"It is true that a man should listen to his wife's advice in small matters, but in major matters, he must have his own ideas. If you do everything with your wife, you will have limited success. If you are afraid of internal theory, Qi Nantang of Jizhen should be the first. But when he marches and fights, he will never be swayed by his wife. It is good for a man to love his wife, but it is not good to spoil him too much. ”

According to the relationship between Zhang Juzheng and Fan Jin, it was originally impossible to talk about this issue. Especially the various entanglements between Fan Jin and Zhang Shunqing, it is not suitable to talk about this kind of family and marriage topic. Zhang Juzheng is not a foolish person, even if he admired Fan Jin very much in the past, he only talked about government affairs and would never involve private life, and both of them would deliberately avoid this minefield.

However, after hearing Fan Jin's ridiculous reply, Zhang Juzheng actually said these words. Although it looked like a lesson, Fan Jin sounded like he was hearing fairy music, and his heart was full of joy. It seems that Zhang Jiangling is not an eyeless person, and his efforts have finally paid off, finally making him re-examine his relationship with himself and how to get along.

Fan Jin put forward his worries and ideas without hesitation, Zhang Juzheng did not reprimand, or casually drove him away, but replied very seriously:

"What you say does have your reason, but the old man does this, and there is also the old man's reason. There is no shortage of people in this world who are afraid of power but not virtuous, who have succeeded or failed, and who have more than enough failures. Not good at building, but good at destroying. I like to stand aside and point out the faults of others, and if I let them do things on their own, they can't do anything. The old man employs people, he has his own charter, and people who can do things, no matter how many problems there are, I will also use him. If you can't do things but are very upright, I will give him a bite to eat. If you can't do things, and you have a bunch of problems on your body, you naturally have to kick him out of the way and make way for the good guys. This is a good thing for the court and the people. But for those in position, nature is the worst thing. They will not be willing to be restrained, so they will naturally have to think of some means to come out, or defeat things or people. This is still at the moment, and in the future, the inventory of the fields and the redetermination of the household registration will cause them to feel uneasy, and the situation that the old man will face at that time will be even worse than now. Even former mentors and friends may turn against each other, and the people around me may be embarrassed by the old man because of the family or for other reasons, and there are not too many people who can really go down with me. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Juzheng paused for a moment, and at this moment, Fan Jin caught a trace of loneliness and desolation from the eyes of this strongman. In fact, if there is a choice, everyone is willing to take a smooth path. Mix in the position of the first assistant until the end of his life, fall into the title of a peaceful prime minister, and go home to retire with peace of mind, everyone wants such a life.

But Fan Jin can also feel it in the officialdom, and at the moment of the Ming Dynasty, it has reached a point where it is difficult to maintain without change. Even if Zhang Juzheng's talent can maintain the situation, but under the premise of not changing the law, this country is nothing more than barely maintained. After his death, there will be no successor, and the situation of the entire empire will not be maintained, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Zhang Juzheng is not a literary hero in the world, but he is also a Confucian, and he certainly has the dream of cultivating Qi Zhiping. Compared with ordinary literati, Zhang Juzheng's idea of meritorious service may be stronger. With the limitations of his times, he will not think of anything about the happiness of the people in the world, or anything like national interests, and his concept is relatively much simpler, simply put: he is the king of the world, and he has won the name of his previous life and his future life.

He's a good name. Just as he has good money, good ** and good enjoyment, he doesn't have to hide anything. Zhang Juzheng is not a perfect person, if you look at private morality, he has many flaws. There are all kinds of parties, including the party fighting against differences, acting as a prestige and blessing, and even unscrupulous means to achieve the goal. After all, he is a person, and he has his own thoughts and emotions in it. Thinking that in the future, the comrades-in-arms around him may completely turn against each other because of the issue of interests, just like Zhang Han today, standing on the opposite side, the hearts of the parties concerned will naturally not be too comfortable.

It's not just the emperor who is a widow. Sometimes, when a person chooses a path that is destined to be lonely, it means that you will definitely lack a partner on your journey, which is helpless. This is the case of Zhang Juzheng, who knows that he has chosen a lonely path, and he must go on, because only this path is the most likely to reach the goal in his heart. It's just that no matter how you make up your mind in your heart, when you think of the thorns and bumps in the road ahead, it is inevitable that you will have some hesitation in your heart.

Therefore, when a certain means can increase allies for him as much as possible, minimize enemies, or make enemies dare not appear, he will not hesitate to accept it. The change in his opinion of Fan Jin is also based on the loyalty and ability shown by Fan Jin in this love turmoil, which made him feel good, and finally accepted Fan Jin as a member of his circle. Otherwise, with Zhang Juzheng's character and identity, how could he have so much time to talk to Fan Jin.

Fan Jin said: "Xiangye rest assured. What you do is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people, even if they don't understand Xiangye at the moment, I believe that sooner or later, they will understand Xiangye's painstaking efforts. At that time, they will apologize to Xiangye. ”

"You'd be wrong. When they think they are right, they may pretend to be perfunctory to me, and if they find that they are wrong, they will only do their best to fight against me, or even kill me. Because only in this way can their mistakes be covered. And these idlers, the most important thing is time, but we don't have so much time to spend with them. If we have to spend a lot of time with these people every time, we won't have much time to get down to business. So I decided to teach them a lesson this time, so that they can realize what happens when they are enemies with the old man, and this lesson is Zhang Han! ”

"Those guys are gutsless guys. As long as the old man beheaded Zhang Han off the horse, others naturally didn't dare to disturb him again. I don't care if they are convinced or not, as long as they are convinced, do what the old man tells me, and I don't ask anything else. If anyone is lazy in official business, I can even do it for Zhang Han, let alone these small roles? ”

Fan Jin said: "Xiangye has to consider a problem, in addition to not doing it, they can also postpone or mess with it." We are not afraid of slowness but chaos, if in the implementation of the new deal, they create a few chaos, in the end the people will only put the responsibility in the sand pot of Xiangye's body, and will not blame those people. ”

"Do you think this will work for me?" Zhang Juzheng snorted contemptuously, twisted his beard and said, "I will send someone to keep an eye on them, if they do anything wrong, they will have their own court law." You're still too young to have any experience. As long as officials are willing to do things, they are better than not doing well. As for doing right and wrong, doing good and doing bad, there are ways to deal with it, that is, let them move. I also know that doing so will make some people stand up against me, but is it necessary to be afraid? Now that they are jumping out, it happens that the old man solves it at one time, which is better than jumping out a few times every three or five times, which is annoying. ”

It seems that there is no way to convince him. Fan Jin knew that Zhang Ju was a very assertive person, or too assertive. Once you have an idea, you can't convince him. And this person no longer cares about being hated, is not afraid of a bad reputation, and thinks that the Son of Heaven is his student, and the Queen Mother is his ally, and he doesn't care much about the emperor's feelings, which is really not convincing.

He can't say that in addition to Feng Bao, he also has a line in the palace now, so he can do things a little more technically. I can't say this, and I can't say it in front of Zhang Juzheng, except for keeping my mouth shut, I don't have anything else to say. Just as he was about to say goodbye, Zhang Juzheng suddenly looked out the window:

"Yesterday it rained all day, but today the weather is very clear. If you can walk in the garden in such weather, you will definitely be able to dispel your sorrows and relieve the boredom in your chest. ”

Fan Jin nodded, not knowing what Zhang Juzheng meant by this. I only heard him say again: "Qingqing is depressed these days, although she will not vomit blood anymore, but she is also very thin." The whole person didn't take a step out of the embroidery building, and only came out on the night you came to mourn. People will collapse if they go on like this, so you take advantage of today...... Take her for a walk in the garden, make her happy, and evacuate her mood. Don't leave at night, eat here. ”

"Multi-...... Thank you! Fan Jin was ecstatic in his heart, and suddenly felt that the sun was extremely bright today, the sky was exceptionally blue, and the clouds were exceptionally beautiful. Everything in the entire world has become bright with Zhang Juzheng's words.

Zhang Juzheng waved his hand to signal that he could go out, and when Fan Jin walked to the door, Zhang Juzheng said again: "Yangshan sent me a letter some time ago, in which he mentioned that he regarded you as a nephew, and praised your character vigorously. The old man and Yangshan are friends in the same year, and if you are in harmony with Hei Xiu and Mao Xiu, you can call the old man a Shibo. ”

"In this way, the little nephew has trespassed."

"Shibo, then uncle, and then old Taishan. It's like the story I told you about the camel keeping warm. The ancients had to look at Shu, and the Tao was to make inches. This is very reasonable, not an inch, how did you get into a foot? ”

In the back garden, although Fan Jin, who was wandering among the sea of flowers, couldn't hold Zhang Shunqing in his arms like he did to Li Cailian yesterday, he was very happy to visit the garden side by side with her. Although not far away, Aguli followed and followed, acting as a surveillance, and resolutely not allowing the two of them to enter a place that could not be reached by sight of a rockery, but such a date was an unprecedented reward. For Fan Jin, the significance is also very huge.

Looking at Zhang Shunqing's haggard face and emaciated figure, the already slender person is now a little skinny, and the already wide filial piety clothes worn on her body make her more and more thin, as if she is about to fall at any time.

Fan Jin, who has always been optimistic, saw Zhang Shunqing, who looked like this, thinking that when he first saw the southeast, the peerless appearance was in stark contrast to today, and he only felt a dull pain in his heart. If it weren't for Aguli by his side, he was afraid that he would have been desperate to hold Zhang Shunqing in his arms, and he would love and pity her first. As for her idea to kill Zhang Han, she couldn't take care of it for a long time. This is her own woman, to do this for herself, she is disappointed by her. Even if she pokes a hole in the sky, she has to fill the hole for her, not to blame her or scold her.

He also knew the crux of Zhang Shunqing's appearance, so he tried his best to make her happy. Zhang Shunqing saw her lover's face, and knew that it was her father's promise, and she was much more energetic. There was also a slight flush on his pale face. Flowers bloomed again on the dead wood, and life was regained in the dead silence. She smiled and said:

"It's so ambitious to think about you, I'm still in mourning, and there is still a Gu Shouclumsy at home! Where did I get to that step again? You are not afraid that your father is using a scheme, and when you persuade me well, you will suddenly marry me, and then it will be too late to regret it. ”

"There is nothing difficult in the world, as long as there is a heart, I believe that I can influence Xiangye. Besides, isn't it just Gu Shouchuang, even if you really get married, I will go to Gu Mansion and snatch you back. ”

These deviant words sounded to Zhang Shunqing, but she felt extremely exciting and satisfied. The relationship between the two has reached the point of husband and wife, and many private words are said without hindrance. She nodded, "If Daddy really forces me to marry Gu Shi, I don't have to take care of his face, when the time comes, everyone will have no face, and I can't blame anything!" ”

"No, Xiangye will never be like this, we have to believe in his old man. At present, it is inconvenient to discuss marriage during the mourning period, and when the mourning period is over, I will find someone to propose marriage. ”

"I will prepare a wedding dress and a mourning dress. If the sedan chair comes from the Gu family, I will wear mourning clothes to the sedan chair, so that he will not get his wish! ”

"Don't worry, I will let you marry in auspicious clothes and be the wife of my Fan family."

Zhang Shunqing's heart was hot, and he grabbed Fan Jin's hand suddenly, Aguli coughed a few times behind him, Zhang Shunqing just didn't hear it, and Fan Jin's hand was tightly held together, and said softly in his mouth: "Hold the hand of the son, grow old with the son." Promise me, no matter how brutal and domineering I am in the future, you will not let go, no matter the ends of the earth, you will never let go, life and death will be the same hole, and you will never be separated for the rest of your life. ”

"Life and life, I will not let go." Fan Jin whispered in her ear, Zhang Shunqing leaned on Fan Jin's arms, and Ren Aguli coughed louder and louder, so she couldn't hear it.

Fan Jin said: "Lady, now I have something to tell you." Although this time Zhang Han is a big deal, we should still take Tao Hui as the top at the moment, and it is not suitable for this kind of limelight. But what has been done, regret is useless, I have an idea, I can only tell you. Let's take a closer look at it, and tell your uncle if it's appropriate. This time the reversal has become a big trend, what I want is to change it and turn it into a drag-and-knife ......"

He muttered in a low voice, Zhang Shunqing nodded frequently when he heard it, and his eyes were full of compliance, "Xianggong is really knowledgeable, I will explain it to my father, but I am worried that this deception will become a real failure......

"Even Zhang Han has been beheaded, what else is really defeated? It's just a matter of making a show and trying to get people as good as possible. Another trick is public opinion control. ”

"Public opinion?"

"I'm happy to say the local language of our hometown, which is actually Qingyi. Those people's eyes are fixed on Shibo, which is not good. We've got to find something for him to do, to distract them......"

Fan Jin whispered his plan there, and Aguli stood in the distance and watched the couple in love, secretly praying for the young lady in her heart. She knew that Zhang Juzheng must be observing the pair of children somewhere to see if they would do anything out of the ordinary during the mourning period. Of course, this level of intimacy is within acceptable limits, or more outrageous things have been done, and this kind of contact is nothing.

I hope that when the old man sees the appearance of the young lady at this time, and compares the previous appearance, he can give birth to a trace of compassion and change his mind, otherwise, she is really worried that the young lady will wither and become ill. Just as she was praying to the gods in her hometown, she suddenly found that there was a figure at the gate of the garden, and it was Gu Shi. Aguli was anxious, and quickly coughed twice, and called out in a low voice: "Miss...... Lady ......"

But Zhang Shunqing didn't care that someone appeared at the gate of the garden at this time, or that only Fan Jin was left in her eyes, and the others didn't care at all. At the time of emotion, he suddenly stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around Fan Jin's neck and said: "You have a bad heart, you are not allowed to use it for me in the future, otherwise I will not agree!" No matter what time it is, don't lie to me, don't use tricks on me, don't bully me! After finishing speaking, he overbearingly imprinted his lips on Fan Jin's lips.

Gu Shi, who walked into the garden, was there as if he had been struck by lightning, looking at the goddess in her dream, a woman as cold as an iceberg, who was enthusiastically throwing herself into the arms of another man at this time, and took the initiative to offer a scene of cherry lips. Dumbfounded, petrified in an instant. 10