"This..."

Zhang Cheng was greatly disappointed, and felt the pain of shooting himself in the foot.

The emperor does not act according to common sense today, so what to tell him to say.

Is it possible to recommend yourself?

The rules in the palace are not exciting, but if you do this, it is a big taboo, and it will become the target of the public, especially when it comes to the real power position of the eunuch of the Admiral Dongchang.

Like the ministers of the outer courts, the important positions in the inner court also need to be "recommended by the court", and can only be appointed after being unanimously recognized by the court and the court.

This system was proposed and finalized by Palm Seal Huaien during the Hongzhi period, which was intended to prevent the emperor's internal servants from relying on favor and trust to overstep their posts, breaking the rules of the palace, and leading to the emergence of Liu Jin, Wang Zhenna and other disasters to the country.

After a hundred years, the effect is obvious, that is, Feng Bao, the most trusted eunuch in this dynasty, did not dare to break this rule, and after gaining the letter, he was not as good as Wang Zhen and Liu Jin.

If someone does not show up according to this system, it is an enemy of the palace.

Therefore, compared with all the colleagues in the palace, no matter how good the position of the eunuch of the Admiral Dongchang is, no matter how powerful the position is, Zhang Cheng has to weigh it, think about it, and he will never dare to recommend himself.

Because, if you do this, you won't end well.

Before his father-in-law Zhang Cheng, it was not that no one had challenged this unspoken rule, but the end was really sad.

This person is the eunuch of the last admiral Dongchang - Zhang Whale.

Zhang Whale entered the palace in the 26th year of Jiajing, under the name of the eunuch Zhang Hong, who was just uneducated, and had a strong reputation, and was very favored by the young Wanli Emperor, and often gave advice to Wanli to expel Feng Bao, and overthrew Feng in one fell swoop.

After Feng Bao stepped down, Dongchang also faced a situation of no principal, at that time, this Zhang Whale's father-in-law ignored the opposition of his father-in-law Zhang Hong, and also ignored the rules of the palace over the years, and recommended himself in front of Wanli and asked him to be the eunuch of Dongchang.

Wanli approved him and asked him to be in charge of the treasury of the inner house. But Zhang Whale is also against many colleagues, and his status in the palace is hanging, and from time to time there are eunuchs who say that Zhang Whale is not in front of the emperor, so two years later, the eunuch of Zhangdongchang was raided by the emperor and died.

This is called the crowd of gold, and the three of them become tigers.

Even if the eunuch of Admiral Dongchang was the de facto first person in the inner court, he could not withstand everyone's attacks.

Zhang Whale is a great hero who overthrew Feng Bao, and they all ended up like this, what about Zhang Cheng.

It is impossible for a wise person to commit such stupidity, no matter how hot his mind is.

Zhang Cheng was disappointed, but he didn't want to make the fake come true and complete the Ma Tang, so he said: "The old slave doesn't dare to speak out, the eunuch of the East Factory is heavy and powerful, and the master of ceremonies should propose a candidate for the emperor's decision." ”

On the surface, everything is judged by the Son of Heaven, but the ball does not fall on him Zhang Cheng.

Jin Zhong squinted at Zhang Cheng.

"How long does it take for the celebrant to be selected? Dongchang has been missing the principal for so long, is it me..."

Wanli thought of the cabinet, which was also short of people, and suddenly said to Jin Zhong: "You go to the Fuqing Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow, and he said that the cabinet ministers are candidates for Wu Daonan and Fang Congzhe." ”

"Yes, Emperor."

Jin Zhong was overjoyed, happy that the emperor was finally willing to make up for the ministers, and it was Wu Daonan and Fang Congzhe who made up for it, which was a good thing for Gonggong Jin.

Wu Daonan is a former waiter of the Ministry of Rites, not a member of the party. That Fang Congzhe is Ye Xianggao's candidate, but he is a member of the Zhejiang Party.

There are a total of four candidates for cabinet ministers recommended by Shoufu Ye to Gao and the Ministry of Officials, and the first two are Donglin Party members, one is Liu Yixie, and the other is Han Yi.

In other words, the emperor's intention to veto the bachelors of the Donglin party system and add two ministers who are not from the Donglin department could not be more obvious.

The two scholars who are not from the Donglin Party must be a great thing for Jin Zhong of the Guifei faction, which can also be glimpsed from the soothing expression of the Guifei Niangniang.

It doesn't matter who the emperor adds to the cabinet, it doesn't matter to Zhang Cheng, he is a "neutral faction", or it can be said that he is an "imperial faction", and he has never participated in the competition for the position of the East Palace, so no matter who is a cabinet minister, he does not care about Zhang Cheng. As long as the emperor is in one day, he Zhang Gonggong is a big man for one day.

It's just strange why the emperor suddenly changed his tone, but it's okay like this, he can't decide on the eunuch candidate of Dongchang today, but it doesn't make it difficult for his father-in-law Zhang.

I didn't want to, but the emperor said next, he said: "The proposed decree is that Dongchang will punish thousands of households ineffectively, and he will be fined for one year to show his follower!" ”

A one-year fine?

Jin Zhong and Zhang Cheng were stunned when they heard the emperor's words, the emperor really didn't distinguish between the severity and the seriousness, there was no eunuch in charge of the East Factory, and it was inevitable that there would be some mistakes, but what was the matter with the punishment of thousands of households.

If the emperor really punishes him, this punishment will be too light. And it doesn't make sense, after all, when many mine supervisors and tax envoys were killed in the past, the incumbent eunuch of Dongchang was Chen Ju, but at that time, I didn't see the emperor, what did you do to Gonggong Chen, and now Gonggong Chen is gone, you bring up the old things again, which is inevitable...

Inevitably, not kind enough.

Jin and Zhang were slandered in the stomach.

After Wanli finished punishing Nadongchang for punishing thousands of households, he stood there silently. He had bad legs and feet, and he was half-leaning on the table, looking at his expression, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Jin Zhong and Zhang Cheng only served as emperors and had a later text, and they didn't dare to speak casually. But Concubine Zheng knows what her husband is thinking, she has been with her husband for more than 20 years, and she is more familiar with the emperor's heart than anyone else.

She guessed from the emperor's sudden addition of two cabinet ministers who were not from Donglin that the emperor was hesitant about the eunuch candidates in Dongchang, otherwise she would have decided a long time ago.

At least, the emperor didn't seem to want to appoint Ma Tang, or the two in front of him. Otherwise, it would be better for the emperor to appoint him directly, or wait for the celebrant to draw up a candidate, why not punish a thousand households.

In the final analysis, her husband just wanted to show an attitude, like a hunger strike that day to force the cabinet.

And in the final analysis, it is still Jiangnan's business.

The reason why the husband was angry was Wei Liangchen's negligence, because some people in Jiangnan were too bold, and the husband was afraid that the maritime affairs would not be able to do it, and he would not be able to get the silver, and then he would be affected by the bonds on Shouning's side. So I want to show an attitude, but this attitude can't be too expressive.

In other words, his husband didn't want to sell the eunuch of Dongchang "cheaply", and he also pointed out that this vacant position could get a real amount of money.

This money, whether it is Ma Tang or others, whoever gives more will give it to whomever it wants.

No matter how you look at it, her husband is sensible, and he didn't impulsively give away the hot position of the eunuch in Dongchang.

can't lose, and can't do nothing, the emperor is embarrassed here.

Thinking of the big "gift package" handed over by Zhengdan's daughter, the concubine thought about it, since her husband didn't want to entrust the eunuch of Dongchang for the time being, then she would have an expedient measure.

"Your Majesty, Yu Lu has been punished, but what needs to be done has to be done. If Your Majesty has no preferred candidate for the time being, the concubine thinks that she can let it go first, and Your Majesty will have a good look, but now Your Majesty has to do something, otherwise if this kind of thing happens again, Your Majesty will still be angry... As His Majesty said, if they dare to harm His Majesty's domestic slaves, they may not dare to harm His Majesty, is it possible that His Majesty wants to be afraid when he sleeps every day. ”

The concubine is fanning the flames...

Jin Zhong and Zhang Cheng listened to the concubine Niangniang say this, but it was very cold.

When he was angry just now, he accidentally pushed the concubine, Wanli felt a little ashamed in his heart, heard her say this, opened his eyes, and said softly: "What should I do with the meaning of the concubine?" ”

The concubine said: "The matter was caused by His Majesty's opening of the sea, since it is a maritime affairs, it will be handled by the maritime yamen, so why blame the factory guard." No matter how you say it, far water can't save the near fire. ”

"What do you mean?" Wanli was a little puzzled.

"Wei Liangchen is a maritime eunuch appointed by His Majesty, and he has the responsibility of detective, and he has the responsibility of guarding the land and protecting the people.

"Jiangnan Town Guarding Eunuch?"

Wanli was stunned.

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