Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 453 Ruyi Zhai

Zhang Juzheng was seasick, so he could not go by water when going south for the funeral, but by land.

On this day, He Liu came to the capital.

Inside the capital, Zhang Juzheng's family members are preparing everything for the itinerary.

He Liu came to the hall.Zhang Juzheng said: "Lao Liu, you are here."

He Liu clasped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhang, the five hundred warriors escorting Jin Yiwei are ready. I wonder when you will leave?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "I plan to leave in three days. Sixth, I will trouble you again for this trip."

He Liudao: "Protecting Mr. Zhang's safety is Jin Yiwei's job."

The two were talking, and Zhang Siwei, a cabinet member, came to the capital and auxiliary mansion.

Zhang Siwei fell to his knees and said, "I pay my respects to Zhang Shoufu."

Zhang Juzheng hurriedly said: "Brother Siwei, hurry up and get up. You and I serve in the cabinet together, didn't I say that, you see that I don't need to do this big gift!"

Zhang Siwei got up, with a charming smile on his face: "The burden of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty is all on the shoulders of the first assistant. Siwei admires the first assistant very much on weekdays. You are like my teacher. Students see the teacher, It is appropriate to salute."

Turning his head, Zhang Siwei bowed his hands to He Liugong again: "Master Liu is here too."

He Liu has never had a good impression of Zhang Siwei, a fool in the officialdom.Gao Gong gained power, Zhang Siwei went to curry favor with Gao Gong.Zhang Juzheng gained power, and Zhang Siwei went to curry favor with Zhang Juzheng.A man like him has no bones.

He Liu said coldly: "Yes, I have met Mr. Zhang Ge."

Zhang Juzheng asked: "Brother Siwei, what is the purpose of coming to my place today?"

Zhang Siwei said with a smile: "Shoufu is going back to his hometown for the funeral, isn't he? The official is here to give Shoufu a sedan chair to ride on the way."

Zhang Juzheng was at a loss: "Come give me a sedan chair? I have three or four official sedan chairs at home."

Zhang Siwei hurriedly said: "It is more than 2000 miles from the capital to Jingzhou. The mountains and rivers along the way are dangerous. If you take an ordinary official sedan chair, you will definitely make the chief assistant exhausted."

Zhang Juzheng asked: "Oh, so the sedan chair Siwei brother gave me is different from the ordinary official sedan chair?"

Zhang Siwei nodded: "This sedan chair is placed in front of the gate of the mansion. I dare you to invite the first assistant and the sixth master to appreciate it in front of the gate of the mansion."

He Liuban said mockingly: "Mr. Zhang Ge, I only heard of appreciating antiques and calligraphy and painting. I've never heard that sedan chairs can also be appraised."

Zhang Siwei smiled awkwardly: "Oh, this is it. Master Liu knew it after seeing the sedan chair."

The three came to the gate of the mansion.

Zhang Juzheng and He Liu looked out the door and were dumbfounded!

Where there is a sedan chair in front of the mansion, it is like a house!This small house is six or seven times the size of a high-ranking official's eight-carried sedan chair!

The sedan chair has eight front and rear poles.There are as many as 32 bearers around!
He Liu sighed, "Mr. Zhang Ge, are you sure this is a sedan chair, not a house?"

Zhang Siwei said: "The sixth master doesn't know something. The name of this sedan is 'Ruyi Zhai'. I invited more than 200 craftsmen from Wanhui Sedan Company in Beijing to make it in five days."

Zhang Juzheng asked curiously: "Ruyi Zhai? What is Ruyi?"

Zhang Siwei led Zhang Juzheng and He Liujin to Ruyi Zhai.

Zhang Siwei explained: "Please take a look at the first assistant. This Ruyizhai is divided into two parts: the reception room and the bedroom. There is also a small study in the reception room. Although Mr. Zhang is out of Beijing, he still has to review the memorials in the court." I made an agreement with Lü Cifu that all the memorials from all over the country will be sent to Beijing, and all copies will be copied and sent to you urgently. Hurry up and watch the memorial."

Zhang Siwei said again: "Shoufu is out of Beijing. Local officials must come to pay their respects to the name of Shoufu. Shoufu can meet them in the reception room of Ruyizhai."

He Liu was dumbfounded.He asked: "How many bearers are needed for this Ruyi Zhai?"

Zhang Siwei smiled: "Master Liu, you need 32 strong bearers to lift it up. I helped the chief minister recruit 250 six strong bearers. There are eight shifts every day, and they take turns carrying this Ruyizhai."

Zhang Juzheng said: "Brother Siwei, you have to worry. I accept this Ruyi Zhai."

He Liu on the side quickly reminded Zhang Juzheng: "Mr. Zhang, the number of sedan chair bearers is also based on etiquette. The emperor's sedan chair can only carry 32 lifts, but this sedan chair has [-] lifts..."

Zhang Siwei interrupted He Liu: "Master Liu is too worried. The first assistant is the emperor's teacher, and he has won the trust of the Empress Dowager Li and the emperor. How can the emperor and the Empress Dowager Li be serious about such a trivial matter with the first assistant? "

He Liu argued: "Even if the emperor and the queen mother don't care about it, as a minister, how can you violate etiquette?"

Zhang Juzheng interrupted He Liu: "Okay, Brother Siwei, your kindness is hard to turn down, and I can't refuse it. Ruyizhai is disrespectful to me. By the way, after I leave, you have to do a good job with your colleagues in the cabinet."

Zhang Siwei cupped his hands and said, "I would like to respect the teaching of the first assistant."

Zhang Juzheng is a person who likes comfort.He is not a saint, he has the emotions and desires that a mortal should have.This is not inconsistent with his efforts to govern and benefit the people.

Zhang Siwei said goodbye and left.

He Liu reminded Zhang Juzheng: "Mr. Zhang, I don't like Zhang Siwei."

Zhang Juzheng smiled: "Because he is a villain?"

He Liu was surprised and said: "Mr. Zhang knows that Zhang Siwei is a villain? Then why do you still accept his worthless money?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "Lao Liu, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, you must use some people you hate. Don't forget, Zhang Siwei's uncle is Wang Chonggu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. Wang Chonggu is a capable minister. If I want to use him to rule the Ministry of War, I will We must give him face and take care of his nephew."

He Liu sighed: "Oh, Shoufu, if you are afraid, you will be afraid. If you are a Zhongshan wolf, you will be rampant if you succeed."

Zhang Juzheng said confidently: "Lao Liu, you worry too much. With me here, Zhang Siwei can't turn the world around."

But He Liu said something not very nice: "What if you are not here, Mr. Zhang?"

Zhang Juzheng was speechless for a while.

Five or six years later, He Liu's words became a prophecy.

He Liu left the capital and returned to his home.

Li Rubai came up to welcome him: "Master Yuezhang, everything about the debriefing is going well, and the Military Examination Division has registered me. I'm going back to Tieling Guard soon."

He Liudao: "In such a hurry? It's so easy to go home and stay for a few more days to accompany your son."

Li Rubai shook his head: "Lord Yuezhang, you cannot live without a commander in the army. I am now in command of the four thousand troops in Tieling, and I am in the capital. I am always worried about the four thousand brothers Paoze."

He Liudao: "Well, I, the father-in-law, said something wrong."

Li Rubai said: "I have made a plan to let Xiangxiang stay in the capital to accompany Xiao Hanjiao. I will send someone to pick her up to Tieling in the spring of next year."

A smile appeared on He Liu's face: "Okay. Xiao Hanjiao will be very happy."

Bai Xiaoyan came out to welcome her: "Mr. Zhang didn't say when you will leave Beijing?"

He Liudao: "I said it. I will leave Beijing in three days. It will take three months to come and go. You have to take good care of yourself, take care of our family Xiangxiang, Shizhong, and Xiaohanjiao."

Bai Xiaoyan said: "For so many years, you have been out of Beijing for business for several months. During the Longqing period, you went to Guangxi, and you went there for almost a year. I have long been used to it. You can go at ease, I am at home."

(End of this chapter)