Chapter 224 Flagpole

It's good that Zhang Mao didn't say anything, but when he came forward, the civil servants felt their heads were as big as a bucket.

Is this a court debate?

It is simply a large-scale family recognition scene.

Zhang Zhou raised the flagpole and waved his arms. The emperor and I are on the same side. My opinion is to fight Liaodong. Who is in favor and who is against? Then the civil servants and Wu Xun present began to find their own teams to stand on.

If Zhang Zhou was still a bit "lonely" before, with only the support of the emperor and no support from the courtiers, but with Zhang Mao coming out, it actually means that the civil servants and Wu Xun have already Take sides.

And Zhang Zhou was the trigger of the whole thing.

Xie Qian also had a headache at this time.

He knew this was not a debate.

At the moment, we are just talking about our position, not any reason.

He asked, "Mr. British, based on your many years of experience in guarding the capital, you think this thing can have the effect of turning the tide of the war on the battlefield."

It can be said that it is a curse without using curse words. .

Aren’t you an honorable minister who guarded the capital? Do you have any practical experience in leading troops? Which battles on the border of the Ming Dynasty did you participate in, or even said you participated in the planning?

The purpose of Xie Qian's words is actually to remind Zhang Mao, you old boy, don't take sides casually. We civil servants were quite good to you before. Don't mess up our civil servants just for the sudden rise of Zhang Bingkuan. Harmonious relationship and order with Wu Xun.

Zhang Mao said, "I dare not say anything else, but I can be sure of this."

"Alas"

Xie Qian deliberately sighed heavily, shook his head and stepped back. A few steps.

In fact, he just wanted to tell those civil servants that you have also been asked to fight, and such a fight is completely meaningless.

It’s just a stance rather than reason. This guy Zhang Zhou seems to have made it clear that he wants to go against us, so if you reason with him, he won’t talk to you directly.

What is not clear is that it will not work in this matter.

Zhu Youtang was very satisfied with Zhang Mao's appearance. He nodded and said, "When I went out of the city to pray for rain, the British Duke did not go with the civil and military ministers, but went to Zhang Qing's house to watch the ceremony. There is still something to gain."

"Exactly." Zhang Mao was no longer vague.

As a military officer, why should you consider issues from the standpoint of a civil servant?

In the past, there was no way.

In the past, there were sycophants around the emperor, and they were also Li Guang and his ilk. People like Li Guang could help some officials and the like, but could they help a nobleman like the British Duke? But now Zhang Zhou has risen. , Zhang Mao is very decisive in making choices.

You are a fool if you don’t kick your civil servants away if they can.

I don’t know what it means to have an iron-clad camp and a flowing soldier. You civil servants are just the flowing soldiers in the court, and we, the ministers, are the stable foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youtang said, "In this case, the war in Liaodong will be judged by the results. Retreat from the court."

The emperor did not want to hear this nonsense.debated.

He felt sorry for Zhang Zhou.

After the dynasty was dismissed, Zhu Youtang called Zhang Zhou to the Qianqing Palace alone, and even Dai Yi and others were dismissed, meaning that he wanted to "apologise" to Zhang Zhou alone.

"Bingkuan, I shouldn't have let you go. I wanted you to live in harmony with the ministers of the DPRK, but now it seems alas."

In Zhu Youtang's view, In this court meeting, Zhang Zhou nominally shouldered the firepower of the civil servants for him, allowing the civil servants to transfer their doubts about the emperor's use of troops to Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou successfully aroused the hostile anger of those civil servants.

Although the pressure on him as the emperor has been reduced a lot, Zhang Zhou has been pushed to the forefront and is shouldering the pressure on his behalf.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter. This is the duty of an minister."

Zhang Zhou didn't care.

On the contrary, Zhang Zhou also felt that today's court debate had reached his position of "building a character".

This character design is not only for civil officials to see, but also for the emperor.

No.

The emperor felt that he was wronged. He could live in harmony with the civil servants with his tail between his legs. However, in order to help him as the emperor, he had a serious quarrel with the civil servants, and he might not be able to be a serious official in the future.

As for the civil servants, did he lose?

Zhang Zhou felt that he had not lost, and of course he had not won. This kind of personality statement was very difficult for middle- and lower-class civil servants. He said that he would only hold a sense of hatred, thinking that Zhang Zhou was an uncontrollable factor in the court and wanted to suppress him. < /p>

Zhu Youtang said, "Maybe it's better for you to be an official in the East Palace all the time. Sometimes I can't control the things in the court."

Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, Regarding the invasion of the Tatars and the three guards of Duoyan, it was proposed by me. If I do not take responsibility for this matter, then I would be very irresponsible. Please stop feeling sorry for me. I believe in the ministers in the court. The boss is also a thoughtful person, and he should not treat people wrongly."

"Hmm."

Zhu Youtang thought about it.

If Liu Jian and Li Dongyang make irresponsible remarks about Zhang Zhou, regardless of whether things are right or wrong, then their previous trust in him will be in vain.

Coupled with the fact that he felt guilty towards Zhang Zhou, his tone became much softer when he spoke.

The three members of the cabinet gradually returned to the cabinet room.

As soon as he came back, before he could sit down, Xie Qian looked very annoyed. Although he usually has a good temper, he was also upset by Zhang Zhou today.

Even he himself didn’t know why this happened.

Li Dongyang said, "Yu Qiao, you fell into the trap this guy set for you. I can see now that he didn't fight from the beginning."Even if I'm trying to be reasonable with you, every word I say pokes holes in the estrangement between each other's positions. During the court debate, I even deliberately showed myself to be powerless to arouse your momentum. But the ultimate goal is just to make His Majesty You know, he is not the same as us. "

Xie Qian frowned when he heard this, "It will be good for him."

Li Dongyang first looked at the silent Liu Jian, then shook his head and said, "Obviously, everything about him He puts His Majesty's intentions first, and is even willing to take responsibility for His Majesty in employing people. As a result, His Majesty's heart is closer to his, and His heart is farther away from ours. "

"Hiss"

Xie Qian took a breath between his teeth.

"No wonder, from the beginning, I didn't think this kid was reasonable, but I still feel that I can't compete with him. Now that I think about it, it lies in His Majesty's complete trust and support for him. Isn't he arrogant because of his favor?"

Xie Qian's question is not only asking Li Dongyang, but also asking Liu Jian.

It is difficult for Li Dongyang to answer this question.

The so-called "arrogance based on favor" is also a false proposition. If Zhang Zhou really has the capital to be proud, he can play like this.

Liu Jiandao, "If it were a battle in Liaodong, the result would be the same. According to his deduction, we can even win a battle with Uncle An Bian and others. From then on, military and political affairs in the court will be unfavorable to us. ”

“Yeah. "Li Dongyang nodded, as if this was what he was worried about.

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and said, "Today the British Lord came forward, what do you think?"

Li Dongyang said to Zhang Mao The rebel was a little angry, but he still said seriously, "Zhang Zhou's move is clearly to express to His Majesty that as long as he has his own plans, the people in the Governor's Mansion will cooperate with him, and he will gradually gain the support of the ministers and frontiers. In the future, There seems to be no other way except to join him and use his power without authorization. ”

Xie Qian asked, “Then how can we suppress him in the future?”

“Unable to suppress him,” Li Dongyang changed his previous tough attitude towards Zhang Zhou and turned to Liu. Jian stood aside, and it seemed that he now understood Liu Jian's previous difficulties when he was trying to win the first prize.

Li Dongyang said, "Zhang Bingkuan's move is actually telling us that if we work together, we will both benefit and we will suffer two losses." "?"

"He"

Xie Qian was speechless.

Xie Qian still has a brain.

After Li Dongyang's point, , he understood that what Zhang Zhou seemed to have said in court was actually all unnecessary nonsense.

The key was not what he said, but the stance he showed. , as well as the emperor's attitude towards him, and the position of Wu Xun, the civil servant of the DPRK, after he spoke.

It is meaningless to argue with others in debates and worry about the pros and cons of the scene. The key is. Depending on what the purpose of the debate was, it seemed that Zhang Zhou was tied or even lost with them on the court, but off the court, Zhang Zhou won a big victory.

Liu Jian said in a very deep tone. It seems that he had planned everything before saying in courtThose words. He doesn't take the initiative to show kindness, but he is actually waiting for us to take the initiative to accept him."

"If he is the number one scholar, it is okay to accept him, but he is an alchemist." Xie Qian was a little unwilling.

Li Dongyang kept it secret and said, "Actually, what Liu Ge wants to say is that Zhang Bingkuan wants us to accept his identity as an alchemist. Is that what he means?"

Liu Jian nodded in agreement.

While Zhang Mao was waiting for Wu Xun to leave the palace, Chengshan Bo Wang Yong deliberately approached Zhang Mao. Facing an overjoyed old man Zhang, Wang Yong couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Zhang, what's so gratifying?"

As the uncle of Chengshan, Wang Yong had previously worked with Sui'an Bo and Chen Shao to supervise the 12th regiment camp in Beijing. He had great powers. However, due to the dissatisfaction of Gu Pu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, in the ten years of Hongzhi After being impeached and resigned, he is still idle until today. In recent years, Zhenyuan Hou Gu Pu's position in Beijing has been growing, which also poses a great threat to the British Duke Zhang Mao.

Wang. Yong knew that his relationship with Gu Pu was not good, so now his goal was very clear, which was to establish a good relationship with Zhang Mao and strive to return to the capital camp as soon as possible.

Seeing Zhang Mao taking sides in the court, he Of course, I have to come and ask what I can do.

Zhang Mao looked at him with squinted eyes and said, "Isn't it a good thing now that someone can stand up to the monolithic government of the Central Government?"

"This is a little difficult, he is the number one pick. ”

Although Wang Yong wanted to curry favor with Zhang Zhou like an ordinary martial artist, he couldn’t even find the door.

For him, being able to curry favor with Zhang Zhou Mao is good.

And Zhang Zhou is still a Jinshi. In his opinion, he may join the civil servants sooner or later. Moreover, his problem with Wang Yong is not that the civil servants target him more, but about civil and military affairs. Only people of Zhang Mao's level would care about fighting. Ordinary ministers have no time to worry about matters of this level.

"Look at what he said in the court today. Is it like what the top scholar said? It's a pity that he put himself in the position of opposing civil servants when he came up. Xie Yuqiao and the others still want to use the same methods they used to deal with Li Guang and others, thinking that by constantly participating in impeachment, they can make His Majesty change his mind. But they don't know How capable is Zhang Bingkuan?"

"Their move was wrong."

Wang Yong was even more confused after hearing this and said, "Even if you are a new rich man, you still can't compete with Xie Let Mr. Ge and the others contend."

"Hahaha. Zhang Mao smiled and said, "Whether you are qualified to compete depends on who your Majesty trusts." Do you think I would help Zhang Bingkuan just because he has the ability? Ability is one thing, but whether he can gain His Majesty's trust is another. The order of the court is not determined by the preferences of civil servants, and we cannot influence the overall situation. It depends on who your Majesty trusts and who he uses."

"They can't deal with Li Guang, who doesn't even have the ability to do anything. They have chosen the wrong path from the beginning against Zhang Bingkuan, who was born as a top scholar and has achieved God's will. Just think it”

Wang Yong asked, "Is that what I want to do?"

"I still call Gongsheng the number one scholar. Even Dai Gonggong, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, calls him Mr. Put away that contempt and arrogance, otherwise you will be like Xie Yuqiao and others, unable to even basicly assess the situation."

"The weather is nice today, I have to go back and have two more drinks, haha"< /p>

After Zhang Zhou discussed the situation in Liaodong with Zhu Youtang, he left the palace under the guidance of Xiao Jing.

On the way, Xiao Jing was also very concerned and said, "Mr. Zhang, what did you tell the old ministers today, whose side are you on?"

Zhang Zhou said in surprise, " Why should I stand aside?"

Xiao Jing seemed to suddenly understand.

Zhang Zhou has no intention of siding with either civil servants or Wu Xun.

"Then you still want to take the Jinshi exam?" Xiao Jing thought for a long time before adding another question.

Zhang Zhou said, "I was originally a Gong student and a Jie Yuan student. It was only after I passed the Jie Yuan exam that today's events happened. If I had to choose, I would not take the exam, but if I was allowed to pass the examination, I would In the future, it will be difficult to help His Majesty. Does being admitted to the imperial examination mean that you have to join the mainstream civil servants in the court?"

Xiao Jing was speechless.

He really wanted to say, what you said is so insightful.

You took the exams for a long time and got three points in a row. As a result, you won the top prize just to compete with the ministers

How else could I say that you, Zhang Bingkuan, are awesome

You plan to fight against the entire civil servants of the imperial court by yourself

"Mr. Zhang, to put it bluntly, if we don't get along with them well, I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the court." Xiao Jing reminded.

These are kind words from him.

Zhang Zhou said, "In their eyes, I am just a magician. I put my face in front of them and let them beat me. After the beating, they said that my posture was not very good, and they planned to change the direction and beat me again. After the beating, he said that this time would not count, and he would continue next time. I knew they couldn’t tolerate me. I didn’t think about how to do things for His Majesty and the Ming Dynasty, but I thought about how to integrate into them. Do you think I’m very thick-skinned and can’t stand it? They tortured her repeatedly."

"Haha."

Xiao Jing smiled bitterly.

"Okay, our family understands that you do not intend to join the civil servants of the DPRK. If you have something to do in the future, you can just let us know and we can help you."

Xiao Jing is embarrassed to say that since ancient times, it is no good to go against the civil servants.

Because the right to speak in public opinion is in other people's hands.

If you don’t do what they want, they will ask the historian to label you a rebellious official and a traitor. Even if His Majesty trusts you now, he will use various means to pull you away after the new emperor ascends the throne. Come down and wait, New Emperor

Xiao Jing suddenly realized something.

Is Zhang Zhou only doing things in front of the current emperor? The prince's side

Oops.

Xiao Jing understood immediately.

Zhang ZhouThis is a plan for a "long-term struggle" with civil servants.

The roads are paved.

First get along with the current emperor, and then teach the prince well. Then in the next few decades, even when the prince has children, he will teach Zhang Zhou again what civil servants think about him. His second-oldest civil servant followed behind him

"Thank you so much, Eunuch Xiao, for your concern. Then I'll say thank you here first." Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "I've been very busy these two days. I have to go to the table today. Thank you, I will pay you a visit to the Confucian Temple in the next two days, so I won’t talk to Eunuch Xiao anymore.”

“Please, if His Majesty orders you to enter the palace, we will personally do so.” I'm here to invite you."

"Come as little as possible"

"Haha, we can't help it."

Zhang Zhou was sitting in the carriage going home, feeling very happy. not bad.

No matter what the attitude of the civil servants is, I am working for the emperor, and if I can’t get along with the civil servants

then don’t get along.

"Sir, I heard that Mrs. Chengguo will be in the capital two days tomorrow. I sent someone to inform you that I would like to entertain you for a banquet. Thank you for seeking a title for Uncle An Bian."

The driver this time is Liu Gui.

After Liu Gui arrived in the capital, he first helped take care of the business, but then he realized that he wanted to follow Zhang Zhou's horse and horse, and soon replaced the honest Jia Laoshui as Zhang Zhou's chief coachman. < /p>

Zhang Zhouxin said.

Just kidding.

I, Mr. Zhang, want to invite me to have a banquet with my current status.

Since you are coming to the capital, just send gold, silver and other things to my home. Find an Anbianbo for your grandson. Now he still has the opportunity to make meritorious service in Liaodong. Even your son was transferred to Yansui as a general officer because of his relationship with me. You want to solve the problem after just one meal

It’s really a shame for you, Duke Cheng.

Liu Gui chuckled and said, "Go and say it yourself, little one."

Zhang Zhou scolded, "You brat, don't think I don't know that you want to fish in troubled waters. Do your job well. If you want to be a coachman, be a coachman well. Don't be too evil all the time. If your salary is short, your reward will be short."

"Hehe, it's both a lot."

Liu Gui now feels that his investment is worth it.

It was only because I took one more look in the crowd that I discovered Zhang Zhou’s gold mine. It was also because I sized up the situation at that time and knew how to sacrifice temporary interests, so that I was able to give Zhang Zhou a thumbs up today. Coachman.

Zhang Zhou lay on his back on the wall of the carriage and said with a leisurely expression, "But when the old lady from Chengguo Palace comes, the Zhu family will soon be busy. What a restless woman." Please remember to bookmark the latest and newest website. Read quickly without anti-theft for free