Chapter 835: Charcoal in the Snow

From the evening, it began to snow. This was not the first snow since the beginning of winter, but it was only an hour, and the originally scattered snow droplets turned into thick patches of goose feather snow, and the ground was soon covered with a thick layer. As soon as Zhang Yue came out of the house, he found that the roof and the ground were all white, and his body, which was warmed by the brazier, was blown by the cold wind, which was extremely uncomfortable. Gathering the tiger skin face on his body, he hurriedly put on his hood again, and then went down the steps and walked out.

Even if they are the entourage of the court officials, they can only wait outside the yamen according to the system, and they are not allowed to enter at will. Yesterday, Zhang Bu and others were able to enter the courtyard, also because the incident was very important to prevent the palace from summoning. At this moment, he was waiting outside the door of the yamen of the military department. Although the snow on the linoleum cloak had been photographed just after getting off the horse, it only took a moment, and the cloak on the hat on his head was covered with a white layer, and the overwhelming snowflakes made people's eyes only a few steps away. Fortunately, the row of yamen along the alley are all hung with cyan dead wind lanterns, and some can still shine in the hazy and hazy.

After waiting for a while, he saw two people coming out, the one in front was wearing a lantern, and the one in the back was wearing a hood and wearing a big hat, and he couldn't see his head and face clearly, but he looked at the figure should be Zhang Yue, so he hurriedly greeted him. Seeing that it was windy outside, he immediately regretted that he hadn't put on a mule cart and came over, and there was a place to talk.

"Your Excellency."

Zhang Yue waved his hand to send Liu Xun back, looked up at the gloomy sky, turned around and looked at the yamen of the military department, and then dispelled the idea of finding a place to talk, so he tightened the big straps on his body: "Let's talk here, now there are many things, there is no shortage of people in the yamen, and I can't do without it." ”

"Yes." Zhang Yue said this, Zhang Bu slapped the snowflakes on his body twice, and he didn't care so much, "Today's recitals from all over the place have just been summarized. It's about the same as before, and most of them are actively tracking down yesterday's events. I took a closer look and found that there was a message sent from the Ministry of War that there was a brother-in-law who was a general banner of the Xicheng Terracotta Division...... It is said that this man took leave yesterday, but today he was seen entering the house of the general banner. I personally took a few people to a trip, and it happened that the general flag sensed something, tied someone and planned to see the adult, I asked a few words, and sent the person to Jinyiwei. I didn't know if I was doing the right thing, so I rushed to report it. There is also another piece of news that a group of eunuchs advanced in the palace in the moon. ”

It was just two inconspicuous clues, and Zhang Yue suddenly frowned. Yuan Fang started from Weimo, and all kinds of news also came from Weimo, and all the news was sent to various places, and then it was summarized to Dade Silk Village through strange channels, so Zhang Bu only needed to sit there. Thinking about these two pieces of news at this moment, he spoke: "The three soap subordinates of the Military Selection Division of the Ministry of War happened to return from leave yesterday, I felt that something was wrong, and I happened to inform the Jinyi Weidong Factory, I didn't expect you to be vigilant." It's a good job. ”

"It's good that adults don't blame." Zhang Bu then repeated Luo Er's statement at that time one by one, and said at the end, "I asked him at that moment, when he was in the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army, he served the Marquis of Wuding. ”

Zhang Yue's heart moved, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I know." You will continue to sit in the silk village, and as for the affairs of the eunuchs, you can pay attention to any news, and you don't have to worry about the rest......"

Before Zhang Yue finished speaking, he only heard someone on East Chang'an Street trotting over. It was probably because the way out of the palace was too far, and his body was covered with a thick layer of snow, which looked the same color as the snow from a distance. Seeing that the man hurriedly ran over, and after standing still at the entrance of the yamen, he gasped for breath, and Zhang Yue suddenly looked at it twice.

"Quick, go and spread the word, our family is the master of ceremonies, and I want to see you Lord Zhang!"

As soon as he heard this familiar voice, Zhang Yue softly told Zhang Bu to do things first, and then stepped forward: "You came just in time." ”

Hearing this, Cao Jixiang was stunned for a moment before turning his head away, recognizing that it was Zhang Yue, he immediately stomped his feet twice, and then walked over. "On this cold day, why is Master Zhang outside?"

"Look at you, you can't even turn your tongue, and you still say it's a cold day." Zhang Yue saw that Cao Jixiang's lips were dark, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, "If you come from the celebrant and go out of Bei'anmen to ride a horse, it won't be like this, right?" ”

Cao Jixiang only felt that his body was getting colder and colder, but he still smiled reluctantly: "The little one is the person on the brand name, it's just running errands to earn his life." It was Fan Gong who sent someone to ask if there was a report from the Ministry of War that he hadn't had time to send to the political secretary, so he directly asked the small one to take it to Zuo Shunmen. In particular, the military situation in northern Xinjiang and so on cannot be delayed for a moment. ”

On this cold day, he ran on two legs from the ceremonial supervisor to the East Factory Duty Division, and then went to the cabinet from the East Factory Duty Division, and then came out of the cabinet from the noon gate out of the East Chang'an Gate to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, which can definitely be regarded as a genuine errand. Therefore, at this moment, Cao Jixiang's whole body was stiff, and his throat was tingling. However, he has no foundation in the celebrant supervisor, and Wang Jin is not in the capital, the big guys above ignore it, but the people below are deliberately against him, and they are happy to send him around.

Seeing that Cao Jixiang's face was not good and his speech was intermittent, Zhang Yue groaned slightly, and then nodded to him: "Well, there are indeed a few urgent deliveries sent in after the evening dispersal, and they haven't had time to play." It's cold outside, come in, talk to the antechamber. ”

This is Cao Jixiang's most intimate sentence after running errands all day. He ran so many places today, and he was either left to wait in a house without charcoal, or he was left in the wind outside the yard, and he couldn't even drink a sip of tea. For a while, he only felt mixed feelings in his heart, and when Zhang Yue sent Zhang Bu away, he followed him into the yamen. When he arrived at the antechamber and sat in that warm place, he was so excited by the heat that he couldn't help but sneeze several times in a row.

Zhang Yue was dressed thickly, and his body was fine, and after standing outside for a while, he only felt that his forehead was a little cold, but seeing Cao Jixiang like this, even if he didn't worry that this guy would have to lie down for two days when he went back, he was also worried that this guy would not be able to stand it on the way back with things, so he called a soap subordinate to come in and ordered: "Tell the guy, send two bowls of brown sugar ginger soup." ”

Cao Jixiang hurriedly covered his nose with a handkerchief, and was immediately surprised when he heard this, and finally stopped the constant momentum of this sneezing, he quickly stood up and said: "Thank you Lord Zhang, this body is really small." ”

"It's night, and it's snowing again, and you're soaking most of your clothes, and if you don't take care of it, you'll probably have to lie down for two days when you go back, and then you'll be in trouble. Even I, now is the time when there is no shortage of people, and there is no negligence at all. ”

"Yes, my lord's body is expensive, and now this military department really can't lack you."

Hearing this, Cao Jixiang hurriedly echoed twice. He knew that the personnel of the military department were overstretched, and if Zhang Yue had something to do, even if it was not for the sake of the saints, he would have to do things for the sake of others, and maybe even the Empress Dowager Zhang would have to send someone to send a doctor and medicine. As for him...... If he was sick, he might be sent to his house in the corridor on the other side of Bei'anmen, and in three or five days he might be a dead man.

Zhang Yue saw that Cao Jixiang was a little resentful in addition to being grateful, and knew that in today's cold day, others sent him out to probably suppress him, but he was already well-connected in the palace, and it didn't matter if he was lenient with others, there was no need to meddle in things. So, when the ginger soup was delivered, he drank a bowl of it himself, and then stood up and said that he would go in and prepare the inscription, and let Cao Jixiang wait here. He was about to get up to leave, but Cao Jixiang suddenly rushed up two steps.

"Your Excellency. Xiao today occasionally heard Fan Gonggong and Jin Gonggong talk about it, the Queen Mother summoned them over, accused them of being desolate, and said that in the future, let them go to the cabinet and go to the six ministries every day, so as not to delay political affairs. Father-in-law Fan also complained to Gonggong Jin, saying that it was such a big event in the military department and it was still in order, and the daily inscriptions of the partial officials department were handed in the latest, and the juniors on duty in Wenyuan Pavilion complained. Fan Gonggong also said that it is no wonder that Yang Ge Lao does not approve of letting Guo Jin take over as the secretary of the ministry, this qualification is enough to have enough popularity, and he can't suppress the scene, he wants to be the secretary of the ministry, and the right to elect officials in the ministry has to be ceded......"

Zhang Yue, who had already walked to the door, paused, then turned around and said, "I know, Lord Guo has Lord Guo's difficulties." ”

Seeing that Zhang Yue just said such a sentence and went out with the curtain, Cao Jixiang didn't feel that there was anything neglected, sat down and rubbed his palms twice, and looked at the empty bowl of ginger soup, he felt that his stomach was empty. When he set off from Guangzhou, Zhang Qian reminded him two sentences, saying that he was going to get out in the palace, one was chance, and the other was boiling words, such as running errands, even if his leg was broken, he couldn't delay things, so he just ate an oil cake for lunch, and he didn't dare to drink water, for fear of encountering three emergencies. Sitting in the warm room at this moment, the hunger and fatigue that had been suppressed before came up.

He tightened his clothes, then hugged his hands and dozed off in a daze, and was woken up by someone after he slept for long. He woke up with a stirring spirit and instinctively asked, "But what is the thing?" ”

"Not yet, the adults said to let my father-in-law wait a little longer." Soap Li Liu Xun replied with a smile, then put a bowl of noodles on the small table next to him, and gave a simple-looking hand stove, "My father-in-law's clothes are wet, you might as well use this to keep warm, and then eat a bowl of noodles to fill your stomach." Okay in a moment, I'll send things out again. ”

Knowing that these yamen soaps are the best at looking at the eyes, if it weren't for Zhang Yue taking care of the bowl of ginger soup, they wouldn't have sent these with icing on the cake, so Cao Jixiang took the thing and thanked him, but he thanked another person in his heart. When Liu Xun went out, he immediately picked up his chopsticks and ate noodles - because he was extremely hungry and thirsty, he picked up all the noodles, drank the soup base cleanly, and only then put the bowl aside, and leaned back comfortably with the hand stove, and the sleepiness was gone.

In the west wing room in the three gates, Zhang Yue sorted out a question, and also pondered the words of the Empress Dowager Zhang. Today's court meeting is becoming more and more formalized, and even the official performance of Honglu Temple said that in order to make the court meeting time consistent, only ten pieces of each court meeting will be allowed in the future, and the rest of the detailed affairs will be sent to the general secretary. And the palace of the Yongle Dynasty summoned the ministers to discuss matters, and the rules of the ministers to send the ministers to the Qianqing Palace were almost abolished. Zhu Zhanji was quite willing to see the minister, but the cabinet ministers were less prepared to consult with the Qianqing Palace at any time, and the number of times he saw the ministers was probably equal to the number of times he saw him, and he had to rely on eunuchs when government decrees were issued.

Empress Dowager Zhang was afraid of poor communication between inside and outside, so the two bigwigs who asked the celebrant to be diligent in walking around the ministry, after all, she was a woman. But if you want to keep the eunuchs from being too powerful, then you can only let the emperor develop the habit of seeing more foreign ministers.

Thinking of this, he took another piece of paper and wrote a few words, adding a clip in addition to the inscription of the military department, which was nothing more than a brief mention of the new eunuchs in the palace. After finishing the things and putting them in the wooden box and locking them, he called Liu Xun in and asked him to send the wooden box out. After doing this, he went out to take a look, and found that the time when the copper kettle was dripping was already marked at the second quarter of the first day.

Although it is said to be stayed, it can rest at the beginning of the year, unless it is urgent business and needs to get up to handle it. Therefore, Zhang Yue asked people to bring hot water to soak their feet, and then went to the kang in the inner room. In recent years, the expenses of the various yamen have been reduced, and the barracks of the military headquarters can only have hot meals and hot dishes, and there are also regulations for daily firewood, charcoal, lamps, candles, and so on. Therefore, the little light in the room is definitely not suitable for reading books and so on, and he doesn't want to be short-sighted in this life, so he just lies there thinking about things at this moment.

Although there were too many things in his head, he slept too little yesterday night, and today he was busy all day, and he quickly fell asleep, and he didn't know how long it took before he felt someone whispering in his ear. At first, he didn't pay attention, but it wasn't until someone gently pushed him a few times that he opened his eyes.

"My lord, the military situation in the north is urgent, the messenger went up to the city in a hanging basket, one entered the palace overnight, and the other waited in the front courtyard."

At this moment, Zhang Yue woke up suddenly, hurriedly grabbed a piece of clothing and sat up, and then asked, "Have you asked, are you from Xing?" ”

"It's from the walk."

With these words, Zhang Yue did not hesitate anymore, and ordered people to go out and bring people in, so he got dressed, put on shoes and socks, and went to the outhouse. The brazier outside had long been extinguished, much colder than the inside of the burning kang, but he still washed his face with cold water, and felt refreshed, so he sat down behind the table. After a while, Liu Xun led the messenger who delivered the letter in.

Calculating the time, Zhang Yue knew that the changes in the capital here should not be known, and he didn't know what was written on the letter sent to the palace, but at this moment in his hand was Du Zhen's handwriting, but it was all in the format of official exchanges, and a shocking news was written on it.

Arutai led the army to defeat the battle with Dehuan, and the cattle and horses suffered heavy losses. When the three departments of Wuliang Ha heard that the son of the Great Tomorrow came to Huizhou, they sent an envoy to greet them and beg the Ming Dynasty to conquer Arutai.

The three guards of Uryanha are just grass on the wall, but the rise of Warathuan is still inevitable. To curb the pace of a generation of heroes, it seems that it is not enough to just drag it back. It's just that whether it's a Varat or a Tatar, it's like an immature wolf cub, if you support this, this one will bite you when it's strong, and if you support that, it's the same. In contrast, it is no wonder that the Ming court has almost always supported the Uliangha people after that.

Of course, the most important thing is that Zhu Zhanji's side of the Northern Tour is at least still peaceful!