Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 421 There is always someone more unreliable

After Queen Dowager Zhou returned to the inner palace, she called Queen Wang.

At this time, Queen Wang was dressed in mourning clothes, crying, and her eyes were red and swollen. It was not known how much of her crying was sincere, but in the palace, she was the queen after all, and she and Queen Dowager Zhou would be "in the same boat" in the future as they would both become widows.

"You should show some strength and subdue those vixens in the palaces." Queen Mother Zhou did not look very sad, and she was merciless when she gave orders to her daughter-in-law.

Queen Wang said, "I will remember this."

Queen Mother Zhou said, "The Crown Prince is a very filial child. After he ascends the throne, he will definitely treat your family well. Right now, I want to promote your brothers, especially... to target the members of the Wan family. Can they stand up to it?"

What I mean is, I now need you to find your family members, and then ask your brothers to find someone to impeach Concubine Wan's two surviving brothers.

Anyway, I have been unhappy with Concubine Wan's two brothers for a long time. Now that Concubine Wan and my son are gone, shouldn't we reorganize the in-laws?
"I will send someone to inform my brothers at home."

Queen Wang is a smart person.

If she had not been smart, she would not have been able to protect herself from the tyranny of Concubine Wan all these years and live a peaceful life until now.

Queen Mother Zhou nodded in satisfaction: "As long as you know what to do... Do you know why I came to you instead of someone else?"

"I know this."

Of course Queen Wang knew.

The ones who have the biggest conflict of interest with the Wan family, the in-laws, are none other than the Queen Mother and her family.

In the past, the Wan family oppressed the Zhou family and the Wang family to the point where they could hardly breathe, and now it is finally time for reckoning.

Given the caution of Queen Mother Zhou, she would definitely not let her family members come forward. In this case, the Wang family would have to take the lead.

Anyway, you are fighting for the interests of your family. As a queen, if you don't do something, why should others share the profits and benefits with you?

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When Zhang Luan woke up the next morning, all his fatigue was gone and he felt refreshed, but he still stayed in the villa to rest.

Didn't even leave the house.

It seemed as if I was just watching the changes in the court from the other side of the river. Besides, Zhang Yanling was not at the new house early in the morning, and there was no one to supervise him, which made it easier for Zhang Luan to be lazy.

"Master, aren't you going back to see your wife?" A beautiful girl came over, put down the fruit plate, first fed Zhang Luan, then knelt down respectfully and massaged Zhang Luan's legs.

Zhang Luan had a smug look on his face: "What's so good about the yellow-faced woman at home? You lovely girls are more considerate."

At this point, Zhang Luan frowned and said, "I heard some noise outside. Maybe my son is here... It's not good for him to see this. Hey... You go to the door and watch. If anyone comes to the front yard, tell me... Come on, let's go to another place to beat him."

Just as Zhang Luan was enjoying the service of the beauty, there was a knock on the door. Zhang Luan thought it was Zhang Yanling coming. When he calmed down and came out, he saw Li Zisheng, Shen Lu and Pang Qing standing at the door.

"Laizhan, are you really staying at home idle? You got up early, why don't you hurry to the palace?" Li Zisheng, dressed in mourning clothes, looked at Zhang Luan with a frown.

Zhang Luan shrugged and said, "What's so strange about this... We've been so tired for so many days, shouldn't we take a break?"

Li Zisheng said helplessly: "You need to take a breath. There will be plenty of time in the future. Why do you have to choose this critical moment? The court is now discussing how to deal with the remnants left by the previous dynasty. I'm afraid you are also involved."

"Ah? Remnants?"

Zhang Luan frowned.

I was treating the emperor, so how did I become a remnant of the previous dynasty?

Besides, the previous dynasty was not the Yuan Dynasty, but the dynasty of the first emperor of our Ming Dynasty. Why do we have to make such a clear distinction?

Li Zisheng said, "You must think I am exaggerating, right? Bingkun, bring me the memorial that you heard and copied down to have a look."

Then Pang Qing took out a piece of manuscript paper from his arms and handed it to Zhang Luan.

After reading it, Zhang Luan couldn't help but frown and said, "Isn't this just a false accusation? How can you accuse me of killing His Majesty? This... this is clearly malicious slander!"

After all, Zhang Luan was not a member of the Imperial Medical Bureau before, but the emperor appointed Zhang Luan as the attending physician before his death, and he even presided over several dressing changes. This made the conservatives in the court feel that Zhang Luan was simply an outlier in the court.

Since it is an alien, we must get rid of it quickly!
They couldn't deal with him when the emperor was alive, so now they have to take ruthless action while the regime has changed.

As for Zhang Luan being the prince's father-in-law?

It does not matter.

It is a good opportunity to test the prince's attitude by attacking Zhang Luan, and at the same time see how capable the prince is, and how to deal with him in the future. It can be said that this is killing two birds with one stone.

"Laizhan, you have to fight back."

Li Zisheng encouraged, "Look at you. You already hold great power and can enter the palace at will. The Crown Prince and the Grand Empress Dowager will stand firmly on your side. And... you will soon join the cabinet. Even in this situation, you are still being led by a group of censors. What kind of nonsense is this?"

"Let me calm down."

Zhang Luan said listlessly, "I know about this... Minister Li, why don't you wait until I have lunch before telling you?"

"Ah...you...are going to wait until after lunch?"

Li Zisheng was surprised.

I came to your house in person to tell you so much, and you didn’t take it to heart?
Shen Lu also advised: "Laizhan, there is something I must tell you. In the past two days, many people in the Taichang Temple have been imprisoned. These are all orders from the palace, and some are handwritten by the prince. You have to pay more attention."

"Got it, everyone. I'm a little busy here. Give me some time. After I've studied it, I'll come to you and give you an accurate answer. What do you think?"

Zhang Luan is indeed very "busy".

I was just busy hanging out with the beauties in the backyard, and waiting for my son to come and discuss countermeasures with Zhang Yanling. What you say, Li Zisheng, is not effective. I always listen to my son.

You come to my house to instigate me and want me to follow you?

I'm sorry, I'm stronger now and I don't need you to protect me anymore.

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After leaving the Zhang Mansion, Li Zisheng said goodbye to Shen Lu and went back to their respective homes.

On the way, Li Zisheng said in a depressed tone, "Bingkun, look at what Zhang Laizhan is saying. I told him the situation was critical, but he was still not in a hurry, like a dead pig that is not afraid of boiling water! Humph, if you don't actively save yourself, you don't know how you will die in the future!"

Pang Qing smiled and said, "Master Dao, he is a relative of the emperor, the father-in-law of the emperor, and a meritorious minister who assisted the crown prince in ascending the throne. What does he have to be afraid of? You, on the other hand, seem too eager, which may easily arouse his inner resistance... Think about it, he will definitely not believe your words now. We have to do something practical to make him aware of the crisis."

"What can I do?"

Li Zisheng said helplessly, "These people's impeachment can't even pass the Six Departments' Censorate. Now they go to impeach Zhang Laizhan. Isn't that just looking for trouble?"

"You know that nothing will happen, so why are you still scolding him like this?" Pang Qing also seemed confused.

"I'm not... out of tricks, am I?"

Li Zisheng felt helpless.

If I had a way to bring Zhang Laizhan back onto the right track, would I have to come to my house to threaten him?

"You need to change your mindset."

Pang Qing smiled and said, "In the past two days, the maid we placed in Zhang's house brought out news that after Mr. Zhang returned home, he indulged himself in the land of tenderness and could not extricate himself. He was always accompanied by women. You see, he has not wanted to return home until now, and just stayed here to enjoy himself... Doesn't this just show that he was seduced by beauty... Maybe we can think of a way in this regard..."

Li Zisheng frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that? You want me to continue sending women to him? Is that even possible? What if he gets so caught up in the world of women that he can't get out?"

Pang Qing said: "You have to cater to his preferences."

Li Zisheng almost wanted to curse, and he grumbled for a while, and finally said helplessly: "Is Zhang Laizhan really a hopeless case? He is a man who can do great things, but he can't get over the hurdle of women? This beauty is just a foil at most... If he likes her, can he have as many as he wants in the future? Does he have to make trouble at this critical moment?"

Pang Qing sighed, "Maybe he was exhausted from all the time he spent in the palace."

"It's not exhaustion, it's holding back, right?"

Li Zisheng said, "I'm really confused. Who on earth did I help? I suspect that I chose the wrong person from the beginning. I shouldn't have asked Zhang Laizhan to help me do things! This person's temperament is too lukewarm. It really makes me anxious."

"So, sir, what do you think?"

What Pang Qing means is, do you listen to me, or do you have other ideas?

Li Zisheng said, "Where can I find a woman for him right now? You won't ask me to send the woman I keep outside to his house, right?"

Pang Qing shook his head and said, "That's not the case... But there is always a way to find a beauty. For example, there are merchants or officials in the capital who want to do business with Zhang Laizhan. Wouldn't it be nice to give him two beautiful concubines?"

Li Zisheng frowned and said, "Bingkun, this is your fault. Now is the period of national mourning, and no one will care what you do secretly in your room. But if you openly take a concubine now, are you trying to kill Zhang Laizhan? Are you afraid that others will criticize him less?"

"It's my own fault for not thinking it through."

Pang Qing smiled and said, "Then let's buy a few maids from other places and send them to his house. What do you think?"

"You can do it yourself. The money can be directly withdrawn from the account... You can do it according to your own discretion. I won't ask any more questions."

Li Zisheng said, "Turn around, I have to go see Wan'an and see what that old man is planning. At this point, I don't believe that Wan'an is the same as Zhang Laizhan, not caring about anything and doing nothing.

"There must be a few normal people in this court, right?"

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Wan'an looked very normal at this time. After all, he was presiding over the national mourning and was the chief minister in charge of funeral affairs.

But in fact……

He is even less reliable than Zhang Luan.

At least Zhang Luan is taking some time out of his busy schedule to wait for his son to come over. Once he gets guidance from his son, he will be able to get on the right track.

But Wan'an's words were purely nonsensical, because at this moment, he was at home studying how to please the new monarch... Of course, the new monarch was still only a prince, but the coronation ceremony would be held soon... From that day on, there would be an extra dynasty on his resume.

He was about to become the prime minister of the new dynasty.

"What's a good year name?"

"The prince is young and energetic, so he should be very concerned about sex, right? He is almost imprisoned in the East Palace, so he must be very old-fashioned and boring. He doesn't know anything about the good things. I have to help give him some advice."

"The Crown Princess has been in the palace for some time. Shouldn't she take in a few more concubines? It would be better for the Crown Prince to have more children. This way, the Ming Dynasty will be more stable."

"And Zhang Laizhan, I haven't had much contact with him. How much does he know about what goes on in the bedroom?"

As a famous dick-washing husband in the Ming Dynasty, Wan'an may not be good at other things, but he is definitely a first-class "expert" in matters of the bedroom.

Normally, when he was having dinner or banquets with others, he would openly discuss these things, even during the meals, and he even regarded it as a kind of refined hobby that he never got tired of.

I am not ashamed of it, but proud of it.

(End of this chapter)