Chapter 46 Zhang Juzheng's confusion

Xu Jie knew very well that his ally relationship with Zhou Mengchen was about to come to an end. However, Xu Jie had no judgment on when this end would come. Xu Jie was afraid that Zhou Mengchen would use Xu Pan's head after he made up his mind.

Don't think it's impossible. Once Zhou Mengchen decides to break up with Xu Jie, Xu Pan's head will be taken down. Zhou Mengchen said that he can take it down.

Although this is unlikely.

But Xu Jie was unwilling to let his son take this risk. Of course, he also felt that the later the time to turn against Zhou Mengchen, the better.

Xu Jie calmed down his emotions and cleaned up his dissatisfaction with the situation in Jiangnan and his son. He began to clean up the mess.

First, I wrote many letters, and wrote letters to Jiangnan's surnames, such as the Lu family, Gu family, Qian family, Wang family, etc., the managers of Jiangnan's big families. Even as a Grand Secretary, Xu Jie had to politely write about Mr. XX and think of himself as a junior.

This is to make peace between them and Zhou Mengchen and build a bridge.

Secondly, it is to write a letter to Zhao Zhenji.

Zhao Zhenji is considered old when he said that his qualifications are old. He was a Jinshi in the 14th year of Jiajing and Shuji. He was also considered an anti-Yan Song party in the court, and even insulted Yan Shifan in court. Yan Shifan was so angry that he punished Zhao Zhenji repeatedly. If Xu Jie did not support him, Zhao Zhenji would have ended up very miserable. But even now, he is just a minister of Guanglu Temple in Nanjing.

As mentioned earlier, the Guanglu Temple Minister was in charge of palace banquets, and Nanjing did not even have an emperor. What can he do? He is just a free job with qualifications.

It is also considered the person involved in Xu Jie. Once Yan Song fell, with Zhao Zhenji's qualifications, he became a minister of the minister, but there was no problem at all as the minister of a certain department, the governor or the governor of a certain place.

After all, sometimes it is difficult to convince people by letters. People need to take a walk on behalf of Xu Jie and teach his son a lesson on behalf of him.

As a Sichuan native, Zhao Zhenji did not have any tendency to the opinions of the gentry in Jiangnan and Zhou Mengchen, after all, he was suitable to be a middleman.

Finally, Xu Jie wrote a letter to Zhou Mengchen. This letter was the most thoughtful. After all, the relationship between Xu Jie and Zhou Mengchen was the most complicated. It took a while to write a good letter. He put it there and dried it, and did not rush to seal it into the envelope, but asked Zhang Juzheng to come over.

After a while, Zhang Juzheng arrived.

Xu Jie didn't say much, and showed all the letters from Zhou Mengchen to Zhang Juzheng.

After Zhang Juzheng saw it, he already knew it.

Xu Jie said, "What do you think?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "Zhou Mengchen was dedicated to his merits and did things a little roughly. The teacher checked for his omissions and made up for his shortcomings. He would definitely be very grateful to the teacher."

Xu Jie said, "I don't expect him to be grateful to me. I just expect him to be grateful to you. How long can I stay in the cabinet? After all, this world is your young people. You are my disciple. I don't want you to be Zhou Mengchen's deputy in the future. Do you understand?"

Zhang Juzheng said, "Disciple understand."

Xu Jie said, "Although Zhou Mengchen is a capable minister, there are some things that I feel sorry for. I just want to seek governance too urgently, and sometimes it is never so simple. He makes so many new things every day, but he can be a minister on one side, but he can't dominate the world. This is not the teacher's selfishness, it is public intention. In two days, you can come to the Hanlin Academy. Gao Gong has arrived at the Imperial College, and you have to accumulate some qualifications. After a while, when you have the opportunity, you can work in the Ministry of Rites. Be ready for life."

Xu Jie arranged for Zhang Juzheng that the Hanlin Shuji Shi, then the prince's residence and Zuo Chunfang, and now he served as the Hanlin Academy, and was appointed as the Minister of Rites, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and then the Grand Secretary.

It can be said that it is smooth and smooth.

Zhang Juzheng said: "Disciple writes about the teacher's kindness."

Xu Jie said, "Just understand." He waved his hand and said, "Go and do your business."

Zhang Juzheng then retreated. After retreating, he immediately wrote a letter to Zhou Mengchen. Xu Jie did not say it, but Zhang Juzheng also knew what to do. On the one hand, he wrote this letter to win the trust of Zhou Mengchen.

Because of the special relationship between Zhou Mengchen and Zhang Juzheng, Zhou Mengchen may not be able to trust Xu Jie, but he is Zhang Juzheng.

On the other hand, it is also to safeguard the relationship between Zhou Mengchen and him.

But after writing this letter, I did not immediately seal the letter, but put it in a daze.

There was a sense of urgency in Zhang Juzheng's heart.

Yes, Zhang Juzheng and Zhou Mengchen have always had a good relationship. From Wuchang to Beijing, Zhang Juzheng even lived in Zhou Mengchen's house for a while. Even though his own little boys now, he often goes to Zhou's house to play. Even his wife thought of being a relative of the Zhou family in the future. Unfortunately, although Zhang Juzheng has many sons, he still has no daughter yet.

It’s just that the relationship between the two parties is good, but Zhang Juzheng always felt that in the relationship between the two parties, he was the one who took the initiative and the one who led the lead. Even if Zhou Mengchen became an official, Zhang Juzheng felt that he could come from behind because he knew that Zhou Mengchen would encounter more and more problems on this road.

The favorable factors that helped Zhou Mengchen step by step will soon become his resistance.

For example, Xu Jie no longer wanted Zhou Mengchen to go further. For example, Zhou Mengchen did not have Shujishi, and the Grand Secretary was an iron threshold. It was difficult for Zhou Mengchen to enter. For example, as a close minister of the emperor, he was promoted by the emperor, but what kind of person was Emperor Jiajing? How could he always satisfy the emperor's appetite? Once he could not satisfy himself, would he not be deeply in love and blame him?

Zhang Juzheng also understood that his future was smooth all the way, and he only needed to count the time. He estimated that he would be able to touch the threshold of the Grand Secretary in about 40 years in Jiajing. Of course, it was just a threshold, and whether he could enter was another matter.

But today, Zhang Juzheng had not been worried about Zhou Mengchen's ability to run ahead. But now, Xu Jie suddenly said this. In Zhang Juzheng's opinion, even the teacher was not optimistic. He could control Zhou Mengchen.

For a moment, Zhang Juzheng felt a deep sense of frustration.

Even among the best friends, there is a difference.

A sudden impulse arose in Zhang Juzheng's heart, and he said to himself: "Maybe, I should change my way. Keep a low profile. I'm afraid it won't work."

Although Zhang Juzheng was Xu Jie's disciple before, he had never directly participated in political struggles. At most, he became Xu Jie's adviser and gave advice to Xu Jie. Of course, this was also Xu Jie's tempering of them. In addition, he was also worried that Zhang Juzheng and others would be defeated in the storm of political struggles.

After all, in political struggles, many things are not predictable in advance. For example, Yan Song and Yan Shifan are actually unwilling to see the death of Zhao Wenhua. But when things come to this point, they have to be settled like this. There is no way to do so.

If Zhang Juzheng was in the game, this might not have happened.

But there is a little problem with doing this. That is, Zhang Juzheng, who has been eligible, is more than slower than Zhou Mengchen's promotion.

Zhang Juzheng also smelled the fall of the Yan Party. If he participated in this time and played a role, it would be impossible for Zhang Juzheng to jump up in his future on merits and practices. However, the risks here are also great. Yan Song is not a soft persimmon. Although Yan Shifan did not have a good view of the overall situation, he was also decisive and clever plans when fighting in real politics.

If one is not good, he has no great achievements, but he will turn himself in and become the pioneer of the king.

Zhang Juzheng measured the pros and cons, but one thing he had to admit is that Zhang Juzheng was moved.

Not to mention, Zhang Juzheng has been thinking about his future. Zhou Mengchen received a letter from Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng, and couldn't help but smile and said, "This is a blessing in disguise." Then he said, "Brother Yuanmei, what do you think?"

At this moment, Zhou Mengchen was receiving his old friend, and he was a Jinshi. Wang Shizhen from the Taicang Wang family. The Taicang Wang family is also a leader among the Jiangnan family. In addition, Wang Shizhen and Zhou Mengchen have an extraordinary relationship. When he heard some rumors, he came to see Zhou Mengchen.
Chapter completed!