On the surface, everyone in the court supports him to continue to be the emperor, so his status is stable for the time being. At the same time, he also knows very well in his heart that the queen mother, the woman who helped him to the throne in times of crisis, is the one.

Zhu Qizhen's biological mother, he could not guarantee that this woman, whose prestige was even greater than that of his emperor, would not one day re-establish Zhu Qizhen.

Therefore, when Emperor Jingtai received this secret report, he was particularly pleased, because the person who wrote this secret report was not his minister.

The secret poem begins with two poems, one is called "Magnolia Order" and the other is called "Hua Tangchun"

If life is just like the first meeting, why is the autumn wind sad and painted on the fan, it is easy to change the heart of an old friend, but it is said that the heart of an old friend is easy to change. After the words of Lishan have passed through the midnight, the tears, rain and bells will not complain in the end. How can I be so lucky to be a man in brocade, with wings and branches linked to each other?

Wish for that day.

A pair of people from generation to generation in life, competing for education and ecstasy. If they miss each other but don't fall in love with each other, who will be the spring? It's easy to beg for the blue bridge, but it's hard to run through the blue sea for the medicine. If you visit each other and drink Oxford, you will forget your poverty.

Emperor Jingtai was the only one in the imperial study. Emperor Jingtai turned over these two poems and murmured them several times, recalling them for a long time.

There is no doubt that the person who can write these two poems must be a man of temperament and talent. The name of the person who wrote these two poems is not the first time Emperor Jingtai has seen it, because it was delivered from Qingzhou.

The name Yang Ding has been mentioned more than once in several memorials. However, this Yang Ding was not from the imperial examination, so Emperor Jingtai did not take it to heart. This time, Yang Ding was mentioned again in this secret memorial.

, and only Yang Ding was mentioned, so Emperor Jingtai kept the name Yang Ding deeply in his heart this time!

Everyone thought that these two poems were written by Xiao Ding, but he knew that these two poems were written by Yang Ding. The secret poem in the hand of Emperor Jingtai was more like a letter of recommendation, and the person who recommended it was...

Yang Ding.

This secret memorial is mysterious because the people who know the identity of the owner of this secret memorial are all his closest relatives, but the person who wrote this secret memorial has never met him or even Zhu Qizhen.

Maybe they would never meet each other, but he couldn't take this secret message lightly, because he also needed to cultivate his confidants.

Wu Qingbo Mansion, General Zhenshuo, and the Right Commander of the Fifth Army Camp, Shi Heng, sat majestically on the main seat of the hall. Under the main seat, a young man in his twenties was reporting military affairs to him, and this young man

This person is Wei Shuang!

Shi Heng listened to Wei Shuang's journey to Qingzhou to suppress the bandits, and nodded with satisfaction. The small bandit trouble was nothing to worry about in the first place, but the troublemakers were in the name of the White Lotus Sect, which was most hated by the Ming Dynasty.

No wonder Shi Heng didn't kill him painfully.

"Do you want to recommend Yang Ding?" Shi Heng looked at Wei Shuang and asked.

"Yes, I would like to recommend Yang Ding!"

Shi Heng said with embarrassment: "Wei Shuang, you are from Jinyiwei. This time to suppress the bandits, you were only temporarily seconded by the governor. After that, you still need to return to Jinyiwei to serve. If you recommend Yang Ding, you can recommend him."

Are you going to be your Jin Yiwei or my Fifth Army Camp? Or recommend him as a civil servant? Have you ever thought about this?"

"This---? This is an act of neglect!" Wei Shuang said.

Shi Heng said again: "I just heard you say that this Yang Ding is very talented and knowledgeable, and he is also very smart in doing things. Since this Yang Ding is very talented and knowledgeable, why didn't he take part in the imperial examination? But he chose to follow your path? Let me see this person

Maybe he has some talent, but he is a bit opportunistic. If you really want to promote this Yang Ding, you might as well find him a good job and make him feel comfortable.

Just take it for the rest of your life!"

"This---I am afraid that the Governor has misunderstood. This time it is not that Yang Ding wants to take the path of a lowly position, but that the lowly position cherishes Yang Ding's talent and actively recommends it!" Wei Shuang said.

"Oh? Actively recommend?" Shi Heng hesitated for a moment. After Wei Shuang was a general in Humen, Wei Shuang's grandfather went through Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande, the Five Orthodox Dynasties, and was promoted to Jinwu Left Guard and Shandong Commander Tongzhi. Now he is

Wei Yong, the Shandong commander and magistrate, is Wei Qing's eldest son, and Wei Shuang's father was recommended by him as the governor and magistrate some time ago and was sent to guard Xuanfu.

It can be said that the Wei family's status in the army is deep-rooted. Although he relied on the battle of Tumubao and the defense of the capital, he was favored by Shangshu and promoted to the right commander of the fifth army camp, and also made Wu Qingbo, but the Wei family's

However, he must win over power, so since he is the person Wei Shuang wants to recommend on his own initiative, there is no way he will not give him face.

It's just that this Yang Ding seems to be talented, but in fact he is incompetent in literature and military. Shi Heng really can't figure out where to put Yang Ding.

"Well, let's go to the palace tomorrow and you personally recommend Yang Ding, but I will say more good things to Yang Ding. What do you think?" Shi Heng thought about it for a while, but decided to take advantage of his beauty and marry Quan Weishuang.

"Ah! Great Governor, you humble yourself to recommend Yang Ding in front of the emperor? Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Wei Shuang was startled and asked.

"What's inappropriate about this? As the saying goes, you should not avoid relatives when promoting talents. Since you think that Yang Ding is a talented person, why can't you recommend it to the emperor personally? Since the battle between Tumubao and the capital, I, the Ming Dynasty's good ministers, have been able to save huge losses.

And the imperial examination that was supposed to be held in the second year of Jingtai was postponed by the emperor for another year for unknown reasons, so the Ming Dynasty is in urgent need of capable ministers, do you understand?" Shi Heng said.

Wei Shuang's heart moved, and he immediately understood the meaning of Shi Heng's words. The imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty was held every three years, and the last imperial examination was in the 13th year of Zhengtong. In the 14th year of Zhengtong, Tumubao was defeated, and Emperor Jingtai was appointed to succeed him in danger.

Emperor, this is the end of the orthodox reign.

According to time calculation, the imperial examination should have been held in the second year of Jingtai, that is, this year. However, for some reason, Emperor Jingtai made an inexplicable decree in the second year of Jingtai to postpone the imperial examination for one year. On the surface, it was caused by Wala's attack on the capital.

It seems that this year is not suitable for the imperial examination, but in fact it is not the case. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is because the orthodox emperor was suddenly taken back to Beijing. The current emperor felt that the throne was greatly threatened, so he thought of taking the opportunity to support some of his own forces to come to power.

And if Emperor Jingtai wanted to support his own power, it was best not to look for it from the imperial examination candidates. The principles of the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Rules were deeply rooted in the bones of these scholars, and it was very troublesome to be stubborn. Therefore, people like Yang Ding had a hint of confidence.

Chance.

Of course, these are just Wei Shuang's opinions. Shi Heng may have also seen the flaws, so he suggested that Wei Shuang recommend talents directly to the court. As for how much opposition there will be from the civil servants in the court, Shi Heng also

I plan to take the opportunity to test it out.

Wei Shuang walked out of Wu Qingbo's house and returned to his home.

Wei Shuang first met his mother and asked for her blessing, and then met Gongsun Yi and Yang Ding. When Yang Ding heard that Wei Shuang planned to take him to the palace tomorrow to recommend him to the emperor in person, he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart.

Unexpected and a little nervous at the same time.

Yang Ding thought that when he came to the capital this time, he should first find a job, and then work his way up from the bottom step by step. Finally, he might be able to find an official position with the help of Wei Shuang. Yang Ding really didn't expect that Wei Shuang

Shuang actually let him get up as soon as he came up

Directly defeat the big BOSS.

"Brother Yang, don't be nervous. I can only recommend you in front of the current Holy Emperor. As for what will happen in the end, it depends on the reactions of the ministers in the court. After all, although there have been precedents like this before, but in the past few decades,

Year has never appeared, so---" Wei Shuang said.

"Master Wei, I understand!" Yang Ding said quickly.

Early on the next morning, Yang Ding disguised himself as Wei Shuang's follower and followed Wei Shuang into the outer imperial city. Along the way, Yang Ding was amazed by everything he passed. He originally thought he was familiar with the Forbidden City, but when he waited

When we really arrived at the palace of Ming Dynasty, everything seemed so strange.

Yang Ding followed Wei Shuang from the outer city to the inner city, and then from the inner city to the imperial city. Yang Ding made a rough calculation along the way. The size of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty, if calculated from the inner city, was at least the size of the Forbidden City.

Ten times the size, today really opened his eyes.

Wei Shuang temporarily settled Yang Ding in the Qianbu Corridor. The so-called Qianbu Corridor is a long and narrow stone road that leads directly to the front of Chengtian Gate and then expands to the left and right.

There are more than 100 corridors outside Qianbu Corridor. It can be said that these corridors were the offices of the central institutions of the Ming Dynasty and the real administrative center of the Ming Dynasty. Yang Ding was arranged by Wei Shuang.

Waiting for the emperor's summons in a gallery.

After Wei Shuang settled Yang Ding, he followed a group of civil and military ministers to go to court. Wei Shuang's current position is Jinyi Guard Qianhu. This time he went to court to hand over the imperial envoy's errand, so this time Wei Shuang went to court.

It's time to leave office.

Yang Ding sat quietly outside a gallery room for nearly an hour. With so many gentlemen coming and going in the room, no one looked at him. It seemed that people like Yang Ding who were waiting for the emperor's summons had already been waiting for him.

He was used to it, and when Yang Ding saw that no one was paying attention to him, he stood up and stretched his sore waist. Unconsciously, Yang Ding walked out of the room.

Looking at the rows of hundreds of houses, Yang Ding sighed in his heart that things had really changed. At least when he visited the Forbidden City before, he had never seen such rows of houses.

Yang Ding looked into the distance and carefully looked at the city wall in front of him. After a while, Yang Ding was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear. This time he finally knew where he was. It turned out that this thousand-step corridor was everyone in later generations.

The familiar square.

When I went, he got up at 9 o'clock and followed Wei Shuang around the Imperial City for nearly an hour early in the morning. He didn't even go into the real Forbidden City. No wonder Wei Shuang could only bring him here, because strictly speaking

Come on, the Forbidden City is the real royal forbidden land.

In the Fengtian Hall, Emperor Jingtai sat high up, which was a symbol of his supreme and unparalleled status. This was a position that he had never thought of before and was unwilling to give up now.

This Fengtian Hall was built in the 19th year of Yongle. At that time, Emperor Yongle was using it for four months before it was hit by thunder and fire. Subsequently, the three main halls of Fengtian, Huagai and Jinshen were all destroyed by fire. In the following decades, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty

Then he listened to the government, issued edicts, and handled political affairs in front of Taihe Gate.

The current Fengtian Palace was renovated five years after the Zhengtong Period. The Huagai Palace, the Second Palace of Jinshen Palace, and the Second Palace of Qianqing and Kunning Palace were also built together. However, the current Fengtian Palace can no longer compare with the gorgeous Fengtian Palace during the Yongle period.

In comparison, this is like the current Ming Dynasty, which can no longer be compared with the Ming Dynasty in the Yongle period.

The current Emperor Jingtai is full of ambitions. He believes that his ability is far superior to that of his good-for-nothing brother. He wants to recreate the glory of the Ming Dynasty. He wants to let his descendants and descendants of his lineage inherit the throne legitimately.
Chapter completed!