The money-grubbing Hu Feng was "invited" by the Jiangning County Yamen, and under the eyes of everyone, he politely invited the county Yamen to the Yamen.
Hu Feng obviously didn’t understand the situation.
Upstairs, we were just competing with scholars from out of town for first-come, first-served, over a room. They were pushing and shoving each other. I don’t know how the unlucky guy fell down the stairs, although it was not life-threatening. , but the charge of wounding is unavoidable. At least he has a reputation, which can be regarded as avoiding the embarrassment of being in the pillory.
"Master Zhang, this is your arrangement"
Yang Peng, who was standing at the opposite door watching all this, asked Zhang Zhou cautiously.
Zhang Zhou smiled and shook his head, "Eunuch Yang, this is probably because as the saying goes, plans cannot keep up with changes. The prince's security work is also the most prone to these unexpected situations."
"Yes." Yang Peng always felt that something was wrong.
"I want to go back to pay homage to the ancestral hall. Eunuch Yang has other errands to do, so I won't bother you much." Zhang Zhou means, you can leave.
Yang Peng volunteered, "I feel honored to accompany you, Master Zhang, to visit the ancestral hall. I hope Master Zhang can give you a chance. There are also matters involving the northwest military affairs, and I would like to consult with your majesty." Your opinion."
"For Your Majesty, we have to go together."
Zhang Zhou smiled and made a gesture of invitation. The two of them could not go through the front door. You can only go out from the back door of Mipu, and walk directly to the Zhang family mansion, which is Zhang Ye's mansion, without taking a carriage.
"Master Zhang, based on the information we have learned so far, the newly appointed Ningxia Governor Yang Yiqing and the Marquis of Anbian all arrived in Ningxia in the past two days."
"According to His Majesty's instructions He ordered that after the two of them arrive, they will start to deal with the troops of the little Tatar prince. The number of troops that can be mobilized from each road in Ningxia is no more than 5,000, but the Tatars have at least 40,000 to 50,000 troops. Look at this How to fight this battle?"
Yang Peng looked at Zhang Zhou eagerly.
It is said that he is asking for Zhu Youtang, but more because he wants to take credit for himself. If he can get the tactics to defeat the enemy from Zhang Zhou, then Yang Peng's position as the admiral of Dongchang will be secure. , maybe he will also directly fulfill his wish and enter the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Zhang Zhou flatly said, "If it were me, I wouldn't be able to fight."
"Ah" Yang Peng was surprised by Zhang Zhou's answer.
“It’s not that I’m trying to shirk it or that I don’t want to work hard for it, it’s really because the strength gap between the enemy and us is too big, or we want all the people in Ningxia Town to come out, which will make the city of Ningxia unsafe. The losses will be greater if we repair these fortresses later, so in my opinion, it is better to wait for the Tatars to withdraw."
Zhang Zhou seemed to be analyzing it carefully.
But Yang Peng felt that Zhang Zhou did not tell the truth frankly. After all, what the emperor pursued was to take the initiative, and the emperor's orders were hard to disobey. If it were you, Zhang Zhou, who went to the northwest, he would not have carried out the emperor's orders
But then he thought about it, maybe Zhang Zhou was the only one qualified to resist the emperor's order.
After resisting, the emperor not only did not punish him, but also said that he could resist.Good, courageous, and a model of benevolent minister
Yang Peng said, "But when Governor Yang arrives in Ningxia, this battle must be fought."
"Oh, then push out the artillery carts , just deal with it casually, at least the Tatars don't dare to touch the artillery array head-on. If the Tatars retreat, then your Majesty's intention should be almost achieved."
Zhang Zhou looked very relaxed, as if this was a natural thing.
Yang Peng said helplessly, "Unless the Tatars rob Ningxia, they will evacuate. Otherwise," Zhang Zhou said, "It's still the same old problem."
< p> "I'd like to hear the details." Yang Peng turned his ears, fearing that he would miss the key to the matter.Zhang Zhou sighed with emotion, "The nine-sided land of the Ming Dynasty is equivalent to nine pots, and the lids are not enough. Just replace it with me, okay?"
Yang Peng said, "You have heaven's will." , even the thunder from the sky can be summoned, and the Tatars will definitely flee if they know you are here."
"Really?" Zhang Zhou said, "I have this ability, why didn't I know about you, Eunuch Yang? Do you have any misunderstandings about me? If you think it is me, Pinglu, who is famous, then Anbianhou probably also has such ability. Maybe the Tatars will retreat without a fight if they know that Anbianhou is visiting Ningxia in person."
"Difficult."
Yang Peng's evaluation was very direct.
Marquis Anbian is very capable and his reputation is spread far and wide, but as the admiral of Dongchang, if you don't even know his true level, then Yang Peng doesn't have to mess around.
In his opinion, no matter how capable Zhu Feng is, without Zhang Zhou’s support, he is nothing.
Zhang Zhou said, "We are in Nanjing, thinking about the progress of the war in Ningxia. Is it beyond our reach? Today I have to pay homage to the ancestral hall and go back to meet the Zhang family members. I am in a very bad mood. Eunuch Yang should let me go first." Be quiet for a while."
"No need to disturb me, please go ahead."
Yang Peng asked Zhang Zhou to go ahead, and he followed from a distance.
The Dongchang fanzi brought next to him, who was also Yang Peng's cronies, hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Grandpa of the factory, does Lai Guogong have any plans?"
Yang Peng thought about it. Let’s talk about the conversation just now.
Zhang Zhou seemed to have said everything, but there were no constructive suggestions that were basically bullshit. It was equivalent to saying that Zhang Zhou just said a few words to him and asked him to follow him as a follower.
"No, don't mention it." Yang Peng was also very depressed.
"Then has the Duke of Lai sent you an errand? Your Majesty seems to have an important errand for the Duke of Lai"
"I haven't shut your mouth, follow it well"
Zhang Mansion.
Zhang Zhou came here again, and suddenly he looked at the lintel of the Zhang family with emotion. He felt like he was in another world, and he thought about whether to find a tung oil can to hold in his arms before rushing in. Once
"Second Master, you are back"
When a servant of the Zhang Mansion saw Zhang Zhou, it was no different from meeting his biological father.
The door opened, and a bunch of people came out to greet them.He kowtows in greeting.
This also made Zhang Zhou very uncomfortable. The last time he came here, he was still tense and refused to give in.
"Tell me, madam, I came here to pay homage to the ancestral hall, and I will leave after paying my respects. Does the person who built the ancestral hall have any grudge against me? It is built here in the mansion. Who is this ancestral hall built for?"
Zhang Zhou was a little dissatisfied.
In order to show his "filial piety", he had to walk around the Zhang family mansion, which made him feel very unhappy.
The Zhang family became lively immediately.
Not only the Zhang family, but also the neighbors and the seven aunts and eight aunts of the Zhang family, who are related to each other, all gather here.
When Zhang Zhou stepped into the gate of the Zhang family, his sister-in-law Zhang Xu, who was opposite and had a round waist, came towards her. Her aura was just like the unreasonable sister-in-law in Zhang Zhou's impression.
"Second brother, who asked you to come in?"
Zhang Xu was not polite when she saw Zhang Zhou. It seemed that she was the only one in the Zhang family who could still maintain her true feelings.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm not here to greet you. I'm here to pay homage to the ancestral hall. I'll leave after paying my respects."
Ms. Zhang Xu said coldly, "from the ancestral hall." The incense is inherited by the eldest son and the direct grandson. Why do you need to come? Even if you want to come, you should ask your brother and nephew for instructions. Only your brother and nephew can get them."
I was about to talk to Zhang Zhou "Theory".
Ms. Zhang Xu realized that it seemed that her husband and son had not returned with this second uncle.
Zhang Zhou wrote lightly, "Oh, my eldest brother and nephew are still fighting sandbags in Liaoyang."
"What did you say?"
Zhang Xu's eyes He stared round, like a dominatrix, and then took out a stick from behind, as if he wanted to come over and fight Zhang Zhou.
The retinue behind Zhang Zhou originally followed him back to "glorify" him. After all, they returned home in fine clothes and went to his brother's house to pay homage to the ancestral hall. Even if the relationship was not good before, it is time to ease the conflict now
Who would have thought that this woman would not follow the rules and actually want to hit someone with a stick
"Madam, please don't be impulsive." When Yang Peng saw this posture, he rushed as fast as he could .
Dongchang Changchang personally stepped forward to block the people.
The Jin Yiwei and others behind them also hurriedly rushed forward, even pulling out their knives.
Ms. Zhang Xu sternly said, "My eldest sister-in-law is my mother. Even if he is now prosperous, do you still want to attack me, a woman and a child, even if you ignore the most basic filial piety and filial piety, you guys?"
"This"
Yang Peng thought about it, and it was right.
Zhang Zhou came back just to show his filial piety. If he attacks his sister-in-law, it will not mean giving Zhang Zhou a bad name.
The head of the Zhang family’s house is not here, and the Zhang family’s second house will take care of others. The reputation of coming back to bully orphans and widowed mothers spreads out
hiss.
Yang Peng suddenly felt that something was wrong, how could he be kidnapped by others morally?
Zhang Zhou looked on and smiled..
He almost gave this sister-in-law a thumbs up.
Sister-in-law is the best among those who can keep their true feelings. She has never had any objections to her brother-in-law because he passed Zhang Zhou's exams as a candidate or a Jinshi, or even became the Duke of Lai. If you have a good face, you should grab it. In the past, it was to grab family property. Later, when Zhang Zhou was given a job and a title, he went to grab the title.
Just when Zhang Xu thought she had grasped Zhang Zhou's "filial piety" and was about to make a fuss in front of outsiders, a man came out from behind Zhang Zhou.
Although she is also wearing Jin Yiwei's clothes, she has a graceful figure and holds a knife in her hand
It is Wang Mingshan who Zhang Zhou specially brought here to support the scene.
"You"
When Zhang Xu saw Wang Mingshan standing in front of Zhang Zhou with a knife, her momentum suddenly weakened.
Didn’t you say that a group of big men bullied you into a prostitute?
Then change to a woman.
When two women fight, they are not bullying you, right? Even if you are big and round, you can only rely on the strength of one arm. Now if you are asked to fight Lian Jiazi, do you still have a chance of winning?
"Sister-in-law, I am not an ungrateful person. I have told my brother and nephew that as long as they do well, I will find a way to help them find positions. There are thousands or hundreds of households in the army, and they rely on their ability. If you can help me, I will definitely not hesitate."
Zhang Zhou said this to the people from the Zhang family who came in one after another.
Ms. Zhang Xu’s expression was uncertain, but in the presence of everyone watching, she did not dare to use a stick to teach Zhang Zhou a lesson in the name of her sister-in-law.
"I took me to pay homage to the newly built ancestral hall, and then left after paying homage." Zhang Zhou smiled and cupped his hands to the people around him, "I made you laugh."
< p>Ms. Zhang Xu was very angry.But Zhang Zhou had no choice but to watch Zhang Zhou and his people perform their filial piety performance in the Zhang family mansion.
Zhang Xu’s daughter, Zhang Zhou’s niece, the eleven-year-old Zhang An stood beside her mother, staring at what was happening in front of her with wide eyes.
"My niece has grown so tall that she looks like a royal family member."
Zhang Zhou greeted with a smile.
Zhang An is very similar to her mother. The flesh on her body grows sideways. On the contrary, Zhang Ping has the same height as his father, and usually looks like a skinny monkey.
Zhang Zhou was also thinking about it, saying that his son is like his mother and his daughter is like his father.
How it appears in the Zhang family's main room is the opposite
"The ancestral hall has been decorated. You can go to worship Master Zhang first." Yang Peng went over to decorate it in person. Then he came over and saluted Zhang Zhou.
"Yes."
Zhang Zhou smiled and walked towards the ancestral hall.
"Second brother, bring your brother and nephew back. The two families will have nothing to do with each other from now on." Zhang Xu suddenly seemed to have become a good wife and mother, remembering Zhang Ye and his son who had been tormented by her several times.
Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "No."
"You" Zhang Xu was so angry that she bit hergnashing of teeth.
Zhang Zhou said, "I said that I would succeed for my brother and nephew, and I will definitely succeed for them. They also said that they are willing to endure no matter how much hardship they have. I believe that they all want to start their own business. Although this house is big, , but it can’t stop a man’s freedom-loving heart.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Zhang Xu shouted sharply at Zhang Zhou.
Yang Peng quickly persuaded, "Madam, please be more polite to Mr. Lai Guo."
Ms. Zhang Xu glared at Yang Peng and said, "The affairs of our Zhang family have nothing to do with you." What is the old eunuch doing?"
"What"
When Yang Peng heard this, he immediately felt that he had received a 10,000-point critical hit.
I, the dignified boss of Dongchang Factory, don’t mind humiliating me in front of Zhang Zhou. You, a market shrew, dare to call me an "old eunuch". You don’t know how many eyes Lord Ma has.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Eunuch Yang, please forgive me. My sister-in-law is used to being arrogant and domineering at home. If you want to take revenge on her, you can do whatever you want after I leave."
"No. No. I guess Mrs. Zhang had some misunderstanding about Xiao." Yang Peng showed humility in front of Zhang Zhou.
Ms. Zhang Xu had long seen that this eunuch was obedient to Zhang Zhouyan, and thought she was some inconspicuous old eunuch. She dared to be so arrogant because no one in the Zhang family dared to fight with her. enemy.
But she misjudged the political environment Zhang Zhou was in, and did not know what unpredictable consequences this political environment would bring to her. It is especially effective for scholars who like to reason, but it is not effective for people in the vanity fair.
Zhang Zhou left the Zhang family after visiting the ancestral hall.
Even though he encountered some unpleasantness in the Zhang family, when he came out, he was warmly received by everyone in the Zhang family except Zhang Xu.
Everyone seems to want to come up and become familiar with each other.
"Erlang, you are now capable. My family, Dahan, also wants to get a military job. Please help me."
"There are four acres of land outside the city. It was occupied in the past two years. A rogue has taken possession of me, and I haven't even paid for the rent yet. Why don't you think of a way?"
It's all trivial stuff.
It can be said that it is incompatible with the "pattern" of people like Zhang Zhou who do great things.
"Get out of the way"
Yang Peng personally went up to escort him.
After Zhang Zhou was put on the carriage, the group left.
Yang Peng was not in a hurry to leave.
He turned back and glanced in the direction of the Zhang family mansion, feeling very ashamed and annoyed. As a "treacherous" villain, he was once Li Guang's number one and now Zhang Zhou's right-hand man. How could he ever be treated like this? Pointing at the nose and scolding
"Grandpa, look at what we can do to prevent the house from being burned down." The fans began to come up with ideas.
This group of people are also familiar with Yang Peng’s character.
Yang Peng gritted his teeth and said, "The Duke of Lai will definitely be displeased by burning down a big house. He just picked an inconspicuous shop or her family's house and burned it for our family. Dare you scold me?"A woman like this will not shed tears until she sees the coffin."
Imperial Palace.
In the afternoon of this day, Xiao Jing sent Zhu Youtang a memorial. It was Yang Yiqing who was about to arrive in Ningxia. At that time, he wrote the "March Plan" on the road.
Xiao Jing said, "This memorial has been handed over to the cabinet, or it will be mentioned in the next day. If there is anything inappropriate, the slave can always consult the Ministry of War for advice. ”
In Zhu Youtang’s hands.
This is the strategy decided by Yang Yiqing after a few days of calm thinking before arriving at the front line.
In general, it is Based on the various gates in Ningxia, they used light cavalry to harass the main Tatar force, and then gathered superior forces to engage in a "decisive battle" with artillery carts, gradually driving the Tatars out of the grain-producing area on Ningxia West Road.
"It's superficial. ”
After reading this memorial, Zhu Youtang shook his head, as if he had no interest in those false and empty plans.
In other words, Zhu Youtang didn’t think Yang Yiqing If we advance like this, we have a chance to win on the frontal battlefield.
Xiao Jing said, "Sixty thousand soldiers and horses have been mobilized on the other three sides to coordinate with us.
Zhu Youtang smiled softly and said, "Most of the so-called 60,000 are old, weak, sick, and disabled. I guess even the main force of the fire screen is included. It reminds me of North Korea." In order to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty in sending 20,000 troops to three sides, Bingkuan has already analyzed it for me, so there is no need to deal with it. "
"Yes. "Xiao Jing lowered his head.
Xiao Jing didn't believe it at first that there were 60,000 troops on three sides.
But in order to show off the military power of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of awesomeness I have to brag, maybe the Tatars will believe it after hearing this awesomeness
It’s not that there is no manpower available at all, it’s just that “it’s full”, including those who transport food, plus those who are usually recruited Civilians must include all mobilizable forces, even the surrendered Huoshii cavalry. This calculation is meaningless in the face of a tough battle.
"Is there any news from Liaodong?" Zhu Youtang asked.
Xiao Jing said, "There has been no movement in Liaodong recently. On the contrary, the governor of Jizhou, Wang Xian, led five thousand troops out of the fortress and ordered Duoyan and other troops to retreat north. Now Daning and other places are All the enemy invaders have retreated, and the east road of Ming Dynasty is clear. "
"Oh. "
Zhu Youtang nodded.
Xiao Jing was also wondering. The emperor asked Jizhou when he asked about Jizhou. Why did he suddenly ask about Liaodong?
"Later, I summoned Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue to come over. I have something to tell him. " Zhu Youtang said.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what is going on," Xiao Jing said, "I wish I could say hello to him in advance. ”
Zhu Youtang said, “The grain adjustment, the transfer to Liaodong, and the Nuergandusi are to prepare for the winter.” "
Xiao Jing said, "But there was no shortage of food and grass in Liaodong and other places before. "
"There will always be a shortage. In addition, let Taipu Temple cooperate and transfer 4,000 horses to Liaodong, and 10,000 troops from the Beijing camp to cooperate in guarding Jizhou. " Zhu Youtang said.
"Your Majesty" Xiao Jing was shocked.
"Just do as you are told. I let the little Tatar prince wreak havoc in Ningxia without saying anything. Even if I want to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, I can't fight out from the side pass, but from Liaodong. I trust Uncle Xin Xin more." Please Keep in mind to collect, the latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft