Zhang Xuan lived in Xishan for two days, saying that he wanted to talk to Zhu Hao, but nothing was negotiated until the end.

He didn't even pull down his face to ask Zhu Hao for advice, in Zhang Xuan's mind, he was more willing to get along with Zhu Hao with an equal attitude, but he seemed to forget that he was not qualified to be an equal to Zhu Hao.

When Zhu Hao personally sent him to the train station, Zhang Xuan hesitated several times to say something to Zhu Hao, but he didn't say anything when he got on the train, and Zhu Hao politely sent the train away.

"How?"

Tang Yin was not far away, and that day was also the day he sent his wife back to the capital.

Although he also wants to keep his wife by his side all the time, Zhu Hao, the teacher, has not been very suitable for the environment of Xishan, and it is understandable that pregnant women have more trouble.

Zhu Hao smiled: "What else? After going through the motions, he probably has a reason to tell the person who called him when he goes back that his mission is complete. Maybe he also knows that I won't expose him for a moment. ”

"I don't understand."

Tang Yin shook his head, "Zhang Bingyong is also a smart person, he should know that he has to rely on you to have a chance to get on the throne, why is he so stubborn to you?" Just because you did something before that made him unhappy, just disregarding the future like this? ”

Zhu Hao said: "Because he knows that it is impossible to be harmonious forever between monarchs and ministers, he is gambling." ”

"Bet on what?"

Tang Yin raised his interest.

Zhu Hao said: "Even if he sincerely follows me, in the end, he can only make a move, and he can't reach the highest position...... On the contrary, if he is opposed to me, then when His Majesty gives birth to me in the future, it will be his turn to ascend to the throne. He's gambling, and the flowers are not red for a hundred days. ”

"Hmm."

Tang Yin nodded.

Zhu Hao said: "Mr. sent his master away, why did he want to stay?" Does it mean that Mr. thinks Xishan is good, and he plans to live here for a long time in the future? ”

Tang Yin glanced at Zhu Hao and said, "No, it's just an appointment with someone to fish in winter, the ice layer more than two meters deep has been broken, and I haven't caught a fish yet, so it's not too late to leave in two days!" ”

Zhu Hao was quite speechless.

In other words, Zhu Haoda can think that this is a trick, but in fact, there is another purpose.

But instead of Tang Yin...... This thing can really do that.

Besides, Tang Yin stayed in Xishan, and he really couldn't see that he had anything serious to do, he just liked to wander around, although it was only early spring and there was not much to see, but for Tang Yin, this kind of scenery was to see one day and one day less.

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As soon as Zhang Xuan returned to Beijing, he learned the news, saying that at the court meeting where he was not there the day before, there was a court discussion to make Huang Zan the head of the household.

And Zhang Xuan is very concerned about the current cabinet configuration, and does not think that Huang Zhan's appointment as the head of the household department is a good thing.

The vacant position, either someone will go up, if it is not him Zhang Xuan, he will be on fire for a while, and let him go to him for fear that Zhu Hao will only be able to make room for him to enter the cabinet in the future, so a contradiction will be formed, Zhang Xuan hopes that the personnel of the cabinet will not change drastically.

So on the night Zhang Xuan returned to Beijing, he went to Huang Zhan's mansion to pay a visit.

Huang Zhan was not surprised by Zhang Zhang's visit, and was even very curious about Zhang Zhang's visit to Xishan, because now everyone in the emperor's faction knows that Zhu Hao is in Xishan, and you Zhang Xuan went to pay a visit, didn't you express your service to Zhu Hao, right?

"Bingyong, you mean, you haven't said a few words to Jingdao in the past two days?" Huang Zhan listened to Zhang Zhang's experience in the past two days and didn't believe it very much.

Zhang Xuan was originally the "No. 2 person" of the Liyi faction, and his status in the DPRK and China was second only to Zhu Hao, but after Zhu Hao successively promoted Huang Zan and Tang Yin as cabinet ministers, Zhang Xuan fell to the role of the No. 4 person, and Huang Chan now has a higher nominal status than Zhang Zhang.

But Zhang Xuan looked down on Huang Zhan in his heart, because in the matter of the Great Rites Discussion, Zhang Xuan thought that he had contributed the most, and he was the only person who was qualified to argue with Zhu Hao.

Otherwise, expect Huang Zan and Tang Yin to fight against Zhu Hao, there will be no drama in this life.

Zhang Xuan said: "That Zhu Shilang's eyes are above the top, and there is Tang Ge Elder beside him, and he can't deliver words many times. ”

Huang Zan asked, "Then what is your original purpose of going?" ”

"Naisi, the master of ceremonies, Zhang's father-in-law, let him go...... With the intention of Gonggong Zhang, let me wait for no resentment, and focus on supporting the community, but when I arrived in Xishan, I found that Zhu Shilang had no intention of cooperating with others at all, perhaps in his mind, with his own strength is enough to support the entire court, how can we exist in his eyes? ”

Zhang Xuan dared to say this, and he also knew that Huang Zhan and Zhu Hao could not be in unison now.

However, Huang Zhan did have an opinion on Zhu Hao, but he had not yet reached the point of turning against Zhu Hao, so he couldn't help frowning after listening to Zhang Hao's words.

"Bingyong, even Grandpa Zhang can see that you have an idea in your heart, shouldn't you be touched and make changes? Behind Gonggong Zhang stood His Majesty, and his words often represented His Majesty's meaning. ”

Huang Zan is also reminding Zhang Zhang, you are not qualified to argue with Zhu Hao now.

Zhang Xuan shook his head: "Elder Huang Ge, I am different from you, my time in the dynasty is still short, in just a few years, I have sat in a position that others have not been able to climb up for decades, and the difficulties and obstacles I have to face are also incomprehensible to people like you who have been in the officialdom for decades." ”

"Really?"

Huang Zhan disagreed.

Listen to the meaning of your words, you think you are honored, and look down on us people?

Zhang Xuan said: "And I am only loyal to Your Majesty, as for the others...... Even if it's Zhu Shilang, even if he has the grace of knowing me, it doesn't mean that I will obey him in everything in the future. Otherwise, it is difficult for me to define, whether I am a courtier of the Ming Dynasty or a courtier of his Zhu Jingdao? ”

made a loud noise, and even publicly told Huang Zan that he was going to part ways with Zhu Hao.

Huang Zhan naturally wouldn't tell Zhang Zuo what Zhang Chan said, and it was impossible to tell Zhu Hao, or even if he didn't say it, wouldn't Zhu Hao be able to see what Zhang Chan looked like in this life?

"Leave it up to you."

Huang Zan didn't bother to argue with Zhang Xuan, "The old man is old and healthy, and he won't stay in the court for too long, today's court recommended the old man as the head of the household department, and it is estimated that the old man will be in the household department in the next few days, as for you...... Do you want the old man to tell His Majesty and recommend you to the cabinet? ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head: "It is very clear that at present, from prestige to seniority, to ability, it is not enough to be qualified for the position of the cabinet, so I don't have delusions." This is also responsible to the court and His Majesty. ”

Huang Zhan couldn't listen anymore.

Everything is in the name of loyalty to the emperor, is it because you know that your relationship with Zhu Hao is very stiff now, so you have to try your best to show that you are a loyal minister? In fact, if you are properly obedient, it doesn't mean that you have to listen to Zhu Hao all the time...... Even if you listen to him now, you won't listen to him in the future.

But you have to get into trouble with Zhu Hao as soon as you come up to the point that you can't get out of control, and you have to be antagonistic to each other, right?

After the foreign enemy is cleaned up, it begins to engage in internal fighting?

"Okay."

Huang Zan said, "The old man respects your opinion. ”

Zhang Xuan said coldly: "Since Huang Ge Lao knows that his time is short, why do he have to go to the household department? Is it bad to stay in the cabinet? ”

Huang Zhan naturally knew Zhang Xuan's careful thoughts, and he couldn't help but think in his heart, you Zhang Bingyong took yourself too seriously, do you think Zhu Jingdao didn't deal with you because you could endure and gain the emperor's trust?

Hum!

It's clear that people don't bother to deal with you!

Do you still want to interfere with other people's choices?

You don't have the strength, you have to pretend to be a big-headed ghost, and in the end you can only become a big-headed ghost!

"The old man has made up his mind, you don't have to persuade him anymore." Huang Zan said coldly.

Zhang Xuan said: "If it is the old Huang Ge, can he concurrently serve as the elder of the pavilion and be the secretary of the household department at the same time?" ”

"Huh!?"

Huang Zhan frowned.

Zhang Xuan saw that there was a play, and continued: "Your Majesty asked Zhu Jingdao to serve as both the household servant and the etiquette department, and also held the position of a bachelor and a young Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion, why can Huang Ge Lao only serve as the secretary of the household department?" What I mean by holding two positions is not just a false title, but a full-time household secretary. ”

Huang Zhan was originally very interested, but immediately thought that Zhang Xuan was using him to occupy the pit of the cabinet, and he was very unhappy.

Old man Huang also wants face, and he values the face of officialdom more than anything else.

"Since the old man is the secretary of the household department, he must devote himself wholeheartedly, which conflicts with the errand of the cabinet itself, and the old man cannot accept it." Huang Zhan directly refused.

Zhang Xuan was naturally disappointed.

He also wanted to follow Zhu Hao's example and come up with some ideas that didn't follow the usual path, but now it seems that his reputation is really not enough for everyone to listen to him.

Zhang Xuan said: "Then please ask Huang Ge Lao to recommend someone to stabilize your errand in the cabinet for you." Or it is better to enter the cabinet with the Ministry of Rites. ”

Huang Zan shook his head: "Since the old man has gone to the household department to perform his duties, there is no reason to ask about the affairs of this cabinet, and you don't need to persuade you anymore." If you have a suitable candidate, you can recommend it to Your Majesty in person, and the old man can recommend you at most, as for others...... The old man is not familiar with them, so he can't recommend them. ”

You can do it, you can do it.

You can't do it, you don't want to be on it yourself, and you still want the old man to recommend the person you recommend to the position...... No way.

Zhang Xuan was very annoyed.

Originally, the relationship between the two was quite stable, and the two had a certain tacit understanding in the matter of recalling Yang Yiqing back to the court, but as Zhang Xuan and Zhu Hao gradually made the conflict public, Huang Zan got Zhu Hao's help and returned to the household department as a scholar......

This made Huang Zhan very wary of Zhang Zhang.

Zhang felt as if he had lost an important ally. It can't be said that Zhang Xuan at this time has reached the point of betraying his relatives, at least Gui Cao, Fang Xianfu and Huo Tao and others, in principle, are still very close to him, they need Zhang Xuan to be promoted to the top, and these people are precisely the backbone of the future imperial court.

"Bingyong, there is one more thing that the old man wants to remind you that Your Majesty has already decided on Yang Yingning's return to the dynasty, and it is to make him a scholar rather than a pavilion elder. You must understand that these old ministers may not take you seriously when they return to the court, and you should not believe too much what they say when they are idle in the countryside. ”

Huang Zan is a kind reminder.

This is to tell Zhang Xuan unmistakably, your character will offend many people sooner or later, you think Yang Yiqing will help you, but don't Yang Yiqing's first thing after returning to the court is to design to drive you away.

If Yang Yiqing chooses to cooperate with Zhu Hao, I am afraid you will not even have the slightest chance of winning.