Daming, Wanli ten years, the weather is slightly cool.

On the official road of Xiangyang City, an old man and a young man are driving in a carriage in the direction of the capital, the young man is wearing a white-washed long shirt, his little face is blown red by the wind, the young man's name is Zhang Yun, don't look at his appearance, he and today's first assistant Zhang Juzheng, but have an unusual relationship, his father Zhang Ren and Zhang Juzheng are brothers of the same clan, according to the genealogy, Zhang Yun should call him an uncle.

Of course, this Zhang Yun is no longer the original Zhang Yun, Zhang Yun is a good young man in the 21st century, because he sacrificed himself for righteousness and bravery, and when he opened his eyes again, he came to Daming and became Zhang Juzheng's nephew. Zhang Yun is the only son in the family, before he crossed over, his father had died, Zhang Yun was admitted to Xiucai at a young age, but because of the death of his father, according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yun had to keep filial piety for his father for three years, after Zhang Yun's filial piety ended, at this time just after the first month, but in order to make a living, he had to take the housekeeper Uncle Zhong to go to the capital to go to Zhang Juzheng to seek a future for himself.

The two of them took a carriage towards the capital, thinking that this time they entered the capital to enjoy the wealth, but they didn't expect to have to think about saving their lives first, after all, the history books say that in July of the 10th year of Wanli (July 1582 AD), Zhang Juzheng died because of overwork, because he offended too many people by changing the law, the Zhang family was liquidated after his death, and his son was starved to death at home. Thinking of this, Zhang Yun couldn't help frowning.

Seeing this, Uncle Zhong, the housekeeper on the side, thought that Zhang Yun was afraid that he was too shabby, and felt embarrassed when he saw Zhang Juzheng, and said to Zhang Yun with a smile: "Young master, don't worry, Zhang Shoufu's father and your grandfather are in the same vein, and they won't look down on us because we are broken." Zhang Yun also responded to him with a smile: "Thank you Uncle Zhong, of course I'm not worried about this" After saying that, he returned to the car and thought about how to renew Zhang Juzheng's life first, and now Zhang Yun is left with less than 7 months left.

In this way, the two drove on the road for a few days, and gradually approached the ground of the capital, Zhang Zhong saw that the road was not far away, so he took Zhang Yun to find a hotel in a nearby place, rest and wash up. After all, after many days of sleeping in the open air, the two of them were already exhausted, thinking that they would go to see Lord Shoufu of Daming tomorrow, so they had to wash well to get rid of the smell on their bodies.

After Zhang Yun finished washing, he stared at himself in the bronze mirror, and saw that the person in the mirror, although he was wearing a white-washed robe, it was still difficult to hide his handsome temperament, and he could be regarded as a scholarly family in the end, Zhang Yun thought in his heart. Ordinary people don't let their children study, but they can't eat enough. After Zhang Yun finished washing up and eating, he returned to the room early to rest, preparing to meet the first prime minister of the ages tomorrow.

On the second day, Zhang Yun and the two got up early to wash up, then went straight to the capital, drove for more than 1 hour, and finally saw the gate of Beijing City, Zhang Yun looked at the tall Beijing City, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart The wisdom of the ancients, after entering the city, Zhang Yun and the two could only lead the carriage to walk in the city, because there were too many people in the city, all kinds of vendors, shouting and selling things, as well as juggling, all kinds of decorations, a thriving appearance. But Zhang Yun felt a heartache when he thought that Zhang Juzheng was likely to die this year, that his new policy would be liquidated, and that all this might disappear.

In fact, although Wanli had a short period of Zhongxing, but it was basically in the ten years of Zhang Juzheng's administration, Wanli is like a bear child who has been managed since he was a child, and suddenly one day his parents are not there, and no one can control him anymore. He reigned for 48 years in history, and since the 15th year of Wanli (1587 AD), he did not go to court for 30 years, breaking the record of his grandfather Jiajing.

After the two crossed the street, they came to Zhang Juzheng's mansion, and the guard in front of the door said impatiently after seeing what Zhang Yun and the others were wearing: "Let's go, do you know where this is?" Don't get in the way. Then he came to catch them up.

Zhang Zhong hurriedly said: "We are relatives of Lord Shoufu, this son is Lord Zhang's nephew, this is our certificate, please report it," After saying that, he took out the letter of introduction from his arms, and quietly sent a tael of silver to the guard.

After hearing the words of the two, the guard said with a smile: "Well, it turns out that it is a relative of Master Zhang, so I will go and report it." "After that, I went to the house to report.

Zhang Yun looked at the contrasting appearance of them, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, sure enough, there are still rich people who are easy to do, no wonder it is said that the prime minister's concierge is a seven-grade official, today is considered to be an insight. After waiting for a while, a well-dressed middle-aged man came out and led Zhang Yun and the others in. Zhang Yun followed the middle-aged man to Zhang Juzheng's hall, looking at the luxurious decorations in the house along the way, he was a little surprised, that corrupt official dared to tell others that I was corrupt? Of course, Zhang Ju disdains to bully the small people, and these are probably all obtained from the hands of rich businessmen.

Zhang Yun and the two followed the middle-aged man, stopped in front of a room, and the middle-aged steward knocked on the door, and said respectfully to each other: "Master, Young Master Zhang Yun brought it" After saying that, he heard a weak voice from inside: "Come in." ”

Zhang Yun walked in the door and saw an old man in a cyan robe, reading the following report with a low voice, revealing his arms, the green tendons on his arms were clearly visible, his face was withered, and he looked like he was dying. Seeing this, Zhang Yun hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Little nephew Zhang Yun, I have seen my uncle, before my father died, he asked his little nephew to come to the capital to join his uncle, hoping that his uncle can take care of one or two. With that, he took out the letter from Zhang's father.

After Zhang Juzheng opened the letter and read it, he couldn't help but sigh: "I and your father are friends in the same year, alas, I didn't expect your father to suffer this catastrophe, and I haven't seen your father for ten years. After that, he recalled that when he was a teenager, he was promoted at the age of 16, and he was promoted one after another, remembering his young and frivolous appearance, Zhang Juzheng, a 50-year-old man, also showed a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Zhang Yun listened quietly to his memories on the side, and coughed when he was excited. Zhang Yun hurriedly went over to pat him on the back, Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "It's not in the way, it's all an old problem." Zhang Yun secretly said in his heart, it's bad, this is probably terminally ill, so he hurriedly said to Zhang Juzheng: "Uncle, your body is important, what can you do if you don't have a new deal, your body is the capital of reform." ”

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "I know how much time I have left, I have to hurry up and implement all the new policies now, and let the future generations complete the rest."

Seeing this, Zhang Yun smiled on the side: "Uncle, do you think that once you return, the second assistant Zhang Siwei will implement the new policy?" I'm afraid that the new deal will be abolished immediately at that time, at least, half of your life's hard work will be ruined, and at worst, my Zhang family will have a catastrophe of extermination. The more Zhang Yun spoke, the more excited he became.

After Zhang Juzheng listened, he put down his pen, raised his head, stared at Zhang Yun deadly, and after a long time, he sighed slowly and said, "I also know my ending, but I can't back down." ”

Zhang Yun saw that Zhang Juzheng's tone was somewhat relaxed, and hurriedly said while the iron was hot: "Uncle might as well rest for a while and find someone to adjust your body, your body is the blessing of my Ming Dynasty." Zhang Juzheng did not refute this time, and fell into deep thought. Zhang Yun then said, "Uncle, as long as you are still here, the little people will not dare to be presumptuous, even if you step back from the position of the first assistant, isn't there still Father-in-law Feng Bao, and those villains will not be able to turn the sky upside down." ”

After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng thought for a long time, and replied with a smile: "Maybe it's because I've been too keen on power over the years, and I didn't keep filial piety for him when my father died, and now that Brother Zhang Ren has died, I should also go back to my hometown to take a look." With that, he walked out of the door and looked in the direction of his hometown in Hubei.