A large group of Warat people with a peculiar smell appeared on the outskirts of Beijing, and hundreds of people covered their noses and fled from afar. These people, about 2,000 people, walked loudly and looked around.

They were followed by countless cattle and sheep, and the cattle and sheep pulled as they walked, and the cow dung and sheep dung smelled even more.

They were the envoys of Wara to Beijing to pay tribute, there were more than 2,000 people when they entered the customs, and some people left the team after entering the customs, and they did not know where they went, and only nearly 2,000 people came to the capital.

They walked past for a long time, and the stench had not yet dissipated, and some of the people sighed: "This is the third batch this year, right?" How many times a year? ”

Someone said: "The court asked them to come, what can we do?" ”

No matter how unbearable they are, what can they do? Countless people sighed and went their own way.

When it was almost dark, a procession of 2,000 messengers came to the gate of the city, led by a bearded, bronze-skinned, and high-barreled man named Batu. He was also a confidant of Yexian, and this time he was ordered to go to the capital, and he also told him to get more food to go back.

It's the height of summer, and in two months it's late autumn, and the grass is yellow, and the weather is getting colder, and if there is not enough food, many people will freeze to death.

Batu fixed his gaze at the tall and majestic city gate for a few breaths, and said, "Let's go." ”

This time they brought weak and sick cattle and sheep, these cattle and sheep are not strong enough, they will definitely not survive the winter, it is better to take the opportunity to rush to the Ming Court to change food.

Behind him, many people cheered, as long as they entered the city gate and found the Yuhong Temple, there would be endless delicacies to eat and drink. They have been looking forward to this day, but they have been looking forward to it for a long time.

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In the Shohito Palace.

Zhang Ning shook his head and said: "I don't have ambition and no ability, and I can't get rid of it first." However, he occupies the position of Khan, and he can use him to contain him. ”

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and said, "How about I seal him?" ”

This is a means of differentiation and detachment, which can increase the contradictions between them, and more importantly, it is only necessary to send an envoy to announce the edict, except for a piece of edict, plus the envoy's travel expenses, it almost costs no silver.

It's a good deal.

Zhang Ning said: "There are no soldiers in your hands, Your Majesty's sealing is not of much effect, it is better to actively prepare for war, and destroy it in one fell swoop." ”

If the two are evenly matched, the sealing can have the effect of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight; If the detachment is not a little weaker, the sealing can help him, so that he has the capital to fight with the first Ming, the current situation is that the detachment is already under house arrest, and the sealing is not only useless, but will provoke an overreaction first. In history, eight years later, didn't Wang Zhen raise a four-way army to kill him because of the cattle and sheep that he withheld to pay tribute?

The court was not afraid of him, but it did not fight unprepared battles.

Zhu Qizhen said: "You can't sit idly by. ”

He is also the first Taishi, the de facto ruler of Warat. His military ability is too strong, so that Zhu Qizhen, who is far away in the capital, can feel his edge, like a man's back.

"We're ready to go on the expedition." Zhang Ning said.

Zhu Qizhen felt that Yang Shiqi's proposal was good, and it was necessary to grant Liu Nian and Gu Chun official positions.

"The three-stage formation has a good effect on the enemy, but there is a drawback, it must be lined up in advance, and it lacks mobility." Zhang Ning said: "The minister thinks that in addition to this formation, the range of the firearm is also very important, and the minister plans to improve the firearm to achieve a faster launch and a longer range, and it is best for the defending sergeant to shoot at the head of the city." ”

Shoot at the head of the city? Zhu Qizhen imagined the scene when the sergeant condescendingly fired the firecracker, and the invading enemy was shot over before they reached the city, and his eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, and said, "Qing hurry up and change it." ”

"Yes." In fact, Zhang Ning has changed almost completely. There is no man who does not like thermal weapons, and in his previous life, he saw an article on the Internet detailing the difference between a fire gun and a fire-starting gun, and it was not difficult to improve it according to the article in memory. I just don't know how it works, after all, I didn't have the opportunity to experiment in my previous life.

Zhu Qizhen was in a good mood, and he wanted to reward Zhang Ning, and said, "The county lord and the girl of the Yang family, who does Qing want?" ”

Can I say both? Zhang Ning muttered silently, smiled slightly, and said, "If the minister had the final say, he wouldn't be like this." ”

As soon as he saw Youyou, he asked for a kiss, and wrote a letter to Daniel Zhang, and after Daniel Zhang received the letter, he praised his son for his vision, and immediately repaired a letter to ask King Zheng for his relatives. If King Zheng agrees to the family affair, how can there be anything to Yang Shiqi?

Zhu Qizhen understood the meaning of his words, and sighed: "If the imperial grandmother agrees, it doesn't hurt for me to marry." ”

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In Cishou Palace, King Zheng hugged the legs of the Empress Dowager and cried loudly.

The Empress Dowager Zhang is his biological mother, and since he left Beijing at the age of sixteen, the mother and son have not seen each other for many years. When he left the palace, the queen mother was in her prime, but now her hair is gray, her skin is loose, and she has recently become seriously ill and even older. King Zheng was sad and cried bitterly, not fake it at all.

The Empress Dowager stroked her son's hair, tears dripping down her clothes. The young man who said goodbye to her and left Beijing in high spirits became a fat middle-aged man in a blink of an eye, and his black hair was mixed with white silk, so how could she not be heartbroken?

Youyou accompanied him to cry beside him, and persuaded: "Father, don't cry, Imperial Doctor Hu said that the imperial grandmother can't be happy and sad, you are like this, and her old man's health is not good." ”

He also persuaded the Empress Dowager: "Grandmother don't be sad, my father thinks about your old man day and night, and now I can finally see it, and I should be happy." ”

The Empress Dowager wiped her tears with a brocade and said, "After nearly 30 years, how can the mourning family not be sad?" ”

"The child can't be filial piety in front of the mother, but fortunately, there is a child who bears the joy for the child." King Zheng wiped away his tears and said, "When the child heard that the queen mother was sick, he was so shocked that his soul was gone, and God blessed the queen mother to be able to recover day by day." ”

The Empress Dowager remembered that day, Zhu Qizhen said that she didn't want the throne for Wang Zhen, and the feeling of blackening in front of her eyes hit again, she stroked King Zheng's hair and sighed: "Without Wang Zhen, there is another Zhang Ning, Your Majesty always refuses to get close to the virtuous ministers." ”

King Zheng wanted to ask the Empress Dowager to agree to this family affair, but when he heard this, he was slightly shocked and said, "What's wrong with Zhang Ning?" ”

"This kid is clever, if he takes the right path, it's fine, but if he uses delusional thoughts, the harm is much worse than Wang Zhen."

You said: "Zhang Ning has no bad deeds, why is the imperial grandmother not at ease with him?" ”

She has never been able to figure it out, even if Zhang Ning has a strange encounter, the imperial grandmother should not be so prejudiced against him.

The Empress Dowager sighed: "What do you know. The mourning family always felt that there was something strange about him, and then thought about the strangeness of his sudden change of personality, how could he not guard against him from the strangeness of passing the school review in one fell swoop? ”

"Imperial grandmother, he has an upright temperament, what's wrong with it?" Yoyo didn't understand it even more.

The Empress Dowager sighed: "Even if you are smart, you are still young, and when you reach the age of the mourning family, you will naturally understand." ”