Chapter Ninety-Seven

Seeing Zhang Yan ask like this, Zou Yi just smiled slightly, and said: "Yesterday, many officials did go to Lord Yue's mansion, what did they do, but the old slave didn't know. But it is inevitable to offer condolences and ask him to mourn. As for whether to discuss the matter of Lord Yue's worries, there should also be, but why no one has played the matter of love, the old slave doesn't understand. ”

He can't take out the joints in such things, and only pick out some inconsequential, human feelings. Old fox, no matter what you do, it's all watertight. How old is Zhang Yan, compared with these people, she is far behind.

Seeing that Zou Yi didn't know what to do, Yan nodded helplessly and said, "Then let's step back first." ”

"Yes, Queen Mother." Zou Yi agreed, turned around and exited Cining Palace.

When Zou Yi left, Zhang Yan said: "Wen Jin, Wen Xiu, I want to be alone, let's go down first." ”

The two personal palace maids retreated in response, and now only Zhang Yan is left in the palace. She leaned back in her chair and remembered the past. Thinking back then, Yue Su also helped her, if it wasn't for Yue Su's advice, how could the emperor let his personal maid enter the palace, if not, whether the fetus in his womb could be saved, I'm afraid it's not good. Yue Su is an upright official, and has handled countless corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and can be regarded as a lonely minister of His Majesty. However, Yue Su is not a person who does not drip, in Ruan Zhenmei's case, he did something wrong, vomited blood and fainted in court, it is okay to deceive the emperor, and no one with a discerning eye can see it. Yue Su has also begun to form a party now, and his henchmen are all over the government and the opposition, and his power is all over the world, and he is no longer the lonely minister he used to be. The emperor asked him to be Zhuge Kongming and ask him to be alone, but he turned his head and went to see Wei Zhongxian, what's going on, do you still want to take the former eunuch party for his own use?

Zhang Yan recalled these pasts, how did she know that these things she saw, the foolish husband in her heart, actually saw it more clearly than her. Yue Su fainted in court, and the imperial doctor was in a hurry, but why did he faint, it was not because Ruan Zhenmei was Yue Su's father-in-law. This kind of thing, the emperor and Yue Su have tacitly agreed, otherwise Yue Su is sick, it doesn't matter, you can wait until the case is finalized, why should the emperor go to trial it in person. Everyone in the world thought that Yue Su had deceived the emperor, but who would know that this was originally a tacit understanding.

Zhu Youxiao has no doubts about employing people all his life, if Yue Su did not cross over, he would not have the slightest doubt about Wei Zhongxian, and let Wei Gonggong do it. In history, how Father-in-law Wei brought disaster to the country and the people, but who knows Father-in-law Wei's hard work, Father-in-law Wei can only be in power for a total of three years, and what kind of disaster can he make the country become. History is always written by the victors and those literati and inkmen, the literati look down on the eunuchs, and naturally they will be written badly, if Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Carpenter do not die, it is estimated that the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed. When it comes to loyalty to the emperor, there are few civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty who can compare to his old man.

With Yue Su's appearance, Zhu Youxiao was also convinced of Yue Su, and let him do whatever he wanted. Taxes have gone up, the treasury has money, it is no longer beyond its means, its armament has been strengthened, and there is at least a fighting army in all parts of the world.

Zhang Yan only saw Yue Su's party and dictatorship, but he didn't see that if there was no group of people around to help Yue Su, what would he do and let go of his hands and feet.

Empress Dowager Zhang pondered for a long time, sometimes thinking of Yue Su's goodness, and sometimes thinking that Yue Su's power was too big, so big that it would shake her son's world.

"What should I do? Do you want to win love or not? Zhang Yan was noncommittal, in a dilemma. She is afraid of this seizure, Yue Su's power is even more unshakable, once she relies on the identity of the minister of the orphan to bully their orphans and widows? But once Yue Su is gone, I am afraid that there will be no more upright and capable officials in the court like Yue Su.

After thinking about it for a long time, she finally decided to talk to someone. It is better for this person to be just, respectable, and resourceful. After thinking about it, she finally thought that Congzhe was the only suitable person to be the head of the court.

At that moment, in the name of the emperor, she summoned Fang Congzhe to the imperial study to see him.

Fang Congzhe came to the imperial study by order, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Zhang Yan sitting on the throne with the emperor, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted, "The old minister sees the emperor and the queen mother." ”

"Fang Qing's family is quickly exempt, come here, take a seat." After all, Fang Congzhe is the first assistant, and he is also an adult, and this is not an early dynasty, so it should be given a seat.

A eunuch immediately brought a chair and asked Fang Congzhe to sit down. Fang Congzhe bowed first, "Thank you, the emperor, thank the queen mother." After that, he slowly sat down.

"Fang Qing, the emperor and the mourning family are invited here today because there is something they want to ask for. Aiqing is a veteran of the three dynasties, has always been highly respected, decent, when the first emperor was alive, he also praised the Qing family. So in this matter, Aiqing must share his worries for His Majesty. Zhang Yan said earnestly.

"The queen mother is serious, and the ministers eat the king's lu, so they should be worried about the king. But I don't know what the emperor is troubled by, the minister will do his best. Fang Congzhe said. It's the emperor who is bothered by something, in fact, it's white, it's not that the queen mother is in trouble.

"Here's the thing, the old man Yue Cifu died of illness, and he presented an excerpt yesterday to return to his hometown to worry about the system. At present, it has been less than a year since the death of the first emperor and the emperor's accession to the throne, and he is the minister designated by the first emperor to support the orphans. Therefore, it is really difficult for the emperor to choose. I don't know what Fang Shoufu thinks about this matter? Do you think it's time to take love? ”

"This ......" is full of people, and the one who wants Yue Su to go home the most is the first to go home. He is the head of the court, but he has no real name, in the cabinet, Yue Su has the most people, and he also has the name of the minister of Tuogu, no matter what happens, it has to be decided by Lord Yue, and he has become an ornament. Fang Congzhe is not a person who is willing to be lonely, even if he didn't have a chance in the past, now that the opportunity is in front of him, how can he not grasp it. You must know that Zou Yi can see the clues of Liu Mingguo's matter, and Fang Congzhe, who is also an old fox, how can he not see it. But directly, let Yue Su hurry home and keep filial piety for three years, it is absolutely impossible, in this way, it is estimated that Yue Su did not go home, and he went home first. Therefore, Fang Congzhe hesitated, turned to his heart, and said: "The queen mother's extreme is that at this time, it has been less than a year since the death of the first emperor and the emperor's accession to the throne. It stands to reason that the emperor should win affection. But today, the minister found something wondering, and I don't know if the emperor paid attention to it. ”

The emperor is just five years old, what does he know, whether the emperor pays attention, is not just asking the person next to the emperor if he has noticed. Zhang Yan asked casually: "I don't know what the Qing family is referring to?" ”

"This morning, many officials handed over the folds, and the cabinet had to look at them and send them to the celebrant of ceremonies. The minister has already read all those excerpts, and the content is roughly the same, all of them are asking the emperor to decree that Lord Zhun Yue will return to his hometown. Fang Congzhe said.

"Fang Qing, what's the point of wondering about this?" Zhang Yan asked knowingly.

"Lord Yue is a minister of Tuogu, and many matters in the court are presided over and supervised by Lord Yue, and the civil and military officials in the capital also know about it. He wants Ding Wei to return to his hometown at this time, who will do those things, all the officials are people who understand, why there is no one to ask for affection, all of them are all in the same mouth, it is really incomprehensible. Fang Congzhe said deliberately.

"Fang Qing's is good, after this mention, the mourning family is also a little puzzled. Fang Qing has been in the sea for a long time, can you know what is the reason for this? Zhang Yan asked again.

"The minister was thinking, could this be that Lord Yue cared about family affection and wanted to go home to keep filial piety, and he was afraid that the hundred officials would dissuade him from taking love from the emperor, so he greeted some officials in advance and asked them not to take advantage of his affection." At this point, Fang Congzhe shook his head and sighed, and then said: "Lord Yue, this little worry is back to his hometown, and those government affairs he presides over are not taken over." The following officials who are specifically handling various government affairs are all carried by Lord Yue, and others have not done this, and temporarily replace Lord Yue to supervise, for fear that they will not be familiar with Lord Yue, and they will be prone to malpractice. ”

The words were leaky and seemed unintentional, but the listener immediately had a series of associations. Zhang Yan thought like this, "Good Yue Su, why don't I let the officials below go to the fold of taking love, it turns out that there is no fear, and there is a retreat to advance, testing the mourning family." ”

Thinking of this, Zhang Yan immediately became angry, but she didn't show it too much in front of Fang Congzhe, but just said lightly: "Fang Qing's is that many government affairs are presided over by Yue Qing at the moment. However, since Yue Su has decided to return to his hometown to guard filial piety, the emperor is not easy to stop, after all, my Ming Dynasty is based on loyalty and filial piety, if Yue Qing is not allowed to return to his hometown to worry, will he not be burdened with the name of unfilial piety. Now that the court is not eventful, I think it will be a piece of filial piety for Yue Qing and allow him to return to his hometown. Fang Qing's family, what do you see? ”

Zhang Yan was angry, but the old and spicy Fang Congzhe saw it in his eyes. He pretended not to notice it, nodded and said: "This kind of thing should be decided by the emperor, no matter whether Lord Yue returns to his hometown or not, the minister will do his duty." ”

"Alright, so be it. It's not early, Fang Qing's family should go back and rest. Zhang Yan waved her hand gently.

"The minister retired."

Early the next morning, a eunuch went to Yue Su's house to announce the decree, the content of the decree is very simple, which roughly means that filial piety comes first, the old husband of Yue Qing's family is sick and mourned, and returning to his hometown to guard filial piety is to do his duty as a son of man, how can the emperor force him to stay. This is the invitation of the Qing family, and Aiqing will return to his hometown on the same day.

However, Zhang Yan is also righteous, and added a sentence at the end of the will, Nian Yueqing has worked hard and made great achievements, and specially rewarded Yue Su with 5,000 taels of silver, and buried his father in a beautiful manner.

Chapter Ninety-Seven

Chapter Ninety-Seven: Knocking on the side, arriving at the address