It was this question that was asked so seriously, Chen Yubi was stunned for a moment, and Zhao Zhigao asked what did this mean? What else is there to ask about this, it is naturally the closest father and son! But he couldn't figure out what Zhao Zhigao actually meant, what did he want to say?

Zhang Wei didn't react for a while, and only then did he whisper: "Of course, father and son are the closest ......."

"Not necessarily ......" A trace of bitterness appeared on Zhao Zhigao's face, and he had a headache when he thought of his two unsuccessful sons, which had almost become an open secret between the government and the opposition. In the past, Zhao Zhigao could still beat them, but now they are both fifty or sixty years old and have no strength, and the two sons have become savages that no one cares about, and they must go to the wine shop every night to drink flowers and wine, play with women, and then use the strength of alcohol to play drunkards, fight and make trouble. The Yamen of Shuntianfu didn't dare to control others, and countless people took advantage of this to see his liveliness.

"Your Excellency, please give me advice." Zhang Wei said respectfully. Zhao Zhigao will not say this to himself for no reason, he must have other things to say to himself. Although there are many days when Zhao Fu has not been in charge of any political affairs, after all, he is still a bachelor in the cabinet, and he should also respect Zhao Fu in terms of seniority.

"I remember that in the Book of Songs, it was said that mourning my parents gave birth to me and working hard enough. It stands to reason that the most difficult thing for a person to repay in this life is the kindness of his parents," Zhao Zhigao gently patted the hands of the two people and said, "But how many sons do you think?" Nine out of ten sons will feel that their parents should be good to him, but he does not need to be good to his parents, let alone do anything for his parents, so it becomes a matter of course...... Lord Chen, Lord Zhang, we are all people with children and grandchildren, you should also feel the relationship between father and son, only father to son, when have you seen son to father? ”

These words are not only heart-to-heart, but simply pouring out the long-suppressed pain in my heart. The two old men sitting next to him felt the same thing, and they suddenly got up. The family has a difficult scripture to read, in the cabinet, they are dignified university scholars, but at home they are regarded as a cornucopia by their own sons, never think about what to do for their parents, share some heavy responsibilities for them, but there is no money, so they ask the family with a big grin, if you don't give it, you will do everything you can to cry and make trouble, and you have never considered to do something for the family and your parents with your own ability.

But after all, the two of them were human beings, and they were a little puzzled for a moment, why did Zhao Zhigao say this to the two people who were not on the right path at all? When this situation was turbulent, Zhang Wei was not his confidant, what did he have to say to Chen Yubi, why did he have to join him?

Chen Yubi didn't dare to answer, but waited quietly for him to continue.

"If you don't have a good answer, then let's talk about another thing." A trace of disappointment slipped through Zhao Zhigao's eyes, both to Chen Yubi and to Zhang Wei: "Do you know, do you know why the emperor wants us to watch these recitals that resolutely support the national policy?" ”

“…… Naturally, I want to know what is the attitude of the DPRK to this national policy, and what people oppose and why they oppose it! Zhang Wei groaned and spoke.

"Master Zhang," Zhao Zhigao's voice trembled a little, "The old man is so confident, why are you so suspicious?" You really don't know the emperor's intention to let us see the music? ”

How could Zhang Wei not know that at this time, he still pretended to be enlightened and said: "The emperor means that he wants us to come forward to support the overall situation!" ”

"How do you hold on to the big picture?" Zhao Zhigao's face suddenly became solemn, staring at his eyes and said.

"This ...... Please give me advice. Zhang Wei had no choice but to bow his head and arch his hand.

"Make good use of your own people! Survive the crisis! Zhao Zhigao stopped going around in circles, and pressed the hands of the two people heavily as he spoke, "I'll make it clear, Qian Ning is both a student of Master Chen and a student of mine; Although Qin Mi is low-key, he was Zhang Juzheng's disciple of Xi back then! The emperor is telling you that I want to use my own people well, and the overall situation of the southeast depends on them to support it, does Lord Zhang think so? ”

Zhang Wei had to say: "The emperor is wise. There should be this layer of meaning. ”

"That's why I just asked you who is the closest to you," Zhao Zhigao let go, held their hands tightly, and slowly stood up, "Sometimes the closest people are not father and son, but master and apprentice!" The son regards the kindness of his parents as a matter of course, and the disciple regards the kindness of his master as a reward! For the sake of the emperor and my Ming Dynasty, the two adults must do this time to change rice to mulberry and not add a burden to the people of Zhejiang, and they must be implemented well! He Jinxian's set of things in Zhejiang is not good, even if the national policy is completed, it will shake the foundation of my Ming Dynasty...... It would not be wrong for Lord Chen to rely on Qian Ning to maintain Master Zhang and Qin Mi to maintain the students taught by Zhang Juzheng; In order not to force the people to rebel, Yingtian must lend grain to Lord Chen in Zhejiang, you have to immediately greet Li Yuan, the governor of Jiangsu, and ask him to lend grain to Qian Ning! ”

"Don't worry, my lord," Chen Yubi was quite reluctant in his heart, but Qian Ning could not recognize Zhao Zhigao's face, but he couldn't help but give: "I will write a letter to the Ministry of War today and ask the military department to send it to Li Yuan urgently for six hundred miles, so that he can borrow food!" ”

"Huang Xian (Chen Yubi's words): I know that you still have an opinion on Qian Ning in your heart," looking at Chen Yubi's face, Zhao Zhigao said slowly but forcefully, "If this person is not able to suppress Zhejiang, change rice to mulberry, only in his hands, I can rest assured!" He knows that he takes care of the overall situation, think about it carefully, why is the reason why he isolates himself, isn't it to protect his mentor, Lord Chen? ”

Chen Yubi didn't turn around for a while. Qian Ning can even deny himself as a teacher, how can he protect himself?

"In case he changes rice to mulberry, if he can't do it, Qian Ning will have to bear all the responsibility!" Zhao Zhigao had to explain: "When the time comes, the imperial court will not carry the black pot for Zhejiang, so only let him carry it, which means that you will inevitably be involved!" ”

Chen Yubi suddenly woke up! Zhao Zhigao is honest and kind on the surface, but he knows better than anyone else in his heart that Qian Ning is doing this precisely to protect him and protect himself? He was very upset, but was there any room for redemption now? Zhao Zhigao is right, the closest people in this world are not father and son, but master and apprentice! A teacher for one day and a father for life, how could Qian Ning break with his teacher at the cost of sacrificing his future?

"I'm eighty...... Qian Ning has already cut off his own way," Zhao Zhigao slowly walked outside the door of the duty room, but the voice came in: "The position of the cabinet is no longer his turn, but I will not let my two unsuccessful sons sit down." In the future, the Ming Dynasty can only rely on you and my disciples......"

The hall of the yamen of the governor of Jiangsu was brightly lit tonight, and the governor Li Yuan greeted the arrival of Qian Ning, the political envoy of Zhejiang, with a grand courtesy, which made him feel very uneasy. He came to borrow grain, but looking at the situation in Jiangsu, it was as if he had come to inspect it, as soon as he saw Li Yuan, he said solemnly: "Time is urgent, I really don't have time to deal with these cumbersome things, let's go to the inner room and say!" ”

Li Yuan casually took off the official robe on his body and hung it on the hanger on the side: "Lord Qian, you and I are also classmates, and I can't hide it, let alone a hundred boats of grain, even two hundred boats, I can also get it out of Jiangsu." It's just that you can't lend it to Zhejiang, you know in your heart that it's not that I won't lend it to you, but that the court bureau won't allow me to lend it to you. And you finally managed to hide, why did you still fall into this bottomless mud pit? As he spoke, he personally poured a cup of tea for Qian Ning.

"Even you think I'm hiding?" Qian Ning casually picked up the teacup and drank it all: "It was not my intention to hand over the resignation letter to the emperor. ”

"I know!" Li Yuan also picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp: "Whoever is an assistant in the cabinet, according to your methods in Zhejiang, will force you to resign." ”

Qian Ning stared at him suddenly, as if to inquire what he meant.

Li Yuan also felt speechless, smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "I didn't mean to tease you in the slightest. Officialdom is nothing more than the word advance and retreat, looking at the old friendship between you and me for decades, I will give you a thorough understanding when I get out: someone in the court brought me a message and asked me not to lend you grain. ”

"Who?" Qian Ning reached out to block his teacup and prevented him from continuing to pour tea.

"Don't ask, I won't tell you if you ask." Li Yuan put down the teapot in a daze.

"Is it Lord Zhang or Lord Chen?" Qian Ning was not going to go around in circles anymore and asked straight to the point. He had the most iron relationship with Li Yuan among the jinshi that year, and they were both assigned to the southeast, starting from the grassroots level, and step by step to their current position. For many years, the two of them kept writing letters, but they were all private matters and never involved in political affairs. This time, he really had no way to come to Jiangsu, the grain in the official warehouse had already bottomed out, and Zhejiang would run out of grain in another day.

Li Yuan was speechless for a while, but still replied: "Do you really not know, or are you stunned to pull me into the water?" ”

"I won't pull you down, and I can't pull you down," Qian Ning looked at him deeply and said, "I just hope you can say hello to me on the shore and let me know who really wants to make Zhejiang mess up!" ”

"Then I'll tell you clearly!" Li Yuan also stared at him tightly, and replied cheerfully: "No one wants me to lend you grain." You can fight with them, but I can't; You can take your own future for Zhejiang, but I can't do it. ”

Qian Ning was silent for a long time before he muttered, "If you don't say it, I know it...... You said that I, Qian Ning, finally didn't lose your best friend. ”

"If you come, you will be safe!" Li Yuan felt a little unfair for his classmate and friend: "Since you are no longer the governor of Zhejiang, don't care about this mess anymore!" You can't borrow food, but your heart has arrived, and that's enough! Haven't you done enough for Zhejiang? Whoever of them wants to carry it, let him carry it, you will stay well in Jiangsu, and I will take leave to the court for you, saying that you are seriously ill and can't go in Jiangsu! ”