"According to what you said, the tens of thousands of officials in the Ming Dynasty can all ask me, Gao Gong, to promote and take care of them?"
That's right, Gao Gong is here to cause trouble today.
In addition, he has a very upright temperament and cannot and cannot bear to look dissatisfied with Xu Jie, so there is no place to find fault with Xu Jie.
Gao Gong: Oh, that’s good! There is no reason to cause trouble for Xu Jie!
So our old and new emperors, Xu Ge, have done nothing bad to Gao Gong since he succeeded to the throne. Why did the latter deal with him inexplicably?
There are two reasons:
First, the emperor has expressed Xu Jie's rudeness and dissatisfaction on many occasions.
Especially when you said to Xu Jie the day before yesterday that you hope the officials will impeach you, you can be so considerate!
The amount of information released by these words is huge.
Although there are still many famous officials in the court who were either promoted by Xu Jie or selected by Xu Jie in the imperial examination, many people with dignity and power have been dissatisfied with Xu Jie for a long time.
The high arch is the largest one.
First of all, Gao Gong, who won the Jinshi in his thirties, was deeply jealous of Xu Jie, who became famous at a young age.
Next, Gao Gong had a straightforward temper and offended many people in the officialdom, while Xu Jie was very good at pretending to be a grandson and was smooth in dealing with things, which made Gao Gong look down on him even more.
Finally, Gao Gong felt that as the former teacher Yu Wang, it was appropriate for him to become the first assistant under one person, and it was also appropriate for him to join the cabinet.
But Xu Jie feels that I recommended you to join the cabinet in the 45th year of Jiajing, but you are not grateful to me? Are you still angry with me all the time?
So the conflict between these two people is getting bigger and bigger.
The second reason is that Xu Jie did not fully side with the emperor several times before.
For his teacher, Gao Gong, who fully supported the emperor, this was even more disloyal!
"I didn't say that all officials should take care of them, I said that young people need us old people to take care of them!"
"Just like Mr. Xu Ge when you were young?" Gao Gong sneered, "It's a pity that I, Mr. Gao, are not as lucky as you. I have no one to guide me in and out of officialdom, and I can't survive it? They just want to give them to you under this banner. I am charged with accepting bribes!"
Indeed, when Xu Jie had been an official for several years, Gao Gong had just become a Jinshi, and he had offended people along the way and his promotion was not as fast as Xu Jie's.
As his name suggests, Gao Gong has an arrogant and extremely difficult character. Few people can become his friends because he is not only conceited and talented, but also often despises his colleagues and superiors. He always says: You are a bunch of bastards!
Therefore, the words above Xu Jie step into the minefield of high arch.
Xu Jie softened when he realized that his status as chief assistant did not require him to have conflicts with Tianguan over this matter.
"Master Gao, I have accepted this list and will hand it over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate later to see what they say?"
"After all, there are many officials who give gifts to each other during the New Year and festivals. It is not appropriate to punish just these few!"
But Gao Gong refused to give up.
"Mr. Ge, do you give such expensive gifts during festivals? Since you said those few are young people, how do they get so much money? I really want to know, can you make me rich too?"
"you…"
Xu Jie was speechless for a moment. He stood up but didn't know how to refute, and sat down angrily.
I was so sprayed by Gao Gong that I didn't know how to refute!
Zhang Juzheng on the side couldn't look at it anymore, so he said, "Master Ge, please don't delay, please bring the accounts just now to show your majesty?"
Xu Jie understood this and touched his forehead, pretending to be tired.
"go Go!"
"By the way, since Mr. Gao does not agree to hand over this list to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I would like to trouble you and show it to His Majesty!"
"yes!"
Zhang Juzheng seemed to have no idea why they had just quarreled, and was about to get the list.
Halfway through reaching out, a high-arched hand suddenly appeared and took down the list.
"To trouble Your Majesty with such a trivial matter is an embarrassment to the cabinet!"
"Why are you here to make trouble over such a trivial matter?" Zhang Juzheng complained in his mind.
Xu Jie also found a breakthrough and said quickly, "Since it is a trivial matter, I will go back and teach them a few words. As for you, Su Qing, just return their gifts!"
Gao Gong's eyes widened, he looked at Zhang Juzheng, then at Xu Jie, and had to give up.
"I have nothing else to do!" After saying that, he walked out.
After Gao Gong went out, the master and apprentice also breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhang Juzheng stepped forward and picked up the list and looked at it carefully. No wonder Gao Gong was so angry. It turned out that these people had just been assigned to the staff department.
Xu Jie's students and the fact that they had just joined the official department and were giving gifts like this made Gao Gong inevitably suspect that Xu Jie had arranged it.
Although there is no need for Xu Jie to have trouble with him.
He didn't dare to openly quarrel with Gao Gong.
Is that imperial master's identity a joke to you?
Xu Jie, who was relieved after taking a breath, also calmed down and looked at Zhang Juzheng with satisfied eyes.
"Taiyue, your move is just right!"
"The teacher deserves a reward, and the disciple cannot just watch you being bullied!"
Zhang Juzheng started as a minister of the Hanlin Academy with an official rank of only fifth rank. In more than a year, he passed through the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Minister of Rites to join the cabinet. In fact, he was strongly recommended and promoted by Xu Jie.
During the period of feudal despotism, those who were promoted in the officialdom were the students of those who promoted them. Zhang Juzheng also always treated Xu Jie as a disciple, saying to himself: "If you don't deserve to be taught by your teacher, everyone in the world will do it." smell."
In the following years of the Jiajing Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong had a good relationship and often called themselves brothers together.
But after Jiajing's death, Xu Jie discovered that Gao Gong and Guo Pu in the cabinet were on the same side, and Li Chunfang was a veteran who could not offend anyone and had no close friendship with anyone.
He needs someone in the cabinet who is loyal to him.
And this person is nominally one of King Yu's teachers and his disciple-Zhang Juzheng.
But after Jiajing's death, Xu Jie played a trick when drafting the posthumous edict, turning the two of them from friends into ordinary colleagues.
That is, when Xu Jie was drafting the posthumous edict, he secretly hid it from other cabinet members and only discussed it with his student Zhang Juzheng.
This allowed Cranky Gao Gong to directly break through his defense.
Who is Zhang Juzheng? Why should a junior who has not even been in the cabinet work with you to draft the late emperor's edict? What is his identity? What portion size?
Xu Jie's move also made it impossible for Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to get along as well as before, and there was a lot of gap between them.
From then on, Zhang Juzheng had to follow Xu Jie closely, although his political philosophy was more similar to Gao Gong.
"But I still tell you, don't have any conflict with Gao Gong." Xu Jie said.
"You are a person with a bright future, a rare smart person among the younger generation. I hope you won't make enemies!"
"Teacher, don't worry, the student has no conflicts with anyone in private!"
Zhang Juzheng's words are true. Even Yan Song couldn't find any evidence of his party struggle back then. He was obviously a member of Xu Jie, but there was no trace of party struggle.
This is why Zhang Shentong is so awesome!
"Okay, hurry up and report this to His Majesty!"
"yes!"
Arriving in front of the Qianqing Palace, Zhang Juzheng suddenly found that there were many fewer guards and eunuchs in front of the door than usual.
Seeing him holding some memorials, Feng Bao quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"Master Zhang, it's not appropriate to go in at this time!"
Zhang Juzheng looked at the door and then at Feng Bao's panic, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
"Is the Queen in there?"
