Zhang Chongxiu and Miss Zhang were afraid that Fan Hongdao would have concerns, so she continued to cheer up and said: "Don't be presumptuous, although your status is not high, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that you can speak in front of Shen Ge Lao at present, this is your ability." ”

Among the big figures of the Manchu Dynasty, most of them were characters who had offended Zhang Juzheng or been belittled by Zhang Juzheng, and almost everyone had the story of Zhang Juzheng "not afraid of power and confronting Zhang Juzheng" when he was in the country. But after Zhang Juzheng's death, there are very few people who dare to intercede for the Zhang family at the risk of angering the Son of Heaven, and Yu Shenxing is one.

From this point of view, Shen Shixing, the first assistant who is often regarded as the remnant of Zhang Juzheng, should not have a bad opinion of prudence. Fan Hongdao felt that it was okay to try to mention Yu Shen Xing on the premise of Shen Shou's auxiliary face, of course, Shen Shixing must have his own considerations, and what he Fan Hongdao did could only be to find an opportunity to mention it.

In case you can make a personal favor, thinking of this, Fan Hongdao said to Miss Zhang: "Anyway, you don't have too much expectations for me, I know my own affairs, and I don't have that much ability, and the final result depends on what Shen Ge thinks himself." ”

Zhang Chongxiu said: "In fact, what the concubine is most worried about is that Shen Ge Lao himself does not fight and has no ideas. ”

Fan Hongdao was very surprised, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu was one of the seven top official positions in the Outer Dynasty, how could Shen Shixing, who was the first assistant, not fight? Any bigwig who is qualified to meddle should have the instinct to arrange for his own people to take the position!

Miss Zhang explained: "I know Shen Ge better than you, and his personality is more pragmatic. In his heart, he attaches more importance to the real power of the yamen such as the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households. And for a retreating yamen like the Ministry of Rites, Shen Ge Lao's interest is much smaller, and it is likely to be exchanged as a bargaining chip. ”

Fan Hongdao remembered Shen Shixing's behavior of Yang Wei, the heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, and had to admit that Miss Zhang was reasonable, probably in Shen Shoufu's heart, the Ministry of Officials was the meat of his heart.

After eating from Miss Zhang's place, Fan Hongdao turned north and entered the inner city, heading towards the residence of the lord of Zhu County, that is, the county government office of Daxing County.

Zhu Shufang and Zhu County Lord sat alone in the pavilion, still looking "handsome and chic", gently shaking the folding fan in his hand, and the rest of the maidservants were waiting under the pavilion. It was a little hot today, Fan Hongdao was a little tired from walking, so he sat opposite and drank three cups of tea in a row.

Seeing that Fan Hongdao was relieved, Lord Zhu spoke: "I waited from morning to now, why did you come here now? It seems that you have a good conversation with that Miss Zhang?"

Her tone was a little sour, Fan Hongdao thought about it and replied, "Whether it's good or not, it has nothing to do with you." ”

This sentence made Lord Zhu very angry, and his eyes gradually widened. But she continued to meditate in her heart, this must be intentional, this must be intentional.

Lord Zhu asked himself, he should be a free and easy person, but Fan Hongdao has the ability to hook out his temper. It was not easy to calm down, and the lord of Zhu replied: "Recently, Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites resigned and returned to his hometown, and you made a great contribution?"

This word makes Fan Hongdao always sound weird, and forcing others to resign and leave can also be described as great? After opening his mouth, Fan Hongdao closed again, and had nothing to say about it.

Regarding this misunderstanding, Fan Hongdao didn't bother to explain anything more. Because he had long found that no matter how he explained it, it was useless, and others would still regard him Fan Hongdao as the "culprit", and the black pot of forcing the resignation of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu could not be shaken off.

I also heard Lord Zhu say: "Then the spring official of the Ministry of Rites is empty, and there is no candidate in the imperial court now, and there are different opinions about who will be able to take the throne in the future." ”

When Fan Hongdao heard this, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly asked: "Could it be that you have a favorite candidate in your heart, and then you invited me here today, just to ask me for assistance?"

Lord Zhu was overjoyed, and was thinking about how to open this mouth, but he didn't expect Fan Hongdao to take the initiative to point it out, saving her embarrassment! "I never thought that you would have such a tacit understanding with me! Since you have thought of it, you must not mind helping once." ”

After confirming that the county lord of Zhu Da actually had this idea, Fan Hongdao couldn't help but want to shout, why do you all think so highly of you? You are still just a prisoner! What made Fan Hongdao even more speechless was that Miss Zhang and Zhu County Lord, two people who did not deal with each other, actually made the same request almost at the same time.

Fan Hongdao sighed helplessly and said, "Why did you think of looking for me? What does the imperial court have to do with such a thing? How can I help you in this regard!"

Lord Zhu didn't understand Fan Hongdao's thoughts, and only thought that Fan Hongdao was habitually shirking, so he said, "Except for Shen Shoufu, I don't see that you have too much to do with in the temple, so you shouldn't have a candidate who really pushes it." But if you sit idly by and ignore it, it's a bit of a waste of connections, so you might as well sell me this favor. ”

Fan Hongdao was inexplicably a little irritable, and asked again, "Who are you talking for?"

Lord Zhu thought that Fan Hongdao was tempted, and hurriedly said his name: "It is the current Zhu Geng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, with a little help, he can just enter the Shangshu." ”

Fan Hongdao is also familiar with the name Zhu Geng, and after thinking about it, he remembered that he was also a character who was the first assistant in another time and space, and the time was probably before Ye Xianggao.

The key is that Zhu Geng, who was nominated by Lord Zhu, and Yu Shenxing, who was nominated by Miss Zhang, are different candidates, even if he was in the way of favors, full of food and convulsions, and went to deliver a message to Shen Shoufu, even if he really could do everything with his hands and eyes, which one should he help?

Recently, what kind of bad luck has happened, how can you encounter such a choice, which has no reason, is nonsensical, and has no direct interest in you? Why do you want to make such a choice question yourself?

"No matter!" The more Fan Hongdao thought about it, the more troublesome it became, and he couldn't help but lose his temper and said: "Whoever you like to look for, don't bother me! I'm a former supervisor who works in the county government office, don't treat me as a cabinet elder!"

Then he reprimanded Zhu Jun: "Besides, what does the matter of the selection of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites have anything to do with you, what are you meddling indiscriminately, be a man and keep your duty, and don't worry about it!"

With such an identity, Lord Zhu was taught a lesson by Fan Hongdao to split his head and cover his face, and his face exploded when he boarded, and he slapped the fan on the table with a "snap". "What are you angry about inexplicably? Isn't it because you're here, so I'm thinking about whether I can make a profit, you and I can make some benefits together!

If it weren't for your relationship, I would have eaten radishes and didn't worry about this kind of thing? Shen Shoufu's side, you can't deliver the message, who in the Manchu Dynasty doesn't know that you have been close to the Shen Mansion recently, not to mention that Shen Shangshu was driven away by you, so I have to listen to your opinion!

Take 10,000 steps back and say, last time in the inner market outside Donghua Gate, you deliberately borrowed my identity to get rid of others framed, did I ask you for repayment afterwards?"

Fan Hongdao really couldn't understand the logic of women, so why did he jump from the current thing to another small incident that seemed to happen a long time ago.