Chapter 28 Stealing the dragon and turning the phoenix into the twenty-eighth

Zhang Juzheng nodded again and again, took out a blank piece of paper, and quickly recorded the main points and outline. This matter is too important, not only related to Zhang Juzheng personally, but also related to the future layout of the cabinet. Once this is implemented, the cabinet will not only save a lot of worry and effort, but also this is the credit of Zhang Juzheng. These cabinet officials can finally break away from the piles of documents and better design the future of the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Juzheng also knows the importance of educating Zhu Yijun, and also wants to educate Zhu Yijun as soon as possible. Doing so will not only make it smoother for me to be the head of the cabinet in the future, but also because it is a great honor. It is the hope of every official to become the head of the cabinet, and it is the wish of every scholar to become the emperor's teacher. The emperor not only represents them and the royal family, but also represents his status and strength. Even if he is a master in the future, with the glory of the emperor, he can let his children and grandchildren enjoy it for several generations. Zhang Juzheng was born as a prodigy since he was a child, and his official fortune is also very smooth, and he will be the first assistant of the cabinet and the emperor in the future, and his fame and fortune will have a bright future. But there is a difference between an emperor and an emperor, and being an emperor with the same heart as the future emperor is more promising than being the first assistant of the cabinet. Besides, the current crown prince Zhu Yijun is not only young and easy to discipline, but also has almost no competitors, which is a great opportunity. Zhang Juzheng does not expect him to be like Yan Song, who has been a cabinet official for thirty or forty years, and has dominated the cabinet for nearly thirty years. Zhang Juzheng hopes to be a good emperor at the same time, and concurrently serve as the first assistant of the cabinet for more than ten or twenty years, and in the future, when he is about sixty, he will return to his hometown with honor. When the time comes, if it has the energy, it will set up an academy, and it will be easy to recruit a group of rich, powerful and promising students in the name of the emperor. As long as the students are promising, the Zhang family will enjoy decades or even hundreds of years of blessings, and things will go smoothly after their deaths, and they will become another blessed person from beginning to end.

Out of concern for his friends, Qin Tai not only solved the problems at home for Zhang Juzheng, but also paid attention to Zhang Juzheng's body, and now he has solved the most difficult problems for Zhang Juzheng. Of course, Zhang Juzheng was very happy, holding Qin Tai's hand, happy like a half-grown child. Zhang Juzheng hadn't smiled so happily for a long time, and his assistant cabinet Zhang Jing and his entourage had never seen Zhang Juzheng so happy. Qin Tai hadn't seen Zhang Juzheng laugh so loudly for a long time, and he seemed to have returned to the happy time with Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng really made Qin Tai a friend, and always wanted to help Qin Tai, but he found that Qin Tai helped him more. It seems that Qin Tai often helps Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng can't help but regard Qin Tai as his lucky star. Zhang Juzheng also felt very strange, Qin Tai was the nemesis of the entire imperial court, and even the royal family, emperors and eunuchs, why was not only not affected, but also seemed to be a little prosperous in Qin Tai. Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but want to keep Qin Tai, even if he couldn't help himself, he could prosper himself.

Qin Tai knew that Tan Yan had also taken the position of cabinet walking, and it was supposed that there should be a special room in the cabinet duty room. Qin Tai knew that Tan Tan's temper was even more anxious than Zhang Juzheng, if Tan Tan knew that he had been to the cabinet duty room and didn't go to see Tan Tan, Tan Tan would definitely be disappointed in Qin Tai's friend. So he asked Zhang Juzheng, does Tan Yan also work here? Where is his room? Qin Tai wanted to go over and say hello to Tan Lun.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Juzheng's face was embarrassed after hearing it, and it happened that Zhang Juzheng's personal entourage sent a cup of tea to Qin Tai at this time. Zhang Juzheng immediately took the opportunity to tear the matter apart and said something inconsequential to Qin Tai. Qin Sui didn't know Qin Tai's identity, so although he respected Qin Tai, he didn't deliberately cater to him. When he saw Zhang Juzheng come out to greet Qin Tai in person, he knew that Qin Tai's identity was not simple. Especially when he saw Zhang Juzheng and Qin Tai talking and laughing, and when Zhang Juzheng rarely laughed happily, he thought that he hadn't made tea for Qin Tai yet. In the cabinet, there are no outsiders, so there is no special tea to entertain guests. Each cabinet member has his or her own entourage, and each brings his own refreshments. Zhang Juzheng is not only the second assistant of the cabinet, but also a person with good family conditions, so the food and drink are all high-end goods. Because things are not cheap, ordinary people dare not steal food or take them out for others. Seeing that Qin Tai was so close to Zhang Juzheng, he remembered that he wanted to make tea for Qin Tai, and he used the tribute tea that Zhang Juzheng could enjoy. These teas are not ordinary, they were rewarded to Zhang Juzheng by Emperor Longqing, and they are all special tribute teas from Wuyi Mountain. A tael of tea is more expensive than a tael of gold, and it is even difficult to buy something for a thousand dollars.

Personally sent good tea, Zhang Juzheng not only did not blame him, but also felt that this entourage was very smart and polite. Zhang Juzheng not only explained the preciousness of this tea to Qin Tai, but also led Qin Tai's topic away. Qin Tai immediately thought of the problem, Zhang Juzheng was reluctant to mention Tan Yan, a person who was also an enemy and a friend, in front of others. Tan Yan and Zhang Juzheng are not only brothers, but also two representatives of the two camps. Zhang Juzheng is already a banner figure of his own faction, and it is a sure thing that he will be the first assistant of the cabinet in the future. Tan Yan is the second person in their camp, and he is the figure that Gao Gong desperately wants to cultivate. In their opinion, Tan Yan is not only a future cabinet member, but also the only candidate to compete with Zhang Juzheng for the first assistant of the cabinet. Even Emperor Longqing said that the future cabinet chief assistant is either Zhang Juzheng or Tan Yan. Zhang Juzheng and Tan Yan have no personal grievances, but because of political disagreements and future status issues, they cannot become friends. At least in everyone's opinion, the two of them can never be together. Tan Tan was released for a period of time because of the internal fighting between Gao Gong and Xu Jie, which directly led to a change in the status of him and Zhang Juzheng. Now Zhang Juzheng is not only the crown prince but also the second assistant of the cabinet, presiding over the daily affairs of the cabinet. This gap not only widened the distance between the two people, but also caused Tan Yan and Zhang Juzheng to have a pimple in their hearts. Tan Lun knew that Zhang Juzheng had erected the teacher's high arch and was in full control of the cabinet, so Tan Lun was reluctant to work in the cabinet. Although there are rules in the imperial court that officials who hold cabinet positions must work in the cabinet, Tan Yan found a reason to work in the military department and was unwilling to come to the cabinet duty room every day. For this reason, Tan Yan generally does not come to the cabinet duty room in broad daylight except for the necessary duty. Even if it happened to be Tan Lun's turn and Zhang Juzheng's turn to be on duty, Tan Lun would try to avoid Zhang Juzheng. It's not that Zhang Juzheng doesn't know, but Zhang Juzheng doesn't have any way. Zhang Juzheng's subordinates also tried not to mention Tan Yan and Gao Gong in front of Zhang Juzheng. So Zhang Juzheng not only didn't know where Tan Lun was, but he didn't even know which one Tan Lun's office room was in the cabinet duty room. In order not to embarrass Zhang Juzheng too much, Qin Tai also decided not to mention Tan Yan anymore.

Qin Tai came to Zhang Juzheng, first because Zhang Juzheng's family had to talk to Zhang Juzheng. Second, it is to take a look at the mysterious cabinet duty room in the eyes of outsiders. Third, it is to ask about Zhang Juzheng's news. Fourth, it is to think that Zhang Juzheng wants something. Zhang Juzheng was in charge of inquiring about the movements of the ministers of the DPRK and China, so Qin Tai wanted to ask Zhang Juzheng if everyone had any strange remarks these days. Although everyone's gossip may not be completely true, there are always some clues to be found. Qin Tai didn't want to get important clues directly right away, but he also wanted to know some things one-sidedly.

Zhang Juzheng regretfully told Qin Tai that although there is some gossip about lower-level officials these days, there is no news about the minister. Zhang Juzheng generally ignores the remarks of petty officials, let alone believes them, and Zhang Juzheng usually pays more attention to the words and deeds of high-ranking officials. I didn't expect that everyone seems to have changed these days, and they never mention anything about the royal family. Even a few ministers who usually have big mouths only talk about Fengyue and not about the royal family. The Hanlin Qingliu, who have always been critical of the royal family, also seem to have become mute.

Qin Tai felt that this was a problem, there must be one or a group of people with status who warned everyone. In this way, everyone is afraid to talk about the affairs of the royal family, and the more this month, the more the problem here is not simple. It is generally darker before dawn and there is a quiet time before the storm. Therefore, Qin Tai felt that something important would happen to the imperial court or the royal family. Zhang Juzheng, the second assistant of the cabinet and the future chief assistant of the cabinet, absolutely does not want anything unpredictable to happen at this time. This was extremely unfavorable to Zhang Juzheng's control of the cabinet and the imperial court, and was quite unfavorable to Zhang Juzheng's future.

Qin Tai knew that he couldn't wait for news at these times, at least he had to take the initiative to find clues. So Qin Tai asked Zhang Juzheng for one thing, the same signed letter of endorsement from Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng is not only the second assistant of the cabinet and the prince's concubine, but also the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, managing the huge yamen of the Ministry of Rites. What Qin Tai needed could only be issued by the Ministry of Rites, so Qin Tai asked Zhang Juzheng for this thing.