Facts have proved that once a person who is usually weak and gentle in character is more stubborn than those with strong personalities, he cannot even pull back ten cows. This is true for Princess Yongfu. Jiajing and Empress Dowager Jiang were so mean and persuaded her, but she still couldn't change her idea of ​​becoming a monk and practicing. She did not dare to force her too quickly. In the end, she had to verbally agree to Princess Yongfu, first with the word "drag" and then make a long-term plan.

About half an hour later, Zhu Houyun left Shoukang Palace in depression. He couldn't stay for too long. After all, there was still such a big mess that he needed to clean up the aftermath.

After Jiajing left Shoukang Palace, he immediately went to Wenhua Palace and summoned four cabinet ministers to discuss the aftermath.

Jiajing is very good at face, but some of the faces are lost. After all, it is impossible to cover up the fire. Covering them will only make you want to cover up the truth. It is just a joke. So after discussing with the four cabinet ministers, Jiajing simply issued an edict announcing the cancellation of Princess Yongfu's wedding, and briefly explained the reasons for the cancellation of the wedding to demonstrate the demeanor and confidence of the great power of the Celestial Empire.

So, a grand wedding ended in a terrible state. The envoys from all vassal states came to watch the ceremony were tactful. After receiving generous gifts from the court, they packed them up and prepared to leave. Anyway, one of the purposes of their traveling thousands of miles to watch the ceremony was to catch the autumn wind. As long as the benefits were not lost, no matter whether you, Princess of the Ming Dynasty, would be married or a monk.

Of course, the envoys from various countries cannot leave for the time being, because the nine gates of the capital are still under martial law, and the Jinyiwei almost came out to capture the remnants of Bailian everywhere. Not only the Jinyiwei, but also the constables and yamen runners of the Ministry of Justice and Shuntian Prefecture were all dispatched.

It is no wonder that the prince-consort was actually a thief in Bailian. The Taoist priest who often goes to and from the Forbidden Palace is also a thief in Bailian. It is really sensational. If such a thing happened, it would be unreasonable to clean the entire capital without cleaning it inside and out several times.

It can be foreseen that soon there will be a lot of people who will fall to the ground, and a lot of people will throw away their black hats because of this.

Let’s talk about Xu Jin leaving the Cining Palace after reporting to Empress Dowager Jiang’s death of the “son-in-law”, so he didn’t know that Princess Yongfu “screwed into the water and committed suicide”. Of course, in order to take into account the face of the emperor, Jiajing would not allow such a thing to be passed on to the outer court.

Xu Jin led three beautiful wives out of the palace, first sent them back to the mansion and gathered for a while, and then rushed back to the six ministries without stopping, because according to the rules, the generals who led the troops to fight returned to Beijing and received the Ministry of War report, completed the relevant procedures, and handed over the letter of the army transfer.

Originally, Xu Jin was the top leader of the Ministry of War, but he fell into the sea some time ago and disappeared. Everyone thought he had died. After court discussion, he was posthumously named Duke Jingguo and also appointed him as Taibao. The vacant position of Minister of War was taken over by his old acquaintance Wu Wending.

However, before Wu Wending even sat in the heat, Xu Jin returned to Beijing from the dead. As a result, the situation between the two was awkward. As the saying goes, one carrot and one pit. Now Wu Wending has been trapped by the Minister of War, so Xu Jin has not buried it. What should I do? You can't let Wu Wending get out and give the pit back to Xu Jin?

Some people may say, didn’t Yan Song fall? The position of the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites is vacant. However, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites is only the third in charge of the Ministry of Rites. Can it be compared with the position of the top leader of the Ministry of War?

From the Minister of War to the Right Minister of Rites, it was demoted. Xu Jin was a meritorious minister. He went to sea to pacify this time and was almost dead and died, but he was demoted in the end. It was really unreasonable, and Jiajing would not agree. What about Wu Wending? He was promoted to the Minister of War through the normal court. He had no fault. For no reason, you can make him get out of here. People don’t have to be faced? The court has to follow the rules to do things?

After a glance at the other five departments, the top leaders were all neat, and the top leaders of the Censorate were not short of people. There was no place to place Xu Jin, a big Buddha except the cabinet. However, the same thing is still said, age is a flaw. Xu Jin, who is only twenty-five years old, wanted to enter the cabinet, so he would just grow his beard under his jaw first.

Therefore, Wu Wending and Xu Jin's situation is quite embarrassing at this moment!

In the Ministry of War, Xu Jin met his old acquaintance Wu Wending, who looked as usual. After learning about Xu Jin's purpose, Wu Wending was doing his job and handled various handover procedures for Xu Jin according to the procedures.

It is worth mentioning here that Xu Jin's seal letter was lost when he fell into the sea. Throwing seals can be big or small. As for the Ming Dynasty, it is not uncommon for examples of losing official positions due to losing seals. Some people even lost their heads because of it. However, Xu Jin's seal was caused by the fact that it was not caused by the groom's carelessness, but it was a pity.

Fortunately, Wu Wending was honest and did not question Xu Jin because he lost the Governor's seal. He just registered the matter truthfully.

After completing all the procedures, Xu Jin stood up and said, "Master Wu is busy with affairs, so I will not disturb you."

"Sir Xu, wait!" Wu Wending stood up and called Xu Jin.

Xu Jin stopped and said politely: "Mr. Wu has something to do?"

Wu Wending looked at the young man who was calm and composed in front of him, and a complex look flashed in his eyes. He remembered that when Wang Shouren jointly suppressed the rebellion of King Ning, he was the prefect of Ji'an and the second-ranked figure under the prince, and Xu Jin was just an insignificant little scholar.

However, in just seven or eight years, this insignificant young scholar radiated dazzling brilliance. Not only did he come from behind, but he was also young and easily ranked as the Minister of the Six Ministers and was promoted to the Duke of the Kingdom, which was really shocking!

Wu Wending couldn't sigh at Wang Shouren's accurate vision. He asserted that this son would become a pillar of the Ming Dynasty. Now it has come true. Xu Jin is the unyielding pillar of the Ming Dynasty. Without him, the Ming Dynasty's destiny would probably have been cut off when Altan sieges the city last year.

"Mr. Xu, I have written the memorial and ask the emperor to withdraw your Duke's title. I will write a letter to the court in the morning tomorrow." Wu Wending looked at Xu Jin with unbiased eyes.

Xu Jin's reaction was very calm, and he bowed with a smile and said, "Thank you, Lord Wu, I will ask the emperor to resign from the title of Duke of the State tomorrow."

Wu Wending couldn't help feeling relieved when he heard this. He was worried that Xu Jin was greedy for the title of Duke of the Kingdom, but he seemed to be underestimating him, so he bowed his hand and picked up a teacup to show him off.

Xu Jin turned around and walked out loud. Wu Wending glanced at his background, then sat down and continued to work, without any concern about whether his actions would offend Xu Jin, a celebrity of the dynasty.

As the saying goes, people are popular and there are many troubles, Wu Wending is not jealous of Xu Jin, but he is worried that being too "red" will ruin Xu Jin's pillar, so he decided to pour some cold water on Xu Jin to cool down. As the saying goes, cooking oil with a fire will turn the opposite, and taking full advantage is not necessarily a good thing.

After Xu Jin came out of the Ministry of War, he planned to go home. Although he now has the titles of Duke Jingguo and Taibao, he is not a real position. His real position is the Minister of War, but he has now been decreed by Wu Wending. Therefore, after completing the procedures and handing over the office, Xu Jin was not even the Governor of the East and became an absolute wealthy idle person, and had to go home to hold his wife and children.

However, this is exactly what Xu Jin wants. It has been seven months since he left Beijing in February, and it is time to go home and spend time with his wife and children!

When Xu Jin thought of his wife and children at home, he felt warm and quickened his pace to the outsiders of the Six Ministry Courtyards. However, when he first arrived near the office of the Ministry of Rites, he saw a group of people coming towards him from afar. Looking at the all-colored crimson official robes, he knew that they were all bigwigs of the Courtyards.

Sure enough, when I looked closer, I saw that the leader was Jin Xianmin, the current chief assistant of the cabinet, Gu Qinshun, the Grand Secretary of the Dongge and Minister of Rites, Fang Xianfu, the Minister of Personnel, Qin Jin, the Minister of Revenue, and Hu Shining.

Xu Jin quickly came forward and bowed and said, "Xu Jin has met you all."

Although Jin Xianmin was the chief minister of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers, Xu Jin still held the title of Duke and had a respectable status, so he had to take the lead in returning the gifts.

"Haha, today I was fortunate that the Duke of Jingguo was able to plan and smash the conspiracy of Bailian's thief rebels, and sacrificed himself as bait to kill two white thief demons, Li Dayi and Tao Zhongwen. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. Duke of Jingguo is really worthy of being the pillar of my Ming Dynasty and the role model of all officials!" Fang Xianfu, the Minister of Personnel, stroked his sparse beard and said in a compliment.

Xu Jin frowned slightly. As the Minister of Personnel and the head of the six ministries, this person disregarded his image and flattered himself in public. If he were either bad intentions, he would be a flatterer. So he said calmly: "Mr. Fang is too proud, and I am just a lucky official. He has entrusted the blessing of the emperor and the queen mother."

"Duke Jingguo is too humble!" Fang Xianfu stroked his beard and smiled.

Jin Xianmin frowned and said indifferently: "Mr. Xu's actions today are too unlucky. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. It is not necessary to ignore his own safety and show off his courage for a moment. This trend must not last long.

In addition, since Lord Xu learned that the prince consort was a rebel of Bailian, he should order the arrest as soon as possible, rather than putting the emperor in a dangerous place in order to capture it all in one place. Li Dayi, a thief, is very skilled in martial arts. If he suddenly attacks the emperor, he will not redeem even if he dies!"

Jin Xianmin's reprimand was harsh. The officials present changed slightly and their eyes fell on Xu Jin in unison.

Just when everyone thought that Lord Xu, who was young and powerful, would take it back, Xu Jin's performance surprised them.

Xu Jin said modestly: "What Lord Jin said is that I am indeed not considerate, act recklessly, and receive teaching!"

Jin Xianmin had already made great efforts, so he was waiting for Xu Jin to refute, and then used the excuse to scold Xu Jin hard. On the one hand, he hit Xu Jin's prestige and on the other hand, he established his authority as the chief minister. Unfortunately, Xu Jin did not accept the call at all, and Jin suddenly hit Mianhua like a punch, with nowhere to focus.

Jin Xianmin was speechless and had nowhere to be used. She felt uncomfortable as if she was interrupted halfway through shit. In the end, she had to change the topic and said, "Did Lord Xu go to the Ministry of War to do business?"

Xu Jin nodded and smiled, "That's right."

Jin Xianmin nodded and continued to move forward. Luo Qinshun, a Grand Secretary of the Dongge and Minister of Rites, nodded to Xu Jinruo with meaning and walked away. Other officials from the Ministry of Rites followed one after another, surrounded Jin Shou Aunt and entered the Ministry of Rites.

The expected good show did not happen, and Fang Xianfu, the Minister of Personnel, couldn't help but be disappointed. He turned his eyes, deliberately lagging behind a few steps and then turned back, and whispered to Xu Jin: "Can Lord Xu be convenient for talking with him?"

A faint sarcasm flashed in Xu Jin's eyes. He was a human being for two lives, so how could he not see Fang Xianfu's trick? He just said that he was called himself in front of others, but now he changed his words to be Lord Xu. It was obvious that he was not good at it. He was complimenting on the surface, but in fact he was a praise. This guy was uneasy!

Xu Jin followed Fang Xianfu to the side and said calmly: "What advice does Lord Fang have?"

Fang Xianfu smiled and said, "Mr. Xu is so serious, I dare not take it as a gift. I just want to remind Mr. Xu!"

"Oh, Lord Fang, please speak out!"

Fang Xianfu looked at the gate of the Ministry of Rites, and then he whispered in a low voice: "Mr. Xu has worked hard and made great achievements and has made great achievements in military affairs. This time he went to sea, he was almost dead and alive. It is natural to be named Duke, but... the Chief Auxiliary has complained about this and has planned to write to the emperor that you have your Duke and Taibao official title. Lord Xu should be careful!"

"Be serious?" Xu Jin frowned and said, "I have no grudges with the Chief Auxiliary!"

Fang Xianfu sneered and said, "It is true that there is no grudge between Lord Xu and Chief Jin, but Lord Xu is deeply favored by the emperor and has a very good reputation among the people. The limelight has surpassed Chief Jin, haha."

Fang Xianfu roared twice, and it was time to stop!

Xu Jin bowed and said, "Thank you Lord Fang to remind me!"

"You are polite, Lord Xu. I am just speaking up for Lord Xu. I am still in charge of official duties, so I will say goodbye first!" Fang Xianfu said that, and turned around and entered the gate of the Ministry of Rites.

Xu Jin looked at the gate of the Ministry of Rites thoughtfully. Although Fang Xianfu's provocation method was a little clumsy, he might not be lying. He was indeed too popular and surpassed Jin Xianmin, the chief minister. If he wanted to lead all officials, he would establish authority. It would be normal to suppress him. Isn't this the purpose just now scolding himself on excuses?

Of course, if he was in the position of Jin Xianmin, he might have done this, otherwise it would be difficult for the boss to be the boss and the team would be difficult to lead. However, Fang Xianfu was so bad that he wanted to provoke a dispute between himself and Jin Xianmin, so he could only take advantage of the situation.

Almost all officials dream of joining the cabinet and becoming prime ministers, because it represents the highest honor of civil servants. It is obvious that Fang Xianfu wants to join the cabinet!

As long as Jin Xianmin fights with Xu Jin, no matter who wins in the end, he, the Minister of Personnel, is a profitable person. If Jin Xianmin falls, he has great hope to join the cabinet. If Xu Jin loses, it is equivalent to squeeze out a strong competitor, and Coke will not do it?
Chapter completed!