As soon as Zhu Hao arrived in Xishan, he entered the engineer mode.

Lu Song has been in Xishan for a long time, and is now in charge of building a city wall around Xishan, preparing to open up Xishan into a new city closest to the capital, and this city formed by the mine itself has a large difference in height, and it is not easy to build a city wall.

In order to ensure the stability of the new city, without stationing too many men and horses, the only way to do this is to improve the weapons and use the generation difference of weapons to ensure that the place is not disturbed by outsiders or thieves.

Zhu Hao originally did not recommend spending huge manpower and material resources to build a city, but Zhu Si was very keen on it.

Zhu Si wanted a city that was completely his own, especially now that Xishan was still the only area with train communication with the capital.

Meanwhile.

In the capital, the big ceremony discussion about the abolition of Zhu You's imperial examination is underway, and Zhu Si's only purpose is to establish that his only father is Zhu You.

And when Zhu Hao went to Xishan and Tang Yin didn't care about anything, the main pressure on this matter fell on Zhang Xuan...... Even Xi Shu is not too keen on this, in Xi Shu's opinion, to establish Zhu You? Just take the imperial exam, after all, the throne comes from Xiaozong, and now he doesn't recognize Xiaozong at all, but I'm afraid it will bring problems in the legal system.

Now Zhang Xuan is eager to express himself.

Although Gui Cao went to Zhenjiang, Zhang Xuan still tried his best to find Fang Xianfu and Huo Tao to help, and drafted the edict in a short period of time without Zhu Hao's help.

At the end of the court meeting on this day, Zhang Xuan personally sent the original copy of the edict he drafted to the palace and presented it to Zhu Si.

Zhu Si was not very satisfied after reading it: "I said that I only recognized one father, but I didn't say that I completely gave up my filial piety to Emperor Xiaozong of Daxing." ”

Zhang Xuan thought to himself, you only want one father, but you still maintain filial piety to another?

Isn't that a paradox?

Zhu Sidao: "Didn't I tell you before, I want to make Emperor Xiaozong of Daxing the emperor?" ”

Zhang Xuan was very embarrassed when he heard it.

Kao, is his deceased father, the emperor's uncle...... This term sounds fresh and has not been used since ancient times, so why create such a rare term to make trouble for yourself?

Zhu Si became more and more dissatisfied with Zhang Xuan, waved his hand and said, "After I go back, I will redraw it, and I will send it after it is ready." Alas, it really makes me uncomfortable. ”

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Zhang Xuan came out of the Qianqing Palace, feeling a little depressed.

Obviously, he has done a good job, and he has done everything according to the emperor's orders, but he still provokes disgust, which is clearly telling him...... You are just not as good as Zhu Hao, with him, you don't have these troubles at all.

Zhang Xuan returned to the Hanlin Academy, and Fang Xianfu was already waiting for him.

"How?"

Fang Xianfu got up and asked.

Zhang Xuan didn't say anything about being rejected by the emperor, and said in a gentle tone: "Your Majesty's intentions, this matter still needs to be considered, especially the title of Emperor Xiaozong, which needs to be changed." ”

Fang Xianfu said: "Your Majesty doesn't want to be called Huang Bokao, right?" I've talked to people about it, but they all think it's inappropriate, or it will cause a dispute over etiquette, so it's better to ......."

Zhang Xuan interrupted Fang Xianfu's words a little angrily: "Is it your family affair or a royal affair?" Listen to whom? ”

"This ......"

Fang Xianfu didn't expect Zhang Xuan to lose his temper suddenly, and Fang Xianfu was not angry when he was reprimanded like this, but he felt that Zhang Xuan was a little out of control, and he wanted to persuade but didn't know where to start.

Zhang Xuan calmed down a little, and then slowed down his tone and said: "Now that Zhu Shilang is not in the capital, we must be loyal to the monarch and the country, and do things well, so that Your Majesty can take a high look." If we can't even do this, we have to go against Your Majesty and tell Your Majesty that this can't do this and that, then what's the difference between us and ordinary civil servants? ”

"Oh, I see!"

Fang Xianfu completely understood at this time, they were not courtiers in the traditional sense at all.

is a group of upstarts who follow the emperor's will and shoot horses, and now they are almost looking down on themselves.

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The matter of the Great Rites Discussion has not been advanced until the tenth day of the new year, and Zhu Si kept urging, and Zhang Xuan finally wrote a new draft on the afternoon of the tenth day of the new year, ready to present it to the court in Japan.

It was also on this day that Fei Hong sent someone to tell Zhang Xuan that he would visit the Hanlin Academy.

Zhang Xuan could only clean up his mood and meet Fei Hong, who came alone, in his official room.

"Nak."

Zhang Xuan saluted Fei Hong respectfully.

Fei Hong nodded and motioned for Zhang Xuan to sit down.

After the two sat down, Fei Hong said: "Your Majesty discussed the ceremony, asked the Ministry of Rites, and said that you haven't reported it yet?" ”

"I'll report it tomorrow." Zhang Xuan said.

Fei Hong asked, "I don't know where it has been?" ”

came up to ask key questions, Zhang Xuan replied without thinking about it: "It's all up to Your Majesty to decide, and it's not clear below." ”

As soon as Fei Hong heard it, he knew that Zhang Xuan was deliberately prevaricating.

You have helped the emperor draft the edict, will you not know where the emperor has advanced?

You, a Hanlin scholar, are only responsible to the emperor, and even when my head of the hall comes to ask you, you don't want to reveal the slightest rumor, right?

"Bingyong, you have been in the court for a long time, and many things should be known, courtiers should not interfere in royal affairs, and if there is a major event of a change in the royal etiquette law, it should be widely discussed, rather than behind closed doors."

Fei Hong said this politely, so he almost pointed at Zhang Zhang's nose and scolded him for not knowing the current affairs.

Zhang Xuan didn't seem to feel Fei Hong's anger at all, his expression was not shocked, and his tone was not hurried: "I don't understand these red tapes. ”

One sentence pushed Fei Hong's doubts back.

Fei Hong couldn't help frowning.

He thought to himself, he originally thought that Zhu Jingdao was an outlier in the court, but it seemed that the real outlier was Zhang Bingyong, looking at him like this, it didn't seem like a serious thing at all, and he only had how to cater to the emperor in his eyes.

"Okay, you can decide for yourself."

Fei Hong got up to leave.

Zhang Xuan probably also felt that it was not a good thing to offend the head of the court so much, but Zhang Xuan looked down on Fei Hong in his heart, and felt that this old man was just a face melon, not a star and a half worse than the previous Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian, and Zhang Xuan also felt that Fei Hong should soon retreat from the court.

In the past, he didn't dare to be so snub to Fei Hong.

But now...... When it comes to the matter of etiquette, Zhang Xuan feels that he must be tough on the head of the civil officials, if he doesn't have this attitude, he will really become a person who goes with the flow, how can the emperor value him?

"Zhongtang, I also have something to remind you below." Zhang Xuan said.

Fei Hong turned his head and looked at Zhang Xuan, probably thinking that Zhang Xuan was about to admit his mistake, so he said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Now the people who are discussing the matter of etiquette are not below, but Tang Ge Lao and Zhu Shilang, if you have any questions in the middle hall, just ask them." ”

"Hmm."

Fei Hong frowned when he heard this.

Zhang Xuan thought that he was surprised by the status of these two people in the court, but he didn't know that Fei Hong was just curious about what Zhang Xuan meant by saying this.

Obviously, Zhang Xuan is suspected of sowing discord.

Don't you know what Zhu Hao's kid has done? Then I'll tell you, he made the big ceremony, and if you have grievances against him, I'll just watch the excitement from the side.

"Hmm."

Fei Hong thought about it again, Zhang Xuan didn't hold back any good fart, bowed his head slightly, and left without looking back.

This departure made Zhang Xuan wonder.

Could it be that Fei Hong went back and prepared to deal with Zhu Hao?

But if that's the case...... Is it possible for Fei Hong to leak Zhu Hao's true identity to more people? What if the emperor knows that the leak has something to do with me?

When Zhang Xuan was looking for someone to leak Zhu Hao's identity before, he didn't have so many worries, but now in the face of Fei Hong, the scheming Shoufu, he has no bottom in his heart.

"It's all said and done, I want to have enough for Zhu Jingdao's kid to drink a pot."

Zhang Xuan was angry, and took out the draft edict again, and then studied and scrutinized, probably to make every word accurate, and no one could make any corrections after reading it.

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Zhu Hao is in the Xishan Mine.

Lu Song and his son handed over the edict drafted by Zhang Xuan to Zhu Hao for review, which was already a new draft, and Zhu Si was not at ease about this, so he specially sent someone to Zhu Hao for reference.

Behind Lu Song was Lu Bing, who had just come from the capital.

Lu Bing was carrying a silver spear, and he didn't know if he was posing, or if he was really good at it...... Zhu Hao always felt that Lu Bing was becoming more and more like Guan Jing now.

"That's good, just follow this." Zhu Hao said.

Lu Song asked, "Your Majesty sent someone to ask, isn't it necessary to make corrections?" ”

Zhu Hao said: "Correct what?" I can feel that Mr. Zhang is very attentive, but sometimes he goes too far, he is just too ......."

Lu Song thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty seems to have been blaming Master Zhang for not doing things properly, instead of overdoing things. ”

"You don't understand, I said that he was too earnest, and he wanted to enter the cabinet as a cabinet minister and control the ministers, so he is now doing things in accordance with the rules, and it is this inherent rules and tacit understanding between the ministers that is the biggest constraint to him." Zhu Hao said.

"Oh."

Lu Song didn't understand where the key point was.

Zhu Hao said: "Xiao Bing, do you understand?" ”

Lu Bing smiled and replied, "I don't understand what you say." ”

Lu Song also said: "This kid has a simple mind and developed limbs, and he is not good at reading, so he is not very good at these. ”

Zhu Hao thought to himself, no, we all grew up together, Lu Bing is not stupid, and he studies hard, even if he is not admitted to the exam, but there should be no problem with passing the county test or something, such a smart baby, how can he be a hairy boy who does not understand the world in the future?

Is there something wrong with this?

"Lu Qianhu, let's let Xiao Bing get in touch with the affairs of the DPRK and China more when I go back, and let him study hard." Zhu Hao said.

Lu Song said: "But he didn't learn his martial arts well. ”

If the father wants to cultivate his son, he can only choose one aspect, and he probably thinks that the direction of Wen, the emperor has Zhu Hao alone, so he wants to train Lu Bing into a military general.

But now Zhu Hao's intention is to let Lu Bing cultivate both civil and military.

"Martial arts require long-term training, and it is not bad for him to learn more about being an official during this period."

Zhu Hao said, "Your Majesty wants to control the ministers, you don't necessarily need us to be the first assistant or the ministry one or two, as long as we can shine in key positions, and we can't escape the power scheme." ”

Lu Song had a slight expectation: "I also hope for this in my humble position, but I am afraid of him...... Out of reach. ”

"No, it won't."

Zhu Hao smiled, "He's so smart, some things will definitely happen once they are dialed." ”