Chapter 133                                                             

Zhou Mengchen was stunned and understood in an instant. If it were Zhang Juzheng's affairs, Zhou Mengchen would naturally have nothing to say. However, Xu Jie did not mean to ask Zhou Mengchen to help him for Xu Jie's affairs.

Suddenly, Zhou Mengchen felt that he was also a person. He could actually participate in the political undercurrent.

Zhou Mengcheng said seriously: "Brother Zhang, please speak."

Zhang Juzheng said, "Do you know, Shangshu Sun is going to retire?"

Zhou Mengchen heard this. He was startled at first, then sighed and said, "I didn't know it before, but I think it's reasonable."

Unlike Wen Yuan's old Yili, Sun Chengzong had been away for a long time. After being a good man for so many years, the real power of the Minister of Rites was no longer in his hands. Now that he was asked to be a dog for Yan Song at the age of his life, he naturally did not want to. Since Wen Yuan had retired, Sun Chengzong naturally did not want to stay too much.

Zhang Juzheng said: "Generally speaking, if the Shangshu retires, he can recommend a successor quota. My teacher, Lord Xu, want this quota?"

Zhou Mengchen was stunned and said, "Mr. Xu wants to be the Minister of Rites?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "To be precise, he wanted one of the six ministers. Now the situation is in chaos, which is also the opportunity. Otherwise, when the situation is settled, the position of these six ministers will not be easy to deal with. Yan Song, the Ministry of War, will not let someone in the Ministry of Works, and even his mentors and friends, are also the auspicious supporter. Although the Minister of Personnel has gone, Yan Song stared at it and there will definitely be a battle between the dragon and the tiger. Only the Minister of Rites. If the Minister of Rites is willing to support it, the mentor will take the position of the Minister of Rites, which is not a big problem."

Zhou Mengchen said hesitantly: "Although the teacher has the right to recommend it, the real approval is still on top. Why do you sure there is no big problem?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "First, Your Majesty will not let Yan Song take control of all the ministers of the six ministries. So for example, one or three ministers, who either have a deep experience or dare to compete with Yan Song. Second, Sun Chengen was his old minister after all, and now he has taken the initiative to retire, Your Majesty still has to give some decent things. Third, although Xia Yan has many old subordinates, but not many direct subordinates. A side branch like his mentor always needs to be appeased. Yan Song can't really sweep away the court."

"There are these three reasons. It is not difficult to take over the position of Minister of Rites. The only difficult thing is that if the Secretary of Sun agrees, I ask you to come."

Speaking of which, Sun Chengen was also the mentor of the Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing. However, Sun Chengen did not accept these new Jinshi. Instead, because of Zhou Mengchen's special reasons, he only accepted Zhou Mengchen as a disciple. This disciple was only from the officialdom.

But with this relationship, Xu Jie naturally wanted to be a lobbyist through Sun Chengen.

This is also a sign of one's sincerity.

It is not difficult to find a middleman who wants to talk to Sun Chengen, but in order not to appear aggressive, it is best to find a junior to pass on the message. There is even a hint that after you leave, Xu Jie is willing to take care of your juniors.

Zhou Mengchen didn't know who Xu Jie had asked to negotiate with Sun Chengen in history.

Perhaps it is Zhang Juzheng in front of him.

Zhou Mengchen thought for a while and asked back: "Brother Zhang, do you think I should agree?"

Zhang Juzheng said, "I only represent my point of view, not my mentor's point of view." He paused slightly and said, "I think you should ask Shangshu Sun, he is not much more clear than he understands."

Zhou Mengchen weighed it in his heart, and it was indeed good. Why did he make the conditions yourself? Tell the matter to Shangshu Sun in its original form. Shangshu Sun naturally had arrangements and would not forget his own. In addition, from the bottom of his heart, Zhou Mengchen was happy to see Xu Jie's success.

Zhou Mengchen said, "I agree to this matter. I will go to see the teacher when I find time. I also have something to ask Brother Zhang." He said Yang Jisheng's words in its original form, but he just hid Yang Jisheng's words himself.

Zhang Juzheng pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Zhou, do you know what is the most important relationship in the officialdom?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "It is probably the same as the three of them. In the same year, they have the same subject and the same hometown."

Zhang Juzheng said: "That's right, are these three people the same between my mentor and Mr. Xia?"

Zhou Mengchen pondered for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "It seems not."

Zhang Juzheng said: "Is it the relationship between mentor and students?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "It doesn't seem to be."

Zhang Juzheng said: "Yes, my teacher wasted ten years on the ground because he offended Zhang Cong. It was promoted by Master Mengxia to return to Beijing. But it may not be possible to say how deep the relationship is. But now my teacher is going to lie dormant for a year or two, and regard himself as Master Xia’s heir."

"Why do you think it's?"

Zhou Mengchen seemed to have a great enlightenment and said, "It is the political legacy of Master Xia."

Xia Yan entered the center from the tenth year of Jiajing, and had been in the cabinet for 20 years. This political legacy was very thick, and even if Yan Song cleaned it up, it would be endless in one or two years. Another thing is that once Yan Song did not do well on it, the officials and people below would miss Mr. Xia very much.

As long as Xu Jie can play Xia Yan's sign, he can unite a considerable number of officials around him. He supplemented the shortcomings of Xu Jie's lack of qualifications in the center. As I said just now, although Xu Jie was in the second year of Jiajing, he delayed it for ten years. Although this trained some of Xu Jie's political skills, it also made his foundation in the center far different.

It’s like, in the workplace, one of the students of the same class has been working in the unit, and the other has been working outside for ten years, and then returned to this unit. There is no way to compare the qualifications and status between the two.

Zhou Mengchen immediately understood and said, "Brother Zhang means? Let me do this?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "There are pros and cons of this matter."

"Once you do this, it is likely that your foundation will become stronger immediately, but it will also become a thorn in Yan Song's eyes and a thorn in the flesh. Whether he can withstand this blow must be considered. What can I say? You need to think about it carefully."

"It's impossible for others to make this decision for you."

Zhou Mengchen already had a tendency in his heart.

right.

It turns out that there are advantages and disadvantages in one thing.

He only saw the disadvantages before, but not the benefits.

Zhou Mengchen knew how much Xia Yan had political influence. It was not how good Xia Yan did at that time, but Xia Yan was miserable enough. The other was that Yan Song did too badly. So much so that Xia Yan fell for 10 or 20 years, and the civil officialdom missed Xia Yan.

I even thought harshly that if Xia Yan retreated normally, there would be a reliable successor later. I guess Xia Yan's reputation would not be so famous.

For example, there was a prime minister in the Jiajing Dynasty named Fei Hong who entered the cabinet three times. Just before Xia Yan, but who has heard of it?

Zhou Mengchen pondered for a moment, couldn't help but ask Zhang Juzheng and said, "Brother, do you think I should give advice?"

Zhang Juzheng pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Zhou, in the current situation, Yan Song wanted to kill Master Xia and Lord Zeng, which was a bit too much. Even if the two of them had something wrong, they would definitely not be punished until they died. So------"

Zhou Mengchen said, "I understand." He suddenly stood up and said, "No need to delay, I will prepare now."

Suddenly, Zhou Mengchen felt a strong sense of mission in his heart.

The things he changed before were all small things. Now he wants to try to change one big thing, that is, Xia Yan's death. If Xia Yan does not die, then will Xia Yan make a comeback in the future? Yan Song may not be able to be so arrogant.

If it wasn't too late, Zhou Mengchen would have wanted to attack at this moment.

His sense of justice has been waiting for a long time. It’s just that a person cannot do things with his passion. Otherwise, he can only become a martyr.

But Zhou Mengchen did not want to become a martyr.

However, will the development of things be as easy as Zhou Mengchen had planned? He used to shoot Yan Song's cold guns in the dark. Of course, Yan Song had noticed these cold guns, but Zhou Mengchen himself did not feel anything. Now, this time he took action, he was standing in the open.

He had a head-on confrontation with Yan Song.

As a result, Zhou Mengchen and the inner court became further and further apart, and even the label of His Majesty’s favorite minister became less and less. He was washed down little by little, and the label of the court officials became brighter and brighter.

However, whether Zhou Mengchen can deal with the cunning Yan Song is another matter.
Chapter completed!