Three days later, the news of Zuo Liangyu and Luo Dai's defeat in Fang County was transmitted back to the Beijing Division. The government and the opposition, which had just calmed down, suddenly became turbulent again. Xiong Wencan and Zuo Liangyu, who were coveted by Yang Sichang, were defeated and lost, and most of the 30,000 elites were lost, and the Ming army had to retreat to Xiangyang. Yang Sichang's elaborate plan to suppress the thieves failed completely.

Zhu Ping'an was waiting for such an opportunity. The defeat of Xiong Wencan, Zuo Liangyu and others is a sure thing. Once Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng revolt, the momentum will exceed the past several times, and then the living force of the Ming army will be gradually eliminated, not to mention, there will be a fatal defeat planned by Chongzhen and the cabinet - the Battle of Songjin. Zhu Ping'an didn't know if he would eliminate this catastrophe with his own efforts, but now, the defeat of Xiong Wencan and Zuo Liangyu was destined to be unchangeable.

After getting the news of the war in Fang County, and hearing that Chongzhen had killed two eunuchs who were not long-eyed one after another, the Son of Heaven was furious, although there was no corpse for thousands of miles, but it was enough to make the Chinese martial arts of the DPRK tremble.

Even if there was no Han Cunhui under the command of Zhu Ping'an to instigate the DPRK-China relations to jump up and down, the attention of all civil and military officials was also turned to Yang Sichang alone. Xiong Wencan, whom he strongly recommended, was ineffective, and the freshly baked thief general Zuo Liangyu couldn't wait to send a "big gift", not to mention, this thief matter was originally carried out in accordance with Yang Sichang's strategy of "four positives, six corners and ten sides of the net", he gave an order, the people of the world paid millions of taels of silver, and hundreds of thousands of troops from various provinces gathered to encircle and suppress, but now they only got such a result, how can it be justified.

Faced with this situation, whether it is Emperor Chongzhen or Yang Sichang, it seems that there is no other choice.

After two days of intense court discussions, the result was finally reached. Yang Sichang was the governor of the provinces as a cabinet elder, and the governor suppressed thieves and left Beijing to quell the chaos. Xue Guoguan is temporarily in charge of the overall situation in the cabinet, but Emperor Chongzhen has already proposed to invite his former first assistant Zhou Yanru to return to Beijing, and he sees that the cabinet is changing in front of him.

Zhu Ping'an saw with his own eyes that Yang Sichang, who was powerful and domineering at the beginning, seemed to be ten years old in an instant. It's no wonder that after planning for several years, he never got the position of first assistant, but now he wants to go out of Beijing to help his subordinates wipe their buttocks, and the loss in Yang Sichang's heart can be imagined. Moreover, Zhou Yanru's return to Beijing is imminent, and Xue Guoguan himself is a temporary transitional figure, seeing that this cabinet is about to fall into the hands of Zhou Yanru's party.

Fortunately, Chongzhen still remembered some old feelings, and the position of the secretary of the military department was handed over to Fu Zonglong, who was recommended by Yang Sichang, and finally left some hope.

The backbone of Yang Sichang's party is not only worried, but also hopes that he can do his best to quell the thief rebellion and return to Beijing, so that at least he will have the opportunity to compete with Zhou Yanru and others, and the outcome is still unknown. But Zhu Ping'an clearly knew that Yang Sichang would be difficult to set foot on the land of Beijing in this life. Another cabinet era under the Chongzhen Dynasty had come to an end at this time.

In all fairness, Yang Sichang's government and military affairs were indeed outstanding in the Chongzhen Dynasty. Under his single-handed auspices, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, Yang Tinglin, Zhao Guangluan, and other officials who really had real talent and hard work were denounced one after another and could not be reused, and this objectively resulted in the fact that although his strategy was good, he could not get the right people to implement it.

"Character determines fate! What a wise saying! As a second-grade military attaché, Zhu Ping'an also got the opportunity to participate in the court discussion during his stay in Beijing, looking at Yang Sichang's lonely back, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but sigh.

Originally, I wanted to get a reward, but the emperor summoned him, and then after entering the palace to thank him, he would immediately take office. But Mu Yuling was really not at ease with Zhu Ping'an's body, and Haosheng persuaded him to stay in the capital for a few more days to recuperate, and it was also a reunion between the two after a long absence. Although the emperor has given marriage, and the affairs of Zhu Ping'an and Mu Yuling are also known to the government and the opposition, it is not good for the two to meet all day long, not to mention that there is an old-fashioned father behind Mu Yuling, and he does not want the affairs between children to fall into the mouth of others.

In any case, this time in Beijing, in addition to getting a reward from the imperial court and squeezing out Yang Sichang out of Beijing, the biggest gain was that the marriage with Mu Yuling was engaged. After Zhu Ping'an's visit for several days, coupled with the joint visit of Lu Xiangsheng, Zhou Kui, and Gong Yonggu, of course, there was Wang Chengen's persuasion behind this, Mu Yanzi finally relented and nodded and agreed to the marriage of the two.

Zhu Ping'an has no relatives in the capital, his father Zhu Yujian is still guilty now, and it is not suitable to participate in this matter, and his mentor Lu Zhenfei is far away in Yangzhou. Emperor Chongzhen was sympathetic to his situation, so he entrusted Zhou Kui and Gong Yonggu as matchmakers, and Zhu Ping'an's current identity is a military attaché, so Emperor Chongzhen deliberately made Zhou Kui say that Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, was the main marriage.

In the Ming Dynasty, marriage was encouraged, and "three books and six ceremonies" were indispensable. And Zhu Ping'an is about to go to Shandong to take office, once he gets married, Mu Yuling will naturally follow. So Mu Yanzi was the only one left in the Jingshi, and Mu Yuling and Zhu Ping'an couldn't bear it.

After the turmoil in Kunning Palace, Emperor Chongzhen also reprimanded the crown prince Zhu Cihong after learning about the situation. Considering the fact that Zhu Ping'an and Mu Yanzi are two families, it can also be that Zhu Cihong is not in contact with the people of the Mu family, so he agreed that Mu Yanzi will not be a lecturer in the East Palace after teaching this stage of the course, that is to say, by August of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Mu Yanzi can step down and move freely.

As a result, the whole wedding process was also opened, first carrying out Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Naji, recruiting and inviting dates, and determining the specific time of marriage, and then Mu Yanzi's family rushed to Shandong to complete the marriage. Rao is like this, and Zhu Ping'an is also tossed lightly. Mu Yanzi was born as a scholar, and his requirements for etiquette are almost harsh, and he does not have to make any mistakes.

Helpless, Zhu Ping'an had to ask Gong Yonggu and Yang Tinglin to specially invite two elderly officials from the Ministry of Rites to arrange the process of the wedding ceremony, so that it was foolproof, and even Mu Yanzi couldn't jump out of the slightest problem.

Yesterday, the procedure for the invitation was just completed, Zhu Ping'an held a feast, specially invited two matchmakers, and Zhou Kui and Gong Yonggu sent the gifts and the red paper with the date of marriage to Mufu, and Mu Yanzi also readily agreed, and the etiquette of the invitation was officially completed.

But then after a dark banquet, Zhu Ping'an was also drunk, even if it was today's court meeting, the whole person was listless.

The crown prince Zhu Cihong stood behind Emperor Chongzhen, but his figure was much thinner. Although he is the crown prince, he can only watch Mu Yuling marry Zhu Ping'an. This made Zhu Cihong feel like a raging fire was lit in his heart every time he thought about it, and the burning limbs and hundreds of corpses were in pain.

Emperor Chongzhen's original reprimand is still in my ears. "Candidates for the crown princess have always chosen poor and small families, which is why, in order to prevent relatives from becoming bigger and causing trouble to the government. Mu Yanzi was born as a scholar, and he had old acquaintances in the court and the opposition, and he had a deep influence in the Shilin. Even without Zhu Ping'an, I would never allow his daughter to become the wife of the prince! ”

Zhu Cihong clearly remembered the expectations and worries in his father's eyes. "A lot of what I've done is to turn the tide. You have only only been exposed to state affairs for a short time, and many things have not yet been able to understand the deep meaning. Zhu Ping'an is a chess piece specially prepared by me, just for some future changes. When the overall situation is stable and the country and the people are safe, I will entrust you with the responsibility of social security. At that time, whether these courtiers will be used or degraded, whether to stay or expelled, I believe that you will naturally have your own decision at that time. Don't you understand what I've said to this point? ”

Looking at Emperor Chongzhen's anxious expression and white temples, Zhu Cihong knelt on the ground and couldn't cry.

Oh, yes! He is still young, and he is also the prince of the Ming Dynasty, why do you have to deal with a mere Zhu Ping'an at this time? After thinking about this, Zhu Cihong felt that his eyes suddenly opened up.

Standing beside the high imperial throne, Zhu Cihong looked at the civil and military officials who were prostrate under the imperial steps, and a heroic momentum suddenly appeared in his chest. "One day, this empire will become my palm, and my great achievements will far surpass my ancestors and become the immortal lord of Ming Zhongxing! And you, Zhu Ping'an, are destined to become a creeping pitiful worm under my feet, life and death are in my thoughts! ”

Looking at Zhu Ping'an's figure, a cruel smile faintly appeared at the corner of Zhu Cihong's mouth.

Finally, the court meeting ended, and Zhu Ping'an walked out of the palace in the ranks of hundreds of officials. He didn't know much about the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, so he didn't talk to each other. Until he left the palace gate, two figures appeared in front of him and blocked his way.

"Peace, where are we going?" Zhou Kui's smiling old face appeared in front of Zhu Ping'an.

To say that Zhou Kui is really a familiar temper, since he became the male matchmaker hired by Zhu Ping'an, he began to treat Zhu Ping'an as his own nephew, and he was particularly affectionate before and after, looking at Zhu Ping'an's eyes, it seemed that he saw a mountain of gold, and his expression could be compared with Cao Wuxian's excitement when he saw the food.

It's strange to say that this old guy drank so much last night that he didn't know who he was, but he was carried into the carriage by his family, so why didn't he see any signs of a hangover today. and Gong Yonggu beside him, yesterday he was also holding on to the root of the wall, vomiting wildly, causing his family to clean up until late at night, until he went out today, there was still a sour smell in the yard, why did he meet at this time, he was still radiant and handsome?

"Uncle, Uncle!" Zhu Ping'an cheered up and said hello.

"I'm young, I haven't gotten married yet, it's just a banquet last night, how can I be so depressed, how can this be done?" Zhou Kui said angrily.

"Uncle and Horse Master, the dragon spirit and the tiger are fierce, the lower officials are far inferior, admire, admire!" Zhu Ping'an hugged his fists politely.

"Let's go!"

"Where?"

"The evening banquet has been prepared at home, and my horse and I have come to wait for you outside the gate of this palace, and go to the old man's courtyard to rest and rest, and we will continue to drink in the evening!"

"Still drinking?"

"Of course!" Zhu Ping'an's face was pale and crumbling, and he lamented in his heart: "This Chinese tradition really has a long history!" ”R1152