Li Mao asked for love, of course, not to take his own love.

Gu Qing is still alive and well.

Combined with the two battle reports before and after, coupled with the current situation in the court, Chu Rui quickly understood what Li Mao meant.

Lust all available to everyone.

There has been no major war in Dachu for too long, and small fights at the border passes are not big battles, tough battles, and even natural disasters rarely occur, and the people don't even have a reason to rebel.

Chu Rui has always felt that even if he is not a Ming Jun, the master of Shoucheng is more than enough.

Who would have expected that overnight, Youzhou in the north was lost, the most relied on veteran Qin Wuyang died, Hua Peng was trapped, Yuan Xi did not dare to reuse, and even Li Mao, who he thought was the best courtier, and Li Mao, who was the secretary of the military department, had to go to the front line to supervise him.

Is it really appropriate to win the love of Jin Guogong at this time?

At a time when the eldest prince had just been made the crown prince?

Zhang Zhi and Zhang Ning, can they be trusted?

I have to say that Chu Rui's suspicion is the real reason why he is far inferior to his father's eloquence. Now the family of Great Chu cannot trust the emperor as much as the previous emperor did, and it is also related to the suspicion that Chu Rui shows from time to time.

The clan is not without integrity, but it depends on who is right.

If a soldier dies as a confidant, the king treats me as a national soldier, and I will treat him as a national soldier, which is a realm pursued by all the children of the world. No one wants to be hidden by the birds, everyone has selfish intentions. It's momentum

Li Mao's recital is now Chu Rui's only way to break the game. The old minister in Beijing is the Zhishi, the Ding Wei is worried, and the Xungui is not pressed by him, so he will always be a little cautious. There are thousands of links between the clan factions, and several large clan clans in Youzhou have taken refuge in the thieves, and there are always some people who are afraid that the emperor will make an example of the monkey and take them under the knife, so they are naturally in an unstable mood.

At this time, it is the most correct way to win the love of Jin Guogong. In the face of national calamity, the war is rising again, and we should abandon the prejudice of factions and first jointly resist foreign enemies. Zhang Nuo, the Duke of the Jin Kingdom, has been an official for many years, with a high status and great authority, and he is more able to convince the public than Li Mao. If Zhang Nuo tried his best to help, then Chu Rui didn't have to worry about the chaos in the imperial court.

But Chu Rui was a little stunned in the matter of establishing the prince, and always felt that as soon as the prince was established, the clans were waiting to push the prince to the throne, and at this time, letting Zhang Nuo, the prince of Jin, who was the uncle of the prince, return to the court, was to make the prince quickly full-fledged, which was against his wishes.

Chu Rui, who was struggling and entangled, summoned Zhang Xuanji of Qingyunguan.

It is said that the "heavy pupil" is the appearance of a saint. Countless monks, nuns, and Taoists can't use Zen machines or the principles of heaven to move Chu Rui, and Zhang Xuanji just relied on a specious astrological proverb and a heavy pupil eye, so that Chu Rui was regarded as a celestial and summoned from time to time. Zhang Xuanji is a woman, which has also lowered Chu Rui's defensiveness to a certain extent.

Now that the north is really in turmoil, it makes Chu Rui respect from the bottom of his heart.

After Zhang Xuanji heard the emperor say the letter of Li Guogong, he pondered for a while and replied to the emperor:

"Poor Dao doesn't know the major national affairs of the Dao, nor does he understand the political situation of the court, but the poor Dao knows a little bit about the Dao, the northern killing star comes to the world, and the Heavenly Dao will definitely have a lucky star in order to balance. When heaven and earth were handed over, Poor Dao saw Tianliang and Tiantong closely interdependent, and saw Wenchang, Wuqu, Lucun, and Jumen flickering next to the sky of Tianliang Star, which was the image of Heaven protecting Dachu and sending down lucky stars to save the world. ”

Later, Poor Dao followed his junior brother into the Xinguo Mansion, and it was confirmed that Yin Xing was Qiu Lao Taijun. Li Guogong, who was by the side of Old Taijun Qiu, should be the star of the sky. ”

"Tianliang is the old man, and Tiantong is the youngest son. The old man is constantly in trouble, and the young son is difficult first and then successful. If it is Li Guogong's recital, His Majesty the Emperor may wish to listen to the advice and believe in this heavenly star once. Zhang Xuanji said very pertinently, "Tiantong is a lucky star, and he abides by his duty, deals with things peacefully, and can achieve the most things." ”

"Is that true?" Chu Rui secretly clenched his fists.

It should be true. Every time Li Mao was sent to do something, there were unexpectedly good results when he got to the end.

Fenzhou Horse Farm, 10,000 horses were recovered, and more than 3,000 people were captured alive;

More than 3,000 people were sent to repair the reservoir and let the upstream flood flood water discharge to the reservoir, saving countless lives downstream;

A copper coin found out the den of private coinage, and arrested many grain merchants suspected of stealing private money. In the summer, when the south was flooded and the price of grain rose, these grain merchants in prison volunteered to go bankrupt to calm the price of grain in order to make meritorious contributions, so that there was no chaos.

cleaned up the thieves in the house, but found the remnants of the previous dynasty, caught the spies along the vine, and then plotted against the enemy's henchmen and eradicated a large number of strongholds in Beijing;

As for the rest, there are too many to count.

Could it be that this Li Mao is the kind of person in the legend that "stupid people have stupid blessings", and he is really favored by God?

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that each of Li Mao's many suggestions has gained a lot later. The snow disaster in Tongzhou has housed many hidden homeless people; Jiangnan Dashui, following his opinion, summoned the Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain, and almost uselessly appeased the victims in Jiangnan and evacuated the people from all over the country;

Now......

Zhang Xuanji didn't say much, and stood there quietly waiting for the emperor's own decision.

The Heavenly Master is not good at divination, does not ask about the future, and only looks at merit and practice. The Xinguo Mansion is shining with gold, and it is obviously a family of people who do good deeds and accumulate virtue. Old Taijun Qiu is the Heavenly Monarch again, so it is naturally good to help.

The emperor will not change his opinion of a person because of her words, and if the emperor is willing to adopt that advice, it must be because the emperor originally trusted Li Guogong.

If she didn't want to do that, she wouldn't have asked her to ask about it.

On the second day, the emperor made a decision that surprised everyone.

The holy edict regained the love and restored Zhang Nuo, the Duke of the Jin Kingdom, who was worried about filial piety in Beijing, and Zhang Ning and Zhang Zhi, who helped the coffin to return to their hometown.

Zhang Nuo, the Duke of the Jin Kingdom, was the Pingzhang political affairs of Dachu before Ding Wei, that is, the folk commonly known as the "Prime Minister", and the governor of the political affairs was the "Deputy Minister".

Now that there has been no prime minister for two years, Chu Rui can be regarded as really taking over the government, but although the proposed decree is decided by the emperor, the most effective implementation still depends on the civil and military officials.

If it was a peaceful period, Chu Rui would naturally be able to turn a blind eye, and the low efficiency would be nothing. But now that it is wartime, not to mention anything else, the weight of grain and grass, the deployment of troops, and the decision of rewards and punishments, this series can exhaust Chu Rui to death, and it is not something he can handle alone.

In addition to the resumption of the seizure of the Duke of Jin, the two other ministers were Zhang Ning and Zhang Zhi.

Zhang Ning was ordered to "protect the capital of Youzhou", this is not a regular position, Yanzhou does not have a capital protection mansion, and the capital protection of Youzhou also exists in name only, so this position is generally concurrent, and the general of Youzhou Zhenbei or other important ministers are responsible for the border defense and administration of the territory.

Zhang Ning is now worrying and is not in the capital, and his ability to employ people is the most suitable to deal with the chaotic personnel in Youzhou and Yanzhou. He was born in the world, and he knew the origin of the officials in Yanyou and You, and he helped Li Mao, which played a great role in appeasing the family and identifying the spies.

Zhang Zhi is the governor of Liangzhou, and he is a military general who assists the director of the Zhenxi general, and now he can't return to Liangzhou to reinstate, so Chu Rui asked him to temporarily lead the "Youzhou Defense Envoy" to assist Zhang Ning in defending Yanzhou, and is ready to send troops to Youzhou at any time.

The two brothers, Zhang Ning and Zhang Zhi, were obviously in Yanzhou, but the emperor named Youzhou's official position temporarily, and the emperor's intention to take back Youzhou was clear at a glance.

Li Mao is now in Yanzhou, with him as the secretary of the military department, the military department will not slack off, it must be equipped to equipment, to be baggage, to be sent immediately, the two brothers of the Zhang family said that it was used to defend Zhuo County, it is better to say that the emperor prepared an assistant for Li Mao.

The emperor unprecedentedly reinstated these ministers, which shows that the current situation is not very good.

The clans sighed in their hearts, and felt that this was an excellent opportunity for meritorious service. The nobles are even more gearing up, many of them started with martial arts, and now the horse has been in Nanshan for a long time, and they can't wait to immediately lead the troops to the north and recover the old land.

In the Jin State Mansion.

"Second uncle, my father has been rehabilitated." Zhang Suyi took the report and entered Zhang Ying's house, her face full of melancholy. "I heard that Fanyang City is broken, Zhuo County is besieged, and the situation is extremely critical."

The muscles of Zhang Ying's lower body have begun to atrophy, and it is useless for anyone in the family to massage, and even the imperial doctor is helpless. Zhang Yingzhi said that this was the inevitable result of the worst eventuality, and he also calmly accepted this.

He waited for Zhang Suyi to get married, and then thought of a way to commit suicide.

He lay on the bed, let his subordinates help him sit up, and just leaned on the bedpost and lazily read the newspaper brought by Zhang Suyi, and said without surprise:

"Ah, there are so few ethnic minorities here, and it's okay to invade now. This is the first time I have seen Wuhu Chaohua, there are only tens of thousands of people, and I swallowed Youzhou......"

Zhang Suyi saw that his uncle was starting to have hysteria again, so he hurriedly asked his subordinates to retreat. These subordinates have become accustomed to their master's nonsense when he has hysteria, and sometimes they dare to say whatever they want. He dared to say that these subordinates didn't dare to listen, and as soon as he heard the young lady's order, he hurriedly withdrew from the room.

Zhang Suyi looked at his second uncle lying on the bed like a fool and said something about the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings" and what he said about "Crossing the South in Clothes", and after a while, he began to talk about "Mongolia sweeping Eurasia", and he was dizzy and dizzy when he heard it, and the whole person was a little unable to stand.

"Second uncle, are you talking about dry mouth? I'll make you a cup of tea. ”

"Forget it, you said that brush pot water? Pour me a glass of water. Zhang Ying, who said that his mouth was dry, was in a good mood, and he still had the heart to ridicule the "tea soup" here.

Seeing that the second uncle finally stopped talking nonsense, Zhang Suyi hurriedly poured him a glass of water and blocked his nonsense.

"I say, it's a good thing that this thief is in trouble. The predecessors have clouds, and people have no long-term concerns, but they must have near-term worries. This Da Chu is infighting all day long, which is not a good thing for the fortune of the country. The anti-thieves are in chaos, and there are so many internal responses that jump out, which shows that the emperor's deterrent power has not yet reached the point of surrendering to the Quartet. But where the monarch is strong and the four seas surrender, either by benevolence or by force, there is nothing that can be achieved by conspiracy and trickery. This emperor is stingy, and after experience, maybe he can see the long-term. ”

Zhang Ying naturally knew what the battle between the Dao nobles and the clan had become, and the neutral faction in the court had been extremely difficult, and they were often not in any important positions. Although it has not yet developed to the point of "party strife", this is not a good thing.

It's good to fight a war, fight a war to redistribute the power, the emperor can once again hold the military power in his hands, the family must ensure the peace of the country and the people in order to continue the land annexation, and work hard to assist the emperor. If Xungui wants to take charge of the army, he still has to curry favor with the emperor.

If this emperor has brains at this time, he should be eclectic and use talents from all sides.

Youzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and the harm of turmoil is by no means as great as the original in the Xihu invasion. Although Zhang Ying is not a liberal arts man, he has played countless games, and he has also seen countless histories of various game backgrounds, and he is not worried about the future of Da Chu.

"The Great Chu soldiers are strong and strong, and the emperor has not lost his way, unless there are people in the Central Plains at this time, and they are attacked on several sides, or there will be a few more floods, droughts, earthquakes, or something, otherwise those people in the north will take advantage of the fact that the north is not ready to be beaten now, and it won't take long to get better." Zhang Ying's mouth is a loss of morality, rebellion, and natural disasters, fortunately, Zhang Suyi is not an ordinary girl, if it is other ladies, I am afraid that she will either scream and cover Zhang Ying's mouth, or she will be so frightened that she will not dare to listen to it anymore.

"Second uncle, you are still like this...... Cut loose. Zhang Suyi rubbed the corners of her skirt, "Can't you say something serious?" ”

"Seriously?" Zhang Ying scratched his chin, "Do you mean the way to win the battle?" ”

"If you want to fight the Hu people in the plains, it is best to use cavalry. The northern tribes are good at riding and shooting, which is not something that the Han people can do quickly. But there's one thing called a wrench......"

"This Xinguo Mansion was made a few years ago, and His Majesty gave it the name 'Shooting Jue', and now everyone in the army is equipped with it, especially for the purpose of controlling the strings...... "Although Zhang Suyi didn't know how the second uncle knew how to shoot Jue when he was sitting at home, he still kindly reminded him.

I rub!

This Li Shuo's movements are too fast, and he even got the wrench out!

"Think about it. Now that Fanyang City is broken, there is no communication between inside and outside, if it is a message, you can use a lantern that can ascend to heaven. This light is named ......"

"Kong Ming lantern." Zhang Suyi answered.

"Yes, you have also read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and you should know the Tao. It was Zhuge Kongming in the Three Kingdoms period who used it to communicate at night. This lamp is made of bamboo strips...... "Zhang Yingyang is complacent and playful."

I made Kong Ming lanterns when I was a child!

"A few years ago, the Xinguo Mansion took it out and used it for blessings. Later, I heard that Li Guogong was in distress in Fenzhou, and he used this Kong Ming lantern to transmit messages to the city. Hey, didn't anyone tell the second uncle? As soon as Zhang Suyi finished speaking, he felt bad.

The second uncle has been crippled for many years, and he has never even been out of the mansion, let alone out to see the lights.

In order not to make him sad, others naturally will not tell him about the new things outside the house, so as not to cause him to commit suicide.

Zhang Ying heard that even Kong Ming Lantern had been made, and the whole person was petrified.

Also, Li Shuo is from a war background, and it is normal to come up with something convenient for him.

It's just that why did it come out when it was dead?

Yes, this person is so cautious, he must be afraid that he will be too showy and arouse the emperor's suspicion. Now that his descendants need prestige, they must have made arrangements for future generations to take it out to gain fame.

This man is kind and decisive!

This is the example of the traversers!

does not disturb history, does not reform indiscriminately, does not seek fame, and does not seek the throne.

Modern people can actually fight! Will lead! will memorize a whole Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Senior, please take a small knee!

Compared to your chic life, the little one is an unlucky one!

"In fact, there is one thing that works the most miraculously against foreign races." Zhang Ying looked at his niece and hesitated, then said slowly: "This thing is called gunpowder, also known as fire pills." ”

Zhang Ying always felt that he was a little crazy about making gunpowder in the era of cold weapons, so after opening his mouth, he didn't want to say any more.

Zhang Suyi listened halfway, but saw that his second uncle didn't continue, so he held his cheeks and asked him, "Then what?" What does gunpowder do? Healed? ”

"Suyi, I'll tell you how to do this, but you have to promise me that unless the Han people reach a very difficult time, they are not allowed to spread it. If you want to spread it, you can't pass it on yourself, you can tell your in-laws to believe in the Guogong Mansion and let them study it by themselves. Zhang Ying squinted and forced his niece to reassure.

Zhang Suyi listened to her uncle's crazy words too much, and she didn't care at all, nodded and reassured.

Anyway, it's just like the glass mirror that wasn't made, and the soap that wasn't as good as the pancreas, and it was something that tossed people around.

"Once upon a time, there was a group of alchemist warlocks who wanted to refine the elixir of immortality, but in the process of refining the elixir, they discovered a strange phenomenon...... "Zhang Ying began to talk about the origin of gunpowder.

When Zhang Suyi heard that it was related to Taoism, he immediately put away his disapproving attitude, straightened his body and listened to the second uncle's next words.

"With sulfur and saltpeter, it is ground into powder, and then smelted together with soaphorn to make gunpowder. Or smelt with saltpeter, sulfur and aristolochia to form fire pellets. Gunpowder can be put into a clay pot, in which an iron tribulus terrestris is placed, and then ignited with a fuse, and thrown into the enemy line with an instrument......"

"The formula for gunpowder is ......"

"The recipe for the gunball is ......"

Zhang Suyi was dumbfounded and almost speechless.

The author has something to say: Little Theater:

Compared to your chic life, the little one is an unlucky one!

Gu Qing: Do you want to try a fifty-six-year-old body and a seventy-six face, diabetes insipidus, high blood pressure and stroke? By the way, there are a bunch of grandchildren at home.