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Chapter 396 Liu Jinhai's Beard
In the study at the mansion of Ji Zhiheng, the Imperial Academy's imperial court attendant and lecturer, Zhang Cheng was drinking tea and chatting with his father-in-law and brother-in-law.

"Father-in-law, Zhang Cheng heard that Xuan Da Chen Duchen might return to Beijing to take over as Minister of the Ministry of War. What do you think about this?" Zhang Cheng asked cautiously.

Ji Zhiheng drank his tea, but didn't answer right away. He seemed to be thinking, and after a while, he said: "Chen Xinjia is just a juren, even if he has some talents, after all, he is limited by his background.
Since the founding of our dynasty since the founding of the Taizu, only Jiajun Jia Tingjie of Hebei during the Hongzhi period has been an official in the Ministry of Industry as a jury. "

He stopped to take a sip of tea, and said: "Guan Chen Xinjia is also loyal to his superiors and able to do things with sincerity, but he and Yang Sichang are in cahoots. Although they are both quite talented people, they are generally narrow-minded. There is no room for others, and loyalty must guard against it.”

"Follow Yue Zhang's instruction, Zhang Cheng will write it down!"

"Nowadays, you are very important to you. In the past, your new words were publicized in the court, and all officials circulated them. It can be seen from today's meaning. I am very satisfied with your new words." Ji Zhiheng Again.

"I want my father-in-law to know that Zhang Cheng only studied in a private school for a few years when he was young, so he only knows a little about writing and writing. He didn't think that the nonsense words made after drinking were introduced into the palace and heard in heaven."

"Hehe. Talking nonsense after drinking, since you are so majestic, magnificent, and impassioned, you are so talented!"

"Hahaha……"

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Here, when Zhang Cheng was chatting with his father-in-law Ji Zhiheng and his second brother Ji Youqing, the street was very lively.

The sun sets early in winter, and the outside is already dark, but the shops along the street are not closed. In addition to strings of red lanterns, there are also lights of various colors that have been hung out early.

Although it has not yet reached the busiest time, it also shows the prosperity of the capital. There is an endless stream of people watching the lanterns, and sometimes there are even more fireworks that soar into the sky, attracting people to stop and watch.

Along the east-west long street centered on Dengshikou Street, colorful buildings have been erected on both sides. The north and south sides of the street face each other.

Most of the people with curtains on the colorful buildings are the relatives of the Xun family, the court officials and the family members of the gentry. The rental price of each colorful building is very high, and it costs hundreds of strings of money to make overnight.

In the lamp market, there are many lamps of various colors. In terms of the materials of the lamps, there are those made of burning pearls, those made of ink silk with paintings, and those made of five-color gauze, bright corners, paper, and wheat orange. And through the grass.

In terms of form, there are various kinds of lanterns such as flower lanterns, bird lanterns, beast lanterns, insect lanterns, fish lanterns, revolving horse lanterns, etc., all of which are ingenious and exquisite.

As for the fireworks that are set off at night, there are many kinds of patterns, which are amazing. There are also various bands, jugglers, and all-night playing performances, which attract people to stop and watch.

In addition, there are teams of boys in Caiyi beating drums on the street. They are called Taiping drums from night to dawn. Accompanied by the sound of drums, there are moving floats, boats, etc. The small ones are promoted by dozens of people, while the big ones are It takes dozens or hundreds of people to promote it.

It's just that the Lantern Festival of the Lantern Festival is just now entering, and the real bustling time begins on the twelfth day of the first lunar month, when it's really all night long, crowded with men and women, and there are huge crowds of people.

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Due to the rules, a married daughter is not allowed to share a room with her husband in her natal home when she returns home for the first time.

Zhang Cheng tossed and turned on the bed alone, it was difficult to fall asleep, but it was too cold outside, and he didn't want to get up and get off the ground, so he lay on his back on the bed, looking at the ray of moonlight in front of the window.

After a long time, he smiled bitterly, thinking that when he first came here, he could sleep peacefully alone every night, but now that he has controlled Xuanzhen North Road and has an army of nearly ten thousand, he is not used to sleeping alone anymore.

Could this be the growing pains!
After thinking wildly for a while, I gradually fell asleep, and in my daze, I vaguely heard the sound of shouting.

"Killing...killing a tartar...it's a pleasure...it's a pleasure..."

"...Loyalty... Follow me to kill slaves..."

"...Kill...Kill the Tartars...Kill..."

Zhang Chengshui woke up suddenly from a dream, turned over and landed on the ground, scanning everything around him with angry eyes, only to realize that it was just a dream.

He turned back and went back to the bed, took a fur cloak and put it on his body, put on his shoes again, went to the window, heard the north wind whistling outside the window, he couldn't help thinking of Lu Xiangsheng, and the tenth day of the first lunar month last year , I am leading the army to fight everywhere in Jinan.

"It should be burning incense sticks for Duchen Lu!"

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On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Lin Fangping came to Jifu to see Zhang Cheng in the afternoon. It turned out that Liu Jinhai had rushed back to the capital today, and now he was waiting for orders at the Yuanlongchang Carriage Depot outside Fucheng Gate in the west of the city.

"Fang Ping, immediately send someone to call Liu Jinhai to live in Tongchun Tower. Later, I will go to Tongchun Tower to meet Yu Shangyou and others. I just have something to tell him." Zhang Cheng said.

"Here."

Lin Fangping responded loudly, and then continued: "Marshal Du, Liu Jinhai also brought a few people here. I wonder if the Marshal will receive him?"

"Oh!"

Zhang Cheng was also a little puzzled, but he knew that Liu Jinhai would never bring people to see him easily. If so, there must be something strange inside, so he told Lin Fangping: "Everyone stay in Tongchun Tower, if there are many people , and gave them a yard."

"Here!"

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In the No. [-] courtyard behind the Tongchun Building on the side of Xila Hutong outside Dong'anmen, several strong men are feeding more than twenty war horses. They are all wearing thick cotton clothes, and there seem to be hidden objects like swords inside. Wear this big red fur cloak outside.

After feeding the horses, he did not enter the house. He was still warming up in a grass shed in the small courtyard outside, but his eyes looked around involuntarily. From time to time, he looked at a person by a window on the second floor.

They are the guards brought by Zhang Cheng, and they are outside guarding every move around them. There are more than [-] majestic military horses in the courtyard next to it, and there are several large carts parked in the courtyard. Someone came out in the yard to look around and observe.

There were also four red lanterns hanging in front of the main room, and there were several braziers burning in the room, where four strong men were roasting. There was also a table next to it, with some food and a pot of hot tea on it.

In the small living room on the second floor, Zhang Cheng was meeting with Liu Jinhai, the general of the First Bureau of the Guard's Army, but he saw that Liu Jinhai had a big beard, and he was a little more bold than when he was with Zhang Cheng. .

Zhang Cheng looked at him carefully, and said, "I said, Jin Hai, with your appearance, if we meet on the street, I'm afraid I won't be able to recognize you."

Liu Jinhai was a little embarrassed, he smiled nonchalantly and said, "The commander-in-chief made fun of us again."

(End of this chapter)