The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 348
After this incident, no matter how stupid Ning Tong is, she still knows the identity of the person inside.

It's just that she couldn't understand why Zhang Zhou arranged such a "hot potato" with her. She wanted to ask Zhang Zhou, but Zhang Zhou might not have appeared in the courtyard for a long time after he left that time.

It's almost the end of the year.

Liaodong military rewards are still being debated between the court and the central government, but the troops led by Wang Xian, Ma Yongcheng and Peng Quan finally entered Shanhaiguan after stumbled. However, because of Zhang Zhou's face, the soldiers in the Liaodong cities no longer wanted to see them, and provided them with the necessary food and grass.

After arriving in Shenyang, Tang Yin also embarked on the road to North Korea.

Zhang Zhou entered the palace that day to meet Zhu Youtang.

However, standing beside Zhu Youtang was a boy with an angry face, it was Zhu Houzhao who came to Zhu Youtang to accept the school examination.

"Bingkuan, just got Tang Yin's report, saying that he has already passed Shenyang, counting the days, he should have entered North Korea's ground in these two days, and he did not encounter any obstacles on the way."

When Zhu Youtang said this, he probably felt that Tang Yin had outstanding abilities.

But after all, Tang Yin went to North Korea as an envoy of Ming Dynasty, even if Jianzhouwei and other places guarded the guards, he would not dare to do anything to the envoys of Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Then Your Majesty, it is estimated that this battle will start in the next year."

Zhu Youtang sighed: "It's a bit slow on the road."

Obviously Zhu Youtang was somewhat dissatisfied with the progress of this battle.

At that time, Tang Yin was given the scheduled time to arrive in the capital of North Korea within a month, but it has been four days to one month, and the news has just revealed that he has passed Shenyang. Even if the time for passing news on the road is excluded, he can at most step on the ground of North Korea That's fine.

Then discuss the details of dispatching troops, and the two sides dispatch troops and horses... After this set, it will take more than a month.

Before Zhang Zhou said anything, Zhu Houzhao said, "Father, you have won so many battles this year, do you still care about this one or two? The soldiers must be tired too. It just so happens that the next year will start a good start. "

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang agreed with his son's words.

The results of the victory that year have already been wiped out, there is really no need to engage in an unpredictable war before the year, or a New Year's Eve war.

Might as well leave some suspense for the coming year.

"However." Zhu Houzhao changed the topic, "Using troops in Liaodong is not a big skill. When you can wipe out the little Tartar prince, that is the real skill. Those crooked people in Liaodong really don't understand this. What kind of enmity does Mr. Zhang have with them, is it just to show Daming's prestige? Find someone to fight, and find something powerful?"

"Nonsense, is this where you talk?" Zhu Youtang snapped.

Zhu Houzhao turned his head to one side, and glanced at Zhang Zhou from the corner of his eye. His expression was just like that of a little boudoir and resentful woman.

If you say something nice, you just nod your head in agreement, and if you say something bad, it becomes that this is not where I am talking?

"Double standards." Zhu Houzhao muttered.

"What did you say?" Zhu Youtang was naturally unhappy when he found his son talking back, but he really couldn't understand what the word meant.

Zhu Houzhao said: "No, my son is just thinking about how to win this battle."

My heart is still secretly proud.

I'm scolding you, you don't even know what I'm talking about... It's said that I learned these words from someone Zhang... It's bad, someone Zhang won't hear what I said, so explain it to my father by the way?
Immediately, he quickly glared at Zhang Zhou with vicious eyes, roughly meaning, if you dare to betray Ben Gong, Ben Gong wants you to look good.

Zhang Zhoucai was too lazy to argue like a bear child, he said: "Your Majesty asked me to calculate the fate of Ming Dynasty, and I found that the biggest threat to Ming Dynasty is not the hungry wolves on the grassland."

"Who is that?"

"who is it?"

Zhu Youtang and his son asked the question almost at the same time.

Those who are emperors and heirs are most concerned about the future of Ming Dynasty. If a courtier is a professional politician, he can still be an official after the country falls. The emperor is still very concerned about his own property.

Zhang Zhou said: "In Liaodong."

"No wonder." Zhu Youtang nodded, with some killing intent in his eyes.

He usually looks like a melon, but when it comes to the struggle for the country and the country, he can still show a decisive side.

Since it was my Bingkuan who said that those Tartars in Liaodong are a threat to our Ming Dynasty, we will destroy you in advance... then you don’t have to worry about morality and etiquette.

Zhu Houzhao was a little disapproving and said: "Just rely on them? Are you worthy?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "The threat may not be great right now, but their expansion ambitions have already emerged. They dare not fight against the DPRK, but they have begun to touch the boundaries of other tribes. They are not even afraid of the DPRK. This is why DPRK wants to send troops. The reason why he dared not send troops to fight against him.”

Zhu Youtang nodded and said: "Actually, whether it was the first emperor's time or later when I discussed the military situation with the ministers of the court, they all believed that some Jurchens in Liaodong had long been dissidents and needed to use their internal contradictions to suppress every tribe. Only the number of troops can be contained. Once the number of tribes is too large and the balance is lost, there may be great disasters in Liaodong."

Zhang Zhou cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

"It's okay to be lenient, and you don't have to compliment me. What I have seen is far inferior to you." Zhu Youtang seemed very pious in front of Zhang Zhou, "It is simply that there are heavy troops in Liaodong now, and there are vassal states willing to Send troops to Jianzhou Guard with Daming, then listen. It's a pity that you are not in front of the battle, otherwise you will be more handy in dispatching."

Zhang Zhou said casually: "It's the same for ministers in the rear, just leave it to the frontline soldiers to complete."

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Zhu Youtang chatted with Zhang Zhou for a while, and then sent Zhu Houzhao away.

Zhu Houzhao originally wanted to stay and have a meal together, and by the way, he asked Zhang Niannian to give him a class, but his father didn't give him this opportunity.

After Zhu Houzhao left, Zhu Youtang took out a copy of the local memorial and handed it to Zhang Zhoudao: "It's from King Xing's mansion. King Xing said...his concubine is pregnant."

"Oh?"

Zhang Zhou took it over and looked at it.

Sure enough, it was written by Xing Wang Zhu Youzhao after he took over the domain.

In addition to some necessary compliments, Zhu Youzhu asked the emperor to grant him more fields, and even asked for stronger guards... This is a necessary routine for ordinary vassal kings, especially the current emperor's brothers. This store is gone.

Zhang Zhou calculated the time. Zhu Houxi, the eldest son of Zhu Youzhu, was born in June of the 13th year of Hongzhi. After calculating the time, he should be pregnant for two or three months. My son has some benefits for my elder brother...

Zhang Zhou wanted to say, is Zhu Youzhao sick?

Your elder brother's heirs are weak, and you want to have a son, what do you think is good for your elder brother?

If something happened to your elder brother and father, wouldn't the emperor pass it on to your father and son?Even if it is an adoption... it is your son... History has also proved that this Zhu Houxi died five days after he was born, and when Zhu Youzhao had another son, it was seven years after the birth of the eldest son.

"Your Majesty, this is your family matter, and I shouldn't ask about it." Zhang Zhou returned the memorial to Zhu Youtang after reading it.

As soon as Zhu Youtang raised his hand, he pushed back all the eunuchs who had been standing there.

After only the two monarchs and ministers were left, Zhu Youtang said: "Bingkuan, you once mentioned to me that the prince's future...children will be very thin, and I have always been concerned about this matter."

Zhang Zhou instantly understood why Zhu Youtang cared so much about his brother's wife's pregnancy.

Zhu Youtang said: "Then can you tell me what will happen in the future?"

"It's hard for me to say." Zhang Zhou said, "Isn't Your Majesty already having a dragon heir soon?"

"Is it your son?" Zhu Youtang looked expectant.

Zhang Zhou shook his head: "I don't know, whether it's a prince or a princess, this is just the beginning, won't Your Majesty feel relieved in the future?"

In Zhang Zhou's mind, it doesn't really matter whether your woman outside the palace gives birth to a son or a daughter.

The point is to prove that you can still have children, that is to say, the problem lies with your wife, Queen Zhang. Daming’s country will continue. If you can’t have a son, you will still want to continue to have children... As long as you have the heart, you will have a chance in the future.

"Yeah, I'm going to have a baby soon, so why worry about it?" Zhu Youtang smiled at Zhang Zhou.

In this smile, Zhang Zhou felt a kind of... awkwardness.

From this point, Zhang Zhou could feel that in fact, Zhu Youtang still had a dark belly.

Could it be that……

Does the five-day death of your younger brother, the eldest son, have anything to do with you?
There is no way to explain things that cannot be verified in history.

But Zhang Zhou suddenly became a participant in history, but he felt that many things could be changed because of himself, and he participated in it, and felt it more with flesh and blood... Zhang Zhou felt that if he recorded what he knew , perhaps half of the Royal Secret History.

"I will give King Xing some more land. In the coming year, after he gives birth to a child, and when he matures, I plan to call him to the capital, and the two brothers will talk about the future of Daming."

Zhu Youtang still seems to rely heavily on Zhu Youtang.

But Zhang Zhou felt that the emperor's intention was not that simple.

Zhu Youtang smiled and asked, "Bingkuan, do you know why I arranged this?"

You want to see your brother, and you still have to ask me what my intentions are... Zhang Zhou probably understood what Zhu Youtang meant.

Zhu Youtang wanted to conquest himself.

When the emperor wants to conquest himself, he must keep the "funeral affairs" well, just like Yingzong actually had a son before he went to the expedition, but at the critical moment, he still asked his younger brother to come out to be the emperor... This is to avoid the situation where the master is less suspicious.

Zhang Zhoudao: "It's better to wait a few more years."

Zhu Youtang shook his head and said: "Actually, I did this to keep a back hand. Who can say for sure what happened on the battlefield?"

Calling Zhu Youtang to the capital could even allow Zhu Youtang to live in the capital for a long time, so that even if the emperor had any troubles outside, Zhu Youtang would firmly control it, Zhu Youtang was not thoughtful.

Zhang Zhou cupped his hands and said: "I don't want to interfere, I can only try my best to raise funds, but it will take several years to prepare."

"Okay." Zhu Youtang nodded with a smile, "You just need to know what I mean. I won't tell anyone about this, it's a secret between you and me."

Zhang Zhou thought to himself.

Knowing the emperor's secret is not necessarily a good thing.

He has already been deeply bound to Zhu Youtang. If something happens to Zhu Youtang and his son, life will not be easy for him.

So no matter from which point of view, he has to plan and plan for the future of Zhu Youtang and his son, and he also has to worry about the issue of the children of Zhu Youtang and his son...

The housekeeper and nanny of the old Zhu family.

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Shenyang.

Lu Wan went to meet the envoy of the imperial court that day, and discussed military merits and other matters. Then he arrived at the residence of the guarding official in Shenyang, and met Zhang Yong and Zhang Heling.

"How? They still can't talk?"

Zhang Heling went over to Lu Wan with an angry look on his face.

Lu Wandao: "Except for the Tang Yushi who was sent by His Majesty and Lai Guogong, the other two were all selected from the imperial court. They said they wanted to do business."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Heling asked.

Zhang Yong said with a wry smile: "The so-called official business is to judge meritorious service by the head, and whoever has the head counts."

"Whoa!"

Zhang Heling smashed a teacup on the ground casually, and shouted angrily: "They have eaten the heart of a bear and the leopard! Benhou's brother-in-law didn't even say that they would do such a thing, so they dare to act like this?"

Lu Wandao: "This is not random, there are precedents to follow."

"Bullshit precedent! Does it mean that we have worked so hard, and the final credit goes to someone else? What about Tang? Why haven't you seen him these two days? Isn't he representing brother-in-law and Zhang Zhou? Who is it?"

Zhang Heling was more angry than anyone else.

Lu Wan and Zhang Yong may not care about military merits, but Zhang Heling even boasted that he wanted to win the title of Duke through this battle.

This is to be the Duke of Chang.

Things went well at first, but a group of people from Jizhou were killed out of nowhere, and it seemed that they wanted to take away his military achievements. There was no way to replace him, but how could he suffer from such a strong background?

It is always others who suffer, when will I, Zhang, suffer?
Lu Wan said: "Tang Yushi has been ordered to go to North Korea as an envoy."

"This... what?" Zhang Heling looked confused.

Zhang Yong was also very curious: "Didn't he be asked to determine military merits? Why did he still... go on an envoy?"

Lu Wan wanted to say something, but looking at Zhang Heling who was brainless, he could only hold back if he wanted to make it clear, he said: "I went to confer the status of the son of the King of Korea, and I was invited by the King of Korea. "

"This guy... When I see him, let's see how I deal with him!"

Zhang Heling felt that since he knew Tang Yin well, it would be easier to teach Tang Yin a lesson.

Lu Wandao: "Even if military merit is still not clear, but the meaning of the court is that one yard should be counted for one yard, and the first merit is not counted. Military merit still has to be determined."

"What is the first military achievement?" Zhang Heling looked ashamed.

Zhang Yong explained: "The first merit is based on the first rank, while the military merit is based on the overall situation. Even if the first merit is from Jizhou, our military merit is greater than them. As long as your majesty and Lai Guogong are willing to nod , then even if they have the first merit, they will only be rewarded with some silver, but our side is different."

Zhang Heling asked puzzledly: "Didn't you say that there is no double reward for one achievement?"

Lu Wan laughed and said, "Don't worry, Marquis Shouning. In the previous battle, the people of Jizhou missed the opportunity to compete for credit. This matter has already been reported to the court. It is impossible for His Majesty and Duke Lai to just sit idly by."

"That's good! Kill me...to steal our credit, it's a heinous crime! Ben Hou went to drink, see you later!"

Zhang Heling cursed and left.

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"Lu Zhongcheng, do you have anything to say?" Zhang Yongxin's eyes were bright, he saw some clues, and after Zhang Heling left, he stepped forward to ask.

Lu Wan said: "Duke Lai wants us to send troops to Jianzhou Guard."

"This...is going to send troops?"

Zhang Yong pointed to the outside, "It's freezing cold, can the soldiers bear it if we send troops at this time?"

Lu Wan smiled and said: "They are all local soldiers in Liaodong. Now, whether it is winter clothes or luggage, they are all in place. When Tang Yin came earlier, he also brought a batch of heavy artillery, whether it is to destroy the city. In a head-to-head confrontation, our army is no problem."

"In what name?" Zhang Yong did not object to fighting.

For him, fighting is military exploits.

Although he is a eunuch, it seems that there is not much room for rewards, but he has younger brothers and nephews.

Historically, his younger brother Zhang Fu was Tai'anbo, and his other younger brother Zhang Rong was Andingbo. Both of them were granted titles because of Zhang Yong's military exploits. After the emperor ascended the throne, the seal was removed.

Although his younger brother and nephew are not yet titled titles, they already have the titles of Jin Yiwei Commander Qianshi, Qianhu and other Jilu officials.

Most of the battles Zhang Yong just went out with the soldiers, and he didn't rush to the front line, so he didn't mind fighting a few more rounds.

Lu Wandao: "North Korea sent envoys to celebrate the Longevity Festival last year, and incidentally proposed to send troops to build the state guard. His Majesty did not reply at that time. Now, taking advantage of the time when the troops are stationed in Liaodong, they are sending troops to assist."

"So that's how it is." Zhang Yongdao, "That means the soldiers of North Korea come first, right?"

"It can be understood in this way."

Lu Wan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, let the troops of North Korea go first, and after they formally ask Daming for help, Daming will send troops to help. At that time...the two sides will encircle Jianzhouwei. But the order must be determined , Ming is the suzerain, and North Korea cannot enter an inch of land."

"This... the result of the battle is the most important thing?" Zhang Yongdao, "It shouldn't take a lot of effort to beat the Jurchen."

In Zhang Yong's eyes, he still looked down on the Jurchen tribes such as Jianzhouwei.

Lu Wandao: "This is ordered by the Duke of Lai, and His Majesty has ordered it personally. If we want to carry out this battle, we should still conduct it in secret, dispatch troops and generals in advance, and not make the Jurchen tribe aware of it in advance. And we must prevent North Korea from treachery .”

"They have that courage?" Zhang Yong also looked down on North Korea.

"Ha ha."

Lu Wan was smiling.

After one year, Zhang Yong won so many victories thanks to Zhang Zhou's assistance. From Lu Wan's point of view, this eunuch, who had never actually led troops before, lost his mind.

(End of this chapter)