The lobbyist from the Baoguo Mansion left, and then even Zhang Lushui walked away with a basin, and then Zhu Feng, who had been waiting next door, had the opportunity to come in and meet.

"It seems to be a doorman in the Baoguo Mansion, but I didn't expect him to go to the northwest to join the army." Zhu Fengdao.

In Daming, although the master does not have an official name, powerful people raise a few doormen as guests, and they have nothing to help with details, and it is very common for them to have business and gifts and gifts in private.

It's similar to the white gloves, but what this group of people do is a little more "noble" than the white gloves who only care about making money.

Zhang Zhou picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea and said, "Do you know?"

"Hmm." Zhu Feng nodded, "He has been to the Chengguo Mansion and met his grandmother, it is said that he came from the south, and the door is very wide, and many officials from the southern imperial examination will give him face. Like, it's a lifter."

When he was a lifter, he did not continue to be admitted to the Jinshi examination, nor did he elect officials to enter politics, but directly became a guest of the Guogong Mansion, secretly running the relationship and going to the door.

Zhang Zhou said, "Then do you know what he came to me for?"

Zhu Feng said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, now even the market is rumoring that it is said that the Duke of Baoguo is going to be questioned because of the slack war, it is estimated that they want to use your relationship to protect his future and career, and also to protect their rank and status, right?"

Zhang Zhou just smiled.

"Am I not right?" Zhu Feng asked curiously.

"Hmm." Zhang Zhou nodded, "That's right, what is the purpose of your visit?"

Zhu Feng said: "I'm just looking for a place to drink, talk to Brother Zhang, I don't even dare to go back to home recently, my grandmother said that I have arranged a wedding date, but as soon as it was decided, the matter was over again."

Zhang Zhou smiled and asked, "Why?"

Zhu Feng said with a frustrated face: "The marriage woman I chose for me is the daughter of Uncle Pingjiang, and you know the specific reason, Brother Zhang. But in this Northwest War, Pingjiang Bo did not make an inch, and my grandmother repented when she heard it, saying that a woman who had married someone was not qualified to enter the public mansion, and that she would choose someone else for me."

Zhang Zhou pushed the teapot in front of Zhu Feng, meaning that you drink some tea to suppress the depression in your heart.

But Zhu Feng misunderstood, he picked up the teapot and poured tea for Zhang Zhou and said, "Brother Zhang wants to help me come up with ideas, how can I push things off?"

Zhang Zhou said: "With your title of Marquis of Anbian, you haven't even decided on marriage yet, do you know how many people covet you?"

"Huh?"

Zhu Feng's face was full of sorrow.

"I'm not your teacher, I can't interfere with your marriage, I just watch the play together if I don't have anything to do, find a place to rest early, there have been assessments in the Yanwu Hall in the past few days, you have to be busy, don't stay up too late." Zhang Zhoudao.

"Yes." Zhu Feng nodded, "Brother Zhang, there is one more thing, I want to ask you for help."

"Say!"

"It's Tong'er's business, she seems to have been snubbed in the palace recently, and even her prescription business in Jingshi is not very good, I wanted to find a relationship, let the ladies from famous families go to her for consultation, but with little success, do you see if you can ......

"No talk."

"Oh."

Zhu Feng probably also knew that mentioning Ning Tong's matter might be met with Zhang Zhou's eyes, and he just finished his request, as if this was the completion of the task, and it depended on the will of God whether Zhang Zhou helped or not.

Zhang Zhou said: "She has nothing to do with you for a long time, don't make trouble for yourself, I think she just wants to take advantage of the weakness in your character, if you want to say that the person who knows you best is still her, she will take you to death when you are a husband and wife."

"Hmm." Zhu Feng didn't deny it.

But it doesn't seem to contradict Ning Tong's use of him.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I don't care about the matter of the Yanwutang assessment, after the end of the Northwest War, my first task is to clean up the military and government, and to participate in the punishment and punishment of people like Baoguo Gong and Ping Jiangbo who are afraid of the enemy on the battlefield. If you don't understand something, go and consult Wang Shilang of the household department, and Lu Wan, the governor of the inner three passes, will return to Beijing recently, and he will investigate the martial arts hall for the time being, and you can also consult him for everything."

Zhu Feng asked, "Brother Zhang

Can't spare any free time? Where can I find something?"

Zhang Zhou sighed: "Zhijie, it's time to hold up the sky by yourself, don't come to me for anything. If you want to make a contribution, there are a lot of opportunities for you, and as for your grandmother, you don't have to take it too seriously, make your own choices, and know that you will have the opportunity to make contributions in the future."

"Oh."

Zhu Feng still looks like an innocent and well-behaved baby, and his life path is either planned by his family, or he is given Amway by Zhang Zhou, and he doesn't seem to have much of his own opinions.

Zhang Zhou said: "After the assessment is over, I will give your majesty a performance according to the results, recommend a few people, and let them serve in the border town, which can be regarded as cultivating a few right-hand men for yourself." Your Majesty is also waiting to use the assessment of the Yanwu Hall to add some meritorious service to you, and recently I have not been involved in anything outside the Yanwu Hall, and I will take care of myself first when I am sensitive."

Zhu Feng didn't understand what he heard, but he still nodded and said, "Got it."

The fighting in the northwest subsided.

Regarding the commendation of meritorious personnel in this battle, Zhu Youzhi was most willing to listen to Zhang Zhou's opinion, and let Zhang Zhou play it on his own in the name of the military department, but Zhang Zhou felt that it was not appropriate to do so, but it was better to tell it in front of the emperor and let the emperor choose whether to adopt it or not.

On this day, Zhang Zhou followed Li Rong and Xiao Jing into the palace.

The eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch who was the chief eunuch personally went out of the palace to greet each other and went to the palace together, and this treatment was also unique.

Originally, Li Rong was the only one to lead the way, but Xiao Jing came because he knew that Zhang Zhou's entry into the palace this time was to discuss with the emperor about the reward for military merits, and he also wanted to know Zhang Zhou's opinion in advance, so he took the initiative to offer courtesy.

"The first person to make the contribution is none other than Yang Yiqing, the governor of Ningxia, and if it is equivalent to it, it is probably Cui Yuan, the commander of the horses."

Xiao Jing set the tone.

Li Rong next to him just smiled and didn't say anything, with Xiao Jing here, even if he was more old and serious, he still didn't have much right to speak.

Zhang Zhoudao: "It makes sense."

Xiao Jing immediately heard that Zhang Zhou's words were somewhat perfunctory, and then changed his words: "Of course, the merits of these two people cannot be compared with Cai Guogong."

"Don't dare to be." Zhang Zhoudao, "I didn't go to the battlefield, and I don't even know anything about what happened on the front line, how can I afford this merit? If you count me among the heroes, I'm afraid that people will not be convinced, but I still have some self-knowledge."

"Cai Guogong, you smiled, your merits, Your Majesty can see it in your eyes, even if you are not convinced in your mouth, but you are also convinced in your heart, the two battles of Huamachi and Shigou City, if you didn't plan it in advance, why would it go so smoothly? Even if it's a battle at the mouth of the Yellow River, it's the result of your strategy."

Xiao Jing was a little bit of a rainbow fart in front of Zhang Zhou.

Even Li Rong on the side was a little uncomfortable, originally the eunuch who was in charge of the seal of the celebrant was the internal minister, when did he deliberately compliment a minister of the DPRK and the central government like this?

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Gonggong Xiao, I want to ask, what does Your Majesty think about the merit of this battle?"

It is not in accordance with the rules for the foreign minister to inquire about the holy will, but Zhang Zhou never seems to care about this, he will say whatever he thinks, at least let the eunuchs feel that Zhang Zhou's temperament is still very straightforward.

Xiao Jing said, "How do you know this? However, Your Majesty will give you a meritorious service, and it must be ...... Never stingy."

Do you still need to say it?

At this time, Li Rong finally added a sentence on the side: "Actually, it is one thing to talk about merit, but after talking about it, it seems to be more important, I don't know what Cai Guogong thinks?"

"Yes, yes." Xiao Jing also seemed to be reminded, waiting for an answer with a look of anticipation.

Zhang Zhou said: "Is this the fault of Bao Guogong and others? Missing the fighter plane is indeed a big mistake, but to use it to destroy the family, isn't it...... It's over?"

Xiao Jing was stunned.

Raiding the house and exterminating the family?

How dare you say it?

Li Rong said with a smile: "Cai Guogong thinks that how to deal with it, you can make it clear to Your Majesty, it is best to not only punish his crimes, but also encourage the morale of the army, so that everyone can work together, and pave the way for the pacification of the grassland in the future."

The implication is that let's punish a small punishment and a big commandment, offending Zhu Hui is a small person, and a large group of people behind the offense are big.

"That's right." Xiao Jing also chimed in.

Obviously, the relationship between Xiao Jing and Zhu Hui is extraordinary, as Zhu Hui was cultivated as a coach before, and Xiao Jing, who was once the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, has secret communication, such as gift-giving and stammering, it is also very normal.

It is said that the celebrant and eunuch cannot collude with the ministers outside the palace inside and outside, but giving gifts during the New Year's holidays and secretly communicating with each other are commonplace side dishes.

Zhang Zhou said: "Those who lead the troops to go on the expedition should put courage first, the Ming military regulations have long been written for delaying fighters and other things, so everything should be in accordance with the regulations."

Xiao Jing and Li Rong glanced at each other, and both of them could hear that Zhang Zhou was preparing to kill Zhu Hui, and Zhu Hui seemed to be treated as a negative example.

I can't help but think to them, you Zhang Bingkuan knows that Zhu Hui has a whole traditional martial arts behind him as a backer, and you still want to knock on the mountain and make an example of it?

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youzhu was in high spirits, and before the sand table was set up, he seriously discussed the military situation with Zhang Zhou.

Zhu Youzhu was particularly interested in the question of whether Yang Yiqing's decision to let the Tatars evacuate north to the Ming border after the First Battle at the mouth of the Yellow River was correct.

In addition to Chen Kuan, the remaining three eunuchs are there, in addition to Zhang Yong, they all seem to feel that Zhu Youji's recognition of what merit is not so limited, even if it is a meritorious minister like Yang Yiqing, Zhu Youzhu does not mind discussing whether he is at fault, and wants to discuss with Zhang Zhou whether to punish him with this.

"Yang Yiqing's choice is more because the follow-up soldiers and horses did not keep up."

Zhang Zhou made a small summary.

Zhu Youzhu nodded and said: "From Huamachi to Shigou City, and then to the Yellow River, it is only more than three hundred miles away, if the people and horses from all walks of life step up to catch up, I believe that it will take less than three days to arrive, and the cavalry will be faster, but it will end up being the result of letting the defenders of Ningxia Town fight alone."

Xiao Jing reminded: "Your Majesty, are you still keeping up with the people of Wu'an Hou and Xiangcheng Bo? They also received orders to attack and arrived in time."

didn't mention Zhu Hui, but vaguely told the emperor that they were ordered by Zhu Hui to intercept the Tatars, and Cui Yuan, a part of one of the Xiangcheng Bo people, personally led the troops, and achieved a great victory at the mouth of the Yellow River, and indirectly had half of Zhu Hui's credit.

Zhu Youzhu said, "It's timely enough, how many people have gone to the battlefield to kill? In the end, it was not up to a few hundred people to ambush the Tatars on the other side of the Yellow River? If it weren't for Yang Yiqing leading the Ningxia defenders to contain the main Tatar force on the southeast bank, Mo said that there were hundreds of soldiers and horses on the north bank of the Yellow River, even if it was increased by ten times, it would not be enough to win."

Xiao Jing heard that the emperor's words were full of anger, this was to pull Zhu Hui's pigtails, and then he no longer came out to speak for Zhu Hui.

"Bingkuan, I believe that you should be strict with military discipline, reward what you deserve, and punish what you deserve." Zhu Youzhu reminded.

Zhang Zhou said: "Your Majesty, rewards and punishments for merit are not up to a single minister to decide."

"Huh." Zhu Youzhu smiled and said, "I let you decide, there is a reward for merit, that is to help you win the hearts of the army, but also to stabilize the morale of the soldiers. As for the punishment of mistakes, it is to help you establish your prestige, so that the people in the army will fear you, and you will not lose your true qualities as a general."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, forgive me, and the minister will make some decisions on his own." Zhang Zhou seemed to be very polite and said.

This also surprised several eunuchs.

Before, you were still very prevaricated, and you were afraid of offending people, and you were afraid that others would think that you were buying people's hearts, but now you just said a few words to the emperor, and you accepted it so calmly?

Zhu Youzhu said, "Then Bingkuan, what do you think should be done with Zhu Hui, the first evil?"

Calling Zhu Hui is not a title, but directly referring to him by his name, and even a few eunuchs can feel that the emperor no longer treats Zhu Hui as a courtier.

Zhang Zhou said: "With his performance, there is dereliction of duty, as for delaying the fighter plane or something, some people may not accept it. In this way, at least he should be knighted."

"Not killing is not enough to make civilians angry." Zhu Youzhi is imposing

Turbulent.

Li Rong hurriedly reminded: "Your Majesty, killing the generals before the battle, or in the case of victory, it is unreasonable."

"Huh?" Zhu Youzhu looked at him sharply.

Li Rong was also very embarrassed.

This is obviously not what he wants to say, there is pressure from Xiao Jing and Wei Bin next to him, and Li Rong sometimes has to come out and make peace with him as an old and serious "fair person".

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister thinks that the reduction of the title is enough to deter the army from being small, and it also lets the soldiers know that no matter whether the war is won or lost, they should be brave. It is also because this war did not cause great consequences, if the Tatars really ordered the Tatars to plunder people and animals in Ningxia and other places, and led the troops to fear the battle, they would not be able to apologize for their crimes."

"Hmm."

Zhu Youzhu still had the intention of killing Zhu Hui before, and after listening to Zhang Zhou's words, he instantly seemed to be less angry.

This also made Xiao Jing and others breathe a sigh of relief.

Killing Zhu Hui is a big deal, no matter whether they have a good relationship with Zhu Hui or not, they all feel that doing so will bring turmoil to the imperial court.

If you just gave Zhu Hui's title, I thought it was unacceptable before, but now it seems that it is a relatively good result.

"Let's raid the house. Bingkuan, what do you think? I think that Zhu Hui should be given a hard job, and let him go to the south to defend the sea frontier, or put him in the southwest to defend the border." Zhu Youzhu consulted with Zhang Zhou seriously.

Zhang Zhou said: "Ministers should obey His Majesty's will."

"No, I'm going to consult with you, or I'm going to put your opinion first. My opinion is your reference." Zhu Youzhu said, "The first crime is heavier, as for the rest of the snubbing military affairs, you can also deal with it as appropriate, as for that Chen Liangjiu, don't let him come back to the capital, I was going to leave him in Yansui to wait for the fighter plane to make him ashamed, but the shame has not disappeared and new grievances have been added, the capital is so big, it can't accommodate this kind of person!"

Zhang Zhou proposed: "Why don't you let him stay in Ningxia and be a former lieutenant of the army for a few more years?"

Zhu Youzhu said, "Do what you want, and I won't interfere much."

The monarch first talked about the punishment of the wrongdoer, and then the reward of merit.

Regarding the issues of Yang Yiqing, Zhang Yu and others, Zhu Youzhu did not care, he was more concerned about Cui Yuan.

"Bingkuan, I have always asked Yongkang to go to your mansion, let her make amends for you, and let Maoren do things for you after releasing your previous suspicions." Zhu Youzhu said, "Although I know that Yongkang has a tricky temperament, I also think that she has no evil intentions, just a woman's ...... Temperament. And Mao Ren's character, I have always thought it is good, it is rare that Mao Ren married the daughter of the royal family, and can still maintain a normal heart until now."

Zhang Zhou knew for a long time that Zhu Youzhu admired Cui Yuan very much.

Or rather, sympathy.

is also a strict wife, and now that Zhu Youzhi has walked out of the quagmire by himself, seeing that his brother-in-law is still struggling in the mud pit, Zhu Youzhu wants to pull it.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister also believes that Cui Yuan has a decisive personality, coupled with his kindness to the sergeant and dares to challenge authority, he has the demeanor of a general."

"Haha." Zhu Youzhu smiled, "It's not as good as you say, he can make meritorious contributions, isn't it all up to you?" Give him an errand to do, stay in the governor's palace, and let him listen to you in the future."

Li Rong reminded, "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess seems to be ...... now."

I didn't finish it, but it means, did you ignore the existence of Yongkang?

The eldest princess didn't say that she wanted to give Zhang Zhou a soft suit.

Zhu Youzhu said: "This imperial sister, if you listen to me, it's okay, if you don't listen, Cui Yuan doesn't have to go back to Beijing recently, arrange a military position for him, stay outside, hang Yongkang for a few years, I believe Yongkang will be able to change sex."

My sister is not convinced?

Let your brother-in-law fight outside the border, let you be a husband at home, and wait for a few years to be a widow, and you will know the consequences of willfulness.

Not only Zhang Zhou, but also several eunuchs next to him were also thinking, this sister is not a kiss, right?

How do you listen to this meaning, it is better for your brother-in-law than for your sister?

Zhang Zhou said, "The minister will also think about it at his discretion."

"And the Celestial Festival." Zhu Youzhu suddenly remembered something and said, "New reason

Cheng Guogong played, saying that he wanted his son to have more experience, and I knew that Chengguo Gongfu wanted to cultivate Zhijie and let him take the lead. After Zhijie returned to Beijing, there were few opportunities for meritorious service, Bingkuan, you can also arrange it, his temperament is not bad, and he may need some fame and fortune to tie him up."

"Hmm." Zhang Zhou nodded.

Probably the emperor likes the kind of easy-going personality and doesn't like to fight with others, only such people don't seem to threaten the imperial power.

The emperor likes this kind of person who does not chase fame and fortune, and even takes the initiative to give fame and fortune away.

"If you have a chance to let him go, I also hope that you will have a few more affectionate and capable helpers around you."