In Kunning Palace.
Zhu Houzhao ran to give gifts to his mother and showed off a bunch of good things, but he didn't realize that Queen Zhang didn't care about these items at all.
Especially when Queen Zhang learned that these objects were taken from Zhang Zhou, her expression became even more gloomy.
Queen Zhang is still thinking about her younger brother Zhang Yanling, and her mother, Mrs. Jin, has been asking about her recently. Empress Zhang learned a lot of her selfishness from her mother.
"Don't move"
Zhu Houzhao was still bragging about his baby. A delicate little hand next to him stretched out to grab something and take it back, but was patted mercilessly by Zhu Houzhao. .
It is his sister Zhu Xiurong.
Zhu Xiurong didn’t cry either, he just pursed his lips and said, “Mom, brother, hit me.”
Zhu Xiurong was still young, so his verbal address was not so formal.
And Zhu Youtang likes this daughter very much. Probably daughters are all father's little cotton-padded jackets, and father and son always have previous feuds. There is a fundamental difference between how a father loves his daughter and how he loves his son.
Empress Zhang said with a straight face, "Prince, why are you so angry with your sister?"
"Who is angry? This is my thing. Hey little one, wasn't it already long ago?" Have you told me, you can only take what I gave you, and you can't touch what is not given to you."
Zhu Houzhao picked up a small mirror and wanted to give it to Zhu Xiurong.
But Zhu Xiurong blinked her big, dull eyes, staring only at those colorful glass balls. To her, they were like treasures.
She doesn’t like the mirror.
"I want that." Zhu Xiurong pointed to the glass ball.
"Don't give it" Zhu Houzhao was very rude.
Whatever I give you, you don’t want it, you have to have another one. It doesn’t matter what it is. I don’t know your brother, but I also want to save face. Your brother, I think what you like should be what you like
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"Brother, please give me one, just one, okay?"
Zhu Xiurong instead spoke to Zhu Houzhao in a pleading tone.
That pitiful look made Zhu Houzhao feel hard-hearted.
But it was Empress Zhang who picked up two glass beads and put them in her daughter's hands and said, "Prince, your things were sent to Kunning Palace. This palace has the right to deal with the elder brother without the elder brother." Look, let’s play with it.”
“Thank you, mother”
Zhu Xiurong took the glass beads and jumped away.
"Mother, I am teaching my sister, why are you like this? She has grown up now, she is six years old. When I was as old as her, we both started to read and read. Look at it. She is like a little fool. I write a few simple words to her, but he doesn’t even recognize it.”
Zhu Xiurong is already five years old, and her birthday is a big one, on the fourteenth day of the first lunar month. , now in her sixth year of birth.
She is thriving.
After experiencing the smallpox incident, her body was extremely healthy and she was not even exposed to the cold.Yes, the height will grow quickly.
Empress Zhang said, "Sit down, I have something to ask you."
Zhu Houzhao sat back in the chair glumly, but his eyes glanced at the man squatting on the ground playing with glass beads. Sister, I was thinking, this little fool doesn’t know how to play with such a good thing, I should teach her.
"When you leave the palace, why do you want to see Zhang Zhou? What has he given you to eat and drink?" Empress Zhang couldn't get any information from her husband, so she could only find a breakthrough from her son.
Zhu Houzhao said, "No, go there, I didn't even drink any water."
Empress Zhang frowned and said, "Has your father confessed it?"
" No, he has so many fun things, how can I care about it? I even brought a bicycle back. Mother, you don’t know, but it’s so fun.”
“Okay”
< p>Empress Zhang could probably feel that not only her husband's seven inches were caught by Zhang Zhou, but her son was also captured.On the contrary, she, a wife and mother, became an outsider.
"Then what did he tell you? Did he mention this palace or matters in the palace?" Queen Zhang asked again.
Zhu Houzhao said, "He said a lot of things. How can I remember my mother? What on earth do you want to ask Zhang Zhou? He is a good man who can teach his son knowledge. Moreover, he is very capable. He can be beaten by thunder from the sky." I can chop it down, I want to learn this from him, but he refuses to teach me."
"Why can he do this?" Empress Zhang was also shocked.
"I think so. Otherwise, how could the Qingning Palace where the Empress Dowager lived catch fire?"
Zhu Houzhao became very excited when he thought about the scene of the fire.
Empress Zhang took a deep breath and frowned, "Didn't your father tell you anything when he asked you to go? For example, how to get along with Zhang Zhou?"
"No, hey, sister Huang, don't smash it. This bead will be smashed. I've tried it all."
Zhu Houzhao seemed to be talking to his mother, but in fact he was thinking Not at all.
Zhu Xiurong thought that her brother was coming to snatch her glass beads, so she took the glass beads and ran towards the back hall. Zhu Houzhao was too late to catch up.
When Zhu Houzhao looked back at Queen Zhang, he found that the old lady was staring at him with vicious eyes.
"Mother, I did not make any mistakes, did I? I got permission from my father to leave the palace. Besides, I have not fallen behind in my studies recently. The lecturers in the East Palace all praised my son for learning quickly. "
Zhu Houzhao obviously didn't understand why his mother suddenly treated him like this.
Queen Zhang said coldly, "Okay, go ahead and remember not to see Zhang Zhou again."
"Oh."
Zhu Houzhao didn't contradict him either. .
After he led his entourage out of the door of Kunning Palace, he disdainfully said, "If you don't want me to see you, you will see me. Even if I go to see you, you won't see me."
Liu Jin asked, "Your Highness, where are we going?"
"Of course, back to the East Palace. Fortunately, I didn't bring my gun, otherwise it would have been snatched away by that little troublemaker. And"This palace's bicycle"
Liu Jin said, "Your Highness, Mr. Zhang said that he wanted to make a special one for you." , go back and ride a bicycle."
Tuotouguan.
That night, the General Military Mansion was very lively, and a group of people were anxiously asking for news.
Because At a military meeting before nightfall that day, Wang Yue, the pillar of Piantou Pass, once again passed away due to chest paralysis, that is, a heart attack.
Wang Yue was concerned about Piantou Pass and even the northwest. The significance is too great, many people are following him for a living, and they are afraid that if he dies, the Tatars will take advantage of it and attack the severely damaged Piantou Pass.
"Wang Shuai. There was nothing serious, so he invited Uncle Wu Ping, Uncle Xiangcheng and General Zhu Shen to come in. "
The rest of the people knew that Wang Yue was fine, so they left with peace of mind.
Chen Xunze, Li Tang and Zhu Feng went in to visit Wang Yue. After Chen Rui was transferred back to Beijing, , now the daily military affairs of Piantou Pass are mainly completed by these three people. Zhu Feng can be on an equal footing with Chen Xun and Li Wei for a while, and is equivalent to the deputy commander-in-chief of Piantou Pass.
Wang. Yue was lying on the hospital bed, his face much better, and he was sitting there calming his breath.
The doctor accompanying the army went out carrying the medicine box.
"Mr. Wang, you are okay. "
Zhu Feng's concern for Wang Yue is the most direct and sincere.
He is young and simple. He feels that Wang Yue is indispensable in the northwest, and Wang Yue's love for him Okay, he also knows how to be grateful.
Zhang Yong, the supervisory officer who did not attend the military meeting, also came after hearing the news.
Wang Yue smiled and nodded and said, "I took the medicine. There is no serious problem, but I may need to rest for the next two days. ”
Zhang Yong came in last, but he looked very anxious and said, “Oh, Mr. Wang, you are indispensable in this pass. If you are not the backbone, how can the soldiers below use their heart to defend against the enemy?”
Wang Yue said, “Eunuch Zhang, it’s not that I have to refuse, it’s just that I can’t bear it. This is the second time in the past six months that I have almost died from this chronic chest disease. It would be a shame if I died like this."
The words were not finished, but anyone who cared could hear it.< /p>
Wang Yue uncharacteristically said that he wanted to recuperate, not because Wang Yue wanted to slack off, but because Wang Yue knew that if he continued to work so hard, he might not get the title he deserved. < /p>
For the sake of the title of the Wang family, he can only endure the responsibility of being diligent in official duties.
"Wang Zongxian, you are joking. "Zhang Yong said with a smile, "The news we just learned is that the imperial court in the capital is already discussing whether to grant you the title of marquis or uncle. The ministers advocated that you can be granted the title of uncle, but your majesty said that you should be granted the title of uncle. On the basis of Ning Bo's offer, I will grant you a title, and I will try to give you a generous reward. The results will probably come out in the next two days. ”
“Really?”
Hearing the news, Wang Yue almost got off the bed.
But then his body couldn’t hold it anymore, and the dramaHe coughed violently.
"Take care." Zhu Feng hurried over to support him.
Li Nao and Chen Xun next to him frowned and looked at Zhu Feng, their eyes seemed to say, why are you so diligent?
Whether he should die, it would be better for him to die in the northwest, anyway. The Tatars are afraid of the mighty gunpowder and dare not come again. If he dies, the military glory will fall on us, and no one will make irresponsible remarks to us.
Ordinary soldiers respected Wang Yue extremely.
But these honorable ministers with titles in the northwest respected and hated the king more and more.
Wang Yue is not an open-minded person who can be tolerated. In other words, Wang Yue only likes to win over the hearts and minds of the generals below. He is always plotting against these honorable ministers.
Zhang Yong looked at Zhu Feng with a smile and said, "General Zhu also received news that your Majesty, Duke Cheng, has received His Majesty's order to transfer Yansui to be the chief military officer to coordinate the defense of Yansui." Wait. You and your son are both heroes."
"Oh."
Zhu Feng doesn't feel so honored.
Maybe someone can bring him back to the capital, so that he can feel relieved.
The lack of food and sleep in this place in the northwest made him anxious. He had had enough of this kind of troubled life.
Wang Yue said, "I will leave the military affairs in the northwest to you. I know your merits. I specifically mentioned your meritorious service in the above list. Maybe you can be crowned an uncle later and do your best."
Li Nuo and Chen Xun were originally in a bad mood. After hearing this, they felt that Wang Yue was very biased.
Chen Xun said, "Mr. Wang, people around me also have this problem of chest paralysis. How do you treat it?"
It seems to be saying that if someone else gets chest paralysis, it will disappear immediately. How did you manage to survive twice? Do you have any clever tricks?
Wang Yue smiled and said, "This is about talking about your majesty. There is a Mr. Zhang next to you, who is the one who prepares the mighty gunpowder. He gave me the life-saving medicine."
"This"
Chen Xun didn't quite understand.
Obviously from Chen Xun's point of view, he didn't really like to find out who was close to the emperor, so naturally he didn't know much about Zhang Zhou.
“I don’t even know this,” Zhang Yong said with a smile. “This battle in the northwest has been planned by Mr. Zhang for a long time. Otherwise, why would you, Wang Zongxian, appear in Pianguan and why would you think that the Tatars A man can be killed and run away with his tail between his legs."
Only then did Chen Xun and Li Wei realize that the capable people around the emperor had figured everything out.
No wonder he couldn’t figure out why the emperor asked them to come to Piantuan to prepare for war.
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