Chapter 625: Unique Advantages

It was very lively in the capital that day, and many officials were rushing for this good news. However, in fact, everyone did not know much about the details of this good news. They only knew that they had won a battle, and they probably knew that they had killed the enemy. More than a thousand people, that's all.

I don’t know much, but it does not prevent many neutral fence-sitters from moving closer to Zhang Zhou’s faction. This is also the reason why Lin Han and Cui Yuan can gather many people in their houses, because they know that no matter who Whether they are close to Zhang Zhou or not, these two people must be close. Being close to people from Zhang Zhou's faction is tantamount to receiving a certificate of surrender.

Some are happy and some are sad.

Traditional factions, especially those who are deeply involved in traditional factions, middle-level officials promoted by officials from traditional factions such as the Hanlin Academy and the Six Ministries and Cabinet, as well as most officials in the Five Temples, can live a good life. Not so easy.

Looking at others running for a good news, they themselves can only hold on to one-third of an acre, and it is useless to change the flag

It’s not that they don’t want to, it’s that they We know that when it comes to such bad principles, once you take the first step, it is easy to be unable to take it back later. Politicians' uncertain stance does not mean that they will please both sides, but that they will not please both sides.

Li Dongyang went to Xie Qian’s house that night.

Although the snow has stopped, the snow has not gone away. Li Dongyang stood in the deserted courtyard, looking at the people passing by, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Xie Pi, who had been studying in the inner courtyard, looked at him with sincerity and fear. I came out to see him.

"Yi Zhong"

When Li Dongyang saw Xie Pi, he wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start.

At first Xie Qian was sentenced to prison, and even Xie Pi and other family members were not spared, but Xie Di was not affected. Recently, Li Dongyang wanted to discuss Xie Pi's situation with Xie Di, but he resisted. , this time he could only come to Xie Qian's house to provide some comfort.

Xie Pi invited Li Dongyang to Xie Qian's study, which is now also used as a temporary study room for Xie Pi to prepare for exams.

Li Dongyang looked around and asked, "Everyone is okay at home now."

Xie Pi said, "My mother has taken her sister and others back to Zhejiang, and the students are studying here to prepare for the next spring exam." , The relatives in Yuyao are all fine, but they all worry about their father. Recently, people from Yuyao often come to inquire, but few dare to get involved too deeply, and many people just chat for a few words and then leave. "< /p>

"Yes." Li Dongyang nodded, "At this time, it's good that they can come."

Xie Pi also looked somewhat comforting and said, "Mr. Li is right, After my father's accident, the family wanted to have some connections. I also persuaded my mother that this matter was a matter for the Tian family and she couldn't move around. She was very worried and asked me to send back any news as soon as possible. If I have the chance, I also hope to visit my father."

"It should be soon." Li Dongyang said, "Have you heard about anything outside today?"

"Yes. I heard that the great victory in the north of Ji Town was led by Anbianhou and Jingshanbo, but I don’t understand.What does it have to do with the father's case. "Xie Pi is not a politician after all, and he doesn't understand so many causes and consequences.

Even the Xie family can't explain clearly what Xie Qian was convicted of.

Li Dongyang said "With Zhong, with your knowledge, after you enter the court in the future, you can also be a political party and contribute to the Ming Dynasty. You can ask what you need to ask, and there are some things you shouldn't know. After you serve as an official for a few more years, You will understand. "

Li Dongyang is not here to be Xie Pi's teacher, or to answer Xie Pi's questions.

"Yes. "Xie Pi accepted sincerely.

"Fortunately, Your Majesty did not involve anyone else in your family in this matter, and it will not have any impact on your preparation for the exam. If anyone comes recently, just close the door tightly and everyone else will disappear. "

"Yes. ”

Li Dongyang was about to take a seat, but when he looked at the surrounding environment, he was easily touched by the scene.

Thinking of his good relationship with Xie Qian and the years he had worked with Xie Qian. , he felt a little regretful.

The scene in front of him was a bit unbearable, so he turned around and left.

"Sir, do you want to go back? Let the students see you off." Xie Pi came over in a few hurried steps, with some guilt on his face, "All the servants in the house who can be dismissed have been dismissed. Now they can't even cook the stove. I'm neglecting you, sir." "

Li Dongyang said, "Then you can use whatever you eat."

Xie Pi said with a wry smile, "Just deal with it casually. "

Li Dongyang nodded and said, "I'll ask someone to bring you some later. For things like food, clothing, housing and transportation, don't be too harsh on yourself. Wait a minute, something about your father must have settled down years ago. "

"The student is not in a hurry, he just hopes that everything is fine with his father. "Xie Pi was eager. In fact, he wanted Li Dongyang to help visit Xie Qian.

But Li Dongyang himself couldn't see Xie Qian, so naturally he couldn't make any promises in front of the younger generation.

I wanted to comfort Xie Pi, but in the end, he realized that Xie Pi might have a better attitude than him, so don't wait for Xie Pi to comfort him. < /p>

Because it seems that Xie Qian's imprisonment harmed the interests of the Xie family, but in fact it is more like the emperor's beating of the traditional civil servant faction. Li Dongyang was even more heartbroken outside the prison cell. < /p>

While everyone in the capital was celebrating the great victory in the north, Li Dongyang seemed even more lonely and disheartened about politics.

As the sunset approached

Queen Zhang also wanted to pay her respects to her husband several times. She also wanted to invite Zhang Zhou back to Kunning Palace, but she was told that Zhang Zhou had already arrived early. He left the palace and was informed by the eunuch that no one was allowed to disturb Zhang Zhou's rest.

"What's up, sister, will your majesty allow you to see me?""When Zhang Heling saw Queen Zhang return to Kunning Palace, he stood up hurriedly and pulled Zhang Yanling who was dozing next to him.

Zhang Yanling stood up in confusion, but almost lost his balance. She still had to hold on to the table.

Queen Zhang walked in angrily and said with a hint of anger, "Is Your Majesty recuperating from illness, or is he hiding from people? Why can Zhang Bingkuan just go and see me, but this palace?" No."

The Zhang brothers looked at each other.

They heard what the eldest sister meant. It seemed that the queen went to see the emperor, and the process was not smooth. This is because she has suffered a lot. Feeling cowardly

"You two haven't left yet"

Just when Zhang Heling was about to say a few words of comfort, Empress Zhang turned her anger on them.

Zhang Heling said, "Queen, please calm down. Your Majesty is not well. We just wanted to come and say hello. If we can't see you, that's okay." There is really no need for the Queen to get angry over such a trivial matter. ”

Empress Zhang sat down and said coldly, “You think I am angry about you because you two have been neglecting your duties all day long. I have obviously arranged for you to go to the northwest, so you can run back to the capital by yourself.” , the one who won the battle this time is Dongbian. After the battle is won, you will remember who wronged you before."

Zhang Heling said anxiously, "Queen, how can you blame your brothers? Even if I have to blame, it’s the second child who I’ve been teaching him, telling him to serve the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly, and don’t think about taking advantage of others. Look at him, it’s obvious that this time it’s Cai Guogong who deliberately favors the Cui family and the Zhu family. Guys, will he give us such a good thing? He went to Jizhou, and then the great victory was won in Jizhou. This clearly means that the wealth will not flow to outsiders. In the eyes of Cai Guogong, we are outsiders. "

" Hum. "

Empress Zhang was still angry about her husband's affairs, and seemed unwilling to pay attention to her younger brother's instigation and sarcasm.

Zhang Yanling also came out to help and said, "Sister, if my brother-in-law sends us We have no objection to Jizhou, but let me go to Liaodong, which is too far and too hard. There is no oil or water in Liaodong, and there are still people who are mean to us. "

Queen Zhang said, "Now I ask you to go to Jizhou and you go too."

"Go, of course you go." "Zhang Heling laughed and said, "But if there is another good place, we can go to the next place instead. It is best that Cai Guogong has arranged our future. We have heard that the Beijing camp has been heavily preparing its troops recently, and there is talk of a war at the beginning of the Spring Festival. Our two brothers have even been dismissed from the Beijing camp, and it has been boring recently. ”

“You guys are boring” Queen Zhang almost wanted to curse.

The two younger brothers spent all day at home eating and waiting to die, doing a lot of debauchery and debauchery, and they actually said they were boring

Zhang Heling said, "I have nothing to do, so I am naturally bored. Sister Huang, we also want to serve the imperial court." We brothers have also made military exploits before, so why can't good things happen to us? We also heard that everyone is clamoring to become Zhang Party members, but in fact they are becoming Cai Guogong's party members.But Cai Guogong won't accept us. "

Queen Zhang said disdainfully, "You two are not qualified.

Zhang Heling said, "We are not qualified. A dandy like Zhu Zhijie is qualified. Why can he also have Cui Maoren? We see how much he weighs. We used to drink with him." They all thought that he was not on the stage, but now it’s better. The pheasant has turned into a phoenix, just because the one in his family is capable and can seduce Cai Guogong."

"What are you talking about?" Queen Zhang frowned.

"This is what everyone else said. They said that Cui Maoren had a good wife and a princess. He was the one who was waiting to die, but the princess came out for a walk and even went to Cai Guogong's house. Somehow Cai Guogong promoted her husband, who knows what happened behind the scenes?"

Zhang Heling casually told his sister what he heard directly.

Empress Zhang She looked a little angry and said, "Who is Yongkang? I know she won't do this. "

Zhang Yanling said with a sneer on the side, "Sister, you know people but don't know their hearts. When I usually see that princess, she is arrogant, but what happened this time is unusual. From the beginning When she came out to speak for Cui Maoren, we believed that she wouldn't do anything, but later she was determined to become Zhang's party. Such a huge contrast, she is still a woman, and we don't believe that there is nothing behind her back. "

"You know what you are talking about"

Empress Zhang continued angrily, "You are criticizing the reputation of a princess. If His Majesty knows that you are eating the heart of a bear. Leopards are brave.

Zhang Yanling curled her lips and said, "If others don't know, don't do anything but yourself. She used to be picky and picky with Cai Guogong, but later she became extremely flattering. Cai Guogong was so full that he wanted to help her if there was no benefit." , Who is helping whom? Her family has no money and no connections. She said she relies on her mouth to get around, but I don’t think it’s true.”

Empress Zhang was so angry that her nose was crooked.< /p>

But there was one thing, she began to feel that what her brother said was somewhat reasonable.

Princess Yongkang was very attracted to Zhang Zhou at first, and she still tried to find a way to go. She dug a hole for Zhang Zhou, and later she became Zhang Zhou's biggest fan. She praised Zhang Zhou in front of the emperor, and even wanted to marry her sister-in-law.

At first, she thought it was just because of Cui. Yuan benefited from Zhang Zhou's advice, but now that he thinks about it, as a queen, he couldn't let Zhang Zhou bring his two younger brothers to great success.

Now it seems that it is. I figured it out.

It turns out that my sister-in-law has a "unique advantage"

"Sister, we can't let those with the surname of Zhu completely treat our surname as Zhang. Suppress it, we are no less than them. My brother-in-law used to take so much care of me named Zhang, but now it’s the turn of the one named Zhu to get up and down."

Zhang Yanling is dissatisfied and is also complaining.< /p>

Empress Zhang said, "Who's surnamed Zhu? Who's surnamed Zhang? You know what you're talking about"

"Why don't you know that my brother-in-law used to use people from our family, but now he uses his own? Isn't this the difference? My sister seems to be having a hard time now." Zhang Yanling spoke with a somewhat narrow-minded tone.

Zhang Heling quickly gave his younger brother a hand.

He also glared at her fiercely, as if to say, "Are you lacking a brain?"

But Queen Zhang didn't seem angry either.

On this topic of "making progress and retreat together", Empress Zhang actually felt that the two younger brothers were on her side. Even if the words were harsh, the younger brother's malice was the least.

Empress Zhang's tone was still very cold and she said, "Go back and think about it. I want His Majesty to arrange errands for you. What should I arrange for you? Should I stay in Beijing and continue to hang out in the camp, or should I go to the northwest to fight?" Either go to Liaodong or Jizhou. Don’t look down on others.”

“Yes, yes.”

Zhang Heling responded for his brother.

"Come here, give them a box, pack their things, go back early, otherwise you won't be able to get out later."

"Thank you, Queen." This time two The brothers' steps are very consistent.

Wait until the Zhang brothers leave.

Queen Zhang sat there alone and sulked.

After a long time, she came back to her senses and said, "Go and invite Concubine Xian here."

"Empress"

The palace maid was not willing to accept it. Yes, because Zhu Youtang said before that no one from Kunning Palace is allowed to disturb Concubine Xian unless it is an emergency.

"Go"

"Yes."

Not long after, Concubine Xian stood outside the palace door.

Queen Zhang changed her expression and walked over. She smiled and said to Concubine Xian, "My sister is here. Let's have a meal together. If you have time, we will go to Xinuang Pavilion tonight to pay your respects to His Majesty."

No matter how unwilling she is, Empress Zhang must learn to accept this "sister" and rely on her to bridge the gap with her husband.

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