A Zhang Whale is not terrible, and a Liu Shouyou is not terrible, but Zhang Whale and Liu Shouyou need to pay a little attention to it when they are added together.

Zhang Whale and Zhang Cheng were both invested in Zhang Hong's disciples as righteous sons when they were eunuchs in their early years (the little eunuchs had to worship a godfather when they first entered the palace), and at that time Zhang Hong himself was the one who served the first emperor Longqing, so he sent them to serve Zhu Yijun, who was the crown prince.

If it weren't for the appearance of Gao Pragmatic, let alone Zhang Hong, even his two adopted sons Zhang Jing and Zhang Cheng would be older than Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju in front of Zhu Yijun.

Even now, the qualifications of the two of them in front of Zhu Yijun are not worse than those of Huang and Chen, but because they did not have a high and pragmatic recommendation, they were not able to play a positive role in some previous major events, so they were pressed behind by Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju.

After Chen Hong left, Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju were the two giants in the palace, and there was no doubt that they were all attached to Gao Pragmatic, and the eunuch under the two of them was Zhang Hong. This eunuch Zhang Hongda is old and has an upright personality, and he did not join Gao Pragmatic - but fortunately, he felt that Gao Pragmatic was a virtuous minister, and he did not pull Gao Someone's hind legs.

Now that Zhang Hong himself died of hunger strike, Zhang Whale and Zhang Cheng emerged as the two best mixed among his adopted sons, especially Zhang Whale's momentum.

What is Zhang Whale's function, and he is so favored? He was the eunuch of the palm seal of the Inner Palace.

The Inner Government supplies the 24 Yamen, Shanling and other places in the Imperial City to eat rice (four buckets per person per month) and the royal yellow wax, white wax, agarwood and other incense. The chief official has a eunuch with a palm seal, and there are more than 100 people under the prime minister, management, secretary, director, writer, and supervisor. It belongs to oil depots, wax depots, etc.

This is the official statement, in fact, the internal government supplies more than "rice and royal yellow wax, white wax, agarwood"?

It is better to use a simpler and crude expression: the daily use of the entire imperial palace, the yamen of the inner palace and the imperial tombs of previous dynasties is basically under his control.

If this position is analogous to various organs and units in later generations, it is roughly equivalent to the office director of that unit.

Who can be the chief of staff? A hardcore cronie of the number one.

With such a comparison, Zhang Whale's status in Zhu Yijun's mind is very clear.

But just a Zhang Whale, Gao Pragmatic is still not a big deal, after all, his own status is much more detached than Zhang Whale, and the importance and irreplaceability to Zhu Yijun are not comparable to Zhang Whale, plus there is Huang Mengyu, the head of the inner court, and Chen Ju, the commander of the East Factory, Zhang Whale is unlikely to pose any direct threat to Gao Pragmatic even if he is the "office director".

It's just that if Liu Shouyou is added, the situation will be very different.

Liu Shouyou is the current governor of Jinyiwei, a special existence that is both a minister and a foreign minister, and more importantly, Jinyiwei is in control of the cavalry, and has the power to supervise and even monitor hundreds of officials.

Originally, Jinyiwei has developed to the present, and the function of monitoring hundreds of officials has been greatly weakened, but it depends on the character and will of the governor himself. Just like when Zhu Xixiao was the governor of Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei was obviously an angel who held high the banner of peace to civilian officials, especially after the Chengguo Mansion and Gao Pragmatic reached a comprehensive partnership, Jinyiwei simply became a knife in Gao Pragmatic's hand on the side.

It's a pity that Zhu Xizhong and Zhu Xixiao's brothers died a little early, and they died in their sixties, and although Zhu Yingzhen inherited the title of Duke of Chengguo more easily than in history, he failed to get the governor of Jinyi Wei, and as a result, a few years later, Liu Shouyou mixed up and became the new governor.

Liu Shou's situation has been described above, not much to say here, simply put, after the prevalence of Wenchen's official military position, one of the people who joined Jinyiwei with the background of Wenchen's family, and his father and ancestors were all in the same vein among Wenchen, so his attitude towards the Gao family was very bad.

In fact, Liu Shouyou didn't dare to have any thoughts about defeating Gao Pragmatic, but when he was able to do so, he said something bad about Gao Pragmatic with the idea of "being able to be black", for example, when Gao Pragmatic was in Annan, Liu Shouyou did this (mentioned above).

It's a pity that Liu Shouyou's actions have not achieved any results - Gao Pragmatic has always been cautious in doing things, and occasionally excessive actions will be explained in front of Zhu Yijun, plus what he does has a good "curative effect" in the end, so Zhu Yijun has always felt that Liu Shouyou's secret investigation of Gao Pragmatic is a bit ridiculous, if it weren't for the ancestral system there, I'm afraid Liu Shou would have to instruct Liu Shou not to spend that effort.

Since Gao Shishi adjusted the internal structure of Jinghua last time and deliberately set up a Ministry of Internal Affairs, Jinghua itself also has an intelligence agency, so he is not ignorant of Liu Shouyou's small actions, and the reason why he did not take countermeasures was because it seemed unnecessary at that time.

Sometimes, it is not a bad thing for a person to say something bad to himself in front of the emperor every once in a while, because it proves that he is not covering the sky with one hand - provided that none of these bad words are a big problem, and there must be no real problem.

Gao pragmatic Liu Shouyou did not move for a long time, and it was precisely for this reason: let him say something bad, anyway, first, the problem is not big, and secondly, there is no evidence, the emperor always gets this kind of gossip that has no evidence, and after listening to it for a long time, he is immune.

In the end, maybe Zhu Yijun will still think: Even if these are true, they are just some small things, pragmatic and not immortals, he knows everything about the huge Jinghua? Is it strange for someone down there to make a small mistake? With so many courtiers under my hands, how many people make mistakes every year, is it all my responsibility?

However, Gao Pragmatic deliberately kept Liu Shouyou, but Liu Shouyou didn't seem to be very happy to let Gao Pragmatic go, and actually got involved with Zhang Whale, the big eunuch who was about to rise again.

Internal and external alliances, this is a threat, and it cannot be taken lightly.

After all, Gao Pragmatic himself is the beneficiary of internal and external alliances, so how can he not know the power of internal and external alliances.

"Aside from the fact that they met a few times a month, what else did they find out?" Gao asked pragmatically.

Huang Mengyu stared at him and said, "There is one more thing, I don't know if it has anything to do with the two of them." ”

"What?"

"After the two of them met for the second time, Liu Shouyou visited Yu Ge Lao the next day - in the name of visiting the sick."

Gao Shishi's heart moved, he pondered for a moment, and asked, "Is Yu Ge always really sick?" ”

"The disease must be a real disease." Huang Mengyu said affirmatively: "Lao Chen's side has already checked, Yu Ge Lao has been up since last year, and he has to ask for leave when he is not on duty, and he is really at home in bed to recuperate." ”

"Sure?"

"Sure, very sure, Dongchang has installed two dark chuns in the Yu University Scholar's Mansion." Huang Mengyu is definitely authentic.

Gao pragmatically nodded, thought about it, and said incompetently: "Are these two people directly managed by Dongchang, or are they seconded from Jinyiwei?" ”

"One is Dongchang Fanzi, and the other maid is an outside lineman who takes money to do things...... However, her family owes Yinzi money and is controlled by us. ”

Huang Mengyu has been the commander of the East Factory for several years, and it is of course smooth when it comes to the East Factory.

Gao Pragmatic thought for a while and said, "That's it, Lao Huang, you can arrange with Lao Chen, hand over these two people to Wang Zhizhen and Gao Wuben respectively, and then seconded Wang and Gao in the name of Dongchang." ”

Wang Zhizhen and Gao Wuben, one is Gao Pragmatic's cousin, and the other is his serious cousin, and the two of them are obviously Gao Pragmatic's right-hand men in Jinyiwei.

Huang Mengyu knew that Gao Pragmatism was going to personally inquire about this matter, but he didn't blame Gao Pragmatism for being troublesome, but was very happy, because once Gao Pragmatism intervened, it would be equivalent to the direct intervention of the Shixue School, and no matter what the matter eventually developed, the entire Shixue School would have the bottom line.

Besides, there is one more thing that means being pragmatic: there must be no shortage of funds, all kinds of rewards can be increased a lot, and the people below are definitely full of energy.

"Okay, don't worry, young Sima, I'll talk to Lao Chen when I go back to the palace later." Huang Mengyu immediately nodded, and then asked: "However, if Liu Shouyou is really Yu Ge Lao behind his back, this matter is ......."

Gao Pragmatic thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Maybe Liu Shouyou will get the support of Yu Ge Lao, but the strength of this support must not be too large, and as for Zhang Whale's side...... Elder Yu Ge wouldn't have anything to do with him. ”

Huang Mengyu's eyes rolled, and he asked thoughtfully: "How can Young Sima be sure that Elder Yu Ge's support for Liu Shouyou will not be too great?" ”

"Is Yu Ge Lao willing to make friends with military ministers on weekdays? If Liu Shouyou was not from the Wenchen family, he was afraid that Yu Ge Lao would not even bother to see him. Gao pragmatic said abruptly: "However, since Yu Ge's old body is not too tough, he may be worried that once he is not in the cabinet, the heavy responsibility of the Xinxue faction will be on the shoulders of Mr. Shen alone, so I am happy that Liu Shouyou will find us some trouble."

It's just that Yu Ge Lao is also a well-known minister at home and abroad after all, and his reputation is still important, so he and Liu Shouyou, who is after Wenchen, may be able to make do with it, but let him go to meet Zhang Whale, but he will definitely refuse to defile himself. ”

Huang Mengyu thought about it for a while, and said with some puzzlement: "Although Elder Yu Ge is not as serious as Elder Shen Ge, he is not a reckless person, so he is not afraid of Yuan Fu's anger if he does this?" Ended up in a big war? ”

Gao Shishi chuckled, shook his head and said, "Elder Yu Ge knows in his heart that Yuan Fu will not tear his face with Liu Shou because of this matter, especially when he picked a good time." ”

Huang Mengyu suddenly said: "Shao Sima means that during the war in Yunnan, Yuan Fu would not care about these?" ”

"To be exact, during this period, Motosuke will definitely suppress the internal disputes in the court—no matter which one it is." Gao Pragmatic raised his eyebrows slightly: "Now the emperor attaches great importance to foreign wars, and the first thing Yuan Fu has to do is to win the war, and only when he wins the war, can things in the court be easy to do." ”

Huang Mengyu's face was a little ugly, and he said: "In other words, Yu Ge Lao thinks that at this time, even if he does too much, Yuan Fu can only let him?" Isn't that ...... It's not ......"

Gao pragmatically smiled: "Isn't this taking state affairs inappropriately?" Lao Huang, after all, you started from Datong Town as a eunuch, and you don't know what these people think in the court...... They don't think they're doing it without taking state affairs seriously. ”

"Heh, isn't that right?" Huang Mengyu laughed angrily: "When my old Huang was in Datong, if someone in the court delayed the border war, I would have to scold whoever was stirring up trouble." ”

Gao Shishi sighed: "Many people don't see it that way...... They feel that they have to replace the 'right person' first, and other things can be handled easily, and in order to change to the 'right person', it doesn't matter if they suffer some losses for the time being - including a few defeats. ”

Huang Mengyu's face turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I didn't expect that this old Yuge Tanhua was born in such a person." ”

Gao Pragmatic is not as angry as him, this kind of person and this kind of thing has been more in history, Yu Ge Lao is not the first, and it will definitely not be the last, instead of dwelling on why he did it, it is better to think about how to deal with it.

Gao Pragmatic thought for a moment and said, "Although I judge that Liu Shouyou's support from Yu Ge Lao will be very limited, Liu Shouyou himself may not feel so, especially once Zhang Whale really serves as the head seal of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, I suspect that his actions will be even bolder than now." ”

Huang Mengyu frowned and said, "What will he do?" ”

Gao pragmatic asked rhetorically: "What has he done now?" ”

"Liu Shouyou ......" Huang Mengyu pondered: "As far as Lao Chen and I currently know, he is mainly investigating Jinghua. At the earliest, he should have been Zha Jinghua's rise in the Longqing period, the procedures and prices when he bought those mines and sites;

Later, he went to check some of Jinghua's arrangements in Annan, and even Lao Chen suspected that he had secretly played some situations, but there was nothing special about the emperor's side, and Lao Chen couldn't inquire anymore;

Recently, Liu Shouyou seems to think that Cha Anan is useless, and he has begun to turn his attention back to Jingshi. If Lao Chen's analysis of some clues and I is correct, it seems that he is investigating the dealings between Shao Sima and the nobles, especially those related to the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance. ”

Gao was noncommittal, but asked, "He didn't check what was related to the two of you?" ”

Huang Mengyu was slightly stunned, frowned, and said, "This doesn't seem to be ...... yet."

"That's not right." Gao Pragmatic shook his head and said: "Since Zhang Whale has been involved, Liu Shouyou will definitely think of checking you and Lao Chen, otherwise if Liu Shouyou is just to deal with me, why should Zhang Whale cooperate with him?" What's in it for Zhang Whale? For Zhang Whale, I don't care about any position in Gao Shipra, because I can't compete with him for a position, he wants to be on the position, and the real obstacle is Lao Chen and you. ”

Huang Mengyu nodded: "Young Sima's words are reasonable...... he was slightly stunned as he spoke.

Gao Pragmatic noticed his anomaly and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Huang Mengyu thought about it and said, "There is one thing, I don't know if it may be related to the one that Shao Sima just mentioned......

"What?"

Huang Mengyu's eyes froze: "Liu Shouyou also visited the Marquis of Wuqing's Mansion during this time, and if I remember correctly, on the day he went to the Marquis of Wuqing's Mansion, Li Wenjin happened to be on duty, and he also went to the Marquis of Wuqing's Mansion to protect." ”

The Marquis of Wuqing Mansion is the maiden home of the Empress Dowager Li, which was originally the Mansion of the Bo of Wuqing, and the Marquis was mentioned by Zhu Yijun after the Empress Dowager Li returned to power in the tenth year of Wanli and personally grasped the power.

Gao pragmatic narrowed his eyes slightly, put down the Yu porcelain cup in his hand, and said in a distant tone: "Do the math, I haven't been active for a while." ”

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