Zhang Anshi looked back and found Bingji hurriedly trotting over from the shadows.

"Ziru's legs and feet are really cool, let me catch up all the way."

"Binggong, be careful." Zhang Anshi was puzzled, but still went over to help Bingji, who almost fell.

"Ziru, I have a few private words I want to talk to you, are you willing to walk with me?" Bingji asked with a smile.

"It's cold and the road is slippery, and I can't ask for someone to be my companion." Zhang Anshi said understandingly.

Zhang Anshi and Bingji, the two newly erected pillars of the Han Empire, supported each other in this way, and walked towards the north gate below.

The snow-covered staircase was indeed difficult to walk, and the two of them groped carefully, but still almost fell several times.

When the two of them reached the bottom of the stairs, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ziru, do you say that in this snowy day, is it easy to go up or down?" Bingji asked with a smile.

Zhang Anshi looked back thoughtfully at the stairs more than ten zhang high, only to feel that it was extremely difficult, and then said: "Since ancient times, it has been difficult to climb the mountain and easy to descend. ”

"The official thought that although the mountain climb was difficult, the descent was even more dangerous."

Bingji's slightly pessimistic words made Zhang Anshi also feel something, and he looked at the high stairs behind him, isn't it like a difficult mountain?

Standing tall naturally sees far, but it also hurts more when you fall.

It's like walking all the way down just now, if you don't pay attention to it, I'm afraid you'll fall and break your head.

Thankfully, they came down safely, and they had a chance to go up again tomorrow.

Unlike Huo Guang, who was confined in Huo's house, he fell down at the last moment, his head was broken and bleeding, and he had no chance to turn over.

"Ziru, how is Sister Ling's body doing now?" Bingji asked.

"There is Lao Binggong's concern, and he is recuperating according to the method said by the county official, although he has not yet recovered, but finally he has not coughed up blood as horribly as before." Zhang Anshi said.

"That's good, Ling Mei is the Jieyu of the county official, and she will enter the palace in the coming year, shouldering the heavy responsibility of inheriting the emperor's heir, and there must be no mistakes." Bingji said.

Zhang Anshi was slightly stunned, Bingji's words were actually a bit arrogant, and when the Son of Heaven heard it, he would be suspicious.

He glanced up at the ghostly palace complex on the stairs with trepidation, and only after making sure that no one was watching, did he look back at Bingji.

"Gong Bing, the sister is just Jieyu, and the grandson of Gong Cai, Wenyan, is also Jieyu, don't forget, there is also the queen of the Huo family." Zhang Anshi said, and looked at the location of the Jiaofang Palace.

Bingji smiled and waved his hand, as if to say that Zhang Anshi was too cautious at the moment.

"In my Han, the son is more expensive than the mother, although Cai Gong is the imperial doctor, but after all, he is old, how does Cai Jieyu compare with her sister Zhang Jieyu......"

"As for the queen of the Huo family...... The Huo family has fallen, how can she stand for a long time? ”

"Compared with the clan relatives, the relatives can win the trust of the Son of Heaven, Ziru is now the great Sima general, he will be able to become the pillar of the court one day, and it is the duty of the Son of Heaven to assist him......"

"When did Ziru see the Son of Heaven who had no relatives to rely on and screen the domain?"

Bingji is only called the Son of Heaven, not the county official, obviously not only referring to the Son of Heaven in the Weiyang Palace behind him, but also to the future Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Anshi didn't say anything to refute this time, there was no one around, and in the dark night, his eyebrows, which were frowning from time to time because of caution, finally stretched out slightly.

Bingji is right, since the Rebellion of the Seven Kings, whether it is the princes or the clansmen, they seem to be respected by the Son of Heaven, but in fact, they are always on guard.

On the contrary, it is a relative who can be reused and relied on by the Son of Heaven.

The reason is simple, the sect himself has the blood of the Liu family, and he has a claim to the throne; And the relatives are related to the Son of Heaven by blood, but they can't get involved in the big position.

Compared with the two, the sons of heaven in the past dynasties of course relied more on their relatives - of course, in the process of seizing the heir, there were also many relatives who died and were wiped out.

Now, although the county officials have no heirs, the dispute between the concubines and concubines has begun to emerge.

In addition to the precarious Huo family, there are only two relatives of the Cai family and the Zhang family.

Obviously, Zhang's is one position ahead of Cai's.

When Zhang Anjun was elected as the Son of Heaven Jieyu, Zhang Anshi was just Guangluxun.

And now, he is already the great general of Sima and the secretary of the book.

The power and prestige are not to mention the previous Huo Guang, but they are indeed worthy of the words Dahan Zhushi.

Although Zhang Anshi is cautious, he is not pedantic, and he is not stupid.

Naturally, we can see this situation clearly, how can we not have a little touch and desire in our hearts?

It's just that I don't want to be exposed.

In the past few months, his spirit has been tense for a long time, and Zhang Anshi naturally wants to look forward to the future as a pastime.

Now that the careful thoughts in my heart have been punctured by Bingji, it is inevitable that there will be some fluttering.

"The county official and the queen are very affectionate, the sister has not yet entered the palace, and the prince Bing mentioned the matter of the emperor's heir, I'm afraid it's too far." Zhang Anshi's words revealed a bit of pride.

"The county magistrate is the most sensible, how can he not see this simple thing clearly?" Bingji said vaguely.

"What Gong Bing said is extremely true, the county official is really Mingjun." Zhang Anshi also smiled ambiguously.

"Ziru, how old are your three tigers now?" Bingji then asked.

"Thanks to Binggong's concern, the eldest son Qianqiu has six in twenty, the second son has four in twenty and has a long life, and the younger son Peng Zu has passed on to his brother Zhang He, who is eighteen this year."

"Yes, yes, I remembered, Peng Zu is a good student, has good qualifications, and he will become a climate one day." Bingji praised.

But speaking of this, the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange, because they all remembered someone in their hearts, and this person was Zhang Pengzu's classmate and friend - Liu Aiji.

The two fell silent, this silent version should be filled with words, and the content should definitely be about Liu Aiji.

But they were very tacitly silent, and let the words disappear naturally into the darkness - it is not a good thing to mention Liu Aiji now.

"Where do those three tigers live now?" Bingji changed the topic and asked with a smile.

"Qianqiu served as a military marquis in Yulin Langzhong, Yanshou served as a meritorious Cao Shi in Jingzhaoyin, and Peng Zu studied in Taixue, all of which were positions at the end of the year." Zhang Anshi said humbly, but he was colorful.

"Ziru is too modest, and after the matter of the Huo Party is completely settled, they can all make progress in their careers." Bingji said sincerely.

After the Huo Party is completely eliminated, there will be many vacant positions in the court.

Although the Son of Heaven said that the imperial examination system would be added to the inspection system in the coming year, it was only for Confucian scholars who had not yet become officials, and those who already had official status naturally did not need to be selected again.

Zhang Anshi, as the heroes of the downfall, can naturally get a hair in the court.

Merit must be rewarded, this is a matter of course, and Zhang Anshi does not feel inappropriate.

"If I'm not mistaken, Binggong also has three sons, right?" Zhang Anshi asked instead.

"Ziru has a good memory, the eldest son Bingxian, the second son Bingyu, and the youngest son Binggao." Bingji said truthfully, "A few years older than Ziru's Huzixu, and his rank is about the same." ”

"You and I are already old, they are the same age as the county officials, I hope they can make more meritorious contributions to the county officials, and they are worthy of the grace of God." Zhang Anshi arched his hand in the direction of the greenhouse hall as he spoke.

"I think the same way, if these shafts can work together, and there is the guidance of the county officials, they will definitely be able to show the greatness of the Han."

The two most cautious people in the court said this, and they nodded their heads in understanding, as if they had done something amazing.

This is the case with those who are cautious and have a city, some things are said as if they have not been said, but some things have been said without being said.

Light snowflakes kept falling from the sky, and only the sound of "rustling" could be heard all around.

In the seemingly ordinary conversation just now, the Zhang family and the C family temporarily stood hand in hand.

We don't know who they will fight in the future, but it will never be wrong to increase their strength first.

The court hall in the front hall behind him is like a huge stage, and if someone is embarrassed, someone will naturally appear.

"Gong Bing, it's not early, there are still a lot of business to deal with tomorrow, I'll take a step forward first." Zhang Anshi said.

"Ziru is at his own convenience."

After the two saluted each other, Zhang Anshi left in a hurry, but his steps were a little blower than before.

Bingji looked at Zhang Anshi's back, but did not move immediately, but stood quietly in the increasingly dense snow.

Half a month ago, Zhang Anshi's second son Zhang Yanshou and Liu De's youngest daughter Liu Lanzhi got married, and they will officially marry their sons and daughters after the year.

In these months of turmoil, the clan relatives led by Zongzheng Liu De did not have many opportunities to show their faces and make meritorious contributions, but they will always be a force to be reckoned with in the court.

Bingji came to Zhang Anshi today, of course, not to form a party for personal gain, but to hope that the court can work together to let the direction of the Han not deviate.

For some reason, in the past few months, Bingji has felt some worries about the behavior of the Son of Heaven.

The Son of Heaven does have the demeanor of a Ming monarch, but he seems to be more and more like Emperor Xiaowu.

This is not necessarily a good thing.

Moreover, Bingji heard some rumors that the Son of Heaven was going to implement a new policy after the year.

The New Deal is new, but it is risky.

Only when the courtiers work together can they assist the Son of Heaven and create a good situation.

But sometimes it is necessary to check and balance the Son of Heaven so that the Son of Heaven does not make mistakes.

Thinking of this, Bingji looked at the location of the greenhouse hall again.

In the heavy cornices, it was impossible to see the greenhouse hall, but he knew that it was the core of Weiyang Palace.

Zhang Anshi can be the leading figure of this courtier—maybe he can persuade the Son of Heaven at a critical moment.

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