Chapter 634: The Prosperous Years Are Old

The travel of the Son of Heaven is naturally the best opportunity to see the excitement in the eyes of the people, whether it is the driving of the book, the soldiers and horses, the clothes and accessories, which can make the onlookers talk about it for a long time. For the people who follow him, the safety of this line is naturally the top priority; And for the imperial doctors of the Imperial Hospital, checking the emperor's pulse every day is the most terrifying task.

And these things that others are most concerned about, Zhu Di, who was in the car, didn't pay attention to it at all. The road on this trip to patrol the border is not a loess official road that is renovated every year, not only the big chariots and the like cannot be used, but even the big chariots and small chariots driven by eight horses and four horses cannot be used. If it weren't for the minister's persuasion, he even insisted on riding a horse to complete the journey. In the past, he also brought Concubine Quan with him during the Northern Expedition, but this time he changed his original habit and did not bring concubines and palace maids with him, and there were only two young eunuchs in the carriage.

This way of cruising, first to Longmenwei, Xuanfu, Wanquan, and then then back to Juyongguan, and then to Miyun, Chaohesuo, Jizhou, Xifengkou, in a blink of an eye, a month has passed, the weather has become cooler. Although the news of the expedition had already spread, it was initially encountered by some uninformed tribal cavalry who crossed the Great Wall and plundered, and naturally, these scattered troops and horses completely retreated after a short battle. Even if he fought more and fought less, Zhu Di also rode a horse to supervise the battle several times, which made the entourage sweat a handful.

At this time, the window on the car wall was wide open, and a cool breeze poured straight into it, and the two little eunuchs were thinly dressed, shivering from the cold, and shivering with fright, lest the wind chill that the emperor had not yet recovered would recur. However, in the face of the emperor's pursed lips and the face without the slightest smile, neither of them dared to persuade a word, so they could only kneel to the side in fear.

"Your Majesty, Bachelor Yang and Zhang Langzhong are here."

Hearing the sound of Haishou, the young eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison, coming from outside the carriage, Zhu Di came back to his senses, casually lowered the thick curtains, and ordered someone to remove the red curtain on the edge of Qingqiyuan in front of him. Seeing Yang Rong and Zhang Yue riding horses and standing around the carriage, he said lightly: "Mian Ren has been in Jian'an, and he has been to Gansu three times; Zhang Yue grew up in Henan and has been to Shandong, Jiangnan, Xuanfu Xinghe, and can be regarded as a person who has been to the north and south of the world, but this road should be the first time to go, right? ”

"For the first time, indeed." Yang Rong considered the intention of Zhu Di's question, and then followed the beginning of the sentence and said, "But now that the emperor has rebuilt the abandoned city of Daning and garrisoned it again, maybe the ministers will have to come often in the future." ”

Zhang Yue also remembered the past when Zhu Di robbed Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, in the north, and ceded Daning to attract Duoyan Sanwei to the south, but this kind of thing must not be brought forward, so his heart moved, and then he smiled: "The minister remembered a sentence, there is no road in the world, and there are many people who walk, so it becomes a road." Now that Daning Kaiping Xinghe is connected into a line, whether the emperor patrols the border or deploys troops in the future, there will be more people on this road, and it will naturally be as smooth as those official roads that communicate the north and the south. ”

Yang Rong was only twenty-eight years old when he was in Zhiwen Yuange, and in the past 20 years, he has served the emperor day and night, and he doesn't know how many fleeting young heroes he has seen, Zhang Yue is not the most outstanding. Now five years have passed, but Zhang Yue is still standing firm, and he has gradually changed his earlier thoughts. When he heard this, he was quite appreciative in his heart, and immediately picked up the conversation.

"Once Daning is rebuilt, there will be a wide area from Jingshi to Liaodong and Nuer Gandusi, which can be attacked and retreated, which can not only prevent the collusion between Tatar and Duoyan Sanwei, but also prevent Liaodong women's straight, whether it is military reports or material exchanges, it is much more convenient. There is a lot of fertile soil here, if you are diligent in the tunshu, then the east can be safe. ”

When he said this, he seemed to have completely forgotten that he was hesitant to rebuild Daning, and when he saw Zhu Di nodding his head, he calmly mentioned the many arrangements along the way. Zhu Dizai listened carefully, interjected a sentence from time to time, almost did not change much, and immediately raised his hand and ordered Yang Rong to go down with Jin Youzi to cook some of the twists and turns sent by Jingshi, leaving only Zhang Yue. At this time, the mighty procession was still marching, and he ordered the curtain on the left side to be rolled up, and ordered Zhang Yue to ride a horse and serve beside the car.

"I originally planned to bring Zhan Ji with me this time, but after thinking about it, I still let him stay in the capital to assist the prince. You didn't stay in the East Palace for a short time before, what do you think of my imperial grandson? ”

Unexpectedly, Zhu Di asked about this again, Zhang Yue felt that the emperor's memory was already very bad, and immediately replied: "The emperor's grandson is smart and heroic, and he is taught by the emperor, assisted by the masters of the East Palace, which can be called both civil and military." ”

Zhu Di snorted lightly, and then said casually, "But several old ministers I sent to teach Zhan Ji often said in front of me that although he is very talented, sometimes he refuses to devote all his energy to the main thing of studying and governing the country. ”

Zhang Yue heard Zhu Zhanji complain that those old scholars and old masters often complained behind their backs, and he couldn't help frowning at this time. The intentions of these people are certainly good, but I don't want to think that even if a person has talent and perseverance, he is forced to breathe by this cramming teaching all the time, and occasionally he will have to listen to countless exhortations and reproaches, which is really a first-class pity.

"The emperor is clear, and the ministers think that having both civil and military forces is the right way for the country, and it is not enough to take one over the other. The emperor's grandson is the eldest husband who was personally taught by the emperor to grow up, not the golden branches and jade leaves that grow up in the hands of the women of the deep palace. Throughout the ages, the founding of each dynasty was to take the world on horseback, but when the country died, most of them were lax in armament and low in combat effectiveness. Moreover, everything is one piece at a time, and it is really meaningless to blindly urge it. ”

"I knew you were going to help him talk!" Zhu Di shook his head angrily, and then said lightly, "But what you said is reasonable, my children and grandchildren can't just blindly wander around the deep palace, they can govern the country and calm the chaos at the bottom, so that they can control the world." It's just that if Mian Ren Youzi or even your old father-in-law hears this, he may reprimand you. The way to govern the country has always been a civil official...... I think back then, if I was just a nerd who blindly reads, I wouldn't have listened to Lao Daoyan's words, and I wouldn't have gone to Daning at the most critical moment and lost Beiping to the prince to guard ......"

Hearing Zhu Di's words gradually become intermittent and fragmented, Zhang Yue couldn't help but glance at the carriage, and saw that the Son of Heaven looked stunned, as if he was caught in a memory, and he rode his horse a few steps behind after thinking for a moment. However, the faint sound of words floating in the wind still kept drilling into the ears.

“…… At that time, he had a beautiful Sanwei under his command, but he still had the idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, thinking that everyone else was a fool......"

“…… At the beginning, he guarded the Xuanfu at that little bit...... If he had been smart, he shouldn't have gone back to Nanjing; If he was smart, he shouldn't have played with so many famous halls after the dedication, did he think I was Zhu Yunwen......

“…… There are so many palace guards in his hands, but he was taken down and transferred to Yunnan without getting any news, if it weren't for me, he would have to stay there for the rest of his life! ”

“…… A drink and a peck, its own destiny? Hmph, the opportunity must not be lost and will not come again, so we can have today's ......"

Zhang Yue had already left the carriage more than a dozen steps away. It is said that the older a person is, the easier it is to be nostalgic, and judging from Zhu Di, this is really true. Thinking that the emperor's spirit along the way was quite good, and it didn't look like a return to the light, the big stone in his heart was rested, so he naturally didn't want to disturb the memories of the Son of Heaven. Silently returning to his position, he counted the time he had arrived in Daning.

In any case, Daning has Zhang Fu here, and his heavy burden should be removed.

That night, the army camped outside Zunhua City, and the royal driver was escorted to the city to rest by the Imperial Horse Supervisor's own army. This place is only more than 100 miles away from Xifengkou, there are Songting Pass, Malanyu Pass, Xifengkou Pass in the north, and it is Daning to pass the wide river through the Xifeng Pass. Although Duoyan Sanwei has long surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, there are often people entering the army in autumn and winter, so the guards of the gates are extremely strict, and even the curfew in Zunhua is extremely strict. Therefore, since Daning re-garrisoned, the people in Zunhua City were the first to experience the change.

Since it is the Son of Heaven who is on patrol, the Imperial Horse Guards and the pro-army are naturally very obedient, but this time Liu Yongcheng stayed in Beijing to garrison, and only Haishou accompanied him, and he had to restrain nearly 4,000 forbidden troops, so he naturally had more headaches and headaches. After all, he was born in North Korea, although he was holding the title of the young eunuch of the imperial horse prison, but the real military affairs have never dared to stretch out his hand, this time he took over all the brains, and he also had to take care of the affairs in front of the emperor, he hated himself for only caring about money before, and he didn't have a cronie in the army.

What annoyed him even more was that he didn't know if Liu Yongcheng forgot about it because the patrol was too urgent, or if he simply warned him on purpose, in short, the eunuchs he brought with him were also not experts. In the first few days, whenever he came down to report for instructions due to camping or night patrols, he could only deal with them vaguely. In the end, he really had no choice but to pull someone to ask from time to time, and in the end, he finally managed to get through the difficulties.

At this moment, Haishou arranged the evening patrol with great care, and immediately left the county office that was used as a hotel. The county seat of Zunhua is not too big, and now there are many civil and military generals pouring in at once, and this house is suddenly stretched, and the county order is busy and reluctantly arranges for the genius.

Yang Rongjin Youzi has to deal with important government and military affairs, so he occupies a small cross-courtyard in the county office, so naturally there is no need to crowd together with others. And although he is a eunuch, after all, he doesn't have to serve in front of the emperor all the time, so he occupies a room near the left side of the second hall, and Zhang Yue happens to be next door. At this time, he knocked on the door and entered, and when he saw Zhang Yue put down the book in his hand and raised his head, he smiled and nodded.

"Lord Xiao Zhang, I'm going to Xifengkou tomorrow, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

"What Father-in-law Hai said is that fortunately, it is still peaceful on the road."

Zhang Yue has been used to dealing with Haishou along the way, although this person did not say it explicitly, he understands what is going on, but he is also happy to pretend to be confused. Hai Shou sat down, and then asked all kinds of things without a word, with one or two important sentences in between, Zhang Yue coped with it as always, and finally suddenly smiled: "This time the northern tour is over and returns to the capital, and in the future, Gonggong Hai, the young eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison, will be able to live up to his name." ”

"Cough, Lord Xiao Zhang, our family won't tell you the truth, as long as our family has that name, we don't care about military power." Hai Shou knew that Zhang Yue understood his intentions, and he was immediately stunned, and shook his head again, "Gonggong Liu is really...... If there is something wrong with the Imperial Horse Prison Army, our family is unlucky, and he will not be able to escape the charge when he turns around, why bother? Hey, fortunately, our family is in a hurry, and you are also a warm-hearted person, Lord Zhang, otherwise our family will really plant it this time, and our family must remember this adult affection! ”

Zhang Yue knew that Haishou must have been motivated by some considerations, so he found himself straightforwardly. Hearing people say this at this time, he had to push back two sentences. The eunuch is a crippled person, and it is not a big deal to love money, so he has no intention of despising it. And Haishou made it clear that he didn't love power but only money, but he was more reliable than Lu Feng, who was insatiable and wanted to make money, so the two chatted with each other, and time passed quickly.

"Father-in-law Hai, the little one has something important to see!"

Just as Haishou was about to say goodbye, a shrill voice suddenly came from outside. Distinguishing this voice, Hai Shou stood up, went out in three steps and two steps, opened the door and looked, and saw that it was a little eunuch in front of the palace, so he immediately let him in. This little eunuch entered the door and looked left and right, and saw that there was only Zhang Yue except Haishou, and he couldn't help but hesitate. Seeing this scene, Hai Shou reprimanded angrily: "Lord Xiao Zhang is not an outsider, what do you have to say!" ”

The little eunuch swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Bachelor Yang and Bachelor Jin just went to report to the emperor, and it didn't take long for a decree to summon An Yuan, Hou Liusheng, and other Hou Uncles!" Later, the little one vaguely heard a sentence, as if it was said that the Xifengkou guard sent an emergency military report, and there were soldiers and horses who committed Daning! ”

Guilty of Daning?

Hearing this, not only Haishou was stunned, but Zhang Yue was also surprised. It must be known that the Son of Heaven personally led troops to patrol the border, and this news had already been released, and the occasional small-scale attack in front of the head was forgotten, and now who would dare to raise a large army to commit Daning? Not counting the 30,000 troops here, the Daning garrison is nearly 20,000, and the commander of the army is the British Gong Zhang Fu, how can it be so easy to deal with?

The two looked at each other for a while, Hai Shou hurriedly sent the little eunuch away, and then explained to Zhang Yue in a curtled manner: "Lord Xiao Zhang, our family is just worried about the emperor, so ......"

"Father-in-law Hai accompanies and supports, so it is natural for people to pay attention." Zhang Yue didn't have the heart to listen to his explanation at this time, and frowned after saying a word insincerely, "Although it is already night now, when I hear this news, I ...... with the emperor's temperament."

As soon as the words fell, there was a commotion outside, and in a short time, the door was pushed open with a bang. The middle-aged eunuch who came in in a hurry didn't have time to catch his breath and said angrily: "Gonggong Hai, Lord Zhang, the emperor has a decree to establish a ...... Immediately reorganize the army, and in half an hour it will be pulled out, and rush from Xifengkou to Daning! ”