Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 173
The tea on the table turned from steaming hot to cold gradually, but the people behind the case were as slow as sculptures, and even their eyes were dull and lifeless.

Although several hours had passed since Zhongshu's discussion, Zhang Kai still felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave when he recalled the scene at that time.The development of the situation was completely beyond his imagination. Yu Liang's handsome face and calm tone cut his mind like a sharp knife.And Shang Shu Ling Xi Jian looked at him with slightly cold eyes, which made him feel even more uncomfortable. He didn't even remember how he left the Zhongshu Office and returned to his residence in Taicheng.

How could such a good situation be reversed in an instant?His family was obviously helped by Zhongshu and favored by the empress, so they were almost certain that Emperor Zong was lucky, so why did they suddenly become the target of public criticism?

He was puzzled, and subconsciously reached for the completely cooled tea, but as soon as his fingers touched the rim of the smooth celadon cup, as if he had touched burning coals, he suddenly threw the cup to the ground, the cup full of tea soup It shattered immediately, making a crisp sound.

The servant standing outside the door heard the abnormal noise and rushed in. Seeing the tea stains and porcelain shards on the ground, he bent down to clean it up, and at the same time whispered: "Master, do you want to replace the tea?"

"Get out!"

Zhang Kai's tone was a little impatient, he slapped the table and dismissed the servants, but he remembered the slightly teasing words of Cai Mo, the servant in Zhongshu's discussion earlier: "Zhang Shangshu is used to drinking tea, I'm afraid it's hard to resist the thick buttermilk!"

This drunkard is clearly mocking him for his ignorance!
The reason why Zhongshu discussed the dismissal of Ruan Fu was that the resignation of the official position caused the traitors to submit letters to frame Fangzhen.The dossier was handed over to the Shen family by his family, so Zhongshu proposed to dismiss Danyang Yin. Ruan Fu was famous and talented, so Zhang Kai was looked down upon by overseas Chinese in the Zhongshu official office.

After sitting still for a while, Zhang Kai got really impatient and asked loudly, "Is Zhang Cheng back yet?"

As soon as the words fell, a person hurried in outside the door and bowed in front of Zhang Kai.

"Get up quickly, what did Yu Zhongshu's family say?" Zhang Kai got up and asked the family member anxiously.

That Zhang Cheng looked a little ugly, and said in a deep voice: "Zhongshu will be staying in Taichung recently, and has no time to come to my house for a banquet, and said..."

"What else did you say?"

Hearing this, Zhang Kai's expression darkened, and his tone became bitter.

That Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath and said: "The meaning of Zhongshu is that I hope that uncle can ask himself to be transferred to Shaofu Da Changqiu."

"what……"

Zhang Kai exclaimed, and Dang even felt dizzy for a while. He walked back to his seat tremblingly and fell down: "What is the complaint between Zhongshu and my family? He wanted to dismiss Ruan Yin, but I never objected! I, I... "

He is now serving as a minister, with complete qualifications and reputation, and his family has been quite prosperous recently, and it is possible to be further promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in charge of selecting officials.How could it be possible to transfer to Shaofu at this season!Although Da Changqiu also has a rank of two thousand stones, but he is in charge of the empress's palace affairs, there is a difference between the inside and the outside, but he is completely idle!

Zhang Cheng also looked gloomy, looked outside the door, and then whispered in Zhang Kai's ear: "Is there a tyrannical government in the country that is punished for words? Besides, who can be sure that the file is from my family? Official Ruan Yin I don’t care about it, I should be dismissed, but it’s too far-fetched to criticize my family! Uncle, is it because the queen trusts my family, which makes Zhongshu feel dissatisfied..."

Hearing this, Zhang Kai's originally chaotic emotions suddenly turned into endless indignation.This is probably the case. Yu's family did not have a clear reputation in the middle dynasty, but was lucky enough to be promoted because of the family of the emperor's relatives, and the foundation is still shallow.Originally, Yu Liang should have planned to win over his family as a show of solidarity, but because of the queen's extra-standard courtesy to his family, Yu Liang was jealous and used it to suppress him.

"My family lives in Gyeonggi, and the popularity of the local people is not comparable to that of Yu's family! Zhongshu is lenient outside and taboo inside, and I fear it will be replaced by my family. It really touches the heart of a villain! The more he behaves like this, the more I can't back down, let him see Use Jiangdong's method!"

Thinking of this, Zhang Kai felt even more resentful, especially what made him dissatisfied was that the arrangement that was originally intended to intimidate the Shen family was turned around and used by Yu Liang to attack him, which was simply unacceptable to him!
The Shen family's Goulian village was passed down from generation to generation as a hero and warrior, and it has already been reversed before. What's wrong with his comment "Punishment is powerful to rule the masses, and there is a hidden will"?If just relying on these words alone can make people's opinions boil and people's hearts are uneasy, it is because those people have such thoughts, but they have been unintentionally exposed by themselves. How can they not check out treacherous people and fight against sages!

Moreover, the dossier shown by Yu Liang has been greatly deleted. The most important content of the whole text is this extremely controversial eight-character assertion, which is clearly for the Shen family to hide evil!
Thinking of Yu Liang's back-and-forth and reconnecting with the Shen family, Zhang Kai's heart was filled with shame and indignation of being betrayed.Since the other party was unrighteous first, why should he tolerate it? Yu Liang wants to keep the Shen family in the same boat, so it will be difficult for them all to do good!
Thinking of this, Zhang Kai signaled Zhang Cheng to come forward to serve the ink, and he picked up a pen to write, and wrote a letter after a while.After drying the ink stains, he handed the letter to Zhang Cheng, and then ordered: "The family has kept the evil traces of the Shen family, and send it to Wang Taibao together with this letter. I want to see what Yu Yuangui has to say!"

In discussing the dismissal of Ruan Fu earlier, the Taibao and the Zhongshu each insisted on their own opinions, and they had a quarrel. If the Zhongshu hadn't taken a tough attitude, it was still uncertain whether the proposal could be passed.Taibao finally walked away, which shows that the rift between him and Zhongshu has increased.And the Shen family had offended the Langya Wang family earlier, and now that they are giving away this handle, how could the Taibao have no reason to sit idly by!

Zhang Cheng quickly understood Zhang Kai's meaning, he couldn't help laughing and praising his uncle Gao Zhi, driving tigers and devouring wolves, and pointing his sword at Shen's family, in the end it was naturally his family's benefit.

Zhang Kai smiled lightly after hearing the words, he can gain a foothold in the present, if he only indulges in purity without any planning, how can his family business last long.His family was originally a first-class noble family in Jiangdong, and he was appointed by the queen, so it is inevitable that he will win, so there is no reason to retreat lightly!

After pondering for a while, Zhang Kai instructed Zhang Cheng again: "After delivering the token to the Taibao, you don't have to hurry back, and then go to Yushitai to invite Kong Gong, and ask him to come to my house tonight."

Gong Yu of Yushitai is Kong Yu of Kuaiji, who was forcibly expelled by the Shen family when he was in Wu Xing earlier, which can be said to have a lot of grievances.Now Kong Yu is an official in the imperial censor Zhongcheng, and is in charge of supervising all officials.Once Director Wang intends to attack Yu Liang and the Shen family, he will definitely need the cooperation of Yu Shitai.The Kong family is also a high school in Wuzhong Kuaiji. Once they cooperate with the Taibao to launch an attack, Shen Chong's position in the internal history of Kuaiji will be unstable!

Just like what Go players say, if you don't eat when you eat, you will suffer instead.Now that he has decided to launch an attack, Zhang Kai will make the Shen family completely powerless to fight back, instead of just intimidating before!
Zhang Chenggong said yes, and then hurried out, deliberately choosing a remote road, and soon arrived at the Taibao official office.He also has a deacon who is the guardian of the platform. At this time, he was called into the Taibao official office in the name of official duties.Then hand over Zhang Kai's handwritten letter to the family here, and wait patiently for Director Wang to meet him.

At this time, Taibao Wang Dao was sitting and chatting with Yashizhong and his eldest son Wang Yue, his expression was calm and comfortable, and he did not have the slightest anger and frustration when he was in the Zhongshu official office.

When the subordinate sent Zhang Kaizhi's letter, Director Wang lowered his eyelids, and he didn't even pick up the letter. He just sat there smiling and said, "Tell Zhang Jiazi, but within the punishment, don't say anything else."

After the subordinates retreated, Director Wang saw that Wang Yue on the opposite side seemed hesitant to speak, so he said with a smile: "My son, if you have any doubts, you might as well tell me."

Wang Yue pondered and said: "Mr. Zhang's entrustment should be the matter that Zhongshu has carried out before. Why is my father so reluctant to see it and stay out of it?"

"The two families are fighting each other, and since my family has already retired, why should I bother with it again?"

Director Wang sighed softly. He could never have imagined that the situation had developed to this point.If Wang Shiqiang wanted to be lucky with Emperor Zong, he would have received a bit of material criticism, but now he has retreated regretfully, it is conceivable that the reputation should be even worse.After thinking about it carefully, he also felt that the gain outweighed the loss in his heart.

Seeing that Wang Yue still had a suspicious expression on his face, Director Wang explained again: "Yu Yuangui came back from hiding, and he came with power. As for the so-called power, it was the matter of the north and south fighting for the emperor's son-in-law earlier. Now the northerners There is no survival, the southern scholars are lucky, and the Qiao family has a feeling of uneasiness in their hearts. This time, Yuan Gui returned to Taicheng, implying the Zhang family. No matter what kind of entrustment his family has, as far as my family is concerned, no matter how hard they try, they will only get an inch of success .But for opening his eyes, he has to bear the resentment of my villagers, so why should I meet his family?"

"However, if you want to calm the mood of the overseas Chinese, why did you choose the Zhang family alone? The Shen family is also from the south, and has a lesser reputation, and has always had a grudge with my family."

After all, Wang Yue is young, and he has no lack of resentment in his heart for the fact that Shen's son ruined his family this time. Seeing that an opportunity to provoke his family came to him, but his father ignored it, he felt a little puzzled in his heart.

Director Wang can be said to love this eldest son, so he often takes him by his side to give advice, and regards him as his successor to teach.Although the son is limited by his age and his eyesight is still shallow, these are all small details. As long as he is tempered by doing things, he will eventually grow up.

"My son only sees one, but not the other. The Shen family is not the only noble family in the South, but also holds the position of Fangbo. If the matter discusses against his family, it will inevitably lead to mutual hatred. Although the Zhang family is a prominent family in Danyang, However, they have been unable to watch over and help each other in the past, and now they are doing something wrong, and they are giving others a reason. If they can see clearly and withdraw early, there is still room for change. If the family persists in this festival again, the disaster will be unpredictable!"

Director Wang would not easily reveal these considerations, even if he whispered them in secret.But now he wants to teach his son to understand the situation, so he will describe it in detail.

"Since father knows it well, why did he have to fight against Zhongshu earlier?" After pondering for a long time, Wang Yue gradually realized, but she still had some doubts in her heart.

Director Wang smiled when he heard the words: "How can you speak alone when discussing affairs in Taichung. Yuan Gui and I have different opinions, and we have no personal enmity. This time I will help him rise up, and he is also a person who can tell the advance and the retreat. Come on." The day should be a bit restrained."

When Wang Yue heard his father's words, he still felt that he hadn't solved all the doubts, but it was too difficult to ask in detail.After sitting there thinking for a long time, I gradually gained some experience.The purpose of my father's struggle with Zhongshu is not to oppose Yu Liang due to different political views. One is to pave the way for Yu Liang to increase his power, and the other is to fulfill his duty as a leader of the overseas Chinese family to restore his family's recent decline.

It's just why his father wanted to help Shi Yuliang, but Wang Yue couldn't figure it out, his brows were deeply furrowed, but he didn't dare to let his father see his confused look, lest he be disappointed.

(End of this chapter)