After the evening of this day, Zhang Yuan walked back to the old alley apartment of Li Ge, the wind was cold all the way, the weather in the capital in mid-October was already very cold, it seems that the first snow of this winter will come soon, Zhang Yuan said: "After the snow, Nurhachi will definitely lead the army back to Jianzhou, and the ransacking of Fushun and the surrounding cities is enough for the Houjin Jurchen to recuperate for the winter, and the first wave of invasion of the Houjin can be temporarily ended, but the defeat of the general soldier Zhang Chengyin is on the sixth day of October, and today is October 17, there is a time difference of eleven days between this, During this period of time, the Houjin Eighth Banner Army will definitely continue to capture and plunder, but the news has not yet reached the capital in time, and this winter in Beijing is not easy. ”

Li Ge Lao Hutong apartment arrived, Zhang Yuan temporarily put aside those things that worried about the country and the people, stepped into the door, and saw a bamboo birdcage hanging under the porch of the foyer, and a black feather starling in the cage was jumping up and down, Zhang Yuan was overjoyed, and said loudly: "Has Xiuwei arrived in Beijing?" ”

The black-feathered starling in the delicate birdcage shouted: "Weigu is looking for meson, Weigu is looking for meson." ”

Zhang Yuan laughed.

Xue Tong and Uncle Yao walked out of the ear room, as well as Uncle Yao's wife Lin, and four other old servants and servants who were not familiar with Zhang Yuan, came to greet Zhang Yuan together.

"Xianggong—"

Wang Wei walked out quickly from the door of the inner courtyard, Ying Ying bowed down, Zhang Yuan helped her up, looked at her face carefully, her skin was white and her eyes were charming, and she did not see the slightest color of wind and frost, Wang Wei was very good at grooming and did not show traces of lead bloom.

Wang Wei introduced the old servants and women to Zhang Yuan, all of them were her old people in the Youlan Pavilion in Jinling, this time Wang Wei returned to Jinling to sell the Youlan Pavilion, those servants who had been in the hall since Ma Xianglan Originally, Wang Wei planned to divide some silver and dismiss, but these people were unwilling to leave. said that he wanted to follow Wang Wei. Wang Wei had no choice but to bring them all to Beijing. The Shengmei firm in Beijing is short of manpower, and although these servants are all older, they can still be called.

Zhang Yuan and Wang Wei entered the inner courtyard, Shang Ran, Shang Jinghui and they were reading family letters, checking hometown gifts, these were brought by Wang Wei from Shanyin and Huiji, Wang Wei returned to Shanyin on the tenth day of June, June 19 was Zhang Yuan's twentieth birthday, and Dongzhang held a grand ancestor worship ceremony. Zhang Ruiyang's old couple had learned from Zhang Yuan's family letter that Mu Zhenzhen had given birth to a boy in January, and they asked carefully from Wang Wei, and they had two grandsons in two years, and the old couple was so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths together-

Zhang Yuan learned from Wang Wei's mouth that his hometown is still the same, and his father Zhang Ruiyang kept his promise before Zhang Yuan entered Beijing to take the exam the year before last, and did not accept to take refuge in the field, and did not go out of the public gate to solicit lawsuits.

Wang Wei also brought two ships of goods this time, which were cloth and satin from Qingpu and various glasses from Shanyin Mirror Workshop. There are also a large number of books printed by Hanshe Bookstore, which have developed rapidly and flourished in the past two years. This made Zhang Yuan very pleased.

While he was talking, the little maid Bai Ma came to report that the old man Yu of the Korean country was here again, Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Come here, come here, don't add the word 'again', doesn't it seem that we are annoying him to come to the door." ”

Shang Tanran laughed a few times, the North Korean envoy and his entourage have been stranded in Beijing for nearly three months, the edict of the Ming Dynasty to canonize Ayayang Jun Li Liang as the king of North Korea has been delayed, Yu Yan, Jin Zhongqing and others are anxious, and there is no other trustworthy Ming official in Beijing, only Zhang Yuan can be trusted, so he visits Zhang Yuan every other day to ask Zhang Yuan.

Seeing Zhang Yuan, the Korean envoy Yu Yan had a sad face and said: "The slave chieftain brazenly captured Fushun and plundered the border villages, but I am afraid that the North Korea will also be swords-and-soldiers, and His Royal Highness Ayayang Jun has not yet been canonized by the Celestial Empire, although he is loyal to the Celestial Empire, but I am afraid that the decree will be difficult to implement." ”

Zhang Yuan said with relief: "Please be relieved of Yu's judgment, according to the humble opinion, within this month, the canonization edict will be issued." ”

Yu Yan and Jin Zhongqing thought that Zhang Yuan had gotten the news from the inner court, and they were overjoyed and hurriedly asked?

Zhang Yuan said: "A few people who returned to the museum and waited for good news, don't reveal it to the outside world first, so as not to cause accidents." ”

Yu Yan and others said again and again, joy in the shape, Zhang Yuan said so, that must be the exact news, after talking for a long time, when Zhang Yuan sent them out, Yu Yan turned around and said earnestly: "His Royal Highness Ayayang Jun is very respectful to Lord Zhang, if the emperor canonizes the will, please also ask Lord Zhang to work hard and send another envoy to the state." Yu Yan felt that Zhang Yuan was still relatively easy to get along with, and he was not as arrogant as other Ming officials.

Zhang Yuan hurriedly said: "If I go to your state again, it will provoke criticism from others, and it will not be good for your state." "It's really a chore to go to Korea, and now that the general trend of Ayayo's monarchy in Korea has been decided, there is no need for him to go to North Korea again.

Yu Yan also knew that Zhang Yuan had many political enemies in the DPRK and China, and he needed to be cautious in everything he said and did.

At night, Zhang Yuan rested in Wang Wei's room, and after some love, the two whispered on the pillow, Wang Wei said in detail about the way to Jiangnan, and said: "The concubine paid attention to and inquired on the way, and wanted to find the Buddhist temple where the coffin of the ancestor was kept, but she found nothing. He sighed faintly: "It's been more than ten years, and the coffin of the ancestor must have been burned by the monks and can no longer be found." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It is very common for a guest to die in a Buddhist temple, even after ten or twenty years, the monks will not discard those coffins, because once the descendants of the deceased find the mountain gate, the trouble is not small - don't be sad to repair the micro, I will go back to Jiangnan next year, help you find it all the way, and let your father enter the earth for peace." ”

"Huh!" Wang Weiqi said: "Xianggong wants to return to Jiangnan next year?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The party struggle between the DPRK and China continues, and it is better for me to avoid the edge for the time being." The heart said: "The Wanli Dynasty is coming to an end, I don't want to shed this troubled water, and wait for the new monarch to ascend the throne - of course, for the upcoming decisive battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Houjin, we still have to make suggestions as much as possible, but unfortunately the decision is not up to me, if I can avoid a big rout, it is a success, such a situation, can only be slowly figured out." ”

When Wang Wei heard Zhang Yuan say this, he was very happy and said: "Huating Chen Meigong once said, 'The flowers and willows are dense, and it is the means to open them; When the wind and rain are urgent, stand firmly, and see the root of the feet', Xianggong deserves the clear words of the eyebrows. ”

Zhang Yuan smiled silently, but listened to Wang Wei say again: "Actually, I am not used to living in this northern land, I still like Jiangnan, but wherever Xianggong goes, Wang Wei will always follow." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and asked: "If I am demoted to Qiongzhou Mansion to Xiuwei, am I willing to follow?" ”

Wang Wei said: "Of course, no matter what the sky is, the sea is north. ”

Zhang Yuan stroked her thin waist and said: "Don't be so bitter as expected, I want to cultivate a happy life, Qinhuai admires the moon and boats on the West Lake, which is also my wish." ”

Wang Wei leaned sideways and hugged the tense Yuan, no longer speaking, the two of them listened to the wind outside, the north wind was as tight as a gust, I don't know if the first snow has fallen?

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Because of the war in Liaodong, the Ministry of Rites from the right attendant He Zongyan and the following are anxious, canonization of Ayayang Jun Li Liang as the king of North Korea can no longer be delayed, Jianzhou old slave this momentum, Liaodong General Zhang Chengyin defeated, North Korea's attitude towards the Ming Dynasty is very critical, once North Korea is coerced by the slave chieftain and does not submit to the Ming, there will definitely be a Taiyuan official to investigate the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites for the canonization of Li Liang for a long time, for this reason, He Shilang twice visited Fang Congzhe to discuss the canonization of the king of Korea, Fang Congzhe is also worried that the situation in Liaodong can not be controlled, North Korea must be wooed, so it agreed to send an envoy to canonize it, and it has been reported to Emperor Wanli for approval-

On October 24, Liaodong governor Li Weihan again passed on the emergency situation, after the Jin Eight Banners Army defeated Zhang Chengyin's 10,000 army, then immediately besieged Fu'an, Leopard Chong, Sancha'er, Lianke and Eleven Forts north of Fushun and south of Tieling, the original Fushun guerrilla Li Yongfang was the pioneer of Jiannu, Li Yongfang tried his best to persuade him to surrender when the Eight Banners Army attacked Songshan Tunbao, the soldiers and civilians of Songshan Tunbao opened the gate of the fortress and surrendered, and the four surrounding forts that refused to surrender were slaughtered and bloodbathed, and the land around Fushun for hundreds of miles was still alone except for the Qinghe City, which was known as the natural dangerThe rest of the castle villages were all looted, all the people and food were stolen, and all the walled cities and houses were burned down when the soldiers were retreating......

On October 26, under the edict, Xu Guangqi, with Zhan Shifu Zuo Zanshan and Xu Guangqi as envoys, went to the royal capital of Joseon to canonize Ayayang Jun Li Liang as the king of Joseon.

On the 29th, the Ming mission left Beijing, Zhang Yuan has been sent out of Chongwen Gate, the first snow since the beginning of winter fell in the capital the day before yesterday, Chongwen Gate outside the white expanse, Zhang Yuan and his senior brother Xu Guangqi Yin Yin said goodbye, Xu Guangqi's understanding of the situation in Liaodong is similar to Zhang Yuan, this trip should be able to envelop North Korea to resist Houjin.

Yu Yan, Jin Zhongqing and others have said goodbye to Zhang, Yu Yan said earnestly: "We can pull out the chaos and put things right, all of them are the kindness of Lord Zhang, Lord Zhang is honest and high-minded, and the distant ministers dare not thank each other with vulgar courtesy, Tao Jingjie's poems are 'thousands of miles away, and it is difficult to laugh and laugh', today's farewell, I don't know when I can listen to Lord Zhang's words again!" ”

Zhang Yuan listened to Yuyan quoting Tao Yuanming's poems, and remembered the blind priest who was proficient in divination, acupuncture, swordsmanship and loved Tao poetry, but what came to mind was the image of a beautiful girl: black gauze hat, high-waisted white robe, thin and raised eyebrows, black and white eyes, tall and delicate Yao nose, long eyelashes, pointed chin, and a beautiful demeanor-

This is the impression of Zhang Yuan when he first met Princess Zhenming in Pyongyang's Datong Pavilion, the bright sunshine in May and the small and gentle cold hair on the girl's neck are as clear as yesterday.

Zhang Yuanxin said: "The ill-fated Princess Zhenming's aphasia has been cured, her reputation has been restored, and the bitterness has come." ”

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The cold winter came, the land of Liaodong was covered with ice and snow, Nurhachi did not continue to storm Qinghe City, at the end of October with hundreds of thousands of Han people and a large amount of money, silk, grain and grass back to Hetuala, the war in Liaodong temporarily subsided, and in Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, a military mobilization against the Houjin was rapidly unfolding, how could the Ming Dynasty allow Jiannu to invade arrogantly, and it was necessary to fight back devastatingly.

Because of the destruction of Fushun City and the loss of Zhang Chengyin's army, Li Weihan, the governor of Liaodong, could not escape the blame, and several officials had impeached Li Weihan for being mediocre and incompetent, and he had to choose another capable minister to pass through Liaodong, so Yang Hao, who was familiar with Liao affairs and had been idle for many years, surfaced.

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