Just after the hour of Mao, a young eunuch ran to the cabinet to inform Shen Shixing, saying that the eldest grandfather Zhang Jing was waiting in the western room of Wenhua Hall and wanted to discuss the emperor's imperial lecture with him.

First of all, this is the first time that Zhang Jing has made an appointment with him since he served as the chief of the Sili Supervisor.

Secondly, the content is the emperor's lecture, and he, as the chief minister, must pay attention to it.

Even if he has a bad relationship with Zhang Jing and he has to go there if he takes the initiative to invite him to discuss the matter.

So Shen Shixing explained the important matters at hand to Shuban and quickly walked over.

Recently, Zhang Jing has been in a very popular position, and his influence has surpassed him, the Prime Minister of the Foreign Court.

Shen Shixing knew very well that he and Zhang Jing were external and internal. If they did not communicate and interact with each other, it would be easy to cause trouble.

If possible, he really wanted to learn from Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao. Look at them, I think that whenever there was something wrong with the cabinet, Feng Bao, the Chief Secretary for Legal Affairs, could hear it immediately; on the contrary, whenever there was something wrong with the Great Inner, Zhang Juzheng would also know about it immediately.

Thinking about him and Zhang Jing... are too far apart.

Zhang Jing has become the second-rate "Feng Bao", and the outside world is talking about it like this; but no one says he is the second-rate "Zhang Juzheng". Although he is Zhang Juzheng's disciple, his style of dealing with people and Zhang Juzheng is not the same as him - Shen Shixing himself has to admit this.

Although he had never thought of reaching Zhang Juzheng's height, he didn't want to be talked about too much, at least he could get by.

Besides, when Zhu Yiliu stepped forward, he hoped that he would follow the path of "Xiao Gui Cao Sui".

However, judging from the current situation, he has completely failed. Now, let alone "su", he has embarked on the path of "reverse".

Whenever he thinks about this, he always makes a fuss. He feels that he is too cowardly as the chief minister, giving people the feeling that he is not working in his position.

He also wanted to work hard to improve, including his relationship with Zhang Jing. He also wanted to take the initiative to meet Zhang Jing in the past two days, but he didn't expect that Zhang Jing would notify him to meet first.

At the moment of such a messy situation, he knew that even though the two of them were not interested in talking, they still had a lot to talk about, so he immediately put down what they were doing and came to the meeting.

At this moment, there was no sound in the whole building. The white sunlight reflected on the large roof of Wenhua Hall with yellow glazed tiles, and then reflected on the surrounding flowers and trees, making it feel more and more green and bright.

On the brick road, there were occasional patrolmen passing by. They all had rigorous training, and they were not very quick and slow, and there was no big noise.

But he stayed in the cabinet chief’s room every day. Although he didn’t do well, he was too busy and had no time to watch.

Now walking along the flowerbed on the side of Wenhua Hall, the breeze came gently on the tree-lined road, especially when he saw the flowers in the garden fighting for beauty, he felt like a bird that was out of the cage was like a spring breeze.

Shen Shixing rubbed his sore eyes, lifted his lower abdomen and took a few deep breaths, and suddenly felt that his energy was particularly strong.

It was about a few dozen steps away from the west room of Wenhua Palace, and Chen Ju, who was waiting at the door, came up to meet him.

He said, "I'm waiting for the Chief Supervisor Mr. Shen, Eunuch Zhang is waiting for you in the house."

The custom of the palace is to call the cabinet ministers "old man". Sometimes this title can also correspond to the eunuch who has hope. For example, Zhang Jing can also be called "old man Zhang".

Of course, Shen Shixing recognized Chen Ju, and his impression of Chen Ju was much better than Zhang Jing.

So when Chen Ju bowed, Shen Shixing asked politely: "Eunuch Zhang has been here for a long time?"

"It's just arrived shortly."

The answer was not Chen Ju, but Zhang Jing standing at the door of the west room. He saw him sitting in a bean patch wearing a piece of bean green. The fabric was thin and soft and very desolate. He looked like a fine silk product. He heard Chen Ju's voice and walked out of the west room.

Now that Zhang Jing has been sitting in this seat, he is definitely the most popular person in front of Emperor Wanli, and Shen Shixing is thinking about improving the relationship.

So he walked up and praised with a smile: "The materials in Eunuch Zhang's post are really exquisite, and they look very elegant when worn."

He is not good at saying such things normally.

Zhang Jing smiled and said, "I'm too much. I'm just wearing a blind dress. Mr. Shen asked me to come in!"

"Please!" Shen Shixing raised his hand politely.

Originally, if we talk about the official rank, the chief minister of the cabinet was the first rank among all civil and military officials; and although the seal of the Sili Supervisor was the chief supervisor of the internal rank, it was the third rank.

But no one thinks that the two of them are two levels apart, and they are generally regarded as equal.

On the contrary, many times, due to the close relationship between the Silijian and the emperor, it became more powerful. In the Ming Dynasty, there were indeed cases where internal ministers overwhelmed external ministers, and more than once, such as: Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, Wei Zhongxian, etc.

While talking, Shen Shixing and Zhang Jing had already arrived at the west room of Wenhua Palace to sit down.

Before he could have time to take a tea, Chen Ju ran in and reported, "After the order of Eunuch Zhang, I have sent someone to invite all the officials of the three yamen of the Palace Supervisor, Shangyi Supervisor, and Zhongdousi, and are waiting outside the door."

"Let them come in."

Zhang Jing raised his hand and ordered, and then rushed to Shen Shixing and said, "Today, Mr. Shen is to discuss the specific matters of the Long Live the Ethnic Session. First of all, the purchase and repair of Wenhua Palace, so he invited several internal supervision bureau managers to come and discuss..."

Before Zhang Jing finished speaking, the smile on Shen Shixing's face froze. He knew very well that today's meeting would definitely involve spending money.

Shen Shixing is very afraid.

He felt that since he took over as the prime minister, there had been too many places to spend money!

It's like running water that can't make ends meet!

It’s like the money Zhang Juzheng has worked hard to earn for the country since he became the prime minister, not money.

If it is understandable that it is necessary to build the Great Wall and promote water conservancy, it is necessary to build the Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace, and give Zhu Yili such a heavy gift, and now we have to build the Wenhua Palace... When will it be? If you continue to work hard like this, no matter how much money you have, you will spend all your money!

The imperial lecture is indeed a major event, but whether it is necessary to add it is to repair the Wenhua Palace is worth discussing.

The so-called imperial lecture is the emperor's imperial lecture specially set up by the emperor to discuss classics and history.

In short, it is to teach the emperor.

The imperial lectures were formally institutionalized in the Song Dynasty and were inherited by the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

The reason why the word "安" is added is that after the lecture, the emperor usually gives the lecturer and the ministers to the attendant and the ministers.

This meal is different from the usual banquet. Not only can the ministers who participated can eat it, but they can also bring their wives to eat it together, and even the sedan chairmen can be included.

Not only can it be eaten, but it can also be taken away.

Not only can you take away food and dishes, but you can also take away tableware and wine utensils.

Therefore, the Beijing officials have a catchphrase called "Eat the Classic Session", which all of them are lucky.

Therefore, the lectures of the imperial examinations are not only a system, but also a great event for both the monarch and the minister.

Originally, the expense of "eating with the imperial court" was already great enough. After all, you can eat whatever you want, bring people to eat, and you can also take whatever you want.

In addition, it is necessary to purchase and repair the Wenhua Palace... how much does it cost?

So, before Zhang Jing even started talking, Shen Shixing felt his scalp numb.

He is really afraid of spending money now, but Emperor Wanli is very happy to spend money.

Some money can be saved, but Emperor Wanli not only did not, but it was very exaggerated, just like a gift to Zhu Yili...

It feels like Emperor Wanli is used to being too big, and the thriftiness is gone, just like a second-generation rich second-generation official who is a loser.

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Chapter completed!