Zhang Zhou is already on his way back to Beijing.
The journey was not fast, and it seemed that he was not in a hurry to return to the capital to be appointed Minister of the Ministry of War. The edicts and book certificates regarding Cai Guogong's canonization were also on the way. Before Zhang Zhou returned to Beijing, Cai Guogong's title could be determined. Come down.
The Laiguogong Mansion in the capital will have to change its plaque again in a few days.
After late October, the capital became much calmer. It was also because of the cold weather that all the officials wrapped themselves in winter clothes.
The emperor was also considerate of his ministers, and would not visit the Fengtian Gate to watch the court. He would go to the Fengtian Hall every time. Such changes were also made to show the emperor's reliance on the civil servants, which was regarded as a sign of goodwill.
The minister may not appreciate it.
The government and the public were secretly discussing the dissatisfaction with the little Tatar prince who committed crimes in Huoshaibei, and Zhang Zhou's sending troops and ships to sea.
Zhu Youtang learned of these rumors through the factory guard’s intelligence network, and would not mention them deliberately. As long as those ministers did not attack Zhang Zhou in the court, Zhu Youtang felt that the government and the opposition were still in harmony. .
The sixth day of November.
On this day in Ningxia Town, after the Battle of Ningxia, the emperor finally issued an edict on rewards and punishments for the merits and demerits of Ningxia soldiers, involving all aspects of the army.
Most of them were material rewards, and they were made from local materials. The Ministry of Revenue would not allocate coins to complete the rewards, and the emperor chose to turn a blind eye to the Ming Dynasty's losses in this battle.
Yang Yiqing continued to serve as governor of Ningxia, while Zhu Feng transferred the capital to other tasks. The emperor appointed Zhu Hui, the protector of the country, to replace Zhu Fenglai as the commander-in-chief of Ningxia.
Zhu Feng did not receive a decent commendation. The emperor only gave him "verbal praise". After receiving the edict, Zhu Feng will return to Beijing.
Zhu Feng went to say goodbye to Yang Yiqing. Yang Yiqing specially prepared two drinks and dishes for him alone in the governor's office, and the Ningxia Civil and Military Group parted ways.
"It's time to leave again. It's a long journey to the capital. I don't know if I can go back in a month." When Zhu Feng came, it only took about half a month. It was almost a day and night riding all the way. Part-time.
But at that time, because Ningxia West Road was being invaded, he had to do this.
But when I go back, there will be no military missions and the time limit given will be more generous.
Although Yang Yiqing looked down upon Zhu Feng, he knew that the defeat of Ningxia's front line and the losses of humans and animals were all because of Zhu Feng's presence, so he did not take the blame. Even so, he was still exhausted. Dealing with the inspection censor.
"Marquis Anbian, what are your plans for returning to the capital?" Yang Yiqing asked seriously.
Zhu Feng said, "I will take the initiative to plead guilty."
Yang Yiqing almost wanted to beat this kid.
I haven’t forgotten this relationship yet
“I have actually made a report before, and I have told you the specific situation. There are few people who can be mobilized in Ningxia, and Yansui is also No reinforcements were sent, no matter from Gansu, Guyuan, or anywhere in Guanzhong, no assistance was given. I have tried my best.I was doing it, but the Tatars came with great force, and I was afraid that the losses would be too great, so I truthfully reported the losses in several battles. "
After Zhu Feng finished speaking, Yang Yiqing stood up and said, "You didn't miss anything at all."
Zhu Feng said, "I wrote it early in the morning. ”
Yang Yiqing took a breath.
I thought that the court did not pursue the case this time because Zhu Feng did not report.
In other words, he always felt that Zhu Feng He was using "application" as an excuse to negotiate and deal with him, but in the end, this guy kept his promise and completed his apology early.
The emperor didn't pursue it, maybe because of Zhu. Feng was honest and did not hide anything.
Zhu Feng said seriously, "I have also mentioned that after Yang Zhongcheng arrived in Ningxia, he worked day and night on military affairs without any slack, and everyone in the army was very careful. I admire you. With you in charge of Ningxia, the Tatars dare not come again for a while. ”
Yang Yiqing sat down, a little embarrassed.
Forget it that he had inherited Wang Shouren’s favor in the grassland victory, but now a humble Zhu Feng wanted to give him favors
I have fallen to the point where everyone has to pity myself
If you think about it carefully, maybe this is not called pity, but it still feels strange, as if you are a novice official who is just starting out. You always need the protection of others to complete your mission, and you seem to be living in the shadow of others.
"Drinking. "Yang Yiqing tried his best to cover up the embarrassment on his face and raised his glass.
Zhu Feng said, "Yang Zhongcheng, I have actually seen the military situation in Ningxia. If you want to use Ningxia as the basis to attack the grassland, both in terms of manpower and material resources, Can't do it. "
Yang Yiqing nodded and said, "This is natural. Most of the reserves on the three sides are in Yansui, and most of the expenses in Yansui come from the Xuanfu. The northwest seems to be a whole, but only when there is a disaster or war, each place needs to mobilize and complement each other. Otherwise, Ningxia still needs to raise its own military rations. "
Zhu Feng asked, "But there are so many fields, why is no one cultivating them?"
"There are too many runaway households." "Yang Yiqing said.
Zhu Feng said, "I heard from Brother Zhang before. He said that there are several kinds of grains overseas. After cultivation, the yield is very large. It doesn't have to be too smooth to make people full of food. If they are planted in the future, the soldiers may have enough to eat. "
Yang Yiqing frowned.
He said in his heart that your Brother Zhang is really omnipresent and omnipotent.
"Then did he say that this crop "Where?" Yang Yiqing asked.
Zhu Feng shook his head and said, "I don't know, it should be overseas. I heard that he has gone to Jiangnan to prepare for shipbuilding. It must be for this reason." ”
Yang Yiqing was surprised and said, “Dong Lai Guo went to the south to build ships in order to find food crops.”
This somewhat subverts Yang Yiqing’s outlook on life.
Zhang Zhou went to the southeast coast to build ships. In the name of Jinghai, he secretly said that he wanted to trade with Nanyang. No one in the government or the public could understand what Zhang Zhou wanted to do.Zhu Feng probably knew Zhang Zhou's personality and had talked about some things with Zhang Zhoushen before he could tell such a "secret".
"I don't know either." Zhu Feng was a little frustrated. "In the past, he always liked to take me with him when he had something to do, but recently he always doesn't follow the same path as me. But that's okay, I just want to go back to Nanjing."
Come again.
Yang Yiqing said, "Have a rest early and leave tomorrow. Since His Majesty asked you to return to Beijing early, you must have important errands to arrange. You don't have to worry about Ningxia's defense. All the passes and fortresses here are covered." Can complete self-defense."
Zhu Feng said, "Yang Zhongcheng, if you have a chance, go to the capital and visit Brother Zhang."
"What?" Yang Yiqing frowned.
Zhu Feng pursed his lips and looked a little shy and said, "I don't know why, I think Yang Zhongcheng is very capable, but the method he used should be wrong. What your Majesty wants is for the Ming Dynasty soldiers to be able to rush out." , you don’t necessarily need a large number of people, maybe a few thousand people are enough, because I have seen flint muskets and artillery. Oh, by the way, I heard that the 6,000 soldiers and horses of Xinjian Bodai did not carry heavy artillery, but only used a lot of heavy artillery. The light artillery beat the Tatars to pieces."
Yang Yiqing frowned and said, "You want me to ask Duke Lai for advice on strategy."
"No." Zhu Feng said, "I hope to introduce Yang Zhongcheng to Brother Zhang."
Yang Yiqing knew as soon as he heard this that this boy was crazy.
I am from the traditional faction, but Zhu Feng actually wants to drag me into Zhang Zhou’s new faction
Don’t I, Yang Yingning, have no face?
I myself don’t I don’t care about my career path, and I’m not good at currying favor with others. Why do you think that I need to rely on the big tree of Zhang Zhou to gain a foothold in the government?
Zhu Feng said, “I have always felt that , Heroes must cherish heroes. Only capable people like Brother Zhang can make Yang Zhongcheng the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty wants to pacify the grassland in the future, only those who know Brother Zhang's military strategy can lead the troops into the grassland and make contributions to the Ming Dynasty. Rely on me for it. Yang Zhongcheng, if what I say is not pleasant to you, just treat it as a drunken remark. I offer you three glasses of wine as a token of my gratitude for your support over the past few days."
Zhu Feng. The words did not stir up ripples in Yang Yiqing's heart at that time.
But after Zhu Feng left, Yang Yiqing himself drank a few more drinks. After returning to the bedroom, he recalled what Zhu Feng said and suddenly became filled with emotion.
He returned to the study, but it was not until midnight that he almost woke up from the wine, but he was still not sleepy at all.
"Sir, do you still want to give me sobering tea?"
The person who came this time was not a guest or an official, but a servant of the Yang family.
Yang Yiqing said, "No need to give it away. Just bring me a cup of hot tea."
"Yes." The old servant pushed it out.
After a long time, a man named Song Liyan from the governor's Yamen came in to deliver the documents. He could have sent them directly to the clerk's room. Seeing that the lights were still on, he personally delivered them to the door. .
YangYiqing opened the door and took the document. After reading it, he found out that it was Qin Hong who ordered Ningxia to make statistics on this year's autumn grain submissions, and to make up for Yansui's use. By the way, he also raised manpower for Yansui to build a fortress.
Yang Yiqing said in an irritated mood, "Ningxia lost troops and generals in this battle, and the autumn grain collection was less than 80% of previous years. Just like this, instead of reporting it as a disaster year, we have to allocate more handymen and other things. The past efforts have even been lost." What should we do if we have to bring our own rations and starve to death?”
Song Liyan said, “Yang Zhongcheng can directly report to Mr. Qin and raise the current embarrassment.”
“Yes.”
p>Of course Yang Yiqing will oppose the difficulties Qin Hong poses to Ningxia.
Song Liyan saw that Yang Yiqing wanted to write something to argue with Qin Hong, and knew that it was not suitable for him to stay. He quickly saluted and prepared to leave.
But Yang Yiqing didn't even take the pen, and suddenly changed his tone and said, "But if everyone on the three sides is transferred, but Ningxia is the only one who does not transfer manpower, money and food, it will appear that Ningxia is too special. After further discussion in the past two days, we will transfer people there first." Song Liyan was a little puzzled when he saw Yang Yiqing's change.
Just now, he was filled with indignation and wanted to speak for the soldiers and people of Ningxia. How could he be ready to surrender as soon as he turned his face?
"Go down." Yang Yiqing said.
Song Liyan was even more puzzled by Monk Zhang Er. When he went out, he was still thinking that Yang Zhongcheng might have thought that I was someone from Qin Zitai and felt that I was supervising him, so he was absent on purpose. It was revealed in front of me
But Qin Zhitai and I didn’t know each other at all, so where did Yang Zhongcheng’s defensiveness come from
Yang Yiqing’s change was difficult for Song Liyan to understand .
Yang Yiqing himself knew very well that it was already difficult for him to "establish himself" in the court.
For the war in Ningxia, he does not need to take the blame, but the problem is that the emperor's praise puts him in a dilemma. If he wants to have a chance to rise to power in the court in the future, he must find a backer.
Either Zhang Zhou, Qin Hong, or someone in the court.
Qin Hong is a bit older, but Qin Hong still has some connections in the court
He also thought of what Zhu Feng said. If Zhang Zhou wants to lead troops into the grassland in the future, I am not a member of Zhang Zhou, so do I have my own share in charging into battle and debating merit and rewards?
Wang Shouren is already the general secretary of Xuanda University. He has only been out for a few years and he has already struggled a lot in the officialdom. Years old
It’s rare that Zhu Feng, who is 250 years old, actually "appreciates" me and wants to introduce him to me, but I just reject his kindness
Even if No matter how capable you are, you still need to know how to "judge the situation."
Originally Yang Yiqing did not intend to send Zhu Feng off.
But because of what happened that night, Yang Yiqing went to see Zhu Feng in person early the next morning and even sent him out of the city.
Zhu Feng was very happy. The second young master of the Zhu family was a person who knew how to be "grateful". He felt that Yang Yiqing was not good at running the army.He was a little harsh on himself, but in his heart he felt that only a strict general could lead an awesome army. Wang Shouren, for example, was a coach who emphasized strict military discipline.
And now when he resigned, Yang Yiqing showed concern for himself, which showed that Yang Yiqing was not harsh on himself because of selfishness.
Then Yang Yiqing is a "good person" who distinguishes between public and private matters.
"Yang Zhongcheng, the mountains are long and the rivers are far away. I believe we will see each other again." Zhu Feng said with a smile and cupped his hands.
Yang Yiqing originally wanted to discuss with Zhu Feng what he could learn from the "Martial Arts Hall" so that he could determine whether it was necessary to move closer to Zhang Zhou.
But Zhu Feng seemed to have forgotten that he mentioned this matter yesterday, and pretended to get on his horse and leave.
Zhu Feng didn’t mention it, and Yang Yiqing was too embarrassed to speak.
After Zhu Feng mounted the horse and walked for a while, he suddenly thought of something and turned the horse's head back to Yang Yiqing. He dismounted and said, "Yang Zhongcheng, then I will tell Brother Zhang about your ability. I hope we will have the opportunity to make contributions together on the battlefield next time."
Yang Yiqing said in her heart, am I here to directly agree?
Or am I such an unprincipled person?< /p>
But this time, he did not comment, which was equivalent to giving Zhu Feng an ambiguous answer.
Zhu Feng then mounted his horse again and left.
After everyone left, a bunch of people came up from Yang Yiqing's side. Someone asked, "Why did Marquis Anbian suddenly come back to Yang Zhongcheng? Did he mention anything to you?"
"No." Yang Yiqing said, "With Marquis Anbian gone, Ningxia will lose a door god. You will have to pay more attention in the future."
All the officials looked relaxed and happy.
The two battles between Pianguan and Ningyuan really made Zhu Feng a "god". Even after that, Zhu Feng's performance was quite satisfactory, but the battle in Ningxia completely pulled Zhu Feng off the altar. .
The most recognized goalkeeper of the Ming Dynasty, apart from Zhang Zhou, is naturally the current Xinjian Bowang Shouren.
Even in terms of the number of enemies killed, Wang Shouren was still ahead. Moreover, Wang Shouren was a Jinshi and came from a well-known family. No matter how he looked at it, he was more reliable than the careless Zhu Feng.
Zhang Zhouxing only entered the ground in Shandong in mid-November.
This journey was not smooth. It was mainly by land. In addition, the emperor sent people to inform him that King Ning might send people to harm him and Zhu Houzhao, and they could not travel overnight. In addition, there were a few things along the way. For socializing, going north is not so smooth.
After staying in the post house that day, everyone inside and outside the post house changed into Jin Yiwei's clothes.
Even the ingredients are purchased from scratch.
Yang Peng arrived at Zhang Zhou's room and sent an official letter to Zhang Zhou. Zhang Zhou opened it and found out that it was the Dongchang fan who had escorted King Zhu Jinzhui of Zhongling out of Jiangxi.
“King Ning was dissatisfied with this, but he did not intercede with King Zhongling and said that he would pursue the case according to law. However, it is said that he is uniting with several feudal lords to try toMaster Zhang, I will impeach you for what you have done in the past. "
Yang Peng said, "Of course you don't have to care, but there are some things that add up to a lot and destroy everything. ”
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, “It’s good if you just say that three people become tigers.”
Yang Peng asked, "There are more officials in Shandong and Jiangxi now, so you should be more careful." "
"It's okay. "Zhang Zhou continued to laugh.
There are many officials from Jiangxi in Shandong. The main reason is that Li Shishi, the former governor of Shandong, was from Nanchang, Jiangxi. In the official circles of the Ming Dynasty, the township party was definitely a very powerful force.
Although Li Shishi was the main planner of King Ning's rebellion in the future, he had little contact with King Ning's faction when he was an official. In addition, Zhu Chenhao was short-lived as King Ning. Having the opportunity to meet a high-ranking official in the DPRK and Central Government like Li Shishi, who has reached the level of Right Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Zhu Chenhao did not dare to be so public.
Yang Peng said, "Dongchang has heard about some limelight, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not." . "
"Say. "Zhang Zhou said.
Is it possible for Yang Peng? "It is said that Ning Fan has treasury in various places, and many of them are not in Jiangxi. However, this is only a rumor circulating, and it cannot be found yet. "
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "You don't want me to do the math for you, do you?"
"That's not the intention. Yang Peng said, "It's just that I don't know whether I should report this news to His Majesty." ”
Zhang Zhou said, “It’s just a memorial. It’s better to say something with evidence. But if something is rumored outside, it doesn’t matter whether there is evidence or not.” "
"What do you mean?" Yang Peng looked puzzled.
Zhang Zhou said, "I'm not asking you to spread rumors. I mean, since there is the source of this rumor, , then it would be better to inquire more. If more people know about it, or if there really is such a treasury, will there be trouble with the people secretly guarding the treasury? After all, you can figure it out for yourself. ”
Whether Prince Ning has the intention to rebel is not important.
The most important thing is to let the world know that he, Prince Ning, has the intention to rebel. Only in this way will Prince Ning always In a cowardly state
Of course this is just an ideal state
Just like before Zhu Chenhao really wanted to rebel in the future, he really did it, and the whole world. Everyone knew that King Ning was going to rebel, but Zhu Houzhao later realized that it was "thanks" to a group of people around Zhu Houzhao who deceived him. In the end, it took someone from King Ning's faction to come out and make Zhu Houzhao wake up.
< p>If Zhu Houzhao had not decided to move Zhu Chenhao earlier, and Zhu Chenhao had been given another two years to prepare, it might have happened."Besides, tell the prince again. Let him have a sense of crisis, let him know that people involved with Prince Ning are very dangerous to him, and let him return to the capital honestly and obediently. "
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