On the rugged rockery stacked with stones of Taihu Lake, there is a pavilion wing volley, the palace beauty in the pavilion overlooks the railing, the light makeup is thin and thin, the fairy looks good, the palace lamp is hazy and yellow, the stars and the moon reflect her face, as if the starlight of the whole night sky is bright because of her.

"That guy didn't come to the Prime Minister's Mansion first after all......" Zhang Zixuan sighed in her heart, her radiant eyes dimmed a little, and her expression was a little lonely.

I thought that after Qin Lin returned to Beijing, he would immediately come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to report the trip to his father, so Zhang Zixuan would see Qin Lin before Xu Xinyi - even if it was a smart and wise daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, when it came to her lover, she would occasionally have a little cute and competitive heart.

For this reason, she also changed into a beautiful palace dress that she rarely wears, and even she felt a little silly when she thought about it, so she pursed her lips and smiled self-deprecatingly: Zhang Zixuan, Zhang Zixuan, why did you become stupid? Everything Qin Lin did on this trip was reported to the Prime Minister with a 500-mile meteor fast horse, and his father knew the details well, so why did he rush to the Prime Minister's Mansion after returning to Beijing?

As everyone knows, the reason why Qin Lin didn't go to the Prime Minister's Mansion but was in a hurry to go home was really not an outsider, it was better if he didn't come, if he really came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, this guy might do something when the two were alone, Zhang Zixuan's beautiful palace dress was only afraid of suffering.

"Oh, my stinky girl is dressed up, and she looks so decent!" Zhang Maoxiu walked up to the pavilion with a tea bowl, deliberately made a fuss and looked at his sister from head to toe, and then pressed his temples to think: "Women are those who please themselves, let me think about it, who is my sister wearing this body for?" Well, by the way, this afternoon I was still in the study to read the "Bamboo Book Chronicle", and I suddenly went back to dress up when I submitted the application......"

Zhang Zixuan's face was slightly red, and she glanced at her brother with disgust: "Hmph, Zhuangyuanlang, Hanlin editor, I will make fun of my sister, next time you go to drink flower wine with the colleagues of Hanlin Academy, my little sister will sue in front of my father, and when the time comes, be careful about your skin!" ”

"It's amazing, it's amazing, now my sister will sue!" Zhang Maoxiu blew his beard and glared at him to make a strange appearance, suddenly smiled, and said in a low voice: "Brother Fool is not here to make fun of my sister, the person my sister is waiting for, this time I'm afraid there will be trouble." ”

"Qin Lin, what's the trouble with him?!" Zhang Zixuan blurted out without thinking, and couldn't help blushing her cheeks after speaking, and said in her heart, isn't this a self-confession?

Zhang Maoxiu glanced at his sister with a smile, but fortunately he didn't joke anymore, but said with a straight face: "Brother Qin Xian led more than 1,000 people to run rampant in Monan with the order of the military general, and won a complete victory with the four-way army. ”

Zhang Zixuan was not surprised when she heard this: "It's not surprising that the famous people are jealous, and the great merit is jealous, could it be that my brother heard something in the Hanlin Academy?" ”

Zhang Maoxiu nodded solemnly.

Bei Ya bit her red lip lightly, and Zhang Zixuan walked down the rockery quickly.

In the flower hall, Zhang Juzheng, the prince of Jiangling, and Zhang Jingxiu, the eldest son, sat and played chess, Zhang Jingxiu had to think for a moment every time he fell, but Zhang Juzheng was like flying, and the chess pieces carved from mutton fat and white jade were knocked on the ebony chess scales, making a pleasant sound.

Seeing that the only daughter was coming with a light lotus step, Zhang Juzheng was overjoyed and beckoned: "Come on, come on, accompany my father to the next game!" Playing chess with Jing Xiu, it's really boring, looking forward and not talking, the chess road is also very depressed - Jing Xiu, your surname doesn't matter in good times, most people say that you are thoughtful and far better than a few siblings, but in the eyes of your father, you are far less free and easy than Mao Xiu, in case of adversity, I am afraid that it will not be easy to get rid of it! ”

Zhang Juzheng inadvertently said a prophecy, but at this time, the three brothers and sisters were just a joke, Zhang Juzheng added the dignity of the Taishi to the extremely popular minister, the Jiangling Party was all over the government and the opposition, a Jun decree has the power of thunder, where can anyone give them adversity?

Zhang Jingxiu smiled and said: "What my father taught me is that some people outside do say that the child is old and serious, and he is better than the third brother Mao Xiu, but the child himself knows that the third brother is free and easy to follow his surname, and he is talented. ”

In front of outsiders, Zhang Jingxiu would not say these words, he only gave the head of the ministry, and he was far from the squire and Shangshu, Zhang Maoxiu was edited by Hanlin, and he was far away from entering the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and it was tantamount to arrogance and arrogance to say it; But between the closest relatives in the family, there are not so many taboos to speak, Zhang Juzheng let the second son Xiu win the fifth year of Wanli Ding Chou Ke Bangyan, and the third son Mao Xiu even ascended to the top of the Gengchen Branch in the eighth year of Wanli in one fell swoop, which was originally to let them repeat their own path, and take the shortcut to the peak of power from the Hanlin Academy to the cabinet to worship the prime minister.

The reform of the new deal has just been fully rolled out, the disadvantages of the Ming Dynasty are difficult to return, and it is difficult to reap the results of Zhongxing without decades of efforts, although Zhang Juzheng is in his prime, after all, he is already in his fifties, and he is ready to spend more than ten years to cultivate several sons and gradually let them inherit their careers.

Zhang Maoxiu was praised by his brother, but laughed: "What the eldest brother said is bad, where can I be called a cool Xiao Nai's father?" The really cool Xiao Nai's father is still here! ”

As he spoke, he squeezed his eyebrows and snorted at Zhang Zixuan.

Zhang Juzheng rubbed his black beard under his chin and laughed: "Mao Xiu, you are self-aware, if it weren't for Zixuan is daughter, Gengchenke's champion wheel would get you?" Come on, come on, Zixuan accompanies her father to play two games of chess, and your chess path is very similar to that of your father. ”

Zhang Zixuan sat down as she said, restarted the game and played against her father, the father and daughter's chess moves were wide open and closed, and the momentum was like a rainbow, and they fought for a while.

Seeing that his father was in good spirits, Zhang Jingxiu and the brothers were happy, some time ago Zhang Juzheng was working state affairs, his face was gloomy, and his spirit was not as good as before, and the whole family was secretly worried about him, thanks to Qi Jiguang who knew about this, he specially found a thousand years of ginseng, human-shaped He Shou Wu, wild sika deer antler velvet and fur seal kidney and other great things from Liaodong, and the effect was obvious after Zhang Juzheng took it.

Zhang Zixuan, who was playing against her father, had hidden worries in her heart, looking at her radiant father, she secretly thought to herself: Qi Shuai sent tonics, naturally she was kind, and she wished that her father would live a long life, but if she took too many of those big tonic medicines, I am afraid it is not a good thing. I heard that Qing Dai's third uncle and Li Jianfang, the envoy of the Tai Hospital, had excellent medical skills, so he was relieved to take a look at his father, but his father's surname was stubborn, and he refused to call a doctor for diagnosis and treatment if he was not sick or sick...... Well, next time I asked Qin Lin to think of a way, he has a lot of ideas.

Thinking of Qin Lin, Zhang Zixuan immediately raised his spirit: "Father, Qin Lin's trip to the grassland has made great achievements, although it has not yet reached the point of not being rewarded for his merits, but after all, he is a military minister who led the envoy and instructed the army to go out of the fortress, I am afraid that he is suspected of being specialized." ”

As soon as he heard his daughter's words, Zhang Juzheng knew what she meant, he looked at Zhang Zixuan with a smile, and waved his hand indifferently: "Qin Lin is a big husband, why should he be afraid of slander and ridicule?" You see, as a father, he is famous all over the world and slandered all over the world! ”

These words are a bit sour, Zhang Jingxiu and Zhang Maoxiu are funny in their stomachs, and the potential hostility towards the hairy foot son-in-law who is about to "take away" his only daughter, even the father who is the first assistant of the Taishi is not exempt from vulgarity.

Zhang Zixuan was angry and funny, knowing that she couldn't convince her father from the front, so after a little thought, she said: "Qin Lin is a second-class official at a young age, and he has newly established immortal achievements, so it is not a big deal if there are setbacks, but your father, you need to guard against some people, Xiang Zhuang Wujian intends to Pei Gong!" ”

Zhang Juzheng was stunned when he heard this, and then knocked the chess pieces heavily on the chessboard, and sighed: "If Qin boy dares to be sorry for you in the future, see if the old man doesn't peel off his skin!" ”

Knowing that his father would see through his little tricks, Zhang Zixuan blushed and shook his shoulder coquettishly: "Daddy......"

The next day is the period of the regular court meeting, but the ceremonial system is different from usual, the Wanli Emperor came to the Huangji Palace, His Majesty Dan and the military ministers lined up, His Majesty Dan set up the horses, the elephants were set up by the elephants, the flag-bearers set up the banners, the heavenly family was majestic and powerful.

The Chang Dynasty is in the Huangji Gate, the so-called Imperial Gate listens to the government, accepts the triumphant song and returns the soldiers to report the victory and offer the prisoners, then set up the throne at the noon gate, Qin sent Qin Lin this time is a great victory, but it is not the commander of the army to go out, it seems that it is not easy to do the noon gate victory, but such a major victory, if it is too simple and slow according to the Chang Dynasty, it is not enough to show the majesty of the Celestial Empire, so it is changed to the Huangji Palace to show grandeur.

Emperor Wanli led the way to the throne before and after, Wenchen Zhang Juzheng was at the head of the class, the red carpet under his feet, the palace maid behind him held the fan, the martial arts noble Xu Wenbi was the foreman, and the net whip sounded three times, and the bells and drums rang in unison.

Qin Lin wore a wingless black veil, a red python robe, and a nine-dragon jade belt around his waist, and walked forward in small steps on the royal road according to the order of the Qincha system, until His Majesty Dan, and played loudly: "The ministers are ordered to patrol outside the fortress, relying on the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, the ancestors of the Great Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty, the blessings of the sky, and the sages of the court and the central government to strategize, this trip is fortunate not to be disgraced!" Fu Bu Ta lost Li as the king of Shunyi, killed the first evil Huang Taiji, Tumut millions of people called me Ming Shengde, 200,000 people who controlled the strings all surrendered to Wanghua! ”

With a bang, the ministers immediately discussed, the Tumut Department was rampant, known as the strongest in the grassland, Altan Khan was a fierce rival of the imperial court, Qin Lin only brought more than 1,000 Hu from the official school to subdue the Tumut Ministry, what he did, even if he dispatched 500,000 troops, he may not be able to do it!

Although everyone knew about this unexpectedly perfect ending since Qin Lin returned to Beijing at noon yesterday, it was another surprise when Qin Lin said it himself.

On the throne, Emperor Wanli opened the golden mouth, made a jade speech, and said slowly: "I am very relieved to be happy outside the plug, and Qin Aiqing has worked hard." ”

Having said that, Zhu Yijun's face was not happy, and his tone was not salty or light - this is the skill of the emperor, but where the courtiers are meritorious, the appreciation of the lord must not be too obvious, so as not to make the courtiers arrogant.

What's more, although Zhu Yijun was very satisfied with the result, the process of this matter, he had a big pimple in his heart.

"The minister has this part!" Yan Qing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, flashed out of the ranks, waved the sleeves of his robe, and said in righteous words: "The minister Qin Lin, the minister of the Qin Mission, mobilized the four-way army out of the fortress without authorization as a military general, acted arbitrarily, interfered in politics without authority, and secretly communicated with the three Mongolian ladies. ”

(To be continued)