Chapter Eighty-Six: The Sword of Damocles (Part II)

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The prince and the prince, the scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and the scholar of the Wenyi Pavilion Xu Jiexu Ge walked in the courtyard, and inadvertently ascended to the high platform, and the breeze blew his wide robe and big sleeves, chic as flying, as if out of the dust. But when he looked around, he couldn't help but sigh, the breeze was still there, but the city of Beijing was no longer the Beijing city he had seen for the first time, a dull and lifeless scene of the end.

Fan Zhen of the Southern Dynasty once described Beijing in "Youzhou Fu": "The tiger is in the dragon pan, the situation is majestic, the left is surrounded by the sea, the right is surrounded by Taihang, the north is Yong, the south is the river, the shape is better than the world, and the country of Chengtianfu is also." ”

Xu Jie just passed his 60th birthday last year, and people say that 60 years old "has a voice into the heart, nothing to disobey, to know it, and to get it without thinking." ”

"Master, Zhang Zhongyun asks to see, this is a prayer!" Just when Xu Jie was comprehending life, the old housekeeper Xu Zhong walked in quickly, and when he saw Xu Jie coming back to his senses, he handed over the prayer post.

Frowning slightly, Xu Jie said with a little displeasure: "What is the uncle doing at this time, if you let the prince know that he came to the old man, and he wants to make extraneous branches, now should he keep to himself?" ”

The housekeeper also seemed to know that the atmosphere in the capital had been tense recently, but he still said: "Master, Lord Zhang Zhongyun brought someone here, saying that he could help the master know about the things outside." ”

Xu Jie was a little interested, he roughly guessed who Zhang Juzheng brought, it should be someone from the south, and said in a deep voice: "Hey, go ahead, bring people in." ”

There was not much time, under the leadership of the old housekeeper, Zhang Juzheng walked in slowly with a person, Zhang Juzheng had a trace of humility on his face, but there was no trace of condescension on the faces of the people behind him.

Crazy life.

Xu Jie saw the true nature of the person at a glance, the person he hated the most was crazy, with a frivolous temperament, not believing in cause and effect, acting in an extreme way, ignoring the government and state affairs, if it wasn't for Zhang Juzheng, I am afraid that he would immediately order the servants to fight out.

Zhang Juzheng walked into the hall slowly, bowed to Xu Jie, and said respectfully and humbly: "Student Uncle Zhang, I have seen the teacher. ”

Xu Jie bowed slightly, and his gaze turned to the other person. Zhang Juzheng hurriedly introduced: "Teacher, this person's surname is Xu Mingwei, the character is long, he is a great talent in the southeast, and he has written "Into the White Deer Table", etc., which is appreciated by His Majesty. ”

Hearing Zhang Juzheng's introduction, Xu Wei bowed and saluted: "A certain Xu Wenchang bowed to Xu Ge Lao." Without waiting for Xu Jie to speak, he immediately straightened up.

Xu Jie said coldly: "It turned out to be Xu Wenchang, who wrote "He Yangong's Birthday Revelation", uncle, why did you bring this person today?" Xu Wei's "Congratulations to Yan Gong's Birthday Enlightenment" was done to praise Yan Song, and he was shameless by many people and regarded as a member of the Yan Party.

Zhang Juzheng, as a protΓ©gΓ© of Xu Jie, knew that the contradiction between Xu Jie and Yan Song had intensified, if it weren't for Yan Shifan's current support for the army, but the main general who resisted the southern thief army, I am afraid that he would have already launched a group of ministers to impeach Yan Song and reduce Yan Song to the dust. Zhang Juzheng didn't want to bring Xu Wei here, but he knew that Xu Wei was a talented person, and he was an important aide to Hu Zongxian, sneaking from the south, he knew a lot about the affairs of the south, and he heard what Xu Wei said, which was very reasonable, so he came to meet Xu Jie and peddled Xu Wei's ideas.

Zhang Juzheng hurriedly said: "Teacher, although this person is crazy, but he has his talent, he was Hu Zongxian's staff, and he has seen the ferocity of the Japanese invaders, which is very helpful to the imperial court to fight against the Japanese rebellion. ”

Xu Wei squinted at Zhang Juzheng and said: "Lord Zhang is wrong, now the rebellion in the south is not a rebellion by the Japanese Invaders, the Japanese are just knives in Wang Ao's hands, how can there be a reason for a knife to command people." ”

For the people at the bottom, the rebellion in the south is naturally a rebellion, but as a pavilion elder, Xu Jie naturally knows the main composition of the so-called rebellion, but of course he will not admit it.

The so-called political correctness means that everything that the Yan Party approves of should be opposed, and Hu Zongxian, as the mainstay of the Yan Party's outreach, naturally has to be criticized, and Hu Zongxian is acting ambiguously with Wang Zhimei, even if he knows that this is to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity to eliminate the Japanese in one fell swoop. However, the so-called political correctness caused the fighters against the Yan Party to behead Wang Zhi under the pleading of Hu Zongxian and others, which triggered a series of subsequent incidents, the fall of the south, and the destruction of his life.

Now Xu Jieming knows that Wang Zhi is more useful alive than dead, and he has to carry it for his fellow party members, so that he knows the truth of the matter, and he also knowingly asks and calls the Southern Rebellion a rebellion.

Xu Wei spoke again: "If the elder also thinks that the affairs in the south are chaos, a certain family is not angry, but just disappointed. Originally, I thought that the elder pavilion was the name of revitalizing the dynasty, but it turned out that it was nothing more than that, and Yan Fenyi was just fifty steps and a hundred steps of laughter. "Yan Song, Jiangxi is pleasant, called Yan Fenyi.

The old butler who was serving on the side couldn't stand it, and shouted: "Presumptuous! ”

Xu Wei laughed: "How do maggots know about things outside the dung pit." Shut up! Xu Ge didn't answer, how majestic are you a villain! ”

The old housekeeper has never seen such an arrogant and deadly person, the so-called seven-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, not to mention that he is Xu Jie's book companion, no one has ever had the courage to roar in front of him, pointing at Xu Wei breathlessly and saying: "You...... You! ”

Xu Jie waved his hand and said: "You go down first, if you don't say thirty or fifty, with the words just now, the old man can sentence you to the crime of roaring, get rid of your reputation, and eat and eat in prison." ”

The old butler left fiercely.

Xu Wei looked at Xu Jie, and said: "Pavilion Elder, now the government is in turmoil, the southern provinces and governments are in chaos, Wang Ao and his ilk are even more conquering Jinling, and will soon be the capital of Jinling to claim the king and hegemony. ”

Xu Jie did not answer, but glanced at Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng said seriously: "Teacher, listen to him." ”

Xu Wei continued: "As soon as I entered the capital, I heard the rumor that 'the Japanese are not more than 10,000 and are invincible', and once such rumors are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it will be very unfavorable for the imperial court to quell the rebellion. What's more, the so-called true Japanese are just the losers of the Japanese state, and the slightest loser is boasted of being invincible, and I am afraid that it will provoke the prying eyes of the Japanese state. ”

Xu Jie's expression became solemn and said, "Go on!" ”

Xu Wei's wide eyes sparkled, and he replied: "During this period, there were only one or two Japanese people, and the people pretended to be Japanese to form a party to make rebellion, it is rumored that the Japanese internal strife and the princes have been fighting for nearly a hundred years, and the domestic frustrated and defeated often go to the sea to become Japanese criminals, the number is only four or five thousand, and there are more than 10,000 dead and wounded. Originally, it was not an exaggeration for the imperial court to call the Southern Rebellion a rebellion, but now there is an incident that forces the imperial court to change its course and set the record straight. ”

Xu Jie asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Xu Jie said in a deep voice: "The civil strife will be peaceful, and the final winner will be decided. ”