Zhu Youtang successfully solved the problem of "taking in concubines".
It seemed like everything was calm in front of me. Even Zhang Zhou couldn't judge what was lurking behind it.
Because this incident had such a great impact on history, Zhang Zhou did not dare to say that he must have done the right thing.
If there is no direct descendant, if you find a concubine, you will definitely be stronger than the side branch.
Before Zhang Zhou came out of the palace, Xiao Jing started to fight with him. He said hello, "Sir, Xu Shangshu from the Ministry of Rites said he would like to invite you over. He probably has something important to discuss."
"Just right."
Zhang Zhou nodded.
Before, he mentioned to Zhu Youtang that he wanted to find the minister of the DPRK to leak the pregnancy of the concubine outside the palace, so that the minister could be prepared in advance.
At that time, both Zhang Zhou and Zhu Youtang were thinking of Xu Qiong. After all, this person came to power through in-law relationships. As for the close relationship between Xu Qiong and the Zhang family, it was not a big deal. The problem is that the emperor feels that the in-law relationship is more with the royal family, and Xu Qiong will also know how to assess the situation on such issues.
Ministry of Rites.
When Zhang Zhou arrived, Shen Lu came out to greet him. After walking for a while outside, Xu Qiong came out to greet him.
I didn’t see any other officials from the Ministry of Rites. It was obvious that Xu Qiong also wanted to avoid others to discuss matters with Zhang Zhou.
"Lai Guogong." Xu Qiong slightly arched his hands.
As the Minister of Rites, he was indeed arrogant towards Zhang Zhou, and Xu Qiong did not want to harm her face too much.
Zhang Zhou returned the gift with his hand in hand, which was regarded as a courtesy to his peers: "I have met Xu Butang."
Entering the back office, the three of them sat down.
After the tea was served, Xu Qiong immediately asked people to close the doors.
"Does Duke Lai Guo know about His Majesty's recent visits and departures from the palace?" Xu Qiong asked.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Xu Butang is too polite. Just call me Bingkuan. In fact, I have related things to talk about. Your Majesty is now in trouble and needs someone to help."
< p>Xu Qiong and Shen Lu looked at each other, and their eyes revealed a kind of helplessness that "it turned out that they were both tricked."When it came to talking to Zhang Zhou about the emperor’s concubine, even if they were told by Empress Zhang and Mrs. Changguo, they would always find it difficult to talk about it.
This is the emperor’s family affair.
Unless the minister obtains the holy will, he cannot get involved casually.
Shen Lu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what Duke Lai said."
Zhang Zhou said, "That's right. I went down to see the queen today and talked to her about some things, including your majesty's acceptance." Concubine."
"Ah," Shen Lu said in shock, "You went to talk to the Queen."
"Yes, I went there on the emperor's order, Queen. I very much agree with His Majesty's proposal to accept a concubine, and even offered to bring her into the palace so that His Majesty can give birth to more heirs and make the Ming Dynasty more stable. By the way, this little nobleman is outside the palace. Pregnant."
Zhang Zhouxian.Just talk it out as usual.
Xu Qiong and Shen Lu were so shocked that they stood up directly.
This made Zhang Zhou embarrassed to continue sitting upright, so he stood up and asked, "You two, is there anything wrong?"
Xu Qiong tried his best to calm down. In his mood, he asked, "Your Majesty is going to have a new heir."
"Yes." Zhang Zhou nodded.
Xu Qiong asked, "Has she entered the palace?"
"I have not entered the palace." Zhang Zhou's answers were very formal, with no change in tone, "The queen just agreed to take this girl into the palace." She entered the palace as a concubine, but she deliberately wanted this noble lady to give birth to her son outside the palace before entering the palace to avoid gossip."
Xu Qiong glanced at Shen Lu, obviously he did not understand the emperor. This is the arrangement with the queen.
Shen Lu continued to ask, "Since you are the emperor's heir, how can there be any reason to be born outside the palace?"
Zhang Zhou shrugged and said, "This is the result of an agreement between your majesty and the queen. Even if I try to persuade you, it will be in vain. However, from my point of view, even if a person has not entered the palace and has not received his status, he should not hide it. He should be honest with others, otherwise something will not end well. "
"Yes, yes, yes." Shen Lu nodded hurriedly.
Xu Qiong frowned and looked at Shen Lu with a strange look in his eyes, as if asking, whose side are you on?
Of course Shen Lu was on the emperor's side.
No matter how close the Zhang family’s relatives are, they must put the emperor’s interests first. After all, it was the emperor who gave them their current status, not the Zhang family’s relatives.
When the emperor accepts a concubine and the concubine has a dragon heir, the status of the Zhang family will be further reduced.
Now that there is Zhang Zhou, the influence of the Zhang family in the court has been greatly reduced.
"Bingkuan." Xu Qiong suddenly became polite and asked smoothly, "Where do you live outside the palace? Is Your Majesty properly accommodated? You should know the inside story, right?"
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Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "How can I ask more questions about such matters?"
Xu Qiong said, "If the imperial concubine gives birth to the child outside the palace, if it is a princess, it doesn't matter. If it is a prince, "Bingkuan, can you understand what I mean?"
It's a new level of playing riddles.
Zhang Zhou wanted to say, what did you say, and I will understand what you mean
"If Xu Butang means that this dragon's heir was born outside the palace, his identity and status If there is any controversy, that should be what His Majesty is worried about, not what the Queen is worried about, right?" Zhang Zhou said.
Shen Lu was beside him and seemed not to understand for a moment.
Xu Qiong listened very thoroughly. He said, "I am worried about this, but it is indeed a good thing that Your Majesty has a dragon heir. I have some innocuous matters to discuss with you. In this case, that's all. Don’t mention it anymore.”
Zhang Zhou smiled.
You two old foxes came to me when you had nothing to do. You were entrusted by the Jin family to come to me to discuss dealing with women outside the emperor's palace
Now we know that the emperor and the empress are married. bothThis matter has been settled, which means it is an "insignificant" matter.
"That's right." Zhang Zhou said, "I want to think about how to leak this matter, and what should happen next in the DPRK." You don’t need to remind me about the rumors.”
This time Xu Qiong didn’t need to answer. Shen Lu on the side smiled and said, “Please tell me about the concubine, I can personally remind you.”
Xu Qiong glanced at Shen Lu again, seeming to blame Shen Lu for agreeing to the matter too early.
For others, everything is fine. We are both entrusted by Mrs. Changguo, and we have a nepotistic relationship with relatives of the Zhang family. Do you have any position?
I can’t find it. Someone else came to propose.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Yes, this is what the Queen meant. After all, the Queen does not want to leave a jealous impression on others. The Queen has always persuaded Your Majesty to ask for more for the sake of the continuation of the Ming Dynasty." His majesty often accepts a concubine because he believes that the matter should not be rushed. The queen is really the hope of the future of the Ming Dynasty."
Xu Qiong couldn't help but frown when he heard this.
What did Zhang Zhou think when he actually said that the Queen was the Ming Dynasty's hope
He was deliberately saying something sarcastic
"Then I have nothing to say, Bing "Kuan, you haven't been to the Ministry of Rites. Why don't I show you around?"
"No, no, I will definitely come back when I have the chance."
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"Please."
Zhang Zhou left the Ministry of Rites.
Xu Qiong and Shen Lu saw each other off in person. When they arrived, Xu Qiong's attitude towards Zhang Zhou was somewhat calm and indifferent, but when they left, Xu Qiong suddenly became extremely enthusiastic towards Zhang Zhou.
After the others left, the two returned to the inner office.
Xu Qiong said, "Zhang Bingkuan has ulterior motives."
"Ah" Shen Lu didn't know why and asked, "What is this called? Does it have anything to do with him?"
In Shen Lu’s view, the emperor found a woman outside the palace and discussed with the queen about bringing the concubine into the palace. How does this have anything to do with Zhang Zhou?
Why do you, Lao Xu, say so about Zhang Zhou? With ulterior motives
Xu Qiong said coldly, "You and I should both know your Majesty's temperament. If Your Majesty wanted to have a concubine, he would have already done so in the past few years. Why wait for Zhang Bingkuan to appear before he accepts a concubine?"
"It can't be said that Zhang Bingkuan is causing trouble behind his back. The Queen and the Zhang family also rely heavily on him, so he won't dig a hole for himself." Shen Lu seemed like a good old man.
It seems that Shen Lu has no idea that officialdom is dangerous.
It is also because Shen Lu’s background does not match his status. Most of the time, Shen Lu plays the role of an old sly man in the court, shuttling between love and law, and helping others. Xiang Duoyu served the court.
But Shen Lu has not offended anyone, and others will not deliberately antagonize him. This is because of his special status, and he has to break through many joints.
Xu Qiong said, "Didn't you hear him say that His Majesty himself could not talk to the Queen about the concubine, and he would do it for him? Then the Queen proposed that the EmperorThe concubine can only enter the palace after giving birth outside the palace."
"What's wrong with this?" Shen Lu couldn't speak smoothly.
Xu Qiong sighed, "If an emperor's heir, He was born outside the palace and had no one to rely on. At that time, Zhang Bingkuan was not under his control."
"Ah"
Even though Shen Lu felt that his political thinking was first-class, he didn't even think about it. I didn’t think about it at this level.
But Xu Qiong was a discerning person.
At first glance, it seemed that Zhang Zhou was helping Queen Zhang to have the child born outside the palace. His status was low and he could not compare with the legitimate prince, but in fact this was the method used by Zhang Zhou to control the children outside the palace.
Shen Lu immediately understood what he was doing and asked eagerly, "Old Xu, yours." This means that there is something wrong with the mother and son now. It is the girl who is under Zhang Bingkuan's control, so he is not in a hurry to let the girl into the palace now, but wants to control her so that she can gradually rely on her. He is treading two boats. What does he want?"
Xu Qiong asked, "When did Zhang Zhou step on the Zhang family's boat?"
"" Shen Lu hesitated for a moment, then asked, "No Shouning Marquis and Jianchang Bo now regard him as their right-hand man, and now the Zhang family also relies on him."
At this point, Shen Lu also became speechless.
Because he also noticed that something was wrong.
Xu Qiong said, "Although the second son of the Zhang family has made some achievements in the towns of Jiubian, he has stayed away from the court. Now the queen can only use honors to you and me. , He even didn’t hesitate to listen to Zhang Bingkuan’s advice. Don’t you think Zhang Bingkuan has ulterior motives?"
Shen Lu seemed to be afraid, shuddered, shook his head and said, "It would be better if the Zhang family and the two are not in the capital. If you were here, if you encountered this kind of thing, I'm afraid it would turn the world upside down. ”
Shen Lu knew the temperaments of the Zhang brothers.
If it had been in the past without Zhang Zhou, if he had encountered a woman that the emperor had found outside the palace, Empress Zhang will definitely try her best to kill people through her two brothers, at least so that her children can't be saved.
The Zhang brothers can ignore it, but he, Shen Lu, cannot.
Xu Qiong said, "Who knows whether all this was planned by Zhang Bingkuan. It doesn't matter if the two sons of the Zhang family went on the expedition alone, but now they are both away, but at this time they are involved in the affairs of their relatives. Do you know who this woman is and what her background is?"
"How do you know this?" Shen Lu smiled bitterly.
They were clearly asked to show off, saying that the emperor wanted to have a concubine.
But they don’t even know the identity of this woman. It can be said that even the two insiders were kept in the dark.
Xu Qiong said helplessly, “Because of this, this is the reason. It is more likely that Zhang Bingkuan planned the matter alone. In this way, you go to see Mrs. Changguo and tell her about this. If you want the queen to look back, you only have one day's chance. As for other matters, let them be as they are."
The only obligation Xu Qiong can fulfill now is to inform Jin about the matter.
At leastLet Mr. Jin understand that your daughter has a love rival.
Even if your daughter is deceived by Zhang Bingkuan, you, as an old lady, have rich life experience and have never even met Zhang Bingkuan, so you will not be fooled by Zhang Bingkuan’s sweet words
"Then I'll go right away." Shen Lu handed over his hands and hurriedly left.
The government office of Yanwutang in Beijing.
When Zhang Zhou arrived at the place, he immediately sent someone to call Tang Yin who was inspecting and maintaining the artillery in the Beijing camp.
"Why me"
When Tang Yin knew that he would be used as a messenger to go to Liaodong to investigate the military achievements and fighter planes of the Huangshui Battle, he was extremely resistant.
Perhaps it was Tang Yin's lazy temperament. Tang Yin didn't want to go out and run around, and the trip to the northwest was too much for him.
And no matter how you look at it, Liaodong's job is also a thankless and hard job.
Zhang Zhou said, "Bohu, who do you think is more appropriate if I don't let you go?"
"Isn't there still a chance to win?" Tang Yin dared to say.
"Haha." Zhang Zhou responded with a mocking smile.
Tang Yin seemed to understand instantly.
It was also a hard job, so why did Zhang Zhou work for his brother-in-law and let him be an "outsider"?
The two said they were brothers, but it was him who lost the bet. After that, he had to become a disciple of Zhang Zhou. Zhang Zhouneng had the opportunity to torment him out of good intentions, so he would definitely arrange things for him
Tang Yin seemed to understand that he was running away this time No more falling.
Zhang Zhoudao: "Li Zhan is mostly responsible for industrial and mining matters. After all, he is a member of the Ministry of Industry. But you are different. This time you are going to Liaodong. I have an important errand for you. Please cooperate with Liaodong." People from all over the country, let’s fight again.”
“What?”
Tang Yin was just filled with excitement before, but this time he could hardly stand still.
There must be a limit to tormenting people, Mr. Zhang
I advise you to be kind.
Tang Yin said, "Haven't the three Duoyan guards already retreated to the west? If they send out troops again, they won't leave from Liaodong."
"Oh, it has nothing to do with the grassland." Zhang Zhou picked it up casually. He was reading a book on the desk, and he didn't know when it was placed there. He hadn't been to his official office in Yanwu Hall for many days. This place was just one of his many offices. Indeed, I couldn't care less, "It's Jianzhou Wei."
"This"
"What's the use of a bull's knife to kill a chicken? Originally, I wanted Zhu Zhijie to go with you, but I thought about it. After a while, I felt that Zhu Zhijie was too emotional recently, and I was afraid that he would not be able to fight a tough battle. This time, it was actually not much trouble to deal with the Jianzhou Guards. He just needed to cooperate with the memorial given by the king of Korea and ask the Ming Dynasty to teach him a lesson. Stop Jianzhou Wei's expansionary behavior"
"North Korea"
Tang Yin found that his brain was indeed not enough.
“Bohu, do you think it’s freezing cold in Liaodong now?, is it not suitable for fighting anymore?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Tang Yin wanted to say that you already know everything, but also asked
Zhang Zhou said, "The purpose of fighting is to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness. It just so happens that I have a batch of military supplies here. By the way, I asked people from the Beijing Camp to go to Liaodong with you to deliver them. It was agreed that the Liaodong defense line would be the top priority from now on, so naturally we should pay close attention to it. "
Tang Yin asked, "What does that mean, Minister Zhang, that I won't come back in the future?"
"I can come back after finishing my errands." "Zhang Zhoudao.
Tang Yin suddenly thought of a terrible thing and asked, "Will North Korea cooperate with the Ming Dynasty in sending troops?"
"Maybe so. "Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Are you full of expectations for your mission to North Korea?"
Ten thousand Cao Niima passed by in Tang Yin's heart.
He was yelling loudly in his heart, you Zhang Bingkuan is a lunatic, right? You actually asked me to go on a mission to North Korea in the middle of winter. This is a human act, and it is very likely that I will have to pass through the area controlled by Jianzhou Guard. Let me represent the Ming Dynasty to negotiate with North Korea to jointly send troops to attack Jianzhou Guard. It's simply more uncomfortable than killing me
Zhang Zhou saw Tang Yin's uncertain expression and said with a slight disappointment, "A man should be responsible and don't think about shrinking back if anything happens. In addition to a batch of military supplies, I also plan to add one hundred heavy artillery pieces to Liaodong to coordinate with this battle. "
Tang Yin continued to be speechless.
Zhang Zhou said, "The officers and soldiers of Liaodong are all looking forward to military glory. This time you can also go over and reward the three armies. After winning the reputation, the next time the governor of Liaodong is replaced, Don't you have a chance?"
Tang Yin asked, "Can you change it to someone else?"
"No. " Tang Yin asked directly, and Zhang Zhou answered even more simply, "You have to go to this matter, but you can choose your retinue, but this matter is related to confidentiality, including credentials, etc. You must see it after you arrive in Korea. Only the king of Korea can appear. "
Tang Yin swallowed, "There is also a letter of credence."
Can that be called a letter of credence?
That should be called a reminder.
He was discovered by the people of Jianzhou Guard, and he is still alive
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Bohu, benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, trust, tell me, what kind of thing do you have? Why do I fancy you and let you join the sect?" No sense of responsibility."
Tang Yin sounded very awkward.
You were obviously scolding me and scolding me, why did you say it with a smile
And when you said it , so upright and unavoidable, just because you are a senior brother, you can teach me this way, we are both Jinshi in the same year, okay?
"I'll leave tomorrow, and I'll let you have an interview before I leave. Your Majesty will personally arrange errands for you. "
Zhang Zhou said, "This battle is not for the sake of fame, but for the proper outcome. In the future, if the Ming Dynasty wants to annex those disobedient foreign nations, there will be no need to make any more excuses. Just as the Tatars never asked for any reasons but invaded our Ming Dynasty and robbed the people, this time it is our Ming Dynasty's turn to be merciless. "Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading