Chapter 399 398 Look at King Yu
“It should be completed by the Ministry of Industry within a time limit. Ouyang Shangshu may not be around for long.”
Xu Jie just responded to Gao Gong’s question lightly. , Gao Gong just nodded slightly.
Gao Gong doesn't care whether Ouyang Bijin stays or goes. He has no intention of trying to seize the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. He only cares about when Prince Jing's Mansion will be completed so that he can find a way to let Prince Jing Leave Beijing as soon as possible.
Xu Jie dared to say this, so naturally he was not afraid of Gao Gong repeating it.
Each of the six ministers is in charge of one. Even if Emperor Jiajing approves the proposal according to Xu Jie's vote, the Ministry of Industry can still do the work without putting in any effort. This all depends on the coordination and supervision of the cabinet.
There is no hope for the three people in the cabinet now, Yan Song and Gao Gong. Lu Ben has been doing nothing for many years, so naturally he has no hope, and now it is Xu Jie.
"It's all thanks to you, Mr. Ge."
Gao Gong just said solemnly, clasping his fists towards Xu Jie.
Xu Jie waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's all as it should be. By the way, I bought some Qiulubai in Tianfu a few days ago. After drinking it, it tastes sweet, pure and sweet, and has endless aftertaste. It's called It must be the best among wines, haha.”
Having said this, Xu Jie looked at Zhang Juzheng next to him and said, "Uncle, go to the back and ask them to bring the wine."
"Yes."
Zhang Juzheng stood up and wanted to salute the two of them. , turned around and left the house to find someone to bring the wine. Xu Jie and Gao Gong were the only ones left in the house.
“Now in Prince Yu’s Mansion, since Su Qing left, only Yifu and Zhengfu are left as assistants. At this time, nothing can happen. I want Uncle to go to the Prince’s Mansion to serve as an official. , I wonder what Su Qing thinks?”
In fact, when he left Zhang Juzheng from Xu Jie, Gao Gong guessed that he must have something to say to him. Now that he heard Xu Jie say his plan, he naturally Can't refuse.
"You and your uncle have stayed in the Imperial College, so you probably know something about his talent and learning."
Just when Gao Gong was deciding whether to agree or make some more requests, it was all an exchange anyway. , Xu Jie continued to talk about his work with Zhang Juzheng in the Imperial College.
Gao Gong naturally has no doubts about Zhang Juzheng’s abilities, and he and Zhang Juzheng not only have a tacit understanding in handling official affairs, but also have very similar views on the current situation. Although Zhang Juzheng is a student of Xu Jie, even if In the future, when Xu Jie retires, it seems that Zhang Juzheng can also be his assistant.
Thinking of this, Gao Gong nodded and did not think about whether there were any conditions for trading with Xu Jie. Anyway, he would not refuse if he came to Xu Jie when he was in need.
“Yes, my uncle’s talent can certainly serve as an official in the palace, but”
However, Gao Gong soon realized that Zhang Juzheng's current position in the Hanlin Academy was still low.
"I will talk to Wu Shangshu and Yin Zhangyuan, and also ask Su Qing to go and talk about it. Now Li Chunfang, Yuan Wei, Yan Ne and you have all served as ministers, ministers of Hanlin Academy, and ministers. The lecturer will be vacant soon."
Xu Jie said seemingly casually.
Gao Gong's eyes froze when he heard this. The four people mentioned in Xu Jie's words are all the most promising people in the court now, and they have all been promoted to ministers in the past year. Obviously, they are all He was heading to the cabinet.
Who among the four is most likely to enter the cabinet first and replace Lu Ben, naturally it is him and Li Chunfang.
Li Chunfang was the latest among the four to pass the imperial examination. Yuan Wei was the top scholar in the 17th year of Jiajing. He and Yan Na were the Jinshi in the 20th year of Jiajing. However, Li Chunfang was the top scholar in the 26th year of Jiajing.
Li Chunfang's articles were naturally excellent, and he also wrote good Qingci. He quickly rose to prominence, while the three of them were still waiting for the opportunity in the Hanlin Academy until they were dismissed because of Qingci. Emperor Jiajing valued it.
After that, Gao Gong was sent to Prince Yu's Mansion as an errand, responsible for teaching Prince Yu, while Yuan Wei and Yan Na were still in the Hanlin Academy, but they also served as some foreigners, mostly from Taichang Temple. Errands.
When Xu Jie mentioned this matter at this time, it was certainly not without purpose.
" Mr. Lu Ge."
Gao Gong asked tentatively.
But Xu Jie didn't speak, he just blinked at him, and he didn't seem to say anything.
Emperor Jiajing was also patient enough. Over the years, Lu Ben's several resignations and official appointments were rejected. In fact, he was asked to occupy a position in the cabinet.
According to Xu Jie's words, this situation is about to change, a new member will be added to the cabinet, or it will change within this year.
But immediately, Gao Gong felt something was wrong, "Where is Mr. Guo, the Minister of Civil Affairs?"
The person he asked was naturally Guo Pu. It was said that he was a Jinshi in the 14th year of Jiajing and had more seniority. However, Xu Jie did not mention his name at all in the conversation just now, which was really strange.
"Zifu should be replacing Wu Peng as minister, so he should not be included in the list."
Xu Jie answered Gao Gong's question in an understatement, even mentioning Guo Park's next official position has been revealed.
Wu Peng became an official, and Ouyang Bijin also resigned one after another. It can be said that Yan Song's power in the court was basically eliminated, and the rest was insignificant.
After coming out of the Xu Mansion, Gao Gong sat in the carriage and was still thinking about the meaning revealed in Gao Gong's words. Lu Ben was leaving, leaving a cabinet position free, but the most important thing was Wu Peng. and Ouyang Bijin's possible departure.
Is Yan Song about to fall?
But Xu Jie just shook his head and said nothing to his previous temptation. What does this mean?
Gao Gong couldn't understand Xu Jie's plan, so he had to ignore it. What he needed to consider most now was how to win favor, so that he could join the cabinet before Li Chunfang.
The number one scholar will ultimately have a huge advantage over a second-class scholar like him.
Wei Guangde still knew nothing about the violent turmoil that was about to occur in the court, but it was just a fight between gods and had nothing to do with him.
Wei Guangde was also standing at the door of his home at this time, seeing off a group of people of the same age.
Everyone is not of high level now, and this is the time when we need to huddle together for warmth the most.
Most of those who are valued by the nobles have already entered their respective circles at this time, and those who are still coming here are either planning to join Wei Guangde, or they are here because they really can't find a good place to go.
Wei Guangde watched everyone go away, sighed, and went straight back to his home. The door slowly closed, and his social activities were over for the day. In Beijing, such activities are still going on.
Zhang Juzheng, who left with Gao Gong, got on the carriage. After leaving the gate of Xu Mansion, he turned into an alley not far away. Not long after, the carriage stopped outside a small door.
Zhang Juzheng got off the carriage and came to the door. After tapping twice, the wooden door opened. When a boy inside saw it was Zhang Juzheng, he saluted and said, "The prime minister is waiting in the flower hall behind."
" Lead the way."
Zhang Juzheng just said casually and followed the boy into the yard, and then the wooden door was closed again.
"What do you think of Gao Gong? Can we get along with him?"
In a flower hall in Xu Mansion, Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng sat opposite each other, with the smoke from the teacups in front of them. , exuding a refreshing fragrance of tea, and several carbon basins placed around it radiate heat into the room, dispelling the coldness of early winter and making the whole room warm.
"Gao Gong is talented, sees things sharply and penetratingly, and has a strong character. However, he is cautious and cautious in doing things, and he is very good at playing both sides. His ability is really good."
Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and then spoke. Said, and Xu Jie on the opposite side couldn't stop nodding.
Gao Gong entered Prince Yu's Mansion immediately after leaving the Hanlin Academy. The relationship between Prince Yu and Prince Jing destined him to have a natural hostile relationship with Prince Jing's supporters, but in fact the relationship between Gao Gong and the Yan family Not bad, even when facing Yan Shifan, the two of them are often brothers, eating, drinking and having fun together. "But."
Zhang Juzheng said this and was suddenly stuck. He didn't know whether he was right or wrong.
Xu Jie looked up at him, raised his eyebrows and said, "Go on, don't have any scruples here."
"Yes, teacher."
Zhang Juzheng agreed, then lowered his head and thought about it. Then he continued: "What I said before are all my previous views on him.< br>
Now, based on my understanding of Gao Gong, this person seems to be a bit harsh in nature, and he is arbitrary in dealing with people, and even excludes dissidents.
You can deal with such a person for a short period of time. Cooperation, but it is difficult to maintain long-term relationships
As for why I couldn't see it before, I also thought that maybe it had something to do with the status of Prince Yu's Palace in the past.
At that time, Prince Yu's Mansion was not very strong in the capital. Although he was the eldest son of His Majesty, he did not receive the courtesy he deserved as a prince. Therefore, he restrained himself in all aspects. His original nature was suppressed. Completely covered so that no one can see it.
Now that King Yu's status has been confirmed, Gao Gong seems to be a villain. "
Zhang Juzheng said this and looked up at Xu Jie. Seeing the satisfied expression on Xu Jie's face, he continued: "Although King Yu's status has been confirmed now, he has not established a prince after all, so there are still variables. At this time, it should have been the time to continue to unite the officials of Prince Yu's Mansion, but Gao Gong began to exclude Wei Guangde. "
Speaking of this, Zhang Juzheng hesitated for a moment, "Teacher, Wei Guangde probably doesn't have a high status in Prince Yu's Mansion. I still don't understand why Gao Gong chose to attack Wei Guangde first. ”
"Haha. It's normal that you don't know. When Wei Guangde took refuge with Prince Yu, it was the most difficult time for Prince Yu's palace. The so-called help in times of need was nothing more than that.
So Wei Guangde's status in Prince Yu's heart was raised Very high, when However, it is still far from Gao Gong. Wei Guangde was involved in some things one after another, but many of them were not enough to be exposed to outsiders.
Wei Guangde, please ignore him and continue talking about Gao Gong. ." Xu Jie chuckled.
After listening to Xu Jie's words, Zhang Juzheng realized later and understood why Gao Gong quickly decided to send Wei Guangde out of the capital after Xu Jie raised his head.
It seems that Gao Gong is worried that Wei Guangde's status in King Yu's heart will continue to improve. Although it will not threaten him, it is good to have one less opponent.
"Actually, Gao Gong, as you can see from his attitude towards the people around him, is not something to be afraid of at all. But as the teacher said before, King Yu relies too much on him, so...
So in the future , if King Yu ascends the throne, Yan Song's position will probably belong to Gao Gong."
Zhang Juzheng did not mention his teacher Xu Jie, and Xu Jie also understood what Zhang Juzheng meant. He was afraid that he would not be able to defeat Gao Gong. question.
The most important thing for the chief minister of the cabinet is the emperor's trust. Without the emperor's support, let alone the chief minister, even the cabinet ministers will not be able to sit safely, unless they are arranged by the emperor to join the cabinet to restrain someone.
After King Yu ascended the throne, thinking about the love he had gained over the years, Xu Jie would not be killed, but he would definitely suffer a lot if he fought with Gao Gong.
"I am old after all, how many more years can I continue to work?"
Xu Jie said something seemingly unconcerned, and then added: "For so many years, I have followed Yan Song step by step. , I didn’t dare to disobey even a little bit, I didn’t expect You are old, do you still need to look at Gao Gong’s face?”
“What the teacher means, it depends on King Yu.”
Zhang Juzheng is not sure what Xu Jie means. But we can still make some guesses.
Since you don’t think highly of Gao Gong as a person, you can only replace him.
The people around King Yu, in addition to Gao Gong, also include Chen Yiqin, Yin Shizhen, etc. These people have been following King Yu for a long time, but I don't know if they can challenge Gao Gong's position in King Yu's heart.
"If one doesn't work, tie up two, and if two don't work, tie up three. You should hang out with Li Fang more recently.
When King Yu comes to power, his position will also rise, maybe. He is the next Huang Jin, such a person, Make friends as much as you can, but never become enemies."
Zhang Juzheng stood up and bowed to Xu Jieshen and said, "Student, you have learned a lesson."
"Sit down, you and I don't have to be like that. Very polite.”
Although Xu Jie was very satisfied with Zhang Juzheng's attitude, he still pretended to be close and said: "In addition, when you enter Prince Yu's Mansion, you have to pay more attention. It is not as early as when you entered Prince Yu's Mansion now.
You In order to show humility in front of King Yu, You need to show more of your talents. If you want to compete with Gao Gong, it will definitely be too late, so try not to show any threat to Gao Gong, you understand."
"Students understand. "
Zhang Juzheng nodded and said.
“Prince Yu is gone, but I heard that there are many beauties in Prince Yu’s harem. I think there should be a new crown prince soon. Unlike Prince Jing, there is still no one there after so many years. Sound.
If Prince Yu is still here, hey, there is no point in saying this. Anyway, remember, I still hope that you can take over the job of Prince Yu’s teacher in the future.
We are already a step too late for Prince Yu, but we must not slow down for Prince Yu. "
Speaking of this, Xu Jie glanced at Zhang Juzheng and said meaningfully: "You are still young and you still have a chance. "
Zhang Juzheng looked at the teacher Xu Jie and took a deep breath for a while.
"The student understands. ”
The two chatted for a few more words, and Xu Jie unconsciously yawned.
"Teacher, I'll take my leave now. It's really my fault for delaying the teacher's rest."
Zhang Juzheng saw that Xu Jie looked tired and hurriedly stood up and said.
"Haha, it doesn't matter."
Xu Jie said with a smile.
Just when Zhang Juzheng was about to turn around, he suddenly turned back.
“What else is there?”
Seeing Zhang Juzheng’s actions, Xu Jie asked strangely.
"Teacher, regarding Wei Guangde, do you really want to follow Gao Gong's wishes and let him go?"
Zhang Juzheng asked.
"It's still too early to consider his affairs. Even if you go to Fujian to serve as a censor, it doesn't mean that you can only take the road of governor. Don't forget, you can also take the road of Fujian's inspector general. This is not the case for Hanlin officials. What impact.
Besides, it’s hard to say whether that kid’s family will stay in Fujian for a long time.”
Xu Jie said with a smile.
(End of this chapter)