Huaishu Hutong, Xufu.

Xu Jie returned from the palace in an official sedan chair, had a simple dinner as usual, and then took time to meet some officials.

At present, we are in the most critical period of external inspection, which is related to the fate of local officials in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, but it is inevitable that some officials will come to the door one after another. As the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty with the title of secretary of the Ministry of Officials, although he cannot control the fate of hundreds of officials, he undoubtedly has a very high right to speak.

Tonight's guests are different from the past, this time it was not the other party who came to the door through a relationship, but Xu Jie took the initiative to invite people to the mansion in a sedan chair.

"I've seen Xu Ge Lao!"

Wei Wenxuan came to the study and said respectfully. Although he had just sent a message to the Xu Mansion when he arrived in Beijing, but now that he was suddenly summoned by the Xu Mansion, he would not think that the two had anything to do with each other.

In the same way, while maintaining respect, he was also watching the true intention of the high-ranking Ming Jifu to suddenly summon him, so as to make the most favorable decision.

"Governor Wei, please take a seat!" Xu Jie was sitting at the desk reading a book in a set of home scholar clothes, and the whole person did not look like the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty, but more like an easy-going elder, and then raised his hand and said with a smile.

"Xie Xu Ge Lao!" Wei Wenjun sat down in front of the chair, but he didn't dare to sit his ass down, and at the same time continued to want to peep at the other party's attempt.

Xu Jie glanced up at him and asked with concern: "Governor Wei, Leizhou is located in a remote place, I'm afraid it's not easy to be a parent official there, right?" ”

"Xie Xu Ge cares! Although Leizhou is remote and occasionally windy, the folk customs are acceptable! Xiaguan ...... It's still up to the task! Wei Wenjun replied respectfully, and carefully observed Xu Jiedao.

Xu Jie was noncommittal, and sighed slightly: "This pavilion has also been a magistrate, and I know the difficulties in this!" It is not easy for you to stabilize the situation in Leizhou and let Leizhou's tax revenue increase unabated last year! ”

Xu Jie's career was not as smooth as that of the traditional ministers, but it took 30 years from entering the office to entering the cabinet, and a long period of time was spent in the local area.

Although he was able to visit the flower in the second year of Jiajing, he was delayed in the golden age of the Hanlin Academy because of Ding worries. Later, when the official was reinstated, he offended the cabinet minister Zhang Xuan.

He suffered the biggest setback in his career, and was kicked by a political speculator from the Hanlin Academy to the local government to serve as the promoter of Zhengqipin, and was demoted from the capital to Fujian, and Xu Jie's career can be said to have fallen from heaven to hell.

Perhaps it was this lesson that made Xu Jie's growth, and he saw the sinister nature of the court clearly.

Then, he served as the official of the Huangzhou Mansion, the deputy envoy of Zhejiang and Jiangxi, and other local positions, and was finally promoted back to the capital by Xia Yan.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Jie is a relatively rare Ming official who has gone from a magistrate to a cabinet minister, and he can be regarded as a cabinet minister who understands the local situation better.

"Elder Xu Ge, it's ridiculous!" Wei Wenyu originally wanted to peep at Xu Jie's attempt, but at this time, he felt polite in his heart.

He was born in the top three jinshi, although he has been in the officialdom for more than ten years, but because he has no background, he can only work hard in the local area. This boiled the temples white, and finally got to a prefect from the fourth grade.

After seeing the situation in Leizhou, he was greatly excited, and the situation was far better than he imagined. It's just that the good days didn't last long, but they encountered this thrilling external inspection.

There are people in the DPRK who are good officials, and this is really not adulterated at all.

Although he has not made any achievements in Leizhou, he has not made any mistakes, and he is not inferior. It's just that the world is so ruthless and unrighteous, and his career is about to end.

These days, although Lin Haoran gave him a reassurance pill at the last wedding banquet, saying that no matter how bad it is, it will find peace for him, and he will definitely not let him be dismissed directly.

It's just that he doesn't dare to take it seriously, on the one hand, he is not Lin Haoran's person, and on the other hand, he doesn't believe that Lin Haoran has such a huge influence, so he doesn't think about tea and dinner all day long.

Now that he was received by the second assistant of the court, and said such fair things to him, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and there was a feeling that he had finally found Bole.

Xu Jie saw his reaction in his eyes, but suddenly raised his hand and said, "Governor Wei, you go back first!" Although you have been rated as excellent, this cabinet will give you justice and will not let you be dismissed from your post seriously! ”

"The lower official is here to thank the elder for his great kindness!" Wei Wenxuan immediately thanked him, but he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart.

Humans are greedy creatures, and at first he really just wanted to keep the black gauze hat. But now Xu Ge Lao made such a promise, although the black yarn hat was kept, but he did not promise him to continue to stay in the post of the prefect of Leizhou.

It's just that during his tenure as the prefect of Leizhou, he enjoyed a lot of unspeakable benefits, and he could get a lot of silver taels just by taking care of the trade of some merchants.

He was now facing this second assistant of the current dynasty, and this second assistant obviously valued him, but he couldn't help but have greater ambitions in his heart. He wants to keep the position of the prefect of Leizhou, and even be able to go further in the future.

Before coming, he had thought about it and guessed that Xu Ge Lao wanted to recruit him this time. It's just that now it seems that this is not the case, and Xu Ge Lao seems to be so unfathomable.

"Please!" The housekeeper of the Xu Mansion made a gesture, and he had already given an order to evict the guests.

Wei Wenjun's eyes were full of reluctance, even struggling and begging. In his heart, he hoped that Xu Jie could recruit him and promise him a future, and then he knelt at Xu Jie's feet, wholeheartedly loyal to this second assistant of the dynasty.

Xu Jie turned a blind eye, and was already reading with his head down.

Ay......

Wei Wenjun sighed lightly, knowing that he had missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this time, and couldn't help but follow the housekeeper in disappointment and walked towards the door outside through the courtyard.

That's the case with a lot of things, and it's usually just another village.

As he walked through the corridor of the courtyard, just as he was dejected, a voice next to him suddenly stopped him. And when he inquired about his reputation, it was Taichang Shaoqing Xu Fan, who had just been promoted from Shang Baocheng of the sixth grade to the fourth grade.

In addition, there is also a person wearing a fourth-grade official uniform by Xu Fan's side, and his bearing is beyond the comparison of ordinary fourth-grade officials.

Xu Fan talked about what Wei Wenjun talked about, but it was not enough for outsiders. Under Xu Fan's arrangement, Wei Wenkun took the sedan chair of Xu's Mansion that night and quietly left Xu's Mansion.

Even if there are people watching outside, I am afraid that they think that the people of the Xu Mansion are coming in and out, and they can't imagine that the person sitting in the sedan chair is Wei Wenjun, the prefect of Leizhou, who is a relatively important official in Guangdong.