Chapter 121: Stubbornness (1)

Zhang Shijie slept until the sunset, and only woke up when the sky was full of red clouds, Zhao Shi had good patience and had been waiting here, but Du Shanhu couldn't bear to be lonely, and was very dissatisfied with going out for a trip, except for finding someone to wait for, but the little boy volunteered to take him out for a walk, Du Shanhu was immediately overjoyed, told Zhao Shi, and went out with the boy to hang out nearby.

After Zhang Shijie woke up, he saw that Zhao Shi had not left, but the others were gone, knowing that this cousin had something to say, he was not a procrastinator, and he was also about to talk to Zhao Shi, so the two sat opposite each other under the banyan tree, but it was not Zhao Shi who asked first.

"My cousin is coming to Beijing this time, do you plan to live here permanently, or will you return soon?"

Zhao Shi thought for a while, "Maybe, but I won't leave Jingshi in a short time, and now that I've entered King Jing's Mansion, it's not so easy to leave." ”

Zhang Shijie didn't hide his worries this time, and frowned tightly and said, "How did my cousin meet King Jing?" ”

Zhao Shi didn't hide it, except for a few secret things, he told Zhang Shijie about everything else.

After listening to him, Zhang Shijie didn't show any surprise at this time, he has been studying since he was a child, this insight is much stronger than those pedantic scholars who only know how to study hard behind closed doors, although Zhao Shi's experience is a little bizarre, but in his opinion, it is mostly out of coincidence, and it is not worth making a fuss about.

"My cousin is really a good soldier, and he has a chance to meet ...... It's also very good. He first praised it, and then said: "But you are too reckless, the third envoy Zeng and King Jing have old grudges." You shouldn't get involved in this matter, although King Jing is favored by the saint, but he has not been sent to him, and his reputation in the capital is not very good, but the Zeng father and son are very famous in Beijing, no matter what their temperament is, if they offend them, they may disdain to embarrass you. But even if they mention it to others a little bit, these people below can do anything in order to curry favor with Shangguan. ”

Zhao Shi smiled, but what he thought in his heart was that the Zeng family still had the kung fu to embarrass him? A few days later, the news of Zeng Du's disappearance came, and the court was not sure what kind of chaos it was, thinking in his heart, but his mouth said: "Since it has been done." There's nothing to regret, big brother or tell me about the situation in Beijing, I heard that there is some chaos in Beijing? ”

Zhang Shijie's voice sank thicker, "Cousin, although we haven't met a few times. But it's my aunt's cousin, a brother, I know you have some anger towards your eldest brother, and your eldest brother doesn't blame you. Self-cultivation and Qi family rule the country and level the world, the eldest brother has been away from home since he was a child, and he can't support his parents or take care of his brothers, which is indeed a loss of virtue.

But the eldest brother still has to persuade you now, Jingshi is now an unpredictable place, even the courtiers are walking on thin ice, and if you are not careful, you will have a catastrophe. How much more do we wait? The eldest brother has a former classmate and friend in martial arts, since you are already in the military, why don't you enter the martial arts school and wait for the next year's martial arts competition, and fight for the right way, the most important thing is to avoid the changes in the current Jingshi, as for King Jing, the eldest brother goes to ask the teacher, and it is always good to keep you away from these disputes. ”

These words are sincere. The heart of maintenance is undoubtedly revealed. But Zhao Shi's mind is different, and he can't say that he listens. So he just shook his head and said: "Big brother doesn't have to bother, the so-called wealth is in danger, I heard the third brother say, the eldest brother is a person with great ambitions, so he doesn't have any thoughts at this time?" ”

Zhang Shijie felt angry in his heart, only to feel that the cousin in front of him was young and ignorant, and he didn't know the severity, and his tone was a little stern, "Wealth and danger are sought?" What do you know? Now the emperor is old, the crown prince's power is not solid, the prince's battle for the heir has become more and more fierce, if you are not careful, there will be a disaster of raiding the family and destroying the family, others are trying to avoid it, you can be good, but you want to make up for it yourself, do you know? Now you are not asking for wealth, but seeking calamity, taking advantage of the deep fall, it is a right reason to quickly withdraw from it, otherwise disaster will come to an end. ”

After that, no matter what Zhang Shijie said, Zhao Shi didn't argue with him, just shook his head, Zhang Shijie said it, seeing that this cousin was determined to mix in this whirlpool, it was up to you to say it, but I had already made up my mind, sighed in my heart, and said, "What do you want to know?" Just ask. ”

This talk is to talk about it overnight, whether Zhang Shijie stayed in Chang'an for several years, and entered the curtain in the Imperial History Mansion, he understands the current situation and military and political affairs, although some joints are impossible to judge so accurately because of their low status, but in general there will be no mistakes.

From the factional disputes of the princes in Beijing, to the changes in the personnel of the court, to the military and political system of the Beijing Division...... This night's kung fu was only a rough idea, and the most detailed thing Zhao Shi asked was the affairs of the prince's family and the garrison of the Beijing Division.

Zhang Shijie was worried, what is this cousin going to do? He didn't know the bottom in his heart, but he still answered them one by one to the best of his knowledge.

When he had a general understanding of the Jingshi shape, Zhao Shi finally asked what he wanted to ask the most, "Why is it said that the prince's power is not solid, the prince's power seems to be the strongest, and what other power is not solid?" Although he has a very thorough grasp of people's hearts, this does not mean that he can accurately grasp the movements of these court bigwigs who have been in high positions all the year round, and their every move has deep meaning and some rules that only the upper ones can participate in, he is more like an outsider, sometimes he can see clearly, but he does not understand the meaning.

Zhang Shijie was also patient, and said slowly: "The position of the prince looks very prominent, but it is also an embarrassing position, the upper is subject to the emperor, and the lower is coerced by hundreds of officials of the imperial court, but now His Royal Highness the Prince, that is, the princes of all dynasties were in such an embarrassing position before they ascended the throne."

The most important thing about the royal inheritance is to see the meaning of the emperor today, and the hundred officials have no right to interfere.

No matter how powerful the prince is now, how many people he is attached to. But in the end, it depends on whether the emperor has the heart to let the prince inherit the treasure.

And now it seems that the emperor allowed the princes to fight each other, but did not come out to stop it, doesn't this mean clearly? It would be fine if it was like the Southern Countries such as the Later Zhou Dynasty and adopted the system of establishing a long man, but my Great Qin attacked the system of the ancestors, established the virtuous but not the long, and now the prince was made the prince at the age of less than ten years, which is already an outlier. Now that he has been the prince for more than 20 years, he can be said to have no visible merits.

A few years ago, he deducted the salary and grass of the Tongguan defenders, seized power in front of the army, almost caused a mutiny, and lost the Tongguan Pass.

There was the Qingyang Mutiny two years ago. Wasn't you in the army at the time? In front of the prince supervising the army, the reinforcements did not take a step out of peace, and there was a discord between the generals and commanders caused by Zhemuhe, which one of these can be handled? I don't know how those staff members in the prince's mansion assisted the prince......

Don't talk about this, it is the prince who is in charge of the household department. The authority is unclear, the appointing of people for personal gain, and the procrastination in handling affairs, all of which are well-known in the DPRK and China. Where is this convincing? Where is it like the work of the king? ”

Zhang Shijie said that he was excited, and he didn't scruple about anything in his words, "Don't look at the prince in the court now, the prince seems to be getting more and more powerful, but those courtiers who are attached to the prince are like Ming Jinger in their hearts, most of them are forced to form shì, if there is really something, there will not be many people who can be counted on, only the two families have always stood on the side of the prince." However, the kind of exile from the end, Zhemuhe cut his post to the people, and the power is not as good as before, although there is now another Li family, coupled with the emperor's ambiguous appearance, the power of the prince's family now seems to be strong and weak.

In this way, how can the storage position not be coveted by others? The power of the five princes is deeply entrenched in the army, and there is also Austrian aid in the court. The foundation of the six princes in the court is also not shallow. Even King Jing has a grandfather who is a strategic envoy, and he is even more favored by the current emperor. Now that there is the matter of moving the tomb, the government and the opposition are shaken, and the clouds are foggy, after this, the world of Daqin is still in chaos, the eldest brother still says the same thing, cousin, you are still young, you should make plans for the future, why are you in such an unpredictable place now? Listen to the words of the eldest brother, it's still too late to withdraw......"

His words are naturally not persuaded Zhao Shi to make up his mind, but also to Zhao Shi some reminders, the Beijing division is chaotic, the undercurrent is surging, if there is no one who understands to follow him, it is really not good, glanced at the big brother in front of him, his mind is very clear, and he is also familiar with the affairs of the Beijing division, but how to look at the courage is not very big, this big brother is not one of those soldiers who have a hot mind and draw a knife and start their hands, if he knows that he has killed a third-grade member of the imperial court, maybe the first to sue the official is this big brother, As for the people in King Jing's Mansion, he can't use it, thinking about it, but he can't help but smile, he can not only help himself with advice, but also keep his mouth shut, and turn a blind eye to the affairs of Yiqiē Yinsi, such a person is naturally something that can be met but not sought, and now he can only take one step at a time, and he always pays attention to it.

"Big brother doesn't need to persuade me anymore, I already have a position in King Jing's Mansion, and I have to accompany the little prince of the palace to study, which shows that King Jing has a lot of trust in his little brother, isn't there such a sentence? The soldier dies for his confidant, besides, if he didn't participate in the military back then, it would be fine, since it has reached the point where it is today, the younger brother will naturally face the difficulties and will not retreat.

Since the eldest brother is so familiar with the affairs of the government and the opposition, the younger brother does not pull the eldest brother into this quagmire, but if there is something, the younger brother has to come over from time to time to ask for an idea, do you think it will work? ”

Zhang Shijie looked at Zhao Shi, whose expression was consistent, and Zhao Shi, who had such bold words in his mouth, couldn't help but smile bitterly, and he didn't know whether the words in the other party's mouth were true or false, where did the courage come from, after this night of talking, he couldn't connect the other party with a fourteen-year-old boy, the reason has been explained thoroughly, but the other party didn't listen, and wanted to take out some majesty as a brother, but as soon as he entered the door, this cousin had already overwhelmed him in momentum, thinking about it, he couldn't think about it, so he could only say earnestly: "Cheng, If the eldest brother can help you with this knowledge, it is naturally the best, and you will often come to sit in the future, the eldest brother is not at home, that is, in the Zhou people's house, and then go out with friends, there is also a fixed place, not afraid of not finding it, but the cousin must be cautious and careful in the future, don't eat the calculations of others. ”

This kind of conversation is very draining, the two have not slept all night, Zhang Shijie's eyes are already a little unable to open, but Zhao Shi's spirit is healthy, the sky is already bright, there is a sound in the yard, the two talk for a while, the courtyard door sounds, and then there is a human voice, it turns out that Li Lao has found the door again.

Farewell to Zhang Shijie, Li Lao also kept silent about what the two talked about last night, how to describe the brotherhood, and did not ask Zhang Shijie about the details of the ground, but took Zhao Shi and Du Shanhu to have breakfast first, it was not far from the East Market, he took the two to the East Market, this is the most prosperous place in Chang'an, although it is still only morning, but the streets are already full of people, the shops on both sides are open one after another to welcome customers, and there are some hawkers selling along the street, which looks very lively.

Li Lao is naturally familiar with this place, Chang'an is built in accordance with the regulations of the Tang Dynasty, the two cities of the East and West have gathered ten percent of the merchants in Chang'an, and they are naturally prosperous, but according to Li Lao's statement, compared to the Tang Dynasty, it is still impossible to compare, just say that the Tang Dynasty was the place where the Hu merchants gathered, but now the Hu merchants can't even see a shadow, and some exotic specialties are gone. Li Lao's voice also carried a little sense of vicissitudes .......

It wasn't until sunset on the West Mountain, when the lights were on, that several people returned to King Jing's mansion, Du Shanhu asked people to take them back to the place where the guards lived, and Li Laozhi sent Zhao Shi to the edge of the bamboo forest before turning around.

Walking into the bamboo forest, Zhao Shi didn't take a few steps, but his brows were furrowed, his body was standstill, and the cold light was already flashing in his eyes......

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