Zhu Hao was not a sociable person in the Hanlin Academy. The Hanlin people he made friends with were only polite words on the surface, but in fact they did not have deep friendships.
This has something to do with Zhu Hao's age and position as number one scholar being too eye-catching.
In any yamen, young and talented people will not be treated favorably by their colleagues. This is also related to the fact that Zhu Hao was born in Anlu Prefecture and Jinyiwei.
Even if others don't know the specific mission of Zhu Hao's family, they all know in their hearts that the Jinyiwei Zhu family's stay in Anlu has something to do with Prince Xing's Mansion, so they naturally stay away from him.
But this time Zhu Hao comes back...
It was obvious that the people around him were very enthusiastic about him.
A Gudu came over to say hello, looking familiar.
Zhu Hao guessed that he might have been favored by Liu Chun. After all, the dignified cabinet bachelor was waiting for him here. In addition, Zhu Hao was going out with Yu Chengxun on business this time. Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun now also paid great attention to Zhu Hao. Everyone
He felt that Zhu Hao had a bright future, and even if he was jealous of talents, he still had to maintain his relationship with Zhu Hao.
After a brief greeting.
Zhu Hao was called to the study room of the Hanlin Academy by Liu Chun, meaning that he wanted to talk to Zhu Hao alone.
No one else followed him without knowing it. Shiban smiled, shook his head, and went back to his bachelor's room.
When Liu Chun entered the study, he asked Zhu Hao to close the door to prevent the cold wind from entering, meaning that no third party should hear about it.
Zhu Hao was actually thinking about this matter as well.
If Liu Chun really wanted to support him, he could just see him later. Why did he come to the Hanlin Academy with such fanfare on his first day back to Beijing, for fear that others wouldn't know that he and Zhu Hao were in the same group?
Liu Chun shouldn't be so casual in doing things, right?
Liu Chun did not ask Zhu Hao to sit down. He himself had no intention of sitting for a long time. He looked at Zhu Hao and said in a calm tone: "I talked to Sun Zhitong about you two days ago. He vaguely revealed to me that this time
My ability to join the cabinet has something to do with you, but I don’t know...what’s going on?”
No wonder.
Zhu Hao finally understood why Liu Chun came.
I came here to clear up my doubts.
In the eyes of others, Liu Chun's entry into the cabinet was the result of the young emperor's active efforts, but when it came to Yang Tinghe, everyone knew that Liu Chun's entry into the cabinet was to block the way for Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian to return to the court.
As for Liu Chun himself... he never thought he would be able to join the cabinet from the beginning. He thought of working as a monk in the Hanlin Academy for a day and knocking the clock. Who would have thought that he would actually get admitted to the cabinet?!
Now Sun Jiao said some ambiguous and unclear words in front of him, which made him feel that it was not easy for him to join the cabinet.
It seemed that the only person in the world who could answer his questions and resolve his doubts was Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "I don't understand what Mr. Sun means by this."
Liu Chun sighed and suddenly became upset: "I, Liu Renzhong, have never done anything to disgrace the court or the people in my life. I think that being in charge of the Hanlin Academy is a gift from God. But I didn't expect that I would be able to join the cabinet and serve the court when I grow old.
I feel deeply honored to have done my little bit.
"But I know that in the current situation, it is not my turn to join the cabinet... Can you tell me what is going on?"
Zhu Hao smiled bitterly and said: "Why does Mr. Liu Ge feel sorry for himself? I dare to ask there are so many people in the Imperial Academy, who is more qualified and famous than you?"
"That's what I say, but you should know... ugh!"
Liu Chun was about to speak but stopped, sighing deeply.
Zhu Hao said: "Liu Ge always wanted to say that Mr. Yang Ge would agree. It's surprising, right?"
Liu Chun looked at Zhu Hao with a "little boy can be taught" look and nodded slightly.
"Actually, Mr. Yang Ge agreed to this matter just to prevent Yang Yingning and Xie Yuqiao from returning to the court. Among the people sent to the south of the Yangtze River by His Majesty, there was Luo An, the governor of Fusi Town, Jinyiwei North Town. This person had not yet arrived in Nanjing, but had gone to Zhenjiang
Go visit Yang Laobu Tang, guess what... Yang Zhongtang in Beijing will think?" Zhu Hao said with a smile.
Liu Chun suddenly realized.
In fact, in the eyes of Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian and others, the reason why he joined the cabinet is not a secret at all.
If you think about it for a while, you can easily guess that it is to block Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian's return to the court.
Liu Chun is not a brainless person, but the authorities are obsessed with it. It is precisely because he was deeply involved in the situation that he did not see clearly what was going on.
The remaining four people in the cabinet, including the few discerning people in the court, have already understood everything, but in front of Liu Chun, they are actually embarrassed to say that you are being used as a weapon when you join the cabinet, and Liu Chun actually knew it vaguely before.
The emperor wanted to recruit Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian to return to the dynasty, but he didn't think deeply about it.
The window paper that Sun Jiao was too embarrassed to puncture was now easily punctured by Zhu Hao.
Liu Chundao: "Actually speaking, you didn't do anything, right?" Although Liu Chun figured out why he joined the cabinet, he couldn't understand Sun Jiao's previous words about asking him to "seek advice" from Zhu Hao, nor did he.
I feel that a small person like Zhu Hao, who works as an imperial editor in court and is casually thrown out to run hard errands, can influence such a big matter as who joins the cabinet.
"It depends on what Mr. Liu Ge thinks. In fact, the student just went to Jiangnan for a trip..."
In front of Sun Jiao, Zhu Hao could just deny it directly, but in front of Liu Chun, Zhu Hao was too embarrassed to lie, so he played carelessly.
In the matter of joining the cabinet, Liu Chun was actually used as a gunman by the new emperor and Yang Tinghe. Zhu Hao felt embarrassed that he had taken advantage of Liu Chun. Even if he indirectly helped Liu Chun join the cabinet and help him achieve his life goals,
Using without telling the reason is still taking advantage, so any lies now may leave hidden dangers in the future.
Then let's make a joke. I neither admit nor deny it.
Liu Chun heard some meaning and glared at Zhu Hao with an elder's look that had a hint of warning. He seemed to be complaining, but his tone was very kind: "No wonder comrades always say that you are young and mature. It seems that it is true. You have a bright future."
There is no limit, it’s better to be more practical and responsible when doing things!"
Having said that, it’s actually almost done.
At this time, someone outside happened to come to inform them that Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun had returned to the Hanlin Academy, and asked Zhu Hao to go out to meet them.
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Zhu Hao and Liu Chun came out together.
Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun were actually quite surprised to see the old and young people walking together. After all, Liu Chun was a target of public criticism after joining the cabinet. He suddenly came to the Hanlin Academy and named Zhu Hao, which always gave people a kind of Zhu Hao.
It feels like Hao is an important person, or Zhu Hao wants to be reused.
Everyone will think of a very real problem.
That is, does Liu Chun's political stance lean towards the new emperor, or is he just a fence-sitter?
No one thinks that Liu Chun is Yang Tinghe's man. If that is true, then Liu Chun would have joined the cabinet long ago. There was no need for the emperor to propose him as a candidate, and the emperor and his ministers had to go through a lot of effort and mediation.
When Zhu Hao saw off Liu Chun and returned to the writing room, he found that only Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun were left in the room.
It was almost noon, and all the Hanlin officials were either going to eat, or seeing Yang Shen's serious look, they guessed that something bad was going to happen, so they made excuses to leave first.
"What did Bachelor Liu come to tell you?"
Yang Shen's words were very abrupt.
While the tone is abrupt, the title is also problematic.
Perhaps in Yang Shen's eyes, Liu Chun is not a cabinet minister in the true sense. He is just a person who was temporarily pulled into the cabinet to fill in the role. He may be dismissed from his official position at any time due to factional struggles. Perhaps he is the kind of person who joins the cabinet at the latest but is
The first to retire and return home.
Zhu Haodao: "He asked me why he joined the cabinet."
"Haha, he asked you this?"
Yang Shen originally had a serious expression, but after hearing Zhu Hao's words, he couldn't help but grin with a mocking look on his face.
Zhu Hao spread his hands and said, "I'm also very confused. He said that Sun Butang asked him to ask me. I just told him, doesn't he know that His Majesty sent people to Zhenjiang and Yuyao? Then he said
I had nothing to say...he gave me a few words of encouragement and then took my leave."
Yang Shen's smile instantly disappeared and he said coldly: "That's what you told him?"
"Otherwise?" Zhu Hao said.
Yang Shen said angrily: "Are you too honest? You can definitely say that Liu Renzhong is the most senior person in the Hanlin Academy. If he doesn't join the cabinet, who will... Jingdao, you still lack the ability to deal with people.
Through my experience, sometimes you can’t be so upright when doing things.”
"Ha ha."
Yu Chengxun laughed beside him and said, "I'm just telling you. In fact, Jingdao understands everything. He just doesn't say it. If he does... it will be a blockbuster."
"hehe."
Zhu Hao shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Regarding Liu Chun's visit to him, if he had to make up lies to deceive Yang Shen, it would arouse suspicion, because Liu Chun's visit to him was too "rash".
Of course, this kind of recklessness may be Liu Chun's intention. Just like Sun Jiao's reminder and education to Zhu Hao before, Liu Chun is not the kind of person who likes to do things in a rigid manner, and will also use some means to make Zhu Hao
Hao knows the importance of stance.
Since it's hard to get away with making up lies, then tell the truth.
Zhu Hao told the truth, and Yang Shen thought that Liu Chun had indeed not accomplished much after joining the cabinet. He probably also wondered why his life had such a big change. It seemed reasonable to ask Zhu Hao why.
Mainly because Zhu Hao went to Jiangnan and may know that the emperor sent people to visit Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian.
After Yu Chengxun returned to the capital, he reported on the conversation between Zhu Hao and him in Nanjing. In fact, he mentioned that Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian were about to return to the court, and Yu Chengxun also reported it when he was in Nanjing.
Since Zhu Hao knows everything, it makes sense for Sun Jiao to ask Liu Chun to ask Zhu Hao.
But there is still one thing that cannot be made reasonable.
That is why Sun Jiao didn't tell Liu Chun himself and insisted on letting him ask Zhu Hao? Didn't Sun Jiao know that this would affect Zhu Hao's political stance?
Or is it that Sun Jiao's original purpose was to make Yang Tinghe and Yang Shen doubt Zhu Hao so that Zhu Hao could withdraw from Yang Tinghe's faction?
Yang Shen even thought, no wonder Sun Zhitong is leaning towards the emperor's side now. It seems that he has made it clear that he wants to move closer to the new emperor's camp. He is not even letting his son-in-law go, and wants to get his son-in-law to surrender to Zhu Si!
pity……
Sun Zhitong didn't know that the Zhu family had done many wrong things to Prince Xing's palace, and it was impossible for Zhu Hao to gain the trust of the new emperor.