When Mrs. Li Song shed tears, there was a strong look in her eyes, as if she was unwilling to accept the situation in front of her, as if she had hatred towards someone.
Zhang Zhou would also wonder, is this hatred towards his husband’s family or his mother’s family?
Or to me?
Zhang Zhou said: "The eldest princess Yongkang has found a relationship with me and wants to take you out. Do you know who I am?"
"You should be Mr. Zhang." Li Song Shi said, "Everyone in the court is afraid of Mr. Zhang."
"Then do you want to go back to your parents' home?" Zhang Zhou asked.
"I don't want to." Mrs. Li Song replied simply, "The guilty woman is already guilty. Even if she returns to her parents' home, she will be criticized and even considered to be a drag on the family." . Even because he has been in the prison, he will be regarded as an unclean person and will be criticized by many people." Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "You think clearly, why don't you go back? Do you want to go to the place of distribution and suffer the hardships?"
Li Song kowtowed to Zhang Zhou again and said, "I hope you can take in the sinful woman. The sinful woman is willing to be a cow and a horse, and serve you like a dog and a horse. The guilty woman knows some of her husband's crimes and can help the court to find out the case." Zhang Zhou felt curious again when he heard this.
This woman...
It cannot be said that she is evil-hearted, at least she is different from ordinary people.
Unlike that weak woman, she still knows how to show her own value, or what is expected of her.
First of all, it's her beauty, which won't buy him a future, and may even become the source of his displacement.
Secondly, she can help the court investigate the case... Although Zhang Zhou doesn't believe that this woman can have any evidence, but with her intelligence and wisdom, it seems that she is not the kind of woman who wants to be trusted by others. A lamb to the slaughter, Zhang Zhou saw a twisted and enterprising attitude in this woman.
"Yes." Zhang Zhou nodded and said, "If you want to stay, that's up to you. We will arrange a place for you."
After saying this, Zhang Zhou stood up , after all, no one usually lives in this old house, and he doesn't plan to spend the night here.
Of course, this woman cannot stay here. There are some things that cannot be left in her own yard.
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Zhang Zhou does not intend to send him back.
In other words, we respect Li Song’s choice.
And there is something Zhang Zhou still doesn't understand, and that is why this woman doesn't want to go back to her parents' home.
After he left the mansion, Wang Shi accompanied him to the theater. Wang Shi answered Zhang Zhou's questions.
"This girl was engaged in a marriage contract, and then married into the Li Mansion for four years. It is said that she had some resentment with her mother's family, and she never went back to visit her in the past four years." Wang Shi said.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Then her mother's family still cares about her so much that they want to do everything possible to redeem her?"
Wang Shi said: "I haven't heard of it."
Zhang Zhouyi was stunned.
Immediately he seemed to understand something.
"So, the person who wants to take her away is Princess Yongkang, not her family. Is this what you mean?" Zhang Zhou asked.
Wang Shiwei said: "I don't know much about this. If you hadn't mentioned this girl today, I wouldn't have thought that she was any different from ordinary convict wives. But I don't think so." As you said, if this woman can really help investigate the case, she may have some influence in her husband's family."
In order to get married, her mother's family sent a woman to a family she didn't want to go to. A wife is not a concubine and has given birth to children.
After being convicted, I didn’t think about returning to my parents’ home, but I thought about using what I knew to put my husband’s family into a desperate situation, and even used it as a springboard to strive to stay in the family. Next to Zhang Zhou...
Zhang Zhou thought to himself.
As expected, Princess Yongkang is not an ordinary person, and her best friend is not a good person either. It sounds like this woman wants revenge.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Interesting."
Wang Shi said: "Master, I don't know where the convict woman should be placed now?"
Zhang Zhou pointed to a guard in brocade clothes beside him and said, "He will tell you where to send people."
"Yes, yes." Wang Shi bowed his hands in salute.
Zhang Zhou nodded and signaled for Wang Shi to go back first, while he went to the theater on his own.
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A few days later.
Zhang Zhou seemed to have forgotten about this, and his energy was entirely focused on the war in the northwest, because some battle reports were sent back from the northwest.
The five soldiers and horses sent by Tang Yin have been wandering on the grassland. The reason why they are said to be wandering is because the Tatars rely on mobility to avoid frontal combat. Even among these five soldiers and horses, The relatively weak troops of Ma Zhongxi and Zhu Fu did not encounter a decent main Tatar attack.
However, with the advancement of the five-pronged army, more reports of the war situation came back, which also brought about some changes in the pattern.
Yu Ma Yi and Zhu Feng arrived at Guanshan one after another. This was once the seat of the Tatar Khanate, and for the Ming Dynasty, it was already considered the hinterland of the steppe Mongols. It used to be difficult to fight here, but now even if two groups of soldiers and horses fight to the vicinity of Guanshan, there is no trace of the main Tatar force.
After Zhu Youtang heard the news, he also hurriedly summoned Zhang Zhou into the palace.
Although this is not the first time that the Ming Dynasty has sent troops to Guanshan, this time it seems that they are patrolling Guanshan. The soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty can kill without any hindrance. When they arrived at Guanshan, Qi Ma Yi and Zhu Feng both completed some simple sacrificial activities to heaven and earth.
There is a sense of sealing the wolf and living in Xu.
Zhu Youtang also seemed very excited and asked Zhang Zhou to enter the palace, as if he wanted to brag in front of Zhang Zhou.
Look...
My soldiers and horses marched to Guanshan with such arrogance that the Tatars didn’t even dare to fart. The next step is to see how the Ming Dynasty’s cavalry will flatten the grassland.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the troops from all walks of life have gone northward for hundreds of miles or even more than a thousand miles. Since there is no response from the troops from all walks of life, they are somewhat alone and have gone deep." Zhang Zhou said.
Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Isn't this the artillery you made? As far as I know, the troops and horses in this group are only a few thousand troops, while the main Tatar force has hundreds of thousands. , just like this... you can come and go so freely, which also greatly boosts the morale of the army."
Zhang Zhou saw that the emperor was in high spirits, so he didn't have the nerve to say any more depressing words.
Probably all the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty had the same idea.
The war is fought to completely level the grassland, but what is the purpose of leveling the grassland?
Is it to allow the people to live and work in peace and contentment, or to allow the northwest soldiers to remove their armor and return to their fields?
There is no specific goal at all. As for leveling the grassland, it is more like a slogan. What will happen after the grassland is leveled, how to manage the grassland in the future, and even how to level the grassland... these are all It is not included in the detailed plans of the emperor and his ministers.
Perhaps Zhu Youtang's biggest plan is to continue to use Zhang Zhou to complete all of this. As for how to operate in detail, Zhu Youtang himself doesn't really care.
In general.
It’s just for the sake of face.
The emperor does it for the emperor’s face, and the ministers do it for the minister’s face. As for the soldiers, they are more pragmatic. They do it for military glory, to enable their families to live a good life and have enough to eat... Leaving the grassland may not be a good thing for ordinary soldiers.
The court no longer needs to spend so much money to support them. They will no longer serve as soldiers in the future, but will need to work more in agriculture, or even move to other places to survive.
But do the soldiers on the front line think about this in detail?
"Bingkuan, I have read the book you gave Xiurong. It is very well written. Many things look strange, especially those that are square and round." Zhu Youtang smiled.
Zhang Zhoudao: "This is geometry. I want to diversify the princess's thinking and imagination. After all, you also said that the princess does not need to have too much contact with the content of the Four Books and Five Classics. It is better to learn some arithmetic. Or geometry, so that she can have more thoughts to design and complete the production."
"What?" Zhu Youtang asked curiously.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Your Majesty, before artillery and other objects are cast, drawings need to be made first, and this knowledge is used to complete it. What is the caliber of a cannon body, what size mold is needed, and what are the requirements? How much iron is used must be calculated."
"Oh, it's quite interesting." Zhu Youtang obviously didn't understand, so he could only respond casually.
Zhang Zhou said: "As for the Four Books and Five Classics, the lesson plans compiled by me are more about choosing words and making sentences, and they are also to make it easier for the princess to understand.literature. "
Zhu Youtang sighed: "Bingkuan, these things you teach are not simple. I am afraid that Xiurong is still young and cannot understand these. ”
“It all depends on man-made things. Zhang Zhou said, "Before this, I also compiled some basic arithmetic knowledge, and there were female officials who could teach the princess." "
"Yes, don't you usually recruit female students? I also heard that there are female gentlemen in the capital. They are responsible for teaching the women of the people to read, read, and even learn some things... Although I don't understand it very well, I know that they can do a lot of things for the court. . "Zhu Youtang was slightly emotional.
Zhu Youtang was informed about Zhang Zhou's opening of a girls' school.
And Zhu Youtang also sent someone to investigate in detail. , and found that these women, who usually only married and had children, and had no social status, could indeed engage in many industries under the guidance of Zhang Zhou Women's School.
These women did not seem to have any ambitions after learning knowledge. , after all, if you can't pass the imperial examination and become an official, no one will want to do anything that will harm the court.
In Zhu Youtang's view, this is a good deed.
"Then you should first find someone to teach the child Xiurong. When she grows up, she can learn from you. "Zhu Youtang seemed relieved at this time.
Since Zhang Zhou has made great achievements in developing girls' education, there is no need to worry that Zhang Zhou will teach his daughter badly.
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When Zhang Zhou came out of the palace, he heard someone calling him from far behind.
Wait and see. Clearly.
But it was Yongkang who chased him out.
Obviously Yongkang did not come from the Qianqing Palace. She came to the palace to greet the Queen Mother and deliberately waited for him. When I left the palace, I came to see him on purpose.
"Elder Princess, it seems that Your Majesty doesn't want you to disturb the Queen Mother too much. You don't seem to be obeying the orders. "Zhang Zhou reminded with a smile.
Yongkang walked quickly to Zhang Zhou. He didn't wear much in the summer, and now he looked a little messy, but there were still beads of sweat on his forehead. , said: "Master Zhang, are you making sarcastic remarks? Do you also want to take care of the royal family’s affairs? "
Zhang Zhou just smiled.
Yongkang said: "What happened to the things I mentioned to you before? Everyone at home is urging me.
Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "I have inquired and found out that the Song family has not made any arrangements for this girl's future. In other words, they have not tried to take their female family members back." "
"Of course they didn't go to you, they went to me. Yongkang said.
Zhang Zhou said: "Really?" Princess, you should be more serious when you speak, and don't talk nonsense. ”
After Yongkang heard this, he felt a little angry.
I was thinking, this man never seems to care about other people’s face when he speaks!
Still Say he just doesn't care about my face?
Yongkang wrinkled his nose and said: "Master Zhang, you must have met that girl and thought she was pretty good, so you want to take her as your own, right? Even if you really want her, shouldn't you respect her thoughts? As a courtier, You shouldn’t do things that make things difficult for others.”
Zhang Zhou thought to himself, you are really right.
I did this to comply with the victim's opinion. Although she was probably telling lies in front of me, it seems that some things are still true.
The reason is that this woman does not look like a soft-hearted woman, but more like a strong woman eager for revenge.
There was Caihuang family in the past, and there is Li Song family now.
But the Caihuang family... is not worth mentioning to Zhang Zhou, but this woman is extraordinary, because this woman is younger and may have greater power behind her. , and there are more places where she can be used.
For a woman to be able to make a straight-tempered man like Yongkang obsessed with her, and even ask him for someone again and again, it shows that this woman has great charm.
Zhang Zhou said: "Then I will go back and ask her. If she wants to go back, let her go back. Or, let her go and meet with you, the eldest princess?"
"You..."
Yongkang people were a little confused.
Hearing the meaning of Zhang Zhou’s words, she began to wonder.
Did Zhang Zhou agree to release him or not?
Since you agree, why not just send the person here?
It’s not easy, so why does it say that this woman can come to see her?
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "I have been busy with official duties recently. If the eldest princess has anything to do, she might as well wait until the dog days are over. Although these two days are not as hot as the previous days, it is still not suitable to talk in this sunny place. "What do you think?"
"When will someone come to see you?" Yongkang asked eagerly.
"Let's go in two days." Zhang Zhou said, "Waiting for arrangements. She is still assisting in the investigation. When the case is almost fully investigated and she has nothing to do, let her go to your house. "
"It's settled, Mr. Zhang, are you just trying to fool a little girl like me? I will go back and wait for the good news."
Again. Waiting for good news.
Zhang Zhou smiled, got into the carriage and left.
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Zhang Zhou left in a carriage, while Yongkang stood under the sun. It was already very hot, and it seemed that she too Don't care if it's hotter.
"Your Highness, you'd better wipe away your sweat." The woman behind him came over and said.
Yongkang said: "I don't know if he noticed something. I just wanted to be alone with him, and it took so much effort... That girl, it's really... a miserable life." Recently, the transcoding has become serious, so that We are more motivated and update faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you