However, at this time, news came from Shaoxing that the assassination was successful, and Mrs. Shen was shot in public and passed away in the most tragic way.

If he knew that he could really kill Shen He, Zhang Siwei would never have given this order.

This is really shooting himself in the foot, which completely defeats his original intention of staying out of the matter.

As soon as he thought that he was going to take the brunt of it, in the face of silent and tragic revenge, Zhang Siwei blew his scalp for a while, and turned over on netg like a pancake all night, and finally relented! The current situation is no longer endless, and he, the soon-to-be-appointed assistant, has the emperor's banner to protect him, and is afraid that he will not be able to leave the assistant?

It's time for the people of the world to re-understand themselves, and know what kind of ruthless sè I am Shanxi Zhang Fengpan!

At this time, Wanli summoned him, and he sat on his shoulder and came to the Qianqing Palace, and saw the emperor staying alone in the Dongnuan Pavilion like sitting on pins and needles.

After saluting, Wanli sat down and said, "Shaoxing is doing a good job"

Zhang Siwei's face could no longer see a little panic, but was full of joy, and he arched his hand and said: "The ancestors and ancestors have finally completed the evaluation, it can be seen that God is on the emperor's side!" ”

"Yes, I am the Son of Heaven, and I am destined to return, what else can I do?" After listening to Zhang Siwei's words, Wanli felt a little relieved, but then frowned and said: "It's just that Shen Mo was just assassinated ten days ago, and now his father has been shot again, will it cause anything, adverse reactions?" ”

"The reaction is definitely there." Zhang Siwei said calmly: "But for the emperor, it is beneficial and harmless." ”

"How?" Wanli was in good spirits.

"First, because of Zhang Juzheng's love back then, Shen Mo absolutely can't stay in the capital anymore, Ding Wei has been worried for three years, which is enough to erase his influence." Zhang Siwei said: "Second, since these things have been done, the emperor naturally can't admit it, but there is no need to deny it, denial is a weak heart, but it will make those guys who don't know the height of the sky think that Your Majesty can be bullied." There is a saying that "the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die" This is a natural thing and does not need to be explained to anyone. Using iron-blooded means to deter Xiao Xiao and completely liquidate his power in the court is the only way for the emperor to regain power! ”

Seeing Zhang Siwei so calm, Wanli smiled with a half-embarrassed smile: "It is necessary to take over power, but now that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are his cronies, it is difficult to bully, even if he goes home and wants to liquidate him, how easy is it?" ”

The emperor's words were out of the way, Zhang Siwei felt disrespectful, he smiled apologetically at Wanli, and said euphemistically: "In the capital in winter, the dripping water becomes three feet thick with ice and snow, but in summer, under the hot sun, where can you see a little ice slag?" The same is true for political changes. Weichen went through three dynasties, and saw the rise and fall of Yan Song, Xu Jie, and Gao Gong, when they were powerful, the six departments and nine Qings were all their subordinate officials, and the officials of Kedao were all lackeys, and the power was monstrous, and Shunchang was rebellious, not inferior to the Shen family. However, once these people step down, their protégés and lackeys will throw themselves into the new upstarts, and even bite the old master hard in order to please the new master, which can be described as ugly and despicable.

If you don't believe it, look at the miserable evening scene of Yan, Xu, and Gao, and silence will not be an exception. ”

"That's right." Listening to Zhang Siwei's words, Wanli picked up a stalk of jasper on the table,

Ruyi replied while playing: "I never doubt that I will become the ultimate winner............... but this process, I'm afraid it won't be easy." ”

"It is very rare for the emperor to be able to stay calm at all times." Zhang Siwei took a sycophant, and then said: "But this thing is not difficult to do, it is nothing more than cleaning in batches." Before, the emperor felt that he was constrained and difficult to spread, because there was silence, and the civil and military affairs of the five governments, six ministries and thirteen provinces of the cabinet listened to him, not to the emperor. Therefore, this kind of situation of Tai'a holding on to the throne will be formed because the emperor has ascended to the pole and has to devote all the national affairs to the Shen family, so that he can get his hands on it, the party will fight against differences, and replace the key departments of the imperial court with his own lackeys. But now that the emperor has been trained for ten years, he has already learned deeply and has reached the subtle insight, so he naturally does not need him to become more and more famous, so he must take the opportunity to remove all his henchmen from the court and replace them with ministers loyal to the emperor. ”

"That's right," Wanli put aside his wishes and said, "But what if the ministers boycott together?" Even if he is silent, his influence will not dissipate for a while, in case he provokes the ministers to confront me, will there be no trouble at that time? ”

"The emperor has said something!" Zhang Siweimu 1ù murderous said: "Chop the grass without removing the roots, the spring breeze blows and grows!" There is only one way to remove his influence, and that is to make him disappear from this world! ”

"This is too much" Wanli looked at this gentle-looking middle-aged man with some helplessness, and said in his heart that you can't have some idea of not seeing blood except killing and killing?

When you are about to starve to death, you will not be picky eaters, it doesn't matter if it is pig food or dog food, as long as it can fill your stomach.

But when a person solves the problem of eating, he no longer wants to touch the dirty things. It's the same in other things, when he can't see the hope of bringing down Shen Mo, Wanli can do whatever it takes, but now that Shen Mo is about to step down, he doesn't want to be so rude anymore. After all, he still has to rule this country in the future, and he still needs the loyalty of the world's scholars, and this kind of thing that makes the world feel cold, it is better to do less.

11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Wanli said: "The world is as black as a crow, and I don't believe he can be so clean." ”

"The emperor's method is naturally correct, but it can't be immediate. You have to understand that this is no longer an ordinary political struggle, there is a way to kill the father's hatred, not to share the sky, we and the Shen family are already endless. And his energy in the southeast is too great, once he is let back, I am afraid that it will be like a tiger returning to the mountains and releasing a dragon into the sea, which will bring disaster to the society! ”

This sentence hit the key point of Emperor Wanli, and he asked nervously, "What about what Mr. Yi said?" ”

"Attack and kill them on their way back!" Zhang Siwei raised his hand and made a knife slashing motion and said: "In order to avoid long nights and dreams, the situation is out of control, this is the only way!" ”

Wanli stood up and paced for a long time, and Fang slowly said, "Are you sure?"

"There are rules for the minister's travel," Zhang Siwei said confidently: "The guards of the first rank who left Beijing are 500 people, and the emperor can double the number of people for him and send a guard of 1,000 people." ”

"You mean Wanli suddenly said!" I sent a team of forbidden soldiers to serve as his guard! ”

"Yes, this is the emperor's grace, he can't refuse!" Zhang Siwei said: "With so many people "protecting" him, there is naturally no reason to find other guards. ”

"So how to deal with the aftermath?" Wanli said with a strange expression: "You have to give an explanation to the government and the opposition, right?" ”

"This is the Emperor of Heaven, the cabinet has just received a report, the Yellow River is breaking in the suburbs, from Suining to Suqian 180 miles of the river is shallow, and the ships on the Grand Canal cannot pass. Therefore, Shen Mo returned to his hometown this time, so he could only get on the ship from Tianjin Wei, bypass Chengshanjiao, and take the sea route to Shanghai. Zhang Siwei said lightly: "Sea navigation is dangerous, and the ship will sink when it encounters wind and waves" "The vast sea is indeed an excellent place to be buried!" Wanli pondered for a moment and said, "How about leaving this matter to Jinyiwei?" ”

"No." Zhang Siwei shook his head and said: "Shen Mo and 6 Bing, the governor of Jinyi Wei of the Jiajing Dynasty, are brothers, and later 6 Bing's son served as the commander of the Zhenfu Division. Although in the Wanli Dynasty, the 6 families disappeared in Jinyiwei, but the relationship between the lotus root and the broken thread is inside, and it cannot be trusted at this time. "Who's that?" Wanli said: "If even the Jinyi Guard is not trustworthy, then who else can I use?" ”

"At least the honors can be trusted, and the forbidden army under them can naturally be trusted." "How did I hear that those hereditary princes are fighting with him?" Wanli shook his head and said, "Don't let them play a Huarong Dao." "The emperor is too worried" Zhang Siwei shook his head and smiled: "The ministers have come and gone, changing stubble after stubble, but they have always been there." A century-old princely family, as long as the Ming Dynasty is not extinguished, they will always be able to prosper, this is where their fundamental interests lie, so the emperor does not have to worry, they will get involved with the ministers, even if that person is silent, there will be no exception As for what you said about the hot fight, it is just a play on the spot, each taking what he needs. Wanli finally put his mind at ease and said in a deep voice: "This matter is left to you to be fully responsible!" As he spoke, he took out the gold medal and handed it to Zhang Siwei and said, "If you do this, you are the auxiliary!" "Thank you for the Emperor's grace!" Zhang Siwei had a face, but he scolded in his heart: "***, the descendants of Huazi just don't open their eyes" Even if he doesn't do this, he should take over as the second assistant, what kind of grace is this?

When Zhang Siwei returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, he saw his shì standing outside his duty room.

As soon as he saw him come back, he ran over as if he was flying, and reported in a whisper: "Uncle is here, bringing fire." ”

Zhang Siwei nodded and said quietly: "You guard the door and don't let anyone approach." After speaking, he walked to the door, pushed the door in, and sure enough, he saw Wang Chonggu with a black face, sitting on a chair sulking.

"Why is Uncle Qiang here?" Zhang Siwei closed the door, walked to the table, and poured Wang Chonggu a cup of tea: "If you have something, you let people scream, and I will go over." ”

"You are not what you used to be, you have become a prime minister." Wang Chonggu didn't stretch out his hand to take it, and hung him there: "I'm just a mere scholar, how dare I pretend to be big in front of you?" ”

"Uncle laughed." Zhang Siwei smiled without embarrassment, naturally withdrew his hand, drank the cup of tea by himself, sat next to him and said, "Don't say that I am not an assistant, even if I do, are you still my old imperial uncle?" "Don't pour me míhún soup" Wang Chonggu likes this nephew the most, usually when he says this, how much fire is gone. But now he still said with a dark face: "Let me ask you, did you do it to silence his father's death?" "Everyone in the world doubts me, and my uncle shouldn't doubt me!" Zhang Siwei flatly denied: "How could I do such a stupid thing? My dad is still alive! ”

"I don't think you're that stupid," Wang Chonggu's face looked better. Yang Bo died seven years ago, and Zhang Siwei was appointed to succeed him. In order to let his nephew establish his prestige as soon as possible, Wang Chonggu deliberately did not ask about the affairs of the Jin Party, because he believed in Yang Bo's vision and Zhang Siwei's ability.

Over the past few years, Zhang Siwei has indeed shown extraordinary ability, and he has built the Jin Party, which was originally closely connected, into a well-organized and highly obedient group, of course, only obeying him alone. And Wang Chonggu also reaped the consequences, and really became an honorary elder who couldn't do anything.

But this doesn't mean that he is really marginalized, with his deep connections in the Jin Party, as long as he wants to know something, he will definitely know: "But why did I hear that you once mobilized our secret stake in Shaoxing to track the whereabouts of Mrs. Shen?" ”

"It's just a show for the emperor." Zhang Siwei was startled at first, but quickly stabilized: "But you will never do it!" He smiled bitterly and said, "The Shen family's shì guards are all elite soldiers who have survived a hundred battles, do you think it is possible for our people to succeed?" ”

"There are always accidents in everything, maybe it's shit luck." Although Wang Chonggu said this, he actually believed it, he sighed and said: "This matter, Shen Ge Lao will definitely investigate it thoroughly, check and check to find your head, but the yellow mud fell into the crotch, and you can't tell it clearly." "Hey" Zhang Siwei said with a bitter face: "I'm also worried about this matter, I really don't know which way is a lack of morality, dare to do it, but I want to affect others." "That's where you lose your heart first." Wang Chonggu said: "If you really didn't do it, then come with me and make it clear to Shen Ge Lao." ”

"How so? Said that I was just staring at my uncle for a few days, and I didn't plan to do anything to him? Zhang Siwei shook his head and said: "Uncle, this kind of thing can't be explained, so he can only think about it." ”

"Do you know the consequences?!" Wang Chonggu said sternly.

"It's nothing more than soldiers coming to bring enemy water to the weir." Zhang Siwei smiled indifferently: "Back then, my uncle and I bet on both sides, but now it seems that it was my side that won." ”

"The outcome is still unknown" Wang Chonggu looked at his nephew, shook his head and said: "I don't know why you have such a big prejudice against Shen Ge Lao, you have to help Emperor Yan fight him to the end, believe me, you can't win." "Uncle, don't destroy your own prestige, grow the ambition of others!" Zhang Siwei was a little unhappy.

"You don't have to be upset, I'll just say a little and you'll know." Wang Chonggu sighed. a。