Jinyi champion

Because it is summer, the heat is unbearable, after the meal time, the guests of the hot pot restaurant quickly dispersed.

The two came out of the private room on the second floor, went down the stairs and found that the lobby below was empty, said goodbye to Lou Suzhen and Zhu Hao wanted to go home.

Zhu Hao secretly laughed.

The sky is bright and the sky is clear. Someone actually wants to fulfill his daydream, arrange a new house for him, and prepare for concubines. Thinking about it, Zhu Hao feels that the matter is too mysterious. How did he come to this point?
Sending Lou Suzhen into the carriage, watching the carriage go away, Zhu Hao thought of Lou Suzhen's frowns and smiles before.

Is this matchmaking for him?

To put it bluntly, it looks a bit like a bustard, or the work of the queen in the Water Margin.

"Why bother?"

Zhu Hao thought about it, Lou Suzhen was right, since she is a good person, should she really send her away?Such a stunning beauty can still be included in the room, and it can't be cheap for others.

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June passed.

Autumn seems to be far away, but it's just a little cooler in the morning and evening, and it doesn't seem to be so hot.

And Zhu's four major marriages are progressing very quickly, and they are about to enter the final step of choosing the third stage, but the selection of candidates has not yet been finalized.

The marriage is completely run by Queen Mother Zhang. She wants to find a daughter-in-law who can handle her well and stabilize her adopted son.

A son turns to his own mother, and a daughter-in-law always wants to move closer to her, the real master of the harem, right?This future queen was selected by her hands, and she had to listen to her, the genuine queen mother, no matter what she wanted!

Furthermore, if the empress and concubines give birth to a prince, then she, the empress dowager, should also be brought by her side to raise him.

It is a bit troublesome to get close to a son raised by others, but if it is a prince born in the palace, it is much easier to win over. Taking a step back, if the emperor does not agree with his wishes and suddenly "died" or something, there is no need to adopt another son. Just help the grandson up.

Zhu Si himself didn't have much idea about who should be the queen.

This was originally Zhu Si's private matter, so it was inconvenient for Zhu Hao to mention it, and Zhu Si and Zhang Zuo almost never mentioned anything related to the post-election in front of Zhu Hao.

Zhu Si did not go out of the palace that day, but sent a lot of memorials about the dispatch of military supplies in the Northwest.

Zhu Hao began to review it in the afternoon, and it lasted until the evening. There were still hills of memorials and accounts waiting for his approval. Zhang Zuo returned to the palace halfway, and when he came back, he brought Huang Jin and another Zhu Hao. The young eunuch Ho had never met before.

"Pearl, go and show Eunuch Zhang some tea."

Huang Jin gave instructions to the little eunuch behind him.

The little eunuch, with red lips and white teeth, trotted all the way to find some tea.

Hearing the sound, Zhu Hao looked up, not knowing what Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin were up to.

Zhang Zuo is in his forties and Huang Jin is only in his thirties, so why should he train a young eunuch to act as his right-hand man?Or is this the young offspring that Zhu Si specially instructed to cultivate?
Not long after Zhang Zuo sat down, the little eunuch brought tea.

Zhang Zuo picked up his teacup and took a sip, then asked Huang Jin to report to Zhu Hao about a case that Dongchang was investigating recently, which mainly involved the Xuanfu's money and food deficit.

Then Huang Jin withdrew, and the little eunuch listened respectfully, and then withdrew.

Zhu Hao frowned slightly, pointed to the direction of the door, and then winked at Zhang Zuo, meaning, what's going on?

...

"This little guy is called Zhu'er. He was originally an inconspicuous little character in the palace, but he is very good at dealing with affairs. He gradually won His Majesty's favor. After the roll call, he will follow our family and Eunuch Huang to do things."

Zhang Zuo was also helpless.

After all, the emperor is a child at heart. Whoever pleases him wants to be promoted and reused in an exceptional way to show his authority.

But the problem is, now let the little eunuch who doesn't know the details follow Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin out of the palace and come to see him?

Zhu Hao said, "Aren't you afraid...of revealing my identity?"

"Should...not so, this little guy is currently serving in the study room of the Supervisor of Rituals... Mr. Zhu, don't worry about him gossiping outside, he has already checked and has no background, Xiaomen
Born in a small family, the family was so poor that they were sent to the palace. In the past few years, there was no one to take care of him, and he was often hungry. His Majesty also looked at him with pity..."

Zhang Zuo's words still couldn't reassure Zhu Hao.

If it is really a little eunuch without heels, can the emperor see it?

Even find him likable?
As far as Zhu Hao could think, the power of personnel in the palace was basically in the hands of Empress Dowager Zhang. This little eunuch had nothing to do with Empress Dowager Zhang. It was a critical moment for the post-election. Maybe Empress Dowager Zhang wanted to place a pawn beside the emperor?
Even if Empress Dowager Zhang didn't have that kind of thought, the gang of old women and cunning eunuchs around her would offer advice, and even Yang Tinghe might offer advice.

have to guard against.

Zhang Zuodao: "Originally the Ministry of Criminal Justice wanted to take Zhengde twelve years later. The late emperor spent a lot of money in the Xuanfu. He cited Northwest self-inspection, saying that there was a major deficit. Jingcang has been auditing the accounts for more than a month, and there is no result yet... "

"The newly appointed Lin Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment is running errands for Mr. Yang Ge. His Majesty asked several times at the court meeting, but he always answered irrelevant questions. Fortunately, Mr. Sun from the Household Department helped to deal with it, so His Majesty did not lose face. The Ministry of Punishment has not found anything yet. Hall of Fame..."

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Your Majesty seems to be very concerned about this matter?"

What Zhu Hao meant was that if Yang Tinghe wanted to investigate the deficit of the Xuanfu, let him do so. Xuanda is not the basic disk of the new emperor system, so what to find out?
Zhang Zuo smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, you can't pay attention to it. Among the troops on the northwest frontier, only the pool of water in the Xuan Mansion can still be stirred. If you lose the military power of the Xuan Mansion, then all the border troops on the road will not be under your Majesty's control. I heard that Li Shilang, the head of the trilateral system, has been sending secret letters to the capital recently, but I don’t know where they sent them... Dongchang has been involved in the investigation, and there is no result for the time being. I am afraid that someone is on the same line as Yang Ge. "

The Northwest Army will write a letter to the Bachelor of Shoufu University in Beijing?

This is not a big deal, nor is it a small thing.

Before Li Yue took office, he put on a strict neutral attitude and did not rely on both sides. However, after he went to the Northwest, he may have discovered that the military and government in the Northwest were firmly controlled by the civil service group, especially now that many old ministries of Peng Ze, Minister of the Ministry of War, were on the three sides. In fact, in order to be able to do a good job and also to get a chance to get promoted, Li Yue secretly communicated with Yang Tinghe about the song, which made sense.

Border generals have contacts with Beijing officials. Although this kind of thing has been taboo in all dynasties, it has been repeatedly prohibited. Even Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general, had to take refuge in Zhang Juzheng in exchange for leading the army smoothly.

Zhang Zuo said again: "Isn't Nanhu Huangbutang involved in this matter? He is the leading financial expert in this dynasty. Many court officials secretly praise him, but he is hated by Mr. Yang Ge... The Ministry of Criminal Investigation is thinking about the unknown Xuanfu. Take Huang Butang for surgery? This muddy water is really too deep."

...

Zhang Zuo sighed.

How easy was it when you were a flattering department and flattering eunuchs in King Xing's Mansion?At most, it is enough to manage the accounts, and there are only a few people who are intriguing.

But now that he is in the position of eunuch in charge of the chief of ceremonies, there are too many people involved in the court, complicated personnel, and many factions. Just dealing with Yang Tinghe makes him feel that his brain is not enough, and it also makes him understand that he must assist the new emperor to consolidate power. He couldn't do it with his ability, so he could only rely on Zhu Hao.

This is also an important reason why Zhang Zuo never competed with Zhu Hao for favor.

If self-knowledge is not enough, if you still want to fight, you will be humiliating yourself, and you will fall out of favor if you don't do it well.

"Mr. Zhu, our family knows many things on the surface but not on the inside. If there is something wrong, please bear with me... Let's talk about Huang Butang, whether he is planning to let him enter the court in the future to replace Sun Lai Location? What do you think, you might as well tell our family, our family will keep it safe and will not make it public.”

Zhu Hao replied with a smile: "Nanhu Shangshu must always find a suitable person to be the right person? If Eunuch Zhang has someone who he thinks can be trusted and entrusted to, you can talk about it. Your Majesty and I will refer to it carefully. The appointment and dismissal of personnel cannot be clearly stated in a few words, and the overall situation must always be taken into consideration.”

"what."

Zhang Zuo smiled and nodded, "Okay."

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Zhang Zuo, as the supervisor of ceremonies and the eunuch in charge of printing, can be said to be very powerful.

But in the eyes of people in the new imperial system
That's all about his ability, and everyone who knows the basics knows that he must listen to Zhu Hao when he does things.

But for outsiders...especially those officials in the court who strictly abide by neutrality or want to protect themselves in Yang Tinghe's faction, they naturally want to curry favor with him.

Zhang Zuo, like Tang Yin, is a big celebrity.

Zhu Hao asked Tang Yin to ask the merchants for their opinions, that is, as a close minister of the new emperor, to consult the merchants' demands.

The people Zhang Zuo met and the things he heard were beyond the reach of an official at Zhu Hao's level.

To put it bluntly... Zhang Zuo's position as the inner minister is too critical. Sometimes he will think about gathering a group of his own people in the court, for example, those who are willing to give him gifts, or Zhang Zuo thinks that this person can do things for him...

If Zhu Si listens to Zhu Hao in everything, and Yang Tinghe falls in the future, then Zhu Hao will preside over the government, and Zhang Zuo still has a sense of presence in the court?

When the time comes, the two of them will fight, it will be meaningless.

Now Zhu Hao took the initiative to show his favor.

Eunuch Zhang, do you think you have someone you admire, or are there any young descendants in your family who want to become an official in the court, or want to use your relationship to obtain a military position in the Jinyiwei or the Captain's Mansion in the future, you Just mention it, the big guys can sit down and discuss things, it doesn't mean that I can arrange everything.

The emperor asked for my opinion, we can discuss it in private, and we can talk to the new emperor after discussing the matter.

Zhu Hao expressed this meaning, and Zhang Zuo felt himself standing up instantly.

Not only does His Majesty listen to me, but even Mr. Zhu will accept my opinion, so I don’t need to think about how to fight Zhu Hao in the future. Everyone should be harmonious and help the new emperor. Anyway, Zhu Hao will be his foreign minister in the future, and I will be My supervisor of ceremonies is in charge of the eunuch, even if it is not the well water and the river water, it is still performing its duties, right?
In the dead of night, the memorials were finally reviewed, and Zhang Zuo packed up and was ready to return to the palace.

When Zhu Hao sent Zhang Zuo to leave, he specifically mentioned: "Has Your Majesty mentioned to Eunuch Huang the job of the imperial prison recently? In the next two years, there may be a lot of purchases for the imperial prison, involving huge funds; I mean Let Eunuch Huang temporarily put down his duties as the admiral of the East Factory, and let him concentrate on working in the Imperial Prison, and the next step is to strive for the control of the Imperial Prison."

With Zhu Hao's previous words as the basis, Zhang Zuo didn't feel at all that Zhu Hao was crowding out anyone among the internal officials.

Zhang Zuo said: "In the imperial palace, there are mostly old eunuchs left behind by the late emperor, how to arrange it, you have to plan carefully, please trouble Mister Zhu."

It means how you want to make arrangements for yourself, I don't have that ability, and I won't interfere too much.

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