The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 349 Heal without Medicine
The 22th of the twelfth lunar month.

On this day, Zhu Youtang went out of the palace in casual clothes to see his "beloved concubine". After all, this woman was also pregnant for more than four months, and Zhu Youtang was also a man who "valued love and righteousness".

There were very few people accompanying him, but because Wu Hao, the supervisor of Qin Tianjian, was already in the court, he asked the emperor to accept the concubine with God's will and other things. Although the emperor did not directly agree to this matter, but also because the news gradually began to leak...mainly because Xu Qiong and Shen Lu had already begun to make contacts, and the news spread like wildfire.

There are already quite a few ministers who know that the emperor has women.

But it is also limited to high-level officials in the court and those who are closely related to the royal family.

For example, Zhu Feng, who was called by Zhang Zhou to go with him that day, hardly knew about it.

"That is?"

Zhu Feng originally thought that Zhang Zhou was just taking him to meet his "ex-wife", but when he got there, he found a familiar-looking figure from behind entering the yard, and he didn't know what to do.

Zhang Zhou said: "Follow me, don't talk nonsense."

"Ah."

Zhu Feng walked behind Zhang Zhou like a follower.

Entering the shop, Ning Tong was still looking at the person who had just entered. As the owner of the yard, she didn't even say hello when Zhu Youtang came in.

"you……"

Ning Tong, like Zhu Feng, could only speak half of what he said.

Zhang Zhou said: "Why, didn't you recognize him? He is An Bianhou, and I am Zhang Bingkuan."

Ning Tong came over and asked, "The one who went in just now..."

Another half-baked question.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Have you seen all the theater buildings?"

It was not only Ning Tong, but even Zhu Feng thought of who was going in.

Zhang Zhou walked in front, leading the former husband and wife to the inner courtyard together, Zhu Feng murmured a little: "Brother Zhang, why don't we go out and wait for the driver?"

Zhang Zhou said: "What are you waiting for? We are here to relax with our friends."

"Oh."

Zhu Feng responded like a wronged doormat.

Ning Tong thought that Zhu Feng was unmanly, but when she saw this scene, she gave her ex-husband a disdainful look.

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Zhu Youtang went in to be tender with Xiaolian.

Zhang Zhou didn't go inside, but waited in the yard.

Zhu Feng was afraid that something bad would come from inside, but only Zhang Zhou knew how much Zhu Youtang cherished the unborn child. At this time, the court rules forbade the emperor to have sex with concubines.

So there can only be a farewell and some verbal conversations.

Until Zhu Youtang came out, he saw three people standing at the door, smiling and walking over.

Zhu Feng hurriedly saluted and said: "My subject Zhu Feng, see Your Majesty."

This made Ning Tong very embarrassed, she hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone present.

Zhu Youtang said with a smile: "Zhijie, I came out in modest clothes today, so I don't have to stick to etiquette. I heard that you have laid a lot of groundwork for this courtyard, and I will remember it."

"what?"

Zhu Feng was dumbfounded and didn't understand what it meant.

Zhang Zhou helped with a smile and said, "That's exactly the case. Marquis An Bian bought this yard, and he is also very careful about repairs inside and out."

Only then did Zhu Feng realize that Zhang Zhou was taking credit for him.

Zhu Feng wants to say, I don't even know what happened here, and I don't know that someone else lives here in Tong'er, what credit do I have?
Ning Tong was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhang Zhou's behavior of elbowing Zhu Feng, but she dared not make any speeches on this occasion.

"Okay, I'll be back first." Zhu Youtang said with a comforting look on his face, "I won't go out of the city with Bingkuan today, I'm a little tired."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty."

Zhang Zhou cupped his hands.

Zhu Youtang smiled and nodded to Zhu Feng and Ning Tong, and led them to the front yard.

……

……

I went to Ningtong courtyard with the emperor, and nothing unusual happened.

Then Zhang Zhou called Zhu Feng to the artillery workshop outside the city, and talked to Zhu Feng in the name of inspection.

"Zhijie, you behaved very badly just now." Zhang Zhou took Zhu Feng to wander around the workshop, "You should know that His Majesty attaches great importance to the inheritance of blood. In the future, you will establish contact with this imperial concubine and prince. The status of Cheng Guogong's mansion is also of great help."

Zhu Feng said: "Brother Zhang, I have already left to live in another mansion by myself. I don't want to interfere too much with the affairs of Duke Cheng's mansion."

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Sooner or later, I will need you."

"Why?"

Zhu Feng didn't understand, but Zhang Zhou couldn't explain either.

Could it be telling him that your elder brother will still have no son in the future, and you will inherit the title in the future?

With the Butterfly Effect, nothing is absolute.

Zhang Zhou said, "Is there any news about your father?"

Zhu Feng said with a comforting look on his face: "My father is about to arrive in the capital. It is said that he should have arrived a few years ago. Grandmother misses him very much, and even suggested that he wants to go back to Nanjing City..."

Zhang Zhou wanted to say, silly boy, your grandmother wanted to use you to tell me about letting your father return to Nanjing as a garrison. Why are you so stupid?
"Do you know the military situation in Liaodong?" Zhang Zhou asked.

Zhu Feng asked curiously, "Does it mean the battle on the northern shore of Huangshui in the grassland? It is said that it was very tragic. It would be fine if I didn't go."

Just as they were talking, the two had arrived in front of the fixed fort, and an acquaintance stood there, it was Lin Ting, one of Zhang Zhou's brothers-in-law.

When Lin Ting saw that it was two outstanding martial arts men from Daming coming over, he hurried forward to salute, and the rest of the cannon-casting personnel also retreated first.

"Brother Lin, I just want to talk to you." Zhang Zhou invited Lin Ting to the pavilion beside him as if ignoring Zhu Feng.

Lin Tingdao: "There is a stove inside, and I invite Duke Lai to come in and talk."

"Ah."

The three of them entered the house.

Because of Zhu Feng's thin body, and maybe because southerners are afraid of the cold, Zhu Feng had long wanted to enter the house. After entering the room with a stove, Zhu Feng's nose was red.

It also shows that this kid is not used to the northern weather.

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The three were seated.

Some people served hot tea, and Lin Ting, as a scholarly family, was relatively proficient in the tea ceremony, and his status was lower, so he offered tea to Zhang Zhou and Zhu Feng himself.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Recently, I plan to go to Yongping Mansion. Brother Lin will help open the iron mine. Is Brother Lin competent?"

Lin Ting said with emotion: "But listen to the order."

In fact, Lin Ting didn't really want to go.

Just like Tang Yin's thinking, he was doing hard work following Zhang Zhou.

In this era, officials have the lowest demand for performance appraisal. Instead, they care more about etiquette and other things.

Even the Jingcha and Daji are based on their qualifications and the evaluation of ritual and music education over the years.

Therefore, it is better to spend a few more years in the imperial government's yamen if Zhang Zhou does practical things like Zhang Zhou... This is also related to the different mentality of different people.

Wang Shouren, for example, doesn't like the conventional principles of being an official.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "When we arrive at Yongping Mansion, let's settle the matter of mining. I also want to invite the two of you to visit Liaodong with me. What do you think?"

When Zhu Feng heard this, he was the first to express his puzzlement: "Brother Zhang, are you going to Liaodong? Is it to determine the credit for the previous battle?"

Zhang Zhou didn't answer, but looked at Lin Ting.

Lin Tingdao: "As the head of the Ministry of Industry, I should deal with affairs around the capital. I have no errands for going to Liaodong."

This is also saying, if you send me an errand, then I have to go, so let's go together.

Otherwise, if you want to take me in your own name, let's stop discussing it.

Zhang Zhou didn't mind. In his opinion, Zhu Feng, Lin Ting, and Tang Yin had something in common, that is, they all wanted to live a relatively stable life. They wanted to be officials, and they also wanted to be officials in the traditional sense. I like to be aggressive.

What is the ideal of changing the times, what is for the country and the people, those reasons are too vague for them, what they hope is to move forward smoothly without wind or waves.

But Zhang Zhou needs someone to help.

Without Tang Yin, Lin Ting, or Zhu Feng, does he expect Wang Shouren to lead the charge every time?

With those people who tried their best to curry favor with him, he didn't feel that he could help him achieve a great cause.

It is also because his status in the court is too embarrassing, as both a civil servant and a martial artist, the civil servants have too much resistance to him, and because according to the rules of literati's seniority, he Zhang Zhou is also a junior, which will appear top-heavy The problem.

It is obvious that he has great status, great power, and has done a lot of things, but others don't respect him very much, and even regard him as an outlier who broke the traditional civil service system.

"You two, to be honest, Daming is going to use troops in Liaodong soon, and it is fighting Jianzhou. I want to fight in person in this battle." Zhang Zhou said.

Lin Ting nodded, probably understanding that this was another military mission for Zhang Zhou.

After finishing running in the Northwest, we are going to run to Liaodong.

Zhu Feng said: "Aren't there Lu Zhongcheng and the others here?"

Lin Ting thought for a while and analyzed: "Could it be that Lu Zhongcheng and the others were sent by the Duke of Lai to explore the way, to prepare for the Duke of Lai to lead the army himself?"

"Brother Lin, you'd better call him Bingkuan if you're so out of touch." Zhang Zhou smiled.

Lin Ting looked at Zhu Feng, and probably meant that Zhu Feng is also Marquis of An Bian, an "outsider", and there are outsiders around, I'd better show respect to you, otherwise people will think I'm okay Small.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "As Brother Lin said, it is natural to have preparations for sending troops to build a state. In fact, the earliest mention of this battle can be that the King of Korea asked Daming to send troops. You should know that Daming fought against Chenghua in Chenghua for three years In the 14th year, the North Korean army was recruited twice, and we cooperated with the Ming Dynasty to conquer and teach the Jianzhou Guard, and achieved good results both times, but they did not completely destroy it."

Lin Ting asked: "So this time we want to destroy it? But those border lands, will the people be relocated to live? Or will they be handed over to the rest of the tribe?"

"Of course it was Daming who built the fortress and governed the border people there." Zhang Zhou smiled, "Jianzhou Wei has not harassed the Ming border area in the past few years, but often harassed the border in North Korea. Their disobedience has actually been there for a long time, and the so-called tribute is nothing more than an empty promise, and this time the Ming Dynasty sent troops to change the order."

Zhu Feng said: "This battle, do you want me to go?"

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "If you don't go, how can you show that Da Ming attaches great importance to this battle?"

Zhu Feng asked, "But isn't the Marquis of Shouning in Liaodong the commander-in-chief? Shall I replace him?"

"You don't need to replace him, and you are not a Liaodong general. Your mission is to follow me. You are a general, and brother Lin is the nominal commander."

Zhang Zhou took out a folded map from his arms, unfolded it and presented it in front of the two of them.

"Shenyang dispatched troops, [-] troops, divided into two routes. One route was led by Governor of Liaodong Lu Wan, with [-] troops, leaving Fushun, all the way east, and entering Jianzhou Youwei. The other route, [-] troops, was led by Brother Lin. Leading troops in name, but in fact... I secretly commanded and dispatched troops from Yahu Pass to attack Jianzhou Weicheng."

After Zhang Zhou finished speaking, he looked at the two with a smile and said, "You two, what do you think?"

Zhu Feng asked: "Does that mean that I followed Brother Zhang and you to attack Jianzhouwei from Yahu Pass?"

"En." Zhang Zhou nodded.

"But...but how to fight this battle?" Zhu Feng asked a question that Lin Ting heard was very childish.

Zhang Zhou seemed to admire it very much, and said with a smile: "You asked a good question. How to fight? Hehe. We must first send troops from North Korea, disrupt from the rear, and order Jianzhou Guards to send troops to the east to fight against them. When they don't When the enemy..."

Zhu Feng asked, "Can North Korea not be defeated?"

"Yes, they probably won't be able to fight." Zhang Zhoudao, "And even if they can, we won't give them this chance, because they don't have the qualifications to use troops in Liaodong. Could it be said that the land they conquered must be handed over to them?" give them?"

"Oh. That's right." Zhu Feng still has a very clear concept of family and country.

Zhang Zhoudao: "When there is no time for the Jianzhou Guard to take care of both sides, we will send troops again. The two sides must cooperate properly, and we must advance steadily. We will never fight a rash battle. If you don’t chase, in short, it’s just... steady and steady.”

Zhang Zhou is very clear that the reason why the Jianzhou Jurchen can survive and develop in Liaodong for two to three hundred years, and finally have the qualifications to aspire to the Central Plains, is more because of their bravery and combat skills.

It is actually not easy to completely destroy this kind of nation on horseback, and the territory they occupy, in the eyes of Daming today, is more of a barren land where people drink blood. Zhang Zhou meant not only to capture their The site needs to be operated for a long time, and since then, a big hidden danger of Daming's future will be completely killed in the bud.

It is precisely because of this that the battle is of great significance to the future Ming Dynasty, so Zhang Zhou wants to fight in person.

"Is it a cannon?" Zhu Feng continued to ask.

Zhang Zhou nodded and said: "Now the strongest weapon of my Ming Dynasty is the artillery. It is the best way to destroy them all at once before they have the ability to absorb the impact of our sharp artillery. If it drags on, it will only bring trouble to my Daming." Let me trouble you... After capturing Jianzhou Guard, we will also send troops to the north, but because of the special climate in Liaodong, we must take advantage of the warmth of spring and the flowers to bloom all the way north."

Lin Ting was a little worried and said: "Such a big military strategy, if it brings trouble to the Northwest dispatch in the coming year, what should I do?"

meaning is.

You, Zhang Zhou, put the main energy of Ming Dynasty in the northeast of Ming Dynasty, but after all, the defense of the border areas of Ming Dynasty is mainly in the northwest. In the coming year, the Tatars will continue to go south to violate the border, what should we do?

"Both are ministers of Daming." Lin Ting realized that his previous words were ambiguous, so he quickly took the opportunity to praise the two in front of him.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "If it goes well, and we can take down the border of Jianzhouwei, we don't need Zhijie and I to finish the rest, or just keep one person."

As soon as Zhu Feng heard it, she understood that keeping one person must mean keeping me?

Zhang Zhoudao: "It is impossible for the Marquis of Shouning to operate in Liaodong for a long time. It is actually good to know that you have gone there. By the way, if you can successfully complete this battle, it will be very helpful for your father to return to Nanjing to serve as Nanjing's garrison." It’s a great help. It can be said that you are using your credit to establish the status of Cheng Guo’s government.”

"what?"

Zhu Feng immediately felt Alexander when he heard it.

I don't need to worry about my father's title, but in the end, he doesn't fight for my father's position, but he has to rely on me as a son to fight for it?

"Is this inappropriate?" Lin Ting reminded.

Even if you are deeply trusted by the emperor, Zhang Bingkuan can't just give you the position of Nanjing garrison officer, right?
Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "This is His Majesty's intention."

Zhu Feng asked: "Then does this battle have no good results, my father..."

"Yes, your father needs more experience. After all, Ningxia used soldiers before, and your father... did not perform well. His Majesty just didn't say anything because of affection." Zhang Zhoudao, "Zhijie, you are the hope of Duke Cheng. You take this word back to Mrs. Cheng Guotai, and she will understand my painstaking efforts."

It's really called "hard work".

Because from Zhu Fu to the two sons Zhu Lin and Zhu Feng in Chengguo's mansion, there is nothing more than the titles passed down from their ancestors.

If he wanted to stand out among the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, without Zhang Zhou, there would be no hope at all.

If you want to curry favor with the people around the emperor, they have no way out, that's what's terrible.

The only way is Zhang Zhou, if you don’t want to flatter and do things well, then who will help your old Zhu’s family?
"I'll do my best." Zhu Feng had no choice but to accept orders.

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Just after a few days of idleness, he was about to enter the fire pit again.

Zhu Feng feels that his life has been changed by others. Although he is becoming more and more powerful and others respect him more and more, why is he not happy?

When he went back, he found the old lady "on the sick bed" and relayed what Zhang Zhou and himself had said.

Zhu Hu jumped up from the bed, startling Zhu Feng who still wanted to be filial.

"Grandma, you..."

Zhu Fengren was still a little confused.

Zhu Hu said: "Grandmother heard that you have the opportunity to make contributions. She is very happy, and her physical illness can be cured without medicine."

"Really?" Zhu Feng was a little surprised.

But then he realized that this statement was nonsense.

It's just a chance to make a contribution. Are you cured?Then I have really made great achievements, so will you be invulnerable to guns and guns and live forever?

Now no matter how stupid Zhu Feng is, he still knows that the old lady is faking illness.

Zhu Hu said to the woman beside him, "Help me to the bed."

To pretend to be sick in front of her children and grandchildren, Zhu Hu obviously took a lot of trouble. Now that she finally got what she wanted, there was no need to pretend anymore. Even if the eldest son came back, she didn't have to act like she was dying.

"Grandson, what Duke Lai said is right. Our hope after becoming the Duke's mansion rests on you. Otherwise, do you count on your eldest brother? Even your father... Sigh! You have to treat Duke Lai well, but he I am the Bole of the Duke's Mansion, and I have the grace to know you."

"By the way, you also send someone to mention that ineffective little girl named Ning, and ask her to pack up her dowry early and become a girl with her. Let her not be ignorant! Allow her to leave the house with Li, What is it for, does she have nothing in her heart?"

(End of this chapter)