The officials couldn't guess what would happen because Feng Bao and Wang Guoguang were impeached at the same time came too suddenly. So what's the fate of these two bigwigs next?

Empress Dowager Li has not completely delegated power? What would she have?

Is Emperor Wanli so anxious to gain power? How would he treat him?

Anyway, judging by the current situation, the officials are really unable to guess.

The reason why Shen Shixing was so nervous was that in addition to Feng Bao and Wang Guoguang, two people who advocated Juzheng on the same front, there was another important point: Zhu Yili's warning before leaving was still heard.

Shen Shixing was very worried that this was a test by Emperor Wanli or Zhang Jing.

Even if it is not, as Zhang Juzheng's disciple, the two closest comrades in his life were impeached, and he was nervous.

The Prime Minister will definitely make a statement at that time!

At this moment, Emperor Wanli had not arrived yet, and the imperial tent was empty. The brocaded men who had a golden umbrella and a large round of fans for Emperor Wanli did not enter the room.

Shen Shixing couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

The key is that two things came suddenly, and he didn't think of a solution.

In addition, he is more gentle and is the new chief assistant, so he is inevitable to do things. Oh, I should say that he has always been a ruthless side.

Because of nervousness, I want to find someone to talk to.

Shen Shixing moved to the east eaves pillar, which was the place where the ministers and ministers set up their courts in the regular orders.

Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Yingzhen, Duke British Zhang Yuangong, and old son-in-law Xu Congcheng were all there.

There were also Wang Guoguang, Minister of Personnel, Zhang Xueyan, Minister of Revenue, Xu Xuemo, Minister of Rites, Liang Menglong, Minister of War, Yan Qing, Minister of Justice, Zeng Shengwu, Minister of Works, and Chen Yu, the Censor of the Left Censor. These officials from the first-class yamen in the capital had stood one after another. When they saw Shen Shi walking over, they bowed and bowed.

Among the nine great nobles, Wang Guoguang was the only official who had been following the chief minister since Zhang Juzhenggang was the chief minister.

Among the nine great nobles, Wang Guoguang was the oldest. He was born in the seventh year of Zhengde, that is, in 1512 AD. He was more than teenager than Zhang Juzheng, and was already seventy-one years old.

Therefore, after Shen Shixing walked over and exchanged greetings with everyone, he directly focused his eyes on Wang Guoguang.

Shen Shixing was ten years younger than Zhang Juzheng, while Wang Guoguang was thirteen years older than Zhang Juzheng.

He is in his twenties young, so Shen Shixing is the junior of Wang Guoguang.

He sincerely comforted him: "Old Wang, no matter who is impeached, don't be discouraged!"

Wang Guoguang shook his head, but he couldn't tell that he was discouraged. After all, this was not the first time a man in his seventies had been impeached. He had been ups and downs several times in his life, but he was inevitably a little sad.

Wang Guoguang said: "Yuan Fu, when I learned that Brother Taiyue died of illness, I had already decided to resign. People in their seventies should abdicate and give way to the wise. I was afraid that Yuan Fu, you would blame me, and said that as soon as you took office, I would resign, which was a little unlucky. Now that I was impeached, I begged Your Majesty to return to my hometown. Yuan Fu could not blame me."

Perhaps it was because he was impeached more often, after all, he was a person who had experienced great storms and waves. Wang Guoguang took this impeachment very calmly.

The tone of his speech was quite calm. Instead of not feeling discouraged, he seemed very grateful to the censor who impeached him for giving him a chance to resign.

Shen Shixing felt that Wang Guoguang's intention to leave was decided, and he couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Those who have been favored by Zhang Juzheng for ten years are just the only ones in the court, Wang Guoguang.

Of course, Shen Shixing expressed regret.

He couldn't help but glance at the two eaves again. The western eaves pillar opposite the eastern eaves pillars that the nine great ministers were the prefaced place for the censors of the Six Corps.

If the censors in the Six-Charge Gate are only at the sixth and seventh ranks, they are not qualified to stand here at all.

But because of the special status of the Sixth Corridor, they enjoyed the treatment of a fourth-rank official, whether it was salary or rank.

During the reign of the court, his status was only second to that of the second-rank officials, and he was able to establish a nearby attendant in sequence.

At this moment, more than 30 censors stood neatly in front of the western eaves pillar, with solemn expressions and never whispering to each other.

Shen Shixing asked Wang Guoguang again: "Old Wang, what kind of result do you think this matter will have? Or what decision will Your Majesty make?"

Wang Guoguang replied calmly: "This is no longer important."

"Oh!" Shen Shixing sighed again, "I saw the memorial to impeach Mr. Wang when he was disbanded yesterday. It was nothing more than appointing people as nepotism, selling official goods, and harming public and private goods. Why should Mr. Wang take these clichés to heart?"

Wang Guoguang couldn't help but look up and glanced at the censor of Liukelang opposite him, and then explained: "Yuan Fu, I really didn't care about it. I'm really old and I'm about to be tidy. I have the heart but not enough strength!"

Shen Shixing really doesn't know how to persuade him.

What Wang Guoguang said is true. He is already seventy-one and he has been trying to keep him again and again. Isn’t that a bit cruel and unreasonable?

Seeing that Shen Shixing didn't speak, Wang Guoguang persuaded him, "Yuan Fu, former Minister of Personnel Yang Bo and I are from Shanxi. He was as old as me when he retired, and in his seventies. Before he retired, he realized that eating porridge was the first principle of life. He wrote a "Poem on Cooking Porridge", which was very charming. I often recited it silently in my heart. I wonder if Yuan Fu intended to appreciate it?"

"I wish to hear the details." Shen Shixing was worried about nothing.

Wang Guoguang stroked his completely gray beard and chanted in Shanxi rhyme: "How is cooking rice better than cooking porridge? It is better to discuss it carefully with your children. One liter can be used as three liters, and two days can be used as six daily diet. If you have a guest, you only need to add water and fire, and you don't have to ask about soup without money. Don't say that there is less taste, and the taste is long in the light."

"Okay, okay, okay." Shen Shixing said thoughtfully, "The taste is long in the light, and it seems that Mr. Yang and Mr. Wang have understood it thoroughly."

Wang Guoguang looked at the two corridors and the officials standing on the imperial road, nodded slightly, and said, "I don't dare to take it with my own embrace, but I am indeed inspired. Although I have been repeatedly impeached in my life, I have been through three dynasties and the emperors of each dynasty treat me well. Now it's enough to be a heavenly official. It's worth it, and there's no regrets. Everyone has their own love for carrots and cabbage, so it's normal to be impeached."

Shen Shixing knew that it would be useless to say it, so he had to turn to another topic: "How does Mr. Wang view the impeachment of Eunuch Feng?"

Wang Guoguang said meaningfully: "Yuanfu, according to my husband, we can't even make decisions about this matter. In the end, we have to look at the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty."

Shen Shixing asked, "But what if the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty ask us to express our opinions?"

"What kind of attitude is expressed? Even if it is useless to express one's opinion, can we decide the fate of Eunuch Feng?"

"Old Wang means..."

"Let's just follow the order." Wang Guoguang said, "If the Queen Mother and Your Majesty..."

Before Wang Guoguang could finish his words, he could only hear three crisp whip sounds in front of the palace gate, followed by a sharp shout:

"Long live the emperor—"

The eunuch's voices were specially trained. These five words seemed to be roaring but were melodious and gentle to the outside of the Meridian Gate.

In an instant, from the square outside the Meridian Gate to the sides of the imperial road in front of Huangji Gate and between the eaves of the Jintai Imperial Tactic, nearly a thousand civil and military officials knelt down together. The scene of whispering just now turned silent in an instant.

The sun happened to reveal its head, and the glazed tiles covered on the Huangji Gate Tower reflected thousands of soft lights.

The kneeling officials did not dare to look up, but only heard the footsteps of "tuk-tuk-tuk" walking onto the Jintai Imperial Site, and then the majestic voice of Emperor Wanli:

"The family of all the ministers is peaceful!"

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Chapter completed!