As the night deepened, the lights were still on in the Xinyang Hall of the Qianqing Palace, and the diligent Jiajing was working overtime to review the recital. Jiajing, who is only nineteen years old this year, has been in power for five years, and at this time he is like a fledgling falcon, full of ambition and ambition, trying to create a powerful empire that surpasses any previous dynasty.

This ambition was given to him by Xu Jin!

A monarch who is eloquent and strategic, and who works hard to govern the country, is undoubtedly a blessing for the country and the people!

"These officials are really full of food, and they all have pink eye, how can this be reasonable!" Jiajing's face was angry, and he casually threw a notebook into the bamboo basket in the corner.

I saw that no less than ten copies of the recital had been thrown away in the bamboo basket, all of which were to ask for the withdrawal of Xu Jinguo's dukedom and Taibao official title. In Zhu Houxi's view, these people are all suffering from pink eye (indeed), what happened to Guogong? What happened to the Taibao? With Xu Qing's merits, it is more than enough to be crowned a prince of the country and give a Taibao, and it is simply delusional to force me to take it back.

Jiajing was in an unhappy mood, and he didn't bother to read the remaining dozen copies of the notebook, so he put down his pen and stretched his waist and said, "Someone." ”

A figure immediately swooped in, knelt down in front of the imperial case and said loudly: "The slave is here!" ”

Jiajing was startled, and when he looked at it, he realized that it was Bi Chun, the eunuch who was the master of ceremonies, and said angrily: "I thought that Bi Yun's old legs and feet suddenly became sharp, it turned out to be you, a minion." ”

Bi Chun said with a sneering face: "Bi Gonggong occasionally felt the cold, so the slave took his place tonight." ”

Jiajing woke up at this time, nodded and said: "If he is sick, let him rest well, Bi Yun is indeed old, and it is time to take care of his old age." ”

Bi Chun was overjoyed when he heard this, and he quickly sorted out and cleaned up the notebook on the imperial case, he was not old, he was five years younger than Bi Yun, and his body was healthier than Bi Yun, and it would not be a problem to ask himself if he would work for another ten or eight years.

It is said that Bi Yun is the chief eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, equivalent to the chief secretary of the emperor, holding the right to approve red, many people (all eunuchs) covet this position, Bi Chun is one of them.

Originally, Bi Chun was the eunuch in charge of the seal of the celebrant supervisor, and his status was theoretically higher than that of Bi Yun, but as the so-called three-rank official in front of the prime minister, Bi Yun's job was the emperor's chief secretary, and he had many opportunities to contact the emperor, and he held the right to approve red, so in fact, he was more beautiful than Bi Chun, he was the real boss of the celebrant eunuch, and Bi Chun nodded in front of him on weekdays.

Now that Bi Yun is old, he can't do anything, and he has submitted his resignation to the emperor some time ago, but Jiajing is used to it, and he can't find a suitable candidate for the top for a while, so he hasn't approved Bi Yun's retirement for the time being.

It happened that Bi Yun was not feeling well tonight, so Bi Chun seized the opportunity to volunteer to replace him at night, trying to leave a good impression on the emperor. And just now I heard Jiajing's meaning that it seemed that he was going to approve Bi Yun's retirement, Bi Chun was secretly happy, so he worked harder and quickly sorted out the recitals on the imperial case.

"Where am I resting tonight?" Jiajing asked with a yawn.

Bi Chun put on Jiajing's coat and said quietly: "The emperor turned over Chu Cairen's brand tonight. ”

Jiajing nodded happily and said, "Then let's take the Yanqi Palace." ”

The Chu talent in Bi Chun's mouth is a draft girl who has just entered the palace, not only outstanding in appearance, but also versatile, especially good at singing and dancing, and even won the favor of Jiajing, and soon promoted from a draft girl to a talented person (a kind of concubine), and now lives in Yanqi Palace.

It is estimated that this Chu Cai man does have a set of serving men, and Jiajing is also fresh, so he is a little diligent during this time, and Bi Chun is obviously also in his favor.

Getting back to the point, and said that Jiajing went to the residence of Chu Cairen surrounded by a group of palace people, but as soon as he arrived outside Yanqi Palace, he heard the sound of the piano ding ding dong coming from inside, so he subconsciously slowed down and listened.

Bi Chun was about to shout "The emperor has arrived", but when he saw Jiajing waving his hand, the former was very interested, so he immediately shut up and swallowed back the words that had reached his throat.

This Chu Cai is indeed talented, at least he plays the piano very well, and his piano skills are only slightly inferior to Wang Cuiqiao's, and the sound of the piano is like the gurgling of a stream, which makes people feel happy and soothing, and refreshed.

Jiajing stood outside the Yanqi Palace and listened quietly for a while, then walked inside, and several little eunuchs who were in charge of guarding the palace gate did not seem to notice the arrival of the emperor, and even gathered in the corner behind the palace gate and chatted in a low voice.

I heard one of the little eunuchs whisper: "It is reported that the elder of the Golden Pavilion wants to take back the title of the Duke of Yasukuni and the title of the Taibao, hehe, it is estimated that there will be a good show in the morning tomorrow, the Duke of Yasukuni is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and the fat that is eaten in the mouth will not be spit out." ”

Jiajing's face suddenly gloomy, because of his cousin Zhengde's previous experience, he hated the internal officials to interfere in politics very much, and at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he reiterated the legacy of Taizu, and strictly ordered the eunuchs not to meddle in political affairs.

Now these little eunuchs can't say that they can't interfere in political affairs, but discussing the affairs of the court in private is still not something that Jiajing can tolerate.

These little eunuchs obviously didn't know that they were about to come to a catastrophe, so they only heard one of the little eunuchs say: "That is, if I change it, I won't do it, how respectful is the title of the Duke of the Kingdom, and the Taizu of the founding of the country has only been awarded six dukes, how can Lord Xu be willing to give up the title of Duke of the Kingdom?" Therefore, tomorrow's early dynasty will inevitably have a dragon and tiger fight. ”

"Hehe, in my opinion, on the contrary, the Duke of Yasukuni will inevitably take the initiative to resign from the title of Duke of the Kingdom, where is the dragon fighting!" The third eunuch interjected.

"Why?" Several other little eunuchs asked in unison, and one of them added: "Unless Lord Xu's head is kicked by a donkey!" ”

Jiajing's face was getting more and more cold, but when he heard this, he was also curious, and subconsciously listened attentively.

Bi Chun's face flashed with a strange color.

At this time, I only listened to the little eunuch just now triumphantly analyzed: "If the elder pavilion is the top of the minister, then the prince is the top of the generals, although our Ming Dynasty also has a king with a different surname, but it is all posthumously sealed, and there is no living king with a different surname." Hehe, that is to say, if Xu Jin is crowned the Duke of the Kingdom, it will be the top.

But if you think about it, although the prince of the country is respected, he is just a rich idler. Do you look at the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Dingguo, and the Duke of Chengguo, which one still has a real job? It's just a superficial scenery, but there is not much real power in his hands, so is there a real power in the cabinet? ”

"Hey, that's what I'm saying, if Lord Xu receives the title of Duke of the Kingdom, then he has to be a rich and noble idler honestly, don't think about getting involved in political affairs, and even the military power of the Shenji Battalion must be handed over. Xu Dacai is in his twenties, how can he be willing to retire, with his current age, even if he slowly boils up, he can survive until he enters the cabinet to pay respects, and even taking charge of the cabinet is not a problem. ”

"Hehe, isn't it, on the one hand, real power, on the other hand, wealth, how will you choose?"

"Of course, I chose the real power, and with the real power, I am afraid that I will not be rich and noble, and the power is in my hands, who dares not to obey?" A little eunuch hurriedly replied.

"Hey, so I think Lord Xu will definitely take the initiative to resign from the title of Duke of Guo, if you don't believe it, let's wait and see."

Jiajing's complexion couldn't help but change, Xu Qing ...... Will he really give up his title for power?

In an instant, Jiajing's mood became chaotic, and he turned around and left Yanqi Palace, forgetting about these bold little eunuchs in politics.

A hint of pride flashed in Bi Chun's eyes, because he understood that suspicion had been successfully planted in the emperor's heart, and if Xu Jin resigned from the title of Duke of the Kingdom tomorrow, he would definitely lose his holy favor. If Xu Jin loses his holy favor, will his end be far away?

"Tut, you really can't offend a woman!" Bi Chun sighed secretly in his heart, but after thinking about it, that woman should not have such clever means, it is obvious that she has a master behind her.