Borrow the day to change the day

() Zhong Jinwei waited outside the Meridian Gate, accompanied by An Guiyi, godson of Wang Chengen, the admiral of Dongchang.

Among Wang Chengen's many godsons, An Guiyi is a kind of person who is smart, quick-witted, and good at observing words and deeds.

He knew Zhong Jinwei's importance in the hearts of his godfather and Emperor Chongzhen, so he waited carefully on the sidelines, and supplemented Zhong Jinwei with some precautions that the officer of honor had never mentioned.

Zhong Jinwei had been in the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and he often dealt with the servants, so he was no stranger to eunuchs, who were between men and women.Moreover, because he came from a later generation, he had the idea of ​​equality that people at this time did not have, so An Guiyi was secretly grateful for the inadvertently shown respect for others.

It's not that An Guiyi hasn't encountered a situation where he was respected, but those are often sought after by him, or only people with lower status than him will have that kind of respect, but he can't tell whether the other party is real or not. Respect yourself from the heart.Usually, what he encounters is ridicule and prejudice against rootless people like them, so when several reasons are superimposed, he explains Zhong Jinwei with extra care and detail.

After hearing the voice of passing an edict to Zhong Jinwei to see him, An Guiyi kept his mouth shut and asked Zhong Jinwei to go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony with the people from the Secretary of General Administration.At the end, he also secretly said: "Young master, just act according to the etiquette, don't care about those civil servants. Those civil servants are dogs, and they will bark a few times when they see everyone, to show their existence."

Listening to An Guiyi's remarks that civil servants are dogs, Zhong Jinwei couldn't help grinning, and smiled slightly: Haha, I like it.Historically, most civil servants are worse than dogs.I have never seen this kind of dog that only knows how to store meat and bones, barks when friends come, hides aside when robbers enter the door, and does not know how to protect the owner.

Zhong Jinwei followed the people from the General Administration Department all the way forward, and saw the big Han generals on both sides, all of them tall and burly, wearing bright armor, standing motionless, with extraordinary momentum.It's not like the general Khan in some TV dramas, all of them are crooked, and the clothes and helmets on their bodies are crooked.

However, no matter how good these Khan generals are, they are just for decoration, and it is useless to kill the enemy in front of the battle.Thinking of this, Zhong Jinwei couldn't help but sigh slightly, our country has always wanted face since ancient times!

After entering the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhong Jinwei did not bow his head and walked forward, but looked up at the grand occasion of the court meeting while walking, which surprised him again.

The civil and military officials standing on both sides should be Wendong Wuxi, arranged according to rank.But now not only is the queue crooked, some officials are not wearing court uniforms, but miscellaneous clothes, and they are also wearing miscellaneous belts.Some coughing can also be heard.Halo, what is that person doing? He's still spitting, he's too courageous, yet he's still so calm.This, is this the feudal dynasty with strict hierarchy in the legend?Even in Guochao, no one would dare to do this at such an important meeting!

Zhong Jinwei was speechless for a while, but the environment he was in told himself that now he was at the morning meeting in the second year of Chongzhen.

After arriving at the designated place, Zhong Jinwei clasped his hands in front of his chest, slowly touched the ground with his knees, and finally prostrated on the ground with his upper body, and touched the ground with his head, performing the official "five prostrations and three prostrations".To be honest, Zhong Jinwei felt quite awkward.But when you come to someone else's territory, you have to follow this custom.Zhong Jinwei's maiden worship went out like this.

When Zhong Jinwei came in, all the people in the hall were looking at him.

Zhong Jinwei was of medium build, and although he was wearing a variegated shirt with a collar, he was clean and tidy; he was wearing a square scarf, and his eyes were piercing;

Everyone paid attention to Zhong Jinwei's movements with complicated hearts.If it is said that this is a grass-roots man, no one will believe it: that grass-roots man can go to court for the first time, surrounded by so many high-ranking officials, and still be so calm.But to say that Zhong Jinwei is really a god, he is no different from a normal person!

After Zhong Jinwei finished his salute, the Hanlin scholars on the left side of the Chongzhen emperor's throne read out the imperial decree for the award.The only difference from the previous ones is that Zhong Jinwei is well-informed in the imperial decree, serving as an official lecturer, and preparing for consultation with the sage.

Zhong Jinwei thanked him again and prepared to go down. At this time, someone jumped out.

I saw a person wearing a green robe, holding a locust wood wat, and said, "Wait a minute!"

Then he turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Uncle Zhongxing has a wide range of knowledge, and I feel itchy and want to ask for advice."

Most of the civil and military officials on both sides were originally dissatisfied with Zhong Jinwei, a commoner who jumped on top of their heads, but now seeing Yushi Gaojie jumping out, they couldn't help but agree.

Emperor Chongzhen knew at a glance that they wanted to embarrass Zhong Jinwei. He knew that Zhong Jinwei was not the eloquent type, and he was afraid that these people would succeed, so he deliberately refused.But there were so many ministers who seconded this request, he couldn't help hesitating for a while, thinking about how best to refuse.

At this time, Gao Jie over there did not wait for Emperor Chongzhen to answer, and took the lead in firing: Uncle Zhongxing has a wide range of knowledge, and the lower official has a question, may I ask: Birds know the joy of mountains and forests, but they do not know the joy of people; , I don't know the joy of the prefect.Those who can enjoy themselves when they are drunk, and those who can express words when awake, are also prefects.Who is this prefect? "

After finishing speaking, Gao Jie was a little smug. The foreigner who returned from overseas was lucky enough to save the Holy Majesty. Now he dares to say that he has extensive knowledge. I will test you with the essays from the previous dynasty. You can't make a fool of yourself!At that time, I see that you, Uncle Zhongxing, still have the nerve to be His Majesty's lecturer.

Zhong Jinwei was taken aback when he heard that, he finally graduated from university without taking the exams that require literal words, but when he came here, someone still used this thing to test me, isn't it obvious that he wants to bully me!

Zhong Jinwei was furious, because he knew that even if Confucius was resurrected, if he kept asking him like this, he would be overwhelmed by the question.

So, he turned to Gao Jie and said loudly, "My lord, do you like to talk about words? You look like an elder, but you are so superficial. Do you know that our Chinese literature is well-known? Anyone standing here knows it." Do you know what pig means? Do you know that the earth is round? Do you know where America, Europe, and Australia are? Do you know that there is a fish as big as this palace in the ocean? Do you know Now at the height of the temple, what is the most beneficial to the court and the common people? The whole one is a sour Confucian who insists on words. Standing here, you are really sorry for the salary given by His Majesty. If I were you, I would never shame myself here !"

After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he stretched out his middle finger and gestured, um, it's addictive, anyway, people here don't know what it means!

Gao Jie's triumphant expression slowly sank, then turned livid, and finally turned pale. He wanted to refute, but Zhong Jinwei asked loudly and repeatedly, but there was no chance.Besides, Zhong Jinwei didn't know any of the questions that Zhong Jinwei asked rhetorically, so he couldn't refute them at all.The more I thought about it, the more depressed I became, and I wanted to spit out blood to pretend to be dizzy, but I couldn't, so I just stared blankly.

After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking in one breath, he knew that he couldn't give these people in the court a chance to breathe, not to say that so many people treated him alone.Just the IQ of any one of these people, I am afraid that I can't deal with it casually.Now it's just that I was stunned by myself.So, he hurriedly said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I don't want to have such a verbal dispute with these sour scholars. I will go back and prepare some knowledge for your majesty to read."

Emperor Chongzhen burst into laughter in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, Master Zhong is busy."

Zhong Jinwei immediately ignored the civil and military officials on both sides, and strode out of the palace.

At this time, Gao Jie managed to slow down, thought of a trick, and wanted to save face and come back, but Zhong Jinwei left instead.It's like holding your breath and preparing to lift weights, but you don't want to take a breath, but you are wiped from below, and the weight is pressed back on yourself. At the moment, you feel chest tightness, but you don't vomit blood, and you faint on the ground.

Wen Tiren shook his head as he watched in front of him, he was asking for trouble with such a small mind at such a young age.

There was a panic in the main hall, lifting and dragging, clearing Gao Jie out.

Taking advantage of the hustle and bustle below, Emperor Chongzhen signaled with his eyes the chief minister of the cabinet, Han Yu, who was standing at the front.

Knowing that it was his turn to play, Han Yu coughed lightly, and then said aloud, "Your Majesty, I have an answer."

"Master, please tell me."

"I am sixty-seven years old, old and frail, and my eyes are dim. Recently, I often doze off during the day and lose my mind. I can no longer share the worries for your majesty. This is my resignation. I hope that I will return to my hometown and take care of myself for the rest of my life."

As soon as Han Yu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, said that he was going to resign and return to his hometown, everyone immediately focused their attention, no longer paying attention to Zhong Jinwei's gossip, and no longer talking about Gao Jie's bad things.

After Emperor Chongzhen received the resignation letter, he opened it and pretended to look at it, and then said with concern: "May Mr. Ge go back and rest for a few days, and come back to duty after he recovers?"

"The minister knows his own health, but he is no longer able to manage affairs. I hope His Majesty will grant you permission."

Emperor Chongzhen stopped being polite, and said directly: "If the old man returns, the cabinet will lose one assistant minister. Does the old man have someone he likes to recommend?"

The Holy Majesty asked himself to do this thankless job. As soon as he said the following words, he was not hated to death by those who were interested in the cabinet.However, it was agreed yesterday that for the sake of his wealth, he had no choice but to cooperate with Emperor Chongzhen.

Thinking of this, he turned around and looked at Wen Tiren, who was in the shape of a Bodhisattva on the lower side, and replied: "Your Majesty, I think that Wen Tiren, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, is honest, self-disciplined, quick-witted, daring to act, and capable of taking on great positions."

The hall immediately buzzed. When did this Han Yu get mixed up with Wen Tiren? A few days ago, he also hinted that Wen Tiren, the stone in the latrine, was smelly and hard. changed.

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to cut through the mess with a sharp knife, and hurriedly said: "Wen Qing also has the merit of saving the family. I have never rewarded him. Now I recommend him to enter the cabinet. Do you have any objections?"

The Ministry of Officials is also a student of Han Yu. Last night, in order to escape smoothly, he deliberately communicated with his students in advance, and now he came out immediately and said: "What the chief assistant said is very true, and the minister seconded it."

The ministers were beaten to the point of being unable to take any measures, and quickly communicated with each other, and there was a buzzing sound from below.

Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to raise his voice and said: "If anyone thinks that he is more honest and self-disciplined than Wen Tiren, you may wish to stand up. I will consider choosing one of the two and enter the cabinet."

After this, everyone shut up. Wen Tiren's hardships are well known, but no one imitated him. That's asking for trouble. A dignified department is not as comfortable as a businessman.

Emperor Chongzhen saw that no one came out to object for a while, so he hurriedly said: "The Minister of Rites, Wen Tiren, is out of class."

"The minister is here."

"Are you willing to join the cabinet to share my worries?"

"Follow His Majesty's orders."

"Okay, I will nominate you as a scholar of Dongge University to assist me as a director."

Then hurriedly announced the dispersal of the court and left.

Besides, when Zhong Jinwei Xie En came out, he suddenly didn’t know where he was going. Now that he’s an uncle of Zhongxing, he’s in good health. He can’t live in the original side hall anymore, but there’s no room in Beijing, not to mention the current housing prices in Beijing. How cheap it is, no matter how cheap it is, it seems that I can't afford it, because I don't have a single copper plate, and I am afraid that others will not recognize the little RMB that I bring with me.During this period of time, living and living in the palace for free is not bad, but now,......, Could it be that it is hard to kill a hero for a penny? !