The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 178
Inside Kunning Palace.

Zhu Houzhao ran to give gifts to his old mother and showed Xian a bunch of good things, but he didn't realize that Queen Zhang didn't care about these things at all.

Especially when Empress Zhang learned that these objects were taken from Zhang Zhouna, her expression became even more gloomy.

Empress Zhang still has her younger brother Zhang Yanling in her heart, and her mother, Mrs. Jin, has been asking about it recently.Many of Empress Zhang's selfishness were learned from her mother.

"……do not move!"

Zhu Houzhao was still bragging about his baby, when a delicate little hand stretched out beside him, trying to grab something back, but Zhu Houzhao patted it mercilessly.

It was his sister Zhu Xiurong.

Zhu Xiurong didn't cry either, but just pursed her lips and said, "Mother, brother hit me."

Zhu Xiurong is still young, so the colloquial address is not so formal.

And Zhu Youtang likes this daughter very much, probably daughters are father's little padded jackets, and father and son always have past feuds, there is an essential difference in the way a father loves his daughter and his son.

Empress Zhang said with a straight face: "Prince, why are you so outrageous? Why are you angry with your sister?"

"Who is angry? This is my thing. Hey! Little boy, didn't I tell you already? You can take what I give you, and you can't touch what you don't give! This is for you!"

Zhu Houzhao picked up a small mirror and wanted to give it to Zhu Xiurong.

But Zhu Xiurong blinked a pair of big eyes that didn't work, and only stared at those few colorful glass balls. To her, they were just like treasures.

What mirror... She didn't like it.

"I want that." Zhu Xiurong pointed to the glass ball.

"No!" Zhu Houzhao was very rude.

What will I give you, you don't want it, you have to ask for another one, it doesn't matter what it is, I don't know your brother, I want to save face?Your brother, I think what you like should be what you like!
"Brother, give me one, just one, okay?"

Instead, Zhu Xiurong spoke to Zhu Houzhao in a pleading tone.

That pitiful appearance made Zhu Houzhao harden up.

It was Empress Zhang who picked up two glass beads and put them in her daughter's hands, saying: "Prince, your things were sent to Kunning Palace, and this palace has the right to dispose of them! If you are an elder brother, you don't look like an elder brother, so take it for fun." .”

"Thank you mom!"

Zhu Xiurong took the glass beads, bounced and went to the side.

"Queen, Erchen is teaching my younger sister. Why are you doing this? She has grown up now, she is six years old. When I was her age, I started to read and write. Look at her, just like a little girl. Like a fool, I wrote a few simple words to her, but he didn't even know her."

Zhu Xiurong is already five years old, and her birthday is very big, it is the fourteenth birthday of the first lunar month, and now it is the sixth year of her birth.

She is thriving.

After experiencing the smallpox incident, her body was extremely healthy, she didn't even get a little cold, and her height grew rapidly.

Empress Zhang said: "Sit down, I have something to ask you."

Zhu Houzhao sat back on the chair sullenly, but stared at his sister who was squatting on the ground playing with glass beads, thinking in his heart, this little fool doesn't know how to play with such a good thing, so he should teach her.

"Going out of the palace, why do you want to see Zhang Zhou? What did he give you to eat and drink?" Queen Zhang couldn't get any news from her husband, so she could only find a breakthrough from her son.

Zhu Houzhao said: "No, go there, I didn't even drink my saliva."

Queen Zhang frowned and said, "Has your father confessed?"

"No, he has so many interesting things, how can I care about them? I also brought a bicycle back. You don't know, my queen, but it's fun..."

"okay!"

Empress Zhang could probably feel that not only her husband's Qicun was caught by Zhang Zhou, but even her son fell.

On the contrary, as a wife and mother, she became an outsider.

"Then what did he tell you? Did he mention this palace? Or something in the palace?" Queen Zhang asked again.

Zhu Houzhao said: "He said so many things, how can I remember? Mother, what do you want to ask? Zhang Zhou is a good man, he can teach his son knowledge, and he is so capable that he can strike thunder from the sky. I want to learn this from him, but he refuses to teach!"

"What? He knows this?" Queen Zhang was also taken aback.

"It should be, otherwise, how could the Qingning Palace, where the Empress Dowager lives, catch fire? That scene..."

Zhu Houzhao was very excited when he thought of the scene of the fire.

Empress Zhang took a deep breath, frowned, and said, "When your father asked you to go, didn't you explain anything to you? For example, how do you get along with Zhang Zhou?"

"No, hey, imperial sister, don't smash it, this bead will be smashed, I've tried it!"

Zhu Houzhao seemed to be talking to his mother, but in fact his thoughts were not at all.

Zhu Xiurong thought that her brother was coming to snatch her glass beads, so she took the glass beads and ran to the apse, Zhu Houzhao couldn't catch up in time.

When Zhu Houzhao looked back at Queen Zhang, he found that his old lady was staring at him with vicious eyes.

"Empress, did my son make any mistakes? My father also allowed me to leave the palace. Besides, my son's studies have not failed recently, and the lecturers in the East Palace praised him for his fast learning."

Zhu Houzhao obviously didn't understand why his mother suddenly treated him like this.

Empress Zhang said coldly: "Okay, let's go! Remember not to see Zhang Zhou again."

"Oh."

Zhu Houzhao didn't contradict him either.

After he left the gate of Kunning Palace with his entourage, he said with disdain: "If you tell me to see me, you won't see me? Even if I go to see you, you won't see it! Hmph!"

Liu Jin asked, "Your Highness, where shall we go?"

"Of course, go back to the East Palace. Fortunately, I didn't bring my gun, otherwise it would be snatched away by that little troublemaker, and my bicycle..."

Liu Jin said: "His Royal Highness, Mr. Zhang said that he wanted to make a special car for you?"

"The special one didn't come, let's ride this one first to have fun, go, go back and ride a bicycle!"

……

……

Head off.

That night, the General Military Mansion was very lively, and a group of people were anxiously inquiring for news.

Because at a military meeting before dark that night, Wang Yue, the pillar of the pass, was once again blocked in front of others because of chest pain, that is, a heart attack.

Wang Yue's significance to Piantou Pass and even the northwest is too great. Many people follow him to make a living, and they are afraid that if he dies, the Tatars will take advantage of the vacancy and attack the severely damaged Piantou Pass. .

"Wang Shuai is all right now, he invited Uncle Wu Ping, Uncle Xiangcheng and General Zhu to enter."

The rest of the people knew that Wang Yue was fine, so they left in peace.

Chen Xun, Li Tang, and Zhu Feng went in to visit Wang Yue. After Chen Rui was transferred back to Beijing, these three people were mainly responsible for the daily military affairs in the off-office. Zhu Feng could spend time with Chen Xun and Li Huo Ping sits on an equal footing, which is equivalent to the deputy commander-in-chief of Piantouguan.

Wang Yue lay on the sickbed, his complexion improved a lot, and he was sitting there calming his breath.

The doctor accompanying the army went out with the medicine box on his back.

"Old Wang, are you alright?"

Zhu Feng's concern for Wang Yue is the most direct and sincere.

He is young and innocent. He feels that Wang Yue is indispensable in the Northwest. In addition, Wang Yue is kind to him, so he knows how to be grateful.

Afterwards, Zhang Yong, the lieutenant officer in charge of the army who did not attend the military meeting, also came after hearing the news.

Wang Yue nodded with a smile and said: "After taking the medicine, there is no serious problem, but in the past two days, the old man may need to rest for a while."

Zhang Yong finally came in, but he seemed very anxious and said: "Oh, Wang Zongxian, you are indispensable in this pass, you are not the backbone, how can the soldiers below defend the enemy with all their heart?"

Wang Yue said: "Grandpa Zhang, it's not that the old man insists on resigning, it's just... that I can't take it anymore. This is the second time in half a year that the old man almost died of this chronic chest pain. If he leaves like this, I'm afraid it will be... oh !"

The words were not finished, but anyone who cared could hear them.

Uncharacteristically, Wang Yue said that he wanted to recuperate, not because Wang Yue wanted to slack off, but Wang Yue knew that if he continued to work so hard, he would burp, and he might not get the title he deserved.

For the title of the Wang family, he can only hold back his sense of responsibility to be diligent in official duties.

"Wang Zongxian, you are joking." Zhang Yong said with a smile, "Our family just heard the news that the court of the capital is already discussing whether to grant you a Marquis or a Boss. , but His Majesty said that he would confer a title on the basis of your status as Weiningbo, and try to give you a lot of money, and it is estimated that there will be results in these two days."

"is it?"

Hearing this news, Wang Yue almost got off the bed directly.

But then the body couldn't hold it anymore and coughed violently.

"Take care." Zhu Feng hurried over to support her.

Li Wei and Chen Xun next to him frowned and looked at Zhu Feng, their eyes seemed to say, why are you so courteous?
He should die, he should die in the northwest. Anyway, the Tatars are afraid of the mighty gunpowder and dare not come again. After his death, the military achievements will fall on us, and no one will make irresponsible remarks to us.

Ordinary generals highly respected Wang Yue.

But these honorable ministers with titles in the northwest respected and hated Wang Yue.

Wang Yue is not an open-minded person who can be tolerated by a big belly. In other words, Wang Yue only likes to buy the hearts of the generals below, and he is always scheming against these honorable officials.

Zhang Yong looked at Zhu Feng again with a smile and said: "General Zhu, I also heard the news that your father has become the Duke of the state, and has obtained His Majesty's will to transfer Yansui as the commander-in-chief to jointly defend Yansui and other places. Both of you father and son Du Yingjie."

"Oh."

Zhu Feng didn't feel so honored.

Maybe someone can bring him back to the capital, so he can feel relieved.

This place in the northwest...he couldn't eat well or sleep well, it just made him anxious, he had had enough of these sleepless days.

Wang Yue said: "Leave the military affairs in the Northwest to you, Zhi Jie, the old man specifically mentioned your meritorious deeds in the list above, maybe you can be named uncle when you turn around, and do a good job."

Originally, Li Wei and Chen Xun were in a bad mood, but after hearing this, they felt that Wang Yue was very biased.

Chen Xun said: "Old Wang, people around me also have chest pain. How did you treat it?"

It seems to be saying, if someone else has chest pain, the stalk will disappear immediately, how can you survive?Twice?Is there any coup?
Wang Yue said with a smile: "This is about His Majesty's side. There is a Mr. Zhang, who is the one who prepared the mighty sky gunpowder. He gave me my life-saving medicine."

"This……"

Chen Xun didn't quite understand.

Obviously, from Chen Xun's point of view, he didn't like to check the emperor's close ministers, so he didn't know much about Zhang Zhou.

"You don't even know?" Zhang Yong said with a smile, "The battle in the Northwest has long been planned by Mr. Zhang. Otherwise, why would you, the king, Zongxian, appear in the side pass? And why were the Tatars killed?" Run away with your tail between your legs?"

Only then did Chen Xun and Li Wei know that the capable people around the emperor had calculated everything.

No wonder the emperor couldn't figure out why the emperor asked them to come to Pianguan to prepare for the battle.

Feelings are not because of your ability, Wang Weining, but because of Mr. Zhang's ingenuity!
(End of this chapter)