The conversation between the two young men was as if they talked about the royal dispute as if it were a casual conversation piece.
There was no sense of solemnity and solemnity, and the tone was full of ridicule.
Zhang Zuo and Tang Yin couldn't help but look at each other, and then they realized that Zhu Hao was "scheming" and had long been prepared for the enemy to use the death of Zhu Si's brother to instigate a estrangement between the new emperor and Zhu Hao, so they had already asked Zhu Si to ask
However, it planted the impression that his brother's death had nothing to do with the Zhu family.
Zhang Zuodao: "This matter... the old slave has heard about it. King Lao Xing ordered the outsiders to talk about the cause of the eldest son's death... They all assume that he died suddenly and inexplicably..."
"Why is this?" Zhu Si couldn't help but frown.
"this……"
Zhang Zuo didn't know how to answer.
Zhu Hao looked at Tang Yin with a smile and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Tang?"
Tang Yin thought for a while and analyzed: "I speculate that the late king did this either to make the court feel that it was indebted to Prince Xing's Mansion, or to arouse fear from outsiders, thinking that Prince Xing's Mansion would definitely strengthen its vigilance in the future and would not give him any more credit.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, is this a plan used by the late king?"
Zhu Simi smiled happily: "Yes, yes, I think so too. My father is really resourceful."
Tang Yin glanced at Zhu Hao and began to reason again: "There may be another advantage to this. The people in the Jinyi Guards who specialize in monitoring Prince Xing's Mansion will definitely take credit for this, making Emperor Daxing Xiaozong, the Queen Mother and others think that it was the Zhu family...
…Now Mr. Yang Ge is sure that Zhu Hao and His Majesty are at odds with each other, maybe it has something to do with it?"
Zhu Hao smiled and nodded: "The emperor visited the Queen, and there were many plans between Mr. Yang Ge and the Queen Mother. In addition, my uncle is now seeking refuge with Mr. Yang Ge and turning against Jiang Bin. Mr. Yang should think that my Zhu family and the new emperor are
There is no possibility of connection."
Zhu Sidao: "Then your uncle..."
"Your Majesty, the Zhu family's affairs have nothing to do with me. When I was studying in the palace, they threatened me many times. Eunuch Zhang should be very aware of this matter. Please don't associate me with the Zhu family. They did
What has nothing to do with me." Zhu Hao expressed his attitude.
Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "This old slave can prove this, but what the Zhu family did at that time... should be regarded as their own masters. Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, how can the Zhu family dare to go against His Majesty?"
Zhu Si nodded: "That's true. Zhu Hao paid a lot in order to stay in the palace to study. I am not an unreasonable person. Even if the Zhu family did something detrimental to Prince Xing's palace, they were still loyal to the imperial court.
But now I am the imperial court! They should be loyal to me."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Hao didn't feel anything bad, but Lu Song, who had been standing at the door, felt emotional after hearing this.
This is what Lu Song wants to hear the most. Now he is very afraid of being found out that he is an undercover agent placed by Jin Yiwei in Prince Xing's Mansion and is being blackmailed.
But so far, no one seems to be looking for him.
But after all, Lin Baihu and others are still alive, and Jiang Bin is not dead. The old people in Jinyiwei know very well what they did to Prince Xing's Mansion back then, but now they are so silent that they dare not bring up the old things again when the new emperor ascends the throne.
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Let go of all previous misunderstandings.
Zhu Si was in a good mood and took Zhu Hao to eat hot pot together.
A large amount of ingredients were brought from the palace, all of which were delicacies from the mountains and seas that could not be bought outside, or were so expensive that ordinary people could not afford them.
However, some basic condiments still need to be prepared by Zhu Hao.
There was iced sour plum soup to drink during the meal. After all, it was already approaching late May and June was approaching. The group was sweating profusely while eating hot pot. This made Zhu Hao miss the good days with air conditioning. Even if there was no air conditioning, a fan would be enough.
good.
"Come here and help fan yourself..."
Zhu Si was so hot that he asked Zhang Zuo to come over and act as a human fan for him.
When the banana fan was put into use, Zhang Zuo deliberately directed the wind towards Zhu Hao, which made Tang Yin very envious.
After eating, a group of people sat down and chatted, while the other party began to arrange opera singing.
"By the way, Zhu Hao, you hurry up and think of a way to get your mother and concubine to come to the capital as soon as possible. Prince Xing's family and the people who come to the capital will basically stay in Anlu. If the two places are separated for a long time... Just like Lu Song, he has no idea.
Do you want to work?"
Zhu Si is very considerate of his subordinates.
A practical problem now is that when Zhu Si was in a hurry to come to the capital to ascend the throne, the team he brought with him to Prince Xing's Palace could not be brought with him.
Now that he has been on the throne for almost a month, Zhu Si wants to move the entire Xingwang Palace to the capital, not only to reunite his mother and son, but also to reunite his subordinates and their families, so that he can have a greater sense of belonging in the capital.
Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty, I have just passed the imperial examination and have not really settled down yet. In June, I will find someone to discuss the gift again. I had a discussion with Zhang Cong after the imperial examination and asked him to help me and find someone to work with."
I am here to put pressure on Mr. Yang Ge. Your Majesty, please be patient."
"Okay, then as soon as possible!"
Although Zhu Si was anxious, he was not so urgent that he had to solve it immediately.
With Zhu Hao outside to support him, he could often leave the palace at night. He no longer had to watch an empty hall by candlelight every night. His homesickness was not that strong, and he was not so eager to reunite with his mother.
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That night it was still Zhu Hao who reviewed the memorial.
Zhu Si may have been facing the constant pressure from Yang Tinghe and other ministers in the past two days, and his heartstrings have been tense. After watching the play, he felt tired and rested early. Before returning to the palace tomorrow morning, he read Zhu Hao's specially compiled
It is enough that he can answer questions from Yang Tinghe and other ministers during the court meeting.
Zhu Hao didn't need to record too many things. He could fully estimate which things might be used to make a fuss by civil servants.
Even if one or two items were occasionally left behind, Zhu Si could completely evade it in the court. He had reviewed so many memorials and failed to remember them. We can’t expect the emperor to remember every memorial he has read, right?
At least so far, Yang Tinghe and others can't find any faults in the new emperor in the court. Every matter raised by Zhu Si can be answered fluently. What's more, many of the solutions are more complete and harmonious than those decided by the cabinet.
Comprehensively, Yang Tinghe's carefully designed traps were dismantled time and time again.
Zhu Hao has been very busy these two days.
As a new Jinshi or the top scholar, you need to complete a series of processes after being named on the gold list.
The first is the grace feast on May 19th.
The Enrong Banquet was held in the Ministry of Rites, and was presided over by Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites. The Empress Dowager ordered the two brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling to attend the Wu Xun Banquet. Perhaps the Empress Dowager Zhang wanted her two brothers to get closer to the new Jinshi, so that the Zhang family could attend
The presence of the court is a bit higher.
In addition, the banquet was attended by the ministers who read the papers except the cabinet bachelors, as well as the envoy Luan Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the minister of Honglu Temple, as well as those who received the papers, sealed the seals, received the palms, supervised the examinations, and protected the banquet.
Army, participate in leadership, fill out lists, print rolls, provide supplies, and praise various officials.
There was a long table, with four people at each table. The back hall of the Ministry of Ceremonies and the courtyard were all filled with tables.
There was nothing very good on the table, but you could see meaty meat, like bacon, smoked fish, roast duck, etc. Then there were five or six hot and cold dishes each, and finally each person had a bowl of fish soup with a little bit of fish floating in it.
It is a sea fish, and it is not easy to eat sea fish in inland areas in this era.
As the top pick, Zhu Hao sat at the same table as Yang Weicong and Fei Maozhong.
There was almost no conversation during the dinner, and everyone listened to Mao Cheng's long speech.
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On May 20th, the imperial court gave imperial robes, crowns and belts, and all the Jinshi were given some money and silk, the value of which was not even one tael of silver.
The imperial court is also poor now.
On May 21st the next day, Zhu Hao, the number one scholar, took the lead and jointly signed all the Jinshi to express their gratitude.
On May 23rd, all the new scholars went to the Confucius Temple to perform the dish-releasing ceremony, which is also a sacrificial ceremony.
At this time, all Xinke Jinshi were still Jinshi and had not yet obtained official positions.
Until May 25th, officials will be officially conferred by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Zhu Hao will edit for the Hanlin Academy, and Yang Weicong and Fei Maozhong will edit for the Hanlin Academy. All Jinshi will be assigned to the ministries and monasteries to handle affairs.
That is to say, I went to observe the government, and at the same time, the date for the Shujishi examination was set as May 26th.
The Shujishi examination is also called "selecting the examination hall".
Most candidates of the right age want to enter the Hanlin Academy, and at least more than a hundred new scholars will take the selection examination for Shujishi.
The results release date for the Shujishi exam is usually May 27th.
There is no need for the first three students to take exams, and they will officially enter the Hanlin Academy on May 28th, together with the newly elected Shujishi.
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After completing a set of procedures, Zhu Hao didn't think anything of it.
On May 26, the Hanlin Academy selection examination was in progress, and Zhu Hao met Zhang Cong, who had decided to attend the Department of Government and Etiquette.
Zhang Cong is old and does not have the qualifications to take the imperial examination. Looking at the Ministry of Politics and Etiquette, it is estimated that he will be officially awarded an official within a year. If he is lucky, he will stay in the capital and become a moderate official.
History, otherwise he will directly serve as county magistrate and other official vacancies.
This time Zhang Cong took the initiative to come to Zhu Hao and wanted to inquire about the arrangements for the wedding ceremony.
"Brother Bingyong, have you contacted others recently to express your opinion on the gift?" Zhu Hao first tried to test.
Zhang Cong shook his head honestly.
Raising this kind of thing is an enemy to the mainstream of the imperial court. When the Minister of Rites, Mao Cheng, and others first discussed the ceremony, they made it very clear that anyone who had objections to the results was an evildoer and should be punished.
Under such a background, how could Zhang Cong dare to leak his thoughts easily?
Zhu Hao sighed: "Brother Bingyong, this is a weapon of war! Even if the Ministry of Rites decides on the big ceremony, it is still discussed. Do they dare to say that there is no dispute in it? As for the so-called evil theory, it is even more bluffing.
of."
Zhang Cong said: "So it is better for you, the top scholar, to propose it, and it is better for those who agree to join the petition."
It seems to be accusing, since you said it was bluffing, then why didn't you go up yourself? Instead, let me go up?
"Co-sign? Besides you and me, who else?" Zhu Hao asked.
Zhang Cong didn't know how to answer.
Zhu Hao finally figured it out. Now Zhang Cong was thinking about success and fame, but he just lacked motivation. To put it bluntly, the arrow couldn't be fired even if it was on the string.
Zhu Hao said: "If you are really serious, I will take you to see His Majesty, and His Majesty will give you confidence... There is no need for others to sign, you can just submit the memorial! Even if the taboo is really violated, Your Majesty will protect it! As for me,
, I don’t know how to take action, but I also want to hide behind the scenes and do things better for His Majesty. Everyone has their own strengths and should learn to divide labor and cooperate, instead of doing everything by one person!"