Chapter 608: The Strange Notes of the Dragon Boat Festival

Although he is already old, but during the New Year's holidays, Qiu still prefers to do it himself, and this time he prepared a whole three-layer food box of zongzi for Zhang Yue. Bean paste dumplings, mushroom dumplings, lotus seed dumplings, red bean dumplings, mung bean dumplings, white rice dumplings...... The color is wrapped in a small leaf, but it is the size of two fingers, verdant and green, very cute, and all are vegan. After Zhang Yue thanked him, he went to the study to see his father-in-law Du Zhen. Regarding the withdrawal of troops mentioned by Du Zhen, he was naturally blunt.

"Father-in-law, although Annan has always been subordinate to China before the Tang Dynasty, after all, he has been dissatisfied with the king because he is on the border. At the beginning of the emperor's dispatch of troops, because the puppet king of Annan had no way, many of the people of Annan were extremely happy, but because the Ming Dynasty directly turned Annan into the political secretary of Jiaolubu, and the eunuch Ma Qi who was sent there did nothing wrong, those traitors had an opportunity to take advantage of it and incite the people, so they often responded to every call. Although Li Li has been captured now, you must know that the reason why the British duke left the town three times after Heian Nan is precisely because the rebellious local officials are really endless. Once Xiao An not only wanted to transfer back to the army, but also to transfer back Huang Fushangshu, it was really short-sighted. ”

"You're right, but I think Yang Mianren and Jin Youzi mean, this Jiaolu is a chicken rib that is tasteless and abandoned, the garrison consumes a lot, and the household department can't afford to supply it year after year."

Seeing that Zhang Yue was about to speak, Du Zhen waved his hand, and the expression on his face became more solemn: "The emperor naturally doesn't want to lose this place, but it's hard to guarantee what will happen in the future." Long-term peace and stability cannot rely on Huang Fushang alone, nor can it rely on your Zhang family, there must be a long-term strategy. You mentioned the military strategy of Jiaolu before, now you might as well think about it again, what is the use of this place, how to pacify it for a long time, how to send officials and how to guard it, this article will be sorted out again, I will refer to you in detail, and I will hand it to Yang Mianren for you when the time comes. ”

remembered that he had crossed the military department in the past, and Fang Bin directly mentioned the matter of Jiaoluan, so Fang Bin didn't give a good face for several days, Zhang Yue didn't know that the old father-in-law was a good intention. Among the four members of the cabinet, Du Zhen and Yang Shiqi are partial to literary affairs, and Yang Rongjin Youzi is partial to military affairs, although this is just a convention, but there is no need to break this rule until it is a last resort.

"Yes, I see, I'll think it through when I get back."

"Well, it's not early, you go back quickly, don't make your family wait!"

Du Zhen knew that the Zhang family must be a family reunion at night, so he sent Zhang Yue back first. But not long after the person walked on the front foot, he suddenly remembered that the emperor personally inquired about the affairs of the Ministry of War today, as if he meant that Zhao Xuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was too busy to be busy, and there was another person to act as an agent. However, at the moment, there are not many affairs of the Ministry of War, so is there something else? Thinking that Jin Youzi hinted to himself, even Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was unlucky because of his son-in-law's mistake, and now that he is in the cabinet, Zhang Yue has limited room for rise in the court, and Weng's son-in-law is easy to let the official grasp the handle in the same dynasty, if he is released to the prefect to hone for a few years, he can't help but raise his eyebrows.

It is difficult to move in the middle of the court, but there is a wide sea and sky outside, how can he not know? At present, the emperor's body is not as good as before, and he is angry at every turn, and Zhang Yue can get rid of this circle of right and wrong by leaving far away. However, where is he in charge of this matter!

There are not many pedestrians on the streets in the evening, one is that the curfew is imminent, and the other is because today is the Dragon Boat Festival, but all the conditional homes are prepared with calamus wine, realgar wine and zongzi, and a festival is lively, so few pedestrians are also in a hurry, and Zhang Yue is naturally no exception. When passing in front of the West Fourth Archway, he casually looked up and found that there were several human heads hanging on the flagpole that had taken on a brownish-black color.

Although it is said to be a big blow after the autumn, if you encounter the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Criminal Department and the Jinyi Guard, you will be sentenced to death row, and you often don't pick any season. It's just that the head on this flagpole does not belong to some commoners who have committed capital crimes, but to four real court officials. Just two months ago, supervising the imperial history Wang Yu and the director of the criminal department, Jinyiwei two hundred households together, a total of four people will be sentenced to death row, mistakenly killed four innocent people, the matter stabbed to the front of the emperor, as a result of all four people arrived, the same day in the West Fourth archway abandoned the city. Now that two months have passed, those four heads are still hanging high, which is a great warning to the court officials.

"Young Master!"

Zhang Yuezheng pondered that although it was a wrongful killing, the families of the four people who were wrongly killed were already unable to compensate, and when he heard such a voice, he came back to his senses. Seeing that Hu Qi didn't know which horn he came out of, his heart moved, and he hurriedly stepped forward. Peng 13 knew that these two must have something to say, so he stopped Niu Dang and the four who were about to follow.

"How's it going?"

"I've seen it, that Fang Rui is no longer an important person now, as long as you find a chance, you can take him down."

"That's good, find the best opportunity to start."

Seeing Hu Qi nodded, Zhang Yue knew that he didn't have to worry about this kind of thing when he handed it over to experts, so he let go of a matter in his heart. There is nothing to say to this kind of obsessed person who is obsessed with ghosts, and at this most critical time, he can only choose to create a little illusion to get people out first, and then send them away directly, which will also save trouble in the future. As for where to send it, he already had an idea.

"By the way, there is one thing you go back and ask Lord Yuan to check it out, a scribe in the Zhan Mansion quietly hid a lot of drafts discarded by the officials of the East Palace, and now they have let Lord Zou of Shao Zhan Shi drive out. Lord Zou was reluctant to say anything about the fate of those people in the past, but I felt that although this person claimed to be greedy for money with these ink treasures, God knows if there was anything else. This is also a big deal, and it should not be underestimated, after all, the Zhan Mansion is full of people from the East Palace. ”

Hu Qi was very vigilant about this sudden news, and after agreeing, he inquired carefully. He has half of Yuan Fang's secret spies, but he has never found the corresponding opportunity to officially enter Jinyiwei, so he is naturally extremely concerned about this case involving the East Palace. As he spoke, he looked around, and seeing that there was hardly anyone passing on the road at this moment, he glanced at the head on the flagpole, and after a moment of silence, he decided to say a few wordy words.

"Young master, since you were impeached once by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Lord Yuan over there has been letting people stare at that end. Liu Guan, the imperial history of the left capital, won the trust of the emperor, but the prince did not like him very much, and he had spoken when he was in charge of the country, but at that time, the emperor deliberately issued an edict from Beijing, and scolded the prince for not humiliating the minister. After that, although this person made a mistake, he was promoted again, and he was extremely wealthy. Although this person is a civil official, he has to guard against it. Wang Yue, the superintendent who died by manslaughter of an innocent person, is a close confidant of Liu Guan, and it is not the first time that a death row prisoner has been wrongly executed, so this time Lord Yuan saw the opportunity to get rid of him and Jinyiwei, the two hundred households that were in the way! Lord Yuan won't let me talk about this, but I feel that I still don't hide it from you. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yue suddenly realized, and his heart became heavier and heavier. Over the years, he didn't know how much favor he had received from Yuan Fang, but he couldn't pay it back. Even if his father Zhang Zuo and Yuan Fang really had a lifelong friendship, the help they helped again and again this time far exceeded the love of ordinary elders for their juniors. With a soft exhale, he lowered his voice.

"Don't hide this from me in the future. You remember to tell Lord Yuan to be careful in everything over there, and be sure to take care! ”

Hu Qi now has a thick beard, and he still has the name of the Zhang family's guard, and he will appear from time to time, but more often he is running outside, and he does not often appear by Zhang Yue's side. When he left quietly, Zhang Yue turned around and got on the horse, but he was still guessing Yuan Fang's plan in his heart, and he didn't say a word along the way. After entering Wu'anhou Hutong, he retracted his chaotic thoughts and stopped in front of the west corner of his house on his horse.

"Third young master, the British duchess is here, not only the little young master and young lady, but also Miss Ke!" After the porter said with a smile on his face, he squeezed his eyes at Peng Shisan, who jumped off the horse, "Uncle Peng's lady is also here, and this time she is talking with her in the upper room!" ”

"She came here twice in three days, is it worth your special words?" Peng Shisan has never been thin-skinned, so he smiled nonchalantly at this time, "Besides, she was originally thinking about this, and everyone should be lively and lively together during the festival." She and I are already old husbands and wives, don't keep thinking about jokes, you kid! ”

Zhang Yue had long been accustomed to Peng Shisan's whimsical tone, but when he heard the words of the old man and wife at this time, he almost stepped on the stirrup when he was dismounting. It was easy to stand firm on the flat ground, and he shook his head angrily - Peng Shisan and Lingxi have been married for less than half a year, and they have become old husbands and wives, so what about him?

Because there are no elders in the family now, Mrs. Wang and Du Juan are the most familiar with each other, and every time they come over, they go directly to the west courtyard to go to the room, and this time is no exception. Since Li Maofang died, she put down a big stone in her heart, and today she simply pulled Zhang Ke over to relax. Seeing Zhang Yue enter the door to salute, and said that she brought zongzi from the Du family, she laughed: "The Dragon Boat Festival is to make zongzi everywhere and eat a lively one, fortunately, I know that you must have someone to send it here." This morning I went to the palace to see the crown princess, got a few sachets and colorful silk, she specially mentioned a sentence to give to the juniors, I just circled down and just gave a few small ones. Brother Yue, come here. ”

Knowing that now the crown princess Zhang is presiding over the six palaces, Zhang Yue was not surprised at all when he heard this, so after listening to Mrs. Wang's last words, although he didn't understand what he meant, he still took two steps forward. Seeing that Mrs. Wang ripped off the jade pendant on his waist, and then dragged him to the side, he felt even more strange. It wasn't until Du Juan personally hung a sachet on his belt that he came to his senses.

"Atractylodes, Angelica dahurica, calamus, kaempfera, realgar, borneol, camphor, realgar...... These are deworming and disease prevention, Xiao Wu specially instructed to change the medicine every ten days, there are many epidemics during the Dragon Boat Festival, there must be a prevention. Du Juan looked at Zhang Yue with a smile, and then pointed to a few children walking around the ground, "There are people in and out of the yamen, don't be too sick to the children." I deliberately made a lot more, plus amber and autumn marks, enough for you to replace! ”

Zhang Yue realized where the smell of Chinese medicine in the room came from, so he picked up the sachet and looked at it, saw that the stitches were fine, and remembered the clothes that Du Juan made for his children. He was stunned, and many people came in the room again, and for a while they saluted and talked to each other, which was just boiling and the sky was boiling. Even Zhang Ke, who was originally silent, gradually had a smile on his face because of several sisters of the same age.

Just when the house was full of excitement and preparing for the festival, an untimely voice came from outside: "The third young master is here, and there are people from the military department and the yamen outside who are looking for it urgently!" ”