Cabinet duty.

Xie Qian told Li Dongyang and Liu Jian what he saw and heard in the school field.

The two of them didn't think it was too surprising, after all, they had long known some of Zhang Zhou's performance in the army, and when the Ming army, especially the Jingying garrison army, was increasingly lax in their daily training, Zhang Zhou's arrival could be said to have brought great vitality to the lifeless military circles.

Li Dongyang said: "In this way, Zhang Bingkuan's status in the army is afraid that no one can shake it." Not only in the military department, but also in the Governor's Mansion, the Beijing camp, and even all over the nine sides. ”

Although Xie Qian didn't want to admit it, he still nodded and said: "Just looking at the effect, it is indeed making the combat power in the army increase by leaps and bounds, and His Majesty has great trust in him, even the crown prince...... It's like he's the division commander. But I don't know what he said to the prince, which would make the prince so enthusiastic about things in the army. ”

Liu Jian said: "Is the prince still martial?" ”

"Hmm."

Xie Qian nodded again.

This made Liu Jian a little worried.

As ordinary ministers, the future prince is just a child, so they don't care if this child is thinking about learning or conquering the four seas.

But the first assistant minister is different, and now the emperor has suddenly changed from the previous benevolent and filial piety monarch to an emperor who likes to pursue achievements in military affairs, which makes him very depressed, if Zhang Zhou is allowed to pass on this martial spirit......

Li Dongyang said: "Should we go to the people of Hanyuan to persuade and guide the prince?" ”

"It doesn't mean much." Liu Jian said, "The prince has formed a character over the years, even if he interferes, if he can't cultivate it since childhood, I'm afraid it will be a drop in the bucket." ”

In Chinese culture, it is important to look old at the age of three.

Liu Jian felt that once the prince had been "led astray" by Zhang Zhou, it would not be so easy to pull the prince back to the right path.

Li Dongyang shook his head and said: "You can't completely ignore it, the East Palace lecture class has been slacking off recently, if you can't guide the prince well, I'm afraid that Daming will go astray in the future." ”

Xie Qian suddenly felt that the style of painting had changed a little, and he asked: "Your Majesty is conducting a military exercise on campus today, and it seems that you are interested in selecting personnel and sending troops to Hetao before the end of March, so you have nothing to say?" ”

"What do you say?" Liu Jian asked.

Xie Qian said: "Since Ma Yingtu was transferred to the Ministry of Officials, he has done a lot of mediocre things, and he almost never asks about the affairs of the Ministry of War. ”

Originally, the officials of the Ming Dynasty, since they were already the officials of the ministry, could not interfere in the affairs of the original yamen at all, but it was because in the Hongzhi period, the officials paid great attention to a "inheritance", a bit of a meaning of bringing the old with the new, and a person's sphere of influence would always form a great influence.

For the cabinet, they counted on Ma Wensheng's prestige in the military department to suppress Zhang Zhou's rise.

But after Zhang Zhou rose to power, Ma Wensheng's control of the military department was almost completely swept away.

Li Dongyang sighed: "I'm afraid that this will make Da Ming slide into the abyss of reckless warfare." ”

Xie Qian glanced at Li Dongyang, probably saying, how can we not see what you said? But how to solve the problem? Everyone knows that Zhang Zhou is a big hidden danger and will bring instability to the Ming Dynasty, but now that his position is so stable, what do you do to make him lose the emperor's trust?

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Inside the Yanwu Hall.

Cui Yuan was promoted to the class that day, which was equivalent to being promoted from his relative's "doll class" to the "professor class", he didn't even want to go home and tell his wife the good news, he just wanted to go and see if he could learn something new when he went to Yanwutang.

As Daming's colt, he has never been as confident as he is now, as if his life has meaning because of this.

"Cui Juma, congratulations."

When he returned to the Yanwu Hall in the city, many of his classmates came to "congratulate" him.

He did not enter the college research class, but he was praised by the emperor in public, and even proposed that if he Cui Yuan could continue to perform so well in the future, he would have the opportunity to enter the listening office...... After all, among the martial arts now, only Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, has this honor, and even Old Man Zhang is currently only a "former minister".

Cui Yuan asked, "Where to study?" ”

A general who came to Jizhou for further study said: "Cui Juma don't worry, I have just come back, what I learn every day is very complicated, and there is no customization, what you can learn depends on your personal creation." And here, you don't necessarily learn well and get weight. ”

"Huh?"

Cui Yuan was puzzled for a while.

Yanwutang is so awesome, he actually engages in black-box operations? Otherwise, why do you say that if you learn well, you can't get the weight?

"Yes, everyone has different comprehension skills and different things they experience...... This is what the lecturer often says, if you can use what you understand in actual combat, even if your tactics are wild, as long as you are strong enough to execute, or determined enough, then you can be invincible in the war and become a qualified commander. On the contrary, no matter how well you learn, it is just a piece of paper, and when you reach the battlefield, you will cower, and even delay when you encounter the enemy, which will damage the prestige of the Yanwutang. ”

The people around are still very polite.

Because in the high school class, it is rare to have a relative of the emperor like Cui Yuan, which is an exception.

Most of them are generals who actually lead troops, and they haven't had many opportunities to play on the battlefield before, but if they encounter an enemy attack, they are still in the forefront.

Cui Yuan seems to be a transfer student and a related household in the high school class.

can be appreciated by the emperor, and also get Zhang Zhou, Wang Qiong and others to point out the cattle people, and they are relatives of the emperor and the country, and the future will definitely be immeasurable, and it is definitely beneficial to stammer with such a person.

Cui Yuan asked: "However, if you don't go to the battlefield in person, who knows how well you can execute?" What else is the manifestation of the enemy...... Isn't that too general? ”

What he wants to ask is, how can you judge what you are saying without being verified by the battlefield?

His words made those generals a little confused.

In the end, he is a scholar, and he likes to get to the bottom of things, and even if those people occasionally say something reasonable, they are all drawing a scoop according to the cat and the tiger and the gourd, and they don't quite understand the specific reference standards behind the question of whether it is a paper talk or a practical operation.

"Cui Yuma, if you have something, you might as well ask the instructor, here, the most powerful is Cai Guogong, but he doesn't come often, it's best to ask Wang Shilang, but he is not always there. However, An Bianhou often came to teach, but in his teaching, Anbianhou mostly copied the written content, if you don't understand, after receiving your own textbook, go back and study it yourself. ”

Only then did Cui Yuan know that when he arrived at Yanwutang, there were still "teaching materials".

When he went to the logistics side and brought back his books, he found that the content he read was a little different from what Wang Qiong gave him before.

In other words, the content of the textbook in front of me, the knowledge points are still a little shallow, and it belongs to the kind that goes from shallow to deep.

What Wang Qiong gave him was directly a "lesson plan", which is equivalent to a special version for Mr.

Of course, not everyone can understand that version, just like he Cui Yuan, even if he has been reading for many years, he can only understand a rough idea, and he is often confused about what the art of war is strategic, let alone the reckless men in Yanwutang who haven't even read books for a few days.

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After Zhang Zhou participated in the school inspection, he returned to the city, but before he could go far, he saw Zhang Mao leading people to chase after him on horseback.

Riding a horse in the capital, Zhang Mao is also a unique character, Zhang Zhou feels that this old boy is deliberately posing in front of him.

"Bingkuan, you wait first."

Zhang Mao stepped forward, dismounted and looked very enthusiastic, and took the initiative to come over to salute.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Is there something wrong with the British duke? Temporary? Or is it ...... Is there something that is inconvenient to say outside the city? ”

Just came back from the school outside the city, and if you want to say that you want to avoid the emperor, you didn't see you when the emperor left.

Now in public in the city, catch up and talk to me, your old man Zhang's intentions are quite unusual.

Zhang Mao didn't mean to invite Zhang Zhou to come over, or even where to drink tea, he said: "Bingkuan, what do you think of the dog's performance on the school field today?" ”

This mentions Zhang Rui.

Zhang Zhou nodded with a smile and said: "The results will be mentioned in the recital, and the British Duke himself is the examiner, you want to ask me a bystander?" ”

You are the examiner, you don't know if your son is doing well or not?

Zhang Mao sighed: "If others say a hundred sentences, it is better for you to say half a sentence." ”

"Huh." Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "Your Majesty relies on the Ministry of War for military and political affairs, but you don't listen to the Ministry of War for everything, as if Your Majesty didn't ask me about the evaluation of the results of the examination today." If the British public is asking questions in a private capacity, then I can say that Ling Lang is doing well. ”

Did Zhang Rui really perform well?

In Zhang Zhou's opinion, it is very ordinary, and even his father may not be able to compare.

But Zhang Rui is really working hard, but because of his own conditions...... After all, Zhang Rui had not been involved in archery and horses for many years because of soft foot disease, and the academic education atmosphere of the old Zhang family was not strong, no matter how smart Zhang Rui was, he could not have a flexible and changeable brain like Cui Yuan.

In this regard, Zhang Zhou felt that a young man like Zhang Lun would be more energetic.

But who let Zhang Rui die early in history, and the last person to take over Zhang Mao's British public position was Zhang Lun himself?

Zhang Mao asked: "Then Bingkuan, what position do you think should be arranged if you let the dog lead the troops out of the fortress?" ”

Zhang Zhou said: "Hey, British Duke, don't laugh, now sending troops to Hetao is just His Majesty's idea, it has not been fully implemented, and the matter has not been decided, so you want to let Ling Lang go out with the army?" ”

"Hypothesis, the meaning of decay is to let Bingkuan assume it." Zhang Mao smiled, with a harmless smile on his face.

Zhang Zhou shook his head and said: "If Ling Lang wants to lead the troops with his current results and ranking, it may be a bit troublesome, but if the three armies go out to fight in a big battle, there are so many positions in the army, why do you have to take the lead?" Regarding the question of who to choose and who not to choose, in fact, it is difficult for me to mix up opinions, and you also know that the people Your Majesty wants to use this time will basically not be recommended by me. ”

He was reminding Zhang Mao.

The emperor wanted to use people from the traditional martial arts faction to lead the troops and complete this expedition to the Hetao, which was itself to balance the relationship between me and the old school of martial arts in the DPRK and China.

It seems that even you old-school martial artists have the ability, and it is up to me to decide...... So what else does it balance?

Daming military politics, what do I say?

Zhang Mao smiled: "Bingkuan, who are you?" Even if the person who uses it is not yours, the strategy is not up to you? If you want to make some achievements, you need to plan holistically. Besides, what do you and I talk about, the old and the new, it's too much to see each other, we are all serving the Ming Dynasty, how can we divide each other? ”

Zhang Mao is an old slippery head.

Zhang Zhouxin said, this old guy probably sees that the rolling torrent of history is unstoppable, and it is difficult for traditional cold weapon warfare to become the mainstream, so you want to move closer to the new faction.

The so-called multiple enemies are not as good as multiple friends, even if the old face can't hang up, at least you should understand that the rolling torrent of history has nothing to do with your old Zhang family, and the old Zhang family can only go with the flow.

Zhang Zhoudao: "But if I say that your grandson Zhang Lun has a flexible mind, even if he is still slack in matters such as arching horses, if he can let him personally accompany the army, it may be better than Linglang...... It makes people feel safer. ”

"Him?"

Zhang Mao frowned.

Is this a matter of deciding the heir for me?

I can obviously let my son go, and my son has also had experience in serving in the frontier, so why should I find a fledgling grandson to be embarrassed?

"Personal opinions, the British public listens to it." Zhang Zhou smiled, "It's not early. Leave. ”

"You ......"

Zhang Mao originally wanted to pull Zhang Zhou and talk about his son's advantages, but he never thought that Zhang Zhou would be so faceless, so he rolled up his sleeves and said he would leave.

Zhang Zhou's voice came from not far away: "If you want to serve the country, you should show your heart to Your Majesty more, and follow me, but it has no practical effect!" ”

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Cui Yuan was in the Yanwu Hall for a day.

The content of the lecture was mainly taught by several directors of the military department, and even Lin Ting, as a lecturer, gave them some content, and finally Zhu Feng gave them the last lesson.

Cui Yuan felt that he had gained a lot.

When he returned to the door, he rushed to his wife to talk about it.

But as soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Yongkang walking over with a black face.

"Princess......" Cui Yuan suddenly felt as if he had done something wrong.

When you are a great horse, you should have the consciousness of being a vase, but now you seem to want to soar? What it means to betray the family.

Want to stand on your own feet and fly solo?

Yongkang said: "What have you done? Why does even the royal brother praise you? How well do you learn by you? Or ......"

When Yongkang first learned that her husband was awesome, she naturally felt very happy, but then she couldn't figure it out, her husband had never been in contact with military politics, so why could he stand out in a group of people?

Could it be that there is some secret that I don't know?

Cui Yuan said: "Princess, that's the case, didn't I study at home a few days ago?" It was given by Mr. Wang, the left attendant of the household department, I came back to study it for a few days, and today His Majesty asked me to write a military policy, and I wrote a few paragraphs according to my own ideas and the inspiration on it...... Actually, I didn't perform well in riding and shooting, and I thought I would have no shame to face you. ”

"It turns out that there are noble people to help."

Yongkang was a little relieved, and glanced at her husband and said, "If you don't live up to the heart of this palace, I won't care about you in general." Next time there will be a cover-up...... See how Hongu cleans you up. ”

continued to run home, but the hospital nurse called in the evening, saying that he couldn't do this when he was hospitalized, and who was responsible for the accident...... Balabala, a bunch. Tomorrow morning, blood will be drawn to check the indicators...... There was no problem with the gastroscopy ultrasound today...... I drank something like anesthetic for gastroscopy, and I felt uncomfortable, and my throat still hurts faintly, and I haven't even found out what caused the jaundice. He said that he would prescribe me choleretic medicine tomorrow, I searched for it, and if I was jaundice caused by unexplained obstruction, choleretic medicine would make my condition worse...... I now have a deep suspicion that the doctor is playing with God after all. The ambulance went by the way, and the deposit of 300 was refunded more than 39 yuan, that is to say...... This time the ambulance was more than three kilometers away, plus an electrocardiogram...... It took 260. I can't come back tomorrow night, so I'll try to write it before I go back to the hospital at dawn...... But it's basically impossible to write anymore. The pain of life is not in healing...... It's that when you get sick, you don't know why......

(End of chapter)