Chapter 801: There is no control

Because he came out during the lunch break of the Yamen, Zhang Yue did not stay in the Yang family for long before leaving with Wanshijie. After passing the middle bridge of the Yuhe River, he also deliberately passed in front of the small restaurant, and saw that on one side there was an endless stream of soap scribes, and on the other side, there were several handymen who were busy packing boxes to deliver food to the yamen, and he couldn't help but take a funny look at Wanshijie.

"You can figure it out!"

"While others are only staring at the windfall, I am anxious to make these small bucks. Don't look at the small business, the Five Cities Terracotta Division and the Shuntian Mansion have to be taken care of, and it is not good to have an official face. And those who have an official face, how many of them can afford this kind of small money? The nobles all have land and shops, but the civil officials are reserved, which just cheapens me and Yang Ji. By the way, you let him do that kind of thing, it's too bold! ”

Courageous? Since I became an official, I have not had a timid time! The officials look down on these inconspicuous little characters, but these officials can do anything!

Zhang Yue smiled bitterly in his heart, and then casually confused the past. Riding a horse across the middle bridge of the Yuhe River, when he arrived at the Tai Hospital in Dongjiang Mixiang, he saw a group of people hurrying over from the other end. The group over there saw that the two of them were dressed in ordinary cloth clothes, and they didn't look at it carefully, and they didn't reduce their horses' speed, and galloped over directly. Zhang Yue saw these people turning into the alley, but when he passed by, he recognized that the lieutenant who was the leader of them seemed to be from the Qianqing Palace, so he couldn't help but take a look, and saw that they directly crossed the Tai Hospital and entered the Qin Tianjian at the back, and he couldn't help but glance at Wan Shijie.

"There don't seem to be any celestial and astrological phenomena lately, right?"

"That's right, there seems to be fewer earthquakes in Nanjing."

The two of them pondered for a moment, then moved on. As he walked, Zhang Yue unconsciously had a thought in his heart - could it be to calculate the auspicious day of the zodiac? With this thought, he suddenly thought of Zhu Zhanji's anger that day when the imperial historians shouted the three words of righteousness. It is conceivable that this son of heaven is accustomed to seeing his grandfather's strength, even if he shows a gentle temperament on the surface, but in essence, he will never allow a hundred officials to disobey, which is probably to prepare for the canonization of the crown prince.

The Yamen of the Ministry of War is close to East Chang'an Street, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is next to West Chang'an Street, so it is extremely convenient to do things. Every day, there are many civil officials waiting to handle the customs and take office, but there are more military attaches waiting to fill the vacancies in the military department, so a narrow alley is often full of people coming and going, and there are never fewer people standing in the courtyard at the gate. As soon as Zhang Yue entered the door, he saw a courtyard full of military attachés dressed in official uniforms of tigers, leopards and bears, and there were one or two dozen people.

The Yongle Dynasty, which was the most trusted and appointed military general, has passed, and the military attachés of the four or fifth grades in the past can also put up a score here with the merits of their ancestors, but now the authority of the military department is getting heavier, even if it is a military attache of the third rank of the official rank, they can only wait in the courtyard in a regular manner, and at most whisper a few words to each other. Zhang Yue swept his eyes casually, and was about to go back to the room first, when he heard someone call Mr. Zhang, he raised his eyes to look, but found that the person who spoke did not know him, but not far from that person stood Wang Yu and his eldest brother-in-law Meng Jun.

Although they were all in-laws, in front of the military attachés in the courtyard, Zhang Yue could only smile at the two of them, and then walked inside. As soon as he entered the third gate, a scribe greeted him, kowtowed and said: "Lord Zhang, Lord Shangshu is discussing Liaodong military affairs with Feng Shilang, saying that those military attachés outside are bothering you to consider, and you can see what you need, and let them go back after completing the matter in the Wuxuan Division." ”

"Got it."

Zhang Yue nodded and entered the room, and immediately someone came over with a large stack of files. Zhang Yue was also impatient to flip through one by one, and only listened to the scribe's official names read down one by one. When he heard Wang Yu's official position, he couldn't help but be shocked. When he left Beijing, Wang Yu had already been in command of affairs, but now he was not only transferred back to the capital, but also entered the Jinyi Guard to command Tongzhi. Such a rapid promotion speed is beyond the reach of some noble children, which is undoubtedly the credit of rewarding Yongle for eighteen years.

Because there were too many military attaches waiting outside, Zhang Yue only met those military attaches above the fourth rank according to their ranks. Among them, Meng Jun has the highest grade, and he is the first to come in. Because it was official business of the yamen, there was a scribe standing next to him, and the two uncles didn't say much, and after finishing the matter, Meng Jun said goodbye and left. Seeing them one by one, Zhang Yue didn't even have time to say a word of gossip to anyone, and when the whole thing was completed, it was already more than half an hour later. Before he could send someone to ask Shangshu Zhang Ben and Feng Shilang how things were going, someone outside hurriedly reported that Mu Bin, the prince of Qianguo, wanted to see him.

After Mu Bin entered Beijing, he completed the matter of studying in Guozijian, but he has not officially enrolled in school, and has been visiting the mansions of various noble in-laws in the past few days, and has also stayed overnight with his brother-in-law Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo. On this day, he came to the Yamen of the Ministry of War, but it was to inquire about the military affairs of Luchuan. This is not in accordance with the rules for other nobles, but for the Mu family, who have been guarding Yunnan for generations, it is a matter of course, so the scribe standing on the side also retreated silently.

Knowing that Luchuan had gathered more than 30,000 soldiers and horses under the command of the Yunnan Metropolitan Division and the General Military Mansion, Mu Bin couldn't help frowning, and then suggested whether to adjust the soldiers and horses that Liu Sheng had recruited before him. Zhang Yue didn't think about this matter, so he shook his head at this time, pointing out that the military horses that had been exhausted before, and it was not appropriate to use this tired army to conquer Luchuan again. So, because of the reinforcements and military salaries, the two people who were quite friendly along the way had to argue, and at the end Mu Bin let out a long breath.

"It seems that the Luchuan matter is on Master Zhang, and I will have to bother it often in the future."

After saying this sentence loudly, he quietly glanced back, and then lowered his voice to a very low voice: "Does Yuan Jie know, the emperor has decided to make a crown prince before the winter solstice." When I met with the emperor yesterday, the emperor also asked about my boy, I remember that you seem to have a newborn son at home, so you might as well prepare early. As long as the emperor is determined, others can't stop him, you must know that Dai Lun Lin Changmao, who had advised the emperor to hunt less and study more, has already been imprisoned. With their example in front, as long as the emperor is determined, others can no longer persuade him! ”

Zhang Yue knew that Mu Bin was naturally not just pretending to be well-informed in front of him. Compared with the news channels of the Mu family in the capital, it is naturally the Zhang family's ears and eyes that are more flexible, even so, he still asked half-truthfully: "Brother Wen Hui, this news is so fast. ”

"It's coming out of the inner court, of course, quickly."

Mu Bin did not shy away from his own sources, and then smiled slightly: "Those eunuchs rely only on the emperor, and the emperor wants to suppress those self-righteous guys, and at the same time, he has to beat them." This is the best opportunity, and if you don't take it, wouldn't it be a big pity? The fact that Yuan Jie was able to enter the military department shows that the emperor still trusts us nobles. Since this is the case, we can't completely hand over this court to others, otherwise, the blood and sweat of our ancestors will become empty sooner or later! Since a few years ago, our lordship has begun to decline, and now there are not a few people who want to resume the posture of fighting against the court. If they are uncontrollable, there is still a way for us to live? ”

Because he came here in the name of Luchuan military affairs, Mu Bin revealed his meaning again, and hurriedly left without staying long. And as soon as he left, Zhang Yue's face suddenly had frost.

The founding of the Hongwu Dynasty was so diverse, and the Xu family was even one family and two dukes, but in comparison, it had already fallen, and the only one who still had a thriving trend was the Mu family. Mu Bin has already made it naked several times, this time he simply made his intentions clear, if this is not just the meaning of the Mu family, but the collective will of the nobles, then this has become a wrestling between many parties.

Who would have thought that this is a great wind and wave stirred up by a stone?

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue went to the second gate and called the Zhang family who was waiting outside to follow, and ordered him to go to the Baoding Marquis Mansion to report, saying that he would go over to visit him when he dispersed in the evening, and then returned to the room thoughtfully. Although the incident was extraordinary, he still held back his anxious thoughts, found the case file of Luchuan and the latest map sent by the staff department, he carefully sketched it with charcoal for a while, then picked up these things and went to see Shangshu Zhang Ben, and discussed the personnel of several provincial capitals, and gently and skillfully reached the time of dispersal.

Meng Ying, Marquis of Baoding, who went out of the Zhenxuan Mansion, had been dismissed and returned home before the New Year, and did not serve in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, but was idle at home due to "foot disease", except for the Zhengdan Dynasty, he never went out. He had already heard the news of Zhang Yue's return, and he originally expected someone to visit Zhang Qing when he came to the house, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yue had returned to Beijing for only three days, and the person was like a foot that didn't touch the ground. It wasn't until he got the message sent by Zhang Yue's envoy in the afternoon of this day that he made up his mind.

However, Meng Jun also came back from the yamen, saying that he had seen Zhang Yue in the military department today, and Meng Ying didn't care about anything else, he actually interrogated him carefully, and in the end, his face was extremely solemn, and he hated that he had gone away for his son before.

"Well, it's not too young, but it's not reliable. Go back to your daughter-in-law and let her prepare for her life. Then tell the door to be vigilant, and when the person arrives, bring it to me. ”

Although he was very disappreciative in his heart, his father's words could not be disobeyed, so although his mother, Mrs. Lu, had doubts on her face, Meng Jun had to agree, and then left the main room. When he returned to his yard, he saw his wife Zhang Qing personally come up to serve and take off his outer burqa, so he retired the girls, and then talked about Zhang Yue's coming over at night.

"There have been people going back and forth just now, so I just told them that if they didn't come, I thought that the third brother had forgotten me and you, my brother-in-law!" After joking a few words, seeing that Meng Jun didn't seem to be happy, Zhang Qing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "Look at you, why don't you seem to be unhappy, didn't you talk about the third brother a few days ago?" ”

"It was then, and it's now, and I look at my father's appearance, and I'm really overheating...... I was transferred from the commander of the Shenwu Right Guard to the Beijing camp as a general, and my father was very happy for a while. Anyway, I have been handing over business in the past few days, and I haven't taken too much care of it, what guests have come to the house, has my father seen it in person? ”

Zhang Qing didn't know why Meng Jun suddenly asked this, poured the tea himself, and picked up the azure Ruyao small teacup, then frowned and said: "This male guest didn't come back to me, I only vaguely remember that the eldest son of the Duke of Qianguo came once, and he sat for an afternoon before leaving, and his father still left for dinner, and the rest were mostly in-laws and the like, nothing mattered." ”

"The eldest son of the Qianguo Prince...... Is it Mu Bin who went to the capital with his third brother? ”

After receiving his wife's confirmed reply, Meng Jun's brows suddenly knotted. After thinking for a while, he came back to his senses, and caught a glimpse of Zhang Qing looking at him with some uneasiness, he hurriedly stood up and pressed the person on the chair, and comforted him with a smile: "It's not a big deal, don't think about it." You also know that after my father came back this time, he was at home to recuperate, and he failed to take the post in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, so he had some thoughts in his heart, so he knew that our third brother was a squire in the military department, and it was inevitable that his mind would be lively. ”

"The third brother has always been very good to our family, and he can help him, so what's there to worry about?"

Seeing that Zhang Qing didn't understand, Meng Jun couldn't explain it to her, who was only in charge of the house. At the beginning, Meng Xian and Meng San's great rebellion was not implicated in the Baoding Marquis Mansion, it was the Yongle Emperor who read his father's old Xun, and Emperor Hongxi did not move his father Meng Ying when he was in power, but let him sit in the Xuanfu, also to appease the nobles. Now that the new monarch has ascended the throne, if his father no longer knows how to converge, he will be unlucky.

The emperor is benevolent, but he also has to look at who he is right for, thinking that when the king of Han plotted rebellion, how many people died in the whole Shandong, and how many people were degraded and degraded? According to this calculation, the sins of his two uncles are enough to make the Meng family unrecoverable, but he can still enter the Beijing camp, which is already a thousand blessings!

Sure enough, as Meng Jun expected, as soon as Zhang Yue came over in the evening, Meng Ying put on a friendly smile, although she didn't mention anything about her comeback, but between the lines she was full of inquiries about whether the Wuxuan Division was under Zhang Yue's control. Seeing that the situation was not right, Meng Jun didn't care about the dignity of father and son, coughed and said with a smile: "Dad, it's rare for Brother Yue to come over, you have to leave some time for him to meet his eldest sister, right?" Aren't you tired of being an idle person now, and paying attention to the many things that the DPRK and China are doing? ”

Zhang Yue came over today, originally wanting to see what kind of situation Meng Yingfu was doing at home, but just after hearing these words, it was already clear and clear. Seeing that Meng Ying's face became very unsightly because of Meng Jun's words, he pondered for a moment, and immediately asked bluntly: "Don't hide it from Uncle Meng, I came here today because the prince of Qianguo went to the military department today and said something to me." The stakes are very high, if Uncle Meng believes me, can you tell Master Mu that he can mention to you that he wants to join forces with Xun Gui to make a big deal? ”

This kind of talk has never been around the bush, and it will never get straight to the point, so Meng Ying was surprised when he heard this, and after a while, he said vaguely: "Mu Wenhui did come, although he mentioned such words, but he said that there was news from the inner court......"

"Uncle Meng, don't forget, the news from the inner court is not necessarily what the emperor meant, what if it is just speculation?"

Seeing Meng Ying frozen there all of a sudden, Zhang Yue knew that he had come to the right place today. If the Meng family, which was already in danger, was caught up in such a matter, it would be really a big trouble. Now that it is discovered early, it can still be done, and Meng Ying still has some connections among the nobles. Mu Bin's approach was very wrong, but his starting point was not entirely wrong.

Xungui has been going downhill like this, and the civil official system is uncontrollable!