According to Wu Jie's previous thoughts, this time he went to the southeast and successfully completed half of the tasks assigned by Jiajing. The complete annihilation of the Japanese pirates was a great achievement. Moreover, the war in the southeast has ended, Hu Zongxian's governor-general's office in Zhejiang Province has been abolished, and the Yan Party's power has been greatly damaged. No matter what, he should also be praised by Emperor Jiajing.
In fact, after presiding over the Nanjing Prefecture Examination, Wu Jie had already been commended once because of his reputation for integrity. Strange to say, this time the Japanese bandits were wiped out, but Wu Jie was not mentioned in the newspaper. Wu Jie can understand this. After all, he is the prime minister, and it would be inappropriate to compete with other lieutenants for merit.
Of course, Wu Jie would still be very happy if the emperor could acknowledge his hard work in the past six months in person.
But upon arriving at Yuxi Palace, Wu Jie felt that the atmosphere inside was not right.
Having not been here for more than half a year, Wu Jie was inevitably a little excited. He has been walking here for nearly two years and he is very familiar with the eunuchs around Jiajing.
But when I came today, I found that all the eunuchs were strangers, and I couldn¡¯t recognize any of them.
He stepped forward and reported his name. A seventh-grade eunuch gave Wu Jie a cold look and snorted angrily: "It turns out to be Bachelor Wu. Our family has heard of your name a long time ago. It is said that you went to the southeast. , why did you come back?"
Wu Jie couldn't help but frown. He was a kind-hearted person, and he didn't despise the eunuchs just because they received the knife. In his opinion, the chamberlains are all disabled and disadvantaged groups, and they are quite pitiable. It is completely unnecessary for civil servants to regard eunuchs as inherently bad people.
Therefore, when the eunuchs in Xiyuan saw that Wu Jie was very polite to them, they were all grateful and couldn't help but feel a little close to him.
"Besides, Wu Jie and Huang Jin are both good enough to wear a pair of trousers, and they have a close relationship with Chen Hong. There is natural respect in my heart.
I don¡¯t think the eunuch was so disrespectful today. This was the first time Wu Jie encountered it.
Wu Jie was not angry with him either, and asked with a smile: "This father-in-law is unfamiliar, but I have never seen him before. By the way, is Eunuch Huang Jin in there?"
The eunuch sneered: "Among the eunuchs in the palace, there are not even one thousand but five hundred eunuchs like ours. Naturally, Wu Xueshi can't recognize everything. But Eunuch Huang is not here. If you want to see Long Live the Lord, just wait. There are so many questions. do what?"
After saying that, he ignored Wu Jie, turned around and entered Jiajing's monastery.
This was already quite impatient. Wu Jie was not angry. Instead, he was confused as to where Huang Jin had gone. Why are there all new people here?
There was no choice but to wait at the door.
This wait lasted for half an hour. The weather is cold again. A pair of feet were a little stiff.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT out of nowhere. There was an exclamation from inside: "Long live Lord, long live Lord!" Then there were the cries of several eunuchs.
Wu Jie was startled and rushed inside.
The two eunuchs at the door stretched out their hands to stop Wu Jie: "Stand."
"Get started!" Wu Jie finally burst out, reaching out and pushing the two eunuchs aside.
"Is it Wu Jie?" Jiajing's majestic voice came from the room, but his energy seemed a bit lacking.
"That's right, Chen." Wu Jie stood still.
"Come in, I was in trance just now, and accidentally got angry. I can't die."
The two eunuchs then let Wu Jie in.
On a cold day, according to Jiajing's temperament, the longer it lasts, the less you wear and the doors and windows should be wide open.
Today is strange. The house is closed and the house is on fire. As soon as I walked in, I felt a wave of heat hitting my face, the snowflakes on my body melted, and it was very uncomfortable to be wet. Jiajing was sitting cross-legged on the futon, his face turned the color of pig liver from suppressing his emotions, and his white Taoist robe was splattered with a few spots of blood.
Several eunuchs knelt on the ground and cried.
Next to Jiajing, Hu Dashun, who had white hair and beard, was standing at attention. The old Taoist priest also looked panicked, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
"Your Majesty!" When Wu Jie saw this, he was shocked and walked up and shouted to several eunuchs: "Why are you crying? Bring hot water and cotton towels over here. How do you serve Long Live Lord?"
Having been Jiajing¡¯s personal secretary for more than a year, he knew how Huang Jin took care of the emperor¡¯s daily life. Seeing these new eunuchs with their masterless looks, I was very angry. Where did these people come from, and how did Huang Jin train them?
Several eunuchs hurriedly brought hot water. Wu Jie didn't bother to talk nonsense with them. He twisted the cotton towel and wiped Jiajing's face. When he saw blood on his fingers, he held his hand.
In the tentacles, I could only feel that Jiajing's two arms were as thin as firewood sticks. I was shocked, how could Jiajing be so thin??
I have been with the emperor day and night for more than two years, and he treats me very well. Seeing him like this, Wu Jie felt sad. In his mind, there was no distinction between monarch and minister. In front of him was a frail old man.
After wiping Jiajing's hands clean, he rolled up his sleeves and saw that Wu Jie was even more shocked.
I saw that these arms were yellow and dry, and they were covered with small red and blue spots. If I pinched them lightly with my fingers, there would be a small pit, and I couldn't get up for a long time.
Wu Jie knew that this was a sign of heavy metal poisoning, and the emperor took the so-called elixir all year round. That thing is made from highly poisonous substances such as lead and mercury. Can it be eaten?
Back then, Wu Jie was accidentally forced to take one in his mouth, but he lost control.
That thing is really powerful, even more powerful than aphrodisiacs.
Seeing the worry on Wu Jie's face, Emperor Jiajing smiled and said, "I have been working hard these days and have worked too hard. The dragon and tiger cannot blend together, and my yang energy is too strong. Don't worry."
Wu Jie: "Long live the sage, there is a saying: Do things in moderation, and going too far is not enough. The elixir must be matched with the realm, so you can't take too much."
Next to him, Hu Dashun was not happy. He snorted and said angrily: "Master Wu, what do you mean by this? Your Majesty is bent on seeking immortality and has worked too hard, resulting in irregular breath and imbalance of yin and yang. What does it have to do with the elixirs of this Tao?" ?¡±
Wu Jie did not argue with him, and said calmly: "Master Hu, what Wu Jie means is that this elixir is not inedible, it must match the realm of the practitioner. It's like this person needs to eat more when his body is growing. Some food. But you let him eat two kilograms of meat in one meal. Is it okay? I heard people say that Long Live takes three pills a day. We ordinary people can endure it for several days after taking one pill. You let His Majesty take a day? What on earth do you want to do by taking three pills?¡±
Hu Dashun sneered: "Your Majesty is a half-immortal, so you ordinary people can't stand the things that are useful to you. Wu Jie, what do you mean by saying this? Are you blaming me for giving your Majesty the wrong medicine? What advice do you have today?" By taking the elixir, Long Live Ye, do you want to delay His Majesty's path to immortality?"
This was already a very severe accusation, and Wu Jie was also angry: "Okay, since Chief Hu said that I, Wu Jie, am a human being, I cannot withstand this kind of dragon-tiger elixir. But Master Hu is a godly figure. If you have the guts, you can do it every day." Try taking three pills?"
Hu Dashun naturally did not dare to take three elixirs a day, and his face turned red with anger.
Jiajing smiled and waved his hand: "Wu Aiqing, Hu Xianchang, you are the closest people to me. I know that you are all loyal, so no quarrel is allowed."
The two of them shut their mouths.
Wu Jie helped Jiajing up, and the two eunuchs hurriedly found a Taoist robe for the emperor to change into.
At this time, someone outside suddenly opened the door and walked in, shouting: "Father, father, I heard that you are vomiting blood, my son, my son wu wu"
The man knelt down in front of Jiajing and cried loudly.
Wu Jie took a closer look and saw that it was King Jing Zhu Zaizhen whom he had not seen for half a year.
"Why are you vomiting blood? King Jing, don't listen to people's nonsense." Hu Dashun said with a smile: "Long live your yang energy, this is not blood, but the residue in the body. It is said to remove the waste and retain the essence." .¡±
When he said this, Wu Jie saw Hu Dashun wink at King Jing.
King Jing understood, wiped his tears, stood up, and deliberately looked like he had a sudden realization: "I see, Xiao Wang is not a Taoist, so he really doesn't understand this."
Jiajing was also very happy when he heard Hu Dashun's explanation: "That's right, there was a fire just now. My chest felt so hot that I vomited out this mouthful of blood and felt refreshed immediately."
Wu Jie was so angry that he could not speak. Cults harm people. This Hu Dashun is a cult member. He said angrily: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask Li Shizhen to come and take a look at you?"
Hu Dashun snorted: "What are you looking at? Your Majesty has long been invulnerable to cold and heat, invulnerable to all poisons, and has an indestructible body."
Jiajing also smiled, and the redness on his face receded and turned pale: "I am very useful, so there is no need to recruit Li Shizhen."
He walked back to the imperial case, flipped through the folding book on it, smiled and nodded to Wu Jie: "Wu Aiqing, you have finally returned to the capital. Please wait by my side from tomorrow on. You have done a good job as a missionary to the Southeast. I am sincerely grateful." Very comforting.¡±
Wu Jie breathed a sigh of relief. The most important thing about his return to Beijing this time was what position he should take in the future. Although his organizational relationship is with the Hanlin Academy, this is a Qingshui Yamen. To put it bluntly, he was just a secretary. Every three years, the imperial court would admit a large number of people to the Hanlin Academy. If he could not stay with the emperor to observe politics and plan, he would be useless.
"It seems that I have done a really good job in the southeast this time. Jane is in the emperor's heart, and the emperor is in love with her."Your own trust is even better.
Hu Dashun and King Jing looked at each other, and then King Jing said with a smile: "Master Wu led the army in the southeast to annihilate the Japanese pirates this time, which is really a contribution to the contemporary era and will benefit the future. In the future, it will also be a highlight in the history books. ah!"
Wu Jie never dealt with King Jing, but he didn't expect him to be so complimentary. He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart: "Wu Jie is just a warlord. Our army can achieve such a great victory only because of Long Live's virtue. The three armies deserved their lives, but Wu Jie had no merit."
King Jing said with a smile: "Master Wu, there is no need to be humble. If you have merit, you have merit, and no one can erase it."
Jiajing nodded: "Wu Aiqing is lying on the ice in the snow. She has merit and hard work. I know it in my heart."
King Jing continued: "Master Wu has worked hard for more than half a year, and it is actually worth it. If it were anyone else, he would be willing to go! As the saying goes, when the cannon goes off, the gold is gone. Has Master Wu got pregnant this time?"
Jiajing¡¯s eyes fell on Wu Jie and his eyes became sharp.