Zhang Ju couldn't help but express Tan Lun's concession, so he would not treat Tan Lun badly, Tan Lun was a local governor when he arrived, and he was appointed governor soon after. A few years later, with the prestige and strength of Tan Lun, Tan Lun became the governor of Xuanda. This position is very remarkable, and it is equivalent to the emperor of the soil here. If the capital is fine, it's okay, if there is a big change, Governor Xuanda will be the best candidate to enter the cabinet when he goes back. This is the best position for a general to enter the phase, and it is also the direction that Tan Lun set for himself from the beginning.

is also very familiar with Tan Lun's name, Empress Dowager Li, but Empress Dowager Li personally feels that Tan Lun is a bit rough and rough, not as good as the polite Zhang Juzheng. However, in choosing the successor of Zhang Juzheng, Empress Dowager Li also thinks that Tan Lun is a good candidate. After all, the strength and talent of the two people were about the same at the beginning, and Tan Lun was qualified to serve as the future head of the cabinet by virtue of this alone. For Empress Dowager Li's consent, Empress Dowager Chen was very satisfied and decided to find an opportunity to let Tan Lun come back. didn't know that their conversation was immediately known by Zhang Juzheng, and the person who reported the news was Feng Bao. Feng Bao and Tan Lun have an average relationship, if it weren't for the fact that there was a Qin Tai in the middle, Feng Bao would even deal with Tan Lun. Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng are allies, so of course they told Zhang Juzheng about today's conversation.

Zhang Juzheng is also a powerful person, and he knows that Tan Lun's words will have a great impact on him. Tan Lun not only has the same prestige and talent as himself, but also because Tan Lun is a disciple of Gao Gong, some Gao Gong forces will get closer to Tan Lun. Once Tan Lun enters the cabinet, the era of Zhang Juzheng saying everything in the inner palace will pass. In order to prevent Tan Lun from entering the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng came to a way to steal beams and change pillars. took the initiative to let Tan Lun return to Beijing and serve as the secretary of the Ministry of War. The reason is that Tan Lun is a capable official who understands military affairs, and now the whole country needs a person who understands both military affairs and government affairs to preside over the overall situation, otherwise there will be no large-scale civil unrest in various places. This reason is very good, and Empress Dowager Li does not understand the cabinet structure, so it was passed immediately. But I don't know that the secretary of the military department is nominally the highest official of the military department, but he has no real power, and the military department has always been Zhang Juzheng's world. Besides, in order to divide power, in order not to let the power of cabinet ministers be too concentrated, there is a clear text in the imperial court that the six ministers are not allowed to serve as cabinet elders. In other words, once Tan Lun becomes the secretary of the Ministry of War, he will not be able to enter the cabinet for at least one term, which will ruin the best opportunity for Tan Lun to enter the cabinet and Zhang Juzheng to divide power.

Zhang Juzheng's approach is tantamount to ruining Tan Lun's future, suffering Tan Lun, making Zhang Siwei happy, and also circumventing Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen. Although Feng Bao knew that Zhang Juzheng would stop Tan Lun, he didn't expect Zhang Juzheng to do so badly, Feng Bao regretted it for the first time, and felt that he shouldn't have told Zhang Juzheng this secret in advance. Zhang Juzheng not only ruined Tan Lun's future, but also ruined Daming's future. Zhang Siwei has a small belly and chicken intestines, if he serves as the first assistant of the cabinet, the life of Emperor Wanli will not be easy in the future. Zhang Juzheng is good at everything, but his gas is not enough, if he has Tan Lun's general belly, Daming will be blessed.

In order to deal with the follow-up problems of the civil unrest, Qin Tai stayed in the local area for another period of time, so when he came to the capital, these things had already happened. Zhang Juzheng's wife and children originally came to pick up Zhang Juzheng and go back to keep filial piety together, but they didn't expect Zhang Juzheng to go back. Mrs. Zhang had no choice but to send several adult sons back to guard filial piety on behalf of Zhang Juzheng, and she took the two younger ones to stay in the capital to accompany Zhang Juzheng. Originally, Mrs. Zhang was supposed to go back to guard filial piety on behalf of Zhang Juzheng, but Mrs. Zhang insisted on staying and taking care of Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to let the child go back, and he and his wife set up their father's spiritual seat in the capital to guard filial piety.

Feng Bao told Qin Tai that the reason why Mrs. Zhang was reluctant to leave was because of the girl named Yu Niang in Zhang Juzheng's mansion. Speaking of this jade girl, it is also a semi-open secret in Zhang Juzheng's family. As a frequent visitor to Zhang Juzheng's house and Zhang Juzheng's ally, Feng Bao not only knows Yu Niang, but also knows a lot of secrets. Yu Niang is capable of the people of Wanping County, the capital, and she grows vegetables at home. Three years ago, Yu Niang's mother passed away, so Yu Niang's uncle was no longer willing to buy Yu Niang's vegetables. Yu Niang's father and brother had to pick vegetables to sell vegetables in the city. Yu Niang had long wanted to come to the capital to have a look, so she begged her brother to take her with her, she knew that her father would not agree. The brother who doted on his sister couldn't stand Yu Niang's pleading, so he had to agree to take Yu Niang into Beijing together. A family of three hired a horse-drawn carriage, put seasonal vegetables and entered Beijing.

Unexpectedly, the food was not sold, and they were in trouble because they didn't understand the rules here. Doing business in the capital not only requires informing the yamen, but also requires paying the so-called "protection fee". Protection fees are imposed by local hooligans, and anyone who does not pay them will not be able to do business. When Yu Niang's family first came to the capital, how did they know this kind of rule, and a large group of hooligans came up not only to sabotage but also to do something to Yu Niang. Although Yu Niang is not very old, she has grown up very neatly, and these hooligans are becoming more and more unruly towards Yu Niang. In order to protect Yu Niang, Yu Niang's father and brother were beaten to the ground by a large group of hooligans, and the hooligans even wanted to snatch Yu Niang away and sell it to a brothel.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng's sedan chair happened to pass by, and Zhang Juzheng happened to see the hooligans' behavior, and Zhang Juzheng ordered these people to be escorted away. Yu Niang vaguely heard everyone call this official Shoufu, but she didn't know that Shoufu was not a name but a position, and she didn't know that the cabinet Shoufu was the biggest official in the world except for the emperor.

After Yu Niang returned home, her father and brother fell ill, and at this time, a powerful person took a fancy to Yu Niang's land and was ready to buy it. Of course, Yu Niang's family is unwilling, but this powerful housekeeper is not a good talker. He not only fell in love with the land of Yu Niang's house, but also took a fancy to Yu Niang, and he wanted to give Yu Niang to his master to enjoy. The housekeeper and his subordinates framed Yu Niang's family as bandits and forced Yu Niang's family to leave their home. Of course, Yu Niang's father and brother did not agree, and the housekeeper instructed the family to kill Yu Niang's father and brother, and then snatched Yu Niang away. The land of Yu Niang's family is regarded as ownerless wasteland, which is half sold and half given to the powerful by the Yamen.

After Yu Niang entered the mansion, she refused to obey the powerful to death, and even wanted to die with the powerful. In a fit of anger, the powerful asked the housekeeper to sell Yu Niang to a brothel, so that Yu Niang knew the consequences of offending the powerful. Yu Niang was tied up by the housekeeper and sent to the brothel, but she didn't expect to meet Zhang Juzheng again on the road, Yu Niang called Shoufu, thinking it was Zhang Juzheng's name. Zhang Juzheng saw a folk girl being tied up by five flowers and asked people to inquire about the origin, Yu Niang struggled over and told her origin, Zhang Juzheng was furious and saved Yu Niang. After Yu Niang returned home, she learned that her father and brother had died, her home was gone, the land was sold by the Yamen, and she became a person with nothing. Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to send someone to place Yu Niang in a nunnery, but he didn't expect the host of the nunnery to say that Yu Niang was unwilling to take her in. Zhang Juzheng temporarily placed Yu Niang in his own courtyard, and it didn't take long to forget about this girl.

About half a year ago, Zhang Juzheng was going to live in another hospital for a few days to rest because of his poor energy. Unexpectedly, he met Yu Niang, who not only looked more beautiful, but also played the piano well. After inquiry, I learned that Yu Niang's mother was also a young lady from a large family, and later fell in love with the poor scholar's father, and the two eloped together. For this reason, Yu Niang's father lost his reputation and had to become a farmer, and Yu Niang's ability to play the piano was taught by her mother. Zhang Juzheng needs to recuperate, and Yu Niang happens to be a girl who understands feelings, so Yu Niang takes good care of Zhang Juzheng. Although Zhang Juzheng is the first assistant of the cabinet, he is also a man, so of course he will not be polite when he meets this willing girl. Yu Niang became Zhang Juzheng's undisclosed lover, and when Zhang Juzheng went home, Yu Niang took it home. Zhang Juzheng originally wanted to find an opportunity to officially accept Yu Niang, but he didn't expect that he had to go public before private when something happened to the court. On the way back from his official business, he learned that his father had passed away, and he didn't have the heart or dare to take a concubine at this time. Because in ancient times, when a son was at the funeral of his parents, he was absolutely not allowed to marry a wife or take a concubine, otherwise it would be a great disrespectful crime.

Although Zhang Juzheng promised Yu Niang that she would definitely give her a name in the future, Yu Niang was still not very happy. Especially after Mrs. Zhang came back with the child, it was not easy for Yu Niang to see Zhang Juzheng. Mrs. Zhang originally thought that Yu Niang was a new maid, but later felt that something was wrong, and only then did she know the truth of the matter after asking. Mrs. Zhang, who is rare and good-tempered, can't help it, she can't let this jade girl ruin her husband Zhang Juzheng's future and reputation. She wants to keep an eye on Yu Niang and Zhang Juzheng, and resolutely can't let Yu Niang see Zhang Juzheng again during this time. If outsiders knew that Zhang Juzheng was fooling around with an unnamed woman during the time of filial piety at home, Zhang Juzheng would have no face to be the first assistant of the cabinet. Mrs. Zhang didn't let Yu Niang get close to Zhang Juzheng, but Yu Niang wanted to meet Zhang Juzheng, she didn't know the etiquette, but she wanted Zhang Juzheng to disclose her identity. didn't know that Zhang Juzheng was a person who cherished his feathers, and he would never make this matter public at this time. In order to avoid Yu Niang and to meet Mrs. Zhang's embarrassment, Zhang Juzheng lived alone in the front yard to keep filial piety. Yu Niang thought that Zhang Ju was forced to go to the front yard by Mrs. Zhang, so she not only quarreled with Mrs. Zhang in the backyard, but also wanted to go to the front yard to find Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng's home can be described as chickens flying and dogs jumping, and it has also become a big joke for insiders.

Tan Lun has also returned to Beijing, and he came back after receiving a letter from Empress Dowager Chen. I thought that even if I didn't enter the cabinet this time, I would be given a good position, but I didn't expect it to be a nominal secretary of the military department. Tan Lun knew that once he accepted this position, not only would he have no hope of entering the cabinet, but he would also be completely hollowed out by Zhang Juzheng. Therefore, Tan Lun did not ask for an audience, nor was he ready to go to the Ministry of War to handle the handover, let alone take the initiative to meet Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet. Empress Dowager Chen and Empress Dowager Li finally figured out Zhang Juzheng's intentions at this time, and for the first time felt that Zhang Juzheng was acting unfairly, so they acquiesced and supported the disappointment. Tan Lun stayed alone in the post house all day long, didn't see anyone, and didn't go anywhere.