"Don't want to be promoted?" Emperor Jiajing looked at Luo Xin interestingly and said, "You must know that this time you are promoted, you are from the third rank."

"In no mood!"

Luo Xin's head was shaking like a rattle, making Liu Shouyou next to him dumbfounded.

"There are still people who don't want to be an official?"

"Impossible!

If Luo Xin doesn't want to be an official, why did he help King Yu? Moreover, since dating Luo Xin, he has known some of Luo Xin's layout, all of which are for promotion.

Why did he quit when he was promoted?”

Emperor Jiajing looked at Luo Xin and said, "But, if you make a contribution, you will have to reward me, right? Otherwise, wouldn't the hearts of scholars all over the world be disappointed?"

"But... I like reading and discussing the truth..."

Speaking of this, Luo Xin suddenly remembered something and looked up at Emperor Jiajing and said:

"Your Majesty really wants to reward me?"

"Well, what do you have to ask?" Emperor Jiajing looked at Luo Xin with interest. This was the first time Luo Xin was interested in his reward.

"Your Majesty will reward me with a Hanlin bachelor." Luo Xin said: "In addition to studying knowledge, I am teaching and asking questions. This is my delight."

Emperor Jiajing thought for a moment and said, "I will consider it, you can take it back first."

"I'm leaving."

Luo Xin left the palace and went straight back to the house.

The mansion had already prepared a banquet to welcome Luo Xin. After dinner, Luo Xin returned to the bedroom and fell asleep. During this period, Luo Xin seemed to be very leisurely and handled things in an orderly manner, but the consumption of the mind was not told by outsiders.

The moon hangs on the branches.

Xu Mansion.

study.

Xu Luqing had returned to the capital and was sitting opposite Xu's steps. Looking at his obviously old father, he had a heavy look on his face for a moment.

"All have been handled?" Xu Jie asked softly.

"Um."

"No hidden dangers left?"

"No."

“How much has been lost?”

"In addition to almost all the gold and silver at home, half of the land was sold."

Xu Jie closed his eyes for half a quarter of an hour, and then opened his eyes. Although his face was calm, his eyes were covered with bloodshot.

"I remember there are more than 200,000 acres of fertile land at home, right?"

"yes."

"In this way, has 100,000 acres of fertile land been sold?"

"Eighteen thousand acres." Xu Luqing's voice was low, with pain like cutting flesh.

Xu Jie closed his eyes again, and his chest was undulating violently.

"Hahaha...haha..."

Xu Jie suddenly laughed, and the laughter became louder and louder.

"Father..." Xu Luqing looked at his father worriedly.

Xu Jie waved his hand and signaled that it would not matter. He slowly put away his smile and his face became ferocious. He squeezed out the sound from his teeth:

"Luo Xin! What a lie."

"Father." Xu Luqing said cautiously: "Losing some family wealth is nothing. As long as my father is still in the prime minister of the cabinet, these family wealth will still come back. But..."

"Just what?"

"Just experienced this, his Majesty?"

"Oh..." Xu Jie sighed: "After this, your Majesty's trust in me may drop to the bottom. I'm afraid I'm already thinking of changing the cabinet chief."

"Father..." Xu Luqing's face showed horror.

Xu Jie waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you won't be dismissed from office if you are your father in a short period of time."

Speaking of this, a hint of sarcasm appeared on Xu Jie's face: "Even if Your Majesty wants to find someone who can replace me, it cannot be found in a short time. Therefore, until Your Majesty finds that person, he will not be moved to be a father."

"That high arch..."

"It is precisely because of Gao Gong's existence that I can still sit in the position of the chief minister of the cabinet, but unexpectedly, I borrowed Gao Gong's light."

Xu Luqing was stunned, and Xu Jie looked at Xu Luqing and said, "Can't you understand?"

"The boy doesn't understand."

"You know that Your Majesty hardly goes to court, but he holds the government firmly in his hands. Why is that?"

Xu Luqing fell into deep thought, and Xu Jie didn't bother him. He lowered his eyes slightly and began to think about things. About half a quarter of an hour later, Xu Luqing suddenly lit up his eyes and said:

"balance!"

Xu Jie raised his eyes, showed an admiring look in his eyes, and nodded, "Not bad."

Xu Luqing's eyes leaped with excitement and said, "It is precisely because of his father and Gao Gong that the cabinet has mastered this balance. Once his father is not in the cabinet, Gao Gong will dominate his family and slowly undermine His Majesty. And now, there is no one in the court who can compete with Gao Gong in terms of ability to replace his father, so His Majesty can only bear this tone and wait to find a replacement."

"Not bad!" Xu Jie nodded and said, "So, the situation of being a father now seems dangerous, but it is actually stable."

"But...it's not long, Your Majesty will always find someone..."

"Haha..." Xu Jie laughed disdainfully: "The Ming Dynasty does not lack officials, but people with the ability to be a father may have them in the future, but not now."

"Where is Luo Xin?" Xu Luqing asked softly.

Xu Jie was silent and sighed for a while: "He now has the ability to be the chief minister of the cabinet, but he is too young. To become the chief minister of the cabinet, his ability is only one aspect, and he also needs qualifications and connections. These two points are what Luo Xin lacks now. In more than ten years, the Ming Dynasty will be his world. But it is not possible yet."

Xu Jie glanced at Xu Luqing and said, "And it doesn't take more than ten years to be a father. As long as Your Majesty can't move me this year, I will train a cabinet."

"You mean Brother Taiyue?"

"Not bad!" Xu Jie said this and couldn't help but sigh: "I'm not doing anything about letting Taiyue go to the southeast. I'll transfer Taiyue back as soon as possible. As long as Taiyue can enter the cabinet, our Xu family can rest assured."

An ordinary alley.

Yin Shidan lives here. At this time, at Yin Shidan's home, the two of them were sitting opposite each other. Two dishes of vegetables, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of pork head meat were placed on an old table.

These two people are the two teachers of King Yu, Yin Shidan and Chen Yiqin.

These two people have been very disappointed recently and have completely lost favor with King Yu. When King Yu sees them, he often just makes a few perfunctory words, and sometimes he can't even see King Yu.

Moreover, they once fought for favor in front of King Yu and were not polite to Xu Jie and Gao Gong. Just imagine how Xu Jie and Gao Gong gave them a good life in the court?

So, their lives are really not satisfactory.

Especially today when Luo Xin came back, there was such a big chaos in the southeast. Luo Xin went there and was evaluated. I am afraid it was even more simple. Moreover, Luo Xin's position in King Yu's heart was very clear. If King Yu ascends the throne in the future, Luo Xin will definitely be the first important official.

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