Although Zhang Taizheng received the imperial decree from the court, he did not have to resign from his post and go home for three years to observe the system, and only had three months off.

However, the pressure to bear for this matter was far beyond his imagination.

After all, when he received the obituary of his father's death, he did not resign from the court immediately, giving people the feeling that he did not want to go home to obey the system.

Indeed, because of Zhu Yili's secret instruction, he was waiting for the imperial court to instruct again.

Zhu Yiliu went out to war, which put a huge pressure on him, fearing that the court would not be able to wait for his will to retain him.

The result was as I wished, and I waited for it.

Although it was not the emperor's imperial edict, it was also the queen's imperial edict. Before the emperor went to war, the prince's imperial edict was issued to the queen and the prince's imperial edict followed the rule, so the queen's imperial edict had the same effect as the emperor's imperial edict.

But even after waiting for this order, Zhang Taizheng still felt very stressed.

He could clearly feel that his colleagues looked at him differently, as if he could hear what they were talking about behind his back.

Look, this guy who is greedy for his position has not resigned from his post and returned home in order to become an official.

What qualifications are there for a person who does not know how to respect his parents to sit in the seat of the prefect?

Has the world changed?

Is "filial piety" no longer acknowledged? Is this a distortion of human nature or a degradation of morality?

...

Zhang Taizheng was so nervous that he even had some unpleasant words that had reached his ears.

Because he was unwilling to accept and was competitive, he admitted that he was indeed greedy for his position.

But when he received the obituary of his father's death, he still tended to go home and obey the rules when he said what he said in his heart.

At the beginning, we shouldn't have had a trace of luck, and hoped that the emperor's prophecy would not come true.

By the time the prophecy came true, he had already found that he had no way back.

How do you make him look back?

It was him who agreed to take over as the prefect of Zhending Prefecture, and Zhu Yiliu specially sent Wang An to seek his opinion, but did not force him to take over.

Since I took over, can I still look back now?

If he turns back, he will become a villain who is untrustworthy and goes back on his word, and he will go against the emperor's original intention and betray the emperor's grace.

Things have developed to this point, and he can only bite the bullet and move forward.

It was just this pressure, the sarcasm and even the insults of his colleagues, which made him breathless and felt out of place with the world.

...

Shen Shixing also suffered a lot of pressure.

Feng Bao pointed out at that time that Shen Shixing himself realized that the emperor went to war and the court's choice was naturally believed to be the hands of him, the chief minister.

He actually supports the system of going home without resigning?

No matter how high-sounding the reason, it will be attacked and abused by people.

The key is that few people know the inside story. They don’t know that this is actually what the emperor means, and they only think that this is the decision-making choice between Empress Zheng and the cabinet.

As a result, Shen Shixing was soon impeached by the censor.

And I dare not say it on the surface, and there are still many private discussions about Empress Zheng’s ability to listen to politics.

Isn't this a nonsense?

Fortunately, Zhu Yiliu was not here, and the memorial to impeach Shen Shixing finally fell into Shen Shixing's hands.

But the sharp words of the fierce attack made Shen Shixing uneasy.

Some people even compared him to Zhang Juzheng, saying that he is worthy of being Zhang Juzheng's disciple.

At that time, Zhang Juzheng was taken away for fame and fortune, but now Shen Shixing also supports his father not going home to obey the system. As for why he supports it, no one cares.

...

As Feng Bao expected, Zheng Miaojin was not affected much, and most officials pointed their finger at Shen Shixing and the cabinet.

After all, the queen is a woman, and she is just obeying politics. The real decision-making and execution is the cabinet.

At most, I would like to discuss her privately, is the queen not suitable for obeying politics? Compared with the time when Empress Li adhered to national affairs, it seems incomparable.

Although Zheng Miaojin seems to not want to pay attention to the comments outside, she is actually always paying attention to Feng Bao, Wang An and others, and observing the system is indeed a big deal.

Feng Bao came that day.

Zheng Miaojin asked about Zhang Taizheng.

Feng Bao replied: "Empress, Mr. Shen is under great pressure. Not only the censors of the Six Censors, but also other court officials have submitted memorials to impeach him."

"The final decision was me. Is there no one in the court targeting me?" Zheng Miaojin asked.

"As far as I know, it seems that there is no."

"What does Mr. Shen think?" Zheng Miaojin asked again.

"What else can he think? Just bear with it, and decided that he had already thought about what would happen like today."

"We can't put too much pressure on him. Since the emperor ascended the throne, Mr. Shen has not been under too much pressure."

"The Empress does not have to worry about Mr. Shen. If you are impeached, you can't do anything to him." Feng Bao comforted him, "If they impeach them, Mr. Shen will continue to be his chief minister, and it is not a problem. I think that Zhang Taizheng will definitely be under greater pressure at this time and needs comfort."

Zheng Miaojin nodded and said immediately: "Then I'll let Wang An go there later."

"It's good." Feng Bao agreed, "If Zhang Taizheng's mentality collapses at this time, he will not be able to withstand the pressure, which will be unfavorable to the implementation of Long Live Ye's policies."

...

The two empress dowagers in Yikun Palace were also discussing this matter.

However, compared with foreign ministers, they knew very well that Zhu Yiliu’s concept of “the servants do not serve the death”, and also knew that Zhu Yiliu was willing to reform and obey the rituals.

Therefore, the focus of the discussion is different.

"Sister, can the reform of observing etiquette be accomplished?" Queen Mother Chen asked worriedly.

"Hey, I don't know, I feel this is difficult." Empress Dowager Li sighed, "More than two hundred years, to be precise, it is an old tradition of thousands of years. How can I change it just by saying it? And now the seldom is not here, which is even more difficult."

"The queen is still very courageous, right?"

"Yeah." Empress Dowager Li nodded, knowing that Empress Dowager Chen and Zheng Miaojin have always had a good relationship, but still in his heart. "But I have also investigated it. Thanks to Wang An's timely reaction this time, otherwise Zhang Taizheng would not be able to withstand the pressure. With the support of the queen's imperial decree, at least he would not compromise, which would make Liu'er's thoughts was wasted."

"Why does Liu'er value Wang An so much?" After all, Empress Dowager Chen is not as good as Empress Dowager Li.

"On the one hand, Liu'er's vision of knowing people is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and on the other hand, Wang An himself has excellent acceptance and comprehension. Wang An is far beyond those of the same age in the same era."

Not long ago, when I went to Taiwan every time, Empress Dowager Li had enough understanding of Wang An.

So I still appreciate Wang An very much.

But as the saying goes, there are often horses, but not often Bole. Empress Dowager Li seems to admire her son's ability to know people and be good at leveraging everyone's strengths.

When my son discovered Wang An, he was just a young father-in-law who set up a street stall to sell melons.

Later, Wang An was sent to the Nei Shu Hall for further study, and then Wang An made rapid progress.

Rather than saying that Wang An is powerful, it is better to say that his son has a good vision and can maximize the potential in Wang An. People need to be motivated. The key is how to motivate. No one can match this.

As he was speaking, the nearby servant reported that Wang An asked for a meeting.

When Cao Cao was said to have arrived, Empress Dowager Li hurriedly asked his nearby servant to lead Wang An in.

"I see the benevolent sage, Empress Dowager Cisheng!"

"Does Eunuch Wang ask for a meeting if you have something to do?" asked Empress Dowager Li.

"The Empress Dowager, because the Empress Dowager was worried that the pressure from Zhang Taizheng was too great, she ordered me to go to Zhending Mansion as soon as possible."

"What to do?"

"Emphasis of Zhang Taizheng, the Empress retreated because she was afraid that he would not be able to withstand the pressure. In this way, the previous efforts of Long Live's Emperor would be in vain."

"Oh, then you go."

"I will go right away, but there is one thing that I feel needs to report to the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces."

"What?"

"Before going to war, Lord Wansui deliberately told me to be responsible for the safety of the three palaces." Wang An said carefully, "I think that Lord Wansui has always been determined in his actions, so he should be careful of something, otherwise he would not have told me to explain it to me for no reason."

"Then what do you think you need to beware of?" Empress Dowager Li said with a tight expression and asked hurriedly.

Empress Dowager Chen also sat upright.

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Chapter completed!