In fact, at their age, although they cannot be said to have completely lost their attachment to power and position, over the years, they have benefited from what should be used, and what should be glorified has also been glorified. At an age when half of their bodies are buried in the ground, what they worry about in their hearts is nothing more than these four words.
For future generations.
So whether it was Yang Jingzong or Zhang Jian, although they inevitably felt a sense of loss in their hearts, they were still calm. They returned to Zhongshu Province generously, handed over official affairs and seals with the other three prime ministers, and then the two old prime ministers held hands.
, supported each other and left Zhongshu Province.
After Zhang Xiangguo left Zhongshu, he couldn't help but look back at the place where he had been working for more than ten years, and then smiled heartily: "I have been in a cage for more than ten years, and now I feel at ease."
These two prime ministers were both appointed after their younger brother took charge. Both of them have been in Zhongshu Province for nearly twenty years.
It's just that when the two of them entered Zhongshu, they were still juniors in Zhongshu Province and could not preside over the overall situation of Zhongshu. It was not until ten years ago that Yang Jingzong took over the position of "prime minister" and began to preside over political affairs. It was also at that time that
, Zhang Jian became the Second Prime Minister of Zhongshu and worked hand in hand with Yang Jingzong for ten years.
At this time, the two old guys were walking hand in hand in the imperial city, which was quite touching.
After hearing Zhang Jing's emotion, Yang Jingzong on the side shook his head and sighed.
"Your Majesty doesn't allow us to leave Jiankang. Chongde, you are in good health. It won't be a big deal if we stay in the capital for a few more years, but my body is..."
Yang Xiang frowned, his face full of sorrow.
"I'm afraid I'm going to die in a foreign land..."
"Let the Prime Minister stay in the capital because Your Majesty cannot live without the Prime Minister."
Zhang Jing had been Yang Jingzong's deputy for ten years, and he knew Old Man Yang's thoughts better than anyone else. He said with a smile: "One day your Majesty will encounter difficulties, and you will have to ask the Prime Minister to come back and take charge of the overall situation."
"I am old..."
Yang Jingzong's body was already slightly stooped. He turned to look at the deputy next to him and sighed: "Old man, it was me who dragged you down this time. If it weren't for me, with your body, you would have been able to do it for at least five more years.
The Prime Minister of the year."
"The Prime Minister is joking."
Zhang Jing smiled very freely: "Not to mention that my health is not much better than that of Xiangguo. Even if I can still work for a few years, it would be a great thing to become an official a few years earlier. If I can go home and have a good rest, maybe I can live a few more years.
."
He looked at Yang Jingzong, still with a smile on his face.
"As we get older, it's already time to rest. If we rest more, we might be able to live a few more years and see more of this world."
"As you are approaching your seventies, it is natural for you to rest."
Yang Jingzong's brows dropped, with a sad look on his face.
"I'm just afraid that young people are too impatient and eager for quick success and will suffer big losses."
"It's also the young people who suffer the consequences."
Zhang, on the other hand, looked at it openly and said with a smile: "It has nothing to do with us old guys."
"Chongde, you are very free and easy."
Old Man Yang shook his head again and sighed: "I'm a little worried in my heart.
I'm worried that those young people don't know the importance of things..."
He looked at Zhang Jing and suddenly smiled: "We have worked together for so many years, and the reason why we have differences on this matter is probably because you have a good grandson, so you can safely leave the matter to the children.
If you do, I won’t be as blessed as you.”
The old prime minister looked sad again, shook his head and said: "None of the children and grandchildren in my family are promising. As long as there is a person like Zhang Yian, I will leave with a smile even if I close my eyes now."
Zhang Yian and Zhang Jian were awarded the 39th place of the second-class Jinshi in their early twenties. They were truly outstanding students. Not to mention compared with other ordinary scholars, even in Jiankang's yamen circle, Zhang Jian was also a very outstanding yamen.
Already.
"That child has an unstable mind."
Zhang Xiang couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of his eldest grandson.
"It's hard to say what the future holds."
"As for the descendants of the Prime Minister..."
Zhang Jing smiled and said: "I heard that the young Xianggong of the Yang family is very famous in Jiankang. With the merits of the old Xiangguo, he can be favored and become an official. In the future, he may inherit the mantle of the Xiangguo."
"Little husband?"
Yang Jingzong snorted: "That traitor only wanders around Jiankang City every day, causing trouble and trouble. He is worthy of the title of father-in-law!"
"When I mention him, I feel like my heart is filled with anger!"
The two old guys chatted and supported each other as they left the imperial city.
Just when the two prime ministers left the imperial city, a fair-faced, handsome middle-aged man was already waiting at the door of the Manna Palace. After waiting at the door for about half an hour, the door of the Manna Palace finally opened.
The eunuch walked out from inside, looked up and down at the middle-aged man waiting at the door, and lowered his eyebrows and said, "Is this the prefect of Jiangdu?"
The middle-aged man was Chen Yu, the governor of Jiangdu. Hearing this, he stood up quickly and bowed his head respectfully to the eunuch Gao: "Go back, father-in-law, and I will serve as an official to the governor of Jiangdu, Chen Yu."
"Um."
Eunuch Gao nodded and asked, "Have the officials been there?"
Chen Yu shook his head honestly and said: "Eunuch, now the official office has not opened yet. After I came to Beijing, I didn't dare to see anyone else, so I came to see my father as soon as possible."
"She's really good at talking."
After Gao Ming nodded, he said: "Originally, you should go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to report on your work first, and then come to see His Majesty after reporting your work. But you are lucky, His Majesty is willing to see you."
"You can come with our family."
After saying that, Eunuch Gao turned his head, put his hands behind his back, and led the way.
Chen Yu followed Gao Ming respectfully, and soon arrived in front of the emperor. Eunuch Gao stepped forward, smiled and said something to the emperor.
At the same time, Chen Yu also knelt on the ground respectfully and kowtowed to the emperor.
After listening to Gao Ming's words, the little emperor glanced at Chen Yu thoughtfully, and then said slowly: "Are you Chen Yu, Chen Yu, the governor of Jiangdu?"
"I, Chen Yu, the prefect of Jiangdu, kowtow to see the Holy Master."
"No need to be polite, just get up and talk."
The little emperor ordered Chen Yu to stand up, looked at the Jiangdu magistrate carefully, and then asked: "Prefect Chen, I have a question for you..."
Chen Yu lowered his head in a hurry: "Your Majesty, please tell me everything I know..."
"Last year, there was a scholar named Shen Yi in Jiangdu. Because he wrote well, I asked him to write a few articles for the Palace Newspaper Department. Does Prefect Chen know about this?"
What the emperor said was both wise and somewhat not so wise.
The clever thing is that you can knock the mountain to stern the tiger, but the not so clever thing is that the emperor should not reveal that he asked Shen Yi to write the imperial newspaper.
Whether it was Di Bao Si or Gao Ming, they were both good candidates to shirk responsibility. The emperor really had no reason to take this kind of thing on himself.
Chen Yu was obviously prepared for this question. He bowed his head deeply and said, "Your Majesty, I... I have heard something..."
"Gene Era"
The emperor was expressionless: "Where did you hear that?"
Magistrate Chen took a deep breath, uuReading www.uukanshu.com bowed his head deeply and said: "Your Majesty, the matter involves the teacher..."
This sentence is tantamount to directly admitting that Yang Jingzong did it.
The emperor has no nonsense,
"Just say it."
Chen Yu then lowered his head and vaguely reported to the young emperor about the Yang family's search for information.
His Majesty the Emperor glanced at Chen Yu thoughtfully, then patted the latter's shoulder and said, "Okay, I understand."
"You have just arrived in Jiankang, so go back and rest. Remember to go to the official department tomorrow. The official department will be busy in two days, and someone should be looking for you."
"yes."
Magistrate Chen respectfully resigned. As soon as he left the imperial city, he got on his carriage and looked at the gifts that he had carefully prepared in advance with a calm expression.
After meeting the emperor, it's time to meet the teacher.
"Go to Yang Mansion."
The handlebar responded, then looked back at Chen Yu, and said with a smile: "Master, there are not even a thousand but hundreds of families in Jiankang City with the surname Yang..."
Chen Fuzun's face darkened and he said in a dull voice.