Miyun, where Zhang You arrived last night, was sure to arrive before dark according to the plan, but halfway through the encounter with a large group of begging people called Huazi, several of whom were still sick, Zhang You as a doctor naturally did not stand by and watch, and showed off his acupuncture skills, delayed a lot of work, and waited until the time of the Zhangfu Annex.

Zhang Juzheng was weak and had already fallen asleep, Zhang You didn't let him disturb, and briefly said goodbye to Zhang Ruoxuan, and sent people to have dinner casually, and then went back to the room to rest.

He was used to getting up early, he played a set of Tai Chi in the yard, and as soon as he took a towel to wipe his sweat and sat on the steps to rest, he saw Zhang Ruoxuan pushing Zhang Juzheng into the yard.

"Why did my father get up so early?" As soon as the sky is bright, you can still see the half-moon hanging obliquely on the horizon.

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "I don't feel much when I'm older, but it's you, I didn't get up so early when I was as old as you." ”

It was a little cold in the morning, seeing that Zhang Juzheng was wearing thin, Zhang You hurriedly pushed it into the house with Zhang Ruoxuan, Zhang Ruoxuan picked up the tea hanger and went to the wing room to boil water, and Zhang You moved a chair and sat down next to Zhang Juzheng.

"I didn't expect Ruguan to hang up the crown and leave, now Yan Gong is directly appointed as a heavenly official, and in the future, this Ming officialdom will be the world of Zhang Puzhou."

Zhang You didn't speak, four days ago, Jiangxi Provincial Imperial History Li Zhi impeached the Ministry of Shangshu Wang Guoguang for selecting materials for cronyism and official misconduct, damaging the public and private interests, and other crimes, which caused an uproar in the government and the opposition, who knew that before Wanli fell, Wang Guoguang wrote a letter to resign, and then left the capital by himself without waiting for Wanli's permission, without waiting for Zhang You to "rescue".

At the beginning, Zhang You and Zhang Juzheng planned to let their important officials take the initiative to resign in order to retreat, and later Zhang You knew that he had misunderstood Zhu Yijun, and asked Zhang Sixiu to come to the door to convey the news, so that everyone could wait and see what happened, and don't take the initiative to resign.

This made Zhang You very puzzled, and it was only after seeing Zhu Yijun later that he understood Wang Guoguang's intentions.

"It stands to reason that it is a great crime to leave without the emperor's consent, and now the most strange thing for me is why His Majesty did not pursue this matter......"

"The child knows that he still has a paragraph in his resignation to His Majesty, and His Majesty has shown it to me, and I will recite it to you, and you will understand everything after listening to it."

Zhang You said, then stood up and recited: "Come back, the countryside will not return?" Both self-conscious and self-serving, melancholy and sad? Realize that the past is not admonished, and those who know the future can be traced. It's not far away, and I feel that today is but yesterday is not. The boat is far away and light, and the wind is fluttering and blowing. Ask the husband the way forward, hate the morning light. ”

"It turned out to be Mr. Jingjie's "Words of Return", I understand, Ruguan is worried and fearful, and he wants to return to the countryside."

Mr. Jingjie is Tao Yuanming, he is the founder of the idyllic poetry school, and after his death, his friends gave him a private Jingjie, known as Mr. Jingjie.

"Well," Zhang You nodded: "Your Majesty remembered his merits, and I beat some side drums next to me, and in the end, Your Majesty did not hold him accountable." ”

"The trees are falling and scattered, and the people are going to tea and cool, it seems that Ruguan is not optimistic about you!" Zhang Juzheng sighed, looking very lost.

"I know, in fact, it's not just him, the child is progressing too fast, he is young, and he is not on the right path, and he always gives people the feeling of unstable foundation, in the minds of most people, at best, he is just a fortunate minister." Zhang You said helplessly, those civil officials were too stubborn, and he couldn't change their opinions.

"Alas!" Zhang Juzheng sighed again and waved his hand: "Forget it, people's hearts are unpredictable, and there is no good way to be a father, you can only fight for your own breath, after a long time, use your strength to conquer them." Don't talk about this, let's talk about Zhang Hong, logically speaking, even if Zhang Cheng and Jiang Wan committed suicide in fear of crime and took the initiative to take responsibility, Your Majesty should be able to understand what's going on, why didn't you say anything at all, and let him serve as the palm seal of the celebrant supervisor? ”

Zhang You smiled: "Father, I'm afraid I can't even sleep well these days, just wait for me to answer your doubts, right?" ”

Zhang Juzheng also smiled, and was about to speak, Zhang Ruoxuan carried boiling water into the door and said with a smile: "Brother guessed right, my father really hasn't slept well these days." As he spoke, he poured tea and water, personally served Zhang You a cup, and handed the second cup to Zhang Juzheng.

"My brother is closer than my father......" Zhang Juzheng jokingly complained, Zhang Ruoxuan interrupted with a smile: "Didn't my brother just come back after a few days of walking, right?" ”

Zhang Youxiang enjoyed this warm atmosphere very much, smiled and didn't answer.

Zhang Juzheng took the initiative to get back to the topic: "Actually, what Ruoxuan said is that I really can't sleep well these days, so I'm waiting for you to come back." ”

Zhang You said: "Actually, it's easy to put it bluntly, Empress Dowager Chen tried her best to protect Zhang Hong's ......"

"No, Your Majesty is actually a very assertive person, even if Empress Dowager Chen tries to protect Zhang Hong, he can demote him, and it is not considered to refute Empress Chen."

"yes, brother, I can't figure it out either...... For the sake of an illusory purpose, so many children can be brutally killed, such a person stays by his side, it is terrifying to think about it, how can His Majesty still endure it? ”

"Because Empress Dowager Chen knelt down for His Majesty."

"What?" Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Ruoxuan exclaimed at the same time, Zhang Ruoxuan said: "What handle is Zhang Hong pinching Empress Dowager Chen?" ”

Zhang You shook his head: "I'm also very curious." ”

"Didn't Your Majesty tell you?" Zhang Juzheng asked.

"Your Majesty didn't know, he said that he was blindsided as soon as Mrs. Chen knelt down, and then Empress Dowager Chen took the initiative to say that she had a hard time and didn't want His Majesty to ask, so he didn't dare to ask this time, so he agreed in a daze."

"It turns out that there are so many twists and turns...... Could it be between Empress Dowager Chen and Zhang Hong...... That one...... Isn't there any talk about going to bed eunuchs, Gonggong Zhang seems to have been the steward of Ciqing Palace before, right? ”

Zhang Ruoxuan said with a little blush, although her words were ambiguous, Zhang You and Zhang Juzheng both understood what she meant.

"Impossible, right?" Zhang You said: "Zhang Hong's old coffin scoop must be at least twenty or thirty years older than Empress Dowager Chen, right?" Empress Dowager Chen is also the mother of a country, how can she fall in love with him. ”

Zhang Ruoxuan was not impressed by Zhang Hong, and said: "That's it, that's really unlikely, I thought he was about the same age as Gonggong Feng." ”

"I feel that Empress Dowager Li seems to know something, but unfortunately she didn't say anything when I asked her, and then I asked my father-in-law, and he said that he didn't know, and it shouldn't look like pretending."

Brothers, you talk about me word by word, Zhang Juzheng didn't interject, just closed his eyes and pondered, at a certain moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and said quietly: "I think, I should know why she is so protective of Zhang Hong." ”

"Oh? Why? ”

Zhang You and Zhang Ruoxuan said at the same time, their eyes were shining, and the fire of gossip was even more forgotten.