Zhang Siwei nodded: "As the uncle said, the servant is depressed for Wei and Sun Ergong!" ”

As he spoke, Zhang Siwei looked at the other scholars in the cabinet: "You say that Wei and Sun Ergong are also virtuous people, but now they want to leave the word 'sexual greed' in the annals of history because of him Haigangfeng, which is really against the law." ”

"Therefore, from the servant's point of view, we should order the implementation of the Qingzhang Tianmu as soon as possible, so that the deficit of the treasury can be replenished, so that the hundreds of bureaucrats in the world will not lose their dignity because of this."

Immediately, Zhang Siwei took up the pen and said: "The meaning of the uncle to let the servant enter the cabinet, the servant understands, it is nothing more than the servant who is quite famous among the northern officials, and let the servant persuade the northern officials to be willing to clear the fields." ”

"The servants continue to write to them, lest they only know the strictness of the court and not the difficulties of the court."

"In this book, the servant mentioned to His Majesty that Ziwei is wise and reasonable, and can be an auxiliary minister. And now it is. ”

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile, and said: "Whether the northern bureaucrats can understand the intentions of the imperial court, please ask Ziwei for guidance." ”

Zhang Siwei hurriedly got up and bowed his hands: "The servant doesn't dare to slack off!" ”

As a result, the cabinet was happy again.

Zhao Zhenji didn't ridicule Zhang Siwei anymore, and only returned to his room.

Lu Tiaoyang still silently looked at his vote, and came from time to time to let Zhang Juzheng make an idea.

No one seems to care why Zhang Jingxiu didn't participate in the imperial examination.

"Did Zhang Jingxiu fall or didn't participate?"

But in the market outside the palace, even after the palace examination was over, Wu Rulun and the others were still quite curious about this matter.

Sun Jigao looked at the first place in the palace test gold list with his name on it at this time, and said with a smile: "Whatever, fortunately, I didn't listen to the rumors, I really thought that he Zhang Jiangling wanted to mess with power in the government, otherwise, this champion would not fall on my head." ”

At this time, Yu Menglin, who was in the spot, also smiled: "Yes, this shows that Jiangling is a country, although he has the power, he still governs fairly, and he can be a good minister!" ”

The people of the Ming Dynasty have long referred to the cabinet auxiliary ministers as ministers, ministers, prime ministers, etc.

For example, during the Chongzhen period, when Zhou Yanru was reinstated, Liu Zeqing specially invited Zhou Yanru to Linqing Prefecture to have a banquet for Zhou Yanru in order to appease Zhou Yanru, and when he saw Zhou Yanru, he directly called him Xiangguo.

Xiao Liangyan, another lifter who fell first, also echoed: "I can see such a result, although I despise Sun Shan, but I don't feel lost, I should be a big white!" ”

Only Wu Rulun remained silent, and only after a long time did he say to Sun Jigao: "Brother is right, sure enough, everything can only be decided after seeing empirical evidence, I shouldn't have directly preconceived and judged that Jiangling is a person who uses power for personal gain." ”

In fact, it can be seen from his ability to use Hai Rui and Zhao Neijiang. Jiangling is really not a generation of Fenyi, Huating, and Xinzheng. ”

Sun Jigao said.

Gao Gong, who happened to pass by here in plainclothes in Beijing, raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and shouted at Sun Jigao: "Then the future life, where did Gao Xin Zheng provoke you, and he actually attributed it to Fenyi and Huating first-class!" ”

Sun Jigao only felt that the sound was deafening, so he had to look back and see that it was an old man in a fancy suit, so he had to give it up: "According to the late news, Xinzheng is urgent, can not accommodate things, and can not hide and need to endure, there is resentment, touch it and break it, every eye is angry, the evil voice follows, and the baby is blind, even the scholar and benevolent such as today's saint is also said by his ten-year-old son of heaven how to settle the world, so that he only knows how to use Hai Rui to repay personal grievances against the Xu family, once he does not use it, he will abandon it like a shoe, and send things away with idle officials, it can be seen that it is not as good as Jiangling. ”

"May I ask the old man, can a leader like Gao Xin Zheng be a good assistant?"

"Fortunately, it was defeated early, otherwise I don't know how far it will go!"

Gao Gong's eyes were cracked after hearing this, he pointed at Sun Jigao, and roared like thunder: "You! ”

"Please calm your anger and don't meet with the juniors."

Yu Maoxue was busy advising him at this time.

Gao Gong also put his hands on his forehead, nodded and said: "You're right, how can I get to know them, it's just that they put me alongside Yan Fenyi and Xu Huating, it's really infuriating!" No matter how unsympathetic the old man is, he still does a few practical things for the country. ”

Saying that, Gao Gong also said curiously: "However, this Jiangling will use Hai Rui to make hundreds of officials panic, and even use Zhao Zhenji to make himself constrained, and even his son is not among the best in this competition, which is indeed unthinkable to the old man, with the old man's understanding of his Jiangling, although this person is also a person who is loyal to the country, but he will not restrain his desire for power to this point, at most he will be a little more restrained than the old man, and he will never be so selfless." ”

Yu Maoxue said with a smile: "Not only did the public not expect it, but the lower officials also didn't expect that he was the first to risk his life to criticize the examination and impeach Yuan Fu, but His Majesty did not severely punish the lower officials, but knew why the lower officials criticized the new policy, and also understood the difficulties of these honest and honest petty officials." ”

"Your Majesty! It should be Your Majesty! It was His Majesty who made Zhang Jiangling more like an ancient minister! ”

Gao Gong suddenly said solemnly.

Immediately, Gao Gong sighed with relief: "The old man lost to Jiangling back then, not wronged, not wronged!" ”

……

Zhu Yijun also learned from Zhang Whale about Zhang Jingxiu's comments on Zhang Juzheng after he did not participate in the imperial examination, and he couldn't help but smile slightly for a while, and said in his heart:

"At this moment, Hai Rui's comments on Zhang Juzheng may have to be changed in the future, not only to work for the country, but also to work for a living."

Of course, Zhu Yijun knew that Zhang Ju was a human being, not a saint.

Although he may restrain his selfish desires because he knows that the emperor is not as innocent as an ordinary child, as a normal person, and Zhang Juzheng, who is indeed lustful and good, cannot really be as perfect as a saint.

What's more, it is not necessarily reassuring to have really become a saint.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun still didn't think about making Zhang Juzheng completely and really become a perfect politician, he still wants to see Zhang Juzheng make some mistakes and make some people who violate his personal morality, and he will not be disappointed and collapsed, but is willing to give Zhang Juzheng a just ending in the future.

But in any case, Zhu Yijun knows that Zhang Juzheng's personal image is better now, which is conducive to the advancement of reform.

After all, most scholars in this era were influenced by academics and valued morality more than one's ability.

Therefore, if Zhang Juzheng's moral evaluation is higher, it will be conducive to him to get the support of more scholars and doctors in this era when he is in power.

For example, because Hai Rui had accumulated a lot of prestige among scholars in morality, so that Sun Piyang, the governor of Baoding, immediately cried after learning that he had been impeached by Hai Rui for cutting merchants and grain, and had asked the court to raid his house:

"Haigong, you want this hospital to ruin its reputation! In the future, won't the people of the world think that my grandson is a bad official and a cruel official, and his virtue is very bad? ”

"Gong doesn't have to resent Hai Gong, after all, it's you who have ruined the imperial court."

Yan Qing, the new governor of Baoding, persuaded Sun Piyang at this time, and instructed: "Surround the inner courtyard of Sun Gong!" Not a grain of grain or a tael of silver, the family members are all locked up, and they are regularly provided with food and tea, just waiting to be copied on a mission! ”

Sun Piyang was shocked when he heard this: "Duke Yan, why are you so anxious, and can you wait for the leather clerk to finish the housework and transfer some of the accumulated eunuch income before seizing it?" ”

Saying that, Sun Piyang bowed his hand to Yan Qing and said: "Please also talk about friendship for the sake of fellow Shilin people, and afterwards the dismissal staff will be thanked." ”

Yan Qingdao said: "The public is confused! This time, the decree is very clear, if the stolen money of the confiscated public and the Duke of Wei cannot make up for the shortfall, the confiscated will continue to be confiscated, how dare you let this court talk about friendship? ”

Sun Piyang sat down on the ground after hearing this, and shouted excitedly for a while: "Why bother, why do you say that the imperial court should be like this!" I've heard that those who farm can't afford to eat will rebel, and I haven't heard that those who sell grain can't sell grain will rebel, so why should the court be so harsh! ”

"But you don't let the grain go to Liaodong, which has caused the price of grain in Liaodi to increase dramatically, so that even if the imperial court is paid, there are still Liaodong soldiers and civilians who starve to death."

Yan Qing replied.

Sun Piyang couldn't help complaining: "Why did you starve to death? Nowadays, there is no boundary, the high price of grain is nothing more than eating one less meal of grain, eating more wild vegetables, can not starve to death and starve for An'an, and should be content, and not a scholar, and not a time to refuse, weak strength, but not easy to make trouble. ”