The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

The car was on its way from Tongzhou to the capital. In the carriage, Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Fan were talking.

"Yuande, I really didn't expect that such a small guarding eunuch could do such a thing," Zhang Juzheng said with a sigh, "It's nothing more than forming a party for personal gain, after all, such things have never been rare. However, he was lucky enough to force them to take bribes with the help of more than [-]% of the officials in the three provinces. How long has Liu Shan been the eunuch in Yangzhou, and he has amassed so much money? It's unimaginable,"

Looking at Zhang Juzheng's appearance, Zhang Fan smiled, but he was a little helpless. Before, Zhang Fan almost landed on the front foot, and the officials from the household department who came with Zhang Juzheng boarded a few boats to check The silver brought back by Zhang Fan, the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs are really worthy of dealing with things like silver all year round. All over the country, the weight of the silver ingots minted by various big and small banks, they almost They can understand everything clearly, and it is precisely because of this condition that they can count the money very quickly.

Although Zhang Fan couldn't see how they counted them, Zhang Fan who was outside knew that not long after these people boarded the ship, people who followed them started to carry boxes full of silver from the ship down. , and there are guards from the Imperial Forest Army below, which shows how much Long Qing has paid attention to these silver coins.

Zhang Fan’s memorial to the court stated that the dirty silver he investigated and dealt with totaled 5000 to 5000 million taels. At that time, all the courtiers who heard the news exclaimed, but most of them just The number two exclaimed, for so much silver, they really don't have a concept in their hearts, all the people, including Long Qing who is sitting on the emperor's throne, don't know how much four or fifty million taels of silver are piled up together. How many can only be imagined by one minister of the household department and the two servants of the household department, but for them, they just multiply the money in the treasury of the household department by several times to think about their appearance. Well, really speaking, they have never seen so much silver piled up together.

But now, Zhang Juzheng was fortunate to be one of the first courtiers to witness the silver. He was really stunned by the sight in front of him. Looking at the boxes that were constantly appearing in front of his eyes one after another, he knew what was inside them. Zhang Juzheng, who was full of silver, his state of mind, which was sober at all times, was a little confused at this moment, and his sobriety did not change because of the change of his state of mind. There were still boxes on board. was carried down.

Dazed Zhang Juzheng knew that all the boxes on the first ship had been removed, and only then did he come to his senses. Looking at the boxes in front of him that covered a large area, Zhang Juzheng really didn't know what to say. However, these are just the ones that were moved down from one ship, and there are still several ships waiting behind.

At that time, Zhang Juzheng also suddenly realized why there were so many imperial guards coming with him when he was leaving the palace, and what's more, the officials of the household department did not know where they got them from. Hundreds of scooters came together. At that time, Zhang Juzheng was really confused and didn't know what happened. Now, he understands everything. I plan, regarding this point, anyone has to admire these officials who deal with money all day long, and they really proved the saying that "there is a specialization in the art industry".

"Hehe, don't be surprised, teacher," Zhang Fan said with a smile, "When the students first saw these coins, they were really taken aback."

"Alas..." Zhang Juzheng said with a sigh, "This is really unimaginable. Also, that Liu Shan dared to pretend to be the Holy One, went to Fusang to cheat, and even made the whole of Jiangnan fall into a trap." In the midst of a crisis, it's really..." Having said that, Zhang Juzheng seemed very angry, but he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Teacher, don't be angry, if you are spoiled by such petty anger, it's not worth it," Zhang Fan quickly comforted.

"I'm not angry, I just feel sad," Zhang Juzheng sighed, "For his own benefit, for the sake of his own quickness, he actually did such a rebellious thing, disregarding the people of the country, causing It is really chilling to see foreign enemies entering the country," he said.

"I understand the teacher's thoughts. People like Liu Shan really deserve to be killed," Zhang Fan said, "But in other words, there are not many people like Xiang Liu Shan. It’s just that there aren’t many people as crazy as him,”

"But Yuande, you must know that as long as there are one or two people like him, it will cause great trouble to the world. Look at the current situation of Jiangnan's entry. You have witnessed the ins and outs there. You should have more experience than me," Zhang Juzheng said.

"I also understand what the teacher said," Zhang Fan said, "But teacher, it's hard to guess such things. After all, there are too many people like Liu Shan in this world."

"Oh, the country is unfortunate," Zhang Juzheng sighed.

Hearing the teacher's exclamation, Zhang Fan didn't know how to comfort him. After all, there were too many things involved in this kind of thing.

There was an instant silence in the carriage.

"By the way, Yuande," Zhang Juzheng, who had been silent for a while, suddenly said, "Then what happened between Feng Bao and you recently? , logically speaking, he should be very busy, but this time, he insisted on following me to greet you, what is going on between you two, "

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng asked about this matter, Zhang Fan smiled and said, "Teacher, you don't know something."

Immediately, Zhang Fan told him the news he got from Feng Bao and Liu Shan.

"So that's what happened." After listening to Zhang Fan's narration, Zhang Juzheng finally understood, "I dare say that Meng Chong is also related to that Liu Shan, and the evidence that can prove him is in that Liu Shan's house." on the account books, but now those account books are in your hands, no wonder Feng Bao used to protect you everywhere in the court and help you speak. The palm print eunuch position is extremely greedy, "

"How does the teacher view this matter in his heart?" Zhang Fan asked suddenly.

"Well, Feng Bao is knowledgeable and has a very good literary talent." Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and said, "Although he still can't change some problems of greed for money and love of power, he is not a person who will abuse power, at least He still has some unique insights into many things in the court, "

"Teacher, do you think that Feng Bao can help the teacher if he takes the position of eunuch in charge of ceremonies?" Zhang Fan suddenly asked.

"This..." Faced with Zhang Fan's question, Zhang Juzheng didn't know how to answer it for a moment.

Although Zhang Juzheng didn't answer, Zhang Fan already knew very clearly in his heart. Feng Bao, not to mention that he took that position, even now, he has helped Zhang Juzheng a lot. Now, Feng Bao hated Gao Gong to the bone, and no matter whether he agreed with Zhang Juzheng's reform ideas in his heart, he would do his best to help Zhang Juzheng just to deal with Gao Gong, not to mention Feng Bao's views on politics and his That rather responsible mind, if he ascended to the position of palm print eunuch, he would definitely help Zhang Juzheng more, but his love of money and greedy for petty gains might make Zhang Juzheng pay a few more chapters The price of Guqin, but in comparison, these are nothing.

The answer was already very obvious, Zhang Juzheng just hesitated for a moment, then nodded in front of Zhang Fan, and admitted.

"By the way, the teacher said earlier that Gao Gong wanted to impeach me again. What's going on?" Zhang Fan asked suddenly.

"Oh, it's a long story," Zhang Juzheng said, "You were not in the capital some time ago, but you don't know what Gao Gong did.

"From the time when you said that Jiangnan would be attacked by Japanese pirates, Gao Gong had already started to impeach you. At that time, his reason was that you were alarmist and disrespectful to the court and the emperor. He was pushed back by the pirates Feng Bao found from nowhere.

"Afterwards, the Japanese pirates invaded massively and occupied three cities, and he wanted to use your bad behavior to impeach you, but his reason was too far-fetched. After all, he didn't believe your words before, and the Japanese pirates came too. Soon, even many courtiers couldn't stand it and stood up to oppose it, which made him give up.

"In the end, after Qi Jiguang led his troops, he drove the Fusang enemy army into the city of Suzhou, but they didn't launch an attack for a long time. Gao Gong planned to impeach you for watching the enemy occupy our Daming city without doing anything, which delayed the opportunity of the war. In the final analysis, you are the only person he wants to impeach, and Qi Jiguang is just joint and several, but he is even more unlucky this time, these words just came out of his mouth, and your good news came back up.

"Now, although I haven't talked to him, I can figure it out. He is preparing. As long as it is confirmed that the Fang Yuxi you brought back is a fake, I am afraid that a new round of impeachment will come out."

After hearing Zhang Juzheng's narration, Zhang Fan couldn't help but sneered in his heart, and silently thought: "Gao Gong, I want to see what kind of moves you can use this time."