Ming Dynasty 1566

Chapter 58

Just after saying this, Yan Shifan knelt there and raised his head suddenly: "I am no longer a member of the cabinet! But I am still an official of the Ministry of Officials. I still recommend Luo Longwen or Yan Maoqing to the cabinet to be the governor of Zhejiang!"

Gao Gong also raised his head: "I recommend Tan Lun to be the acting governor of Zhejiang!"

Zhang Juzheng also answered: "I second Gao Gong and recommend Tan Lun to be the acting governor of Zhejiang!"

Lu Fang spoke slowly: "You don't want to recommend any more, there is a decree that the governor of Zhejiang and the governor of Nanzhili Zhao Zhenji will be transferred."

All three were dumb there.

Lu Fang: "There is also an edict. Zhao Zhenji is not very familiar with Zhejiang affairs. You can recommend suitable people to participate in the investigation of the ink corruption case of Zheng Michang, He Maocai and others."

This time it was Zhang Juzheng who answered loudly immediately: "The new Zhejiang Chun'an magistrate Hai Rui and Jiande county magistrate Wang Yongji are upright and can assist Zhao Zhenji in investigating this case!"

Xu Jie was underwhelmed by Jiajing, and Zhengchou couldn't justify King Yu's defense against Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. This was an opportunity to show his will, and he immediately said: "I think it is appropriate for Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to recommend King Hai Rui to use Ji." Candidates. Elder Ge, Eunuch Lu, these two people are available."

Lu Fang stated: "Assist in handling the case, as long as the person is reliable. Mr. Yan Ge, what do you think?"

Yan Song: "Yan Shifan, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng can return to the Ministry. Invite Li Chunfang and Chen Yiqin, and the cabinet will draft a bill together."

Yan Shifan was the first to stand up abruptly, turned around and walked out.Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng also slowly stood up and bowed to Yan Song, Lu Fang and Xu Jie.

Xu Jie stared deeply at the two of them, Zhang Juzheng met his gaze, but Gao Gong turned and walked out without looking at him.Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to follow him out.

The sunlight outside the cabinet door was so dazzling, the figures of these two people stepping out of the threshold also melted into the sunlight along with Yan Shifan who left first.

At this time, Xiyuan was named because it was located in the west of the Forbidden City. Its land included Shichahai, Zhongnanhai.Emperor Jiajing moved here after the "Renyin Palace Change" in the 21st year, and several halls were built here.A few times a large number of construction projects were carried out, and several times they were burned in inexplicable fires.In the first fire, there was an official who said that it was not suitable to build the hall because of the wind and water, and the original intention was to persuade Jiajing to move back to the palace of the Forbidden City.Jiajing was furious, and those who talked about Fengshui ate the court stick, and there was no further advice.Of course, the cabinet value house was moved here from the Wenhua Palace in the Forbidden City.This made the cabinet members have to walk a long way along Haizi every time they came to be on duty. It was snowy in summer and winter. Although the scenery was beautiful, it was hard work after all.

There was a sudden change today, Yan Shifan, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng chased the pavilion, came out of the high palace wall of Yuxi Palace, and there was only this road leading to the forbidden gate of Xiyuan. Ear.The three enemies were all very nervous, no one stopped to let the other walk alone, and the wind was blowing in their strides. Those who didn't know it seemed that the three people who were less than a few feet away from each other were in a group.

Yan Shifan walked in the front, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng's front and rear feet were nearly parallel.It was a tie, both sides were hurt, Yan Shifan's heart was like boiling water, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng couldn't be happy, and they didn't look at each other.There are still fights ahead, and there are naturally different thoughts.

Suddenly, Yan Shifan stopped in front of the two of them. A stone path was only a few feet wide. He stood between them and turned around.The two were blocked, four eyes looked at two eyes, facing the scorching sun, facing each other there.

"Pull me off the horse, I thought you two were enjoying the Forbidden City on a two-person car. It turns out that you are still walking." Yan Shifan's loud voice was not lowered in a place like Xiyuan, and it actually made them laugh. The cicadas on several nearby trees stopped singing.

So quiet, so quiet that people's ears ring instead.

"Life's two legs are used for walking. Could it be that Mr. Xiao Ge's legs can't even walk without a horse?" Gao Gong has never been afraid of him, and his voice is not as loud as his, but his tone is not lower than his.

"Gao Suqing!" This place is just at the turning point, and Yan Shifan's position at this time is a bit disadvantageous, because his face is facing the sunlight, his eyes are wide open, and the sunlight hurts him, and he is still staring at Gao Gong, "'Young Master Boss from Xiaoli's house, "If you are really willing to walk, you should understand today and you can go. If you still want to wait for the chair of the chief minister of the cabinet, let me tell you, Xu Jie hasn't sat down yet. Come on. Even if Xu Jie sits, he won’t pass it on to you, Jiangnan still has a student Zhao Zhenji waiting, and he also has a student Zhang Ju waiting beside you.”

This is not just bitter, but close to provocation.And this censure of the heart is precisely what Gao Gong has experienced today, where he deeply resents Xu Jie, but at this time Zhang Juzheng is by his side, no matter how serious Gao Gong is, he will not argue with him about this topic, looking at the picture With a big face illuminated by the sun, he replied: "I don't have any father who is the chief assistant, and I never want to be the first assistant!" After saying this, he walked straight towards Yan Shifan who was blocking the road.

Yan Shifan resisted, and Gao Gong was unwilling to leave the stone road and take a detour to the grassland. The two men's arms met within a foot. It's hard to tell, after all, Gao Gong walked over.

Those who love to quarrel have always been afraid of two kinds of people. One is to let you jump into a rage, but he is as calm as water, and the other is to pick you up and walk away.Gao Gong made the second move today, leaving Yan Shifan there so angry that he was in Xiyuan again, so he couldn't chase after him with his robe in hand, and at this moment, his anger could only be directed at another person, that is, still Zhang Juzheng standing there.

"Zhang Shentong." Yan Shifan and Gao Gong were about the same age, and they called him by name when they called him Zhang Juzheng, who was younger than him. Gong is even worse, "You have been able to read since you were a child, and you should know the allusion of Kong Beihai, another child prodigy in the Three Kingdoms period."

"It's young, so it's not inevitable." Zhang Juzheng replied calmly, "Does Xiao Ge always want to say that Zhang can read when he is young, but he can't become a tool when he is old?"

"Smart." Yan Shifan spoke faster, "It would be Kong Rong's blessing if he was just incompetent, and I'm afraid that his cleverness would be mistaken by his cleverness, which would lead to his death."

Zhang Juzheng: "Kong Rong was killed by Cao Cao, but I don't know who Cao Cao was in my Ming Dynasty."

In terms of cleverness, Yan Shifan is not under Zhang Juzheng, and immediately sneered and said: "Cao Cao is not the only one who has killed those who think they are smart since ancient times!"

Zhang Juzheng is still as calm as water: "Tai Shigong has a saying, 'People are mortal, and they are heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather'. If he can die for the country, Zhang will accept it calmly."

"You dare to talk about being a country with me!" Yan Shifan almost roared, "The national treasury is empty, and we try to make up for the deficit, but you are drawing your salary from the bottom of the pot. When have you ever thought about this country and my Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing what he said, there was no one around at this time, and Zhang Juzheng also knew that today's confrontation would come sooner or later, so there happened to be a stone pier under the willows by the side of Haizi, so he simply sat down and said, "I really want to hear from Mr. Xiaoge. How did you make up for the shortfall of the Ming Dynasty, and how did we draw our salary from the bottom of the pot. Please enlighten me."

He sat down, how annoying!Yan Shifan looked around quickly with his big eyes, and there was no place to sit except the stone pier nearby. He walked up to Zhang Ju in a few steps, and looked down at him even though he was standing still in a condescending manner. : "The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the palace are all waiting for the money to be used. You were also the one asking for money when discussing matters at the beginning of the year. You finally negotiated a business of 50 pieces of silk with Western merchants. You just want to find two Stop it with your life! Zhang Taiyue, touch your chest and think about it, using others as gunmen, just to overthrow us, what have you and your teacher learned about those Neo-Confucianism!"

"Old Xiaoge's words are unreasonable." Zhang Juzheng didn't look at him, but only looked at the water surface, "Ma Ningyuan was punished, you recommended Gao Hanwen to go. Chang Boxi and Zhang Zhiliang were punished, King Yu recommended Hai Ruihe Wang Yongji is gone. It’s all for the promotion of national policy. If we say that Hai Rui Wang Yongji was used by us as a spear, then Gao Hanwen was recommended by Mr. Xiaoge. Why do you also oppose your method of changing rice into mulberry? And Hu Zongxian, Southeast Yizhu, the dry city of the country, Mr. Yan Ge was cited as a confidant, and he opposed your strategy from the beginning, are they also the guns we used?"

After several consecutive questions, Yan Shifan held back, and his face turned even redder: "Good question, good question! The person I recommended has been arrested now, and the person you recommended is still making trouble there! You are still fooling around today! Zhao Zhenji went to Zhejiang and arrested Zheng Michang and He Maocai. Didn’t he want to hold Hu Zongxian’s elbow! Let’s stir up Hu Zongxian’s military supplies in front of the battle. , I just want to accompany you to die together!"

Speaking of this, Yan Shifan was out of breath, took a mouthful of thick phlegm and spit it out at Zhang Juzheng's feet, then turned around and strode towards the forbidden gate of Xiyuan.

Zhang Juzheng stood up slowly, still didn't move, and didn't look at Yan Shifan who was drifting away, and turned his worried eyes to the sunlit water surface in Haizi.

(End of this chapter)