Chapter 359: Smug and Frustrated
"In this court, it doesn't matter if I don't have Gao Gong, but without you, Lord Li, I will lose a good colleague in the future," Gao Gong didn't know why, when he first came, he still looked like he had a deep hatred with everyone present, but now he is so eager, looking at his red face, he is obviously drunk, but the appearance he shows is not like he is drunk at all.
You know, the so-called drunk spit out the truth, and for Gao Gong, he and almost everyone present are some gaps, if he really comes to drink and spit out the truth, then it should be to the people present to speak ill of each other, and now, Gao Gong's words are simply the words of reluctance to part with an old friend who is about to leave.
Perhaps, Gao Gong was not drunk at all, his words now are just pretending to be crazy and stupid by drinking, this is just his pretend posture to paralyze the enemy's careless behavior, so from this point of view, Gao Gong is also a person who can bend and stretch, and can actually do this for his future plans.
It's just that few people will believe in this situation, Gao Gong's decades of official history tell everyone that no matter how violent Gao Gong is, and then he wants to suppress his political enemies without heart and lungs, but Gao Gong absolutely disdains to use this way, he will be completely in a public place, loudly and confidently say it, and will never play this kind of trick that makes people relax their spirits, and everyone doesn't believe that Gao Gong doesn't know that this kind of trick will be tricked for these people who have been in the court for decades.
Then there is only one possibility left, what Gao Gong is saying now is all his sincere words, which sounds incredible at first glance, but now, things can only be thought about in this way, but it also makes people feel that there are some possibilities.
Thinking back then, Gao Gong was not inseparable from Xu Jie's two people at the beginning, Gao Gong was also because of Xu Jie's recommendation to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and Xu Jie's respect was also quite respectful, and Gao Gong at that time, with lofty ambitions, although he himself also had some small problems, but this did not hinder his lofty ideals, all in all, Gao Gong was a minister with lofty ideals and ambitions, and a very good relationship.
However, since Xu Jie forced him into this appearance, everything seems to have changed at this moment, and Gao Gong became what he is now not instantaneously, but slowly and little by little since that moment, but it is precisely because of his chronic change that he has changed so thoroughly now, so fierce to people and leaving no room at all.
But even so, even in the Manchu Dynasty when all officials avoid today's Gao Gong like fire and water, no one can deny that today's Gao Gong no longer has that lofty intention of serving the country in his heart, but everyone can no longer tolerate Gao Gong's seemingly almost endless revenge.
So today, Gao Gong's seemingly impossible words to Li Chunfang have once again let people know his true thoughts, at this moment, everyone feels that Gao Gong seems to have returned to the high arch that was years ago, sincere to people, not thin, and outspoken, but, unfortunately, at this time, Gao Gong is very obviously drunk, and when he wakes up, he will once again turn back into the nasty Gao Gong who fell into the well and frantically suppressed his enemies.
It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity that Gao Gong can't just be drunk all the time.
And in the same way, although the people present now do not hate Gao Gong, and even feel that Gao Gong is a little pitiful now, especially Xu Jie, who is present now, who forced Gao Gong into this appearance with his own hands, seeing Gao Gong's drunken appearance, he can't help but sigh in his heart, and seems to regret it a little, but when he wakes up, when he becomes a nasty appearance, everyone will still hate him as always, fear him, and hope that he will leave.
"Alas, today is a great joy for Lord Zhang, so we don't have to talk about those troubles above the court, come on, drink, drink," Feng Bao also seemed to let go of the hatred between him and Gao Gong at this time, and persuaded Gao Gong very enthusiastically, looking not like an enemy with a deep hatred at all, but a friend with a deep friendship.
Now Feng Bao can be regarded as proud, Meng Chong because of his own impeachment, coupled with the things recorded in the account book that Zhang Fan got back from Liu Shan, has been pulled down by Longqing in front of hundreds of officials in the imperial court, and the follow-up investigation of this matter naturally fell into the hands of Zhang Fan, who seems to have no enmity with Meng Chong, but in fact he is really the commander of the Jinyi Guard.
It's just that this matter has now involved Feng Bao, and Zhang Fan has no reason not to help, and, most importantly, about the investigation of Meng Chong's property status, Feng Bao has actually started to do it a long time ago, and he has already found out that there are a lot of money and property related to Meng Chong, but the reason why he has not impeached Meng Chong in this matter is because the money he found out is not directly related to Meng Chong. Meng Chong or Gao Gong can easily grasp the loopholes in it to prevaricate the past, but now the situation is naturally different, once there is evidence that can prove that Meng Chong has received a large amount of money, then even if it is only a little related to him, the money will be easily counted on Meng Chong's head, in this way, plus Meng Chong has already been taken into custody by Longqing now, he is also speechless, and Gao Gong, the person who sent him to the throne, will definitely not stand up and speak for him again.
After learning that Longqing sent Zhang Fan to investigate this matter instead of himself, Feng Bao didn't mean to be unhappy at all, he immediately sent someone to send these things he seized to Zhang Fan, and after Zhang Fan got these things, he was only helpless, it seems that Feng Bao's resentment is indeed quite deep, but I don't know whether his resentment is aimed at Meng Chong, or the position of the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant seal.
In short, everything happened quickly, and it ended faster, after Zhang Fan got the evidence sent by Feng Bao, he didn't delay much, and handed it in immediately, and after that, when the evidence was overwhelming, the interrogation of Meng Chong was also saved under Feng Bao's pressure, and he was directly sentenced to beheading, although now Meng Chong is demented in the prison, but the role of this palm seal eunuch is very important, and it is absolutely impossible for Longqing to let it be empty, and Feng Bao, as the most qualified and only successor, Without the slightest hindrance, he ascended to the position he had always dreamed of.
Today's Feng Bao is in charge of Dongchang, the most powerful spy organization in the Ming Dynasty, in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, which is second only to the Yamen of the Imperial Eunuch, and is also in charge of the highest status of the eunuch department, and is in charge of the highest position that the eunuch can achieve.
If you talk about it, these guests in Zhang Fan's house now, including Zhang Fan, an upstart in the eyes of Longqing today, may not be as fast as Feng Bao's promotion, whether it is the eunuch who is in charge of the celebrant seal, or the commander of Dongchang, maybe the grades of these official positions are not worth mentioning in the eyes of other officials, not to mention that it is a eunuch to do it, no one will pay too much attention to it, but in terms of status, Feng Bao is only in his thirties now, but he has already sat in the highest position he can sit.
This point is probably comparable to few people, just like Zhang Fan, although he is now the crown prince and the prince and the lord of Zhongyong, but because he is in charge of the Jinyi Guard, it is impossible for him to enter the cabinet again in his life.
All in all, the happy wine placed by Zhang's Mansion today, all the characters who can be regarded as the number one in the court are here, whether it is Gao Gong, who is the first civil official, or Feng Bao, who is the first eunuch, it seems that there is a lack of two generals to fill the scene, and although there are people who hate each other, I don't know if it is because of these two glasses of wine, or Zhang Fan really has such a big face, in short, today's scene can be regarded as harmonious, and it can be said that it gives Zhang Fan enough face.
"Let's say, Lord Zhang, don't sit there like this all the time," Feng Bao saw Zhang Fan sitting, but he didn't touch the wine glass, and said with a smile, "Since today is a happy day for Lord Zhang, but in the face of those of us who came to congratulate him, Lord Zhang can't just drink without touching it, is it because he is afraid of getting drunk, this new girl is not allowed to enter the house, our family has seen this Yue'er girl, it is really spicy," Feng Bao seems to have drunk a little too much today, and he would make this kind of joke with Zhang Fan, And he didn't care at all that this kind of thing offended his pain as a eunuch, and he talked and laughed.
Speaking of which, Zhang Fan really let Feng Bao talk about the sore spot, he knew that he was not good at drinking, and it was just as Feng Bao said, he was afraid of Yingyue...... So today, he can be regarded as having a good restraint, for fear that he will be drunk, but now, Feng Bao's words have already come out of his mouth, where will other people who are already a little drunk let Zhang Fan go, and they all gathered around to persuade him to drink.
Seeing this posture, Zhang Fan knew that he couldn't escape, so he could only smile bitterly in his heart.
Just when the banquet in the courtyard of Zhang's Mansion was happy, all the attention was attracted by Zhang Fan, and no one noticed that there was a pair of eyes staring at the backyard of Zhang's Mansion.