This day was not the day when Zhang Shou went to the East Palace to teach, and the time of the early dynasty was longer than in the past, so he originally planned to leave quickly after retiring from the court, but he didn't expect that when he just came out of the Fengtian Palace, he was intercepted by the chamberlain who was waiting there, and then politely said that the emperor summoned him.

Because Yue Shanchang and the others were also summoned to the early dynasty, he deliberately asked, "Does the emperor have summoned others besides me?" ”

This kind of question is not a violation of the law as usual, but the waiter who looks young does not dare to speak, and looks silent. Seeing this scene, of course, Zhang Shou couldn't ask any more questions, so he could only go out with the young attendant from the left wing gate east of Fengtian Hall and north of Wenzhao Pavilion under the envious and hateful gazes of others.

Although he doesn't often go to court, he often comes and goes to the area east of the palace, so when he came out, he found that it was facing the back wall of the Wenhua Hall and the west wall of the Ciqing Palace, so he was naturally not surprised at all. However, when the young chamberlain led him straight to the Ciqing Palace, he was a little strange. It seems that the emperor summoned it, not the crown prince, just said, right?

The chamberlain who led the way walked all the way, quietly observing Zhang Shou all the way, and found that the person suddenly stopped his steps, and his face was quite suspicious, so he quickly stopped, and then explained with a smile: "Master Zhang, the emperor ordered that you will be summoned in Ciqing Palace in a while." I think this matter has been passed to the prince in Ciqing Palace, you will know as soon as you ask. What dare you dare, slave and maid, dare to coax you? ”

Zhang Shou thought about it, at this juncture, no one dared to come up with any stories like Lin Chong's misguided entry into the White Tiger Hall - Ciqing Palace has never had any rule that the official is not allowed to enter unless he talks about the reading day. Even if he really entered Ciqing Palace, there would be nothing to do.

Thinking that he was probably a little frightened by the mess of things recently, but he didn't show it in front of the chamberlain, just smiled faintly. And he put on such a posture of rejecting people thousands of miles away, and the young chamberlain didn't seem to dare to find something to say, until he was sent to the high wall of Ciqing Palace, and only then did he spit out a very soft sentence very abruptly.

"Master Zhang, please beware of Father-in-law Chu."

This brainless sentence aroused Zhang Shou's vigilance. He suddenly stared sideways at the other party, seeing that the person was a little uncomfortable at first, then he raised his head and looked directly into his eyes, trying his best to show calmness, he asked coldly: "If I tell Gonggong Chu this, what do you think will happen to you?" ”

"The slave must have seen the wrong person." The young chamberlain replied without evasion, and then bowed down.

"Father-in-law Lu is the godson of Father-in-law Chu, who was deposed for crime before, and after learning that Father-in-law Chu was demoted to Ciqing Palace, he also sent people to bring things several times, but Father-in-law Chu not only returned them all, but also said that the relationship would be broken off in the future, so that Father-in-law Lv had to kneel to show that he had no second heart, and the rest of the people under the door also repeatedly expressed their loyalty. He left the celebrant like this, what would happen if he returned to the helm? ”

"The slave just happened to know that the good hall at the exit of the secret passage in your house, Master Zhang, belonged to the celebrant of ceremonies. Do you think about it, who would be unlucky? Is it Gonggong Chu, who is no longer the celebrant supervisor, or the current palm print, the loyal and honest father-in-law Qian? After this incident comes out, Father-in-law Qian will definitely take the blame and resign, won't Father-in-law Chu return to the helm of the celebrant and supervisor? ”

Faced with such a guy who tried his best to instill in himself, Chu Kuan was unpredictable, and absolutely untrustworthy, Zhang Shou couldn't help but be angry and funny. From what point did people see that he believed in Chu Kuan very much?

You must know that from the first time at the Nawen meeting presided over by Princess Yongping of Yuehualou, he saw Chu Kuan, who did not look like a eunuch at all, and he also received a word to relieve himself from the siege, and then even said that the inheritance of the torch depends on the eunuch party, his vigilance against Chu Kuan has always been at full value.

Therefore, after staring at the other party with a smile for a long time, he said lightly: "What I want to tell you is that whether someone else asked you to tell me this, or you came up with it yourself to remind me, you have forgotten one thing. ”

"That's it...... Don't treat others as you would like to be. It doesn't matter whether Gonggong Chu is good or bad, but you or others take the palm print of the celebrant very seriously, but he may not. If it weren't for this, Chu Kuan would definitely not easily lose the position of the master of ceremonies and supervisors' palm seal because of the previous "trivial matter", this person should have a thousand ways to keep this position.

In his opinion, when some people were staring at the position of the celebrant wholeheartedly, Chu Kuan had already set his goal on the prince of the East Palace, and was using his own methods to brush up his favorability in front of the third prince!

What is the name of the celebrant palm seal?

Chu Kuan probably didn't care for a long time, if he could make the three princes trust him, then from Ruizong, the current emperor, the future emperor, Chu Kuan would be able to brush the favorability of these three generations of emperors to the full value, what should he do at that time?

Seeing that the young chamberlain seemed to be embarrassed and frightened because he didn't expect his reaction, Zhang Shou continued: "In addition, you said that Gonggong Lu and others still worship Gonggong Chu in the upper position and dare not disobey, I think it is because of the accumulation of prestige for many years, not that Gonggong Chu really wants to use this to announce to people that he can come back at any time. ”

"To be honest, I think that Gonggong Lu or others are going to swear in front of him that they have no two hearts, whether they are loyal or not, with the character of Gonggong Chu, they will probably say that they are no longer in the celebrant and will not accept anything."

The young chamberlain didn't expect Zhang Shou to say such a lot of words for Chu Kuan without hesitation, and his face was blue and white for a while, but at this moment, he heard a voice from behind him.

"Hehe, what Master Zhang said just now, Chu Kuan is really ashamed."

Seeing Chu Kuan coming out of the door in a hurry, the young chamberlain couldn't dodge, and his face turned pale with horror, as if he had foreseen the consequences of the "exhortation" just now, Zhang Shou said with a smile: "Why should Father-in-law Chu be humble? If the emperor was not clear, how could he transfer you to Ciqing Palace? You must know that there were people who said before that Ciqing Palace does not need to be literate and hyphenated. ”

Zhang Shou emphasized the word "someone", anyway, they all know each other, so they are not well-known. Seeing Chu Kuan smiling at him, he glanced at the young chamberlain just now, and said very kindly: "However, this little father-in-law said this just now, probably not out of any malice, I asked Father-in-law Chu for a favor and forgave him once, how about it?" ”

Chu Kuan was slightly stunned, and then smiled casually: "Bachelor Zhang said that I am just a Qingyi in Ciqing Palace now, where do I have the qualifications to forgive others?" God knows this, you know, I know, he knows, that's fine. ”

Zhang Shou looked at the young waiter who was crying more and more, and said with a smile: "Did the little father-in-law hear what Father-in-law Chu said?" Whether you are complaining about Gonggong Lu or others because of yourself, so you angrily asked me to say this, or someone else told me this through you, since you have already said what you have said, and let me and Gonggong Chu hear it, then you have done your best. ”

"So, you might as well try to do your duty well, and keep your eyes open to see whether Grandpa Chu's next move is as I guessed or as you said. Of course, the most important thing is that you have to live well and not be harmed by anyone, otherwise, it will really be a joke. ”

Chu Kuan heard Zhang Shou talk about letting the other party save his life in a joking tone, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "Since you said so, Master Zhang, it seems that I have to plan carefully, otherwise let him die, wouldn't I be able to jump into the Yellow River and not be able to wash it away?" Good thing I know him...... You are the master of ceremonies and promised Luo Sanhe, am I not mistaken? ”

Seeing that Chu Kuan even remembered the name of such an insignificant little person as himself, the young chamberlain didn't know what to say, so he could only stand there at a loss. But the next moment, he heard something that made him think he was crazy.

"Last night's matter was not small, Qianqing Palace is only afraid that this time it will be replaced by a few people, although I am only serving in Ciqing Palace now, but thanks to the emperor's love, I can probably say two words, I will recommend you to go to Qianqing Palace when I turn around." Under the emperor's nose, a little guy with a strong sense of justice like you should be able to live well. ”

Chu Kuan said and smiled at Zhang Shou: "The emperor has always been willing to be tolerant of those who are jealous and hateful, punish the strong and help the weak, of course, the premise is that he himself is right, otherwise the emperor will not be able to tolerate it if he says one thing and does another." ”

The mood was up and down, and Luo Sanhe didn't know how he left Ciqing Palace. And his back, which was one foot high and one foot low, and left in despair, seemed tragic and dazed in Zhang Shou's eyes, and of course he admired Chu Kuan's clever means even more. However, before he could speak, Chu Kuan nodded at him.

"To be honest, judging from the past, Zhang Xueshi, you have always been respectful of me when you have nothing to do, and if you have something, you just pass a word to each other, and you can't talk about friendship. I really didn't expect you to comment on me just now, although I have been in the palace for more than 30 years, not to mention a godson like Lu Chan, even the so-called godgrandson, and countless colleagues and subordinates, but I don't know me as well as you. ”

When leading Zhang Shou inside, Chu Kuan seemed to be chatting, and he didn't seem to care about what Zhang Shou thought, and said nonchalantly as he walked: "I think if it wasn't for the Queen Mother, I would have died quietly outside the palace gate." Although it is common for poor people to throw their children who cannot afford to feed them at the doorstep of the rich and noble, no matter what the age it is, I cannot accept it. ”

"Even if I was born with a defect, that is not a reason for my parents to abandon me! If you don't want to give birth, just abort the fetus in the womb before the child lands, so why let the child come to the world? ”

"And the funniest thing is that I have lived in the palace for a few years, and someone has approached me in the name of my parents and wants to blackmail me into spying on the palace information for them. Hehe, I don't have any grace for a day, but you want to coerce me into doing this and that? What a joke! ”

"Parents who are born but not raised, even if they are not enemies, are almost the same as passers-by, not to mention coercing them! Of course, I quietly reported to the princess at that time, who is now the queen mother, as soon as possible. ”

Zhang Shou didn't know why Chu Kuan said this to himself, but he had to say that everyone has a heart for gossip, and at this moment, he listened to Chu Kuan talk about this old thing, and he listened to it with relish. Especially when he heard Chu Kuan's implication that the person who abandoned him at the beginning was likely to have ulterior motives, and he wanted to use him as an internal spy intelligence, he couldn't help it.

In order to avoid that his own approval would make Chu Kuan mistaken, although he also agreed with the other party's words, he did not open his mouth to echo it, but asked with interest: "What about later?" ”

Chu Kuan didn't sell it, but said with a smile: "Later, it was naturally me who cooperated with the Queen Mother, echoed inside and out, and set a trap for the guy who wanted to instruct me. When the Queen Mother swept everyone away, I also blocked the guy who carried the letter in a courtyard, and he actually shouted in shock and anger, saying that it was my biological brother with the same father and mother. ”

Seeing that I had no merciful intentions, he salivated and said that he was willing to do things for the palace, and said that since I have such defects, I can't climb much in this life, it is better to fulfill him, and he will definitely take good care of me as a brother in the future...... Hehe, there is someone in this world who is so brazen, thinking that he can make people do anything for him just by blood? ”

"Don't say that he is just a so-called elder brother, that is, his biological parents, I also want to ask, why?"

It wasn't until this moment that Chu Kuanfang turned his head and said lightly: "If you want me to say, a family of three, no other relatives, that's the best." There is only one child in the family, so naturally most parents have to do their best to support them, and they will not favor sons over daughters, let alone favor one over the other. It's a pity that if it is really such a family of three that continues, the population of the world will definitely decrease sharply. ”

This idea is of course unrealistic, but Bachelor Zhang thinks about it, even if it is a big family, the children of the same generation have to fight since childhood, and they have to grab, even if some people have good qualifications, they can't get the training they should because they are born in a side branch, and some people are stupid and stupid like pigs, but they have the best things because they are born in the lineage clan. And those small families who are not even well-off, not to mention, how many so-called reading seeds, which are supplied by the whole family, and they do not hesitate to sacrifice the future of others for this? ”

If it weren't for the fact that the basis of Chu Kuan's argument was to deny the clan concept of gathering clans for thousands of years, instead of promoting the one-child policy, Zhang Shou would almost think that the person in front of him had crossed over!

And even if it was determined that Chu Kuan should not be a traverser, Zhang Shou was still amazed by the radical argument of the people - all dynasties and dynasties hoped that the people of the world should be maintained at the level of a family of five, and tried their best to suppress those wealthy families who could compete with the local government, but that was because from the perspective of the ruler, he wanted to suppress the powerful and powerful, and it had nothing to do with personal injustice and sacrifice.

But Chu Kuan found another way because of his own experience! He even doubted that if this was not Ciqing Palace, the other party's speech would be even more biased!

Sure enough, when Chu Wan entered the place where the three princes lived and studied on weekdays, he said in front of the three princes: "Monogamy, husband and wife are harmonious, and then, teach the children in a good way, establish fairly, and give the sons who are not the queen a family business that is enough to settle down...... These things are simple to say, but looking at the world, it is easy for one generation to do it, but it is difficult for three generations and five generations to do it. ”

As soon as the words fell, Zhang Shou heard the emperor's voice: "Chu Kuan, are you scolding me in a different way?" ”

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