Take the initiative

Zhang Xuan returned from office, and for now, she became the second generation who had the most hope to reach the peak of power in the entire Zhang family, and she had the attitude of replacing her eldest son Zhang Huan as a foreign agent in the Zhang family in Chang'an.

However, Zhang Huan did not feel "jealous" because of this, but was sincerely relieved and happy. You should know that as Zhang Xuan's rise, the increasingly desolate Zhang family will regain its mighty spirit, and it is not impossible to restore the glorious scenery of Zhang Jiuling as the prime minister. In the end, everyone in the Zhang family will benefit.

On that day, the Zhang family celebrated a feast and parted with joy. Halfway through the banquet, Yang Guozhong's son Yang Xun actually came to congratulate him with a gift on behalf of the right prime minister Yang Guozhong. Yang Guozhong's attitude made Zhang Xuan feel moved and he looked up at him again.

It is indeed a generation of heroes who can bend and stretch, go up and down, big and small. This alone is not something that ordinary people can do.

However, Yang Xun's attitude was obviously a bit reluctant. Although Yang Guozhong's son has been studying for several years, his courage and strategy are still much worse than Nai's father.

On the morning of the next day, Zhang Xuan went to the Ministry of Personnel to go through the relevant "job registration" procedures and officially took office and became the assistant minister of the Eastern Palace.

However, after rushing to the East Palace that morning and having a preliminary understanding of some situations, Zhang Xuan found that the situation in the East Palace was obviously worse than he had imagined.

Compared with the official system of the Tang Dynasty court, the official system of the East Palace is equivalent to a "small court". The establishment of its yamen imitates the court department, government, department, and supervisor and other yamen. The Zhanshifu was the general manager of the officials and political affairs of the East Palace, which was equivalent to the six ministries of the Monks and Secretariat under the Secretariat, and had a complex and complete system.

But now Li Heng's system of assistant ministers in the East Palace is useless, and the prince's wife is famous but not real. Many civil servants have vacancies, such as the prince's left and right pills, the prince's guests, etc. The military officer system is even more important. The so-called prince's personal guards, only one military officer who is caring for illness at home is not on duty. Zhang Xuan, the Zhaowu Captain, is almost a commander-in-law.

Zhang Xuan walked around the East Palace and couldn't help but sigh secretly. Looking at the entire East Palace, the assistant ministers, servants, eunuchs, palace maids and guards, all of which were combined, there would be no more than 200 people. The situation of Prince Li Heng was so bleak that he was afraid he was worse than that of some ordinary princes.

This shows how low Li Heng's status is. Of course, on the one hand, this is the result of Li Longji's intentional or unintentional control, and on the other hand, it is also Li Heng's self-restrained high attitude and made it for the emperor to see.

In a sense, Zhang Xuan is almost the leader of the civil and military auxiliary system of the Eastern Palace. He also has a sixth-rank prince's wife Sun Yue.

Zhang Xuan slowly walked into Li Heng's study. Although there was a main hall in the East Palace, Li Heng never held a meeting with his subordinates to discuss matters to show humility. After all, he was still intentionally for the emperor to see.

Seventeen or eighteen low-level officials sat in the study with their eyebrows lowered their eyes, while Li Heng held the book in his hand and was sitting high after the desk, with a calm expression revealing a little loneliness and helplessness.

Behind Li Heng was a eunuch with a medium figure, dark skin and a smart face. Zhang Xuan glanced at it and knew that he was also a historical celebrity in his memory - Yu Chaoen, the eunuch who was later favored by Li Heng and was disastrous to the palace.

It was not that he didn't like pomp and power, but over the years, his Eastern Palace had fewer and fewer auxiliary ministers. In addition to being promoted and transferred, he was even falsely accused and imprisoned by Li Linfu. The emperor and the Ministry of Personnel did not provide compensation for the vacant gap, so he could do nothing. In the end, he simply relaxed his mind and let it go and was content with disgrace.

Seeing Zhang Xuan come in, several other officials smiled and stood up to greet him. Only the prince's sanctuary Sun Yue hesitated for a moment, and reluctantly raised his butt and owed his body. He nodded to Zhang Xuan as a saying hello.

Zhang Xuan greeted Li Heng with a smile, greeted everyone, and his clear eyes swept across Sun Yue. Who is he? He has a world of difficulty in reaching in his heart. Why is Sun Yue a little "not embarrassed" to him? He knows it.

The reason is very simple. Before he took office, Sun Yue was basically the leader of the East Palace. Although the East Palace was leisurely, officials with the right to speak were still somewhat "affordable". But when Zhang Xuan came, Sun Yue's power would be transferred. In this way, it was natural that he felt unhappy.

It is said that Sun Yue is also a relative of Crown Prince Zhang Liangdi, and is also a close minister whom Li Heng of the East Palace can trust. He has worked in the East Palace for many years and believes that he has a deep experience, has a backstage, and has trust. How could he take Zhang Xuan, a young man with a rank of only one level higher than him, to heart?

Therefore, from the moment Zhang Xuan stepped into the East Palace, Sun Yue's attitude was neither salty nor light, and he showed deep resistance.

However, Zhang Xuan was a Shangguan granted by the emperor. Even though he didn't agree with it, he did not dare to show it publicly.

Li Heng said a few polite words slowly and formally introduced Zhang Xuan to everyone and accepted Zhang Xuan's "official statement" of integrating into the Eastern Palace system. Zhang Xuan listened silently. As soon as Li Heng finished speaking, he stood up and bowed deeply to Li Heng, and shouted, "Your Highness, according to the court etiquette, Your Highness should be in the main hall of the East Palace... As the Minister of the Eastern Palace, Zhang Xuan, as the Minister of the Eastern Palace, is in charge of the rules and regulations, refuting the Zhengqi memorial and other important matters, hereby ask Your Highness to move to the main hall."

Li Heng was stunned and then smiled awkwardly, "Zizhan, there is no need to be like this. The court is the court, and the East Palace is the East Palace, and this rule can also be compatible with the power and change. Besides, this palace is used to discussing matters in the study room, so it would be better if you don't go to the main hall, haha."

Zhang Xuan shook her head, bowed again to the courtesy, insisting, "Your Highness, courtesy cannot be abolished. As the crown prince of a country, your highness must obey the etiquette system in his words and deeds to show his majesty... The duty of my ministers is, and I dare not neglect to be on duty, so I also ask Your Highness to move to the main hall!"

Li Heng frowned and thought to himself: You think I don’t want to show off, don’t want to show off the power of His Royal Highness in the main hall? I’m just afraid that the current Japanese Palace will be unhappy when the show off in Xingqing Palace.

Sun Yue coughed twice and suddenly interrupted, "Mr. Zhang, the main hall of the East Palace has always been neglected to take care of it and it is difficult to use it for a while. Your Highness has been accustomed to discussing matters in the imperial study room for many years, and has formed rules. The rules of the East Palace are like this, so why should you be so dogmatic?"

A trace of mockery flashed in Sun Yue's eyes, thinking that he was a young and ignorant nerd. He didn't know much about his job the day before, and he really regarded himself as a character. In this Eastern Palace, it's not your turn to point fingers. He still kept saying the court's etiquette system? What a nonsense. If you really want to follow the etiquette system, why is this Eastern Palace so dilapidated and deserted?

But he didn't know that Zhang Xuan's young body was a mature soul who had been a human being for two lives. Every time he did anything, it was not an impulse for no reason. Today, Zhang Xuan suddenly took the initiative to "attack" under the guise of "ritual system", just to see who jumped out and then suppress and establish his authority.

Zhang Xuan knew very well that judging from the current situation in the East Palace, the "training the prince" should not be in a hurry for the time being, and he must first gain a foothold in the East Palace. If he wants to gain a foothold, he must open up the situation in the East Palace, otherwise he will be constrained in everything he does.
Chapter completed!