Daming Yinghua

No matter how disturbed or suspicious, Zheng Haizhu fell asleep when his head was still touching the pillow.

This is like investigating a case. The next step of handling the case, how to combine clues, how to adjust the lines of acting, how to make staged decisions and reports, all depend on the feedback of several spies, as well as the situation after searching for General Pony. .

Insomnia is useless, besides, in the palace, there are still several rounds of battles to be fought while going to give lectures, so a good night's sleep is needed to replenish energy.

At Chenshi the next day, Zheng Haizhu took Lu Xiangsheng and two girls from Songjiang School into Donghua Gate and came to Wenhua Hall.

The little eunuch Wang Cheng'en went down the steps, looked around, clasped his hands and said, "Master Zheng, the fifth brother has gone to invite the eldest son of the emperor."

Zheng Haizhu looked at Wang Chengen's face and said: "Today I went to Ciqing Palace to meet the princesses. Lu Juren accompanied Sun Hanlin to teach "Mencius" to the two princes. Since he won't meet me face to face, the eldest son of the emperor still refuses to come because of his illness. Is it?"

Wang Cheng'en, who was still a young boy, looked timid and embarrassed: "Master Zheng, Cheng'en is a slave, talking nonsense is a death penalty."

Zheng Haizhu sighed softly, and turned to Lu Xiangsheng with a little helplessness: "You wait in the Wenhua Palace, and listen carefully to what Sun Hanlin said about the scriptures."

Immediately he led him a few steps further and whispered: "Today, I have to deal with the matter in the inner court with the prince. I don't know how long it will take. I will ask Eunuch Cao to personally take the two girls out of Donghua." Come to the door and send our carriage. After you finish the lecture, don’t worry about us. It would be best if Sun Hanlin can take you to the duty room to teach you the craftsmanship."

Lu Xiangsheng knew that Zheng Haizhu was like a general who could not let go of any of his soldiers. Amidst the heavy fog, he was still thinking about how quickly he could transform from a civil servant to a Jinshi. He felt sentimental for a moment but was too slow to express his words, so he could only lower his eyes and said: "Mrs. In the inner court, be more careful."

It is still Wang An's confidant Cao Huachun who leads the way in the palace today.

Cao Huachun's eyes were like crescent moons, and he looked like he was trying to show off with good intentions. He smiled and said, "Master Zheng, the two princesses don't need to be said, but do you know that the accompanying girl is not from the clan?"

Zheng Haizhu followed his mood and said, "What Eunuch Cao brought to me must be good news. I guess it must be the daughter of some official's family, right?"

Cao Huachun said: "That's right, why don't you say that Madam can be the prince's teacher, good to see. The other two female students are both from the British government."

British public Zhang Weixian?

Zheng Haizhu showed more gratitude on his face, and began to think in his heart.

Lord Daming, there are Duke, Marquis, and Bo, and the rank of Duke is the highest.The title of Duke of England is not among the six founding princes entrusted by Zhu Yuanzhang after conquering the world, but it is a reward from Zhu Di, the king of Yan, who succeeded in usurping the throne.

The first generation of British Duke Zhang Fu, whose father Zhang Yu died in the Battle of Jingnan, Zhang Fu himself made great contributions to Zhu Di's seizure of the throne.

Zhang Fu went through the four dynasties of Chengzu, Renzong, Xuanzong, and Yingzong. He was still very old and had to accompany Ming Yingzong in Zhu Qizhen's northern expedition, and finally died in the Civil Fort Change.

Since then, no matter how useless the previous emperors of the old Zhu family were (except for Jiajing), the previous British princes of the old Zhang family were all considered powerful and held a part of the military power to guard the capital.

After Zheng Haizhu entered Beijing, he carefully inquired about various military forces in Beijing, such as the Beijing Camp, Wucheng Bingma Division, Patrol Battalion, and Pro-Military Guards, and completed cross-verification from Liu Qiao and Wang Wenyan.

The current British Duke Zhang Weixian is indeed the actual controller of the Beijing camp, but just like the principle of the frontier army's civil and military governance, Zhang Weixian is also subject to the civil servants of the Ministry of War.At the same time, Concubine Zheng's younger brother, Zheng Guotai, did not have any military merits, but because of his sister's favor, he became the highest-ranked foreign relative in the Ming Dynasty, and actually held a certain amount of armed force. Hibernating snakes lie quietly in the northern suburbs of the imperial city.

Three years ago, Zheng Guotai died of illness. Zheng Yangxing, his son-in-law and nephew of Concubine Zheng, directly inherited the position of Zuo Dudu, which once again caused controversy in the court.

At that time, apart from Donglin Wenchen, the one who invited Zheng Yangxing to take on a lower grade was the one with a loud voice, who was now the seventh generation British Duke, Zhang Weixian.At this moment, Zheng Haizhu showed an attitude of appreciating and appreciating Cao Huachun, but he was not surprised at all.

Not to mention from the perspective of future generations, the British Duke Zhang Weixian worked with Donglin to protect Zhu Youxiao's accession to the throne in the later "Palace Transfer Case". Even the ministers in the court and the powerful eunuchs in the harem would not have known that in a few years Recently, Zhang Weixian directly accused Concubine Zheng of being the instigator behind the assassination case against Prince Zhu Changluo.

Therefore, Zheng Haizhu reckoned that in the eyes of Zhu Changluo, who was stepping on the thin ice all the way to the dragon chair, the royal family of the royal family, Xunguili, was the most reliable female companion from the British line, who accompanied her princess to study. If you choose the daughter of the Zhang family, who else can you choose?

After thinking about it, the group arrived at Ciqing Palace.

Cao Huachun first led Zheng Haizhu to meet Zhu Youjian's adoptive mother, who was also appointed by the Lord Long Live to be in charge of the princess's school admission.

Dong Li had just recovered from a stomach ailment, he was thin and pale, and his facial features, which were not considered soft at first, became more rugged and majestic.Because of his clear eyes, elegant demeanor, and the so-called appearance from the heart, Zheng Haizhu felt that this Dong Li was much more pleasing to the eye than the domineering and vulgar Xi Li.

Dong Li politely said a few words about respecting teachers and valuing teaching, rewarded Zheng Haizhu with an ancient inkstone and a Chinese dress, and then asked the teachers and students to attend classes in the side hall.

Zhu Huiyan, the princess of Ningde, has regarded Master Zheng as her own, and enthusiastically introduced her to her younger sister, Princess Le'an, and the two granddaughters of the British Duke Zhang Weixian, Zhang Wei and Zhang Yin.

Unlike giving lectures to boys, Zheng Haizhu gave each of the girls a set of exquisite Songjiang painting and embroidery souvenirs, including purses, handkerchiefs, and silk fans.

What is used as teaching aids are not warships and chariots, but exquisite embroidery products that are more than five feet long when unfolded. There are simplified versions of the maps of all nations, and several narrative scenes of foreign self-defense wars.

According to Zheng Haizhu's request, the two female teaching assistants from Songjiang School integrated the knowledge of geography and firearm operation into the colorful and silky embroidery. It didn't take long for the princess and the Zhang sisters to hear it. Fascinated.

Zhang Wei, the eldest granddaughter of the Duke of England, is twelve or thirteen years old. She looks lively and easy to ask questions and criticize.

She raised her head and faced Zheng Haizhu and said: "Master Zheng, it happens that we have a sister in the clan who also likes to embroider pictures of wars. However, these are all events from the past dynasty, such as Huo Qubing fighting against the Huns, Hua Mulan going to war for her father, Liang Hongyu Hold the drum in front of the formation."

"Oh?" Zheng Haizhu said with a smile, "Then, if Mrs. Dong Li agrees, can she come with her?"

Zhang Wei said regretfully, "She lives in Kaifeng, far away."

Zhang Yin, the younger sister with a calm face, said at this moment: "No matter how far away, it will take more than half a month to travel by water. It is interesting that the elder sister can come, she is an embroiderer."

Zheng Haizhu became more and more encouraging: "After we had a few classes, we went to ask Empress Dongli for instructions. Bian embroidery is so good. Do you know that our Su embroidery in South Zhili has the leading edge of Bian embroidery. After the Song Dynasty moved south, many palace craftsmen came to Susong and Hangjia and brought with them some of the unique techniques of Bian embroidery."

Hearing this, Zhang Yin said joyfully, "Okay, we'll talk to my father and mother about this when we return home. Why don't we invite sister Zhang Yan to spend the New Year in Beijing?"

Zheng Haizhu's gaze, which had already fallen on the embroidery, suddenly changed direction, still looking at the sisters of the Zhang family.

"Oh, you relatives in the clan, how do you write the word boudoir name?"

"Master Zheng, it's Yan who is smiling sweetly."