Chapter 259: Knowing the general situation and knowing the advance and retreat

Beijing's imperial palace has been built since the fourth year of Yongle, and has been repaired for 13 years one after another, because the capital has not yet been officially moved, the three major halls have not yet been fully completed, so now from the Son of Heaven to the concubines still live in the West Palace. Although Zhu Di, the emperor of Yongle, had already ordered the crown prince to supervise the country, he often ruled the court, and his courtiers would gather in the Fengtian Hall of the West Palace every few days.

Although suffering from wind paralysis and stubborn diseases, Zhu Di Rong was the most impatient to lie in bed and take medicine to recuperate, so in the past few days, when the pain was relieved, he often summoned a few henchmen to accompany him, and Yang Rong, who was the most funny and adaptable, was naturally the most summoned. On this day, he was quite interested in talking to Yang Rong, and summoned Liu Sheng, the Marquis of Anyuan, to be accompanied by a large number of brocade guards, but the group went straight to the palace city, which was already quite majestic.

The bureaus in the imperial city are only a little rudimentary, but all the palaces in the forbidden palace are already complete, especially the three major halls standing on the tall stone platform are even more reverent from afar. Zhu Di has lived in the north since he was crowned king, and at this time, along the way, he saw that his Yanwang Mansion had now become a palace city, and he was even more complacent.

Now that the British Duke Zhang Fu and the Duke of Chengguo Zhu Yong are not there, Anyuan Marquis Liu Sheng can be regarded as the most favored and trusted one of the military generals. Although he can't export a poem to cheer up the emperor, he has his own statement, and immediately said with a smile: "The emperor is now sitting in Beijing, and those Tartars in Mengyuan are frightened, and they all cower in Mobei and dare not come out. ”

Suppressing the ministers and advocating moving the capital to Beijing was one of Zhu Di's proudest moves in his life, and Anyuanhou Liusheng's words naturally scratched his itch, and his face couldn't help but be happy. Yang Rong, who was a few steps behind on the side, couldn't help frowning slightly, but although he was a trusted minister, no matter the rank and title were very different from Liu Sheng, the Marquis of Anyuan, in the end, he still held back and didn't speak.

He, like Xia Yuanji, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, was one of the civil officials who advocated moving the capital, and he had made several expeditions to the north from Zhu Di, and he knew the importance of heavy troops in Beidi. However, the king of Han in Le'an can rush to Beijing within a few days as long as he travels day and night, and the king of Zhao has not yet been in Beijing, but the crown prince and grandson are now guarding Nanjing. Now these arrogant soldiers and fierce generals who have swept the world with Zhu Dijing's martyrdom are really unreassuring, in case there is anything wrong with the emperor's body......

"Bastard!"

Yang Rongcha, who was pondering, heard this and immediately came back to his senses from his contemplation. Seeing that Zhu Di in front of him had stopped and turned around to talk to someone, he hurriedly stepped forward two steps, feeling a little annoyed in his heart, afraid that he had missed something because of his crankiness. When he saw that there was an extra Jinyi guard commander next to Zhu Di, Yuan Fang, he was even more nervous.

"Fortunately, I didn't let that rebel enter Beijing, when he took the boat north to Tianjin, he knocked over countless civilian boats along the way, and he even hit the family of Zhang You, the deputy chief military officer of Jiaozhi, who was ordered to return to the court, and fell into the water! If he was allowed to go north from Tianjin again, wouldn't he dare to take the boat directly to hit the dock! So arrogant, bastard! ”

Anyuan Marquis Liu Sheng is Zhang Fu's old subordinate, and his niece's daughter was married to Zhang You's second son, and he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard about it. He frowned, and then rushed forward and said, "Your Majesty, since Zhang You has never heard about this matter, it must be just ordinary servants and maids who fell into the water." Only the King of Han is too reckless, there are a lot of official ships coming and going on this canal, why bother to be temporary! ”

Yuan Fang, who was on the side, suddenly interjected: "Marquis An Yuan, although the one who fell into the water is only the concubine of Lord Zhang, it is said that this woman is the only daughter of a Tusi in Qianxi, and she is also a big matchmaker made by the Duke of Qianguo, not an ordinary servant. ”

"That's when I met Zhang You's good temperament, if it was someone else, I would endure this breath in person, how could I let it go easily behind my back!" Zhu Di's heart was furious at this time, and his right palm was clenched into a fist, but he found that there was nothing around him to beat, so he had to put down his hand hatefully, "Zhang You has been guarding Jiaozhi for many years, and I was originally ready to use him to sit in the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army, but now it seems that he really knows the general situation." If it weren't for Jinyiwei's detection of this, I'm afraid he would have pushed this matter down. ”

Thinking of Zhang Fu, who went to Xuanfu to train troops to prepare for the needs of the Northern Expedition, even if Zhu Di has always been partial to protect his shortcomings, he couldn't help but snort angrily at this time: "If my courtiers are like the Zhang family, I will be relieved." ”

Liu Sheng had no dealings with the King of Han, and when he heard that Zhang You's beloved concubine was hit by the King of Han's boat, he was a little angry. And Yang Rong on the side couldn't help but think of Du Zhen who was still locked up in Jinyiwei Prison, although his friendship with Du Zhen was not rebellious, but the sad thoughts of the rabbit and the fox were still there, so he added lightly after a little thought.

"Although Zhang You has never played, but now that the emperor knows, it is better to appease him, after all, he can't chill people's hearts. In the past, the Rongguo Gong Rong Ma was loyal, and the British Gong is now preparing for the Xuanfu, and Zhang You has been guarding outside for many years without being arrogant or impatient, which can be called a model for military ministers. Such a martyr's house can be said to be a successor! ”

Although Yang Rong's words were extremely beautiful, after Zhu Di nodded happily, he immediately noticed the four words of successor. He first thought that yesterday Wang Guifei had mentioned that the British Duchess was now pregnant again, and then remembered that Zhang Xuan automatically invited Ying to go to Le'an to collect the Han Wang Tiance guards, but he came back in a gloomy manner, and immediately furrowed his brows into a big pimple.

As a result, he also thought of Zhang Yue, who had returned to Beijing, to Meng Xian, who had been imprisoned for a long time under the Jinyi Guard, and from this incident to the White Lotus Sect bandits who had been suppressed in Shandong, and his heart couldn't help but move. Leaving Liu Sheng and Yang Rong behind, he suddenly turned around and ordered: "Yang Rong, after you go back, summon a few Zhongshu people to the Liang Palace, I have something to order." ”

Because of such a sudden incident, the monarchs and ministers had no intention of appreciating the majestic atmosphere of the new palace, and then they were naturally absent-minded, especially Yang Rong. When he got out of the right gate of Chang'an in the imperial city, Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan, retired first - he was in charge of the military horses of the Beijing camp, and today he was specially called to accompany him, and now of course he should go back to the camp to deal with affairs. However, in fact, after watching Zhu Di's entourage drive away, he immediately went straight to Zhang's mansion with a few entourages.

He had never been the kind of character who planned and then acted, so he never thought about whether his actions could be concealed from the emperor. Although this in-law family is not a family of children, his old sister died early, and his nephew's daughter is almost the same as his biological daughter, so the affairs of the Zhang family are naturally his affairs. If he didn't know, it would be fine, since he knew, he naturally had to go to Zhang You and ask clearly.

Zhang's Mansion is adjacent to the Zheng Mansion of Wu'an Hou, and when Liu Sheng galloped by, he saw that the door of Zheng's Mansion seemed to be sending off guests, and one of the figures looked like Zhang Xuan. Although it was the younger brother of the British Duke Zhang Fu, he had no contact with him on weekdays, and he only glanced at it and whistled by, until the prescription of the East Corner Gate of Zhang's Mansion stopped. Although he didn't come often, as soon as An Yuanhou reported the three words, several people came forward to greet him, and in the end, Zhang Yue, who happened to be at home, came out.

"Your second uncle isn't at home?"

"The second uncle went to the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army." Zhang Yue had just been slapped twice on the shoulder by Liu Sheng's big slap, and he felt the strength of this fierce general, so he rubbed his shoulders and said with a smile, "He went out early in the morning, and it shouldn't be too early to see the sky." If Uncle Liu is free, why don't you sit and wait? ”

"Anyway, it's too late to go back to camp at this time, so it's not a big deal to wait." Liu Sheng has always had the temperament to say something, and he smiled heartily at the moment, "You kid will toss in Shandong this time, I heard that he personally led people to suppress a White Lotus Sect bandit's village?" How, how many people were killed? If you want me to say, since you are a family of generals, if you simply abandon literature and follow the military, will our seniors in the army still make you suffer? What's so good about being a civil official, just do a little thing and let people target you, you really offended a lot of people this time! ”

Speaking of Xingtou, he didn't care that he was walking on the road leading to the main hall now, and said with a big grin: "Today, Yang Rong and I accompanied the emperor to visit the palace, and when we arrived outside the palace, the emperor suddenly made a joke of us, saying that a Yang, a willow, a Rong, and a sheng happened to be a couple, and asked Yang Rong how many children there were in the family, and it was just right to make a pair of in-laws." I saw Yang Rong's sincere and frightened appearance at that time, and I interjected coldly: "I still have a twelve-year-old daughter, but I plan to have a son-in-law who wears Yang in a hundred steps!" As a result, the emperor laughed and never mentioned it again. ”

Knowing that Liu Sheng and Yang Rong were accompanying the emperor to visit the palace being built, and hearing the emperor's evaluation of Liu Sheng's match with Yang Rong, Zhang Yue almost didn't laugh out of breath, and felt even more ridiculous when he heard the marriage talk. Zhu Di is obviously a temperament that emphasizes martial arts and light literature, this Liu Sheng is a marquis of the super grade of the official residence, how could he marry Yang Rong, who only has five grades? It's just a joke!

Seeing Zhang Yue snickering there, Liu Sheng didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly angrily stretched out his big slap and slapped him on the back: "Don't laugh, it's your turn after your second brother's marriage is completed!" By the way, today I followed the emperor for a long walk, and the emperor happened to praise the Zhang family, since your surname is Zhang, I don't care about this little thing. ”

Zhang Yue responded with a smile, and led Liu Sheng to the newly built Ruiqing Hall in Zhang's mansion. Compared with the main hall of Xiangfu's hometown, it is more magnificent, and the red gold and green land plaque in the middle hall is Zhu Di's imperial pen, and the three words of Ruiqing Hall are spirits. Liu Sheng has such a royal pen at home, and he feels more cordial at this time.

Just when the little girl in Tsing Yi was serving tea, a notice suddenly came from under the corridor outside: "Third young master, there is a lieutenant official outside who has announced that the emperor has announced that you will meet you in the cool hall!" ”