The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 59 Playing the Pig and Playing the Prime Minister

Zhang Siwei suddenly lost his father, and the situation in the Ming Dynasty court changed immediately.

Now Zhang Siwei is in big trouble whether he goes home to observe mourning or not.

If Zhang Siwei didn't go home to observe mourning, he would definitely be scolded to death.

Everyone still remembers how this guy treated Zhang Juzheng when his father died.

Zhang Juzheng was scolded back in a lively manner.

Now that Zhang Siwei dares not to go back to observe mourning, it would be strange if Zhang Juzheng's old party and even the upright officials in the court did not scold him to death.

If Zhang Siwei went home to observe mourning, he would no longer be in charge of the cabinet, which would be more serious than being scolded to death.

Shen Shixing is not a good person. It would be strange if he didn't seize this opportunity to seize power.

Anyway, whether Zhang Siwei returns home to observe mourning or not, it will be extremely beneficial to Wanli.

After Wanli received the secret report, he began to plan how to take the opportunity to deal with the three major families in Puzhou.

So, will Zhang Siwei go home to observe mourning?

He has to go back.

Everyone in the court now knows how Zhang Juzheng secretly dealt with others when his father died.

This time it's his turn, does he dare not go back?

If he dared not go back to observe mourning, he would be criticized to death.

This is not the most important thing. The key is the Zhang family’s enormous wealth.

The Zhang family is rich enough to rival a country, and he has no less than ten uncles and brothers. If he doesn't go back to preside over the division of the family property, those uncles and brothers will fight to the death.

He had no choice but to submit a memorial, reporting that his father had passed away and asking the Emperor for permission to return home to observe mourning.

Wanli approved it without hesitation.

Approved.

He also issued an imperial decree under false pretenses, granting one hundred taels of silver, silk, firewood, cloth, money, paper, incense, candles, tea, rice, oil, salt and charcoal.

What I mean is, you should go home quickly to take care of the funeral!

Zhang Siwei had no choice but to go home to observe mourning, and Shen Shixing immediately rushed out.

This guy, as soon as Zhang Siwei left, he went to Ciqing Palace to ask to see Empress Dowager Li.

Soon, Empress Dowager Li issued an imperial decree, ordering Zhang Siwei to return home to observe mourning. The court could not be without a prime minister for three years, so Shen Shixing was immediately promoted to the position of prime minister of the cabinet.

This stupid woman is so gullible.

She thought Shen Shixing was some good guy.

Although this bastard Shen Shixing did not collaborate with the enemy and sell out his country, his character is extremely bad, even worse than a dog.

A well-trained dog will wag its tail, but this dog will bite you.

However, having a bad character also has its advantages. If this bastard can turn against his mentor Zhang Juzheng, he can definitely turn against his ally Zhang Siwei as well.

The harm caused by Zhang Siwei is much greater than that caused by this dog. He can use this dog to bite Zhang Siwei to death!
After receiving the imperial edict, Wanli did not immediately issue an order to promote Shen Shixing to the chief minister of the cabinet.

The next morning, at about 1 a.m., when it was just getting light, he rode his horse straight to the capital with thousands of Jinyiwei and elite imperial guards.

At around noon, thousands of cavalrymen swarmed into the imperial city and entered the palace.

Wanli looked at the rising sun, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and smile evilly to himself.

It was a good thing that Zhang Siwei's father died. Now he can regain the imperial power much faster.

He walked into the imperial study with a cheerful look on his face and sat down. He then ordered someone to convey his oral order, summoning Shen Shixing to come and meet him.

Shen Shixing really didn't expect that the little emperor would suddenly come back.

However, he is determined to obtain the position of Prime Minister.

He even had a plan on how to trick the little emperor.

Originally, he was thinking of going to the Summer Resort to fool the little emperor.

Unexpectedly, before he could leave, the little emperor came back by himself.

This makes it easier to fool people.

After the emperor and his subjects exchanged greetings, he feigned grief and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I know that my actions after my mentor's death have been despised by many people, and Your Majesty must hate me to the core.

Your Majesty, I have no other choice.

Zhang Siwei is extremely powerful, and it is very difficult for me to bring him down.

I can only follow his example, pretending to be close to him, waiting for the right opportunity, and secretly preparing to avenge my mentor."

Do you still want to deceive me?

Do you think I don't know what you are? Fine, I'll just play the pig and play with you.

Wanli pretended to be puzzled and asked, "You and Zhang Siwei are colluding to avenge your mentor?"

Shen Shixing nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, my teacher died in such an unclear way that I feel such hatred in my heart.

However, Zhang Siwei is too powerful. If I were to avenge my mentor, I would probably not be able to escape his clutches.

I have no choice but to learn from him. When Gao Gong was expelled, he immediately attached himself to his mentor and pretended to obey him in everything.

As a result, his mentor was deceived by him and passed away in obscurity.

I just want to treat him the way he treats me."

Wanli pretended to be curious and asked, "How are you going to kill Zhang Siwei to avenge your mentor?"

Uh, this.

I just lied to you.

Although Zhang Siwei has returned home, his followers are still all over the court. Killing him is a joke.

It’s good enough that he didn’t kill me!
Shen Shixing rolled his eyes and then coaxed, "This requires the help of Your Majesty. Your Majesty, I dare to say that according to folk sayings, we are brothers and sisters. We should join forces to avenge our teacher."

You even harmed the family of your mentor, let alone your fellow disciples.

You are the one who sells your fellow apprentices.

Do you think I don't know how many fellow disciples you have harmed in history?

Upon hearing this, Wanli pretended to hesitate for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, "You are right, we are brothers, and we should join forces to avenge our master. Tell me, how can I help you?"

Hehe, I was fooled.

This mother and son are equally stupid.

Shen Shixing flattered his face and said, "Your Majesty, I have already made an agreement with the Queen Mother. As long as you can make me the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, I will naturally do my best to avenge my mentor."

You think I'm as stupid as that woman, right?

Okay, I'll show you how stupid I am.

Wanli nodded slightly and said, "Well, it is indeed a good idea to first replace Zhang Siwei as the Prime Minister."

Does this mean you agree?
Shen Shixing quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Don't be in a hurry.

Wanli pretended to be curious and asked, "What are you going to do next? How can I help you?"

What's next?
It depends on the situation.

Next, I will naturally try my best to control the power of the court and prevent Zhang Siwei from returning.

Shen Shixing thought about it carefully, then coaxed, "Your Majesty, next we need to find a way to replace the Minister of Personnel, Wu Dui, so that we can gradually purge Zhang Siwei's faction from the court."

You want to control the Ministry of Personnel, right?

Wanli pretended to think: "Why did we replace Wu Dui for no reason?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Shixing said cautiously, "Your Majesty, Wu Dui was originally the Minister of War. We can replace him."

Do you think I'm really a pig?
Wanli pretended to frown and said, "You mean, let Qianji and Wu exchange it back?"

Don’t you just want to take control of the Beijing camp?

I want to control the Ministry of Personnel. Liang Menglong just doesn't listen to me, so I can't let him be the Minister of Personnel anymore.

Shen Shixing shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, Your Majesty, in fact, there can be two Ministers of War, and Qianji can be in charge of the military affairs of the Beijing Camp."

You think beautifully.

Wanli pretended to hesitate and said, "Then who will be the Minister of Personnel?"

Shen Shixing said carefully: "Your Majesty, Zhang Wei is actually quite good. He is also a disciple promoted by our Master."

It turns out that Zhang Wei is your man.

Wanli pretended to be puzzled and said, "Isn't Zhang Wei too old to serve in the government?"

This one.

Shen Shixing could only grit his teeth and slander: "Zhang Siwei is talking nonsense. The main thing to look at when judging age is health, not age. Yan Song was still the Prime Minister when he was over 80 years old."

Nonsense?

You are talking nonsense to me, right?
Humph, do you think you can become the Prime Minister if you don’t pounce on Zhang Siwei and bite him?

You're probably dreaming!
Upon hearing this, Wanli couldn't help but snort inwardly.

(End of this chapter)