After dinner, Zhu Yijun told the Empress Dowager Li everything about the Fusi Yamen in Beizhen, and only hid what he said to Feng Bao.

The queen mothers of the two palaces are very young, and they are somewhat helpless in the face of the group of old monsters in the outer court, so why worry them?

"How did the emperor come up with the idea of letting Zhang Hong pretend to be Feng Daban?" The more Empress Dowager Li listened, the brighter her eyes became, her child seemed to have a little precociousness, without Wang Zhanglong's recognition of the wrong person, how could Feng Bao get rid of suspicion so easily, I am afraid that there will be more trouble.

Zhu Yijun's big innocent eyes flashed, and he said as a matter of course: "Feng Daban is the big man in the palace, how can he see it?" Even if it was really done by Feng Bao, how could Feng Bao come forward in person? The villain Wang Zhanglong, but he insisted that it was instructed by Feng Daban, and there must be a fake. ”

"Okay, good, the emperor is smart, I am glad for my mother, and I want your father to smile when I want to come." Empress Dowager Li was slightly moved, her eyes were a little moist, her husband was gone, she was actually not afraid of anything, what she was most afraid of was that the emperor had no interest, no ability, and could not keep this foundation.

Well, now, after this great difficulty, the little emperor finally showed some changes, even if it was insignificant, but it was enough to make Empress Dowager Li happy.

Zhu Yijun held the lamp, watched "Four Books Straight Explanation" under the lamp, and watched it for half an hour before rubbing his eyes, planning to rest, go to bed early and get up early to be in good health.

Zhang Hong waited for the emperor to wash, and he wanted to say something, but he couldn't speak.

Zhu Yijun handed the scarf to Zhang Hong and asked, "Say whatever you want, why bother to spit out?" ”

"Your Majesty, it shouldn't be a high arch." Zhang Hong finally said the doubts in his heart, when Feng Bao asked His Majesty if he sent troops to capture Gao Gong, His Majesty said Wait, this night, Gao Gong is afraid that he will not die.

Zhang Hong thought that it was not a high arch, because Zhang Hong lived in Langxia's house, and knew that the people who arrived at Langxia's house did not have such great ability, so he sent people to Qianqing Palace.

Chen Hong can't do it, and Gao Gong can't do it, because they have lost their power.

"It doesn't matter if it's a high arch or not." Zhu Yijun looked at the obscure crescent moon outside the window, and said quite calmly: "It depends on tomorrow, how much benefit can be exchanged for this matter." ”

Zhang Hong put down the bed curtain for the little emperor before bowing and retiring, and retreated to the door before bowing his head and saying, "The minister is retiring." ”

The eunuch of the Ming Dynasty had to leave the Qianqing Palace after an hour, and he had to wait until the fifth watch day to come back, during the Chongzhen period, there was a eunuch Chen Derun because he entered the Qianqing Palace a quarter of an hour in advance, and was directly demoted out of the palace, accused of trespassing in the palace.

Zhu Yijun looked at the sandalwood carved dragon bed, and seriously summarized the events of the past day and a half before falling asleep.

The waning moon is in the sky, the sky is full of stars, and the whole Beijing division is only lit up in twos and threes, and at this time, in the Quanchu Hall on the south side of the east entrance of Luoma City, Xicheng, the lights are brilliant.

Where is the Quanchu Hall?

The private residence of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, is also.

In front of the door are two majestic and lifelike stone lions, under the night palace lights, majestic, this has passed the curfew moment, but in front of the Quanchu Hall, there are still two people who handed over the worship post.

Curfew, that's a rule that only ordinary people need to abide by, and the captain of the Five Cities Terracotta Division doesn't dare to stop these two.

It didn't take long for the porter to come out and say quite respectfully: "My lord said that you can pay a visit, and there is no need for gifts." ”

The porter motioned for the two to put down the gifts they were carrying, and then led them into the door.

Zhang Juzheng collects money, but he doesn't accept everyone, he collects everything, he can't accept the case of assassinating the king and killing the driver, and if he accepts it, he will be impeached tomorrow, and the queen mother will be questioned the day after tomorrow.

The whole Chu hall, the entrance is to shine on the wall, on the book Sufen from far away four big characters, after the wall is the corridor vertical arch, a few steps, is a stone bridge, the bridge is white marble, a total of nine folds, the bridge head has a hundred years of Pu tree, the stone bridge is a small lake on both sides, several willow trees hang on the water surface, the spring breeze blows, the moonlight, starlight, lights on the lake surface are completely scattered, poetic and picturesque.

Crossing the nine-fold bridge, it is the meridian well, the left hand side is the theater building, the right hand side is the Wenchang Pavilion, and the front is the Chu Wan Hall, a square of 30 acres.

This is only the front hall, and there are more than 30 acres in the back house, with a total area of more than 70 acres of Quanchu Hall, which is about the size of seven football fields.

The capital master with every inch of land and 70 acres of private house is really extravagant.

The gatehouse was then passed, and the two guests were introduced into the Wenchang Pavilion of the five rooms and nine frames, here is Zhang Juzheng's study, all of which are hardwood furniture, and the Bogu shelf is a variety of gold and stone famous toys, Zhang Juzheng is waiting in front of the door of the study, waiting for people to enter the door, before they greet each other.

"The Quanchu Hall is really magnanimous, this going around and around, almost confusing me." Yang Bo, the official of the Ministry of Officials, looked left and right and praised it.

Zhang Juzheng said quite calmly: "I am all promoted by my fellow villagers, and I live here, no matter how generous the Quanchu Hall is, there is no Yang Tianguan's Quanjin Guild Hall, please take a seat." ”

The whole Chu Hall is Zhang Juzheng's private residence, but it is not in his name, but it is built by Huguang students to raise funds, every time he arrives in Enke, Zhang Juzheng will open his private house for Huguang students who enter Beijing to stay in Chu Wan Hall.

Zhang Juzheng is now the leader of the Chu Party, but most of Zhang Juzheng's henchmen are not from Huguang.

For example, the second assistant Lu Tiaoyang is from Guangxi, Qi Jiguang, the chief military officer of Jiliao, is from Shandong, the right attendant of the military department, Liang Menglong, the military affairs governor of Jiliao, is a native of Zhending, Beizhili, and Chen Rui, the governor of Huguangzuo, is a native of Fujian, and so on.

At this time, the Chu Party still did not have a regional party.

Yang Bo and Zhang Juzheng simply greeted each other and said after the sun was shining tonight, and then they said: "This time, it is mainly Wang Zhanglong's case. ”

Ge Shouli, the chief constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, said quite accurately: "It's not a letter from Gao Gong at all, the three law divisions have been falsified, and no matter how loud the fan of the East Factory is, it is also an artifact, and someone must have planted the blame!" ”

"Yuan Fu knows best, Gao Gong has always been a rigid person, that is, virtuous, although the enemy must be raised, that is, not Xiao, although the relatives must be reprimanded! I have offended many people, and now the trees are falling and scattered, give me a few days, and I will find out this thief. ”

Yang Bo looked at Ge Shouli's indignant appearance, spat out a turbid breath, and said with a smile: "Ge Zongxian, why don't you go to the courtyard to enjoy the scenery first?" This Quanchu Hall has always been elegant. ”

The handwriting is not important at all, what matters is Zhang Juzheng's attitude.

"I'm not in the mood to enjoy the scenery right now." Ge Shouli wanted to say more, but when he saw that Zhang Juzheng and Yang Bo both picked up the teacups, he could only laugh and go to the courtyard to enjoy the scenery.

The adults have something to say, and the children play while they go.

Zhang Juzheng put down the teacup, pondered it and said: "Yang Dazai is the minister of Shuode, Dazai is also a deed with a certain year-old, Chen Hong's handwritten letter, who made it, I want to come to Yang Dazai naturally knows, otherwise I wouldn't have come to my Quanchu Hall." ”

Yang Bo said quite confidently: "Feng Bao, that eunuch, may not be able to see it. ”

Feng Bao is very smart, but he is still not smart enough, this is true or false, twists and turns, after Emperor Longqing's great trip, the Ming civil officials and the eunuchs led by Feng Bao have gone through a few tricks, Feng Bao is not worried.

Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said, "What if you see it?" ”

Zhang Juzheng didn't care whether Feng Bao could see it or not, he was refusing, rejecting Yang Bo's solicitation of colluding with snakes and rats, rejecting Yang Bo's Xiao Gui Cao Sui, refusing to take away the power of the celebrant supervisor, and refusing Wenchen's encroachment on the artifact.

Xiao Gui, Zhang Juzheng does not plan to follow Cao Sui, the emperor's age is too young, the emperor's authority is weak, and he can't fight against Wenchen at all, if the master of ceremonies is seized again, the fangs of this fierce dog will be knocked out again, and the Ming Kingdom will not be a country.

Zhang Juzheng is well versed in the system of the Ming state, and at the beginning of the design of this system, it was impossible to play without the emperor.

Yang Bo was silent for a long time, his thumb unconsciously rubbed the middle of his index finger, and said: "At the time of the Two Song Dynasty, the party was in full swing, for the sake of the ancestors' law or the revolution, you fought to the death, and finally gave up half of the country to the Jin people, and then it stopped. ”

Zhang Juzheng smiled and immediately replied: "I understand what Yang Dazai meant, the omen of the party's ruins and the country's ruin, it is better to let the horsemen check first, and if they find the evidence, they will do it, and if they can't find the evidence, they will not do it, I have no grudge against Gao Gongsu, how can I say that the party is ruined?" Let's speak with facts, what does Yang Dazai think? ”

Yang Bo shook his head and said: "Ti Qi is controlled by the governor of Dongchang, Feng Bao instructed Ti Shuai to forge a few pieces of evidence, it won't take a few days, this case will have to be completed as an iron case, and this crime will be detained on Gao Gong's head, the day before yesterday was Yan Song, yesterday it was Xu Jie, today it was Gao Gong, and tomorrow it will be you Zhang Jiangling." ”

"Feng Bao is not doing things well, and letting the villain enter the palace is a capital crime, and now it is so arrogant and rampant, we should show the Queen Mother and Your Majesty and eradicate him."

What does the Jin Party want to do? The Jin Party wanted Feng Bao's life.

knock out the weakest link in the iron triangle of Empress Dowager Li, Feng Bao, and Zhang Juzheng.

This political alliance seems to be unbreakable, and in major matters, it is easy to hurt the core interests of the Jin Party.

However, after Feng Bao assassinated the king, he still appeared in the Wenhua Hall and participated in the court meeting, so he should immediately stop the loss and continue, which is extremely unfavorable to the Jin Party.

Zhang Juzheng was just about to speak, Yang Bo stretched out his hand, and said again: "Bai Gui, I am old, I have been guarding the border all the year round, I have been injured a lot, and there have been many old diseases recently, and the deadline is approaching, if I go, I will leave, but our Daming River is declining, when Taizu thirteen northern expeditions to Mongolia, Emperor Cheng Zuwen five expeditions to Mobei, Beiyu Wangfeng thousands of miles away dare not snoop, today actually want to make peace with Beiyu." ”

"Don't mention everyone talking about a small family, you have also seen it, Ge Shouli is honest, Wang Chonggu is irritable, Wang Guoguang is cautious, Zhang Siwei... Snakes and rats at both ends, not as a minister, if I leave, your Quanchu Hall and my Quanjin Hall, together in one place, isn't it beautiful? ”

"All the time, if you want to govern, why do you need to do everything possible?"

Yang Bo threw out the conditions for solicitation, after his death, the leader of the Jin Party can be given to Zhang Juzheng, Jin and Chu converge, at that time, not to mention the ambition in his heart, it is Wang Mang's matter, it is not impossible.

The palace is just an orphan and a widow, and Feng Bao is just a slightly strong dog, what kind of waves can he make?

If you can't knock out Feng Bao, you will dig up Zhang Juzheng and turn Zhang Juzheng into fellow travelers, and Feng Bao and Empress Dowager Li can only take care of the affairs in the palace.

As for the little emperor? The ten-year-old little emperor is just that.

Zhang Juzheng looked at Yang Bo and shook his head and said: "My heart is not so big, the Quanchu Hall is big enough, I am not from Shanxi, Yang Dazai is wrong to love." ”

"I still have a daughter who has not yet left the cabinet, she is twenty years old this year, and she is beautiful in the boudoir, and she is allowed to give it to Bai Gui, and Bai Gui is also my son-in-law in Shanxi, isn't it?" Yang Bo seems to have thought that Zhang Juzheng would say this, Yang Bo does not have a daughter who has not been out of the cabinet, but he has a lot of family, and he can choose one of them to be his successor.

If you don't have a daughter, can't you create a daughter to come out?

In-laws are a kind of relationship between relatives and friends, mainly for this relationship.

Zhang Juzheng also formed a party, but his party had neither obvious regional nor in-laws.

Yang Bocai doesn't care whether the first assistant is Gao Gong or Zhang Juzheng, as long as he supports the Jin Party, he is a good first assistant, Gao Gong is still from Henan, why don't you wear the same pants with Wang Chonggu?

The conditions are so rich, Zhang Juzheng is still unmoved and said: "Yang Dazai's words are far away, let's go back to Wang Zhanglong's case." ”

Zhang Juzheng refused, he has been an official for 26 years, and he knows exactly that if he accepts Yang Bo's conditions, he can only go along with the Jin Party and give benefits to the Jin Party.

Governance aspirations? It's all nonsense.

This is not the first time Yang Bo has wooed Zhang Juzheng, since Gao Gong fell in June last year, Yang Bo has been wooing him.

Yang Bo is sincere, and the conditions he put forward are more generous every time, but Zhang Juzheng is somewhat ignorant.

Yang Bo looked at Zhang Juzheng, who was not in the oil and salt, and then said: "I can give in to the test method." ”

Finally cut to the point, surrender if you surrender, and if you don't exchange some core interests, you want to settle things?

Zhang Juzheng weighed it a little and shook his head and said: "It's better to let Tiqi go to Xinzheng tomorrow and pass the high arch to the capital, and it is more appropriate to ask clearly. ”

Chasing and killing Gao Gong is equivalent to chasing and killing the Jin Party carried by Gao Gong, which is not enough.

Yang Bo stood up, looked at Zhang Juzhengcai and sighed and said: "Jingshi first took the test to become a law, after this matter is completed, I will send a letter to the official to return to his hometown, people are old, they should go, they have been staying in the court, people hate dogs and they don't like it." ”

"The affairs of the ministry depend on Bai Gui."

Zhang Juzheng finally got moved, stood up and said, "Let me think about it, and I'll give Yang Dazai an answer tomorrow." ”

Yang Bo walked to the door, stood still and looked at Zhang Juzheng, who was less than fifty in front of him, and said very sincerely: "Bai Gui, I'm really sick and old, just like our big tomorrow and the twilight West Mountain, half of my body is buried in the soil, this is the Quanjin Guild Hall, why don't you take it?" ”

"Send Yang Dazai." Zhang Juzheng didn't answer, only sent off guests.