Chapter 178: The sky is unpredictable
"Jinyi Wei is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, whether or not he punishes Zang, it is a major national policy, Wang Tong's move, Yu private ministers should be grateful, but Yu Gong should be cautious, and after the ministers go back to discuss with the cabinet, they will return to Your Majesty."
After hearing Zhang Juzheng's words, the excitement on Emperor Wanli's face subsided little by little, and Zhang Ju's face was calm and retreating, and Emperor Wanli subconsciously agreed.
The little emperor didn't say anything, but held the book and read it again, there was something on the side of the celebrant supervisor, Feng Bao got the news and left first, Emperor Wanli put down the book and said in a low voice:
"Zhang Banban, is it so difficult for me to promote someone?"
Zhang Cheng hurriedly took a few steps forward and waved his hand at the people around him, and after the little eunuchs who were waiting for him retreated, Zhang Cheng bent down and whispered:
"Long live the words of the Lord are afraid that they have violated the taboo of Zhang Gelao, and this promotion is a military attache who is a cronie, and it is even more ......"
Emperor Wanli was stunned when he heard this, then picked up the book and fell down hard, his voice was raised, and he said a word, and then he lowered it suddenly, and shouted in a deep voice:
"Committed Mr. Zhang's taboo! What about my taboos!? I am the Son of Heaven, inside and outside the palace, I am talking about the Queen Mother, Gonggong Feng, and Zhang Ge Lao all day long, who cares about my ......"
Zhang Cheng subconsciously stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, and he didn't stop it until halfway, his actions made Emperor Wanli even angrier, the corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth turned up slightly, and he immediately made a bitter face again, and said in a low voice:
"Long live the Lord speaks, this is also more cautious, maybe it will reach someone's ears."
His voice was extremely low, and even Wanli Emperor Yanjing couldn't hear it clearly, but he finally understood, his face flushed suddenly, and he let out a long breath, but he regained his composure.
Although the little emperor of Wanli is still not very neat at his feet, because he has been in the martial arts hall for a long time, he walks quite steadily and firmly, and after Fang Cai's words, Zhang Cheng didn't dare to speak anymore, and hurriedly followed behind.
"I'm going to the martial arts hall for lunch today, let's arrange it!"
Walking out of the courtyard, Emperor Wanli commanded in a deep voice, as soon as he talked about the martial arts hall, Zhang Cheng quickly flashed a few thoughts in his mind, gritted his teeth and stepped forward and said:
"Long live the lord, the slave and maid risk death to say a word, and ask for the grace of the long live lord!"
Emperor Wanli frowned, glanced at him with his eyes and said:
"You also risk death, Wang Tong also risks death, I am now in this situation of listening to people, who else can I cut off my head, Zhang Companion will say if you have something to say, it's too late, Sister Hongying will even give less food."
Zhang Cheng was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself who 'Sister Hongying' was, she was so bold, but he immediately got to the point, and hurriedly whispered:
"Long live the lord, do you really think that Wang Tong is loyal, no matter what, you have to keep him safe?"
Hearing this, Wanli was stunned, thinking that he couldn't be promoted, how could he get to the point of peace, but Emperor Wanli never doubted Wang Tong's loyalty.
This year, I have grown a lot taller, and I have so much happiness in the Tiger Mighty Martial Arts Pavilion, and in this Ding Worrying [***], Wang Tong gave the right advice.
What's even more rare is that this Wang Tong does not bend his mind because he is the Son of Heaven, but he has one thing to say and never hides, I remember that my father once said when I was a child, this is the greatest loyalty.
Zhang Cheng has been with Emperor Wanli for so many years, and the little emperor also knows that his companion has always been steady, and rarely pretends to be amazing, Fang Cai's words naturally made the little emperor of Wanli pay attention, and he nodded solemnly:
"Wang Tong is loyal, naturally there is no doubt about it, Zhang Banban, how can you talk about this peace?"
"The slave and maid should not have said this to the Long Live Lord, but according to the rules of these years, the slave and maid said a word in vain, that is, within these three or two days, there must be an impeachment of Wang Tong in the imperial history."
Emperor Wanli stopped, looked back at Zhang Cheng, with a confused look on his face, and asked:
"Impeach him for what? I know everything Wang Tong has done, what is wrong with him? ”
Even when talking to the emperor, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but stomp his feet and hurriedly said:
"Long live the Lord, lead people to fight Liu Shouyou's Zhuangzi, and the peace brand, isn't this all wrong!"
"What kind of fault is this, the matter of the Ping An brand, the silver sent to the palace is more than 20,000 taels, isn't it 5,000 taels for Feng Daban and Zhang Banban's side?"
Emperor Wanli asked in wonder, Zhang Cheng didn't expect Wang Tong to even say this, he couldn't help but blush slightly, sighed and said:
"Long live the lord, knowing is not the same as complying with the rules, the things that are not in accordance with the rules in ordinary times, open one eye, close one eye and pass, but if you want to find trouble, as long as you investigate the non-compliance."
Emperor Wanli's face became very bad, and he shouted in a low voice:
"What do you want to do, I am close to a person, is it so wrong?"
Zhang Cheng let out a long sigh and continued:
"The ministers can't see the people who are not close to the long live lord and the scholars, the slaves and maids are the cattle and horses of the heavenly family, the envoys of the long live lord, and they have done too much and are said by those officials to be eunuchs and chaos in the country, he Wang Tong is a small military attache who can actually let the long live lord praise and promote several times, and can also participate in this big event, Zhang Ge Lao must be jealous of it, alas, those Qingliu Branch Taoist officials, even a piece of iron, can find a place to go......"
Emperor Wanli's expression was a little dazed, and he muttered:
"The widow was going to be promoted to his office, but wouldn't this hurt him?"
Speaking of this, the little emperor was excited, turned his head to look at Zhang Cheng and gritted his teeth and said:
"Zhang Banban, the widow wants to protect this Wang Tong, and the widow wants to withdraw the Liu Shouyou's command to this Wang Tong, whoever dares to say anything, the widow will punish him!!"
Emperor Wanli's hands danced violently, his eyes were a little blood-red, but he didn't notice his movements, several palace maids and little eunuchs standing at the gate of a courtyard in the distance all knelt down on the ground, seeing the excitement of the Son of Heaven It was the biggest disaster, or kneel down and pretend to be deaf and dumb.
"Long live Lord, don't be angry, don't be angry."
Zhang Cheng hurriedly reached out and patted the back of the little emperor of Wanli, and said in a low voice:
"Long live Lord doing this, I'm afraid Wang Tong's sin is even greater, if Wang Tong's things are stabbed to the two queen mothers, the peace brand is related to the Qinglou, and the queen mother hates such places the most......"
When the martial arts hall was nervous, Wang Tong was always used to making people take deep breaths, and Emperor Wanli subconsciously took a few long breaths, calmed down, and said astringently:
"I won't go to the martial arts hall, Zhang will accompany you to let them send the food to the small study, you will accompany me to eat, and think about it."
"Ziwei (Zhang Siwei's character), Ru Mo (Shen Shixing's character), today I will give a lecture to the saint, and the saint said in the middle of the class that he would promote the brocade clothes and the hundred households Wang Tong to a thousand households. ”
In late November, it was already quite cold in Beijing, but it was as warm as spring in the study of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Siwei, a scholar of Wenhuadian University and a secretary of the military department, Shen Shixing, a scholar of the Scholar and Rites Department of Dongge University, and Li Youzi, a secretary of the Ministry of Officials.
Zhang Juzheng took a sip of tea and said the above words, after Ding Wei talked about it, Zhang Juzheng was even more authoritative, several people looked at each other a few times, but they couldn't feel the meaning of Zhang Juzheng's words, and forgot to go back.
"Your Majesty said that he was going to issue an edict to win affection, and then Wang Tong admonished, and His Majesty made up his mind and said that it was like this, but the action of issuing an edict to seize affection, there is a ** chance that this Wang Tong said that His Majesty was moved."
The power of the courtiers is nothing more than their own power and the trust of the Son of Heaven, Wang Tongneng said that the emperor issued an edict to stay as the head of the court, such an influence is inevitably a little terrifying.
Li Youzi, the new secretary of the ministry, groaned, opened his mouth and said with a smile:
"It's surprising that this Wang Tong is a little martial artist who can still recognize the general situation."
In the eyes of scholars, it is already a miracle that a martial artist can speak and walk, let alone participate in court politics, but Li Youzi heard of Wang Tong when he was in the ministry, and he was also very jealous, so he spoke vaguely.
After hearing Zhang Juzheng's words, Zhang Siwei, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace and a scholar of the Ministry of War, his face froze, and he didn't know what he remembered, so his reaction was half a beat slower, and Shen Shixing, a scholar of the Dongge University on the side, had always moved fast, and was talking annoyed that he had fallen behind Li Youzi, and hurriedly said at this time:
"Wang Tong is just a hundred households, but he can actually say that the Son of Heaven, the Ming system is the Son of Heaven in the middle, supplemented by the six cabinets, he is close to the military minister can do this, isn't it bad to the ethics of Gangchang, we read the book of sages, we should do righteous things, and we will advise, please Your Majesty far from the villain, close to the virtuous minister."
"Wuzong is close to Jiang Bin and Qian Ning, the Ming Gang is often in turmoil, the nine sides are restless, Emperor Shizong favors Lu Bing, there is a cabinet boss in this dynasty, and the world is the time of Qingming, that Wang Tong relies on the trust of the Son of Heaven, rampant in Beijing, and actually collects taxes with businessmen everywhere, and is a supreme official, and forcibly commands Liu Shouyou's Zhuangzi, and also makes a martial arts hall, the Son of Heaven is young, and he should learn the principles of the sage, but he goes to learn what kind of guns and sticks, this is not to seduce His Majesty's playthings, not to mention the two unorthodox street fights."
Zhang Siwei talked eloquently, Shen Shixing and Li Youzi both looked at him in surprise, thinking how he knew so much, Zhang Siwei said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty is fifteen this year, and Wang Tong is also fifteen this year, and it will be a long time in the future, and it is already like this, so what will happen in the future!?"
After saying this, several people in the study were nodding, they were now at the top of the Ming Dynasty, and naturally they didn't want someone closer to the emperor to occupy or even replace their position, although Wang Tong had always been low-key, but this performance had really made them feel threatened.
Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant to the cabinet, groaned, stood up and walked a few steps, turned to these people and said:
"It is said that the instigator is sparse, the monarch is clear, and the world can be clear."
The three of them stood up together in the study and bowed down to receive the order.
Wang Tong has been very happy this day, and the emperor's assurance, it seems that there is no problem in promoting thousands of households.
(To be continued)