"It's nothing more than our family is the righteous son of Father-in-law Zhang, everyone seems to know that Father-in-law Zhang is also the old man of Yuwangfu, and Father-in-law Feng is like a brother, there is Father-in-law Feng in charge of the ceremonial supervisor and the two divisions in the palace, and there is Zhang Ge Lao in charge of the cabinet and Jinyi Guard outside the palace, if there is another person in charge of the imperial horse supervisor, it will not be able to be controlled, our family is really unlucky!"

The ceremonial supervisor is the head of the inner court, and the superior yamen of the East Factory, these two chambers are the clerical room and the ceremonial room, the clerical room is in charge of the palace and the outside of the palace is uploaded and issued, and the ceremonial room is in charge of the promotion assessment of the eunuchs of the various eunuchs in the inner palace.

Zhang Juzheng controlled the cabinet, and regarded the commander of Jinyiwei as a domestic slave, the six departments and nine qing of the outer court seemed to be his subordinates, and the largest intelligence department outside the palace, Jinyiwei, also reported to him first, and all the officials and private affairs were in his control, and his power in the outer court was not much worse than Feng Bao's status in the inner court.

The Four Guards Battalion and the Warrior Battalion under the Imperial Horse Prison are the strongest armed forces in the entire Beijing Division, Feng Bao has completely controlled the internal court management, adjudication, and intelligence powers, and has the outer court chief assistant as an alliance, if he controls the armed forces of the Imperial Horse Supervisor again, wouldn't it be possible to abolish the Son of Heaven.

For the sake of balance and checks and balances, and for the safety of the royal family, it is natural that the Imperial Horse Supervisor cannot be handed over to the people of the "Feng Bao family".

Zhang Cheng has always been jealous of Feng Bao's status and power, and Wang Tong knows a little, but this is not a first-class close person, I am afraid that he will not know, and if someone knows, he will pretend not to know.

Regarding Zou Yi's complaints after drinking, Wang Tong could only appease him first, then went out to see if someone was eavesdropping, and when he came back, he smiled bitterly and persuaded the other party not to drink more.

Like the little emperor of Wanli who confided in him every day, Zou Yi was also very relieved of Wang Tong, so some words that were held in his stomach came here to talk about it.

"Brother Zou, the younger brother heard about the rules of the palace, start from below, everything is not wrong, it will take twenty to thirty years to have the opportunity to be a follower in the master of ceremonies, Brother Zou is not yet forty years old, there are some things that really don't need to be in a hurry."

"Gonggong Feng is only in his early fifties, his father-in-law and father-in-law Zhang Cheng of the Imperial Horse Prison are just fifty, and now the eunuchs and young eunuchs of the various prisons and yamen are all young and ......strong."

The wine in Zhenxing Building is all good wine, and the strength is enough, because the errand in the palace is always vigilant, there are not many opportunities to drink, this Zou Yi soon got drunk and fell asleep.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, and the bell and drum sounded for the first time in the direction of the imperial city, Wang Tong woke up Zou Yi, who was sleeping in the bedroom, and Cai Nan, the little eunuch who had been drinking tea and waiting outside, hurriedly came in and waited to wash and dress.

Wang Tong handed in the robe outside, and Zou Yi asked when he took it:

"Brother Wang, did you say anything when we were drinking at noon?"

"Brother Zou drank a few glasses of wine and fell asleep, did he say anything?"

Wang Tong was stunned and asked, Zou Yi rubbed his face with his hand, hugged his fist at Wang Tong as a salute, and said goodbye and left.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wang Tong had to offer moon cakes to his father's spiritual seat, and then went to Tian Bo's house with incense and candles. Tian Baihu Fuling returned to his hometown, and there were a few servants at home who were there to watch the house, Wang Tong sprinkled and swept the memorial service, and when he came out, it was already a full moon.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Wang Tong's life was even more uneventful, and at Li Wenyuan's suggestion, every morning, if everyone had time, Yu Dayou would come to Wang Tong and Li Hutou to talk about the art of shooting guns and sticks.

After studying like this for half a month, the veteran Yu Dayou unceremoniously commented:

"Wang Tong, you can beat the tiger head now, it is nothing more than your height and strength plus the seriousness and carefulness of your studies, in terms of gun and stick skills, you are too far behind Li Hutou."

The words are not very pleasant, but Wang Tong also knows that it is the truth, he has learned from his family since he was a child, practiced diligently, and killed Li Hutou in this area is indeed much better than himself, and he has to learn it if he is too far behind, after all, it is a technique to protect himself and save his life.

After the second day of the ninth month, Yu Dayou was also a little impatient, and the surname Suo selected a group of talented teenagers to teach the art of shooting guns and sticks in the morning and evening, and planned to open up a vacant land outside the city after October to teach everyone the skills of horse fighting.

The course of the eunuch Huang Yang, the former imperial horse supervisor, gradually became more and more complicated, and the generals of the four major battalions and the Beijing battalion outside the city were invited to give lectures, the principles of marching and arranging, dealing with the enemy, and how to manage soldiers in the barracks, how to lead troops, and so on.

The garrisons around the Beijing Division, the generals are often from noble families, with good backgrounds, but they are also coarse, and they often speak upside down, full of swearing, and after they finish the lecture, they also have to explain to Huang Yang and a few old eunuchs who have been guards.

But this is also the biggest headache for the teenagers, after a few such classes, Huang Yang will ask questions, choose a place at random, fabricate both the enemy and the enemy, and then let the teenagers arrange the marching arrangement, and the teenagers' answers will be judged according to whether it is reasonable or not, and the last ten are often punished for running.

Despite Li Hutou's enthusiastic participation, the Wanli Emperor and Wang Tong did not have much talent for this, Wang Tong reported that learning a new knowledge is always useful, and the Wanli Emperor secretly judged each general who came to give a lecture as an observation of the promotion assessment.

Everyone is already familiar with it, and everyone still mingles during the recess, which is very lively, but the difference is gradually separated.

Wang Tong and Emperor Wanli chatted more and more privately together, and others talked about martial arts every time.

In this kind of life, time flies quickly, and September of the fifth year of Wanli is about to pass.

September 26, Wanli 5th year, Huguang, Jiangling County, Jingzhou Prefecture.

Jiangling County is the capital county of Jingzhou Prefecture, and it is also the hub of water and land transportation, it has always been rich, and there are many wealthy businessmen in the city, but no matter how rich they are, the largest one is never them, and it is not even the prefect of Jingzhou.

The largest family is the mansion of Zhang Juzheng, the old man of the imperial court, Zhang Juzheng's parents and brothers live here, Zhang Juzheng is the top figure in the world, not to mention the Jiangling County Order, even if the Jingzhou prefect and the Huguang governor have to look up, and they don't even have the qualifications to look up.

Today's Zhang family is the real No. 1 wealthy family in Huguang, and even the King of Chu in Wuchang may not have the majesty of the Zhang family.

Since the second half of the fourth year of Wanli, the famous doctors of the entire Ming Dynasty have been sent here by officials from all over the country, and all kinds of rare medicinal materials have been delivered as fast as flowing water, for only one reason, the father of the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng, is sick, and he is very sick.

No matter how many famous doctors came, no matter how many rare medicinal materials came, legend has it that the King of Chu also invited Li Shizhen, the world's first miracle doctor, but Mrs. Zhang's body is still not as good as day by day.

Almost every three days, there will be a fast horse with the old lady's illness to go to Beijing on the post road, sent to Zhang Ge Lao's hands, Wanli five years after March, the people around the Zhang family began to increase, many people are obviously not Jiangling local, not like Xiangjiang and Sichuan came to beg for a living.

Every few days, in addition to the fast horse that delivered the letter to Lord Shoufu Zhang, there was also a fast horse urgent letter that also went to Jingshi, but I didn't know who it was sent to, and it wasn't just to one place.

On the night of September 26, even Huguang and other places have a little cool, and the famous doctors from all over the world have gradually dispersed, but a longevity material merchant in Wuchang Mansion often goes in and out, and it is said that the best Nanmu bought in Nanyang is about to arrive in Huangzhou Mansion.

Zhang's mansion was brightly lit, and the relatives of the direct family kept coming to the door by car, and then hurriedly entered the door.

The front and back entrances were deserted, but in other places outside the walls of Zhang's mansion, there were figures shaking in pairs, these people could see each other, but they were silent to each other, as if the other party did not exist.

The night was already deep, and the surroundings of Zhang's Mansion were becoming quieter and quieter, and the figures outside were also standing tired, squatting or sitting, and suddenly, something came out in a trance.

The people who were squatting on the ground jumped up violently, and some even whispered:

"Is it a cry......

No one answered, and it wasn't long before there was either movement inside the wall, or a ball of paper wrapped in stones flew out, and the people waiting outside picked it up and unfolded it.

The companion next to the man who picked up the paper ball had already lit a candle and came over, and the paper ball was only crossed with charcoal strips.

After reading the note, it was thrown to the ground, and the man laughed in a low voice:

"It seems that the people have gone, and they didn't spend Lao Tzu's three hundred taels in vain, hurry up, go quickly."

The people around knew the news in various ways, and the people who were originally wandering outside dispersed in a hurry, and that night, many people on the wall of Gangneung County slid down the big rope, riding horses that had been prepared outside the city for a long time, and galloped towards the north.

The next morning, the Zhang Mansion in Jiangling County began to decorate the mourning hall, and the family members went to the prefect to report their funerals, and at the same time sent someone to send a letter to Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet in Beijing...... Old lady Zhang went to the fairy.

The Ming Dynasty has a clear law, if the official's parents die, no matter what position the official holds, from the day of learning of the funeral, must go home to keep filial piety for 27 months, during this period, not to be an official, marry, take the examination, etc., if there is a violation to be found, severe punishment is not slackened, loyalty and filial piety is a great courtesy, if there is a violation, the court officials, the world of the corporal Lin spurned.

This is called "Ding Wei".

If the imperial court needs this person to serve the country, it can also issue an order to force him to stay and let him maintain his original position and continue to be an official, which is called "seizing affection".

Local scholars, middle- and low-grade officials encounter this kind of thing, nothing more than returning to their hometowns to live idle for a few years, and then come out to take a scientific examination to become officials, but this time the person involved is Zhang Juzheng, the head of the dynasty, and everything is different.

(To be continued)