Except for Xiao Jinghui's poor health, there is nothing else to do in the house, Zhang Hongqian, who is more than one year old, and Zhang Mingqian, who is four months old, grow up healthily and painlessly without illness and pain, which makes Shang Ran and Mu Zhenzhen, the two mothers, worry a lot; Lu Tao and Zhang Ruoxi are still in Beijing, and Zhang Ruoxi said that he would wait for Zhang Yuan to return to Jiangnan after returning from North Korea; Wang Wei has not yet returned to Beijing......

Zhang Yuan asked about some of the situation in the house, so he asked Wuling and Baima to go back to the old alley of Li Ge to report the news, and he had to go to the Ministry of Rites to report his life, and the captured Nalan Bakshi and another Jurchen captive should also be handed over to Luo Sigong, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, for re-interrogation.

Fang Cai Wuling said that the four-month-old Zhang Mingqian was strong and cute, and Mu Jingyan on the side smiled when he heard it, and he didn't say anything in his mouth, he was really happy in his heart, this is a real child, he is really a mother!

Zhang Yuan said: "Uncle Mu, you and Master Wang, Hong Ji, and Hong Xin should go back to the house first." ”

Mu Jingyan, Hong Ji, and Hong Xin do not belong to the establishment of the mission, so they don't have to go to the Ministry of Rites to report to the Ministry of Rites, just report to the Ministry of War tomorrow, and Wang Zongyue was privately hired by Juniper to escort Zhang Yuan, and he didn't even have to go to the Ministry of War.

Mu Jingyan said: "It's better to follow Master Zhang and go back after finishing the work." ”

Approaching Chang'an Avenue, the crowd of onlookers grew, and the 16-member guard of honor of the mission was full of spirit, waving flags, holding high leopard tail guns, glittering in the July sun, and guiding drums and gongs beating rhythmically.

Zhang Yuan's ears were sharp, and he heard people on the side of the road asking each other: "Why is there less people in Jinyiwei, I saw it when I was on an envoy in March, there are several rows, what is the reason for the lack of more than half of this return?" ”

"A few of them are still wearing bandages, and the injuries are not light, who dares to touch the tiger whiskers of the old man in Jinyiwei?"

"It is said that Jang Zhuangyuan instigated the king's nephew to commit rebellion in the Joseon state. Kill the king. The king's nephew became king. ”

"How could Zhang Zhuangyuan instigate such a rebellious thing. It is only right that such unkindness and injustice should be stopped. ”

"Who knows, maybe Zhang Zhuangyuan got the benefit of the nephew of the king of Korea-"

……

There was a lot of gossip and discussions, and some Jinyi guards heard it and reprimanded it loudly.

Zhang Yuan said to Zhen Zidan: "The people are ignorant, hearsay, and speculate, and there is no need to be responsible. But the rumors deliberately created by people with ulterior motives should be vigilant, we will foil the Jiannu conspiracy in North Korea and kill the enemy bloodily on the way home, these exploits must not be distorted and erased, Zhen Qianhu saw that Luo's commander should report in detail, and his Jinyi guards should also try their best to publicize the disloyalty of Guanghaijun and the ambition of Jiannu, and let the people of the capital know what we have done and what has happened. ”

Zhang Yuan was well aware of his situation, and he had to try to stop Nurhachi's upcoming offensive, and more importantly, he had to beware of the open guns and hidden arrows of the political enemies in the DPRK and China, the latter of which may be even more tricky.

Zhen Zidan's arrow wound has been healed for the most part, and he is no longer able to ride a horse. After listening to Zhang Yuan's advice, he said with a solemn expression: "Don't worry, my lord." Humble duty understands. ”

Twelve of the sixty Jinyi guards who accompanied the envoy died, Zhen Zidan, who was the deputy Qianhu, was under great pressure, and now he and Zhang Yuan are sharing honor and disgrace, if the Korean Ayayang Jun is not recognized by the Ming Dynasty anyway, if the fight against the Jiannu horse thieves is considered to be causing trouble, Zhang Yuan, who is the canonized envoy, must bear the main responsibility, and he Zhen Zidan is also to blame, and he Zhen Zidan is also to blame, and he has to be questioned for his hard work of eight thousand miles back and forth and fight against the thieves, this kind of thing seems ridiculous but not impossible, and the attitude of Li Weihan, the governor of Liaodong, can be glimpsed. The party struggle between the DPRK and China is fierce, Zhang Yuan is pro-Donglin, and he has a grudge with Fang Gelao, Yao Qishi and others, and now that all the high-ranking officials and officials of Donglin have been deposed from Beijing, Zhang Yuan is quite isolated in the DPRK and China, and his political enemies will definitely take advantage of this envoy to slander Zhang Yuan.

Despite this, Zhen Zidan did not feel that he was affected by Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan has his own personality charm, and after getting along for several months, Zhang Yuan's incorruptibility, wisdom, and arrogance are all made Zhen Zidan sincerely admire, the one thousand taels of silver that Eunuch Lu gave to Zhang Yuan and the valuable gifts received in North Korea Zhang Yuan were all taken out as the pension silver for those casualties and Jinyi guards, this alone made Zhen Zidan admire, and the attack of the thieves in Phoenix Mountain, Zhen Zidan was extremely disgusted with Governor Li's attitude, so of course he stood firmly on Zhang Yuan's side.

Ruan Dacheng also heard the rumors of the people, and couldn't help but become more and more worried, as soon as Donglin went, Han Society was lonely, Fang Congzhe and the three parties wanted to suppress Zhang Yuan and Han Society and no longer had any scruples, Ruan Dacheng originally thought that Zhang Yuan took the initiative to ask for an envoy to North Korea during the most critical period of Ding Si Jingcha in order to avoid trouble, it stands to reason that Zhang Yuan should be cautious in this trip and not let Fang Ge Lao and Yao Zongwen and others catch the handle, but Zhang Yuan did not do this, some things were clearly provoked by Zhang Yuan, which made Ruan Dacheng quite confused, Zhang Yuan seemed to have expected the result of Ding Sijingcha, But why do you still act so highly?

Ruan Dacheng urged the horse to be parallel to Zhang Yuan, looking sideways at Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan smiled at him and said, "Eight thousand miles of clouds and moons, we are finally back." ”

Ruan Dacheng smiled: "Yue Wumu is not something I can do. ”

As soon as Ruan Dacheng said this, Zhang Yuan remembered the aftermath of Ruan Dacheng's active shaving of his hair and lowering his hair in history, shook his head, and said lightly: "How can everyone be Yue Wumu, don't just turn right and wrong upside down and act as a tiger." ”

Arrived at the intersection of East Chang'an Street, Wuling and Baima took a detour to Daming Gate to go back to the house to report the news, Zhen Zidan led more than 40 Jinyi Wei lieutenants back to Jinyi Wei Yamen to resume his life, Zhang Yuan and his party entered the East Gongsheng Gate and came to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, He Zongyan, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, greeted Zhang Yuan and the Korean envoy Yuyan outside the Yimen, Zhang Yuan returned the canonization edict, attached a relevant explanation of the failure to complete the canonization mission, and a list, that is, also handed over to He Zongyan,

Yu Yan reported in detail to He Zongyan the process of setting things right in North Korea, He Zongyan did not express his position, and immediately ordered a banquet to entertain everyone, and Zhang Yuan resigned: "He Shilang, the official is homesick and anxious to return, so I won't drink this wine, please forgive him." ”

Ruan Dacheng also got up to say goodbye, and He Zongyan didn't stay much.

Zhang Yuan and Ruan Dacheng walked out of the gate of the Ministry of Rites, but saw Zhang Dai, Wen Zhenmeng, and Qian Shisheng waiting under the wall outside the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Wen Zhenmeng and Qian Shisheng also came over to greet Zhang Yuan and Ruan Dacheng, and when the mission passed through the north bridge of the Jade River, it had already alarmed the people in the Hanlin Academy, and Zhang Dai, Wen Zhenmeng, and Qian Shisheng rushed to the Ministry of Rites to meet each other.

Zhang Dai looked at Zhang Yuan carefully and said, "Jie Zi, you are really black and have lost a lot of weight." He looked at Ruan Dacheng again and said, "Brother Ji is not a jade-faced Langjun." ”

Ruan Dacheng said: "What is black and thin, if it weren't for the alertness of the meson, we would almost die in Liaodong." ”

Zhang Dai was shocked and asked why, they had heard about the coup d'état in Korea, but they did not know about the attack on the mission at Phoenix Mountain, and then they heard Zhang Yuan and Ruan Dacheng talk about the battle that day, and they couldn't help but be speechless, they had always read the book of Confucius and Mencius, entertained themselves with piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and only looked at the life and death of the enemy in the books, but they didn't expect Zhang Yuan and Ruan Dacheng to encounter it, and they thought it was an incredible thing.

"Young Master-Young Master-"

"Childe-childe-"

The servants of Wuling, Laifu, Wang Dazhui and Ruan Dacheng arrived, and Zhang Yuan bowed his hand to Wen Zhenmeng and the others: "Invite a few people to drink and get together tomorrow, by the way, do my colleagues from the Han Society still often gather to give lectures?" ”

Wen Zhenmeng said: "Don't dare to waste, gather twice a month in Dalongfu Temple to learn, rain or shine." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Very good, then please contact Brother Wen on your behalf, tomorrow evening I will have a banquet for my colleagues at the Yongchang Restaurant on Qipan Street." ”

Qian Shisheng said: "Of course, we will wash the dust for the two of you. ”

Zhang Dai followed Zhang Yuan to Li Ge Old Hutong, and ordered Nengzhu to go back to the Baozi River to bring Su Zhi's mother and son and Li Ko'er to Li Ge Old Hutong to have a good reunion.

Zhang Yuan asked: "Why don't you invite Liu's sister-in-law together?" ”

Zhang Dai said: "It's not easy for her to go out, she has to make an appointment on the first day, solemnly-" He shook his head and said, "I'll accompany her in two days, her kind of person is very boring." ”

The two brothers walked side by side, Wang Zongyue, Mu Jingyan and others followed behind, talking about some of the things that happened after Zhang Yuan left Beijing, in addition to a large number of Donglin officials being deposed, Zhang Dai said: "Qi Huzi followed Shang Yushi's family to the south, Huzi was reluctant to Miss Jinglan, Miss Jinghui didn't know if she was cured?" ”

Zhang Dai, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, reads and learns characters every day, which is similar to the leisurely days when he was not out of office, and the party struggle has not affected him for the time being, so he can't realize Zhang Yuan's urgency, and he is only happy for Zhang Yuan's safe return, and wants to go to Zhang Yuan's house to drink and celebrate.

Seeing the optimistic and cheerful eldest brother Zongzi, Zhang Yuan also put aside his thoughts for the time being, and it was boring enough to worry about the country and the people these days.

At this time, it was about the end of Shen, the red sun was about to fall, the weather in mid-July was still very hot, Zhang Yuan and his eldest brother Zhang Dai just walked outside the Daming Gate with a folding fan, and the old servant Fu Cheng drove a carriage to pick it up, Fu Cheng smiled and said: "Young master, young grandmother, Aunt Mu and the two little sons are waiting for the young master." ”

Zhang Yuan was anxious to go home to see his wife and children, and he didn't want to meet acquaintances on the road to greet and delay, so he and his eldest brother took a carriage and drove through Banqiao Hutong, and then crossed West Chang'an Street, and walked to Shichang Street. "Fly and run back.

Zhang Yuan got off the car at the entrance of the alley, and saw a servant woman looking at this side in front of the golden pillar gate of his small courtyard, and said repeatedly, "The young master is back, the young master is back." ”

At this moment, suddenly a person caught up from behind, panting: "Meson, meson-"

When Zhang Yuan looked back, it was the teacher Yang Lian, who hurriedly saluted and said, "Teacher Yang has always been fine, and the student has just returned to Beijing." ”

Yang Lian wiped his forehead with a sweat towel, and said to Zhang Yuan: "Jie Zi, immediately follow me to see Wu Ge Lao." ”

Zhang Dai said with a smile: "Teacher Yang, it's not too late for my brother to go home to see his wife and children before visiting Elder Wu Ge." ”

Yang Lian was an anxious man, and said: "Yu Sheng has been controlling the water for nine years, and he has passed the door three times without entering. Take Zhang Yuan's hand and leave.

―――――――――――――――――― (To be continued.) )