Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the end of the year, but Zhang Zong came to the city gate again that day. The weather today was very gloomy and the cold wind was whirling. Even though he was wearing thick fur, he still couldn't stop the biting coldness. So he could only stay in the carriage and guard the stove to keep warm. From time to time he would open the window and look at the official road in the distance.

When it was almost noon, a carriage finally arrived slowly. Finally, I saw the person rushing the carriage and stood up immediately, then got off the carriage and waited on the side of the road. When the carriage came close to him, it stopped. Then the door was opened, and a familiar old man also walked out of the carriage.

"See uncle!" Zhang Zong solemnly stepped forward and said, "The person who came was his uncle Zhang Jianzhi.

"No need to be polite!" Zhang Jianzhi was very happy when he saw Zhang Zong. He immediately stepped forward to support him, then looked at Zhang Zong carefully before speaking again, "It's not bad, it's more mature than before, and you already have a family, so I feel more at ease now!"

Hearing Zhang Jianzhi's words, Zhang Zong smiled embarrassedly. He had married Taiping before, so he should have invited Zhang Jianzhi to host the wedding, but because his marriage with Taiping was too hasty, Zhang Jianzhi was far away in Xiangzhou and could not get there at all, so Zhang Jianzhi had never seen Taiping until now.

The weather was cold and the road was not a place to talk, so Zhang Zong invited Zhang Jianzhi to get on his carriage, and then the two of them chatted while going home. Zhang Zong also mainly inquired about Zhang Jianzhi's situation in Xiangzhou.

When Li Hong was the crown prince, he wanted Zhang Jianzhi to enter the court to become an official, but Zhang Jianzhi refused on the grounds that there were too many family affairs. In recent years, he has been staying in Xiangzhou to take care of Zhang Zong's cousins. After all, their Zhang family is a big family, and Zhang Zong's generation has dozens of people, and most of Zhang Jianzhi's younger brothers died early, so these children also need him to worry about taking care of them. This is also one of the main reasons why he refused to be an official.

However, Zhang Zong's cousins ​​and sisters have grown up in the past two years, and Zhang Jianzhi has finally gotten idle. It happened that Li Zhi died at this time, Li Hong had just ascended the throne, and the court was in the process of employing people, so Li Hong thought of Zhang Jianzhi again, so he issued another order to go to Beijing. This time, Zhang Jianzhi did not refuse. He set off a few months ago and only came to the capital now.

"Zong'er, what's the situation in the court now? Is there anything I need to pay attention to?" Finally, Zhang Jianzhi also humbly asked Zhang Zong for advice. Although Zhang Zong was his junior, he had been living in the court for a long time and was Li Hong's confidant. He must know more about the court than him, so Zhang Jianzhi also wanted to hear Zhang Zong's opinions.

"The situation in the court is nothing. After Your Majesty ascended the throne, his control over the court is very stable, and there will be almost no problems. The only thing to pay attention to is the battle between Liu Xiang and Li Xiang. However, as long as you do not take the initiative to participate, you will not have any problems." Zhang Zong thought for a while and replied.

As Wu Meiniang's power was compressed to the extreme, the biggest battle in the court was the disagreement between Liu Rengui and Li Jingxuan. These two people were born to be in conflict and would quarrel as soon as they met, and they could even be said to be incompatible.

However, Li Hong followed Zhang Zong's advice and turned a blind eye to the battle between Liu Rengui and Li Jingxuan. However, if the two of them fought, if they exceeded a certain bottom line, Li Hong would immediately intervene, so the battle between them has not affected the stability of the court yet.

"That's good. After Your Majesty ascended the throne, the court is stable. This is also a blessing for the people of the world!" Zhang Jianzhi nodded with confidence when he heard this. He had long heard of the battle between Liu Rengui and Li Jingxuan, but he was Zhang Zong's uncle, and Zhang Zong was independent from the court. So as Zhang Zong said, as long as he did not take the initiative to participate, no one dared to force him.

"By the way, this time my uncle came to Luoyang, Your Majesty will probably arrange you to serve in the Secretariat. I believe that with my uncle's talent, I will stand out soon. Maybe there will be one day to be the prime minister in the future!" Zhang Zong said again at this time.

The Secretariat of the Three Provinces is the leader of the three provinces, and it controls the decision-making of the order. The highest official is the Secretariat of the Sect, and it is also known as the leader of all officials. It ranks first among prime ministers. Changsun Wuji, Ma Zhou and others held this position.

Of course, Zhang Jianzhi has just reinstated his post and it is definitely impossible for him to become prime minister in one step. According to Li Hong's intention, he wanted Zhang Jianzhi to practice in the Secretariat for several years. The Secretariat has always been a place where prime ministers are made. It can be said that as long as Zhang Jianzhi shows enough talents, his promotion will be extremely rapid in the future, and becoming a prime minister is not an empty talk.

Zhang Jianzhi also showed a surprised expression when he heard Zhang Zong's words. He did not expect that Li Hong would value him so much. After all, not everyone can go to the Secretariat. However, after careful consideration, it seems not surprising. After all, there are people in the court who are easy to be an official, and with Zhang Zong there, it is normal for Li Hong to trust and use him more.

The carriage quickly entered the city and came straight to the princess's mansion. Zhang Zong had already ordered people to prepare a sumptuous banquet at home to welcome Zhang Jianzhi. At the banquet, Taiping also personally went out to greet Zhang Jianzhi. After all, Zhang Zong's father was gone, and Zhang Jianzhi's uncle was one of the only two elders in the family.

Zhang Jianzhi was also very polite to Taiping, the princess of the Tang Dynasty. When Taiping saluted him, he felt that he was not at the same time. After all, people in this era paid attention to the ruler and his subjects. Although Taiping was his niece-in-law, it was also a royal family. In short, he and Zhang Zong were both ministers, so he was not as good as Zhang Zong's open-minded.

Fortunately, Taiping was also very smart. When he saw Zhang Jianzhi's unnaturalness, he quickly said goodbye and left, which made Zhang Jianzhi feel relieved. Then he asked about Zhang Zong's family affairs. The most important thing was the matter of children. After all, Zhang Zong and Taiping had been married for more than a year, but they had no children yet, which made him, the uncle, very anxious.

Zhang Zong was also very helpless about the matter of children. He didn't want to have children so early, and he couldn't control such things. As a result, after getting married for so long, he and Taiping didn't make any noise, so this also caused some suspicion from the outside world. People around him often advised him to have children earlier, but he didn't care, but Taiping was a little stressed.
Chapter completed!