Tang Yin's return to Beijing was undecided, but Zhang Yanling returned to Beijing first.

When Zhang Yanling went to the northwest with the army, it was called miserable, and he couldn't get mixed up in the capital, so he went to Neisanguan and Xuanfu with Tang Yin, and after coming back, he turned into a leader in the military world, as if all the military exploits of the current ministers of the Ming Dynasty added up, and he was not as much as him.

This time, Zhang Yanling returned to Beijing to report on his work as a leader of the army, preparing to accept a new errand from the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.

When he returned to the capital, he was greeted by many people.

Most of them were for the sake of Empress Dowager Zhang's face, but Zhang Heling, another key figure in the Zhang family, did not show up.

"Second master, I heard that the uncle has been very sick recently, and he hasn't come out to visit relatives and friends for a few days, and he hasn't even gone to the Jiaofang Division and the Qinlou Chu Pavilion, maybe it's ...... Jealous of your military exploits, he told his subordinates more than once that he went to the border pass, and he obtained much more military merits than the second master......

Someone here sued Zhang Yanling in front of him.

Zhang Yanling first made a simple handover with the people of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies at the gate of the city, and was walking towards the gate of his house in a carriage. You have to do military merit! I'm afraid I'll be a troublemaker if I go, how can I be like Ben Hou, wise and martial......

When the subordinates heard this, they didn't feel good in their hearts.

I heard that your old man fell asleep directly after getting drunk at the pre-war meeting, and he didn't personally go into battle on the day of the war.

If you don't make trouble, you are wise and martial, then maybe you are really better than your eldest brother this time, is it that the next time you two join the army, when you encounter a war, you will directly hold the wine jar and get drunk first, and do not participate in the pre-war meeting, which is a great achievement?

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Empress Dowager Zhang was very happy to know that her younger brother was back, and immediately sent someone to spread the word and let the two younger brothers enter the palace to meet.

In order to show respect for the emperor, Empress Dowager Zhang specially sent a eunuch to ask Zhu Si this time, which means that this palace is still your son, and you are in charge of the mother, and you want to meet the two uncles, do you see if you can be accommodating?

Zhu Siyi looked at it.

Oops, the cheap lady is very good.

Immediately ordered the eunuch who came to ask for instructions.

Agree.

Recently, Zhu Hao set a strategy for him, to let Yang Tinghe retreat in the face of difficulties, and completely divide and disintegrate the alliance between Empress Dowager Zhang and Yang Tinghe.

If Empress Dowager Zhang approves of him as the emperor, then Yang Tinghe will do anything in vain, after all, the trump card that Yang Tinghe is holding in his hand is to abolish the king, and the unauthorized abolition must have the support of the Empress Dowager Zhang...... This point is enough to explain everything even when Zhu Chenhao was in turmoil, and he used the name of Empress Dowager Zhang.

Yang Tinghe has been constrained recently, largely because Empress Dowager Zhang has gradually fallen to Zhu Si's side.

It's not that Empress Dowager Zhang is unprincipled.

The first is that the Zhang brothers have recently been valued by the new emperor, and the second is that Zhu Si, the emperor, has been working for almost two years, and has been stable and steady, Empress Dowager Zhang's own husband and children are gone, and there is nothing to look forward to in life, so that her mother's family can live well, she has no desires, why should she unite with Yang Tinghe to target her stepson?

Inshou Palace.

Zhang Yanling came to visit the Empress Dowager Zhang alone, but Zhang Heling was still sulking and refused to come.

「…… Your eldest brother has been worried about your recent meritorious service in the northwest, but it can only be said that you are lucky, or the Zhang family deserves such luck. Supporting the new emperor, your brother has contributed a lot, you are not the eldest son, you should have relied on the merits of the cub army to get the promotion opportunity, this time you must take advantage of it. Listen to Your Majesty's intentions, I want you to take charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army."

Empress Dowager Zhang was very pleased.

Zhang Heling's side, in the matter of Yingluan Anlu, has made great efforts, and in history he was crowned the Duke of Changguo because of this.

It's just that there is no sign of this yet.

Zhang Yanling didn't make a contribution when she greeted Luan, and now Empress Dowager Zhang wants to find an opportunity to have a bowl of water...... But my family, brothers, who has more and who has less, where are there detailed accounts?

The most difficult thing in this world is to level the water, and everyone will feel that they have less water in their bowl.

Zhang Yanling said, "Sister, relax your mind, I won't be with my eldest brother

Look at his stinginess. Oh yes, sister. This time, I have won such a great military achievement, do you want to give me a reward...... Look at my brother's house......

Now for Zhang Yanling, military merit is there.

But things outside the body, such as money, seem to be missing.

The court didn't say that it would reward him with 10,000 taels of gold, and he always felt that it was a fly in the ointment.

Empress Dowager Zhang said angrily, "Why are your brothers always like this? Every time you enter the palace, you have to pick up something from me and go back, right?"

"No, sister, you misunderstood me, I want Your Majesty to give you a reward." Zhang Yanling hurriedly explained.

In the past, he would not explain.

Reaching out to my sister to ask for it, isn't that a natural thing?

Besides, my sister is the queen mother, who has experienced two generations of emperors, and is the absolute hostess of the infinite scenery and the great tomorrow, so she must be rich all over the world, what's wrong with ordering something from you?

But now Zhang Yanling has also learned to ask for face.

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Your Majesty gave you a military position, just to give you the opportunity to do things well, and if you do things well, there will naturally be people who will pay homage to you. My sister has not had enough money in the past few years, and in the future, my sister will still count on the two of you to send some ...... to the palace."

Zhang Yanling pouted: "My sister is the queen mother, why is she still crying with my brother to be poor?"

Empress Dowager Zhang said angrily: "In the past two years, the imperial court has been very strict with the inner government, and I heard from the people of the imperial prison and the internal official supervisor that last year, the imperial court transferred more money to the inner government than the money taken from the inner government...... The whole palace is also thrifty because of the affairs of the northwest, do you think that guarding this huge palace is a cornucopia, inexhaustible?"

"Huh? How could it be? There is no silver in the inner house, where is the silver? Doesn't it mean that the people of the household department are also crying poor?"

Zhang Yanling asked seriously.

Empress Dowager Zhang was simply impressed by her younger brother, and asked curiously, "You went to the northwest once, and you even know this?"

Zhang Yanling thought about it, it seems that when he usually talks to Jiang Lun, or Zhang Yong, Tang Yin and others, they all say this, they are just imperceptible, and they come back after listening to it, and they didn't take it to heart before.

Is it a secret that the imperial court is short of money and food?

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "This kind of thing, the mourning family is in the inner palace, you shouldn't ask and can't ask, in the future, when you go to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, just do things well." Seeing that you have returned safe and sound, my sister can rest assured and go home as soon as possible."

"Okay, then I'll send it to my sister when I earn money in the future......

Zhang Yanling really showed filial piety at this time.

made Empress Dowager Zhang very happy.

Even if Empress Dowager Zhang really didn't have a lot of money, she still asked people to take out a square wooden box, which contained some gold and silver jewelry, and handed it to her younger brother.

It seems to be a reward for what Zhang Yanling said earlier.

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The expenses in the palace are indeed much less than those in Zhengde.

First, it was the civil officials led by Yang Tinghe, who exploited the palace system, so that Zhu Si always remembered the matter of frugality...... Moreover, Empress Dowager Zhang is not Zhu Si's biological mother, even if Zhu Si has money in his hand, he will not send money to this person who once calculated Xingwangfu and even secretly wanted his life.

Zhu Si is straightforward.

The court didn't give you any money, what will I give you?

After Empress Dowager Zhang ascended the throne from Zhu Si, the family was almost clean, and her younger brother came to exploit a little, and she also needed silver for internal and external rewards, and sometimes she had to pay out of pocket to buy new clothes...... There's no way, who let the stepson have a hard time?

From the perspective of Empress Dowager Zhang, the palace is now living a hard life because of Yang Tinghe's strict control of the inner government.

Empress Dowager Zhang asked the eunuch in charge, there was indeed no silver in the account, and the emperor's small life was not good, and food and clothing were all saved.

For a woman like Empress Dowager Zhang, who only cares about the life of a small family, can she still obey your Yang Tinghe's words?

Previously, Yang Tinghe wanted to help the Empress Dowager Zhang several times in the military and political affairs of the Northwest and the emperor's daily diligence and self-denial, but the Empress Dowager Zhang ignored it, and there was a reason for this.

You don't let me have a good life, and you still want me to help you do things, how can there be such a good thing in the world?

On the contrary, he passed his stepson and cultivated his second brother who was not angry, and the mourning family did not support his stepson, so he wanted to listen to you as a minister?

You Yang Tinghe really treat yourself as a dish.

When Tang Yin returned to Beijing to be a waiter, Yang Tinghe also found someone to inform the Empress Dowager Zhang, asking the Empress Dowager Zhang to stand in the perspective of a mother and persuade the emperor's son not to break the rules of the court.

Even if Empress Dowager Zhang received Yang Tinghe's message, she didn't take it seriously.

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At the end of the first month.

The court discussion also touched on the issue of Tang Yin's return to Beijing.

This time it was because the northwest wanted to rebuild the fortress after the beginning of spring, which would cost a lot of money, and because Tang Yin had no experience in supervising the construction of the fortress, so Li Yue, the governor of the three sides, played and asked the imperial court to transfer a governor of Xuanfu who had experience in the management of the Ministry of Works to go to the land of Xuanda to do a good job of rebuilding and reinforcing the fortress.

Li Yue's performance was to send a governor of Xuanfu, but when he arrived in the capital, if this matter was to be put into operation, Tang Yin would be removed and replaced with a new governor of Xuanda.

「…… Your Majesty, Chen Jiuchou has been in power in Shaanxi for many years, and the surrounding passes of Yulinwei were built under his personal supervision, and he should be the governor of Xuanfu on behalf of Tang Yin. This is a recommendation made by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials after consultation......

Li Kun, the right attendant of the Ministry of War, came forward to protect Chen Jiuchou on behalf of the Ministry of War.

Now Tang Yin's position has not been removed, but the position of governor of Xuanda has become meat on the chopping block, and who will take the bargain in the court.

Zhu Si suddenly thought of something and asked, "It seems that Chen Qing's family has not returned to Beijing since stepping down as the general system of Xuanda, right? Where is he now?"

Li Kun said, "It's still in Datong."

"Why didn't he go?"

Zhu Si continued to ask.

Li Kun hesitated and didn't know how to answer.

Peng Ze, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "Back to Your Majesty, Chen Jiuchou did not resign, but stayed in Datong Town to stand by, and now there is no governor in Datong, and the affairs of the Datong Governor's Mansion have been co-led by him as the former Xuanda general."

When Zhu Si heard this, he immediately became angry: "That is to say, I did not arrange for Chen Jiuchou to be the governor of Datong, so he made himself the governor of Datong, and he refused to leave in Datong, right?"

"Ugh...... This ......."

Peng Ze was questioned by the emperor and didn't know how to answer.