The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Fan managed to "escape" from Qianqing Palace, that's right, he just escaped, and he fled in despair. It's not that Zhu Yijun's words frightened him, it's that he couldn't listen anymore. Of course, he said It's all just excuses, but Zhang Fan doesn't think there's anything wrong with the matter, although it's really hard for Zhu Yijun, who is only 11 years old, to be able to say such a thing. It is a bit shocking, but considering Zhu Yijun's identity, his living environment, and the "responsibility" he will shoulder in the future to carry on the family line, he knows this, and it is very normal for him to say these words.

It's just that Zhang Fan really couldn't get used to it. He couldn't get used to hearing Zhu Yijun say these things, and he couldn't say anything about him, so Zhang Fan just found a random reason and let's talk after he escaped.

It didn't matter if he came out, but he ran into Feng Bao before he had walked two steps.

Today's Feng Bao has really suffered a lot because of the incident with Zhang Siwei, but the way Feng Bao showed it was not irritable or resentful, but calm on the contrary. Everyone can feel that Feng Bao has become a lot calmer. Of course, many people don't know the reason, but Zhang Fan can figure it out. But so he swallowed his anger for the time being, in fact, he just didn't want to do these things.

Some people may think that it is too lacking of "perseverance" to just swallow such a "setback", but Zhang Fan knows that the reason why Feng Bao is like this is not only because of these, the most important thing is that after Queen Mother Li The decision he made was to leave Feng Bao alone temporarily. Even though he said he would be punished, he did nothing, but Feng Bao was always worried because of this.

And the matter is not just like this, one thing was mentioned before, Zhang Juzheng intends to recruit Zhang Siwei into the cabinet to help him, not long after the original person retired, this matter was brought up.

And after this matter was brought up, it could be called a shock to the government and the public. Zhang Siwei was able to save the day from danger some time ago. He had just become the focus of the public, and the attention had not subsided, and he became it again. Everyone watched The goal.

As for this incident, Feng Bao was undoubtedly the most surprised. He was worried because Queen Mother Li said that he would punish him, but he did not do anything for a long time. He has always acted carefully. Now, He was naturally very surprised to hear that Zhang Siwei was recommended by Zhang Juzheng to join the cabinet.

Although Zhang Juzheng is on the side with him, he also understands what kind of person Zhang Juzheng is. To be honest, Zhang Juzheng would do this. To Feng Bao, he would not find it strange at all. In terms of things, Feng Bao probably didn't even feel shocked. After all, Zhang Juzheng could retreat to Zhang Siwei and join the cabinet, but he could also disagree.

But this matter is not so simple. After all, the matter of joining the cabinet is of great importance. It does not mean that the recommendation of Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet, can make him successfully enter the cabinet. For the people in the court, there is no need They agree, but at least they can't oppose it, and finally, and most importantly, they still need the nod of those in power.

But now, the person in power is the Empress Dowager Li. That is to say, whether Zhang Siwei can enter the cabinet depends on whether the Empress Dowager Li nods. I agree very much. Of course, it is not appropriate to describe it as very agreeable. After all, the situation at the time was that after the Empress Dowager Li learned that Zhang Juzheng recommended Zhang Siwei, she just asked several other ministers about Zhang Siwei's character. How knowledgeable.

There is no problem with Zhang Siwei's character and knowledge, although some of these people do not want Zhang Siwei to join the cabinet, some do not like Zhang Siwei, and some want to replace him, but there are so many people around Today, these people naturally cannot distort the facts publicly. Regardless of his character and knowledge, Zhang Siwei is the top choice, and his qualifications are sufficient. Naturally, there is no problem in joining the cabinet.

Among these people at that time, probably only Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Fan and Queen Mother Li knew that this was just a show. Of course, it was Zhang Siwei who had been informed of this matter by Zhang Fan a long time ago.

And after the Queen Mother Li asked, she just said: "In that case, Zhang Siwei, a bachelor of Jindong Pavilion, will join the cabinet to participate in the maintenance." After all, the affairs of the cabinet are not very important, and naturally it is necessary to determine the candidate early .

Although, the Empress Dowager Li just said such useful but unremarkable words, but she didn't even think about it, so she immediately agreed. From Feng Bao's point of view, this meant that she agreed very much.

In this way, Feng Bao couldn't help thinking that this was not something that the very cautious Empress Dowager Li would do, it was more like she had made up her mind a long time ago, and she just followed Zhang Juzheng to say it.

So, after Feng Bao was shocked, he couldn't help thinking about it. He originally wanted to refute, but because the Queen Mother Li kept hanging on him and didn't punish him, he planned to think about it first after being cautious during this period. Talk, but after thinking about it, he found that the matter was even more irrefutable.

The Empress Dowager Li obviously had already made up her mind to let Zhang Siwei enter the cabinet. Perhaps, after Zhang Siwei entered the cabinet, she could really give Zhang Juzheng a huge boost, but the Empress Dowager Li was not stupid. Regarding the issue with Zhang Siwei, once Zhang Siwei enters the cabinet, he will have the status to compete with Feng Bao, which will only make the confusion even more confusing.

In Feng Bao's view, the reason why Queen Mother Li agreed to this matter is more like warning Feng Bao. Perhaps it can also be said that this is the punishment that Queen Mother Li gave to Feng Bao. Perhaps, it sounds like this punishment is really The offer was a bit too heavy, and what Empress Dowager Li did was like a big wake-up call to Feng Bao, and it was not a one-off deal, but a long-lasting way.

After all, Zhang Fan can challenge Feng Bao in the current court, but even Queen Mother Li can see that Zhang Fan wants to assist Zhu Yijun wholeheartedly, so he is not going to show his face too much, while others, such as Ge Shouli and others, They are all old now, and no one knows when they will return to their hometowns, but it will definitely not last long, and the others will be gone.

Now, after Zhang Siwei entered the cabinet, he undoubtedly became an existence capable of suppressing Feng Bao. After two years, when Zhang Siwei gained a firm foothold in the cabinet, he would be fully capable of this.

Feng Bao regarded this incident as Queen Mother Li's beating and punishment for him. Although he felt some resentment in his heart that Queen Mother Li's methods were too heavy, he had no choice but to accept it. So what, as long as Empress Dowager Li is willing, Feng Bao alone can't control her.

However, this is actually what Feng Bao didn't understand, but Zhang Fan could see this matter clearly, and even Zhang Juzheng understood this, so he recommended Queen Mother Li, because He knew that Empress Dowager Li would definitely agree.

The reason is very simple, because Queen Mother Li is a master of power, and she is most handy in "Tai Chi" of balancing power.

If the 500 years in the original history are added, the Empress Dowager Li can be compared with the other two women, one is Wu Zetian and the other is Cixi. However, the comparison is only about their strength, not their status.

Wu Zetian is a master of power, but at the same time, she is also a capable person in governing the country, and Wu Zetian himself understands this, so she dared to ascend the throne as a woman.

As for Cixi, she is naturally a master of political power, and there are no other rulers in the palace. In the end, those who wanted to fight against her were all punished by her. After she came to power, the Man Qing, which was riddled with holes and precarious, worsened even more.

The Empress Dowager Li is actually similar to Cixi. Although she has not done many things, no one can deny that she is clever in playing tricks, but she is much better than Cixi. Although she is not capable of governing the country, she understands In this regard, she has this self-knowledge, so she retreats behind the scenes. Although she also interferes with the government, she will never intervene.

Moreover, she has always maintained a balance in the court, just like Zhang Siwei's entry into the cabinet. In fact, even if Feng Bao's incident did not happen, she is very likely to let Zhang Siwei enter the cabinet. She understands It is impossible for Feng Bao to dominate alone in the court. There must always be someone who can and dares to oppose him to suppress him. If there is no one, Feng Bao will be in power. It's a big deal.

So it can be said that Zhang Siwei's entry into the cabinet is an inevitable thing.

Of course, the reason why Feng Bao didn't see it, but Zhang Fan and Zhang Juzheng could, is also because they are not in the middle of the game like Feng Bao is, after all, these words are not clear to the onlookers. Playing, which makes sense.

In short, Zhang Siwei has successfully entered the cabinet now, and the others did not slack off after entering the cabinet, and immediately started to help Zhang Juzheng. With the help of Zhang Siwei, things went smoothly, much faster than before.

just now……

"Master Zhang," Feng Bao said first when he saw Zhang Fan, "Where are you going when you are so busy, or is something wrong with you?"

Seeing that it was Feng Bao who stopped him, Zhang Fan also stopped naturally.