The desire for power is not the desire to have the power to do good, but the desire to possess power itself. It can be said that among all kinds of greeds, power is the most domineering and criminal. In order to obtain power, people will be willing to take risks and be willing to spare any money. Of course, in order to consolidate power, people will also do whatever they want.

For a person who once had power but lost power, his desire for power is often far more than that of ordinary people. At least for Zhang Siwei, he is exactly this. Although he has written three consecutive letters to retire for physical reasons, he is very clear in his heart what he wants.

What he wants is power below one person and above ten thousand. But now, because of his son's misconduct, all his mistakes have turned into bubbles, and what is even more deadly?

It is Zhang Juzheng's hatred for him!

Zhang Juzheng has never been a generous person!

He is even a vengeful person!

This is Zhang Siwei's understanding of him, and for this reason, what he has always been most worried about is Zhang Juzheng's revenge. After all, he has the hatred of killing him!

This is a secret that only the two of them knew. Even now, facing Shenxing who rushed to the post station, Zhang Siwei did not come. He just drank tea silently and chatted with Shenxingshi half-true and half-false words. In fact, since Shenxingshi came here in the middle of the night, Zhang Siwei had basically guessed his purpose.

They couldn't help it!

But, what do they want to do?

"Ziwei,"

Staring at Zhang Siwei, Shen Xingshi said earnestly.

"The reason why Ziwei retired this time is probably because of the chief minister!"

"Oh, Rumo, look at what you said. I asked to retire and return home because of my long illness."

"Oh? Take it seriously?"

Shen Xingshi's rhetorical question made Zhang Siwei silent. After a long time, he sighed, but did not say a word.

"Does Ziwei think he can protect himself by resigning?"

Facing Zhang Siwei's silence, Shen Xingshi sneered.

"In the past, Jiangling reform relied on the officials of Shanxi and other Shanxi officials, who suppressed our Jiangnan scholars with Ziwei and others. Since he could now assassinate the imperial envoy, he would definitely be able to find other excuses to suppress Shanxi and Shaanxi in the future. After all, once my Jiangnan scholars were severely damaged by it, Shanxi and Shaanxi officials would probably be alone!"

Seeing that Zhang Siwei still didn't say anything, Shen Xingshi said directly.

"What? Ziwei doesn't believe it? Since Jiangling became the chief minister, he has been clearing the land and promoting reforms. All the people in Jiangnan have complained. What is Jiangling's goal? It's nothing more than land taxes and silver. When the Jiangnan matters are settled in the future, Ziwei thinks Jiangling will let Shanxi merchants control official salt!"

Everyone has his weaknesses, and Zhang Siwei's weaknesses lie in salt. The reason why he and his uncle supported Zhang Juzheng's reforms was because he did not change the salt method. But at that time, he was focusing on "land taxes", but once this goal is completed, the next goal must be salt.

"How much should the Daming salt tax be paid every year? The imperial court earns only one million taels per year, but anyone with discerning eyes knows that if it is collected in full, it may not be less than one million taels. In comparison, it is not comparable to the land tax..."

Staring at Zhang Siwei, Shen Xing sneered.

"In the past, he didn't touch the salt method because he needed your support to suppress Jiangnan. But now... Ziwei thought that after Jiangnan was tamed by Jiangling, who would be the next turn?"

Faced with such a problem, Zhang Siwei just pursed her lips and asked back.

"So, what do you want to do?"

When he finished speaking, he only wrote a few words on the table when he was Shen Xing. Staring at those words, Zhang Siwei's eyes opened suddenly, and his eyes were full of surprise.

"This, this...how can this..."

"Zi Wei, do you think there is anything else to do other than that?"

He asked back when Shen Xing, and then said.

"Now everything is ready, I only need the Dongfeng. As long as Ziwei is willing to help me, this matter will definitely succeed!"

When the voice of Shen Xing fell, Zhang Siwei did not agree at once, but repeatedly weighed the pros and cons in his heart. Occasionally, he would turn his eyes to the table and stare at the three words written in tea on the table, and he was full of fear for a moment...

As the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, who is below one person and above ten thousand people, Zhang Juzheng always carefully controls the cabinet and the court. He tries every means to avoid repeating the fate of Gao Gong and others. Therefore, for him, the biggest threat is that he may replace the cabinet ministers at any time.

From Zhang Siwei to Shenxing, Zhang Juzheng carefully let Cifu in his own control. Once he was out of his own control, he would change people without hesitation. Now, unexpectedly, he realized that the situation was developing towards a situation that was out of his own control.

That afternoon, Zhang Juzheng was silent for a long time after putting down the secret letter from You Qi, and then said in sighing.

"Yu Qi, do you think I am a traitor?"

"If the master is a treacherous minister, I'm afraid there will be no loyal ministers in this world!"

"But many people think I am a treacherous minister!"

Zhang Juzheng's voice became colder and colder, and even his face was still angry.

"Not only those people felt this way during the Shenxing period, but even Zhang Siwei, who retired, also felt this way..."

After shaking the secret letter in his hand, Zhang Juzheng sneered.

"He Zhang Siwei did not return to Shanxi, but fell ill and was recuperating at the inn that had been less than a hundred miles away. What a good thing Zhang Ziwei, I don't remember the hatred of killing girls with him. He wants to join forces with those people!"

When he said this, Zhang Juzheng had the first intention to kill. Since becoming the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, in order to implement reforms, he has been indulgent about Zhang Siwei and others destroying the Salt Law. There is no other reason. He needs the support of Wang Chonggu, Zhang Siwei and others. They all came from the salt merchant family, so the censor in charge of salt affairs once said that the destruction of the salt affairs in the world was because of the Zhang Siwei family.

However, Zhang Juzheng has always turned a blind eye to this because he needed Zhang Siwei to obey orders and Shanxi officials to obey orders, and those officials have some relationship with Shanxi salt merchants. This is also the key reason why he would rather sacrifice the salt law.

Even when Zhang Siwei's son tried to ruin himself, he still made a fuss, even if the price was his own daughter! But Zhang Juzheng never thought that his magnanimity was finally exchanged for Zhang Siwei's betrayal.

The reason why Zhang Juzheng was so angry was because he knew very well what Zhang Siwei would do!
Chapter completed!