Idle courtiers

Chapter 260 So It Was Li's Creation

Zhou Nan really guessed right, just now Xu Jie had a flash of inspiration, and he really wanted the little pedestrian in front of him to enter the palace cleanly.

The politics of the Ming Dynasty implemented the system of internal and external courts.

When the outer court cabinet was first established, it only provided ideas for the emperor's decision-making, similar to a secretarial think tank.It has no power in itself, and the rank of cabinet members is also low.Later, the power of the cabinet increased day by day, and it could sign and write down handling opinions on ministers' memorials, and gradually became the de facto prime minister.

The Ming Dynasty has always had a tradition of checks and balances between departments, so the emperor created an institution called the Supervisor of Ceremonies to wear red on memorials instead of himself.

The supervisor of ceremonies actually became the spokesperson of the imperial power and also played the role of prime minister.

Therefore, people called the cabinet elder the foreign minister, and the eunuch who held the pen and the handprint of the chief inspector of ceremonies as the internal minister.

Internal and external, one yin and one yang, one husband and one wife, men and women work together without being tired.

After the cabinet made a decision, the ticket was to be sent to the palace, and it could only be implemented after being approved by the supervisor of ceremonies.As the emperor's domestic slaves, they are only responsible to the emperor, and they control such a powerful institution as Dongchang, which is a headache for the elders.

Just imagine, if the father-in-law of the supervisor of ceremonies is his student, it will be much more convenient to do things.

For a moment, Xu Jie began to diverge his thinking.Judging from Zhou Nan's personal quality, first of all, he is not bad looking, with a good appearance, and he is very good-looking; secondly, Zhou Nan is capable of poetry and literature. Third, Zhou Xingren is shrewd and naturally suitable for the fierce battle of the inner court.

With my own cabinet minister behind my back as an assistant, I may not be able to enter the Supervisor of Rituals within three to five years.When the time comes, the inside and outside will cooperate with each other, and nothing will be impossible.

In fact, in real history, Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the Wanli Dynasty, did just that.It is precisely because of his alliance with Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the supervisor of ceremonies, that he can carry out the great reform of Longwan vigorously.Only then did the national treasury become full and the brilliant victory of the three major Wanli campaigns.

Seeing Zhou Nan's fierce reaction, Xu Jie smiled and said in his heart: What am I thinking, this is simply impossible.

Zhou Nan is an adult, if he purifies his body now, he is afraid that his body will not be able to bear it, and if something goes wrong, he will die.Second, he is also a pedestrian after all, if he ordered him to enter the palace, he would be risking the world.

Xu Jie smiled and scolded: "Zimu, what are you thinking? What does this matter have to do with the inner court? As for the matter of letting you be the captain-in-law, you have a wife, and you are a pedestrian. You are going to take the imperial examination next year." How can a person in the famous religion be humiliated for nothing? Besides, this matter was only brought up by Princess Li and the imperial concubine when they were gossiping, so it should not be true. Concubine Shen is also very sensible, how could she do such absurd things? His Majesty won't make a decree when things come up. Go on down, so you can do things better."

Lao Xu asked Zhou Nan to come over to talk today, not because he wanted to be a son-in-law for Zhou Nan.What he cares about is whether his private investigation of Yan Song's cash flow has been exposed.Now that he has the answer, he doesn't bother to worry about Zhou Nan's life or death.

Coming out of Xu Xiang's mansion, Zhou Nan recalled Xu Jie's words and felt a little relieved.

Xu Jie's words are very clear, you Zhou Zimu is a pedestrian and a clear stream.It would be a challenge to the privileges of scholars if they were arrested by the royal family to become consorts.Because the pedestrians are all Jinshi backgrounds, and they are to be officials of the seventh rank or above.If the test scores are good, the future is bright.

Your royal family can force a Jinshi to be a son-in-law today, but can you recruit a champion as a son-in-law tomorrow?By the way, there are many heroes in the Hanlin Academy, and there are many editors, editors, and concubines, so you can choose one.In this way, wouldn't everyone be in danger, and the world would be in chaos?
Thinking of this, Zhou Nan felt relieved.

That's right, it's not difficult for the royal family to deal with a little Zhou Nan.But the crux of the problem is that Zhou Nan is not alone. Behind him are the scholar-bureaucrat class and the entire civil official group. This is no longer something the imperial power can contend with.

"It's just a small episode!" Zhou Nan felt relaxed and couldn't help laughing.

Recalling the scene when Biyun Temple saw Princess Jiashan, our old Zhou couldn’t help but praise: she is really a beautiful woman, graceful and luxurious, with a delicate appearance, upright and smooth, suitable for any man’s talent and beauty , the imagination of a knight princess.

He felt a little regretful in his heart.

On the second day, Zhou Nan bid farewell to Xun Fangyu and went to Baigezhuang.

Today is the day when the officials in the yamen receive their salaries and distribute money for construction work to the yamen conscripts, soldiers, and craftsmen below.
After distributing the money, Zhou Nan can go back to the city to celebrate the New Year after dealing with the affairs at hand.

Today it was strange that Li Gao, who hadn't seen him for many days, came.

Is he here to receive a salary? The conclusion is no. The two liang of silver is just a reward for one drink of Huajiu by Uncle Li Guo.

Seeing Zhou Nan, Li Gao seemed to be a different person and came to chat with Zhou Nan, as if he was an old friend he hadn't seen for many years, and he seemed very affectionate.

Zhou Nan was dragged by him to say something that Xu Si didn't understand, and felt impatient: "Vice Envoy Li seems to have something to say, but please speak clearly."

Li Gao rolled his eyes and said: "Zhou Xingren, I have been favored by the imperial court to serve as a deputy military envoy. I think every day that I am serving the country. I heard that Xingren is good at arithmetic, and I am also good at this. I would like to be in charge of accounts." Room, I also ask pedestrians to hand over the account to the next official, so I can get started earlier."

Zhou Nan looked at this dude with the eyes of an idiot, one organization and one unit, and the personnel rights and financial signing rights are the most important.With these two powers in hand, your position is unshakable.

He was also polite, and asked with a smile, "Deputy Envoy Li, do you think it's possible?"

"This is naturally impossible in the past, but in the future we can't say for sure. Anyway, sooner or later the handover will be handed over, so it's better to do it as early as possible to avoid confusion." Li Gao smiled instead of anger, "Captain Consort, do you think it makes sense? By the way, my lord was recommended by me to Concubine Li to become the captain-in-law. Zimu will be rich in the future, don't forget that I am old this month!"

The truth is clear.

As soon as Li Gao came to the Weapons Bureau, he robbed the class and seized power, because Lao Zhou blocked his way of making money.

But as soon as they fought, Li Gao was defeated.After realizing that he was no match for others, Mr. Li decided that since this big rock cannot be crossed, we will remove you.

Being a royal son-in-law, living a life of soft food and being pissed off, with his future ruined, this is more uncomfortable than killing him.

Li Gao looked at Zhou Nan's face intently, with a hearty feeling of revenge.

Unfortunately, from Zhou Nan's face, he couldn't see any expressions of anger, collapse, or despair.

Zhou Nan smiled lightly, and pointed at Li Gao: "It turns out that the instigator of this matter is Master Li, and I really underestimated you. It is indeed a terrific trick, I admire it. However, you villain probably forgot, this officer I'm a pedestrian, and I will be a gossip official in the future. If the Tian family forces me to divorce my wife and marry a royal princess, how can I block the mouths of the people in the world? Isn't Mr. Li afraid of the scolding of scholars in the world? By the way, His Royal Highness King Yu If you know about this, but don't know how to treat Concubine Li, how will Master Li deal with himself in the future?"

Hearing what he said, Li Gao was shocked, ah, I forgot that this Zhou is the pedestrian department and the gossip officer.I thought it was a good plan, but in fact it was useless to him.

Busy for a long time, painstaking efforts, but in the end it was nothing.

That's right, if the lord knows about this, I'm afraid my sister will be implicated as well.

The Li family is counting on Concubine Li to be the queen in the future, and even the queen mother will prosper!If because of this incident, my younger sister fell out of favor with King Yu, it would be a small loss.

Li Gao's complexion changed drastically, and he couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up and cursed: "Your surname Zhou, don't be complacent. Mountains and rivers meet each other. Sooner or later, you will fall into my hands."

Zhou Nan scolded with a cold face: "Master Li, you are so rebellious in front of the Shangguan, how decent is it, back down!"

Li Gao was so angry that he would probably throw up his sleeves as usual and go home to wait for the New Year.

It is estimated that this kid will hold back after the new year, Zhou Nan has nothing to worry about.

After Li Gao left in shame and anger, after a while, Lao Guo came over with a gift box, put it on Zhou Nan's case, and asked urgently, "Pedestrian, are you going to be a son-in-law?"

Zhou Nan was stunned: "You even know this?"

"Why don't you know, when Li Gao arrived at the yamen today, he made a big announcement, saying that you are about to be chosen as a son-in-law by the royal family, and you are leaving the Military Weapons Bureau, so that everyone can be more acquainted and not follow the same path as you, a person who is about to leave. Otherwise, don't blame him for being ruthless. Pedestrian, is this true?"

Zhou Nan smiled and asked, "Old Guo, do you believe it?"

"How do I know, I just want to ask you, a pedestrian."

Zhou Nan deliberately teased him: "This is the second-rank son-in-law captain, and the elder of the cabinet is only the second-rank!"

"Cough, pedestrian, you are really crazy, can this son-in-law do it?" Lao Guo couldn't help stomping his feet, and said, "That's a tigress who wants to eat people. Of course, if she is a rouge tiger, she will die under the peony flower." , being a ghost is romantic, and I have no regrets! But it is said that this princess is very ugly and has a very bad temper."

Lao Guo was heartbroken, and roughly told the rumors about the Jiashan princess in the market.

It turned out that Princess Jiashan was fat and ugly.Her son-in-law was originally a son of a good family in the capital, with an ordinary family background.Because of being greedy for the royal family's wealth and wealth, he spent money and was finally selected.

After becoming a son-in-law, seeing my wife's ugly appearance and rough personality, I really couldn't accept it.Married for many years, life and death refused to share the same bed.Instead, they took the silver and put it in the outer room.

Finally found by the princess, his body was fished up from the sand river.By the looks of it, he died peacefully.

Deputy Envoy Guo said, this is a decisive woman, with a suave and suave manner, and she is really married to the royal family, so I'm afraid there will be no end.

After hearing this story, Zhou Nan wondered, isn't Princess Jiashan pretty, why is she fat and ugly, is Lao Guo making a mistake?

(End of this chapter)