West Chang'an Street, Prime Minister's Residence, Xu Jie's study.

The palace lanterns on the four walls are lit, and there is a glass lamp on the table, making it effortless to read and write at night.

Xu Yuanchun sat at his desk, writing with his pen in his hand, listening attentively as his grandfather recited his resignation.

I saw Lord Xu with his hands behind his back, pacing around while choosing his words:

"Since spring till now, I have suffered from diarrhea and dysentery, and have stopped eating. The doctors I have called in for a checkup all said, 'The accumulated blood has exhausted my spleen and stomach, and if I don't take care of myself early, in autumn the lung metal will have drained away the spleen earth energy and I will be unable to recover.'"

While taking notes neatly, Xu Yuanchun thought to himself, wasn't it just that I ate stale four-gilled sea bass last month and had vomiting and diarrhea for two days? How could it be that serious?

"I hope that the emperor will be particularly wise and decisive, personally handle all affairs, select loyal and virtuous people, allow them to participate in the transformation of the world, and grant me my remains to return to my hometown, so that my loyalty can be preserved and my strength can be avoided from being defeated. I have not yet exhausted my loyalty, and I will let my descendants serve me wholeheartedly for generations to come..."

Xu Jie dictated another paragraph and then waited for his grandson to finish writing it down.

Although Xu Yuanchun had solid knowledge, he was still very inexperienced, so he was naturally far inferior to his father in doing this job.

"But Dad..."

When Xu Yuanchun thought of his father's eyes, one blue and one purple, both swollen like peaches, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

It is true that "good and evil will be rewarded in the end, and the law of heaven will bring good things. If you don't believe it, look up and see who the heaven has spared."

Hehe, hehehehe.

"What are you laughing at?" Xu Jie couldn't help but look at Yuanchun in confusion. These past two days, his eldest grandson had been laughing inexplicably from time to time, which made the old prime minister a little angry. It was already like that, and his grandson must not get into trouble again.

"Uh, is there? Did your grandson smile?" Xu Yuanchun naturally stretched out two fingers, pulled down the upturned corners of his mouth, and said in a muffled voice: "Father was beaten like a white bear... Your grandson has no time to feel sad."

"Really?" Xu Jie sighed and said, "Don't be too sad. Grandpa thinks you are a little crazy."

"Grandpa, don't worry about father. The swelling in his eyes will go down in two days at most." Xu Yuanchun said with experience, "The injuries on his body are not serious."

"Haha..." Seeing that his grandson knew his son's injury well, Xu Jie couldn't help but smile with relief and said, "What a deep love between father and son."

As he spoke, he put on his reading glasses, squinted his eyes under the lamp, and carefully examined the draft he had written, and asked Xu Yuanchun to revise a few words.

In short, it is to highlight one's own merits, highlight one's own role, and emphasize one's own grievances...

Seeing his grandfather's meticulous and serious look, Xu Yuanchun finally couldn't help but ask, "Grandpa, are you really going to retire and return home?"

"Silly child, nothing has been arranged yet, how can you just leave?" Xu Jie laughed and said, "It's just the rule of 'three resignations and three retentions'. If His Majesty issues an order to retain you, Grandpa can come back."

"Oh." Xu Yuanchun saw a picture in front of his eyes.

In the brothel with soft music playing, the couple was reluctant but also willing... uh, cut off the wheel.

He had just finished revising the memorial and had not had time to copy it when he saw the butler come in and report that the Dali Temple Minister Dong Chuanze wanted to see him.

"Please ask him to wait outside." Lord Xu knew that the other party came to visit so late at night and must have something important to report.

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Dong Chuanze and Wu Shilai were the three sons of Wuwu. Both were vanguard generals of the Xu Party, and he was also from Huating.

Last year, the old ministers who were convicted for making suggestions for the previous dynasty were reinstated. Naturally, Dong Chuanze was also rehabilitated and rose rapidly to prominence. He was promoted from the sixth-rank head of the Ministry of Justice to the third-rank minister of the Dali Temple, and was listed as one of the Nine Ministers.

Lord Xu never hesitates to reward those who risk their lives for him, which is why so many people are willing to serve him.

Anyway, the fame, wealth and honor are all paid by the court, and Lord Xu doesn't have to pay a penny himself.

Seeing Xu Jie coming out, Dong Chuanze hurriedly stood up, bowed deeply, and called him "Master".

"Xuan Zai, what is the matter that brings you here today?" When talking to his fellow villager, Xu Jie naturally used his local accent.

"It seems that Ouyang Yijing got a little naked boy and told me about it." Dong Chuanze replied hurriedly in Songjiang dialect.

The following words were translated into official language, which roughly meant that Dong Chuanze told Xu Jie that Ouyang Yijing was ambushed last night, and today the six departments went to the palace together to seek justice for the young cabinet minister, but they were ambushed by the eunuchs and suffered heavy injuries...

Xu Jie was stunned for a moment, and asked after a while: "How are Ouyang and the others going to deal with it?"

"Before I could even recover from the shock, His Majesty had already quickly handed over the matter..." Dong Chuanze was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and told his teacher what happened next.

"This doesn't seem like your Majesty's level." Xu Jie twisted his beard and frowned, vaguely realizing that things were not that simple. "I'm afraid someone is giving him advice."

Yes, Lord Xu did not shave his beard when he played the role of a Hua Dan.

"Really?" Dong Chuanze was horrified, and his face turned pale when he thought about what he was going to say next.

"Well, this method is very clever, and it is very much in line with my style." Xu Jie said lightly, without getting entangled in the identity of the man, and sighed: "In this way, the Sixth Department can only suffer this loss in silence, and this matter will be over."

In Xu Ge Lao's view, victory and defeat are common in the military. In this game, the opponent has taken the initiative and is already in a state of checkmate. So he should just admit defeat and try to win back in the next game.

This is human nature.

Unfortunately, his Paw Patrol are not ordinary people.

Dong Chuanze swallowed hard, then reported: "But the six departments couldn't swallow this breath, and have collectively submitted their resignations."

"What?" Lord Xu was stunned and did not move for a long time.

After a while, he slowly turned his eyes and looked at Dong Chuan Ce and said, "Are you kidding? What are they trying to do?"

"How dare I joke about such an important matter? Ouyang Yijing told me this himself." Dong Chuanze couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Doesn't he have legs?" Xu Jie's face showed a rare hint of anger. "Why didn't you come and tell me in person?"

"He said that since he has submitted his resignation, he should avoid suspicion. Otherwise, wouldn't people think that the Six Departments are colluding with the cabinet minister to force the emperor to abdicate?" Dong Chuanze also said in disbelief:

"You really can't judge them by common sense. They take themselves too seriously."

"You are not worthy of being consulted!" Lord Xu slammed the table and cursed, "You know what? This is courting death!"

"I know, I know. Of course I know." Dong Chuanze nodded quickly.

He knew that Xu Ge Lao's confidence in retreating to advance was in the Six Departments! With the Six Departments, the court could not turn the world upside down.

With the six departments helping him to watch over the court, Lord Xu could concentrate on performing at home without worrying about being sidelined.

Now the six departments have also quit at the same time. Now that everyone is on strike, who will watch over the court?

The crystal is going to be stolen!

"Alas, I have been too indulgent to them these years. Every time Your Majesty wanted to punish them, I stopped him. When Your Majesty wanted to investigate the imperial examinations, I still persuaded him not to..."

Elder Xu touched his high hairline in frustration, and said with great regret: "Especially after driving away Prime Minister Gao and Prime Minister Guo, they became more and more arrogant and believed that the emperor was different from the previous emperor and was a weak and bullied monarch. Since then, they have become more and more unscrupulous in submitting petitions, and they have to compete with the emperor on everything, and they can't even tolerate the slightest grievance!"

What do you call this? An old sow urinating in a ditch—it’s her own fault.

Filled with hatred, Lord Xu grabbed the teacup on the table and smashed it to pieces!

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