In the early morning of the next day, Shen Mo returned to the cabinet, thinking that he was early enough, but he didn't expect Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to be there. I saw Gao Gong sitting behind a huge mahogany desk, and Zhang Juzheng was standing on the side and saying something. Seeing Shen Mo coming in, the two of them shut up together. Zhang Juzheng nodded silently, and said with a smile: "Jiangnan, did you sleep peacefully last night?" ”，

"The first night I went home, I couldn't sleep." Shen Mo shook his head and smiled bitterly, seeing that Zhang Juzheng's eyes were all black, and Gao Gong's eyes were also full of bloodshots, he smiled and said, "The two of you don't seem to have slept well." ”

"The strings were too tight a few days ago, and they haven't adjusted for a while." , Zhang Juzheng smiled and sat back in his seat.

"Yes", Gao Gong also smiled: "I'm old, I can't help it, and I'm no longer as stormy as I was back then." ”

Shen Mo sensed that something was wrong at that time...... People's speech and walking are habitual, especially this kind of unintentional gossip, which can better reveal the atmosphere of their previous speech. If the two of them were arguing, or if the conversation was unpleasant, they would never answer themselves so unanimously.

Sitting back in his seat with a full stomach full of suspicion, he looked at Zhang Siwei silently, only to see that the other party still looked bowed and obedient, but there was still a trace of excitement on his face...... Because just yesterday, Yang Bo returned, which at least means that Ziwei can no longer be ignored, because his voice will represent the attitude of another person.

But Yang Bo's return was not good news for Shen Mo and Gao Gong, because before Ding Wei, this old gentleman's official position was the official secretary of the Ministry of Officials and the Secretary of the Military Department. The position of Tianguan has been occupied by Gao Gong for four years, during which I don't know how many ministers impeached him for dictatorship and transgression, but he just didn't withdraw it, because this was the basis for him to change the grass. And although Shen Mo is not the secretary of the military department, "but now this super department that has, the two Shangsi shì eighteen lang, is his person from top to bottom, even if he is not in Beijing for a few years, no one can mix sand for him.

In short, the Ministry of Officials is the power base of the high arch, and the Ministry of War is the power base of silence. If it was someone else, he wouldn't dare to rob them" but that was Yang Bo, the only remaining genius in the world in the Jiajing Dynasty, the real boss of the Shanxi Gang, one of the masterminds of Xu Jie, who was one of the masterminds of Xu Jie, who made a strong comeback this time, and he would definitely be able to eat meat.

Whether to let him go back to the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of War, this is a question, a question between Gao Gong and silence.

Who will make this sacrifice? Or sacrifice together?

The cabinet meeting was held in a delicate atmosphere, and several household matters were discussed first" Gao Gong turned the topic to the Ministry of War, and said to Shen Mo: "The affairs of the Ministry of War are still in charge of you, so that the emperor can rest assured that ......", after a pause, he brought his words to the point and said: "In the past few years, you have not taken care of the affairs of the ministry, and some generals have made a lot of trouble, so you have to rectify it." As he spoke, he pointed to the piece on the desk, "Let people send it to Shen Mo and say: "Look at it, that Du Huazhong is making trouble again, and this time, you will also participate in your love general." ”

Silently took the piece and read it ten lines a day. I saw that it was the Fujian Patrol Du Huazhong who "impeached Qi Jiguang, the general soldier of Jiliao, for fraud and opened up joints for his former subordinates." The antecedent of the incident was that at the end of last year, Du Huazhong, Shangshu impeached two generals, Jin Ke and Zhu Yu, who had served as Fujian generals, for serious corruption. However, the Ministry of War instructed the Fujian governor to interrogate.

The governor of Fujian also gave jurisdiction to the Metropolitan Command and Envoy, instead of the judicial division.

As a result, not only were the two not dealt with, but they were only transferred to the Hetao.

This is an obvious protection between officials and officials, of course Du Huazhong is not happy" and went to the impeachment again, he said why did the Ministry of War hand over this case to the governor? And why didn't the governor transfer it to a specialized judicial organ and to an agency that had nothing to do with it? These are not allowed in the system! And the evidence of the two people's embezzlement is obvious, "but they were only transferred to the north to suspend the ......", all of which show that someone must be colluding to shield the criminals.

Moreover, Du Huazhong insisted that it was Jin and Zhu Erjiang who bribed Qi Jiguang, who is currently the chief soldier of Jiliao, with a lot of money, and then Qi Jiguang helped them get through the relationship between the military department so that they could avoid being punished. Du Huazhong asked the imperial court to severely punish this and correct his authority!

After reading it, Shen Mo realized that Qi Jiguang was likely to have caused a big disaster. Because Du Huazhong dared to make such a conclusive statement, he must have gotten some inside story, and Qi Jiguang's personality He also knew that there were some people who liked to form gangs and solve problems by giving gifts and taking connections. But now he can't express his position, so he can only say that he is humane: "I will send a letter to the interpolator and others today to verify this matter." ”

"Don't bother." Gao Gong smiled and pushed out a letter with his fingers: "Look at this again." ”

The scribe sent the letter to Shen Mo again, and Shen Mo opened it to see that it was a report from He Kuan, the governor of Fujian, to the cabinet, saying that the case was made by the Ministry of War to do that, what can I do? And attached is a document from the Ministry of War.

After reading these things, what is the mood of Shen Mo now? Anger, embarrassment, depression, shame? Or both! He paid attention to the date after the payment, which was all from last month, that is, before he entered Beijing, Gao Gong had prepared these shells, but then the emperor suddenly fell ill, and he did not fire them for a long time. Well, as soon as the Holy Communion improves, Gao Gong will turn his face and deny people again!

Everyone was waiting for his reply, or waiting for him to have a seizure, but there was only a calm in his silent eyes, he put away the letter and the recital, placed it neatly on the table, and then pressed it on it with one hand, and said slowly: "Forget it, tell Yuan Weng the truth, I asked the military department and the governor of Fujian to do that, and I also asked Qi Jiguang to take the two of them in and arrange." As for what to do, please ask Yuan Weng to watch it. With that, Shen Mo stopped making a sound, waiting for the echo of the high arch.

This time it was Gao Gong's turn to be embarrassed, although he took the initiative in his own hands, but because of this, he offended Shen Mo, and it didn't seem to be cost-effective. However, the case has almost been investigated, and the parties have admitted it, so can't it be settled? After thinking for a moment, I can only say, "Why is that?" ”，

"At that time, the Hetao was wartime, and the investigation of the army's corruption of ink will inevitably shake the army's heart. What's more, both of them are usable generals, so I will transfer them to the north, talk to them first, and make meritorious contributions on the battlefield. He said indifferently: "Now one of the two generals is killed in battle, and the other is crippled" can be regarded as atonement. Please don't hold them accountable again. As for my crime of covering up and not reporting, I will ask for punishment at the meeting.

"I see...... Gao Gong couldn't hear the silent anger, but at this time, the dead Dao friends are not dead and poor, and they can only be like this.

Zhang Juzheng was a little surprised at first for Shen Mo jumping into the pit so happily, but soon understood that ...... the emperor was sober, it was impossible for his reward to be delayed any longer. Therefore, at this time, the wise choice is not to walk in, but to retreat, take a step back and open the sky. Therefore, it is very necessary to make a mistake that is not too big or small. I'm afraid that even if there is no such thing, Shen Mo will have to find a speaker to impeach him himself, and this high arch will save him trouble.

But it still depends on the emperor's attitude, if the emperor says that merit is merit, and if you go by, you will be rewarded again, and he will also be blind......

The meeting ended in an unpleasant atmosphere, and Gao Gong returned to his duty room, pondering alone, when Han Ji sent the official document in. Section Chief Han is the confidant and protégé of Lord Shoufu, and he has won the trust of Gao Gong, and he regards himself as the head of the Six Science Corridors outside, and he pulls the banner as a tiger skin to swagger and fills up, and even the officials of the ministry and the court do not pay attention to it. But in front of the high arch, he seems cautious and cautious, and he is always the same as diligent and thrifty, reverent. Gao Gong only saw his honest side, and regarded him as a retainer in his heart, and discussed everything with him.

"That idea you gave me is not good." Gao Gong's face was a little ugly and said: "Even if I keep the officials, but I offend Shen Jiangnan, I don't feel worth it." ”

Han Ji slandered: If you feel that it is not worth it, "then don't mess with him", but you still have to be patient: "Teacher, we weighed it repeatedly at that time, and let Yang Bo go to the army to part of his rights" is our most correct choice. For this reason, it is necessary to grasp the handle of silence before he can be brought into submission. "This time is also" that time is also. Now there are two variables since we set that strategy, one is that the emperor suddenly fell ill, and the other is that he silently formed an alliance with me. Gao Gong shook his head.

"Teacher, don't save the benevolence of others!" , Han Ji said anxiously: "That day, the imperial doctor stated the emperor's condition, and I vomited, and a bad omen rose in my heart. Although it is said to be good now, who knows if it will recur in the future, in case the emperor is hesitant and there is a change, he will definitely come to grab the position of the first assistant......", said a little unscrupulous: "The emperor is in one day, the initiative is in your hands, and he can pinch him as much as he wants, but if the emperor is gone, it is difficult to say who has the upper hand." ”，

"......", this is not clear, you just rely on the emperor to be angry, and when the emperor dies, you will definitely not be able to do the surname Shen! So do you have to take advantage of the emperor's still existence and hurry up? Although this is the principle, it is extremely harsh for the high arch that looks very high towards itself. I frowned and held back for a long time, and I couldn't think of a rebuttal, so I had to change the subject and say, "By the way, you look at this letter." He took out the letter from Zhang Juzheng that he received yesterday.

Han Ji read the letter, and was secretly surprised in his heart, he couldn't imagine that Zhang Juzheng, the dignified prime minister, could ask Gao Gong for peace in such a humble tone. And the letter mentioned Gao Gong's 60th birthday, a few days ago he and a few years ago, in the same year, in the Gao Gong Mansion to discuss, want to use the name of the birthday of the master, in the capital to have a good live, cheer up the prestige. But in order to avoid suspicion, Gao Gong decided not to alarm his colleagues, and only congratulated his relatives and protégés. In this way, the preparations for the high-arched birthday banquet were carried out in secret according to his wishes. Therefore, not many officials know about Gao Gong's birthday. But now Zhang Juzheng first wrote to him to congratulate him on his birthday. Gao Gong's protégé would not tell Zhang Juzheng about his birthday, of course, Zhang Juzheng remembered Gao Gong's birthday before, and this carefulness was even frightening......

After Han Ji finished reading the letter, Gao Gong told him about what happened this morning............ It turned out that at dawn today, the sedan chair with high arches had just arrived at Zuo'anmen, and they met Zhang Juzheng, who was waiting there for a long time. Instead, he got out of the sedan chair and walked on Chang'an Avenue instead of walking to see what he had to say.

Zhang Juzheng pondered again and again, and finally said in a low voice: "I don't know anything about Cao Damat, and I don't dare to say so, but I really didn't expect Zhao Dazhou to do that, and now it's like this, saying that no friend can recover the damage to Yuanfu, and I hope that the public will forgive the sins of the servants." Gao Gong was silent at first when he heard this, and then said angrily: "The spirit of the ancestors of heaven and earth, ghosts, gods, and ancestors is above, how can I treat you well on weekdays, but you have bad intentions towards me, why are you so negative?" ”，

"What will I do if the public blames me for this?" , Zhang Juzheng said with a panicked face: "I hope that Yuan Weng will forgive my sins, I will punish myself painfully, if I dare to bear my heart again, I have six sons, and my nose will die in one day!" This sentence seemed to open the door, and Gao Gong spewed angrily, scolding from Chang'an Avenue to Huijimen, and all the ugly words came out. Zhang Juzheng was secretly happy, not that he was cheap, but that Gao Gong was this temper, if he regarded you as an enemy, he wouldn't say much nonsense. Only when he thinks that the two of them are internal contradictions among the people, and you belong to the object of salvation, will he be as ruthless as a scolding chipper. But as long as the scolding is over, his anger will disappear, and he will treat you as his own again.

Zhang Juzheng's actions seem to have a great sense of repentance. But Han Ji was still not at ease and said: "Although he is very docile everywhere, it is likely that there is fraud in it, and he must not relax his guard." ”，

"Hehe......", Gao Gong said a little disappreciatively: "Zhang Zi is very smart, he knows who his real enemy is, with me, I can still protect him, if I leave, he will have to follow the roll and cover to get out." ”

"It's better to be cautious." , Han Ji thought about it, and gave Gao Gong an idea: "It's better like this, didn't Zhang Juzheng write a letter to celebrate his birthday and ask himself what he could do?" You might as well ask him to write a preface for the teacher, and guess what his thoughts are through his writing and evaluation. ”，

Gao Gong also thought it was a good idea, so he happily asked Han Ji to find Zhang Juzheng. @。