Ping An Biography

The drums sounded in the twilight. At this time, the civil and military officials in each yamen had finished their day's government work and were on their way home.Zhu Zhanji also traveled northward from Fengtianmen on a royal chariot, ended the imperial gate to deal with the government affairs, and went to Qianqing Palace where he lived.Surrounded by the emperor's cart, it has the highest daily living standard in the world.But at this time Zhu Zhanji still felt a little lonely, and his majesty as the emperor could only be displayed in this palace. He felt that the space was too small and not wide enough.

Zhu Zhanji occasionally feels a little regretful in his heart because he has the heart to do great things, but he was born as a "successful king".But that's all, he knows that he can't make any more big construction projects, make big wars, and can't toss about anymore.

Back in the warm pavilion of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Zhanji drank a cup of tea to rest before preparing for dinner.The eunuch Haitao, who served on the left and right, handed over the teacup lightly. Seeing that Zhu Zhanji had his eyes closed, he put it gently on the imperial case with interest, and bowed to the side without making any movement.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji's mind was filled with the power of the feudal king and other trivial matters. Gradually, his mood went from low to high, and he found that he still had a lot of things to do.Even if you can't develop, as long as you can make innovations in the aspect of "conservation", you can become a holy king praised by all generations.

"Bring up the memorial that I haven't finished reading today." Zhu Zhanji opened his eyes and said.

Hai Tao expressed his understanding of the emperor's "hard work" expression and said: "The emperor is about to eat dinner, you have to rest too, you must rest the dragon's body."

Zhu Zhanji hummed, stretched out his hand from the long sleeves of his white filial piety, and flipped through the memorial.After a while, a series of pleasing words came into view: On the withdrawal of troops from Jiaozhi County.Zhang Ning, head of the Ritual System Department of the Ministry of Rites.

He became very interested in it for a while, no matter from the event of the title or the name of the author, he couldn't help being interested.After opening it, the neat but not rigid handwriting and the smooth and concise sentences make people feel very comfortable to read.It is rare for Zhu Zhanji to read through the full text instead of quickly browsing the content.

I saw him nodding slightly from time to time as he read it. This Zhang Ning really touched his heart, and the method was reasonable and feasible. There were not too many flowery rhetoric, but the structure of the article was clear and organized.

After reading it, Zhu Zhanji thought again in his heart: This Zhang Ning is really a talent to make.But thinking of other considerations, Zhu Zhanji felt a little uncomfortable for a while.

He not only has the ambition to do great things, but also requires himself to have that ability. As the emperor of Ming Dynasty, if he holds the world in his hands and is incompetent, causing everything to go wrong is the most unbearable thing for Zhu Zhanji.He is also clear that if a superior person wants to do good things, he must first use good people: mediocrity is useless if there is no loyalty, and giving power to such people may not be able to do anything decent except for being a filthy corpse; It can't be used, it can only be killed.If you want to use the talents you have, you can effectively complete your own decision-making through a reasonable arrangement of the political system.

However, there are very few people who are really talented and qualified, not to mention the need to discover them.So Zhu Zhanji was not very happy about losing Zhang Ning alone; and the eunuch Wang Gouer, Zhu Zhanji felt that this eunuch was very knowledgeable and useful, unlike the Haitao in front of him, no matter whether Haitao or No matter how deep my relationship is, in my eyes, I always think that mud can't support the wall, and I can't afford big things... Giving Haitao too much power may cause many negative effects.

In fact, the doubts about the emperor's grandfather's death are very loose. The key is that only Hu Ying said it, and it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the fake.The crime of deceiving the emperor is serious. Are there few people who dare to deceive the emperor throughout the ages?

But suspicions that seem to be true and false will also make Zhu Zhanji emotionally difficult. After all, the emperor's grandfather is the person he admires and respects the most.

At this time, Zhu Zhanji turned his head slightly, and Hai Tao hurriedly bent down to listen attentively. Zhu Zhanji then asked: "Zhang Ning is a juren, but he was recommended by Yang Shiqi to meet him in Nanjing. He and Yang Shiqi what is the relationship?"

Hai Tao didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he had to tell the truth: "Old Yang Ge has an adopted daughter named Luo Yaoniang, she is the granddaughter of Yang Ge's stepfather. I heard that Luo Yaoniang and Zhang Ning were engaged, so Zhang Ning can be regarded as Yang Ge's daughter. The elder's prospective son-in-law."

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said in his heart: So that's the case. Even if Zhang Ning is indeed a survivor of Jianwen, he can't be arrested. At that time, he can only live a leisurely life; Zhang Ning and Wang Gou'er may be lost. Right now, I can't lose Yang Shiqi no matter what.

At this time, an eunuch came in to ask for a meal, Zhu Zhanji dismissed it first, and after pondering for a while, he said to Haitao: "You go out of the palace tomorrow, meet Zhang Ning secretly, and tell him about the ashes that Hu Ying said .”

Haitao was stunned for a moment, and after a moment of reaction, he hastily answered the order first, he really couldn't figure out the motive of the emperor's move.

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These days Zhang Ning really got married with the eunuch. Two days ago Wang Zhen looked for him twice, and now he saw the great eunuch Haitao again.Because Wang Zhen is a fellow villager, how did Haitao miss him?

Zhang Ning invited him into the living room, turned away from the left and right, and said that the etiquette is very thoughtful... well, it is the Lord who can't afford to offend.

In Wang Zhen's description, Haitao is a naughty and slippery villain who is obsessed with intrigue and trickery; but when he suddenly sees his real body, he finds that Haitao has a kind face, looks older than Wang Gou'er, and has long hair. His eyebrows were almost graying, and Fangzheng's face didn't look like that kind of person with eyebrows and mouse eyes.

"If you don't have anything to go to the Three Treasures Hall, let's just say it straight." Haitao didn't seem to engage in any conspiracy and tricks, but his tone was as if he was talking about business, "The old Shangfeng Hu Ying, who is in charge of the matter, recently had a matter The story was told to the emperor, and it was about the year before last when he (Hu Ying) went north to meet Emperor Taizong. At that time, Hu Ying found a powder with a special smell, but it was too weak to be smelled. It was his. People brought it back from Wushan; then when Hu Ying went to the tent to cry and worship, she smelled this smell in the tent."

Zhang Ning hurriedly said: "I can't talk about this kind of thing? What does it have to do with me? Eunuch Hai means..."

Haitao's kind face suddenly showed a sly smile: "Master Zhang, what are you thinking about?"

Haitao left without explaining.Zhang Ning was confused, even if Hai Tao didn't ask him to think about it before he left, he couldn't help but think about it when he encountered such a thing?

The most puzzling thing is what does it mean that the great eunuch came to talk to himself when he has nothing to do, and what is his motive?Wang Zhen knew very well when he was looking for secret talks, they just wanted to do him a favor and form an alliance; what about Haitao?Could it be that the fake news is specifically misleading people... This inference is wrong. Haitao never thought that Wang Zhen would have a private relationship with him. Wang Zhen is just a small role under Wang Gou'er's subordinates; It's so far-fetched, it's almost unimaginable.

Zhang Ning couldn't figure out what Haitao meant...but he suddenly remembered what Wang Zhenqiu had said. This wasn't news from someone!Do you want to tell Wang Zhen?

In his heart, he really didn't want to have any contact with the eunuchs of the inner court, because this in itself was not allowed by the ruler.The Ming Dynasty summed up historical lessons and prohibited eunuchs and the harem from intervening in politics. Later, it was found that there was no inner court to restrict the outer court, so eunuchs were used as a last resort... For this reason, the eunuch system and the outer court are completely du li, and eunuchs are expressly prohibited from serving as civil and military officials. , Why is it so clearly distinguished?If foreign ministers want to form an alliance with eunuchs, they usually look for draws!

But the news was delivered to him, and suddenly Zhang Ning was greatly tempted.Wang Zhen's words came to mind again, this person looks weird but what he said is not unreasonable, if he is raped for nothing, who can he be happy?Moreover, during this period of time, the emperor kept convening people to hold an imperial meeting, and several young and low-rank officials who were favored by the emperor all attended, except for Zhang Ning himself. There are various signs that Zhang He's book was indeed secretly stabbed to the new In front of the emperor... It is difficult for foreign ministers to keep secrets in power circles. Zhang He is an example. Most of these things are done by eunuchs.

A few days ago, Zhang Ning was depressed and thought lightly, but it was a hopeless idea. If there is a chance, who would not want to do something in his life?Even Su Liangchen, a talented scholar from the south of the Yangtze River, did not forget to make contributions while wandering the rivers and lakes, not to mention that Zhang Ning was still an official... But once he took the initiative to associate with Wang Gou'er and the others, he would definitely be involved in a power struggle, so Zhang Ning was a little hesitant for a while.

I want to do business, and I can do as much business as I can. I don't envy the glory of the ancestors, I just want to realize my own value; I don't want to fight for power and profit by all means.Zhang Ning really doesn't pay much attention to some flashy things like a mouth, a suit of clothes, and a bed.

However, is it realistic to want to do things without involving power struggles?Perhaps this is the national condition, and it may be the national condition of more than one country.

He walked around the gate of the inner courtyard, looking a little lost.Xu Wenjun came in and saw it, and asked, "Is that man a Taoist?"

"How do you look like a Taoist priest?" Zhang Ning said casually.Xu Wenjun murmured, "Hairs are all gray, I thought he was a Taoist priest... What trouble did my master encounter?"

At this moment, the little girl just heard it, and she looked at Zhang Ning with a smile and said, "No matter what is difficult, my brother is not too difficult. My brother is like a mountain."

Her eyes are big and bright and very beautiful when she smiles, just like the bright moon at the beginning of the month.When Zhang Ning saw her, his mood softened. At the same time, in front of a girl like Zhang Xiaomei, he couldn't help feeling like a macho, as if he was omnipotent, able to protect her completely, and make her live happily.

I can't be a person who is at a loss when things happen. Everyone counts on me to live well.Zhang Ning turned around and answered Xu Wenjun's words: "It's not a big deal, I have my own way."