I also wanted to continue, but the Wang Yushi interrupted me and said: "Lord Lan, you are not corrupt, you are a five-grade official, and you have raised so many family members from Yulu, and you are still quibbling in front of the emperor. ”

"Lord Wang, then I will tell you about my family and my economic income, since July, the emperor has rewarded me with three hundred taels of gold, plus my money, six family members in my family, and three are the children of the family, you said that I am not even willing to buy a sedan chair now, where am I extravagant, please the emperor to see."

The emperor knew that what I said was true, but only one of his rewards came openly, and the other two times were gold that was secretly given to me, and now he can't do it if he doesn't speak, I saw the emperor open his mouth and say: "Lord Wang, what Lan Yunjie said is true, I rewarded him with three hundred taels of gold, and his family members are not much, I have sent people to Lan Yunjie's house, where it is still a small courtyard, and there are no tall mansions, groups of slaves, how do you say that Lan Yunjie lives a luxurious life, the imperial history has the right to rumor, But it's not for you to spread rumors and hurt the court officials. ”

Wang Yushi was anxious, and argued strongly: "Your Majesty, Nalan Yunjie often goes to the restaurant to eat, and he also marries the slaves in the family, and the cost is not a few, and the slaves in his family also wear gold and silver, isn't it extravagant." ”

The emperor didn't speak, just looked at me, I also knew what it meant, it was for me to refute, as the king of a country, he couldn't always favor me, the best way was for me to come out and refute.

I also refuted the royal history of the king: "Lord Wang, you said that I have too many slaves, just ask how many slaves there are in the family of the three officials of the dynasty, who is less than me, I will pick the black yarn and go home to farm, I ask that there is nothing wrong with spending money for slaves to hold weddings, they follow me, work for me, protect my safety, I have the responsibility to start a family for them, this is the minimum morality of being a man, if the slaves of your Lord Wang's family are not married when they reach the age, don't you care, I will go to the restaurant to eat, do you also need your Lord Wang's approval? Long live the silver that Lord gave me, I went back late, or came to a friend, what's wrong with going out for a meal, ten taels of silver for a meal, I just go to eat every day, and I can't eat poor, besides, you don't go to the restaurant to eat with a relative or friend from your family, as for the private concubine you said, there are no children, there are two female family members in my family, one is married a few days ago, and the other is responsible for my washing, and now his fiancé has returned, and the official is also showing them the day to get married, Do you, Lord Wang, still want to impeach me for marrying them and co-opting them? ”

The king Yushi was speechless, this is common sense, anyone who understands will show a little favor to the family members of his cronies, because they are the people around you, and they can't hide anything from them, so smart officials are good to the people around them, and they also let them follow them with all their hearts.

The royal history of the king was dumbfounded by what I said, but he would not give up so easily, pointed at me and said: "You also befriended the ministers of the court, this is a gang and faction, a private party, and also gave heavy gifts and bribed the courtiers, the emperor This Lan Yunjie is plotting against him, he is an authentic villain, and the emperor asks the emperor to severely punish such villains." ”

The emperor didn't speak, it seems that I still want to say it myself, I also pointed to the royal history and said: "Lord Wang, you are the imperial history of framing the minister of the court, I think you are the villain, I went to Lord Zhang's house a few times, but I want to worship Lord Zhang as a teacher, Lord Zhang is rich in five cars, only eight buckets high, the official knows that he is shallow in learning, and wants to go to the teacher, who knows, Lord Zhang is afraid that others will say that we are forming a party for personal gain, I only went three times in a row, I don't believe you asked Lord Zhang, as for what kind of heavy gift you said, it is all nonsense, This official can't go to apprenticeship empty-handed, just brought a few pieces of fabric, even this cloth Lord Zhang confiscated, and now it is still in my house, or Lord Wang will go and take a look. ”

I said that Zhang Juzheng wanted to force Zhang Juzheng to come out and express his position, drag him into the water to make Li Yu invincible, a cabinet deputy is to accept some gifts and accept a student, there will be nothing wrong, not to mention that I have already said things very satisfactorily, leaving no loopholes, which also gives Zhang Juzheng room to fight back.

Zhang Juzheng didn't come out to speak, and the emperor spoke: "Lord Zhang, is it true that Lan Yunjie said that he went to apprenticeship?" ”

Zhang Juzheng just came out now, it seems that he is still old-fashioned, as long as the emperor is involved in gangs, he is very sensitive, he estimates that the emperor will definitely ask him, if he jumps out to defend himself, it is suspected that there is no silver three hundred taels here.

Zhang Juzheng knelt down and said: "Long live Qiyu, Lan Yunjie has been to the minister's house three times, to worship Weichen as a teacher, Weichen thinks that I am a cabinet member, and I am a second assistant, I am afraid that others will say that I am a gang, so I did not agree, Weichen actually thinks that Lan Yunjie is also a talent that can be created, ambition is not old, learning is a good thing, but the minister did not agree, just to not take the lead in breaking the wind, when the first emperor, that Yan Song formed a gang, and the matter of cracking down on dissidents is not far away, vividly, the minister can not do such things. ”

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's words, the emperor was silent for a while and said: "Lan Yunjie, do you really want to worship Master Zhang as a teacher, do you really have a studious heart and no other intentions?" ”

I hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, you know Weichen, the military attache is not highly educated, the minister really wants to ask Master Zhang to teach me to be an official and a person to know, the heart of Weichen can be seen by the sun and the moon, there is no idea of forming a party for personal gain, and I don't want to rely on the big tree of Lord Zhang to enjoy the shade, why choose Lord Zhang to apprentice The first is Lord Zhang, who is good at learning, and has the reputation of a prodigy since he was a child, and the second is that he has a noble character, and there is no stinky problem that looks down on people. So if you don't worship Lord Zhang as a teacher, Weichen really can't figure out which adult to worship as a teacher. ”

"Lan Yunjie, if you really want to worship Lord Zhang as a teacher, then I will fulfill you, Lord Zhang doesn't know if you think Lan Yunjie can be your student. If you think he is a good man, then I will grant his request to make him a teacher. ”

The kneeling Zhang Juzheng was just slapped by me, and he was comfortable, and it was specially approved by the emperor, this is a big face, it turns out that we are a secret master-apprentice relationship, and now it is also a good thing to be justified, and I am a third-grade official under my command, how can there be any reason not to agree, after the emperor finished speaking, Zhang Juzheng replied: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lan Yunjie is a material that can be made, and his character is upright, there is no pedantic atmosphere of some people, and the minister is willing to accept Lan Yunjie as a student." ”

"Lan Yunjie, I haven't thanked Master Zhang yet."

I stood up and went to the kneeling Zhang Juzheng to perform a disciple salute, this time the matter is a successful end, those Zhang Juzheng contact to help the minister is not used, in fact, I am the one who makes the cheapest, worship Zhang Juzheng as a teacher, then I am a scholar, no one dares to say that I am a military attaché, a martial artist, I also have Zhang Juzheng as a backer in the court, I am not afraid of what small shoes the high arch wears for me.

Seeing that the matter was successfully over, the emperor said: "Okay, all Aiqing, let's be even, Lord Wang, although you are the imperial history and have the right to hear about it, but don't frame the minister in the future, this time I will forget it, if you are like this next time, you will go to Gansu to accompany Wang Yan." ”

This group of ministers who were kneeling on the ground stood up with relief, and I also returned to Xia Deren to stand still, watching everyone quiet down, and the emperor above continued: "Lord Gao, have you done a good job of the commercial tax I asked you to do, I can't wait, it's been many days." ”

Everyone thought that the emperor would say something else because of this, but unexpectedly, it was directly transferred to the commercial tax, and Gao Gong came out and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is about to get it, the old minister will go back to sort it out today, and hand it to the emperor tomorrow." ”

"Okay, I'll just wait for your excerpt, Zhong Aiqing, if there is anything else to play as soon as possible."

Next, a few officials stepped forward to do something, but they were all where the disaster was suffered, where the river needed to be tidied up, and I didn't see anything to do with me, so I just stood there, waiting to retreat.

Finally waited for a few ministers to finish speaking, the emperor only said: "This matter is handed over to the cabinet to deal with, now the household department has no money, and I can't turn it into silver, you cabinet ministers discuss what to do, in the future, when it comes to money and food, don't tell me, just hand it over to Lord Gao, if Zhong Aiqing is okay, then retire from the court." ”

Next, everyone watched the emperor leave the throne and leave the main hall, and then under the arrangement of the guide, he left the golden palace, and I also followed behind Xia Deren, Xia Deren turned back to me and said: "Lord Lan is so eloquent, the old man admires it, and congratulations to Lord Lan for being a good teacher, how much we will take care of each other in the future." ”

I also said politely: "Thanks to the maintenance of Lord Zhang and Lord Xia, as well as all my colleagues, I have not been succeeded by the villain's tricks. ”

"Okay, the old man is waiting for Lord Lan to come to the cold house, I have a daughter of twenty years at home, but Mrs. has been hiding and reluctant to drink, if Lord Lan goes, my wife will definitely take it out to entertain Lord Lan, and then the old man will also borrow the light of Lord Lan to taste it together."

The two of us came to the noon gate with a smile and laughter, Xia Deren came as a sedan chair, so I first watched him get on the sedan chair and leave the noon gate, as for Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong because they still had to go to the cabinet, I didn't have a chance to say hello, just wanted to go to Lao Liu's side to get on the horse and go home, so I called a little eunuch to come to me in a hurry and said: "Lord Lan, the emperor has invited Lord Lan to enter the palace to see the driver, please come with me." ”

Because of the disappearance of Xiao Guizi the day before yesterday, I was very vigilant, and I was afraid that others would also deceive me under the banner of the emperor, so I asked the little eunuch: "This father-in-law, where did he go on an errand, why did he look so good." ”