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The maid of the Prime Minister's Mansion moved to Zhang Juzheng, Zeng Xingwu, Wang Zhen and others to serve tea.

Zhang Maoxiu was also among them, but there was no seat, and he stood behind Zhang Juzheng to accompany the guests.

"Xiangye, today's name of Lin Zhongshan in Min County was written by the Son of Heaven on the screen of Wenhua Palace." The Ministry of Industry Shangshu Zeng Province Wu to Zhang Ju Zhengdao.

Zhang Juzheng didn't say anything, and Wang Zhen, the servant of the ministry on the side, looked at Zhang Juzheng's face and asked knowingly: "Oh, which Lin Zhongshan?" ”

Zeng Xingwu said to Wang Zhen: "It is the prefect of the Taiping Mansion when Xiangye Zuntang entered Beijing. At that time, Zuntang passed by the Taiping Mansion, and Lin Zhongshan was quite cold to the prefect of the Taiping Mansion, and he still said that the official would not use the people's fat and people's ointment to welcome the powerful. ”

Wang Zhen said suddenly: "It's that Lin Zhongshan, but I can't see it as a stumbling block." But Lin Zonghai actually recommended Lin Zhongshan to the Son of Heaven in the Wenhua Palace, which was really a wolf ambition. ”

Zeng Xingwu nodded when he heard this, and said to Zhang Juzheng: "Xiangye, Lin Zonghai privately recommended Lin Hydrone to the Son of Heaven in the Wenhua Palace. Even Shenwu County was confused, and actually helped him talk together, Xiangye, if everyone follows Lin Zonghai's move, where will Xiangye be? ”

Zeng Xingwu was very attentive, connected with Lin Yanchao, and also hit Shen Shixing with a rake by the way.

Zhang Juzheng put down the teacup and seemed to be thinking carefully about the words of Zeng Xingwu and Wang Zhen.

Zhang Maoxiu, who was sitting next to Zhang Juzheng, listened and said in a low voice: "Dad, I said at the beginning that this Lin Zonghai was unpredictable, and the words of the two adults today just confirmed it. ”

Hearing Zhang Maoxiu's statement in the same way, Wang Zhen and Zeng Xingwu all smiled slightly.

The two sang and harmonized this time, which had already put Lin Yanchao to death.

Why do you say put to death?

Because the thing Zhang Juzheng hated the most was that he didn't go through him and privately recommended ministers to the Son of Heaven.

A few years ago, after the Son of Heaven gave a lecture in the Wenhua Palace, he asked Zhang Juzheng: "Is the cabinet minister Lu Ben safe at home?" ”

Lu Ben was a scholar of the cabinet at the time of Jiajing, and worked together with Yan Song and Xu Jieyi in the cabinet, and his qualifications were older than Zhang Juzheng. When Lu Ben was in the cabinet, the Son of Heaven had not yet been born, and now that the Son of Heaven learned Lu Ben's name, someone must have privately recommended Lu Ben to the Son of Heaven.

According to the ranking order of the Ming Dynasty cabinet, the ranking of cabinet scholars is ranked according to the seniority of the cabinet. If Lu Ben recovers and is called into the cabinet, then Zhang Juzheng's position as the first assistant will be handed over to Lu Ben and he will be relegated to the second assistant.

Just like when Xia Yan was dismissed and returned to the dynasty again, Yan Song had to obediently retreat from the first assistant to the second assistant.

So when Zhang Juzheng heard that the Son of Heaven mentioned Lu Ben, he was immediately angry. Zhang Juzheng left the Wenhua Hall and found Lu Dui, who was the son of Lu Ben. As soon as Zhang Juzheng saw Lu Dui, he asked with a face, how does the emperor know about the living of the honored prince?

Under Zhang Juzheng's prestige, Wu Dui was frightened on the spot and couldn't speak.

After this incident, Wu Dui was so frightened that he didn't sleep all night after returning home, and the next day he went to the table to ask the Son of Heaven to resign.

However, Wu Dui's resignation did not work, but he was impeached and removed from office during the Jingcha period. At that time, when the ministers saw Zhang Juzheng's wrist, they did not dare to recommend the ministers to the Son of Heaven privately.

Today, Zeng Xingwu and Wang Zhen heard that Lin Yanchao recommended Lin Yan to the Son of Heaven in the Wenhua Palace, they were all overjoyed, and someone sent a pillow when they were sleepy, they didn't have to do anything, Lin Yanchao directly sent the handle to the door.

Both of them thought to themselves that Lin Yanchao really had too little experience in politics, and in order to recommend his teacher to the Son of Heaven, he actually touched Zhang Juzheng's bottom line, which was really Too young, too simple. So how can Zhang Juzheng tolerate you,

Wang Zhen, who is familiar with Zhang Juzheng's wrist, pays for himself, as long as he tells Zhang Juzheng about this matter, Lin Yanchao will be dead. Therefore, Wang Zhu and Zeng Xingwu waited for Zhang Juzheng to order, as long as Zhang Juzheng said a word, the next day there would be a high impeachment of Lin Yanchao, which was placed on the imperial case of the Son of Heaven.

"Lin Zonghai suggested to His Majesty today, after His Majesty knew Lin Zhongshan's name, he asked Xiangye every day, why don't you use such ministers, what should Xiangye do at that time?"

But seeing Zhang Juzheng, he smiled and said: "What else can I do, it's good to learn from Jia like Dao to kill Pi Longrong." ”

Pi Longrong was a minister in the Southern Song Dynasty and was an old official of Song Lizong when he was in the palace. One day, Song Lizong asked Jia Yidao where Pi Long Rong'an was? Jia Rudao Dinosaur Longrong was summoned by the Son of Heaven, which made people slanderously impeach Pi Longrong, and Pi Longrong was forced to commit suicide by drinking medicine. ”

After listening to Zhang Juzheng, Wang Zhen and Zeng Xingwu were both stunned, and they didn't know what to say.

Zhang Mao cultivated: "Dad, Jia seems to be not enough, Lin Zhongshan we don't care, but because of this, Lin Yanchao privately recommended the minister to the Son of Heaven, which is really unbearable." ”

Zhang Juzheng asked rhetorically: "Mao Xiu, you are in the same department as Lin Zonghai, and you have worked together in the Hanlin Academy, how much do you know about him?" ”

Zhang Maoxiu listened to Zhang Juzheng's words, recalled them carefully, and then replied: "Zong Hai is certainly talented, but today he seems to be a traitor. ”

Zhang Juzheng said: "How can a traitorous and loyal person easily grant you a handle? ”

"Xiangye?" Wang Zhen and Zeng Xingwu glanced at each other, thinking that there must be other inside information in this.

Zhang Juzheng said: "Half a month ago, Lin Zonghai came to the mansion to visit me, and sent Lu Huating a private letter to me, recommending Lin Zhongshan to me. At that time, I sold Lu Huating's face, so I allowed Lin Zonghai. This letter is still on my desk in my study. ”

Wang Zhen and Zeng Xingwu were both disgraced, and their hearts were like, Lin Zonghai was really careful, and it turned out that he had already handed over a message to Zhang Juzheng, so he recommended the Son of Heaven in the Wenhua Palace, which was really unexpected. I waited here to complain, but instead I ended up being a villain who told right and wrong.

"When Lin Zonghai was in the cabinet for several months, I never heard anyone say that he was not. This man is cautious, but it is not easy for you to take his wrongdoing. Zhang Juzheng sneered a few times, and said a word to break the thoughts of the two.

At this moment, Zeng Shengwu and Zhang Maoxiu were all shameless and stayed again, and got up together to say goodbye.

Walk out of the gate of the Prime Minister's House.

Wang Zhen sighed and said to Zeng Xingwu: "I didn't plan this matter well, even if Lin Zonghai will make a mistake, Shenwu County will not see what is going on." ”

Zeng Xingwu said: "I don't like this Lin Zonghai in my heart, it's just that because of the face of Shenwu County, there is just one less excuse." You didn't listen to Xiangye's last words, you encouraged me to wait for Lin Zonghai to make mistakes. ”

Wang Zhen said: "This son works for a living, how to get his mistakes." Brother Shaofang, I think Lin Zonghai is not the same way, but he is not an enemy, you might as well let him go. ”

Zeng Xingwu listened to Wang Zhen think for a moment and said: "The last time in Wenyuan Pavilion, he dared to speak out, how could he have the slightest respect for me, if I don't teach him a lesson, I won't become a laughing stock in the officialdom in the future." ”

Wang Zhen nodded and said: "Lin Sanyuan, who really wants to teach us, what is respect and humility, Brother Shaofang, rest assured, when the feast comes, I and my colleagues will give you a look." (To be continued.) )