high official

Chapter 233

"Anyway, Zhou Nengtai has a big deal," Zhu Zhanji scratched his head in distress and said, "Don't count on me, I'm treated like a kid, and no one takes anything seriously when I say something."

"..." Wang Xian had expected that Zhu Zhanji didn't have much prestige, otherwise he wouldn't be criticized everywhere, but he didn't expect this kid to be so honest, or thick-skinned... Ordinarily, a person with this status is extremely Reluctant to admit that he can't do it, but Zhu Zhanji doesn't hide it.

"Don't you want to be treated as a child all the time?" Wang Xian is like a devil, who can read people's hearts best.

Sure enough, Zhu Zhanji's complexion changed and he did not refute.After a while, he scratched his head and said: "It's not that I don't help, I really can't help." He sighed and said: "You just came to the capital. I don't know, my grandfather has a very righteous idea. Once Jinkou is opened, he will never change it." ..."

"Is there no one who can persuade the emperor?" Wang Xian didn't believe it.

"Yes, there are two people talking in the whole world, and my emperor will listen to them, but unfortunately they are all outsiders." Zhu Zhanji scratched his head.

"An outsider?"

"Yes, there is a monk and a Taoist nun." Zhu Zhanji didn't hide it from him, "The monk is Monk Yao. Unfortunately, he practiced closed-mouth meditation and has not talked about state affairs for many years. The Taoist nun is my little aunt, but unfortunately she can't speak either. .”

'Little aunt? When Wang Xian thought about it, wasn't she Zhu Di's sister-in-law?Sure enough, my sister-in-law is my brother-in-law's little padded jacket.

The reason why he was in the mood to think wildly was because of the string of rosary beads in his sleeve. He calmed down and asked Zhu Zhanji, "Xiao Hei, what kind of person is Master Daoyan?"

"It's just a gloomy old monk." Zhu Zhanji shrugged and said, "His story should be known all over the world, and I don't know more, although he is my master."

"Is it your master?"

"That's right, he is the young master of the prince, my father's master, and also my master." In this day and age, the titles of Sangong and Sangu are not empty titles, and the young master of the prince is the palace official who tutors the prince.There is also the grandson of the emperor in this dynasty, so naturally he is also taught by the prince's young teacher.However, Chu Jun's "Master" is just an honorific title, and there is no seniority in it, so Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji both refer to Yao Guangxiao as "Master".

"I mean, what is the character of this master?" Wang Xian asked, "Does he mean what he says?"

"Of course it counts." Zhu Zhanji said with a face of course: "Monks don't lie, have you forgotten this sentence?"

"I'm an idiot." Wang Xian patted his head and said, "However, Master Daoyan did a lot of things that monks shouldn't do, right?"

"That was in the past. Anyway, there was nothing in the Yongle period." Zhu Zhanji said with certainty.

"Okay, then I'm relieved." Wang Xian rolled up his sleeves, stretched his hand in front of Zhu Zhanji and said, "What do you think this is?"

"Your claws..." Zhu Zhanji said with wide eyes, "The Shakya Bodhi rosary? Why is it in your hand?" He stretched out his hand, grabbed Wang Xian's wrist, and took off the rosary. Playing with it carefully, he said, "That's right, it's this string, I remember it very clearly! But how could it be in your hands?" He asked again, apparently still not recovering from the shock.

"A friend gave it to me, saying that when encountering a problem that cannot be solved, you can send this string of rosary beads to Qingshou Temple, and the solution will be solved." Wang Xian did not hide it.

"That's right, Qingshou Temple is Master Yao's dojo!" Zhu Zhanji handed back the rosary to Wang Xian, stared at him closely and said, "Who is your friend?"

"Strange man." Wang Xian said.

"Nonsense, to be able to get the rosary in Master Yao's hands is naturally a strange person among strange people!" Zhu Zhanji said suddenly: "When you were at the dock, you used this to scare Jin Yiwei away, right?"

"So you were there." Wang Xian said with a chuckle.

"I was there, I was going to fight the fire." Zhu Zhanji smiled embarrassedly: "It turned out that I was not needed, so I didn't show up."

"Tell me, can I use this rosary to save Zhou Jietai?" After all, Wang Xian is a human being in his second life, and he has perfected his understanding of people's hearts.He knew that Zhu Zhanji was too boring in the deep palace and wanted to find something new, so he had to call him indiscriminately.So it doesn't matter how you call them, but you must never put your nose on your face and think that the two have really become good friends. The result of that can only be self-defeating.

Only by being casual with him on the surface, but showing sincerity and propriety in everything, can the good relationship be maintained.

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With this string of rosary beads, Zhu Zhanji's mind came alive, rubbing his hands and said excitedly: "As long as Master Yao speaks, there must be a way to persuade my emperor to change his mind." He said with a look at Wang Xian, "But Master Yao promises more than that. Qianjin? That can save the lives of your whole family! Are you really going to use up this promise for Zhou Xin?!"

"Not bad." Wang Xian nodded.

"Think about it again." Zhu Zhanji said.

"There's nothing to think about." Wang Xian shook his head and said calmly, "I only know that this is what I should do now. As for whether I will regret it in the future, that is a matter of the future."

"Well said!" Zhu Zhanji praised: "A man should be like this!" Then he stood up and said: "I will take you to find Master Yao!"

"Don't!" Wang Xian stopped him and said, "Xiao Hei, don't worry, this is not how things are done."

"How to do it?" Zhu Zhanji now has a good impression of Wang Xian, sat down again and said, "You just said it."

"For many things, the result is important, but the essence is often contained in the process." Wang Xian saw that he was a little confused, so he wanted to give an example. He was talking nonsense, so he changed the example and said: "It's like fighting crickets. If I give you two crickets right now, let you close the door and play with yourself, do you think it's interesting?"

"What's the point?" Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said, "The fun of playing crickets is to find good insects, then raise them carefully, and then fight with others when they are at their peak. At that time, the two sides will invite friends , gathered together, tens of hundreds of people bet and gamble, cheering for the crickets they support, and if they win the upper hand, they will be ecstatic, like taking an aphrodisiac..."

'Pfft...' Wang Xian sprayed out a sip of tea, and managed to avoid spraying on Zhu Zhanji. While taking out a handkerchief to wipe it, he thought to himself, I am so stupid and naive. This kind of young man who grew up in the court would not Precocious scares are.

"Aren't you married?" Zhu Zhanji glanced at him strangely.

"I made all the fuss." Wang Xian said sincerely, "You keep going."

"If you lose the wind, you will beat your chest and stamp your feet like a concubine. In the end, the winner will be surrounded by the crowd and celebrate with great fanfare. The loser will be dejected and unable to lift his head for several days... This is the fun of playing cricket." Zhu Zhanji suddenly said after finishing speaking : "You mean, we have to do enough tricks in order to get the greatest results?"

"Smart!" Wang Xian gave a thumbs up and said: "That's what it means!" After a pause, he said seriously: "This is also Zhou Jietai's hope."

"Zhou Jietai's hope?" Zhu Zhanji asked in surprise, "He knows you can save him?"

"He didn't know, because I didn't know at the time whether this rosary would be useful, so I didn't tell him, but just told him that I would try my best to rescue him." Wang Xian said lightly: "Zhou Jietai told me that if you can Seeing the prince, let me convey his thoughts to His Highness. He is insignificant, and the only thing of value is a little reputation. It is not a pity for him to die, but it would be a pity to waste this reputation."

Hearing that his father was involved, Zhu Zhanji looked serious, "What does he mean?"

"What Zhou Nietai means," Wang Xiansu said, "is that he is willing to use this clear name to help the prince out of the predicament!"

"How to get out of the predicament?" Zhu Zhanji asked in a deep voice.

"Prince please fight for him." Wang Xian said in a deep voice: "No matter what the result is, as long as the prince resolutely fights for him, he must be the winner!"

"How?" Zhu Zhanji frowned.

"If the crown prince can convince the emperor, the rumors of father-son discord will be self-defeating, and Xiao Xiao will be at ease." Wang Xiandao: "But it is probably impossible. But even if the emperor cannot be persuaded, the officials can still see the goodness of the crown prince." ..." After a pause, he said in a low voice: "And Zhou Nengtai said that the emperor will regret it after killing him. His death can not only severely damage Ji Gang, but also change the emperor's impression of the prince..."

"This is really a loyal minister's words!" Zhu Zhanji recovered his strength after a while, and said slowly, "I will tell my father truthfully what Zhou Nengtai said!" After a pause, he looked at Wang Xian with complicated eyes and said, "But There is one thing, Zhou Niantai's thinking is based on the premise that he must die. But we seem to be able to save him now... If so, it seems that there is a sense of acting, and acting is fine, but once my emperor knows the truth , I'm afraid it will be self-defeating."

"That's right." Wang Xian nodded, not surprised that Zhu Zhanji could figure out the joint, because in the previous contact, he had already determined that the other party was a smart guy. "But Xiao Hei, have you ever thought about the meaning of Master Yao's words?"

"Uh..." When Wang Xian mentioned it like this, a flash of lightning flashed in Zhu Zhanji's mind, and he patted his head vigorously and said, "I'm really blind and can't see Mount Tai!" He stood up and walked back and forth excitedly: "If my father tried hard to intercede for Zhou Xin, and if the emperor refused to agree, Master Yao would come out to intercede for Zhou Xin. From the eyes of everyone, it would mean that Master Yao and my father were on the side. It's exciting!"

"You are so courageous!" Zhu Zhanji stood his ground, pointed at Wang Xian and said with a smile, "To make a big banner out of tiger skin, it was pulled on Monk Daoyan's head! Hahahaha, just for this, I You saw the right person!"

"Your Highness has won the award, and I was talking nonsense, and the crown prince will decide in the end." Wang Xian smiled modestly, and sighed in his heart. Actually, I didn't want to, but for Zhou Jietai and myself, I could only take it out of the fire. Su, give it a go!

　yesterday……

　　
　
(End of this chapter)