After Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne of the crown prince in Duanben Palace, all the ministers immediately wrote to ask Li Xuan's attendants to move out of the Qianqing Palace, so that Zhu Youxiao could inherit the throne smoothly. Liu Yixie, Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian and other important ministers of the Middle East Lin Party were the most active and had a tough attitude. Donglin's public opinion force once again played a powerful role, and if Li Xuanzhi wanted to stay in the Qianqing Palace with his own adoptive mother's identity and didn't leave, I am afraid that under the inducement of Donglin's public opinion, his reputation would become a demon.

Li Xuanzhi had nothing to do, so he had to move out of the Qianqing Palace, and was arranged by Zhu Youxiao in the palace where the palace concubine was old. Zhu Youxiao successfully inherited the throne and announced it to the world. As soon as he moved into the inner house, he immediately relied on the eunuch Wang An to remove the cadres around Li Xuanzhi and trap Li Xuanzhi in the deserted Qiluan Palace.

So Zhu Youyou relied on the orthodox ministers outside the school to preside over the orthodox court, and relied on the powerful eunuch Wang An inside, and sat on the dragon chair and ruled the world. What was in front of him, although it was a mess, made him just as excited.

The Great Dynasty, in the Huangji Palace, is the former Fengtian Palace, the first palace to enter the noon gate, and it is very grand. All the civil and military officials knelt down to Zhu Youxiao, shouting long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live, with a loud, high-pitched, and righteous voice. Zhang Wen knelt in the back position, and shouted at the top of his voice, it was the first time for him to participate in such a grand dynasty, and his heart was very excited, this is the foundation of the world.

Now the young man Zhu Youxiao who is sitting on the dragon collapse is tied to the net worth and future of many officials. An irrepressible flush appeared on his pale face, and next to the dragon collapse where he was sitting, there was an incense burner, and the incense burner was engraved with the image of Daming mountains and rivers. Zhu Youxiao looked at the picture, as if he was holding the mountains and rivers in his hands, his eyes were so affectionate, more affectionate than anyone or anything.

The teaching department set up the middle Shaole in the hall, and the brocade clothes and guards set up the bright fans on the left and right, everything is so high-profile, so righteous and bright, in line with the state of etiquette and music. Zhu Youxiao coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Zhongqing, let's calm down." ”

The crowd sang again: "Long live Emperor Xie Wu, long live." At this time, the eunuch took the watch and walked to the side of the dragon collapse, sang eulogies, and the ministers sang the prepared articles of praise and virtue, and Zhu Youxiao immediately became a saint of the ages.

Zhu Youxiao listened to the ode with great interest and said: "All the virtuous people are in the dynasty, and they will be rewarded for their meritorious deeds; On the morality of the order, the amount of the ability to confer officials. Then the celebrant took the auspicious cloud decree and announced, and after saying a sentence, everyone knelt down again to listen to the announcement.

This was a holy decree full of joy, and not only was it granted to the world, but those ministers who had made great contributions were immediately rewarded and promoted. Zhang Wen listened with his ears pricked up, and when he heard Zhang Wen's two words, his heart suddenly became excited to his throat. Zuo Du Imperial History! Dr. Zhongshun! Zhang Wen heard these words, Zheng Sipin! Directly promoted to the fourth level in a row, what is the head of the military department and the officer of the military selection department, but he threw it away before he was hot.

Zhang Wen shouted in his heart: Red robe, I'm wearing a red robe. The official uniforms from the first to the fourth rank are red, and Zhang Wen happened to wear the red robe. It's a pity that you can't wear it for the time being, because it's still during the state funeral, and you can't wear festive clothes like red.

What a joyous feast. The holy decree also said that an additional 1 million taels of silver would be allocated to Liaodong and sufficient military salaries, which would be much more generous than that of Emperor Wanli. All the ministers felt that the Great Tomorrow had finally ushered in the Holy Monarch, and they were all overjoyed.

But when the eunuch read the candidate to preside over the overall situation of Liaodong, a few families were happy and a few were worried, and the relationship was delicate. The holy decree declared that the military situation in Liaodong was critical and could not be delayed, and summoned Xiong Tingbi to return to Beijing to complain, take up the post of governor of Liaodong, temporarily preside over the defense, and then the minister's court decided on the strategy of Liaodong.

In the past, it was agreed that Yang Hao was presiding over Liaodong, but now it has been replaced by Xiong Tingbi, although the reason is that the country has changed, temporarily defending the land, and Xiong Tingbi is also a member of the Zhejiang Party, but there is a mystery in this. The officials with a keen sense of smell immediately realized that the new emperor was distrustful of the other party.

After the end of the court, the ministers finished the table, and Zhu Youxiao said: "The court will be decided tomorrow at the imperial gate." The eunuch sang and retreated. So Zhang Wen followed everyone out of the hall, and when he came out, he saw Zuo Guangdou standing there looking at Zhang Wen.

Zuo Guangdou also made great efforts in supporting the emperor, and now he has been promoted to the imperial history of Zuodu, and he has also been promoted by two levels, and now he is a member of the second grade, the largest official position in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Zhang Wen's boss.

Seeing this, Zhang Wen hurriedly walked up to bow down, Zuo Guangdou skillfully did not show excessive affection, but said casually: "Changyan is now transferred to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and now everything is waiting to be lifted, it is the opportunity to use people, you hurry up to the Ministry of Officials to hand over the official documents, go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to register your name, and share some court affairs." ”

"Yes, the lower official will go to the official department to get the official document."

Zuo Guangdou heard Zhang Wen claiming to be a subordinate official instead of claiming to be a student, thinking that he was thinking about Zhejiang. Zuo Guangdou smiled faintly and said earnestly: "Changyan, our duty is to do things for the court wholeheartedly, maintain justice and smooth speech, isn't it?" ”

Zhang Wen nodded and said, "What Lord Zuo said is that the lower officials should keep it in mind." ”

"Changyan still has to rush to get the official document, let's talk while walking." Zuo Guangdou said in his heart while walking, Donglin will be able to turn over soon, you and the old man have some old friendships, and they both serve in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, we have formed a friendship between teachers and students, what a bright future, and what do you care about those little things? Zuo Guangdou suddenly felt some contempt in his heart, Zhang asked, what is such a small belly chicken intestine doing big things.

And what Zhang Wen was thinking in his heart was another matter, he had already put the Zhejiang matter out of his mind, and he didn't care about those little things at all. At that time, he had no use value and was abandoned by both parties. Zhang Wen, who has been in officialdom for so many years, fully understands. What he has been thinking about is that the emperor doesn't seem to have a good impression of Donglin in his bones, and if he gets involved with Donglin, maybe he will have worries.

Everyone regards Zhu Youxiao as an ignorant child, more than fourteen years old, what can he understand? Zhang Wen had been in contact with Zhu Youxiao several times, and always felt that the emperor's mind was difficult to figure out and should not be taken lightly. Therefore, he must give up the bright call of the Donglin Party, and he also maintains a cautious attitude.

When Zuo Guangdou turned around to speak, he took the opportunity to carefully observe Zhang Wen's face, and saw that his expression was calm, and there was no smugness or annoyance. Zuo Guangdou said tentatively: "The collection that Yiyi gave to Changyan last time, is it still there?" ”

Yiyi is Su Cheng, Zuo Guangdou's student, the middle-aged scribe who followed Zuo Guangdou to Zhejiang. At that time, Zuo Guangdou had two protégés by his side, one was Su Cheng and the other was Chu Sang.

Zhang Wen heard Zuo Guangdou's question, and the meaning was already obvious, that is, to ask Zhang Wen if he would like to worship under Zuo Guangdou's door. Zhang Wen is a little difficult, now this court situation, a discerning person knows at a glance that Donglin is in the ascendant, and the Zhejiang Party is completely inferior, and it is very likely to be cleared out of the court in a big way. can't directly show that he is an enemy of Donglin, and Zhang Wen is not a member of the Zhejiang Party, so he can't hit the muzzle of the gun himself.

Today's dynasty, the emperor decreed that Xiong Tingbi be appointed as the governor of Liaodong, in fact, he was weakening the military power of the Zhejiang Party (the strongest of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang was the Zhejiang Party, so the Zhejiang Party was used instead of the title of the three parties). Although Xiong Tingbi is also a member of the Zhejiang Party, unlike Yang Hao, Xiong Tingbi is relatively neutral on party issues, he only cares about how to do things to succeed, and he doesn't care which party rises and which party dies. At the beginning, Xiong Tingbi became a member of the Zhejiang Party, probably because the Zhejiang Party was very strong at that time, and he had to defect to the past to become the Liaodong Economic Strategy.

Another thing is that the death of Emperor Wanli's father and son is related to the red pill, Fang Congzhe was present when he took the red pill, and he really stepped on a thunderbolt in that incident, and the mildew was extreme. Later, when public opinion was created to ask Li Xuanzhi to move to the palace, Fang Congzhe and others were powerless, and no one shouted loudly, which was undoubtedly another failure.

In short, looking at the situation, the Zhejiang Party is out of recruits. The emperor is wary of the power of the Zhejiang Party, not to mention this, even if the emperor has the heart to protect the Zhejiang Party, it is estimated that he is not able to do it, and the real handle is in the hands of Donglin, and the emperor will never admit that he thinks the emperor died well? Whether in the eyes of the emperor or the ruling party, Donglin is an unbeatable Xiaoqiang and pervasive.

At this time, if Zhu Youxiao stands on the side of the Zhejiang Party, this party struggle will definitely get out of control again, and the tragedy of the Wanli Dynasty will be repeated...... In the past, Emperor Wanli was to support the Zhejiang Party, and he was very unhappy with Donglin, and the cabinet minister Liu Yixian was the only one left in the cabinet in the later period, and Fang Congzhe was allowed to enter the cabinet after Fang Congzhe's approval.

Zhang Wen thought in his heart, one head was two big, so he had to say: "Xiaguan keeps the booklet well, and often takes it out to read. ”

In fact, Zhang Wen had already thrown the booklet at home in an unknown corner.

Zuo Guangdou frowned when he heard this, what does this question mean? If you are so respectful and often take it out and read it, why don't you change your name to the student? The old man has already hinted so obviously, do you want to directly ask others to worship him as a teacher?

Soon Zuo Guangdou understood that Zhang Wen was politely and euphemistically refusing to worship Zuo Guangdou as a teacher. At the same time, Zuo Guangdou was confused again, and Zhang asked why he didn't accept such a good thing?

Zuo Guangdou sighed and asked in a low voice, "Could it be that Yuanfu promised Chang Yan something?" Zuo Guangdou thought that the Zhejiang Party was also wooing Zhang Wen, but he really couldn't think of any other reason. If that's the case, Zuo Guangdou really feels sorry for Zhang Wen, the emperor made a head contribution on the eve of his accession to the throne, what a good seedling, but it can be ruined.

Zhang Wen hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, the lower officials are by no means from the Zhejiang Party." "He didn't want to be put in the water.

Zuo Guangdou said in his heart that he might be too anxious, since Zhang Wen did not mean to move closer to the Zhejiang Party, he was not an enemy for the time being, so he arched his hand and said: "The old man still has something to do, go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate first, Changyan took the official document, and came to hand over the name." ”

Zhang Wen saluted and said goodbye, and his attitude was very respectful. Don't pass Zuo Guangdou, Zhang Wen was busy running around to go through the formalities, and received the official robe and other things. No matter what, he was also very happy in his heart, holding the red four-rank official uniform in his arms, and was thinking about going home to secretly wear it to cool off.

As soon as he walked to the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he saw Zuo Guangdou's protégés Su Cheng and Chu Sang, as well as three other officials, who greeted him and bowed to Zhang Wen one after another.

He secretly observed the faces of Zuo Guangdou's two students again, Chu Sang's expression was sluggish, and he still looked like a down-and-out scholar, while Su Cheng looked more sophisticated, his eyes were attentive, he was neatly dressed, and the clothes on his body were not wrinkled at all.

Su Cheng said with a smile: "In the past few months, Lord Zhang has been on the rise, which makes the lower officials and other good students envious." ”

Zhang Wen said modestly: "Where is it, it's just that I have received the emperor's grace, and I am panicked." ”

"It's almost time, why don't we have dinner together, and how about welcoming Master Zhang to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?" Su Cheng glanced at the sun in the west and said very casually.

Zhang Wen didn't want to eat with these people at all, but in the future, if he wanted to mix in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he couldn't be too high-profile, and no one would throw off the account. You must know that it is one thing for the emperor to appreciate, it is another thing to be an official, and to be an official you have to rely on the cooperation and support of your colleagues. Zhang Wen said euphemistically: "During the national funeral, you can't feast and drink, if it is known, a few of us will inevitably be involved." ”

Chu Sang also nodded, agreeing with Zhang Wen's words.

Su Cheng smiled and said, "It's okay to eat fasting, right?" ”

Zhang Wen refused, but it didn't matter if he thought about having a meal together, he would invite a guest to pay the bill after a while, and he had been an official in Zhejiang for a year, and he really caught some oil and water by the way.

So the group drove south out of Zhengyangmen and walked to the quieter street in the outer city, Su Cheng lifted the curtain, looked at the surrounding restaurants, and prepared to choose a lighter and higher-grade restaurant. At this moment, Su Cheng hurriedly shouted: "Stop, stop." ”

He pointed to the sign and read: "Light vegetarian food, just to taste." How's that for this one? "Everyone thinks it's okay, it looks quiet and low-key.

So a few officials walked into the restaurant, went upstairs and chose a private room, and Su Cheng ordered the left and right to guard the surroundings, and then walked in. Seeing this, Zhang asked that there were still his subordinates guarding outside, did he want to say something secret?

Several people humbled and conceded, and finally let Zhang Wen sit down, and everyone sat down, because Zhang Wen was the biggest official here. After a while, a runner came in and asked, "What do you want to eat?" ”

Su Cheng said: "What special dishes do you have in your store?" ”

Xiao Er smiled: "Yo, when it comes to special dishes, you have to count the Buddha jumping over the wall." This Buddha jumping over the wall is a Fujian dish, also called full altar incense. It is said that in the Tang Dynasty, there was a high monk Xuanquan, on the way to the Shaolin Temple in Fujian, passed through Fuzhou, stayed in the hotel at night, just across the wall of the noble official's house to the altar of incense banquet guests, the monk sniffed and salivated, abandoned the Buddhism door for many years of practice, jumped over the wall and entered a full altar of incense. ”

An official said: "You said it well, and we are drooling when you say it." After that, everyone laughed together for a while.

"In this way, today we really have to taste the dish that the Buddha is going to jump over the wall."

The price of this dish is definitely not low, Xiao Er heard that a few people were so happy, and his heart was also happy, and he said with a smile on his face: "What do you want from the guest officers?" ”

Su Cheng said: "For the rest, feel free to put some on it." I've also heard of this Buddha jumping over the wall, there are chickens, shark fins, bamboo shoots or something, so other dishes should pay attention to the gram, like what shrimp or lamb liver or something, don't put it on, this understands, right? ”

"Haole, the guest officer is really an expert in food. What kind of wine do you need, there are daughters red, sorghum wine......"

Zhang Wen hurriedly said: "Forget about the wine, during this national funeral, let's eat like this is not a feast, right?" And when they were justified, they said that they would not drink today.

A few people chatted while eating, talking and talking, and finally got down to business. I only heard one official say one after another: "At the meeting that prompted Li Xuanzhi to move to the palace, Yuanfu mixed in and expressed his attitude, lukewarm, everyone said that Yuanfu has anything to do with Li Xuanzhi Zheng Guifei and his party?" ”

The other immediately incited: "When the first emperor died, Yuan Fu was also beside him, maybe the red pill was instructed by Zheng Guifei and Li Xuanzhi to Li Kezhuo......"

Zhang Wen's face changed after hearing this, and he hurriedly said: "Li Kezhuo is also dead, there is no proof of this matter, and it is better for everyone to be cautious." ”

Su Cheng looked at Zhang Wen and said bluntly: "What are you afraid of, Concubine Zheng Guifei's intentions are ill-intentioned, and everyone knows it!" ”