Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 693 The alternation of old and old

Forbidden City, Cabinet Duty Room.

Just as Qin Ji was in self-doubt, Li Rong came over and whispered, "The Six Departments' Secretaries learned that Your Majesty was going to appoint Li Zisheng as the governor of Shanxi, and they exercised their power of rejection and opposed Your Majesty's decision."

Huai En stood up suddenly and said anxiously: "Go to the Sixth Department quickly and tell them that this is the conclusion reached after the inner court discussed it. I and Elder Xu support it. The military situation is urgent and there is no time to lose. Tell them not to make trouble out of nothing!"

"Yes."

Li Rong immediately turned around and went out.

After the people left, Huai En took out another memorial and handed it to Tan Ji: "Take a look."

After Qin Ji opened it and read it carefully, he quickly said, "Eunuch Huai, it is far from the time for you to resign. His Majesty needs you right now."

It turned out that this was a letter of resignation written by Huai En himself.

Huai En shook his head and said, "I'm old and seriously ill. My body can't hold on, and my energy can't keep up... I've mentioned it to His Majesty. His Majesty has arranged a residence for retirement and recuperation. Maybe I will move there in a few days."

Qin Ji said with a sad face: "With you here, everyone in the court can feel at ease!"

"Hou Fang, it's time for you to take charge."

Huai En smiled and said, "You are still too kind and weak. When you take charge of the Imperial Household Department, you must not give up the power in your hands. You have to support the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. You must rely on civil officials, not just one person or one faction."

Qin Ji lowered his head, too embarrassed to say anything else.

He even wondered if Eunuch Huai was waiting for me to explain what happened today?

He trusts me so much, but I still hide from him the fact that Zhang's uncle is hiding behind the scenes to advise Your Majesty. Am I being too unfair to him?

Huai En said: "I am also very pleased. At the beginning, the late emperor was most worried that after Your Majesty ascended the throne, you would not be able to bear such a heavy task, and would be content with leisure and pleasure, and ruin the foundation of your ancestors.

"But now it seems that the late emperor still underestimated your Majesty. Since your Majesty ascended the throne, you have demonstrated the demeanor of a benevolent and wise ruler. The future of the Ming Dynasty is promising."

"Ah."

Qin Ji nodded heavily, agreeing with this very much.

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In the Qianqing Palace.

After sending everyone away, Zhu Youtang returned to the back hall, sat down opposite his brother-in-law, and continued to discuss military affairs in the northwest as if they were chatting casually.

"Brother-in-law, you can use Li Zisheng, but he can't stay in one place for a long time. He will have to be transferred to manage the river in the end." Zhang Yanling said, "No matter how many people criticize my father and Li Zisheng now, if Li Zisheng resigns and works for the people's livelihood for the Ming Dynasty, the slander will immediately subside."

Zhu Youtang asked, "Can't we keep Li Zisheng in the northwest to lead the army?"

"No."

Zhang Yanling shook his head and said, "Leaving this man in the northwest, in the short term, he can strengthen the defense of the northwest and prevent the scoundrels from doing anything reckless, but in the long run, given Li Zisheng's habit of forming cliques, he may very well become the second Wang Zhi. He will make the northwest an iron plate, and only those who surrender to him can be reused...

"Li Zisheng is unable to appoint people based on their merits. He will definitely place his cronies in the army. Those who are incompetent will also be promoted as long as they are willing to give him gifts. Your Majesty, this person can be used, but you cannot completely give him power. This is the correct way to control him. The reins on him must be tightened at all times!"

Zhu Youtang was very happy.

At the previous court meeting, he was angered by the court officials regarding the appointment of Li Zisheng, and finally had to adopt a compromise plan.

This time, the ministers obviously wanted to put pressure on him again. He used the excuse of being sick and stopped attending court, barely avoiding the ministers' pressure to abdicate.

But now, with the help of his brother-in-law, he was able to resist the pressure exerted by Huai En, Xu Pu and others at the inner court meeting, and successfully implemented the personnel strategy according to his own ideas, which was equivalent to regaining his position.

Then Zhu Youtang invited his brother-in-law to have dinner in the palace.

Kunning Palace.

When Zhang Yu saw his brother coming, he was very curious and asked, "Didn't you leave the palace at noon? Why are you still here?"

Zhang Yanling laughed and teased: "Sister, it's not easy to have a meal at your place, and you even interrogate me..."

Zhu Youtang explained: "Yanling did go home at noon, and then I called him back... Why, Yu'er, don't you want him to come?"

"I'm afraid he'll delay his departure from the palace." Zhang Yu rolled his eyes at the two men opposite him, then said to Zhang Yanling unhappily, "I wanted to keep you here for a while but couldn't, and your brother-in-law just called you back so casually. Humph, if you really don't want to leave, I can keep you in the palace for a long time. At worst, I can castrate you, haha..."

Zhang Yanling quickly complained: "Sister, why are you still scaring me?"

"Humph!"

Zhang Yu had a look of disdain.

Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Yanling just helped me accomplish something. I asked him to come over and have dinner with me before leaving... Actually, it doesn't matter if he doesn't leave. There's nothing else in the palace, but there are many palaces. It won't be too late to find a place for him to stay for the night before leaving the palace."

Zhang Yanling said: "There are many rules in the palace, I don't want to stay... Besides, my sister wants me to be a eunuch..."

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Are you scared now? You still want to be a eunuch? I'll let you start by serving others. If you don't do a good job, you will be punished and you will never be able to leave the palace."

"Brother-in-law, why don't you talk about my sister? What she said is quite creepy just by listening to it... I'd better leave first."

Zhang Yanling pretended to be afraid.

"Okay, Yu'er, stop scaring Yanling."

Zhu Youtang said, "I still want to hear him talk about the unfinished scripts. I have been too busy recently. After I got sick, I thought about it and thought that maybe I was tired. I have to rest well next. During the break from the court, I can find something interesting to do."

Zhang Yu's eyes lit up and he praised, "You want me to stay in the palace and tell us stories? This is a good idea. I like it..."

Zhang Yanling rolled his eyes at her and said, "Sister, are you going to stop here? I just came to the palace to eat two meals a day, and now I can't leave?"

"Who told you to say you had something to do outside every time I asked you to stay? You didn't give me face?" Zhang Yu said with a triumphant look, "You are the one who doesn't know how to appreciate a good person."

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Zhang Yanling stayed in the palace for dinner.

Zhang Luan took advantage of the darkness and sneaked to the other courtyard. He had no plan to go home in the short term, and he also listened to his youngest son's advice, either not to go out, or not to go back after going out.

Zhang Luan decided to stay outside for a few days, just to get away from it.

Qi Niang was surprised to see Zhang Luan approaching with heavy steps. She stepped forward to support him and asked, "Master, you were fine when you left this morning. What happened to you?"

Zhang Luan said: "I am just getting old. My health is getting worse day by day. I was fine when I went out, but I felt dizzy and dizzy halfway through the journey."

"Should we ask the doctor to come back for the master?"

Qi Niang asked.

Zhang Luan shook his head slightly, but it seemed like he had a headache. He stopped shaking and said weakly, "Find me something to eat first, and I'll be fine after I eat it."

"what?"

Qi Niang didn't understand at first.

"Maybe I'm too hungry. My body feels weak and I want to shiver." Zhang Luan said, "I used to have this problem. I need to eat something first. My son said it's called hypoglycemia."

Qi Niang was confused and asked, "Did the Second Young Master say this?"

Zhang Luan said, "I am a doctor myself. His son has a family background in medicine and is even better than his teacher. Is there anything strange about that?"

Qi Niang didn't know why Zhang Luan suddenly got angry, as if she had touched Zhang Luan's sore spot.

This made her very confused.

As a woman who had made her mark in the world of pleasure, she thought she knew men like the back of her hand.

But for Zhang Luan...

Even after spending a long time together, he still couldn't understand Zhang Luan's inner weakness, or what he might say unintentionally might offend the head of the family.

Just like this time, Zhang Luan instantly got furious when his son was mentioned.

Sometimes, even if she just praised her master's abilities, she would be scolded... This puzzled her. With Zhang Luan's personality, shouldn't he like others to compliment him and flatter him the most?

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