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Zhang Yanling, who is now the Marquis of Jianchang, came to his brother's mansion on this day to attend his sister-in-law's birthday banquet, which can be regarded as finding a reason to talk to his brother and discuss some things.

Emperor Hongzhi is now ill, and many things in the court and the central government are handled by the respective departments and yamen below. In the event of a major matter, after the cabinet university vote was to be reported, it was approved by the celebrant supervisor, and Emperor Hongzhi had not asked about political affairs for many days.

At this time, the nobles and ministers of the court did not dare to hold any celebrations casually, and all the banquets were cancelled, in addition to showing their concern about the emperor's illness, but also with the intention of not forming a party for personal gain.

However, although the banquet on the surface disappeared, the private family banquet was as usual, Zhang Yanling brought gifts to the Shouning Hou Mansion, and the whole person seemed refreshed and relaxed. When others heard about the change of the throne and the ascension of the crown prince, they were afraid that they would lose their official position after the new emperor ascended the throne, so they were cautious in their work, but the Zhang brothers were different.

Emperor Hongzhi is alive, they are just the emperor's brother-in-law, and the relationship is not so close, but if the crown prince ascends the throne, they will be the emperor's uncle and the queen mother's younger brother...... Who is the most trusted person in the world by orphans and widows, and who is not a blood relative?

Zhang Yanling is very much looking forward to the day when he will join the Sixth Ministry as a court official, or take charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

"Brother, someone from the palace came to the palace yesterday, saying that the emperor is in critical condition and wants to find a famous doctor in the capital and all over the country, which is the same as when my sister was seriously ill."

Zhang Yanling's eyebrows fluttered when he said this, as if he wished that the emperor would return to heaven as soon as possible...... The younger the crown prince ascends the throne, the easier it is to lose power.

Zhang Heling's face was dark: "Your Majesty is seriously ill, the whole country is worried, you can still be so comfortable, but I don't know how many people are staring at my Zhang family now, and I can't wait for you and my brother to be martyred for Your Majesty!" ”

"Who dares? Forgive those rats who don't have the guts...... Don't look at what time it is, Your Majesty summoned my two brothers into the palace before, and told you and me to lead troops to stabilize the situation, even Liu Lao'er and Li Hemorrhoids didn't dare to do anything to my brothers, let alone others? ”

Liu Jian complained of illness every day in the court, and when he saw people, he said that he was too old to support him, and Li Dongyang's hemorrhoids were not a secret...... Ten men have nine hemorrhoids, and hemorrhoids are considered stubborn diseases in this year.

Zhang Yanling called "Liu Lao'er" and "Li Hemorrhoids", unspeakably arrogant and domineering, he originally relied on being a relative of the emperor, lawless in the capital, stealing people's land and robbing people's daughters, and even stabbed Emperor Hongzhi in front of him. Zhu Youzhu thought that his two brothers-in-law were young and ignorant, and they couldn't do it after a reprimand.

Of course, Zhang Yanling also has a set of flattery, knows how to do what he likes, and secretly does a lot of things for Emperor Hongzhi, even the increase in Taoist priests and monks in the palace in recent years is also related to Zhang Yanling.

Zhang Heling corrected: "It's Liu Ge Lao and Li Ge Lao, you have nicknamed the two cabinet scholars of the current dynasty, if it is known, what kind of waves will it set off...... Officialdom pays attention to respect and humility, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are famous all over the world, how can they be easy to match? However, these two don't have to worry for the time being, on the contrary, it is Xie Ge Lao, who has recently won the trust of His Majesty, and it may not be long before he becomes the first assistant of the court. ”

Zhang Yanling muttered a little and asked, "Then big brother, should we send some money to envelop Xie Lao'er?" ”

"Did we woo him less before? Although Xie Qian accepted the gift every time, have you ever seen him speak to you and my brother? Zhang Heling said a word, which caused Zhang Yanling to think.

In the end, Zhang Yanling nodded helplessly: "Don't talk about Xie Lao'er, it's Liu Lao'er and Li hemorrhoids, and they have never helped our brother speak, when Li Mengyang impeached you and me, it was mostly Li Hemorrhoids who were behind the scenes, they didn't dare to be our enemies head-on, worried that their brother-in-law would not be able to come to the stage, so they sent an insignificant person out to send them to death, and then tried to rescue them when they turned around, it seems how righteous they are, but they don't know that they harbor evil intentions, and they sincerely want to embarrass their brother-in-law and sister!" ”

"I'm not afraid of shadows, you and I should be careful when we act in the future, you haven't gone out to make trouble recently, right?" Zhang Heling changed the topic and didn't want to talk about North Korea-China affairs anymore.

Zhang Yanling smiled: "Brother is too worried, what can I do?" It's just greedy for gentleness, grabbing some vulgar powder to the house...... Didn't you say it before, after playing, everyone will return it, and it won't go wrong...... Big brother, tell me, if the crown prince ascends the throne, what will happen to you and me? ”

Zhang Yanling turned the topic back to the government again.

Zhang Heling said: "Do you still need to ask? His Majesty has not been added to the cabinet for many years, which shows the trust in the three ministers of the current cabinet, but once the son of heaven and a courtier, and the crown prince ascended the throne, if it is still a dim and old trio, how can the court have a new atmosphere? ”

"After the new emperor ascends the throne, Liu and Li are estimated to fade out of the court, at that time, Xie Qian will definitely become the first assistant of the cabinet, but he will definitely not be able to support it at that time, and it is a matter of time before he retires.

"If what I expected is correct, after the new emperor ascends the throne, there should be more than one or two additional cabinets, maybe four or five people at a time!"

Zhang Yanling thought for a while and said: "What my brother said is that after Xu Puzhishi in the eleventh year of Hongzhi, there were only three people in the cabinet, and for most of the past two years, only Xie Lao'er was on duty, and my brother-in-law never increased his manpower. That...... Aren't those people in the Zhan Mansion and the Hanlin Academy now have the best chance? Wang Wei, Liang Chu, Wu Kuan, as well as Li Jie and Jiao Fang? ”

"It's all possible, but don't forget Yang Tinghe, now that he is over the age of not confused, this time the revision of the "Ming Huidian" has a lot of credit, Your Majesty is very important, and it is very likely to enter the cabinet in the future. As for Liang Chu, Wu Kuan and others, there is nothing to worry about...... Outside the imperial court, there is another person who cannot be ignored, that is, the youngest feudal official in the Ming Dynasty, Shen Xi is also! ”

"Shen Xi!?"

Zhang Yanling sneered: "The eldest brother said that Yang Jiefu is enough, but it is also possible to say that Shen Xi?" Isn't he in the southeast to suppress bandits? I heard that my brother-in-law sent him out because he had repeatedly instigated the prince to do some evil things, so he was sent to ......."

"Big brother, don't think that this Shen Xi is a good thing, I only know now that the words of the prince who wanted to blackmail you and my brother were all secretly instigated by Shen Xi. I went to see my sister a few days ago and learned that even the martial arts book that my brother-in-law didn't copy before came from him. The brother-in-law was furious at that time, how could he recruit this person back to the court? ”

Zhang Heling looked at his younger brother coldly: "If you say that you are not as good as Shen Xi, you will definitely not be convinced, but you also said that now you and I are discussing who will enter the cabinet in the future?" ”

"This ......"

Zhang Yanling was speechless for a while.

"Shen Xi is outside, but he does not forget to manage the relationship with the prince, just this point, he is more far-sighted than those dim-witted Hanlin officials in the court, I heard Zhang Yuan say, the prince is often talking about people now, not the East Palace speaker, all Shen Xi, you say that if the prince ascends the throne as the emperor, who will be valued by the prince?" Zhang Heling asked sharply.

Zhang Yanling's face is not good, he and Shen Xi have a lot of festivals without telling his brother, to sum up, he wants to use some crooked ways to control Shen Xi, but as a result, he was kidnapped inexplicably, although he is not sure that this incident was done by Shen Xi, but there is a previous experience of instigating the prince by Liu Jin, and he prefers to believe that this matter has a lot to do with Shen Xi.

Zhang Heling said: "Now there are a few people who have the opportunity to enter the cabinet, Wu Zhan is not in good health, I am afraid that he will not be able to support it for long, as for Wang Wei and Jiao Fang, pay more attention, the two of them are the most likely to enter the cabinet, as for Yang Tinghe, we must also pay attention to the envelope." Among these people, Jiao Fang can talk to you and me, and I will have more contact with him in the future. ”

Zhang Yanling waved his hand: "Big brother, it's too early for you to prepare, right?" Isn't my brother-in-law still dead, and the crown prince hasn't succeeded to the throne? ”

"What do you know, this is called taking precautions, if the Son of Heaven dies, do you think it's too late to go to the event again?"

Zhang Heling reprimanded angrily: "We now want to strive for the future cabinet to have our brothers, preferably more than two, and the celebrant will arrange for Zhang Yuan to be in charge, and among the six departments, a few more people will be gathered, and by then, you and my brother will no longer be disliked relatives in the court, and we can always listen to the heavens and say one thing!" ”

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While the Zhang brothers were discussing behind closed doors in the mansion, Xie Qian was also pondering the matter in his own home.

Xie Qian sat behind his desk, this was the only time he had returned home in ten days, and even so, he still brought a dozen official documents back to deal with it.

Liu Jian is already in his position and does not seek his own politics, Li Dongyang has repeatedly mentioned the meaning of giving a minister, and now Liu Jian and Li Dongyang have a lot of "weight" on Xie Qian, to put it bluntly, it is the same as Xie Qian using Shen Xi to help him do things, they are all superiors pressing subordinates, and they are happy to be a hands-off shopkeeper.

"If it weren't for Your Majesty's serious illness, I'm afraid that the two of them would have returned home, after all, with their current state, it is difficult to undertake heavy official duties, even if they continue to stay in the capital, wouldn't the matter of the cabinet vote fall on my shoulders?"

"Speaking of which, it's better to let Shen Xi come back sooner, if Your Majesty can keep him in Hanyuan according to what he said before, I can help him seek a rotating feast, if there is a prince who inherits the throne one day in the future, and there is no one in the court, this kid is a good helper."

Xie Qian didn't train Shen Xi as a cabinet minister before, because he felt that Shen Xi was young and had no qualifications, and he was unconvinced.

But after Shen Xi became his grandson-in-law, Xie Qian's attitude changed, and he now wants to keep Shen Xi in the capital at all costs, as his successor, and teach him a set of how to behave in the world, so that Shen Xi can take his shadow and become a cabinet scholar in the court.

In this way, Xie Qian can live a happy old age life of "picking chrysanthemums and seeing Nanshan leisurely under the east fence".

"With Shen Xi's age, sooner or later he will be able to survive to the first assistant of the cabinet, and the ambition that the little old man has not been able to realize in this life will fall on this kid."

Xie Qian felt a bit natural in his heart, "You Mrs. Liu and Scholar Li can make a move, can't I Xie Qian?" ”

"Hehe, maybe I'll retire earlier than you, let you clean up this mess!"

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