As soon as Zhang Zhou returned to the capital, the threshold was almost overwhelmed by visitors.
Even Zhang Zhou himself did not expect that he would be remembered by so many people after returning from a trip to the capital. He had not done anything too sensational in the past two months. Suddenly, It seemed that he had gained status and fame in the court, and he was beginning to be regarded as a pillar of the future Ming Dynasty.
As for Zhang Zhou himself, he had no interest in receiving visitors.
It just so happened that Zhu Feng had nothing to do in the capital recently, so he asked Zhu Feng to come over and help him greet the guests. His "old house" outside Dong'an Gate became a reception hall, with all kinds of people. Seeing Zhu Feng seemed to be face-saving, but there was nothing he could do to help him in any substantial way. After all, Zhu Feng himself had no power, let alone help others.
Zhang Zhou himself can take care of himself.
But there will also be some people visiting, and Zhang Zhou has to greet them personally. Although it is just a courtesy, these people are basically the powerful people in the court.
As soon as August arrived, Zhang Mao personally brought his grandson Zhang Lun to visit. Zhang Lun was also out and about for the first time after he was injured before summer and recuperated. Zhang Mao wanted his grandson to make meritorious deeds. It seems to be a painstaking effort.
However, Zhang Zhou understood that Old Man Zhang was just using his grandson as a medium to find opportunities to have more contact with him.
"Bingkuan, your place is actually very spacious. I don't want to be an outhouse or anything. I haven't heard of you having any village outside the city. The princes and ministers in the capital, who There are hundreds of hectares of fertile land outside the city. If you don’t understand something, you can tell me and I will find someone to help you.”
After Zhang Mao arrived, he first commented on the house.
Maybe he was a little envious. After all, this house was gifted to Zhang Zhou by the emperor. As the first place where Zhang Zhou lived after entering the capital, it was spacious and bright.
Zhang Zhoudao "Personal preferences are different. That's just me. If it hadn't been given by Your Majesty, I would rather find a courtyard to live in. I still don't care much about external affairs."
That’s what he said, but in fact Zhang Zhou knew very well that he was the person who knew how to enjoy things best.
It’s rare to come to Ming Dynasty, why do you have to ask for hardship?
With power, of course, you must enjoy the things you didn’t enjoy in your previous life, and in time On the basis of having fun, we should also fulfill some ideals. As for reform and other ideals, although they are lofty, in the relatively stable and complex period of the mid-Ming Dynasty, any changes to the old rules will bring great backlash.
Zhang Zhou asked himself that he didn’t have that much energy.
It is also because Zhu Youtang is a relatively cautious person. He trusts but will not let Zhang Zhou "play random things", but if Zhu Houzhao ascends the throne
"Salute to Mr. Zhang." After Mao sat down in the main hall, he glared at his grandson sideways.
Zhang Lun was about to bow down.
Zhang Zhou stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Mr. British, what do you mean?"
Zhang Mao smiled and said, "Today is considered as letting himIf you officially come to be a disciple, you will treat him as your junior from now on, and you can beat and scold him casually. After becoming a disciple, he doesn't ask for anything in return, he just rides on the horse and runs errands for you. He is also young and has light legs, so he won't be tired of working for you. If he dares to complain, you can beat him to death."
Before, he said that he only needed to give Zhang Zhou a chance to deal with Zhang Lun as he pleased.
Now Old Man Zhang is even worried about his grandson's life. Of course no one would take his grandson's life regardless.
Zhang Zhou sighed, "I don't have to say anything about becoming a disciple. There are many rules in the sect, and I can't break them casually. rule. "
"Your master"
How could Zhang Mao not hear it? This is actually Zhang Zhou's excuse
"Although my master has traveled around the world, recently I haven't seen him for several years, but the rules still apply. If you can't see your master, it's okay to have His Majesty's permission. "Zhang Zhou will not give Zhang Mao a chance to be deeply bound to him.
Zhang Lun can work with him, but it is obviously not suitable to directly enter the teacher's sect.
Even Tang Yin and Zhang Zhou only regarded him as a junior disciple, not as a disciple.
It seems that if you accept a disciple, you will be very comfortable as a master and enjoy the pleasure of being in charge of others. But in fact, he will also bear the responsibility of being a teacher. If a disciple makes a mistake, the teacher will be blamed for lax discipline. Zhang Zhou will not cause trouble for himself.
"Bingkuan. , you accept a disciple, either to learn your profound Taoism, or to let him learn from you how to fight and run an army. You don't have to do anything, just listen to the master. "Zhang Mao asked, "Or do you have any worries that you don't want to tell outsiders?"
Zhang Zhou glanced at Old Man Zhang coldly.
You still say it if you know it
I, Mr. Zhang, have made so many enemies in the court. If they can't attack me, they will naturally look for people around me to attack. Even my father-in-law, Jiang Dezhong, will often be taken advantage of by you people. If I accept this Closed disciple, they insist on using this disciple as a breakthrough to ruin my reputation.
You, Old Man Zhang, don’t care about this.
“It’s better to be cautious. "Zhang Zhou said, "When you are doing things in court, you often have to do things yourself. ”
“Haha. ”
Zhang Mao did not expect that Zhang Zhou would refuse. Originally, giving his grandson as a disciple to Zhang Zhou was equivalent to saying that the British government would ask Zhang Zhou for help in the future, and he would be dwarfed, especially If Zhang Lun becomes a British Duke in the future, he will always respect Cai Guogong as his teacher.
But even so, Zhang Zhou still seems so unkind.
"Bing Kuan. Ah, I didn't expect that such a thing would put you in such a difficult situation. Then I will go and ask your Majesty for instructions. "Zhang Mao can only compromise first.
He can't force his grandson to be his disciple if he doesn't want to accept him. There are still many things that must be followed.
Zhang Zhou looked at Zhang Lun with a smile and said, " However, Zhang Lun has gained practical experience on the battlefield and has gradually become more prudent in his work. In the future, he can come to Yanwu Hall to help.Learn and be a teacher. "
"Well" Zhang Lun was still thinking, why not accept me as a disciple
After hearing this, he became even more confused.
Zhang Mao said, "You kid, didn't you hear what Mr. Cai Guogong said? You will do things well in the future, especially listen to your words, Mr. Zhang. Do you understand?"
"Yes. ”
Zhang Lun quickly responded.
This is equivalent to informal apprenticeship, but it allows Zhang Lun to continue to follow him in the future, which can be regarded as paving the way for Zhang Lun.
"Bingkuan, one more thing, Zhang Lun, you go out first. ”
Zhang Mao wanted to talk to Zhang Zhou about “business” in the blink of an eye, so he wanted to send Zhang Lun out to wait.
After Zhang Zhou and Zhang Mao were the only ones left in the room, Zhang Mao then It opens up the conversation.
"The officialdom in Nanjing has been a bit uneasy recently. It is said that many people will lose their jobs. There are also officialdoms in various places in Jiangnan. I heard that His Majesty also intends to rectify the situation recently. "Zhang Mao obviously came here to check the news.
Zhang Zhou said, "I haven't been in Beijing recently. I don't know much about the news from the south. "
In Zhang Zhou's view, most of the rumors about officialdom are aimed at him.
It doesn't matter whether there is rectification or not. What is important is that there are rumors of rectification. It makes people think that the emperor wants to use Zhang Zhou to regulate all aspects of the court.
Zhang Zhou has very few allies in the court, and most of them have no real contacts with him. Since they are not his disciples, they are old friends. With the support of such rumors, officials have only two choices
One is to find ways to join Zhang Zhou.
The other is to stand on the opposite side of Zhang Zhou and fight against Zhang Zhou's rectification.
Zhang Zhou said, “It’s all rumors from outside. It’s really not accurate. Even if it is true, His Majesty didn’t mention it to me. However, a lot of people have been visiting my house recently, and I always ask Chijie to deal with them. ”
“Haha. "Zhang Mao smiled and said, "You should know why they came."
"Even if they have a purpose, it's useless to come to see me. First of all, I really don't know what's going on. Secondly, even if I know it, I can't actually help. If, as the British Duke said, this time the Nanjing officialdom and officials from the southern provinces are being reorganized, what can I, a civil servant in Beijing, do to help?"
Zhang Zhou deliberately emphasized that he was a civil servant.
At the same time, he was telling Zhang Mao that as a martial artist, you should not worry about so many things.
Zhang Mao said. Bingkuan, you are also a role model for our generation. There are so many officials who were born as Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty. Who can be like you? When you are promoted to a high position, you should not regard yourself as a scholar. Sometimes you still have to think more comprehensively. "
We should not only take care of the affairs of civil servants, but also take into account the interests of Wu Xun.
Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "The British public opinion is reasonable. In fact, I think it is, even if sometimes I want to take care of civil servants’ affairs, but I don’t have the chance to interfere.”
“Haha”
Zhang Mao laughed.
Now he suddenly felt closer to Zhang Zhou.
Because in the court, the people who can truly consider the issue from Zhang Zhou’s point of view are not the group of civil servants in Dongban, but their group of military heroes. It is precisely because Zhang Mao knows clearly Knowing this, he would continue to support Zhang Zhou in the court.
No matter whether Zhang Zhou admits that he and Wu Xun are in the same group, this fact must be settled first.
What others think is important.
"Then if His Majesty mentions this to you, I say that if it is the case, you still have to maintain some people. You think the people in the capital are quite prejudiced against you and want to handle the relationship well. , Making good use of people in Nanjing’s official circles will be of great help to you.”
Zhang Mao made a suggestion with a smile.
But in fact, it was also telling Zhang Zhou in disguise that many people from the south came to see Zhang Mao and wanted to establish this kind of communication relationship through Zhang Mao.
Don’t those big guys in the official circles of the capital all look at you, Zhang Bingkuan?
We in the official circles of Nanjing are different. We are originally a group of frustrated people. Nanjing Qingshui Yamen is guarding, and it is always so far away from Tianyan. As long as you can help us get to the top, then we are willing to stand in your position.
Zhang Zhou said, "It seems that I am still so unpopular in the court. I always have to find ways to get others to forgive me."
Zhang Mao was startled, then smiled and said "It's not that others are jealous of you when you belittle yourself. Sometimes, even I envy you. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, except for the founding heroes, who else can be as good as you and I feel ashamed."
"Mr. Zhang, do you want to give me a list or something so that I can have an idea?" Zhang Zhou said.
"Yeah"
Zhang Mao hesitated for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "There is no list, just say a few words for them. Even if you finish speaking, I will go to you one by one." It’s too late to find it. The capital is still far away from Yingtian Mansion.”
In the palace.
Zhu Youtang summoned Zhang Zhou as a routine. The two sat down to work together first, and then had lunch together. In the afternoon, Zhu Youtang called Zhang Zhou to the palace houyuan, and the two sat together in the refreshing autumn weather. Next, sit in the pavilion and drink tea.
"The British Duke is right. I do want to rectify the officialdom, or is it because they are biased against you, Bingkuan. I feel that a group of pedantic veterans are really not as good as capable ones." As a rising star, everyone you recommend is qualified for the job, so why should you talk about ranking based on seniority? It's too rigid."
Zhu Youtang didn't hide it either.
It was because of Zhang Zhou that I wanted to change the people in the officialdom. To put it bluntly, it was to facilitate the gradual implementation of Zhang Zhou's policies.
Zhang Zhou said, "After I returned to Beijing, many people came to visit me."
"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded, "I have also heard about it, and it is right for them to visit me." , don’t they understand who they should visit at this time? Not everyone wants to do Ying Tianfu’s errand, theyDon’t you want to go back to Beijing?”
Zhang Zhou could understand what Zhu Youtang meant.
Zhu Youtang was saying that there were rumors about rectifying Nanjing’s officialdom, which seemed to be For Zhang Zhou, the Nanjing officialdom should know that if they want to rise to the top, they must take this opportunity to build a good relationship with Zhang Zhou.
Otherwise, they will not even have the chance to become an official in Beijing.
Count on traditional civil servants. They have already sent you to Nanjing to serve as officials, keeping you away from the right and wrong of the capital. You still want to count on them
"Bingkuan, since last year Since then, in fact, everything in the officialdom has been very stable, but there are always some positions that need to be moved. If you have any ideas, just tell me directly, and I will try my best to bring some people back. ”
Zhu Youtang just said, if you have any comrades, just recommend them to me, and I will put them in the position you want them to do.
This is Let Zhang Zhou practice nepotism.
“Your Majesty, I don’t have much idea. I just think that a more comprehensive evaluation system can be added to the administration of officials, and the evaluation of previous officials is not the complete standard. . ”
Zhang Zhou always has to add some content.
If the emperor trusts him to this extent, and he doesn’t even recommend a comrade, why can’t he still be promoted in the promotion channel? Write some articles on the Internet
If you really give in to everything, it may make the civil servant even more upset.
"Yeah. ”
Zhu Youtang said, “I also think so. In fact, in the past, the assessment of officials’ performance was mostly based on some traditional and pedantic standards. Some of them, those who were capable, ended up being Not daring to practice will result in everyone falling into mediocrity. "
Zhang Zhou said, "I think so too. It is precisely because some people are unable to realize their ambitions that they muddle along and do not pursue their political goals in their positions. "
"Okay. "Zhu Youtang said, "Then you can give some detailed standards, just in conjunction with the rectification of the army, let people know who will take the lead in this matter, and let them know who to move closer to. I am doing all this. , not only for the purpose of fighting with foreign barbarians, but also for the long-term peace and stability of the imperial court. "Please remember to bookmark this chapter when you finish it. The latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft