Chapter 123: I Answer the Tribute (3)
Zhao Zhenji would jump out and question, Gao Pragmatic had guessed this as early as when he entered the Jiyi Palace, after all, the people in this hall, except for Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, Zhao Zhenji was the most unhappy to see the Gao family's uncle and nephew continue to be favored.
However, Zhang Juzheng's personality is not the kind of person who has a face-to-face attack, even if he wants to do it, most of them will do it secretly, and he will not jump out in front of so many people, not to mention that he is the kind of style that either doesn't do it, and he has to pay attention to a fatal blow, and in his opinion, I am afraid that this matter has not yet reached that point.
After all, no matter how you say it, this matter was done by Gao Shishi, even if he is really investigated, Gao Gong can infer that he does not know. Judging from Longqing's attitude towards Gao Gong, even if he took the initiative to resign, at most he would be allowed to resign from his part-time job as a secretary of the ministry, and the position of the cabinet minister would definitely not move, which would not shake his foundation at all.
What's more, although the relationship between Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong began to be estranged, but at present, with Chen Yiqin's Zhishi, the cabinet happens to be Li Chunfang and Zhao Zhenji's faction against him and Gao Gong's faction, a 2-2 draw. Then he tried his best to create conditions for the recovery of the high arch, wouldn't he have enough to eat?
So Zhang Juzheng not only didn't make a sound, but even frowned slightly, and was a little worried in his heart that Gao Pragmatic was not particular about doing things, in case Gao Gong was affected, although his foundation was still there, but his current position in the cabinet would be greatly affected.
As for Feng Bao, of course, he really hopes that Gao Pragmatic will suffer. He is a minister, and his attitude towards the problem is of course different from that of Zhang Juzheng, he does not have to care about whether the cabinet is balanced, his purpose is very simple, that is, to step down and leave. As long as Gao Gong left, he believed that with his ability, it would not be difficult to get rid of Meng Chong, and when the time came, the palm print of the master of ceremonies would definitely not escape from the palm of his hand.
But the problem is that Feng Bao has never dared to underestimate Gao Pragmatic since he suffered a big loss from Gao Pragmatic last time, not to mention that now Gao Pragmatic has successfully made Li Guifei have a good impression of him by relying on special soap, and took out three percent of the profits of Jingshi soap and secretly gave it to Li Wei - this is the rest of the negotiation with the nobles at that time - so Li Guifei often heard all kinds of good words about Gao Pragmatic from her younger brother Li Wenjin, who went into the palace to take care of her, and now Feng Bao himself is a little worried, and in the long run, Is she more pragmatic or biased towards herself?
Of course, Li Chunfang also has reason to hope that Gao Pragmatic will make a mistake, but after all, he is a mud bodhisattva with no temper, Hai Rui scolded the street and said that the Manchu Dynasty was a woman, Li Chunfang, as the first assistant, not only did not dare to reply, but said bitterly, "Then it seems that I should be an old woman", this temperament is so weak that Gao Pragmatic never thought that he would jump out to find trouble. In fact, as Gao pragmatic expected, Li Chunfang did not react like an old monk entering the meditation.
As for the three Zhu Xizhong brothers and Zhang Rong...... It's just such a trivial matter, what's so troublesome, do you want to divide the silver together? You must know that if this matter is really broken, can the smuggling of the border army still be covered? Although the two of them are in charge of the Beijing camp, they are also the governors of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, although the Governors of the Metropolitan Governors have no real power now, but no matter how much they have no real power, the local guards always have to listen to the words of the Governor's Mansion, and if they offend all the guards of the border army, which are rare and can still fight some battles, what should they be governors?
Zhu Xixiao's side has always been consistent with his brother, plus Jinyiwei has supervised the border army for many years, and has never been in charge of the smuggling of the border army, there is always a reason, if he pierced this layer of window paper during his tenure, who knows what will happen? As an official, it's better to have more than one thing to do, so naturally you just turn a blind eye and just go over.
Besides, there is another reason in the hearts of these three people: the border army has not lost their filial piety......
After such a calculation, Gao Pragmatic certainly knew that only Zhao Zhenji could jump out to trouble him. After all, Zhao Zhenji, whether you say that he is short-tempered, or whether he sells his name or sells his name, after all, he is also a person with his own insistence, not to mention that he is in the same water and fire with Gao Gongshi at the moment, and he is still in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, if he doesn't jump out, who will jump out?
It's a pity that Gao Pragmatic and Meng Chong have already "exercised" this question just now, and now they are just repeating what they just said. So the reason why Cao Gan appeared in the Altan Khan's court became a detailed spy incident led by Gao Shishi, known and acquiesced by the border army and Jinyiwei.
When Long Qing heard this, he smiled and said to Zhao Zhenji: "Okay, since this matter is a counter-plot jointly planned by all Aiqing, Mr. Zhao doesn't have to worry about it, let's move on." ”
But Zhao Zhenji intuitively thought that there was still a problem here, and still refused to let it go, and asked Zhu Xixiao again: "Zhu Dudu, do you really know about this matter?" Jin Yiwei even cooperated with this? ”
Zhu Xixiao smiled slightly, and said, "Yes, Zhao Ge Lao, this matter is already in ...... Well, as early as more than three months ago, Gao Shiyu secretly informed me. Not only that, but Gao Shiyu also considered that even if we want to take this opportunity to break into the interior of Alta, but we can't make the strength of Alta significantly enhanced because of trade, and it is based on Gao Shiyu's suggestion that the materials sold to Alta in Baili Gorge are mainly precious silk and other things, and all kinds of iron ...... are strictly prohibited."
"What proof is that?" Zhao Zhenji interrupted with a gloomy face.
"There are ledgers to prove it." Zhu Xixiao still smiled and said: "Gao Shiyu will keep an account of the record, value, and exchanged goods of each Baili Gorge shipment, and every time the shipment is made, he will send a copy to the Beizhen Fusi, and the Beizhen Fusi will also send someone to check at the border pass, if Zhao Ge doesn't believe it...... As long as His Majesty allows it, the lower official can immediately order someone to send the accounts. ”
Although the Metropolitan Procuratorate is angry, Jinyiwei is the emperor's pro-army, and he is not supervised by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so Zhu Xixiao clearly added a sentence "As long as His Majesty allows".
Of course, His Majesty will not allow it, but he will not say it directly, but just said with a blank face: "If you have the accounts, you will hand them over to me another day." ”
Zhao Zhenji's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and his heart said What is the matter with you Zhu Xixiao, this is the ship of the Gao family with an iron heart?
Zhu Xixiao probably saw that he was particularly unwilling on his face, so he couldn't help but smile again, and continued: "Not only that, but the materials exchanged by Gao Shiyu through Cao Gan's hand are also extremely beneficial to my Daming. ”
Zhao Zhenji asked in a deep voice, "How is it beneficial?" ”
Zhu Xixiao bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember that when the emperor was the first emperor, I was kind to open the horse market to me?" He said that he was saying "open grace", but everyone present knew that it was actually forced, so he just mentioned it, and immediately continued: "But at that time, I refused to sell good horses to our Ming Dynasty, and we could only buy some geldings every year, and the number would not exceed five hundred at most. However, do you know that in the past six months, how many horses have been brought from Tumochuan by the border army of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi for our Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi towns? ”