Zheng Zhi arrived at the Privy Council and returned to the mansion with Tong Guan. The two of them were on horses, and there was still a team of soldiers on the left and right.

The two chatted, and Tong Guan said: "Shicai came out of Genyue and met Wang Huang. This guy probably also sensed something, and his attitude towards talking to a certain person was not good. ”

Zheng Zhi thought for a moment and replied, "Wang Hao also knew that Enxiang was stumbling on him. ”

"Hmph, I know what, I originally wanted to tolerate this guy for a few days, but this guy thought that his wings were stiff, and he didn't have a face with him in the court. In this way, go to the Taishi's Mansion tonight to pay a visit, and some things should also begin. Tong Guan said in an unkind tone. Tong Guan is not a scholar, and scholars often say that it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. Tong Guan is a eunuch from the bottom, to some extent, or in some things, Tong Guan can be regarded as a real villain, and the villain takes revenge, that is, from morning to night.

"Enxiang, it's really not so easy to want Wang Hao to step down, this person hasn't done anything specific, as the saying goes, it's good not to do it, it's really hard to find this person's guilt, and flattery can't be regarded as a crime. Only by starting from the people he is good friends with, Liang Shicheng is bound to be a big breakthrough. Zheng Zhi's analysis is extremely reasonable, China has had such officials since ancient times, who are good at sycophancy, but they don't do any practical things, and there is a crooked reasoning, not doing it well, doing more wrong. Some people are so wise that they do everything, so they naturally don't make mistakes.

This kind of person is the most hateful, he doesn't when he occupies the pit, but he can still occupy the pit all the time, and he can't find any reason to drive him out of the pit. Only the progress of the system and the development of the assessment and accountability system can slowly put an end to this phenomenon.

When Tong Guan heard this, he seemed to think about it, and said after a while: "This method is very proper, so I will start with Liang Shicheng." ”

The emperors of all dynasties have never been able to tolerate such a thing as friendship between foreign officials and internal officials. Foreign officials are responsible for the governance of the country, the formulation of policies, and the operation of the country. Internal officials generally only do the things that the emperor explains. If a foreign official befriends a good servant, it will cause the emperor to have an error in his perception of the country.

To put it deeper, the formation of a healthy competition and balance between the internal servants and the foreign officials is what the emperor needs. This principle has been the same since ancient times, and it is also the experience and lesson of the early dynasties, especially the lessons of the ten permanent servants in the late Han Dynasty. It is also a basic consensus that the emperor has known since childhood. Even later, in the Ming Dynasty, the inner servant and the foreign official were more opposed, and the inner servant even played the role of supervising the foreign official, and to some extent, the inner servant was also the emperor's eyes, if there was a problem with the eyes, the emperor would have a black eye on the country.

From the emperor's personal point of view, the inner servants were more useful than the foreign officials. But the chamberlain is not allowed to transgress, and the chamberlain does things, but he cannot have the right to decide things.

If the chamberlain and the foreign officials collude with each other, then the rights of the chamberlain are overstepped, and the emperor's control over the foreign officials is lost. The emperor's understanding and grasp of the state also weakened, and the authority of the imperial power naturally weakened.

Zheng Zhi nodded and said: "I heard that Wang Hao and Liang Shicheng live very close to each other, and the courtyard walls are connected, so you can make a fuss at this time." ”

"I have also heard about this matter, this matter can be the final blow, the top priority is to let the official family know that this Wang Huang is useless, so that disgust can be generated, with disgust, this matter will come again, and great things can be done." Tong Guan's methods for political tilting are obviously extremely sophisticated.

Zheng Zhi didn't say much when he heard this, and he also knew that Tong Guan knew these things better than himself, just like today's party matter, Wang Hao obviously suffered a big loss.

The two arrived at the mansion, Tong Guan went to prepare to meet Cai Jing, and now Tong Guan has also been crowned as a Taishi, although the official edict has not yet been issued, but the matter has been decided, so Cai Jing is already on an equal footing in terms of status and authority. At this time, everything Tong Guan wanted had been obtained, and Cai Jing's re-ascension to the throne would naturally outweigh the disadvantages for Tong Guan. In this matter, Wang Hao actually helped Tong Guan.

Zheng Zhi and Tong Guan were separated and entered a small courtyard, Master Li was already waiting at the door, and when he saw Zheng Zhi entering the door, his face was happy, and he hurriedly took a few steps and said: "The official is finally back, and the slave family has already asked someone to boil hot water, which can relieve the fatigue of the official's journey." ”

Zheng Zhi was also full of smiles, stretched out his hand to take Master Li into his arms, and said with a smile: "Hot water is not enough to relieve fatigue, can I go to the bath with the master?" ”

Master Li immediately blushed, looked down at Xiao Chan who was covering her mouth and smiling not far away, and said angrily: "What did the official say, there is no one right, Xiao Chan is still beside him." ”

While speaking, Master Li was still struggling to break away from Zheng Zhi's arm, although the Great Song Dynasty was not overly conservative than the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but he was not used to being so close in front of people.

Zheng Zhi naturally let go of his arm with a smile, and then said: "Let's go find a loose clothes and wear armor every day, it's really uncomfortable." ”

"Hmm." Master Li hummed, lowered his head and fled quickly, that is, to prepare internal and external clothes for Zheng Zhi.

Xiaochan stepped forward with a smile and said, "Official, come this way." ”

Zheng Zhi followed Xiaochan to the room where the bathing barrel was prepared, and when he entered the room, he went to the steaming wooden barrel, opened his hands and said, "Xiaochan, come and remove my armor." ”

Xiaochan walked to Zheng Zhi's side, and reached out to untie the cowhide belt under Zheng Zhi's armpit, the most important connection of the armor is the armpit, this design is also relatively scientific, and the armpit is also the most difficult place for the enemy to hit, which can better ensure that the armor will not disintegrate and detach when attacked.

Xiaochan is the first time to do this kind of thing, it turns out that in Cangzhou, most of the things that are removed are done by the Xu family or Jin Cuilian himself, but Master Li has done less. Sixty catties of armor is naturally extremely cumbersome, especially the iron armor of the Song Dynasty, which is even more cumbersome, and it is difficult for people who have never been in contact with it to wear this set of armor correctly.

Xiaochan was in a hurry, Zheng Zhi's arms were sore, and one side of his armpit was not disassembled, Zheng Zhi said impatiently: "Xiaochan, why are you so stupid?" It's so slow to untie the ropes. ”

"Official... It's not that Xiaochan is stupid, it's the person who pierces the official's armor who ties this knot to death, and he can't pull it open. Xiaochan explained in a big way.

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he knew that he didn't blame this little girl, the soldiers wore armor, how to be strong, and the soldiers also relied on their strength to untie their armor, this little girl obviously didn't have such strength, so she smiled and said: "You little girl is really stupid, you can't pull it open and bite it with your mouth." ”

Zheng Zhi's words woke up Xiaochan, only to see the little girl standing on tiptoe and using her teeth to solve it. When the armor was fully opened, Xiaochan was already sweating profusely.

At this time, Master Li walked in with a stack of clothes, the blush on his face had not faded, but when he saw Zheng Zhi again, he turned red inexplicably.

Zheng Zhi saw Master Li coming in, and said to Xiaochan: "Xiaochan, you go to untie the one on your feet first, and let the master solve the above." ”

Although Master Li is not as skilled as Xu's, he is still much more experienced than this Xiaochan.

Hearing this, Master Li put aside the clothes in his hand, and also stepped forward to help Zheng Zhi remove his armor, which was really much sharper than this little girl's hands and feet.

"Oops... Suddenly, I heard it.

Zheng Zhi looked down and saw that the little girl had fallen to the ground. Zheng Zhi laughed again and again.

Xiaochan heard Zheng Zhi laugh, and she was embarrassed, so she quickly got up and said to herself: "I really didn't expect it to be so heavy." ”

It turned out that the little girl finished untying the rope of the iron armor of the leg guards, and the iron armor slipped down, Xiaochan wanted to reach out to pick it up, but she miscalculated the weight, and more than a dozen catties of iron armor took Xiaochan who squatted down directly.

Master Li also laughed from the sidelines, and said, "I'm pretty smart on weekdays, why are you confused today?" ”

"Madam, where did the slave think that the official would wear such a heavy thing on his body, the official is really powerful, and he can move freely with such heavy armor." Xiaochan began to help Zheng Zhi untie the armor on the other leg again.

Zheng Zhi seems to have slowly gotten used to the feeling of being served like this in the past few years. This kind of enjoyment has never been experienced by later generations, and it is becoming more and more enjoyable for Zheng Zhi personally. There are soldiers in the army to serve, and there are women and servants when they come back.

Even when eating, there are people who prepare everything, serve it in front of them, and really have the taste of clothes to open their hands and rice to open their mouths.

After the armor is removed, it is time to take off the underwear.

Xiaochan seemed a little embarrassed, and said, "Madam, the slave went out first." ”

Master Li didn't think much about it when he heard this, so he said: "You go out to do something, the officials are bathing, and you also help help." ”

When Zheng Zhi heard this, he hurriedly said: "Let Xiaochan go out, the master will serve." ”

Stripped naked in front of a little girl, Zheng Zhi is naturally not used to it. What's more, there may be something inappropriate for children to happen later, which is even more inconvenient.

Xiaochan heard Zheng Zhi's words, if she was amnestied, she would run away with her legs, and after going out, she knew to turn around and close the door. For this little girl, seeing a man's naked body without any psychological preparation is naturally shy.

Undressed off, Zheng Zhi jumped into the hot water, soaked his whole body, picked up some hot water and wiped it on his face, wiped it a few times, and said straight in his mouth: "Ah... It's really comfortable, and the teacher is about to loosen his clothes. ”

Master Li's face became more and more blushing, and he was probably prepared in his heart, and slowly started to undress.

Zheng Zhi saw Master Li's slow swallowing movements, and even said to urge: "Hurry up, Master Hurry up, I have been leading the troops to fight every day for more than a month, and I really miss it tightly." ”

When Master Li heard this, he turned his back, and the movements in his hands did not speed up, but became slower.

Zheng Zhi shook his head and laughed, and no longer urged, picked up the cloth towel in the water and scrubbed it himself. What makes Zheng Zhi feel most troublesome is this long hair, which is really inconvenient to take care of, and there are people at home who are waiting for grooming. When they arrived in the army, those muddy men didn't feel anything if they didn't wash their hair for a month, but Zheng Zhi had to wash it every three or five days, and he felt uncomfortable if he didn't wash it, and his head was even more itchy. In the matter of washing hair, those pro-soldiers and soldiers obviously couldn't help much.

The matter of bathing will not be talked about again.