Zhang Xian returned to the British government palace from the military mansion. As soon as he sat down and took a sip of tea, he saw the butler come in and report.
"Second Master, there is news from the palace..."
After hearing this, Zhang Xi suddenly became energetic and said.
"The military government is so busy that I almost forgot. Today is the day when the young master submits the memorial. How is it? Is there any result?"
After Zhang Fu's death, Zhang Fu was transferred to the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army. During this time, the affairs were complicated and he was indeed a little overwhelmed.
In fact, Zhang Shi knew in his heart that the reason why the emperor transferred him from the Imperial Guard Command to the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion was because he wanted to sow discord between the British government and Ren Li.
However, he can't escape, and he can't hide either!
In other words, this is simply the emperor's conspiracy.
Zhang Min knew how much he had, so when he first arrived at the Central Military Governor's Mansion, he was really helping Ren Li control the Chinese Military Governor's Mansion.
However, as Ren Li's status in the court rose, Zhang Xi gradually discovered that Ren Li was not willing to rely on the British government for his survival.
What he wants is to completely replace the British government's position in the Chinese military governor's office!
This was something Zhang Min couldn't accept. The reason why he and Zhang Fu asked Ren Li to take the lead was because, firstly, there was really no one available, secondly, because Renli had a weak foundation and was easy to control, and thirdly, they thought
, Ren Li is not too young and will not have any big ambitions.
But who would have thought that something unexpected would happen. After supporting Ren Li to take the throne, Zhang Fu would soon be accused of falsely transmitting the emperor's edict and leaking military information without authorization. He was abruptly put on the guillotine. The strength and prestige of the British government
It plummeted from there.
At the same time, Ren Li got closer to Jiao Jing and others, and won the favor of the Holy Mother in the palace. Not only did he repeatedly ignore Zhang Shi in the military government, but he also wanted to become the real leader of the Supreme Emperor's party.
Under this situation, although Zhang Shi was dissatisfied, he had nothing to do. If his temper in his early years had been followed, he would have fallen out with Ren Li long ago.
However, he could not do this, because in the huge British government, the eldest brother was killed in the battle, the third brother was killed, and the nephew was still young. He was the only one left who could make the decision in the entire British government.
If he also folded in, then the scene of the Chengguo government being bullied would be the future of the British government.
Therefore, Zhang Ming endured it all the time. Not only that, he couldn't let Ren Li find out the clues. He could only slowly gather connections in the military government and wait for the opportunity.
Be careful and be patient. This was Zhang Fu's last instruction before he died.
It was also from that time that Zhang Shi, who was nearly sixty years old, truly transformed from a child of a noble family into a qualified talker in a big family.
This has nothing to do with age, but with the burden on you!
Therefore, when Zhu Yi came to the door, although Zhang Xi hesitated on the surface, he had already made up his mind.
Now that Ren Li is in prison, the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion is leaderless. At this time, it is a good opportunity for Zhang Shi to take back the British government and control the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion. Naturally, he is busy running around.
However, this is not easy. At least, during this period of time, during the contact with many military officials and generals, Zhang Xi clearly felt that because he had no military exploits, they treated him with courtesy on the surface, but in fact they treated him with great contempt.
Under such circumstances, if Zhu Yi could successfully regain his title, it would naturally be a great help to the British government, and Zhang Shi would naturally be concerned about it.
However, when faced with the inquiry from his second master, the old housekeeper showed a hint of embarrassment and said.
"Back to the Second Master, just now, Eunuch Shu Liang from Dongchang came to the Chengguo Palace according to the decree, and ordered the young master to suspend his duties pending investigation. At the same time, he took away the hereditary iron certificate of the Chengguo Palace. As for the crime, it is said that
It is suspected of colluding with courtiers."
"What?"
Zhang Min's hand holding the tea cup suddenly shook, and half of the cup of tea spilled on his robe. He looked embarrassed, but he didn't care at all and asked anxiously.
"How could this be? Where is Mr. Zhu Ge? Didn't he say anything? And Hu Shangshu, he just watched his son-in-law being so unjustly accused?"
The butler reluctantly raised his hands and said: "Second Master, I don't know the specific situation yet, but in addition to the decree given to the Chengguo Duke's Palace, the palace also gave the Ministry of Rites a decree, ordering the Ministry of Rites to go out after the spring hunting in March.
Choose a date to perform the ceremony of leaving the palace for the East Palace."
Zhang Min was stunned and his brows suddenly wrinkled.
So, is it self-defeating?
Although Zhang Shi was not sensitive to political struggles, it was hard not to think of these two decrees coming out at the same time.
Could it be that the emperor had no choice but to agree to the East Palace's appointment, but because of this, he angered the Duke of Chengguo?
In other words, it was the group of civil servants who used Chengguo's palace in exchange for the emperor's consent for the East Palace to leave the cabinet as soon as possible?
Zhang Min's thoughts were confused for a moment and he couldn't sit still any longer. He suddenly stood up from his chair and walked around the room twice. After a while, he seemed to have made some decision and said.
"Prepare a car and go to Duke Cheng's Mansion!"
Hearing this, the housekeeper was surprised at first, then hesitated, and after a while, he said.
"Second Master, are you too anxious to go by this time? After all, the decree has just been sent from the palace. Should you wait until night..."
Zhang Min frowned and walked around the room twice more irritably.
Indeed, it seemed too eager to pass by at this time.
You know, although he also co-signed the memorial, on the one hand, there were many co-signs of the princes and uncles on the memorial, and there was also a Hu Hui who was in charge, and on the other hand, he was not the current British Duke after all, so
, he is not conspicuous among them.
However, now that the imperial court had just dealt with Zhu Yi, he rushed over in a hurry. Even if he was related by marriage, people would inevitably speculate whether the British government was behind this matter.
Sitting down heavily on the chair, Zhang Xi picked up the remaining half cup of herbal tea and drank it down his throat. He finally calmed down a little and said.
"You are right. In this case, you first send someone to the cabinet to ask Mr. Zhu Ge what happened specifically, and then find someone to hand over a greeting card to the Duke Cheng's Mansion and say... just talk about the marriage between the two families. Some
The matter needs to be discussed, and I will personally visit the Chengguo Palace in the evening."
"yes……"
The old housekeeper nodded and quickly stepped back to make arrangements. Zhang Mi sat on the chair with his brows furrowed. After a long while, he rubbed his forehead tiredly and let out a long sigh.
At the same time, in the Duke Cheng's Mansion, Shu Liang held a copy of the imperial edict in his hand and handed it to Zhu Yi, while Zhu Yi carefully held an iron tile in his hand.
The tile was about the size of two palms, with densely packed small characters engraved on it in gold water. It looked like it had been there for some years, and was not shiny, but looked a bit clumsy.
Zhu Yi looked at the tile with complicated eyes, but in the end, she still held it in front of Shu Liang.
"Father, this is the hereditary iron certificate given to our ancestors by His Majesty Taizong!"
Shu Liang didn't hesitate. He took the iron coupon with both hands and carefully put it into the prepared brocade box. Fang turned around and said.
"Young Master, don't worry. This hereditary iron certificate still belongs to the Duke of Chengguo. Not only that, as long as the Young Master is willing, the Duke of Chengguo will definitely be able to regain its glory in the hands of the Young Master."
Zhu Yi kept staring at the brocade box until the lid was completely closed, then he reluctantly looked away. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and said.
"I don't dare to expect the merits of my father and ancestors. I just hope that the lintel of Duke Chengguo's Mansion will not be lost in my hands. Now that the matter has come to this, I have to ask Eunuch Shu to be more present in front of His Majesty to make Duke Chengguo's Mansion beautiful.
With a few words, Zhu would like to thank you very much."
Shu Liang did not shirk this time, nodded and said.
"Don't worry, young master. Your Majesty will never mistreat people who do things well. As long as the young master does what he has agreed with our family before, I'm afraid it won't be long before our family will change our name to the young master."