Huaishu Hutong, Xu Mansion, the lantern in front of the door has been hung.

Xu Jie came back from outside, his brows furrowed tightly, and his thin face was also tense. Because he had just received the news that his two protégés who had written to impeach Yan Song would be assigned to the wilderness to defend the border.

Although when they learned that these two protégés wrote a letter to impeach Yan Song, they knew that this was an act of hitting a stone with an egg, and it was impossible for the two of them to bring down Yan Song, but they would bring disaster to themselves.

It's just that when the results came out, his heart couldn't help but be disappointed.

Wu Shilai impeached Yan Song for embezzlement and bribery, which is an ironclad fact; Zhang Chongshang impeached Yan Song for embezzling military salaries, although it is an exaggeration to say that sixty percent bribed Yan Song, but it is also a fact.

But the result of these two recitals was that they were lost in the sea. The two impeachers were falsely accused by others, and they were arrested and imprisoned, and now they are being sent to the side.

As he walked through the front yard, the butler greeted him and said that one of his protégés had been waiting here for a long time.

"Let's have a feast in the main hall!" Although Xu Jie's face was tired, he still commanded.

The banquet is held in the main hall, and the family members dine in the side hall, which is undoubtedly very important to this protégé. What's even more incomprehensible is that this protégé is only wearing a seven-grade official uniform.

This protégé is not a teacher-student relationship produced by the examination, but the relationship between Xu Jie and the teacher of the Hanlin Academy.

"The student has seen the teacher!" When Xu Jie's clean hands came to the main hall, a handsome young official with a rather official appearance got up and saluted respectfully to Xu Jie, who had changed into civilian clothes.

This person's surname is Zhang Ming Juzheng, the word uncle, a native of Jiangling, Hubei, at the age of sixteen, at the age of twenty-three, he entered the Hanlin Academy as a Shujishi, and three years later he was transferred to the Hanlin Revision.

"No need to be polite, how is the Hanlin Academy?" Xu Jie motioned for him to sit down, and then asked gently, his eyes revealing appreciation.

"The world is bustling! Since the news came out that Bachelor Li was going to be transferred out of the Hanlin Academy, many people in the repair hall couldn't sit still! Zhang Juzheng sat down humbly, a little bitter on his face.

"Yuanping also came to me!" Xu Jie sighed lightly when he heard this, motioned for him to pick up his chopsticks, and then continued: "I only asked him one sentence at the time, who can inherit the unification in the future, but he said that King Jing and King Yu are both possible, hehe!" ”

Now there is no prince in the Ming Dynasty, but according to the order of the elders, King Yu should inherit the unification. It's just that the saint avoids and does not set up a prince, obviously more inclined to establish a smart King Jing.

On the one hand, King Yu, who occupies the righteousness, on the other hand, King Jing, who is favored by Jiajing, and on the surface, King Yu is better. However, if you think back to the "great ceremony" in the early days of Jiajing, many people will not be so optimistic, and the choice of this monarch is afraid that the saint will come to adjudicate the most.

"Brother Kaixuan, I may think that this kind of thing is too far away, so I didn't seriously consider this taboo issue!" Zhang Juzheng was not good at commenting, so he said with a smile.

"Far away? For you, it's not far away at all, and you even have to make a decision in advance!! Xu Jie shook his head bitterly, picked up a piece of fish meat and put it in his mouth to chew, and then continued: "If you can't take a long-term view and only care about the current gains and losses of a city, it will be difficult to become a big climate after all, and he will not be able to be a minister in the future!" ”

Zhang Ju is a smart person, so he naturally knows that this is a trace of dissatisfaction with Xu Yuanping from the teacher, but he still helps to excuse him: "The question about the monarchs is confusing, and now it is really difficult to choose who can inherit the unification between King Jing and King Yu." Even if you choose the right one now, it's just luck! ”

"It's really confusing, so it's best to be a bystander and do things before you act!" Xu Jie picked out a fish bone from the fish and preached seriously.

"Brother Triumph, how did he choose in the end?" Zhang Juzheng poured wine for Xu Jie and asked seriously.

"What else can I choose, the next step is the speaker!" Xu Jie picked up the wine glass and shook his head bitterly, then looked directly into his eyes and asked, "You won't move your position this time, are you dissatisfied?" ”

Zhang Juzheng stood up and saluted Xu Jie sincerely: "Thank you for your careful cultivation!" ”

Xu Jie looked at Zhang Juzheng's demeanor as if he was fake, his eyes were full of relief, and he drank the wine in his hand.

The child of his clan who served as the Hanlin cultivator didn't seem to be bad, but based on this alone, he knew that he was far from being able to compare with the student in front of him. And he is also convinced that this protégé will eventually accumulate and have a blockbuster one day.

The wine has been three rounds, and the food has been five rounds.

Zhang Juzheng really respects Xu Jie, and when he returned to the Hanlin Academy last year, he was arranged to re-edit the "Yongle Canon", which has done almost the same work in the early stage, and now it is simply picking peaches.

It's just that he understands that officialdom is like this, and there is no such thing as absolute fairness. Like some of the military exploits in the frontier, they were all worked hard by the officers below, and were finally divided up by the officials at the top.

Zhang Juzheng suddenly put down his chopsticks and asked seriously: "It's rumored outside, it was the teacher who instructed Wu Shishi and Zhang Chongshang to impeach Yan Ge Lao, is this matter true?" ”

In officialdom, the teacher-student relationship is highly valued. Wu Shishi and Zhang Chong are both students of Xu Jie, and the relationship between Xu Jie's and Yan Song has sharpened, so everyone will inevitably think of Xu Jie's head and think that he is the mastermind behind the scenes.

"What do you think?" Xu Jie remained silent, but threw the question back, with the meaning of assessment.

Zhang Juzheng pondered for a moment, looked up at Xu Jie, and said: "When I first heard the news, I thought it was an unauthorized move by the two of them, and it had nothing to do with the teacher, after all, this is definitely an egg hitting a stone, and Yan Dang's reality does not need to be tested again. It's just that the teacher hasn't made the slightest move to get away with this matter recently, so I'm afraid this matter has something to do with the teacher, but I still don't understand why the teacher did this. ”

Xu Jie nodded first, then shook his head and said regretfully: "You have Huigen, but you still owe some fire!" ”

"Please teach me!" Zhang Juzheng said seriously.

But at this time, the housekeeper walked in and whispered in Xu Jie's ear, but he heard Xu Jie's hearty smile: "It's a rare guest, the new champion Lang actually came to visit." ”

"He? For the sake of the Hanlin Attendant? No, he has just joined the Hanlin Academy, and he is far from being qualified for this competition at present! Zhang Juzheng first thought of the dispute between Hanlin's attendants, but immediately shook his head.

"Bring him in!" Xu Jie looked meaningfully in the direction of the gate, then turned his head to look at Zhang Juzheng and said with a smile: "It seems that I am underestimating this new champion Lang." ”

"Teacher, why do you say this!" Zhang Juzheng put down his wine glass and asked puzzled.

"You just watch from the sidelines!" Xu Jie smiled slightly.