The next morning, a shocking news came from the palace: Chen Honggong announced that he was old and had decreed that Huang Jin would take over as the Chief of Ceremonies.
Jiajing still gave a lot of dignity to the old eunuch leader of the previous dynasty. First of all, those who clamored to clean up the account books of the Supervisor of Ceremonies were directly suppressed by Jiajing.
Everyone is leaving, why are you still making such a fuss? From now on, the Supervisor of Ceremonies will be under the control of Huang Jin, and he will investigate it himself if there are any problems.
Secondly, Jiajing rewarded Chen Hong with a plate of silver. In fact, this plate of silver is not much, only two hundred taels. Not to mention Chen Hong, any eunuch would not take it seriously, but it is of great significance.
This is called "returning money to your hometown", which represents the emperor's recognition of your many years of service, and also represents the emperor's attitude: you are free, live a good life.
Jiajing must have been well aware of Chen Hong's manipulation of the account books. Although Jiajing did not object to the outcome of the case, he would definitely not be happy with Chen Hong's move.
If Chen Hong refuses to leave at this time, this unhappiness may occur at some point. But Chen Hong was so knowledgeable that he could almost take the blame and resign, while Jiajing would be more generous.
This is the heart of an emperor. He never cares whether what you do is right or wrong, but only cares whether what you do is beneficial to him and whether you respect him enough.
It is unknown how much Huang Jin contributed to this plate of silver, but when Chen Hong took the silver, his hands trembled slightly and his heart finally relaxed.
He made a choice at a critical moment and took a risk to help Xiao Feng. It was just a gamble. Now it seems that he won the gamble.
Half of the promise Xiao Feng made to him had been fulfilled. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he landed safely from the top of a high mountain to the ground, avoiding the fall to pieces.
The remaining half depends on whether anyone dares to retaliate against him in the coming days. If others don't say it, he was a bit cruel when he offended Dongchang this time.
Yan Niang came to the door again. In the past half year or so, she came very frequently, and she was no longer unfamiliar as before. Even Chen Da, the doorman, was instructed to let him in when he came without any notification.
Yan Niang walked to the door of the inner hall and saw Chen Hong looking at the money on the table in a daze, while his wife Xiaoqin was packing clothes and luggage in preparation for a long journey.
Yan Niang bowed down and saluted respectfully, which was not any different because Chen Hong no longer had an identity. Chen Hong looked up and smiled.
"Sit down, Xiao Feng asked you to come, right? What did he say?"
Yan Niang sat sideways and said softly: "Master Xiao said that it is not convenient for him to come at this time, so he asked me to bring you a message.
He said: 'Tell Brother Chen that it is better to be still than to move. It is most stable to live in the capital.' As for the reason, the slave did not dare to ask. "
Chen Hong's eyes lit up, he nodded slowly, and looked at Yan Niang affectionately, just like looking at his brother and daughter-in-law.
"Yanniang, don't call yourself a slave anymore. Just like Xiao Feng, just call me Brother Chen and Sister-in-law Xiaoqin.
There are not many people in my hometown anymore. I have lived in the capital all my life, so I will live here and never leave. In the future, I will often come to play when I have time. "
Xiaoqin frowned: "Master, didn't you say before that you wanted to find a place with no one to live in seclusion? With just one word from Xiao Feng, you changed your mind?"
Chen Hong looked at his little wife lovingly: "If Xiao Feng didn't say this, I would have to leave quickly. Now that he has said this, I can stay!"
Seeing the confused expressions on the two women's faces, Chen Hong laughed and said, "Go and ask the kitchen to cook some good dishes, and Yan Niang will have a drink with us."
After receiving the news that Chen Hong had retired and Huang Jin had ascended to the throne, the most alarmed person was Zhang Yuan. He was worried that Huang Jin would take the opportunity to slander Jiajing and take over his Dongchang.
Therefore, he frequently asked to see Jiajing in the past two days to report on his work, and Yan Song also said a lot of good things to Dongchang.
To be fair, although Dongchang didn't do many good things, it still did a lot. Not afraid of hardship, not afraid of tiredness, not afraid of getting dirty, not afraid of pot.
From the launch of the "Great Ceremony" in Jiajing, to the "recruitment of beautiful women", to the recent "conversion of rice into mulberry", anything that will cause protests and backlash from officials has Dongchang diligently arresting people behind it. Beat people and kill people.
After all, Jin Yiwei's responsibilities are quite complicated, but Dongchang's job has a clear goal: If he dares to make the emperor uncomfortable, we will beat him!
Zhang Yuan added fuel and jealousy, Yan Song fanned the flames, and finally Jiajing's dissatisfaction with Zhang Yuan was gradually calmed down. More importantly, Yan Song knew exactly what Jiajing was thinking.
It is easy to remove Zhang Yuan, but Jiajing does not have a suitable candidate to replace Zhang Yuan in a short period of time. The candidate for Dongchang Factory Manager must not have a good relationship with Lu Bing.
No matter how much Jiajing trusts Lu Bing, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang will always have a relationship of monitoring and containing each other. Huang Jin and Lu Bing have a very good relationship, so Jiajing will not let Huang Jin directly control Dongchang.
Zhang Yuan's seat was saved, which made Yan Shifan relieved. Baihualou was gone. If Zhang Yuan also lost, it would really be a complete failure this time.
But fortunately, I still have the advantage on the main battlefield. No matter how many things Xiao Feng has done before setting off, he will always set off. As long as he leaves the capital and goes to the south, everything will be different.
Three days later, the sky was clear and clear. Hundreds of officials gathered in a long pavilion ten miles away, waiting to send the governor of Jiangnan out of the capital to take office. Unless the emperor goes out of the palace to see him off, this is the highest courtesy.
When hundreds of officials see each other off, the leader is naturally the head of the officials. Yan Song and Yan Shifan stood at the front of the officials. They had been waiting for a long time and were already very angry.
"It's extremely rude! Banzai has given him such high courtesy, but he still hasn't come at this time. It's really unreasonable!"
Xiao Feng had just left the house and was saying goodbye to everyone.
King Yu and King Jing were ordered by Jiajing to see him off on behalf of the emperor. These two people were much smarter than Baiguan. They ran directly to Xiao Mansion and waited to leave with Xiao Feng.
As the head wife, Liu Xueer is naturally qualified to say a few more words: "Brother Xiao Feng, come back soon..."
Princess Chang An in the luxurious carriage next to her lifted the curtain: "Sister Xue'er, don't worry, I will urge him to come back early."
Qiao Niang hugged Qiao Qiao's waist to prevent her from jumping on Xiao Feng: "Master, you must be careful on the road..."
Princess Chang An nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Qiao Niang, it's safe to go out this time, you don't have to worry."
Zhang Yunqing and Wang Yingxiang each held a sword in their hands and said in a decent manner: "Brother Xiao, please take us together. We can protect you!"
Princess Chang An shook her head repeatedly: "No, no, it's not even close. It's very dangerous to go out this time, and you two can't do it!"
Liu Ruyun said nothing, with red eyes, rubbing the lapels of her clothes in her hands, and looking at Xiao Feng dreamingly.
Princess Chang An also said nothing, squinting her eyes, holding the car curtain in her hand, and looked at Liu Ruyun.
Zhang Tianci said loudly: "Brother, don't worry, I'm at home, and what you asked me to find is already known!"
Princess Chang An nodded solemnly: "Well, thank you for your hard work. Boss Zhang, do your best!"
Xiao Feng shook his head helplessly. It was the first time for this girl to travel far away. She was so excited that she almost said everything for herself, but it was okay, she really didn't know what to say.
Wangcai: "Woof, woof woof, woof woof woof."
Princess Chang'an thought for a long time and didn't know how to respond, so she had to give up and lower the car curtain.
The motorcade started to move, and people all over the street lined the roadside to see them off, and Xiao Feng handed them over one by one.
The Liu Tong family standing across the street also waved desperately to Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng waved on his horse. Liu Tong suddenly thought of something and reminded Xiao Feng loudly.
"Wonderful son-in-law! There are so many stunning beauties in Jiangnan brothels. You have to be strong and don't fall!"
By the time Xiao Feng's motorcade arrived at Shili Changting, Yu Dayou's troops were already in place and had been waiting with the officials for some time.
Seeing Xiao Feng finally showing up, Baiguan finally let out a sigh of relief.
They really didn't expect to have to wait so long, so they didn't even bring a mazaar. They all respected their status and refused to sit on the floor. At this time, people with physical conditions like Yan Song were already shaking.
Yan Song held back his anger. If it was normal, he would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble. But today Yan Shifan reminded him again and again.
"Father, don't let a small thing lead to a big loss. Let Xiao Feng set off smoothly and safely, and when he gets to Jiangnan, far away from Long Live, we can deal with him!"
So Yan Song still managed to squeeze out a smile: "Master Xiao, I have ordered you to lead all the officials to see you off. I wish Master Xiao a smooth journey and immediate success!"
Xiao Feng smiled faintly, dismounted from his horse and saluted the officials with cupped fists: "My lords, it's not that Xiao Feng is lazy and domineering, it's really that Her Highness the Princess is accompanying her, which is very cumbersome, so I'm late. I hope you will understand me!"
All the officials nodded to express their understanding. As a woman, going out is troublesome!
Ru Hua muttered angrily in the carriage: "He obviously slept in on his own. I heard someone said that he went home late at night last night, and it was Chunyan Tower's carriage that brought him back!"
I heard someone said there was some kind of hot girl in the car, it was Chunyanlou Hongpai! He must have been tossing with the fire girl until midnight, but now he is using you, princess, as a shield! "
Princess Chang An curled her lips and said, "Why did you listen to someone else? It was Zhang Yunqing who told you.
Let me tell you, among these women, Zhang Yunqing is the most mean-spirited, and she told you that on purpose!
A real man, what's wrong with visiting a brothel? Look at Liu Xueer, they didn't say anything!
What's wrong with being a shield for Mr. Xiao? Man, only if he feels he owes you will he treat you better! "
Entering the painting looked at Princess Chang An in surprise: "Your Highness, you...where did you learn these words? You don't usually talk like this..."
Princess Chang An was stunned, and immediately knew that she was overly excited because she could leave the other girls alone and monopolize Xiao Feng in the future, and the fragrance of tea overflowed, revealing her true nature. Shut up immediately and cough twice.
"Enter the painting, I, I don't know how long the bones in this body can last, so I will tell you these principles from the book to prevent you from getting hurt in the future."
According to the farewell ceremony, the prince and the chief minister had to toast separately. After Xiao Feng drank three glasses of wine, he looked past Yan Song and met Yan Shifan's eyes, with thousands of words left unsaid.
Xiao Feng, Xiao Feng, I'm afraid you still think that my father appointed you as the governor of Jiangnan just to make you take the blame for changing rice into mulberry. Don’t worry, you may not survive until that time!
Xiao Feng smiled faintly. At this time, someone set up a pen, ink, paper and inkstone for Xiao Feng to leave the calligraphy treasure. This is also part of the farewell ceremony.
Because most of the people who are eligible to enjoy this kind of farewell ceremony are important officials of the imperial court, and going to the frontier fortress is full of dangers.
Before leaving, one would often write down some words expressing loyalty and ask someone to take them back to the emperor as a return gift to the emperor for arranging this ceremony.
King Yu whispered: "Master, if you don't know what to write, you can write 'devoting one's best efforts'. Looking at historical records, the most people have written this."
King Jing nodded: "Me too."
King Yu: "..."
Xiao Feng smiled and picked up his pen, thinking of Jiajing sitting in the monastery, looking at the white clouds floating in the sky, and inexplicably thinking of Miss Yun who left last night.
The clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle. Senior brother, are things in this world really that simple? Are clouds in the sky free? Isn’t the water free in the bottle?
You think that the officials standing in front of you are all puppets with strings, and the string on each person is held in your hand.
But do you really know what they are thinking? They also feel that everyone is holding you by this thread!
The person who pulls the thread is also led by the thread. The more threads you hold in your hands, the more people will hold you.
If you hold hundreds of officials by yourself, the officials will hold you. If you hold the world by yourself, the world will hold you.
The pen falls and the words come out. The first word is "天".
All the officials discussed one after another: "It should be written 'The world is for the common good'! Well, this is not bad. Or 'God's grace is vast'? Better!"
The second character was Gao, and Baiguan began to frown: "Are you going to write 'the sky is high and the clouds are light'? Although it is in line with the Taoist custom of being calm and pure, but it seems a bit inappropriate for this occasion, right?"
Some people think they have grasped the truth: "Definitely not, I guess it means 'the sky is high and the earth is high', which represents the gratitude to the emperor for his great kindness!"
"The sky is high and the clouds turn into rain, and the night is cold and the water turns into ice. Everything changes with the circumstances, but one thought never leaves my mind."
After Xiao Feng finished writing, he put down his pen and got on his horse: "My lords, we have seen each other for a long time, but we have to say goodbye in the end!"
"What? What is this?"
"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, don't squeeze, let me take a look, what is it written on?"
"Let go of your hand. This is to be taken back to Banzai. Don't tear it."
"What does this mean? It doesn't seem to rhyme at all!"
Amidst the arguments among the officials, Yu Dayou led his soldiers and surrounded Xiao Feng's motorcade. Zhang Wuxin followed Xiao Feng on horseback, and An Qingyue followed the princess's carriage on horseback, meandering away.
Yan Shifan looked at this poem and his one eye suddenly shrank. Of course he knew what Xiao Feng wrote.
In this world, the softest thing is water, the hardest thing is water, the gentlest thing is water, and the most vicious thing is water. It can't be flattened by smashing, it can't be broken, it can't be chopped down, it can't be trapped.
Can you beat a guy like that?
After Jiajing read the poem his son brought back, he smiled faintly after a long time: "Your master has become more sophisticated."
King Yu nodded repeatedly: "My son also thinks so. The master must miss his wife very much, so the poem describes all kinds of water, but does not mention the word 'snow'.
But he also said, "I will never leave my heart" to express my loyalty to my wife. A small thing makes a big difference. Master is so loyal to his wife, and he must be even more loyal to his father!
I have already asked someone to copy a copy and send it to the Xiao Mansion. Qiaoqiao said that the master's wife was very happy after hearing my explanation! "
The corner of Jiajing's mouth twitched, he was shocked by his son's magical brain circuit, but he didn't know that at this age, he had become the emperor and gained the greatest power in the world, but he also lost the right to have his first love as a teenager.
At this time, King Yu's mind was filled with how to please Qiaoqiao, and everything he saw could be thought of love. Jiajing would not understand this feeling.
Jiajing looked at King Jing hopefully, expecting him to give a more reliable understanding.
King Jing was overtaken by King Yu and nodded in annoyance: "Me too."
"Everyone copies this poem a hundred times!"
