyan, how can an old minister who is over the age of sixteen have no city government like this?

It's not that he doesn't know that Xu Xuemo will definitely be a little passive today, after all, the entire Heart School is quite passive today by Gao Pragmatic's negligence, and Xu Xuemo happens to be the great uncle, and he must be the most passive.

But so what? It's better if you are passive, you can be passive, at this time, the cabinet has just come up with an idea, and is urgently meeting the emperor to show his attitude, even if you are passive, it is better than blind action!

Came to see me in such a hurry, for fear that others would not know that you, the great uncle, have no opinions? And you are still my Shen Rumo's township party, what do you think of this to others?

However, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and everyone can't be seen when they come, so Shen Shixing had to casually exchange a few polite words with the cabinet officials, and then went to the room to see Xu Xuemo.

There is not much to say about the scene, Xu Xuemo directly explained his intention to Shen Shixing as soon as they met, and then said worriedly: "Now that Kedao is boiling, I have sent someone into the palace, and I want to send the joint name to the Son of Heaven, I am afraid that what this generation has done will be used by Gao Qiuzhen......"

"Huh? What does this mean? Shen Shixing was a little surprised and asked, "You said that Gao Qiuzhen used Kedao?" What is he going to do? ”

Xu Xuemo said his previous worries, saying that Gao Pragmatic may have taken a fancy to the Ministry of Rites.

Unexpectedly, Shen Shixing shook his head and said, "This is not the case." I don't think it's likely that Gao Qiuzhen has any covetous intentions for the Ministry of Rites - at least not yet, and it would be best for him to stay in the Ministry of War now. ”

Xu Xuemo was a little skeptical and asked, "Yuan Fu is willing to point out the reason?" ”

"How dare you give advice." Shen Shixing's face work has always been very good, and he also said politely at this moment: "Brother Ziyan, what do you think is the best thing to seek truth?" ”

Xu Xuemo was slightly stunned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Gao Qiuzhen's literary fame moves the world, but judging from what he has done in recent years, I think that the best person is soldiers and wealth. ”

"Yes, Brother Ziyan can see it thoroughly." Shen Shixing smiled slightly: "Actually, Gao Qiu is really a very interesting person, it stands to reason that with his reputation as the top six champions, and after he is a real scholar, if he just wants to advance, he can be idle in the Hanlin Academy, make up six or nine years of qualifications, and rely on the fact that he is a classmate with the emperor, at that time, maybe he can add Shaozai (the left and right servants of the Ministry of Officials, Shen Shixing here specifically refers to the left and right attendants) and enter the cabinet, but he refuses to do so."

Needless to say, Annan Dingbei refused to be idle when he went to Liaodong, first fought a battle in southern Liaoning, and then introduced that ...... Well, that corn also started to make tussies, and at the same time sorted out the salt industry. You see, he has only been in Liaodong for a long time, and he has been busy with so many things. Brother Ziyan thinks, why is he like this? ”

Xu Xuemo frowned and said, "I think it's nothing more than to prove that they actually learn that set of things for the country." ”

"Yes, Shi Xing thinks so too." Shen Shixing nodded and said: "Gao Qiuzhen would rather not go on the broad road, but choose to prove what he has learned, which is noteworthy - this means that when he acts, he will definitely think about how to show the actual effect of practical learning, and will not think about how to be promoted first." In fact, I even thought that Gao Qiuzhen didn't care much about rank, maybe in his eyes, rank was just a low-hanging fruit, and there was no need to bother too much. ”

Xu Xuemo was a little unhappy to hear this, so he objected at the time, reminding: "Yuanfu don't forget, Gao Qiuzhen didn't want to go to Guangxi in the past, he was demoted." ”

Shen Shixing waved his hand and said: "There is an inside story about that incident, but my news here is not very thorough, I only know that he may have suffered on behalf of the monarch that time...... Let's not mention it. ”

As soon as Xu Xuemo heard him say this, he also knew that this matter was not easy to talk about, so he said: "This matter can not be mentioned, but after he returned to Beijing - I mean after the Great War of Monan - he was appointed to Liaodong, is this matter also his own initiative?" ”

Shen Shixing said lightly: "Sort of." ”

Then it can't be.

Xu Xuemo sighed, shook his head, and changed the topic: "Even if Gao Qiuzhen himself doesn't have much thought about the Ministry of Rites, wouldn't there be other people within their real school who covet this great sect?" ”

"What about this......" Shen Shixing frowned slightly: "I can't rule out this possibility." ”

He thought for a while, and added: "They still have several people in important positions in the Hanlin Academy, such as Han Ji, Zhang Yigui, etc., who can be transferred to the Ministry of Rites at any time. ”

Xu Xuemo immediately said: "Why don't you stop these two? Cheng Wen, Song Zhihan, Gao Yongchun and even Tu Menggui, etc., if the cabinet recommends, which one can't take over as the great uncle? ”

This is not wrong, but Shen Shixing pondered for a moment, and still shook his head with some hesitation: "But they have not been very interested in the Ministry of Rites...... A few years ago, when the cabinet was in their hands, they preferred to appoint the senior officials in their hands as governors rather than see the people in the Ministry of Rites. ”

"Otherwise, this time and that time." Xu Xuemo Zhengse said: "It is precisely because of the previous ten years that Gao Xinzheng, Guo Anyang, and Zhang Puzhou successively ruled the world, and in order to grasp the power, they did not put their ideas on the head of the Ministry of Rites, but now the situation is different." ”

Shen Shixing's heart moved, as if he had an understanding, but he still asked, "What is the difference between daring to ask Brother Ziyan?" ”

"Motosuke is polite." Xu Xuemo replied: "The biggest difference now is that the imperial court has changed Yuanfu. ”

Shen Shixing shook his head and said, "It seems different, but it's actually ...... Heh, what is Shi Xing's situation in the cabinet, Brother Ziyan, you don't know, why do you say that? ”

"Not really." Xu Xuemo said solemnly: "No matter what Yuanfu thinks he is in, he can't change the fact that it is easier to be in charge, at least now no matter what they want to do, in the end, there is Yuanfu you can check, if it really comes to a critical moment, Yuanfu can veto." ”

Theoretically, this is true, but Shen Shixing knows that it is only theoretical, in fact, just like the situation at the time of today's cabinet discussion, once the other four cabinet ministers unify their attitudes, even he, the first assistant, can't really ignore it and come to something "exclusive to the public".

This kind of action has been discussed by the public alone, since Yan Song's resignation, only Gao Gong has occasionally done it in these years, and the rest, whether it is Xu Jie, Li Chunfang, Guo Pu, or Zhang Siwei in the past, have not done this kind of thing.

After all, "going it alone" is too much of a test of courage and sainthood, as long as one of these two is missing, no one will dare to choose, even Shousuke will not dare to do this - are you really not going to ask for a posthumous name?

As for the high arch, he is a special case. This duke has always been very assertive, and at that time, there was a high pragmatism to plan carefully for him, he thought that what he did was right, and he was naturally not afraid of being slandered after his death, and the holy family was his strength, so what else was there to say?

At present, Shen Shixing's family knows his own family affairs, he himself is not the kind of character of Gao Gong, although the saint is okay, but there is a high pragmatic pearl in front of him, he does not dare to compare this with Gao pragmatic, so of course this kind of thing is not possible in his opinion.

However, it was difficult to say this clearly, so Shen Shixing chose to remain silent.

Seeing that he didn't object, Xu Xuemo continued: "There is another difference, that is, from today onwards, I am afraid that the Ministry of Rites will no longer be a Qingshui Yamen. ”

In fact, the Ministry of Rites couldn't say that the Qingshui Yamen before, after all, in addition to those various ceremonies, such as the imperial examination, was also under the control of the Ministry of Rites, how could this be regarded as an idle in the Ming Dynasty? It's just that compared with the officials, households, and soldiers that the real school attaches the most importance to, the errands of the Ministry of Rites are not so important.

However, Xu Xuemo's words woke up Shen Shixing, he stared at him, and asked: "Brother Ziyan means that after Gao Qiuzhen is on the "Please Open the Domain", I am afraid that the Ministry of Rites will be responsible for the reform of the clan system, and this matter is not only widely implicated, but also has a great stake, and the power of the Ministry of Rites in the future will inevitably be far greater than before?" ”

Xu Xuemo immediately affirmed: "Yuanfu Rui sees that this is exactly the case. ”

Shen Shixing hesitated, but after thinking about it, some other worries surfaced in his heart, and his face changed slightly: "It's broken." ”

Xu Xuemo was a little stunned and asked, "What?" ”

Shen Shixing hurriedly said: "The cabinet has already agreed to Gao Qiuzhen's negligence, and they went to see the emperor together......"

Xu Xuemo interjected and asked, "The emperor agreed?" ”

"Not yet, but I'm afraid that's just for the show." Shen Shixing hurriedly said: "The emperor said that the matter is very important, and he has to think about it a little more, and he also said that he will understand the attitude of the various clans and clans on this matter through the Zongren Mansion, and then he will 'make a careful decision'." ”

Xu Xuemo was stunned and said: "Isn't it a good thing that the emperor is more cautious about such a big event?" ”

"That's not the problem!" Shen Shixing said nervously: "I think this matter may be the emperor suggesting that Gao Qiuzhen came forward to do it, which means that the emperor will agree sooner or later." But at the moment, I'm worried about another thing - Brother Ziyan, you, the great uncle, are just afraid that you will be roasted on the fire. ”

Xu Xuemo was stunned at first, but he was also a person who had been in the sea for a long time, so he quickly reacted and exclaimed: "Gao Qiuzhen has cleared the ban on the domain, but in the end, the person who did it was me Xu Xuemo!" ”

Xu Butang's face turned pale suddenly, and cold sweat came down in an instant: "Such a big event, if you don't get it right, something will happen......

Well, then you're the one who took the blame.

Shen Shixing couldn't sit still and asked, "What is the discussion outside now?" ”

Xu Xuemo told him what he knew about the situation of the Yamen such as the Six Ministries and Kedao, and then said worriedly: "Now the overall situation is excited, and the cabinet has agreed. I'll look at the emperor's side...... According to Yuanfu, I'm afraid that I will be released even if I do it. In this way, I am afraid that the opening of the feudal ban is a foregone conclusion, and it is only a matter of time sooner or later. ”

Shen Shixing held his forehead with his hand, pinched his eyebrows and thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Since things can't be stopped, and the Ministry of Rites is also a place where we must not give up easily, so if you want to turn passive into active, there are only two ways to go." ”

Xu Xuemo hurriedly asked: "Which two roads?" ”

Shen Shixing said: "The first is to clear up the involvement, and try to let the local clans know that this matter is not led by the Ministry of Rites, it is really a famous hall made by Gao Qiuzhen, and the Ministry of Rites is nothing more than hindering the decision of the imperial court, so it has to be done." As long as this point is hinted at to the local clans, presumably even if they have resentment, this resentment should be to seek truth from the high, not to your brother. ”

The truth seems to be this, but Xu Xuemo knew that this was not enough, so he asked in a deep voice: "But as long as the court resolution comes out, the executor can still only be the Ministry of Rites." At that time, even if the clans know who is behind the mastermind, they are afraid that they will not have a good face in the face of the Ministry of Rites, right? ”

It's a simple truth, but it's actually very easy to understand. It's like the chengguan of later generations, which can be said to be infamous, but where does their own professional pressure come from? Isn't it the local government that asks them to put the city in order, so they will do it?

Even if the law enforcement methods are rough or something, if you really want to count it, it is also because there were no strict rules on this issue in various places at the beginning, but later they were sprayed too much, and the rules were gradually stricter, and these phenomena are obviously gradually improving. However, the signboard of the chengguan is still broken, and it is still the main target of many people's criticism.

Doing this kind of thing, although the unlucky ones are not necessarily only the executors, the executors are always inevitably hated and sprayed. The current situation of the Ministry of Rites is similar to this, although this matter was raised pragmatically, and then the emperor could only agree under the excitement of the hundred officials, but in the final analysis, the Ministry of Rites should do it.

The result is likely to be that Gao Pragmatic will not care after speaking, and the emperor is even more "forced", as for the ministers...... The law does not blame the public, and in the end, the unlucky only the Ministry of Rites remains.

What a miracle!

Xu Xuemo thought of the bad situation he might have to face in the future, obviously just now he was still worried about whether Gao Pragmatic was beating him as a big uncle, but now he couldn't wait to pick on him and quit.

This is really the consistent style of the school of mind, if there are good things, I must join in the fun, and if there are bad things, then I will not touch the three things - especially not to ruin my reputation.

As I said before, it is the category of moral practice, and the most directly related to morality is reputation.

It doesn't matter if things are messed up, what matters is that the reputation can't be bad! Now that Xu Xuemo saw that his reputation had reached the edge of the cliff, he was naturally nervous.

He was a little sick and rushed to the doctor and said, "Can you think of someone else?" Now Zuo Shilang is Song Zhihan......"

Shen Shixing was furious in his heart, forcibly suppressed his dissatisfaction, and his tone sank, and he said, "Brother Ziyan is going to resign?" ”

Of course not, Xu Xuemo just wanted to change the yamen.

However, Shen Shixing's face had already explained his mood, and Xu Xuemo didn't dare to say it for a while, so he had to say embarrassedly: "This is naturally not ...... Well, I mean that Wang Taicang has not yet returned to the court, and for the sake of the overall situation, I am afraid that it is not the time to learn from Mo Yan and retire. ”

Shen Shixing couldn't help but snort lightly, but his tone finally eased a lot, and he nodded: "It's best if Brother Ziyan can think like this, the current situation is difficult, and when I really need to speak together, how can I retreat at every turn and refuse to stand up?" ”

Xu Xuemo wanted to smile with him, but in the end, he only squeezed out an ugly wry smile.

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