Time flies, in a blink of an eye, it is the middle of the fourth year of Jiajing, the New Year is coming, the weather is getting colder and colder, during this time, the DPRK and China ~ four major events have happened.

The first thing is that Lu Bing, Guo Xun, Zhang Lun and Tang Shaozong and others were punished, and all the three clans were punished, in addition, Zhao Quan and Qiu Fu and a group of White Lotus Sect anti-thieves also subjugated on the eighth day of the lunar month, and since then they have drawn the end of their traitor road.

It is worth mentioning here that because the outer city of the capital was broken by the Tartars, and there were countless people in the city who were ruined and killed, so they hated the above traitors very much, and if the officers and soldiers had not stopped them on the day of the execution, Guo Xun and Zhao Quan and others were probably beaten to death by the onlookers before they were stabbed. However, their corpses after being tortured were not so lucky, except for Guo Xun and Zhao Quan, who were sentenced to Ling Chi, the rest of the people were chopped into meat by the angry people, and there were really no bones left.

Hu Shining, the secretary of the criminal department in charge of the beheading, did not stop the crazy behavior of the people, because he also knew that the injured people needed a vent, which could effectively resolve the people's grievances and divert the current social contradictions.

The second major event was that Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai, wrote a letter suggesting the establishment of a martial arts hall to replace the current martial arts selection system. Because this move is conducive to the mass production of high-quality generals for the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time can prevent a certain commander from becoming dominant, it was almost unanimously approved by the courtiers.

This is undoubtedly a subversive reform for the Ming Dynasty, in the future, the Ming generals will no longer be produced through martial arts, but through the martial arts hall batch by batch, no matter who you are, as long as you have the ability to graduate from the martial arts, you can get the corresponding junior title, you can get the opportunity for meritorious promotion. This virtually eliminated a lot of nepotism, so that the military position is no longer in the hands of a few nobles, and all ordinary people have the opportunity to be promoted fairly.

The third major event is undoubtedly the most important, that is, the downgrading system of knighthoods. As soon as Xu Jin's book was released, the entire court was fried, and the strongest opposition was naturally those imperial relatives and the noble group, who were eager to kill Xu Jin and then quickly.

However, this is useless, Xu Jin's position today is not easy to shake, not long ago Jinghaihou, who only saved the Ming Dynasty, can be said to be the first person in the army, and his prestige is incomparable, not to mention the full support of Emperor Jiajing and a group of civilian officials.

In addition, the performance of the Xungui group during the siege of the city was too bad, and there were even rebels such as Guo Xun, Zhang Lun, and Tang Shaozong, and now they have no say in the court, so in the end, the title demotion system was successfully passed.

This reform undoubtedly seriously damaged the interests of the imperial relatives and the noble group, but it greatly reduced the burden on the country and made the Ming Dynasty, a huge empire that was going downhill, full of vitality again!

Therefore, Xu Jin's move has been praised by most civil officials in the DPRK and China, anyway, the evaluation of the selflessness of the Grand Duke cannot be escaped, after all, Xu Jin himself has a knighthood.

The fourth major event is to abolish the 12 battalions of the Beijing Army and restore the structure of the three major battalions, so after the title demotion system, the Wuxun Group suffered another blow, because the 12 battalions of the Beijing Army have always been under the control of the Wuxun Group, and such a reform is equivalent to depriving the Wuxun Group of the last military power.

Although it was Jiajing's own intention to abolish the 12th battalion of the Beijing Army, the Wuxun Group had calculated all the accounts on Xu Jin's head, and whoever made him the most favored close minister of the Son of Heaven naturally thought that the idea was made by Xu Jin. Therefore, Xu Jin has now become a thorn in the side of the Wuxun Group, and he is not a decimal who secretly curses the villain.

On the eighteenth day of the fourth year of Jiajing, there are still ten days before the New Year, the two daughters of the Xu Mansion are full of moon, Xu Jin changed his previous low-key, held a grand moon banquet, and almost all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty arrived

Early in the morning, the street was full of traffic, and a long queue was formed, from the dignitaries to the ordinary people, all of whom went to Xufu to congratulate.

It is said that Xu Jin turned the tide this time, Kuang helped the Ming Dynasty, not only let him flourish in the military and political circles, but also deeply respected and loved by the people of the capital, it is estimated that the people regard him as the patron saint of the Ming Dynasty, so today spontaneously ran to Xufu to congratulate, this one sent an egg, that sent a red head rope, although the value is small, but also a piece of heart.

However, the strange thing is that the common people at least sent small items such as eggs and red head ropes, while the civil and military officials who arrived today were all empty-handed. It turned out that Xu Jin, the Marquis of Jinghai, had made it clear in advance that he would not accept gifts, and if everyone had to give gifts, they would exchange them for rice and donate them to the SF Chema Porridge Stall, so as to help those refugees after the war survive the cold season.

As a result, SF Che Ma Xing actually received nearly 300,000 stone of grain in one day, and it is said that even the Queen Mother and the Emperor also donated 10,000 stone of grain each, so there were more officials and gentry who donated grain to Shun Che Ma Xing, and there were even more wealthy businessmen.

At this moment, the front yard and the middle courtyard of the Xu Mansion are already overcrowded, full of high-ranking friends, and there are nearly three hundred people at the flowing water banquet, and those with low positions consciously stay in the front yard, and the subordinates of the Xu Mansion are responsible for greeting, and those who are qualified to enter the middle court are all officials above the fifth rank in the court, and they are personally entertained by Xu Jin and the Fei family brothers.

After some entertainment, Xu Jin was already slightly drunk, and went to the backyard with a confession, because there were still a few people with special identities who needed him to greet him, that is, the two princesses Jiajing and Yongfu Yongchun.

There was a light snow just last night, and there was still snow left on the fish pond rockery in the backyard that had not melted, and a few koi fish swam slowly between the residual lotus stems, occasionally jumping out of ~ the water surface, startling a large puff of mist.

Xu Jin drank a lot of wine, felt that his footsteps were a little floating, and just turned the rockery, he almost collided with a woman standing by the fish pond, and a faint body ~ fragrance came to his nose.

"Ahh The other party exclaimed and took a step back, Xu Jin hurriedly stopped his steps and looked at it, but when he saw a pretty ~ face close at hand, it was Princess Yongfu, so he couldn't help but snort, and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, Xia Guan was distracted for a while, and he actually collided with Her Royal Highness the Princess!" ”

Princess Yongfu Xia Fei's cheeks were beautiful, and she shook her head and said softly: "It's okay, but Lord Xu, drinking too much wine hurts your body, it's better to drink less!" ”

Xu Jin smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm happy to drink two more glasses today, and I don't drink much on weekdays." ”

Listening to Xu Jin's explanatory words, Princess Yongfu's heart was a little strange, and her face turned even redder, Xu Jin couldn't help but lose his mind a little when he saw it, and quickly looked away, the atmosphere was subtle.

Princess Yongfu seemed to be in order to resolve the embarrassment, lightly combed the hair next to her ears, and praised: "Lord Xu is a good four or two thousand catties, and he easily raised hundreds of thousands of grains to help hundreds of thousands of refugees in Beijing survive the cold winter, and accumulated blessings for the two daughters, it is simply killing two birds with one stone!" ”

Xu Jin said jokingly: "It should be a triple win, Your Royal Highness the princess, don't forget that I have also earned a reputation, and now those refugees are singing for the official song!" ”

Princess Yongfu chuckled and said: "That's right, Lord Xu's business without capital is really amazing, if Lord Xu goes to business, he must be a big profiteer with empty gloves and white wolves!" ”

"Princess Xie is exaggerating." Xu Jin's face did not change and was authentic.

Princess Yongfu glanced at Xu Jin, laughed out loud, and said angrily: "Dare to love Lord Xu's face is not much better than the city wall!" ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but snort, and changed the topic: "Why is Her Royal Highness the princess enjoying the fish here alone?" Emperor...... Ahem, what about the four guns? ”

Yongfu said: "Roast venison in the courtyard of the West Chamber, everyone drinks and has a lot of fun, Yongfu doesn't like to eat barbecue, and he can't stand the smell, so he came here alone to hide and relax." ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but let out a sudden sigh, his eyes touched the bright beautiful eyes of Princess Yongfu, and the two of them suddenly moved away like an electric shock.

"Ahem, Her Royal Highness Princess, the official went to the West Chamber to have a look, and he was lost first!" Xu Jin was inexplicably a little uneasy in his heart, and always felt that something would happen if he continued to be alone with Princess Yongfu, so he hurriedly surrendered his hand.

Princess Yongfu bit her lip and said softly, "Is Lord Xu tired of Yongfu?" ”

Xu Jin chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly shook his head and said, "The lower officials don't dare." Her Royal Highness the princess is beautiful and lovely, with a gentle temperament, how can the lower officials be bored! ”

As soon as the words came out, Xu Jin wanted to slap his two big mouths, just say the previous sentence, why do you want to draw snakes!

Princess Yongfu~ Her face turned red, and she turned to look at the fish pond with some embarrassment, leaving only Xu Jin with a beautiful silhouette.

Xu Jin was embarrassed, he didn't go, he didn't stay, the key was still worried, that day in Cining Palace, when Princess Yongfu protected herself like a life, Xu Jin noticed that something was wrong, but he was a person who came over, so he didn't understand that Princess Yongfu had feelings for him.

To be honest, Xu Jin was a little confused, he and Princess Yongfu had met not a few times, but it was not too much, so he didn't understand how the princess had feelings for him!

"The queen mother said that she would choose a marriage for me after the year!" Princess Yongfu was silent for a moment and finally spoke, her voice very soft, more like talking to herself.

Xu Jin was even more uneasy in his heart, and said, "That...... Congratulations to Her Royal Highness the Princess! ”

Princess Yongfu slowly turned around, looked at Xu Jin for a moment, and said: "Lord Xu has a unique vision, can you elect Yongfu as a marriage envoy, Yongfu can only trust Lord Xu's vision!" ”

Xu Jin was like a thorn in his back at the moment, and the wine seemed to have woken up a little, shaking his head and refusing: "Your Royal Highness Princess, I'm really sorry, Xia Guan will lead the sailor out of the East to quell the rebellion after the spring next year, I'm afraid I can't take on this heavy responsibility, but Your Royal Highness the Princess, please rest assured, no matter who is worried about choosing a marriage envoy, she will do her best to choose a lovely husband for Her Royal Highness the Princess!" ”

Princess Yongfu's eyes darkened, and she said lightly: "Then I wish Lord Xu a victorious start and a triumphant return, by that time, Yongfu may have already married!" ”