The emperor's sudden change in the distribution method made the ministers who had always felt good in the court feel the pressure and chill, and it turned out that the emperor could not do anything without them.

Whether to stand on the opposite side of the emperor and fight against the emperor, or to stand under the command of the emperor and shout to the emperor, at this time, whether it is a big official or a small official, through the slightly hideous appearance of the emperor, he knows that it is time to choose.

Standing on the opposite side of the emperor, it is nothing more than the same as before, singing against the emperor and being proud of opposing the emperor, and now the fact is that the emperor overthrew Wei Wei and swept away the salt merchants, and the people who stand on the opposite side of the emperor have almost no good end.

Standing under the command of the emperor, just like those imperial parties, work hard, strive for the emperor's attention, maybe a "super project" will fall on his head, and it is not difficult to get a celebrity in history, even if it cannot be compared with Xu Guangqi, but it is not difficult to create a precedent for a generation, looking at the "achievements" of the emperor party today, this road is obviously a broad road, and more people almost subconsciously choose this road.

Changing the way of distributing the money seems to be a trivial matter, but it is actually a watershed in the revelation of the emperor's "hegemony".

Wenyuan Pavilion.

The daily office of the Cabinet Scholars.

Shi Fenglai held a small notebook and entered Wenyuan Pavilion with a cautious expression.

"Shi Shoufu, what does Your Majesty command?" As soon as Shi Fenglai entered the door, Zhang Ruitu on the side hurriedly asked, with flattery between his words, the consequence of the matter of leading the army ticket was that overnight, the wind direction in the court changed, and the ministers finally remembered that all along, the gentle and easy-talking emperor also had a hideous side, whether to lean on the emperor's side, or stand on the opposite side of the emperor, has become a matter that every official has to choose.

Zhang Ruitu originally planned to play soy sauce all the time, and he didn't say anything, and when the emperor was tired of him, he resigned and returned to his hometown, he was a "remnant of the Wei Party", and he didn't want to care about the affairs of the court, and he didn't dare to care, but now, he also had to choose a position for his ass, whether to stand under the emperor or stand on the opposite side of the emperor.

Zhang Ruitu, who originally planned to return to his hometown in a low-key manner, was more active at this time, Shi Fenglai, a person who was more than him, could follow the emperor's work, and the position of this first assistant was stable, why couldn't he learn from Shi Fenglai? Shi Fenglai is also a eunuch.

Zhang Ruitu doesn't want too much, as long as the emperor supports Shi Fenglai, he will find one or two good errands for him to make him famous, it will be enough for him to be a celebrity, so that's it, instead of retreating like this, it is better to learn from Shi Fenglai, follow the emperor, and let the emperor use the silver to "buy" him a history to leave a name, thinking that the emperor has so much silver now, what else can't be done? As long as a little profit comes out, it is enough to give him Zhang Ruitu to "buy" a name in history, this is a very simple thing, difficult or not, that is, the emperor's words.

The emperor's inadvertent appearance this time made Zhang Ruitu, who was going to play soy sauce, suddenly wake up, a golden golden avenue was placed in front of him, but he only buried his head in the crotch of his pants and walked, unaware, it really shouldn't be, therefore, after this incident, he immediately changed his attitude, and people became positive, and began to be close to Shi Fenglai, expecting the emperor to look at him pleasing to the eye and give him a pair of "golden shoes" to wear.

"It's Elder Zhang Ge, Your Majesty does have something to do, and he ordered him to do some small errands." Shi Fenglai, who was originally still a little serious, said to Zhang Ruitu with a smile. This Zhang Ruitu is the same as him, they all belong to the Wei Party, he can stay by transferring to the emperor as soon as possible, and the emperor also needs him, a soft person, as the first assistant, therefore, his position is also quite stable, this Zhang Ruitu is different, the relationship is much more reliable than him, Zhang Ruitu has some relationship with Queen Yi'an, when Queen Yi'an was seriously ill, Wei Zhongxian planned to move Queen Yi'an's father, and then move Queen Yi'an, it was this Zhang Ruitu who stirred up the yellow, so Queen Yi'an has been thinking about his good, And the emperor is quite good to Empress Yi'an, therefore, this Zhang Ruitu's position in the cabinet is still very solid, the emperor has always been a person who misses the old love, therefore, even if this Zhang Ruitu has been beating the soy sauce to the end, to him, but he must also give enough respect, do not look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, not to mention that the face of this Buddha is quite large. …,

"Hehe, I don't know what's going on? Can you help in the following? Zhang Ruitu has now figured it out, instead of going home with soy sauce, it is better to make some name for himself, and he will not be a university scholar in vain.

"Hehe, it's not a big deal, Your Majesty instructed that a few immigration officers who are reliable and have excellent grades should be given official positions, and they will not forget their hard work, which can be regarded as a commendation for last year's batch of new jinshi." Shi Fenglai said with a smile, this atmosphere is quite harmonious. Actually, Shi Fenglai is also strange, isn't this Zhang Ruitu always indifferent to everything? How did you suddenly become so enthusiastic?

"Oh? Hehe, this is a good thing, it is indeed not easy to think about those new Jinshi, it is really hard to run around from all over the world to resettle the victims, and it is time for them to change places,...... But I didn't know that those people could win such an honor and become the first batch of regulars? Zhang Ruitu said with a smile.

"Hehe, among the many immigration officials, the one with the greatest merit and the highest prestige is none other than Shi Kefa, Shi Xianzhi, this person's deeds, which His Majesty has personally praised, so this time the conversion is headed by Shi Kefa." Shi Fenglai said with a smile.

"Oh, Scofa? Shi Xianzhi? That's a left-left left, yes, yes, it's really a talent, you should pay attention to it, I don't know where Your Majesty is going to put this person this time? Zhang Ruitu first praised it, and then asked where he went to become an official.

"Your Majesty said, let this person go to Shanghai County to serve as the county commander." Shi Feng said.

"Shanghai? …… Magistrate? Zhang Ruitu asked in surprise, as before, he didn't know that Shanghai was in that corner, but if he was connected with Xu Guangqi, this would be different, Xu Guangqi, who was also a cabinet minister, was in Shanghai, so he also knew something about Shanghai, so he asked in surprise to know some basic information about the same cabinet minister, which is common sense.

"Indeed, it's Shanghai County." Shi Fenglai replied.

"But how do I remember that this Shi Xianzhi is a six-grade official, why did this six-grade official go to serve as a county commander, I'm afraid it's a little unruly, right? Quite a few words...... Besides, didn't Your Majesty say that you want to give praise to the immigration officer? Isn't this a downgrade if he is appointed as the county commander of Qipin? Zhang Ruitu asked puzzledly, all the county orders in the world are seven-rank officials, this is a rule, a six-rank official to be a county order, but it is not a compliment, but an unusual demotion.

"Elder Zhang Ge has misunderstood, this is His Majesty cultivating Shi Xianzhi, do you think, if he wants to enter the cabinet in the future, how can he not have the experience of serving in the state and county? Therefore, although he is a six-rank official, His Majesty also asked him to serve as the county commander, which is what His Majesty is deliberately honing him, which is degraded in the eyes of outsiders, but this is the real Jane in the emperor's heart" Shi Fenglai explained with an envious look.

"Well, I see, so it is, no wonder, no wonder, it's also a misunderstanding, so I look at it, but it is indeed Your Majesty who values this person, this person is very good, and he can be so favored by His Majesty, his future is limitless" Zhang Ruitu listened to Shi Fenglai's explanation, and he understood, now the emperor is paying more and more attention to practicality, what he wants is a person who can do the facts, and it is also easy to understand that he is delegated to the state and county to hone the future auxiliary ministers.

Listening to Shi Fenglai and Zhang Ruitu talking, Han Yi was not a taste, the emperor suddenly showed a hideous face, and the officials below immediately sniffed out the taste, and began to seek their own way out, began to choose a position, and saw the emperor's means of rectifying people, and saw the emperor's means of getting silver, and coveted the silver in the emperor's hand, quite a lot of officials stood on the emperor's side, making the "opposition" that was not dominant in the first place even more isolated, and he Han Yi was the natural leader of this "opposition", he was the "opposition" 's leader, it seems that it was still set up by the emperor, which made Han Yi have a hard time, he knew that this was the case, and he might not be the leader of this "opposition". But now that I'm on the thief ship, it's too late to say anything. …,

"Actually, this Shi Xianzhi also has the errand of the Si Nong Division, these six officials correspond to the errand of the Si Nong Division, Your Majesty is not a rule-breaking, Shanghai County Order is a part-time job, Your Majesty said, this Shanghai is an important place for immigrants, for immigration, therefore, Shi Xianzhi was sent to serve as the county commander, it is to facilitate the immigration ......to make plans, the elder can forget, now, His Majesty intends to immigrate to the Great Ryukyu, the importance of the location of Shanghai, but it is evident......" Shi Fenglai continued to explain, For such a cabinet scholar who suddenly came up, he felt that it was a good thing to be able to win it.

"......Well, no wonder, I see, Shoufu said this, it is reasonable, indeed, even if it is to sharpen talents, it should not be made casually, if it is still the errand of the Si Nong, it is nothing, after all, immigration is now a major event...... "Zhang Ruitu immediately understood the meaning, the matter of immigrating to the Great Ryukyu is not a secret, the advantage of immigrating to the Great Ryukyu is not a secret, the same piece of silver, can immigrate one person before, but now you can immigrate two, you say choose which? Therefore, as soon as Shi Fenglai said it, Zhang Ruitu understood why the emperor sent Shi Kefa to Shanghai, this Shanghai is indeed an important place, and the immigrants from the northern provinces want to go to Ryukyu, and they all get Shanghai to gather and transit, which is the only way, and it is understandable to send people from Si Nongsi to concurrently serve as the county commander of Shanghai.

Han Yi listened to this, and it was not a taste, the emperor was obviously laying out, and he was laying out for the next few decades, it stands to reason that he had to come out to oppose it, prevent and disturb the emperor's layout, but he had a hard time, the emperor wanted to reuse this Shi Kefa, and he was also a member of the Donglin Party, how could he oppose it? He spoke out, not to mention offending the Donglin Party, but also offended those immigration officers, you said that everyone is an immigration officer, tired and tired, and finally there is a way out, you can change from an immigration officer to a formal official position, he broke this way, the way out of the immigration officer is gone, and these Jinshi must not hate him to death.

Thinking that the big and small officials of the Manchu Dynasty were now talking about the matter of leading the army, Han Yi felt irritable, how could the situation suddenly become like this?

Shi Fenglai and Zhang Ruitu laughed and talked, and they did the things that the emperor had explained, and the transcript of the personnel changes soon reached the emperor, and soon went to the celebrant supervisor, and then soon to the ministry, which became a fact.

……

Nanking.

Since the news came out that Xu Guangqi, the living bodhisattva, was ten years younger in the middle of the night, the gentry and people in Nanjing City have also been particularly interested in this gossip, this person can rejuvenate, it is out of everyone's reach, and now there is such a living example, how can you not be interested? This Xu Ge Lao is the minister of the court, but also the immigrant Qincha, and the living Bodhisattva in the mouth of the common people, which adds mystery, the whole Nanjing City, the topic now, is no longer how much silver the emperor copied from the salt merchants, but the gossip about Xu Guangqi's return to old age, many parties have become fragrant and sweet.

Li Zicheng is one of them.

He was just a post soldier earlier, or a post guard who was driven home, but due to fate, he was favored by Shi Kefa, who went to Fugu County to be an immigration officer, and became an important errand runner under Shi Kefa, helping Shi Kefa do many things, completing the immigration task, and taking Shi Kefa's car, he jumped from a helper to an official with official character, which was still given by the emperor, and it was full of gold.

Shi Kefa he met was also a good person, he didn't leave him, went to Si Nong Division on an errand, and still took him with him, he turned into a celebrity who followed Shi Kefa and followed Xu Guangqi on an errand, that day, because he was a celebrity around Xu Guangqi, so as soon as he heard the crying in the study, he immediately rushed over, and was fortunate to witness this legendary scene, a twilight old man was ten years younger than a few hours of kung fu, and the whole person seemed to exude light, this "miracle" became the gossip of the gentry in Nanjing, It has also become a capital that Li Zicheng can brag about. …,

A restaurant on the floor. Because when it's time for lunch, there are a lot of people.

Li Zicheng stepped onto the restaurant in three steps and two steps, ready to eat here, and brag about it, and after having a good time, he went to the Qincha Yamen to run an errand.

"Lord Li, Lord Li, please take a seat." Many people in the tavern know Li Zicheng, the Jiupin official of the imperial gift, the celebrity who follows Xu Ge in the Si Nong Division, and is also the target of many people.

In the stammering and praise of everyone, Li Zicheng also sat down unambiguously, someone invited him to eat and drink, that is rare, he is now following Xu Guangqi, although the face is earned, and the identity is also there, but the silver is not enough to spend, if you want to make a good meal, you have to weigh the money bag, however, recently in this Nanjing city to inquire about the gossip fire of Xu Ge's old and young, it is burning, and he also earns a few drinks by the way.

Li Zixiang was a demon released from the starvation prison, and after tearing two chicken legs, he began to look at the people around him, and when he saw that the people around him were all looking at him, he knew what these people wanted to hear.

Li Zicheng picked up a bowl of wine on the table, and was about to drink it, when it came to his mouth, he suddenly remembered something, and said: "Change, change, change, do you have tea?" After eating, I have to go on an errand, and if I am known to be drinking, I will be scolded. Li Zicheng hurriedly put down the wine bowl and asked for tea loudly.

Someone on the side immediately changed the teacup.

Li Zicheng gulped a few cups of tea, felt comfortable enough, wiped his mouth, and said with satisfaction: "If someone told me anything about the gods before, I would fan him with a big mouth to wake him up, but now, we believe it, we have to believe it, what happened in front of us, we don't believe it, we have to believe it......" Li Zicheng looked at the people around him who were talking to him, knew what these people wanted to listen to, ate enough, drank enough, and began to gossip about these people.

The people in the tavern are all looking at Li Zicheng with a blank gaze, and most of them are people in their forties and fifties, and there are even seventy or eighty people mixed in it, which shows how attractive it is to rejuvenate.

"Master Li, don't bother, tell us what was going on at that time? I can't wait. Someone immediately asked, the temptation of rejuvenation is too great.

“…… Uh, ......, I was still on duty that day, and I was about to go to see Xu Ge Lao, this night was also late, everyone also knows, Xu Ge Lao often works until late at night, if no one reminds him, he will often pass three watches...... "Li Zicheng is also a character who fools the dead and does not pay for his life, and he began to fool these people professionally for this meal.

The gossip crowd stretched their necks and waited for the following.

“…… As soon as I lifted the lantern and was about to go to Xu Ge's old study to have a look, I heard that it was as if there was a fairy sound and a burst of glow in Xu Ge's old study...... "Li Zicheng began to work for those chicken legs in his stomach and on the table.

When the crowd heard about this miraculous thing, they all stretched their necks longer.

“…… At that time, I wondered, how could there be such a sound in the middle of the night? Could it be that the gods have descended to earth? I hurriedly carried the lantern to see, the more I walked, the more surprised I became, guess what I saw......" Li Zicheng's exaggerated words immediately attracted the people present, and when the question was finished, Li Zicheng gnawed on the pig's trotters again.

"Master Li, just say it, what did you see......" Immediately a gossip crowd took over the conversation, Li Zicheng's "deduction" bumped into the immortals, some people have not heard it once, although they feel absurd, but they can't stand that Xu Ge is really ten years younger, this is an undeniable fact, and it can't stand that Master Li is Lord Shi, the celebrity around Lord Xu, that is the person who can get close to Xu Ge Lao's side, what he said, even if it is absurd, there are many people who have listened to it again and again, hypnotizing themselves over and over again. …,

“…… Hey, this is worth it, I saw that above the old study of Xu Ge, there were thousands of rui qi, the sun was shining, and a pillar of light shone directly on the old study of Xu Ge, that momentum, except for the immortals, I really can't think of anyone else who has this ability, in the courtyard, the light is like the day, the lantern I hit, there is no light at all, do you say strange......" Li Zicheng exaggerated the events of that night to the greatest extent, of course, he only felt that this was an exaggeration, he definitely didn't tell a lie, that day, the light in the courtyard was indeed very bright, everyone was carrying lanterns, Can it not be lit?

"Oh......" A group of gossip people listened to it stupidly.

“…… When I arrived in the courtyard of the elder pavilion, Master Shi was there, and guess what I heard? Li Zicheng continued to pick up what everyone liked to hear.

"What do you hear?" The gossip asked.

“…… Hey, then it doesn't need to be said, of course it was the gods who spoke, I only heard the gods say that they are the gods in the sky, and I heard that there was a good man in the mortal world who saved millions of people, and God was moved, so the Jade Emperor sent a decree to let them extend the blessings, prolongation, and longevity of this person in the lower realm,...... "Li Zicheng picked up everyone's favorite to hear and say.

"Master Li, what are those immortals? What does it look like? Among the gossips, there are people who seek immortality and longevity, and they can't help but ask.

"Needless to say, the one who manages Fu, Lu, and Shou is of course Fu Lu Shou three stars, you didn't hear Lord Li say, the immortal is not alone, it must be these three immortals......" Some gossip people immediately made up the names and official positions of the immortals.

"...... right"

"Yes, it must be so......"

As soon as this person said it, the gossip people have made up for their own birthdays, isn't it the fairy who holds a peach and has a different head?

Everyone argued for a while, and Li Zicheng happened to take the opportunity to eat pig's trotters. Now that his feet are too busy to touch the ground, after lunch, he has to go back on an errand, and he doesn't have so much effort to idle with these people, if it weren't for this table, he wouldn't be too lazy to talk nonsense here.

“…… Lord Li, Lord Li, you go on...... "The people who finished the argument complimented Li Zicheng again.

“…… Well, alas, this later, maybe the gods have finished explaining, and they have also extended the life of my family, and they are gone, and the pillar of light that has been on my family's study is gone, and my family has come out, guess what has become of my family? Li Zicheng hiccuped and continued to fool these idiots who wanted to be immortals.

"How's that, how's it going?"

"Master Li, what the hell is going on? Isn't it a lot younger? Although everyone knows that Xu Ge Lao must have become younger, he couldn't help but ask.

“…… Uh, hiccup, then needless to say, when my family came out, it was full of red light, with glow on his body, and rui qi, it looked like he was no different from a fairy, but he was more than ten years younger, if we didn't see our family every day, we wouldn't dare to recognize it......" Li Zicheng said exaggeratedly, he was already full, ready to withdraw, and ready to rush back to the yamen to run an errand, now that he meets a nobleman, it is not easy to get an errand, he will never mess up the errand.

"Alas, when it is a life extension ......" someone immediately added.

“…… Good fortune, good fortune, Xu Ge old for the people to prolong their lives, God should prolong his life, it's a pity, I just didn't see what the fairy was like, otherwise, if you find a painter to paint it, you can also put it at home and worship it every day......"

"That's it, Master Li, what does that fairy look like, I haven't seen it? Alas, we ordinary people have the heart of the Tao, but the gods don't care about it......" someone asked unwillingly.

“…… Hiccup, we are also ordinary people, how can we see immortals? Obviously, the immortals are also afraid of staining their eyes, alas, wait for us to follow Xu Ge Lao to work hard, maybe the immortals will be pitiful in the future, so let us take a look......" Li Zicheng fooled these people, he didn't think there was anything wrong, and he wasn't embarrassed at all, these people love to listen to this, he can just mix a few good meals and drinks, everyone takes what they need, what was the situation at that time, there were a lot of people present and knowing, who saw the immortals? Not a single one. However, it is true that Xu Ge suddenly became younger.

“…… Hiccup, farewell, farewell, there is still something in the yamen, let's not say more, farewell to everyone......" Li Zicheng was full of food and drink, and immediately ran to the Qincha Yamen, and now the Qincha Yamen is busy with his feet not touching the ground, and he is even more special.

What is left is a few tables of people who want to be immortals, want to live a long life, and want to prolong their lives, as well as this magical legend ......,