Tiantang

Chapter 49

Chapter 053
Zhang Xuan saw Mrs. Zheng greeted her warmly and cordially, he chuckled, and saluted again, "Thank you, Ma'am."

Mrs. Zheng frowned unhappily and said, "Xuan'er, you are the uncle of the Cui family, the old son-in-law, the marriage between you and Ying'er is decided by the two elders of the emperor and Cui Zhang... I will come here often in the future." In the past, don’t make any distinctions in this title.”

Zhang Xuan was taken aback, hesitated for a moment, and said loudly, "Yes, my lord mother-in-law."

Mrs. Zheng smiled heartily and winked at Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan had no choice but to step forward again, and bowed to Cui Ju, "I have seen my father-in-law."

Cui Ju smiled slightly, and waved his hands, "Get up, there is no need to be polite. Madam, you and Huan'er Jin'er will talk with Xuan'er for a while, and I will come as soon as I go to Li's Mansion."

Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows.His main purpose of coming to Cui's house this time was to prevent Cui's father and son from going to Li Linfu's house to pay homage.

"Father-in-law, are you here to worship Li Linfu?" Zhang Xuan asked softly.

"Of course. Li Linfu is notorious, but the dead are the most important. The emperor issued an edict to hold a grand funeral for him. For the sake of being an official in the same dynasty in the past, I have to go. Besides, Chen Xiang is my mentor. Now that the prime minister is gone, the old man has to follow..." Cui Ju waved his hand, "Just wait for a while, the old man will come when he goes."

"Father-in-law, please forgive my son-in-law for speaking bluntly, I can't go to Li's residence this time." Zhang Xuan said indifferently.

Cui Ju froze for a moment, but stared at Zhang Xuan patiently, and said in a deep voice, "Why? Anyway, Li Linfu is dead, and it is human nature to pay homage to the dead..."

If it was Zhang Xuan before, or if Zhang Xuan did not show shocking talent and sharp judgment beyond ordinary people, Cui Ju would definitely not listen patiently to Zhang Xuan's explanation.But now, Cui Ju subconsciously wanted to hear what Zhang Xuan had to say.

At this point, many people have actually come to understand: the reason why Zhang Xuan dared to abuse Li Linfu in public, firstly, he saw that Li Linfu's life was not long, and secondly, he had a precise understanding of the emperor's mind.

"I don't know what my father-in-law thinks, after Li Linfu, who will take his place as prime minister?" Zhang Xuan cupped his hands and smiled.

Cui Ju said without hesitation, "Of course it is Yang Guozhong, there is no doubt about it. It has been a long time since the emperor supported Yang Guozhong. Now that Li Linfu is dead, it is logical for Yang Guozhong to pay homage to his prime minister."

"Since this is the case, then father-in-law thinks that with Yang Guozhong's character, he will let the Li family go?" Although Zhang Xuan's voice was not loud, it sounded like thunder to Cui Ju's ears, shaking him all over.

He looked at Zhang Xuan in amazement, and it took him a long time before he said in a deep voice, "The hatred of death disappears, even if there is a great hatred, Yang Guozhong will not be so eager to kill it all?"

"Hehe." Zhang Xuan shook his head and smiled, "Father-in-law, if Zhang Xuan's guess is correct, the emperor will appoint Yang Guozhong as his prime minister tomorrow morning or even tonight at the latest. When Yang Guozhong ascends to the prime minister, the first thing he will do is Take the Li family for surgery."

"Using the Li family's knife, one is to kill chickens and monkeys to build prestige, and the other is to cut grass and roots to eliminate disasters for the Yang family. Yang Guozhong is more ruthless than Li Linfu, and his father-in-law should be more clear than his son-in-law."

"It's not just the Li family...the forces in the DPRK and China will soon be reshuffled. Li Linfu's party will inevitably be expelled from the DPRK by Yang Guozhong. This time will not drag on for too long."

Cui Ju frowned and muttered, "At any rate, Li Linfu used to be the prime minister of a dynasty. He served the emperor for many years. How could the emperor sit back and watch Yang Guozhong wantonly frame his children and descendants?"

Seeing Cui Ju talking about Li Longji, Zhang Xuan couldn't help laughing.Xindao: Li Longji has the coldest heart and heart. For him, nothing is more important than the stability of his own imperial power.Will he take pity on Li Linfu?how is this possible.

But Zhang Xuan couldn't say such words, so he could only smile and said, "Father-in-law, in the past, Li Linfu wantonly framed ministers, and there were not a few people whose families were ruined... Has the emperor ever stopped him? In today's situation, Yang Guozhong has gained power. Just like Li Linfu back then... my son-in-law said a bold word, although Li Linfu died, it is really unpredictable whether he will die well or not."

As soon as Zhang Xuan said this, Cui Ju gasped.And the two brothers Cui Jin and Cui Huan standing on one side changed their faces even more.After all, what Zhang Xuan said was too surprising.

"This is the second. More importantly, my father-in-law is Chen Xiang's disciple. After Yang Guozhong worshiped the prime minister, Chen Xiang's life is not easy... For today's plan, it is the best policy to be wise and protect yourself. My father-in-law, please remember not to be like the past Generally follow Chen Xiang, and when necessary, even show the Cui family's attitude."

"Only in this way can the Cui family be prevented from being implicated and become the target of Yang Guozhong's suppression."

"The Cui family is an aristocratic family. If he is wise and protects himself, Yang Guozhong will definitely not come to provoke him no matter how powerful he is. All these are the words from the heart of my son-in-law. I hope my father-in-law will think twice before acting."

Zhang Xuan made a salute and said loudly.

Cui Ju's eyes flickered, and his expression changed. After a long time, he sighed and nodded, "Xuan'er's words are reasonable. The old man is confused by the authorities, but you can see clearly. In this way, the old man understands..."

"Come here, set up a banquet." Cui Ju waved his hand, "Don't worry about these troubles—Huan'er, quickly send someone to Yuzhen Temple to pick Yinger back."

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Sure enough, as Zhang Xuan said, that night, Li Longji urgently summoned the courtiers to a court meeting in Xingqing Palace. In order to immediately stabilize the situation, he decreed to appoint Yang Guozhong to be promoted to Minister of Rites and the third rank of Tong Zhongshu's family, replacing Li Linfu as the right minister.

For a time, the Yang family gained power, and Yang Guozhong's aura rose to an extreme.

After receiving the emperor's instruction and the congratulations from all civil and military officials in the palace, Yang Guozhong returned to his mansion contentedly.At this time, all the members of the Yang family in Beijing had already gathered at Yang Guozhong's residence and held a banquet to celebrate Yang Guozhong.

But only Mrs. Guo, mother and son were missing.

Yang Guozhong sat on the main seat, looked left and right, and asked Mrs. Han and Mrs. Qin in an awe-inspiring manner, "Where are the eldest sister, eighth sister, and third sister?"

Mrs. Han was startled, and then smiled, "I haven't seen this before. Maybe I didn't get the news of the third brother's visit?"

Mrs. Qin said with a nonchalant smile on the sidelines, "Third sister has been in a mood lately, and she likes to have banquets and parties the most in the past, but my family has asked her out several times, and she is too lazy to go out. She spends all day at the house Guarding her ineffective young son, I don't know what to do."

"In any case, the third elder brother pays homage to the prime minister. This is a great event for our Yang family. The slave family will send someone to the third sister's house to invite her here." Mrs. Han saw that Mrs. Qin spoke in a strange way, for fear of causing Yang Guozhong's "misunderstanding." ", then interjected with a smile.

"That's all. Big sister, third sister has been sick recently, so let her rest in the mansion with peace of mind... They are all from my own family, why bother to see outsiders like this?" Yang Guozhong waved his hand, but smiled with feigned gestures, and raised his hand again. The cup invites to drink, "Everyone, drink this glass of wine to the full, and Guozhong has a few words to say. Please."

________ Khan, it is really slow, there are only two changes a day.Please understand that it is the end of the year, and I am full of trivial matters. I regret that I will start a book at the end of the year. However, Lao Yu would rather guarantee quality than sacrifice quality for excessive pursuit of speed.I haven't saved any manuscripts, and I basically write and send them every day. Maybe it will be next week before I have time to save some manuscripts.thanks for your support.

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