Chapter 882: The Origin (II)

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Outside the noon gate of Zicai City. Behind them, the four executing Jinyi guards each held a thick and stiff court staff, the first two of which passed under Feng Bao's armpit and lifted his upper body, and the last two struck at the crook of his hind legs.

Feng Bao knelt down first, and with the first two rods that held him back, his whole body fell to the ground. The four feet of the four executioners were stepped on the backs of his hands and two back ankles, and Feng Bao was tightly stepped on in a large zigzag.

The eyes of the four executioners were all cast on the eunuch who was being imprisoned.

What about eunuch noodles? expression, the pair of feet that used to stand indifferently, but I don't know when, they were replaced with inner eight characters.

The same forty rods, some people can go home after beating, but some people end up crippled for life, the mystery lies in this standing posture - if it is the outer eight figures, it is 'lightly beaten', if it is not Ding is not eight, it is a normal stroke, as for the outer eight characters, this is the signal of the 'dead rod'

The eyes of the four brocade guards touched, and the next moment, the four court staff slammed into Feng Bao's back. The dull sound of the cane immediately echoed in the vast open space of the noon gate.

Blood quickly soaked out through Feng Bao's robe, and his body softened only halfway through the beating of the staff. But it wasn't until forty blows had passed that the dull sound of the cane stopped.

The two imperial rods in front of him pierced under Feng Bao's armpits, lifting his upper body up, revealing a bleeding face.

The prison eunuch squatted down, stretched out his hand and probed Feng Bao's neck for a few breaths, stood up and said, "Dead ......"

By the time Baiguan walked out of the noon gate, it had been washed away, as if nothing had happened.

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Gao Gong had already been picked up by Han Ji and Luo Zun, and slowly walked out of the noon gate. Baiguan followed behind him, some people looked excited, whispered to their companions to share the excitement in their hearts, some fell into deep thought, silently bowed their heads and walked, and even some people had a worried face, it was difficult to hide their worries about the future.

Walking to Zuo'anmen, Gao Gong stopped, he looked back at the hundred officials, and the hundred officials also looked at him, thinking that Lord Shoufu had something to say. Who knew that Gao Gong just sighed with a complicated expression, and then turned around and sat in the sedan chair.

When the sedan curtain fell, Gao Ge Lao could no longer suppress the pain in his heart, and the muddy tears flowed down his profound decree and flowed into the corners of his mouth, bitter, right? Compare.

The reason why he wanted to stop talking was because he didn't see the man who was about to replace him.

In the cabinet, a conversation between the two is underway. Shen Mo and Zhang Ju are sitting opposite each other in the latter's straight house, right? Third person.

Zhang Ge Lao was not as depressed as everyone thought, in front of the hundred officials, he has always maintained his calmness, even if he is facing silence now, he is also calm.

If you lose, you will lose, so why even put dignity into it?

"Whenever I see you, I feel that I am not beaten," Finding that this may be the last interview in this life, Zhang Juzheng finally opened his heart: "I will mistakenly think that the fight is Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms, Zhou Gongjin who is born Yu and He Shengliang." He said with a wry smile: "God has descended us in the same era, is it just to enjoy the wonderful nest fight?" ”

"No, you have your own arrangements." Shen Mo shook his head and said, "You and I have our own missions. ”

"Oh......" Zhang Juzheng's expression froze, he could hear that the silence was not sarcastic, and he pondered for a moment and said: "I want to ask Brother Jiangnan, what are the missions of you and me?" ”

"Mission...... "Silent eyes gradually became deeper, and said slowly: "If the country lives and dies, why don't you avoid it because of misfortune and fortune, and you will naturally find out when the time comes." ”

"Shen Ge Lao's famous sentence has been sung all over the world," Seeing Shen Mo's reluctance, Zhang Juzheng was a little disappointed: "But how many people can do it?" ”

"I can, so can you." Shen Mo smiled slightly.

"Can you?" Zhang Juzheng looked at the other party.

"I never underestimated your intelligence." Shen Mo said lightly: "The same is true for you, woman." ”

Zhang Juzheng nodded at this time, of course he could see that Shen Mo's victory today was true, but he laid the groundwork for the fiasco in the past - killing the eunuch with the palm seal and forcing the concubine to retire from the political competition is actually one thing, that is, to empty the imperial power and the emperor is young now, right? It's a shame, but there will always be a day when I grow up. And after the emperor is in power in the future, the top priority must be to get rid of the powerful ministers of the country and take back the imperial power

"Things must be reversed, and it is too much. This is the supreme principle of the world" Seeing that Shen Mo really foresaw the future, Zhang Juzheng couldn't hold back his anger for a while, glared at him and said: "You should find that my method is the safest"

"Safe? I think it's a compromise," Shen Mo shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about the death of people and the rest of the government. You and I have found that the Ming Dynasty has reached the point where it will destroy the country if it does not reform. The four major drawbacks of the clan, the army, the rule of officials, and the finances are placed in front of us like four mountains. How are you going to change it? ”

"Of course, we should do what we can first, and then we will try to do anything else when our strength grows." Anyway, right? The law redeemed the defeat, but Zhang Juzheng was also willing to take the opportunity to argue with Shen Mo, so he said proudly: "If I am the prime minister, I will naturally start with the rule of officials, refresh the atmosphere, improve efficiency, establish authority, and clean out those who are dead and vegetarian and corrupt to create a capable and powerful team of officials." This team was then used to enforce a nationwide whip law and a commercial tax. This will not only increase fiscal and tax revenues, but also greatly reduce the peasants' burdens. If the peasants are not chaotic, the world will not be chaotic. If the world is not chaotic, then the army will not have a chance to be chaotic, and when the time comes, the military cantonment guards, or the restoration of the ancestral system, or the transformation of the army into recruitment, can be slowly drawn. As for the clan, when the other three are straightened out, they can use the method of degrading their lords by tui'en, and allow them to conduct scientific research and do business, and make a living on their own...... Of course, this is not a once-in-a-lifetime effort. ”

"It's not a wrong idea," Shen Mo said with a smile, "But it's not about cutting down trees, you can cut them as you want." What you have to deal with is that before you make a move, do you have to figure out which allies are fighting? With each step, who will you offend, and who will you get? ”

"You, right? Don't you say ......" Zhang Ju's face turned cold and said: "I will offend everyone in the world and ruin my reputation" said and couldn't help but sarcastically say: "If the country lives and dies, how can it be avoided because of good fortune and misfortune, this sentence is still taught to me by Shen Gelao." He raised his eyebrows and said proudly: "Shang Jun is dead, Qin Guoxing is not talented, dare to let the ancients specialize in beauty?" ”

"I found out you would say that." Silent but unconcerned: "The reason why Shang Jun succeeded was because he sacrificed the interests of the great nobles and created a large number of upstarts, these upstarts controlled the army and the government, and the big nobles couldn't retreat back to you if they wanted to, how many people would benefit from your reforms?" And how many people, even if you are gone, will continue to carry your banner and never look back? ”

"This ......" The proud color on Zhang Juzheng's face suddenly disappeared, and he whispered for a long time: "At least the people and the country have benefited......"

"What is the country? It's a cold machine, it's not it that has the final say, but the people who run the country As for the people, with my Confucianism's 1,500 years of education, I have long been reduced to a group of fools and fools who have no ability to discriminate" Shen Mo said coldly: "Believe it or not, no matter how much you do for them, as long as the court announces it, are you?" Sinners who do not do evil and deceive the world will put you to death, and they will fight to eat your flesh."

"......" Zhang Juzheng stared at Shen Mo tightly, as if he had seen this person clearly for the first time. But that's right, Shen Ge Lao, who has always shown a gentle and elegant face, would not have been able to do these things today without such a cold soul

After being silent for a long time, he asked in a deep voice: "What about you, how do you want to create a new upstart?" ”

"You look at it" Shen Mo had no interest in talking deeply, and said: "Ten years is a threshold for me, and most of it can't be passed." When the time comes, if you make a comeback, I hope to put the country first and not drive backwards. As he spoke, he got up and said, "As for now, I have no opinion on going to stay and listen to the venerable." ”

"Don't worry about Shen Ge's old man," Zhang Juzheng felt despised and stood up, and said coldly: "You still have to think more about how to stay in Gaoxin Zheng, there will be a thunderstorm in the future." ”

"......" The two looked at each other for a moment, and then suddenly smiled and said: "Jiajing thirty-five years, the first time we met in the field, you are the examiner, I am the lifter, thanks to your convenient door, I can successfully enter the examination room." Later, my wife was seriously ill, and it was you who helped me ask for help from the prince and extended the doctor to ask for medicine, so I hung on the life of the clumsy Jing and dragged Li Shizhen to find it. Over the years, I have fought in the north and south, and thanks to you in the rear to raise military supplies, I have never had the slightest difficulty, so that I can return triumphantly. I remember all these feelings......"

"If you want to say the first two, I admit it." Zhang Juzheng said with a straight face: "But the third one is an insult to me, please take it back." ”

"Oh, hehe, it's ......" Shen Mo smiled and said, "Even if it's two, it's me, right?" Thought it was repaid. ”

Zhang Juzheng understood the meaning of his words, so he smiled teasingly: "Then I really have to thank Shen Ge for being old." ”

"You're welcome." Silently arched his hand, and walked out of his straight house.

Sending Shen Mo to the door, Zhang Juzheng turned back, he looked at the room and was fixed. Every display and design here is personally checked by him, and it has reached this level of pleasing to the eye. How can you just leave? What is cut off like that is not only the career of fighting, but also the life of fighting

Just as he rekindled his fighting spirit and wanted to continue fighting, his eyes couldn't help but tighten—but when he saw that the place where Shen Mo had just sit, there was a white wax pill.

Zhang Ju's front color changed, he stepped forward to pick up the wax pill, and after crushing it, a piece of paper was revealed. More familiar than the handwriting, and equally familiar with the contents—it was the secret letter he wrote to Feng Bao.

I couldn't help but sit there paralyzed, and I couldn't lift the heart of fighting anymore......

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The next day, the Cabinet received the resignation of the elder Gao. The silent vote was intended to be 'not allowed', and said: "Since it is an overkill to find out the will to remove you, it is natural that you cannot count it." Now that I am young, as an auxiliary minister of the first emperor's order, you should be a careful assistant, how can you abandon me because you have suffered some grievances? ’

On the one hand, in the name of the emperor, he united with Zhang Siwei and Gao Yi who was ill, and the three of them jointly signed Gu Shu, and tried their best to keep Gao Gongdao in the name of the cabinet. In addition, Yang Bo, Ge Shouli and other ministers, as well as Han Ji and other officials, also wrote to retain.

Right? From the second day of August to the beginning of September, he submitted fifteen resignations in a month, and threatened not to agree again, and he could only die to the whole courtier's way. At this point, Shen Mo could only agree for the little emperor, approved Gao Gong's resignation, gave him the title of etheric master, enjoyed double salary, and galloped back to his hometown. And can be a major state affair, at any time in Beijing to discuss matters.

The next day, Gao Gong went to resign from the court as usual, and the little emperor naturally would not see him, so he had to bow three times and bow nine times outside the Huangji Gate, and then walked towards the Huiji Gate with heavy steps.

In front of the gate of Huiji, Shen Mo, Zhang Siwei, Gao Yi who was sick, as well as a cadre Naolang and Zhongshusheren, had already lined up in two lines to greet the old Shoufu.

There was a look of reluctance on everyone's face. Although the tall beard has a bad temper and a quick temperament, he can't rub sand in his eyes, and it is easy to offend people. But after a long time, after a long time, everyone will adapt to and understand his temperament and character, and they will follow him to do a good job. After all, his mind is very right, not hypocritical, not showy, not selfish, and talented, ideas, deeds, political achievements, leading by example, and devoted himself to work. If such a leader is not a good leader, then what kind of person is a good leader?

Therefore, his prestige in the cabinet is still very high, and his reluctance to leave is indeed a true expression of his feelings. Gao Gong had clearly come out of the blow long ago. He patted everyone on the shoulder affectionately, no longer with the harsh voice of the past, but like a kind and wise elder, he left a parting message for everyone - not the kind of false words that fit the situation, but pointed directly to the most needs of improvement for everyone.

After meeting, everyone consciously returned to their respective jobs, leaving only the second assistant to accompany Gao Gong back to the first assistant Zhilu.

Gao Fu had already come over first, packing the son belonging to Gao Gong. The dignified Shousuke's outfit was extremely shabby, except for a cart of books, only a few changes of clothes. It is not surprising that Shen Mo is silent, because Gao Ge Lao never charges a penny, only relying on the money issued by the imperial court to feed a large family, and also taking into account the corresponding pomp, often making ends meet, and having to ask for borrowed money, where is the surplus money to buy those things outside the body.

"Over the years, I owe you a total of two thousand three hundred and seventy-eight taels of silver." Gao Gong asked Gao Fu to take an envelope to Shen Mo and said: "The Prime Minister's Mansion given by the first emperor, I have to return it to the imperial court, I can't give it to you." This is my original residence, and the reason why I have not sold it is because I am afraid that someone will take the opportunity to bribe and buy it at an inflated price. Said with a self-deprecating smile: "Don't worry about it now, I'll pay you off the debt." Yesterday, I asked Gao Fu to find someone to estimate the price, and it can be sold for about two thousand taels. For the sake of so many years of friendship, if you suffer a little loss, just wipe me the fraction. ”

"No problem." Silently crying and laughing, he took it and put it in his sleeve. He found that the excuse was pointless, and it would make the high arch uncomfortable.

Partition -

After the last physiotherapy, I basically recovered, and I could sit for at least a few hours, so there was a shift before 12 o'clock.

Chapter 882: The Origin (II)