Chapter 807: Good Advice

Since the emperor only ordered Zhang Yue and Tianci to accompany the children, Zhang Fu asked Mrs. Wang to wait in the small meeting hall in the second gate, and he himself went to the garden gate to wait. Although she was sitting in the house, Mrs. Wang was still uneasy. Xiyu, who was standing on the side, looked at her with a bad face, although she was also worried about her five-year-old daughter, but how dare she show it on her face, she could only blindly say comforting words.

"Madame, don't worry, the eldest young master can be civil and martial, and no one can find fault with others, and now there is only a reason to show his face in front of the emperor. Besides, with Young Master Yue by his side, he will definitely not let the eldest young master suffer. ”

"Brother Yue, I can naturally trust it, but Tianci is still young after all." Mrs. Wang was still frowning, thinking of the annoyance that Zhu Zhanji couldn't hide when he came, she couldn't help but squeeze the Buddha beads in her hand again, "Looking at the emperor's appearance, it seems that his temperament is not good, don't look at us as the Guogong Mansion, but if there is something wrong with the response that arouses the emperor's anger, even if the master will be fine, the future of God's gift ...... Amitabha, God willing! ”

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was already reciting the Buddha with her palms folded, Xiyu couldn't help but beat a drum in her heart. The British prince is such a concubine, even if he is young and ignorant and says the wrong thing, the emperor will definitely be forgiving, but Zhang Yue is only a little old, it would be bad if he forgot the rules. Speaking of which, the two daughters in the family are playing with Zhang Jing, that girl has always been a big ghost, and she is very likely to play some tricks in front of the palace, Zhang Yue is such a calm person, how can he have such a quirky sister......

"Madame, Madame, great joy!"

Just when Mrs. Wang and Xiyu were in the house, and the girls did not dare to say a word, the curtain of the door outside was lifted, but Biluo rushed into the door with a happy face, and said with a smile on her knees: "Just now there was a word inside, saying that the eldest young master practiced riding and archery in front of the emperor, and all three arrows were targeted, and the emperor was overjoyed, saying that he was going to reward him with a gold bow with a treasure bow, and called the master in to praise him, and the housekeeper Rong at the gate of the garden listened and hurriedly invited someone to report the good news." ”

"Thank goodness!"

Mrs. Wang was overjoyed, she stroked her chest with one hand and let out a long breath, and for a while, all the girls around came up to congratulate, and Xiyu also said a lot of flattering words, but one eye glanced at Biluo. At this time, Bi Luo Fang remembered and said with a smile: "I heard that the emperor also praised the three young ladies, and each of them was rewarded with a gold collar, and I heard that he also said a few more words to Miss Jing." ”

"Presumably, this eccentric girl is also very bold in front of the emperor."

Since her mind was put down, Mrs. Wang was in the mood to joke, and after making a joke, she let Bi fall down, and ordered all the servants to return to their positions, and do their own thing, without saying much. Just thinking about whether the emperor would invite civil officials to advise Zhang Fu again, and if he decided to stay for dinner, how to persuade him to deal with it, she heard another voice outside.

"Madam, the young master of Yangwu Bo's Mansion is here."

As soon as she heard this, Mrs. Wang suddenly became suspicious. If it is said that Zhang Hui and Zhang Xuan's ears are fast, he hurriedly ran to get some rain and dew, but Zhang Qi has never been that kind of person, how could he suddenly ask to see him at this time? Fortunately, there is a guard from his own family outside, so he can be informed. Thinking of this, she asked, "Have you ever asked, what is the matter with him?" ”

"Mrs. Hui, the porter asked the young master, and he said that the young master asked him to come. And he has important things to do. ”

After saying that it was Zhang Yue's meaning, Mrs. Wang was relieved, thinking that if Zhang Yue wanted to seek a future for Zhang Qi, he would have a lot of opportunities, and he didn't need to choose this juncture, so she ordered people to avoid the only way for Jinyiwei and the emperor to come in first. Because she thought that it was an important matter, she sent all the girls around her to the porch outside, leaving only Xiyu alone.

"Auntie!"

Zhang Qi opened the curtain and came in sweaty, his clothes were full of dust, and after a hurried salute, he asked bluntly: "I heard that the emperor is here, and the third brother is all accompanying him?" ”

"That's right, if it's the Jinyi guard outside, even you won't be able to get in. What, Brother Yue asked you to do something? ”

"Yes, the third brother asked me to help with a big thing before. As soon as I was done, he sent someone to find me and asked me to come directly to the English Park. Seeing that Xiyu personally poured tea and sent it, Zhang Qi hurriedly got up and thanked him, and drank it in one gulp, then raised his head and said, "The third brother explained to me in general, the matter is very important, and asked the eldest aunt to send a letter to the third brother, just say that I have tied it up and put it outside the English Park, just wait for him to say a word." ”

This was said very strangely, and Mrs. Wang immediately frowned. Although Zhang Fu is only looking forward to Shuo now, those chaotic things are rarely said in front of her, but many of the officials and relatives who come and go every day are eventful, and some people even explicitly hint in front of her, saying that all major events are now decided by civil officials, they are all top heroes, and the title alone will inevitably fall if it is inherited for a hundred years, and she needs to seize the opportunity, she has heard it. But now, none of this seems to be groundless.

"Xiyu, you go outside to find a proper person according to your brother's words, report to the master first, and then report the news when Brother Yue and them come out of the garden."

Mrs. Wang looked at Zhang Qi as she spoke, and saw that he really didn't look decent, so she ordered again: "Although you came here in a hurry, there is still some time now, hurry up and wash your face, in case the emperor wants to see you, it will always be a unitary." I still have some old man's clothes from when he was young, and he was about the same size as you at that time, although the style is old, but it is better than you. ”

Zhang Qi didn't think that he might be able to meet you on this trip, but at this time, he listened to Mrs. Wang's arrangement, and hurriedly agreed. When he went back to wash his face, wipe his body and change his clothes, and after tidying up, he had just arrived at this council hall when he saw someone running over there with a smoke.

"Young Master, the emperor has summoned, you hurry over!"

Seeing that Tianci was young but good at riding and archery, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but think big, and directly ordered someone to lead the horse and take the bow, and set up an arrow target a hundred steps away from the vegetable furrow. This time he shot down, he missed two of the three arrows, although it was worse than the previous level, but he still felt hearty, and he pouted Zhang Yue again. Perhaps the performance of Tianci and Zhu Zhanji was not bad, Zhang Yue, who had not touched the bow for a long time, finally did not shave his head after trying the feel, and the target that was 100 steps away was actually one of the three arrows.

After accompanying Zhu Zhanji to walk around the garden for a long time, Zhang Yue got the message that Zhang Qi had arrived, and tactfully mentioned it in front of Zhu Zhanji, and sure enough, the emperor thought that he was acting according to his brother's nature, so he responded to the summons with a smile.

So, at this time, he didn't pay any attention to Zhu Zhanji's intentional ridicule. While sincerely expressing that he wanted to practice archery diligently, he said with a smile: "Actually, the minister thinks that in the past, civil and military officials often gathered in the DPRK and China to shoot together, but in recent years, there have been some fewer of them. Since the nobles and important ministers are all pre-scripture feasts, and their children often have to go to the country to study, it is also appropriate for civil officials to put more effort into military affairs. Among the six arts, Lile shoots the number of books, but most of today's scholars are wasted. Not only was it abandoned, but they also thought that hunting was pure play. ”

"If you let people hear this, you will have to make a mess!"

After all, Zhu Zhanji agreed in his heart. The biggest reason why my father was able to pass the extremely favored Han King Zhu Gaoxu and keep the crown prince was because his grandfather Zhu Di liked him as a grandson - not only because of his benevolence and filial piety, but also because he was able to follow the northern expedition with a horse-drawn bow, and trained with the avant-garde of the government army. So, he felt more and more that it was right to transfer Zhang Yue back quickly, at least there was one more reliable person. Talking all the way, when Zhang Yue casually talked about the Manchu version of Mulan's autumn hunting and Ding reduction strategy from the perspective of hearsay, he suddenly stopped.

"That king of Fanbang is very cunning, and in the end, all the barbarians on the island must have perished because of his hypocrisy?"

"It's not annihilation, it's just that the iron cavalry that is good at riding and shooting is completely lost, and the rest of the people don't have much fighting power. However, the domestic army that was originally quite good at fighting gradually declined after conquering the world, and later lost its natural enemies, and it was completely decayed. Later, a foreign army suddenly came from the sea and broke the state to pieces, first paying reparations, and then the other foreign nations felt that this state was weak and could be bullied, and they also sent troops and horses, so the country was shattered. This is a story from far away from the West, and I heard it told by someone when I was in Guangzhou, and I thought it was interesting, so I wrote it down. ”

Zhu Zhanji has been practicing martial arts since elementary school, and he has been exposed to the emperor's mind from his grandfather and father, but if he really wants to talk about vision, he is not from the Northern Expedition - he has always been closely guarded, except for the distress in the Northern Expedition, except for the time when he was in distress in the Northern Expedition, except for rushing back to Beijing by land and water with Zhang Yue to run for funeral, he has never seen a more real danger and world. Therefore, on the contrary, the articles that Zhang Yue wrote when he was away like a travelogue, those words like idle talk and essays, look more real.

The civil officials yearn for the Datong world like Zhou Tianzi, but what Zhang Yue said at this time is another truth - if the army has no natural enemies, it will decline. Even if he rarely goes to the army now, he knows that the army is much inferior to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and this is still 60 years after leaving the country, if it is a hundred years or two hundred years later?

"As for the more land under the names of the officials, the minister would like to remind the emperor that today's Yellow Book and Fish Scale Book are mostly based on the 26th year of Hongwu, when the acres of land were more than 8.8 million hectares, and now they have been reclaimed for many years, so there are still so many?"

Seeing Zhu Zhanji standing there thoughtfully, Zhang Yue didn't say anything more. Looking around, he found that Zhang Jing was pulling Zhang Tian and Zhang Yue to whisper, while Tianci was holding the gold belt in his hand as if he was stunned. A little farther away was the servant of the British Mansion, and when he saw Zhang Qi, he saw that the person nodded to himself, and his heart was suddenly settled.

At this time, Wang Yu on the side also stepped forward to report: "Your Majesty, the commander of the Yulin avant-garde is waiting to be heard." ”

After nodding his head, Zhu Zhanji still couldn't help but think about Zhang Yue's words in his heart. Since Yongle and Zhang Yue had an extremely close relationship in the late years, through Zhang Yue's article during his tenure on the outside, although there were not many opportunities for the two to meet, he had already gradually accepted Zhang Yue's ideas. Grandfather Zhu Di made it clear to him when he was there, Zhang Yue was left for him, and only by his grace can people really return to their hearts, and this is the person he picked up. Although Wang Jie's actions were definitely not his original intention, he had to be vigilant when he saw what was behind those high-ranking officials in the court.

Should he take this opportunity to move those who are pointing fingers by seniority, or should he do something else?

Zhu Zhanji was thinking about it, and Zhang Qi had already stepped forward. He had already changed into a half-worn robe with a purple tuanhua slanted placket, and his face and body had been cleaned up again, and he didn't see the sweaty and gray face he had at the beginning. After the meeting, he carefully dealt with Zhu Zhanji's several questions, and when the emperor asked, he couldn't help but glance at Zhang Yue first, and after getting a look that allowed him to speak according to the previous arrangements, he took a deep breath.

"Your Majesty, the third brother went to Yulin Qianwei to ask the minister for a favor, so the minister led a few brothers and arrested a person in the alley of Guanyin Temple."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji's smile suddenly froze on his face, and then he glanced at Zhang Yue suspiciously. Seeing Zhang Yue's calm expression, he asked in a deep voice, "Who is it?" ”

"The former Metropolitan Procuratorate supervised the imperial history."

Hearing this name, Zhu Zhanji vaguely felt some impressions. At this time, Zhang Yue explained in a low voice: "After Gu Duxian took charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there were countless people who took the imperial history and dethroned him, including this Yan Hao. He was demoted to Liaodongwei as an official before, but he sneaked back quietly without being ordered, and after arriving in the capital, he handed over the scribes of the various yamen, and used these people to send money to the next level. ”

"How do you know?"

"This ......" Zhang Yue saw that Wang Yu had already taken a few steps away with the two brocade guards, and there were only a few children in front of him, such as Zhang Qi and Tianci who were further behind, so he explained according to his previous plan, "Don't hide it from the emperor, this is Yan Hao's feet when he met people in secret." Coincidentally, my brother-in-law and the eldest son of Yang Ge's hometown made a deal for a while......"

Zhang Yue told the truth about the transactions between Wanshijie and Yang Ji that day, and saw that the emperor was suspicious at first, then stunned, and then laughed, he knew that he was right this time. For others, one is a serious official eunuch, and the other is the son-in-law of the old family of Ge, it is really a big unseemly to seek this kind of small money, but for the emperor, this is not so much unbearable, but rather angry and funny. Sure enough, he immediately saw the emperor pointing at his nose.

"You let me tell you what is good! One is your brother-in-law, the pillar of the future, and the other is the son of your elders, you didn't persuade them, and you still watched them mess around! If your father-in-law and Yang Qing knew about this, you wouldn't be so easy to fool around! Forget it, it's not a traitor, let alone competing with the people, but it's also a meritorious service! ”

After laughing, Zhu Zhanji casually beckoned Wang Yu over, and ordered in a deep voice: "You take someone out, take that Yan Hao over, and then send the person to Beizhen Fusi for interrogation, be sure to check the people who have been handed over, as well as the money and property sent out." After sending people off, I will go to Dongchang again, let Lu Feng enter the palace immediately, and I have something to tell him. Look at me Renhou, even those clowns who jump off the beam dare to come out and jump! ”