Wanli Xinming

Chapter 322 Starfall ([-])

After Zhang Siwei wrote the list and gave it to Zhang Juzheng in person, he went back to quickly deal with the urgent items on the table, and left the political affairs hall and went to Wang Chonggu's house.

Wang Chong, who has been in the past few years, has been transferred from the Minister of War to the Deputy Commissioner of the Privy Council. After ranking the first rank, he can work until [-]--retire next year.Since the imperial court changed the rules of resignation, those who are over age don't have to pretend to beg for bones, and those who are under age don't want to retire in advance: if the emperor agrees that you retire before age is "grace".

Wang Chonggu has eaten sand on three sides for many years, and has suffered from rheumatism and swelling in many joints. In recent years, he has almost lost his ability to move after the winter has entered, and it can be relieved in the early summer. Therefore, the deputy envoy of the privy council is regarded as a temporary post - working for half a year and resting for half a year.

After Zhang Siwei entered the pavilion, Wang Chonggu wanted to retire for a while.With his outstanding contribution to the "Alta tribute", the emperor has no reason to be inaccurate.But I didn't expect that the reforms would be prosperous, the national situation would be greatly expanded, and the entire nine-sided situation would also change greatly. After the Saihanba meeting, Wang Chonggu in the Privy Council could ensure that the "Jin Party" had control over the relationship between Ming and Mongolia, so he couldn't just walk away. , Be patient and endure the years in office.

In early spring, as usual, Wang Chonggu recuperates at home.Therefore, Zhang Siwei entered the room as if he had entered his own home, and went straight into the study to the ancient couch of Wang Chong.

Wang Chonggu was reading a book crookedly there. Seeing that the nephew of the prime minister was about to arrive, he hurriedly threw the book aside, and waved his hands to let the two maids who were beating his legs retreat.

Zhang Siwei pointed to a girl and said, "Don't go first, pour me a cup of tea before going out." The girl hurriedly agreed, poured hot water from the bamboo-covered thermos on the coffee table, and brewed a new pot of tea. Just go out.

In the Song Dynasty, the Chinese had invented the mercury glass thermos, and with the great development of glass technology, this thing has been infinitely close to the glass thermos of later generations, but it is expensive and cannot be used by ordinary families.

Wang Chonggu saw Zhang Siwei staring at the thermos bottle, sat up on the couch, and sighed: "The emperor once said, 'One invention can support thousands of people'. If you still hold on to the rudiments, then after two or three generations, you will be nothing."

After a few coughs, Wang Chonggu said: "Nowadays, the name 'Jin people are good at keeping wealth' is often seen in newspapers, but I always worry about this. The Bianju city is as numerous as a cow’s hair, and many Mongolians who had no way back then went straight to the mainland to do business—the benefits were more than ten times less.”

With a sigh, Wang Chonggu's face was complicated and difficult to understand, and he said softly: "I didn't expect that the emperor was young, but Shengmo was far-reaching and decisive. With the head of a Tumen Khan, he dared not hesitate to convene the Saihan. The meeting of the dam, and the grace and power of both, solved the problems that were difficult to solve in the Central Plains and the North for thousands of years.

Zhang Siwei's face changed slightly, and he looked at Wang Chonggu, hesitating to say anything.Wang Chonggu looked up at him and said, "What do you want to say?"

Zhang Siwei considered the language, nodded and said: "What uncle said is. The emperor's ability is bestowed by God, and he is best at taking advantage of it. Before the meeting in Saihanba, I did not expect that other Mongolian chiefs could be so obedient."

Wang Chonggu seemed to be out of breath, he took two deep breaths, and scolded with a smile: "Tumen Khan is after all a golden bloodline, although Chahar Khan Court is only empty, its prestige still exists. Japan is ridiculous, Ling Yunyi is Fighting a local tyrant in Kyushu, he actually won the merit of pacifying the country—damn, who would have thought of this!”

Zhang Siwei looked at Wang Chonggu's eyes with almost undisguised jealousy, and saw that age spots had appeared on his gray hair and the corners of his cheeks and eyes, and thought to himself: "Uncle is old, old and greedy."

He said with a smile: "If you say that the battles that the kingdom has fought abroad in the past few years are the ones that Ma Fang fought in the Western Regions - killing them little by little, Guangcheng slaughtered six until he died of illness. Tang's homeland has not been completely taken down."

When Wang Chonggu heard it, he struck the case lightly and said, "But ah, Ma leather was returned with a body wrapped in it, and he was rewarded with the title of the king for his merits in the Fu Luntai - a man should be like this!" He sighed again, "Who would have thought, 'Ma leather' Wang Ye's nickname is so cute!"

After speaking, Wang Chonggu found his mood agitated, and patted his old cold leg with a wry smile: "Every time I think of Ma Fang, Gong Xian, Ling Yunyi and other princes who were given lightly, the old man feels that he was born ten years earlier. , if you don't make great achievements, it's a big loss!"

"Especially Ma Fang, Gong Xian, and Wufuer! Before I drove, I was too scared to speak out loud, but now look at him!"

Seeing him chattering, Zhang Siwei still didn't ask his purpose, and finally couldn't bear it and said, "Uncle, nephew is here to ask for advice."

Wang Chonggu's already cloudy eyes flashed with a flash of light, and then he smiled and said, "Well, I already knew that you would have something difficult to resolve, otherwise you wouldn't have come over without waiting for the value of the loss - you have done this for the past two years. first time."

Zhang Siwei is only 11 years younger than Wang Chonggu, and now he is almost sixty years old. Hearing his uncle's ridicule, his old face blushed slightly.Then he changed the topic and talked about what happened this morning.

Wang Chonggu's face was serious, and he asked Zhang Juzheng's expression in detail, and even Wang Guoguang and Pan Sheng's reactions.

After Zhang Siwei finished speaking, he pondered for a while and said, "Is there any news in the palace before?"

Zhang Siwei said in a low voice, "The emperor summoned Wang Zhiyuan and others in the Hall of Mental Cultivation a few days ago for the 'Miyun robbery case', and Pan Sheng was there too—I heard that Pan Sheng asked him to stay that day."

Hearing this, Wang Chonggu frowned and sighed: "You should have come here to discuss with me that day - the cabinet ministers please stay right, it's no trivial matter, you didn't have any guesses that day?"

Zhang Siwei said, "My nephew thought at the time that the Sacred Heart had already tacitly decided that I would pick up Zhang Juzheng, but Pan Shengliu might not be right."

Wang Chonggu looked at him and said, "You! Alas - it would be good for you to be a deputy minister. If you live in Hanmeng for a few years, you will be rich with iron." After speaking, hating iron is not like steel, Smile bitterly.

Zhang Siwei's face flushed, and he said to Wang Chong, "Uncle thinks that what Zhang Juzheng did today was because Pan Sheng persuaded the emperor to test me?"

Wang Chong said: "What's the reason?"

"If I didn't expect it, Pan Sheng must have known that Zhang Juzheng had a terminal illness that day - he had to take a gamble, so he asked to stay right. Humph, this is a 'difficult to enter and easy to retreat' temperament, so I don't want to wait for you If he will take over after ten years, he will not be able to survive until then."

Half of Zhang Siwei's body was soaked in cold, and he heard the words in a hoarse voice: "If the emperor has been persuaded, what should I do?"

Wang Chong said: "Who are the two people you reported?"

Zhang Siwei hurriedly replied: "Shen Shixing, Liang Menglong. These two people—" Before he could say anything, Wang Chonggu smiled, raised his palms and said, "Well, wonderful hands! Report to the party, [-]% will be defeated, and now there are fifty-five!"

(End of this chapter)