After the incident in the palace, although the emperor did not say it explicitly, he discussed political affairs with several cabinet ministers several times, and Emperor Chongzhen revealed intentionally or unintentionally that although due to the constraints of the oath, Emperor Chongzhen could not deal with Xu Liang clearly, but the emperor absolutely could not tolerate Xu Liang's forces to meddle in the cabinet again. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Therefore, although Xu Guangqi was a little helpless, the opinions of the emperor, Wen Tiren, Sun Chengzong and others were undoubtedly quite unanimous, and among the three candidates for the cabinet, Huang Daozhou had absolutely no chance.

Wang Chengen had just run to the cabinet to convey the emperor's will to the three cabinet ministers, and after the three cabinet ministers received the decree, before they could say a word, they saw a priest walk in outside the house, and respectfully bowed his hand to the three cabinet elders: "Xu Ge Lao, Sun Ge Lao, Wen Ge Lao, the Imperial Court of the Imperial Palace, Zhou Huang, ask to see." ”

The three elders couldn't help but sigh: Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will come to Wow.

Since Xu Guangqi is the second assistant, in terms of status, Xu Guangqi is respected, yes, Wen Tiren, and Sun Chengzong are waiting for Xu Ge to take the idea. Moreover, the room where the three of them stayed was originally the duty room of the cabinet deputy assistant Xu Ge.

"Let him in." Xu Ge Lao said.

After a while, the Imperial Zodiac Zhou of the Imperial Court strode in, followed by Tietou, who was holding three beautifully packaged gifts in his hand.

Huang Daozhou raised his feet and entered the room, and when he looked up, he saw the three pavilion elders sitting upright like three bodhisattvas, facing Huang Daozhou.

Huang Daozhou was slightly stunned, then the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and he secretly thought: It's okay now, Wen Tiren and Sun Chengzong are also here, so I don't have to make two more trips.

Thinking like this, a sincere smile appeared on Huang Daozhou's face, and he arched his hand towards the three pavilion elders, and said with a smile: "Xia Guandu Imperial Court Imperial Shi Huang Daozhou, I have seen the second assistant lord, Sun Ge Lao, Wen Ge Lao. Hehe, the three bosses are here, what a coincidence! ”

The three pavilion elders were all expressionless, and after Huang Daozhou finished speaking, there was no pavilion elder who opened his mouth to respond for a long time, which made Huang Daozhou very embarrassed and annoyed. However, thinking of the special explanation of his own adults before leaving, the anger of the zodiac was slowly suppressed again.

I can't bear it!!

Xu Ge Lao looked at the middle-aged official in front of him, who was nearly forty years old, and then his eyes fell on the three gifts that Tie Dao Zhou was holding behind him, and Xu Ge Lao couldn't help but feel sad.

Speaking from his heart, Xu Ge still admires Zodiac Zhou very much. Huang Daozhou ascended to the high position of the imperial history of the Imperial Palace, although it was mainly Xu Liang who made great efforts behind the scenes. However, Huang Daozhou served as the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate for two or three years, and in terms of governing ability, performance evaluation, and character, Huang Daozhou was the best choice.

What is even more commendable is that although Huang Daozhou is Xu Liang's descendant, in the two years since Xu Liang left Beijing, Huang Daozhou has indeed devoted himself to his work and has made a lot of tangible achievements. Otherwise, with the emperor's dislike of Xu Liang, Huang Daozhou, the imperial history of the capital, would have been taken down long ago. However, it is precisely because he is Xu Liang's person that even if Huang Daozhou makes great achievements, the most ideal result is to stand still. It's even harder to go further.

The day of the court to promote the cabinet ministers is approaching, and the cabinet has also heard someone say that as one of the candidates, Huang Daozhou, who is one of the candidates, actually disregards his face and identity, and carries gifts to swagger through the mansions of those adults in the city to intercede and pull support! This kind of profiteer behavior made Cabinet Minister Wen Tiren almost laugh off his big teeth!

Such an excellent talent, but it can't be used by the court! Elder Xu Ge sighed secretly in his heart, waved his hand and said, "Lord Huang, there is no need to be polite. Now that the court is about to push, the cabinet is also busy in a mess, does Lord Huang have anything to report? ”

Huang Daozhou was slightly stunned, shook his head and said: "Lord Cifu, the lower officials came here in this flash, in fact, they wanted to show the three pavilion elders in person that the lower officials were eager to enter the cabinet. I also ask the three adults to give the lower officials a chance to serve the court for the sake of the lower officials' loyalty to the Ming Dynasty for so many years. Oh, this is a little bit of heart specially prepared by the lower officials, please accept it with a smile from the three pavilion elders. ”

As Huang Daozhou spoke, Tietou walked over and gently put the three packs of gifts on the table.

Wen Tiren snorted coldly, stared at Huang Daozhou, and said in a weird manner: "Huang Daozhou, you want to be a cabinet minister because you want to go crazy, right?" Even a series of door-to-door gifts, a set of unique skills used by merchants, have been used! Hmph, the old man might as well tell you clearly, the day after tomorrow, you have no chance of success in the Zodiac Zhou! Your name appears in the list of candidates, it will only be a big joke of my Ming Dynasty! If you know each other, abstain as soon as possible! ”

Huang Daozhou replied in a stiff tone: "The results of the court push have not come out, and no one knows who is up and who is down." Elder Wen Ge asserted that the lower officials could not ascend to the throne, which was premature. ”

Wen Tiren sneered: "You have followed Xu Liang for all these years, but you haven't learned it, and you are arrogant and have learned quite comprehensively." Let's not talk about whether you can get half of the support of the adults in the court, even if you pass, whether you can ascend to the throne in the end depends on the emperor's nod and permission. Think about it yourself, with the relationship between the emperor and Xu Liang, is it half possible for the emperor to help you enter the cabinet?! ”

Huang Daozhou's brows furrowed, but he didn't want to argue with Wen Tiren in the cabinet duty room, so he raised his head calmly, arched his hand towards the three pavilion elders, and said calmly: "In short, this is the long-cherished wish of the lower officials' life, and I also ask the three adults to support it." ”

"Hmph," Wen Tiren sneered. Before he could say a few more sarcasm, Huang Daozhou actually turned around and walked out of the cabinet after saying this, leaving a few points faster than when he came in.

"This ...... This is the attitude of the zodiac week to ask for help?! Wen Tiren shouted angrily, pointing to the back of the zodiac Zhou and the iron head.

Neither Xu Ge nor Sun Ge spoke. Sun Ge Lao looked at the three boxes of gifts left on the table and asked, "What to do with these things?" ”

Xu Ge Lao frowned and said: "Eating people is soft-mouthed, and taking people is short-handed. Now that we've decided to give up on the Zodiac Week, it's better to go back. ”

Elder Sun Ge nodded in agreement, beckoned a priest, and asked him to send the gift back to the Dongjiang Courtyard.

Huang Daozhou's attitude made Sun Chengzong fall into deep thought, he pondered for a while, and suddenly raised his head and asked Xu Ge Lao: "Lord Xu, do you think there is anything wrong with Huang Daozhou's arrival?" ”

Xu Ge thought for a while, and then said in amazement: "Master Sun is talking about ......?" ”

Although Xu Ge Lao didn't say what he said next, it was obvious that Sun Chengzong understood, he nodded with a solemn expression, and said: "Huang Daozhou came here, it can be said that he came to the door to intercede, but from the time Huang Daozhou entered the door to the time he left, he didn't owe any pleading, from beginning to end, it seemed that he was dealing with an errand and just going through the motions." This kind of performance is too abnormal. ”

Elder Xu Ge nodded slowly.

Wen Ge Lao on the side smiled disdainfully: "From the old man's point of view, the two adults are too worried. Huang Daozhou's attitude just now, the old man was not surprised at all. Presumably, before Huang Daozhou came to the cabinet to be on duty, he guessed the attitude of the three of us in his heart, and he came, and it had no effect at all. Most likely, it was just that Xu Liang forced Huang Daozhou to come to the door, and Huang Daozhou was helpless, so he would take a trip as if he coped. ”

When Xu Ge Lao and Sun Ge Lao heard this, they both deliberated for a while, and they both thought that there was some truth.

Huang Daozhou and Tietou came out of the cabinet, walked straight out of the noon gate, and suddenly saw a familiar face. Both of them couldn't help but stand still, looking over there.

In the side door of the noon gate, a purple-robed eunuch was staring at the two Tsing Yi eunuchs with a gloomy expression, interrogating something. The two eunuchs in Tsing Yi were cautious and answered one by one with smiling faces.

One of the eunuchs in Tsing Yi also handed over a bag of loose silver with a smile on his face, and the purple-robed eunuch took it easily, checked it in his palm, and felt that the weight was okay, so he nodded slowly.

The two eunuchs in Tsing Yi suddenly seemed to be amnestied, and they laughed again and again, carefully retreated, went out of the side door of the noon gate, and hurried out when they were far away.

Huang Daozhou looked at it carefully, and couldn't help beckoning: "Grandpa Luo, Grandpa Luo!" Over here! ”

A eunuch in Tsing Yi looked up and saw Huang Daozhou and Tietou standing on the side of the street outside the noon gate, waving to him with a smile, his face couldn't help but change slightly, and he walked over in a curt.

"It turned out to be Lord Huang and Lord Tie." Luo Bing sneered, "It's rare for our family to meet two adults when they go out of the palace, it's really a coincidence." ”

Huang Daozhou smiled slightly, looked at the other eunuch in Tsing Yi, and asked, "Gonggong Luo, is this ......?" ”

The eunuch in Tsing Yi saw that Huang Daozhou was also wearing a red official robe, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly said: "Wei Hong, the master of ceremonies of our family, has seen Lord Huang and Lord Tie. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Grandpa Wei." Zodiac Zhou Yingdao.

Luo Bing smiled wryly, and then said to Wei Hong: "Old Wei, you go and do your business first, meet at the inn at night, and I will look for you when the time comes." ”

Wei Hong listened, nodded, and bowed his hand to Huang Daozhou and Tietou, and walked away by himself.

Huang Daozhou looked at Wei Hong's distant figure, and looked at Luo Bing as if he was smiling.

Luo Bing's face was embarrassed for a while, and he said, "Lord Huang, forgive me, our family is helping Lord Xu with things now, and the fewer people who know, the better." Now our family is about to go to see Lord Xu, this Wei Hong has to be sent away first. ”

Huang Daozhou nodded, stroked his palms and said, "Father-in-law is going to Dongjiang Courtyard?" That's a good idea. The official and the Admiral Iron also happened to finish the business at hand, and were about to go back, but they stopped by. ”

Luo Bing secretly said that he was unlucky, but he didn't dare to say anything different, so he followed Huang Daozhou and Tietou back to the Dongjiang Courtyard sullenly. On the way, Huang Daozhou remembered the scene in the side door of the noon gate, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Grandpa Luo, you are also the number one person in the celebrant supervisor, why is it so troublesome to go out of the palace now?" Just now we saw that the purple-clothed eunuch's face seemed to be very annoying? ”

When Father-in-law Luo heard this, he seemed to be reminded of the sadness in his heart, and couldn't help but scold angrily: "Don't mention it! Since Lord Xu made such a fuss in the palace, the gang of miscellaneous people in Dongchang have taken chicken feathers as arrows, and have sent additional people in each palace gate, and they have to search one by one when they enter and exit the palace gates! ”

Huang Daozhou said with a smile: "Those people in Dongchang are really loyal to the emperor, and they are also conscientious in their work!" ”

Father-in-law Luo's face darkened, and he scolded angrily with disdain: "Bullshit's loyalty! The gang of miscellaneous people in the East Factory are doing their job with all their hearts, and it is true that they took the opportunity to ask for money. For example, the good purple-clothed eunuch in the noon gate just now, his name is Liu San, he is just a small stall head in Dongchang, and he saw me Luo Bing in the past, which time was not polite. Now I have the courage to get fat, and I dare to take my money! Hmph, when our family survives this catastrophe safely, he has to vomit it out doubly! Father-in-law Luo scolded, thinking of his current situation in the palace, he couldn't help but look gloomy, and sighed: "Alas, it's really a tiger falling into Pingyang and being bullied by dogs!" ”

Huang Daozhou and Tietou laughed in their hearts when they heard it, and pretended to comfort: "Grandpa Luo is tired. Your hard work, this official will find an opportunity to report it to Lord Xu to know. ”

Father-in-law Luo said curtly: "Then thank you Lord Huang." ”

The three of them entered the Dongjiang Courtyard and went to see Xu Liang together.

Xu Liang was sitting behind the desk looking through the secret documents from the Shaanxi side, and when he saw Luo Bing arriving, he stood up from his seat, walked up to Luo Bing, and chuckled with satisfaction: "Grandpa Luo is really a trustworthy person." ”

Luo's father-in-law's face changed, and he said curtly: "Where, in front of Lord Xu, how dare our family play with any heart." ”

Xu Liang nodded with satisfaction: "My father-in-law can recognize this, and the official is very happy." Hmm, if you come here now, you must have a way to bring people into the palace? ”

Gonggong Luo nodded, then took out a piece of paper from his arms, spread it on the table, and said to Xu Liang: "Lord Xu, our family has already thought of a way to bring people into the palace. When our family left the palace this time, they also brought out a eunuch named Wei Hong, who was the one who was the celebrant eunuch! ”

Father-in-law Luo pointed to a portrait on the paper, Huang Daozhou, and Tietou looked at it together, they were all taken aback, and Huang Daozhou said: "Father-in-law, isn't this the person outside the noon gate?" ”

Xu Liang was surprised: "What, do you recognize this person?" ”

Huang Daozhou and Tietou nodded, and then briefly told Xu Liang about the scene outside the noon gate.

Grandpa Luo nodded and said, "It's this person." Then Father-in-law Luo stared straight at Xu Liang and said in a deep voice: "Lord Xu, our family's ugly words are ahead, and our family has thought of a way, as for whether it can be done, it depends on Lord Xu's ability." ”

Xu Liang suddenly became interested and motioned to Grandpa Luo: "What is Grandpa Luo going to do?" ”

Gonggong Luo clasped his hands on his chest and said coldly: "Now the fans of Dongchang have sent people at each palace gate to strictly check the people who enter and leave the palace. Our family left the palace this time, and countless pairs of eyes inside and outside the palace saw our family and Wei Hong leaving the palace together. Since our family and Wei Hong left the palace together, they naturally have to return to the palace together. ”

Xu Liang stroked his palms and looked at Father-in-law Luo's gaze as if he wanted to get to know him again, "Father-in-law's method is really clever." Then he looked at the iron head and asked in a deep voice: "Among our Tsing Yi Guards, are there any masters who are good at the art of disguise?" ”

Tietou said: "There are two in Shaanxi Tsing Yi Wei. If you are here in Jingshi, you have to ask Yan Qi. ”

Xu Liang said categorically: "You go to Yan Qi and ask him to find a way to make Chai Lao Liu look like this person." ”

The iron head replied, "Yes." ”

When Gonggong Luo saw that Xu Liang had made arrangements, he said, "In the evening today, our Xinglong Inn is waiting for your person in Room A on the third floor." Leave. ”

With that, Grandpa Luo turned around and planned to leave.

Xu Liang suddenly said: "Grandpa Luo, don't be in a hurry to leave, the official suddenly remembered that there is still a big business I want to talk to Grandpa Luo." (To be continued.) )