Because it was summer, the heat was unbearable, and after the meal, the customers of the hot pot restaurant quickly dispersed.

The two came out of the private room on the second floor, went down the stairs and found that the lobby below was empty.

Zhu Hao was secretly amused.

The sky is blue and the sun is bright, someone actually wants to give him a daytime dream, arrange a new home on his behalf, and prepare for a concubine, Zhu Hao thinks that things are too mysterious, how did he come to this point?

Sending Lou Suzhen to the car, looking at the carriage in the distance, Zhu Hao remembered Lou Suzhen's smile before.

Is this a matchmaker for him?

It's not good to say, but it's a bit like the old bustard, or the work done by the princess in the Water Margin.

"Why bother?"

Zhu Hao thought about it, Lou Suzhen was not wrong, since he is a good person, do you really want to send him away? Such a stunning beauty is still included in the room, and you can't cheapen others for nothing.

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June passed.

Autumn seems to be far away, but it is a little cooler in the morning and evening, and it seems that it is not so hot.

And Zhu Sisi's wedding is advancing very quickly, and it seems that he is about to enter the last step of the selection of three links, but the candidates have not yet been finalized.

The marriage is completely operated by the Empress Dowager Zhang, and she wants to find a daughter-in-law who can handle it and stabilize her successor son.

The son is towards his mother, and the daughter-in-law is always going to move closer to her, the real master of the harem, right? This future queen was chosen by her, and she had to listen to her as the queen mother no matter what!

Moreover, if the queen and concubines give birth to a prince, then she, the queen mother, should also be taken by her side to raise her.

The son raised by someone else, it is a bit troublesome to want to get close, but if it is a prince born in the palace, it is much easier to win it over, take a step back, if the emperor is not to his liking, and suddenly "dies" or something, there is no need to have a stepson, just help the grandson to the throne.

Zhu Si himself doesn't have much idea about who will be the queen.

This is Zhu Si's private matter, Zhu Hao is inconvenient to mention, and Zhu Si and Zhang Zuo almost never have anything to do with the election in front of Zhu Hao.

On this day, Zhu Si did not leave the palace, but sent a lot of notes about the dispatch of military quartermasters in the northwest.

Zhu Hao began to review in the afternoon and continued until the evening, and there were still mountains of notes and accounts waiting for him Zhu Zuo, Zhang Zuo returned to the palace halfway, and when he came back, he brought Huang Jin and another young eunuch whom Zhu Hao had never seen.

"Zhu'er, go and show Grandpa Zhang tea."

Huang Jin instructed the little eunuch behind him.

The little eunuch had red lips and white teeth, and trotted all the way to find tea.

Zhu Hao looked up when he heard the sound, and he didn't know what Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin were doing.

Zhang Zuo is in his forties, and Huang Jin is still only thirty, so do you want to train a little eunuch to act as your right and left hand? Or is this a young offspring that Zhu Si specially explained to cultivate?

Not long after Zhang Zuo sat down, the little eunuch brought tea.

Zhang Zuo took a sip of the teacup, and then asked Huang Jin to report to Zhu Hao about a case that was being investigated in the East Factory recently, mainly involving the shortage of money and grain in the Xuanfu.

Then Huang Jin retreated, and the little eunuch listened respectfully, and also retreated.

Zhu Hao frowned slightly, pointed in the direction of the door, and then glanced at Zhang Zuo, meaning, what's going on?

"This little guy's name is Zhu'er, he was originally an inconspicuous little character in the palace, but he was very good at doing things, and he slowly won the favor of His Majesty, and followed our family to do things with Huang Gonggong after the roll call."

Zhang Zuo was also helpless.

In the end, the emperor is a child's heart, and whoever pleases him wants to be promoted and reused to show his authority.

But the problem is, now he actually let the little eunuch who didn't know the details follow Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin out of the palace and come to see him?

Zhu Hao said, "Aren't you afraid...... Reveal my identity?"

"It should be...... No, this little guy is currently serving in the master's study...... Mr. Zhu doesn't have to worry about him chewing the root of his tongue outside, he has already checked, there is no background, small door

Born in a small family, the family was so poor that he couldn't open the pot before he was sent to the palace, and no one took care of him in the past few years, and he was often hungry, and His Majesty also looked at him pitifully......

Zhang Zuo's words still couldn't reassure Zhu Hao.

If he is really a little eunuch who has no heels, can he be seen by the emperor?

Or even think he's likable?

All Zhu Hao can think of, the personnel power of the palace is basically in the hands of the Empress Dowager Zhang, this little eunuch has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager Zhang, it is a critical moment after the election, maybe the Empress Dowager Zhang wants to plant a chess piece next to the emperor?

Even if Empress Dowager Zhang didn't have that mind, the old women and cunning eunuchs around her would also give advice, and even Yang Tinghe might take the initiative to give advice.

I have to guard against it.

Zhang Zuodao: "Originally, the Criminal Department wanted to take Zhengde 12 years later, the emperor spent a lot of money in Xuanfu, and led the northwest to self-check, saying that there was a major deficit, and Jingcang has been checking the accounts for more than a month, and there is no result until now......

"The new Criminal Department Lin Shangshu, that is to run errands for Yang Ge Lao, His Majesty has asked several times at the court meeting, but he has not answered what he asked. Fortunately, with the help of Elder Sun of the household department, His Majesty has not lost face, and the criminal department has not found anything famous until now......

Zhu Hao smiled, "Your Majesty seems to be very concerned about this matter?"

Zhu Hao means that if Yang Tinghe wants to check the deficit of Xuanfu, then let him check it, Xuanda is not the basic plate of the new emperor system, what can be found out?

Zhang Zuo smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty can't pay attention to it, in the northwest border army, the pool of water in Xuanfu can still be stirred, if even the military power of Xuanfu is lost, then the border troops are not under Your Majesty's control." I heard that Li Shilang, the chief of the trilateral system, has been sending secret letters to Beijing recently, but I don't know where to send them...... Dongchang has been involved in the investigation, but there is no result for the time being, I am afraid that someone is on the front line with Yang Ge Lao Liancheng."

Will the Northwest Army write a letter to the first auxiliary university scholar in the capital?

It's not big to say, it's not too small.

Before Li Yue took office, he put on a posture of strict neutrality and did not rely on either side, but after going to the northwest, he may have found that the military and political affairs in the northwest were firmly controlled by the civilian clique, especially the current military department Shangshu Peng Ze Many old departments are on the three sides.

There are contacts between border generals and Beijing officials, although this kind of thing has been taboo in all dynasties, but it has been repeatedly banned, and even Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general, had to take refuge in Zhang Juzheng in exchange for the success of the army.

Zhang Zuo said again: "Doesn't this matter involve the Nanhu Huang Butang? He is the leading financial management master of this dynasty, and many court officials secretly praise him, but he is disgusted by Yang Gelao...... The criminal department investigated the Xuan Mansion and wanted to take Huang Butang under the knife? This muddy water in the middle of the court is really too deep."

Zhang Zuo sighed.

How easy was it when I was a flattering eunuch in Xingwangfu? At most, you can manage the accounts, and there are only a few people who are intrigued.

But now that he is in the position of the eunuch in charge of the seal, there are too many people involved in the court, the personnel are complicated and complex, and there are many factions, just dealing with Yang Tinghe makes him feel that his brain is not enough, and at the same time, it also makes him understand that to assist the new emperor to consolidate power, he can't do it with his ability, and he can only rely on Zhu Hao.

This is also an important reason why Zhang Zuo never competes with Zhu Hao for favor.

If you know that your ability is not good, if you still want to fight, it will be humiliating yourself, and if you don't do it well, you will fall out of favor.

"Mr. Zhu, our family knows a lot of things but doesn't know what's inside, if there is something wrong, please bear with me...... Let's just say that this Huang Butang, is he going to let him enter the court in the future and take over Sun Lai's position? If you have any thoughts, you may wish to tell us, and we will keep it from the public."

Zhu Hao replied with a smile: "Nanhu Shangshu always has to find a suitable person to be the one, right? If there is any candidate that Gonggong Zhang thinks can be trusted and trusted, I can say it, Your Majesty and I will take good reference, and the appointment and dismissal of personnel at the ministry level in the DPRK and Central Committee cannot be clearly explained in three or two sentences, and the overall situation must be taken into account."

"Ahh

Zhang Zuo smiled and nodded, "Okay."

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Zhang Zuo, as the eunuch in charge of the seal, can be described as powerful.

But in the eyes of the new emperor system

, his ability is just like that, and everyone who knows the bottom knows that he must listen to Zhu Hao when he does things.

But for outsiders...... Especially those officials in the DPRK who strictly abide by neutrality or who want to protect themselves in Yang Tinghe's faction naturally want to slap him.

Zhang Zuo, like Tang Yin, belongs to the big red people.

Zhu Hao asked Tang Yin to ask Shang Jia's opinion, that is, as a close minister of the new emperor, to consult Shang Jia's appeals.

And the people Zhang Zuo got acquainted with and heard about things that could not be touched by officials at Zhu Hao's level.

Plainly...... Zhang Zuo, as the prime minister, is too critical, and sometimes he will think about gathering a group of his own people in the court, such as those who are willing to give him gifts, or Zhang Zuo thinks that this person can do things for him......

If Zhu Si listens to Zhu Hao for everything, and Yang Tinghe falls in the future, then Zhu Hao will take the position to preside over the government, and what sense of presence does Zhang Zuo have in the court?

When the time comes, the two will fight, and it will be boring.

Now Zhu Hao took the initiative to show goodwill.

Father-in-law Zhang, you see that you have any people you admire, or if there are any young descendants in your family, who want to enter the court as an official, or want to use your relationship in the future to obtain a military position in the Jinyi Guard, the Governor's Mansion, etc., you can mention it, if there is something big, you can sit down and discuss it, not that I can arrange everything.

The emperor asked for my opinion, and we can reconcile it privately, and then talk to the new emperor after discussing the matter.

Zhu Hao expressed this meaning, and Zhang Zuo instantly felt that he stood up.

Not only Your Majesty listens to me, but even Mr. Zhu will adopt my opinion, so I don't need to think about how to fight with Zhu Hao in the future, everyone is still in harmony and harmony to assist the new emperor, anyway, in the future, Zhu Hao will be his minister, and I will be my eunuch in charge of the seal, even if it is not well water and river water, then it is also a duty to do its job, right?

In the dead of night, the recital was finally reviewed, and Zhang Zuo packed up and prepared to return to the palace.

When Zhu Hao sent Zhang Zuo away, he made a special mention: "Has Your Majesty recently mentioned the errand of the imperial eunuch to Gonggong Huang? In the next two years, there may be a lot of procurement by the royal superintendent, involving huge funds; What I mean is to let Huang Gonggong temporarily put down the errand of Admiral Dongchang and let him concentrate on his work in the Imperial Prison, and then we will fight to get control of the Imperial Prison."

With Zhu Hao's previous words as the foundation, Zhang Zuo didn't feel that Zhu Hao was crowding out anyone among the internal officials.

Zhang Zuo said: "In the palace, there are mostly old eunuchs left by the emperor, how to arrange, you have to plan carefully, and I bother Mr. Zhu."

It means that I don't have the ability to arrange it yourself, and I won't interfere too much.

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