"Brother Taiyue, you are the emperor's teacher, so you shouldn't let the emperor make such a mess, and you actually set up something outside the imperial city or a martial arts hall!"

As the end of the year approaches, the cabinet's gathering is the last time. Next, except for leaving a Grand Secretary on duty every day, they will not be in charge of official business.

At this time in previous years, several cabinet members sat here chatting and laughing, not mentioning official duties, and were relaxed and comfortable, but on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month of the fourth year of Wanli, it was not like this.

The civil servants serving outside were all silent, and they also had a flexible mind and wanted to come forward to listen. What was the reason for quarrel? Who would have thought that the Grand Secretary arranged for his family to block outside, and whoever approached would be punished severely.

Yesterday, Wang Tong's various regulations were sent out from the emperor's companion as eunuch Zhang Cheng, and the eunuch Feng Bao was fine, but the thing was immediately infuriated when he arrived at the cabinet.

At this time, the cabinet was not only a Grand Secretary, but also two Shangshu rushed over. The one who was criticizing the Ministry of Rites Wan Shihe.

The Ministry of Rites was nominally the first in the six ministries, and the ministers who served as ministers were very old. Moreover, the Ministry of Rites was often a famous scholar in the scholars and Confucianism.

Wan Shihe is a famous Taoist scholar in the capital. He is known for his tough character. He is now standing there staring at the person sitting on it.

The man was sitting in the main seat with a thick beard with expressionless face. Taiyue was the Taishi of the current dynasty, the assistant to the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng. Wang Tong's plan was very simple, saying that in order to allow the emperor to exercise his whole body and mind, the palace asked the guards to be as dark as possible and keep them confidential.

In order to cover up the eyes, the place where the emperor practiced was called the martial arts hall to the outside world. The name was vulgar and called the Tiger Martial Arts Hall, which was indeed the most common name in the capital.

Confidentiality is confidential. At the sign of the empress dowager, Wang Tong's plan was passed on to all the people in the capital who were sufficiently aware of this matter, with only one hundred people.

Of course, the people sitting here are among the hundreds.

"Emperor Zhengde set up a leopard room outside the imperial city, and the emperor of Jiajing Dynasty refines alchemy in the Western Garden. At the age of fourteen, the emperor actually set up a martial arts hall outside the imperial city. It is really ridiculous. Every day, he is lured by a treacherous villain to do that ridiculous act. What should the court do? What should the world do?"

"Siweng, how could the emperor of the Holy Ming have such an unbearable situation? Besides, the emperor just went to exercise his body in the afternoon, went to court to discuss matters in the morning, and listened to Mr. Zhang's lectures. How could he be addicted to the path? Siweng was overly worried."

A middle-aged man sitting on the right side of Zhang Juzheng saw the situation awkwardly and quickly explained a few words. Wan Shi and Zi Sijie were old and younger, with a lesser identity, called Siweng.

The middle-aged man who was persuaded was also wearing a big red robe dress, and it seemed that he was also one of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. As soon as he said something, Wan Shihe, the Minister of Rites, had not spoken yet, but the Bai Cangcang Minister of Personnel, Wang Guoguang, spoke. He pointed at the middle-aged man and shouted:

"Shen Yaoquan, as a cabinet minister, don't you know how to persuade the emperor? Is your position as a Grand Secretary just for copying and copying in the cabinet?"

The Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Shen Shixing, named Yaoquan, was a loyal party member of the Cabinet assistant Zhang Juzheng. He was known as the "Cabinet Literature Office", which is a metaphor for him that he never had his own opinions and obeyed Zhang Juzheng in everything.

After Wang Guoguang said this, Shen Shixing's face suddenly turned red. Zhang Juzheng, who had been silent, then said:

"Don't you say that, why do you have to say that? The emperor is just looking for a place to kill his body. To put it in a smaller way, to make his body strong, to put it in a larger way, to practice martial arts..."

"It's ridiculous. I'll be surrounded by some martial artists who are dancing guns and sticks all day long. What will happen if they grow up? Brother Taiyue, the Tian family is nothing small. The emperor's preferences at this time will affect the national policy in a few years. We must be serious and careful. We are willing to jointly submit a report to advise the emperor."

Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said in a deep voice:

"It is better to have good families accompanying the exercises outside the palace than to be with the eunuchs in the palace all day long. The late emperor was not healthy and had a premature aging. He wanted the emperor to be stronger, which was also the empress dowager."

"A good family, a good family, who only knows how to do martial arts, I don't think it's different from those eunuchs!"

When they heard that it was the Queen Mother's meaning, Wan Shihe, the Minister of Rites, snorted coldly, but the refuted words did not mention the right or wrong of the matter. They knew what the Queen Mother meant, that was, the Minister of Li, the cabinet, and the nobles in the palace reached an agreement, and then demonstrated their character, and that the great disaster would come.

Zhang Juzheng didn't seem to want to talk much, and a senior scholar next to him stood up with a smile and said:

"You guys don't have to be so angry. A hundred good children, children of similar age in your family, can be sent in. It is a playmate with the emperor since childhood, which will be of great benefit to the future!

"Zhang Siwei, you should be willing to let your children go as much as possible. Children from scholarly families do such humble things, how can they meet the world?"

Wang Guoguang, the Minister of Personnel, stood up coldly, and walked away with Wan Shihe, the Minister of Rites. Zhang Siwei smiled awkwardly and turned to look at the servant Zhang Juzheng.

When the two men walked out of the room, Shen Shixing, who had just been insulted, immediately turned to Zhang Juzheng, who was sitting upright, and said angrily and anxiously:

"Geor, this..."

Zhang Juzheng smiled and waved his hand, and said calmly:

"The capital cannot hide anything. His Majesty is practicing in the Laoshizi Martial Arts Hall outside the palace. Sooner or later, Wanshihe and Wang Guoguang Shilin's reputation and Qingliu leader, if he does not do this, he will also be worried that he will be scolded in the future."

"If there were no Master of Pavilion, Wan Shihe and Wang Guoguang would have retired and lived in vain. Today..."

Shen Shixing was resentful and continued to speak, but after halfway through his speech, he saw Zhang Juzheng's face change and immediately did not dare to say more. Zhang Juzheng sighed and stood up and said:

"Assign and organize all those who can write to the palace as soon as possible, don't waste time, both inside and outside, and celebrate the New Year."

Zhang Siwei next to him said with a funny smile:

"The officials remember that during the previous dynasty and the Jiajing Dynasty, every year near the end of the year, the cabinet masters were worried about how to get the deficit of the national treasury with the Sili Supervisor. However, since the cabinet master came to power, the government treasury has been full. The documents reported by the Ministry of Revenue yesterday said that the treasury has almost 850,000 taels of silver this year, and it has been a lot better this year!"

This is the truth, but it also praises Zhang Juzheng's good control. Everyone in the cabinet said a few words for a moment, and a smile appeared on the face of the cabinet assistant Zhang Juzheng.

After a while, Zhang Juzheng, who was looking through the notice, suddenly spoke out:

"There is another censor who impeached Wang Guoguang to appoint private individuals to corrupt the administration of the government. Don't suppress it this time and send it to the Silijian for disposal."

Everyone was stunned, but Shen Shixing showed joy on his face and quickly bowed to agree.

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Chapter completed!