Xu Jie followed Yuan Heng and walked towards Yuxi Palace, and his heart kept thinking.▲▲▲▲◆Before seeing Tang Shen, he did think about taking advantage of the merits of this battle and taking down the old Yan Song.

But after hearing what Tang Shen said, Xu Jie was shaken again. As a mature politician, he had to watch several steps more than others, especially when facing Yan Song, who was like an old demon in the Black Mountain, was a little less scrupulous and was plotted.

Tang Shen said that this battle of Ming Dynasty won the face, and Altan won the inner world. Isn’t this the case with the Yan Party and the Xu Party at this moment? Xu Jie seemed to have become a great hero in protecting the capital, with a glory and everyone admired it, but how many of his own are among the six ministers and nine ministers? Yan Party did not do anything and did not lose, and the strength of the two sides was still very different.

The only thing that can be relied on when the war begins rashly is Jiajing's holy family. Jiajing's temper is notoriously strange and unsure. The more you are at this moment, the more you must be cautious and not make any mistakes. Xu Jie kept reminding himself.

By the time he reached the outside of Yuxi Palace, Xu Jie had recovered from his calmness. At this time, Mai Fu walked out of the inside with a whisk.

"Yeah, Mr. Xu is here, please come in quickly, Your Majesty is waiting!"

"It's a good man." Xu Jie stepped in and stuffed a silver note into Mai Fu's sleeve. The old eunuch raised his brows and whispered: "Yesterday, Ge Lao Yan sent a box, which was led by Eunuch Yuan to meet His Majesty."

In a word, Xu Jie's heart hangs.

Sure enough, the old guy Yan Song was unwilling to fail and took action himself. ▲●Xu Jie was extremely motivated. No matter what, I had a good hand in my hand and I must not lose to Yan Song!

Master Xu stepped into Yuxi Palace and kowtowed to Jiajing. When he saw Jiajing lifting the curtain open, he smiled gently, "It's Master Xu, please calm down quickly, Mai Fu, go and move an embroidery pier for Master Xu. Later, Master Xu saw me and wanted to give him a seat."

"yes."

Mai Fu hurriedly brought a small pier over and placed it behind Xu Jie's butt. Don't look at such a small thing. The civil and military officials in the court had only Yan Song in front of Jiajing. Now that he gave Xu Jie a seat and was on an equal footing with Yan Song, it was definitely a great grace.

The more you were so kind, Xu Jie felt distressed. He said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the old man is not yet sixty years old, how can he be treated as a kind of kindness from Your Majesty? I will never dare to take it!"

Looking at Xu Jie's fearful and terrified appearance, Jiajing's brows locked, then stretched out again, and said with a smile: "You can bear the land, you can bear the land! Defeat Altan, Xu Ge Lao's contribution is great, and I and the civil and military officials of the court. The people in the capital feel the affection of Xu Ge Lao!"

...

When Xu Jie heard this, he not only did not feel a trace of joy, but instead thought of two poems by Zhu Yuanzhang: You drink a golden cup with you, and your hands and blades will not be spared!

How could the emperor's invitation be so easy to bear, especially a strange dragon like Jiajing!

After plopping, Xu Jie suddenly knelt down on the ground and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent, I want to apologize to Your Majesty!"

"Sin?" Jiajing was also stunned. Didn't this guy Xu Jie take the wrong medicine?

Mai Fu knew Jiajing's thoughts well.◆▼ hurriedly said, "Don't joke, Master, you don't know that you are a great hero in defending the capital. Your Majesty wants to reward you heavily. Why do you ask for a crime first?"

Xu Jie took a deep breath and instinctively told him that this credit would never be accepted.

"I'll tell Your Majesty that the old minister thinks that the capital can be safe and sound, and the merit is on Your Majesty!"

"I?" Jiajing sneered: "Ge Lao Xu was joking. I did nothing, what credit do I have."

"Otherwise!" Xu Jie said righteously: "The saint Laozi said: The Supreme One does not know that there is any one. Secondly, praise it with close tribute. Secondly, fear it. Secondly, insult it. One hundred thousand northern barbarians attack the capital. Your Majesty is safe when the king is calm. If the king is calm, the people will be calm. If the people are calm, the capital will be calm. If nothing is done, your Majesty is the real stabilization needle to calm people's hearts. How dare I take the heavenly merit for myself!"

Oh, I didn't see that Xu Jie was quite good at talking, and he was so dizzy when he flattered.

Jiajing's smile became much softer, "Xu Jie, no matter what, you should reward merits, and you will be punished if you have any mistakes. A Xinchang Bo is yours!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Jie's face suddenly changed, and he was so scared that he couldn't speak.

Jiajing actually rewarded an earl, and what a glory it would be to be awarded to civil servants! According to the rules, only one of the six major achievements in founding a country, Jingnan, decising Hu, Pingfan, conquering barbarians, and capturing and rebelling can be awarded one of the six major achievements. ■

In addition to the few literati who founded the country, there were only three literati who received the title, namely Weining Bo Wang Yue, Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, and Xinjian Bo Wang Shouren. Coincidentally, all three of them were surnamed Wang, but unfortunately, the fate of the three of them was not very good!

Let me first talk about Weiningbo Wang Yue. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Jingtai. He went through the Hongzhi period of Chenghua in Tianshun. He was a veteran of the four dynasties and made many military achievements. In the battle of Weininghai, he killed the old and weak Tatars, captured more than 170 people alive, killed more than 430 levels, and obtained 6,000 horses, camels, cattle and sheep. He was awarded Weiningbo for his merits, and his annual salary was 1,200 stones.

Such a great hero with great glory was not very good. He first made friends with the eunuch Wang Zhi. After Wang Zhi was punished, he was dismissed from office and took away his title. Although he was later revived, he was impeached for making friends with the eunuch Li Guang. He was worried and angry, and a generation of famous generals died in pain.

The second Wang Ji fought against Luchuan three times and was named Jingyuan Bo for his contributions. Later, he was impeached by the censors to fight for his expedition. He spent a lot of money. Fortunately, the eunuch Wang Zhen protected him and was able to protect him. Compared with Wang Yue, Wang Ji was lucky. In his later years, he participated in the palace-taking change. Because he was right in his bet, he was safe and sound in his later years. He was also chased by Feng Jingyuan Hou.

It can be seen that in addition to outstanding military achievements, these two titles have connections with eunuchs and have bad reputations in the scholars.

The third Wang Yangming, the ancestor of Xu Jie, was the great god who had a high prestige in the scholars, but offended the eunuch and fell into trouble...ww.●Wang Yangming was beaten forty by Liu Jin and demoted to Longchang as the postmaster, giving birth to the mysterious and mysterious Longchang enlightenment.

Later, Wang Yangming rose to prominence and encountered the rebellion of King Ning again. The 35th Heavenly King Yangming captured King Ning and became famous in one battle, but he was never rewarded because of the eunuchs' slander. He knew that Jiajing had ascended the throne, so Wang Yangming was granted the title of Xinjian Bo.

In the following years, Duke Yangming had been suppressing his rebellion in the southwest, and was suppressed and could not see the ancestor governing the country and pacifying the world, and became a regret for countless disciples of the scholars.

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To sum up these three civil servants, we can actually see that they are extremely talented and are all heroes for a while, but the three of them have a difficult career and are bumpy. Outsiders may just lament that God is unfair, but Xu Jie knew it clearly in his heart that the fundamental reason is that they are too outstanding and are envied by others.

Once the military achievements are great, they are granted a title and then entered the dynasty to take power. Let me ask the Cabinet Bachelor, the Six Divisions and Nine Ministers, who can face the edge? Since they are not as good as you, they will join forces to destroy you! The wood is so beautiful that the forest wind will destroy it. This is the unchanging iron law of the officialdom!

There is no doubt that Xu Jie's political wisdom and power schemes are far above those three, and he has already joined the cabinet and become a Grand Secretary. Giving him a count will only add a halo, but Xu Jie did not nod rashly.

What a big deal to be a title? Once he gets a title, it means that something has happened to the Ming Dynasty. If something has happened to the Ming Dynasty, wouldn’t it be nonsense to say that the Jiajing Zhongxing, which has been more than 30 years ago, isn’t it just a nonsense? Although Xu Jie knew that the world was messy, he did not dare to expose this lie. He did not have the courage to face Jiajing’s anger.

A count who has little effect is really worth mentioning compared to the real holy family.

Maybe the old fox Yan Song, who came up with this idea, must not be fooled by his praises and killings.

Thinking of this, Xu Jie respectfully kowtowed to Jiajing, then straightened his chest and said sternly: "I have no merits in my power, and the country of the Ming Dynasty is as safe as a rock. This time, Altan invaded, and the people suffered losses. We should appease the people, reorganize the nine borders, strengthen the Beijing camp, and strengthen the military strength to prevent Altan from taking advantage of the situation again. When we think of millions of people and being displaced, the hearts of the poor are ashamed, and we are so ashamed that we can bear the great grace of Your Majesty! If Your Majesty insists on rewarding, I can only commit suicide to thank the people of the world!"

After saying that, Xu Jie's tears flowed and he lay on the ground without moving. Jiajing looked down at Xu Jie, his narrow eyes narrowed into a slit, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Zi Sheng is a loyal minister, get up!"

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"I really didn't expect that Songjiang's little man could withstand the temptation of Feng Jue!" Yan Shifan kept shaking his head and marveled, "Isn't he a disciple of Xinxue? Don't he envy Wang Yangming? Why did he have the opportunity to learn from Yangming Gong, but he dare not?"

Yan Song shook his head and sighed, "I underestimated Xu Huating. It seems that he is not confused yet!"

Yan Shifan frowned and said angrily: "Dad, if he is not deceived, we will be in trouble. Xu Jie is so well-behaved and sensible, he will definitely be greatly appreciated by His Majesty and threaten your old position."

"Haha, Yan Shifan is not a threat, but a replacement. Your father is in danger."

In Yan Shifan's one-eyed eyes, a fierce light flashed, and he was conspiring to plot, but he didn't know what to do.

"Dad, you won't give in, are you?" he asked not only worriedly.

Yan Song gave him a blank look and sneered: "Yan Shifan, your father can retreat, but he can't be driven down, otherwise your head will be gone!"

Yan Shifan shrank his neck in fear and muttered, "Tell me what I'm doing."

"It's done, go and meet 6 Bing and have a good talk with him."

Yan Shifan was stunned and asked in confusion: "What are you talking about? He and Xu Jie were wearing pairs of pants. Talking to him will only sell us!"

"Silly!" Yan Song cursed: "6 Bing and Xu Jie are just a temporary alliance. Now it is time to reward merit, and there will be a crack between 6 Bing and Xu Jie. What's more, Xu Jie is in power and I am driven away. Can he still be as glorious as he is today?"

"But that's true." Yan Shifan thought, "Will 6 Bing say bad things about Xu Jie?"

"Hey, you, with this little strategy, you dare to call yourself the smartest person in the world? As a father, I asked you to tell 6 Bing that I agree to revive Li Shiyan!"

"Li Mo?" Yan Shifan was suddenly shocked and said angrily: "Dad, Li Mo and us are not all the same people. We finally drove him away. How could we get him back and dig our own grave?"

"Funny!" Yan Song pointed at his son, and said to his face almost to his face: "Li Mo and Xu Jie are not the same person. Li Mo has resumed, and the alliance between 6 Bing and Xu Jie is broken up. Do you understand?" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!