Zhang Jia was about to bow down and agree, but he saw Zhang Juzheng getting up and leaving work. He immediately took two steps back and stood behind the dragon chair. Emperor Wanli also saw Zhang Juzheng get up, and his heart suddenly felt unhappy! Because he knew that Zhang Juzheng got up at this time, I was afraid that he would stop him from pursuing it!

In fact, Zhang Juzheng really thinks so. Now his reform plan is at a critical juncture, and the household department is particularly important to him, so he must not let the household department have problems at this time! He also needed the Ministry of War to maintain stability, so although he knew that this would harm Emperor Wanli, he still stood up to stop this matter.

According to the usual situation, Emperor Wanli would rush to ask him if he had any opinions when he saw Zhang Juzheng getting up, but today Emperor Wanli didn't speak, just looked at Zhang Juzheng lightly.

Zhang Juzheng naturally ignored his gaze, and only heard him say lightly: "Your Majesty, Lord Guo and Master Ma are not young, they have been kneeling on the ground for a long time, and they are afraid of hurting their bodies, so please let your Majesty allow them to get up!"

Emperor Wanli was silent for a moment and then nodded and said, "Accurate!"

Although Guo Xiaoxing and Ma Yunqi heard all kinds of reluctance from Emperor Wanli's word "quasi", they couldn't care so much at this time! It's been almost half an hour since the two of them knelt down from work, and Greedy Mo's knees nourished by glory and wealth have long been unbearable!

So there is no need for Emperor Wanli to say it twice, they have already struggled to stand up, and they bowed their hands to Zhang Juzheng with gratitude. As for the few waiters kneeling beside them, Lang Zhong couldn't care about it.

When they got up, they heard Zhang Juzheng continue: "Your Majesty, now that the matter has been investigated, it seems that there is nothing else in it, it is just that the household department and the military department have been overlooked for a while! If you continue to investigate it exhaustively, I am afraid that it will hurt the hearts of the ministers! Why don't you let them find a way to raise a sum of money as soon as possible to make up for the salary, I wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"

Emperor Wanli was silent for a moment and then said aloud: "Mr. Zhang, the army of tens of thousands of people has not been paid for seven or eight months, this matter is not small! And Mr. also knows that if this army mutinies, the Ming Dynasty's maritime frontier may never be peaceful, and it is not impossible to erode Jiangnan! So I feel the need to check it out to see if there's anything in there?"

Zhang Juzheng nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right, this matter should indeed be investigated!" It's better to let Dali Temple be in charge of the investigation, what does Your Majesty think?"

Emperor Wanli said slowly, "Sir, isn't it good to let Dongchang investigate? I think this kind of thing should be able to be found out, after all, it's just the whereabouts of some silver."

Zhang Juzheng bowed slightly and said, "For this matter, there is no need to work Zhang Companion!" If Haishan discusses the investigation of the case, it is more appropriate to Dali Temple. And using Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate is also in line with the rules of the imperial court!"

Emperor Wanli fell silent when he heard this, and all the courtiers looked at the master and apprentice nervously! The civil officials naturally hope that Dali Temple will get the right to investigate the case, after all, they are all their own people, and it is very easy to do tricks! And they are even more afraid that Dongchang will take this opportunity to become strong again!

As for Emperor Wanli, he definitely didn't believe that the group of people kneeling below were all innocent! But Zhang Juzheng stood up, which means that the civil officials are united again! At the same time, it also means that if he doesn't want to completely tear his face with the civil officials, then he must give in!

However, Emperor Wanli had already understood a lot about the government at this time, and knew that concession did not mean unconditional concession, even in the face of Mr. Zhang! He had to get something in exchange for his concessions! So he relaxed his body and said, "Mr. Zhang, just now we were still studying the matter of Li Yushi's impeachment of Wu Ningbo, but now we have accidentally turned to the matter of pursuing the case. It's better to put their affairs aside first, and let's deal with the affairs of Wu Ningbo and the others first."

Zhang Juzheng naturally understands it, and at the same time, he is a little happy that his students have made such progress! But it's not a little sour in my heart, it's not very clear. However, he still bowed down and said, "What Your Majesty said is that the old minister obeys the order!"

After speaking, Zhang Juzheng returned to his seat, and continued to sit there with his eyes slightly closed, as if he had forgotten everything in front of him. And Emperor Wanli waved his hand, signaling Zhang Jia to escort down a group of people kneeling in the middle of the ground, and then said to Liu Haojia, "Wu Ningbo, you just now

has already confessed to the charges of impeaching you by Li Yushi, and at the same time explained the reasons. However, although there is a reason for this, in order to maintain the law of the imperial court, I will also punish you a little!"

Liu Haojia immediately bowed down and said, "Please punish Your Majesty!"

Emperor Wanli tapped his finger on the imperial case and said, "Punish me for half a year!" The next time you do something, think about it before you do it, so that you don't have to get your pigtails grabbed again!"

When the courtiers heard this, they all knew that it was raised high and fell gently! So they felt a lot more relaxed. And with Liu Haojia's punishment at the bottom, the people in the household department and the military department will not have too heavy punishments.

But when Li Xiupeng heard this, his heart was cold! He knows Liu Haojia too well, although he is not a person who will take revenge, but he will never let go of his enemy! Now that Liu Haojia is fine, then his next counterattack target must be himself!

In order to prevent this from happening, Li Xiupeng hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the previous charges have been mentioned in the past, but he changed the military system without authorization and paid double salaries to soldiers is a real crime! And he knew that the salary was insufficient, but he still paid the soldiers double salary, what was the purpose of his doing this? Please follow up with Your Majesty!"

Emperor Wanli looked at Liu Haojia and said, "What do you say?"

Liu Haojia said disdainfully: "Your Majesty, there is a kind of person who knows that he doesn't understand anything, but he pretends to know everything, and dares to point fingers at anything! The result is that it's okay if he doesn't speak, but bad things will happen with one mouth! So, these people can only be a royal history in this life!"

When the courtiers heard this, they burst into laughter, and the imperial historians were naturally furious! Especially Li Xiupeng was even more furious, and said sharply: "It's useless for you to spew blood! The military law of the Ming Dynasty clearly states the amount of the soldier's monthly salary, but you give the soldiers double the amount of silver, this is a violation of the system and should be punished!"

Liu Haojia laughed and said, "Really? I just don't know when you're talking about military discipline?"

Li Xiupeng sneered and said, "Wu Ningbo, don't think about taking advantage of loopholes! It must be known that when Emperor Taizu was there, he used all military households, and there was no recruitment! Therefore, it has only been a matter of the past few decades that I have started recruiting soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, so there is a detailed record of the requirements for recruitment, and you can't escape this!"