The sixteenth day of the first lunar month.
The ministers gathered together again early in the morning. This was the first opportunity for the ministers to see the emperor again after the hurried court meeting in the twelfth lunar month of the previous year, and it was also the opportunity for the ministers to criticize the current ills in front of the emperor.
When Liu Jian and Li Dongyang met, they had been waiting for Zhong Zhong to show up and find an explanation to Zhong Zhong.
But there was no sign of Zhong Zhong at the Ministry of Revenue. Zhong Zhong’s illness was still not over. Probably Zhong Zhong also realized that he might become the target of public criticism, and the first court meeting after the year was held. Choose avoidance.
As the right minister of the Ministry of Finance, Lu Wan looked very impressive. A group of people surrounded him, and some seemed to be talking to Lu Wan about matters in the Ministry of Finance. However, in the eyes of some people, this They are just a bunch of petty people trying to curry favor with Lu Wan. They have no principles as Confucian ministers
No one can enter Fengtian Gate.
The emperor did not come, and in the end it was Chen Kuan who came over and said, "My ministers, please go back first. Your Majesty is still ill, so we can only postpone the court meeting until a few days later." When the time comes for farming, Your Majesty will come to court."
The ministers looked at each other.
I originally thought that Zhu Youtang's body had recovered and everything could be restored to the old system. While Zhang Zhouren was away from the capital, they could make good use of this time to repair their relationship with the emperor.
Who knows
Lin Han walked over and asked, "How is your Majesty's dragon body? What can the hospital say?"
Chen Kuan smiled and said, " Lin Butang, there are some things you shouldn't ask. Your Majesty has been recovering recently and is not seriously ill. I hope all ministers will not speculate."
The ministers dispersed.
Different officials have to go back to their respective yamen. Some of them get together to say something, but basically they can't escape some trivial matters. In such a public place, there is no such thing as People talk about big things.
Liu Jian and Li Dongyang went to the cabinet to check in, which was a different path from everyone else.
Cheng Minzheng made an excuse to go to the Hanlin Academy early and did not go with them.
"Next, Zhang Tingmian should be transferred back." Liu Jiandao, "With him here, at least no one in the government and the public will cause trouble."
Li Dongyang asked, "This is We need to control those people in the upper room."
After Liu Jian glanced at Li Dongyang, he nodded naturally.
Li Dongyang said, "The incident involving Yu Qiao two years ago made Shangtingchu, who should not have shown his face in the court, suddenly become the target of public criticism. In the handling and decision-making of many matters after the year, His Majesty has If you are inclined to listen to the situation, you should also find ways to prevent it from monopolizing the government. But just letting the British prince come back will not have much effect."
"Besides, you have other good strategies." Liu Jian asked with a frown.
Li Dongyang thought for a while, but then shook his head. It was obvious that he wanted to control the yamen that the emperor trusted, which was difficult.
It was as if they had nothing to do with Zhang Zhou.
Liu Jian looked into the distance and said, "Remember what I told you?"
"Which thing?" Li DongYang Yi didn't seem to know what Liu Jian was referring to.
Liu Jiandao said, "The only people who can check and balance Zhang Bingkuan are the princes and nobles of those generations. It is obviously unfeasible to follow the path of official participation and impeachment. Zhang Bingkuan is different from ordinary sycophants."
"That's true." Li Dongyang sighed, "The most important thing about Zhang Bingkuan is that he can do things for the court. Sometimes his ability to do things is something that people have to take seriously. However, this is also his shortcoming. He can do things at any time. People often end badly."
"What did you say?" Liu Jian glanced over.
Li Dongyang smiled bitterly and said, "Let's just put it bluntly. Isn't it true that in the government and the public, he is the one who knows how to do things and is the easiest to offend people? Or as you said in the middle hall, those princes, nobles and nobles are the least able to tolerate him. But How many people have the guts to fight with Zhang Bingkuan? A powerful minister who is deeply trusted by His Majesty. Even if he sometimes seems to have no edges, no one dares to touch him. No one knows whether those edges will unfold for him."
Liu Jian was silent.
Li Dongyang said, "Even if we want Zhang Tingmian to come back, I'm afraid it won't be easy. Zhang Tingmian is not energetic, and there are concerns about his descendants. We are afraid that after he comes back, he will collude with Zhang Bingkuan again." ."
Liu Jian continued to remain silent.
"So, what I'm thinking about is whether we should do this." Li Dongyang seemed to have understood Liu Jian's intention.
The two had discussed the "physical eradication" approach before.
Liu Jian waved his hands and said, "You and I, Wenru, don't have to think about those things. Their internal struggles are understandable no matter what. We are the only ones doing things ourselves and must abide by the rules. Otherwise, we must abide by the rules." , without Zhang Bingkuan, and now many people who are deeply trusted by His Majesty, such as Wang Qiong, Lu Wan and others, how will we deal with it then?"
Li Dongyang said, "That's right, with Zhang Bingkuan here. , These people are still keeping their peace. If Zhang Bingkuan is not here, it will be even harder to scare them." Liu Jian said, "We let Zhang Bingkuan go before, more because we mistakenly thought that he was still young, or because we thought that he had left the court. It was difficult for the Sixth Division to find allies and party members, but he never thought that he would select some talented people from some humble officials to become his right-hand man. The main thing is to cut off his wings."
Li Dongyang nodded and said, "No matter how careful he is, he can't prevent others from taking bribes and bending the law. Liu Yu is the best example. He wants to use this to scare those around him. People, but I never thought that many people would become alienated from him because of this. It seems that it is time to make some plans."
Liu Jiandao. The solution is to find someone to explain Zhang Tingmian's hard work and bring him back first. Among the military heroes in the court, only Zhang Tingmian is capable of confronting Zhang Bingkuan."
"Well. ."
This time Li Dongyang also agreed with Liu Jian's point of view, nodded and said, "Let's find someone, but we should also let Zhang Tingmian be notified and ask him to keep asking. Your Majesty is merciful. , maybe you will be considerate of him."
Port.
Late at night, Zhang Zhou was wearing a coat, sitting at the table in a heated room, lighting a candle to deal with the official documents at hand.
There are three types.
One is that the emperor sends it directly. The person who comes to him for advice is equivalent to being the chief minister and cabinet minister, because the emperor will basically adopt the opinions he gives, and even the chief minister of rites will accept them. No right to interfere.
The second type is official documents from the Ministry of War, which also involve Liaodong military affairs.
The third thing is port affairs. It seems that the third thing is the smallest, but it involves many aspects. Zhang Zhou has to be the home of a new type of city on his own.
In the dead of night.
Cui Ying held a lantern and put on the hot tea. Zhang Zhou raised his head and smiled at her. Cui Ying also sat down a little shyly, sitting opposite Zhang Zhou's desk, put on the tea, and then put on the tea. After pouring out the tea, he helped Zhang Zhou pass the official documents one by one, and then stacked them neatly.
It doesn’t seem to help much, but it will make Zhang Zhou’s desk look neater.
"What time is it?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Cui Ying said, "It's midnight."
While she was talking, Cui Ying was still helping Zhang Zhou practice ink, which was also her daily job.
The daughter of a harem who originally went to bed very early has become a night owl after working with Zhang Zhou for less than a month, and she seems to have begun to adapt to the habit of sleeping in the middle of the night.
"I'm a little hungry. Bring me some food." Zhang Zhou said.
"Yes."
Cui Ying stood up.
At this time, she had a little more expectations.
Because she is relatively good at cooking. After all, Cui Ying is just Cui Yuan’s half-sister. Her childhood was not just about poetry, songs, and female knitting. She also You have to be exposed to a lot of daily chores.
Every time she helps Zhang Zhou prepare supper, she feels a sense of accomplishment.
After all, Zhang Zhou was away from home and slept in the open most of the time. He had no pursuit of food or anything, and her presence improved Zhang Zhou's food.
Even Zhang Zhou himself felt that just because he accepted Cui Ying, he had no worries at the port. Even if there seemed to be a lot of business every day, and he often had to stay up late to go out for inspections, after a month He actually gained weight.
As people become a little fatter, they become more adaptable to a comfortable life. Zhang Zhou vaguely felt that there was nothing wrong with staying in the port. If he did not return to the capital, he could just hide away and relax.
In the middle of the night, Sun Shangqi knew that Zhang Zhou was not sleeping, so he came over to disturb him.
With the help of Cui Ying, Zhang Zhou arranged his clothes and went to the hall where he received guests with Wang Mingshan, who was also a night owl.
Sun Shangqi led the way and brought a person, Yang Peng, who was now beginning to have the ability to control wind and rain in the court.
Yang Peng first saluted Zhang Zhou and said, "Our family will leave for Beijing tomorrow. We planned toI thought I would come back to say goodbye tomorrow morning, but I knew that my husband had not gone to bed yet, so I had to interrupt him first. It's better to explain some things clearly in advance instead of talking about them in front of others. "
As he said that, he glanced at Sun Shangqi. It probably meant that you were in the way.
"Yes. "Zhang Zhou nodded.
Sun Shangqi also had the good sense to retreat.
After Zhang Zhou and Yang Peng were the only ones left in the hall, Yang Peng said, "Our family can win your Majesty's favor. To get to where I am today, my father-in-law, you have also helped me a lot. After returning to Beijing this time, based on what our family knows, changes will be made in the East Factory. ”
Zhang Zhou said, “Eunuch Yang does not need to discuss this with me. ”
“It would be inappropriate not to negotiate. Yang Peng said, "My lord, you should know that under the management of Eunuch Li Zhang and Eunuch Li, Dongchang has become more and more arrogant in doing things, which is a little different from the first few years." Arrogance is good in being arrogant, it can shock people's hearts. Your Majesty wants Dongchang to restrain himself this time, and even Jin Yiwei also wants to restrain himself. ”
“Yeah. "Zhang Zhou nodded again, indicating that he agreed with this view.
"But many people in the court are willing to accept the hard and not the soft. It is difficult to win the hearts of the people just by being gentle. So what we mean is, I can’t be merciful after I go back, but I still need your guidance on where to be tough and where to be soft. This is not here, and there is also a place for contact.”
Yang Peng said this with a smile.< /p>
In fact, it is to remind Zhang Zhou that Yang Peng can help him with things in the future. As long as Zhang Zhou doesn’t like it, Yang Peng can directly make it difficult for him.
Asking where to be harsh is actually that. Tell me indirectly, I don't decide on my own which matters need to be dealt with forcefully. I ask for your opinion, which is equivalent to saying that I will fight wherever you point.
Zhang Zhou said, "Eunuch Yang, you are asking so directly. I am a little inappropriate."
Yang Peng smiled and said, "You should know who our family is. Our family is by no means the kind of ungrateful people, and our family knows the rules very well. Any court affairs involving Dongchang and Jinyiwei must have nothing to do with you. ”
Zhang Zhou immediately felt that Yang Peng’s methods were much higher than Li Zhang’s.
This is also why Yang Peng was able to mess around under a treacherous minister like Li Guang, and later he was able to jump to the throne. If you go to his side, you can even gain the emperor's trust.
It's not that he knows how to curry favor, but that he knows how to handle things, and because he "principles", to put it bluntly, he is a qualified janitor. Dog, he doesn't have a strong desire to express himself like Li Zhang, but he does things carefully and knows how to use money to do things.
They are all villains, but Yang Peng can be said to be unique.
p>Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "If you really need help, you will have to trouble Eunuch Yang. ”
Of course Zhang Zhou doesn’t need to directly ask Yang Peng for help, but many things depend on Yang Peng indirectly.
For example, there was a ginseng in the court. When he was impeached, Yang Peng secretly helped him, which was equivalent to saying that he could suppress some public opinions without Zhang Zhou coming forward, and the people would also spread the word that Zhang Zhou hadThe aspect of ability will not be criticized by so many people, at least when he still has power in the court.
Because Dongchang and Jinyiwei are on his side, they can sway public opinion.
Of course, if Zhang Zhou really falls, the public opinion cannot be controlled by Zhang Zhou or the factory guards. In the end, it is the civil servants holding pens who will define his loyalty.
Yang Peng smiled and said, "Before we leave, there is something else I would like to ask for your opinion, sir."
"Please tell me," Zhang Zhou said.
"I don't know whether you trust Eunuch Li Zhang or not." Yang Peng asked a question with a smile.
When Zhang Zhou thought about this question, he felt a chill coming over him.
Yang Peng wanted to attack Li Zhang
With Yang Peng's consciousness, he naturally understood that when the emperor used Li Zhang, he could be said to have complete trust in him. Sending Li Zhang to the three sides as an errand does not mean that Li Zhang has completely lost the emperor's trust, but more of a kind of protection.
Yang Peng was very afraid that Li Zhang would suppress Yang Peng again when he returned to the court in the future.
So in order to protect himself, Yang Peng had no choice but to strike first.
This is also related to Li Zhang's usual behavior of not leaving a way for others to survive. Li Zhang's ruthlessness made Yang Peng feel very afraid.
There was no direct conflict before because Yang Peng was out of power, and Li Zhang's foundation was unstable. In addition, Zhang Zhou protected Yang Peng, so Li Zhang did not dare to act recklessly.
But when Li Zhang makes a comeback, the conflict between Li Zhang and Yang Peng will definitely become public.
Zhang Zhou said, "Eunuch Li is working for His Majesty. What does it matter whether I trust you or not?"
"Oh."
Yang Peng was about to think about it. In this sentence, does Zhang Zhou want to protect Li Zhang?
Zhang Zhou stood up and said, "Eunuch Yang, be careful on your way back to Beijing. You are in a high position now. I'm afraid someone will covet your position. And the recent events in the government and the public are quite unpredictable. Even I can’t tell if I’ll make enemies if I don’t do anything right.”
Yang Peng said with a smile, “Don’t worry, sir, we will definitely be more careful for you. Do your best to serve His Majesty and the Ming Dynasty. "End of this chapter
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