Zhang Pengxi returned home with a stomach full of anger, ordered to close the door and thank the guests, and locked himself in the study. () The people in the house looked at each other all the way, and they didn't dare to bother, so they reported to the second son.

Zhang Pengxi has two sons, the eldest son Zhang Maocheng, when the two rivers were impeached, Zhang Pengxi was mixed into the mixed water, and Zhang Maocheng was framed by Kali in Huaining County, and then mediated, exempted from a corruption and went to Fengtian, the second son Zhang Maoling has always been sincere and filial, and when he saw the changes of his eldest brother, he only wanted to take care of his father in Beijing, but fortunately, his mind was not on the official career, so he wrote poems and essays, and the banquet was also happy to be leisurely.

Zhang Maoling hurriedly came and knocked carefully on the door outside, "Father." Hearing the "um" sound inside, Zhang Maocheng pushed the door in, but saw Zhang Pengxi sitting behind the desk, with two letterheads scattered on the table, and he was writing something with a pen. Zhang Maoling then stood aside silently, and took the ink ingot to study, and saw that his father put pen on the four characters of "Zhuan Shi Taijian", and once hesitated to put pen to paper, and couldn't help asking, "Father wrote to Lord Sikong (Wang Jiling, then the secretary of the Ministry of Industry)?"

"Hey......" Zhang Pengxi put down his pen, there was still a faint anger on his face, and he frowned and sighed. Zhang Maoling looked at his father in confusion, and said tentatively, "I heard from the door that my father came back from the Great Zongbo's Mansion-" Zhang Pengxi waved his hand, pondered for a moment, looked back at him, and suddenly said, "It's just right, you go on this trip." I won't write the letter, so as not to be honest, you tell Wang Jiling and ask him to be careful not to participate in the promotion of the DPRK and China. ”

Wang Jiling is a Jinshi of Kangxi for fifteen years, although he is a few years older, but he is Zhang Pengxi's protégé, in the same department, although not as good as Weng Shuyuan and others, but also along the way is very smooth, and he loves to study Zhu Ziyi's righteousness, and it is the best personal relationship with Zhang Pengxi. It is said that the two families have a deep relationship, and there is no need to be so careful about what they want to say, whether public or private, Zhang Maoling is a sensitive person, because he doesn't know what to do, he can't help but wonder, "What does my father mean? Could it be that the great uncle of the right talent invited his father to come to the house, and he wanted his father to recommend someone together?"

Zhang Pengxi owed a debt, Zhang Maoling hurriedly came to help him stand up, and waited until he left the bookcase and sat on the soft chair, only to stand on one side, only to hear Zhang Pengxi sigh faintly, "A lifetime of eunuchs will inevitably rise and fall." But if you take a wrong step in some things, you will be ruined and ruined, and it will be even more tiring for your wife and family. This sentence, I don't know the truth about himself, or referring to Wang Luo, Zhang Maoling stood stunned and couldn't answer, but he might as well be Zhang Pengxi's praise, "In terms of intelligence and agility, you don't lose to the eldest brother, since you are not here, you don't have to hang this heart for me." ”

Zhang Maoling couldn't see the reproach on his father's face, but he was also relieved, "What did my father say?" I once remembered my father saying that my son had no intention of pursuing a career, and even if he reached the top, he would have to admit himself into it, and the future would be bumpy, so it was better to write a book and talk about it to have some achievements. Zhang Maoling picked up the tea from the case, handed it to Zhang Pengxi, and then said directly, "The son is deeply grateful to his father for his wholehearted heart, but the son is not the kind of stupid person who will read the scriptures and history to the end. In addition, over the years, the whole family has relied on the father's single-hand efforts to maintain it, and the son has been embarrassed, and although the son is not talented, he is willing to do some meager things to share the work for his father. ”

Zhang Pengxi looked at him, although he was a little relieved in his heart, but he couldn't hide his anxiety about the past at all, and just sighed loudly, "Wang Luo is thinking about jointly sponsoring the abolished prince to be the general king, and he can't get to me in terms of involvement, but he has the wrong idea and doesn't care, but don't hurt others for no reason." ”

Seeing that his father was like this, and hearing the word 'involved', Zhang Maoling also knew that the matter was serious, and he was very suspenseful for his father, and after a little thought, he opened his mouth and asked, "Wang Luo is the official of Shibo in the Ministry of Rites for many years, and his father is worried about him, but he will only have this affection at that time?"

Zhang Pengxi just shook his head, "It's not that simple, you don't know who Wang is doing." Zhang Pengxi rested one hand on his lap, raised his other hand, and pointed outward, "Wang Jiling is the eldest brother of the Wang family, and his third brother Wang Hongxu is bent on leaning on the eighth elder brother's door, and he is fighting with all the relatives and nobles. But Wang Ling lives the world with his own heart, and he has been friends with Wang Jiling for many years, coupled with his self-respecting eloquence, he is naturally willing to open this mouth. I also know that Wang Jiling has always been cautious and cautious, although he is not a member of the Eight Parties, it is difficult to ensure that he will not do some unwise things under the agitation. ”

Zhang Maoling groaned slightly, but he wanted to speak again. He only felt that according to this, Wang Zong's coercion was too much, and he thought that it was no wonder that his father had just come back in such a situation, and he was afraid that if he didn't encounter such a situation in the palace today, he was naturally very unhappy in his heart. After thinking about it, his father did not mean to blame Wang Xuan too much, if he summarized the whole picture with one article, and judged others with his own likes and dislikes, I was afraid that he would also get a few words of reproach, so I thought about it and gave up.

Zhang Pengxi didn't pay attention to Zhang Maoling's mood for a while, just thinking about the variables in the DPRK and China in the past few days, so he said to himself, "Some words are even more inconvenient for me, the emperor is old, and he is increasingly reluctant to see people stir up trouble, looking at the current situation in the DPRK and China, and then the cabinet ministers who want to make up for it, it is only possible for him and Ma Qi, if he comes at this time, won't he cut off his future?"

"This-how does my father know?" seemed to see Zhang Maoling's unspoken words, Zhang Pengxi said slowly, "The emperor mentioned to me about entering the cabinet, and I insisted on resigning." Zhang Maoling was clearly surprised, he didn't dare to ask his father why he did this, and Zhang Pengxi didn't want to say any more, "For my father, what I want is not these high and low fames." As an official in the court, the ups and downs of honor and disgrace are uncertain, and the art of power and scheming is only a means. The heart of the body and the heart of the people is the true righteousness of the official, as for what others say about me, it is up to this generation to say. ”

Although Zhang Maoling was still a little puzzled, he still nodded and responded, "My son knows." What my father said is exactly what Zhu Zi explained, 'The heart of the human heart is only dangerous, the heart of the Tao is only subtle, but the essence is the only one, and it is allowed to be persistent'. Zhang Pengxi bowed slightly, "You go to see him, just look at it." Let him think about the two people carefully - Li Guangdi and Zhao Shenqiao, he will understand. If Zhang Maoling understood Zhang Pengxi's unfinished meaning, there would be no confusion. The most memorable thing for Zhang Pengxi is that he was called right a month ago, he asked him to return to his hometown to guard the system for Ding's father's worries, Kangxi did not allow it, and comforted him with the story of Li Guangdi to stay in office, and then ordered him to return to his hometown when Fu Ning'an returned to the dynasty. However, Zhang Pengxi did not dare to forget that Li Guangdi should have returned to his hometown to guard the system, but he cherished his fame and position and stayed in Beijing, and for this matter he got Peng Peng's book of shocking and strict references, and the names of Li's "traitor" and "pseudo-Taoism" were spread all over the court.

If he knew that his virtue was wrong, I would not have let Peng Peng "tell" him in this way. Zhao Shenqiao is the same, he is selfish for his own selfishness, and he can't tolerate others, but under the guise of doing errands for me, then today Su Keji (then the governor of Shanxi) and his son Zhao Fengzhao (then the prefect of Taiyuan) embezzled more than 300,000 taels, and I let him judge it myself, isn't it also all his name? Both of them are capable ministers, and I also believe in them, but I am confused with a selfish intention, which is what I cannot tolerate. What does it mean to be selfless? Kali is still alive, and you are willing to bluntly tell me that Zhao Fengzhao is greedy; Kali is ambushed, Zhang Boxing is stubborn and self-serving, and you are willing to join him, this is a model of a famous minister, although I have been scolding you for a long time, but I trust you more than you. Now that Zhao Shenqiao himself is going to resign, I will allow him, and no one will come to you, you still refuse to win your love?"