Changling.
After the ancestor worship ceremony was completed, all the officials retired and waited outside, chatting quietly among their colleagues.
Yu Qian saw Wang Zhi coughing from time to time and his hand on crutches was shaking. He quickly stepped forward to support him and asked with concern: "Wang Shangshu, are you... feeling ill?"
"Ahem... I'm getting old." Wang Zhi sighed, "I'm already eighty-three, and I don't have more than two years to live. It's time to make room for others."
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of all the ministers and ministers around him lit up. The position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was very rare.
Yu Qian frowned slightly. It was foreseeable that as soon as Wang Zhi retreated, the long-quiet court hall would be agitated again. This was not what he wanted to see, but... Wang Zhi really couldn't do anything anymore. He couldn't deny people a rest for this reason.
"Wang Shangshu, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
"okay."
Everyone watched the two people walking away eagerly, their hearts scratching their hearts and they wanted to rush up to find out what was going on, but they held back in the end.
The two of them walked a long distance before stopping. Yu Qian said softly: "Wang Shangshu really wants to resign?" ΟиЪ.ōΓＧ
Wang Zhi smiled bitterly: "I have lost my energy after standing here for a while. If I keep it for a while, I will only get criticized.
Sigh... I have been tired of the temple for half my life. The eldest Hu Shangshu has already retired. If I, the second eldest, don't leave, it will inevitably give people the feeling of clinging to power. Let's go, it's time to take a rest. "
"Alas..." Yu Qian sighed regretfully and asked, "Wang Shangshu...does anyone recommend him?"
Wang Zhide is highly respected. After resigning, he will recommend a candidate, and there is a high probability that the emperor will adopt him. In this way, there will be less fights, but the prerequisite is to choose a good person.
The position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is extraordinary, and Yu Qian has to take it seriously.
However, Wang Zhi misunderstood and said: "Yu Shangshu, you don't want me to recommend Yongqing Hou, do you?
With all due respect, ahem... When a distinguished person is in charge of the civil service, this case must not be made, otherwise this peaceful situation in the court will immediately set off huge waves! "
"Wang Shangshu misunderstood, Yu Qian had no such intention."
"That's good." Wang Zhi coughed a few more times, breathed again, and then said: "You are not an outsider, so it doesn't hurt to tell you. I have chosen Li Xian, the great scholar of the cabinet."
"Bachelor of the Cabinet, and Minister of the Ministry of Personnel?" Yu Qian frowned deeply, "Wang Shangshu, I'm afraid... this is not appropriate, right?"
Wang Zhi said: "Having been an official for so many years, haven't you seen through it yet? This is how officialdom is, and it has always been like this!
What the sage said in the book is impossible to happen at all. It is serious to make things up and do it as much as possible.
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, and the officialdom has also eased. The situation now is completely different from when the Supreme Emperor ascended the throne at the age of eight. There are too many things to do, and we need to find someone who can do it, instead of just checking and balancing. "
Wang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Today's Ming Dynasty does not mean that the leader is weak and the ministers are strong. After more than ten years, the emperor has become the most powerful. In addition, Yongqing Hou's methods are fierce, but some leaders are strong and the ministers are weak;
Of course, that's not to say that this is not good, but didn't you find that the emperor was very tired?
This model is not healthy. It is the best solution to find a leader and lead all officials to return to their duties. I have been in trouble all my life, but in the end, I also want to do something practical for the Ming Dynasty. "
"Cough cough cough..." Wang Zhi said so much in one breath, he couldn't suppress his cough and started coughing violently.
Yu Qian hurriedly supported him and patted his back. Wang Zhi coughed for a while, waved his hands slightly, and continued: "Nowadays, although the officials no longer compete for power, they also lack momentum. This is not a good thing;
If the court officials have no ambition to make progress, they still need to find a leader to influence the local officials to a great extent. "
Wang Zhi said helplessly: "Originally I wanted to recommend you, but the Ministry of War is also very important. Now the Ming Dynasty is exerting its efforts outside the country. There are many disadvantages in replacing someone hastily. After much deliberation, Li Xian is the most suitable."
Yu Qian nodded slowly: "I don't have much contact with him, but listening to his words and observing his actions, he is indeed a humble gentleman, but in terms of ability... I don't know much about him yet."
"You will know if you give it a try." Wang Zhi said with a smile, "You are still young. If it doesn't work, you can take over. It's just a little harder. With your relationship with the emperor, you can take the place if you want."
Yu Qian smiled bitterly. He was already in his sixties, so how could he be young?
But facing Wang Zhi, who is over eighty, he is still a young man.
"Drive~"
A carriage came quickly, attracting their attention.
Wang Zhi said to himself in surprise: "I've already passed the ancestor worship, but this is...?"
"Who knows, maybe the emperor has other arrangements." Yu Qian pretended to be confused, pretending to understand.
Wang Zhi didn't think much, nodded and said: "Let's go, to save some people from making assumptions. This person should be more gregarious. Don't imitate that Yongqing Hou. He may imitate the Yongqing Hou, but he may not be the same as the previous one." Marquis Yongqing is so lucky."
Yu Qian smiled and said nothing.
…
The carriage turned a corner and stopped as soon as it was out of sight of the officials.
"Master Marquis, please get out of the car." The young eunuch turned his head and explained, "The carriage can't go any further. You two can go there on your own."
"I know." Li Qing agreed, stood up and said, "We're here, let's go down."
"Hmm...Okay." Zhu Gaoxu nodded, his old body trembling a little, and he got up several times but failed.
He was so excited.
Li Qing supported him and quietly passed on the energy. Zhu Gaoxu slowly calmed down, and some strength came out of his body.
After getting off the carriage, he stopped and looked around. His eyes became cloudier due to the vicissitudes of life. A gust of wind blew his eyes away...
After a long while, he slowly exhaled and said hoarsely: "Let's go."
They came to the entrance of the ancestral hall and stopped.
When Xiao Hengzi saw the two of them, he turned around and reported inside. After receiving a response, he immediately dismissed the Jin Yiwei and then quickly stepped forward.
He said with a flattering smile: "Master Marquis, Prince Han, the emperor lets you in."
Zhu Gaoxu was startled.
Li Qing was also quite surprised. He didn't expect that Zhu Qiyu actually pierced the window paper. Although Xiao Hengzi was his absolute confidant, it was always good for one less person to know about this kind of thing, unless...
"Two gentlemen, the emperor has been waiting for a long time. Don't keep the emperor waiting." Xiao Hengzi reminded.
"Okay." Li Qing stopped his thoughts and said to Zhu Gaoxu, "Let's go in."
"Um……"
Zhu Gaoxu was very excited and walked a little unsteadily. Li Qing wanted to help him, but Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and refused.
Seeing this, Li Qing did not insist anymore and walked parallel to him into the ancestral hall.
Zhu Qiyu knelt down on the futon, facing the spiritual tablet, but did not change his movements or speak as the two people came in.
He pointed to the incense on the altar table, and then pointed to the two futons on the side.
The two of them didn't say anything. They stepped forward to take the incense, lit it, and inserted it into the incense burner.
There is a portrait of Zhu Di hanging on the main wall. It is very majestic, but because it focuses too much on depicting the power of the emperor, it is less realistic and not very similar to him.
A breeze blew in, and the portrait swayed slightly. Zhu Gaoxu stared at it blankly, his eyes red.
"Old man, I'm back..."
Zhu Di couldn't speak, let alone beat or scold him, he just looked at him majestically.
The wind stopped, but the majestic portrait was still swaying slightly. Maybe... he was happy, excited, and comforted that his son was back...
Li Qing patted Zhu Gaoxu's shoulder, turned around, and said softly: "Your Majesty, let's go out first."
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Zhu Gaoxu with a slight hesitation, and Li Qing tapped his chin to indicate that nothing happened.
Zhu Qiyu no longer hesitated, stood up slowly, and walked out of the ancestral hall with Li Qing.
"Old man, if you really chose me back then, Ming Dynasty wouldn't be any worse off..." Zhu Gaoxu said infatuatedly, "Didn't I do a decent job in Jiaozhi?
If you didn't let me sit in that position, how do you know I can't do it well?
You, you are wrong, you chose the wrong person, that little wolf cub did a good job, but his son is really bad, there is no way he can match me, let me fight that battle..."
"Old man, do you know that I played a big role in the victory in the Battle of Luchuan, and it was not the grandson's credit." He was very proud.
Then, he complained: "Old man, I have been cheated by you all my life. Others are cheating, but you are better..."
"Tell me, how can I be a father like you?" He was still a little resentful.
"Old man..." Looking at the gradually becoming still portrait, his throat seemed to be blocked and he could no longer complain.
Emotions surged in like a tidal wave, and he could no longer hold back, completely breaking out...
"father……"
