Chapter 839: Disciplinary Measures
Zhang Fan finally "escaped" from the Qianqing Palace, yes, he fled, and he fled in the wilderness, not that Zhu Yijun's words scared him, but he couldn't listen to it anymore, of course, he said that something was naturally just a pretext, but this is the case, Zhang Fan didn't think there was anything wrong, although it was said that for Zhu Yijun, a child who was only eleven years old, it was really shocking to be able to say such a thing, but considering Zhu Yijun's identity and his living environment, and the "responsibility" that he will have to shoulder in the future, he knows this, and it is very normal for him to be able to say this.
It's just that Zhang Fan really can't get used to it, and when he heard Zhu Yijun say this, since he couldn't get used to hearing it, he couldn't say anything about him, so Zhang Fan simply found a reason to escape and talk about it.
It didn't matter if he came out, but he hadn't taken two steps before he ran into Feng Bao.
Today's Feng Bao, because of the previous incident with Zhang Siwei, has really suffered a lot of blows, but the way Feng Bao showed it was not irritable, or resentful, but the opposite calm, and seeing his appearance, everyone could feel that Feng Bao had become a lot calmer, of course, many people didn't know the reason, but Zhang Fan was able to come up with a little, it wasn't that Feng Bao couldn't resist this matter for the time being, in fact, he just didn't want to do this.
Some people may think that it is just such a "setback" to swallow their anger, it is too little "perseverance", but Zhang Fan knows that the reason why Feng Bao is like this is not only because of these, the most important thing is that the decision made by Empress Dowager Li after that was to temporarily hang Feng Bao, even if she said that she would punish him, but she didn't do anything, but Feng Bao was always worried because of this.
And it's not just like that, I mentioned one thing before, Zhang Juzheng intended to recruit Zhang Siwei into the cabinet to help him, and it didn't take long for the matter to be brought up after the original person became a scholar.
And as soon as this matter was raised, it could be called a shock to the government and the opposition, Zhang Siwei was able to save the day some time ago, and he had just become the focus of everyone, and this attention had not subsided, but once again became the target of everyone's attention.
And for this matter, the most surprising thing is Feng Bao, he was worried because the Empress Dowager Li said that he would punish him, but he didn't do anything for a long time, and he has always been cautious, and now, when he heard that Zhang Siwei was recommended by Zhang Juzheng to enter the cabinet, he was naturally very surprised.
Although Zhang Juzheng is on his side, he also understands what kind of person Zhang Juzheng is, to be honest, Zhang Juzheng will do this, for Feng Baolai, he will not feel strange at all, of course, if there is no other thing except for the previous file, Feng Bao may not even feel shocked, after all, then Zhang Juzheng can retreat to Zhang Siwei and enter the cabinet, but he can also disagree.
However, this matter is not so simple, after all, the matter of entering the cabinet is very important, not that he can successfully enter the cabinet by relying on the recommendation of Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant scholar of the cabinet, for the people in the court, they do not need to agree, but at least they can't oppose it, and finally, and most importantly, it is necessary to get the nod of the person in power.
And now, the person in power is the Empress Dowager Li, that is to say, whether Zhang Siwei can enter the cabinet depends on whether the Empress Dowager Li nods, and after Zhang Juzheng put forward the matter of hoping that Zhang Siwei will enter the cabinet, the Empress Dowager Li seems to agree with this, of course, it is a little undesirable to describe it as very agreeable, after all, the situation at that time was that after the Empress Dowager Li learned that Zhang Juzheng was nominated by Zhang Siwei, she just asked several other ministers Zhang Siwei's character and knowledge.
Zhang Siwei's character and knowledge, naturally there is no problem, although many of these people do not want Zhang Siwei to enter the cabinet, some do not like Zhang Siwei, and some want to replace him, but there are so many people next to him, these people naturally cannot publicly distort the facts, Zhang Siwei regardless of character and knowledge, is the best choice, and the qualifications are enough, so there is naturally no problem in entering the cabinet.
Among these people at that time, I am afraid that only Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Fan and Empress Dowager Li themselves knew, this was just a show, of course, it was Zhang Siwei, who had already been told about this by Zhang Fan.
And after the Empress Dowager Li inquired, she only said: "In this case, Zhang Siwei is a scholar of the East Pavilion and joins the cabinet to participate in the maintenance of the aircraft," After all, the affairs of the cabinet are very important, so it is natural to determine the candidates as early as possible.
Although it was said that Empress Dowager Li just said such a useful but unremarkable remark, but she didn't want to think about it like this, so she immediately agreed, and in Feng Bao's opinion, this is what she agrees with very much.
In this way, Feng Bao couldn't help but think about it, this was not like what the very cautious Empress Dowager Li would do, it was more like she had already made up her mind, but it was just that Zhang Juzheng said it.
So, after Feng Bao was shocked, he couldn't help but think about it, originally he wanted to refute it, but because Empress Dowager Li had been hanging on him and didn't punish him, so he was cautious during this time and planned to think about it first, but when he thought about it like this, he found that things couldn't be refuted.
Empress Dowager Li obviously had already made up her mind to let Zhang Siwei enter the cabinet, perhaps after Zhang Siwei entered the cabinet, she would really be able to give Zhang Juzheng a huge boost, but Empress Dowager Li was not stupid, she clearly knew the problem between Feng Bao and Zhang Siwei, once Zhang Siwei entered the cabinet, he would have an identity that could compete with Feng Bao, so it would only be more chaotic.
In Feng Bao's view, the reason why Empress Dowager Li agreed to this matter is more like warning Feng Bao, maybe it can also be said that this is Empress Dowager Li's punishment for Feng Bao, perhaps, it sounds like this punishment is really too heavy, Empress Dowager Li did this, which is equivalent to a big alarm bell for Feng Bao, and it is not a stick deal, but a way to continue for a long time.
After all, now in the court, Zhang Fan can argue with Feng Bao, but even the Empress Dowager Li can see that Zhang Fan is bent on assisting Zhu Yijun, so he is not ready to show his head too much, and the others, such as Ge Shouli, are now old, and no one knows when they will return to their hometowns, but it will definitely not last long, and no one else will have it.
Now, after Zhang Siwei enters the cabinet, he has undoubtedly become an existence that can suppress Feng Bao, and after two years, when Zhang Siwei has gained a firm foothold in the cabinet, he will have this ability.
Feng Bao regarded this matter as the beating and punishment of the Empress Dowager Li to him, although he also complained in his heart that the Empress Dowager Li's methods were too heavy, but he had no choice but to accept it, but in fact, what if he accepted it or not, as long as the Empress Dowager Li was willing, he could not be influenced by Feng Bao.
However, this is actually what Feng Bao didn't understand, and Zhang Fan can see this matter very clearly, and even Zhang Juzheng understands this, so he will recommend Empress Dowager Li, because he knows that Empress Dowager Li will definitely agree.
The reason is very simple, because Empress Dowager Li is a master of power, and she is the most handy at the "Tai Chi" of balancing forces.
If you add the five hundred years after the original history, Empress Dowager Li can be compared with the other two women, one is Wu Zetian and the other is Cixi, but the comparison is just about their strength, not their status.
Wu Zetian is a master of power, but at the same time, she is also a capable person in governing the country, and Wu Zetian himself understands this, so she dares to ascend to the throne as a woman.
And Cixi is naturally a master of power, and there is no one else in the palace who has power in the palace, and in the end, those who want to work against her are not all rectified by her, but Cixi is not a ruler who can endure it, so the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which was already full of holes and storms, has further aggravated the deterioration after she took power.
And Empress Dowager Li is actually similar to Cixi, although she has not done many things, but no one can deny that she is clever in playing with power, but she is a little better than Cixi, although she also has no ability to govern the country, but she understands this, she has this self-knowledge, so she retreats into the background, although she also cares about the government, but will never interfere.
Moreover, she has always maintained the balance between the court and the central government, just like Zhang Siwei's entry into the cabinet, in fact, even if there is no Feng Bao's file, she is very likely to let Zhang Siwei enter the cabinet, she understands that it is impossible for the court to let Feng Bao dominate alone, there must always be a person who can and dares to oppose him to press him, if not, Feng Bao is in power, once there is no one in his eyes, he can get up as he wants, it is really a terrible thing.
So it can be said that Zhang Siwei's entry into the cabinet is an inevitable thing.
Of course, the reason why Feng Bao didn't see it, but Zhang Fan and Zhang Juzheng could see it, was because they didn't know the situation like Feng Bao, after all, the bystander Qing didn't say this sentence for fun, it made sense.
In short, Zhang Siwei has now successfully entered the cabinet, and after the others entered the cabinet, they did not slack off, and immediately started to help Zhang Juzheng, with the help of Zhang Siwei, things went smoothly, much faster than the original.
Right now......
"Master Zhang," Feng Bao saw Zhang Fan, and said first, "Are you going to go so busy, or if you encounter something,"
Seeing that Feng Bao stopped himself, Zhang Fan naturally stopped,