Chapter 190 Different treatment with no way to advance or retreat
Author: Silent
Chapter 190 Different treatment with no way to advance or retreat
"What is the decree? Isn't my words considered a decree?"
Zhu Houzhao was also a little embarrassed.
I discussed it with you in a good voice and asked you not to give glass beads to my sister anymore... But it seems that it is not necessary. You can give her enough to play with at one time... But I still need to set rules with you.
That means everyone listens to me.
After all, what do you want from me?
Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty's words are imperial decrees. The prince is still young and has not yet begun to deal with state affairs. The prince has told me here and regrets it later. Who should I talk to to reason with you?"
Zhu Houzhao wrinkled his little nose and eyes together, and said angrily: "You mean, I don't keep my word?"
"It's better to have a written decree." Zhang Zhou said.
"Isn't it just a decree? I will ask someone to get the pen and ink."
Zhu Houzhao said that he was about to turn around and go back to the East Palace.
Zhang Zhou said: "Don't worry, let's decide how to say this decree first. If you want to write it like this, Prince, just tell me to let the ministers buy and sell items. Everything must be done according to the Prince's wishes. You are not allowed to make decisions without authorization. You must ask for permission whether to sell or not to sell."
Prince, otherwise I won’t be able to take action even if it’s a glass bead.”
"Uh..." Zhu Houzhao could already tell that this was not a pleasant thing to say.
Zhang Zhou continued: "And even if His Majesty sends someone to purchase it, it cannot be sold without the consent of the Crown Prince."
Zhu Houzhao said: "Are you playing with me?"
"Prince, what do you mean by this? Isn't this what the prince meant? I haven't mentioned anything other than business yet. By the way, prince, if I really follow your will, then what I signed with you before will be the income from the business."
The contract between Eryitianzuowu and Eryitianzuowu is about to be voided, because it is contradictory in itself, because the contract also stated that no matter how the business of the grocery store is done, it must be led by the minister, and the prince will not interfere.
In business, you are only responsible for distributing money."
Zhang Zhou took his time and expressed what he meant.
Zhu Houzhao stared at Zhang Zhou with angry eyes.
Only then did he realize that Zhang Zhou was waiting for him here.
Not only did he want to issue a decree saying that the prince's authority was greater than that of the emperor, and he had to listen to him before the emperor in everything, he also wanted to cancel the previous business cooperation contract.
"My surname is Zhang, why don't you give the imperial sister a few glass beads? Why are you trying to block me with words like this? I am in trouble, so what are you doing? How can you bite like a dog?"
Zhu Houzhao did not mention any will.
At least he can still calculate clearly and know that by making this decree, he is causing trouble for himself, and he is the one who will suffer.
Zhang Zhoudao: "Hey, Prince, you are really right. I was accused by a group of ministers in the court hall just now, saying that I participated in the examination questions and colluded with the examiner in advance. Fortunately, I argued hard, and there were also Your Majesty, Eunuch Xiao and others.
Only by speaking out for me can this matter be temporarily resolved."
"It's interesting, it's interesting. Tell me about it."
Zhu Houzhao is only three minutes into anything he does. When he hears such interesting things, of course he wants to know the details.
Zhang Zhou gave him a blank look: "Next time I have a chance, I will discuss it in detail with the prince."
"You..." Zhu Houzhao was speechless.
Zhang Zhou said: "Is there anything else the prince has to do? I'm about to resign, and there are still emperor's missions to attend to."
"Hey, we haven't seen each other for a long time, why can't we say a few words? And I'm begging you, can you please stop giving random things to the imperial sister? Let's discuss it, you don't treat me like a prince, things can't be forced.
What kind of will can it be done?"
Zhu Houzhao's momentum also weakened.
He felt that it was not easy to treat Zhang Zhou, because Zhang Zhou was different from those eunuchs in that he would not obey him in everything, and he would go against him more often.
More importantly... Zhang Zhou is not directly under his jurisdiction. He can't teach Zhang Zhou a lesson, because Zhang Zhou's biggest supporter is his father.
And he couldn't punish Zhang Zhou, because the delicious and fun things he had were still in Zhang Zhou's hands, so he couldn't live with his own enjoyment.
Zhang Zhou looked at Xiao Jing and others and found that most of these people were hiding far away, not even looking over here. He then leaned over and said, "Let's put it this way, you have to think about what others think."
"Be anxious for others because you are anxious. Don't set rules for others by mentioning anything casually. If you want to take something first, you must give it first. Even a prince cannot do things by being domineering."
"What?" Zhu Houzhao looked confused when he heard this, "Not only can I not establish rules with the imperial sister, but I also have to think about what she wants. If she doesn't take the initiative, I will give it to her? Zhang Zhou, you are still playing with me!"
Zhang Zhou said: "I mean, let you think about what His Majesty wants."
"Oh, you mean the father, he wants...how do I know what he wants?" Zhu Houzhao was speechless.
Zhang Zhou narrowed his eyes and said, "You really don't know?"
"Well...my father may want me to study hard, not get into trouble, show filial piety to him and my mother, and also ask me to have a good relationship with the emperor's sister...Oh, I understand, you are saying that my father wants me to treat the emperor well."
Sister, right?"
Zhu Houzhao seems to have grasped the key to the problem.
Zhang Zhou nodded: "But when the rules you mentioned, Prince, are contrary to His Majesty's intention, they cannot be promoted and implemented. This is also the difference between monarch and minister, because the Prince is also a minister in front of Your Majesty, and this is also a rule."
"Haha." Zhu Houzhao moved his cheeks slightly and gave a wry smile.
Zhang Zhou said: "It is better to first understand your Majesty's needs before doing anything than to act recklessly. Well, Prince, that's all I have to say. If you don't intend to give me a decree to restrict my sale of goods, then I'd better do it first."
gone."
"Father said that the person I'm closest to in the world is the emperor's sister, and asked me to treat her well. Shouldn't the people I'm closest to most be my father and mother? Does the father mean to say that if I don't treat my emperor's sister well?
, It’s useless to set rules? Zhang Zhou, please talk to me carefully... It seems that you are the only one who knows what my father is thinking... Don’t leave."
Zhang Zhou thought to himself that you are such a naughty kid and you are so arrogant.
Your father said that the person you are closest to is your sister. This is ambiguous. What do you want me to think? Are you the biological child of your parents? Or maybe your father knew that he could not have a baby early on, and you and your sister both
Was it adopted?
I don't know what's best about this kind of thing, just pretend I didn't hear it.
You want me to explain it to you? If you want to know, you’d better ask your parents!
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Zhang Zhou ignored Zhu Houzhao and then left the palace with Xiao Jing. They also agreed to let Zhang Zhou go home first.
Then he went to Wang Yue's house first, and then to Duke Cheng Guo's official residence in the capital.
"What did the prince tell you...?" Xiao Jing finally couldn't help but ask curiously after leaving the palace and getting on the carriage.
Zhang Zhou said: "The prince doesn't want me to give the princess glazed beads again."
"Ah? Is this what the prince wants?"
Xiao Jing didn't understand what that naughty kid was thinking.
At such a young age, it seems that his self-esteem is still very strong.
The carriage was passing through the street, but before taking a few steps, the road ahead was blocked by a group of people watching the fun. There was a notice board announcing something. Generally, the notice board would be on the wide street outside the square.
, convenient for pedestrians to see, and there are many people watching at this time.
"What's the matter?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Xiao Jing smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, have you forgotten? His Majesty said that he would announce your meritorious deeds to the world. Hasn't this already begun?"
"So fast?" Zhang Zhou was also a little surprised.
As I said in the morning, less than an hour later, notices were posted to promote his "great achievements"? This is quite efficient!
Xiao Jing said: "Other people's matters can be slowed down, but your matters must not be neglected at all. After receiving the imperial decree, Dongchang sent people to post notices everywhere in the city early in the morning. Official letters from various places will also be sent out in the next few days.
It won't be long before people all over the world will know about your achievements."
This propaganda posture...
Zhang Zhou sighed in his heart, it is difficult not to be a celebrity, it is pity that I am so "low-key".
Xiao Jing opened the curtain and said to the man driving the car: "If this road is blocked, just go another way. It doesn't matter if you take a detour, but don't delay Mr. Zhang's business."
Zhang Zhou thought to himself, shouldn't he just go to the Wang family and the Zhu family to show off and "ask for a bribe" by the way?
Prepare as if you were going to run an important errand.
"Eunuch Xiao, now that it's over, it won't affect my ability to go mine in Xishan, right?"
"No, let me know when you want to go, and Dongchang will send someone to go with you."
The service is very attentive.
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Notices were being posted all over the city, and the capital was very lively for a while. Wherever there were notice boards, there would be many people watching.
Even the Imperial College is no exception.
Brother and sister Lin Ting and Lin Yi also heard about the notice at the door and came out to check it. When Lin Yi learned that Zhang Zhou had done so many things, he felt a little distraught.
"It turns out that he did so many things, including the plague, palace disaster warning, and the great victory in the northwest..." Lin Yi seemed to be wandering in a world.
Lin Ting frowned and looked at his sister, as if he thought of some bad tendency, and reminded him: "You have been absent-minded since you came back. Why is that?"
"I...I didn't."
Lin Yi also wanted to defend herself.
Just as he was talking, several classmates nearby saw the Lin Ting brother and sister and immediately came towards them.
"Brother Li Zhan, you are here too. Isn't this the talented Lin?"
This group of people came not so much to say hello to Lin Ting as to get acquainted with Lin Yi.
When Lin Yi heard this, she immediately hid behind her brother. Recently, when she went out occasionally, she was not allowed to wear men's clothes. She just went out in neutral and feminine clothes. Anyone who knew Lin Ting would come over and strike up a conversation.
And every time the target seemed to be her, she was used to it.
"The book of gambling fades away the scent of tea. At that time, it was just commonplace, but now this poem can be said to be spread throughout all nine states."
A group of people are still talking.
Lin Ting said: "Are you guys going to have a literary meeting? Don't bother me too much."
One person said: "We have all heard about the Jiangnan Jieyuan Zhang Bingkuan, and we came here specifically to see it. What we never expected to see was this scene... At this juncture, the government has shown its merits for him. Does that mean that he
If you have merit, you won’t participate in the vendetta?”
"Probably...that's what it means." Lin Ting could also guess the court's purpose for doing this.
Precisely because Zhang Zhou was being criticized by others, the emperor supported Zhang Zhou by widely publicizing his case.
Are you dissatisfied?
"The more meritorious a person is, the more confident he will be. Doesn't this just mean that he has the opportunity to meet Cheng Minzheng in private? I think this can confirm his claim!"
One person seems to be very hard-headed, meaning he wants to make a conclusion.
Several people couldn't help but look over.
Lin Ting said: "Do you have any evidence? If so, you might as well go to the government to report it."
The man looked around and found that others were looking at him with evil intentions, and then he smiled bitterly and said, "It's just a matter of fact."
Lin Ting couldn't help but roll his eyes.
How can we call it a matter of fact without evidence?
Now that the emperor and the court are supporting Zhang Zhou, even if there is evidence, he may not be allowed to apply. What's more, you have no evidence. This is because you don't understand how hard the court went to protect Zhang Zhou, right?
"What about Tang Yin and Xu Jing?"
Someone asked.
No one can answer this question.
Because the matter of Tang Yin and Xu Jing was not mentioned a word on the bulletin board, and there was not even a mention of the case on the bulletin board. As for whether the imperial court wanted to protect Zhang Zhou, it was just everyone's guess.
"We are both candidates, and we were also involved in this matter. It seems that the treatment is different." Someone immediately sighed.
Originally they hated Tang Yin and Xu Jing, but now they suddenly felt that they felt a little sympathy for Tang Yin and Xu Jing.
Because everyone is the same as Tang and Xu, poor people with no one to protect them in times of trouble.
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the other side.
Tang Yinye and Xu Jing also walked out of the house, but they didn't go to a crowded place, especially because they didn't want to be recognized.
They were at the cusp of the storm, and now they knew how to avoid suspicion.
Tang Yin waited in the teahouse for a long time before Xu Jing hurriedly came in and went upstairs to inform Tang Yin about the imperial court's performance for Zhang Zhou.
"My master, Bachelor Wang, has already mentioned these things to me, so they are not unusual," Tang Yin said.
Xu Jing said anxiously: "The imperial court announced this matter at this time, probably because it wanted him to be different from us and to treat us differently."
Tang Yin raised his head and looked at Xu Jing.
As if asking.
Even if you are treated differently, is there any good strategy? It is too late to make a meritorious service now, let alone how to make such a meritorious service?
"I guess the man named Zhang is extremely proud now. He has a bet with you. Maybe he is responsible for the whole thing and deliberately prevents you from becoming a Jinshi so that he can win." Xu Jing said with an annoyed look on his face.
That meant that he was dragged down by Tang Yin. If Tang Yin and Zhang Zhou had not made the bet, this matter would not have happened today.
Tang Yin said: "In my opinion, he shouldn't be that kind of person."
"You still speak for him?"
Xu Jing also didn't expect that Tang Yin would become calm and collected at this time.
"Go back early."
Tang Yin was not in the mood to drink tea. As soon as the two of them went downstairs, before they left the door of the teahouse, they saw Xu Jing's servant running over.
"Master, Master Tang, something serious has happened. Some guards in Jinyi have come to the house to fetch people. They say they want to arrest you and take you to Beizhen Fusi for questioning. You two..."
The servant was probably saying, you should run away quickly.
Historically, Tang Yin, Xu Jing and Hua Chang were sentenced to prison after the results were released. However, due to the butterfly effect caused by Zhang Zhou, Hua Chang had already been sent to prison that day. It stands to reason that the others involved in the case, except Cheng Minzheng, had official positions.
Except for the fact that the emperor personally issued an order to deal with the matter, Tang Yin and Xu Jing could not escape for the time being.
"Bohu, you...what do you think we should do?" Xu Jing looked at Tang Yin in panic.
Tang Yin said: "There is no way to advance or retreat. Apart from going to see the Jin Yiwei, what other strategies do we have? Those who purify themselves will purify themselves. Remember what I told you before."
run?
It was obvious that he couldn't run away. Once he ran away, everything would have been fine, but now he could only go back and explain the matter clearly to Jin Yiwei.
