Chapter 51: Between Gain and Loss

Listening to the words of Emperor Hongzhi in his ears, the look on Zhou Chen's face couldn't help but be stunned.

was originally able to be released from Beijing, which already made Zhou Chen's heart feel very satisfied.

But Zhou Chen didn't expect that Emperor Hongzhi would give him such a generous treatment.

Needless to say, the previous half of the tiger talisman did not give Zhou Chen any rank, but what he enjoyed was the right to supervise the army, and it was a real military power in his hands.

As for the latter Jinyi Wei Qianhu token, this allows Zhou Chen to have an official position of no low rank while holding real power.

As the existence of the Son of Heaven's army, there are a total of fourteen thousand households, and the grade is as high as the fifth grade.

In the capital with many princes and nobles, Zhengwupin may not be a high-ranking official.

But placed outside the capital, this is the fifth product is an out-and-out important member of the Ming Dynasty.

The most important thing is that Zhou Chen also holds the power of the army in his hands.

To put it mildly, if Zhou Chen only wants to have fun.

Don't look at the place where he is about to take office is the frontier, but with these huge powers in his hands, it is enough for him to be the emperor of the soil for a few years during his tenure.

However, Zhou Chen's purpose is to be in a high position in the court, so as to gather luck, he naturally will not do that kind of stupid thing to dig for his own future.

"Everything is difficult at the beginning, I give you three years, and in these three years, you just need to open the mutual market in peace and stability.

In the end, no matter whether the mutual market can be effective in the management of border troubles, I will not bind you to the frontier.

But if something goes wrong in the past three years, then you should be prepared to stay on the frontier for the rest of your life!

Do you understand?! ”

Just as the thoughts in Zhou Chen's mind were spinning rapidly, the voice of Emperor Hongzhi came into his ears again.

This made Zhou Chen's heart suddenly tighten, although Emperor Hongzhi's voice still sounded calm and calm, but it was indeed full of categorical decisiveness.

The treatment given by Emperor Hongzhi is not grand, but there are also many drawbacks.

You must know that Zhou Chen is a flower of today's science, and he is an example of countless scholars in the world, and a heroic figure with both talent and appearance.

Zhou Chen took over the half of the Tiger Talisman and served as the supervisor of the Right Yulin Guard, but if he took over the Jinyi Wei Thousand Households Token, then his status in the eyes of the world's scholars would inevitably decline greatly.

The factory guard system was established by the Ming royal family in order to supervise hundreds of officials in the world.

Although Jinyiwei is not as hostile to the hundreds of officials in the court as the eunuchs in Dongchang, this definitely does not mean that the civil and military officials in the court will treat Jinyiwei well.

If Zhou Chen, a new science detective, joins Jinyiwei, it will undoubtedly betray the civil official group in the DPRK and China, and it is certain that he will be rejected by those civil ministers.

After thinking about all the pros and cons here, Zhou Chen had already made a final decision in his heart.

You must know that he has no nepotism in the court, so whether he can be accepted by the civil official group in the court is not very important.

Besides, Zhou Chen's purpose is not to enter the cabinet, what he wants is nothing more than to be in a high position, control authority, and gather luck.

And Jin Yiwei's identity as the pro-army of the Son of Heaven will undoubtedly make Zhou Chen inherently closer to the emperor, easier to trust the emperor, and the probability of controlling power will naturally increase greatly.

Looking at the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, there are many figures who are the leaders of the factory and the guard, and Zhou Chen can also become such a figure.

The most important thing is that Zhou Chen knows that Emperor Hongzhi's physical condition is actually not very good, and to put it mildly, he doesn't have a good life for a few years at all.

At present, Emperor Hongzhi put such a new science exploration flower into the Jinyi Guard, and he may not have suppressed himself first, and when the crown prince Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne, he used himself, so as to make himself a sharp blade in Zhu Houzhao's hands.

Even if Emperor Hongzhi is a slightly benevolent monarch in the history of the Ming Dynasty, his more than ten years of imperial career has not been in vain after all, and these power and scheming techniques are naturally used by him flexibly.

However, this also happens to be Zhou Chen's intention, and being able to become a close minister by the side of the new emperor in the future is also easier for his planning.

Immediately, Zhou Chen did not hesitate or hesitate, he immediately bowed down and said: "Your Majesty has entrusted you with a heavy responsibility, and Weichen will not hesitate to go to the soup to fight the fire, and will never let down Your Majesty's trust!" ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction, he waved his hand lightly, and said with a smile: "Okay, there is nothing for you here, let's go back and prepare for the post first!" ”

"Minister, thank you!"

After Zhou Chen bowed here, he slowly withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Hall under the leadership of the eunuch Wang Yue and returned to the courtyard on the outskirts of his own city.

After seeing Zhou Chen's figure disappear, Emperor Hongzhi slowly leaned back, he closed his eyes, looked comfortable and said easily: "You two come out!" ”

Immediately afterwards, behind the screen behind Emperor Hongzhi, two figures walked out from the left and right sides.

Just like what Zhou Chen had sensed before, there was no more than just the three of them on the surface in this Heart Cultivation Palace.

The person walking out on the left was a young man with a slightly detached expression, he was none other than Zhu Houzhao, the only son of Emperor Hongzhi.

As for the person who came out of the right side of the screen, he was about thirty years old, dressed in a black python robe, and his face was generous and honest, which made people see the first impression that he was a man with lofty ideals who was loyal to the monarch and patriotic.

Previously, Zhou Chen sensed that the person with the cultivation of the innate realm was the middle-aged man in front of him, and he was the iron gall god of the current dynasty, Hou Zhu.

And Zhu Houzhao and Zhu ignored the purpose of the two of them hiding behind the screen, so they naturally accompanied Emperor Hongzhi to take the examination of Zhou Chen, a new science detective.

After being called out by Emperor Hongzhi, he had already stayed behind the screen until Zhu Houzhao, who was a little impatient, couldn't wait to sit on the chair that Zhou Chen was sitting on before.

Immediately, I only heard Zhu Houzhao ask out loud: "Dad, this Zhou Chen is a new science detective, maybe he will be able to enter the cabinet in the future, you get him into Jinyiwei, is this a bit buried in his talent!" ”

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's voice in his ears, Emperor Hongzhi was still leaning on the dragon chair with his eyes closed, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Prince, you are still too young and too simple!" ”

When the words in his mouth fell, Emperor Hongzhi opened his eyes, and he couldn't help but cast a complicated gaze on Zhu Wushi, who was sitting on the right side.