Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Father-in-law, isn't it a good thing that the emperor is diligent? This is my blessing for the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, my son-in-law thinks it is very good."
Xu Guangzuo stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Yanling, it seems that you don't understand what I mean. What I mean is, what do you think of the future development of the imperial court? Just now you said that you have countermeasures, that should be for the imperial court.
You have your own opinions on how the situation develops. Otherwise, how do you deal with it? What I want to hear is your opinion."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said with a smile: "I see. Since my father-in-law asked, my son-in-law just said what he said. If what he said is wrong, please don't make fun of me."
Xu Guangzuo said: "Of course I won't make fun of you. I told you to speak freely today. Just say it."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "The new emperor has ascended the throne, the order in the court has not yet been determined, and the forces are reorganized. You come and I come and go. Although it looks calm on the surface, there is already an undercurrent surging inside. My father-in-law should also be deeply involved, and other princes and princes.
You guys have discussed it many times, trying to find the location of the Honorable House and how to deal with this situation."
Xu Guangzuo looked at Zhang Yanling with squinted eyes. He didn't show anything on his expression, but he was quite appreciative in his heart. Zhang Yanling could indeed see what was going on. Zhang Yanling was right. After the death of the late emperor, Duke Yingying, Duke Dingguo, and Baoguo
Gong Gong, Cheng Guogong and other leading figures in the noble group have met secretly several times to discuss the progress of the situation and study countermeasures.
The situation in the court has been extremely unfavorable to the noble group. After the death of the late emperor, anyone with some judgment will realize that the outer court will be unstoppable and will dominate the power of the government. The emperor is young, and the ministers who care about orders are the third member of the cabinet.
The emperor obeyed the advice of the three bachelors. It was obvious that the power of the outer court would be greatly expanded. At this time, many people naturally began to speculate.
As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to roost in, and those who know the current affairs are heroes. All forces have tended to attach themselves to the outer court in order to obtain greater benefits. The news received by several princes is that a large number of people in the inner court have already
He quietly went to pay homage to the dock and presented certificates of nomination to Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian.
Many people in the Xungui Group have turned to the outer court and begun to plan for the future. There has been a split within the Xungui Group. This situation is getting worse. In this case, how can the several princes not do this?
Respond and discuss countermeasures.
However, there were differences in the results of the deliberations. Xu Guangzuo, Duke of Dingguo, Zhang Mao, Duke of England, and several marquises believed that they should follow the trend at this time, communicate with the civil servants in the outer court, and make some compromises when necessary to ensure that
the overall interests of our noble lords.
Xu Guangzuo even proposed that at critical moments, part of the leadership of the Beijing camp could be transferred to release goodwill, exchange for understanding between both parties, and stabilize the overall situation.
Such a suggestion was strongly opposed by Zhu Hui, the Duke of Bao Guo, and Zhu Fu, the Duke of Cheng Guo. They believed that the right to lead the army was the foundation of the Xungui Group. Transferring the right to lead the army in exchange for a compromise with the outer court was a poison to quench one's thirst.
A wise move. Once a precedent is set, the follow-up will be unstoppable. The entire Xunqi group will fall into a crisis of prestige and trust, and will soon be divided and divided by the outer court.
They advocated that at times like this, the internal speculators must be severely punished, and the outer court must not give in, resolutely defend the status and interests of the Xungui Group, and shoulder the important task of curbing the dominance of the outer court. Otherwise, the Xungui Group must
It will sink and it will be difficult to revive from now on. And the imperial court will be completely controlled by the outer court.
Xu Guangzuo felt that Zhu Hui and Zhu Fu's ideas were too stupid. It seemed that their words were righteous and impassioned, but in the end they would lead to more serious consequences.
Now that the emperor seems to have been controlled by the outer court, in this case the outer court can only use the emperor's hand to complete the cannibalization of the interests of the nobles. The most sensible thing to do at this moment is not to take it hard, but to make deals and compromises.
Protect interests to the greatest extent possible.
However, although the noble family is headed by the British Duke and the Dingguo Duke, Baoguo Gong and Cheng Guogong are also the families of the Duke and are equal in status. Their opinions must not be ignored. If there are several major Dukes,
If they are divided due to different opinions, the entire Xunqi group will soon fall apart.
Ensure that the government has a unanimous opinion, work together to make decisions, and advance and retreat together. This is the consensus of all the government. No one is stupid enough to give up this consensus. Therefore, after several discussions, although there are larger differences
There were differences, but they only shelved and postponed the decision, and did not make a decision rashly. Because there was still time.
"Yan Ling, to tell you the truth. We have indeed discussed it several times. However, the opinions of several major government officials are quite different. It has not been decided yet. I think it may be better to make a decision when the situation becomes clearer. But here.
Before, I didn’t want to wait and just watched
Some things I don't want to see happen. I won't hide it from you. Many members of the family have turned to the outer court, and the situation is not optimistic. This is why I want to ask your opinion. I want to hear more.
Other people’s opinions." Xu Guangzuo said in a deep voice.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "My father-in-law can tell me these things, which shows that he is honest with his son-in-law. Although my son-in-law is not qualified to participate in such decisions, he is also a member of the family, so he should be able to express my thoughts."
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Xu Guangzuo hurriedly said: "Yanling, let me explain. Don't be unhappy. Of course, you can't invite everyone to this kind of thing. First, there are no need for so many people to make decisions, and it will be more confusing with all the talk. Second, the current situation
In this situation, there is a mixture of fish and dragons, chaos
I don’t know, there are some cheating among the nobles. Who knows if someone will leak the news. Therefore, there are only a few people attending the meeting. In addition to a few major princes, they are the most trustworthy princes of Tuanying.
Yes. It’s not just that I didn’t tell you.”
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "How could I be unhappy? I understand this very well."
Xu Guangzuo nodded and said: "That's good, tell me what you think."
Zhang Yanling said: "Father-in-law, my suggestion is that we don't have to worry about the outer court at all. There is no need to make any compromises or take a tough stance, because the fire will not burn your noble head."
Xu Guangzuo was surprised at first, then smiled bitterly and said, "That's all?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Yes, that's all."
Xu Guangzuo was extremely disappointed. He had thought that Zhang Yanling would give some constructive suggestions, but in the end, Zhang Yanling just talked nonsense. What kind of opinion was this? It was completely perfunctory and ridiculous.
Xu Yande chuckled and said: "Dad, I told you earlier, what ideas can I ask him? If you insist on saying that he is insightful, he may have some good suggestions. Look, are you satisfied now? I don't think he has any good suggestions.
I didn’t take it seriously and just talked nonsense. Haha, it’s so funny.”
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "Brother, what are you talking about? Have I ever talked nonsense? What I said is my judgment. You can disagree, but you can't say I'm talking nonsense."
Xu Yande said: "Oh, you're not happy anymore. What kind of bullshit judgment are you talking about? Do nothing and wait for those guys in the outer court to eat us up? The fire can't burn our ancestors' heads? Could it be Liu Jian and Li Dongyang's own words?
Promise to you? Kneel down in front of you, Lord Zhang, and swear a poisonous oath?"
Zhang Yanling's face darkened and she stood up and said, "Father-in-law, it's getting late. My son-in-law has to take leave."
Xu Guangzuo said: "Why are we leaving? We haven't finished talking yet."
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "What else can you say? Since you are treating my words as a joke, I don't have to be annoying. My son-in-law has no merits, but he is a knowledgeable person. Father-in-law and brothers, you can rest assured that I, Zhang Yanling, will never do this.
I have no intention of dragging down your Duke Dingguo's government. I, Zhang Yanling, have no intention of relying on anyone, let alone relying on nepotism and hiding under the wings of others."
Xu Yande sneered and said: "Dad, look at how spineless your son-in-law is. He is trying to choke us with his words."
Xu Guangzuo shouted: "Yande, shut up. No matter what, he is your brother-in-law. Why do you have to be sarcastic? We are a family."
Xu Yande shut up angrily.
Xu Guangzuo said to Zhang Yanling: "Yanling, don't worry about it. Yande is quick-tongued and outspoken. Don't mind. Who said your Zhang family is dragging down Dingguo's palace? Don't think so."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law is not deaf, stupid or blind, he can see and feel everything. But my son-in-law actually doesn't mind this, because I don't expect to get anything from others.
So I don’t feel disappointed. I just feel that sometimes as a human being
Being too utilitarian and selfish is definitely not a good thing. Who knows what will happen in this world? Who knows whether the east wind will overwhelm the west wind, or the west wind will overwhelm the east wind? You are sure that my Zhang family will be unlucky, but I don’t see it that way. You are against me, Zhang Yanling.
Everyone will be in bad luck. If you don’t believe it, just wait and see.”
Xu Guangzuo smacked his lips and shook his head. This time, even he completely believed that Zhang Yanling had lost his mind and was talking nonsense and angry words.
"Father-in-law, before my son-in-law leaves, I would like to remind you that it is best not to act rashly and not to worry unfoundedly. Don't look at the commotion in the outer court now. Soon they will suffer a devastating blow. The situation at this moment is just a reflection of the past. Father-in-law
What your Excellency needs to do now is to use this opportunity to purge the scoundrels among the nobles, kick them out, and make the nobles more united and cleaner. This is actually a good thing." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
"Dad, do you listen to what he said? He said that the outer court will suffer a devastating blow. Hahaha, this is really ridiculous." Xu Yande couldn't help but said again.
Xu Guangzuo frowned and said, "Yanling, do you have any basis for saying this?"
Zhang Yanling said: "There is no basis for my father-in-law to think that I am talking nonsense. In short, it is up to you to believe it or not. My son-in-law has left."
Zhang Yanling cupped her hands and turned around to go out.
Xu Yande's voice came from behind: "Dad, what this guy says is crazy, don't believe him. It's such a pity that I married him too late. I regret it to death."