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Zhang Yanling was appreciating the property of other people's filial piety, and there were four large boxes, worth three thousand taels of silver.

“…… Master Hou, you see, this is all filial piety for you, now that the capital is under martial law, the whole Beijing camp is looking at you, if you can mention it in front of Your Majesty, then maybe it will be ...... Ascension. Master Hou, this is the first batch, and there will be filial piety in the follow-up, I just ask you not to dislike it......"

Zhang Yanling is the first moth in the Ming Dynasty, and the filial piety he receives is tens of thousands of taels every year, and if he encounters the greedy ink from the errand he is in charge of, it even reaches 100,000 taels.

"Good."

Zhang Yanling's simple evaluation of the property delivered to the door only has these two words, but in the hearts of those Beijing generals, they feel that this is Zhang Yanling's approval.

"Lord Hou, now that the capital is under martial law, there are merchants everywhere in the city gate, and they want to transport goods from outside the city in, but the city gate is heavily guarded, even if the city gate is occasionally opened, the city gate tax collected is too heavy, those merchants want to honor the two Hou Ye, please make it convenient, you see ......"

Zhang Yanling sneered: "Your Majesty must ask for something, these gifts, not only want to be promoted, but also want Benhou to openly violate His Majesty's will and disrupt my Ming law and discipline?" ”

"No, no, Master Hou, you misunderstood, we have no intention of doing so, didn't we come to discuss with you? Hou Ye, please rest assured, these merchants sent into the capital are only some scarce goods in the city, originally there are some secret passages in the capital that connect to the outside of the city, and can deliver goods into the city, but you also know that it is a drop in the bucket. ”

"Now that prices in the city are soaring, the people are complaining, those businessmen value Hou Ye for the country and the people, and know that Hou Ye is sympathetic to the people, so they want to ...... Do you want to calm down the prices in the capital? ”

Zhang Yanling squinted and asked, "Is that really the case?" ”

"It is precisely that those businessmen are suffering from no way, let the villain ask for the meaning of the Hou Ye, if the Hou Ye agrees, they will not only contribute 30% of the income of the goods to the Hou Ye...... No, it is to contribute to the imperial court, so that the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp will follow and serve the country, and some singers and dancers will be sent to the mansion when they turn back, all from the land of Jiangnan, Zhong Lingyuxiu, knowing that the Hou Ye appreciates the gentleness and affection of Jiangnan women the most. ”

"Hmm."

When Zhang Yanling heard this, he nodded with satisfaction, "For the country and the people, Ben Hou is still willing to help, the prices in this city have indeed risen sharply, if the prices cannot be stabilized, and the people make trouble, how can Ben Hou explain to His Majesty?" You say, don't you? ”

"What Hou Ye said is very true, Hou Ye, the little one will explain to the city gate guards when he turns around, and allows them to open the city gate after midnight and release some of the goods, you ......"

Zhang Yanling said: "You must find someone to keep an eye on you, don't let the Tatars take the opportunity to sneak into the city!" ”

"Master Hou is too worried...... Just imagine, the Tatars have not even entered Juyong Pass now, how can they kill under the capital city? Even if it is killed, the Beijing division has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to garrison, are you still afraid of a few Tatar cavalry? Outside the city gate, there is a moat to protect it! ”

Zhang Yanling was worried that the Tatars would take the opportunity to attack the city, then he would become a Ming sinner, and he would lose the capital for his own selfish interests, and he could not afford to bear this responsibility.

But after thinking about what the subordinate officials said, Zhang Yanling was relieved, how could the Tatars enter the Beijing Division? In his opinion, the Tatars naturally came and went freely outside the gates, but to say that they had entered the inner Great Wall was too wishful thinking, and there was no need to worry about it at all.

It's just that Zhang Yanling ignored one problem, that is, the fine work of the Tatars. Now that the capital is under martial law, there is no Tatar eyeliner in the city, and it is difficult for them to investigate the movements of the Ming court, but if there are more Tatar spies in the city, they can pass the news through the mouth of the "merchants" who enter and exit the city gate, and every move of the Beijing division will be exposed.

At this time, Zhang Yanling was just taking care of his own selfish interests, and he didn't consider the Tatar problem at all, and all he thought about in his heart was the pot full of silver taels and the beauties sent from Jiangnan.

Zhang Yanling nodded and smiled: "What you said is, the kid surnamed Shen, didn't he just lead the troops to Juyong Pass?" Counting the days, it will be time to get out of the customs in the next few days, and there are more people in the northwest who send them to death, and the Jingshi is still very safe! ”

"What Hou Ye said is that the kid surnamed Shen doesn't know what to do, and he dares not to give Hou Ye face, and when he goes to the northwest, he is asking for hardship, and this trip must be there is no return. If Master Hou doesn't clean up this kid, the Tatars will also help you solve him. Hou Ye, there is a little meaning here, it is a small filial piety to you, please Hou Ye smiled and accepted it......"

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In the face of the national crisis, Zhang Yanling only wanted to make war money, and the martial law in Beijing brought him a great opportunity to make a fortune.

Zhang Yanling not only hid it from the court, but even his brother Zhang Heling was kept in the dark.

Relatively speaking, Zhang Heling is much more cautious and will not take risks at this juncture of national crisis, while Zhang Yanling is an unscrupulous person who is unscrupulous for the sake of profit, and he is not aware of the risks at all.

In the East Palace, Zhu Houzhao has been sulking for the past few days.

With great effort, he finally went out of the palace through a new channel and successfully found Shen Xi's mansion, hoping that Shen Xi would be able to follow him to the northwest to fight and complete his dream of making meritorious contributions, but who knew that Shen Xi directly gave him a blow to the head, not only letting him know that the martial arts he learned were nonsense, but also letting him know that he was insignificant.

This was a huge blow to Zhu Houzhao, which made his worldview almost collapse.

"Mr. Shen looks down on people, why can't I? It was obvious that he was timid and afraid of things, and he was afraid of being punished by his father, so he didn't dare to take me to the northwest. If he dies in the northwest, I am willing to forgive him, indicating that he did not lie to me, but if he makes great contributions in the northwest, and even seals the wolf like Huo Quai, then I will ...... for the rest of my life."

"Hmph, if he beats the Tatars, maybe the Tatars will not be able to breathe for generations, and he will take the credit for me, where will I go to seal the wolf? Yes, unforgivable! ”

Personal heroism is something deeply rooted in Zhu Houzhao's bones, he is not suitable to be a king, but suitable to be an adventurer, he is addicted to pleasure very much, in his mind, it is delicious and fun, can pretend to be a hero in the face, so that others care about him......

Zhu Houzhao in history did achieve his wish, and even did a good job, but his own job, as an emperor who benefits the country and the people, is very incompetent.

The martial law in Beijing and the palace ban in the palace have also been strengthened, and it is impossible for Zhu Houzhao to leave the palace at this time, and he has no interest in leaving the palace at this time...... Except for Shen Xi who can take him to the northwest to fulfill his grand wish, no one else has this ability, and now that Shen Xi has left the capital, it is too late for him to catch up.

Zhu Houzhao's daily task is to attend classes, although the emperor and empress have no intention of taking care of their sons, but the officials of the East Palace still fulfill their duties and teach the bear children with all their hearts.

On August 19, Zhu Houzhao was in class when he suddenly learned a "bad news" that his mother, Empress Zhang, was giving birth in the side room of Kunning Palace.

In this era of difficult growth, for a child from an ordinary family, it is a very happy thing to have a younger brother and sister, which means that he will have a helper in the future. But Zhu Houzhao seemed very selfish, he was afraid that his mother would give birth to a son and come out to compete with him for the throne, so he was extremely reluctant to have a younger brother, and he didn't even like his sister, because it would thin out his father's and mother's love for him.

On the ninth day, the class of "Twenty-one History" was held, and the lecturer was Jin Gui.

Although Jin Gui tried his best to make his class lively and interesting, Zhu Houzhao couldn't listen to it at all, because many of the things Jin Gui said were clichés, and although Zhu Houzhao couldn't memorize the content of the original text of "Twenty-One History", he basically knew those characters and historical materials.

It's all because Shen Xi taught it in an easy-to-understand way, and although nearly two years have passed, it's still deeply rooted in the bear child's mind.

The old lady gave birth to a child, and Zhu Houzhao was the most nervous here, as if his concubine was going to give birth to a son, but in fact, at this time, he didn't even have a concubine, and the little palace maid who was teased by him on weekdays didn't see any pregnant, and even he didn't care where he went at this time.

In the emperor's family, most people are as unkind as Xiong Zi, and the emperor who can treat his wife wholeheartedly like his father Zhu Youzhi is unique.

In Zhu Houzhao's anxiety, the afternoon class was finally over, and Zhu Houzhao didn't salute his husband, so he directly put down his books and ran outside the Zhufang Palace, aiming directly at Kunning Palace.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, what are you...... Where to go? Zhang Yuan, the regular attendant of the East Palace, hurriedly chased him out, and with the help of the rest of the eunuchs, stopped Zhu Houzhao.

"Bastard!" Zhu Houzhao scolded angrily, "This palace is going to see the queen mother...... Now that the queen mother is going to give birth, I care about it, can't I go over and see it? ”

Zhang Yuan said with a bitter face: "His Royal Highness the Prince, you ...... You can't just leave the dormitory, you forgot that Your Majesty had confessed, and you couldn't leave without a summons? A few days ago, in the afternoon, you inexplicably played hide and seek with us, although you took the initiative to come out, but it also scared us a lot, and we must not do this in the future. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, please be calm for a while, if the queen successfully gives birth, she will send someone over as soon as possible to spread the word."

"Nonsense, when the queen mother gives birth to a child, she should notify her father, how can she send someone to inform the palace as soon as possible? You get out of the way, don't leave, this palace will let people drag you out to play the board! Zhu Houzhao continued to make threats.

But Zhu Houzhao's threat lost its due effect at this time, because Zhu Houzhao often ran out of the Chufang Palace, Zhu Youzhi was very angry about this, and especially explained that he should be optimistic about the prince, otherwise he would be punished.

is simply beaten left and right, but Zhu Houzhao's threat is to let the eunuchs of the East Palace beat their own companions, there is always something opportunistic, and the emperor is to let the palace guards to fight, that is serious, they naturally have to weigh it first.

"Your Highness, you have to go back no matter what!"

Zhang Yuan said that he would not give way, because he himself was afraid of being beaten, he had been in the palace for five or six years, and his ass was not beaten, a place like the East Palace was not a peaceful place, the emperor could be beaten, the queen might be beaten, and even the prince might be beaten.

Zhu Houzhao was angry, but there was nothing he could do, and finally returned to the Chufang Palace surrounded by a group of eunuchs, who would have thought that before he could sit down, he saw a little palace maid come over to pass the word, saying: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor summoned you to Kunning Palace!" ”

"Raw? The mother and child are safe, or do they keep the big ones and the small ones? Was it male or female? ”

Zhu Houzhao asked with a concerned face, and the little palace maid was stunned, and she was speechless.

"Hey, what about you, answer quickly, what's going on with the queen mother?"

"Slave maid...... The slave didn't go in, I don't know, please forgive your highness! ”

In the eyes of the palace maid, the prince is synonymous with poisonous snakes and beasts, and whoever meets him is unlucky.

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