Ning Tong reported to Zhang Zhou in detail what she had been doing recently.

Zhu Feng glanced at it from time to time, and when he heard Ning Tong talking about a person's condition, he asked, "Which noble person in the palace is it?" ”

"It's Concubine Li." Ning Tong said.

Concubine Li, that is, Concubine Zhang Li of Xianzong, this Concubine Zhang Li did not give birth to a son to Xianzong, but gave birth to Princess Deqing, Princess Deqing is a famous "virtuous princess" in the Ming Dynasty, married to Confucian Lin Yue in the ninth year of Hongzhi, "...... The lord also has virtuous deeds, such as Qi Minli. Yue died in the thirteenth year of Zhengde, and the main widow lived in the thirty-first year. ”

Historically, Concubine Zhang Li died of illness in the first month of the fourteenth year of Hongzhi, and was "induced" in February, that is, buried.

"Sick ...... Can it be cured? Zhu Feng asked on the side.

Ning Tong was puzzled: "Concubine Li's condition is unstable, her body occasionally feels severe pain, and the medicine stone has no spirit, and she is always tormented but misses the things of the emperor." Not very easy to treat. ”

Zhu Feng said: "Then you should ask Brother Zhang to treat the disease." ”

"I can't help it." Zhang Zhoudao, "I can't cure every disease, besides, it's inconvenient for me to go to the deep palace for treatment." ”

Zhu Feng was curious: "Then why is it convenient for people from the hospital to go to diagnose patients?" ”

Zhang Zhou wanted to say, do you really think that I am curing the disease, just to simply look and smell and ask about it? I have so many ways to heal my illness...... Besides, I'm not a doctor, so how do I know how to treat so many diseases? Don't think I'm omniscient, okay?

Ning Tong said: "In recent days, the eldest princess of Deqing has entered the palace to pay a visit, and she also proposed to Your Majesty that she wants to take Concubine Zhang Li to live outside the palace. ”

Zhang Zhou shook his head and said: "This is not something that you should care about as a doctor, besides, how can it be so convenient for a princess to marry?" Didn't Your Majesty let the people from the Tai Hospital go? ”

"I've been there...... But there is nothing that can be done. Ning Tong seemed to be in a hurry to prove himself.

If Concubine Zhang Li's illness can be cured, then she will have enough confidence to argue with the people in the hospital.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Things are man-made, don't be deliberately reluctant, and don't use your competitive heart to treat diseases." Leave the medical case, and after I read it, I'll go back and have someone send it to you. ”

"Yes." Ning Tong respectfully put the thing in his hand in front of Zhang Zhou, and bowed and retired.

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After Ning Tong left.

Zhu Feng looked at Ning Tong's back and said, "She...... It doesn't seem to be the same as before. ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Regret it? Want to marry back? ”

Zhu Feng's face turned red and said, "Brother Zhang, don't joke with me." ”

This appearance makes Zhang Zhou feel fresh, Zhu Feng actually blushes? Or is it because of a woman?

"Brother Zhang, help her more, she has just been on an errand in the palace now, if you don't help her, then she will be isolated in the court." Zhu Feng said, "I also wanted to help her before, but she didn't need it, besides...... I really didn't have much power to help her. ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Some diseases, do your best to obey the destiny of God, I will try my best." ”

Zhu Feng sat down and said with emotion: "I still envy you, Brother Zhang, no matter what you do, you can achieve results and win the respect of others, even a high-minded and arrogant woman like Tong'er can finally be convinced in front of you, Brother Zhang, but I can't." Even my father often said that I didn't look like a man. ”

Zhang Zhou glanced at him.

I thought to myself, maybe I had pushed Zhu Feng's kid a little hard recently, and now I am starting to feel sorry for myself.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty wants to fight another battle in the northwest after the beginning of spring, and gather 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses from all over the nine sides to send troops, will you go?" ”

"Don't go ......"

Zhu Feng replied very simply, "That...... Won't let me go, right? ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "If you don't want to go, forget it, this war is more to show the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty, not to achieve any achievements, so the generals who have made meritorious contributions on the grassland before will basically not be used, but will use some old honors in the court." ”

Zhu Feng was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Zhang Zhou shook his head and said: "You should learn more about the affairs of the court, don't you think that in the past two years, you, Bo'an and me, including you, Bo'an and me, have led the troops to make meritorious achievements on the battlefield, and the old lords of the DPRK and China have been overwhelmed?" His Majesty wanted to give them a chance to lead troops into the grassland, as a way to show His Majesty's respect for the old lords. Of course, you may be exceptions. ”

Zhu Feng seemed to understand something, nodded and said, "Yes, my father is Cheng Guogong, and I am also an old man, right?" ”

Zhang Zhou glanced at him and said angrily: "Just you?" I don't know how many old Xun are waiting to see you laugh at it now, but you really have to fight for it. ”

Zhu Feng said: "Then who is leading the troops?" ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Even if the old Xun leads troops into the grassland, it must be necessary to know artillery and new tactics, and basically select capable people from the Yanwutang, and Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, is the first candidate." In addition, Miao Kui, the former eunuch of Xuanfu Town, will serve as the overseer, this is only a preliminary plan, whether to send troops and when to send troops, it depends on the situation of the court after the beginning of spring. ”

"Baoguo Gong...... He is also a capable person. OK. ”

Zhu Feng didn't have any motivation at first glance.

In Zhang Zhou's understanding, the so-called "okay" means that as long as you don't look for me, you can find someone.

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In the palace, Zhu Youzhu was also recommended by Li Rong to meet with the eunuchs Miao Kui and Li Xing, who had just returned from Huangzhuang in Baoding Mansion.

Miao Kui had many experiences in the Northwest Prison Army, but in the early years of Hongzhi, because of the power struggle in the palace, he gradually fell out of favor, and this time the emperor planned to take the old ministers as the leader, and lead the troops into the grassland to show the national prestige, at this time those cutting-edge eunuchs are not suitable for calling, after recommendation, Miao Kui returned to Zhu Youji's field of vision.

As for Li Xing...... He didn't have much experience in leading troops, but he was a good person and had a good relationship with Li Rong, so he got the opportunity to be reused at this time.

“…… That's all there is to it. ”

Zhu Youzhu instructed first, and then said, "The matter of sending troops has not yet been decided, I still have to discuss with the courtiers again, and if you have leisure recently, you can go to the Yanwu Hall first, there is a place to learn, although you learn first, so as not to be outside with the army, you don't know anything." ”

"Yes."

Miao Kui is very expectant of this.

But Li Xing didn't have much experience in managing the army after all, but he felt that helping the royal family manage the imperial village was rich in oil and water, and it was more practical than going to the northwest to lead the troops.

Li Rong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, look, do you want to transfer them to the Imperial Horse Prison when you go back?" ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "If you have merit and then transfer, if you don't have any merit, you should stay in your original position." I don't demand anything from you, after all, you are just supervising the battle with the army, and the battle on the battlefield has little to do with you. Let's go down. ”

Li Rong waved his hand, which means that you have completed your face and can go.

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There was no one to guide Miao Kui and Li Xing, so the two of them walked out of the palace on their own.

After all, he is also an old man in the palace, everything in the palace is familiar to them, and he sees a lot of eunuchs passing by along the way, and he has to come to salute them, after all, it is not easy to become a powerful eunuch like the two of them.

"Grandpa Miao, what do you think this is called? Isn't it good that we are in charge of the Huangzhuang Guantian fields around Shuntian Mansion? It's okay to make meritorious service on this battlefield, but if you lose......"

"Huh?"

Miao Kui glared sideways.

Li Xing said helplessly: "If you follow the all-powerful Cai Guogong to send troops, or if you build a new uncle, it will be easy to make meritorious contributions, but if you follow others, it is difficult to say whether it is merit or fault." I'm afraid that after we come back, we won't even be able to keep our original errands, and if we want to be punished to go to the Imperial Tomb Sixiang, then it will be ......."

Miao Kui scolded: "If you don't have ambition, how many people can't ask for something, and it has become a burden to you?" The two of us may not go all the way, if it is really all the way, you can ask our family directly if you don't understand. ”

Miao Kui also has prestige in the army, and so does self-confidence.

Now that I have finally seized the opportunity, it seems that I can't wait to fly to the battlefield right away and get the credit back.

"Father-in-law Miao, you have a friendship with Baoguo Gong, right?" Li Xing asked.

"Hmm." Miao Kui didn't shy away from this, "If it weren't for the Baoguo Gong to lead the troops this time, Your Majesty might not need our family, if you don't worry, you have to take care of it all ways and let our family go." ”

Li Xing was a little worried when he heard this.

Those who are eunuchs in the prison army only hear that others give money, and those who are eunuchs take the initiative to take money out to help others? Putting the cart before the horse, right?

But Li Xing immediately understood.

Miao Kui was asking him for a bribe.

Miao Kui almost said, you can give me the money to buy the road, and I will take you to pretend to take you to fly.

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The news of the earthquake in Shaanxi flew to Beijing like snowflakes at the end of the first month.

In addition to praising Zhang Zhou for not being afraid of the worldly eyes of others, having the courage to make proverbs with the imperial court, and cooperating with local disaster prevention and relief, Zhu Youzhi also mentioned in the court that he was preparing to use two months of preparation time to prepare for the grassland in mid to late March.

"My plan is to send troops from Yansui to surround the land of the East Hetao, and when I encounter the Tatar tribes, I will start a war with them, and advance north, all the way beyond the Hetao, so that the Tatars will know the determination of the state to defend the land of the Hetao."

Zhu Youzhu meant, probably speaking, this is just a routine patrol.

If this is the case, the minister will not say anything, but from the very beginning, Zhu Youzhi proposed that at least 40,000 soldiers should be mobilized to send troops this time, and they would be requisitioned from all over the northwest, which made the minister feel that the emperor was throwing the Ming coins into the water.

Xie Qian walked out and said, "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't think that taking the initiative to send troops is of any significance to the battle situation. Or it is better to use an elite division and dispatch three or five thousand soldiers and horses to complete it together, rather than fanfare. If the Tatars take the opportunity to counterattack, they are afraid that they will be exhausted in all parts of the border gates, and they will be slackened because of the transfer of troops and horses everywhere. ”

The traditional Wenchen of the Ming Dynasty are very utilitarian at this time.

The main guard at the border gate, why do you want to take the initiative to fight out?

Previously, Wang Shouren led his troops to attack from thousands of miles in northern Liaobei, which can also be said to be because Batu Munk was raging in Ningxia and forced the Tatars to withdraw their troops by attacking the east and west.

Now it is necessary to directly transfer 40,000 or 50,000 soldiers and horses to the Hetao...... Moreover, knowing that most of the Tatars would not take the initiative to face the war, in addition to spending money and labor, Wenchen could not see any actual value.

Zhu Youzhu asked, "Isn't it important that I am mighty?" ”

Ministers want results when they fight, but what the emperor wants when he fights is face.

Besides, this is to balance the relationship between the new upstarts and the old ones, and create a platform for them to communicate, why do you like to oppose everything, you ministers?

"Besides, this war does not seek much merit, as long as it ensures the prestige of the Ming Dynasty in the Northern Xinjiang and the Western Regions, if it is the same as before, those places are only in the name of the vassal state, pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, but even the people are not the people of the Ming Dynasty, how to show the way of kingization? I wanted to use this to bring all these places under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Youzhu showed his ambition to the minister.

As soon as such bold words came out, Xie Qian, who could speak well, could only lean back.

Zhu Youzhu looked around at the people present, but he didn't see Zhang Zhouzai, and he was still a little lost in his heart.

In his opinion, this meeting should let Zhang Zhou come out and tell this group of ministers what it means to have a three-year plan and five years of peace and peace in the four seas, and then talk about what it means to be a king in the whole world, and pass on this pride in my heart to you.

"My initial plan is to use Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, and cooperate with Xu Jin, the governor of Shanxi Town, to lead troops together, and the specific details may be adjusted again."

When Zhu Youzhu said this, he couldn't go on.

No one praises it, no one even agrees, and it's like I'm singing a one-man show.

The way the minister put pressure on him is that we don't hear what you say, let you talk to yourself there, and ask you if you are embarrassed or not?

"As for the military department, this battle is not personally involved, but the early deployment and formulation of strategies are the sole responsibility of the military department, and this battle is also related to who can enter the listening office, I hope to select a few more capable people to cooperate with me in military and political affairs."

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The minister probably understood.

Letting Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, enter the listening office on duty, is not a lunch for nothing.

Next, Zhu Hui will play his duties as a martial artist, and personally lead the troops into the grassland as the "Minister of Shangting", and the imperial history of the military capital is likely to be Xu Jin, and it is also possible to send Xiong Chong and Xiong Xiu, one of the two soldiers to cooperate, and the eunuch of the prison army will use Miao Kui.

After the conclusion of the court meeting.

The minister seems to have forgotten about the Shaanxi earthquake...... Anyway, it didn't cause any big losses, Zhang Bingkuan's credit, of course, we have to ignore it reasonably.

"Elder Liu Ge, what do you think Your Majesty means by this? Why didn't Zhang Bingkuan or Wang Boan and others lead the troops, but said that they would lead the troops out of the fortress with Baoguogong? Is it just a façade? Or does Your Majesty have other arrangements? ”

In the past, most of those who came out to put forward opinions and even questioned them were officials at the level of Shangshu.

But now among the six Shangshu, Lin Han and Wang Shi are both the kind of wise people who protect themselves, and Ma Wensheng likes to pretend to be confused, and Tong Zhong has also become honest after experiencing several "beatings", and Zhang Zhou himself is the secretary of the Ministry of War......

As a result, there is only one person left who has always said that he wants to retire, but has not yet retreated.

But this time it wasn't him who came out to speak.

Rather, it is an official of Taiwan.

That is, the officials of the six sections, it seems that the clear stream of the Ming Dynasty is now, and only the Taiwan officials are struggling to support it.

Faced with such a question, Liu Jian did not answer it directly, or rather, the level was not enough, and he did not need to answer it personally.

Li Dongyang came forward and said: "Your Majesty's intentions are unclear, since he said that he wants to send troops, just look at his original intention, don't speculate." If Your Majesty really wants to send troops to the grassland in an all-round way, do you still need to hide it? ”

Everyone was right to think about it.

If this would say that it was to deter the Tatars, it would be better for Zhang Zhou to personally lead 50,000 troops...... The effect is absolutely impressive.

(End of chapter)