On the seventh day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of Jiajing, the entire capital was still immersed in the festive atmosphere of the New Year. Except for the ones that happened to be on duty, most officials were not yet at work. According to usual practice, the annual leave will be held until after the Lantern Festival, but this year is a bit special. The emperor invited He Zhier, the sister of Prince Beijing, as his concubine on the first day of the New Year, and then stroked his pen to extend this year's annual leave to the end of the first lunar month, allowing all officials to spend a month's vacation, and he could also enjoy his honeymoon.

However, Jiajing's beautiful wish was destined to fail. On the second day of the first lunar month, the day after he appointed Zhier as a virtuous concubine, he received news that Dunhuang, Yangguan and Yumenguan successively fell one after another. He was so anxious that he couldn't sleep or eat for several days. It was not until after receiving Yu Dayou's "guarantee letter" that Jiajing felt relieved, and he thought that good news would come soon.

However, Jiajing's beautiful wish was once again vain. He did not wait for the news that Yu Dayou had recovered the three passes of Dunhuang. Instead, he received an emergency from 800 miles from Ganzhou on the afternoon of the seventh day of the first lunar month. Jiayuguan and Suzhou were actually captured by the Yarkand people.

This news is like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, which makes the reward tremble and is stunned for a long time before coming back to its senses. Although Jiayuguan is thousands of miles away from the capital, it is the gate of the western border of the Ming Dynasty. Once it is lost, the enemy can drive straight in and threaten most areas of Shaanxi.

As a result, Jiajing was not in the mood to spend his honeymoon, so he hurriedly issued an order to summon ministers to Wenhua Palace to discuss countermeasures.

The Dali Temple Minister Zhang Cong hurried outside the Wenhua Hall and was in a heavy mood. He recommended Yu Dayou to replace Xu Jin, with his original intention of promoting Yu Dayou and erecting another mountain in the army to weaken Xu Jin's influence and even replace Xu Jin.

The plan was very smooth at the beginning. Yu Dayou's performance was very eye-catching, winning consecutive battles and glory was not inferior to Jin. Unexpectedly, the situation has taken a sharp turn recently. First, the three passes of Dunhuang were lost, but now even Jiayuguan and Suzhou have fallen. This is the most deadly thing. Once Yu Dayou is convicted and held accountable, Zhang Cong, as the recommender, will be held jointly and severally responsible.

"Damn it, I should have tried my best to stop Wu's father-in-law from recommending Qiu Luan to Yu Dayou. If he was really careless, he would lose everything. The ancients would not deceive me." Zhang Qing was extremely upset, and suddenly his eyes turned and he had plans to heart. If he wanted to get rid of his crime, he had to put all the shit basins on his father-in-law Wu Deyou. Don't die of fellow Taoists.

"Brother Mao!"

Zhang Cong was thinking secretly, but suddenly heard someone calling him behind him. He turned around and saw that he was his best friend Gui E and Fang Xianfu, the Minister of Personnel.

By the way, Zhang Cong is no longer called Zhang Cong, but Zhang Fujing, whose name is Maogong. Why did the good guy change his name?

It turned out that some time ago, in order to please Jiajing, Zhang Cong asked Jiajing to allow him to change his name on the grounds that his name had bumped into the imperial taboo. So Jiajing gave him the name "Fujing", which was named Maogong.

In fact, Zhang Cong's word "六" is different from Zhu Houcong's word "六" and there is no need to avoid it. However, in order to flatter, Zhang Cong insisted on "adding a show" to himself. But then again, Zhang Cong's move did please Jia, but it also attracted many Qingliu officials to roll their eyes and ridicule.

Back to the point, Zhang Fujing was happy when he met Gui E and Fang Xianfu, and stood still and bowed, "Mr. Gui and Master Fang are here."

At this moment, Gui'e's thin old face was obviously filled with a hint of worry, because he and Zhang Cong were grasshoppers on the same rope. Once Zhang Cong lost power, he naturally couldn't fall well.

Fang Xianfu, the old fox, was much calmer. Sitting in his current position, he was considered a big boss in the court. He could not move at all, and no one could move easily. What's more, Yu Dayou's affairs could not affect him. Of course, he should show his due sympathy to allies who are upstart factions.

Fang Xianfu sighed and said, "Yu Dayou has always been a good person to lead troops to fight. For some reason, this time he encountered setbacks, and even Jiayuguan and Suzhou were lost. Now the emperor is furious, and he is afraid he will not spare him easily."

Zhang Cong took the opportunity to sigh and said, "If Dunhuang is not lost, Jiayuguan and Suzhou will not be lost. This defeat is not the mistake of Yu Dayou, but the mistake of Xianning Bo Qiuluan. Alas, I should have tried my best to prevent the father-in-law from recommending Xianning Bo Qiuluan to Yu Dayou. This son was not successful enough and had more than enough failure."

Gui E and Fang Xianfu couldn't help but look at each other. They were both veterans in the officialdom, so they naturally understood what Zhang Cong meant in an instant. This was to push the main responsibility towards Qiu Luan and Wu Guohou, which relieved Yu Dayou's guilt and naturally reduced Zhang Cong's guilt as a recommendation.

While the three of them were talking, Hu Shining, the Minister of Justice and Qin Jin, the Minister of Revenue, were passing by. The former glanced at Zhang Cong coldly, threw a cold snorkeling and went straight into Wenhua Palace.

Zhang Cong's face was slightly dark. He and the Minister of Justice Hu Shining had no choice but to deal with it. Recently, because of the case of Wu Guozhang, the two of them became even more powerful. So Zhang Cong knew very well that Hu Shining would definitely seize the opportunity to deal with him this time, and the Qingliu officials in the court would definitely not let him go.

At this moment, Zhang Cong's mood couldn't help but feel a little heavier again. It was because the mechanism was too smart. He wanted to use Yu Dayou to weaken Xu Jin, but he didn't want to dig a hole for himself.

"Brother Mao, let's go in, the emperor is coming." Gui E reminded.

Zhang Cong nodded and walked into the hall. Although he knew that he would be besieged later, he was not very nervous. After all, the upstart faction in the court now dominated. As long as he hugged Jiajing's thighs tightly and pushed the responsibility to Qiu Luan and Wu Guohou, even if he was implicated in the end, I believe the punishment would not be too heavy. At worst, it would be not the first time that he was demoted from the capital. As long as he thought that today was Jiajing, Zhang Cong would make a comeback sooner or later.

About half a stick later, all the big men in the court arrived. Jiajing sat upright on the imperial seat with a serious expression, swept the ministers around and said in a deep voice: "I believe that all the Qing families know the situation in the west. Now the situation is deteriorating, and the Qing families think how to deal with it."

As soon as Jiajing finished speaking, Hu Shining, the Minister of Justice, took the lead and said loudly: "Emperor..."

Zhang Cong's eyelids twitched for a moment, thinking that Hu Shining could not wait to attack him. Unexpectedly, the latter actually looked around and said loudly: "Master, why don't you see King Beijing Xu Jin at this time? The situation in the west is now extremely critical. Looking at the civil and military officials in the court, the one who can solve this situation is the one who can solve this situation!"

Zhang Cong couldn't help but relax, but he immediately raised it again. He finally brought Xu Jin home to be a free king. If he was asked to come back again, the previous efforts would be wasted. Hu Shining, an old man, was determined to fight against his official position, which was hateful and hateful!
Chapter completed!