Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 265: Taking Advantage of the Situation (Seeking Vote)
Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Jianshen sat there, closing his eyes and resting in boredom.

He has been reading storybooks for several days in a row recently and he is very tired.

Although his body was tired, he was very satisfied mentally. He lay on his back with his eyes closed as if he was asleep, and a satisfied smile naturally appeared on his face.

"Your Majesty, Master Li has just been here."

Tan Chang came closer and whispered.

Zhu Jianshen closed his eyes and asked casually, "Why is he here? Is he still waiting outside?"

Qin Chang said: "He delivered something and then left."

"What is it?"

Zhu Jianshen couldn't help but become interested and opened his eyes to look at Tan Chang.

"It's a prescription, saying that taking the medicine can strengthen your body."

As Qin Chang spoke, he handed the piece of paper with the prescription to Zhu Jianshen.

Zhu Jianshen took a glance and sighed, "It's rare that Li Qing is still worried about my health. But let him relax. I feel much better recently and seem to have come out of the haze."

Qin Chang thought to himself, you are really amazing. You said at the beginning that you would live and die together with Concubine Wan. Now it has only been two months since her death, and you have already completely gotten over it?
What about true love?
Isn’t it said to be earth-shattering?
"By the way, what did you say this prescription is for?"

Zhu Jianshen asked again.

Qin Chang said respectfully: "I didn't go into detail, I just said it can strengthen the body, which is what Master Li learned from visiting famous doctors. The herbs listed in this prescription are basically very common, they are neither toxic nor strong, they are just put together to play a good role in protecting the body."

"is it?"

Zhu Jianshen seemed unconvinced.

You're using all the common herbs and boiling them together to make me strong? You might as well just give me the elixir.

Qin Chang smiled and said, "After receiving the prescription, Master Li went to ask the people at the Imperial Hospital to make sure there were no problems. He also asked someone to test it, and it was indeed... very effective."

Zhu Jianshen was touched and nodded, saying, "For my illness, he did not dare to be careless at all... Well, that's good. In that case, let's go to the Imperial Pharmacy to get some medicine, and I'll try it."

Qin Chang asked the emperor for his opinion again: "Is it really not necessary to ask someone? Or let's find someone else to try the medicine!"

Zhu Jianshen waved his hands, "If Li Qing wanted to harm me, he would have offered me medicine directly. What prescription would he have given me? The fact that he could give me a prescription means that it can withstand scrutiny. Even the people in the Imperial Hospital dare not easily prescribe or change medicine for me at this time. Li Qing did this, which shows that he is responsible... At this juncture, I still doubt him. Is he deliberately trying to make things difficult for his own body?"

After hearing the emperor's words, Qin Chang was shocked.

It turned out that the emperor also knew that the mediocre doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were unreliable. In order to avoid being held responsible, even the medicines they prescribed for the emperor remained unchanged.

It is obvious that some medicines are no longer effective, but I insist on not changing the prescription or even stopping the medication.

Qin Chang thought to himself, no wonder His Majesty promoted Zhang Luan to the position of Minister of the Honglu Temple, the preparations... were really thorough.

"And one more thing."

Tan Chang Road.

"explain."

Zhu Jianshen continued to close his eyes and rest.

Tan Chang said respectfully, "Zhang Luan, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, and Ali, the envoy of the Kingdom of Mecca, jointly impeached Wei Juan, the eunuch of the Guangzhou Maritime Customs, and Liang Fang, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Administration, for committing crimes, seizing and impersonating tributes from envoys of other countries, hiding them privately, and using his power to smuggle them into the capital, attempting to frame loyal officials of the court."

"who!?"

After hearing the series of accusations, Zhu Jianshen realized that he had not heard clearly who had impeached him.

It was a very common thing in the court for someone to impeach someone else, but Zhu Jianshen didn't know who had the courage to point the finger at Liang Fang.

Tan Chang said: "It is Zhang Luan, the Minister of the Honglu Temple."

"he……"

When Zhu Jianshen heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

My father-in-law is just a weak scholar, but he looks like an idiot. He just got to a high position and then he rushes forward with his neck sticking out. Isn't it a bit too stupid?
Qin Chang said tentatively: "The envoy of Tianfang Kingdom is said to be a prince. He has been in Ming Dynasty for more than half a year. He came to Beijing from Guangzhou to file a complaint. Unfortunately, he has been rejected before."

"Isn't it? Haha, don't you see who he is suing... Will anyone take this kind of case?" Zhu Jianshen seemed to be very clear about the situation in the court.

No one would offend the bigwigs in the court for the sake of a foreign envoy.

Even Wei Juan is not someone that ordinary people dare to provoke, because he has Liang Fang backing him up.
Tan Chang said: "Isn't this just what we have?"

Zhu Jianshen opened his eyes, frowned and thought, then asked doubtfully, "Does he really not understand, or is he pretending to be confused?"

Qin Chang immediately understood what the emperor meant and asked, "Your Majesty, are you saying that Zhang Honglu is just pretending to impeach someone and wants to be in the spotlight?"

"Was he also involved in the last tribute case?"

Zhu Jianshen continued to ask.

Qin Chang replied respectfully: "Yes, someone sent him a piece of yellow coral through the hand of the son of Peng Gelao, and then it was sent to the East Palace by Qin Ji, and then presented to your Majesty by the Crown Prince."

"this means……"

Zhu Jianshen thought for a moment and made his own judgment, "He did not wrongly accuse Liang Fang and Wei Juan. They were the ones behind this."

Now Qin Chang couldn't respond casually.

The emperor could make reasonable assumptions without any evidence, but he, the holder of the Imperial Household Department, could not.

"Send someone to check it out."

Zhu Jianshen continued to rest with his eyes closed, "He has climbed to a high position with great difficulty. If he does nothing, it is indeed easy for him to be criticized. If the matter is true, there is no need to make any moves on Liang Fang for the time being. Replace Wei Juan first..." Tan Chang was even more surprised when he heard this.

It seems... Zhang Luan's move just happened to take advantage of the emperor's wishes. The emperor was planning to start with Wei Juan.

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Inside the Duanjing Hall.

Zhu Youtang went home very early that day. As soon as he got home, he quickly took Zhang Yu's hand and told her everything he had experienced during the day in detail. He was afraid that his wife didn't know what he had done that day, and was worried that his wife didn't understand his true thoughts:
"...I went to the Qianqing Palace to pay my respects to my father. He was ill and seemed to have caught a cold. The person on duty at the Qianqing Palace said that my father seemed to have two diseases intertwined. I didn't know what they meant. I only saw my father once after I went in. He didn't say a few words to me, and then I left."

Zhang Yu asked, "Are you disappointed?"

Zhu Youtang grinned and shook his head, saying, "No, I never had the chance to see my father before. It was only this year that I saw him more often. I can even see my father in person when I go to pay my respects. My father rarely spoke to me before."

Zhang Yu suddenly remembered that her brother had once described to her how miserable her husband's life had been in this family, and she felt a little more sympathy for her husband.

At least in the Zhang family, the family atmosphere is still good. No matter what happens, everyone is united and faces the outside world in unison.

Zhang Yu smiled and asked, "Are you very happy now?"

"How can I be happy when my father is ill?"

Zhu Youtang lowered his head and said, "But I feel like I can't help much. Father is busy with state affairs all day long. I really want to share his worries, but I don't know how to do it."

Zhang Yu quickly dissuaded him: "Don't try to show off. The more you want to share your father's worries about state affairs, the more counterproductive the result will be."

"why?"

Zhu Youtang looked puzzled.

Zhang Yu asked curiously, "Have you never thought about deeper issues? For example, your father's vigilance towards you? Also, the attitude of the ministers in the court towards you? Or... are there evil people who want to target you now?"

Zhu Youtang blinked his eyes and asked doubtfully, "Are you trying to say that the more I want to do things for my father, the easier it will be for bad people to take advantage of me?"

"No."

Zhang Yu shook his head helplessly.

She found that her husband seemed to be good in every way and had sufficient status and position, but he was almost a blank slate in terms of experience in dealing with people.

But it's better this way, at least her husband is innocent. From her point of view, she hopes that her husband will be devoted to her and not be poisoned by so many messy and dirty things.

"I can't explain it for a moment."

Zhang Yu said with regret, "It would be nice if I could see my second brother Yanling more often. He knows a lot."

Zhu Youtang also felt a little regretful: "It's a pity that Yanling can't enter the palace... But I heard that your father is already the Minister of the Honglu Temple. I wonder if he will have the opportunity to go to the Wenhua Palace in the future?"

"May I?"

Zhang Yu also wants to communicate with the outside world, especially with his family.

Although she was a married girl from the Zhang family, Zhang Yu deeply felt that she was like a punching bag in the Eastern Palace. Her husband could not fight for anything in the palace, and the people she could trust were not Tan Ji, Jiang Cong or the lecturers in the Eastern Palace. She only trusted her father and brother.

My heart naturally leans towards my mother's family.

Zhu Youtang was also a little confused: "I'm not sure, maybe only people from the Hanlin Academy can come to Wenhua Hall frequently."

Zhang Yu suggested: "Then why not find a way to get my father an official position in the Hanlin Academy?"

"It's very difficult."

Zhu Youtang told him everything he knew, "Although there are students or students in the Hanlin Academy, they can only work on compiling books. To be promoted to editor or above, one must be a first-class Jinshi or Shujishi. And your father... is not even a Juren. It is not easy for him to pass the Hanlin Academy and serve as a lecturer in Wenhua Hall."

Zhang Yu asked, "Is it not okay even if you are the crown prince?"

Zhu Youtang shook his head firmly this time: "Even if I am the crown prince, my words are not effective. This matter must be approved by my father. I dare not ask."

Zhang Yu did not blame her husband for not taking action. She nodded and said, "Yes, if you ask my father about this matter casually, he will definitely think that you have selfish motives. Then we can only let my wife Qin leave the palace more often and look for my father or Yanling."

"This won't work either."

Zhu Youtang continued to shake his head, "Yu'er, you may not know that my husband has been threatened by Liang Fang recently, and he has to be very careful when entering and leaving the palace. I've thought about it, if there is any problem in the future, I will have to let Jiang Cong leave the palace. There is no feud between him and Liang Fang, so he won't get into trouble."

Zhang Yu asked, "Is Jiang Cong trustworthy?"

Zhu Youtang thought for a moment, a little bewildered: "There are some things that I can't explain clearly. I used to think that people just need to be friendly when getting along with each other. I treat others with sincerity, and others will naturally treat me with sincerity. But this year, especially after marrying you, it seems that many concepts are different from before. I seem to be on guard against everyone around me. Of course, in addition to you, there are also your father, your brother..."

Zhang Yu rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "You don't need to add the last part. You should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others. This is the experience summed up by the ancients a long time ago."

Zhu Youtang asked in surprise: "Yu'er, I think what you said makes a lot of sense... Where did you learn this from?"

"I learned it from "Ancient and Modern Wisdom". Haven't you read it?" Zhang Yu asked.

Zhu Youtang shook his head again.

Zhang Yu suddenly felt a little pitiful for her husband, as if his acquisition of knowledge and information was too limited.

He can only learn what others teach him, and what others teach is carefully modified and fed to him, so that from the time my husband was born until now, even his learning of knowledge has been deliberately guided by others, so that he is so ignorant of the dangers and right and wrong in the outside world.

"Then let Jiang Cong go. Yanling is very good at judging people. He only needs to take one look at a person to know whether he is trustworthy and whether he can be used in the future."

Zhang Yu also learned to follow the example of those who imparted knowledge to her husband and instilled in him some ideas that she agreed with, which was almost like brainwashing.

"Okay, let Yanling take a good look."

(End of this chapter)