Although Wanli didn't understand the key at first, he naturally reacted at this time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info In this regard, he is happy to see that someone can suppress Zhang Juzheng, which will naturally be of great benefit to him, the emperor's assertion of power. So after only a little hesitation, he also fell his gaze to Zhang Xueyan, who was obviously a little uneasy in his expression, although he did not speak, but the meaning was very clear.

Zhang Xueyan's lips trembled suddenly, and his eyes like asking for help fell straight to Zhang Juzheng, who was not far in front of him. He is just acting on orders in this matter, and at this juncture, Zhang Ge Lao can't care about his own life or death.

Fortunately, Zhang Juzheng was by no means the one who did not take responsibility, although he was slightly surprised by the sudden encounter, but he soon had a countermeasure, and immediately walked out of the queue slowly, first saluted the emperor, and then fell on the few imperial historians who stood up, especially Zhang Benyuan, the first person who jumped out to make trouble, was completely enveloped by his gaze.

Zhang Ge Lao's momentum is not something that ordinary officials can parry, on the square where there was a bit of buzzing, at this moment because of his sudden appearance, the expressions of those imperial historians also became solemn and nervous, especially Zhang Benyuan, his face was a few points whiter than before, not to mention, his forehead was a little sweaty in this late autumn season, which showed how huge the pressure he was under.

After looking at them fixedly for a while, Zhang Juzheng turned around again and said to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say about this matter." ”

"Master Zhang, but it doesn't hurt to say." Wanli smiled and waved his hand. Although he was happy to see someone challenge Zhang Juzheng's authority, he also understood that the imperial court at this time was still indispensable to the first assistant of the cabinet, so he would not embarrass him at this time.

Zhang Juzheng nodded, then turned his face and snorted: "It is said that the imperial historian can hear about things and say that he is not to blame, but it is rare for Ruer and others to impeach at will even what the situation is." Don't you know that it is the official who is in charge of the grain tax today? But why do you want to blindly hold on to Zhang Shangshu? As he said this, his gaze swept over the faces of those officials again.

Most people were obviously stunned for a moment after hearing him say this, they obviously didn't expect that this Elder Zhang Ge would completely take over the responsibility at once. At the same time, many people began to worry about these officials, and now they are facing Zhang Ge Lao, who is not as easy to deal with as Hubu Shangshu.

In the past few years, with the improvement and consolidation of his status, Zhang Juzheng has called out for Bainuo in the court, and almost no one dares to contradict him, let alone let him refute it. But in fact, some elderly officials still remember very well that Zhang Juzheng was also famous for his eloquence in the early years. Today, as soon as they opened their mouths, they directly exposed the other party's mistakes, and they unconsciously reminded them of the past years.

So far, even if these imperial historians are timid in their hearts, they can only stand on it. Especially Zhang Benyuan, as the vanguard in this matter, is also the main general of the impeachment of Zhang Juzheng this time, so after Zhang Juzheng said this, he said in a slightly trembling voice: "If you go back to the old cabinet, the lower officials naturally know this, but in terms of responsibility, the household department is responsible for this, and the lower officials are really not good at breaking the rules." ”

He deliberately accented the words "broken rules", and his intention was to point out one thing -- although you Zhang Juzheng is the first assistant, the more you take charge of the household department to take care of the grain tax is to break the rules.

Obedient and listening, the officials present are all understanding people, and they can understand the deep meaning at once, and they don't feel a little embarrassed by the courage of this imperial history. A seven-grade official dared to contradict or even satirize the head of the dynasty like this, and his courage could no longer be described in a big word.

Zhang Juzheng obviously didn't expect the other party to talk like this, and his expression suddenly froze. After all, I haven't argued with someone in the court for many years, and it is natural that I will be a little rusty in some aspects.

After a little hesitation, Zhang Juzheng finally took a step: "Okay, what you said is true, even if the official said it wrong, it is not wrong for you to impeach the head of the household." ”

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding officials were stunned again, they didn't expect Zhang Ge Lao to show weakness like this. You must know that in this kind of court debate, momentum is an extremely crucial part, and as an important minister, he would have been able to completely suppress these lowly officials with this point, but now that he admits his mistake, his momentum will naturally be a little weaker, and then he may not be able to rely on his identity to suppress people.

Even Zhang Benyuan himself obviously hesitated, he didn't expect the other party to come like this, and he forgot how to speak for a while.

Only a few people who are good at eloquence showed a thoughtful look after seeing it, so that he could retreat as advance, he Zhang Juzheng seemed to show weakness, but in fact, he took this opportunity to expose the broken rules just mentioned, so Zhang Benyuan will not be able to make trouble with this point later.

"However, now the official has to make it clear, I am in charge of the size of the household errand this time, so if you have any dissatisfaction and need to be impeached, you can come to me Zhang Juzheng, don't find the wrong person." Zhang Juzheng then said again.

Yes, he took everything on himself, thus completely relieving Zhang Xueyan. This made the latter very grateful, and also made the hearts of many officials who were Zhang Juzheng's party feel warm. Caused by Qin Gang and some things earlier, the dissatisfaction and unease with Zhang Juzheng have weakened a lot.

Because Zhang Juzheng abandoned many of his subordinate officials one after another, he felt a little uneasy about his party, and felt that this big man might not be able to guarantee his own safety. Once a person has this kind of thought, it is impossible to do things as steadily as before.

Zhang Juzheng naturally saw this in his eyes, and he felt quite embarrassed in his heart. But for a while, he couldn't come up with any good ideas, and it wasn't until now that he helped Zhang Xueyan take over the burden, which made people's hearts change slightly.

But some officials around him still muttered in their hearts, what is your identity Zhang Ge Lao, and now that you have taken over the matter, do these imperial historians have the courage to put it right with you here? It's really a good job.

But Zhang Benyuan's courage was beyond everyone's expectations, even if he was facing Zhang Ge Lao, he only said after a little hesitation: "Since this is the case, then Xia Guan only has the courage to ask Ge Lao a few questions." Regarding the fact that only Huguang in the country has been reduced by 30% of the grain tax, but is it a fact? If this is the case, please also ask the elder to explain the reason. Also, I don't know if this has anything to do with the identity of Ge Lao, you are a member of the Huguang clan? When the third question was asked, there was a faint murderous aura in his eyes, and there was no longer the slightest hint of fear.

Zhang Benyuan knew very well that it would be absolutely impossible to retreat at this time, and he could only be beaten by Zhang Juzheng after holding the handle, and then the people behind him would definitely not dare to come to the rescue - in the imperial court, no one dared, and no one could save people from Zhang Gelao's men. So he had to save himself and take offense as defense, so as to completely refute Zhang Juzheng, and even set him some charges.

It was with this purpose in mind that Zhang Benyuan simply let go, said anything, and revealed some words that should have been hidden.

Sure enough, after listening to his straightforward question, the surrounding ministers were all dumbfounded, and they all looked at him like crazy, this was not like impeachment, but playing with their lives.

Zhang Juzheng was obviously stunned for a moment, even him, he didn't expect the other party to be so direct. But soon, he calmed down again, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a contemptuous smile: "This is indeed the case, it was the cabinet that asked the household department to reduce the grain tax in Huguang." ”

This time, even if they knew that there were imperial historians around them, and once the monarch lost his honor, he would definitely be recorded, many officials couldn't help but sigh in surprise, and a few officials standing behind quickly said something one after another.

In the minds of ordinary officials, the best way to deal with this kind of thing is to deny it, and then find a way to cover it up. But Zhang Ge is good, and he actually admitted the matter in one bite, so it will be too unfavorable for him next.

It was Zhang Benyuan, who was also a little shocked at the moment, standing there stunned, some speechless. He originally prepared a lot of rhetoric to force Zhang Juzheng to admit the matter, so as to make his momentum even stronger. But now, these words are completely useless.

"However, ......" Zhang Juzheng didn't give everyone much time to react and digest, and continued: "As an auxiliary minister of the Ming Cabinet, this cabinet has always treated all provinces equally, and has never had special care because Huguang is my hometown, not before, not now, and in the future, there will be none!" The reason why I can ask this official to make this decision is only because I feel that it is beneficial to the court and the local people. ”

Zhang Benyuan had recovered from the shock just now at this time, but his eyes were no longer as resolute as before. But there was no turning back from the bow, and at this moment, even if he knew that things had changed again, he could only follow one path to the dark, and said, "Oh? But I don't know what benefits this approach can do to the imperial court? The lower officials only saw that the treasury was running low on grain, and those officials in other places were very dissatisfied with this, thinking that the court was biased and unfair, and these were all spread outside. ”

This is the last means he used to attack Zhang Juzheng, if even this move is refuted by him, then there is really nothing to say next. So at this moment, Zhang Benyuan became extremely nervous, and a pair of eyes were fixed on Zhang Ge Lao's face. Then, he saw that disdain flashed in Zhang Juzheng's eyes again, and a trace of uneasiness suddenly emerged from the bottom of his heart......

I still remember that when I was in junior high school and high school, I watched Master Huang Yi's Xun Qin, Covering Rain, Datang, and Bian Huang Huang and was fascinated, but I didn't want to hear that the master had passed away yesterday, and I didn't feel sad in my heart, and only Jin Wen was left in several high mountains of martial arts, and I cried out sadly!!