Chapter 16: Wanli and Zhang Juzheng
Zhang Juzheng opened his cloudy eyes, in fact, he didn't wash his face and the eye feces were still on it, acting in a full set, and said tremblingly: "The emperor... Your Majesty, this illness is like a mountain, and the illness is like a thread, and the old minister's body is afraid that it will not get better for a while and a half! It's time for this first assistant to abdicate and make way for Xian! ”
"How is this good, Daming Jiangshan Sheji is just improving, and there is no need for Zhang Ge to do this?"
Before Wanli could speak, Feng Bao panicked when he saw this, and spoke first, Feng Bao was able to sit in the position of the eunuch who was in charge of the eunuch and bent the law safely, and he couldn't lack the protection of Zhang Juzheng from the outer court, if he replaced it with someone who didn't deal with him, he would be in trouble with the in his crotch.
In order to lure the snake out of the hole, Shoufu Zhang Juzheng even kept his hardcore ally Feng Bao in the dark this time, and he took this opportunity to see if someone backstabbed him.
"Yes, I haven't reached the crown yet, many political affairs are still inseparable from Mr. Zhang, abdicate and let Master Zhang never mention the virtuous things, Master Zhang is recuperating at home, I and the cabinet gentlemen are waiting for Master Zhang to return from illness." Wanli echoed and comforted.
"Your Majesty, the old minister's illness is very dangerous, how can the old minister delay the Ming Dynasty because the position of the old minister is vacant for a long time, and I also ask the emperor to allow the old minister to resign!" Zhang Juzheng held Wanli's hand tightly, his eyes were full of tears, and his voice was weak and hoarse.
"Master Zhang, please I can't promise you this, and the queen mother won't agree, Master Zhang's implementation of the Wanli New Deal has just achieved results in a few years, and everyone in the Manchu Dynasty lacks civil and military affairs, but Master Zhang can't be missing!"
Wanli knew that Zhang Juzheng resigned, and he couldn't be the master, so he simply wanted to be a good person and have the feelings of master and apprentice.
"Yes, Zhang Ge Lao! Long live the Lord is right, everyone in this Manchu Dynasty is lacking in civil and military affairs, but you can't miss Zhang Ge! Don't mention this resignation, you can recuperate with peace of mind, this court affairs are watched by other cabinet elders and the queen mother, and nothing big will happen in a short time! ”
Feng Bao hurriedly agreed, as long as Zhang Juzheng was still in the position of the first assistant, he was not afraid, the one who dared to pick out and bared his teeth was really the great eunuch Feng who couldn't lift the knife!
"Then the old minister will listen to the emperor's words and recuperate at home!"
This time Zhang Juzheng readily agreed, he didn't really want to resign as the first assistant, and this time it was still reliable to test his allies and apprentices for the time being.
"Master Zhang is recuperating with peace of mind, the eldest companion is right, the affairs of the court are watched by the other gentlemen and the queen mother of the cabinet!"
Wanli's heart was tired for a while, even if Master Zhang was sick, the court didn't have anything to do with himself, how could he know that the next moment the fairy sound came, Wanli suddenly felt anxious.
"It's been more than a year since the emperor's wedding, it's time to be in power, it's time for the Ming Dynasty to be handed over to the emperor!" Zhang Juzheng, who was lying on the bed, suddenly made this suggestion.
"Ah~~~! Master Zhang, I can now... Will it work? "Happiness came unexpectedly, and Wanli was at a loss.
"Yes, Master Zhang, how can it be a child's play on the major events of the imperial court, long live the lord has not yet reached the crown, what if it is wrong?" Although Feng Bao was greedy, he still knew it in his heart, so he asked, but he didn't know that his words had inserted a thorn in Wanli's heart.
"Yes, Master Zhang! I still have a lot of political affairs that I haven't learned, if this goes wrong, how can I be worthy of the people of the Ming Dynasty! "Wanli is very smart, knowing that he is not yet capable of fully handling the affairs of the imperial court, and knows that if something goes wrong, the last victim will be the people of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the old minister has taught you for more than ten years, and sooner or later you will have to take care of the country by yourself. Lao Chen also wanted to see how well I had been teaching for more than ten years. Your Majesty, the old minister believes that the emperor can do it well, do it boldly, don't be afraid of making mistakes, if something really goes wrong, the old minister will give the emperor back if he fights his bones! ”
Zhang Juzheng's words are sincere, and the Wanli Emperor is the successor of his new policy, so the education of the Wanli emperor is very strict, which also led to the reversal of the new policy and the liquidation of the Zhang family due to the rebellious psychology of Wanli in history.
However, today Big Brother Zhang listened to Brother Fan's suggestion and tested his educational achievements, but Emperor Wanli was moved badly, and suddenly realized that Master Zhang was not greedy for power, and he used to be strict with himself in order to teach himself to become a Ming Jun.
"I must work hard to be a Mingjun, and I will not disappoint Master Zhang." The young Wanli Emperor held Zhang Juzheng's hand tightly and said with tears streaming down his face.
"Don't cry, the emperor is not dead! Lao Chen believes that the emperor can be a Ming monarch, prosper the Ming Dynasty, and shock Huanyu! ”
Zhang Juzheng stretched out his hand to help Emperor Wanli wipe his tears, and Zhang really had to educate Wanli as his own son. Zhang Da Gang can be described as versatile, in addition to dealing with government affairs, he also specially compiled a book called "Emperor Jian Book" when Wanli was young.
In this book, Zhang Dagang deliberately selected one hundred and seventeen historical events, including eighty-one good things and thirty-six bad things, each of which is illustrated with illustrations, similar to a villain book, Zhang Juzheng also talks about it in person every day, so that Wanli can understand why these things are good and why they are bad, I believe that as long as they are not imbecile, they will be able to understand it.
Emperor Wanli really felt the deep love of Yan's father this time, and he could no longer suppress his inner emotions and threw himself on the side of Zhang Juzheng's bed and cried. Big Guy Zhang was also stunned by Wanli's crying, did he overact, but there was no turning back when he opened the bow, so he had to act how to act.
In front of the hospital bed, the filial piety of the father and the son was staged, and Feng Bao stood aside to sit on the wax. In the end, Zhang Juzheng also asked Feng Bao to inform the Empress Dowager Li of the emperor's personal affairs.
This meeting not only deepened the friendship between the monarch and the minister, but also relieved Wanli's mustard for Zhang Juzheng. Wanli left Zhangfu full of energy and energy! After preparing for the pro-government, pick up the grapefruit and work hard.
The next day, Zhang Juzheng asked the Wanli Emperor to submit the excerpt to the cabinet, and the government and the opposition were in an uproar, and even Zhang Siwei, the second assistant of the lurking poisonous snake, thought that Zhang Juzheng was about to die.
So after leading other members of the cabinet to visit Zhang Juzheng, seeing Zhang Juzheng's approaching appearance, Zhang Siwei was secretly happy in his heart, and when he returned home, he thought about it again and again, and decided not to jump out now, continue to lurk, and wait for Zhang Juzheng to really die.
It's really that Big Brother Zhang's deterrence is too strong, and he has defeated Xu Jie, Li Chunfang, and Gao Gong before he sat on the first assistant position, except for Li Chunfang's dishes, the other two are at the level of kings.
In fact, when it comes to Li Chunfang's vegetables, he can't go anywhere, and after Xu Jie left, he secretly manipulated Hu Yingjia and Ouyang Yijing to stop Gao Gong from entering the cabinet. It wasn't until the second year that he relied on the conspiracy between Zhang Da and the eunuch Li Fang to enter the cabinet.
If there is no big guy Zhang, Gao Gong can beat Li Chunfang, and Gao Gong is also very bullish, as soon as he entered the cabinet, he scared Hu Yingjia and Ouyang Yijing to death, forcing Li Chunfang to retreat. It's just that compared to Zhang Da Lao, he was still almost, and was finally forced away by Zhang Da Bang and Feng Bao, it can be said that Zhang Da Lao's current political fighting level is invincible in the world.
Even if Zhang Siwei was sick and dying, he didn't dare to make a mistake, obviously Zhang Da Boss listened to Brother Fan's suggestion to lure the snake out of the hole this time, and he could only end up invincible and lonely.
A few days later, it was rumored that Zhang Jianxiu, the fourth son of the Zhang family, went to Huashan to seek immortal treatment in order to treat his father's illness.
Big Brother Zhang really let go, and the next day all the excerpts sent to Zhang's house were returned, and Emperor Wanli dealt with it himself, and Emperor Wanli finally exercised the rights of the emperor with satisfaction, and lived the addiction of being an emperor.
In order not to disappoint Master Zhang, he started working even harder than 007, getting up earlier than the chicken and going to bed later than the dog. The young man is in good health and has a good liver, which can toss the rest of the cabinet, and sometimes they are urgently summoned at night to deal with difficult political affairs.
Zhang watched at home that Emperor Wanli was diligent and well-organized, and he was very satisfied with his educational achievements, and he was full of praise for Brother Fan's suggestion.
At this time, Brother Fan was following Feng Qingyang to learn the Dugu Nine Swords, and the Dugu Nine Swords came first, only attacking but not defending. Paying attention to comprehension and physical reaction coordination, the original book made Hu Chong spend more than ten days learning Dugu Nine Swords, and Brother Fan learned it in three days.
Feng Qingyang sighed that Brother Fan was a genius in sword practice, and the original genius of sword practice made Hu Chong look inconspicuous, and he could only look at Brother Fan with admiration.
After learning Dugu Nine Swords, Yang Fan naturally went to the Huashan Sect Scripture Pavilion to brush up on Taoist classics, in which Yang Fan discovered an amazing secret.