Qiu Zhi County placed the banquet in the second hall of the county government, and in addition to the local officials such as the county Cheng and the chief Bo, there were also more than a dozen local gentry with heads and faces. It is said that Yuyao County is a good place for outstanding individuals, and it is the birthplace of the Yaojiang School, and there have always been many celebrities, such as Yu Shinan, Xie Qian, Wang Shouren, Huang Zongxi, etc.

At this time, the second hall of the county government was filled with the tempting aroma of wine and meat, and a total of three seats were placed, Xu Jin, Qiu County Order, Zhou Liang, Cen Lan and others were in the lead, and the status of the generals was lower after all, so the generals of the five hundred battalions, as well as several small leaders of the wolf soldiers, were arranged in the second seat. Of course, Wang Lin'er, Qi Jingtong and other military generals are also happy, and eating at the same table with a group of crepe guys is simply looking for guilt.

Just as everyone sat down and prepared to pick up the chopsticks, a servant hurriedly ran in and said, "Lord County, Xie Ge is here!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, an old man with a white beard walked into the second hall with a cane, although the old guy was dressed plainly, but his aura was very full, and the officials and gentry present all left the table awe-inspiring to greet him.

Xu Jin's heart moved, in Yuyao County, he can be called Xie Ge Lao, it should be Xie Qian, the patriarch of the Three Dynasties, it is said that after Zhu Houxi ascended the throne, he also issued an order to summon him back to Beijing to resume his post, but Old Man Xie refused on the grounds of old age.

Xu Jin was not a person who liked to take a stand, not to mention that this Xie Ge Lao was older than his teacher Fei Hong, so he also left the table to greet him. Qi Jingtong, Wang Lin'er and the others naturally stood up when they saw that the handsome man left the table to greet them.

"In Xia Xu Jin, I have seen Xie Ge Lao!" Xu Jin was very polite to the juniors.

Xie Qian's cloudy old eyes looked Xu Jin up and down, and when he saw the young man in front of him with a calm and calm temperament and a graceful demeanor, he couldn't help but look a little gloomy, and said lightly: "Don't dare to be, the old man is just an idle cloud now, and he can't be called the old man of the Governor's Pavilion." ”

All the gentry present showed a meaningful expression, and now the battle for the "Great Rites Discussion" in the court is fierce, and the upstart faction headed by Zhang Xuan, Gui Cao, and Huo Tao is fighting against the Puyi faction headed by Yang Tinghe.

Although Xu Jin has never stood in line in public, he is the emperor's favorite minister, Jane is in the emperor's heart, and Zhang Zhang's great gift was given to the emperor through Xu Jin's hand, plus Huo Tao is also Xu Jin's direct subordinate, and they have a close relationship with each other, so the courtiers automatically classify Xu Jin as the upstart faction, and even think that he is the boss behind the scenes of the upstart faction, Zhang Zhang, Gui Cao, and Huo Tao are just pawns waving flags and shouting on the stage.

Although Xie Qian is not in the court now, he is still very concerned about the major events of the court, he supports Yang Tinghe, opposes Emperor Jiajing as his biological father to build a temple in Da Nei, opposes Emperor Jiajing to add the word "emperor" before the honorific title of his biological father, and even more opposes Emperor Jiajing's respect for his biological father as the imperial examination. Xie Qian believes that Xingwang Zhu Youqi has not been an emperor for a day during his lifetime, and it is not in accordance with the etiquette system to add "emperor" in front of the honorific title, and it is even more undesirable to set up a temple to worship in Da Nei, and enjoy the emperor's state ceremony.

Therefore, all the gentry knew that Xie Ge Lao was coming for Xu Jin now, no, the first sentence of the meeting already revealed a faint smell of gunpowder.

Xu Jin naturally noticed that Xie Qian's tone was not good, but he still maintained a polite smile on his face and said, "Xie Ge is serious, Lord Qiu, quickly give Xie Ge Lao a seat." ”

As the so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling man, although the old man Xie came with all his strength, but it was not easy to make trouble at this time, and he entered the table proudly with a cane, but this old guy was still a little personable, and he did not occupy the first place of Xu Jin, but sat in the second place, after all, Xu Jin is the governor of Zhejiang, and he is the current member of the imperial court, and he, a retired pavilion elder, cannot be above it.

Everyone sat down again, and the gentry had different expressions, but their hearts were full of excitement, and they sat down and prepared to watch a good show. At the same table, it is estimated that Cen Lan, a woman of different races, was unaware, this woman looked at the table full of delicacies and wine, and she was already hungry.

All the gentry present were dumbfounded when they saw this, but everyone is not good at dealing with a woman of different races, plus this woman eats with bulging cheeks and looks very cute, there is no doubt that everyone's tolerance for beauties is very high.

After three rounds of drinking, Xie Qian coughed lightly, and everyone couldn't help but feel refreshed, they all knew that the show was about to start, and they all put down their wine glasses and chopsticks, only Cen Lan was still eating Husai in the sea, and when she saw that everyone stopped, this woman was still puffing out her cheeks with curiosity.

Xie Qian frowned and glanced at Cen Lan, and said with a smile on his face: "Three generations ago, Saint Mo Yu Shun. Three generations later, Xian Mo Yu Han Guangwu. Does Lord Xu think so? ”

Although Xu Jin even won the five yuan to explore the flowers and the first, but just regarded the imperial examination as a stepping stone to change his fate, after the imperial examination was cleared, he put the four books and five classics on the shelf, where did he have the heart to study what knowledge, at this time Xie Qian suddenly came to a crepe sentence, Xu Jin didn't understand what medicine this old guy sold in the gourd for a while, so he nodded in the other party's tone and said: "Yes!" ”

Xu Jin nodded, and the gentry present had wonderful expressions in an instant, and Qiu Zhixian couldn't help but secretly shake his head, this Governor Xu was too young after all, and he fell in love with Xie Ge Lao's way so easily.

Xie Qian's cloudy old eyes flashed, and Xu Jin knew that it was bad, and sure enough, the old man immediately said loudly in a frustrated voice: "Three generations ago, Saint Mo Yu Shun had never heard of his biological father; Three generations later, Xian Mo Yu Han Guangwu, and did not hear of his biological father Nan Dunjun. Now the emperor has entered the big sect with a small sect and inherited the throne of the Ming Dynasty, so he should take filial piety as the imperial examination and enter the line of filial piety.

However, now the emperor listens to the slanderous rumors of the minister Zhang Xuan and others, and wants to dedicate the emperor temple to his biological father in Da Nei, and respect him as the emperor's examination, so where is the first emperor? This matter is inconsistent with etiquette, and it violates the etiquette system of the father and son of the monarch and the minister, does Lord Xu think so? ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but suddenly realize, it turned out that Xie Qian, the old fox, deliberately dug a pit for himself to jump, forcing himself to stand in line in the "Great Rites Discussion", Ma Ma Criticism, this old man is really bad enough!

It is said that the reason why Xu Jin never stands in public is that he wants to stay out of the matter. There are two reasons, first, Xu Jin feels that this kind of argument is meaningless, it is not beneficial to the national economy and people's livelihood, and it is better to do more practical things if he has time to waste time on it; Second, Xu Jin knew that Zhu Houxi's feelings for his father Zhu Youqi were deep, and he would not give up if he didn't give him the title of emperor. Xu Jin didn't want to sway Zhu Houxi, nor did he want to fight to the death with a group of old-fashioned but upright ministers because of this kind of thing.

Therefore, Xu Jin has always stayed out of the matter, and just pushed Zhang Xuan, Gui Cao, and Huo Tao to the front of the stage.

However, now Xie Qian has insidiously dug a pit to force Xu Jin to take sides, if Xu Jin agrees with Xie Qian's words at this time, it will undoubtedly stand on the opposite side of Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi. was stabbed in the back by his most trusted courtier, Zhu Houxi's kid is estimated to be like thunder, once there is a crack between Xu Jin and Zhu Houxi's ministers, then Xu Jin's good days will come to an end.

Therefore, Xie Qian's digging of this pit can not be described as vicious. Of course, Old Man Xie probably doesn't think that his approach is vicious, he will feel that he is insisting on the truth, as long as he subdues Xu Jin, the behind-the-scenes "boss" of the upstart faction, and is he still worried about Zhang Zhang, these jumping clowns?

Of course, Xu Jin can also express his opposition to Xie Qian's views at this time, but this is undoubtedly tantamount to slapping himself in the mouth, because Xie Qian just asked him, "Three generations ago, Saint Mo Yu Shun." Three generations later, Xian Mo Yu Han Guangwu" is not the right time, and Xu Jin has already agreed.

The so-called three generations refer to Xia Shang Zhou, the saint before the three generations, no one can match Shun, and the virtuous monarch after the three generations, no one can match Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and the two ascended the throne as emperors, neither of them gave their biological father the title of emperor. Therefore, Xie Qian's meaning is obvious, and now the emperor wants to posthumously crown his biological father as the emperor, which is not holy or virtuous, and it is contrary to the etiquette system.

Xie Qian used Emperor Shun of Shang and Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu as arguments, Xu Jin agreed with the arguments at first, and now to oppose Xie Qian's conclusions, wouldn't it be a slap in the mouth?

Therefore, now Xu Jin is difficult to ride a tiger, Xie Old Man is insidious!