Zhang Zhou also wanted to slap Liu Jin to death with a stick.

However, the conditions are not yet met.

Moreover, Zhang Zhou also knows that Liu Jin's unauthorized power is only a microcosm of Zhu Houzhao's misdeeds during the Zhengde period, even if there is no Liu Jin, there may be Gu Dayong, Zhang Yong, and one less of the Eight Tigers can still make trouble, and there can still be Qian Ning, Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, etc. outside the palace.

The key is not to solve a person's problem, but to solve Zhu Houzhao's stubborn character.

"Go and tell your father, won't your father fight the palace?"

Although Zhu Houzhao was also resentful of Zhu Youji's "unreasonableness", he was a little cowardly when he really asked him to take responsibility.

Zhang Zhoudao: "What Your Majesty wants to see is your progress, even if you say that you have done something wrong, as long as you can learn a lesson from it, Your Majesty scolds you, and he is also relieved in his heart." And that's something you're going through growing up. ”

Zhu Houzhao glared at Zhang Zhou: "I found that you are very bad, it is different from what others say, if you change to other gentlemen, they will advise this palace to behave in a proper manner, but you ...... Aren't you afraid that your father will punish you? ”

Zhang Zhou spread his hands.

It means that it is better to punish it.

"Why can I see you all day now, will you enter the palace if you are fine?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't say that he wanted to agree, but judging from his tone, Zhang Zhou's suggestion was listened to.

can't go to Zhu Youzhu right away to argue with reason, that will make Zhu Youzhu feel that his son is resisting, and no matter what he says, he will have to wait until Zhu Youzhi is angry.

Zhang Zhou got up and said, "Prince, the minister is only responsible for coming to tell you what your fault is, this is Your Majesty's order." Your fault is that you are too noisy, what is not good to play, you think everyone can accept your clothes? Do what fits your identity. ”

"What do you mean?"

"That is to say, if you play a sand table exercise, His Majesty will not only not blame you, but will also praise you, and even play with you. But if you bow, Your Majesty will at most look at the sidelines, or ask you to come and complain about you...... But if you put on those clothes and smash them all over the Wenhua Palace...... And you see the ...... as a result."

Zhu Houzhao pondered for a moment, and then his little head understood: "Are you saying that if the things that this palace plays with are things that my father thinks can learn, he won't blame this palace?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Zhou nodded.

Zhu Houzhao said impatiently: "You have so many things to play in this palace all day long!" The palace was stuffy, just such a group of people...... Once in a while you and those speakers will come, you should find a fun game, right? What do you think about your father? ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "That's all the ministers say, whether they can listen to it depends on the prince himself." ”

After speaking, Zhang Zhou was about to leave.

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly said: "Don't go, this palace knows that you have the ability, you can teach this palace to learn things, and you can also find fun for this palace." I admit my mistake, don't be angry, you come back to play with me...... I know that the game brought out from you, my father will not only be angry, but will also praise me...... Hey, hey, hey......"

Zhu Houzhao said that he was behind, with a smile on his face.

He still knows how to judge the situation and knows how capable Zhang Zhou is.

People eat according to their ability, not only can they be strict and teach him to read, but also take him to play some novel and forbidden games, if he offends, Zhang Zhou will not come again in the future, and the person who suffers the loss must be himself.

Zhang Zhou shook his head: "The minister is just a person, he can't be an official in the East Palace, if the prince wants the minister to come more, let the minister take the entrance examination first." ”

"When will I take the exam?"

"Next spring, in February."

"That's soon, then the palace will congratulate you on being a jinshi, and you will come every day in the future! Okay, don't think about ......it."

"Hmm."

"By the way, this palace got more than 6,000 taels of silver from the eldest and second uncles, but now there are 5,000 taels left, do you want it? I will give you a thousand taels, and take it back for exam preparation, and it should also be an investment in opening a bookstore together. ”

Zhu Houzhao also knows how to buy people's hearts.

Before he got the silver, he thought that the silver was a good thing, but after he got it, he found that this thing could not be brought into the palace, nor could it be taken out to spend, and it was a burden at all.

Therefore, he was very generous and wanted to give Zhang Zhou a little, which means that if you laity like it, then give it to you, as long as you take the money to do things.

Zhang Zhoudao: "No merit is not punished, and ministers are not short of silver." The prince remembers, go to His Majesty in two days to talk about this matter, and you should be a little more restrained in the past two days. ”

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Bai Zhang: "Okay, there's a lot of nonsense." Hongu knows what to do! ”

……

……

In the overseer room of the Huanyi Bureau, on the dilapidated couch, Liu Jin was lying there.

There was not even anyone who brought tea and water, and there was not even anyone who came to ask, the window paper was torn, and the cold wind blew in, Liu Jin felt cold, and wanted to reach out to grab the quilt to cover himself, but found that his hands were frozen.

"Are they all dead? Come in with a brazier! ”

Liu Jin shouted, but there was no one to respond.

Although his current position is the supervisor of the Huanyi Bureau, he also has a bit of status, but they all know that he was assigned, and the people in charge of the Huanyi Bureau are a group of old eunuchs who are old-fashioned, and they can't take care of themselves, who will take care of him?

Do you expect the laundry ladies to help him?

stayed up like this until the next day, and Liu Jin wanted to die.

Following.

His wounds began to suppurate a little, sticking to his clothes, but no one was there to tidy him up, and he was thinking about whether to pay someone to change his wound medicine when there was a sound of footsteps at the door, and then Zhang Zhou appeared in his room.

"You ......"

When Liu Jin saw Zhang Zhou, he was angry, because he felt that Zhang Zhou had caused him to fall to this point.

Zhang Zhou said to the person at the door: "There is labor to send off, I will go in and do it, and take me out after a while." ”

"Okay Immortal Master, please."

Outside was the voice of the eunuch Yang Peng.

Zhang Zhou walked to the edge of the couch and looked at Liu Jin's appearance, Liu Jin was still snorting in pain, but after seeing Zhang Zhou, he had to take care of his demeanor and deliberately pretend to be very good.

But how he is doing, anyone with a discerning eye can see it.

Lao Liu's last strength.

"How? Is it comfortable? Zhang Zhou moved a stool by himself, sat down, and said as if sarcastically.

Liu Jin said: "Zhang Gongsheng, are you here to see our jokes?" ”

"Yes, I'm here to see if you're dead, and if not, I'll give you a bottle of poison." Zhang Zhoudao.

"You ......"

Liu Jin's face turned pale.

was obviously frightened by Zhang Zhou, because he also felt yesterday that the emperor had indeed moved to kill, if the emperor just didn't want to kill him in front of his son, but waited until he turned around and found someone to kill him......

"Liu Jin, do you know what you are doing wrong?"

Zhang Zhou was very serious, and Liu Jin discussed the issue of gains and losses.

Liu Jin is so afraid of death that he is so frightened that he doesn't have the heart to talk to Zhang Zhou at all.

"Calm down!" Zhang Zhou said, "No one wants to kill you, I'll scare you." ”

"You ......"

The more Liu Jin is calm, the more Liu Jin is not calm.

Oh the devil.

When you come up, you say that you want to poison me, and you still make me calm, can I calm down?

"Liu Jin, do you know who the person in this world wants you to die the most?" Zhang Zhou asked.

Liu Jin glared angrily: "It's you!" ”

Zhang Zhou shook his head: "So, your vision is too narrow." I do things by Your Majesty's side, I rarely go to the East Palace, and occasionally I go to see it just to give a lesson to the crown prince, to have a good time, and I have no direct interest entanglement with your eunuchs in the East Palace, what does it matter to me if you die or not? ”

Liu Jin was speechless for a while.

He himself actually has a clear heart, and it is not Zhang Zhou who wants him to die the most, but his colleagues in the East Palace.

Peers are enemies.

Zhang Zhou's family is working for the emperor, and even gets the favor of the empress dowager, when the sky thunders and fires can be calculated, and the eunuch of the master of ceremonies and the eunuch of Dongchang have to be polite to him.

You Liu Jin also take yourself too seriously......

Liu Jin felt that it might be his villain's heart.

But that's not really the case.

Zhang Zhouxin said, the person who wants you to die the most in this world is, of course, me Zhang.

Don't look at you as a small person now, but no one knows better than me how domineering you are in the future and how much trouble you can make.

Now it's time to talk to you about the superiority and inferiority.

"Liu Jin, this time, you are wrong because you didn't recognize your position clearly, you are just a father-in-law, obedient to orders, even if you can please the young master, no one will take you seriously, but will want to suppress you. The things I found for you are to let you invite you to be favored in front of the prince, but unfortunately, some things are destined, and your life is blessed. ”

When Liu Jin heard this, he looked up at Zhang Zhou.

There was no jealousy in his eyes anymore.

Because he knew that he was not qualified to argue with Zhang Zhou.

was not qualified in the first place, but now that he has fallen into this bear, he is even more disqualified.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Want to go back to the East Palace and continue to serve the prince?" ”

Liu Jin didn't know what tone to use to speak, so he tried to keep his voice low and said, "Is it still possible?" ”

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Don't hide it, I met the prince yesterday and told him that the most important thing in being a man is to have the courage to take responsibility, I discussed it with him, and he will go to His Majesty in the next two days to talk to him, not only to learn to be responsible, but also to intercede for you." ”

"You ......"

Liu Jin felt that his worldview was about to be subverted.

He treated Zhang Zhou like that, treating Zhang Zhou as an enemy, Zhang Zhou would actually help him?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Liu Jin, do you think there are others besides me who will help you now?" ”

"I didn't ...... No. ”

Liu Jin is not a fool either.

Now we are waiting to see that he is unlucky, who will help him?

"Then you ...... in the future" Zhang Zhou didn't say it all.

But it is already obvious.

I help you, you have to repay the peach, you can't say that I helped you, you turn around and treat me as an enemy, then I still spend this time to find myself angry?

Liu Jin didn't answer for a while.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Up and down the East Palace, and even up and down the Imperial Palace, it seems that all the chamberlains know how to judge the situation and know that now Your Majesty trusts me and compliments me in every way." But I know very well that I am just the second Li Guang, when I am in power, others hold me like a fairy, and when I am down, they will come up and step on a few feet. ”

"You, Liu, are the only ones, just because I fought for your position in the prince's heart, you dare to go against the trend?"

Liu Jin hurriedly explained: "Let's ...... That's not what it means. ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "No need to explain, you are arrogant and definitely don't want to be subservient, but now that you have fallen to this, I can't help you in vain." ”

Liu Jin knew how to express his sincerity now, and he said: "As long as Immortal Master Zhang is willing to help, the villain is willing to be driven by you for the rest of his life." The villain's life is yours. ”

"Good!"

Zhang Zhou stood up and said coldly, "I'll write it down, as long as you are loyal to the prince, harmless to me, and willing to listen to me, then your head will be stored on your neck." If you break this oath, I will take your head at any time! Word! ”

"Thank you Immortal Master Zhang, thank you Immortal Master Zhang."

Although Liu Jin couldn't get up and kowtow to Zhang Zhou, he was lying on the couch and kept hitting his head on the wooden board to show his loyalty to Zhang Zhou.

……

……

Zhang Zhou did not rush out of the Huanyi Bureau, but asked Yang Peng to accompany him in the Huanyi Bureau.

The Huanyi Bureau is mainly composed of convicted female officers.

It was already very cold in the 11th lunar month, but the female workers were still washing clothes in a large yard, and the older female workers, who were slightly more senior, were in charge of drying.

Zhang Zhou seemed to be looking for someone in the crowd.

Yang Peng said: "When someone heard about Liu Jin, he dared to bully the king, and he dared to take the prince to frolic and die." Immortal Master, why do you need to come and see him? ”

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, not only did I come to see him, but I also had to help him return to the East Palace.

Do you think I'm willing?

The person who most wants this thing to die without a place to be buried, who is not me, who is familiar with history?

But here's the problem...... This time, Liu Jin was guilty of the emperor, not the crown prince.

Zhu Houzhao has the style of a young chivalrous man, and he is the most righteous.

The bear child now has no right to speak in front of his father, but yesterday's grievances for Liu Jin are already obvious, according to this, I am afraid that Liu Jin will not only not be annihilated by history, but will even be "blessed by misfortune".

Why does a man who is willing to suffer for the crown prince think that he will collapse like this?

What is the result of blindly imposing it, Zhang Zhou knows very well that it is likely to backfire.

Then it's better to do the opposite, press Liu Jin down first, and then give him some sweetness to lift him up...... Let him be grateful to Dade.

Don't worry about Liu Jinen's revenge, before Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, even if Liu Jin had the prince as a backer, he would not be able to get up, but because of this incident, Liu Jin had a bad relationship with the eunuchs of the East Palace, and Liu Jin had to rely on him Zhang Zhou.

Treat characters like Liu Jin.

Killing with a stick is not the best purpose, Liu Jin will have a second Liu Jin if he dies.

The best thing is to try to keep this person in your hands and use him as your own kite.

It depends on whether the string of the kite will break in the future, or when it will break.

"Father-in-law Yang, if I want to transfer one or two women here, is there a chance?"

Zhang Zhou suddenly asked a question for no reason.

Yang Peng was stunned, and was embarrassed: "I'm afraid it's not easy, but if there is someone you know, just say it, secretly report it dead or something, and there is no problem at all in sending it out." ”

"Forget it, we'll talk about it later."

Zhang Zhou didn't say exactly what was going on.

He looked back at Yang Peng and said with a smile: "How is Qingning Palace repaired?" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "It will definitely be completed before the year, and the people below are rushing to work day and night, maybe it can be more than half a month in advance, maybe the Queen Mother can move in before the year." ”

"Okay, over to you!"

Zhang Zhou is about to say goodbye to Yang Peng.

Yang Peng specially transferred a carriage from the Imperial Horse Supervisor to Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "I have my own carriage, and I don't work for Father-in-law Yang." ”

After Zhang Zhou got into his carriage, he was also thinking in his heart.

I use Yang Peng first, and then Liu Jin...... Doesn't it mean that I'm getting closer to Li Guang?

No way.

You have to hurry back to prepare for the exam, otherwise you can only be surrounded by this group of eunuchs all day long.

I came to Daming, obviously to experience the imperial examination, my Xie Yuan...... My future champion!

(End of chapter)