As the saying goes, a chicken dies and a rooster crows, and above the court, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. With Yang Tinghe's resignation, the Yang Party naturally collapsed, and the strength of the Puyi faction was greatly weakened, so the upstart faction gained the upper hand in the next ceremony. It is estimated that Emperor Jiajing will soon be able to get his wish and sacrifice his biological father Xingwang Zhu Youqi with the ritual of "imperial examination".

In addition, it is worth mentioning here that Yang Tinghe, Mao Cheng, and Shi Xuan left their posts on the same day, and the vacant positions naturally had to be filled, and a personnel change that shook the court was inevitable.

After several rounds of rhetoric, the Puyi faction was unable to resist the two-sided attack of Emperor Jiajing and the upstart faction, and agreed that the governor of Zhejiang, Xi Shu, would temporarily take over the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, who belonged to the upstart faction and supported Emperor Jiajing to take his biological father as the emperor.

Of course, in order to let Xi Shu sit on the post of secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Emperor Jiajing also made concessions and appointed Shi Jue, the left attendant of the Ministry of Works, as the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and concurrently served as a bachelor of Hanlin and was in charge of the affairs of the Hanlin Academy, and Shi Jue was Shi Xuan's brother.

In addition, as representatives of the upstart school, Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao naturally reaped the benefits. Zhang Xuan was appointed as a bachelor of Hanlin Chamberlain, with a rank from the fifth rank and a close minister of the Son of Heaven, while Gui Cao was appointed as the official of the Zhan Shifu Mansion, with a rank of six ranks, and was a close minister of the East Palace, that is, a close minister of the future prince. Also, Huo Tao, the head of the household department, was also promoted to the head of the household department, and the rank was five grades.

Therefore, it is foreseeable that the court in the next few years will be the world of the upstart faction, which is undoubtedly a good thing for Xu Jin, after all, Zhang Xuan Gui Cao and other upstart factions still regard him as the "boss" for the time being, plus the first assistant of the cabinet is also the mentor Fei Hong, so whatever policy Xu Jin wants to implement, it will undoubtedly be very smooth. For example, the establishment of the Imperial Protectorate in Nanyang was successfully approved.

On the fifteenth day of July in the third year of Jiajing, the sun was shining, and after the noon dynasty, Xu Jin entered the palace under the guidance of a small yellow gate, and went in the direction of the Qianqing Palace, because Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi sent someone to summon him alone.

Xu Jin is undoubtedly the hottest figure at present, the little yellow door led him all the way to the Qianqing Palace, and when he was going to the Yangxin Palace, he suddenly saw a group of people coming out of it, but saw a group of palace maids serving two dressed beauties, who were the two princesses Yongfu and Yongchun.

"Xu Jin!" When Princess Yongchun saw Xu Jin, she immediately walked over with a smile. This little Lori has now grown into a fifteen-year-old beautiful girl, who is almost as tall as Princess Yongfu, with fair skin and sweet appearance, but in her heart, her appearance is a little inferior to her sister.

Xu Jin hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Xu Jin has seen two princesses. ”

"Lord Xu is exempt!" Princess Yongfu said softly.

Xu Jin glanced at Princess Yongfu, and he couldn't help but praise him secretly because he was used to seeing beautiful women. Princess Yongfu has a goose egg face, eyebrows like distant mountains and daisies, both in appearance and temperament are very similar to Lin Daiyu in the eighty-seventh version of "Dream of Red Mansions", but the sick princess at this time has a ruddy complexion, a slender waist, and straight jade legs.

Princess Yongchun looked Xu Jin up and down, covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Sister, do you see if Xu Kang's stinky boy is very similar to Xu Jin." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat secretly, is it funny that his son is like Lao Tzu? However, when it comes to his son, Xu Jin can't help but feel guilty, Kang'er is now more than two years old, and he has few days to accompany him, and he has not fulfilled the responsibilities of a father at all, for a child, a childhood without a father is incomplete.

Xu Jin secretly made up his mind that after returning to Beijing this time, he would not accept the assignment of the foreign assignment, so he would stay at home to accompany Xiaowan and Kang'er, as well as Ruyi and Jixiang, and work hard to sow seeds, and strive to make Ruyi and Jixiang blossom and bear fruit as soon as possible......

"Hey, Xu Shilang, what are you doing in a daze?" Yongchun Gongzi stretched out a pair of small hands and shook them in front of Xu Jin's eyes.

Xu Jin suddenly came back to his senses and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't sleep well last night, and I was a little distracted." ”

Princess Yongchun giggled: "People still think that you are fascinated by Sister Yongfu." ”

Princess Yongfu's pretty face turned red, and she frowned and said, "Yongchun, Hugh has to talk nonsense to each other." ”

Yongchun saw that his sister seemed to be really angry, and playfully stuck out his tongue, but he didn't dare to make another mistake. Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat, arched his hand and said: "Two princesses, summoned by the emperor, the lower official is missing." ”

The red glow on Princess Yongfu's face had not yet dissipated, and she nodded and said, "Master Hou, please ...... Oh, wait, Hou Ye took the step to speak. ”

After Princess Yongfu finished speaking, she walked to the flower garden next to her, and Xu Jin followed suspiciously.

"What does Her Royal Highness the Princess command?" Xu Jin stood a few steps away from Princess Yongfu, surrounded by palace guards, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

It is worth mentioning here that the wedding date of Princess Yongfu has been set, and the concubine is Tang Xianji, the second son of Lingbi Marquis Tang Shaozong. Speaking of this Tang Shaozong, everyone must still have the impression that he was the commander of the Nanjing Jinyi Guard who tried to force Wang Cuiqiao as a concubine in Yangzhou.

As mentioned earlier, this Tang Shaozong is the founding general of the Ming Dynasty, the descendant of Tang He, the prince of Xinguo, but the Tang family is more unlucky, and the title was canceled by Ming Yingzong. And now, Tang Shaozong's second son Tang Xianji has been selected as Princess Yongfu's concubine, and the Tang family seems to be noble again.

At this time, Princess Yongfu glanced left and right, and actually took the initiative to take two steps closer to Xu Jin's side, and said in a low voice: "Lord Xu, be careful of Lu Bing!" After saying that, he walked straight past with a gust of incense.

Xu Jin was slightly stunned, and his sword eyebrows immediately wrinkled deeply. Princess Yongfu walked to Princess Yongchun, took the latter's hand and said softly, "Sister, let's go." ”

"Sister Yongfu, what did you just say to Xu Jin, mysterious and secretive?" Yongchun asked curiously as he walked.

Yongfu smiled and said, "It's nothing, before leaving Beijing, Sister Xiaowan asked me to bring a message to Lord Xu!" ”

Princess Yongchun suddenly sighed, and the two left the Qianqing Palace under the ring of the palace maid.

Xu Jin stood in place and muttered for a moment before walking towards the Heart Cultivation Palace. It is said that when he ordered Xie Erjian to execute Yuri Ono, who knew how to charm, Xu Jin was ready to offend Lu Bing, as the so-called harm of the two powers is the lesser of each other, Xu Jin would rather offend Lu Bing than risk Emperor Jiajing being seduced by Yuri Ono.

However, it has been so long, if it weren't for Princess Yongfu's sudden reminder today, Xu Jin would have forgotten about having a relationship with Lu Bing. To be honest, Xu Jin has always been unsure that Lu Bing would go against him for a widow, but now it seems that this kid really did this.

Now Princess Yongfu suddenly secretly warned, with Xu Jin's IQ and experience, after a little thought, she would guess that there were two ways to deal with him with Lu Bing's current energy, the first was to use his position to dig up his black materials, and the second was to say bad things about him in front of Emperor Jiajing.

Princess Yongfu lives in the harem, and it is unlikely that she will know that Lu Bing sent someone to dig up black materials, so naturally she accidentally bumped into Lu Bing saying bad things about herself in front of Emperor Jiajing. Xu Jin then thought of Emperor Jiajing's lavish reward for the generals, so he was even more sure of his conjecture.

As the so-called Hades are easy to see, the little ghosts are difficult to deal with. Lu Bing is the youngest of Emperor Jiajing, the two have played together since childhood, and they grew up eating the same woman's milk (Lu Bing's mother is Emperor Jiajing's nursing mother), and the relationship is extraordinary, so offending a character like Lu Bing is undoubtedly quite tricky.

So Xu Jin is also having a headache now, and there is no good way to deal with this kid for a while, so he can only be vigilant at present, don't let Lu Bing, this kid catch the handle, and at the same time beware of him distancing himself from the relationship between himself and Emperor Jiajing.

"See the Marquis of Jinghai!"

As soon as Xu Jin entered the Heart Cultivation Palace, he met Lu Bing head-on, and saw that this kid was wearing a flying fish suit with a brocade guard, and he saluted with a smile on his face, if it wasn't for Princess Yongfu's reminder just now, it is estimated that he would have been deceived by this kid.

Lu Bing's age is a few months younger than Emperor Jiajing, but the city is not ordinarily deep, who would have thought that behind this kid's respectful smile, there would be a bad intention.

Xu Jin smiled quietly and said politely: "Lu Qianhu, dare to ask the emperor if he is there?" ”

"Xu Qing is here, come in quickly, I've been waiting for you for a long time." As soon as Xu Jin finished speaking, Zhu Houxi's voice came out of the imperial study.

Watching Xu Jin calmly walk towards the imperial study, Lu Bing's eyes couldn't help but flash a touch of deep jealousy, but what can be helped, now Xu Jin is in full swing, and he is even more favored by the emperor, no matter how much he hates Lu Bing, he can only hide his hatred in his heart.

Let's say that Xu Jin entered the imperial study, and saw Emperor Jiajing standing behind the bookcase looking at the map, which was the map of Nanyang that Xu Jin seized from the Westerners, and the Nanyang countries were clearly marked on it.

Zhu Houxi heard the footsteps, and beckoned without raising his head: "Xu Qing, come here, I have found a problem, if according to what you said, a fleet is stationed in Dongsha, Xisha, and Nansha, this expenditure is really not ordinary, the treasury may not be able to afford it, if you try to build a steam engine again, I can't imagine it." ”

Xu Jin smiled and said: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, when my Daming Maritime Trade is on the right track, the treasury will slowly be full." ”

Zhu Houxi said with a bitter face: "How long will I have to wait, now I feel more and more that there are too many places to spend silver, and the silver is becoming more and more insufficient." We need to build ships, we need to build artillery, we need to build guns, we need to recruit soldiers...... I'm afraid the 10 million taels you shipped back won't be enough! ”

Xu Jin's eyes flashed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister suddenly woke up, someone still owes us five million taels of silver!" ”

Zhu Houxi was stunned: "Who?" ”

Xu Jin smiled and said, "A woman from the Japanese country!" ”