The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Juzheng actually proposed to let Zhang Siwei join the cabinet. To be honest, this matter sounds very incredible, but it is not incomprehensible. Some people who are not familiar with Zhang Siwei and do not know what he thinks are counted. Yes, but for Zhang Fan, he had talked with Zhang Siwei, and Zhang Fan knew that Zhang Siwei quite agreed with what Zhang Juzheng was planning to do now.

As far as Zhang Juzheng is concerned, how many people in the court can agree with him on what he is going to do now? I can't say much, Zhang Fan agrees, but in the final analysis, there is not much difference between Zhang Fan and Feng Bao's positions. It's not that Zhang Fan is unwilling, but even if he does, there may not be much difference. As a result, at most Zhang Fan was able to give Zhang Juzheng some ideas and make them perfect, but it was difficult to ask him to carry out any actions.

Ge Shouli agreed, but Ge Shouli didn't intend to do it. It wasn't that Ge Shouli knew he could do it, and it wasn't because of any reason. It was just because of Ge Shouli's own reasons. After all, he was over seventy years old. It won't be long before he will retire. If he does this job and returns to his hometown after completing half of it, no one can take over such a mess, then it will only make things more messy, Ge Shouli Knowing this, he doesn't do it.

Gao Yi agrees, Gao Yi is also trying his best to help Zhang Juzheng complete this matter, but there is a problem in it, even if Gao Yi understands Zhang Juzheng's ideas well, he is very active in doing things, but his own In my heart, in my real thoughts, how much I agree with Zhang Juzheng is still a question.

After all, Gao Yi is now attached to Zhang Juzheng. Since she is attached to Zhang Juzheng, it is natural to solve the troubles for Zhang Juzheng. Perhaps, it doesn't matter what her sincere thoughts are, but if she can find a sincere one, It's a good thing if someone with motivation comes to help. I'm afraid Zhang Juzheng is thinking about this matter.

It's just that, even though Zhang Fan wanted to understand these things, there were still some things he didn't understand. Perhaps, this matter was Zhang Juzheng's plan, but for Queen Mother Li, did she have any intention of making use of it? The problem, Zhang Fan really doesn't understand it. After all, it seems that the relationship between Empress Dowager Li and Feng Bao is still very good. To punish Feng Bao for this, but she actually agreed to this on purpose, what is her plan?

And these are nothing, what Zhang Fan can't figure out the most is why Zhang Juzheng would do this, he clearly knows that after Feng Bao finds out about this matter he brought up, the two parties will definitely have a dispute , but Zhang Juzheng still did this. If it were five years later, Zhang Fan would not have to guess what the situation in the court would be like at that time. If Zhang Juzheng did this, Zhang Fan would think it was very normal, but now.

Everything is a bit confusing.

"By the way, Zhang Aiqing," the Empress Dowager Li who had already walked to the front, stopped at this moment, turned to look at him, and asked, "How did you check the matter that the Ai family ordered?" Empress Dowager Li also asked the people on the side to walk away, obviously what she was going to say to Zhang Fan next time should not be heard by outsiders.

Of course Zhang Fan knew what Empress Dowager Li wanted to ask. In fact, when Empress Dowager Li asked him to accompany him just now, Zhang Fan guessed that she would ask about it, and he had already figured out what to say. Now that Empress Dowager Li asked, Of course Zhang Fan would not be surprised.

"Queen Mother," Zhang Fan walked to Queen Mother Li, lowered his voice slightly, and said, "Wei Chen has already sent people to investigate that matter, but there is no clue yet in a short while. It is said that Feng Bao is also investigating, but the situation of Feng Bao recently... the Queen Mother also understands, "

"Huh, this Feng Bao really can't stand being beaten," said Queen Mother Li, "The Ai family didn't give him any punishment, just hang him like this, just to make him worry for a while, and then find him for the Ai family when he saves it. Trouble, get out such a big mess, don't talk about him, since you have already started to investigate, can you find anything?"

"There are things that were found, but most of them are innocuous," Zhang Fan said. The capital city is indeed a little far away, and it is not as easy to deal with as it is in the capital, so things outside the city are fine for the time being, but there is really no problem in the capital, at most it is occupying some land and robbing some people. The number is also very small, and it's completely irrelevant," Zhang Fan was telling the truth, but it was incomplete.

Especially for those princes and princes in other places, it is not easy, but very difficult. Even if the imperial court issued various orders to live in other places, they still have a way to collect more taxes. Recruit more private soldiers. If there are inspections, they will be hidden and broken into parts, and nothing will be found at all.

As for people like Zhang Fan who engage in "unannounced visits", even if Jin Yiwei has great powers, those people have ways to deal with them. In fact, it is very simple. If you want to get close to those people, even if you have known them for a long time After undergoing many inspections, it proved that they are really all right, but they still can't fully believe it. This is the benefit of those who live outside the feudal clan. It is difficult for outsiders, even the imperial court, to intervene.

But for those people in the capital, it is easier. These royal relatives living in the capital are either beneficiaries of the world, or they are under house arrest in disguise, and here, they do not have much power, so , these people will do some "innocuous" things to them, it is very easy to approach these people, after all, they don't have more choices, but...

"Then those people in the capital, are there really no problems?" Queen Mother Li asked.

"This point, I'm afraid I don't say anything, the Queen Mother knows it well," Zhang Fan said with a wry smile, "That day in the Palace of Compassion, I already understood what the Queen Mother meant, but if you want to If you want to use these people to gain prestige, the ones in the capital can't do it. The people living in the capital have a lot of money, but they have power and no power, and they have no one. They... even if they have the share Thoughts, I'm afraid I don't have the courage, even if I have the courage, I definitely don't have the strength. If the Queen Mother wants to pick one of them to show off, it's easy, but I'm afraid the effect will not be very good. Although the people in the middle can't say anything, I'm afraid they will be dissatisfied, after all, everyone knows what those people can do, "

"Ai Qing said the same thing," Queen Mother Li nodded, and said, "Originally, Ai's family meant to pick one from Beijing, so that those people would take their temper, but these days, Ai's family also thought about it." This matter, I am afraid, if it is done that way, not only will it not be effective, but it will be more troublesome. Those guys outside may think that the Ai family only dares to attack these powerless little fish and shrimps, and dare not touch them."

"Hehe, that's what the Queen Mother said," Zhang Fan said with a smile. He naturally thought of this, but how could he say it in front of Queen Mother Li? It couldn't be better.

"Since that's the case, don't move those in Beijing," Queen Mother Li said decisively, without any intention of embarrassing her, "Just investigate those people from other places."

"I understand," Zhang Fan nodded, but then asked quietly, "But Queen Mother, can you remind me, and I should look in that direction. After all, the time when I became an official It’s a little shorter. In case there’s anything unclear, I hope the Empress Dowager can remind me.”

Zhang Fan said this because, after all, the relationship is very important. If this kind of thing is done well, if it is not done well, the responsibility must be borne by himself. If you can find the direction, you can solve this matter as soon as possible, and secondly, you will save a lot of contingencies.

"The Ai family was born in Tongzhou, and they have been in the capital in this life, and have never been to other places." For some reason, Empress Dowager Li talked about her own affairs, "But a few days ago, I heard from a maid in the palace that Southwest Over there, it’s really a good place, especially Sichuan, besides being beautiful, the weather is not as dry as in Beijing, but I’m afraid Aijia won’t be able to go there, I don’t know if Zhang Aiqing has been there before.”

"Weichen was born in the Northwest. Although he passed many places on his way to Beijing to catch the exam, he has never been to Sichuan," Zhang Fan replied, "Although I have read a lot of things in books and poems, I have never seen it before. But I haven’t seen it before, please forgive me for not being able to explain everything in detail for the Queen Mother.”

"That's it, that's a pity," Empress Dowager Li said in a disappointed tone, but she didn't show any expression on her face, "How about this, Zhang Aiqing is also busy with affairs in the court, so she doesn't have time to visit. Jiang Shan, otherwise, Zhang Aiqing sent some people out, and when they came back, they would share what they had seen and heard, and then Aiqing would relay it to Aijia. In this way, looking at plum blossoms and quenching thirst can be regarded as a lot of fun."

"Wei Chen understands that his subordinates should obey them, let alone such a good job," Zhang Fan said with a smile, "In this case, Wei Chen is saying goodbye."

"Well, you step back," Empress Dowager Li also ordered, then stopped talking, turned around and continued walking towards the Palace of Compassion.

And Zhang Fan, while walking, already knew it in his heart: "Sichuan, it really is a 'good' place,"