The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 190
"What is the will? My palace's words are not considered a will?"

Zhu Houzhao was also a little ashamed.

I talked with you in a good voice and told you not to give my sister any more glazed beads... But it seems that you don't need it, you gave it enough for her to get tired of playing... But I still need to establish rules with you, That is to listen to me.

In the end, what do you want from me when you come up?
Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty's words are imperial decrees. The crown prince is still young and has not started to deal with state affairs. The crown prince has told the minister here, and he will regret it later. Who should the minister reason with?"

Zhu Houzhao wrinkled his small nose and eyes, and said unhappily, "You mean, I don't believe what I say?"

"It's better to keep a written order." Zhang Zhou said.

"Isn't it just a decree, I'm going to ask someone to get the pen and ink."

Zhu Houzhao said that he was going to turn around and go back to the East Palace.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Don't worry, first decide what to say about this decree. If you want to write it like this, Prince, just let the ministers buy and sell items. Everything must be done according to the prince's wishes. You must not make decisions without authorization. Whether you sell or not, you must ask for instructions." Prince, otherwise, even a glass bead would not be worth it."

"Uh..." Zhu Houzhao could already hear that this was wrong.

Zhang Zhou continued: "And even if His Majesty sends someone to purchase, it cannot be sold without the Crown Prince's consent."

Zhu Houzhao said, "Are you playing with me?"

"What's the name of the prince? Isn't that what the prince means? I haven't mentioned anything other than business. By the way, prince, if you really follow your will, then the minister signed with you before, and the income from business The contract of adding [-] to [-] will be invalidated, because it is contradictory in itself, because it also stated in that contract that no matter how the business of the grocery store is done, it must be led by the minister, and the prince will not interfere Business, only responsible for the distribution of money."

Zhang Zhou took his time and expressed his meaning.

Zhu Houzhao stared at Zhang Zhou with small resentful eyes.

Only then did he know that Zhang Zhou was waiting for him here.

It is necessary to make a decree, saying that the power of the prince is greater than that of the emperor, everything should be listened to by him first and then by the emperor, and the previous business cooperation contract should be cancelled.

"My surname is Zhang, why don't I ask you to give the imperial sister a few glazed beads? Why are you blocking me with words like this? I am embarrassing you, so what? How can you be like a dog and bite people?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't mention any will.

At least he can still calculate clearly, knowing that by making this decree, he is causing trouble for himself, and he is the one who suffers.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Hey, prince, you are really right. I was accused by a group of ministers of taking part in the examination questions in the court hall just now, and that I was colluding with the examiners in advance. Fortunately, I argued hard, and your majesty and Xiao Gonggong and others If you come forward to speak for the minister, this matter will be temporarily exposed."

"Interesting, interesting, tell me about it."

Zhu Houzhao only takes 3 minutes to be enthusiastic about what he does. Hearing such interesting things, of course he wants to know the details.

Zhang Zhoubai glanced at him: "Next time I have a chance, I will discuss it with the prince in detail."

"You..." Zhu Houzhao was speechless.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Is there any other business for the crown prince? The minister is about to resign, and there are imperial envoys to do."

"Hey, I haven't seen you for a few days, so I can't say a few words? And I beg you, don't you just give things to the imperial sister, okay? Let's discuss it, don't treat me like a prince, you can't insist on it." What will it take to do it?"

Zhu Houzhao's momentum also weakened.

He felt that it was not easy to rule Zhang Zhou, because Zhang Zhou was different from those eunuchs, he would not follow him in everything, and he was right with him more times.

More importantly... Zhang Zhou is not directly under his jurisdiction, and he has no choice but to teach Zhang Zhou a lesson, because Zhang Zhou's bigger backer is his father.

And he can't punish Zhang Zhou, because his delicious and fun things are still in Zhang Zhou's hands, so he can't live with his own fun.

Zhang Zhou looked at Xiao Jing and the others, and found that these people were hiding far away, and they didn't even look this way, so he leaned over and said, "Let's put it this way, you should think about what others think. , Worry about others is the most urgent thing, don't mention anything casually to set rules for others, if you want to take what you have to give first, even the prince can't do things by domineering."

"What?" Zhu Houzhao was stunned when he heard that, "Not only can I not set rules with the imperial sister, but I also have to think about what she wants. If she doesn't ask for it, I will give it to him? Zhang Zhou, you are still playing with me!"

Zhang Zhoudao: "I mean, let you think about what His Majesty wants."

"Oh, you mean father, he wants... how do I know what he wants?" Zhu Houzhao was speechless.

Zhang Zhou narrowed his eyes and said, "You really don't know?"

"This... the royal father may want me to study hard, not to cause trouble, and to be filial to him and the queen mother, and let me have a good relationship with the royal sister... Oh, I understand, you mean the royal father wants me to treat the queen well." Sister, right?"

Zhu Houzhao seems to have grasped the crux of the problem.

Zhang Zhou nodded: "But when the rules you said, Prince, are contrary to His Majesty's intentions, they cannot be advanced and implemented. This is also the difference between monarchs and ministers, because the Prince is also a minister before Your Majesty, and this is also a rule."

"Hehe." Zhu Houzhao moved his cheeks a little and gave a wry smile.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Think about your majesty's needs first, and then do things. It's better than acting recklessly. Alright Prince, that's all I have to say. If you don't intend to restrict the sale of goods to the minister, then the minister should first gone."

"Father said that the closest person I have in this world is the imperial sister, and he asked me to treat her well. Shouldn't my closest relatives be the father and the queen? Could it be that the father wants to say that if I don't treat the imperial sister well?" , It’s useless to set up rules? Zhang Zhou, please talk to me again... It seems that only you know what the father thinks... Don’t go."

Zhang Zhou thought to himself that you are really outspoken, you brat.

Your father said that the person closest to you is your sister, but this is ambiguous. What do you make me think?Do you think you were born to your parents?Or your father knew early on that he couldn't have children, and you and your sister were both adopted?

It's best not to know about this kind of thing, even if you hear it, pretend you haven't heard it.

Let me explain to you?If you want to know, you should ask your parents!

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Zhang Zhou ignored Zhu Houzhao, and then went out of the palace with Xiao Jing, and also agreed to let Zhang Zhou go home first.

Then he went to Wang Yue's house first, and then went to Cheng Guogong's official residence in the capital.

"What did the prince tell you...?" Xiao Jing finally couldn't help asking curiously after leaving the palace and getting on the carriage.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The crown prince doesn't want me to give the princess any more glazed beads."

"Huh? Is this what the prince is doing?"

Xiao Jing didn't understand what that brat was thinking.

At such a young age, it seems that self-esteem is still very strong.

The carriage was passing through the street, but before taking a few steps, the road ahead was blocked by a group of onlookers. There was a bulletin board posting something, and the general bulletin board would be on the wide street outside the square. , which is convenient for pedestrians to see, and there are many people watching at this time.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Zhou asked.

Xiao Jing smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, have you forgotten? Your Majesty said that your meritorious service will be announced to the world. Hasn't this already started?"

"So fast?" Zhang Zhou was also a little surprised.

It was said in the early court that it was less than an hour before he started posting notices to promote his "great achievements"?This is efficient enough!

Xiao Jing said: "Other people's affairs can be delayed, but your affairs cannot be neglected in the slightest. After Dongchang received the imperial decree, it sent people to post the notices in various parts of the city early in the morning, and official letters from various places will be issued in the next few days. It won't be long before everyone in the world will know your achievements."

This propaganda posture...

Zhang Zhou sighed in his heart, it's hard not to be a celebrity, pity me for being so "low-key".

Xiao Jing lifted the curtain of the car and said to the driver: "This road is blocked, just take another road, it doesn't matter if you take a detour, don't delay Mr. Zhang's business."

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, isn't it just to go to Wang's and Zhu's to show off and "extort bribes" by the way?

It was as if he was going to run some important errand.

"Eunuch Xiao, now that the matter is over, it won't affect my going to Xishan to mine?"

"No, let me know when you are going, and Dongchang will send someone to go with you."

Service was attentive.

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Notices are being posted everywhere in the city, and the capital is very lively for a while, but there will be many people watching wherever there are notice boards.

Even the Imperial College is no exception.

Brothers and sisters Lin Ting and Lin Yi also heard that there was a notice at the door, so they came out to check it out. When Lin Yi learned that Zhang Zhou had done so many things, she was a little out of her mind.

"It turns out that he has done so many things, besides the plague, the palace disaster warning, and the great victory in the Northwest..." Lin Yi seemed to be wandering away.

Lin Ting frowned and looked at his sister, as if thinking of something bad, reminded: "You have been absent-minded since you came back, why is that?"

"I...I didn't."

Lin Yi also wanted to defend herself.

Just as he was talking, some classmates saw the Lin Ting brothers and sisters and immediately came towards them.

"Brother Li Zhan, you're here too, isn't this talented Lin?"

Rather than saying hello to Lin Ting, this group of people came here to get acquainted with Lin Yi.

As soon as Lin Yi heard this, she immediately hid behind her brother. Recently, she occasionally went out, and she was not allowed to wear men's clothes. She just came out in neutral and feminine clothes. Anyone who knew Lin Ting would come to strike up a conversation. And every time the target seems to be her, she is used to it.

"Gambling books disappear with the fragrance of tea. At that time, it was only common. Now this poem can be said to be spread all over Kyushu."

A group of people are still talking.

Lin Ting said: "How many people, but you want to do a literary meeting? Don't bother me too much."

One person said: "We have all heard about Jiangnan Jieyuan Zhang Bingkuan, and we came to see it specially. Who would have thought to see this scene... The government is showing credit for him at this juncture, does it mean that he If you have merit, you won't participate in the quiz?"

"Probably...that's what it means." Lin Ting could also guess the purpose of the court.

Just because Zhang Zhou was being criticized by others, the emperor came to support Zhang Zhou by spreading the word.

You are not convinced?

"The more meritorious a person is, the more confident he will be. Doesn't this just mean that he has the opportunity to meet Cheng Minzheng privately? I think this can confirm his problem!"

One person seems to have a hard head, and it sounds like he wants to draw a conclusion.

Several people couldn't help but look over.

Lin Ting said: "Do you have evidence? If so, you might as well go to the government to report it."

The man looked around and found that others were looking at him with malicious intent, then he smiled bitterly and said, "It's just a matter of fact."

Lin Ting couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Without evidence, can it still be called matter-of-fact?

Now that the emperor and the imperial court are backing Zhang Zhou, even if there is evidence, you may not be able to apply. What's more, you have no evidence. You don't understand that the imperial court is working hard to protect Zhang Zhou, right?

"What about Tang Yin and Xu Jing?"

Someone asked.

No one can answer this question.

Because there was no mention of Tang Yin and Xu Jing in the bulletin board, not even a case was mentioned in the bulletin board, as to whether the imperial court wanted to protect Zhang Zhou, it was just everyone's guess.

"We are both candidates and involved in this matter. It seems that the treatment is different." Someone immediately sighed.

Originally they hated Tang Yin and Xu Jing quite a bit, but now they suddenly felt that they had a little sympathy with Tang Yin and Xu Jing.

Because everyone is the same as Tang and Xu, and they are also poor people with no protection in case of trouble.

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the other side.

Tang Yin and Xu Jing also walked out of the house, but they didn't go to crowded places, especially they didn't want to be recognized by others.

They, who are on the cusp of the storm, now know how to avoid suspicion.

Tang Yin waited in the teahouse for a long time before Xu Jing came in and went upstairs to tell Tang Yin about the imperial court's meritorious deeds for Zhang Zhou.

"These things have been mentioned to me by the master master long ago, so it's not unusual." Tang Yin said.

Xu Jing said urgently: "At this time, the court announced this matter, probably to make him different from us, and to treat us differently."

Tang Yin looked up at Xu Jing.

It seems to be asking.

Even if they are treated differently, is there another good way?Now it is too late to make a meritorious service, let alone how to make such a meritorious service?
"It is estimated that the surname Zhang is very proud now. He has a bet with you. Maybe he made the whole thing up. He deliberately didn't let you become a Jinshi so that he could win." Xu Jing said angrily.

That means, it seems to be saying that he was dragged down by Tang Yin, if Tang Yin and Zhang Zhou hadn't made the bet, today's matter would not have happened.

Tang Yin said: "In my opinion, he should not be that kind of person."

"You still speak for him?"

Xu Jing also didn't expect that Tang Yin at this moment became calm and collected.

"Go back earlier."

Tang Yin wasn't in the mood to drink tea, the two of them just went downstairs and before they left the door of the teahouse, they saw Xu Jing's servant running over.

"Master, Master Tang, something is wrong. Jin Yiwei came to the mansion to arrest people, saying that they want to arrest you and go to Beizhen Fusi for interrogation. You two..."

The servant was probably saying, hurry up and run away.

Historically, Tang Yin, Xu Jing and Hua Chang were imprisoned after the release of the list, but because of the butterfly effect created by Zhang Zhou, Hua Chang had already entered that day. It stands to reason that other people involved in the case, except Cheng Minzheng, had official positions. Tang Yin and Xu Jing couldn't run away for the time being, except that the emperor himself had to issue an order to bring them to justice.

"Bohu, you... what do you think we should do?" Xu Jing looked at Tang Yin in a panic.

Tang Yindao: "There is no way to advance or retreat. Apart from going to see Jin Yiwei, what other strategy do we have? Those who clean up will clean up themselves. Remember what I told you earlier."

run?
Obviously, he couldn't run away. Once he ran, he was fine and had something to do. Now he can only go back and explain the matter clearly to Jin Yiwei.

We really didn't participate in the quiz.

(End of this chapter)