Three cabinet ministers will not give the emperor good advice.
Being an official requires "stability" in your work.
With their ideas.
If the Zhang brothers’ broken materials are given away on the street for free, no one will necessarily want them. It doesn’t matter where they are repaired in the end, as long as they don’t fall on their own yamen.
Xiao Jing reluctantly left the cabinet duty room and took a carriage straight to Zhang Zhou's house.
When Zhang Zhou learned that Xiao Jing was visiting, it had only been more than an hour since the fight between Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Jun.
"Eunuch Xiao, what are you doing?"
What Zhang Zhou means is that you are not here to settle accounts on behalf of the emperor after the fall, are you?
As soon as Xiao Jing entered the courtyard, his eyes When he landed on the courtyard that Zhang Zhou was building, his eyes held some hope. It would be great if the wood and stone materials from the Zhang family could be used to build Zhang Zhou's house.
Zhang Zhou instantly felt like he was being watched.
"Eunuch Xiao, if you have something serious to do, you might as well come in and let's talk in detail." Zhang Zhou said.
Xiao Jing said, "No need, Mr. Zhang. We are just here to seek advice from you on behalf of your majesty. You can just say whatever you think of."
Zhang Zhou sighed, "If it's a star secret, , Liu Ren, divination, I don’t know; I am also a layman in refining elixirs; if it is an important matter in the court, I am not an official, so it is a bit difficult for me.”
Xiao Jing was very embarrassed.
Listen to what you mean, you don’t know anything.
You don’t know anything and yet you have caused a stir in the court. Now the emperor regards you as a semi-immortal with great supernatural powers.
Xiao Jing sighed, "After your Majesty returned to the palace, due to some reasons, he decided to buy the wood and stone materials from Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo with the money allocated by the inner government. I don't want to know more about this." Let's see if we need to build a house for it."
"Haha."
Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "Eunuch Xiao, please follow me and laugh. Shouning Hou and Jian Changbo are so good. "Materials, if they are not suitable for use, please refer to them later."
"From where can I tell that this is a good material?"
Xiao Jing almost told Zhang Zhou.
That crappy material really can’t be used anywhere.
Zhang Zhou analyzed carefully and said, "The purchase price of that batch of wood and stone must be very high, otherwise he would not have offered such a high price. No matter how bad it is, it will still be better than what Marquis Qingyun and Uncle Chang Ning offered."
"Oops."
Xiao Jing really couldn't speak directly, so he could only say in a roundabout way, "Mr. Zhang, you are a person with magical powers. You should be able to calculate everything. Just Stop beating around the bush, your majesty won’t mind paying for it if you want to use it appropriately. It’s just that you don’t know what to do with it.”
Zhang Zhou said, “Where did it come from?”
"Ah" Xiao Jing said in surprise, "Mr. Zhang doesn't mean to use it to repair Shouning Hou's Mansion and Jian Chang Bo's Mansion"
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "It's a good material, I'm afraid they will repair it." You are reluctant to use your own house, right?"
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Xiao Jing was speechless.
CorrectOn the other hand, it's quite convoluted
His Majesty wanted them to use it, but the Zhang brothers probably weren't stupid either. They wanted to use such shabby materials to replace a house originally built with good materials. A neat and good house was renovated into a dilapidated house
This is also the reason why the brick and stone house was demolished and built into an adobe and thatched house
That does not mean that the more it is repaired, the more dilapidated it becomes
"Live It's a pity for people to use such good materials." Zhang Zhou said.
Xiao Jing quickly dissuaded Zhang Zhou from his unrealistic idea, "You can't use it even for dead people. You have to be more careful when building imperial mausoleums or something like that."
Zhang Zhou said, "It's for repairs." I heard that the Queen has always thought that the Zhang Family Temple in Xingji County is in disrepair and wants Your Majesty to repair it more. Isn’t it a bit extravagant to use this batch of good materials?"
Xiao Jing He stared at Zhang Zhou with wide eyes.
The muscles on his face twitched a few times, and his expression was mixed with fear and avoidance.
"Is it possible to build the Zhang family temple?" Xiao Jing asked.
Zhang Zhou said, "Xingji County is located in Hejian Prefecture, close to Shuntian Prefecture, and will be transported down the canal in a few days. The materials and manpower are right. Eunuch Xiao, your Majesty is ready to take action on this matter." How much money did it cost?"
"Uh"
Xiao Jing couldn't answer.
He cannot answer for the emperor what he has not said.
Zhang Zhou said, "I think it's only sixty-five thousand taels of silver, and we treat them equally. Will Shouning Hou and Jian Changbo feel disadvantaged?"
Xiao Jingxin said, if the Zhou family's Mu The stone is worth 65,000 taels, and the Zhang brothers’ batch is probably not even worth 30,000 taels. Giving them 65,000 taels would be a shame to them.
“A rough calculation should Almost." Xiao Jing said ambiguously.
Zhang Zhou nodded and calculated seriously, "If we add labor and other factors, it will probably cost 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver to repair the Zhangjia Temple. With good materials, we can make the Zhangjia Temple look grand. Who can do this?" Everyone will know that there is a capable person in this generation of the Zhang family."
Xiao Jingxin said, are you sure the queen doesn't want to kill you after knowing it?
But on second thought, the queen may want to kill two people. He's a younger brother
So
In terms of ruthlessness, you are ruthless
"Mr. Zhang, our family is leaving."
Xiao Jing turned around and left.
Zhang Zhou said curiously, "Eunuch Xiao, why don't you go in and watch you bring these people? They are all from the factory guards. I also plan to hold a banquet here."
Zhang Zhou also He deliberately said it loudly to let the craftsmen around him know that this house was not to be trifled with. Even the factory guards had to be polite when they came in. It was not about provoking the officials, but that the officials could not afford to offend them.
Xiao Jing said, "No, no, we have to go back and report, so don't bother me, just hurry up and hiss."
In the end, he couldn't help but take a breath through his teeth.
When I went out, I was still chanting "He is cruel"
Qianqing Palace.
Xiao Jing will follow the cabinetZhang Zhou reported his suggestions to Zhu Youtang.
"Why did Bingkuan ask me to use this batch of materials to repair Chang Guogong's family temple? He doesn't know what the materials are?"
When Zhu Youtang first heard this proposal, of course I feel that Zhang Zhou is fooling the ghosts and gods.
But think about it, it’s not easy to fool people with that bad material, but if you fool a ghost, even if the ghost is dissatisfied, it probably won’t be able to express it
At this time, Xiao Jing can only Able to pretend to be confused and speak for Zhang Zhou, "Back to Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang has never been to the Zhang family's residence. Naturally, he doesn't know what the condition of the wood and stone materials is. From a common sense point of view, Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo are in If the price is higher, it will make people think it is good material."
"Good material, really"
Zhu Youtang didn't even bother to criticize.
Dai Yi next to him said tentatively, "Your Majesty, maybe Mr. Zhang's proposal is feasible."
"It's feasible Dai Yi, do you know what kind of family temple the queen wants to build?" Use that material, the queen knows it, why not?" Zhu Youtang didn't finish his words, but his anger was palpable.
You guys want to pour some tung oil on the Queen's anger, right?
Dai Yi quickly said, "But Your Majesty, who will tell the Queen?"
Zhu Youtang was really speechless when he was asked.
That’s right when you think about it.
As long as these few people in front of them don’t say anything, and Zhang Zhou doesn’t say anything, Zhang Zhou might not know it. Wouldn’t the Zhang brothers be stupid enough to go and tell them on their own?
The two Zhang brothers I got a bunch of junk materials and couldn't sell them, so I begged my sister to ask the court to buy them. In the end, I built a family temple. It was just like the manager of the store said. Who could tell if it was painted?
Anyway, if the gold and jade are ruined, the Zhang brothers can still expose their scandals to their sister
Dai Yi continued, "By then, the queen will be satisfied, and the materials of Shouning Hou and Jianchang Bo will also be revealed." It was sold, but His Majesty spent money on it."
"It's okay, you still have to spend the money, otherwise it will still cost money to build Chang Guogong's temple."
Zhu Youtang. That's fair to think about.
Now his wife suspects that he stole hundreds of thousands of taels of property from Li Guang and did not distribute it to the Zhang family.
If Zhu Youtang had followed Zhang Zhou’s suggestion, not only would they have separated, but they would also have solved the backlog of wood and stone materials that the Zhang brothers had on hand, and the Qingning Palace would have been well repaired. Empress Dowager Zhou would have done even better. After the meeting, Zhu Youtang and his wife were reconciled again, and even Queen Zhang would express gratitude for her kindness
Zhu Youtang thought for a while and said with emotion, "Bingkuan is really resourceful and has given me a great plan, so that everyone can All satisfied."
The eunuchs on the side felt ashamed.
Yes, the living are satisfied, but the dead are not. If the ancestors of the Zhang family knew that the descendants of the Zhang family were fooling them, they would probably not let the Zhang brothers go.
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"Who should I leave the matter of repairing Chang Guogong's family temple to?"
Zhu Youtang looked around at the scene.
Everyone should hurry upAvert your eyes
No one is willing to do this kind of fooling around. If the Queen and Mrs. Chang Guo Tai find out about it, they will think that someone is lining their own pockets and stealing the good things of the Zhang brothers. The materials have been stolen and replaced.
Chen Kuandao: "Your Majesty, why don't you let Mr. Zhang go?"
Zhu Youtang glared at Chen Kuandan and said, "Do you want Bingkuan to get a bad reputation?"
Chen Kuan quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
I said in my heart, Your Majesty, you are lucky to know that this matter is detrimental to your moral character and will not let Zhang Bingkuan, whom you have appointed, do it.
"Whoever caused the trouble will clean up the mess himself"
Zhu Youtang said coldly, "Recently, I have also discovered that He Ling and Yan Ling are becoming more and more outrageous. The palace bullies the palace maids, beats and scolds the palace people at will, and now he even wants to let Yanling do the work of repairing the palace with shoddy goods."
After hearing this, several eunuchs were beating their hearts out.
Xiao Jingdao stepped forward and asked for instructions, "Your Majesty, ask your servant to inform Uncle Jianchang."
Zhu Youtang said, "Don't worry, this matter needs further consideration. I'll give it to you." How much money is good?" Xiao Jing said, "Mr. Zhang also said that if the Zhou family gives 65,000 taels, the Zhang family should treat them equally." With a knowing smile on his face, "Bingkuan still understands me, and also understands the thoughts of the Empress Dowager and the Empress, so we will treat them equally and not be partial to each other. It seems that if I have anything to do in the future, I still need to ask him more."
Xiao Jing thought to himself, Your Majesty, compared to Zhang Bingkuan's ruthlessness, you are no less generous than Zhang Bingkuan. If you want to do the same as Zhang Bingkuan in everything, the court will be in chaos.
This guy will probably not be a good person when he becomes an official.
"By the way, there is one more thing, but it is not appropriate for you to say this matter, and it is not appropriate for me to do it."
Several eunuchs could not figure out the emperor's train of thought.
Zhu Youtang said, "I have to go there to let the prince understand the whole story and know what to say and what not to say. This is also to teach him how to be worldly. You guys understand"
Xiao Jing and others are not fools.
After thinking about it for a little while, my mind will be clear.
Now the insiders will not leak it to the Queen and Mrs. Jin, but they are afraid that the big mouth of Zhu Houzhao, who is also an insider, will be leaked.
If a eunuch is sent to notify, it would be strange if Zhu Houzhao listens. But if Zhu Youtang goes there in person, it may work, but if the queen finds out that her husband is working with his son to hide it from her, she may cry and make trouble next time. A third method will be added later.
As for this matter, the "initiator" Zhang Zhou had to do it himself.
If something goes wrong like this, Zhu Youtang can stay out of it and not be blamed by his wife. Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft