On the way out of the palace.
Wang Yue asked Xiao Jing about Zhang Zhou.
"...Shilang Wang, have you never heard of Mr. Zhang?"
Xiao Jing was still a little curious about Wang Yue's ignorance.
It’s okay if the people in the market don’t know about Zhang Zhou. You are a trilateral leader. When you returned to the capital, you also served as the left minister of the Ministry of War. You also like to make friends with powerful people, but you didn’t even ask first who was the person who killed Li Guang?
have to!
You are asking me now.
You are asking the right person.
Wang Yue said: "I have prepared a small gift for Eunuch Xiao. The gift list will be sent to your house later."
"Why is this so embarrassing?"
"It should."
Wang Yue had not planned to give gifts to anyone other than the eunuchs before. Knowing that Li Guang was dead, he had already prepared gifts for Dai Yi, Xiao Jing and others.
When Xiao Jing heard that he had received a gift, he no longer concealed it: "Who do you think is the one who suggested to His Majesty that you be transferred back to the capital and give you medicine to protect your life?"
Wang Yue was shocked and said: "Is that...Mr. Zhang?"
"Haha. Who do you think predicted the fire in Qingning Palace, kept the Empress Dowager safe, and sent a note to force Li Guang to death..."
"ah?!"
Wang Yue was embarrassed to continue talking.
Is this something that ordinary people can do? Did you predict a fire in advance?
Are you sure you are not a group of eunuchs who banded together to mess with Li Guang, deliberately looking for someone to let someone off, and then set the fire by saying that Li Guang caused anger and resentment?
"Shilang Wang, you are leading the troops. You should know that the time, place and people are favorable. Your Majesty often says in front of our family and others that this Mr. Zhang is sent by God to save the Ming Dynasty."
Wang Yue asked: "Does Your Majesty think highly of Mr. Zhang?"
Xiao Jing smiled and said: "Yes, he often visits the palace recently. Even the Empress Dowager pays more attention to him. No one in the palace dislikes him. Even the prince is very fond of him. His Majesty also asked him to accompany the prince to study for ten days. That night, the prince was taught by him."
Wang Yue was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.
It all sounds like nonsense.
Even when Li Guang was in his prime, it had not reached this point.
Wang Yue couldn't help but ask: "Who is this person? If he is an alchemist, why should he teach the prince? If he is a scholar, why should he... Eunuch Xiao, can you tell me something?"
Xiao Jing shook his head: "This is a good thing for our family. His name is Zhang Zhou. He is the Jie Yuan of the Jiangnan Provincial Examination in the Ming Dynasty. Needless to say, he is knowledgeable."
"What's even more impressive is that he is also good at treating diseases. His Majesty relies on him to eliminate the poison accumulated in his body due to taking Li Guang's elixir."
"The epidemics in the capital, the little princess' acne, the English prince's foot disease, and your illness were all given by him. Oh, he had predicted your illness in advance and said that if you didn't return to the capital, You might die in the northwest, so His Majesty issued an order to call you back."
When Wang Yue heard this, he actually knew it in his heart.
He can count, he can cure diseases, he is kind to the royal family, he should be the one who should be tested in Tianfu Township, and he can give lessons to the prince...
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "You know what to do?"
Wang Yuesui smiled and said nothing.
I'm afraid that Xiao Jing will have some thoughts in his heart.
The greatest benefit is not given to the deacons and eunuchs in the palace, but to an outsider...
Xiao Jing said: "Don't think that our family will be jealous. Our family also sees him often. He is very talkative. Once you get to know him, you will know that he is a good person."
Wang Yuexin said.
How could he not be jealous when he was so capable?
Li Guang had offended so many people in the court before. How many people wanted Li Guang dead? Why does everything seem to be different when it comes to Zhang Zhou?
This group of people must have known that Zhang Zhouzheng was favored and were too embarrassed to say anything.
What he didn't know.
It is Xiao Jing, Dai Yi and others who really have no objections to Zhang Zhou.
The main thing is that Zhang Zhou is not a eunuch, and there is no direct competition with them. Zhang Zhou is also smart, and he will directly express his ideas.
He is stingy, but he doesn't seem to be very greedy for money. He never asks for bribes and only takes what he deserves.
The eunuchs like them would joke and chat with each other, and they made it clear that they were going to take the imperial examination and rank in the court class in the future, and did not say that they planned to develop in the direction of the alchemist...
This made Xiao Jing and others unable to hate him.
Another point is that there are many things that eunuchs cannot do, only Zhang Zhou can do them.
Maybe I will still have something to ask of Zhang Zhou in the future.
Why should Xiao Jing and the others be at odds with someone outside the palace system?
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Wang Yue received Xiao Jing's advice, and then inquired about Zhang Zhou's residence from Xiao Jing.
After leaving the palace, he did not go to the Ministry of War to report on his duties first, but went directly to Zhang Zhou's home to give gifts.
"Junmen, which noble family are we giving a gift to?"
Wang Yue's men were also very strange.
The gift list and everything else had been decided, and they knew exactly where to send it when they returned to the capital.
As a result, a family was temporarily added, which seemed very important. If they wanted to go there first, they naturally had to ask which dignitary's house it belonged to.
Wang Yue said: "Even Mr. Xiao, the governor of the East Factory, said that it doesn't matter whether other families are taking care of it. This family must take care of it first."
"That's important."
The subordinates understood it as soon as they heard it.
The one who is more awesome than Dongchang Changgong is Yin Gong?
But Dai Yi's private residence in the capital is not a secret. Dai Yi usually doesn't go back to live there. When he gets there, although he is in Qingfang, where there are many wealthy families, the door is very unfamiliar. Just looking at the specifications of the door lintel, it doesn't look like a bustling city. A wealthy home.
Wang Yue got out of the car himself and went up to knock on the door.
The person who opened the door was Jia Laoshui, followed by Jiang Dezhong.
Jiang Dezhong came to visit Zhang Zhou that day, but he was only allowed to wait on the stone bench in the front yard. He was told that Zhang Zhou would come back after finishing what he was doing, but he waited for a long time.
"Excuse me……"
Wang Yue was about to ask if he was from Zhang Jieyuan's family.
Wait until you get a clear look at the people inside...it's not like the disciples of the wealthy family, because at first glance, this disciple looks very dull, not the kind of person who can speak well and cope with situations.
There was an old man inside who was much younger than him. He stood up and looked towards him.
"Hey, who is this?"
After all, Jiang Dezhong had seen the scene. When he saw the other party wearing official uniform, he knew that his official status was not low.
Wearing a black gauze hat, a regimental collar shirt, a honeysuckle garland, and a scarlet robe with scattered flowers and leaves, Wang Yue didn't even change into his official uniform after entering the palace, so he came to visit Zhang Zhou, so that he could appear more formal.
Wang Yue said: "I wonder if Mr. Zhang is here?"
Wang Yue glanced at Lao Jiang first, with a bit of contempt at once, and Lao Jiang's businessman spirit was palpable.
Jia Laoshui said: "My master is out and won't be back until some time later."
Wang Yuexin said that she was about to take the high-level exam and went out instead of preparing for the exam at home. It seemed that she didn't care about the results of the general exam.
Thinking about it again, why should I take the test if I have the emperor's favor?
It is impossible for the top pick to be more prosperous than he is now.
"Then please send someone to pass the message. This is my greeting."
Wang Yue personally handed over the greeting card.
Jiang Dezhong wanted to pick it up, but Wang Yue glared at him.
Jiang Dezhong cupped his hands and said, "I am Zhang Jieyuan's father-in-law. I wonder who the official is?"
When Wang Yue heard about it, he found out that he was Zhang Zhou's father-in-law. He was already married, and he was not an ordinary alchemist who abided by the rules.
But these days, there are many Taoist priests who get married. The problem is that if Zhang Zhou can take the imperial examination, he will definitely not be named in the Taoist Records Department. There is no point in worrying about whether Zhang Zhou is married.
Think again.
The sycophants in front of the emperor all like to take care of their families. It is a common problem for sycophants to have a chicken or a dog ascend to heaven.
Wang Yue cupped his hands and said, "I am the Minister of War, Wang Yue, and I have come specially to visit Mr. Zhang."
Jiang Dezhong's expression changed when he heard this.
Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, he knew how big this official was, but he had a vague impression of who Wang Yue was.
He just felt that this was not a good thing, but the other party came to visit politely. He hurriedly reminded Raja Laoshui: "Why don't you go and call your master? This Wang Shilang, please come in..."
Wang Yue was also polite to Jiang Dezhong.
He was not in a hurry to send gifts directly inside. He had to meet Zhang Zhou first, know who he was, and make some observations before deciding how to get along with such a person in the future.
Wang Yue has spent his whole life dealing with those powerful people in the field of power, and he thinks he can judge people very accurately.
Some people are not suitable for giving gifts and making friends, especially literati. Some people obviously love money, but they have to pretend to be noble and keep others away from them.
He was afraid that Zhang Zhou was this kind of person.
"My virtuous son-in-law... Bingkuan, he is a good scholar. When I was in Nanjing, I helped him... Haha, Mr. Wang, do you have anything to do with Bingkuan?"
Jiang Dezhong was a little nervous and his words were a little awkward.
Wang Yue sat on the stone bench and said respectfully: "I came here to thank Mr. Zhang for his life-saving grace. I came here specially under the guidance of the Holy Master and Eunuch Xiao, the eunuch Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies."
Jiang Dezhong swallowed.
I thought in my heart that this guy was really pretending to be low-key in front of me. I discussed with him the supply business with the Governor's Mansion, but they said he had no way to help me.
As a result, as soon as I arrived, I saw a minister of the Ministry of War, who opened his mouth and said that he came under the guidance of the emperor... Others would die if they didn't brag, but Bingkuan would feel uncomfortable if he didn't pretend to be a grandson for a day.
Dig!
Not even willing to introduce people to outsiders.
Jiang Dezhong said: "Has Bingkuan... given any medicine?"
Wang Yue nodded and said: "With the imperial edict given by His Majesty, the medicine was sent to the northwest and saved the old man's life."
"So that's it, is it acne?"
Jiang Dezhong didn't have much experience after all, and he felt that the other party was being polite to him, so he wanted to ask a few more questions.
If the answer here is acne, he would also like to say that he has a share of the credit.
Little did he know that Wang Yue was just being polite to Zhang Zhou and answered some simple questions for Zhang Zhou's sake. How could he tell him the details?
Just as he was talking, there was a voice from the door.
Zhang Zhou walked in front, bringing Zhang Lun and Jia Laoshui, who insisted on following him, back to the door.
"Shilang Wang, it's been a long time. Father-in-law, are you here?"
Jiang Dezhong smiled.
I've been waiting here for a long time, and you actually didn't know that I was here?
Before, he was angry at his son-in-law for not giving him face, and wanted to see Zhang Zhou and ask Zhang Zhou to apologize and admit his mistake, but now he wanted to serve Zhang Zhou tea with a smile.
Wang Yue said: "I, Wang Yue, the Minister of War, have met Mr. Zhang. I am grateful for Mr. Zhang's help from thousands of miles away, so I came here to express my gratitude."
As he spoke, he bowed and bowed, very politely.
Zhang Lun behind him was a little confused.
Jiang Dezhong didn't know who Wang Yue was, but Zhang Lun knew it very well.
This most prestigious veteran in the Ming army was the governor of the three frontiers in the northwest. He had just won the battle of Helan Mountain. After returning to the capital, he actually took the initiative to visit Zhang Zhou and said that Zhang Zhou saved his life...
There is an evil atmosphere.
He can't have soft feet like his father, right?
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "With a little effort, Wang Shilang is too polite. Why don't we go to the main hall to talk. Father-in-law, why don't you go to the side hall to wait first, and then I can talk to you later?"
"well."
When Jiang Dezhong saw that Zhang Zhou didn't treat him as a transparent person in front of outsiders, he immediately felt that his face was bright.
After all, I, Lao Jiang, am the one who talks to the Minister of War, Zuo, and if I talk about it later... I can boast again.
(End of chapter)
