The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 63
After Zhang Zhou finished his proposal, the Qianqing Palace fell into a brief period of silence.

Zhu Youtang seemed to be thinking about the feasibility of Zhang Zhou's proposal, and finally he nodded and said, "I think it is indeed time to recall Wang Yue to Beijing."

"Your Majesty..." Dai Yi immediately felt that something was wrong.

When it comes to the appointment and removal of personnel, especially the position of the trilateral governor, it should be discussed in the court, not by the emperor and Zhang Zhou in private.

Zhang Zhou is not a minister, and his opinions should not be used as a reference.

But before Dai Yi could express his objection, Zhu Youtang interrupted him with his hand.

"I make my own decision." Zhu Youtang was firm, "Look at the impeachment of him by the people in the court. He is far away in Yansui, and he doesn't even know the situation in the capital. Isn't it more worrying? There will be distractions, soldiers Why don't you slack off? How can you guard the frontiers of the Ming Dynasty?"

Dai Yideng felt that the emperor was very thoughtful.

Zhu Youtang asked: "What was the result of the vacancy of the left servant of the Ministry of War when the court pushed it?"

Dai Yi replied: "After Li Jie and Li Shilang died of illness and took office, the court pushed Wang Zongyi, the right servant of the Ministry of War, to move to the left."

"Wang Zongyi's qualifications are not enough after all. He was just an official under Wang Yue's command. Let Wang Yue return to Beijing and let him be the left servant." Zhu Youtang seemed to have made up his mind immediately.

Dai Yi tentatively asked: "If this matter comes to court tomorrow, will the ministers object?"

"I will convince them."

Having said this, Zhu Youtang looked at Zhang Zhou with a smile, "Bingkuan, thank you for reminding me that I was indeed negligent in this matter before, thinking that it would be best for Wang Yue to ignore those impeachments. Now look Come on, the best solution is to let him return to the capital, and the monarch and his ministers cannot be separated from each other."

Zhang Zhoudao: "The minister is just making a proposal based on his fate, and it is not intentional to interfere with the government."

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang nodded, not minding at all.

But Zhang Zhou seemed to suddenly understand why Li Guang, a eunuch who claimed to be a Taoist priest, was able to influence the Ming Dynasty. It seems that the new emperor is really partial.

But now he is the one who is partial to faith... This makes Zhang Zhou a little embarrassed.

Then am I not a courtier?
Even the little eyes Dai Yi and the others looked at were different from before.

Zhu Youtang said: "Where is the medicine you mentioned?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "I have just arrived in the capital these two days, and it is still in production. I will find someone to deliver it later."

"Well, let Xiao Jing find you the next day, and you make an appointment with him on the time and place. There is one more thing, let him tell you later. If you have nothing else to do, step back first... oh yes, later In a few days, you will come to the imperial palace, over there in the Eastern Palace... The crown prince wants to see you, I have already agreed to him, remember to explain the Four Books and Five Classics to him, and don't get involved in Taoist alchemy."

"The minister leads the order."

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Zhang Zhou and Xiao Jing came out of Qianqing Palace together.

Xiao Jing's attitude was reserved, and he was a little reluctant to meet Zhang Zhou's eyes, which made Zhang Zhou feel that the old eunuch gradually began to regard him as an opponent.

But Zhang Zhou has a way of soothing people's hearts.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Eunuch Xiao, I'm just grateful for Wang Zhongcheng's contribution to the court. It would be a pity if he died in the northwest because of Li Guang's matter."

"Uh……"

Xiao Jing nodded, "Mr. Zhang, you don't need to explain these things to our family."

"Necessary, otherwise you will feel that I want to be the second Li Guang, that would be bad. My goal is to pass the Jinshi examination in the coming year and enter the court as an orthodox civil servant. I don't want to be a Taoist priest in the Daolu Division. .Besides, there is no conflict of interest between me and Wang Zhongcheng, it is purely based on the overall situation."

Zhang Zhou's words really made Xiao Jing's complexion better.

Xiao Jing smiled and said: "Your ability is regarded as a fairy teacher, it would be a pity if you don't promote it."

Zhang Zhoudao: "I said before, I'm just counting my fingers, not everything can be hit. By the way, what is your majesty asking Eunuch Xiao to follow?"

Only then did Xiao Jing say: "It is to treat the young man in the British government. The little man has suffered from 'atrophy' in recent years, which is what you Jiangnan people often call soft feet. The first two years were fine. Since winter, I heard that I can’t stay here. I’m almost dying of illness.”

"Oh." Zhang Zhou understood.

The so-called flaccidity is actually beriberi. This is not the kind of beriberi with stinky feet, but the most common nutrient deficiency in ancient times. What is lacking is vitamin B1. It is mentioned that his nephew, Shi Shi Lang, died of this disease.

Because the ancients did not have any concept of vitamins, let alone yin deficiency and yang deficiency theories of traditional Chinese medicine, even if they were put into the whole world, there would be no rule of law. It was not until the [-]th century that the types of vitamins were gradually discovered and supplemented systematically. , These diseases have gradually distanced themselves from witch doctors.

In this era, flaccidity is almost an incurable disease.

"Can it be cured?" Xiao Jing asked.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Eunuch Xiao, do you all regard me as a doctor?"

"This..." Xiao Jing also looked very embarrassed, "Before you came to Beijing, they really regarded you as a miracle doctor, but now... they all regard you as a fairy teacher."

Zhang Zhou said curiously, "But I'm obviously a Juren who has to pass the exam."

Xiao Jing was also very helpless, smiled and said: "So you are very capable, if you are willing to go to the British government for medical treatment, then our family will send someone to inform you in advance."

Zhang Zhoudao: "Forget it, there is a specialization in art, I will still be a scholar with peace of mind in the future, and I will not be a fairy teacher who looks at Xuankong and a doctor who hangs pots to help the world."

"What?" Xiao Jing said anxiously upon hearing this, "Aren't you going?"

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "I didn't say no, it's just that in the future, it's better to let the second son of Cheng Guogong's mansion be the doctor who hangs the pot to help the world, and I will be a helper by his side. What do you think?"

"he……"

Xiao Jing originally wanted to ask, would Zhu Feng's foolish appearance cure illnesses?
But thinking about it again, if Zhang Zhou was helping Zhu Feng...then it was Zhang Zhou who was treating the disease, and Zhu Feng was just a cover, and the result was still the same.

Xiao Jing and Zhang Zhou looked like old friends who had known each other for many years, and said with a smile: "Listen to you, you can do whatever you say."

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Zhang Zhou made an appointment with Xiao Jing, and then Zhang Zhou left the palace.

Zhang Zhou has to speed up the construction of his "studio". Now Zhang Zhou only pursues technological innovation, not exquisite craftsmanship. It would be impossible for him to make soda ash in ancient times, because it requires extremely perfect craftsmanship. accumulation.

But if you come to ancient times to make something that has never been seen before, and you don't have too high a requirement for purity... just seek innovation, it will be much easier.

Countless time-traversing people have already set an example for him.

No problem, ready-made ones can be applied.

In the morning Zhang Zhou set up the field, and when he went to find Zhu Feng in the afternoon, he was dragged by Zhu Feng to take a carriage to meet someone.

"Agreed in advance who to meet, if you meet the crown prince, don't talk about it, I will go to the palace to meet later." Zhang Zhou said.

Zhu Feng put on a bitter face and said: "Brother Zhang, to tell you the truth, I will take you to meet those two from the Zhang family."

"what?"

Zhang Zhou immediately planned to jump off the car.

See Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling?Thanks to you, Zhu Feng, who can figure it out, don't tell me you're going to beg them to let the wood go, and you still want me to come forward for you?

Zhu Feng wondered: "That's right, they heard that the task of building the Qingning Palace fell to you, so they sent someone to inform me, saying that I would take Brother Zhang to meet them... I was not willing at first. Yes, but they said it was just a meeting, and they will never provoke conflicts and festivals with me..."

Zhang Zhou said coldly: "I said Zhijie, you are clearly using me. In the matter of suppliers, you seem to be rivals with them, right? Do you want to get back your money?"

"Uh...they found me through my father...I can't help..."

have to.

Zhang Zhou understood at once, the Zhang family brothers still don't like you, a little calf.

Whatever the Zhang family brothers want to do, just go to your father and let your father put pressure on you. You are really just a brat, but who made me want to use you just like your father?

Rounding off, I am half your father.

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Fortunately, when Zhu Feng went out this time, he brought quite a lot of people with him, and the meeting place was at a restaurant in the market, so Zhang Zhou felt that there should be no problem.

All the way to the place, there were not many people brought out by the Zhang family brothers, but a restaurant was directly hired... It doesn't matter whether they are rich or powerful, the important thing is to bully the market and be unreasonable.

If people in the capital knew that it was the two brothers who came out, who wouldn't give way?

After going upstairs, I saw two men in their 20s who were the same age as Zhang Zhou, sitting there talking and laughing.

Originally, Zhang Zhou thought that the two brothers must have wretched faces.

Who knew... he was pretty handsome.

But thinking about it again, the older sisters of these two guys can be selected as queens, and they must still have the demeanor of their sisters in terms of appearance, so they won't be too ugly...

If you didn't know this, you would have thought it was two handsome sons who were out of the street.

"Grandpa, Second Master, the young master and Zhang Gongsheng of Duke Cheng's mansion are here."

Someone went up to communicate.

Only then did the two brothers look up, and the two of them also saved face and got up to greet each other.

"You are Zhang Zhou and Zhang Bingkuan? But that's it..." The younger of the two brothers stared at Zhang Zhou with a provocative look.

Zhang Zhou was startled.

He really wanted to say, for some reason, my brother and I have a feeling of sympathy, as if we were inseparable with you in the previous life, and we also talked with you and enjoyed the mountains and rivers together.

Could it be that we were predestined in our previous lives?
"Brother Zhang, Uncle Jianchang is talking to you." Zhu Feng reminded.

The two brothers of the Zhang family frowned. Not only were they not angry, but they felt embarrassed that they were being seen through, especially since they knew very well that Zhang Zhou had predicted the fire in the palace... No matter how arrogant and domineering they were, they were still afraid of some kind of secret or fate , God damn these things.

"What are you looking at?" Zhang Yanling felt a little guilty, but he couldn't attack yet.

Zhu Feng asked: "Brother Zhang, did you do another divination and figured out something? But it's okay to say."

In an instant, Zhu Feng straightened her waist.

In the past, the relationship between him and the Zhang family brothers was completely unequal, even his father would nod and bow respectfully when he saw the Zhang family brothers, and he was not even qualified to have a direct conversation as a low-level boy in the government.

But now following Zhang Zhou...how can he be so confident?
Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "No, I just think that the two uncles of the state are dignified, and they are really dragons and phoenixes among the people. They will definitely accomplish a lot in the future. It is no problem to be named a marquis and a prime minister."

Zhang Yanling's eyes widened when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "Really?"

Zhang Heling next to him patted his younger brother on the back: "Second brother, did you get confused by eating too much lard last night? He was just entertaining you, didn't you hear it?"

Zhang Zhou was still a little puzzled.

The boss of this family still has some brains?It's not easy.

(End of this chapter)