"Hengchen, what's going on outside?" the old emperor suddenly asked in a confused manner.
Zhang Tingyu's heart trembled because he knew that the old emperor was asking about the external opinions of Qin Benchu's rise to the top.
Qin Benchu is nothing, if he offends him, he will be offended.
However, as the saying goes, if you don’t look at the face of the monk to look at the face of the Buddha, you must also look at the owner when beating a dog.
Zhang Tingyu knew better than anyone that if he said bad things about Qin Benchu, Yu Zhu would definitely know about it within an hour.
However, the old emperor was not confused. He obviously wanted to hear the truth when he asked.
Zhang Tingyu hunched over, considered it carefully, and then said cautiously: "Back to the emperor, there are many things that are said outside. The main thing is that the prime minister is very favored."
The old emperor was a sensible man. Zhang Tingyu's words may not sound like much at first glance, but upon closer inspection, I'm afraid that most people are jealous of Yuzhu and say bad things secretly.
"Heng Chen, what do you think about my promotion of Qin Benchu? Well, don't be perfunctory and tell the truth."
Faced with the old emperor's silent warning, Zhang Tingyu shrank his neck, hesitated, and decided to tell the truth.
"Back to the Emperor, I believe that the rumors that Yu Xiang formed a party for personal gain are untrue." Zhang Tingyu couldn't help but feel his scalp numb when he saw the old emperor staring at his face. He took a deep breath and then explained, "Throughout the past dynasties, all parties have formed parties for personal gain."
, it is necessary to place private individuals in important positions in the court."
The old emperor smiled and nodded, encouraging Zhang Tingyu to continue telling the truth.
Zhang Tingyu said in a low voice: "I know a little bit about the senior ministers of the Prime Minister. Although Tang Gong is the Minister of Rites of the Han Dynasty, he has no seal in his hand. He Gong is the censor of the left deputy capital of the Han Dynasty, and his temper is too straight.
Except for a few disciples, he almost lives alone. Qin Gong has lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and the only disciple in Beijing is Yu Xiang."
"That's good, keep going, keep going." The old emperor couldn't help but cheered.
"Going back to the emperor, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Neither Tang Gong, He Gong nor Qin Gong has any real power in this yamen. They just have a higher status." Zhang Tingyu said very objectively, which made the old emperor full of praise, "
Hengchen is truly a pure and honest minister, and he is very similar to your father. I did not make any mistake."
The old emperor was indeed right. Zhang Tingyu was able to rise through the ranks and always stand firm in Nanshufang. Apart from his true ability, he also had an extremely pure stance.
If you have a pure stance, you will always be loyal to the emperor in your heart, and you will dare to speak out and impartially in private!
In fact, Yuzhu also followed the path of a pure minister. However, the old Tong family had a great business, and Yuzhu could not play a pure and lonely role like Zhang Tingyu.
"sit down."
When the old emperor was alone with Zhang Tingyu, he often offered him a seat.
Zhang Tingyu didn't show any pretense. After thanking him, he sat on the brocade stool.
"What's the reputation of Yuzhu?" The old emperor was hungry, so he used half a piece of rose cake and wiped his hands while asking Zhang Tingyu.
"Returning to the emperor, the action of Yu Xiang by force of eunuch's wife and eunuch's daughter-in-law, in my opinion, is quite inappropriate and not the behavior of a gentleman. Because of this, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Yu Xiang's reputation among the scholars is not good.
Quite bad." Zhang Tingyu knew in his heart that what the old emperor really wanted to ask was the prestige of Yuzhu in the court.
The old emperor smiled slightly. Zhang Tingyu was indeed a wonderful person. He said everything, but seemed to say nothing.
"The emperor vigorously promoted Mr. Qin. The great Confucian scholars in Jiangnan scholars were all happy and excited. They were particularly grateful for the emperor's grace. Almost everyone praised him. The holy king has come to the dynasty. Today's world is truly a prosperous age that has never been seen before."
Zhang Tingyu generally doesn't like to flatter. However, this does not mean that he will not flatter.
In his later years, the old emperor liked to listen to flattery, especially from the great Confucian scholars, praising him as a sage king who had never been seen in thousands of years, or a benevolent king who was rare in ancient times.
The old emperor was overjoyed and wanted to continue to enjoy the flattery, but Zhang Hongxu came to report and asked for an audience.
The virtuous master is also the virtuous concubine Wu Ya.
The so-called high place is too cold, and the emperor is a lonely man with only ministers and no friends.
In the past, when Concubine De was young, she could not only play the role of interpreter but also make the old emperor feel comfortable.
Frankly, it would be weird if she wasn't favored.
However, as the return date of the Fourteenth came closer and closer, Concubine De's words and deeds became a little strange.
The so-called appearance is to show one's flaws by caring too much.
The old emperor frowned slightly and then told Zhang Hongxu: "Just say that I am tired and ask her to come back tomorrow."
"Hey." After Zhang Hongxu accepted the order, he went down to deliver the message.
The old emperor turned to look at Zhang Tingyu. Perhaps he saw that Zhang Tingyu was a little cautious, so he waved his hand in a pretentious manner and said, "It's okay, don't be nervous. Hengchen, where did we talk?"
It is no exaggeration to say that this was the first time that the old emperor refused Concubine De's invitation in front of his ministers.
Zhang Tingyu secretly sighed, no matter how smart a person is, as long as his interests are closely related, there will always be clues.
However, no matter how you apply the art of observing people passed down by Zhang Ying, the great scholar, you can never draw the complete appearance of the jade pillar.
It could be said that Yuzhu was pretending to be lustful. Alas, the women he snatched either became babies or got pregnant.
These days, if you want a woman to get pregnant, you can't just make love once or twice.
Zhang Tingyu had actually always had a hunch. Although there was no evidence at all, he vaguely felt that Yuzhu had a big plan!
The secret of the Zhang family in Tongcheng, Anhui is never to tell lies.
Zhang Tingyu would rather rot in his stomach than be beaten to death for all kinds of rumors.
Zhang Ying once said that the heretical techniques of inviting favors are all inferior tricks. Not only will the favor be unsustainable, but it may even harm the entire family.
"Going back to the emperor, the reason why scholars are criticizing more is mainly because Yu Xiang and his son are both in charge of real power. Over time, things may change." Zhang Tingyu did not add fuel or jealousy. He just relayed what the outside world said, which attracted a lot of attention.
The old emperor frowned in thought.
"Hengchen, what do you think?" The old emperor did not disappoint Zhang Tingyu and actually asked him directly for his opinion.
"Going back to the emperor, please forgive me for speaking frankly. If all the ministers and nobles gather in one place, then there will be a real danger of accidents." Zhang Tingyu actually wanted to take the opportunity to infest the jade pillar with maggots and make him suffer.
, however, he can only lead the trouble to the powerful Ba Ye Party.
The fourth child valued Longkodo too much and repeatedly told Zhang Tingyu that no matter what, the military power held by Longkodo could not be shaken.
The truth is actually obvious. The old emperor is already declining and his days are numbered.
Seeing that the huge ship is about to sink to the bottom, the ministers who do not know how to secretly choose sides will inevitably be shuffled out by the new king.
The characteristic of Lao Si is that he does things in a high profile and behaves in a low profile, making it difficult for people to see the real details.
Because of this, Zhang Tingyu resolutely chose to join the Fourth Master Party!
The old emperor was too confident. He never expected in his wildest dreams that the few pure ministers he trusted the most actually had their own agendas and had long been at odds with him.
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