If Zhu Houzhao wants to abandon the idea of ​​promoting Qian Ning, Mrs. Zhong has to leave Zhu Houzhao.

But now Mrs. Zhong has almost become Zhu Houzhao's ban on body. Zhu Houzhao sent people to protect him in name but in fact it was surveillance. These people are always by Mrs. Zhong's side, and it is hard to fly.

Zhang Yuan made such a promise to Zhang Heling just because he wanted to do it perfunctorily.

Zhang Heling said: "Eunuch Zhang is in the palace, and his status is gradually increasing, but after Liu Jin comes back, your past efforts have been wasted... You have to exclude Liu Jin no matter what. This marquis can help you, but it mainly depends on your own performance. Only by mastering Liu Jin's weaknesses can you successfully get to power!"

Although Zhang Heling gave encouragement, Zhang Yuan complained in his heart: "I don't even have the chance to take office in Liu Jinli. Now that others have come back and are in charge of the rank of the ranks and ranks again, what chance do I have? The uncle clearly wants to use my fight with Liu Jin, but I don't have the confidence!"

Although he thought so in his heart, he honestly accepted the order and looked down on Zhang Heling.

Zhang Heling asked Zhu Houzhao about his usual preferences and behavioral habits, and Zhang Yuan answered them one by one, and these things would not hurt him.

Finally, Zhang Heling said: "Eunuch Zhang is best not to go back to his private home these days. The past things were a big stain on your life. If someone knew that you had a family outside the palace, someone would be prosecuted if you turned around!"

Zhang Yuan's heart was trembling, he swallowed, and said, "Yes, Marquis!"

Zhang Heling stared at Zhang Yuan for a while, and suddenly sneered: "I thought I knew you well, but who knew that I still underestimated me. I didn't expect that you and Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and your son was working under his command? Shangshu Shen met you many times, and I think you had known your identity long ago?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yuan knew that things were exposed.

In the past, he was only a deacon and eunuch in the palace at most, and no one would think of investigating his background. However, as time goes by, he has gained the trust of Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhu Houzhao, and now he has become the hot leader eunuch in the palace. Zhang Heling will definitely conduct a thorough investigation of his origin.

Zhang Yuan complained: "It's all because of the evil woman in the family. I hide it very well. Now that the uncle knows the truth, it must be the one who leaks it!"

He quickly knelt down: "My uncle, please forgive me. I didn't say it before... I am really afraid that I will not gain a foothold in the palace!" At this point, he kowtowed several times in a row and admitted his mistakes obediently.

Zhang Heling had a proud smile on his face: "Eunuch Zhang is too worried. What if I know about your past? It's too late to help you!"

"However, your relationship with Shangshu Shen is a great thing for us, so that we can get a strong helping hand in the court... Shangshu Shen is now deeply trusted by His Majesty. Even Liu Jin is afraid that he can suppress him!"

Now that the matter has come, Zhang Yuan dared not hide it anymore, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Uncle Guo, it's really true. I have gone to Shen Shangshu before and asked him to help him do things... and even proposed to work with Liu Jin together, but he... refused to obey. This time, Liu Jin returned to the court, and he was helping him talk behind his back. I'm afraid he... forgot his righteousness when he saw profit and had secretly defected to Liu Jin!"

Zhang Heling said in surprise: "Oh, I really underestimated you before. You actually went to communicate with Shangshu Shen? It seems that you are determined and try every means to help me... But why have you never mentioned it before?"

Zhang Yuan didn't know how to answer, but to put it bluntly, he just wanted to use his kinship with Chen Xi to break out of the Zhang brothers' control over him.

Seeing Zhang Yuan dumbfounded and said nonchalantly, Zhang Heling's face suddenly turned cold: "It seems that Eunuch Zhang still has selfish intentions... Why do you think this marquis treats you poorly?"

"No, never!"

Zhang Yuan quickly defended himself, "How dare I disrespect my uncle? But... I really don't want to be known to me before. After all, I have a wife and children at home. If I know, I will definitely die for life. The most feared thing is that I will be controlled by the enemy and threaten it! The water in this palace is too deep, so I only want to protect myself."

Zhang Heling smiled coldly: "Believe you for now... I am a kind and righteous person to you. Not only will I take care of your first wife meticulously, but I even gave you many benefits. I know that you have never been concerned about you in the past... If you have any thoughts about being strangers, I will never let you go! Even if you have the protection of Your Majesty, I want to kill you, it is still as simple as killing an ant!"

“Yes, yes!”

Zhang Heling continued to kowtow and bowed to Zhang Heling to admit his mistake.

Zhang Heling said: "Get up, I will tell you something!"

Zhang Yuan got up from the ground tremblingly, lowered his head and did not dare to contact Zhang Heling's eyes, but Zhang Heling said: "You said you had contacted Shen Zhihou before. This is a good start. Since he knows your identity, he must be afraid that you will reveal your relationship with him. If you threaten him, wouldn't he accept it if he is afraid?"

Zhang Yuan was very embarrassed: "Uncle Guo, I did threaten him before, but... it doesn't work!"

"Why, he isn't he afraid of knowing that he is a castrator with you... Cough cough, the eunuch in the palace is a relative? Are you not afraid of Your Majesty's suspicion?" Zhang Heling frowned.

Zhang Yuan said: "He said he was upright and was not afraid of his shadow. When I asked him for a request, he always liked to ignore me. He even made a gesture in front of me and never treated me as an elder..."

"Hmph!"

Zhang Heling sneered, "He is stubborn... He said he doesn't care, it's about the future, how can he really not care? He saw that you dare not leak the matter, so he was fearless. Go and tell him that this matter is already known, and see how he plays with you... He must listen to what you say at that time, otherwise his status will inevitably be unsecured!"

Zhang Yuan was even more embarrassed and thought to himself: "I am more afraid that this matter will be leaked than my eldest nephew. If my eldest nephew is disobedient, wouldn't my status be guaranteed first? Your Majesty trusts my eldest nephew so much, obviously he will not do anything to him. The only one who will sacrifice at that time is me! I will either be exiled or go back to the inner palace to take care of the queen mother..."

Zhang Heling instructed again: "You must remember what I said to you today. If you have a second thought, I will never let you go! Besides, the contact with Shen Zhihou in the Hou Mansion will be handed over to you in the future. I have confidence in you. As long as you can make full use of this relationship, you and I will benefit from it... This Hou has never harmed Shen Zhihou, this is a win-win situation!"

"You are not allowed to go back to see your wife these days. The fewer relationships you have with Shen Zhihou, the better. If Liu Jin noticed it, neither of you will end up well. Don't blame me for not reminding you!"

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...

When Zhang Yuan came out of the Shouning Marquis Mansion, his energy seemed to be pulled out of his body, and he looked like he was ten years older.

He really wanted to go back to meet Qian, but he knew that Qian should have been taken away by Zhang Heling at this time.

"It's so unlucky. This evil woman is simply a disaster star. She insists on telling me about my relationship with the Shen family. Now, Shouning Hou has mastered my life. He will definitely use this matter as a threat in the future. Unless both of their brothers die, the matter will be settled. Alas, they are the emperor's uncles, and even if they do something wrong, they will not be killed!"

"Not only am I in danger now, but even my children are very likely to be hostage by Shouning Hou... Shouning Hou knows that the evil woman is nothing to me, but the children are crucial to me, especially Goro. Now that he has a promising future, wouldn't he harm him? No, you must tell your nephew about this matter and ask him to help take care of Goro, so that you don't let Goro have any trouble!"

The tiger is poisonous and does not eat his son. Zhang Yuan is very concerned about Shen Family Wulang Shen Yongqi and is anxious for a moment.

Zhang Yuan did not go back to his home, he knew that he could never go back to that home.

He hurried to see Chen Xi. In his opinion, only Chen Xi can resolve this matter now, and Zhang Heling also had something to let him take it. However, when he arrived at the door of the Shen family overnight, Zhang Yuan hesitated.

"My eldest nephew has always been arbitrary in his work. If he refuses to surrender and Hou Shouning leaks this matter in anger, then I will be done!"

At the door of the Shen family, Zhang Yuan walked around there with his hands behind his back.

After a while, the door opened from inside and walked out, but it was not Zhu Shan who had been guarding the door before, but a strange young man.

Zhu Shan was going to prepare for the wedding, and now he was "waiting for the word "in the boudoir" and could no longer show up, so his brother Zhu Hong took over her position.

Zhu Hong worked in the yamen during the day and came back to work as the foreman of the Shen family's hospital guards at night. He just heard footsteps and saw someone walking outside in the crack of the door, so he opened the door and came out to inquire.

When Zhang Yuan saw Zhu Hong, he raised his head and looked arrogant: "We come to see Shangshu Chen, do you know what our identity is?"

Zhu Hong was training in the yamen, and his experience and human nature were much better than Zhu Shan. When he saw this attitude, he knew that Zhang Yuan’s identity was not simple, and he should be a eunuch in the palace.

"Please come in, my dear boy will go and pass the message to you now!"

Zhu Hong welcomed Zhang Yuan to the living room and then went to Chen Xi to send a message.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "It's good this time, my eldest nephew didn't leave the house, otherwise I really don't know where to look for him... It's said that the cunning rabbit has three holes, and this kid has many nests in the capital. He must check it carefully when he looks back, otherwise he can't threaten him!"

After a long time, Zhu Hong came out and said to Zhang Yuan: "Dadfather-in-law, please come with the villain. My master is waiting in the study!"

"No need, our family knows where your study is!"

Zhang Yuan stood up and took a step, but even if he didn't want anyone to lead the way, Zhu Hong insisted on walking ahead, not wanting Zhang Yuan to go in alone. If Zhang Yuan turned into another yard halfway, he would not be able to bear the responsibility.

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...

In the study room, Chen Xi looked at Zhang Yuan calmly, feeling that Zhang Yuan was nervous.

Zhang Yuan did not greet him, and in front of Shen Xi, he looked arrogant and arrogant: "You must be blamed for our family coming to your house again. Do you know that something is wrong? The relationship between our family and you is known by the Hou of Shouning, and this matter will be made public at any time."

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes slightly, and a teasing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "When you took your wife and children to the capital, you should have expected that today would be there?"

Because Chen Xi's reaction was too dull, Zhang Yuan was surprised and frowned and asked, "Aren't you afraid that Shouning Hou would make things public? What does it mean to say sarcastic words at this time?"

"Eunuch Zhang, please respect yourself!"

Chen Xi stood up and his attitude became more and more cold. It was obviously because Zhang Yuan was angry at him and said sternly, "It is impossible to tell others anything. This matter is not a secret. Today, the Marquis of Shouning can find out, so Liu Jin can naturally do it when he turns back. Even if the Chinese civil and military ministers in the court are interested in investigating it, it cannot be covered... In the end, Your Majesty will definitely know, why should you hide it?"

"you!"

Zhang Yuan stared at Chen Xi tightly, his eyes almost killing people.

Chen Xi did not argue too much with Zhang Yuan and said, "Let me say, what did Shouning Hou ask you to say?"

Zhang Yuanben wanted to ask, how did you know that Shouning Hou had something to let me tell you?

But after thinking about it carefully, this is an obvious thing. Since Shouning Hou has such a "secret", of course he wants him to threaten Shen Xi and let Chen Xi compromise and do something.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "I'm afraid this kid wasn't pretending before? It would be fine if he knew each other."

With a hint of doubt, Zhang Yuan said: "Now that Liu Jin has returned to the court and is in charge of the rituals and ceremonies, he will definitely be cholera... As a civil servant, you will definitely not be able to sit idly by... Marquis Shouning wants to cooperate with you to suppress Liu Jin's momentum!"

"Disaster!"

Chen Xi shook his head and said bluntly, "You know better than me how your Majesty favors Liu Jin. As for the cooperation with Shouning Hou, it is even more impossible. The so-called different ways and do not make plans... Let me tell you this, there is a conflict between the interests of my official and Shouning Hou. It is impossible to stand on the same position. At most, when he and Liu Jin are fighting, I will just watch the fire from the other side!"

Zhang Yuan frowned: "Qilang, are you saying this too directly? If you want to watch the fire from the other side of the river, then Shouning Hou doesn't want to? He still wants to see you fighting with Liu Jin!"

Chen Xidao: "He sat in the mountain and watched the tiger fight, not once or twice..."

Zhang Yuan was not easy to follow this sentence. As Chen Xi said, when the civil service group fought with the eunuch party led by Liu Jin, the Zhang brothers were all watching and had no intention of taking action.

But when Liu Jin was weak, his relatives came out to grab the ranks and power.

Now that Liu Jin is back, the seizure of power is becoming increasingly fierce. Zhang Heling is preparing to recruit soldiers, but obviously he has found the wrong partner.

Zhang Yuan said: "Even if the Marquis of Shouning had not fought with Liu Jin before, isn't the opportunity now? Qilang, our family doesn't speak two words, our family has never thought of serving the Marquis of Shouning. Everything is forced by momentum. If you can rise up in the court and even hold up the banner of court officials, then our family can work side by side with you, why do you have to do things for the Marquis of Shouning?"

Faced with Zhang Yuan's kind words, Chen Xi shook his head: "Don't mention these words in the future!"

Zhang Yuan sighed: "Our family knows that you rely on His Majesty's trust and are not afraid of the threat of Shouning Hou, so you do not consider the conditions he has put forward. He would rather Shouning Hou make our relationship with you public, but have you ever thought that if this matter is really exposed, then our family will have to retreat completely from the court, and no one in the harem can help you in the future!"

Chen Xi thought to himself that Shen Mingyou really likes to put gilds on his face.

You help me?

You are helping yourself!

Even if you are in power, what do I expect from you? Don’t bite back to the end.

Chen Xi looked calm: "If Shouning Hou really thinks you are useless and insists on pulling you off the horse, then no wonder I."

"Um?"

When Zhang Yuan heard Chen Xi's words, he was dumbfounded for a while, and finally glared at Chen Xi and said, "Do you really want to die and refuse to save me? Or do you mean... Shouning Hou will not leak our relationship with you?"

Chen Xi sneered: "What are the benefits for him to reveal your relationship with me?"

Zhang Yuan said: "Qilang, that's what he said, but the reality is not... Who is Shouning Hou? Have he done less things that harm others and do not benefit himself? If you think he will not reveal the relationship between our family and you, then you will be very wrong. He knows that you don't know the truth and will definitely make you unable to take it. What kind of temperament are these two brothers? If you don't understand, how can our family not understand?"

Chen Xi said angrily: "Then you just ask for your own blessing!"

After saying that, Chen Xi didn't want to talk nonsense to Zhang Yuan anymore, so he stood up immediately and acted like seeing off guests.

Zhang Yuan said: "You mean to give up, so just let the Hou Gong of Shouning be public? You... at least give our family a promise so that we can report to Hou Gong of Shouning after we go back. Your attitude is simply to harm others and not benefit ourselves!"

Chen Xi looked at Zhang Yuan and said for a long time: "I am not interested in overthrowing Liu Jin. They are both officials of the court. After Liu Jin returns to the court, the court can be stabilized. As for his arbitrage of power, we will discuss with me after the incident happens. Now I cannot determine whether Liu Jin has turned into a wrong and returned to justice! Eunuch Zhang, please!"

After saying that, Chen Xi made a gesture of invitation.

Zhang Yuan stood there embarrassedly, and finally sighed hatefully: "We can see that you are just a stone in the pit, smelly and hard... Sooner or later you will pay a heavy price for your arrogance!"
Chapter completed!