When parents die, children should be mourned at home when they observe filial piety, and incumbent officials have the rule of "Ding worry", which is called reinstatement after staying at home for 27 months, which is called resumption.

No matter what position it is, it is impossible to vacate it for two years, and once there is a vacancy, it is inevitable that someone will be replaced, and everything in the world can be conceded, but this official position cannot be conceded, and if you sit up, you don't want to come down; except for extremely special circumstances, it is very difficult for officials who have been reinstated to reinstate their posts, and they often have to be transferred to other places.

Other official positions are good to say, but the first assistant of the cabinet is a unique errand in the world, and the name of the first assistant is actually the prime minister, and he is the first minister to assist the Son of Heaven in managing the Ming Dynasty.

The country cannot be said to be without a king, and in the same way, the country cannot be said to be without a head and an assistant, if Zhang Juzheng is worried, this position must be replaced by someone, once a son of heaven and a courtier, the first assistant is different, and everything is different.

Let's not talk about the land and the whip law that is ready to be implemented seriously, what will happen to the people around Zhang Juzheng?

Zhang Juzheng has been the first assistant since Wanli ascended the throne, and most of the ministers and officials were appointed and installed by Zhang Juzheng, I don't know how many people are his cronies, will the new first assistant accommodate these people, and will he have to move a group of seats to his own party members?

When Feng Bao, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies and the seal of the eunuch, was just the eunuch of the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch at the end of Jiajing and the beginning of Longqing, and the first assistant Gao Gong at that time had been suppressing him.

It is precisely because of the alliance with Zhang Juzheng that he has the power of being in charge of ceremonial eunuchs and royal eunuchs today, and has become the first person in the inner court.

If there was no alliance of Zhang Juzheng, and the people in the palace who coveted this position would be in trouble, would Feng Bao still be as stable as Mount Tai now?

Or without Zhang Juzheng, the eunuch Feng Bao in charge of the seal of the celebrant will not fall, but the power is weakened because there is no support from the outside court, and other strong people in the palace have risen, and the situation has changed.

The second eunuch in the palace is now Zhang Cheng, if Feng Bao falls or is weakened, Zhang Cheng is most likely to gain power, and Wang Tong, who is close to Zhang Cheng's family, will certainly benefit a lot.

The current government is Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao are in control of the inside and outside, and the Wanli Emperor is just a decoration, if these two people are weakened or leave, the little emperor who gradually grows up will inevitably gain greater authority, and the prestige of the Wanli Emperor will rise, then as a close minister of the Son of Heaven, he will definitely benefit a lot.

The little emperor said that he wanted to give himself a Jinyi guard to command the affairs or command the Tongzhi to do it, but he was suppressed by the bigwigs, if Zhang Juzheng Ding Wei left and Feng Bao's power was weakened, would his position in the hundred households be higher?

Since he woke up to the important surname of this news, Wang Tong has been thinking about what it will bring, but after thinking about it, it seems that there is only good for himself and no harm.

However, Wang Tong was not fluttering, he knew that he must not have considered it comprehensively, because he had only just come into contact with politics, which was complicated and treacherous, far from being accurately judged by his own experience and insight.

The banquet in Zhenxing Building has not yet dispersed, and it is very rude for Wang Tong to leave the banquet halfway, but what is his identity, the rich businessman naturally does not dare to leave, so he can only wait for him to come back.

When he returned to the wine table, he saw that Wang Tong looked a little absent-minded, and the rich merchant was also very neat, drank a glass of wine, and said:

"The blacksmith's wages in this shop, iron, charcoal, and that set of household goods, it cost a total of three hundred taels of silver to set up in the lower place, and the lord helped to settle this matter this time, and there is nothing to thank in the next, so he sold it cheaper to the adult, and there are two stewards in the blacksmith shop and some relatives in the house, and the lord will give fifty taels to make a dismissal of silver, and this is considered a sale."

Wang Tong was stunned, but turned his head to Wang Si, who was accompanying the wine on the side, and said:

"Wang Bantou, after this banquet, everyone is also a warlock, if there is a chance to deal with it in the future, you can help more, if you have any difficulties, come to me!"

Don't look at Wang Tong's current identity is still a hundred households, but in the eyes of this rich businessman and Wang Si, it is already heavenly, hearing him make this wish, Wang Si hurriedly gave the rich man a look, and the rich businessman was also excited to blush, got up and then toasted three times in a row.

"Your shop has four iron furnaces, six skilled craftsmen, and more than 20 young and strong laborers, and thirty percent of the farm tools in Zhuangzi near Tongzhou are bought and sold by you, not to mention those private businesses, this year, the input of one hundred and fifty taels is at least, and there are more to do, just let it go, are you willing to do it?"

Wang Tong understood the value of this blacksmith shop, and before settling the case, he also entrusted someone to inquire about it, this blacksmith shop can sell it even if people bring tools and sell it for eight hundred taels, and this rich businessman only needs fifty taels, which is actually equivalent to giving it away for nothing.

The rich merchant drank a good amount of wine, but he was in a hurry to drink three glasses in a row just now, and the wine was heavier, and he smiled with a red face:

"Lord Wang, the villain was also thinking about making more money when he made a living, this time he committed a crime, the mother-in-law and the child were crying, and his heart was pounding, and then he realized that he didn't even have a famous official body, but he was too bold, in the future, he also had to weigh himself, and he would make any money if he had any ability, and he couldn't toss it like this, this time thanks to the blessing of the adult, the case was closed, and the villain would move to Tianjin Sanwei in a few days......"

Wang Tong, who has never drunk much, picked up the wine cup and took a sip, it was really good wine, it was sweet in his mouth, but it seemed to be a small fire in his throat, and it burned warmly.

What is the ability, what to do, the words of this rich businessman made Wang Tong suddenly enlightened, when the father of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the court, died, Ding Worry or not, in fact, it represents whether there will be a drastic change in the top of the Ming Empire, whether he can benefit from this drastic change, whether he can benefit from this news, such an idea is too vain and ridiculous.

The intrigue of those bigwigs, the struggle and competition of various forces, I am not qualified to participate at present, and I am not even qualified to watch it too closely, and I am not careful.

The only way to cope is to do what you can, that's all.

"Brother Zou, last night the younger brother got news somewhere, saying that Zhang Ge's father died of illness on September 26! ”

Every morning, Zou Yi always comes to Wang Tong's hall to sit, drink some tea, eat some snacks, and chat a few words.

After being drunk, the relationship between the two sides became closer, when listening to Wang Tong say this, Zou Yi just took a bite of the ham moon cake in his mouth, and when he swallowed it, he just wanted to understand, but he choked just when he was about to speak, stared at his eyes and stroked his neck with his hands, and he was relieved for a long time, but he didn't care about drinking water, and asked in a dumb voice:

"Zhang Ge Lao, which one, is it Zhang Siwei or Zhang Juzheng......"

"It's Zhang Juzheng!"

"It's a big deal, it's a big deal, how do you know, Brother Wang?"

Zou Yi got up and walked a few steps, stopped and asked such a question, Wang Tong hesitated, and the Song girl told him that if he was to involve the other party, but Zou Yi didn't think to know the answer, put on the crown and hat, and hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Wang Tong didn't send it, he drank tea and ate snacks slowly in the house, and incense his father's tablet was incensed, he did what he could and should do, and the rest was to wait and see what changed.

The celebrant is also the center of the world, and there is never a time to be idle all year round, and now the land in the world is cleared, and the rewards and punishments of officials involved, the policy and tax adjustments of the provinces, and all kinds of twists and turns are much more than in the ordinary day, and the eunuchs of the ceremonial supervisor are very busy.

At all levels, the editors and supervisors need to read and approve the red excerpts into categories, and the important ones are directly on the books of Feng Bao and Zhang Cheng, and if the rest of the eunuchs in the hall have endured the recitals that cannot be decided, or if they feel very important, they will also be reported in time.

Zhang Cheng took down the recital from time to time and opened it, circled a few circles, and gave a few instructions, and after a few glances, he instructed the little eunuch who was listening to the errand on the side, and said in a low voice:

"Send Grandpa Feng to see ......"

In the middle of the busyness, a little eunuch in a green robe walked into the room quickly, and put a recital book on Zhang Cheng's bookcase, which was often sent by the important recital, and this little eunuch looked like a child, Zhang Cheng also recognized that it was Zhao Jinliang, who was arranged by Zou Yi to study in the inner study hall, and he had not been in the palace for a few months, and he specially brought it over to kowtow to himself, which was said to be Wang Tong's close person or something.

There are so many signs, Zhang Cheng just looked up and continued to review, after approving two copies, he picked up the notebook casually and unfolded it, after looking at it a few times, he approved a few strokes, and then put it aside.

After reviewing the meeting, Zhang Cheng said hello and got up and went out, people were in three urgies, the eunuchs were especially inconvenient, and everyone didn't feel strange.

Zhang Cheng walked out of the house of the celebrant and walked quickly to the other side, the imperial horse supervisor had a small warehouse where the flag was stored, but Zou Yi was waiting at the door, as soon as Zhang Cheng came, Zou Yi respectfully invited people in.

"What kind of mystery, do you think that sending that child to deliver the letter will not be seen by others?"

As soon as he sat down, Zhang Cheng reprimanded him unceremoniously, Zou Yi hurriedly bowed down to laugh, and hurriedly said:

"I couldn't find someone trustworthy for the time being, and the matter was urgent, so I arrested that Zhao Jinliang...... Godfather, my son got the news outside that Zhang Juzheng's father died of illness on September 26. ”

Zhang Cheng's body trembled, and then as usual, he didn't make a sound, but Zou Yi, who had always been steady, was a little impatient at this time, and took a closer step and said:

"Godfather, or my son will find someone, and there will be a preparation inside and out."

Zhang Cheng raised his hand and waved, and was silent for a long time before he spoke:

"Don't do anything......"

Seeing that Zou Yi wanted to open his mouth again, he couldn't help but say in a deep voice:

"Even we know, won't Feng Shuanglin know?"

(To be continued)