The Imperial Guard’s Revenge

Since he entered office, there have been three ups and downs, and there were times when the reform was besieged, but at that time the emperor believed in him, and the more people he impeached, the safer he would be. Now, the emperor's heart has cracked, and now the emperor is still willing to stand on Zhang Jinggong's side, what if it will take some time?

When he was lowly, he was ignored. When he was high, he was Zaifu. When he was in trouble, he was suppressed by the Yang Party and imprisoned. Most of the people in the court scolded him for flattering and flattering the Lord. When he joined the cabinet, Jingchengtai saw him hand in hand and called him "Ge Lao".

Huanhai has been ups and downs, and his life has been turbulent. With such an opportunity in his life, it is not a waste of time.

The emperor called back Zhang Jinggong's request for official service several times. Zhang Jinggong had worked with the young emperor for so many years and had already figured out the emperor's thoughts. Zhang Jinggong knew that it was the emperor who gave him face, and he really should retire and return home. Zhang Jinggong went to sparse again and prayed for his official position because of his illness. The emperor had no choice but to stay as the first assistant for a while, and Xu Zhang Jinggong returned to his hometown to recuperate.

Zhang Shoufu, who was in power for a while, left the stage.

Another chief assistant has stepped down, and before the capital can be shocked, a new round of power replacement has begun. According to the seniority of the cabinet, Li Shi should serve as the first assistant.

I didn't know if it wasn't right. When Li Shi sat in this position, he realized that the first assistant was really not something normal people could do. He didn't have the guts to continue managing the land, and he couldn't settle the complicated interests. A Shoufu who can't implement the emperor's will and can't implement administrative orders, what does the emperor want him to do? The emperor was dissatisfied, and Li Shi himself was no longer arrogant, and he took the initiative to resign within two months.

After Li Shi abdicated and made a virtuous person, Xia Wenjin took over the baton and became the first assistant of the new cabinet.

Zhang Jinggong and Li Shi resigned one after another, leaving two positions in the cabinet at once. Xia Wenjin was busy taking over the first and auxiliary power, and quietly, the Minister of Rites, Yan Wei, worshipped the Grand Master of Wuyingdian and officially entered the cabinet.

When Xia Wenjin was too busy, he looked back and found an acquaintance behind him. Yan Weicai is famous all over the world, and he is a very good man. No one can offend him, and he is very well regarded in the court. But Xia Wenjin knew that Yan Wei, like Lu Heng, was a slippery old fox.

In particular, Yan Wei's son, Yan Qinglou, has many tricks and is good at following the emperor's favor. Lu Heng has the power to save the driver, and Xia Wenjin will not be able to pull it back for a while, but Yan Wei and his son must be nipped in the bud, otherwise, it will develop into a serious problem for his confidants in the future.

Xia Wenjin silently thought about the Yan family and his son, and did not forget his other nemesis - Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding.

That's right, although Guo Xun helped to get rid of Zhang Jinggong, the first assistant in power, he also offended the new first assistant Xia Wenjin. Guo Xun thinks that he saved Xia Wenjin's life in Xue Kan's case and is a big favor to Xia Wenjin, but Xia Wenjin is not appreciative.

These power changes were completely within Lu Heng's expectations, including Guo Xun and Xia Wenjin's grievances. Lu Heng could see clearly that it wasn't that Xia Wenjin beat Zhang Jinggong, but that Zhang Jinggong made a big mistake, made himself a fool, and finally had to resign.

In officialdom, the one who has the last laugh is not the one with the highest means, but the one who does not make mistakes. In this regard, Lu Heng has not missed anyone before. With his eyesight, the next person in danger is likely to be Guo Xun.

Ask Lu Heng to say that Guo Xun has been smooth sailing for too long, and he is a little floating. Once people start to be pretentious, the road to perdition is not far away.

Xia Wenjin was busy liquidating Zhang Jinggong and the rest of the party, and Lu Heng once again concealed himself in the turmoil in the first assistant, and took the emperor's secret order to investigate a case.

To be precise, it is a forbidden book.

Chapter 86 Banned Books

In August, the autumn is getting darker, the day is still very hot, and the weather turns cooler quickly after sunset. Wang Yanqing was thinking about the Mid-Autumn Festival this year. When she heard that Lu Heng was back, she went to the study to find him with the gift list.

The guard in the study met Wang Yanqing and greeted Wang Yanqing as usual. But Wang Yanqing keenly found that today was a little different. Usually, the guards let her go without saying a word when they saw her, but today they took the initiative to talk to her. They seemed to be courting Wang Yanqing, but they were actually delaying the time and going inside to report to Lu Heng.

Wang Yanqing groaned inwardly, is there anything important to Lu Heng recently? Even she has to keep it a secret. Wang Yanqing pretended not to know, stopped to talk to the guard, and when the guard finally finished saying hello, Wang Yanqing continued to walk inside. When she pushed the door open, sure enough, the study was clean, and Lu Heng was sitting behind the desk, reading a book.

Seeing her come in, Lu Heng put down the book and walked towards her with a smile: "Why are you here?"

Wang Yanqing knew that Lu Heng's position was special, and there were some things he didn't want her to know, and Wang Yanqing wouldn't ask her. She put down the food box, took out the small celadon plate with Doucai grape pattern inside, and said, "The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, I have printed several kinds of cake molds, but I am not sure which one to use for the gift, so I came over and asked my brother. ."

Lu Heng looked at the table, there were various kinds of cakes on the porcelain plate, with begonia, hosta, lotus and other patterns printed on it, Lu Heng looked at it and said, "I think these four kinds of cakes are very good-looking, they are done like this. It’s a pity to throw it away. It’s a pity to throw it away. Leave the brittle ones, and put two for each pattern, just to take the meaning of Shuangyi and the four seasons.”

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, folk relatives and friends will give each other moon cakes, with the meaning of reunion. Superiors, peers, and subordinates have to give gifts, and they have to give them face. This has led to more and more fierce competition in Beijing's boxing ceremony, not only to compare the carvings on the moon cakes, but also the cakes and moon fruits that come with the gift box.