Zhu Hao went to Tianjin in a hurry this time and did not accept anyone's farewell.

The old man of Xingwangfu, he didn't bring any of them, and on the civil official's side, he only brought Xu Jie, who had just been appointed as the Lang of the Ministry of Works, and Hu Cong brought Guan Jing and Lu Bing, as for Zhu Wanhong to go, he was not going with him, but letting him go first from another way.

As a result, not long after Zhu Hao left the capital, news came from the other side, saying that Zhu Wanhong did not rush to Tianjin first according to his instructions, but was waiting for him to meet him first.

Meanwhile.

In the capital, the emperor resummoned the three scholars of the cabinet and informed them that there would be no more candidates for the cabinet for the time being.

Yang Yiqing's conquest and recall to the court also has accurate news, he has set off from Zhenjiang to the capital, and returned to Beijing with an edict, as for how Gui Cao persuaded Yang Yiqing, no one knows, it is said that at this time Gui Cao was already on the way to Yuyao to find Xie Qian, whether he persuaded him to say both.

The three members of the cabinet also returned to the cabinet duty room after meeting the saint, and learned the news that Yang Yiqing was about to return to the DPRK from the message sent by Zhang Zuo.

"Your Majesty said that there will be no more candidates for cabinet ministers, is it preparing for Ying Ning to enter the cabinet?"

Liu Chun's words, let Fei Hong and Shi? They all raised their hearts to their throats and eyes.

What influence did Yang Yiqing have in the Ming Dynasty, they all knew very well that when Yang Yiqing was in power, Fei Hong could only play soy sauce on the side at most, and Shi? It wasn't even a fart back then.

If Yang Yiqing comes back, it will have a very big impact on the pattern of the court.

Liu Chun saw that the two of them didn't reply to him, and sighed again: "I said that I wouldn't come back, but I suddenly changed my mind, I always felt that things were not simple, didn't I say that when Gui Cao visited, Ying Ning resolutely refused to reply?" Why did Gui Cao leave Zhenjiang and set off instead? ”

Stone? Try to analyze: "Will someone be secretly persuading?" ”

"Who?"

Liu Chun looked at the stone.

Stone? Shake your head to indicate that you don't know.

Liu Chun said again: "Then will he come back to join the cabinet, or will he serve as the secretary of the ministry?" Now there is no vacancy in the ministry, once Yang Yingning arrives in Beijing, will he take the initiative to resign now that the secretary of the ministry is still in office? ”

Fei Hong has never spoken, this matter has the greatest impact on him, he must be cautious in his words and deeds.

Liu Chun said: "Jingdao heard that he went to the east to supervise the construction of sea ships as a waiter of the Ministry of Works, and you were worried about him before...... I don't think so. From what I know about him, Jingdao is very well-behaved and will not easily disturb the court. ”

Stone? disagreed with Liu Chun's words, and retorted: "The champion of the year of the weak crown is about to enter the cabinet to pay respects, but I am afraid that it will be early." Whether he wants it or not, it should not be used as a precedent, otherwise what is the difference between it and the chaos of the Zhengde Dynasty? ”

The rhetoric is quite sharp.

It means that if Zhu Hao enters the cabinet, what is the difference between it and the emperor's favor of Qian Ning, Jiang Bin and others in Zhengde? Perhaps even more so than then.

Fei Hong finally spoke: "Jing Dao is a civil servant, know the number of etiquette, or think about the changes in the pattern of the DPRK and China in the future, and put it aside in advance." ”

On the issue of Zhu Hao, Fei Hong's opposition is not so strong, because in his eyes, Zhu Hao has always been a junior, even if the emperor favors him, even if Zhu Hao really enters the cabinet, he can suppress Zhu Hao with his prestige.

But if it is replaced by Yang Yiqing to enter the cabinet......

Then the result will be really different.

Fei Hong asked himself if he had the strength to make Yang Yiqing listen to him, it was likely that he would go to the back, as the first assistant, but he had to listen to the opinions of a backward in everything, and he might even have to make way for Yang Yiqing's promotion to the first assistant early.

Fei Hong was recruited by the emperor and returned to the court to enter the cabinet, not to be a stepping stone for others, he was like Huang Zhan, he had an obsession with official positions, and this obsession was more to boost the family's reputation and ensure the stability of his own power.

But in any case, Fei Hong will not easily give up the position of first assistant.

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Zhang Xuan also received the news that Yang Yiqing was going to return to the court.

But the news was also not sent back by Gui Cao, because Gui Cao had previously explained that he had gone to Yuyao and should not be in Zhenjiang, why Yang Yiqing suddenly set off from Zhenjiang to the capital, and he couldn't figure out the reason for the previous refusal and the current change of attitude.

Zhang Xuan was afraid that there was a conspiracy against him behind him.

It is impossible to ask the emperor directly, now that he has a bad relationship with Zhu Hao, it is not his wish to see Tang Yin, so he can only go to Xi Shu to see if he can learn some inside information from Xi Shu.

When he went to visit Xifu that night, he was told that Xi Shu might not come back that night, so he took a humble gesture and waited for nearly an hour in the living room of Xi Mansion before seeing Xi Shu returning from the dust.

"Bingyong, if you have something, you can wait until tomorrow." Xi Shu said, "I have something to go to the Hanlin Academy tomorrow, why do I have to wait here?" ”

Zhang Xuan bowed his hand: "I don't know what's important?" ”

Xi Shu said: "Your Majesty is going to hold a spring festival and prepare the Ministry of Rites." ”

"It's already February, why do you suddenly have a spring festival?"

Zhang Xuan does not understand very well, generally speaking, the Ming Dynasty's spring ceremony will be held in the first month, and after February, the spring ploughing in the north has begun, although the planting is some early spring grain, but at this time the spring sacrifice is inevitably a little late.

Xi Shu shook his head: "I don't know." ”

After the two sat down, Zhang Xuan explained the purpose of his visit, indicating that he was here for Yang Yiqing's return to the court.

Xi Shu looked helpless: "I just learned about this matter, shouldn't you ask Zishi?" ”

Zhang Xuan said: "He didn't write from him on the way to Yuyao recently, it is said that Yang Butang set off from Zhenjiang or the local government reported to the imperial court, Zishi probably doesn't know anything about it." ”

"Maybe Yang Butang wants to open it?"

Xi Shu said, "Yang Butang is in Zhenjiang, but has always been concerned about things inside and outside the court, it is said that in the past two years, he often met with officials from the south and north of the court, and often talked with them at night to exchange views on court affairs. ”

Zhang Xuan did not answer this question.

Truly.

From the very beginning, Zhang Xuan was very supportive of Yang Yiqing's return to the dynasty, and he even wanted to pull Yang Yiqing as a weapon against Zhu Hao.

After all, he was the first person to visit Yang Yiqing, and he also exchanged views with Yang Yiqing on court affairs, Yang Yiqing admired him very much, and placed high hopes on him, thinking that he could assist the government in the future, so his original idea was to let Yang Yiqing come back to work against Zhu Hao.

But now......

He wasn't so sure.

It was because Gui Cao came to the door, but he went with his intentions, and Yang Yiqing clearly refused, which is equivalent to saying that Yang Yiqing did not give him or Gui Cao the slightest face in the matter of returning to the court.

On the way to Yuyao, Yang Yiqing suddenly returned to the court...... Who knows if someone else sent him some letter?

What if this person is Zhu Hao?

Doesn't that mean that Zhang Zhang, who thought he could be a staunch ally, has now become an ally of the enemy?

Xi Shu said: "Are you worried that Yang Yingning was recalled back to the court?" ”

Xi Shu is still very accurate in looking at the problem, after all, Zhang Xuan's original ally against Zhu Hao was Xi Shu, but Xi Shu didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing.

Zhang Xuan didn't reply, which was equivalent to admitting it.

Xi Shu shook his head in self-questioning: "No." No matter how confident Jingdao is, he will not recall a veteran of the Four Dynasties back to Beijing, and now that the Manchu Dynasty is up and down, who has Yang Yingning's qualifications and prestige? From the northwest to the Beijing division, and then to the officials in various places, how many people were his protégés? Why should Jingdao make trouble for himself? ”

There is also truth in that.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a while, if Zhu Hao wants to maintain his status above 10,000 people under one person, he will definitely not give himself a strong enemy, especially a senior minister like Yang Yiqing.

It is enough for the emperor to trust Zhu Hao alone, why does he have to find Yang Yiqing to come back and fight against Taiwan?

"Hmm."

Zhang Xuan nodded.

Xi Shu said: "But I think that Yang Yingning came back with the intention of setting things right and putting the government back on the right path, which is very likely to happen." Bingyong, do you know what I'm worried about? I'm afraid that when you join forces with Jingdao, you may not be Yang Yingning's opponent. ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head and said, "I will never join forces with Jingdao." ”

Xi Shu smiled and said: "Your prejudice against him is too deep, you are the same Jinshi, and you still have a personal relationship, and you have advanced and retreated together in major matters before, just because of a little conflict of interest, you have to part ways with him?" ”

At this time, Zhang Xuan did not answer.

He really wanted to say that it was not my small belly, but Zhu Jingdao's villain's heart, obviously he could have promoted me to be a bachelor of Hanlin at the beginning, but Huang Zan and Tang Yin were successively appointed as bachelors of Hanlin before me, and even entered the cabinet before me, which was obviously restricting my development.

I'm just giving back to him in his own way.

"If Jingdao has no intention of fighting, then you and Yang Yingning will be left in the court." Xi Shudao.

Zhang Xuan said: "How can the cabinet members sit idly by now? Could it be that I am an outlier when I am all over the place? ”

"Huh."

Xi Shu smiled.

What he wanted to remind Zhang Xuan was that now the Yili faction seems to be headed by Zhu Hao, with Huang Zan and Tang Yin as auxiliaries, and you are just a second-tier person.

But in fact, Huang Zan and Tang Yin are not qualified to act as Yang Yiqing's opponents, if Zhu Hao avoids going to other places again, you will be left Zhang Xuan to become a bird, since Yang Yiqing is not selling your face to return to the court, then you yourself will have to withstand Yang Yiqing's firepower.

Zhang Xuan said: "When Yang Butang returns to Beijing, I will go to see him in person, I don't believe it, he would rather guard against me as a person who has a relationship with him and has had a good conversation with him, but he wants to be open to a young descendant." Xi Shangshu, which side are you on? ”

Xi Shu naturally shook his head: "Don't count me in this kind of thing." ”

"Why?"

Zhang Xuan said, "Do you think that Yang Butang's return to the dynasty has no effect on you?" ”

Xi Shu smiled suddenly: "As the secretary of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, you should know and abide by the etiquette, no matter what the result is, you will not account for the gains and losses." It's still you, you haven't been in a high position to suffer from gains and losses, it's too much! ”