Zhang Juzheng knew that he couldn't control how the outside world speculated about him, and he couldn't control it. He could only speak with facts.
After leaving the Zhang Mansion, the sedan went straight to the imperial palace. Sitting in the sedan, Zhang Juzheng closed his eyes to rest while thinking about how to end this matter.
To be honest, Zhang Juzheng didn't expect that Feng Bao was targeting Gao Gong this time. If he had known this earlier, Zhang Juzheng would have already taken action.
After arriving at the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful, Zhang Juzheng found that the Emperor was also here. After greeting the Emperor and the Empress Dowager, Zhang Juzheng sat on the stool that the eunuch brought over.
Glancing at Feng Bao who was standing next to him, Zhang Juzheng was expressionless.
Zhu Yijun sat there looking at Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao and found that there was nothing unusual about them.
Feng Bao was still wearing his faint smile, and Zhang Juzheng was still serious and expressionless.
"Master Zhang, why are you in such a hurry to enter the imperial palace?" Queen Dowager Li looked at Zhang Juzheng and said.
Of course, Queen Dowager Li knew why Zhang Juzheng wanted to enter the imperial palace, but she didn't want to talk about this matter.
No matter who wanted to target her and her son, she didn't want to, not to mention that Gao Gong was not a good person to begin with.
"If you want to plead for Gao Gong, then don't say anything!" Queen Dowager Li didn't want Zhang Juzheng to be embarrassed, so she simply blocked this road first.
Zhang Juzheng's expression didn't change, but he glanced at Feng Bao. Seeing Feng Bao's complacent face, Zhang Juzheng said, "Empress Dowager, I'm not here to plead for Gao Gong. This is related to an assassination case, and we can't ignore it no matter who is involved."
"Although Gao Gong is the former Cabinet Secretary and an old minister of the former emperor, personal friendship is personal friendship. How can I abandon the public for personal reasons?"
"As the Cabinet Secretary, I naturally won't do such a thing. Moreover, no matter who it is, no one is allowed to submit a memorial to plead for Gao Gong.
Pleading for leniency in an assassination case is disloyal and unworthy of being a minister. "
Everyone was stunned by Zhang Juzheng's words, and even Queen Dowager Li was stunned.
However, after a moment of hesitation, Queen Dowager Li looked at Zhang Juzheng in a much softer way.
Even if Zhang Juzheng came to plead for Gao Gong, Queen Dowager Li could understand, but she would definitely be unhappy. Now it was different.
Zhang Juzheng was on her side, and he was selfless. This was a good minister!
Zhu Yijun glanced at his mother, and then looked at Feng Bao. He sighed in his heart. Compared with Zhang Juzheng, these two were much worse!
No wonder Feng Bao later gave up the idea of fighting with Zhang Juzheng. It turned out that he was beaten into submission.
Zhang Juzheng's words were loud and clear, powerful and resonant. He had the appearance of a loyal subject.
His mother had always felt uneasy in her heart. After all, she was a widow and an orphan, and she was afraid!
But with Zhang Juzheng's words, it was different. He understood the big picture, was so loyal, and was willing to stand on her side. This made his mother feel at ease!
No wonder his mother trusted Zhang Juzheng so much, and no wonder his mother was later rumored to be involved in a scandal.
However, Zhu Yijun had reservations about this scandal. Of course, there might be some ambiguity, but it was probably more than friendship, not lovers.
As for sleeping on the dragon bed, and even that he was the illegitimate child of Zhang Juzheng and his mother, it was absolutely nonsense.
When Zhang Juzheng was the Cabinet Secretary, not only did he collect taxes, but he also passed the examination. During his ten years in office, there were thousands of officials who had passed the examination.
These people were all scholars, and one could imagine how they would write to scold Zhang Juzheng.
Even Gao Gong wrote a book before he died, directly discrediting Zhang Juzheng.
The dignified Cabinet Secretary was like this, not to mention others.
For the celebrities in his previous life, if they didn't have a few anti-fans and a few water armies to slander them, they wouldn't be embarrassed to call themselves a celebrity.
"Master Zhang's words make sense. Let's do as Master Zhang says!"
Queen Dowager Li felt that Zhang Juzheng's words made sense, and it should be done this way. So she nodded and directly agreed with Zhang Juzheng's idea.
Zhu Yijun let out a sigh. This was the brilliance of the plan!
He achieved his goal, and also played a high profile.
Zhu Yijun could see through Zhang Juzheng's purpose. It was obviously to protect those civil officials, or to stabilize the situation.
Zhang Juzheng knew what kind of people those imperial censors were.
There must be a lot of people rubbing their palms, preparing to charge and break through the enemy lines.
Regardless of whether he was beaten or reprimanded, his Reputation Points would still soar.
It was a good opportunity to plead for mercy for Gao Gong and impeach Feng Bao. However, Zhang Juzheng knew that this matter must not develop in this way.
If he really did that, it would be useless other than infuriating Queen Dowager Li.
On this matter, Queen Dowager Li's attitude was very clear. Someone tried to assassinate my son, and I must not let them off lightly, no matter who it was.
Although Queen Dowager Li was the Empress Dowager, she was also a mother. It would be strange if she would listen to you at this time.
How could she not be angry when you plead for mercy for Gao Gong and talk about some big reason?
Zhang Juzheng had experienced this many times. The Royal Family was a strange creature. The more you opposed, the more they would do it. This contained a universal principle, and that was that the dignity of the Royal Family was not to be violated. No one could do so.
In the end, it would be separated from the matter itself, and it would evolve into a monarch and officials seizing power.
Of course, some people couldn't see it, and some didn't care. However, Zhang Juzheng cared!
He might as well seal off the path for them to submit memorials. Stay here and don't cause trouble. At the same time, Zhang Juzheng felt that it was urgent to reorganize the imperial censors.
He had thought about it in the past, but it had been delayed. Now, it seemed that he had to do it immediately.
At the same time, he was also guarding against Feng Bao. Who knew if Feng Bao would send someone to impeach him, and then protect Gao Gong. With Feng Bao's methods, he would definitely do it.
If there really was a conflict between the Royal Family and the Royal Family, that generation of eunuchs would definitely appear.
Zhu Yijun was very clear about this principle. In the future, Wei Zhongxian was because after his father became the Emperor, he created a Donglin clique. Then, Emperor Tianqi couldn't play around anymore, and he directly created Wei Zhongxian and the eunuchs' clique.
Emperor Chongzhen listened to the propaganda and created a Donglin clique. He killed Wei Zhongxian, destroyed the eunuchs' clique, and Daming was finished.
Glancing at Feng Bao, Zhu Yijun then looked at Zhang Juzheng. This matter was a turning point.
If Zhang Juzheng hadn't messed with Feng Bao, then the matter would have slipped in another direction. Obviously, Feng Bao wasn't that kind of material, and he wasn't Zhang Juzheng's opponent.
As for Zhang Juzheng's suggestion, Feng Bao was fuming, but he didn't know how to object. After all, Zhang Juzheng's words made sense!
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