The wedding banquet is still going on.
After Zhu Youtang left, Zhang Zhou, Xu Qiong and others respectfully sent him out of the door, and then the main officials in the court also began to leave one after another.
Tang Yin and Zhang Lun greeted the remaining guests, and Zhang Zhou, as the groom, entered the wedding room before sunset.
The red candle has been lit long ago, and Lin Yi is wearing a phoenix crown and a hare. Although she knows very well that she is just Zhang Zhouna's concubine, she is a concubine, and she has understood the relationship between concubines since she was a child. The difference, at least in terms of mentality, is that she is much better off as a concubine than the daughter of a wealthy family.
Zhang Zhou walked into the room.
The maids and all have already exited the door.
Lin Yi may have heard footsteps coming in, and knowing who it was, her behavior became obviously much more nervous.
Zhang Zhou walked over and took off her hijab.
The second concubinage was much grander than the last time. Even the emperor came in person, which was considered to be a good deal for Lin Yi.
Lin Yi opened her eyes wide and raised her head to look at Zhang Zhou. It felt like she was not facing her husband, but like her student. Zhang Zhou almost wanted to say, Hello, teacher. .
"Well, I drank a few more drinks, so" Zhang Zhou wanted to lighten the atmosphere.
Lin Yi stood up and walked aside. It seemed that she was going to fulfill her duties as a wife, so that she could prepare a basin with water for Zhang Zhou to apply on his face and other things.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "No, I have a good drinking capacity. Today, I don't feel drunk at all. But for some reason, when I came into this room and saw you, it made me sick." "I'm a little tipsy."
Lin Yi said, "Could it be that the wine has a lot of stamina?"
When she turned around and noticed Zhang Zhou's burning eyes, she finally started to feel excited. A little bit of the little daughter's twist.
Zhang Zhou sighed and said, "Originally, I said that I should go to pick up the bride at Chenshi today, but my father-in-law said that the auspicious time chosen was after noon, but I always hear some bad opinions outside. How can anyone marry a wife after noon? But your father is too stubborn."
"I don't understand." Of course Lin Yi didn't understand.
In fact, when choosing a good day and auspicious time, he usually chooses it in the morning. Maybe Lin Han himself doesn’t care too much.
Zhang Zhou pulled her to sit on the edge of the bed. When he wanted to take action again, he found that Lin Yi looked like a piece of wood carving, or rather like a lump of wood. He didn’t know where to start from this piece of wood. Take action.
Zhang Zhou thought to himself, this is too inactive
"That"
When Zhang Zhou opened the topic and wanted to extend his hand, Lin Yi immediately raised his head He turned around and seemed to be very serious about listening to what he had to say.
Then Zhang Zhou didn’t know how to start.
Zhang Zhouxin said, this can’t be said as “Don’t look at me, okay?” This female gentleman, today is your wedding day, can you please stop being so stiff all the time, which is not conducive to friendly communication? .
"Ms. Lin, from now on, you and I are a family. From now on we will be calledYou have to change your name as well, just call you Xiaoyi. "Zhang Zhouyi thought, why is this name so weird?
"In this way, I call you Yi'er. ”
It’s still strange.
Zhang Zhou discovered that no matter how he calls his girlfriend Lin Yi, it feels awkward to pronounce.
I still don’t know how comfortable calling “Ms. Lin” .
Lin Yi just looked at Zhang Zhou talking to himself, she said, "My mother once called me Xiaoqi. "
Zhang Zhou asked, "In your family, Xing Qi"
Lin Yi shook her head, "I have a brother and sister above me, Xing Wu. I don't know why they are called that." "
"Oh, that's good. Zhang Zhou said, "I call you that too, and I only call you that in the boudoir. In the yard, others may call you Fourth Madam, or Young Madam." ”
When it came to the title of boudoir, Lin Yi finally felt a little shy.
While Lin Yi was blushing, Zhang Zhou felt that the time was finally ripe. Just to open Lin Yi's inner defense
Seeing the opportunity coming, Zhang Zhou naturally had to climb up the pole. His hand had already fallen to Lin Yi's waist, but before he could touch the belt, he heard Lin Yi said seriously, "There is a booklet explaining today's actions, let me take a look. ”
“Don’t mention it. Zhang Zhou said slightly disappointed, "Now it's time to set the rules for you. From now on, you have to call me master." By the way, your master, I have rich experience. Even if I am not a top expert, I am still an expert. If there is anything you don’t understand, just let me do it myself. ”
Lin Yi is indeed the kind of strict character.
Zhang Zhou thought to himself that it was Lin Han’s old-fashioned family education atmosphere that harmed this beautiful little girl. , how can anyone not know how to read a book on their wedding day?
"Yeah. ”
After being stunned, Lin Yi nodded in a very serious manner.
It means that he agreed.
Zhang Zhou smiled Said: "Then we will follow the steps, step one, step two, and step three. I said, Xiaoqi, don’t be so rigid in everything we do. You see, a free and easy person like me can easily be led into a ditch by you. But the first step is for us to undress and go to bed. ”
The candles were filled with tears.
It was late at night, and the two red candles had long since burned out. There was a knock on the door from the maid outside, probably to come in and change the candles.
< p>In most houses, there are always maids waiting for the host and hostess when they are resting.But people like Zhang Zhou don't like to be watched all the time. It was very late, and there was no sound of sticks and drums beating outside. It was Zhang Zhou who went to light the candles himself. It was still a little cold when he came back, and even Lin Yi had to lean closer to him in exchange for the light. Some snuggling warmth.
“Your father didn’t say that he would give you a maid or something.”
“No. Lin Yi answered very simply, her voice as strong as ever and like a female gentleman, "My father said, after asking me to come over, take more care of myself." "
Stingy.
Zhang Zhou suddenly felt that being born in that kind of traditional Confucian family was not a good thing.
But Lin Han has nothing to show off, right?
Zhang Zhou was also thinking that although his father-in-law was old, he still had a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law who were not yet born. This old man Lin
"I'll give you a thousand guan of money and some gold and silver jewelry. Save some money." Zhang Zhou said, "I'm an official in the court and I won't come back every day. I'll give you two taels." I have a maid to accompany me, someone who knows how to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting. In addition to taking care of your daily life, I will also accompany you to relieve your boredom."
Lin Yi was silent.
She didn't understand what it meant.
Zhang Zhou said again, "From now on, just keep a normal mind in the backyard. From now on, the reading and literacy of the girls at home will depend entirely on you."
Lin Yi remained silent.
Zhang Zhou suddenly thought that he was suddenly brought into the husband's rhythm by Lin Yi. This was not good.
"The second half begins, Zhen Fu Gang."
"Well"
One red candle is not enough, but it doesn't matter, if the living environment does not allow it , maybe he didn't plan to leave the room for three days and three nights.
He himself is thinking that this petty bourgeoisie life is still very corrosive to people's hearts.
October is coming to an end.
It has snowed twice in succession in the capital, and the weather is suddenly cold. You must wrap yourself up in three layers when going out.
There is still little progress in the war in Liaodong. As a member of the Shangting Department, Zhang Zhou, in addition to walking around his home and workshop every day, often goes in and out of the palace to attend meetings in the inner court.
When Zhang Zhou arrived at Qianqing Palace that day, Li Dongyang and Xiao Jing had been waiting for him. Zhang Mao also fell ill after winter and did not come that day.
The two night owls Xiao Jing and Li Dongyang also took care of the duties of the listening office. Anyway, Zhang Zhou didn't have to stay in the palace at night.
"Bingkuan, I just got the news that we had passed Juyongguan on Zhijie the day before yesterday. I was supposed to return to Beijing early this morning, but I thought it was because of the snow on the road. I was delayed and should have arrived later. "
When Zhu Youtang saw Zhang Zhoulai, his attitude immediately changed from talking about business matters to talking about private matters.
Li Dongyang glanced at Zhang Zhou, probably feeling dissatisfied with the treatment Zhang Zhou received.
Zhang Zhou said, "After Anbianhou returns to Beijing, the Yanwu Hall can officially start teaching. It is also necessary to teach the storage and safekeeping of new cannons in winter."
"Okay." Zhu Youtang nodded with satisfaction, "It's rare that you don't forget official matters."
Li Dongyang felt that the emperor respected Zhang Zhou too much, which was against the way of getting along with emperors and ministers. He said, "Your Majesty, now Lu Wan, the governor of Liaodong, has led his troops north for more than ten days, but he still hasn't fought with Duoyan or the little Tatar prince. The Tatar raiding troops in Ningxia have also withdrawn one after another. Should he withdraw his troops to prepare for another battle next year? ”
Zhu Youtang said, “I have paid special attention to the fact that although there have been two snowfalls in Gyeonggi this year, it has not snowed in Liaodong yet.It should not hinder the march of troops and horses. "
Li Dongyang insisted, "But the weather in the north is suddenly cold. If we march at this time, the soldiers will be short of clothes and food. I'm afraid there will be casualties outside the battlefield. "
Zhu Youtang looked sideways at Xiao Jing, probably asking if such a situation would happen
Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Mr. Li Ge is too worried. Although the governor of Liaodong is marching, Slowly, but fully prepared in terms of food, grass and baggage. It is said that Lu Zhongcheng knew how to save food and grass for the march. After arriving in Liaodong, this year's autumn food collection was also very smooth, and the soldiers' winter clothing was also guaranteed. According to the marching strategy announced before, probably in the next few days, troops will march from Shenyang Zhongwei and other places to the grassland. In four or five days, there may be a war. ”
“Yeah. " Zhu Youtang was very satisfied with this.
Li Dongyang wanted to hit someone after hearing this.
He said, "Your Majesty, Liaodong has sent troops for nearly half a month, but they have not yet set foot on the grassland. If The troops from Ningyuan and other places marched to Duoyan, and they could just take the north of Daning Dusi, so why should they take a detour to Shenyang Zhongwei?"
These words are like questioning Zhang Zhou.
Zhang Zhou shrugged and said, "The Duoyan Sanwei originally had ex-soldiers and horses 200 miles north of the ruined city of Daningdusi. However, when a young Tatar prince invaded, they moved eastward to 200 miles northwest of Shenyang Zhongwei. From Shenyang The central defender is most suitable to send troops. "
Li Dongyang said, "With such a march, from the three guards of Duoyan to the little Tatar prince, how could I not know that I would sit back and watch you send troops?"
Zhang Zhou smiled and shook his head, meaning that he was sending troops. It's not under my control.
I am only responsible for formulating strategies and how to send out troops. That is a matter for Lu Wan and Zhang Heling. No matter how good you are at directing an army thousands of miles away, it will be useless. < /p>
"Your Majesty, there is a lot of criticism in the DPRK regarding the dispatch of troops to Liaodong. It is the middle of winter now. Please station the troops in Shenyang and other places, and wait until next year to send troops to the grassland. "Li Dongyang said, "Otherwise, given the current harsh climate on the grassland, the soldiers' firearms would be frozen, and it would be even more difficult to move in the face of freezing rain. The weather, time and place are not on our side.
Zhu Youtang shook his head, "There is no way to stop sending troops halfway. Since there are signs of fighting now, let's wait for a fight first." "
Li Dongyang was speechless after hearing this.
"Okay, since there is no major military situation today, we will talk about it after there is military situation. Let's suspend the discussion at the listening office tomorrow. Come back at noon the day after tomorrow, and I'll have someone prepare the royal meal. ”
Zhu Youtang was very relaxed and did not feel that this was a war time at all.
It was as if the nearly 40,000 soldiers who went out to Liaodong were out to hunt.
The cabinet was on duty.
When Li Dongyang came back, he told Liu Jian and Xie Qian what he had seen in Qianqing Palace.
Xie Qian said with a smile, "It's interesting that Liaodong is sending troops. , which is very different from the previous times, or Zhang Bingkuan really made a mistake. "
Liu Jian said with a serious look on his face, "After Lu finished his march, he had not left the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong for more than ten days, and there was no sign of any fighting with the Tatars.This is indeed unreasonable. "
Xie Qian asked, "Is it possible that Zhang Bingkuan was holding back his bad intentions and came to build a plank road in secret to visit Chen Cang?"
Liu Jian shook his head and said that he did not know.
" Won't. "Li Dongyang said, "In all the towns on the nine sides, except for Liaodong, there is currently a large-scale deployment of troops. Now even in Ningxia, the deployment of troops and horses has stopped. The severe winter is approaching. As long as the Tatars do not attack at this time, the Ming soldiers will be lazy to send troops.
Xie Qian exclaimed, "Even if the Liaodong side attacks, the purpose is to directly capture the three guards of Duoyan, but it is impossible for the three guards not to know in advance, and both sides will avoid fighting." Is this just to demonstrate our determination to send troops to the Ming Dynasty?"
Li Dongyang said, "Yesterday I saw Ma Futu. He also analyzed the direct battles between the Ming Dynasty and the grassland in the past few decades. After Jingtai, , every time the Ming Dynasty had a front-on battlefield battle with the Tatars, either with a surprise attack by the Ming Dynasty, or with a front-on attack by the Tatars, there was no precedent for the Ming Dynasty frontier army to send out troops with great fanfare and engage in a head-on battle with the main Tatar force. "
Liu Jiandao, "Ma Futu has been in battle for a long time, which means that he doesn't understand it either."
"Yeah. "Li Dongyang nodded.
Liu Jian's breath was very uneven.
He said, "Sending troops against common sense in exchange for gains and losses on the battlefield is what Zhang Bingkuan often did in the past year. It is not impossible that Duoyan obviously has the intention of surrendering to him. If he first pretends to recruit and accept him with an imperial edict, and then sends troops to fight with him, it is not impossible. ”
“Now,” Xie Qian said, “they have all surrendered, so why do we have to kill them all?”
Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and asked, “Where is the little Tatar prince’s current military front?” "
Li Dongyang shook his head, "I don't know. ”
Liu Jiandao said, “There may be an intention to send troops from Liaodong Town to lure the little Tatar prince south. However, since Liaodong only sends more than 30,000 troops, it will be difficult to confront the main Tatar force head-on.”
Xie Qian said, "What Zhang Bingkuan did is really confusing. "
After the three of them looked at each other, Xie Qian said, "I'll go." "
Probably Xie Qian realized that since they couldn't figure it out now, and the emperor wouldn't explain it to them, there was only one way to ask Zhang Zhou.
Liu Jian shook his head, "Let's go first. In a few days, let's see where Lu Wan leads his army from Shenyang Zhongwei to the west, and then think about it. I still don't believe that Zhang Zhou can accomplish anything great in this battle. Liaodong can't stand the trouble either. ”
On the second day of November.
On the third day, Liaodong soldiers and horses marched from Shenyang Zhongwei to Tongliao.
Entering a relatively high-lying place, because the road It was difficult to travel, and the weather was cold, so the soldiers complained more than before.
They walked against the northwest wind for a whole day, and only walked less than fifty miles. After the army was stationed, Lu Wan did not hold any military meeting, but just asked the soldiers to take a rest.
Zhang Heling was still a good man in Liaodong.
Now that he entered the grassland, he started to get timid. That night he hurriedly went to Lu Wan to discuss the military situation.I talked a lot with Lu Wan, and after going in circles for a long time, the central idea was that we should withdraw our troops.
Lu Wandao said, "This battle must be fought."
"That's it," Zhang Heling said, "Master Lu, I'm not here to pour cold water on you. You know that Wang Shouren made a surprise attack on Weininghai How many miles did you walk in a day? If you keep walking like this, by the time we get there, the Tatars will have disappeared. By then, our eyes will be completely black, and we will easily be unable to return to the grassland. Come. Don’t Tumubao know that all the Ming Dynasty’s hundreds of thousands of troops were wiped out overnight?”
Lu Wan was over forty and looked like a Confucian general without any murderous intent.
Hearing this, he frowned and looked at Zhang Heling.
He had never heard of General Buhe, but this was the first time he had seen the general below pouring cold water on him.
He thought to himself, as expected, he cannot expect this Shouning Marquis to not deceive me in battle with His Majesty and Zhang Shicheng.
"Houning Hou, not to mention that our Ming Dynasty now has powerful gunpowder and artillery. Even if the Ming Dynasty sent troops in the past and had such formations, it would have been a little Tatar prince or a fire cannon. The Siege and other departments will basically not fight head-on," Lu Wan said patiently.
"Isn't their cavalry coming and going without wind? In the wilderness, they have all the advantages, and they don't want to fight with us." Zhang Heling didn't understand.
Lu Wandao said, "Behind the Ming Dynasty's frontier army, there was the Ming Dynasty court, with almost countless soldiers and horses, and the soldiers could be replenished at any time. And if they lose one person, it is really a loss. If they don't replenish themselves, let alone the internal situation." Disputes will ebb and flow."
"Ah" Zhang Heling was confused.
With his IQ, it would take him a long time to explain the most basic principles of marching in simple terms before he could understand them.
Lu Wandao: "Do you think we are going to fight them head-on? In fact, His Majesty has already sent another group of cavalry from Jizhou, driving straight in to the upper reaches of Huangshui River, waiting for Duoyan and other tribesmen to withdraw westward. , ambushed and fought with them. The soldiers may have arrived for several days. If we don't advance, how can we force the three guards of Duoyan to advance eastward?" Zhang Heling said in surprise, "You mean, there is another group of people. "How many people?"
Lu Wan shook his head, "How many people and horses are not important, but there are not a large number of cavalry along the way, and they bring almost all the artillery and gunpowder that the Ming Dynasty has in Jizhou."
p>Zhang Heling asked hurriedly, "Then how can we determine which way they will go?"
"That's what Zhang Shilang said."
Lu Wan smiled, looking relaxed and comfortable However, "But in my opinion, since the three guards of Duoyan knew that the purpose of sending troops was to protect the homeland of the three guards, they thought that our army was going north and retreating to the west was the best choice. Even if it only went all the way to Huangshui Hehe, the truth is that the three guards have always been at odds with each other. There are only so many ways to retreat westward, and there will always be encounters. "Please remember to bookmark the latest website. Read quickly without anti-theft for free