At the same time, there is also a conversation about the current situation in the residence of the second assistant Jang Baek-gyu.

As Zhang Baigui's only son, it stands to reason that Zhang Runxiu should be able to enjoy political resources unimaginable to others, as long as he enters the office, his father's protégé is old, and no one can give him some help as a little junior brother.

But in fact, Zhang Runxiu has studied in Guozijian for many years, but Zhang Baigui has never allowed him to participate in the imperial examination. If you don't become a jinshi, you can't enter the office, Zhang Runxiu gave up on himself, and he messed around every day, but Zhang Baigui never said anything to discipline.

Therefore, when he was called to the study by his father today, Zhang Runxiu wondered in his heart, didn't he do something wrong, and his father wanted to reprimand himself?

Of course, this meaningless speculation soon had an answer, and when Jang Baek-gyu faced his only son, he was full of smiles, as if he was dissatisfied with his son.

Zhang Baigui was not confused at the beginning of the year, it was the age of the prime of life, a three-foot beautiful hair was smooth and smooth, and he was also a well-known "beautiful bearded man" in Jinling. Because he is at home, he does not wear official clothes and wears Confucian shirts, which makes his temperament more elegant.

Such an appearance, even without the pen and ink in the belly, is enough to make countless high-ranking nobles willing to recruit him as a son-in-law.

"Runxiu, you have a close relationship with the prince of King Yan recently, and His Majesty ordered Ma Sanbao to be promoted to a member of the Ministry of Rites, how did he react?"

Zhang Runxiu told the story of the falling out between Ma Sanbao and the prince of Yan Wang that day, and at the end, he also added his own opinion.

According to his son's opinion, the two sang and harmonized, just to take the opportunity to dissociate this matter from Yanwangfu. ”

"It's not bad, I can see that the two are just at odds on their faces, but Ma Sanbao has an indelible mark of Yanwangfu on his body, but it can't be easily erased like this. ”

"Wouldn't that be effective?"

"Frankly, that's right, but they don't have a choice. In the final analysis, in the confrontation between His Majesty and King Yan, His Majesty has the advantage, and now he doesn't use some drastic means to cut the domain, it's just that our Majesty cherishes feathers more. ”

"Isn't it a little inappropriate for a person who is a monarch to care so much about his reputation?" After saying this, Zhang Runxiu felt speechless, glanced at his father, and saw that he was not stunned, so he put his mind at ease.

"This is why the first emperor is the king of pioneering, but His Majesty can only keep it. ”

"Isn't it good to talk about the king in vain?" Zhang Runxiu asked cautiously.

Zhang Baigui smiled disapprerovingly, "As long as the court is still there, the battle between the monarch and the minister will not end, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind."

The way of being a monarch is not once in power, you can act recklessly, many forces in the court need to be carefully balanced, and the temple balance technique can be popular, naturally there is a reason for him. ”

Zhang Runxiu's face was full of surprise, "Father also watches "The Story of Stones"?"

The angle is clear, Zhang Runxiu, it is worthy of you.

"I've seen it, there are a lot of words in it, although it is a novel, but it can also be seen that it has its own pattern. ”

Seeing his son's expression, Zhang Baigui scolded with a smile: "Why, you kid really regard being a father as a saint? ”

"I just think my father might scoff at such a thing. ”

"As long as you don't have the idea of being born in a lifetime, you can't escape the need to deal with others, so just keep a normal mind. The most important thing in writing articles and doing knowledge is not to make a name for yourself, but to apply what you have learned.

Let's just say that the imperial court's talent ceremony, once every three years, only a few people can take advantage of this to jump into the dragon gate, look at them, which one of them is a nerd who can only die reading, all of them are very shrewd. ”

"That's why my father doesn't allow his child to take the imperial examination?"

"There are some reasons for this, you have a lot of intelligence, but you don't have enough flexibility. Of course, the main reason is that your father is in a high position, and if you are promoted at this time, you will inevitably be criticized. ”

Zhang Runxiu suddenly felt melancholy when he heard this, his father was in the prime of spring and autumn, and he was still a favorable contender for the next first assistant, and when his father retreated into the background, he didn't know how old he was.

"Think you're nowhere near the end of your life?"

Zhang Runxiu nodded.

"It's not that a father can sit in the position of the first assistant nine out of ten, your Uncle Shen is a good man, but this doesn't mean that he is weak and can be bullied, he just doesn't want the king and the courtiers to be completely opposed, otherwise, just in terms of his control over the court, it is far stronger than his predecessors. ”

"Father, don't bully the child's ignorance, recently Uncle Shen didn't know that he was impeached by these officials, and there were rumors in the outside world that his father was going to take over as the first assistant. ”

"Rumors will only be rumors, the treasure ship set sail for sea is already something that cannot be changed, just this matter, isn't it enough to discover the terrible thing about your Uncle Shen?"

"But those maritime merchants will be released in a few days after they are imprisoned, and won't Uncle Shen be even more despised at that time?"

Zhang Baigui stroked his beautiful hair and said: "That's right, but this is also your Uncle Shen's cleverness, he is still his good man, but the dirty work of killing people will fall into the hands of Ma Sanbao." ”

"Or do you want to kill a few maritime merchants?"

"A few may not be enough, the benefits of maritime trade are huge, and a few heads can't deter these people who are obsessed with money. You must know that literati don't use knives to kill people, but they punish their hearts. ”

Zhang Runxiu is not a stupid person, and he quickly reacted, "Father said that Jinyiwei's actions are just to show the forgiveness of the imperial court, and if there are maritime merchants who take risks, they will be dealt with by thunderous means." ”

"Not bad. ”

"But the child still has something to understand, Jinyi Wei is His Majesty's own army, and this move is His Majesty's cooperation with Uncle Shen's actions?"

Therefore, as a father, at this time, you will either wait for your Uncle Shen to withdraw from the court, or take dangerous moves to help your Uncle Shen retire as soon as possible. Of course, the former kills time, and the latter takes risks. ”

"Then what choice will my father make?"

And so on. ”

said this, the same as not saying it, although Zhang Runxiu had doubts, but because of his father's majesty, he didn't dare to ask again.

"Father, the child has nothing to do recently, and it is difficult for the court to help my father, I want to go back to my hometown to take care of my grandmother, and I hope my father will agree. ”

"Good, eventful, it's good to go back and avoid it. ”

"What else does my father have to say?"

"Go back and take care of your grandmother, and if you have the chance, buy some land. I have been traveling for my father for many years, and I have not been able to go back to visit her old man a few times, and your grandmother is old, and she has bought some land for the elderly, and no one can say anything. ”

I don't bother to think about whether my father has any calculations in mind, and since he tells him so, then he will do it himself.

...

The next day, Lin Mu, who rarely slacked off for a day, did not go to practice the knife, but just stayed quietly in the inn. And this is so because of the message received.

The holy woman Si Yingying left Huiji and went straight to Jinling.