Qionglin Building is one of the best high-end restaurants in the hour, not ordinary people can afford to consume, but there is no shortage of wealthy people in the Beijing to take the exam, so when Xu Jin and Fei Maozhong entered the Qionglin Building, they found that there were a lot of scholars dressed up in the lobby. They drank and ordered, talked loudly, recited poetry, and did everything they could to show their talents in order to achieve the purpose of increasing their fame.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Xu Jin couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion, thinking that when he first arrived in Daming, his family was surrounded by walls, and he was so poor that he could only seek a way out through the imperial examination. I have also tried my best to brush up my fame like these moves in front of me, and strive to be familiar in front of the examiner.

Fortunately, I passed the imperial examination at one time, and how many of these high-minded people in front of me can pass the exam next year? For example, Zhang Zhang, who was a late bloomer, took a total of eight exams to pass the examination, obtained the Jinshi background, and took the exam for 24 years.

"Ziqian, let's go upstairs." Fei Maozhong's reminder interrupted Xu Jin's feelings.

Xu Jin nodded lightly, and was about to walk upstairs, but suddenly heard someone shouting: "Hey, could it be that this is Lord Xu Ziqian Xu who is the fifth yuan tanhua and the first in Lianzhong?" ”

Hula......

All the eyes in the lobby looked over in unison, and a group of people rushed to greet each other and warmly invited Xu Jin to take a seat.

Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat secretly, and finally got out and went upstairs. Fei Maozhong joked with a smile: "Ziqian should know how famous you are by now, right?" ”

This is true, and now Xu Jin is very famous in officialdom, literature, and among the people.

In literati circles. Xu Jin is a prodigy who is even in the middle of the five yuan, Tanhua and the first, and is regarded as an idol figure by readers, and his poems are also very important in the Ming literary world, and no one dares to stand out from the song "Linjiang Immortal" alone.

In officialdom circles. Xu Jin is undoubtedly a bright political star, both in civil governance and martial arts.

Among the people, Xu Jin also has an excellent reputation. As the saying goes: the eyes of the masses are bright. Xu Jin was in Shandong for disaster relief, punishing evil and fighting corruption with an iron fist; did not hesitate to offend the powerful and advocated Qingtianzhuang; Promoting the planting of sweet potatoes and so on, what it does is a practical thing that benefits the people, so it is deeply supported by the people.

Xu Jin and Fei Maozhong went up to the second floor, although it was not as spacious as the lobby, it was a private seat, and Fei Maoxian and the others were already waiting at the window.

"Ziqian, the people suffer!" When Fei Maoxian saw Xu Jin and Fei Maozhong going upstairs, he immediately stood up and waved.

"I've seen Lord Xu, Lord Fei!" The people at the same table stood up one after another to salute.

This is indeed a small literary meeting, because there are less than ten people here, and a few of them Xu Jin still knows, all of them are classmates or the same year in Jiangxi. For example, Jiang Yun, Yuan Cheng and Li Zhe.

However, there is a young man here who has attracted Xu Jin's special attention, this person is about twenty years old, although he is short, but he has fair skin, clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, quite charming, and his temperament is calm and calm, he should be a very stable person.

Fei Maoxian saw that Xu Jin was paying attention to this person, and introduced with a smile: "Ziqian, this is Xu Jie, a talented person from Songjiang Mansion in Nanzhili, and his name is promoted, and he is a big favorite to try the top spot next year, and he has received an invitation from the Shangyuan Festival of Wei Guogong." ”

The short young man smiled modestly: "The people have praised it, and it is purely a fluke that I can get the invitation of Wei Guogong in the future." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but secretly say I wiped it, and saw a historical celebrity again, this is amazing, the traitor Yan Song was brought down by this one, and even the later generation of famous ministers Zhang Juzheng was also this protégé.

Of course, since crossing over to the Ming Dynasty, there have been many historical celebrities, and even Emperor Jiajing's ass has been kicked, so Xu Jin has not been shaken much, on the contrary, now Xu Jie's is not even a Jinshi, and his name is unknown, so in Xu Jie's eyes, Xu Jin is a high-ranking celebrity.

Xu Jin smiled and said: "It turned out to be Xu Zisheng, it seems that we are destined, everyone is surnamed Xu, and even half of the table characters are the same." ”

Everyone present laughed good-naturedly, Xu Jin was famous, and he also had the nickname of Xu Chopping His head, so most people thought he was a very strict guy, but they didn't expect him to be so easy, without a little arrogance, which made people feel good.

Xu Jie was a little flattered and said, "That's an honor in the next place!" ”

After a few polite greetings with each other, they sat down for a banquet, and after three rounds of wine, and after the dishes were served, all the people took out their poems and asked Xu Jin to comment.

With Xu Jin's current status in the officialdom and literary world, he is naturally qualified to comment on Juzi's poems, as long as he opens his mouth to praise a few words, it will undoubtedly make the famous Juzi greatly increased.

Although Xu Jin is a "copyist", his level of appreciating poetry is real, coupled with his excellent eloquence, he commented on the poems of all the people present. In this way, everyone was happy, and the atmosphere of the whole meeting was warm and harmonious.

This small literary meeting lasted for nearly an hour, and it was almost dark before it ended, and the crowd dispersed after saying goodbye to Xu Jin with satisfaction.

……

Time flies like a white horse, and the people of the Ming Dynasty sent away the first year of Jiajing in a lively and festive celebration, ushering in the second year of Jiajing full of hope.

Looking back on the past year, in addition to the invasion of Gansu by the Turbo Mansuer, and the small fights along the Lingnan coast, the four realms of the Ming Dynasty were generally peaceful, and there was no big chaos in the country. Moreover, this year, the wind and rain were smooth, the grain harvest was abundant, and the summer and autumn taxes were reduced by half, and the people of Daming could finally take a breath, and their lives were much better than in previous years.

In addition, although the work of Qingtianzhuang in various places is not ideal, it is still somewhat effective, and some people have indeed benefited, which naturally makes the people more hopeful for life and full of hope for the upcoming second year of Jiajing.

After the year, it soon came to the most solemn festival of the Ming Dynasty, Shangyuan Festival, this year is the year of the Spring Festival, and the people in Beijing are most concerned about the upcoming Ministry of Rites.

However, the focus of attention of the Beijing officials is the court, and the court after the Shangyuan Festival is really stormy!

It is said that on the sixteenth day of the first month of the second year of Jiajing, the first court meeting after the beginning of the year, the three parts of the music suddenly set off a stormy wave in the court. Huo Tao, the head of the household department, Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao, the director of the Nanjing Criminal Department, seemed to have discussed, and at the same time, Shangshu asked the emperor to build a temple in Da Nei for Emperor Xingxian, and to change the name of Emperor Hongzhi to Huang Bokao.

After the little emperor Zhu Houxi obtained these three notes, he immediately ordered the cabinet to discuss the establishment of the temple, and the entire imperial court was immediately fried, completely breaking the peace since the second half of the sixteenth year of Zhengde.

At the beginning, Zhang Xuan's "Great Rites" caused an uproar in the court, and the courtiers split into two factions to spray each other, and finally Yang Tinghe played hooligans and used the power of Shoufu to forcibly suppress the opposition.

However, Yang Tinghe and this kind of rule of law are not cured, and Zhang Xuan and other opposition parties are only temporarily dormant, and when the foundation of the little emperor is stable, as long as someone takes the lead in provoking this topic, the fire of the "Great Rites Discussion" dispute will be ignited immediately.

Therefore, as soon as the recitals of Zhang Xuan, Gui Cao and Huo Tao were presented, the original opposition immediately wrote letters to support, such as Hu Guang's letter to the criminal envoy Xi Shu, and Wang Zhan, the former left attendant of the Ministry of Rites......

The most surprising thing for Xu Jin is that Wuhou Bo Guo Xun actually jumped out of the book to support the establishment of a temple for the emperor, it seems that this guy also recognizes the situation, if you want to get mixed up, you must hug the thigh of the little emperor.

As a result, Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Chengguo, Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, and Zhang Lun, the Duke of the British, also expressed their support for the establishment of the temple for the emperor. The interests of the Xungui group have always been the same, and they are married to each other, and they affect the whole body, so they are quite united.

At the same time, the two sides cited scriptures and classics, and at the same time, they began to use all kinds of means in private, and today the opposition was impeached, and the next day the "Puyi faction" was impeached. It was you who sang and I appeared, not an ordinary bustle.

Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne for nearly two years, and his foundation gradually stabilized, and he was no longer the trembling, ignorant and ignorant young vassal king of political affairs.

……

On the 25th of the first month, the Cabinet.

Mao Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, angrily found the first assistant Yang Tinghe, and said with a dark face: "Elder Yang Ge, Huo Tao is Xu Jin's minion, and Zhang Xuan also has a close relationship with Xu Jin. Recently, the emperor has continued to issue orders to question and reprimand everyone, and his words are sharp, and I suspect that this son is also behind the scenes. As the saying goes, shoot the horse first, and capture the thief first to capture the king, so the lower officials think that Xu Jin must be taken down first, otherwise there will be endless troubles. ”

Hearing this, Shangshu Qiao shook his head and said, "Difficult! ”

Since the battle of "Great Rites and Righteousness" rekindled the flames of war, Xu Jin has stayed out of the matter and never expressed any opinion on it, and Xu Jin's reputation and reputation are very good, neither corrupt nor bend the law, nor use power for personal gain, there is no weakness that can be attacked at all, and it is unlikely that he will be taken down.

Yang Tinghe suddenly said lightly: "Xu Jin's presiding over the Qingzhang Jinggi land has been very effective, on the other hand, Nanzhili and Zhejiang, the effect is dwarfed, let him go to Nanzhili and Zhejiang to give full play to his talents!" ”

Qiao Yu and Mao Cheng glanced at each other, and the former stroked his palms and smiled: "Yang Ge is old and high, so he can make the best use of it." ”

Obviously, Yang Ge Lao is doing the same trick again, preparing to transfer Xu Jin, a-pound, out of the capital, and then free up his hands to clean up the rest of the opposition.