Zhang Juzheng repeatedly asked to return to his hometown to bury his father, Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun repeatedly retained, and the people in the court watched coldly, just like the scene when they were in love, but there was no more commotion at that time. Sure enough, the little emperor couldn't keep it, so he finally reluctantly agreed, and the queen mother of the two palaces each gave two silver tables as a reward for the journey. However, as the emperor's mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager Rensheng Chen only rewarded three hundred taels of silver, and the silk was four tables, but the Empress Dowager Li, who was the biological mother, was rewarded with five hundred taels, and the silk was six tables, obviously the west wind overwhelmed the east wind.

It's just that since Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao in order to curry favor with Empress Dowager Li, so the two palaces have the same emblem, and this distinction between concubines has long been ignored in the past, so no one dares to put a beak.

On the day when Zhang Juzheng entered the palace to thank His Majesty for his gratitude, it was a good drama of the monarch and the ministers, Zhu Yijun gave eight boxes of various foods, and the Empress Dowager Li seemed to think that the reward was not enough, so she actually took sixty taels of silver anise and silver bean leaves that are commonly used in the palace as a reward. Zhu Yijun followed his mother's instructions and ordered the eunuch Zhang Hong, the master of ceremonies, to practice suburban delivery on Zhang Juzheng's departure day, and gave a box of snacks and sweets. On that day, the city was full of empty alleys, and I don't know how many officials flocked to send it, and the scene was as spectacular as sending a large army to battle.

And Wang Fulin, who had been to Zhang's house before and was now mixed in the crowd, was looking at Zhang Juzheng's sedan chair.

Isn't it the legendary ultra-luxury car with 32 sedan chair drivers, a kitchen and a bathroom, a guest bedroom suite, and two children accompanying you? But now although the sedan chair outside is said to be an eight-lift sedan chair, it is the one that Zhang Ju normally uses, and compared with the identity of the first assistant, there is nothing excessive. Moreover, there are a lot of soldiers and horses accompanying him, but it is rumored that it is the bird guards of the Qi Jiguang faction?

muttered and muttered, but Wang Fulin also hoped that Zhang Juzheng could keep a low profile. However, the Shoufu Master had only been gone for eight days, and after the news came out, he knew that he was still thinking too simply. Just in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, someone said vividly that as soon as Zhang Juzheng arrived at Zhending Mansion, the local Qian Governor's Mansion presented the super luxury car that Wang Fulin knew had appeared in that period of history, and Qi Jiguang's bird hand was already waiting there to meet him. It's just that this kind of private rumor was only slightly spread in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and it was suppressed by Chen Ji, the imperial history of the left capital, in annoyance.

However, Zhang Juzheng swaggered all the way back, I don't know how many pairs of eyes have seen it, how can I hide it? However, in one day, all the rumors in the Beijing division were spreading, even though the factory guards secretly dispatched to investigate the source, but still found nothing. After all, I don't know how many people come and go on the official road every day, where can I prohibit other people's private discussions? Even if it was Feng Bao, he could only give orders and reaffirm it repeatedly, and no one was allowed to mention this stubble in front of Zhu Yijun. And this time, even Zhang Hong quietly sounded the alarm to Zhang Hong and Zhang Whale and others, and even issued an ultimatum to everyone in the Qianqing Palace.

At least today, it is absolutely forbidden to talk about those things on the way back to Zhang Juzheng's hometown to bury his father!

Otherwise, once there is something discordant between the little emperor and the first assistant at this juncture, which affects the transition of power, it will be super trouble.

Before, because of the love affair, Feng Bao only had a Zou Yuanbiao and a little-known cloth cloth, the first time the two Hanlin, the two members of the six departments and the chief were suddenly changed by the little emperor, who couldn't guess that it was Zhang Hong who spoke to Zhu Yijun, so he was naturally a little angry. But Zhang Hong is the oldest, and he is deeply favored by the two palaces, Zhu Yijun trusts, this time Zhang Juzheng's return to his hometown is too big, and he clearly helps Zhang Juzheng cover up, and there is no clear proof that he has bad intentions, and his heart is gradually calming down. At this moment, he showed Zhang Hong the votes sent by the cabinet in the office of the celebrant and superintendent, and immediately showed a meaningful smile.

Now that Mr. Zhang has returned to his hometown to bury his father, Lu Tiaoyang is sick at home, and only Zhang Siwei is an older person in the cabinet, plus Ma Ziqiang and Shen Shixing, the three of them may not be worthy of Mr. Zhang. The emperor mentioned to me that those that involve ordinary and trivial matters, the three of them can consider the vote together, but if it involves major military affairs, as well as the promotion of personnel by the imperial court, it is better to use a fast horse 600 miles to expedite and let Mr. Zhang consider it together, I don't know what Brother Rong Zhai wants? ”

Zhang Hong didn't know that Feng Bao was deliberately preventing Zhang Juzheng from losing power, but he didn't have a relationship with any of the three people in the current cabinet, so he was happy to give Zhang Juzheng a favor, but he couldn't refute Feng Bao's face, so he said with a smile: "That's naturally good, with Mr. Zhang's consideration, it is more secure." ”

Now that there are so many celebrant supervisors, Feng Bao only needs to ask Zhang Hong's opinion a little, as for the attitude of the other celebrant supervisors, he doesn't have to think about it at all, so Zhang Hong is so acquainted, he is naturally quite satisfied. After two or three sentences of gossip, Zhang Hong talked about Wang Zhen, who was transferred from the post of a waiter in the Criminal Department to the Ministry of Officials, Feng Bao nodded and said: "Mr. Zhang mentioned to me when he left Beijing, Wang Shaofang is a shrewd and capable person, and he is extremely in line with his wishes. ”

"But I heard that Wang Shaozai is not so satisfied with the affairs of the Anthology Division."

The Anthology Division can be said to be the most reluctant to let go of so many yamen in the world. Therefore, Feng Bao couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard that Wang Zheng was going to attack the Wenxuan Division when he took office. However, when Zhang Hong mentioned that Lang Zhong and Wailang of the Wenxuan Division are almost approaching their term of office, especially the Wai Lang, that is, he should step down in two months, he said jokingly: "Since Wang Shaofang went to Zhang's house so diligently, he would also discuss this matter with Mr. Zhang. ”

Zhang Hong just heard the news that Wang Zhan was going to open the knife to the Wenxuan Division, so he took it to inquire about Feng Bao, and heard that he did not overstep his authority, but still completely entrusted Zhang Juzheng, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. If you want to talk about seizing power, Feng Bao is very close to the yamen of the inner court, but he is very willing to let go of those official vacancies outside, so Zhang Juzheng employs people, and almost never says anything. However, the fact that the internal and external ministers can be so tacitly compatible, is equivalent to saying that the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun has been completely elevated. The little emperor is just getting married now, and he may still be ignorant, but what about the future?

But Zhang Hong returned to his private house, and specially sent the secretary to approve the documents, Xu Zhong, who had contacted Wang Fulin on his behalf, came to report, and after saying a few things, the topic turned to Wang Zhen, saying that since this freshly baked servant returned to Beijing, the person who had the most contact with him except for the first assistant Zhang Juzheng was Wang Fulin, and the second-ranked eunuch couldn't help but rub his eyebrows and groan.

Could it be that Wang Zhen is interested in Wang Fulin going to the Anthology Division? If it's as he guessed, that's not bad. Although Wang Fulin seems to be Zhang Juzheng's person, he is young, pragmatic and responsible, and he also has a certain influence on Zhang Juzheng, and the most important thing is that it is a person he has personally contacted twice.

"Ancestor?"

Zhang Hong came back to his senses from his deep groan, and asked quietly, "How did you think of going to inquire about this?" Where did you find out? ”

Xu Zhong always knew that this old ancestor was as careful as a hair, how could he dare to be a little pretentious, and hurriedly said cautiously: "It was Zhang Whale who came over the day before yesterday, and inadvertently said that Yuanfu has used so many people over the years, many of whom have been promoted to the high position of Shangshu, but there are really not many people who really want to say that he really appreciates, like Wang Seal, who has moved twice in less than a year, from the imperial history of the capital to the triple jump of the servant of the ministry, how many people can do it, he is not Hanlin!" He imitated Zhang Whale's tone vividly, and then added, "He also said that Wang Zhen's eyes are higher than the top, so I pretended to be curious and asked him about it." ”

"You're honest." I know that Zhang Whale is asking you to say this in front of me, but you will say it like this? Zhang Hong saw that Xu Zhong only smiled and didn't make a sound, he didn't ask anything, but knocked on the handrail, and suddenly asked a sentence that was not related to the wind and horses, "You Qi is already dead, and the Xu Jue that Feng Shuanglin reused, is still out doing things now?" ”

Xu Zhong didn't know why Zhang Hong suddenly asked this, and said almost word by word: "The small one is not out of the palace, and the matter of Xu Jue is really not very clear." If the old ancestor wants to know, the little one will call the fifth master of the family to come over? ”

"No need." Zhang Hong knew that he was not unsplashed here, and he didn't want to gossip too much. When Xu Zhong was sent away, he thought that Zhang Whale was so blatantly telling his secretary about the affairs of the outer court, if it was just his own ambition, he was afraid that Zhu Yijun had already begun to want to take back the imperial power, and after being discovered by Zhang Whale, he used it to test him, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi. He had heard before that one of Zhang Whale's nephews was fighting with Xu Jue, but he was severely beaten, and Zhang Whale also paid a niece to Xu Jue as a concubine. But the real inside story is that Zhang Whale wants to become the master of ceremonies, so he is willing to befriend Xu Jue.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but sigh.

What is the difference between this palace and the outer court, the old ones are all in love with the stack seats and refuse to go, and the young ones are sparing no effort to climb up. Thinking that Li Fang was so loyal to the emperor back then, he also conspired with Zhang Juzheng and used Gao Gong to contain Zhao Zhenji, but when Li Fang repeatedly advised Emperor Longqing, Teng Xiang and others found a loophole, and slandered the emperor to demote people to Nanjing to serve as a clean army, did Zhang Juzheng save him at that time? Because at that time, Zhang Juzheng didn't need Li Fang, who had already completely hated the emperor! Pity such a loyal and courageous old-timer, who died quietly in Nanjing.

Therefore, Zhang Whale's hint, he can not answer. But there are certain things he can't help but do.

"The people in the outer court have no conscience, how can these people in the inner court who call their godfathers and godfathers and ancestors have a conscience? When Zhang Taiyue won the love last year, it was his protégé and fellow villagers who jumped out to oppose it, which had already made people laugh off their big teeth, no wonder some people said that Zhang Taiyue had made up his mind, and those fellow villagers would not want him to take care of him more in the future! ”

After a few words to himself, Zhang Hong summoned a foreman who had always been a close confidant and whispered a lot of words. Seeing that the foreman nodded very cautiously, and then flashed out the door, he pondered.

Feng Bao doesn't loot much people's wealth, and he doesn't intercede much, but he has a hobby that he refuses to give up, that is, good calligraphy and painting, and good piano playing. He doesn't have such a rich family background, but there are some things that Feng Bao can't resist the temptation. As far as he knew, Feng Bao had loved it since he saw it in Neku three years ago, and he would spend a few days soaking there every month for three years. He had no intention of separating Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng, but he didn't want these two to be too close! Otherwise, at Zhang Juzheng's age, how many years can he be in power? It's just that Empress Dowager Li is not on her son's side, and she is not afraid that the inner court and the outer court are not in the hands of the emperor!

If it doesn't work, it doesn't matter, just give it a try anyway. Xu Jue indirectly killed You Qi, even if he didn't dare to casually enter Zhang Juzheng's slander, he would be prepared for danger in times of peace.

On the evening of the next day, when Feng Bao, who had difficulty leaving the palace, came to the private mansion and saw his younger brother and nephew, he summoned Xu Jue according to the usual practice. Knowing that the Feng family is now completely like an iron bucket, and there is no gap for people to drill, he only laughed, and said that it is to eat a trench and grow wise, even if the topic is over. Xu Jue originally wanted to vaguely boast about his hard work, but seeing that Feng Bao didn't answer the question, he couldn't help but be a little bored. But he was able to go from being a prisoner who escaped from the army to a doorman who was used by Feng Bao, and he also got an official position, so he naturally knew how to measure things very well.

"Father-in-law, I heard that today the emperor asked people to go to the inner library to transfer a lot of calligraphy and painting appreciation, including the Qingming Riverside picture, fortunately, the eunuch in charge of the library knew what the father-in-law liked, and he went away in a few words."

As soon as these words came out, although Feng Bao tried his best to pretend that nothing happened, Xu Jue's face changed dramatically at that moment. He paused deliberately, and then said in a low voice: "The emperor used to have no interest in calligraphy and painting, but now he suddenly has this thought, either because of someone pandering to him, or for some reason......

"Enough, you don't have to say it!" Feng Baodeng was upset, and after drinking Xu Jue, he no longer had the intention of staying in this private house outside the palace, so he hurriedly entered the palace again. With the prestige of the eunuch in charge of his celebrant eunuch, Xu Jue said this matter, he naturally quickly inquired and understood, it was Zhang Cheng who accompanied the little emperor to take a batch of calligraphy and paintings from the inner library to enjoy it, and the little emperor even opened his mouth and said that after Zhang Juzheng returned to the palace, he would be rewarded with a treasure, which could be regarded as a reward for Yuan Fu's hard work. If it was other calligraphy and painting, he naturally had nothing to be reluctant to, but among the candidate treasures, it included the Qingming Riverside Picture!

Even if there are many other calligraphy and paintings, they are all temporary masterpieces, but in his eyes, how can they be compared with the Qingming Riverside Picture? Zhang Cheng is still the person who went out from his name, but in order to please the emperor, he betrayed favor to Zhang Juzheng, and even took away his favor, and when his wings were stiff, he thought he could fly, right?

Feng Bao, who was angry, went to his own private house in the straight house by the river, and immediately ordered someone to summon Sun Desheng, the eunuch and eunuch of the imperial eunuch who managed the inner treasury, and so on to explicitly imply that he would keep the inner treasury closed for a few days on the grounds of the treasury inventory, and the other party only agreed, so he sent the person away, and then paced back and forth in the house.

With him being the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, it is easy to start with the Qingming Shanghe map, but the problem is to cross the Ming Road, which is very difficult, he cannot ask the emperor to reward him with such a treasure, and he can't pass the pass in the outer court. But if he wants to hide, what means should he use? (To be continued.) )