In desperation, Zhang Juzheng even called Gao Gong and Guo Pu by their names.
Zhang Juzheng keenly felt that the situation was very bad at the moment. The emperor's food intake dropped sharply by 30% and he was coughing up blood. There was no doubt that he was ill. However, this news was obviously blocked from the outside world. As the second assistant, he had no idea about it. If Feng Bao hadn't come tonight, he would probably have been exposed. In the dark.
If it hadn't been for the emperor's personal order, how could I, the ministers in the cabinet, know about the emperor's physical condition? How could you not know!
It seems that the emperor is not completely at ease with me!
At the same time, Guo Pu returned to Beijing, and after accepting Gao Jingshi as his disciple, he returned to Beijing with Gao Jingshi. The story is that the monk had lice on his head - it is obvious.
Zhang Juzheng had long known that Guo Pu was an upright, loyal, and filial person. Therefore, if there were no special circumstances, Guo Pu would never re-enter the profession casually. There were even more doubts about Gao Pragmatic's apprenticeship.
Guo Pu was ranked fourth on the Jinshi Gold List in the 14th year of Jiajing. Of course he can be a high-minded and pragmatic teacher in terms of knowledge, but the question is, what is Guo Pu's identity? That was a former cabinet minister who served as Heavenly Official twice! Logically speaking, besides the emperor and the prince, who else is worthy of him personally recruiting and teaching them?
Even though he has become an official, even though he rarely cultivated his disciples when he was a heavenly official, he has been a high-ranking official for decades, and has served as an examiner for provincial examinations and general examinations many times. He has so many disciples that even Not under the high arch! People all over the world who want to worship him as their teacher can line up from the capital all the way to Anyang!
Gao Pragmatic had no choice but to choose Guo Pu as his apprentice?
Who could Guo Pu accept as a disciple, but Gao Pragmatic?
If there is no problem here, I would write the three characters Zhang Juzheng upside down!
What's the matter, when Gao Gong became an official, you, Guo Pu, followed suit; now that Gao Gong is back, you, Guo Pu, are going to follow suit?
The relationship between you two is so good?
Okay, as long as you have a good relationship, it's okay, but it's not enough for you to be so good, and you actually got a high-pragmatic person to go between them. Do you want him to be the common bond between the two parties?
Okay, okay, really good!
The Gao Zhang Alliance here has just defeated the Li Zhao Alliance. You, Gao Gong, are already below one person and above ten thousand people. You are the pinnacle of ministers, Yuan Fu of the Ming Dynasty! I, Zhang Juzheng, have become the second assistant and have become a threat to you, so you are about to part ways now, and you are also about to launch another Gao-Guo alliance to punish me, Zhang Juzheng?
What a calculation, what a determination! Gao Suqing, I really underestimated your ruthlessness!
Feng Bao held the Tongjue filled with coconut juice and took a calm sip. He looked at Zhang Juzheng with interest, who was so angry that his breathing was much heavier. He felt a little proud in his heart: I came to you to form an alliance, but you made excuses. , not a single word is accurate, what now? Do you regret it? Huh, I, Feng Bao, am still far-sighted and have already seen the way to this. I, Feng Bao, will never be able to succeed if I am too high to fall! As for you Zhang Juzheng... Ha, as the saying goes, how can you be bright when you are good? If you have Gao Gong, he will always overwhelm you. If you don't fight Gao Gong, you will never be the first assistant in this life!
Feng Bao thought of this and glanced sideways at Zhang Juzheng, but saw that despite his anger, he still didn't say anything harsh, but his expression was a bit ferocious, and there was a faint murderous intent in his eyes, so he couldn't help but laugh.
Zhang Juzheng turned his eyes towards him and asked in a solemn voice: "Why is the Governor laughing?"
"I laugh at Mr. Taiyue, who has been a hero all his life, but at this moment he is timid and still hesitant." Feng Bao said calmly.
Zhang Juzheng's eyes were cold, but a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "Juzheng is just a common man, there is nothing heroic about him... But I would like to ask the Governor, what does this 'indecision' mean?"
"What do you mean?" Feng Bao laughed, put down the bronze jue, looked into Zhang Juzheng's eyes, and asked, "Mr. Taiyue, can't he still see that once Guo Zhifu recovers, Sir, don't say that there is no hope for the auxiliary throne. Are you afraid that you won’t even be able to keep your position as assistant this time, and you have to move it later to make way for Guo Zhifu to be the second assistant?”
Zhang Juzheng's face froze, and he suddenly realized that Guo Pu was older and more qualified than him, whether he was a Jinshi, an official, or even a cabinet member. According to the usual practice, if he was recommended by Gao Gong There is only one restriction for Qi Fu, which is that he must be ranked below Gao Gong, but since his qualifications far exceed his own, he is likely to be directly arranged as a secondary assistant in the cabinet.
So, what do I do?
I finally borrowed Gao Gong's knife and forced Chen Yiqin, Zhao Zhenji and Li Chunfang away one after another, and got this second assistant position. Now I haven't even shown a trace of coveting the first assistant position, and Gao Gong actually wants to take me down?
Zhang Juzheng really wanted to pretend to say: Guo Anyang is so talented that he deserves the title of second assistant.
But how can you say this?
"Why did the Governor teach me?"
After a long while, Zhang Juzheng finally said this sentence dejectedly.
Feng Bao smiled, very happily. Zhang Juzheng said nothing and just looked at him.
After coughing lightly, Feng Bao then said, "Mr. Taiyue, don't be too anxious. I have two pieces of good news that I would like to tell you."
"Master Governor, please speak. Juzheng is listening attentively." Zhang Juzheng said seriously.
Feng Bao nodded, very satisfied with Zhang Juzheng's current performance. He smiled and said: "The first good news is that the emperor's coughing up blood was only known to a few people in the inner court. Even the lackeys of the Gao family and the Secretary of Li Even the supervisor, Meng Chong, doesn’t know about it. As for Gao Gong, like Mr. Taiyue, he still doesn’t know anything about it.”
Zhang Juzheng was shocked: "How could this happen?"
Feng Bao shrugged and said calmly: "The emperor was in his prime in the Spring and Autumn Period...well, I'm afraid it may not be in his prime, but at least he is not old. This is always a fact. It is common for people of this age to hide their illnesses and avoid medical treatment, let alone him. It seems that the body has slowly collapsed in the past six months. In the final analysis, it is because the queen has lived in a secluded palace. There is no one to advise, and he is a womanizer... Sir, you are an old minister of Yudi, and you know the second son of the late emperor. Both of them have weak blood vessels. The imperial doctor said at that time that they both have "thin sperm", which is a disease of weak kidney roots. In other words...the body and bone foundation are very poor. Now he doesn't cherish himself so much and indulges in sex. , how can it not be a bad thing?"
Zhang Juzheng hesitated and said, "But why did he even hide it from Gao Gong?"
Feng Bao laughed: "Sir, you really don't know?"
Zhang Juzheng was slightly startled, hesitated, then shook his head and said, "I really don't know... His trust in Gao Gong is absolutely comparable to ordinary people. I thought that even if he wanted to hide it, he shouldn't hide it from Gao Gong." .”
"That's good." Feng Bao still smiled, but shook his head: "But sir, your thinking is wrong."
"Oh? I would like to ask the Governor for advice."
"The emperor's attitude toward Gao Gong is half that of a monarch and his minister, and half... that of a father and son." Feng Bao's eyes turned cold: "How could any son be willing to tell his father that his body was ruined because of indulgence in women?"
Zhang Juzheng suddenly realized.
