As soon as the car door closed, Zhao Hao lay down tiredly.

When his tense nerves finally relaxed, he felt like he was about to collapse and didn't want to move even a finger.

In fact, he was very nervous today. Before coming here, he was most worried that someone would not listen to reason with him and would just call for killing.

Although Mr. Zhao has prepared some flattery to protect himself, if there is no powerful person to help him, I am afraid that he will only be able to get by in the present, but not in the future.

Amid the overwhelming public outcry, even Gao Xinzheng was forced to step down, so how could I get out safely?

We certainly can’t count on the emperor for this matter. After all, he is the little bee that the censors are least afraid of and most fond of…

But Zhao Hao was still determined to loosen the imperial power because the power system of the Ming Dynasty had become seriously unbalanced.

The dominant civil service group has become the cancer of the Ming Dynasty and is also the ultimate enemy that must be faced.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

And the weak friends are completely useless except for being a drag.

Therefore, it is necessary to let the imperial power come out from its thick cocoon and breathe.

~~

In fact, this was not Zhao Hao's personal opinion, but the common view of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, who were about to take over the country.

The two prime ministers saw through that the civil service group was the real scourge of the Ming Dynasty, but they did not follow the light and dust like Xu Ge Lao. Instead, they resolutely betrayed their origins, chose to stand with the imperial power, and used the power of the emperor to purge the civil service group.

After more than ten years of suppression, they had basically helped Emperor Wanli stabilize the situation.

Zhang Juzheng's reforms, in particular, hit the vital points of the civil service group.

The Single Whip Law put a stop to the trend of surrendering and suppressed the ever-expanding power of the gentry and landlords; combined with the land measurement campaign, the gentry were severely punished and the land was divided.

The performance evaluation system made all officials in the country obey the law. "Even if they are thousands of miles away, they will be implemented in the morning and evening, like thunder and wind, sweeping everything away." All officials were cautious in everything they did, which greatly changed the political style.

As long as Emperor Wanli continued to follow Zhang Juzheng's path, the dual system of checks and balances between the emperor and the civil service group would basically take shape.

So Wanli was a big idiot, he deserved to be dug up...

It was precisely because he had no confidence in that fat guy Wanli that Zhao Hao did not dare to wait for things to happen.

He wanted to loosen up the imperial power in advance, gain power in advance, and make himself and science powerful before Wanli took power...

There's no reason to be like Zhang the idol, working like a slave for your family and then being held accountable in the end.

How did you say that? I am protecting the Ming Dynasty, not you, a fat guy!

Yes, we are friends, but not forever friends...

~~

But what Zhao Hao didn't expect was that this time all three husbands came out to act as peacemakers.

Oh my God, when did I become so popular?

Or do they want to use me as a pawn to cause trouble?

Well, Idol Zhang must have this idea. There is no way, he is a man who uses the world as a chessboard...

Where is Li Chunfang? Well, maybe she is reluctant to leave so many talented people in our science department?

A person can only be the chief examiner of the imperial examination once in his life. If all the outstanding students are implicated by me, licorice will turn into coptis, right?

As for Chen Yiqin, Zhao Hao really couldn't understand...

Not to mention that Chen Yubi hasn't become a disciple yet, even if he did, what would happen?

There is no need for Lord Chen to get involved in this?

Ah, my head hurts just thinking about it. Forget it.

When the carriage arrived home, Qiaoqiao opened the door and saw Zhao Hao lying on his side on the seat, sleeping soundly with his hands under his head.

The bright silver moonlight sprinkled on the boy's face, and his facial features were so peaceful and soft, which was fascinating.

If you ignore that bright silver saliva...

~~

The next day, a rare spring rain fell in Beijing.

The dense rain washed away the gray dust, allowing the glazed tiles of Wenyuan Pavilion to show their original green color.

Mr. Zhang held an umbrella in one hand and supported his body with the other, and walked steadily across the stone bridge in front of Wenyuan Pavilion.

Just then, I met the young cabinet minister, also holding an umbrella, coming from the other side of the bridge.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or if she had been waiting for him for a long time.

Zhang Juzheng stopped and waited for Xu Fan to greet him.

He was superior to them in both official position and age, and was not as fawning as several ministers.

But today, Xu Fan had no intention of bowing to him. He stood straight in front of Mr. Zhang and looked at him straight.

Naturally, Zhang Juzheng would not cross his eyes with him like Zhao Hao did, so he retracted his gaze and continued walking forward with his umbrella.

When the two passed each other, Xu Fan whispered, "Brother Taiyue, what do you want to do?"

"Bu Gu also wants to ask the young cabinet minister, what do you want to do?" Zhang Juzheng stopped and looked at the bronze plaque in front of him that was engraved with "Secret area, all officials and others are not allowed to enter without permission, and those who violate the rules will be punished without mercy." He felt very ironic.

"Of course I have to protect my father's prestige!" Xu Fan stretched out his finger, but he didn't dare point it at Zhang Juzheng, so he pointed it at the ground again and again, suppressing his anger and shouting: "It's nice to take shelter under a big tree. My father is the big tree for all of us! So everyone should carefully protect him, and not take the initiative to undermine him!"

Last night, the young cabinet minister came home and was so angry that he couldn't sleep for half the night. Later, he found an excuse to beat his son, and then he felt less depressed.

But Zhang Juzheng's performance last night still made him very angry. Although Lao Li and Lao Chen had said it, if it weren't for you, Zhang Taiyue, taking the lead, who would dare to talk nonsense with those two guys?

Therefore, he waited in the cabinet gatehouse early, waiting for Zhang Juzheng's arrival.

Zhang Juzheng listened to Xu Fan's words expressionlessly, and then said expressionlessly: "In Bu Gu's opinion, the young master was the one who cut down the tree, and Bu Gu was just making amends for his teacher."

"What? I cut down trees?" Xu Fan pointed at his nose and laughed in surprise, "You think too highly of those people who spread rumors and mislead the public."

"You know nothing about the power of science." Zhang Juzheng said lightly.

"Heh..." Xu Fan laughed out loud when he heard that: "Brother Taiyue, how many dishes did you have last night? Why did you drink so much?"

Seeing Xu Fan's sneer, Zhang Juzheng lost interest in explaining and shook his head, saying, "A rotten tree cannot be carved."

He decided to end the unhelpful conversation as quickly as possible.

His expression became serious, and he released an aura of formidable authority that immediately enveloped Xu Fan.

"In the first month of Lingji Palace, Bu Gu has made it very clear that he will protect Science and Zhao Hao."

"Why did the young minister keep attacking him? Why did you ignore Bu Gu's words?

"Do you think Bu Gu will be like those people and let you do whatever you want?!"

After asking three questions in a row, Zhang Juzheng glanced at Xu Fan like a hawk, and actually made the arrogant young cabinet minister hold back the rebuttal that was about to come out of his mouth.

He didn't dare to say a word until Zhang Juzheng entered Wenyuan Pavilion.

At that moment, Xu Fan finally realized that he and Mr. Zhang were not on the same level.

He used to think that everyone was actually the same...

ps. The second chapter is here, please give me monthly tickets and recommendation tickets~~