Zhu Haonian returned to the Hanlin Academy for the first time to work, and his main job was to sort out the manuscripts of "Wuzong Shilu". Unexpectedly, he was free after being busy for an hour, so he picked up the book and started reading leisurely with a cup of tea.
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While watching, Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun passed by in the courtyard outside. Yu Chengxun seemed to be going to see Liu Chun, a Hanlin scholar, while Yang Shen entered the writing room and walked over to Zhu Hao's desk.
"Respect."
Yang Shen smiled and greeted Zhu Hao.
Hearing the other party call him this, Zhu Hao expected that Yang Tinghe would probably not have enough time to give himself a nickname to show that he was Yang Tinghe's disciple.
Zhu Hao said: "Brother Yongxiu, is there something wrong?"
Yang Shen sat down across from the desk and caught a glimpse of Zhu Hao reading a Neo-Confucianism book. He shook his head and sighed: "At the end of last year, Wang Bo'an was awarded the title of Xin Xin Bo. He promoted Xinxue in the south of the Yangtze River. There were many scribes in the north.
What do you think about advocating its academic school?"
Zhu Hao shook his head: "I have no research on this. I haven't read any books on the study of mind..."
"Then you really should take a look." Yang Shen smiled indifferently, obviously not taking it seriously, "By the way, I heard that you and Wang Bo'an have met before?"
Zhu Hao's heart trembled. His meeting with Wang Shouren was a secret in Prince Xing's Mansion. How did Yang Shen know about it?
Zhu Hao said cautiously: "When Mr. Tang put down the bandits in Anlu, Uncle Xinjian visited Anlu Prefecture. At that time, Mr. Tang took me to meet him."
"Um."
Yang Shen nodded, seemingly not surprised.
Wang Shouren did not belong to Yang Tinghe's faction. On the contrary, he was a member of Yang Tinghe's political enemy Wang Qiong. Now Wang Shouren was granted the title of Xin Xin Bo for his contribution to pacifying King Ning. To a certain extent, this was the new emperor's suppression of Yang Tinghe's faction.
After Wang Shouren was granted the title of Xin Xin Bo, he later became the Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing. He was both a distinguished minister and a civil servant, which is equivalent to saying that he played a major role in Nanjing's officialdom.
Zhu Hao asked in confusion: "This is an old matter, why does Brother Yongxiu ask about it?"
You Yang Shen clearly have bad intentions when you talk to me about Wang Shouren in a roundabout way.
Yang Shen sighed: "It's like this. My father has always felt that there may be someone capable of helping His Majesty. You have been in Prince Xing's palace for a long time. Do you know who has won the trust and respect of the old Prince Xing and the late Mr. Yuan Ge?"
really.
Yang Tinghe began to suspect that there were secret aides around the emperor. Otherwise, how could a young emperor with little experience in governing have the strength to deal with Yang Tinghe, a veteran of three dynasties, for so long?
In many cases, not only did the two sides pull against each other, but the emperor's side even came out slightly better!
Zhu Hao said: "Does Mr. Tang count? Then there are the people from the Palace Chief Shi Si... I'm afraid I have to ask those people who hold real power in the Palace."
"Then have you ever met Prince Lao Xing in the palace over the years, or have you participated in the planning of major events in the palace?" Yang Shen asked.
Zhu Hao immediately felt that Yang Shen's question contained a mystery.
First, they asked him about his meeting with Wang Shouren, and then talked about his possible involvement in the planning of the palace. It was obvious that someone from the palace had secretly taken refuge with Yang Tinghe and leaked some secrets in the palace.
Apart from anything else, when Zhu Hao was in the palace, he not only appeared in front of Yuan Zonggao, Zhang Zuo, Tang Yin and others. When he met with King Xing, people from the palace chief Shi Si were often present.
Zhu Hao was a little annoyed.
With the power of Conglong, he followed the new emperor to the capital and gained power and status that were impossible to obtain before. How dare he be a traitor?
Is it just because we are jealous that Tang Bohu and I are trusted by the old and new kings?
Zhu Haodao: "I am less involved in the affairs of the palace. Most of the time, I am with Mr. Tang, so I am involved. Mr. Tang is an easy-going person, and he usually doesn't care about me. But when I was a high school student
After becoming a member of the imperial family, I even had contact with Emperor Xingxian, but it was not my turn to plan important events. By the time I passed the imperial examination... Emperor Xingxian had already passed away..."
Yang Tinghe nodded, obviously accepting Zhu Hao's statement.
Zhu Hao himself was not very young. He was admitted to the examination and was not awarded the title of Jushi or Jinshi. Why did the people in the palace trust a young scholar who was born in Jinyiwei?
If Zhu Hao passed the imperial examination, he might have received some respect because of his bright future. However, Zhu Youji was dead by then, and Zhu Si was taken to the capital as a hostage for a year after he became the head of the family.
From an outsider's perspective, Zhu Hao's rise did not match up with the events in the palace on the timeline, which made Yang Shen not think deeply.
"Do you know Huang Jin?"
Yang Shen no longer asked Zhu Hao his own questions, but instead asked about a seemingly unrelated person.
Zhu Hao knew it well.
After the arson in the palace, Xiao Jing had decided to retire and live in his private residence. It was Huang Jin who was proposed by Zhu Hao to replace Xiao Jing as Chief of Ceremonies, Eunuch Bingbi and Superintendent of the East Factory.
Historically, Huang Jin served as a royal eunuch for more than ten years and assisted Zhu Si in supervising the regiment camp. It can be said that he made a lot of contributions. Later, he directly succeeded the late Zhang Zuo and became the eunuch of the Chief of Ceremonies. He had no achievements in his life.
He deserves a lot of credit, but he also doesn’t have any faults. He is a pretty decent person.
This time Zhu Hao wants Huang Jin to supervise the East Factory, more for convenience. It does not mean that Huang Jin will take advantage of the situation in the ceremonial supervisor in the future. If he finds talents, he will still appoint other eunuchs to take care of them.
Replace it.
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Zhu Haodao: "I heard that he is a reserved person and is relatively good at learning, but I have no chance to come into contact with him."
This is quite true.
The eunuchs in the Royal Palace's Admission Department were originally responsible for serving the nobles of the Palace. They mostly stayed in the palace's inner palace and rarely met with outsiders.
Before entering the capital and becoming a deacon and eunuch in the palace, the only eunuch in the palace that Zhu Hao could come into contact with was Zhang Zuo.
Yang Shen asked: "Then what knowledge does he have in terms of punishment and prison?"
Zhu Hao thought to himself, why did you come to me to test the inside story of the palace? Didn't you find a traitor in the palace? If you can't just ask him, why would you ask me?
"Not sure."
Zhu Hao shook his head and said, "I am studying in the palace, so it is difficult for me to interfere with the affairs of the royal family."
Zhu Hao's meaning is obvious. I'm not a eunuch. You ask me about the expertise of those strange eunuchs in the palace? Do you really think I wear the same pants as them?
If you don't speak professionally, it's useless to ask.
Yang Shen nodded: "Okay, you have nothing else to do. Come with me. I have something to do with you."
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Yang Shen specially called Zhu Hao, as if there was something important.
Of course, Zhu Hao had to guard against Yang Shen knowing that he was helping the new emperor, taking him to a remote place, kidnapping him, or even killing him and burying his body...
Although this possibility is not high, Zhu Hao has to guard against it.
Fortunately, Zhu Hao was always protected by the Jinyi Guards. When he and Yang Shen left the Hanlin Academy, several guards followed them.
If he really wants to "commit murder", Zhu Hao estimates that Yang Shen will not live longer than him. If he really breaks his face, it will be a dead end and there will be no face left.
But it is obvious that Yang Shen trusts Zhu Hao more than ordinary people.
The place the two of them went to was Shouninghou Mansion.
When Zhu Hao got off the carriage and looked at the plaque of Shouning Houfu, he was a little confused about Yang Shen's tactics, or he didn't understand what Yang Shen's father was thinking.
Come to see an uncle of the current dynasty who had just suffered an unreasonable disaster and was fined and grounded?
Want to say something?
Yang Shen went over and knocked on the door.
Soon someone opened the door. The door of Shouning Hou Mansion was extremely arrogant. He opened his mouth and spat out feces: "You don't know where this place is? If you dare to knock on the door again, you will be beaten out with sticks! Get out!"
Even though Yang Shen had a good temper, his face could not help but darken. He suppressed the anger in his heart and presented the greeting card, but when he heard a "bang", the door had been closed from the inside.
This is a rejection!
The son of a dignified chief minister was not even qualified to wait in the door, so he could only go back to the carriage to rest.
In the carriage, Zhu Hao asked: "What are we doing here?"
Yang Shen said: "My father wants to know what the two uncles who were implicated in setting fire to the palace are thinking now, and whether it is related to His Majesty's previous mention of opening coal mines around the capital."
Zhu Hao narrowed his eyes.
What about lying to children?
Dali Temple has obviously received a detailed intelligence report from Jinyiwei, which clearly and unmistakably lists the "substantial connection" between these two people and the palace arson. The evidence of the crime has been approved by your old man, and the two of them committed crimes.
There is evidence, so what else do you want to investigate?
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After a brief announcement, the door of Shouning Hou Mansion opened the door again and called Zhu Hao and Yang Shen into the courtyard.
The meeting place was neither in the main hall of Shouning Marquis Mansion nor in the banquet hall, but in front of a pavilion in the side courtyard, with stone tables and benches, allowing for ventilation from all directions. The doorkeeper said coldly: "Sit here and wait, my house
The Marquis will be here soon!"
Yang Shen was a little speechless.
In the middle of winter, if we are allowed to blow cold wind outside, what does it mean to let us sit on a stone bench? Even if we are allowed to sit, should we be given a soft cushion or something to cushion us?
If you just sit on it like this, won't you freeze your body?
Yang Shen didn't sit down, so naturally Zhu Hao didn't sit down either.
The man stood there with his hands clasped in front of his chest, looking at the two of them menacingly.
After a long time, Zhang Heling appeared in disheveled clothes. He looked like he had just woken up, or he had been doing some unspeakable things during the day. He was interrupted by a sudden visit from Yang Shen and Zhu Hao. After meeting, he had an air of hostility about him.
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"Yang Yong... Xiu? Even if your father is the chief minister of the dynasty, don't disturb me if you have nothing to do... Hey, that's not right. Could it be that you are here to see my joke?"
Zhang Heling raised his eyebrows and his eyes widened. It was obvious that he was not coping well and could explode at any time.
Yang Shen cupped his hands and said, "I'm here to ask."
"Ask a question? Go to the Yamen. I never receive outsiders in my house! Even if your father comes, I won't be accommodating!"
Zhang Heling's words made Zhu Hao realize a problem, that is, Yang Shen arrived without greeting Zhang Heling in advance and must have an ulterior motive.
Yang Shen said: "I heard that Shouning Hou's coal kiln in Xishan was confiscated by the imperial court...Does Shouning Hou have no objection to this?"
"Wow... You really came here to see my joke! I have a lot of opinions! Believe it or not..."
Zhang Heling was about to have a seizure when he suddenly felt something was wrong, "What on earth do you want to fart?"
Yang Shen glanced at Zhu Hao: "Let me introduce to you, this is the new champion, and he knows everything about the affairs of Prince Xing's palace. I heard that Shouning Hou's coal kiln was occupied by others, and we are just unhappy, so we came here specially to pay tribute to Shouning Hou.
Marquis Ning and Marquis Jianchang have requested an official document from the Ministry of Punishment, asking you to go and get the coal mine back."
"ah?"
Zhang Heling didn't quite understand.
Take back?
Wasn't it sealed by Jin Yiwei?
How to get it back?
Zhu Hao suddenly understood that Yang Shen was here to stir up trouble!
They wanted to take advantage of the lack of brains of the two Zhang brothers to lead people to fight with the people sent by the emperor to mine.