On the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month, Feng Bao, who had once had a strong influence in the Ming Empire, rode a carriage and left the palace with the company of two Jinyiwei.

Although it was cold and the canal from the capital to Nanjing was frozen at least half of the waterways. However, all parties in the palace had reached a consensus that Feng Bao could not stay in the palace for one more day and wait for the river channel to be opened in Tongzhou, or he would go south along the canal. He could no longer stay in the capital.

It is naturally best to freeze to death halfway through. If you don’t freeze to death, you can’t cause any storm when you live in Nanjing, but it’s really worrying to be in the capital.

The position of the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor should not be left empty. Zhang Chengzhong, who had been by Emperor Wanli for a long time and was the second-ranked figure in the Sili Supervisor, sat in this position.

The first three Sili Supervisors were in charge of the inner court, and the second was the admiral of the East Factory. They were called the factory, and the third was the pen. They were often the supervisor of the Beijing camp. In the past, Feng Bao also served as the chief of the seal and the admiral of the East Factory. Zhang Cheng was promoted to the position, but he would not have such benefits. Zhang Jing, the former chief of the imperial horse supervisor, was transferred to the position of the Seli Supervisor, and was the eunuch of the East Factory.

The third one is the eunuch Zhang Hong who was in charge. Although Zhang Hong was square, he also made great efforts in the action of overthrowing Feng Bao, so he naturally received some rewards. In addition, he was excellent in his business, so he deserved to have this position.

What is more surprising is Tian Yi, Feng Bao's number one confidant in the palace, was not demoted after Feng Bao left, but was promoted to Silijian as a eunuch in the church.

However, the chief officer of the Wenshu that Tian Yi was responsible for fell on Zhao Jinliang. Now that Zhao Jinliang is less than twelve years old, he has two positions: Liuke Lang Zhengshi and Wenshu Fang Zhengshi. Both positions are key positions, but they are on a child, which is quite shocking.

But everyone also knew in their hearts that Zhao Jinliang had the ability to deal with government affairs every day, and that was not the eunuch Zhang Cheng, the chief eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, and the change of direction gave Zhang Cheng power.

The eunuch who is in charge of the seal cannot be in charge of the East Factory as well. This is a check and balance of power. Feng Bao was too powerful, so Emperor Wanli was ruthless. This word will not repeat the same mistake. It seems that the position of the seal is greatly reduced. However, in the decree of appointing Zhang Cheng, the "Public Security Department" was mentioned indifferently.

The Zhishi Department is a new yamen, but he has many money to collect peace in the capital. His strength in the capital is no less than that in the factory and guards. He is nothing but old and has no background. With the Public Security Department in his hands, Zhang Cheng can do many things.

Another unexpected appointment was that the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse was not replaced by Zou Yi, but Chu Zhaoren. Chu Zhaoren is the confidant of Empress Dowager Cisheng, so it is not an exaggeration to give this position. However, the eunuch in the admiral was Sun Zhengshuo, who was transferred from the military battle, and Zou Yi remained still.

Although Chu Zhaoren was in charge of the seal eunuch, he had no ability to take power. Yongsheng Bo's mansion colluded with the sword captains and set up ambush outside to kill the tiger army. Although he was exploited, he had a lot of connections, not to mention that Lin Shulu was in trouble in the palace. He was usually very close to Lin Shulu, and this was even more guilty.

Keep him in this position, but give Empress Dowager Cisheng some face, everyone looks good, Chu Zhaoren can stay in this position and stamp it. If you can't see clearly, you can start a prison and deal with him at any time.

Nowadays, the supervisor of the eunuch Zou Yi, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse, is the adopted son of Zhang Jing. Zhang Jing, the Imperial Horse, has been managed for a long time, so Sun Zhengshuo can naturally sit on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. The news that Feng Bao left Beijing finally knew that Feng Youning, the prisoner of the East Factory, resigned from his official position and took his family to accompany Feng Bao to Nanjing for retirement. Everyone knew that everything was settled.

There are also rumors that Zhang Siwei sent someone to Shen Shixing Mansion to deliver a message, but Lord Shen is in poor health and needs to recuperate well. He should take a longer period of time and not get into the root of the disease. It is said that there was news from the Shen Mansion that Lord Shen is in poor health and probably will be better in the first month of next year. Maybe he will retire and return home.

Those who are a little sensitive to politics in the capital know what to do now? Go to the home of Zhang Siwei, the cabinet assistant, to send gifts and greetings.

The capital rule is that all yamen sealed the yamen on the 25th day of the 12th lunar month, except for the remaining officials Yan, they go home for the New Year and will not start working until the 16th day of the next year.

The political battle was only here to find out, and I wouldn’t take this opportunity to pay homage to you, otherwise I wouldn’t know what changes would happen during these twenty days. Then I would regret it because I didn’t express my opinion in time.

But there is always a priority when giving gifts. You cannot just carry gold and silver into the Zhang Mansion with a load. However, you can play with calligraphy and paintings. Most of the shops selling this are closed due to the Chinese New Year, so where can you buy them?

However, it is cheaper to several shops of Sanjiang Trading Company. The shops in the capital are all opened in the name of Xiangchengbo and the Tang family of the imperial merchants. These shops have many jewelry specialties from the Western and Arab regions, which are suitable for gifts.

Buy a piece of jewelry and match it with gold and silver, which seems much more formal. For example, giving a pair of Persian silver bottles and adding 5,000 taels of silver, which seems quite regular.

Needless to say, the noisy place in front of Zhang Siwei's door was no less than Zhang Juzhengshi back then. At this time, officials from all over the capital could not tell any clear and turbid officials. Everyone smiled, and the servants behind him were carrying gifts, carriages and horses, all of whom came to Zhang's mansion to give gifts.

It is like a market, which is no longer enough to describe the wealth and honor at this time. Although it is cold, there is no chill in front of Zhang Siwei's mansion, and everyone is extremely eager.

The door of the Zhang Mansion was so noisy outside, and the doorman and servants, with a happy face, welcomed guests and guests from all over the place.

Zhang Siwei did this to show the people of the world and the officialdom of the capital, who is the winner, let everyone understand the situation, know who is the cabinet assistant of the Ming Dynasty, and who is the steward of the Ming Dynasty.

Except for the Minister of Rites Shen Shixing, the other few people came, and the important officials promoted by Zhang Siwei also came together, which was also for outsiders to see how great Zhang Siwei is now.

There are already a quick-minded scholar outside who is preparing to write a essay to praise, so there must be a lot of praise, and the word "all the righteous are in full of ceremonies" must be used.

The so-called "all righteous people are full of courts" means that the court is full of righteous gentlemen, and the world is prosperous, which is the best reputation for the cabinet and officials in the court.

However, everyone is entering the imperial examination and official career, and no one is much worse than anyone who sorts out the article. People outside can think of this word, and people inside have long thought of it.

Zhang Siwei was welcoming guests in the living room. Those who could sit in the living room were all cabinet bachelors, six ministers and ministers of the six ministries, and those outside were all accompanied by Zhang Siwei.

"The Master of the Pavilion is happy today. It's a gathering of wise men. How about keeping the memorial treasures to commemorate?"

Those who can enter the cabinet step by step will naturally have excellent calligraphy, but Zhang Siwei's calligraphy can only be said to be average, but trusted people know that Zhang Siwei likes to splash ink and write. Now, he really wants to say this.

These people in the room have been with Zhang Siwei for many years, working with or trusting people, and they all know his preferences. Someone suggested it, and naturally everyone agreed.

No matter how cunning and deep Zhang Siwei was, no matter how hard he showed his movements, he was still full of red and energetic. When he heard someone else's suggestion, he just said a few humble words, but he agreed with a smile.

The clever servant hurriedly prepared the pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Yang Wei, the new Minister of Works, was quite fat. The ground dragon burned on Zhang Siwei's mansion, and the heat was coming up from the ground. The room was very warm. Yang Wei was wearing very thick clothes, and sweat was already seen on his forehead. He took out a handkerchief and wiped it, and said with a smile:

"There is so warm in the house of the old master. I wonder if it's like this on Lord Shen?"

"Mr. Shen must have felt that this winter is bitter and cold, and it is so hard to bear."

Some people followed and joked, and everyone was laughing, full of gloating. Shen Shixing was always calm and self-controlled, and kept a distance from everyone. When everyone was there, Yin Jia was not very good.

The pen and ink were ready, and large amounts of rice paper were also laid on the desk. Zhang Siwei picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, picked up the pen and hesitated, and asked himself:

“What to write?”

"At this time, why don't the Master write 'The Lord of the People's Court'!"

Chen Jingbang, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said with a smile. Everyone applauded when this proposal was said. This proposal made Zhang Siwei better and praised everyone in the house. It was indeed appropriate.

Zhang Siwei nodded in praise, leaned over and waved it, and everyone saw it. He couldn't help but shout again. Zhang Siwei put down his brush and was full of complacent.

At this moment, people with sharp ears heard some chaos and noise outside. It was noisy outside, but everyone was happy. Now the movement was wrong, and the chaos was coming towards the living room.

"Rank, I have something important to report to the master..."

The shouting could be heard clearly by the people in the room. Zhang Siwei withdrew his gaze from the words. His brows frowned, and the butler who was serving in the room hurriedly opened the door and went out.

"What are you doing in such a day? Are there any rules?!"

"Where are you from? Why do you see that you are young and you can clearly hear the questions and answers outside in the management room in Puzhou Prefecture? Naturally, everyone knows that Lian Zhang Siwei is from Puzhou, Shanxi, and suddenly a scream came from outside:

"You are really wondering what you said. The door of the house was suddenly pushed open. The housekeeper and a middle-aged man in a fur coat came in with a pale face. The cold wind outside rushed in, and everyone couldn't help but shrink. When the middle-aged man entered the door, he knelt down and kowtowed and cried:

"Master, Taihe... The Grandpa went to the house that was still laughing and laughing just now, and it was extremely quiet. Zhang Siwei was struck by lightning and stood there.
Chapter completed!