Zhang Jia and Liu Haojia both looked a bit unhappy when they heard him scolding them like this! But fortunately, after Zhang Jia sorted out the people around Emperor Wanli several times, the remaining people are absolutely trustworthy. There is no need to curse in a low voice until someone is watching at the door like before!
When Emperor Wanli finished cursing, he turned to Liu Haojia and said, "This time I am going to deal with Liu Shouyou very hard! If I want to kill his head and ransack his house, you go there in person! You will be in charge of the Jinyi Guard from now on!"
Liu Haojia heard this and immediately said: "I am willing to take over the Imperial Guard, but I feel that the matter cannot be done with great fanfare!"
Emperor Wanli slapped the table and said loudly: "Why? It's not an exaggeration to kill his head and confiscate his family for his crime! I want everyone in the world to see the consequences of betraying me!"
When Liu Haojia heard Emperor Wanli say this, he knew that he had finally spoken out what was in his heart! What he really hates about Liu Shou is not colluding with gangsters, taking bribes and perverting the law! But he hated him for taking refuge in Zhang Juzheng! As the saying goes, traitors are more hateful than enemies. This is probably the truth!
But Liu Haojia already had a comprehensive plan, and naturally he couldn't let Emperor Wanli do things according to his mood. So he still said in a low voice: "What I mean is that a person like Liu Shouyou would not regret dying. But the problem is that everyone in the world knows that Liu Shouyou has taken refuge with Prime Minister Zhang. If we deal with him so directly, wouldn't it be Did you slap Prime Minister Zhang in the face?"
To be honest, Emperor Wanli was really afraid of Zhang Juzheng! So when he heard Liu Haojia say this, he immediately hesitated! But when he thought that this time Liu Shouyou had conclusive evidence of his crime, he could take the opportunity to attack Liu Shouyou, show his authority, and struggle out of Zhang Juzheng's suppression, so his heart started to move again!
Liu Haojia saw his expression changing and guessed what he was thinking! So before he spoke, he hurriedly said: "And one more thing is that if this matter is handled quietly, we can still get a lot of practical benefits! I think this is the most important thing!"
Emperor Wanli heard this and said, "What are the actual benefits, please tell me!"
Liu Haojia said: "First of all, low-priced salt has begun to be gradually introduced, but Prime Minister Zhang has never said anything! He just means to sit on the sidelines and prepare to take over when the minister lowers the price of salt. This credit goes to his name, or rather to the name of the civil service group! But we don’t want this credit, let’s give it to him!”
Emperor Wanli's angry caravan said: "This is obviously my credit, why should I give it to him? Why should I give it to those sour men? No!"
Hearing this, Liu Haojia secretly said in his heart: "What's your credit? It's obviously my credit! If it weren't for me, where would you get the low-priced salt?" However, he still persuaded: "Long live the Lord, that Prime Minister Zhang is just a chief minister." , and you are the master of the world, so this history book records that everyone in the world can eat cheap salt. Naturally, it must be recorded on you first! So there is nothing to care about if he takes some false credit! And that salt Shang has dominated the world for almost two hundred years, and it is so intertwined that even the ministers dare not say that they can figure it out clearly! So we simply put this matter under the name of Prime Minister Zhang and let him deal with those people! Those salt merchants were taken over by us If we lose our way out, we will have to fight back wildly! This can save us a lot of effort! The most important point is that the salt merchants are colluding with civil servants. This is equivalent to letting the civil servants fight against themselves. Long live the Lord can just learn to sit on the sidelines. , see which of them can be used, and give them a hand! This way the civil servants will not be the only ones in the court!"
When Emperor Wanli heard what Liu Haojia said, he tapped his fingers on the table thoughtfully without saying a word! Liu Haojia knew from the look on his face that he had convinced him, so he struck while the iron was hot and said: "Also, I just thought of something, it's Jingying! I think I can take this opportunity to get Jingying, at least part of it. right!"
As soon as he said this, Emperor Wanli immediately became energetic! He said: "Beijing camp is run by those nobles like an iron barrel. How could they let it go?"
Liu Haojia said confidently: "Those people control the capital camp just to gain profits from it, so naturally they are luring them with profits!"
After speaking, Liu Haojia told him his plan! After listening to it, Emperor Wanli and Zhang Jia both felt that it was very feasible, and Zhang Jia also made certain additions! The last three people discussed it until the evening before dispersing!
Two days later it was time for Emperor Wanli to attend lectures.
Zhang Juzheng is in charge of giving lectures! As a result, he found that Emperor Wanli was in particularly good spirits today! When asked about his homework, not only can he answer questions fluently, but he can even draw inferences from one instance to another! So at the end of the lecture, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but praise and said: "Your Majesty did a good job in reading today! It seems that you really studied hard a while ago!"
Emperor Wanli smiled and said, "That's what Mr. taught me well! It's all thanks to Mr.'s teaching!"
Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but feel a little proud when he heard this, and he twirled his beard and laughed! Because this student of his is no ordinary student, but the master of the world! So as long as he makes slight progress, Zhang Juzheng will be extremely proud! However, he still said: "After all, your majesty's own hard work can achieve results in studying! The old minister is just giving some advice."
Emperor Wanli waved his hand and said, "Sir, we master and disciple should stop complimenting each other here, otherwise we won't be able to finish talking until nightfall! Well, it's almost noon now, why don't I invite you to lunch!"
When Zhang Juzheng heard what Emperor Wanli said, his expression of satisfaction did not change, but the pride in his heart disappeared! Because he concluded that Emperor Wanli had something to do with him! Otherwise, he would just say thank you for your hard work, sir!
After making a plan in his mind, Zhang Juzheng naturally agreed. He also wanted to see what happened to this student? At this time, Zhang Jia stepped forward and said, "Long live my lord, do you want to eat here or go back to the palace?"
Emperor Wanli said: "Today I am having dinner with my husband, so I will use it here."
Zhang Jia agreed and turned away to arrange the arrangements. Then a series of eunuchs came in carrying food boxes and placed two identical meals on the tables of Emperor Wanli and Zhang Juzheng respectively. The master and the apprentice frowned slightly as they looked at the food in front of them, and then opened it again! Because both of them are not very interested in the food provided by the palace!
Needless to say, Zhang Juzheng, as the second most powerful person in the world, has many people who fawn over him! Especially at this time, the extravagance of the Ming Dynasty was in full swing. The people below naturally had countless delicacies from mountains and seas, and rare treasures from overseas were sent over! And Zhang Juzheng naturally has a good chef to deal with these things, so it is normal for the taste to be increased!
