In the evening, when Shen Shi was halfway through, Zhang Fan had nothing to do alone, so he was thinking about things in the palace garden, and at this time, Zhao Zijie came over.

"I heard the maid in the house say, Lord Zhang asked where he was today, I don't know what happened to Lord Zhang looking for him," Zhao Zijie didn't beat around the bush, saw Zhang Fan, and asked directly after greeting.

"No, it's nothing," Zhang Fan said with a smile, "It's just that although I don't talk much to Escort Zhao on weekdays, I can see it almost every day, but I haven't seen Escort Zhao today, so I was curious, so I asked,"

"So that's so," hearing Zhang Fan say this, Zhao Zijie looked like this, and said, "After coming back next time, I heard that the maid in the house said that Lord Zhang asked about it, and I thought that Lord Zhang had something to order, so I came over quickly, and today it was the third princess who ordered some things to leave the mansion, which made the adults worried,"

"It's nothing," Zhang Fan waved his hand and said, "I think I've been doing nothing all day, but it's Zhao Escort who has to be busy, but I've gone a little too far, but speaking of which, Zhao Escort is also very busy in this mansion, and on weekdays, not only the prince has something to tell you, but even the princess's affairs, Zhao Escort has to do it,"

"Alas, Lord Zhang said with a smile," Zhao Zijie said with a smile, "In the lower body as the guard of the palace, and in the inner courtyard, it is naturally understandable to listen to the orders of the queen prince and several princesses, but on weekdays, most of them are under the orders of the prince to go out to do things, and if there is something in the princesses, most of them are let the people in the palace do it, and they will not let the guards go, and the three princesses have some things today, it is inconvenient for the people in the palace to do it, so they can only be done in the bottom,"

"I see," Zhang Fan nodded and said, "Zhao Guard, don't blame me for talking too much, it's just a moment of curiosity in my heart, this is the reason for asking,"

"Lord Zhang doesn't need to be like this, it's nothing," Zhao Zijie waved his hand again to indicate nothing.

"By the way, now that Zhao Huwei has returned, the matter of the third princess has been completed," Zhang Fan suddenly said to him, "I don't know if Zhao Huwei is still in trouble,"

"There's nothing going on now," Zhao Zijie said, "It's almost the New Year now, although there are a lot of things in the palace, but most of them haven't done anything, and they have to patrol the mansion tonight, but that's also after the time, and now it's idle, but what is the matter with Lord Zhang,"

"It's not a big deal," Zhang Fan said, "It's been a little boring recently, even if the scenery of this garden is beautiful, I don't know how many times I've seen it, and now it's not interesting to go shopping alone, so I want to find someone to be a companion, I don't know if Zhao Escort has time,"

"What is Lord Zhang talking about," Zhao Zijie hurriedly said, "Your Excellency invited you to the Downstream Garden, it is an honor in the next place, how can there be any reason to refuse,"

"In that case, I have to bother Zhao Guard," Zhang Fan made a gesture of please and said to Zhao Zijie, "Please,"

"Your Excellency is polite, please," Zhao Zijie hurriedly returned the salute, "Speaking of which, the garden in this palace is indeed a pleasant scenery, even if it is now a moon, but the flowers and plants in the garden are blooming, it is really beautiful, the adults have lived here for these days, and they must have been appreciated, but I am afraid that there are a few places where the adults do not know, please take the adults to go,"

"That's very good," Zhang Fan said, suddenly changed his breath and asked, "By the way, Zhao Guard, it's really a bit rude to talk about it, but I have lived here for so many days, and even contacted the prince at that time, it was through Zhao Guard, but until now, I don't even know Zhao Guard's name, it's really a sin,"

"Alas, what is Lord Zhang talking about," Zhao Zijie waved his hand and said, "In the lower district of a guard, why do you need to be so courteous, in the next name Zijie, he is a person from Chongqing Mansion, Jiajing was born in the thirty-third year, and it has been three years ago since he entered the palace, my lord is not polite, call Xia Zijie is,"

"Jiajing was born in the thirty-third year, if you calculate it this way, Zijie has just turned weak this year," Zhang Fan said, "Zijie is really young and promising, and he can have such achievements in the year of the weak crown, which is really promising,"

"My lord praised it falsely," Zhao Zijie hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Zijie is just lucky, when the palace was looking for a guard that year, he was favored by the prince, there is really nothing commendable, besides, if you talk about young people, then you still have to say that Zhang Da is talented, Zhang Da is the champion at a young age, I heard that it is still even in the three yuan, our Ming Dynasty is the second ah, not to mention, Zhang Daren is just entering the official career, is appreciated by the emperor, not to mention that he is in an important position, and several things are even more beautifulNow, it has been almost two years since the new emperor ascended the throne, but Lord Zhang is still beautiful, and he is reused by two generations of emperors, which is the envy of others."

"Zijie doesn't need to mention my affairs anymore, it makes people feel a little shameless when they talk about it," Zhang Fan said with a helpless look, "These things sound smooth, but how many difficulties are there...... I'm afraid that Zijie may not believe it if I say this now, but this is really not an easy thing to do.

"Zijie Mo wants to show such a look of disbelief, in fact, what Zijie said just now is already to the point, speaking of which, I can have today, it is not my own ability, it is not that I am arrogant, and it does not mean that I have no ability, but in this court, I can climb so fast, in the final analysis, there are still people, I admit that I am very lucky, and the two emperors trust me very much, and I can hand over some things to me.

"But if you look at it this way, in fact, Zijie is no different from me, didn't Zijie just enter the palace and gained the trust of the prince, speaking of which, Zijie doesn't need to be envious,"

"This ......" After listening to Zhang Fan's words, Zhao Zijie hesitated for a while and said, "Speaking of which, although I understand in my heart that what Lord Zhang said is moving to the next, but this sound does make me feel a lot more comfortable,"

"This is not an accommodating word, but a fact," Zhang Fan said, "After all, how can people be all the same, besides, it's not that I look down on people who practice martial arts, it's really what this dynasty looks like, I think Zijie also knows it in his heart, if people who practice martial arts enter the court, either they serve in the army, or they serve in my brocade guard, but speaking of which, if it doesn't matter, I'm afraid there may not be any achievements in a lifetime."

"But it's good to be like Zijie, if you're not in the court, you don't have to be cautious, sometimes you don't see the situation well, things are done, but you want to get into trouble, in short, it's very elusive, cautious, like walking on thin ice.

"But serving in the palace is different, after all, there is no position, so there are many fewer relationships and interests involved, and for Zijie to serve in the palace, you don't need to care about many things at all, as long as you complete the things that the prince has explained, you will have a good future in the future, which is not a joke at all,"

"Originally, I was quite envious of Lord Zhang," Zhao Zijie said, "Now that I hear Lord Zhang say this, I suddenly feel that it is not bad to be like this,"

"Hehe, the so-called unofficial is light," Zhang Fan said with a smile, "If these words are said by me, it sounds a little like boasting, but in fact, if you are not in it, how can you understand the truth, most of the people who are officials have ambitions, but there are a few people who are really selfless, for the family and the country, in the final analysis, it is not all for themselves, intrigue for a lifetime, maybe wait until the last moment to understand, it turns out that they have this life, I did such a boring thing, but by that time, it was too late to regret it.

"Speaking of which, I don't have this idea myself, but I've seen too many things, and I always feel that sooner or later, I have to have such an idea like today,"

"It's a pity that adults are also people in the bureau," Zhao Zijie looked thoughtful and said, "Some people often say that they don't know the situation in the bureau, and they naturally believe it, but looking at the appearance of the adult, although they are in the bureau, they understand the truth,"

"What's the use of understanding," Zhang Fan said helplessly, "There is no way to know, after all, you are already in the game, even if you see through all this, but if you want to leave, you can't do anything, give up lightly, I always feel too sorry for myself, I can only go on so hard, either I will lose everything, leave the game gloomily, or even lose my own life, or just keep going, until you can no longer play this game of chess, you will naturally quit, there are only these two ways, But no one will win the game,"

At this point, both of them fell silent.

When he came back to his senses, Zhang Fan said: "Let Zijie see and laugh, he has been listening to me complain,"

"Alas, why did the adults say this," Zhao Zijie said, "Listening to the words of the adults, I have benefited a lot, and I originally had a little bit of a winning heart in my heart, but now after listening to the words of the adults, my heart is a lot calmer, those messy thoughts, not that they are gone now, but they are indeed a lot less,"

"Zijie can think like this, that's really gratifying," Zhang Fan said, "However, today let Zijie accompany me to the garden, but I only care about listening to me, speaking of which, Zijie's past experience, I don't know anything, I don't know if Zijie can tell me,"

"Alas, my lord, people who practice martial arts, have practiced martial arts since childhood, and what is the meaning of hard work," Zhao Zijie said.

"Zijie doesn't know, I'm most interested in these things," Zhang Fan obviously refused to give up.

"Since adults want to listen, it's okay to talk about it," Zhao Zijie didn't insist.

"Wait, what kind of place is this," Zhang Fan said as he walked towards a path in the garden, which led to the place where Zhang Fan saw Zhao Zijie talking to the third princess that night.