Sanjin Guild Hall.

There were lightning and thunder outside, and Han Ji inside was furious and complained to Yang Bo, "There's a spy among us!"

This made the noodles in the bowls of the old guys lose their appeal, especially Wang Guoguang and Wang Jiaping, two guys who had special relationships with Zhang Juzheng and Zhao Shouzheng. They simply couldn't swallow their food.

Only Yang Bo continued to eat and drink as usual, completely unaffected.

He has experienced everything in his life. Indeed, nothing can affect his eating of noodles.

After finishing the noodle soup, Yang Bo wiped his sweat with a handkerchief and breathed a sigh of relief, "It feels so good!"

"Uncle, what should we do?" Han Ji asked again.

"We'll do what we have to do." Yang Bo said slowly, "The sky won't fall, and we can always go on with our lives."

As he said this, he glanced at the Second King and said, "You guys should eat and drink. This matter is definitely not leaked by you, and it is certainly not my fault."

"Who could that be?" Wang Jiaping asked impatiently.

"He is an expert anyway." Yang Bo said calmly: "If you can't figure out who it is, just think about it slowly and look for him slowly. Sooner or later, you will figure it out and find him. As for now, you have to admit your loss. As long as you haven't lost everything, you can come back next time."

"Yeah." An old man in the family is like a treasure. The younger generations quickly adjusted their mood after learning from him. The sound of eating noodles could be heard again in the house, even louder than the sound of wind and rain outside.

~~

There won't necessarily be a beautiful sky after a storm, and there won't necessarily be a rainbow when the sky is clear.

In view of the chaotic situation and the difficulty in distinguishing between enemies and friends, Gao Gong decided to change his plan and return to work early.

The national center that had come to a standstill immediately started to function again. First, a court recommendation was held immediately to nominate Gao Yi, the Minister of Rites, to join the cabinet to work and to restrain Zhang Juzheng.

Then, Gao Gong informed the censors to put aside the impeachment of Zhang Juzheng and continue to collect evidence of Feng Bao's crimes. Gao Gong had thought it through and decided not to let others lead him by the nose. He had to drive this dead eunuch out of the Imperial Household Department first, so that he could regain his power. The communication with the emperor would naturally be smooth...

So both sides temporarily stopped their fighting, and the storm of impeachment of the Prime Minister finally passed.

But everyone knows that this is just the calm before the next storm. In the near future, the two sides will once again fight over Feng Bao's fate.

The consensus on cooperation between the two most outstanding prime ministers of the Ming Dynasty will be completely exhausted in one conflict after another, and finally come to a life-and-death decisive battle.

However, no one expected that the situation would change so quickly, catching people off guard...

~~

On the morning of May 20th, Gao Gong held a regular meeting with Zhang Juzheng and Gao Yi in the conference room as usual.

"Uncle, how is the Anqing mutiny being handled?" Gao Gong asked in a deep voice.

"In accordance with the Prime Minister's instructions, the Yingtian Governor has been ordered to arrest Zha Zhilong, Zhang Zhixue and others and put them in prison. Now the riots have basically subsided." Zhang Juzheng replied hurriedly.

"Zhang Zhixue incited his subordinates to surround the prefectural government office because of personal grudges. His behavior is extremely bad and must be severely punished to serve as a warning to others." Gao Gong frowned slightly and said, "As for Zha Zhilong, we still have to protect him. But let him go to Beijing first. I will see what kind of person he is..."

"Yes." Zhang Juzheng wrote it down quickly.

"How is the war going on Yin Zhengmao's side?" Gao Gong asked again.

"It's basically finished." Zhang Juzheng replied as he wrote without looking up: "Since the beginning of the year, Yin Butang and General Zhang have conquered more than 700 mountain strongholds of varying sizes and beheaded more than 13,000 people. The reports of good news and requests for merit are like snowflakes."

"Ignore him and wait until the rebellion is completely quelled." Gao Gong said decisively: "Send another note to Yin Zhengmao to emphasize that what I want is twenty years of peace in Lingbiao, not how many heads I want to chop off!"

"I understand." Zhang Juzheng agreed.

"How are the negotiations between the Ministry of Revenue and Royal Shipping going?" Gao Gong asked.

"My Lord, everything is going smoothly. The general direction has been decided, but the details need to be finalized one by one, which is very complicated." Zhang Juzheng replied hurriedly.

"It's too slow. All the terms must be negotiated in the first half of the year at the latest, and the shipping office must be set up in the second half of the year." Gao Gong said in a deep voice.

"Yes, I will urge you." Zhang Juzheng quickly took note. Ever since he apologized in the rain that day, his attitude has been so good that he could be considered a subordinate.

The two of them asked and answered each other, jumping quickly between the affairs of various ministries and provinces, and Gao Yi had no way to get a word in. He couldn't keep up with their train of thought at all, and often by the time he had thought of what to say, the two of them had already turned to other things.

Gao Yi was very helpless. This was his normal state since he entered the cabinet. Others thought he had become a cabinet elder and had ascended to heaven overnight. Little did they know that he was being ruthlessly crushed by two geniuses every day, and he felt like sitting on pins and needles!

"Nanyu? Nanyu?" Gao Gong finally asked him, but he was distracted.

"Oh, Mr. Yuan, please speak." Gao Yi quickly came to his senses and listened attentively.

"Zhang Ziwei still refuses to come to Beijing?" Gao Gong asked displeased. It was unclear whether he was dissatisfied with Gao Yi's slowness or Zhang Siwei's refusal to come to Beijing.

"Yes. He has already accepted three applications and refused the position." Gao Yi replied hurriedly, "I also wrote to him, saying that the position of the Crown Prince's attendant is the crown prince's teacher and guardian, and it is related to the foundation of the country, so he cannot refuse. But he said that he is sick and coughing and can't speak, so he is really not qualified for the job."

Zhang Siwei was really scared. He knew he was being targeted, and before he solved the enemy hiding in the dark, he would not agree to go to Beijing to become the Prime Minister.

Young Master Zhang also has to save his face!

"If he doesn't want to come, forget it!" Gao Gong snorted and said, "Then let's choose another person. I'd like to choose Zhao Shouzheng."

"Yes, huh?" Gao Yi was stunned. For a moment, he couldn't remember who Zhao Shouzheng was.

"The top scholar in the second year of Longqing, the prefect of Chaozhou." Zhang Juzheng reminded him softly. At first, he thought that Gao Yi was old and sick, and would not pose much of a threat to him. But after working together, he realized that he was really a drag...

"Oh, he became the prefect so quickly?" Gao Yi asked in surprise.

Gao Gong was also helpless. This was the problem of not selecting people based on their abilities...

"Zhao Zhifu ranked first among all county magistrates in the last external inspection and was promoted to Chaozhou Tongzhi. When he took office, the prefect disappeared and Zeng Yiben invaded Chaozhou. He rode into the city alone and won the defense of Chaozhou. He was then requested by the Guangdong governor to serve as acting prefect until now." Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to explain: "Lin Daoqian under his command wiped out the Japanese pirates and pirates along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong. He also made great contributions in the battle to eliminate Lan Yiqing and Lai Yuanjue in Guangdong this year. The province had already requested for his permanent appointment, but we suppressed it."

In fact, it was mainly because Gao Gong disagreed...

"If he is promoted to the fourth rank in five years, he will have to change into a red robe. It is too exaggerated and will not do him any good." Gao Gong said indifferently: "But for a top scholar who is a complete talent in both civil and military affairs, it is most suitable for him to be the attendant of the Eastern Palace."

"It is such a blessing for Mr. Yuan to cultivate him with such painstaking efforts." Gao Yi could not help but admire.

The Eastern Palace attendant is to the crown prince what Gao Gong was to Prince Yu. He is the crown prince's trusted minister, the future cabinet minister, and the position that officials of the Zhan Han most want to obtain.

Zhang Juzheng knew that Gao Ge Lao suddenly proposed to give this coveted position to Zhao Shouzheng, which was a reward for Zhao Hao's final agreement to give up the maritime share. At the same time, it was also intended to warn the dishonest Shanxi Gang...

Mr. Zhang felt like he had eaten a fly, because according to his plan, he wanted to personally promote and train his relative-in-law and make him his right-hand man.

As a result, the crops in my field were eaten by wild boars...

However, this matter was under Gao Yi's charge, and he didn't even have the chance to interrupt.

Zhang Juzheng was secretly sulking when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside.

As if he had telepathy, he stood up and walked to the door.

Then Zhang Dashou rushed in with sweat all over his forehead and whispered something in his ear.

"Ah..." Zhang Juzheng was so shocked that he didn't even notice that the brush in his hand fell to the ground.

"What happened? Could it be the Emperor?!" Gao Gong's face turned pale and his voice was like thunder.

Zhang Juzheng nodded and said in a hoarse voice: "The emperor suddenly fainted this morning..."

"Ah! Your Majesty!" Gao Gong cried out, tears immediately streaming down his face.

During this period, he has become very familiar with the symptoms and course of syphilis.

I know this is the most frightening thing...

"What do those famous doctors from the Zhairen Medical Association say?!" Zhang Juzheng was much calmer than him and asked Zhang Dashou in a deep voice.

"They are helpless." Zhang Dashou took a deep breath, then said to Gao Gong in a sharp voice: "The two madams, please ask the genius doctor from Jiangnan Hospital to come to the palace immediately! Lord Gao, you must not stop us!"

"..." Gao Gong was struck by lightning. He was yelled at by this eunuch, who was neither big nor small, and his face turned pale. He couldn't say a word.

"Stop making noise here and go to Zhaojia Hutong to ask for help!" Zhang Juzheng pretended to scold.

"Eunuch Feng has already gone to invite him personally!" Zhang Dashou said in a long voice. If it weren't for Zhang Juzheng's murderous look, he wouldn't know how to be proud.

"Mr. Yuan, let's hurry over there too." Zhang Juzheng reminded Gao Gong who was stunned.

"Oh, okay, go quickly." Gao Gong finally came to his senses. He wiped his tears with his sleeves and walked out in a daze. He tripped heavily on the threshold without paying attention.

"Mr. Yuan!" Zhang Juzheng and Gao Yi, who were closest to him, quickly reached out to pull him.

But Gao Yi was a patient and his movements were slow. Only Zhang Juzheng held Gao Gong's left arm, so that he only half-knelt on the ground and did not fall flat on his face.

But Gao Gong looked quite embarrassed.

Zhang Juzheng could naturally see that Gao Gong had been completely drained of his energy.

The arrogant and domineering Prime Minister just now has gone with this fall, and will never come back again...

What's left is just an old man who is tortured by endless guilt and regret...

It's really a fine line between heaven and hell.

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but regret secretly. If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have begged for mercy in the rain and lost face.