The inner court meeting ended.
Several top ministers of the Ming Dynasty came out of the Qianqing Palace. Before they could take a few steps, Xie Qian's unstoppable mouth started teasing again.
"What you should be worried about now is not that the barbarians won't come. What you should worry about is that you won't be able to resist them when they come."
After Xie Qian finished speaking, everyone, including Zhang Mao, walked away Looked sideways at him.
Zhang Mao smiled and said, "What Yu Qiao means is that he is not only worried that Zhang Bingkuan's prophecy will not be true, but also worried that if he is right, the Ming Dynasty's border troops will not be able to give up their pockets in Ningyuan." When I pulled him up, he said that the terrain of Ningyuan was special. Let alone the three guards of Duoyan, even if the little Tatar prince personally led the troops, I'm afraid it would not be so easy to cause a serious situation."
In this matter, Zhang Mao was basically on Zhang Zhou's side.
What he represents is Wu Xun’s attitude.
Those who you civil servants do not want to accommodate are welcomed by all of us in Wu Xun. You may say that we in Wu Xun have no principles or that we are sycophants, but Zhang Zhou’s ability is to show off. On.
If you don’t agree, go ahead
Xie Qian wanted to joke with Zhang Mao a few more times, but it was Li Dongyang who said solemnly, "I think that insisting on using Zhu Zhijie does not necessarily mean he is an outsider." I can’t tell if it’s His Majesty’s idea or His Majesty’s insistence.”
Ma Wensheng said, “Why do you think so?”
Obviously, in the minds of the other people, the emperor used Zhu Feng. This matter has long been identified as being recommended by Zhang Zhou.
Only Li Dongyang saw that things were not that simple.
"If I were Zhang Bingkuan, when I calculated that Di Yi was going to invade Ningyuan, it would be best to ask the court to issue an order and let the local garrison generals in Ningyuan set up pocket formations according to the layout. Why bother to mobilize troops to follow the side pass? There seems to be another reason for transferring Zhu Zhijie and using foreign military generals who are not familiar with the situation in Liaodong."
Even if Li Dongyang said this, he could not analyze the reason behind it.
Even Zhang Mao could not help but nod in agreement after hearing this.
No matter how much Zhang Zhou believed in Zhu Feng, he would never use Zhu Feng again and again. To say that Zhu Feng could carry out Zhang Zhou’s orders was more like a reason forcibly given by the emperor. Specifically, it was What happened is unknown for the time being.
After meeting several important ministers in Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youtang immediately went to Kunning Palace to see Queen Zhang.
At the same time, someone was sent to call Zhang Zhou.
"Your Majesty"
Zhang Zhou was waiting not far away, and after receiving the order, he arrived in front of Jiaotai Hall.
For foreign ministers, this place already belongs to the inner garden of the palace, and it is not a forbidden area that Zhang Zhou should set foot on.
"Bingkuan, let's go, follow me to see the queen." Zhu Youtang said, stepping forward.
Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is not good."
Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "You are not an outsider either. If you have anything to say, I just think about it myself. I’m afraid I can’t tell you exactly how to implement it without you being there to tell me.”
Under Zhu Youtang’s insistence, Zhang Zhou could only follow him into Kunning Palace.
In Kunning Palace.
The emperor and the empress each sat on the main seat, and Zhang Zhou, a minister, also had a seat, but it was a bit awkward for him to sit there.
"Keke"
Zhu Xiurong ran out after a while, turned around in front of Zhang Zhou, and then ran into the inner hall.
The palace maid wanted to chase Zhu Xiurong, but she could hardly catch up with her.
Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "Go and call the prince. The whole family will have a meal at noon and treat Bingkuan."
"Yes."
Xiao Jing accepted the order and left the palace gate.
Queen Zhang didn’t say anything, but her eyes kept falling on Zhang Zhou.
Her emotions towards Zhang Zhou are also very complicated. Before, it was hatred, and there was also some fear of Zhang Zhou's unpredictable abilities, but this time there was also some hope.
What Li Dongyang didn’t expect to understand was that Zhu Youtang wanted to give Zhang Yanling a chance to follow Zhu Feng to Liaodong and build a His achievements calmed the discussions among people in the court.
This is also the main purpose of Zhu Youtang calling Zhang Zhou to Kunning Palace.
"Queen, you see, this matter must be fully planned by Bingkuan. If it can be done, Yanling will no longer just walk around the northwest, and may make a lot of contributions. By then, his previous mistakes will be nothing. Will others still look down on him?"
Zhu Youtang was very satisfied with his ambition.
If it weren’t for Zhang Zhou’s plan, even Zhu Youtang wouldn’t dare to play like this.
Zhu Feng took Zhang Yanling and ran to Ningyuan to stop the three guards of Duoyan
The most embarrassing thing in the world.
Empress Zhang also didn’t understand military affairs and asked, "Your Majesty, is this really possible? Will it be dangerous?"
Zhu Youtang looked at Zhang Zhou and found that Zhang Zhou was fine. After saying that, he smiled and said, "What danger could there be? This time Ningyuan prepared to defend against the enemy. Bingkuan had planned it in advance. The local soldiers and horses coordinated to complete the ambush. As soon as Di Yi came, all the soldiers and horses cooperated to fight out. Di Yi When Yi found Zhongfu, he had no choice but to run away and chase him all the way."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, Queen Zhang seemed pretty good, and her eyes towards Zhang Zhou softened a lot.
Before, she was extremely wary of Zhang Zhou and had a lot of dissatisfaction with her, but now she has to rely on Zhang Zhou to take credit for her brother. She can no longer show off her face, and even wants to curry favor with Zhang Zhou, don’t let him Zhang Zhou cheated on his own brother.
Zhang Zhou was secretly worried after hearing this.
This emperor is still floating.
It sounds like things on the battlefield, just move your mouth and arrange the arrangements casually, and you can reap the results. This is simply easier than playing chess.
Zhang Zhou really wanted to say, if it was really that easy, then I wouldn’t take the palace exam, and I also want to run to Liaodong.
Winning a side level depends on Wang Yue’s desperate fight.
Who will I rely on this time
Rely on Zhang Yanling, or Zhu Zhijie
“Let’s prepare a meal, I’m also hungry. I’ve been wanting to have a meal since morning, but I haven’t been able to take care of it yet”
Zhang Zhou stayed in Kunning Palace and had dinner with the emperor and his family.
The emperor’s family of four, plus Zhang Zhou.
The dinner table was not so "harmonious". The main reason was that there were two little ones making trouble. Zhu Xiurong may have never received guests at home. She was very curious about Zhang Zhou and always acted intentionally or unintentionally. Run towards Zhang Zhou.
As for Zhu Houzhao
As soon as this kid arrived at the dinner table, he started to make trouble.
"Father, why can my second uncle go to Liaodong, but my son can't and I want to fight anyway?"
Zhu Houzhao hadn't picked up his chopsticks yet, so the first question he asked was, He ordered Zhu Youtang to pick up the bowl and almost smashed it over.
Zhang Zhou thought to himself that if there is no hatred, a father and a son cannot be together. This is indeed true.
Stop talking, go back and beat Zhang Jun up.
No matter what the reason is, just beat him. After beating him, think of a reason.
Empress Zhang said, "Prince, the war is not a joke. How old are you?"
"You can't let him go no matter how old you are." Zhu Youtang got angry. Full of energy, "As an emperor, if you personally take risks, it will only make the country uneasy. Aren't the lessons of the past enough?"
Zhu Houzhao insisted on his opinion and said, "It doesn't mean that the emperor guards the country. Will the king die in Sheji?"
"Who told you?" Zhu Youtang frowned.
"He"
Zhu Houzhao pointed at Zhang Zhou.
"Cough cough" Zhu Youtang choked on his saliva.
Zhang Zhou said, "Prince, the king dies in Sheji. This is the content in the Book of Rites. As for the emperor guarding the country, it is the result of learning from history. He only needs to sit in the capital, when will he say that he will go to the land of nine borders to personally guard the country?" Where is the enemy?"
"You, you?" Zhu Houzhao glared at Zhang Zhou.
You traitor, you are the one who said this, and now you are saying that I misunderstood
"I heard what the Zhang Qing family said. When Emperor Taizong moved the capital, it was indeed It means that the capital is the gatekeeper of the country. As for the king's death in the country, it is the teaching of the sage. You want to misinterpret it as asking the king to lead troops to the border, which will only cause disaster. And you must not say this too much. The empress dowager must provide the conditions, otherwise I will not be able to spare you."
Although half a century has passed since the Tumu Fort incident.
But no one at that time has passed away, just like the Queen Mother Zhou. She was only nineteen years old when the Tumubao incident occurred, and her son Zhu Jianshen was only two years old at the time.
If the Empress Dowager Zhou knew that the current prince likes to use the theory of "the emperor guards the country and the king dies in the country" to lead personal expeditions, no matter how much she loves her great-grandson, she will teach the naughty child a good lesson and even talk about the emperor. He doesn't know how to discipline his son.
"Also, the matter of using your second uncle to go to Liaodong must not be mentioned to outsiders, not even to people in the East Palace. Otherwise, see how I teach you how to eat"
< p>Zhu Houzhao was taught a lesson by his father, and his heartVery unwilling.After lunch, the emperor ordered him to go back and study hard. He also said that he would add a few more classes in the afternoon.
Zhu Houzhao knew that his father was punishing him for saying the wrong thing at the dinner table, so he left bitterly.
Then Empress Zhang was about to take a nap, so Zhu Youtang took Zhang Zhou to the direction of Qianqing Palace. On the way, Zhu Youtang also said with some emotion, "Bingkuan, I said I would use Trillium to go there." Liaodong, I’m making things difficult for you.”
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, “It’s okay.”
But in his heart, he was thinking, you are not making things difficult, you are just messing around.
Forget it with Zhu Feng, Zhang Yanling was actually added to the mix.
As expected, you have a certain way of favoring the people around you.
"I have thought about choosing one person among the nobles to cooperate with the troops and serve as deputy commander-in-chief for Zhijie. He can take over at critical times. Who do you think is suitable?" Zhu Youtang asked.
Zhang Zhou said, "I think your majesty already has a candidate."
"Well, I still can't hide it from you. In fact, what I want is to let Uncle Ping Jiang go. I transferred him back to the capital before. He has been burdened with a lot of infamy. It is now difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Governor's Mansion. He has been claiming to be ill recently, and I can't even arrange errands for him. If he can go to Liaodong and perform some meritorious deeds, he will probably be able to restore his reputation. Merit is worth the crime.”
Zhu Youtang’s previous punishment of Chen Rui was mostly due to Wang Yue’s instigation.
When Zhu Youtang calmed down, he felt that he might be a bit harsh on Chen Rui.
But Zhang Zhou didn’t think so.
You Chen Liangjiu were very slippery when you were running away. Why didn't you think about saving face at that time? When Wang Weining won the battle, and you said that there was nothing wrong with you when people ridiculed you, Wang Weining would take aim at it. You
"By the way, Bingkuan, what do you think are the chances of Duoyan Sanwei offending Ningyuan again?" Zhu Youtang asked seriously.
Zhang Zhou said, "Sixty-seven percent."
What Zhang Zhou said is well-founded. Xiaozong's actual records record that after the three guards of Duoyan violated Kaiyuan in early March, they It happened again in the middle of the month.
First of all, "prisoners entered Kaiyuan and other places in Liaodong, killing and plundering people and animals, and ordered patrols and censors to ask questions to prepare for the guards and other officials. They all commanded Wang Zong, the right guard general Jiao Yuan, and the right guard Cheng Huang. Yan, still ordered Dai Zui to kill the thief."
There was no penalty at first, so you could continue to defend and kill the enemy.
But then
"In the third month of Jiazi, the captives entered the far territory of Ningxia, Liaodong, killing and abducting people and animals. They ordered the patrol censor to arrest and ask, commanding Qian Ying and other town inspectors, and the eunuch Ren Liang Wait until Qi Ying waits for the prison equipment to hear about it."
After Duoyan Sanwei's two crimes are over.
The imperial court also issued an order to "order the right-hand generals who were guarding Kaiyuan to direct the minister Jiao Yuan to return to the capital and stay at leisure, so that the guarding eunuch Ren Liang can report his illegal activities and investigate them to find out the truth."
p>In other words, the imperial court punished Duoyan and his three guards twice in March.
The situation in Ningyuan is more serious. Qian Ying, the commander of Ningyuan, was directly imprisoned for questioning. However, because of the follow-up pursuit and meritorious service in Kaiyuan, the commanderWang Zong, the envoy, and Huang Yan, the supervisor, were not arrested. Only Jiao Yuan, the commander of the separate guards, was punished and was dismissed from his post and lived idle.
Ren Liang, a guard eunuch with a background in the court, played a very special role. He himself was guilty, but when the crime was finally investigated, he became the judge.
Even those who work as eunuchs and have no background in the court find it difficult to go out and hang out.
Now Zhang Zhou has learned from Xiao Jing that Ren Liang is the son of the eunuch Wei Bin, the eunuch Bingbi, and that Chen Kuan also has many contacts with him.
Coupled with the fact that Li Gao, the commander-in-chief of Yizhou, and Zhang Yu, the censor of Youqiandu, had falsely reported military exploits, Zhang Zhou knew that Liaodong was actually the territory of Wei Bin and Chen Kuan, and many people were He was promoted based on their relationship, which also explains why Wei Bin showed some resistance to him when he suggested that Liaodong might take credit.
The reason is that this is tantamount to touching Wei Bin's vital interests.
"Sixty to seventy percent, that's okay." Zhu Youtang smiled, "If you say sixty to seventy percent, I'll take it as eighty to ninety percent."
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, " Why shouldn't Your Majesty give 100%?"
The eunuchs who followed him held their breath and concentrated.
In the whole court, only Zhang Zhou dared to speak to the emperor like this.
Zhu Youtang smiled and analyzed, "I also remember what you said. God's will is unpredictable, and people's hearts are unpredictable. Who knows what Di Yi is thinking. If Liaodong's preparations for war are discovered by them, He probably won't come, which is why I have to dispatch troops from other places, just to prevent Di Yi from investigating."
"Yes"
Zhang Zhou's side. Nodding in agreement, thinking.
Your Majesty, stop pretending.
Don’t make excuses for creating opportunities for Zhang Yanling. Perhaps in your opinion, attacking the arrogance of Duoyan Sanwei is not as important as making contributions to Zhang Yanling
If the Duoyan Three Guards were really such a big threat in Liaodong, it wouldn't be the case that Liaodong's defense has been lax for so many years.
"Bingkuan, I plan to find someone to hint to Uncle Ping Jiang and ask him to come and beg you." Zhu Youtang said.
"I'm afraid it's inappropriate for him to ask a tribute like me." Zhang Zhou naturally declined.
Zhu Youtang said, "I also want to give each other a step down. I was so harsh to him before. If no one interceded for him, how could I let him continue to lead troops in Liaodong? He wants to treat you." You don't have to be polite to him as a compliment. You accept whatever he gives you. You don't have to give it to me. You just treat it as a way for him to atone for his previous sins."
Zhang Zhou thought to himself that he was asking for bribes again.
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