Zhang Yuan came out of the Shen family and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

My former sister-in-law, later the top scholar's mother, and now the second-rank imperial wife of the court, were envious and jealous, and also secretly lost:

"Why wasn't my second wife who came out of Taohua Village? If so, Goro might have become the top scholar. Why did I fall into the palace as a eunuch? Isn't it just a family reunion and sharing family..."

In a vague sense of hatred for Chen Xi, Zhang Yuan felt that the fifth house had snatched away what should have belonged to him.

Zhang Yuan went directly to the leopard room to report to Zhu Houzhao. As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, he heard Zhu Houzhao's shouting.

"...You are useless, and you are asking someone to find someone. Why can't you find someone for so long without leaving any whereabouts? You don't want it anymore, right?"

Even if he didn't go in, Zhang Yuan knew who Zhu Houzhao was getting angry. He was eager to tell Zhu Houzhao about his meeting with Chen Xi so that he could go back early to reunite with Qian. However, when he found that Zhu Houzhao was getting angry, he couldn't help but stop and didn't want to feel unhappy when he went in at this time.

Zhang Yuanxin said, "Your Majesty didn't hand me this errand, but today I suddenly said that the matter had something to do with me... Well, let Qian Ning solve it alone, and I will go in after he has an explanation."

Looking in through the crack of the empty door, Zhang Yuan vaguely saw Qian Ning kneeling on the ground and kowtowed and explained: "Your Majesty, it's not that I am not working hard, but the Zhong family has left the capital. I have investigated from many sources and learned that the family has arrived in Qilu, and has changed its name and surname, as if it is a refuge."

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Didn't I ask you to find out who the Zhong family has offended? As a result, you get nothing and you will know that you can fool me with hearsay news!"

Qian Ning complained. He and Zhang Yuan knew that in fact, the Zhong family was hiding from Zhu Houzhao himself, but they didn't dare to tell the truth.

Zhu Houzhao cursed a few more words before sitting down, but he still didn't lose his anger: "You said that the Zhong family has arrived in Qilu, why don't they continue to investigate?"

His words were no longer as irritable as before. Qian Ning finally saw some hope, knelt forward and crawled closer, saying, "Go back to your Majesty, I have asked the local magistrate and the county magistrate to look for it. If everything goes well, there will be news in a few days, but I don't know what to do after finding this family?"

"this……"

Zhu Houzhao's face improved slightly, and her brows frowned, obviously she was unsure of her mind.

Just at this moment, Zhang Yuan pushed the door in, which scared Zhu Houzhao. When he saw clearly that it was Zhang Yuan, he asked in anger: "Eunuch Zhang, you don't understand the rules so much. I don't know if you come in and ask someone to inform me?"

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "This is a leopard room, not an imperial palace. How can there be so many bad rules? There are not many eunuchs and palace maids here, and your close servant Xiao Guozi has gone to Xuanfu to serve as a military supervisor. Others are waiting for me to report when they see you."

But he said, "Your Majesty, I did not break in on purpose. I just went to see Shangshu Chen. I told Shangshu Chen as his commands, and then came back to report it."

When Zhu Houzhao heard Chen Xi's name, her face turned gloomy and asked, "What did Shangshu Chen say? Is there any good news there, such as a great victory on the front line?"

Zhang Yuan was stunned and then said, "Return to Your Majesty, Shangshu Chen has not disclosed any information to the servants. It seems... he should not have achieved a great victory."

Zhu Houzhao's little face immediately sank again.

Qian Ning sighed relieved when he saw Zhang Yuan coming in and thought to himself: "Your Majesty is attacking me. Eunuch Zhang is coming at the right time. If someone is sharing the firepower, I will be much better here!"

Zhu Houzhao glared at Qian Ning, then looked at Zhang Yuan, and said, "You two useless things, you are not sure of your ability in doing things, which makes me too disappointed... You don't need to ask me for advice about Mrs. Zhong. If you find someone to take her here directly, I want to see her and show her identity. If she has any enemies, I will make the decision for her!"

When he said that, Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning were scared, and Zhu Houzhao obviously didn't understand the principles of being a human being.

To force a robbery of a woman, you have to use gentle means. You are shameless and think that you are so popular, but in fact, it has become a disaster in the eyes of others, and whoever sees him hides.

Qian would rather not do this in accordance with the laws of the court. As long as Zhu Houzhao is satisfied, he will no longer take his anger on him. Everything will be fine. He will immediately kowtow: "I am obeying Your Majesty's orders."

"Get up, I don't plan to watch the show anymore. The opera troupes I have been looking for today are not at all good. What kind of singing are they all? I sing better than them... You useless things are far worse than Liu Jin. The opera troupes he has found for me always satisfy me!"

Zhu Houzhao has been comparing Zhang Yuan, Qian Ning and Liu Jin recently.

In the past, Zhu Houzhao did everything in the leopard room and the palace. He wanted beautiful women to have beautiful women, and he never missed the delicious and fun things. There were surprises every day. Although Qian Ning was also helping to find them, he was basically recommended by Liu Jin, which was the icing on the cake.

Until now, without Liu Jin's service, the quality of women in the Leopard Room has dropped a lot, and eating, drinking and having fun are the same, and there is nothing new, which makes Zhu Houzhao feel tired.

Zhang Yuanxin said: "Liu Jin has a high position and a powerful person. In the court, he can only say that his hands cover the sky. When others have singers and dancers, they will try every means to give them to him and then give them to His Majesty... Liu Jin even used his power to broaden his followers and ears, so that His Majesty can have fun better. But we don't have the power to do anything, who will prepare something for us?"

Zhu Houzhao asked again: "Is there any news that Liu Jin is in Xuanfu? When will this battle be finished?"

Qian Ning and Zhang Yuan looked at each other and both noticed the strong sense of crisis in each other's eyes.

Zhang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, I will wait until I ask Shangshu Shen tomorrow to find out that I have no idea about this... Your Majesty can also adjust the official ritual supervisor to read it."

Zhang Yuan was determined to take over the Silijian, especially when Zhu Houzhao mentioned Liu Jin again, which made him feel in danger and wanted to confirm this matter. In this way, even if Liu Jin came back, the Silijian would have control over him. Even if Liu Jin was given the status of holy favor, he could only be inferior to him.

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "You don't know anything. Could it be that I still have to check it yourself? Is it because I keep you to have free meals? Go and check it and report it!"

Zhang Yuan was scolded by the emperor and was not angry but happy. This was exactly the effect he wanted to achieve. He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, as an eunuch in the Imperial Horse Prison, I am not qualified to check the memorials of the Sili Prison. Why don't you invite eunuchs on the pen or the chief minister of the cabinet Xie Shaofu to inquire in detail?"

When Qian Ning heard this, he couldn't help but look at Zhang Yuan.

He was very clear about what Zhang Yuan had planned. Qian Ning was a eunuch, and he had a very thorough understanding of who was in power and how he was in power among officials.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know that Zhang Yuan was messing with his words, and said casually: "You are my person. I asked you to investigate. If you go, just go. Could it be that the people from the Silijian dare to stop them? Stop talking about the chief minister and the eunuch Bingbi. I don't have that time to do it. I will let you do this. If you can't do it well, don't come back!"

Zhang Yuan knew that Zhu Houzhao had always been a king with a loud voice and hard work.

There is a way to scare people, but after a few words, either "severe punishment and no loan", or "don't come back if you can't do it well", etc. Zhang Yuan heard too much about this and did not feel much pressure. You should know that those who can't do it well have no punishment. For example, Qian Ning didn't find Mrs. Zhong but just knelt down and kowtowed a few times.

The one who is really punished by Zhu Houzhao is the kind of person who has no eyesight, such as disobeying Zhu Houzhao, or accidentally touching Zhu Houzhao's rebellious scales.

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After Zhu Houzhao finished the explanation, he went to eat, drink and have fun, and left Qian Ning and Zhang Yuan aside.

After Zhu Houzhao left, Qian Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt as if he had escaped from the gate of hell. After all, Zhu Houzhao once made harsh words. If he couldn't find Mrs. Zhong, he would take off his head. Now he just raised his head and scolded him lightly. In his opinion, it was a blessing.

Zhang Yuan sneered: "Qian Qianhu is really good at doing things. It's so difficult to find someone. His Majesty even vented this matter with our family. Do you want our family to take responsibility with you?"

Although Qian Ning was very dissatisfied with Zhang Yuan's shirk responsibility, Zhang Yuan was in power at this time, and he had to explain with joy: "Your Majesty is too impatient to find someone. The Zhong family has fled to Qilu to avoid it. Now it takes a lot of effort to find clues. Eunuch Zhang and I are united. Why are you blaming me now?"

"Bah, who is in charge of you? Don't pee and take care of yourself. Our family and Your Majesty have been with you for so long, and you have only been here for a few days!" Zhang Yuan seemed arrogant and domineering, and said in a fierce manner, "Our family doesn't want to talk nonsense to you. You must hurry up and finish what Your Majesty has told you. Our family is going to the Sili Superintendent!"

Qian Ning was scolded and still smiled: "Why should Eunuch Zhang leave in a hurry? I am here to congratulate Eunuch Zhang first."

"Where does the joy come from?" Zhang Yuan asked at Qian Ning.

Qian Ning said: "Is this an obvious matter? The seal of the Sili Supervisor has been vacant for a long time. Your Majesty has not arranged anyone. Now he has to ask about the court affairs and no one reports it. Your Majesty naturally has to arrange for people around him to take charge... Isn't it your turn to Eunuch Zhang?"

The position of Sili Supervisor in charge of seals is quite a bit in the palace. Qian Ning knew that if Zhang Yuan was promoted, he would immediately replace Liu Jin's power, so he could only try his best to curry favor with him at this time.

As for Zhang Yuan's swearing, Qian Ning didn't take it seriously at all.

As the adopted son of the eunuch, Qian Ning has seen countless eunuchs since he was a child. Scolding like Zhang Yuan is considered a pediatrician. Scolding between eunuchs is a science, and even fighting with each other if you disagree... No matter what your status is, you will just beat you up.

For example, Li Rong and Liu Jin were like this some of the time.

Of course, it is not that easy for Zhang Yuan to climb to a high position.

Qian Ning only knew one thing: Zhang Yuan's ability is far worse than Liu Jin's, and Zhu Houzhao's criticism is not unreasonable.

Liu Jin's biggest advantage is that he does not consider the consequences when doing things. Whether it is to make money or suppress dissidents, he often has no bottom line. Although Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning also want to do this, they ask themselves that they have not gained the trust of the emperor, and they have the heart but not the courage.

Zhang Yuan left the Leopard Room and did not return home. For him, there was another important thing to do that night, that was to go to the Silijian and check the official documents related to the Xuanfu war.

It is of great significance to Zhang Yuan. He hopes to establish his position in the Silijian through this incident and replace Liu Jin.

Although Zhang Yuan was not very knowledgeable and had little ability, he still tried his best to go to the Silijian to do things beautifully, so that Zhu Houzhao could look at him with admiration. Only in this way would he have the opportunity to enter the Silijian and get the position of the palm seal that he had always dreamed of.

After nightfall, the Forbidden City Palace was strictly prohibited, and only the Daming Gate was open, and other doors had been closed long ago.

Zhang Yuan entered the forbidden palace from the Daming Gate and the Meridian Gate, and went directly to the Silijian Office on the west side. When he arrived at the place, the eunuchs here had rested and even the door was closed.

Zhang Yuanxin said, "These things that are not in charge are the last few years old. The ritual stewardship lit up and stayed all night long. Now, I know that Your Majesty does not care about the affairs of the court, and there is not even a figure at night."

Zhang Yuan walked forward and knocked directly on the door. He heard the sound of "bang bang" smashing the door, which scared the eunuch inside.

The eunuchs in the palace can basically keep a low profile, especially those eunuchs with low status. Even if someone comes to smash the door, the eunuchs who watch the night inside dare not speak harshly. After all, those who dare to come to do this are not easy to mess with. Maybe some eunuch in power, or even the emperor may be present in person.

The eunuch inside opened the door and walked out to meet someone, Zhang Yuan met him, but he was a eunuch named Lu Rong, a member of the Silijian.

When Lu Rong saw Zhang Yuan, he was shocked and quickly saluted: "Isn't this Eunuch Zhang? Why are you here? "

In terms of age, Lu Rong is comparable to Zhang Yuan, and is even a few years older than Zhang Yuan. He is considered a young and powerful figure in the palace. However, in terms of status, Lu Rong and Zhang Yuan are incomparable. The power Zhang Yuan has is ten streets above Lu Rong. Lu Rong is not even a pen in the Silijian, and he is the one who is a master who is angry.

Zhang Yuan seemed very domineering: "Your Majesty sent our family here to check the memorials. Why don't you get out of here and let our family go in?"

When Lu Rong heard Zhang Yuan say that it was sent by the emperor, he dared not neglect it.

The only one in the palace who falsely passed the imperial edict was Liu Jin before, and Liu Jin would not borrow Zhu Houzhao's name for such trivial matters. It was beyond doubt that Zhang Yuan in front of him said that it was sent by the emperor.

When Zhang Yuan entered the Sili Supervisory Bureau, Lu Rong followed behind and quickly helped Zhang Yuan light the candlestick. Suddenly, there was a trace of light inside the Sili Supervisory Bureau.

Two eunuchs who were also vigilant came out. These people knew Zhang Yuan, a big man, and they all felt a little afraid when they saw him.

"Eunuch Zhang, I'm paying homage to you!"

Two eunuchs came to salute, Zhang Yuan sat down, crossed his legs, and said with great power: "Our family came here according to the emperor's order... The emperor cared about the military affairs of the front line of Xuanfu. You will bring the corresponding memorials to let our family select useful ones from them and report them to Your Majesty when they go back..."

Zhang Yuan knew that he was not very capable and was not so proficient in the errands of Silijian. The best way was to let the people from Silijian help him complete the errands. These people had experience. When he thought that all the questions should be put in different categories, he just needed to find the corresponding part and take them over. After reading it, he summarized it and told Zhu Houzhao to complete the task.

However, after Liu Jin left, the Sili Supervisor was much less efficient. Not to mention the memorials divided into categories, there were dozens of boxes of memorials just because of the backlog.

Dai Yi has no ability, and others dare not make red criticisms on behalf of the emperor. The six ministries are used to doing their own things. Many things have not been approved for a long time, so they simply solve the matter by themselves. This makes the memorials in the palace a "note" document.

What to do, please inform the palace first, and then discuss with Xie Qian and others who have prepared the ticket. The daylily will be cold after the approval of the Sili Supervisor.

Lu Rong was a little embarrassed and said hesitantly: "Zhang...Eunuch Zhang, you are in a difficult situation. I dare not check this memorial in the Sili Supervisor. I will not dare to check it casually. I will invite Eunuch Dai and Eunuch Gao and others to come here to help find the memorial you are looking for?"

Eunuch Dai is Dai Yi, and Eunuch Gao is the eunuch who writes the pen and writes Gao Feng.

These two people are familiar to Zhang Yuan. They are known for their meticulousness and persistence. They have a great status in the palace, but they are still pale in comparison in front of him.

Zhang Yuan said angrily: "Don't you ask others to come and you are not capable of helping us?"

The eunuch likes to show off his power the most. Zhu Houzhao often scolds his subordinates, but Zhang Yuan copied them. He felt that this was very pleasant and arrogant. He could not care about other people's face when scolding others. Even after scolding, these people would bow their heads and respect themselves.

Lu Rong replied with a wry smile: "Eunuch Zhang is really embarrassing the younger ones. How can the younger ones be qualified to help you with your old work? If you don't invite Eunuch Dai and the others, you may not even be able to find the corresponding memorial!"

Zhang Yuan didn't want to see Dai Yi and Gao Feng, asking someone to help him with the work would make him feel embarrassed, but if he didn't come to these two people at this time, the matter could not be done, so he waved his hand: "Since that's the case, why don't you go and invite me? We're waiting here, and Your Majesty's errands cannot be delayed!"

In his words, Zhang Yuan directly used the emperor's majesty to scare people, and this worked very well for the eunuchs below. What those eunuchs at the bottom feared the most was hearing about the emperor.

The lower the status, the more you will regard the emperor as extremely noble. When you really climb to a high position, it is like Zhang Yuan now, who has seen that Zhu Houzhao often pretends to behave. The little emperor looks fierce to his servants, but he can basically maintain a humble mentality and is not difficult to get along with.

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