Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 639
Zeng Xingwu was the last person recommended by Zhang Juzheng to join the cabinet during his lifetime. Although he was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he was also a representative of Zhang Juzheng's disciple party.

The attitude of the palace represented by this incident made everyone panic. When Wang Zhuan got the news, he immediately defended Zeng Xingwu in court. Emperor Wanli's reply was very simple:
"Do you remember Liang Menglong?"

Liang Menglong became an official a month ago, and the reason why he was charged as a crime by the officials was almost the same as that of Zeng Xingwu. Everyone knew the attitude of the emperor.

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Compared to the turmoil outside, the palace appears to be calm and calm. It is true that the inner court and the outer court are closely related to each other, but to a certain extent, they are also independent of each other.

It's already October, the frail people have to put on cotton padded clothes, and the house has started to light a fire to keep warm, but all the people in the imperial dining room are sweating profusely and running around non-stop.

The place where these eunuchs are busy is not in the palaces of the nobles, but outside the small courtyard of the eunuch Zhang Jing, who is in charge of the imperial horse supervisor, with the best charcoal fire, the best lamb, the best seasoning, and the best wine, saying To put it bluntly, even the empress dowager and the emperor may not be able to enjoy the thought that the Shangshan supervisor used this time.

Because this evening, the eunuch Zhang Cheng, the supervisor of ceremonies, wants to have a few drinks with the eunuch Zhang Jing, the supervisor of the horse, and the eunuch Zhang Jing. Although he is also called a eunuch, he is still a head shorter in front of Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing.

Serving these two father-in-laws well may be beneficial, at least there may be no disadvantages. It is true that Long Live Lord is the master of the big guy, but these two are directly in charge of everyone.

With the status of Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing, it is actually quite taboo to have a private meeting for a drink, but everyone is an old person in the Yuwang Mansion, and they are familiar with each other when they were studying in the inner school. The relationship is close, and everyone in the palace knows it, so the queen mother and the emperor will not suspect anything.

A few eunuchs in black robes were guarding outside the door. What Shangshan Supervisor sent were not fried vegetables, but sliced ​​meat and cold dishes, but they couldn’t enter the door, and these eunuchs in black robes took them all. , and delivered to the house.

However, the black-robed eunuchs outside were also not allowed to enter the house, they went into the courtyard to announce with a loud voice that someone from the house would come out to take the things, otherwise they were not allowed to go forward.

The person who came out of the house to pick up the things was also an eunuch, and the eunuch Zou Yi was supervised by the Imperial Horse Supervisor. When everyone saw it, they all sighed that Eunuch Zou had never forgotten his roots, and even in such a position, he still treats Zhang Cheng as usual.

There were only Zhang Jing, Zhang Cheng, and Zou Yi in the room. The dishes on the round table were quite simple. It was nothing more than a copper pot surrounded by fresh meat slices and fresh vegetables that were rare in this season. Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing met each other. sit.

"The weather is getting colder, and it's best to eat a pot. Wang Tong likes to think about it. It was only then that our family realized that this thing is good!"

Zhang Cheng said with a smile, the air was filled with the aroma of wine, and the wine cups on the table were full of top-quality wine, and the aroma of the wine was overflowing, but neither of them moved.

Zhang Jing was quite silent. He practiced martial arts and was also in charge of the Imperial Horse Supervisor. He acted quite arrogantly. He took a large chopstick and rinsed the mutton in the pot. said in a voice:
"My side is 10 taels, how much is yours?"

Zhang Cheng shook his head with a smile, and said:
"It's also 10 taels. Have you heard that Zhang Hong also got 10 taels."

"It's said that the Zhang family has been a wealthy businessman for generations, a wealthy merchant in Puzhou, their family background is really amazing!"

Zhang Jing said with emotion, and Zhang Cheng said with a smile:

"When Wang Chonggu was the governor, the Border Gate did not know how much convenience was given to him by the Zhang family. Besides, the Zhang family is a salt merchant, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhang Siwei has been in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War for so many years. What is the money?"

Zhang Jing nodded, and after a moment of silence, he said again:
"Today is the fifth day of October, and the date of going to the public is October [-]th. Shall we do it?"

Zhang Cheng also put away his smile, and fell silent there. Zou Yi, who was standing at the door, bowed his head and said:

"Master Yifu, Eunuch Zhang, I'm going out to urge vegetables..."

Zhang Cheng frowned, waved his hands impatiently, and said:
"It's none of your business, just stay here and listen, don't be so careful."

After saying this, Zhang Cheng picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. The wine is strong wine. Zhang Cheng took a long breath and said sharply:
"He has been in that position for ten years, holding everyone down and unable to move. Now that he is in a daze, he wants to fight for the title of earl for himself, and the empress dowager doesn't like it either."

"Does Zhang Hong need to say hello?"

"No, this person has a weird mind, he wants to imitate some scholar-bureaucrats everywhere, and he also took the money, don't bother him."

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On October [-]th of the tenth year of Wanli, Li Zhi, the censor of Jiangxi Province, impeached Feng Bao's twelve major crimes, and the capital was shaken.

Emperor Wanli walked back and forth in his study room with his hands behind his back, with a look of excitement on his face, because his legs and feet were not flexible, Emperor Wanli usually sat on a chair in the room, and walking down the ground like this was extremely exciting.

Zhang Cheng stood at the bottom, bowed his head and said nothing, but there was a smile on his face. Emperor Wanli walked a few steps, opened the memorial on the table, looked at it a few times and said with a smile:
"Interesting, interesting. Zhang Siwei really dared to do it. Didn't he say that he gave Feng Bao a great gift a few days ago?"

"Long live, Zhang Siwei has not cut off his gift to Feng Bao since he entered the cabinet. Now he is the chief assistant of the cabinet, but he still has to give gifts when things happen, and he has to make a compromise. How can he be reconciled? It is reasonable to have this action. "

The smile on Emperor Wanli's face turned cold, and he said:
"Zhang Siwei is not reconciled. I have been kept by Zhang Juzheng and Feng for more than ten years. I am still not reconciled. Zhang Banban, drafting the decree, Feng Bao..."

"Long Live Lord, Long Live Lord, don't worry, don't worry, this matter depends on what the Empress Dowager thinks. Early this morning, Feng Bao went to the Palace of Compassion."

Emperor Wanli was stunned for a moment, patted the table with his hand, his smile became happy again, and he said:
"Just wait, wait until now, it's not bad for these few days."

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On October [-]th of the tenth year of Wanli, Feng Bao came to the Palace of Compassion and Ning for two consecutive days. On this day, he finally went to court with Emperor Wanli. Ri Zhangcheng is on leave to recuperate.

The Wenyuan Pavilion was in the court meeting, and the Compassionate Palace was unusually quiet. Sitting on the chair, the Cisheng Empress Dowager Li's face was indifferent, showing no emotions.

All the confidants and female officials around bowed their heads and held their breath, extremely nervous, while on the ground in front of Mrs. Li, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing knelt on the ground, not raising their heads.

"You are all old people from Prince Yu's Mansion, is that really the case?"

Cisheng Empress Dowager Li asked in a desolate tone, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing touched the ground with their heads again, but did not speak, Empress Li shook her head slowly, and said:

"Zhang Hong wrote a special note over there, saying that Feng Bao is arrogant and wanton when he seeks the title, and he has no loyalty. If he stays in the palm print for a long time, he will cause great harm...Feng Bao has been in this position for a long time, and he really forgot The duty of a servant..."

Empress Dowager Li's words were not so much for Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing to listen to as she was talking to herself. The two people kneeling below couldn't hear clearly, but these two people knelt there without moving What has been done has already been done, and the rest is not something they can decide.

"Aijia is a little tired, you guys go down!"

Cisheng Empress Dowager Li said to Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing with a tired face, and the two below quickly bowed respectfully and then retreated.

Queen Mother Li is the most powerful person in the Forbidden City. She is the master of the eunuchs, but the power and voices represented by Zhang Cheng, Zhang Jing, and Zhang Hong are not something she can ignore, let alone what Feng Bao did. She really doesn't want to continue reading about the matter, because the surname Zhu is not Feng tomorrow, Feng Bao's actions have already lost his role, not to mention the criticism against Feng Bao outside the palace has already begun, and what's more, To her disappointment, these attacks were true.

After Zhang Cheng and Zhang Cheng left, the female officials in the Palace of Compassion and Peace did not feel much relaxed, because the Empress Dowager Li had been sitting silently there, and they did not dare to move.

Maybe it was an hour, maybe two hours, the eunuch outside the door asked the maid at the door if she wanted to pass the meal, the voice was very soft, but the room was quiet, and the Empress Dowager Li still heard it.

The Cisheng Empress Dowager Li stretched out her hand to stroke her uncluttered hair. The female official Jinxiu thought that the Empress Dowager was going to pass on the meal, so she hurried forward. The Empress Dowager Li said in a low voice:

"You go and bring a message to the emperor... handle everything impartially..."

The female officer Jinxiu shook her body, but she quickly agreed, turned her head and just walked to the door, Empress Dowager Li called out again, she wanted to say something, but hesitated for a while, she still didn't open her mouth, and waved her hand to let Jinxiu go.

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On October 5th of the tenth year of Wanli, Shangshu, the censor of Shandong Province, impeached Wang Zhuan, the left servant of the official department, and Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the supervisor of ceremonies. The position of Minister of the Ministry of officials.

On the 3th day of October, the Zhili inspector Wang Guoshangshu impeached Wang Zhuan, bribed Feng Bao with ten bundles of jade belts, and [-] taels of silver.

On the [-]th, Li Tingyan, the censor, went up to impeach Wang Zhuan, and Zi Wenhui, a scholar of the capital, wrote an article to criticize him. The public opinion has been established, and finally there is news in the palace. The news explained a lot, and the last trace of luck in Wang Zhuan's heart disappeared, and he resigned from Shangshu on the [-]th.

On the 21st, Emperor Wanli allowed him to return to his hometown for retirement. Wang Zhuan was Zhang Juzheng's in-laws and was one of the leaders of the gangster party after Zhang Juzheng's death. Shi Shihang, who is the successor, is recuperating behind closed doors.

Feng Bao, Zhang Juzheng's one-party ally, has already lost power rapidly.

From mid-July to the end of October, in just four months, Zhang Siwei, the new chief assistant of the cabinet, established his position.——
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