Chapter 540: If you can't be a minister, you can be a king (seeking a monthly ticket)
After finishing work in the afternoon, Yang Shen called Zhu Hao and went to Sun Jiao's house together.
They each took a carriage and arrived in front of an official residence. This was the residence that the emperor arranged for Sun Jiao after he came to Beijing to perform his duties. It was used for Sun Jiao to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the court in the next few years. Of course, Zhu Hao knew it very well.
Historically, Sun Jiao only worked for more than a year before resigning and returning to his hometown.
For an old minister like Sun Jiao to return to the capital as the Minister of Household Affairs, he was more interested in selling favors to the palace to complete the handover between the Zhengde and Jiajing dynasties. He himself was not very enthusiastic about his official career.
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Just as Yang Shen and Zhu Hao were about to enter, another carriage stopped.
Two people got off the carriage, one was Tang Yin and the other was Jiang Lun.
"Mr. Lu... Oh no, I should call you Mr. Tang. Why are you here?" Zhu Hao greeted Tang Yin with a smile.
Yang Shen immediately set his sights on Tang Yin.
In front of me is the famous Jiangnan talent Tang Yin and Tang Bohu?
General Yang Shen looked over the situation. He heard his father mention the many shocking actions of the new emperor after he ascended the throne. It was analyzed that Tang Yin was behind the plans. He really couldn't see what this dry old man with no aura of wealth could do.
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"Oh, isn't this Zhu... a junior official? After entering the Hanlin Academy, he is just different from before... Hey, who is this?"
Tang Yin didn't answer, and Jiang Lun who was on the side came over first to get acquainted.
In front of Yang Shen, a play must be performed after all.
When Zhu Hao first met Yang Shen, he never mentioned Tang Yin. Yang Shen would naturally wonder whether Zhu Hao was deliberately concealing this matter, but the name Zhu Hao used after meeting Tang Yin directly answered a question in Yang Shen's heart.
, he called Tang Yin "Mr. Lu", which meant that I knew this person, but I didn't know his true identity before.
Just go check it out, and you will find out that Tang Yin's alias in Prince Xing's Mansion is "someone Lu". Perhaps only a few people such as Prince Xing and his son, Yuan Zonggao, know his true identity. I am a schoolboy who works as an undercover agent in Prince Xing's Mansion.
, how could it be possible to know so much?
So I didn't hide it deliberately, it was all because I didn't know.
Yang Shen said: "I'm Yang Shen, my character is Yongxiu."
"Ah, ah, it turns out he is the young master from Yangge's hometown? I'm sorry, my surname is Jiang and my given name is Meng Zai..."
Jiang Lun originally wanted to introduce himself to Yang Dacai, but he was interrupted by Zhu Hao as soon as he finished speaking: "Mr. Jiang, everyone knows your name. You are the younger brother of Princess Xing... You and Tang
Sir, are you here to visit Mr. Sun?"
"ah……"
Jiang Lun glanced at Tang Yin and saw that Tang Yin had a cold expression on his face. He thought to himself that you master and apprentice are still good at singing Double Yellow, but my performance was average. Even if the trick was told to me in advance, I still couldn't perform well.
Yang Shen felt relieved when he saw that Zhu Hao could interrupt Jiang Lun's words at will.
He could not have imagined that Zhu Hao's status in Prince Xing's palace was much higher than that of Jiang Lun. In addition, Jiang Lun's son was a disciple of Zhu Hao. The person who usually called Mr. Fang was not Zhu Hao but Jiang Lun. If he knew the inside story, he would
I understand why Zhu Hao can interrupt Jiang Lun unscrupulously and use words to suppress him.
Because it's so familiar.
In the eyes of Yang Shen, Zhu Hao did not give Jiang Lun any face, and used this method to show that he was clearly different from Prince Xing's palace.
Tang Yin raised his hand to Yang Shengong and said: "Young Master Yang, I came to see Sun Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue. It was your Majesty's order to persuade him to stay in the capital... I heard that Mr. Xiao, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, asked your father-in-law to help make peace. It seems that you are here.
Is the purpose the same as mine?"
Yang Shen felt angry when he heard this.
How come we met by such a coincidence?
You, Tang Yin, are here to persuade Sun Jiao to stay, while I am here to persuade Sun Jiao to resign resolutely. Our goals are fundamentally different.
But you all know that the emperor once sent Xiao Jing to ask for help from my father. It shows that you are highly regarded by the new emperor, so I can only pretend to be a fool.
"yes."
Yang Shen nodded slightly.
Tang Yin then extended an invitation: "Then let's come together. Brother Meng Zai, please go and knock on the door, and I'll come in together."
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After knocking on the door, the family members brought by Sun Jiao opened the door.
I heard that they were the special envoys sent by the emperor and Yang Tinghe respectively. The Sun family took it very seriously and hurriedly invited two groups of people into the courtyard. However, as if there was an arrangement, Tang Yin and Jiang Lun were invited to the east courtyard, while Zhu Hao and Yang Shen were invited to the east courtyard.
Leading to the west courtyard.
They each found a house and settled down.
"Two distinguished guests, please wait a moment. The servants are already preparing tea. My husband is here for the first time and he doesn't have many people with him. If there is any inconvenience in the hospitality, please forgive me." The Sun family was very polite.
Yang Shen nodded and motioned to the Sun family to go ahead and prepare on their own.
After the others left, Yang Shen asked, "Do you know those two people?"
Zhu Hao said: "What don't you know... Mr. Jiang and Mr. Tang? They were drinking buddies when they were in the palace. They like to have a few drinks together when they have nothing to do... Mr. Tang teaches in the palace, and I used to think that his last name was
Lu, who would have thought that he is actually the famous Tang Bohu."
When Yang Shen heard Zhu Hao tell the matter so frankly, his favorable impression increased sharply.
It was also because he had a misunderstanding in his mind, which was brought to him by Yang Tinghe. Yang Tinghe clearly told him that Zhu Hao's family was involved in the murder of the new emperor's brother, and Zhu Hao was a spy sent to Prince Xing's Mansion by the Jinyi Guards, so Zhu Hao
No matter how familiar Hao is with the people in Prince Xing's Mansion, it is impossible for him to be in the same boat.
"It's not easy. You actually know so much about the affairs of Prince Xing's Mansion..." Yang Shen smiled.
I feel like "God helps me".
Zhu Hao said: "Their purpose of coming here should be different from ours, right?"
Yang Shen nodded and asked, "What do you think?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "When Mr. Sun was in Anlu, he was obsessed with the mountains and rivers and rarely interacted with local officials and gentry. When King Lao Xing was still alive, he tried to recruit him, but to no avail... Mr. Sun probably didn't want to get involved in the court again.
He is a minister, so I guess he is unlikely to choose to stay in the capital."
"Um."
Yang Shen nodded and suddenly asked, "Zhu Hao, at your age, you haven't gotten married yet, right?"
Zhu Hao was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"Then when you are in your hometown, have your family arranged a marriage for you?"
Yang Shen seems to be very concerned about Zhu Hao's life events.
Zhu Hao shook his head.
Yang Shen smiled deeply, with a hint of narrowness in his smile, as if he was thinking about something.
Zhu Hao naturally knew what Yang Shen was up to, but he didn't reveal it.
While each was thinking about his or her own thoughts, a clear female voice suddenly came from the door: "Uncle Dong, my father has invited guests to meet him. Please say hello."
The person didn't show his face, but he could vaguely see a white and graceful figure passing by the corner of the moon gate through the open door. From his words, it can be known that this person is the daughter of Sun Jiao. His voice is childish and he should be about the same age.
It's not big, but for some reason there is a sense of seeing through the vicissitudes of the world.
Yang Shen didn't wait for the Sun family's servant to come in to greet her. He got up and went to the door, as if he wanted to chase after the woman and see her face.
But when he arrived at the door, he had already left and disappeared. Only the old servant who had led the way stood at the door. He was a little surprised that Yang Shen stood at the door and looked up. He looked up and then bowed and saluted: "Two distinguished guests.
, my master invites you."
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Zhu Hao and Yang Shen walked to the main room together.
"Who?"
Zhu Hao pretended not to know and asked with a smile.
Yang Shen did not answer.
Zhu Hao knew very well that she was Sun Jiao's daughter, and her maiden name was unknown to outsiders.
However, this girl was the one chosen by Zhu Youji and wanted to accept her as the concubine of Zhu IV, but Sun Jiao politely declined. Even before Ji Ji married, she learned that Zhu IV had become the emperor, so she was afraid of being angered by Prince Xing's palace. Later,
The daughter of the Sun family who has never married anyone in her life.
This time, Princess Jiang received her son's instructions and forcibly brought Sun Jiao to the capital to serve as Minister of Household Affairs.
Princess Jiang saw that her son wanted to value this veteran court official who was from Anlu and had a close relationship with Prince Xing's palace, so she made her own decision and asked Sun Jiao to bring his daughter to the capital with him for one purpose. Although the engagement was not finalized that year,
However, Prince Xing's Mansion does not intend to give up just yet, and the marriage can continue to be discussed.
When Sun Jiao went north this time, except for his old bones, he only took this little daughter with him. In fact, it was clear that Princess Jiang wanted to give his son a daughter-in-law, so Sun Jiao became the father-in-law of the current emperor. So Sun Jiao had
What's the reason for not serving the new emperor?
Poor parents in the world...
It was okay for Princess Jiang to do this, but she didn't care about Sun Jiao's thoughts at all.
When that boy was the crown prince of Prince Xing, we didn't want to have anything to do with him. Now that he's the emperor, do he still want to cause trouble?
That is to say, I can't fight with you now, otherwise I will have to condemn you. This kind of forced marriage regardless of the woman's wishes is shameful.
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The main hall of the mansion.
When Zhu Hao and Yang Shen arrived, Jiang Lun and Tang Yin had already arrived. An old man with a gray beard sat in the main hall and was talking to Tang Yin with a smile. It seemed that they had been chatting for a while.
"I've met Mr. Sun."
After Yang Shen came in, he was the first to salute.
As Yang Shen's follower, Zhu Hao could just follow behind and cup his hands.
Sun Jiao stood up and walked to Yang Shen and said in surprise: "You are Jie Fu's eldest son, Yong Xiu? But he said that when you were in the court, I had met you a few times. It seems that ten years have passed."
Yang Shen was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Zhengde, while Sun Jiao resigned from his post and returned to his hometown in the eighth year of Zhengde. The two had an intersecting time in the court for two years.
However, the two sides did not meet often. Sun Jiao had a good relationship with Yang Tinghe. Yang Tinghe succeeded Li Dongyang as the chief minister of the cabinet in the seventh year of Zhengde. At that time, Yang Tinghe was far less powerful than he is today, so he and Sun Jiao were old friends.
Yang Shen bowed and saluted: "This junior has always remembered Mr. Sun's teachings and has never forgotten to study hard."
"OK."
Sun Jiao laughed and said, "Jiefu has taught a good son, which is enviable!"
Then he introduced Yang Shen: "You should know these two, right? One is Jiang Mengzai from Prince Xing's Palace, and the other is the famous Tang Bohu. Now that you are ministers in the same palace, you must work together. This is..."
After Sun Jiao introduced him, he discovered that there was a young man standing next to Yang Shen.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Mr. Sun, my name is Zhu Hao. I am also from Anlu Prefecture. I just entered the Hanlin Academy this year."
"Uh...ah!"
Sun Jiao suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but glance at Jiang Lun and Tang Yin.
It seems strange, since he is Zhu Hao, why didn't he come with you two, but with Yang Shen? What's the trick in this?