Chapter 263: Position

For the Ming Dynasty, the biggest enemy is naturally Mengyuan, therefore, Kaiping, Xuanfu, Datong, Xinghe, Wanquan and other state capitals close to Mengyuan have always stationed a large number of border troops, and the people responsible for guarding are all the princes and princes who have made great achievements. When Zhang Fu Yongle returned from the second expedition in the eighth year, he had supervised the northern expedition in Xuanfu Wanquan training for a year, and now he is back in his hometown, so he is naturally not used to it.

Zhang Fu fought from his father Zhang Yu when the Yan Division started the army, and then received a letter from Amber in the first batch of meritorious heroes. At that time, there were fourteen counts, and he was twenty-eight years old, ranking nineteenth among all meritorious men, and fourth among counts. However, in the third year of Yongle, he entered the new city marquis, and in the sixth year of Yongle, he was canonized as the Duke of England because of his great victory in the conquest of Jiaozhi, and he became the ultimate minister in one fell swoop. In contrast, most of those counts were still counts and were hardly promoted.

At this time, looking into the distance on the wall of Xuanfu, he only felt that the sound of iron hooves, horns, battles, and swords echoed in his ears, and he was unaware of the gusts of wind blowing in his face. Behind him Xing'an Bo Xu Heng is the grandson of Xing'an Bo Xu Xiang, who inherited the title and went north to prepare for the border for many years, and admired Zhang Fu, who was five years older, and then stepped forward and smiled: "British Duke, I heard that Mrs. is now pregnant with Liujia, and when you return from this training, maybe you will have to add a big fat boy!" ”

Mrs. Wang's letter has been sent, and Zhang Fu was already happy in his heart, but he has always been serious and refused to get carried away in front of his subordinates, so he smiled and said: "I have always had a difficult time with my heirs, and my wife is also old, but I didn't expect that there would be good news at this time." By the way, now that Warat and Arutai have surrendered, Warat is submissive, but Arutai harbors evil intentions, and this person can't be beaten and fled, and the two army conquests have allowed him to escape, so he must be guarded against. ”

Listening to Zhang Fu talking, he turned the topic to business, and Xu Heng immediately changed to the right color, and brought the military readiness of Xuanfu Datong one by one. In order to guard against Meng Yuan, Xuanfu was stationed near the Xuanfu three guards, Wanquan left guard, Wanquan right guard, Huai'an guard, Huailai guard, Tuntian military household a total of 25,000 people, all of whom were brave and good at fighting elite soldiers in wartime. Datong is stationed in a full eight guard households, with a number of 40,000 people. It can be said that these border soldiers are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's repeated northern expeditions.

Today's Ming army is still a heroic army in the world, and the heroes of the border are often famous generals who have experienced the Battle of Jingjing and several expeditions to the north and the south, so they are extremely careful in training and using troops. Xu Heng accompanied Zhang Fu to inspect the training ground of the three guards of Xuanfu, and then summoned the generals of the guard, inspected the weapons in the arsenal, and did not return to the mansion in the city until sunset.

Zhang Funai came to supervise the training of the troops on the order of the saint, and Xu Heng gave up the main house of Xingyuan. Because they are in the army, neither Zhang Fu nor Xu Heng have ever brought their daughters, and they should live with those girls in the line. They are all old oilmen who have been sent to many town guard commanders and envoys, and they are all obedient and cautious.

In the evening, after Zhang Fu returned to the main room of Xingyuan, two girls brought food and drink, and stood aside without saying a word. He was born in a family, and he has always paid attention to food and does not say anything, and now he is training soldiers, so he ordered the diet to be simple, one meat, one vegetable and one soup for each meal, and a meal is over with just a cup of tea.

After dinner, he originally planned to ask Xu Heng for a detailed look at tomorrow's behavior, but at this time, a general came in and presented a letter with both hands, saying that it was sent from Nanjing by Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo. He took it and opened it, his brows suddenly tightened, and he was silent for a while holding the letter, and then went straight out to the study. When he went to the study, he ordered his henchmen to fetch a charcoal basin and burn the letter to ashes along with the envelope, and then he came to the map hanging on the wall, and looked at the places circled by the vermilion pen on it.

Although he was out of the house, letters were sent from the British government every three days, and Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo in Nanjing, and other good friends from various places often sent letters, so Zhang Fu knew a lot about the affairs of the world even if he didn't know Liao Ruo. Zhang Yue was recalled to Beijing, Du Zhen was sent to Jinyi to guard the prison, and even the emperor hesitated and made a decision, so he knew all these things at the first time, but he didn't care very much. However, the letter sent by Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, today made him quite worried.

The crown prince Zhu Gaochi's illness has improved, but the crown prince Zhu Zhanji actually fell off his horse during an outing! Although Zhu Yong said that it was no big deal, and he had already executed the eunuchs and entourage who made mistakes, and the imperial doctors had carefully diagnosed and treated them, who in this world knew how many in case? Moreover, judging from this military training, it is not guaranteed that the emperor will not accept the old age, and after moving the capital, he will have a plan to go north.

"Master, Madame sent Butler Rong here."

Hearing such a voice coming from outside the study, Zhang Fu immediately frowned, and immediately ordered in a deep voice: "Let him in." ”

Beijing to Xuanfu is not too far, but Rongshan did not change horses along the way, and it only took two days and two nights to arrive here. After stepping into the study, he felt the two doors close behind him, and he stepped forward, kneeling respectfully and bowing with his hands on the ground.

"You've had a hard time along the way, get up. I said a long time ago, you have a bad waist and legs, don't always kneel around. You too, there is not necessarily any urgency now, after arriving, go to change your clothes first, eat and drink, and then come to see me, I have time, see that you even have a chapped mouth. What is it that makes you rush over so tightly? ”

Rong Shan bent his legs and slowly stood up, because he said with a smile: "I haven't seen my master for many months, so this etiquette can't be wasted." It's hard to say that someone else came over this time, and the letter couldn't be understood, so the lady asked the little one to bring a message. The small one thanks the old man for his compassion, in fact, the small one has already used up dry food and drinking water on horseback, so it doesn't matter. ”

As he spoke, he licked his chapped and aching lips, then straightened up and said, "Second Master You is back now, and he has been appointed as the governor of the Left Army's Governor's Mansion. Although it is not as good as the military power outside, if you stay up for another two years, if you have military merits, it is very likely that you will be knighted. Only this time, the second master came back and brought a concubine, it is said that it is the matchmaker made by Lord Mu of Qianguo, the daughter of the Tusi of Wuyi, and she is pregnant again, which makes the Zhang Mansion on the other side of Wu'an Hou Hutong quite uneasy. ”

Mu Sheng? Zhang Fu was a little surprised by this, he had partnered with Mu Sheng several times when he was recruiting Jiaozhi, and he knew that this Qianguo Gong was not an eventful character, let alone being this kind of old man with a red line. Thinking that Wuyi was the head snake in the Yungui area, and his power was quite huge, he couldn't help but wonder how Zhang You could have something to do with a daughter of Wuyi Tusi. After thinking about it, he thought that this matter was a family affair, and he didn't care, so he simply put it aside for the time being.

"Madame only instructed the little one to mention it to the master, and the important thing is another matter. Young Master Yue has now returned, and the emperor summoned him once, and he actually asked Young Master Yue to go back to Qingzhou to behead those White Lotus Sect bandits. According to the news in the court, at least hundreds of people had to be killed this time. Madame has always been very fond of Young Master Yue, and knows that the old man has always valued him, so let the little one ask the old man, this matter is unavoidable, do you want to give Young Master Yue anything? ”

In addition, the second master has now moved from Nanjing to Beijing, and often goes to the banquets of King Zhao's mansion, and I heard that there are still some exchanges in money. When the third lady came to visit Mrs. a few days ago, she also asked Mrs. to plead with the master on her behalf, saying that she wanted to find a career for Brother Jin. ”

Faced with these miscellaneous situations, Zhang Fu couldn't help but feel dizzy. He was too lazy and impatient to take care of the affairs of his two younger brothers, so he immediately ordered Rong Shan to bring the words back, and let Mrs. Wang let the two families do what they did, although she put her hands away, in case of a lot of hardship, it still didn't end well. As for Zhang Yue's matter, he pondered for a long time.

"Bring a message to Brother Yue'er, just say that it is my intention, although let go and follow the holy decree. Don't look at those civil officials who often shout about benevolence and righteousness to rule the world, but they have always been very afraid of this kind of thing, even if he kills more, it will not damage his reputation. He is the Zhang family no matter what he says, this kind of thing should be decided, don't be afraid of killing, you need to remember your own position. As for what the people say, it doesn't matter, after all, the important thing for an official is to govern and subdue the people, and it is good for the people to respect and love, but it is not necessarily a good thing to make the people afraid. You tell Madame to let her meet with a few well-known female dependents, and try to get Jingying to send some people to follow him to Qingzhou, if those White Lotus Sect rebels have revenge, they can just catch them all! ”

Every time Zhang Fu said a word, Rong Shan nodded, and in the end, his face showed an extremely happy and sincere expression. He was a cautious and careful person, and repeated all of Zhang Fu's instructions one by one, and only after making sure that there was no mistake, Chi retired. When he came to the door, he heard Zhang Fu's voice behind him again, and hurriedly turned around.

"You've been working hard all the way, and you'll be back after a night's rest. You're not young, don't think of yourself as when you were with me, and my wife and I will still have a place to use you in the future. In addition, let Mrs. recuperate well, although the housework is handed over to Xiyu to take care of, that girl has grown up under her watch, and she is more reliable than others. My aunt's illness also makes people visit at any time, don't lose your manners. And ......"

Thinking of the letter sent by Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo in Nanjing, Zhang Fu finally added: "If the lady is in good health to enter the palace, please mention it to Wang Guifei." Now that the capital is about to be moved, the crown prince and the crown prince should be brought to Beijing as soon as possible. ”

Rong Shan listened to the words in front of him, and his heart was still warm, but in the end, his heart chuckled. He has followed Zhang Fu for many years, and he has seen a lot of wind and waves, and he can understand what Zhang Fu means by thinking about it a little. His own British Mansion was originally friendly with the King of Han, but now is it really going to gradually favor the East Palace?