Late at night.

On the duty room of the listening office, Lu Wan has to come to the duty room every day for the past few days, involving the war in the northwest border pass, he is on duty as the right attendant of the household department, and in handling military affairs, his power is even greater than that of the two military ministers.

That night, an urgent battle report was transmitted back to Beijing from more than 300 miles northwest of Daning, and was delivered to him by Liu Chun, a Hanlin cultivator.

"Lu Shilang, this matter is not trivial."

Liu Chun, as one of the few people in the Hanlin Academy who can walk in the Shangting Office, is not subordinate to this yamen, just as the cabinet needs the help of the Zhongshu Sheren to take care of some chores, after the establishment of the Shangting Office, the emperor also transferred a group of people to come over to help.

It's called help, but it's actually for eyeliner.

That night, it happened to be Liu Chun on duty, but he encountered the good news of Jizhou.

Lu Wan opened the good news and read it, nodded and said, "It makes sense." Have you seen it in advance? ”

Liu Chun's face was embarrassed, this urgent report was not a secret report, it was not directly submitted to the emperor, in fact, it was in duplicate, one was sent to the emperor, and the other was Guan Bai Yu Shangting, and even the cabinet did not know, although Liu Chun also knew that it was a two-faced and unpleasant errand now, but what the cabinet asked him to do, he would still do.

This kind of urgent report, if he doesn't bring the news out, then how can he mix in the Hanlin Academy system in the future?

Lu Wan didn't bother with Liu Chunjin, and said: "Your Majesty has been recuperating recently, and it may also be a heart disease, and it just so happens that this good news can also make Your Majesty's condition better." ”

Liu Chun said: "That's ...... Or is it too bizarre, should you wait a little longer? ”

According to Liu Chun's feelings after reading this good news, Cui Yuan and Zhu Feng fought a victory in the grassland, braving the ice and snow, but the results obtained were lackluster......

It seems reasonable, but the most unreasonable thing is that this battle happened too far away from Daming, and unless you see evidence, it is empty.

Lu Wan said: "Renzhong, you are the same age as me, but you have different resumes from me, or in your Hanyuan, everything needs to be carefully verified, but when you are on an errand at the border gate, what to report, and whether to verify and implement, that is the will of the court decision-makers, we just need to report it truthfully." ”

Liu Chun is one year younger than Lu Wan, but after he was admitted to the Jinshi, he just worked in the Hanlin Academy.

That's a Qingshui Yamen, except for a little extra income during the festival a year, the rest can only live on Yulu and Yumi, which is not like there will be Bing Jing and Tan Jing in the future, and now as a Beijing official, he just looks prominent.

Unless you can mix in the waiter, the waiter speaks, others will treat you as a dish, Liu Chunben has a few opportunities to be transferred out of the Hanlin Academy, but like every Qinggao scholar, Liu Chun also hopes to be able to mix in the Hanlin Academy.

And Lu Wan is different, this belongs to the feudal officials who worked the front line.

But Lu Wan was still polite to Liu Chun, because Lu Wan also knew that Liu Chun looked very depressed now, and even became the eyeliner of the cabinet, but in the future, this kind of person from the Hanlin Academy may come out, and if people want to come out, they are likely to enter the cabinet, or become the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, or become the Hanlin Bachelor in charge of the Hanlin Academy, or even become the teacher of the Son of Heaven in the future.

Liu Chun sighed: "Recently, rumors in Beijing, including some Di newspapers, are saying that this time the war in the border towns will return in vain, how can this be in the east...... Is there such a victory? ”

Liu Chun couldn't figure it out.

The winner can be Wang Shouren, Wang Qiong, or Zhang Mao, that is, Zhu Feng and Cui Yuan, this wonderful combination, no one else takes it seriously.

Lu Wan smiled slightly: "Speaking of which, this battle really has the meaning of sealing the wolf Juxu, killing in the hinterland of the grassland, causing the Tatar tribe to flee in the wilderness, and the loss of goods is huge...... People and animals are not even protected. Such a feat, probably only under the personal guidance of that Zhang Shangshu, can be achieved. ”

"Zhang Shangshu? No wonder, no wonder. Liu Chun understood Lu Wan's hint.

Zhang Zhou didn't go anywhere else before, but only went to Jizhou Town, and as a result, Zhu Feng and Cui Yuan achieved a great victory.

Can this be said to have nothing to do with Zhang Zhou?

It can even be said that this first gong is Zhang Zhou's!

It's not that others don't think so, but others think that this is a natural thing, as for Zhu Feng and Cui Yuan's shit luck, no one cares, and people are more willing to believe what they want to believe.

Lu Wan said: "And in the past two years, I have also come to a conclusion, that is, at any time, don't go against that Zhang Shangshu, it is meaningless!" Thinking that he was able to join the ministry at a young age, help the Ming Dynasty achieve so many things, and have both personal favors to His Majesty and a pillar of the society, why must such a person be excluded from the clear stream? ”

Liu Chun smiled bitterly: "The truth is so, but there are some things...... After all, he was not an orthodox scholar. ”

"How not?"

Lu Wan said in a tone like a friend, "He is the champion, even if others want to treat him as a Taoist priest of the Fang family, so what?" When I founded the Ming Dynasty, there was Liu Bowen, and then there was Daoyan, which was beneficial to my Daming Sheji, at the beginning of the founding of Daming Sheji, these people could call for wind and rain in the court, why now, that Zhang Shangshu is not good? ”

"This ......"

Liu Chun was a little unable to argue.

Liu Bowen and Yao Guangxiao were good when they were born, the emperor at that time was too strong, and the ministers were silent, the emperor could use whoever he wanted, and the ministers were not even qualified to oppose it.

But it's different now......

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, even if the prime minister was not established, the cabinet ministers also became the actual prime ministers, and the interference in the government was in all aspects.

It seems to be an adviser, but because the cabinet itself has the power to vote, and the six ministries have to rely on the cabinet to help them obtain the approval of the Son of Heaven, then the six ministries have to obey the cabinet on major matters, rather than just listening to their suggestions.

Under such circumstances, the ministers headed by the cabinet naturally did not allow the emperor to listen to and believe partially, which would destroy the order they had painstakingly established in the court.

In the minds of the cabinet ministers, if the emperor has something to do, he should turn to them directly, and if there is no answer, they will consult with the people below...... Zhang Zhou is a transgression, not through the highest power of the cabinet and traditional civil ministers, but directly responsible for the emperor, isn't this tantamount to emptying the entire court?

Liu Chun said: "Then what are we going to do?" ”

Lu Wan put the good news aside, and said casually: "This is just a copy of Guan Bai, Your Majesty believes that you will get the news tonight." Earlier, Cai Guogong had already returned to Beijing, and it was said that he was now in the palace, and even the timing was so right. ”

Liu Chun asked, "Then except for these two ......?"

He wanted to ask, did the cabinet or the Ministry of War know about this?

Obviously, Liu Chun knew that someone in the DPRK wanted to impeach Zhang Zhou, and even planned to use the military affairs of the northwest to get along with Zhang Zhou.

Lu Wan shook his head and said, "Who knows? Just wait. ”

This means, why are you in such a hurry to tell the ministers of the DPRK and China?

Now we take advantage of the opportunity to listen to the office on duty, and we can be the first to learn the news, and we can watch others make a fuss like a "prophet", anyway, I Lu Wan likes to watch those Wenchen's jokes the most.

Liu Chun sighed: "It seems that Xie Ge is ...... It's hard this time! ”

Lu Wan glanced at Liu Chun.

In fact, Lu Wan knew that Liu Chun still respected Xie Qian, and even Liu Chun's visit to the Shangting Office was arranged behind Xie Qian's back.

Originally, the purpose of the minister's impeachment of Zhang Zhou, in addition to giving Zhang Zhou the opportunity to be transferred to Nanjing, was to indirectly speak for Xie Qian and let the emperor let Xie Qian go, but with the current good news of Jizhou Town, it is equivalent to saying that the arrangements of many ministers have been in vain, and may even make Xie Qian not only dismissed from his post and idle, but may even be convicted.

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Zhu Youzhu had already fallen asleep.

After chatting with Zhang Zhou for more than two hours, I didn't feel tired at the time, but after I fell asleep, I felt that I slept very steadily, it seemed that I hadn't been so solid for a long time, and even the physical illness was not important.

"There's something urgent."

Yang Peng entered the palace overnight, and when he arrived outside the Qianqing Palace, he did not know that the emperor actually lived in the Xinuan Pavilion at this time, but was going to meet the emperor in the traditional emperor's bedroom.

The eunuch on duty is Wei Bin, as a eunuch serving in the palace, he is on temporary duty in the imperial eunuch, and his status is also respected, but in front of a royal eunuch like Yang Peng, he is not even a fart, but he still has to stop Yang Peng from going to see the driver.

Wei Bin said: "Gonggong Yang, don't disturb Your Majesty's rest, or ...... Would you like to ask Grandpa Chen about this matter? ”

Wei Bin is Chen Kuan's person, or the system over there.

Now, in addition to being in the court, Zhu Youzhu has set up two chambers of the cabinet and the upper listening office, and in the palace system, he has also begun to use the imperial horse supervisor to check and balance the celebrant supervisor.

The reason is similar, the celebrant is responsible for government affairs, and the imperial horse supervisor is more responsible for military affairs, which is why the good news will be transmitted to Yang Peng, and Yang Peng will enter the palace to perform.

Yang Peng is not as good at talking as others, he is groveling to the powerful, but such people are also notoriously mean in front of those little people.

"You don't know how to write dead characters, do you? The border is in an emergency to report such a big thing, and our family is here to report it, how dare you stop it? If something happens, can you afford it? Yang Peng didn't really think anything about Wei Bin, he just used a threatening tone to let Wei Bin give way.

Dog beating also depends on the owner.

Who let Wei Bin have Queen Zhang behind him, and Chen Kuan's group of people to support him?

Wei Bin's face was embarrassed, but he looked in the direction of Xinuan Pavilion and said, "Your Majesty...... He did not sleep in the Qianqing Palace. ”

"Hmm. You go with us. ”

"This ......"

Wei Bin wanted to throw the problem on others, but when he saw that Yang Peng was still stubborn, he instantly felt that Yang Peng was trying to rectify himself.

He also had no choice but to keep up.

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Chen Kuan had already gone to bed, although he had to review the recital at night, and Zhu Pi's work had not been completed, and sometimes he had to use seals and so on.

But the celebrant and eunuch are not iron-clad, and staying up until midnight at night is already the limit.

He also slept in the room of the celebrant on duty, away from the Qianqing Palace and the Xinuan Pavilion, the road was still relatively far, when the little eunuch came to tell him that it was Yang Pengqiang who broke into the Qianqing Palace to face the saint, he almost fell from the bones.

"Yang Peng?"

Chen Kuan's face was a little shocked.

Although he Chen Kuan was a beautiful person before, Yang Peng was an early batch of Dongchang factory dukes, and now he is still used by the emperor to check and balance the celebrant supervisor.

When Chen Kuan mentioned Yang Peng, he was not angry and hostile, but slightly afraid...... People used to have Li Guang's support, and now they have Zhang Zhou's support, and they have won the emperor's trust, you Chen Kuan knows very well that he is now a tool in the eyes of the emperor, and he may have to vacate his seat when he wants...... What qualifications do you have to argue with Yang Peng?

Later, Wei Bin also came over from the dormitory on the side, and after asking the little eunuch about the specific situation, he said to Chen Kuan: "He faced the saint late at night, what is the matter?" ”

Chen Kuan quickly calmed down and said, "Or mixed blessings." You go out first. ”

"Yes."

The little eunuch was ordered to leave.

Then Chen Kuancai said to Wei Bin: "Either it is good news or bad news, with our family's understanding of Yang Peng, he will not come to the door for bad things." Unless it is a last resort. ”

When Wei Bin heard this, there was something to say.

Roughly speaking, we can only hope that we will be defeated, and Yang Peng will have to report it......

But in fact, outside of reason, this possibility is relatively low, because it is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, if it is a defeat report, Yang Peng is full of food and wants to go to the Qianqing Palace to face the saint?

Wei Bin said: "Maybe he's just doing a routine?" ”

The implication is that whether it is a good report or a bad report, it is now logically reported by Yang Peng, and it should be restored to half to half, not two or eight points, or even nine out of nine.

Chen Kuan asked coldly, "Do you think it's possible?" ”

This made Wei Bin a little frustrated.

"Let's go."

Chen Kuan said, "No matter what, we shouldn't be here now, hurry up to Xinuan Pavilion, or Your Majesty is going to summon that Cai Guogong to discuss matters." ”

"Hmm."

Wei Bin also expected this.

Who let Zhang Zhou return to Beijing now, and the people are still in the palace?

Whether it is a good report or a bad report, if there is a matter of military affairs, the emperor will definitely find Zhang Zhou to discuss, if they are present, even if the opinion will not be adopted, at least they know what the emperor and Zhang Zhou have discussed, but if they don't go...... It is equivalent to letting Yang Pengbai pick up the cheap.

After the two hurriedly sorted out their appearance, they went to the West Warm Pavilion.

Before he could reach the place, he saw Li Zhang hurriedly coming out of it.

"Two fathers-in-law." When Li Zhang saw the two, he also hurriedly saluted.

"What's going on?" Chen Kuan asked.

Li Zhang said with a smile: "The good news is coming, Your Majesty asked Cai Guogong to come over, saying that it is ...... When it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, you two won't know about it until now, will you? (End of chapter)