Among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing was already the longest-reigning emperor, and his lifespan was second only to Taizu and Chengzu, which can be regarded as a long-lived emperor.

After all, people are the best body, even if they are the monarchs of hundreds of millions of people, they can't escape life, old age, sickness and death. Jiajing is already an old man in his fifties, not to mention seeking immortality, even living to Yan Song's age is a luxury.

In this cold winter, he suddenly left the dormitory where he had lived for more than 20 years, and the fright left by the burning down of the Wanshou Palace that night, caused Jiajing's physical condition to suddenly become critical.

When he was healthy, Jiajing, who was alive and well, thought that it would be okay to live to be 100 years old, but at the moment, his body was in condition, and he even felt that he couldn't survive the Qingming Festival.

Jiajing was lying on the soft collapse, not only was his body weak at this time, but his originally firm will to cultivate was also slightly shaken, and he said lightly to Yuan Wei outside the tent: "Get up!" ”

"Emperor Xie!"

Yuan Wei is the same age as Jiajing, but his body is not as delicate as Jiajing, and the whole person seems to be full of energy, and he is even more unworthy of the name "Young Zhuang faction" among the ministers.

He bowed in a proper manner, and at the same time judged the physical condition of the Holy One. It's just through a thick curtain, and Jiajing's voice has always been low, so he can't accurately judge Jiajing's condition.

He is undoubtedly extremely concerned about Jiajing's condition.

He was able to talk from Hanlin to the cabinet in a few years, precisely because he wrote the best green words, so that Jiajing was repeatedly overmoved, and his status and power came from the grace of the saint.

Once Jiajing really has three strengths and two shortcomings, then his green words will be useless, and the new emperor may not look down on him. Since there is no team, let alone seeking the position of the first assistant, I am afraid that it is delusional to keep the position of the minister.

It is precisely because of this that he is the last person who wants anything to do in the Holy Order, and it is a matter of personal future.

"This year, your mansion is very lively, right?" Jiajing suddenly said a sentence.

Yuan Wei was shocked in his heart, this summons was obviously not a good thing, and immediately replied carefully: "Thanks to the holy Hongfu, Weichen is now a cabinet minister, and there are indeed many more officials who pay New Year's greetings to Weichen than in previous years." ”

This answer is very ingenious, regardless of whether Jiajing has the intention of blaming or not, but attributing the "reason for the liveliness of the mansion" to Jiajing can undoubtedly calm Jiajing's "anger".

After so many years of getting along, Yuan Wei also knows that today's saints are not broad-minded. Like Li Mo in the past, although the reason was that he had committed a taboo, the biggest reason was that he didn't know how to restrain himself, for fear that others would not know that he was having a good time.

Jiajing's tone really became a little softer, and he said the reason for summoning Yuan Wei and said: "I have always been kind to you, you must not slack off, and you must continue to focus on Qingci!" ”

"Wechen obeys the teachings of the Holy One!" A layer of sweat broke out on Yuan Wei's forehead, and he immediately admitted his mistake.

Due to the extraordinarily lively mansion this year, there was an endless stream of people visiting him, and countless relatives and friends came to the door. Just greeting these people will undoubtedly take time.

In the same way, he did not take some time to write a few green words as in previous years, so as to win the favor of the emperor at the beginning of the year, and this year he did not even present a single green word to the saint.

It's just that the current laziness almost brews a bitter fruit, and the saint is undoubtedly dissatisfied with this.

Yuan Wei was very weak in his heart, and suddenly said stiffly: "Your Majesty, Weichen has won Long's grace, although he is on vacation at home and has a lot of entertainment, he does not dare to slack off. When I was at home during the holidays, I had already completed two chapters, and I could present them to the Holy Emperor tomorrow! ”

In any case, even if you have to stay up all night tonight, you can't give the Holy One a bad impression of "getting carried away".

Jiajing's eyebrows raised slightly, thinking that he had misunderstood Yuan Wei, so he encouraged: "Very good!" As long as you can help me cultivate with your heart, I will definitely not treat you badly! ”

"Being able to help the saint cultivate the Xuan is the blessing of Wechen, and Wechen must do his best to be brave and gallant!" Yuan Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time loudly expressed his loyalty.

In essence, he also saw that the rewards and punishments of the saints were clear, as long as they could help the saints to cultivate the mysteries, whether it was green words or auspicious rui, or ambergris, they could get the generous gifts of the saints.

He was able to go from a small Hanlin attendant to a cabinet minister in just a few years, which is undoubtedly the work of Qingzi. At the moment, if he wants to get the position of the examiner, he naturally has to do his best in Qingzi.

For many officials in the Ming Dynasty, the current saint is a faint monarch, and he has not been to court for more than 20 years. It's just that for him Yuan Wei, Yuan Wei is a big Mingjun.

Now, he has successfully entered the cabinet with his green words. As long as he obtains the position of chief examiner of the examination, he will have 360 Jinshi students, and he will undoubtedly be able to form the Yuan Party headed by him, and then participate in the competition for the throne of the first assistant.

Yuan Wei came out of Yuxi Palace, although he went from the warm palace like spring to the cold outside, he obviously felt comfortable, and secretly breathed a big sigh of relief.

Leaving this oppressive palace, he headed towards the Jinao Jade Bridge, intending to return directly to the duty room of the Wuyi Hall to produce two green words.

At the moment, he had already boasted to the emperor, but he had to make two exquisite green words anyway, but fortunately, he didn't work the green words, which was not too difficult.

As soon as he got on the bridge, he saw Xu Jie leading a sanctimonious Taoist priest to come, looking quite immortal.

"Elder Xu Ge!"

Yuan Wei knew that he could not buy Yan Song's account, but he wanted to give Xu Jie some face, and immediately saluted respectfully. The current situation is becoming clearer and clearer, Xu Jie has won the favor of the Holy Lord, and replacing Yan Song is an inevitable trend.

"Maozhong, I see that your face is good, this time you have been praised by the saint again, right?" Xu Jie, still with a gentle image, asked jokingly.

Yuan Wei knew that there was a mystery in this question, so he naturally didn't care whether he was praised or criticized by the saint, but mainly wanted to inquire about the saint's mood at this time from him.

He and Xu Jie had already formed an alliance, so he replied with a smile: "Elder Xu Ge said that he laughed, the Holy Lord came to me to teach me two sentences, and I have to go back and reflect on myself now." ”

Xu Jie looked at Yuan Wei, who looked calm, and shook his head in disbelief, but he undoubtedly roughly guessed that the saint was not in a bad mood now, and led the Taoist priest away at the moment.

Yuan Wei, as a subordinate official, was not too anxious, standing on the bridge and watching Xu Jie leave.

It's just that seeing Xu Jie's lead a Taoist priest to Yuxi Palace, not to mention despising Xu Jie, but such a flattering person is the first assistant, which is really not a blessing for the Ming Dynasty.

Yuan Wei walked a long way, and finally saw the Wuyi Palace, and saw the Wanshou Palace that was being rebuilt in full swing from a distance, but he shook his head gently.

Yan Song is actually more politically talented than Xu Jie, but after all, he is too old, and now he is even more confused. These three halls obviously have leftovers, but they don't know how to use them to rebuild the Wanshou Palace, but they let Xu Jie drill a big loophole.

He returned to the Wuyi Palace, but heard Yan Song call him over, which made him look surprised. After all, he was only in charge of Qingzi at the moment, and did not participate in the specific work of ticket drafting.

But he felt faintly uneasy, and always felt that something bad was going to happen.