This time, Feng Bao came to Zhang Juzheng's bachelor's mansion, and he was still accompanied by Xu Jue, but today Zhang Juzheng did not receive Feng Bao in the flower hall, but talked with Feng in the study alone, and You Qi and Xu Jue stayed in the flower hall to chat.

Zhang Juzheng still looks the same as before, at least in terms of mental state, it seems to be the same as before.

But what kind of person is Feng Bao, his eyes are vicious, and he can see at a glance that Zhang Juzheng's eyes are slightly sunken, and there is even a thin layer of powder on his face to hide his not so healthy complexion.

Zhang Juzheng has always been a person who cares about appearance very much, and it is not surprising that he has such a cover-up, but from such a move, it can be seen that his pressure in recent days is really not small.

Of course, it is not small, he has already relied on the superb means of borrowing strength to push the arch in front of the stage, force Chen Yiqin away, defeat Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang, and become the second assistant of the cabinet, and the position of the first assistant is close at hand.

But what happened next gradually exceeded his expectations, especially after Gao Shishi, the little cub who was nicknamed Xiaoge Lao, returned to Beijing, and the situation gradually slipped to the edge of getting out of control.

First of all, Yin Shidan couldn't hold his breath and jumped out directly to put it against Gao Gong, but Chen Hong sold Yin Shidan inexplicably, causing Yin Shidan to be driven away as soon as he entered the cabinet. As a result, there are only two people left in the cabinet, Gao Gong and him, and no one can use it, of course, it is a big problem, because it makes all his various means have no room to use.

However, although there is something bad at this time, he still has a way to deal with it, which is nothing more than to lie dormant and wait for change, first pretend to be the first to look at everything, and continue to disguise himself as Gao Gong's close friend and ally, and keep his secondary position, anyway, Gao Gong is older than him, and the emperor's body is not good, in the end, whether Gao Gong can't bear it, or the emperor can't bear it, anyway, when the time comes, it will be an opportunity for him Zhang Taiyue to go further.

It's just that what Zhang Juzheng didn't expect was that Guo Pu was willing to let go of decades of fame and reputation, obediently obeyed Gao Gong's call, and returned to Beijing to accept the recovery!

Guo Pu will definitely go straight to the cabinet, so there is nothing to say. The people Dengke and the first two subjects were two years earlier than Gao Gong, and four subjects and twelve years earlier than him Zhang Taiyue.

No matter how upright he used to be, and how much he paid attention to "gentlemen but not the party", at least those two heavenly officials could not have been done in vain, and it was even more impossible for the examiners who had won many talent ceremonies to do it in vain. Decades of experience are placed here, and the courtiers who have received his favor can go all the way from Yongdingmen to his hometown of Anyang, and it is impossible for him to pass through the court.

What's even worse is that Guo Puzhishi was an auxiliary minister before, which means that the cabinet must count this time when arguing about seniority. At that time, Guo Pu and Gao Gong entered the cabinet at the same time, and Guo Pu was ranked before Gao Gong because he was Dengke earlier than Gao Gong.

Now Gao Gong is already the first assistant, and he is the person who recommends Guo Pu to recover, Guo Pu's ranking is of course not good above Gao Gong, but there is no problem with "overtaking" him Zhang Taiyue: on Dengke, on dispersing the museum, and on entering the cabinet, Guo Pu won in all directions, ranking in front of you Zhang Taiyue, a junior, who in the world can question it?

Even Zhang Juzheng himself never dared to declare the resentment in his heart, and even showed his demeanor in front of people, and repeatedly expressed his admiration and admiration for Guo Gong in public, and repeatedly emphasized that he could do a little assistance work under Gao Gong and Guo Gong, and it was really his blessing to learn a lot of things.

God is pitiful, every time Zhang Juzheng says these words, although he is smiling and full of spring breeze, he is not so suffocated in his heart that he can only drip blood!

That is, Zhang Juzheng, under such circumstances, when meeting Feng Bao, a real ally who is sympathetic, he can still make this calm appearance, and he is afraid that he will start crying and scolding with a handful of snot and tears.

Don't you see, Feng Bao Feng Dugong, who is also known for his forbearance, has been blue since he entered the gate of the University Scholar's Mansion today? I'm afraid that when I was "castrated", my face could only be so bad.

There is still a gap.

However, Feng Bao didn't have time to reflect on his own self-cultivation and the city government, so he sat there, snorting in his nose for a long time, and suddenly said in a dumb voice: "It's only a few days, and the situation is very bad...... Can Taiyue Xianggong teach me a high theory? ”

Zhang Juzheng put his hands in his sleeves and said expressionlessly: "I have thought about it repeatedly, there are some problems with this matter. ”

Feng Bao stared at him and asked, "What's the problem?" ”

"It's not like it's the handiwork of Gao Gaoxuan." Zhang Juzheng frowned, and said calmly: "Duke, how Gao Gong is a person, you and I both know it, this is a reasonable and unforgiving person." You see that when he first entered the cabinet, he dared to fight against my Enxiang Huating Gong, but the mistake was that the situation was too tragic later, and if he continued to fight, and even affected the emperor's reputation, I think he would never insist on not resigning and inviting himself. ”

Feng Bao nodded and asked, "So what?" ”

Zhang Juzheng was not in a hurry to explain, but continued to analyze: "Later, the situation in the cabinet changed, Li Shilu and Zhao Dazhou joined forces, regardless of the intention of promoting me when Enxiang left, and regarded me as a small official in the cabinet. At this time, the high arch has not changed much from when he first entered the cabinet......"

"Oh, really?"

"Do you believe it?" Zhang Juzheng snorted and asked rhetorically: "Does the governor know that since Gao Gong was reinstated and took charge of affairs, it has not been more than a year so far, how many officials have been dealt with under his hands?" ”

Feng Bao didn't count this, reviewed it roughly, and said uncertainly: "I'm afraid there are twenty or thirty, right?" ”

"Twenty or thirty?" Zhang Juzheng sneered and said: "Don't hide it from the governor, there are a total of one hundred and sixty-nine people, and there must be an average of three major cases a month alone." [Wufeng note: This data is a historical fact, see Gao Gong's "Zhangquan Inscription" for details.] ]

Feng Bao's face suddenly changed.

Zhang Juzheng saw that Feng Bao was shocked by himself, so he pointed out the topic again: "Therefore, Gao Gong's temper has not changed at all, but whatever he insists on doing, he will definitely do it, and he will never back down." ”

When Feng Bao heard this, he somehow felt a chill in his neck, and a cold breath rose from the soles of his feet, passing through his back and penetrating his brain, and the whole person was a little chilled.

Zhang Juzheng saw Feng Bao shrink for a while, afraid that he would lose his courage, stretched out his index finger, knocked on the armrest of the rosewood Taishi chair, and added in an accentuated tone: "But here's the problem." ”

Feng Bao was stunned and asked, "Question?" Didn't he say that he had always been like this, why was there a problem again? ”

Zhang Juzheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "He still doesn't achieve his goal, there is no problem, the problem is that he is not doing things as well as before, always thinking about one step." Didn't the governor find out, but he now knows that every step is a camp, layer by layer - Gao Gong is not a three-year-old child, and the habits he has developed over the years cannot be reversed at once, so there must be someone among them who is doing everything possible to stabilize Gao Gong's pace and prevent him from taking the enemy lightly. ”

Feng Bao was shocked, the hairs on his body stood upside down, and he sat up straight, and even forgot to hide his sharp voice: "Who is it?" ”