Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet who had just been robbed of his affection, resigned to the Son of Heaven again, and he was indeed going to withdraw from the court!

When the courtiers were still discussing whether he was unfilial or not, and didn't know what choice to make, a news that made everyone's jaws drop and they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time came out of the palace. www.biquge.info There is also an edict stamped with the treasure seal of the Son of Heaven, which clearly says that because of the sadness of his father's death, Zhang Juzheng has been uninterested in business for several days, and he has become ill from hard work, so he can only ask the Son of Heaven to resign. The Son of Heaven felt his filial piety, and specially allowed him to return to the house after his illness, and gave him the title of Taishi!

Because of the previous incident of seizing love as a lesson, in fact, when the rumors spread this time, the officials of the DPRK and China were still very cautious, although they felt that this was an opportunity to pull Zhang Juzheng off the horse again, but at least for the time being, no one dared to make any rash moves.

They are still waiting for Zhang Juzheng's reaction to see what he will do, and then they can see the situation. Unexpectedly, this time Zhang Juzheng didn't struggle too much, and soon after the news came out, he decisively resigned from his official position and said goodbye. This is really very different from his previous style of acting, and he will not back down even if he encounters great difficulties in the past.

But judging from the will that came out of the palace this time, the matter was by no means the usual means of retreating into advance used by people in the officialdom. Although there is still a certain opening in the will, with Zhang Juru's age of nearly sixtieth birthday this year, after returning to his hometown this time, he will no longer think about the possibility of a comeback. In other words, this time, he really abandoned his official position because of the rumors this time.

When this fact was confirmed, many officials and imperial historians regretted it greatly, knowing that this was the case, they should have taken some risks to join him this time. In this way, when Zhang Juzheng resigned, he could also get a lot of light, and he could even claim that it was his own impeachment of righteous words that made Zhang Ge repent, and his reputation would surely rise sharply, laying an excellent foundation for his future career.

However, after experiencing the previous incident, these officials did not have the courage to continue to embarrass Zhang Juzheng, and in the end they could only watch the opportunity slip away from their faces.

And as the news spread that Zhang Juzheng was indeed leaving the imperial court, the minds of many officials were also activated. Will the new laws that overwhelm them be canceled with his departure? Will those officials who have been promoted by him come down from their original important positions because they don't have this big backer, so as to give them a chance to go further?

A lot of speculation has come out of those greedy eyes, and the already not very calm court is surging in an instant. Although for the time being, because Zhang Juzheng has not completely handed over all the power in his hands, they can't make much move, but behind the scenes, they have begun to collude with each other, ready to start grabbing those tempting powers as soon as Zhang Juzheng leaves.

On the contrary, in front of Zhangfu, which has always been in the city, after the news came out, it became extremely deserted, and there was almost no car, horse, or sedan chair in the wide Xiema Square at the door.

Looking at such a deserted scene, Zhang Fumenzi, who had long been accustomed to the excitement, couldn't help but sigh repeatedly, his most glorious era has passed, what should he do in the future?

Just as he was thinking about this question with some wistfulness, suddenly, more than a dozen horsemen appeared from the street in front of him, and walked straight towards the gate of his house. This made his spirits suddenly lifted, and he didn't expect that he still had some use.

It's just that when the other party came to him, the smile on Menzi's face disappeared suddenly. Because he recognized their identities from the clothes of the other party - the one who came was actually the one of the brocade guards!

Although he is just a gatekeeper, some things are still clear. For example, Jin Yiwei has always had a disagreement with his own master, and for another example, this time the master was forced to resign, it seems that it is also because of Jin Yiwei's relationship with him behind his back, which makes him full of hostility towards Jin Yiwei.

Although Yang Zhen saw the strong hostility in the other party's eyes, he didn't take it to heart, and when he came to the dismount stone, he conveniently turned over and dismounted, and then came to the door of Zhang's mansion with a light smile, and said to the doorman: "The housekeeper went in to report, and said that Yang Chen and Yang Zhen, fellow villagers of Jiangling, came to the door to ask for a meeting." "That's right, in addition to these brocade guards, there is also his brother Yang Chen, but because he has no brother Lisuo because he has no hands and feet, he has just arrived at this time, and he got off the horse a little rusty.

Menzi glanced at Yang Zhen in some surprise, and finally pressed the hostility in his heart, threw a sentence and waited here, and then turned back to report. In the past, he may have had the confidence to refuse those guests who came to Zhang's house, but now, he doesn't have the courage to do so. What's more, this is still a person from Jinyiwei, and he is a fellow countryman, so he doesn't dare to take this idea at will.

At this time, Yang Chen had also walked up to Yang Zhen, looking at the scene at the front door of the mansion, and he didn't feel a sigh. He had also been to Zhang's Mansion before, and at that time it was full of all kinds of carriages and sedan chairs, and sometimes it was quite difficult to even get to the door. The comparison between the two is easy to make life rise and fall in an instant, just like the sigh of another world.

And all of this was due to his two brothers, which made Yang Chen's heart a little more apprehensive at the moment. In particular, Zhang Juzheng was really good at himself before, if he knew the truth, how would he feel?

But Yang Chen is a downright person, and he doesn't want to hide this fact, even if it makes Zhang Juzheng see himself as an enemy. That's why he proposed to go with his brother when he planned to come to Zhang's mansion, even though he was a little hesitant in his heart, he couldn't take care of it.

After waiting outside the gate for a while, a middle-aged man dressed in a housekeeper's uniform greeted him. After coming to the door and standing still, his gaze first fixed on Yang Zhen for a long time, and then he hugged his fists and said: "Yang Yanshi, Lord Yang, please come in with the little one, my master is already waiting for the two of you inside." "This is Zhang Shoulian, who is now in charge of all internal and external affairs of the Zhang family.

In fact, when he heard that Yang Zhen was coming, he was also full of hostility like that man, and even wanted to call those people in the palace to go out and beat people away. But Zhang Juzheng only smiled slightly and told him to welcome people in, and in desperation, Zhang Shoulian had no choice but to hold back his anger and go out to welcome guests.

"So there is a housekeeper." Yang Zhen didn't seem to see the other party's anger, smiled at him, and walked into the high threshold of Zhang's Mansion with his brother with a slightly nervous face.

Behind them, several brocade guards also wanted to follow them into Zhang's Mansion, but they were blocked by the door: "How can you enter the door of our Zhang's Mansion at will." And my lord only allowed Yang and the two to go in to talk, so you should wait outside. It wasn't until he said these few words that he had a little bit of the momentum of Zhang Ge's hometown.

These are all Yang Zhen's cronies' guards, and when they heard his words, their eyebrows were raised, and they wanted to break in. Fortunately, Yang Zhen turned around in time: "Since this is what Elder Zhang Ge meant, then you can wait here." Don't worry, nothing will happen. ”

Several people still admired Yang Zhen's ability, and when they saw him speak, they bowed their heads and agreed, and then retreated outside, standing there like a stone sculpture.

And the Yang Zhen brothers walked inside under the guidance of Zhang Shoulian. However, walking in the Zhang Mansion, which looked emptier than before, he could always see some subordinates staring at the two of them with strange or hateful eyes, which made Yang Chen feel even more worried in his heart, as if those guys would suddenly pounce on them and beat their two brothers.

Yang Zhen turned a blind eye to this, but kept looking around at this splendid and dignified mansion with admiring eyes, thinking that after Zhang Juzheng left, who would be the master here.

Only a small part of the houses of officials in the capital were bought, and most officials rented them. And high-ranking officials like Zhang Juzheng, their mansions were rewarded by the court or the emperor. While they were still officials, this was their property, but once they lost their official positions for some reason, or when they were old, the house would be repossessed by the imperial court and then used by the next official.

While thinking about this, the Yang Zhen brothers walked through the courtyard several times, and finally stood in front of an extraordinary hall. At this time, in front of the hall door, Zhang Juzheng was wearing a moon-white Confucian robe and was waiting for them with a smile. ”

If it had been before, if Zhang Juzheng had made such a move, he was afraid that the officials who had been treated like this by him would have fallen to the ground in fright. But at this moment, Yang Zhen just bent down and returned the salute: "Mrs. Zhang Ge is polite, I can't wait for the younger generations of my fellow villagers to come and greet you, but I can't afford you to give such a big gift." ”

As for Yang Chen, he didn't say anything, but the appearance of bending down and saluting was more respectful than that of his brother.

"Please, if you have anything to say, let's sit down and talk slowly." Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and led the two into the hall. Immediately, someone brought in tea, snacks and other things.

"It turns out that the two of you are still from my hometown in Jiangling, if you don't mention it this time, I would have forgotten it." After sitting down, Zhang Juzheng said with some emotion: "If you calculate carefully, I haven't returned to my hometown for more than 20 years. ”

"Zhang Ge is so dedicated to the country that he can't return to his hometown, let alone be filial piety in front of his parents, which is really admirable." Yang Zhen said lightly. But when he heard these words in Zhang Juzheng's ears, he was not so comfortable, which made him frown unconsciously: "Could it be that they came to the door to ridicule me?" ”