"Trading horses for the country" is such a good excuse. When Gao Pragmatic said this sentence, he almost moved himself.
It's a pity that Feng Bao kept rolling his eyes while listening, thinking to himself: How did this kid do it so shamelessly?
Selling horses for the country? Yes, you did get some extra war horses for the Ming Dynasty, but when you sell war horses, don’t you sell draft horses at the same time? When you sell draft horses, do you also sell some other leather goods? When men are three
A year old child!
Feng Bao couldn't bring himself to mention the disgust in his heart, but he didn't dare to jump out and analyze it for the emperor. After all, the emperor might not think that he couldn't sell other things while "trading horses for the country". After all, this kind man
You are not an emperor who lives in a deep palace and knows nothing about worldly things. He understands the simple truth that if you want a horse to run, you must let it eat grass.
Feng Bao knew that for the emperor, he could use his kind character to pretend to be pitiful in front of him, just like he did after he was tricked by Gao Pragmatic last time. Although the punishment seemed not light, he was the first person in charge of the ceremony.
The position has not been shaken, and the position of Admiral Dongchang is also rock solid; but it is best not to try to slander him in front of him, because he is kind and kind, but he is not naive and stupid, and he can trust those he trusts to the end.
Without conclusive evidence, you must not speak blindly.
Don’t believe it? Take a look at Zhao Zhenji’s scene just now. After all kinds of doubts, nothing happened in the end. Although the emperor did not blame him on the surface, it was because of his experience as a half-"emperor master" and his current situation.
It was for the sake of the ministers in the cabinet. In fact, when the emperor said that "Cao Gan should be rewarded," didn't he just slap Zhao Zhenji in the face?
Why is it that the more senior officials and ministers are, the less likely they are to express their opinions on uncertain matters? Isn’t it because the higher the status, the more careful you have to maintain your reputation? If you express your opinions every day, the result will always be counterproductive, so over time,
, where is the prestige?
Therefore, Feng Bao sometimes even suspected that Zhao Zhenji spent too much time with the officials, which even affected him and liked to intervene in everything.
At this point, Feng Bao even felt that even Li Chunfang was smarter than Zhao Zhenji. Although he was famous for his sloppy shoulders, at least this kind of person was not easy to offend others - you see, although Gao Gong looked down upon him,
Many things that the cabinet has to do are handled by Gao Gong on his own initiative, but at least in terms of face, Gao Gong will not deliberately embarrass Li Chunfang. When the chief minister needs to come forward, he will still put Li Chunfang in front of him.
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Of course, in Feng Bao's view, the smartest person is Zhang Juzheng. Although Zhang Juzheng seems to be the least conspicuous in the cabinet due to his seniority, in fact, his ranking in the cabinet is not at the bottom. The real bottom is actually the person who also controls the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Zhao Zhenji.
At present, there are only four assistant ministers in the cabinet. In order of ranking, they are Li Chunfang, the first assistant of the Zhongji Palace Scholar; Gao Gong, the second assistant of the Jianji Palace Academy; Zhang Juzheng, the group assistant of the Wuying Palace Academy; and Zhao Zhenji, the group assistant of the Wenyuange University.
As for Chen Yiqin, who took office more than half a month ago, he was previously a bachelor of Wenhua Palace, ranking below Gao Gong and above Zhang Juzheng. However, when he took office, the emperor granted him the title of Crown Prince and Grand Master, and gave him the title of Jianji Palace.
Bachelor's degree, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs - this is actually Gao Gong's actual appointment. Since Gao Gong ranks above Chen Yiqin, Chen Yiqin's salary will be slightly improved when he retires, just like the cadres at the official level in later generations who were often promoted temporarily before retiring.
It is similar to enjoying the treatment at the deputy director level. This way of becoming an official can be understood as "honorable retirement".
However, Zhang Juzheng, as the group assistant ranked before Zhao Zhenji, is in charge of the important bureau of the Ministry of War. Many of Gao Gong's decisions also come from his suggestions. However, at present, almost all the officials' attention to the cabinet is focused on Gao Gong.
Unlike Zhao Zhenji, Zhang Juzheng rarely encounters political attacks. Doesn't this reflect his ability?
You take the blame, I get the credit.
It is precisely because of this performance that Feng Bao has always wanted to get closer to Zhang Juzheng. However, although Zhang Juzheng sent his confidant You Qi to maintain close contact with Feng Bao's confidant Xu Jue, he still refused to clarify the allies of both parties.
relation.
Feng Bao was quite puzzled by this at first. It was not until Chen Yiqin became an official that he suddenly realized: now his number one enemy is undoubtedly Gao Gong, but Zhang Juzheng's number one enemy is Li Chunfang and Zhao Zhenji's alliance, and Gao Gong is Zhang Juzheng.
The most important ally and "screen" - when something happens, you can encourage Gao Gong to do it, and when there is trouble, you have to let Gao Gong block it.
It is precisely because Feng Bao understands this truth that he knows that no matter how unfavorable today's situation is to Gao's uncle and nephew, Zhang Juzheng will definitely not stand up. Instead, he may help Gao's uncle and nephew - as long as Li Chunfang and Gao's nephew
As long as Zhao Zhenji does not fall, Zhang Juzheng’s attitude will definitely not change!
In addition, Long Qing's trust in Gao Gong has not wavered at all, and Feng Bao will certainly not follow Zhao Zhenji in making noises.
The current situation also confirmed Feng Bao's guess. Zhao Zhenji couldn't persuade Gao Gong, not even Gao Pragmatic. Gao Gong even kept silent from beginning to end, and the matter was over.
However, this in turn proved another guess of Feng Bao: This pragmatic Gao must find a way to get rid of him, otherwise there will definitely be a second Gao Gong in the future!
However, before the outcome of the matter was clear, Li Chunfang did not want to jump out and attract firepower. This did not mean that Li Chunfang could remain silent as an ally after Zhao Zhenji was defeated, so Li Chunfang finally spoke out.
He coughed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, since there is another reason for this matter, there is no need to worry about it anymore. The most urgent task at the moment is to discuss how to deal with the surrender of Han Naji. I think it should be done according to Wu Junze's plan.
According to Shangshu, I gave up my plan to go to Qinghai and returned eastward, so I must rush back to deal with the matter. If our court wants to take in Hannaji, we need to immediately discuss a plan to defend against the enemy and make sure everything is in place."
After all, Li Chunfang had been an official for many years. Knowing that Zhao Zhenji's attack just now had completely failed, she immediately changed the subject.
However, Long Qing didn't want to make an elder of the pavilion disgraced because of this matter, so he glanced at the ministers in the palace in a cooperative manner and said: "What the chief minister said is absolutely true. Now I answer the question to the east of the army.
"Return, if I take Han Naji under his wing, I will most likely raise an army to invade the territory. If you ministers have anything to say, you might as well express your own opinions and give me detailed feedback."
However, just like last time, none of the ministers were willing to be the first to speak.
Long Qing was frowning a little, but suddenly he heard a childish but firm voice saying: "Your Majesty, I believe that Han Naji should be taken in!"
