Chapter 6: Red Makeup (5)

"Ziming, Ziming, the Holy Decree! Hurry out to greet you, Feng Shumi has come to deliver the Holy Decree in person!" Just as he was angry, a nervous shout suddenly sounded in his ears, followed by Zheng Ziming's father-in-law, Zelu Jie Du made Chang Si's subordinate Sicang join the army Ning Caichen sweating profusely and broke into the garden.

"Feng Shumi, Chang Legong, how could he have time to go to Ziming's mansion?" Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin got up together, frowning and asking.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince, I've seen General Zhao!" Ning Caichen knew the relationship between Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng Ziming, so he was not polite, first made a hasty salute, and then quickly added: "According to the estimation below, it was Ziming who recommended General Zhao, General Gao and General Fu Zhaoxu to serve as envoys to Shenzhou, Jizhou and Zhaozhou, and was approved by the emperor." Otherwise, the Holy Decree would not have come so quickly, and there would be no need to Labor Feng Shumi to issue the decree in person!"

"What? Ziming divided the Cheng German army into four?" Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin were taken aback, and asked in unison, "When did this happen?" Ziming, why didn't you discuss it with us?!"

Cheng Dejun, also known as the Hengji Festival Envoy, the Zhenji Festival Envoy. It originated at the end of the Tang Dynasty and was the first of the three towns in Hebei. Jurisdiction of the town, Hebei, Zhao, Shen, Ding, Yi, Cang, De, Di Kyushu, now De, Di two states are controlled by Fu Lao wolf, Ding, Yi two states were stolen by the Northern Han Dynasty, in fact, Zheng Ziming this town can really master, only the town, Hebei, Zhao, Shen, Cang five states of the land, of which the location of the town is too protruding, often plundered by the Khitans, there is not enough population support, equivalent to the name of the extinction.

And he suddenly promoted Gao Huaide, Zhao Kuangyin and Fu Zhaoxu as festival envoys, which is equivalent to returning the four and a half states under his rule to the imperial court. There is only one Cangzhou and half of Zhenzhou left, and there is no essential difference from the original Heng Navy!

"The emperor appointed me as the envoy of the Zhenji Festival, which originally belonged to the nature of chasing the seal!" As if he had expected Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin to ask this question, Zheng Ziming smiled and responded very frankly, "Since I came back alive, this reward should have been taken back by the imperial court." Your Majesty doesn't want to go back on your word, but I can't be cheeky and pretend to be confused. So, just split them into three. Anyway, it all fell into the hands of his own brothers, and the fertilizer and water did not enter the fields of outsiders!"

"Ziming, you, you, alas!" Chai Rong looked at Zheng Ziming with a red face, and kept swinging his fists.

If he, the crown prince, really has the strength to compete with Wang Junyi, presumably the third brother doesn't have to be so compromised. first changed the law and defiled himself, but now he has ceded the territory he won in the bloody battle to others. But the current fact is that he, the crown prince, is not recognized by a large number of civil and military officials led by Wang Jun at all. With the support of his father-in-law behind him, he can barely compete with Wang Jun and others in state affairs, if he does not get the support of his father-in-law Guo Wei, it is impossible to interfere with the appointment of the envoy of a town, and even to install a county order in the locality!

And how could his father-in-law Guo Wei refuse Zheng Ziming's initiative to return military power and territory to the imperial court? Stepfather Guo Wei was a generation of heroes, and no matter how guilty he felt in his heart, he would consider the problem from the perspective of the long-term peace and stability of the country. Weakening the strength of the feudal towns and centralizing power in the central government was the only way for the Great Zhou Dynasty to enrich the country and strengthen the army. There will be no exceptions at all just because Zheng Ziming is the prince's sworn brother!

"Ziming, you really don't have to be like this!" Zhao Kuangyin finally recovered from the shock, and looked at Zheng Ziming, who was full of honesty, and Chai Rong, who was full of shame, on the side, with a little apprehension and advice: "It's enough to spend money on self-pollution, and you can't cut your wings again." In everything, as for the eldest brother and me, if our three brothers join forces, we may not be able to fight with Wang Jun's old thief!"

"What's the point of winning or losing?" Zheng Ziming smiled and shook his head very indifferently. "With that kung fu, I might as well go and train the soldiers. Besides, with my current ability, I am exhausted from controlling a horizontal navy, and it is not enough to do a good job of suppressing the Ji Festival!"

"Ziming, why bother to be too humble, I know, you, you are all for the foolish brother!" Hearing this, Chai Rong's face became more and more red. He stomped his foot suddenly, turned around and left, "Don't accept the order, I'll go into the palace now to meet my father." In any case, I will also give you the remaining three states to ask for it back!"

"Big brother, my good big brother!" Zheng Ziming hurriedly stepped forward a few steps and grabbed Chai Rong's arm, "I haven't won the crown this year, so why should I be in such a hurry to become an official? Do you think I have been wronged, and after a hundred years of Your Majesty, you will ascend the throne and become the emperor, and then double the reward for me! Why should we rush to compete with the old decay in the court for a short time?"

"Yes, big brother, Ziming is right. You are the official, our brothers will do more stable. Zhao Kuangyin was also worried that Chai Rong's methods of doing things were too drastic and had a direct conflict with Wang Jun. stepped forward and grabbed the other party's other arm and blushed and persuaded, "The three of us are still young, and we have time." You, Ziming and I will learn some skills first, and there is no need to waste energy on intriguing with the old decay. When you become the emperor, our brothers will be able to take on heavy responsibilities. Whatever official you want to appoint, isn't it all up to you to make a decision? Who would dare to secretly do this now?"

"This, this ......" Chai Rong struggled a few times in succession, but he didn't have the strength of Zheng Ziming and Zhao Kuangyin, so he had to stop his steps, "Okay, third brother, I wrote down the grievances you suffered, eldest brother." If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely double the compensation!"

"I made a note of it, if the eldest brother forgets it in the future, I will go to the door to ask for it!" Zheng Ziming smiled and joked, then let go of Chai Rong's arm and continued to add, "The two elder brothers are sitting and drinking tea, and I will come back after receiving the holy decree." If you can work Feng Shumi to come to the door in person, presumably the emperor's compensation for me will not be too bad!"

"Well, our brothers are waiting here!" Chai Rong gritted his teeth repeatedly, and finally, nodded with a sigh.

Zhao Kuangyin knew that he was on fire, and he was afraid that he would be impulsive and ignore it, so he nodded at Zheng Ziming with a smile, and said in a low voice: "You go quickly, don't let Feng Lao'er wait for a long time." Although that guy has no face and no skin, his protégés are all over the world. Don't offend him, try not to offend. Otherwise, the spitting of the readers will make you stink for thousands of years. ”

Zheng Ziming smiled and turned to leave. After a while, he returned with a holy decree in his hand and a red face.

"What's the matter, the emperor, the emperor rejected your recital? Good refutation, good refutation, you are a person, you just don't leave, and you are going backwards!" Chai Rong saw that his heart tightened, and he immediately jumped up and asked loudly.

"Didn't you push it away? It seems that Your Majesty really loves you and hopes to let you have more experience!" Although Zhao Kuangyin was vaguely sour in his heart, he also stood up and congratulated with a smile.

"What?" Zheng Ziming grinned bitterly, and at the same time took in the expressions on the faces of the two elder brothers, "See for yourself, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this really roasted me on the fire!"

As he spoke, he threw the holy decree into Chai Rong's hand, and just sat down and drank tea.

Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin couldn't wait, and immediately opened the holy decree to read. At first glance, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.

More than 20,000 acres of Zhuangzi, located less than ten miles away from Bianliang City, can be passed on to future generations forever, regardless of their official position and title. This reward is not insignificant, and it is enough to serve as an example, so that other princes in other places who have heavy troops but have no ambition will follow suit.

But then, what is it to give two copies of the second-grade edict and order the three daughters of the Tao family to marry into the Champion Hou Mansion together with the little daughter of the Chang family? Even if the relationship between the monarch and the minister is close, the family affairs of the military generals and state affairs should not be mixed up! What's more, because of the existence of Tao Sanchun and Hu Yanyun, Zelu Jie Du has already made Chang Si so angry that Zheng Ziming really dares to do it according to the holy decree, and it is estimated that there will be a sword and sword shadow on the wedding day!

"Come, replace wine with tea, and the younger brother will give the two brothers a glass. Zheng Ziming gasped for a while, raised the teacup in his hand, touched a cup with Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin, and added with a wry smile, "Double happiness is coming today, and the little brother was indeed knocked unconscious." I won't leave the two elder brothers to eat, and let the younger brother be quiet for himself first, and think about how to ......"

"It's okay, since my father dares to give you this kind of holy decree, there must be a trick. You wait, big brother, I'll go into the palace and ask. Before tonight, I promise to ask you about the meridian and the meridian!" Chai Rong is not qualified to escape the ridiculous things done by his father-in-law, so he can only "take the initiative to ask for help" and find a way to make up for the omission.

"The third brother will handle the marriage with peace of mind, don't worry about other things directly, no matter what, there is also the eldest brother and I to support you. Seeing that he still had hope of taking the position of Jiedu envoy, Zhao Kuangyin was bold in his heart, patted Zheng Ziming's shoulder, and promised loudly.

"The two elder brothers didn't mention it, they almost forgot!" Zheng Ziming patted his forehead in annoyance, suddenly stood up, and said loudly: "There is indeed one thing, and the two elder brothers must come out." ”

"What's the matter, third brother, just say it!" Chai Rong felt sorry for Zheng Ziming in his heart, and immediately agreed without hesitation.

Zhao Kuangyin was a little afraid that his brother would make too much trouble, so he nodded lightly and said in a low voice: "The third brother's help, no matter what, he has to help." But this is Bianliang, not your Cangzhou, even if we are brothers, we can't act without fear. ”

"Second brother, don't worry, it's definitely not a violation of law and discipline!" Zheng Ziming smiled slightly, got up and walked quickly to the study, "You two wait a minute, I'll come when I go!"

"This Zheng Xiaofei, I don't know what kind of demon is going to make trouble!" Looking at his back, Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Let him make trouble!" Chai Rong smiled and sighed faintly, "He has suffered too much over the years. It's rare to have a few comfortable days. Alas——!"

The two of them had a stomach full of things in their hearts at the moment, and the conversation was lighter than boiled water, so they chatted a few words, and sat on the stone bench and started to stay. After a while, Zheng Ziming hurried back again with a roll of sheepskin, and when he saw the two elder brothers who were in a state of disengagement, he couldn't help laughing, "It's not a big deal, you don't have to worry." I just thought, this, this, come, two brothers come and see!"

As he spoke, he rolled the sheepskin in his hand to the ground, and suddenly, the entire Bianliang jumped out.

"Hiss!" Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin were startled again, and stood up at the same time, "Third child, where did you get this picture......?

"I painted it myself, of course. But it's a waste of old nose energy. Two brothers, you see, my mansion is in this location, and the little junior sister is here now, which is the way. Zheng Ziming didn't seem to see the performance of the two at all, so he just took a brush that was not stained with ink and sketched on the layout of the Bianliang building, "On the day of marriage, I wanted to do this, ...... like this."

"Whew-" Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin took a long breath at the same time, holding their foreheads with their hands, crying and laughing.

This Zheng Laosan has clever tricks on the battlefield, and he also knows how to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages in the court. But when it came time to deal with family affairs, he became an ignorant naughty boy again, remembering that a trick is a trick, and he didn't follow any common sense at all.

"When the time comes, let's be like this, ...... like this" Zheng Ziming's eyes lit up, Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin had no choice but to shake their heads and try to keep up with the rhythm of his thinking. It wasn't until his words finally came to an end that he couldn't hold back the dizziness on his head and advised in a low voice: "Third brother, this matter of yours seems to be like no one has ever done it in Bianliang City." ”

"Speaking of Bianliang, I am afraid it is also the first time in the whole world. It's incredible!"

"Isn't there such an old saying?" Zheng Ziming smiled and waved his hand very confidently. "There was no road in the world, but when there were more people walking, it became a road!"

"This ......" Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin were slightly stunned at the same time, only thinking that the words of the ancients were reasonable, but they couldn't think of which ancient sage this sentence came from.

"It's nothing like this and that, just one word, the two elder brothers, the younger brother's favor, do you help?" Zheng Ziming didn't give the two more time to think, smiled, and asked loudly.

"It's not a matter of whether the two of us can help you or not, can Chang Jiedu agree to this matter?" Chai Rong was forced to have no way back, with a bitter face, and reminded in a low voice.

Zhao Kuangyin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's a trivial matter over there, and it is estimated that the officials sent by the emperor to teach Zheng Ziming to plan the wedding are going to make a fuss." ”

"Isn't there a big brother on the emperor's side?" Zheng Ziming waved his hand and said to Chai Rong and Zhao Kuangyin with a bit of urgency. "As for my father-in-law, second brother, it is said that Ling Zun has a pretty good relationship with him!"

"That's it!" Seeing that Zheng Ziming had made up his mind, Chai Rong had no choice but to let go, "I'll accompany you to mess around with you for a while, anyway, this kind of thing will be done once or twice in a lifetime." ”

Seeing that Chai Rong had already nodded, Zhao Kuangyin gritted his teeth and took over the task arranged by Zheng Ziming, "Third child, I regret coming to see you a little." I knew you were going to make a mistake again, so I went out of the city yesterday afternoon to hunt and hide far away, so as not to be dragged by you!

"Second brother, don't worry, our brothers will have a long time in the future!" Zheng Ziming looked at the two anxious brothers and said with a smile. Inadvertently, there was a bit of deep meaning in his eyes.

That day on the big ship, he didn't just remember what had happened when he was a child.

When all the memories are pieced together, superimposed and intertwined. He himself sometimes has some doubts, is Zhuang Zhou dreaming of butterflies in this life, or is it a butterfly turning Zhuang Zhou?