Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 269 Double Happiness
After finishing the business, Wang Chengen looked at Zhou Yanru and the others and said with a smile: "What day is it today? How many elders are gathered together? What are you busy with?"

Zhou Yanru gave up his seat to Wang Chengen with a smile, ordered someone to pour tea for Wang Chengen, and then sighed, "What else can I do? Isn't it about the Shanxi plague? I just discussed with a few elders about letting the Shanxi army go." Strictly guard against death, and don't let the people run around to prevent the spread of the plague.

Unexpectedly, the emperor ordered Cao Wenzhao to lead his troops to Hebei to encircle and suppress the bandits.well!Once one of Cao Wenzhao's soldiers got the plague, it would spread to Hebei, and Hebei would face Gyeonggi directly. If the plague spread, even the capital of Gyeonggi would not be able to escape the plague. "

Wang Chengen was shocked: "Then why did you issue a warrant to Mr. Xiong, report it to the emperor quickly!"

Zhou Yanru waved his hand and said: "It's okay, doesn't it need to be sealed by the emperor before it can be implemented? It won't be too late then."

Wang Chengen was stunned when he heard that, what kind of people are these people, they are making fun of state affairs, such a matter should be decided immediately, how could it be so delayed.

Seeing Wang Chengen looking at Zhou Yanru with a surprised expression on his face, Wen Tiren's heart skipped a beat, thinking of a sentence he had heard before, he couldn't help but smile slightly on his face.

There are currently five members of the cabinet, Zhou Yanru is the first assistant, Wen Tiren is the second assistant, Wu Zongda, Zheng Yiwei, and Qian Shisheng are ranked third, fourth, and fifth. (Originally the fifth place was Xu Guangqi, but Xu Guangqi took up the post due to illness, and the fifth place was replaced by Qian Shisheng.)
The second assistant and the first assistant seem to have little difference, but in fact the power is completely different.

In the cabinet, the first assistant is the biggest, and everyone including the second assistant has to listen to the first assistant. Basically, they are similar to subordinates. They have to do whatever the first assistant is called to do.

Wen Tiren has been coveting the position of chief assistant for not a day or two, and in the past two years, he has made small reports about Zhou Yanru behind his back.

However, Zhu Youjian trusted Zhou Yanru very much, and Wen Tiren regretted not moving Zhou Yanru's position.

If Zhou Yanru does not fall, Wen Tiren will not be able to get up, so Wen Tiren is a pigtail who perseveres in catching Zhou Yanru everywhere.

Some time ago, Wen Tiren overheard someone say that Zhou Yanru said something: I have the power to return to heaven, and now I am the Master Xihuang.

Wen Tiren was overjoyed, he naturally understood the meaning of this sentence, he knew that the opportunity to bring down Zhou Yanru had come.

However, when making a small report with the emperor, one must grasp the timing. It is not always possible to make a small report. Wen Tiren has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

But today the opportunity came.

The opportunity was Zhou Yanru's inadvertent words just now, and Wang Chengen was surprised.

Although what Zhou Yanru said just now was true, his tone was wrong.

Zhou Yanru's tone implied a kind of complaint, complaining that he had to consult the emperor for instructions on everything, and even complained that the emperor transferred Cao Wenzhao to Hebei without greeting the cabinet.

This kind of tone is obviously blaming the emperor for being meddlesome and indiscriminately commanding the court's major affairs.

From Wang Chengen's experienced expression, Wen Tiren could see that Wang Chengen obviously heard Zhou Yanru's meaning, so he was surprised.

Based on Wen Tiren's understanding of Wang Chengen, Wen Tiren knew that Wang Chengen would definitely report this matter to the emperor. At this time, as long as he told the emperor what Zhou Yanru said, Zhou Yanru would definitely pack up and leave.

As soon as Zhou Yanru left, he was naturally the chief assistant of the cabinet. Wen Tiren couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he thought of the fulfillment of his wish for many years.

Wen Tiren's city mansion is very deep, and he has always shown his emotions and anger, but at this time he was pleasantly surprised, and he couldn't help but smile on his face.

Wang Chengen finished conveying the emperor's order, sat in the cabinet for a while, and then got up to leave.

Seeing Wang Chengen returning to the palace, Wen Tiren found an excuse to escape, left the cabinet and went straight to the palace.

Shortly thereafter, Zhou Yanru was called into the palace for questioning, and then it was reported that Zhou Yanru had resigned from his position as the chief assistant of the cabinet, returned home from his official post, and Wen Tiren was promoted to the chief assistant of the cabinet.

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Pingyang Mansion, Jiangxian County Government.

After reading the information sent by Ma Wu, Li Jing sighed and handed the information to Yuan Keli: "Sir, Zhou Yanru has gone down, and now Wen Tiren is the chief assistant of the cabinet. In my opinion, Wen Tiren's behavior is even more despicable. It's all right if it's overthrown, but when Zhou Yanru was down, Wen Tiren acted completely according to the emperor's wishes, and completely ignored the overall situation of the country. It seems that after Wen Tiren came to power, the situation in the court may become more chaotic."

Yuan Keli took the information and read it carefully, shook his head and put the information on Li Jing's desk: "Jimin, we don't care how the court develops, we just need to follow the established strategy."

Li Jingwen nodded silently.

After a while, Li Jing said: "Sir, we can ignore the emperor's order, but I'm afraid Cao Wenzhao has to ignore it. The emperor sent him to Hebei to encircle the bandits. If the plague is caught along the way, the consequences will be disastrous."

Yuan Keli smiled and said: "Jimin, the emperor's biggest purpose is not to transfer Cao Wenzhao to Hebei to encircle the bandits, but to transfer him away from Shanxi, more precisely, to let him leave Pingyang Mansion, let him stay far away from you. Haha, everyone who has been in contact with you is influenced by you, the emperor is afraid that Cao Wenzhao will also be influenced by you, so he tried to transfer him away, it seems that the emperor is becoming more and more afraid of you."

Li Jing sighed and said: "Short-sighted, self-willed, and ignorant of people's understanding, it is really not wrong for Daming to die at his hands."

Shaking his head, Yuan Keli followed suit with a sigh, and then continued: "Actually, it is not difficult for Cao Wenzhao not to leave. First of all, there are plagues all the way from Shanxi to Hebei. This is a very legitimate reason.

Moreover, Cao Wenzhao's troops were cavalry, and he had to pass through the Taihang Mountains to reach Hebei. It was obviously impossible for the cavalry to cross the mountain, so the only way to go was to detour through Henan.

However, it is necessary to prepare enough food and grass for such a long detour. With the drag of the logistics troops, the action must not be fast. From here to Henan and then to Hebei, it will take less than two months to arrive. When Cao Wenzhao arrives, I am afraid that the bandits Long gone.

In addition, if Cao Wenzhao leaves Shanxi, the rogues will probably flee into Shanxi again. What should we do then?
You ask Cao Wenzhao to report the reason to the emperor, and then wait for the emperor to reply.Sending a letter from here to the capital, even if it is a fast horse, will take more than half a month to go back and forth. If you ask for instructions a few times, it will take a few months. "

Li Jingchong and Yuan Keli stretched out their thumbs and said, "That's it, I'll notify Cao Wenzhao."

Yuan Keli waved his hands and said with a smile: "No hurry, what you received was Ma Wu's information, and the official official document from the court hasn't come down yet, what's the rush."

Li Jing slapped his head and laughed: "Hehe, it seems that I am also very confused, but you are the best sir!"

Yuan Keli pointed at Li Jing and said with a smile: "Stop flattering me, let alone coaxing me, pretending I can't see it?"

Li Jing smiled, patted the back of Yuan Keli's hand lightly and said, "Sir, as long as you are always happy, even if I flatter you every day, it's fine."

Yuan Keli held Li Jing's hand, patted it lightly and said, "Jimin, I can have you as a student, God treats me well. I'm old, I'm afraid I won't have a few years to live. Being able to move, my father and I will do a good job, and we will have no regrets after being a teacher for a hundred years."

Li Jing's eyes were slightly moist, and he caressed Yuan Keli's hand and said, "What are you talking about, sir? Your old body is stronger than mine, and you can live to be at least a hundred years old. Then the students will celebrate your birthday."

Yuan Keli smiled and said: "Don't mention celebrating my birthday, you don't let me drink every time, it's boring."

Li Jingwen laughed loudly and said, "This year, the students accompany you to drink frequently, so that you can drink to your heart's content!"

Yuan Keli shook his head and smiled and said: "Don't coax me, I know you are afraid that I will hurt myself if I drink too much, and I know I can't drink anymore, but your bamboo leaf green wine is still good. Have a drink."

Li Jing nodded heavily.

Li Jing and Yuan Keli were chatting in the study room when they suddenly saw Xiao Die rushing in, seeing Li Jing, he said: "Congratulations, master, congratulations to master, madam and second madam are happy!"

"Ah!" Li Jing was stunned when he heard the news.

Li Jing liked children very much, otherwise he would not have adopted Sun Hutou as his adopted son before he got married, and later adopted Li Dingguo as his adopted son, and treated those orphans as Li Jing.

However, Li Jing's own heirs are not prosperous, and he has been married to Shen Ying for many years. Although the husband and wife are loving, after giving birth to Anguo, Shen Ying's stomach has no movement. Later, she married Zhu Huiyu. Since the marriage, Zhu Huiyu has not conceived sign.Including the two house maids, there was no sound at all.

His wife was not up to her expectations, and she insisted on not having a child, and Li Jing couldn't do anything about it.

But Li Jing is a modern person after all, and he doesn't mind having only one child.

It's just that Li Jing didn't mind, but the two wives did, especially Zhu Huiling even more.

After all, Shen Ying still has Anguo. As for her, she is not as high as Shen Ying in the Li family. If she doesn't even have a child, she will be even more embarrassed in front of Shen Ying in the future!
A few months ago, Zhu Huiyu was not feeling well and often felt a little nauseous. Li Jing was still smiling and asked if she was happy, and asked Zhu Huiyu to find a doctor to have a look. His stomach and intestines were not very good. At that time, Zhu Huiyu was disappointed for a long time, and even cried secretly because of this.

Li Jing was still very fond of this infatuated woman who had been in love with him for several years, and persuaded him many times after learning about it.

But Li Jing also knew that in this era, children are everything to a woman, and it's useless to say anything without children. All Li Jing can do is to spend as much time with Zhu Huiyu as possible.

But having too many wives is also a troublesome thing. If Li Jing has no relationship with his wife, it's fine, but he has a deep affection with Shen Ying. If he spends more time with Zhu Huiyu, he will neglect Shen Ying. It's really hard to choose.

In addition, there are those two roommates, especially Xiaodie. Li Jing always feels indebted to her every time he sees her.

But Li Jing is not an iron man after all, so it is impossible to take care of them all.

What's more, he is busy with everything, how can he have so much time to spend with his wife?Therefore, besides apologizing, Li Jing really couldn't make up for anything.

I don't want Xiaodie to report that his wife is happy today, and the two wives are happy at the same time.

Hearing the news, Li Jing really couldn't believe it, because he didn't see any signs before that.

Thinking about Li Jing's wry smile immediately, the two wives must be afraid that they would not be pregnant and be happy like Zhu Huiling last time, so they hid it from themselves.

Li Jing was still immersed in surprise, Yuan Keli suddenly slapped him on the head: "Why are you still standing there? Go back and have a look!"

Li Jing woke up after being hit for a while, cupped his hands at Yuan Keli and said, "Sir, please sit down for a while, I'll come back when I go, I'll treat you to a drink today."

Yuan Keli twirled his beard and smiled, "You brat! Go! I'll be waiting for you!"

(End of this chapter)