Daming primary school students

Chapter 704 Life Death and Longevity

Hearing his son's proposal, Yan Song was a little surprised, saying that it was still possible for Qin Dewei to support Zhai Luan in order to retreat or stir up trouble.

But the son also said that he would recommend or support Qin Dewei's teacher. What kind of cold joke is this?Do good deeds and send warmth?

Faced with his father's puzzlement, Yan Shifan asked again: "If Zhang Chao enters the cabinet, can Xia Yan and your father snatch the power from you?"

Yan Song said very confidently: "Definitely not!"

It's not that Yan Song boasted. Among the ministers over 25 years old, no one can seize power in the hands of Yan Song and Xia Yan, and there will be no third powerful minister in the cabinet.

The cabinet does not have a clear division of powers, everything depends on personal cultivation.

Zhang Chao, on the other hand, has mediocre political abilities and ambitions. When he joins the cabinet, he is just another Gu Dingchen.

So Yan Shifan took the case and said: "That's the reason! Zhang Chao has already entered the Zhixiyuan Wuyi Hall, even if he entered the cabinet again, so what?

Moreover, Zhang Chao's real power now comes from the Ministry of Rites. If Zhang Chao is allowed to give up the Ministry of Rites and join the cabinet, it is actually equivalent to rising up and down!

Therefore, Zhang Chao's entry into the cabinet, apart from gaining a reputation as a cabinet veteran, has no practical benefits for him.Letting him become a court elder like Zhai Luan and Gu Dingchen will not hinder us. "

Yan Song sighed, and said his plan: "From my thinking, I originally wanted to recommend Xu Zan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, to join the cabinet. This is the real ups and downs.

Then you can persuade His Majesty to let Xu Zan be on duty in Wenyuan Pavilion, so that Qin Dewei can be squeezed, and you can't always passively wait for Qin Dewei to come to the cabinet to seize power.

Later, Huo Tao, the censor of Zuodu, was promoted to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he was given the crucial office of the Ministry of Officials.

Your Majesty has considered that the great ceremony and discussion of the old relationship in the past should not prevent Huo Tao from changing his post, so this year's political situation can be regarded as a great consummation for me. "

After thinking for a while, Yan Shifan said: "Father's idea is not wrong, it is a very orthodox idea, and under normal circumstances, this is a feasible way.

But father, have you noticed that the orthodox way of thinking is always useless to Qin Dewei? "

Then Yan Shifan organized his speech and said confidently: "The court game is like a chess game, chess players like us must do two things in particular!
First, each move must take into account the following steps, not just the current one!Second, predict the opponent, or even predict the opponent's prediction! "

Yan Song was in a daze, feeling that his son was becoming more and more like Qin Dewei, and he didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Yan Shifan continued: "If you think in another way, father, you can easily be targeted and cracked.

As long as Qin Dewei supports Zhai Luan, he can easily suppress Xu Zan. After all, Zhai Luan is more qualified. According to the rules, Zhai Luan should have joined the cabinet!

Secondly, Xia Yan will not watch his enemy Huo Tao control the most important official department in the foreign court, nor will Qin Dewei!
Therefore, if my father proposes Xu Zan's plan to enter the cabinet and Huo Tao to take over the bureaucracy, Qin Dewei and Xia Yan will oppose it together. At that time, father, you will face an extremely disadvantageous situation! "

Yan Song asked subconsciously: "Then what do you say? Supporting Zhang Chao's entry into the cabinet is at most disgusting Qin Dewei. What can we gain?"

Yan Shifan replied: "Facing someone like Qin Dewei, one must be surprised, so it's best to follow my method.

In other words, it may not be that he really supports Zhang Chao's entry into the cabinet, even if it is a rumor that he will recommend Zhang Chao to the cabinet!
So from Qin Dewei's point of view, can he openly oppose his teacher joining the cabinet?After all, on the bright side, joining the cabinet is similar to being a prime minister, and it is the greatest honor of civil servants!

Therefore, Qin Dewei, as a disciple, cannot publicly object!He has no other choice, he is restricted to death!Only in this way can we grasp Qin Dewei!
Then Xia Yan must have his own calculations, if father, you support Zhang Chao, how should Xia Yan treat Zhang Chao?

In other words, Xia Yan must be worried, if he openly opposes Zhang Chao, will it lead to a break with Qin Dewei? "

So Yan Song also understood his son's thinking. The greatest significance of supporting Zhang Chao is not to get anything, but to disrupt Qin Dewei and Xia Yan's deployment.

At the same time, if Qin Dewei is unwilling to let Mr. Zhang enter the cabinet, he must ask himself to withdraw his intention to recommend him, and he will have to pay for it, so he can push the boat along.

The master's tricks are false and real. If you can disrupt the opponent's rhythm with suspicious soldiers first, you will be half successful.As for the back, you can see the opportunity when the opponent is in a mess.

Time passed day by day, and in the spring of April, two little lives were born in the Qin Mansion.

Mrs. Gu gave birth to a daughter, and Wang Mei gave birth to a boy. Everyone is happy.

It is foreseeable that the sparsely populated Qin family is likely to experience a population explosion in the next generation or two.

Qin Dewei is also very happy, but it is a pity that officials of Ming Dynasty do not have maternity leave, so they still have to go to work when they should go to work.

Moreover, a place like Wenyuan Pavilion maintains the circulation of official documents every day, and it is really inconvenient to be absent from work for a long time. This is the worst place in the Zhizhi Center.

When I was inspecting the affairs of the Yiwu Yamen that day, Kong Mu of the Japanese Pavilion submitted a list in the early morning and reported: "After recent inspections, these are the more obedient Japanese in the Japanese mission."

The so-called most obedient Japanese people imply that they can be considered as the target of new survey and cooperation.

Although Qin Zhongtang accepted the list, he didn't look at it carefully and just put it aside.

Ling Kongmu felt that his efforts were underestimated, so he couldn't help but reminded: "Zhongtang said that he would issue a few more surveys to Japan. The matter is of great importance. It should not be given lightly to others. It must be carefully investigated."

Qin Dewei couldn't help laughing, "Actually, in my opinion, it doesn't matter if you send it to anyone. Why should you care so much?"

Ling Kongmu: "."

Qin Zhongtang felt that Ling Kongmu was very serious in his work and had a good enthusiasm for work, which was rare among low-end miscellaneous officials who generally had a goofy mentality, so he wanted to give some pointers.

Then he asked: "Back then, the imperial court sent Kanhe to the king of Japan, who owns Kanhe now?"

Ling Kongmu had spent so long in the Japanese Pavilion, and gradually learned a lot of inside information, and replied: "At present, the only survey and cooperation in Japan should be in the hands of the powerful minister Ouchi."

Qin Dewei said with a smile: "By conducting tribute trade through survey and cooperation, you can easily gain several times the profit. With such a lure, with the habits of the Japanese, how can it not happen by force and plunder?

No matter who sent the extra copies of survey and cooperation, after returning to their country, it may be who will snatch them in the end.

That's why the official said that it doesn't matter who the additional surveys are sent to.The important thing is, who will come to pay the tribute next year, and then see what attitude the comer has. "

Only then did Ling Kongmu suddenly realize that it was Qin Zhongtang who had thought carefully.

At this time, Qin Zhongtang's confidant Fang You from Zhongshushe hurried in and shouted: "There is an obituary sent to the cabinet! Old Gu Ge is gone!"

Qin Zhongtang heard that he couldn't care less about the Japanese affairs, so he got up and walked out.

As he was walking, he also told the other party: "You go back to Wenyuan Pavilion to guard, and contact Commander Xu, who is on duty outside Renshou Palace, to collect information from all parties. I will go to Gu's residence to mourn the funeral!"

Fang Sheren was stunned. At this time, shouldn't he meet his party members immediately, actively connect with all parties, gear up for the next battle, and make thorough preparations for the next battle?
The old man Gu Ge has left and the tea is cold, so is it necessary to go to Gu's mansion so actively?

That is to say, Qin Zhongtang didn't know Fang Sheren's thoughts at this time, otherwise he would definitely scold him as "Jianzheng"!
As a Jiajing man, shouldn't we mourn the person who invented the concept of "Jiajing man"?

When they reached the right gate of Chang'an, Fang You and Qin Zhongtang parted ways.Looking at the back of the young man on the tall horse, Fang Sheren suddenly imagined Qin Zhongtang's deep meaning.

As one of the most popular places for imperial examinations, Suzhou Prefecture has a very powerful group of scholars, and Gu Dingchen is the leader of the "Suzhou Gang".

The purpose of Qin Zhongtang's active visit to Gu's mansion to mourn the funeral must be to win the hearts of Suzhou scholars and strengthen his own power base!

It's strange to say that the Suzhou gang has had bad luck these years. Except for Gu Dingchen, there are few Suzhou people among the cabinet ministers. Currently, the most powerful people in the court are people from Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Henan.

But Suzhou scholars have a strong foundation after all. If there is no leader for a while, Qin Zhongtang seems to be able to recruit them.As long as political needs, Nanjing and Suzhou can also be fellow countrymen!
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the truth should be like this, Fang You secretly sighed, it is true that people cannot be judged by appearances!

If anyone said that Qin Zhongtang was immature, that would be nonsense!How can an immature person have such a long-term and profound layout idea?
When Gu Dingchen's obituary was sent to Wuyi Hall and then transferred to Renshou Palace, it happened to be followed by the eunuch Qin who came to report on the work of the East Factory routinely.

Such news did not dare to be neglected, and the eunuch Qin hurried to the apse.Under normal circumstances, Emperor Jiajing cultivated immortals here every day.

From a distance, under the corridor, there is a long row of exquisite boxes, and there are several pieces of silverware in each box.

Emperor Jiajing was watching back and forth with great interest, picking up one or two pieces of silverware to play with from time to time.

The two people behind Emperor Jiajing were Wu Dinghou Guo Xun and alchemist Duan Chaoyong.

The eunuch Qin was also secretly surprised. Has Guo Xun returned to the emperor's vision?

When Guo Xun was in his heyday, he was the number one military official. A few years ago, Lord Guo Hou was dismissed from his position after Qin Dewei's "unnecessary" note, and he went home to retire.

Of course, whether Guo Xun struggled or not had nothing to do with him, eunuch Qin himself.

Eunuch Qin came over in a hurry, but now he was not in a hurry, and deliberately stood still not far away for a while to observe what was going on.

After Emperor Jiajing had finished looking at the silver wares, Guo Xun said to Emperor Jiajing: "I invited Gao Shi Duan Chaoyong to test it in a secret room at home, and it turned out that this person refined fairy silver with secret methods and made more than a hundred pieces of utensils. "

Duan Chaoyong added: "Use these silver utensils for eating and drinking, you can get immortality; if you use them for fasting and sacrificial offerings, you can get immortals! In addition, refining silver with secret methods can also help your Majesty to cultivate Xuanxiu!"

Immortality, gods, and rich sponsorship are the words that Emperor Jiajing loves to hear the most, and the words he wants to hear the most, Longyan Dayue immediately.

He said with a sense of relief: "I prayed to heaven for longevity for a year, but it has come true here."

The eunuch of Qin generally understood what was going on. Guo Xun recommended the alchemist Duan Chaoyong to Emperor Jiajing, and Emperor Jiajing had a good impression of Duan Chaoyong. After that, he was not so demanding of Guo Xun.

Afterwards, the Qin eunuch stopped watching, stepped forward a few steps, and said to Emperor Jiajing: "Just received the obituary, Mr. Gu has died at home."

Emperor Jiajing showed a bit of regret on his face. Gu Dingchen was also a favorite, and he often showed ingenious flattery. It's a pity that he disappeared like this.

Moreover, with the death of his favorite minister for many years, Emperor Jiajing's longing for longevity was touched again, and he subconsciously sighed softly.

Duan Chao took the opportunity to read the words, and said: "Your Majesty is the true son of heaven. He is originally a fairy body, but he can't see his spirit. Why? It's just that he has had too much contact with ordinary people.

Nowadays, all people have a lifespan, and their bodies have death energy. When your Majesty comes into contact with ordinary people, he will come into contact with death energy. "

Emperor Jiajing was stunned for a moment, and asked doubtfully, "So what?"

Duan Chaoyong played again: "Your Majesty lives in the deep palace, retreats and meditates, and does not meet outsiders, then gold can be made, and elixir can be obtained!"

Emperor Jiajing frowned and thought, could it be that there is no sign of success in his pursuit of longevity, could it be the reason Duan Chaoyong said?If you really want to achieve longevity, do you have to retreat and meditate alone, and you really can't deal with others?

Thinking about the characters in the myth, it seems that they all have the experience of retreat and cultivation.

The eunuch Qin couldn't stand it any longer, and coughed lightly to remind the emperor.The obituary of Gu Dingchen, a bachelor, is still waiting for a response, the emperor, you have to show a polite attitude!
Emperor Jiajing looked at Guo Xun, who had made great contributions, and ordered: "From now on, you will also enter the Zhiwuyi Palace."

Guo Xun was overjoyed, this meant that Emperor Jiajing trusted him again!
Then Emperor Jiajing said to Duan Chaoyong: "I will give you the title of Xuanzhong Gaoshi in the Purple Mansion, and then I will give you the mansion and alchemy room, so that you can refine the magic weapon with your heart!"

In the end, Emperor Jiajing turned to the eunuch Qin, "Send Qin Dewei to the Gu Mansion on my behalf, and offer condolences and sacrifices!"

For Gu Dingchen, this standard can be regarded as very high, and it can be said that death is honorable.

In many cases, the selection of envoys only needs to send an eight-rank pedestrian from the Pedestrian Department.And this time, it is not a low standard to let the unprepared mechanical engineering bachelor serve as the envoy.

After the treatment, Emperor Jiajing began to think about the issue of praying for longevity. One or two years is not long, so can he retreat with peace of mind?

Thinking of this, Emperor Jiajing issued another decree: "The cabinet ministers are of great importance and cannot be lacked for a day. The cabinet ministers will collectively recommend candidates!"

The Qin eunuch was once again a little surprised. In the past ten years, after Emperor Jiajing took power, all the appointed cabinet ministers were basically arbitrary. Few of them consulted courtiers like this. What is the purpose of this?
Qin Dewei came out of Gu's mansion and returned to the middle hall of Wenyuan Pavilion. He had just sat down and before he had time to drink water, he saw a eunuch walking outside the door.

Generally, the appearance of eunuchs in Wenyuan Pavilion represents the imperial decree of the emperor. Qin Dewei did not dare to be disrespectful, so he hurriedly got up to greet them.

After receiving the order, Qin Dewei was extremely speechless, he just came back from Gu's mansion, so he has to run again?
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