The situation in the court is changing, and no one knows what he will become. He may be high-spirited one moment, and be in jail the next moment; he may be neglected one moment, and be in full swing the next moment.

Wang An’s experience explains this phenomenon very well.

Wang An was neglected before, but no one expected that he would now be truly valued by His Majesty. Although his status changed from number one to number two, his power was completely different.

Although Wang An was the number one eunuch before, he had no actual power. Everyone knew this. The real power actually lay in the hands of Chen Hong.

Although Wang An fell behind Chen Hong this time, he really gained power. The upcoming Ministry of Internal Affairs can be said to have a bright future.

In addition, Chen Hong was finally corrected and took a complete step forward, becoming the number one eunuch.

The most depressing person is Wei Zhongxian. He did nothing and inexplicably moved from second place to third place.

After this big news came out, everyone, whether it was the people in the palace or the officials in the court, were thinking about the impact of this incident.

You must know that although this seems to be the ranking of eunuchs, it is actually not the case. The impact is too far-reaching.

Regarding the establishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs by the imperial court, it has actually been put on the agenda. It is said that the cabinet is already drawing up a list of large and small personnel in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The three ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have basically been confirmed. The one sent from the palace is Wang An, and the other one is the empress's father, Taikang Bo Zhang Guoji.

The last person has not yet been determined. It is said that this person will go over to serve as a supervisor, similar to the duties of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The cabinet is selecting a suitable candidate.

For a time, all the officials who were eligible to be selected became excited.

Although people outside are spreading bad rumors about the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in fact, pragmatic people know that the status of the Ministry of Internal Affairs must be extraordinary.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs seems to be the chief steward of the emperor's family, but no one can control this position. It is directly responsible to the emperor.

It is very easy to be favored by His Majesty when you are an official in a position like the Chief Steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This is the same as being an official in Qiandi, it is very easy to be reused.

Therefore, people who want to further their official career are willing to take this step. Although it seems to be a roundabout way, it is actually a shortcut.

Among them, Cui Chengxiu was the most enthusiastic. He really wanted to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but he felt that he might not have much chance in the cabinet, so he found Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian also hoped that Cui Chengxiu could go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

You must know that this Ministry of Internal Affairs belongs to Wang An. If Wei Zhongxian can send people there, then at least it can delay Wang An, so Wei Zhongxian will not let go of such an opportunity.

Since Cui Chengxiu is willing to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wei Zhongxian naturally supports it, but he has not found a chance for a while. However, Wei Zhongxian feels that if he goes to His Majesty to intercede, His Majesty might agree to let Cui Chengxiu enter the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At the same time, the impact of this incident is also reflected in another aspect, that is, the status of Taikang Bo Zhang Guoji has greatly increased.

Originally, everyone's attitude toward this new patriarch was to keep a distance from him, and no one was willing to do anything with him.

After all, if you offend the father-in-law, you have offended Empress Zhang. The situation is still unclear, so it is better not to do such a thing.

As for getting close to Zhang Guoji, there is no good effect and no benefits, so keeping a distance from him is the best choice.

It's just that after this incident came out, Zhang Guoji's status was instantly improved, and everyone could see the benefits contained in this Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In the past few days, Zhang Guoji's home can be described as a crowded place. Especially the nobles and relatives of the Ming Dynasty, their attitude towards Taikang Bo has changed 180 degrees.

For relatives like Queen Zhang's family, the old nobles are not willing to get involved with them. These old nobles are people who made their fortune in the military, and they do not rely on connections. The most important thing is that if there is no benefit,

On the contrary, it is easy to cause problems,

As for the former relatives, they will not easily move towards the queen's family. The people in these relatives' families are already in the past. At this time, it is best to keep a low profile and do nothing. The queen's father

Tai Kangbo is really too conspicuous, and I'm afraid they won't get anything good if they get close to him at this time.

Therefore, everyone's attitude towards Taikang Bo was the same as that of civil servants: they kept a respectful distance from him.

But this time, after the news that Taikang Bo Zhang Guoji was going to join the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a chief steward, the nobles and relatives immediately realized one thing. This should be the best place for the children of their own family to serve.

If the children of the family are allowed to go to the military and border fortresses, it is easy to take risks, and they may die in battle; if they go to other inconspicuous places, they will just eat and wait to die, and it is impossible to go further.

Besides, it is impossible for nobles and nobles to arrange all the children in the family to join the army. How can there be so many places to arrange these children?

As for the Jin Yiwei, it is actually more like a place for honoring relatives, because many of their children were favored as Jin Yiwei, but most of them are idle and receive a salary. There are very few people who can really be the center of power.

And few.

So when the opportunity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs came up this time, all the nobles and nobles felt that this was an opportunity.

It can be seen from the design of this yamen that it is a yamen that serves the emperor and is naturally close to the emperor. Such a yamen is naturally the first choice for people like them. As long as the emperor likes it, nothing else matters.

What's more, the yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is not as bad as the reputation of Jinyiwei, and it is more like civil servants. Working here will not have a bad reputation. At the same time, there are many benefits here. You can tell at a glance that it is in charge of money and food, even if you don't raise your hand.

No matter how much money you get, there are so many places where you can do tricks, so countless people want to get in.

Under such circumstances, Taikang Bo naturally became the target of public criticism, and everyone wanted to follow his path.

Taikangbo Mansion.

Zhang Guoji sat on the chair a little irritably, with a somewhat helpless expression on his face. Looking at the large number of greeting cards placed beside him, he really didn't know what to do.

As a scholar, Zhang Guoji originally thought that his talents were always underappreciated, but now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Once upon a time, Zhang Guoji also imagined that if he could pass the imperial examination, he would be able to be a good official, and a high official, and even be able to turn the tide and help the building from falling, just like Yu Qian did.

It's just that Zhang Guoji's official career was not smooth in his life. No one expected that at this age, he would rise to the top in one fell swoop.

Although he relied on his own daughter, Zhang Guoji was still very happy.

However, this joy did not last for a few days, because Zhang Guoji was a little overwhelmed by the crowds of people who crossed the threshold.

The first group of people who came were those who had long-standing friendships with Zhang Guoji, then a group of scholars came to visit, and finally some local civil servants came.

Many high-ranking officials in the dynasty even wrote letters to Zhang Guoji, and some people came directly to his door with invitations from high-ranking officials in the dynasty.

To sum up, they all want to join the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In addition to these people, there are also nobles and relatives in the imperial court, and the same is true for these people.

Facing these two groups of people, Zhang Guoji felt that he dared not offend anyone.

Let’s talk about the civil servants first. I am a scholar myself, not to mention those officials who hold real power in the government. Under such circumstances, how can I dare to offend them?

The same goes for the nobles and relatives. Whether you want to admit it or not, you can be considered one of them, and you will eventually integrate into them.

If they are severely offended by the Ministry of Internal Affairs this time, what will they do in the future? Will they still be able to survive?

If you let these shameless people cause trouble for you, then you won't be able to accomplish anything.

You must know that in the eyes of civil servants, the nobles and relatives in the imperial court are similar to the shrews and scoundrels on the street. It can be said that they cannot be beaten to death or trampled to death. There is nothing they can do about them.

Zhang Guoji couldn't afford to offend these nobles and relatives. But now that these two groups have all found their way to his house, he is a little helpless.

Zhang Guoji doesn't know what to do now.

"Weren't you very happy a few days ago? Why are you like this again now?" A woman's teasing voice sounded at the door.

Then a woman walked in from outside. Although she looked older, she still had the same charm, and there was a faint trace of Queen Zhang on her face.

This person is none other than Empress Zhang’s mother, Mrs. Li.

Seeing Mrs. Li walking in, Zhang Guoji sighed, pointed at the pile of invitations beside him and said, "Look at these things!"

Mrs. Li didn't look at Zhang Guoji, nor did she look at the things Zhang Guoji asked her to look at. Instead, she walked to a chair on the side and sat down directly.

What she said struck a chord in Zhang Guoji's heart, "What's there to be embarrassed about? Why don't you just go into the palace and ask?"

"Go into the palace and ask?" Zhang Guoji hesitated and said doubtfully: "Who?"

"Who else can I ask? Ask the Queen!" Li said angrily: "This matter has been decided in the palace from beginning to end. Some people say that whether it is you or that Wang An, they are all our daughters.

It was arranged by one hand. Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, at least it would not hurt us to go to the palace to ask, and it would be much more useful than you holding back your own thoughts here."

Hearing this, Zhang Guoji was silent for a while, then nodded, and said with sudden realization: "Then I will go into the palace now and ask our daughter."

Looking at Zhang Guoji's appearance, Mrs. Li couldn't help but tell her: "We still have to pay attention to some rules. Our daughter is now the queen. Don't embarrass our daughter."

"Don't worry, I know how to do it." Zhang Guoji waved his hand impatiently.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Chen Hong who hurriedly walked in and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Back to Your Majesty, this is the question book handed over by Taikang Bo's Mansion. Tai Kang Bo misses the Queen and wants to come to the palace to visit." Chen Hong bowed and said, holding a question book in both hands.

Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face.
Chapter completed!