Chapter 88                                                             �

Zhang Juzheng said, "I am not here to compete with you for this, I agree. The Ming Dynasty is about to move. Let me make a gentleman's agreement."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Oh? What kind of gentleman promises."

Zhang Juzheng said: "If you become the chief minister, I will bow my head and give it to you. If I can take the lead, you will be willing to obey? How about it?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Isn't this a re-introduction of the old thing? I agree."

At this moment, Zhou Mengchen was confident that he was one step faster than Zhang Juzheng. The reason was very simple. Zhou Mengchen had already formed his own school, and Zhang Juzheng was still under Xu Jie. He did not establish his own family. This is the gap between the two.

Then Zhou Mengchen smiled slightly and said, "If you let others hear this, you will laugh at us as arrogant."

Zhang Juzheng didn't laugh at all and said, "Otherwise, I understand the teacher's intentions. When he reaches a certain point, he will take the initiative to retreat. Then it will be your and my world."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Then Yan Song?"

Zhang Juzheng laughed and said, "Yan Song is old. This year, Yan Song seems to be aggressive, but in fact he has used up all the cards in his hand, let alone, they are already consuming His Majesty's affection. What kind of person is our Majesty? You should know the most. Yan Song is old and weak, and many things are under the control of Yan Shifan. Yan Shifan has no idea what kind of person is to be with light and diligent, and he is a tacit understanding. He is aggressive and has a way to kill him. Once Yan Song dies, Yan Party will inevitably be liquidated. It is pitiful that half of Jiangxi has been in Jiangxi. In the past two hundred years, Jiangxi will not have too many positions in the court in the future. Yan Song has caused trouble for the people of Jiangxi."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen couldn't help but nodded secretly.

Yan Song likes to promote Jiangxi people. Although officials from Jiangxi may not be Yan's party. However, Yan Song is always ruthless towards Jiangxi officials and can do whatever they can. On the one hand, all officials were suppressed by Yan Song, and on the other hand, they were punished at most three drinks of wine. After picking it gently, you can imagine the resentment of other officials towards Jiangxi officials.

In this way, after Yan Song fell, a considerable number of Jiangxi people would be liquidated and not implicated.

Zhang Juzheng said: "For the sake of the court, there are only two types of people. One is that the teacher and the disciples are divided." Zhang Juzheng then pointed at Zhou Mengchen and pointed at himself.

Zhou Mengchen instantly understood that he and Zhang Juzheng were both such people.

"There is another type of person, who is the prince." Zhang Juzheng said: "Your Majesty will definitely pave the way for the prince. It's just that this time is not easy to judge, after all, Your Majesty has a good health."

Zhou Mengchen nodded indifferently. Compared to those who are working hard and doing careers like Zhou Mengchen, Jiajing's life is so relaxed and comfortable, and some people's retirement lives are not as good as those of Jiajing.

Especially when you are obsessed with health preservation, it is impossible to break through every day. In the 45 years of Jiajing in history, there were many problems with elixirs. Now, Jiajing Biao's pills are working hard to maintain health preservation. Zhou Mengchen clearly saw that Jiajing's complexion is getting better and better.

If Jiajing really lived to be seventy or eighty years old, Zhou Mengchen would be no surprise.

But in this way, the future history will be completely lost. This makes Zhou Mengchen a little confused. However, it is just confusion. After all, Zhou Mengchen himself does not remember much history.

"In this way, there are actually not many people." Zhang Juzheng said.

Many things are inertia, especially when it comes to the cabinet. It seems that the cabinet dispute is surging, but the candidates have been determined long ago. It is impossible for the court to choose a person without foundation as a Grand Secretary, which is irresponsible to the court.

If everything goes well, Yan Song falls and Xu Jie takes office. Although Xu Jie does not mean to be greedy for power, he will still have to rule for several years. In this way, when Xu Jie retreats, it will be ten years or ten years later.

On the basis of Xu Jie's victory over Yan Song, Xu Jie's faction must usher in a major expansion. Therefore, Xu Jie's faction must have positions in the cabinet. In addition, it is the emperor's consideration. The emperor felt that to give the new emperor some status, he naturally had to make arrangements, or select some ministers from other aspects to check and balance.

However, among the same age group, or among the older old ministers, Zhou Mengchen has never been afraid of anyone.

However, Zhou Mengchen had an invisible threshold, that is, the tradition of not being a Hanlin in the cabinet, and Zhang Juzheng had already crossed it. So the two seemed to be unequal, but in fact they had their own difficulties. It was fair.

Zhou Mengchen said, "What about Li Chunfang?"

Zhang Juzheng smiled coldly after hearing this, and said, "Our brother Nian has only learned the form of a teacher under the teacher's disciple, but has not learned the essence of a teacher. He probably will be just a Madam Li in the future."

Speaking of which, Li Chunfang was the top scholar in Jiajing for 26 years. He was Xu Jie's first disciple. In terms of qualifications, he could serve as Xu Jie's political heir and compete with Zhang Juzheng.

But Zhang Juzheng looked down on them ten thousand times.

Zhou Mengchen said, "Isn't Uncle also by the prince's side, what about the people around the prince?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "Gao Gong is around the prince, but Gao Gong is the most powerful and yang, but he does not know how to be a minister. He should be responsible for yin and yang and cannot be paranoid. Therefore, Gao Gong is not difficult to deal with. There are only you and me, the heroes in the world."

"You and I work together. We will surely open up a world and save the situation in the court. If you and I cannot cooperate, then in the future, I am afraid----"

Zhou Mengchen looked at Zhang Juzheng, and the cake with duck meat rolled in his hand slugged slightly, and he suddenly felt sad.

To be honest, many years ago, Zhou Mengchen did not have utilitarianism towards Zhang Juzheng, but wanted Zhang Juzheng to support him in the future. But over the years, Zhang Juzheng has become his best friend.

Now Zhang Juzheng's words have made their friendship political.

Yes, Zhang Juzheng was still the friend of Zhou Mengchen who could be a life-and-death relationship with his wife and son, but in politics, he may not be an ally.

In other words, many actions of both sides must be considered with political interests.

Zhou Mengchen had a premonition about the arrival of this day. After all, as a politician, Zhang Juzheng had his own feelings and ambitions, so how could he have exactly the same idea as Zhou Mengchen’s future?

Since there are differences, there are naturally differences, and this difference is difficult to resolve. There is only one way to prevent Zhou Mengchen from promoting industrialization, which is to kill him. There is only one way to prevent Zhang Juzheng from following his will and ideas, which is to kill him.

If a politician cannot regard his political philosophy as something higher than his own life, then he is nothing more than a politician.

Zhou Mengchen and Zhang Juzheng can both be called the title of politician.

The only thing Zhou Mengchen is that the idea of ​​reform, improvement, and reform that both of them adhere to was nothing more than a matter of degree or specific measures. There is no need to be like Wang Anshi and Sima Guang. Although they are good friends, they all destroyed everything that the other party cares about the most.

However, how long can the cooperation between the two last? No one knows.

However, anyone should understand one truth. That is, no one will accompany you through your life.

Zhou Mengchen stretched out his hand and said, "A word is certain. Whoever you are the master or the assistant will not talk about him, but he will definitely work together to promote the reform."

Zhang Juzheng slapped it on it, making a crisp sound, and the hands of the two people were tightly clasped together, saying, "One word is certain."

Zhou Mengchen then pulled out his hand, took a towel and said, "Do you have oil on your hands?"

When Zhang Juzheng saw that his hands were stained with oil, he immediately took a handkerchief to wipe it, but said in his mouth: "It was clearly what you stained my hands."

After the two of them had enough food and meals, they asked someone to leave the banquet. Zhou Mengchen held a cup of tea and said, "Actually, if you don't come, I want to ask you, what does Mr. Xu mean?"
Chapter completed!