"Let's not say the Fazi first, the lower official will ask the adult one thing first, that You Qi, what are you going to do? Just a few hits? Zhang You asked, a little bit of wanting to get away with it, of course, the most important thing is that he didn't want Zhang Juzheng to let You Qi go, not just because he was careful, but more importantly, for the sake of Zhang Juzheng's reputation.

Zhang Juzheng raised his eyebrows: "What should I do with you?" ”

Zhang You didn't speak, but stretched out his right hand, pointed it as a palm, and gently cut it downward.

The meaning of this gesture was understood by three-year-old children, and Zhang Juzheng was moved: "It's too much, right?" After all, this person has followed this official for many years, and he has no merit and hard work, so killing him like this is afraid that it will chill the hearts of the people below. ”

What he said was from his heart, as the saying goes, fart * stock determines thinking, the grassroots at the bottom only know how to envy the appearance of high-level people, and it is difficult to understand their sufferings - on the prosperity of power, there is a Ming generation, and there is no one who is on the right side of Zhang Juzheng, but the situation he is facing is also complicated.

The temple is rigid and self-serving, addicted to cultivation and can't extricate itself, and the people are angry and resentful, and the people are not happy; Mu Zong is a good old man, he is a pity that he is as good as his life, not only beautiful women, but also beautiful men, and finally because of taking more tiger and wolf medicine, the middle way collapsed. The most direct consequence of these two emperors is that the treasury is empty, the institutions are bloated, corruption is rampant, and the people are resentful. ”

In order to change this situation, Zhang Juzheng can be said to do everything, he united with the teacher's enemy Gao Gong to pull the teacher from the position of the first assistant, and united with Feng Bao and the empress dowager of the two palaces to drive the successor first assistant Gao Gong out of the capital, these two people are people who have great kindness to him, but in order to realize the long-cherished wish in his heart, he had to choose betrayal.

He finally grasped the power, and finally brought the stormy Ming out of the quagmire, but what he paid was also unimaginable hardships for ordinary people.

There are too many things for him to worry about, and a long drought and rain may be a good thing for the local people, but he has to worry about whether there will be floods in the already rainy places. In the year of Rui Xuefeng, when the others hid in the warm house to enjoy the snow and have fun, he wondered if there would be such a big snow, whether there would be poor people who would freeze to death.

He is a scholar of heaven and man, knows the past and the present, and knows that since ancient times, there are many people who have achieved high achievements and shocked the lord without a good end, so the higher his status, the more powerful he is, the more he trembles and trembles like walking on thin ice, and he is afraid of falling into the truth and planting the root of the curse.

But he is not a thousand-armed Guanyin, he also needs a helper, and if he needs a helper, he has to consider other people's ideas: Li Chengliang sent a specialty of Liaodong, the first time he refused with a straight face, and what about the second time? And what about the third time? keeps refusing, will Li Chengliang be careful? Qi Jiguang sent Mei Ji, do you accept it? If you don't accept it, Qi Jiguang is not only his subordinate, but also his friend, it's normal for ordinary people to send a concubine, wouldn't it be too unkind not to accept it?

Yes, You Qi was bold and broke his rules, but it can't erase his merits because of this. Just break his leg and teach him a lesson, just kill it like this, what will the people below think?

Zhang You was very smart, and immediately guessed his concerns from Zhang Juzheng's words, and nodded: "Okay, what the adults think about is also reasonable, but the embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the anthill, and the lower officials are just a reminder to the adults." ”

"Well, let's not mention him, let's continue the topic just now, ...... you have an idea?"

Zhang You raised his head slightly: "Before saying this idea, the lower officials want to ask the adults a question first, the adults are in charge of the government, the authority is the same, what do you rely on?" ”

"Of course, it depends on His Majesty's trust," Zhang Juzheng felt that Zhang You could not be targeted, so he knew that this question was very idiotic, but still replied, and then said: "But you also said just now, Your Majesty is getting older, and because of some things, he has a dislike with the official, especially last year, Sun Hai's guest use, the official should not force him to make an edict against himself, and later there was a letter in the harem, saying that the Empress Dowager Li was afraid that His Majesty would not repent, and even showed him the "Hanshu Huo Guang Biography" ......"

Speaking of this, he still couldn't help but be moved, showing a hint of horror, and at the same time a little puzzled, he had never said these words to anyone, why was he confused, so he told Zhang You?

Zhang You smiled slightly: "Xia Guan thinks that Huo Guangqi is not worthy of adult-in-depth study, but Guo Ziyi, who has gone through seven dynasties, should be studied and studied by adults." ”

"Guo Ziyi?"

"Yes!" Zhang You nodded heavily, knowing that it was impossible for Zhang Juzheng not to know about this person's deeds, so he didn't say much, but said: "The method of the lower official comes from this." Do you know what the fundamental contradiction between you and Your Majesty is? It's the right. Adults may wish to recall when they were young, are they like His Majesty today, and feel that nothing can stump them? Your Majesty is thinking like this now, and he may feel that if he were to be in charge of the country himself, he would definitely do a better job than if you were to be in charge. And what about you, my lord? It's the biggest stumbling block before he can control everything......"

"This official has been sparse several times, praying for the old man to return to his hometown, but His Majesty does not allow it, and the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces does not allow it, what can this official do?"

Zhang Juzheng looked a little anxious, faintly mixed with a trace of grievance, Zhang You couldn't help but smile, and said, "Do you think Your Majesty really can't do without you?" Wrong, it's not that Your Majesty can't do without you, and it's not that the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces can't do without you, but that you have made great contributions, and they are afraid of being criticized. Or maybe it's a temptation to you! ”

"Temptation?" Zhang Juzheng never thought of this layer, it's not that Zhang You is smarter than him, it's really that he is in it, just a blind eye, and now Zhang You is a little bit of it, and he woke up at the time, his face changed greatly, and said: "If it is as you expected, isn't that official already extremely dangerous?" ”

"It's not just that it's extremely dangerous, it's not that the officials are alarmist, believe it or not, as long as one is not handled carefully, what happened to the Huo family is a lesson for the Zhang family!"

Speaking of this, Zhang You paused for a moment, especially afraid that Zhang Juzheng would not believe in evil, and said: "Don't forget, in order to implement your reform plan, in the past ten years, what you have hurt is the interests of the vast majority of people in the world, especially those who are clear streams, who control the public opinion of the empire, just waiting for Your Majesty to show a little dissatisfaction with you one day, and then criticize you." ”

Zhang Juzheng nodded thoughtfully: "This is also the problem that this official is most worried about, a dilemma ......"

"Wrong, it is absolutely impossible to enter nature, you are already a very good minister, go further...... It's not that the lower officials look down on you, but that you are heartfelt and have no such ambitions at all. But if you retreat, it's not really difficult, a few days ago, didn't you still stay at home and recuperate for a few days? If the illness is more serious, the Queen Mother and Her Majesty will still force you to do your best? ”