From Yan Song and Yan Shifan's father and son, from Xu Jie to Zhang Juzheng and other first assistants, many of their sons and nephews are in important positions in the imperial court, not only for officials, but also for their father's staff. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhang Taizheng is the eldest son of Zhang Siwei, married to the granddaughter of Yang Bo, a former minister and minister. At present, Zhang Siwei is the first assistant, and Zhang Taizheng is faintly a little 'small pavilion old' in the same year.

Everyone couldn't help but want to hear the news from his mouth, and they could figure out what Zhang Siwei meant, and their expressions were full of three points of flattery.

Zhang Taizheng held the shelf, not flat or indifferent, not near or far to chat with everyone.

His mouth was tight, and he didn't show the slightest hint of wind. Although everyone knew that he was perfunctory, everyone felt that this 'little pavilion elder' was unfathomable.

After talking for a while, Zhang Taizheng suddenly asked Lin Yanchao beside him: "I recently got a new old pit Tao inkstone, as well as a few ancient books of the Tang and Song dynasties, I heard that Zong Hai is the Fang family, I don't know if I have time to go to the little brother's house to taste one or two after today's banquet?" ”

If someone else can get this invitation, it is impossible to ask for a trip to the Prime Minister's Mansion. But Lin Yanchao knew Zhang Siwei's personality very well, and he didn't know what was going on when he went to his house and was sold by him.

Maybe the other party is just purely wooing, but with Zhang Siwei's temperament, he never means to pay without asking for anything in return.

Lin Yanchao smiled and said: "Tomorrow is on duty in front of the Imperial Palace, I don't dare to return late tonight, so let's change the day." ”

Zhang Taizheng nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

Zhang Taizheng and Lin Yanchao chatted, and many people looked here. But one of them is the son of the prime minister, and the other is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, both of whom can be counsellors and privy councillors, and what they talk about is definitely not something they can hear.

Everyone is interested and does not bother.

Zhang Taizheng lowered his voice and said to Lin Yanchao: "Zong Hai, have you heard about the fact that today's cabinet of the Cabinet of Righteous Schools was refuted by the Rite and Science Affairs?" ”

Lin Yanchao glanced at Wen Xian, and then said, "Is there such a thing?" ”

Zhang Taizheng nodded and said in a low voice: "When I was in the cabinet, my father and Shen Ge Lao both agreed to this case, but Pan Ge Lao refused. The father argued with reason, which made the vote pass. But he didn't expect that Pan Ge Lao would instruct him to refute the protégé in the matter. ”

"After retiring today, my father was so angry that he refused to even eat, and complained to me a few words. I'm also afraid that Zong Hai doesn't know the inside story and blames my father, it's not that my father doesn't want to help you with this, it's really powerless, the six departments have their own right to refute, and the cabinet can't interfere. ”

Zhang Taizheng's words were similar to Wen Xian's, but Wen Xian didn't tell himself that Zhang Siwei had argued with reason.

Lin Yanchao said: "Meng Ge is worried, and the lower officials are also serving in the cabinet, how can I not know the rules of the court, but Brother Nian, you specially explained this privy matter to me, I am really afraid." ”

Zhang Taizheng smiled, took advantage of the action of drinking tea, thought about it for a while, and then said: "Zong Hai, is a good friend of our Zhang family, how can I not communicate with you about such things, when the Son of Heaven asks about this matter, you must excuse your father." ”

Lin Yanchao said lightly: "I will answer whatever the Son of Heaven asks, if Yuanfu intends to use this matter to attack Pan Ge Lao, I will definitely not help each other in front of the Son of Heaven." ”

Listening to Lin Yanchao's bland words, Zhang Taizheng's face couldn't help but show horror, and he didn't even notice that the tea bowl was hot.

He knew that it was Lin Yanchao's very persistent thing to run a righteous school, and he would be angry when he was obstructed by Pan Sheng at the moment, so he came to provoke a few words to see his reaction, and even tested the attitude of the Son of Heaven towards Pan Sheng from Lin Yanchao's mouth.

If Lin Yanchao could be angry about this matter, join Zhang Siwei's camp, and help deal with Pan Sheng, it would be greater.

But he didn't expect Lin Yanchao to be provoked by him at all, but instead peeked into Zhang Siwei's plan to attack Pan Sheng on such a confidential matter.

Zhang Taizheng said with a feigned smile: "Zong Hai, where did you get the news, Pan Ge Lao has just entered the cabinet, and there is no discord with his father, how can Zong Hai guess that his father intends to attack Pan Ge Lao?" ”

Lin Yanchao saw Zhang Taizheng's expression, and his tone of voice was even more convinced.

So he didn't say anything, and took a sip of tea with a smile: "I'm talking nonsense for a while, I'm here to make amends to Brother Nian, don't go to the bottom of your heart." ”

If Lin Yanchao asked, seeing that he was so determined, Zhang Taizheng was weak-hearted, and his teeth couldn't help but tremble slightly, no wonder his father praised this son in front of me many times, even to the point of being a little jealous, and told me that this person can only be a friend and not an enemy.

I originally thought it was just my father's usual caution, but today I realized that my father is old and spicy. This person has a meticulous mind that no one can match, and he serves the Son of Heaven, always thinking about the holy will, and now that his father wants to seek great things, he must not offend him.

Zhang Taizheng's face was blue and white for a while, and he said half-loudly: "Zong Hai, what if this matter is serious?" ”

Lin Yanchao asked, "Is this serious?" ”

"Exactly." Zhang Taizheng's words are also completely devoid of the hypocrisy of the temptation.

Lin Yanchao was reluctant to intervene in the party dispute between Zhang Siwei and Feng Bao. He was very unhappy with party struggle, although he was familiar with the future direction of history, and it was clear who would win and who would lose in this party struggle.

But he wants to do things for the official and be promoted step by step, and he doesn't want to harm others to step on others. But in order to stay out of the matter, you can't keep the heart out of the matter, blindly avoiding it is absolutely impossible to dodge, rather than so, let them know how powerful they are, this is the way to protect themselves.

Lin Yanchao groaned: "Brother Nian, the palace has been in discord for a long time, Ling Zun is humble, and he must have his hardships. I know that this matter is inevitable, and the only way to do this is to plead with the community. Whether I know this or not, I will keep my mouth shut and help the two sides. ”

Zhang Taizheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "My father is also dedicated to the community, but how can I be inside and outside. Zonghai didn't help him, he helped me and my father, and I am grateful. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled.

At that moment, neither of them spoke, and Zhang Taizheng chatted with others.

In the same year, I saw the secret discussion between the two of them, and saw that Lin Yanchao always lifted his weight, but Zhang Taizheng always had a solemn face and thought, Lin Yanchao is so good, even the prime minister's son has begged him.

The same year the crowd chatted for a while, but at this time, they heard the report from the people of Yu Mansion that Yu Youding had returned home.

Everyone immediately got up to greet the door, but after seeing Yu Youding enter the courtyard, he looked like a dusty man, and when he saw all the protégés come out, he smiled a little.

Lin Yanchao knew in his heart, why was Yu Youding unhappy, although the position of the elder of the cabinet was more noble than the left servant of the ministry, but this was just the scenery on the bright side, if you were excluded and restrained by others everywhere, then even if you became a cabinet scholar and an official residence, it was just the scenery in the eyes of others.

The seat is uncomfortable or uncomfortable, this is like a person who knows how to drink water and is warm and cold, if he is not happy, it is even worse than a seven-pin county order that can control the power of life and death.

This is also why Zhang Siwei wants to drive Pan Sheng out of the cabinet, how can he allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch!

After leaving that night, Lin Yanchao immediately wrote a secret letter to Shen Shixing, reporting to him that Zhang Siwei intended to do something to Pan Sheng.

However, Lin Yanchao expected that Shen Shixing would also know some rumors about this matter, because Zhang Siwei wanted to attack Pan Sheng, and he must first cooperate with Shen Shixing, otherwise the cabinet would not be able to pass.

The next day, he retired from the court.

After the East Pavilion meeting, Lin Yanchao was about to return to the Ya, but someone came to invite him, saying that Pan Sheng had summoned him to meet. Lin Yanchao said in his heart, what is this Pan Sheng doing, he knew that this establishment of Yixue was his own idea, and he also instructed his protégé to refute it, this is already a slap in the face, is it possible to ask himself to criticize in person, is it to warn himself not to rely on favor and talk nonsense in front of the Son of Heaven?

The cabinet was invited, and Lin Yanchao couldn't help but go, so he came to Pan Sheng's cabinet room.

Pan Sheng and Zhang Juzheng are the same, they are both beautiful bearded princes, and they have been the uncle of the great sect for many years, and they have a very noble bearing of a civil servant.

Pan Sheng and Lin Yanchao said: "Two years have passed, and the old man still remembers the time when the Golden Palace was called and your name was read. ”

Of course, Lin Yanchao remembered that when the Golden Palace was roll-calling, it was Pan Sheng who read his name.

"Xia Guan Xie was the golden mouth of the middle hall back then."

Pan Sheng smiled and said, "Why is there a golden mouth that is not a golden mouth." The old man still remembers Zong Hai's article on your palace test, it was really a brilliant word, and it is still fresh in my memory. ”

After listening to Pan Sheng's words, Lin Yanchao speculated that this was probably the way to praise and then depreciate in officialdom.

After chatting a few words, Pan Sheng said solemnly: "Zong Hai, I don't think it's feasible for you to set up a case of righteous learning. ”

"The reason, please show me in the hall."

Pan Sheng had a lot of complaints about this case in the court discussion at the beginning, and now that he is in the cabinet, he wants to overturn it.

Pan Sheng said: "The old man can allow to increase the amount of money given for the establishment of the Yixue Institute, and even appoint Hai Rui as the governor of the Yixue, the old man also thinks that it can be done, but the old man thinks it is inappropriate to set up a special Yixue specialty." ”

"Although the imperial court has a special government under its jurisdiction, how can the matter of righteousness and learning be juxtaposed with the warehouse, the river, and the Caoyun? It is too much to take it for granted to set up a special yamen to unify it. ”

"The old man is in charge of the cabinet department, and he remembers that when Zhang Yuanfu was in power, he was committed to eliminating redundant officials and redundant officials. The old man is not only able to follow Xiao Gui Cao, how many officials will be added to the court to add a yamen, and how much grain will be consumed by the court, this matter must not be cautious, and it must not be done because of the intention of pleasing the Son of Heaven for a while, so the old man would rather be this wicked person. ”

Lin Yanchao listened to Pan Sheng's words, and said in his heart that he had really misunderstood, Pan Sheng's denial of the case in the cabinet was not out of the intention of fighting for power with Zhang Siwei, but out of his own public intentions.

Lin Yanchao asked, "Does Zhongtang think this strategy is feasible?" ”

Pan Sheng said slowly: "The matter of educating people, promoting culture and education, the short is not beneficial, but the merit is in the future, of course, the old man just suggested, do not set up a new yamen, if Your Majesty is worried about the Ministry of Rites greedy for ink, even if you add a superintendent in the Ministry of Rites, it is better than a new yamen." ”

"Yesterday, I had a dispute with Yuan Fu, asking him to discuss the matter of the new yamen with the Son of Heaven. The old man was also furious on the spot, and categorically refused to allow him to act so recklessly. Today, I will find Zong Hai and tell you about the old man's hard work, and I hope that His Majesty can understand the old man's intentions. ”

Lin Yanchao said this through Pan Sheng, and he understood what was going on yesterday. He couldn't help but say, Pan Ge Lao, you were calculated by Zhang Siwei, he just deliberately provoked you and set a trap for you to drill, now everyone knows that you have only been in the cabinet for a few days, and you dare to go against the will of the Son of Heaven.

Zhang Siwei is prepared and unintentional, Pan Ge, you are in danger.