The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 165

Zhang Zhou took Dongchang's carriage and returned to his door.

When I first came back, I couldn't recognize the door of my house.

"This is……"

On the street, the carriages couldn't squeeze forward, and there were more than a dozen carriages parked in front of Zhang Zhou's house. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was crowded.

The door was closed and no one received this group of people, but it did not affect the enthusiasm of this group of people to visit.

Xiao Jing sighed: "Maybe you don't know, His Majesty said in the court hall that the mighty sky gunpowder was made by you, and also mentioned that he will discuss military merits for you, so someone will find out your residence and come here specially... Don't we need to explain their purpose?"

It goes without saying.

To put it bluntly, they are all here to curry favor with me?
Zhang Zhoudao: "Eunuch Xiao, I finally found a place to settle down in the capital, and I don't want to be disturbed by these worldly things. Look..."

"Understood!" Xiao Jing was also savvy, stretched out his hand, greeted the fans of Dongchang, pointed to the door and gave a few words, roughly meaning, go and drive these people away!
The people from Dongchang made a move, and it really worked.

There are many people who come to visit, but they are not really rich and powerful. Who of the rich and powerful rely on this way of following the crowd to build relationships?

The people from the East Factory went up and down, five times and two times, and cleared the door.

Then Zhang Zhou could finally enter the house with peace of mind.

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Zhang Zhou went in to take a bath and change clothes, while Xiao Jing was waiting in the main hall of the outer courtyard.

When Zhang Zhou came out, there was already a person standing beside Xiao Jing, who didn't look like he had an official title, and was holding something that looked like a greeting card in his hand.

"Who is your Excellency?"

Zhang Zhou frowned.

The host hasn't spoken yet, so why let people in so casually?

Xiao Jing pointed to that person: "Say."

Then the man saluted and said: "The young one is from Wang Shilang's house of the Ministry of War, and I specially sent you a household post. It is the post of my lady's registration. You can sign it, and then you can go to the Daxing county government office. After the general registration has been granted, my young lady can officially enter the family."

Zhang Zhou immediately thought that this was a follow-up to Wang Yue's gift to his granddaughter.

Wang Mingshan was sent back to the mansion by him a few days ago. Wang Yue probably thought that Zhang Zhou was worried that Wang Mingshan would not have any name or distinction. Now I will make an account post and ask Zhang Zhou to sign it, and the person will belong to Zhang Zhou...

"Mr. Zhang, don't hesitate, sign your name, and the person will be in your name. If you don't have time to go to the Yamen to do it, Dongchang will find someone to do it for you. It's not complicated at all."

Xiao Jing looked enthusiastic about helping Zhang Zhou take a concubine.

Zhang Zhou said: "Eunuch Xiao, I'm afraid this is inappropriate?"

Xiao Jing reminded: "Sir, did you forget? Even His Majesty nodded and agreed to accept Miss Wang's family. This is to let Wang Shilang use his troops in the Northwest with more peace of mind. Now that he has won all the victories, I'm afraid After Wang Shilang heard about it, he should be anxious again. You said that he got anxious and was scratching his head and scratching his head for what gift to give. If things go on like this, won’t it affect the stability of our Daming border?”

I rely on.

Zhang Zhou shouted in his heart.

You Xiao Jing is also a talent.

He spoke so righteously about accepting a daughter, as if if I didn’t accept Old Man Wang’s granddaughter, Old Man Wang wouldn’t want to fight for Daming, right?
Also, when you say this, can you avoid the members of the Wang family?
The person from the Wang family who was next to him had a look of "I didn't hear, I didn't hear" and turned his head to one side.

As Xiao Jing said, he took out a pen from somewhere, handed it to Zhang Zhou and said, "Sir, you write."

Zhang Zhou took his pen and looked at the post.

Xin said, is this a marriage certificate?
If I sign my name, I don’t need to do the household registration. Someone will do it for me. It’s like getting married and deciding a woman’s life. There’s no need to tell relatives or friends about the rest. ?
"Mr. Zhang, hurry up, His Majesty is still waiting." Xiao Jing said.

"Ugh!"

Zhang Zhou sighed.

Thinking of Wang Mingshan's pretty face and figure, it's simply...

Feudalism kills people!We must strictly criticize this kind of social ethos where men are superior to women!Travelers must always keep in mind the principle of equality between men and women, and never forget that they are here to change the times, not to talk about personal relationships...

and many more.

Zhang Zhou suddenly felt that something was wrong. I already have wives and concubines, so I still care about this?
Isn't that just signing the marriage certificate?

He dipped the brush into the tea cup, swiped the brush, wrote his name on it, and handed the account back.

That's it for the marriage.

"Master Zhang, just wait, I will send someone over to you before nightfall."

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Inside the palace.

Zhang Zhou followed Dai Yi and Xiao Jing towards Qianqing Palace.

Dai Yi had already learned from Xiao Jing that Wang Yue sent his granddaughter away, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Xiao's admission."

"Dai Gonggong, don't make fun of me. I'm a small graduate. As Xiao Gonggong said, I did this purely to let Wang Weining use his troops in the northwest with peace of mind. I'm sharing the worries of the imperial court." Zhang Zhou didn't feel ashamed at all. .

"Hehe, that's right."

Dai Yi naturally knew that Zhang Zhou was joking, and he was familiar with Zhang Zhou's routine anyway.

How Zhang Zhou wanted to make a joke, he just laughed along with him.

With such a thing, Zhang Zhou was not very at ease, thinking that he had just come out of the Gongyuan, and his mind had not been cleared up, and he took a concubine...

Or a famous lady like Wang Mingshan.

That figure, that martial arts, even if it sometimes looks like a show, it is still equivalent to a gymnast...

Do you practice the pommel horse first, or the rings?

What kind of palace, what kind of saint, is it more comfortable to go home and practice gymnastics?

Go home and practice gymnastics tonight!

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang received Zhang Zhou with enthusiasm, and first explained to Zhang Zhou the great victory in the Northwest.

"... Bingkuan, you are really bestowed on Daming by the heavens, and bestowed on me. The Northwest War reversed the slump that my Ming had steadfastly maintained for hundreds of years. a sum."

When Zhu Youtang came up, he put a high hat on Zhang Zhou's head.

Zhang Zhou said hastily: "Your Majesty has promoted the minister, but the minister just did something that should be done. It is not a meritorious service."

Zhu Youtang said: "There is no need to belittle yourself. Your contribution should be greater than that of Wang Yue. I want to confer you a knighthood, even if the court ministers will definitely object, but I think you are worthy of this knighthood."

"His Majesty."

Zhang Zhou said very seriously, "I just calculated the situation on the grassland. In addition to the drought in the north last year, the crops in various places were in short supply, and the grassland and pastures must not grow well. This is why I dared to tell your majesty that the Tatars are going to march. Things."

"In addition, there are internal mergers in the grassland, and the spheres of influence of all parties have solidified. If the Huozhai troops want to harass our Daming, if they want to advance from Yansui and other places, they must worry about being taken advantage of by other tribes. Re-executed, go straight to attack Datong and other places, and the superior force will move in and out quickly."

Zhu Youtang asked curiously: "You mean, you calculated this based on your experience, isn't it God's will?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, how can there be so much God's will? I just borrowed some metaphysics and added my inferences to get this result. I also said it at the time and couldn't do it accurately. Therefore, I hope that your Majesty will Just don't blame me because some of my minister's calculations are inaccurate."

"You..." Zhu Youtang was suddenly a little speechless to Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhougong said sincerely: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for lying."

Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "You are like this. You can get more praise for yourself, but you insist on pushing the credit to others. You can talk about God's will, but you always talk as if everything is so natural. Even if This incident was deduced by you, and the credit is also on you! Does it have anything to do with God's will?"

Dai Yi next to him also smiled and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhang, why are you denying credit at this time? There is also the Mighty Sky Gunpowder, isn't that also prepared by you?"

Zhang Zhou spread his hands helplessly and said: "Your Majesty, you see, I have just finished the examination, and the results have not yet come out. I just want to have the opportunity to be a civil servant in the future, and make suggestions for the court from the right way. How can this be done?" What about conferring titles? If you really want to confer titles, then how will future ministers discuss state affairs with those ministers?"

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang smiled and nodded.

Zhang Zhou's previous reasons seemed untenable, but when it came to being an official, he felt that there was still some truth.

Zhang Zhou's goal is to be a civil servant, otherwise he would not take any imperial examinations, just accept his selection as an official to enter the court.

Also because of Zhang Zhou's participation in the imperial examination, and the recent major events in the court, he, the emperor, did not have a super advisor by his side. Zhu Youtang even regretted letting Zhang Zhou take the imperial examination.

However, Zhu Youtang also understood that if Zhang Zhou did not take the right path of the imperial examination, then no matter how he used Zhang Zhou in the future, he would not be able to integrate Zhang Zhou into the mainstream power of the courtiers.

"Then let's do this." Zhu Youtang made a compromise decision, "I will write down the credit for you first, and if you fail the test, or if you make more progress in military merits in the future, I will also count it for you Even if I'm not around then, I'll tell the prince about this and ask him to write it down for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhang Zhou didn't refuse this time, but accepted it happily.

Then Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Your Majesty, even if you don't have a title, what else... should you have?"

"Hmph, now you think of asking me for a reward? I'll give you a title, what more do you want?" Zhu Youtang said with a straight face, and then pulled Zhang Zhou aside.

He didn't go back to sit in his dragon chair anymore, and directly found a temporary seat with Zhang Zhou, and motioned for Zhang Zhou to sit down, "Bingkuan, didn't you say that Xishan is going to open a mine? I decided to give you some money." A mine, how many do you want to open! Is this considered a gift?"

Zhang Zhouxin said.

Being an emperor is really stingy, and the stingy level is catching up with me.

Is this considered to be close to ink?

For the past six months, you have been talking to me, a stingy person, about things, so that you are also ruined.

guilty.

"Your Majesty, this is very good. After that, I will become a mine owner, and I will definitely earn a lot of money." Zhang Zhou laughed.

Zhu Youtang was also laughing.

After the two chatted and laughed, Zhu Youtang naturally wanted to ask about the topics he cared about.

"Northwest military and political affairs, Bingkuan, do you think there will be no changes?" Zhu Youtang became serious.

Of course he was worried that if the Tatars left and returned, what he got now would become a dream again, and then there would be a great joy and sorrow, and he would lose his face as an emperor.

this question...

Zhang Zhou was really hard to answer.

It was something that didn’t happen in history. In history, Huoshai led troops from Piantouguan all the way to Datong. After plundering, many generals were convicted because of this...Wang Yue was dead by this time in history. Biantouguan did not abandon the defense and blow it up... All of this in front of him was caused by Zhang Zhou's own butterfly effect.

It is impossible for Zhang Zhou to tell accurately whether Tatar will come or not.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Theoretically speaking, there should be no major changes, but it is not suitable to enter the grassland at this time. It is better to wait for the internal disputes in the grassland to subside, and then wait for the opportunity to move."

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang nodded.

He was not the kind of emperor who was good at making progress.

With the current results, Zhu Youtang is already satisfied, and will not talk about advancing troops.

"With your words, I feel more relieved." Zhu Youtang seemed to have taken another reassurance.

Zhang Zhou suddenly remembered going home to practice gymnastics, and asked for instructions: "Then, Your Majesty, should I resign?"

"Don't worry, there are other things."

Zhu Youtang is also not polite.

It seems to be saying, wait for your boy to finish the exam after all, and now I catch you, how long can I interrogate you for as long as I can?want to run?no way!

"Didn't you say that there might be an earthquake about Uncle Jianchang earlier? There is still no movement, is it... because I took Uncle Jianchang into custody, this matter has been resolved, and the heavens will no longer punish you. , can you let him go?"

In Zhu Youtang's words, he tried his best to cover up Zhang Yanling.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's only seventeen, isn't it a bit early? If there is an earthquake in the southwestern border, it will take four or five days at the earliest for the news to reach the capital."

"That's right." Zhu Youtang sighed, "But I'm also thinking, what is God's intention?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, the ministers have already said that God's will or something can't be done!"

As soon as these words came out, Dai Yi, Xiao Jing and others beside him stared wide-eyed.

Zhang Bingkuan really spoke differently from others.

Obviously you were the one who said that God's will would punish you and asked the emperor to arrest your brother-in-law, but the emperor really listened to you and arrested him, but now you say that God's will is not accurate?

Are you deceiving the emperor in love, or even playing the emperor?
Zhu Youtang was not surprised, he asked: "Tell me in detail."

Zhang Zhou talked eloquently: "I believe that this will of God is just the will of God believed by the world. If I can deduce it, I will associate these incidents that may happen by accident with the possible future situations of your Majesty. It is possible to resolve these baseless criticisms. In fact, the occurrence of local earthquakes has little to do with how His Majesty employs people?"

"Haha."

Zhu Youtang laughed loudly when he heard the words, "That makes sense. Those ministers who believe in God's will the most are actually those ministers, and only those ministers like to talk about God's will. For example, last year's Qingning Palace disaster, until now there is still a A lot of people are saying things like this, and I don't tire of it, but I still have to discuss gains and losses with them with a very modest attitude."

The emperor suddenly became an atheist.

Even the eunuchs next to him were thinking, who else is the one who believes in God's will most, if not His Majesty?

Zhang Zhoudao: "I'm not embarrassing Uncle Jianchang, but I just think that even if we want to release him, we should wait until after the 22nd. At that time, it is confirmed that there are no earthquakes in various places, and it will not be too late to release him. If something really happened before that, even if this It's not God's will... Some people will use God's will to embarrass His Majesty."

Hearing the words, Zhu Youtang was very determined, and nodded happily, "Then wait for a few more days. Yan Ling has indeed become more and more aggressive in recent years, so he should calm down. If the Queen asks about it later, I will They will also say that this is my decision! Bingkuan, you don't have to worry about the Zhang family's embarrassment."

(End of this chapter)