The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 236
Inside the Qianqing Palace.

The four eunuchs in charge of ceremonies came back with "good news". For the four of them, this is also acceptable news, that is, Zhang Zhou does not have the Marquis, at least it will not cause too much damage to their inner court affairs. direct impact.

"...Elder Liu Ge and the others agreed, saying that they will bring up this matter in the court tomorrow, so that His Majesty will not bother you."

When Dai Yi said this, he kept looking at Zhang Zhou who was sitting next to him intentionally or unintentionally.

Zhang Zhou and Zhu Youtang sat in front of the military map and talked for a long time. The four of them were not present, and they couldn't even learn what the two monarchs and ministers talked about afterwards.

"Ugh!"

Zhu Youtang sighed heavily, and looked at Zhang Zhoudao, "Bingkuan, are you sure you can't be this marquis, but you want to be a servant first? It's hard work, and it will bring you criticism from others, why bother?"

The emperor knew that if Zhang Zhou continued to stay in the Imperial Academy, he might not be regarded as the same kind by civil officials.

Then why not go directly to the Governor's Mansion?

Even if I want you to continue to teach the prince, without the official position of the Imperial Academy, it is not enough to give you a lecturer in the East Palace?
Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "I just became a Jinshi, and I have been in the court for less than half a year. If I rise too fast, not only will the civil servants feel that the order of the court is disrupted, but even Wu Xun will not be able to tolerate it. I am also a lazy person." ...Your Majesty, please forgive me for being so straightforward. I want to spend more time freely, so that I can study the astronomy, the future, and even research some new firearms, and even spend more time on making money and my family. .”

"Yeah." Zhu Youtang seems to agree with this point of view, "Yes, no matter how successful you are in the court, it's still in the eyes of others. You have to be more for yourself, especially for your loved ones around you."

As an emperor who lacked family affection since childhood.

Zhu Youtang was controlled by Queen Zhang, and Li Guang and other courtiers appeared behind him. It was more because he needed emotional sustenance and was taken advantage of by others.

This time it was Zhang Zhou's turn to enter the arena.

Seeing Zhang Zhou's insistence, Zhu Youtang naturally stopped objecting, and said to Xiao Jing, "Is Mou Bin here?"

"Your Majesty, Commander Mou is already waiting outside, do you want to summon him into the palace?" Xiao Jing asked for instructions.

Zhu Youtang shook his head and said, "You don't need to let him in, just let him coordinate and make arrangements later. Bingkuan, in addition to giving you the commander of the rear military governor's mansion, the position of Jinyiwei Qianhu that you got before Jinyiwei is still not worth it. Change, I said before that I would promote you to the post of Commander of Jinyiwei, and this time it should be implemented. In addition, there is a real shortage of Jinyiwei Qianhu and Deputy Qianhu, plus three Baihu ...This is for the convenience of arranging people around you to enter Jinyiwei, you should be more careful when you go in and out."

Now Zhu Youtang sees the "importance" of Zhang Zhou.

These two things, nitroglycerin and mother-and-child cannon, can be said to be epoch-making products. In case Tatars or foreign barbarians, or people with different intentions want to buy Zhang Zhou, or kidnap Zhang Zhou...

What the emperor said was protection, but in fact there was a layer of "surveillance" behind it.

I can give you the task of making new firearms and purchase them from you, showing complete trust in you, but you can't just leave the city and find a place to build a car behind closed doors. I will send someone to protect you, It can be regarded as an urging and warning to you, and you can't break my trust in you.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Your Majesty, wouldn't this be...one person attains the Tao..."

"Hey!" Zhu Youtang interrupted Zhang Zhou's words, "Bingkuan, even if you speak directly, don't say it out loud. Besides, with your credit, is it really a lot to give you these things? Ask them? "

Dai Yi hurriedly said: "Not much, not much."

Zhang Zhoudao: "Your Majesty, I dare not accept the position that Jinyiwei's thousands of households really lack, and the people around me... also really don't have the ability to do Jinyiwei, why not..."

"It's for you, you can just accept it. If it doesn't work, after Zhijie returns to the capital, give him a part-time job as a Jinyiwei, and let him protect you around."

Zhu Youtang is also not polite.

No matter how awesome you are in the Northwest and Liaodong, you, Zhu Feng, won two battles, making others think you are awesome, and even gave you the position of Marquis of Anbian, but at best you are just an errand by Bingkuan's side, Asking you to protect Zhang Bingkuan is a compliment to you.

Zhang Zhoudao: "It's better, Your Majesty, I have a proposal to let Sun Shangqi, a hundred households of the Jinyiwei next to me, be promoted to a thousand households."

It's not that Zhang Zhou has never thought about taking the position of Jinyiwei Qianhu and giving it to people close to him.

But he can't be ignorant either.

It is necessary to complete the protection task of the court, but also the task of monitoring and supervision. If this person is completely his, the emperor will not be completely at ease... Or, the emperor is at ease now, but in the future when there is a little rift between the monarch and his ministers , some people will use this to attack him, saying that he is self-willed and even the people sent by the emperor to protect him will be used as his own...

Then it would be better to promote the people assigned to him by the emperor as soon as they come up.

It can not only hold Sun Shangqi back, but also won't give a damn.

Sun Shangqi was sent by your Jin Yiwei from the beginning, right?He used to be the foreman of the Jinyiwei guards next to me as a member of a hundred households. Now that my salary has been improved, his salary has also been improved. Let him be a thousand households, so he can enjoy the credit together.

If you insist on attacking that Sun Shangqi belongs to me, then what is the intention of the person who sent Sun Shangqi here?

Zhu Youtang nodded and said: "Very good, he helped you with affairs, got the rewards he deserved, and his coming in and out can be regarded as his merits. Hehe, Bingkuan, this is their good fortune, let's walk around with you , you can get the credit, it won’t work if you change someone else.”

Zhang Zhou wanted to say that it wasn't that it couldn't be done with someone else, but that it couldn't be done with another emperor.

It's as if these Jinyiwei Qianhu, Deputy Qianhu, and Baihu positions were created by myself, obviously you gave them to me, okay?
"As for Deputy Qianhu and Baihu, you should make arrangements when you go back. When your son grows up, give him the commanding duties that Jinyiwei really lacks, and let him practice martial arts more in the future. From the literary aspect... Sigh! You are the champion again ...It's really difficult."

The child of the champion's family doesn't study, but instead practices martial arts, planning to inherit the position of commander of Jin Yiwei?

Even the emperor felt that this request might be a little too much.

Dai Yi next to him smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang should have a few more children. In this way, those who study literature and martial arts will have their own assignments, so they will not affect each other."

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhu Youtang seemed to be suddenly enlightened again, "Is there a story about the matter of the Empress Dowager helping Bingkuan matchmaker?"

The emperor was also outspoken.

In the matter of marrying Lin Han's family, the old lady is no longer used. I am going to personally negotiate peace.

Dai Yidao: "I'm still talking, but Lin Shilang has never agreed."

"Go again!" Zhu Youtang said almost as an order, "Don't let the people around the emperor's grandmother go, just let the people from Dongchang go directly, and let Shilang Lin know what I mean. This is what I mean. If he still has any doubts, then don't say that I deliberately don't give him a promotion path."

It's all threatening.

Although you, Lin Han, are the Imperial College Jijiu and have a great academic reputation, you are not capable of being an official. The officials and the cabinet don't think so highly of you. Your promotion to Minister is a long way off. There are no more than twenty people in your turn your share.

If you still want to be promoted to Shangshu, then obey obediently, otherwise...the place in Nanjing is cool, you can go to stay and retire.

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Zhu Youtang's reward to Zhang Zhou made the supervisor of ceremonies jealous.

In addition to official positions, there are also a large number of gifts in kind. Although the emperor is very stingy in keeping his money bag, he was not stingy at all when he gave it to Zhang Zhou.

But Zhang Zhou also said that he is not short of money now, and it is best to give him something that is not available outside.

Then Zhu Youtang took a bunch of imperial gifts and gave them to Zhang Zhou. A list was made, and there were hundreds of altars of fine wines from the imperial gifts alone. Try it", even Zhang Zhou felt that he was about to open a winery, so he would give some to old man Jiang later, and let him study it slowly.

It would be great if a few bottles of wine could get rid of old man Jiang.

I'm afraid that now everyone knows that he has a real shortage of Jinyiwei's deputy thousand and hundred households, and they are all fighting to grab it. Isn't old Jiang an ordinary person?He doesn't want his son Jiang Shantong to be a member of Jinyiwei?
Zhang Zhou followed Xiao Jing out of Qianqing Palace.

Originally, Zhang Zhou was going to give Zhu Houzhao a class that day, but because of the good news, the class was waived first, which was equivalent to giving Zhang Zhou a few days off and prioritizing Zhang Zhou's official position and future work. sort out.

In the future, it is the highlight to show merits for Zhang Zhou.

"Eunuch Xiao..."

"You don't need to say, when you go out of the palace with your front foot, someone will count the things and send them to you. Do you send them to the mansion, the outer house, or where... Hehe, You decide."

Xiao Jing has also learned "fine" now.

You don't need to ask for it yourself, I will take the initiative to arrange for you what you want to say, and it seems that our family can handle things, right?
"By the way, Mr. Zhang, when our family went out today, we brought you something specially, but because it's a copper piece, we can't just bring it into the palace gate. It's not just brought out for you, you see. "

Xiao Jing said, and handed a key to Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "What is this?"

Xiao Jing looked at Mou Bin who came out with him, and Mou Bin stood a little far away, not to listen.

At this time Xiao Jingcai reminded with a smile: "Have you forgotten? This is the yard given to you by Uncle Ping Jiang. Don't worry, there are people watching the yard these days. The people and money in it are not lost. You take the key and open the door, the house deed of the yard and the land deed he gave you will be sent to your house later."

"Ha ha."

Zhang Zhou was laughing.

If it is said that Chen Rui did say that he would give him those things at first, but whether Chen Rui was drunk or sober and still said it was not good, wouldn't Chen Rui regret it at all after he sobered up?

It was the emperor who forced Xiao Jing to take back these gifts... Zhang Zhou wanted to say, this seems to go against my nature of convincing people with virtue.

Zhang Zhou sighed: "This is a house and a land, and there is silver and a singer, and there is a widowed daughter of Uncle Pingjiang, right? This kind of gift was accepted before the war to make him feel at ease, but afterwards I should just go back."

He said so, but with a twist of his hand, the key was already in his pocket.

Xiao Jing laughed and said: "The more it is now, isn't it more normal for you to accept this gift? Didn't your majesty say it all? In the future, Uncle Pingjiang will stay in Liaodong for a period of time, and he should know how to do things for the court in the future."

Zhang Zhoudao: "But I heard that Uncle Pingjiang seems to have regretted it."

"What's the matter? Does he want to give it away?" Xiao Jing put away his smile, and even got a little angry.

Do you, Ping Jiangbo, take yourself too seriously?At that time, you were ordered to deliver the presents to the house. Don't you dare to carry people and things from the inside out afterwards?

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "I seem to have said that when Uncle Ping Jiang was in Ningyuan, he mentioned to Uncle An Bian that he wanted to marry him with his daughter... It's not clear, are you talking about this man in the house?"

"Uh……"

Xiao Jing was also embarrassed.

Everything else was fine, even Xiao Jing felt that it was a bit unreasonable to directly ask Chen Rui to give his daughter to someone else as a servant girl.

At first, Chen Rui may have felt that it was impossible to take back what he had said, and his daughter was already a widow, so there was no way to stand up for her.

Afterwards, she was not reconciled. She was the daughter of Chen Rui's direct line. Even if her husband had died, she shouldn't have just sent it away in such a hasty way. She actually went to discuss marriage with Zhu Feng. It was a bit like "one daughter marrying two husbands". .

"Everyone is here with you. When you turn back, let Dongchang send people to Shuntian Mansion to complete the registration. The person is your Uncle Ping Jiang, but he can't get it back even if he wants to ask for it." Xiao Jing said.

"Ha ha."

Zhang Zhou was laughing again.

Xin said that there was Dongchang Changgong to help extort bribes, and it was really not even efficient.

Even people can directly register, which means that in the future, Chen's daughter will no longer be Chen Rui's daughter, but Zhang Zhou's concubine, and Chen Rui has no way to take his daughter back.

Zhang Zhou thought about it, and it seemed pretty good to him, but who did the girl from the Chen family provoke?So what if a good-looking lady from a famous family dies as a husband?Just being sent back and forth like this, even getting married for no reason...

Sure enough, women in feudal society had no human rights.

Zhang Zhouxin said that he must be severely criticized.

Go home and gather Jiang Pingyu and the others, hold a family meeting, sit down and criticize together, and then call Lin Yi who is about to start... If there are others...

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Chengguo government office.

Mrs. Zhu Hu of Cheng Guotai learned that there was a battle report in Liaodong, so she hurried over from her other courtyard, found Zhu Lin and asked, "Did your second brother fight in Liaodong?"

Zhu Lin looked irrelevant: "How did grandma know?"

"Is there any?"

Zhu Hushi was also in a hurry.

This big grandson is usually too outrageous. Talking to him is like hitting the cotton with a hammer. Not only can it not make a sound, but it is easy to bounce the hammer back.

Zhu Lindao: "Yes, an internal official just said that the second brother relied on the artillery given by Zhang Bingkuan to defeat the Hulu cavalry in Ningyuan, and captured and killed nearly a thousand Hulu cavalry. The specifics are not clear. But he also said that it may be I’m going to promote my son to Marquis of Anbian!”

"It really is me, Zhu Jiaerlang!"

Compared with Zhu Lin's calmness, Zhu Hushi couldn't hide his excitement, and the bun on his head stood up almost instantly.

Zhu Lin comforted: "Grandmother, I think it's better not to be too anxious about this matter, it's not settled yet."

For Zhu Lin, old lady, are you so excited?
No matter how great your second grandson's contribution is, he has already started his own mansion. Is your focus on going to Yansui?

But don't forget that we are Duke Cheng's mansion, and the situation of your son, my father in Yansui, will affect the future rise and fall of our Duke Cheng's mansion.

I heard that your eldest son is my old father recently, and his life in Yansui is very difficult.

The Yanguan has been entangled with him, maybe he will be dismissed and come back when he turns around, one gain and one loss, maybe you will lose a lot.

"Know righteousness." Zhu Hu said with a straight face, as if teaching his grandson, "You lack the experience and insight to be an official in the court. There is that Mr. Zhang behind Zhijie, if His Majesty does not reward him, who else can he reward?"

Zhu Lin narrowed his eyes, feeling narrowed in his heart.

Isn't there Jianchangbo and Pingjiangbo, and there are also guarding commanders and eunuchs in Ningyuan?

Who said that you can only reward your second grandson alone?

"Grandmother, brother and sister..."

Zhu Lin just started the chapter, and Zhu Hu's complexion instantly sank.

This obviously belongs to which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted.

"Call her here, I have something to tell her!" Zhu Hu said sharply.

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Ning Tong was called alone to the back hall of Chengguo Public Office.

Mrs. Zhu Hu sat alone on the main seat, and Zhu Lin stood next to him. No one else was there, not even the servants were allowed to attend. Obviously, this incident damaged the prestige of Duke Cheng's mansion.

Ning Tong looked haggard.

At first, she was locked in the firewood room for a whole day, but before nightfall, Zhu Hushi put their master and servant back into the yard, but ordered them not to go out of the yard. But this does not affect Ning Tong's determination to leave Cheng Guogong's mansion in the slightest.

Zhu Hu said: "Knowing Jie, he has won a great victory in Liaodong. In the next few days, the imperial court may promote him to be Marquis of Anbian."

It was originally to give Ning Tong a blow.

Look at your husband, so awesome, you still want to make up with her?
Stupid?Come and beg me, and I can forgive your ignorance, short-sightedness, and short-sightedness.

Ning Tong didn't even kneel, but turned her head to the side: "It has nothing to do with me."

Seeing this posture, Zhu Lin almost went over to persuade "grandmother to calm down", but he couldn't do anything else, he was very good at talking about scenes.

But when he turned his head, he found that Zhu Hushi was just like a red tiger, and he was not angry at all.

Zhu Lin resentfully turned his head away from his younger siblings.

Zhu Hu said: "I have heard about your affairs. Someone gave you a book and seemed to have mentioned the matter of reconciliation to you and encouraged you to do so... You are like this, so I can't blame you."

Zhu Lin looked at the old lady again after hearing the words.

This is to find a way for the younger siblings, so that the two parties can resolve the misunderstanding and blame the "instigator" for all the responsibility?
its not right.

Wasn't the instigator Zhang Bingkuan?
Comparing with him?

Crazy?
Zhu Hushi seemed to be singing a one-man show, and said bravely: "Tell me, is that person... that is Jinshi Zhang Zhou, who instigated you to do this?"

Ning Tong didn't expect Zhu Hu to be able to find out Zhang Zhou's head.

She stared at Zhu Hushi with sharp eyes and said: "This is a matter between me and Zhu Feng himself. Now even Zhu Feng himself agrees to reconcile... Even if it is not reconciled, he will give me a divorce letter, and even say that I am defeated." De, I admit it too! But please don't implicate people who have nothing to do."

"Okay." Zhu Hu said coldly, "Sure enough, you have the demeanor of the old man back then. I didn't know you thought you were a hero in the female school. If Zhang Bingkuan asked you to do this, there must be a reason, or it was because you and my grandson The horoscope does not match, or having you will affect his future, so if Zhang Bingkuan raises this matter... this matter, there is still room for discussion."

"Ah?" Zhu Lin was taken aback, "Grandma, are we..."

Talk about the four words of principle, but I didn't say it.

Zhu Hu said angrily: "Shut up, what's the matter with you here? Just go!"

(End of this chapter)