Chapter seven hundred and seventeen concentric, dissimilar
Although there was a thief in the family, Zhang Shou was naturally satisfied because he blackmailed the emperor into a charity hall and more than 200 children in it. Zhu Ying, on the other hand, rushed back from the Huairou Imperial Manor in a rage, and when she went to complain to the emperor, another incident happened.
When Zhang Shou was there, people were really in high spirits on happy occasions. When I resigned and left, there was wind under my feet, which was extremely relaxing.
So, when the emperor, who had just been furious before, saw the young couple leaving side by side in pairs, he couldn't help but said sourly: "Do you think it is possible for these two people to misunderstand each other?"
Hua Qi had already understood the emperor's bad taste at this time, but she took a step back slightly, then tiptoed to the ground and disappeared silently. Chu Kuan also did not want to get involved in the emperor's very funny behavior.
In his imagination, he was not as lucky as Hua Qi and escaped in time, because the emperor looked directly at him.
Therefore, Eunuch Chu, who had just been pointed at the nose and scolded by the emperor, and who in Zhang Shou's opinion was almost pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded, now said bluntly: "Your Majesty, forgive me for that.
I tried my best to turn things around, and then the emperor's thunderous anger was temporarily relieved. No matter what point of view, I can't add insult to injury."
"You have the nerve to say that!" The emperor was just joking at first, but at this time Chu Kuan spoke so bluntly, he couldn't help but said angrily, "Also, put away the word slave! I will let you stay in Ciqing Palace.
I serve Saburo's pen and ink, but I want you to be his mentor and friend who can give him advice, and I don't want you to push those frightened disciples and disciples out of the door! Okay, you get off here!"
The third prince looked on in confusion. When he saw Chu Kuan, he retreated as he was told, but his father's face became even darker. He hesitated for a long time, thinking about what his father had just said about Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying.
Wan couldn't answer it. In that case, it was better to continue talking about Chu Kuan. So, he couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Father, Eunuch Chu, he..."
"Don't say anything. Can you or anyone else know him better than me?" The emperor snorted angrily, and finally said lightly, "Sanlang, the emperor is a loner, because too many people will rely on you.
Very few people can remain unchanged. I am very lucky to have met a cousin Zhu Jing who is always the same as before, and..."
"And there is Chu Kuan."
Although he was very annoyed, the emperor still spit out such a name. He saw that the third prince showed a rare expression of being interested in listening to the story, but when he looked carefully, the child suddenly turned into a serious face.
He smiled and said: "Are you surprised why I got angry when I came in just now? In fact, I heard what Chu Kuan said to Zhang Shou..."
While the emperor was educating the prince, Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying also left Ciqing Palace side by side. Although they had not seen each other for three autumns, a series of things happened last night. Even if they were unscathed,
But it was impossible for her mood to be ups and downs. Therefore, as the two of them were walking, Zhu Ying couldn't help but gently tug on Zhang Shou's sleeve.
"Last night when I heard that rioters were surrounding me, I was thinking about how to break out of the siege, how to break through the many interceptions on the road and rush back to the capital. Would I rush in front of you covered in blood and scare you?
Jump... In the end, I was frightened by those guys with weak fighting ability."
Originally thought it was a difficult battle, but it turned out that the eldest lady led a group of well-armed elite soldiers to fight against a group of barefoot farmers shouting slogans... and the fifth scumbag who shouted the slogans was killed immediately.
, and after the others were shouted at and questioned, they hurriedly cried and begged to surrender. If it were Zhang Shou himself, he also felt that he would doubt his life after being stunned.
But at this moment, he knew that Zhu Ying did not need to comment on last night's incident, so he smiled and spoke after listening.
"I told my mother before that you were born a lucky girl, and this luck will definitely accompany you forever. Therefore, I will tell the emperor before you come, if I take someone to pick you up,
That will cause you trouble."
Zhu Ying then remembered that when she had just met the emperor, she had said the word "chaos" quickly. She was a little embarrassed, so she simply grabbed Zhang Shou's hand and snorted angrily.
"The Emperor just has no good intentions and asked you to pick me up at Huairou. Firstly, he might be planning to lure the enemy further, and secondly, he might have other plans... Anyway, if you refuse, it would be best if I come back on my own.
! Ah Shou, you are very courageous, but you are a beautiful jade, there is no need to touch the rocks. As long as there is a little bit of risk, I don’t want you to go."
"Do you know that when my eldest brother forced you to go to Cangzhou... I almost went crazy, so I went to Cangzhou later!"
Zhang Shou couldn't help laughing when he thought about Zhu Ying chasing him to Cangzhou.
Although this was in the palace and not on a busy street, it had to be said that Zhu Ying's action still showed boldness. But since she didn't care, he didn't care about the various looks.
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And the two of them made a tacit agreement not to talk about the eldest prince - let alone whether the eldest prince was the mastermind of this ridiculous farce. Anyway, in their minds, the deposed queen was dead, and the second prince was already "dead" when his life or death was uncertain.
"Well, then these things were not done by the eldest prince, but also by the eldest prince... After all, the rioters even shouted slogans like this.
As for the third prince, the fourth prince, and the mother-in-law and mother clan behind them, they absolutely do not have this strength. And the so-called princeling party has not yet taken shape.
The emperor, who was more emotional than rational most of the time, obviously had no secret plans to completely uproot his former wife and son - if the emperor had done this, it would have been a joke.
But Zhang Shou had a vague idea in his mind because of today's events.
He vaguely felt that the mother and son were indeed not completely innocent. For example, the eldest prince must have been flirting with a certain minister for a long time. Therefore, after discovering that the eldest prince had lost power, they would still take risks and only fear to pursue the case after the incident failed.
He committed suicide by taking medicine. However, it seemed that someone was deliberately pushing the mother and son to a point of no return.
But what does this have to do with him? The three deposed queens, mother and son, are not his relatives and friends. Why should he complain about them just because of the slightest suspicion? They should not be the group of ministers who supported the establishment of heirs and elders.
Are we going to work hard?
So he recommended Confucius to be a bachelor. On the surface, he was giving people a step down, and he was very "kind" and asked people to express their feelings to the prince through practical actions. But in fact, he was just setting a trap for people - you
Doesn’t it mean that you supported the establishment of the heir out of a public spirit? In that case, then you should continue to show your selfless heart and solve the problem of the eldest prince!
Now that the emperor had made up his mind, he naturally acted quickly. When he came out of Ciqing Palace where the third prince lived and studied, he ordered someone to summon Zhang Chuan, Duke of Qin. When he returned to Qianqing Palace, he casually browsed through a few documents. The memorial was sent through the cabinet, and Zhang Chuan had already arrived before I even felt how much time had passed.
The Duke of Qin's Zhang family has been a civil servant since the previous generation Zhang Yun, and Zhang Chuan is also a good writer. Although he is a noble person in the eyes of outsiders, his favor is not as good as that of other families. Even among the several marquises and counts, some are more favored than the Zhang family and his son. .
But since Zhang Chuan became the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, the meaning has been completely different. Some people even compare it with Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing's appointment as Minister of War.
Therefore, when Zhang Chuan hurriedly went to Qianqing Palace according to the imperial edict, and then went to the Kong family without stopping after leaving Qianqing Palace, this naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Master Kong Jiu did not dare to stay at Taichang Temple for a moment after the morning court. He hurried home to check on the status of the Confucian scholar - of course, he was more worried because of the incident that Zhang Shou mentioned about Jiang Zhuoer during the morning court. Uneasy, he knew that his cousin was the only life-saving straw. So, when he heard that Zhang Chuan suddenly came to visit the patient, his sister-in-law Gu sent his second son to greet him, and he couldn't help but panic.
He really couldn't help but panic. Although the emperor asked Zhu Tingfang to go to Zhang Yuan to pick up the Jiang Zhuoer that Zhang Shou mentioned, after the previous two days, no one knew that Zhang Chuan, the Shuntian Prefecture Yin, and Zhu Tingfang were basically one and the same. The previous trend of tightening on the outside and loosening on the inside was just to catch those with ulterior motives.
Maybe Zhu Tingfang has asked something from Jiang Zhuoer and informed Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan. Now Zhang Chuan is coming to investigate for this matter... maybe he is here after all!
Thinking about how many words he had said after he came back, Zhu Tingfang relayed what he said to Zhang Shou to Master Kong, but this cousin had always ignored him since he entered the door. Master Kong Jiu now Simply put your mind at ease, open the skylight and speak frankly.
"Brother, I know you are angry that I misjudged the situation this time and provoked the evil star Zhu Tingfang, but I really didn't mean it! I did see Ah Liu next to Zhang Shou buying tonics at the medicine store and naming him. Tao wanted the best, and even bought the most expensive old wild ginseng, the treasure of his store. You know, this person is the most stingy and stingy, even lending money to a girl to buy a slingshot requires usury!"
"Furthermore, my nephew can even sneak out the furniture in a moment of confusion, let alone me? Brother, you are an official in the capital, have you ever asked your sister-in-law about your daily expenses? They say that living in the capital is not easy, you are a cabinet member Even a bachelor can't make ends meet, let alone me? But ask my sister-in-law, how much do I supplement you, brother, by saving money every year on the pretext of saving my life?"
Mrs. Gu, who was waiting at the bedside, never thought that Mr. Kong Jiu would say such explicit words. When she saw Grand Scholar Kong looking at her in shock and anger, as if asking if this was what happened, even though she wanted to I deny it, but there is a receipt for the gift I received, so I really cannot deny it.
Therefore, she simply said truthfully: "Master, the expenses in the capital are high, and although the family is doing its best to subsidize it, you have to be an upright official and are unwilling to accept the filial piety and etiquette of foreign officials, and all kinds of favors require money. Our family All my properties are in my hometown, so I really can’t make ends meet.”
She glanced sideways at Mr. Kong Jiu. Thinking that she was still receiving the second son of Qin Guogong Zhang Chuan outside at this time, and thinking that her eldest son had been ordered to reflect in the room after Zhu Tingfang left, she felt irritated. Naturally, the more she looked at Kong Jiu,
The more displeased the master is. If people hadn't listened to the wind or the rain, how could there be such troubles today?
At that moment, she smiled and said: "Master Jiu does give a lot of gifts every year. He can get about two to three thousand gifts a year. It does supplement some of the family expenses, but he also does a lot of things in the name of the master.
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Bachelor Kong was almost mad at the pairing of his cousin and his wife. He had never thought that he had always lived a simple life, and his son and daughter-in-law were not extravagant, but as a result, the situation at home turned out to be like this!
"Okay, it's really good!" Grand Bachelor Kong felt a sweet taste rising in his throat, and his head felt swollen. Then he couldn't help but beat the bed board hard, and shouted angrily, "Do you think I am a great bachelor?"
Is it going well? I have been working hard all day long, but you are going behind my back! You have to force me to submit a petition to beg for my body, so you are just willing to do it, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Kong Jiu and the Gu family were all shocked. Not to mention them, even the Kong family could not bear the huge blow of the resignation of Master Kong in his prime!
Mr. Kong Jiu was very sure that once he found out that this incident was caused by him, the clan might expel him. And Mrs. Gu was also very sure that without her husband as a huge burden, the eldest son alone would be able to do what he did.
If she does something stupid, she will be laughed at by countless people - and it's not a joke behind her back, it's a joke to her face!
Therefore, the uncle and the sister-in-law, who had been a little bit wary just now, hurriedly tried to persuade each other, but just when Academician Confucius looked like he was determined after eating the weight, a cautious voice of a servant woman came from outside: "Madam, you two
The young master sent someone to report that the Duke of Qin did not come to visit the master who was ill and did not go to court today, but he brought people in according to the order."
At this moment, the three owners of the room were startled at the same time. Immediately afterwards, Mr. Gu and Mr. Kong Jiu became more nervous than ever. On the contrary, Master Kong University regained his composure in a moment.
"Since the emperor has sent someone to visit the patient, please come in. I just didn't sleep well all night and was a little dizzy in the morning."
Gu wanted to say something else, but was stopped by the stern look in the eyes of Master Kong. And Mr. Kong Jiu knew that even if there was no word of order, his nephew who went out to receive the reception could only delay at most, and it was impossible.
Have the courage to shut out the Duke of Qin.
At the critical moment, he could only apologize and say with a smile: "Brother, you have always been in good health, and the slight illness in the morning is really nothing. It doesn't matter what dissatisfaction you have with me, but don't say those fatal words in front of Duke Qin.
Who doesn’t know that you have been supporting our Kong family that day! After so many years, the only one who can still navigate the capital after resigning is Lu Wan!"
"Don't mention that guy!" When someone mentioned the name that was most taboo in his heart, Academician Kong's expression suddenly changed. He was most taboo about letting people know that Lu Wan was not entirely a member of Mr. Jiang Ge, but had something to do with him.
Lu Wan didn't say anything, which naturally made him relieved, so he always turned a blind eye to what the Lu family and his son did.
Just when he was about to give a few more warnings, Zhang Chuan's voice came from outside: "Second Master Kong, I hear you are very angry. Your father seems to be okay?"