Chapter 28: What If

"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang has arrived. The eunuch outside the door gently slammed the door and said.

"Come in, please. Zhao Jing sat on the chair and rubbed his head, shooting you hard to adjust your body so that you could be more comfortable, but you still felt uncomfortable when you twisted around.

Bowed in and Zhang Qiangang was about to salute, but Zhao Jing said softly: "There are no monarchs and ministers today, Zizheng doesn't need to be polite, relax." ”

Zhang Qian, who straightened up when he heard this, asked, "What kind of relationship is Your Majesty talking about?"

"Before I ascended the throne. After thinking about it in his mind, Zhao Jing said.

When Zhang Qian heard this, he stopped saluting, walked straight to the front of the case, shook his pocket with one hand, and with the other hand, he directly put the delicate tea jar on the bookcase into his pocket, and sat on the chair on the side casually, and then said: "Your Majesty summons the old minister today, is there something important?"

Helplessly watching Zhang Qian finish this set of actions, Zhao Jing said with a smile: "I said Zizheng, you are still sneaky on weekdays, as soon as I say relax, you will 'take it yourself' as if no one is around?"

Zhang Qian said with a smile: "Your Majesty wants the old minister to relax, but the old minister doesn't dare to be pretentious, as soon as he relaxes, he will appear, Your Majesty forgive me." ”

After speaking, he looked at Zhao Jing's body twisting left and right, and said curiously: "Your Majesty, what's the matter with this? Belch. ”

"Fidgeting?" After Zhang Qian finished saying this word, he saw Zhang Qian nodding and said: "I don't know how to do it today, how uncomfortable it is, like this chair is hot, this is what it looks like, don't talk about this, I want to ask Zizheng today, it is said that there are rumors in the market now, I can't do it, it's not a real dragon, Zizheng has heard of it?"

"Your Majesty, where did you start here? The old minister hasn't been out much lately, and he hasn't heard of this yet. Zhang Qian wondered.

Looking at Zhang Qian's puzzled expression, he knew that Zhang Qian was not hiding it, so he said: "Zizheng still wants to go out for a walk more, how can Chao Shoufu not listen to what is going on outside the window?"

Zhang Qian suddenly explained embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, it's not that the old minister doesn't go out, it's just that these days have been running back and forth from Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Yushitai, and I really don't have the heart to understand this rumor." ”

"Hehe, I'm confused, I forgot that Zizheng still has a case to do. Seeing that Zhang Qian heard this, he stretched out his two hands, plucked his ears left and right, and Zhao Jing said with a smile: "According to rumors, I have no emperor, not the destiny of heaven, but I sit on the emperor, now three sons, one is useless, full of evil, one is now crazy, in vain for the son of man, one died young, did not fulfill filial piety, this is God's punishment, so there are rumors in the market that I can't see the destiny of heaven, what does Zi Zheng think?"

Zhang Qian pondered for a long time before he said: "This rumor is a rumor, Your Majesty can't take it to heart, if Your Majesty feels bad, it is okay for the old minister to take this case to investigate the source of the rumor." ”

"Zizheng, I asked you to come today, but I didn't let you take the case, I just want to hear what Lord Shoufu, who I really trust over the years, think, don't interrupt me, you tell me. Since I have promised the relationship before I boarded the plane today, I have never summoned you today, and I have not said anything about it after I finished speaking. Zhao Jing waved his hand as he spoke, and after speaking, he made a displeased face and looked at Zhang Qian

Zhang Qian arched his hand and said:

"Since Your Majesty is like this, the old minister is not pretentious. Let's talk about this prince first, don't hide it from Your Majesty, when the old minister knew how the prince's temperament was, but most of the ministers from all sides of the court and China wrote to the book, and the old minister didn't want to cause trouble, so he had to go, and later heard about the prince's various actions, the old minister also regretted it, and the young master Yang Yuanhe complained to the old minister many times, and the old minister also wrote to His Majesty, but His Majesty was always pressed, and the queen also sent people to reassure the old minister many times that the prince would change, hoping that the old minister could raise his noble hand, and the old minister was helpless, until something happened later, the old minister understood that the people's hearts could not be changed by saying that they could be changed, so the old minister believed that the current situation of the prince could only be said to be self-inflicted and self-inflicted, which has nothing to do with whether His Majesty sits on the throne or not. ”

Zhao Jing heard Zhang Qian's bold remarks, he just nodded and said: "Qi Er is like this, it has nothing to do with his stupidity, and he acts ruthlessly, in fact, as early as he has been in the East Palace for two years, I don't plan to let him ascend to the throne of God. ”

Hearing Zhao Jing's evaluation, Zhang Qian looked left and right, walked to the tea case, made the tea by himself, and continued:

"Let's talk about the King of Shu, the King of Shu can be said to be amazing and glamorous in the early years, Master Han has said that he is a great material, but it is a great use, but the concubine was weak and sick, and the pregnancy period was insufficient, which led to premature birth, which made the King of Shu weak and sick since he was a child, coupled with the difficult road of Shu, bumpy all the way, which led to the untimely death of the King of Shu, it can only be said that God is jealous of the talent, which has nothing to do with Your Majesty, Your Majesty must not blame yourself too much. ”

After speaking, he poured a cup of tea and walked towards Zhao Jing.

Zhao Jing took the tea poured by Zhang Qian, and before he could drink, he said: " Not only is it a pity for the hundreds of officials in the court, but I am also very sorry, originally I thought that Qi Er is useless, fortunately I still have Yong'er, I put him down in Shu, I want him to take over the military heart of 100,000 Shu soldiers, plus he can be called the strategy of the countryman, the future is the restoration of the Southern Dynasty, the north court to the south, with him, I can also rest assured, but I don't want to, God is so jealous of the talent, in fact, I am most guilty of the Ying Concubine and Yong'er mother, back then the Ying Concubine was reluctant Yong'er, all kinds of thoughts and ends, I am really ashamed. ”

Zhang Qian looked at Zhao Jing's sad expression, and didn't know how to speak, so he could only drink tea by himself and no longer speak.

Zhao Jing, who came back to his senses, wiped his face casually, and said, "It's my gaffe, Zizheng will talk about Ming'er again?"

When Zhang Qian heard this, he put down the teacup, thought for a while, and then said:

"King Jin, the old minister said it is not good, because the old minister does not know much about him, just from what he did before and after entering Beijing, the old minister believes that the character of the King of Jin may not be very good, but the court has an excellent reputation for him, I think there is only such a relationship between the prince, according to the old minister's opinion, the king of Jin is crazy, Xu is unwilling to cause it, and the people's hearts are not enough to swallow the elephant, but the old minister thinks, Your Majesty, this son is really too tempting, and it can only be said that the king of Jin has entered the devil, which has led to the current situation, Your Majesty, people's hearts are uncontrollable. In general, in the 40 years since His Majesty ascended the throne, the treasury has been full, the wind and rain have been smooth, the year has been abundant, and the time has been stable. ”

Zhao Jing rubbed the empty teacup with one hand, didn't see the comment on this words, thought for a while, and then lowered his head and thought carefully.

Zhang Qian could only watch Zhao Jing ponder, and did not dare to interrupt out loud.

After only a while, Zhao Jing raised his head and sighed, got up and sat in front of the tea table with Zhang Qian, and pushed the quilt to Zhang Qian, Zhang Qian stretched out his hand to straighten the quilt, slowly poured the tea, and listened to Zhao Jing's words in his ears.

"In fact, Zizheng still hasn't said anything, Qi Er's heart is ruthless enough, decisive and ruthless, if it is placed when the land is expanded, it is a very suitable emperor, because he is ruthless enough, has desires, and dares to veto any decision that negates himself, but now the dynasty is stable, and some are just small fights, not suitable for him, Yong'er is good at scheming, alert and flexible, can live in troubled times, can rule the world in prosperous times, is a perfect emperor candidate, if there is only the Southern Dynasty and the Northern Court, he will be an emperor who can be called an emperor through the ages, but the tiger is down the mountain, and the wolf is in the north, in the long run, he can only hold on, can not be pacified, as for Ming'er, I don't want to say too much, Maybe I gave too much expectation, too little to give, hey, Zizheng, I know, you still want to say, I am an excellent son of heaven, a good emperor, but I am a father in vain, if I had more discipline back then, would Qi'er still be like this? If I didn't let Yong'er go to Shu back then, would Yong'er have died early? If I only allowed Ming'er a position under one person back then, Ming'er wouldn't have gone crazy, Zizheng, am I right?"

Zhang Qian looked at Zhao Jing who was confiding sad words, stretched out his hand to take off a small piece of tea on Zhao Jing's body, and said: "Your Majesty, if the world is all ifs, then will we still be like this? ”

Zhao Jing, who didn't want to know what Zhang Qian had broken, said casually: "I am also a rare hypocrisy today, as I said, today's events should have never happened in our family, you haven't said it, and I haven't heard it." ”

When Zhang Qian heard this, he got up with a smile and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty summoned the old minister today, but there is an urgent matter?"

Looking at Zhang Qian, who was quickly entering the state, Zhao Jing immediately changed his originally sad face to a majestic and unslackening appearance on weekdays, and said: "It's okay today, I just want to ask Zhang Qing, how is the investigation of the case between Yu Chunlin and the officials?"

Zhang Qian saluted in a proper manner, thinking that Zhao Jing would make progress.

Until the end, Zhang Qian couldn't help it, and unconsciously put the tea jar on the tea case into his arms, bowed down and retreated, Zhao Jing couldn't find the tea for a long time, so he scolded with a smile.

"Old tea ruffian!"

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