Wang Shouren's march into the grassland was completed with almost no knowledge of the whole court.
Not even the court officials of the Ming Dynasty, let alone the grassland tribes, knew that when Wang Shouren marched 150 miles a day into the grassland, the Eastern Mongolian pastures were even more affected by the Liaodong Ji army led by Lu Wan and Wang Xian last year. The prefecture troops were swept away, and the three tribes of the Duoyan Guards retreated westward, so that Wang Shouren did not even see the shadow of the grassland tribes within six to seven hundred miles of the grassland.
And in Nanjing.
A grand gathering of academic discussions is about to begin, and Zhu Houzhao is still showing off his knowledge everywhere. However, while he has become famous recently, he has also encountered "troubling things."
"Master Zhu, after your poem was read to outsiders, most people did not believe that it was written by a ten-year-old boy. Some even claimed that this poem was written by him, no less than Four or five people admitted that he wrote this poem himself, and some people actually came forward to testify that they heard that he had written this poem at various literary conferences more than a month ago."
" Others say that the young master is deceiving the world and stealing his reputation. They also say that they want to compete with you on the spot to expose your true face."
Hu Feng rejoined this small group. Among them, there are a few people who always follow Zhu Houzhao out recently.
It’s not that they admire Zhu Houzhao’s talent and learning, but that Zhu Houzhao was very generous when he invited guests to dinner. Then these scholars from Jiangnan served as guides to take Zhu Houzhao to eat and have fun. Okay, I'm going to be a scapegoat again, saying I want to make Zhu Houzhao famous.
Zhu Houzhao didn't know how to save, and he felt that eating, drinking and having fun in Jiangnan was simply too "cheap". After being out for so long, he actually only spent four or five hundred taels, which was better than asking Liu Jin and others to buy it. Something much more affordable.
He has no idea about money. Anyway, he just spends the money he has, and he doesn’t have to work hard to earn it.
Zhu Houzhao said angrily, "That's what I wrote, why do they still want to show shame?"
Saying this, Zhu Houzhao actually felt a little guilty in his heart. He was also thinking about Zhang. Sir, you won’t really use other people’s poems and claim them as mine, and let me go out to gain fame, or even let me use the power of the prince to take these three poems as my own
On second thought Think about it.
No.
Mr. Zhang is too talented to do such a thing. If he wants to help me become famous, he must write poems for me.
Sun Che said, "Master Zhu, look at this poetry competition, will we accept it or not?"
"Excuse me," Zhu Houzhao said angrily, "What will we compare to them then?" If I can come up with a better poem than what I wrote, then it is mine, who can snatch it away?"
"But"
Sun Che was also a little confused. , "Actually, this is all simple truth. They all see you as a ten-year-old boy and feel that you have no background. Not only do you have no background in the government, but you also have no background in the school. At most, you are just a student scattered everywhere. If If your husband is famous, he can beHe comes out and talks for you. ”
Now Sun Che and the others are also sincerely helping Zhu Houzhao to find a solution.
They don’t quite believe what others say, why did they write the poem a few months ago? If this is the case, those people, not Zhu Houzhao, would be the ones who started the poem.
After Zhu Houzhao presented the poem, they said this again, as if they knew that Zhu Houzhao was easy to bully and deliberately targeted him.
Gong Yeping said aside, "No wonder, these three poems quickly caused a sensation in Nanjing, comparable to the Huanxi sand gambling book that spread in Jiangnan the first year. You have released three songs this time, and outsiders are jealous of your reputation. Young Master, you are new here and not many people know you. You have no real reputation in the literary world. This is probably because your background is not very strong. ”
“My young master’s background is not strong”
Liu Jin on the side was so angry that he almost wanted to declare his own family and go fight with those people.
As the Ming Dynasty’s leader, the prince Prince, I finally wrote three poems, but some people dared to steal them and say they were written by them. Several of them have enough heads to cut off
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Liu Jin and said, "Let them fight, a bunch of people who don't know whether to live or die." This thing, I really thought it could go to heaven. I haven’t taken action yet. "
Sun Che said, "That means that you have accepted this poetry competition."
"No," Zhu Houzhao said, "I have written three poems, but there is no better one at the moment. .
Hu Feng sighed, "Master Zhu, you are really good. You have such good poems. You publish them one at a time to let people know your ability, and then take them out bit by bit. Why do you write them all at once?" I can't tell clearly. Although we have argued hard for you and used the advantage of being the first to move, saying that they are just empty-handed, but many of them have great backgrounds and cannot be compared. "
Zhu Houzhao sneered and said, "The so-called background is just a group of people working together to talk nonsense, right?"
"Ahem" Hu Feng coughed twice, not knowing what to say. What a good thing.
The discussion ended on bad terms
After Sun Che and the others saw Zhu Houzhao come out, Sun Che seemed to recall something and said, "I saw him that day. The gentleman who passed Mr. Zhu felt that his attire was extraordinary. He thought he was famous in Nanjing. As soon as he came, Mr. Zhu wrote a poem."
Gong Yeping said, "What do you mean?"
Hu Feng sighed, "There are many high-ranking officials and nobles around Yingtian Mansion, and it is not unusual for them to be talented and famous. No matter how high-ranking the officials are, they are no more than officials. Now the right way is to help Mr. Zhu find someone who can support him. "
"You have a way?" Sun Che looked over and asked.
Hu Feng said, "Today, Xu Jing, a famous scholar from Jiangyin, held a cultural gathering in the Huainan Building to entertain guests from all walks of life, especially I want to choose a scholar who respects the study of mind. I want to give it a try and see if I can win his support. "
Sun Che shook his head and said, "He is the one who was involved in the exam in the first year and was even deprived of participating in the examination."
Hu Feng said, "You may not know,In the past two years, he has been working under the name of Zhang Xueshi, the Duke of Lai of the Ming Dynasty. I heard that he also went to North Korea with the envoys. This person is now considered a number one figure.
Gong Yeping also sang the opposite tune and said, "Forget it, if you get close to him, you may not be able to get along well. Instead, it may affect your reputation. The world has high requirements for Qingyi, so don't Thinking that he can gain the respect of the world if he can serve Lai Guogong in front of the horse and behind the horse. If he is capable, his reputation will not be lost. ”
“If you don’t go, I’ll try”
Hu Feng was originally an opportunistic person. This is his cunning side. At this time, he hopes to find opportunities. He wanted to curry favor with Xu Jing in order to gain access to Zhang Zhou's power.
But he didn't know that he had even met Zhang Zhou himself, and Zhang Zhou even said "I admire you very much" to his face.
If he knew about it, he would probably go straight to the Nanjing Ministry of War Yamen to pay his respects.
Zhu Houzhao said he didn't care, but he was so angry that he didn't go with Sun Che that day. They went out for group activities, but took advantage of the night to take him to see Zhang Zhou in a carriage.
Zhu Houzhao was waiting at the door. , In fact, Jin Yiwei had already followed.
In the past, Zhu Houzhao had to hide it, but now it is almost semi-public. Zhu Houzhao's request to this group of people is just not to disturb him when he goes out to play. , even if he was hanging around in front of him, he no longer felt like an eyesore.
It would be better to protect himself if he didn't go back to the capital.
Tang Yin came out and took Zhu Houzhao in. Inside the yamen, we met in Zhang Zhou’s study.
“Bohu, you go out first, I have something to discuss with the prince. "Zhang Zhoudao.
"Yes. ”
Tang Yin glanced at Zhu Houzhao.
The prince of the Ming Dynasty was like a little crazy child, playing around in Jiangnan, but Zhang Zhou, as a minister trusted by the emperor, would actually indulge him. What the prince did was simply incomprehensible to a traditional scholar like Tang Yin.
Zhu Houzhao waited for Tang Yin to go out before he said anxiously, "Sir, some people are so shameless, they actually said. Those three poems were composed by them. If you give the students a few more, the students will go out and silence them. "
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "You know what I mean about holding a bib as a crime."
"Ah"
Zhu Houzhao blinked, and then thought of something, feeling depressed He sat down and said, "You have already expected that those three poems were really written by outsiders."
Zhu Houzhao is very smart.
He felt that since you Zhang Zhou can. I had anticipated this in advance. Could it be that you really stole it? Let me fight for the right to authorize it.
Zhang Zhou said, "I didn't even care about my own reputation and gave the poem to you. In order to save you from punishment and make His Majesty look good, you actually think that I will use those unorthodox methods."
"Don't be surprised, sir. "Zhu Houzhao said with a depressed look,"After all, I really didn't write the poem, so I'm also uneasy."
"Haha."
Zhang Zhou smiled.
"Prince, you have grown up."
"What"
Zhu Houzhao was angry, what does this have to do with whether I grow up< /p>
"At least you know the honor and disgrace. Do you know why you were always unable to make up your mind to study before? It's because studying will not bring about changes in your status and honor. On the contrary, it seems to you to be a burden. You Unlike those children from poor families who need to study to get ahead."
Zhang Zhou taught Zhu Houzhao seriously.
Zhu Houzhao said, "Does it matter?"
Zhang Zhou said, "Do you know why Your Majesty studies hard and can even become a wise king?"
Zhu Houzhao scratched his head and said, " Because the father knows honor and disgrace."
"You are really right," Zhang Zhou said, "Do you know what His Majesty went through during his adult life? Empress Dowager Mu died young, and although His Majesty was established as the crown prince, he must be careful every step he takes."
Zhu Houzhao's expression changed, and it was obvious that he did not like hearing this kind of story.
He came to Zhang Zhou with a very strong purpose. Can't you write three more songs? I'll slap those people in their faces in front of them to let them know how powerful I am.
Zhang Zhou seemed to be unaware of Zhu Houzhao’s mentality and was still teaching his class, “Now you at least know the honor and disgrace brought by fame in the literary world, which means you should also know the motivation for learning. ."
Zhu Houzhao was obviously impatient and shouted, "No matter how well I study, I can't write the poems you gave me."
Zhang Zhou said, "Don't worry. I showed all your poems to Bachelor Cheng, and he will help you spread them among the learned scholars in Nanjing. Soon the world will know that those poems were actually written by Bachelor Cheng, and no one will dare to impersonate them. "
"What?" Zhu Houzhao stood up and looked at Zhang Zhoudao with incredible eyes, "Sure enough, it was not written by Mr. Cheng. If it is Bachelor Cheng, then I won't be embarrassed."
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Master Cheng It's just to help you prevent Xiaoxiao from pretending to be famous. The literary meeting will be hosted by Bachelor Cheng, and he will explain the situation in public."
"Yes. "That's it."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately smiled, his little eyes and nose squeezed together, and he felt comfortable and said, "I just said that sir, you have a great idea, I shouldn't worry about it, sir." If you have one or two more, I'll keep them."
"No more."
"Stingy man, sir, you have so many options, how can you give them to me all at once? How about we discuss it and give it to me?"
Zhang Zhou stood up and said, "If you have nothing to do, go back. I have some entertainment tonight."
"Whoever is entertaining, I'll go too." "Zhu Houzhao laughed.
Obviously, Zhu Houzhao had a pretty good stay in the inn before and felt that he could feel the smoke and fire in the world, but as time went by,After all, the novelty of the inn was no longer enough. Thinking of the luxurious life in the palace and the scenery after entering the Nanjing Military Department Yamen, he naturally did not want to go back to the small and cramped space of the inn. < /p>
Zhu Houzhao crossed his legs and said with a smile, "It's okay, I won't go out. I'll live wherever you live. I'll learn from you by the way."
Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "I usually do the same. I don’t live here, this is just my office, and I have family around, so it’s inconvenient.”
“Is it Zhang Jun? I just have itchy hands,” Zhu Houzhao seemed to say. I want to rely on Zhang Zhou and live in Zhang Zhou's house.
"Huh"
Zhang Zhou said, "If you feel that your trip to Jiangnan is not interesting, I will send you back to the capital at any time. Letting you go to the market is a training for you"
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Zhu Houzhao knew at a glance that his father was not around, but there was a husband.
Although this gentleman is open-minded, he is not much different from his father when it comes to being "unreasonable".
"No, I'd better go back. How about you quickly arrange a big house for me and I can live in it. It's very inconvenient to live in an inn recently. Even the bath water is not supplied in time, and what about the food? , it’s quite good to eat a few meals, but it feels boring after eating too much, and I want to find a few more people to serve me.”
“Your Majesty, if you can’t bear the hardship, don’t come out in the future.”
"Don't, I can endure hardship, but some hardships are just not worth it. Speaking of which, I really miss my father and mother. Isn't it right for you to send me back later? We should go back together. Then I'm leaving first."
"Send off guests"
Zhang Zhou was not used to it either.
I think that since you are the prince, I will be obedient to you. Even if you become the emperor, I will still suppress you.
Hit the snake seven inches, who let me basically grasp your boy's weakness
Zhang Zhou asked Tang Yin to send Zhu Houzhao away.
When Tang Yin came back, he looked puzzled and said, "The prince has been out for a long time, why didn't he be escorted back to the capital safely earlier?"
"There is no rush." Zhang Zhou said.
No matter what Tang Yin asked, Zhang Zhou didn't answer.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door, but it was Yang Peng who arrived. Seeing that Tang Yin was there, Yang Peng originally wanted to avoid it, but Zhang Zhou said, "Just speak up."
Yang Peng said, "As Mr. expected, there are many people from the royal family along the river, lords from various places, and people who do not follow the law. There are even official ships purchased by them in various parts of Yingtian Mansion, purchasing large quantities of grain and rare treasures." Then send them away. After checking, those people have not only the background of the feudal lord, but also the support of the government. Even if ordinary merchants and farmers are exploited, most of them dare not speak out."
Zhang Zhou nodded. "Using power to suppress others is the norm in Jiangnan, isn't it the same in the capital?"
Yang Peng said with a smile, "The capital has actually been much better in the past few years. In the past, when Li Yu was in power, there were also Hou Ninghou and Jianchang Bo. The big merchants in the capital were indeed on tenterhooks. I guess it was also because the land south of the Yangtze River was far away from the capital. , and the number of sects and vassals here is indeed large."
The royal relatives used their power to exploit and squeeze the resources for ordinary people to do business and survive, annex land, and do things to monopolize the market.
This is not surprising at all.
Zhang Zhou himself came out of Yingtian Mansion, so Zhang Zhou knew this clearly.
It’s like when he helped Zhu Feng, the second son of the Chengguo family, to do business. Is Zhu Feng really that piece of material when doing business?
It is said that the imperial court prohibited vassals from engaging in local business. It's a matter of course, but no one has trouble with money. Monetizing power is a characteristic of the feudal era. If you can't do it yourself, just look for white gloves and put them there.
It’s just that because the sky is high and the emperor is far away in Nanjing, this situation is more obvious.
On the contrary, it is the capital city. In fact, the dignitaries have restrained themselves. Just like the two brothers of the Zhang family, although they were domineering in the first few years, every time they committed a crime, there were a lot of people involved in impeachment.
In Nanjing, there are dignitaries who bully and dominate the market, but most of them turn a blind eye.
Tang Yin said, "Duke Lai Guo came to Jiangnan to order the officials or to correct the vassal's mistakes."
Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "Whether they bully the market or dominate the market, I can't control, or "It's not easy to control them for the time being. My mission is just to ensure that what they do does not threaten the stability of the Ming Dynasty." Tang Yin thought to himself, "We still need to rectify it. Why do you say it so beautifully?"
"Have you checked the local vassals in Jiangxi?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Yang Peng said, "As Master Zhang expected, the successor King Ning had already made purchases in the south of the Yangtze River in the first year, and he was very close to the vassals in Jiangxi, Gansu and other places. However, because of the Nanchang Prefecture It's too far away from here, and we haven't heard of any other illegal acts yet."
"Prince Ning" Tang Yin frowned, "How does this have anything to do with us?"
Zhang Zhou. She glanced at him, her expression a bit narrow.
This person has little relationship with us, but he will have a great relationship with you in the future. Of course, because I am here, whether you will still have a relationship in the future is another matter.
“The war in the north requires money and food, as well as shipbuilding. If we don’t start from the vassals, where can we start from?”
“Of course, we must abide by the law in everything and cannot be arbitrary. It’s arrogant. Eunuch Yang, you’ve been busy lately and run around a lot more.” Yang Peng hurriedly said, “I’m waiting for you. Please remember to bookmark the website and read it for free.”