Before the Ming Dynasty, there were all dynasties and dynasties that had the phenomenon of relatives interfering in politics, especially in the Han and Tang dynasties, which was particularly serious, and there were relatives who grabbed power, and the most successful of them was naturally Wu Cao Wu Zetian, who became the first female emperor in history. After Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, established the country, in order to prevent his relatives from interfering in politics, he designed a set of strict systems to avoid repeating the mistakes of the previous dynasty, such as the clan is not allowed to marry with noble ministers, and horses are not allowed to enter the court as officials.

However, at the beginning, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy to marry the powerful, his daughters were married to the nobles and ministers, and his sons were also married to the women of the nobles and ministers. There is no way, the Ming Dynasty has just been established, in order to stabilize the country, Lao Zhu had to take the way of marriage, but after sitting firmly in the country, Lao Zhu came to a big change of face, and degraded the nobles and ministers who followed him to fight the country, killed and killed, and only a handful of people escaped a catastrophe.

After that, the old Zhu family disdained to marry the powerful again, whether it was the emperor's wedding or the princess's marriage, the choice was a commoner with no background, and it was expressly forbidden for relatives to enter the court to participate in politics, so Jiajing was no exception, Empress Wu was a commoner, her father's name was Wu Deyou, a master of a private school, showing his talent and fame, and he was barely an intellectual.

At the beginning, although Jiajing did not wait to see Queen Wu, he was still good to the Wu family, and named his father-in-law Wu Deyou as the new Pingbo. In the past two years, Empress Wu has become well-behaved and sensible, not only filial piety to the Queen Mother, but also living in harmony with other concubines in the harem. In addition, Jiajing also gave the Wu family a big mansion, which is located in Xiaoyongfang.

At this moment, in the living room of the Wu Mansion in Yongfang, the national abbot Wu Deyou was receiving a guest, and it was Zhang Xuan in the Ministry of Officials.

Wu Deyou is in his early forties, with fair skin and a bookish face, and he is admiring a calligraphy and painting at the moment, and only after a long time did he raise his head and say: "Lord Zhang, this "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" is indeed the authentic work of Tang Ziwei. ”

Tang Ziwei is Tang Bohu, saying that this guy has followed Xu Jin to Nanyang a few years ago, and acted as the "cultural messenger" of the Ming Dynasty in the Nanyang countries, and has been warmly sought after by the locals, and his fame is getting bigger and bigger, and the value of his calligraphy and painting has also risen.

I saw Zhang Xuan said with joy on his face: "This "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" was found by the official when he was in Jinan Mansion, Shandong, and it cost a hundred taels of silver, and he has not dared to be sure that Tang Ziwei is the authentic handiwork, and he has to hear that Guozhang is proficient in appreciating antique calligraphy and painting, so I came to ask for advice or two, hehe, it is good that it is a genuine handiwork, and it is finally not eye-catching. ”

Wu Deyou smiled slightly: "Master Zhang has an overreputation, and I only know a little bit about it, but I dare to pack a ticket for this calligraphy and painting, and there is no doubt that it is Wu Ziwei's authentic handiwork." Now it is sold on the market, estimated to be worth three hundred taels, or even more, congratulations to Mr. Zhang, the income has multiplied several times, and I envy others! ”

A trace of imperceptible disdain flashed in Zhang Xuan's eyes, and he said secretly, although this person is a national ruler, he is only a poor man after all, he only has yellow and white things in his eyes, and he is blind with a good calligraphy and painting.

"The official bought this "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" just on a whim, but he was not very interested in collecting antique calligraphy and paintings. Zhang Xuan smiled and said authentically.

Wu Deyou was happy in his heart, in fact, when Zhang Xuan came to visit with calligraphy and paintings, he had already guessed the other party's thoughts, but at this moment, the other party clearly said that he would give this painting to himself, he still couldn't help but be very happy, but he deliberately excused himself: "A gentleman doesn't take people's favor, how can this be embarrassing, Lord Zhang is kind and understandable." After finishing speaking, he rolled up the calligraphy and painting, and pushed it back in front of Zhang Xuan pretendedly.

"This official does not collect calligraphy and paintings, and it is a waste to keep this "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" in his hands, don't shirk it, accept it!" Zhang Xuan pushed the calligraphy and painting in front of Wu Deyou again.

"This ...... Then thank you Lord Zhang, if Brother Bingyong is interested, I will take you to the Tibetan room to visit, and then have dinner and then leave? Wu Deyou said enthusiastically.

Zhang Xuan said: "I don't dare to ask for what I want!" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and at this moment, a group of people walked in from outside the door, and it was Wu Hao and several of his servants.

I saw Wu Hao with a black face, and he went around the screen to go to the backyard, and he didn't seem to see his old son Wu Deyou and Zhang Xuan at all.

Wu Deyou's face couldn't hold back, and he stood up and shouted: "Stop, the son of a son is so rude!" ”

Wu Hao was startled, only to find that his own Lao Tzu and Zhang Xuan were sitting in the living room, and hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "The child has seen his father and Master Zhang." ”

Wu Deyou reprimanded with a dark face: "Bastard, where are you fooling around today?" ”

"The child doesn't have to be on duty today, he went out of the city to relax." Wu Hao lowered his head and said.

Wu Deyou snorted coldly and said: "I'm afraid I didn't go to Jingxi Town to fool around again, I don't do my job all day long, and my father will be angry with you sooner or later." ”

Zhang Xuan hurriedly finished the game and said: "The uncle doesn't have to work hard, the so-called combination of work and rest, there is nothing wrong with Uncle Guo going out to play during his rest time." ”

Wu Deyou's expression slowed slightly, and he waved his hand and said, "Get out of here, you don't have to be an eyesore here." ”

Wu Hao glanced at Zhang Xuan, his mouth opened, and he looked like he wanted to speak. Zhang Xuan's heart moved, stood up and said: "Lord Guozhang, this official will say goodbye first, and next time I have the opportunity to appreciate the treasures collected by Guozhang." ”

Wu Deyou waved his hand and said, "Master Zhang doesn't have to see outside, you can say anything to your face." ”

Wu Deyou's words obviously meant to show favor to Zhang Zhang, and of course it was also a manifestation of trust. In other words, why did Wu Deyou trust Zhang Xuan so much?

It turned out that didn't Queen Wu dig a pit to provoke the relationship between Jiajing and Xu Jin before? Fortunately, Xu Jin chose to be the prince of the country at that time, and then relegated his power to the second line, so he did not fall into this insidious pit, and the master who instructed Queen Wu to dig the pit behind his back was Zhang Xuan, but Zhang Zhang was still a post in Shandong at the time, so Wu Deyou contacted through the Ministry of Shangshu Fang Xianfu, and then Wu Deyou instructed Empress Wu.

Therefore, the relationship between Zhang Xuan and the Wu family is very close now, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a grasshopper on the same rope.

It is said that although Empress Wu is a queen, she is not favored in the palace, and she did not give birth to a son and a half daughter, in a feudal society where mothers and children are expensive, even ordinary people are in danger of being divorced, let alone in the palace. Empress Wu was worried that her queen's position was not guaranteed, so she had the idea of befriending foreign ministers, and it happened that Zhang Xuan was demoted to Shandong as a post keeper that year, and tried to overthrow Xu Jin, and then recovered, he thought about it, and finally took a fancy to Queen Wu, who was not willing to do so in the palace.

So, the two hit it off!

To get back to the point, Wu Hao did not shy away from Zhang Xuan when he saw Lao Tzu, so he told him how he met Jiajing one by one, Wu Deyou's face suddenly gloomy after listening to it, and Zhang Xuan also frowned.

Wu Hao said indignantly: "The emperor is so fond of He Zhi'er, the righteous sister of Xu Jin, the prince of Yasukuni, and regards it as a treasure, once this girl enters the palace, if she gives birth to a son and a half daughter, she will have to rob her sister of the queen's position." ”

Wu Deyou's face became even more ugly, and suddenly his eyes rolled and said, "You said that He Zhi'er fainted and fell off the horse?" ”

Wu Hao nodded and said: "The child didn't see it with his own eyes, but the emperor did hold this girl at that time, and this girl's face was not quite right, her eyes were dull and sloppy, she should be sick, so the emperor snatched the child's car to return to the city." ”

Wu Deyou stroked his palm and said: "Okay, for my father, I will enter the palace to see your sister, and let her inform the Queen Mother of this matter, that He Zhi'er last time she tested mines in the Taiye Pool, she hated the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother had a very bad impression of it, if this woman was seriously ill, the Queen Mother would never agree to this woman entering the palace to wait for the emperor." ”

Zhang Xuan's eyes flashed, and he said, "The country is slow, can you listen to me?" ”

Wu Deyou nodded and said, "Brother Bingyong, but it's okay to say it!" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and said: "This official thinks that this should not be the case, on the contrary, the queen should take the initiative to offer to be the emperor's concubine." ”

"What?" Wu Deyou and Wu Hao blurted out in surprise.

"Help the emperor take He Zhi'er as a concubine? Zhang Bingyong, do you have a problem with your brain? Let my sister come forward to accept the emperor's concubine, isn't this an obvious way to give up the queen's position, what do you mean? Wu Hao stared at Zhang Xuan with an unkind expression.

"Presumptuous!" Wu Deyou scolded his son, but his face was also shocked, and he said with a little displeasure: "What is the purpose of Brother Bingyong?" That He Zhi'er is Xu Jin's sister-in-law, once she is accepted as a concubine, Xu Jin will cover the sky with one hand in the court! ”

Zhang Xuan smiled mysteriously and said, "Lord Guozhang and Uncle Guo should be calm and don't be impatient, and listen to the official." ”

Wu Hao snorted coldly and said, "It's up to you to tell you why." ”

A trace of imperceptible disdain flashed in Zhang Xuan's eyes, and he said indifferently: "As Uncle Guo said, the emperor regards He Zhi'er as a treasure, if the queen makes a small report in front of the queen mother and says bad things about He Zhi'er, how will the emperor react?" ”

Wu Deyou's father and son were shocked, glanced at each other, and then fell silent!

The emperor loves He Zhi'er so much, once the queen says bad things about He Zhi'er in front of the queen mother, there is no doubt that the emperor will be disgusted, then the good image that has been created all the time will be ruined, it can really be said that he killed a thousand enemies and damaged eight hundred.

Wu Deyou said in a deep voice: "Then you can't let the queen come forward to help the emperor take He Zhi'er as a concubine, right?" Isn't this cheaper for that woman and cheaper for Xu Jin? ”

"It's just idiots who do such stupid things!" Wu Hao echoed with a sneer.