"Long lively, Baoding Prefect Xiong Qing accidentally fell off the horse and died yesterday." The next day, Feng Bao immediately reported to Zhu Yiliu like this.

"Company, is it your fault for finding someone?" Zhu Yiliu was not surprised by this and asked bluntly.

With Feng Bao participating, and Zhang Dashou, who was eager to show his meritorious service and atonement, how could Xiong Qing, the already guilty prefect, escape this disaster?

"..." Feng Bao was slightly stunned. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yiliu asked so directly, but then he found that Zhu Yiliu's expression was calm and even a bit friendly, so he was not so worried.

"Long live the Lord, Xiong Qing is so guilty, damn it!"

Feng Bao's answer was equivalent to admitting it.

Anyway, Zhu Yiliu already knew about it.

"The sin is not considered a sacred person, right? Don't exaggerate it with companion." Zhu Yili said slowly, "It's just that he has a bad life, so he can catch up with this time."

Then, Zhu Yili sighed twice again and shook his head and said, "Oh, what a pity, what a pity!"

"Long live, people like Xiong Qing die if they die. What a pity?" Feng Bao said.

"What I call a pity is not a pity for Xiong Qing's death. There will always be someone who sacrifices the reform, let alone those who are guilty of serious crimes like him."

"Then what's the pity for Master Long Live?"

"It's a pity that Xiong Qing died, but he cannot be regarded as a typical corruption model to warn other officials with bad records in the officialdom. Moreover, because Zhang Jingxiu's child was robbed, the outside world will inevitably suspect that this was a trick I secretly ordered."

"I am not considering it carefully."

"Forget it, everyone is dead, what are you doing to say this? Send someone to notify the Shuntian Prefecture Chief Song Li and ask him to come to the palace to meet immediately."

"Sister obeys the order."

"Also, I will send someone to Baoding Prefecture to pass on my oral orders so that Liu Shouyou can ensure Zhang Jiayin's personal safety."

"I understand."

"Go and go back quickly. I have other things to tell you." Zhu Yili waved his hand.

Feng Bao turned his head and went in a hurry.

After arranging the person, he quickly returned to Donghunting Pavilion.

Zhu Yiliu was bowing his head and pondering.

Seeing Feng Bao come in, he asked straight to the point: "Company, where is Zhang Siwei's son's position?"

"When I go back to Master Wan Sui, Zhang Siwei's eldest son Zhang Taizheng was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Wanli, that is, Mr. Zhang Jingxiu, the eldest son of Mr. Zhang Maoxiu, and his third son Zhang Maoxiu, are now working in the Hanlin Academy. The second son Zhang Jiazheng had just passed the Jinshi, and seemed to be still in the Ministry of Works to observe politics. I wonder why Master Wan Sui suddenly asked about this?"

"The fire cannot be covered. Since Xiong Qing is dead, although we don't want to find Zhang Siwei, we will inevitably be deeply touched or even magnified by others."

"Oh, that's it." Feng Bao nodded.

"So, for safety reasons, it is better to ask Zhang Siwei's son to go back to his hometown. It is best to let his family hand over the bribes. Anyway, his family doesn't lack it. Then ask Zhang Siwei to write a memorial to ask for punishment, but I will not make it public. This move is just to prevent someone from making a big fuss. We will not be passive at that time. Do your partner understand what I mean?"

"I understand."

"I have said that Zhang Siwei will not be held accountable." Zhu Yiliu emphasized this view again.

He felt that it was one aspect that he was a little guilty about Zhang Siwei when he was promoted to Shen Shixing and forced Zhang Siwei away.

But on the other hand, as the reforms were struggling, he gradually realized a problem.

What Zhang Siwei in history is most criticized by later generations is probably the complete denial of Zhang Juzheng's reform after Zhang Juzheng's death.

Zhu Yili admitted that he also had this perspective and decided to squeeze Zhang Siwei away. It can be said that he looked at Zhang Siwei with tinted glasses.

However, in fact, it may not be that simple.

Now that he is an emperor, reform is so difficult and he is constantly being provoked.

Zhang Juzheng suffered such a big setback in the reform, how dare others talk about the reform?

After Zhang Juzheng's death, the court was at that time, Emperor Wanli began to take over everything, while the censors who had been suppressed began to take advantage of the situation and stir up the court. More people began to wait and see, preparing to take action when the time was right to gain political capital. This was the general environment at that time.

It must be difficult for Zhang Siwei.

The liquidation of Zhang Juzheng was essentially initiated by Emperor Wanli, aiming to eliminate the influence of Zhang Juzheng's political structure. There is no doubt about this.

The censor system, which has been suppressed and destroyed by Zhang Juzheng, also needs a way to vent.

These two torrents are enough to sweep and destroy any people and things that are in the way ahead.

Even Zhang Juzheng's disciple Shen Shixing remained silent at the beginning.

What can Zhang Siwei do?

In fact, although Zhang Siwei has no good impression of Zhang Juzheng, he is definitely not the kind of person who takes advantage of the situation and wants to completely destroy the descendants of the Zhang family.

When Zhang Siwei was liquidated and the negative impact of the matter began to expand, he defended Zhang Juzheng.

In his "Tiaolu Collection", he said this to Zhang Juzheng: "A traitor looks at him and then he will cause trouble and slander him from many sources (Zhang Juzheng)."

It can be seen from this that Zhang Siwei is opposed to Zhang Juzheng's "over-" liquidation.

As the situation continued to expand, Zhang Juzheng's old people fell one after another and even began to implicate Zhang Juzheng's family, Zhang Siwei was worried and defended him from all sides. In his letters to Zhang Juzheng's son, he confessed his heartache and powerlessness several times.

Zhang Siwei was indeed powerless to do anything about Zhang Juzheng's afterlife. What he could do was to try to ease the conflicts in the court, guide the vent of all kinds of resentment, and advise Emperor Wanli to stop at the right time.

Shen Shixing is also doing these things.

But because Zhang Siwei had been the chief minister of the cabinet for less than a year and returned to his hometown to worry, later generations often chose to ignore his efforts, and even made him bear the infamy of "reversing Zhang"...

By participating in this history and the situation he is facing now, Zhu Yiliu feels that his evaluation of Zhang Siwei may be unfair.

This is the background of reality.

The environment determines people. This is the theory of Marxism-Leninism.

Just like during the "What kind of revolution", a few backbone dared to stand up and say that I am a capitalist roader?

Even if he is an emperor, it is so difficult for Zhang Siwei to imagine. How dare he hope that he can reform like Zhang Juzheng? Opposing Zhang Juzheng is just a way for him to protect himself.

Moreover, Zhang Siwei's superior environment since childhood has caused him to be not tenacious and resolute enough in character, which has a little bit of a playboy and romantic character.

This is also a fact.

Generally speaking, children from rich families always lack a bit of ambition and perseverance in their perseverance. Zhang Siwei was also unable to get rid of it.

In short, as the reform gradually deepened, Zhu Yiliu gained a new understanding of Zhang Siwei's evaluation.

He felt that he had to re-recognize.

That's why Feng Bao took a step forward with a kind and slutty chess.

However, there is another question that he couldn't understand, that is, how Xiong Qing climbed to Zhang Siwei's father's line?

You should know that the Zhang Siwei family is definitely a wealthy family, not short of money, not lack of real estate, and real estate.

Let’s take a look at Zhang Siwei’s family situation.

His father was a famous salt merchant in Puzhou. His grandfather made bamboo, wood, lacquerware and also used military food transportation. His uncle ran a huge commercial market and his father-in-law also reselled it in various places. His third brother, Zhang Sijiao, started doing business in the Gusu area at the age of 16 and was a famous businessman. His fifth brother, Zhang Sixiang, even gave up his studies early and studied and managed the family business since he was a child.

Also, Zhang Siwei's uncle, uncle, second brother's father-in-law, and fifth brother's two father-in-laws are both famous wealthy people in Shanxi.

Friends who grew up peeing and playing with mud with Zhang Siwei since childhood are almost all famous business leaders in Puzhou.

It is not too much to say that the Zhang family and their in-laws support half of Shanxi's GDP?

But this is only commercial.

Zhang Siwei later entered the official career, and Wang Chonggu, the governor of Xuanda of the Ming Dynasty, was his uncle; Yang Bo, one of the "Four Talents in the World" mentioned by Yan Shifan, was his fellow townsman and in-laws.

Unlike other cabinet chiefs of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Siwei was a person who grew up with a golden key in his arms and had a huge wealth and power network behind him.

What can a family lack in such a family background?

Why did he accept Xiong Qing’s bribe?

Where did Xiong Qing find the way?

How to connect Zhang Siwei’s father?

Zhu Yiliu was very curious about many questions.

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Chapter completed!