Yang Lian saw that although the woman started to shed tears, her mind was still clear and she was crying without delay. He immediately figured out the clues and pointed out that the Donglin faction was targeting her.
Yang Lian was accustomed to having a straightforward temperament, and was often impatient with men, let alone trying to figure out how to speak softly to women.
The chief official of the empire glanced at Zuo Guangdou and said, Lao Zuo, you go and explain.
Zuo Guangdou understood, and sighed: "Mrs. Zheng, it's not that Mr. Yang and I are relying on their old age to show off. It's because you are experienced and act too openly. You just said that all the hard work last year did not disappoint Donglin's allies." Identity. This is true. But is it also true that you have close contacts with internal officials? Scholars have long criticized it. In addition, opening and closing in Tianjin and doing business with the Japanese country have also made the knowledgeable people of the Scholars despise it. Today you received it in the Liubu Corridor. The criticism is not groundless. You...it's best to avoid this turbulent material criticism first."
Zheng Haizhu raised her teary eyes, pretending to be in disbelief, and asked, "Master Zuo, Eunuch Wang, and Cao Huachun, don't they also get along well with you?"
Yang Lian, who was originally drinking tea and blowing foam, put down his tea bowl when he heard this, and his voice became stern again: "I'm not talking about Wang An and his aunt's godson, I'm talking about Wei Jinzhong from the Xixin Division. Girl, go ahead. The trip to Chahar was just to comfort the northern captives for the Ming Dynasty. It was not a hero like Su Wu when he returned home. Where could it be worthy of pomp and pageantry? But you, from the official road outside Beijing, then passed through Deshengmen , let a python-robed eunuch clear the way for you, think about it for yourself, what do you look like in the eyes of serious scholars?"
With a "ding" sound, Yang Lian threw away the lid of the tea cup and raised his voice again: "Do you think I was mocking you when I called you "Zheng Yuanwai" in front of my colleagues today? That was just to give you a step up. Come on, calm Shilin’s anger.”
"Wen Ru, if you have something to say, please speak it up," Zuo Guangdou interrupted at the right time, "Miss Zheng and Lu Juren are both juniors. As elders, we should be kind and gentle when expressing our feelings to the juniors."
Hearing this, Zheng Haizhu thought to herself, I am so virtuous and capable that I am worthy of one of you being a good person and the other being a bad person.
You, Donglin, truly love me and are willing to spend your time and emotions on me like this.
At this moment, Zheng Haizhu's tears were hard-pressed, her excuses were fake, and her heart was not really full of sadness and self-pity.
The conversation he had with Jinyiwei bodyguard Huang Zude a few days ago turned out to be a true prophecy.
The pattern of these civil servants was tested.
The Donglin Sect, now taking advantage of Zhu Changluo's ascendance to unification, has filled important positions in the Cabinet, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Academy, and the Hanlin Academy. Even the smiling official of Honglu Temple has been appointed for three generations. He knows how to recruit people under his command, but he crosses the river and destroys bridges for internal and female officials.
Of course Wei Zhongxian is not a good guy, but Wang An and Cao Huachun must have been your comrades in the inner court of Donglin for many years. As a result, Yang Lian's words just now can't hide their contempt. No wonder that in another historical time and space where Zhu Changluo died, after Wang An was driven out of the inner court by Wei Zhongxian and Ke Yinyue, you Donglin did not actively rescue him and allowed him to be buried alive in the soil.
And in this time and space, you obviously have a new experience. When you see that the group of male foreign ministers is actually mixed with a grain of female sand, and is working for the emperor, you also regard me as a ceremonial eunuch. The characters will be your opponents competing for power.
"Master Zheng..." Lu Xiangsheng called out carefully when he saw Zheng Haizhu's face was ashen and silent.
Zheng Haizhu pretended to have recovered from his depression and sorrow, but with a hint of bargaining, he said to Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou: "Juniors are not like scholar men, who have entered academies and examination halls. I don't have a master and a senior citizen." Brother, you can ask for advice on how to behave properly in officialdom. If you behave inappropriately, it is just because of ignorance. It is definitely not flattery or arrogance due to favor. What Yang Gong and Zuo Gong said makes sense, don't rush forward. I went north for a year, and I really should. I will go back to Nanzhili to visit the camps and trading houses. However, I cannot leave Beijing in such a dejected manner..."
Zuo Guangdou still had a kind and calm expression on his face: "Oh, if you have any ideas, just tell me. Don't say that you don't have a master and brother Nian. President Xian and I actually regard you as I am willing to give you some pointers, as talented as a woman can be."
"I don't have to think about the actual official position, but when it comes to official status, I value it more than orders. I want to accompany the emperor's eldest son to Mount Tai to worship heaven."
Yang and Zuo were both stunned when they heard this.
They thought that the young woman's nature was such that she would retaliate. They usually read too many books about small favors and grievances. Most of the conditions they proposed were that the official Guan Zheng and Donglin disciple Fan Hong, who had embarrassed her in public, would be assigned. Going to some small, remote county to be a promotion official is just a way of venting my anger.
I didn’t expect it to be something like Mount Tai offering sacrifices to heaven, which was a bit of a jump.
Zheng Haizhu became more and more unscrupulous and pointed out "Zhao Nanxing", the current leader of Donglin, and said word by word: "Zhao Gong is now the official of Taifu Temple, and the Ministry of Rites is also in charge of the noble sect. The noble sect agrees with me." As the eldest son of the emperor, I went to Mount Tai, and on the way to visit Duke Yansheng in Qufu, he saved some face for me among the scholars in and outside the capital. Besides..."
Zheng Haizhu glanced at Lu Xiangsheng and said with deep meaning: "Besides, I also hope that Xiang Sheng will go with him. Not only because he has been in and out of the Wenhua Palace for more than half a year, he already has the respect and love of the two princes, but also because, Moreover, since I have already regarded him as a younger brother, how can I not consider his future?"
Zuo Guangdou understood it as soon as he heard it.
In fact, there is no need for Zheng Haizhu to say these long words. This time Donglin found a pawn to scold Zheng Haizhu in public. It was a pity for Lu Xiangsheng.
Although Zhao Nanxing did not inform the imperial master Sun Chengzong in advance about Donglin's intention to expel Zheng Haizhu, Sun Chengzong had praised Lu Xiangsheng since last year and regarded him as the hope of the younger generation among the Donglin clan.
Zhao Nanxing just sighed, how could such a good seedling get mixed up with the Zheng family by mistake, and have some enthusiasm for Western firearms, which diluted the quality of Donglin Star.
Zuo Guangdou knew the thoughts of several leaders, and now he felt that Lu Xiangsheng should go to Mount Tai.
The triennial scientific examination is coming soon, and everyone from the marking officer to the candidates all over the world must know that Lu Xiangsheng, who had a friendship with Mrs. Zheng for a while, is still a talented scholar recognized by Donglin and worthy of being the prince's teacher. .
"Well, Miss Zheng, after all, General Xian and I care about the Metropolitan Procuratorate, not the Ministry of Rites and Taifu Temple. How can we give you permission to believe what you ask for at any time. But, what you mean, We got it."
