The emperor said in front of the eunuch and eunuch that he didn't know who he could trust.
The implication is that I can no longer completely trust you, and it can be deduced that the emperor only trusts Zhang Zhou.
This made Xiao Jing deeply feel that a huge crisis was about to come.
As a eunuch serving as the Supervisor of Ceremonies, he was the one who approved and used seals on behalf of the emperor, yet he was unable to gain the emperor's trust... Doesn't this also mean that Xiao Jing's time in the Supervisor of Ceremonies would not last long? Whoever can establish a good relationship with Zhang Zhou will be the next eunuch in charge of rituals and eunuchs?
"Eunuch Xiao."
Yang Peng followed Xiao Jing out, wanting to ask for instructions.
After all, Yang Peng was not admitted to the Bureau of Ceremonies, and the admiral Dongchang seemed to be unjust and unjust, and all he could rely on was his close relationship with Zhang Zhou.
Xiao Jing said earnestly: "Yang Peng, when I work for His Majesty, I can't let Him down. You see, what His Majesty said is that he is dissatisfied with Dongchang's work."
Yang Peng thought to himself, right?
It seems that His Majesty is saying that he does not trust you, right?
"Yes, Eunuch Xiao has taught you that we, the people, must do our best to live up to His Majesty's trust." Yang Peng said.
It's okay if we don't mention the word "trust", but if we mention it, it's a bit of a slap in Xiao Jing's face.
Xiao Jing said: "Is Mr. Lai Guo really gone?"
"He's leaving. He's leaving the city today. No one is here to see him off. However, His Majesty has sent a group of people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei to accompany him. In addition, he has also arranged for reception and escort from various places. In addition, the Beijing camp has also allocated 200 people to accompany him south. .”
Yang Peng explained to Xiao Jing truthfully.
Xiao Jing said with a straight face: "Are these resigning? It's like going out for inspection, it's such a big pomp."
Yang Peng said: "This is your Majesty's order."
Xiao Jing turned his head, glanced at Yang Peng coldly, and said, "Did your Majesty arrange errands for him?"
"I...I don't know." Yang Peng said, "But didn't His Majesty say that all the official positions of Duke Lai will be removed? Only the title of Duke of Lai will be retained? If he is entrusted with errands, he will easily be criticized by the ministers of the DPRK."
Xiao Jing said: "An official position is an official position, and an errand is an errand. Didn't His Majesty ask him to go to Jiangnan to observe the people's sentiments as the acting king? Are there any matters related to the vassal that he should investigate?"
Yang Peng thought for a while, then looked very sure and said: "Your Majesty only asked Dongchang and Jinyiwei to escort him, but did not mention the relevant errands. Logically speaking, Your Majesty wants to employ people and is not in a hurry. Didn't His Majesty say before that there will be new ones recently?" Is there a disaster?"
"What do you mean!?"
Xiao Jing became angry and almost became furious at Yang Peng.
Yang Peng was also very happy.
For Yang Peng, there was a feeling that the casino had made the right bet. Even though Zhang Zhou was currently unsuccessful, in fact, it was all a show. The emperor's move was just to highlight Zhang Zhou's status. In the future... who Are you saying that I, Yang Peng, will always be inferior to others? Maybe I can also be a clerk and eunuch?
…
…
Cabinet value.
When Chen Kuan, the Eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, came to inquire about the drafts of the two memorials, he handed a note written by Xiao Jing from his arms to Li Dongyang.
I didn't give it directly to Liu Jian to avoid being seen by people from Zhongshushe outside.
"Here."
After Chen Kuan left, Li Dongyang handed the note intact to Liu Jian.
Liu Jian just glanced at it, then put the note into the water in the tea cup, crushed it and poured it away.
Xie Qian asked: "What?"
Li Dongyang said: "Eunuch Xiao sent a letter saying that there has been a disaster in the capital recently."
"So fast?"
Xie Qian is still thinking about Zhang Zhou's departure from the capital for a period of three months. It seems that Zhang Zhou will be "lucky" and encounter a natural or man-made disaster in the capital within these three months, or find someone to cause it. Order something topical.
As a result, it is now said that an unstoppable disaster will happen soon?
Xie Qian looked at Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, who looked gloomy, and asked, "He said yes? Don't take it too seriously."
This "he" can refer to Xiao Jing, or any one of Chen Kuan, Zhang Zhou, and Zhu Youtang.
The general meaning is that disasters like this cannot happen just by talking about it.
Li Dongyang said: "Since Eunuch Xiao sent the message specifically, it means that Eunuch Xiao did not speculate on his own, but got the information from His Majesty. This information came from Zhang Bingkuan. And..."
Liu Jian asked: "What are you worried about?"
"Alas!" Li Dongyang said, "Eunuch Xiao clearly meant that His Majesty knew something but did not tell him, and the Chief of Ceremonies has some problems getting along with Your Majesty now. This is all because of Zhang Bingkuan."
Xie Qian laughed and said: "In the previous matter, the Chief of Ceremonies was also involved. How could His Majesty be completely unaware of it? Who benefits when Zhang Bingkuan is weak? But when Zhang Bingkuan is strong, who will suffer... One will wax and wane, the other will grow. It’s possible that those officials including Eunuch Xiao, including Eunuch Xiao, don’t even have this awareness, right?”
I want to fight Zhang Zhou, I want to defeat Zhang Zhou, and enjoy the power that Zhang Zhou gave up.
I don’t want to bear the consequences if the fight fails... How can I give you so many good things?
Li Dongyang said: "If this is the case, even if there is a disaster, Zhang Bingkuan will be tabooed by others, and there will be no one available in the government and the public. This is not necessarily a bad thing."
Xie Qian nodded and commented: "It's hard to sing with a single palm."
Liu Jiandao: "What if Zhang Bingkuan had arrived a long time ago?"
Li Dongyang shook his head firmly this time and said: "Judging from Zhang Bingkuan's previous interactions with Xu Qiong and Shen Lu, the Minister of Rites, it is not that he does not want to form a party or take power, but that he cannot be accommodated in the court. That's it. After seeing this matter, His Majesty made changes to the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the members of the cabinet."
Xie Qian sighed: "It will finally fall on us."
Liu Jian glanced at the two of them and said, "Looking at you like this, you seem to be sure that the disaster is coming?"
"No way?" Xie Qian asked with a smile.
Even Liu Jian has no confidence now.
If everyone is waiting for a disaster, and that disaster was predicted by Zhang Zhou and the emperor believed in it, then even if the disaster does not come, it seems that everyone feels that it must come.
…
…
Among the three people in the cabinet, Li Dongyang is actually the one who looks relatively relaxed.
It was a time when the court ministers were about to undergo a major change. Although the emperor had not previously asked the cabinet to propose candidates for the cabinet ministers, because Zhang Zhou was here and it was at a time when traditional civil servants were fighting fiercely with Zhang Zhou, Liu Jian specifically asked Li Dongyang to Go back and do some research, communicate with the candidates who may be in the cabinet, and then make some reserves.
This time Xie Qian did not participate in the conversation between the two.
"Wang Hua and Liang Chu, if Jie Fu were here, he would have been the best candidate. In addition, Wang Hao, Jiao Fang...oh, and Cheng Minzheng, who is now in Nanjing..."
Under the Hanlin system, Li Dongyang was all "one of his own", everyone knew him, and their friendship was another matter.
Speaking of this group of people, they are like a treasure trove.
Liu Jiandao: "If I were Your Majesty, if I wanted to get close to Zhang Bingkuan and balance the relationship between civil servants, I could only choose between the two."
"Oh." Li Dongyang paused for a moment, "Wang Hua, Wang Hao?"
"Um."
Liu Jian nodded.
Since the emperor wanted to add a cabinet minister, he must have considered that he had a good relationship with Zhang Zhou and would pave the way for Zhang Zhou to ascend to the throne in the future.
Wang Hua is the father of Zhang Zhou's right-hand man Wang Shouren, and Wang Hao is Zhang Zhou's mentor. The relationship between these two people and Zhang Zhou is not shallow, but it is impossible to say how deep the friendship is... The two of them themselves are also They were all orthodox Hanlin officials and had good reputations in the court.
Li Dongyang said: "Wang Jizhi is more likely. After all, he has known Zhang Bingkuan for a long time, but why wouldn't Zhang Bingkuan himself join the cabinet?"
"It's too early." Liu Jian's answer was straightforward, "In such a troubled time, your Majesty just let him join the cabinet without making more excuses? Although your Majesty thinks highly of him, he actually doesn't use him too much."
Li Dongyang smiled bitterly and said: "So many titles and official positions, isn't it too much?"
Liu Jian's breath was a bit strong.
This is getting angry at the slightest disagreement.
Li Dongyang said: "That's right. I haven't become a minister yet. When the court officials changed this time, Zhang Bingkuan was out of town. His Majesty would not leave him a position until he came back to take over, right? In fact, he was assigned an official position in Nanjing. That’s not bad.”
Liu Jiandao: "Go see Wang Dehui and talk to him about this matter. If you find an opportunity to talk recently, don't make it public. Find out what he has to say. If possible, take advantage of this Imperial Academy visit to help him get a first-class exam. , take another step forward.”
This is to prepare Wang Hua as the prime minister.
This also shows that Liu Jian has completely given up on Wang Hao.
"Yeah." Li Dongyang agreed.
Because in Li Dongyang's heart, he recognized Wang Hua more and had a better personal relationship, but it was Wang Hao... After he was promoted to the Hanlin bachelor's degree in the academy, the relationship has reached a point where they are neither far nor close.
…
…
Liu Jian asked Li Dongyang to contact Wang Hua privately, and Li Dongyang was not in a hurry.
Li Dongyang was on duty that night and returned home early the next morning after attending the court meeting. When he entered the house and was about to take a good rest, he saw someone carrying things out.
"What?"
Li Dongyang stopped the servant who was moving things.
The servant said: "It was the young master's order. He said he was going on a long trip."
"What?" Li Dongyang frowned.
What the hell is his son doing?
Li Dongyang said with a dark face: "Call him."
The servant said: "The young master went to meet friends early in the morning. He hasn't come back yet. He just asked someone to prepare everything."
"Then where did you say you were going?" Li Dongyang looked at each other sharply.
The servant looked evasive and said in his heart, don't blame me for your father and son's affairs. I'm just a follower of orders.
The servant said: "He said he was going south."
"Tell him to come see me immediately when he comes back... Send someone to find him now! I don't know what to say!" Li Dongyang was also angry.
…
…
Li Dongyang specially entered the study room where his son usually studied. When he saw the things inside, he felt very angry.
The servant next to him who was responsible for cleaning the study felt even more headache.
"What do you usually read?"
Li Dongyang picked up some paper, and there were poems and sentences written on them. As soon as he looked at the wording and sentence construction, he knew that it was his son's handwriting, because it was really the kind of sour sentence. The so-called meaningless words and sentences were just like this.
Looking next to it, there are also various books and notes on spiritual studies, various reading insights, etc.
"He seems to be energetic, but he doesn't need to be in the right place." Li Dongyang commented.
The old servant understood immediately.
Perhaps in my master's opinion, the young master's condition has improved greatly now, so he should focus on some major things of "making the young master". That is the right place to use his energy.
Instead, reading and writing poems have become a distraction from your real job?
After a long time, Li Zhaoxian came back, accompanied by his servants. Li Zhaoxian was still very excited to see Li Dongyang, as if he had not come out of some kind of intracranial orgasm. He said, "Father, what's wrong with you?"
Li Dongyang was looking at the Xinxue classics at this time, which was the version printed by Zhang Zhou.
In the past, Li Dongyang had only heard of Xinxue, and knew the influence this scholarship had in the capital within a year, but this was his first time to see it.
He sat there by himself and stared at it for a long time without realizing it. Even for a conceited person like him, he only regained his concentration after being slightly dazed after reading it.
Li Dongyang said: "You said you are going out, where are you going?"
Li Zhaoxian smiled and said, "Oh, just going out to meet a few friends?"
"Then you want to visit friends somewhere and need to travel far?" Li Dongyang threw the book on the table.
Li Zhaoxian saw that he couldn't hide it, so he said: "I want to go to Yingtian Mansion."
"You..." Li Dongyang almost wanted to hit someone with a stick, but with his open-mindedness, he still held back, "Do you know what you are doing, and do you still have rules for how to behave?"
Li Zhaoxian said: "Many people want to go. Originally, after Mr. Zhang returned to Beijing, many people wanted to witness his academic battle with the Lingnan School about psychology. However, because he suddenly wanted to return to his hometown, the arena was once again placed. In Yingtianfu City, this is now the most important event in the literary world, and at least half of the people I know in the capital have gone."
Li Dongyang frowned when he heard this.
We "drove" Zhang Bingkuan to Nanjing City in the court, and the boy left in despair the same day.
As a result, my son and a group of scholars, Peipianpidian, wanted to follow him to Nanjing? Just to attend an academic ceremony?
"Father, you don't know that although Mr. Zhang has not officially opened a class to teach apprentices, and he has no academic disciples to his name, many people are eager to become his disciples, and this discussion is his entry into the literary world. is a symbol, and many people also want to use this to express their opinions. Whether they support him or oppose him, he will listen to him personally or debate in academic circles."
"If there are those among them who can deeply understand his academic thoughts, they may be directly accepted as disciples. I... want to give it a try."
Li Zhaoxian is so sincere and sincere.
"Bastard!" Li Dongyang was furious.
If my son becomes Zhang Bingkuan's disciple, will I still have to hang out in the court in the future? What will others think of me, Mr. Li? Unlucky family?
My son has no shame, but I still want shame.
Li Zhaoxian was very surprised by his father's reaction. He said: "Father, my relationship with Mr. Zhang cannot be compared with others. In the end, it was Mr. Zhang who treated me and allowed me to get this extended life. With the life that I have extended, , learn from him and become famous in the Ming Dynasty in the future, what's wrong with this?"
Li Dongyang said: "The so-called Xinxue is nothing more than sensationalism. The praise others give this person is mostly due to following the trend. Why do you want to follow suit?"
Li Zhaoxian insisted: "My son is not following the crowd, nor does he think that Xin Xue is a claptrap. He just wants to learn knowledge. As for what my father wants, I want my son to expand the branches and branches of the family... When I have sustenance in my heart, , you can also work hard for this, but now... please father respect your son's choice."
This time, Li Dongyang was in trouble.
It was rare for Li Dongyang to see his son so persistent for one thing.
There was one thing Li Zhaoxian said that quite touched Li Dongyang, that is, Li Zhaoxian said that he first needed to find someone to rely on.
Li Dongyang thought about it... His son's greatest hope in the past was to look for flowers and ask for help. As a result, he got a lot of problems and almost lost his life. Now he finally "turned around" and changed his mind to study knowledge. Even Qin Lou Chu Guan and Jiaofang Si Even if he doesn't go, do I still have to restrict him from learning and let him fall into the trap of drinking and sex?
"You can go, but you can't become a disciple." Li Dongyang could only compromise.
There is nothing we can do.
Li Dongyang claims to be a strict father, but the problem is that his family's hopes for prosperity are all pinned on Li Zhaoxian, and his pampering for his son will come from invisible sources.
Li Zhaoxian said: "Ke'er..."
"No need to say any more." Li Dongyang raised his hand and said, "You should also be aware of the current situation in the court. Zhang Bingkuan is not well-known among scholars. If you worship him as your teacher, how will your father gain a foothold in the court? It is not to restrict You, instead, have to consider your own origin... If you can go further in the autumn of next year, let you go! Otherwise..."
Li Zhaoxian was just an Imperial College student, not a scholar.
When bargaining with my father, I don’t seem to have much initiative.
His father asked him to follow the crowd and go to Nanjing to join in the fun, which was already extremely gracious, and Li Zhaoxian also knew not to go too far.
"Okay." Li Zhaoxian said, "I will study hard there and strive to go to high school as soon as possible."
"Okay, let's get down!"
Li Dongyang is so angry.
…
…
When Li Dongyang entered the inner courtyard to rest, there was a lot of noise outside.
Li Dongyang knew that because of his approval, his son was going to have fun, so he didn't bother to pay attention. He tossed and turned on the bed and couldn't fall asleep, all he could think about was Zhang Zhou.
Also thinking.
What is the magic power of Zhang Bingkuan that can make so many people worry about him?
I was in a daze until I woke up near sunset. I had just washed up here, and the servant came over to inform me about Li Zhaoxian.
"It's okay to go." Li Dongyang said, "Didn't you take his wife with you?"
"I've brought it with me," the servant said, "In addition to the young lady, there's also a young lady."
"What?"
Only then did Li Dongyang learn that his son not only went to Nanjing as a couple, but his daughter was also "abducted" away.
The servant asked curiously: "Master, the eldest young master said this is your order."
"I!"
Li Dongyang almost couldn't breathe.
I just told him to go alone, and he would take his wife with him, and make a baby along the way. I wouldn't object, but taking his sister to Nanjing City...doesn't he feel guilty?
The servant said: "Miss, I also want to go with you. When I went out, I saw many noble men from other families, and they were also driving together in several carriages. They said they were going to Nanjing City to attend some cultural gathering. Sir, please calm down, little one. Now go back and work!”
(End of chapter)
