"Zhang Gong's ......"

Zhen Zhenji was stunned, and he also had a headache.

Yes, that's the biggest hot potato!

Having lived in the court for many years, Zhen Zhenji naturally knows that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not mention Zhang Gong for no reason, and although it is a question, how can he not see that there is a lot of respect in His Royal Highness's tone.

I'm afraid I have another thought......

But the problem is that Zhang Gong's case is not easy to touch!

When Zhang Juzheng was in power, Zhen Zhenji was still moving to the local area as the governor of Henan, and this position basically belonged to the dividing line between high-level officials and middle- and low-level officials.

So although he is not in the core of the imperial court, he has many things and knows a lot of inside information.

Even he felt more than many people.

Zhang Juzheng had unlimited scenery and was highly respected during his lifetime, but after his death, he collapsed in a short period of time, his henchmen were dismissed and abandoned in the city, and his family and cronies were exiled and forced to die, and the reasons are very complicated.

On the surface, the rapid defeat of Zhang Juzheng's party was due to his usurpation of power and monopoly of power, so that he exceeded the emperor's bottom line, and in order to regain the monarchy, the emperor would inevitably use him to establish authority.

But this is only the superficial reason, don't forget that when the emperor and the courtiers started, Zhang Juzheng was already dead!

If it is really just that the emperor wants to stabilize the monarchy before punishing him, it is enough to dismiss the official and punish him, why harm the family?

What really caused Zhang Juzheng's family to suffer misery was the countless forces he offended in the process of reform.

These people trembled when Zhang Juzheng was powerful, but after Zhang Juzheng was defeated, they jumped out one by one and fell into the well, adding fuel to the fire, which led to today's situation.

It should be said that under the circumstances at that time, cracking down on the impeachment of Zhang Juzheng was a matter that was beneficial to all forces, and this was the biggest reason why his family was convicted.

And why would these people do this? Maybe some people do it to vent their anger, but not everyone does it to vent their anger.

At least the countless officials in the court, since they have entered the official career, they will not be so emotional, and the reason why they desperately turned Zhang Juzheng into a heinous person.

In order to completely negate the merits of his life!

More precisely, their aim is to erase the overall policy of Zhang Juzheng's reforms.

These truths, the original Zhen Zhenji did not know, but as he entered the core decision-making level of the Ming Dynasty, he was in a different position, his vision was naturally different, and many things that he couldn't figure out in the past would naturally be understood when he sat in this position.

Not only understand, but also feel deeper, Zhen Zhenji is a person who strictly abides by the rules and regulations, he also impeached Zhang Juzheng in the first book, impeached him for his private morality, impeached him for private teaching, arbitrary.

But impeachment is impeachment, Zhang Juzheng was still the first assistant at that time, and the decree he issued was the decree of the Ming court.

As an official of the Ming court, no matter what Zhen Zhenji's opinion of Zhang Juzheng himself, he will strictly implement it.

Perhaps it is precisely for this reason that he has not become a different person from Zhang Juzheng's party......

In the process of implementing these policies, Zhen Zhenji really felt the tremendous pressure, and as a governor, he was burdened with constraints from all sides, so he naturally knew how many forces opposed Zhang Juzheng's reform policies.

These vested interests are the group of people who will eventually chase and beat Zhang Juzheng, and what they want to do is to protect their own interests, so they want to completely reject Zhang Juzheng's reform policies.

And now, the power of these people will only be stronger and more stable than it was back then......

Zhen Zhenji would not really think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just asked casually, the prince's tone was too obvious, and when he mentioned Zhang Juzheng, I am afraid that he had the intention of overturning the case for Zhang Juzheng, but ...... How easy it is to say that!

"Pavilion Elder, the other Pavilion Elders have arrived!"

In the confusion of thoughts, the Zhongshu people came to report, and several other ministers had already rushed to the cabinet.

"Hongxi, let's go, this matter is a matter of the government and the opposition, you and I can't decide, and the ministers must discuss it together!"

Wang Xijue sighed, and when he got up, he swept away the sleepiness on his face, and became the energetic Yuanfu important minister again.

"I've seen Motosuke!"

The Cabinet has a small chamber where people can discuss matters that are difficult for a particular cabinet minister to decide on alone.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the cabinet members have been busy from yesterday to today, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are tired of their work, but when they returned to the house to change their clothes, they received news that the first assistant had something important to discuss with everyone, and this was just a moment after arriving in the house, and he didn't even have time to drink saliva, so he rushed back to the cabinet again.

However, at this moment, seeing that Yuanfu and Jifu came together, and their faces were solemn, they knew that today's things were not simple, so they all put away a trace of dissatisfaction in their hearts, and bowed respectfully.

Everyone is a minister, and they don't have to be too formal, so they sit down after bowing their hands.

Immediately afterwards, Zhen Zhenji and Wang Xijue glanced at each other and spoke.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the old man and Motosuke will urgently recall you, there are two things to inform you!"

Notice?

Zhu Geng's brows furrowed, and he was a little dissatisfied in his heart, what Zhen Zhenji meant, that is, the wood has already been completed, so why did you call them over?

Although the other people did not show any obvious expression, their faces also changed.

Zhen Zhenji smiled bitterly and had to say.

"Although these two things are a foregone conclusion, one is too big to be notified immediately, and the other is the aftermath, perhaps you will work together, so I urgently summon you from the house......"

After explaining, Zhen Zhenji's face became solemn again, and said.

"Today, after reading the edict outside the Chengtian Gate, the old man, Yuanfu and Feng Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites entered the palace together, wanting to report the disadvantages of the mining tax to His Royal Highness, and ask His Highness to read the people of the world and abolish the mining tax......"

Regarding the matter of mining tax, Zhu Geng is most concerned, and naturally puts aside those dissatisfactions at this moment.

The choice to enter the palace at this time to present the disaster of the mine tax was the result of the cabinet's deliberations, but now looking at Zhenji's face, Zhu Geng had a vague sense of foreboding......

"Your Highness did not approve this!"

Zhen Zhenji sighed and said.

Seeing everyone's stunned expressions, Zhenzhenji continued to explain.

"When I waited for the advance, Feng Shangshu advanced to the emperor to call the temple number, but the temple number was not properly drafted, which made His Royal Highness the prince furious, and the temple number proposed by the Ministry of Rites was returned to the redraft, and when I waited for the matter of the mining tax, it was also at this moment, His Royal Highness deduced that he had not yet succeeded to the throne, and it was not appropriate to make it easier to carry out the emperor's decree!"

In terms of details, Zhen Zhenji didn't elaborate, but everyone knew from his expression that things were not so simple.

However, in any case, this matter has been temporarily delayed, and the first and second assistants have been rejected at the same time, and if they are admonished again, I am afraid that they will still be rejected for the same reason.

For specific reasons, Zhen Zhenji believes that everyone present has their own means to know, after all, it is not a secret that the performance in the Qianqing Palace is correct, so he will not say more, after all, there is a more shocking news to say later.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although the matter of the mining tax is big, but the emperor is in charge of Bintian, and all the things in the court are complicated, this matter can be postponed, and it is not too late to talk about it after His Royal Highness ascends the throne, and now what we have to do is to appease the ministers, return to their respective positions, and strive to stabilize the court as soon as possible!"

At this time, Wang Xijue's old voice sounded.

Lao Shoufu's position in the cabinet is unshakable, and as soon as he speaks, everyone knows that it is a foregone conclusion, so he has to give up.

"Don't worry, I'll understand!"

"One more thing......"

Wang Xijue nodded, but his face became more and more solemn, and said.

"When I entered the palace to meet me, His Royal Highness asked about the first assistant Zhang Gong!"

"Zhang Gong?"

Li Tingji, the person present, had the least qualifications, and when he heard Wang Xijue mention the name Zhang Gong, he didn't react for a while, but he didn't react to who he was referring to, after all, after Zhang Juzheng, the imperial court had already changed four or five first assistants.

But he didn't know, someone knew that Shen Li, the oldest person in the cabinet, heard this, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

"Zhang Jiangling?"