When His Majesty the Emperor ascended the throne, he was only in his early ten years. Now five years have passed and His Majesty the Emperor is close to sixteen years old. According to the regulations of the imperial court, he has reached the age to be in charge.
In the past five years, because the emperor was young, the power of the prime minister increased rapidly, especially the prime minister Yang Jingzong, who was the prime minister in the late emperor's dynasty. Later, he was ordered by the late emperor to assist the government and served as the chief minister for five years.
After serving as the chief minister for five years, Yang Xianggong's authority has naturally reached a terrifying level. However, no matter how powerful the ministerial power is, as long as there is no rebellion, it will eventually come to an end.
Although Yang Jingzong has monopoly power in the court, it is still difficult for him to control the army of the court, so there is no possibility of treason and usurpation. Now that the emperor is growing up day by day, the monarchy that has been dormant for five years has begun to slowly challenge the power of the prime minister.
challenge.
After hearing the words "pro-government", Mr. Lu was silent for a moment, then shook his head slightly at Zhang Jian and said: "Yi An, just think about these words in your own mind, don't say them to anyone else, the court
Big things should be done by those above, you..."
"Since I have been appointed as the official of Jiangdu, I will serve as the magistrate of Jiangdu in a down-to-earth manner. I must lower my head to work and don't raise my head to look at the sky."
"My nephew understands this truth."
Zhang Xianzun smiled at Lu Anshi: "I only heard the teacher mention the big things in the court occasionally, so I casually said to my uncle that I am just a small county magistrate now, and I am far from the top.
We are thousands of miles away, we can’t see clearly, and we are not qualified to participate.”
Having said this, Zhang Jian looked at Lu Anshi and said softly: "Uncle Lu, last time the price of food in Jiangdu skyrocketed and the matter reached the capital, although Mr. Yang tried his best to cover it up for his disciples, it was impossible to leave no trace at all. The imperial court
Up to now, there are still people who are still holding on to this matter and have been going to court. Some are impeaching Mr. Chen, and some are directly impeaching Yang Xiangguo."
Zhang Xianzun's voice was calm: "In the past, this was simply impossible."
Yang Jingzong, Yang Xiangye, was a domineering man. He served as the governor for more than five years. Few people in the court could compete with him. If this kind of thing had happened in the past, not only would no one in the court dare to say anything, but also these grain merchants in Jiangdu.
Don’t dare to go against Mr. Yang!
Now, as the emperor grows older, Yang Xiangguo's influence seems to be slowly declining.
"It's none of your business."
Lu Anshi looked serious: "At your age, you should work steadily and don't join any team, let alone fall into any party disputes."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian glanced at Shen Yi who was standing beside him, then looked at Master Lu, smiling and saying nothing.
"Okay, Uncle Lu, let's not talk about this. How have you been in health these past few years? How is the Lu family's sister? I haven't seen her for many years."
"After I stay away from the court, my health will naturally get better day by day. As for my little girl."
Mr. Lu twitched his eyebrows and replied: "She is also very good."
"That's it."
Zhang Xianzun smiled at Lu Anshi and said: "My nephew has just arrived in Jiangdu. In the past few days, he has to take care of official business at the county government. I am afraid he will be a little busy. After this busy period is over, I will find a restaurant in Jiangdu and invite my uncle.
Let’s eat together as a family.”
Lu Anshi didn't agree or refuse, he just said lightly: "Let's talk about it then."
In this way, Zhang Jian and Lu Anshi exchanged words with each other, and half an hour had passed before they knew it. Master Lu's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
Because he felt that it would be inappropriate for Zhang Jian not to go to the government office.
"Okay Yi An, you have to stay in Jiangdu for at least three years. We will have a lot of time in the future."
Lu Anshi looked serious: "No matter what, it is not easy for Chen Fuzun to neglect you. Even if Chen Fuzun doesn't mind, if you enter the officialdom in the future, others will say you don't understand the rules."
"Uncle, I'm not worried, why are you worried?"
"Shichiro."
Seeing that Zhang Jian still wanted to speak, Lu Anshi stood up directly and said to Shen Yi, who had been silent for a long time, "I'm a little tired. Please give Magistrate Zhang a gift for me."
Zhang Jian then looked at Shen Yi, who was "auditing" the whole process, and said with a smile to Lu Anshi: "I forgot to ask just now, is this young master my uncle's new student?"
Lu Anshi hesitated for a moment, and did not rush to deny it, but changed the subject: "This is a young man with great potential in the academy. If nothing else happens, he will take the county examination this fall. If he passes the county examination this year, he will be in the middle school." As a scholar, when I see you in the future, I might even call you Master."
"What kind of words are these?"
Magistrate Zhang looked at Shen Yi with a warm smile on his face.
"Since he is the disciple next to my uncle, he is my junior brother, but..."
Zhang County Zun smiled at Shen Yi and said: "Junior Brother Shen, although we have a close friendship, when it comes to the county examination, I, the county magistrate, will not show favoritism."
Hearing Zhang Jian's name, Shen Yi did not answer immediately, but turned to look at Lu Anshi. Master Lu also glanced at Shen Yi. The two looked at each other, and Old Man Lu sighed: "Okay, we don't have time." It's early, just send your senior brother Zhang out."
"yes."
Shen Yi felt happy and raised his hands to Magistrate Zhang: "Brother, please."
Zhang Jian saw the expressions of the two men, then smiled and patted Shen Yi on the shoulder, and said: "Uncle Lu has not accepted students for a long time. It seems that the junior brother must have some outstanding qualities, but it is a pity that he is now I am already the county magistrate of Jiangdu, so it is inconvenient for me to have some intellectual communication with you, otherwise I can help you look at the policy."
Shen Yi didn't even dare, and sent Zhang Jian out of the academy gate in a polite manner. It wasn't until Zhang Jian's sedan was far away that Shen Yi returned to Lu Anshi's study, bowed his head respectfully to Master Lu and said, "Thank you, sir, for your support. "
Mr. Lu shook his head slightly and said, "Your teacher, Mr. Qin, is the same generation as Zhao Changping from the Ministry of Household Affairs. No matter where you come from, it is always right for him to call you junior brother."
Shen Yi nodded and stood beside Lu Anshi. While looking at the strategy that Old Man Lu had revised for him, he asked cautiously: "Sir, is this Mr. Zhang County?"
Master Lu glanced at Shen Yi approvingly: "It's good that you can still call him the county magistrate instead of senior brother. If you understand your status, you can save a lot of money."
"As for this Zhang Jian..."
"He is healthy."
Lu Anshi sat on his chair and said calmly: "His teacher Zhao Changping is a good friend of the same year as my classmates. Brother Changping had a prosperous official career and entered the Ministry of Household Affairs early because he was the second in the top 100 in the Department of Science and Technology. , so he was invited by the Zhang family to become Zhang Jian’s elementary school teacher.”
Having said this, Lu Anshi paused: "Brother Changping at that time was already a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Mr. Lu glanced at Shen Yi and continued: "Those who have actual positions in the court generally have little time to engage in learning and teach disciples."
At this point, Lu Anshi's meaning was already obvious.
This Magistrate Zhang is a second generation ancestor.
And he is not an ordinary second-generation ancestor.
It’s okay to be a second-generation ancestor, he is still a very good second-generation ancestor, and he was selected as the second-generation ancestor of Jinshi early.
No wonder...
Shen Qilang felt a little envious.
No wonder people dare to be so arrogant in Jiangdu...