King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

Ma Yuexian has a good impression of Zhu Tan, and she acts as if she wants to be close to the moon, and Zhu Tan is the moon in her heart.

Due to the customs of the feudal era, marriages were basically blind and nothing could be said about it.

Therefore, the only person of the same age that Ma Yuexian found pleasing to the eye was Zhu Tan. It was no wonder that she was noticed by those young women.

At this time, Zhu Tan had already explained the interests of the matter clearly, and Ma Yuexian quickly believed it, pursing her lips slightly.

"In that case, I'll listen to you!"

Zhu Tan smiled as a reply, thinking that he must be more careful when treating women in the future and not act rashly.

Originally, he looked down on Ma Yuexian, a little girl who was only about 1.5 meters tall, but after an operation, her hands suddenly became swollen. It was like a stock investment, becoming a company's stock!
At the same time, I was also blaming myself for having the wrong idea. I had already gained benefits, but I still had to pretend to be innocent.

What he wants is Ma Wensheng’s influence in the political arena!

Ma Yuexian's incident actually brought the two closer together!

"If you have no objection, the marriage decree will be issued later, and we will discuss the marriage then."

Ma Yuexian blushed slightly. She was a lively and active person to begin with. She was just so reserved and shy because she said something wrong just now.

At this time, the wedding was a foregone conclusion, so he looked at Zhu Tan boldly.

"I like you very much. If I could become your concubine, that would be a dream come true. Thank you for not giving me that."

Zhu Tan didn’t care who was interested in him or not. He stretched out his hand and pinched Ma Yuexian hard on the face.

"You can't say that. When you get married, you can't be angry."

The two were chatting when a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Zhu Tan guessed that maybe Ma Wensheng and his son were here again, so he said to Ma Yuexian mischievously: "Don't let Lord Ma know about this marriage for the time being, just think of it as a scare to them!"

Ma Yuexian almost couldn't help but nodded repeatedly, feeling happy that she had boldly chosen her husband.

"Well, I'll keep it a secret."

Zhu Tan winked at Ma Yuexian, then walked out with the medicine box, only to see Ma Shisheng and his son, who looked nervous.

"Mr. Ma, brother, are you here for something urgent?"

Ma Wensheng frowned, and Ma Cong continued, "News came from the border that the Mongols had invaded, thousands of soldiers at the border had been killed or wounded, the commander of Gan and Liang, the Grand Tutor Wang Yue, had died in Ganzhou, Wang Gao had been defeated, the lieutenant Qin Gong and the deputy governor were both tied up, and the enemy army marched straight in."

Zhu Tan was a little puzzled. The general didn't know these military matters at all. He turned around and asked, "Does Lord Ma have any countermeasures?"

Ma Wensheng snorted coldly. Wang Yue was promoted by him. He defeated the Mongols in Helan Mountain a year ago, but he later died of illness, which made him very sad.

What made him even more angry was that these generals were a bunch of trash.

"Qin Gong, Ma Sheng deserves to be put to death. Commanders Chen Rui and Xu Jin should be dismissed from their posts. I will submit a report immediately." Ma Wensheng waved his hand and left.

Zhu Tan asked in confusion, Ma Cong had been working in the Ministry of Personnel for a long time, but there was nothing for him to do.

Moreover, under Ma Wensheng's guidance, he was well aware of border affairs, especially those in Mongolia. Zhu Tan had also heard of a strange story!
It has been more than 50 years since the Tumu Fortress Incident. The Oirat, which was the most powerful tribe at that time, defeated the Ming Dynasty, captured Emperor Yingzong Zhu Qizhen alive, and besieged the capital, completely disappeared after his death.

The one who has unified the north now is Batumengke, a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, also known as the "Great Khan" in history books.

He had a good wife, so he was able to sit on the throne of Khan.

Manduhai was twenty-five years older than Dayan Khan.

Manduhai was originally the wife of Mandulu. Once Mandulu passed away, Manduhai would belong to anyone who was qualified to succeed the throne.

However, this woman was different from others, she was very talented in both military and political aspects, so her marriage became a matter of who would inherit the throne.

Manduhai made an unexpected decision: she married the seven-year-old Batu Mongke, the only descendant of Genghis Khan and the great-grandson of her ex-husband.

The two men had an age difference of 25 years, but during the war at Manduhai, Dayan Khan was just a child and was put into a quiver by him, and was almost raised by him alone.

In the following decades, Manduhai relied on Genghis Khan's power to fight wars everywhere, unify Mongolia, and present a priceless treasure to her young husband.

Manduhai had an extremely high fertility rate. Although he was only 25 years younger than Dayan Khan, all of Dayan Khan's sons, from his eldest son to his seventh, were Manduhai's men, and three of them were twins, which was already quite remarkable.

Zhu Tan was surprised because almost at the same time, a rare brother-sister relationship was happening in the capital.

There was a nearly twenty-year age difference between Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen and Concubine Wan. The age gap between the two was so huge that they were like a tit-for-tat, competing in age!
But compared to Manduhai, Concubine Wan Zhen'er was far inferior. She almost caused Zhu Jianshen to be childless, and she was still unable to have children.

Whether in terms of age or fertility, Concubine Wan lost miserably.

From Ma Cong's narration, Zhu Tan also learned that Mongolia's actions in the north of the Ming Dynasty since Dayan Khan ascended the throne had brought her considerable military oppression.

The Chahar, Huolei and Duoyan armies repeatedly looted in northern Liaoning, and later they repeatedly invaded Shaanxi and Gansu west of Inner Mongolia. This was the reason for the Ming army's defeat this time.

"So, although Dayan Khan has achieved unification on the surface, in reality, the West is not very obedient to his orders?"

Ma Cong nodded. "Dayan Khan's second son was killed by people from the Western Regions. I checked the records of the Ministry of Personnel. Dayan Khan wanted to establish his own regime in the Western Regions, so he paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty. This time, it is also an opportunity for Dayan Khan. As long as he can fully grasp his power and eliminate those who oppose him, then the border will become more peaceful."

Zhu Tan didn't know whether what Ma Cong said was true or false, but firstly, he was powerless to interfere in this matter, and secondly, it would be easy to be criticized. He could only hope that his royal brother could show some ability!

After returning home, Zhu Tan no longer disturbed the Ji girls who had already fallen asleep, but just carefully checked the note sent by the arrow.

Zhang Wei had just returned from Guangle Pavilion. When he heard the news that Zhu Tan was assassinated, he was almost frightened to death. He immediately roared and wanted to tear the killer into pieces.

"Has the matter of Guangle Building been settled?"

"Second Young Master, don't worry, everything has been arranged. The total is nine hundred taels. I have already reported it."

Zhang Wei felt a little uncomfortable when he mentioned this. After the Second Master took Ye Luzhu as his concubine, the palace also gave Shen Qionglian a reward.

As a general manager, most of his authority would be stripped away.

"Is this servant okay?" Jia Zhang said hurriedly, "Look carefully, he will be back to normal in two or three months at most.

Zhu Tan placed the note on the table and tapped it lightly with his fingertips.

The first person he thought of was Zhang Yuanying. Zhang Yuanying did have a reason to commit the crime, and the handwriting on the paper seemed to be written by a woman.

Moreover, Zhang Mao is also famous in British history! In the early Hongzhi period, he used this method to threaten Ma Wensheng and assassinated the man named Ma Wensheng.

Secondly, those who were affected by the Yang Peng case and the imperial examination case may have realized the conflict between themselves and Zhang Yuanying, so they used this method to guide themselves and make themselves become enemies with Zhang Mao.

"Zhang Wei, take this document with you tomorrow and go directly to the Ministry of Justice to file a complaint. Then find Ding Zhe and ask him to help you investigate."

Zhang Wei put the paper away and said, "Uncle, let's just forget about this. This matter is very serious. We must hurry up and catch the murderer."

"Things are not as easy as you think. Don't let others use you as a gun. During this period of time, what we need to do is to reinforce the mansion inside and out for defense."

Zhu Tan wants to lure the enemy. If the assassination fails this time, there will definitely be a next time.

What he had to do was to let the enemy relax his vigilance, and then catch him when he appeared again.

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Zhu Youtang was extremely efficient. Zhu Tan reported the matter to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Clan Affairs. Zhu Youtang ordered the marriage that same day and prepared the necessary things for Zhu Tan for the three books and six ceremonies.

Zhu Tan was amazed, this kind of brother-in-law is simply always right!

Although Ma Wensheng and his son were surprised, they were also pleasantly surprised and very happy about the marriage.

Although they are from a side branch, Zhu Tan also said that as long as Ma Yuexian has a child, he or she can become the heir to the Shouning Marquis' Mansion. Such opportunities are rare.

Ma Wensheng was originally in a bad mood because of Wang Yue's death and the defeat of the Ming army, but now he was very attentive to Chu Tian who came to give him gifts.

Ma Cong also smiled happily. He had long had a good impression of Chu Yu, and the relationship between the two became closer.

Ma Wensheng had long intended to introduce two talented people he favored to Zhu Tan, so he took this opportunity to invite them over.

Zhu Tan had had contact with Liu Yu, the Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief who was in charge of handling the Yang Peng case. He did not have a good impression of Liu Yu. He only knew that Liu Yu was a flatterer who curried favor with the powerful.

The other one was named Zhang Cai, who was the Minister of Personnel. He was very eloquent, sharp-tongued, good at debate, and knew how to read people's expressions.

Thanks to Ma Wensheng's introduction, Zhu Tan managed to maintain a good appearance regardless of whether he was willing or not.

He also promised Ma Wensheng to say a few good words in front of the emperor and his brother-in-law.

Zhu Tan did not know that Liu Yu and Zhang Cai were the backbone of Liu Jin's eunuch party at that time. They were placed among the civil officials by Liu Jin and did many evil things for Liu Jin.

Zhang Cai and Liu Yu have not yet entered the ranks of the six great ministers and nine ministers, so they both try very hard to curry favor with Zhu Tan.

Everyone now knows that my uncle is deeply favored by Zhang Mao and is extremely powerful. If he can have a good relationship with Chu Tian, ​​his future life will be better!

Although it is not a nice word, the person who is praised still feels good.

Zhu Tan could feel that both Liu Yu and Zhang Cai were very good at dealing with people. Although they had only been together for two days, Zhu Tan already felt elated.

Therefore, Chu Mu was not clear about the status of Zhang Cai and Liu Yu in history books, so he felt relieved and thought that he still had two people he could use.

Because of this, Zhu Youtang only said two words and Zhang Cai was promoted to the Minister of Personnel, and Liu Yu was promoted to the Left Vice Envoy.

The news of Zhu Tan's interference in government affairs spread quickly, greatly reducing his reputation among civil officials.

Moreover, the subsequent personnel changes also made some people alert, feeling that Zhu Tan, a foreigner, seemed to be suspected of interfering in political affairs.

Under Zhu Youtang's arrangement, a series of changes took place in the northwest border. Ma Wensheng lived up to expectations and was promoted to the Ministry of Revenue. He leapt up and became the head of the six ministries and nine ministers, second only to the emperor.

As for Liu Daxia, who was known as one of the Three Masters of Hongzhi together with Ma Wensheng and Wang Shu, he was appointed Minister of War and was responsible for handling affairs of the northwestern frontier.

Cheng Minzheng was demoted to the position of Right Minister of Rites, and Jiao Fang took his place.

This man was also notoriously ignorant and unskillful, and he even threatened to kill anyone who stood in his way.

What he said even shocked the then Grand Secretary Wan'an, so he had to promote him to the rank of Grand Secretary.

Zhu Tan had only heard about the series of changes that had taken place in the court, but he did not care. He was now busy getting married and taking Ma Yuexian as his legitimate daughter.

As far as Zhu Tan knew, in that era, getting married was certainly a happy thing, but it was also very hard, and there were many things to do.

This makes many people want to make up for their sleep time during their wedding night.

Importantly, sleep is a verb.

Unexpectedly, in this era, getting married and having children is also a very tiring thing. The three books and six ceremonies are no joke. Even if his sister and husband buy them for him, he has no time to rest, as there are still many trivial things to do at the wedding.

After seven busy days, the wedding was finally finalized.

On the day of Chu Tian’s wedding, the examination results of the Ministry of Rites came out.

At the invitation of Tang Bohu and Xu Jing, Zhu Tan arrived early at an inn near the Ministry of Rites street, waiting for the announcement of the results.

Although the two of them had their exams cancelled, they still had relatives and friends who came. About seven or eight of them gathered together to inquire about this matter.

Given Zhu Tan's status, he of course sat at the top.

Tang Bohu and the others were talking to each other, looking eager to try, which made Ling Yun feel like he was waiting to win a prize.

And this scientific examination is really the same for students. It is still unknown whether they can pass it!
While these people were waiting for the list to be issued, they were also denouncing Du Mu.

Du Mu has been dismissed from his post and became a minor official. He will never be an official again in his life. His fate is exactly the same as that of Tang Bohu and Xu Jing in the original novel.

What surprised Zhu Tan was that Tang Bohu did not follow the others in beating Du Mu to death, but changed the subject and asked about the imperial examination questions. It must be said that he was still very humane. (End of this chapter)