The fifteenth reincarnation of the Celestial Master Fifteen
Not long after he sat down, the copywriter didn't have time to serve tea, and Zhang Siwei, the second assistant of the cabinet, couldn't sit still. He said, "Taiyue, what's wrong? Why are you gathering at this time? As the deputy assistant of the cabinet, he is qualified to call Zhang Juzheng Taiyue, but his tone and attitude are a bit excessive, which makes people feel that he is firing at Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, and asking Zhang Juzheng for his guilt.
Zhang Juzheng didn't care about Zhang Siwei, and he didn't care about other people's dodging eyes. He took out the information that the copywriter had just sorted out, eliminated some things that could not be seen by outsiders, and put the re-transcribed documents on the table. He didn't hand over the documents to Zhang Siwei or Feng Bao, this was Zhang Ju testing Feng Bao and Zhang Siwei. For Zhang Juzheng, he can't fully trust anyone, and he wants to use this opportunity to see everyone's reaction.
For Zhang Juzheng to take out a stack of documents and put them on the table, everyone's expressions changed. Although Feng Bao is a eunuch with a seal of honor, his level of education is not high, and he may be the one with the lowest education among these eunuchs with a seal of honor. So he didn't rush to read the document, he knew that even if he did, he might not be able to read it. The documents written by these officials below became more and more difficult to understand, and sometimes they often quoted scriptures, so that Feng Bao could not understand them. So over the years, Feng Bao's habit is to either listen to his cronies explain to him, or wait for others to understand and express their opinions. Feng Bao felt helpless for this kind of behavior, but outsiders felt that Feng Bao was unfathomable, had good quality and patience, but added a lot of points to Feng Bao.
Zhang Siwei was a little anxious, he knew that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was going on, so he was in a hurry to understand the situation immediately and then make his own decision. If these things have nothing to do with you, or if you are embarrassed to interfere, it is better to go home early and rest and not mix with miscellaneous things. Shen Shixing had an attitude of not caring about himself, and he was the oldest, so he looked at the documents on the table and had no intention of flipping through them. Lu Tiaoyang and the others wanted to see it, but they didn't dare to cross Feng Bao, Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing and others, because this was the rules and etiquette. Once these big people feel dissatisfied, their future will be affected, so they hold back.
Zhang Siwei saw that Feng Bao didn't care, and Shen Shixing didn't want to read it, so he couldn't help but pick up the document and read it. Although Zhang Juzheng sat still, his eyes flashed, as if he had some opinions on Zhang Siwei's actions. However, Zhang Juzheng is a shrewd person and the first assistant of the cabinet, so his face has not changed much. However, Feng Bao and Shen Shixing, who knew Zhang Juzheng's personality well, immediately grasped Zhang Juzheng's changes, and they sighed secretly. Zhang Juzheng really values his power, even if others want to intervene to help him share a little, he will be unhappy. The Queen Mother and the Little Emperor repeatedly offered to share Zhang Juzheng's hardships, and Feng Bao also persuaded Zhang Juzheng to share his powers. Zhang Juzheng also said that he wanted to think about it and wanted to divide the affairs of the Ministry of Rites to Zhang Siwei and others to manage separately. But now that Zhang Siwei is doing this, he is obviously in a bit of a hurry, and Zhang Juzheng is already unhappy. It seems that the idea of letting Zhang Juzheng hand over the gift part to Zhang Siwei for management may have to be delayed in the future.
Zhang Siwei didn't feel that he had made a big mistake, not only offended Zhang Juzheng, but also made others disgusted by his actions. This made Zhang Siwei encounter great resistance to expanding his power, and also made the little emperor have greater suspicion and dissatisfaction with Zhang Juzheng. If he had known that this would be the case, Zhang Siwei would definitely hold back, and he would not be in a hurry to read the documents.
Zhang Juzheng leaned on the Taishi chair and drank tea while watching Zhang Siwei's expression change. Zhang Siwei is worthy of being the leader of a reader, and he immediately read the entire content of the document at a glance and ten lines. However, his expression changed dramatically, which made the people on the side watch a good show of changing faces. At first, Zhang Siwei's expression was a little disdainful, because the document was written to Zhang Juzheng in the form of a private letter, so the writer did not have the position to thank the students, and called Zhang Juzheng not the first assistant of the cabinet but Mr. Zhang Siwei couldn't look down on the respect of these officials for Zhang Juzheng, and felt that Zhang Juzheng's subordinates were actually just a group of unconscious officials who could only slap horses. Then the letter mentioned some civil chaos, but Zhang Siwei had never heard of it, so he felt puzzled. When he saw the letter mentioning that there was a fight between the two sides, Zhang Siwei paid attention to it for the first time, and his face became solemn. When he saw the number of casualties, he stood up with a look of surprise and anger on his face, thinking that the letter writer was lying. When he saw the name of the inscription, Zhang Siwei was stupid, and sat down and spread out on the chair. Luckily, he was sitting on a chair, and if it were a round stool, he would have fallen hard. Zhang Siwei took a fluke and read the second letter, then the third letter, and the fourth letter. After reading the signing of the four letters, Zhang Siwei threw the document on the table, as if it was not a document but a hot sweet potato.
Although Shen Shixing has some opinions about this rising star, Shen Shixing also knows that Zhang Siwei is capable. Now Zhang Juzheng held a meeting overnight, and the meeting place was chosen in Zhang Juzheng's office, which was already a bit out of control. Now that Zhang Siwei, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, has just read the letter, his attitude and expression have changed dramatically, and it seems that things are really not small. Shen Shixing also knew that if he didn't read it, Lu Tiaoyang and the others were embarrassed to read it, and besides, he was also interested in the document. So he picked up the file that Siwei had thrown on the table and read it slowly. Shen Shixing originally wanted to read it slowly, but soon after, he read it faster and faster, and after a while, he finished reading these documents. He has been an official for a longer time than Zhang Siwei, and he can recognize the handwriting of these people without looking at their signatures. In addition, Shen Shixing is in charge of the Criminal Department, and he has a more targeted approach to some civil issues. The large-scale armed fighting mentioned in the letter is the last thing the government wants to see, and it is more serious than a disaster or war. After Shen Shixing saw the casualty figures, he also began to fidget. He had wanted to retire safely, but now it seems that this plan has become a luxury. Once the matter is made public, they will be reprimanded by the cabinet bosses after handling them. If things are not handled well, the cabinet is the best scapegoat, and when the time comes, the cabinet bigwigs will collectively step down, or even be expelled on a charge. As the cabinet boss in charge of the Criminal Department, the first person in charge is Shen Shixing and Zhang Juzheng, the third assistant of the cabinet. If things reach an uncontrollable situation, the court will have no choice but to use Zhang Juzheng and him Shen Shixing to calm the anger of the angry people.
After reading it, Shen Shixing did not throw the document on the table or hand it to Lu Tiaoyang and the others, but handed the document to Feng Bao on the side. Feng Bao was reluctant to accept it, but Shen Shixing's attitude was very resolute. Shen Shixing already felt the seriousness of the problem, even if he showed it to others, it would not be of much use, and the only way was to let Feng Bao, an outsider in the cabinet, help them take responsibility together. In this way, the pressure on the cabinet will be less, which is also the real meaning of Zhang Juzheng's must invite Feng Bao, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, to hold a meeting overnight. Now the cabinet can't hide this matter, and if it doesn't join hands with the celebrant and supervisor, the cabinet will fall immediately. Even if the cabinet falls, it is useless, the problem still has to be solved, and the only one who can compete with the cabinet is the celebrant and the celebrant will have a turnaround as long as the celebrant is on the side of the cabinet. If the celebrant sits on the mountain and watches the tiger fight, the cabinet will definitely be unlucky, and Zhang Juzheng and all the cabinet members will be left behind for 10,000 years.
Feng Bao only read a little bit of the documents and jumped up. Feng Bao had already sensed that the matter was a bit serious, but he didn't expect it to be like this. Now Feng Bao really regrets it a little, he would not have come if he knew that the matter was so serious. Now that he not only knows the ins and outs of the matter, but also participates in the meeting, it is difficult to get out. Feng Bao, the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant is equivalent to being tied to the cabinet, and it is impossible to be a bystander. Feng Bao glared at Shen Shixing and scolded regardless of his image. Feng Bao is not like the cabinet adults who are born as scholars, he is just a lowly eunuch, so he can scold his mother shamelessly in a small area. Feng Bao was born as a eunuch, and when he scolded his mother, he not only spoke rudely but also had some local accents, so that everyone could have a good look at Feng Bao's personality.
Lu Tiaoyang didn't have time to taste Feng Bao's performance, so he was attracted by the content of the document. No, it shouldn't be said to be attracted, but it should be that the club is frightened. Lu Tiaoyang and other ten cabinet members and seven cabinet members walked, and after reading the contents of the document, most of them were stunned, and three adults were directly stunned. In the whole room, there was only Feng Bao's almost crazy scolding voice, and no one dared to come up to help without Zhang Juzheng's instructions for copywriting and summons standing on the periphery. Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing didn't care about the lives of these people, and Zhang Juzheng sat still like a mountain.