Chapter 77                     

Zhou Mengchen said, "Your Majesty, your little disciple Cheng Dazhen is working in the palace, but he still calls his Majesty the intention?"

When Jiajing heard Zhou Mengchen talk about Cheng Dawei, he nodded and said, "Famous master and great disciple."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Is this mathematics useless?"

This reflects Zhou Mengchen's influence on Jiajing.

If it were Jiajing in history, he might not have had so many feelings. But under the influence of Zhou Mengchen, Jiajing was very familiar with mathematics. There is nothing else. Scientific research is essentially inseparable from mathematics.

Jiajing has done many secret experiments. Just to understand the experimental data, Jiajing has to understand some mathematics.

Not to mention what Cheng Dawei did in the palace.

Cheng Dawei is the chief auditor around Jiajing. Therefore, the accounts in the palace must be spent on Cheng Dawei. This is also because of this that Jiajing found out countless people who embezzled his money.

In this way, a simple and profound concept was formed in Jiajing's mind. That is, no matter what it is, whether it is the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works, or the local administration, they must have some mathematical knowledge, otherwise they will not be able to do things.

Even if you can’t understand the accounts, what’s the use of such an official?

Jiajing said: "Of course not."

Zhou Mengchen knelt on the ground, took off his hat, and placed it on the ground, and said, "As an important minister of the court, I think about the court. I don't know if there is any suspicion, but as long as it is a favorable thing to the court, I will do it. If this strategy can be made available to the world, it will be beneficial to the court. I am willing to avoid the position and block the world's long mouth."

Zhou Mengchen did not want to avoid his position, this is giving Xu Jie a color.

After hearing what Zhou Mengchen said, Xu Jie knew that he had just said something wrong. Xu Jie knew that he was unstable today and was greatly out of standard. Zhou Mengchen caught him and hurt his feet.

Sure enough, Jiajing said, "The Chief Supervisor, this is wrong. Everyone tells me the truth, but in fact I know the truth the most. People who do things never know the truth. Innocence people don't do things. Chief Supervisor, do you think I'm right?"

These words were a blow to Xu Jie.

What is Qing? Naturally, it is the so-called Qingliu. The righteous person in the public opinion of the Shilin people is the person won by Xu Jie. And the uninnocence here refers to Zhou Mengchen.

But Zhou Mengchen didn't know how Xu Jie refuted it. But Zhou Mengchen wanted to refute it.

Indeed, in the general environment of the Ming Dynasty, if you want to accomplish anything, you often cannot be honest. But this is not a human problem, but a problem with the Ming Dynasty itself. This is what the court ministers should think about. Why can't those who want to do things be honest?

In addition, even in such an environment, not everyone who does things is covered in dirt. Zhou Mengchen dared not say that he was innocent. After all, he had done some exchanges of interests. But he dared to guarantee that Hai Rui was innocent.

Jiajing thought that his ministers were full of malice. It seemed that there was no good person in the court's civil and military affairs. He either sought fame or was corrupt.

Xu Jie immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty is not better than the wise."

Xu Jie also felt resentful. But he knew that now is not the time to speak. He could only admit defeat.

Seeing this, Jiajing stopped talking. He said, "This matter is settled, and Zhou Qing will preside over the spring exam next year."

Xu Jie said: "I obey the order."

This time when Xu Jie came out, Xu Jie did not say much to Zhou Mengchen, but walked like the wind and quickly returned to Wenyuan Pavilion. Sitting in his own room, there were memorials in front of him, but Xu Jie didn't read a single letter.

His eyes were staring at the sky light without any attention.

I don't know what I'm thinking.

Soon Li Chunfang came over and said, "Teacher, what do you say over the place of Your Majesty?"

Xu Jie said in a plain tone: "Zhou Mengchen won." Then he briefly told Zhou Mengchen's three points.

Li Chunfang suddenly became anxious and said, "How can this work? In this way, in the future, all those who come from the imperial examinations will have to thank Zhou Mengchen. If we want to work with Zhou Mengchen, what else can we do? What else can we do?"

"Teacher, how can you watch it?"

Xu Jie looked up at Li Chunfang slightly. He said nothing, just looked at him.

Li Chunfang suddenly seemed to pour a basin of cold water and dared not speak.

Xu Jie said, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Li Chunfang said, "Disciples don't dare."

"Get out." Xu Jie's tone was low, like a ferocious beast. Li Chunfang immediately retreated.

Xu Jie was silent in the duty room for a long time.

Slowly take out a piece of rice paper, lay it out, lift up the sleeves, and gently grind the ink. I don’t know how long it took to grind it, and the inkstone was full. Then Xu Jie twisted up a brush and slowly wrote on the rice paper: "Go back, the countryside is about to be rusty and do not return? Since he thinks his heart is in his form, why are he melancholy and sad? He understands the past and does not advise, and knows the coming ones can pursue------"

At this moment, Xu Jie was thinking about a question seriously, that is, is he going to retreat?

The prince already has a son.

It is only a few months apart from Zhou Mengchen's daughter. Now she is almost one year old, which is the favorite of the whole palace. Even Jiajing doesn't know how much she likes this child. She even often keeps her under her knees.

It seems that I feel that my son has been nullified and I want to raise a good grandson.

Just a few months old, what can you tell?

However, the emperor's grandson is almost one year old. This also proves one thing, that is, the possibility of the emperor's grandson's death is rapidly declining.

The younger the child, the more likely it is to die prematurely. Even if the prince is born, he is very strong. But after all, he is a child, so it may be normal to go there for some reason. But now he is almost one year old, unless someone makes a secret move, the possibility of death is naturally very low.

What does this mean?

It means that King Jing cannot continue to stay in the capital. The Jiajing stays King Jing in the capital, and that is the preparatory hand of the prince. Now the preparatory hand of the prince is the grandson. King Jing stays in the capital, and there is no effect, only side effects.

What else does Jiajing still do?

Now that there is only one opportunity, King Jing will get out.

But once King Jing gets out of here, there is no use for one person in the cabinet. Of course, it is Yuan Wei. Yuan Wei is actually invaded by Master and disciple Xu Jie and Li Chunfang. Why is he still in the cabinet? It is for King Jing to arrange it.

In case the crown prince suddenly disappears, King Jing can control the cabinet through Yuan Wei and thus hold the throne firmly.

Now that King Jing is gone, Yuan Wei’s backup is naturally gone.

The cabinet is about to add people.

It has almost been a foregone conclusion that Zhou Mengchen entered the cabinet. He will definitely be able to enter the cabinet in the 41st year of Jiajing. I just don’t know how many months it will be. Seeing Zhou Mengchen so aggressive, he was restless as the Minister of Rites. How could he be restless when he entered the cabinet?

At that time, Xu Jie will face another fierce battle.

Xu Jie was not afraid. But one thing he was worried about was that Zhou Mengchen was almost invincible with Jiajing's support. It was like he had Jiajing's support at the time. No matter how vicious Yan Song was, he would never drive him away.

And his age is too different from Zhou Mengchen.

Even if he keeps the upper hand, so what? Then the two sides have a deadly enemies. I am afraid that he can't retreat if he wants to retreat.

If courage and diligence are a kind of ability, but being able to retreat with great wisdom requires great wisdom. Jiajing's arrangements for the court. In fact, it is very cruel for the chief ministers of the past. Xia Yan and Yan Song's fate are probably not only their own problems, but also the problem with Jiajing's own arrangements.

Let your competitors take over your position. For the sake of their authority, new people will not be able to sit steadily. How can the chief assistant who retires at that time be safe?

This seems to have become the fate of the chief assistant of the Jiajing Dynasty.

Xia Yan abandoned the market, Yan Song could not beg for food, and starved to death. Xu Jie himself was unwilling to end up with them. It was just the power of the chief minister, and the power of the tenth person under one person was difficult to let go. He estimated that even if Zhou Mengchen entered the cabinet, the balance between him and Zhou Mengchen for several years or even ten years would not be a problem. But by then, it would be difficult for both sides to end.

It must be a fight to make a death enemy. And Zhou Mengchen's age advantage is just like Xu's age advantage over Yan Song?

Where to go? How to choose?
Chapter completed!