After hearing this, Sun Jiao stood up immediately and looked at Zhang Zuo with incredible eyes.
Zhang Zuo was a little confused. He didn't know why Sun Jiao had such a big reaction. He also stood up and looked back with confusion on his face. He said, "Why is Mr. Sun so surprised?"
Sun Jiao thought to himself, the Queen Mother had previously wanted me to marry my daughter to the emperor, and she had been nagging about it. Why did she suddenly change her mind and ask me to marry my daughter to Zhu Hao?
The key is that Yang Tinghe actually wanted me to marry my daughter to Zhu Hao.
How could the thoughts of Empress Dowager Jiang and Yang Tinghe overlap so much?
Sun Jiao had a bitter smile on his face: "Eunuch Zhang, since you know the purpose of Mr. Yang Ge's visit to my house before, why would the Queen Mother issue such a decree?"
Only then did Zhang Zuo realize that Sun Jiao had such an expression because this incident was too unbelievable.
"Mr. Sun has misunderstood. In fact, the Queen Mother does not want to quarrel with Mr. Yang Ge. Besides, the Queen Mother has consulted the ceremonial officer and learned that the Holy Master is having a wedding and cannot marry an important minister in the court. Now after all, Your Majesty is no longer the Young Master of Prince Xing's Palace.
Lord, everything must be done according to the rules.”
Zhang Zuojiang said to his face what he had already thought of.
Sun Jiao looked strange, obviously he didn't believe Zhang Zuo's lies.
Zhang Zuodao: "Besides, Zhu Hao is the number one scholar from Anlu, so he can be considered a member of his own family, so why should he be so outsider? At that time, the young master of the Zhu family was also witnessed by everyone in Prince Xing's palace. From an unenlightened child, he
Step by step, he became the number one scholar he is today."
Sun Jiao narrowed his eyes.
I wonder what Hutu you Zhang Zuo is pretending to be?
Wasn't the relationship between Zhu Hao and Prince Xing's palace made very clear when the new emperor held a banquet to persuade me to return to the court?
It is precisely because of Zhu Hao's special status in the cracks that both parties regard him as one of their own, but Zhu Hao's own inclination is not clear, and I will not marry my daughter to him.
Sun Jiaodao: "But I have also heard some not-so-good rumors. I learned that the Jinyiwei Zhu family has always been at odds with Prince Xing's palace."
"Haha, it's all an old thing, why bother mentioning it again? The Queen Mother cherishes her friendship with Mr. Sun. Even if the two families cannot get married, she still wants Ling Qianjin to marry a good family. If there are some things that cannot be publicized, maybe
The Queen Mother has granted marriage to your two families."
Zhang Zuo explained patiently so that Sun Jiao's doubts could be put to rest.
Sun Jiao asked directly: "The Queen Mother, do you want to promote the marriage between the old man and the Zhu family in this way, so that our family can serve the court with peace of mind?"
Zhang Zuo smiled heartily and said: "That's what I meant, it's Sun Laoming's fault."
Sun Jiao rolled his eyes.
Good guy, whether you want me to marry the emperor or Zhu Hao, you are using my daughter as a tool!
Have you ever considered my feelings?
As an old man, I love my little daughter the most. Why are you torturing her so hard?
Zhang Zuo said seriously: "Does Mr. Sun agree or reject?"
Sun Jiao said: "Does this old man have any other choice?"
He was not happy, but he thought of what Zhu Hao had worried about before, which was...if his daughter didn't marry Zhu Hao, who could she marry?
The Queen Mother is granting marriage in disguise.
…
If she first disagrees with Prince Xing's request for a marriage, then disagrees with the marriage, and rejects the Empress Dowager Chiang twice, then her daughter may really have to live alone as a aunt for the rest of her life, waiting to be married.
Zhang Zuo sighed and said: "We are all in the court and can be seen at any time... Besides, Mr. Zhu is extremely capable, and I will definitely be able to live in harmony with Mr. Sun in the future."
"Mr. Zhu?"
Sun Jiao felt uncomfortable with this title.
You are an old housekeeper of the prince's palace. The prince's palace was served by the eunuch Si Fengzheng. Now the eunuch Si Li is in charge of the seal. Are you so polite to Zhu Hao?
Zhang Zuodao: "When Mr. Sun gets along with Mr. Zhu more in the future, he will naturally understand why everyone likes him. His abilities are beyond the reach of ordinary people, and his thoughts... are also different from ordinary people. He never seems to care about fame and fortune...
You'll know it once you get to know him more.
"By the way, Mr. Sun, in this matter, you must say that you agree with Mr. Yang Ge's request, but you can't leak the fact that our family came to spread the message."
After hearing Zhang Zuo's lengthy evaluation of Zhu Hao, Sun Jiao had an idea in his mind.
What's wrong with your lake?
Don't care about fame and fortune?
Not comparable to ordinary people?
When that kid came to threaten me to return to the court, he had a stern voice and a full range of skills. How could a little fox like this deceive you with some tricks?
"I understand."
Sun Jiao sighed.
Now he feels that everything has settled and he can't struggle, but he still doesn't understand: "May I ask, does Mr. Zhu have no opinion on this matter?"
"hehe."
Zhang Zuo smiled again, "To be honest, Mr. Zhu doesn't seem to be willing to marry, but he told our family alone that if he didn't agree, he would ruin the lifelong happiness of a young lady.
."
"puff……"
Sun Jiao almost vomited blood after hearing this.
Zhang Zuodao: "It's a big matter of marriage. Of course Mr. Zhu can't make the decision himself. The Queen Mother will send someone to find Mr. Zhu's mother, and maybe our family will go there... Mr. Sun will just wait for the good news to come. Let's
I would like to say congratulations here first!"
Sun Jiao didn't feel that a happy event was approaching at all. Instead, he felt helpless that he was being forced to go to a dangerous place.
You have a good family and a good daughter, but just because you and the new emperor are from the same hometown and have some connections, do they have to develop to this point?
Do things like marriage have to be forced upon you?
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After Zhang Zuo saw Sun Jiao, he hurriedly ran to review the memorial with Zhu Hao.
By the way, I told Zhu Hao the details of meeting Sun Jiao.
Zhu Hao frowned: "I'm talking about Eunuch Zhang, when did I say that if I don't marry Miss Sun, I will delay her youth?"
"Didn't you say that? Haha, maybe we remembered it wrong."
Zhang Zuo laughed, trying to get through.
Of course Zhu Hao saw that it was actually Mrs. Jiang's plan to retreat and do the next best thing.
Perhaps Empress Dowager Chiang's head suddenly sobered up after entering the palace. If she forced Sun Jiao to hand over his daughter for election, it would not only violate the emperor's ancestral precepts, but also give excuses to the civil servants, deepen the conflict between the emperor and the ministers, and then force someone to do something difficult.
If you force Sun Jiao to surrender, he will definitely not return.
No matter how you look at it, it would be more practical to marry Sun Jiao's daughter to Zhu Hao and let the Sun and Zhu families work for the emperor together.
…
Now that Empress Dowager Chiang has changed her strategy, she will naturally not follow a step-by-step approach to promote this matter, but will certainly use some unconventional means.
Zhang Zuo, as Empress Dowager Chiang's sharp knife, was sent out to stab Sun Jiao and Zhu Hao desperately.
All the lies were made to facilitate the marriage. Zhang Zuo now shouldered a major mission and was eager to make a success, so he had to get it done.
Zhang Zuodao: "The Queen Mother attaches great importance to the marriage between your two families. Even Mr. Yang Ge has come forward. So about this matter... Hey, congratulations to Mr. Zhu on your junior high school admission?"
Zhu Hao said helplessly: "Eunuch Zhang, I have never even met Miss Sun. I don't know her character or appearance. Is it too... childish to just arrange a marriage so hastily?"
"The Sword Comes"
"Oh, don't you just turn a blind eye to all major marriage matters these days? When you wait for the wedding, you have a lot of time to see how she looks...Mr. Zhu also understands our family's difficulties.
Do you always bring up the matter of marrying a daughter-in-law in front of your father-in-law? Let’s calm down and as long as you agree, we will mention this matter to your father-in-law."
Zhang Zuo was very enthusiastic.
Seeing that Zhu Hao didn't seem too happy, Zhang Zuo continued: "You also have to understand, if Miss Sun doesn't marry you, there will really be no one to marry... The Queen Mother will also be unhappy,
As ministers, why should we cause trouble?"
Zhu Hao thought for a moment and realized that was what happened.
Since the Miss Sun family was favored by Zhu Youjia and Sun Jiao protected her so well, she must have been a lady of the family.
It seems that I have earned a rich lady from a minister's family for free, and if I refuse even this, it will look very pretentious to outsiders.
But in fact, Zhu Hao really doesn't want to be dominated by marriage matters.
It seems like we can only take one step at a time.
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Zhu Hao went to the Hanlin Academy the next day.
Yang Shen came to look for him. After the two of them left the writing room, Yang Shen said: "Zhu Hao, my father went to Sunbu Hall to propose marriage for you yesterday."
"Um!?"
Zhu Hao pretended to be shocked and inexplicable.
Yang Tinghe took action, and his weight was indeed extraordinary.
If it had been Yang Shen or another minister, Sun Jiao might have kicked the person out directly.
Yang Tinghe also knew that to prevent Sun Jiao from marrying the royal family, he could only accomplish it by taking action personally. He acted as the chief minister of the cabinet not because of Zhu Hao's face, but because of his struggle with the emperor, forcing him to do so.
Have to do this.
In this matter, Zhu Hao is not the protagonist, but just a pawn at the mercy of Yang Tinghe.
It's just that Yang Tinghe didn't expect that the New Emperor's faction also planned to facilitate the marriage between Zhu Hao and Miss Sun's family, which meant that the enemy and we were thinking of the same thing.
Yang Shen said: "My father mentioned the poem you wrote, and Mr. Sun is very satisfied with your talents, but... I'm afraid you have to go there in person to do this."
Zhu Hao thought to himself, do you think I don't know that Yang Tinghe went to matchmaking, but the result didn't work out?
"But...I went and didn't know what to say."
Zhu Hao is very candid.
According to Zhu Hao's estimation, Sun Jiao must have no interest in any kind of marriage. The reason why he agreed to Zhang Zuo was because his daughter had no one else to marry. Thinking about it, Zhu Hao was not bad. Since it was a political marriage, why should he delay it?
At the expense of my daughter’s lifelong happiness?
I reluctantly agreed.
Yang Shen said: "Later today, you will go with me. Then you can impress Mr. Sun with your sincerity. This matter is related to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty. Everything depends on your performance on the spot."
Zhu Hao asked in confusion: "That means...I have to fight for it on my own?"
"Exactly."
Yang Shen nodded matter-of-factly, "If Sun Butang's daughter enters the palace, it will break our rules after the Ming Dynasty election. You have not made any achievements in Hanyuan so far. If this can be done, I can guarantee that your career will go further in the future.
, my father will also be more supportive to you."
Zhu Hao thought to himself, what is a bad check? This is it.
When will whoever I marry become a major event for the imperial court?