Chapter 723: A Tricky Errand (Part I)

After nearly a month of strife and quarrel, at the end of September, Zhang Juzheng's seizure of love finally completely subsided, not only in the court, but also among the people, and few people openly expressed their opinions on it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoEveryone knows that Zhang Ge is determined to continue to stay in the capital despite the infamy, and if he dares to hold on to this matter at this time, he is not going to live with himself.

Because of this incident, two young Hanlin were already expelled from Beijing in public, and when they left, no official even dared to send them off. In addition, there are many Kedao officials who danced happily on this matter before, and they were also found in a place where they were not subsequently involved in a few books. As for who this means, everyone knows it, so it goes without saying.

It is precisely because of such a blow in the officialdom that the scholars of the people are even more frightened. Many noisy people who had been to Zhang's Mansion left the capital without the slightest hesitation after knowing all this. They know very well that once they are captured, their hard-earned fame will be completely over, so it is better to leave Beijing for the time being and come back after the matter is completely over.

As a result, the city of Beijing finally stopped, and I could no longer hear those rhetorical discussions, that is, Zhang Juzheng did not even rush to his father's funeral, but only sacrificed this kind of behavior at his home in the capital, and it did not cause too many people to argue. After all, he even dared to do such a thing as seizing affection, and there was not much difference between returning to his hometown and not doing it.

Of course, how many undercurrents are hidden under this calm, and how many people are just afraid of Zhang Juzheng's power and have not attacked for the time being, and are waiting for him to reveal his flaws, so that they can be liquidated together, even Zhang Ge Lao himself can't tell.

Of course, he knew that his tough approach this time would bring endless troubles, and he knew that even his father's funeral he could not rush to Gangneung to participate in the presiding ceremony, which was a great manifestation of unfilial piety, and he would inevitably be used as evidence to attack him in the future, and even left an indelible mark on the history. But the situation in the DPRK and China can no longer tolerate him to grind any longer, let alone allow him to travel thousands of miles and spend several months to go to Gangneung, so simply let those guys mutter in private.

In the month when Zhang Juzheng was closed and almost did not ask about political affairs, the cabinet had already accumulated countless official duties, and in addition, after the autumn harvest, the busiest time of the year, all kinds of taxes from various places would be transported to the capital one after another. And Zhang Juzheng, as the person who manages these things in general, naturally can't get out of his body.

Because of the previous delay, these things were piled up together, so that Zhang Juzheng and the available people under him were a little busy, and in desperation, they had to transfer competent officials from other yamen as helpers, and among them, Yang Chen was the first to be targeted by Zhang Gelao.

After the flood a few years ago, Yang Chen's various methods of leading people to fight the flood and subsequently settling the victims were still deeply affirmed by Zhang Juzheng, making him feel that this was indeed a practical and capable person. So when he needed to hire people this time, Yang Chen was immediately transferred from the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry to his subordinates.

This time, it will be bitter for Yang Chen. Before, because of the successive heavy rains, he was always worried, and he had to always be on guard against the heavy rain that would cause the river to swell, and even cause floods because of it, and he was running around every day, and he didn't have much rest for two months.

Originally, seeing that the flood season had passed, the day was finally sunny and I could rest for a while. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, a piece of paper from the cabinet transferred him again, and then it was a trivial official business that was so heavy that it could overwhelm people. He had to get up early and run errands every day, and he couldn't even take a nap.

Compared with him, Yang Zhenke, as a brother, is much more leisurely.

Now that everything in Jinyiwei is on track, and everything is in charge of all things, he only needs to grasp the general direction, and he can be a hands-off shopkeeper. And now there are not too many fights in the court, and the Son of Heaven has no intention of attacking which courtiers, so in addition to the daily supervision, Jinyiwei naturally has nothing special to deal with.

Moreover, Zhang Juzheng was there, because his daily affairs were too busy, and he didn't have time to pay attention to this big trouble these days, which made Yang Zhen even less burdened.

Every day, in addition to going to the Zhenfu Division for a turn, he took two women around the capital. Sometimes, because I was greedy for the beautiful scenery such as the autumn leaves of Xiangshan, I stayed outside the city and didn't even return home.

Such a leisurely day is something that Yang Zhen has rarely had since he entered Beijing, and he also enjoys it. After all, life is not only about killing and calculating, but more about living a good life with your relatives and lovers, so that everyone is satisfied and comfortable.

As for how to deal with Zhang Juzheng -- for Yang Zhen, this person is a great hidden danger after all, even if there is no conflict between the two sides recently, but he is still his biggest enemy -- he will not take it easy until he has found any tricks for the time being. And he believes that not only himself, but this time, there must be many pairs of eyes in the court staring at Zhang Juzheng, and perhaps soon, the career of this powerful cabinet chief assistant will come to an end.

Yang Zhen also sees his brother's busyness now. But in this regard, not only did he not feel unjust because of this, but he was secretly happy for the other party. Being able to get such experience will be of great help to Yang Chen's future development in officialdom.

Although the Ming officialdom has always only focused on their backgrounds, the Qingliu officials are even more proud of their retreats. But in fact, if you really want to have a place in the DPRK, you still need to have a certain amount of experience. Because only in this way can we calmly deal with all kinds of problems when we are in charge in the future, so that we will not be deceived by those petty officials and officials below. Only those who have a long-term vision will understand this truth, and as for those scholars who pride themselves on being clear, they can't see through it.

But even so, Yang Zhen is still a little worried about his brother's trip to go out around the fourth watch for several days and not come back until after the last shift: Don't Zhang Juzheng want to start with the eldest brother because he can't open a gap in me, right?

Because Yang Zhen also knows one thing, although officials who do practical things can get experience, although they can make achievements, and be appreciated by their superiors, they also have a lot of risks. There is no right or wrong demarcation in many things in officialdom, and what is right today may become wrong tomorrow. That's why some people have summed up the philosophy of self-preservation by doing more wrong, doing less wrong, and not doing good. Therefore, those gossip officials will be far smoother on the official road than the practical officials who are close to the people.

After thinking of this layer, Yang Zhen also couldn't sit still, he had to care about his brother, remind him, at least he had to know what he was doing on weekdays, in case he was cheated by Zhang Juzheng.

Therefore, on this night, when Yang Chen, who was walking a little heavily, stepped on the moonlight and went home, he saw his brother Yang Zhen waiting again. Seeing his brother waiting for him here, Yang Chen was obviously stunned for a moment, and at the same time, he unconsciously felt a little uneasy in his heart.

He remembered that night a few months ago. At that time, he also returned from a busy day, Yang Zhen waited for him, and then asked him how to deal with Zhang Juzheng. As a result, there was a series of frightening changes that made him tremble, until now when he thinks about it, he still feels afraid, every time he faces Zhang Ge Lao, he has to use a lot of courage to control his mind, so as not to reveal any flaws in front of him, so that he can see what clues.

And tonight, my brother is waiting here again, but what do you want to do?

Although he was a little apprehensive in his heart, after all, Yang Chen had been trained for so long and had some city government, so he just smiled at his brother: "Erlang, is there something wrong?" ”

Although he behaved quite well, that trace of hesitation couldn't hide from Yang Zhen's eyes at all. After seeing his brother's hesitation, Yang Zhen had already guessed something, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "Big brother, you and I are brothers, and I won't harm you." In the past, it was true that I took advantage of you, but today, I just want to care about your current situation. ”

"Forehead ......" didn't expect his mind to be seen through by his brother at a glance, and he also broke the way, which made Yang Chen a little embarrassed. After a while, he smiled reluctantly: "Actually, it is reasonable for you to do this, after all, the enemy is strong and I am weak, and I really can't compete with it without extraordinary means." ”

"I'm relieved that my eldest brother can think like this." Yang Zhen smiled and led him into the side hall that he had prepared earlier. After the two sat down, he said with a serious face: "Actually, I am waiting for my eldest brother today, also because of Zhang Juzheng." But it's not that I want to use you to deal with him again, but I'm afraid that he will not be good for you. ”

"Elder Zhang Ge is not good for me? What do you mean by that? Yang Chen asked in disbelief.

"Big brother, aren't you doing things under him now, I'm worried that he will take this opportunity to leave some things that may have serious consequences to you. If you accidentally get into the way, you won't be able to argue. Yang Zhen explained solemnly.

Hearing him say this, Yang Chen didn't feel a little nervous, although he had never encountered this kind of thing, he had also heard of it. This is often a clever tactic used by superiors to deal with subordinates, and it is difficult to deal with the problems whether the subordinates can see them or not. And......

Seeing that his brother suddenly changed color, Yang Zhen's expression also tightened: "Could it be that big brother, do you really have any difficult errands in hand?" "If that's the case, it's going to be too tricky.

Today's Qingming, passers-by go to the countryside to worship their ancestors, so the next chapter depends on fate。。。。。。 But as long as there is time, passers-by will not stop。。。。。