Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 270 Conspiracy and conspiracy

"Back to the Marquis, the person who reported the news didn't say anything. He only said that the eldest lady asked the Marquis to go back quickly." Qin Li said.

"Hurry up and get your horse ready!" Yuan Wenshao warned.

"Master Marquis, the younger one has already asked someone to prepare his horse," Qin Li said.

He had been with Yuan Wenshao for many years and naturally knew that the lady would not send people to the military camp to look for Yuan Wenshao unless there was something urgent, so he arranged for people to prepare horses when he came to report.

"Then I'll go back first. You stay in the army first. If anyone comes to see me, tell them I'm away for something. In addition, arrange for someone to keep an eye on Geng Jiechuan's every move." Yuan Wenshao ordered.

"Yes!" Qin Li responded.

After Yuan Wenshao finished giving instructions to Qin Li, he returned to Bianjing with his soldiers.

After entering the city, I had to slow down my speed and it took me more than half an hour to get home.

He dismounted, threw the rope to the soldiers, and hurried in.

"Lord!"

As soon as he entered the mansion, Zhang An greeted him.

"What happened?" Yuan Wenshao asked as he walked inside.

"Your Majesty, today Enke's Jinshi have been awarded official positions. Wen Yanjing entered the Ministry of Household Affairs. After the official appointment, he went to Han Daxiangong's house. Not long after, a news came out in Bianjing that the eldest lady's father had previously She once promised to marry a girl to Wen Yanjing. This is why the eldest lady asked the master to come back," Zhang An said.

Yuan Wenshao stopped abruptly, looked at Zhang An and asked, "Are you sure he went to the residence of Grand Prime Minister Han? How long did he stay?"

For new scholars, the best place to be awarded an official position is the Hanlin Academy, followed by the Sixth Ministry.

There is also a ranking among the six departments. Normally, the official department comes first and the household department comes second.

But now that the imperial examination has been placed under the control of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites, which was originally ranked at the bottom, has suddenly become on par with the Ministry of Personnel.

Even so, the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the world's money, grain, taxation, household registration and land, and is second only to the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites among the six ministries.

With Wen Yanjing's identity, how could he possibly enter the household department without help.

If Sheng Hong is willing to put in a lot of effort, it is not impossible to arrange Wen Yanjing to join the household department.

However, after Wen Yan was awarded the official title, he went to see Mr. Han, which is intriguing.

Thinking of the last time he was picked up by a carriage and disappeared without a trace, Yuan Wenshao suddenly understood a lot of things.

"He stayed at Grand Prime Minister Han's house for half an hour before leaving," Zhang An said.

"I see."

Yuan Wenshao nodded and continued walking forward.

Cross the courtyard gate and come to the middle courtyard.

Hua Lan in the hall learned the news and quickly came out to greet him.

"Official..."

Yuan Wenshao saw Hua Lan's anxious face and comforted him: "Madam, don't be anxious. Let's go in and sit down and talk slowly."

"Ah."

Hualan also knew that she was too hasty, so she nodded and followed Yuan Wenshao into the hall.

After the two sat down and sent the servants away, Hua Lan began to tell.

Today, many people in Bianjing were suddenly talking about Sheng Hong's promise to marry a daughter to Wen Yanjing.

When Sheng Hong was on duty, many colleagues congratulated him on finding another son-in-law, and said that they should remember to treat them to a wedding banquet when he was hired.

Sheng Hong didn't know what was going on at first, but he found out after asking.

Sheng Hong had mentioned this once before when he and his colleagues drank too much.

But at that time, it was just mentioned, and it didn't say which daughter to marry.

Now that someone said this, he couldn't refute it at all.

Soon, the entire Jianyuan knew that Sheng Hong was going to marry his daughter to student Wen Yanjing.

Sheng Hong knew that it was no longer possible not to marry now, so he filed for marriage and went back, hoping to discuss the matter with Mrs. Wang.

As a result, Mrs. Wang was unwilling to live or die and had a big quarrel with Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong was so angry that he even said that he wanted to divorce his wife.

Seeing that something was wrong, Haishi hurriedly sent someone to ask Hualan to come over and persuade him.

Hualan went to the Sheng family and temporarily calmed down Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang after some persuasion.

But when it comes to Ru Lan's marriage, they still have different opinions.

Hualan had no choice but to ask someone to invite Yuan Wenshao back.

Yuan Wenshao frowned slightly after hearing this. This matter can be said to be a series of links, and it is very difficult to handle now.

First, some news was released, and then officials from the Jian Yuan went to express their congratulations to Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong didn't dare to refute what he said because he let it slip before. As a result, the matter spread throughout the admonition courtyard and became an established fact.

If Sheng Hong says that there is no such thing, then it will be rumored that Sheng Hong dislikes the poor and loves the rich.

Look at his several sons-in-law, one is a marquis, and the other two, although they do not currently have titles, one was born in a marquis' house and the other an earl's house, and they are all legitimate sons.

Looking at it this way, it is normal for Sheng Hong to look down on Wen Yanjing.

But Sheng Hong was originally a pure man, but once he was passed on, he became a man who climbs the dragon and clings to the phoenix.

In addition, Sheng Hong's reputation would be ruined if he reneged on the promised marriage.

And when the incident spreads, it will also have a great impact on Ru Lan's reputation.

Judging from Hualan's account, Mrs. Sheng did not intervene in this matter.

It can be seen that Mrs. Sheng had no good solution in this matter and acquiesced to Sheng Hong's decision.

And currently Wen Yanjing is second best, and Han Zhang was obviously instigated behind this incident.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to be such a coincidence. As soon as word spread outside, there were officials from the Jian Yuan looking for Sheng Hong to express their congratulations.

Yuan Wenshao didn't think that Wen Yanjing had the ability to ask the officials of the Admonition Court for help.

So why did Han Zhang help Wen Yanjing?

If he said that he was attracted by Wen Yanjing's talent, Yuan Wenshao didn't believe it at all.

Wen Yanjing came from a poor family, and if he could pass the second-level exam, he must have some talent.

But Han Zhang is the Prime Minister, and it is not an exaggeration to say that one person is inferior to ten thousand people.

He wanted to recruit disciples, and there were many first-level Jinshi scholars who were willing to join him. There was no reason why he would look for Wen Yanjing, who had already become his disciple.

Yuan Wenshao thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what Han Zhang's purpose was.

"Officer."

Seeing that Yuan Wenshao was lost in thought for a long time, Hua Lan shouted.

Yuan Wenshao came back to his senses and said: "Madam, don't worry, I want to think about this matter carefully. It's better for my father-in-law and mother-in-law to calm down first."

Sheng Hong's words about divorcing Mrs. Wang were just angry words.

After all, Sheng Hong's most proud son and daughter were both born to Mrs. Wang.

And the Wang family has also given him a lot of help over the years.

No matter what, it was impossible for Sheng Hong to divorce his wife.

"Yes." Hua Lan nodded, with a hint of apology in his eyes.

After marrying Yuan Wenshao, she was worried that her mother-in-law would make things difficult for her. As a result, with Yuan Wenshao's protection, she directly became the eldest daughter of the family. Although she had a mother-in-law above her, she had never been in trouble.

Not to mention the station rules.

For a woman, a family with a high family status, a considerate husband, and no in-laws or sisters-in-law to make things difficult for her is the most ideal family.

She took advantage of them all. On weekdays, she had parties with rich ladies and went to other people's houses for dinner. She was often envied by those ladies.

On the contrary, her mother's family was in constant trouble.

In fact, she didn't want to trouble Yuan Wenshao all the time, but her mother's temper was irritated at the slightest moment, and she was really worried that the quarrel between her parents would end badly.

Yuan Wenshao comforted Hua Lan for a while and asked her to take care of her son first. After he left, someone invited Ning Zhiguang over.

"I've met Lord Marquis." Ning Zhiguang saluted.

Yuan Wenshao waved his hand, asked him to sit down, told him what happened, and asked him to help analyze what Han Zhang meant.

After hearing this, Ning Zhiguang pondered for a long time and said, "I think the Marquis has gone astray."

"Huh?" Yuan Wenshao looked at Ning Zhiguang doubtfully.

Ning Zhiguang explained: "The Marquis has always been thinking about Wen Yanjing, but in my opinion, Mr. Han's goal should be the Marquis."

"it's me?"

Yuan Wenshao was stunned and said, "You mean he wants to deal with me?"

Ning Zhiguang shook his head and said: "I don't want to deal with the Marquis. If I guessed correctly, Mr. Han must have tried to win over the Marquis, but he rejected him, right?"

"That's right." Yuan Wenshao nodded.

"That's not surprising." Ning Zhiguang smiled.

Yuan Wenshao cursed in his heart, is it possible that all these counselors like to show off?

However, he had something to ask for, so he asked patiently: "Mr. Ning, please clarify my doubts."

"Haha, the Marquis rejected Mr. Han. What Mr. Han is doing now is to tie the Marquis and him to a boat." Ning Zhiguang said with a smile.

Yuan Wenshao was startled, thought about it carefully, and finally understood what Ning Zhiguang meant.

It seems that Han Zhang's win over Wen Yanjing has nothing to do with him.

But if Wen Yanjing marries Ru Lan, it will matter.

Hualan and Rulan were biological sisters. When Wen Yanjing married Rulan, they became brother-in-law with him.

Han Zhang helped arrange Wen Yanjing's official position. It can be expected that Han Zhang will definitely promote him in the future.

In this way, Wen Yanjing and Han Zhang were tied together.

If something happened to Wen Yanjing, would Yuan Wenshao sit back and ignore it?

Even if he could leave it alone, Rulan would definitely come to beg Hualan.

More importantly, because the two have become relatives, if something happens to Wen Yanjing, he may be implicated.

Even if he can avoid it, what about the Sheng family?

"It seems that the Marquis has figured it out." Ning Zhiguang said.

"This old guy is really insidious." Yuan Wenshao said with a livid face.

Han Zhang doesn't appear much in the play, but he is quite positive.

However, when Yuan Wenshao watched the drama in his previous life, he felt that Han Zhang was not that simple.

After Zhao Zongquan ascended the throne, he stood unswervingly on Zhao Zongquan's side.

Help Zhao Zongquan regain the jade seal from the Queen Mother.

Even Zhao Zongquan wanted to fight for power with Taihou in the name of pursuing his biological father, and he was helping Zhao Zongquan.

You must know that Zhao Zongquan called his biological father Huangkao, which was equivalent to denying the fact that he was adopted to the late emperor.

Even so, Han Zhang still helped Zhao Zongquan and even asked Zhao Zongquan to call the late emperor emperor uncle.

This is against etiquette and law, how could Han Zhang not know?

Some people may think that Han Zhang did this because the Queen Mother controlled the government and was unwilling to delegate power.

For the sake of the stability of the court or something.

But Yuan Wenshao felt that he was trying to please Zhao Zongquan without any bottom line.

Even if you want to help Zhao Zongquan seize power, you still have to abide by the bottom line.

Isn't there any other way?

"Earlier, the Marquis said that Mr. Han had contacts with Xixia spies. Later, the Marquis reported the Xixia spies, but Mr. Han was not implicated in the slightest. The old man guessed that the officials should have used this as a clue to arrest him. .”

"Xiangong Han also knows that now that the emperor and empress are fighting, he is still useful, but once the officials take full power, he will be useless. He is preparing a retreat." Ning Zhiguang said.

"A way out?"

Yuan Wenshao snorted coldly: "If the officials really want to deal with him, how can I save him? I think he just wants to use someone to support him."

"Haha, for a drowning person, even a piece of grass will be clinging to." Ning Zhiguang said with a smile.

Yuan Wenshao frowned and said: "In that case, why would he help the officials so much? Wouldn't it be more beneficial to him if the Queen Mother and the officials continue to fight?"

"Indeed, he can pretend to be trying his best on the surface, but actually do nothing. But this is too risky, and the officials have leverage in his hands, so they will naturally force him to work harder. And sometimes the Marquis looks at it It may not be true." Ning Zhiguang said.

"What do you mean?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"Didn't the Marquis say before that Mr. Han asked you to persuade the Queen Mother?" Ning Zhiguang said with a smile.

Yuan Wenshao took a breath of air and exclaimed: "You mean he's calculated that I will only persuade the Queen Mother to hand over the jade seal, rather than withdraw the curtain and return to power?"

"That's right. Although the Queen Mother has delegated power now, neither the official family nor the officials in the DPRK will force the Queen Mother to withdraw the curtain in a short period of time. Isn't this situation very beneficial to him?" Ning Zhiguang said.

Yuan Wenshao said in disbelief: "Why is he so sure that I will do this?"

Ning Zhiguang smiled slightly and said: "A brilliant strategy is never the strategy itself, but the people's hearts. Mr. Han has been in the court for many years, with ups and downs, and his control over people's hearts has long been superb."

"When the officials asked Prime Minister Li to preside over the New Deal, he saw that the New Deal was bound to fail, but supporting the New Deal could please the officials. That's why he supported the New Deal, but denied some of the New Deal's measures. If I had had this attitude back then, With the control of people's hearts, we won't end up being demoted." Ning Zhiguang said with a complicated expression.

Yuan Wenshao said: "You mean he figured it out based on my temper and personality?"

"That's right." Ning Zhiguang nodded and said: "To be honest, Mr. Hou's character is not suitable for being in officialdom. Sometimes Mr. Hou gives people the feeling that everything is done, and sometimes he seems to have no scheming. The most important thing is that Mr. Hou is too emotional."

Yuan Wenshao's analysis on the selection of the crown prince made him very funny.

However, the final result developed exactly as Yuan Wenshao expected.

At that time, he was shocked by Yuan Wenshao.

But sometimes Yuan Wenshao's views on some things are very simple.

Just like this time, what Han Zhang used was not a conspiracy at all, but a conspiracy. It was easy to see, but Yuan Wenshao couldn't.

"Isn't it bad to value emotions?" Yuan Wenshao asked with a bitter smile.

He naturally understood what Ning Zhiguang meant.

In the words of later generations, his IQ sometimes surpassed gods and sometimes surpassed ghosts.

When he is super awesome, it is based on his understanding of the plot.

The super ghost does not mean that he has a low IQ, but it is not enough to compete with these old foxes who hang out in the court.

"It's not that it's bad to be sentimental, but it's just that it's too easy for others to catch you and be plotted against," Ning Zhiguang said.

Why were the ancient rules on etiquette, law and morality so strict?

On the one hand, it is the need for social stability, and on the other hand, it is the need for rulers to rule the world.

(End of this chapter)