Domineering Daming

Fan Jingwen's face moved slightly, not to mention promotion, but recommending him to Prime Minister Tianxia Government Affairs is a great favor, but he did not dare to accept it rashly, bowed slightly and said: "My lord, this is..."

Ye Xianggao smiled wryly on his face, and sighed: "Zhao Nanxing underestimated the emperor too much. This kind of coercion can't help the emperor at all. I'm afraid Zhao Nanxing will steal everything this time, and disaster will come."

Fan Jingwen's expression changed slightly, and he said, "My lord, this is..."

Ye Xianggao folded his hands behind his back, and said calmly: "I'm just telling you that I have already packed my bags. After this matter, I will return to my hometown to take care of myself, and I will no longer participate in the affairs of the capital."

There was surprise in Fan Jingwen's eyes, and he said, "My lord, do you think that the emperor will really not back down?"

Ye Xianggao laughed, shook his head, and was about to speak when a servant led Yang Lian in and said, "Master, Master Yang is here."

Yang Lian glanced at Fan Jingwen, raised his hand to Ye Xianggao, and said solemnly: "Lord Ye, something happened."

Ye Xianggao was taken aback, and said, "What happened?"

Yang Lian handed over the playbook and said solemnly, "My lord, read it first."

Ye Xianggao frowned, took it and flipped it over.

It didn't take long before he let out a long sigh. He was the one who said this most clearly. After all, Zhao Nanxing forced the cabinet to bow its head.

Ye Xianggao closed his eyes, looked at Yang Lian and said, "The emperor gave it to you?"

Yang Lian nodded.

Ye Xianggao raised his head and looked in the direction of the Forbidden City. After a moment of silence, he said to Yang Lian, "You don't understand the emperor's intentions, do you?"

Yang Lian said: "Yes, sir, please clarify."

Ye Xianggao smiled, and said simply and clearly: "The emperor is really angry, and he wants to attack Zhao Nanxing. Tomorrow, whoever appears at Donghua Gate will be an accomplice."

Yang Lian's face changed slightly, and he finally understood.

Emperor, this is protecting him!

Chapter 258

The next day, early in the morning, the palace was exceptionally quiet.

Wearing a thick jacket, Zhu Xu stood at the door of the imperial study, looking at the sky that was getting redder and redder.

Cao Huachun followed Zhu Xu, panting heavily, "Your Majesty, the dew is heavy, let's stay in the Nuan Pavilion."

Zhu Xu chuckled, rubbed his hands together, and said, "Tell me, isn't the snow coming a little late this year?"

Cao Huachun looked outside, and said, "Yes, the snow in recent years has been concentrated in a few days, and it is heavy and urgent. This year is a bit late."

Zhu Xu sighed in his heart. This meant that there was less rain, and the drought was getting more and more serious.

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't speak, Cao Huachun said softly, "Your Majesty, Zhao Nanxing, should you put some pressure on him?"

He knew very well in his heart that, not to mention that Zhao Nanxing had no official position now, even if he had a high position and authority, he was not Zhu Xu's one-finger opponent.But he was by Zhu Xu's side, and he knew his temperament well. In the past, Zhu Xu could tolerate the foreign court, but at this point, it's not a matter of his mind.

He was worried that Zhu Xu would get angry and do something "irrational".

In recent decades, the factional struggles in the court have become more and more fierce, and the status of courtiers has also risen sharply, which has angered all the officials, and even the emperor can't please him!

Before Cao Huachun could finish his sentence, he could see Queen Mother Zhang wrapped in a thick cotton coat, walking towards this side at a slow pace.

Zhu Xu was taken aback, and hurriedly greeted her and said, "Sister-in-law Huang, what happened?"

Empress Dowager Zhang came closer, her expression relaxed, her face was very pale, her eyes were also tired, she looked at him with a light smile and said, "It's okay, it's just that we haven't eaten together for a long time, I specially made your favorite food and brought it here."

Zhu Xu didn't understand what Empress Dowager Zhang meant at this moment, he was afraid that he would do "stupid things".

He didn't reveal it either, and said with a smile: "Then thank you, sister-in-law, where is little Yongning?"

Empress Dowager Zhang wrapped her clothes and said with a smile: "She is still asleep, she spent half the night last night."

Zhu Xu looked at Queen Mother Zhang's face, rubbed his hands together and said, "Sister-in-law, let's go in and talk."

Empress Dowager Zhang also nodded, and the uncle and sister-in-law entered the warm pavilion one after the other.

The food and wine were arranged, and the two ate while talking and laughing as usual.

After a while, Empress Dowager Zhang looked up at him, and said in a serious tone: "Tell me honestly, how do you plan to deal with it?"

Zhu Xu blinked and said, "Sister-in-law Huang is saying, Zhao Nanxing or something else?"

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at him, sighed softly, and said, "You, Mr. Zhao has served four dynasties. He is a patriarch and a pillar of the imperial court. You must not act impulsively..."

Zhu Xu slapped his mouth, Zhao Nanxing really went too far this time, and now even Queen Mother Zhang took the initiative to be a lobbyist, which shows his prestige.

Zhu Xu opened his eyes wide, pretending to be innocent, and said: "Hey, sister-in-law, you are good at cooking. This time the pot pork is very good, it is my favorite taste."

Empress Dowager Zhang frowned, and said angrily, "Aren't you going to tell me the truth? I heard that you haven't seen any of King Ping, Duke Ying, Duke Wei and others these two days."

Zhu Xu was very helpless, and finally realized the feeling of Song Shenzong dismissing Wang Anshi back then. If he hadn't been strong enough in heart and had a clear understanding of the future, he might have compromised and let Zhao Nanxing take the stage.

At least get clean.

Think about Emperor Wanli, when Zhang Juzheng was liquidated, the pressure he encountered would not be less than now, how much resentment would keep him from going to court for decades?

Zhu Xu didn't have any appetite anymore, so after thinking about it, he made a confession, and said, "Sister-in-law, I won't hide it from you, the faction in the court has been extremely fierce for decades, and everyone is partisan and dissident, regardless of the interests of the country." , Zhao Nanxing is the most powerful person in the party struggle, I will not allow him to revive!"

Empress Dowager Zhang didn't have much experience with these things, and she didn't know much about government affairs.She also heard Zhu Xu's firmness from Zhu Xu's words, and felt helpless, she said: "I don't understand these things, but harmony is the most important thing, you will always make trouble with the ministers, and it will not be good for your state affairs..."

Zhu Yun nodded, playing tricks with Empress Dowager Zhang, unless Empress Dowager Zhang ignored her, she couldn't hide it from her at all, so she could only pretend to be confused and agreed indiscriminately, hoping to get away with it.

Empress Dowager Zhang didn't eat a few mouthfuls, seeing that Zhu Xu didn't have any appetite either, so she had to say: "Okay, as long as you know what's in your mind, I don't care about you anymore, you want to deal with it well, don't make a big mess, I'm too lazy to come here to bother you... ..."

Zhu Xu chuckled, and said: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I know it all in my heart, I know it..."

"Zhen!" Empress Dowager Zhang stood up angrily.

"Yeah." Zhu Xu nodded repeatedly and stood up with him.

Empress Dowager Zhang came here this time just for peace of mind, she didn't expect to be able to persuade Zhu Xu, so she stood up and walked outside.

Accompanied by Zhu Xu, he walked outside, and said some random words, but Queen Mother Zhang ignored him, so he had no choice but to say loudly under the steps: "Sister-in-law, have a good journey."

Empress Dowager Zhang felt another breath in her heart. If it was in the past, she would have severely pinched Zhu Xu's ears to teach her a lesson, but now she could only walk back with a sullen face without turning her head.

Zhu Xu sent Empress Dowager Zhang away, and before turning around in a hurry, Liu Shimin trotted over and said, "Your Majesty, King Ping is asking the Duke of England to see you."

Zhu Xu rolled out a piece of thin meat from the root of his tooth, chewed it in his mouth, looked up at the sky, and said, "Let them in."

"Yes."