The wedding reception continues.

Zhu Youzhu left, Zhang Zhou, Xu Qiong and others sent out of the door together, and then the main officials of the court and China also began to leave one after another.

Tang Yin and Zhang Lun greeted the remaining guests, and Zhang Zhou, as the groom, entered the wedding room before sunset.

The red candle had already been lit, and Lin Yi was wearing a phoenix crown...... Although she knows very well that she is just a concubine of Zhang Zhouna, she is a concubine, and she has understood the difference between concubines since she was a child, at least in terms of mentality, she is much better than the concubine of the daughter of an ordinary big family.

Zhang Zhou walked into the room.

The maid or something had already exited the door.

Lin Yi heard footsteps coming in, and knew who it was, and her demeanor was obviously much more nervous.

Zhang Zhou walked over and took off her hijab.

The second concubine was much grander than the last time, and even the emperor came in person, which can be regarded as giving Lin Yi enough face.

Lin Yi raised her head to look at Zhang Zhou with wide eyes, it didn't feel like she was facing her husband, but as if she was facing her students...... Zhang Zhou almost wanted to say, the teacher is good.

"This, I drank a few more glasses, so ......" Zhang Zhou wanted to ease the atmosphere of the scene.

Lin Yi got up and walked to the side, apparently to fulfill the responsibility of a wife, to prepare the basin for her, and hold the water for Zhang Zhou to make a dressing and other tidying up.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "No, I drink very well, and today for me, I am not drunk at all." But for some reason, when I came into this room and saw you, it made me a little drunk. ”

Lin Yi said: "Could it be that the wine has a lot of stamina?" ”

When she turned around and found Zhang Zhou's scorching gaze, she finally began to have a little bit of a little twist in her little daughter's house.

Zhang Zhou sighed: "Originally, I said that I should go to pick up my relatives at the time of the day today, but Ling Zunfei said that the auspicious time chosen was to pass noon, but I always heard some not very good sayings outside, how could I marry a daughter-in-law at noon?" But Ling Zun is too stubborn. ”

"I ...... I don't understand. Of course Lin Yi didn't understand.

In fact, when choosing a good day, it is usually in the morning, probably Lin Han himself doesn't care too much.

Zhang Zhou pulled her to sit on the edge of the bed together, and when she wanted to do it again, she found that Lin Yi looked like a piece of wood carving, or like a lump of wood, and she didn't know where to start.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, this is too inactive, right?

"The ......"

When Zhang Zhou opened the topic and wanted to stretch out his hand, Lin Yi immediately turned his head, as if he was very serious about listening to him.

Then Zhang Zhou didn't know what to do.

Zhang Zhouxin said, this can't be said "Don't look at me", this female gentleman, today is your big day of marriage, can you not keep being so rigid? This is not conducive to friendly exchanges.

"Miss Lin, from now on, you and I will be a family, and we will change our titles in the future, so we will call you Xiaoyi...... Not good. Zhang Zhou thought, why is this name so weird?

"In this way, call you Yi'er."

Still weird.

Zhang Zhou found out that no matter what Lin Yi's name is, he feels very embarrassed.

I don't know how comfortable it is to call "Miss Lin".

Lin Yi just looked at Zhang Zhou talking to herself, and she said, "Mother once called me Xiaoqi. ”

Zhang Zhou asked, "Do you have seven lines in your family?" ”

Lin Yi shook his head: "I have a brother and a sister above me, Xingwu, I don't know why I have such a name." ”

"Oh, that's good." Zhang Zhou said, "I also call you that, only in the boudoir, I call you so, and others may call you the fourth lady or the young lady in the courtyard." ”

When it comes to the title of boudoir, Lin Yi finally has a little shame.

Taking advantage of Lin Yi's red clouds, Zhang Zhou felt that the time was finally ripe, isn't talking about his girlfriend's name just to open Lin Yi's inner line of defense?

Seeing that the opportunity came, of course Zhang Zhou wanted to climb up the pole, his hand had already fallen to Lin Yi's waist, but before he could touch the belt, he heard Lin Yi say seriously: "There is a booklet explaining today's actions, let me take a look." ”

"Don't mind." Zhang Zhou said with a little disappointment, "It's time to set rules for you, and you will call me lord in the future." Anyway, your master and I have a lot of experience, even if I am not a leader, I can be regarded as an expert, what do you not understand...... Just let me do it myself. ”

Lin Yi is really the kind of character who has a board and a glance.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, it was Lin Han's old family education atmosphere that harmed this beautiful little girl, how could she not know how to turn the book on the day of marriage?

"Hmm."

After Lin Yi was stunned, he still nodded with a very serious attitude.

Meaning, agreed.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Then we will follow the steps, the first step, the second step, and the third step...... Step by step. I said Xiao Qi, don't be so conformist in what we do, you see that I am such a free and easy person, it is easy to be led into the ditch by you...... Let's ...... this first step Bedtime in wide clothes. ”

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Candle tears ripple.

In the dead of night, the two red candles had already burned out, and there was a knock on the door outside, probably to come in to change the candles.

In ordinary people, when the male and female hosts are resting, there will always be maids to serve beside them.

But ...... like Zhang Zhou I don't like to be stared at for anything.

Until very late, he couldn't hear the sound of sticks and drums outside, or Zhang Zhou went to pick up the candle flame by himself, and when he came back, it was still a little cold, and even Lin Yi had to lean more against him in exchange for some snuggling temperature.

"Didn't your father say that he would give you a dowry maid or something?" Zhang Zhou asked.

"Nope." Lin Yi replied very simply, and her voice was as neutral as ever, like a female gentleman, "Father said, let me take care of myself more after I come over." ”

Stingy.

Zhang Zhou suddenly felt that it was not a good thing to be born in that kind of traditional Confucian family.

But Lin Han doesn't have anything to pretend, right?

Zhang Zhou was also thinking, don't look at his father-in-law's age, but he still has a brother-in-law and sister-in-law who have not yet been born, this old man Lin ......

"I'll give you a thousand yuan, and some gold and silver jewelry, so I can save some flowers." Zhang Zhoudao, "I am an official in the court, I won't come back every day, I will find you two maids to accompany me, and find someone who knows how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, in addition to taking care of your daily life, but also accompanying you to relieve your boredom." ”

Lin Yi was silent.

She didn't understand what that meant.

Zhang Zhou said again: "In the future, in the backyard of the house, just keep a normal heart." In the future, the reading and literacy of the female child in the family will depend on you. ”

Lin Yi was still silent.

Zhang Zhou suddenly thought of how he was suddenly brought into the rhythm of Mr. by Lin Yi, which is not good.

"Zhenfu Gang...... The second half began. ”

"Hmm!"

A red candle is not enough, but it doesn't matter, if it weren't for the fact that the living environment doesn't allow it, maybe he doesn't plan to leave the room for three days and three nights.

He himself was thinking that this petty bourgeois life was still very corrosive.

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October will come to an end.

It has snowed twice in a row, and the weather is suddenly cold, and when you go out, you must wrap three layers inside and three layers outside.

The war in Liaodong still did not make much progress, and Zhang Zhou, as a member of the Shangting Office, in addition to walking at home and on both sides of the workshop every day, often went in and out of the palace gate to attend meetings in the inner court.

When Zhang Zhou arrived at the Qianqing Palace on this day, Li Dongyang and Xiao Jing were already waiting, and Zhang Mao also had an illness after entering the winter and did not come that day.

The matter of the rotation of the listening office was also represented by Xiao Jing and Li Dongyang, two night owls, anyway, Zhang Zhou didn't have to stay in the palace at night.

"Bingkuan, I just got the news, the day before yesterday Zhijie had passed the Juyong Pass, I was supposed to go back to Beijing early this morning, but I think it was because of the snow on the road, and it was delayed...... It's time to arrive later. ”

When Zhu Youzhu saw Zhang Zhoulai, his attitude immediately changed from talking about official affairs to talking about private affairs.

Li Dongyang glanced at Zhang Zhou, probably feeling resentful about the treatment Zhang Zhou received.

Zhang Zhoudao: "After Anbianhou returns to Beijing, Yanwutang can also officially start teaching. When it comes to the storage and storage of new guns in winter, it is also necessary to teach. ”

"Okay." Zhu Youzhu nodded with satisfaction, "It's rare that you don't forget your business." ”

Li Dongyang felt that the emperor admired Zhang Zhou too much, which was contrary to the way of getting along with the monarch and the minister, and he said: "Your Majesty, now that Lu Wan, the governor of Liaodong, has led his troops north for more than ten days, but he still does not see him fighting with Duoyan or the little Tatar prince, and the Tatar attacks and harassment of troops and horses from all walks of life in Ningxia have also withdrawn one after another, should we collect troops to prepare for another battle in the coming year?" ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "I have paid special attention to the fact that although there are two snows in Gyeonggi this year, there has been no snow in Liaodong, so it should not hinder the march of soldiers and horses. ”

Li Dongyang insisted: "But the climate in the north is suddenly cold, and when the troops enter the army at this time, the soldiers are short of food and clothing, and they are afraid that there will be losses outside the battlefield." ”

Zhu Youzhu looked at Xiao Jing sideways, probably asking, is there such a situation?

Xiao Jing said with a smile: "Li Ge is too worried, although the governor of Liaodong marches slowly, he is fully prepared in terms of grain and grass and baggage, it is said that this Lu Zhongcheng knows how to save the grain and grass used in the march, and after arriving in Liaodong...... This year's autumn grain collection has also been very smooth, and the soldiers' winter clothing is also guaranteed. According to the marching strategy played before, probably in these few days, they will march into the grassland from Shenyang Zhongwei and other places. In another four or five days, the army may be engaged. ”

"Hmm." Zhu Youzhu was very satisfied with this.

Li Dongyang heard this, but wanted to hit someone.

He said: "Your Majesty, Liaodong has sent troops for nearly half a month, but now they have not set foot in the grassland, if Ningyuan and other soldiers and horses enter Duoyan and take the north of the Daning Dusi, why do you want to detour to Shenyang Zhongwei?" ”

These words are like questioning Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou shrugged his shoulders and said: "Duoyan Sanwei originally had former soldiers and horses two hundred miles north of the ruined city of Daning Dusi, but later encountered the Tatar little prince entering the army, and he has moved east to two hundred miles northwest of Shenyang Zhongwei, and it is most suitable to send troops from Shenyang Zhongwei." ”

Li Dongyang said: "On such a march, how can you not know that Duoyan Sanwei is going to the little prince of Tatar and so on?" Will sit back and watch you send troops? ”

Zhang Zhou smiled and shook his head, meaning...... It is not my responsibility to send troops.

I am only responsible for formulating the strategy, how to send the troops, that is the matter of Lu Wan and Zhang Heling, you are here to command the march thousands of miles away to fight...... No matter how awesome it is, it's in vain.

"Your Majesty, there is a lot of criticism from the top to the bottom of the court about the dispatch of troops from Liaodong, and now it is the middle of winter, please also station the soldiers in Shenyang and other places, and it will not be too late to march into the grassland in the coming year." Li Dongyang said, "Otherwise, with the current harsh climate of the grassland, the soldiers' firearms will be frozen, and it will be even more difficult to move an inch in the event of ice and rain." The time and place are not on our side. ”

Zhu Youzhu shook his head: "How can there be an army that stops halfway?" Now that there are signs of fighting, let's wait for a fight. ”

Li Dongyang was speechless when he heard this.

"Okay, since there is no major military information today, let's wait until there is military information. Let's suspend the proceedings at the hearing office tomorrow...... Come at noon the day after tomorrow, I will have people prepare the imperial meal. ”

Zhu Youzhu was very relaxed, and he didn't feel that this was any war time at all.

It's as if the nearly 40,000 soldiers who went out to Liaodong were out of the fortress to hunt.

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Cabinet duty.

When Li Dongyang came back, he informed Liu Jian and Xie Qian of what he had seen and heard in the Qianqing Palace.

Xie Qian said with a smile: "It's also interesting, this Liaodong dispatch of troops is very different from the previous times, or it is really Zhang Bingkuan's eyes." ”

Liu Jian said with a serious face: "After Lu finished marching, he has not left the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong for more than ten days, and he has not had any signs of fighting with the Tatars, so it is indeed unreasonable. ”

Xie Qian asked: "Could it be that Zhang Bingkuan is holding back his badness again, and he has a Ming Xiu plank road to secretly Chen Cang?" ”

Liu Jian shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

"No, it won't." Li Dongyang said, "In the towns of the nine borders, except for Liaodong, there is a large-scale transfer of troops, and now even Ningxia has stopped the dispatch of troops and horses. The harsh winter is coming, and at this time, if the Tatars do not come to attack, the Ming soldiers have the mood of slacking off to send troops. ”

Xie Qian was stunned: "Liaodong's side attacked, even if the purpose was to directly take Duoyan Sanwei, but it was impossible for the Sanwei people not to know in advance, and both sides would avoid the battle." Is this just to show my determination to send troops? ”

Li Dongyang said: "I saw Ma Yingtu yesterday, and he also analyzed the head-on battles between the Ming Dynasty and the grassland in the past few decades...... There has never been a precedent for the Ming border army to send troops with great fanfare and be able to engage the main Tatar force head-on. ”

Liu Jian said: "Ma Yingtu has been in battle for a long time, which means that he didn't understand it either?" ”

"Hmm." Li Dongyang nodded.

Liu Jian's breath was very uneven.

He said: "Sending troops without favoritism in exchange for gains and losses on the battlefield is something that Zhang Bingkuan has often done in the past year...... It is not impossible to pretend to use the edict to solicit and accept it first, and then send troops and horses to fight against it. ”

"This ......," Xie Qian said, "they are all obedient, why do they still want to be wiped out?" ”

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and asked, "Where is the little prince of Tatar at the moment?" ”

Li Dongyang shook his head: "I don't know." ”

Liu Jian said: "Then there may be the intention of sending troops to Liaodong Town and fishing for the little prince of Tatar to go south, but there are only more than 30,000 troops from Liaodong, and it is difficult to confront the main Tatar force head-on!" ”

Xie Qian said: "That Zhang Bingkuan's move is really incomprehensible. ”

After the three of them looked at each other, Xie Qian said, "I'll go." ”

Probably Xie Qian realized that since he couldn't figure it out now, the emperor wouldn't explain it to them, so there was only one way to ask Zhang Zhou.

Liu Jian shook his head: "In a few days, let's see the direction of Lu Wan's army after leading the army from Shenyang Zhongwei to the west, and then think about it." I still don't believe that Zhang Zhouneng can do anything big in this battle. Liaodong can't stand the toss. ”

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The second day of November.

Liaodong soldiers and horses marched from Shenyang Zhongwei to Tongliao on the third day.

Entering the relatively high ground, because of the difficulty of the road and the cold weather, the soldiers really complained a lot more than before.

On this day, I walked all the way to the northwest wind for a day, and I walked less than fifty miles, and after the army was stationed, Lu Wan did not hold any military meeting, but just asked the soldiers to rest quickly.

Zhang Heling is still a good man in eastern Liaoning.

Now that he had entered the grassland realm, he began to coax, and hurriedly went to Lu Wan that night to discuss the military situation...... I talked a lot with Lu Wan, and after going around in circles for a long time, the central idea was just one...... Let's withdraw our troops.

Lu Wan said: "This battle must be a battle. ”

"That's it?" Zhang Heling said, "That Lord Lu, it's not Benhou who poured cold water on you, do you know how many miles a day Wang Shouren walked when he attacked Weininghai?" And how many miles did you walk in this day? If we go on like this, when we get to the place, I'm afraid that the Tartars will have long since disappeared, and then our eyes will be black, and it is easy to not be able to come back on the grassland. Does the civil fort know? Hundreds of thousands of troops of the Ming Dynasty...... All of them were gone overnight! ”

Lu Wan is over forty years old, and he looks like a Confucian general, and he is not murderous at all.

Hearing this, he frowned and looked at Zhang Heling.

The generals had never heard of him, but it was the first time he had seen the generals below pour cold water on him.

He thought to himself, he really can't expect this Shouning Marquis to fight...... Your Majesty and Zhang Shicheng don't deceive me.

"Shou Ninghou, don't say that now my Ming Dynasty has powerful gunpowder and artillery, even if the Ming Dynasty sent troops in the past, there was such a battle, if it was a little Tatar prince or a fire sieve and other departments, it would basically not be a head-on battle." Lu Wan said patiently.

"Didn't their cavalry come and go without a shadow and without a wind? In the wilderness, they have all the advantages, and they still don't fight us? Zhang Heling didn't understand.

Lu Wan said: "Because behind the Ming border army, there is the Ming court, and there are almost countless soldiers and soldiers, and the soldiers can be replenished at any time." And if they lose one person, it is really a loss, and there is no addition...... In the event of internal disputes, one will eliminate the other. ”

"Huh?" Zhang Heling was confused.

With his IQ, the most basic marching principles have to be explained to him in simple terms for a long time before he can understand a thing or two.

Lu Wan said: "Do you think we are going to engage them head-on?" In fact, His Majesty had already sent another cavalry from Jizhou, drove straight in, reached the upper reaches of the Huang River, and when Duoyan and other tribesmen retreated, they ambushed and fought. The soldiers may have arrived for a few days, if we don't march into the army, how can we force the three guards of Duoyan to march east? ”

Zhang Heling was surprised: "You mean, there is another way?" How many people? ”

Lu Wan shook his head: "It doesn't matter how many people and horses there are, but there are no large numbers of cavalry along the way, and they bring almost all the artillery and gunpowder of the Ming Dynasty in Jizhou." ”

Zhang Heling hurriedly asked, "Then how can you be sure that they will go all the way?" ”

"That's what Zhang Shilang said."

Lu Wan smiled, his face relaxed, "But in my opinion, Duoyan Sanwei knows that our army is sending troops for the homeland of Sanwei, and I must think that our army's route is to go north, and retreating to the west is the best choice." Even if it's only all the way upstream...... Hehe, in fact, it's just how much to go to, how much to ambush. Sanwei has always been at odds, and now in this situation, it is inevitable to go their separate ways...... There are so many ways to retreat west, and there will always be encounters. ”

(End of chapter)