Second Master Xue of the Red Chamber has space

Chapter 67

Zhang Tingyu paused, and asked, "Brother Wen Yan, which one of the emperor's sons is worthy of great use?"

I asked this question, I was spraying tea just now, but now I almost vomit blood.

"Ahem, err... now that the crown prince's position is stable, I don't understand what brother Hengchen means."

Zhang Tingyu smiled inscrutablely: "Others don't understand, so why don't you understand?"

In recent years, the prince seems to be a little bit uncontrollable, not only to win over his own influence, but also to go beyond the rules in some words and deeds. He seems to think that his father has lived too long, and gradually revealed his dissatisfaction with inheriting the throne. ambition.

Emperor Kangxi was very clear about this.But he has had special feelings for this child since he was born. Not only has he been crowned prince since he was born, but he has also been trained in all aspects as the heir to the throne since he was a child, so that he has been trained to Outstanding.

Maybe it's because he's too good, maybe it's because he's been a prince for too many years.

And although Xue Yi could not be regarded as a minister of the brachial thigh, nor a close minister, he could often hear all kinds of dissatisfaction and even reprimands from the emperor towards the prince. This was enough to show that the prince's behavior was inappropriate, right?
It was precisely because of this that the other elder brothers coveted him.They are also the sweethearts of heaven, so why can he, Yinfeng, but I can't?

And the forces in the imperial court also gradually showed a clear watershed, which are roughly the three factions of the Big Brother Party, the Princeling Party, and the Baye Party.

Because the elder brother is the oldest and has countless military achievements, there are not a few people who support him; the princeling party is headed by Suo'etu, and most of them are important officials of the court; Excellent, active in the court, showing extraordinary political skills, quite loved by the ministers of the court, especially after the extraordinary virtuous corporal in the past few years, the favorability among the courtiers can be said to be getting higher and higher.

Although Xue Yi knew in his heart that Brother Ba's "help" to many people was not out of his heart, but in terms of talents, he was the best among the emperor's many sons.Although the other elder brothers also have their strengths, few of them are as well-rounded as the eighth elder brother.

Although the answer was ready to come out, Xue Yiwan did not dare to say a word in front of Zhang Tingyu.

He is asking for power, but he knows that in the big drama of the battle for the heir apparent, the Xue family is not even a speck of gravel, so he dare not use the entire Xue family to gamble on wealth.

"This... all my elder brothers, who is worthy of great use? This question should be considered by the emperor. How can a person like me dare to think about it? Besides, no matter who it is, I'm afraid he won't be able to use me, right?"

It can be said that even though Xue Yi has a nominal official position, he has no real power in his hands, so who would try to win him over?
Unexpectedly, Zhang Tingyu laughed loudly after hearing this: "Who said that only powerful ministers are useful? Brother Wen Yan has no power, but he is very rich."

I made a big move!

Okay, so what's not clear here?Well, you Zhang Tingyu, who has grown into a snail, after all, you have taken a fancy to the master and my purse, right?
"Brother Hengchen... what do you mean?"

Zhang Tingyu drank a glass of wine, and naturally knew that Xue Yi did not have the guts to meddle in the battle between the princes, so he only said vaguely: "The current court is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface, and the emperor has reached his twilight years. The prince is getting older, and his heart is bigger. Everyone says that a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and it's the same for a brother. It's just that it will be difficult to rely on the word "wisdom" to achieve great things. If brother Wen Yan is willing to help his brother If not, there is no other way for me as a brother, there are only eight imperial merchants in Beijing, Wen Yan can't do it here, so I have to ask others."

"This……"

Zhang Tingyu clearly asked Xue Yi to provide sponsorship for the Zhang family's "conglongzhigong". He didn't specify how much it would cost. He only reminded him that there are eight imperial merchants in total. He can't do it here and there are other places.

What does it mean?
Could it be that there are already other imperial merchants who are willing to pay for the Zhang family?Or is it that if he doesn't give the money, then the position of the imperial merchant will be lost?

If I remember correctly, the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs who are in charge of the imperial merchants seem to have a close relationship with the Zhang family.

But which prince is Zhang Tingyu supporting?If you bet on the wrong treasure, wouldn't you be looking for a dead end?

Wait a minute, he only said that he would support his Zhang family, but he didn't say anything about the prince behind him,
Just when Xue Yi was hesitating, Zhang Tingyu took the last dose of strong medicine: "The imperial physician Guo of the former imperial pharmacy once drew up a note, saying that some folks used forbidden drugs in the palace without permission, and asked the emperor to investigate and deal with it, but the emperor didn't know Did you see it?"

"Master Zhang!"

Xue Yihuner was almost scared away, but Zhang Tingyu had no right to know: "Whether this memorial will be seen by the emperor is not up to me, but depends on Wen Yan's choice."

Xue Yi smiled wryly, did you give me a chance to choose?
"Which one is Brother Hengchen supporting?" You must ask clearly, otherwise you won't know how you died in the end.

But Zhang Tingyu waved his hand: "It doesn't matter who I support, the important thing is that Wen Yan supports me, Zhang Tingyu, and that's enough."

Xue Yi took a deep look at Zhang Tingyu, and said to himself that no matter what, he already knew that it would not be easy to offend the Zhang family, and the victim was Zhang Lingxuan, the most favored youngest daughter of the Zhang family.

Zhang Tingyu is just asking for some money now. Although the purpose is somewhat ambiguous, it is not a bad thing for Xue Yi not to know which prince it is. In short, the money is in Zhang Tingyu's purse, and Zhang Tingyu wants to use it. Well, I can't control it myself.

Xue Yi smiled wryly again: "I don't know how much brother Hengchen needs?"

"This...it all depends on Wen Yan's will."

Mind?Although the Xue family is not short of money, our family's money has been saved by several generations of people working hard for a lifetime. If you just say that you want it, you might as well just pick my skin off.

"10 taels, how about it?"

When Zhang Tingyu heard this amount, his eyes lit up. He didn't know how much Xue Yi's family had, but the 10 taels was not a small number, and it was of great help to their great cause.

"After all, Wen Yan has a lot of money. This way, my brother will have money to spend on it. I'm afraid that the envelope will be able to bear it."

Xue Yi looked up at him, and said in his heart that you are not guilty, you are obviously here to blackmail me, and I will count the money for you while thanking you.

This Hongmen banquet ended with Xue Yi's expression of having eaten something wrong.As soon as Xue Yi returned to the mansion, he ordered someone to give Zhang Tingyu a silver note of 10 taels, but he sighed and didn't even eat dinner.

(End of this chapter)