In Wanli's heart, Zhang Juzheng's status is not only a teacher, but also a bit like a father. For such a person, he is both loved and a little afraid, when Zhang Juzheng was in power, Wanli was somewhat uncomfortable, before making any decision, he would first consider the attitude and reaction to this Mr. Zhang, especially after suffering a few times, there are more concerns in this regard.

Therefore, when Zhang Juzheng's Ding Wei Concert was handed over, he was hungry in his heart, with both nervousness and sadness, but also a certain indescribable excitement. For example, it's probably the feeling of an older child knowing that their parents are about to travel abroad for a week and leave them alone to take care of the house.

In addition to being more autonomous in action, another thing that excites him is naturally that he can preside over the government. Although in the opinion of the imperial court, the emperor who has not married is not yet an adult and cannot be in charge of the court, but the person concerned may not think so. He didn't feel that the arrangements and means he made in Zhou Shichen's case were all completed under the guidance of Zhang Juzheng, just as Zhang Juzheng never felt that his disciple's mind was far less ambitious than he imagined, and he had the problem of holding grudges.

Although I don't know why Gao Gong suffered a stroke, Wanli still regards this as another big success for himself. He was not a persistent and resilient emperor, and due to his age, he was not experienced enough to handle things. When encountering problems, they often rush forward as soon as their brains are hot, but when they do it, they are afraid of wolves and tigers, and they are always worried about failure before things come to fruition.

If he suffers a big loss in the matter of Gao Gong, he may be depressed, and he may not even dare to think about similar things again. But it was precisely because of the success of this thing that he had the illusion that he was invincible in the world, and wanted to take the opportunity of Zhang Juzheng's departure to begin to learn to contact the government and practice handling government affairs.

He asked Lu Tiaoyang in the Qianqing Palace that he didn't let go of nothing, he really wanted to learn to handle government affairs, but he didn't want Zhang Juzheng to leave. The ideal model in his mind is to turn the country into a classroom, and he will do his homework first, and then Mr. Zhang will correct it, so that even if he is wrong, he can redeem it, and more importantly, someone will take the blame for himself.

As for the necessity of Ding Wei, Wanli can't understand it at his age now, and he hasn't taught it in his education system. Coupled with the influence of Fan Jin's script, he also thought that Ding Wei was just a ritual rather than a necessity. Now the focus is on Mr. Zhang's stay and going. From his mind, although he hopes to be comfortable, he is worried that once Zhang Juzheng is gone, no one will be able to shelter him from the wind and rain, and his emotions are still in a dilemma.

And after reading Fan Jin's biography of Yue Fei, he was also troubled by the questions raised in the book. If it is really like the environment in the book, Song Jin is at war, and Gaozong is trapped in Niutou Mountain, at this time, Yue Fei is responsible, and it is impossible for him to keep filial piety. But assuming that Song Jin didn't fight at that time, could Yue Fei have only gone home to keep filial piety? So what if Jin Bing calls when he is filial piety?

Since Yue Fei thought of Zhang Juzheng, Wanli couldn't help but doubt Fan Jin's intentions: What did he mean by handing over this story at this time? Is it because I hope that I will be like Gaozong in the book, and make a decree to win love? He doesn't want Mr. Zhang to leave the court, but also wants him to stay in the court? Fan Huisi is his own heir, is it still closer to Zhang Juzheng in his heart?

The Son of Heaven, who was already suspicious, had some doubts about Fan Jin's intentions in dedicating the book. No matter how much he likes Fan Jin's work, it is impossible to think that what he is doing is right. Especially when it comes to the crucial issue of loyalty, the disloyalty of ministers is far more odious than incompetence. As far as the emperor is concerned, he would rather accept ten mediocre officials than choose one thief. However, another possibility is that Fan Qing thinks about his own country, if Mr. Zhang leaves, the government really faces the crisis of Niutoushan, it will be too bad.

With his age and experience, he couldn't tell whether Fan Jin belonged to a loyal minister or a traitor, so he fell into self-contradiction. The distraction in class was not only because of the emotion of missing his teacher, but also because these things bothered him and made him unable to make up his mind for a while.

I must try to live without Mr. Zhang! Wanli thought. His temperament is like this, when he doubts what others want him to do, it is the opposite of this matter, and he wants to test what will happen if he leaves Zhang Juzheng.

Yesterday doesn't count, today is the first day of Zhang Juzheng's departure, as long as you can get through it smoothly today, things will be easy to do in the future. Just took this opportunity to review the next chapter and have a good time.

Originally, the recital should have gone straight to the front of the king, and after being handled by the emperor, the cabinet would draw up the vote, and the celebrant would approve the red. However, Wanli is not pro-government at the moment, and the government is controlled by Zhang Juzheng, who is nominally the first assistant and has more actual authority than the previous prime minister.

In terms of procedure, it becomes to go through the procedures in the cabinet first, and then review it by the celebrant and supervisor, and the decree can be issued without any problems. Unless it is a special impeachment recital, what the other recitals say, Wanli does not know. Wanli was not very satisfied with this situation, so he took this opportunity to ask the eunuch to bring the chapter after the celebrity eunuch's approval, and he had to review it himself.

In Wanli's view, it is not difficult to deal with the government, and he has been successful in the handling of the imperial examination and the Gaogong case before, which shows how easy it is to do this with royal blood flowing in his body, and he is born to do this.

Now there are two people in the palace who make him jealous, one is Feng Bao and the other is Empress Dowager Li. He wanted to interfere in the affairs of government affairs, and what he feared most was that he would be obstructed by these two people, and he did not dare to argue with his mother or his eldest companion, and if they objected, the plan would have to be cancelled.

Therefore, when the guest walked in with the first piece of music, Wanli almost subconsciously jumped up from his seat, grabbed the piece and asked, "Did the partner say anything?" ”

Sun Xiu thought about the situation, and knew that if he said a bad word about Feng Bao now, not only would it not be beneficial to himself, but he would burn himself, so he hurriedly said: "Gonggong Feng is very happy to know that His Majesty is going to play the chapter, and said that this is the blessing of my ancestors of the Ming Dynasty." Immediately send the approved pieces over to the small ones, and hope to live the imperial review. ”

"I just say it, Feng Daban still listens to me after all, and he will give me whatever I want."

As he spoke, he opened the concerto, glanced at it a few times, and the man was petrified. ...... above this What is written? Of course, he can read the chapter, but in Zhou Shichen's case, it is a sword and a sword, but what is this? This piece is that the Tongzhou warehouse reported that the warehouse was insufficient, and it was allowed to lease additional private warehouses to store grain, and to build five new warehouses.

The approval given by the cabinet is to list a lot of data that Wanli can't understand after reading it for a long time, so I have to skip over and look at the conclusion, which proves that the current warehouse is enough, and there is no need for leasing and new construction. The household department sent personnel to investigate why Tongzhou Cangchang was on such a concert, and what was behind it.

This...... This is the government? How is it different from last time?

Wanli didn't believe his eyes, and then opened another chapter, which was the two Huai Du Salt Transport Division on behalf of Yangzhou salt merchants, the market was rampant with private salt, and the salt was difficult to sell, so the imperial court was asked to reduce or exempt the levy and strictly investigate the private salt. After investigation, the largest sales volume of illegal salt on the market is Guangdong Qiong Salt, please reduce the output of Guangdong Qiong Salt, so as to ensure that the two Huai salt merchants are not suffering from illegal salt.

This kind of lawsuit involving two provinces fighting in the air made Wanli a little interested, but the approval was a little boring. It was just that Ling Yunyi, the governor of Liangguang, played back, and ordered that the marketing of salt should be strictly controlled, and salt should not be sold illegally.

is completely different from Wanli's imagination, the government is either trivial or some mathematical calculations that he has a headache when he sees it. The emperor's study content, mainly Confucian classics, emphasized the shaping of the worldview, rather than the study of methodology. In other words, the emperor doesn't need to know how to do this kind of work as a lower-level official, he just needs to know how to manage people.

Wanli himself is not very fond of learning, and there is no one to teach, and the ability to calculate mathematics is not absent, but the complex ones are not clear, and they are not interested in calculating. Looking at this concerto, I felt that my head was as big as a fight, and the heat that had just risen was extinguished head-on.

He asked the guest, "It's all this?" Could it be that the big friend deliberately teased you, gave you these concertans, and detained all the big things, right? ”

"Long live Grandpa, this is absolutely nothing, Feng Sili also said, the concert of the big event has not yet been sent to the celebrant supervisor, and they are also in a hurry."

Wanli was stunned, "What?" Haven't delivered it to the celebrant yet? What time has it been, why haven't you sent it over? What did the eunuch who sent the chapter eat? ”

"It's not his business, it's Lu Ge Lao's business, Lu Ge Lao's batch can't come down, so he can't send it over."

Wanli frowned, "Can't approve it?" What does this mean? ”

"This ...... But the slave and the maid did not know. The guest shook his head, "The slave maid just heard from Feng Sili that those important pieces were all in Lu Ge Lao's custody, and they couldn't approve it for a long time, and the master of ceremonies was also in a hurry." I'm afraid Feng Sili won't be able to sleep tonight, so I'm waiting for Lu Ge Lao. ”

Although Wanli lacks the ability to deal with the government and politics, there is no problem with vision and insight, only one day, and the difference between before and after is one day and one place. When Zhang Juzheng was in the country that day, the government was not so slow to deal with it. It seems that Fan Qing is for his own good, and it has only been a day, and it is Niutou Mountain.

After pondering for a long time, he said to the guest: "Since this is the case, then don't wait." Instructed the imperial dining room to prepare some snacks for Lu Ge Lao Na for supper, and prepare one for the celebrant as it was. Today is Lu Aiqing's first day to make up her own mind, and it is inevitable to slow down, don't rush him first, if you have anything to say, you will talk about it tomorrow. ”

At the same time, at Hou Shouyong's home, Fan Jin and Hou Shouyong's master and apprentice sat opposite each other, and the wine and food on the table were almost eaten and drunk, but the conversation between the two was strong and not affected by the wine and food.

Fan Jin said: "On the first day of Lu Tiaoyang's acting cabinet, even if there is anything wrong, Your Majesty will not really be surprised." However, this does not mean that he has no problem with what he does, in fact, people's first impression is very important, preconceived ideas are so, if the emperor and the queen mother have the impression that they are old and incompetent, it is not easy to change their views. What's more, his situation is getting worse, the situation will only get worse and worse, and the patience of Banzai and the Queen Mother will soon run out. It is true that he is an old minister, but he does not have the qualifications to be in charge, and the Queen Mother was already suspicious of him. found out that he was old and useless, so he naturally wanted to change people, this is not a matter of saving face, but the state affairs are like this, and no one can make other choices. Wait until Feng Bao's strong medicine is over, and he can't be allowed to leave. ”

Hou Shouyong said: "The strategy you used this time is actually a yang strategy, and as the first assistant, you should be energetic and decisive." Especially now in the midst of change, everything is complicated, and it is not enough to support the overall situation. Although Lu Yu is loyal, he can only be regarded as a person who keeps his success, and he is quite lacking in courage, so it is really difficult for him to be in charge at this time. ”

"The disciple didn't intend to harm anyone this time, but just let all the ministers of the court understand that not everyone can do it in that position. Just looking at the power of Shousuke, you can't see its hardship, that is the idea of Shengdou Xiaomin. My generation should not be so stupid and have such foolish thoughts. ”

Hou Shouyong said: "But Lu Yuweng could have gone to the book, and asked the imperial court to increase the number of group assistants, and rely on others to disperse his work." You've probably used a stratagem to close his opening, and you've driven him to a dead end. ”

"It's not a disciple who blocked it, but someone else did it. In fact, this is also normal, Lu Weng is a lonely minister, there is no Austrian aid in the court, and there is no kind father-in-law in the palace. It's okay for such a person to be a minister, but it's very problematic to be a first assistant. Although the popularity is good, there is no internal and external help, and it is impossible to deal with big things. On the surface, all the mountains will accept such a person as the first assistant, but the premise of this acceptance is based on his indifference. Once he is like Zhang Juzheng, if he wants to damage the interests of any mountain, he will be counterattacked. There is no one in the palace to speak for him, and there are people outside who are embarrassed by him, and at that time it will be difficult to ride a tiger, and he will be in a dilemma. It's also good for him to step back now. ”

"Even if it is a good thing, there must be no first assistant in the court, not to mention that the Son of Heaven is young at the moment, and he must be assisted by virtuous ministers. You first collapsed Gao Gong, and now you have pushed Lu Yuweng into a desperate situation, and two first assistants in a row are in the hands of one of your new science and technology scholars, which can be regarded as something that has never happened in the country. ”

Fan Jin shook his head again and again, "Teacher, you can't talk nonsense. If people listen to it and take it as true, wouldn't the disciple jump into the Yellow River and not be able to wash it away? How can a disciple who is a political scholar and a scholar influence the government and politics, this matter has nothing to do with the disciple. ”

Hou Shouyong said: "You don't have to be clear, let me ask you, what should I do about the first assistant next?" ”

"The affairs of the first assistant, the palace has its own plans, and it is not up to the minister to predict. However, with Lu Yuweng's front car, smart people will no longer put themselves on the fire to roast, Xu Huating is far away and difficult to quench his thirst, according to the student's point of view, it is better to use raw than cooked, and naturally it is the best choice to use someone who can do it. ”

Hou Shouyong nodded, "I guessed that you have this thought, you have the guts to think a lot more than the teacher, and you actually want to let Zhang Jiangling win the favor?" This is a ruined matter, and Zhang Jiangling himself is willing? Even if he agrees, how are we going to deal with ourselves? As a teacher and a speech official, if you let it go, what face will you have in the future? ”

Fan Jin smiled, "This is also the reason why the disciple came to visit the teacher, not only to protect the reputation of the teacher, but also not to really offend Zhang Xiang, just to consult with the teacher." ”

Hou Shouyong was about to ask, the door was suddenly knocked, Hou Shouyong asked, and outside the door was a woman's timid voice, "Master Hou, concubine, please help call Langzhong, the situation of my master...... It doesn't seem like a good thing. ”