When Zhang Yanghao was leaving, he finally gave Zhang Ju a special look.

finally explained: "No matter what rumors come out of the outside, you don't have to believe it, guard this home!" ”

After explaining the last sentence, he got into the sedan chair.

Then, the sedan chair soon appeared at the noon gate.

He is a secretary of the ministry and has the power to enter the palace at any time.

The Forbidden City is divided into the Inner Palace and the Outer Court.

The main location of the three major halls is the outer court, which allows ministers to enter and exit, because many yamen are located in this vicinity, and the cabinet is in the palace.

It's just that the inner palace is the emperor's private place, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without a special order.

followed the noon gate and entered the palace directly, and then, Zhang Yanghao arrived at the cabinet.

At this time, the cabinet seemed very calm.

In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, even if there is no emperor, everyone still performs their duties, the world's recital, sent to the cabinet for votes, and then sent to the inner palace, the inner palace also has a set of corresponding institutions, such as the twelve eunuchs, whether it is the ceremonial supervisor or the imperial horse supervisor, in fact, they all correspond to the cabinet and various ministries of the imperial court, cooperate with each other, and finally deal with the world's military and political affairs according to the regulations.

In a way, the emperor is more of an arbiter who only needs to push what he wants to promote.

After all, not everyone is Emperor Taizu Gao, and everything has to be asked.

Zhang Yanghao came, and as soon as the housekeepers and scribes on duty saw him coming, they immediately gathered around him and saluted.

Ordinary people come to the cabinet, even if it is a small clerk in the cabinet, they can be arrogant, after all, this is the center, ordinary officials come and go, who should not look at the eyes of the scribes here.

But Zhang Yanghao is different, he is a secretary of the ministry, although he has not entered the cabinet, he is actually one foot in the cabinet, and he controls the world's personnel rewards and punishments, and his authority is extremely heavy.

So under normal circumstances, the secretary of the Ministry of Substantive Officials is often not allowed to enter the cabinet, after all, you have so much power, and you still want to enter the cabinet to participate in decision-making, which is terrible.

Of course, if the secretary wants to be promoted, he often goes directly to the cabinet and becomes the chief assistant.

Because of this, the housekeepers and scribes all knew Zhang Yanghao's weight, so they all stepped forward to salute as if flattering.

Zhang Yanghao only bowed his head: "Are all the dukes on duty?" ”

"Huang Gong, Sun Gong and Liu Gong are all here."

"Very well, I have something to report."

The scribes did not dare to slack off, and were busy inviting people.

A moment later, when they arrived at the side hall of the cabinet, Huang Liji and the three of them had arrived.

The four of them saluted each other.

Minister, you have to have the demeanor of a minister, although you know that Zhang Yanghao is here, there must be urgent matters, but even so, everyone still looks unhurried.

After a few words of greeting, Huang Liji trembled slightly, and said with a smile: "I'm old, my body is not as good as before." ”

Zhang Yanghao said with concern: "Is it okay for Huang Chengcheng to eat in the afternoon?" ”

Huang Liji said: "I only ate half a bowl of porridge. ”

Zhang Yanghao sighed: "Huang Gong must take care of himself, people eat grains, and these grains are the root of people......"

Huang Liji pressed his hand, then sat down, the scribe came up with tea, Huang Liji took a sip of tea, and then looked up at Zhang Yanghao: "Zhang Butang is in such a hurry, what is the matter?" ”

That's when we get to the point.

Zhang Yanghao's face became a little solemn, and he said, "Something happened." ”

Huang Liji: "......"

You didn't say it sooner if something happened!

Sun Chengzong said with concern: "What's the matter? ”

"That's the case, today the old man heard about a major incident, someone rebelled, they colluded with Li Zicheng, and a large number of Li Zicheng's people had quietly sneaked into Beijing earlier, these people ...... All of them are vicious people, and now they are ...... Li Zicheng has led his troops to kill Benbei Zhili, the princes know it, at this time, if it is in the capital, there will be chaos again......"

"Really?" Huang Li frowned worriedly.

Zhang Yanghao said: "How dare you be fake. ”

"Where's the news?"

"It is the Zhou commander of the Five Cities Terracotta Division."

Liu Hongxun said on the side: "Why didn't you report Jinyiwei? ”

Zhang Yanghao said lightly: "Jinyiwei's mind is not here, not to mention that even if the report is played, people will not take the old man's warning seriously." Even if it's a thing, what can it be? God knows if they know or not. ”

Huang Liji listened, nodded his head, he got up, and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

In the capital, the people responsible for guarding against rebellion are not only factory guards.

Huang Liji raised his head and said, "How many people are involved?" ”

"There are as many as cows, but I am afraid of no less than a thousand people." Liu Hongxun said.

Huang Liji's face turned cold: "If this is the case, then it will be difficult to do, you need to invite someone from the factory guard to discuss, and someone will ......."

A scribe came in a hurry.

"Go and invite the nine thousand years old and the fellow of the Jinyi Guard on duty."

"Whoa."

Zhang Yanghao said on the side: "This matter is urgent, and the factory guard alone may not be able to prevent it, so it is better to ...... The soldiers and horses of the five cities, as well as the pro-army and the generals of the Beijing camp are also summoned, and we have agreed, and we can deal with them together when the time comes. ”

Huang Liji thought about it, and then exchanged glances with Sun Chengzong and Liu Hongxun.

They seemed to figure out Zhang Yanghao's thoughts, and this Zhang Yanghao obviously didn't want this credit to fall on the head of the factory guard.

And if you want to win the first credit, of course, it is the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, the Beijing Battalion, and even the personal guards to be responsible for the main capture of thieves, which may be better than the factory guards.

Although at this time, everyone is still thinking about who will get the credit, but this is also human nature, after all, this matter was first exposed by Zhang Yanghao, and as for how much Zhang Yanghao still knows, no one knows.

If he doesn't follow his wishes, it will be terrible if he deliberately omits key details.

Huang Liji smiled and said, "It's okay, then which people do you think it's good to invite into the cabinet to discuss?" ”

Zhang Yanghao did not hesitate, and immediately took out a roster from his sleeve and handed it to Huang Liji.

Huang Liji looked at the roster and couldn't wait to slap him with a big mouth.

This guy ...... I really want to take credit and want to go crazy.

The roster handed over, nine times out of ten, are all people who Zhang Yanghao is good friends with on weekdays, and this is to rob him of this credit.

Taking a deep breath, Huang Liji still rationally pressed his temper, feeling that time was urgent at this time, and it was still important to do something, so he didn't delay any longer and said: "Call them here, be quick!" ”

After a long time, Wei Zhongxian came in person.

On the side of Jinyiwei, there was only one thousand households, it turned out that Zhang Jingyi went to accompany him, and Deng Jian, a fellow intellectual, was in Nanzhili, and most of the other acquaintances and servants were not on duty in Beizhen Fusi, but went to the next inspection, and there was only such a one.

Immediately afterwards, dozens of civil servants and military ministers were also summoned one by one.

When Wei Zhongxian heard that thieves had been found in the capital, his face was a little unpleasant.

The factory guard didn't find it in advance, but you found it first, but you found it first, which is really not good-looking for the factory guard.

As for the brocade clothes and Wei Qianhu, after all, they are soft-spoken.

Huang Liji first asked the thousand households if Jin Yiwei noticed anything strange.

Qianhu just said, "I haven't found anything for the time being." ”

Huang Liji's head was bowed.

When other civil servants and military ministers arrived in the cabinet one after another, these dozens of people came to greet them.

Huang Liji smiled and bowed to everyone, then looked at Zhang Yanghao and said, "Zhang Butang, tell me about the situation." ”

Zhang Yanghao quietly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw everyone coming, and his heart felt like he had taken a reassuring pill.

Then, he sat steadily, picked up the teacup, and then said word by word: "These days, the implementation of the new policy by the imperial court is logically beneficial to the country and the people. The people are too bitter, and if the new policy can change the situation of the people, it will be a great success. It's just that over the years...... Ay...... To tell the truth, this new deal is really encouraging. ”

Huang Liji interrupted lightly beside him: "Pick up the important ones." ”

"That's what's important." Zhang Yanghao said: "However, the New Deal has always been good, but to really promote the New Deal to benefit the country and the people, after all, it is the human factor." If there is no wise monarch and virtuous ministers, this new policy will be nothing more than a flash in the pan after all. If nothing else, let's talk about the present, what is the situation in the imperial court at the moment? Nine thousand years old, Huang Gong, you tell the truth, your majesty today...... Where did it go? ”

Wei Zhongxian already felt that something was wrong at this time, and immediately glared at Zhang Yanghao coldly, and said sharply: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Zhang Yanghao only glanced at Wei Zhongxian, and said, "Is Your Majesty dead or alive, in the palace, or outside the palace?" Now Li Zicheng is about to come to the capital, and when the country is in danger, His Majesty is nowhere to be seen, the people are panicked, and the minister is suspicious. ”

Wei Zhongxian suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he shouted: "Zhang Yanghao, you dare to be like this, ...... someone comes."

"Who dare!" Zhang Yanghao snorted coldly, and then stood up, his eyes flashed with cold light, and he asked sharply: "I am the secretary of the ministry, you are just a eunuch, and you dare to talk to the old man like this?" Today, there is no lord in the country, and it is because of people like you who welcome the emperor that there is today's predicament...... Take this eunuch down! ”

Wei Zhongxian: "......"

Wei Zhongxian wanted to sneer.

It means that you are blind and do not look at this place.

But who would have ......

But one person shouted, "Yes." ”

Looking up, it was a commander of the Jing camp, and in a moment, he had already pounced on Wei Zhongxian like a wolf.

Wei Zhongxian: "......"

Without waiting for Wei Zhongxian to react, the man had already grabbed Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian immediately shouted: "Come on!" ”

"No one is coming!" Zhang Yanghao lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and then said indifferently: "You can't think of it, because what we are involved in is confidential, so as usual, no one is allowed to stay within a hundred steps of this hall, and anyone who spies on military aircraft will be killed!" ”

Huang Liji suddenly got up, and said angrily: "What's going on! Zhang Yanghao, what exactly do you want to do? And you? ”

Zhang Yanghao spit out a sentence from his mouth without squinting, and said: "Qingjun side, righteous discipline, and people's hearts!" ”