Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 601 Kind-hearted
into the night.

Room for the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Huai En was slow to leave, just sitting there, doing nothing.

Xiao Jing and others came in and out several times, but Huai En ignored them.

By the time Qin Chang arrived, there was no one else in the duty room except Huai En.

"Eunuch Huai, it's late at night, why don't you rest yet?"

Qin Chang said, "There will be an early court session tomorrow morning."

Huai En looked up and asked, "I asked you to stop it. Did you do it?"

Qin Chang was startled at first, then nodded: "I have decided not to get involved in this matter anymore. All the Zhang family members who were detained before will be released before sunset. This matter ends here."

Huai En sighed, "I used to think that since the Zhang family had a Zhang Guozhang, he would be able to call the shots in the court in the future. Now I know that the future of the Zhang family does not lie with Zhang Guozhang, but with his son Yanling."

"you?"

Qin Chang was somewhat unprepared for this.

I thought to myself, you stayed up all night, not caring about your illness, and spent a long time thinking hard, and you came up with this?
Huai En said: "Today, Zhang Yanling entered the palace and met His Majesty and the Queen, but he did not tell them anything about what happened during the day."

"He...didn't complain?"

Qin Chang seemed very surprised.

Huai En nodded and said, "Not only did he not file a complaint, he also said that someone would definitely expose this matter at the court meeting tomorrow, which would cause a stir.

"I was reluctant to believe it, but I asked someone to investigate and learned that no less than 20 court officials are preparing to impeach Zhang Guozhang and his son at the court tomorrow morning. This matter... even if we want to stop the loss in time, there are still people who are unwilling to give up."

Qin Chang was a little anxious and explained: "Eunuch Huai, you must believe that this was not instigated by me. I was not aware of this."

"I understand. Things have come to this point. You have no reason to rush forward knowing that you are bound to lose." Huai En said, "But unfortunately, some people in the court are too confident. They think that with the incident of Zhang's relatives beating people as a prelude, it's like they have a handle, enough to prevent Zhang Guozhang from gaining a foothold in the court in the future."

Tan Chang was a little annoyed: "It must be someone that Liu Ge Lao hired to do this."

Huai En looked calm and said, "Liu Ji went to great lengths to prevent Zhang Luan from entering the cabinet, but unfortunately he put his efforts in the wrong place."

Qin Chang asked cautiously: "Should we find someone to wake him up?"

"Since you didn't get on that boat, why did you cause yourself trouble?" Huai En stared at Qin Chang and said, "Liu Ji was determined to prevent Zhang Luan from entering the cabinet, but he didn't expect that Zhang Luan was just a front for the Zhang family, and the core was Zhang Yanling. But think about it, with Liu Ji's attainments, he can only fight with that Zhang Guozhang, but he can't win."

Qin Chang said with some dissatisfaction: "Eunuch Huai, there is no need to be so discouraged. Zhang Guozhang is currently only the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and his influence is extremely limited. As for the young uncle of the Zhang family who you value, he is still just an ordinary citizen now, and there is no need to worry about him."

"Correct."

Huai En nodded and said, "Future matters will naturally be dealt with by future people, so we don't need to worry too much. But it's okay, the renewal of the court is almost over."

Tan Chang said in bewilderment: "I don't understand what you mean."

Huai En's face was somewhat relieved: "Now in the court, it's a competition of who can gain the trust of His Majesty. In the past, we, the inner officials, had a unique advantage over the outsiders. But now... or in the future, the only one who can fight against that little uncle of the emperor is the person who succeeds Liu Ji after he retires."

"Is it...Lord Xu?"

Qin Chang seemed to understand.

Huai En nodded with a look of relief on his face, saying: "The Eastern Palace Lecture Class has risen in the court. It is no longer the time when Wan An, Liu Ji, Yin Zhi and others could cover the sky with one hand.

"There are many loyal and upright people in the East Palace Lecture Hall. They are both capable and skillful, and will never allow outside forces to interfere in the inheritance of etiquette. So, you can let go."

Qin Chang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, I was indeed too impatient... There are some things that I shouldn't have to worry about. It's really superfluous and unnecessary."

Huai En shook his head: "What I mean is that you should think about how to withdraw decently. After this incident, do you think you can hide everything you did from the Zhang family?

"Your Majesty wants absolute loyalty. Right now, it seems that we have not done enough in terms of loyalty to the emperor. We have too many small thoughts of our own."

"what?"

Qin Chang seemed confused.

In order to prevent external relatives from causing chaos in politics and maintain the interests of the Ming royal family, we went to great lengths to create trouble for Zhang Luan, but now it is our fault?

Huai En stood up and said, "Go back and think about it carefully. Take the initiative to submit a letter of resignation to His Majesty. Sometimes the monarch and his subjects can still part ways amicably. Otherwise, it is hard to say what the outcome will be."

After saying that, Huai En looked at Qin Chang deeply, then as if he wanted to draw a clear line between himself and the other party, he turned his head and walked straight to the door.

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Zhang Mansion, a separate courtyard.

Zhang Luan sat in the main room, legs crossed, holding a tea bowl in his hand, but there was not even a sip of tea in it.

"Son, tomorrow I will go to the court to debate with the scholars. Don't you plan to give me some advice?" Zhang Luan asked for advice, but his face looked calm, as if nothing had happened.

The main thing is... I'm used to it!

Zhang Yanling said: "What's the matter? It's nothing more than countering each other's moves... Maybe you prepare for a long time, but in the end the other party doesn't make a move, then isn't it a waste of preparation?

"I've been thinking that Huai En has many tricks to play tricks on people, which makes it hard to guard against. Maybe all our preparations will be useless tomorrow?"

Zhang Luan also looked embarrassed: "I have some confidence in fighting Qin Chang, but what is Huai En's level? You are not here, can I beat him?"

Zhang Yanling smiled and comforted: "This time your opponent is neither Huai En nor Tan Chang, but Liu Ji and Du Ming. At the court meeting tomorrow, perhaps Huai En and Tan Chang will speak for you."

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Luan frowned and said, "Didn't you just say that what I prepared wouldn't be used? What you said is unreliable. Huai En and Qin Chang are harming me while speaking for me. Is this two-faced?"

"Dad, after what happened today, didn't you notice that Huai En and Qin Chang completely ignored it? In fact, from beginning to end, only Mou Bin, a captain of the Jinyiwei, stood up, and then he gave in. We released all the people imprisoned in the Daxing County Office." Zhang Yanling said, "I think after this incident, Huai En must have wanted to sacrifice the car to save the general."

"Who did he abandon? Liu Ji? Or Du Ming?"

Zhang Luan asked.

"Of course I gave up on Tan Chang."

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Do you think that Qin Chang had really screwed Huai En over when he was sick, and Huai En would let it go? It would be fine if Qin Chang could do things to his liking, but if he doesn't, Qin Chang will definitely be the first to suffer!"

Zhang Luan yawned and said disapprovingly: "Hey, why are you getting more and more ridiculous? You said earlier that Qin Chang was just used as a gun, and Huai En was the culprit behind the scenes!" Zhang Yanling said: "These two statements are not contradictory! Huai En used Qin Chang and found that the effect was not good, so of course he would abandon it immediately!
"Then again, if Qin Chang's ability was really that high, Wei Tai wouldn't have usurped the position of the Chief of the Imperial Household Department, and you wouldn't have had the opportunity to rise."

Zhang Luan was a little confused and frowned as he asked, "Qin Chang was once a seal official. Is he really so incompetent?"

"Dad, whether he is incompetent or not is irrelevant to the overall situation. In fact, the people who had the most say in the court before were always Li Zisheng and Liang Fang. Do you think anyone took Qin Chang seriously during the reign of the previous emperor? Even though he was the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department!"

Zhang Yanling asked with a smile.

Zhang Luan swung his sleeves and said, "How would I know? I haven't seen Li Zisheng recently... Isn't he trying to avoid suspicion? Then again, it's time for him to repay me."

Zhang Yanling pouted and said, "Dad, didn't you say you were helping your friends? Are you helping your friends just to get something in return?"

"You do not understand."

Zhang Luan shook his head and said, "If there is nothing else to remind you, then I will go to bed first... Don't worry, nothing will go wrong. At worst, I will pretend to be stupid at the court meeting tomorrow. If I really can't handle it, I will have someone call you to debate with the scholars."

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Although I have been the one who has handled most of the matters so far, you still have to go in person to deal with matters at court. It is not right to let a child go to court and argue with others."

"Humph!"

Zhang Luan snorted coldly and asked, "Why didn't you feel it was inappropriate when you went to argue with Huai En and the others? Okay, okay, go back and rest first, and let your father calm down."

"Good night, Dad."

Zhang Yanling smiled and waved.

"No good intention."

Zhang Luan glared at his son's back and said, "I've been the only one tormenting your father today! You've been stealing the show in front of everyone!"

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Early the next morning.

Zhang Luan calmed himself and entered the palace.

Before entering the palace gate, while the ministers were lining up, Xu Qiong hurried over and asked, "Laizhan, there may be some unfavorable trends in the court today... You'd better be mentally prepared."

Zhang Luan asked with an attitude of opening his eyes, "Is it about the incident yesterday when one of my servants beat someone up?"

“It seems to be this!”

Xu Qiong nodded, and then asked, "What exactly happened? How could such a thing happen in the capital? Under the emperor's feet, every move is watched by others, and you actually indulged your family to do such a big thing... This is not like your usual style."

"Huh? Was I very cautious before?"

Zhang Luan asked curiously, then waved his hand: "Well, let me be frank. Someone came to cause trouble, and my son had no choice but to send someone to clean up the situation. I was unaware of it from the beginning to the end, until last night... I only heard about it occasionally."

Hearing this, Xu Qiong just stared blankly.

What's wrong with you, Zhang Laizhan?

Are you trying to put all the blame on your son?

Selling your son so thoroughly?
Abandoning the car to save the handsome man?

Xu Qiong tried to calm herself down for a moment, and then said, "This matter is likely related to the weaving in the palace. If the weaving workshop in the palace is stopped, it will be a big blow to your reputation."

“I can’t stop.”

Zhang Luan shook his head.

"Why?"

Xu Qiong didn't know where Zhang Luan got such mysterious confidence from.

Zhang Luan analyzed: "The textile machine invented by my son is much more efficient than ordinary textile machines outside. It can weave a lot more cloth in a day.

"With such a huge source of wealth, Your Majesty, why wouldn't you continue? I'm wondering how many people will come out to impeach me today?
"Do you really have to make things difficult for me?"

Xu Qiong was somewhat speechless, thinking, what kind of ally have I found?
Is that so out of tune?

"It's better for you to be careful."

Xu Qiong warned, "After all, those people were the ones who came to cause trouble first. If something goes wrong, they can't escape responsibility. Just use this tone to appeal to Your Majesty."

"I know, I know."

Zhang Luan waved his hands impatiently.

……

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Zhang Luan followed the crowd into the palace.

After passing the Meridian Gate and taking a few steps, Qin Ji waved to him from afar.

When the civil officials and officials moved forward and Zhang Luan approached, Qin Ji quickly came over and said, "Mr. Zhang, can we talk for a moment?"

Zhang Luan said dissatisfiedly: "Eunuch Tan, what are you doing? I am waiting to go to court and get besieged... Are you planning to get me out of here in advance? Even if it makes sense, I can't explain it clearly."

"no……"

Qin Ji quickly explained, "Your Majesty heard about yesterday's incident from Eunuch Huai this morning, and wanted to ask you to go over and ask about it before the morning court session."

"Eunuch Huai?"

Zhang Luan frowned.

Qin Ji asked curiously, "Is there anything wrong? Eunuch Huai is kind-hearted. He is also worried about your family's affairs and is thinking about how to make this matter less serious."

"is it?"

Zhang Luan shook his head. "I don't want to settle the matter peacefully. I want to have a good argument with him and see who wins!"

(End of this chapter)