Chapter 879: Weng Son-in-law, Husband and Wife

In the study of Dufu, Weng and his son-in-law were originally sitting next to each other, but at this time, Zhang Yue couldn't help but stand up. The face was indifferent, as if the old father-in-law who had only said a trivial matter, and after being extremely shocked, he couldn't help but blurt out: "Sir, such a big matter, why don't you talk to me first!" I have a similar inscription there, but I have not decided to submit it after several drafts. It's too much at stake! ”

Before Du Zhen came back, Zhang Yue had already drafted several drafts of the pro-vassal change order in the Yamen of the Ministry of War, but he had not finalized the draft for a long time, let alone discussed it with others. No matter how later generations spread the saying that the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by natural disasters, it can be said that the three things that the gentry did not pay for food, the feudal kings had many clans, and the military households had no combat power were the straws that were the first to be pressed on the camel's body.

So, he had to think about it again and again. It's not that he hasn't thought about submitting it through the hands of others, and it's not that he doesn't have a candidate who is outspoken. It's not that he underestimates the corporal of the world, those who are willing to impassionedly denounce the powerful and impeach important ministers most of the time will most of the time be silent on this real evil. And he must be a true man who is willing to do this, and he used to respect his character, but even if he thinks that he is not a good person, he is not willing to do such a thing that destroys people's future, and besides, if the person who reads the book is not enough, it is in vain. After thinking about it, he finally found that he really couldn't count on anyone else except himself.

But I didn't expect the old father-in-law to take the lead again!

Du Zhen still looked indifferent: "You also know that although I am a unique person, if I want to speak up about my strengths, it is not my turn to be full of people." But this kind of thing is not strong enough to dare to say four words, so it can be said that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, even if they know that this joint is important, no one dares to mention this stubble, just relying on the two words of the ancestral system, it can silence countless people. ”

He motioned for Zhang Yue to sit down again, and then continued: "Emperor Taizu divided the pro-domains, and now fifty or sixty years have passed, some of the pro-domains have been extinct, and some of the pro-domains are already many branches, and the difference is not known. Those branches that are already too complicated will not be able to find a few criminals, these are naturally easy to cut, otherwise it is not enough to deter. Although it is a rule since the Tang and Song dynasties for the vassal king to descend the title, it is not so easy to use this article now, so it is necessary to set strict rules, except for Lu Mi, they are not allowed to ask for Zhuang Tian, only 20,000 stone of Lu, they still dare to give birth to one left and one right? ”

Zhang Yue originally thought that Du Zhen was going to move the vassal king to descend, but when he heard these thin two, his eyes suddenly lit up. It is indeed expedient to move the branches first, and then restrict the fields of the palace, after all, now the emperor is checking the acres of land in the world. If you want to talk about the ancestral system, only Lu in the palace has no Zhuangtian, which is also the system of Emperor Taizong. When Du Zhen showed him the thick copy of the inscription, he immediately stood up and went to the candlelight and read it carefully.

First, the children of the palace servants who are not on the register are not counted in the genealogy; Second, if the branch is convicted, the vassal king will be punished for not being strict in discipline, and the lord will be demoted to one rank; Third, the vassal king asked Lu not to ask for Tian, and asked Tian not to invite Lu; Fourth, below the general, his concubines are not allowed to attack the lord...... Reading through it from beginning to end, he frowned for a while, raised his eyebrows for a while, and finally put down the thick inscription.

"Sir, if it weren't for the princesses and concubines on the genealogy, the children born would not be counted in the genealogy, which would be nothing to the vassal king, but for those people, I'm afraid it would be a bit ...... However, below the general of this town, it is allowed to go out of the imperial examination, and it is allowed to farm on its own, but this one is good. I wanted to add it to the industrial and commercial area. ”

"I naturally know that it is indeed strict, but there is no way to do it. The imperial court has a rule for the concubines and wives of the clan, but they have repeatedly provoked women, and more than 100 people in their lives have been raised by the imperial court, how can they afford it? Du Zhen hated unbridled indulgence, shook his head at this time and said categorically, "Now the imperial court spends enough rice every year, let alone in the future?" Moreover, giving them generous Lu rice is not to make them have bad intentions! It must be known that at the beginning of Xuande, the money and rice given by the emperor to King Liang were twice as much as those of the other kings! ”

Zhang Yue had hinted in front of Zhu Zhanji before, and the piece of Chen he prepared was going to be secretly presented to the emperor, but he didn't expect to give his father-in-law a head start, and it became above board. It's just that since the fold has been sent to the General Administration, the matter has become irreparable. So, he hurriedly invited Du Zhen, who was frowning up, to sit down, and cut Du Zhen's Chen one by one to examine it carefully, in order to face the attack that might come tomorrow.

The two were already talking and talking, and in the end, Zhang Yue said softly: "There is another one, I hinted to the emperor through others that the clan is better than the emperor's own branch, which is by no means a good thing." ”

The so-called clan is better than the emperor's own branch, referring to the more than 20 relatives of Emperor Taizu, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di's three sons, the Han clan has been extinct, and the Zhao clan is only a weak son to inherit, as for Renzong Emperor Zhu Gaochi, this branch looks at a lot of sons, and now it is going to implicate one all of a sudden, and the rest of the people almost have sons, even the emperor is the same only one son and two daughters, in addition to a pregnant Wu concubine, this is not the biggest worry?

Du Zhen saw that Zhang Yue said that this was by no means the right way, but his face was calm, but there was no rejection. To be sure, he was never obsessed with being loyal to orthodox Confucianism, and what he valued most in everything was his own heart. It's just that he still said solemnly: "Yuanjie, you often do things informally, sometimes you open and close, and sometimes you go off the rails. A good bias doesn't necessarily work, as long as you don't forget the purpose. As for what you said about Chen Rujing before, it stands to reason that since Chen Rujing is going to be a minister, it doesn't make much sense to pursue what he did, but I don't want to investigate him if he made people release rumors, but if the matter of Brother Shiqi's family and son is what he did, then it is a crooked road and a straight walk off the cliff, do you understand? ”

Zhang Yue knew that Chen Shan's request for Zhishi must have arrived on the emperor's desk at this time. Even if Chen Shan was asked to withdraw from the cabinet at the beginning, Zhu Zhanji's incense is still there, and he will not be dealt with seriously, Yang Shiqi is a step back and the sky is open, Yang Pu doesn't care about anything, Jin Youzi is sick after a few days, and the three of them naturally won't have any objections. But Du Zhen had already said this, and he hated this despicable character very much, so after he smiled bitterly, he nodded.

"I have written it down, sir."

Knock Knock Knock –

There was finally a gentle knock on the door, Zhang Yue knew that it should not be Ming Di and Mo Yu who were waiting in Du Fu's study, so he hurriedly stood up and pulled up the curtain to open the door, and when he saw that it was his mother-in-law Qiu and Du Juan, he hurriedly reached out and took the heavy tray in Qiu's hand, and turned his head and shouted inside: "It's my mother-in-law and my sister are here." ”

Du Zhen and Qiu's husband and wife for many years, took a light breath and smelled the sweet fragrance in the air, because he smiled: "It must be a small osmanthus rice ball, I guessed right?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes, I've been making you supper for so many years, it's weird if you guess wrong!" Qiu Shi glared at Du Zhen, and saw that Zhang Yue had already put his things on the small round table in the corner, and went to move the Jindun again, so he got up with Du Zhen, and pulled Du Juan over to sit down, and then said angrily, "As soon as you two meet, it will be endless, and you won't look at what time it is!" One is often in the cabinet in the dark, the other is often in the military headquarters and does not return home at night, and the same is true at home! Hurry up and finish eating, wash your face and go to sleep, it's the third quarter of the first month! ”

This year is not richer than the nightlife of later generations, Du Zhen and Zhang Yue are all people who have to get up early to go to the court, and going to bed so late means that they have to get up and prepare for less than an hour. Zhang Yue had to secretly sigh that the copper kettle was dripping outside, and he forgot it without paying attention, it seemed that it was really inconvenient to have no watch. So, seeing Du Juan also throwing an angry look at him, he immediately realized that he should also think of his wife who was pregnant with Liujia, so he quickly showed an apologetic smile.

After drinking most of the bowl of osmanthus balls, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered something and couldn't help asking, "What about Xiao Wu?" ”

"That girl is the most sleepy, where can she stay up, she has passed through Tongzhou in her dreams." Du Juan remembered that she had just gone to the small fifth room to take a look, she was curled up in a group like a kitten and sleeping soundly, and smiled again, "I don't sleep old, I'm still dreaming, I am complaining about you, and I am worried about the one in her family, and you can send less brother-in-law when you look back." ”

Did I send it?

Zhang Yue only smiled bitterly, and was glared at by Du Juan's eyes, so he had to raise his hands and agree. After eating supper, Du Zhen did not continue to leave Zhang Yue for a long talk, and left with Qiu after two sentences, and Zhang Yue also went back to the room with Du Juan. Although this house is new, it also has Du Juan and Xiao Wu's boudoir in advance, so when the couple entered the room, he gently closed the door, and then stretched lazily and lazily, and the yawns that had been holding on to it just now came out one after another.

"Although you haven't learned your father's coldness, your seriousness in doing things is really the same as his, that is, you are lazy."

Zhang Yue saw that Du Juan was looking at him with sparkling eyes, so he smiled and took his wife and walked inside. At this time, the night was dark, although there was a girl in the second room, but she had already dozed off, Zhang Yue saw that Du Juan was going to call someone, so he shook his head at her, and lightened his steps to the inner room. Help the person to sit down. Before he came in, a mother-in-law had already brought hot water outside, so he went back and fetched water to wash his face and burn his feet. When the husband and wife sat on the bed, he breathed a sigh of relief, and looked sideways at Du Juan.

"See what I'm doing?"

"I thought that a few old adults were back, and my burden could finally be lighter, but who knew that Mr. was a lot older but still violent, and he ...... tomorrow No, it should be said that today's court meeting must be indispensable. In contrast, I have long been accustomed to looking ahead and backwards, and I do lack the courage to move forward. ”

Du Juan didn't ask what the so-called violentness meant, Zhang Yue reached out and grabbed it, and she didn't resist. just looked up at the tent on the top, and then laughed: "You have so many nicknames outside, and some people call you Zhang Daring, but in the final analysis, there are too many things you can't put down, where can you compare with your father?" Don't say that now that I am married to you, he has no worries, that is, in the past, when was he really afraid? Even me, when I was a child, I didn't know how much I complained about my father, but after so many years, I really respected and admired him...... Therefore, even you can't persuade your father to come. ”

"How dare I persuade him?" Zhang Yue smiled bitterly, thinking that from childhood to adulthood, whether he is doing learning or doing great things, this teacher and father-in-law is a stubborn person, and the eight cows don't want to pull it back. Therefore, he unconsciously hugged Du Juan tighter, and said word by word, "I also have a martial arts inscription to send today, plus my father-in-law's, when the time comes, people will definitely say that our son-in-law loves to toss." ”

"Charging outside, that's your man's duty, you don't have to worry about things at home, I'll take care of it." It's just ......" Du Juan remembered that Xiao Chinese New Year's Eve finally remained silent that day, and after thinking about it for a few days, he finally decided to say it to remind Zhang Yue, "Although the Queen Mother's illness is better, the doctor who treated the Queen Mother suddenly rose in the capital before, and he only practiced medicine in the Jiangnan area before, and his reputation is not small, and he is indeed the best at heart disease." ”

Zhang Yue pondered for a while, then remembered it in his heart, and didn't say anything more about this matter, but just told Du Juan to raise more at home, after all, pregnancy was the most important thing in the first place. Before the lights went out, he suddenly remembered the box he had sent home, and said with a smile: "How does the salted plum taste in Bazhenfang?" ”

As soon as the words fell, he felt that the soft flesh on his waist was pinched hard, and when he looked at it again, he found that his wife's face was red and feverish, and he looked very cute, so he couldn't help but bow his head and kiss it, and said with a smile: "This is the last time there were people in the yamen who happened to be patronized, not only the salted plum that pregnant women love to eat, but also the peanuts, chestnuts, red dates, melon seeds, etc., which are very good for pregnant women, etc., the practice is different from other fried goods, so I thought about the New Year, and unconsciously bought a box." ”

"You still dare to say that I will lose the face of the boss in front of the eldest uncle!"

"What does this have to do with the eldest aunt? Can't you buy something for your daughter-in-law? ”

Looking at Zhang Yue's innocent face, Du Juan suddenly hated itchy, but his hand was grabbed tightly by Zhang Yue, so he could only watch him blow out the lamp with a smile, and then whispered in her ear to let her sleep quickly, she was used to lying in his arms and slowly closed her eyes. Xu is finally there is someone around her, this night she slept extremely peacefully, and when she opened her eyes again, she found that her side was already empty, through the Korean paper on the pane, she could detect that the sky was already bright.

That will be ...... It should have already begun, right?