In the palace of Princess Yongkang in the capital, eunuch Ma Yongcheng came out to send a message on behalf of Queen Zhang, telling her that the matter of asking him to teach the little princess knowledge was not successful.
"Your Royal Highness, the eldest princess, it's not that the queen has no such intention, but after the queen mentioned it to your majesty, your majesty said that she would find a good mentor for the princess."
Ma Yongcheng also knows this person. The emperor's sister has a bad temper and tries to keep a smile on her face when speaking.
As expected, Yongkang's expression was also very bad, and he said coldly, "If you don't want it, don't want it. There's nothing to explain. As the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, I don't have that much free time to teach my niece. Go back and tell the Queen, I have no objection to this."
"Yes."
Ma Yongcheng also feels that you, the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, want to be an aunt, but you want to be a teacher for your little niece
p>Even if you are willing, your royal brother is willing
After Ma Yongcheng left, Cui Yuan walked out from behind the curtain. When there were foreign affairs activities such as welcoming guests in the princess mansion, in his name The male host on the bed is always the one hiding behind and listening.
But Cui Yuan doesn't seem to have any objections. He is just the son of a supervisor. He only has official position and status through his wife. He himself is not very talented. When he goes out to make friends, others mostly look at him. As a consort, he has no sense of presence at home.
"Princess, I think your Majesty didn't mean to offend you, he was just thinking about you." Cui Yuan also comforted his wife.
Yongkang glared at his husband and said, "If you weren't incompetent, would you still need me to go out and show off?"
Cui Yuan was startled.
What are you talking about?
You have known my origin and status since the first day you married me, and now you regret marrying the wrong man. Why did you go there so long ago with your identity? Of course, you can’t marry into any famous family you want, but it also depends on whether others are willing to treat you as the eldest princess
Being a consort has no human rights.
"How can I say a few words to you and show off my face? You should go out and let people know that you are capable. Look at your brother-in-law. Who the hell is he? He is still hanging around in the northwest. "Succeed in prosperity"
Yongkang This is a bit like all the married women who "hate their husbands and never fight". The cases they bring up are not other people's children, but "other people's men." .
Even though Cui Yuan has a good temper, he felt bad after hearing this.
The relationship between the emperor and him is that of brother-in-law and brother-in-law, and he and Zhang Yanling had the same relationship before. Although there was a status gap between him and Zhang Yanling before, at least his wife would not compare the Zhang family with him. In the past, Compared with Zhang Yanling, he felt good about himself, but suddenly it seemed that Zhang Yanling had become someone else's husband.
Only my brother-in-law
Can he read a basketful of characters with a bucket of goods
"Isn't this a lack of luck?" Cui Yuan also looked very regretful.
What is Zhang Yanling’s background and what is my background? My entire background depends on you, a mother-in-law.
Yongkang hummed, "By the way,The Zhang family can do it, but you can't. Recently, I have also been thinking of ways to enter the palace. Even if the queen refuses to help, there is still a chance to talk to the imperial grandmother. "
"Princess, our life is very good now, why bother ourselves?"
Cui Yuan disagrees with this.
Why do you say that? Are you trying to fight for an "opportunity" for me?
Yongkang said, "You are nothing less than the Zhang brothers. With your intelligence and talent, if you work hard, why can't you get ahead? I don't want to." , the children don’t want to have a useless father. For this family, you have to work hard. This generation can still count on me. Who can they count on in the next generation?"
Although Cui Yuan is the kind of mess With a character waiting for death, he couldn't seem to find a reason to refute his wife's words.
He was about to be persuaded by his wife, but he was thinking that the imperial court was so big. What's the matter with my son-in-law
Prairie, Maoerzhuang
The ten thousand soldiers and horses led by Zhang Zhou marched into the grassland in a mighty manner and traveled more than a hundred miles through mountains and rivers. , arrived at the destination, Mao'er Village, which is about to build a city.
According to Fang Yu's records, Mao'er Village is located "one hundred and twenty miles north of Datong Prefecture." ”
In the 19th year of Yongle, the Ming court set up military equipment in Maoerzhuang. In the first year of Hongxi, it built the Yanbian Sanshan Mountains and other places that had collapsed due to rain, as well as the Yaerya Feng Pass in Maoerzhuang.
In the first year of Zhengtong, the general army was specially ordered to patrol and guard, and this place was the gateway for the Ming Dynasty to receive envoys from Mobei.
In the fourteenth year of Zhengtong, Yingzong was also kidnapped out of Xuan Mansion and passed through Mao. Erzhuang, Jiushi Haizi, Li Suwu Temple, Li Ling Monument, and the Black Pine Forest. After arriving, Maoerzhuang was officially abandoned. This time Zhang Zhou came and could still do it. I saw many relics of fortresses and beacon towers built decades ago. The grass is deep and the leaves are luxuriant. These relics are almost integrated with nature.
"Master Taitai. "
The commander-in-chief Wang Xi arrived at the high ground of Maoerzhuang, which is the site of the Maoerzhuang beacon tower, and saw Zhang Zhou who was looking at the scenery. "The three soldiers and horses have arrived, and the camps have been set down. After setting up camp, the troops did not collect the troops overnight. There was no trace of the Tatars for thirty or forty miles around. "
"Some of the heavy artillery are lined up in the front line. According to your instructions, they are waiting for the king's army to withdraw from the Weining Sea, in case they encounter the enemy and are ready to fight at any time. ”
Wang Xi’s mission this time is very simple. He is to accompany the Chinese army, follow Zhang Zhou to Maoerzhuang, wait for Wang Shouren to finish patrolling the Weining Sea, and then return to the Datong frontier fortress. But.
Zhang Zhou looked up at the sky and said, "It's a good day, but it's a bit hot. No soldiers in the army are infected with the disease."
"I haven't heard of it. ”
Wang Xi has only been focusing on marching for the past two days. He really didn’t pay attention to the trends related to epidemics in the army, but he expected that if there were relevant matters, someone should have told him long ago.
< p>No one has reported it, which means there is none.Zhang Zhou said, “On this grassland, wild beasts are rampant, including jackals, tigers and leopards.It's not enough to worry about, but it's those little things that don't seem to be inconspicuous, which may affect the stability of the army. "
"What Mr. Taiwan Maker means is"
Wang Xi felt that his brain was not enough.
Obviously he could understand everything Zhang Zhou said. The words, but I just can’t understand the meaning of them.
This ability to solve riddles is really the character of a scholar. Otherwise, why wouldn’t someone who is a scholar come from a top position and be a master of heaven? Pretending to be serious
Zhang Zhou said, “I’m talking about the plague. "
"This" Wang Xi said, "Normally the plague will be prevalent in some places, but it is not so clear on the grasslands.
Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "Lieutenant officers must also pay attention to hygiene. There is a Xiaobozi below Maoerzhuang and this Haizi and that Haizi on the grassland. I don't want to remember it. Let the soldiers have time." , go and take a good bath in the moor. In the future, the conditions in the army must be improved, especially when it comes to personal hygiene and attendance. ”
Wang Xi had never seen a commander in charge of the army like this before, and he was stunned.
He led the troops to fight in the enemy’s territory, and actually asked the soldiers to go into the water to take a bath< /p>
What other mentions about paying attention to personal hygiene
This should be an issue that the commander should be concerned about. Any military strategy has never mentioned such an awesome thing. It seems that he is indeed a famous general. It has its own unique focus.
It's still too young.
"I will give the order now. "Even if Wang Xi has thousands of horses galloping in his heart and is still a purebred Cao Ni horse, he still has to show that he has been taught.
There is no ambiguity at all.
Zhang Zhou nodded, "Okay, go quickly and spread the night away a little further. No news within more than a hundred miles must be leaked. The fast horse travels between Weininghai and Maoerzhuang. Two points and one line are only more than a hundred miles away. I want fast horses to complete the exchange within four hours. This will lay the foundation for future patrols."
"If we want to build a city in Maoerzhuang, at least we need to mobilize 20,000 to 30,000 laborers. If we can't To ensure the stability of this place, what is the point of building a city? If you want to explore the news about Weininghai, I will ensure that the news there will reach me within two hours."
"Yes" Wang Xi Originally, his admiration for Zhang Zhou was based on Zhang Zhou's ability to win battles with the help of God's will.
After sending troops to Zhang Zhou once, he couldn't help but secretly sigh that his execution ability was truly extraordinary. But the details of the pursuit are a bit unusual
But it may be that capable people have different concerns
While Zhang Zhou led his troops to Maoerzhuang in three days, Wang. Shouren also led his troops to Weininghai.
Wang Shouren was filled with emotion when he came to Weininghai again.
It was deserted along the way, and there were even many remaining cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock. There were corpses, and there were still dead bodies in some places, but they were not missing. After he led his troops to attack Weininghai, several battles took place here, ending with the battle between Huosi and Yibula.
This is now a cursed area.
The grasslands that should have been fertile and the surroundings of the huge Weining Haizi have also lost the bustle of the past.
"We are already more than two miles ahead. Is it time to withdraw the troops from Weining Haizi?"
Zhu Feng rode his horse to Wang Shouren's side. At this time, Wang Shouren was also riding. Observe your surroundings while on horseback.
They came to the southeast coast, where they almost made a surprise attack on the Weining Sea, but they still had to go a mile or two further north.
Wang Shouren said, "Since we want to patrol and show that this is the land of our Ming Dynasty, we can't just come and leave. We have to complete some ceremonies to worship heaven here. The cavalry comes and goes, and cannons are fired when necessary." It’s also necessary, this is to scare Grassland Xiaoxiao.”
Zhu Feng had a headache hearing this.
Although the security seems to be good this time when the lone army goes deep into the grassland, it is impossible for the tribes in the grassland not to know their movements due to the large fanfare.
If the grassland really refuses to obey the Ming Dynasty's discipline, they will go against the trend and carry out a sneak attack or something. With their five thousand soldiers and horses, it seems that they can't really do anything.
Zhu Feng said, "Instructor Wang, let me be discouraging. If the Tatars come, should we fight hard or withdraw our troops? Brother Zhang, others or have led troops to Mao'erzhuang, but based on what he has done, With 10,000 soldiers and horses at his command, should we prioritize conserving our strength when encountering a war?"
After hearing this, Wang Shouren couldn't help frowning and looking at Zhu Feng.
It felt like looking at a monster.
Wang Shouren was also thinking at this moment, aren't you Zhu Zhijie quite awesome? Your prestige is so high in the Northwest Army. Even I may not be able to compare with you at the moment.
But once you mention marching and fighting, why do you know that it is a depressing thing to say as if you have no brains? As a commander in chief, you are equivalent to the deputy commander in the army, so you can say such things.
I have no idea
Wang Shouren did not want to get angry with Zhu Feng. After all, Zhu Feng still looked "young and vigorous" in terms of age. Whether it was Wang Shouren or Zhang Zhou was older than Zhu Feng, and Zhu Feng was not a scholar. He just pretended to be a scholar. In terms of knowledge and knowledge, he might not be as good as a student member or a tribute student.
Wang Shouren looked into the distance again and said, "Marquis Anbian, in this march and combat, we cannot insist on everything being step-by-step, nor can we make everything orderly, let alone think that everything can be prepared. "
"Hmm"
When Zhu Feng heard this, he wondered why this argument was so rare.
Isn't it just a matter of making a decision and then acting?
Wang Shouren picked up his riding whip and pointed to the vast lake in front of him and said, "Let's just say that this piece of Weining Sea has a special terrain. Mountains and dark swamps can be found everywhere within a radius of dozens of miles. No matter how good your plan is, things are prone to change. Once something changes, , then what’s the point of the follow-up plan?”
Zhu Feng nodded, but still questioned, “There must be a plan for sending troops to patrol the Weining Sea this time, right? It was agreed upon six days ago, I’ll go back in eight days at the latest.”
Wang Shouren said, "That's true, but if it's all just for patrolling and giving gifts to the Longevity Festival, it would be too deliberate. Even Zhang Zhitai told me before leaving that it can be postponed if appropriate. , if traces of Tatars are found, no matter how many troops the opponent has, even if they are several times larger than ours, we must not show any cowardice in fighting to the death."
Zhu Fengyi. Listen, one head suddenly has two big heads.
I originally went on a patrol in Weininghai, along the road that Wang Weining and you Wang Boan once walked, to enjoy the scenery along the way.
In the end, you want me to lead troops to fight tough battles and even fight to the death
Then I can only pray that the Tatars don’t come
"Set up camp "Okay." Wang Shouren said, "Tomorrow we will go around the Weining Sea to perform sacrifices and patrols. We will build sacrificial altars and continue to send scouts to the west and north. If there is any movement of Tatars, we must be on guard now." If I, the Ming Dynasty, am the lord of the grassland, how can I make the cows, ghosts and snake gods fearful on the grassland?"
Zhu Feng cupped his fists and said, "Yes"
Waiting for him to ride his horse. After walking for a while, he was still muttering, "You guys are awesome, I'm just here to run an errand, so hurry up and leave. Then don't bring trouble to yourself, Tatars."
Between Zhang Zhou and Wang Shouren When the passers-by headed towards the grassland, the Menggoljin tribe of Huoshai was already migrating to the Hetao.
At the same time, Huoshi himself has passed Juyongguan and is about to enter the capital.
This morning.
A minister mentioned that the emperor had previously asked the Sanfa Si to go to Qufu to investigate the fire at the Xuansheng Temple, but Zhu Youtang dismissed the topic with a stern face.
It must be checked.
The Three Law Departments will inevitably get involved, but whether it is the people involved in the case or the local government, they must follow one principle, which is to let Dongchang and Jinyiwei go first. Only after the matter is implemented here, Only then will the criminal and the case file be handed over to the Third Law Division
The significance of the Third Law Division's participation in the case is not to let them find out the truth, but to allow them to endorse the "truth" discovered by the factory guard.
If anyone insists on giving priority to the opinions of the Three Law Divisions, it is tantamount to arguing with the emperor for the right to investigate the case. While showing off the imperial court, it is slapping the emperor in the face. It’s strange that the emperor is happy. .
"Huo Si will arrive in the capital after noon today. The preparations have been completed, right?"
Zhu Youtang seemed very concerned.
Zhang Mao walked out and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the Governor's Mansion has sent troops to pick up and escort. At the same time, the artillery has also been displayed. When the fire screen arrives at Deshengmen, there will be a live artillery demonstration. , and will also let the people of Ming Dynasty know the power of the Shenwei Cannon.”
It is not only showing the muscles of Ming Dynasty to the fire sieve, but also showing the national power of Ming Dynasty to the people of Ming Dynasty.
The biggest benefit of this is that it can further demonstrate the emperor's majesty and give the emperor beier face.
"Yes." Zhu Youtang nodded with a smile.
This is who he isThe emperor wants it.
In terms of welcoming the envoys, Fire Sieve’s final attitude, that is, the outcome, is not important.
The important thing is that the welcoming process must show the awesome side of the Ming Dynasty, and also show the attitude of coming from all over the world, so that all the small countries in the world know that the Ming Dynasty is the common master of the world.
Zhang Mao continued to boast with a proud look on his face, "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the Tatars have been driven out of the Central Plains, and no Tatar tribal leader has ever come to the Ming Dynasty to worship. This is where your Majesty's majesty lies, and it is for the Ming Dynasty." To create a foundation that lasts for eternity, the grassland will be calmed down from now on. The old ministers always have comfort in their hearts, and it is really the emperor's grace that makes the people live in peace."
The civil servants nearby couldn't help but glance at Zhang Mao.
This old boy’s flattery is a bit too much
But there is one thing that not even the civil officials present can object to, that is, after Beiyuan was driven out of the Central Plains, there was indeed no The chiefs of the big tribes came to congratulate the Ming Dynasty. Even the three guards of Duoyan only sent envoys to the capital of the Ming Dynasty when they surrendered.
Looking at this point, it seems that Zhu Youtang really surpasses the two most powerful emperors in the Ming Dynasty, one is Taizu and the other is Taizong.
Because this flattery was of a "level" and was mainly in line with "reality", Zhu Youtang was very happy after listening to the book, and said with a look of joy on his face, "This is all." I dare not take credit for the help you have given me. Of course, Bingkuan has come up with many unique strategies in the past six months, and the generals he recommended and dispatched have bravely fought bravely. This is both necessary and critical for the country. The soldiers bought it with blood."
Zhang Mao asked again, "Your Majesty, I don't know who will be the envoy to greet you."
Zhu Youtang looked around the scene. , his eyes fell on Lin Han, and said, "Let the newly-appointed left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Lin Qing's family, go as the envoy. The British prince will help you from the side, and the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Mou Bin, will send someone to coordinate. There is one more thing, I forgot Mentioned it."
The ministers present felt that the emperor was very serious and thought it might be something big.
"I have decreed that Kong Hongxu, who may be involved in the previous arson of Xuansheng Temple, and others involved in the case, come to the capital. Recently, I have also received several memorials here, which mentioned I think it is worth discussing the issue of the inheritance of titles, especially those involving the heirs of those who have been deprived of titles due to crimes. "Ministry of Rites"
"I am here" Xu Qiong came out.
Zhu Youtang said, "I will hand over the relevant memorials to the Ministry of Rites for the time being, and the Ministry of Rites will discuss whether it is feasible. The pending regulations of the Zongren Mansion have also been finalized to coordinate with the issuance of the ceremony." Please. Keep in mind to collect, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft