Chapter 081 took office

Zhang Xuan returned from office, and for now, he has become the most promising generation of the Zhang family to hit the pinnacle of power, and has the posture of faintly replacing his eldest son Zhang Huan as the foreign speaker of Chang'an Zhangfu.

However, Zhang Huan did not feel "jealous" because of this, but was sincerely relieved and happy. You must know that with Zhang Xuan's rise to the top, the declining Zhang family will be reinvigorated, and it is not impossible to restore the beautiful scenery when Zhang Jiuling was the prime minister. In the end, it is everyone in the Zhang family who benefits.

On the same day, Zhangfu feasted and celebrated. In the middle of the banquet, Yang Guozhong's son Yang Xun personally brought gifts to congratulate Yang Guozhong, the right minister. Yang Guozhong's attitude made Zhang Xuan's heart move, and he glanced at him again.

Sure enough, it is a generation of heroes, who can bend and stretch, go up and down, and be big and small, and this alone is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

However, Yang Xun's attitude was obviously a little reluctant. Although Yang Guozhong's son has been studying for several years, his courage and strategy are still very different from his father.

On the morning of the second day, Zhang Xuan went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Officials to go through the relevant "entry" procedures, and officially took office as an auxiliary minister of the East Palace.

However, after rushing to the East Palace that morning and getting a preliminary understanding of the situation, Zhang Xuan found that the situation in the East Palace was obviously worse than he imagined.

Compared with the official system of the Tang Dynasty, the official system of the East Palace is equivalent to a "******", and the setting of its functional yamen imitates the imperial court ministries, governments, divisions, supervisors and other officials. The Zhan Mansion is in charge of the officials and political affairs of the East Palace, which is equivalent to the six departments of the Monk Book Province under the Zhongshu Gate, and has a complex and complete system.

But now Li Heng's system of auxiliary ministers in the East Palace is in vain, the Prince Zhan Shifu has no name but no reality, and many civil official positions are vacant, such as the prince's left and right Zanshan doctors, the prince's guests, and so on. And the military attache system is even more Moti, the so-called prince pro-Xun Yiwei, only one soldier Cao who is recuperating at home is not on duty, and Zhang Xuan, the captain of Zhaowu, is almost a bare-bones commander.

Zhang Xuan circled around the East Palace and couldn't help but sigh secretly. Looking at the entire East Palace, the auxiliary ministers, miscellaneous servants, eunuchs, palace maids and guards all add up, and the full count will not exceed 200 people, and the situation of the crown prince Li Heng is bleak, I am afraid that it is worse than some ordinary princes.

This shows how low Li Heng's status is. Of course, on the one hand, this is the result of Li Longji's intentional or unintentional control, and on the other hand, Li Heng kept a low-key and high profile and showed it to the emperor.

In a sense, the current Zhang Xuan is almost equivalent to the leader of the civil and military auxiliary minister system of the East Palace, and there is also a prince from the sixth rank under him, Sun Yue.

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Zhang Xuan slowly walked into Li Heng's study, although there was a main hall in the East Palace, Li Heng was never in the main hall when he convened his subordinates to discuss the meeting, in order to show his humility. In the final analysis, it was intended to be shown to the emperor.

Lala, seventeen or eighteen low-level officials sat in the study with their eyebrows lowered, while Li Heng held the scroll in his hand and stood behind the bookcase, his expression was calm and faintly reflected a bit of loneliness and helplessness.

Behind Li Heng, there stood a eunuch with a medium build, dark complexion, and a shrewd face. Zhang Xuan glanced at it and knew that it was also a historical celebrity in his memory - Yu Chaoen, the great eunuch who was later favored by Li Heng and caused trouble in the palace.

It's not that he doesn't like pomp and power, it's just that over the years, there have been fewer and fewer auxiliary ministers in his East Palace, except for those who were promoted and transferred, they were framed and imprisoned by Li Linfu, and the vacant vacancies, and the emperor and officials did not make up for them, and he was helpless. In the end, I simply let go of my heart and let myself be in a state of panic.

Seeing Zhang Xuan come in, several other officials all smiled and got up to greet him, only Sun Yue, the prince of the prince's house, hesitated, reluctantly raised his butt and owed a debt, and nodded to Zhang Xuan, which was regarded as a greeting.

Zhang Xuan greeted Li Heng with a smile, and greeted everyone again, his clear gaze swept over Sun Yue. What kind of person is he, he is a human being in two lives, and he has a lot of things in his chest that are difficult for ordinary people to reach, and why Sun Yue's attitude towards him is a little "not embarrassing or embarrassing", he knows it.

The reason is very simple, before he arrived, this East Palace was basically Sun Yue's decision. Although the East Palace is idle, the officials who have the right to speak are still somewhat "affordable". But as soon as Zhang Xuan came, Sun Yue's power was about to be transferred. In this way, it is natural for him to feel unhappy.

And it is said that Sun Yue is also a relative of the crown prince Zhang Liangdi, and he can be regarded as a trusted close minister of Li Heng in the East Palace, who has worked in the East Palace for many years, and thinks that he has deep qualifications, a background, and trust, how can he take Zhang Xuan, a young man whose rank is only one level higher than him, to heart?

Therefore, from the moment Zhang Xuan stepped into the East Palace, Sun Yue's attitude was not salty or light, revealing deep resistance.

It's just that Zhang Xuan is the emperor's official entitlement, even if he doesn't think so, he doesn't dare to show it publicly.

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Li Heng said a few polite words slowly, which can be regarded as officially introducing Zhang Xuan to everyone and accepting Zhang Xuan's "official statement" of integrating into the East Palace system. Zhang Xuan had been listening silently, and as soon as Li Heng's words were finished, he got up and bowed deeply to Li Heng, and said loudly, "His Royal Highness the Prince, according to the imperial court etiquette system, His Royal Highness should be in the main hall of the East Palace...... Minister Zhang Xuan, as the secretary of the East Palace, is in charge of important tasks such as serving the rules and refuting the correct performance, and hereby asks His Royal Highness to move to the main hall. ”

Li Heng was stunned for a moment, and then smiled awkwardly, "Zizhan, there is no need to be like this. The imperial court is the imperial court, and the East Palace is the East Palace, and this rule can also be changed. Besides, the palace is used to discussing matters in the study, so it's okay not to go to the main hall, hehe. ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head, bowed down again, and insisted, "Your Highness, the ceremony cannot be abolished." As the prince of a country, His Royal Highness must follow the etiquette system in words and deeds in order to show his majesty...... The duty of the minister, do not dare to be negligent on duty, and ask His Royal Highness to move the main hall! ”

Li Heng frowned, and said in his heart: You don't want to put on a show in this palace, and you don't want to put on a show of His Royal Highness the Prince's power in the main hall? I'm just afraid that as soon as the pomp of the palace is put up today, the Xingqing Palace will be unhappy.

Sun Yue coughed dryly twice, and suddenly interjected, "Lord Zhang, the main hall of the East Palace has always been neglected, and it is difficult to use it for a while, Your Highness has been accustomed to discussing matters in the imperial study for many years, and has formed a rule. The rules of the East Palace are like this, why should adults be so dogmatic? ”

A hint of ridicule flashed in Sun Yue's eyes, and he was really a young and ignorant nerd, he didn't understand bullshit on his first day in office, and he really regarded himself as a character. In this East Palace, it's not your turn to point fingers. Still talking about the court etiquette? The etiquette system is a fart, if you really have to follow the etiquette system, why is this East Palace so dilapidated and deserted?

He didn't know that Zhang Xuan's young body hid a mature soul who had been a human being for two lifetimes, and everything he did was not an impulsive move for no reason. Today, Zhang Xuan suddenly took the initiative to "attack" under the guise of "etiquette", which was nothing more than to see who jumped out by himself, and then took advantage of the situation to suppress and establish authority.

Zhang Xuan knew very well in his heart that judging from the current situation in the East Palace, the "training prince" was not in a hurry for the time being, and he had to gain a foothold in the East Palace first. And if he wants to gain a foothold, he can only open the situation in this East Palace, otherwise he will be constrained in everything he does.