Zhang Xing's mentality has changed significantly since he returned from two trips to Jiangdong and Huaishang last winter and this spring. No one knows what he thinks, and even he himself may not know what he wants to do.
Close friends such as Bai Yousi and Qin Bao were obviously aware of this and made their own expressions.
As for Li Ding, he is a middle-aged man, from a big family, a member of the Ministry of War who lives in the military, and has a successful career and family. Even though he has a beautiful wife, he has no time to care about others, so he has no relevant words.
No matter what Zhang Xing thinks, it is very clear that he is now looking at things in the court with a cold-eyed attitude, as if he is enduring something, and he seems to be waiting for something. .
This point does not change because of the excitement in the court.
In late March, the spring breeze gradually picked up, and in the last ten days, a jaw-dropping drama was staged in the core power structure of the Eastern Capital of the Wei Dynasty.
There are three protagonists in the play.
The sage Cao Che, the emperor's uncle Cao Lin, and Mr. Zhang Hanzhang who are not easily defined by official positions.
Zhang Han is in his forties this year. Although his surname is Zhang and his ancestral home is Hedong, he has nothing to do with the Zhang family in Hedong. Instead, he is just like the deceased former Minister of Punishment Zhang Wenda. They are both standard southerners. All his ancestors were The senior official of Nanchen... It's just that he is a higher level person. He saw that Nanchen was in trouble early. The saint he was in was still in Jiangdu as Fangzhen, and when he was just a county magistrate, he took the initiative to write to the then-unknown official. The saint who ascended the throne showed his kindness, so he was able to become a minister at this age.
But that's all, because after all, he is a descendant from the south. If he doesn't have any special honors, according to the laws of Zhang Xing's world, the invisible ceiling in the workplace has also reached... I estimate that he can be a minister for half a year before retiring, and then retire.
The greater probability is that he will not even be able to get a chancellor, but will just be transferred to a wealthy southern state near his hometown, and then his career will end.
Obviously, Zhang Han did not want to live his whole life quietly like this. He wanted to be a minister and a minister, otherwise he would not have risked the disapproval of the world and followed the path of the previous Zhang Shangshu who was born in the south.
I just want to throw away some things and actively surrender to His Majesty in exchange for the power I crave.
Of course, saints also like such people very much, so when Zhang Han applied to lead the Ministry of Civil Affairs to undertake the preparatory work for the Golden Pillar, Zhang Shilang immediately became Zhang Shangshu.
But this is only the first step, and the fun has just begun.
Two days later, not sure if he had recovered from Nanya's betrayal, Emperor Cao Lin chose to enter the palace again and asked to see the saint.
The saint himself was "ill" and refused to meet.
On the second day, Cao Zhongcheng publicly submitted a letter saying that Zhang Han had no merit. He was only responsible for the preparatory tasks, and he was also a minister. Zhang Han was not qualified to serve as a minister with a single request, and there was no reason to remove the indigenous people who had no fault. Wei Chong, the minister, was transferred to stay in Yedu.
In the book, there was no reply or movement from the saint.
So one day later, Cao Zhongcheng wrote a letter for the second time and directly promoted the villain. Promoting the villain in this way would cause Xiaoxiao to follow suit. Perhaps because they felt that they had really been sorry for Cao Zhongcheng before, Prime Minister Su Gong and the Ministry of Civil Affairs Shangshu Niu Gong also jointly submitted a memorial again. The content of the memorial was the same as that of Cao Zhongcheng. They were all about Zhang Han's ineffectiveness. There was no reason to enter the level of minister just because of one sentence.
Of course, the words are just a little softer.
The second memorial of remonstrance entered the palace, and the saint finally responded. He issued an edict to join Zhang Han, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as a minister of the province, and to go to Nanya to discuss politics.
There is a sentence in the Zhongzhi that is particularly interesting: "The prime minister shall make his own decision regarding the responsibilities of the minister, and I will make the decision on the responsibilities of the prime minister."
As soon as the news came out, the government and the public were stunned. Su Gong and Niu Gong immediately shut up and stopped talking.
Cao Zhongcheng became even more furious, but he publicly presented the memorial again the next day. He copied a copy of his memorial and posted it in front of the gate of Nanya just like the previous incident. The content is very simple. It still opposes the unwarranted promotion of Zhang Han. But this time, he bluntly said that Zhang Han, a villain, moved two places in a few days just to please the emperor, which was simply ridiculous. If this person entered Nanya, he would beat him face to face!
If the Grand Master wanted to "beat him face to face", it would be more direct than any other threat.
Zhang Han, who was extremely excited, came to Nanya with empty steps. When he saw the memorial posted on the door, he didn't dare to go in. In the end, he could only walk around in circles and sadly returned to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. As a minister, he is still responsible for the preparation work for the golden pillar.
Therefore, the saint's will came again. The minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs led the provincial minister Zhang Hanjin Ziguanglu, and ten members of the Fulong Guard were sent to accompany the palace, the city, and the courtyard to protect the golden pillar during the construction period.
Zhang Xing was enjoying himself watching the fun, but he was confused when the pot hit his head.
"Who's going?"
Duke Gao did not come with an imperial edict, nor did he put on any airs. He just arrived at the White Tower, hurriedly explained his purpose, and looked around, as if he was impatient. "Are we going to ask for a formal decree? You are Fulong Guards. How can you avoid the saint's intention?"
Of course you can't avoid it, but facing the emperor's uncle, your theoretical immediate boss, and the number one master in the Wei Dynasty, everyone feels guilty, right?
"Dare to ask Duke Gao."
Bai Yousi was inexplicably absent, and Zhang Xing had no choice but to step forward in front of the tower and surrender. "Should we allocate ten personnel for this matter, or should we just let Fulongwei send people and deploy them by themselves?"
"Whatever you do." Gao Dugong didn't move, he just stood there, looking increasingly impatient. "Anyway, I need to get back to you as soon as possible... For the extra logistical materials and allowances, just fill out a form and send it to Beiya. There will be no mistakes."
The meaning is obvious. The saint's will comes first. No matter how much Ma Liu obeys the order, don't try to find any excuses or push the slightest bit of responsibility to Beiya.
"In that case, let's take turns on duty!" Zhang Xing turned around to look at the white ribbons behind him. "A new duty schedule has been set up. Logistics materials and allowances must also be sent to Beiya... Let Qin Bao take eight people and follow me now."
Hearing this, Duke Gao was startled and finally laughed: "It doesn't matter to others, Deputy Changjian Zhang is not afraid of being torn apart by Zhong Cheng?"
"Zhongcheng is not that kind of person." Zhang Xing responded calmly. "Besides, even if something goes wrong, Chang Jian happens to be away right now. As my deputy, I can't hide behind others."
"Sure enough, you are so courageous. He is not a desperate Saburo who comes here in vain." Gao Dugong looked at the other party and finally nodded. "Then let's go...your husband-in-law is still waiting for you."
This is a piece of shit, my husband.
Deputy Changjian Zhang cursed secretly in his heart, but his words became more and more high-profile: "I don't dare to spare my life when I serve you. The six of you, Governor Gao, will lead the way. We will go as soon as we gather."
"It doesn't matter, I'll take you there myself." Gao Dugong just smiled and bowed. "You don't dare to spare your life to serve me. How dare I, the governor of Beiya, to spare my life?"
"Brother Zhang, Han Baishou asked you if you want to wear armor?" While waiting, Zhou Xingfan came to report, but his face turned pale, as if he was really afraid that something would happen.
"What a ghost! Is Zhong Cheng the enemy?" Zhang Xing was speechless. "Ask Lao Han, why don't you wear the Fulong Seal?"
Xiao Zhou woke up and turned back in embarrassment.
But Duke Gao just smiled and said nothing.
However, no matter what, there was no way to escape this situation. Even if Zhang Xing wanted to scold his mother, he could only take Qin Bao and several other Fulong Guards and follow him honestly after a while. .
Near noon, there was no one else inside the Duanmen of Ziwei Palace, outside the main chamber, and in front of the small courtyard of the Nanya Assembly Hall. Only Mr. Zhang Han, who had reached the highest rank and power in the dynasty, was wearing a purple robe. He stood with his hands tied, bowed his head and said nothing, like a punished official servant.
On the gate of the small courtyard in front of this purple-robed official servant, there was a simple memorial document with its cover removed. It was like a Tathagata Buddha in another world unveiling a note, which stopped him from moving forward.
At the same time, on the main road of Nanya behind him, countless Dongdu officials were coming and going, but they couldn't help but glance sideways.
Everyone wants to see how this matter ends?
It was under such circumstances that Zhang Xing and Gao Jiang arrived here.
"Mr. Zhang." As expected, Duke Gao was willing to sacrifice his life for the sake of his holy will. He stepped forward and greeted him with a smile. "Our family is Gao Jiang from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. We were ordered to go to Xiyuan to find Fulongwei. Now we have brought them, no more than ten people. Can we go in together?"
Zhang Han immediately raised his head, his eyes burned, then flashed, and he lowered his head slightly. Zhang Xing, who was following Gao Jiang, almost trembled in shock. He didn't know how, despite what he had said to Bai Yousi yesterday, what was going on? A Zhang Shangshu, at this time, it seems that this person is obviously younger than Zhang Wenda, more eager, and more unscrupulous.
In fact, if you think about it, Zhang Wenda came in stages. He was sold once many years ago and became a lot more honest, and then he was promoted to the position of minister. He just wanted to get into Nanya before he moved again, so on the surface he was still very respectable. of.
As for this one...
In fact, Mo Zhangxing and even Gao Jiang were obviously startled after meeting Zhang Han's flashing intense gaze, and then continued to laugh.
"This is the Holy Will. As a minister, I dare not disobey orders." Zhang Han restrained his expression, replied seriously, and even bowed slightly to Gao Jiang and Zhang Xing. "I just want to burden you two."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Gao Jiang turned around and looked around, smiling. "It's a coincidence today. I'm really not afraid of trouble... let's go... Deputy Changjian Zhang will take the lead."
Zhang Xing was stunned and had no choice but to bite the bullet and lead the people inside.
He never imagined that for the first time in his life, he would enter the most important meeting hall of Nan Ya in this way.
With mixed thoughts, he came to the door of the small courtyard. The two Jinwu guards inside gave him complex looks, and then they all looked at the memorial on the door of the courtyard. Zhang Xing followed the gazes of these people and looked up at the memorial, feeling in his heart. He moved slightly again, but actually stopped, turned around and walked to the door. Under the strange looks of several people behind him, he took off Uncle Cao's memorial and stuffed it into his arms.
The timing was subtle, and the location was also subtle. Zhang Xing didn’t explain, and the people behind him didn’t ask. People were coming and going on the avenue behind, and there was some turmoil for a while, but Zhang Xing walked forward without delay, and walked directly into the middle of the small courtyard. Just turned back.
"Ms. Zhang." Zhang Xing asked sincerely. "Do you want us to stand guard in front of the public house, or do you want us to stay at all times?"
"I'm here for the first time. I'll open the public room again in the afternoon. I want to go in now. Please allow me to apologize to Duke Cao and other princes in person." Zhang Han thought for a moment, then immediately gave an expressionless reply, but he pointed to a small hall directly in front of him. In case of an accident, that should be the place where the Nanya princes would discuss and deliberate. "As for how you protect them, I really don't know."
Zhang Xing nodded and raised his knife to look at Gao Jiang again: "Gao Du Gong, the decree was passed down by you... The saint asked us to protect him, so there is no problem, but in the important place of the meeting hall, are we allowed to enter or not? We are Stay in front of the door, or follow in?"
Gao Dugong also thought for a moment and immediately gave the answer: "Follow me."
Having nothing to say at this point, Zhang Xing turned around and walked forward, pushing open the ajar door.
Those who greeted Zhang Xing were seven sitting or standing ministers with different expressions: Su Wei, Emperor's uncle Cao Lin, Shangshu Zuocheng Zhang Shizhao, British Gong Bai Hengqiu, Shangzhu State Sima Changying, and the official Tianguan Niu Hong. Almost everyone was startled by Yu Changji, the Minister Youcheng, and then all came to look at it.
Among the people, Zhang Xing only recognized three or four faces, but without delay, he lowered his head slightly, held the knife and entered the door, then quickly turned around and came to the innermost table behind Bai Hengqiu, holding the knife and standing proudly.
"Zhang Xing!" Only then did Cao Lin react, but he became furious and threw the cup to the ground. "The Nanya Assembly Hall is an important place. No one except the prime minister is allowed to enter. This has been the case since the establishment of the Eastern Capital! Who gave you the courage to enter here?"
Even Bai Hengqiu turned back to look at the boy behind him with a cold expression.
In this regard, Zhang Xing just remained silent. It was not his turn to speak here, and he did not believe that Cao Lin and Bai Hengqiu's cultivation level could not hear and "see" what happened outside the door.
Not to mention the will of the saint.
Sure enough, the next moment, Duke Gao and Zhang Han entered the meeting hall, attracting everyone's attention.
"This official is eager to serve the country, but his behavior is careless and has angered all the gentlemen. I am here to apologize." Zhang Han bowed his head as soon as he entered the door. "But national affairs come first, and your kindness is as great as a mountain. Please don't ruin the public affairs for personal reasons and ruin the national affairs... Mr. Bai, we must cooperate sincerely in the future."
Bai Hengqiu, who had just looked back at Zhang Xing, was twirling his beard. He was stunned for a long time and could only nod blankly: "Okay, okay."
Zhang Xing almost wanted to laugh when he saw it.
After receiving Bai Hengqiu's words, Zhang Hanfu went to see Cao Lin again: "Cao Gong, you are the foundation of the nation, why are you angry with me?"
Cao Lin had no choice but to scold: "You villain, didn't you see the memorial I posted on the door? How dare you come in?"
Zhang Han was silent for a moment, and just handed over his hands: "I'm sorry for my slowness, but I didn't see the memorial posted on the door."
Cao Lin was startled, then laughed angrily, and turned to look at Gao Du Gong, who was standing with his hands tied: "Gao Jiang, if you come in with him, can you see my memorial?"
Duke Gao immediately bowed his head and responded: "Replying to your uncle... When we came in, we really didn't see any memorials. The door was clean."
Cao Lin was stunned for a moment, at a loss, and then looked at Zhang Xing again: "Zhang Xing, where are you?"
"My subordinates didn't see it either." Zhang Xing answered sincerely with an expressionless face.
Cao Lin immediately fluttered his sleeves and turned out of the meeting hall.
The atmosphere in the hall felt a little relieved for a moment.
After a while, it was Prime Minister Su Wei who coughed dryly and smoothed things over: "It's noon today. Let's call it a day. Let's all go back to the public rooms to arrange the documents and decrees that we have received before we disperse."
He probably felt embarrassed and walked out directly.
Zhang Han, who was standing inside the threshold, quickly bowed his head and saluted, followed closely by Zhang Shizhao, Niu Hong, and Sima Changying, all of whom left without saying a word. It was Bai Hengqiu's turn and couldn't leave, but he paused in front of Zhang Han for a moment. , and then leave.
The last one, Yu Changen, seemed to be more free and easy. He paused for a moment, returned a half salute, and then left.
As soon as Mr. Yu left, there were only a few Fulongwei, Gao Jiang and Zhang Han left in the meeting hall.
Zhang Han was silent for a moment, then slightly raised his hands and looked at Gao Jiang: "Mr. Gao Du, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. Thank you very much for this matter. Please go back. I will go to the public room next to you to take a look."
Gao Jiang nodded and left quietly.
Zhang Xing and others also followed Zhang Han to a new room in the small courtyard. The public room was small and could only accommodate two or three people. It was obvious that it was just a place to store memorials and other things, and was not a real office location. Zhang Xing also arranged for the others to go outside the door. He stood alone in the public room and stood in silence, watching the new husband calmly clean up his own room.
After a moment, Qin Bao suddenly came out of the door and said, "Deputy Inspector Zhang, I have something to report."
Zhang Xing looked at Zhang Han, who nodded slightly and then responded: "If you have something to do, come in and tell me in front of Mr. Zhang."
Qin Bao entered and reported calmly: "Zhongcheng wants Deputy Chang to go to his room."
Zhang Xing went to see Zhang Han again, but Zhang Han's expression was as usual, but he nodded naturally again, as if he didn't care.
After turning out, only a few dozen steps away, there was Cao Lin's small public house. According to custom, he should have jumped back to the black tower at this time, but today he actually didn't move.
Zhang Xing walked into the room, feeling calmer than when he entered the Black Tower that day.
"You are so brave, tearing up my memorial." Cao Lin looked at it coldly.
"It's really public-spirited and has no selfish thoughts." Zhang Xingzhu took the memorial out of his arms and respectfully placed it on the table.
As he thought, Cao Lin didn't make any unnecessary moves, but Zhang Xing still felt a specious wave of true energy suddenly spread out, wrapping up the entire room without any movement.
"Same as before...acting out of line, but I have to admit that it was the best result." Cao Lin sighed. "Back then, I wanted to take you in as a think tank, but you used treacherous words and stayed with Sisi. I almost wanted to take your life...but today...today...today..."
"It's meaningless whether what happened today is right or wrong." Zhang Xing earnestly advised. "Because from the overall situation, there are many people outside the imperial court who are watching covetously... The powerful, powerful, Dongyi, and Lich tribes are all watching. The trouble has reached the extreme. If the trouble continues, they will only think that The saint and Zhongcheng had a fundamental relationship, thinking that the imperial court had no backbone, and then a lot of courage and disasters happened for nothing."
Cao Lin shook his head: "It's all nonsense. I'm tired of hearing it these days."
Zhang Xing had no choice but to continue to respond: "Then I won't say anything nonsense... Zhongcheng already lost more than ten days ago. There is no point in making a strong gesture. It will only make Nanya's authority more criticized. Zhongcheng has already lost the battle." As a member of the national family and an important minister, the most important thing for the Prime Minister is to find a balance and find out the deficiencies... If the stalemate comes, Zhong Cheng himself is magnanimous, and he is a great master, so he has his own foundation, but Nanya is even more difficult. It will be even more difficult for Zhong Cheng to balance things in the future."
"After what happened before, how can Nanya maintain balance?" Cao Lin put his hand on his forehead and sighed, like a real old minister, but he raised his hand impatiently. "I have an eye on this person, get down!"
Zhang Xing was granted amnesty and quickly handed over his hand.
But when I was about to go out, I felt like I encountered an invisible wall, and I was suddenly stuck, unable to move forward. Then I immediately woke up and turned around and bowed my head.
"I'm still angry... go and send a message to Bai Hengqiu who hasn't left yet." Cao Lin suddenly opened his eyes and took a deep breath. "After you finish the transmission, I will return to Jing'antai."
Zhang Xing could only respond.
A moment later, Deputy Inspector Zhang knocked on the door of Mr. Bai’s public room, which was also only a few dozen steps away, with a complicated mood. Then he saluted respectfully, entered carefully, and shouted loudly at the threshold:
"Cao Zhongcheng asked me to bring a message to Mr. Bai!"
Bai Hengqiu was holding a package of memorials and was already ready to leave. Hearing this, he looked at it blankly: "What?"
Zhang Xing hesitated for a moment, but did not explain it immediately.
"Hurry up!" Bai Hengqiu was obviously impatient.
"Mr. Cao..." Zhang Xing suddenly stood up straight, pointed his finger at the British minister of industry in front of him, and then his voice was loud and intense, and it spread throughout the small courtyard of the meeting hall almost instantly. "Tell Bai Hengqiu, if he hadn't opened the Mingtang in order to flatter the saint, why would we have happened today? The one who started the figurines will have no descendants?!"
Bai Hengqiu was startled for a moment, then golden light flashed beside him, his energy surged, but he immediately disappeared. Zhang Xing escaped early and quickly rolled back to Zhang Han's office.
The latter looked at Zhang Xing and finally laughed: "Deputy Inspector Zhang has a hard enough time."
Zhang Xing smiled awkwardly and politely at each other, replaying his role as a loyal and dedicated guard.
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