Chapter 559: Curves
Zheng Xinyu's question is very realistic, when you come up with an idea, you can be whimsical and unscrupulous, but you must consider the feasibility of the plan when making decisions, just like a group of mice discussing the danger of hanging a bell around the cat's neck to prevent the danger of being culled, the method is a good way, but you can't find a cat who dares to hang a bell for the cat, and this plan is no different from nonsense. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
After Zheng Jili's explanation, Zheng Xinyu also felt that this teacher candidate was quite reasonable, but Zhao Mengtu was born in a military family, and there was basically no intersection between him and the Zheng family, and some of the information that Zheng Jili learned about Zhao Mengtu was also indirectly through Zhao Bingzhang, the former chief staff officer of the Fubo General Ma Yuanchao, with such a relationship, don't say that Zhao Mengtu is invited, I'm afraid it's difficult to meet online, right?
"I've also considered this, it shouldn't be a big problem to persuade Zhao Mengtu to promise to teach Xiaotian, as long as he can meet and talk, it is estimated that he will not refuse, there are three reasons, one of them, Zhao Mengtu is one of the witnesses when Xiaotian and Zhang Xiaoyun play, General Zhao can be interested in Xiaotian, an eight-year-old child, must have heard a paraphrase from him, and this paraphrase is very positive, there are many words of appreciation, from which it can be seen that Zhao Mengtu himself is also very appreciative of Xiaotian, very liked."
“...... Second, Zhao Mengtu has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and it is said that since he was seven years old, he has followed his father to eat and live in the military palace, eat and live with ordinary soldiers, train together, and live together. ”
“...... Third, teaching Xiaotian chess is beneficial and harmless, the time is only a short month, and it does not require him to spend any energy, but it can win the favor of General Zhao, even if it is only a business, it is worth it. Therefore, to sum up, the real difficulty is not to convince Zhao Mengtu, but how to meet him. Zheng Jili said.
"Have you figured out a way to do that?" Zheng Xinyu asked - he believes in his son's eloquence and persuasiveness, thinking that Zhao Mengtu has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and joined the army at a young age, although he must have received a good education, but in the end he is also a martial artist, and Zheng Jili is definitely not an opponent when he fights with a middle-aged man, but it is the so-called good woman who is difficult to cook without rice, even if Zheng Jili has good eloquence, no matter how much truth he has, if he doesn't see Zhao Mengtu himself, his tongue will not be able to play.
"I'm afraid I'm going to need you, father, to come forward." Zheng Jili said.
"You want me to come forward?" Zheng Xinyu was stunned when he heard this--the affairs of the Zheng family, if he has to work and come forward, he is naturally duty-bound, the problem is that he is the current head of the Zheng family, and his appearance is the last resort of the Zheng family, once he uses it, he can only succeed, not fail, for the interests of the Zheng family, he is not afraid of running errands and being tired, but there must be a very good reason.
"Yes. Father, didn't you take him to the Prime Minister's Mansion to send a letter when Xiaotian first came to the city? Zheng Jili's words suddenly changed and brought up the old thing.
"Yes. I remember that it was a letter written by an old friend of Zhang Xiangye when he was a salt transport envoy in Jiangnan, and that friend admired Xiaotian very much, and that letter was actually a reminder, indirectly wanting Xiaotian to get Zhang Xiangye's protection. Of course Zheng Xinyu will not forget this incident, in fact, it is because of this incident that the Zheng family has a personal relationship with the Prime Minister's house, although it is not profound, but as long as it can be connected and spoken, its significance is more than a mountain of gold and silver, such as today's court meeting, if it were not for Zhang Xiangye to speak, Tan Xiaotian would definitely not be able to get the special attention of Emperor Xuande.
"General Zhao and Zhang Xiangye have been officials in the same dynasty for decades, one is the leader of the army, the other is the head of a hundred officials, the two not only serve together in the court, discuss the government, and the private friendship is also very deep, often drink and chat together, and the two juniors are often interacting, intimate. I have heard rumors, that Zhao Mengtu has a good impression of Zhang Xiangye's fourth granddaughter, and intends to marry her, although this is just a rumor, hearsay, but the so-called groundless wind, there must be a voice, I think that with the status of the two families in the court and the friendship between the two heads of the family, the two sides can be said to be a good match, a match made in heaven, it is estimated that it is eight or nine not far from ten, and the difference is only time.
"So, although we can't catch up with Zhao Mengtu there, Xiangye can. Xiaotian got the emperor's royal approval to become a princess lecturer this time, Zhang Xiangye contributed a lot from it, it is reasonable, father, you should come to visit, express your gratitude, and then by the way, ask Xiangye to help meet with Zhao Mengtu, presumably Xiangye should not refuse this kind of small favor, right? Zheng Jili said his plan.
Zheng Xinyu twisted his beard and thought about it - his son's idea is very thoughtful, because there is no family that does not want to maintain a good relationship with the Prime Minister's Mansion, the problem is that the seven officials in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion want to get in touch with the Prime Minister and keep where to stay, many people want to spend money and give gifts are afraid that they can't even find the door, so it is necessary to thank Zhang Bainian for helping with Tan Xiaotian becoming a princess lecturer, even if there is no matter for a month, he must do it. And the emperor and Zhao Hongtu agreed that Zhang Bainian was one of the witnesses during the January battle, and he could talk about it naturally at that time, and took the opportunity to lead the topic to ask Xiangye to help introduce it. It is very difficult for him to get on the line with the Zhao family, but for Zhang Bonian, it is a matter of effort, and he doesn't even need to arrange it personally, just his granddaughter Zhang Mengyun writes a two-wide note, Zhao Mengtu will run to the prime minister's mansion regardless of the wind and rain, right?
"Okay, I'll come out of this face, you go and arrange someone to buy gifts." Thinking of this, Zheng Xinyu made a decision - of course the plan is the best if it succeeds, not only to maintain the relationship with the Prime Minister, but also to connect with the Zhao family, even if it is not successful, the Zheng family has nothing to lose, you can find another chess master to train Tan Xiaotian, after all, this plan is more from the interests of the Zheng family as a whole, if it is purely considered from the teaching aspect, there are more qualified people in the capital than Zhao Mengtu.
"Yes, that's what the kid will do." Zhang Bonian is not a person who can be seen when he sees him, and the Prime Minister's Mansion is not a place where he can casually be a neighbor, and the official document announcing Tan Xiaotian as the princess's lecturer has not yet been issued, so take advantage of this time to make corresponding preparations. (To be continued.) )