The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 330 Don't lie to me
The wedding party is still going on.

Zhu Youtang left, and Zhang Zhou, Xu Qiong and others respectfully sent them out of the door, and then the main officials of the DPRK and China also began to leave one after another.

Tang Yin and Zhang Lun greeted the rest of the guests, and Zhang Zhou, as the groom, entered the wedding room before sunset.

The red candle was lit long ago, and Lin Yi was wearing a phoenix crown and a robe... Although she knew very well that she was just Zhang Zhouna's concubine, but she was originally a concubine, and she understood the difference between concubine and concubine since she was a child. In terms of mentality, it is much better than being a concubine with a daughter from a rich family.

Zhang Zhou walked into the room.

The maids and everything have already exited the door.

Lin Yi probably heard footsteps coming in and knew who it was, and her demeanor was obviously a lot more nervous.

Zhang Zhou walked over and took off her hijab.

The second concubinage was much more grand than the last time, and even the emperor came in person, which was enough for Lin Yi.

Lin Yi widened her eyes and raised her head to look at Zhang Zhou. It didn't feel like she was facing her husband, but her students... Zhang Zhou almost wanted to say, Hello, teacher.

"Well, I drank a few more glasses, so..." Zhang Zhou wanted to ease the atmosphere of the scene.

Lin Yi got up and walked to the side, apparently wanting to fulfill the responsibility of a wife, to give her the basin she had prepared to hold water for Zhang Zhou to make facial dressings and other tidying up.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "No, I drink very well. Today, I don't feel drunk at all. But I don't know why, when I came into this room and saw you, I got a little bit drunk."

Lin Yi said: "Could it be that the wine has a strong stamina?"

When she turned around and saw Zhang Zhou's burning eyes, she finally began to feel a little bit of a little daughter's twitching.

Zhang Zhou sighed: "Originally, I said that I should go to pick up the bride at Chenshi today, but your father said that the auspicious time chosen was after noon, but I always heard some bad rumors outside. How can you marry a wife after noon? But your father, Too stubborn."

"I...I don't understand." Of course Lin Yi didn't understand.

In fact, when choosing an auspicious time, usually in the morning, Lin Han probably doesn't care too much about it.

Zhang Zhou sat on the edge of the bed with her, and when he wanted to do something again, he found that Lin Yi looked like a piece of wood carving, or a lump of wood, and he didn't know where to start with the whole piece of wood.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, isn't this too inactive?
"that……"

When Zhang Yiyi opened the topic and wanted to reach out his hand, Lin Yi immediately turned her head around, as if she was serious about listening to what he had to say.

Then Zhang Zhou didn't know what to do.

Zhang Zhouxin said, "Don't look at me if I can do it", this lady, today is your big wedding day, can you stop being so rigid all the time?This is not conducive to friendly exchanges.

"Miss Lin, from now on, you and I are a family, and we have to change our address in the future, so we will call you Xiaoyi...not good." Zhang Zhou thought, why is this address so strange?

"So, I'll call you Yier."

Still weird.

Zhang Zhou discovered that Lin Yi's boudoir name was a mouthful.

I don't know how comfortable it is to call "Miss Lin".

Lin Yi just watched Zhang Zhou talking to herself, and she said, "Mother used to call me Xiao Qi."

Zhang Zhou asked: "Your family is seven?"

Lin Yi shook her head: "I have a brother and a sister above me, Xingwu. I don't know why I have such names."

"Oh, that's good." Zhang Zhou said, "I'll call you that too, and only in the boudoir, so I'll call you that. In the yard, people may call you Fourth Madam, or Young Madam."

When it came to addressing the boudoir, Lin Yi finally felt a little shy.

Taking advantage of the red cloud on Lin Yi's face, Zhang Zhou felt that the time was finally ripe. Isn't talking about her girlfriend's name just to open Lin Yi's inner defense line?
Seeing that the opportunity came, Zhang Zhou of course wanted to climb up the pole. His hand had already dropped to Lin Yi's waist, but before he touched his belt, Lin Yi said seriously: "There is a booklet explaining what to do today, let me have a look."

"Don't tell me." Zhang Zhou said with a little disappointment, "Now it's time to set the rules for you. From now on, you will call me master. Speaking of your master, I have rich experience. Even if I am not the best, I can be regarded as an expert. Why don't you Where I know... just let me do it myself."

Lin Yi really has that strict personality.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, it was Lin Han's old family education atmosphere that harmed this beautiful girl, how can there be someone who doesn't know how to read books on their wedding day?

"Ah."

After Lin Yi was stunned, she still nodded with a very serious attitude.

Meaning, yes.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Then let's follow the steps, the first step, the second step, the third step... step by step. I said Xiaoqi, let's not be so rigid in what we do. Look at me, who is so free and easy. Humans are easy to be led into the ditch by you... Speaking of which, the first step is to... take off your clothes and go to bed."

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Candle tears.

In the dead of night, the two red candles had already been burned out, and there was a servant girl knocking on the door halfway, probably to come in to change the candles.

In ordinary households, when the hostess and hostess are resting, there will always be maids serving them.

But people like Zhang Zhou... don't like being stared at.

Until very late, there was no sound of sticks and drums outside. It was Zhang Zhou who went to pick up the candles himself. It was still cold when he came back, and even Lin Yi had to lean more towards him in exchange for Get some snuggle warmth.

"Your father didn't say, give you a dowry maid or something?" Zhang Zhou asked.

"No." Lin Yi replied very simply, her voice was as full of a gentleman as always, "Father said, let me take care of myself when I come here."

stingy.

Zhang Zhou suddenly felt that it was not a good thing to be born in that kind of traditional Confucian family.

But Lin Han has nothing to pretend, right?
Zhang Zhou was also thinking, don't look at his old father-in-law's age, but he still has a brother-in-law and sister-in-law who haven't been born yet, this old man Lin...

"I'll give you a thousand coins, and some gold and silver jewellery, so save some money." Zhang Zhou said, "I'm an official in the court, and I won't come back every day. I'll find you two servant girls to accompany you, and find someone who knows how to play piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting." Yes, besides taking care of your daily life, I also accompany you to relieve boredom."

Lin Yi was silent.

She didn't understand what that meant.

Zhang Zhou said again: "From now on, in the backyard at home, just keep a normal mind. From now on, the girls at home will rely on you to read and write."

Lin Yi remained silent.

Zhang Zhou suddenly thought, why was he suddenly brought into the rhythm of Mr. Lin Yi, this is not good.

"It's up to you...the second half begins."

"Well!"

One red candle is not enough, but it's okay, if the living environment doesn't allow it, maybe he doesn't plan to leave the room for three days and three nights.

He was thinking to himself, this petty bourgeois life is still very corrosive to people's hearts.

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October is coming to an end.

There have been two consecutive snowfalls in the capital, and the weather is suddenly cold. When you go out, you have to wrap yourself up in three layers.

There was still no progress in the war in Liaodong. As a member of the Shangling Office, Zhang Zhou, besides walking around his home and workshop every day, often went in and out of the palace gates to attend meetings of the inner court.

When Zhang Zhou arrived at Qianqing Palace that day, Li Dongyang and Xiao Jing were already waiting, and Zhang Mao also fell ill after winter, so he didn't come that day.

Xiao Jing and Li Dongyang, two night owls, took care of the rotation of the Listening Department. Anyway, Zhang Zhou didn't have to stay in the palace at night.

"Bingkuan, I just got the news that I passed the Juyongguan Pass the day before yesterday. I was supposed to return to Beijing early this morning, but I guess it was delayed because of the snow on the road... I should have arrived later."

When Zhu Youtang saw Zhang Zhoulai, his attitude immediately changed from talking about business affairs to talking about private affairs.

Li Dongyang glanced at Zhang Zhou, probably feeling displeased with how Zhang Zhou was treated.

Zhang Zhoudao: "After Marquis An Bian returns to Beijing, the Martial Arts Hall can also officially start teaching. It is also necessary to teach things related to the storage and preservation of new guns in winter."

"Okay." Zhu Youtang nodded in satisfaction, "It's rare that you don't forget about business."

Li Dongyang felt that the emperor praised Zhang Zhou too much, which violated the way of getting along with the emperor and ministers. He said: "Your Majesty, the governor of Liaodong, Lu Wan, has led troops northward for more than ten days, but he still does not see him fighting with Duoyan or the little Tatar prince. Ningxia The Tatar raiders and horses from all walks of life have also withdrawn one after another, should they withdraw their troops to prepare for another battle in the coming year?"

Zhu Youtang said: "I have paid special attention to it. Although there have been two snowfalls in Gyeonggi this year, there has been no snow in Liaodong. It should not hinder the march of soldiers and horses."

Li Dongyang insisted: "But the climate in the north is suddenly cold. When we march at this time, the soldiers lack clothing and food. I'm afraid there will be damage outside the battlefield."

Zhu Youtang looked sideways at Xiao Jing, probably asking, is there such a situation?

Xiao Jing smiled and said: "Mr. Li Ge is too worried. Although the governor of Liaodong is marching slowly, he is well prepared for food and supplies. By the way, this Lu Zhongcheng knows how to save food and grass for marching. After arriving in Liaodong... this year's autumn food is also The collection went very smoothly, and the winter clothing for the soldiers was also guaranteed. According to the marching strategy mentioned above, they will enter the grassland from Shenyang Zhongwei and other places in the next few days. In another four or five days, they may wage war."

"En." Zhu Youtang was very satisfied with this.

Li Dongyang heard this but wanted to hit someone.

He said: "Your Majesty, Liaodong has dispatched troops for nearly half a month, but they haven't set foot on the grassland yet. If troops from Ningyuan and other places enter Duoyan and take the north of the capital of Daning, then why detour to Shenyang Zhongwei?"

These words seemed to be questioning Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou shrugged and said, "Originally there were ex-soldiers in the Duoyan Sanwei who were two hundred miles north of Sifei City, the capital of Daning, but after the little Tatar prince entered the army, he moved eastward to Shenyang, two hundred miles northwest of Zhongwei, from Shenyang. It is most appropriate for the central defender to send troops."

Li Dongyang said: "If you march like this, the three guards of Duoyan will wait for the little prince of Tatar, how can you not know? Will you sit and watch you send troops?"

Zhang Zhou shook his head with a smile, meaning... I don't care about sending troops.

I'm only in charge of formulating strategies. How to send troops is a matter for Lu Wan and Zhang Heling. You are here to command an army thousands of miles away... No matter how awesome you are, it's useless.

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of criticisms about the dispatch of troops to Liaodong. Now it is the middle of winter. Please station the soldiers in Shenyang and other places. It will not be too late to enter the grassland in the next year." Li Dongyang said, "Otherwise At present, the harsh climate of the grassland means that the firearms of the soldiers are all frozen, and it is even more difficult to move an inch in the event of freezing rain. The right time and place are not on our side."

Zhu Youtang shook his head: "Who would stop sending troops halfway? Since there are signs of fighting, let's wait for a fight first."

Li Dongyang was speechless after hearing this.

"Okay, since there is no major military situation today, let's wait until there is a military situation. Let's suspend the discussion at the hearing office tomorrow... Come at noon the day after tomorrow, and I will ask someone to prepare the imperial meal."

Zhu Youtang felt very relaxed, and didn't think it was a time of war at all.

It's as if the nearly [-] soldiers who set off in Liaodong went out to hunt.

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Cabinet value.

When Li Dongyang came back, he told Liu Jian and Xie Qian what he had seen and heard in Qianqing Palace.

Xie Qian said with a smile: "It's also interesting. This Liaodong dispatch of troops is quite different from the previous few times. Maybe Zhang Bingkuan really missed it."

Liu Jian said with a serious face: "After Lu Wan marched, he has not left the territory of Ming Dynasty in Liaodong for more than ten days, and he has not shown any signs of fighting with Tatars. It is really unreasonable to do so."

Xie Qian asked: "Could it be that Zhang Bingkuan is suffocating again, and come to repair the plank road secretly?"

Liu Jian shook his head, expressing that he did not know.

"No." Li Dongyang said, "The towns on the nine borders, except Liaodong, have large-scale troop deployments. Now even in Ningxia, troop dispatches have stopped. Severe winter is approaching, so long as the Tatars don't come Invasion, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have the mood to slack off and send troops."

Xie Qian said in shock: "Even if Liaodong's attack is aimed at directly taking Duoyan Sanwei, it is impossible for the three guards not to know in advance, and both sides will avoid fighting. Is this just to show my determination to send troops from Ming Dynasty?"

Li Dongyang said: "Yesterday I saw Ma Neitu, and he also analyzed the frontal battles between Ming and Grassland in the past few decades. After Jingtai, every time Da Ming and Tatar had a frontal battle, or a surprise attack by Da Ming, Or attack the Tatars head-on... There has never been a precedent for the frontier army of the Ming Dynasty to fight head-on with the main force of the Tatars with great fanfare."

Liu Jian said: "The horse negative map has been in battle for a long time, does this mean that he didn't understand it?"

"Yes." Li Dongyang nodded.

Liu Jian's breath was very uneven.

He said: "Sending troops in an unreasonable manner in exchange for gains and losses on the battlefield, this is what Zhang Bingkuan has often done in the past year, and Duo Yan has clearly intended to join him... If he pretends to use the edict to recruit and accept him first, then send troops It is not impossible for the horse to fight against it."

"This..." Xie Qian said, "They're all surrendered, why do you want to kill them all?"

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang and asked, "Where is the little Tartar prince currently fighting?"

Li Dongyang shook his head: "I don't know."

Liu Jian said: "Then there may be the intention of sending troops from Liaodong Town to catch the little Tatar prince going south, but sending troops from Liaodong is only more than [-], so it is difficult to confront the main force of Tatars head-on!"

Xie Qian said: "The move of Zhang Bingkuan is really puzzling."

After the three looked at each other, Xie Qian said, "I'll go."

Probably Xie Qian realized that since he couldn't figure it out now, the emperor would not explain it to them, so the only way was to ask Zhang Zhou.

Liu Jian shook his head: "After a few days, see where Lu Wan led his army from Shenyang Zhongwei to the west, and then think about it. I still don't believe that Zhang Zhou can do anything in this battle. Liaodong can't stand it either. toss."

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The second day of November.

Liaodong soldiers and horses marched from Shenyang Zhongwei to Tongliao on the third day.

Entering a place with relatively high terrain, because of the difficult road and the cold weather, the soldiers complained a lot more than before.

That day, he walked all the way against the northwest wind for a day, and he only walked less than fifty miles. After the army was stationed, Lu Wan didn't hold any military meeting, but just let the soldiers rest quickly.

Zhang Heling is still a hero in Liaodong.

Now that he entered the border of the grassland, he began to be timid, and that night he hurriedly went to Lu Wan to discuss the military situation... He talked with Lu Wan a lot, and he went around in circles for a long time, and the central idea was... Let's withdraw our troops.

Lu Wan said: "This battle must be fought."

"That's it?" Zhang Heling said, "Master Lu, it wasn't the Marquis who poured cold water on you. Do you know how many miles Wang Shouren walked in a day when he raided Weining Sea? And how many miles did you walk in a day? Go on like this, and wait for us." When we get to the place, I'm afraid the Tartars will have disappeared long ago. By then, our eyes will be blackened, and we will easily be unable to return on the grassland. Do you know Tumubao? The hundreds of thousands of Ming's army... all disappeared overnight! "

Lu Wan was over [-] years old, and he looked like a Confucian general, not murderous at all.

Hearing this, he frowned and looked at Zhang Heling.

He had never heard of the general, but it was the first time he had seen the general below pour such cold water on him.

He thought to himself, as expected, this Marquis of Shouning cannot be expected to fight... His Majesty and Zhang Shicheng will not deceive me.

"Shou Ninghou, let's not say that my Ming Dynasty has powerful gunpowder and artillery now. Even if the Ming Dynasty sent troops in the past, with such a battle, if it was the little prince of Tartar or the fire sieve, it would basically be the same. We won't fight head-on." Lu Wan said patiently.

"Didn't their cavalry come and go without a shadow? In the wilderness, they have all the advantages, so why don't they fight us?" Zhang Heling didn't understand.

Lu Wandao: "Because behind the frontier army of the Ming Dynasty, there is the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty. There are almost countless soldiers and soldiers, and soldiers can be replenished at any time. And if they lose one person, it is really a loss. If there is no supplement, it will not be said... In case of internal disputes, it will be the same. Fading away."

"Ah?" Zhang Heling was confused.

With his IQ and the most basic principles of marching, it took him a long time to explain in simple terms to him before he could understand a thing or two.

Lu Wandao: "Do you think we are going to fight them head-on? In fact, His Majesty has sent another cavalry from Jizhou to drive straight in, upstream of the Dahuang River, and wait for Duoyan and other tribesmen to retreat westward. The soldiers may have arrived for a few days, if we don't enter the army, how can we force Duoyan Sanwei to go east?"

Zhang Heling was surprised: "You mean, there is another group of people? How many people?"

Lu Wan shook his head: "It doesn't matter how many troops there are, but there wasn't a large number of cavalry in that group of troops. They brought almost all the artillery and gunpowder that Ming had in Jizhou."

Zhang Heling hurriedly asked: "Then how can we be sure which way they will go?"

"It's what Zhang Shilang said."

Lu Wan smiled with a relaxed expression on his face, "However, in my opinion, since Duoyan Sanwei knew that our army sent troops to protect the homeland of the three guards, they decided that our army's journey was to go north and retreat west. Choose. Even if you only go all the way to the upper reaches of Huangshui... Hehe, in fact, it is as many as you go, as many as you ambush. The three guards have always been at odds, and in the current situation, it is inevitable to part ways...There are so many ways to retreat westward. will meet."

(End of this chapter)