Zeng Shengwu suddenly understood and nodded: "What the teacher said makes sense, but the student is confused." After a pause, he added: "Then this matter cannot be analyzed. I can only think that it is because your majesty feels sorry for the prince.
This time it comes out.”
Zhang Juzheng pondered for a moment and said: "If you want to know who is responsible for this, it is better to see who benefits from this matter in the end. At the moment, it seems that the military officials and nobles have the advantage, but the reason why I had assumed that they were not responsible for this matter is that
There’s a reason for that too.”
"First, there is a senior high school official in the cabinet. In addition to cabinet affairs, he is also in charge. He is a person who uses his talents according to his ability. He has always looked down upon military ministers, especially those nobles. In his opinion,
In his eyes, most people are just trying to eat and wait to die. If this matter is promoted by nobles, they will easily be resented, and it is impossible for His Majesty not to pay attention to Gao Xuan's opinions... Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, is a prudent person, and he is old now.
Let alone do such things that would be hated by civil servants."
"Secondly, sending the noble disciples to the prince is a long-term plan. His Majesty is now in the prime of life. From their perspective, how can they think so far? Besides, there are only so many noble military officials. Even if
When the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, the noble military ministers who can be used at that time will naturally be replaced by their descendants, so why bother?"
Zeng Shengwu thought for a while and said, "Could it be that Zhao Dazhou's recent promotion to reform the capital camp has stimulated them, so they want to gradually restore the situation in the future?"
When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he couldn't help but pay attention to it. He pondered for a moment and then said: "The country has its own laws and regulations. These nobles have long lost the courage of their ancestors, and most of them follow the trend... Besides, the restructuring of the Beijing Camp is not this time.
, why has there been no movement before, so now you can’t bear it any longer?”
"This is exactly what the disciples can't understand." Zeng Shengwu frowned and said, "But according to the idea of who benefits and who is the mastermind, no civil servants have this motive..."
Zhang Juzheng was moved in his heart and said, "What about the eunuchs?"
"Eunuch?" Zeng Xingwu was startled: "Why would the eunuch do this?"
Zhang Juzheng stretched out his hand to stop Zeng Xingwu's words, thought about it carefully for a while, and then said: "I just said that Feng Bao's position is not stable at the moment. If this matter is originally due to him making friends with nobles, is it possible to push it forward?"
Zeng Xingwu thought about it and said, "But if he does this, how can it help him?"
The teacher and student suddenly said in unison: "Prince!"
After Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, he didn't say much, but Zeng Shengwu said hurriedly: "Feng Bao may think that as long as the prince is happy, his majesty will be happy. If your majesty is happy, he will naturally treat him differently!"
Zhang Juzheng nodded: "In addition, those noble military ministers who benefited from this matter will naturally feel grateful. Although for Feng Bao, this gratitude may not be of much help, but it is still a benefit after all.
"
"Yes, one more friend is better than one more enemy." Zeng Shengwu nodded: "Master, if this is the case, the money we spent today will be wasted."
"That's not the case." Zhang Juzheng snorted, half-squinted his eyes, and said: "Since Hua Tinggong passed away, most of the old people in the palace have left their jobs and are idle. The ministers in the palace are as if they are blind, while Gao Xuan is continuously
No one in the inner court dares to compete with Gao Xuan in recommending the two terms of the Chief Ceremony Master. Nowadays, whenever Gao Xuan Xuan has a proposal, as long as the Holy One has not spoken to stop it, the Chief Ceremony Supervisor will approve it without even daring to say a word.
Change. If things continue like this, it may not be a blessing to the world."
I once thought to myself: It is hard to say whether it is the misfortune of the world, but it is definitely the misfortune of my teacher and me.
So he nodded and said: "The concerns of the Master are very reasonable, but at present, the old sage in the high pavilion is Wushuang, and although Meng Chong, the chief seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, is incompetent, he does not have much bad reputation. It is not easy to get rid of him. "
Zhang Juzheng snorted coldly: "Aren't the erotic porcelains in the palace with the words 'Made in the Longqing Year of the Ming Dynasty' printed on them donated generously by Eunuch Meng? Last time, the prince suddenly remembered something and wanted to ask His Majesty, but unexpectedly he ran into His Majesty having a meal. , Your Majesty forgot about this again, and the prince asked him, "Why are men and women naked on this porcelain painting playing with each other?" This made your majesty very embarrassed, and ordered the prince not to look for him when he was dining in the future... You see Look what has happened!"
Cao Daye, who was next to him, couldn't help hearing it. He chuckled, and then he was startled again, and said hurriedly: "Mr. Ge, I am... I have an itchy nose for a moment..."
Just when Zeng Shengwu was about to scold me, Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and said: "It's okay, but you must not make it public about what I just said. You can only keep it in your heart. Do you understand?"
"Yes, yes, I understand, I understand. I understand."
Zeng Shengwu glared at him and then said to Zhang Juzheng: "What the Prime Minister said is indeed reasonable. Meng Chong has no talent. He was born as a cook. Before becoming the Chief of Ceremonies and in charge of the eunuchs, he was only in charge of the Shangshang Supervisor. That’s all. His sudden appointment as the Chief of Ceremonies was entirely due to the recommendation of Gao Ge Lao. But it’s also difficult at this point. If you say that offering porcelain to the erotic palace, it can be considered a crime, but it is not enough to expel him. Lower the palm seal position."
Zhang Juzheng nodded: "But with Gao Xuan speaking for him, this crime is indeed not enough to punish him, and the matter involves His Majesty. If he cares too much, it will be a bad thing. However, Feng Bao considers himself a scholar, so he must look down on him. Meng Chong, at the same time, was even more dissatisfied with his failure to successfully seal the Ceremony Supervisor..."
Zeng Shengwu knew the elegant meaning after hearing Xiange, blinked and said: "Master Xiang means, since we have nothing to do with Meng Chong for the time being, why not start with Feng Bao?"
Zhang Juzheng said: "Being good at burning a cold stove is also a skill."
Of course Zeng Shengwu understood this sentence, but he still joked: "Please give me some advice."
Zhang Juzheng smiled and said: "Just now you said that the money was wasted tonight, but I thought otherwise. Regardless of whether Feng Bao promoted the 'Prince's Playmate' matter or not, the money is not wasted. Three Provinces , think about it, if you give a lot of money to Meng Chong, this will be a hot stove. He has Gao Xuan to help him, and the flames are already raging. What is the need for your fire? You rush to invest. People don't appreciate firewood. But if those cold stoves start to get hot with your fire, then people will remember you."
"Of course this is the principle." Zeng Shengwu smiled bitterly and said slowly: "It's just that people can get things done with a hot stove, but if they are a cold stove, they may not be able to get a bargain."
"Three provinces are wrong." Zhang Juzheng smiled coldly and said: "Once you become an official, it is your life's career. How can you care about temporary success or failure? You have been burning the cold stove for three years, and it seems that you have suffered a loss. By the fourth In the year, maybe the time will come, or when the time is right, the cold stove will be burned into the hot stove. At this time, wouldn't you follow the carp and jump over the dragon gate and fall into the golden cave? In those days, Yan Song's family was full of people, but I always followed Duke Huating. What's the result of this cold stove?"
Zeng Xingwu suddenly realized that he, his master, was a master at burning cold stoves.
