Prime Minister

Chapter 386 Entering the Palace
Zhao Zongshi walked out of Prince Pu's mansion slowly, Zhang Yue followed him, and said to Zhao Zongshi, "What you just said offended me a lot, I hope the Taiwei will be considerate."

Zhao Zongshi didn't have a good face and said: "I really don't want to be an official, but why do you impose it with the righteousness of loyalty and filial piety?"

Zhang Yue sneered, he was indeed too ruthless.

The official family used to be Zhao Zongshi's adoptive father, so the relationship between the two is that of father and son, and of monarch and minister.

Therefore, Zhang Yue persuaded him with the words of "the father calls, there is no promise; the king orders, the call is not delayed".The father ordered his son, but there was no promise, the emperor ordered his courtiers, and the courtiers would go before the carriage was ready.

You said you were sick at home, and the official called you to meet him, but you refused to go, no matter whether you were a son or a courtier, your approach was wrong.This is obviously intended to trap the other party's disloyalty and unfilial piety.

With this hat off, no one can stand it, so Zhao Zongshi has to go if he doesn't go.

Zhao Zongshi is full of resentment towards himself now.

Zhang Yue then said like a panacea: "The lower officials are doing everything for the Taiwei's plan."

I do everything for your own good!

This has the same meaning as parents confiscating their son's game console. You will blame me for what I do now, but you will thank me in the future.

Zhao Zongshi looked at Zhang Yue repeatedly and laughed angrily: "Okay, I also said that the champion is a scholar of literature, but I didn't expect that he was also a lowly minister."

Xiao Chen?

Zhang Yue thought to himself, is it good or bad to leave the future emperor with the impression that he will use any means to achieve his goals?Forget it, leave him alone, let's go back and report back first.

Zhang Yue said: "If the Taiwei wants to punish the officials, it will be a matter of the future, now please get on the sedan chair!"

You've come this far, do you still want to go back on your word?
Zhao Zongshi snorted angrily, and hesitated slightly when he walked to the sedan chair. He turned his head and glanced at Prince Pu's mansion, but saw many people surrounded by the door, his secretary Zhou Mengyang, Yishan and other attendants of the palace, as well as several of his clansmen Brothers, stand by the door.

Zhang Yue couldn't help but follow the other party's gaze to glance at the door of the mansion, he could see that Zhao Zongshi seemed to be very nostalgic.

In any case, after stepping on this sedan chair, Zhao Zongshi is not an ordinary clan.

Zhao Zongshi sighed, and finally boarded the sedan chair.

Zhang Yue and several eunuchs helped him onto the eight-carrying sedan chair.

Zhou Mengyang chased him out at this moment, and said to Zhang Yue: "Everyone has a bachelor's degree along the way. Just now, Jun Jun said that if Ruo Tuan trained as a prince, he will never forget this great kindness. I will also be grateful for it."

After speaking, Zhou Mengyang blocked the fortress with his body and gave some gold and silver to Zhang Yue and several eunuchs.Zhang Yue knew that this was also a rule, and he went to the palace to announce the decree on behalf of the emperor, no matter whether Zhao Zongshi finally went or not, the money would be stuffed.

But Zhang Yue pushed back: "Zhou Jishi's words are serious, you are the minister of the hidden mansion, and when you are prosperous in the future, don't forget that you are the next one."

As soon as Zhang Yue said this, several other eunuchs also came to their senses, and they all refunded the money and dared not accept it.

Zhou Mengyang was taken aback and said, "I understand."

Zhang Yue said again: "Let the county lord pack up his luggage and enter the palace with his followers later."

After speaking, Zhang Yue and others embraced Zhao Zongshi and entered the palace together.

Zhang Yuesheng was afraid that something would happen again, so he followed closely beside the sedan chair every step of the way.Xuanhuafang, where Prince Pu's Mansion is located, is in the inner city, at the foot of Huangchenggen.

As long as this sedan chair is sent into the imperial city, my errand will be completed.

Zhang Yue seemed to be facing a great enemy, but Zhao Zongshi saw the sedan chair curtain suddenly lifted and said: "Mr. Zhuangyuan, I won't turn back when I get on the sedan chair. Don't be so cautious."

Zhang Yue smiled, hey, you can tell.

Zhang Yue said: "The body of the Taiwei is ten thousand gold, even though the subordinate officials are accompanying him, I don't know why I feel uneasy in my heart."

The so-called dragon fart is here!
Zhao Zongshi was also taken aback, just now when Zhang Yue threatened him to get into the sedan chair, he still had the attitude that if you don't go, I will turn my face against you, but now this change of face has become quite fast.

When Zhao Zongshi was not sick, he was quite normal, so he spoke a few words of comfort to Zhang Yue.

He looked at the tall imperial city, and remembered that he entered the palace at the age of four and left the palace at the age of eight. Now 20 years have passed, except for the New Year's call, he has never been called into the palace, nor has he spoken to the officials.

When he was ignorant, he used to regard the official family as his father and the queen as his mother in his heart, but everything changed from that day on... He was thrown out of the imperial city like an orphan, and it rained heavily that day. Accompanied by two servants, he took his luggage back to Prince Pu's mansion, where his biological parents were.

He also thought of Sima Guang. After Zhang Yue suggested to establish a crown prince, his wife Gao Taotao went to Empress Cao to get a cold face. Gao Taotao and Empress Cao were as close as mother and daughter. This was unprecedented.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zongshi put down the curtain with a wry smile.

When they arrived at the imperial city, the Imperial City Marriage Officer guarding the Zuoye Gate of Xuande Gate yelled loudly: "Who is this who enters the palace in a sedan chair?"

Before Zhang Yue could open his mouth, several eunuchs scolded: "You are blind, the officials issued an order to summon you, and there are thirteen regiments sitting on the sedan chair!"

Apparently, the marriage officer had also heard about the fact that the official family wanted to set up a thirteen regiment to train as a prince, so they were so scared that they fell to the ground to plead guilty.

The eunuch said: "Stop talking, just open the door!"

Everyone entered the imperial city with sedan chairs. Just now the eunuch was very proud of being in the limelight. He whispered to a good eunuch, to the effect that he just showed his face in front of the future official family. Maybe the official family will be happy. In the future, he was rewarded with a high-ranking official work.

Zhang Yue listened and smiled.

Here, Zhang Yue sent people into the palace to report the news, but when he arrived at the Daqing Palace, he met Zhao Zong'er, the Duke of Guo.

Zhao Zonger once had a cook who was good at making mutton. Once Zhao Zongshi visited, the cook made two plates of mutton.Zhao Zonger asked the cook, and the cook said that the thirteenth regiment practiced him to do it.

Zhao Zong'er was furious and immediately hung up the cook to whip him.

In terms of name, Zhao Zong'er is the eldest grandson of Zhao Zongshi's grandfather Lu Wang Zhao Yuanfen.

After the death of Zhao Zongshi's father, King Pu, Zhao Yunrang, Prince Lu took him as his elder, so he often made things difficult for Zhao Zongshi by virtue of this time.On the other hand, he knows that today's officials like literature, in order to please the officials.

He ordered the calligraphers in Wangfuzhong to write books for him. First, he published fifteen volumes of "Zhiyuan", and then published "Taiping Panweilu" to the officials.

In the fourth year of Zhihe, the official's body was not feeling well. He even said that he was born in Taizong's palace since he was a child, and he had the treasured imperial appearance of Zhenzong, and he had a strong intention of plotting.

Later, the officials deliberately let Zhao Zongshi be the reserve position, and ordered Zhao Zong'e to lead all the clans of the Lu Palace to come to invite him three times.But Zhao Zongshi has always been reluctant to go. Zhao Zong'er thought that Zhao Zongshi was afraid of him, so he dared not inherit the throne.

But he never expected that Zhang Yue's words today, "The official family will choose someone else in the future, and the Taiwei Yan will be safe", Zhao Zongshi couldn't help but think of Zhao Zonger.

With his cousin's vicious and jealous temperament, if he were an official, he probably wouldn't be able to tolerate him.

But seeing Zhao Zong'er standing on the Daqing Palace, he said to Zhao Zongshi condescendingly: "Are you a minister? How can you refuse to accept the order of your father? Is this the righteousness of a minister?"

After getting out of the sedan chair, Zhao Zongshi was obedient to what he said.But Zhao Zong'e still didn't let it go, and scolded his head and face.

Zhang Yue also knew what Zhao Zong'e was like, and he heard that some female envoys in his palace who he didn't like were always poisoned and killed.Since Zhao Zongshi was returned to the Pu Palace, he was often sneered at by this cousin.

Days like this make everyone go crazy.

Now he deliberately scolded Zhao Zongshi with the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers, just to make him retreat and withdraw from the battle for the reserve position.

Zhang Yue stepped forward and said: "The prince was unable to move due to illness before, but now he has recovered a little bit from his illness. His Majesty has allowed him to enter the palace in a sedan chair, and please forgive him."

Zhao Zong'er was displeased when he heard the words, and gave Zhang Yue a vicious look.Zhang Yue said heartily, it's okay, I didn't let you be an official, otherwise how could this temperament be tolerated.

Zhao Zonger said: "You are the scholar Zhang who talked about the establishment of the reserve? This is the minister and the planner. Why are you a humble minister discussing it? What is your intention?"

Zhang Yue said heartily, I haven't provoked you yet, but you provoked me. I brought Zhao Zongshi into the palace, and I violated your taboo.

Zhang Yuedao: "Da Bang Weiping, Da Zong Weihan. Huaide Weining, the eldest son Weicheng. I heard that people with the same clan and surname are the Pinghan of the country, and they are the head of the Lu Kingdom on Guogong Day. This is the case for the same clan. Is it harsh?"

"How can I be like this? How dare you talk nonsense, you mediocre minister?" Zhao Zong'e scolded.

Zhang Yuedao: "The Duke keeps saying that I am a lowly minister. Yes, I am a lowly minister. But in the past, a daughter in a lacquer room in Lu State worried about Lu Jun's old age, and the prince cried loudly when he was young. matter, why not add it.”

Zhao Zonger wanted to blame Zhao Zongshi, but was interrupted by Zhang Yueyi, who couldn't help but lose his momentum.

"What minister are you? How dare you talk to me like this?" Zhao Zong'e was furious.

Zhao Zongshi looked at Zhang Yue repeatedly. He had been suppressing Zhao Zong'er on weekdays, and he was only elated today.

At this time, a little Huangmen came here and said: "Your Majesty summoned Tuanlian in Qingju Hall."

Zhang Yue said to Zhao Zong'er: "The Duke invites you."

Immediately Zhang Yueli ignored Zhao Zong'er, and went straight to Qingju Palace with several eunuchs enshrining Zhao Zongshi, but saw the official family and Han Qi and other officials sitting in the hall.

Seeing Zhao Zongshi coming, the officials looked over, and the two looked at each other for a while.

Zhao Zongshi hurriedly went forward to the palace and fell down crying, "The unkind, unfilial and unrighteous minister Zhao Zongshi has seen Your Majesty."

But the official slowly got up from the throne, walked to Zhao Zongshi and stroked his back and said: "I remember you were this tall when you first entered the palace, but now you are so big."

The official said with emotion: "Time is not forgiving. When I discussed the establishment of a reserve with the Minister of the Second Mansion, I asked who in the clan would be the one. I once raised two people in the palace, the younger one is very simple, unfortunately not smart, but the older one is okay. The prime minister asked for his name, I said that the one named Zongshi is about [-] now."

"Look at you, you're already in your thirties! When you left the palace, I took a long look at you from afar, and couldn't bear to let you go. At that time, I was about the same age as you are now!"

After speaking, the officials burst into tears, as for Zhao Zongshi in the palace, he couldn't make a sound.

Speaking of this, Han Qi, Zeng Gongliang and others all had happy faces.

Han Qi said: "Your Majesty will take care of the family affairs by himself, and I will retire!"

After Han Qi finished speaking, Zhang Yue and others left the hall together.

(End of this chapter)