"Lord Zhang, we didn't expect it..."Du Yushi Wang Hong's eyes were a little evasive, "This Xia Yan is actually... The ministers who were so eloquent and impeached him were all scolded back. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Moreover, he also used the newspaper to build momentum, and now..."Wang Hong sighed and said no more.

Zhang Xuan sat in the chair at this time and didn't say a word, just sighed incessantly.

"Lord Zhang, I think we should still pay attention to the emperor's attitude..."Huang Zongming said cautiously on the side, "Xia Yan is now promoted to a bachelor by the emperor, although the grade is not high, but the emperor's favor for him is quite strong." Now he dares to go toe-to-toe with us, and the emperor has not suppressed this, did he get it from the emperor..."

"It can't be, right?" Huo Tao's tone on the side was not very sure, he had just been released from prison, and his words and deeds were much more cautious, "The emperor has always relied on Lord Zhang so much, how can he favor that little Xia Yan?" ”

"I just said that there is a possibility..."Huang Zongming also knew that what he said was a little unpleasant, but for the sake of the safety and interests of his own faction, he still said it, "In fact, although Xia Yan's official position is low, he has a great reputation. In the early years of Jiajing, when he was still a small official in the military department, he impeached his uncle Zhang Yanling for embezzling the people's land, and the emperor ignored it at first, but he even went on seven consecutive books to impeach, and finally the emperor personally issued an edict ordering Zhang Yanling to return the embezzled land. ”

That's because he Zhang Yanling has gone too far, and the emperor doesn't like him very much. Huo Tao retorted on the side.

"Then do you know that the emperor recently asked him to compile the rituals of the suburbs into a book, and also made him a compilation official, and asked him to speak before the sutra banquet every day. And Xia Yan also took this opportunity to reformulate the sacrificial ceremony of the Temple of Literature and the sacrificial ritual system of the ancestors. quite won the emperor's heart..."Huang Zongming said in the end, he felt that something was wrong.

"Look at what you have been talking for a long time, all you are trying to grow the morale of others and destroy your own prestige!" Zhang Xuan stared at Huang Zongming with some anger, and only looked at him and lowered his head.

"It's just a clown who jumps off the beam, what can he do, it's just that he has hit the emperor's heart for a while..."Seeing this, Wang Hong hurriedly eased the atmosphere.

"But Lord Zhang, your measures to clean up the village should also be slowed down, otherwise there will be too many people who oppose it..."Huo Tao said cautiously on the side. After a prison sentence, he can be regarded as a long lesson, and he also knows the importance of Zhu Houxi's attitude, "You have now expanded the scope from the vicinity of Gyeonggi to the provinces, from Zhuangtian to the monastic property. Let's talk about this Gyeonggi, up to now, 528 places have been investigated, totaling more than 54,000 hectares, of which more than 26,000 hectares have been returned to the owners. And you have also convicted many of your lords and ministers... During this period, there was a lot of complaint, and every day I handed it to the emperor to impeach you... I can't even count it..."

"I have a clear conscience!" Zhang Xuan said loudly, "They forcibly seized the people's land, could it be that they connived at them like this?" ”

"But... However, most of them are the property of the nobles of the court, who have a lot of power in the court, and... And there is also the emperor's Zhuangtian in there! Huo Tao said unconvinced.

"That's not going to work either!" Zhang Xuan stared at Huo Tao angrily, and wanted to say something.

"Don't fight, two adults! I think the reason why the emperor has this attitude now is because it has always been us who have been playing, so the emperor is also a little bored. But if...", Fang Xianfu narrowed his eyes, "If there are more and more people playing, even so many that everyone except Xia Yan will play, when the time comes..."

Zhang Xuan also seemed to understand something: "What Shuxian said is reasonable. But I don't think that's enough. Since he can put forward opinions and guide public opinion, why can't we? What we said in the ritual discussion has been passed down to this day. It seems that now I have to say more deafening words in order to be invincible. ”

"Master Zhang, I think it's better to do a big thing now: criticize Confucius and promote learning." Fang Xianfu paused, "Isn't he Xia Yan busy repairing the Confucian Temple Ritual Discussion, we will criticize Confucius, lower Confucius's title, and let him Xia Yan Confucian Temple Ritual Discussion be all in vain!" Fang Xianfu does hide some selfishness, he has always advocated Yangming Xinxue, and he also has a lot of respect for his teacher, so he hopes to take this opportunity to promote Xinxue and light the lintel.

"Lord Fang's method is very good, and in the etiquette discussion, Yang Shen and others condescended on the grounds of defending the way of Confucius and Mencius. The emperor also has a grudge against this, and if we put forward this, it is in the emperor's heart. Huang Zongming, who is also a member of Wang Xuemen, helped on the side.

"That's it, but don't rush to do it, I'm going to do something more important first." Zhang Xuan stood up and looked out of the room.

Zhang Xuan decided to expand his power, and he wanted to unite Gui Cao, Zhai Luan and other ministers of the dynasty to deal with Xia Yan together. Moreover, Zhang Xuan faintly felt that Zhu Houxi's meaning was not just Xia Yan's letter, with many years of experience in his life in the palace, he felt that Zhu Houyu might want to use the power of these low-level officials in the imperial court to suppress him. I can't go against Zhu Houxi, but I will never allow these middle- and low-level officials in the DPRK to become bigger. He wants to pull all the ministers of the court and the central government into his boat, so that no one can shake his power, including his emperor Zhu Houxi!

"Master Zhang, what Wei Xian said just now is actually true, some of your measures are true... After a while..."Fang Xianfu saw that Zhang Xuan was in a better mood now, so he continued the topic just now. He knew that what Huo Tao said was reasonable, but seeing that Zhang Xuan was emotional just now, he interrupted the words of the two and led them elsewhere, because he knew that Zhang Xuan would not listen to such an argument at all.

"Lord Zhang, the speed at which you have eliminated redundant officials is indeed a bit fast, many officials who have been laid off have nowhere to go for a while, which will naturally breed a lot of dissatisfaction, and this emotion will gradually affect the emperor, think about the emperor's recent attitude..."Fang Xianfu slowly guided Zhang Xuan like this.

When Zhang Xuan heard this, he was also silent, because he knew that the implementation of some of his measures really made Zhu Houxi very dissatisfied, and many of the measures were carried out at his own strong request. During this period, Zhu Houxi also had many repetitions, which led to the failure to implement his own measures smoothly. And he also took advantage of the opportunity of the dismissal of redundant officials to strike at many political enemies, and it is not said that he has no selfishness at all.

"But there are indeed many officials in the imperial court who are vegetarians..."Zhang Xuan held the table with his hand and whispered.

"I know this, and I also support the reform of the adults, but the adults should pay attention to the attitude of the emperor..."Fang Xianfu walked a few steps closer to Zhang Xuan, "I mean that my lord, you have to find an opportunity to show weakness to the emperor, and don't let the emperor be jealous of you." ”

"That's what you're talking about... I'll pay attention..."Zhang Xuan nodded at Fang Xianfu.

Zhang Xuan's arrival made Gui Cao a little confused. In fact, at the beginning of the ceremony, the two were originally allies, but after the success, the two had contradictions due to their different political views. Coupled with Zhang Xuan's narrow-mindedness and suppression of Gui Cao, the two have already parted ways.

"I don't know what happened when Lord Zhang came to the cold house." Gui Cao asked coldly.

Zhang Xuan saw Gui Cao sitting on the main seat and didn't show himself the seat, so he was a little annoyed, but now he had to endure it.

"Lord Gui, I think that at the beginning, when the two of us were in Nanjing, although we were idle, we drank and talked happily every day, so uncomfortable." Zhang Xuan sneered, and then touched the chair.

"Now that Master Zhang is the first assistant of the cabinet, he has every opportunity, and he still remembers this, which is really rare." Gui Calyx had a strange voice.

Seeing that the words are not speculative, Zhang Xuan is also a little helpless, just recounting the old feelings of the two. Gui Cao didn't have a match, he just drank tea, but his eyes didn't look at Zhang Xuan much.

Zhang Xuan licked his chapped lips, and was already angry in his heart: "Lord Gui, let's be honest, you understand why I came here today. Xia Yan is a villain, a clown who jumps off the beam, but he wants to shake the position of you and me with his cleverness. You... Didn't you react to that? ”

"As far as I know, Xia Yan is not targeting me." Gui Cao said quietly.

"You and I are in the same boat, we are both upstarts in the dynasty, if that Xia Yan is in power, can he tolerate you?" Zhang Xuan stroked his gray beard, "Don't forget, you are also in the cabinet now, and it is also a stumbling block on his way forward." Zhang Xuan stood up excitedly.

Gui Cao was stunned for a moment, and made a gesture of invitation to Zhang Xuan

Zhang Xuan saw that Gui Cao's attitude had eased, and hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "Yang Tinghe lost power, Yang Shen was exiled to Yunnan, Jiang Mian, and Mao Ji also went to the throne one after another. Yang Yiqing is a wise man, and there are still a few old ministers left in the court. Katsura-sama doesn't even understand this truth, does he? ”

"Come on, show tea to Lord Zhang." Gui Cao's attitude has completely eased.

Sure enough, in the face of interests, everyone can easily become enemies, and they can easily become friends again. The two quickly came to an agreement, and there were bursts of laughter in the room.

Out of Gui Cao's mansion, although it was late, Zhang Xuan still raised his feet and went to the mansion of Zhai Luan, a university scholar.