Chapter 96 The battle for love

After Wei Zhongxian resigned, there have been continuous memorials to impeach him and Ke Yinyue. Empress Dowager Zhang once asked Yue Su for advice, but Yue Su just told the emperor's will truthfully, saying that since Wei Zhongxian left, he should not return

Go and embarrass him.

Zhang Yan still agreed to this suggestion and said that was all.

There is a saying in this world that if you don't want others to know, you have to do it yourself. After Zhang Yan came to power, soon a palace maid who knew that Ke Yinyue had intended to murder the prince secretly told Zhang Yan the matter. Zhang Yan heard this

How could I not be annoyed by this, but I suppressed it forcefully.

But on the day of Zhu Carpenter's burial, when Ke Yinyue came to the scene and cried bitterly, how did Zhang Yan look at the Ke family and how she felt that she didn't like it. You dared to murder our mother and son, and I was lucky and fateful. Otherwise, because you took the emperor with you

We went on a cruise, and the emperor did not fall into the water, so he returned to the west, and I could not become a widow. The old and new grudges were connected, and Zhang Yan became angrier as she thought about it, and finally issued an order to have Ke Yinyue thrown into the Huanyi Bureau.

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This really corresponded to Zhu Youxiao's dream that day. Ke Yinyue was made things difficult for in Huanyi Bureau, and finally died mysteriously. Yue Su actually begged for Ke Yinyue's mercy, hoping that the queen would obey the emperor's order.

Don't treat guest Yinyue like this, but Zhang Yan sent Yue Su away with just one sentence. This is a family matter in the harem, and it's not your turn, Master Yue, to take care of it.

Women have a strong desire for revenge. When they are not in power, they are gentle and gentle. But after they gain power, their thoughts change.

Yue Su had no choice but to step back. After all, this matter had nothing to do with the overall situation of the country. I should still take care of the things I should take care of.

After the New Year, it was the first year of Chongjing. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, someone suddenly came to Yue Su's residence. This man called himself Yue Le, and he came from Yue Su's hometown in Guangyunmeng County, Huguang County. He also said that he was

The servants of the Yue Mansion came here to report the death of the old master.

Yue Su had been away from home for many years and had been working as an official. He had never returned to his hometown to visit his parents. However, after pacifying the rebellion of the Dragon Slayer Clan, he occasionally wrote letters home to ask about the situation at home and ask for some money.

Back home, the family also sent the letter to Beijing through the inn. Yue Su had never seen this Yue Le. According to him, he was a servant bought by the Yue Mansion. After a little questioning, he did know his family's situation well.

After confirming the authenticity of the news, Yue Su couldn't help but feel sad. He recalled that since he left home, he had never seen his parents again, and had never served him. Now his father died of illness and he was not around. Wouldn't it be unfilial?

There was a system in the Ming Dynasty. Whenever a parent passed away, he had to go back to Ding You for three years. After the three years of filial piety, he could go back to serve as an official. At that time, he drew up a note that his father died of illness and invited Ding You to present it to the Queen Mother Zhang.

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Mr. Yue's father passed away. Everyone in the government and the public was watching, wanting to see what Empress Dowager Zhang meant. You must know that Yue Su was a minister who had entrusted the orphans, and had power over the government and the public. In front of him, Fang Congzhe, the first assistant, was just an idiot.

Decoration. For officials like this, the court can also seize the affection and not allow them to return home.

It can be said that if Zhang Yan allows Yue Su to return home, it means that Yue Su does not trust him very much. If not, then Yue Su is an immovable pillar of the Ming Dynasty. Yue Su's party members naturally do not want him to return.

family, so they spontaneously organized and went to Yue Su's house. The leaders among them were Yang Yishan, who had just been promoted to Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Xiong Tingbi, Minister of the Ministry of War.

Yue Su had already decided to leave, and no one could persuade him not to move. At this time, Jiang Jie stood up.

"Everyone, Jiang has something he wants to talk to sir alone. I wonder if you can..."

Jiang Jie was Yue Su's staff and now Yue Su's number one think tank. When all the officials saw what he said, they all retreated in a wise manner.

After everyone left, Jiang Jie said: "Sir, Jiang knows that you have always been loyal and filial piety, and now you are commanding respect. It is at this time of pain that you want to return to your hometown to observe filial piety. However, as soon as you leave, this has been established

The foundation is afraid that it will collapse. Three years is not long or short, but it is enough to make the system you established collapse. It is like a whipping method implemented by Zhang Juzheng back then, but it seemed that it was abolished not long after he.

In the past two days, the imperial court has achieved certain results in strengthening military equipment and sorting out tax collection. I am afraid that when your Excellency leaves, the trees will fall and everything will go back to the old ways. Your Excellency's return is a filial piety to your Majesty, but at the same time,

Disloyalty to the late emperor. The late emperor was kind to you, so how can you bear to see the Ming Dynasty, which is about to be revived, return to its former decadent state?"

"This..." Jiang Jie's words made Yue Su respond.

Immediately, he heard Jiang Jie say: "Sir, now Eunuch Liu's right to be the admiral of the West Factory has been withdrawn by the Queen Mother. In fact, this is a signal of suspicion towards you. The Queen Mother is afraid that the power of the Communist Party will be too great, and she has an affair with Liu."

The father-in-law's internal and external connections may also shake his status as an orphan and a widowed mother. If Jiang's guess is correct, the Queen Mother will be sure of it as soon as your lord's official career papers are sent to her."

"Then I can go home just in time." Yue Su said.

"Your Majesty's departure has changed the situation of the court. Do you have the heart to make it difficult for the late Emperor to rest in peace under the Nine Fountains?" Jiang Jie said with a smile.

"Then what do you think I should do?" Yue Su asked.

"Now, your Excellency cannot mobilize your own officials to persuade you to stay, because if this happens, the Queen Mother will be even more afraid of you, so Jiang thinks that you should behave calmly and act like a lonely minister. In this way, the Queen Mother will be more afraid of you."

Maybe we can even win love." Jiang Jie said.

"Well, just follow your wishes and tell them that there is no need to make any concessions to keep them, and just pretend that nothing happened."

"Yes, sir."

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"Queen Mother, the people sent by the servants to monitor outside Lord Yue's house discovered that many officials went to Lord Yue's house today. This is the list of those officials. Please take a look at it." A young eunuch took out an envelope.

Wen Jin next to Zhang Yan stepped forward to take it, and then handed it to Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan opened it and looked at it. There were more than 60 officials' names written on the paper. These officials were all of high rank, including civilian officials, the lowest

They were all fourth-grade, military officials, slightly lower in rank, but they were all Yue Su's confidants. After Zhang Yan saw it, she sneered secretly in her heart, "These people should be Yue Su's accomplices. They are so awesome. There are so many four-grade officials."

Officials above the rank, this should not include the lower-ranked censors and officials from other provinces. If we include these people, I don’t know how many there are. Don’t think that the Ai family doesn’t know your intentions. It is estimated that tomorrow morning,

I’m sure there will be overwhelming rumors about my love for Yue Su.”

However, the outcome of the matter was far beyond Zhang Yan's expectation. The next day, there was not a single letter pleading with her to let Yue Su win her love. Instead, some low-level officials sent a letter to beg her to allow Yue Su and Ding You. The above content

It’s not that filial piety comes first, Lord Yue should be allowed to return to his hometown to fulfill his filial piety.

Zou Yi gave all the folds to Zhang Yan. After reading them, Zhang Yan couldn't help but wonder, and asked: "Zou Yi, are these the folds I sent you today?".

"Go back to the Queen Mother, that's all." Zou Yi said truthfully.

"That's strange. Why are there all the quotes pleading for Yue Su to go home and Ding You, but none of them ask the emperor to win his love?" Zhang Yan expressed her curiosity.

"This servant really doesn't know and doesn't dare to speak nonsense." Zou Yi said.

"You are an old man in the palace. You have served three generations of emperors, so you are considered to have experienced many hardships. Ordinary matters should not escape your eyes. The Ai family allows you to speak nonsense, but please tell me what you think." Zhang Yan said.

Zou Yi is really not an ordinary person. When Wei Zhongxian was calling the shots in the Forbidden City, he was still able to stand still. His power and scheming skills can be seen. It can be said that he has a clear view of the situation in front of him. Zhang Yan asked him to be the leader.

The Chief of Ceremonies was in charge of the eunuchs, the admiral of the East Factory, and the withdrawal of Liu Minguo's West Factory. This was clearly a suspicion of Yue Su. Even a fool could see this kind of thinking, let alone wallowing in the officialdom and climbing to the next level.

Yue Su was the assistant. Yue Su did not encourage his officials to give in. He was sure that Zhang Yan would seize her love. He must be afraid that his power would be exposed and Zhang Yan would be even more afraid.

But even though Zou Yi could see clearly, he did not say so, because he knew that Yue Su was a minister of the Ming Dynasty after all, and a loyal minister of the late emperor. If he is really the kind of "treacherous" person who joins the party and opposes dissenters, in the

When Zhu Carpenter was alive, he could completely eliminate all dissidents. So, Zou Yi said: "I heard that Mr. Yue has always been upright and upright, and he has offended many people in the court. It is understandable that no one speaks for him. Queen Mother, you also

I know that Mr. Yue's fame was bestowed by the emperor, and he is extremely despised among the officials. Even if he has served as the examiner of the general examination, and has some disciples and former officials, these people are all alienated from him and feel contempt for him.

Now that Mr. Yue has invited Ding You, this group of people is naturally watching from afar and cannot step on him. That is because he is a minister of Tuogu and does not dare to offend him. In addition, he has a teacher-student relationship."

Hearing what Zou Yi said, Zhang Yan had a look of sudden realization on her face. She nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. The original idea of ​​granting Yue Su the title of Jinshi was based on the Aijia family.

I helped the emperor come up with it. Now that you have said this, it is also the case. Yue Su's fame came from a wrong path, and he is unpopular among the scholars. His old father died of illness, and he asked Ding You to ask those people to add insult to injury.

It’s not bad, so how can I help you?”

Zou Yi nodded calmly and said nothing more. He just waited for Zhang Yan to ask him to step back. However, Zhang Yan did not speak for a long time. After waiting for a long time, he said, "I heard someone report yesterday that there were many

Officials have gone to Yue Su's house, and you are in charge of the East Factory. You should be able to get wind of such things. This means they may have other plans."

Zhang Yan is a careful person after all, and quickly thought of what happened yesterday. Yue Su would never send a large group of people to his house for any reason. It was most likely that he had other agendas. Otherwise, how could he

Maybe there is no one who can win love at first sight. Forget it about others, Xiong Tingbi and Yang Yishan are Yue Su’s core supporters. No one can win love at first sight, except the two of them.

Chapter 96 The battle for love
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