The Wenyuan Pavilion in the southeast corner of the Forbidden City, sits in the north and faces the south, the upper and lower floors, the face is six wide, the two gables are built of blue bricks until the roof, the black glazed tile roof, the green glazed tile trimming, the style is simple and elegant, it is the office of the cabinet auxiliary ministers, and the political center of the Ming Dynasty is located.

In the end of the Ming Dynasty, Wenchen was the pinnacle. In the past few decades, how many ministers and giants have pointed out the country here, in the Wenyuan Pavilion, looking north at the Emperor's Pole Palace, and the celebrant in the northeast corner of the Forbidden City.

However, the companion is like a tiger, and the court is like the wind, the sword and the frost and the sword are pressing, who can jump out of the Three Realms and not be in the Five Elements? Wenyuan Pavilion is the top of the mountains that are high and cold, and it is also the center of the whirlpool of the torrent, how many heroic heroes and ambitions are lost here, or degraded out of Beijing, or return to their hometowns, and look back on the faded Jinghua smoke clouds in their memories for the rest of their lives, and only a sigh is left in their hearts.

In the autumn of the eleventh year of Wanli, following Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Siwei and other famous ministers, Wenyuan Pavilion ushered in a new owner, originally from Suzhou Mansion in the south of Zhili, Jiajing 41 years of Renxu Branch champion and the first Shen Shixing Shen Rumo!

It's just that this one is very different from the predecessors, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and other generations, which one is not tough and proficient in scheming? Even Zhang Siwei, who is two-faced and three-faced, is also quite a bit of a legacy of collusion and humiliation, and when he arrives at Shen Shixing alone, he acts more scheming and less decisive, and flatters people on both sides, and everyone in the government and the opposition is waiting to see and see, and the political situation in the court may be different from that of the previous generation...... Shen Shixing returned from the Ten Mile Long Pavilion, and when he came to Wenyuan Pavilion for the first time as the first assistant, he was not excited. The buildings that he had already been familiar with seemed to have become brighter, and a fresh feeling made him hesitate a little at the door, but only a moment later, he smiled and walked lightly, and gently crossed the threshold that countless scholars could not cross in their lifetimes!

Yu Youding and Xu Guo followed closely behind, respectively seated in their respective seats, Yu Youding was promoted from the third assistant to the second assistant, his status has actually not changed, he is still an old and serious look, and the new Xu Guo is much more free and easy with his surname, and from time to time he says a few jokes with the officials and attachés in the cabinet, which seems to be relaxed and freehand.

The two elders are making a ticket for the stacked chapters on their respective books, and if the matter involved is a little larger or slightly difficult to deal with, they must consult Shen Shixing, and please ask the old man Shoufu to get an idea.

The cabinet attachés and officials also went in and out as usual, liaising with the six sections and six departments, handing in the concerts that were in an urgent situation, and sending the concerts that had completed the draft and needed to be processed in time to the celebrant to wait for approval, serving tea and water, and asking for warmth...... Everything seemed so well organized.

As everyone knows, there is already an undercurrent surging under the calm water, Yu Youding pretends to be an old man, Xu Guo is chic and follows the surname, in fact, when he opens each book, he is scared, and carefully looks at the sign that is not Gu Xiancheng's name, so he breathes a sigh of relief and slowly opens it.

That book is incredible, fabricating charges and going to prison, how many people will be unlucky to go to work, and how many heads will fall to the ground? I'm afraid that I won't be able to overthrow Feng Bao and the ministers of the Jiangling Party a year ago! No matter who catches it, it's a hot potato, no, it's just a lit earth-shattering thunder!

Yu Youding has made up his mind to protect himself, Zhang Siwei didn't give the old man 10,000 taels of gold, and Qin Lin has never had a grudge against me for killing my father, so why bother getting involved and getting into trouble?

Xu Guo is a newly promoted cabinet minister, and his qualifications are still very shallow, where can he dare to take this time bomb? I can't say it, the sky is falling, no matter whose book case Gu Xiancheng's recital comes from, the matter of the vote is still bothered to ask Shen Da Shoufu to write it himself!

From time to time, they peeked at the three auxiliary ministers piled up the bookcases full of chapters, and then looked at the changes in the expressions of the cabinet elders, and the slightest movement would cause them to stand up their ears - Dingguo Mansion, Si Li Supervisor, Chuxiu Palace, Dongchang Jinyi Guard, Six Ministries of Jiuqing and Three Law Divisions, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at Wenyuan Pavilion, and I don't know how many ears are waiting for news from the inside line here!

Only the focus of attention, the new first assistant Shen Shixing is still a gentle and elegant look of swallowing water, unhurriedly opened a book, carefully read word by word, to the profound words and sentences of the literature and science, but also shake the head of the chant, and finally mention the best Huzhou Zihao pen, in the breath into the water of the inkstone full of Huizhou pine smoke ink, the pen is a beautiful pavilion body Xiaokai.

Seeing Shen Shixing's style, those who took a large amount of money from the Dingguo Mansion or Chuxiu Palace were so anxious that they scratched their hearts one by one, and they had to admire: Mr. Shen has a calm atmosphere every time there is a big event, he is not impatient or impatient, and he stops at Yue Zhi, which is really the demeanor of the prime minister!

Outside Wenyuan Pavilion, there was another scene, Zhang Xiaoyang and Zhang Zunyao were each fighting with each other, and each had a group of supporters.

The Shun father-in-law sent by Chuxiu Palace had a transcendent status and didn't say anything, just watched coldly, but there were also many eunuchs who came over one after another to pat him on the back, Zheng Guifei favored the six palaces, and the minions under him naturally rose.

"What kind of medicine is sold in Mr. Shen Shixing's gourd?" There is such a question in everyone's mind, and no one can guess until the mystery is revealed.

The head gradually turned west, and the thick bell of the Yongle Bell came from afar, and I saw that it was time for Your Excellency to go home, but there was no movement at all in the Wenyuan Pavilion except for the normal entry and exit of the Wenyuan Pavilion.

Everyone outside the cabinet is strange, why not be in the cabinet?

Look at Shen Shixing, who is still light and light, Xu Guo's surname is straighter, and he wants to speak a few times and then holds back; Yu Youding, who knew that his old classmate was a person, moved his eyebrows slightly, as if he had thought of something.

"Huh?" When Shen Shixing took another piece of music, he let out a sound of surprise.

Here it comes! Yu Youding and Xu Guo suddenly mentioned the spirit of twelve.

Unexpectedly, Shen Shixing smiled, but the next sentence was: "Hey, the governor of Shanxi is vacant, and it has been two months since the official recital. ”

In the year of Jiajing, the governor must be promoted by the Jiuqing Council, and in the Wanli period, since Zhang Juzheng was in power, the cabinet was powerful, and the cabinet could be directly voted for by the Jiuqing government.

Junze is Wu Dui's word, when he was the right capital of the Imperial History of the Imperial Palace, it was the identity of Jiuqing, he was friendly with Zhang Gongyu, the imperial history of the capital, and Zhang Gongyu was Shen Shixing's proud protégé, since Mr. Shen said so, what else did Yu Youding and Xu Guo not understand?

Yu Youding's heart was shocked, and thousands of thoughts turned in his mind in an instant, his face was still a light smile, he thought for a moment, and said with something in his words: "Zhang Dutang is an honest and honest official, not afraid of being strong, he has the hope of a clear stream in the sea, and he has also made great achievements in serving as a pro-people official in the local area. ”

Shen Shixing glanced at Yu Youding, nodded and smiled, Yu Youding, an old classmate, is also a good person, and he is not afraid of the four words of heroism...... This time, admit his love!

Xu Guo has been in the Hanlin Academy, Zhan Shifu, and has just recently entered the cabinet, at this time, he is one layer worse than the two old foxes, and he secretly laughs in his heart that Zhang Gongyu's family is rich, and Shen Ge Lao doesn't know how much filial piety he has received, so he will seek the position of governor of a place for him? However, Zhang is already the imperial history of the capital, and it is also in line with the rules to be promoted to the rank of deputy imperial history of the capital to serve as the governor.

Those forces of all parties planted their eyes inside and outside the Wenyuan Pavilion, but they didn't pay much attention to this cantata, although the governor can be regarded as a feudal official, but the first person in the Forbidden City is above the top, so he doesn't think that a three-grade governor is amazing, after all, the money promised by each family is for them to keep an eye on Gu Xiancheng's recital.

Shen Shixing put this piece together with many copies of the previous tickets, summoned the errand runner, slapped his fingers twice on this stack of pieces, and ordered: "It's all important, send it to the celebrant as soon as possible!" ”

When Zhang Juzheng was the first assistant, Shen Shixing was the third assistant, and naturally recruited a few henchmen in the cabinet.

As soon as the attaché went out with the recital, Zhang Xiaoyang and Zhang Zunyao rushed up: "Is there a recital for someone from the Ministry of Officials?" ”

Shun's father-in-law was silent, but in fact, he also pricked up his ears to listen to the movement.

"No," the attaché shook his head, spreading out a stack of pieces for them to see.

Everyone was disappointed again, except for Gu Xiancheng's book, they had no interest in other pieces.

In the past time of a stick of incense, the celebrant in the northeast corner of the Forbidden City almost exactly repeated this scene, Zhang Whale Zhang Cheng's henchmen rushed up, and asked if there was a concert in Gu Langzhong.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I really don't," the attaché replied very honestly, and handed the chapter to Zhang Cheng, the eunuch who ranked first, and quickly made a look.

The cold light flashed in Zhang Whale's eyes, this guy was old and cunning, his mind was racing, and he slapped the table hard: "Take it to our house!" ”

"Humph!" Zhang Cheng snorted coldly, after all, the other party was the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, and it was not easy to fight hard, so he had to throw the fold on the table, and let Zhang Whale's henchmen take it, but a heart was mentioned in his throat.

The Ming Dynasty is thousands of miles long, and the affairs that the center needs to deal with are so complicated, here are more than 30 books, Zhang Whale read the past one by one, either where to say that there is a disaster to ask for relief, or the civil officials are fighting with bullshit, or the border generals ask for food and pay, a certain province is short of a certain official, and the toast of a certain place is making trouble again...... Zhang Whale is extremely diligent today, I don't know how many pieces I have watched, I am already exhausted at this time, I looked at the past at a glance, and saw that there was indeed no Gu Xiancheng's bullet chapter, and I couldn't help but be extremely disappointed, and I sat back down listlessly, drank hot tea, and closed my eyes lazily: "Our family is tired, let's sleep for a while!" ”

Zhang Cheng sneered in his heart, he was a eunuch with a pen, so he took the chapter over and criticized it.

The advice of the cabinet ministers of the Ming Dynasty was to write on a piece of paper and paste it on the top of the chapter, which was called "ticket draft"; The emperor used red letters to make instructions, called "approval red", but most of the time the emperor only approved a few of the most important books, and the rest were written by the celebrant and eunuch.

Wanli knocked down the Jiangling Party, when he first started to be pro-government, he was also diligent for a few days, and he personally approved each piece of music, and he was lazy in less than a year, and he only symbolized two or three copies of the surname like the previous emperor, and the rest was done by the celebrant and eunuch.

Zhang Cheng put pen to paper, since the era of the high arch, the cabinet has overpowered the celebrant supervisor, at this time he just copied according to the ticket, and it took half an hour.

Not to mention that the eunuch doesn't do his job, and copying books is quite physically laborious, Zhang Cheng stood up and stretched, and was ready to hand over the chapter to Zhang Whale for sealing.

"Xiao Dezi, have you used the seal, on the first day of Shen Ge's ascension to the first assistant, this face is to be given," Zhang Whale suddenly said with his eyes closed, it turned out that he had never really slept, listening to the movement!

Spare you like a ghost, and you have to drink Qin Shaobao's footwashing water! Zhang Cheng smiled secretly in his stomach and handed over the fold, which was stamped by Zhang Whale's subordinates one by one.

Waiting for approval of the red hair, with the registration of the guard, and then send the scholar to write the shaft with the treasure, that is, the imperial court edict, the six branches have the right to refute the matter, but recently there have been very few things to refute, not to mention that Zhang Gongyu is born in the branch, has a very good reputation in the clear stream, and has a good relationship in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the gang of people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate have always worn a pair of pants with the six branches.

Zhang Whale closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, looking leisurely, and wondered in his heart, Gu Xiancheng's concert, why didn't he come over yet? The sun is about to set...... "Huh~~" In Wenyuan Pavilion, Shen Shixing stretched his waist for a long time, slapped his back again, and laughed at himself: "Shen is really not the material for this first auxiliary, I said that I still have time to see Jiangling Xianggong and Fengpan Xianggong, and Shen has been sitting for a long time, and he already has a sore back." ”

Many of the attachés and officials laughed secretly, and Mr. Shen shook his head and chanted in every chapter, and the words proposed by the ticket also had to be drawn in small block letters, so I am afraid that I will not be able to finish it if I am tired!

"That's it, come back tomorrow," Shen Shixing pushed the chapter, shook his sleeves, and beckoned to the two colleagues: "Brother Yu Nian, Brother Xu, let's go!" ”

Yu Youding has a plan in his heart, and he has nothing to disobey.

That's leaving? The Movement...... Xu Guo's heart was slightly shocked, looking at Shen Shixing's face that seemed to be smiling, he suddenly realized, seeing that Shen Shixing had gone away, his face changed, and finally stomped his feet and chased after him tightly.

Where is Gu Xiancheng's recital? As soon as the three auxiliary ministers left, the attaché clerks all crowded into the warm pavilion and went to turn over the unfinished pieces.

No, no, all of them! There are hundreds of pieces with strips, but I can't find Gu Xiancheng's famous notes!

Everyone stared at each other, one by one inexplicable, they didn't care if Qin Lin fell or not, but when things got like this, how should they explain to the masters behind them? Where did the cantata go?

Outside the noon gate, the three auxiliary ministers said goodbye, got on the sedan chair and left, made an appointment to change into this official uniform in the evening, and then went to the Shenshi Mansion to celebrate.

The green sedan chair lowered the sedan curtain, Shen Shixing's face suddenly became gloomy, and he took out a piece of music from his wide sleeves, and he was impressively attached to Gu Xiancheng's name!

Mr. Shoufu Shen pinched the concert in his hand, and the smug faces of Zhang Siwei and Gu Xiancheng appeared in front of him, and finally he sneered and tore the concert to pieces slowly, slowly!

(To be continued)

『三七 Chinese .〗 Hanyu pinyin "三七 Chinese" is simple and easy to remember