In the carriage, Xu Youzhen's eyes flashed and she was speechless for a moment.
That’s what I’ve been waiting for!
He was worried that he wouldn't have a chance to get close to the Supreme Emperor. Didn't he just doze off and bring him a pillow?
You know, before, although he successfully entered the camp of the Supreme Emperor under Li Xian's recommendation.
However, after all, his official position was too low, and he had no room to interrupt in front of a group of nobles.
How can this be done?
Mr. Xu had his own future ambitions and was determined to make a difference in the officialdom, so he took the risk and "defected" to the Supreme Emperor.
Although being in his forties is not considered too old in the officialdom, he is not too young either. Didn't you see that Yu Shaobao, who is only over fifty, is already a very popular minister?
On the other hand, up to now, he has only been a mere member of the Imperial Academy. Not to mention a highly respected minister, he is still out of reach even for being a minister.
For many things in this world, risk and return are directly proportional.
Xu Youzhen knew very well who was in charge in the court today. If he wanted to rise higher and higher, the only way he could do it was to please the emperor.
However, the proposal to move south really offended the emperor and almost blocked this road.
Xu Youzhen became clear about this after regulating the river.
Therefore, if you want to continue to make a difference in your official career, the most important thing is how to resolve the emperor's bad impression of him.
However, there is no need to quibble about this kind of thing. The best way is to endure it in the court. After three to five years, or maybe ten or eight years, the emperor will probably not remember such a trivial matter.
But obviously, Mr. Xu cannot wait for such a long time.
Therefore, it was natural for him to start looking for other directions. At that time, he did indeed think about joining the Supreme Emperor.
After all, although the Supreme Emperor has no real power, he still has status. Although he has no explicit power, at least the British government and other people have been helping the Supreme Emperor, overtly and covertly.
Xu Youzhen thought about becoming one of them, and then using their strength to further her career.
But in the end, he gave up. As for the reason, of course it was because... these people were too good!
Following Chen Xun's trip to build the river, he often asked this teacher for advice on how to stand up in court. As a former cabinet minister, Chen Shangshu was naturally deeply touched by this.
In addition, he really appreciated the student Xu Youzhen, so he said a lot.
Because of this, Xu Youzhen learned a lot of information that he didn't know originally.
For example, a long time ago, the Emperor expressed his dissatisfaction with the Supreme Emperor, but it was only known to high-level officials and was never spread out.
For example, the emperor knew clearly who those people in the court who had always wanted to welcome the Supreme Emperor were, no matter who they were openly or secretly, but he just turned a blind eye.
For example, it seems that the emperor is standing by and watching many things, but in fact...
After knowing this, Mr. Xu completely gave up the idea of joining the Emperor. Even after the river construction was completed, and with such solid political achievements, he still could not be reused by the emperor, he did not think about going against the emperor again.
, but honestly wanted to start with the people around the emperor, and wanted to change the emperor's impression of him.
It should be said that Xu Youzhen felt that this was the right thing she did.
Although his first attempt failed, it made him notice something that many people in the court had not noticed.
That is, the emperor does not only like loyal ministers, straight ministers, and upright ministers!
He, the old man, also likes 'sycophants' like Shu Liang!
At that time, Eunuch Shu was making a big fuss in the Xuan Mansion, was dismissed as the eunuch in the East Factory, and disappeared from the court.
However, when Xu Youzhen actually arrived at the residence of this Eunuch Shu, he discovered that although this Eunuch Shu had no name, he was actually real.
At this moment, his mind became more alive.
Since, in the emperor's heart, he is no longer an upright minister, but a villain who will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, then why should he have to change this impression?
What he wants is a smooth official career, promotion step by step, and the realization of his ambitions, but not becoming a famous official like Yu Qian.
As long as he can be promoted smoothly, he can be a direct minister or a capable minister. Why, why can't he be a sycophant?
Therefore, Mr. Xu resolutely chose a path where he was in Cao's camp and his heart was in Han.
If he takes this path, his future will be limitless.
After correcting his position, Mr. Xu's path naturally went much smoother. First, he entered the camp of the Supreme Emperor under the recommendation of Li Xian, and then, under the recommendation of Chen Shangshu, he entered the East Palace as a government official.
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Although it seems that the official rank has not changed much until now, the status is very different.
You know, although the East Palace is set up, the official affiliation of the emperor has always been very strict, and there are only three or four of them.
Except for Yu Shiyue, the second assistant to the cabinet, who held two positions, and Xiao Tan, who was dismissed from office pending re-examination, the only ones left were him and Yu Yan from the Economic Affairs Bureau.
Under such circumstances, as one of the few officials in the East Palace, although he was busy, his status in the court could not be the same as usual.
In addition, even in the Supreme Emperor's camp, because he is an official of the East Palace, he also has a voice.
Otherwise, do you really think that just because they are both civil servants, you can get dignified cabinet ministers to ‘confidence’ to him?
What a joke!
Xu Youzhen knew all this in his heart, but what he knew even more clearly was that these were all given by the emperor...
As a ‘Eunuch Shu in the court’, Xu Youzhen knew that there was still a big gap between herself and the genuine version.
The biggest difference is that the genuine Eunuch Shu can truly serve the emperor.
But now, he only has a place in the Supreme Emperor's camp with the secret support of the emperor. In terms of real role, it is actually very little.
All he could do was to inquire about some information and pass it back in time, so that the emperor could grasp the movements of Zhang Shi and others in time.
But this is not enough!
Although Mr. Xu has not inquired about it, he knows from the expression on Shu Liang's face every time he tells Shu Liang the information he has inquired about that Eunuch Shu often gets the information earlier than he does.
In other words, Dongchang is more than just a news channel for him, and don't forget, in addition to Dongchang, the emperor also has Jin Yiwei. If he wants to collect news, he is not missing.
Therefore, he has to make himself more useful!
How can it be useful?
Of course, it is to gain the trust of the Supreme Emperor so that he can participate in the decision-making of the Supreme Emperor's camp!
Only in this way can he be irreplaceable to the emperor.
To this day, Xu Youzhen still doesn't know what the emperor's plans are for the Supreme Emperor.
However, what he was certain of was that the Emperor had no 'brotherly affection' towards the Supreme Emperor as the outside world thought. In fact, he had a vague feeling that the Emperor seemed to have been waiting for the Supreme Emperor to make a mistake.
Due to her special identity and personality, Xu Youzhen tends to look at many things in a darker way.
After 'becoming the Emperor's man', he carefully sorted out a series of things that happened after the Emperor returned to Beijing.
Then he was surprised to find something.
When he first returned to the capital, the image of the Supreme Emperor was that of a righteous king who, although he had made mistakes, acknowledged them humbly, was upright and upright, and kept his position for the sake of the stability of the country.
But now, after a series of things happened, a lot of things seemed to have changed.
Starting from the smallest one, after the Supreme Emperor returned to Beijing, he appointed many concubines. It is said that in the Nangong Palace, they indulged in debauchery, had a surly temperament, and often beat up the eunuchs.
If this is a harem matter after all, it is nothing, then later on, the Supreme Emperor began to privately summon his relatives and ministers. Although it was said that it was to reminisce about the past and relieve boredom, it still left people thinking too much.
Later, the Supreme Emperor asked the emperor to sleep in the morning and dusk, which seemed even more petty.
These little things gradually wore away the patience of both the government and the public towards the Supreme Emperor.
Until this time when the Wala delegation came to Beijing, the Supreme Emperor first accepted Ye Xian's sister to stay in Nangong, and then became very close to Bodu.
At the Spring Hunting Ground, for the sake of the title of the Duke of Chengguo, he threatened the emperor with words and actions, and in his actions there was a vague intention to interfere in politics. In the end, there was even a situation where everyone fled.
Each and every one of these things, in the eyes of outsiders, seemed to be the result of the Supreme Emperor's ignorance of propriety and his repeated actions that crossed the line. However, Xu Youzhen knew that many of them were secretly guided by the Emperor.
Therefore, Xu Youzhen came to the conclusion that the emperor was not ignoring the emperor, but was waiting for an opportunity!
Wait for an opportunity for the Emperor to make a big mistake!
Therefore, Mr. Xu immediately understood the direction in which he should work hard.
He wanted to become the true confidant of the Supreme Emperor, and he wanted to become a person in the Supreme Emperor's camp who could speak with enough weight.
In this way, he can become the one who makes great achievements in the end!
However, it is not easy to do this.
In any place, qualifications are important. Xu Youzhen came late and did not get enough credit. Although he was in the East Palace and his position was important, so he was taken seriously.
But it is still difficult to climb up.
To put it bluntly, he is weak and weak, and he wants to squeeze into the decision-making circle of those nobles whom the Emperor now trusts. To put it bluntly, he wants to get a share of the pie in the hands of these people.
How can this be easy?
Therefore, after Master Xu racked his brains, he set his sights on Zhu Jian.
This old man is truly a royal party member!
Although, in Xu Youzhen's view, what he did was no different from those nobles, but those nobles were seeking profit, while Zhu Jian was seeking fame and reputation.
However, he also understood very well that Zhu Jian was not just trying to gain fame, but was truly genuine. He felt that the Supreme Emperor was orthodox, so he was willing to take extraordinary risks and went on two missions to bring the Supreme Emperor back.
Even though I, as a civil servant, am out of place among the nobles, I am still willing to "complicit" with them.
At the same time, he looked down upon these distinguished people.
At that time, Mr. Xu felt that as long as he could gain this person's trust, he would have a backer.
In short, Zhu Jian was a loyal minister of the Supreme Emperor. He trusted Xu Youzhen, so Xu Youzhen was also a loyal minister of the Supreme Emperor.
With this layer of protection, many things will be much more convenient.
Therefore, he tried his best to please Zhu Jian and gain his trust, but this was not enough. He still needed an opportunity.
As expected, now he has the opportunity!
There was a throbbing in her heart, but Xu Youzhen frowned and said.
"The student understands what Ming Gong said, but Ming Gong also knows that the student's status is low and his words are insignificant. Even if he can contact His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Supreme Emperor, if he wants to advise them, he will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of the nobles. The student will not hesitate to sacrifice himself, but
, Now that I am in the East Palace, if something goes wrong, I am afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince will be in a more difficult situation!"
Seeing this situation, Zhu Jian's eyes sharpened, as if he wanted to see through Xu Youzhen.
He had already seen that this young man was very ambitious.
These days, Xu Youzhen was deliberately trying to please him, so Zhu Jian naturally knew about it, so he also made some private inquiries about Xu Youzhen.
Therefore, he soon discovered that this person was keen on officialdom, good at planning, and knew a lot about astronomy, geography, and the principles of yin and yang and the five elements.
He came to seek refuge with the Supreme Emperor. To put it bluntly, it was because he had offended the Emperor, so he wanted to borrow the power of those who truly cared for the Supreme Emperor to further his official career.
To be honest, he didn't like this kind of person.
But after calming down, Zhu Jian also understood that people like Xu Youzhen were not useless.
At least, since he was completely disgusted by the emperor, Xu Youzhen had no other choice but to rely on the Supreme Emperor and the East Palace.
In this case, it doesn't matter whether he is truly loyal or loyal with a purpose.
Putting aside personal bias, this person is still very capable, but sometimes, he needs to be favored.
Just like now, how could Zhu Jian not understand the underlying meaning of these words?
He sneered in his heart, but Zhu Jian smiled warmly on his face.
"Yuan Yu doesn't have to worry about this matter. Since you are planning for the Supreme Emperor, you will naturally be hated by the villain. However, I will not let you be harmed by this generation of villains. You can just let it go and do whatever you want.
As long as it is beneficial to His Highness the Crown Prince and the Supreme Emperor, I will handle the rest!"
The implication is that you can fight with those nobles and give them eye drops. If they dare to make things difficult for you, he will take care of them!
"In that case, I would like to thank you Ming Gong!"
Finally hearing what she wanted, Xu Youzhen was immediately overjoyed, bowed down again, and said.
"Don't worry, Ming Gong. It is the duty of a minister to provide you with loyal advice. No matter what difficulties and obstacles lie ahead, I will do my best to support orthodoxy!"
"Okay, okay, okay!"
Zhu Jian also put his palms together and laughed, saying.
"With you in the East Palace, I can rest assured..."
For a moment, laughter echoed in the carriage. Xu Youzhen raised her head and looked at Zhu Jian with a smile. Both of them were very satisfied in their hearts.
Just at this moment, the carriage slowly stopped, and the respectful voice of the boy outside sounded, saying.
"Master, the Duke's Mansion has arrived!"
So, Xu Youzhen stood up, lifted the curtain of the carriage, and asked Zhu Jian to get out of the carriage. At this time, outside the carriage, Zhu Yi, dressed in a splendid moon-white robe, was already waiting outside the house with a smile...
This chapter has been completed!