"Father-in-law," "Father,"

Seeing Chen Wenchuan coming in, Zhang Fan and Ru Xue greeted him.

"Well," Chen Wenchuan nodded, with a smile on his face, obviously, he was in a very good mood now, "Yanyi and Yanyue were tired and were carried to sleep by the maid," It seems that his grandson and granddaughter make him very satisfied.

"By the way, father-in-law, I don't know how long you can live in the capital this time," Zhang Fan suddenly asked.

Ru Xue on the side saw the two of them chatting about officialdom, so she retreated and ordered her subordinates to serve tea.

"Well, Lord Wang gave me a vacation, but there was no stipulation for a few days," Chen Wenchuan said, "Before I left, the Lord told me that there is nothing to do in Shanxi now, and the Lord has been transferred for many days, and many arrangements have been made, and he did not ask me to go back in a few days, but even so, I always feel a little unhappy in my heart, after all, the Lord has never rested, although the Lord is with him, but the Lord is busy with official business on weekdays, and he spends much more time in Yamen every day than at home, As a subordinate, I naturally can't be so lazy,"

"Well," Zhang Fan nodded, expressing understanding, "Lord Wang has been on the border for decades, and the credit is naturally nothing to say, and now, the imperial court and I have also been in tribute, and the mutual market has been reopened, and the frontier land is now a lot more stable, and the people are now comfortable, although Lord Wang is now transferred to Shanxi, but it is a little condescending,"

"Although I said that, but Lord Wang's wish is that the world is peaceful, if there is no war, then you must be happy," Chen Wenchuan said, his face was also a little happy, "If it is a war every day, although this soldier can be promoted, but he also has to carry his head into battle to kill the enemy, not to mention, it will be a hardship for the people of the world, besides, the land of Shanxi is not unimportant, now Lord Qi's army is guarding the Jizhou area, if the Tartars come again, in case there is a situation, Lord Wang's side can also send someone over to support it quickly,"

"Father-in-law is right," Zhang Fan nodded and said, suddenly, Zhang Fan changed his expression and said to Chen Wenchuan in a consultative tone, "Father-in-law, there is something I want to discuss with you here."

"What's the matter," Chen Wenchuan saw Zhang Fan like this for the first time, and couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

"That's the case," Zhang Fan thought for a while before he spoke, "My father-in-law must also know that there are so many things this year, Gao Gong was expelled from the capital, and so many officials in the court and the central government were implicated,"

Zhang Fan talked about this matter, Chen Wenchuan naturally knew, after all, since the beginning of this year, everything that has happened is very big, not to mention the court, even the people know a lot, and Chen Wenchuan, and even some people, including Wang Chonggu, because of Zhang Fan's relationship, they have not been implicated at all, and they are all very calm, but this does not mean that they do not know about this matter.

Seeing Chen Wenchuan nodding, Zhang Fan continued, "Because of these things, last month, the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry was dismissed because of some things, and Pan Jitao, the right waiter of the Criminal Department, took over the official position of the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry because of his meritorious service in governing the river for many years,"

"I've also heard a little about this matter," Chen Wenchuan said with a sigh, "I think it's also a person who was once involved with Gao Gong, and now although the situation in the DPRK and China is much better, people are still panicking,"

"In July of this year," Zhang Fan continued, "Liu Ziqiang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was succeeded by Sun Piyang, the governor of Baoding, the right of the Imperial History, because of his old age."

"I also know about this matter," Chen Wenchuan said, "Lord Sun is strict in his rule, and his orders and prohibitions are even stricter than in the army, and it is naturally a good thing for him to sit in the position of the secretary of the criminal department," Speaking of this, Chen Wenchuan became more and more confused, and he didn't know why Zhang Fan said this to him.

"As a result, the position of the right attendant of the Criminal Department is vacant," Zhang Fan said, "Just five days ago, the Empress Dowager ordered the Ministry of Rites to nominate officials to take over this position, but it was just ......"

"Yuande, don't say this again," Hearing this, if Chen Wenchuan couldn't hear what Zhang Fan wanted to say, it would be too unsophisticated, and Chen Wenchuan's words at the moment also carried a trace of anger, "The court is free to employ people, how can it be accommodating because of human feelings,"

"Father-in-law misunderstood," Zhang Fan naturally understood Chen Wenchuan's thoughts, and hurriedly said, "The son-in-law naturally understands the truth, isn't it that the father-in-law still doesn't understand the son-in-law, if the son-in-law wants to do this, as early as a year ago, he changed to the emperor to bring up this matter, with the emperor's trust in the son-in-law at that time, it is naturally very easy to let the father-in-law be promoted,"

Hearing Zhang Fan say this, Chen Wenchuan let go of the anger in his heart, but he was even more puzzled in his heart, "Then what are you talking about?"

"Now ......" Speaking of this, Zhang Fan smiled helplessly, looking powerless, and said, "The problem now is not that the son-in-law doesn't want to, but that someone wants to do it,"

"How do you say that," Hearing Zhang Fan say this, Chen Wenchuan's brows also furrowed.

"Son-in-law, this is a matter of facts," Zhang Fan said, "If you just talk about qualifications, if this position is for your father-in-law to do, it is understandable, after all, your father-in-law has followed Lord Wang for many years, and he is also famous for his rigorous management of the army in the army, but after all, his father-in-law has not been in Beijing for many years, so far as this is concerned, his father-in-law originally had nothing to do with it, however, in the final analysis, it is also because of the son-in-law, after the queen mother asked the ministry to draw up candidates, now Gao Gong is expelled, and the secretary is actually no one to take over, and the son-in-law's husband Zhang Juzheng Zhang is also in chargeIt's just that someone mentioned the father-in-law's name, and put the father-in-law's name first.

"The queen mother did not know about the officials in the court, when she saw the name of her father-in-law, she ordered someone to transfer the file, and after some consideration, she agreed, this matter, the son-in-law really did not participate in it at all, and when the son-in-law knew about it, the officials had already begun to draw up documents, and the queen mother had already ordered someone to write a holy decree, and learned that her father-in-law came to the capital, I am afraid that she would come here to issue an edict in the near future,"

Hearing Zhang Fan say this, Chen Wenchuan was silent, indeed, if this is the case, then Zhang Fan really has no responsibility, after all, this matter is not caused by him, but some people want to show favor to him.

Although Chen Wenchuan has been in the army for many years and has been in contact with some hard orders, this does not mean that he is not familiar with the set of things in the officialdom, he understands that although this matter is also because of Zhang Fan in the final analysis, Zhang Fan did not do anything, but it was just because of Zhang Fan's influence.

And this kind of thing, now even the Empress Dowager Li, who is in charge of the power of the court, has agreed, and even the holy decree has begun to be drafted, even if Zhang Fan wants to retreat, he can't, even if Zhang Fan goes to the court to retreat, the Empress Dowager Li also agrees, but those people's impression of Zhang Fan is not so good.

In the final analysis, this matter is actually the same as accepting bribes, many times, others send you money, you don't accept it, you accept it, although you will bear someone else's love, but it is very likely that you don't need to repay anything at all, but if you don't accept it, others will also mean that you see him unhappy, want to deal with him, and then watch out for you all day long, as the saying goes, "not afraid of thieves stealing, afraid of thieves remembering" is this truth, although it is too much to compare these court officials to thieves, but in essence, There is no difference between the two.

"Besides, ......," Zhang Fan continued, "After learning about this, the son-in-law thought in his heart, but it was not a big deal, after all, the father-in-law is now a party commanding affairs, which is the same as a right squire, it is the same grade as the third grade, and there is no big ups and downs, besides, the father-in-law's talent, the son-in-law is also admired in his heart, and there is no problem with taking over this official position, so the son-in-law did not mention anything."

"Besides, now that there is nothing to do at the border, if my father-in-law can serve in the capital, there will be more meetings with Ru Xue and Zhao Xue in the future, and Zhao Xue often mentions that she wants to see you, and although Ru Xue has never said it, I know that she thinks so in her heart, but because of me, she has never said about it,"

Zhang Fan said this just to comfort Chen Wenchuan, everyone knows how much difference between the three products of the right attendant of the Criminal Department and the three products of the commander of a place, not to mention that he is an official in Beijing, so there is no need to say that the power is naturally needless.

Originally, Zhang Fan said the previous things, Chen Wenchuan already understood in his heart that this matter was almost a sure thing and could not be changed, although he was still a little reluctant in his heart, but he was not so pedantic that he didn't even buy the sophistication of these people in the court, and he knew that there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

And now that Zhang Fan has said the matter of the two sisters, Ru Xue and Zhao Xue, I am afraid that he is also a little reluctant in his heart now.

"I'm just afraid ......," Chen Wenchuan said what he was worried about, "When the time comes, when I take office, my colleagues in the DPRK and China will know about the relationship between me and you, and they will say something behind my back."

"Please rest assured that your father-in-law," Zhang Fan said, "Things in the world are already disturbing, even if it is not the father-in-law who sits in this position, but another person, it is not that the father-in-law feels that there is no one behind the back, besides, with the father-in-law's ability, as long as after a period of time, I believe that the officials in the court will agree with the father-in-law,"

"Alas, it seems that it can only be so," Chen Wenchuan sighed helplessly,