Before she saw Zhang Hong, Queen Dowager Li didn't feel anything. Now that she saw Zhang Hong, Queen Dowager Li felt a lot of emotions. Most of all, she thought of her Emperor Longqing.
If he had listened to Zhang Hong, he wouldn't have been so short-lived.
Queen Dowager Li still remembered that Zhang Hong tried hard to persuade her husband not to indulge in women, but he still didn't listen. He even sent Zhang Hong to Nanjing to be a cleaning army.
Sighing deeply, Queen Dowager Li felt a lot of emotions.
Sitting next to Queen Dowager Li, Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Hong and then turned to look at Feng Bao.
At this time, although Feng Bao had a smile on his face, Zhu Yijun could clearly see the twitching expression on Feng Bao's face.
Zhang Hong's return was good news for Zhu Yijun. In the future, there would be a loyal person. But for Feng Bao, it was definitely bad news.
Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing could deal with him, but with Feng Bao, it would be troublesome.
But Feng Bao didn't know that Zhang Hong had never thought about fighting for power, nor did he want to overthrow Feng Bao. After all, he was different from Zhang Jing.
Zhang Jing and Zhang Cheng also wanted to join forces with Zhang Hong to deal with Feng Bao, but Zhang Hong refused.
Zhu Yijun understood that Zhang Hong had been through a lot. He was very clear about the difficulties of being a eunuch. For Feng Bao, he probably thought, "Why bother to make things difficult for a eunuch?"
But at this time, Feng Bao didn't know that he was very wary of Zhang Hong.
"Since you're back, let's go to the Department of Rites!" Empress Dowager Li recovered from her dilemma and arranged a job for Zhang Hong.
In the palace, the most popular yamen was naturally the Department of Rites. Apart from the Department of Rites, the next was the Imperial Horse.
Now the Admiral of the Imperial Horse was Zhang Jing, who held military power. Although he was not as powerful as Feng Bao, he was still in a high position.
Within the Department of Rites, the status of the eunuchs holding the brush was naturally not low, but in the ranking of the Department of Rites, the authority of the ordinary eunuchs holding the brush was not great. Zhang Cheng was like this, otherwise he would not have been so easily manipulated.
The first in the Department of Rites was naturally the Eunuch of the Department of Rites. He not only ranked first, but also had great power.
Next was the Admiral of Dongchang, the Eunuch of the Department of Rites. This position was the second-in-command in the Department of Rites.
The three great eunuchs of the internal court should be the Eunuch of the Department of Rites. The Eunuch of the Department of Rites was the Eunuch of the Department of Rites. The Eunuch of the Department of Rites was the Admiral of Dongchang.
However, Feng Bao currently occupied two positions. The Eunuch of the Department of Rites was the Eunuch of the Department of Rites. The Eunuch of the Department of Rites was the Admiral of Dongchang.
From Zhu Yijun's point of view, Feng Bao was so greedy that it was no wonder everyone viewed him as a thorn in their side.
Some people said that he modified the edict, but it might not be groundless. Perhaps it was true.
Hearing that Queen Dowager Li only had Zhang Hong enter the Department of Rites, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Jing were disappointed. Feng Bao, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief.
Feng Bao was really worried that Zhang Hong would snatch his position as the Eunuch of the Department of Rites or the Admiral of Dongchang.
Regardless of which of these two positions was gone, Feng Bao could no longer be arrogant.
Zhang Jing and Zhang Cheng, on the other hand, were filled with hatred. This Feng Bao was really deeply liked by Queen Dowager Li!
"Old Slave thanks Your Highness the Empress Dowager!"
Zhang Hong hurriedly kowtowed on the ground. The rims of his eyes were a little red. He was not like this because he had been transferred back to the capital. Rather, it was because Queen Dowager Li recognized and understood him. This proved that he did not do anything wrong in the past.
After Zhang Hong returned, it was as if he had thrown a stone into the peaceful capital. Both inside and outside the imperial court, everyone was concerned about this matter.
The ministers were afraid that the struggle between the eunuchs would affect the imperial court. After all, the matter of Gao Gong had just passed. At this time, everything was sensitive!
The news of Zhang Hong's return was naturally known to Zhang Juzheng, but Zhang Juzheng was not in the mood to care about this. He had encountered a troublesome matter, a troublesome matter that affected his whole body.
If this matter was not resolved well, forget about the reform plan, his position as the Cabinet's First Assistant would not be stable.
"Master, there is news from Nanjing!" You Chi handed a letter to Zhang Juzheng and said.
A few days ago, Yingtian Inspector Zhang Jiayin submitted his resignation letter. This letter directly alarmed the entire officialdom of the capital.
Now that Zhang Hong had returned, there seemed to be changes in the inner court. With these two matters added together, the entire officialdom of the capital could be described as panicked.
Although Yingtian Inspector was important, it was not important to this extent. The key was that Zhang Jiayin was not only Yingtian Inspector, but also Gao Gong's student.
As a student of Gao Gong, there were only two reasons for him to submit a resignation letter at this time. One was that he was forced by Zhang Juzheng, which was what the outside world was saying. The other was to cry out for his teacher, Gao Gong.
Although there were many people who supported the latter reason, everyone was in the officialdom and knew that this possibility was not great.
After all, Gao Gong was only Zhang Jiayin's teacher, not his teacher. The relationship between the two people was not necessarily that strong.
Although the relationship between a teacher and a student was very important in the officialdom, and it was common to promote and support each other, the possibility of resignation for each other was not great.
Zhang Jiayin's position was not small. Yingtian Inspector, how could an official give up?
Zhang Juzheng also thought so, so he sent people to investigate to see if someone was using his name to force Zhang Jiayin to resign.
If Zhang Jiayin really resigned, it would be true that he forced Gao Gong to clean up his reputation.
At that time, the high-ranking officials would be in danger, and the court would be in chaos.
This kind of chaos was definitely not what Zhang Juzheng wanted to see. If he wanted to be a powerful official, at this time, he naturally had to collude with Feng Bao internally, purge Gao Gong's people externally, and install his own henchmen.
But Zhang Juzheng did not want to be a powerful official. He had ideals and ambitions.
The influence of the party struggle was too big, and it would last for a long time. These people who were removed from office must be very resentful. When it was time for him to reform, these people would be obstacles.
After being removed from office and returning to their hometown, they would become local snakes.
Anyway, Gao Gong was gone and could not come back. He should reasonably accept Gao Gong's people, which was what he should do.
Once the party struggle started, no one knew how long it would last. This was not what Zhang Juzheng wanted, nor was it what Queen Dowager Li wanted.
After opening the letter and reading it, Zhang Juzheng's eyes suddenly became fierce. He slammed the letter on the table fiercely and said angrily, "What a joke! What is there to joke about?"
This letter explained the reason why Zhang Jiayin resigned. Sure enough, someone forced Zhang Jiayin, and this person was not a stranger, but the third son of his teacher, Xu Jie.
However, Zhang Juzheng would not see the problem in this way. It would be strange if his teacher, Xu Jie, was not involved.