The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

Empress Dowager Li approached Zhang Fan to ask what happened, and Zhang Fan also told the truth, but this truth-telling is really full of water, he did not tell Queen Li everything without reservation, but also Some things were kept, and there were even some things that Zhang Fan didn't know, but through his guesses, they were all inseparable things, and he didn't tell Queen Mother Li either.

So, what Zhang Fan just said just told Queen Mother Li that someone was behind this incident, but Zhang Fan didn't say who it was. Queen Mother Li is now asking people to investigate this matter Now, the person who is most likely to be implicated, Feng Bao will definitely be involved, but Feng Bao is the kind of person who sits and waits to die, he must have thought of a way out before acting.

From Zhang Fan's point of view, maybe Feng Bao will be implicated in the future, and the Empress Dowager Li will have some doubts about him, but in the final analysis, these suspicions are still not worth the trust of the Empress Dowager Li in Feng Bao, so I said, When Zhang Fan said these words, it seemed that he had told Empress Dowager Li a lot of things, but in fact a lot of them were irrelevant, and Feng Bao would be fine in the end.

But in fact, Zhang Juzheng should be the one who has been most implicated by what Zhang Fan said to Empress Dowager Li. Zhang Juzheng.

Regardless of how the memorial was, or what happened to the eunuch Wang Shan who went to deliver the memorial, but one thing, the memorial did not reach Zhu Yijun's hands after all, this matter is indisputable.

After Empress Dowager Li found out about this, she would inevitably ask Zhu Yijun, since he was not familiar with the ministers in the court, why did he choose this person to be Minister of the Ministry of Officials? As long as Empress Dowager Li asked this question, she would You will know that this person is recommended by Zhang Juzheng, so when that time comes, no matter how much conspiracy there is behind this matter, Zhang Juzheng will not be able to escape, and his name will definitely be included in it.

However, Zhang Fan said this not because he had completely broken with Zhang Juzheng, but because Zhang Fan knew in his heart that Zhang Juzheng would not suffer any harm because of it.

It has been said before that now the Empress Dowager Li is in charge, and the two most favored are Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng. Compared with these two, Feng Bao is more likely to win the Empress Dowager Li than Zhang Juzheng He is favored and has more power than Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet. Even now, Zhang Juzheng has to listen to Feng Bao.

But today's things are not as simple as the facts. It's not the case. The Empress Dowager needs to be in charge of the government. It's better to say that she needs the court to develop slowly under her will. If she wants to do this, she What is needed is not a minister like Feng Bao who has power in his hands but only knows how to use intimidation and power to oppress the ministers in the court and make them obedient.

Although this is a method, and the effect is very fast, and the overall situation can be controlled in a short period of time, Queen Mother Li is not a fool. She knows that although this method works for a while, it will not work forever. If he wants to control the power, he can't just rely on Feng Bao's oppressive method, but also rely on Zhang Juzheng, who is among the courtiers, to achieve her goal with a more gentle attitude.

So, in the final analysis, the person that Empress Dowager Li needs to rely on most is not Feng Bao, a eunuch who holds great power and has made all the civil and military officials in the court have great opinions on him. The most important thing is to have Zhang Juzheng can only reconcile it.

Although it is said that Zhang Juzheng has done a lot of things after joining forces with Feng Bao, so that the officials in the court are no longer full of praise for him like in the past, but the status of civil and military officials is, after all, to be It is easier for people to accept than the status of eunuch, and it is easier to control the situation.

Although the current Zhang Juzheng has some estrangement with the officials, it only needs Zhang Juzheng to work hard to repair the relationship, and he will be able to recover in a short time, although by that time, it is impossible for the officials in the DPRK to treat Zhang Juzheng like in the past It looks so intimate, but the most basic things are still there.

Zhang Fan just understood this truth, and the reason why he said such words to Queen Mother Li just now is that he already understood that no matter what he said, things were already predestined, and it would not be because of what he said. , and let this matter be exposed as if nothing had happened. Similarly, it will not make the situation of this matter worse because of what Zhang Fan said to Queen Mother Li.

Anyway, that's the way things are now.

At this time, there were two knocks on the door of the room.

"Come in," Empress Dowager Li ordered when she heard the knock on the door. At this time, there will never be any reckless people who don't know the situation to come looking for trouble. It must be that Empress Dowager Li just sent to find the eunuch who delivered the memorial to Zhu Yijun yesterday. people.

The door opened, and a little eunuch walked in, and came in front of the Empress Dowager Li. The little eunuch just bowed, and before he could speak, the Empress Dowager Li had already spoken.

"Wang Shanren, have you found it?"

"This..." For a while, the little eunuch didn't know how to answer Queen Mother Li's words.

"Speak quickly," Empress Dowager Li couldn't help but speak again when she saw that he didn't speak. She thought something had happened and it was inconvenient to say it in front of Zhang Fan. But at this time, Empress Dowager Li didn't care what happened. , in her opinion, let Zhang Fan listen to it, maybe he can help her with ideas or something.

"Back to the Queen Mother..." the little eunuch hesitated, his face turned pale, "The servant obeyed the Queen Mother's order and went to look for Wang Shan, but he was nowhere to be found. Finally, the servant was in Wang Shan's room I saw him, but...but..."

"But what is it?" Seeing that he stopped talking, Empress Dowager Li quickly asked, "You are talking to me, what's the matter?"

"Then...then Wang Shan, already...he hanged himself," the little eunuch said tremblingly.

"What," upon hearing the news, Empress Dowager Li was shocked, she stood up from the chair immediately, her face was full of disbelief, "I hanged myself, you can see clearly ,"

"Indeed...he committed suicide," the little eunuch was already terrified when he saw the dead body, but now he was frightened by Queen Mother Li's angry appearance, and his legs softened immediately, and he fell on the ground with a plop, "How dare the servant lie to the Queen Mother?" ,"

"This good thief, he did something wrong, and dared to kill himself like this." Sitting back in the chair, Queen Mother Li still had an angry face, and cursed.

Zhang Fan was on the side, without saying anything. After hearing what the little eunuch said just now, he even sneered in his heart. Thinking about it, Wang Shan's suicide was absolutely inseparable from Feng Bao.

However, what Empress Dowager Li said just now made Zhang Fan even more amused. Hearing that Wang Shan committed suicide by hanging himself, Empress Dowager Li's first reaction was that Wang Shan committed suicide in fear of crime, and Zhang Fan couldn't help muttering in his heart.

Indeed, such a big thing happened now, just a little eunuch, knowing that the thing happened because of him, he couldn't hide it at all, instead of suffering all kinds of flesh and blood after being found out at that time It is better to understand yourself now, and it will save a lot of pain.

However, who can be sure that this Wang Shan really wants to die that much. After all, no matter what, if he wants to commit suicide, it still requires great courage. Besides, if he really wants to pursue it, he must be arrested. Asking questions, he has nothing to be afraid of. After all, it is not because of Wang Shan's own reasons that the memorial was not called to Zhu Yijun's hands, but because someone did not let him do it. At that time, he only needs to say this Facts will do.

But here is the problem, those who prevent him from delivering the memorial will naturally not let him have the opportunity to speak, and there is a saying that only the dead can keep secrets, especially for the Ming Dynasty with Jinyiwei and Dongchang It is said that as long as the prisoners are still breathing, they can find ways to take out some more things.

However, if Wang Shan is killed blatantly, it will be too obvious, and people can see at a glance that there is something wrong with it. If Empress Dowager Li is unhappy about this and wants to track it down, she may not be able to find him. Feng Bao's body.

But now, this Wang Shan has "hanged himself from the beam". Although he doesn't know whether he did it voluntarily, or whether someone else "helped" him hang the beam, in a word, it seems that this Wang Shan is obviously because he has done a good job. Big mistake, because of this, I feel ashamed in my heart, so this is asking for death, so as to have a relief.

But now, the appearance of Empress Dowager Li was obviously very emotional for Wang Shan's death, but Zhang Fan had other thoughts about it.

After listening to what Zhang Fan said just now, Empress Dowager Li really didn't have any thoughts in her heart. Zhang Fan didn't think it would be possible, and it was impossible. Empress Dowager Li was not such a woman. Controlling the government illustrates this point.

Perhaps, after listening to what Zhang Fan said just now, Empress Dowager Li already had some guesses about this matter in her heart. Even Zhang Fan dared to guess that Empress Dowager Li might have known that Feng Bao was behind it. playing tricks.

In this case, it is easy to understand the appearance of Empress Dowager Li now. Blame such a big matter on a trivial eunuch. Although it will make those ministers dissatisfied, they have not What to say.

As for Feng Bao's side, there is no need to take any more responsibilities, and even Zhang Juzheng's side can be resolved. After all, if the memorial is not delivered to Zhu Yijun, it is not the fault of Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng. I can't say anything, the most I can say is that Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant, has no vision, Ge Shouli is not needed, but a mediocre talent is needed, that's all.