Wang Xian reported his merits alone, causing a sensation in the court.
On this day, Zhu Youtang still did not resume the court meeting, but he invited the main officials such as the Shangting Department, the Cabinet, and the Six Ministers to come to the inner court of the Qianqing Palace to discuss the matter, while Zhang Zhou sent Xiao Jing went to invite him.
"Mr. Zhang, Mrs. Changguo entered the palace early this morning and is expected to have left the palace by now."
Xiao Jing specially reminded Zhang Zhou.
Mrs. Changguo Jin, Queen Zhang’s mother, usually has nothing to do with going in and out of the palace, but after her two sons went off to war one after another, they really rarely enter the palace recently.
Xiao Jing reminded Zhang Zhou that he was actually hinting to Zhang Zhou that although our family doesn’t know what you are planning with His Majesty, we expect that Mrs. Changguo’s entry into the palace is related to your plan. It is necessary to inform you.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Really?"
No comment.
Didn’t you Xiao Jing say it before, there are some things you don’t want to know, and even if you know, you will pretend to be confused
The Jin family entered the palace to marry Zhu Youtang. However, she and her daughter still don’t know that Zhu Youtang has a woman outside and is pregnant.
The reason why Empress Zhang invited her old mother into the palace was because her two younger brothers who used to be able to help her with things were no longer around.
If it is an ordinary matter, anyone can go, and any eunuch can get it done. But if it involves royal matters, especially the emperor, Empress Zhang must also do it. Find someone you can trust "one of your own". It seems that her mother is the only one in the capital who is qualified for this job.
After Jin came out of the palace, she immediately went to the General Affairs Department to find someone to pass on the news. She invited her husband's brother-in-law, Empress Zhang's uncle Shen Lu, to come out.
"Old Madam, what are you doing?"
Shen Lu would naturally be surprised when he saw Jin.
The two of them have met in the past, but it was during the New Year and the holidays, and he had to go to see them in person, so he might not be able to meet anyone.
Now that Jin actually came here on his own initiative, not to his house, but directly to the Yamen where he was doing business, this matter was not simple.
"Find a place to talk." Jin said.
Shen Lu said, "There is a tea shop nearby for resting, please."
When Shen Lu invited Jin to the government-run tea shop run by the roadside where the messenger usually works, he also There was only one floor, and after they settled down, the people from the Duke of Chang's Mansion blocked the outside, making it easier for the two of them to talk alone inside.
Jin explained that she had met Queen Zhang in the palace.
After hearing this, Shen Lu was shocked and said, "Old madam, what you said is that your Majesty intends to have a concubine."
Jin said, "Your Majesty did not say it clearly, but he has repeatedly The hint is that they are all mentioning this matter to the queen, and the queen now wants to know where this woman is."
"This"
Shen Lu was confused.
Where can I find the person?
Jin said, "Your Majesty usually goes outEntering the palace gate, is there no news in the court at all?"
"Well, indeed there is no such news. Is the queen too worried? In the past, there were many things in the court and the court about His Majesty's acceptance of concubines. His Majesty sternly rejected the report and ordered no one to mention it again. Why is it happening now?
Shen Lu actually wanted to say.
Is it because the Queen is getting older now? As I grew older, I felt that my appearance was beginning to fade, and I was afraid that I would not be able to seduce my husband. Also, because she had not been able to have any children in the past few years, I was not confident and began to think wildly
I changed to a minister who was like a minister in the court. , I can't figure out why the emperor has such a big contrast.
This is the result of Empress Dowager Zhou and Zhang Zhou working together to attack Zhu Youtang's weaknesses.
For ordinary ministers, they cannot understand the change in the emperor's mentality if they don't know the truth.
Jin said with an unhappy expression, "Your Majesty has some excuses for not accepting concubines, but who has been able to do so since ancient times. I have never had a concubine in my life and now I just want to know where she is. Do you have a way?”
Don’t say that Shen Lu doesn’t have one.
Even if he does, he won’t do his best to serve the Jin family. Yes, the reason is that
He knew that Empress Zhang was secretly investigating the emperor's possible women outside the palace. Nine times out of ten, it was not out of good intentions. Wan Zhen'er was awesome enough, but Wan Zhen'er still had to face A group of women are competing for favor. No matter how devoted Emperor Chenghua is, there is still another woman. Now this queen, how difficult is it to deal with a woman?
"Sister, don't be impatient. It's best to think about this matter in the long term. , and besides, His Majesty has actually been out of the palace, and there are people who may know about it, and they must not be these court ministers. "Of course Shen Lu wanted to push the matter out.
"You mean?" Jin frowned.
Shen Lu said, "We should ask the officials close to His Majesty, or talk to His Majesty. People who come close. "
Jin Shi nodded and said, "The internal officials are easy to talk about. The queen will ask, but who is the person who is close to your majesty?"
"Haha, old sister, this is not the case. To put it plainly, it was of course the Duke of Lai. Shen Lu said, "Don't worry about this. I'll go down and ask for you, or I can find out something in advance." ”
Jin Shi said, “Zhang Bingkuan is not a bad person, and he has helped me a lot, Zhang Bingkuan.” ”
“Yes, they are all members of our own family and easy to talk to. Sister, tell me, these people who are walking around in and outside the palace, who dares not to give face to the queen and you? What’s the use of helping outsiders?”
Shen Lu felt that even if Zhang Zhou would not betray Zhu Youtang, he would not dare not give Empress Zhang face.
In his opinion, if Zhang Zhou really knew about the emperor's affair. , why is there any need to hide it? Secretly cooperating with the Zhang family to find the person is not a simple matter for Zhang Zhou
Besides, the emperor was probably just on a whim. How many relationships could he have with women outside the palace? Zhang Zhouzhen would offend the Zhang family in order to help such a person with no power at all
Jin nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then I'll trouble you more. I'll go back first and wait for the news. ”
Shen LubaAfter seeing him off, Jin couldn't help but sigh and walked in the direction of the General Affairs Office, still muttering "What the hell is this?"
For Shen Lu.
This is not a good job.
Whether Queen Zhang’s suspicions are grounded or not, at least Shen Lu has to face the issue of the integrity of the emperor and his ministers. Helping the Zhang family may betray the emperor.
"Go and ask Xu Shangshu to come over. I'll go in person." Shen Lu usually wouldn't make his own decision when encountering such a thing.
He will think of another person, that is his "brother-in-law" Xu Qiong. After Zhang Luan became successful, he married his sister to Xu Qiong as a concubine, which later enabled her daughter to Enter the palace and become a queen.
The nepotism of this group of people is also connected because of the aunts of Queen Zhang and the three Zhang brothers.
But after Shen Lu arrived at the Ministry of Rites, he learned that Xu Qiong had been ordered to enter the palace to discuss military merits. He could only stay in the Ministry of Rites and wait for the return of his old friend.
The Imperial Palace, inside the Qianqing Palace.
At this time, the recognition of relevant merits is being carried out.
Ma Wensheng, the Minister of War, explained Wang Xian’s report to Zhu Youtang one by one and analyzed it.
As for the cabinet and the other six ministries, including Zhang Zhou, they could only listen from the sidelines.
After listening to this, Zhu Youtang said in a very calm tone, "It is good to win, but the matter of reward based on merit will have to wait for a detailed survey after the war. Wang Xian and others can only decide." A person's performance is not enough to judge meritorious service."
This tone is actually what he told the ministers present.
He, the emperor, already knew the outcome of the battle.
What you are so nervous about and being deceived by Zhang Zhou are all unfounded worries.
Besides, the grassland won the battle. It was necessary for Zhang Zhou to hide it from the emperor. Zhang Zhou deliberately trampled Wang Xian in order to protect the land. There was no need for Zhang Zhou to recommend the people. And this battle No matter how you look at it, the first credit goes to Zhang Zhou.
Ma Wensheng said, "Your Majesty, in terms of the merits of the head, the soldiers and horses of Jizhou took the highest credit in this battle, and even had extraordinary merit. This should be commended."
Zhu Youtang He asked, "In the view of the Ministry of War, the Liaodong soldiers have little merit, or their merits of nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses are not as good as those 4,000?"
After all, Ma Wensheng is not an ordinary stubborn civil servant. , he looked at the three cabinet members next to him and found that they really had no intention of arguing, so he continued with his argument: "Military merit is determined. When everything is determined by law and business, and based on the past, obtaining the head means military merit." , No matter how great the achievements of Liao Zhen’s men and horses are, we should talk about the first merit first and then the battle merit.”
Ma Wensheng represents the Ministry of War.
His opinion is that it is okay to discuss the merits of Liaodong soldiers, but the merits of the heads should be clearly discussed first.
As for the merits of the Liaodong soldiers, they can be added to the first-level merits, so as not to violate the Ming Dynasty's previous method of recognizing military merits.
""How can you reward two for one merit?" Zhu Youtang asked.
Ma Wensheng was a little embarrassed.
The solution he was still trying to solve for Zhu Youtang was actually equivalent to two rewards. , first discuss the contribution of the leader, and then identify the contribution of the overall strategy. In this way, the conflict between Liaodong and Jizhou can basically be resolved, although the result is that Jizhou actually took a big advantage.
Ma Wensheng found that his opinion could not be adopted, so he could only take a step back angrily.
Tu Fu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, asked, "What does your Majesty mean by this?"
Zhu Youtang said, "Didn't I say that we should wait for the investigation before making a decision?" Does a victory have to go through so many twists and turns?"
Tu Yu said, "The whole battle was achieved through the cooperation of the people from Liaodong and Jizhou towns. It is inevitable that there will be disputes over the determination of military merit. ”
Zhu Youtang asked, “Who will decide this battle and who should take the primary credit? Also, who has more say in deciding military merit?”
No one wanted to take Zhang Zhou seriously.
But at this time, everyone looked at Zhang Zhou.
The emperor said something in the calmest tone. The most basic principle is that you are fighting for a bird. All of this was accomplished under Bingkuan's planning. He said whoever gets the credit should get it. You are fighting for the soldiers of Jizhou here, don't you feel blushing? Of course I don’t blame you because this was all planned by me and Bingkuan from the beginning, and Wang Xian himself deliberately created public opinion for that little credit.
You civil servants are just being led along. The nose is just gone.
Zhang Zhou hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I don't dare to take credit for this, it's all because of the bloody battles of the frontline soldiers. However, I heard that Lu Wan, the governor of Liaodong, impeached Jizhou's troops for delaying the military flight in order to seize credit, so that they could not encircle the three Duoyan guards, causing most of the three Duoyan guards to escape. ”
The people around him were not surprised, but instead frowned slightly.
It is said that he has no position, but Zhang Zhou’s position has obviously tilted towards Liaodong.
Xie Qian smiled and said, "Mr. Lai Guo, are you biased in saying this? The matter of the fighter plane is actually more difficult to determine than the military merit. How can we be sure that the fighter plane was delayed because the Jizhou troops snatched the military merit? Let's talk about it after the end of the first battle. The soldiers also need to rest and recuperate. Even if they go to fight without stopping, it’s hard to say what the outcome will be. Who knows, they will definitely win.”
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, “Xie Ge always feels that it’s all thanks to Jizhou.” The soldiers are grabbing heads and ears, otherwise the three armies can be completely annihilated, right?"
"Oh, Mr. Lai Guo, you can't say that. I'm just talking about the matter, let's get back to the topic. ”
Xie Qian was also a master of sophistry in the court.
But in his heart, he was not consciously afraid of Zhang Zhou.
Because no matter how sophistical he was, he would still be a master of sophistry. You have to follow some established procedures, like making jokes, but you must abide by the etiquette of monarchs and ministers. But if it were Zhang Zhou's sophistry, it would be completely unconstrained, and the irony value would be even higher.
Xie Qian was still stressed by arguing with a person who would not be blamed by the emperor no matter what he said in the court.
The problem was thrown back to Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang said, "It's hard to determine the merits and demerits right now, so the imperial court will send a censor to verify, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will select personnel as appropriate. In addition, the above-mentioned listening offices, the Ministry of War, and various factions will People work together."
The emperor wants to investigate.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Shangting Office and the Ministry of War each sent people there, but none of them seemed to have anything to do with Zhang Zhou.
But Zhang Zhou is one of the latter two, which means that no matter how you check, there will definitely be someone who represents Zhang Zhou's will.
"Your Majesty, I recommend Tang Yin, the head of the Ministry of War, to teach at the Yanwu Hall." Zhang Zhou seemed to be singing a double act with Zhu Youtang.
As soon as the emperor said that he would send someone to investigate, Zhang Zhou directly recommended the manpower.
Take a pit first.
"Okay" Zhu Youtang agreed very politely, "Then let Tang Yin be the leader."
What?
When the ministers heard this, they Urgent.
Forget it, you have made an internal decision, and now you are taking Tang Yin as the leader to investigate. Isn’t this obviously a favor to Liaodong?
No matter how anxious they are, no one comes out to say anything. It seems that I am also waiting for others to come out and object. < /p>
Liu Jian also felt very anxious at this time. In fact, he also understood that the contribution of Wang Xian’s Jizhou Department was made. In fact, the Liaodong Department represented by Lu Wan did not deny that there was a high probability that the result would not be investigated. First of all, The first-level credit goes to Jizhou, but in terms of the overall strategy, Liaodong has done more, so checking back and forth is more of a waste of time.
However, there is a high probability that there will be no need to fight in the winter, and it is okay for the court to fix some nonsense based on merit.
Seeing that Liu Jian did not answer, Zhu Youtang waved his hand and said, "The matter has been settled. The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of War will discuss the candidates as soon as possible, and will send people to Liaodong in the next two days. Everyone." , please come back.”
In the end, the emperor may have deliberately coughed twice to show that he was still ill.
It turned out that there were still people who wanted to remind the emperor whether we should resume the court meeting earlier, but seeing that there was still a rift between the emperor and his ministers, they naturally suppressed it first.
The ministers of the DPRK left the palace, while Zhang Zhou went to Kunning Palace.
A group of people went out, while he went inward alone.
Zhang Zhou went to "diagnose" Zhang Zhou at the invitation of Queen Zhang. Queen Zhang invited Zhang Zhou through her husband.
In Kunning Palace.
In the absence of Zhu Youtang, Empress Zhang left a personal maid this time. She probably had something important to discuss with Zhang Zhou.
Zhang Zhou seems to have nothing to avoid. Anyway, it was Zhu Youtang who asked him to come, and it was a scene where the husband fooled his wife with his friends. Zhang Zhou is also a very dedicated actor.
"QueenThe body is fine. "Zhang Zhouda looked forward to hearing about it and commented.
Queen Zhang said, "Your Majesty has been saying recently that he has been restless and has nightmares all night long. He always said that there may be a risk of branch line severing in the future. He also said that this These are all warnings given by the late emperor. Bingkuan, what do you think?"
Zhang Zhou thought to himself, is this what the late emperor said? This is clearly what I said.
And I didn't scare the emperor. According to the development of history, It is indeed because your husband's lineage will be cut off when the next generation comes to you.
Even if your husband is stupid and your son behaves mischievously, your lineage will not be cut off.
All this is not because of you
Zhang Zhou said, "I have few heirs. Your Majesty is thinking about it day by day, and naturally you have dreams at night." As for things like entrusting dreams to others, I don’t believe it. ”
Empress Zhang was puzzled and said, “Aren’t you very good at interpreting dreams? You don’t believe me in such things?”
“My calculations about world affairs are all based on the Book of Changes and other , it is not beyond the scope of human power. As for the matter of dream interpretation, it is mysterious and mysterious. Before, whether the Empress Dowager asked me to interpret dreams, or Your Majesty, I made it clear that I was not good at it. "
Zhang Zhou seems to be an honest and reliable young gentleman in front of Queen Zhang.
Queen Zhang nodded and said, "But your Majesty may have someone outside the palace. ”
Zhang Zhou said, “It’s not possible, there must be someone.” "
"You"
Empress Zhang did not expect Zhang Zhou to be so direct. Although she felt it was inappropriate, she still waved her hand and dismissed the last palace maid beside her.
In this way, Zhang Zhou and Queen Zhang were alone.
"Queen, this is not good," Zhang Zhou couldn't help but remind him when he saw this posture.
Empress Zhang said, "I know that the person your Majesty is looking for has nothing to do with you. It should be the Queen Mother who is looking for you, and your Majesty trusts you so much, so he will definitely do it." Let me tell you. Is that so?"
Zhang Zhouxin said, you must be the wisest.
"Yes. "Zhang Zhou admitted it simply.
In fact, Queen Zhang was not wrong.
The old lady found him, and Zhang Zhou just embellished it from the side. , Empress Zhang can be said to be a "discerning person" when it comes to big issues.
Queen Zhang said angrily, "Where are the people?"
Zhang Zhou sighed, "Empress, there are no people anywhere." It's important. The point is, this woman is already pregnant with Liujia. ”
“What”
Queen Zhang suddenly stood up.
As Zhang Zhou could see with his naked eyes, Queen Zhang was nervous, probably for the first time in her life. A major crisis occurs. Please remember to collect it. The latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft