In Kunning Palace.
Zhu Youtang sat at the table, Queen Zhang stood beside him, and Zhang Heling stood near the door with his head lowered.
Zhang Heling is being lectured by Zhu Youtang.
"You said you don't care about the things you should be in charge of. Is this something you should be involved in? Those fields in Yongping Mansion are not your share." Zhu Youtang was knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, pointing fingers at the mulberry tree and scolding the locust tree. The occasion for training his brother-in-law was chosen in Kunning Palace, so that Empress Zhang could see the majesty of the emperor.
Zhang Heling smiled, like a flattering junior, and said, "Your Majesty, don't be angry. I just want to take the opportunity to ask. If I can help these people, it's okay. If I can't, it's because I'm not capable." "
"Who are you helping?" Zhu Youtang frowned. This brother-in-law seemed to have a different stance from him.
Zhang Heling said, "Of course it's the big families in Yongping Prefecture. Every one of them is a prominent figure in the area. They were suppressed very miserably this time. I just helped them move around."
p>At this point, Zhu Youtang rolled his eyes and didn't want to talk to him anymore.
Empress Zhang angrily said, "What benefits do they give you to speak for them? You don't know if you are doing this, are you going against your brother-in-law?"
She deliberately used "brother-in-law" The emphasis on these two words is also telling the husband that we should spare him lightly and treat him as if he is not smart. After all, he is still your brother-in-law.
Zhang Heling said arrogantly, "The queen is right, they just gave me benefits, but what I thought was that if they didn't give me the benefits, someone would have taken them away, so they didn't hesitate to do so." Even if you give me a gift, you also want me to move forward with the relationship. You said it is beneficial, but you can’t give it to the people below in vain.”
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Zhu Youtang was furious. , almost wanted to pick up the tea bowl on the side and throw it at the brother-in-law.
Zhang Heling said, "Don't be angry, Your Majesty. I'm telling you, I heard that the group of bastards below are extremely vicious this time. They can eat people without spitting out their bones. Those big families have generations of people." The accumulation of money was given to them as soon as they were told, without any mercy. People around the capital were talking about it, saying that this was a powerful dragon trying to steal the interests of the local snakes. Every family was cautious, and many people wanted to move south. "
"There is such a thing." Queen Zhang looked at her husband and said, "Your Majesty, since you said this, you should ask the people below to restrain themselves, so as not to make people's hearts unstable."
Zhu Youtang didn't want to argue with his wife and brother-in-law.
Obviously, in Zhu Youtang's opinion, these siblings do not understand any important national affairs and are purely for their own selfish interests.
"He Ling, what do I want to do, and when will I use you to suggest what you think your knowledge and experience are?" Zhu Youtang said with a straight face.
Zhang Heling continued to mess around and said, "Your Majesty, I don't understand the truth, but I know that if the people below are panicked, it will affect the stability of the Ming Dynasty. There will definitely be many people who will use the topic to play on it, maybe directly You are impeaching Cai Guogong. If you don’t think about Ming Dynasty, don’t you think about Cai Guogong?Think about it."
At this moment, Zhang Heling has also learned to "hit the snake seven inches away."
I know that my brother-in-law cares most about Zhang Bingkuan, so let's start with Zhang Bingkuan and let your majesty do it for you. For his own sake, let's stop.
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Zhu Youtang slapped the table and said, "Stop talking about other people. Just asking you, how much benefit did you receive? Is it a few thousand taels or tens of thousands of taels?"
"Not much. What I said was all from the bottom of my heart. "Of course Zhang Heling will not tell his brother-in-law how much profit he will make from it.
If he knew this, wouldn't he make a fool of me? I'm not that stupid.
Empress Zhang said, "Your Majesty, what are you trying to do here? To make it easier for Bingkuan to do things, you will make enemies for him. It's backfired." Maybe He Ling is also thinking about you. "
Zhu Youtang stood up, as if he didn't want to stay in Kunning Palace for a moment longer. He said coldly, "You should pay less attention to my affairs, especially my and Bingkuan's affairs, let alone yours. "Meet in"
After saying that, he left with his entourage.
"Sister, thank you for speaking for me. ”
After Zhu Youtang left Kunning Palace, Zhang Heling went to thank Empress Zhang with a smile.
Empress Zhang almost threw her in the face of her brother and raised the He hesitated before putting his hand down, but he didn't even look at his younger brother.
"Queen, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Heling saw that his sister might be angry, so he quickly asked in a respectful manner. .
Queen Zhang sat down and said with an annoyed look, "You, the boss, are causing trouble for me in the capital now that my second brother is not here. You don't know that my status in the palace has already changed." No better than before"
"No. "
Zhang Heling said, "Sister is as always, not to mention that there is just one more princess now. Even if the three palaces and six courtyards are all concubines, my sister's position as queen is still very stable. Your Majesty is also very tolerant to me. He probably knew that I had taken the money, but he didn’t ask for it back or anything. Anyway, I got the job done, and I didn’t take the money in vain. "
Empress Zhang said coldly, "For those few taels of silver, I don't even care about my sister."
"No, as a younger brother, I only care about you, my sister. Sister, what's wrong with you? You're like, uh, to put it harshly, like a harem. "
Zhang Heling's eyes were narrow-minded.
Queen Zhang said angrily, "Shut your mouth if you know it won't be heard."
"Hehe. "Zhang Heling said with a smile, "Sister, you don't know that the commotion in Yongping Mansion is very loud this time. I am not an alarmist in front of my brother-in-law. The surrounding areas of Shuntian Mansion are in shock. No one thought that His Majesty would take those things in the place. The gentry was a target, and many people wanted to move south. This time, many people were offended. To say it was self-defeating would be an understatement. "
Queen Zhang said, "I'm in the palace and don't know what's going on outside the palace. ”
Zhang Heling said, “Then I have to talk to you, sister. It was originally about Cai Guogong’s mine. Someone is making trouble in the local area.”The matter was quite restrained at first, but the brother-in-law directly asked Dongchang and Jinyiwei to take over many families in Yongping Mansion, and now a big trouble occurred. In particular, Li Rong, the owner of Dongchang Factory, died in Yongping Mansion. The people of Jinyiwei said that someone secretly poisoned Li Rong and retaliated against him, which caused a huge commotion. "
Queen Zhang said impatiently, "Even if this is the case, it has nothing to do with you. Your brother-in-law will take care of it. "
Zhang Heling looked like he was gloating about his misfortune and said, "It's impossible to deal with it well. It's hard to recover from the flood. The group of people in Jinyiwei used to be honest after their brother-in-law ascended the throne. Now they can be allowed to They seized the opportunity, and the local authorities pointed the finger at Cai Guogong, thinking that Cai Guogong was instigating it behind his back. Ha ha. It’s so lively. "
"What about Zhang Bingkuan?" Queen Zhang was also interested in this.
"Cai Guogong is still staying in Yongping Mansion. I don't know what he is doing. Maybe he is dealing with the aftermath. , but the group of people in Jinyiwei are also disobeying him. He is not the owner of Dongchang Factory, and Jinyiwei is not under his control in name. He can control those people who make trouble in the local area."
Zhang Heling got tired of talking, so he sat down directly, crossed his legs, and told his sister what he had heard as if telling a story.
Queen Zhang said, "How much benefit did you get?"
"It's not much, just tens of thousands taels of silver, but it doesn't matter. Most of the people who sent the money have already been punished by Jin Yiwei, and they don't have to return it. I don't believe that Jin Yiwei still dares to come to me and ask for money. Anyway, those people have already They are prisoners, give me some, and I might be able to help them save the lives of their families. If you don't give it to me, the Jin Yiwei will blackmail you. ”
Zhang Heling felt very at ease.
A powerful man like him never considers any political principles. It is normal to accept money but not do anything. This time he did it anyway After solving the problem, he is worthy of his "employer".
Queen Zhang said, "Then you should help Duke Cai. "
"I think so. "Zhang Heling said, "Even if I am courteous to Cai Guogong now, he will not pay attention to me. There are people in the government and the public who stick their heads out to curry favor with him. Who does he think highly of? The war is over, and now I feel more and more that Cai Guogong seems to be deliberately targeting our brothers. ”
At this point, Zhang Heling seemed to have “awakened”.
He finally felt that since Zhang Zhou’s rise, no matter what they had done to Zhang Zhou, or whether they had Hostility, or
or goodwill
In short, the two brothers are not doing well
It feels like their status is improved than before, but they are not doing well. There are more things than before. Anyway, Zhang Heling is even more depressed.
Queen Zhang said, "Bingkuan is from outside the country, so he doesn't have any evil intentions. He had many things before." There is help, and His Majesty has already obeyed his words, so you still have to think carefully. If you can't have a good relationship with him, I will go to the rescue for you. Improve your relationship with himYes, good for you. "
Zhang Heling said in confusion, "Sister, why do you always speak for the person named Zhang? Aren't you also deceived by him?"
Queen Zhang said angrily, "You are the one who doesn't You are trying to be proud, and you think you can understand whether you understand your brother-in-law or me, you don’t even listen to my words."
"No. "Zhang Heling said, "I just think that people named Zhang may not be good people. "
"It doesn't matter whether he is good or not, just improve the relationship. You can't go against him about Yongping Mansion. No matter whether you have money or not, in short, don't pay attention to this matter in the future. ”
Empress Zhang has given an ultimatum.
As a younger brother, by speaking for the officials and gentry in Yongping Prefecture, you are going against Zhang Bingkuan. That’s why your brother-in-law called Come and reprimand you, you don’t even understand this, and you still want to show off in the court.
You are worse than your sister and me.
"I know. . ”
Zhang Heling looked unwilling, but in his mind he was thinking about where to go to have fun at night.
Zhang Heling left the palace and returned to his palace. He also wanted to take a nap so that he could go out and have fun in the evening.
At this time, the servant appeared in front of him.
"I was shocked. It was like a ghost. You're looking for death," Zhang Heling cursed.
The servant said, "The second master sent a letter from Liaodong, saying that we must find a way to fish him out. "
"Who did he offend? Has he been imprisoned?" Zhang Heling took the letter and looked around.
I immediately felt that something was wrong, and glared at the big-faced servant and said, " Are you deceiving me? This is the word for the second child, that word is like a dog crawling. I know that someone has kidnapped someone. I don't have a penny to ask for ransom from me. "
The two brothers are usually very affectionate, but when it comes to money issues, the accounts are immediately clear and the six relatives disown them.
The servant said, "Master, in fact, the second master meant that he I don't want to get stuck in the military, it's too hard and scary. The miasma is still very heavy in the north in summer, and there are many places deep in the mountains and old forests. "
When Zhang Heling heard this explanation, he didn't even read the letter in his hand. He threw it on the ground and said, "Let him report it himself and apply to His Majesty. Why does everything bother me? I am his brother. Not his father. ”
The servant said, “My eldest brother is my father.”
“Boy, are you sincere?”
Zhang Heling grabbed the servant’s ear and said, The servant didn't dare to cry out for pain.
In the end, Zhang Heling let go of his hand and said, "Then write a letter for me and tell him that I can't do anything about what happened to him. I have too much time to take care of myself and still have time to take care of his affairs." It's not good to go to war, that's just serving the country. I want to serve but I haven't had the chance yet. "
"Master, you really want to go." The servant was also surprised.
When did my master follow the principle of serving the country with loyalty?
Zhang Heling Then he glared at the servant.
The servant immediately found the answer to the question from his big face. This Shouning Hou was just talking, but he would lose if he was serious.
When Tang Yin and Xu Jing went to Korea as envoys, they did not take the southern route, but passed through the boundary of Jianzhouwei from Fushun.
At this time, the ground of Jianzhou Guard was all under the control of the Ming Dynasty frontier army. When he heard that Tang Yin was passing through here, Zhang Yanling even gave up the war on the front line and brought people back to meet with Tang Yin. See.
"Uncle Jianchang, what are you doing?"
Tang Yin also saw Zhang Yanling and his cavalry when he was about to leave the inn with Xu Jing and other entourage in the morning.
Zhang Yanling jumped off the horse, with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, and said, "Tang Bohu
, you and I both know each other. Open the skylight and tell the truth. You were sent by Zhang Bingkuan, right?" Let's go to North Korea with you."
Tang Yin and Xu Jing looked at each other and didn't understand what kind of madness this relative was.
Xu Jingdao: "Uncle Jianchang, what's wrong with you?"
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yanling jumped up and asked, "What's wrong? Is this a place for people to stay?" It's easy to have a city with not even a thousand people in it. It's full of barren mountains and wilderness, and there are those group of Jurchens hiding in the dark, who will pop up at any time to attack. It's simply despicable."
Tang Yin said, "The battlefield is like this. When I was running the army here, I was trapped in an isolated city for several months, but I finally survived."
Zhang Yanling said, "Who are you and who am I? Can we "Compared?"
Tang Yin was wondering whether this was a good word or a bad word, whether it was derogatory or complimentary to me
"Anyway, I won't stay here anymore, so it would be good to go to North Korea for a walk." Yes, it is said that the leader of the country has just changed over there, and it is still the one appointed by the Ming Dynasty, right? I will go with you," Zhang Yanling said.
Xu Jing hurriedly reminded, "Uncle Guo, please don't mess around. You are leaving your post without permission. If you are impeached, you will be..."
"Who are you trying to scare? Don’t I act appropriately? Anyway, wherever you go now, I will go to fight whoever wants to fight. Even if I go back to the capital and put me in jail, I will admit it.” Please remember to bookmark it. The latest and fastest website without anti-theft is free. Read