Chapter 652: Uncle and Nephew Plot

Since the national funeral, the British prince Zhang Fu has been so busy that his feet do not touch the ground - from the new monarch's heir to the heaven and earth, the Daxing Emperor Renxiao Empress honored the heaven and the earth, and held the festival and the golden book and gold treasure to canonize the queen...... All in all, everything he did was the most decent thing, but there were countless pairs of eyes watching these things, and he couldn't even make a mistake. In addition, the Chinese military governor's mansion has such things as the transfer of troops and horses, so he is so busy that he doesn't even have time to go home.

On this day, because everything was ready, he got half a day's leave after meeting the emperor. Although he is the prince of the Taishi who can sit in a sedan chair with eight lifts, but now that the two kings of Han and Zhao are still in Beijing, he is even more reluctant to be too ostentatious. It's just that he is tired these days, and he really doesn't have the strength to ride a horse, so he changed to a warm sedan chair carried by two people, and hurried home without a guard of honor. When I walked to the alley of Qingshui Hutong, the sedan chair suddenly stopped. He casually opened the sedan curtain and took a look, only to see that the long sedan chair and carriage blocked most of the alley.

"Sir? Shall we go through the back door? ”

Seeing this busy scene, as soon as he thought of how his family might be full of friends, Zhang Fu frowned, and then his heart suddenly moved, so he ordered: "Change the route and go to Wu'anhou Hutong." ”

As soon as these words came out, the entourage naturally understood, the two palanquin men swayed and changed their direction, and the others also hurriedly turned their horses' heads. All the way to Wu'anhou Hutong, but it is deserted - one of the two nobles who live here is still guarding Kaiping, and the other is still guarding Jiaoluan, although the latter occupies a Zhang character, after all, it is separated from Zhang Fu by one layer - after all, the news that Zhang Yue changed to Tianfu Cheng is already known to everyone, but anyone who has some brains knows that this noble son is no longer in power when Zhu Di was alive.

As for Zhang Yue's close relationship with the crown prince, it has now become one of the factors that others dare not get close to. After all, the former crown prince was Zhu Di's favorite grandson, but the current crown prince is the second prince of the country, and it is no good to get too close.

Although there were no guests, the two gatekeepers at the west corner gate of Yangwubo Mansion were still dutiful, and when they saw someone coming from a distance, a gatekeeper went out to inquire, and found that it was Zhang Fuzi who was surprised, and after saying hello, he hurriedly sent someone to report inside. After a while, the housekeeper Gao Quan ran out quickly, and saw that Zhang Fu had gotten off the sedan chair steadily, he bowed neatly, and ordered someone to open the middle door, until Zhang Fu waved his hand and ordered not to be so public, he stopped, and hurriedly followed the side.

"The British Duke of the Metropolitan Province is the busiest now, I really didn't expect you to come, the third young master and the fourth young master happen to be at home, and they will come out to greet them in a while."

Zhang Fu didn't answer, he glanced around when he entered the West Corner Gate, and saw that the four places had returned to their former appearance, he couldn't help but think of the situation when the Gu family was still there in the past, and then thought of Zhu Di who had left, and his heart became more and more gloomy. It wasn't until he heard another human voice in front of him that he came back to his senses, and when he saw that it was Zhang Yue and Zhang Zhen, he pulled people up one by one.

In the past few days, Zhang Yue has been busy arranging matters for going south, while quietly meeting Cui Fanzhi, a member of the Ministry of War, to discuss the matter of espionage, and on the other hand, he has inquired about the news of the Wanshijie through various channels, and on the other hand, he has recommended the old school teacher who has promised to recommend the teachings, and he has to arrange a new one, and on the other hand, he has to ponder the possibility of moving the capital to Nanjing...... Although the people are at home, they are even busier than in the yamen. When he saw Zhang Fu at this time, he didn't have to inquire about the British Mansion again, knowing that even Mrs. Wang rarely saw Zhang Fu these days.

"I was thinking about when Uncle Lobby was at home, so I went over to pay a visit, but I didn't expect you to be free to come over today."

"No matter how busy I am, I can't compare to those cabinet ministers who are on duty in the palace day and night. Today I happened to be busy, I originally wanted to go home to sleep quietly to relieve fatigue, who knew that before I got home to see that lively scene, I really didn't bother to see those messy people again, so I simply came here to hide. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Fu asked Zhang Zhen about the scientific examination, and encouraged him twice: "The emperor has already discussed with all the bachelors, and next year will try as usual, and because it is the first subject after the reform, it will be more grand than before." If you are careful, you will definitely take a jinshi back! ”

Zhang Fu is very majestic, even if it is a cousin like Zhang Xin and Zhang Zhuo, he is afraid, let alone Zhang Zhen. At this time, after he bowed down to answer, he felt that Zhang Fu must have something to say to Zhang Yue here, so he simply excused himself to go back to study and retired first. As soon as he left, Zhang Yue proposed: "If you want to rest, please go to the west side of Ruiqing Hall; If you still have spirit, it is better to come to me and sit on my self-reflection fast. ”

"Just sit down in your study."

Zhang Fu didn't beat around the bush and responded in one bite. All the way to Zijiuzhai, seeing that Zhang Yue personally opened the curtain, he casually untied the big curtain outside and threw it to Peng Shisan, and instructed people to guard outside, and then he should cross the threshold and go in first. He had been here before, and at this time he felt a warmth on his face, and there was a breath of ink in the air, and he couldn't help but nod.

"I thought that you suddenly changed your foreign official, and you would definitely stay at home with your wife and children when you took advantage of the rare few days before leaving Beijing, but I didn't expect you to be studying hard at your desk. Even if your daughter-in-law is young and polite, she should be angry now! ”

Zhang Yue had almost never heard Zhang Fu ridicule like this for so many years, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment at this time, and then smiled bitterly: "Uncle Lobby's words are true, but I also have to have a chance." You are either in the palace or in the yamen these days, there is only the eldest aunt in the family, the second uncle has not renewed, and the third aunt of the third uncle's family is sick, so the eldest aunt can only find my daughter-in-law. You're on the run now, and she's still there to deal with the fate. ”

After turning around in the study, Zhang Fu was sitting in Zhang Yue's seat behind the desk, and saw him open the purse, lifted the teapot that had been warm in it, and poured the tea himself. After coughing twice, he glared at Zhang Yue, who was full of smiles, and laughed again.

"Dare to love or I am now preventing your husband and wife from living a leisurely life, okay, I'll let your aunt compensate you when I go back! I'm here today to avoid the guests at home, and to see you off in advance. I'm busy right now, and I'm afraid that the day you leave may not be able to spare time. Now this situation, I told you on the same day, I know that you are not impatient people, but I still have to tell you. Originally, I wanted to move you to the prefect of Yangzhou, which was appointed by Tianfu Cheng and was determined by the queen. ”

Although Amber met Empress Zhang in the Chongguo Temple that day, and then Lu Feng revealed such words, Zhang Yue pondered Zhu Gaochi and Zhang, a couple who have suffered for decades. There is a saying that it is easy to share hardships and hardships, and it is difficult to share wealth and prosperity, even if he doesn't think that this supreme and noble couple in the world will repeat this common saying, but he also thinks that Zhu Gaochi's indulgence is very contemptible. You must know that Zhu Gaochi's conscientious, cautious and self-reliant demeanor in the past is engraved in the hearts of many ministers after all.

Therefore, he was only slightly startled, and then asked in a solemn voice: "Please also teach me." ”

"Now although the second and third have been promoted because of me, I don't know how many commanders have the title of envoy in the capital, so naturally it doesn't matter. Your father and your eldest uncle are both civil officials, and if you don't worry about it, it's easy to arrange. It's only you, who has accumulated so much credit before and has not been rewarded, even if it is only about servitude, you should be promoted to one or two levels, so there was a lot of discussion in it. After all, your father-in-law has little qualifications, so it is not easy to say much because of avoiding suspicion, and most of the others suggest that the prefect be released, and some people have mentioned that they want you to change their military position...... The emperor was originally undecided, but after one night, he decided to let you go to Ren Ying Tianfucheng, so he had that will. ”

Zhang Fu casually took out a pen from the pen holder, and when he wanted to dip it in ink, he stopped, and simply dipped his fingers in tea and drew a few strokes on the table, and then continued: "The queen suggested that you should be moved to Tianfucheng, which was revealed by the imperial supervisor Zhang Gonggong, and he also mentioned that the emperor intended to move the capital back to Nanjing. All the cabinet ministers have tried their best to advise on this matter, so it is only a mention now, but it can be seen that the emperor has this idea in his heart. Moreover, after a while, the emperor should send the crown prince to Nanjing to pay tribute to the tomb of filial piety. ”

Even if he has entered the official career for five years, but compared with Zhang Fu's more than 20 years of experience, Zhang Yue is only a few hundred years of knowledge, not real experience. When he heard the words "Sacrifice to Xiaoling", he finally changed his color.

He took a breath, and then whispered: "The emperor has been the crown prince for more than 20 years, and when he was in the south and north with Emperor Taizong in the past, he was able to barely get along, but every time the father and son and the monarch and the ministers see each other again, ......" After that, the words were a bit rebellious, so Zhang Yue could only vaguely go over, "Now the emperor feels that he is young and strong, and the prince is also young and strong, so if the prince sacrifices to the tomb of filial piety, the emperor may let the prince guard Nanjing." Or the emperor himself returned the capital to Nanjing and let the crown prince guard Beijing. ”

"You can guess. But I think eight or nine are not far from ten. ”

Seeing Zhang Yue's frightened expression, Zhang Fu didn't know that Zhang Yue had understood, so he put down his pen and beckoned to him again: "Look, this is the water and land route from Nanjing to Beijing. Although the waterway is stable, there are times when the Cao River is frozen, and there will inevitably be times when it is blocked by floods; The land route is an official road that has been repaired repeatedly, but this official road is also difficult to walk in bad weather. In any case, this is the main road between the two capitals. If it is true that the prince of heaven lives in two places, these two paths are the most important. I'm in the north, so ......"

"That's why I'm in the south, so that the north and the south can echo." Zhang Yue took a deep breath and said to Zhang Fu, "I originally felt that Nanjing may not be a place for idle retirement, but now I dare not be lazy, and the lobby uncle can only rest assured." By the way, Xiangcheng Bonai, who stayed in Nanjing, is the sister-in-law's brother-in-law......"

"After all, some people are worried that Uncle Xiangcheng is our family's in-laws, so he has been determined to guard Shanhaiguan. However, after all, he has been guarding Nanjing for many years, and there are always some hidden forces. Also, your eldest uncle's home is in the Huaiyang area, for example, Wang Xunliang, the salt envoy of the two Huaidus you dealt with before. Zhang Fu then said a few more names, and then said, "However, the people in our family are mainly in the north, and in the south are only the real estate shops in the Grange, and there is more money." However, the king of Han had stayed in Nanjing for fifteen years, and the prince did not dare to cultivate private individuals wantonly, but he was different. In this Nanjing city, I don't know who is the descendant of the Han Dynasty. You used to wear the sword of the Son of Heaven to the south of the Yangtze River, and your prestige is still there, and you can use it. I asked Peng Shisan to follow you, he is familiar. ”

After discussing it again, because he saw Zhang Fu's tired face, Zhang Yue said that he still had a soft couch in his study, and asked Zhang Fu to rest here for a while. Zhang Fu was really sleepy at this time, so he agreed, and lay down for a while before falling asleep. Seeing that he was settled, Zhang Yue quietly went out, and when he saw that Peng Shisan, who was guarding the door, was yawning, he called out.

"Uncle Lobby has already slept at this time, you go to the wing room over there to sleep for a while, and I will let people guard here." Without waiting for Peng Shisan to shake his head and refuse, he added angrily, "The lobby uncle wakes up in a while, I don't know where to go, what if you don't have the energy?" This is not another place, so take a good night's sleep and recharge your batteries! ”

Zhang Yue said this, Peng Shisan couldn't find a reason to refute, turned around and opened the curtain to take a look inside, and then followed a little girl. Zhang Yue called two more steady subordinates to guard outside the door, and then went out of the courtyard. Walking through the small door to the east and bypassing a shadow wall, he heard Gao Quan's voice outside the door in front of him.

"The third young master went down to Jiangnan this time, and was promoted from the fifth grade to the fourth grade, and few civil officials in this world have reached this grade at a young age, which lard is blinded to dare to say that it is a bright rise and a dark fall? I chose you that is your blessing, I think that when the old lady was still there, when the third young master went to Shandong, he chose the chief and followed it, and in the end, he was seconded from the British government, and it was not your turn at all! Cheer up, I can tell you, if I hear someone whispering again, I won't spare him! ”

Zhang Yue, who walked out of the door, saw more than a dozen people standing in the square courtyard outside, all wearing green clothes and ribbons, all with their heads lowered, coupled with Gao Quan's words just now, he immediately understood what he was doing, and coughed lightly at the moment. This sound suddenly woke up Gao Quan, who was full of annoyance, only to see him trot forward, and after saluting, he smiled.

"Third Young Master, I thought you were accompanying the British Princess."

Zhang Yue swept these subordinates with his eyes, and saw that many people were very angry, and then he thought that because Zhang Xin and Zhang Zuo took people home to guard filial piety before, almost all of the old family members in more than a dozen rooms were brought back, and most of them were the subordinates who were accepted later. Seeing that many of them were dodging his gaze, he pointed to a few of the old faces.

"I don't bring so many people with me to Jiangnan. Just take the six of them, this is not the original Yinzhi County, there is no need to be like before. In addition, I am now familiar with official business, and I don't have to rely on them for everything. ”

After ordering this, he didn't pay attention to those people, and only called Gao Quan to the small hall in the middle, and his face darkened: "In the future, the selection of family members will be better than indiscriminate, and those who take the initiative to take refuge will receive as little as possible." These people are just trying to protect their subordinates, picking and choosing things, not to mention any sincerity. Find a reason to send people to the Grange, so that you don't get into trouble at home! ”

Gao Quanyuan still wanted to confess, but when he heard this, his heart suddenly burst and he hurriedly agreed. When he got outside, he saw that many people were smiling, so he snorted in his heart. Zhang Yue rarely gets angry at home, so these people forget the reputation of this young master outside, you must know that the brothers in the family have always been dominated by Zhang Yue, and they are asking for their own hardship!