Chapter 23 The 22nd round of cooking tea is a real celebrity, and a maze is a fake patient.

After staying in Tianshou Mountain for two nights, Zhang Juzheng returned to Beijing on the third day. Due to the hot weather on the way, Zhang Juzheng suffered from heatstroke.Vomiting and diarrhea, had to lie at home to recuperate.In fact, his illness is not that serious, because the battle between Gao Gong and Feng Bao has reached a fever pitch right now, and he wants to avoid it, so he says he won't be ill.He said it was a thank you, but he just turned away people he didn't want to see. If a confidant official came to report the situation and report the current situation, he would make an appointment to see him as usual.

Let's say that at the end of the morning, Zhang Juzheng was wearing a maroon cocoon silk square scarf robe for the summer at home, lying on the bamboo recliner in the study, reading a volume of idle books.This idle book is "Qingbo Magazine" written by Zhou Hui of the Song Dynasty.Although Zhou  was born in the Zanying family, he has never been an official in his life, but he has read a lot of books and traveled to many places. He is a well-known scholar in Jiangyou.In his later years, he lived under Qingbo's door in Hangzhou and wrote the twelve-volume "Qingbo Magazine".The set of books that Zhang Juzheng is holding is a new engraved edition of Zhulinfang, one of the four major book engraving workshops in Nanjing, with exquisite binding and excellent printing.This set of books was sent by his close friend, Yin Zhang Jiayin of Ying Tianfu, who was recently dismissed by Gao Gong because of his handling of the Anqing rebel incident.Zhang Juzheng has always had deep sympathy for Zhang Jiayin's blow, but he has no choice but to send letters to comfort him.Seeing this letter sent by the old man is idle now, I feel even more uncomfortable.He knew that Zhang Jiayin was using this gift to express his heart: from now on, he never wanted to be a public servant, and only wanted to entertain himself with poetry and wine, wander in the forest, and write some leisure books such as notes.

After flipping through more than a dozen pages, You Qi came over and reported, "Master, the bamboo stick has been installed." "Oh, go and see." Zhang Juzheng rubbed his bleary eyes, followed You Qi out of the study, walked through the flower hall to the garden.Zhang Xueshi's mansion has seven levels once it enters, the first level is the gate house, passing through the gate tower is followed by the sedan hall, the hall, and the women's hall. Behind the women's hall is a garden covering about five mu of land.Then there is the upper room with three entrances, which form two courtyards, and then there is another tall and grand courtyard connected by arcades.Separated by the garden, the first half of the Grand Scholars' Mansion is a place for official receptions and banquets, and the second half is where the family members live.There are two study rooms in the University Scholars Mansion, one is on the side of the living room, with three entrances and five couplets, it is a large study room.The other is in the courtyard, connected with his bedroom, is a small study.

But it was said that Zhang Juzheng came out of the big study and went to the garden for the first time, but he felt the sun was shining brightly. Fortunately, the flowers and trees were scattered and shaded the ground, so there was no heat wave.You Qi led him to the right corner of the garden under the gable - outside the gable is the corridor downstairs of the East Wing, where there is a grape trellis with luxuriant vines.There is a stone table and four stone benches on the brick floor under the shelf, which are occasional resting places when visiting the garden.Now leaning against the corner of the wall, a wooden barrel is suspended on a wooden frame. There is a sand filter device at the bottom of the wooden barrel. And spread a wide bamboo pan with thick silvery white fine sand, these crystal clear water drops filtered by the sand, and then drip into a blue and white porcelain basin with a white background that is clean and shiny.

What exactly this device is used for needs to be introduced: around April, Yin Zhengmao, who was still serving as the governor of Jiangxi Province, and the official who entrusted him with escorting the tribute to Beijing, brought Zhang Juzheng a can of Miyunlong tea.This Miyun Long tea is produced in Jiaokeng, 35 miles west of Nankang County, Jiangxi Province - a land of about 20 to 30 mu.Since Song Yuanfeng listed this tea as an exclusive drink for the inner court, this tea has been a royal tribute for hundreds of years, and its reputation has not faded.This tea is made from new buds of tea trees around Qingming every year, and made into fine small tea cakes, which are as milky as jade and look like a dried chrysanthemum.Due to the small area of ​​production, the annual output is no more than 100 catties, and the best top-quality Jade Cloud Dragon is only about 5 catties - all of which have to be tributed to the inner government, and it is difficult for foreign ministers to taste it.This year's rain is suitable, and Qingming Miyunlong tea produced two catties more.Yin Zhengmao, who was in charge of this matter, "picked out" a can from it and gave it to Zhang Juzheng.Zhang Juzheng has always been very particular about clothing and diet.After receiving the Miyun Long tea, he immediately boiled a pot of water, decanted the tea milk, and sipped the green tea soup carefully. He felt that the taste of the tea was ordinary after a long time, but it was bitter and hard.Later, I asked about the secretary in the imperial tea room who specially made tea for the emperor, and found out that the emperor used the spring water transported from Yuquan Mountain to drink this tea.Tea water Tea water, one is tea, and the other is water. If there is good tea but no good water, the tea soup brewed must not be authentic.Knowing this mystery, Zhang Juzheng still sealed the tin can containing the Miyun dragon, and waited for the opportunity to get the spring water from Yuquan Mountain to taste it. This time, he returned to Tianshou Mountain to inspect the tomb of Emperor Daxing, but he saw the lush forest. In the depths of Zhongranya, the spring water flowing out of the rock crevices is extraordinarily clear, and it is very sweet to drink with a handful.So the school asked the school to find a few big pots filled with spring water and bring them back.On the night when I got home, I ordered someone to boil a pot of spring water from Tianshou Mountain to make Miyunlong, and taste it with my wife.Still has a bit of a foul smell.The wife said disappointedly: "This tea has such a great reputation, why does it taste so ordinary." Zhang Juzheng replied: "Miyun Long is the best tea, there is no doubt about it. Why did we brew it twice, but it didn't taste good. It seems that it is still Don’t make tea, maybe the spring water of Tianshou Mountain is really not as good as Yuquan Mountain.” After hearing this, You Qi, who was accompanying him, replied: “My lord, in my opinion, the spring water of Tianshou Mountain must be better than Yuquan Mountain. The water is good. As for the turbidity in the tea soup, 80% of the problem lies in the big pots. The villain has seen that the big pots are all new, and the fire in the kiln has not been exhausted. Inside, it will inevitably be rustic." "Well, that makes sense." Zhang Juzheng nodded frequently, and then ordered someone to pour out those pots of spring water.You Qi quickly interjected: "Master, when I read idle books, I remember that the ancients had a method of removing turbidity from spring water. You only need to set up a bamboo pot and filter it with sand, and the spring water will return to sweetness." After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng ordered You Qi tomorrow Follow the same pattern.

Now standing beside the bamboo pan, Zhang Juzheng bowed to look at the spring water dripping into the blue and white porcelain basin, his tense face relaxed slightly.At this time, there happened to be two colorful butterflies chasing and flying under the grape trellis. A maid who had been waiting by the bamboo stalk to prevent the flying insects from falling into the pot wanted to drive her away with a fan. Zhang Juzheng stopped her and said, "The colorful butterflies are not Dirt, let it fly." Then he said to You Qi: "I think the water in this porcelain basin is enough for a pot, you order someone to boil it and then make another pot of Miyunlong. Remember, burn Use pine charcoal for the water. The pine charcoal is warm and slow, and the spring water should be boiled thoroughly." You Qi agreed and left, and Zhang Juzheng walked alone in the garden.

This garden in Zhang Dashi's mansion is quite famous among the scholars in the capital.It is because the former owner of the scholar's mansion—the minister of the Ministry of Industry who returned to his hometown in Suzhou after he became an official, was himself a master of gardening.The five-acre garden is not considered big, but the old servant made it "several towers are endless, and a stream of water is intertwined in chaos".Crossing the water along the corridor, one step at a time, one scene at a time;There are several rockeries in the garden, the trees are clever, and they look dangerous.The accumulation of fist stones is a mountain, and the brine and iron filings as cement are all hidden. This natural Supai stone stacking technique is really amazing.

Besides, in the middle of this garden is a lotus pond about an acre in square. Hexagonal Pavilion.On the pillars on both sides of the entrance of the pavilion, there is a pair of couplets written on the blackboard: "Take advantage of the autumn wind to brighten the moon, watch the flowing water and quietly watch the mountains." This is the handwriting of Xu Jie, Gao Gong's former chief assistant.Zhang Juzheng felt that the artistic conception of this couplet was very good, and Xu Jie was his mentor, so it was not easy to change it.The original owner named the pavilion "Yishuang Pavilion". After Zhang Juzheng moved in, he changed its name to "Xuehe Pavilion".It means that both summer, lotus and winter snow can be enjoyed here.When he is interested, he will invite two or three friends to set up some wine and dishes in the pavilion on a moonlit night.

Before Zhang Juzheng came to the pavilion this time, his book boy had already arrived and brought a wicker chair.Zhang Juzheng sat on it, and was about to order the book boy to bring the set of "Qingbo Magazine" here to read, when he suddenly heard noises coming from the living room in front. "Who's here?" Zhang Juzheng frowned and asked the book boy. The book boy was also at a loss, so he could only straighten his neck and look forward.A family member ran over quickly and shouted to the pavilion on the bank of the lotus pond: "Reporting to my lord, Lord Xuncheng Censor Wang begged for an audience, and even sent a sika deer bigger than a foal to the lord."

"Jiedong, why did you send a deer here?" He ordered people to call Wang Zhuan to sit down in the pavilion, Zhang Juzheng asked in puzzlement.Wang Zhuan was wearing a Xiabu official uniform, and he was steaming all over his body.He was about forty years old, fair and clean, with a narrow forehead, a knife-shaped face, and a pair of slightly yellow eyeballs in the shallow eye sockets that were always rolling around.Seeing Zhang Juzheng asking him a question now, he took away the shaking black bone fan, and said: "Hizhi came to visit yesterday, and I heard from the auxiliary station that his legs were weak and his complexion was not very good. I thought it was this Because some time ago, the auxiliary stage was worried about state affairs, overworked, and the body was hurt. Heatstroke was just an inducement. I asked Dr. Shen from Jingdong Pharmacy. This man is very skilled in medicine. I also went to see him for consultation on any intractable diseases. Dr. Shen said that when a person reaches the age of destiny, the innate energy is almost exhausted, so that the kidney bank is exhausted. If you do not pay attention to the acquired maintenance at this time, all diseases will take advantage of it It’s empty. The maintenance during this period should be based on filling essence and solidifying energy. Dr. Shen also said that fresh deer blood is the most effective in replenishing energy. So I asked someone to buy a two-year-old male deer.”

Wang Zhuan always talked a lot, and when others said one sentence, he would say ten sentences.Zhang Juzheng criticized him for this problem many times, but he just couldn't change it.But today is just chatting, Zhang Juzheng didn't care about it, he listened patiently to his chattering, and said with a smile: "You are a dignified fourth-rank censor who patrols the city, leading a deer to swagger through the city, how decent it is." Wang Zhuan winked and said with a smile: "Because of this level, I asked my subordinates to lead the deer to walk around the street. I came in a sedan chair and came by another road. I happened to meet at the entrance of the alley. This deer is full of blood. Cutting a bowl of blood a day won't hurt it. Dr. Shen instructed that deer blood should be cut and drunk immediately to be the most curative. Therefore, we can only bring the deer to Mr.'s house. Cutting deer blood is also particular, not just anyone can do it I brought the deer cutter, Futai, do you want him to cut the blood now, and you can drink a bowl while it's hot?" "Let's not drink today." Zhang Juzheng sniffed the lotus fragrance sent by Qingfeng with a shrug, and said comfortably, "Later, I will invite you to drink Jiaokeng Miyunlong." "Miyunlong?" Wang Zhuan was startled, he had been working in Beijing for a long time, so of course he knew the origin and value of this tea, he couldn't help but licked his lips with his tongue, and asked mysteriously, "Is it given to you by the emperor?" Zhang Juzheng was noncommittal, and turned his head to look at the bamboo sticks under the grape trellis over the lotus pond.Then he asked Wang Zhuan, "Is there any news about what I asked you to inquire about?" Yesterday when Zhang Juzheng just came back from Tianshou Mountain, Wang Zhuan came to visit him. Zhang Juzheng was thinking about He Xinyin who suddenly appeared in Tianshou Mountain.So I asked Wang Zhuan to inquire: Is this He Xinyin still in Beijing? If he is in Beijing, what is he doing?After Wang Zhuan received the secret instruction, he immediately asked his subordinates to inquire about it.I came to the scholar's mansion today to report some news I found.It was just because he had brought a deer, so he put the business aside. Seeing that Zhang Juzheng asked about it, he quickly replied: "Back to Futai, this He Xinyin is still in Beijing." "Ah, where?" "I live in the Jiangxi Guild Hall on Gongyuan Street." "What does he live there for?" "What are you doing, bragging." Wang Zhuan smiled contemptuously, shook his head and said, "Futai, this He Xinyin is a lunatic." "Why do you think so?" "This man admires Wang Yangming's theory and advocates the unity of all things. He actually set up a gathering hall in his hometown in Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. He is in charge of the government of the clan. All weddings, funerals, taxes and services are the same. The clan must know what they need. The whole clan is not only poor Rich, even the marriage of his children was decided by him. Later, the county officials went to the village where he lived to urge to pay taxes. He led the arrogant children of the clan to rebel, and was arrested by the county magistrate and put in prison. Afterwards, the local gentry came forward to guarantee As a result, his hometown could no longer stay, so he traveled around the world and gave lectures everywhere. It is strange to say that there are so many scholars in the world who worship his theories and follow him. He now lives in Jiangxi In the guild hall, every day, there is like a temple fair, and many young scholars go to pay homage to him..." As he was talking, Wang Zhuan stopped talking, and he found that the faint smile on Zhang Juzheng's face suddenly disappeared completely.Only then did he suddenly remember that Zhang Juzheng once said that He Xinyin was his old friend.Wang Zhuan couldn't help regretting that he got carried away for a while and forgot the relationship between Zhang Juzheng and He Xinyin.As soon as he turned his head, the tone of the conversation immediately changed: "The assistant station, what the official said is just the street talk heard by the people below, and it's not the humble official's opinion." "What do you think?" Zhang Juzheng asked. Wang Zhuan thought it over, and replied tactfully: "This Mr. He is not so much a lunatic as he is a madman. Li Taibai wrote a poem 'I am a madman from Chu, and Feng Ge laughed at Kong Qiu', and Mr. He also ridiculed him. The way of Confucius and Mencius is capable, so he is a madman." "Are you complimenting or belittling?" "It's neither a compliment nor a derogation. It's just a comment based on the facts." Wang Zhuan said something ambiguous, thought for a while, and then said, "This He Xinyin, besides talking about learning, also likes to comment on government affairs." "Did he comment on me?" "I heard from Futai yesterday that he had acquainted with He Xinyin when he went to Beijing for many years. But He Xinyin himself didn't mention a word about this relationship. Life." "This is a lunatic's words, not to be believed." Zhang Juzheng suddenly raised his voice, and said seriously, "Jiedong, you have to say hello to He Xinyin, don't let him talk nonsense." After receiving this instruction, Wang Zhuan knew in his heart that Zhang Juzheng didn't like He Xinyin's "familiarity", so he spoke boldly, and immediately flattered him and said: "There is a saying about the auxiliary station, and the humble official knows how to do it. Simply, I order The men found an excuse to get this lunatic out of Beijing." "It's unnecessary to do this," Zhang Juzheng waved his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Although He Xinyin and I have no acquaintance for eight worships, after all, we have met each other. Wouldn't the world laugh at me, Zhang Juzheng, for being unfeeling and ungrateful? At a time when the government situation is confusing and uncertain, He Xinyin is really not suitable to stay in Beijing. How about this, I will ask You Qi to take a hundred taels of silver, and you will give it to He Xinyin on my behalf. Advise him to leave the capital." "What if Mr. He refuses to leave?" "Could it be that Jiedong, a majestic patrolling city censor, can't even do this little thing properly?" Zhang Juzheng asked such a rhetorical question, which made Wang Zhuan look embarrassed. He laughed dryly and said, "Although He Xinyin has no fame, he is a figure admired by all the students in the world. I'm afraid he won't believe what he says about his humble position." Zhang Juzheng nodded, and after a long while, he said slowly: "Send him a few words, just say that I said it, if you want the egret to enter the white clouds, you must leave the capital." Wang Zhuan memorized it twice, and asked puzzledly: "Futai, excuse me for taking the liberty of being humble, what's the meaning of these two jingles?" "Don't worry about this much, just pass it on." "yes." Wang Zhuan was confused but didn't dare to ask any more questions, and was about to get up to leave when he saw You Qi carrying a pot of boiling water, followed by a waitress about fifteen or sixteen years old, carrying a tea box to the outside of the Liujiao Pavilion . "Is the water ready?" Zhang Juzheng asked. "Yes, the tea sets are also brought." You Qi replied. "Let's make it here," Zhang Juzheng pointed to the carved low wooden table in the hexagonal pavilion, and then said to Wang Zhuan, "Jiedong, drink a cup of Miyunlong before leaving." While speaking, the maid had entered the pavilion to open the tea box, and took out a tea set, refreshments and the Miyunlong tea in an exquisite tin can.You Qi personally handles the brewing, ordering soup, dividing the milk, refilling the water, warming the cup, and serving the tea, all of which are done meticulously and conscientiously.The tea was poured, and there were half cups of green tea soup in each of the two white pear cups.At this moment, You Qi took a step back and stood there, the maid stepped forward lightly, squatted down with a blessing, and said softly: "Master, please have some tea." Zhang Juzheng, who had been paying close attention to the whole brewing process, stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture to Wang Zhuan, then picked up a pear flower cup, put it under the tip of his nose and smelled it, and turned to You Qi who was standing behind him Said: "This fragrance is much more elegant." You Qi lowered his hand and said respectfully: "Master, please taste the tea soup again." Zhang Juzheng took a small sip, moistened it in his mouth for a while, and then swallowed it slowly, with a smile on his face, and said: "After the spring water is filtered, it is really sweet. This should be the taste of Miyunlong. Jiedong, what do you think?" how?" Wang Zhuan had finished drinking the second cup, he smacked his lips, and echoed: "This tea is soft and soft in the mouth, and when swallowed, there is a refreshing aroma floating up. It is the best tribute tea for hundreds of years. , as expected.” "Good tea also needs good water." As Zhang Juzheng spoke, he recounted the origin of the spring water. Wang Zhuan listened, thinking in his heart: the vice-minister in front of him is really strict with matters, ranging from government affairs to tea tasting. serious.After thinking about it like this, he suddenly remembered something, hurriedly put down the teacup, and said, "Oh, I almost forgot a big thing." "What's the matter?" Zhang Juzheng asked. "Before I came here, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs sent a message to my yamen, asking me to go to Dongchang to negotiate with the member of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and hand over the demon king Jiusi to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I would like to ask Taifu for instructions on how to deal with this matter." ?” Zhang Juzheng didn't answer right away, but ordered You Qi to take the maid to the backyard to make Miyunlong tea for his wife. After watching the two of them walk across the winding wooden bridge and landed on the shore, Zhang Juzheng said: "Last time you Qin Yongxi and Qin Yongxi went to Wang Zhenren's mansion to fight for the demon way, but ended up in vain, and Feng Bao's Dongchang took the lead. Let the two of you go to Dongchang to ask for someone this time, this must be Gao Ge's old man again idea." "I think so too," Wang Zhuan moved his chair towards Zhang Juzheng, and said in a low voice, "Wang Jiusi was arrested and interrogated by the Sanju Judiciary. I, the patrolling censor, can either help or not. Now the Ministry of Punishment is It's the first time that Er Ba Jing asked me to participate in this article. Everyone outside knows my relationship with Futai. Mr. Gao Ge did this because he wanted to drag Futai into the battle between him and Feng Gonggong. I think Alright, I'll go back to the yamen now, find a reason to prevaricate, and don't go to Dongchang with Qin Yongxi to embarrass me." Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly, and replied: "Even if you go, you may not be able to get someone out." Wang Zhuan didn't know the details, so he still said worriedly: "I heard that the Ministry of Punishment's note, the emperor has sent it to the cabinet for drafting." "I know that," Zhang Juzheng cast a sidelong glance at Wang Zhuan, and said, "The cabinet drafts a bill, and the emperor can approve it or not." Wang Zhuan was taken aback for a moment, and said suspiciously, "The emperor just approved the "Chen Wushi Shu" written by Mr. Gao Ge, and agreed to approve Zhu according to the vote. It must not be changed so quickly." "If the court ticket doesn't meet the holy will, you can return it and make another draft." Zhang Juzheng's tone of answer was very casual. Wang Zhuan was originally a character who was good at observing words and expressions. He realized something from Zhang Juzheng's "casualness". I just came over from the Sixth Division Corridor, and today, the Sixth Division gave me three scriptures to impeach Feng Bao, and all the excerpts were handed in from the Huangji Gate." "The courage of these young officials is really commendable. Afraid that the papers would not be handed in, Qi Qier ran outside the gate of Huangji and beat the Dengwen drum fiercely. It is said that the emperor was alarmed." "Does the auxiliary station know?" "After breakfast, Yao Kuang came to deliver the mansion newspaper, and by the way told me about the big event that happened today." "It seems that this time Gao Gong and Feng Bao either died or the net was broken. Master Futai just sits on the mountain and watches the tigers fight." Zhang Juzheng remained calm, thought for a while, and said solemnly: "You go to the Ministry of Punishments now, and together with Qin Yongxi, you go to Dongchang to ask for someone." "Should we still go?" Wang Zhuan asked puzzled. "Go, this cutscene must go." Zhang Juzheng stared at Wang Zhuan and said intently, "However, I guess, this Wang Jiusi is probably dead, even if he is not dead, he will not live for three days." "Oh?" Wang Zhuan was startled, "How could he die?" "It is necessary to satisfy the imperial concubine, but also not hand over the person to the Sanfa Division. Jiedong, if you were Eunuch Feng, what would you do?" Wang Zhuan came to his senses after Zhang Juzheng made such a gesture, and said: "Eunuch Feng has gone through three dynasties, and he has newly ascended to the position of Si Li's palm seal. I am afraid that he will not lack this kind of thunderbolt method." As soon as Wang Zhuan left, Xu Jue hurried to Zhang Xueshi's mansion like a law.He specially sent Cheng Wen, Luo Zun and Lu Shude three memorials to impeach Feng Bao for Zhang Juzheng to read.Of the three memorials, Cheng Wen's was the most important, with more than two thousand words, and it listed Feng Bao's ten crimes in total.The first article is "Feng Bao made obscenity instruments on a daily basis to destabilize the sacred heart; privately imported evil dryness medicines to damage the holy body. The first emperor died of illness because of it"; the second article exposes Feng Bao "Correct edict" falsely preached the imperial decree and stole the position of eunuch in charge of the chief of ceremonies; the other eight items, such as "on the day your majesty ascended the throne, the officials and servants of science and Taoism stood up when they saw Feng Baozhi ascending to the throne.... Even though Wang Mang and Cao Cao did not dare to do the pilgrimage of civil and military officials, there are also "private mansions, when buying land, all valuable materials are taken from the imperial prison, the official prison and the supply storehouse. The eunuch Zhai Tingyu, who is in charge , Chen Yingfeng and others sent Ting Yule to send a thousand gold, and then Ting Yu died." etc., they all accused Feng Bao of consuming the country and being unkind, stealing famous treasures, corrupting the law, and neglecting human life.None of these are sins that cannot be pardoned and must be punished.Finally, Cheng Wen wrote: The first emperor and the emperor came to the top, but Bao still dared to do so, and the situation is in the year of His Majesty.Fortunately, if you steal the palm print, the tiger will add its wings, and it will be a misfortune.If it is not as early as this morning, in the future, His Majesty will be bullied by him, His Majesty's government orders will be corrupted and he will not be free.When it comes to fruition, it will inevitably endanger the country, how can your majesty control it?At the beginning of Liu Jin's use of things, the evil had not yet been realized, and everyone knew that he would be wrong.Emperor Wu didn't believe in the impeachment of Jiuqing, Kedao, and Zhang, and it caused a big quarrel, which endangered the country. Fang was shocked and punished him, and the world began to be safe.However, Emperor Wu was already ten or five years old at that time, and he still had such a conspiracy. Besides, when His Majesty was ten years old, he was more witty than Liu Jin, so he would not be chilled by it.The emperor Fu Qi accepted his post and wished, ordered the three jurisprudence officials to ask Feng Bao urgently, and issued a canonical punishment.If there is a coincidence and heresy, the song is a savior, and I hope the sage will see it clearly.It can not only eliminate the evil on the side of the king, but also serve as a warning for future generations.The country is very fortunate, and the world is very fortunate.The grades are too high to be filled with fervor and supplication. Luo Zun’s memorial also mentioned two things. The first one was about Feng Bao’s standing on the throne, so that the civil and military officials didn’t know whether they were worshiping the emperor or Feng Bao; the second one was based on information provided by Cheng Wen. He said that Feng Bao lived in Mengchong for ten stones of rice per month, and the annual allocation of ten people was "a law that violated the ancestral system, made a fortune in private, betrayed the kindness of the former emperor, and flirted with the emperor."In the end, it is also "to look forward to the judicial officer of Feng Baofu, the general of the emperor, to investigate the crime of arrogance, and not to tolerate it."There is nothing new in Lu Shude's memorandum. It is nothing more than a detailed analysis of Feng Baoli's position on the throne, and then criticizes Feng Bao's position as the secretary of ceremonies. The disadvantages of suppressing and staying in China are unavoidable." Zhang Juzheng, who was still sitting in the Xuehe Pavilion, tasting tea and admiring the lotus, after reading these three memorials, knew that the situation was grim.In order to bring down Feng Bao, Gao Gong really made a big effort.First of all, "Chen Wushishu" was published to take the power back to the cabinet, and this step was a victory.The second step is to go to the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rites to make two public complaints, the intention of which is to please Concubine Li Gui; , Stirring Concubine Li Gui's anger again.The handbook was transferred from the Secretary of General Administration to the inner palace, but there was no response. Gao Gong believed that Feng Bao was obstructive, but it could not be ruled out that Concubine Li Gui was in an indestructible conflict between the two, so he decided to strike while the iron was hot and mobilize the six subjects The officials played the book together... This kind of fierce offensive, step by step, even if Feng Bao is the veteran of the three dynasties, it must be difficult for Feng Bao to face the common hatred of all the officials in the world.According to the usual practice, the memorials given by foreign ministers to the emperor must never be taken out of the palace without permission.Now that Feng Bao is willing to take great risks to let Xu Jue secretly take out these three memorials for him to read, one can imagine the anxiety of the new "inner minister". "Have the imperial concubine and the emperor read these three memorials?" Zhang Juzheng asked. "Not yet," Xu Jue said uneasily with an anxious expression on his face, "The imperial concubine has to copy it every day after breakfast, and the emperor has to review the book for an hour. Mr. Feng took care of this time and asked me to give the notebook to Zhang. Sir, I would like to ask for an idea, this time can't be too long. Cheng Wen and his gang beat the Dengwen drum, and everyone in the palace knows about it." "It's not all over the palace, but the entire capital." Zhang Juzheng stretched out his hand to feel the breeze passing through the pavilion, and said with a frown, "It's midsummer in June, and the capital is already sweltering like a steamer in such a big city. In this way, even more It's unbearably hot." Xu Jue knew that Zhang Ju was expressing his feelings, but he was worried for his master, eager to get to the point quickly, so he begged: "Mr. Zhang, please give our master an idea." "Seeing how anxious you are, things haven't gone bad!" Although Zhang Juzheng comforted Xu Jue in this way, he didn't have a solid idea in his heart.At this juncture, if there is a slight carelessness and improper handling, the situation will get out of hand. All kinds of joints flashed through his mind in an instant, and he figured out a clue, and then asked, "The Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Rites have made two decisions, Your Majesty. Have you seen it?" "Eunuch Feng read it to the emperor and Concubine Li." "What is the will of the Holy Spirit?" "When the imperial concubine heard the scriptures for the first time, she still felt that Gao Huzi looked like a minister who cared about his fate. It was not until Eunuch Feng told Mr. Zhang's analysis that the imperial concubine woke up like a dream, and then she saw Gao Beard's sinister intentions." Xu Jue then gave a general account of what happened that day in the East Nuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace.Zhang Juzheng listened, nodded slightly, and said: "As long as the imperial concubine is determined and thinks that Eunuch Feng is a decent inner minister and an indispensable companion for the emperor today, don't talk about it, just say it. Ten ways, it's just a gnat shaking a tree." "This point, my master is also clear in his heart, he is just worried, these three books, especially Cheng Wen's one with the imperial concubine, if the imperial concubine gets angry for a while, how should my master deal with it?" "Since the matter has reached this point, if you want to cover it up, you can't cover it up. I think it may be more convenient to solve it if you simply make the matter big and turn him upside down." "According to Mr. Zhang, how to make this matter big?" Xu Jue looked at Zhang Juzheng eagerly, hoping to see some tricks from his face.Zhang Juzheng asked: "Eunuch Feng has been in the palace for many years, so he must be very popular." "Of course, our master is in the palace, so it can be said that everyone responds to it." "Let them come forward and plead with Concubine Li Gui." "Ah," Xu Jue asked after thinking for a while, "Is this useful?" "I heard that Concubine Li Gui has a lot of affection on weekdays, this trick may be useful." "Okay, this is not difficult to organize." "Also," Zhang Juzheng signaled Xu Jue to come closer, and continued, "Qin Yongxi from the Criminal Department is going to Dongchang to negotiate the arrest and interrogation of Wang Jiusi, and he is probably on his way now, and there is still work to be done on this matter." "Wang Jiusi?" Xu Jue shook his head to see if there was no one around, and said in a low voice, "My master wanted to get rid of him tonight." An imperceptible and cruel smile flashed across Zhang Juzheng's face, and he said calmly: "I already guessed that Mr. Feng would do this, if you haven't done it yet, you might as well..." The next words turned into whispers.Just after finishing speaking, You Qi ran into the pavilion nervously and said, "Master, there are a group of people blocking the gate, they want to come in." "Who are they?" "I'm afraid there are more than a dozen officials from various yamen. The leader is Wei Dapao, the left servant of the official department, clamoring to see you." "It's him?" Zhang Juzheng shivered in the hot weather, thinking that those who come are not kind, and those who are kind will not come.Then he asked Xu Jue, "How did you get here?" "horse riding." "Where are the horses?" "It's tied to the horse stake outside the gate," Xu Jue said anxiously with a mournful face, "Since Wei Dapao is leading the team, they must be Gao Huzi's confidantes. Maybe they are here to block me. I can't get out now, but Big mistake." When the incident happened suddenly, Zhang Juzheng was also worried about an accident, so he hurriedly asked, "You didn't bring any attendants?" "No, that horse was also caught temporarily." "It doesn't matter." Zhang Juzheng breathed a sigh of relief, "There is a back door in the mansion, you ask You Qi to lead you through the back door." "yes." Xu Jue put away the three memorials and hid them, and followed You Qi to the backyard in a hurry.After a while, You Qi returned to Xuehe Pavilion and asked Zhang Juzheng: "Master, how do we get rid of Wei Dapao and his gang?" "Go and tell him that I'm sick and can't see guests, so write a post if you have anything to do." "yes." You Qi hurried into the front yard again.A gust of wind blew a pond of lotus swaying wildly, and the sound of frogs in the pond suddenly resounded.Zhang Juzheng, who was in a restless mood, felt a little tired, so he went back to the study with heavy steps.Lie on the bamboo reclining chair cushioned with apricot-yellow soft satin, close your eyes and meditate.In the haze, he felt a person standing in front of him, and when he opened his eyes, it was You Qi again. "Why are you here again?" Zhang Juzheng was a little angry. "Master, Wei Shilang left this post." You Qi said, and handed over the note in his hand respectfully. Zhang Juzheng took it, and saw that the post read: Outsiders all say that the public and eunuchs are conspiring together, everything is connected, and today's events should be prevented by the public.It is inappropriate to guard this eunuch, as it may become a major event, which is not conducive to the public. "Bastard!" Zhang Juzheng threw away the post, stood up from the reclining chair, and cursed viciously.You Qi was so scared that he retreated to the door of the study, neither leaving nor staying.