After Zhang Zhou returned to the capital this time, he still lived a free life, as if the disputes in the court had nothing to do with him.
Although Ji Zhong was about to resign as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, there was no final decision. Some people think that it is because Tang Yin has not yet taken office in Sanbian. As for Zhang Zhou, he should also serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, or he There are still disputes among people from various factions around him to take over the post.
Previously, the people in the government were fighting for a trilateral system. But after April, the focus of the government and the opposition was on the position of Minister of Household Affairs.
The cabinet headed by Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are also trying their best to recommend their own people.
The first person to bear the brunt was Xiong Chong, the left minister of the Ministry of War, who was not even nominated during the selection process of the tripartite general system. For a while, Xiong Chong wanted to be the minister of household affairs. In the capital, The story seems to be very popular, and many people seem to regard Xiong Chong as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance.
At the beginning of April, Zhang Zhou had just returned from a cannon performance outside the city. He was going to test a batch of new cannons that day. After that, Zhang Zhou did not go to dinner with the people from the Dudu Mansion, but returned to the theater by himself.
No one bothered me, so I immediately set up the charcoal brazier and cooked some beef and mutton by myself, adding the seasonings, especially after adding chili. For someone like him who likes to drink, this is a good idea. Things are quite exciting.
Not long after Zhang Zhou took up his chopsticks, Zhu Feng came with a look on his face. He came to Zhang Zhou for help.
"Why does it taste so special? It's so choking." After Zhu Feng entered the room, he immediately felt uncomfortable.
Zhang Zhou said: "Are you here to eat at a specific time? Sit down."
Zhu Feng looked a little shy. After sitting down, Someone served him bowls and chopsticks.
Zhu Feng asked: "What is this?"
There were some things that Zhang Zhou couldn't explain to him, just like he couldn't hope that Zhu Feng would have the same taste as him. What you like may not be what others like.
Sure enough...
When Zhu Feng took a bite, he immediately felt very uncomfortable. Sitting there, his nose and tears came out. It was obvious that this thing was beyond his reach. Within the body's tolerance.
"This is called chili pepper." Zhang Zhou said.
"What is it?" Zhu Feng waited for a long time before he felt better, and asked with red eyes.
Zhang Zhou shook his head with a smile and said: "Currently, planting has begun to be promoted around the capital. They were all brought back from overseas last year. They are just a kind of spice. When added to meals, they can be used as a kind of spice." Add spicy seasoning."
Zhu Feng frowned and said, "Who in the world would like to eat something so spicy?"
"Haha," Zhang Zhou said, "You don't like it." , it doesn’t mean that others don’t like it. If you don’t want to eat it, I won’t force you to do it. Just tell me if you want to eat it when you go home. Why should you suffer at my place?”
Zhu Feng said: “Brother Zhang tastes good. It's really unique, I think this thing is alsoIt's not very acceptable to ordinary people. I advise Brother Zhang to eat less. It's easy to get angry after eating such spicy food. "
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Am I afraid of getting angry? "
Zhu Feng thought for a while and didn't know what Zhang Zhou was talking about.
Then he really didn't intend to mess with the meal anymore, but said seriously: "My father has just been transferred. Coming to Beijing, he will arrive in Beijing in the next two days tomorrow. He wrote in advance and said he wanted to see you. There is another thing, that is, about the Chen family..."
One is from the old Zhu family, and the other is from the old Chen family.
The other is from Zhu Feng's father's family Yes, one is a matter of the wife clan... Zhang Zhou thought to himself, you Zhu Feng are really busy, you are almost being treated as a tool.
"What is the purpose of your visit to Beijing this time? "Zhang Zhou asked.
"Brother Zhang, don't you know? Zhu Feng asked curiously, "Didn't the Ministry of War get the news?" Or is it that His Majesty did not consult with you? "
Zhang Zhou continued to eat his delicious food and said with a smile: "Who said that I have to know what happened in the court? Your father has been guarding Nanjing for a short period of time, and it is probably not yet time to go to Beijing to report on his duties. This transfer should not be just a formality, right? "
Zhu Feng said: "Brother Zhang doesn't even know, let alone me. "
Zhang Zhou sighed: "As for the son of the Chen family you mentioned to succeed Ping Jiangbo, His Majesty has mentioned it before. There is no chance this year, and it will not be until next year at the earliest. We still have to look at Chen Rui's son. Is your uncle really capable of inheriting this position? It requires him to perform meritoriously. "
"That's quite a pity. Zhu Feng said, "Even when his father was alive, it was not easy to make meritorious deeds. It would be a bit difficult for him to make meritorious deeds." ”
Zhang Zhou couldn’t help but smile.
Although Chen Rui can be regarded as the number one figure in the Ming army, it is a pity that Wang Yue and Zhang Zhou are here, so that when he is about to die, After a few years, everything was left with a bad reputation.
Zhu Feng said: "Uncle Ping Jiang originally wanted to give his little daughter to Brother Zhang before he died. In fact, the Chen family has always been thinking about this. . "
"Really? Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "I've already married you, but you still say you've never forgotten me?" They are obsessed with my official position and connections and want me to help them, right? "
"No, no. Zhu Feng hurriedly defended, "Brother Zhang, you know that my marriage to the Chen family was purely forced by my family and not my original wish. Don't you still know who I am?" "
"I don't want to know, and you don't need to mention it to me. ”
Zhang Zhou seemed to be speaking righteously.
Friends are friends, colleagues are colleagues. Other than that, there is no need to know anything else. Many things are important to Zhang Zhou. , it cannot withstand careful consideration, and it does not matter to him anyway.
Who you are, Zhu Feng, will not affect my position as an official in the court.
Zhu Feng said: "Recently, my family has been pushing me hard. "
"What are you urging? "Zhang Zhoudao.
Zhu FengWith a frustrated look on his face, he said, "Brother Zhang, Tong'er has come in. Don't you know the reason?"
Even if Zhang Zhou was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but cough when he heard this. .
Zhu Feng said: "I just said, the spiciness is too spicy, so you should eat it slowly."
Zhang Zhou raised his hand and said: "I think you are here to add fuel to the fire." "What do you want to say? Can you tell me clearly? What I don't like most is guessing what other people think." "I thought, Brother Zhang, you knew everything." "Many people say that there are no secrets in front of you, Brother Zhang. You can even guess the thoughts of Tatars thousands of miles away, let alone mere human affairs? In fact... the family is urging me to Give birth to an heir as soon as possible. It's rare for the Zhu family to have two titles that inherit the same title. They said they don't want one of them to be cut off with me." Zhang Zhou said: "No, even if it is cut off, it will be from your family. Heirs from other branches can also inherit."
"The key is...my brother has no heirs, and I don't have a younger brother..." Zhu Feng looked distressed.
Zhu Fu had two sons, Zhu Lin and Zhu Feng. Historically, it was because Zhu Lin had no sons that Zhu Feng later inherited the Dukedom of Chengguo.
But as far as Zhang Zhou knew, Zhu Feng had a younger brother named Zhu Luan who was born to a concubine in history. As for how old Zhu Fu was when he was born, there is no way to find out now. At least until now, this son has not been born. After all, Zhu Fu did not die until the second year of Jiajing in history, and there were still many years.
As for Zhu Feng himself, he had three sons, Zhu Xizhong, Zhu Xixiao, and Zhu Xizu, all born to Mrs. Chen of Chengguo.
Looking at it this way, it seems that Chen Rui’s daughter is really a capable person in the old Zhu family. She can at least help Zhu Feng give birth to three sons, which is considered awesome.
Zhang Zhou said: "That's right. As a descendant of the Zhu family, how can you not think about the continuation of the family's incense? If you are allowed to have a baby, you will have a baby. Everything depends on man-made things, give yourself some confidence."
Zhu Feng said with a sad face: "Brother Zhang, are you joking with me?"
"What joking! A man has shouldered the mission of the family, and you still need me to teach you?" Zhang Zhou said , "Not to mention giving birth to an heir, even if you are asked to crawl out among the dead, or do something you don't want to do, you have to accept it. Why, you don't want to, so you want to throw the family aside? "
Zhu Feng said: "I...I can't help it, but my grandmother said that if I don't obey, I will have more concubines for me. I won't dare to go back to my house these days. "
Zhang Zhou continued to eat his delicious food and said silently: "Feng'er, there are many things that you have to face yourself."
"What?" Zhu. Feng looked at Zhang Zhou with a puzzled expression.
Zhang Zhou wanted to say, look at the name your family gave you, Zhu Feng, why aren’t you called Zhu Hua? Not masculine at all, maybe that's the problem.
“Whenever something happens, you want to escape. You don’t want to go back home today, and you don’t want to go back tomorrow.If you don’t want to see your family, there aren’t that many choices in this world. "Zhang Zhou said, "Your Majesty, your heirs are few and far between now. Didn't you just take in a virtuous concubine and then spread your wings one after another? "
Zhu Feng said: "Your Majesty's virtuous concubine is happy, right? I've heard that too.
Zhang Zhou curled his lips and said, "You really want to inquire about it. Why don't you take care of your own affairs?"
Zhu Feng thought for a while, propped his head and said with a troubled expression: "I have nothing to do. I wanted Brother Zhang to give me some advice. It seems that Brother Zhang is also following me." Just like the elders, they all want me to submit. Whatever, I'd better go back and calm down by myself. ”
“That’s right. "
Zhang Zhou doesn't want to be a good person.
Staying in step with the elders of the Zhu family at least shows that he is not independent. Should he encourage Zhu Feng to do whatever he wants?< /p>
Zhu Feng said: "But I said inside the house that I would like to invite you to come over and have a banquet. "
"Haha, no need. Zhang Zhou said, "What happened recently?" There are always people who want to invite me over for dinner, but they always feel that this is not the right way. "
Zhu Feng asked curiously: "It's just a feast, do you have so many worries? "
"Hmph, if it's just a banquet, it's okay. There's no business, just invite me over for nothing. And they're all women. Why, they think there's something to be gained from me, so they plan to give it to me. Have a Hongmen Banquet? "What Zhang Zhou was talking about was naturally that Princess Yongkang also came to invite him.
Zhu Feng said: "Who is it? Is there anyone else besides the house? ”
Zhang Zhou waved his hand and said, “If you don’t like the smell here, you’d better leave early.” You can come at any time if you have time, but please don’t talk to me about military affairs or national affairs next time. Don’t even mention things about your family to me. Let’s sit down and watch a play, even if you let me listen to you sing. , I don’t even have time to eat. ”
Between the words, Zhang Zhou had already issued an order to expel the guests.
But Zhu Feng did not feel that he was left out, but found it interesting.
Because Zhang Zhou never refused to let him come, and he often came here to join in the fun, often just to see the scenery.
Zhang Zhou said: "When my father comes to Beijing, you must go to greet him. Your family forces you to do it. You may not care about your family's affairs, but you cannot ignore your family's affairs. Now the old heroes are being reshuffled, but you are the new rich man in the family. The family now values you more and hopes that you will get another duke back. Don't let your family disappoint you. "
"I don't care. "Zhu Feng said.
Zhang Zhou shook his head helplessly, and persuading Zhu Feng was not to persuade him to correct his evil ways, but to persuade him to be good.
Zhang Zhou said in his heart, why should I bother?
Zhu Feng said before leaving: "Brother Zhang, I invite you to a banquet. You must give me face. Also...this thing called chili tastes too strong, so you should eat less of it. Probably no one will eat it again. "
" Got it. Zhang Zhou said, "You talk a lot of nonsense.". I plan to open a restaurant later to sell these things. Can you take care of that? "
"Hey, I can't help it, I can't help it. "Zhu Feng laughed and went out.
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In the palace.
Zhu Youtang is accepting Yang According to Peng's report, Zhu Youtang has been very concerned about Dongchang's affairs recently, because he wants to know what the civil servants are doing recently, and Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are naturally being watched closely. It seems that their every move cannot escape Dongchang.
"... Mr. Li Ge recently met Mr. Yan Shenggong, who came to see him personally after he arrived in Beijing. People in the Li family spread the word that the Kong family had not yet given up on the marriage plan, and they were lobbying for it, hoping that through the marriage, Kong Hongxu's son would be adopted in the name of Yan Shenggong and inherit the title. "
When Yang Peng said this, Zhu Youtang became somewhat interested.
Zhu Youtang said: "Is this considered a thief?
Yang Peng said: "Your Majesty, there is indeed something wrong with the inheritance of Yan Shenggong. At present, Yan Shenggong has no children, and I heard that he has been ill in the past two years. There are rumors that His illness may not last long, and he may worry about inheritance. "
"What I am saying is that the Kong family wants to marry into the same family as the Li family. "Zhu Youtang said.
Yang Peng said helplessly: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, since the Li family rejected the Kong family's request for marriage due to something, there has been no marriage since then. People dared to discuss marriage with Li family, so much so that Li family's daughter... is now unable to get married to anyone. ”
The implication is not that Li Dongyang wants to turn around, but that if he doesn’t take advantage of it, he will have nothing to eat.
Who dares to refuse the Kong family’s marriage request? Want?
Whoever marries Li Dongyang’s daughter is not an enemy of all the scholars in the world?
Because everyone knows that this marriage is related to the issue of the heir of Kong Hongxu’s son Kong Wenshao. It's not just an ordinary marriage, no one dares to be a bad person.
Zhu Youtang said: "I helped Mr. Li Ge to reject this marriage, after all. Is my face more important, or the Kong family’s face? "
Yang Peng heard that the emperor was angry and hurriedly lowered his head without answering.
Zhu Youtang said: "I will give Mr. Li Ge an explanation for this matter. Anyway...that's the end of it! If people from the Kong family still dare to make mistakes, let alone inheriting the title, their family will not be able to live in peace! "(End of Chapter) Transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you