Chapter 19 The Eighteenth Chapter of Exploring the Mausoleum and the Secret Letters of the Retainers.People who visit Gaoshishan are old friends

On the second day after the new emperor ascended the throne, Zhang Juzheng followed the order and went to Tianshou Mountain to inspect the project of Emperor Daxing's bedroom.After going out of Deshengmen, I saw the fertile fields and plains, green and green, and I felt refreshed.It has been almost half a year since Emperor Longqing fell ill and passed away. Zhang Juzheng has been depressed because his relationship with Gao Gong is getting more and more tense.Recently, although Gao Gong repeatedly made reconciliation gestures, Zhang Juzheng knew in his heart that this was just a precautionary measure Gao Gong took to fear that he and Feng Bao would join forces, and it was not a real abandonment of the past, so it was only a superficial coping.The conflict between the two is not only known to the officials of Shuntian and Yingtian mansions, but even those officials who have retired to serve have heard about it.Yesterday when he returned home from court, he received letters from Chen Yiqin and Yin Shidan at the same time.Both of them were cabinet ministers. They worked with Zhang Juzheng successively. Later, because they offended Gao Gong, they were also excluded from their posts and returned to their hometowns to live in peace.One is in Nanchong, Sichuan, and the other is in Licheng, Shandong.In the letter, they expressed concern about Zhang Juzheng's future.Zhang Juzheng was full of complaints, and wanted to sue his former colleagues, not to mention these two people could best understand his current situation.But when I think about it again, if something written in black and white is misrepresented to others, it will become indelible evidence.Therefore, I was careful when writing the reply letter.Yin Shidan has a bad temper and often slips of the tongue after drinking.Back then, he was also in the cabinet, so he didn't dare to have a heart-to-heart conversation with him.The reply to him was just a few words of comfort:

Envoy, Zhitai has returned to Xianli, and I am deeply comforted and contemptuous. There is a saying in the Song Dynasty: the prime minister in the mountains has no government office, and the gods in the world have descendants. In the first sentence, the public has already obtained it, and in the latter sentence, I hope the public will encourage it.Make the rotary force festival, hastily attached to the cover.It's unique, but luckily it survives. Chen Yiqin has a city in his heart, so the reply to him was more thorough.He even mentioned the place of pivot and balance, which has been repeated repeatedly.Opportunity to open Yingye, Fengxiang Jiuxiao such explicit words.Before the central decree was issued to the cabinet, he already knew that Feng Bao had taken over the post of chief inspector of ceremonies, and he expected Gao Gong to be furious after receiving the central decree.It happened that the new emperor asked him to come to Tianshou Mountain, so that he could escape the embarrassing scene of the cabinet.

It was mid-June, and the blazing sun poured down unobstructed.The leaves of the willows on both sides of the post road are wilted by the sun, and the cicadas hiding in the deep shade are neighing high and low, making people feel hot and oppressive.When he first left the city, because it was still morning, the wind was cool and the sun was not shining, so Zhang Juzheng felt relaxed and happy.Two hours later, the situation is completely different.The carriage he was riding in was as hot as a steamer.Although the curtains around the sedan chair were all rolled up, there was not a breath of wind. Although the servant standing beside him kept fanning him, he was still sweating profusely. , are already drenched.

The car entered Changping County, and the magistrate of Changping County had been waiting here for a long time.Seven or eight tables of banquets have been set up in the temporary awning on the side of the road to entertain Zhang Juzheng and his party.The steaming Zhang Juzheng lost his appetite, he only drank a bowl of mung bean porridge, ate a few slices of watermelon, and hurried on the road again.Around the end of the day, Zhang Juzheng and his party came to the Dahongmen of Tianshou Mountain. Tianshou Mountain, located in Changping County on the northern outskirts of Beijing, is the mausoleum chosen by Chengzu Zhu Di himself after he announced the move of the capital to Beijing.In order to choose an ideal auspicious soil, Zhu Di gathered a group of famous Fengshui masters from all over the country and asked them to travel all over the mountains and hills around Beijing.These Fengshui masters worked hard for several months, eating and sleeping in the open air, trekking across mountains and rivers, and finally selected five mountain tombs and drew patterns for Zhu Di to delineate.Zhu Di asked Yao Guangxiao, the prime minister in black who he relied on the most, and Yuan Gong, the prime minister, to participate in their opinions. After careful consideration, he finally selected Huangtu Mountain, which was selected by Fengshui master Liao Junqing, as the imperial mausoleum.Zhu Di thought the name of Huangtu Mountain was indecent, so he personally changed its name to Tianshou Mountain.

This Tianshou Mountain is indeed a rare piece of superior auspicious soil.It is eighty miles from the beginning to the end, and it is a branch of the Yanshan Mountains. Its origin is long and long.Surrounded by mountains on the east, north and west sides, the south side is open and unobstructed, like a large courtyard.At the end of the yard, there is a pair of hill gates, the left side is called Longshan, and the right side is called Hushan.From the back of a village called Kangjiazhuang in the middle of Tianshou Mountain, a clear mountain spring flows from the dense forest. It flows through the flat hinterland surrounded by three mountains, and then flows out between Longshan and Hushan to the vast plain. .Regardless of the mountain shape, water potential, or soil vegetation, there is nothing to be picky about.After Zhu Di selected this mausoleum, he moved all the villagers in Kangjiazhuang out, and built his own mausoleum next to it. According to folklore, the Wannian house next to Kangjiazhuang refers to Zhu Di's Changling. , the Xianling Mausoleum of Renzong Zhu Gaochi, the Jingling Mausoleum of Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji, the Tailing Mausoleum of Xiaozong Zhu Youtang, the Kangling Mausoleum of Wuzong Zhu Houzhao, and the Yongling Mausoleum of Sejong Zhu Houcong, a total of eight emperors' mausoleums are in this Tianshou Mountain.The Zhaoling Mausoleum of Mu Zong and Zhu Zaihou, which is under construction, is the ninth imperial mausoleum in this mountain.

The sedan chair stopped in front of the Dahongmen between the Dragon and Tiger Mountains, which is the main entrance of the imperial mausoleum.All officials and soldiers were dismounted here, even the emperor was no exception.Zhang Juzheng changed into another set of clean plain clothes in the car and got out of the car.On the second day after the death of Emperor Mu Zong, Wang Xilie, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and Kong Li, the Xia official of Qin Tianjian, who came here to supervise the work, led Zhang Juzheng to enter the mausoleum area from the left gate of the Dahong Gate, and walked up the long bluestone steps to the Hall of Thanksgiving. This is the place where the emperor came to worship the mausoleum.In the Qingming Festival of the second year of Longqing, Zhang Juzheng came here with Emperor Muzong to worship the mausoleum once.The emperor personally sacrificed Yongling and Changling, and the remaining six tombs were sacrificed and swept by six ministers appointed by the emperor.The Emperor Zhang Juzheng sacrificed to the Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao's Kangling.At that mausoleum sacrifice, Mu Zong also personally determined the place of his mausoleum a hundred years later.Four years have passed in a flash, the mountains and rivers are still the same, and the personnel are completely different.Mu Zong, who presided over the Spring Mountain Mausoleum Festival, has passed away now.Thinking of this level, Zhang Juzheng stroked his beard and sighed, feeling very desolate.

After taking a short break in the Thanksgiving Hall, Zhang Juzheng, accompanied by Wang Xilie and Kong Li, took a board to the construction site of Zhaoling Mausoleum.The Changling Mausoleum of Chengzu Zhudi is exactly on the central axis between Tianshou Mountain and Dahongmen, and there are mausoleums of past dynasties on the left and right.Emperor Sejong's Yongling Mausoleum is close to the courtyard, with Yongsan Mountain under his feet.The Zhaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Muzong under construction is opposite Yongling across the valley, just facing Hushan.When the abbots of the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian chose Jiyang for Mu Zong, they also came up with several proposals, and Mu Zong immediately took a fancy to this place.He said: After a hundred years, I will sleep next to the late emperor and father, and I am very relieved.When Mu Zong said these words, Zhang Juzheng was standing beside him.At that time, he felt that among the few plots selected by Qin Tianjian, this place was not very good.Although it is also above the dragon's veins, it has a slightly weaker momentum and lacks the momentum of winding and galloping.But the emperor himself likes it, so how dare he, a minister, speak against the holy will?Four years later, looking at the mausoleum that is about to be completed, Zhang Juzheng's original feeling has not changed much.

After walking around the Zhaoling construction site, and listening to the reports of Wang Xilie and Kong Li, Zhang Juzheng had a bottom line in his mind.According to the date selected by Qin Tianjian, September 11th is the auspicious day for the fall of Mu Zongzi Palace.There are still three full months until today, and the Zhaoling project is basically nearing completion, and it will only take one month at most to be fully completed. At this time, the sun was setting, and the green pine trees around were very eye-catching under the sunlight.The cool breeze that relieves the summer heat, accompanied by the sound of the spring not far from the mountain, makes people feel refreshed.Zhang Juzheng thought of taking a walk, so he stepped on the stone road in the forest and walked towards Deshengkou Village.Like Kangjiazhuang Village, Deshengkou Village was originally a small village in the mountains. All of them were moved out due to the construction of the imperial mausoleum, leaving only one place name.Walking out of a forest and climbing up a sudden rock, Zhang Juzheng saw the Yongling Tomb where Emperor Sejong was buried.From this, he thought of the emperor who believed in Taoist fasting and offering sacrifices. Because of his obsession with cultivating mystery, he lost power. The first assistant Yan Song had monopolized power for more than 20 years, and the second assistant Xu Jie had endured for more than 20 years, waiting patiently to overthrow the first assistant. In the contemplation of this opportunity, Zhang Juzheng turned around involuntarily. The Kangling Mausoleum, where Emperor Wuzong is buried, at the top of Deshengkou Village, exudes an indescribable loneliness in the gradually dimming sunset.This flirtatious emperor who was obsessed with women and ignored government affairs, hid in the leopard room all day long to have fun, either in the Chu Pavilion and Qin Tower, or chasing the eagle and the dog.The major affairs in the court were actually handled by the eunuch Liu Jin alone.A eunuch full of crimes has been in charge of the country for more than ten years, and the society is in order, and he has been made into a miasma.Liu Jin's disciples can freely comment on the memorial of the chief official of the frontier.A brazen and greedy villain, Liu Jin can make officials and nobles at will.The most famous example is Zhang Cai, the secretary of Dali. Every time he saw Liu Jin, he fell to the ground from a distance, walked forward on his knees, and repeatedly called grandpa.Liu Jin smiled heartily, and said to his followers: Look, this is my good son.Soon, Zhang Cai was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of officials.Yan Song and Liu Jin, a chief assistant and a supervisor of ceremonies, are both traitors and thieves of the previous dynasty. They dared to do evil and ruin public property just because they met two foolish emperors.There are good officials in Taiping, and famous ministers in Shunshi.However, it has been more than two hundred years since Ming Taizu established the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Why are there so many corrupt officials and treacherous officials?

Zhang Juzheng was in love with the scene, his mood just improved, suddenly became heavy.At this time, a sudden noise woke him up from his contemplation.Following the sound, he saw a junior officer of the garrison guarding the mausoleum driving away an old man. Seeing that the old man was pushed and fell, Zhang Juzheng stopped the junior officer and walked over.Only then did he realize that the old man was not old, he was about fifty years old, dressed in linen and hemp shoes, although he was dressed like a villager and wild old man, his vision was deep and powerful. Zhang Juzheng asked Xiao Xiao: Why did you push him?

The little school replied: Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang, this person should be punished for breaking into the mausoleum privately. The Imperial Mausoleum is guarded by a battalion of sergeants. If idlers trespass into the mausoleum area, they will be punished according to the regulations, ranging from criminal detention to imprisonment.Zhang Juzheng glanced at that person again, he saw that that person was neither humble nor overbearing, and he did not have the vulgar air of vulgarity at all. Looking at your filial piety, do you mourn for Emperor Daxing?Zhang Juzheng asked. yes.The old man nodded and replied, although the new emperor ascended the throne yesterday, he and Emperor Daxing are father and son after all.The joy of the son's enthronement cannot conceal the sorrow of the father's great deeds.Therefore, I will go through the twenty-seven days of mourning in my linen clothes and sandals.

The old man spoke sonorously and forcefully, and his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing.Zhang Juzheng immediately became interested in him.asked: The old man's last name. No expensive, cheap surname often. After a few answers, Zhang Juzheng has concluded that the person in front of him is a scholar.From his demeanor, he suddenly remembered a person, and the two were very similar.But he didn't believe there was such a coincidence, and asked again: "May I ask Mr. Chang, why did you break into the imperial tomb privately?" I want to see the Zhaoling Mausoleum that is being built for Emperor Dahang. Mr. Chang's words surprised all the officials present.Wang Xilie couldn't help interjecting: Why do you want to see Zhaoling? See if the Emperor Daxing was buried properly. Are you Mr. Feng Shui?Kong Li looked Mr. Chang up and down with the eyes of an expert. The old man of the village knows a little about geomantic omen. Mr. Chang smiled slightly, and turned his eyes to Zhaoling again. What do you think of Zhaoling's Feng Shui?Kong Li continued to ask. An elusive look flashed across Mr. Chang's eyes. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't speak. Kong Li glanced at Zhang Juzheng, and felt that the Master Cifu was also interested in listening, so he urged: "Mr. Chang, it's okay for you to say it." Mr. Chang nodded and said: This land is considered auspicious soil for burying officials and courtiers, but it is still lacking as the mausoleum of the emperor. Where is the lack? The mausoleum of the emperor must be arched, courted, served, and guarded.Just like when the emperor received the ministers in the Golden Luan Hall.The emperor sat on the throne, with attendants on both sides, a tall and majestic screen behind, an exquisite table case in front, and a row of courtiers in the distance.Looking at the Zhaoling Mausoleum according to the principles of the Four Perfections, the courtiers and guards are a bit scattered, and its momentum is no longer prosperous. Speaking of this, Mr. Chang pointed out the situation of mountains and rivers around Zhaoling Mausoleum and explained them one by one.All the officials in this line were dumbfounded.Kong Li worked for the Qin Tianjian, and was the orderly official in charge of imperial mausoleum reconnaissance. He had dealt with Fengshui masters for many years, and he had a lot of experience in this regard.He knew that he met a master today.Mr. Chang singled out Zhaoling's fault, in other words, it was his dereliction of duty as an orderly officer.Out of self-protection, Kong Li said: You are speaking from a family. The Fengshui masters who selected Zhaoling back then were all world-renowned experts. What you said was different from yours. When it came to professionalism, Mr. Chang became stubborn: My lord, as I said earlier, I am a villager and I will not compete with any Feng Shui masters. I only express my own views. Zhang Juzheng appreciated Mr. Chang's point of view, and at the same time understood Kong Li's mood. At this time, he stood up to smooth things over and said: The auspicious land in Zhaoling was appointed by Emperor Daxing in the second year of Longqing. Yes, it was appointed by the emperor.Kong Li shouted afterward, and cast a grateful glance at Zhang Juzheng. Mr. Chang shook his head, and couldn't help saying sadly: "In this way, it's God's will!" how do I say this?Wang Xilie asked. Mr. Chang looked around Tianshou Mountain. At this time, the dusk was erratic, and above the shadowy pine forest, there were resident birds circling and returning to their nests everywhere.Mr. Chang said slowly: Tianshou Mountain, Tsinghua University, has a long vein, and the situation is impeccable.Only China is so big, and it is also a rare auspicious land.However, it is easy to find the dragon by looking at the situation, but it is difficult to tap the acupuncture points.At that time, Emperor Yongle's Changling Mausoleum was on the Zheng acupoint.There is only one positive point in one auspicious soil.The main cave of Tianshou Mountain is Changling. It has been two hundred years since Emperor Yongle drove Changling. Today, Tianshou Mountain has added Xianling, Jingling, Yuling, Maoling, Tailing and Kangling. There are seven imperial tombs, including Yongling, and now there is Zhaoling, a total of nine imperial tombs.According to the old man, the caves of the imperial mausoleum here are not as good as one cave.A thousand feet is the potential, and a hundred feet is the shape.When the momentum comes and stops, it is called the whole qi. The only acupoint for the whole qi in Longevity Mountain is Changling.After some analysis, Mr. Chang made it clear.But none of the courtiers who listened to his speech, including Zhang Juzheng, dared to speak up.Who dares to comment on the merits and demerits of the imperial mausoleum for a court official with an official robe?Although they felt that what Mr. Chang said was reasonable, they never dared to follow suit.So it was cold for a while.On the contrary, the clever little principal, seeing that Zhang Juzheng was silent, guessed his embarrassment, so he yelled at Mr. Chang again: You old man, talk all your mother's nonsense, don't hurry up. As soon as I leave, Mr. Chang bowed his hands to Zhang Juzheng and said, Sir, I am sorry for the old guess, you are here to inspect the Zhaoling Mausoleum. Nine emperors were buried in Tianshou Mountain. A new Kyrgyzstan must be found. After finishing speaking, Mr. Chang bowed deeply to Zhang Juzheng and his party, turned around and hurried down the mountain.Looking at his gradually blurred back, Zhang Juzheng suddenly realized something, and he ordered the little principal: Go and stop that Mr. Chang, I will talk to him at night. As soon as Zhang Juzheng returned to the residence of the Thanksgiving Palace, Xiaoxiao, who served as a guard, came in and reported that his family member You Qi had urgent matters to see.Zhang Juzheng wondered, what happened after only one day away from home?He ordered the small school to lead You Qi in.After a while, You Qifengchen was seen running in sweaty, followed by another person.As soon as the two entered the hall, they called out to the master and kowtowed to salute.At this moment, Zhang Juzheng saw clearly that it was Feng Bao's housekeeper Xu Jue who came in with You Qi. Isn't this Xu Jue?How did you come.Zhang Juzheng asked. My master asked Mr. Zhang for some urgent matters.Xu Jue replied respectfully. The two butlers each found a chair and sat down.Zhang Juzheng stared at Xu Jue, who was always dressed in fresh clothes and angry horse, but now dressed as a servant, and said with a smile: So it was your master who had something to do, I really thought it was You Qi who had something to do. Master, I really have an urgent letter to send to you, You Qi hurriedly interjected to explain the whole story, I was about to leave to deliver the letter, but Butler Xu came to the house and said he wanted to see you, so he temporarily changed his clothes and came with me . No one recognizes you on the road?Zhang Juzheng asked Xu Jue. No!You Qidai replied, then took out a heavy envelope from his arms, and presented it with both hands. Zhang Juzheng took it and unpacked it to see that it was a confidential letter sent by Li Yihe from Hengshan.There are a total of more than a dozen letters, detailing the process of Li Yan's mysterious death in Fuyan Temple and the results of overnight raids on Li Yan's entourage.The most exciting thing was that Li Yan's assistant, Mr. Dong, confessed the fact that Li Yan had bribed some ministers in the capital, and found the two 5,000-mu land deeds named Gao Fu from Li Yan's luggage.Zhang Juzheng read the letter at a glance, and then looked at the originals of the two land deeds sent with the letter.Immediately, his heart was full of elation, and he praised Li Youzi's ability to handle affairs in his heart.But on the surface, he didn't show his expression, and slowly folded the letter paper as it was, put it back in the envelope, and put it on the coffee table.Then I asked Xu Jue: What is your master looking for me for? You Qi didn't know the content of the letter, and Xu Jue certainly had no way of knowing, so neither of them could guess Zhang Juzheng's mood at this time.Xu Jue glanced at the envelope lying upside down on the coffee table, blinked habitually, and replied: This morning, two memorials were delivered to the emperor.One was from the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and it was about Jiusi, the demon king.He said that since Wang Jiusi had been caught by Dongchang, he should be handed over to the Sanju Judiciary for questioning and conviction. What should be the crime?Zhang Juzheng interjected. According to the booklet, Wang Jiusi confused Sheng Cong with sorcery and caused the death of the first emperor, so he should be executed Lingchi. Uh, Zhang Juzheng snorted noncommittally, and then asked, what is there another note about? It's from the Ministry of Rites.It is said that according to the new emperor's ascension to the throne, 200,000 taels of silver should be allocated from Taicang, the Ministry of Households, to make jewelry for the concubines in the harem. Zhang Juzheng snorted, this memorial somewhat surprised him.You Qi observed the master's face, and took the opportunity to say: The intention of this book could not be more obvious, that is, he has a tall beard trying to curry favor with Concubine Li Gui. Zhang Juzheng's face suddenly changed color, he frowned, stared at You Qi and reprimanded sharply: You are a bold slave, what qualifications do you have to talk about government affairs, huh? Zhang Juzheng suddenly became angry, causing You Qi to fall off the chair all of a sudden, knelt down on the ground, and replied like chaff: Master, I am guilty, I am guilty. Zhang Juzheng was still angry, and shouted: Get out! You Qi scrambled and scrambled out of the hall, seeing You Qi's embarrassing exit, Xu Jue was also uncomfortable.Although he had heard about Zhang Juzheng's strict family style, he still felt embarrassed by being so ruthless.After all, he and You Qi have the same status and errand, so he empathizes with You Qi, and even feels scolded. On the other hand, Zhang Juzheng, the dark clouds had already receded from his face, as if what happened just now had never happened at all, he turned to Xu Jue, and said kindly: "Xu Jue, you haven't finished your sentence yet." Xu Jue immediately felt that Zhang Juzheng was really an unfathomable figure, and a kind of awe arose in his heart.He blinked again, and said: My master received the note, and he didn't dare to neglect it, so he hurriedly reported it to the emperor.The emperor has no idea, so he doesn't know how to reply. As usual, these two documents should be sent to the cabinet to draft an order. My master understands this, but the reason here is very obvious. Speaking of this, Xu Jue looked at Zhang Juzheng's expression, and said cautiously, what You Qi said just now violated Mr. Zhang's family rules, but he pointed out the crux of it . Zhang Juzheng kept silent, pondered for a while, and asked: Does Concubine Li Gui know these two scriptures? Yes, Xu Jue nodded, his voice lowered, and she lost her mind.My master has seen through Concubine Li Gui's mind, and she agrees with what was written in the booklet for the handling of these two matters. This is the power of the high arch.Zhang Juzheng said in his heart.But he still asked indifferently: What does Eunuch Feng think? My master feels very embarrassed, if the draft is approved, Gao Gong will take the lead, and the matter will be difficult to handle from now on, if the paper is rejected, he is afraid of offending Concubine Li, and it will be even more difficult in the future.My master had no idea what to do, so he had to send me here to ask my husband for advice. Xu Jue wanted to put the matter in a more tactful way, but he couldn't help feeling a little flustered in the face of Zhang Juzheng's hidden eyes, so he blatantly expressed Feng Bao's embarrassment.In fact, even if he didn't say it so bluntly, Zhang Juzheng knew it too well.After listening to Xu Jue's statement, he stretched out his finger, tapped the rosewood tea table in front of him casually, and said in a deep thought: Actually, these two things are not difficult to handle.As he spoke, he signaled Xu Jue to come closer, and whispered to him in a soft voice.After hearing this, Xu Jue couldn't help beaming with joy, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, follow Mr.'s plan, and he will lose a handful of rice instead of stealing chickens with a tall beard." Zhang Juzheng frowned, lightly patted Xu Jue on the shoulder, and reminded: Xu Jue, your master has now been promoted to the head of the inner house, you are a housekeeper, you must speak quickly and slowly in everything, as the saying goes, be careful No loss. Xu Jueli hurriedly stopped his excitement, and carefully replied: Mr. Zhang's exhortations are the most reasonable words, and the little ones should be kept in mind.One more thing, my master asked me to tell you that today the Secretary of the General Administration transferred the manuscript of Li Yihe, the procurator of Hunan Province, and reported that Li Yan, the former governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, committed suicide in Hengshan. Oh, is there such a thing? Zhang Juzheng pretended to be shocked, Xu Jue gloated and said, "This Li Yan is Gao Huzi's favorite student. With his death, Gao Huzi's camp lost a lackey." What else did Li Yihe's manuscript say? The rest didn't say anything, they just reported the news of Li Yan's death. Hearing Xu Jue's answer, Zhang Juzheng felt relieved.It seems that Li Yihe is a caring person. He told Zhang Juzheng all the cards in this matter, and only issued a perfunctory official document to the court. Zhang Juzheng glanced at the back of the empty envelope on the coffee table, as if he was about to say something, the principal knocked on the door again, and came in to report: Mr. Zhang, the secretary of the cabinet, Ma Congyun, asked to see him. Ma Congyun took over from Han Yi to be on duty in Gaogong's office.Why did he suddenly appear here and now?Zhang Juzheng raised his brows, and told the principal, "Let Master Ma sit outside for a while, and listen to my call to come in." yes.The little school bowed and stepped back. Before Xiaoxiao's figure completely disappeared in the corridor, Xu Jue said suspiciously: Isn't Ma Congyun Gaobeard's confidant? Why is he here? Don't mind these nosy things, Zhang Juzheng said with a gloomy face, this is not a place to stay for a long time, and I won't let you eat anymore, you go and call Shangqiu, there is another door to go out at the end of the corridor, you two leave quickly. Xu Jue nodded, didn't say anything else, and stepped out to invite You Qi to leave.Zhang Juzheng packed up Li Youzi's secret letter, and then sent a message to let Ma Congyun come in. Master Zhang! Following this cry, Ma Congyun, who was tall and tall and wearing a sixth-rank official uniform, knelt in front of Zhang Jue to salute. Zhang Juzheng stretched out his hand to signal him to sit down, and Ma Congyun sat in the same chair that Xu Jue sat on just now. On the ground, a pair of eyes looked around the room, this action aroused Zhang Juzheng's displeasure, he suppressed his temper and asked: "Why are you here?" Shoufu has an urgent message for me to deliver to Mr. Zhang. After all, Ma Congyun took out a copy of Huang Ling's hard-faced title book from the kit he brought with him. Zhang Juzheng took a look, and on the cover was written four vigorous regular scripts the size of quail eggs: Chen Wushishu .At first glance, it was Gao Gong's handwriting.Zhang Juzheng read it page by page, applauding from time to time, but after reading it for a while, he closed the memorial and asked Ma Congyun: "Yuanfu asked you to send it, did you ask for my signature?" Just like Ma Congyun endorsed, he said: Shoufu said that the emperor ascended the throne at the age of ten, and he was not familiar with the political system. Therefore, the three cabinet ministers must work together to assist the emperor, clarify the political system, and clearly distinguish the country's affairs. Zhang Juzheng knew in his heart that this "Chen Wushishu" came in response to the central purpose of appointing Feng Bao as the supervisor of ceremonies yesterday.Together with the two memorials that Xu Jue mentioned just now, they were all attacks planned by Gao Gong.The purpose is to please Concubine Li Gui and bring down Feng Bao.In all fairness, Zhang Juzheng admired Gao Gong's brilliant political skills very much. He wanted to get rid of his political opponents, and he made every step of the way, every step was a good move.If the opponent is not careful, he will fall into his well-designed trap and bow his head and catch him.Based on his past experience, he knows that this is just the beginning, and the storm is about to come, and the good and the bad are still to come.In this situation, it is very difficult for Zhang Juzheng to be an outsider, and Gao Gong does not allow him to be an outsider.No, in the hot weather, Ma Congyun was asked to send this "Chen Wushi Shu" to Tianshoushan for his signature in a hurry, just to drag him into this struggle and jointly launch a campaign against Feng Bao. attack.Fortunately, Zhang Juzheng had already seen clearly the nature of this struggle, and he had thought clearly about his role in this struggle and how to judge the situation, advance and retreat, and other major issues, so he did not panic when it came to an end.He got up and went to the back room, opened the ink cartridge brought by the book boy, and signed his name after Gao Gong and Gao Yi without hesitation. Ma Congyun got the signed "Chen Wushi Shu" memorial, and without any further delay, he left the Thanksgiving Hall and rode back to the capital. After receiving these two groups of people, I didn't realize that it was time for the You card.Wang Xilie, Kong Li and a group of officials were still hungry and waited for Zhang Juzheng to have dinner together.Because Zhang Juzheng was an old minister of Yipin Pavilion and came here at the emperor's will, Wang Xilie, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites who supervised the work here, did not dare to neglect, and ordered the chef to prepare a sumptuous banquet to welcome Zhang Juzheng.This kind of official entertainment is the most time-consuming, but Zhang Juzheng couldn't shirk it, so he had to put on the first-grade official uniform that he had taken off, and stepped into the banquet hall on the side of the wing room where he lived, to list out delicacies for a while, and raise his chopsticks to fly his glass.Zhang Juzheng worried that Wang Xilie was a member of the Gaogong line, so he just barely dealt with it, and said some rewarding words about the project of the emperor's mausoleum.After a meal, the atmosphere became weaker and weaker.Wang Xilie, who wanted to get close, vaguely felt that Zhang Juzheng was not a good person to serve, so he hastily withdrew from the table and went back to their rooms to rest. But he said that as soon as Zhang Juzheng returned to his place of residence, he ordered the school to find that Mr. Chang.When Mr. Chang came in, Zhang Juzheng had already removed his official uniform, and asked the book boy to make tea for the guests. The host and guest sat down, and Zhang Juzheng said: "At the construction site of the late emperor's mausoleum this afternoon, I think Mr. Chang still has something to say, so I asked the school to keep him here. I still want to ask you for advice on some things." Mr. Chang sat under the bright palace lantern, still dressed in sackcloth, but there was a lively vitality in his brows.He replied with a smile: Mr. Ge Boss is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion who is famous in the court and the public, but I am just a grassroots.Although I have a little ink in my chest, it is difficult to accept the words of asking for advice. Zhang Juzheng has been in a high position for a long time, and he has seen a lot of people of all kinds, but he feels that this Mr. Chang has a kind of immortal demeanor that no one can match.From the first time he saw him, the couplet flashed in his mind: the snow-covered mountain lies in the Gaoshi, and the beauty under the moonlight forest comes.Now seeing that Mr. Chang's conversation is correct, it is neither vulgar as a villager, nor as pedantic and poor as a literati, and he is even more respectful, so he asked: "Mr. Chang's accent seems to be from Jiangxi." Master Ge is right, I am from Jiangxi. Listening to your talk, you are also a person who has read a lot of poetry and books. Why do you want to hide in the grass and abandon your fame? Back then, I also went to Beijing to take the autumn exam, but I was stimulated, and I never took a step closer to the exam room. Have you tried it?which year? Mr. Chang put down the teacup in his hand, raised two dark crouching eyebrows, stared at Zhang Juzheng and said: Mr. Ge, do you really not know me anymore? Who are you Seeing Zhang Juzheng's hesitant expression, Mr. Chang smiled leisurely, stroked his neatly trimmed goatee, and said, "Master Ge, do you still remember Chuyoujia?" Chuyoujia? Zhang Juzheng was excited all over. This is his best friend when he was young, and he participated in the provincial and Beijing examinations together.It was the Beijing Examination twenty-six years ago, when he passed the Jinshi examination, but Chu Youjia lost his name to Sun Shan.In order to comfort his classmates for many years, he wrote down the poem Qiluyan, which has been widely circulated among scholars.It's just that time flies, since the 26th year of Jiaqing when he parted from Chuyoujia in the capital, more than 20 years have passed, and he has never heard any news from Chuyoujia again.Now, Mr. Chang suddenly mentioned this name, evoking Zhang Juzheng's endless memories of the past, and he asked quickly: How do you know Chuyoujia, who are you? Mr. Chang still smiled and said: If you don't remember me, you should remember those two poems: Chang remembers that when the world was in trouble, he was sitting on fans and didn't write poems. After such a reminder, Zhang Juzheng immediately remembered.Twenty-six years ago for the Beijing Examination, thousands of candidates from all over the country gathered in the capital, and one of them was from Jiangxi, named He Xinyin, who happened to live in the same inn as Zhang Juzheng and Chu Youjia.This He Xinyin is suave and suave, but also quite conceited.After getting acquainted with each other, He Xinyin said at the table at a family gathering: "Although I, He, am not talented, but this time I will take an exam in Beijing, I will be in Jiake."The rest are out of my sight.Upon hearing this, both Zhang Juzheng and Chuyoujia were stunned, and neither of them spoke.It should be known that the imperial court has a rule that in the capital examination held once every three years, only three Jinshi candidates will be selected each time. The first is the number one scholar, the second is the second place, and the third is Tanhua.The rest were all Jinshi of Yike, and the total number did not exceed two hundred.Thousands of candidates have studied hard in the cold window for many years, and they have come to the capital to take the examination. Those who get the gold list are very rare, very few.However, few people dare to utter wild words like He Xinyin, just wanting to join the Jia family.For a while, the banquet was a little cold, and after a while of silence, Chuyoujia asked: Brother Zhugan, what if you don't pass the exam?He Xinyin smiled, and after drinking a full glass of wine, she resolutely replied: If I fail the exam, I, He, will never enter the exam room again in this life.However, after half a month of the Beijing Examination, the rankings were released, not only did He Xinyin not get into the first department, he was not even admitted as a Jinshi in the second department.At the same time, Chuyoujia also failed the ranking.Originally, He Xinyin and Chuyoujia had developed a friendship during their sojourn life for more than three months, but now they both failed the rankings, and even fell in love with each other, and soon became irreversible friends.Zhang Juzheng, who has already been named on the gold list, has no other choice but to sympathize and comfort these two old and new acquaintances.Three days after the announcement, the two went out of Beijing hand in hand and returned to their hometown in the south.Zhang Juzheng gave them a farewell party and said some words of encouragement to each other.Zhang Juzheng said to He Xinyin: "Brother Zhu Gan, you don't have to be discouraged. After three years, you will enter the Beijing Qiuwei, and there will definitely be a vacant position on the Jiake list."He Xinyin shook her head, and replied nonchalantly: Uncle, you don't have to comfort me. Fame is something that is tiring, and I don't like it. Besides, I said at the banquet last time that I will never enter the examination room again in this life.Although Zhang Juzheng is quite slanderous towards He Xinyin's madman style, he appreciates his heroic spirit.So he asked again: As a scholar, what can you do if you abandon your fame?He Xinyin made a face at Zhang Juzheng, and replied: The night before yesterday, when all of you Xinke Scholars were invited to pay homage to the lord, Chu Youjia and I had nothing to do, so we went for a stroll in Huaihua Hutong next to Qipan Street. back.Not long after Zhang Juzheng came to the capital, he heard that Huaihua Hutong was a place where prostitutes lived, and immediately said with a smile: You really know how to find a place to enjoy, is there a night of ecstasy?Chu Youjia replied: "It's not about ecstasy, it's also a joy to live when you play a show and be a courteous guest."When I was having fun in the brothel, I hummed a few crooked poems.Speaking of this, He Xinyin was a little bit more confident, and then chanted in a low voice: I often remember that when the rivers and lakes were in trouble, they would not write poems while sitting on fans.This body should be a happy guest, willing to exchange a false name for jade fat.As soon as He Xinyin finished reading, Chu Youjia continued: "The female historians in Huaihua Hutong are also proficient in writing and ink. They all clapped their hands and applauded, jokingly said, Mr. Xie wrote a good poem, it would be even better if the first line of the poem was changed to Chang Ji Huaihua Hutong.Brother Zhu Gan said that although the meaning is good, it cannot be changed, and once it is changed, it will be inconsistent.The female historians laughed and called him Mr. Chang, meaning to let him often visit Huaihua Hutong.After Chu Youjia finished speaking, the three of them laughed again, and then they hugged each other and bid farewell.Unconsciously, time flies, Bai Yun Canggou twenty-six years have passed, Zhang Juzheng has never seen Chu Youjia and He Xinyin again, but He Xinyin's traces are heard from time to time.It is said that because he admired the theory of Wang Gen, Wang Yangming's great disciple, he learned from Yan Jun, Wang Gen's disciple. After many years, he became a famous university student and taught his disciples everywhere.Zhang Juzheng has never had the chance to see this madman he met in the capital again, but he never thought that Mr. Chang, who broke into the restricted area of ​​the Imperial Mausoleum in front of him, is the romantic genius He Xinyin. Now that the matter has been exposed, Zhang Juzheng carefully looked at his old friend sitting in front of him again. Except for the occasional high-spirited temperament, He Xinyin in front of him is far from the suave young scholar back then, and he couldn't help but sigh: Brother Zhu Gan, if you didn't say it yourself, I really wouldn't recognize you. He Xinyin smiled and said: Twenty-six years ago, we only stayed together in the capital for three months, so it's normal not to recognize each other.Today, if I didn't know that the new emperor ordered you to inspect the construction of the late emperor's mausoleum, I wouldn't recognize you. How did you know that I came to inspect the mausoleum of the late emperor?Zhang Juzheng asked alertly. 何心隱臉上浮出詭譎的笑容，盯著張居正意味深長地說道：叔大兄，我來此地，原是為了會你。 oh?張居正平息了故友重逢的激動，又恢復他那深沉練達的習性，平靜問道：不知柱乾兄會我為的何事？ 何心隱身子前傾，壓低聲音說：叔大兄多年韜光養晦，現在終於有出頭之日了。 how do I say this? 叔大兄真的要我說明？ 何心隱目光突然變得犀利，張居正看了他一眼，蹙著眉緩緩說道：柱乾兄不要忘記，此處可不敢胡言亂語。 是呀，何心隱踱到窗前，撩開柔紗窗幔，看著月光下的隱隱山林，感歎地說，這裡是大明龍脈之所在，一般人來這裡，除了景仰膜拜，又還能說出什麼！但你我不一樣，你久蓄凌雲之志，要當伊呂一樣的人物，我何心隱也是生於斯世的狂人。選擇這裡來談大明天下，社稷蒼生，正是風雲際會的上乘之地。 看著何心隱清臞的背影，張居正忽然感到這位故友身上有著一股磁石般的力量。 柱乾兄，你再也不是當年的何心隱了。 何心隱回過身來，反剪著雙手說道：我知道我何心隱在叔大兄的心目中，還是一個尋花問柳的狎客形象。但那個常先生早已死去了，這其間的人世浮沉，三天三夜也說不完。這些談資且留將日後細細道來。今天，我們還是先談正事。 你究竟有何正事？ 談正事之前，我先請你看樣東西。 何心隱說著，便從懷中掏出一份揭帖。