The Zhang family's motorcade turned west and headed to Jianchang Houfu in Xuanbeifang. Zhang Heling, who was riding in the same car, kept frowning and saying nothing, looking quite unhappy.
"Brother is not happy because I took the initiative to spare Zhu Lin? I'm sorry, I didn't discuss this matter with my brother beforehand. I just decided to do this this morning. I didn't have time to discuss it with my brother." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
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Zhang Heling snorted coldly: "You are an adult now. Naturally, you don't need your brother to make the decision for you. You can just take care of things yourself and follow your own temper. It's useless to worry about it."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Brother seems to still blame me in his heart."
Zhang Heling said angrily: "Have you forgotten how Zhu Lin and the others, as well as Zhang Lun from the British government, scolded us before? They said that our brothers relied on nepotism to get where we are today and were ashamed to be with us. They are a bunch of
At a gathering of honorable disciples, they all mocked and ridiculed me Zhang brothers. This is not the first time that Zhu Lin has had a conflict with you. He did it deliberately every time. This time he almost killed you. You
You actually spared him? What a great opportunity to scare the monkeys? You severely punished Zhu Lin. Next time these bastards see us, why can’t they be respectful to us? Who has our Zhang family ever been afraid of? You’d better come here.
When He is old, I really don’t understand what you are thinking. Could it be that your brain was broken due to a fall? If it weren’t for the fact that you are still injured, I would have wanted to beat you up."
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Brother, let me ask you a question. What do you think of the reputation of my Zhang family in the capital and the imperial court?"
Zhang Heling was stunned and frowned: "What do you mean by this?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Let me ask another question. If something happens to our Zhang family, do you think there is anyone in the court who will speak for us? Apart from the emperor and the queen."
Zhang Heling said solemnly: "What can happen to us? Why do we need others to take the lead? It is enough to have the emperor and the queen. Who dares to disobey the emperor's words? Our backer is the emperor, what do others matter?"
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "It is true that no one can touch us now. Our brother-in-law is the emperor and our sister is the queen. Who can do anything to us? But brother, have you ever thought about what if the emperor is gone? What if there is another emperor?
What? Our backer is gone?"
Zhang Heling said in astonishment: "What do you mean by this? What does it mean that the emperor is gone?"
Zhang Yanling said: "People are born, old, sick and die. My brother-in-law is the emperor, but he is also a human being. What if... something happens or gets sick, and our Zhang family's backer is gone? What then?"
Zhang Heling frowned and said: "What nonsense are you talking about? The Emperor is in his prime, only in his thirties, how can he be gone? You are thinking too much."
Zhang Yanling said: "Who can say this kind of thing well? Just like me this time, didn't I almost die? I am only nineteen years old, what if I die this time? So no one can say anything about birth, old age, illness and death.
You can’t guarantee it, right?”
Although Zhang Heling felt that Zhang Yanling was trying to make excuses, he had to admit that it was difficult to say such a thing.
"Our Zhang family is what we are today because of the emperor's favor. Everything we have comes from the emperor. Without the current emperor, we would be finished. Isn't this something that needs to be alarmed? Even if the emperor is in his prime.
, he may still be in power for several decades, but has there been no change in these decades? The emperor now only favors his sister, but do you dare to say that the emperor will not fall in love with other women? What if his sister falls out of favor?
Didn't my Zhang family immediately fall out of favor? You also know that many people hate my Zhang family. Just now you said that Zhu Lin and the others usually look down on us and ridicule us behind our backs. It can be seen that among our relatives, we are not respected.
The ministers in the outer court don’t want to see us even more. They hope that something will happen to our brothers so that they can seize the opportunity to criticize us. Needless to say, the people in the palace, after what happened to He Wending
, when our brothers enter the palace, the chamberlains avoid us. It can be seen that except for the emperor and queen, our Zhang family is ostracized by everyone. Once something happens, none of these people will speak for us, and they all want me
Brother is finished. Don’t you feel scared, brother? We may look like a beautiful person, but we are actually on the tip of a knife. If we are not careful, we will have holes all over our body." Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice.
Zhang Heling looked at his younger brother blankly. He had never thought about these things. He only knew that with the emperor and empress as his backers, he could do whatever he wanted. With his brother-in-law and the emperor favoring him in everything, no one could do anything to him. As for others,
No matter how he looked or thought, he had never considered it. When his brother said this, Zhang Heling felt a little creepy.
"Of course, we have a backer, so we are not afraid at the moment. But as I said, changes can happen at any time, and no one can guarantee what will happen in the future. Therefore, we have to change some practices, not to become the target of public criticism, but to prepare for the future.
Plan, plan for the future generations of my Zhang family." Zhang Yanling said softly.
"So...your decision to spare Zhu Lin is...a move to win people's hearts?" Zhang Heling seemed to understand.
"It can't be considered as buying people's hearts. It's impossible to win people's hearts through this matter. But sparing Zhu Lin can ease their attitude towards us, and my two brothers can ease their relationship with them. In addition, brother
Don't you see it? Today, Min Gui, Dai Lin and others are interrogating the case with great fanfare, insisting on questioning Zhu Lin's guilt. What is that for? Isn't it because they hope that the conflict between us and Cheng Guogong will deepen and the feudal clan will start to tear apart internally?
When we start fucking each other, how about they sit back and watch the show? Hehe, these civil servants think the matter is not big enough and they want us to fight so that they can benefit. How can I let them succeed?" Zhang Yanling said Shen
vocal tract.
"Oh, it's true. I asked you why Min Gui insists on insisting on it, and is even a bit shameless. If you say that, I'm afraid it's really the case. Zhu Lin has been punished, and the Chengguo Palace will not be able to punish this person.
Is this debt to be settled on our Zhang family? These dogs are really holding back their misfortunes." Zhang Heling suddenly realized.
Zhang Yanling smiled and nodded: "Yes, from this, my brother should be able to see how many people hope that we are finished. And I actually don't want to make this matter difficult for the emperor. This is also for the emperor's consideration."
Zhang Heling said hurriedly: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Duke Cheng and the nobles in the court are all descendants of meritorious ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor treats them like his own family. Now there is a conflict between Zhu Lin and me, and we are fighting to the death."
, what do you think we should do from the emperor’s standpoint?”
Zhang Heling said: "The emperor must be helping us, you don't have to worry about that."
Zhang Yanling said: "I know the emperor will help us, but that's because we are the queen's younger brothers. He is partial to us because of the queen's face. But at the same time, the Duke of Chengguo is also a noble person valued by the emperor, so he helped us
, what will the other nobles think? This is called the palm of the hand is flesh, and the back of the hand is also flesh. The emperor must be extremely embarrassed. Therefore, by letting Zhu Lin go generously, we are actually solving this dilemma for the emperor. The emperor will definitely
Very happy."
"Ouch!" Zhang Heling stared at his brother with blank eyes, as if he was meeting him for the first time. "Yanling, you are...killing three birds with one stone. It's amazing, you are so thoughtful."
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Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "No, my brother has given me the reward. I just decided to let Zhu Lin go after considering these things. Does my brother still blame me now?"
Zhang Heling waved his hand and said: "No blame, no blame. Why should I blame you? Oh, my brother is amazing. Brother, why didn't I see it before? That's all, this matter is like this. I will take you back home.
, I have to go to the palace to report this matter to my sister. I was originally worried about how to explain it to her. But now I know what to say."
Zhang Yanling said hurriedly: "Brother, there are some things you cannot say. Some words are private words between you and me."
Zhang Heling said with a smile: "Do you really think your brother is a idiot? Don't I understand what to say and what not to say? Don't worry, I didn't say a word about the insidious intentions of the civil servants. I only said that you are
I decided to do this because I didn’t want to embarrass the emperor. The emperor will definitely praise you after hearing this."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said no more.
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At noon, Zhu Youtang, Emperor Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty, finally came to court. Just like at the end of countless long and complicated court meetings, the first thing Zhu Youtang wanted to do after leaving court was to go to Kunning Palace to see him.
Queen. Only with the Queen can he enjoy a moment of tranquility and feel a touch of warmth and relaxation.
No matter what happened to her, she would always feel exhausted. When she complained to Queen Zhang, Queen Zhang would smile and say: "The world is big and everything is complicated. As the Lord of the world, the Emperor will naturally work extra hard. Just one
Just solve them one by one. I believe the emperor will be able to solve these major national affairs. The emperor is the emperor."
Although these words seem to be of no use, Zhu Youtang feels much more at ease every time he hears such words. In the queen, you will never see depression or sadness. She is always so cheerful, as if she has no worries. Speaking of which,
It's strange that the queen has a sweet and lively temperament, and is not the kind of gentle and quiet person. Everyone in the world likes a well-educated, sensible, gentle and quiet woman, but he just likes her personality. Zhu Youtang himself.
He is a dull person, maybe this is because his personalities complement each other.
Zhu Youtang loved this woman to the core. So he even refused to marry another concubine to make Empress Zhang sad. Having said that, who in the world can compare to the empress? He already has one
With the Queen, there is no need to be contaminated by other vulgar powder. Zhu Youtang was satisfied to get up and sleep with the Queen every day like an ordinary couple.