Chapter 123: The Way Back
Because of the court to create a crown prince, as well as the division of the kings, the emperor himself decree the world amnesty, and change the name of the year for Xiang Fu. In this firecrackers sound to welcome the new year of xiangfu in the early years, the inner ban, there are still temple officers on duty, an old man carrying wine bag wandering towards the Zhang hut, the road occasionally meet, whether it is the son of heaven close to the service of the living room Lang, or can be worn on the bright red python clothes of the eunuchs sable temple, met the old man, without exception, have taken the initiative to stop the foot, those rules of the rules of the Palace threw the rules of the brain behind, have a smile and exchange of pleasantries! If it is an unusual time unusual characters, once found, no less than the Secretary Secretary for the seal of the eunuch Han Diaoji remembered in the heart, sooner or later to eat, but now the Secretary for the Secretary for the Secretary for the change of the seal of the Jiaqing He Chusun, the object is the court up and down the palace inside and outside the favorite Tantan Weng, not afraid of being used as a handle, even if the people have a mind to the side of His Majesty the Emperor to go, the Emperor will only reprimand those who chewed on the root of the matter. Replaced Sun Xizi became the new head of the province under the door of Huan Wen all the way to greet congratulations, came to the Zhang Lu, far from seeing the Ministry of the household Secretary Wang Xionggui stood under the eaves of the rubbing his hands and breath, this cold family origin of the Jiangnan reader, in the eyes of the court of the gray hair is considered to be extremely young young and strong, he is with many of today’s temple pillars in the year of the Yong Hui by virtue of the Imperial Examination, the carp jumped over the Dragon Gate, and the year of the examination, and the first scholar, the first three in the three a, with one a third of the first a. The first three in the first a, and then the third in the first a. The first three in the third a, and then the third in the third a. The three a in a three Wang Xionggui most young, presided over the world of science and technology is the seat of the division of the Prime Minister Zhang Julu, read the volume of the room division is more coincidentally at that time as the State Children’s Palace of the left priest Huan Wen, with a belly full of the country’s world of talent, all the way to the Household Department of the official Wang Xionggui, undoubtedly the Zhang Party line, even when the Department of Shangshu, the years of the Zhang Julu and Huan Wen is always the discipleship etiquette, this moment, not waiting for Huan Wen near the Zhang Lu, rushed down the steps to help Huan Wen took the wine pot and cloth bag, Huan Wen joked: “Fuding ah, how that Bieye child again let you eat the door? This old man is also, yesterday you go to the New Year’s Eve to give you a time to eat, and today again to come, clearly the heart is quite tight to you this favorite student, but just can not wipe face. All right, all right, later said this pot of wine and salt water peanuts are you brought, I do not believe that Bieye’s eyes are not greedy, he will be able to carry the mouth of the greedy, just look at the two of us to enjoy the blessings, I also counted to help you out of the bad air, is not it?”
Name Xiong Gui word Fuding Wang Shangshu smiled bitterly: “Late student which dare to be angry with the first assistant adults ah, Huan Shi do not make fun of Fuding. Besides, Late Sheng’s poor discipline, let that incompetent canine son cause trouble, the whole capital is watching the joke, Late Sheng is really ashamed of the expectations of the Chief Minister Lord and Huan Shi.”
Huan Wen smiled, this Tantan Weng and those city like the sea inevitably give people the suspicion of a gloomy nature of the temple pillar is not quite the same, the old man smiled up from the time will not be a smile, not to let a person feel the knife hidden in a smile, but let a person truly feel that Huan adults really met a happy event. Throughout the years, some of the cabinet ministers in trouble, like to run to catch up with Huan Wen, bring a few pots of good wine, Huanfu this old man can not help is another matter, in any case, can make people feel that the sky is difficult after he said, it seems to always be able to have some room for manoeuvre. Huan left servant has two don’t do, add flowers on the brocade don’t do, fall down the well don’t do. Huan Wen led into the Zhang Lu, Wang Xiong Gui also have the courage to enter the door. Huan Wen stopped at the door, Wang Xiong Gui a foot has stepped into, only to obediently retract, heard the old man said softly: “your young son called far burning it, even I such as the old man can not leave the house have heard of his great name, not to say that not do a basket of bad things, but half a basket or have. Last fall, in the nine nine pavilions with the Northern Liang son of the disputes, was his group of helpers a blow to blow up the sky, said the capital city fop figure, said he dared to do with the son of the top, which was nothing, I also, Bieyueer also, when I was young, also is the gas in a mess, who did not have a little bit of vanity. But now your child is also too fat, even ran to bully the Ministry of Zhao right Ling’s daughter, this daughter is still with Yin Maochun only son of the betrothal, this is not all, the Ministry of Justice Han Lin’s son came out to say a word of justice, to your son beat up, but also scolded his father is only the Ministry of Justice a sound worm waiter, Fuding ah, you counted on your fingers, the Yong Hui four years, in fact, only a few of you together, and the people are all good, and he is so good. You and Yin, Zhao, and Han, who were all officials at the same time, will not be able to see each other in the future if he makes such a mess. You and I know, next year’s imperial examination will be the turn of Yin Mao Chun presided over, Yin Mao Chun do official Dao line high and low, you and I know very well, when the dynasty reserves the head of the phase, not for nothing. This year, the Beijing examination is completed, immediately is the local officials to assess this pile of big events, Zhao right age is certainly the main person, how can you that seat division is not you gas seven smoke, change into me sitting in his blue eyes that position, is also about the fire.”
Wang Xiong Gui stomped his foot, sighed, whispered, “Huan Shi, you do not know, canine son Wang Yuan Yuan is framed, otherwise it is not so acted Mengwang …….”
Huan Wen, who is known for his good temper in the world, even looked angry and scolded in a suppressed voice, “Fool, flies don’t bite seamless eggs, if your son is a good thing, can he have the chance to be framed? Family misfortune, the greatest misfortune lies in the children and grandchildren not cherishing their blessings! You’ve made a huge mess, you’re still thinking about how to wipe Wang Yuan Yuan’s ass instead of mending it, what are you, Wang Xiong Gui, if not stupid?”
Wang Xionggui hemmed and hawed, not daring to retort at all. It was indeed hard for outsiders to imagine that a full second grade minister could also be lectured so miserably. Huan Wen is still not relieved, seized the wine bottle cloth bag, straight down a heavy words: “I thought you think you understand before coming, did not expect or this kind of asshole, even a son are not good, but also tube what household department? I Huan Wen old man has been on your eyes, well, then you simply do not be what the Ministry of the Household Secretary, come to the door of the province to me to play the hand, the same is the second grade, how? Save your son rely on you as a father, the tail to the sky, revealing that unsightly bare buttocks!”
Wang Xiong Gui was so scared that his face turned pale. The court all know that the first minister Zhang Julu ruling Zhang party, in fact, a lineage, just so changed on the Zhang word banner, in fact, can be pushed up all the way back to the Zhang Julu Huan Wen two masters that the old first minister’s master, the next by who took over Zhang Julu’s burden, Wang Xionggui undoubtedly the most popular, Zhang party inside and outside is the same. To put it plainly, even if the emperor is dissatisfied with Wang Xionggui the Ministry of the household secretary, demotion, or even to the local, as long as the two old Zhang Huan is still there, and even regardless of the dynasty in the field, have great prestige, he Wang Xionggui is not afraid of no opportunity to return to the center, but if Zhang Huan two people think Wang Xionggui is not responsible for enough to support their lineage, then Wang Xionggui this life even if he is a complete end of the career.
Huan Wen snorted coldly.
Wang Xionggui gloomy speechless, after careful consideration, bitter: “Huan Shi, late student know wrong, also do not go into the house to let the first minister adults annoyed. While there is still snow on the ground, now go back and let Wang Yuan Yuan go to kneel in front of Zhao You Ling’s residence, and I will also personally go to the door to apologize to Zhao You Ling.”
Huan Wen nodded and laughed, “Fuding ah, you greasy son, what kind of bullshit ground snow, people Zhao right Ling’s house door is crowded and clean, you find me a handful of snow instead? Okay, okay, you know you’re wrong. It’s also good to let your son learn a lesson. I know that you are mostly distressed, Wang Yuanyan is not stupid, even if you as a father’s face, most can still see the favor in your eyes, plus your daughter-in-law is even softer, can not withstand the youngest son’s crying afterward, this time to let him lose a layer of skin, sooner or later, he will sneak to give him more compensation. In this regard, I can’t rest assured, you pass a message for me to Wang Yuan Yuan, in the future, if he dares to fool around again, I’ll have a word with Yao Baifeng, and throw him into the State Prison to be locked up for three to five years.”
The Minister of Household who was personally intervened by Tan Tan Weng to help with his family affairs, his eyes were moist and his lips trembled as he said, “Master Huan’s kindness, I have no way of repaying it.”
Huan Wen shook his head and sighed, “These small favors I have for you are nothing, the one inside, to you is really valued. Fuding, you must not let him down.”
Wang Xiong Gui nodded heavily, Huan Wen re-handed the wine bottle and cloth bag to him, “My trip to the palace, is aimed at you, there is a beginning and an end. Let’s go, go in together to meet our chief minister adult.”
Into the Zhang Lu, purple beard and blue eyes of Zhang Julu still on the Ministry of households Shangshu not false color, but at least reluctantly accepted the wine and peanuts, those buried in the book to deal with the affairs of the Zhang Lu civilian ministers, are quietly raised their heads, to Shangshu adults reported to the heart smile. Wang Xiong Gui did not stay longer, soon took his leave and hurriedly left. Zhang Julu and Huan Wen came to the house specially used to receive outsiders, Huan Wen on the Zhang Lu is familiar with the road again, he moved to the apparatus leisurely cooking wine up, said to himself: “The court said that you and I sing a red face and a singing white face, our old brother and sister with a seamless, before not feel, now can only pinch the nose to admit it. You say that Fuding so an ambitious and capable and intelligent officials, has also achieved a high position as a minister, the Ministry of household up and down clearly organized, why is not good at managing their own house.”
Zhang Julu plainly said: “This is not strange, most people when the official this is for the well-being of children and grandchildren, and then you do not look at Wang Yuanyuan suddenly became a street rat in the capital, in fact, in the family in front of the fathers of the well-behaved and clever, most of the children of the official family, not stupid, but too smart, official flattering that set of things, has been immersed in, familiar with the heart. I’m sure Wang Xionggui is also the first time to know his young son so confused. This is also why every year there are a large number of officials did not fall into the hands of political opponents, but instead fell into the hands of their own children and grandchildren. Father and son in the same dynasty on the temple is actually not rare, can three generations in the same dynasty is difficult, even if the three people’s official are not big, rank is not high, but no matter whether it’s a good official or bad official, at least they are all really smart officials.”
Huan Wen, whose nose was frozen into a rosacea, smelled the wine and asked with a smile, “Then tell me how many generations can there be in Northern Liang?”
Zhang Julu calmly said, “This question, you have to ask the godly Huang Sanjia, I don’t know and I’m too lazy to know. When the matter of the moment is at hand, it is better than anything else. As for how far in the end can see, in the end, or to see how far you can go before being accurate.”
Huan Wen laughed.
Zhang Julu stretched out his hand.
Huan Wen was surprised, “Asking for a drink? Biye’er, you’re getting a concubine? Congratulations.”
Zhang Julu glanced at him without any good humor, went to pour himself a bowl of hot wine, took a sip, and said with a smile, “I’m back to my senses.”
Huan Wen nodded and said, “So did I. As soon as the two letters were mailed, I had some regrets. Hey, it seems that you and I have fallen for the path, that kid, the latter is fearful. Under the guise of you and me, he has started working on fixing Northern Liang. However, I am now curious, the golden strand weaver Li Xifeng in the end is the same was deceived, or has been in collusion with Northern Liang?”
Zhang Julu asked rhetorically, “There is a difference?”
The dynasty of civil and military only he Tantan Weng can keep up with the ideas of the Zhang Chief Minister, nodded: “also right, Li Xifeng is ultimately a great merit, not to mention that also let Yan Jiexi owes a big favor, we still need to let him body face back to the capital, but according to your first twenty years to clean up the Jizhou Han family’s fierce nature, Li Xifeng can not have this blessing.”
Zhang Julu laughed: “This year to the grandchildren pressure money, only to remember that he is already more than fifty old man, should also be the time to have this nature of heart.”
Huan Wen let out a sound, joked: “What, finally thinking of starting to seek a way out?”
Zhang Julu shook his head, his eyes resolute, slowly spitting out two words, “No stay.”
Huan Wen said softly, “Don’t worry, I won’t let you Bieye’er be extinct.”
Zhang Julu shook his wine bowl and laughed at himself, “It’s hard.”
Huan Wen suddenly said in a serious manner, “You do not still have a daughter who has not married, the future of Northern Liang is still missing a princess, do you think this idea is good?”
Zhang Julu gasped and laughed: “Get lost!”
From afar, all the important ministers of Zhang Lu clearly heard this dirty word from the chief minister and looked at each other with dismay.