Chapter 353: True Elders

Although the government has been ordered to move a group of wealthy people from the south of the Yangtze River to the area of Beijing, and even some surrounding towns have been enriched with many households, it is still far from Nanjing. Among these prefectures and counties close to Beijing, Tongzhou is the most lively, for the simple reason that it is the first stop for officials to enter Beijing and the first stop for officials to leave Beijing.

Since it is such an important place, it is natural that there are few post stations. Tongzhou Station is located in the southwest of Tongzhou, and the newly built pavilion is more than three times larger than the post station in ordinary prefectures, and countless officials are sent to it every day. Because this is the foot of the Son of Heaven, the post man treats people and things very little and cannot be divided into a three, six, nine and so on, the main house in the middle has always been reserved for the big people, and the bright and bright side rooms on both sides are distributed to those officials who enter and leave Beijing according to their rank, as for the rows of pigeon-cage-like houses in the backyard, they are naturally reserved for those officials who have been denounced and miserable and miserable relatives who go to the frontier to take office, or the prisoners who are sent to Beijing.

This time coincided with the time when the political envoys of the world were congratulated every three years, and now that the affairs of the DPRK and the Central Committee were over, these feudal officials did not care that it was still freezing at this time, and they embarked on the return journey one after another. At present, almost all the people living in the pavilion of this Tongzhou post are political envoys from all over the country waiting for the ship, or they are officials who go out to inspect with the title of deputy capital imperial history, and the hall is crowded, so busy that the post does not touch the ground, so when a post man comes in and says that there is a nobleman who drives to ask to vacate the house, he is suddenly full of anger.

"What nobleman, who is not a nobleman in this station? Damn, the grades are all the same, who can I let take? ”

When the post saw the boss scolding his mother, his face suddenly tightened: "You keep quiet, this time it's the people from the celebrant who came, and the Jinyi guard!" The leaders on both sides were very loud, saying that they were vacating the house for Qincha to keep. I heard those two people call them as if they were Huang Gonggong and Lord Yuan, are you going to greet them......

"Grandpa Huang? Lord Yuan? Although that Yicheng is said to be a petty official who is not in the stream, but at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he is very clear about the personnel in Beijing, and after thinking about it carefully, his face suddenly turned like earth, "The celebrant and eunuch Huang Gonggong?" And the commander of the Jinyi Guard? God, what is the emperor going to do to send these two groups of people at the same time? Sensei said, you hurry up and invite them into the main hall, make the best tea, and I'll go and discuss with those adults to vacate the house now!" ”

After a while, the two hot favorites entered the post station. At this time, sitting on the Taishi chair in the main hall, Huang Yan picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and found that this sparrow tongue and tooth tea was fake at all, so he frowned and didn't drink it again, but said to Yuan Fang with a smile: "The emperor really cherishes young people, and it is not enough to send one of our family, and even sent Lord Yuan over to arrange the guards." Having said that, Lord Yuan, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, has been in office for three years, right? The emperor's most trusted minister in the past three years is about you, but as soon as Dongchang is established this year, you will have to press a big mountain on your head in the future. ”

"Father-in-law Huang laughed, I was promoted by leapfrogging, how dare I not do my best? As for the establishment of the East Factory, it is the emperor's will, and it is also appropriate for me to act as ordered. ”

"Our family admires Lord Yuan, your temperament, you are not arrogant or impatient in everything you do, and you never take credit, even the civil officials always say good things about you, which is really rare. However, Lu Feng's little monkey is young and knowledgeable, if the new official takes office and makes you angry, although you tell our family, although our family is not his top boss, there is still a way to treat him. ”

"Then thank you Grandpa Huang."

Seeing that Yuan Fang was still that indifferent and cautious face, Huang Yan immediately pursed his lips, and he didn't expect that these two sentences would be able to easily take down this incompatible character. Whether it is the king of Zhao or the king of Han, or even the crown prince and grandson of Nanjing, their eyes have always been staring at Jinyiwei, but they have never seen who this Jinyiwei commander has ever been close to. Of course, it is precisely because Yuan Fangnai is a genuine lone minister that the emperor can trust him unreservedly, otherwise this Jinyi Guard commander would have been unable to continue.

When docking at Tongzhou Wharf, Zhang Yue found that the pomp on the wharf was not trivial. Although he was a Qincha, and there were five hundred Beijing camp guards with him, and he used three boats, but at this moment, the brightly colored clothes on the dock were the brocade guards! Naturally, he didn't think that Yuan Fang's head was hot, and he could only judge that it was the emperor's idea, but such a big fanfare was no different from roasting him on the fire. Despite thinking so, he could only get off the boat with a calm face.

Because Zhu Zhanji wrote to Zhu Di before, Fang Ling stayed in Nanjing, and now there are only four hundred households in command of these 500 soldiers. For Fang Ling to be able to win the blue eyes of the emperor's grandson, Zhang Yue was naturally happy to see it, and he was also quite grateful to Zhou Bailing in his heart. At this time, he heard that the Jinyi guard officer led by him ordered the guards of the Beijing camp to return to the camp first, so he took a look at the gap and said a word to Zhou Bailing.

"If there is such an opportunity in the future, I will directly order Zhou Qianhu and your generals to An Yuanhou."

Zhou Bailing was willing to do a play for Zhang Yue in Nanjing before, and gave Fang Ling a great opportunity for meritorious service, at this time he got such a sentence, how did he not know that Zhang Yue promised that he would never erase the merits of his people, and immediately smiled, and led the team to take the first step after giving a military salute. At the beginning, if he went to report the granary fraud case to Zhu Zhanji, the reward he could get would be dozens of worthless treasure bills at most. Now that it is convenient for others, why not do it?

After the group arrived at Tongzhou Station, Yicheng had already vacated the North Courtyard, and ran back and forth with a group of post servants, who were more attentive than serving their father. Of course, he had to explain to Zhang Yue that this house was given up by him according to the instructions of the Huang Gonggong, and asked the political envoys of Shandong and Zhejiang to give up. Although Zhang Yue knew that something was wrong, he could only ask Yi Cheng to thank the two feudal officials who were at least four levels higher than him, and then he and Lu Feng tidied up their clothes and went to meet people.

As soon as they met, Huang Yan said with a smile: "Originally, this Tongzhou to Beijing is fifty miles away, and you are no better than foreign ministers, so it is nothing to meet directly today." But because the emperor is really tired of the endless letters, so he let you stay in Tongzhou post for one night, and tomorrow morning you will be escorted by the Jinyi guard to set off, just in time for the envoys of Siam, Champang, Java, and Manraka to make a pilgrimage. You have made great contributions in Jiangnan, and this time you show your face, not only to shut up the courtiers, but also to be extraterritorial! ”

Lu Feng knew that Zhang Yue's Heavenly Sword was safe and sound, and the last big stone in his heart also landed safely. After being polite, seeing that Yuan Fang avoided it under the pretext of arranging defense, he didn't bother to talk nonsense here, so he simply went back to his room to rest.

The people who are in the way are gone, Huang Yan is very determined, and he looked at Zhang Yue for a while before he smiled: "Lord Xiao Zhang probably doesn't know, for your business, the court and China are simply upside down." Those cutting-edge officials all said that the move to open the sea ban was beneficial for generations to come, and those conservative old guys said that it was a redundant move to violate the ancestral system, in short, it has not stopped until now. But the emperor praised you very much for your merits this time, our family is by your side every day, and I also heard the emperor mention to Xiao Yang and Jin Bachelor, saying that you are fighting against the Japanese in Shanghai County this time, showing the loyalty and courage of the Zhang family, and it is not an exaggeration to give the knighthood. ”

"If it weren't for the emperor's strong support, I was afraid that nothing would have been achieved on this trip, and I would never dare to be so praised by the emperor."

Zhang Yue couldn't help but muttered in his heart at this time. The title of the Ming Dynasty has always been a heavy military merit, even if it is the founding hero, only Li Shanchang is a civil official who has been awarded the title of Duke of the country, and the others are at most just an uncle, and Li Shanchang's title has not been passed down at all. Jingnan meritorious heroes are all military ministers, and even the Duke of Rongguo of Monk Daoyan is posthumously gifted, and he doesn't think that his sesame-sized merit is worth a title, you must know that this ban on opening the sea has not yet achieved results, and this one is definitely a mouthful.

Why didn't this old eunuch say that the emperor planned to crown him the prince? If you want to tell nonsense, others will believe it!

Huang Yan didn't care how humble Zhang Yue was, and said with a smile: "I heard that you accidentally broke the Sword of the Son of Heaven, and our family was shocked. Others don't know that our family has followed the emperor for many years, but they know the meaning of that sword to the emperor. That is Emperor Taizu before his death let people send to Beijing to give to the emperor, the emperor was wearing this when he was in the heavens, and he also used this when he was in the Northern Expedition, every gap and every wear and tear on the top are remembered clearly, I am afraid that I can know the truth and falsehood by touching the hilt of the sword, and it is light to say that I can't put it down. It wasn't until later that I saw your twists and turns that our family breathed a sigh of relief, and the emperor's mood improved. No, the emperor sent a brocade guard this time, and asked you to wear a full set of imperial gifts, just to let others see the young heroes of my Celestial Empire. ”

Seeing Zhang Yue's slight discoloration, Huang Yan suddenly became more determined. These days, he thought about it and felt that Zhang Yue dared to say that on the fold, it was enough to see that the Sword of Heaven had indeed not been damaged, that is to say, on the other side, it was not possible to steal chickens and rice. However, Zhang Yue definitely couldn't take out the sable fur. Knowing this, he was full of confidence, and stood up with the corner of his robe casually: "Our family and the British Duke have been friends since the Yanwang Mansion, and you are about the same as your own nephew, and our family also lives here today, if you have anything to do, you can go directly to the East Wing." Whatever you do, our family will definitely help. ”

For such a guy who talks to himself and considers himself an elder, Zhang Yue smiled on his face, and when he sent people away, he couldn't help but groan. Before long, as he was pacing in the room, he heard a knock on the door outside, and when he opened the door, he saw a real elder standing outside. Since the meeting at Nanjing Dade Silk Village that day, although he has always known that Yuan Fang has helped countless people behind his back, he has never had the opportunity to really speak face-to-face.

"Master Xiao Zhang, I have to explain to you tomorrow."

Seeing that there were two brocade-clothed guards behind Yuan Fang, Zhang Yue hurriedly invited people into the house, and then closed the door. When he turned around again, he saw Yuan Fangzheng, who had always had a calm face, looking at him with a smile. At this moment, he was so blessed that he burst out three words in his heart.

"Uncle Yuan."

Yuan Fang smiled with satisfaction, and quipped: "I can hear your Uncle Yuan, my thoughts in the past few years have not been in vain." Last time you got married, I couldn't go to your house for a drink, and I couldn't even give a gift, so this time I just made up a big gift for you that you needed the most. ”