The news of Xiao Feng Dharma Altar's death quickly spread throughout the country. Only then did people know the origin of the rain and couldn't help but shed tears.
Hai Rui originally thought that his idea came into effect. The emperor led his ministers to bask in the sun, which moved the heavens and sent down the rain. He ate a lot for this.
After hearing the news, Hai Rui fell into double grief.
On the one hand, he was saddened by Xiao Feng's death. Although he was stubborn, he admired Xiao Feng quite much. He couldn't help but shed tears after receiving this sad news.
On the other hand, my own theory was bankrupt, and I still managed to get this rain after a long time. The co-authored emperor led a group of scholars until they were dizzy from the sun, and he went on a hunger strike until he starved to death. God didn't care at all.
This is simply unreasonable! When did we scholars become so disrespectful? Is the life of a group of Confucian scholars not worth the life of a Taoist priest?
The feeling this news brought to Xiao Qin was even more complicated.
When it rained heavily, he stood in the rain like a fool for a whole day. With his deep inner strength, he had been disease-free for many years, but this time the psychological shock was so great that he actually caught a cold and had a splitting headache.
Hearing that Xiao Feng was dead, Xiao Qin sat up in shock while he was dying, laughed up to the sky and went out. The laughter and laughter dropped again, turning into regret and jealousy.
"The "Cangjie Heavenly Book" is so wonderful. It is not just for measuring calligraphy. If I had this book, great things would have happened!
What a shame, this kid Xiao Feng has no ambition! Holding a golden rice bowl and begging for food, you really let down your ancestors! "
Xiao Qin knew that this heavy rain had already wetted the dry firewood everywhere he expected, and the weather was no longer there. But fortunately, the big chieftain is still under control, and the Gu God is about to come out.
The most important thing is that Xiao Feng is dead, and the biggest obstacle on his way to achieving great things is gone! This made him still full of confidence in this rebellion.
The news reached the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion, and the painting girl cried so hard that her voice became hoarse. Yu Dayou led his soldiers like crazy and wandered around the seaside all day long, looking for small groups of Japanese pirates. If they didn't take prisoners, they would kill them on sight.
Hu Zongxian was calmer than them all. After crying bitterly, he called Xu Wei to the study. Each of them had a bottle of wine. After a few sips, he looked at Xu Wei with red eyes.
"Brother Xiao is dead, what should I do?"
Xu Wei looked at Hu Zongxian: "What do you want to do, the Governor? Why don't you tell us?"
Hu Zongxian gritted his teeth and said: "Xu Jie is now in power in the court. This man is as scheming and powerful as Yan Song. Given time, the formation of the Xu Party is inevitable."
Xu Wei nodded: "But Xu Jie is a better person than Yan Song. The key is that he doesn't have the troubles around him like Yan Shifan, which may not be a bad thing for the Ming Dynasty."
Hu Zongxian nodded: "It is a good thing for Ming Dynasty, but it may not be a good thing for me. My position is stable with Brother Xiao here. Now that he is gone, there are more people watching.
If Xu Jie wants to take power, he will not let go of such a critical territory in Jiangnan, with so many soldiers and horses, let alone the Ming Dynasty Navy under construction! "
Xu Wei said calmly: "Does the governor want to join the Xu Party? Or does he want to stand on his own and compete with Xu Jie?"
Hu Zongxian looked at Xu Wei: "Please sir, please help me plan this matter."
Xu Wei took a sip of wine, stood up, walked a few steps, and spoke slowly.
"My Lord, I had the intention of establishing my own business. It was only after I received the five taels of silver that I gave up my thoughts and decided to follow Lord Xiao.
Now that Mr. Xiao is dead, it is human nature for you to have old thoughts again. If you want to do this, you still have to rely on Master Xiao. "
Hu Zongxian was stunned: "Brother Xiao has passed away, how can I rely on him?"
Xu Wei sighed: "Although Xiao Feng has passed away, his power is still there, benefiting all the people. Many people in the government and the public consider themselves to be Xiao Feng's people. Although Xiao Feng does not form a party, the party has formed its own.
Now that Xiao Feng is gone, the Xiao party is leaderless, and their hearts are inevitably nervous and empty. They naturally hope that someone can become a leader and continue to lead and protect them.
But not everyone can be a leader, and several conditions must be met.
First, this person must be a member of the Xiao Party. If he joins temporarily, he will not be accepted by the Xiao Party.
Second, this person must play an important role in the Xiao Party. If a small person wants to take advantage of the opportunity, it is a no-brainer.
Third, this person must be close enough to Xiao Feng, so that people will transfer their admiration and longing for Xiao Feng to this person.
Everyone knows that your Excellency is Mr. Xiao’s right-hand man and the person that Mr. Xiao relies on most. This position belongs to no other than an adult! "
Hu Zongxian's eyes shone and he stood up slowly. He felt much taller than usual, and then suddenly he felt bottomless again.
"Sir, tell me, Brother Xiao came back from the dead last time. Will he come back from the dead again this time? If it really happens, what should I do?"
Xu Wei smiled and said: "This plan is called going with the flow, and its beauty lies in following the trend. No matter what happens, it will be beneficial and harmless.
If Xiao Feng cannot come back from the dead, it will be gratifying for you to take over his mantle, compete with Xu Jie, and finally dominate the court.
If Xiao Feng comes back from the dead, and you protect the situation for him during his absence, and then give it to you, the relationship between you two will naturally become deeper! "
Hu Zongxian drank the wine from the pot in one gulp: "Sir, you are a great talent, that's exactly what it is. Let's start writing letters to Qiu Luan, Yang Jisheng and others now!"
The content of the letter is extremely simple. It is to express that Xiao Feng died, and I, Hu Zongxian, am extremely sad. I know that you also have a deep relationship with Xiao Feng and seek mutual comfort.
In addition, although Mr. Xiao is gone, we can't just leave in a hurry. We must inherit Mr. Xiao’s spirit and continue Mr. Xiao’s unfinished business!
Carry forward the great undertakings of the Ming Dynasty Navy, Guandong Agricultural Reclamation, and Science and Technology Examinations! These trees planted by Mr. Xiao must not be cut down by others, let alone let others pick the peaches!
But at this time, Chief Xu had sole power in the court, and he was not too interested in Master Xiao's career. If we are scattered and fighting on our own, it will be difficult for us to succeed. For this, we need to unite.
After receiving the letter, those people basically responded. None of these people are not human beings. As soon as they saw Hu Zongxian's letter, they understood what he meant.
The replies all expressed that Mr. Xiao is jealous of talented people, and we are deeply saddened. Only by working hard to complete his career can we be worthy of him. Mr. Hu is Mr. Xiao's right-hand man. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. We are willing to help!
Only Hai Rui's reply was different: "Master Xiao has unfinished business, and Hai Rui cannot always know right from wrong. Hai Rui has his own mission, so let's think about it later."
I still don’t know whether the things Xiao Feng wants to do are right or wrong. He also arranged a lot of things for me, so I’ll do it first and wait until I figure it out.
Hu Zongxian was nervous, and Xu Jie was not idle either. Because Xiao Feng died, Jiajing was in a bad mood and would inevitably get angry at him and Gao Gong, so he did not dare to provoke Jiajing in the past two days.
However, he knew in his heart that Jiajing's anger would slowly dissipate. Then he would still have to govern the country and rely on himself and the civil service group behind him.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry to please Jiajing, which was the biggest difference between him and Yan Song. Xu Jie's treatment of Jiajing is not based on emotions, but on etiquette and rules, which are the highest point of morality.
Because he knew that Jiajing was not really a foolish king, especially after meeting Xiao Feng, he could almost be called a half-wise king.
It is difficult to deal with the faint king because he has no martial ethics and dares to flout all the rules at critical moments, regardless of the consequences. And as long as they are not fools, scholars have many ways to deal with them.
Xu Jie has also been busy writing letters these days, using his disciples and former officials to gather connections. His statement is different from that of Hu Zongxian.
"The Strict Party has brought disaster to the country and the people for ten years, corrupted the political agenda, and deceived Sheng Cong. Fortunately, Xiao Feng joined forces with me to eradicate the Strict Party in one fell swoop, stirring up turmoil and promoting purity.
However, the Yan Party was in great trouble and relied heavily on flattering ministers, such as Zhao Wenhua, who ignored the imperial ban, made friends with factory guards, and collaborated with Zhang Yuan.
I originally wanted to join hands with Xiao Feng to revive Chao Gang, but I was jealous of the talent and couldn't do it. Scholars like us, at this time, should shoulder the important responsibilities and serve the imperial court. "
As Xu Jie is the chief assistant, his words naturally carry much more weight than Hu Zongxian. Officials from various places expressed their willingness to work together with Xu Shoufu to
Xiao Feng died only a few days ago, and the forces in the DPRK and China were like floods that broke through the dam, rushing violently, washing away the collapsed old rivers of Yan Dang, looking for new rivers to enter the sea.
Jiajing didn't know whether he was overcome with grief or did it intentionally. He just watched with a cold eye and had no intention of expressing his opinion.
After the previous experience of Xiao Feng coming back from the dead, this time Jiajing, Xiao Mansion, Liu Mansion, and Zhang Tianci all felt a little more hopeful in their grief.
They took turns running to the World Viewpoint to look at the Immortal Character Stone, expecting to see Xiao Feng pushing the coffin up. The old Taoist tried his best to persuade them not to go down to the underground tomb, on the grounds that they wanted to replicate the last process as much as possible.
Although no one knows how Xiao Feng was resurrected last time, the old man stubbornly believes that as long as he strictly adheres to the last process, he must be right!
So he didn't let everyone go down. He just listened at the entrance above and looked in through the cracks while lying on the ground.
Jiajing is also making moves. Tao Zhongwen said that he has a set of distillation and purification equipment presented by Xiao Feng, which can refine a lot of bliss pills into a bliss pill.
Referring to the process of Xiao Feng's resurrection last time, maybe just take a pill of bliss! Jiajing was overjoyed and asked Tao Zhongwen to practice quickly.
There is no Bliss Pill on the market, but there are many confiscated pills at Jinyiwei. Tao Zhongwen tried hard in every possible way, exhausted Jin Yiwei's inventory, and finally came up with a very decent looking elixir of bliss.
But after turning it into water and pouring it into Xiao Feng, there was no reaction at all.
I don't know whether the elixir trained by Tao Zhongwen was not authentic and incomparable with Xiao Qin's, or whether Xiao Feng's death this time was not caused by test fatigue and the medicine was not suitable for the disease.
Six days passed in the blink of an eye, and there was no movement at all. People's hopes were gradually disappearing, and the cries were increasing day by day.
The old Taoist suddenly remembered that he had forgotten something, so he quickly asked Zhang Tianci to sit next to the Immortal Character Stone and chatter all day long.
But Zhang Tianci's nagging made his tonsils become inflamed, and there was still no movement in the underground tomb. When it was time to turn on the lamp, the old man suddenly slapped his thigh.
"There's a missing link! Last time you were here, you beat up Yan Shifan!"
Zhang Tianci was dumbfounded: "But this link cannot be replicated. Yan Shifan is already dead. We can't dig him out of the soil and beat him again!"
Everyone looked at each other, and finally gave up, crying bitterly and gradually dispersed. Only the Immortal Character Stone is left, dragging out a long shadow and swaying gently under the illumination of the everlasting lamp.
Xiao Feng's resurrection failed. The happiest person was Xiao Qin, the second happiest person was Xu Jie, and the third happiest person was Gao Gong.
It's not that Xu Jie and Gao Gong have any personal grudges against Xiao Feng, on the contrary, in terms of personal feelings, they are both very grateful to Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng turned the tide, defeated the big boss Yan Dang that they dared not look at directly, and led them to successfully pass the level. They were very grateful to let them pick up equipment and experience all over the place behind them.
But both of them are ambitious people, and they never neglect public affairs for personal reasons. Their sense of responsibility for world affairs and their desire for the legitimate rights of scholars made them full of joy at the ending of Xiao Feng Qiyu's death.
There can't be a more ideal ending than this! Xiao Feng succeeded in praying for rain and alleviated the imminent disaster in the Ming Dynasty. This is definitely a good thing!
The accompanying bad thing is that from Long Live to the common people, their respect for Taoism has reached a new level, and their respect for Xiao Feng has reached its peak!
As long as Xiao Feng survives, he will be Long Live and a living god in the hearts of the people. It will be extremely difficult for the civil service group to defeat Xiao Feng again!
But Xiao Feng was so considerate that he died! What is this equivalent to? It's equivalent to a max-level boss helping them defeat the ultimate boss and then voluntarily going offline. All the benefits go to them!
Although the Taoist sect's reputation has reached its peak, it will be of little use in the subsequent struggle.
Because the only person whose Taoism has been verified is Xiao Feng, and since he died, the reputations of the other real people could at most be preserved.
Although Hu Zongxian's impatience is worthy of vigilance, he is far away from the court and is far from ready to fight with Xu Jie!
Therefore, after Xu Jie's mentality calmed down a little in Jiajing, he immediately actively held the first court meeting in the post-Xiao Feng era to establish his leadership position.
Although he was already the chief minister of the cabinet, the Sixth Department was used to asking Xiao Feng for many things. Part of this can be arranged by him, but after all, it gives people the feeling that Xiao Feng, as the second assistant, actually has greater power.
Therefore, this impression must be reversed. This is an important court meeting. This court meeting has two main purposes: one is to establish Xu Jie's leadership status, and the other is to implement Gao Gong's secondary assistant position.
In Xu Jie's view, it is natural and necessary for Gao Gong to move into the secondary position.
Xiao Feng is dead, and the position of second assistant is vacant. Regardless of qualifications or ability, Gao Gong is definitely qualified to sit on the position of second assistant!
The most important thing is that during this period of fighting, Gao Gong has been closely cooperating with him and is a stronger ally than his disciple Zhang Juzheng.
Why do others follow you? Isn’t it just a picture of having meat to eat? If this doesn't bring enough benefits, who will follow you wholeheartedly next time?
Seeing that Zhang Juzheng was not in a high mood, Xu Jie sighed. He, as a disciple, still needs to grow up. He is still too immature and bookish now.
"Taiyue, I miss Xiao Feng as much as you do, but people cannot die... People are dead, but the affairs of the court cannot be neglected! We three cabinet ministers have a heavy responsibility on our shoulders!
Besides, if Gao Gong is not promoted to second minister, how can he be appointed to the cabinet? If there are no people in the cabinet, you will have to deal with miscellaneous matters in the cabinet. Is this your ambition? "
Zhang Juzheng silently thought about the teacher's words. Until all the officials gathered and Jiajing went to court, his mind was still confused and he simply stopped thinking about it.
Xu Jie did his duty, stepped forward and said with cupped hands: "Long live, Xiao Feng, the second minister of the cabinet, unfortunately died in the line of duty when Long live led hundreds of officials and Taoists to pray for rain together, which is very sad.
However, this person has passed away, but the state affairs cannot be neglected for a day. Although the heart of long live moved the heavens and sent down the rain, after all, the farming season is already late, and a bad harvest this year is inevitable.
The imperial court should take advantage of this sweet rain, and take the lead from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry to supervise the cultivation of mulberry trees, build water conservancy projects, protect and help farmers, and minimize the disaster! "
Jiajing frowned slightly. Although Xu Jie's words were clear from all sides, he intentionally or unintentionally attributed the rain from the sky to Jiajing leading the officials to bask in the sun.
This is the brilliance of Xu Jie. If he says this, Jiajing will definitely not object. Even if the Taoist sect’s contribution could not be wiped out, half of it was taken away invisibly.
Gao Gong silently praised, "an old fox is an old fox. This kind of quiet respect for Confucianism and restraint of Taoism is completely natural, without any trace. He still has to learn it!"
As expected, Jiajing didn't say anything: "Xu Shoufu's words are reasonable. Are there any specific provisions? You can bring them up for discussion."
Xu Jie was proud in his heart, but he was very indifferent on the surface: "Long live, Xiao Cifu is gone, the cabinet has a vacancy and lack of manpower.
The minister suggested that Gao Gong should be appointed as a secondary assistant, Zhang Juzheng should be promoted gradually, and another capable person should be appointed to serve in the cabinet. "
Jiajing frowned again, but before he could speak, a voice suddenly sounded.
"I object to this suggestion!"
Everyone was startled, looked at this outstanding person, and their jaws dropped in shock. No one expected that it was Liu Tong, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue!
This guy who only knows that food is the most important thing for the people, usually would like to hide his whole body behind Pan Huang, why did his temperament suddenly become tough today?
Jiajing was particularly polite to Liu Tong: "Shilang Liu, why do you oppose Xu Chieffu's proposal?"
Liu Tong's courage was a little exhausted when he shouted just now, and he couldn't help but stutter a little.
"My, I don't have any reason, no, no, no, I just feel that Xiao Feng's official position was revoked before his body was cold, as if the court had already determined that he was completely dead this time, which is unavoidably chilling..."
These words sounded awkward, but they unexpectedly hit Jiajing's heart. His eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
"That's right, that's right. The bones are still cold. This is so right! Xiao Feng was dead for more than ten days before he came back to life last time! Why are you so anxious!
Even if you are praying for Xiao Feng, you should keep his official position first! He knew that everyone was thinking about him and couldn't forget him, so he came back naturally!
If we have to remove his official position, he will think that we don't need him in heaven, and he might not come back!
Liu Aiqing usually talks little, but she can always hit the mark. She is indeed one of the talents I have promoted! "
