Although Yuan Zonggao was repulsed in his heart, the matter of letting Jiang Lun temporarily act as the governor of Prince Xing's palace was proceeding in an orderly manner.
On this day, Princess Jiang summoned the three absolute backbones of the palace, Yuan Zonggao, Tang Yin and Zhang Zuo, to discuss temporarily placing her younger brother in the Palace Chief Shi Division to study with Yuan Zonggao without taking up his post... It was in name of learning, but in fact it was to let him
Jiang Lun acted as the princess's spy in Chang Shisi.
Yuan Zonggao wondered: "The affairs of the Changshi Department involving the drafting of royal decrees and memorials have always been carried out by officials appointed by the imperial court... If Prince Xing's palace makes the arrangements on its own, I am afraid that it will be criticized."
It's not that Yuan Zonggao deliberately made things difficult, he told the truth.
The royal palace chief, Shi Si, was originally assigned by the imperial court to counsel, advise and monitor the vassal king in the royal palace, which was equivalent to the position of supervising an army.
If the palace makes the arrangements on its own, is that not the same as supervising itself? What trust does the court have in the palace?
Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "Isn't this Yuan Changshi? In fact, what the princess means is to share some of Yuan Changshi's pressure... Now that Zhang Changshi is not in the palace, many things need to be completed by Yuan Changshi alone. I'm afraid
Yuan Changshi is old and his body cannot bear it."
Here Zhang Zuo speaks for Princess Jiang.
However, it indirectly revealed that he had spoken to Princess Jiang alone before. Perhaps it was Zhang Zuo who arranged for Jiang Lun to temporarily act as the palace's chief historian.
As a result, Yuan Zonggao became very passive.
Originally, in the eyes of people in the palace, Chang Shi was an "outsider". If Zhang Zuo controlled all the departments of Chang Shi, who would be able to check and balance Zhang Zuo in the palace in the future?
"But I don't know what you think, Bohu?"
Yuan Zonggao raised the question to Tang Yin.
It means that even if you sided with Zhang Zuo in the past, in terms of court legal principles, you should always stand as a scholar and know how to choose sides, right?
Tang Yin said: "I am alone and I dare not discuss the internal affairs of the palace...Should I ask the imperial court for instructions before making a decision?"
It not only helped Zhang Zuo but also helped Yuan Zonggao, but it actually muddied the waters... Tang Yin's words were as good as unsaid.
Princess Jiang was resolute and said: "When my younger brother went to the Palace Chief's Department, he only learned from Yuan Changshi how to handle the affairs of the palace. He had no intention of assigning him specific duties. As Yuan Changshi said, the palace has no right to arrange anyone.
To take over the position of Chang Shi... Now that he is unable to stay in the capital permanently because of the palace affairs, the palace should not treat him badly."
At this time, Princess Jiang was a little angry.
She is not as good-tempered as her husband. She will discuss everything with you. In her opinion, my husband cannot take charge of the overall situation now, so I should be the one to take charge of the palace. You only need to obey orders and act. How can you do that?
How many bad things are there to suggest?
My eldest wife can't control the prince's palace, so why should I consider concubines or those little ghosts to be in charge?
Zhang Zuo spoke up: "Yes, Mr. Jiang won military honors and the imperial court asked him to stay in the capital to await the imperial edict. However, his heart was with the palace and he traveled thousands of miles to work for the palace. His heart is pitiful and his actions are praiseworthy.
Yuan Changshi, let’s give him a chance to learn and progress... Of course, the decision is yours."
Yuan Zonggao was very angry, but he didn't know who should direct this fire.
Tang Yin and Zhang Zuo are just looking to stir up trouble. If he gets angry at Princess Jiang, things will get bigger. Chang Shisi will not be trusted in the future. Not talking about the present, let's talk about the death of the king in the future, and the prince of the royal family will inherit the throne.
, Chang Shisi still has to rely more on this mother.
"I just try my best to teach him."
Yuan Zonggao had no choice but to agree.
He was also thinking about whether he could win Jiang Lun into his camp. Jiang Lun usually seemed to be laughing and joking like a wealthy man. Maybe he could let Zhang Zuo steal the chicken but lose the rice?
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Before his son's wedding, Jiang Lun went to work in the Changshi Department with great success.
There is no specific official position, but everyone knows that he is temporarily acting on behalf of Zhang Jingming, which is equivalent to half of the royal family's long history.
The person in the palace who was good at flattering people called him "Chiang Changshi" in private. Even though Jiang Lun laughed and shied away every time, he still couldn't hide the look of pride on his face. However, in front of Tang Yin and Zhu Hao, he behaved very Humble and easy-going.
He did not expect Yuan Zonggao to teach him anything, it was more important that Tang Yin and Zhu Hao taught him how to do things.
So much so that when Jiang Lun first entered the Imperial Palace, Yuan Zonggao discovered that Jiang Lun was not a layman. He did everything in an orderly manner, relaxed and relaxed, and in terms of reducing his own burden, he found that the effect was more significant than when Zhang Jingming was there. Here... But the question is, where did Jiang Lun learn this trick? Even Tang Yin shouldn't understand this!
It's September in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Rong is getting married today.
Zhu Hao went to Jiang's house to attend a wedding, but a half-year-old child sat in the main seat and accepted the newlyweds' kowtow and tea ceremony, which surprised many people who came to watch the ceremony.
Zhu Si also attended the wedding with Zhu Hao, but was later picked up by people sent by Princess Jiang.
Tang Yin, Jiang Lun and Zhu Hao were sitting at the same table drinking. Jiang Lun was very happy at first and was busy toasting the guests. But when night fell and the guests had left, he drank a few too many drinks and started to cry. Drink and complain.
"I have not achieved much in my whole life. I thought I could be a military householder, but I am the youngest member of the family. The family cannot arrange it, so they can only adopt me here. I have been idle and doing nothing for half my life. Now I have a wife and a concubine. Not even given birth to me...
"In the past, I wanted to buy a few more houses, but my ability was limited and I could barely afford to support the two of us. Now I feel that I have finally achieved something, all thanks to you two... I have been miserable in this life, son. None of them are my own, wuwuwu..."
Perhaps it was out of nostalgia for his life experience, and because he had deep feelings for Tang Yin and Zhu Hao, that an old man in his late forties actually started crying at the wine table.
Tang Yin hurriedly comforted him.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Lun cried more and more and became more and more sad. Later, he got out of control. There were still a few guests staying in the yard to continue eating and drinking. Seeing this scene, he thought something might have happened and hurriedly left. The Jiang family servants were trembling with fear. Dare to get close casually.
At the wine table, Zhu Hao comforted him: "Isn't everything getting better now? If that doesn't work, just take another concubine. With your current official rank, there shouldn't be any problem."
Zhu Hao actually wanted to say, if you can't give birth to a son, don't think about whether the problem is with the women in your family, but look at whether there is something wrong with yourself.
For a person like you who eats and drinks a lot, drinks too much, and lives a very irregular life, no matter how many women you have, it will not be easy to have children. The boy with the most power in the Ming Dynasty is your role model.
After listening to Zhu Hao's words, Jiang Lun's tone became slightly calmer: "Mr. Zhu, I'm not afraid of your jokes. I can't even support my adopted son. Fortunately, he follows you, and you give him a monthly salary so that he can live happily." He has to eat, otherwise how can I make money to feed him?
"Now he has a wife, and he will have children in the future... The salary from the palace is simply not enough. In the past few years, I have relied on the support of the princess to survive..."
Tang Yin frowned when he heard this.
Jiang Lun usually looks proud in front of others, but it turns out that he is just superficial.
He seemed to understand why Jiang Lun kept laughing and joking and acting as if he was indifferent to the world. He really had no money in his pocket and had no confidence in what he said or did. Naturally, he lost his temper. Even if he wanted to compete with others, he had to see what he could do.
Unable to overcome the inferiority complex buried deep in my heart.
Zhu Hao said: "Brother Meng Zai, why not let's start a business together."
"ah?"
Jiang Lun didn't bother to wipe his tears anymore and looked at Zhu Hao curiously.
Tang Yin was also looking here, and looked at Zhu Hao with a complaining look, as if to say, why are you causing trouble? He is incompetent and has no money, what business do you guys do in partnership?
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Now that you are working in the Royal Palace Chief Shisi, you have a certain network of contacts. I will pay for it and we can open a shop together and do some small business..."
Tang Yin said: "Zhu Hao, do you want Meng Zai to use his power for personal gain?"
"When did I say that I wanted him to use his power for personal gain? He has connections and channels in the palace, which makes it easier to do business... Doesn't he know best what the palace lacks or what it wants to sell? Besides, Chang Yuan
Shi has always wanted to put the royal treasury under the control of Chief Shi Si, don’t you think Brother Meng Zai can accomplish all this?”
Zhu Hao's words puzzled Tang Yin.
What happened to your boy today?
Don’t you know that the treasury of the Wangfu is controlled by Zhang Zuo?
wrong!
You kid wants to rebel!
Tang Yin suddenly realized that Zhu Hao might have some other plan. In the past, he relied on uniting with Zhang Zuo to suppress Chang Shisi, who was headed by Yuan Zonggao, but now Zhang Zuo obviously had too much power in the palace. If he went according to what Zhu Hao had said before,
As for the principle of checks and balances, it’s time to take action against Zhang Zuo...
This kid! As soon as you pout your wings, I know where you want to fly.
Jiang Lun said: "Mr. Zhu, look at me... I don't have enough money for business."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "It's okay, I'll pay for it. Didn't I handle a lot of the royal palace's goods purchases before? In the past two years, I just wanted to hand over the relevant business. It would be best for the two of us to join forces.
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Tang Yin felt that there was some big conspiracy behind Zhu Hao's move.
You supply the palace and become a supplier to the palace. Even if you don't make any money from it, you can control the economic lifeline of the palace. Why are you thinking of handing over the business to Jiang Lun now?
Tang Yin was about to say something, but Zhu Hao glared at him and immediately took back his words.
Tang Yin thought to himself, no, this kid thinks that the end of the reign of the king is approaching, and he knows that doing business with the palace will cause him trouble. Moreover, he does not need to maintain a connection with the palace in terms of interests to maintain a stable position in the palace...
…So he wanted to find a suitable way to escape!
Right, that is it!
"In this way, if we make a profit, we each have a share, and if we lose, I will bear the responsibility alone." Zhu Hao came up with a plan to save the money.
When Jiang Lun heard this, he burst into tears of gratitude: "Mr. Zhu, you are really Mr. Jiang's reborn parent... Come on, come on, Mr. Jiang proposes a toast to you! No, ten toasts!"
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