Domineering Daming

Chen Yiqing is Shen Xun's most important mentor. Shen Xun studied with Chen Yiqing for five years and was one of Chen Yiqing's few students.

Shen Xun didn't dare to be negligent, he hurriedly opened the letter, and read it carefully.

The handwriting is still so strong, and it can be seen that the old man is still in good health.

The letter was written very naturally, with the attitude of an old friend who hadn't seen him for many years, concerned about Shen Xun's academic progress, and then naturally mentioned a few words: "The sage cultivates morality, morality, fate, family law, and patriarchal law." , the law of the country, how much do you cultivate?"

With a change of pen, he said again: "I am conscientious and never overstepped the rules. I am ashamed to read the sage's book, and then I will be shameless for the ages.

To put it simply, this letter refers directly to Shen Xun's abandonment of the teachings of the saints, destruction of the ancestral law of holiness, and finally - the severing of the relationship between master and apprentice.

Shen Xun slumped on the chair with a pale face, still staring at the letter in a daze.

Heaven, earth, king, relatives and teachers, how can the righteousness of master and apprentice be judged lightly?

If this matter gets out, what face does he have to stand in the court and face the world?

The staff already knew the content of this letter, and could understand Shen Xun's current mood. Looking at his pale face, they said, "My lord, what should we do now?"

Shen Xun had a bitter face, raised his head with complicated eyes, and said, "Do I have any other choices?"

The staff's lips moved, not knowing what to say.

If such a teacher's letter of "severing grace" and "expulsion from the teacher" is made public, Shen Xun will be drowned by the spit star, even if he is cheeky and refuses to leave, the court will not keep it.

But on the other hand, Shen Xun's qualifications are very strong. He has been in the Ministry of Rites for many years. It stands to reason that joining the cabinet is just around the corner. Qi is difficult.

The staff didn't speak, Shen Xun didn't know, shook his head, and said: "Needless to say, I will write a letter to the teacher, and finish it within five days. I will go to the cabinet to see Elder Sun Ge later."

The staff was surprised and said: "My lord, the Chinese New Year is less than a month away."

Could it be that there is no time to wait?

Shen Xun picked up the pen and said expressionlessly: "If I don't leave sooner, I'm afraid I will cause even more trouble to the court, so go prepare."

The staff is equivalent to Shen Xun's personal secretary, who is temporarily in the cabinet's staff department. Once Shen Xun leaves, the staff will sit on the bench.

The staff member didn't speak, he took a deep breath, raised his hand and said, "Yes."

Not long after, Shen Xun arrived at the cabinet, but Sun Chuanting was not there, so he could only change to see Zhou Yingqiu.

Zhou Yingqiu looked at Shen Xun's resignation letter and remained silent for a long time.

Yang Jinchu is just a servant, and his influence is still controllable. If Shen Xun, one of the important members of the "imperial party", also resigns from office, it will be like an earthquake to the court, and it will definitely shake Sun Chuanting's " The prestige of "Shoufu".

If Sun Chuanting is shaken, it will definitely have a huge impact on the "New Deal" of Ming Dynasty, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Zhou Yingqiu looked at Shen Xun who was sitting opposite, poured him a cup of tea, sighed softly, and said, "Youyu, you and I have worked together for at least 30 years, right?"

Youyu is Shen Xun's character. When Shen Xun heard "30 years", he suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhou Yingqiu. He was already a gray-haired, almost ancient man.

Shen Xun was a little dazed, leaned forward and said: "The lower official was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Wanli. After calculation, it has been more than 30 years."

Holding the teacup, Zhou Yingqiu was full of thoughts, and said, "I heard that your health has not been very good recently?"

How many elderly people in their 60s are in good health?Shen Xun knew what Zhou Yingqiu was going to say, and said bluntly: "The elder Ge's meaning is that the subordinate officials understand, but if the subordinate officials stay for one more day, it will be dangerous for the court. If the subordinate officials leave earlier, the cabinet will be more relaxed. "

Zhou Yingqiu knew that Shen Xun was right, but things couldn't develop as they expected.

Chapter 1421 Another Resignation

After taking a sip of tea slowly, Zhou Yingqiu thought about it for a long while, and said half-way: "Let's not mention me for your resignation, even Mr. Sun Ge can't accept it. The emperor is still in Shenlong Mansion. I'll give you something. You go to Nanzhili Let's go, meet the emperor, and see that old gentleman again."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xun thought about it carefully, stood up and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ge, for being thoughtful."

Zhou Yingqiu shook his head. He has been under a lot of pressure recently. He didn't want to be considerate about Shen Xun. It's just that Shen Xun has a great relationship with the court and the "New Deal", so he has to be cautious.

Sun Chuanting was not there, so Zhou Yingqiu sat for a while, then left the classroom and entered Fu Changzong's classroom.

Fu Changzong was involved in a lawsuit all over his head, and he worked hard to deal with a mountain of government affairs.

Seeing Zhou Yingqiu coming in, he didn't care, the two of them were close and communicated more than other people in the cabinet.

Zhou Yingqiu and Fu Changzong sat down at the tea table on one side, and before drinking tea, Zhou Yingqiu sighed, "Shen Youyu's old teacher wrote a letter of renunciation, and he is going to resign."

Youyu, Shen Xun's character.

Fu Changzong frowned, and said, "Someone is instigating behind the scenes?"

Zhou Yingqiu picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "Do you still need to instigate? The whole Ming Dynasty is like a pot of boiling water. Not to mention the old gentleman who is dedicated to studying, even the people in the deep mountains and old forests have been alarmed. Our troubles have just begun."

Fu Changzong thought of Fu Tao, shook his head, and said: "Although Shen Youyu is not a veteran of the emperor's hidden residence, he has been in the Ministry of Rites for five or six years. He is a person who is valued by the emperor. Sun Baigu is even more important now. He is leaving. Chaos is impossible..."

Zhou Yingqiu leaned on the chair, looked at the endless snow outside the door, and said: "It's okay to say that Sun Baigu is angry, but I am worried about the emperor. If the emperor also thinks that Sun Baigu is not capable of taking on this important task, then the situation will be changed again." One change."

Fu Changzong heard the smell, and said: "Do you think the emperor has other plans, someone might replace Sun Baigu?"

Both of them were at the highest place in the imperial court, overlooking the entire Ming Dynasty officials, no one knew better than them who could replace Sun Chuanting.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yingqiu shook his head and said, "For the time being, no one can replace Sun Baigu. What I'm worried about is that the emperor may have other ideas to take advantage of the chaos and plow Daming again."

Fu Changzong looked tense and remained silent for a long time.

Seeing that Fu Changzong was not clear, Zhou Yingqiu said: "It's easy to talk about your son's affairs, small punishments and big punishments are just fine. The problem is that the court is not stable, so we need to hold our breath."

Fu Changzong nodded silently, and said for a moment: "I know, you should pay attention to it. Any situation must be controlled in time, and no major incidents will occur, otherwise the court will become more passive."

Zhou Yingqiu naturally understood, and said: "The pressure on the provinces is also enormous. Several governors have sent me private messages, saying that they are going to stay or not. We must think of a way."

Fu Changzong's eyes flickered, and he said: "This year's national treasury will be quite abundant. The Royal Bank is preparing a bond, guaranteed by the imperial court, borrowing money from the people, and repaying it with interest in three to five years...The money and grain are sufficient, and the Ministry of Industry can act first. Get up, various water conservancy, official roads and other projects continue, and then the few major policies formulated by the imperial court will be slowed down first, hidden, and promoted with righteous policies to suppress them. "

Zhou Yingqiu knew that what Fu Changzong said was an unacceptable solution, but Sun Chuanting might not be willing to divert the attention of the ruling and opposition parties by going to war with the outside world. He didn't bother with this, and thought it over: "This bond is okay, it can speed up the replacement of private Tibetan banks. , to establish a clean and stable currency market order as soon as possible..."

Zhou Yingqiu Gu Zuoyan said him, which can be regarded as a comfort to Fu Changzong.

The two were chatting casually about the court affairs and government affairs, but they were also waiting for Sun Chuanting's return.

Shen Xun's resignation was ultimately decided by Sun Chuanting.

Sun Chuanting went outside the city to observe this year's snow disaster, and when he came back, he heard such "bad news" and didn't say much, just said: "According to Zhou Ge's words."

In this way, an extremely important matter will be decided easily.

The next day, under the banner of returning home to visit relatives, Shen Xun left Beijing and hurried towards Hangzhou.

Not to mention that the imperial court is now an eventful season, the year is approaching, and there are a lot of things going on in various departments, but it is snowing heavily. Is it necessary for an old man in his 60s to visit relatives unexpectedly at this time?But just after Yang Jinchu left, Shen Xun left Beijing abruptly. Naturally, rumors arose and the sky was buzzing.

Sun Chuanting sat in the cabinet, remained indifferent, devoted himself to the promotion of administrative affairs, and allowed rumors to fly all over the sky and stir up controversy.