"Zhijie, if the old man has three longs and two shorts in the side pass, the defense here will be handed over to you for the time being."

After Chen Xun, Li Yan and Zhang Yong left, Zhu Feng was left alone by Wang Yue.

Zhu Feng was shocked: "Elder Wang, how can you be in Xiade?" ”

Wang Yue smiled: "Don't worry, the old man mentioned this matter to Father-in-law Zhang, but probably don't worry, the old man is fine now." ”

"This ...... This ......"

Zhu Feng didn't know, in fact, this was just Wang Yue's means to rein in him.

After Wang Yue died, the emperor would definitely arrange someone to replace him in the position of the Northwest General System, Zhu Feng, a military general, what qualifications did he have to lead the military affairs of the Northwest? He is not even qualified to manage the military affairs of the deviant pass.

And the real possible successor to Wang Yue is either Ma Zhongxi, the governor of Xuanfu, or Wei Shen, the governor of Datong.

But if there is really a handover process, Wang Yue is qualified to find Zhu Feng to temporarily replace him for a few days, which is actually nothing wrong.

"Zhijie, it is estimated that it will not be long before Your Majesty will summon you back to Beijing, with Mr. Zhang as your backer, and it can be said that you will be invincible in the DPRK in the future. The Wang family, I want to ask you to take more care of it. ”

Wang Yue's words made Zhu Feng realize that this was not an errand entrusted to the northwest.

Sounds more like Tuogu.

Zhu Feng wants to say, your son is as old as my father, besides, I am a second-generation Xun who eats and waits for death, who takes care of whom?

Wang Yue grabbed Zhu Feng's hand and said eagerly: "The old man may not be able to go back to Beijing, but Zhijie can promise the old man?" ”

"Hmm. Yes. Zhu Feng thought about it, Wang Yue helped him a lot, if he didn't agree to this, he couldn't treat himself as a human being.

"Okay, okay." Wang Yue was satisfied, and took Zhu Feng's hand and said, "Zhijie, you have nobles to help you, you don't have to be arrogant, what Pingjiangbo and Wu Pingbo, they are not in the northwest to defend the territory and the land, they are all for personal fame." Unlike you, if you have a sincere heart, Your Majesty will definitely promote you in the future, and the old man is also recommending you. Don't live up to the old man's hopes. ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Feng was confused when he heard it.

Just me?

It's good to go to the battlefield without peeing your pants, and no one in the northwest will count on me in the future! Leading the troops into battle, that's not my goal in life!

Got the wrong person, right?

Besides, I came to the northwest for personal fame, who is nobler than whom?

"If Mr. Zhang still wants to use the border Wenchen in the future, as far as the old man knows, there are Yang Yingning and Wang Dehua in the court, and those who are not in the court...... The old man has always admired Wang Bo'an in Yuyao, who is the son of Wang Hua of Hanlin. I also have a military strategy here, if you go back to Beijing, remember to pass it on to Mr. Zhang. ”

Wang Yue said, took out a thing, and handed it to Zhu Feng.

Zhu Feng said: "Elder Wang, you should go back to Beijing and show Brother Zhang in person." I...... Will stay here in the near future. ”

"Hehe, Zhijie, no matter how long my life is, even if I live a hundred years old, I must stay in the northwest to govern the army and beware of Di Yi, Your Majesty will not let the old man go back, what can I do when I go back?"

Wang Yue's mood was also calm.

There are many things that Zhu Feng doesn't understand, but Wang Yue knows it.

With his merits, the knighthood is just around the corner, once the title is in hand, the emperor will definitely keep him at the edge of the northwest town, otherwise why would he, the Marquis of Weining, or Weiningbo, return to Beijing? Go back to lead the Beijing camp drills?

Good steel should still be used on the blade.

Even if his title is not in hand, he is still a civil servant, and with his merits, it is impossible to arrange him to be the left attendant of the military department after he goes back, which not only humiliates him Wang Weining, but also embarrasses Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the military department.

Subordinates are better than bosses, and any dynasty will produce contradictions and disputes.

And Wenchen will not allow him to go back to be the secretary of the military department.

Regardless of whether it is Wen or Wu, he Wang Weining will stay in the northwest in the future, coupled with his poor physical condition, he knows that it will be difficult to have the opportunity to see Zhang Zhou again in this life.

In this way, he will let Zhu Feng take back what he has summarized all his life to Zhang Zhou, which can be regarded as a kind of trust and trust.

"That's down there...... If you have the chance, you will definitely bring it back to Brother Zhang. But he ...... You won't lead troops in the future, right? ”

Zhu Feng wants to say, you have summarized all your life, will it be better to leave it to others than to leave it to Zhang Zhou?

Wang Yue said with a smile: "No, with the old man's experience in knowing people for so many years, his ambition is not low, and after he enters the court in the future, His Majesty will definitely pay attention to him." If the northwest still wants to make further progress, step on the grassland and eradicate the northern troubles, or he alone can do it! Zhijie, you follow him, and the future is limitless! ”

"Oh."

Zhu Feng looked sluggish and nodded.

I'm still wondering in my heart, is Brother Zhang so powerful? Wang Weining: This shouldn't be complimenting him, right? Since even Wang Weining said so, doesn't that mean that Brother Zhang can be a supreme minister in the future?

Looks like I should have a good deal to talk to him.

"You must put your things away, remember what the old man said, and the old man can only help you get here!"

Wang Yue smiled, and then asked Zhu Feng to go back and digest his words by himself.

……

……

February 21.

Morning.

Early in the morning, Wenchen gathered at the noon gate, and in the midst of the conversation, a news spread among them.

On February 16, there was a ground movement in Jianchangwei.

“…… Isn't this the same thing Your Majesty said? ”

"The heavens have sent down signs, it seems that Your Majesty wants to remove the moths in the court! Otherwise, the pillars and beams of the Ming Dynasty are prone to collapse. ”

A group of people gloated.

Originally, when they encountered this kind of thing, they would do some good things, talk about the disaster, and do things to admonish.

But now it's saved.

Because someone had already made a statement in advance, the emperor also adopted it and sent Jian Changbo to the imperial prison.

Courts.

After Zhu Youzhu arrived, his face was not cold, as if he had expected many things a long time ago.

Others are not confident in Zhang Zhou, but he is convinced.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Jianchangwei in Sichuan and Shu has just had a ground movement, because the news is far away and the road is inconvenient, so that there is no report until early this morning, I don't know what your Qing family has to say about this?"

The emperor is also patient, and he must listen to the minister's opinion first.

Liu Jian asked, "Is the disaster serious?" ”

Zhu Youzhu sighed: "It's not heavy, but there are also houses that have collapsed, and I am ready to order the Sichuan political envoy to send people to help and do a good job of reassuring the people." ”

"Your Majesty's forgiveness is for the people, and it is for the blessing of the people." After Liu Jian finished speaking, he retreated to the minister's class in full view of everyone.

The monarchs and ministers were stunned.

You Liu Jian came out and said these two cool words, even if it was your "insight"?

You're so sharp-tongued!

Zhu Youzhu waited for a while, and when he saw that no one came out to speak again, he couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in his heart.

Usually when disasters occur, you are not allowed to express your opinions, and you will all come out one by one to make various connections with the disaster situation, saying that all disasters seem to be caused by the ignorance of our employees, or the darkness in the central government, and the capital has been cloudy for a long time, and it is said that it is because of Cheng Minzheng's private morality, and finally I have dismissed Cheng Minzheng's officials.

Now let you say it, and you won't say it again?

Zhu Youzhu said: "Ladies and gentlemen, you look at this matter, is it possible that it is because I favored Jian Changbo, made Jianchang Bo arrogant, and disturbed the people's livelihood in the local area?" ”

If you don't say it, then I'll say it for you.

There's nothing to hide anyway.

When the ministers heard this, they actually wanted to laugh.

Your Majesty, you know what we're going to say, so why ask? Isn't that clear?

Bai Ang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, came out and said: "Your Majesty, those who cause trouble in the local area of Jianchangwei should be arrested and punished by the local government and the guard, and the mastermind behind them should be questioned!" ”

Civil officials can't rashly say that the people who carry the banner of Zhang Yanling in the local area must be Zhang Yanling's people, and there may be someone who is impersonating.

Let the emperor investigate, which shows that their civil officials are realistic and will not wronged good people.

Zhu Youzhu nodded and said: "It should be investigated, but Peng Quan, who commanded the affairs and commanded the envoys before, is also very clear in the investigation, and this matter is more or less related to Jian Changbo, and it is said that there are also human and material evidence of the traffic between the two sides." ”

When the minister heard this, he was anxious.

The relationship has been proven guilty before, but Your Majesty, you just don't say it, and let Dongchang and Jinyiwei go to get people?

It's just unreasonable.

"I asked Peng Quan to come to Jingshi just to confront Jian Changbo, didn't I take Jian Changbo into custody before?"

The emperor's next words made the ministers present calm the anger in their hearts a little.

It's right to think about it.

No matter what the emperor's reason for arresting Zhang Yanling was, at least the emperor did things in advance, and Peng Quan had not officially detained the edict or the prison cell, nor had he been interrogated, so it could not be said that the emperor just wanted to embarrass Peng Quan.

"I am a favorite of Jianchangbo, but I also pay attention to proportion, especially not against the will of God......"

Saying this is to tell the minister that I really didn't punish Zhang Yanling because Zhang Yanling did something wrong, but because someone told me in advance that God was going to be angry, and I had no choice but to do so.

Xie Qian really couldn't listen to the emperor's nonsense, he walked out and said, "Then Your Majesty, I don't know how to set things right?" Should the initiators be punished justly? ”

A group of ministers were all aiming at Xie Qian.

I didn't dare to say anything if I wanted to, but in fact, I admired Xie Qian in my heart.

Or do you dare to talk nonsense, and you are still a canonical punishment? Didn't you hear His Majesty make so many excuses, or are you interceding for his brother-in-law?

Wouldn't the emperor twist his face and say, detain Zhang Yanling for a few days, let him introspect, the purpose of punishment has been achieved, and now that the earth movement has happened, you can punish him for a few months and let him go home and continue to think about it?

With the emperor's urine, this is very likely.

And it is not easy to get to this point.

Zhu Youzhu said: "This is exactly what I want to ask you, how to deal with Jian Changbo, which can not only calm the anger of heaven, but also give an explanation to the world, so that they can get the lesson they deserve, and then let ...... Is it better for me to feel better? ”

Even if the emperor didn't say what is the standard of "good in the heart".

But in fact, it is equivalent to letting the minister know that he still doesn't want to punish Zhang Yanling.

Better...... Roughly speaking, don't let the queen play too the topic, we'd better find a way to calm public opinion, punish the big commandment, and forget it.

In front of the emperor, the ministers began to talk in a whisper.

This is a question given to them by the emperor.

The punishment of Zhang Yanling must be based on a combination of various factors to achieve the most favorable result.

From Zhu Youji's point of view, although Zhang Zhou had suggested that Zhang Yanling be punished to serve in the army in the northwest, the emperor could not mention it in person, and he still had to talk about it from the minister......

Otherwise, the emperor said that he was not shielding Zhang Yanling, and others would think that he was shielding, and Zhang Yanling's proposal to go to the northwest to serve in the army would also be denied by the minister.

(End of chapter)