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Chapter eighty-nine

After taking in Liuying, a woman with stains in her background, Wang Fulin developed a deep sense of urgency.

Because of this, he conveyed Zhang Juzheng's meaning to Wang Xijue the next day, and then he visited Wang Zhuan, the Minister of Personnel, when the yamen was dispersed in the evening, jokingly saying that he came here to have a free meal.

Because he met Zhang Juzheng yesterday, he said to Zhang Juzheng after Wang Zhuan left. He knew that people like Wang Zhuan were more thoughtful than being meticulous. If you are not careful, it would not only destroy the intimate relationship between the two for nearly a year, but also easily lead to deeper grudges. Therefore, when he came to the door, the first thing he did when he was drinking and talking was to clarify what he said to Zhang Juzheng, and he also said to Wang Zhuan as he said. Sure enough, after listening to Xiaobei's life experience, Wang Zhuan's brows were completely relaxed.

"In the past, I only thought about how long it would take to hide, but now I find that it would be better to let it go open so easily, so as not to be so scared in the future. Of course, Wang Jingshan Gong disdained to threaten it, but what if he met someone with ulterior motives? So, I made up my mind to Yuan Fu yesterday. The result is conceivable. Yuan Fu didn't take this kind of thing about Chen Guzi rotting sesame seeds at all, but I made such a great determination. If I hadn't scolded Hu Songqi a few words, Yuan Fu might have given me the two sons, who had almost no impression. If I had known this, what would I be afraid of?"

"So you're afraid too!"

Wang Zhuan said this, but his expression was quite generous: "But you did it right this time. Instead of hiding this kind of thing, it would be better to say it yourself if you let others steal it in front of Yuan Fu in the future. As for Wang Xijue, he wants to be noble and famous, let him go. He is just a pedantic person, insignificant. He can still free up a seat as a minister after he leaves the Ministry of Rites."

To be fair, Wang Zhuan naturally had reason to be jealous of Wang Xijue. He and Wang Xijue were on the same list in the same year, but Wang Xijue was ranked first, but he was the same Jinshi with the lowest ranking in the third. Wang Xijue became an editor of the Hanlin Academy as soon as he became an official. He was smooth sailing in the Hanlin Academy system and was promoted very quickly, but he relied on taking one step at a time when he was in his post, moving upwards and firmly.

If it weren't for Zhang Juzheng's love affair last year, he and Wang Fulin met by chance. He was introduced to the Zhang Mansion and suddenly fell in love with Zhang Juzheng. His career suddenly made a huge leap. How could he compete with those in the same year who were on the same list and the first-ranked list? Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, and Yu Youding, his career in the top three in the first-ranked rankings was simply smooth!

Therefore, when Wang Fulin was able to tell Zhang Juzheng about Wang Xijue and confess his wife's background, and then come to tell him the second time, he naturally felt that this young younger generation was truly trusting and close to him. This trust and closeness were undoubtedly mutual. He had a little suspicion that he had just had yesterday, and all of them disappeared. So, Wang Zhuan commented on some personnel and affairs of the Hanlin Academy. After all, he was more than ten years earlier than Wang Fulin, and even if he was not as good as Wang Xijue in the capital for a long time, his experience was also extremely rich.

Wang Fulin secretly remembered it in his heart while listening. While Wang Zhuan was in a good mood and had two more glasses of wine, he said the second thing he had done today.

"Shaozai is in the Ministry of Personnel. I have never asked for anything. This time I want to ask you to take care of someone. Shaozai should not be busy refusing or getting angry, and listen to me slowly."

After hearing the first half of the words, Wang Zhuan couldn't help but tease a few words, but when he heard the second half, he swallowed the words he said before.

However, although he was very curious about who Wang Fulin was looking for him to go to the back door for the first time, when Wang Fulin talked about his trip to Hangzhou and the turmoil in Beixin Pass, he unknowingly changed his face, and there was a bit of unconcealable horror in his eyes when he looked at Wang Fulin. How old is Wang Fulin now? How old is seven years ago? However, a teenage scholar dared to follow Tu Yuan, then the prefect of Hangzhou, to comfort him when the rioters occupied Beixin Pass. If Wang Fulin had not taken the initiative, he would have never known this!

"At that time, Zhu Zhuo, the head of the household department in charge of Beixin Pass, was with Zhang Ning, the eunuch of the tax control department. He saved the documents at a critical moment, but he also made great contributions. But after many years of separation, he didn't contact him much. When I was in Guangdong before, I heard that Lord Tu, who was already a Guangdong censor at that time, was moved to the left because he had evil to his superiors. I just want to say, if his official reputation is good, can he be given a chance? Of course, because I don't know where he is an official, if he is really in a slump, then Shaozai will pretend that I have never said this."

Seeing that Wang Zhuan was obviously surprised by his sudden request, Wang Fulin laughed and said, "Actually, I am not such a memory person, but yesterday was a coincidence. I met the old master Zhang Ning and Zhang, shortly after leaving Yuanfu's house, and greeted him a few words. After I got home, I couldn't help but think of the head of Mr. Zhu back then."

"I see."

Wang Zhuan was originally a little strange. If Wang Fulin really wanted to take care of his old acquaintance, he should have mentioned it a long time ago. Why did he think about it suddenly? But if it was because of yesterday's encounter, it could be explained. This was purely because of a temporary intention and no prior plan or purpose. I thought that the Wenxuansi's Langzhong was going to replace him, but the first and second were not so easy to deal with. Wang Guoguang, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, had a bad face. If he wanted to accomplish this, he might as well take advantage of the handover between the two and the Yuanwailang. He couldn't help but squint his eyes and asked in a deep voice: "What position are you planning to find for someone?"

"If you can be the best official in Beijing, it's okay if you can't do it." Wang Fulin didn't make any specific requests at all, and even said very considerately, "If Wenxuansi refused to be able to be able to understand, Shaozai didn't have to worry about it all the time. After all, I don't want Master Zhu to know that I was helping me."

How can you not let people know who is helping? Friendship is friendship, kindness is kindness!

Wang Zhuan made a big fuss for Wang Fulin's idea in his heart, but at the same time, he felt more and more that Wang Fulin was extremely powerful when fighting with others, but he was just right in winning people's hearts.

It is said that Wang Fulin is not far away or close to the censors of Guangdong Road, the Censorate. The only one who is closer is Wang Jiguang, who once copied Wang Fulin's memorial!

Does this kid understand what it means to have a wide range of wings?

Since he had solved the little grudge that had just emerged yesterday, Wang Zhuan unknowingly kept Wang Fulin for a while and mentioned it more. During his conversation, Wang Fulin seemed to accidentally mention Tu Yuan's subordinate, Huang Long, the Hangzhou Prefecture Promoter, and lamented that Huang Long had his official career and was promoted to the Censorate, appointed as the Censor of the Censorate, and even inspected Gansu. However, because he offended too many people during his tenure in Gansu, he only found out that he had already become the Censor of Shandong, but he had no fate to be a colleague.

It was not until the moon was on the top of the tree that Wang Fulin came out of the Wang family. He knew that he had never spoken to Wang Zhuan, and he would definitely gain something this time. He was already a regular nightclub and returned home, fell asleep, and waited until dawn before going to the Censorate.

However, a few days later, Wang Xijue wrote a letter to ask for a family leave to go home to visit his father. After the report was approved, he packed up his things and set off. Since he had already reported to Zhang Juzheng, Wang Fulin asked Xiaobei to send him off. As expected, because Wang Xijue had a very good reputation among Shilin, Xiaobei, who made a special trip to send Mrs. Zhu, naturally attracted a lot of attention.

"I heard that the one who came to see the famous Wang Fulin's wife. If I hadn't been on a carriage, those puzzled eyes would have wanted to drill two holes into me."

When Xiaobei sent someone back, she said this to Wang Fulin. As she complained half-truely, those who had only paid attention to Wang Fulin before were only concerned about him, because Xiaobei was originally waiting for childbirth in his hometown in Huizhou, and when Wang Fulin settled in the position of the censor of the Taoist Censor, they had not noticed much of his wife in his family, but now they can't help but start digging deeper. This digging made people discover an incredible problem.

What Wang Fulin married was the concubine of the Ye family?

Among them, the first thing that found out was Zhang Taizheng. Because of his father Zhang Siwei's situation, he was impeached by the censor and even affected his father. It can be said that it was almost difficult to stand up after falling. Fortunately, although Zhang Siwei was angry that he did not fight, he still pity him for repeated setbacks and did not drive him back to his hometown in Puzhou. Instead, he left him by his side to help with documents and other things, but he never mentioned the word "in imperial examinations". In response, Zhang Taizheng became silent on the surface, but the hatred in his heart inevitably became deeper and deeper.

Therefore, after hearing the servants in the family talk about Xiaobei going to send Wang Xijue and his family, they found out that Xiaobei was a concubine of the Ye family. On the evening of that day, Zhang Siwei came back from the cabinet. Zhang Taizheng finally managed to finish his father's dinner, and he rushed to the study to tell the matter.

Seeing Zhang Siwei silent when he heard this, he couldn't help but raise his voice a little, "Father, when I was in Hangzhou, I had met Wang Fulin with his daughters of the Ye family on a trip. The two cousins ​​of the Shi family had also had friends with them, but if I had not remembered that at that time, Wang Fulin's current wife was not the daughter of the Ye family, but the eldest daughter of the Ye family, and the girl next to the eldest grandmother of the Xu family!"

Seeing that Zhang Siwei's expression changed slightly and his eyes became sharper, Zhang Taizheng felt a little excited and immediately continued, "If my father didn't believe it, the sisters of the Shi family could always speak to prove my words. Even without this, there was a difference between legitimate and illegitimate. Even if the Ye family fell in love with the prospect of Xu Xueshi's prosperity in the court, Lord Ye is said to appreciate Wang Fulin very much and relied on the position of She County Magistrate. If he wanted to win over Wang Fulin, how could he give up his concubine's daughter? This is not a marriage, but a grudge, right? If I want to say that it must be that Wang Fulin and his current wife had already had a personal relationship, so they had sex in private."

"Dalang, you have been frustrated repeatedly in Wang Fulin's hands. Are you blind and your heart?"

Seeing that Zhang Taizheng's face turned pale after being interrupted, Zhang Siwei sighed and said, "I've been fighting again and again. In addition to being in love with my heart, you also know how to check someone's feet. But why don't you think about it? If you have equal status and have a complacent relationship before marriage, it is called private gain. If Wang Fulin likes a girl next to the Ye family, then ask for it directly, or if you ask for it when marrying the eldest daughter of the Ye family, will the Ye family refuse? Moreover, if you turn the girl into a concubine's daughter and then marry him into the house, Wang Fulin is not without a father or mother, and without a relative, will Wang Daokun agree? Will his parents agree?"

Before Zhang Taizheng could speak, Zhang Siwei continued, "I know you must be thinking that taking a concubine as a wife is a great crime, let alone taking a maid as a wife? But you should know that taking a concubine as a wife is a hand and a footsteps after his death. For example, the Duke of Wei in the first place, who would be stupid enough to regard a maid as a wife? You should think that Wang Fulin's wife must have a different life experience, and she would have been kept in the Ye family as a maid before. Then Wang Fulin developed feelings for him and knew the other person's life experience, so he simply asked the two elders of the Ye family to regard the person as a concubine's daughter in their name, which led to this marriage. But even so, there is still a problem."

"That's what my father said, why did the Wang family acquiesce to all this matter from top to bottom, or even agree with it?"

Zhang Taizheng finally woke up and saw Zhang Siwei nodding as if he was smiling. While regretting that he had been blinded by hatred before, he began to ponder carefully. However, after thinking about it, he still couldn't figure it out. Finally, he could only ask dejectedly: "I thought it a bit before, but I really can't think of it. Why not, promote this matter and let others investigate it for us?"

"No need." Zhang Siwei poured a basin of cold water on Zhang Taizheng, "Now Zhang Taiyue and Feng Baoquan are both staring at me. As for you, because of your previous mistakes, you still want to go out as a target? Since someone noticed Wang Fulin's wife, naturally someone will go to the bottom of it. You just need to wait and see, not fan the flames, do you understand?"

After shutting away the dejected Zhang Taizheng, Zhang Siwei was temporarily unwilling to look at the private messages on the desk. He was not interested in Wang Fulin's inner occupancy. What he was even more alert was that Wang Xijue was obviously different from Zhang Juzhengdao and ran away by returning to his hometown to visit relatives. Why did Wang Fulin dare to send his wife to see Wang Xijue off? He didn't care at all about this move? If Wang Fulin really didn't care that someone was gossiping about this, then how deep is it to Zhang Juzheng that he could be so unscrupulous?

Compared to the little Ye family, this is a more question worth exploring. The eldest son he has been carefully cultivating has a very low profile after all!
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