Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Youtang asked Li Rong to call Zhang Zhou over. He did not let anyone else watch, but he seriously discussed with Zhang Zhou the results of this military inspection.
"What can be used is still usable, and what cannot be used is still the same."
Zhu Youtang didn't make it clear.
But the implication is that for the generals of the Ming Dynasty, whether they have been cultivated by Zhang Zhou and Yanwu Hall, the difference is too big. It is not just a matter of gold plating, it is almost a world of difference.
Li Rong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, isn't there still Princess Yongkang's consort?"
Zhu Youtang glanced sideways at Li Rong and said, "I don't think I can tell, Cui Yuan." It is one thing that he is serious about learning, but how much difference does it make if he actually leads the troops on the battlefield and talks about it on paper? My praise of him does not mean that he has done well. How good, but he has this intention.”
What sets you up as a role model is not how well you do, but because you have a correct attitude.
"I have also read Duke Baoguo's memorial. I can't say whether he is qualified to lead the army."
Zhu Youtang took out a separate memorial. It is about Zhu Hui's summary of this inspection, or the "military order" that Zhu Hui will issue. After all, based on the emperor's previous assumptions and the cakes he drew for the ministers, Zhu Hui will use them as the place to send troops next. The honorable minister who leads the troops is the commander-in-chief.
If even Zhu Hui cannot know his troops well and make good use of them, then everything will be in vain.
Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, what are your expectations for Duke Baoguo?"
Zhu Youtang thought for a moment and replied seriously, "Of course I can't expect him to ask Bingkuan." You, or Wang Shouren, lead the troops on the grassland, but at least you must not lose the face of the Ming Dynasty, or rather the face of these old heroes, many of whom are from aristocratic families who have been fighting on the battlefield since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. They were once the pillars of the Ming Dynasty. If even they can't hold up the building, then you can't blame me."
As soon as these words came out.
Li Rong on the side suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.
I used to think that the emperor asked Zhu Hui and other old warriors to lead the troops in battle in order to ease the conflict between the old and new martial arts forces and ensure the harmonious development of the governor's government system.
Now I suddenly feel that the emperor wants to attack the old ministers, but there seems to be no reasonable reason. He just wants to take advantage of this battle to kill a group of old ministers and kill the new ones. Put it on.
Li Rong thought in his mind that even though Cai Guo was a bully, he could only bring out very few people. He could replace the old system with the power of fighting the Tatars in the past two years.
Zhang Zhou didn’t have much idea about the dispute between old and new.
In other words, even if he has an idea, because he is a participant himself, he cannot overly evaluate it in front of Zhu Youtang. It is more like watching the fire from the other side.
No matter what is new or old, even if I make someone new, it will still be a dispute between the people I brought out and the old people.No matter whether you are old or new, step aside for me. Who said that I must represent the new forces?
Don’t the old ministers also want to get closer to me now? The door to new honors is always for everyone in the court. Open, just like an old stubborn like Zhang Mao Zhang, he still pushes his children and grandchildren towards me
"Mr. Zhang, do you think your Majesty has too many expectations for Baoguo Gong and the others?" Your Majesty never wants to be disappointed when it comes to matters on the battlefield. There was no chance before, but now His Majesty's determination to revitalize the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty depends entirely on you."
Li Rong is responsible for escorting Zhang Zhou out of the palace.
Instead of going to Shangtingchu or Wenhua Hall, he went directly out of the palace, because Zhu Youtang was very enthusiastic about the new fire gun, so he stepped up to ask Zhang Zhou to improve the fire gun.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Eunuch Li is devoted to your majesty. It is really admirable."
"No, no, no." Li Rong said with a look of shame, "How can an old man do anything? When doing things for the Ming Dynasty, I just want to share the worries of His Majesty. I guess you are the same as Mr. Zhang. I think that the civil servants and generals in the dynasty did not have such thoughts. They just had different abilities or status, and they did not dare to overstep. "
Zhang Zhou said, "Then Eunuch Li thinks, what can I do to relieve His Majesty's worries?"
Li Rong said with emotion, "From what we have seen, when it comes to military affairs, If you just mention a few words, I'm afraid it will be more effective than those brave and skilled generals who have been struggling on the front line for decades. As long as you are willing to mention these leaders, they will still have a chance. "< /p>
Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "Eunuch Li, what you said is wrong. It sounds like I want to trick them and deliberately prevent them from winning on the battlefield."
Li Rong said hurriedly, "Our family I didn’t mean that.”
Zhang Zhouzhou said, “In fact, I have already thought about the possible gains and losses of this battle. I sent out troops with great fanfare. Tens of thousands of troops marched into the grassland. Most of them were Tatars. They won't fight head-on. I'm asked to guess where their royal court or garrison is. I can't guess. So what is the meaning of this battle? Is it about fighting wherever you go? Or is it about setting a goal and not returning troops until the goal is achieved? "
Li Rongben was also afraid that the confrontation between the old and the new in the DPRK would be too fierce, so he gave Zhang Zhou advice.
After listening to Zhang Zhou’s words, he also thought about it a little bit.
It’s not that Zhang Zhou doesn’t want to help, it’s just that he can’t help.
Li Rong said, "What about the Tatars taking the initiative to fight back?"
"Haha." Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "That's actually good. In a head-on battle, if the coordination of troops, horses and baggage is almost the same, Even the Tatar cavalry are not afraid of us, right? The victory or defeat depends on the performance of the frontline generals. For me, who can only draw pictures while hiding in the rear, it doesn't mean much."
"That's right, that's right."
Li Rong thought for a while and commented, "It's just merit if there is no fault."
Li Rong also figured it out.
For old ministers such as Baoguo Gong, the chance of returning without success in this battle is about 80 to 90%. The war with the Tatars is also likely to be a small taste, and it is unlikely to develop to a large scale. combativeAt this point, or Zhu Hui wanted a decisive battle, the Tatars were unlikely to give Ming this opportunity after experiencing setbacks in the past two years.
Then Zhu Hui’s mission changed from winning on the battlefield to not making big mistakes.
As he was about to reach the palace gate, he saw Cui Yuan entering the palace gate under the guidance of a luxurious woman.
Li Rong looked at it from a distance and was a little surprised.
Why did the eldest princess and her husband enter the palace together without being summoned?
"That's it" Zhang Zhou looked away with a smile.
Li Rong said hurriedly, "You don't have to get close. It's the eldest princess Yongkang and the prince-in-law. They may be here to meet the emperor or to pay their respects to the empress dowager and the empress dowager."
"Oh." Zhang Zhou smiled.
I am also thinking in my mind that Cui Yuan may look heroic, but he seems to be a political blockhead, as if his mother-in-law is more interested in pursuing fame and fortune than he himself.
Shouninghou Mansion.
For several days, the front door of the mansion was crowded with guests, and a bunch of people came to give gifts. It seemed that the two old Zhang brothers had not enjoyed this kind of treatment for a long time.
Zhang Yanling ran to her brother’s house to eat and drink. When she saw so many big and small boxes of things, she immediately became very angry and started shouting at her brother, “Brother, please check.” Did you perform better than me in school? Why did they give you gifts but not me?"
Zhang Heling asked his servants to carry the gifts inside and said with a smile, "Boy, you don't understand. , Now everyone knows that our brother-in-law is nepotistic, and we should treat each other as brothers. If you give me a gift, I will treat it as if it is a gift to you."
Zhang Yanling said, "What do you mean? Will the branches be divided in half when we meet?"
"The pattern." Zhang Heling said, "You can also like these three melons and two dates."
"Yes" Zhang Yanling nodded seriously. , "It's a courtesy, I don't think it's too little. Besides, eldest brother, even if my brother-in-law is really nepotistic, it doesn't seem like we are the two of us now."
"Okay, even you can see that now we are not the best brother-in-law." Well, speaking of it, it is Zhang Bingkuan who doesn’t want these talents. Guess why? As far as I know, my brother-in-law is going to lead the army to the grassland with Zhu Hui, the protector of the country. He is the commander. Guess. No matter what, one of us brothers must be the deputy commander. As for who will accompany the army and who will be appreciated by my brother-in-law in the future, it all depends on who I recommend."
Zhang Heling's rhetoric is usually to show off to his younger brother. His knowledge.
"Really?" Zhang Yanling frowned.
This time he heard that his elder brother’s analysis was not very reliable.
Whoever we brothers recommend will be really useful
Zhang Heling said, "You see that even the old Cui family can take the lead, you know how good my brother-in-law is at using kisses when hiring people. You Aren’t you still related to the one from Lao Cui’s family? He is your brother-in-law. You think otherwise, my elder brother won’t argue with you. This time we go to Loop, you will be the deputy commander and I will send someone to you when you turn around.I’ll give you more gifts and fawn over you, what do you think?”
Zhang Yanling frowned and said, “If you accept the gift, why don’t you become the deputy commander yourself and give the opportunity to my eldest brother? Don’t think I’m stupid. You never give in to good things, just say what you think. ”
“Don’t say this to hurt your temper. Let us brothers have a couple of drinks and I’ll talk to you slowly.” ”
Zhang Heling was not in a hurry. He took his younger brother inside and served him the best food and wine, as if he didn’t mind his younger brother coming to eat and drink.
This made it easy for him to eat and drink. Zhang Yanling felt even more unsure.
After three rounds of drinking,
Zhang Heling made it clear: "From now on, if you stay with Jiuxun, the benefits will be yours." As a brother, I followed Zhang Bingkuan and became a new rich man. The two of us must bet our treasures separately. We know that we don't want to break the money when we gamble, so we can't break it all together. "
"What do you mean?"
Zhang Yanling slapped the table and stood up, angrily saying, "Why should I stay on the old side and you go to the new side?"
< p>Zhang Heling narrowed his eyes and said, "Because I am the boss, everything in the Zhang family will depend on me in the future. ""You have been eating salt and rice for two years as the boss, and you are better than me." Zhang Yanling was even more unhappy.
Zhang Heling curled his lips and said, "Who let our father leave the title? They are all dissatisfied with me being asked to inherit. Since ancient times, the eldest son of our Ming Dynasty has inherited the family business. You are the youngest, so don't know how to seize the opportunity given to you. "
"You, you"
Zhang Yanling was so angry that she sat there muttering for a long time and said viciously, "It's too much to bully others. "
Zhang Heling said, "Second brother, you are not a shallow person. Think about it, the most important thing when you are a new rich man is to have a good relationship with Zhang Bingkuan. With your arrogance and arrogance, you will never suffer." You know how to flatter him."
"I flatter him." Zhang Yanling almost wanted to roll up her sleeves.
"Look, you still have the same ideas as before, right? If we have a sister to support us, we will have nothing to fear. Now that our brother-in-law even has a young son, the eldest nephew is still so picky about us. Don't think about it, how can Zhang Bingkuan be in the palace? We are prosperous but sometimes we suffer because we don't know how to flatter others. ”
Zhang Heling talked eloquently, “Brother, I am older and more prudent. I have to show off my face at critical moments and plan things in the court. Naturally, I need to make some sacrifices.” From now on, we can't rely solely on my sister's power. I will let you stay with the old minister. On the contrary, it is a good thing, because you don't have to consider what others think. You can eat and drink when you should, and be unbridled when you should. It doesn't matter. "
Zhang Yanling said angrily, "You are bullying me for not being smart."
"Pa"
Zhang Heling also slapped the table and said, "Old Second, from now on, our family must have someone to use the strategy. If you are not smart enough, you must listen to me. If you are still like before, always rushing forward in everything, if something happens, don't say that you are just a brother. You give me a handful. ”
“Bah, my sister is here, who am I afraid of?” Zhang Yanling saidThrow the glass on the ground.
But at this moment, a servant came in and reported, "Your Majesty, Duke Baoguo invited a few people to drink at his house and said that he would like to invite you to accompany him."
< p>"Okay, here we go." Zhang Heling stood up and was about to clean up.Zhang Yanling said, "What do you mean, why does the person named Zhu invite you to drink?"
Zhang Heling said, "I don't understand. He regards me as his deputy commander. If I tell him, I am going to recommend you to be the deputy commander, and I will give you the opportunity to drink with those honorable ministers and let them give you gifts. Do you want to go?"
"This"
Zhang Yanling was originally very reluctant to defect to Jiuxun's side, but he heard that there were benefits to getting closer to that side, and the principled stance was nonsense. "I will go today."
Zhang Heling said angrily, "People I didn’t even invite you to go. I don’t know why you were invited. It’s not because I represent the Zhang family. Even if you want to represent the Zhang family and vote for them, you still have to recommend the second brother to me. The second brother, I have helped you so much. You thought I was harming you."
"Humph"
Zhang Yanling sat there feeling depressed.
Zhang Heling said, "After you finish drinking, go back by yourself. Don't spend the night in my house while you guys keep an eye on him. Don't let him take anything with him when he leaves, and don't let him enter the inner courtyard."
p>"Where are your singers and dancers?" Zhang Yanling asked.
“Isn’t it a beautiful idea?” Zhang Heling said angrily.
Zhang Yanling cursed and said, "You say help me, but you are polite and don't give me anything. You don't give me any good things. I believe you are a ghost."
Waiting for Zhang Heling to walk away quickly.
Zhang Yanling got up and wanted to walk out.
"Second Master, you don't have to go back in a hurry." A servant from Shouning Hou Mansion reminded.
Zhang Yanling said, "I still have things to do when I go back."
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