"What is the brother going to do?"

Zhang Sijiao then asked.

Zhang Siwei said confidently without thinking about it: "Nowadays, Lu Yi and a large number of so-called key criminals who are plotting chaos in Nanzhi need to be dealt with urgently, I believe that since Jiangling wants to take these people, it is natural to deal with these people strictly and pave the way for the new policy, so that the Shangshu of the Criminal Department responsible for trial and punishment is very important!" ”

As he spoke, Zhang Siwei said: "I have to protect him Hai Rui to be promoted to the secretary of the Criminal Department!" So Gangneung will naturally like it; ”

"What's more, it's not appropriate to let Hai Rui directly take up an idle position now, it is easy to be seen by Jiangling, after all, Jiangling intends to use Hai Rui, a god and Buddha, to kill the Quartet!"

"And letting him stay in the Criminal Department, compared with letting him stay in the other six ministries and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the impact is much smaller, at most, it is better to make the bureaucrats in the world more rigorous."

"What the elder brother said is that the younger brother is going to find a way to impeach the current chief priest Yan Gongzhi (Yan Qing)!"

Zhang Sijiao laughed as he spoke: "Yan Qing is not a cronie of Jiangling, so he can be impeached; What's more, it is much easier to find his Yanqing's mistakes than Hai Rui's mistakes. ”

Zhang Siwei also nodded and smiled.

Then, Zhang Sijiao said: "However, brother, in my brother's humble opinion, in the future, when you become the country, you can no longer allow people like Hai Rui to disobey the monarch's father not to be executed!" The living God is still not as good as the dead God; Those who advise the monarch must die whether it is right or wrong! ”

"This is not for the face of the Son of Heaven, but for the etiquette of the world! We don't need the power of the minister to be greater than the power of the monarch, we just need the principle of the monarch and the minister, the father and the son of the monarch in the world to continue forever! ”

"Even if the monarch is not virtuous, he should not deal with it openly, but just calculate secretly. What's more, it is much easier to calculate a single husband than to calculate a group of scholars with a reputation in Shilin! ”

Zhang Siwei bowed his head and glanced at Zhang Sijiao: "You are right, he Xu Huating was bewitched by Wang Xue, so he thought about the power of the virtual monarch and the real power of the minister, but in the end, he cultivated a Zhang Taiyue and protected a Haigang Peak, and these two people should be extremely uncomfortable for him and even the entire Shilin now!" ”

"But in fact, recognizing that the monarch is the way of heaven, and the virtue of the monarch is the virtue of heaven, and letting the monarch's father rule alone is stronger than letting the scholar have the ambition to correct the gains and losses of the king and seek well-being for the welfare of the society!"

"Therefore, Brother Wei is the real loyal minister of His Majesty, and he Jiangling is not! The so-called loyalty of the king and his devotion to the king is just a cover for Jiangling to transgress the gang. ”

Zhang Siwei straightened his chest, and really felt that he was more majestic than Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Sijiao also nodded approvingly: "Your Majesty will reuse your brother, no son of heaven will like the minister, and when the time comes, my brother will borrow His Majesty's hand and abolish the Jiangling New Deal!" If Your Majesty refuses, he will calculate secretly! ”

Because Zhang Sijiao had a private conversation with his brother in the courtyard of the official residence, even the maid who was waiting was standing fifty steps away, so he whispered to Zhang Siwei more directly, and made a knife gesture with the palm of his hand.

Zhang Siwei didn't say anything.

Next.

The winter rain is slightly cold, and the inside and outside of the Forbidden City are misty like a fairyland.

And in the political hall.

Zhu Yijun appeared here, and here officially began to discuss with the ruling ministers the matter of the Nanzhi Democracy Movement organized by Hai Rui.

Originally, the court council system was a large collegial system with as few as 30 people and as many as 100 people, mainly to deliberate on matters of great interest.

However, because Zhu Yijun did not want too many people to participate in the resolution, which would affect the progress and confidentiality, after the establishment of the government affairs hall, the number of people participating in the resolution was limited, and now only the ruling ministers of the government affairs hall and the specially called people can participate in the resolution together.

Originally, the court council could have been held without the presence of the emperor, and the ministers only had to play the result of the collegiate meeting to the Son of Heaven to know and decide.

However, Zhu Yijun was diligent in government and also intended to see the performance of these ministers in person, and at the same time, because Zhang Juzheng preferred that he, the emperor, be present, he still came to the political hall in person.

Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, Fang Fengshi, the privy envoy, Zhang Siwei, Ma Ziqiang, and Shen Shixing, the university scholars, as well as Liu Yingjie, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Pan Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Xueyan, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Yang Zhao, the secretary of the Ministry of War and assistant Rong Zheng, Liang Menglong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Yan Qing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Gu Xiancheng, the director of the Ministry of Officials, all made a big salute after Zhu Yijun appeared.

Then, Zhu Yijun first noticed Gu Xiancheng who was standing at the bottom.

He already knew that Gu Xiancheng was a representative elected by officials from the Southern Government, and at his behest he specially attended the meeting of the political hall today.

But Zhu Yijun took a look at him because he knew that Gu Xiancheng had set off party disputes with Li Sancai, Zhao Nanxing and others in history.

And it is not difficult for Zhu Yijun to recognize Gu Xiancheng at this time, because of all the ministers attending the court meeting, only Gu Xiancheng has no seat and needs to stand, and his official robe is not scarlet or royal python robe.

"Let's talk about it, what do you think should be done with the incident in Nanzhi and Zhedong?"

Zhu Yijun soon asked.

Fang Fengshi got up first at this time and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the incident that has occurred now cannot be regarded as a civil uprising, but should be regarded as a civil movement; Because so far, it has been reported that there has not been a large-scale riot, so in the opinion of the ministers, it is not appropriate to define the people who are still making trouble in Nanzhi as anti-people, because they are different from the thieves and bandits who made trouble before, so there is no need for the imperial court to spend a lot of money and food to transfer troops and horses to quell the rebellion, and cause greater nuisance to the locality, so that the southeast has not been able to be stable, and then affect the next war against the Japanese. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Prime Minister Fang's words, and it should not be treated as a counterinsurgency."

Pan Cheng also got up at this time and said, and said: "In addition, the minister is willing to ask for an order to go to Nanzhi to mediate the dispute between the people and the people in eastern Zhejiang, which can be regarded as letting Xiangzi restore peace as soon as possible!" Today's affairs need to be made to benefit the people, and the ministers are from the south of the Yangtze River, so they should take the initiative to undertake this matter. ”

"Your Majesty! The minister thinks that it is not appropriate to let the great uncle to mediate! ”

At this time, Gu Xiancheng suddenly replied.

Zhu Yijun glanced at the future founder of Donglin Academy and asked, "Why?" ”

Gu Xiancheng said: "Your Majesty, the great uncle has always been called a living bodhisattva in the township, and he is often made difficult by the poor people and dare not complain, and the great uncle will only condescend to the rich and follow the people, so that the gentry are all resentful, and then may hate the court!" ”

Pan Cheng looked at Gu Xiancheng.

At this time, Liu Yingjie, the secretary of the ministry, stood up and also said: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that if the great uncle is not suitable to mediate, in addition to the reasons that the master Gu said, the great uncle was Feng Bao's teacher, and the relationship with Quan Yu is too close. ”

Zhang Juzheng heard Liu Yingjie say this, and couldn't help but glance at Liu Yingjie.

"Your Majesty, Minister!"

Pan Cheng wants to explain.

But Gu Xiancheng took the initiative to propose at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister recommends Shen Ge Lao to go to Jiangnan to mediate the dispute between the people and the people, Shen Ge Lao has always been calm and knowledgeable, and he is a Wu Di Wang clan, and he has a lot of dealings with Jiangnan eunuchs, but he is the ruling court of the imperial court, so he is naturally more suitable than the great uncle." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing: "Shen Qing, what do you think?" ”

Shen Shixing glanced at Gu Xiancheng, then got up and said: "Back to Your Majesty, it is precisely because the minister is from Wu and is originally from the Wu Diwang clan, so please keep your Majesty's quasi-ministers silent, so as not to be suspected of shielding the squire and subservient to the people." ”

Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this, and then looked at the others: "What do you think about this?" ”

At this time, Zhang Juzheng got up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Shen Gong is a righteous person, and he can go south on behalf of the Son of Heaven to mediate the dispute between the people and the people. ”

Zhang Siwei also followed at this time: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that Shen Gong is feasible. ”

Gu Xiancheng saw that the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, but he immediately furrowed his brows again.

Wang Guoguang got up at this time and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Duke Shen is not in charge of this matter, and this Duke will be arrogant when he goes to the south of the Yangtze River. ”

"How do the northerners know the reason, and how can they persuade the gentry to be convinced?"

At this time, Zhang Juzheng asked Wang Guoguang.

Ma Ziqiang was worried that Zhang Juzheng was probably deliberately cultivating Shen Shixing, and was ready to kick himself out at any time to make way for Shen Shixing, so he was busy saying at this time:

"Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Yuanfu's words, this is not to send a rogue official to the local residence, but to send a big official to mediate, so it is not appropriate to use the northerners."

Because Zhang Juzheng agreed, plus Zhang Siwei, Ma Ziqiang, and Liu Yingjie all agreed, and other ministers also agreed, so Zhu Yijun finally decided to let Shen Shixing go to Nanzhi on the grounds that Hai Rui failed to appease the people, and was responsible for mediating the dispute between the people of Nanzhi.