The Cabinet meeting ended.

Several top ministers of the Ming Dynasty came out of the Qianqing Palace, and before they could take a few steps, Xie Qian's unstoppable mouth began to tease again.

"What you should be worried about now shouldn't be that Hu Lu won't come, what you're worried about should be that you can't resist when you come, right?"

After Xie Qian finished speaking, including Zhang Mao, they all looked at him squintly as they walked.

Zhang Mao said with a smile: "Listening to what Yu Qiao meant, it means that you have to worry that Zhang Bingkuan's prophecy is not true, and you also have to worry that after being hit by him, the border army of the Ming Dynasty will not be able to pull up their pockets in Ningyuan?" But it is said that this Ningyuan terrain is special, not to mention Duoyan Sanwei, even if the little prince of Tatar personally leads the troops, I am afraid that it will not be so easy to have a big situation, right? ”

In this matter, Zhang Mao is basically on Zhang Zhou's side.

What he represents is the attitude of Wu Xun.

You Wenchen don't want to accommodate people, our martial arts are very welcome, you say that our martial arts are unprincipled, or say that we climb nearby, but Zhang Zhou's ability is there.

Defy? You guys are on!

Xie Qian wanted to joke with Zhang Mao a few more words, but it was Li Dongyang who said in a deep voice: "I think that insisting on using Zhu Zhijie is not necessarily an outsider's idea, or Your Majesty insists on it. ”

Ma Wensheng said: "Why does Binzhi see it like this? ”

Obviously, in the hearts of the rest of the people, the emperor's use of Zhu Feng has long been recognized as recommended by Zhang Zhou.

Only Li Dongyang saw that things were not so simple.

"If I am Zhang Bingkuan, when I calculate that Di Yi is going to invade Ningyuan Realm, it is best to let the imperial court issue an order, and set up a pocket array with the local garrison generals in Ningyuan according to the arrangement. It seems that there is another reason for this. ”

Even if Li Dongyang said this, he couldn't analyze the reason behind this.

When Zhang Mao heard this, he couldn't help but nod his head in agreement.

No matter how much Zhang Zhou believes in Zhu Feng, it is impossible to use Zhu Feng again and again, saying that Zhu Feng can carry out Zhang Zhou's orders is more like a reason that the emperor forcibly gave, what is going on, it is unknown for the time being.

……

……

After Zhu Youzhu met several important ministers in the Qianqing Palace, he immediately went to Kunning Palace to meet Empress Zhang.

At the same time, he also asked people to call Zhang Zhou.

"Your Majesty......"

Zhang Zhou was waiting not far away, and after being ordered, he arrived in front of the Jiaotai Palace.

For foreign ministers, this place already belongs to the inner garden of the palace, and it is not a forbidden place for him to set foot in Zhang Zhou.

"Bingkuan, go, follow me to see the queen." Zhu Youzhu said and stepped forward.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, this ...... I'm afraid it's not very good, right? ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled: "You are not an outsider, what is this?" Besides, I just thought about this matter myself, and how to implement it is not clear if I don't say it next to you. ”

At Zhu Youji's insistence, Zhang Zhou could only follow him into Kunning Palace.

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……

Inside the Kunning Palace.

The emperor and the empress each sat on the main seat, and Zhang Zhou, a courtier, also had a seat, but it was a little embarrassing for him to sit there.

"Giggle......

Zhu Xiurong ran out in a while, turned around in front of Zhang Zhou, and then ran into the inner hall.

The palace maid wanted to chase Zhu Xiurong, but she couldn't catch up with her.

Zhu Youzhu smiled and said: "Go and call the prince, have a meal with the family at noon, and treat Bingkuan with hospitality." ”

"Yes."

Xiao Jing took the order and went out of the palace gate.

Queen Zhang didn't say anything, but a pair of phoenix eyes kept falling on Zhang Zhou.

Her emotions towards Zhang Zhou are also very complicated, she used to hate and fear...... I'm afraid that I am afraid of Zhang Zhou's unpredictable ability, but this time it also has some meanings of begging.

What Li Dongyang didn't understand, what the emperor was hiding behind was actually that Zhu Youzhu wanted to give Zhang Yanling a chance in the battle of Liaodong, and let Zhang Yanling follow Zhu Feng to Liaodong to make a contribution and calm down the discussions of the people in the court.

This is also the main purpose of Zhu Youzhi to call Zhang Zhou to Kunning Palace.

"Queen, you see, this matter must have Bingkuan to make a comprehensive plan, if it can be done, Trillium will no longer just walk around the northwest, or there will be a lot of credit, then his previous fault is nothing? Will others still look down on him? ”

Zhu Youzhi was full of pride.

If it weren't for Zhang Zhou's planning, even Zhu Youji wouldn't dare to play like this.

Zhu Feng took Zhang Yanling and ran to Ningyuan to block Duoyan Sanwei?

The world's ridiculous.

Empress Zhang also didn't understand military affairs, and asked, "Your Majesty, is this really possible?" Will it be dangerous? ”

Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhang Zhou, and after finding that Zhang Zhou didn't say anything, he smiled and said, "What danger can there be?" This time Ning Yuan prepared to defend against the enemy, it was calculated in advance by Bingkuan, and the local soldiers and horses cooperated to complete the ambush...... Just chase all the way to ......"

"Hmm." When Empress Zhang heard this, it seemed to be quite good, and her eyes when she looked at Zhang Zhou softened a lot.

Before, she was extremely jealous of Zhang Zhou, and she had a lot of suspicion, but now she has to rely on Zhang Zhou to fight for her brother, so she can't shake her face anymore, and even stammers Zhang Zhou, don't let Zhang Zhou pit his younger brother.

Zhang Zhou was secretly worried when he heard it.

This emperor is still floating.

It is said as if things are on the battlefield, that is, you can reap the results by moving your mouth and arranging the layout, which is even easier than playing chess.

Zhang Zhou wanted to say, if it was really so easy, then I wouldn't take the palace exam, and I also wanted to run to Liaodong.

If you can win at the partial level, it depends on Wang Yue's desperate fight.

By whom this time?

Rely on Zhang Yanling, or Zhu Zhijie?

"Prepare a meal, I'm hungry too, I've been wanting to eat since this morning, and I haven't been able ......to care about it."

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……

Zhang Zhou stayed in Kunning Palace and had dinner with the emperor's family.

The emperor's family of four, plus Zhang Zhou.

The dinner table is not so "harmonious", mainly there are two small ones making trouble, Zhu Xiurong may have never received guests at home, she is very curious about Zhang Zhou, and always runs to Zhang Zhou's side intentionally or unintentionally.

And Zhu Houzhao ......

As soon as the boy arrived at the dinner table, he began to moth.

"Father, why can the second uncle go to Liaodong, but the sons can't go? Erchen also wants to go to war! ”

Before Zhu Houzhao picked up the chopsticks, the first question that came up made Zhu Youzhu pick up the bowl and almost didn't smash it.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, no enemy can become a father and son, this is really true.

Don't say anything, go back and beat Zhang Jun.

It doesn't matter why he is killed, just beat it, and think of a reason after the beating.

Empress Zhang said: "Prince, the matter of the war is not a joke, how old are you?" ”

"I can't let him go at any age!" Zhu Youzhu started a fire, full of anger, "As an emperor, if you take risks in person, it will only make the country uneasy." Aren't the lessons of the past enough? ”

Zhu Houzhao insisted on his opinion and said: "Isn't it also said that 'the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies'?" ”

"Who told you?" Zhu Youzhu frowned.

"Him!"

Zhu Houzhao pointed at Zhang Zhou.

"Ahem......" Zhu Youzhu choked on saliva.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Prince, the king died in Sheji, this is the content of the "Book of Rites", as for the Son of Heaven guarding the country, it is the result of taking history as a mirror, just sit in the capital, when did he say that he would go to the land of the nine sides to personally defend the enemy?" ”

"You...... You ......" Zhu Houzhao glared at Zhang Zhou.

You traitor, you are the one who said this, and now you actually say that I misunderstood?

"Hear what Zhang Qing's family said, right? When Emperor Taizong moved the capital, he did have the intention of guarding the country with the capital division, and as for the death of the king, it was the teachings of the sage. And you must not go to the premise of the queen and the queen mother, otherwise...... I can't spare you! ”

Although half a century has passed since the incident of the civil fort.

But at that time, people were not ancient, just like the Empress Dowager Zhou, when the Tumubao incident happened, she was only nineteen years old, and her son Zhu Jianshen was only two years old at the time.

If the Empress Dowager Zhou knew that the current crown prince likes to use the theory of "the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies in the society", even if she loves this great-grandson again, she will teach the bear child a good lesson, and she will say that the emperor will not discipline his son.

"Also, you must not use your second uncle to go to Liaodong, not to outsiders, even if it is a person from the East Palace, otherwise, see how I teach you! Dine! ”

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Zhu Houzhao was taught a lesson by his father, and he was very unwilling.

After eating lunch, he was ordered by the emperor to go back to study hard, and said that he would add a few more classes in the afternoon.

Zhu Houzhao knew that this was his father's punishment for saying the wrong thing at the dinner table, so he left with hatred.

Then Empress Zhang wanted to take a nap, and Zhu Youzhi took Zhang Zhou to the direction of Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Youzhu also sighed with some emotion on the way: "Bingkuan, I said that I want to use Trillium to go to Liaodong, which is a little difficult for you." ”

Zhang Zhou smiled: "It's okay." ”

But in my heart, I was thinking, you are not embarrassed, you are just nonsense.

Forget about using Zhu Feng, you still have to add Zhang Yanling to it.

Sure enough, you have a set of favoring the people around you.

"I have thought about choosing one person among the nobles, cooperating with the troops, and being a deputy chief soldier for Zhijie, who do you think is suitable?" Zhu Youzhu asked.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I think Your Majesty has already chosen someone, right?" ”

"Alas! I still can't hide it from you, in fact, what I want is to let Pingjiang Bo go, and he was transferred back to Jingshi before, which made him bear a lot of infamy, and he is now difficult to gain a foothold in the governor's mansion, and he has been saying that he is not sick recently, and I can't arrange an errand for him. If he can go to Liaodong to make a meritorious service, he will probably be able to redeem the reputation and redeem the credit. ”

Zhu Youzhi punished Chen Rui before, more because of Wang Yue's instigation.

When Zhu Youzhu calmed down, he felt that he might be a little harsh on Chen Rui.

But Zhang Zhou doesn't think so.

You Chen Liangjiu was very slippery when you ran away, why didn't you think about face at that time? Oh, when Wang Weining won the battle, he said that he was sarcastic about you! You have nothing wrong with yourself, Wang Weining will target you?

"By the way, Bingkuan, what do you think is the chance of Duoyan Sanwei committing Ning Yuan again?" Zhu Youzhu asked seriously.

Zhang Zhou said: "Six or seven." ”

Zhang Zhou's statement is based on evidence, and the "Records of Filial Piety" records that after Duoyan Sanwei committed Kaiyuan in early March, he committed it again in mid-March.

First of all, "captured into Kaiyuan and other places in Liaodong, killed and plundered people and animals, ordered the patrol to prepare the imperial garrison and other officials according to the imperial history, and commanded Wang Zong, Jiao Yuan, the right general Jiao Yuan, and Huang Yan, the right prisoner, and still ordered Dai to kill the thief."

At first, there was no punishment, so let continue to defend and kill the enemy.

But then......

"(March) Jiazi, captured into the far border of Liaodong Ning, killed and abducted people and animals, ordered the patrol to command Qian Ying and other town inspectors according to the imperial history, and the eunuch Ren Liang and other prison tools such as Tong Ying to hear."

After Duoyan Sanwei's two offenses are over.

The imperial court issued another decree: "...... Ordered to guard Kaiyuan's right staff generals to command Jiao Yuan to return to Beijing to stay idle, and to guard the eunuch Ren Liang to investigate his illegal affairs. ”

In other words, after these two Duoyan Sanwei Kou Bian in March, the imperial court punished them.

Ning Yuan's situation is more serious, Ning Yuan commanded Qian Ying to be directly imprisoned for questioning, and because of the follow-up pursuit and meritorious service on Kaiyuan's side, Wang Zong and Huang Yan, the commander of the prison, were not arrested and questioned, only Jiao Yuan, who was the commander of the guard, was dismissed and idle.

Ren Liang, a town guard eunuch with a background in the court, played a very special role in it, and he himself was guilty, but when he finally questioned the crime, he became a judge.

Even if you are a eunuch, it is not easy to go out and mix without a background in the court.

Now Zhang Zhou has learned from Xiao Jing that Ren Liang is the person of Wei Bin, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch Bingbi, and Chen Kuan also has a lot of dealings with him.

Coupled with the fact that Li Gao, the general soldier of Yizhou, and Zhang Yu, the imperial history of Youdu, falsely reported their military exploits, Zhang Zhou knew that Liaodong was actually the territory of Wei Bin and Chen Kuan, and many people were promoted by their relationship, which also explained why Wei Bin showed some resistance to him when he proposed that Liaodong might have meritorious service.

is that he is tantamount to touching Wei Bin's vital interests.

"Six or seventy, it's okay." Zhu Youzhu said with a smile, "If you say six or seven percent, I should look at it as eight or nine." ”

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Why shouldn't Your Majesty be ten percent?" ”

The few eunuchs who walked with him all held their breath.

Up and down the Manchu Dynasty, only Zhang Zhou dared to talk to the emperor like this.

Zhu Youzhu smiled and analyzed: "I also remember what you said, the will of heaven is easy to predict, but the heart of the people is unpredictable. Who knows what Di Yi thinks in his heart? If they were aware of Liaodong's preparations for war, they probably wouldn't have come, which is why I had to send troops from the side, just so that Di Yi wouldn't investigate......"

"Hmm."

Zhang Zhou nodded in agreement while thinking.

Your Majesty, don't pretend.

Don't make excuses for the fact that you want to create opportunities for Zhang Yanling, maybe in your opinion, it seems that fighting the arrogance of Duoyan Sanwei is not as important as making meritorious contributions to Zhang Yanling, right?

If Duoyan Sanwei really had such a big threat in Liaodong, it would not have been so lax in the past so many years.

"Bingkuan, I plan to find someone to hint at Uncle Pingjiang and ask him to beg you." Zhu Youzhu said.

"Let him come to beg such a tribute, I'm afraid it's not suitable." Zhang Zhou naturally wanted to excuse himself.

Zhu Youzhu said: "I also want to give each other a step, I was so strict with him before, if no one intercedes for him, how can I let him continue to go to Liaodong to lead the army?" He wants to compliment you, and you don't have to be polite to him, and you laugh at whatever he gives you, and you don't have to give it to me, but he is atoning for his previous sins. ”

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, he was ordered to ask for a bribe again.

Is there so much good thing now?

But it's disrespectful.

(End of chapter)