Chapter 459: Time is not with me, time is not with me

Although Zhang Yue told Hu Qi to do his best to investigate, he didn't expect to find people back so quickly. Since Lingxi had only received the news from outside, he couldn't ask why, so he hurried out of the house after a little thought. As soon as he walked on his front foot, Du Juan turned his head to Lingxi and asked, "What about the Autumn Scar Man?" Did you say you had to pack up and go along? ”

Faced with such a straightforward question, even Su Ri Lingxi is the best at mediating, and his heart can't help but jump violently at this moment. Du Juan didn't bring any dowry girls when she married into the Zhang family, so there were still three of them in this house. However, there has been a subtle change in each other's identities, only Qiu Zhen still takes it for granted that it is almost the same as when she was in Qingzhou, Shandong, but she and Amber are a little more careful than they were at the beginning.

At the beginning, Zhang Yue and Du Juan were brother and sister, but now they are husband and wife, how can they be the same as at the beginning?

Autumn Scar said so, but Amber had already persuaded her to leave. It's all a bit of a foolish idea, she's just a whim, and she shouldn't do such a stupid thing when she figures it out when she looks back. She is this kind of babbling character, and she is a person with no intentions, so it's good to wait until she figures it out. It has always been the young master and the young grandmother who tolerated her, so they ......"

"Take me there."

Interrupted by this simple sentence, Lingxi knew that he couldn't persuade anything at this time, so he had to open the curtain and lead the person out. When she arrived at the West House, as soon as she entered, she saw Qiu Zhen lying on the kang table sobbing, and Amber next to her was facing away from them to comfort them, so she couldn't help but glance at Du Xuan.

"Lingxi, you and Amber go out first."

Amber and Autumn Mark knew that someone was coming, one turned around, and the other quickly wiped away his tears and got up, their eyes swollen like peaches. Amber was still a little hesitant, but Lingxi hurriedly stepped forward and pulled her out. Seeing that he was the only one left here, Qiu Zhen saw that Du Xuan's face could not see joy and anger, and gradually became a little apprehensive, and he was extremely uncomfortable standing there with his hands down.

"Lingxi said, you want to follow him this time?"

Although Du Juan only used one of his words, Qiu Zhen didn't know who this meant by it, and hurriedly explained: "Young grandma, the slave and maid have already made a mistake in the first thing, and they shouldn't talk nonsense." But the young master's departure is not as good as before, as little as three or five months, more than a year and a half, and several of them are big men, it is inevitable that it is not safe, if the slave is dressed in men's clothes, one can take care of it, and the other can also be ......"

"Do you know what kind of place Xuanfu Town is? Do you know how many pairs of eyes are staring at there? Do you know who else is traveling with him this time? Do you know what it would be to impeach him for taking a servant into official business? Although he had just said to Zhang Yue that he wanted to sing white-faced, Du Juan was originally full of worries, but he couldn't help it at this moment. Seeing that Qiu Zhen was stunned by her words, she said lightly, "You are not the only one in this family who cares about him, and if you really care about him, you should think more about what you say and do, don't just rely on your own temperament!" ”

And after Zhang Yue confirmed the news that Fang Shuixin was sent back, he didn't take care of this housework in the second room, and took Hu Qi straight to Zijiuzhai. However, as soon as he sat down, he squinted his eyes and thought about it.

Although he is not the kind of person who can memorize almost the entire historical chronology, he knows that there were a total of five northern expeditions during the Yongle period, the first two of which dealt a serious blow to the Tatars and Warat, and the last three were concentrated in the last three years of Zhu Di's reign. He didn't want to have to usher in the change of the civil fort in a flash of more than 20 years.

"Young master, Fang Shuixin actually didn't run far before he fell ill in Baoding Mansion. Luckily, I remembered the hospital......"

"That's the end of this matter, go back to my account and get a sum of money to reward everyone, I won't ask you about this now." Zhang Yue waved his hand lightly, and then motioned for Hu Qi to step forward, and then explained, "I'm going to leave Beijing in about a few days, and I have a few important things to tell you." First, Zhao Hu stayed in the bright place and listened to the instructions at any time; You secretly stay in Beijing in the name of going to Nanjing, pay attention to the situation, and if there is any change, immediately let Zhao Hu report to me, and report to me at the same time. ”

Rao is Hu Qi has always been smart and keen, and he still can't help but hesitate a little at this time: "But the Jingshi already has Lord Yuan, but there are too few people around the adult, if I stay any longer, you will only have Xiang Long and Liu Bao." ”

"If I am not mistaken, this time I can still ask An Yuanhou for the five hundred people of Zhou Bailing in Jingying, they have followed me twice, and they can be trusted. It's really a secret thing, it's enough to have Xiang Long and Liu Bao. Besides, if it is the beginning of spring next year, Lord Yuan will probably have to accompany him, and there will be no one in the capital at that time. ”

Seeing that Hu Qi agreed, he continued: "Second, although Jinyiwei doesn't have many spies on the grassland, I believe that there should be a lot of eyes and ears in Xuanfu Town, so you go and meet Lord Yuan to see if you can manage to get Xiang Long and Liu Bao to mobilize these eyes and ears." Third, please keep an eye on that Shouguang King, I always feel that he has a problem, and I have to prevent him from making waves. Fourth, this time I went to Xuanfu to distribute firearms, and there should be eunuchs accompanying me. You immediately go and inquire which father-in-law in the palace is traveling with me this time. Fifth, the generals and eunuchs who guard the Xuanfu, you can see if you can get their information, especially those eunuchs. You can do it yourself now, and you must be secretive and fast. ”

When Hu Qi received the order to leave, Zhang Yue did not leave the study, but continued to sit there and ponder. Jin Yiwei is not omnipotent, otherwise this incident would not have been unheard of from Hu Qi and the others in advance. Now it seems that it is not wrong for Yuan Fang to be cautious and low-key in peace, otherwise once the son of heaven and a courtier, Zhu Gaochi will probably be liquidated when he ascends the throne on the other day. And although he has tried his best to get closer to the East Palace, he can't do too much, otherwise Zhu Di, who is staring at the East Palace all the time, will immediately turn his face.

The military department of the arsenal Shiro seems to be an important position for him, but his promotion to this position has been, relying on the emperor's trust, and he has been promoted beyond the ranks. Following the army to the north, even if there is great merit, it will definitely be those nobles who lead the Chinese army or the left and right sentinels, and it will not be his turn. This time is undoubtedly an opportunity with both opportunities and risks, but in addition to transferring his eldest uncle Zhang Xin back and getting his father-in-law Du Zhen out of prison, what can he do to make the emperor not go to the army in person after this time?

"Someone!"

With this shout, the door of the study was immediately pushed open, and it was Zhao Hu who came in. Zhang Yue wanted to tell him to prepare a horse to go to the British Mansion, but when he stood up, he found that he was hungry and panicked, so he had to order him to go to the kitchen to get some food first. After filling his stomach, he asked Lian Sheng to inform Du Juan in the inner courtyard, and then went out with Zhao Hu and a few other entourages.

At this time, it was not far from the time of curfew, so the group quickly whipped up, and when they turned to Qingshui Hutong, where the British Mansion was located, they heard the loud sound of gongs. The east corner gate of the British government for people to go out has been closed, and the two gatekeepers on the west corner door heard the sound of horses' hooves and came out to check the movement, and saw that it was Zhang Yue, they hurriedly came out to salute, and Zhang Luo led the horses, and some people reported inside. After Zhang Yue entered, the housekeeper Rongshan hurriedly greeted him and took Zhang Yue directly to Zhang Fu's study.

Zhang Fu's study is still the same as the scene of Nanjing in the past, with no bookshelves on the four walls, but a dignified but imposing regular script is hung in the center, on which is written "loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and bravery". Seeing the bright red vermilion seal on that side, Zhang Yue didn't understand that this was the imperial pen of the Son of Heaven, and couldn't help but stare at those four words for a while.

"It is worthy of being an anonymous disciple of Shen Minze, as soon as you come to me, you will take a look at those four words. This is the imperial pen given by the emperor on the day your daughter-in-law came, and it was named and hung in my empty study. Although Zhang Fu did not like to make friends with scribes and read books as much as Zhu Yong, he always liked to sit in this unworthy study after dinner. At this time, he smiled and pointed to a futon opposite, and then asked, "Is there something wrong with you busy man coming to see me so late?" ”

"These four words from the emperor to the hall uncle are probably the most desired evaluation of military generals from ancient times to the present." After saluting, he sat down opposite Zhang Fu, Zhang Yue repeated what Hai Shou said today, and then asked seriously, "Uncle Datang has trained as a soldier in Xuanfu for more than a year before, so I want to ask you what you have to say about this trip?" ”

Zhang Fu is now only looking at Shuo, and he is concentrating on preparing for the northern expedition and does not ask about other state affairs, so he didn't know any news before. After the shock of hearing this news at first glance, he frowned, and after thinking about it for a while, he put away the smile on his face: "Do you know how much civil and military power the imperial court has lost by a small Jiaolu? ”

Although the question was about Xuanfu, Zhang Fu replied to Jiaoluan, but Zhang Yue did not think that Zhang Fu intended to sell Guanzi. Because he had submitted a strategy for Jiaolu before and had also sorted out the relevant information, he replied after a little thought: "Chen Ji expanded the rebellion, and he commanded Tongzhi Xu Zhengzhan to die in Pantan; In the Jianding Rebellion, Liu Junshangshu, who was the counselor of the military affairs of the Duke of Qianguo, and Jiaoluan both commanded Lü Yi and Jiaoluan to participate in politics, Liu Yu, who participated in politics, were defeated and killed; Li Li made a rebellion, and Feng Gui and Hou Bao were killed in battle to defend the enemy......"

"Alright, that's all there is to it." Zhang Fu waved his hand, and then said word by word, "I just want to tell you, among these people, there are all people who are called talents for a while, but they are all in the battle formation, but they all fall one by one, so even if the Xuanfu is stationed with heavy troops, it is difficult to defeat the coming and going of Meng Yuan when he entered the Kou, the first thing you have to do is to be careful." Xu Hengnai, the Xing'anbo who guarded Xuanfu, is the grandson of the first generation of Xing'anbo, and he has partnered with me several times, so he should take care of you. But Wang Guan, the lieutenant guard of the town, is the godson of Huang Yan, the former celebrant and eunuch, and now I heard that he has taken refuge in Liu Yongcheng, the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, you have to be careful. In addition......"

Zhang Funai is a general, who once trained the army and Xuanfu is perfect, and he is skilled in military affairs. This mention is half an hour, Zhang Yue wrote them down one by one, and after finally thanking him, he said with a solemn hand: "I still have one more thing I want to ask the hall uncle, will the emperor bring the emperor's grandson with him on this northern expedition?" ”

"It's hard to say, if it was the previous time that the imperial grandson of the Northern Expedition was almost in danger, the emperor might have hesitated. But the emperor has always wanted to cultivate a peaceful son who can get everything right away, so as long as someone proposes, the emperor will happily bring the emperor's grandson. But judging from the East Palace, whether it is the crown prince or the crown princess or the crown grandson, I am afraid they will not be willing to go. After all, this northern expedition was too reluctant, and without Xia Yuanji in the middle to co-ordinate, I am afraid that the food and salary will be even tighter than the last time. Besides, the crown prince is not in good health. ”

Thinking that Zhang Fu once said that Zhu Gaoxu, the king of the Han Dynasty, often wrote letters to the nobles of the court, Zhang Yue knew it in his heart. Zhu Di is old, Zhu Gaochi is not in good health, if Zhu Zhanji has any "accident" with the Northern Expedition, Zhu Di, who is already old, knows whether he can hold it on the return trip, if Zhu Gaochi of the Beijing Division has any case, the civil officials may not be able to suppress the situation. Before he set off this time, it was time to settle the matter of Zhang Fu's private messages from the King of Han. Time is not with me, and we can't wait forever.

Late at night, because he was ordered to enter the military capital governor's mansion to study military affairs, Zhang Xuan was entertaining a few friends at home. At the beginning, after the emperor posthumously crowned his father Zhang Yu as the Duke of Rongguo, he sympathized with the Zhang family and was loyal and brave, but he did not have time to pay for the pension, so he was particularly generous in rewards and honors. Later, Zhang Fu was awarded the title of Duke of England, and when the family was divided, the family property was divided equally between him and Zhang Hui. So, although his official position is only four grades, if you want to talk about his family background, he is more rich than ordinary nobles, and his life is extremely luxurious.

At this time, the table was full of delicacies, and the ears were full of flattery, although Zhang Xuan said that he was smiling in his mouth, he had another plan in his heart. The second brother Zhang Hui has never looked down on him, except for arrogance and lasciviousness, nothing else, his son is not disciplined well, and a good daughter is also promised to Fuyang Hou Li Maofang, I am afraid that if I get married, I will have to watch over the widow. Although the eldest brother Zhang Fu is already a British prince, he is as cautious as an old man, and he doesn't know how to use that power and trust.

I only hate when I don't give it, otherwise maybe he can get a national duke!

After sending off the guests with a full meal and a full stomach, Zhang Wei returned to the backyard with the smell of wine. As soon as he stepped into his house, he saw his son Zhang Jin standing there, and couldn't help but ask strangely, "It's so late, why are you still here?" ”

"Dad, I just came back from outside, and someone asked me to bring you a letter." Seeing that Zhang Xuan's eyebrows were about to get angry, Zhang Jin hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "That person asked if he still remembered what happened to Le'an Prefecture at the beginning, so I didn't dare to refuse him." ”

Rao is Zhang Xuan has always been bold and dares to do anything, and he can't help but show surprise at this time. When he tore open the letter and took out the letterhead, he immediately frowned. There was nothing wordy about the letter, just a simple line.

"The emperor's grandson followed the emperor's northern expedition, and he is not well-known."

"Damn, why didn't he let me go when he died!"

Zhang Xuan crumpled the letterhead into a ball and threw it to the ground, and his breathing suddenly became short. If you accidentally pinch someone's handle, do you have to hold people hostage for a lifetime?