I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 87 Sooner or later, you can replace Zhang Rang
After leaving the West Garden, he came to the gate of the palace, but saw Lu Qiang waiting for him at the gate.

The two had a private relationship, so it is not appropriate for Lu Qiang to appear at this moment, but fortunately, besides his status as Zhongchang servant, he is also a servant of the West Garden. Liu Jian is the last courtier who stayed by Liu Hong's side. There is nothing wrong with Lu Qiang leading Liu Jian out.

Lu Qiang led Liu Jian to the outside of the hall, and said in a low voice as he walked: "Liu Yueqi, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others were very angry at your advice to abolish the party ban after they left the garden just now. A lot of cruel words were released in front of the palace gate, the words were full of threats and curses, in my opinion, you have offended them a lot this time."

Speak harshly at the gate of the palace?
This is not what Zhang Rang should have done, he is the leader of the eunuchs anyway, every word and every action must have a deep meaning.

Liu Jian thought for a moment, and said: "Those two middle servants are also people who have experienced a lot of troubles, and they complained in public without reason. This is something that people without a city can do. If I expected it, they stayed here on purpose. This remark is to remind me not to be an enemy to them, but to know how to advance and retreat."

Lu Qiang sighed, "Then what are you going to do?"

"The persecution by the two middle servants seems ferocious, but they are all bluffs. If they come to tell me, I really feel relieved. I am afraid that they will not say a word when they see my remonstrance to lift the party, that would be terrible. "

"And this matter is also a good thing for me. They deliberately left this word. If it can reach my ears, it will also reach the ears of other officials and scholars in Luoyang. At that time, although all the sages in the city will know that I am the emperor Dear, but don't let Zhang Rang and others, and knowing that I have advised His Majesty to release the party, I will definitely be highly praised."

Lu Qiang sighed: "Deran, don't just worry about your reputation. Zhang Rang and others are the ones who will take revenge. You still need to be careful."

Liu Jian smiled and looked at Lu Qiang: "With Lu Zhongchang serving in the palace to help me, Liu Jian is as stable as Mount Tai."

"Me?" Lu Qiang said with a wry smile, "How can this old slave have such abilities."

"No, you have. The Zhongchang Attendant must not be self-effacing. Soon, the Zhongchang Attendant will replace Zhang Rang and his like in His Majesty's heart."

Rao Liu Jian's voice was very low, and Lu Qiang was also taken aback.

He looked around cautiously, and felt relieved when he saw that there was no one in the three feet to the left and right.

"Don't talk nonsense, this old slave is scared to death!"

Liu Jian's expression was very serious: "It's not nonsense, although it's only a few months, but you have been able to grasp your majesty's preferences, and you no longer talk about government affairs, your majesty has regarded you as a relative, and Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, etc. Although people are called parents by His Majesty, their reputation is not good after all. In the future, if they want to report the advice of their clan relatives, His Majesty will more or less ask you for advice, but please remember, Your Majesty wants to ask, Just say, if your majesty doesn’t ask, you should never criticize state affairs.”

Hearing this, Lu Qiang sighed lightly.

"If His Majesty really asks the old slave about Liu Yueqi, the old slave will definitely save his life!"

Liu Jian smiled, and suddenly changed the topic: "Did your Majesty still enjoy the recent game?"

"Since using your ideas, His Majesty has more and more trust in this old slave. I always ask this old slave about the way of entertainment, but the ideas you taught this old slave last time are almost used. You still need to do more. Help the old slaves."

Liu Jian couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, I've already thought up a new idea. The Zhongchang Shi can come to my house when he has nothing to do, and I will pass it on."

"There is Lauderan."

"One more thing."

"Please say."

Liu Jian's tone suddenly became faster and lower: "What's going on in the palace?"

Lu Qiang didn't expect Liu Jian to ask this, and was taken aback.

"You, why do you ask this?"

Liu Jian was calm and composed: "The affairs of the palace have nothing to do with me, I am asking for you."

Lu Qiang pursed his lips, hesitated for a while, and then said: "As a minister in the court, you should know a little about the affairs of the palace. In the past two years, the palace has not been peaceful. "

What Lu Qiang said was true, and Liu Jian and him knew each other.

After Empress Song was abolished, one and a half years ago, Liu Hongli, the eldest son Liu Bian's mother, He, was the queen, and half a year later, he named He's father Wuyanghou, the chariot general.

Empress Wang Meisheng gave birth to Liu Xie, and Empress He sent someone to poison Wang Meiren. Liu Hong was furious because of this, and wanted to depose the He family, but the eunuchs firmly persuaded Liu Hong to give up, and Liu Xie was raised by the Queen Mother Dong.

The eunuchs dissuaded Liu Hong from deposing Empress He, not because they had any loyalty to the He family, but because of their own safety.

The home court of the eunuchs is the harem, and the harem must be stable. Only when the harem is stable can they go all out to fight for power with the officials and scholars in the court.

Compared with the previous Empress Song's natal family, although Empress He's natal family was from Nanyang Haoyou Family, it did not have much connection with the Fanyue Family, and there was no inheritance of Confucian classics in the family, let alone the Liu clan.

In the eyes of the family, although Empress He's natal family is rich, they are not on the stage.

On the other hand, the family of the last Empress Song was related to Liu's clan. Her father was the tenth grandson of Song Chang, and her great-grandmother was a nobleman of Emperor Hanzhang. Therefore, for the eunuchs, the Empress Song was an unstable factor. The Empress Song was in charge of the palace, and the eunuchs were easily copied by the gentry and officials.

Therefore, Empress He's natal status is very suitable for eunuchs. If Empress He is abolished and the position of the harem master is vacant, it is difficult to say whether the next queen's natal status will be so 'clean'.

But Empress He committed a big taboo after all. During this year, Liu Hong was extremely estranged from Empress He and held grudges. Therefore, although the eunuchs preserved Empress He, they did not dare to have any contact with Empress He during this sensitive period. dense.

In the eyes of the eunuchs, although Empress He's position has been preserved, it is hard to say how much she will be favored in the future, and Liu Hong is still angry, which remains to be seen.

Even Guo Sheng, the regular attendant of the Nanyang Wan people who introduced Empress He into the palace as a fellow villager, kept a certain distance from Empress He.

Liu Jian said to Lu Qiang: "When you have nothing to do, go to the queen's place. After all, now is the time when the queen is in distress. All the servants are deliberately keeping a distance from her. At this time, you should go and see more, ask for warmth, and wait for her." The effect is much better when people's power is restored, after all, it is easy to add flowers to the cake, but it is difficult to give charcoal in the snow."

Lu Qiang thought about it carefully for a while, and praised: "It's such a timely help, such a icing on the cake. I have heard for a long time that Deran is good at witty words. Today, I heard that Deran really deserves his reputation."

"It's just that His Majesty still has a grudge against the Empress. All the servants are avoiding her for the time being. If the old servant goes at this time, His Majesty may be offended."

Liu Jian lowered his voice: "It's easy. You just need to bring more utensils used by the prince and go to take care of them. His Majesty will not be blamed. After all, you are going to care for the prince, not the queen."

Lu Qiang suddenly realized when he heard the words.

Liu Jian's eyes were full of radiance: "If your majesty really wants to abolish the empress, no one can stop him, but he didn't do so in the end, which shows that this is just a temporary problem, and it will be fine sooner or later,"

"When the empress and the prince were down, you took up the duty of servant. Your majesty will think you are a loyal person in the future, and the empress will be very grateful to you. No matter how courteous Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong will be to the empress in the future. One step behind you, in the hearts of the queens who have experienced cold reception, they will never be more reliable than you, so you seize the opportunity."

"Okay, Deran's words must be right, this old servant believes in you!"

At this time, the two had arrived at the main outer gate, and Lu Qiang said to Liu Jian: "The old slave sent Liu Yue to ride here, and if he sent him far away, it would be suspicious, Liu Yue, take care!"

"Central servant, take care."

Lu Qiang turned around and took a few steps, and suddenly heard Liu Jian calling him, "Servant Zhongchang."

Lu Qiang turned his head to look at Liu Jian: "What else is there for the captain?"

"I have been in charge of the Yueqi camp. According to the regulations every month, more than a thousand soldiers can send books to their hometowns, which is much faster than Tingyi. If the Zhongchang attendant has a handwritten letter for his family, Liu Jian can send it on his behalf."

Lu Qiang didn't expect that Liu Jian would say this to himself, he was a little dazed for a while,

When I was young, I saw him smile faintly: "No need, this old slave has no relatives, and Liu Yueqi is worried about me."

……

After bidding farewell to Lu Qiang, Liu Jian went straight to Yuan Ji's mansion.

Yuan Ji has been very busy recently, and there are many visits and receptions in the mansion.

After all, this time he led many courtiers to advise the emperor on the matter of lifting the party, which is considered a rare event in the Yuan family in recent years.

As the second generation suzerain of the Yuan family, if he wants to do such a big event to show his reputation, he will inevitably attract the support of scholars from all over the world. moved closer to him.

Yuan Shao's work among the party members for several years, in view of this moment, is not as influential as what Yuan Ji did this time in the party group.

The name of a role model in the world can easily change owners.

After Liu Jian came to Yuan's mansion, he was not in a hurry to see Yuan Ji, because there were too many guests in Yuan Ji's house now, and the things he talked with Yuan Ji were indeed not suitable for public discussion in front of outsiders.

Therefore, Liu Jian was only led to a side room in Yuan's mansion to read books and make tea.

However, although Yuan Ji was busy, he did not forget to ask someone to entertain Liu Jian. The best dried fruit and tea were all available, and he even ordered people to place a lot of books and slips in a side room for Liu Jian to pick up. Read leisure view.

After waiting for an hour, Yuan Ji hadn't finished his work. When Liu Jian was bored, the maid of Yuan's mansion came to invite Liu Jian to take a bath.

There is really nothing to arrange, and Liu Jian has to be arranged to take a bath.

The guests do as they please, and there is nothing to do, so let's wash it.

Came to a side room, in which there were two large bathtubs standing side by side, hot water had already been boiled in one of the large bathtubs, Liu Jian took off his coat, stepped into it, closed his eyes comfortably, and leaned against the wood. The edge of the barrel closed his eyes and meditated.

Not long after, there was a creaking sound from the outer door, waking Liu Jian up from his half-sleep with his eyes closed.

Before he could ask, two maids dressed in half gauze came in. One stood behind Liu Jian and rubbed his back and head for him, and the other stood on the left side of the wooden barrel, kneading his biceps with his fingers. muscles.

Liu Jian's expression was a bit weird, as if he was a bit awkward. He sat in the wooden barrel and let these maidservants wait for him to take a bath, but he was reluctant to say a word, so as not to make people secretly laugh at him as a strange man who had never seen the world.

But there is one thing to say, the means of entertaining distinguished guests and the extravagant life of the aristocratic family are indeed a bit unpredictable.

If he hadn't had good concentration, he might have shown his timidity.

(End of this chapter)