There are some things that you want to face, and you have to face them; If you don't want to face it, you have to face it. It could be fate.

Zhu Yijun of Mingshenzong listened to my words, and his heart turned upside down. This time, the first assistant Zhang Juzheng is critically ill, and he is entangled in his heart, worrying about the future government - although he also admits that he did have a little joy before, and he felt that the opportunity to show his skills had finally come.

However, in recent times, a series of things and thorny problems that are difficult to deal with have made me anxious. In a hurry, I remembered Zhang Juzheng's goodness again.

was pushed to the front line, Zhu Yijun deeply felt that he was still immature, and some things could not be done with enthusiasm, but more experience, experience, bearing and mind.

But unfortunately, the first two of these four things he knew he didn't have, and the last two he thought he had, but in fact he didn't. And that's the fundamental reason why he feels that things are difficult.

When I really encountered something, I realized that after so many years, your uncle is still your uncle.

Today's incident is clearly that Zhang Siwei is watching Zhang Juzheng critically ill and preparing to purge his forces. Wenchen doesn't need to mention it, he can take his time in the future, anyway, a few talents can't run anywhere; Among the generals, Qi Jiguang can't move for the time being, so the first target who bears the brunt and is at the forefront is Sun Qilan, who has been in the limelight recently!

It's just that what Zhang Siwei did this time was really ugly, of course, he also acquiesced in this matter - not hoping to really deal with Zhang Juzheng's power, but with Zhang Siwei's hand, he had a good breath of evil.

For so many years, Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Shoufu, Mr. Zhang, this thin but omnipotent man has been pressing on my head, making me breathless for a moment, until today. With him, he will always be the little star next to Haoyue. I'm so unwilling!

But...... But then again, alas, what should we do with this today?

The good recuperation made Zhu Yijun still maintain the composure of the emperor on his face, but his heart was overturned. At this moment, he really hopes that Zhang Juzheng can appear in front of him and solve this matter with his unique iron fist that others do not have, but isn't this a contradiction?

If he was there, where would Zhang Siwei dare to jump so high?

So, Zhu Yijun didn't speak, and others didn't speak. He doesn't know what to say, and others know what to say but don't.

Everyone knows that this little emperor is in a dilemma. It's also unavoidable. For so many years, Zhang Juzheng solved this kind of thing for him, that person was like a firewall, blocked in front of Zhu Yijun, covering up these troublesome things for him, so no one opened his mouth to touch this mold.

Take the incident of pepper and sumu folding that caused a lot of uproar a few years ago, this incident happened in Wanli, but the root was in the previous dynasty.

Since the change of Yingzong's "civil fort", the national strength of the Ming Dynasty has been weakening day by day, even if there are "Hongzhi Zhongxing", "Jiajing Zhongxing" and other hard work, but the government has been paralyzed for a long time, and the national economy has reached the point where it is difficult to return, and the people are not able to make a living.

Especially in the later period of Jiajing, due to Yan Song's autocratic power, the officials were greedy for ink, and the common people complained. By the time Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, the country's finances were already carrying a very serious deficit, which also became a lingering and avoidable heart disease of Emperor Longqing.

When the hapless emperor took over the mess left by his father, the Ming Dynasty under his rule was already in tatters, and the good-natured Emperor Longqing decided to work hard at the beginning of his reign, and under the guidance of Gao Gong, a leader of the conservative reformers, he tried to reform the rule of officials and develop the economy.

However, due to Emperor Longqing's indecisive personality, coupled with his physical illness, he was unable to do so, so he gradually lost confidence in reform, and slowly became obsessed with women, and finally died after only 6 years on the throne.

After the death of Emperor Longqing, the Wanli Emperor Mingshenzong Zhu Yijun, who was less than ten years old, ascended the throne as the emperor and started the new Wanli Dynasty surrounded by Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao and others.

As the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, Gao Gong, who was originally loved by the former emperor Longqing, was forced out of the game due to the unclear relationship with the cabinet eunuchs, under the premise of the exchange of interests between Feng Bao, Zhang Juzheng, and Empress Dowager Li.

Since then, the Ming Dynasty has been driven by the powerful engine of Zhang Juzheng and has begun the "Wanli Great Reform" for ten years. After the pain, the weather of the Ming Dynasty is rising! Showing the trend of ZTE!

Of course, this is also the last revival of the Ming Dynasty, and even a revival that can completely go to the world and lead the pace of world development, but it is a pity that the later Wanli Emperor withered, and it was really not a climate, which ruined Zhang Juzheng's contribution.

Before the collapse of pepper and sumu, the situation at that time was that Qi Jiguang and other generals were still fighting against the Japanese along the coast, and this major matter alone required a large amount of silver, not to mention natural and man-made disasters. The treasury of the Ming Dynasty was indeed tight, and it is said that the annual inventory was less than 1,000 taels of silver. Hubu Shangshu was eager to jump off the building - because he had no money to distribute official salaries.

Anyone with a little political experience knows that basic operating expenses -- of course, as long as they refer to the expenditure of financial support personnel and the operating expenses of organs -- this cannot be stopped. Because they are the power, blood and support of the country.

For example, if the financial department of a place does not pay salaries and the financial staff does not go to work, all departments in that place may be paralyzed tomorrow, because it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice. In the long run, the country will not be a country.

When encountering this question at that time, Zhu Yijun, a teenager of the Mingshen Sect, was completely dumbfounded, shaking his hands and knowing what to do? What can I do? At that time, Zhang Juzheng stood up regardless of his personal safety, and proposed to start by himself, and the officials in the capital would implement a certain period of pepper and sumu discounts to alleviate the country's financial difficulties.

As soon as the news came out, those officials whose interests had been harmed immediately stood up and impeached Zhang Juzheng, saying that he was greedy for ink, connived at his subordinates' greed for ink, and had a bad character. Among them, I am afraid that there is more hatred for a series of management systems such as Zhang Juzheng's entrance examination.

However, with the support of the Empress Dowager and the trust of the emperor, Zhang Juzheng still won the battle with an iron fist.

In fact, at that time, pepper and sumu were high-quality goods, if it was not a disaster year, this goods were worth more than gold and silver, but in a disaster year, this goods were difficult to sell, especially pepper, which had a short storage period and was not a necessity for ordinary people's homes, so many officials rebelled against this policy of the imperial court.

Among the officials who made trouble, there were some rich and powerful officials, but they didn't really care about this at all, they only made trouble because Zhang Juzheng harmed their interests, and those officials who were really poor really couldn't open the pot, and eventually caused a small number of officials to starve to death, or their family members to starve to death.

Judging from the results, although this major incident was finally suppressed by Zhang Juzheng and left according to his ideas, in fact, it gradually distanced the state and Zhang Juzheng from these officials.

After Zhang Juzheng's death, these officials quickly catered to the emperor's self-expression and self-identity, and liquidated a series of Zhang Juzheng's "mistakes", including pepper and sumu. Yes, they took revenge on Zhang Juzheng, but they also let the Ming Dynasty quickly slide down to the end, and it will never recover.

We can say that if it weren't for Zhang Juzheng resisting the pressure and doing his best to push this matter, then the other officials would be at most high-arched, and Zhu Yijun would definitely not be able to win against his father, Emperor Longqing - after all, he was only ten years old at the time.

And today, Zhang Juzheng is critically ill, and no one stands up for Zhu Yijun like that. At this moment, Zhu Yijun is actually waiting with expectations, waiting for a person to stand up like Zhang Juzheng and bravely express his opinions, and it is best that others dare not object, and this matter is solved.

But after waiting for a long time, no one said anything, so he sighed secretly in his heart and asked, "Zhang Aiqing, what do you say about this matter?" ”

This kick kicked the ball to Zhang Siwei. Zhang Siwei beat a drum in his heart, what does this mean? Why do you ask me? He knew it, and asked me this, what do you want me to say? Am I not allowed to recuse myself? Never mind! Whatever, deny it first!

So, Zhang Siwei said with a face full of grievances: "Enlighten the Holy Lord, this fact is nonsense!" It was Sun Qilan who teamed up with these brocade guards to partner up to defile Yu Wei's ministers! I also hope that the Holy Lord will be the master of the ministers! ”

When Zhu Yijun heard this, he knew that Zhang Siwei was willing to deny it, but there was no way, he couldn't point to his nose and say-it's you! I know it's you! It's you, it's you, it's you! That's too unorthodox. Moreover, how can I save face!

After thinking about it, let's keep playing. Then he turned his head to look at me again and asked, "Sun Aiqing, Zhang Aiqing said that there is a grievance in this matter, what do you think?" ”

I sneered: "Your Excellency, this matter is actually very simple, if you want to prove whether Lord Zhang is wronged, you just need to hand it over to the Inspectorate, well, Lord Hai Rui will be strictly interrogated, and then it will be revealed!" Give Lord Zhang a fair deal! ”

Hai Rui stood aside, and when he heard my words, his white beard trembled with excitement! Ha ha! Forgive me for being bohemian and uninhibited in this life! To be honest, such a big thing and a famous thing is my favorite! This Sun Qilan is really my confidant, confidant!

So Hai Rui didn't hesitate any longer, took a step forward, held Yugui and said loudly: "Qiqi Sheng, if this matter is handled by the minister, it must be strictly investigated to the end, and the loyal and good will never be wronged, and the traitorous person will never be allowed to slip away!" Please do so! ”

Before Zhu Yijun could speak, Zhang Siwei said: "I think this matter should be handled by the Criminal Department!" He knew that if he handed it over to Hai Rui, he was afraid that he would find out even the sins he had done in his life! And I know it well, I'm afraid Hai Rui is worried that he can't find an excuse to check himself!

The opinions of both sides were a bull, Zhu Yijun suddenly had no idea, Hai Rui was so upright, bent his old waist, and looked like he was loyal to the order. Zhang Siwei must have panicked, so he couldn't wait to shake the pot. Alas, let's kick the ball!

So Zhu Yijun looked at me again and said, "Sun Aiqing, it is reasonable for this matter to be handled by the Criminal Department, what do you think?" The tone was very amiable, but in my heart I actually wanted me to stop making trouble, or come up with a way.

I arched my hand and said: "Qi Qi Sheng, in Fang Caichen's participation, there is also the guilt of Wan Pengfei, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, and the confession of this brocade guard thief also seriously involves this person, so the Criminal Department should avoid it!" ”

Zhu Yijun said in his heart: "You have a good grasp of things!" But he asked, "It is also reasonable." In your opinion, who should handle this matter? ”

I arched my hand and said: "Qi Yu Sheng, according to the humble opinion of the minister, this matter may be jointly handled by Dali Temple and the Inspectorate, and please assign the East Factory to intervene in the investigation, it will be foolproof!" ”

Zhu Yijun thought to himself, this is an impeccable method. Originally, the three sessions involved the recusal of the criminal department, so there were two left, Dali Temple and the Inspectorate, which can also be said to be more fair. This matter also involves Jinyiwei, so it is indeed the only choice for Dongchang to participate in the investigation. Suddenly, in Zhu Yijun's eyes, I seemed to be possessed by Zhang Juzheng, which was exactly the answer he wanted.

So Zhu Yijun said: "Where is Cheng Aiqing?" ”

Cheng Ping, the secretary of Dali Temple, took a step forward, held Yugui and said: "The minister is here!" ”

Zhu Yijun asked loudly: "Can you agree with Sun Aiqing's proposal?" ”

This Cheng Ping is indeed as his name, he is square and rigid, and his official career is also fair, not faster than anyone, nor slower than anyone, but he is smooth and steady all the way, and he never makes mistakes.

At this time, listening to Zhu Yijun ask about himself, Cheng Ping said with a straight face: "Master Sun's proposal is very reasonable, and there is no problem!" Just ......"

What kind of moth does Zhu Yijun have in his heart? He frowned and said loudly: "Just what?" But it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

Cheng Ping bowed again and replied: "It's just that the minister is worried that this matter involves important ministers of the imperial court, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of resistance when investigating and handling it, so I specially ask the Holy Lord for an order!" ”

Zhu Yijun snorted in his heart, and said in his heart, old fox, you also ask for a decree in the east, and ask for a decree in the west. I have a will, what do I want you to do?

But after thinking about it again, it's right, he Dali Siqing is the third grade, Zhang Siwei who wants to check is the second grade, and Wan Pengfei is the second grade, if I don't have a word, I'm afraid he really can't check it.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Zhang Siwei, and said in his heart, Who told you to be careless? Why is there no silence here? But who is to blame? Think about self-preservation, dear!

So he no longer had him in his heart, and said loudly: "Intention!" ”

Feng Bao immediately stepped forward and took the note, while tilting his head slightly and glancing at me. There was no sadness or joy at this glance, but I could clearly see the surprise in his eyes.

"The first-class viscount, the deputy commander of the Jizhou battalion, Sun Qilan, participated in the Zhongji Temple scholar Zhang Siwei, and the left attendant of the Criminal Department Wan Pengfei, and the matter was handled by Cheng Ping, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and the left deputy capital of the Inspectorate, Yu Shi Hairui, and the East Factory listened to the investigation and cooperated with the investigation. I hope to dig deep and investigate to the end, and hope to be fair and upright, punish evil and promote good! Chin this! ”

Zhu Yijun's voice fell, and the needle drop could be heard in the hall, and then Cheng Ping and Hai Rui arched their hands together: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Feng Bao, who was the leader of the East Factory, also said after the record: "Obey the order!" ”

At this time, Zhang Siwei's face was pale, and he couldn't speak with hatred. Zhu Yijun saw it in his eyes, sneered in his heart, and said in his heart, you Zhang Siwei is Zhang Juzheng's guarantee to enter the court, and the more you do it, the more you don't get into Zhang Juzheng's eyes. As a result, your benefactor was critically ill, and you were the first to jump out!

But he said: "Zhang Aiqing, don't panic, if it is really as you said, those who are clean will be clear, and I will severely punish those who spread rumors!" ”

What else can Zhang Siwei say? I can only give thanks.

Even if there is a direction for the next step in this matter, I will not mention it for the time being. Zhu Yijun asked me about the war in Liaodong again, and I told the truth, when the nearly 10,000 Jurchens who surrendered could only leave by cutting off their right arms, the hall was full of gasps.

Zhu Yijun stabilized his mind and asked, "I haven't been reported yet. It just so happens that Sun Aiqing himself is here, tell me, what does this mean? ”

I said frankly: "In the former Song Dynasty, I didn't really raise troops to attack, and it took more than 50 years to conquer it. One did not really underestimate the resilience of the Central Plains, and on the contrary, Zhao Song did not face up to the reality of the real aggression of the Central Plains."

Zhu Yijun said with interest: "Oh! What does that have to do with what you're doing? ”

I arched my hand and said, "Enlighten the Holy One!" Now unlike the Zhao and Song dynasties, the Tatars do not have such heroes as they are. But it was the same as the Zhao and Song dynasties, because the Jurchens had replaced them and became the biggest hidden danger in the grassland! ”

Zhang Siwei shouted: "Bold Sun Qilan! Are you using Zhao Song to insinuate that my Ming Dynasty is going to die in the country? ”

I sneered, squinted at Zhang Siwei and said: "When I killed hundreds of thousands of foreign criminals on the front line, you were secretly plotting heroes at home, if I am a sarcasm, then aren't you blatantly rebelling?" ”

Zhang Siwei said angrily: "You! Bloody mouth! What is the intention? ”

Zhu Yijun was upset, and said continuously: "Zhang Aiqing, you stop and let Sun Aiqing continue." I know the merits. ”

Zhang Siwei was speechless, so he could only give up his hand, but he glared at me viciously. I thought to myself, if I can kill the other party by staring at someone, I will immediately go and practice a pair of fiery eyes!

But he ignored him and continued: "Now that the Jurchens are outside the Guan, they are gradually becoming more and more powerful. It was found that in recent years, many young and handsome men have emerged within the Jurchens, and the ministers are extremely shocking! ”

As he spoke, he took a step forward, raised his head and said, "The main reason why the minister made an evil move is to contain the Jurchens psychologically and from the roots. The minister's move is to put a thorn in the psychology of the Jurchens, so that when they see the person with a broken arm, they will think of the Ming Dynasty! ”

This sentence can be described as deafening, and I clearly heard the sound of the official next to me swallowing saliva. I didn't care about this, and continued to say aloud: "Turning warriors into wasters is also a thwart of local spirit. At the same time, the minister is also to calm the people of the frontier. After the Jurchens plundered, not an inch of grass was left, and the minister's move was also to strengthen the prestige of the Ming Dynasty in the hearts of the people! ”

In the end, I arched my hand and said: "What the minister said above, every sentence from the bottom of my heart, please see it!" ”

Zhu Yijun sat on the dragon chair, looked at the young man below who was about the same age as himself, and suddenly felt a trace of jealousy in his heart, yes, it was jealousy!

If...... It would be great if I could do what I want to do!

Zhu Yijun said in his heart, but if, after all, it is if.