A letter of appointment was sent to Ningxia all the way to Yang Yiqing.

When Yang Yiqing received the transfer order, he learned that he was going to be transferred to Liaodong, and went to Ping Jurchen with the official title of "Governor Fushun, Jianzhou, Nuer Gandu Division, etc.", and took the official title of the right deputy capital Yushi.

The official position was promoted compared to the imperial history of the right capital when he was governor of Ningxia before, but the promotion of this official position did not make him feel the slightest pleasure.

He was very depressed in his heart.

"The will of the imperial court is really unpredictable." Zhang Yu was beside him, and he was also surprised by this order, and he didn't even know how to evaluate it.

Yang Yiqing tried his best to suppress the loss in his heart, and said in an indifferent tone: "Everywhere you go, you are serving the imperial court, the Jurchen and other tribes are in turmoil in Liaodong, and someone should indeed calm it down. ”

Zhang Yan could only smile comfortingly: "That's right, I think at the beginning, Xinjian Bo also experienced the battle of Weininghai and was transferred after gaining prestige, which shows that Your Majesty is very important to Yang Junmen." ”

This kind of thing, even Zhang Yu himself didn't believe it.

"But I don't know who succeeded him as the governor of Ningxia?" Zhang Yu asked again.

Yang Yiqing looked like he didn't want to answer, meaning that he didn't know.

Zhang Yu said: "Then I don't know who is the chief soldier to assist Yang Junmen to go to Liaodong Ping Jurchen?" Or did the imperial court let Yang Junmen be the same as Xinjian Bo, both as a military official and as a chief military officer, and single-handedly grasp the matter of leading troops to govern the army? ”

Yang Yiqing was even more depressed when he boarded, and said: "Preliminary knowledge, the chief military officer seems to be Jian Changbo. ”

"Huh?"

This appointment also frightened Zhang Yan.

You can arrange whoever you want, even if you find an ordinary soldier to temporarily serve as the chief military officer, it is better than Zhang Yanling, right?

If Liaodong Pingnu is really a major military task, and the emperor sent Yang Yiqing to trust his ability, then what is the number of ways to send Zhang Yanling? fully trust Zhang Yanling's ability, ready to let him show his strength?

Zhang Yan settled his mind and hurriedly reminded: "Why didn't Yang Junmen ask the imperial court to go to Liaodong by Cui Juma to assist you in leveling the Jurchen?" Isn't Cui Juma also in urgent need of experience? ”

Yang Yiqing shook his head and said, "Since Your Majesty has Cui Yuma as the deputy commander-in-chief of Ningxia, how can you send someone else for a while?" No matter what the holy will of this matter is, I should still follow the will and go to the post earlier, so as not to cause suffering to the people of Liaodong and other places. ”

"That'...... That's hard work. Zhang Yu is also rejoicing.

Fortunately, you didn't send me to be a eunuch for you, originally this place in Ningxia was far enough for the Emperor Gao in the Horns and Mountains, but it was better than the place in northern Liaobei.

That place is simply a bitter cold place, full of miasma, I heard that whoever goes will get sick, and whoever goes will be embarrassed to come back.

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After Yang Yiqing received the order, he immediately set off to the east, and he didn't have to wait for someone to replace him as governor.

Ningxia has just experienced war, even if there is no governor in office, the following generals can basically handle the affairs at hand, and Yang Yiqing to Liaodong seems to be urgent, this Yang Yiqing seems to need to use his best efforts to show his ability, and at the same time, he does not want the court to suspect that he has any complaints in his heart.

Before Yang Yiqing went to Liaodong to take up his post, he would report to the military headquarters in the capital, which means that he would first get a formal appointment from the imperial court before going to Liaodong.

It was supposed to be a drop by.

But for Yang Yiqing, this seems to be a good time to move around in the capital, as for whether he will listen to Zhang Zhou, the secretary of the Ministry of War, or whether he will visit those traditional ministers and follow the opinions of traditional ministers, it all depends on his own choice.

On this day, Zhang Zhou entered the palace to face the saint, in fact, to see Zhu Youji and his wife.

Zhu Youzhu himself is sick, and Empress Zhang is also a minor illness, one of the husband and wife is in Qianqing Palace and the other is in Kunning Palace, and they both need Zhang Zhou to diagnose and prescribe medicine.

Zhang Zhou went to the Qianqing Palace first.

"Bingkuan, there is something I want to tell you, it is about Yongkang, she herself proposed to marry one of Maoren's sisters to you, and she can't say that she will marry, she can only say that she has entered your door, so that there will be in-laws between you."

Zhu Youzhi will seem to be a matchmaker.

Zhang Zhou asked, "Your Majesty, do you think it is necessary for the minister to marry?" ”

Zhu Youzhu sighed: "I also think it's inappropriate, but it seems that it has become a marriage for the sake of marriage, which will make you embarrassed." Because of this, I didn't reply to Yongkang, and I felt that she was very utilitarian in this matter, and the daughter of the Cui family was engaged, so if you want to accept it, it's not a big deal. ”

Zhang Zhou knew what Zhu Youzhu meant.

Originally, Queen Zhang also had a marriage contract, and then she was sent by the Zhang family to choose the crown princess, and then she was selected.

Later, for at least ten years, the relationship between Zhu Youzhu and Empress Zhang was still very good, so maybe in the heart of this emperor, he would not take the marriage contract too seriously, who said that the marriage given by the family would definitely be happy?

I am a person who has experienced it firsthand, and I have proved with practical actions that "free love" is more reliable.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, in fact, regarding Cui Yuma's title and military position arrangement, you don't have to adopt the minister's opinion, he has obtained military merits and can serve the public, even if he lacks experience, it is just a matter of staying in the army for a few more years, why should you hurt the brotherhood and sister relationship between you and the eldest princess for this matter?" ”

"Hey!"

Zhu Youzhi didn't care about lying there, sat up, and didn't need Zhang Zhou to look at him, and said with emotion, "Actually, I didn't figure it out myself." I want to use Maoren, but I don't want to use it, not all because of Yongkang's strength, but also because I feel that no matter how capable Maoren is, he is just a colt, and now I want to reward him with merit, so how should I punish him if he has a mistake in the future? ”

This is the embarrassment of Cui Yuan's identity.

Now that they have obtained military merits, they are all happy, but they are just discussing how to reward and go back and forth, which does not break the rules of the imperial court.

But if Cui Yuan leads the troops to lose the battle, or if he makes a big mistake like Zhu Hui and others, and is impeached, he will be assigned or even asked for capital crimes, and then the emperor will kill or not? To punish or not to penalty?

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Your Majesty thinks longer than the ministers. ”

When Cui Yuan won military merits, he had already planned that Cui Yuan would be punished in the future, it seems that the emperor still has no confidence in his brother-in-law, doesn't this also indirectly show that in Zhu Youji's mind, he doesn't really want to use Cui Yuan's brother-in-law?

In other words, when the emperor seems to be a little sympathetic to his brother-in-law who is strict with his wife, but in fact, he still looks down on his brother-in-law who relies on marriage to ascend to the throne.

This kind of contempt can be regarded as the attribute of the royal people.

Your sister is like that, and you always criticize her, but aren't you the same yourself?

"Bingkuan, I also know that you are upright, even if you take a girl back, I will treat it carefully. In this way, I will go back and arrange, let you meet with that girl, and see if I have an eye for you, it just so happens that the people in your house are not very prosperous, and I want to help you. Zhu Youzhu suddenly became narrow.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Your Majesty is kind, and the minister can only accept it." ”

While saying, Zhang Zhou was also thinking, Your Majesty, don't pretend, I can see that in fact, you want to promote my marriage with the Cui family, which will make Cui Yuan have a layer of in-law relationship with me, which will make it convenient for me to use Cui Yuan, and it can also add a bond so that you can trust Cui Yuan a little more.

As for the question of who to look down on, it may not be so important, who made the marriage of this era the product of political alliances?

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Zhu Youji's illness is naturally not a big deal, Zhang Zhou didn't even prescribe any medicine, just asked the emperor, who knew that he was in good health, to recuperate more.

Probably just to be an idle person, even if it is for ten days and half a month, the illness will always be better.

The disease is easy to heal, but if the body and bones want to be strong, it needs to be conditioned over many years.

Later, Zhang Zhou went to Kunning Palace to consult Empress Zhang, and Zhu Youzhu didn't go over, but asked Zhang Yong to send Zhang Zhou to Kunning Palace, and told him to leave at any time after seeing a doctor...... It is about not treating Zhang Zhou as an outsider.

"Cai Guogong, when do you have an errand, can you give these people a chance to continue to serve the imperial court?"

After Zhang Yong returned to the capital, he was a little confused.

Originally, he had no chance to rise, but he was arranged by Zhang Zhou to go to Xuanda, and later he won military merits one after another, with financial and material resources, and even won connections and relationships, and was at the peak of his life, and was recalled to the palace by the emperor.

He did all the work he did when he was a court attendant before, which made him a little overwhelmed.

Is this a deliberate attempt to suppress me?

Or is it for another purpose?

Zhang Yong himself didn't understand that there was just this kind of opportunity for the emperor to let him get in touch with Zhang Zhou, of course he wanted to ask for an answer from Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Liaodongping Jurchen, does Grandpa Zhang want to go?" This kind of thing, in fact, depends more on His Majesty's arrangement, so don't misunderstand. I've never told Your Majesty anything about you. ”

Zhang Yong hurriedly explained: "Don't say no, even if Cai Guogong really has any arrangements, it is out of good intentions, how can you not understand your hard work?" ”

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, listening to what you mean, you still don't believe it.

"With Gonggong Zhang's current attainments, His Majesty probably wants to stay by his side and make important arrangements at any time, who said that the reimbursement court must go to the border town? Isn't it okay to stay in the capital? Zhang Zhou seemed to be gossiping.

Zhang Yong smiled bitterly.

As a eunuch, it does seem that he has more opportunities by the emperor's side, but he Zhang Yong knows very well that with his current identity and status in the palace, there are so many bigwig eunuchs above, and it is too difficult for him to come out of this acre of land in the capital.

finally had a chance to rise as a eunuch in a border town, and of course he didn't want to go back to the capital to continue to be a subordinate.

"It's here, please let Grandpa Zhang go in and pass it on." Zhang Zhouli was at the gate of Kunning Palace.

Coming from the Qianqing Palace, there were not many steps.

Zhang Yong smiled and said: "You are polite, Your Majesty ordered you to go straight in, you can rest assured, there will be attendants in the outer hall, and it will not let you offend the queen mother, please." ”

"That's ......"

Zhang Zhou felt a little awkward.

When I arrived at the emperor's inner house, I went to see the emperor's woman, and the communication was exempted, but maybe as Zhang Yong said, there are always palace maids and eunuchs in the outer hall of Kunning Palace, and there is always no queen bathing and changing clothes or something.

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In front of Empress Zhang's phoenix couch, Zhang Zhou sat down and looked at Empress Zhang.

In front of Zhang Zhou was Queen Zhang's arm, but Zhang Zhou didn't reach out to cut the pulse, but only used the word "look".

Empress Zhang looked very weak and asked, "Bingkuan, don't be restrained, just rest assured that you can diagnose the pulse of the palace." ”

Zhang Zhou smiled.

It seems that Empress Zhang also treats him as her own person, but this trust is obviously a great estrangement, or Empress Zhang is only having to make peace with him now, and the bond of interest is too obvious, assuming that now that the emperor is dead, Zhu Houzhao ascends the throne, and Empress Zhang becomes the Empress Dowager Zhang, maybe she will not talk to him so well.

But Zhang Zhou is not afraid that Empress Zhang will become the second Lu Pheasant, history has proved that Empress Zhang has the unique conditions to obtain power, but she does not have the courage and ability.

is jealous of self-interest, and it is difficult to take care of the overall situation.

"The minister has something to say, I wonder if I can talk to the queen alone?" Zhang Zhou's meaning, I want to talk to Empress Zhang alone.

Empress Zhang immediately waved her hand and asked the palace maid to retreat to the outer hall.

After waiting for people to go out, Zhang Zhoucai said: "The queen's illness is not a big problem, or there is no place where the ministers can help, and the ministers really don't know how to prescribe a prescription." ”

Empress Zhang was slightly displeased and said, "Bingkuan, do you mean that this palace is pretending to be sick?" ”

"The minister just thinks that the queen is just a woman's disease, both inner and external diseases, not serious, but long-term depression will make the body and mind exhausted, and then produce some not very good symptoms. There is no need to prescribe conditioning, more should open the stagnation. ”

Zhang Zhou said it was very complicated, but to sum it up, you are not pretending to be sick, who is?

Empress Zhang's face turned pale, her eyes became eager, and she asked, "Then how to open the depression?" ”

Zhang Zhou smiled but did not say a word.

How can you two get along more harmoniously, and you actually came to ask me?

Or do you not know what your own husband likes and dislikes? With your ability to keep your husband by your side for so many years, these should be pediatric ...... Of course, the biggest problem is that you can't raise again, so that the emperor's thin heir forces the emperor to find a woman outside, and your depression doesn't come from this?

Empress Zhang said: "Bingkuan, you don't need to shy away from it, this palace does not shy away from medical treatment, even if it involves ...... The matter of privacy between the houses is also okay. After all, it's for healing. ”

Zhang Zhouxin said I'm sorry.

What does it matter to me about the house of your husband and wife? Why don't you want me to give you some pointers?

"The minister thinks that it comes more from the dragon heir." Zhang Zhoudao.

Empress Zhang frowned and said, "If this palace can still conceive a dragon heir, it won't be like this." ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "Since you can't conceive anymore, why don't you care more about the existing dragon heirs?" The crown prince and the second prince all need the care and love of the queen, after all, they are all children of His Majesty and are members of the royal family. Your Majesty must also want family harmony. ”

"What?"

Empress Zhang's brows furrowed.

Obviously, from the eyes of this queen, the virtuous concubine looks like her husband's woman, but in fact, she can't be seen as a human being, and Empress Zhang doesn't even have the patience to make peace with the virtuous concubine on the surface, let alone treat the virtuous concubine's son well.

Why did Zhu Youzhu get along with Empress Zhang recently, and it was not because Empress Zhang had been stiff since Concubine Xian entered the palace and didn't take family harmony to heart?

This is also where Zhu Youzhi envies Zhang Zhou.

Although Zhang Zhou is a courtier, Zhang Zhou's backyard never fires, and Zhu Youzhu also hinted many times to ask Zhang Zhou to teach, so that Zhang Zhou didn't know how to answer.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister originally had a bad wife, but later he took a few concubines back, and now the inner courtyard is peaceful." The main reason is that the wives and concubines in the family have long understood their respective belongings...... In any case, the title is always passed on to the main house, and the rest of the side houses also have their own income, so they will be safe. ”

Empress Zhang said: "The palace naturally knows that the throne belongs to the crown prince, but what if the prince has three long and two short?" ”

Zhang Zhou asked curiously: "If the prince really has any accidents, dare to ask the queen, do you want Your Majesty to come back with a prince and have his biological mother, or is it better to be from the palace and take you as your mother's child?" ”

"Huh?" Empress Zhang frowned again.

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister should not talk too much about the affairs of the royal family, but the minister thinks that the second prince is always from the palace, if he is benevolent and filial, he will definitely do his mother's filial piety to the queen." If you have to come back with your stepchildren in the future, you may not be more filial to the queen. This is the situation of the people, the queen's bento minister is talking about her own family affairs, if there is anything wrong, I hope the queen will not go to her heart. ”

Empress Zhang was silent for a while.

She seemed to want to refute Zhang Zhou, but she knew that Zhang Zhou was not lying.

Of course, Zhang Zhou was not fooling her, or even had good intentions towards her.

Zhang Zhou wants to say, what the hell am I scaring you? It's obviously what happened in history, you don't realize it now, and it's too late to regret it when you become conscious!

I am a responsible "doctor", I am really "curing" for you, of course, you must first understand my painstaking efforts, you will know how high my level of prescribing medicine is.

"Bingkuan, thank you for reminding me." Empress Zhang's face was gentle and said, "Is Your Majesty coming over today?" ”

Zhang Zhou shook his head with a smile: "I don't know." ”

Empress Zhang said: "Then let's do it, when I go back to the palace, let Concubine Xian come over and sit down for a meal together." Hongu can also talk to her about family life. ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister doesn't dare to interfere more, but the minister wants to come, and His Majesty also wants to see his family in harmony." ”

"But this palace is also afraid that His Majesty will think ...... Hongu is easy to talk to, and he will ...... in the future Intensify. Empress Zhang almost gritted her teeth.

Zhang Zhouxin said that you are a woman who really has no scheming, you can tell me this kind of thing? Aren't you afraid that I'll turn around and tell your husband?

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Queen, if the minister says a lot of words, what kind of character is Your Majesty, you must know better than the minister, Your Majesty is afraid of trouble, and you are also afraid of contact with the living." His Majesty's purpose in accepting concubines was only to make the heirs richer, but now that there are two princes, Your Majesty will accept concubines again...... It seems that you can't even get through that level in Your Majesty's heart, right? ”

"You mean?" Empress Zhang looked at Zhang Zhou, as if she wanted to figure out some flavor from Zhang Zhou's words.

Zhang Zhoudao: "It is rumored among the people that His Majesty and the queen are as respectful as guests, as if the people are in deep affection. But even if it is a civil couple, if the heirs in the family are thin, they will also take concubines...... Does this affect the relationship between husband and wife? On the contrary, it is the wife who is strong, which is not conducive to the husband's heart. The minister lost his words, and hoped that the queen would not be surprised. ”