Emperor Wanli's eyebrows immediately stood up when he heard this! It can be seen that he has understood what Liu Haojia means! When he unfolded the document and looked at it carefully, he became even more angry! Because Mrs. Zhang Siwei’s number of visits to the Queen Mother topped the list!
As the emperor's mother, Queen Mother Li is not something that just anyone can meet! According to the rules, she should summon the wives and ladies of each family on fixed days to show the royal family's favor and attention to them! So under normal circumstances, few people come in and out of the harem! Because if there are too many entries and exits, it will be difficult to deal with assassins or things that should not be there!
But the list in front of me shows something different! Before Zhang Juzheng's accident, Mrs. Zhang Siwei was a regular visitor three times a month! But after Zhang Juzheng's accident, Mrs. Zhang Siwei actually visited him eleven times! Three of them were in court according to the rules, four were on the initiative, and the other four were in court accompanied by other wives!
Emperor Wanli looked at other families and found that the number of visits by their female relatives had increased. Only Mrs. Shen Shixing made three courteous visits!
After reading it, Emperor Wanli slapped the document on the table! He said angrily: "What do these people want to do? Zhang Jia, have the number of people looking for you increased in the past few days?"
Zhang Jia immediately said: "Long live Lord Mingjian, there are indeed a lot of people looking for slaves these days! However, I rejected them all and no one was seen! I have been staying in the palace these days, and I don't even have an outhouse outside the palace. go!"
Emperor Wanli felt much better after hearing this, but he suddenly felt that the document in his hand became angry again! He rolled the documents into a ball and said loudly: "What do you want to do each and every one of them? Contact my companions, contact my mother! Do you still want to be Zhang Juzheng riding on my neck again?"
Zhang Jia knelt aside and lowered his head deeply. He knew that Emperor Wanli was really angry this time! In fact, Emperor Wanli was a very polite person. When he was angry before, he never mentioned Zhang Juzheng's name. At most, he used "that person" instead! But now that Zhang Juzheng's name is mentioned unscrupulously, it shows how disgusted he is with Zhang Juzheng, who suppressed him before? How angry I am at those wishful thinking people!
At this time, Emperor Wanli sat down on his chair and said loudly: "Zhang Jia, go tell Liu Haojia to keep an eye on the courtiers outside. I want to see what they want to do? Do they all want to be Zhang Juzheng's emperor?" two?"
Zhang Jia immediately agreed and ran out to find someone to deliver the message! He must avoid Emperor Wanli now so that he can calm down! If you stay with him at this time, you are seeking death!
And things were just as Emperor Wanli had guessed, there had already been heated discussions outside about the position of chief assistant! Even the people are talking about it! However, this time the opinions of the officialdom and the people are very consistent, that is, Zhang Siwei must take over as the chief assistant!
The first reason is that you are born with the status of secondary assistant! Now that Zhang Juzheng has died of illness, it is natural for him to take advantage of the situation! Of course, this must be judged in court! But everyone thought that Ting Tui's step was just a formality.
Secondly, Zhang Juzheng implemented new laws when he was in power, and Zhang Siwei has always been his right-hand man! Not only did they wave the flag and shout for the new law, but sometimes they even took the lead in person! The new method has achieved results, and his contribution is indispensable! Therefore, Zhang Siwei should be chosen as the chief assistant even for the sake of political stability and policy extension. Therefore, with the above two points, both the officialdom and the people are optimistic about Zhang Siwei taking over as the first assistant!
The consequence of this knowledge is that there is a constant flow of traffic and people in front of the house! Everyone wants to light a fire on this stove so that they can take themselves to the top!
However, the originally amiable concierges changed their expressions at this time. They all looked serious and blocked everyone who gave gifts with righteous words! Of course, we couldn't stop some people from entering, but the gifts they brought were all in the way!
At this time, the concierge will say in a "whisper" that everyone around him can hear: "Everyone knows what this gentleman is thinking! But at this time, my gentleman has to avoid suspicion! It's not easy to make people uncomfortable. Let’s say it’s a clique for personal gain!”
Of course, when the news spread, the whisper disappeared, leaving only the concierge's refusal to bring gifts! So Zhang Siwei's reputation for being upright and upright began to spread among the court! Some people even quietly talked about the large sedan that Zhang Juzheng made when he returned to his hometown and was carried by thirty-two people, as well as his famous saying "There is no place to live"!
In short, it now seems that Zhang Siwei has taken over the position of first assistant! And just when Emperor Wanli appointed Zhang Siwei as acting chief assistant according to the rules, this voice became even louder!
As for Zhang Siwei's work in the cabinet at this time, he is becoming more and more secure! And by virtue of his position as acting chief assistant, he has quietly taken into his hands some rights that were originally reserved for the chief assistant! But what everyone didn't understand was that he often looked up some past court documents. What was he thinking?
Seeing these things in front of them, although the other pavilion elders felt a little depressed, they didn't have any good means to deal with it! But there are always some complaints! Only Shen Shixing acted as if Zhang Juzheng was still there, doing his own things in a meticulous manner, which made people take a high look!
While Emperor Wanli was banging the table in the palace, Shen Shixing, who was taking a break, was at home listening to the domestic piano master playing the piano. This was a rare time for him to relax!
After listening to the piano, Shen Shixing asked the piano player to leave with satisfaction and turned around to the back house! Seeing him come back, the lady did not use the maid, but made a pot of tea with her own hands, poured a cup and gave it to Shen Shixing and said, "Do you feel comfortable after listening to the piano?"
Shen Shixing smiled and shook the teacup, sniffing the aroma of tea and said: "When it comes to playing the piano, our luthiers are not good enough! If we want to talk about playing the piano, we have to be the top three luthiers in the capital! Unfortunately, one of these three luthiers Mr. Hu is ill, and he is afraid that he will never come out to play again even after he recovers! There is also a man who concentrates on teaching his disciples and does not show up! And the last one actually married a young man, and the man he married was Wu Ninghou! How can a vulgar warrior like him know how to play the piano?"
The lady smiled and said: "Wu Ninghou doesn't know how to play the piano, but he understands a woman's thoughts and coaxes this little girl to be submissive! Haven't you heard, sir, that Wu Ninghou's wife, Mrs. Zhang, is a woman who doesn't care about the family affairs?" Yes, now the younger one has the final say in Wu Ninghou’s back house!”
