The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 276
In the north of the city, outside Desheng Gate.

The altar for offering sacrifices to heaven was set up early that morning, and under the dispatch of Duke Bao Zhu Hui, three thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp had completed their formation. At the same time, the ten cannons that were going to Xuanfu with Zhang Zhou were also in order. in column.

Zhang Mao and other honored ministers even came to observe the ceremony early. As for the civil servants, only Li Dongyang and a few middle and lower level officials from the six ministries were present. The emperor said that he would come to see Zhang Zhou in person, but until noon, the emperor was still nowhere to be seen. .

Just when others thought that the emperor was plotting something important with Zhang Zhou again, it was Zhang Zhou who appeared on the scene in a third-rank civil official uniform.

Everyone greeted Zhang Zhou, even though many people looked down on Zhang Zhou, but Zhang Zhou was now the nominal right servant of the Ministry of War, and the speed of his rise made everyone present envious.

The emperor did not come.

The ritual of offering sacrifices to the sky before the expedition had not yet started. Zhang Zhou and Li Dongyang went aside first. It seemed that Li Dongyang wanted to give Zhang Zhou some instructions on behalf of the civil servants, but Li Dongyang wanted to know more about the progress of his son's treatment.

"... Difficult." Zhang Zhou's evaluation was simple and direct.

Li Dongyang said: "Then you shouldn't prescribe medicine at will."

Zhang Zhoudao: "Mr. Li Ge will not think that I am messing around, right? The medicines I mentioned are really effective, but most people dare not use them. I know what Mr. Li Ge thinks in his heart, which can make your son live in peace for a few years. Days, I can give you a grandson again, no extravagance, right?"

These words were too direct and a bit hurtful, so Li Dongyang ignored him.

Zhang Zhou's smiling appearance no longer looks like a doctor who treats diseases, but more like a philosopher who discusses with others: "I am a doctor, or if your majesty asked me to play the role of a doctor, then my task is to take care of the patients. Once the disease is cured, things other than the treatment are out of my consideration.”

The implication is that you love to be cured, anyway, your son's venereal disease is not brought to him by me.

We all know that it is a matter of early death and late death. Your son died of illness, can you still rely on me?

Li Dongyang said: "I even think that you prescribe that kind of medicine because you know that the disease is difficult to cure."

"Oh? It turns out that in Li Ge's eyes, I am so unbearable."

There was disappointment in Zhang Zhou's eyes.

He understood what Li Dongyang meant. When he found out that Li Zhaoxian's illness could not be cured at all, he would prescribe strong medicine. This would not only preserve his reputation as a genius doctor in front of the emperor, but also allow the Li family to retreat. Zhang Zhou himself had nothing to lose...

"Hehe." Zhang Zhou smiled, and his eyes fell on Zhang Mao, who was laughing at Yan Yan with Zhu Hui in the distance, "I thought Mr. Li Ge would be different from others. It turns out that Mr. Li Ge is in the matter of avoiding medical treatment. In fact, Mr. Li Ge There is no essential difference with the British public."

Li Dongyang never expected that he would be ridiculed by Zhang Zhou again.

He said in his heart, this is also the reason why I don't pay attention to you.

You always talk with a gun and a stick, and it would be polite to say that you deserve a beating. It can be said that you don't understand the rules, and it seems that you don't intend to get along with people like us seriously.

But after all, Li Dongyang was eager to think about it. After thinking about Zhang Zhou's words for a while, he still figured out some ways.

Is Zhang Zhou really the kind of quack doctor who "takes credit for being good at medicine but not curing disease"?
If Zhang Zhou is really so irresponsible, why should he worry about treating the little princess when he was in Nanjing?Didn't Zhang Zhou know what the consequences would be if he made a mistake in treating the princess?
If Daming had someone better than Zhang Zhou in the treatment of intractable diseases, he, Li Dongyang, would not have agreed to let his son be treated in front of Dai Yi yesterday.

Li Dongyang was at a loss as to how to continue the conversation, and when Luanjia came from afar, the topic could not be continued.

Because it is impossible for Zhang Zhou to have leisure time to discuss with Li Dongyang, now it is tantamount to throwing the problem to Li Dongyang himself...

In the end, he believed in Zhang Zhou, and he wanted to give his son a try of those powerful medicines, which might save his life; or let his illness worsen day by day, and continue to use those ineffective treatments...

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Zhu Youtang arrived, and then Zhang Zhou went to the altar to sacrifice to heaven in front of the emperor, ministers and soldiers.

In the past, this was just a matter of fluctuating, and no ordinary fool would believe that this kind of sacrifice to innocence was really useful.

But now that Zhang Zhou is playing in person, the effect is different. Even the soldiers below are full of expectations, because everyone knows how good Zhang Zhou is in reaching God's will.

"The hexagram is Kun, go up, and you will win a triumphant victory!"

Zhang Zhou seemed to complete the divination, and Zhu Youtang laughed when he heard what Zhang Zhou announced in public.

Because Zhang Zhou told him before that he was not good at this, and a person told him before divination that this divination was to deceive people, but Zhang Zhou still had to be ordered by him to speak out here, Zhu Youtang Of course I find it very interesting.

Regardless of whether it is useful or not, the soldiers believe it.

When he saw the soldiers in the audience cheering, Zhu Youtang himself seemed to have a sudden mood jump, because he saw that the so-called providence was only used by the alchemists to calm people's hearts or achieve a certain purpose, and it was just a pretext. Rhetoric.

This is what Zhang Zhou taught him.

In the past, Zhu Youtang was the most superstitious person.

"Zhang Qing's house."

Zhu Youtang stepped forward and personally awarded Zhang Zhou the official certificate, scepter, etc., which was just a gesture, and also represented the emperor's highest trust in Zhang Zhou's expedition.

Zhang Zhou took everything and handed it over to Sun Shangqi.

Zhu Youtang seemed to be facing an old friend who was about to go to war, patted Zhang Zhou on the shoulder and said: "Be careful in everything, don't force it, but don't fall into the prestige of a Ming soldier, this battle is over, when you return to Beijing, I will see you again Clean up the dust for you!"

"Remember His Majesty's instruction."

"Oh! Oh!"

The soldiers in the audience were still cheering there.

Zhu Youtang just watched Zhang Zhou walk down the altar, and Jin Yiwei led Zhang Zhou's horse.

Originally, Zhu Youtang wanted to fire a few cannonballs in public to boost the morale of the army and the people, but after all, outside Deshengmen is the terminal of Daming waterway transportation. There is no need to make such a move with empty shells.

After Zhang Zhou got on his horse, a group of 3000 people, followed by more than 1000 artisans who were waiting in horse-drawn carriages, set foot on the road to Xuanfu.

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"Bingkuan, looking at your posture, it looks like you are going to move."

Zhang Mao was responsible for sending Zhang Zhou to the expedition on behalf of the emperor. When he walked to the outskirts of the city, he was about to arrive at Shili Pavilion. Zhang Mao rode on a horse and smiled at Zhang Zhou.

At this time, Zhang Zhou was followed by several people who were also riding horses.

All walk slowly.

In addition to Zhang Mao's grandson Zhang Lun, there is also Lin Ting, the future brother-in-law who was temporarily transferred by Zhang Zhou.

Xinke Jinshi was awarded the position of head of the six departments after observing the politics of the six departments. Even though Lin Ting was appointed earlier, Zhang Zhou did not break the rules and insisted on leapfrogging the people around him.

In other words, Zhang Zhou felt that it was enough for him to be promoted by himself.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Zhang Laoyan laughed. I don't have many cannons and firearms to bring with me when I go to the Xuanfu. After I arrive, I have to raise money for casting cannons by myself. If this is the case, I have to go to Xishan and give Xishan's family property to me." Bring them with you, after arriving at the Xuan Mansion, you will not only have to perform military drills and cannons, but also open mines... How can we not bring more people?"

Zhang Mao laughed.

I was thinking in my heart, you talk a lot, if I ask you a question, you will answer ten!

"But Bingkuan, I think you seem to be very weak in terms of employing people. Why didn't you ask His Majesty to send more court officials to accompany you? Or you should also invite some servants. If you are in short supply, this old man can help you."

Zhang Mao is very enthusiastic.

What he means is that even if people can’t drag their families with them, they should bring at least three or five staff members. When encountering any major issues, the people around them will hold a meeting to discuss it. As the coach, you only need to choose the essence of the staff’s opinions. Everything is done by you.

But you are lucky, you can only bring my grandson and your future brother-in-law, no matter how you look at it, your appearance is very shabby.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I don't have any money recently, and I have given it to His Majesty to fold money for the courtiers."

"Uh……"

Zhang Mao heard this and remembered.

Is Zhang Zhou short of money?

If you are short of money, you still take out the silver to bribe the minister and let the emperor agree to mine?
"Employing people is not about the number, but the quality, and when I set the strategy, the methods and methods I use are fundamentally different from others, and it is difficult for me to listen to other people's opinions." Zhang Zhou took out a pair of himself or " Corporal Lixian", but I am too capable, and other people's opinions are shit.

In fact, he was also talking to Zhang Mao.

Old man Zhang, why are you talking so much nonsense?If I can achieve God's will, I still need to listen to the opinions of those people?And your opinion is actually the same as shit.

Zhang Zhou pointed to Lin Ting, who was holding the rein of the horse, and deliberately kept a certain distance from Zhang Zhou and Zhang Mao, and said: "It's not that I insist on using kisses, but that I have no one to use. People who know me are still with me." There is a estrangement, let alone those officials who are strangers?"

Originally, Lin Ting deliberately distanced himself from the conversation between Zhang Zhou and Zhang Mao because he felt that it was inconvenient for him to listen.

Hearing this, he felt even more ashamed.

Could it be that his future brother-in-law felt that he didn't have enough trust in his intentional avoidance?

This... Where does it follow?

Who am I to reason with?
Zhang Mao said with a smile: "I have lived most of my life, and I have seen so many civil servants and military generals. I have a deep understanding of the character of people in the world, but I have never seen you who are so unruly by nature, but can always think of your Majesty and Daming. Nengchen, the old man has opened his eyes."

Zhang Zhou narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Mao with a smile.

It seems to be saying, does this open your eyes?
There will be more places to open your eyes in the future, let's wait and see.

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Zhang Zhou set off for an expedition. His plan was to go to Xishan first, agree in advance on the transportation of coal to Xuanfu, and then transfer a group of craftsmen to go through Juyongguan all the way to Xuanfu.

Along the way, we must also guard against the sudden detour of the Tatars. After all, the soldiers and horses under his command are not moving fast. They are artillery and craftsmen. As Zhang Mao said, they look like they are moving, not like they are going to fight. .

If you want to use your troops with all your heart, you must keep your speed on the march, and with Zhang Zhou's marching method, you can walk eighty miles a day and you will be exhausted.

After Zhang Zhou left, there were suddenly more criticisms about Zhang Zhou in the court.

Zhu Youtang also didn't expect that when Zhang Zhou was in the capital, even if someone said that Zhang Zhou was both a Taoist priest and a scholar, it didn't make a difference, but when Zhang Zhou left, the memorials to impeach Zhang Zhou were like snow Similarly, within a day or two, the desk in front of Zhu Youtang was filled.

"...Your Majesty, basically everything you can find is here, and there may be more in succession."

Dai Yi and the other three of the Supervisor of Rituals stood aside, looking at the king cautiously.

Zhu Youtang randomly picked up a copy, and after looking at it, he threw it on the ground without hesitation, and said in a sarcasm, "I didn't expect that even if Bingkuan went to the Xuanfu to govern the army and violated their taboo, Bingkuan's No one mentioned it before I left, but I am so persistent after I left, are you saying that I used Bing Kuan wrongly, or that I believed them wrongly?"

This question is obviously not something that the Supervisor of Rituals can answer.

Civil servants are very sneaky at throwing stones into a well. Of course, Zhang Zhou hasn't fallen into the well yet, but they may have a vague feeling that Zhang Zhou has already wandered by the well.

"Look at this. It is said that the rule of the army by alchemists has always been the beginning of disaster for the country and the people. If you compare it with the allusion that Song Qinzong favored Guo Jing during the Jingkang Incident and the collapse of most of China, am I so stupid?"

Zhu Youtang finally raised a trace of anger.

But to Dai Yi and others, what the emperor said was more like mocking those ignorant ministers.

Wei Bin leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang has done a lot for Daming, how could he be a traitor?"

"Hmph." Zhu Youtang snorted softly, "Isn't the so-called treachery determined by man? Since ancient times, many loyal ministers can be said to be treacherous ministers, but treacherous ministers have been praised. The focus is different, they hope that I will use the collective wisdom instead of one person, they will not care about the result, they will only talk about the process."

The four eunuchs couldn't help but look at each other.

Xin said that before the emperor got to know Zhang Zhou, he didn't comment on his ministers in this way. It has been less than a year now, and the emperor seems to have recognized the nature of those civil servants clearly, and he is about to draw a line between them.

"In the future, there will be any memorials related to Bingkuan, no matter whether it is praise or derogation, I will keep them all, and I don't want to read them personally. Bingkuan taught me one thing, no matter how bizarre and tortuous the process is, the result is more important than anything else. It's important, I only wait for him to have some achievements in the Xuanfu, and then throw all these memorials to the court, and let the people who presented the memorials pick up the memorials of the previous memorials, and come back to me after reviewing!"

After Zhu Youtang finished speaking, he got up and seemed to be leaving.

When Dai Yi and the others heard this, they all called me to rely on in their hearts. Sure enough, Zhang Bingkuan is enough for His Majesty now, and the ministers are already dispensable.

Although we are on His Majesty's side, the problem is... Zhang Bingkuan's rise not only threatens the status of civil servants, but also makes us very anxious. Who the hell are we going to reason with?

If Your Majesty really wants to use one person to manage the court affairs, why do you need all the ministers?

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Head off.

Qin Hong originally came to Pianguan to prepare for a big fight, but before the talent arrived at Piantouguan, he heard that Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng "sent troops without authorization" and resolved the threat of Huoshai's troops to Pianguan. .

When he had just arrived at Biantouguan and was about to do something with his heart, a decree was issued that he would no longer be under the Xuanda General System, but a Trilateral General System, and the administrative office would be moved directly to Yansui.

This means...

Piantouguan will be under the jurisdiction of Zhang Zhou after that, and he will go to the three sides to be responsible for guarding against Dayan Khan's raids on the Daming border from Hetao.

In any case, Qin Hong transferred the three-sided general system. From the perspective of defense in the northwest, this was a "high promotion". Qin Hong had to leave immediately after receiving the transfer order, and he didn't even plan to stay in Piantou Pass for one more night.

Wang Qiong, Zhu Feng, Liu Jin, Wang Shouren, Tang Yin and others went to see him off together.

"Mr. Qin, why are you in such a hurry to leave? It's not too late to leave after the handover." Zhu Feng also seemed to understand Qin Hong's hard work, and said something that seemed inappropriate to the people present.

Except for Zhu Feng, everyone felt that Qin Hong hurriedly went to Yansui, which was a responsible performance.

Qin Hong smiled and said: "Zhijie, I am guarding here with Dehua, I am still very relieved. Yansui and other places are now full of wars and flames. Since the imperial court has appointed me to go, how can I delay?"

This seems very formal.

Everyone felt very sorry.

It's not that they look down on Zhang Zhou, but that they all want to learn from Qin Hong, especially Wang Shouren, who has just entered the officialdom and has always wanted to make contributions in the northwest... If they want to learn from Zhang Zhou ... what to learn?
Learn how to shoot?Or learn from Zhang Zhou how to understand God's will?
On the contrary, Qin Hong, a veteran with rich experience in the Northwest, is more respected by those traditional Confucian officials. In their view, Qin Hong is full of treasures, and that experience alone is enough to study for half a lifetime.

"You all go back." Qin Hong said with a smile, and suddenly his eyes fell on Wang Qiong again, and he greeted, "Dehua, you follow the old man for a while."

Wang Qiong knew that Qin Hong knew that he couldn't make any handover with Zhang Zhou in the Xuan Mansion where Zhi was located... or that he had nothing to hand over, but before leaving, he still had some instructions for Wang Qiong.

Only then did Wang Qiong call everyone back to perform their duties, and then headed towards the main gate of Guansai with Qin Hong.

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"Dehua, before this old man came, I never thought that besides Wang Shichang, there are capable people like you in Northwest China. Your ability to govern is no less than Wang Shichang."

Wang Qiong was flattered.

Qin Hong put a big hat on him when he came up.

Hearing that, his heart was almost fluttering.

Qin Hong said: "The old man also knows that it was Zhang Bingkuan who recommended you in front of His Majesty, which shows that he is good at knowing and employing people."

"This……"

What Wang Qiong didn't even expect was the second half of Qin Hong's sentence.

He originally thought that a traditional civil servant like Qin Hong should look down on Zhang Zhou, and that Qin Hong might also have objections to the emperor's appointment of Zhang Zhou to manage Xuanda's military affairs.

Never thought, on the contrary, Qin Hong both admired and admired Zhang Zhou.

Qin Hong sighed: "However, when it comes to running the army, you should follow suit and not do it arbitrarily. Even if you can make meritorious service in this way, others in the court may not agree with it."

This is to teach him that Wang Qiong had made his own claims earlier.

You won, and the ministers did not recognize your meritorious deeds.

If the previous results were unfavorable, then you will suffer.

Qin Hong obviously saw through the essence of officialdom, and he was sincerely persuading Wang Qiong that no matter how capable you are, you should take it easy, and focus on being able to survive in the Ming court in the future.

(End of this chapter)