As the current cabinet scholar, Tang Yin died of illness, which is equivalent to death in office.
The imperial court attached great importance to this and appointed a funeral minister. Zhu Hao should have been in charge originally, but Zhu Si was afraid that Zhu Hao would take advantage of Tang Yin's death to take care of some non-official matters, so he specially asked Jin Yiwei to help complete the funeral and other matters, and transport Tang Yin's coffin.
Returned to Suzhou for burial.
Zhang Zuo left the palace on behalf of the emperor, went to the Tang Mansion to express his condolences, and explained the situation to Zhu Hao alone.
"...His Majesty knew that Mr. Tang loved peach blossoms the most in his life, so he specially asked someone to buy a hill in Gusu and plant them all with peach blossom trees. If it was too late, they would transplant them from other places, so that Mr. Tang's tomb would be filled with peach blossom trees.
It’s a peach blossom tree, and peach blossoms will be in full bloom all over the mountains and plains next spring.”
Zhu Si finally fulfilled Tang Yin's last wish.
Zhu Hao had no idea about this.
Tang Yin liked peach blossoms very much when he was alive, but it is best to be in peace after death. As for the grave... it is better to plant pine trees. Peach blossom trees are obviously flashy and flashy. In the spring, I don't know how many people will come to go out and lie down in the grave.
There will be no peace in the country. After a few decades, the peach blossom trees will grow old and die one after another, and we still don’t know what the mess will be like.
However, since Zhu Si made the arrangements, Zhu Hao had no choice but to express his gratitude to the emperor on behalf of Tang Yin.
"Mr. Zhu, don't be too sad. It's better to take care of yourself first. National affairs are important."
Zhang Zuo thought that Zhu Hao would be heartbroken because of Tang Yin's death, but Zhu Hao was not too sad. He just felt regretful. As a witness of history, he felt some things with his own personal experience, and he was more sighing.
, it really made him cry for someone, it was really not necessary.
But there is still a sense of loss in his heart. This is an old friend who has been with him for ten years, passing away right in front of his eyes. No matter how familiar Zhu Hao is, this is a historical necessity, but people are still different from grass and trees.
Zhu Hao sighed, shook his head and said: "Life is full of grass and trees, and after experiencing Mr. Tang's things, I have put aside many of them. Thank you Eunuch Zhang for reminding me."
"Yes, your condolences."
Because Tang Yin didn't even have a son, he had to rely on Tang Yin's younger brother to help with the funeral arrangements. The child was originally supposed to be adopted in Tang Yin's name, but after all, Tang Yin still had a posthumous son, and he didn't know whether it would be a son or a daughter in the future.
Maybe even the adoption decision will have to be made after Tang Yin's Yishuang gives birth, which seems to be less than three months away.
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For several days, Zhu Hao stayed at Tang Yin's residence without even returning home.
In the eyes of outsiders, Zhu Hao, a student, worked hard, but in fact he was just hiding in peace.
Although many of the ministers in the court had trouble with Tang Yin, most of them who should express their condolences came, and naturally they met Zhu Hao, the new Hanlin scholar.
Another Hanlin bachelor's degree has never been confirmed. Gui E is about to return to the capital, but his position has not changed. He is just a Hanlin scholar. Obviously he is also very concerned about the position of Hanlin bachelor. He wrote a letter early. On this day
Ask Fang Xianfu to express his condolences to Tang Yin and make a special speech.
Gui E probably also knew that Huo Tao and Zhang Cong were too closely bound before, and if Huo Tao were to come to see Zhu Hao, the conflict would definitely intensify.
That's why Gui E asked Fang Xianfu to come.
"... As for who should be a Hanlin bachelor, I actually proposed to His Majesty that it was Zishi, and His Majesty also mentioned it in the court. However, due to Mr. Tang's funeral in recent days, many things may have to be postponed. Let Zishi be patient first.
Just wait. The specific details are not something I can decide."
Zhu Hao was actually quite polite, and clearly stated in his words that he would support Gui E, and did not suppress Gui E just because he was close to Zhang Cong.
Fang Xianfu sighed: "I don't dare to ask how the imperial court arranges it. I just came to ask Scholar Zhu on behalf of Zushi."
Zhu Hao said: "It's nothing. If you want to know, just ask. I don't think about asking about the Hanlin Academy, but I am still willing to answer questions. Including the fact that His Majesty wants to promote a few more people in the Hanlin Academy recently... these are all
It’s not a secret, but I don’t really want to be a part of it.”
Although Zhu Hao is now the head of the Hanlin Academy, he said that he would not interfere with the personnel affairs of the Hanlin Academy, which was somewhat contradictory. As a member of the Lili faction, Fang Xianfu naturally wanted to be promoted, but his mood was not as good as Gui's.
Gui E is so eager, and it is not easy for Gui E to express his preference now. If he directly goes to Zhu Hao's side, it will be tantamount to breaking Zhang Cong's heart.
This group of people only gained influence by making friends with Zhang Cong.
If they had known that Zhang Cong was actually working for Zhu Hao, they might not have been so deeply bound to Zhang Cong.
If they defect now, who will think highly of them?
"I will tell you what I can tell you as much as possible, and I can't mention what I can't tell. I will stay here overnight today, so please go back first."
Zhu Hao was very polite to Fang Xianhu.
Before these people entered the court, they would never have thought of the value and significance of Zhu Hao by the emperor's side. Now, Zhu Hao met them only because they both belonged to the Lili sect. Fang Xianfu also understood that Zhu Hao seemed to have a deep grudge against him.
Alas, it was all Zhang Cong’s fault.
By the way, Zhang Cong is fine with you, why are you provoking Zhu Hao?
Are they opponents of the same level?
Why do you dare to take action so easily?
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Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Si had not seen Zhu Hao in the past few days. He also wanted to go to the Tang Mansion to express condolences in person, but he knew it would not be convenient.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has sent people to the Tang Mansion to express condolences. I heard that Uncle Yutian in Anlu also wants to return to the capital..." Zhang Zuodao.
Zhu Sidao: "My uncle is in Huguang, how could he know the news of Mr. Tang's death so quickly?"
Zhang Zuo reminded: "Your Majesty, the news of Mr. Tang's death has spread to various places a few days ago. Perhaps Uncle Yutian guessed something and wanted to come back to the capital."
Zhu Si said impatiently: "He has not completed the errands assigned to him, so why should he come back in a hurry? Give him an order to stay in Anlu and work with peace of mind. Has the renovation of Prince Xing's Mansion been completed? My father's mausoleum has been reinforced.
?Added more things that I want? He is working for me and cannot just leave."
"yes!"
Zhang Zuo felt that Zhu Si was a little unkind.
Everyone knows that Jiang Lun and Tang Yin have a close relationship. Tang Yin and Zhu Hao have been friends for many years, while they and Jiang Lun are friends of the same generation and are close friends at the wine table.
Jiang Lun couldn't even come back to see Tang Yin... So really, the last time we met was like a farewell forever.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu has been staying in the Tang Mansion and refuses to leave no matter what."
Zhang Zuo brought another news to Zhu Si.
Zhu Si had already expected this.
"Jingdao has a close relationship with Mr., and is both a teacher and a friend. I can understand Jingdao's sorrowful mood and let him stay there," said Zhu Sida.
Zhang Zuo originally wanted to remind him how sad Mr. Zhu was that he didn't see. Would he take the opportunity to do something there? But after thinking about it again, there was already a rift between the emperor and his ministers, so he had nothing to do to say this.
Well?
Zhu Hao is staying in the Tang Mansion, not in Xishan or Tianjin. There is no army around him, and Luo An and others can come in and out at any time to help take care of him, so there is no need to worry?
Zhang Zuo stopped being that villain.
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At the end of the day, more and more people went to the Tang Mansion to express their condolences.
In the end, even Fei Hong, the chief minister of the cabinet, appeared in the Tang mansion, and four of the six ministers went.
But the new Minister of Civil Affairs, Yang Yiqing, had no friendship with Tang Yin, and Yang Yiqing seemed to be very opposed to the emperor's emphasis on people outside the system... Mainly because Tang Yin entered the cabinet as a judge, which was very bad in the Jiajing Dynasty.
His head was so heavy that Yang Yiqing did not go to express his condolences.
Yang Yiqing even publicly mentioned to others that it was inconvenient to go, making it clear that he looked down on Tang Yin.
No one has any objections to Yang Yiqing.
It is a kind of appreciation and courtesy that you go. It seems that there is no problem if you don't go, it doesn't matter whether you go or not.
If you expect a veteran of the Four Dynasties like Yang Yiqing to appreciate Tang Yin who spent his whole life wandering and only made his fortune by befriending the emperor a few years before his death, what qualifications do you have for Tang Yin?
Among the six ministers, another person who has never appeared in the Tang Dynasty is Huang Zan, the minister of household affairs who had a certain friendship with Tang Yin.
In the eyes of outsiders, Huang Zan was promoted by the emperor. He and Tang Yin belonged to the same etiquette sect. It would be strange for him not to go. Could it be that Huang Zan is planning to break away from the control of the new emperor and establish his own business? Or is it that you are planning to retire?
Already?
Recently, Huang Zan has indeed been running around in order to become an official.
Huang Zan didn't want to retreat.
He felt that he still had the strength to stay in the court and do things.
But there was a reason why he didn't come to visit Tang Yin... he needed to avoid suspicion.
Huang Zan has become very close to Yang Yiqing recently. He visits Yang Yiqing directly on many matters to ask for Yang Yiqing's opinion. Originally, the Minister of Hubu and the Minister of Libu are on the same level, but everyone knows that the Minister of Libu is two times higher than the Minister of Hubu.
For each rank, if the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu is promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, it is usually the Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs first, and then the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
However, Huang Zan had never been the Minister of the Ministry of War. He said that he had a chance to be promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He probably could only succeed through Yang Yiqing's appreciation and promotion.
"Mr. Zhu, the recent Huang Butang seems to be very keen on contacting some old colleagues in the Hanlin Academy, and seems to be interested in letting Yang Butang join the cabinet."
Huang Jin, the admiral of Dongchang, mentioned these words to Zhu Hao when he came to deliver the sacrifices.
Dongchang knew almost everything about the movements of the ministers in the DPRK and China.
Huang Zan and Yang Yiqing got close, and even the emperor's mood fluctuated a little. He felt that Huang Zan was suspected of "cheating in and out", and he was running around on behalf of Yang Yiqing to join the cabinet, which was obviously beyond the current emperor's desire to add another cabinet minister.
The original intention of the minister.
Huang Jin conveyed Huang Zan's movements, somewhat intending to ask Zhu Hao for countermeasures.
Probably Zhu Si is not sure whether it is necessary to curb Huang Zan's tendency now.
Zhu Hao said: "Huang Butang's actions should not go beyond the duties of a minister, right?"
"That...naturally doesn't exist."
Huang Jin didn't know why Zhu Hao asked this. This statement... can easily lead to ambiguity!
But after thinking about it, Huang Zan did not do anything extraordinary.
"Then leave it to him."
Zhu Hao said, "Your Majesty is probably also a little angry that Yang Butang did a lot of things to dictate the government affairs when he was the Minister of Civil Affairs. In fact, if Yang Butang really joins the cabinet, based on his ranking in the cabinet,
, maybe the right to speak is not as big as it is today!”
Huang Jin was startled, but then he seemed to understand something, his face showed joy, he stood up, saluted and left.