Chapter 104 The thirteenth talk about Duyi's skillful use of ties to say that Yu Niang's tender parting feelings

On June 15th, Zhang Juzheng, who returned to his hometown to bury his father, returned to Beijing in a noisy car and horse. This time he left Beijing for three months and four days! Zhang Juzheng met local officials along the way and inspected the customs. Although he was a little tired, he felt fulfilled. .After all, I saw many truths that I couldn't imagine in the capital.Through five years of rectification of officials and financial reforms, the political affairs and people's conditions in various prefectures and counties have greatly improved.Going home this time, he originally planned to bring his mother to Beijing to take care of her.However, since June is the height of summer, and his seventy-year-old mother can't stand the heat of the journey, Zhang Juzheng wants to postpone the return date by two months, and accompany his mother on the road after autumn cools down.After all, I haven't been home for twenty years, how many landscapes and scenery I want to see from the beginning, and how many folks and folks are waiting at the door.I want to talk about my farewell with Chi Chang.He wrote a letter to the emperor requesting an extension of leave.The emperor does not allow.Ask him to return to Beijing as scheduled.Hundreds of ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, censors, etc. from the two capitals of Beijing and Nanjing all looked at the emperor's eyes and acted, and asked Zhang Juzheng to return to the court as soon as possible: Even so, the emperor was still worried, except for ordering him to represent him. The eunuch Zhou You, who went to Jiangling to attend Zhang Wenming's funeral, stayed behind to escort Zhang's mother Qiu Liang to leave Beijing.Zhai Rujing, the commander of Jinyiwei, was also sent to meet Zhang Juzheng on his way.Under such circumstances, Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to rush on the road.After arriving at Jingnan Station, he stayed here for one night according to the emperor's order: early the next morning, Zhu Xixiao, the commander-in-chief of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, rushed to Jingnan Station and respectfully invited Zhang Juzheng to go to the Zhengyang Gate for a military parade.Five thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp were already there in full suit.The ministers of various ministries have also been waiting there early.Zhang Juzheng put on an embroidered python auspicious suit and stepped onto the parade stand to watch the wonderful performances of the generals' infantry and horse battles.It stands to reason that the military parade can only be held when the generals from the expedition return to the court or the emperor returns from a trip.Now that Zhang Juzheng enjoys this privilege, it is actually a special honor bestowed by Emperor Wanli.After the military parade, the emperor's special ambassador Si Lijian Bingbi eunuch Zhang Hong hosted a banquet to wash away the dust, and the empress dowagers of the two palaces also sent a big peng to express their condolences, and bestowed eight treasures, golden nails and Sichuan fans, and imperial food cakes with fruit mash and tea.Satisfied with wine and food, Zhang Juzheng returned to Shamao Hutong surrounded by civil and military officials.Not long after arriving home, another eunuch came to pass the decree. The emperor thought that he was tired from the journey, and asked him to recuperate at home for ten days before he was on duty in the pavilion.

It was said that he was resting at home, but Zhang Juzheng never had a day off, after all he had been away for more than three months.The first thing he needs to know is the changes in the court situation during this period. On the one hand, he needs to find someone to ask for information, and on the other hand, there are not a few officials who come to him to report on their own initiative.Therefore, the people who came to pay homage to his house every day went back and forth like a revolving lantern.In the evening of that day, Zhang Siwei, an assistant minister of the cabinet, came to visit. Since he was an important guest, Zhang Juzheng ordered to meet him in the study.

In the past few months since Zhang Juzheng left Beijing, one of the things that Zhang Siwei actually presided over was the issuance of monk degree certificates.Because he wanted to give favors and make profits from them, Zhang Siwei asked Lu Tiaoyang to lead the Shangzuo and asked the emperor for a thousand more places.Although the matter has been completed, Zhang Siwei was afraid that Zhang Juzheng would return to Beijing to inquire about the matter and find out the tricks, so he was always uneasy.After thinking over and over again, he decided to come to Zhang's mansion first, to express his longing for farewell to the chief assistant, and secondly——if he could seize the opportunity, he would explain clearly the matter of the degree in person.

The four ministers of the cabinet all went to Zhengyangmen to welcome Zhang Juzheng back that day, but Zhang Siwei was the first to visit.Because of this, Zhang Juzheng showed extra affection, and he ordered You Qi to make Zhang Siwei a cup of green tea brought back from his hometown.Zhang Siwei took a sip and praised: "This tea is really fragrant, and the tea soup is green and faint, and it's also very beautiful." Zhang Juzheng said: "This is Dengcun tea produced in Yilingzhou, Bugu's hometown. Dengcun is located in a high mountain and surrounded by clouds and mists all year round. Therefore, this tea has a strong and fragrant taste."

"That's right," Zhang Siwei didn't know much about tea, but he had to pretend to be an expert at this time, "I taste this taste, and I think it's better than West Lake Longjing." "It's rare that you like it," Zhang Juzheng said with a smile, "Bugu brought a lot this time, and I'll ask You Qi to bring you two cans later." "Thank you, Chief Assistant." Zhang Siwei was a Jinshi in the 31st year of Jiajing.His father was a great salt merchant in the rich province of Shanxi.His uncle Wang Chonggu and his fellow countryman Yang Bo were both well-known ministers in the court. He himself was born as a nobleman, capable of handling affairs, and a capable minister.In terms of age, he is only three years younger than Zhang Juzheng, but he looks respectful.It looks like a junior.Zhang Juzheng was not surprised, and after chatting away the gossip, he broke the point and asked:

"I heard that Lu Tiaoyang handed over the paper to the emperor, requesting to be appointed?" Zhang Siwei didn't expect Zhang Juzheng to ask this when he came up. The relationship between cabinet ministers has always been delicate, so he had to answer cautiously: "It's true. During the three months since the chief assistant left, Mr. Lu Ge handed over two documents to the emperor." "He's determined!" "Lu Ge is always sick. He usually suffers from asthma in winter, but now he also suffers from it in hot weather. Sitting there is like pulling a bellows. Every time he opens his mouth to speak, he hears a sound of phlegm in his throat."

"Lu Ge is sixty-two years old, right?" "Probably." "In my opinion, Elder Lu Ge's request to become an official was out of his heart." "Heart disease?" Zhang Siwei's eyes showed surprise. "Yeah, heart disease!" Although Zhang Juzheng had a smile on his face, he shot Zhang Siwei a fiery gaze, "Last October, Bugu's father passed away, and if the emperor wanted to seize his love, it would cause a storm: Bugu is at home Keeping the system, the young ministers of the Hanlin Academy rushed to the cabinet in red robes, asking Mr. Lu Ge to take the seat to replace Bugu. This is a farce, and the responsibility lies with those ministers, not Mr. Lu Ge. But this matter After what happened, Lu Ge always felt a little embarrassed when he saw me, but in fact, Bugu never blamed him. Lu Ge is always an honest person, so I guess his request to be resigned should be triggered by this incident."

Zhang Juzheng made a confession, but Zhang Siwei did not dare to agree in his heart. He knew that the Ci officials of the Imperial Academy supported Lu Tiaoyang to replace the chief assistant, and Zhang Juzheng was very angry when he heard about it.When he came to the cabinet after keeping a filial piety at home, his face was still ashen when he saw Lu Tiaoyang, and he didn't speak for a few days.Lu Tiaoyang was so frightened that he didn't dare to vent his anger and dared not express his anger. He wanted to express his heart but couldn't find a way.But Shoufu said so now, this is also a gesture - the victors always show magnanimity to the weak who are powerless to resist.From the bottom of his heart, Zhang Siwei sympathized with Lu Tiaoyang, but judging the situation, he felt that it would be better to offend Lu Tiaoyang than to offend Zhang Juzheng.After thinking about it, he took the opportunity to provoke and said:

"The Chief Assistant's evaluation of Elder Lu Ge is extremely fair, but according to my subordinates, there is another reason for Lu Tiaoyang's request to be appointed this time." "Ah, what's the reason?" Zhang Juzheng asked. "This time the chief assistant returned to his hometown to bury his father. Mr. Lu Ge guessed that he could be a temporary deacon. For a few days, he still had some joy on his face. Later, the emperor sent an imperial edict to the cabinet, and the chief assistant was still required for important matters. Discretionary decision. After listening to Mr. Lu Ge, he wrote a memorial and applied for resignation without saying anything."

"It's not Bugu's intention that the emperor wants to do this. Why should Mr. Lu Ge be so concerned?" Zhang Juzheng frowned, with a hint of blame in his words, and then said, "Mr. Lu Ge doesn't want to take things seriously. From the people's point of view, there is also suspicion of shirking responsibility. The emperor wants to transfer 200,000 taels of silver from Taicang to the inner court for use. This is obviously against the rules. Not only Lu Ge, but also the remaining three of your assistant ministers did not say a word , is this also a major event with no rules? I have to deal with it myself?"

Although Zhang Juzheng blamed Lu Tiaoyang, he brought in Zhang Siwei and other three cabinet ministers. Zhang Siwei blushed and said in a low voice: "Lu Tiaoyang is the second assistant. He doesn't express his opinion. If we stand up and talk about things, don't we feel that we are overstepping the rules?" After hearing this sentence, Zhang Juzheng remained silent for a while.After a few days of understanding, he has more or less a deep understanding of some major events that have happened in the capital in the past three months.Among the four cabinet ministers, Lu Tiaoyang did not work in the cabinet for more than half of the time, and the remaining three, Zhang Siwei, Ma Ziqiang, and Shen Shixing, although they came to the cabinet on time every day, they did not dare to go beyond the threshold.When encountering a slightly difficult matter, Liu Baili must rush to send the official document to Jiangling, or temporarily suspend it and wait for him to come back to deal with it.Although Zhang Juzheng has always been wary of the cabinet ministers' arbitrariness of power, he was even more annoyed by their practice of shirking committees and irresponsibility. He decided to take the opportunity to beat Zhang Siwei, and said: "In the past three months or so, one of the things that the cabinet has really accomplished is probably the issuance of the ultimatum you presided over." Zhang Siwei's eyelids twitched when he heard the word "Duyi", and he said with a dry smile: "This is a trivial matter, and it doesn't take much trouble for my subordinates to do it." "Trouble is nothing, but it breaks the rules of the court," Zhang Juzheng said in a stern tone, "You said that I have to decide on important matters, and adding a thousand orders at once is not a big deal. Why didn't you let me do it beforehand?" know, huh?" Zhang Siwei's face turned red and white for a while, and he muttered: "There is a reason for the increase in degree certificates. It has not been issued for six years. There are probably tens of thousands of monks flocking to the capital to hope to get degree certificates. Many of them are road administrators." To help speak, the original amount of ultimatum was really not enough, so the ministers asked the second assistant Lu Ge nearby for instructions, and he signed the name to report to the emperor, and the emperor was gracious. The request of Lu Ge was approved, and an extra thousand places were given. " Zhang Juzheng sneered, and said: "Didn't you say that Mr. Lu Ge is unwilling to take responsibility, why is he so active this time?" "Old Lu Ge probably thought it was a trivial matter." "And you, do you think it's a trivial matter?" "Yes." Zhang Siwei said in a low voice. Although Zhang Juzheng was not happy about this matter, among the things he urgently needed to deal with, it was indeed a trivial matter that he could not handle with chopsticks.The reason why he brought it up tonight was to give Zhang Siwei a lesson.At this moment, he looked at Zhang Siwei who was nervous, and said earnestly: "Before you entered the cabinet, you also served as a minister of the Ministry of Rites. You should know whether it is a trivial matter to issue a degree certificate. Since ancient times, the two religions of monks and Taoists should neither be ruthlessly suppressed nor encouraged. I, Emperor Hongwu who founded the Ming Dynasty, although I was the third After the Danbing Kingdom, the state policy adopted for monks, Taoists, and Fanzi was to restrict. During the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties, there were basically great monks or Daoist priests who were hired by the emperor as national teachers. But in the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing. A strange thing happened. Longhushan Taoism was regarded as Zhang Tianshi in the previous dynasty. This title was abolished by Emperor Hongwu and changed to Zhenren. He said, "Heaven is the most noble, and there is a teacher in peace?" This question is really deafening. Thoroughly penetrate the heart.Since Hongwu, one of the monks and priests has obtained the position of Chonglong as a first-rank minister.The monk is Yao Guangxiao, and he is an extremely personable minister not because he is a monk, but because he is the military advisor of Emperor Yongle and the No. 1 Jingnan hero.The second one is Tao Zhongwen, a Taoist priest.Emperor Sejong loved Zhaiqiao in his later years. He not only destroyed Buddhism, but also promoted Taoism to the sky.Tao Zhongwen won the trust of Emperor Shizong with his Danfu alchemy, and he became a minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he was awarded the title of first-rank young teacher.This Tao Zhongwen is from Huangzhou Prefecture, Huguang. Speaking of which, he is still a fellow of Bugu.When he was favored, Bu Gu was working as secretary of the Imperial College and had met him several times.At that time, he was extremely trusted by Shizong, and even Yan Song, the chief assistant, was afraid of him three points. Many shameless officials fawned on him, wanting him to help say good things in front of Shizong, in order to get promoted.But Gu didn't have any affection for him.It is really the misfortune of the imperial court to think that such monsters are listed above the public officials.Two years before Shizong's death, Tao Zhongwen died of illness in office.Emperor Shizong actually gave him the honor of offering sacrifices to the Nine Altars, and continued to favor his party members Wang Jin, Tao Fang, Tao Shi'en, Liu Wenbin, Gao Shouzhong and the like.It wasn't until Sejong's death that Xu Jie, who was the chief assistant at the time, arrested these five people and charged them with capital punishment.When Emperor Mu Zong came to the throne, he issued an imperial edict to accept the second-rank eye print given to Longhushan Zhenren Zhang by the previous emperor, and changed it to a sixth-rank reminder.Last year, Zhang Zhenren came to Beijing for activities, hoping to restore the second-rank treatment. Even the Queen Mother Li was persuaded by him. " Speaking of this, You Qi poked his head at the door, Zhang Juzheng stopped talking and asked him: "What's the matter with you?" You Qi replied: "There was an urgent letter sent by Jinxue from Hubei Academy." "Where's the letter?" "Here:" You Qi said as he walked in and handed over a letter. "Understood, you go," Zhang Juzheng put the letter on the desk casually, saw You Qi tiptoe away, he glanced at Zhang Siwei who had been listening intently, and continued to say: "Bu Gu cited two examples from the previous dynasty. The meaning is to explain that the two religions, Buddhism and Taoism, if they can be guided well, they will benefit the state affairs. If they are allowed to spread, they will become a serious disaster. Although Yao Guangxiao enjoys the name of the national teacher, But he interpreted Confucianism outside and never used his own power to seek any self-interest for the people in black clothes and feathers. Therefore, the people in power in later generations still respect him. Tao Zhongwen is different. Lord, make a mess of a court that ruled the world: an old saying goes, "The king of Chu is so thin, and the baby Wu starved to death", because Tao Zhongwen urged Emperor Sejong to burn the stove to make alchemy, which caused the whole capital to be smoky. Not only Zhongming Dingshi’s family of princes, generals and ministers, even some low-ranking people, in order to emulate the emperor, also rushed to follow suit. For a time, not only restaurants and teahouses, but also above the government offices and temples, what people talked about with gusto was absurd Those who are dedicated to serving the people and working hard in political affairs are not promoted and reused, while those who cater to Emperor Sejong and present the auspicious technique of exploring blue birds can all serve python waist jade: in those years, the Ming Dynasty really showed decline image. "Fortunately, Mu Zong was vigilant. Under the auspices of Minister Xu Jie Gaogong and Lian, the demon atmosphere was swept away. Buddhism and Taoism returned to normal. Bugu learned the lessons of the previous generation and believed that in this world, there must be neither monks nor too many monks." Taoist priests should neither be cheap monks nor chasing monks and Taoists. In short, there must be a degree. Therefore, we neither learn from Shizong to destroy Buddhism, nor from Tang Suzong to flatter Buddha. To do this, the first thing to control is The number of monks and Taoists. After Bugu took over the cabinet, the issuance of the ultimatum was changed from three years to six years, and only 2,000 copies of the ultimatum were issued each time. , let you break the rules and add a thousand in one fell swoop!" Zhang Juzheng made a grandiose discussion, and Zhang Siwei felt that he was making a big deal out of a molehill, but he could only listen with a dumbfounded expression. When Zhang Juzheng stopped talking, he quickly bowed his body and said: "The minister supervised the handling of the ultimatum. I thought that there were too many favors, and there were people from all provinces to help intercede. Therefore, I asked Mr. Lu Ge whether I could go to the Emperor Ming to ask for a thousand more quotas, but I didn't think that there would be something involved here. As far as the major policy of the imperial court is concerned. The words of the chief assistant just from a strategic position made the subordinates feel as if they were enlightened. Speaking of which, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on the elder Lu Ge, and the subordinates are also responsible. There is a danger of the short and the long." Zhang Siwei is clearly taking responsibility, but secretly expressing his loyalty to Zhang Juzheng.Zhang Juzheng saw through his little trick and said: "In the eyes of the world, you, Zhang Siwei, are also a capable minister. You shouldn't have the risk of being short and long. Your main problem is that you worry about gain and loss, and you have too much pettiness in your heart. Maybe Bu Gu's words are too serious." "It's not serious, it's not serious," Zhang Siwei replied with a blushing face, "I'm ashamed of my trust in the Chief Assistant because I've messed up the matter of sending the ultimatum." "If this matter is pursued seriously, you have no major responsibility. There is Lu Ge and Chu Molun. This is also the shrewdness of your Zhang Siwei. You came up with the idea, but the responsibility rests with others," Zhang Juzheng said. The crux of the problem was revealed with a smile.When Zhang Siwei was paralyzed and feeling like sitting on pins and needles, he changed his mind and said, "However, since the raw rice has been cooked into cooked rice, and the monks who have received the degree have returned to the provinces, if we overthrow it and start over It's too difficult. If you correct the error, you can only wait until six years later, when the next publication will be issued: Therefore, you can rest assured that this matter will stop here. However, you have to tell Chu Molun and tell him to handle things well. If there are any mistakes again, the old and new accounts must be settled together." The last few words were clearly referring to Chu Molun, the head of the Department of Rites and Duties, but they were actually addressed to Zhang Siwei.Zhang Juzheng used both soft and hard methods of pulling and hitting to win people's hearts.Let those who follow him have both hope and fear: In this way, even if the cabinet ministers around him are full of money, they can only promise: After some conversation, Zhang Siwei broke out in a stinky sweat. He felt that he had never been so nervous when he saw the emperor. Fortunately, the chief assistant finally had an attitude-not to pursue the matter of the ultimatum.He felt relieved, just said to stand up to say goodbye, Zhang Juzheng stopped him and said: "Bugu invited Wan Shihe to come, why don't you just sit down for a while and see us together." Wan Shihe is the new minister of the Ministry of Rites. He was originally an official of the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing. After Ma Ziqiang, the minister of the Ministry of Rites in Beijing, entered the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng transferred him to Beijing to take over.Zhang Siwei guessed that Zhang Juzheng's meeting with Wan Shihe was for Huguang Xuezheng Jinxue who had captured He Xinyin. This matter has already been widely spread in Beijing.But Zhang Juzheng didn't make it clear, and Zhang Siwei didn't dare to ask: at this time.The little book boy brought two small bowls of lotus seed soup for them to taste.While drinking, Zhang Juzheng said casually: "It seems that Mr. Lu Ge is determined to retire. Brother Ziwei, in your opinion, how should we deal with this matter?" Zhang Siwei was about to praise the lotus seed soup.But he didn't expect that Zhang Juzheng would talk about such an important topic: he immediately went to the room, thinking about how to answer: Lu Tiaoyang entered the cabinet three years earlier than him, so he was ranked as the second assistant according to his seniority.If Chang tunes Yang into an official position, then he will be the assistant this time.Further down the reasoning, once the first assistant has three advantages and two disadvantages, the first person to replace the first assistant is the second assistant = Yan Song replaced Xia Yan, Xu Jie replaced Yan Song, Gao Gong replaced Xu Jie.Zhang Juzheng's replacement of Gao Gong, could it be that he overthrew the first assistant from the position of the second assistant... From the bottom of his heart, Zhang Siwei wished that Lu Tiaoyang would leave the capital one day earlier, so that he could go to the capital as a matter of course. The last auxiliary position.But how can such a mood be expressed in front of Zhang Juzheng? He swallowed a mouthful of lotus seed soup, put on a embarrassed expression, and said: "Shoufu, let me take the liberty to make a suggestion." "you say." "Don't let Mr. Lu Ge become an official." "Why?" "In the past six years, Mr. Lu Ge has been assisting the chief assistant with his affairs, and he has always devoted himself to it. In addition, he is indifferent in nature and never provokes disputes. This alone is beyond the reach of others. It is really rare." An imperceptible approval flashed across Zhang Juzheng's eyes, and he casually picked up this topic in order to try Zhang Siwei's tricks. "It seems that he is not the kind of person who crosses rivers and destroys bridges for profit." Zhang Juzheng thought to himself, then said with a leisurely smile: "Lu Ge is always angry about his book business. Since he is sick, let him recuperate at home for a while. What is the emperor's attitude towards the matter of retiring?" "The emperor kept Lu Ge's memorial. According to my subordinates' speculation, the emperor is also waiting for the chief assistant to come back to deal with it." "Mr. Lu Ge can't become an official, at least I can't agree to it." Zhang Juzheng replied resolutely. "The chief minister is magnanimous," Zhang Siwei said, looking at Zhang Juzheng, seeing that his expression was calm and no longer as serious as before, so he boldly said "Take care of yourself", "Second minister, there is one thing that my subordinates have always I want to tell you, but it's hard to tell." "What's the matter, worthy of your supernatural power?" Zhang Juzheng asked with a smile. Zhang Siwei drove over his head and looked at the half-opened study door. There was no one in the corridor connecting the study and the flower hall, so he whispered: "The minister heard some news about Yuniang." "What, Yu Niang?" When Zhang Juzheng heard the name Yuniang, he slapped his whole body.Last autumn, Yuniang left without saying goodbye. Zhang Juzheng asked Liu Pu, the director of Jixianglu, to search everywhere, but to no avail.After the turmoil of seizing love, Yu Niang once asked someone to send a mourning poem to mourn, but it also came and went without a trace.During the days when Yuniang Chuchu left, Zhang Juzheng really tasted Tang Xuanzong's miserable feeling of "the long night is late, the starry river is about to dawn".As time went by, he gradually got rid of his decadent mood.But when alone, Yuniang's shy figure of "smiling sweetly, looking forward to her beautiful eyes" always comes to mind.It is difficult for him to communicate with others about the longing that has been fermented for a long time.Now, Zhang Siwei took the initiative to talk about his "privacy", so why not surprise him. "The minister also heard about Yuniang occasionally," Zhang Siwei said solemnly with a flattering look, "She has left the capital." "Where did you go, did you go back to Jiangnan?" Zhang Juzheng asked eagerly. Zhang Siwei nodded and replied: "In the spring of this year, someone saw her in Danyang County, Yingtianfu." "Danyang County, what is she doing in Danyang County?" "Shao Daxia, who was executed for the cotton-padded clothes incident last year, is from Danyang County," Zhang Siwei paused, seeing that Zhang Juzheng's expression remained unchanged, and then continued, "After Shao Daxia died, his family transported his remains." Go back to Danyang's hometown for burial, and Yuniang went there to pay homage to Shao Daxia's grave." Zhang Juzheng remained silent for a while, then suddenly heaved a long sigh and said: "Although Yu Niang is a little girl, she does not shy away from profit and loss, and she will repay her kindness. She really has the style of a heroine." Zhang Siwei had heard about the relationship between Yuniang and Shao Daxia for a long time.At this time, seeing Shoufu seemed a little sad, he comforted him: "After all, Yuniang is a little girl. Although she knows that kindness must be repaid, she doesn't know the general. Shao Daxia ransomed her in the brothel. This is a kindness. But the first assistant is under one person and the prominent status above all people. He cherishes her so much, and even more so." It is a great kindness that is difficult to repay even if you tie a straw title. Yuniang failed the great kindness of the chief assistant in order to repay the small kindness of Shao Daxia. This is unreasonable in common sense. Isn't it against the first assistant? ¨Zhang Juzheng disagreed with Zhang Siwei's argument, and retorted: "Brother Ziwei just accused Yuniang of a lot of things, but you don't know that this is exactly the cuteness of Yuniang.In her mind, there is only affection and kindness, but there are no such concepts as chief assistant and imperial offender.Compared with the snobbish eyes of the officialdom, Yuniang is truly extraordinary. "Speaking of this, Zhang Juzheng became emotional, he got up and walked to the window, looking at the deep night sky, as if he wanted to find Yuniang's whereabouts from the vast river, "Yuniang ran away because Bugu broke her heart.When she heard that Shao Daxia was arrested, she once begged me to try to save him. Bugu knew that Shao Daxia was Yuniang's benefactor, but how could I abolish justice because of personal affection? Therefore, she flatly rejected Yuniang's request.Later, she heard that Shao Daxia had been punished by Ming Zhengdian, so she was completely disappointed in me, and left Jixiang Cottage by herself. " In the past, although many officials privately discussed the "privacy" of the chief assistant, most of them were just rumors.Today, when Zhang Siwei saw Zhang Juzheng's expression of deep affection for Yuniang, he couldn't help being moved in his heart. He said: "Shoufu, why don't you send someone to bring Yuniang back:" Zhang Juzheng turned around suddenly, staring at Zhang Siwei with burning eyes: "Yu Niang is like duckweed now, can you find her?" "Where can a weak woman go?" Zhang Siwei smiled, "There is no reason why you can't find it by following the clues." Zhang Juzheng lowered his eyelids, stroked his long beard, and said melancholy, "Li Shangyin wrote two lines of poems, 'This feeling can be remembered, but it was lost at that time', since Yuniang left heartlessly, maybe, me and This is the end of her fate. From now on, we will be separated from each other, what's the point of meeting again!" "Yu Niang may have been impulsive. I believe that she must still have an unforgettable love for Shoufu. As long as she can be found, everything can start again." "No need," Zhang Juzheng shook his head, "Since it has passed, let it pass." When Zhang Siwei looked carefully, he felt that Zhang Juzheng's expression had changed from a "tender husband" to a "iron prime minister", and he felt more and more Zhang Juzheng's inscrutability.The two were speechless for a moment, and when the study fell into an awkward silence, You Qi hurried in again to report: "My lord, Bo Wanshi and your lord have arrived." "Come on, brother Ziwei, let's go to the living room to meet Master Wan." As Zhang Juzheng said, he picked up the letter that Jin Xuezeng urgently delivered to Beijing from the desk.Zhang Siwei glanced at the gate of the Huguang Xuezheng Yamen, which was impressively covered on the envelope, and took the opportunity to ask carefully: "Shoufu, what do we discuss after meeting Master Wan?" "Discuss the matter of banning private academies across the country." Zhang Juzheng answered lightly, but Zhang Siwei was shocked.