.Wenyuan Pavilion, the chief minister’s duty room.
Zhang Juzheng and Xu Yangzheng arrived here early in the morning to report the recent situation to Mr. Xu, and were preparing to request the cabinet to authorize the Ministry of Revenue to make some necessary appointments and removals of officials.
Xu Jie naturally opened the door to convenience and wrote a note for Xu Yangzheng to take it to the Ministry of Personnel, but did not ask Zhang Juzheng to go there too. Xu Yangzheng knew that the master and apprentice had something to say, so he knew the first master and apprentice.
As soon as the outsider left, the expressions of the two men became solemn. Zhang Juzheng clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, and said in a deep voice: "Yang Bomma, he is completely untrustful!"
Xu Jie sighed lightly and said, "The Ministry of War has explained to me about this matter. The King of War, who has not received the reward, tried every means to stay in the capital and refuse to leave. This has seriously affected the public security of the capital. I hope that the money can be paid in place sooner and that they can leave quickly to avoid irreversible incidents."
This is indeed a good excuse, but why can't I overcome it before? Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but whisper: "I think he hasn't had a good intention from the beginning!"
Xu Jie knew that he was referring to Yang Bo's proposal to reward the army with great rewards. In Zhang Juzheng's view, this was a deliberate attempt to put the Ministry of Revenue in trouble regardless of the court's financial resources.
"You can't say that..." Xu Jie shook his head and said, "When Wanquan's right guard fight, Lao Bo's prestige in the army was shaken. Of course, he had to make up for it. Extraordinary rewards were also the meaning of the topic*..."
"Then don't pretend, I can allow me to pay in two batches!" Since expressing my loyalty to the teacher, Zhang Ju was in front of Xu Jie and became more and more daring to speak: "I said I couldn't wait. I borrowed more money from the ticket number at a time, so why should I be so passive!"
"Childish..." Xu Jie said coldly: "I have told you so many times that anyone promises you does not count. Only the things you can decide on yourself will count. Have you forgotten*..."
"The students didn't forget..." Zhang Juzheng calmed down and said, "I just thought..." He thought Xu Jie gave his daughter to them. How could he not count?
"Don't say too much*..." Xu Jie said with a serious expression: "I'll ask you, where did the Daiyin come from this month?!"
"This..." Zhang Juzheng wanted to lie, but then he thought about it and told the truth: "I borrowed money from Riyilong..."
"Absurd!" Xu Jie's words to scold Zhang Juzheng over the years are not as much as today," he slapped the table and said, "What is this? Why are you still so bold and arrogant?!"
"There is no way for students..." Zhang Juzheng was not used to being treated so severely, and said softly: "Yang Bo cut off the fire from the cauldron, Curry has a banquet, and he has no money to send Dai."
"You can think of other ways." Xu Jie was a little irritated. Finally, he knew why he was uneasy. He took a deep breath and said, "What if this matter is leaked, you won't be scolded to death?"
"Not leaking*..." Zhang Juzheng whispered: "The sun is a long way to ask me for it*..."
Xu Jie knew that he was referring to the proposal to issue treasure money on behalf of the court. Although he listened to Shen Mo's words, Wang Chongyi had already done his job well, so Zhang Juzheng could not refuse at once, so he could only drag it on.
"Anyway, you shouldn't take this risk at this time!" Xu Jie lowered his voice and said, "What Yang Bo promised me is to give you all the tickets, and even if there is no one on our side, there are not ones on Gao Gong, and there are not ones on the neutral side. You are also sure to enter the cabinet... In addition, you are two subjects earlier than Zhu Yan, so that you can be ahead of him. "He is twelve years younger than you, and you can afford to wait. In ten or eight years, you will be the chief assistant. He will be the chief assistant. You brothers and brothers work together to revitalize the Ming Dynasty. After you retire, he can be the chief assistant for another ten years to ensure that you have no worries in your later years. In this way, our master and apprentice are re-elected as the chief assistant for half a year." It is a good story, so good...*..." He finally revealed his ideas. But after saying that, he was not excited at all, but felt more and more uneasy.
Zhang Juzheng was not surprised by the teacher's arrangement, because he thought this was the most reasonable. He was about to say a few words to express humility, but he heard Xu Jie's words change and said sternly: "But no one is a fool. Zhu Yan must have blamed me for this matter. In his opinion, my teacher is partial to help, so he simply defended himself and did not want to participate in the court recommendation.
It was precisely because Gao Gong saw the opportunity that he went to Yang Bo and said something wrong, which made Old Yang Bo unable to get along with you again. People have already made plans one by one, why are you still giving someone a handle?!"
Zhang Juzheng has been devoted to the trivial matters of ministries recently, and he inevitably missed the plan for these matters. He said helplessly: "What should I do if it is a teacher?"
"As we all know, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty has been empty for a day or two. Is there still less situations when the Beijing officials owe Dai?" Xu Jie said in a muffled voice: "Fang Dun, when Gao Yao was in power, no one encountered such a situation, but no one was like you, and he was fantastic and went to borrow money from the merchant!"
Zhang Juzheng was speechless. He didn't know what the teacher said. As long as he was playing tricks on all officials, saying that the treasury was empty and the Dai Lu was postponed, even though all officials would be very angry, they could only call him a bastard in private. On the surface, no one dared to take a fuss, for fear of being labeled as "not knowing the general", selfish and selfish, and disregarding the country.
But this was the first time in his life that he was serious and independent, and wanted to fulfill his duties perfectly, and to do better than his ex, and to get more cheers. So the problem that others could not solve was solved, but he insisted on solving it, which proves that he was better than others. Moreover, there were so many Beijing officials waiting for rice to be cooked, and their children were hungry. He felt that he, the official of the Ministry of Revenue, had the obligation to take responsibility and deliver the Dai Lu that he should be given.
The master and apprentice were talking, and the sound of rapid footsteps sounded outside. A Si Zhilang reported outside: "Yuan Weng, something happened to the Ministry of Revenue..."
Both of them had a slight slap in their hearts, and Xu Jie said in a deep voice: "Come in and speak."
Then he saw Si Zhilang leading a embarrassed official. When Zhang Juzheng saw that it was the doctor who was in charge of Guangyingku today, he saw that the corners of his mouth and eyes were covered with black green, and the tonic on his official uniform was torn off half, as if he had been beaten.
"What's going on*..." Zhang Juzheng's face suddenly pulled down.
The doctor was shocked and saluted the chief minister and the tribe, kneeling on the ground and replied, "What a big deal, the officials don't want the money we gave, and throw it out and throw it on us!" It turned out that Wu Qing was smashed by money.
"Why don't you?" Zhang Juzheng's voice trembled.
"Someone said..., saying that the money was borrowed from the merchant." The doctor whispered: "They yelled that they should not let the stinky smell pollute the Shilin, and then let us explain clearly. How can we explain it clearly? He said that they would reply when the ministry came back. They didn't do it. "I don't know who led the lead, so they threw the money away..."
Zhang Juzheng clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles were white, and he said with a black face: "I really let the teacher talk!" He said, "Students will think of a solution now, and calm this matter down quickly*..."
"You can't go." Xu Jie shook his head and said, "They are angry. If you go, you can only add fuel to the fire*..."
"But the student..." Zhang Juzheng wanted to argue, but seeing the teacher's harsh eyes, he had to swallow the second half of the words.
Xu Jie ignored him," said to Si Zhilang: "Call Gao Jia Lao*..."
Gao Gong came over there quickly, glanced at Zhang Juzheng, and bowed to Xu Jie and said, "Yuan Weng, you are looking for me."
"There is something wrong with the Ministry of Revenue..." Xu Jie looked at Gao Gong with fun and said, "Suqing should have known it a long time ago, right?" He felt that this Gao Gong was impeached because of the silence. It was caused by the leak of the mansion report from Guo Pu: Zhang Juzheng was in trouble, and it also started after Gao Gong visited Yang Bo. So Mr. Xu believed that this old guy didn't want to see him signing him into the cabinet," and tried every means to delay the obstacle.
Gao Gong heard a thorn in his words, shook his head and denied, "I haven't known yet."
"Is that right...*..." Xu Jie smiled with unknown meaning, and said lightly: "You go there. Zhang Taiyue's prestige is not enough, so you can calm down all the grievances.
Gao Gong smacked his lips and said, "I don't know how to calm down all resentment." This is the truth.
"You represent the cabinet to dispel a rumor*..." Xu Jie looked at him and said, "Explain the truth with everyone" and calm down*..."
"This is not to deny the rumors, but to help Zhang Taiyue get rid of the lies." Gao Gong is an enthusiastic person and doesn't want to see the situation go big," he said, "The barrier is that you said you didn't borrow it from a businessman, so please find a source for it, and the rumors will be calmed down."
"This...*..." Xu Jie nodded tiredly and said, "You discuss with Taiyue and make sure to calm down as soon as possible*..."
"Yes..." Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng got up together and bowed to Xu Jie. Zhang Juzheng looked at the doctor who was kneeling outside the door. The doctor quickly got up and followed them behind and left the chief minister's duty room.
Xu Jie looked at them out, "I was filled with clouds in my heart. It was not for the things in front of me. For Mr. Xu, who was used to the storm, this was nothing big. It was just that the consequences of this incident seemed to affect his plan...
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng left the Da Nei and walked quickly on Chang'an Street. The two discussed how to deal with it. Gao Gong said: "I'll just go there by myself, so you can find a way to "find a good way for those money*..."
Zhang Juzheng wiped his sweat with his cuffs and said, "If Riyi Long made a fool of me, I'm afraid there's only one person who can help me."
"Okay, let's take action separately." Gao Gong knew who he was talking about, nodded, and patted the doctor and said, "Boy, lead the way*..." The two of them went into the sedan chair separately, one headed straight for Guangyingku, and the other headed towards Qipantian Street.
Zhang Juzheng's sedan chair arrived at Qipan Hutong. After handing over the famous post, the gatekeeper quickly opened the middle door and invited Lord Zhang to enter.
The silent room also received a notice and was waiting at the entrance of the main hall. As soon as he saw Zhang Juzheng, he bowed and smiled, "I'm not having fun today, why do you have time to come?"
Zhang Juzheng smiled bitterly and said, "I'm here to ask for help." He pointed to the door of the hall and said, "It says *..."
"Please*..." Chen Mo quickly turned sideways.
The two entered the main hall and sat down with the guest of honor. Before they could wait for tea, Zhang Juzheng told the story about what happened.
After listening silently, he pondered for a moment, and said with a sincere apology: "It was all I waited for the Taiyue ghost..., I really shouldn't have asked you to agree to Yang Bo*..."
"The arm can't twist the thighs*..." Zhang Juzheng waved his hand generously and said, "Yang Bo is determined to win people's hearts, I, a little servant, can't stop it*..."
I felt a little embarrassed at this moment and sighed: "If I had borrowed more money from the Huilian account, I would not have had the trouble today."
"This is..." Zhang Juzheng frightened his name *. But in the middle of winter, he was sweating all over his head, took out a handkerchief from the pomelo, carefully wiped away his sweat, and said: "In fact, those officials are just pretending... just borrow money to work hard, save the kuyin and send them Dai, but use the kuyin and send them Dai, and lend money to work hard, you can't. You're so full that you have nothing to worry about."
Silently agreed, and returned to the main topic: "Since that's the case, then find a name to block their mouths*..."
"Yeah*..." Zhang Juzheng nodded and said, "Jiang Nan is about to ask for help."
"Please speak." Nodded silently.
"The Ministry of Revenue has a batch of newly arrived good wood in the warehouse of Tongzhou." Zhang Ju was on the way to come and had already thought of a solution and said, "It was all purchased from Yunnan and Guizhou to build a palace for the late emperor." But now I, Emperor Longqing, is kind and strictly prohibited from building a large building. All those under construction have stopped. The Ministry of Woodworking does not want this batch of woodworking, but the timber merchant cut down the big trees from the deep mountains and forests, and then traveled through mountains and rivers to Tongzhou. It has already cost the old nose money. Of course, it is impossible to transport them back, so I have been there and begging us to fulfill the contract." As he said, he looked at it with a little embarrassed and said, "I have seen that batch of wood. They are all good wood, worth at least 1.2 to 300,000 taels... I heard that many wealthy families in Jiangsu and Zhejiang are repairing gardens. They definitely don't have to worry about sales."
"You mean..." Chen Si said righteously: "Let me find a business and eat the wood."
"It's not that I've eaten it, it's already eaten it.*..." Zhang Juzheng also forced him to do nothing and said, "That one million taels of silver is the deposit they paid."
"I will try my best to say this*..." Nodded silently, "How could a businessman from Jiangsu and Zhejiang be able to pass the bill through Riyilong?"
"This... I can't care so much*..." Zhang Juzheng gritted his teeth and said murderously: "Does Riyilong dare to come up with evidence to expose me?" The lifeline of the Piaohao Money House is to keep the customer confidential. Although Zhang Juzheng suffered a secret loss, he still believed that Riyilong dared not come up with any evidence." Otherwise, he would be abandoned by all depositors.
"This is..." Chen Si said softly: "But it's better to have a safer point. I'd better contact Hui merchants. The thin side given by Hu Butang back then. "They will still recognize it*..." Hui merchants and Huilianhao are not so obvious, so it is naturally more reasonable.
"I'm worried about my words*..." This is the first good news that Zhang Juzheng heard today. He picked up the teacup and moistened his throat and said, "I still have to go to Guangyingku to see it. I'm really worried."
"Go." Silently nodded and said, "I have news here, I will notify you immediately."
"I don't worry if you do things*..." It's really hard for Zhang Juzheng to laugh when he is like this.
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"Actually, I could have helped him avoid this storm." Chen Shun looked unhappy, but said a little sadly: "Oh, seeing that he trusts me so much, I feel quite dissatisfied*..."
"Sir, don't be kind to that woman. He may have doubts about you." Wang Yin said coldly: "It's just that I have something to ask for you, so I can only choose good things."
"Yes, sir." Shen Mingchen also comforted and silently: "He has planned on us for so many times? We are not far from being able to restore him for a while now. To be ashamed, it should be him, not us*..."
"Sir, the officialdom is dangerous, he has the care of Master Xu*..." Yu Yin said softly: "But you have no real backer, you can only rely on yourself..."
"I know, I know..." Chen Si raised his hand, signaled them not to say anything, and whispered: "I have done it, why bother to be a bitch, and still want to set up a archway? Let's discuss the important matter..."
"This time, there are three results we want to see." Yu Yin took over the conversation and said, "First of all, Zhang Juzheng was impeached by the censors. Even if the official report did not report, the matter was already serious. He could not write a letter to defend himself immediately. In this way, he would definitely not be able to catch up with the court's recommendation four days later, and his weight was not enough to postpone the court's recommendation, so he could only lose the election this time. As for whether Mr. Xu would find a way, this is not what we should worry about*..."
"Secondly, his relationship with Riyilong will definitely be greatly affected, and the lack of money in the Ministry of Revenue will also be expanded due to this incident, which will completely abort the issue of Baochao on behalf of Riyilong. In order to get rid of the crisis, they will inevitably turn to Huilian No. 1, so that the adult's plan can be implemented." After a pause, he continued: "Third, the relationship between Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Yang Bo, these three major pong heads may undergo subtle changes because of this incident, especially the imminent Beijing inspection, which may be enough to cause many variables. As long as the adult seizes the opportunity, he can consolidate his position, and thus have his own say in the major policies and guidelines of the Ming Dynasty for the first time."
Chapter completed!