The reason why Gao Gong's heart moved, if nothing else, was precisely because of Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng's recent reaction doesn't seem to be anything special, but he learned a rumor from some sources, saying that the last time Zhang Juzheng came to speak to Xu Jie, he received 30,000 taels of silver from the Xu family.

This incident made Gao Gong very unhappy.

But the root cause of his unhappiness is not Zhang Juzheng's cashier itself - Xu Jie is your favor, I know that their family is in trouble, in the name of the Xu family's children, I will send you some silver as a "senior brother", please help them say a word and ask for a favor, I am not incomprehensible. But you and I have also been colleagues for many years, and you don't know what I do about you? I can afford the word "teacher and friend"!

But what about you Zhang Taiyue? Hiding me in the dark, and talking so much to me, looking like you are wholeheartedly planning for me, you really didn't feel a little guilty when you said those things?

Zhang Taiyue, Zhang Taiyue, you are my optimistic successor, after all, this incident is about your grace, I can treat it as if nothing happened, but next time...... I hope you don't let me down again.

Just when Gao Gong was disappointed in Zhang Juzheng in his heart, Zhang Juzheng was writing a letter in the cabinet's duty room.

This letter was addressed to Yin Zhengmao, who was about to take up the post of governor of Guangxi.

Yin Zhengmao, a native of She County. The first ancestor was Yin Xunze in the late Southern Song Dynasty. In the first year of Deyou, he led the troops with Jia Nidao from Lin'an to Wuhu to defend against the enemy as a military colonel, and was defeated. Yin Sui retreated to She County along the original road, and then settled at the south gate of the county seat. The following generations were well known locally. But by the time of the tenth grandson Yin Zhengmao, the Yin family was quite rare.

In the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing, Yin Zhengmao, who had studied hard for many years and was already 34 years old, finally entered high school, which brought new glory and hope to the Yin family, which had been in decline for a long time. Due to his high ranking, he was soon promoted to the military department.

In his early years, Yin Zhengmao was actually unafraid of the powerful and upright and outspoken in the court, which attracted the attention of the cabinet. Therefore, soon after, he was sent out for training, successively served as deputy envoys to Guangxi, Yunnan, and Huguang, and then moved to Jiangxi as an envoy.

Because of the reputation of being honest and outspoken in his early years, the relationship between Yin Zhengmao and Zhang Juzheng in the same year was not bad, not to mention that they had a very good relationship, at least they were close. Later, Zhang Juzheng was valued by Xu Jie, and he actually entered the cabinet directly from the Hanlin Bachelor, and Yin Zhengmao often wrote back and forth with Zhang Juzheng, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a political ally.

However, it may be because he thinks he has the responsibility of reviving the family, although Yin Zhengmao has outstanding ability after being released, especially good at solving cases and military affairs, he pays more and more attention to money. It is difficult to say whether he is an official and benefits one party, but it is not bad for the people under his rule, and the handling of cases can also be called fair, so that many wronged people can be innocent. It's just that for the filial piety of his subordinates, Yin Zhengmao does not refuse to come, and even takes the initiative to hint. Its name of greed also comes from this.

Later generations often said that Yin Zhengmao was corrupt, but in fact, it was probably because Yin Zhengmao was Zhang Juzheng's faction, and after Zhang Juzheng was liquidated by Wanli, many officials promoted and reused by Zhang Juzheng were heavily defiled.

In general, Yin Zhengmao is very talented, and he is indeed a little greedy for officials, but on the whole, this kind of greed is mainly for his subordinate bureaucrats - filial piety is really a chronic disease of officialdom, but if it is only collected according to some unspoken rules, it is difficult to say what exactly is considered corruption and bribery.

After all, the conviction of accepting bribes depends on what you have done for others, and in the future generations, it is a power-for-money transaction. And Yin Zhengmao only collects "example money", and he doesn't help very specifically, so he can continue to be an official intact while mixing up the huge "greedy" name. Otherwise, the greedy name is so loud, should there really be no imperial history to participate in him?

The reason why Gao Gong agreed to Yin Zhengmao to go, but he said to "give him 200,000 more and let him be greedy", in fact, he was like a mirror in his heart, this military salary Yin Zhengmao himself would never be greedy, he had other methods: for example, his subordinates must have empty salaries, Yin Zhengmao only needs to grasp the handle of these subordinates, and make a slight gesture, how dare these subordinates not increase a few percent, or even double him several times in various "routines" every year?

In this way, the money can still be obtained, and he Yin Zhengmao does not have any handle worth mentioning - filial piety, which of you does not accept it? The bigwigs in the center of the court also collected ice and paid respect!

Therefore, Gao Gong was willing to let Yin Zhengmao transfer from Jiangxi to Guangxi as an envoy, and the main reason was to value Yin Zhengmao's talent.

However, in Zhang Juzheng's letter to Yin Zhengmao, he naturally would not write like this.

The general meaning of the letter goes something like this:

Brother Yin had previously served in Guangxi, and was familiar with the topography of Guangxi, but now Guangxi has been in turmoil, and Guangdong has been exhausted by the repeated invasions of the Japanese invaders. Brother Yin, I have known it for a long time, so I have recommended it many times, but Li Chunfang did not understand military affairs before, and thought that the rebellion in Guangxi was no big deal, so he dragged it out. Now that Gao Gong is back, he still understands military affairs, but Li Qian, the governor of Liangguang, is the same year as him, and he still hopes that Li Qian can quell the rebellion and win this special achievement.

I, Zhang Ju, just said it, and pleaded with all kinds of pleading, Gao Gong finally relieved a little, and was willing to let Brother Yin go to quell the chaos. It's just that although Li Qian didn't fight well, after all, his qualifications were there, and Gao Gong also needed such a feudal official to wave his flag and shout for himself, so he refused to let you be the governor of Liangguang, and only let you be the governor of Guangxi.

Of course, I know that with Brother Yin's talents, it is really condescending to be a mere governor of Guangxi, but now that state affairs are like this, I still hope that Brother Yin can accept it for the time being and deal with the chaos in Guangxi and Guangxi first. As for the central side, Brother Yin, you just have to rest assured, the court owes you today, even if I, Zhang Juzheng, owe you, I will definitely make up for it for you in the future......

In a word: Gao Gong really doesn't want you to take such a great feat, he wants his people to get this great feat. It's just that the current situation is erosive, and only you Yin Zhengmao can solve it, and I, Zhang Juzheng, am the one who supports you the most. Up and down the court, only I, Zhang Juzheng, insist on speaking for you, so that you have the opportunity to show your means. For this reason, I even did not hesitate to lower my face to ask for a high arch, and finally asked you for this governor of Guangxi, you must not dislike it......

After writing the letter, Zhang Ju smiled, dried the ink and put it away.

At this time, he remembered the scene of the previous cabinet about the passage of the emperor's decree.

"Gao pragmatic......" Zhang Juzheng muttered to himself: "You have a good time, if it weren't for the fact that only Jian Xiu and the prince of my family happened to be the same age as the prince, how could you be allowed to rely on the prince so easily?" Li Chunfang's waste dim sum is even more visionless, and he doesn't dare to object to it to this extent, it seems that his days in the cabinet are numbered. ”