Ma Ziqiang could only choose to obey: "I have really wronged Ziwei."

He pretended to sigh, following Zhang Siwei's mood, and then shifted the focus without leaving any trace: "This is still the fault of the center, how could he go back on his promise?"

"Since Ziwei has taken charge of the cabinet affairs on behalf of Duke Yang, how can we make another choice?"

Zhang Siwei blames the emperor better than his own family. Doesn't that undermine internal unity?

When Zhang Siwei heard this, he immediately calmed down.

The anger on his face disappeared completely in an instant.

He was silent for a long time, then sighed and said: "If you don't touch the Chang'an Road, how can you know that the road is difficult? Three gates hold the axis of the earth, and nine folds are in the clouds."

"The water is crossing the springs, and the frost is blowing, but the saddle is held. It is better to risk hanging down in the hall, and the wind is blowing to envy Penghan."

Ma Ziqiang listened with rapt attention.

Subconsciously he held up his palms and smiled, praising: "What a poem!"

This poem is an excellent work, both in terms of quotations from scriptures and in terms of intention and style. It can be said to be a unique expression of emotion and self-satisfaction in further study.

The hardships, ups and downs, and depressed mood are vividly displayed on the page.

Apparently, Zhang Siwei felt this because of his recent setbacks in his official career.

Zhang Siwei shook his head and continued what Ma Ziqiang had just said: "Your Majesty has the world on his shoulders and his eyes are on the nine states. It is not for you or me to decide who will advance or retreat in the cabinet."

Frustration makes people grow.

After his uncle came to Beijing, Zhang Siwei finally suffered the only setback in his life.

From the day before when he was rude when facing the emperor, he is now cautious in his words and deeds even in private.

Ma Ziqiang is still chewing on Zhang Siwei's poem. Apart from the frustration in it, he also tastes the unswerving ambition to be in the cabinet.

He shook his head secretly in his heart. With this intention, it is no wonder that he would take the risk of angering the emperor and block the matter of reorganizing the clan.

He thought about it for a while, brought the topic back to the right track, and brought up the discussion that the Ministry of Rites blocked today without any trace: "His Majesty's Sacred Heart is arbitrary, and naturally we should not comment on it."

"But... I'm afraid that if there is a traitor in the court, your majesty will not be able to listen to advice because he is used to hearing pleasant words."

"Especially if today's imperial clan restructuring fails to go according to His Majesty's wishes, I'm afraid there will inevitably be some scoundrels making slanderous remarks."

Ma Ziqiang was somewhat dissatisfied. After all, in this kind of thing, if he did anything wrong, he would offend the emperor.

At that time, for the sake of unity, he followed Zhang Siwei, so naturally he wanted to ask for an explanation.

Zhang Siwei naturally understands both the inner and outer meanings of the dialogue.

In the past, he might have been perfunctory.

But now, Zhang Siwei learned from the emperor how to treat party members.

He looked at Ma Ziqiang and said in a very sincere tone: "Don't worry about your health. Your Majesty is benevolent and wise. You should not be deceived by slander."

"Since your Majesty ascended to the throne, you have known people well and appointed them appropriately. No matter whether it is Xu Jie, Gao Gong, or my uncle, you always appoint people without question."

Xu Jie and Gao Gong are fine, so what are you afraid of?

What kind of temperament does the emperor have? He has finally figured out the way.

Why could his uncle join the cabinet? Wasn't it because the emperor needed Wang Chonggu to organize his troops?

As long as it is useful, the emperor will not be emotional and "bewitched by villains".

If Zhang Siwei didn't make trouble occasionally, the emperor might still think he was insignificant.

You know, he is the big boss of Shanxi merchants! Not Wang Chonggu!

Zhang Siwei's father and uncle were both wealthy businessmen, and behind his mother's family were wealthy businessmen such as Shen Jiang.

Behind the wife clan are also giant businessmen - the wife's father Wang En and the wife's brother Wang Jie.

In addition to clan relatives, there are also in-laws.

The second brother Zhang Siduan married the daughter of businessman Li Ji, and the fifth brother first married the daughter of businessman Wang Yin and then the daughter of businessman Fan Shikui.

I can’t even count the rest of my friends and classmates since I was little.

Han Ji, the son of the wealthy businessman Han Bo, was a student of Gao Gongmen, and he and he "left the classics and studied their careers, working day and night".

Xu Jing, a wealthy man, was his son. He "lived for himself and traveled with the young master (Xu) Jing".

Zhang Siwei is a big shopkeeper promoted by dozens of trading firms. Even if Wang Chonggu joins the cabinet, he cannot replace him!

The salt from Jiechi and the silk from Lu'an Mansion all had to pass through his hands.

The coal, rice, and tea of ​​the entire Sanjin region are all under his coordinated operation.

The ironworks produced by the five iron smelting works of Fuguo, Fengguo, Datong, Runguo and Yiguo were divided up by Zhang Siwei every year before it was the imperial court's turn to collect them.

The entire Sanjin business is his Zhang Siwei’s back garden!

It can be said that without his nod, there is no way to start trading with Ada Khan!

With his weight, what big deal would it be to have a fight with the emperor?

Look at that Shenshi line.

Since Shilang Shen took charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he has been promoted several times - the emperor has demoted people to places where they can't shit, but before they leave, the Ministry of Civil Affairs immediately promotes people, most of whom go to southern Zhili to hide.

She hides from the limelight and does not change her class.

Promotion has always been a weapon used by civil servants to deal with unwarranted criticism of the emperor, and it is also a common method to show magnanimity and win favor against small groups.

Zhang Juzheng told Shen Shixing several times, but he always fooled him.

The emperor later couldn't help but complain and personally came forward to ask Shen Shixing to restrain himself.

Shen Shixing agreed wholeheartedly, but why don't he turn around and continue as before?

Since Shen Shixing has this weight because he is backed by the Southern Zhili Township Party, it is natural that he Zhang Siwei should also be able to lead the Jin Party.

Only when he gets into trouble will the emperor remember his importance and give him some comfort.

Only when he stamps his feet from time to time will the Jin Party officials take a closer look at who the Earth Dragon is.

Ma Ziqiang was noncommittal.

No one has time to figure out the emperor's heart.

On the surface, the emperor was quite precocious and did not easily influence state affairs with his likes and dislikes.

But the emperor is the emperor after all. If you have hallucinations and think that the emperor will abide by the rules, you will suffer a loss sooner or later.

Not everyone can compare it with the high arches and steps.

Moreover, the Huguang incident had already made the emperor angry for a long time.

Nowadays, the proposal to reorganize the clan has been blocked by the Ministry of Rites. The lack of guarantee is secretly kept in mind, and they are thinking about how to settle the accounts.

Ma Ziqiang insisted: "I'm afraid that the back-and-forth discussion will delay Huguang's business."

What he said implicitly was actually to tell Zhang Siwei to stop.

Zhang Siwei hummed and agreed.

Apparently he still listened to Ma Ziqiang’s advice.

Immediately, he couldn't help but smile and said a digression: "In my opinion, the Huguang matter may not be settled so soon."

Ma Ziqiang cast a curious look.

Zhang Siwei shook his head and said nothing.

He has a trading company in his hands, so he can sink deeper and deduce the situation, and there are more clues.

However, it's none of his business.

It would be better if the dispute lasts longer, as there are many problems in the clan and the status of the Ministry of Rites has also risen.

…

Chief Secretary of Huguang, Changsha Prefecture.

As a Hunan province, Changsha is the essence of the city, which has attracted many large households in the surrounding area to build houses in the city.

Rich gentry also have different backgrounds.

Those with poor financial background can only move their families and become a glorious leader in the city.

What has a profound foundation is that there are houses inside the city and a farmhouse and fort outside the city.

Unfortunately, I did encounter evil stars recently.

Jinyiwei plowed the fields.

Zhu Shitai just captured a farmhouse today and killed a lot of people - that's all the other big households, he can still defend himself, but this kind of big house who is a good person in the countryside and occasionally works as a bandit has always been a bad guy.

Killed by ground attack.

Zhu Shitai casually kicked away the corpse blocking his feet, kicked his boots on the ground twice, and rubbed off the blood on the soles of his feet.

I walked around the village again to check if there were any fish with names that had slipped through the net.
To be continued...