In the western suburbs of the capital, Xu Jue galloped on his horse. The dozen or so horsemen behind him could not imagine that this steward, who looked as ugly as a human toad, could actually have such superb riding skills.
Xu Jue, however, had no time to consider the feelings of his entourage. He was just anxious now, anxious to send Elder Zhang Ge's reply back to the capital as soon as possible so that his master would know where the real danger was at the moment.
When he was ordered to see Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao didn't know that he had been secretly assigned the handprint. At that time, Feng Bao was provoked by Li Wenjin, and in a rage he asked Chu Zhiyuan to frame Gao Pragmatic.
Xu Jue only knew about the situation at that time, but he rushed to Tianshou Mountain to tell Zhang Juzheng about the situation. Zhang Ge, who was usually calm and composed, actually got angry for the first time. He was "ridiculous", "childish", "
"There is no city government" and so on, he cursed a lot, frightening Xu Jue, who was not Zhang Ge's subordinate at all.
After finally waiting for Zhang Juzheng to get tired of scolding, Xu Jue asked him tremblingly why he was so angry. Zhang Juzheng had just been discouraged, but now he was angry again. While scolding, he gave Xu Jue a brief analysis of the situation.
The cursing words are very inconsistent with Mr. Zhang Juzheng's tone, so I won't go into details. I will mainly talk about Zhang Juzheng's views.
Zhang Juzheng believes that now is the key point for the transfer of power. No matter how favored and trusted Gao Gong was back then, and even Gao Gong made the final decision on national affairs before Long Qing's death, after all, the current emperor is Zhu Yijun, and Concubine Li is the emperor's biological mother.
He has complete influence - or control - over the emperor who is only ten years old and not in charge.
At this time, unless there is a huge scandal in Li Guifei herself, which is so big that Gao Gong can use it to depose Li Guifei, otherwise Li Guifei is equivalent to imperial power!
What kind of scandal can there be about Concubine Li? How can a man get into the palace and have sex with her? Even when the two palaces meet with officials from the outside court, they have to be surrounded by a lot of eunuchs and maids!
Just what? Unless male mosquitoes are also considered men.
So this only possibility has disappeared. In other words, Gao Gong poses no threat to Concubine Li.
Since Concubine Li is not in danger, as long as Feng Bao insists on obeying her in everything, he will be in an invincible position. Whether he can do this or not is just a nominal matter.
Damn it, this palm print will be his sooner or later.
Zhang Juzheng sighed and lectured Xu Jue: "You should have heard some of the conversation between my cabinet and your master. Don't you understand some of its meaning? With your master's situation, as long as you wait calmly,
That palm print is definitely his. I know that he hates the uncle and nephew of the Gao family very much, but a small impatience can ruin a big plan. They are the ones who should be anxious now. What is your master worried about? As long as your master is not anxious.
, if you sit still on the Diaoyutai, they will definitely move! And if they move, there will be a flaw, which will make it easier for your master to take action and defeat the enemy with one blow!"
Xu Jue may be a little clever, but in terms of the overall situation of the country and the high-level competition, he can only obey Zhang Juzheng. After hearing this, he suddenly realized and asked quickly: "What should my master do now?
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"What should we do?" Zhang Juzheng sighed: "Go back as soon as possible and see if you can stop it in time. If you can, that would be the best. Your master just needs to stay quietly. No matter how the uncle of the Gao family moves, he will
Don’t even respond, just serve the noble concubine well.”
Then he paused and said, "If it's too late, we must deal with it decisively."
"How to deal with it decisively?" Xu Jue asked again.
Zhang Juzheng became angry again and said coldly: "Kill everyone involved first! As long as your master is fine, there is still room for change."
Xu Jue did not dare to ask this question again, so he only made a few promises, changed the subject, and asked about another thing that Feng Bao was worried about: "My master has one more thing to ask: When can you return to Beijing, Mr. Ge?"
Zhang Juzheng said: "Let's go in two days. There will be nothing wrong with the visit to the emperor's mausoleum."
Xu Jue responded and was about to leave, but he didn't want someone from outside to report that the new Changping garrison eunuch, Meng Chong, who had been promoted to mausoleum worker, wanted to see him.
Zhang Juzheng was surprised and said: "Meng Chong? Which Meng Chong?"
The visitor reported: "It is Meng Gong, the former chief eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies. It is said that he resigned from the post of Chief of the Chief of Ceremonies and came to appoint mausoleum workers for Emperor Daxing."
Zhang Juzheng was shocked and asked: "Who is holding the seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies now?"
The visitor didn't know Xu Jue's identity, so he simply replied: "It's Mr. Feng, the former admiral of Dongchang."
Zhang Juzheng's expression changed drastically. He glanced at Xu Jue and said with a sullen face: "I'm afraid something will happen in Beijing, and Meng Chong is here... I'm afraid it may not be as simple as just promoting the mausoleum workers."
Xu Jue was also anxious and said: "Mr. Ge, how about I go through the back door first?"
"Wait for a while." Zhang Juzheng took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "There is no hurry at this moment. Let me test Meng Chong's tone before making a decision."
As a result of this test, Zhang Juzheng felt more and more that something was wrong.
Of course, Meng Chong would not tell Zhang Juzheng that he was promoted to mausoleum due to Gao Pragmatic's persuasion because he knew that Concubine Li had appointed Feng Bao as the palm seal, but he also knew that with his ability, he could deceive Zhang Juzheng with lies.
He was afraid that it would be self-defeating, so he simply briefly stated the obvious things.
After Zhang Juzheng heard this, he immediately felt that there was something wrong with the matter. The palm seal of the Chief of Ceremonies was something that Feng Bao had longed for but could never get. Why did Meng Chong give up the position of palm seal to him? The person standing behind him was Gao Gong. If
Gao Gong didn't nod. Could Meng Chong resign?
But why did Gao Gong nod? This is completely contrary to common sense. If Gao Gong was willing to let Feng Bao do the palm seal, he would have recommended him long ago, why wait until now? Under the current situation, even if Gao Gong personally recommended Feng Bao, he would only
I'm afraid it's just like when Xu Jie recommended Gao Gong to the cabinet, and the latter didn't buy it at all - it's obvious that I can do it without you!
There must be something wrong here. Although the specific situation is still difficult to judge due to limited information, Zhang Juzheng insists that in all likelihood, it is Gao Gong who is using retreat to advance!
Meng Chong, however, ignored all these things and simply recounted these things. Then he started to talk about the mausoleum incessantly, from topography and feng shui to the five elements of yin and yang, from climate and solar terms to spring drought and autumn floods.
All in all, he attached great importance to the construction of Emperor Daxing's mausoleum and insisted on taking Zhang Juzheng on an on-site inspection for detailed investigation...
Zhang Juzheng was helplessly pestered by him, and he was not too eager to say that he had neglected the mausoleum work, so he could only say that he would take a bath, change his clothes, and accompany Meng Gong down the mountain. After Meng Chong heard this, he went with satisfaction.
The flower hall is waiting for you.
Zhang Juzheng waited for Meng Chong to leave, and immediately called Xu Jue out. He explained to Xu Jue very seriously, and then sighed: "Meng Chong must have a mission here. I have already guessed that he is here."
what."
Xu Jue was very surprised, but he didn't see it at all, so he had to ask: "I don't know what the mission is?"
Zhang Juzheng looked helpless and sighed: "Hold me and don't let me return to Beijing."
