Chapter 89                                                             �

Jiajing said, "You will talk about it in detail."

Xu Jie said: "The old minister thinks that the number of people in the cabinet should be odd, and one should be added, and it is extremely three. If two people are added, it is not good. If three people are added at one time, I am worried that the cabinet will be in chaos. After thinking about it, it is better to add one person. Of course, it is okay for Your Majesty to have an order."

Jiajing nodded and said, "Well, let's make up for one person this time."

Xu Jie continued: "As for Zhou Mengchen and Gao Gong, it is difficult for both ministers to choose from. Both of them were talented as national talents, and anyone could enter the cabinet. But there must be a high or low. After thinking about it, although Gao Gong is deeper in terms of qualifications, he was a Jinshi in the 20th year of Jiajing, and Zhou Mengchen was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing, but Zhou Mengchen had a higher merit and everyone in the world knew the merits of Annan and Dingbei. He had to be rewarded. Moreover, Gao Gong had only been given the title of Shangshu for one or two years, and Zhou Mengchen had been given the title of Shangshu for many years. He also served as the Minister of War in Nanjing. From this point of view alone, Zhou Mengchen was more suitable."

"There is another reason that the old minister had to think about. That is between Gao Gong and the prince------" Speaking of this, Xu Jie paused slightly and did not say anything below. He always summarized it in one sentence: "The old minister still thinks that it is better to let Gao Gong sharpen more underneath."

Jiajing naturally understood what Xu Jie meant.

The relationship between the prince and the emperor is very delicate. Since the emperor must tolerate the prince to cultivate his own power, the prince will one day become the emperor. If the prince has no wings at all, how can he control the world in the future?

However, the crown prince is not the emperor now. The emperor cannot tolerate the crown prince offend his power.

This is a very difficult measure to grasp.

If one is not done well, it will be a tragedy between father and son.

This is especially important to pay attention to between the king, minister, father and son.

This is also why Jiajing allowed King Jing's teacher to be in the cabinet, but wanted to put Gao Gong down. This is certainly because there is a little gap in qualifications between the two parties. It is more because of the mutual checks and balances. The prince already has the title of prince. If King Jing is not given any expectations, how can the two parties check and balance.

Now that King Jing leaves Beijing, Yuan Wei retires, that is, the position of the crown prince has been determined.

So should Gao Gong go further? Xu Jie felt that Jiajing might not think about this.

Xu Jie guessed this correctly.

Jiajing didn't think much at first, but suddenly felt that Gao Gong was a little dazzling in the list of alternatives to the cabinet. Jiajing said: "Since Gao Gong is the prince's person, let the prince use it in the future."

Xu Jie said: "I obey the order."

Xu Jie also breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Jie intended to deliberately suppress Gao Gong. Before retiring, he put some eye drops in front of Jiajing. It can be said that when Jiajing saw Gao Gong in the future, he would probably think of him as the prince's man.

Why did Xu Jie deliberately suppress Gao Gong? This reason is complicated.

In fact, when Xu Jie wanted to retire, he not only thought about making a deal with Zhou Mengchen, but also dealing with Gao Gong. However, Gao Gong directly rejected Xu Jie and did not want to meet Xu Jie privately.

This is directly related to Gao Gong's character.

Zhou Mengchen is a domineering person at heart, but he has been an official outside for many years. He has long known that many things cannot be done straightforwardly. Otherwise, Zhou Mengchen would have to kill a corpse everywhere every time he goes to.

How is this possible?

Although I don’t want to, politics is often a compromise. People with political cleanliness cannot become high-ranking officials.

Although Gao Gong cannot be said to have political cleanliness, he is too tough. In addition, with the prince behind him, he feels that he has a special responsibility to the prince. When doing things, he is extremely domineering. At work, he has confronted Xu Jie more than once or twice.

After Gao Gong was appointed as the Minister of Personnel, many personnel appointments were in conflict with Xu Jie.

Gao Gong couldn't stand Xu Jie in private. Although Xu Jie's nickname is Grandma Xu, Zhou Mengchen only occasionally said something while discussing in private. After all, he knew what kind of person Xu Jie was.

But Gao Gong said it in public.

This is also related to the experiences of the two. Zhou Mengchen and Xu Jie have been enemies and friends for many years, have been taken care of by Xu Jie and suffered losses from Xu Jie. They can better know who Xu Jie is. But Gao Gong is different. Xu Jie has never taken too much action against Gao Gong?

It’s not that Gao Gong is particularly powerful, but that Xu Jie would not offend the prince.

In Xu Jie's mind, planning for the country is equally important and planning for the body. He does not delay planning for the body when planning for the country. In this case, how could he leave a bad impression on the prince?

Xu Jie's approach made Gao Gong look down on Xu Jie even more.

In fact, Gao Gong's various things, such as calling Xu Jie and Grandma Xu in public, for example, Xu Jie can ignore some personnel appointments, and Xu Jie can do all the things that Xu Jie does on his own. It is even more trivial to Gao Gong. It is a smile.

But now Xu Jie is going to retreat, which has become a problem. Zhou Mengchen is willing to bid, but now Xu Jie believes that Zhou Mengchen will not easily break the contract. Gao Gong doesn't even want to discuss it.

Xu Jie naturally gave Zhou Mengchen an additional service, which was to ensure that Zhou Mengchen would suppress Gao Gong in the future, not the other way around.

Gao Gong didn't know at this moment that Grandma Xu in his eyes gave him a cruel and vicious plot, which made him lose his fate with the chief assistant in his entire life. After all, Zhou Mengchen is younger than him, and as long as Zhou Mengchen doesn't have any problems, it will be even more difficult for Gao Gong to get to power.

Unless the prince ascends the throne.

In history, Jiajing lived to 45 years of Jiajing. But now Jiajing has quit Golden Pills and is dedicated to health care. He has been very healthy over the years and has never had a serious illness. He can't tell at all the meaning of dying.

It is highly likely that you will live forty-five years after Jiajing or even a few more years.

Even Xu Jie didn't think authentically whether the prince could survive Jiajing was a question.

Xu Jie had heard of it for a long time. The prince's living habits were very bad. It is said that there was a nursery rhyme: "A little bee flew into the flowers and buzzed." It was about the prince. The word "small" is used in particular. I won't explain it here. I know it.

As a little bee who was not in good health but had to collect honey in the flowers. The prince had the indicators of giving birth to a son before. There were various restrictions on the prince. Now that the grandson has already, Jiajing doesn't care much about him.

Of course, it is getting worse.

It would be strange if it gets better.

Of course, this is just Xu Jie's speculation.

However, one thing is foreseeable. That is, Xu Jie withdrew from the political stage, and the good show on this stage will not end. It was just a change of the protagonist. Xu Jie's only regret is that he can only watch this good show in his hometown, not in Beijing. In this way, there are more or less errors.

But if Xu Jie wants to retreat, he not only has to face his former enemies, but also the problems within the Xu Party.

For his own considerations, Xu Jie felt that it was the most appropriate time to retreat at this time. He helped Zhou Mengchen. In the future, Zhou Mengchen would definitely reward the Xu family, with his understanding of Zhou Mengchen. With Zhou Mengchen's age, even if he was active in politics for 30 years, it would be possible. After he died, Zhou Mengchen was enough to protect his descendants.

Moreover, from this point of view, Xu Jie's life was perfect. From being excluded from Beijing for ten years, to returning to Beijing for business, to Xia Yan's death and accepting the remnants of the Xia Party, in the era of Yan Song's rampage, he took on the banner of fighting against Yan Song, and there were wins and losses, sometimes unbearable to look back, and sometimes very pleased. Finally, he defeated Yan Song and took over the power. Under the pressure of Jiajing, he cleaned up Yan Song's mess, calmed the northern enemy and the southern Japanese, and restored some vitality.

Now, I am not greedy for power, and arrange my life and the aftermath, pat my butt and leave, leaving a good reputation. I gained great benefits and then spent my old age leisurely in my hometown.

To plan for the country, to be self-developed, the three are not inconsistent. It can be said that it is perfect.
Chapter completed!