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Chapter 436 Ask Elder Dong Again

The first auxiliary compound.

This is an official courtyard, not a private residence, but a courtyard built by the royal family to show compassion for important officials.

This Shoufu compound was the place where the Shoufu lived. Of course, not only the Shoufu could move in, but the emperor's permission was required to move in.

Dong Pingzhang was granted permission to live in this mansion by Emperor Tianfeng after he was promoted to the chief assistant of the Fuzheng Pavilion.

Early in the morning, the gate of the First Assistant Courtyard was very lively, because today, Gao Pan invited Dong Pingzhang to be his matchmaker.

As a matchmaker, Dong Pingzhang also asked people to prepare a lot of gifts, just because he was afraid that Gao Pan would not be prepared enough.

At the same time, when the sky was still just dawn, Gao Pan had already arrived in the first auxiliary compound, and was waiting respectfully for Dong Pingzhang to come out in the living room.

The ten-day Muxiu system implemented in the Dayu Dynasty, every ten days there is a one-day Muxiu holiday, and the court rituals are regulated by the big and small heavens.

That is to say, every few days, there will be a grand court ceremony, and all officials in the capital who are in the capital and above the fifth rank can participate.

The daily Xiaochaoyi is a meeting of the chief officials of some important departments, such as the elders of the auxiliary government cabinet, the six ministers, and the capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Today, because Gao Pan was going to propose a marriage, Dong Pingzhang asked Emperor Tianfeng for leave early and waited at home.

When he saw Dong Pingzhang walking out tremblingly, Gao Pan felt ashamed and hurriedly saluted him:

"This junior has met Mr. Dong, and I wish you well. This junior is really ashamed for letting you get up so early!"

Dong Pingzhang waved his hand:

"You don't need to do that, this is also the time for the old man to go to court every day, sit down."

As he said that, he asked someone to bring hot tea to Gao Pan again. He knew that Gao Pan had something to say to him because he came so early.

After Gao Pan listened, he saluted respectfully again, and then sat down in the guest seat beside him, still looking very humble.

Seeing this, Dong Pingzhang took a sip of tea and said first:

"You did a good job in Dongshan this time, which made the old man a little surprised. At that time, the old man was ready to speak and apologized to the emperor. Unexpectedly, those gentry finally confessed with their noses?"

After Gao Pan listened, he smiled slightly:
"This is thanks to the current Shenggong. If he hadn't taken the lead in rebelling against the water, the younger generation thought that the gentry alliance would not have collapsed so quickly."

When Dong Pingzhang heard Gao Pan talk about the current Shenggong, he naturally understood who he was talking about, and he just shook his head slightly without commenting.

After a while, Dong Pingzhang continued:

"The situation in Dongshan has been opened up after this incident. This time, your Dantang County can be said to have shown the benefits of the new policy to the emperor. In the future, the emperor will definitely support the new policy even more."

Speaking of this, Gao Pan's heart moved, and he hurriedly replied:

"Mr. Dong, although Dantang County's harvest of summer grains has been quite bountiful, which has played a good role in leading the New Deal, but the juniors are a little worried. The old party won't just watch us so smoothly."

After hearing this, Dong Pingzhang also frowned:

"Originally, the old man didn't like to form a party, but this time he had to do so. He was given the name of a new party. I don't know whether it is good or bad."

Gao Pan comforted softly:

"Elder Dong, even if there is no new party and old party, didn't there used to be the distinction between clean streamers and jesters? As long as the emperor is around, this kind of thing will naturally happen. You really don't need to care about it so much."

The emperor's power strategy is to check and balance the courtiers. If the courtiers are of one mind, the imperial power will be threatened. This is what the emperor does not want to see.

Dong Pingzhang naturally understood this truth, but he felt that things were not as simple as Gao Pan said.

After frowning slightly, Dong Pingzhang said calmly:
"Dongshan is our new party's first move to win, but how should the next few provinces deal with it? The old man is also a little confused."

After Gao Pan listened, he then comforted:
"Don't be anxious, Mr. Dong. You might as well wait for Dongshan to make a complete contribution before pushing it to other provinces, such as Jiangnan. The younger generation thinks that it is the next place that can be promoted."

Originally, Jiangnan was a land of fish and rice. Later, because of the huge profits from cotton and silk, the gentry in Jiangnan saw the profit and switched to planting mulberry trees and cotton one after another.

Gradually, in the south of the Yangtze River, there were fewer crops such as rice fields and grains, and they became some crop fields chasing commercial profits.

Gao Pan suggested that Dong Pingzhang be placed in Jiangnan as a place to implement the New Deal. Dong Pingzhang also felt that it was feasible. After all, it was not a place to grow grain.

Seeing that the official business was almost finished, Gao Pan talked about the private matter:

"Mr. Dong, after finishing the official business, this junior has some private matters to tell you... First of all, thank you for your strong support for my statement. If it weren't for you, this junior might not be able to come back."

After hearing this, Dong Pingzhang raised his hand slightly:
"It's okay, it's just to make the old man look down. I think it's worth it to save you, but I heard that you have already brought the brothel girl into the room?"

"I have to remind you, don't lose your resourcefulness because of beauty. Throughout the ages, how many people have fallen on it, I hope you can understand."

Gao Pan naturally took Dong Pingzhang's teachings to heart:
"Thank you for your vigilance, this junior will keep it in mind... Secondly, this junior has an important matter that I would like to ask you, the inside story about my parents' death. I hope you will tell me the truth."

Seeing Gao Pan bring up the matter of his parents being killed, Dong Pingzhang felt quite complicated in his heart. After staring at Gao Pan for a long time, he said:

"It's not that the old man doesn't want to tell you, it's just that it's useless if you know it now. Have you forgotten what the old man told you?"

"If one day, you can sit in the old man's position, you will know this matter."

Gao Pan shook his head and said seriously:

"Mr. Dong, you don't have to hide anything. My grandfather has told me many things. The only thing I don't know is what this matter has to do with you. Also, those men in black were sent by the emperor. Or Prince Gong?"

These words made Dong Pingzhang's face freeze instantly, and after a while, he looked at Gao Pan with a serious face and said:

"I didn't expect that your grandfather would tell you about this so soon?"

After another sigh, Dong Pingzhang said slowly:

"Oh...forget it, the matter has come to this point, it may not be a good thing for you if the old man conceals it, then the old man will tell you the matter thoroughly, I hope you will not have any burden after hearing it, just treat it as a past how?"

Seeing this, Gao Pan stood up and bowed to Dong Pingzhang:
"Elder Dong, just say that no matter what it is, the juniors can accept it. Besides, the juniors already know some of the problems, and you only need to answer a few key points."

Dong Pingzhang looked at Gao Pan like this, his heart moved slightly, and after closing his eyes, he slowly talked about what happened back then.

(End of this chapter)