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Chapter 210: Parting Ways?

Zhu Shufang observed the words and looks, and of course could see that Fan Hongdao was not happy. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info This is also expected by her, not to mention Fan Hongdao, most scholars may cooperate with eunuchs, but they will definitely not be willing to take refuge under the eunuchs.

Lord Zhu advised: "In life, why do you have to set shackles for yourself? Let go of this shackle in your heart, isn't it the sea and the sky? Zhang Whale and Zhang's father-in-law are also people who have read books, and he has a resolute and courageous temperament, and he has won the trust of His Majesty and can be relied on. ”

In other words, this Zhang Whale and Zhang Gonggong are indeed high-ranking and powerful today. At that time, Zhang Juzheng and the great eunuch Feng Bao allied and monopolized the power inside and outside the palace. After Zhang Juzheng's death, Zhang Whale joined forces with his En'an Zhanghong to bring down the great eunuch Feng Bao.

After that, Zhang Hong served as the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of the seal of the celebrity, and Zhang Whale served as the eunuch of the eunuch and the governor of Dongchang, but Zhang Hong died early, and now the eunuch of the eunuch of the celebrant and the seal of the eunuch has been replaced by Zhang Cheng. But Zhang Jing's actual power was no less than that of Zhang Cheng, and he was extremely influential among eunuchs and courtiers.

For example, Zhang Xueyan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was originally promoted by Zhang Juzheng. After Zhang Juzheng's death four years ago, his henchmen were deposed one after another, but Zhang Xueyan was still able to sit firmly in the position of the secretary of the Ministry of War, which was protected by Zhang Whale and Zhang Gonggong.

Therefore, Lord Zhu persuaded Fan Hongdao to also attach himself to Zhang Whale, from her own point of view, she was not a pit person. Zhang Whale can even cover a military department book, not to mention Fan Hongdao, a small prisoner?

Fan Hongdao didn't want to debate the "ideological" issue of "whether eunuchs are good things" with Lord Zhu head-on, otherwise the quarrel would be endless.

He only said from the perspective of gains and losses: "Looking at the past dynasties of this dynasty, many powerful eunuchs have not died well, do you see the most famous Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, Feng Bao, Wei Zhongxian, which of these is a good ending?"

Lord Zhu asked suspiciously, "Who is Wei Zhongxian?"

"Ah, slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue!" Fan Hongdao said casually, and a future name appeared, and hurriedly covered it up: "Anyway, these powerful eunuchs will not die well, what will happen to the people who follow them?"

Lord Zhu retorted: "You only see those who don't have a good ending, but there are also many good endings, such as Huai'en, Xiao Jing, Huang Jin and other fathers-in-law, all of whom die with sorrow."

Besides, do you think the civil officials are safe? In modern times, Xia Yan was beheaded, Yan Song was homeless and died of poverty, Gao Gong was reprimanded, and Zhang Juzheng was raided after his death. What good results can their henchmen get?"

Fan Hongdao sighed: "The problem is, although this Zhang Whale Zhang Gonggong is currently in charge of the East Factory with the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, and he can be regarded as a high-ranking power, he will not have a good ending in the future." ”

Lord Zhu snorted coldly and said, "How dare you conclude that he will not die well? Do you think that you are a half-immortal with an iron mouth?"

Regarding the prediction of the future, Fan Hongdao couldn't explain it, so he said helplessly: "You just treat me as a half-immortal of an uncertain prophet." ”

Hearing this sentence in the ears of Lord Zhu, it was like playing a scoundrel, and even the "unpredictable prophet" was brought out as a rhetoric, is this unreasonable?

She asked angrily: "You value that thing in your crotch so much? Other scholars have also taken refuge in Grandpa Zhang, and I don't see anything bad!"

When the conversation talked about this, Fan Hongdao gradually realized that Zhu Shufang was not just trying to match. I'm afraid that this county lord has already joined Zhang Whale's camp, otherwise why would he be angry about his lack of cooperation?

But what is the need for Zhu Shufang to join Zhang Whale's gang? Thinking of this, Fan Hongdao opened his mouth and said tentatively: "Is there any collusion between you and Zhang Whale and Zhang Gonggong?"

In fact, what a bother to come, as a clan, you have a little way in the palace, you can be detached and at ease, why bother to eat and support the muddy water. I don't see what you can gain, but it's very likely that you'll be implicated. ”

Zhu Shufang picked up the tea, quietly looked at the tea leaves floating in the water, and replied after a long time: "Who said that I want to be at ease? Do you think that I went all the way from Jiangling and risked being confined to Beijing just to see the world?"

Fan Hongdao was puzzled: "Then what else do you want to do? Could it be that you still plan to find a good match in the capital where celebrities are gathered and entrust you for life?"

"Phew!" Zhu Shufang blushed slightly, "What I want is to restore the Liao Domain! Although my father has passed away, my younger brother is still living in the Chu Domain, and I hope that the Son of Heaven will be merciful and reinstate my younger brother as the King of Liao!"

Fan Hongdao was taken aback, he didn't expect Zhu Shufang, a female junior, to have such ambitions in life, it seems that she really didn't come to the capital to mess around.

More than ten years ago, the last Liao King was deposed, which was a sensational event, and it was rumored that it was Zhang Juzheng's ruthless hand. As the saying goes, it is difficult to recover the water, the Liao Domain has been abolished for more than ten years, and the last Liao King has been dead for a few years after being imprisoned, and now he still wants to restore the Liao Domain, the difficulty is unknown.

In other words, whether the Liao clan can recover depends on the mind of the Son of Heaven, but although the clans in various places are known as the royal bloodline, they have been in a different place for a long time, and the family relationship with the palace has long been weakened. It is very unrealistic to expect the Son of Heaven to return to the feudal domain out of family affection.

Fan Hongdao suddenly understood why Zhu Shufang was so keen on making money, and even went to Hedong at the expense of hard work, all in order to please the Son of Heaven.

Anyone who knows a little bit about history knows how much the Son of Wanli is hungry for money today. Whoever can offer gold and silver will be favored, Zhu Shufang made an idea from this aspect, and he can be regarded as grasping the main point. Otherwise, how can an ordinary clan woman be treated with the blue eyes of the Son of Heaven?

At the same time, Fan Hongdao also understood why Zhu Shufang was close to the great eunuch Zhang Whale. Because Zhang Jing is also a celebrity around the Son of Heaven, and he is one of the most trusted people by the Son of Heaven, otherwise he would not be able to take charge of the East Factory, and the Son of Heaven will never let the untrusted person take care of the East Factory.

Zhu Shufang needs the help of someone like Zhang Whale, not to mention anything else, if he can say a few good words by the side of the Son of Heaven at a critical moment, it will have a very huge effect.

For the ambition of Lord Zhu, Fan Hongdao can only express respect, and those who have ideals and fight for them are worthy of respect.

But if you want to say that you want to take refuge in Zhang Jing, Fan Hongdao doesn't dare to agree. Maybe Zhu Shufang had enough reasons to do that, but Fan Hongdao couldn't convince himself.

Zhu Shufang is a woman and a clan, and there is no need to worry about getting close to the eunuch. But he Fan Hongdao is a man and a scholar.

Although the eunuch can also be as powerful as the minister, he is extremely unstable, and he is still the slave of the Son of Heaven at the root, and life and death are all matters of the Son of Heaven, and there is no room for resistance. The civil service is different, at least some of the right to protest.

Fan Hongdao wanted to have more autonomy, and he didn't want to tie his future to the eunuchs, and then he could only resign himself to fate.

Zhu Shufang looked at Fan Hongdao, and felt a deep disappointment in his heart, did he want to part ways?