Chapter 877: It's easy to get drunk, but eventually you wake up

Although it was Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhang Fu was already full of stars when he left the palace, not only that, but he was also followed by Zhu Zhanji, who had a bad face. Zhu Zhanji came back this time because he was a micro-suit, so it was naturally impossible to live in the Qianqing Palace so loudly, but it was not impossible to stay in Renshou Palace, after all, the eunuchs and palace maids there would never talk nonsense. However, after seeing the Empress Dowager Zhang, the emperor insisted on following him out of the palace. Now he looked over and didn't know what to say.

"The Emperor...... Where to go now? ”

Zhu Zhanji was silent for a while, and then faintly burst out the words "Ministry of War". Zhang Fu was not surprised when he heard this, so he gestured to the other three guards, and Wang Jin hurriedly followed. The group turned along the halfway street of the fire road to East Chang'an Street, and after dismounting in front of the yamen of the military headquarters, a guard immediately stepped forward to call the doorman. Knowing that it was the British Duke who came to find Lord Lang of the headquarters, the man did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly came out to salute, and then said in a hurry: "Young Sima has not been home for more than 20 days, so today he has changed the Chen Governor of the Wuxuan Division to be on duty, and he will go home after a while." ”

Coming home?

Zhang Fu almost thought that he had misheard, and when he confirmed it again, he sighed helplessly, and when he turned around, he only frowned and shook his head, knowing that the emperor was not angry about this matter. The group got on the horse again, and when they got on Xuanwumen Street, they heard the sound of firecrackers everywhere, and it was not until this moment that Zhang Fufang on horseback slowed down, pinched his fingers and counted, and he immediately realized.

"I almost forgot, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, no wonder that kid is lazy and not in Yamen!"

Zhu Zhanji also heard the sound of firecrackers, coupled with Zhang Fu's words, he couldn't help but glance back at the palace, but thinking about the scene when he summoned Yang Shiqi and the others in Renshou Palace before, he couldn't help but feel upset, and he suddenly whipped it fiercely, and galloped forward quickly. Wang Jin hurriedly said to Zhang Fu: "British duke, the emperor must be going to Wu'anhou Hutong, let's hurry up and catch up!" ”

Zhang Fu saw Wang Jin chasing after him, so he had to order his relatives to catch up, and it was not until the mouth of Wu'anhou Hutong that he narrowed the distance. Seeing people turning into the alley like a gust of wind, he secretly sighed in his heart.

At this moment, the emperor came to Zhang Yue, which was really not a good deal.

The east and west corner doors and gates of Zhang's house have been closed, but the sound of crackling firecrackers inside is endless, and bursts of laughter can be faintly heard from inside through the wall. In such a noisy environment, the general knocked on the door for a long time, and then the porter came out to answer, and he recognized Zhang Fulai with a lantern for a long time, and hurriedly welcomed the group in. This way sent people to the screen door, and the gatekeeper quietly retreated and couldn't help but rub his eyes with his hands.

The young master who hasn't come back for more than 20 days can go home for the New Year, but didn't the British Duke hear that he just came back today and went to the palace, why did he suddenly come here at this moment and didn't go home directly?

Although firecrackers and fireworks have become popular in recent years, and even the royal family will set off fireworks in the palace during the New Year's holidays, Zhang Yue likes to crackle and lively, and also knows that the wooden house is easy to catch fire, so every time there are fireworks and firecrackers at home, they will always be completely prepared next to them, and only choose the empty place outside the second gate. At this time, seeing that Jing Guan was considerately covering his sister Sansan's ears there, and the younger son and daughter were already hugged back to the house, he personally stepped forward and lit a string of firecrackers. He had barely escaped when a loud voice exploded again.

When Zhu Zhanji followed Zhang Fu into this courtyard, what he saw was the moment when the fire was rising. Although he had never seen these in the imperial city in the past, he had never let off firecrackers with his own hands, and at this time, seeing Zhang Yue fleeing quickly, he picked up his son and daughter to the side, laughing and shouting something, he couldn't help but feel more and more uncomfortable in his heart, and he didn't notice that Zhang Fu had quietly stepped forward from the side.

The daughter is still young, but the son is already old after all, so Zhang Yue quickly let go of Jingguan and ignored the reluctance of the little guy. It's just that Sansan was so timid, and soon he broke free from his arms like kraft candy, and slipped to the side to find Zhang Jing, but instead of calling the little aunt inside, he was stuffed with a small firework in his hand. Zhang Yue was smiling as he watched his daughter shouting something to Zhang Jing with her little face wrinkled, and heard a call from the side.

"Brother Yue."

"Hey, it's the lobby uncle?"

Zhang Yue hadn't heard this title for a long time, and when he turned his head, he saw Zhang Fu. Thinking of who he came back with today, his cheerful energy immediately receded like a tide, and he swept around to find someone without thinking about it. When he saw the four people dressed up over there, he nodded at Zhang Fu, and then hurried over in three or two steps.

"Why are you here?"

Knowing that Zhu Zhanji's identity is inconvenient now, Zhang Yue naturally chose the most convenient title. And Zhu Zhanji saw that others didn't pay attention to his side, and he was still busy setting off firecrackers and laughing, so he couldn't help but glance at Zhang Yue: "Why did you hide from the yamen as soon as I came back, for fear that I wouldn't be able to find you?" So happy! ”

"What is that, really...... It's really that I'm stuck in the yamen every day, and I'm about to panic, besides, I always thought that you would accompany you over there, so I thought about Chinese New Year's Eve and took a break. After all, there is a lobby boy who will accompany you back this time. The most important thing is ......" Zhang Yue paused, and when he saw Zhu Zhanji looking at him with a smile, he simply said bluntly, "There are too many things these days, and my heart is depressed, so I took advantage of the New Year to set off a few firecrackers in person, and listened to the crackling sound, and I felt much less depressed." If you want to say happy, you are indeed happy, after all, you are back, the Queen Mother's illness has improved, and even the military situation at home and abroad is stable, and you can finally have a peaceful year. ”

Zhu Zhanji knew that Zhang Yue would not directly say something like the fear that the minister was guilty, but when Zhang Yue explained it so nonsense, he still couldn't help but smile, but this smile quickly disappeared. After all, Empress Dowager Zhang is only slightly improving, and I don't know if she can really get better; Whether Sun Guifei's side is involved or not, no one can guarantee him; Even when he went to see his favorite crown prince, the little child's first reaction was to cry. At that moment, he even regretted that he shouldn't have toured north in the first place.

So, he sighed, then looked at Zhang Yue and said, "Find a room and drink with me." ”

Although Zhu Zhanji had fellowship with him when he was still the emperor's grandson, and later helped each other through hardships, Zhang Yue never claimed to be a friend of the emperor - that kind of natural consciousness could easily kill people. Therefore, at this moment, he showed an extremely surprised expression, and even admonished two sentences, seeing that the emperor was as stubborn as five horses pulling a carriage that could not come back, so he reluctantly agreed.

While walking out with Zhu Zhanji, he suddenly remembered that he didn't say hello to his family, and when he looked at the Hanging Flower Gate again, Xu is Zhang Fu had already reminded him that more than half of the people in the courtyard had dispersed, and the rest of the family members were also retreating inside, and he even saw Jingguan taking Du Juan's hand and walking inside, beckoning to him while his mother was not paying attention, and he couldn't see if he was grimacing.

The dignified Zhang Shilang Mansion lacked nothing, so naturally there was no shortage of empty houses and wine. Although this is the son of the great tomorrow, Zhang Yue still did not take people to the main hall of a few serious rooms, but led him to his study to reflect on himself, after closing the door and lowering the curtain, he asked Zhu Zhanji to sit down on the cedar armarm chair, and then moved out a jar of wine from behind the bookshelf, and took down a set of wine utensils from the railing on the other side, and put a white jade bucket in front of the emperor, and he was a wooden cup. And Wang Jin stayed outside knowingly, and didn't go in the way.

Whether it is a white jade bucket or a wooden cup, since they are all wine utensils, the amount is not small, so after three cups, both of them are a little more drunk. At this time, Zhang Yue resolutely moved the wine jar into its original place, saying that he would not let Zhu Zhanji drink it again. At this time, Zhu Zhanji was finally annoyed, slapped the handrail fiercely and said, "Zhang Yue! ”

"It's even more sad to use wine to dispel sorrows, it's easy for the emperor to get drunk in the courtier's house, but in the end, there will always be a day when he wakes up."

Zhang Yue saw Zhu Zhanji glaring at him, sighed secretly, and then stood up: "The emperor should have seen Yang Ge Lao and them, and what he should know must have been known." It's been extremely difficult to travel overnight, as long as you can trust the minister, it is better to sleep well in the minister's study. Although it is a little simpler here, the house is full of ink and books, which is also conducive to calming the mind and calming down. ”

"You ......" Zhu Zhanji was angry when he heard this, and one hand clenched into a fist, "You don't want to talk to me?" ”

"If the emperor doesn't ask the minister to drink with you again, the minister will naturally be happy. The emperor went to Daning this time, and all the good news came from there. Since the minister is a squire of the military department, he wants to hear about the grand occasion at that time. ”

Zhang Yue is afraid of what he is drunk and spit out the truth, you know, there are some things to talk about, some things to talk about, to control everything within the range he wants, a drunken emperor is naturally not a good choice, because at that time, he will definitely hear a lot of things that should not be heard. Therefore, he took away the white jade bucket and the wooden cup, and then sat down and put on a posture of listening to his ears.

Zhu Zhanji glared at Zhang Yue fiercely, and gradually started talking. At first, it was just to relieve the boredom in my heart, but gradually I started talking, and my face gradually became a little fluttering.

"I met with the leaders of the three guards of Uliangha in Daning, and rewarded the warriors of their three tribes. It's just that what I'm most happy about is that my warriors are no worse than them, a banner army that usually looks ordinary, but when they fight, they are extremely brave! Therefore, in the future, I will often review the army and select such brave people. As you said, even if the army has no battle to fight, it can't just be idle, otherwise it will raise wine bags and rice bags. Do you know that this time, because of the proper before and after, the army went out of Xifengkou to Daning, and on the way back, only a dozen people froze to death. ”

Only a dozen people froze to death, which sounds cruel, but compared with the number of people who froze to death in the past several northern expeditions, it is actually an extremely amazing achievement. Thanks to the fact that the imperial court is now vigorously promoting double-cropping rice in Jiangnan and other places, coupled with more and more cotton planting, the military robes and jackets are thicker than before, and the rations are also abundant. Thinking of the fortified atmosphere of Daning City more than 20 years ago, Zhang Yue was leisurely fascinated, and then nodded.

"With Dongsheng, Daning, Kaiping, Xinghe, plus Hami in the northwest, the border defense in the north has become more and more consolidated. When later generations praise it, it is rare to add the word fixed edge. With such an arrangement, as long as this example can be continued in the future, it will be enough to defend the border without worry for decades. ”

"You will climb the pole, and it is not easy to become a system! I originally planned to do so, but this time there was such a thing on patrol, if it is still like this every year in the future, Hugh will talk about others, Yang Shiqi will be the first to refuse! ”

Zhu Zhan basically wanted Zhang Yue to relax here, there are not many places in the world where he, the emperor, can indulge in a drunken mood, but Zhang Yue didn't let him get drunk, and even more worried about borrowing wine to dispel his sorrows, although he was not happy, how could he not know that this was the truth? Since these words were extinguished before he started, he also followed Zhang Yue's words. Although this northern tour did not encounter the enemy, the harvest was remarkable. Just before the news of the Queen Mother's serious illness came, there were even some old subordinates under the command of Arutai who braved the wind and snow to come to meet him, and he was both guilty and loyal, so he naturally demarcated a pasture to go out for them to graze, and a few Mongolian nobles and children came back with him. So, after sighing, he couldn't help but sigh.

Everyone in the world says that he is the Son of Peace, but why does he, the Son of Peace, have to face the current situation?

Seeing the gloomy color on the emperor's face, Zhang Yue pretended not to know and asked about the situation in Daning again, and when Zhu Zhanji eased up a little, he turned the topic to the military battle bureau. There was such a big leak in the military war bureau under the inner government, Fan Hong and Jin Ying just mentioned it to the emperor, but Zhang Yue, who dragged Li Cheng to the war bureau from time to time these days, personally found out one ill after another, and before that, he was just angry with Yang Shiqi, and at this time, he counted it down with his fingers, and at the end, he said in an aggravated tone: "Actually, the minister is not aimed at the internal officials, and the military selection department has also accumulated many disadvantages before, didn't the emperor re-order the acres of land a few months ago?" Coupled with the turmoil this time, in the final analysis, it is actually the word system. ”

Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhang Yue thoughtfully, bowed his head and muttered the two words of this system, and his heart couldn't help but move. The old ancestral system is not immutable, if it were not for this, after the emperor's grandfather ascended the throne, he would not gradually reduce the authority of the vassal kings, and all these important feudal lords who were originally divided into feudal poweres have become idle kings who are only rich and honorable. Now, since they don't want to enjoy wealth and honor, how can they use the word system to defeat these ambitious vassal kings?

King Liang is easy to deal with, like the Jin Domain, a vassal king who has been rooted outside for many years, a bad one is a big trouble! However, he didn't want to bear the name of violating filial piety and kinship, and if the vassal kings of the world rose up and opposed it, things would be difficult to do.