Feng Bao heard this and looked up at the palace door. Seeing it was Zhang Cheng, he rushed towards the door and shouted: "Shu Zi is talking nonsense, nonsense! I am the emperor's companion, the emperor likes me the most, and the emperor will not chase me away!" You're talking nonsense!"
Zhang Cheng saw that he was once a high-ranking eunuch in the palm of his superior's hands, a eunuch at the peak of his life, with gray hair, and his face was full of anxiety. He seemed to be explaining to himself, a little eunuch who he had never looked at, as if he was pleading, and he was saying crazy words like crazy. The sitting python robe on his body could no longer show the majesty of the python robe due to the owner's fear. He seemed to have realized something, but he was confused. Only indescribable joy remained. He was so excited that he wanted to cry and wanted to It feels so good like peeing out.
Holding back the excitement, there was a suppressed viciousness on the young and beautiful face - this face was something Zhu Yijun would never see. Hearing him sneer: "The Emperor said -"
After hearing these three words, Feng Bao knelt on the ground with a conditioned reflex and lowered his head.
Zhang Cheng said: "The corporal punishment of the chief companion was spared, and the dignity of the ceremonial supervisor was saved -" He handed over his hand to the side hall where the emperor and the queen mother of Qianqing Palace were, and said loudly: "The emperor's grace is really great!"
After hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Feng Bao's face first showed defeat, then turned to shock, and finally turned into a trace of helplessness.
He stood up, straightened his clothes, and walked out of the palace under the supervision of the powerful men. He touched his sleeves and took out a land deed. He turned back and said to Zhang Cheng: "I have been defeated. It is useless to gather money. This set of four-in-one The yard is given to you——"
Seeing Zhang Cheng's change of expression and refusal, Feng Bao smiled bitterly and said: "You don't need to go to the emperor to say anything or do anything. I just give you money. I'm afraid that you will follow the emperor in the future and do something wrong to the emperor for a small profit." , you don’t need to repay anything, just take it!”
Seeing Zhang Cheng holding it while looking around, Feng Bao smiled and took out two large, round pearls from the other cuff and gave one to each of the two strongmen, who happily accepted it.
So when Feng Bao made a reasonable request, Zhang Cheng had no choice but to acquiesce.
Feng Bao knelt at the foot of the steps outside Qianqing Palace, banging his head, big tears rolling down his face, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the old slave is gone! I only hope that your Majesty will be close to the virtuous ministers and Yuan Xiaoren in the future. Don't lose your ambition by playing around! Zhang Hong is an upright man and has a good understanding of the general situation. The emperor can reuse him! Chen Ju is honest and quiet, and can correct the shortcomings of the times. The emperor can also reuse him! Both of them are capable ministers trained by the minister to treat your majesty. Your Majesty, take care. Dragon body!" After saying this, he kowtowed three more times, then stood up, took off his python robe, put on a white suit, and staggered away with Zhang Cheng.
After walking less than a hundred steps, someone behind him shouted: "Zhang Cheng, stay!" Feng Bao was ecstatic. When he looked back, he saw Chen Ju wearing a fox fur cloak on his arm, and he quickly chased after him.
When he arrived, Chen Ju said: "It's cold, so the emperor asked Feng Bao to wear this cloak." After saying that, he turned around and left without saying a word. Feng Bao opened his mouth to say more, but it turned into a long sigh.
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When the lion shows its claws for the first time, all the beasts will be frightened. Before dawn, the palace guards come out everywhere, notifying the outer court to break the custom of the emperor's early morning court meeting every month, and today the emperor will go to court. Boss Everyone then knew that the reason for sealing the palace yesterday was for Feng Bao. Seeing that the emperor easily beheaded Feng Bao under his horse, they all became wary. Today, there was not a single human voice under the steps outside the Huangji Palace. After hearing the sound of the quiet whip three times, everyone entered the palace one by one. When the throne came down the mountain and shouted long live, many people secretly glanced at Zhang Juzheng. Seeing that Zhang Juzheng had a serious face and his elegant beard was still meticulous, many people felt admiration in their hearts. meaning.
After Zhu Yijun sat down, the eunuch standing under the imperial steps took out a copy of the imperial edict and said sharply: "There is an edict, and all ministers will listen to it." Everyone knelt down and listened to him declare the edict: "The Chief of Ceremony, the Palm Seal and the Admiral. Feng Bao, the eunuch of the East Factory, Wang Qiang, the eunuch in charge of the internal affairs department, Lin Quansheng, the eunuch and eunuch of the direct palace, and Li Dayou, the young eunuch, deceived the emperor and stole palace items. They have been expelled. The former eunuch Zhang Hong, the eunuch Bingbi, took over. The eunuch who holds the seal of the palm, the admiral of Dongchang with his pen and Chen Ju. The internal officer Yin Xiang takes over the eunuch from the direct palace, and Lin Xiaofu takes the eunuch who holds the seal of the eunuch. I specially inform the foreign court to express this." After saying this, he clasped his hands together and handed over the imperial edict. He held it with both hands and handed it to Zhang Juzheng, saying: "Mr. Zhang takes the order."
Zhang Juzheng's eyebrows trembled and he bowed to receive the order. He led his ministers to kneel down and said: "I will receive the order!"
After receiving the order, Zhang Juzheng bowed again and said: "The emperor's family affairs are not for foreign ministers to comment on. However, Feng Bao was a legacy of the late emperor and was expelled today. I am afraid that the government and the public will be suspicious, so I plan to send a report to the residence to clarify his crime." Please make it clear, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yijun heard this and said: "Daban stole the late emperor's favorite painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" and wrote inscriptions and postscripts on the picture, which was not respectful, so I asked the queen for instructions and punished him. You will post these in the newspaper at the residence. Come on, let all the officials and people in the world see it."
The corners of Zhang Juzheng's mouth twitched and he said to himself, "I am your father's teacher. I have never seen any famous paintings that the late emperor liked. Your father's favorite is the human body. So what is the interest of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" to him? But There was no point in thinking about this at this time. After hearing this, he bowed and left.
Zhu Yijun said: "Where is Zhu Xixiao?"
Zhu Xixiao came out of the class and said: "I am here."
Zhu Yijun said: "Has the Feng Bao family finished confiscating it?"
Zhu Xixiao replied: "I haven't finished copying the words back to the emperor. The first ones I copied are the gold and silver belongings that can be easily counted: Feng Bao's family has a total of 16,379 taels of gold and 194,880 taels of silver." One hundred and twenty-six taels, fifteen large boxes of pearls, jade, and gems... The remaining assets of my hometown, calligraphy and paintings, land in Beijing, houses, etc. have not yet been counted, and the gold, silver, and furniture in other houses have not been counted either. I estimate that the total price should not be Less than four hundred thousand taels.”
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun suppressed his strange feeling and forced a smile: "My eldest friend has made a lot of money in the past few years, but he has to set aside a few hundred taels for him to spend on the road." After a pause, he added: "The other three families also If we want to search them all, if they dare to stretch out their hands, I will chop off their claws and tear up their nests!" Zhu Xixiao bowed and agreed.
When Zhang Juzheng and other ministers heard this, their livers trembled a few times. They all looked at their noses, noses and hearts without moving. The whole hall only heard Zhu Yijun's childlike laughter full of pride.
After laughing for a while, Zhu Yijun said: "Mr. Zhang has been working hard on state affairs, but the ground in the palace is cold. When he goes to court in the future, Mr. Zhang will stand on this carpet." The eunuch beside the emperor listened and hurriedly took a small piece of carpet that had been prepared earlier. Come out and place it at Zhang Juzheng's feet.
The great surprise flashed through Zhang Juzheng's eyes, and he hurriedly said: "I have no merit, how can I get such a great opportunity? Please take back my life!"
Zhu Yijun said seriously: "Mr. Zhang, there is no need to be too modest. The affairs of this country are so complicated that I am tired of you. Don't say goodbye!"
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng kowtowed to accept the emperor's grace and stood on the small blanket in the envious eyes of the civil and military officials.
Seeing the emperor's behavior, all the ministers' thoughts about Zhang Juzheng were cold. Due to the collapse of Feng Bao, the eunuch of rites, none of the ministers and ministers had some money with Feng Bao. Seeing that Zhang Juzheng was cold-hearted, he asked the Ministry of Rites to report on the final work of the construction of the late emperor's mausoleum. After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "But it was done very well. Is this Mr. Zhang's responsibility?"
Zhang Juzheng replied: "The cabinet and the Ministry of Rites take charge of the affairs and dare not slack off."
Zhu Yijun said: "I will reward Mr. Zhang with two pieces of brocade and two hundred taels of silver, and Mr. Lu with two hundred taels of silver. I will reward King Xilie with one hundred taels of silver, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites with twenty taels of silver." Zhang Hong, the new eunuch and eunuch of the Ministry of Rites, bowed in response.
, Zhang Juzheng took the rewarded ministers to express his gratitude.
Later, Zhang Juzheng picked a few more things to play. After Zhu Yijun listened, even though he had different opinions, he held back and said: "It's all up to you, sir." Zhang Juzheng was completely relieved.
When the court was about to leave, Zhu Yijun said: "Qin Tianjian will find a day. I want to call Mr. Zhang on the platform and pick a good performance today!" There was a small bang in the Huangji Palace. The easily excited courtiers almost burst into tears.
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Zhang Juzheng came out and said: "The emperor has worked hard to govern and inspire the government. I am so grateful for God's grace that I dare not obey the edict!" Yang Hongliang, an official of the Qintian Prison who was lined up in the queue of fifth-rank officials, also went out to receive the order.