The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 240 Ancestral Blessing?Who is my ancestor?

Ningyuan.

The emperor's decree was transmitted to the city by means of the Ministry of War. Although the military rewards will continue, as the winner of the "secondary meritorious service" in this battle, the promotion of Zhu Feng to Marquis of Anbian has exploded in the city in a short time. public opinion.

Before, no matter whether they had any objections to Zhu Feng, they all went to curry favor, even Ren Liang, the guarding eunuch, and Qian Ying, who replaced Zhu Feng as the commander-in-chief, all went to curry favor, wishing to describe Zhu Feng as the god of war descending from the sky.

Zhu Feng was quite calm about this.

It's strange to hang out with Zhang Zhou if he doesn't get credit, and Young Master Zhu's ambition has never been to win a title. He just wants to go back to the capital and live a happy life. He is still a "man who cares about his family". The home is different from others, to put it bluntly...he has no ambitions, the useless talent has been changed to God of War talent by mistake, when he returns to the capital, he feels that he can return to the carefree life before model.

That's what he wanted.

Another celebration banquet ended in the evening, and Zhu Feng returned to his temporary residence. After receiving the transfer order, Zhu Feng will leave for the capital in the next day. He has already completed the handover of military affairs with Qian Ying.

"Zhijie, haven't you slept yet?"

A person with a cheeky face followed Zhu Feng and came in without even saying hello, without treating himself as an outsider at all.

It's Chen Rui.

Zhu Feng frowned and looked at old man Chen, and asked: "Uncle Ping Jiang, didn't your majesty transfer you to Yansui to succeed my father as the commander-in-chief? Why haven't you left yet?"

"So you haven't left yet?" Chen Rui smiled, "Before we leave, we always have to catch up on the old days, right? We have fought together and won military exploits together. I am not jealous of the title of Marquis of Anbian. The old man knows that he has been promoted to Marquis What, there is still a chance in the future..."

Zhu Fengxin said, are you still jealous?I think you almost have envy, jealousy and hatred written on your face, right?

Chen Rui came uninvited, and even asked him to find a place to sit.

"Zhijie, I heard that the Ministry of War proposed to open a martial arts hall. I heard that even the name has been decided. It is called Yanwu Hall, with Zhang Bingkuan as the chief lecturer. You are going back to assist him in this matter?" Chen Rui said before parting. Coming to Zhu Feng, of course, has his purpose.

Zhu Feng had no intention of forming a clique, so naturally he didn't think about the special meaning behind it, nodded and said, "Maybe."

Chen Rui smiled and said: "That must be it. This is a good job. In the future, generals in the army, as long as the court wants to focus on cultivation, they will go to the Yanwu Hall for further studies. By then, all the generals in the world will not be yours. Protégé?"

Zhu Feng frowned, he had seen through these soldiers now.

Everyone likes to curry favor with others, and cares more about any disturbances in the court than the ministers in the court.

"Uncle Ping Jiang, even if this happened, those generals are all disciples of Brother Zhang, so what does it have to do with me? Moreover, His Majesty didn't tell me what to do with him, he only said that it would be useful to transfer me back to the capital. I have no intention of competing with you for fame and fortune, and secondly, I have no intention of making things difficult for anyone else, so please stop making things difficult for me."

Zhu Feng wanted to say, I want to sleep right now.

After waking up, I happily returned to the capital...for a divorce.

Chen Rui originally thought that he would tell Zhu Feng that even if he didn't go to the martial arts hall first, at least he would let the people he had befriended go, so he could say hello and let Zhu Feng take care of him.

result……

He is also thinking now, is this Zhu Zhijie a good-for-nothing who can't afford it?Or is he the Sima Zhongda who hides his secrets, deliberately pretending to be a bear?
"Do you have anything else to do?" Zhu Feng was about to issue an order to evict the guests.

Chen Rui looked embarrassed and said: "Zhijie, I will leave for Yansui tomorrow morning, can't we talk about some things in advance?"

"Hey, what are you two talking about? Is there any good thing you can't call me?"

Here, Chen Rui was annoying Zhu Feng, and another person who caused Chen Rui a headache ran over, that is Zhang Yanling who was about to go with him to lead the army in Yansui.

Chen Rui frowned and said, "Uncle Jianchang, what are you doing here?"

"Hey, this door is not closed, let me come in and see what's the matter? Don't collude with me in private. My uncle is also a hero. This time, His Majesty even praised me when he made the decree. What's the matter, what do you don't want to take me with you?" One? Tell me!"

Zhang Yanling is now a smart learner.

Wherever you are, just keep an eye on the person in charge first, so that if there is any good thing, you won't miss it.

Chen Rui is about to go to Yansui with himself, how can he miss it when he comes to see Zhu Feng?
Chen Rui said with a dark old face: "We, Marquis Anbian, will soon return to Beijing to be a lecturer in the martial arts hall, and we will share our experience in the Liaodong World War I with all generals in the world. The best candidate for the prime minister, so what if I come to learn some experience from him in advance? I have to bring a few new cannons to Yansui this time, so I can’t learn from him?”

"Study? Ha ha. I think you have other plans, right? The surname is Chen, I heard that you want to marry your daughter. I've said it all. I don't mind your daughter being married before. Send it to my house. I'll give it to you." Take good care of it, and we will be a litter in the future."

Zhang Yanling has also learned about political marriage, of course what he said...

From Chen Rui's ears, it was extremely vulgar.

Chen Rui said: "The little girl is blessed, she is not qualified to marry a hero like Marquis An Bian."

"Haha, what about cheating ghosts? You gave your daughter to Zhang Bingkuan, are you embarrassed to get it back? Returning to a hero? If you want to say a hero, then it should be Zhang Bingkuan. Isn't he giving the credit for today? Zhu Zhijie ……hehe."

Now Zhang Yanling looked down on Zhu Feng.

It's not that he really thinks that Zhu Feng is incompetent, but he thinks... There is this kind of opportunity to stand on the top of the city and light a cannon, and lead the troops to rush out to get the first victory and be promoted to Marquis. Why doesn't my brother-in-law let me be the one? This general officer?
How is Zhu Feng better than me?

He was faster than me when he rode?

At first, even Chen Rui thought that Zhu Feng almost saved Zhang Yanling's life on the battlefield, and that Zhang Yanling should know the "repayment of gratitude", but the result is... Zhang Yanling not only does not remember the kindness, but seems to be repaying the kindness with revenge.

This also made Chen Rui realize that he should not help people like his relatives. They are not even as good as himself in the matter of serious wars.

Chen Rui smiled and said: "Zhijie, I never meant to embarrass you, maybe I will go to your school to study after I come back from Yansui, so I can remind you more. Let's go!"

With Zhang Yanling present, Chen Rui didn't want to tell Zhu Feng too much, lest Zhang Yanling learn from him.

Seeing that Chen Rui was about to leave, Zhang Yanling hurriedly followed. After leaving the door, he heard a "boom" from behind.

Zhu Feng slammed the door shut, even fastening the latch.

"This Zhu Zhijie...is cocking his tail." Chen Rui stroked his beard and smiled.

Zhang Yanling said: "Old Chen, let's not talk about others, let's discuss about accepting your daughter?"

Chen Rui shook his head, with an arrogant look: "I can't afford it!"

In the past, he might really be "unable to climb high", but now he, Chen Rui, can "love to be ignored".

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Zhu Feng returned to the capital on April [-]th.

Zhang Zhou didn't go to greet him that day, because Zhang Zhou didn't even know that the kid was coming back that day. Recently, Zhang Zhou's affairs...it's very leisurely, and he doesn't even go to the palace very much. His favorite thing to do every day is go home and practice gymnastics... group gymnastics.

And it doesn't matter whether it is night or day, and I go home whenever I have free time.

He had just been to Li Guang's house that day, and had arranged for the renovation. He planned to bring the women in the family over to see the layout of the new house in the next two days. In the capital, he was ordered to come to him to inquire about leading troops in Yansui.

"Does Your Majesty have such an order?"

Zhang Zhou didn't have much friendship with Chen Rui at first, and Chen Rui came to him under the pretense of asking him for advice, obviously it was expected that he would meet if he didn't want to.

So ever.

Zhang Zhou received guests for the first time in his new mansion, and he specially ordered Sun Shangqi and others to stay and listen to what Chen Rui had to say.

"I met Mr. Zhang."

When Chen Rui saw Zhang Zhou, he was very polite.

This appearance almost made Zhang Zhou think that he had seen Lao Wang. It turned out that Lao Chen was also very good at currying favor with the powerful.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "I've met Uncle Ping Jiang."

Chen Rui looked around and said in surprise: "This is an immortal residence. Only immortals descended from heaven are qualified to live in such a heavenly residence surrounded by fairy mist. Mr. Zhang is simply..."

"Enough is enough." Zhang Zhou didn't think Chen Rui's compliment was nutritious.

He doesn't like to hear this kind of flattery.

Because he knows that once these people flatter, they must ask for something.

It is a typical example of going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.

Chen Rui smiled ashamedly and said, "Mr. Zhang, have you ever been to the yard that was given to you before? Do you have any dissatisfaction in terms of repairs?"

Zhang Zhou led Chen Rui to walk in the front yard, shook his head and said, "I didn't go."

"That door is locked, only Mr. Zhang can open it." Chen Rui said.

Zhang Zhou was surprised: "If I don't go, will the people inside starve to death?"

"Hehe, that's not the case." Chen Rui smiled wryly.

I was thinking in my heart, why is this kid's way of thinking out of the way similar to Zhu Zhijie?The tone of his speech is also so embarrassing. How dare he talk to His Majesty like this?Or deliberately run on me?
Zhang Zhoudao: "There are some things that should be made clear to you, Uncle Pingjiang. Earlier, Eunuch Xiao asked me to accept your gift to let you lead troops in Liaodong with peace of mind. Now that the war in Liaodong is over, it is time to return the house to you." You. You don’t get paid for nothing.”

"Why didn't you succeed? Thanks to Mr. Zhang's suggestion, I should regain my position as a military officer in Yansui."

Chen Rui could only think that Zhang Zhou thought the gift was too light, or that Zhang Zhou didn't regard him as "one of his own".

Think about it too.

Zhang Zhou had Wang Weining and Zhu Zhijie as his co-workers in the army, why would he still use Chen Rui?
Are you, Chen Liangjiu, better at fighting than Wang Weining, or is it because Zhu Zhijie and Zhang Zhou have a deep friendship?The friendship between each other is just a meal of wine, or you, Chen Liangjiu, deliberately wanted to get Zhang Zhou drunk with wine. Now that the matter in Liaodong is over, Zhang Zhou doesn't care about his so-called gifts, so naturally he has to separate the relationship.

Chen Rui said: "Forgive me, sir. I did something wrong earlier, and I didn't do my best. Although the dancers from the Western Regions are good, they are... Hehe, I will definitely find something better for you when I go to Yansui this time. Yes, as for the little girl...she is also a blessing, you don't have to give her any title, just ask her to..."

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Speaking of this, I have to talk to you, Uncle Pingjiang. You said that you are also a powerful person in the court, and your daughter is also a famous lady. Why do you want to be a concubine? Even if you have been married, But after all, isn’t there no estrangement now? There are not a few generals in the army who want to marry you, so why make things difficult for others?”

"This……"

Chen Rui frowned.

Is my daughter so disgusted by others?

First Zhu Feng didn't want it, now even Zhang Zhou doesn't want it?That means... only Zhang Yanling wants it?The second boy of the Zhang family wants it, but I won't give it to him!

Even if I give my daughter as a gift, I still have to choose someone, even if it is given to the second son of the Zhu family who has a different aesthetic, I can't give it to Zhang Yanling, that is really pushing my daughter into the fire pit.

"I heard that you still want to marry your daughter to Zhu Zhijie?" Zhang Zhou asked with a smile.

"Ah? This..."

Chen Rui wanted to say, you know all this?Could it be that Zhang Yanling or Zhu Feng spoke out loudly and was known to everyone?This is bad.

He immediately calmed down: "There is absolutely no such thing! How can you take back what you gave away? No matter how rude I am, I will never do such a thing!"

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Don't worry, I don't mean to blame, I actually want to say, if you really want to, I can help you."

"what?"

Chen Rui was even more surprised.

What routine?
help me?Help me marry my daughter to Zhu Zhijie?Obviously, I gave my daughter to you, so you can keep it. What is your route?
its not right.

Don't you, Zhang Bingkuan, know who Zhu Zhijie is?Giving him my daughter... Isn't that the same as giving it to a woman?What is your intention?

Zhang Zhou suddenly thought of something and asked, "When will Marquis An Bian come back?"

Sun Shangqi standing next to him shook his head, meaning he didn't know.

When Zhang Zhou looked at Chen Rui, Chen Rui also smiled wryly: "I did not go with him."

By implication, I don't know either.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Don't worry, Uncle Pingjiang. I'll tell him later. As for your dancing girl, I will decide whether to accept it after consulting His Majesty. Your house..."

"Mr. Zhang, don't be too polite, just accept it together."

Chen Rui originally thought it was a shame to give his daughter to Zhang Zhou, and he would regret it when he sobered up, but now he felt that it would be a pity if Zhang Zhou didn't accept it.

It's a bit like "good steel is used on the blade".

As for this daughter who is still able to marry, even if she has been married before, if she wants to give it away now, it must be given to the person who is most beneficial to the Chen family.

Zhang Zhou smiled and shook his head: "Uncle Ping Jiang still has something to ask about the march? Your Majesty has never told me about this."

"Indeed there are." Chen Rui was afraid that Zhang Zhou would think that he was asking for a meeting hastily and would attract criticism from others, so he quickly took out an official document and said, "This is not here... In the dispatch document of the Ministry of War, except for the subordinate to bring the six sects of gods Yuan Pao went to Yansui, and he also ordered to bring a batch of shells after he arrived in the capital, and by the way, he asked Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang, about the use of the artillery.”

Zhang Zhou took the official document and read it.

That's probably what it means.

But it's right to think about it. If Chen Rui and Zhang Yanling were to go to Yansui to use cannons, but they didn't know the function and effectiveness of the cannons, how could the cannons serve as a deterrent?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Oh, that's fine. I'll get a pen and paper to write it for you. You should have seen it in Ningyuan City... The specific shooting matters are decided by professional gunners. As the commander-in-chief, you only need to judge the situation Just know when to use the cannon!"

"Yes, yes, rely more on Mr. Zhang."

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Chen Rui met Zhang Zhou, and when he came out of the yard that should belong to Li Guang, the muscles on his face could finally relax, and he didn't have to smirk anymore.

The servant beside Chen Rui said: "Master, why do you have to make up for this upstart?"

Even his own servants felt that Chen Rui was a little too humble.

After all, Chen Rui had said in front of them before that Zhang Zhou and Wang Yue wore a pair of trousers, and he also said that he would never make friends with Yunyun in this life.

Now Chen Rui didn't seem to remember these words at all.

Chen Rui scolded: "Don't open your eyes, and don't think about the current situation! Benbo is now regaining his prestige in the army. Didn't he rely on him? Didn't he report it? And... In the future, he will open a martial arts hall, and the army will Everyone has become his disciple, so let my Chen family fight against the entire Ming Dynasty's honorable ministers, and let our Chen family be the only one in the Ming Dynasty?"

Chen Rui also knows how to assess the situation.

He really looked down on Zhang Zhou before, thinking that Zhang Zhou was just a matter of pretending to deceive the emperor.

But now... after he himself received the favor, he realized that it was really a great skill, and no one in the court could match Zhang Zhou.

So what about Ge Laoshangshu, can they replace Zhang Zhouzhi in case?
At this time, even if he knew that Zhang Zhou would not like him, he could only bite the bullet and flatter him. At this time, Chen Rui could only trample on his own face.

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After Zhu Feng returned to Beijing, he was going to meet Zhang Zhou directly.

As a result, people from Cheng Guogong's mansion came to pick him up in advance, and explained that Mrs. Zhu Hu, Mrs. Cheng Guotai, asked him to go back to talk first, and also made it clear that he would not delay his job report and meeting Zhang Zhou. run home.

"Brother, what does grandma want to say to me? After the foreign generals return to Beijing, they should go to the Dudu's Mansion first."

Zhu Feng is a good boy who obeys the rules.

So he felt that it was not good to go home first.

Zhu Lin turned his head to the side: "Grandmother wants to talk to you, but you still push back? Dudu's Mansion? Your father is the Zuo Dudu of the Dudu's Mansion. He is not in Beijing. His Majesty and the Ministry of War will not ask. Does anyone still care about your etiquette?" ? Go!"

"Oh."

Zhu Lin is actually telling Zhu Feng that you are different from others.

Only then did Zhu Feng go to see Zhu Hushi.

Seeing his second grandson come back, Zhu Hu was very excited, so he waved his hand from afar: "Grandson, let grandma take a look, you have suffered a lot recently, right? You seem to have lost a lot of weight..."

Zhu Feng was quite happy to see Zhu Hushi before.

But back then he was just a flower in a greenhouse.

It's real flowers.

But now he felt... his grandmother's enthusiasm was a bit pretentious, and he didn't really want to face such an old lady who looked kind but actually didn't know what she was thinking.

Politics, to ponder people's hearts, made him very anxious.

"Grandmother, my grandson greets you." Zhu Feng seemed very filial.

"It's okay, come here quickly, and tell grandma about your battle in Pianguan and Ningyuan. Our Zhu family has finally produced another hero. It's the blessing of the ancestors. Go to the ancestral hall and let the ancestors know."

Zhu Hu said that he would take his second grandson to worship his ancestors.

Zhu Feng reminded: "Brother Zhang made a good point."

Ancestor bless?

Even Zhu Feng knew that this was nonsense, and it was better to say "Zhang Zhou blesses you". Could it be that Zhang Zhou is my ancestor?

(End of this chapter)