Meeting the minister, Zhu Youji's interest was very high.

After returning to Xinuan Pavilion, Zhu Youzhu still did not sit down, but seemed to be thinking about things excitedly, pacing back and forth.

Chen Kuan, as the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, had a very low sense of existence, standing aside and silent.

Zhu Youzhu stopped suddenly, looked out the window and said: "Six people are attacking, and the good news may arrive in the next few days." ”

Chen Kuan was thinking in his heart, even if you add the Tatar people, Wang Shouren, Zhang Mao, Wang Qiong, and Cui Yuan, there are only five people in total, right? How do you come up with six ways?

"I haven't seen Bingkuan for a few days, and I don't know how he is doing, so it stands to reason that after he finishes things, he should come back." Zhu Youzhu seems to miss the happiness when Zhang Zhou was by his side and had nothing to do with someone to brag about.

Chen Kuan asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to urge?" ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "What are you urging? Even if Bingkuan finishes this matter, maybe he has another thing, and it won't be too late for him to come back after he finishes everything. ”

Chen Kuan felt that he had been tricked by the emperor.

The emperor was thinking about Zhang Zhou on the one hand, but he seemed to understand Zhang Zhou very much, and actually gave Zhang Zhou so much autonomy, which made Chen Kuan unable to understand.

"Di Yi is a person who has seen different thoughts, and only when Bingkuan is here can he suppress this group of Xiaoxiao. It's just that Bingkuan has to deal with so many things outside, and I always keep him so busy...... I really can't help it. Zhu Youzhu began to regret it again.

If you have to let Zhang Zhou do something, you will feel sorry for Zhang Zhou.

Chen Kuan said: "Your Majesty, Cai Guogong, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, will share your worries in the future." ”

"Can it be the same?" Zhu Youzhu almost wanted to say that he was different from ordinary ministers, but the words came out of his mouth, "Bingkuan is busy, I shouldn't treat him badly." A Cai Guogong plus the secretary of the military department is not enough to repay him for doing so many things for the imperial court, and when he comes back, I should promote him to an official position again! Go and summon Master Cheng to meet you! ”

"Yes."

Chen Kuan probably felt that Zhang Zhou should not be far from the day of entering the cabinet.

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Cui Yuan and Zhu Feng sent troops from Jizhou, with 14,000 soldiers and horses, and went straight to the direction of Daning.

Before sending troops, the two had already learned about what was happening in Jizhou Town, and learned that Governor Liu Yu was detained by Jinyiwei, and that Zhang Zhou temporarily took over the military affairs of Jizhou...... It is equivalent to saying that at present, Zhang Zhou is equivalent to the secretary of the military department and the governor of Jizhou, but there is no need to add such an official position to Zhang Zhou on the surface.

Regardless of whether Zhang Zhou is the governor or not, the generals below also listen to him.

"Brother Cui, I just got the news that there are people from Tatar who have arrived in the old city of Daning, how should we deal with them? Will you continue to be on guard, or will you ...... Bypass and ignore it? ”

After the soldiers and horses were stationed that day, Zhu Feng hurried over to find Cui Yuan.

This road is led by Cui Yuan as the main marshal, and the eunuch of the supervising army is Mi Kuan, who is Zhang Yong's doorman, and Mi Kuan's relationship with Queen Zhang and Princess Yongkang has always been good, which means that this road of people can belong to Cui Yuan to play on his own.

It was the first time for Cui Yuan to lead the troops so officially, and he led 10,000 troops at once, which made him anxious.

"No...... I don't know. Cui Yuan stammered when he spoke.

Zhu Feng said: "Why is this? I don't know? Is it something that is not clear enough? Brother Cui has anything to ask, just ask. ”

Zhu Feng thought that he was incompetent, but when he saw Cui Yuan, he realized that it was actually difficult to live up to his fame.

Cui Yuan looked around, and after making sure that there was no one else, he said in a low voice: "An Bianhou, I have heard a lot of your heroic deeds before, and I learned that you are a fierce general and have a strategy, you shouldn't come to me for advice on such things, right?" ”

"I don't ask you...... How? Your Majesty has a decree, you are Jingshan Bo, this time to send troops, the transfer of troops and horses, etc., is to obey your orders. Zhu Feng also looked inexplicable.

A coach actually let the deputy coach make his own decision?

Is this something wrong, don't you want to carry the black pot?

Cui Yuan said: "Your Majesty's meaning, obviously let the leading soldiers take charge of everything, I am just waiting for the dispatch, just Governor Liu...... Alas! An Bianhou, you should also know that this is the first time I have led troops outside, and it is difficult to sort out a lot of thoughts at once, and I need someone to help me. ”

When Zhu Feng heard this, he felt very fresh.

He said with a smile: "When Brother Cui was in Ningxia, he could lead the army to break the enemy, and it was in the case of overwhelming public opinion, why do you say that you have no experience in leading an army now?" ”

Cui Yuan also seemed to be about to confess, and sighed lightly: "Before leading the troops, I was a pioneer, and the decision I made was nothing more than a temporary stay or a direct attack, and I chose the latter." And at that time, there were no more than 1,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and now outside the customs, the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the soldiers must be coordinated by me, as well as marching and other things...... I'm really on my own. ”

Zhu Feng nodded and said, "It's the first time to bring so many people and horses, it's a headache." ”

"That'...... Brother Zhu, can you help me with my staff officer? "Cui Yuan looked at it, this Zhu Feng is also very easy to speak, now that you understand my hardship, is it time to help?

Zhu Feng shook his head and said: "Brother Cui, forgive me, I don't have much experience, when I led the troops before, I basically obeyed orders, so I ......"

That's why I can't help it.

Cui Yuan was a little disappointed when he heard it.

You Zhu Feng was so famous before, although some people say that you rely on the prestige of that Cai Guogong, but you are not so unbearable in terms of commanding troops, right?

Zhu Feng added: "Brother Cui, you might as well imagine it, if I had the ability to command the three armies, this battle would not be for me to listen to you, don't you say?" ”

These words made Cui Yuan unable to find fault.

Think about it too.

He Cui Yuan has only just been promoted to Jingshan Bo, at best he is just an upstart, and Zhu Feng is no longer incompetent, that is also the Marquis of Anbian, and the title is one level higher than him, but now he is the main commander, with the emperor's knowledge, how can he not tell which of them is more capable?

"Brother Cui, can you give me a meaning, what should we do to these Tartars in Daning?" Zhu Feng waited for Cui Yuan to give the order.

Cui Yuan said: "Previously, Cai Guogong said that he wanted to take advantage of the chaos within the Tatars and not let us attack the Tartars, so we should ignore them for the time being, but we should send more sentry horses to investigate their movements, once they are found to have bad intentions, it will not be too late to fight again." ”

Zhu Feng nodded, as if thoughtfully: "Then the initiative is not on our side." ”

Cui Yuan was also a little worried: "Otherwise, what else?" If you send troops directly to fight, it will be against Your Majesty's will, and if you want to take advantage of their contradictions, let them go first. If you want to fight, I believe that the Cai Guo Guild will write to us. ”

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Cui Yuan and Zhu Feng's men and horses continued northward, interspersed with positions more than a hundred miles west of Daning, and they were about to enter the eastern part of the Chahar Department.

Because there are many deserts in the north, when the soldiers cross the Gobi Desert, they will be contaminated with wind and dust and loess, and when they rest, they will be covered in dust, but they cannot be cleaned.

"It's not slow."

Six days after leaving Jizhou, he was stationed after nightfall, and Zhu Feng arranged the matter of setting up camp, so he came to find Cui Yuan.

Cui Yuan was already a bit picky this time, and he didn't study any topographic maps, because he found that after entering the grassland, he couldn't even understand the topographic map, and he couldn't find the road in many places, and he was walking completely according to his impression, or in the general direction.

As for where the Tatar camp was, he did not know at all.

When Cui Yuan heard Zhu Feng's words, he raised his head and looked at Zhu Feng with a blank expression: "Zhijie, are you sure you don't walk slowly?" I think yesterday's march may have ...... It's only fifty or sixty miles. ”

Zhu Feng said: "Actually, it should be eighty miles." Our army has a large number of artillery and baggage, and it is very fast to be able to march 80 miles a day. ”

Cui Yuan couldn't help but sigh and said: "There are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, in fact, the elite who can fight is only seven or eight thousand, and the rest can only be used for formation defense." If you go on like this, I am afraid that the Tatars have not encountered it, and the soldiers are demoralized, so how can you fight the enemy when they encounter it? ”

Zhu Feng said with a smile: "Brother Cui should also know that the Tartars will not take the initiative to commit crimes now." ”

"But I'm also afraid that they will come and attack the camp. The time and place are favorable, and we do not occupy any of them, and it is impossible for the Tatars to give up such an opportunity. Cui Yuan made an analysis with the art of war he was familiar with.

Zhu Feng smiled again and said: "What is the right time and place is just a far-fetched reason after winning, the most important thing is that the strength is strong enough." No matter how low the morale is, as long as the Tartars come, we use artillery, and they use bows and crossbows, and we will win. ”

Cui Yuan thought about it, and didn't seem to be able to find fault, so he could only nod again.

"I don't know what happened to Brother Zhang now, when he left, he seemed to say that he was going to Daning." Zhu Fengdao.

Cui Yuan suddenly remembered something, and said in surprise: "Zhijie, do you still remember, you said that the Tartars are sneaking around Daning, and it seems that there are bad intentions, will they be ......?"

Zhu Feng also became nervous and said, "You mean, they may be unfavorable to Brother Zhang?" ”

The two of them seemed to suddenly realize that just letting Daning's Duoyan Sanwei soldiers and horses go seemed to be committing a taboo.

"Rest assured." Zhu Feng comforted himself with words, "How could Brother Zhang not expect the ambition of this group of people? And how could Brother Zhang go to Daning alone? It was an important town in the north where the Ming Dynasty used to be, and the surrounding area could also contact the soldiers and horses of Liaodong. ”

Speaking of which, Zhu Feng found that he couldn't convince himself.

Cui Yuan said: "Do you want to send someone to inform me again?" Let Cai Guogong be on guard? ”

"It's too late, right? Brother Zhang...... If we had left two days later, we would have arrived in Daning by now, unless we ......"

The two were silent again.

Unless anything, in fact, it is very clear, unless they abandon their existing marching plan and turn around and go to Daning, so that they may be able to reinforce in time when Zhang Zhou's negotiators are in trouble.

In the end, Cui Yuanyi gritted his teeth and said: "Now we are less than two hundred miles away from Daning, if we set off overnight, we will be able to arrive before sunset tomorrow at the latest, what do you say?" ”

"Good!"

In this matter, the two seem to be able to hit it off.

Zhu Feng also nodded and said: "Let's go east, we can't let Brother Zhang have the slightest danger, if the Tartar has any different intentions, it is coveting my Ming territory, we can't sit idly by!" ”

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Just when Zhu Feng and Cui Yuan decided to turn around and go to Daning, ready to beat the Duoyan Sanwei people in Daning, Zhang Zhouren was still in the Santun camp and did not leave the customs.

said that he wanted to negotiate with the Tatars, of course, he couldn't go to the territory of the Tatars to negotiate, it seemed to be an alliance under the city, but more in the hinterland of the enemy, the Tatars could play yin.

The place of this negotiation was chosen to be in Santunying, but it was declared to the outside world that it was in Daning.

That day was the second day of negotiations between Zhang Zhou and the representative of Duoyan Sanwei, Zhang Zhou still did not come forward, and it was Sun Shangqi of Jinyi Wei Qianhu who came forward on his behalf...... At this time, Sun Shangqi seemed to be a military attaché, but because he was the person in charge of the affairs of the local Jinyi Guard in Yongping Prefecture, and Zhang Zhou gave him the authority to manage affairs, so that he could act as a special envoy to deal with the Tatars to a certain extent.

It is also related to the fact that Sun Shangqi once worked as a sentinel in the north, and he knows a little foreign language, although he is not very proficient, but he is still familiar with some basic daily language.

Sometimes Zhang Zhou will learn two sentences from him.

Zhang Zhou went to Santun Camp, in addition to the task of solving Liu Yu's problem, he also negotiated with Duoyan Sanwei to send troops, and then there was another task, which was to sort out the local affairs of Yongping Mansion and remove the last trouble for the construction of the port.

"Master, Sun Qianhu is back."

Zhang Zhou was still sorting out some accounts of expenses in the previous Zhao family's courtyard, and Wang Mingshan came in, with a heroic appearance, giving Zhang Zhou the feeling that Wang Mingshan had grown a lot.

"Let him wait first." Zhang Zhou immediately beckoned, "Come here." ”

Wang Mingshan walked in front of Zhang Zhou and didn't know what Zhang Zhou was going to do.

"Can you read these things?" Zhang Zhou asked with a smile.

Wang Mingshan shook her head very really.

She is very proficient in weapon atlases and whatnot, but when it comes to accounts or something, she doesn't know anything.

The key is that if you don't get through, you can't get through, and if you want to teach, you also play the piano to the cow.

This thing is not learned since childhood, and it is difficult to learn when you grow up...... Especially can't let Wang Mingshan come into contact with so many things that he has been exposed to, what is Wang Mingshan doing at home...... It was a family of military generals, and after Wang Yue became Wei Ningbo and lost it, all he was thinking about was how to restore the lord, and the people in the family seemed to have given up even the road of studying.

Zhang Zhou sighed: "It seems that I should find someone to help me take care of these." But who is the right person in the family? ”

Zhang Zhou was actually very worried.

Such an important account sorting work is naturally more reassuring to be handed over to the women around him, but whether it is Jiang Pingyu, Han Qing, or Lin Yi, they don't seem to have the ability to deal with this kind of accounts, which makes it difficult for him.

Give it to your family, that's the family business.

To others, is to find a professional manager, sometimes the professional manager is more professional, but after all, the work is not reliable......

This brings us back to the question of how the family business should develop......

Nepotism is certainly inadmissible, but there are also many troubles with meritocracy.

"I'm going to bring the few people I recruited before, and I need them to help me settle the score." Zhang Zhou could only close the account books on hand first.

If he needs to do everything himself, then what else does the accountant do?

All he needed was a rough number. (End of chapter)