After Lu Wan met the saint, Yang Peng escorted him out of the palace.
He didn't say a word to Yang Peng on the way. When he left the palace, he went straight to Chen Kuan's private residence in Beijing. After handing in a greeting card, he immediately explained the time of his next visit.
Chen Kuan has been living in the palace recently and basically does not ask about things outside the palace. When he learned that Lu Wan had come to visit, he felt that the matter was not simple...
Wei Bin said: "Although this Minister Lu has a bright future, his withdrawal from the Shangting Department this time is equivalent to being plucked. Who knows how many people will want to plot against him? He will want to visit Eunuch Chen now." , you must be afraid, right?"
Chen Kuandao: "He has offended many people in the past two years, but there are also many people who have received his favor. This person is very good at welcoming and sending people away. What he didn't know was that the party members around him were more lively than the one around Cai Guogong." "So we want to meet him?" Wei Bin looked puzzled.
In Wei Bin's view, Lu Wan is an unstable and dangerous person.
Chen Kuan said with a smile: "It's okay to meet him. If he dares to blatantly associate with people like us in the palace, he should know that if something happens, he will be the one who suffers. Since he doesn't care about the literati With his reputation, what are we afraid of? We also want to see what he wants to do."
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Chen Kuanchi. He was the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, but he had no sense of presence in the court at all.
In the past two years, the eunuchs and eunuchs in charge of the ceremony have been changed too frequently. After Chen Kuan took office, he was worried about being beaten by the emperor, so that he was very cautious in doing things, and he did not dare to form cliques in the court. Everything is discussed within the Bureau of Ceremonies and does not communicate with external ministers.
The reason why he wanted to see Lu Wan at this time was because he really wanted to have further communication with Lu Wan, or even let Lu Wan be used by him.
Chen Kuan did not meet Lu Wan in his private residence. Instead, he sent someone to invite Lu Wan to a teahouse. This teahouse was not Chen Kuan’s personal property, but belonged to his family. It was opened by a man who specially closed the door to thank guests that day and only entertained this table.
In order to show his importance, Chen Kuan went to wait in advance, and when the people arrived, he went downstairs to greet them personally.
"Mr. Chen, you are so polite. I should be here for a visit. How dare I bother you to greet me?" Lu Wandao said.
Chen Kuan smiled and said: "We are all working for the imperial court, why should we care so much? Let's talk upstairs."
The two of them reached the second floor and did not choose the one by the window. The weather was still a bit cold here, so Chen Kuan had two braziers prepared and placed aside.
Chen Kuandao: "It's not as ventilated as in the palace, but it's a good place to talk. After all, there won't be ears between walls."
Lu Wan nodded, and then took out a copy When something comes, hand it to Chen Kuan.
Chen Kuan opened it and looked at it, and asked curiously: "What is this?"
Lu Wandao: "I recently bought a house in the suburbs of Beijing. I don't usually live there. I also had some free time, so I asked someone to play with some flowers and plants. Mr. Chen, if you have free time, you might as well go.Watch. This yard is my gift to you. "
"You... don't have to be like this. "Chen Kuan didn't expect that Lu Wan would give him a house as soon as he came up.
Although it is outside the capital, it is right at the feet of the emperor, and it is also valuable.
Lu He then added: "I came from the south, and I'm actually not very used to the climate in this capital. ”
Chen Kuan originally wanted to return the deed to the house, but he also wanted to know what Lu Wan was going to do. In addition, the eunuch was indeed greedy for money, so he didn’t push it out.
< p>It means accepting it."Shilang Lu, if you have anything to say, just say it to us. But what is the matter that you want to help you with? The day after tomorrow will be the court meeting. As far as our family knows, you have been promoted to the Left Minister of Household Affairs. Although Your Majesty has not made this matter public yet, it is almost settled. "Chen Kuandao.
Lu Wandao: "The right minister is the left minister, and he has not passed the exam in three years, so he is afraid that he will not be able to do it. "
"Are you still afraid? "Chen Kuan smiled.
In his opinion, Lu Wan is a powerful figure in the capital. He obviously rose later than Wang Qiong, but the commotion Lu Wan made in the upper listening office, But he was much older than Wang Qiong, and even Zhang Zhou had to step aside.
Previously, the Shangting Department was not a yamen that directly confronted the cabinet, but since Lu Wan joined the Shangting Department, his relationship with the cabinet has changed. There have been many fights between them, and they even directly brought down Xie Qian, a pavilion boss. To this day, Xie Qian is still guilty.
Lu Wandao: "I want to practice in Beijing for a few more years. ”
“Oh? "Chen Kuan seemed to understand something.
Obviously Lu Wan felt that being a left minister in the household department in Beijing did not have a big stage for his performance, and he wanted to go out and gain real power.
Chen Kuan said: "You want to go to the three sides? "
One sentence hit the point. Lu Wan nodded and said: "That's exactly what I meant. I also know that His Majesty is about to transfer the three-sided kings back to Beijing and make him the general constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. When the positions of the three sides are vacant, someone will always need to take them.
Chen Kuan smiled and said: "But why did our family hear some rumors that Uncle Xin Xin was more suitable for this job?"
Lu Wan seemed to have expected that Chen Kuan would say this. He said: "Wang Bo'an has always been in charge of Xuanda's military affairs. Now that he leaves Datong, I am afraid that he will not be able to scare the Tatar youth." , Moreover, he needs to take care of the defense of Weininghai and Maoerzhuang, as well as the construction of cities and other matters. "
Chen Kuan nodded and said: "In this entire court, there are really not many people who are suitable to succeed the Minister of the King of Hubu. In fact, from our family's point of view, we should keep Wang Shilang in the northwest. When he returned to the capital and went to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he was overqualified and overqualified. ”
When Lu Wan heard this, he felt that Chen Kuan was implying something.
It was as if he was telling him that Wang Qiong was actually very powerful, but you, Lu Wan, were not. .
Chen Kuan then added: "If you, Minister Lu, are interested in going abroad, why don't you mention it to His Majesty face to face? ”
Lu Wandao: "Eunuch Chen is very well-informed. I just met you today, but I dare not make any mistakes in front of you. The war in Liaodong is tense now, and it is the time for the court to employ people. I want to replace him." Your Majesty is worried, but you are also afraid that if you do something too radical, your Majesty will be displeased."
"You are very considerate," Chen Kuan said, "Then why don't you go to Cai Guogong. ? In the eyes of outsiders, you were promoted by Cai Guogong, and he was very kind to you. And you should also know that without Cai Guogong’s nod, no one can succeed. ” p>
Lu Wandao: "It would be too deliberate to mention it directly."
"Are you afraid of being deliberate? When you come to mention it to our family, it is not deliberate, but presumptuous." Chen Kuandao .
Emotionally, you are afraid of offending Zhang Bingkuan, but are you not afraid of offending me?
Lu Wan hurriedly said: "Cai Guogong is a free and easy man. He tries to ignore many things as much as possible to show that he has no intention of striving for fame and fortune. However, matters in the northwest are not only related to the stability of the country, but also the stability of the country. When it comes to fame and fortune, if I visit you, it will be like confirming the rumors and being regarded as a party member. I am more willing to ask Mr. Chen for help. As long as you mention it to the court, I will at least have hope. "
"Haha."
Chen Kuan smiled and nodded, "Our family has heard that you are not willing to be the left servant of the Ministry of Household Affairs and want to take charge of the northwest military affairs. In this way, as long as you have After making some achievements and returning in a few years, the position of Minister will be stable."
Lu Wandao: "It's not because of the position of Minister, but because I don't have many available people around me. He is not familiar with the soldiers in the northwest. At most, he has experience as an official in Jiliao and other places, and he knows very little about them." Chen Kuandao said: "What you mean is to cultivate some of your own people. ? Don’t be too busy denying it. It’s not impossible for you to say so. Let’s help you, or say a few words for you when your majesty asks.”
"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Lu Wan hurriedly stood up and saluted to thank him.
"Don't rush to thank me. Let me ask you, is it because of... this yard?" Chen Kuan asked with a straight face.
Lu Wandao: "I understand that if my father-in-law gives me any instructions in the future, I will do my best. If anything happens, I will inform my father-in-law in advance and discuss it with him."
When Chen Kuan heard this, he just said "Mr. Chen", but now he changed his name to "Eunuch". When I help you with things, you respect me. When we cooperate, you treat me as an eunuch, right?
Lu Wan then added: "I will have many requests from you in the future, and I hope you can be accommodating, father-in-law."
Originally, the latter sentence was to take advantage of Chen Kuan. of.
But Chen Kuan felt much better after hearing this.
Because you, Lu Wan, know that you still have something to ask for, so in terms of status, you have to be a bit lower, and you have to listen to whatever I say.
Although I don’t let you listen to everything, at least in many casesIn terms of policy formulation, I, the eunuch responsible for the ceremonial affairs and the palm of my hand, am no longer a toothless tiger, and I am now able to influence the situation in the DPRK.
Lu Wandao: "I also know that nowadays, for many matters in the DPRK, the cabinet keeps up with the affairs and does not discuss them with you, but in the end, it is you who make the decision for your majesty.
Chen Kuan sighed: "If you don't discuss anything, people in the inner court should not discuss it with outsiders casually. Our family doesn't care about these things, but you, Minister Lu, have some things that we shouldn't say." In fact, what I am most concerned about now is whether anyone will be able to listen to the advice after this."
Lu Wan was startled at first.
Chen Kuan is going to "persuade" people who are in the listening department?
Immediately he understood that Chen Kuan was indicating that his policies must affect the Shangting Department, and that he, Lu Wan, had to help.
Lu Wan deliberately looked helpless and said: "I have come out from the upper listening room."
"Really?" Chen Kuan said with a smile, "I came out today. , but when the guarantee is not enough, they will go back. And even if they are successors, they will still listen to your opinions. After all, they also need some guidance from their predecessors."
Lu Wandao: " So I need more advice from you, father-in-law.”
“Easy to say, easy to say.”
Chen Kuan smiled.
It seems that by now, the two have completely reached an agreement.
He, Chen Kuan, helped Lu Wan go to the three sides to serve as the chief executive, and what Lu Wan had to do was to help Chen Kuan develop contacts in the court. He, Lu Wan, especially wanted to use his people. .
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Yang Peng went to Dongchang in the afternoon. Here, he could feel that he had great power. After all, many people fawned over him, and He has been in Dongchang for many years. Although he did not preside over affairs before, this place is still half of his home.
When Wang Shi heard that he was back, he hurried over to see him.
Yang Peng greeted him with a smile: "First of all, I want to say congratulations, Governor Wang? Recently you were promoted to the commander of the Jinyiwei, but the job of the Jinyiwei has not been vacant yet, so I still need you to take care of the North. Zhenfusi for a while."
After the emperor returned to the capital, without saying a word, he directly promoted Wang Shi, the Zhenfu envoy of Beizhenfusi.
Previously, he was the commander of Jinyiwei, but this time he was promoted to commander.
Because there were already many official posts in the Jinyi Guards, although Wang Shi was not considered an official post this time, he would not be able to replace Mou Bin immediately.
Wang Shi said: "You work hard in your humble position and don't dare to think too much."
"If you want to be promoted, you should be promoted. By the way, Governor Wang, you are now a capable person in His Majesty's eyes." Yang Peng smiled and said, "We will cooperate from now on. There is no need to act inferior to others in front of our family."
Wang Shi said: "I dare not. I came here because of my humble position. According to reports from my subordinates, I know that after Lu Wan, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came out of the palace, the chariot driver went to the house of Eunuch Chen, the supervisor of rites, and delivered a greeting card. Eunuch Chen immediately left the palace and met him.meeting privately. ”
“Oh? "
When Yang Peng heard this, he immediately looked unhappy, "Our family went out of the palace with him, but we didn't hear a word from him about going to see Eunuch Chen. How could something like this happen? "
Yang Peng immediately felt that Lu Wan did not regard him as a human being.
Wang Shi said: "We still don’t know what was discussed specifically. I guess he may have something to ask for. I will continue to observe recently to see if Eunuch Chen will help him.
Yang Peng frowned and said, "Do you still need to say it?" At this juncture, he was still going up to the listening place, so he wanted to pave the way for the future before coming down. At the court meeting the day after tomorrow, there is a high probability that His Majesty will step down from his post, but will retain his position as Minister of the Sixth Ministry. Didn't he say that he would also be promoted to Minister of the Left Ministry of Household Affairs? "
Wang Shi said: "Everything has been decided. I don't understand why he wants to see Eunuch Chen. ”
“That shows that his purpose is not simply to be the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but he still has some shortcomings when he is a minister. I am afraid he does not want to be transferred... It happens that there is a vacancy in the trilateral general system. If he is allowed to It would seem reasonable for him to do it. "Yang Peng sneered.
With a few words, he could smooth things out. But the problem was that Lu Wan didn't mention the three sides in front of him.
He was thinking, does he think I am not capable of helping him?
Wang Shi said: "Eunuch Chen should not be able to decide on such an important task of the trilateral system, right? "
"Of course it can't be decided. The only one who can decide this matter is Cai Guogong. As long as Cai Guogong proposes a candidate, His Majesty will definitely accept it. But will Cai Guogong really have any advice on this matter? Who knows whether different families will be competing for this position during the court meeting? "
Yang Peng said, "It seems that it's time for our family to visit Cai Guogong. "
"You want to ask Cai Guogong personally for his opinion? "Wang Shi said, "Mr. Zhang has just returned to Beijing. His Majesty had previously said that no outsiders were allowed to disturb him. They said they wanted to let Mr. Zhang rest for a few days.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "That's for outsiders. Is it so complicated if we go there?" Our family gave him a gift before, so we just thought of it as asking to see if he was satisfied with the gift. This is not okay? "
Wang Shi was stunned for a moment.
It occurred to him that the "ritual" Yang Peng called was Ning Tong.
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