Borrow the day to change the day

() Han Yu walked into the main worship hall, and found that Emperor Chongzhen was sitting on it with a blank face, and only Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, was waiting on him.

Could it be that he was going to be arrested and taken to the East Factory?No, Dongchang has not seen its trace for two years.

As he was thinking, he approached and knelt down on the ground: "Long live, long live, long live, long live!"

Originally, he was the chief assistant of the cabinet, so he didn't need to bow down so much, but because he had a ghost in his heart, he unconsciously paid his respects.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't let him get up immediately, he was bored, and didn't want to see him, but said: "Ge Lao, have you ever calculated the loss of the capital?"

Han Yu heard that Emperor Chongzhen called him the elder of the pavilion, and knew that the situation was not as serious as he imagined, but the question of Emperor Chongzhen made him embarrassed again: "Your Majesty, it hasn't been long since the Jianlu retreated, and the ministers and others cannot be counted for the time being."

"Where Jianlu passed by was like locusts crossing the border. My people were killed, property was robbed, and houses were destroyed. Not to mention far away, you listen to the voices of the refugees in the capital, every day, I am in the deep palace You can hear it in the middle." Emperor Chongzhen's voice was icy cold.

Han Yan lowered his head, and cold sweat began to appear on his forehead.

"When Jianlu committed the first crime, the elder Ge's sworn words are still in my ears." Emperor Chongzhen's voice slowly became higher and higher, and his voice echoed in the entire hall.

"Ge Lao strongly recommends Yuan Chonghuan, but how does your good student do? You saw it a few days ago!"

"I'm guilty!" Han Yu's cold sweat had already merged into a stream, running down his cheeks and from his long beard.But he dared not wipe it.He bowed his head and said back.

Emperor Chongzhen saw Han Yu's appearance in the first place, and knew that Qianxi was almost done.So, he changed into a gentle tone and said: "Ge Lao has assisted me for two years, and there is no credit but hard work. I miss the old days, and I will never forget it. I will live forever."

Hearing His Majesty's tone softened, Han Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and replied, "Thank you, Your Majesty, old minister."

Emperor Chongzhen said to Wang Cheng'en who was standing on one side: "Give me a seat for the old man."

Han Yu stood up slowly, wiped his sweat secretly, and sat down on the stool with half of his buttocks.He is also a person who has been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for decades, and he knows that things will not end like this, and there must be more to come.

After Han Yu sat down, Emperor Chongzhen spoke again: "I am thinking about the hard work of the elders, but some people don't know how to do it. After the repelling of the Jian captives, those who have a family in the capital will probably impeach the relevant personnel. Including Mr. Ge. At that time, if there are many people impeached, I will not be able to protect Mr. Ge anymore."

Hearing what Emperor Chongzhen said, Han Yu couldn't sit still anymore, knowing that the fate of himself or his family depended on Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts.He knows the people mentioned by the sage, and he usually flatters himself, but once their interests are harmed, he will come up to take a bite if he tries his best.

Han Yu stood up, bowed to Emperor Chongzhen, and said, "Your Majesty, please judge."

Emperor Chongzhen did not answer his words, but continued his own topic: "Ge Lao should be sixty-seven this year, and there is a lovely grandson at home?"

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he understood what the Holy Majesty meant.Forget it, if I stay in the court again, and my family will be ruined in the end, it is better to retire now and return to my hometown. According to the Holy Majesty, as long as I resign from office and return to my hometown, I should let myself go.

Therefore, Han Yu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I am old and weak, my old eyes are dim, and I am no longer qualified for my current position. I hope that your Majesty will return to my hometown."

Emperor Chongzhen didn't say yes or no, but asked Han Yu: "The minister of the Ministry of Rites is Wen Tiren, I don't know what the old man thinks, is he qualified to join the cabinet?"

Han Yu finally understood what Emperor Chongzhen meant, which was to vacate his position so that Wen Tiren could join the cabinet.So, he replied: "Your Majesty, I think that being warm, benevolent, honest, self-disciplined, quick-witted and quick-witted is the talent of the country, and it is more than enough to join the cabinet."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, this Han Yu was quite sensible, and he was not ignorant: "I think so too. After Mr. Ge returns, he will write a memorial and give it to me in the morning court tomorrow."

Han Yu understood that this was the reason why Emperor Chongzhen called him here today. Now that the transaction is over, the Holy Majesty is satisfied, and he has a heart to lift up.It's a win-win.Put it down, resign and return to your hometown to take care of your life.

After Han Yu withdrew, Emperor Chongzhen said to Wang Chengen who was waiting on the side with emotion: "Mr. Zhong is better. You can stop fighting with these people and do what you want. But I can't!"

Wang Chengen quickly explained: "Your Majesty is the proud son of heaven, how can those courtiers be compared with His Majesty."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, didn't speak any more, and read the memorial.

Besides, after Zhong Jinwei returned to the Piandian, he saw Archie and told her about the Piandian, focusing on his deeds of being fearless in front of the emperor and important officials of the country, pointing out the country, and making the audience admire him. At the end, sigh One sentence: "It's a pity that there is no goose feather fan."

Archie was a little curious: "Why do you want a goose feather fan? It's December, and it's so cold, why do you need a fan?"

"Zhuge Liang!"

Archie was speechless, it turned out that Zhong Jinwei's old problem had happened again.So, with her delicate eyes, she whitened him.Zhong Jinwei wanted to be made an earl, and Archie was of course happy for him. However, Archie remembered that the son said that he had to rewrite the memorial. She was thinking about this, so she turned to get the Four Treasures of the Study.

When Zhong Jinwei saw it, he remembered that there was still business to do, so he went to the blackboard first, and wrote down the main points of the military system reform one by one on the blackboard while recalling, and then checked for omissions and filled in the gaps, and waited until the places that needed to be supplemented were filled. , After feeling that nothing was missing, he said to Archie who was ready: "Now I say, you write."

Archie nodded obediently.

Because of the preparation, this memorial was written in one go.There's nothing wrong with punctuation.In fact, the sentences in this memorial are very simple, basically only a few basic symbols such as commas, periods, and semicolons are used.Archie is also ingenious, so naturally he can't go wrong.

Archie asked Zhong Jinwei to put away the memorial, and then solemnly said to Zhong Jinwei: "My lord, I have a few words I want to say to you."

Seeing that Archie was so serious, Zhong Jinwei knew that it must be a more important matter, so he restrained his mentality, and said to Archie solemnly: "Okay! Just say what you have to say, and listen to my husband."

Archie was speechless, the longer she had been in contact with Zhong Jinwei, the higher her immunity would be, and now such words would no longer make her blush.

"My lord, you are going to the morning court tomorrow. In terms of etiquette, I will tell you something first. There should be a special ceremonial officer coming to teach you later."

So this is it, no problem, Zhong Jinwei thought.

"But what I want to tell you, the most important thing is that I think that some of the young master's words and deeds are very weird to people nowadays. I live in the palace. Although no one teaches me, I know a truth. The young bird dies first. Young Master is too different from ordinary people. Therefore, I feel that when Young Master interacts with outsiders, especially some people with ulterior motives, it is best not to behave too weirdly. I have kept these words in my heart for a long time. Don’t say no, please don’t take offense, my lord!”

After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei knew that Archie was only thinking about himself.It's not that he doesn't understand this truth, it's just that he is in the middle of the game and has never paid much attention to it.

I will definitely deal with many people in the future, although I am not very happy to deal with them.Now these civil servants are not capable of doing things, but their verbal skills are first-rate. Even if Emperor Chongzhen protects them, it is not impossible for them to say that they are afraid of death.

Thinking of this, Zhong Jinwei sincerely said to Archie, "Thank you, Archie. I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."

When Archie saw that the young master listened to him very much, and his attitude was sincere, he immediately felt as sweet as eating honey.

The next day, the sky was bright, and the morning court began. The ministers of the cabinet, the leaders of the six ministries and the inspectorate were on duty one by one.

Except for Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Chengzu Zhuli in the Ming Dynasty, other emperors either did not make early courts, or the early courts were a mere formality. Later, they generally established the practice that the early courts only deal with five things.

On this day, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen went to court, he announced one thing first: "The person who rescued him earlier has now awakened. I deeply feel that he saved him with his life, so I want to give him the title of earl, hereditary. , according to the list of Zhongqin Bo Wang Guangyang, the annual salary is [-] shi. Do you have any objections?"

What, the legendary person has woken up?Although the courtiers present are all Confucian officials, they pay attention not to use strange powers to confuse their gods, and they are not confused by rumors from outside folks, but gossip is inevitable.There was a buzzing sound in the court hall, and it couldn't calm down for a long time.

The officials of Honglu Temple, who were in charge of maintaining the discipline of the court, saw that it was too embarrassing, so they went out to stop it.

Yuan Hongxun, the censor of the Procuratorate, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know where this person came from, but be careful."

"This person is a descendant of the Song Dynasty who was living overseas. He missed his homeland and came back to see it. Lu Yuli, the Minister of Rites, Wen Tiren, recommended him to me because of his extensive knowledge and extraordinary words. When I summoned him, he just sacrificed his life to save me. One life. This matter can be proved by Wen Qing." Emperor Chongzhen had already prepared, knowing that these people would ask.

Wen Tiren's cooperative appearance proved this to be the case.

When Yuan Hongxun heard that Emperor Chongzhen did not say that he appeared suddenly in mid-air, he stopped saying anything. Originally, if Emperor Chongzhen had said so, he was going to say something again. Don't be confused, my lord. There is no such thing in the world. Let him show himself in mid-air again.

The cabinet minister Cheng Ji ordered the class to play and said: "Your Majesty, although this person has the merits of saving his family, I think the reward is too generous. The title of the imperial court is a public weapon. Historically, only military merits or foreign relatives have been conferred. The Earl is wrong."

These civil officials want to make trouble for everything, and they can't see that others are better than them.Emperor Chongzhen was a little angry in his heart, but he didn't show it, he just said in a deep voice: "You think my life is not worth a count?"

Cheng Jiming didn't dare to accept these words.I took a look at Han Yu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, who knew that he was motionless, like a clay bodhisattva in a temple, which is really weird today.I had no choice but to answer again: "I don't mean that, it's just that the country is in trouble, and the rewards are too rich for the court to afford."

This is still like a personal statement, but obviously it can't be dismissed, let alone the matter of rescue, Guangzhong Jinwei has helped him so much that he deserves to be named Earl himself.Look at the other dukes, who are useful, they are all moths who just take their salary and do nothing.

Several other cabinet ministers also stood up to support Cheng Jiming.The two sides bargained over the price of you coming and going, and finally each took a step back, and agreed to seal Zhong Jinwei as Zhongxing Bo, not hereditary, and the annual salary is [-] shi.

Next, let Zhong Jinwei go to the palace to listen.The civil and military officials all became curious about what this legendary person looked like. Some people stretched their necks and looked outside the hall before hearing Zhong Jinwei's footsteps.