It’s winter again.
It was windy and snowy in the capital, and Zhang Zhouren was in a private room in the theater, turning on the heater and listening to a ditty. With a beautiful woman by his side, he seemed extremely comfortable even if he was dealing with a little official business.
The emperor would not bother him, and the ministers would like not to see him...
He would be content to be an idler.
That night, it was already the second watch, and even the play had ended, but Zhu Youtang sent Chen Kuan out of the palace to see him, and even entered the private room of his theater in person. Inside.
"Eunuch Chen, a rare guest." Zhang Zhou greeted Chen Kuan with a smile.
Chen Kuan walked over and said with emotion: "I never thought that there is really a cave inside this theater. My father-in-law, it is indeed a good place for you to hide and relax here."
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "How can this be considered as hiding from peace and quiet? I am usually very busy, so your majesty cannot say that."
"Haha, this is natural." Chen Kuan seemed to be very busy. He was very free and easy-going, as if he was an old friend who had known Zhang Zhou for many years.
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The two sat down.
Chen Kuan said bluntly: "Your Majesty is asking about Tang Yin's affairs. You see...you should know about it, right?"
Zhang Zhou said: "Yes, he is resigning." . But it’s just speculation. As long as His Majesty’s decree is rejected, he should still be in charge of the three sides.” Your Majesty also means that you cannot change people easily, but your Majesty wants to hear your opinion."
Zhang Zhou nodded and said: "Your Majesty is really fond of me. In fact, Tang Yin's temperament is like this. He can only push him at all times. , he might be able to make a difference. His failure in the previous battle in the north might be the best encouragement for him. "Then... give him another chance?" Chen Kuan said.
"Yes." Zhang Zhou said, "This winter is also the best time to send troops to the grassland. Tang Yin needs to be a vanguard. Maybe before the end of the year, the military order to send troops will be sent to the three sides... Wait for the next year After the spring comes, there will be a bigger battle."
"The battle you are talking about..."
"It's hard to go into details. Eunuch Chen is reporting to His Majesty. Your Majesty will understand."
Zhang Zhou played riddles in front of Chen Kuan.
There are some things that Zhang Zhou and Zhu Youtang have already discussed, and there is no need to explain them clearly to outsiders.
Chen Kuan frowned and said: "Your Majesty just asked about that matter. Is it going smoothly? We don't understand what it means. What kind of matter is it?"
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Chen Father-in-law, I don’t mean to hide it, but there are really some things that I can’t answer directly.”
“I understand, I understand, if it is inconvenient or His Majesty has given instructions in advance, we will never inquire casually. In fact, we will never ask. That's just curiosity." Chen Kuan said.
Zhang Zhou said: "Although I can't explain it clearly, I can still tell you the general meaning. Your Majesty and I have something to say. We have been promoting a project in the past two years, which isIt is necessary to develop something and mass-produce it in the military. With this thing, Pingchuan... will get twice the result with half the effort. ”
“Is there such a magical thing? Is it something stronger than today's divine cannon and sky gunpowder? "Chen Kuan said in shock.
Zhang Zhou just smiled and said nothing, and shook his head slightly to express that he could not speak.
Chen Kuan nodded and said: "You can't do it without my father-in-law in the Ming Dynasty. If such a thing really exists, I think if we come to Ming Dynasty... we can relieve the border troubles in the north. So the advancement...is it going smoothly? After all, His Majesty is waiting for a reply. ”
Zhang Zhou said: “It’s going very well. We have started to conduct stability tests. If it goes more smoothly, we will be able to use it before the end of the year.” "
"That's good, that's good. ”
Although Chen Kuan was full of doubts at this time, he also understood that Zhang Zhou had a big killer here, and it was best for him not to inquire about this kind of thing.
Thinking about the power of the new cannons and new gunpowder developed by Zhang Zhou...and thinking that Zhang Zhou was researching a more powerful weapon than these two, he felt a chill running down his spine.
This is going to happen...
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The news of Tang Yin's expedition was presented in a secret report a few days later Arriving in front of Zhu Youtang.
It was a memorial written by Tang Yin to the emperor before sending troops.
In it, Tang Yin fully expressed his ambition to sacrifice his life for the country. The posture of the brave man who was like a wind rustling and Yi Shuihan was gone forever.
When Chen Kuan read Tang Yin's military order in person at Zhu Youtang's request, Zhu Youtang just listened in silence. After a while, he waved his hand, meaning that he understood and didn’t need to elaborate further.
Chen Kuan said: “Your Majesty, Cai Guogong mentioned to the slave that a very powerful magic weapon is about to appear. It seems that this is what happened. The Tang Dynasty stage production was still too hasty.
Zhu Youtang frowned and said, "Did Bingkuan tell you?" "
Chen Kuan said hurriedly: "I was curious at that time and wanted Cai Guogong to explain my doubts... I deserve to be punished for being too talkative..."
"There is no need to blame yourself. "Zhu Youtang said, "It's not that we shouldn't tell outsiders about this matter, but we are just afraid that the Tatars will know about it. But what it is, Bingkuan probably won’t tell you. "
"Yes. Cai Guogong said so much, but did not tell the slaves what they were. "Chen Kuandao.
Zhu Youtang said: "It's good to send troops now, there is no need for me to give orders. Bingkuan was not wrong, and I was not wrong either. This man is not a timid person. Just listening to his memorial expressing his determination, I knew I had found the right person. "
Chen Kuandao: "Previously, we sent troops in summer and autumn without any results, but now it's coming to the cold winter..."
"It's different. Zhu Youtang said with a look of hope, "Bingkuan said that if the Tatars want to avoid war to avoid the grassland being annexed by the Ming Dynasty, then they are wishful thinking. However, the Ming army can march into the grassland at any time, even In which battle can one be surprised, Tatar?People can only be beaten passively. "
Chen Kuan nodded and said: "Tang Zitai seems to have managed to catch everyone by surprise. ”
“Yes. "Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Not to mention the Tatars, even I didn't expect that his determination could be so great, and he could even move forward inexorably. "
Chen Kuan smiled bitterly.
"Then just like Bingkuan said, let him go to the military grassland and clear a way first. Only if there are many roads, the grassland will be the territory of the Ming Dynasty. If there are grasslands everywhere and there are no roads, will the Ming army have to take a road they have never walked before every time they patrol in the future? ”
Zhu Youtang stood up.
In Chen Kuan’s eyes, the emperor seemed to be full of confidence at this time.
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< p>"Say it again. ”During the cabinet duty, Liu Jian seemed unbelievable when faced with Cheng Minzheng’s truthful report on Tang Yin’s dispatch of troops.
Because of the memorial regarding the impeachment of Tang Yin, he had just signed the petition and Submit it, but here you learn that Tang Yin's laxity in military management turned out to be "pretended". His purpose was to paralyze the Tatars and his own people, and then lead the troops into the grassland in one fell swoop...
Cheng Minzheng said: "It has been twelve days since the troops were sent out, but they said that even Duke Cheng Guo did not know about it in advance. It was only six days after Tang Yin sent out the troops that the news came out. "
"What about Your Majesty? "Li Dongyang asked from the side.
Cheng Minzheng shook his head, meaning that he didn't know.
Liu Jian seemed to be angry at this time: "The Shangting Department is responsible for the Ming Dynasty military aircraft. , is it possible that he is also ignorant of the news of the three sides sending troops? How did you do your job? "
This is like attacking Cheng Minzheng, saying that a group of people led by Cheng Minzheng are incompetent.
Cheng Minzheng said: "The dispatch of troops was not ordered by the imperial court. It should be a direct order from His Majesty or the Ministry of War. Your Majesty has not been in court for a long time. This is a matter of military and political affairs. The cabinet does not know about it, and naturally neither does the superior. "
Li Dongyang said hurriedly: "Keqin, there is no need to argue, just listen carefully. ”
Probably Li Dongyang also noticed Cheng Minzheng’s rebellious mentality.
In this matter, Wang Hao is still a little proud.
Look at me in Jiangnan back then The selected students...
Xie Yuan Zhang Zhou and Ya Yuan Tang Yin, they are now more awesome than the other. I originally thought I was wrong about Tang Yin, but who knows that this guy is also the same as his senior brother? You, Tang Yin, who also likes to play tricks, secretly cheat on Chen Cang?
You, Tang Yin, are not as high as your senior brother in the government, but you are more playful than your senior brother.
Liu Jian was so angry that he was filled with anger. Trembling.
It's not that Tang Yin's expedition was unacceptable... The key point is that he didn't expect Tang Yin to send troops, so that now that the impeachment memorial has been published, he actually did it. At this time, let him know that the original impeachment of Tang Yin was cowardly and incompetent... It was because of their short-sightedness and it was completely false.
Isn't that true?Are you slapping him in the face?
Just when Liu Jian didn’t even know how to comment on this matter, Li Dongyang seemed calm and said: "This matter still needs to be discussed. It is the coldest time to send troops rashly. I am afraid that sending troops will not go well." . It’s better to wait and see.”
Liu Jian couldn’t help but look at Li Dongyang.
He seemed to understand why Li Dongyang spoke for Tang Yin before.
It’s not that Tang Yin is unavailable, but that Tang Yin has a very strange potential, which is something different from the minister of the DPRK. In the past, this potential only existed in Zhang Zhouyi On people.
If you want to check and balance Zhang Zhou, or even defeat Zhang Zhou, you may need someone with special potential like Tang Yin.
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After Cheng Minzheng and Wang Hao went out.
Li Dongyang also enlightened Liu Jian and proposed some solutions.
"After all, Tang Yin did not make it clear to the court. Even if the content of the impeachment was biased, it was generally not exaggerated. It cannot be said that his previous behavior was toleration. He was more like He abandoned military affairs without seeing any hope."
Liu Jiandao: "How could you have guessed that he had a back-up plan before?"
Li Dongyang said, "I can't describe it either. , this man...has an evil aura about him, I told you, he is different from any other minister in the court."
"What kind of evil aura?" Liu Jian asked.
"I can't tell." Li Dongyang thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "You can probably understand Tang Bohu after seeing Zhang Bingkuan's daily actions. Neither of them seems to be interested in government affairs, but they are The two of them seem to be indifferent to the world, but they are very quarrelsome... You don't know whether they are pretending or this is their nature."
Liu Jiandao: "No quarrel..."
p>Obviously from Liu Jian's perspective, this kind of mentality cannot be understood.
Li Dongyang sighed: "Maybe he is super capable, but he still wants to pay attention to the mountains and rivers. But due to the situation, some people cannot withdraw from this court. Just like Zhang Bingkuan, he wants to withdraw, Your Majesty I won't let him go. He is a Taoist practitioner after all." Liu Jian said coldly: "I never regard Zhang Bingkuan as a Taoist."
"This is. "Of course." Li Dongyang said, "Those who passed the imperial examination, although he did not even pass the Tongsheng examination, but he passed the provincial examination, the general examination and the palace examination step by step, he is one of our scholars." There is nothing wrong with asking him for his character."
"Tang Yin...how should he deal with it?" Liu Jian didn't want to discuss Zhang Zhou's merits and demerits with Li Dongyang.
He wants to know now how to solve Tang Yin's matter first.
Now that they have participated in the impeachment, if the matter is exposed, the group of people who jointly participated in the impeachment between North Korea and China will be somewhat ruined.
Liu Jiandao: "It's just a joke."
Li Dongyang said helplessly:"So what can we do? There is no turning back when the bow is fired. Tang Yin... still has to participate in the impeachment. After all, he did not follow the rules and sent troops rashly. This is also a taboo. If there is an accident and there is a crisis at the border passes on the three sides, he is responsible for it. I can’t afford it.”
I still have to participate in the impeachment, but I have to change the angle.
You can’t say that Tang Yin is cowardly...
No cowardly person can send troops like Tang Yin when he says so, without even considering his retreat.
Especially the way out of becoming an official in the DPRK...
This is waiting to be impeached, waiting to be out of touch with the world.
The determination is so great...there is nothing like it in the world.
Liu Jian said: "Compared with Tang Yin, Wang Bo'an may be better..."
Liu Jian already disliked Wang Shouren before, but now when compared with Tang Yin, he instantly felt that Wang Shouren is much more pleasing to the eye.
Wang Shouren smiled and said: "Then let's talk to Dehui carefully. There is no overnight feud. It is better to use Bo'an than Bohu." (End of Chapter) The transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated. , updates faster, please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you