Only Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng attended the dinner, with Xu Yuanchun serving from the side.
Although there were only two people eating, the preparations were not sloppy at all. In addition to a few light Songjiang dishes, Zhang Juzheng was also served many famous Jingzhou dishes as well as his favorite Yangtze River delicacies.
"Taiyue, try it quickly." Xu Jie affectionately put a chopstick of puffer fish into Zhang Juzheng's bowl. "This is cooked by a famous Jingzhou chef specially invited from Songhe Tower. Please taste it carefully. Does it taste good?"
Zhang Juzheng now looks at these aquatic products shipped from the south as if they were poison. The corners of his mouth twitched secretly, intending to say that he had quit, but he was afraid that his teacher would think too much.
At this critical moment, how can we risk our lives and do bad things? Thinking of this, Zhang Juzheng gritted his teeth, ate the pufferfish meat in the bowl, and then chewed it with a slightly ferocious expression.
It is said that people who are cruel to themselves will never be kind to others
"What, it doesn't suit your taste?" Xu Jie asked strangely.
"No, I was moved." Zhang Juzheng took a deep breath, wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "My father doesn't even know what his disciples like to eat, only the master remembers it."
"Haha, for twenty years, I have treated you as my own as my master, how could I forget your taste?" Xu Jie put another piece of Yangtze saury into his bowl. "Come on, eat more."
"Thank you, Prime Minister" Mr. Zhang almost let out a wow and cried out of emotion.
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The wine has passed three rounds, and the food has passed five flavors.
Xu Jie's fair face turned red, and his words gradually became more unrestrained.
He patted Zhang Juzheng on the shoulder hard and said loudly: "Uncle, uncle, do you know what expectations I have for you?"
"I know, masters always have high expectations for their disciples." Zhang Juzheng lowered his head, looking humble and accepting the teachings, but he felt like his stomach was churning.
"You don't know!" Xu Jie put more force on his hands, patted Zhang Juzheng's shoulders and said:
"When the late emperor passed away, in addition to me, there were also Li Xinghua, Guo Anyang, and Gaoxin Zheng in the cabinet. However, I took a huge risk and excluded the three of them, and invited you to sit in bed alone to draft the "Posthumous Photo" with you. ", you should understand that I have entrusted the mantle to you!"
"Students should not presume to guess the teacher's thoughts." Zhang Juzheng showed an expression of three-point surprise and seven-point emotion.
"Then I will tell you clearly now. I planned at that time that when I retired to the forest, I would definitely help you take the position of chief assistant!" Red and swollen palms.
"You are the next chief assistant selected by me for the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhang Juzheng felt that half of his shoulder was swollen. He hurriedly put on an expression that was called fear but was actually painful and said:
"Teacher and Prime Minister, think twice. The student has a shallow foundation and is willing to sit at the bottom of the cabinet. There are Xinghua and Nanchong Dukes in front of him. Maybe Gao Xinzheng will come back in the future, and it will not be the disciple's turn to take over from the teacher and prime minister."
"Li Chunfang is the best secondary assistant, but he can't do it if he is asked to take the lead. He doesn't have the courage. Chen Yiqin is courageous, but not reckless. If the Ming Dynasty were to let him be the leader, war would be everywhere in a few days. "
Xu Jie commented slightly disdainfully on his two subordinates, and then said with a worried look on his face: "The only one worth worrying about is Gao Gong. But if I am here for a day, he can only stay in Gaojiazhuang."
"I just don't trust him," Mr. Xu Ge said with a sigh, "otherwise he would have gone back to his hometown to entertain his grandson."
Xu Yuanchun, who was on the side, suddenly had a picture in front of his eyes. Amidst the festive suona sound, he and several brothers who were older than him, naked buttocks and wearing red pockets, gathered around the old man asking for sweets.
¡®Grandpa, grandpa¡¡¯
¡®I want to eat sweets, grandpa¡¯
Looking at the unsightly scene, Mr. Xu almost vomited.
"I planned to work for you for another two years. When you grow up and are no longer afraid of the one in Gaojiazhuang, you can become an official." Xu Jie didn't realize it at all. He still sighed and said: "It's too late to say anything now, I Now that I am a member of the forest, my uncle can only seek happiness for himself."
Seeing that Master Xiang had spoken so thoroughly, Zhang Juzheng could only say with excitement: "Master Xiang, please don't make any judgments earlier. Didn't the Emperor issue another decree to comfort him? He also gave Master Xiang many rewards, which shows that Master Xiang is a holy family member." Zhenglong, how can you go down to the countryside so easily!"
"It's hard to say what your Majesty is thinking. He has a lot of prejudice against me. I'm afraid he still hopes that I can move to Gao Xinzheng as soon as possible, right?" Xu Jie then said quietly.
"The emperor cannot have his own way. If he wants Gao Gong to come back, all the officials will not agree!" Zhang Juzheng was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. Even the gods couldn't see it. He had been planning to "return Gao Gong to the court" for almost half a year.
After saying that, he stood up, saluted Xu Jieshen and said: "In order to avoid a long night and many dreams, I will unite two cabinet members, six ministries, nine ministers, and hundreds of officials to write this book together, and urge your majesty to order the master to come back and take charge of the matter as soon as possible!"
"Isn't this bad?" Xu Jie said falsely: "Your Majesty will think too much again."
"This is the voice of all the officials, and your Majesty must hear it!" Zhang Juzheng said firmly.
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Zhang Juzheng acted resolutely and did what he said.
That night, he visited the two bachelors and persuaded them to work with him, and separately persuaded the big and small nine ministers to write the book together.
By the morning of the third day, the emperor had received more than 200 memorials from officials in Beijing urging Mr. Xu Ge to return as soon as possible.
"Is this the answer Master Zhang gave me?" Emperor Longqing looked at Zhang Juzheng with some displeasure.
"Your Majesty, I have been thinking about it for a long time. For the current plan, I can only ask Mr. Xu Ge to come back and take charge of the overall situation immediately." For the sake of the overall plan, Zhang Juzheng could only bear the emperor's accusation silently.
"As long as Mr. Xu Ge comes back, there will be no trouble in the Sixth Section, and the court can naturally resume normal operations."
If Section Chief Ouyang hears what Mr. Zhang says, he will probably jump in his feet. We resign to seek justice for ourselves. What does it have to do with Mr. Xu Ge? !
"It's a pity that he has gone home to stay, so he can only let others comment."
"I have already issued two decrees to comfort you, what else do you want me to do? Come to your door in person to invite me?!"
But the frugal emperor was reluctant to drop a tea bowl, let alone wishful thinking.
"Your Majesty, please make another decree." Zhang Juzheng sighed.
"Then he submits his resignation again? How can I not retain him?!" Long Qing patted the imperial case with his hand instead. This is free, but it hurts.
"As people get older, they think more. Your Majesty, please bear with me."
"Then who will take care of me?" Long Qing raised the tone slightly, so angry.
"Of course I'll be waiting," Zhang Juzheng said respectfully.
"Hey, forget it, I'm no longer as experienced as an old man." Long Qing waved his hands gloomily and said, "Master Zhang and Teng Xiang will take care of it."
"I am ashamed that I have wronged Your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng lowered his head in shame.
"Master Zhang, don't be like this. How can I blame you?" Long Qing took a deep breath and said, "If you blame me, just blame me for my bad fate. I have to deal with such an old man"
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