It is now the end of mid-autumn autumn, and the weather is getting colder, especially after nightfall, the temperature is cooler and the fragrance of osmanthus is mixed with the night wind and blows towards you, making people feel refreshed.

Xu Jin was wearing a moon-white Confucian robe and a square towel. He followed a maid who was holding a lamp calmly and walked towards his mentor Fei Hong's study. The scene was as before, but the maid who was leading the way in front had changed people. Hongying, the maid who served Fei Hong back then, had reached age and went out of the house to marry.

The eldest maid who is responsible for serving her master has two destinies. She either turns over and becomes a concubine or gets married when she reaches age. She usually marrys a servant in the mansion. The maid Hongying is lucky and is released from the mansion. The family learns a marriage for her. Although the man has no fame yet, he is also a scholar. It is said that his life after marriage is quite happy. He is already the mother of two children, and everything is good!

The maid who serves Fei Hong now is Caixia, a 16-year-old shy little girl. As long as her eyes meet Xu Jin, even the little birds on her face will instantly turn into colorful clouds.

The little maid took Xu Jin outside Fei Hong's study and reported in a slight tremolo (notic) voice: "Master, Lord Xu is here."

"Let him come in!" A familiar voice came from the room.

"Please come in!" Caixia pushed open the study door and said respectfully.

Xu Jin nodded with a smile, and the little birds on the little maid's face immediately turned into colorful clouds again, and they looked timid and cute. However, Xu Jin was not interested in such a yellow-haired girl. He was not here to tease the little lady tonight, but to visit his mentor. Respecting the teacher is a virtue and duty. After finishing his work, he naturally came to visit his mentor.

Xu Jin stepped into the study and saw his mentor Fei Hong sitting behind the case. A chessboard had been set up on the case. Mr. Fei was holding a chess piece in his hand and slowly squintedly, looking like he was "sharpening the knife". He seemed to have expected Xu Jin to come tonight.

"Students pay homage to my teacher, my teacher is safe!" Xu Jin took a few steps forward and bowed.

As for an official, Fei Hong was definitely not a capable minister. During his tenure as the chief minister, he had no achievements. His ability was far from Yang Tinghe, and even less than Yang Yiqing. However, he was definitely a generous elder and a well-educated man. In Xu Jin's mind, Fei Hong was not only a mentor, but also a father and son. If there were no Master Fei, he would probably still be lying on the Four Books and Five Classics. Not to mention passing the imperial examination, he would burn the incense if he could pass the imperial examination.

Therefore, Xu Jin was respectful and grateful from the bottom of his heart to Fei Hong, the generous elder. He bowed respectfully!

Fei Hong was not pretentious and received a gift from Duke Jingguo openly. Then he smiled and said kindly: "Get up quickly, just come back safely. Come on, let's talk to my teacher first to see if you have made progress."

Xu Jin was not polite either. The Malaysian Golden Sword Land was placed in front of the case, and the black man was taken first!

The master and apprentice played more than a hundred moves in the lamp, and in the end, Xu Jin lost by a glance and a half. As the saying goes, Jiang is still the old man. Originally, Xu Jin was slightly superior in the mid-market stage, but the official was the most popular. Xu Jin was still half apart in his Taoist practice, so he could only watch Master Fei turn the tables little by little.

"Ziqian's chess skills have improved greatly. In two years, he will probably not be your opponent." Fei Hong stroked his beard and said happily.

Xu Jin pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Why do you need two years? The student is willing to go to another game with Master Fei and will win."

A hint of pride flashed across Fei Hong's face, and he waved his hand and smiled: "The child is just trying to bully his teacher, so he won't be fooled."

Looking at Master Fei who was smiling happily, Xu Jin was also happy. It seemed that Master Fei was optimistic and did not feel depressed because he was forced to step down as the chief minister of the cabinet.

Fei Hong obviously also saw that Xu Jin was deliberately making him happy, with a hint of warmth in his eyes, and said seriously in a reproachful tone: "You know what happened during the day today. Ziqian should not take risks again in the future. You must know that a gentleman will not stand under a dangerous wall."

"Disciple, remember the teachings of his mentor!" Xu Jin hurriedly bowed his head to receive the teachings.

Fei Hong couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly, because he knew his disciple too well. Although he was mature and steady, he liked to take risks when encountering problems. This was the case when he was guarding Qianshan County, the same was true for Tongzhou last year, and the same was true for guarding the capital later. So although this boy agreed to it happily, he would still take risks when he made a decision at the right time.

As the saying goes, when people walk by the river, there is no reason not to wet their shoes. No matter how good your luck is, they will be used up. Fei Hong is worried about this, so he specifically reminded Xu Jin tonight that no matter whether it is effective or not, the vaccine still needs to be given. He doesn't want a white-haired person to send a black-haired person.

Xu Jin sweated secretly, picked up the warmed rice wine on the small red mud stove, poured a glass of Fei Hong, and then filled it with him, changing the topic: "Mr. Fei has been wronged during this period."

Fei Hong was indeed wronged. The cabinet chief minister was doing well, but he took the blame for the emperor because of a Taishan earthquake and retired and retired at the age of 60.

Fei Hong waved his hand and said calmly: "Actually, my master has long planned to retire. This time I just follow the trend. Why do you think, Ziqian?"

Xu Jin was slightly stunned, but after careful consideration, he understood Fei Hong's intention. He couldn't help but sigh that Master Fei may not have any outstanding points in governance, but he is well versed in the way of being an official.

As the saying goes, water is full, it overflows, the moon is full, and things are extremely deficient. This is an eternal natural law. Therefore, when a person is so popular that he cooks oil with fire, his death is not far away.

Xu Jin's current situation is that he was a fire-fire cooking oil. He was awarded the title of Duke at a young age. He was highly powerful and had a reputation in the officialdom and the people. In addition, his mentor Fei Hong was the chief assistant of the cabinet. His father-in-law Fei Cai, his brother-in-law Fei Maoxian and Fei Maozhong were all officials in the court. In addition, the three brothers of the Xie family all served in the army. What's more, almost all the generals in the army who can fight were from Xu Jin's disciples, and Xu Jin himself held the elite troops of the Shenji Camp.

Just imagine what a terrible and huge force this is. Not to mention that all officials are afraid of it, even the emperor will probably feel threatened. Fortunately, Jiajing trusts Xu Jin very much. If he had changed to an emperor, Xu Jin would probably be about to fall.

However, humans are the most fickle animals. God knows whether Jiajing will always trust Xu Jin so much. If one day he loses his holy family, Xu Jin will be finished immediately.

Therefore, it is a very wise move for Fei Hong to voluntarily resign from the position of chief minister of the cabinet. It is important to know that Fei, Xu and Xie are all prosperous and lose. Once something happens to Xu Jin, the three families will inevitably end up being uprooted.

Fei Hong does not have outstanding political talents, but he is well versed in the way of being an official and knows how to make choices. The most rare thing is that he is not interested in power, can take it and let it go. The cabinet chief minister can quit and give it to young people if he doesn't want to do it. In this regard, he is better than Yang Tinghe.

When Xu Jin realized the terrible relationship, he couldn't help but sweat on his back and gave Fei Hong a grateful look. Mr. Fei was not yet 60 years old this year and was in the position of chief minister of the cabinet. He was originally a time to show his ambitions and show his ambitions, but he resigned from the position of chief minister without hesitation for himself.

Xu Jin stood up and gave a deep salute to Fei Hong. The latter couldn't help but smile with relief because he believed that his disciple would do better than him and would push the Ming Dynasty on a more prosperous and powerful road.

"It is said that a censor had already written a letter a few days ago, asking the emperor to take back your Duke and Taibao official title. What are Ziqian's plans to go to court tomorrow?" Fei Hongruo asked meaningfully.

Xu Jin smiled and said, "The Taizu of this dynasty once made a ancestral teaching. No military merits can be awarded a title. Although the military merits made by his disciples dare not be compared with those of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, it should be sufficient to be granted a Duke."
Chapter completed!