Chapter 47 In the twentieth round, the murder case of the oracle passed in the cabinet palace was shocking in the middle of the night

In the flower hall, You Qi narrated everything to Zhang Juzheng: About an hour ago, Xu Jue sent someone to invite You Qi out for a meeting, and told him what had just happened in the palace. But she said that Empress Dowager Li went to Zhaoning Temple to pay homage to the Buddha and returned to the palace. Although she was exhausted, she left Feng Bao behind and brought the little emperor who was playing to Dongge and told him in detail Uncle Wu Qing, the British Duke Zhang Rong and his son-in-law Captain Xu Congcheng filed a complaint.After hearing this, Zhu Yijun asked in confusion: "Grandpa really wants to flatten the garden to grow vegetables?"

"I hope he won't, but it's hard to say, you don't know your grandfather's temper, you can do anything if you're in a hurry." Queen Mother Li said with a long sigh, "Zhang Rong and Xu Congcheng also They all said harsh words, saying that if they pay more salaries this month, they will set up a stall on the street. Juner, tell me, if they all do this, who will be embarrassed?"  "Throwing Their own." Zhu Yijun said angrily, "I don't believe that they are so poor." "It's not a question of being poor. Jun'er, don't think about it. You have been on the throne for less than three months. There are so many princes clamoring for food from you, if you really go outside, what will the world think of you?"  "This..."

 "As the saying goes, everyone's mouth makes money, we can't ignore this matter."  "What should I do?" Zhu Yijun frowned, "Why don't you send an order to invite Mr. Zhang to come and discuss the solution together Empress Dowager Li shook her head and said, "You don't need to look for him, Jun'er. From our point of view, you directly order the Ministry of Household Affairs, and all princes, marquises, and relatives will cancel the salary of pepper and sumac, and the monthly salary will still be in silver." Banknote payment."  "Isn't Taicang Bank running out?"

"Let the Ministry of Households find a way." "Then, what about the rest of the Beijing officials? The princes, marquis, and relatives have all received their monthly salaries, but they still pay their salaries with pepper and sumac. Why don't they make trouble?"  "Jun'er, you are the emperor!" Empress Dowager Li raised her eyebrows, and said in a more emphatic tone, "The matter of princes, marquises and relatives must be handled by the emperor himself, and there are all civil and military officials, as well as the cabinet." "Cabinet, cabinet," Zhu Yijun muttered incessantly, and said anxiously, "I'm afraid Mr. Zhang is not easy to deal with." "If everything goes well in the court, why do you want the chief assistant of the cabinet?" Empress Dowager Li patted the armrest of the embroidered chair heavily, and said decisively, "The wind knows the strength of the grass. If Mr. Zhang is really good at saving the time, he will definitely be able to find a way to settle the matter." "Oh, I know The meaning of the queen mother..."  Zhu Yijun looked suddenly enlightened, and was about to speak, but the queen mother Li stopped him, and said:  "Mr. Zhang is the chief assistant in the cabinet, and he is really tired I think I need to find an assistant for him." Feng Bao, who had been silent all this time and dared not speak out, interjected, "Mr. Zhang himself seems to have this idea." "How do you know?" 

The empress dowager Li's stern eyes swept over, Feng Bao trembled in fright, and quickly lowered his head and replied: "Mr. , who did he mention?"   "I mentioned Yang Bo, Ge Shouli, and Lu Tiaoyang." It was Zhu Yijun who answered.  "Jun'er read the brochure?" "I've seen it. The queen mother went to Zhaoning Temple to offer incense, and my son watched the book in the East Pavilion all morning.""Very good," Empress Dowager Li's cold face eased slightly, "Jun'er, these three ministers, Which one do you think is suitable?" Zhu Yijun regained his adult demeanor, pointed his fingers and said, "The first one in the booklet is Yang Bo." "This one can't be used." Queen Mother Li Outright veto. 

 "Why?" Zhu Yijun asked.  "Since it is the first priority, we must have a deep personal relationship with Mr. Zhang. Cabinet ministers, it is better to restrain each other."Although Zhu Yijun is a child, he has a flexible mind. Zhong Ou Mi, so he slapped his hands and said with a smile:  "Mother, I will use Lu Tiaoyang." "What's the reason?"  "This Lu Tiaoyang is placed third on the booklet."  "What else?" "When my son was still the prince, Lu Tiaoyang was the official of Zhan Shifu, and he was my teacher. He was the best at giving lectures at Jingyan.""What else?"

 "There is still, there is, and... there is no more." "And the most important point, we heard that Lu Tiaoyang is a pedantic person, and he never joins cliques.""Then, the queen mother agrees to use him?" Empress Dowager Li bit her lip and thought for a while, before she said carefully: "Selecting Lu Tiaoyang to serve as the second assistant in the cabinet may be the best choice in view of the current situation. Eunuch Feng!"  "The servant is here. " Feng Bao got his butt off the stool and leaned over to answer.As the chief executive, after listening to the conversation between the empress dowager and the little emperor's mother and son, it can be described as stormy and thrilling, and he felt his chest and back were sticky and wet. Perhaps his answering voice was a little strange, so Empress Dowager Li glanced at him again and asked: "Your face is pale, are you tired?"

"Alas, there is a little bit, ah no, the servant has always been dizzy, and it happened for a while when he entered the room, and now he is fine."Feng Bao tried his best to cover up, and he seemed unnatural everywhere, but fortunately, Queen Mother Li did not Instead of delving into it, I ordered him to: "Prepare paper and pen, and draw up an edict for the emperor." In the East Pavilion, paper, pen, ink and inkstone are ready-made at any time. Feng Bao sat in front of the book case, and Empress Dowager Li said again:  "Plan up two decrees, one for the Ministry of Finance and one for the cabinet. Drafted after discussing with the emperor. Remember, these two decrees have to be sent to the Secretary of the General Administration tonight, and to the yamen in charge early in the morning." After hearing You Qi's statement, Zhang Juzheng suddenly felt overwhelmed. Unpredictable heavy pressure.Since taking over as the first assistant, he has been cautious.If you enter, you will be sincere and loyal, and if you leave, you will be humble and regretful.Even if he is deeply loved by the holy family, he never dares to forget the worries of state affairs, and reveals his sincerity in political affairs.Drawing on the tragedy of his predecessor's loss of nationality, what he worries most is that slander will take advantage of it, and the relationship between the monarch and his ministers will be separated. .Now, it happened.Two sentences in "Yi" suddenly appeared in his mind: "If the emperor does not keep secrets, he will lose his ministers, and if his ministers do not keep secrets, he will lose his body." If a king loses this minister, there is still another minister who can replace him; Of?Thinking about this level, Zhang Juzheng broke out in a cold sweat.He took a deep breath, looked at You Qi who was so nervous that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, and asked: "Have you sold my pepper sumac?"

"No." You Qi muttered.   "Why not sell?" You Qi couldn't guess what the master was thinking, but he knew that he was in a bad mood, so he replied cautiously: "I'm worried, if the family of a minister really sells pepper sumac, I'm afraid people will laugh at him. " "Bastard!" Zhang Juzheng slapped the coffee table, and the cup on the coffee table fell to the ground due to too much force. This egg-curtain cup, which is thinner than an eggshell, shattered when it hit the ground.Zhang Juzheng also stomped on the pile of broken porcelain angrily, and cursed angrily, "What Zaifu's family, I, like all Beijing officials, rely on the imperial salary for a living. The imperial court implements a discounted salary in kind, and we take it openly." Go out and sell it, what shame is there?" You Qi received this scolding, although he felt wronged in his heart, he did not dare to say a word, and stood there trembling, like a loofah in the autumn wind.Seeing his pitiful and disgusting appearance, Zhang Juzheng waved to him and said: "You go back first."

 "Alas." You Qi felt relieved, bowed deeply to his master, and then backed out.As soon as he walked out of the gate of the flower hall, Zhang Juzheng called to stop him again, and ordered:  "Xu Jue, you have to warm up with him. Every time you send a letter, give him some rewards.""I know." You Qiwei exited, listening to his footsteps, he had already left Shanweng Tingyu Tower, and after a while, he heard horseshoes and had to leave the yard.At this time, it was dead of night, and although the big Mountain Weng Tingyu Building was brightly lit, it was as quiet as death. The servants did not dare to sleep or approach, but just huddled in the entrance hall waiting to be summoned.Zhang Juzheng sat blankly for a while, before he asked Wang Zhuan who had been sitting beside him: "Jiedong, what do you think of these two edicts of the emperor?"

Wang Zhuan has always refused to delve into the overall situation, he is just a character who acts according to the eyes of his master. , And bypassed the cabinet and directly issued an order. The emperor's face, the lower officials really can't understand."  "Only a woman and a villain are hard to raise!" Zhang Juzheng's heart suddenly popped out the words of Confucius, the most holy teacher of great success These words, but on the surface, he reflected on himself, "As ministers, it is natural that we should do good to the king, and bad to ourselves. Those princes, marquis, and relatives conspired together and ran to the queen mother to sue. If you It's the queen mother, how will you deal with it?"  "It's Uncle Wu Qing, a bad old man, who has muddied the water in Taizi." Wang Zhuan answered irrelevantly.  "The crux of the problem is here," Zhang Juzheng's eyes flickered slightly, "The country is a country, the emperor must manage both the country and the family. If family affairs are mixed with state affairs, state affairs will be difficult to manage." Wang Zhuan climbed along the pole and chimed in: "This Li Wei, there is no one in the capital who does not know him. He is a figure who turns somersaults in the eyes of Qiang." His voice was so low that he could hardly hear him, "Three people gathered together to sue, I think there is someone instigated behind this.""Huh?"  "British public Zhang Rong is a person who is afraid of breaking his head when a leaf falls, and never shows up to cause trouble. Xu Congcheng, the captain-in-law, has 5,000 mu of land closed, and there are shops in Liangjing and other places. There are dozens of families. Li Wei collects tens of thousands of grains of barley every year, and last month he was still selling the grains. All three of them are rich, so how could he ask the teacher for a mere monthly salary?" After analyzing it, Wang Zhuan felt that the storm had something to do with it, and after scratching his head for a long time, he asked suspiciously, "Who is it? , who are feeling uncomfortable?"  "It's not high..."  "Hush!" Zhang Juzheng made a gesture and pointed to the small room inside, Wang Zhuan remembered that there was a jade lady inside, stuck out his tongue immediately, and said in a low voice, "His close disciples are old, headed by Wei Xuezeng and Wang Xilie. There are a lot of them."  "The ones who fan the wind and ignite the fire are among them. Alas, Yu Niang's singing is right, there are intrigues in the imperial city, and gold and iron horses in the yamen." "In that case, the chief assistant You should explain it to the emperor." "Explain what, let the emperor take back his order and change his will, is this possible? Thanks to your being in the officialdom for so many years, you don't even know the basics of the emperor's way. There is only one thing you can do now , is to try to get through the crisis. Lu Tiaoyang’s entry into the cabinet was originally the servant’s wish, which is a good thing, but the difficulty is that the prince’s relatives’ pepper and sumac salary will be discounted. This matter will affect the whole body.” After being reprimanded, Wang Zhuan's face turned red and white.He was about to express his feelings and say something, when suddenly he heard the door of the hut being pushed open, and Yu Niang fumbled out.  "Yu Niang." Zhang Juzheng yelled, got up quickly and walked over, helped Yuniang to a chair and sat down.Yu Niang said:  "Sir, it's better for the slave family to leave here." Zhang Juzheng was taken aback: "Why did you suddenly change your mind?" Yuniang smiled sadly, and said: "Just now, I vaguely heard a lot of your conversation here. Mr. Zaifu. It's so difficult, so many troubles weigh on you, where is the slave family?" I can trouble you again." "Yu Niang, these are two different things." Zhang Juzheng explained, "If you stay, you won't cause me any new troubles. On the contrary, if you leave, it's really Added to my heart."  "Sir, you?" Yuniang was puzzled.  Zhang Juzheng said unabashedly: "I'm worried about your eyes."In order to please Zhang Juzheng, Wang Zhuan also said from the side: "Yu Niang, Shoufu cares for you in every possible way, how can you take it lightly?" Go away." Yu Niang sighed deeply, her face flushed unconsciously.Zhang Juzheng thought that Yuniang hadn't eaten anything that night, so he ordered Wang Zhuan: "Call the maid to come over and make a cup of ginseng tea for Yuniang." After a while, the maid brought ginseng tea and handed it to Yu Niang. Fame, wearing a black gauze hat on your head to honor your ancestors. Only now do you know how uncomfortable it is to wear this black gauze hat on your head." Speaking of this, Yu Niang shook her head with a wry smile, and added, "It seems that the teacher People who teach Qu'er are sometimes very ignorant."  "Why are people who teach Qu'er ignorant?" Wang Zhuan asked.  Yu Niang replied: "When my family was in Nanjing, I learned a piece of "Horse Head Tune" with a handle from my master, and I sang the black hat." "Ah, can Yuniang sing for us?" Wang Zhuan said, looking at Zhang Juzheng, and seeing that he had no intention of objecting, he hurriedly went to the back room to get the pipa, handed it to Yuniang, and said, "The chief minister Tired of talking for a long time, just listen to the music to relieve fatigue." Yu Niang hesitated and said, "It's late at night." Zhang Juzheng looked at the deserted hall and said, "It's okay, Yuniang, you sing, this place is far away from others.""That's good." Yu Niang sat upright, played the pipa, and sang: The black gauze hat of Xizhixi—two wings swinging high, I only love the scarlet boa robe—with a belt in my waist.  Happy only happy, hugged in the arms of ivory wat board,   - early morning morning.  Love only loves, Huang Luo umbrella covers eight sedan chairs, ——Flags floating ahead.  Happy is the Marquis, love is the dynasty, —The emperor values ​​heroes.  ?? ——Drum music is noisy.  Love only love, thirteen gongs to clear the way, ——Everyone stood up and took aim. This song is bright and humorous. Although Yu Niang's mood has not adjusted, she still sings with charm.Zhang Juzheng liked the playfulness she showed a little bit, but the originally funny song "Horse Head Tune" made him unable to laugh.In all fairness, he has all the coveted things expressed in the libretto now.But it was these things that were bothering him right now.At the end of the song, he clapped his hands copiously, and sighed: "In the past, Fan Li let the prime minister not be a prime minister, but took Xishi to go boating on the five lakes. There are really not many people wearing shoes." "Why can't Mr. do this?" Yuniang asked.   "Perhaps it's because of the evils." Zhang Juzheng smiled self-deprecatingly. "As they were talking, they heard the sound of horseshoes galloping towards the gate of the courtyard, so the three of them stopped talking and listened attentively.After a while, someone knocked on the door.  "It's so late, who else will come?" Wang Zhuan asked suspiciously.   "Shouldn't You Qi come back again?" Zhang Juzheng had another ominous omen in his heart, so he said to Wang Zhuan, "Go and see."  Wang Zhuan hurriedly walked towards the gate of the courtyard, and turned back before he could have a cup of tea.  "Who is here?" Zhang Juzheng asked.   "It's a staff member under the students." "What's the matter?" Wang Zhuan looked nervous, and replied: "Tonight, at Guixiangge Restaurant, Zhang Dalang was stabbed to death.""What?" Zhang Juzheng straightened up all of a sudden.  Wang Zhuan continued to report: "Zhang Dalang was pardoned by the emperor for his death crimes, and was sent to the army three thousand miles away. When this guy came out of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he carried a sedan chair to greet him. Tonight, his gang of foxes and dogs packed Guixiang The pavilion caught the wind and shocked him, and at the banquet, suddenly someone broke in, drew a knife and stabbed Zhang Dalang, and when everyone reacted to rescue him, Zhang Dalang fell into a pool of blood, convulsed and died."  "Where is the murderer?" ?” "Caught in public." "Who is it?"  "It's the son of Wang Song, the dead ambassador of the storage warehouse. He is avenging his father."Once Zhang Dalang died, Eunuch Qiu would instigate something in front of Empress Dowager Li again, Zhang Juzheng's heart became heavier.He ordered someone to help Yuniang down to rest, and then walked to the gate of Shanweng Tingyu Tower.At this time, the moon is bright at midnight, the night is as cool as water, and in the grass by the river, dots of fireflies appear and disappear from time to time.Zhang Juzheng suddenly felt a black shadow rushing towards him. He dodged, and a gust of breeze passed by. He turned around and said to Wang Zhuan who had been closely following him all the time: "Jiedong, you start now." , invite Wang Zhigao and Wang Guoguang to come here quickly.""Yes." Wang Zhuan suddenly disappeared into the night.  Zhang Juzheng returned to Shanweng Tingyu Building and ordered people to spread paper and pens. Taking advantage of the gap between the two ministers, he wanted to write the preface of the reprinted version of "The Commandments of Women". This is Li The tasks assigned by the Queen Mother must be completed as soon as possible. After a little thought before the case, he began to write quickly: Taste of boudoirmen, the source of myriad transformations.Since ancient times, the holy emperor Minghuang has been cautious.I am not sensitive by nature, and I have little time to serve the imperial court, so I admire the book "The Commandments for Women" ordered by Emperor Hongwu Taizu, and Zhuang Song followed suit, and he did it all day long.The concubine encourages to cultivate Jue De, so as to supress the palace...