When they slept on the same bed that night, after Gao got the truth out of Zhang Juzheng, he also had an idea. After thinking about it all night, he decided that he couldn't let Zhang Shuda take all the credit, and he also wanted to hire a doctor for the emperor!
Moreover, he had great power, and with one order, all the famous doctors in the Ming Dynasty had to go. In addition to Ma Mingju and Gong Yanxian, who Li Lunming knew, he also invited Xu Chunfu, Ba Yingkui, Zhi Bingzhong and other famous great doctors. Gao Gong also used the post of the Ministry of War to send all these doctors scattered in various places to the capital.
You put out two, I put out twenty! My chances of winning are ten times yours!
"The famous doctors are following our people, heading north non-stop, and have almost entered Shandong. They should be able to arrive in Beijing soon." After hearing the question from Lord Gao, Shen Yingkui hurriedly reported.
"It's too slow, we need to speed up! Change the horses but not the people, and you must reach Beijing within three days, without any delay!" Gao Gong gave the order decisively.
"Yes, sir." Shen Yingkui hurried out to pass on the order.
"The emperor's condition is relatively stable anyway. I will try to delay it for two days until our doctor arrives, and we can consult with him together." Gao Gong was explaining to his disciples, and he also convinced himself, "The emperor's body is already weak, and we can't let quack doctors mess around with him anymore. It's right to be cautious."
"Yes, the two ladies will not object." Han Ji nodded in agreement, and reminded Gao Gong: "Teacher, we should have made a decision on the matter we discussed before."
Before learning about Zhao Hao's arrival in Beijing, Gao Gong was discussing with Han Ji and the Paw Patrol whether to kill Zhang Juzheng first or eliminate his followers first. Gao Gong had not yet made up his mind.
After driving out four cabinet ministers in succession, Gao has developed a serious path dependence... When encountering a problem, he solves the person who caused the problem. If it still can't be solved, he will drive out another cabinet minister.
"This one..." Gao Gong picked up the teacup and took a sip. It was really hard to decide!
I remember a monk once said that the natural enemy of a main position is the deputy position, and Gao Ge Lao agreed with him.
But Zhang Juzheng is different from Chen Yiqin, Zhao Zhenji, Li Chunfang, Yin Shidan and others. He has the aura of a protagonist!
He remembered that Zhang Juzheng had expressed his feelings to him:
"If you want to turn the chaos around, turn it around, create a scale, and then the people will be organized - a grand battle formation, a straight flag, immediately put out, this is your job, I can't do it. But you are talented and a little impatient, if you ask me to help, I can also follow the righteousness of Wei Xian, and I can't ignore it!"
What I mean is that the two of us are the best partners to save the world and create a prosperous era!
In fact, Gao Gong also thought so in his heart. This was not just subjective conjecture. The political achievements of the past two years have proved this point beyond doubt!
The two were also close friends who served as both teachers and friends for many years. Zhang Juzheng always respected Gao Gong very much and tolerated his bad temper, even to the point of accepting it.
Last year, I got beaten for him...
So Gao Gong actually valued Zhang Juzheng very much, even more than Han Ji and others combined.
But firstly, three people make a tiger, and his disciples all said that Zhang Juzheng wanted to plot against him. Secondly, it was also true that Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao were very close. Although the content of the conspiracy was unknown, Zhang Juzheng was already the second assistant, so what else could he plot? Of course, his position as the first assistant.
It was really hard to move him, but it was also uneasy if he didn't move him. So Gao Gong initially preferred to cut off Zhang Juzheng's wings in the court, mainly Zeng Xingwu, Wang Zhuan and other Chu people, as well as his peers...
But now, he felt that letting his disciples wake up to this would only alert the enemy.
"Teacher, don't you always teach us to simplify things and get to the point?" Luo Zun said, "Teacher, haven't you realized yet? All your troubles are caused by that Jing man! As long as you drive him out of the cabinet, the world will be peaceful immediately!"
"Yes, we must capture the leader first. Kill the people of Jing, and all the troubles will be solved!" Han Ji and others also encouraged.
"Hmm..." Gao Gong thought to himself that it was true. There were three things that were bothering him right now. Apart from the emperor's illness, the kid named Zhao refused to cooperate and the shipping office could not be started; Meng Chong in the palace was useless and Feng Bao took advantage of this opportunity to make a comeback and make things difficult for him openly and secretly.
As long as Zhang Juzheng was no longer there to support them, all the problems would be solved easily...
The balance in Gao Gong's heart seemed to tilt.
"But Uncle Zhang has a solid foundation and acts in a low-key and cautious manner. How can it be so easy to get rid of him?" After thinking about it, Gao Gong shook his head and said, "He is very experienced."
"I'm not afraid of his deep skills. I can drive him out of office in just three steps." Han Ji said confidently. He had driven countless people out of office in the past few years, and he firmly believed that there was no big boss that he couldn't bring down unless he didn't want to.
"What do you mean?" Gao Gong asked.
"The first step is to add one of our own to the cabinet. This way we can isolate him, and after getting rid of him, we won't be in the embarrassing situation of having the only prime minister in the cabinet." Han Ji said confidently.
"Hmm." Gao Gong nodded. No matter what, this step was necessary. At first, the candidate was Zhang Siwei, but unfortunately, Xiaowei had a bad luck and was repeatedly shot, so he could not be relied on for the time being.
The second candidate is Gao Yi, who is his classmate and they have a very close relationship. But his health is not very good and his fighting ability is not as good as Xiao Wei, but he can still be a decoration and squeeze Zhang Shuda.
"What about the second step?"
"Since then, the Ministry of Education has been attacking him." Han Ji said calmly: "If Your Majesty does not allow him to retire, we will continue to criticize him and let him rot at home!"
"What about the third step?"
"Of course it was the Prime Minister who made the final decision." Han Ji said with a smile: "The people of Jing rely on your Majesty because he is nostalgic and reluctant to let go. But your Majesty trusts the Prime Minister more. The Prime Minister only needs to persuade your Majesty to allow him to retire!"
"I thought you had some trick, but it's so simple and crude!" Gao Gong cursed.
"But it works." Han Ji chuckled and said, "It is said that strength can defeat skill. With your current power and position, is it necessary for you to go around in circles?"
"It is still necessary to deal with Uncle Zhang." Gao Gong shook his head slowly and said, "Prepare for the next two steps first, and I will consider it later. Let's do the first step first. Having one more person in the cabinet can also make Uncle Zhang restrain himself a little."
"Master..." The disciples were dumbfounded. They had never expected Gao Gong to have such deep feelings for Zhang Juzheng. They had finally raised the stakes and tipped the scales, but they had never expected the master to waver again.
Han Ji really wanted to ask, are you gay?
Of course, it's just a thought in my mind...
"Okay, stop talking." Gao Gong waved his hand, stopping them from making any more noise, and said, "Zhang Juzheng is a rare talent, and cannot be lumped together with those useless people. I don't want to touch him unless it is absolutely necessary, otherwise it will be an irreparable loss to the Ming Dynasty. Get out!"
"Yes, Master." Han Ji and others had no choice but to retreat reluctantly.
After coming out of Wenyuan Pavilion, several people were unwilling to give up, so they went to Han Ji's duty room to continue plotting behind closed doors.
"Master is good in every way except that he is too soft-hearted. I'm afraid the people of Jing will not appreciate his kindness but will intensify their efforts to deal with Master!" Cheng Wen said worriedly.
"The Prime Minister is not soft-hearted. He has been in office for more than a year and has even lost four Grand Secretaries. People in the court and the public are talking about him, saying that he is intolerant." Luo Zun sighed and said, "If the Jing people are driven away now, wouldn't it further confirm the Prime Minister's bad reputation of ostracizing his colleagues? I'm afraid he has concerns in this regard."
"How can you not do the fifteenth after doing the first? After the four prime ministers were removed, the people of Jing are like frightened birds. If there is a chance, they will definitely not go easy on the master!" Han Ji gritted his teeth.
"Fortunately, he doesn't have this opportunity." Cheng Wen said thankfully.
"Not necessarily!" Han Ji snorted, lowering his voice to say to everyone: "Once the mountain tomb collapses and the prince is enthroned, Feng Bao will definitely take charge, and the first thing he will do is to conspire with the people of Jing to get rid of the Prime Minister!"
"Hmm..." Several people shuddered at the words, and they all felt that what he said made sense. If the emperor's illness was not so serious that the Imperial Hospital could not cure it, would he hire doctors from all over the world for him?
Cheng Wen couldn't help but complain to Han Ji: "Why didn't you tell the master earlier?"
"The Master and His Majesty have a deep relationship and will never admit such a possibility." Han Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Do you believe that I would be beaten if I had brought it up just now?"
"Letter..." the crowd said in a low voice. Many of them had been slapped by Gao Gong before... But it didn't matter, beating was love, scolding was love, and if love wasn't enough, then kicking was used.
"Master, I can't accept it emotionally, but we can't just turn a blind eye to it." Luo Zun echoed in a deep voice: "Big Brother, you tell us what to do, and we'll listen to you."
"Didn't I say that just now?" Han Ji said calmly.
"The second step of the three-step plan?" several people asked in sudden realization.
"Not bad." Han Ji nodded.
"But Master doesn't allow us to do it?" Everyone was still afraid of being slapped in the face, and none of them was as bold as Han Ji.
"But Master has asked us to prepare!" Han Ji rolled his eyes at the cowards and said, "I didn't ask you to really impeach the Jing people. You just need to spread the word and let him believe it. Isn't this against Master's orders?"
"No violation." Everyone shook their heads.
"What a good move to alert the enemy!" Luo Zun's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands and said, "The man from Jing will definitely not sit still and wait for death when he learns that Ke Dao is going to launch an attack on him. He will either strike first or surrender to the Master!"
"We can't let him surrender, otherwise the Prime Minister might choose to forgive him!" Han Ji didn't know where he hated Zhang Juzheng so much, and he had to get rid of him. "We have to make him desperate, then the Prime Minister will agree to let us close the door and beat the dog!"
"How can we make him desperate?" everyone asked.
"Just make him believe that the master has made up his mind to get rid of him." Han Ji said, but he kept it a secret and said, "You don't have to worry about this. I have a clever plan."
"Okay." Everyone knew what was good for them and stopped asking questions.
After discussing how to create momentum in a familiar manner, they adjourned the meeting and went their separate ways to prepare.
Han Ji stood at the door, looking at the backs of his fellow apprentices, and a sneer suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.
ps. Post first and revise later.