The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 457 Decision
In fact, to put it bluntly, although there is a cabinet to assist, in the end, the decisions of the family and the country are all up to Zhu Houzhao alone.

It is nothing more than that sometimes Zhu Houzhao was lazy in political affairs, so he delegated power to the cabinet and the supervisor of rituals.

When faced with a national policy decision, Zhu Houzhao instinctively wanted to choose to escape.But all of this was seen through by Xie Shen.In other words, at this time Zhu Houzhao has been cornered.

How to decide?
Of course Zhu Houzhao didn't want to bear the reputation of being unfilial, but he was also unwilling to compromise with the temples in the west of Beijing.It would be best if Xie Shen could really convince the Queen Mother.

"If sir can really convince the queen mother, I will treat this matter as never happened."

Finally Zhu Houzhao let go and gave Xie Shen a satisfactory answer.

"I thank you, Your Majesty."

Xie Shen bowed his hands and said: "I will definitely live up to your Majesty's expectations."

After finishing speaking, he backed out.

The queen mother's place is not the biggest problem. The key to the problem is whether Zhu Houzhao can stick to his heart.

If Zhu Houzhao is determined enough, what effect will it have if Queen Mother Zhang speaks?
After leaving the Leopard Room, Xie Shen did not go directly to the palace to see the Queen Mother, but went to the cabinet instead.

He knew that there would be no good results when he went to see the queen mother, so he might as well go to the cabinet to discuss with Li Dongyang and Xie Qian first.

At this moment, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian, who were on duty in the cabinet, were both drafting notes, and when they saw Xie Shen come in, they all turned their heads.

"Siming is here."

Li Dongyang joked with a smile: "Why do you look sad, this is not like you."

In Li Dongyang's impression, Xie Shen is the most light-hearted.Even when encountering big things, he will not lose his footing.

What happened today made Xie Jinxiu look sad.

"Grand Xiya, don't make fun of me."

Xie Shen smirked and said: "Hearing what the Queen Mother said, Your Majesty has decided not to clear the land under the name of the temple for the time being."

"Is there such a thing?"

Li Dongyang was very surprised when he heard this.The fact that Queen Mother Zhang believes in Buddhism and worships Buddha is known to everyone in the government and the public, and it is nothing unusual.But Queen Mother Zhang is obviously interfering in politics this time.

The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. This is the ancestral motto of the Ming Dynasty.

It is impossible for Queen Mother Zhang not to know, but she insists on intervening in this matter, which is a dangerous signal.

Compared with the incident itself, Li Dongyang is more concerned about the meaning revealed behind the incident.

"Grand Xi Ya, I have already met His Majesty and asked His Majesty to allow me to persuade the Queen Mother. It seems that His Majesty does not want to express his position until the matter is clear."

Li Dongyang was silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "Does Siming think the Empress Dowager will let go of this matter?"

"I don't know, but I have to try."

Xie Shen had a bitter look on his face and said, "What can Duke Xiya do?"

Li Dongyang shook his head and said, "Siming, just listen to the old man, let's give in to each other in this matter."

From Li Dongyang's standpoint, he naturally hoped that the inner court and the outer court would live in harmony.

If it is really because of the introduction of this incident that the Empress Dowager Zhang intervenes in politics, the harm will be far greater than the incident itself, and the loss outweighs the gain.

"Mr. Xi Ya, we can't back down on this matter. There are countless people in the court waiting to see our jokes. If the New Deal is shelved like this, those people can't wait to pounce on us and eat us alive. Now is The arrow is on the string, and it has to be fired. There is an abyss behind, and there is no way to retreat!"

Li Dongyang was dumbfounded for a moment.

What Xie Shen said made sense, they really had no way out.

Li Dongyang turned to look at Xie Qian, his eyes full of pleading for help.

"Yu Qiao, what do you think of this?"

Xie Qian put down the teacup in his hand, and said leisurely: "Someone agrees with what Siming said about this matter."

Li Dongyang nodded and said: "But the queen mother is really hard to persuade."

Xie Qian smiled and said, "Brother Xiya, that's not always the case. It's one thing for us to say something, but it's another thing for Marquis Shouning to say it."

Li Dongyang widened his eyes and said, "Yu Qiao, what are you talking about? Marquis of Shouning?"

Xie Shen also had a look of disbelief.

Shouning Hou Zhang Heling?Isn't that a pair of deadly enemies with him, and asked him to come forward to help persuade the Queen Mother?Did Xie Qian take the wrong medicine?
As if seeing the doubts of the two, Xie Qian smiled and said: "I'm afraid Brother Xiya and Siming don't know about the festival between Shouninghou and the abbot of Tanzhe Temple?"

Hearing about such things, Xie Shen hastily said, "Please tell me, Mr. Muzhai."

Xie Qian was not sure, so he told the two of them about the matter in detail.

After hearing this, Li Dongyang patted his thigh and said, "Siming, this is indeed an opportunity."

Xie Shen had mixed feelings in his heart.

Shouning Hou Zhang Heling is definitely an out-and-out bully.

Naturally, there is no mercy for such a person.

But as Xie Qian said, Zhang Heling can play the biggest role in this matter.

After being silent for a long time, Xie Shen nodded and said, "Mushai Gong is right. At this time, it is natural to use all available resources."

After a short pause, Xie Shen continued: "However, how can Zhang Heling talk to the Queen Mother about this matter?"

Xie Qian stroked his beard and said, "Siming, don't worry. If the old man's expectations are correct, Zhang Heling will take the initiative to enter the palace to see the Queen Mother."

In Xie Qian's view, now that the New Deal is in full swing in the capital, Zhang Heling, even a pig, should know that the imperial court plans to clear the land in the temples in the west of Beijing.

For Zhang Heling, he is naturally happy to see this.

But this matter stopped for no reason, indicating that someone was obstructing it.

It is very easy to find out who this person is with Zhang Heling's means.

Knowing that the person obstructing is the queen mother, Zhang Heling will definitely go to persuade.

If there is anyone in this world who can persuade the Queen Mother, it is Zhang Heling, Marquis of Shouning.

Of course, this is still risky.That is Zhang Heling chose to stand on the sidelines in order to avenge Xie Shen.

If so, the situation will be in a stalemate.

But with Zhang Heling's mentality, this possibility is very slim.

Because there are ways to suppress Xie Shen, and there is no need to rely solely on the opportunity of the New Deal.

And if this opportunity is missed, it will be very difficult to teach the abbot of Tanzhe Temple a lesson.

After weighing the pros and cons, I believe Zhang Heling will also make the choice that is most beneficial to him.

"It would be great if it is true as what Mu Zhaigong said."

Xie Shen nodded and said, "Then we'll just wait and see how it gets better."

Li Dongyang coughed and said, "Siming can first ask Qingzhang for the fields under the name of other temples. After all, the Empress Dowager only often goes to Tanzhe Temple to worship Buddha."

"Hmm." This was exactly what Xie Shen was thinking.

"The words of Lord Muzhai and Lord Xiya were like enlightenment, which suddenly enlightened a certain person."

Xie Shen complimented: "I still have a lot to learn from the two elders, and I hope that the two elders will not hesitate to teach them in the future."

(End of this chapter)