It was not yet dawn, and there were still a few sparse stars hanging in the sky.
A sedan carried by eight people appeared on West Chang'an Street, heading all the way to Xiyuan where Emperor Jiajing practiced immortality and alchemy.
A gust of wind blew by, lifting the curtains of the sedan, revealing the face of a kind-faced old man with white beard. If Zhu Ping'an were here, he would definitely recognize this old man as the old guy who played in the city that day. However, this
The old guy is not an ordinary person. He is the second most powerful person in the family, the chief minister of the current dynasty, Mr. Yan Song.
Yan Song, Mr. Yan Ge is 72 years old this year. In the Ming Dynasty, most people would have died at this age. But we, Mr. Yan Ge, are still in good health. Our eyes are not blurred and our ears are not deaf. In the evening, I will spend time with my wife.
We can also do some interesting little programs.
Especially in the recent days, Yan Ge's life has been even more prosperous. The disobedient Qiu Luan who wanted to set up a new mountain died. There is no civil and military man in the dynasty who would not flatter him. Although Xu Jie, a rising political star, has come to the fore recently.
, but it doesn’t matter, you’re a newbie, just hammer and pound and you’ll be fine.
The day before yesterday, his godson Wenhua brought him a priceless gold curtain from the southeast, and he also sent nearly ten thousand taels of silver alone.
In addition, the examination is about to begin, and Donglou has put several carts of money into the cellar these days.
Mr. Yan Ge's face lit up when he thought about these things while sitting in the sedan chair, and he urged the sedan bearers to go faster from time to time.
Compared with the previous things, this is the thing that Mr. Yan Ge is most proud of.
Mr. Yan Ge gets up early every day, not to exercise. Instead, he goes to Xiyuan to meet Emperor Jiajing. The emperor has been practicing Taoism and refining elixirs for more than ten years without coming to court. There are not many people who are qualified to meet the emperor every day except me, Mr. Yan.
You are an individual, how can you not be proud?
In particular, when we, Lao Yan, meet the Holy Sage, we are not just meeting the Holy Sage like other people. We are taking elixirs with the Holy Sage. Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, we, Lao Yan, are the only ones.
In Mr. Yan Ge's mind, he can eat, sleep and sleep well in his seventies, and he can do some exercise with his wife at night when he is in the mood. He believes that it is the result of the elixir. Otherwise, why would he still be like this in his seventies?
A lively dragon and a tiger.
Therefore, every time he got up early and went to Xiyuan to take pills, Mr. Yan Ge's face was always glowing. He jogged all the way without breathing, and Mr. Yan Ge's positive guinea pig spirit also moved Emperor Jiajing.
For a time, the monarch and his ministers had a perfect tacit understanding.
Mr. Yan Ge's sedan did not stop until it reached the gate of Xiyuan Palace. As soon as it stopped, the gate of Xiyuan Palace slowly opened.
Mr. Yan Ge is already a regular customer of Xiyuan. Xiao Huangmen also likes this generous and enthusiastic Mr. Ge. For example, this time, as soon as Mr. Yan Ge's sedan arrived at the palace gate, Xiao Huangmen put it in Xiao Huangmen's pocket.
There were a few more banknotes in small and large denominations.
The small yellow door led Mr. Yan Ge into Xiyuan, which Mr. Yan Ge was extremely familiar with.
"Master Yan, please wait here for a moment."
But when Mr. Yan Ge was about to walk into the palace where the Holy Alchemy was made, which he was very familiar with, a beardless man in a python suit and jade belt walked out of the palace and stopped Mr. Yan Ge with a smile on his face.
"Okay, okay, I wonder if Mr. Huang had a good rest yesterday."
Yan Song was startled for a moment, then stepped forward with a smile on his face, took the hand of the beardless man in a python suit, and asked for help. At the same time, he stuffed several hundred-liang banknotes into the cuffs of the beardless man without leaving any trace.
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"Thanks to Mr. Yan, we had a good sleep last night. We slept soundly." The man in the python suit said as he put the banknote in his cuff into Yan Song's sleeve again without leaving any trace. This speed, this
The concealment is much faster than Yan Song's.
"Huang Gong is so honest and honest, it is really admirable." Yan Song said with admiration.
"Master Yan is joking. Master Yan, please take a break for a moment." The man in the python suit said, stretched out his hand, and asked Yan Song to go to the palace next to him and take a break for a while with a smile on his face.
"How dare you, how dare you, Mr. Yan please." Yan Song, a man in his seventies, reacted very quickly, half-bent down and stretched out his hand in a gesture of invitation.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, the reason why Yan Song did not need to treat the man in the python suit like this was entirely because this man was not an ordinary person. This man was the popular man in front of Emperor Jiajing, the leader of the harem eunuchs, Huang Jin.
Emperor Jiajing was very disdainful of eunuchs, thinking that these eunuchs were suitable for cleaning toilets and emptying toilets. He always had strict control over eunuchs, but Huang Jin was an exception and he trusted him very much. Huang Jin entered the palace in the early years of Zhengde and entered the palace.
He studied in the school hall, and soon he was sent to Prince Xing's Mansion to study with the crown prince. In the 16th year of Zhengde (1521), Wuzong died without any children, and the Holy Emperor ascended the throne as Emperor Shizong. Because of Huang Jin's achievements in studying with him, he was promoted to the imperial eunuch.
Later, he was successively transferred to the positions of Shangshan Supervisor, Divisional Supervisor, and Internal Official Supervisor of Eunuchs.
Such a capable, powerful, and self-disciplined person is by no means an easy person.
Especially recently, Yan Song got news that the Holy Emperor intends to let Huang Jin, the admiral, supervise the East Factory.
That's why Yan Song was so enthusiastic, even if he was stopped outside the palace gate, he still had a smile on his face.
After about half an hour, the door of the palace where Emperor Jiajing practiced immortality and alchemy opened, and a fair-skinned official in his forties or fifties walked out. He always had a smile on his face and looked kind-hearted.
Feel.
The official came out and smiled, nodded to the eunuch on duty standing outside the hall, and then left the hall.
Yan Song, the old man in the other hall, turned pale when he saw this person. Why did Xu Jie come and be summoned by the saint in advance? The last time this place was in the limelight during the "Gengshu Incident", it was originally
I thought that this rising political star would be fine with just a little bit of beating, but I didn't expect that it seems that he needs a strong dose of medicine.
"The lower official has met Mr. Yan. Mr. Yan looks very good today." Xu Jie saw Yan Song from a distance, and bowed his hands slightly in a salute. Normally, the lower official only saluted the superior when he saw him, and did not fawn over like other officials.
Xu Jie also lived a very happy life during this period. After the Gengshu Rebellion, although he did not join the cabinet, his treatment was the same as that of the cabinet, and he is now the prince's Taibao. These days, he is often called to Xiyuan by the emperor.
He drinks tea and inquires about state affairs. His colleagues in the DPRK and China are also very flattering to him.
Especially today, the Holy Master has given himself the important task of presiding over the general examination. Others have not discovered the energy in the general examination, but Xu Jie knows it very well. After mastering the general examination and presiding over the general examination, then these talents who have ascended to Longmen will be able to
They are his disciples. Even though these people are inconspicuous now, they will all be in the future.
Therefore, in Xu Jie's view, he was not far away from success and from avenging Master Xia for those who were persecuted by Yan Song.
"Oh, it turns out to be Xu Shangshu." Yan Song nodded slightly and looked at Xu Jie again. This boy's tail wants to be raised. It's time for a spanking.
After a brief greeting, Xu Jie took half a step to the side and got out of the way. Yan Song, led by Huang Jin, entered the palace where Emperor Jiajing practiced immortality and alchemy.
Just wait and see, it won't be long.
Xu Jie looked at Yan Song's back, the smile on his face disappeared, and when he turned around he smiled again and walked towards the gate of Xiyuan. (To be continued)