The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 272
"The master is going to the northwest? Why is it so sudden?"

When Zhang Zhou's inner court learned that he was going to Xuanfu, there was a feeling of parting.

Zhang Zhou knew that the women in his inner house didn't even know where the Xuanfu was, but in the hearts of the people of Ming Dynasty, from the capital to the west and out of Juyongguan, it was already a barren land.

Zhang Zhou smiled and comforted, "I didn't go to fight, I went to make money. Mingshan will go with me."

Wang Mingshan stood there, but her face turned slightly red.

Zhang Zhou didn't expect this reaction.

Jiang Pingyu said: "Master, I'm afraid Mingshan can't go with you, she is pregnant, I'm afraid..."

"Ok?"

Zhang Zhou didn't expect this.

After asking Wang Mingshan in detail, from her Tiangui to her diet and daily life, Zhang Zhou found that the women in the back house might have been neglected recently.

"Didn't the master consult the doctor? Wouldn't it be enough to diagnose the younger sister?" Han Qing was still wondering.

Isn't it rumored that his master is a miracle doctor alive?There are also many people who used various methods to send invitations to the house, saying that they wanted to invite Zhang Zhou to treat their illnesses. As a result, Zhang Zhou couldn't even diagnose whether a woman could be pregnant?
Zhang Zhoudao: "Do you think I am a god? Although I know that Huamai is Ximai, but unfortunately... I don't know this business. It is best to rely on looking and asking. Mingshan, this is a good thing. You don't have to be embarrassed, stay in the capital Take good care of your baby."

Zhang Zhou was in a good mood.

Let’s say it’s been ten months since I’ve been in Daming. If I’ve been able to farm well from the beginning, it’s time to harvest now.

As a result, the seeds have only just been sown...

It's not with Jiang Pingyu and Han Qing, but with Wang Mingshan.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, it seems that he is usually keen on gymnastics, and he can still gain something.

"Haha." Zhang Zhouzhi was full of complacency.

Jiang Pingyu asked: "Didn't the master want to marry that young lady from the Lin family earlier? What should I do about this matter?"

Between Zhang Zhou and Lin Yi, the marriage is already in progress, and the next step is to discuss the time to welcome the bride, but since he is going to the northwest to organize the army, perform artillery exercises and mines, this matter will naturally have to be postponed.

Anyway, I already have a marriage contract with Lin Yi, cooked ducks can't fly, and now "Da Ming Hui Dian" has not been completed. Recently, Zhu Youtang is only planning to transfer Lin Han to be the right servant of the Ministry of Officials. Lin Han's official position has not yet been determined. , the marriage can just wait.

"Don't worry. It won't delay my marriage and concubine after I come back."

Zhang Zhou suddenly felt that it would be nice to stay in the capital and live a little bourgeois life.

The three women in the inner house looked at each other, and they didn't feel that Zhang Zhou had the kind of ambition to make contributions on the battlefield.

Jiang Pingyu asked: "Master just entered the court, why did you go to the northwest, and you have to go in person?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "Isn't that because I'm capable? Don't worry, I'll go there whole, and I'll come back whole..."

Wang Mingshan looked eagerly at Zhang Zhou's face, Jiang Pingyu withdrew her gaze, and as for Han Qing... her eyes had unconsciously moved down.

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Zhang Zhou was going to the Xuanfu to rule the army, and he received the official errand of the right servant of the Ministry of War. Many nobles came to visit that day, but unfortunately none of their invitations were sent inside.

Zhang Zhou also made it clear that before he set off on the expedition, he would not accept anyone's private visits, and at the same time he would not accept any gifts.

Who will go to the northwest with the army is the emperor's arrangement. Even if he is the head of Xuanda, he just obeys orders and has no right to choose actively.

Zhang Zhou left the capital at noon the next day, and Zhu Youtang also said that he would go to Deshengmen in person to give Zhang Zhou a farewell party.

Even if someone will arrange for him to go on an expedition, he still has no free time these two days.

The women in the family always need to "settle down", besides... the women in the palace also need him to "settle down".

That afternoon, he was invited to the palace by Xiao Jing. Xiao Jing only explained that the Empress Dowager Zhou called him over, saying that there was some secret to discuss with him... He was not clear enough, but Zhang Zhou knew that he was doing it for Zhu. Regarding the matter of concubine Youzhang, probably the Empress Dowager Zhou was afraid that Zhang Zhou would go to the Xuanfu, so either Zhang Zhou's people hiccupped, or she had already hiccupped when Zhang Zhou came back.

The two people involved in the planning seemed to have to settle the matter before Zhang Zhou set off.

When Zhang Zhou arrived at Qingning Palace, he found that besides Zhu Youtang, there were also Empress Zhang, Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Xiurong.

"Bingkuan, come quickly, let Ai's family take a good look."

When the Empress Dowager Zhou saw Zhang Zhou entering the palace gate, she was so enthusiastic that Zhang Zhou almost thought that her surname was also Zhu.

Zhang Zhou walked over to salute, and the Empress Dowager Zhou smiled and said to Zhu Youtang and his wife: "The Ai family has passed the ancient years. Bingkuan is the pillar of Ming Dynasty. If the Ai family is not here in the future, what worries you, the emperor, just ask him alright."

It sounds like Zhang Zhou is very respected.

I almost told Zhang Zhouming that in the future, the matter of the emperor concubine giving birth to a son will be in your hands.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, you old lady is still afraid of dying?

Don't worry, you still have time to live, your grandson didn't live much longer than you, only one year apart.

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Old Zhu's family, young and old, sat there drinking tea and chatting, while Zhang Zhou, like an outsider, sat and listened.

"The Ai family knows that Bingkuan is going to Xuanfu, but there are always many things in his heart that are worrying. This is not Ai's family. Before he leaves, the Ai family wants to make a fortune teller for the Ai family's helper and give some divination."

The Queen Mother Zhou spoke and acted directly.

Zhang Zhou knew that the one who dared to cause trouble for the emperor and empress so directly in the entire palace was none other than the Queen Mother Zhou.

But people have the confidence.

Who told Zhu Youtang's father to be so responsible and filial to her, and to raise his grandson, and more importantly, to be able to grasp the "weak spot" in the current emperor's heart?
Zhang Zhou discovered that these powerful women in the palace were all using the weakness of Zhu Youtang's character to exert their strength.

Zhu Youtang said: "Emperor Grandmother, although Bing Kuan can sometimes calculate people's life spans, he still has to wait until the end is approaching. If he just draws a hexagram on such a plain ground, it cannot be accurate because of many changes."

Zhu Youtang thought that the Empress Dowager Zhou was afraid that she was about to die, and wanted Zhang Zhou to calculate how many years she had left to live.

But I don't know that the Empress Dowager Zhou's ulterior motives are not in wine.

Hearing the emperor's words, Empress Zhang couldn't help but glance at Zhang Zhou, probably because she was also interested in Zhang Zhou's "God's will". Just ask Zhang Zhou?
Also cure infertility?Ask directly if you can give birth or not?

The Empress Dowager Zhou said with a smile: "Emperor, you are wrong. The Ai family doesn't care too much about longevity. Everyone must know the destiny. If Bing Kuan is for the Ai family, it can make the Ai family live for two more years. The Ai family will not act against the sky like this, everything for the Ai family is only for the fate of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ai family wants Bing Kuan to calculate whether your lineage will prosper in the future, and whether it will flourish in the future."

"National fortune..." Zhu Youtang sighed and glanced at Zhang Zhou.

Zhu Youtang had already mentioned the same request to Zhang Zhou.

The answer given by Zhang Zhou at the time was that many things cannot be calculated, and the longer the time, the less reliable the result of the calculation is. Since it is not reliable, what is the need for calculation?
On this point, Zhang Zhou did not fool Zhu Youtang. After all, there are traces of changes in humanities under the Butterfly Effect.

But there are some things... even if they don't need to be counted, Zhang Zhou knows it.

If Zhu Youtang continues to refuse to accept concubines, there are eighty-nine out of ten queens who will not bear him any more children, and Zhu Youtang will only have Zhu Houzhao as his heir...Zhu Houzhao will have countless women around him in the future, no matter whether he indulges in sex and sex and ruins his body It doesn't matter, or he is infertile in the first place, anyway, the possibility of Zhu Houzhao having a son... will not be higher than [-]%.

The result is... Old Zhu's family is in Xiaozong's lineage, and there is a high probability that it will still be broken.

Empress Dowager Zhou looked at Zhang Zhou with a smile and said, "Bingkuan, does this count?"

Zhang Zhou wondered: "Everything in this world can be calculated, whether it is accurate or not is another matter. I have also mentioned to His Majesty that the farther away from the present in the future, the more changeable things will be, and the more difficult it is to know in advance."

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay, the Ai family just wants to hear your calculations about His Majesty's descendants, even if the words are not good, the Ai family is willing to listen."

Empress Dowager Zhou insisted.

This insistence can actually be seen by anyone. Does the Queen Mother Zhou want "the truth"?

Perhaps the Empress Dowager Zhou felt that what Zhang Zhou said would definitely meet her expectations, so no matter what the result was, what Zhang Zhou said was what she wanted.

Zhang Zhou looked at Zhu Youtang and his wife and said, "Your Majesty, can I..."

Zhu Youtang didn't answer, and first said to Dai Yi who was beside him: "Send the prince and princess back separately."

"Farewell Father, my son wants to hear it too. My son also wants to have younger brothers and sisters, my son..."

Zhu Houzhao was about to show some childish temper and yelled to stay and listen, and seeing Zhang Zhou's sharp eyes, he suddenly realized that he might spoil the food if he stayed, so he kept silent.

"Royal father, queen mother..." Zhu Xiurong seemed aggrieved.

Empress Zhang asked: "Your Majesty, should the concubines also retire first?"

From then on, Queen Zhang revealed that she also wanted to know Zhang Zhou's calculation results on this matter, but she seemed to know the general situation very well and was not going to stay to listen.

Zhu Youtang said: "Let the children go back first, and the queen will stay and listen together."

As Zhu Youtang said, he gave Zhang Zhou a "firm" look, as if he was telling Zhang Zhou, Bingkuan, since I left the queen behind, you know what to say, right?
Zhang Zhou thought to himself.

I have fallen into the wolf's den, the old lady is going to put pressure on me to find a way to let the emperor accept the concubine, and the emperor wants to appease the queen...

So what is the truth, does it matter?

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The divination tools were prepared for Zhang Zhou on the spot.

But Zhang Zhou didn't intend to use any of them. Instead, he looked at the people standing around.

"Everyone back down, and no one is allowed within twenty steps of the palace pavilion. If there is something to do, I will let you in." Zhu Youtang sternly ordered to the eunuchs and court ladies.

Immediately under Xiao Jing and Jiang Lu's dispatch, all the people around Qingning Palace left the area that might form a "wall has ears".

The emperor was not going to let others know how many heirs he had, which seemed normal to the court servants.

In fact, Xiao Jing and the others also felt that the emperor and the Empress Dowager Zhou asked Zhang Zhou to do the calculation, not simply because they wanted to fool people with God's will, but also because they felt that Zhang Zhou really had the ability to calculate it.

If Zhang Zhou really didn't have the strength to express God's will, who would believe what he said?
Waiting in the Qingning Palace, only the Empress Dowager Zhou, Zhu Youtang, Queen Zhang and Zhang Zhou were behind.

Zhang Zhou still sat there, not intending to get up and make calculations.

Empress Dowager Zhou said: "Bingkuan, you can start now."

"Yes, Bingkuan, you don't have to be rigid. You can calculate how to calculate." Zhu Youtang also had a little expectation on his face.

In the past, he wanted Zhang Zhou to calculate the fate of the country more, but Zhang Zhou always perfunctory him. Can see and change.

Now the Empress Dowager Zhou is helping him indirectly, making Zhang Zhou a "big". Zhu Youtang also wants to know how many children he has in God's will, or how far his lineage can develop.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Empress, since I came to calculate, I hope you don't blame me for what I said next."

"Bingkuan, have you calculated it?" Queen Mother Zhou asked.

"Yes." Zhang Zhoudao, "I have never measured the secrets of heaven by relying on the evolution of the stars, or the hexagrams with the help of a shaman. It cannot be changed by manpower..."

Zhu Youtang laughed and said, "So, your method cannot be taught to others?"

Zhang Zhou said with embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the question is off."

"Oh, keep talking about yourself." Zhu Youtang said, "No matter how you calculated, tell the result."

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister calculates according to God's will, His Majesty's branch...the branches and leaves are not prosperous."

"You... what are you talking about?" Queen Zhang came out first to interrupt Zhang Zhou.

The Empress Dowager Zhou said with a straight face, "Listen to Bingkuan."

Zhang Zhou was silent for a moment.

It seems to be saying, Your Majesty, you should first shut up the mouths of the people around you, otherwise I won't be able to continue.

Only then did Zhu Youtang come out and said: "My offspring are not prosperous. In fact, since I have always insisted on marrying only the queen, it has been settled. These years are when I was in the prime of my spring and autumn, and I did not have many offspring. Bingkuan In fact, it was not wrong."

Empress Zhang originally felt that Zhang Zhou's words were very inappropriate and meant to be aimed at her.

But when she heard her husband's words, she immediately felt that what Zhang Zhou said was completely reasonable.

After all, her fertility alone is comparable to that of Liugong Sanqian Fendai?
Zhu Youtang asked, "What about the prince?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, the crown prince is young now, and I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for me to forcefully calculate the situation of his future heirs."

You may not even be able to calculate accurately, but you actually asked me to calculate your son?

Can we calculate according to the established rules?
The Empress Dowager Zhou frowned and said, "Bingkuan, your measurement... is very one-sided. Now that the Dragon Heirs of the Ming Dynasty are weak, everyone can see it, so you need to calculate it?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "Forgive me, the Empress Dowager, but my ability is limited."

"You..." The Queen Mother Zhou was very angry and asked you to cooperate with Aijia to put pressure on the emperor and let the emperor accept his concubine. You actually said that your ability is limited?
Or is it that you have been bought by the queen now, and you are going to speak to the queen?

Zhang Zhou continued: "Actually, I know what the government and the public are most worried about. It is the weakness of the dragon heir, and what will happen in the future. What many people want to mention is that only when the branches are flourishing can the leaves flourish, so I want your majesty to accept more branches. to grow leaves."

"Isn't that right?" Although the Queen Mother Zhou felt uncomfortable hearing Zhang Zhou's words, she was a discerning person.

She could see that Zhang Zhou's purpose was the same as hers. As for what Zhang Zhou said was not important, what mattered was what Zhang Zhou did.

Zhang Zhoudao: "But now the prince is in good health. Although I can't calculate the future life span of the prince, I can predict that in the next 20 years, even if the prince suffers from minor illnesses, he will be able to survive smoothly. Since the prince can grow up healthily, Now whether the Dragon Heirs are thriving or not, in fact, it's...it's up to people, right?"

When Zhang Zhou said this, the Empress Dowager Zhou froze on the spot.

She would never have imagined that Zhang Zhou would start by estimating whether the prince's health would be healthy in the next 20 years, and he would come up with a truth.

After hearing the words, Queen Zhang looked at Zhang Zhou not only with admiration, but with admiration.

Empress Zhang asked with concern: "In the next 20 years, the prince can really...grow up safely?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "I can't see that he has a major disaster. Even if there is, the minister and the imperial doctor in the court should have enough ability to make him turn the crisis into safety."

"Your Majesty, that's great." Empress Zhang held her husband's arm and looked at her husband with a moved face, as if all these happy lives were bestowed upon her by her husband.

Just the way this little bird clings to people... the Empress Dowager Zhou frowned secretly after seeing it.

Sure enough, they were all taking advantage of her grandson's weakness.

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Yes, if the prince can grow up without illness and disaster, I will feel comforted, and I don't have to be so demanding about some things."

"Hehe." The Empress Dowager Zhou laughed, "Then Bingkuan, why don't you figure out whether Ai's family will be free from illness and disaster in the next ten years?"

"Grandma..."

Zhu Youtang could tell that the old lady was angry, that's why she made such an argument.

"Okay, Bingkuan, have you got anything else?" Queen Mother Zhou asked.

Zhang Zhoudao: "There are still some things that can't be done accurately, so it's hard to say clearly."

The Empress Dowager Zhou wanted to lose her temper, but after hearing this, she accepted it with peace of mind.

This is the art of speaking.

Zhang Zhou said "there are still some things", that is to tell her that some things should be told to the emperor alone, that will work, now use the prince's safety and health in the next 20 years as an excuse to fool the queen, and then talk to the emperor alone Much easier.

So don't be impatient, old lady, I have a way to convey the result you want to His Majesty.

"Bingkuan, at first the Ai family was always worried that there would be troubles in the prince's life in the future, and Daming might be... bah bah bah, it's because the Ai family can't speak, now the Ai family can feel at ease."

Empress Dowager Zhou is very knowledgeable.

If you don't want to say it, Aijia won't ask.

Leave it to you to tell the Emperor himself.

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "The grandma and grandson went back with the queen and the others. Tomorrow Bingkuan will go to the Xuanfu to go to the Prime Minister's military affairs. I still want to talk with him at night by candlelight."

"Okay, let's go." Queen Mother Zhou smiled.

The scene of harmony and joy was restored in the hall, as if there was no episode before, and the family did not have any suspicions.

(End of this chapter)