Chapter 430: Reckless Murder, Summoned by the Emperor

July's Jingshi was already quite autumnal, but a series of edicts poured a fire on the court.

The southern capital of the Henan Province selected 5,000 horses, the three guards of Taiyuan selected 4,000 horses, and the Tongguan guards selected 1,000 horses, and they arrived in Beijing in August.

He ordered Xiangcheng Bo Li Long to supervise the transportation of 200,000 stone of grain to the outside of the mouth to the officials and soldiers.

The guards outside the mouth chose to ride 10,000 to go to Xuanfu to listen to the tune, and the capital of the west of the province chose to ride 10,000 in the middle of the month to Wanquan, and ordered the officials and troops of Henan and other cities to select 20,000 strong and strong, and to Beijing in the middle of the month.

In July, the news of the emperor's northern tour officially spread. Although it is just a patrol word and there is no signage, just looking at the entourage, the civil and military officials are naturally bright in their hearts - Du Du Rong leads the forward, Anyuan Hou Liu Sheng leads the Chinese army horse infantry team and the big camp around the executioner and Shenji battalion, Ningyang Hou Chen Mao leads the imperial front fine cavalry, Yongshun Bo Xue Bin and Gongshun Bo Wu Kezhong lead the horse team, Wu'an Hou Zheng Heng, Yangwu Marquis Xue Lu leads the left and right posts, and the British Gong Zhang Fu and Chengshan Hou Wang Tong lead the left and right posts.

If you don't fight, there is no chance of meritorious service, and there are more officers in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies who are looking forward to being rewarded for their meritorious service in the Northern Expedition. Everyone knows that the Northern Expedition is the first class of meritorious service, and for a time it was the wife who encouraged his husband and mother to encourage his son, and the courtyard of the deep house was full of passionate women who were teased by men, and the thoughts of the penitent husband and wife looking for the marquis were all left behind.

The western suburbs of Beijing.

Others were jubilant and preparing for the northern expedition for several days, but Zhang You went out of Beijing in the send-off of his family. Because Fang Bin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, asked Zhang Yue to send him off on behalf of the Ministry of War, even though it was time to do business in Yamen in broad daylight, Zhang Yue, who was dressed in an official uniform, still appeared here. Seeing Zhang You reprimanding Zhang Chao with a straight face, he couldn't help but laugh, and when they finished speaking, he stepped forward and sent the letter and other things with both hands.

"Although Chao'er and Qi'er are older than you, they are both reckless and have not experienced setbacks, if you feel that there is something wrong with them, remind them more." After Zhang You finished instructing Zhang Yue, he saw that his two sons were a little embarrassed standing on the side, so he coughed lightly, "Your father is also stubborn, and he wants to do something good to let others see when he stays in Nanjing, so Jingshi has to take care of your younger generation, especially when the old lady is old, you have to pay more attention to everything." ”

Zhang Yue agreed one by one, however, then Zhang You suddenly waved his hand and drove Zhang Chao's brother away, leaving him alone. He thought that Zhang You was worried that Zhang Chao would be embarrassed and lose face by being reprimanded, but who knew that Zhang You actually pressed his shoulder hard, and his voice became low.

"Although Chao'er's outer room has always been disposed of by the old lady, I have never asked, but now it is unusual. I am on an expedition, and the British will also follow the northern expedition, for fear that people will pay more attention to our family, and this scourge cannot be kept. Chao'er, that stupid boy, don't care about him, as long as you hide it, it's fine, you ask Lingxi where the person is, I left two proper henchmen Wei Ming and Wei Luo at home, as long as you tell them, they will naturally take care of it. I've killed a lot of people in my life, and I don't care about one more of them, even if it's hurting the yin, it's also hurting my yin. ”

Although Zhang Yue is not a good man and a woman, he was still stunned when he heard Zhang You say this. He didn't know what Zhang You looked like on the battlefield, he only knew that this second uncle had always been extremely amiable in front of him, never put on an elder's stand, and even touched Jingguan's head with a smile and said that the little guy looked like a tiger and so on. However, at this moment, Zhang You did not hide the genuine murderous spirit at all.

"If it's just a woman who has hooked up with an ordinary person, it's just that, as the old lady said, there is no reason to blame others, but I have carefully asked people to investigate, although Chao'er said that the woman was rescued from the sea when she was in the southeast of the country, and she was originally a good woman who was dragged out to sea, but only a small sailor was left on the ship, and everyone else jumped into the sea, which was originally suspicious. Moreover, the little sailor disappeared without a trace afterwards, and it can be seen that the woman has no clear intentions, and if she makes waves, it will be a great harm. In fact, if the old lady hadn't hid it well, I wouldn't have asked you to do this kind of thing......! ”

"Second uncle, I have also written to my father to try to inquire about this matter in the south, and the killer was indiscriminately killed before the details are known, please forgive me for not agreeing." Zhang Yue had already entrusted Yuan Fang to investigate, but at this time he hesitated again and again, and finally calmly raised his head and rejected Zhang You's proposal, "Besides, since grandmother is alert because of Lingxi's injury, she will definitely not let her have another chance to escape." If it is found out that she is really colluding with the pirates or others, I will naturally not be soft at that time, but if she is just an ordinary woman who is greedy for wealth and nobility, then if she is easy to extinguish, I am afraid that the big brother will leave a knot in your heart on the other day, and after all, it is a human life, and I have no habit of ignoring human life. ”

Zhang You was choked by Zhang Yue, but he couldn't help but sigh when he thought that the tone of the previous visit to the Gu clan was almost the same answer. blame him for neglecting to teach his son for the future, blame his son for being blind, blame his two sons for having the same temperament as he does when it comes to women...... Thinking of this, he didn't have the shame to say more, sighed deeply and took two steps back and got on the horse. Seeing that his two sons had caught up, he raised his whip and pointed at them in the air.

"Don't make trouble again in Jingshi, otherwise I won't be able to spare you when I come back!"

When he left, he was drunk by his father like this, and Zhang Qi couldn't help but feel faceless. On the way back, he complained that his father always treated him as a child, and on the other hand, he smiled and asked Zhang Yue's father what he had confessed, but naturally he didn't ask anything. Zhang Chao didn't ask anything, and after entering the Xuanwu Gate, he pulled Zhang Qi and said that he was going to the army to sell his leave, and Zhang Yue naturally returned to the Yamen of the Ministry of War alone.

As soon as he entered the main hall, he found that the atmosphere inside was no longer tense as before, and Shang Shu Fang Bin and the two attendants all showed a relaxed look. In his heart, he stepped forward to report the official business, but he was left behind.

"Before, because of the recruitment of troops by the guards, your arsenal division has been busy for a while, but now you can relax." Without waiting for Zhang Yue to open his mouth to ask, Fang Bin waved his hand and said, "General Xinghe just sent an urgent performance, saying that there was a captive young man who escaped from Mengyuan who had worked hard to come to Xinghe and brought news of the Tartars. When Arutai heard that the emperor was going to tour the north, he had already led his troops to move thousands of tents to the north. I'm about to go to see the emperor, you go with me, and I have to mention the matter of General Zhang's march to the emperor. ”

The previous words were good news for Zhang Yue, after all, he muttered a little about this northern tour, which is also the northern expedition. However, this last sentence had a few other meanings to him. wanted to face the saint with Fang Bin at the beginning, he crossed Fang Bin and played the matter directly, but he was afraid that this military department secretary who would repay him would have already written it down in his heart. So, at this time, he echoed Fang Bin's two sentences, and he smiled and said: "This is a military matter, naturally there should be an adult to report it in person, it is not appropriate for me to accompany an officer, and General Zhang has already seen it in advance." If the emperor knew that Arutai was far away, he would definitely be happy, after all, this is great news. ”

Fang Bin was also afraid of Zhang Yuexun's identity as a noble son, so he casually added, seeing that Zhang Yue was naturally very satisfied with this time. When Zhang Yue bowed and retreated, he paced back and forth in the main hall for two steps, with a relieved expression on his face.

This fight again and again, the knighted nobles fought more and more, the military ministers' power became stronger and stronger, the treasury was shaken to the core, but Arutai was not destroyed, it was really boring. Since Arutai took the initiative to flee this time, presumably the emperor will not give up, right? You must know that those who love to drive and conquer are all people who are happy with great achievements such as Emperor Yang of Sui, and they will never be able to go on like this. He is a person who wants to be a famous minister, if he blindly cares about the emperor's preferences now, he may not be able to please the crown prince in the next day!

So, when Fang Bin came back from the palace on this day, and when Shen Zheng was disbanding the yamen of the military department, all the officials of the military department who had been busy for several days had relaxed faces. After all, once they march north, no matter how desperately they work in the rear, it will only be a reward, but those nobles are promoted step by step, who can be angry?

"Fang Shangshu said that the emperor has ordered the requisition of the guards, and I am afraid that this northern tour will not be completed."

"You know, thunder and fire just fell from the sky before...... Ahem, in the barren land in the north, isn't it good to fight by Arutai and Warat? ”

As he spoke, Wan Shijie joked to Zhang Yue in a low voice: "If you want to say that your uncle is still smart in Yuanjie, if he squeezes his head into the Northern Expedition, I'm afraid this time it will be in vain." Although Jiaonan's errand is more heavy, he has been guarding there for many years, and he is skilled in geography and human relations, and he may be able to catch Li Li, a clown who jumps off the beam, and it will be a great merit at that time. ”

"I'm just afraid that there are many people who are unhappy."

Zhang Yue smiled bitterly, thinking that he remembered in a daze that Zhu Di, the Yongle Emperor in history, died on the way to the north, although he couldn't remember what year it was, but just looking at the emperor's current age and body, he really didn't want Zhu Di to go out in person. However, although there are many capable ministers in today's court, it is almost Zhu Di's word......

He was thinking about this and stepped out of the yamen of the military department, only to see a dozen horsemen suddenly rolling in at a gallop on the street. The person at the head was dressed in a red satin embroidered unicorn suit, and it was Yuan Fang, the commander of the Jinyi Guard. As soon as he saw Zhang Yue, he rolled his saddle and dismounted and walked forward quickly, and said bluntly: "Lord Zhang, the emperor is in the Zhou Wang's Mansion right now, and he ordered me to summon you over." ”