The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

It should be said that Liang Chao's answer to Zhang Fan really told the truth, but in fact, Liang Chao's words still did not answer the question Zhang Fan wanted to ask, but on this matter, Even if Zhang Fan tried his best to think about it, it was still difficult to express to Liang Chao what he wanted to ask. After all, some things cannot be easily explained, and secondly, Zhang Fan didn't want to be right about this matter. What Liang Chao said was too clear.

So after Liang Chao's first mistake and answering the wrong question, although Zhang Fan described it again in detail, the real meaning in it was actually not very clear, so what Liang Chao said the second time Although the words in the answer touched Zhang Fan a lot, in fact, they were still wrong.

But it doesn't matter anymore, Zhang Fan already figured out how to do things from Liang Chao's answer to him. The things you want are right, there are many things in this world, even two things that are completely irrelevant, there will always be more or less related, as long as you think about the problem in a different direction, you will It can be found that the solution has actually been there for a long time.

All in all, what Liang Chao told Zhang Fan was that although the orders issued by the imperial court or the orders issued by the superiors are extremely important and must be completed, they are not guaranteed. If there are more or less variables , but it's not not allowed, as long as you can finally complete your order, that's fine, even if there are extra problems, in the end it's just a few reprimands, it's no big deal.

And if it is the emperor's order, the situation is different again. The emperor's order is hard to violate, or even cannot be violated. Under the emperor's order, things must be perfect. However, for the same reason, in order to be perfect, if only It is not enough to act in accordance with the regulations. After all, no one can foresee unexpected events. If something unexpected happens, you must adapt to the situation, or even temporarily change the original strategy. It is still to fulfill the emperor's order, so even if there is a small change on the way, it is allowed. Even if the emperor will be unhappy at that time, it will be a matter of the future. If you can't even do things well, then It's even more dangerous.

It seems that this has nothing to do with what Zhang Fan is worried about now, but in fact, the two are also figured out.

Now Zhang Juzheng wanted to try to see if the "Tao Cheng Fa" was effective, and he wanted to add it to the water control incident this time, and try it out.

Zhang Juzheng, who wants to do this, faces a problem, that is, this is contradicted by the court's previous laws. In fact, the law is no different from the imperial order or the emperor's order. It is difficult to change, and it must be implemented.

Even though Zhang Juzheng is the chief minister of the cabinet today, he has the final say on things like court orders, but things like the law are not under his control, even he must abide by them and cannot resist .

In this way, the situation is almost the same as what Liang Chao just said. Since it is to fulfill the court or emperor's order, it is okay to make some changes in the process of doing things, but from another perspective, the same , as long as it can be done, it is not impossible to add some personal ideas in the process of doing things.

In other words, Zhang Juzheng's idea is feasible. Of course, how to operate it will be Zhang Juzheng's business. Zhang Fan is just thinking about it now to see if there is anything he can do to help. Even though Zhang Juzheng didn't want him to get involved in this matter, Zhang Fan still wanted to help a little.

But now, the main problem that Zhang Juzheng has to face is that although his idea is feasible, as long as he proposes it at that time, the ministers in the DPRK will definitely rise up and oppose it.

At that time, even if Zhang Juzheng is able to overcome all opinions, it will take a lot of effort, and there is even a possibility that Zhang Juzheng will not be able to withstand the opposition of the entire imperial court officials and be forced to give up this idea Of course, it was not Zhang Juzheng's own intention, but it was forced by his actions.

However, there is another possibility that Zhang Juzheng will not tell this matter, maybe he will mention it to Queen Mother Li or Zhu Yijun, but they will not be allowed to issue an order to explain it, and it is even very likely that Zhang Juzheng will not tell anyone and directly order someone It may be possible to manipulate this matter secretly.

Of course, this is also a way, and compared to the previous one, it can make things go on smoothly. After all, as long as the early confidentiality work is done well, the ministers below will not know about this matter at all. If you don't know, where does the opposition come from?

However, Zhang Fan knew in his heart that the possibility of Zhang Juzheng doing this was quite slim, and Zhang Fan could even guess that it was not that Zhang Juzheng himself had thought of this method, but he would never do that unless it was a last resort. made.

After all, no matter how secretive the matter is, there will always be a possibility of leaking in the future. If it is leaked and the ministers in the court find out, it will really be a big deal.

Moreover, even if the whole process of acting is quite secretive, no one will know until the end of the matter, but at the end, this matter must be brought up and talked about, and when that time comes, things will naturally happen It is revealed in the world.

In that way, the officials will not only stand up to oppose Zhang Juzheng, but will be more well-founded. Zhang Juzheng will be put on the big hat of modifying the court laws without authorization and using private laws without authorization. This big hat, but no matter how powerful you are and how high you are in a high position, it is absolutely difficult to bear it. If you don't do it well, you will put yourself in it. It is definitely not a worthwhile deal.

The most important thing is that Zhang Juzheng has no way to do that at all. The three account books record the plans of the officials and the withdrawal and use of money. Although two of them are copied by others, one must be written by the officials. It is only necessary to sign and draw a deposit on the spot. Otherwise, if you have to find someone to take notes, then you will not be able to count with real evidence. Zhang Juzheng's experiment has become a big joke.

And since the officials are required to sign and pledge in person, then this rumor cannot be kept at all. After all, although Pan Jixun is the chief official of water control, perhaps Zhang Juzheng can talk to Pan Jixun about this matter in private and let him cooperate, but water control However, Pan Jixun is not the only person involved, other officials are also involved.

Then as long as one person feels that this procedure is wrong and tells it, the matter will be completely exposed immediately.

It is even more dangerous to expose the matter halfway, not to mention that Zhang Juzheng will be blamed by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. People feel that now is a good opportunity to take advantage of the chaos.

If things really developed to that point, Zhang Fan really didn't know what kind of chaos it would turn into.

Therefore, if Zhang Juzheng wants to accomplish this matter, he must tell the matter in front of all the officials in the court, and then calm down those opposing voices. If you don't accept it, you won't say anything.

Only when the name is right and proper, can this matter not cause so many accidents and tribulations in the future, and no one will be implicated because of it.

After thinking about this, Zhang Fan was thinking about how to help Zhang Juzheng.

As soon as something is announced, someone will stand up to oppose it. Although Zhang Juzheng can stand up and speak out, he is only one person after all. No matter how high the official position is, it is difficult for one person to fight against the opposition of so many people alone.

In other words, at that time, someone must help, but who would stand up and speak for Zhang Juzheng at that time?

Zhang Fan himself, although it is feasible, but after all, he and Zhang Juzheng have no cooperation performance on this matter, so saying that he stands out cannot give people an objective feeling, and if he is not objective, people will not agree with his words .

Now those who stand in Zhang Juzheng's camp are even more inappropriate. After all, everyone in the court knows that these people are on Zhang Juzheng's side, so when these people stand up and speak out, they will naturally help Zhang Juzheng. It's even more unobjective, so these people can't do it either.

Then there must be a neutral person who can look at this matter objectively, and who agrees with Zhang Juzheng a little bit in his heart, and who is also authoritative in the court, can take on such a role.

However, it is really rare to find one that combines so many conditions in one body.

And Zhang Fan thought about it, and after a long time, he only thought of one person, and it seemed that there was only that one person now, that's right, it was Ge Shouli, and only Ge Shouli had these conditions.

And the most important thing is that Ge Shouli is the only candidate, but as long as Ge Shouli is willing to speak up, his role will be more effective than the other two, three, or even a group of people.

However, how to persuade Ge Shouli? Zhang Fan frowned. Zhang Juzheng said he would pass once before, but he used a lot of tricks. If he was allowed to go again this time, Ge Shouli would definitely not be fooled again.

After much deliberation, Zhang Fan felt that he had to go there in person.