Zhu Houxi lay on the coffee table and cried, Yang Tinghe and the others were dumbfounded, this time it was their turn to look at each other and be at a loss. Gu Da rolled his eyes and rushed forward, his movements were so agile that he didn't look like a sixty-year-old man at all, and he comforted him: "Oh, don't cry, if this is spread out, what will it become, the gift of enthronement can be discussed again." Elder Yang Ge, Elder Liang Ge, what do you think? ”

Yang Tinghe's face was slightly gloomy, even Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who scolded Xu Jin just now, was silent, most of the civil officials cherished feathers, and no one wanted to bear the stigma of bullying the young master, so now Zhu Houxi was crying and making a fuss, and suddenly let them cast a mouse. In addition, if Zhu Houxi provoked a child's temper and really refused to ascend the throne, wouldn't it become a big joke, and this mess would not be easy to clean up.

Inch by inch is a common trick of children, crying and making trouble, if the attitude of the adult is loosened, he will definitely be more energetic, at this time Zhu Houxi obviously also found that crying worked, so he cried louder, and cried while shouting: "I am not the emperor anymore, I want to go back to Anluzhou, you send me back to Xingwangfu, who likes to sit on this throne!" ”

Xu Jin stood aside and watched coldly, but in his heart, he secretly gave a hundred and twenty likes to the little slave, this kid is a ghost!

"Since the prince does not agree with the enthronement ceremony, then the ministers will discuss another charter." Yang Tinghe said in a deep voice, and finally chose to take a step back, but he could see that he was very annoyed.

Zhu Houxi stopped crying when he heard this, but he was still lying on the coffee table and didn't move.

Yang Tinghe's eyes fell on the accompanying eunuch Huang Jin, and scolded: "The prince has a tired journey, so don't hurry up and help the prince back to his residence to rest." ”

Huang Jin shook smartly, stepped forward with a pale face and whispered, "Lord Wang, the slave will help you go back." ”

Zhu Houxi also accepted it at this time, wiped his face with his sleeve, stood up and walked out of the room silently, Huang Jin and Lu Bingzhan chased out.

Yang Tinghe glanced at Xu Jin coldly, the meaning of warning was very strong, and then he flicked his sleeves and walked out of the room, he still had some appreciation for Xu Jin, but at this time there was only disgust. This is the case in politics, where you are either an ally or an enemy, and this is the so-called partisan war. Of course, in Yang Tinghe's eyes, Xu Jin was just a tribute who hadn't even participated in the palace test, so he was naturally not qualified to be his enemy.

"Do it yourself!" Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, dropped a sentence and left the room.

Shouning Hou Zhang Heling and Attached Horse Captain Cui Yuan glanced at each other meaningfully, hey, this new science and technology Huiyuan, who has been a smash hit recently, is probably going to be cold, and he actually hated the head of the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites.

Although the palace examination was presided over by the emperor, it was the cabinet ministers and senior officials of the six ministries who really read the papers, and the cabinet screened out the top ten papers, and then handed them over to the emperor for ranking. If Xu Jin can't even enter the top ten, it is impossible for the emperor to make him the champion!

Everyone left one after another, and in the end, only Xu Jin and the eunuch Gu Dayong were left in the room, the latter sighed, and said to himself: "Yang Tinghe has been in charge of the cabinet for many years, and the tree has deep roots, during this time the emperor is vacant, he has been in charge of the dynasty for more than a month, and he acts arbitrarily, and now he is even more domineering!" ”

With such a low-level provocative trick, Xu Jin naturally wouldn't be fooled, so he didn't take Gu Da's words at all.

Zhengde Zhu Houzhao has been absent from Beijing for many years, and the cabinet headed by Yang Tinghe has taken care of the country's affairs in an orderly manner, and during this period of time, he has been in charge of the government, and the country can be stable and not chaotic, which shows that he is indeed a very capable minister. In addition, Yang Tinghe's reputation in Shilin and the people is very good, but Zhang Zhong, Zhang Xiong, and Gu Dayong have a very bad reputation among these factory guards and eunuchs.

Of course, judging from Yang Tinghe's performance today, it is indeed a little inflated, in fact, he can be flexible, there is no need to force Zhu Houxi to ascend the throne as a prince. To put it bluntly, it is not because Zhu Houyu is young, and he also helped him "get" the throne, so Yang Tinghe has less respect for Zhu Houyu's father, and feels that Zhu Houyu should unconditionally obey his arrangement.

Seeing that Xu Jin didn't answer, Gu Dayong snorted and said: "Our family just felt it for a while, Xu Gongzi must not say it, if Yang Ge Lao makes trouble for our family, our family can't resist it." ”

"What did Grandpa Gu say just now? I didn't hear you clearly! Xu Jin looked calm.

Gu Dayong laughed when he heard this: "Xu Gongzi is a wonderful person, not as pedantic as those old stubborns, annoying people. Alas, our family watched the prince being bullied by these old stubborn bullies, and his heart was even uneasy, but unfortunately people were soft-spoken and couldn't help much! ”

Eunuchs and the civil official group have always been at odds with each other, and the power of eunuchs mainly comes from the emperor's favor, so Gu Dayong naturally had to hug the thigh of the new monarch and clearly stand on the same front with the new monarch. And Xu Jin also helped Zhu Houxi to speak just now, and was sprayed with blood by Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Gu Dayong naturally regarded Xu Jin as his "own person", so he spoke so "heart-to-heart".

Although Xu Jin was born in the imperial examination, as a traverser, he has no sense of belonging to the so-called civil official anthology, and he has no spiritual cleanliness, and he does not feel that there is any shame in cooperating with eunuchs, he stands Zhu Houxi, and Gu Dayong also stands Zhu Houxi, with a common purpose, there is naturally a basis for cooperation, so Xu Jin smiled and said: "Father-in-law Gu can still help." ”

Gu Da moved in his heart and asked, "Young Master Xu has a good idea?" ”

Xu Jin only said three words: "Empress Dowager Zhang!" ”

Gu Dayong's eyes lit up, they were all old foxes, and some things didn't need to be so obvious, as long as they made sense.

"Hey, Xu Gongzi Gaojian, let's go to the palace now!" Gu Da hurriedly left Xu Jin's room.

If you say who is most qualified to decide which prince to succeed to the throne, it is undoubtedly the Empress Dowager Zhang, of course, only the most qualified in name, and the actual decision is still the cabinet minister, however, the cabinet wants to appoint which prince as the emperor, you must borrow the name of the Empress Dowager Zhang, otherwise it is not right.

And letting Zhu Houxi succeed to the throne is the result of the discussion between the cabinet and the Empress Dowager Zhang. Therefore, now only the Empress Dowager Zhang has the ability to make the cabinet change the etiquette of welcoming the monarch, if Gu Dayong can persuade the Empress Dowager Zhang to come forward, then everything will be easy.

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When night fell, Zhu Houxi, who couldn't sleep, was still walking around the room with a stiff face, although Yang Tinghe promised to renegotiate the charter of enthronement, but he was still very uneasy, what happened this afternoon made Zhu Houyu realize how "small" and helpless he was as a new monarch, and he had no foundation and no one around him could help. Xu Jin just said a fair word for himself, and he was immediately scolded by Mao Cheng's old thing!

At this time, the attendant Lu Bing cleverly slipped in, Zhu Houxi couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "What did that guy Xu Jin say, does he have a good idea?" ”

Lu Bing scratched his head and said, "Young Master Xu let the prince sleep in peace, and there will be a good result tomorrow." ”

Zhu Houxi was stunned and said, "That's it? Didn't say anything else? ”

Lu Bing shook his head, Zhu Houxi couldn't help frowning, but he knew that Xu Jin would not be untargeted, and he had a blind trust in Xu Jin in his heart, which was a habit he had developed in Shangrao County for more than half a year. Whether Xu Jin participates in the literary meeting or the imperial examination, he can get the first place every time, and in the face of menacing bandits, he can be in danger in the end.

Moreover, carefully calculated, Xu Jin saved him three times, once to avoid freezing to death on the street on a cold night; once saved from drowning in the waters of the Xinjiang River; Once saved from being hacked to death by the lead mountain bandits. Therefore, if Zhu Houxi has a sister-like attachment to Xie Xiaowan, then Xu Jin is regarded as a big brother who can be relied on.

Lu Bing said indignantly: "Those old things are too much, bullying the prince at a young age!" ”

Zhu Houxi shook his head and said: "They are just bullying no one in this dynasty, if there are important ministers who speak for this king today, why should this king be so embarrassed." ”

Lu Bing's eyes rolled and said: "Lord Wang, Gongzi Xu has no official position now, and he can't help the prince speak, but after the prince ascends the throne, he can summon Gongzi Xu's teacher back to the cabinet, so wouldn't the prince be helpful!" ”

Zhu Houxi's eyes lit up, he reached out and patted Lu Bing's shoulder, and said happily: "This is a good idea, you kid is finally smart!" ”

Lu Bing laughed proudly!

Zhu Houxi paced back and forth for a few steps, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible he felt, first of all, Fei Hong was originally a cabinet minister, but he was framed by King Ning, Qian Ning and others, and finally resigned angrily. Now that King Ning rebelled and his house was raided, he issued an edict to use Fei Hong to reinstate himself in the cabinet, which is justified, and no one can object.

"Yes, that's it!" Zhu Houxi waved his fist excitedly, in his opinion, Fei Hong was Xu Jin's teacher, and he would naturally help him after he was reinstated and entered the cabinet.