It wasn't until a long time later, under the persuasion of people close to him, that Zhang Juzheng's loss of his father calmed down a little. The pen %fun %Ge www.biquge.info just because of excessive sadness, and spit out a mouthful of blood, his whole spirit has been greatly depressed, even if he has drunk a bowl of ginseng soup fried by thousands of years of ginseng, he still looks at it, compared with the powerful Zhang Ge Lao before, it is completely two looks.

After settling his mind, looking at the family members around him, Zhang Juzheng first sighed with emotion, but then, his brows furrowed: "You people really don't know anything, you didn't even go to the palace to inform me earlier when such a big incident happened." Also, what are you still doing here, and you don't make things up? ”

His so-called Zhang Luo matter is naturally a funeral. Zhang Juzheng's father passed away, and the Zhang family in the capital naturally needed to mourn Dai Xiao and pass on the news, which is also the reason that people in this era must do, otherwise it will cause criticism from others. And for a person of Zhang Juzheng's status, this kind of thing is naturally even more sloppy.

The people around hurriedly agreed, and then retreated a little dazedly, leaving only Zhang Shoujing, Zhang Juzheng's closest trusted steward, still accompanying him, but his face looked a little tangled.

Although his mind was very confused, Zhang Juzheng immediately noticed the other party's strangeness: "Shoujing, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

"Master, there are a few words that you may not be happy to say, but I still have to mention them." After Zhang Shoujing glanced at his master, he said in a very deep voice: "Can the funeral be postponed first?" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Juzheng's face sank when he heard this, if he didn't know that the other party was not a casual person, he was afraid that he would be furious at this time.

Zhang Shoujing was also worried that the old man would be angry, so he hurriedly explained: "Because this matter is still hidden from Jiangling." The family there was worried that this matter would bring trouble to you, so they sent someone to report the news day and night, just waiting for the master to make a decision, and then make the next step. ”

Zhang Juzheng suddenly fell silent. After all, he is not an ordinary person, just listening to the other party's mention, he has quickly understood the reason. Obviously, whether it is the family members in Jiangling or Beijing, when facing this matter, the first thing that comes to mind is those two words -- Ding Wei. And after understanding this, he didn't feel a little ambiguous, this matter is indeed a little difficult to handle.

Zhang Juzheng naturally has true feelings for his father Zhang Wenming, and the death of his father hit him extremely hugely, for a moment, he just wanted to rush back to his hometown immediately, see his father for the last time, and cry in front of his spirit. But after this sadness subsided, Zhang Juzheng reverted to an absolutely calm politician, allowing him to clearly see the impact of this incident.

With the rules of the current imperial court, once the news of his father's death spreads, I am afraid that he has only one way to go. And once he leaves the capital and the officialdom, everything he has worked hard to manage over the years, including the new legal system that has been on track but is still resisted by many people, will inevitably be destroyed by his successor.

Zhang Juzheng has a deep understanding of this point, because since ancient times, once the law changers lose power, the end is often like this. Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty, when he was in power, no one in the world dared to oppose the new law, but once the political struggle failed, all efforts were quickly wasted, and many capable officials who had gone all out to implement the new law also turned their guns in the blink of an eye and became the backbone of the destruction of the new law.

And he, Zhang Juzheng, didn't feel that he could do better than Wang Anshi. Once he leaves Beijing and leaves the court because of Ding Wei, it won't take three years at all, maybe only three months, and everything that has been built before will quickly disintegrate......

This is something that Zhang Juzheng can hardly accept. Those people can be his enemies, they can kill him, and even destroy him, but if anyone wants to destroy the new law that he has worked so hard to implement, it will be difficult for him to accept, and he will do his best to protect and fight!

"What should I do?" A question that was almost impossible to appear in Zhang Juzheng's mind before was now in his mind. Of course he didn't want that to happen, it would be more painful for him than to kill him. But if he concealed the news of his father's death because of this, not to mention how difficult it was, and how much turmoil it would cause once it was noticed by outsiders, he couldn't get over it in his heart alone.

In this world, what kindness is heavier than the nurturing grace of parents? As the son of man, he can't even do such a thing as mourning for his father Dai Xiao, what face does he Zhang Juzheng have to stand in this heaven and earth, and what face does he have to talk to the princes of the Manchu Dynasty and be a model for the world?

The tangled emotions surged in Zhang Juzheng's heart like waves, making his whole person a little angry, but he couldn't make any expressions and movements.

And in this matter, there is no one in the world who can make an idea for him, and it is impossible to even give some advice. In this matter, only he has the final idea, and everything is decided by him alone! Even a henchman like Zhang Shoujing could only wait quietly at this time, but he didn't dare to make the slightest movement.

At the same time, the dignitaries of the Zhang Mansion who were kicked out of the hall by Zhang Juzheng were also nervously waiting outside for the master to make the final decision. In fact, for them, the choice of this matter is very simple, that is, to hide this matter. Because this is the best for them, but obviously this time they can only wait for the result, but they cannot intervene.

At this moment, the entire Zhang Mansion was so quiet, as if there was no living person inside, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the final result to be revealed.

Time passed little by little, and it was already the third watch, but Zhang Juzheng was still sitting on the chair in a daze, out of concentration. If it weren't for the fact that his face would tremble from time to time because of the thought of something, I was afraid that everyone else would think of this as a statue.

But even after thinking about it for so long, Zhang Juzheng still couldn't make up his mind, which was almost something that had never happened to him. In the past, no matter how big or serious a state affair was, it often took less than half an hour to achieve a result. But now, the problem in front of him is too serious, serious enough to affect the future direction of the entire Daming Society, and he can't help but make the most prudent considerations.

When the candle in front of him suddenly burst into a ball of sparks, making a soft crackling sound, Zhang Juzheng's eyes finally moved, and then a long sigh came out of his mouth.

Seeing this, Zhang Shoujing, who was waiting on the side, tightened his heart, which had been pinching it all the time, and his eyes were firmly fixed on his master's body, just waiting for the other party to tell the decision that would determine the future of the entire Zhang family.

"Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been in a dilemma, and in the face of the righteousness of the family and the country, personal filial piety is nothing. Since I Zhang Juzheng stepped into the officialdom, I have always wanted to be loyal to the country, so that I can repeat the glory of the Yongle Emperor in the Ming Dynasty, and make the people of my Ming Dynasty have enough food and clothing. Since God has given me such a problem again, then I ...... Or choose to do everything for the country! After a little hesitation, Zhang Juzheng finally made his final decision.

In fact, these words were not so much for others as they were for himself to be convinced. Only by using the excuse of the righteousness of the family and the country can he suppress the guilt in his heart for not being able to do his filial piety for his father. But these words did come from the heart of his Zhang Juzheng, he said so and thought so. For him, being able to carry out the new law, make the country rich and strong, and the people well-being, is a much more important thing than his own gains and losses.

Zhang Shoujing, who was beside him, was greatly relieved after hearing that he had made this decision, and a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He was really worried that the old man would be discouraged by the old lady's death and have the intention of leaving the officialdom. In that way, everything for a person like him who relied on Zhang Juzheng to have today's status will also dissipate.

"Shoujing, give them an order, today's matter, no one in the whole mansion is allowed to spread it, otherwise it will ......" Zhang Juzheng turned his head and instructed Zhang Shoujing, and the threatening words in the back don't need to be too obvious, the people below will naturally understand the severity.

"The little one understands!" Zhang Shoujing hurriedly agreed, but the joy in the depths of his eyes was difficult to hide. By giving this order, he proved that he had made up his mind to cover up the funeral.

Although this is quite difficult to do, it is easier to accept the whole family than to make it public immediately.

"I'm tired, you can stand down for the time being." Zhang Juzheng said, waved his hand weakly, leaned back in the chair and closed his eyes. When Zhang Shoujing agreed to retreat, he found that a string of tears slipped down from the corners of his master's eyes......

And when Zhang Juzheng planned to hide this matter, the Zhang Mansion in Jiangling City was already covered by a white veil, and at the same time, the whole city was mourning for Zhang Wenming. Although the people did not have any good feelings for this old man who always oppressed them, and hoped that he would die sooner, under the mobilization of the government, some things still had to be done against their will.

After Zhang Wenming's body was parked for a few days, on August 25, the coffin containing his body was blown all the way into the cemetery. And this cemetery was taken by Zhang Wenming from the Yang brothers.

Before Zhang Wenming's death, this cemetery had excellent feng shui, and when he was buried here after his death, he would definitely be able to bring continuous blessings to the Zhang family.

But he would never have expected that even after his burial, the good days of the Zhang family were coming to an end......