As soon as the news of Zhang Juzheng's loss of his father spread, it became the focus of discussion among officials in the capital, who felt sorry for this pioneer in changing the grass and felt that it was his retribution, but at first it was just a topic for people to watch coldly after dinner, and no one was involved

Because of the bereavement system of Ming officials, Shi Jing has never changed his life for more than 200 years, and as soon as an official receives an obituary from home, he will immediately beg to go home and keep the system for three years. The emperor will also immediately approve the resignation of the official. In the eyes of the hundred officials, this is a matter of course, so no one is idle enough to meddle in things and teach Zhang Ge Lao and the emperor how to behave.

However, the growth of things has greatly exceeded people's expectations, it has been four days since receiving the obituary, but Zhang Juzheng has not asked for his father (mother) to mourn, only to the emperor and the queen mother two thanks, and there is no sense of father (mother) mourning. What makes people feel even more wrong is the emperor's attitude. The little emperor of Wanli, who was about to get married, responded to Zhang Juzheng's recital with surprising enthusiasm, and the meaning of consolation in and out of his words was very obvious.

So some officials with good deeds picked up Ge Shouli, and when they saw Zhang Juzheng's mansion, they asked him sideways, did they go through sorrow, so that they forgot anything important?

Zhang Juzheng was said by the old-timers to blush, and said, "In the past two days, I have been scattered, I have lost my grounds, and there are rude places, so please take care of Ge Laoduo." Seeing that he was still pretending to be confused, Ge Shouli smiled and said, "It seems that he is really too sad, and he has forgotten such an important matter as the funeral of his father (mother)!" ”

, "Ge Lao has wronged me. Zhang Juzheng said, "I have already consulted with the Ministry of Officials, please return to your hometown to guard the system." ”

"It's good that you haven't forgotten." Ge Shouli said meaningfully, "Don't let the people of the world misunderstand Jiangling's personality." ”

"......" Zhang Juzheng was speechless.

The next day, the ministry really received Zhang Juzheng's request for his father's (mother's) funeral, and when Shangshu Wang Chonggu was about to approve it as usual, then a palace eunuch came to deliver the decree: "Zhang Ge is entrusted by the emperor's examination, and he is assisted by me, peaceful and calm society, I am deeply dependent, how can I leave me one day?" The patriarchal system should be guarded, "the monarch's father is especially important, he is allowed to pass the seventy-seven, and if he does not follow the court, your ministry will go to the edict, and there is no need to resign." After Yang Bo died, Wang Chonggu was recalled from the post of governor of the three sides and took over the post of secretary of the ministry, in exchange, Zhang Juzheng returned as the second assistant, and Zhang Siwei retired to the third assistant. This half-life celestial official not only has a close relationship with the first assistant, but also maintains the self-reliance of the officials, so that they do not become vassals of the cabinet. This alone gives him the capital to laugh at the situation and not be shocked. However, after receiving this decree to forbid Zhang Juzheng's father (mother) to mourn, he felt deeply uneasy, this is the first decree issued by the emperor to the outer court in six years!

There have been many wills before, but most of them are routine and just read according to the script, but this central decree strongly reveals the emperor's independent consciousness~

I want you to do it!

The Emperor's words are said to be the golden rule: "It must be carried out in accordance with this." But how dare Wang Chonggu open this opening without asking for instructions? As long as there is this time, the emperor can bypass the cabinet and the six departments in the future and issue orders to the hundred officials. The good mechanism established in Longqing in six years can only fall apart......

It was a set of decision-making mechanisms that Lord Shoufu had rectified in the name of restoring the ancestral system. The core of it is 1 to return the government affairs to the departments, to use the punishment to reward the public" simply put, that is, to clarify the rights and responsibilities of the central government and the premises, who should be in charge of what, what should not be in charge, are clearly written in the charter on the supervision of the military and civil affairs responsible for the province" The six ministries are responsible for the overall planning of the provinces and coordination, and the cabinet is responsible for the overall situation and the coordination of the six ministries. The six departments supervise the government affairs of the six ministries, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervises hundreds of officials.

In case of major events and the departure and retention of officials above the fourth grade, it will be decided by the court push and the court discussion. In order to avoid friction and improve efficiency, whether it is a court push or a court meeting, a voting situation is adopted, and the minority obeys the majority. For major matters related to the fortunes of the country, "two-thirds of them must be allowed to pass."

The result of the court push and the court meeting is the highest decision, and except for the six sections, even the head of the cabinet cannot veto it.

When this mechanism was first introduced, everyone didn't realize its benefits, and they just thought it was a pretentious gesture by Lord Shoufu to avoid ** notoriety. Over time, however, they quickly mastered the rules and used them to defend their interests and promote their own ideas.

They found that even though Shousuke-sama still had a firm grip on the capital, as long as it was a proposal that won the hearts of the people, it could be easily approved. In six years, a total of 87 court meetings were held, 570 motions were proposed, and 330 were passed...... Regardless of whether they succeeded or not, these resolutions were pursued. This made the officials for the first time to the country, have a sense of ownership, they with their own minds to transform the world, of course, there is an element of self-interest, but the scholar's sense of morality, the sense of mission of the court officials, so that they can not be completely self-interested, but to take into account the agriculture and industry, the people of the people, all aspects of this society.

It was the best of times, at least for the officials. For the first time, they were above the emperor and thoroughly enjoyed the power of the state, and this feeling fascinated everyone, even if it was a dream, refused to wake up.

…… One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... One...... Mouth...... Feeling that he couldn't deal with this matter, Wang Chonggu ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair to the cabinet and find the idea of an umbrella for Lord Shoufu.

Standing silently in front of the window, outside the window was the infinite spring scenery, but Wang Chonggu felt that Lord Shoufu was like ice that would not melt for thousands of years, and it was not like the usual feeling of spring breeze.

After listening to his report, Shen Mo sighed and said, "It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, and everyone has the right to put forward their own ideas." What do you think? ”

, "Xia Guan actually doesn't want to be famous in history. Wang Chonggu said slowly.

Shen Mo frowned, and before he could speak, he heard him say the second half of the sentence: "But it is incumbent on me to maintain the unity of the program!" ”

Shen Mo's expression was relieved, and then he turned around and said, "You don't need to overreact, this matter has its own public opinion." After a pause, he instructed again: "Also, don't blame Elder Zhang Ge, his mood, the people below are inconsiderate, we have to understand." ”

Chonggu nodded and said, "I have no grudge against Zhang Gelao, but if I violate the regulations on abiding by the system, it will be tantamount to setting a dangerous precedent for the Ming Dynasty, who rules the world with filial piety."

Now that Elder Zhang Ge has not done this, I will certainly not let him be put on a crusade of public opinion. ”

Mo led the leader and said: "I am at ease when you deal with things." Wang Chonggu was about to say goodbye, and he remembered something again: ...... I heard that I was dead.

, "yes" just the day before yesterday. Shen nodded his head and said: "I just reported it, but I haven't seen the report yet." ”

"A generation of heroes did not have a shrouded body, but they were trapped in the capital," Wang Chonggu said a little gloomily, "I have to say that it is mourning." ”

, "His mourning, in exchange for ten years of peace in Hanmen, the people live in peace" silent but not so many heroic feelings: "If this is the case, then I would rather the heroes of the world mourn." ”

"Yes." Wang Chonggu smiled and said, "But as soon as he dies, I'm afraid those Taiji will make trouble." ”

"Yes," Shen Mo let out a long sigh, "what an eventful spring."

"I heard that the emperor's wedding, the county lord's mother will also come to watch the ceremony." Wang Chonggu suddenly let out a strange smile: "At that time, the first assistant was a mess. ”

"Roll the calves!" Silently flew up, Wang Chonggu had already been on guard, and dodged with a thief's smile, just like returning to the front line of the Hetao in the past.

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Zhang Siwei was startled, looked up, and said with a wry smile: "It turned out to be uncle." ”

"What are you thinking, with a bitter face, and you are having trouble with your daughter-in-law again?" Wang Chonggu smiled at his nephew.

"It's not a family affair." Zhang Siwei shook his head and said in a low voice: "It's okay to tell my uncle, I am on duty in Wenhua Hall today." "According to the rules left over during the Longqing period, the cabinet scholars took turns to be on duty in the Wenhua Palace, supervising the schoolwork of the little emperor, and answering his questions at any time.

"What's wrong?" As soon as he heard this, Wang Chonggu realized something, so he pulled him to the side of the road and asked in a low voice, "What happened?" ”

"After the class ended today, the emperor left me, hoping that I could come forward to the court and persuade Zhang Jiangling to win the favor. Zhang Siwei's always silent face could not hide his depressed color: "This is really a flying disaster" 1 Bu Zhang Ge has been low and small all these years, never causing trouble, and he can't think of things but he comes to the door by himself.

Wang Chonggu listened while silently pondering, and said that this was really a perfect strategy to preserve the emperor's dignity. If the emperor directly gives Zhang Juzheng an order, it will inevitably cause criticism from Shilin. At this time, if Zhang Siwei, a scholar, was allowed to play, the emperor only needed to find the right one to achieve his goal. And the potential risk was transferred from the emperor to Zhang Siwei. Regardless of the final success or failure, he has to carry the infamy for the emperor.

It should be said that the emperor was very thoughtful, but he didn't consider Zhang Siwei's feelings, which made him feel extremely depressed, could it be that after so many years of hard work, he still couldn't escape the fate of the scapegoat?

"The two of us really have the same fate." After listening to Zhang Siwei's words, Wang Chonggu smiled bitterly and briefly told what happened to him, and then asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

"I personally feel that whether it is from the perspective of the imperial court or the national political situation, Zhang Jiangling should not be emotional. Zhang Siwei said slowly, "But the emperor is the lord of the world, what he says, can we still do it?" ”

"Having said that, but the emperor is not yet sixteen years old, what state affairs does he know? Wang Chonggu shook his head and said: "There is also a way for you to come to Li Dai Taozhuang, is this method a sixteen-year-old child can have?" I think behind this, someone must be doing it! Saying that, he lowered his voice and said: "Besides, Shoufu is there, although he didn't appear just now, this is an attitude in his own right."

"In the past, Emperor Sejongsu was only sixteen years old" Zhang Siwei shook his head and said: "At that time, Yang Tinghe, the first assistant, was not only an old minister of the Three Dynasties, but also a benefactor of Sejong. But how? Fighting back and forth, isn't it gloomy? ”

"It's rare to see Emperor Sejong like that." Wang Chonggu shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, he is undefeated, regardless of age, nor wisdom, just because he is the emperor." Zhang Siwei sighed and said, "I know that over the years, everyone has been very happy, but that is based on the emperor's too small foundation. Now that the emperor has grown up, he is going to take back power, this is the general trend, and if he disobeys, he will be crushed. ”

"So, you've made up your mind?" Wang Chonggu said.

Although Siwei is weak on the outside, he is very decisive, and he nodded his head and said, "The holy will must not be disobeyed, and I must act according to the order." Saying that, he smiled and said, "Uncle doesn't need to be in line with me, before the situation is clear, we can also be regarded as betting on both sides." ”

, "Hmm" Wang Chonggu said with a faceless leader: "It's okay." It depends on which of us has the right choice. ”

"Hope I'm wrong." Zhang Siwei smiled and said, "Uncle, I'll send you." ”

"There's no need." Although Wang Chonggu has entered the life of a soldier, his years of military career have sharpened the sour and rotten aura on his body, beckoned, and when the next person led the horse over, he turned over and left without looking back.

Looking at his crisp back, Zhang Siwei couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. Until he couldn't see the figure, he still stood there, but his face became gloomy like water.

If Zhang Juzheng is silent and has a kind of helplessness of "both Shengyu and He Shengliang", then Zhang Siwei wants to hate God, why do you want to make so many strong people in front of your eyes!

Speaking of which, the first half of Zhang Siwei's life was no less than that of the silent Zhang Juzheng. He was born in a comprador family of officials and businessmen, and the Zhang family is a wealthy man in Shanxi, and he is taken care of by Wang Chonggu, Yang Bo and other cadres, so he is definitely rich and expensive. But all this must not hide his own excellence, Zhang Siwei was born with a delicate mind, and he has the ability to never forget, and he can export at the age of four. When they grow up, they are born with red lips and bright teeth, and they are handsome, and such a life can be lived without struggle.

But he did not get lost in the rich township, but devoted himself to further study, and at a young age he went all the way to high school, and chose the first place in the Jishi. Then, with his innate connections and his conscientiousness, he climbed step by step, and finally entered the cabinet only two years later than Shen and Zhang. @