Chapter 690: Unwilling!

After getting the news from Nanjing and along the way, the Han Wangfu immediately acted intensively and organized all the inspection departments along the official road in Shandong to be screened strictly, just to intercept the crown prince Zhu Zhanji. Therefore, Wang Bin admired Mei Qing's precautions before. After all, he didn't expect that those who only governed a few dozen archers and soldiers, but from the inspection department of the Nine Grades, they would be so useful at such a critical juncture.

Therefore, the more he believed in such an arrangement, the more incredible he felt at the moment, and after being stunned for a while, he whispered to the pro-soldier angrily: "There are two roads from Dezhou to the capital, one is from Dezhou to Jinghai Tianjin, and then to the capital; The second is from Texas to Zhuozhou and then to the capital, but no matter which way you have to pass through Texas! This road inspection division is so closely inspected that not even a single mosquito can fly over! Even if he took a detour to Henan, Henan would have already laid a net! Besides, Liu Guan of the Zuodu Imperial History is taking the canal waterway, if the master takes the waterway, he will not be unaware of it if he takes the first step! ”

"But that's the news from the inside of Jinyiwei, there will be no fake! There is also a saying that the prince is treating Zhang Yue as a substitute for the dead ghost, even if he is detained, where will the court care about his life and death at that time, but we have offended the British duke! ”

Hearing the words of Jinyiwei's inner line, Wang Bin was speechless, but when he heard the latter sentence for the dead ghost and offended the British duke, he couldn't help but suddenly realize, and suddenly snorted in annoyance, extremely unwilling. Seeing Zhang Yue standing with his hands crossed, he finally squeezed out a smile: "It seems that Lord Xiao Zhang will not be a guest in the palace this time, since this is the case, I will not force it." It's just that I have a sentence I want to advise, your Zhang family is already so powerful, even if you are loyal, the greater the credit, the more suspicious you are, and in the end, don't work hard but it's in vain! That's all I say, so think about it. ”

Leaving these words, he shouted: "Leave the things, let's go home!" ”

In a matter of moments, the group of black-clad cavalry left a few boxes of things, which immediately receded like a tide. At this moment, the family members who were still fully prepared just now finally breathed a sigh of relief. Peng Shisan came forward as soon as he patted the horse stocks, and when he saw that Zhang Yue was still looking over there thoughtfully, he smiled and said, "Why, the young master was moved by his words?" ”

"I'm so useless!" Zhang Yue smiled, and then said without looking back, "Dealing with others, those who are content are always happy." He didn't know my plans, and how did he get into my ears when he persuaded me in this way of persuading me? It's not too early, you go and get everyone ready, and hurry up! ”

"Shall we go to Tianjin, or to Zhuozhou?"

"Go to Zhuozhou."

Spit out three words concisely, Zhang Yue calculated the time to go back and forth, and expected that Zhu Zhanji should have already joined the team of people who came to welcome him in the capital. The distance to Tianjin is much shorter than that of Zhuozhou, but since the scheming Yuan Fang chose the latter path for Zhu Zhanji, I am afraid that he has already discovered some clues, for example, there are officers in the three guards of Tianjin who colluded with the king of Han.

Not only the Tianjin Sanwei, I am afraid that among the more than 100,000 Jingwei, I don't know how many people have been about the wings of the Han King. In less than a year, two emperors were mourned in a row, and countless people in the court and people would be in panic. Now that the signs of turmoil have been revealed, it is necessary to cut through the chaos quickly to suppress it. I only hope that King Han can be a little more single-minded this time, and don't drag the mud and water.

As Zhang Yue expected, when he arrived at Baoding Mansion, there was already news in front of him, saying that Xia Yuanji had been greeted by the edict of Liangxiang, and the crown prince had been ordered by Emperor Daxing, and was hurrying to the capital, and everyone was safe.

Zhu Gaochi left a testament and died, although Empress Zhang said that she was sad in her heart, but the Qianqing Palace still ate as usual, and did not show any hint of the death of the Son of Heaven. There is Zhu Ning cooking in the deep palace, and she has no intention of thinking about what the concubine will do, so she only puts all her thoughts on government affairs. Before his death, Zhu Gaochi instructed the prince to deal with the government before he returned, but she was more concerned about whether the border between Beizhili and Shandong and Henan was too peaceful, and whether the prince could return safely. waited until she received the letter sent by Zhu Zhanji, and asked Jinyi Wei to escort Xia Yuanji to Liangxiang, she completely let go of her thoughts, and finally had time to pay attention to other things.

At this moment, there are a few thin notebooks on the big case in front of her - first, since Huang Fu returned, Jiaonan has resumed a turbulent situation, with repeated local riots, and repeated suppression by officers and soldiers; The second is that the various tribes of Outer Mongolia fought endlessly, first the three wars of Warat were in a scuffle, and then the remnants of the Arutai army wanted to profit from the fishermen, and after the battle was dark, the sun and the moon were dark, and it was the envoys of the four departments who asked to preside over the evaluation; The third is the rebellion of the barbarians in Datengxia, Guangxi, and the local political envoys asked the imperial court for help. If the first two cases do not require additional troops from the imperial court, then the third case must be sent.

However, it must be known that the most important place for the imperial court to use troops at the moment is another - the Han Dynasty is uneven, and the world is unpeaceful! Thinking of this, she instructed that these military affairs be discussed by the five governments.

The three military affairs were all played by the Ministry of War, and at the same time, a copy was sent to the Governor's Office of the Five Armies. A few days ago, all the people in the five mansions were busy sorting out the affairs of Jingying and Jingwei, and no one cared about the outside affairs, and when they gathered together and saw these, Liu Sheng, who had the most straightforward temper, couldn't help frowning, and said angrily: "When is it, and there is still time to take care of these trivial things?" ”

Seeing that no one, including Zhang Fu, said a word, he couldn't help but stand up in annoyance: "We are all men who rolled on the battlefield, don't learn from those slimy civilian officials!" In the past few days, I don't believe that there are no lobbyists in this house! I beat everyone out directly, what a famous general, the one who has not been on the battlefield for twenty years, how many successful husbands can be left, what is there to be afraid of! It is because of your unclear attitude that the emperor will trust those civil officials and leave us aside! ”

Everyone else just took things to heart, and when Liu Sheng shouted out like this, everyone, including Zhang Fu, was embarrassed. Ningyang Hou Chen Mao saw that Zhang Fu was silent, so he had to stand up and play a round, so everyone hastily discussed the three cases, and finally came up with a general strategy: Jiaolu asked Lao Shangshu Huang Fu to go back to appease; Outside the Saiwai, wait for the envoy to come back; As for the barbarians in Datengxia in Guangxi, it was a place that had not stopped since the Hongwu Dynasty, and it was enough for Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who had guarded Guizhou in the forefront, to lead his troops to exterminate them.

When they dispersed, Zhang Fu saw Liu Sheng's face full of displeasure, so he stopped him. The two colleagues have been friends for many years, one is the hereditary prince who made the first meritorious service in the four expeditions, and the other is the hereditary marquis who is favored by the five from the Sai to the right of the liehous. At this time, they got on the sedan chair together, but Liu Sheng threw out a sentence angrily as soon as he sat down.

"British duke, you are only over fifty years old now, and you are in the prime of life, how can you learn from those civil officials and old masters?" Seeing that Zhang Fu was only silent, he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart for a while, and he pressed the sedan table with his hand, and almost stood up, "The news was sent back just now, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince received an edict in Liangxiang, and he is rushing back at this time." I won't say anything else, when the emperor was so important, why weren't any of us military ministers present? If you want to say that the emperor is seriously ill, you are ordered to take everyone to guard the entire capital like an iron bucket, but at that critical juncture, you still can't believe us......"

"Don't say any of that." Seeing that Liu Sheng was getting more and more energetic, Zhang Fu had to interrupt him. Seeing that the most trusted Marquis of An Yuan, who had been trusted in the past, was full of disbenement, he said in an aggravated tone, "You don't have to test me with these words. Now it's not what it used to be, we have been noble for more than 20 years, and there is nothing to be done to make progress. Is it easy to be trusted by civilian officials who have not reached the extreme and do not hold military power, or can we, the military ministers with heavy military powers, be reassured? ”

"What do you mean by the British duke, our good days are over?" Liu Sheng is coarse and fine, and he also knows that judging the situation can be promoted from just a hundred households all the way to the current point, but this does not mean that he is willing to be a noble with no real power like the Duke of Wei. Sitting down hatefully, he couldn't help but grit his teeth, "It's still what I said today, if it's really time to take down that master, I'll take the initiative to ask for it!" I don't believe in such military exploits, I'm not as good as those civil officials! ”

Zhang Fu didn't expect Liu Sheng to have such an idea - however, this was also the idea he once had. Since the Han and Tang dynasties, the disadvantages of Wuchen's rule have long been known to the world, so Emperor Hongwu will slaughter the heroes at that time. Their group of people was fortunate to meet an emperor like Zhu Di, but the problem is that the family is going to be inherited. He can give up power, but if his descendants can only guard the void and have no chance of real prominence, then he can't bear it the most.

After Liu got off the sedan chair, Zhang Fu did not order him to return to his mansion, but ordered someone to reroute to Yangwubo's Mansion in Wu'anhou Hutong. The eight-carrying sedan chair stopped in front of the West Corner Gate, and immediately a porter flew out as if it were flying. Under the ban that military ministers are not allowed to sit in a sedan chair, the only person in the entire capital who can sit in such a sedan chair is Zhang Fu, who is now the emperor's warm sedan chair and a cold sedan chair.

"British Prince, the eldest young master and the second young master are still in the army at the moment, and the fourth young master has now chosen Hanlin Shujishi, and he is not in the ......."

"Brother is at home?"

The young porter was one of the servants sent by Zhang Xin from the old mansion of the Zhang family in Kaifeng before, so he naturally felt that Zhang Fu must be looking for a young master to explain things here, and when he heard this, he was stunned. Fortunately, he was still clever, and hurriedly nodded again and again: "The third master is naturally at home, but his condition has only improved slightly, and he is about to be introspecting in the third young master's study at this time." ”

Zhang Fu nodded, waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to lead the way, and bypassed the big shadow wall in front of him, and walked straight along the bluestone road. After passing through a few passages, he entered the courtyard, and saw that a young man was napping under the corridor of the study, he did not make a sound, and when he went up the steps, he opened the bamboo curtain in front of the door, and then coughed lightly.

Zhang Zhuo was standing in front of the bookshelf in a daze with his back to the door, and immediately turned around when he heard the cough. As soon as he saw that it was Zhang Fu, he was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward: "Brother Fu, why are you here?" ”

"Gao Quan is not here, those subordinates in this family are treacherous, I said that there is no need to report, they really don't say a word, if someone else comes in, wouldn't it be bad to break through the hidden situation of your so-called serious illness?" Zhang Fu saw Zhang Zhuo smile bitterly and invited himself to sit again, so he sighed, "I know your suffering." Although my aunt made so many arrangements before she died, she hoped that the three brothers would not split up, but there are no feasts in the world, and you can't point fingers at everything. ”

Zhang Zhuo didn't want to mention this topic, so he hurriedly interrupted at this time: "What's the important matter for Brother Fu to come today?" Yue'er doesn't know when she will be able to come back, and Brother Zhen'er and they are also outside these days, so they may not be able to come back at night. ”

"Today I am not looking for your son or nephew, but only for you." Seeing Zhang Zhuo's unexpected appearance, Zhang Fu couldn't help but laugh, "What, is it strange for me to talk to you?" All people outside see is your son, you, who is a father, are in the Jinshi at the same time as him, but you are nameless, and you are the only one who is fine. Brother Yue is certainly smart and capable, but if it weren't for a father like you, he wouldn't be so obedient. It's really rare to be a father's in your share. ”

After experiencing the days of being looked down upon for nothing, Zhang Zhuo's mentality has always been very peaceful, and he smiled disapprovingly at this time: "I only have such a son, he knows that he is motivated, and I am still so dissatisfied, so naturally I can only do my best to solve all his worries for him." Besides, with my own ability, how could I be able to rise to the fifth grade so quickly before Ding Wei? ”

"Okay, your father is as happy as he is! Before, for the sake of secrecy, I could only use the excuse that you were seriously ill, and I couldn't say that I couldn't go in my heart. Zhang Fu smiled dumbly, and then he told the truth about the emperor's death, seeing that Zhang Zhuo was a little stunned, he shook off his worries and thoughts one by one, and finally sighed, "The prince returns to Beijing, Brother Yue will definitely make a great contribution, and the prince will trust him more after he ascends the throne." I'm going to ask for my own dismissal when the time comes, but before that...... If the king of Han rebels, I want to invite soldiers to go to the crusade. ”

"Never!"

Zhang Zhuo, who had never disobeyed Zhang Fu's words, subconsciously opened his mouth to stop at this time, and when he saw Zhang Fu staring at himself, he couldn't help but hang his head, and it took a long time before he explained sincerely: "Brother Fu, after all, the King of Han is the former robe of all the nobles, and it is not appropriate to lead the army to fight for personal gain." As far as the public is concerned, the Chinese officials of the DPRK will inevitably have doubts about the generals who lead the troops, and it is inevitable that they will change generals or make a decision when they are suspicious, and will they not be in an even more embarrassing situation at that time? Forgive me, the crown prince ascended the throne, there must be few villains inside and outside who have two hearts, and not pro-conquest is not enough to deter both inside and outside, you might as well ask the emperor to pro-enlist! ”

These days, this idea has always bothered Zhang Fu, and today it was because Liu Sheng proposed it that he said it for the first time. However, savoring what Zhang Zuo said, he couldn't help but shake his head in self-defeat: "It seems that if I am really wrong, in the end, it is still difficult to get rid of the habit of a military general, and I always like to prove myself in this way of fighting...... Today, Anyuan Hou Liusheng also asked everyone if there were any lobbyists coming to the door, and I really wanted to answer him truthfully. Today, I, the British duke, am already the Grand Master and the Governor of the Central Government, even if someone comes to lobby me, what more powerful thing can I come up with? I'm not for myself, I just feel unwilling! Watching Brother Yue progress step by step, I really don't want to be a rich idler in the future......"

Just when the two cousins were sitting speechless, a figure suddenly broke through the bamboo curtain and rushed in, it was the little guy who had been napping under the porch before. Seeing Zhang Fu here, his eyes widened suddenly, and he quickly reported: "Master, British duke, everyone is shouting on the streets outside, and the brocade guards are escorting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into the capital!" ”