In front of everyone's eyes, Zhang Cai noticed that those eyes fell on him, but he kept silent. He has always had this attitude in Xu Xun's affairs, in the past, others knew that Liu Jin allowed him, and it was not easy to use it, but now at such an extraordinary moment, some people can't see it. Relying on Liu Jin's momentum, Li Xian, who was rampant in the Six Science Corridors, couldn't help but sneer.

"In the past, Lord Zhang had something to say, and Gonggong Liu listened to everything, at this critical moment today, why did Lord Zhang pretend to be deaf and dumb?"

Seeing that Liu Jin also looked over, Zhang Cai calmly owed and said: "What the princes are worried about, it's just that the road is safe, this matter is simple, just let Gonggong Liu explain it to the emperor directly, and let the Marquis of Pingbei guarantee this matter." ”

Liu Jin was annoyed that Zhang Cai said it lightly, and someone on the side had already sneered on his behalf: "Lord Zhang thinks too highly of the old master, right?" Guaranteeing the safety of his father-in-law, he said it lightly, but he turned around but made a mistake, he deduced a word of negligence, and his father-in-law was not wronged? ”

"It is better to spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain." Zhang Cai glanced around at everyone, and his eyes revealed a sharp edge, "The young man of Pingbei Hou has the ambition, whether it is leading troops into battle or employing people to govern, he has unique features, but I have never heard of harming others and benefiting himself." It is difficult to guarantee this kind of thing, not to mention that the father-in-law's holy family is not inferior to him, if something really happens, unless Pingbei Hou is willing to lose the holy family from now on, he will never break his word. ”

Although everyone has refuted this, the reason is weak, and Liu Jin also feels that Zhang Cai's words are reasonable, but he still can't dispel the resistance in his heart that he doesn't want to go to Jiangnan at all. However, they all said that there were three stinkers and one Zhuge Liang, but Liu Jin finally regretted to find that there were a lot of people under his command, and most of the ideas he came up with were bad ideas, and even clamored to oust Xu Xun from power at three moments, but he was so angry enough - if it was so easy to do, could he wait until today?

At last. He simply threw out all the people who couldn't do anything, and in addition to Zhang Cai, there were still Liu Yu, Cao Yuan, Han Fu, and Li Xian. But after discussing and discussing, I still don't see any good ideas. In the end, Liu Jin finally couldn't help but slap the table again: "On weekdays, you are all talented and rich in front of our family, how can you have no idea at all for such a trivial matter today!" Look at your appearance, our family is really leaving, how can you stand up to those old guys of Xu Xun! ”

"My father-in-law's words are wrong, those old guys are all dying people, half of their bodies are in the coffin, where can they be as young as us?" Zhang Cai glanced at several people around him again this time. Seeing that no one considered himself old and decrepit, he didn't recognize his youth and strength, even Liu Yu and Cao Yuan, who were two years older than him, were no exception, so he said lightly, "But the safety of my father-in-law on the road is guaranteed, as for the capital, among the people I am in today, there is a cabinet in the yamen." There is a ministry of officials, a military department, and a household department, and in addition, the six science corridors are also under control, except for the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It's all the most important place! ”

This sentence made Liu Jin wake up suddenly. Since Liu Jian Xie Qian stepped down last year, Xu Xun began to compete for a seat with himself in a big way, when the situation was the most dangerous, Xu Xun's subordinates and those who were kind to him firmly occupied the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Criminal Department, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and almost the Ministry of War also fell into the hands of people, or Yang Yiqing did not come back to reverse the decline. But now in Xu Xun's hands, what is in the hands of the Ministry of Rites and the Criminal Department is the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Rites is noble, the Criminal Department is complicated, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is also a mouthpiece, impeaching this impeachment and that annoying. The real power is not as good as it was at the beginning. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look a little pale, but he still said angrily: "So, Xilu also agree that our family is calculated by Xu Xun and goes to Jiangnan with him?" ”…,

"My father-in-law's words are wrong, in my opinion. Although we have an advantage in these yamen, no matter what method is used, the father-in-law will never go! ”

Zhang Cai saw that everyone sat up straight all of a sudden, but he still didn't mention Xu Xun, but said slowly: "Pingbei Hou has a kindness to me in the past, and I know his temperament, and I will never have any disadvantage to my father-in-law on the way, after all, everyone knows that he can't get rid of him if something happens, because this is the best policy." But the father-in-law needs to know that there is still the imperial supervisor Zhang Yong in this palace, as well as Gu Dayong of the Admiral Xichang, plus Ma Yongcheng, Wei Bin, Luo Xiang and the father-in-law are also a little unharmonious, as soon as the father-in-law goes out, if they all make trouble in front of the emperor......"

Whether it is Liu Yu or Cao Yuan, or even Han Fu, who was completely ambushed by Liu Jin, Li Xian, who is the most powerful in Liu Jin, originally looked at Zhang Cai and was always a little unconvinced, but when he heard Zhang Cai's words between the lines, he instigated Liu Jin and Xu Xun to go to Jiangnan together, and he was playing his own little Jiujiu in his heart, and he did not have the meaning of exposing his true face at a critical moment. But at this moment, Zhang Cai suddenly showed his opposition clearly, and then came up with the most irrefutable reason, and they suddenly had nothing to say.

"That's right, that's right! Even if those old guys under Xu Xun's command are powerful, it is useless to see the emperor, but Zhang Yonggu is using them to meet the saint at any time if he wants to see them! Liu Jin slapped his thigh suddenly, then bared his teeth in pain for a moment, and finally looked at Zhang Cai appreciatively and nodded again and again, "Okay, okay, Xilu is the most important one that reminds our family." Well, thanks to your reminder, we have an idea! ”

No matter how much others wanted to show their loyalty and talents, however, when Liu Jin clearly said that he didn't need you, one had to reluctantly get up and say goodbye. The only thing that made them psychologically balanced was that Zhang Cai also came out with them this time. When they got into the car, Liu Yu and Cao Yuan are now the elders of the pavilion, holding their own identities, and they have to maintain harmony with Zhang Cai, Han Fu is intriguing to others, but he is also a conceited person who does not want to say much, and Zhang Cai said goodbye after giving way, but Li Xian is a real villain, seeing Zhang Cai turn around to get into the car, he couldn't help but stab.

"Lord Zhang follows the new master and doesn't forget the old master, but in case the two sides really do it a day later, I don't know how to deal with myself?"

He just said a happy sentence, and when he saw Zhang Cai's face sank, he immediately got into the car and left without looking back. And Zhang Cai saw that the coachman Lao He was full of anger, and after bowing his head and boarding the car, he said lightly: "Why are you angry with this kind of goods? Let's go! ”

The capital has entered the curfew at night, but Zhang Cai is now a heavenly official, and he is a secretary of the ministry, even if there are not many followers before and after, but the lantern is clear, and the soldiers and horses patrolling the city at night naturally do not dare to have the slightest difficulty, and even have to take someone to escort Zhang Cai back to his home, but Zhang Cai rejected them one by one. The return journey was quiet and there were no accidents. When he arrived at the house, the old butler, who had been waiting at the door, welcomed him in, and told him about the women in the backyard as usual, and finally asked, "How is the old man ......tonight?"

"I'm staying in the study tonight. Say a word to Madame and the rest of them. ”

Zhang Cai has been promoted many times in more than a year, from a literary selection to today's heavenly official, while his colleagues are still living in the old days, he is promoted once and the house is changed, even if it is a rented house every time, but the homeowner all gives over the carefully arranged art room, plus a lot of furniture. He laughed at it, and the women in the backyard naturally put a lot of thought into decorating their own rooms. However, only Zhang Cai's study was set up by himself, and no woman was allowed to enter except for his old wife. …,

The three study rooms have not been divided, and on the wall in the center is a pine bamboo plum painted by himself, but the inscription is boundless in the sea of books, and the big case below is in addition to the four treasures of the study. It is the experience of many officials that he has accumulated over the years in the ministry, and the so-called people in the bag are often the people among them. In the west room are stacked with stacks of bookshelves. If Xu Xun came here now. It is inevitable that I will think of the libraries of later generations, but for Zhang Cai, there are many treasures in this layer, but one by one is the most important thing that he has accumulated in the sea for decades, and the content of each book is now deeply engraved in his mind.

On the east side, there is a couch against the wall. But it is not the most popular shelf bed today, but a spacious Luohan bed, which was originally only used for people to lie down and read, but now he has people set up a futon on it, and he often sits and lies here when he is in the study. After returning to freshen up, he took a leisurely walk around with his shoes on. As usual, I flipped through the various posts and letters on the big case in the center.

This has been his habit for many years. Regardless of whether he was only a mere five-grade scholar in the past, or a second-grade scholar in the official residence today, he had to personally read all kinds of posts and letters from officials and subordinate officials, and this was the most important thing in controlling the selection -- only by controlling his subordinates could he control those officials to be elected. Just flipping through the signatures and glancing at the contents. Suddenly, he noticed that the handwriting on a post was somewhat familiar. After thinking carefully for a moment, his eyes froze, and he immediately stretched out his hands and grabbed the post, originally about to raise his voice to invite the scholar to ask questions, but in the end he took something and went straight to the bed of Luohan and sat down.

After reading it upside down several times, he finally fully confirmed that this seems to be a post on the marriage of a child of the Anthology Division, and the decision is from Xu Xun's own handwriting! But it's not written by his right hand, it's his left hand, and he has only seen it once when he broke with Xu Xun fakely! Thinking of this, he read the content again intently, and saw that most of the long texts were some nonsense, and he raised his eyebrows thoughtfully, but he didn't look at the vertical columns to see the horizontal lines, and he quickly detailed the deep meaning.

After I traveled south, I waited to chase Liu Cao, gather talents, and accept the capable people in Liu's party, waiting for my news.

Since voting for Liu Jin, Zhang Cai and Xu Xun have no more contacts, only a few words, and more just act with tacit cooperation with their hearts. At this moment, in the face of this long-lost concise and concise explanation, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and flicked the post, but he was extremely puzzled in his heart.

Xu Xun has always believed in the talent in the fine but not in the many, in addition to the old ministers, there are also many literary people and rising stars, and the rest of the door-to-door Mao recommended themselves or used other endless methods to stand out more, but most of them were rejected from the door. As long as Xu Xun is really willing to open the door to welcome talented people from all over the world like Liu Jin, and he doesn't even need to raise his arms, I think there will be more people willing to serve in the future, why do you have to let yourself gather talents, but also gather talented people in Liu's party?

Although he couldn't figure it out after thinking about it, since Xu Xun had said it so clearly, the one who was a confidant died, and Zhang Cai finally decided to do it. It's just that when the post finally burned on the lamp, he couldn't help but turn a thought in his heart. If Xu Xun led Liu Jin down to the south of the Yangtze River this time, and really planned to complete his work in one battle, then he would have about a few months left as a minister. In this case, in the remaining months, I was so presumptuous that I was so sharp!

After more than a year, from Langguan to Tianguan, he may be the first one in the Ming Dynasty, how can he not leave a strong stroke? Even if it's stigma!

Early in the morning of the next day, Zhu Houzhao left Kunning Palace refreshed, and found a familiar figure standing in front of the main hall. Recognizing that it was Liu Jin, he was stunned at first, and then strode forward with a tiger face, and asked angrily: "If you are really not happy to go on this trip with Xu Xun, I will not force you, there is no one in the palace, Zhang Yonggu is big and Ma Yongcheng and they are, whoever wants to come will be happy to go!" ”…,

Although Zhang Cai's reminder was suddenly opened last night, Liu Jin still felt a profound crisis coming when he heard this at the moment. He took a deep breath, and then said respectfully: "The emperor said that the emperor is laughing, the slave maid can have the support of the emperor today, and now he is entrusted with the important task of inspecting Jiangnan, how dare the slave and maid not obey?" It's just that for such a big thing, if it is just a slave and a maid and a peaceful Beihou to go together, it will not be thoughtful enough, so the slave and maid are brave and ask the emperor to order Zhang Yonggu to use Ma Yongcheng, Wei Bin, Luo Xiang and the five ministers to go together. ”

I want to go together, as long as no one is by Zhu Houzhao's side, and the important positions in the court are all controlled by my own people, who will I be afraid of! If anyone refuses to go, it's not that he's timid!

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao obviously showed a bit of emotion, Liu Jin said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid also know that there have been some gossips in recent days, saying that the slave and maid monopolize power and cannot tolerate others. To tell the truth, among the eight of us in the East Palace, Lao Qiu went to Nanjing, and Gonggong Gao is now seriously ill, and the slave maid only hopes that this trip to Jiangnan can allow the six of us plus the Marquis of Pingbei to rebuild the old good, and work together to serve the emperor in the future! ”

As soon as Zhu Houzhao heard this, the sorrows that had been accumulated in his heart in recent days disappeared for a while, and he immediately nodded heavily and said, "Okay, good!" Since you have this heart, of course I couldn't be happier, Ruisheng, go and spread Zhang Yonggu's big use of Ma Yongcheng Wei Bin Luo Xiang! (To be continued)