When you climb high, you can see far if you stand firmly. If you don't stand firmly, the higher you climb, the worse you will fall.
Xu Youzhen understands this truth.
Before leaving Beijing, he must find His Majesty and have an in-depth exchange of views on the Emperor's issues. He wants to know what Zhu Jianshen thinks about his father, and he can make strategic changes based on His Majesty's thoughts.
Of course Zhan Yang didn't know that Xu Youzhen still had unclear and unclear grudges with the Supreme Emperor. Seeing him silent, he thought he was worried about the future of the Ming Dynasty.
At that moment, Zhan Yang said: "Censor of Xudu, I know how worried you are. Now that your majesty has given birth to an heir after the grand ceremony, the country will be stable. By then, even if the emperor comes back, nothing will be changed."
"What's more, there are no rumors at all. It must be that the Emperor's return to Beijing is still far away."
After Xu Youzhen listened to Zhan Yang's words, she smiled bitterly and thought to herself: The state system will not change, but Xu Youzhen's destiny will undergo earth-shaking changes. The Queen Mother is already old, how can it be so far away for the Emperor to return to Beijing? There is no timetable. Presumably, Yu Qian and Li Xian are planning secretly behind his back.
Although she had an idea in her mind, Xu Youzhen still replied: "That's right, that's right."
"Censor of Xudu, there are no rumors about the Emperor's return to the capital, but rumors about Shi Heng are flying all over the sky." Zhan Yang said with a serious face.
"Shi Heng, are there any rumors about Shi Heng in this capital?" Xu Youzhen thought of the ugly and vulgar Shi Heng, who was competing with her for divine favor.
Both of them are petty, and the Huagai Palace gave them a banquet. After Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen competed for the first time, Shi Heng didn't like Xu Youzhen, and Xu Youzhen also felt that Shi Heng didn't like her, and of course she didn't like him at all.
The two have a hidden antagonistic relationship. The one who said the most bad things about Shi Heng in the court was Xu Youzhen.
"After Wu Yanghou returned to the capital, he contacted Wang Tong, the defeated general of Jiaozhi, to check the policy of Ding'annan left by King Xing, and according to the arrangement after Wu Xun, one-third of the people were sent to Yunnan." Zhan Before Yang finished speaking, Xu Youzhen understood something in her heart.
"Your Majesty, you want to regain Annan and reset Cochin."
"This rumor emerged."
"Shi Heng has experience in converting local people into local people in Liaoping Prefecture. In the tenth year of Chenghua, I saw the official document of Liaoping Prefecture saying that although there are not many people, the territory of Liaoping Prefecture is larger than Any place in the two capitals and thirteen provinces is bigger. Shi Heng has already made great achievements in opening up territories. If he were to recover Annan, then wouldn’t the Ming Dynasty be a Duke with the surname Shi?" Xu Youzhen said. , the sense of crisis immediately came up, and he hurriedly said: "How will the officials from North Korea and China react to this?"
"The Ming Dynasty fell down in Jiaozhi. His Majesty wanted to avenge his shame, but all the officials also had their own considerations. When the time comes, when this matter is brought up, there will be another turmoil in the court. According to your Majesty, , then neither Yu Taibao nor Li Fuchen would agree."
After hearing this, Xu Youzhen felt that something was wrong. This kind of rumor had spread a long time ago, and all the officials below knew it. Yu Qian and Li Xian could only know more. They knew more, but they did not do anything. The reaction and acquiescence of such rumors to the capital have already shown their attitude.
The most important thing is that the situation between North Korea and China is completely different from before.
Yu Qian's voice in front of Zhu Jianshen is getting weaker and weaker, and Li Xian, as a representative of the two-faced faction, cannot unswervingly help Yu Qian in the general direction. This has been proven time and time again in the past.
Of course, after learning so many things from Zhan Yang, Xu Youzhen secretly made up her mind to solve the new tax system in Jiangnan as soon as possible and return to His Majesty as soon as possible.
He was afraid that something would happen to him if he had been away from the capital for a long time.
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The sun is about to rise in the east.
The glow gradually enveloped the Forbidden City and fell on the eunuchs and maids who had been busy for a long time.
There were some beads of sweat on their foreheads.
Continue to clean many major palaces, and then decorate them in the palace. Especially the middle palace Kunning Palace is the key lighting object.
Lanterns were decorated and red carpets were everywhere.
The honor guard, the uniform guards, and the drum band were also present.
Many distinguished ministers wore court uniforms and entered the Qianqing Palace.
Standing next to Xu Youzhen was Zhan Yang. Today, the two of them were going to be in the limelight again.
After waiting for a while, Zhu Jianshen entered the main hall. After sitting down, he first accepted the worship, and then Zhang Bao read out the edict.
With Xu Youzhen, the Minister of Rites, as the chief envoy, and Zhan Yang, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, as the deputy envoy, they went to Zhang Mansion with Fengjie and the imperial edict.
After hearing this, Shi Heng, who was standing in the Wuxun queue, had an unhappy face. He touched Chen Ying, the Marquis of Taining on his left, and whispered: "Marquis Taining, you see that Xu Youzhen is so happy, it's so rude. .”
Chen Ying just smiled bitterly and did not answer.
Seeing that Chen Ying ignored him, Shi Heng touched Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong on his right.
Xu Chengzong turned his head and looked at Shi Heng.
"Which duke are you?" Shi Heng only knew that Xu Chengzong was wearing a ducal uniform, but he didn't know which duke this guy was.
"Wei Guogong Xu Chengzong." Xu Chengzong replied in a low voice.
As soon as he heard the three words Wei Guogong, Shi Heng's eyes flashed with golden light: "Wei Guogong, I am Shi Heng, the Marquis of Wuyang. I have admired Wei Guogong for a long time."
What Shi Heng said was good, but not entirely correct. He really respected Wei Guogong, but this respect was for Xu Da, King of Zhongshan, not for Xu Chengzong.
He is very proud. Not to mention the present, looking at the famous generals of all dynasties, there are not many generals that Shi Heng admires. King Xu Da of Zhongshan is his number one idol.
He repeatedly unified the army and fought in the north and south. His achievements were unremarkable and he was famous all over the world. He was the first hero in the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the first military general in the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Chengzong felt Shi Heng's hot eyes and felt quite satisfied.
Who said that the Duke of Wei State was in decline?
After hearing his name, the general next to His Majesty was shocked and turned into a little fanboy.
At that moment, Xu Chengzong stretched out his hand to stop slapping his smile, and replied in a lowered voice: "Marquis Wu Yang is so powerful in the Liaodong Army, and my Lord is also like thunder."
"Wei Guogong, look at Xu Youzhen, who has received the decree and is an angel. He has such a mean smile on his face. It is unsightly and has lost the dignity of our Ming Dynasty."
As soon as Xu Chengzong heard Shi Heng scolding Xu Youzhen, he immediately remembered that he had suffered at the hands of Xu Youzhen and then took his beloved son Xu Yan away. All these things made Xu Chengzong unhappy.
At that moment, he also whispered: "My father-in-law seems to be very arrogant. He doesn't know etiquette, and he doesn't know how to become the Minister of Rites."
While the two were talking in low voices, Xu Youzhen and Zhan Yang left Qianqing Palace.
Although Xu Youzhen left the Qianqing Palace, Xu Chengzong and Shi Heng did not stop whispering about Xu Youzhen for a moment, and even made an appointment to find a place to drink and scold Xu Youzhen as much as they wanted after the court.
Of course, many officials in the Qianqing Palace were a little unhappy when they saw the smile on Xu Youzhen's face. However, the only ones who dared to come out were Shi Heng and Xu Chengzong.
Xu Youzhen never thought that people from two worlds would come together because they both disliked her...
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