Zhu Youtang saw Li Dongyang's mentality.
At this time, the king seemed more calm and confident than before in front of a former gentleman like Li Dongyang.
Zhu Youtang said, "The crime does not lie in the action but in the plan. Once something happens, the crime is there. I don't want to believe that my ministers will use the bad behavior of arson to threaten me and the court, but It would be inappropriate to turn a blind eye and turn a blind eye, so what does Mr. Li Ge think?”
Looking for resonance.
Next to them, Dai Yi and the others could clearly see that Zhang Zhou was plotting to deceive the leader of the Confucian circle.
Anyone else would probably object to this kind of thing
Your Majesty, you actually want to test the quality of the Confucius family. A thousand-year-old family has been loyal and loyal for generations. The principles of the old Confucius family are not all Is it changing according to the current situation?
Li Dongyang had a determined look on his face, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty said, I agree. If you accuse him of something that has not happened for no reason, it is slander and slander. I also agree." I think this matter should not be made public and will be decided after careful investigation."
This clearly means, Your Majesty, please stop talking. I fully agree with your statement and will keep it secret.
And Li Dongyang heard the key to the problem.
It’s not about whether the person who set the fire can be interrogated and found out that the mastermind behind the fire is Kong Hongxu. It’s just that Kong Hongtai is in the court and you, Kong Hongxu, are responsible for looking after the palace, but your servants set the fire. Catch him. , it can be said that you, Kong Hongxu, are not good at managing your family.
Besides, the emperor has already said that he will use the Jinyi Guards to investigate.
As long as the Jin Yiwei's method is that Zhang Zhou sets the tone and Kong Hongxu sets the fire, and the emperor leads in this direction, it is not Kong Hongxu but Kong Hongxu.
"Yes, Mr. Li Ge, I actually don't want to wrong Zhongliang." Zhu Youtang sighed with emotion.
But when Zhu Youtang looked up at Li Dongyang again, Li Dongyang noticed the glint in his eyes, and Li Dongyang took a breath.
This is about negotiating terms.
The emperor is willing to help your Li family. He canceled the engagement he had made for you and asked Zhang Zhou to treat your son. Can you, Li Dongyang, feel my eagerness
Why do I want to cause trouble for myself?
I don’t want to use your prestige as Li Dongyang to endorse Zhang Zhou in the court
I will give you benefits, but I can’t just accept it just because you accept it. , you should think about how to repay, you don’t need me to explain many things clearly, you Li Dongyang should also think about it, what is my purpose in braving the disapproval of the world and interfering in the inheritance of the Confucius family just for you?
Li Dongyang said, "Your Majesty, if something really happens, I am willing to interrogate the matter for the court."
"No need." Zhu Youtang said, "After all, Li Qing's family is related to Yan Shenggong. Contact should be avoided. How can I force others to do things that are difficult for me to do? It’s really troublesome for me to speculate on the actions of Yan Shenggong’s house for no reason."
Trouble
Li Dongyang is here. I think, Your Majesty, you seem very happy, even gloating.
But a minister can also figure it out..
The more peaceful the years were, the more culture and education were advocated, and the social status and appeal of the Confucius family became stronger. It is no wonder that Kong Hongtai, the Duke of Yansheng of this generation, was still a showman with a free and easy personality. You have a lot of friends. How can you, a minister, be so good at making friends with ministers?
The scholars should respect the old Zhu family or the Kong family
"But Bingkuan's mouth often I had no choice but to obey him. Since he brought it up, I will naturally investigate it carefully. Li Qing’s family, if you think I am too harsh, it’s okay to remind you secretly.”
Zhu Youtang will now pose a difficult problem to Li Dongyang.
Li Dongyang was scheming and understood what the emperor meant by this.
Zhang Zhou helped me to suppress the reputation of the Kong family. I am happy in my heart, but I don’t have to do this. Let me tell you, I actually want to form a united front with you. If you don’t choose to join me, Bian, you can tell the Kong family after you get out, and I won't blame you.
Of course, the way to join is not to express loyalty in an ordinary way, which is meaningless for the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.
You should show some sincerity.
"Besides." Zhu Youtang continued to add, "Even if he is really criticized by Bing Kuan, the fact that Duke Yan and his son and nephew are in the capital at the moment may have nothing to do with us."
The father is guilty, but he cannot beat his son to death with a stick.
Zhu Youtang also reminded Li Dongyang that even if Zhang Zhouyan really accuses Kong Hongxu of arson, whether his son's marriage to your Li family will be cancelled, it depends on whether I am willing." Considerate” you.
“When Kong Hongxu was guilty of exceeding the regulations, after so many years, I thought he had reformed. If such things really happened, then the inheritance of Yan Shenggong should also be added by the imperial court. Intervention, what does Mr. Li Ge think?" Zhu Youtang raised the question again.
Li Dongyang cupped his hands and answered "Yes."
"Okay." Zhu Youtang said, "Since that's the case, I won't say more. I came to you because I want you to do something. After all, this testimony is empty talk. If it is known later that I deliberately sent people to check Xuansheng Temple in advance, it will inevitably make people think that I am causing trouble out of nothing."
Li Dongyang said, "Your Majesty is. For the sake of the country and the country, there is no selfish intention.”
When the Xuansheng Temple really caught fire, the emperor immediately caught the person who set the fire and even blocked the source of the fire in advance. The courtiers and scholars around the world would still feel that. The emperor may have framed the case.
Now tell a top civil servant that Li Dongyang's prestige among scholars is not low. In fact, the emperor just wanted to avoid suspicion.
How could Li Dongyang not understand the secret?
"Okay." Zhu Youtang was not in a hurry to ask Li Dongyang to express his stance on using Zhang Zhou. He said, "Okay, Li Mr. Ge is concerned about the country, and I can't do anything to make it difficult for others. You should take the initiative and act as if you don't know. Even if you are asked later, you can't believe the words of the alchemist. "
Li Dongyang smiled bitterly in his heart.
What ordinary alchemists say, if I don’t take it seriously, others will still believe it.
If it was Zhang Bingkuan who said it and His Majesty brought it up to me in person, I would say that I didn’t take it seriously, so if I didn’t tell outsiders in advance, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to deceive others.
Then others You must think that I am on the same side as the emperor. Even if I don't side with the emperor, I still have to side with him.
Is Zhang Zhou scheming against the Kong family? He is even scheming against me, Mr. Li.
Zhu Youtang called Xiao Jing over, whispered a few words in Xiao Jing's ear, and then asked Xiao Jing to send Li Dongyang away.
Li Dongyang followed Xiao Jing and left Qianqing Palace.
After walking out, he was thinking about what the emperor said, and even the weird look the emperor showed towards him before leaving. It was the pride of a person in power who had a firm control over his subordinates. .
Seeing Li Dongyang's gloomy expression, Xiao Jing smiled and reminded, "Mr. Li Ge can actually explain it to the Kong family in advance."
Li Dongyang looked at Xiao Jing and felt a little angry.
I have stated my position in front of the emperor and will not tell anyone else. Now if you ask me to change, wouldn’t it be deceiving the emperor
And why should I tell the Kong family in advance
In order to make the Kong family think I am crazy or to make my daughter marry a son who commits murder, arson and other evil crimes
"Since His Majesty summoned me and mentioned this to me, I have no way out."
Li Dongyang spoke very clearly in front of Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Think about it, who will believe it if I tell you it?"
"It's not whether you believe it or not, but this matter cannot be conveyed from my mouth." Li Dongyang's face was gloomy. .
He also gradually thought through Zhang Zhou's intentions.
Zhang Zhou mentioned this matter to the emperor, and told him only Li Dongyang by name. It seemed that the emperor wanted to sell Li Dongyang a favor, giving Li Dongyang a chance to cancel the marriage with the Kong family, but he had to This purpose can completely wait until the emperor gets all the personal and material evidence after the incident, and it will not be too late to sell him his favor.
Tell him Li Dongyang in advance, just because he is sure that Li Dongyang cannot pass it out.
You, Li Dongyang, have a marriage relationship with the Kong family. You heard a rumor that was made out of nothing and ran to tell the Kong family that the boss of your family was about to set a fire at home to blackmail the court. What would the Kong family think?
They will think that you, Li Dongyang, really do everything possible to avoid marriage.
Tell us in advance that it will not happen. What cannot be verified is that it does not happen. Are you, Li Dongyang, helping our Kong family? It seems that in your eyes, Li Dongyang, all of our Kong family are committing crimes. That's right
In other words, whether Li Dongyang wants to help Kong Hongxu or harm Kong Hongxu, he can only wait until something happens.
Because of his marriage relationship with the Kong family, he became a party involved.
Of course there is another "trouble", which is to tell others about the matter secretly, or find others to remind the Kong family..
But
This is something the emperor mentioned to him.
He was able to betray the emperor's trust for the sake of the Kong family
So much so that Li Dongyang initially thought he had a choice, but later discovered that he really had no choice.
From the moment the emperor told him, from his position he could not tell the Kong family, which was tantamount to betraying and letting down the Kong family, so he could only stand with the emperor, because the Kong family knew afterwards It is impossible for you, Li Dongyang, to forgive you for knowing this in advance but not informing you. We must be strangers even if we are strangers.
This is actually one
If you inform the Kong family in advance, no matter whether it happens or not, the Kong family will not understand you, and even treat you as a fool and enemy, thinking that you will do anything to avoid the marriage. "If you don't inform the Kong family, if something happens, the Kong family will not forgive you either."
Unless he has not notified the Kong family and the incident has not happened yet, then it should be treated as if it had never happened and everything would be calm.
"You are not a human being inside or outside." Li Dongyang wanted to understand this, but did not hide it in front of Xiao Jing, and sighed with emotion.
"Haha." Xiao Jing smiled bitterly.
On this matter, Xiao Jing, the four supervisors and supervisors, was the only one who thought of this step. He only figured it out after he saw Li Dongyang's hesitation and annoyance when he left the Qianqing Palace.
This also made Xiao Jing feel Zhang Zhou's terror even more.
Xiao Jing said, "We want to come. Mr. Zhang and His Majesty actually understand Mr. Li Ge's difficulties and want to help him."
Li Dongyang said, "If the Kong family There really is such a criminal, and I really don’t want to have too much to do with him, but who can say for sure before it happens?" Xiao Jing smiled and asked, "Then Li. Does Mr. Ge want it to happen, or does he not want it to happen?"
"Hmm"
Li Dongyang frowned.
Before, he was thinking that Zhang Zhou had an unusual method. By telling him a "prophecy", he put him in a dilemma, but ignored the biggest problem.
But after thinking about it carefully, he actually figured it out.
Since I have never wanted to marry the Kong family from the beginning to the end, it is better to hope that things will happen, prove that Kong Hongxu is a treacherous person who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, and cancel the marriage, so that he can be freed. .
As for others blaming him for not notifying the public in advance, he could say that he did not believe what the alchemist said, or he could say that the emperor did not allow him to tell the public.
Offending the Kong family is not the end of the world for him, Li Dongyang.
Li Dongyang would not answer such a sensitive question directly. He said, "Whether it happens depends on heaven, not people, right?"
Xiao Jing smiled.
This probably means that as long as you want it to happen, even if God’s will is not there and human resources are not there, our Dongchang can still make it happen for you.
As long as you know the truth and are willing to stand with His Majesty and Mr. Zhang, it doesn’t matter whether this matter is caused by God or not., if you want to have it, you must have it.
"I have no choice." Li Dongyang finally added.
That means, please, let’s have a fire and I can sit back and relax.
"Haha." Xiao Jing was laughing again, and now he seemed to have reached a tacit understanding with Li Dongyang.
The capital is the residence of Zhang Zhou.
After Zhang Zhou left the house, Jiang Pingyu took care of all the affairs of the family, and Jiang Pingyu also followed her husband's instructions before leaving. During the period when there was no male master at home, No outsiders were seen, including her family.
Zhang Zhou seemed to have expected that the Jiang family would find ways to seek benefits after learning about the mining in the northwest.
On this day, the imperial court sent a large number of rewards. Jiang Pingyu, accompanied by Jia Laoshui, came out, communicated with the person who came to deliver the things, and then asked someone to carry the things to the inner courtyard.
"Madam, what are these?"
Han Qing is a little money addict.
When she heard that there was a reward from the court, she hurried out to receive it.
Coming out with Han Qing was Wang Mingshan, who was pregnant with Liujia.
Jiang Pingyu asked someone to open the box, but only partially lifted the cloth covering it, and saw that there was no gold or silver jewelry inside. Probably the emperor also knew that Zhang Zhou did not need it now. This is more about giving Zhang Zhou something that cannot be bought on the market.
The emperor kept it for royal use, and giving it to Zhang Zhou actually did not cost any extra money from the palace.
"The material is really good"
Han Qing walked over. Her favorite was the Yunjin silk and satin.
Wang Mingshan doesn’t seem too keen on these.
At this time, Zhang Jun has gone to a private school to study, and Zhang Zhou has ordered that he must go out to study, not at home. This is to train Zhang Jun's social skills and not let this kid stay bored at home all the time. .
As for Suisui, they asked someone to come back and teach.
But soon there will be a very professional "female gentleman" in the family, namely Lin Yi.
Zhang Zhou’s idea is that since Sister Lin likes to preach, Lin Yi will teach all girls in the family in person. She can even put Wang Mingshan, master and servant, into the classroom.
So Zhang Jun doesn’t seem too anxious about Suisui’s education.
"Sister Wang, please choose a few." Jiang Pingyu was very friendly to Wang Mingshan.
In addition to his personality, it is also because Zhang Zhou has already allocated all the family obligations and rights that the women in the family will bear in the future.
Each house has its inheritance and its expectations for the future. There is nothing to argue about, so naturally there is no dispute.
Everyone had a great time.
He also rose through the ranks too quickly with Zhang Zhou. From official positions, titles to material things, there was too much to handle. Zhang Zhou’s strength also made the women in the family put his will first.
To put it bluntly, Zhang Zhouzhen has to live in his own house.
Only when men are strong can women take their own places.
Wang Mingshan saw that there were no weapons, so she was not interested and shook her head.
Jiang Pingyu said, "Let me make more clothes."
Jia Laoshui, who was responsible for carrying things over, said, "Madam, I heard from the people in Jinyiwei that the master is very fast." I will be granted the title of Duke.”
“Don’t dare think about it,” Jiang Pingyu said with a smile, “I’ll give Miss Lin some silk or something.”
Han Qing blinked and asked, "Madam, isn't it a little early?"
Jiang Pingyu smiled and said, "It's late. Sooner or later, we are all one family. Why should we tell them so clearly? This is also before the master leaves. That said, the whole Zhang family is one. Besides, Miss Lin also needs a decent dress when she comes to visit. I’ll send you the red satin, Lao Shui.”
“Okay. "Lie"
Jia Laoshui is a down-to-earth person who does whatever he is asked to do without any ambiguity at all.
After Zhang Zhou completed the mining task, he was about to leave for Datong.
This evening, Zhang Heling hosted a banquet for Zhang Zhou alone, and also asked specific questions about dividends.
During the banquet, Zhang Zhou kept pouring wine.
"Mr. Zhang, I won't say much more about my admiration." Zhang Heling drank a few glasses of cat urine and started talking more, "You can open two mines this day, and you can do it with just a few shovels." If you can see that the coal is not like this, you can give me more advice. I will open it myself and pay more taxes to the court. How about we benefit from each other?"
Zhang Heling was not willing to just work for Zhang Zhou.
What he wants is to completely control the coal mine and put money only into his own pocket.
Zhang Zhou smiled.
I believe you.
When this guy gets the coal mine, he will pay taxes to the court. It is estimated that even his brother-in-law will not give face to you as a cover.
"Shouning Hou, someone else is running the coal mine, and you have money to collect, isn't it good?" Zhang Zhou smiled, "You came to the northwest, it seems to be doing military exploits, right? Could it be that the people who keep you here are still Say that you plan to be like Jianchang Bo, entangled with a group of people and do things in your name."
"That's what I said"
"The north of Datong is now full of Tatars. All the soldiers and horses are south of Maoerzhuang. This time we went to Datong to send troops, so we put our minds aside." Zhang Heling suddenly felt that the money he spent on the drink tonight seemed to be in vain.
The banquet is over.
Outside the room in the post house, Mrs. Chen came over with an account book and knocked on the door.
Wearing men's clothing, she felt awkward walking in a mining team, especially when there were many people around her who were from the army. When she saw Zhang Zhou, her eyes were a little evasive.
Zhang Zhou called her to his room.
"Tomorrow, I will go to Datong, which is not far away, just forty miles to the northeast." Zhang Zhou said, "I will leave the mining to you. If we don't have enough manpower, we will find a way from the south. .Tools and molds will be sent to you.Whether our Chen family can be revived depends on your own ability." Please remember to bookmark it. The latest and fastest website can be read for free without anti-theft