Chapter 97: The stick and the walk follow each other
"Earth supports each other and becomes a wall; people support each other and becomes a king."
At this time, the car had just turned a corner when the wheel hub ran over a stone and the car body jolted.
Zhou Zhongzheng smiled proudly. At this moment, his body shook with the car, and he suddenly realized that things might not be that simple!
If he wanted to choose to rely on the emperor and stand in the emperor's camp like Fa Yan and others, Zhou Zhong had this opportunity a year ago, why bother waiting until today?
That was after Wang Yun executed Dong. In order to occupy a position in the court, the emperor started a game with Wang Yun over the new Northern Army. Zhao Jianyin, the former Shangshu Cheng, was ordered by Wang Yun to deduct money and food from the Northern Army in every possible way. The emperor Unable to get what he asked for, he chose to bypass the internal court in Zhongtai and directly issued an edict to him and the two foreign officials of the Shaofu. Tian Fen, the former Shaofu, declined the emperor's request and was transferred to be an external governor; but he was optimistic about the emperor at the time. This side is therefore fully supported.
With such an origin, it can be said that Zhou Zhong was one of the first ministers who had the opportunity to get close to the emperor. However, his position tended to be on the side of the Yang family and Huang Wan. Therefore, after Wang Yun was dismissed, he began to distance himself from the emperor. Not only that, he also publicly opposed the emperor on the salt and iron franchise, which can be said to be inconsistent with the emperor's political views.
It was obviously not a good deal to join the emperor at the expense of giving up his own interests and political allies such as Yang and Huang Wan.
The position between himself and the emperor was not so easy to reconcile. I believe the emperor knew this in his heart, but why did Xun You still find him?
Zhou Zhong looked at Xun You and suddenly thought that if the other party was not trying to win over him on behalf of the emperor, then Xun You could only be using the emperor's guise to win over him.
I want to plan for myself.
Zhou Zhong remembered that just now he was in shock because of his sudden transfer. It was Xun You who reminded him secretly, so that he would not be rude.
After linking the cause and effect, Zhou Zhong became more and more sure of his guess, and said hesitantly: "Today's discussion, I thought I was just attending the meeting to prepare questions, but unexpectedly, I was suddenly appointed by His Majesty to take on an important task. It really shocked me. If Mr. Xun hadn't been there to remind me, I might have made others laugh."
Xun You smiled softly, his body swaying with the speed of the car, and there was a faint look of contentment on his face.
When Zhou Zhong saw it, his heart moved and he couldn't help but ask: "Is it Mr. Xun...?"
"That's right." Xun You responded generously to what Zhou Zhong was about to ask and said with a smile: "It was I who recommended Duke Zhou to Your Majesty before."
Zhou Zhong's expression was a little dazed, and he immediately looked at Xun You in confusion.
Xun You adjusted his expression at this time, and said solemnly and thoughtfully: "Now that your Majesty is asserting his royal power and robbing his subordinates, Huang Gong, Yang and others are therefore weak and cannot last long. If something happens in the future, where will Duke Zhou be placed?" "
Zhou Zhong frowned slightly after hearing this. Huang Wan had taken the blame for the emperor this time because of the collapse of the Huashan Mountains. The person who succeeded Sikong was not from Guandong but Sun Rui from Guanxi. This clearly shows that the emperor was somewhat dissatisfied with the scholars from Guandong.
Although he respected Shi Sunrui's talents and virtues and believed that he was worthy of being appointed Sikong, he still felt a sense of crisis in the face of his position and interests.
Xun You continued: "Although Duke Zhou was wise and well-educated, he was old and virtuous, and he was famous and highly respected. However, he had always been in charge of agricultural affairs. However, the power of agricultural affairs was invaded and transferred, and he gradually became more important to the young government. In addition to farming and mulberry, he was actually If you have nothing else to do, it will be reduced to a vacant position. If you want to achieve something and make the colleagues respect you, you might as well start with Shui Heng."
"Mr.
But the other party's eyes were as clear as a deep pool hidden in a dense forest, cold, calm, and unfathomable.
Zhou Zhong wanted to see something from Xun You's eyes, but Xun You concealed it very well, so he failed. He then sighed: "You really think highly of me."
Unknowingly, the two of them drove slowly to the vicinity of Xuanpingli. Zhou Zhong never thought that Xun You recommended him to the emperor as the captain of Shuiheng, actually in order to make himself Xun You's wing. He was famous and talented in the court.
There are not many ministers, with low power and weak character. Among them, Zhou Zhong is such a person. Like Huang Wan from Jiangxia, he is a famous minister who came from the border county. In terms of region and faction, he barely belongs to
A side of Kanto.
Xun You was interested in these characteristics and marks of Zhou Zhong, so he wanted to become an ally with Zhou Zhong. Just like Huang Wan has the Hongnong Yang family behind him, Zhou Zhong can also have the Yingchuan Xun family behind him.
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With the support of the Yang family and his personal reputation among the Guandong scholars, Huang Wan was able to sit in the position of Sikong and record the affairs of the Shangshu. And Zhou Zhong, who was almost the same as him in terms of family background, qualifications, etc., was also able to sit in the Xun family
With the support of Huang Wan, if he takes the position of Sangong, he will even achieve greater achievements than Huang Wan.
There is no other reason than that the person standing behind Zhou Zhong is the Xun family of Yingchuan, Xun You's intelligence, and...the emperor's connivance.
After all, for the emperor, the division of power within the factions of ministers was more conducive to centralization and balance.
"Why should Zhou Gong be so humble?" Xun You said without losing the opportunity: "Compared with the Lujiang Zhou family and the Jiangxia Huang family, His Majesty once discussed the selection of the three princes in private. Among the nine ministers, except for Taichang, Guang Luxun
Other than that, the Duke of Zhou is the most worthy of the title."
Taichang Zhao Wen pursues fame and fortune, is enthusiastic about government agencies, and focuses on serving everything, which is inconsistent with the nature of a minister. If he is allowed to serve as three ministers, how can his virtue be matched? As for Guang Luxun Yang Biao, he has sufficient qualifications, but the Yang family is now
There is serious internal friction. There is still no decision on whether to show off one's talents or keep a low profile. There is also no leader-like figure. It may be difficult to choose someone to take the stage in the short term.
Zhou Zhong coldly analyzed the pros and cons of the two, and finally came to the conclusion that he was the most suitable candidate, but he just missed the opportunity.
He couldn't help but be shocked by this conclusion. Wouldn't it be a suitable opportunity that Xun You handed over now? As long as he grasps it well, he will become the second three masters of the Zhou family in Lujiang after his father Zhou Jing.
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In any case, although Zhou Zhong has no interest in Jiji camp, the opportunity is right in front of him, and he must not be pedantic and conservative and miss the opportunity.
"When I saw His Majesty's administration, it seemed that I wanted to imitate Emperor Guangwu and revitalize the Han Dynasty; in fact, I learned from Emperor Xiaowu and Emperor Xiaoxuan's practices, which were too domineering and royal. And Jun Xun and Pingzhun Jia Wenhe often served as His Majesty's
Planning, I thought Mr.
You already know the time it takes on the road, so how can you not know that the driver is deliberately going in circles?
Zhou Zhong stood up and looked out the window at the quiet street for a while, then quickly withdrew his gaze and focused on Xun You.
"I didn't expect it?" Xun You replied disapprovingly, with a rare hint of joking in his words. He relaxed the atmosphere slightly, and his words seemed to be light and heavy: "Jia Ling has his own way to go, and I
Why should you follow him?"
Xun You looked at Zhou Zhong calmly and said word for word: "I have my own way to go."
Hearing Xun You's confident tone, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but raise his brows, smiled slightly, nodded at him and said: "Mr.
The two of them suddenly burst into laughter, one full of energy, the other restrained and low-pitched.
The laughter that suddenly came from the carriage immediately overshadowed the sound of the rolling wheels, echoed on the street behind the carriage, and then passed into the Xuanping noble residence, which was brighter than the civilian residences, as if there were two worlds.
Zhou Zhong smiled, and his thoughts couldn't help but drift to the distant Lujiang County. Although his son died, at least there was still someone who could inherit the family business.
The Xun family in Yingchuan still wanted to make a difference, so now it was time to write a family letter to their hometown. Zhou Zhong made this decision in his heart.