The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 162 The Sorrow of the Late Arrival
The three princes came out of Qianqing Palace in the order of Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu and Zhu Hui.

Zhang Mao smiled at Zhu Fu, but the smile on his face carried a different meaning: "Your boy is very competitive. If you go to the northwest, you may be able to get a lord back. Others can't do it in a few lifetimes."

Zhu Fu smiled and cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Zhang, you are joking, the dog...has always kept loyalty in his heart, and never forgets His Majesty's cultivation of him."

this.

That's quite the scene.

Zhu Hui on the side couldn't listen anymore.

Even if that kid Zhu Feng has never seen it with his own eyes, he still knows what kind of guy he is, what kind of loyalty is there, and he was cultivated by His Majesty. Who is he to lie to?My kids are better than him.

Zhang Mao said with a smile: "It's better to have a good foundation than to curry favor. In the past, it was said that civil servants have someone in the court who is easy to be an official. Now it seems that the soldier who joins the army needs someone around the emperor to make meritorious service."

"Cough cough..."

Originally, Zhu Fu thought that Zhang Mao was saying good things, why did he hear these words with a sour meaning?

Zhu Fu looked sideways at Zhang Mao.

I thought to myself, don't think I don't know that you old man Zhang sent his grandson to Zhang Bingkuan as a disciple early on. You have done more than me, why are you still mocking me now?
Regret not letting Zhang Bingkuan recommend your grandson to the Northwest?
It's too late to regret!Miss this village without this store.

Zhu Hui followed the two "big guys" forward, and asked curiously, "This Zhang Bingkuan...what is he capable of?"

Just now Zhang Mao and Zhu Fu were arguing over whether to please Zhang Zhou or not. After hearing Zhu Hui's words, they both looked at this stupid big man who didn't know what to do.

The eyes of the two seem to be saying, we smart people talk, just lean on your side.

"It's nothing, Zhang Bingkuan, Gong Sheng, they know astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom, that's all." Zhang Mao laughed.

"Oh."

Zhu Hui nodded.

I'm also thinking about it.

What are these two pretending to be in front of me?Don't think I can't hear it, the second boy of Chengguo's family may be able to win the title, and it has a lot to do with that Zhang Bingkuan.

You are afraid that I will also curry favor with Zhang Bingkuan, and deliberately make him very ordinary, right?

How about saying that all of you generations of princes are like human beings, I believe you ghosts.

"I said Dongyang, His Majesty asked you to go to the northwest, and he asked you to take the Shenji Battalion with you. In this battle at Pianguan, the mighty sky gunpowder has played a magical role. In the future, the Shenji Battalion will definitely be used in the northwest. More frequently, the effect will be greater, but you are catching up with the good time."

Zhang Mao aimed at Zhu Hui again.

Zhu Huixin said that no matter how powerful the Shenji Battalion was, it was selected from the [-]th Regiment Battalion. In terms of the military power in hand, it is not as good as supervising the [-]st Battalion of the [-]th Regiment Battalion. Besides, how many people can they bring to the northwest?

Zhu Hui smiled and said, "Isn't the battle over? Going to the northwest is just to deal with the aftermath, and tough battles won't last."

"Really?" Zhang Mao said, "Where is Wang Weining, who will serve as a general officer under him, and the status will be the same after returning? Maybe it will be your turn to be the admiral of the Beijing camp. Wang Weining is very good at fighting, and he leads When soldiers go into battle, no one can refuse, but if you say that he has a great ability, he can cling, and this ability is not something that everyone can learn."

"..."

Zhu Hui was speechless for a moment.

Feelings, you old man Zhang took gunpowder today, who do you see?

I, Zhu, didn't provoke you today, why are you mad at me?I took orders to go to the Northwest to be a general officer and to help others. What are you doing against me?

Zhu Fu smiled and said, "Old Zhang, actually, I think that the commander-in-chief should be handed over to your son."

"Don't!" Zhang Mao waved his hand, "Don't think that the old man has other meanings. The old man's son is still recovering from illness at home, and he can't even get on a horse. The frontier defense in the northwest of Ming Dynasty will be handed over to you upstarts. The old man is dying, so he dare not follow him. You compare! Let's go!"

He said that he was old, but when he took a step to leave the two of them behind, the frequency and length of his steps were not ambiguous at all.

"He... what does he mean?" Zhu Hui pointed at Zhang Mao's back with a dazed expression.

Zhu Fu clicked his tongue and said, "You can't even see it? He is afraid that the power of the Duke of another family will rise and affect the prestige of the third generation of his old Zhang family. Who will make his children and grandchildren unable to stand up in the next generation?"

"I see."

Zhu Hui nodded knowingly, but smiled.

From Zhang Mao's grandfather Zhang Yu, to his father Zhang Fu, and then to Zhang Mao himself, they are all unique figures among the nobles. Out of Yingjie.

At this time, the emperor wanted to give Zhu Feng a title, and also wanted Zhu Hui to go to the northwest to follow Wang Yue.

In contrast to the Zhang family, Zhang Mao's eldest son Zhang Rui, who is currently alive, has soft feet in his 30s, his eldest grandson Zhang Lun is still young, and Zhang Mao himself is also old. Naturally, what Zhang Mao is most afraid of is that Zhang's family will go to his generation. After losing ground.

The reason why Zhang Mao said those yin and yang strange words.

It's all because old man Zhang is really in danger.

……

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In the head off.

The battle has ended for a day and a night, and Yebushou has entered the hinterland of the grassland to investigate the movements of various Tatar soldiers and horses.

For the first time since Daming took back Hetao during the Chenghua period, it was the first time that it wanted to re-enter the grasslands, and even rule the Mongolian roost.

But Wang Yue...

There is no intention of entering the grassland at all.

The battle at the first pass actually exhausted him physically and mentally. After all, he was not young, and he was very old and strong enough to survive the whole tough battle. He felt that he was lucky not to die on the front line.

As for marching into the grassland, confining wolves and living in Xu...that is not Wang Yue's goal in life.

He had one purpose before he died.

Earl Weining of my old Wang family, take it back!
On the afternoon of February [-]th, Ping Jiangbo and Chen Rui's troops rushed to Biantouguan without stopping. When he arrived, he found that there were troops stationed everywhere inside and outside Biantouguan...not to mention the local troops who had withdrawn before. , Even those people who were close to the fortress rushed to help, the meat was gone, and the soup was delicious.

When looking back at the battle report, Wang Yue could mention that they rushed to help in order to ensure the stability of Biantouguan, and maybe they could be recorded in the credit book.

"Uncle Ping Jiang, are you back?"

Just as Chen Rui got off his horse from the gate, he raised his head and was still lamenting that he hadn't seen him for three days, how the city walls and gates were blown up like this.

A group of people came over, led by Wu Pingbo Chen Xun.

Chen Xun's situation was better than Chen Rui's. He arrived at Biantouguan three hours after the battle ended, while Chen Rui was more than a day later than him.

Chen Rui said with a stern face: "I heard that the little Tatar prince harassed Xixia, so I led troops to fight against the invaders, but halfway I heard that there was a war in a remote pass, so I can only seek closer."

"Ha ha."

Chen Xun smiled bitterly.

I said in my heart that you really know how to say, why didn't you say that you were afraid of the fire and ran so fast on purpose, afraid that the fire would catch you?
Chen Rui pointed to a large iron pot that was cooking on fire next to the ruined wall at the gate of the city, and said, "What is that?"

Chen Xun said helplessly: "Wang Junmen heard that you came back, and specially asked someone to cook wine here, saying that he wanted to drink hot wine with you."

"he……"

Chen Rui almost jumped into a rage.

Didn't I just run faster and come back a little later when I led the soldiers on the road these two days?Why are you making hot wine at the gate of the city to mock me on purpose?
Just as he was talking, some generals had come to inform him: "Both generals, Wei Ningbo has an invitation."

As soon as Wang Yue was called "Wei Ning Bo", Chen Rui and Chen Xun knew that they were Wang Yue's direct descendants. Anyway, in the hearts of those who admired Wang Yue, even if Wang Yue wasn't Wei Ning Bo, they would still consider him to be.

Especially in this northwest region, the world only knows that there is Wang Weining, but not Wang Yue.

……

……

The large tent of the Chinese army in the city.

When Chen Rui arrived, he found that the large tent of the Chinese army was only temporarily built next to the general's mansion, and the general's mansion had been bombed to the point where there were holes everywhere, and there were no ruins left, even though the war had ended for sixteen hours , There is still a bloody smell everywhere.

How tragic this battle is, Chen Rui can guess the general idea just by looking at the scene along the way.

He regretted not coming back earlier, but after entering the city, he felt that it was good not to come back.

this bitch...

I'm afraid that if I follow Wang Yue to charge into the battle, I will have credit but lose my life.

"Zhijian, you've come to the end. I feel much more at ease when I have people like you. The Tatars probably won't dare to commit crimes again."

When Wang Yue greeted Chen Rui, he spoke politely.

It's as if they don't know anything about cooking wine at the gate of the city.

Chen Rui clasped his fists and said, "The last general wants to..."

"Okay, I don't want to ask what you were going to do earlier, you are the commander-in-chief of the side pass, and the old man still relies on you to guard it. It is expected that His Majesty will not send you to Ningxia, thinking about the little Tatar prince. There is a war happening here, will you continue to love fighting? Think about it now, just send troops."

While Wang Yue was speaking, he pulled Chen Rui to a map.

The map is very detailed and was drawn by Zhang Zhou.

Chen Rui hadn't seen this map before, because Wang Yue never planned to reuse him... Wang Yue would rather give Zhu Feng this opportunity to take credit than give it to someone like Chen Rui.

Isn't it just to blow up the city with gunpowder first, and then send troops in to harvest it?
Who is not?
You, Chen Rui, have made a lot of contributions, and the emperor will discount my contribution when Wang is credited. Military merit is a piece of cake, and whoever eats more must eat less.

And who knows if you, Chen Rui, will retreat because you are afraid of the fire?
Fighting such a tough battle, how can you take such unnecessary risks?

Chen Xun asked from the side: "Wang Junmen, are you going to send troops to the grassland?"

Because Chen Xun hadn't heard Wang Yue mention it at all before, why did Wang Yue say that he would send troops to the grassland as soon as Chen Rui came back?

Could it be that Wang Yue was waiting to give Chen Rui a chance?
Wang Yue beckoned, and then Zhu Feng, who was standing by the side, handed a command flag to Wang Yue, and Wang Yue handed it to Chen Rui: "Zhijian, old and frail, sending troops to the north is a matter of will and powerlessness. Fan didn't get any decent military achievements, follow-up pursuit and other things, you must be the commander-in-chief!"

When Chen Rui heard this, he was very excited.

I ran away before the battle, but Mr. Wang still wanted to give me a chance to make meritorious service?
Thinking about it again, it's not right, the Tatars have been running for more than a day and a night, and now I'm going to chase them. Who can I chase?

you old guy...

It’s okay to swear without profanity, but to play tricks on others, and want others to remember you?

(End of this chapter)