The next day, Huang Zhan and Zhu Hao went to Sixianju, waited in Sixianju for nearly two hours, and saw Zhu Si who was accompanied by Zhang Zuo.

Huang Zhan saluted a lot, and knelt down to salute.

Zhu Si smiled and said: "Huang Qing's family doesn't have to be formal, you were specially recalled by me to Jingshi, and I didn't let you go to the Ministry of Officials to report on your work, but just let you see me outside the palace, there is a discrepancy in the number of etiquette, I hope you don't be surprised." ”

"The old minister doesn't dare."

Huang Zan is sixty-eight years old this year, and although he looks in good spirits, his body is stiff, his face is full of wrinkles, and his snow-white beard and hair make him look old.

Because of this, Huang Zan is even more eager to taste the taste of being a cabinet elder before retirement.

After taking a seat.

Zhang Zuo handed over a detailed plan for the big gift to Huang Zhan.

Huang Zan took it respectfully.

"Huang Qingjia, you are a senior minister of the Ming Dynasty, I believe in your ability, how to deal with it depends on your on-the-spot performance, or no one will help you, you have to face the officials headed by Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and Qiao Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, do you know what to do?"

When Zhu Si spoke, his eyes were blazing at Huang Zhan, and he needed the other party to make his attitude clear.

Huang Zan did not hide it, and expressed his thoughts: "The old minister is willing to serve the affairs of the ceremony, serve the work of dogs and horses for His Majesty, and His Majesty will inherit the throne, and he will not take the position of the prince, which is inevitable for the inheritance of the Sect's rites and laws, and has no intention of continuing the lineage of filial piety." ”

"Okay."

Zhu Si was very satisfied with Huang Zhan's words.

Zhu Hao has made an inductive summary for Huang Zan before, and Huang Zan found the key points from it.

If Zhu Si becomes the emperor as the "crown prince", then Zhu Si doesn't want to succeed the heir, but also the heir, after all, even if Zhu Si is just the "emperor's younger brother", it is also inherited from the line of filial piety.

But Zhu Hao formulated a strategy for Zhu Si from the beginning, including before ascending the throne, Zhu Si did not enter the Wenhua Hall first, nor did he enter the palace through the Donghua Gate, but went straight to the heir of the Fengtian Palace from the Daming Gate, and at the beginning of his accession to the throne, he did not exaggerate the identity of the "emperor", so that Zhu Si was able to occupy a relatively large initiative in the Great Rites Discussion.

Now Huang Zhan wants to come out and state the point.

That is, the current emperor has not been the crown prince for even a blink of an eye, purely because the line of filial piety has been broken, and he has to choose a successor in the royal family, so he can pick the head of the prince of Xingwang in the way of a close heir.

Zhu Hao reminded with a smile: "Your Majesty, it seems that Huang Butang has a deeper understanding of the Great Rite Discussion, if he only participates in the ceremony as the head of the Nanjing Household Department, I am afraid that the speech will be difficult to deter Xiaoxiao, and there will be a situation where people are not convinced." ”

Now that Huang Zan has expressed his position, according to Zhu Hao's design, the next step is to give him a position that is enough to be able to afford the status of a debater.

Zhu Sidao: "I have prepared the holy decree, with Huang Qing's family as the Hanlin Bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and will be in charge of the ceremony. Today and tomorrow, I will have someone send the letter of commission to Huang Qing's family. ”

"The old minister thanked His Majesty Longen."

When Huang Zan heard this, it can be said that his heart was surging, and he immediately knelt down for Zhu Si.

Zhu Si said with a smile: "Huang Qing's family is still too formal, I should not come forward too much about the matter of etiquette, the details are not as good as respectful...... Zhu Langzhong will explain to you. I went first to rest, and when it was time to eat, I talked to Huang Qing's family. ”

The emperor's will, I will be responsible for listening to your position and give you an official position.

The rest is up to you to consult.

I am a party to the issue of my ancestors' rituals and laws, and I cannot be overly involved, otherwise public opinion will be unfavorable to me...... Although public opinion is not good for me now, I still want to stand up and stand up, who wants me to save face?

Now not only will the officials be given, but also the banquet will be given, so that Huang Zhan can fully feel my strong affection.

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Zhu Si went directly to the backyard of Sixianju to watch the play.

Zhu Hao stayed and explained to Huang Zan in detail, accompanied by Zhang Zuo, the eunuch who was the master of ceremonies.

Huang Zan is extremely flattering to Zhang Zuo, perhaps in the eyes of a minister like Huang Zhan, Zhang Zuo is a big man he can't climb, after all, this is the internal minister of the Ming Dynasty, and he is at the core of the Ming Dynasty's decision-making, and he is not much better than the first assistant scholar, and his status may even be above the first assistant.

“…… Huang Butang doesn't need to listen to our family, our family also obeys the instructions of His Majesty and Mr. Zhu. ”

Huang Zan was very stammering with Zhang Zuo, and Zhang Zuo dedicated his flattering attitude to Zhu Hao.

If you change to an ordinary person, you will definitely feel that Zhu Hao's status is favored, not only is he appreciated and respected by the emperor, but even the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant is so stammered, and he will not be the best candidate for the first assistant scholar in the future?

But Huang Zan is not an ordinary person after all.

He was cautious about it.

Because from a certain point of view, even if the eunuch in charge of the seal of the celebrant stammers Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao's identity and status are extremely embarrassing, far from being comparable to the emperor's "close to him", that is to say, if Zhu Hao does not have the emperor's trust, then he is nothing, but Zhang Zuo not only has the emperor's trust, but also has a lofty status as support.

Zhang Zuo stammered Zhu Hao like this, in Huang Zhan's view, it was not a good thing, and the more it seemed that there was a huge crisis lurking around the emperor.

Can a celebrant eunuch be willing to subjugate to a young official for a long time? Conflicts will not break out between them?

Zhang Zuo blows the wind in his ears in front of the emperor every day, is it a good thing for Zhu Haoneng?

But obviously Huang Zan can't understand the way Zhu Hao and Zhang Zuo get along, and he doesn't know what Zhu Hao means to the new emperor, let alone Zhang Zuo's personality...... In other words, there may be such a crisis, but it is far from exploding.

And for Zhu Hao and Zhang Zuo, there is no need to fight for which is stronger or weaker now.

At this stage, there is no point in saying this.

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At lunchtime, Tang Yin also came.

Although Huang Zan was also polite to Tang Yin, he only maintained the roundness and self-consistency of the etiquette, and did not deliberately show flattery or alienation.

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Probably Huang Zan also knows that although Tang Yin is awesome, his status in the New Emperor's faction is obviously not as important as Zhu Hao......

This has been confirmed countless times from Su Xigui's various information feedback.

"Mr. Tang, speaking of which, I haven't eaten with you for a few days, and I am very happy today, not only because I met Huang Qing's family, but also because you came, because in my imagination, you, like Huang Qing's family, must first become a bachelor of Hanlin, and then enter the cabinet together to participate in the planning of confidential matters."

Zhu Si probably felt that the matter of the Great Rites was on the score, and he was in a pretty good mood, and in front of Huang Zhan, he did not hide his appreciation for Tang Yin at all.

changed to an ordinary person, and the emperor clearly said that he would let him be a bachelor of Hanlin, and even enter the cabinet, what kind of glory is that?

But for Tang Yin, the emperor's words were like a talisman.

"Your Majesty, the minister is ashamed, you better let the minister be an idler."

Tang Yin hurriedly refused.

Huang Zhan's face remained unchanged, just quietly listening to the conversation between the emperor and Tang Yin, he was also afraid that the pair of monarchs and ministers were deliberately acting in front of him, what if this was said to him Huang Zan alone? So don't make a conclusion about the relationship between the emperor and Tang Yin.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Mr. Tang's side, for the time being, he has not survived the catastrophe of his life, it is better to let him pass the threshold of this year first, and then consider whether to let him go further in his official career." ”

Zhu Sidao: "Mr. Tang, you too, even if you want to go all out to cross the catastrophe, can you get the official position first and then cross?" No matter what official you are, I will not force you to take the lead now, why do you have to push back like this? ”

"I don't have any ideas, I just want to take care of my body with peace of mind."

The emperor asked directly, and Tang Yin replied more simply, which seemed very strange.

Anyway, the conversation between the monarch and the ministers was as if they were raising the bar there, and Huang Zan felt very uncomfortable when he heard it.

Zhang Zuo saw that Huang Zhan's face was a little embarrassed, and reminded him in a low voice with a smile: "Huang Butang, Mr. Tang and Mr. Zhu have always been appreciated by Your Majesty, and Your Majesty can't do without them for a moment. ”

Huang Zan couldn't help but glance at Zhang Zuo when he heard this.

The eyes full of doubts are probably asking - what about you?

The emperor can't do without them, so you won't be jealous?

Looking at your happy appearance, my heart is very bitter, right?

Huang Zan just lives with himself, he is an official fan, and he is thinking about how to climb up, so he naturally feels that other people's resignation to the official position is a kind of cognacy, not to mention that in his opinion, Tang Yin had no chance with his career in the first half of his life, and now he is finally in political speculation, so he can't cherish it?

Give you a chance to climb up, and you still push back like this, what is this not a show?

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At the dinner table, everyone said their own thing.

It seems that no one really treats Zhu Si as an emperor who is full of words.

It is not only the emperor's banquet, but also seems to be an ordinary meal, everyone has their own words to say at the dinner table, but Huang Zan is silent, just listening, watching, what others say to him, he mostly nods to show his understanding, only when the emperor talks to him, he will answer seriously.

"Respectfully, I heard that Zhang Bingyong arrived in the capital earlier than expected, and he should have been on a starry night in recent days, and it is estimated that he will appear before His Majesty goes on patrol the day after tomorrow."

Tang Yin actually ignored the existence of the emperor and directly confronted Zhu Hao.

Huang Zan felt awkward in his heart.

When you Tang Yin mentioned Zhang Xuan, shouldn't you tell the emperor first?

How did you talk to Zhu Hao?

The emperor was there only to eat......

Hey!?

What is that eating? It's slippery, sticky, and it doesn't taste good at first glance, but it's ...... Why is there a slight chill on a hot day?

Zhu Hao also seemed to ignore the fact that the emperor was by his side, and said with a smile: "It's a pity that Zhang Bingyong didn't arrange any important roles for this big ceremony, if he wants to participate in it, I'm afraid he won't do anything." ”

Zhang Xuan hurried to the capital, and his mood was completely understandable.

Historically, Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao were edicted to enter Beijing, and they became bachelors of Hanlin on the rise, and since then they have been hanging up and embarking on the pinnacle of life.

But because of Zhu Hao's presence, Zhang Zhang's role in the Great Rites Discussion has long changed from a decision-maker to a participant or executor, and this time Zhu Hao promoted Huang Zan at the Great Rites Meeting, leaving Zhang Xuan aside for the time being.

Zhang Xuan couldn't wait to come to the capital, the purpose was naturally to show himself.

Such a great opportunity...... If you can help the emperor to gain the upper hand on the issue of great gifts, what kind of merit and glory is that?

Tang Yin said: "What if he arrives in time?" You can't just ignore it, right? ”

Zhu Hao smiled: "He's coming, I'll assign him some tasks and keep him busy." Or let him attract firepower, so that Huang Butang can better deal with the ministers. ”