The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Inside Kunning Palace.

Zhu Youtang sat at the table, Queen Zhang stood beside him, and Zhang Heling stood near the door with his head lowered.

Zhang Heling is being lectured by Zhu Youtang.

"You said you don't care about the things you should be responsible for. Is this something you should be concerned about? Do you still have a share in the fields in Yongping Mansion?" Zhu Youtang was knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger, pointing fingers at the mulberry and scolding the locust tree. He deliberately used the opportunity to punish his brother-in-law. Choosing Kunning Palace also allowed Empress Zhang to see the majesty of his emperor.

Zhang Heling smiled, like a flattering junior, and said: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. I just want to take the opportunity to ask if I can help these people. If I can't help, it's because I am unable to do so."

"Who are you helping?" Zhu Youtang frowned. This brother-in-law seemed to have a slightly different stance from him.

Zhang Heling said: "Of course it's the big families in Yongping Mansion. Everyone is a prominent figure in the area. They were suppressed very miserably this time. I just helped them move around."

At this point, Zhu Youtang rolled his eyes and didn't want to answer him.

Empress Zhang angrily said: "What benefits do they give you to speak for them? Don't you know that by doing this, you are going against your brother-in-law?"

She deliberately emphasized the word "brother-in-law", and she was also telling her husband that we should just let him go and treat him as if he is not smart. After all, he is still your brother-in-law.

Zhang Heling said arrogantly: "The queen is right, they just gave me benefits, but what I think is that if they don't give me the benefits, someone must have taken them away, so they don't hesitate to give me gifts, but also want to Let me move the relationship forward. You said it’s beneficial, but you can’t give it to the people below in vain, right?”

"you……"

Zhu Youtang was so angry that he almost wanted to pick up the tea bowl and throw it at his brother-in-law.

Zhang Heling said: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. I'm telling you, I heard that the group of bastards down here are extremely vicious. They can eat people without spitting out their bones. Those big families have the accumulation of generations. Please tell me." It was served as soon as it was served, without any mercy. People around the capital were talking about it, saying that it was a powerful dragon trying to steal the interests of the local snakes. Everyone was cautious, and many people wanted to move south. "

"Is there such a thing?" Queen Zhang looked at her husband and said, "Your Majesty, since you said this, it is time for the people below to restrain themselves, so as not to make people's hearts unstable."

Zhu Youtang didn't really want to argue with his wife and brother-in-law.

Obviously, in Zhu Youtang's view, these siblings do not understand any important national affairs and are purely for their own selfish interests.

"He Ling, what do I want to do, and when will I need you to propose it? What do you think of your knowledge and experience?" Zhu Youtang said with a straight face.

Zhang Heling continued to mess around and said: "Your Majesty, I don't understand the truth, but I know that if the people below are panicked, it will affect the stability of the Ming Dynasty. There will definitely be many people who will use the topic to make use of it, and they may directly impeach Duke Cai. , if you don’t think about Ming Dynasty, why don’t you think about Cai Guogong?”

At this time, Zhang Heling also learned to "hit the snake seven inches".

Knowing that my brother-in-law cares most about Zhang Bingkuan, let's start with Zhang Bingkuan, ask Your Majesty to think about him, and then stop.

"Snapped!"

Zhu Youtang slapped the table and said, "Stop talking about other people. Let me ask you, how much benefit did you receive? Is it a few thousand taels, or tens of thousands taels?"

"Not much. What I said was all from the bottom of my heart." Of course Zhang Heling would not tell his brother-in-law how much he would benefit from it.

If you knew this... wouldn't you make love with me?I'm not that stupid!
Queen Zhang said: "Your Majesty, what are you trying to do? Isn't it to make it easier for Bingkuan to do things? But if you make enemies for him, it will backfire. Maybe Heling also has you in mind."

Zhu Youtang stood up, as if he didn't want to stay in Kunning Palace for a moment longer, and said coldly: "Don't pay attention to my affairs! Especially the matters between me and Bingkuan, there is no need for you to interfere!"

After saying that, he left with his entourage.

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"Sister, thank you for speaking for me."

After Zhu Youtang left Kunning Palace, Zhang Heling went to thank Queen Zhang with a smile.

Empress Zhang almost slapped her brother in the face with her pussy. She hesitated before putting her raised hand down, but she didn't even look at her brother.

"Queen, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Heling saw that his sister might be angry, so he quickly asked in a respectful manner.

Empress Zhang sat down and said with an annoyed look on her face: "The second brother is not here, and you, the boss, are causing trouble for me in the capital. Don't you know that my status in the palace, sister, is no longer what it used to be?"

"No."

Zhang Heling said, "Sister, as always, not to mention that there is just one more imperial concubine now, even if the three palaces and six courtyards are all concubines, my sister's position as queen is still very stable. Your Majesty is also very tolerant to me. He probably knows that I have taken the money, I didn’t say I wanted to ask for it back or anything, in short... I’ve done everything, and I won’t take the money for nothing.”

Empress Zhang said coldly: "Just for those few taels of silver, you don't even care about your sister?"

"No, my whole heart as a younger brother is for you, my sister. What's wrong with you, sister? It's like... uh, to put it harshly, like a harem."

Zhang Heling had a narrow look in his eyes.

Queen Zhang said angrily: "Keep your mouth shut if you know you won't listen!"

"Hehe." Zhang Heling said with a smile, "Sister, you don't know that the commotion in Yongping Mansion is very loud this time. I am not an alarmist in front of my brother-in-law. The surrounding areas of Shuntian Mansion are in shock. No one thought that His Majesty would take it. The local gentry were targeted, and many wanted to move south. This time, many people were offended. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was self-defeating."

Queen Zhang said: "I am in the palace and don't know what is going on outside the palace."

Zhang Heling said: "Then I have to talk to you, sister. It was originally about Cai Guogong's mine. Someone was making trouble in the local area. I was quite restrained at first, but my brother-in-law directly asked Dongchang and Jinyiwei to go to Yongping Mansion. The young man's family was punished, and now a big thing happened. Especially when Li Rong, the owner of Dongchang Factory, died in Yongping Mansion, the Jinyiwei people said that someone secretly poisoned Li Rong... and they retaliated. It’s going to be a big fuss.”

Empress Zhang said impatiently: "Even if this is the case, it has nothing to do with you. Your brother-in-law will handle this matter."

Zhang Heling looked like he was gloating about his misfortune and said: "It's impossible to deal with it well. It's hard to recover... The group of people in Jinyiwei used to be honest after their brother-in-law ascended the throne. Now they can seize the opportunity. Moreover, the local government pointed the finger at Cai Guogong, thinking that Cai Guogong was instigating it behind his back. Haha. It’s so lively.”

"What about Zhang Bingkuan?" Queen Zhang was also interested in this.

"Cai Guogong is still staying in Yongping Mansion. I don't know what he is doing. He may be cleaning up the aftermath, but the people in Jinyiwei are also obedient to him. He is not the owner of Dongchangchang, and Jinyiwei is not under his control in name. , that group of people are causing trouble in the local area, can he control them?"

Zhang Heling got tired of talking, so he sat down directly, crossed his legs, and told his sister what he had heard as if telling a story.

Queen Zhang said: "How much benefit did you get?"

"It's not much, just tens of thousands taels of silver, but it doesn't matter. Most of the people who sent the money have been punished by Jin Yiwei and don't have to return it. I don't believe that Jin Yiwei still dares to come to me and ask for money? Anyway, those people You are already a prisoner, give me some, and I might be able to help them save the lives of their families. If you don't give it to me, the Jin Yiwei will blackmail you... If you don't take it, you won't take it."

Zhang Heling felt very at ease.

A powerful man like him never considers political principles. It is normal for him to accept money but not do anything. This time he did something, so he is worthy of his "employer".Queen Zhang said: "Then you should help Duke Cai Guo."

"I think." Zhang Heling said, "Even if I show courtesy to Cai Guogong now, he will not pay attention to me. There are people in the government and the public who stick their heads out to curry favor with him. Who does he think highly of? The second son was also a compliment to him at the beginning. Now that they are all sent to fight in the north, I feel more and more that Mr. Cai Guogong seems to be deliberately targeting our brothers."

By this time, Zhang Heling seemed to have "awakened".

He finally felt that since Zhang Zhou's rise, no matter what they had done to Zhang Zhou, they were either hostile or kind.

In short, both brothers failed.

It felt like his status had improved than before, but he also did more obnoxious things than before. Anyway, Zhang Heling was even more depressed.

Queen Zhang said: "Bingkuan is from outside the country. He doesn't have any bad intentions. He has also been helpful in previous matters. Besides, Your Majesty has already obeyed his words. You still have to think carefully. If you can't follow him, If you have a good relationship with him, I will help you with the matter. It will be beneficial to you if you have a good relationship with him."

Zhang Heling said in confusion: "Sister, why do you always speak for Zhang? Are you also fooled by him?"

Empress Zhang said angrily: "You are so unsatisfactory, what do you think you can understand? Do you understand your brother-in-law, or do I? Why, you don't even listen to me?"

"No." Zhang Heling said, "I just think that people named Zhang may not be good people."

"It doesn't matter whether he's good or not, just make the relationship better. You can't go against him about the Yongping Mansion. It doesn't matter whether you have money or not. In short, don't pay attention to this matter in the future."

Queen Zhang gave an ultimatum.

You, a younger brother, speak for the officials and gentry in Yongping Prefecture, and you are going against Zhang Bingkuan. That’s why your brother-in-law asked you to come and reprimand you. You don’t even understand this, and you still want to be a person in the court. Sample?
I am simply not as good as your sister.

"understood."

Zhang Heling looked unwilling, but in his mind he was thinking about where to go to have fun at night.

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Zhang Heling left the palace and returned to his palace. He originally wanted to take a nap so that he could go out and have fun in the evening.

Then the servant appeared in front of him.

"You scared me, you're just like a ghost. Are you looking for death?" Zhang Heling cursed.

The servant said: "It's the second master who wrote from Liaodong, saying that he must find a way to fish him out."

"What? Who did he offend? Was he imprisoned?" Zhang Heling took the letter and looked around.

He immediately felt that something was wrong, and glared at the big-faced servant and said, "Are you deceiving me? Is this the word for "laoer"? I know that word for "dog crawling"! Could it be that someone has kidnapped me and asked for ransom from me? ?I don’t have a penny.”

The two brothers are usually very affectionate, but when it comes to money issues, the accounts are immediately clear and the relatives are not recognized.

The servant said: "Sir, what the second master actually means is that he doesn't want to join the army. It's too hard and scary. The miasma is still very serious in the north in summer, and there are many places deep in the mountains and old forests."

When Zhang Heling heard this explanation, he didn't even read the letter in his hand. He threw it on the ground and said, "Let him report it himself and apply to His Majesty. Why bother me with everything? I am his brother, not his father."

The servant said: "The eldest brother is the father..."

"You kid, are you sincere?"

Zhang Heling grabbed the servant's ears, but the servant did not dare to cry out for pain.

Finally, Zhang Heling let go of his hand and said: "Then write a letter for me and tell him that I can't do anything about what happened to him. I have too much time to take care of myself, so I still have time to take care of his affairs? It is not good to go to war. It is also serving the country. I If I want to serve, I haven’t had the chance yet.”

"Master, do you really want to go?" The servant was also surprised.

When did my master follow the principle of serving the country with loyalty?

Zhang Heling then glared at the servant.

The servant immediately found the answer to the question from his big face... This Shouning Hou was just talking, but he would lose if he was serious.

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When Tang Yin and Xu Jing went to Korea as envoys, they did not take the southern route, but passed through the boundary of Jianzhouwei from Fushun.

At this time, the ground of Jianzhou Guard was all under the control of the Ming Dynasty's frontier troops. When he heard that Tang Yin was passing through here, Zhang Yanling even gave up the battle on the front line and brought his people back to meet Tang Yin.

"Uncle Jianchang, what are you..."

Tang Yin also saw Zhang Yanling and his cavalry when he was preparing to leave the inn with Xu Jing and other entourage early in the morning.

Zhang Yanling jumped off the horse, with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, and said: "Tang Bohu, you and I both know each other. Open the skylight and tell the truth. You were sent by Zhang Bingkuan, right? I will go to North Korea with you. Let's go back to the capital together later." "

Tang Yin and Xu Jing looked at each other, neither understanding what kind of madness this relative had.

Xu Jingdao: "Uncle Jianchang, what's wrong with you?"

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yanling jumped up and asked, "What's wrong with me? Is this a place for people to live? Finally there is a city with not even a thousand people in it, and there are barren mountains and wilderness everywhere. A group of real women are hiding in the dark and will pop up to attack at any time. They are simply despicable and shameless!"

Tang Yin said: "The battlefield is like this. When I was running the army here, I was trapped in an isolated city for several months, but I finally survived."

Zhang Yanling said: "Who are you? Who am I? Can we compare?"

Tang Yin was wondering, is this a good word or a bad word, is it derogating me or complimenting me?

"Anyway, I won't stay here anymore. It would be nice to go to North Korea for a walk. It is said that the country's leader has just changed there, and it is still the one appointed by the Ming Dynasty, right? I will go with you!" Zhang Yanling said.

Xu Jing hurriedly reminded: "Uncle Guo, please don't mess around. You are leaving your post without permission. If you are impeached, you will..."

"Who are you trying to scare? Don't I act appropriately? Anyway, wherever you go now, I will go! Whoever wants to fight will fight in this battle. Even if I go back to the capital and put me in jail, I will admit it!" (End of Chapter) )