Chapter 812: When the family meets, Xiao Bie wins the newlywed

Approaching the Mid-Autumn Festival, the coolness is getting stronger, especially in the morning and evening, so the officials who get up early to go to the court all wear thin jackets in their official robes, and those who are on duty at the yamen or return late at night are also added thick clothes. In the past few months, due to the many affairs, the military department has been extremely busy, so Zhang Yue, who has no one at home, has replaced the old Shangshu Zhang Ben, and eight out of ten days have spent the night on duty at the yamen of the military department.

It's not just him, almost all the cadres in the staff department are red-eyed. The defeat of the Luchuan army, the matter of the Jiaolu class, the small forces of Warat and Tatar frequently invaded the border, and the court and China were arguing about the border patrol, plus the prince had officially entered the last days, which yamen did not stop, but they had extra hardships. At this moment, Chen Yong, who was transferred from Nanjing a few days ago to serve as the director of the Fang Division, sneezed vigorously as soon as he entered the room, and then put the case file up with a wry smile.

"Luchuan Si's clan is tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and Qianguo Gong and Mu Dushuai have 40,000 soldiers, but they were ambushed and defeated. But even so, they didn't lose many people, they actually planned to withdraw like this, if this is the case, those places in Nandian Mangshi really don't want it? What a hero King Mu was at the beginning, but now the Duke of Qianguo is ...... It's really suffocating. ”

Zhang Yue took the case file and flipped it under the oil lamp, and saw the transcript of Mu Sheng's recital of the Duke of Qianguo transferred by the General Political Division. Faced with this proposal, he thought carefully in his heart, and decided to discuss it with Zhang Ben and others tomorrow, so he put it aside.

The two have worked together in Jiaolu for half a year, although they are not life and death together, but they are always closer than ordinary colleagues, not to mention that Zhang Yue specially named Chen Yong to transfer him from the idle yamen in Nanjing. Therefore, he said bluntly: "After all, fighting a war is not a father-son inheritance, you have not been to Yunnan, just because the natives see the Mu clan's car and retreat from the wind, Mu Town Yunnan is the most suitable." Qianguo Gong has always been cautious and enterprising in wars, and it is normal for this defeat to retreat, you prepare the military reports and maps of Luchuan these days, and tomorrow I am only afraid that it will be discussed by the court. ”

Chen Yong said yes and walked out, and when he reached the door, he suddenly turned his head and said, "I heard that the adult's family will come back from the south tomorrow?" In that case, it is better to leave your duty tomorrow night to someone else. You have good intentions, but you have to avoid suspicion after all. Besides, there has been enough talk about the yamen these days. Jian Shangshu and Xia Shangshu have both relieved themselves of the ministry and only planned big things, and people say that the third is Zhang Shangshu, after all, he is not younger than those two. Speaking of which, several Shangshu are also very embarrassed, and they have no reputation for planning big things. ”

Who's to say it isn't?

Zhang Yue couldn't help but remember that night when he came out of the Suitability Garden, he went straight to the English Park and had a long talk with Zhang Fu all night. The so-called planning of major events is just a nice name for pension and pacification, just like Zhang Fu has made almost no achievements in the political and military affairs of the court since he was relieved of his post as the governor of the Chinese Military Metropolitan Mansion.

Zhang Fujue rank has come to an end in the Hongxi years, and now to Xuande, there is no reward, naturally there is only one way to provide high, although Jianyi Xia Yuanji has not yet reached that point, but in charge of the two most important departments of the six departments for more than 20 years, the emperor does not doubt that he has others to do the work, it just so happens that someone wrote to ask for the old minister, not to make the old minister work hard, the Son of Heaven naturally pushed the boat.

Early the next morning, Zhang Yue went to the cabinet because of the military affairs of Luchuan, and discussed the follow-up matters with Hu Hu and Yang Rong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who were now in charge of the affairs of the household department, and stayed there until noon, but in the end there there was no result because of their own opinions. Hu Hu was in charge of household expenditures, and he had a lot of complaints about many major uses during the Yongle period, advocating a reduction in the use of troops, and naturally opposed such a major event as the use of troops, after all, southern Xinjiang was not a major place. And Zhang Yue insisted that Luchuan was a must-have land. Although Yang Rong is inclined to fight again, Hu Hu is also an old minister of the first dynasty after all, so he can only put it aside for the time being and leave it to the six cabinets for discussion.

Leaving the palace from the left gate of Chang'an and returning to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, Zhang Yue saw Niu Dang waiting there at the gate. Before he could ask if it was someone to pick up, Niu Dang took three or two steps to greet him, and said with a smile: "My lord, early in the morning, the executive's family personally took someone to Tongzhou Wharf to pick up people. The lord asked me to let me know, and the lady also specially instructed you to come back early in the evening. ”

Although he was no longer the poor slave who fled back from the north, after so many years, Niu Dang still retained the habit of speaking loudly, and when he said this, it was inevitable that many people inside and outside would hear it. Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue couldn't help but sigh, so he nodded and said he knew, and sent the person back.

Because he didn't care about the military selection department, Zhang Yue knew that he was young, and now Zhang Yue also let out the stubble of the military attache to do things, which saved those veterans who were a lot older than him from feeling uncomfortable, and also saved the young military attachés who were the same size as himself but had hereditary military positions. He is not in the limelight and only does practical things, and under his hands are the Ministry of Duties and the Arsenal Department that he once served, so he is naturally as handy as an arm. On this day, when it was time to disperse, he learned that Zhang Ben was on duty in person at night, so he left the division room early, and when he arrived at the second gate, he found that there were still several officers waiting to see Feng Shilang take office, and he couldn't help but smile when he went out.

Thinking about his family after a long absence, after meeting with his entourage outside, Zhang Yue rushed all the way home. When he got off his horse outside the second gate, he threw the reins in his hand and walked briskly inside, and walked along the east-west road to the northwest side of the courtyard, where he saw that the curtain was raised high, and he hurriedly stepped up two steps.

He went up the stairs, crossed the threshold and entered it, and then wore the gauze tent from the right side and bypassed the front screen, and he only felt that his eyes were bright. Although it was only evening, the house had already lit up the bright honey candles, his father Zhang Zhuo was sitting in the east, but his mother Sun couldn't sit still, and he had already stood up with Du Wan in his arms, and his eyes were already red at this time. At this time, he didn't care so much, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and before he kowtowed, he was pulled up by Sun.

"I thought that I would be able to watch you sooner or later when I went to Guangzhou, and I would be free from the pain of separation, who knew that it was only a year of time together, and you threw our mother there with a shake of your hand!" Sun looked at Zhang Yue up and down, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that his son had lost weight and blackened, and he had to nag a few more words, and he heard a gentle cough from her husband next to her, so she had to sit down and said angrily, "After returning to Beijing for so long, you still left your sister at the British father, or I asked you to pick it up in the afternoon, how can you be such a brother!" ”

Zhang Jing secretly quarreled with Zhang Yue several times when she was in the British Mansion and said that she wanted to come back, and at this time Sun complained about Zhang Yue, she squeezed her eyes at Zhang Yue when her parents didn't see it, and then stepped forward and said: "Mother, it's no wonder brother." As soon as my brother returned to Beijing, he was busy with big things, and he rarely had time to talk to his aunt when he went to the British government, and he discussed things with the uncle in the lobby, even if I came back, he couldn't take care of me. ”

"Are you talking for him, or are you saying he's not?" Zhang Zhuo smiled dumbly, and when he saw Zhang Jing holding Du Juan's hand again, he shook his head and said, "I'm already an eleven-year-old girl, and I'm still tired of your sister-in-law." ”

Zhang Yue saw his parents, Jingguan pulled Sansan forward and kowtowed, and heard a son and a daughter call him father, Zhang Yue only felt indescribable happiness in his heart, and all the hardships and hardships of the month disappeared at once. When he saw Du Juan and Autumn Scar Amber coming up together, and seeing a son and a daughter in swaddling clothes, he was in a very good mood, and he had dinner with his parents, and talked and laughed for a while, and then he withdrew with Du Juan and them.

returned to his small courtyard, and saw that Jingguan and Sansan were sleepy, so he ordered to send people back to the wing room for placement. When he sat down in the small room on the east side of the main house, he saw that the room that was deserted on weekdays was full all of a sudden, so he simply asked Cui's mother to take the girls out, and as soon as the people went out, he immediately put away the serious posture in front of the people and stretched his waist greatly.

"It's hard for you, I've been pretending to be in front of my father and mother for so long!"

Hearing Du Juan's joke, Zhang Yue smiled bitterly: "At that time, Sister Jing was also there, and the children were also there, so many people, I can't let them think I'm lazy, right?" Now that you're here, can't you allow me to relax for a while? I was miserable enough to fight hard in the Yamen all day long, and I didn't know how to survive these two or three months. ”

Amber was much more cheerful now, but she was still smiling silently, while Autumn Scar burst out laughing, and then quickly stood up solemnly. Seeing that the two of them couldn't help but smile, Du Juan couldn't help but glance at Zhang Yue angrily: "You weren't alone in Jiaolu before, why didn't you say it was difficult to see you at that time?" ”

"It's not that you don't know, there are fewer contacts in the war, there is no need for so many twists and turns, what is this capital, I have to take care of people back and forth in the yamen all day long, and I have to take care of people's feelings when I get home, our family has so many relatives in the capital, and everyone pulls a drink to celebrate my birthday. Besides, when I come back at night, my house is deserted, and I sleep in the yamen twenty days a month. ”

As soon as he said this, Du Juan also felt distressed. She didn't say it, but where could she see Zhang Yue's thin appearance? So, she glanced at it, and Qiu Zhen hurriedly went out, and after a while, she came in with a pouch, and took out a small and exquisite Jun kiln porcelain cup from it and held it to Du Juan. Du Xuanyin brought it to Zhang Yue, and said: "In the afternoon, Xiao Wu came to see me once, and told me that this autumn is dry and dry, and women drink more white lotus lily syrup, and men like you, who are busy with those fires and burning things every day, are more likely to get on fire, and they also eat more stews that go to the fire." This is a stewed bird's nest with autumn pears, and you can eat a cup in the morning and evening. ”

Zhang Yue remembered that when the third room was not very conspicuous, he was weak, and his father Zhang Zhuo often quietly brought back bags of bird's nest from outside, and stewed it with rock sugar for himself every day. At first, he felt that he had become the sentimental and sickly sister Lin in the dream of Red Mansions, but then day after day, year after year, he was truly moved. Although with the current background of the family, even eating a few taels of bird's nest at a time is nothing at all, but looking at these, he is still a little in a trance.

"I'm just joking with you, don't take it that seriously. Besides, I'm not so delicate and need to eat bird's nest every day to nourish me. It's that you've been in the south for a long time, and you're not used to it in autumn, so you have to pay attention to what Xiao Wu said......"

"We pay attention, and you must also pay attention, otherwise who will give us shelter from the wind and rain?" Du Juan saw that Zhang Yue heard this, and after being stunned, he covered his forehead with his hand and sighed, then smiled again, "Niu dared to go to the yamen of the military department to report the news and came back to say that there were many military attachés waiting to be seen in the courtyard, and said that they had to be respectful when they saw you." But now that you want to be called a lord, you have to listen to me in this house. Don't think that you are an iron body with limited energy, since you are not short of money, it doesn't hurt to be extravagant. ”

Qiu Zhen easily saw the opportunity, and hurriedly said: "Young grandma is right, young master, you must take care of your body." ”

Amber also smiled: "The young grandmother has always said this carefully, which shows that the young master's situation is worrying." ”

"Okay, okay, can't I listen?"

Zhang Yue hurriedly opened the cup, ate it with the small silver spoon handed over by Amber, and then put the bright porcelain cup on the table next to him, and then Du Juan's previous words said: "As for whoever sees it, they will call the department, I don't bother to show off this reputation." I'd rather face the case than deal with the military attachés who are asked to see one after another, and besides, the affairs of the Military Election Division are not in my hands, so why bother to occupy that scenery? ”

None of the three people in the room knew what Zhang Yue's personality was, and it was not surprising to hear him say this. After sitting on the kang for a while, talking about trivial things on the road, and then laughing a few gossips in Beijing, Autumn Scar Amber went back to the room first. And Zhang Yue soaked his feet in hot water for a quarter of an hour, and when he sat on the gold-painted stepping bed, he couldn't help but moan comfortably.

"Looking forward to the stars and the moon, I finally hope for you all back......"

"We're not here, life is really so hard?" Du Juan had already faded the hairpin ring at this time, only wearing white silk clothes, and sat down in front of the bed with a smile, "Lord Zhang, you have someone to send a beauty to warm the bed in Jiaoluan, but it is possible that you have not arrived in the capital?" ”

Zhang Yue's eyes widened in surprise, and then he pulled the person down on the bed and pressed it hard, and then smiled: "The beauty of the family is grateful for the kindness of my husband and my brother and sister, and I also gave you a lot of things, but this can't stop your mouth?" Lady, even for the sake of my beauty, you have to comfort and comfort me! ”

Du Juan was about to reply to the last two sentences, but her lips were suddenly firmly blocked by a cloud of scorching heat. Faintly, she only saw Zhang Yue tearing off the ink painting silk tent next to her, but the light outside still shone in through a thin layer, and Zhang Yue's eyes became darker and brighter. When the two were tightly together, she couldn't help but put her backhand around the broad back, and the thoughts of most of the year were completely poured out in this fiery passion.