"The emperor is here to see the queen mother!" Li Shi knelt down and gave a big gift to the queen mother. When he heard that the queen mother sent someone to find Zhang Huan, Li Shi realized that something was wrong. Yesterday, Zhang Huan was very popular and praised him, but there were many people who were jealous, especially Cui Yuanyi.

The Empress Dowager has lived in the deep palace for more than ten years and rarely meets foreign ministers. Even if he meets him by chance, it is up to the court. It is the first time that he takes the initiative to summon new people like this. Even if Zhang Huanfeng is an officer of the Yulin Army, it is still unusual to meet him alone. The Li family is worried that the Empress Dowager has heard some rumors and does extreme things without understanding the situation, which will ruin his major events.

Things were indeed as he was worried. The Empress Dowager removed Zhang Huan from his official position. He was one step late and could not stop it. How could the Empress Dowager take back what he had said?

"The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager understands the Empress Dowager's mood. However, Zhang Huan was just named yesterday, and the Empress Dowager would be fine today. If it is reported, those who do not know the relationship will think that the Emperor and Empress are in conflict, which is not conducive to the stability of the Tang Dynasty. I hope the Empress Dowager will think twice."

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Li Shi coldly, without saying a word for a long time. Today's Emperor of Tang, who personally helped the throne, would she really contradict her for the first time in more than ten years for a sixth-rank official? Did he really not understand the importance of this order to him? No! He should know that since he knew why he committed it knowingly? Empress Dowager Zhang's cold eyes gradually became as sharp as a knife. There was only one explanation for the matter, and he did not want to see himself regain power.

"Does the emperor want the Ai family to take back their lives?"

"The emperor dare not, just......"

Li Shi sighed secretly. He had already heard the Queen Mother's dissatisfaction, so he bit the second half of the sentence. Now it was the time when he was about to use his fists. If a fire in the backyard would be of no benefit to him. On the one hand, it was his own painstaking arrangements and on the other hand, the Queen Mother's strength, it was fine! Let her first and then make other arrangements later.

Thinking of this, Li Shi looked back at Zhang Huan and said helplessly: "After the Queen Mother's order is issued, how can the Emperor stop him? It's just that the Emperor is quite apologizing for Zhang Huan. Can I allow me to take him away and comfort him?"

"The kindness of a woman!" Empress Dowager Zhang said coldly and turned around and went into the inner room.

The eunuch Zhu Guanghui secretly glanced at Li Shi, and an undetectable smile flashed in his eyes, and followed the empress dowager into the inner room.

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"Zhang Huan, I can't stop this." In the imperial study room, Li Shi looked out the window with melancholy, and after a long time of sighing, he said.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about this, Zhang Huan doesn't care."

Zhang Huan bowed and gave a bow. He smiled easily and said, "Although I also want to make a name for you and serve Your Majesty, the false position of a Guoyi Duwei is not something Zhang Huan wants. Instead, it binds my hands and feet. The Queen Mother's exemption from it is actually just my wish."

"I am deeply relieved that you can think like this." Li Shi's tone was plain but no sign of relief. After a pause, he suddenly whispered: "You have no grudges with the Queen Mother, but today the Queen Mother suddenly attacked, I am deeply puzzled. Can you solve my doubts?"

"I was also confused and didn't know why the Queen Mother had an attack."

"Don't you really don't know?"

Li Shi suddenly turned around, stared at him for a moment, suddenly waved his hand, and ordered everyone in the room to retreat.

"Tell me the truth!" Li Shi sat back on the imperial bed and watched the rising star of the Zhang family. He must have something outstanding about him if Zhang Ruohao and Zhang Potian were designated as the heirs of the Zhang family's head. He should not be as simple as not only the courage to burn military rations for the Uighurs.

Seeing that everyone around him had left, Zhang Huan smiled slightly and said, "It is a bit far-fetched to deal with the empress dowager for disrespect. Of course, she may have offended Princess Qinghe and came to attack on the excuse of disrespect. This is understandable. But I did that thing first, but she was named Princess Qinghe, but she was behind. Moreover, Princess Qinghe is the niece of the empress. If the empress dowager wants to interfere, she should say hello to the empress first. Your Majesty only needs to ask the empress. If the empress dowager has never mentioned this, I am afraid this matter is also an excuse for her."

"If this matter is indeed an excuse for her, then why is she?" Li Shi continued to ask quietly.

"I have never known the Queen Mother. She summoned me to remove my post. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Zhang Huan smiled faintly and said, "I hate that I have been pressing the golden thread every year and making wedding clothes for others. Your Majesty only sees the attitude of the Ministry of Personnel towards this matter, and then you understand."

Li Shi was stunned. He didn't say anything for a long time. A gloomy chill suddenly burst out from his eyes, and then he returned to peace. He smiled gently at Zhang Huan, picked up a pen and wrote a book, and handed it to him: "Since the Empress Dowager has removed you from your current position, I will give you a guerrilla general again. Although the possibility of filing the Ministry of Personnel is not high, this is my personal gift and I recognize it."

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The empress dowager's imperial decree was indeed an order to go out. Before Zhang Huan had left the palace, the news of his removal spread throughout the court and the country. There were some regrets, but more people were secretly happy. Then the official documents of the Ministry of Personnel also issued a dismissal and removed all his positions. Poor Lu Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Personnel had just sat down to prepare for dinner, and had to run to various departments to dismiss him. However, Zhang Huan was too lazy to follow him, so he took off his armor and left.

"Shibalang stopped!"

A carriage chased after him from behind and stopped in front of Zhang Huan. Inside the car door, Zhang Potian waved to him and said, "Come on! I'll give you a ride."

"Didn't the Fourth Uncle go to Taiyuan?" Zhang Huan climbed the carriage with a smile.

"I'll leave tomorrow."

Zhang Potian looked at him, with a worried look on his face, "I heard about it just now, how about it, are you okay?"

"I'm fine!"

"Are you really not knocked down?" A smile gradually appeared in Zhang Potian's eyes.

Zhang Huan did not answer directly. He leaned gently on the couch, looked up at the white clouds in the sky, and said in a low voice: "Does the Fourth Uncle still remember the Zhang family's guardian river?"

"Of course I remember! So what?"

Zhang Huan gradually fell into memories, "I still remember the winter when I was fifteen years old, Taiyuan was very cold, and the ice on the Zhang family's house guarding river was one foot thick. One day I got sick, and I thought, I didn't have to go into the water today, but the master still grabbed me and threw it into the ice hole..."

His voice became lower and lower, but his eyes became brighter and brighter. His head slowly raised, and he smiled proudly, "It was from that day that I never knew what it meant to be knocked down or frustration. I wanted to knock me down for this little thing today? Uncle Fourth, you underestimate me too much!"

"Okay! This is the real man."

Zhang Potian patted his shoulder with relief, "A person's life cannot be smooth sailing. I was kicked out of Zhang's mansion and removed from the court. I have been tolerating it for ten years. Compared with me, what is your small setback? But you must learn something from this setback, otherwise the setback will be meaningless."

Speaking of this, Zhang Potian stared at him with bright eyes: "Tell me, what did you understand from this setback?"

"Strength!" Zhang Huan was silent for a long time and said slowly.

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When she returned to the inn, she saw Pingping bring out a thick stack of posts. When she saw Zhang Huan, she complained: "How can you write replies with white paper? My sister said no, so she asked me to buy a bunch of blank posts and then cut and pasted your blank paper. It took me a day to do it. Now, you have just finished it. You are back. Let's go and deliver it together?"

Zhang Huan smiled and said, "Leave the reply to me, go and do dinner! Otherwise, those guys will be hungry when they come back."

She threw the post into Zhang Huan's hands and she was very lucky.

There is no need to send these posts. The Queen Mother’s decree is more effective than anything else. No one wants to invite him anymore. As soon as he walked to the door, he heard a noise coming from outside the inn. Then a carriage stopped and the inn shopkeeper also heard the timid agreement.

Before he could walk to the gate of the courtyard, he saw a man strode towards him, "Haha! I'm looking for my nephew's residence."

The visitor was Cui Yuan, the right prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. He stepped forward to hold Zhang Huan's hand and said sincerely: "I already know the Queen Mother's order, and there is nothing I can do about it. I put a few glasses of light wine and specially shocked my nephew."

Although the Cui and Zhang families are incompatible, and although the decline of the Zhang family is planned by Cui Yuan, even if he loses his official position today, Zhang Huan still has to admit that he cannot hate Cui Yuan and even admires him very much. There is no difference between the so-called great loyalty and great treason, but the difference is only between each other's positions.

He kidnapped his daughter, and as soon as the head of the family left, he generously released the people and did not cause any trouble for his companions afterwards. Similarly, when he was dismissed from office by the empress dowager, he actually came to the inn to invite him. Although he had ulterior motives, this method of winning people's hearts is admirable.

This is the person who does big things. He doesn’t care about gains and losses for a while, and he can be free and relaxed while talking and laughing. If such a person becomes an opponent, it is also a great pleasure in life!

Zhang Huan bowed happily and said with a smile: "If you can drink with Cui, your life will be completely clear."

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Zhang Huan boarded Cui Yuan's carriage and left under the escort of hundreds of guards of Cui Yuan. From Pingkangfang to Xuanyangfang was just a wall, several miles away. However, Cui Yuan did not hurry to go, but ordered the carriage to detour north and pass by Zhuque Gate. At this time, the imperial examination was over. The entire Zhuque Street was filled with officials' carriages and walking scholars. From afar, the Prime Minister's carriage came against the road. Everyone gave way and stood on the side of the road to pay attention.

Cui Yuan simply slowed down his horse, opened the windows on both sides, and gave the officials a smile to the officials one by one. Naturally, Zhang Huan in his car was also obvious. In a moment, the saying of the prime minister's valuing talent spread throughout the street, and the scholars were even more envious and jealous, wishing they could replace him.

"Haha! Don't blame me for taking the initiative without authorization. Everyone knows why my nephew lost his official position. Even the original minister sighed that the imperial court had lost a hero. However, since the empress dowager issued an imperial decree, the original minister was helpless. He could only do his best to save some face for his nephew."

"Uncle Cui Shi is considerate and subtle, and my nephew is too late to be grateful. How could he blame Uncle Shi?"

Zhang Huan smiled from beginning to end, and he didn't understand Cui Yuan's intention. In this way, he not only separated his relationship with the empress dowager and gently pushed the empress dowager to the opposite of Zhang, Wei and other families; at the same time, he gained the reputation of being unwilling to grudges, demonstrated his love for talents in front of the ministers, and also gave himself peace of mind to go to his house. In short, it was a few birds with one stone, which was full of benefits, but Zhang Huan didn't care. As Cui Yuan said, why don't he do it if he could save some face for him?

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Chapter completed!