The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 106 Feng Tangyi and Li Guang are hard to seal

Kunning Palace.

Empress Zhang was listening to Zhang Yong's description of the Zhaijiao ceremony held in the Palace Garden the day before yesterday.

Zhu Xiurong ran around beside her, making a "clack-cluck" sound like a little hen laying eggs. Empress Zhang tried to pull her daughter over several times, but her daughter ran away.

Zhang Yong also finished talking intermittently while the little princess was making trouble.

"Did the empress dowager say anything to them?"

Queen Zhang somewhat guessed the old lady's motives.

If you want to say how worried she is, that's not enough.

Empress Zhang is not the kind of woman who is good at intrigue and palace fighting at all, and Hongzhi never gave her a chance to practice.

She has only one goal, which is to tie her husband firmly, and then use her power to sweep away all hidden dangers in the palace.

As for Gong Dou... it can only be done when a group of women are fighting for favor, she is confident that there is no need to worry about it.

She knows better than anyone how her husband behaves when he meets a stranger.

Zhang Yong replied: "The Empress Dowager didn't say anything during the banquet, she just heard that she had summoned that Gongsheng surnamed Zhang, and now everyone in the palace calls him Immortal Master Zhang."

When Queen Zhang heard Zhang Zhou's name, her expression became serious.

Then she asked the female officer on the side to take the little princess to the apse to play.

"That Zhang Bingkuan, is he really that powerful? It seems that the entire palace has been following a demon recently, and even His Majesty mentions him when he is fine."

Queen Zhang was jealous.

There had never been a stranger in the past who could win such trust and respect from her husband. Even Li Guang, it was only because the emperor was always by his side when he was young that he had the later affection.

Empress Zhang was not so worried about Li Guang. After all, Li Guang was an eunuch and could not escape her grasp.

But Zhang Zhou is different. Zhang Zhou is a person outside the palace, and it is not so easy to completely control it in his hands.

What's more terrible is that Zhang Zhou is still a scholar, maybe after being selected as a Jinshi, Zhang Zhou will join forces with those civil officials.

What civil officials like to mention most is to let the emperor accept more concubines, just like the ancient kings.

Zhang Yongxin said with lingering fear: "I heard that this person not only has supernatural powers, but also is easy-going, he can chat with anyone, he is not pretentious, he can say whatever he wants..."

"Who is this?"

Queen Zhang didn't understand.

Talking within the imperial palace system, and being able to do whatever you want?It seems that even she, the queen, can't do this.

"Where is Your Majesty? Are you seeing Zhang Bingkuan again?"

Empress Zhang raised some vigilance and wanted to talk to her husband about this issue in depth.

Zhu Houzhao was not the only one who kept an eye on the emperor's movements.

Zhu Houzhao only occasionally watched whether her father would go to the East Palace, while Empress Zhang always watched her husband's every move.

The husband controls the world, but she only needs to control the husband alone.

Zhang Yongdao: "Your Majesty met the prince in the front hall. It is said that the prince punished the people in the East Palace for playing around two days ago, and the prince went to intercede."

"Oh."

When she heard that her son was going, Empress Zhang was relieved that her husband cared about her son's studies.

As long as her husband is not seeing Zhang Zhou all the time, she can accept it.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Houzhao was talking in front of his father, and according to Zhang Zhou's instructions, he didn't deliberately contradict his father.

To sum up what you mean...

One person does one thing.

"...Father, the fault is on the son-in-law alone. The son-in-law shouldn't play with those things. The son-in-law must take care of his own identity, and can't be like the children of ordinary people in the market, let alone lose his temper with the father. What happened this time , I am willing to bear all the sins."

"Why don't the father continue to guard the minister for ten days, and I just ask the father not to embarrass Liu Jin. He is just following the order of the minister. If he is at fault, he will not be held accountable for it."

Zhu Houzhao's words made Zhu Youtang very comfortable listening.

The son seems to have finally grown up, and after making a mistake, he is still brave enough to admit his mistakes and has a sense of responsibility.

This is much better than before leaving the cabinet to study, and it is also a huge improvement from a few months ago.

The main reason is that Zhu Youtang's anger disappeared.

Thinking about it, the son was just playing, and it wasn't time for studying at that time. His son's homework had already been completed. Although he always asked his son to follow the rules like himself, he didn't want his son to follow the old ways.

Even Zhu Youtang knew how depressed he was from childhood to adolescence.

Zhu Youtang said with a straight face: "Do you really know that you are wrong?"

"Yes, Father."

Zhu Houzhao felt a little happy in his heart.

Seeing his father's reaction, it seems that Zhang Zhou's words are quite reasonable, and Zhang Zhou's words are definitely right.

Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Then how did you figure it out?"

"This……"

Zhu Houzhao didn't know how to answer.

This question is a bit out of line.

How do you figure it out?Is this a problem?Want to tell you all about my mental journey in the past few days?
The point is that I didn't understand it either.

It's just that Zhang Zhou asked me to say that, so I did.

I want to say that this was taught by Zhang Zhou, will my father beat me up?
Zhu Houzhao thought about it, and then said seriously: "I thought of it when I thought about it, and I don't know how I thought of it. Father, please let Liu Jin go and punish my son."

Zhu Youtang said: "What did Zhang Qing's family tell you?"

Knowing son Moruo father.

If no one taught his son, how could Zhu Houzhao be so obedient and well-behaved?

Zhu Houzhao said: "Zhang Qing's family is just asking my son to think about what is wrong with this, and then think about whether the responsibility should fall on others. My son thinks so too. Liu Jin is following orders, and he is not to blame, son. I don’t want him to suffer for it.”

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang nodded again in satisfaction.

Although the son didn't speak clearly, the father understands that the teacher's way of educating his son is correct.

Let the son think, then summarize, and then recognize the mistake and apologize...

As the elders, they probably hope that the younger generation will be such an obedient and obedient baby.

"Where's Liu Jin?" Zhu Youtang asked Dai Yi beside him.

Dai Yi respectfully said: "Sent to the Huanyi Bureau as a supervisor."

Zhu Youtang said: "Send it back and explain it to him. This time, the prince is pleading for him. I am only punishing him with a small punishment and a three-month salary. And the punishment will never be tolerated!"

"Yes."

Dai Yi thought to himself.

This Liu Jin was also fateful, and was not killed by the emperor, but only beaten, but it seemed to be a blessing in disguise.

The prince was actually willing to come out and speak for Liu Jin.

Your Majesty appreciates the prince's sense of responsibility, even Liu Jin let it go...

It's still Mr. Zhang who has the ability.

But why did Mr. Zhang speak for Liu Jin?It seems that it is not Mr. Zhang's purpose to excuse Liu Jin. Mr. Zhang just wants to learn to make the prince responsible?
Yes.

Mr. Zhang has won the emperor's trust. How old is a eunuch in the East Palace? Is it necessary for Mr. Zhang to have trouble with Liu Jin?
"Okay, I won't punish you too much, but you have to work hard on your homework. Recite all the "Book of Songs" and others a year ago, and learn all the characters that should be learned. I will test you a year ago!"

"Yes, Father!"

Zhu Houzhao was very happy.

Not only was he unaffected, but he also "fished" Liu Jin out and won his father's appreciation at the same time.

He almost wanted to push his nose and face to get back his confiscated role-playing set, but he held back at the last moment.

Because he remembered Zhang Zhou's words again.

Do things that suit your identity, even if you want to play, it's the same.

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Zhu Houzhao went back to the East Palace.

After Zhu Youtang saw his son, he was in a good mood, and he boasted to Dai Yi and other eunuchs: "...we still have to rely on Bingkuan at critical times."

The eunuchs were also pondering in their hearts.

Your Majesty holds people so high, it's fine if they keep being so high, I'm not afraid that one day they will suddenly withdraw their strength and make people fall...

Afraid to be like Li Guang again.

Xiao Jing reminded from the side: "Your Majesty, Wang Yue, the left servant of the Ministry of War, has been waiting outside the hall for a long time."

"Oh, by the way, why did you forget him? Call someone in."

After a while, Wang Yue appeared in the Qianqing Palace in court clothes.

Seeing the emperor, he knelt down directly.

Zhu Youtang said: "What is Wang Qing's family doing? Get up and talk! This is not a court hall, so don't be too rigid about etiquette."

But Wang Yue refused to get up, and knelt down on the ground, looking very pious: "This life of the old minister was bestowed by His Majesty. On the way back to Beijing, the old minister suffered a sudden illness. If it were not for the medicine given by His Majesty, the old minister would have no chance to return to the capital. Take a gamble on your face."

Dai Yi, Xiao Jing and others beside him were all laughing.

This Wang Yue.

We all know how much he likes to curry favor with internal officials, even the emperor.

After finally having a chance to "repay his kindness", Lao Wang must show his incomparable loyalty to the emperor.

This is also a way and means of being an official. No matter whether he is capable or not, first put himself in a very low position. To put it bluntly, it makes people feel that he has been controlled, and then he can gain more political power. convenient.

And Wang Yue just wanted to let the emperor feel how grateful he was for the emperor's kindness.

"That's not the medicine I gave you, it's Bingkuan...it's Zhang Zhou and Zhang Qing's family. He is Jie Yuan from Jiangnan Township Examination. If you want to thank him, you can thank him."

Zhu Youtang did not take the credit.

The matter was originally done by Zhang Zhou, and he didn't mind telling Wang Yueqi who his savior was.

If you want to ask for the life-saving medicine again, you can also go to Zhang Zhou, and don't bother me.

There are too many people fawning on me, and it's not that I don't know what kind of person you are, and you can't do it well.

Wang Yue just came back from the northwest, and the news is not very well-informed. He doesn't know who Zhang Zhou is.

So his face was full of doubts.

Zhu Youtang said to Xiao Jing: "When sending Wang Qing's family out of the palace, explain the whole story to him."

"Yes." Xiao Jing answered.

Zhu Youtang said to Wang Yue: "Wang Qing's family, you have done a good job in the northwest, and I am willing to value you, but your military achievements this time are still not satisfactory, and I can't return you the title, please understand. In the position of the left servant of the Ministry of War, I will work hard for the court."

"The old minister leads the order."

Wang Yue was very concerned about the loss of the title.

With Helan Mountain's "Great Victory", he thought he could re-canonize, but the emperor also made it clear that your contribution this time is still a little far from being canonized.

Wang Yue could only lament his untimely birth.

The Tatars did not come out in full force. Even if I took all the soldiers and horses to kill them, I would not be able to meet the main force.

Feng Tang is easy to be old, and Li Guang is difficult to seal.

(End of this chapter)