.Chapter 866 Meteorology (Part 2)

Why does Shen Mingchen think so? Because these three people, one is very obedient, one is very ugly, and the other is very miserable...

The very obedient one is Xiao Zheng. Zhang Juzheng has truly adhered to the principle of doing things at a high level and being a low-key person over the years. In addition to making drastic moves in fiscal and tax reform, he is always cautious and obedient to Gao Gong, and is as careful as a secretary. It can be said that Zhang Juzheng has completely restrained his sharpness, and looks as if he is indifferent to the world and is dedicated to doing his job well.

But Wang Yin said that Zhang Juzheng is even more terrifying because he has no flaws and makes you have nowhere to do it. But his inaction does not mean that he really has no desires. This person is extremely tenacious in his love and will not be willing to be inferior to others forever. He is not moving now, just waiting for the opportunity.

The one who is very fickle is A Bao, the eunuch with a literary atmosphere, but Feng Bao said that in recent years, he seemed to have obtained the true teachings of Zhang Juzheng. He no longer showed his teeth and claws like before, but did not show his own strength, and devoted himself to the prince, looking as if he was indifferent to the world.

However, Wang Yin said that this eunuch is definitely not a good person, and the person he hated the most was Gao Gong! As the eunuch of Yudi, who was very favored by the emperor, when Long Qing ascended the emperor, he wanted to arrange him to go to the Silijian, but was stopped by Gao Gong, so Feng Bao could only be the eunuch in the Qianqing Palace. Later, Meng Chong and Teng Xiang had an accident, and Gao Gong taught in his hometown again. Feng Bao became the chief eunuch of the Silijian and the eunuch of the East Factory, and became the second eunuch second only to the boss Chen Hong.

After two years, Chen Hong died of illness and the position of eunuch who was in charge of seals was vacant. At this time, looking at the big country, whether it was a position, qualifications, or ability, Feng Bao should have taken over. However, he was defeated by everyone's expectations because Gao Gong came back.

Although they are both old people from Yudi, Gao Gong has a very poor evaluation of Feng Bao, believing that this person seems loyal but is actually a deceptive person. If he is allowed to take power, he will definitely harm the country and the people. What's more, the Sili Supervisor is known as the Minister of Internal Affairs. When the emperor is lazy and lazy, he actually holds extremely important power to criticize the redemption... The votes are intended to increase the redemption, which is the most important decision-making power of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, in order to have few constraints, Gao Gong had to get a good eunuch in the palm seal. Dangerous elements like Feng Bao must be excluded. Finally, Gao Gong looked around on the 24th surveillance and helped the eunuch in charge of the imperial prison to the throne. The reason is very simple. This person is also an old man from the secret residence. He is famously timid and afraid of things. Otherwise, how could he be sent to the warehouse?

The greatest hatred in the world is to seize women and cut off people's wealth... Eunuch Feng, who is both civil and military, and is highly respected, was actually blocked by a warehouse manager. It would be strange if Feng Bao didn't hate Gao Gong. However, Feng Bao was also a person who had been through the storm and knew that his arms could not be swayed and could not fight Gao Gong. But with his connections and prestige in the palace, it was still very easy to deal with a eunuch who had a shallow foundation and looked down upon by anyone.

So after persisting for a few months, the eunuch really couldn't stand it, so he took the initiative to ask to repair Jirang for the emperor, and left the seat empty again. Feng Baoxin said, it's my turn now, right?

However, Gao Gong saw through his tricks and interfered again. He recommended the eunuch in charge of Shangshenjian to take over as the eunuch in charge of the eunuch. Shangshenjian is a place to cook for the emperor and his concubines. In other words, this eunuch Meng is actually a custodian... This is simply outrageous. What does the eunuch in the dignity have to be considered? You must know that if you want to become a eunuch in charge of the seal who needs to assist the emperor in handling government affairs and also have to take charge of the twenty-four yamen in the palace. You have to train in important positions such as Qianqing Palace, the Imperial Horse Supervision, and the Inner Official Supervision, and then slowly get a degree in the Sili Supervision, so that you can become a qualified eunuch when your daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law.

Now Gao Gong has promoted a chef directly to the eunuch of the seal, what else can Feng Bao think? This is simply an insult to personality! I believe that Feng Bao will understand a truth when he is so angry that he will never make a name for himself. But with Feng Bao's IQ and wits, it is still a fool to defeat Gao Gong, so he must wait...

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According to information, in the past year, Feng Bao's butler Xu Jue has frequently invited Zhang Juzheng's butler to visit Qihuatian and give him a lot of jewelry and land. Wang Yin said that there is reason to judge that Feng Bao was asking for help from Zhang Juzheng, hoping to find a way to deal with Gao Gong. Zhang Juzheng obviously did not reject Feng Bao's olive branch, because under the harmony on the surface, the crack between him and Gao Gong was getting deeper and deeper.

During his work with Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng had already tried hard to control himself. He would never oppose anything Gao Gong advocated, and would never support anything Gao Gong opposed. But there was one thing that he could not be completely consistent with Gao Gong, that is, his attitude towards Mr. Xu...

As for the miserable one, it was naturally Lao Xu. If he had expected that so many troubles would happen after he retired, Xu Jie would definitely grit his teeth and persevere and would never give up his power easily. But there is no regret medicine in this world, so although Xu Jie made careful arrangements, he did have a number of disciples. However, the day when Gao Gong recovered, the tragic fate of Xu Ge Lao's "human killing him for the sword, and I am for the fish" was destined...

Of course, I have to blame himself first, because at the beginning of his resignation, Xu Jie's reputation was as high as Yi Yin, and everyone in the world was saying good things about him. In that case, if Gao Gong took action rashly, he would probably lose some rice. If Xu Jie didn't do anything, he would make himself smelly first.

But Mr. Xu did not discipline his nephew's tribe first and resisted the national policy of clearing the land of Zhangzhang, how could he not be dealt with by Hai Rui, who was then the governor of Yingtian? Hai Rui found out that the Xu family embezzled the land of the people, and his son colluded with the government and took care of human lives. All of them were conclusive and could not be refuted. After learning the news, Gao Gong was overjoyed. He knew that the time for revenge had finally come!

Hai Rui is a person who is recognized by the government and the public, and there is no possibility of being bribed by anyone. So if Hai Rui says that Xu Jie has a problem, it must be a problem, not framed by himself. Gao Gong naturally supported Hai Rui's behavior and quickly ordered that the "Prince violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people." The subtext is that he hopes that Hai Rui will not show mercy and calculate Xu Jie's death.

However, Hai Rui was not as ignorant as the world thought. After Xu Jie expressed his willingness to withdraw from all the occupied fields, Hai Rui believed that the problem had been successfully resolved and could follow his promise and not pursue Xu Jie's sons... not only for the sake of his past affection, but also because he knew that Xu Jie actually had strong strength, but because he was morally untenable, he would be so passive. Once the pressure was too much, public opinion would likely reverse, and I still don't know how he would take revenge at that time!

But Gao Gong was unwilling to let Xu Jie go. In July of the fifth year of Longqing, after Shen Mo finally let go, he transferred Hai Rui to serve as the right censor of the Nanjing Censorate, he sent a new governor named Cai Guoxi to Su Song... The determination of this candidate showed Gao Gong's ruthlessness. First of all, Lord Cai was known to Xu Jie for his lectures, and was accepted as a disciple by Xu Ge Lao. His relatives were higher than ordinary students, and he was slightly worse than Zhang Juzheng.

In the first year of Longqing, Cai Guoxi served as the governor of Suzhou. He was honest and loving the people, doing good governance, and had a good reputation. At that time, the Xu family was domineering in the Susong generation, but Cai Guoxi, who believed in the heart, integrated knowledge and action, and did not give the Xu family any face. The relationship between the two sides was very tense. Once, the Xu family sent a slave to his government office to do business. The slave was very arrogant and rude, angering the governor of Cai and beat him up angrily. Later, the governor of Cai was passing by Songjiang on a business trip. A group of servants of the Xu family drove dozens of small boats, surrounded him tightly, and insulted him, making it difficult for him to move forward. It was not until the governor of Songjiang who came to mediate in person that the Xu family had stopped.

The censor who cursed Xu Jie in the court learned about this matter, so he impeached him many times. Cai Guoxi had no choice but to ask for a break and return home. The two sides had a grudge. In fact, when Hai Rui was attacked by a group last time, Gao Gong wanted to use Cai Guoxi instead, but he gave up because of silent opposition. This time the position of governor was finally vacant, and Gao Ge finally got what he wanted... Why did he have to use Cai Guoxi? The reason is very simple. If he uses his own people, the ministers will know at a glance and they will definitely help Xu Jie. But Cai Guoxi is Xu Jie's student. If I send the students to him, no one can say anything, right? If anything happens again, I will not have any responsibility.

As Gao Gong expected, Governor Cai took office this time, upholding his usual tough and upright style, reopening the case under Hai Rui, and quickly made a breakthrough. Only confirmed charges were enough to be severely punished. Governor Cai was not polite, and removed all Xu Jie's younger brother Xu Zhi and Xu Jie's four sons from his fame. It was also planned to sentence Xu Jie's third son, his first son to be exiled, and his second brother, eldest son, and second son to be exiled as the people. As for the Xu family slaves sentenced to be exiled, there were dozens of people.

The matter was completely broken. Xu Jie's two sons were arrested to serve as soldiers, all the property in the family was confiscated, and even their house was burned by a group of evil men of unknown origin. Xu Ge Lao had to escape to other places overnight to avoid the death of death.

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Xu Jie suffered from this disaster, and his children and grandchildren were cured to the point of being dark, and he held his clothes and cried. Xu Jie sighed to the sky: "I just barely escaped and died, so how could I protect you from living!" The tragic situation was like falling into hell. It was said that he even committed suicide several times. Fortunately, his children and grandchildren discovered it in time and did not die.

The prime minister of Xu Jie made contributions to the country and to the officials. His later years were so miserable that it could not help but arouse sympathy from the times, and Gao Gong felt the pressure of public opinion. At this time, Lu Guang, the son of Xu Jie's disciple Lu Fang, was very skilled in martial arts and extensive social interactions. He was known as "Lu Daxia", who brought Xu Jie's letters to visit Zhang Juzheng, and cried loudly at his home and asked him to save Xu Ge Lao. Zhang Juzheng couldn't bear it and did not want to make people feel cold, so he agreed and received the 30,000 taels of silver notes given by Lu Guang.

But this matter was reported the next day. When Gao Gong saw Zhang Juzheng, he asked casually: "I heard that you made a fortune yesterday, so you have to treat you." Zhang Juzheng was very uneasy when he heard it, and quickly explained that Lu Guang wanted to see you through his own visit. As for the money, he was also prepared to give it to you. I know that you have always been honest and will not accept it, but you have to ask for instructions before you can handle it.

Gao Gong secretly complained that he was too anxious to speak, but Zhang Juzheng passed by and could only smile: "Since you agreed, let him see me." However, after this incident, the seeds of mutual distrust had been planted in their hearts.

By the beginning of this year, the cracks between the two were getting deeper and deeper. This was actually an evil cycle. Because Gao Gong did not trust Zhang Juzheng, he naturally would not obey the rules as before. Instead, he felt that Zhang Juzheng had a purpose. He was also a person who could not hide his words, and soon the people below noticed this change. So Gao Gong, who thought he had guessed the intention of the old lord, impeached officials such as Pan Sheng, Pan Jixun, Wang Guoguang, etc. who were close to Zhang Juzheng. Gao Gong also followed the situation and drove these people out of the capital or transferred them from their original positions, hoping to cut off Zhang Juzheng's wings in this way. However, in order to make the reform plan, Gao Gong tried to avoid head-on conflicts.

But in March, Gao Gong was attacked by unexpected fierce attacks. Shang Baoqing and Liu Fenyong submitted a memorial to Chen Wu, asking Longqing to prevent the power from falling behind. He also said that the power of the dynasty was blocked, and what the word "power" refers to is self-evident. Even more fiercely, he wrote a memorial to Gao Gong to impeach ten unfaithful things to the officials, and directly listed his ten major crimes!

Gao Gong has never encountered such a fierce attack since he entered the cabinet. Although the contents of Cao Datang's impeachment were not a big deal, they were all facts, which shocked Gao Gong. According to convention, as long as the prime minister was impeached by even one minister, he would immediately resign, so Gao Gong had to think of countermeasures.

So his subordinates immediately responded to the challenge, and the clerk Tu Menggui impeached Liu Fenyong and shaken the country; Cheng Wen impeached Fenyong again, and Da Ye gradually made plans and conspired to Yuanfu, and the crime was unbearable. As a result, Liu Fenyong was exiled to the prefect of Xingguo Prefecture, and Cao Da Ye was exiled to the judge of Qianzhou.

At first, since Liu Fenyong and Cao Daye did not have much contact with Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong did not expect that this matter had anything to do with him. But later, after reminding his disciple Han Ji, he believed that it was very likely that Zhang Juzheng and Liu were secretly manipulating behind the scenes.

After the crisis, Gao Gong immediately began to fight back. His disciples and the party submitted a series of memorials, accusing Zhang Juzheng of being a eunuch in his inner court and for committing a taboo of being a minister!

These accusations soon spread among the court officials, causing a lot of controversy, but soon came to an abrupt end, because Emperor Longqing's health deteriorated again, and Shen Mo also returned to the capital at this time.

Everyone's attention suddenly turned to these two things.

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