Today, Jiajing was wearing sandals, clean socks, a blue silk Taoist robe, and standing at the door with his hands on his back. Compared to ten days ago, the emperor was a little thinner, and his beard on his jaw was slightly withered, looking like an ordinary old man.

Taoist robe is the most common casual clothes style for men in the Ming Dynasty. It can be worn by all men, from emperors, officials, and scholars, monks and Taoists. In addition, Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism and dressed up as Taoists every day. The ministers followed suit, and even became a trend in the capital.

Jiajing led the fashion trend of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, some people are not interested in the emperor's actions, thinking that being the emperor should look like the emperor. You are wearing a Taoist robe all day long, your mouth is full of "golden elixir, mild fire, martial fire" and other things, and you are not doing your job properly.

This man was named Xia Yan, the chief assistant minister of the cabinet. He said a lot of sarcastic words about Jiajing's outfit. Later... to apply a sentence from later generations on the Internet, he died later.

Wu Jie was not interested in what the emperor wore. In his opinion, as long as it was not like a ceremony for worshiping heaven, it was necessary to wear uniforms in formal occasions such as morning courts, and no one could say anything about what he wore on weekdays.

Speaking of which, Taoist robes are light and comfortable to wear. The key is that they are narrower and tighter than the Confucian robes. It is also a taste for Wu Jie. He also asked the tailor to make several sets of casual clothes for himself as daily casual clothes.

Ordinary people wear Taoist robes and wear square scarves or uniform hats on their heads. Today, Jiajing wears a Taoist crown on his head. Even Guizhi really treats him as a Taoist priest.

Hearing Jiajing's rude speech, even Guizhi was displeased: "This Taoist priest is very unreasonable. It's dark now, so he still comes to beg for alms. Go quickly. Otherwise, when it gets dark, you will be caught by someone patrolling the streets of Shuntian Mansion and take you as a gangster."

When did Jiajing be scolded like this? He was stunned.

Even the third brother walked forward with a smile, stuffed a string of copper coins into Jiajing's hand, and said, "Master, please go quickly. My master has something important to do tomorrow, so he will get up early."

Moth was aware of Jiajing. Seeing that Lian Lao San was actually sending him off like a beggar, he was so scared that his face looked like a slut, and hurriedly said, "No!"

Jiajing was a little surprised and smiled: "I am not a monk, and Taoism does not talk about begging for alms. Of course, if you really want to give something, take out the ebony Ruyi on your hand."

Lian Lao San's pupils shrank, and his hands secretly accumulated energy. A murderous aura rose on his body. He naturally knew that the ebony Ruyi on Wu Jie was given by the emperor and was now in the main hall.

What is this person's origin? As soon as the master brought back the gift from the emperor, someone came to ask for it. It's really suspicious.

Even Guizhi was shocked. Although she had a good temper, she couldn't help but burst out and said angrily: "You are a Taoist man, you are so lifeless. How can you know that there is a rosy tree in my family? It is the treasure of our Wu family, and it is given by the emperor. It is in the shrine of the main hall, burning incense and praying for blessings day and night... com// "Advertisement full text txt download"

"Peach the main hall, and burn incense and pray for blessings?" Jiajing suddenly raised his head and laughed: "This matter is a bit interesting. Isn't it just an object? Why do you need to do this?"

Lian Lao San snorted coldly: "What do you know? The things of the emperor are spiritual. Even if ordinary people look at them more, they will feel refreshed and blessed. You, a Taoist, have no knowledge, and say such words, are just a joke."

It turned out that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty would also reward their ministers with some daily supplies as a benefit to show their closeness. For example, after the cabinet ministers gave a meal with the emperor. After the banquet, the emperor would ask someone to pack the leftover food for the ministers and take them home to share with their family. On weekdays, whenever they were in good fortune, they would write a banner to the ministers.

The relationship between the monarch and ministers of the Ming Dynasty was equal in a sense, and the so-called emperor and scholars ruled the world together. Except for special occasions, civil servants did not have to kneel down and kowtow when they met the emperor.

This situation is a bit like the saying in the Western proverb: God’s return to God, and the king’s return to the king.

The power of the monarchy and the power of the divine do not interfere with each other. One controls secular power and the other controls ideology.

The Ming Dynasty was the king's return to the king and the civil servants belonged to the civil servants.

The emperor is the constitution, the highest law, responsible for arbitration; the civil servant is the lower law, and in charge of administration.

Beware of each other and check and balance each other on weekdays.

Therefore, the relationship between emperors and ministers like the Qing Dynasty was simply slave owners and slaves was impossible in the Ming Dynasty.

Because of this, the ministers did not take the things given by the emperor seriously. They would eat what they could and use what they could. Some ministers even thought that the banners given by the emperor were really ugly, and they were very despised and threw them into wastebaskets.

The emperor also laughed at this situation.

Moth, even the third father and daughter, are rough people, and they only think that since they are gifted by the emperor, they are sacred and inviolable, they naturally have to be worshipped.

But he didn't expect that this incident made Jiajing happy and thought to himself: Wu Jie's loyalty and respect for me is indeed from the bottom of his heart. This person is trustworthy and available.

When Wu Jie heard Jiajing laughing happily, he hurriedly went up to him and bowed: "Wu Jie pays homage to the True Lord."

Mori also grabbed Lian Guizhi and shook his heads at the two of them, signaling them not to speak, their faces were already a little pale.

Jiajing laughed; "Wu Jie, take Ruyi with you and leave."

Wu Jie: "Okay." He ordered Moth to take Ruyi away, but he didn't deal with it. He just followed Jiajing out.

"Master, Master, where are you going? You will take the exam tomorrow!" Lian Lao San shouted.

"Old Lian, stop shouting, stop shouting." Moth waved his hands repeatedly.

Lian Lao San: "Moth, what's wrong?" He saw Moth's expression strange, and was very surprised.

Moth whispered: "The Taoist priest was Long Sui, I saw it at the Beiding Niangniang Temple."

"Ah!" Lian Lao San's body trembled, and his face suddenly lost its blood.

Today's night is surprisingly beautiful, with stars all over the sky, and the entire night sky of Northern China presents a faint dark blue color.

Jiajing's wide clothes and big sleeves, stride forward in the night wind, floating in the air.

Wu Jie followed behind with a small step, and he was surprised in his heart that the emperor had personally come to my house to do what he wanted to do at night.

If he had something to see me, he just needed to pass on me Wu Jie to Xiyuan to see the emperor. Why should he go to a private visit in a private place?

Thinking of this, Wu Jie looked around again, but no one else followed.

Then he had nothing to say and said, "I have served Your Majesty for more than half a year, but I have never received any benefits. Now I have finally received your Majesty's love and rewarded him with a wishful wish, but I have asked him to go back."

"It seems you are complaining to me. Why, you serve me just to get benefits?" Jiajing kept walking and laughing, "Of course I won't be able to get back what I gave out. Who are you going to be me?"

Wu Jie deliberately pretended to be relieved: "That's good, that's good. I really like this ebony Ruyi and am going to keep it for my future son as a family heirloom treasure."

"Why, are you going to be a father?" Jiajing was a little surprised: "When did it happen?"

Wu Jie: "It's my concubine, Mori, is pregnant for one month. Doctor Li Shizhen and Doctor Li said it was a boy."

"Oh, that girl, it's not bad. She looks like a man. This is a good thing. I just got a grandson, and Wu Jie, you will have a son. It's great. Both of you and my monarch and ministers are lucky."

Wu Jie: "How dare you compare with Your Majesty? By the way, Your Majesty, the minister came out in the middle of the night. Where are you going?"

"Why, I'm afraid that it will delay your imperial examination?" Jiajing smiled faintly: "I can't miss your future, so don't worry. I want to go to a place and see someone, don't ask."

Wu Jie's heart skipped a beat and he vaguely understood something.

Is the emperor going to see Lu Bing?

There is only one possibility.

After all, Lu Bing is a friend of Jiajing who has been playing with since childhood, and his relationship is deeply rooted.

Last time, Wu Jie mentioned Lu Bing to bring a letter to the emperor, saying that he wanted to meet Jiajing before his death. At that time, the emperor was furious and Wu Jie was also implicated.

It was probably in the past ten days that the emperor thought of Lu Bing's old love and felt sad, so he decided to go to the Lu family.

Unfortunately, the Emperor and Lu Bing were both political figures and they were not allowed to see them just by wanting to see them. Their every move they made caused a stir in the political arena.

It is also because of this that the emperor adopted a special method of private visits.

However, Jiajing wants to see Lu Bing himself, why should I get involved with Wu Jie?

I am sorry for Wu Jie that I have to get up at three in the morning tomorrow. I have to rush to Gongyuan Plaza before I can call and queue up to enter the venue before I can.

Thinking of this, Wu Jie felt depressed and couldn't help but pinch the Ruyi in his hand.

It would be fine if I didn't pinch it, but I found something wrong with this pinch. I felt that there was a row of very strange patterns under the handle.

Utilities made of materials like ebony are focused on following the patterns and following the trend, which is natural and interesting. Ebony is made of tough and shiny as jade, and craftsmen generally do not carve things on it.

When the emperor gave him this remark, Wu Jie was disappointed because this thing was not worth much. Without looking closely, he threw it to Moth without knowing what was carved on it.

Just as night was coming, lights were still on both sides of the street, and they happened to pass by a shop that was not closed. With the lights projected from the house, Wu Jie looked at Ruyi.

After seeing this, I realized that the pattern I just touched turned out to be a line of words the size of rice grains, engraved on it: Isn’t it that the pines and cypresses have their nature?

Wu Jie knew this five-character poem. It was written by Liu Gonggan, one of the seven sons of Jian'an, and was called "Give me a gift to my brother". The whole poem is "The pine tree on the hill is in a rustling valley. How loud the wind is, how strong the pine branches are. The frost is so miserable, and it is always upright. Isn't it because of the coldness, and the pines and cypresses have their nature?"

The poem describes the steadfast moral integrity of the pine tree, and uses metaphorical methods to encourage the younger brothers to work hard.

In theory, looking at this Ruyi year is not too old for decades, and the inscriptions of things around the emperor are all given in detail. Jiajing and the famous calligraphy masters of contemporary calligraphy have read Wu Jie, but he cannot recognize the handwriting of this poem.

While thinking, Wu Jie and Jiajing walked to the street.

At this time, a four-carrying sedan came across the opposite side, and there were two guards who looked like yamen runners in front.

When he saw Wu Jie and Jiajing, he shouted loudly: "Who is walking on the street in the middle of the night, either a traitor or a thief, come here!"
Chapter completed!