A moment later, a tall figure with slightly gray hair appeared outside the temple gate. I don't know if it www.biquge.info's an illusion or not, but when that body appeared, Wanli, who was in the hall, only felt a darkness in front of him, and it seemed that even the sky outside was covered by this figure.

After greeting the emperor according to the rules, Zhang Juzheng got up from the ground a little slowly. And the emperor's gaze naturally fell on this most familiar face.

Although Zhang Juzheng's appearance has not changed much, his mental state is much worse than in the past, and he looks more haggard, especially his temples, which have long been frosted, and his eyes and bags are also very heavy, which is caused by long-term lack of sleep.

Since becoming the first assistant, especially after leading the reform plan, Zhang Juzheng can really be regarded as working day and night. Almost every day, he has to make hundreds of decisions that have a bearing on the stability of the country, and he has to fight openly and secretly with some officials in the DPRK and China who disagree with him politically.

It is precisely because of the burden of the entire Ming Empire that Zhang Juzheng is even more devoted to this, but he does not teach the little emperor as much as before. But even so, there are some things he still knows, and the chaos that must happen in Dongchang today, even if Feng Bao didn't complain to him, he would get the news as soon as possible.

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng was really invited, Feng Bao was unconsciously relieved, although this may cause the emperor to be dissatisfied with him again, but as long as he took this opportunity to suppress Yang Zhen, or even convict him, then this drop was still quite worth it.

Wanli looked at Zhang Juzheng with a somewhat complicated expression, knowing the fact that he was loyal to the country, and knowing that the country and himself were indispensable to this head of the dynasty, but thinking of the shadow he pressed on his head like Mount Tai, he hoped that this Master Zhang could move the huge figure that blocked the sky as soon as possible.

However, Wanli didn't dare to show this kind of thought in front of Master Zhang, but said with concern: "Master Zhang, you look a little haggard than the previous two days, we still have to rely on Master Zhang to support you." By the way, have you ever used the ginseng and other tonic medicines that I ordered someone to send you before? ”

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, the ministers use these every day." Zhang Juzheng saw that the emperor cared about his body before he met, and his heart felt a little warm, although as the Son of Heaven grew older, many of his subordinates were persuading him not to take too much power to avoid the suspicion of the monarch and ministers, he was also vigilant in his heart, but now it seems that the problem is not as serious as imagined.

"That's good. I'm still young, and these nourishing things are useless to me, so Master Zhang, you should use more, and we are indispensable to you, the pillar of Optimus. After once again showing his importance to Zhang Juzheng, Wanli said with some curiosity: "I don't know what Master Zhang, you suddenly came to see me today, do you have any teachings?" ”

"This ......" Zhang Juzheng's gaze quickly turned on Feng Bao, seeing that the emperor was so respectful to him, he really didn't want to meddle in this matter because of the dispute between Dongchang and Jinyiwei. After all, now that the affairs of the court are under his own control, the emperor can really directly control these yamen, if he intervenes in it again, will it cause the emperor's displeasure?

Seeing Zhang Juzheng's hesitation, Feng Bao's heart was tense for a while, and he hurriedly glanced at his ally and asked him to say a few words on his behalf. Because he knows very well that only when a heavyweight person like Zhang Juzheng speaks, the emperor does not dare to be partial and let himself and Dongchang suffer.

Seeing such a situation, Zhang Juzheng could only sigh secretly in his heart, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that there was an extremely bad incident in the capital today, so he rushed to ask for your opinion. I wonder if Your Majesty ever knew? ”

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng really came because of this, Wanli's heart was also tight, and his face changed slightly: "Master Zhang, what do you mean?" ”

"This morning, there was a disturbance in Dongchang, and it is said that the people of Jinyi Wei had friction with it, and they also used bows and crossbows that the imperial court has always guarded very strictly, which is indeed excessive. The minister knows that both Dongchang and Jinyiwei are personally in charge of the Son of Heaven, and the minister, as a cabinet official, should not be blamed, but this fact is too big, and the minister, as the first assistant, has to ask about it, and I hope that His Majesty will know it. Zhang Juzheng immediately made the matter clear.

Wanli's face darkened again: "I just learned about this matter, but I don't want these two yamen to have such courage, which really surprised me." But I don't know what you mean, Master Zhang, what should you do with them? He confused Dongchang and Jinyiwei in a general way, and seemed to treat them equally, but in fact, he was deliberately defending Yang Zhen's side.

Feng Bao immediately saw the meaning of the emperor's words, and his heart was even more uncomfortable, so he quickly gave Zhang Juzheng another look, hoping that he could ask the emperor to severely punish Yang Zhen and Jinyiwei who were really making trouble. He believed that as long as Zhang Juzheng opened this mouth, the emperor would definitely not give this face.

And the little emperor was also quite nervous in his heart, if Zhang Juzheng was completely on Feng Bao's side, he really didn't know how to maintain Jinyiwei and Yang Zhen. At that time, will it really be necessary to condemn the person who is truly true to him?

Being stared at like this by these two people, Zhang Juzheng had a wry smile in his heart. The daily affairs of the court and politics have made him so busy that he almost has no time to rest, and he really doesn't want to meddle in such small things. What's more, this matter is also very related to the emperor's own authority, and he may already be jealous of the emperor, and if there is any contradiction with it now, it will be ...... in the future

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Juzheng had already made up his mind: "The minister thinks that Jinyiwei and Dongchang are both His Majesty's most trusted yamen, and since there is a conflict between them, it is most appropriate for His Majesty to deal with it personally." The minister believes that His Majesty's candle shines for thousands of miles, and it is still easy to distinguish between right and wrong in front of him. Please ask Your Majesty to judge the Holy Judge! ”

Well, he kicked the ball back again. However, this time there is also another meaning, since he Zhang Juzheng has already understood this matter, the emperor can't make a ruling at will because of his likes and dislikes, right? So from this point of view, he still helped Feng Bao.

Wanli and Feng Bao were obviously stunned when they heard him say this, but soon, the two of them understood what Zhang Ge Lao meant, and they both felt a little strange in their hearts. Especially Wanli, I don't know whether to be happy or worried, after all, this is a rare thing for Zhang Juzheng to let him, the emperor, call the shots.

However, this matter is not easy to decide, and if it is light on Yang Zhen and them, it will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng, but if it is heavy, he himself is uncomfortable, which is really too difficult.

Feng Bao was a little unwilling, he hoped that Zhang Juzheng would take care of everything and express the intention of punishing Yang Zhen and Jinyiwei, and even punish the other party himself. It's good now, Zhang Juzheng actually returned the decision-making power to the emperor, how could he severely punish Yang Zhen and them?

Of course, Wanli will not let go of this opportunity, at least it is much better than handing over the right to dispose of it, so he immediately spoke: "What Master Zhang said is also true, this is all committed by my cronies, if Master Zhang is injured again, then I will not be too careful, after all, there are too many things you need to work on." ”

"Then I wonder if Your Majesty intends to deal with this matter in this way?" Zhang Juzheng also knew that he was disappointed by saying this, so in order to compensate him, he asked again. In this way, in front of himself, the emperor must not be too biased.

"This ...... I also feel that it is quite tricky......" The emperor rubbed his hands and said sincerely. He really felt embarrassed, especially when Feng and Zhang were so concerned about this matter, it was impossible for him to completely turn to Jinyiwei.

Seeing this, Feng Bao was a little more balanced in his heart, as long as the emperor made a public statement, this matter was not too bad.

After frowning and thinking for a while, Wanli suddenly had an idea: "Master Zhang, if this matter is decided by me, it is a little inappropriate, no matter what judgment I make, it may be biased and cause outsiders to discuss." In that case, I simply handed over this matter to someone outside the palace to deal with, what do you think? ”

Zhang Juzheng obviously didn't expect the emperor to make such a move, and was obviously stunned for a moment: "Isn't Your Majesty ready to decide this case?" ”

"Exactly. After all, there are many causes and consequences of this matter, and it is not so easy to investigate it carefully, and I don't want to decide the direction of investigating and dealing with this matter because of my own likes and dislikes for someone, so I should let someone else judge the right and wrong of this matter on my behalf. In this way, it can be more convincing and fair. The more Wanli spoke, the more he felt that his idea was good, and a little blush appeared on the little fat face.

Zhang Juzheng didn't have any opinion on the little emperor's decision, and even some were a little happy about it, at least the emperor had begun to think thoughtfully. But then, he thought of it again: "But I don't know which yamen Your Majesty plans to let to judge this matter?" "This is indeed a key issue, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the two yamen, are not something that any yamen in the capital can afford to offend.

Since the little emperor dared to say what he said just now, he had already had mature considerations in his heart, and said with a smile: "The impact of this matter is indeed not small, whether it is Dongchang or Jinyiwei, they have special identities, if they are handed over to the general yamen to deal with one too hastily, and secondly, I am afraid that they will be jealous, but it is not beautiful." Therefore, I think that it is better that this matter should be handed over to the three legal divisions to jointly adjudicate. I don't know what you think, Master Zhang? ”

"Triage?" Zhang Juzheng was also stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect the little emperor to make such a decision. But after thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the most fair decision, so he nodded and said: "The minister thinks that Your Majesty's decision is very wise, and the three divisions should try this case!" ”