Xie Qian didn't trust Zhang Yuan, so Zhang Yuan came to ask him for money, but he didn't let it go easily.

In terms of ability to do things, Xie Qian may not necessarily be as good as Liu Jian and Li Dongyangqiang at the time, but if it is stubborn and stubborn, no one in the court can compare with him.

Zhang Yuan was so angry at Xie Qian that he understood that after he lost power, it would be difficult for Xie Qian to completely obey him. Now he and Xie Qian are in court affairs, and the two are political enemies, but they have not made the conflict public.

Zhang Yuan said: "It's Your Majesty who wants the money, but it's not our family. Should Master Xie give it or not?"

Xie Qian closed his eyes and shook his head and said, "This matter should be discussed by Your Majesty, not Eunuch Zhang... If Eunuch Zhang has any objections to this, please ask Your Majesty to summon us and other old ministers into the palace and raise it with him in person."

Now Zhang Yuan had no choice. He understood that he could not beat Xie Qian up. The previous methods of dealing with disobedient middle and lower-level officials could not be used on Xie Qian.

The emperor assigned an errand to him. If Xie Qian did not help, Zhang Yuan could only stare at him.

"It is difficult to disobey the emperor's order. Master Xie did not listen to His Majesty's words. Is this going to rebel?"

Zhang Yuan was so angry that he stomped his feet, but no matter how angry he was, in Xie Qian's eyes, it was just a clown. Xie Qian was famous for being fearless. When he faced the emperor, he dared to be arrogant, let alone just a eunuch showing off his power in front of him?

Xie Qian said: "Rules are rules and cannot be changed at any time. Even Your Majesty must act according to the ancestor's system. The southern tour is exhausting the people and causing money. Therefore, Your Majesty is better to take back the fate. If you insist on doing it alone, I cannot stop the success, but I cannot help with the funds. If you do not meet the rules, you cannot be able to do everything in a square way. I am just doing my duty."

“It sounds nice…”

Zhang Yuan knew that it would be futile to continue talking to Xie Qian. He immediately thought that the imperial edict might be invalid, but if he was taken to Yang Yiqing, he might not be opposed.

Zhang Yuan said with a stern face: "Our family will definitely come to your superiors to sue you. If Mr. Xie feels too tired in court, he might as well resign and return home early. This will also be preserved. Your Mr. Xie's reputation will be preserved. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

After saying that, without waiting for Xie Qian to answer, Zhang Yuan slammed the door and left, deliberately showing Xie Qian's face.

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...

Zhang Yuan had met Yang Yiqing in person. After expressing the same meaning and expression clearly, he received the same feedback as Xie Qian.

Zhang Yuan had no choice but to go back and think of countermeasures.

"This old man Xie must have said hello to Yang Yingning, and even said something exactly the same. There are really old people and young people. Why are there a group of stubborn donkeys now occupying a high position in the court?"

The more Zhang Yuan thought about it, the more unwilling he was.

At the critical moment, Zhang Yuan found that he was powerless. It seemed that he, the chief supervisor of the Sili, had the dominance of the court affairs, but the key problem was that even if he expressed his opinions in the memorial to Zhu, the lower part might not follow the implementation, and Zhu Houzhao would not pursue the matter, which made the Ming Dynasty form a state of independent governance.

Although Zhu Houzhao was very erratic, the ministers in the court followed the rules. In addition to Xie Qian, Yang Yiqing, Yang Tinghe and others, these were capable ministers who were famous in history. Even if there were no Zhu Zhu of Zhang Yuan, there would be no trouble in the court. Zhang Yuan became an unnecessary person like a seal.

Even now, Zhang Yuan has no effect on using silver and bringing out the imperial edict. He should have refused, but he was rejected, and even got angry.

"I have never seen such an ignorant person. Where can we make this million taels of silver? It's really hard for my eldest nephew. He probably knew that many things were useless to fight. He simply pretended to be ignorant and was deducted from the silver for building cities and ships by the court, and still swallowed his anger... He is now reluctant to send it. How should he explain after his Majesty saw it and found that the situation was wrong? Could he complain again at that time?"

Zhang Yuan did not understand what Chen Xi did and felt that he was digging a hole to prepare to bury people.

Facing this situation today, Zhang Yuan thought about it and finally had to report to Zhu Houzhao.

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...

The next morning, Zhang Yuan appeared in front of Zhu Houzhao again, as if complaining, explaining the cold treatment he received at Xie Qian and Yang Tinghe yesterday to Zhu Houzhao in detail.

But what he said was still one-sided, and the focus was limited to Xie Qian and Yang Tinghe who refused to lend money after hearing his oral order to convey Zhu Houzhao's grant, but did not mention the issue of the cost of building a city and ships in Shenxi being deducted.

"...Your Majesty, the old slave has been slandering in front of the two adults, but to no avail. They said, Your Majesty, if you want to go on a patrol, you will be messing with the rules of the ancestors. As long as it is against the ancestor's system, they will not obey it even if there is a emperor's order. They scolded the old slave, and almost said that the old slave is a person who is a disaster to the country and the people. Your Majesty, you must be the master of the old slave..."

At the end, Zhang Yuan was almost crying. Zhang Yuan hadn't used this method to express his emotions for a long time. After all, the emperor has ignored him recently.

Zhu Houzhao was having breakfast there, and he was very annoyed when he heard these words: "Who are Mr. Xie and Shangshu Yang? Didn't you expect it in advance? If the silver could be easily received, then my imperial commander would not be obstructed by these people in person, and even the military expenses would have to be raised by Shangshu himself!"

This answer surprised Zhang Yuan. The emperor was not surprised that his ministers did not abide by the emperor's orders, but instead seemed to help Xie Qian and Yang Yiqing excrete.

Zhu Houzhao said again: "After all, I will give you ten days. You have to find a way to make up a million taels of silver. If it really doesn't work, you can use the method of cheating. If you don't give the money, you can live in the Ministry of Revenue. Otherwise, you can make things bigger and let the government and the people discuss it to see if Mr. Xie and others are doing it right... I want to see your ability to do things, don't come to me to complain, I don't want to listen."

When Zhang Yuan heard this, he thought to himself: "What bad idea did Your Majesty come up with? He actually asked me, the eunuch in charge of the seal, to go to the six departments of the court to make trouble? If this incident makes news from the streets, what else can I have?"

Just when Zhang Yuan didn't know how to respond, a person suddenly walked out of it, but Chen Yier was wearing gorgeous clothes.

Chen Yi'er was infected with a cold and stayed in the room a while ago and couldn't come out. She had improved in the past two days and was so bored in Jiaotai Hall. In the morning, she heard that Zhu Houzhao was eating in the back of the Ganqing Palace, so she wanted to come over to see what was delicious and wanted to know how much difference her usual food was with Zhu Houzhao.

"If you let a eunuch play tricks on you, you will still be the emperor... Is there anyone who arranges things like this?"

Chen Yier glanced at the dining table from a distance and found that there was nothing strange on it. The side dishes of Zhu Houzhao were not as good as the daily breakfast of the Shen family. At least the Shen family had meat dishes such as sauce beef, smoked fish, bacon, etc. for breakfast.

When Zhu Houzhao saw Chen Yi'er coming out, she couldn't help but get up and greet him with a smile, saying, "The queen is here? Come on, let's sit down and eat together."

Chen Yier looked contemptuous and said, "Who wants to eat with you? My aunt just came out to see what kind of breakfast is this? Is it something that people eat?"

If someone else had said this, Zhang Yuan would have said "bold", but the queen said in front of him that the new queen is not only his niece, but also the emperor trusts the most and even favors a woman that he has nowhere to do with. Zhang Yuan felt that his head was not enough.

Zhang Yuanxin said, "I heard that my elder niece likes to mess around in front of His Majesty, but this is too unpredictable, right? He actually called himself an aunt in front of His Majesty?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't feel that her dignity was damaged at all. Instead, she went forward to help Chen Yi'er. Chen Yi'er glared at her and could only stand beside her and rubbed her hands and smiled with a smile.

Chen Yi'er sat down at the table, looked into the largest porcelain jar in the middle, and said, "I said, "How do you, the emperor, eat porridge? There are seasonings in your feelings."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Of course, this is different from ordinary people's porridge. There are ginseng, deer antlers and other great tonics, and they also add some delicacies and sea flavors. The taste is extremely delicious... Come on, hurry up and serve the queen with a bowl."

"No."

Chen Yi'er sat there, looked up at Zhang Yuan, and pouted, "I don't want to eat these things early in the morning to avoid the attack of qi and blood, and the deficiency will not be replenished, so what should I do if I die of confusion? This should be Eunuch Zhang, right? I think the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor is very powerful, why are you so frustrated?"

Before Zhu Houzhao could speak, Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Empress is really a memory. I am Zhang Yuan. The day you entered the palace..."

He was about to introduce himself well, but Zhu Houzhao glared at him fiercely and did not dare to speak.

"What's the matter with you? The queen is asking me. This dog slave is named Zhang Yuan. He is very unreliable in doing things. He always likes to cause trouble for me... Now I am arranging him to do things, so don't care about it. Zhang Yuan, you can leave."

Zhang Yuan was about to take the order to leave, but Chen Yier suddenly said, "You are so mean to your servants. You are not much better than being the emperor. Eunuch Zhang should not leave first. I have something to ask you."

Zhang Yuan didn't dare to answer casually, so he couldn't help but look at Zhu Houzhao, as if waiting for Zhu Houzhao's orders.

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "The queen asks you, just answer yes."

“Yes, yes, yes.”

Zhang Yuandao, "Empress, please ask."

Chen Yier said: "I heard that you, the eunuch in charge of seals in the Sili Supervisor, should connect with the imperial court, right? Are you dealing with any matters in normal times?"

This question was asked very casually, which made Zhang Yuan not know how to answer. He couldn't help but look at Zhu Houzhao, hoping that Zhu Houzhao could give him some hints.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "The Empress is right. Usually, the Silijian is connected with the cabinet and the various yamen of the court. Any memorials in the court will be sent from the cabinet to the Silijian, and then Zhang Yuan will help me to make a red comment, and then send them to the various yamen of the court... All the red comments will be passed by my eyes."

Chen Yier frowned and said, "Then he has a lot of power. How could he not even ask for money? In addition, I haven't seen you deal with those memorials?"

Chen Yier asked Zhu Houzhao this question, as if she was asking him, "Why are you so stupid and incompetent and don't even deal with the affairs of the court."

Zhu Houzhao was a little embarrassed now. Although he felt good about himself, he vaguely knew that he had not been diligent in restraining himself. He was questioned by Chen Yier but could not answer for a while.

Zhang Yuan was frightened and thought to himself: "There is anyone in this world who dares to talk to His Majesty like this?"

Zhu Houzhao looked very awkward: "I am not very busy at ordinary times, do I have no time to deal with the affairs of the court?"

Chen Yier glanced at Zhu Houzhao with disdain: "What are you busy with? Eat, drink and have fun?"

Now the air in the back of the Ganqing Palace seemed to solidify. Zhang Yuan stood there for a long time without reacting, thinking: "What's wrong with the little ancestor? Your Majesty was guilty of her and he actually deliberately looked for trouble? But don't look for trouble while I'm here. Aren't you harming people?"

Zhu Houzhao forced a smile: "What do I usually do? Didn't the queen see it? How can it be considered eating, drinking and having fun? I had led the imperial army to fight in person and level the northern Diyi."

"That doesn't seem to be what you did?"

Chen Yi'er looked at Zhu Houzhao with contempt in her eyes and said.

Zhu Houzhao was very embarrassed, but Zhang Yuan was even more embarrassed.

At this time, Zhang Yuan wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in. Even if there was such a very impolite conversation between the emperor and the queen, he should not be the one whom he, as a slave, should have been to listen. In Zhang Yuan's opinion, he should have retreated, but now the emperor and the queen have no orders, so he can only stand there and continue listening.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly looked at Zhang Yuan, as if she was testing the other party: "Eunuch Zhang, do I have no advice on the court?"

Zhang Yuan quickly said, "If you say goodbye to your Majesty, every day, I will present the major events that happened in the court to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will personally decide the most important things. As for those little things, you won't worry about them. Just leave them to mediocre talents like Old Majesty. Your Majesty is a person who does big things."

"Um."

Zhu Houzhao was very satisfied with Zhang Yuan's answer, which was also an answer he had thought about but had not expected.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chen Yier again: "Empress, have you heard it? I usually do things, otherwise why would I let Eunuch Zhang come here today? I am very busy. I don't even listen to him while having breakfast, but also give him some advice..."

"Tsk tsk."

Chen Yi'er still looked contemptuous, "When I came, I heard you ask him to go to the Ministry of Revenue to play tricks. This is what you call guidance? As the Lord of the Nine Five, after I issued an edict, I couldn't even come. So what's the point of being the emperor?"

Zhu Houzhao said bitterly: "Queen, you don't know that some old ministers in the court rely on their seniority and insist on going against me. They do not care about right or wrong. As long as I think the right thing will oppose it, they will make trouble every time, so in the end I don't care about them. After all, they are old ministers, and I need them to manage the country."

Zhang Yuan quickly spoke: "Your Majesty is kind-hearted, which is a respect for the old ministers in the court. If the oppression is too much, the minister will agree on the surface, but in fact he is full of resentment."

"Yes, I don't want to lose my kindness."

Zhu Houzhao followed and said, "He sang and reconciled Zhang Yuan, as if he had already agreed, and pretended to be in front of Shen Yier."

Chen Yi'er is not a fool. She thought that the problem was very simple, but she could catch the most important point and asked: "If you can't do things, you just respect the ministers. Then just do things with your gender. Just leave all the affairs of the court to those old ministers. What else do you want as an emperor to do?"

Originally, Zhu Houzhao felt that he had regained his dignity in front of women, but suddenly Chen Yier was questioned like this, and he felt that he had lost face.

Chen Yi'er continued to angrily say, "I heard that when you become an emperor, you have always been arrogant and domineering. You have asked them if they really opposed all your actions, or just opposed your mistakes? Are those people crazy and you opposed everything you do? Or do they dislike their heads because they have too many heads, and they will twist them with you if they have nothing to do, and then they will be beheaded after offending them?"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't answer now, but he didn't sing at Chen Yi'er, because Zhu Houzhao recognized what Chen Yi'er said in her heart. In addition, he was pursuing Chen Yi'er passionately, so he felt that it would be nice to fart Chen Yi'er, not to mention that Shen Yi'er's words are right now.

Zhang Yuan was even more surprised when he heard this. He had never seen anyone who was against the emperor, but he had never seen a second person besides Chen Yier.
To be continued...