After Jinyiwei and Dongchang both coincidentally ignored their brothers' fall into the Criminal Department, the Criminal Department was a little numb. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In their impression, whenever someone commits a crime and falls into their own hands, the people related to it will always go through various ways to fish people out. In this regard, the criminal department also has a certain amount of preparation, as long as Jinyiwei and Dongchang send people, in the case of an explanation, they will hand over the people.

But in fact, the situation greatly surprised them, and those two aspects were as if there was no such thing, not only did they not ask for anyone, but they also sent someone to note that there was no meaning of a word, which made some officials in the Criminal Department feel at a loss, they could not automatically let the two groups of criminals go, so how could the face of the Criminal Department exist?

But at the same time, the Criminal Department can't really do anything to these two groups of people. On this side is the Dongchang that has been gaining a lot of momentum in the capital, and on the other side is the re-emerging Jinyiwei, both sides also have the privilege of passing the law to convict people, if the criminal department really does business against the people on both sides, I am afraid that they will soon suffer.

Faced with such a dilemma, the people below Liu Yingjie, the self-secretary of the Criminal Department, all hated the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division and others who sent the trouble to their heads. However, in addition to being dissatisfied, they had no choice but to adopt a procrastination trick and lock the people up first -- they could not really be thrown into a prison like ordinary prisoners, but could only find a secluded place in the backyard of the yamen and put them under house arrest, and they had to serve them three meals a day, which was not at all like treating prisoners, and then wait and see what happened.

During this period, the green building also sent people to the criminal department to shout injustice, after all, the two groups of Dongchang and Jinyiwei had a conflict with them, and they also broke a lot of furniture. However, after the intimidation of the officials of the Criminal Department, even if there is a strong backer behind this restaurant, it is a place to do business after all, and of course it does not dare to offend too many people, so it can only swallow its anger and give up.

Although this conflict was not big, it easily attracted the attention of people from all walks of life in the capital, and everyone couldn't help but stare at the movements of the Criminal Department's side to see what their attitude would be, and also wanted to see which side could gain the upper hand in this battle.

If the previous battle between Jinyiwei and Dongchang was a head-on confrontation, and the competition was fist and foot kung fu, then this secret competition was about who had more confidence, just like comparing internal kung fu. Although at present, the two sides seem to be in a tie situation as before. But many people have faintly noticed that Jinyiwei has obviously come from behind and overshadowed the signs of the East Factory.

You must know that Dongchang relies on Feng Bao's power, and no one dares to provoke it in the officialdom, and ordinary officials who are enemies at this level can only lose. But now, Jin Yiwei has actually formed a stalemate with him in the Criminal Department, which has never happened before. Under the advantages of one another, it may not take too long for Jinyiwei's limelight to completely overshadow the East Factory.

It was precisely because of this feeling that when the courtiers faced Jinyiwei again, they also began to choose some different attitudes from the past. Invisibly, this also made Jinyiwei's status in officialdom and the people improved again.

In addition to the secret competition here, the battle between Jinyiwei and Dongchang on the bright side has no intention of stopping. Even though the days are approaching the New Year's Festival, the fighting spirit and anger of both sides have not been curtailed a little. Sometimes when they don't agree, the two groups will fight together. And with the experience of the Criminal Department, no matter how much trouble they make, all the officials and yamen in the capital will pretend not to see it. It's just that all the officials and the people are eagerly looking forward to it, hoping that the two sides will soon see each other, so that they can live in peace.

Jinyiwei and Dongchang are in a situation where they are fighting endlessly, and Feng Bao, who is in the palace, is anxious in his eyes. He knew very well that if this kind of fighting continued, his momentum would be weakened by a single point. Even if he can really subdue Jinyiwei and get rid of Yang Zhen with his profound background this time, I am afraid that in the future, it will be inevitable that people who imitate it will make trouble again.

But when things come to this point, Feng Bao himself is not very easy to come forward, otherwise this matter is likely to alarm the Son of Heaven, and at that time, even Feng Gonggong cannot guarantee that he will definitely be able to win. So after some consideration, he finally decided to turn to his political ally, Zhang Juzheng.

In fact, in the struggle of this kind of special agency, Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant, is not easy to hold hands even if he has great power. But since this matter also involves the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and other official yamen, it is not too difficult to overwhelm Jinyiwei with the power of his Zhang Shoufu. The only thing that Feng Bao has some concerns about is that he will owe a favor because of this, and the debt of favor in officialdom is not so easy to pay off, even if he has such a close relationship with Zhang Juzheng, it is rare to be good in this matter.

But the current situation has reached a situation where it cannot be delayed, even if there are some concerns in his heart, Feng Bao can only rely on Zhang Shoufu's strength. So in the afternoon of this day, taking advantage of the emperor's lunch break, Feng Bao came to the cabinet.

Seeing that it was Feng Bao's sudden visit, Zhang Juzheng seemed very happy, and hurriedly sent someone to serve fragrant tea, and motioned to Qin Gang and several other subordinates who were waiting on the side to retreat, and then said with a smile: "Shuanglin, you and I really have a heart, I am planning to come to you to discuss something in the next two days." ”

Seeing him speak like this, Feng Bao didn't feel a little strange in his heart. As the Son of Heaven grew older and had a dislike for himself, his influence on the emperor was far less than it was at the beginning. And Zhang Juzheng's authority is heavier and heavier day by day, what else does he need to use himself?

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw that Zhang Juzheng had already found something in the shape of an edict from a large pile of documents and moved it to Feng Bao: "Take a look, this is the will of the cabinet that His Majesty sent two days ago." ”

"Huh?" Feng Bao was stunned when he heard this, why didn't he know about this? Immediately, I thought that because of the tension between Dongchang and Jinyiwei two days ago, I had indeed been out of the palace, presumably the emperor was the will given to the cabinet at that time. However, what made Feng Bao feel a little unacceptable was that it had been two days since this incident, and he had been kept in the dark all the time, and it seemed that even in the palace, his influence was rapidly decreasing.

Thinking of this layer made Feng Bao even more determined to subdue Jinyiwei as soon as possible and get rid of Yang Zhen. Only in this way can he regain his former power and return to the beginning. And this, obviously, needed the help of the head of the court in front of him, so when he looked down at the edict, he subconsciously asked, "I don't know what Brother Taiyue wants me to do?" ”

As soon as the words came out, Feng Bao's heart, which had already quickly swept the content of the will, sank suddenly. The meaning of the will is very clear, because the emperor is approaching the New Year's Festival, he wants to give some more rewards to the people in the palace, and the inner treasury can't take out much silver taels, so he hopes that Zhang Juzheng can ask the household department to allocate a sum of silver.

Although Zhang Juzheng has not yet expressed his intentions, Feng Bao, who is familiar with his character, immediately understood his thoughts, and it is obvious that Zhang Ge always does not want to agree to Wanli's request. It's just because of his status as a monarch or minister, or because he has any concerns, so it's not easy to openly oppose it for a while, so he hit the idea on his head.

After thinking about this, Feng Bao's face naturally darkened. If he had encountered such a situation a few years ago, he would naturally have agreed without hesitation. This is not only because Zhang Juzheng asked him for help, but also because he also felt that as the emperor's companion, he had the responsibility to urge the emperor to take the right path, instead of doing such extravagant things. But now it is different from the past, in the heart of Feng Bao, who has already suffered from offending the emperor and being snubbed by the emperor, there is no longer the fearlessness and fearlessness of the past. And he also knows very well that now he can still fight with the Jinyi Guard, just because he is on the side of the Son of Heaven and has some right to speak. If he really offended the emperor again in order to help Zhang Juzheng this time, his situation would be even worse.

However, now is the time for Feng Baoyou to ask Zhang Juzheng, if he refuses this request, he also knows that his goal will not be achieved. As a result, Gonggong Feng was in a dilemma, and he didn't know what choice to make for a while.

Seeing his uncertain face after reading the will, Zhang Juzheng knew that the other party had seen the clues. He was not in a hurry, so he took a few sips of hot tea first, was silent for a moment, and let Feng Bao carefully think about the pros and cons before he said: "Shuanglin, you have always started from the overall situation of the court and the world, and you must also understand that although this matter is not too serious, it is very sensitive." Once this opening is opened, I am afraid that Your Majesty will always think of using various excuses to take money from the treasury in the future, which is not my blessing. To put it mildly, the original Emperor Sejong's opinion is not far away, and we must not repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

Feng Bao moved his lips and wanted to nod, but he was a little embarrassed, so he had to smile bitterly: "What Brother Taiyue said is indeed true, but ......"

"I also know that this is not easy to do, so I will remember to ask you Shuanglin to help. Only a person close to His Majesty, like you, can listen to what he says. I hope that Shuanglin can focus on the court situation and the world, and don't let His Majesty make mistakes. Of course, you may be blamed by Your Majesty for this, but I, Zhang Juzheng, will definitely not treat a loyal friend like you badly. I will never stand idly by and watch you being bullied by some petty people. Obviously, Zhang Juzheng had already guessed Feng Bao's intentions and was well aware of his situation.

In the past, Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng cooperated on the basis of equality between the two parties, but this time, it was obvious that Zhang Ge Lao was dominant, which made Feng Bao even more unable to refuse this condition.

After a while, Feng Bao finally nodded: "Okay, since it's for the imperial court, then I'll try my best!" By this time, he had no other choice.