Bachelor

Chapter 421 Huang Jin of Mental Breakdown ([-])
As soon as Huang Jin's voice fell, the door slowly opened from the outside, and Huang Jin strode in with a neat palace uniform and a young eunuch.

Huang Jin came uninvited, which was already a great disrespect. Mao Cheng felt unhappy, and frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.

Mao Shangshu had a very tense fight with the queen mother in the Tongzhou palace, so he was naturally not liked by others.In addition, the Tongzhou Palace has been being repaired all the time, and the furnishings in the house are also very simple. Although the room is large, the furniture inside is very ordinary. There are only four landscape painting screens facing the front, and a row of rosewood chairs.Mao Cheng was sitting on the main seat in front of him, he raised his head and looked outside, and met Huang Jin's gaze.

Huang Jinben was the internal secretary of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. He was also very familiar with the cabinet and officials of the six ministries on a daily basis, and had met Mao Shangshu several times.Looking at it today, this hairy old man is still as cold as before, but he has lost a lot of weight, and his dark skin has a texture of raw iron.

Huang Jin waved his hand lightly, and said to the little eunuch who was waiting beside him: "Chen Hong, step back, close the door, and don't let idlers come in to disturb you."

"Yes, godfather." It was Huang Jin's most favored godson Chen Hong who came to Tongzhou with Huang Jin.Now it is the most powerful person in Huang Jin's entrainment, who helps Huang Jin handle government affairs on a daily basis.Just because he is still young and has not yet been used much.There are rumors that in a few years, this person is very likely to be in charge of a brand position.

After Chen Hong withdrew, the eunuchs who came with Huang Jin scattered around and blocked the gate of the courtyard.

When Mao Cheng saw this scene, he felt that today was unusual, but he was a magnanimous person, he was unmoved, and there was no expression on his face.

Huang Jin's next sentence confirmed Mao Cheng's guess: "My name is Huang Jin, and now I am in charge of Yin."

It stands to reason that not only the six ministers, but also the cabinet ministers, and even the Jinshi who have participated in the shop test have all met the emperor.And the eunuch, the supervisor of ceremonies, and the eunuch who is in charge of seals also serve the emperor by his side every day, never leaving his side.Although Mao Cheng has only met Huang Jin a few times, he is not too old to forget this important person.

Huang Jin stated his identity deliberately and solemnly, and adding the sentence that he was not yin and yang outside the house earlier did not mean to bully others.

When Mao Shangshu heard it, he was not happy.You, Huang Jin, are that green onion. I, Mao Cheng, don't even know, but you still do this in front of me?

He snorted and rolled his eyes: "I am Mao Cheng, Minister of Rites."

The two just confronted each other like this, neither of them paid attention to each other, let alone greeted each other.

Sun Dan knew what Huang Jin was doing here looking for Mao Cheng, and he was amused. Speaking of which, your Eunuch Huang is here to be a lobbyist, and Lao Mao has a strange temper. It would be a bit too arrogant for you to fight against him as soon as you come. up.

Stealing through the gap in the painting screen, he saw Huang Jin's angry face.

Huang Jin's tile-gray face had already begun to distort. He was the emperor's confidant and also the inner minister.In the Ming Dynasty, the interior was more important than the exterior, and the interior minister held the right to approve the reds. From the perspective of the exterior court, the power was one-third greater than that of the cabinet.Unexpectedly, when Mao Cheng came here today, the door was closed, which made Huang Jin very angry.

But it's not a solution to persist in such a confrontation. After a long time, Sun Dan saw Huang Jin gritted his teeth and said in a loud voice: "Master Mao, I came to you to discuss important matters."

"Oh, it's important, but there is an imperial edict." Mao Cheng turned his back to Sun Dan, and saw from the gap in the painting screen that Mr. Mao was sitting upright, his body was motionless, and he only raised his hand: "If there is an imperial edict, Mao Cheng immediately Set up an incense table and kneel down to receive it."

Huang Jin said: "There is no imperial decree. In fact, Huang Jin came here as a private visit with His Majesty's word of mouth."

"Mouth, personal identity? In other words, there is no promise." Mao Cheng snorted, this Huang Jin is Zhang Cong's backstage, if it weren't for him, why would the Huang Kao question be brought into the current situation, if it is not disgusting , That's a lie: "Since that's the case, Eunuch Huang, you just find a place to sit down and talk to me, so why don't you let me kneel down and beat you?"

Mao Cheng's tone was very rude, and Huang Jin was so angry that his eyes were about to pop out.He was so angry that the veins on his cheeks twitched, and he shouted in a low voice: "Old Mao, we have no enmity or anger. As the saying goes, everyone who comes is a guest, let alone you and I are ministers..."

Mao Cheng immediately interrupted his words: "Everyone who comes here is a guest, and it all depends on what you say. So, Huang Jin, you are here today as a lobbyist? I am a minister in the same palace. You are a minister, and I am a minister." Foreign minister, why are you in the same hall? Besides, you are a fourth-rank official, and I am a dignified second-rank Shangshu. You are my subordinate, and according to the rules of the officialdom, you should worship me."

Although the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were powerful, they were not of high rank for the sake of easy control.The palm seal eunuchs of the twelve yamen in the palace are only fourth-rank officials. Of course, fourth-rank officials such as the chief inspector of ceremonies, such as the palm seal eunuchs, are much more prestigious than the palm seals of the Dianqian Secretary, who are only in charge of cleaning.

But the six ministers are all second-rank officials. If you don't count the titles, you have already achieved the pinnacle of being a minister.

When had Huang Jin ever had such a suffocation, his chest was about to explode with anger.

He is also used to being domineering in daily life, and he is about to explode immediately.But after thinking about it, I came here for a request today. A mere Mao Cheng would turn his back if he said he would turn his back on a normal day.But today, I absolutely can't just leave in a huff. If I leave here, how can I explain to His Majesty.

Huang Jin attached great importance to the task of lobbying Yang Tinghe and Mao Cheng.

I thought it would take a lot of trouble, but I didn't expect Mr. Yang Ge to be a very talkative person. He neither agreed nor opposed, and kept a subtle silence.

Huang Jin took Yang Tinghe's silence as tacit consent and was greatly encouraged.He originally thought that as long as he persuaded Yang Tinghe, the matter would be mostly settled. As for Mao Shangshu, he should be a man easy to deal with.

But he never expected that when he arrived in Tongzhou, before he had even said a word, Mao Shangshu would be on his shoulders with him.

Huang Jin stood there, stunned for a long time.Then he smiled dumbly, sat down on a chair, and said: "Forget it, forget it, you and I are different inside and out, so don't talk about who said it. Your Lord Mao is not hot or cold, and I, Huang Jin I can only do it myself with a thick skin."

Then Mao Cheng said: "Eunuch Huang, what are you doing here? If you want to come to pick up the Empress Dowager, you only need to follow the imperial court etiquette, and you can follow my staff from the Ministry of Rituals and enter the city with the support of the Queen Mother. If you want to come to be a lobbyist, Sorry, the country has a system, and everything is done according to the system."

Huang Jin: "Not to mention these things, our family has already met Shoufu before coming here, Mr. Mao, you don't want to hear why I went to see Shoufu?"

(End of this chapter)