Facts have proved that people who are usually weak and gentle, once they recognize something, are more stubborn than those who have a strong personality, and ten cows can't pull back, Princess Yongfu is like this, Jiajing and Empress Dowager Jiang are bitter, so to talk about it, they still can't change her idea of becoming a monk and practice, and they don't dare to be in a hurry, so they have to verbally agree to Princess Yongfu, first come to a "drag" word, and then think about it in the long run.

About half an hour later, Zhu Houxi left Shoukang Palace depressedly, he couldn't stay too long, after all, there was still such a big mess that he needed to clean up the aftermath.

After Jiajing left Shoukang Palace, he immediately went to the Wenhua Palace and summoned four ministers to discuss the aftermath.

Jiajing's good face is not fake, but some of the face is lost to admit it, after all, paper can't hold the fire, and covering it up will only want to cover it up, but it's just a joke, so after discussing with the four ministers, Jiajing simply issued an edict, announcing the cancellation of Princess Yongfu's wedding, and briefly explaining the reasons for the cancellation of the wedding, in order to show the bearing and self-confidence of the great power of the Celestial Empire.

So, a grand wedding ended in a hurry, the envoys who came to watch the ceremony from the subject countries were also interested, and they packed up and prepared to leave after receiving the rich gifts from the imperial court, anyway, they came all the way to watch the ceremony One of the purposes is to fight the autumn wind, as long as the benefits do not fall, it doesn't matter if you are married or a monk.

Of course, the envoys of various countries can't leave for the time being, because now the nine gates of the capital are still under martial law, and the Jinyi Guards are almost pouring out of the nest to arrest the remnants of the White Lotus everywhere.

It's no wonder that the horse turned out to be a White Lotus thief, and the Taoist priest who often goes in and out of the Forbidden Palace is also a White Lotus thief, which is really sensational.

It is foreseeable that soon a large number of people will fall to the ground, and a large number of people will lose their black yarn hats because of this.

It is said that Xu Jin left Cining Palace after reporting to the Empress Dowager Jiang that he had killed the "concubine", so he didn't know about Princess Yongfu's "suicide by throwing herself into the water", of course, in order to take care of the emperor's face, Jiajing would not allow this kind of thing to spread to the outer court.

Xu Jin led the three wives out of the palace, first sent them back to the house for a small gathering, and then rushed back to the Sixth Department non-stop, because according to the rules, the generals who led the troops returned to Beijing to report to the Ministry of War, go through the relevant procedures, and return the letter of transfer of troops.

Originally, Xu Jin himself was the leader of the Ministry of War, but he fell into the sea and disappeared some time ago, everyone thought he was killed, and after the court discussion, he was posthumously named the Duke of Yasukuni and presented to the Taibao, and the vacated position of the secretary of the Ministry of War was taken over by Wu Wending, an old acquaintance.

However, Wu Wending didn't even sit on the buttocks, but Xu Jin came back to Beijing from the dead, so the situation of the two was embarrassing. As the saying goes, a radish is a pit, and now that Wu Wending is sitting in the pit of the Ministry of War, Xu Jin is not buried, what should I do? You can't let Wu Wending get out of the way and give the pit back to Xu Jin, right?

Some people may say, didn't Yan Song fall? The position of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites is vacant. However, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites is only the third-in-command of the Ministry of Rites, can he be compared with the position of the number one in the Ministry of War?

From the military department to the right squire of the Ministry of Rites, Xu Jin is a meritorious minister, this time he went to sea to quell the rebellion and survived, but in the end he was demoted, it is really unreasonable, Jiajing will not agree, and what about Wu Wending? He was promoted to the secretary of the military department through the normal court, without any fault, you can let him get out of the way for no reason, people don't want to lose face? Does the court have to talk about the rules when doing things?

Glance at the other five departments again, the top leaders are all neat and tidy, and there is no shortage of people in the top leaders of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and there is no place to put Xu Jin's big Buddha except for the cabinet, but it is still the same sentence, the age is hard, Xu Jin, who is only twenty-five years old, wants to enter the cabinet, or first boil the beard under his chin to grow.

Therefore, Wu Wending and Xu Jin are in an embarrassing situation at the moment!

In the Ministry of War, in his office, Xu Jin met his old acquaintance Wu Wending, who looked as usual, after learning of Xu Jin's intention, Wu Wending went through various handover procedures for Xu Jin in accordance with the procedures.

It is worth mentioning here that Xu Jin's Oriental Governor Yin Xin was lost when he fell into the sea, and the loss of the seal can be big or small, as far as the Ming Dynasty is concerned, it is not uncommon to lose the official due to the loss of the seal, and some people even lose their heads because of this, however, Xu Jin lost the seal for a reason, not caused by the horseman's carelessness, but it is also willing.

Fortunately, Wu Wending was an upright person, and he did not criticize Xu Jin because he lost the governor's seal, but just truthfully registered the matter.

After completing all the formalities, Xu Jin stood up and said goodbye: "Master Wu is busy with affairs, so this official will not bother. ”

"Lord Xu, slow down!" Wu Wending stood up and stopped Xu Jin.

Xu Jin stopped and said politely: "Master Wu still has something to do?" ”

Wu Wending looked at the young man in front of him who was calm and calm, and a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes, thinking that when everyone jointly suppressed the rebellion of King Ning by Wang Shouren, he was the prefect of Ji'an, the second person under the prince, and Xu Jin was just an insignificant little talent.

However, in just seven or eight years, this insignificant little show has radiated dazzling brilliance, not only coming from behind, but also ranking among the six Shangshu at a young age, and also promoted to the title of Duke of the Kingdom, which is really staggering!

Wu Wending can not sigh Wang Shouren's accurate vision of people, he asserted that this son will become the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, and now it has come true, the current Xu Jin is the out-and-out pillar of the Ming Dynasty, without him, last year when I besieged the city, the Ming Dynasty's national Zuo may be cut off.

"Lord Xu, this official has already written a transcript, asking the emperor to withdraw your title of national prince, and it will be written in court tomorrow morning." Wu Wending looked directly at Xu Jin impartially.

Xu Jin's reaction was unexpectedly very calm, and he arched his hand with a smile and said, "Thank you, Lord Wu, for reminding me that this official will propose to the emperor tomorrow to resign from the title of Duke of the Kingdom." ”

Wu Wending couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard this, he was originally worried that Xu Jin was greedy for the dukedom of the country, so it seemed that he was underestimating him, so he bowed back and picked up the teacup to signal the guests.

Xu Jin turned around and walked out, Wu Wending glanced at his background, then sat down and continued to work, not worrying at all about whether his move would offend Xu Jin, a popular man in the dynasty.

As the so-called popular people are right and wrong, Wu Wending is not red at Xu Jin, but he is worried that being too "red" will ruin Xu Jin's pillar, so he decided to pour some cold water on Xu Jin to cool down. As the so-called fire cooks oil, things must be reversed, and it is not necessarily a good thing to take advantage of the benefits.

Xu Jin planned to go home after coming out of the military compound, although he now has the titles of Yasukuni Gong and Taibao, but they are not real positions, the real real job is the military department Shangshu, but now he has been seated by Wu Wending, so after completing the formalities, Xu Jin is not even the governor of the Orient, and has become an out-and-out rich idler, only to go home to hold his wife and children.

However, this is also in line with Xu Jin's meaning, since he left Beijing in February, it has been seven months now, and it is time to go home to accompany his wife and children!

Thinking of his wife and children at home, Xu Jin felt warm in his heart, and quickened his pace to go outside the courtyard of the six ministries, but as soon as he arrived near the official office of the Ministry of Rites, he saw a group of people coming from a distance, and he knew that they were all the bigwigs of the ministries and courtyards.

Sure enough, when I looked closer, the leader turned out to be Jin Xianmin, the current head of the cabinet, as well as Gu Qinshun, a scholar of Dongge University and a secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Fang Xianfu, a secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Qin Jin, a secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Hu Shining, a secretary of the Criminal Department.

Xu Jin hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hand and said, "Xu Jin has seen all of you. ”

Although Jin Xianmin is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers, Xu Jin still holds the title of the prince of the country and has a respected status, so he had to take the lead in returning the salute.

"Hehe, today I am fortunate that the Yasukuni Gong has strategized and smashed the conspiracy of the White Lotus anti-thief, and sacrificed himself as bait to decisively kill Li Dayi and Tao Zhongwen, the two white thieves and demons, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. Grandpa Yasukuni really deserves to be the pillar of my Ming Dynasty and the model of a hundred officials! The official Shangshu Fang Xianfu stroked his sparse beard and complimented.

Xu Jin frowned imperceptibly, this person is the secretary of the ministry, the head of the six departments, he actually disregarded his image so much, and slapped himself in public, if he didn't have bad intentions, he was a flattering person, so he said quietly: "Lord Fang is too famous, this official is just a fluke, and it is all thanks to the blessing of the emperor and the queen mother." ”

"The Yasukuni Duke is too modest!" Fang Xianfu smiled and said.

Jin Xianmin frowned, and said lightly: "Lord Xu's actions today are too much for Meng Lang, just as the so-called gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, Lord Xu disregards his own safety, and is brave for a while, it really shouldn't be, this wind can't last."

In addition, since Lord Xu learned that the horse was the White Lotus thief, he should order his arrest as soon as possible, instead of putting the emperor in a dangerous place in order to catch them all. ”

Jin Xianmin's reprimand was not severe, and the officials present all changed color slightly, and their eyes fell on Xu Jin.

Just when everyone thought that Lord Xu, who was young and vigorous, and who was in a high position, would go back, Xu Jin's performance surprised them.

I saw Xu Jin say modestly: "What Lord Jin said is that this official is indeed ill-considered, reckless, and taught!" ”

Jin Xianmin was already riveting, so he waited for Xu Jin to refute, and then reprimanded Xu Jin fiercely for an excuse, on the one hand, he hit Xu Jin's prestige, and on the other hand, he established his authority as Shoufu, but unfortunately Xu Jin didn't accept the call at all, and Jin Shoufu suddenly hit Mianhua like a punch, and there was nowhere to focus.

Jin Xianmin held back his stomach and had nowhere to play, as if he was interrupted in the middle of, and finally had to change the topic and said: "Lord Xu is going to the military department to do something?" ”

Xu Jin nodded and smiled: "Exactly." ”

Jin Xianmin nodded and continued to move forward, Luo Qinshun, a scholar of the East Pavilion University and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, nodded meaningfully to Xu Jinruo, and also walked away, and the officials of other ministries followed one after another, hugging Jin Shoufu into the courtyard of the Ministry of Rites

The expected show was not staged, and the official Shangshu Fang Xianfu couldn't help but be disappointed, he rolled his eyes, deliberately fell a few steps behind and turned back, and whispered to Xu Jin: "Lord Xu can easily take a step to speak?" ”

A hint of imperceptible ridicule flashed in Xu Jin's eyes, he has been a human being for two lives, how can he not see Fang Xianfu's little tricks, just now he called himself in front of people one by one, but now he has changed his name to Lord Xu, inconsistent, it is obviously a bad intention, flattering on the surface, but in fact it is a murder, this thing is uneasy and kind!

Xu Jin followed Fang Xianfu to the side, and said quietly: "What does Lord Fang have to teach you?" ”

Fang Xianfu smiled and said: "Lord Xu is serious, I don't dare to give advice, I just want to remind Lord Xu!" ”

"Oh, Lord Fang, please speak up!"

Fang Xianfu glanced at the gate of the Ministry of Rites, and then whispered "indignantly": "Lord Xu has worked hard and made great achievements, and this time he went to sea to survive, and it is natural to be named a national prince, but ...... Lord Shoufu has a lot of complaints about this, and he has planned to take back your Duke title and Taibao official title from the emperor, Lord Xu should be careful! ”

"Really?" Xu Jin frowned and said, "This official has no grievances with Lord Shoufu!" ”

Fang Xianfu sneered and said: "Lord Xu and Jin Shoufu have no grievances, but Lord Xu is deeply favored by the emperor, and he has an excellent reputation among the people, and the limelight has overshadowed Lord Shoufu, hehe." ”

Fang Xianfu said twice, it was the end of the point!

Xu Jin arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Lord Fang, for reminding me!" ”

"Lord Xu is polite, the official is just complaining about Lord Xu, the official still has official business, so he will leave first!" After Fang Xianfu finished speaking, he turned around and entered the door of the Ministry of Rites.

Xu Jin looked at the door of the Ministry of Rites thoughtfully, although Fang Xianfu's provocative method was a little clumsy, but he was not necessarily lying, he was indeed too popular, overshadowing Jin Xianmin, the first assistant, he wanted to establish authority and suppress himself if he wanted to lead a hundred officials, and it was normal to suppress himself, just now he used the excuse to reprimand himself, isn't that the purpose?

Of course, if he is in the position of Jin Xianmin, I am afraid that he will do the same, otherwise it is not easy to be the boss and the team is not easy to lead. It's Fang Xianfu's big bad guy, it's just that he wants to provoke a dispute between himself and Jin Xianmin, so he can fish in troubled waters.

Entering the cabinet to worship the prime minister is almost the dream of all officials, because it represents the highest honor of civil officials, and it is obvious that Fang Xianfu wants to enter the cabinet!

As long as Jin Xianmin and Xu Jin fight, no matter who wins in the end, he, the secretary of the ministry, is the profiteer, Jin Xianmin falls, he has a great hope of being added to the cabinet, and Xu Jin is defeated, which is equivalent to squeezing out a strong competitor, but not for it?

Therefore, the person who damages your interests on the surface may also be a gentleman, such as Wu Wending, the secretary of the military department, and the person who thinks about you on the surface may also be a villain, such as the secretary of the ministry Shangshu Fang Xianfu!