Just when Zhang Juzheng was breathing, Feng Bao not only couldn't visit Zhang Juzheng, but also didn't even have his own freedom. The little emperor ordered Feng Bao to be kept in the palace and not allowed to leave the palace. At the same time, he began to clean up and calculate Feng Bao's private property, which was to charge Feng Bao with Zhang Juzheng's accomplice, but no one was surprised by this. Because everyone knows that the relationship between Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao is not ordinary, the two of them are like brothers, if they want to completely bring down Zhang Juzheng, they must be brought down together with Feng Bao. Feng Bao also had this kind of preparation, and the only hope was that the Empress Dowager Li could open her mouth to intercede and let the little emperor spare Feng Bao's life.

Zhang Juzheng has been the head of the cabinet for so many years, and he has a lot of influence in the capital and the local area, so of course it is necessary to prevent someone from taking advantage of Zhang Juzheng's affairs to make a fuss. While using Jinyiwei and Dongchang to control the situation in the city, the little emperor ordered his cronies to take over the defense of the capital. In particular, officials and generals who have a good relationship with Zhang Juzheng must be isolated or controlled as soon as possible. Then he sent people to secretly go to various places to eliminate Zhang Juzheng's forces, and at the same time began to clean up and control Zhang Juzheng's hometown.

I don't know if it's the inherent law of officialdom or everyone thinks that Zhang Juzheng has gone to the little emperor one after another, and at the same time as Zhang Juzheng died, the veterans of officialdom began to criticize Zhang Juzheng. At the same time that the little emperor ordered to surround Zhang Juzheng's house, hundreds of reports and secret reports had already been sent to the palace. Even the little emperor had to admit the shamelessness and quickness of these officialdom veterans. Almost all of these people are old men in officialdom who are in their fifties and sixties, and their grades are not low, and no one expected to be so shameless. When Zhang Juzheng was alive, they were inferior to Zhang Juzheng, and as soon as Zhang Juzheng died, he became the vanguard of dealing with Zhang Juzheng, and he had countless black materials in his hands. Although the little emperor hated the shamelessness of these people, the little emperor now needed these people to deal with Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Juzheng's henchmen for him. The little emperor allowed these people to collect and even fabricate Zhang Juzheng's charges as quickly as possible, and then he could justifiably deal with Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Juzheng's henchmen. The little emperor is not at ease if he wants Zhang Juzheng to die, even if he enters the coffin, he will whip the corpse. Zhang Juzheng, a generation of famous ministers, veterans of the three dynasties, and a generation of emperors, ended up like this, his home was raided as soon as he died, and he was judged and talked about if he died without entering the coffin, and no descendants would do funerals for him, let alone a piece of three-foot loess that belonged to him. This is his long-term control of the government, this is what he is doing against the little emperor, and this is the consequence of his disobedience to the advice of Qin Tai and others.

On the third day after Zhang Juzheng's death, Jinyiwei and Dongchang confiscated all the property of Zhang Juzheng's family, and the little emperor was not satisfied. Jin Yiwei also counted the property of several other Zhang Juzheng's henchmen confiscated in Zhang Juzheng's house, and the little emperor felt that it was okay. After all, Feng Bao was born as a eunuch, and greed for money is every eunuch's hobby. Feng Bao's property alone is fifty times that of Zhang Juzheng, and even if Jin Yiwei counts the property of other Zhang Juzheng's henchmen on Zhang Juzheng's head, this figure is only one-tenth of Feng Bao's property. Of course, the little emperor would not let go of this opportunity, and while reprimanding Feng Bao for being insatiable, he hinted that Feng Bao Zhang Juzheng would hand over part of his property to Feng Bao for management. Feng Bao knew that he was sorry for Zhang Juzheng for doing this, and he also knew that the little emperor was deliberately framing Zhang Juzheng, but at this time, Feng Bao had to follow the little emperor's meaning in order to survive. Soon after, it was reported in the palace that Zhang Juzheng hid the 1 million taels of gold obtained from embezzlement in the eunuch Feng Bao, the eunuch of the celebrant of the palm seal, in order to win over Feng Bao at the same time, so that Feng Bao could use the position of the eunuch of the eunuch of the celebrant to make huge profits. The reason why Zhang Juzheng is famous is because he is capable, secondly because he is upright, and thirdly because he does not directly accept bribes. Zhang Juzheng said as early as the early days of his official life that his family property was solid and he didn't need to do dirty things for petty profits. Therefore, the tie-up emperor believes in and reuses this capable minister Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng will gradually become the head of the hundred officials and the first assistant of the cabinet. Now he will admit that Zhang Juzheng has a sum of money of unknown origin hidden in Feng Bao, and almost everyone believes that this money is not only embezzled, but also more likely to be state. Otherwise, Zhang Juzheng doesn't need to be so secretive, and he doesn't need to be handed over to a eunuch for safekeeping. If the source of this money is legitimate, you can buy a field in Zhang Juzheng's hometown or hand it over to your children and grandchildren to manage. After entering this news, the ordinary people and lower-level officials who were dissatisfied with the little emperor's treatment of Zhang Juzheng immediately changed their attitudes, and they all felt that what the little emperor did was not wrong.

Although the little emperor is pointing fingers at the top, and there is the support and approval of the people below, there is still a lot of pressure to deal with it. Zhang Juzheng has been the first assistant of the cabinet for ten years, and the Beijing official for nearly 30 years, and there are too many protégés and former officials. If we investigate carefully, more than 60 percent of the officials in Beijing and nearly 40 percent of the local officials above the fifth rank in various places have met Zhang Juzheng, the head of the cabinet, as a protégé or disciple of Zhang Juzheng. Even the little emperor was once Zhang Juzheng's proud disciple, and he once obediently accepted Zhang Juzheng's lessons. After Zhang Juzheng's downfall, these people were anxious to clear up their relationship with Zhang Juzheng, and began to sort out Zhang Juzheng's black materials, the purpose of which was to worry that they would be implicated by Zhang Juzheng. In fact, it's no wonder that they are not easy to be officials, and it is even more difficult to be Beijing officials, it is difficult to maintain without finding a backer, and it is even more difficult to save their lives if they find the wrong backer.

The little emperor divided Zhang Juzheng's henchmen into four classes, the first class was Zhang Juzheng's diehard loyalists, the real Zhang Juzheng's henchmen, and their absolute loyalty to Zhang Juzheng. Second-class officials attached to Zhang Juzheng's side. These officials are not considered to be Zhang Juzheng's cronies, but they are attached to Zhang Juzheng for mutual benefit. As long as they don't harm their own interests, they will try their best to cooperate with Zhang Juzheng. The third-class so-called disciples and grandchildren of Zhang Juzheng, these people actually have nothing to do with Zhang Juzheng, they are just looking for a big man who wants to get close to Zhang Juzheng. The fourth class is the grass on the wall, no matter who is the boss of these people, as long as they please the boss and obey the superiors. These people are not only numerous, but also cover almost all departments and all levels, and the number is considerable.

The little emperor also knew that overthrowing Zhang Juzheng could not take down all the Beijing officials, and he also needed the officials below to help him maintain his daily affairs. While ordering the deal with Zhang Juzheng, he also immediately appointed Zhang Siwei, the former deputy assistant of the cabinet, to take over as the first assistant of the cabinet, with full authority to preside over the daily affairs of the cabinet. The little emperor also gave Zhang Siwei the task of sorting out and collecting Zhang Juzheng's crimes. The little emperor knows the relationship between Zhang Siwei and Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Siwei has been the second-in-command under the powerful Zhang Juzheng for so many years, and Zhang Siwei has long resented Zhang Juzheng in his heart. If Zhang Juzheng's case is handed over to Zhang Siwei to deal with, Zhang Siwei will not only not shield Zhang Juzheng, but will also clear Zhang Juzheng's people. The first is to retaliate against Zhang Juzheng's run on Zhang Siwei over the years, and the second is also for Zhang Siwei himself, Zhang Siwei is the first assistant of the cabinet and needs to arrange his own people to control the situation as soon as possible. The opportunity to take Zhang Juzheng's vacant position may allow Zhang Siwei's people to take over, so that Zhang Siwei can sit firmly in the position of the first assistant of the cabinet.