Chapter 409: Determination

Zhang's family and Jiaozhi seem to have an indissoluble bond - Zhang Fu led the army to three expeditions, Zhang You stayed in Jiaozhi for ten years, Zhang Xin was demoted and is still nesting there, Zhang Yue served in the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, precisely because he had to deal with Jiaozhi often. Therefore, at this time, when he said such a sentence, Fang Bin was shocked, but Zhu Di only raised his eyebrows, but the words he said were not merciless at all.

"Zhang Yue, such a military event, you actually talk nonsense?"

Since receiving the letter from his father Zhang Zuo and asking him to try to see if there is any way to get his eldest uncle Zhang Xin out of the ghost place of Jiaozhi, Zhang Yue has been carefully planning in his heart. He didn't think it was a good idea to make a ghost under the emperor's nose, but he knew that Jiaozhi was not a chicken rib, but an extremely important place. Instead of letting Zhang Xin come back, it is better to put a heavier weight in the emperor's heart. This was undoubtedly an excellent opportunity, so he calmly stepped forward

"The minister is not lying in vain. The British Gongsan to Jiaozhi, every time it was a smooth rebellion, and the last time it completely quelled Chen Jikuo's rebellion, why did so many people follow a clown Li Li who jumped off the beam in the end? As far as I know, the emperor has never ordered 10,000 fans to provide 10,000 peacock tails, never ordered 100 ivory sticks in Jiaozhi every year, and never ordered to buy tortoiseshell amber in Jiaonan. ”

Zhu Di was stunned by the three of them, and after understanding the deep meaning, his already tense face looked even more gloomy and ugly - although Zhang Yue did not say who was in vain to cross his own will, he was nothing more than his henchman who relied on the humerus. Thinking that Mu Sheng, the Duke of Qianguo, had hinted at it before, he pursed his lips and said nothing. However, ordinary ministers would be terrified when they saw his face, but Zhang Yue had seen it many times, and he was not stunned at this time.

"Li Li was originally Chen Jikuo's general, and he only served as a small inspector after submitting to my Ming Dynasty, so he was already dissatisfied, but the excuse for his rebellion was that the court forcibly recruited his daughter, and the people were afraid that this kind of thing would also happen, so they rebelled. And Pan Ban, the hereditary prefect of Yi'an, was obedient and disagreeable on the surface, and when he saw that Jiaonan was in chaos, he took the opportunity to raise a counter-chess, and the same was true for other local officials who rebelled successively. But although such people have ulterior motives, if they have no opportunity and no excuse, how can they make trouble? The people of Jiaonan are no different from the Central Plains, but if they can live in peace, who would rather go against the disaster of killing? ”

Fang Bin brought Zhang Yue with him today just to avoid evil, who knew that he was involved in such a troublesome matter for no reason at this time. Seeing that the emperor was glaring at him with a cold gaze, he immediately cried out in his heart, knowing that this supreme must have thought that he was saying something behind him. Thinking of this, he could only bite the bullet and drink it.

"Zhang Yue, this time we are talking about the Jiaozhi military personnel, who asked you to say this!"

"Jiaozhi is separated from the sea in the east, Laos in the west, Zhancheng is crossed by the sea in the south, Siming and Nanning in Guangxi in the north, Lin'an and Yuanjiang in Yunnan, all of which are anointed places. Jiaozhi is determined by the southwest, and when our army marches, the thieves will look at the wind and surrender, one is afraid of the sky, and the other is the people's will to my Ming. At the beginning, after the British public three were set to cross, its key point was to keep the word. If there is a way to control it, then this place can gradually be peaceful. If you can't keep it, you will inevitably change again. Now the army rebelled in one place in Jiaozhi, and rebelled in the same place when it went to another, and the soldiers were all tired of running for their lives, and the loss of this weapon and personnel was naturally unavoidable. ”

Seeing that the emperor's face was getting more and more ugly, Zhang Yue spoke more and more energetically, even Fang Bin, who was known for his shrewdness, felt sweating profusely at this time, and deeply regretted the decision to bring Zhang Yue today. Just when he was in turmoil, Zhu Di suddenly dropped a cold word.

"Fang Bin, you go out."

"Your Majesty......" Fang Bin originally wanted to grit his teeth to protect his subordinates, but seeing the emperor's face as if he could rain thunder at any time, he still swallowed the words that came to his lips, and after kneeling, he withdrew from the main hall. When the cold wind blew outside, he woke up and groaned for a long time, and finally thought that he understood Zhang Yue's intentions and the reason for the emperor's anger.

"Young and vigorous, thinking that you can do whatever you want with the emperor's favor? How could Zhang Xin come back so easily...... As long as you anger the emperor once, it will be a catastrophe, and even the British Duke will not be able to protect you...... It's a pity ......."

In the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, the two monarchs and ministers without Fang Bin were in a stalemate at this moment. Zhu Di glared at Zhang Yue angrily, and when he saw his calm appearance with his neck bent, he felt more and more angry, and immediately asked sharply: "These are the things that your eldest uncle wrote to tell you?" ”

"Emperor Qi, the minister's uncle only has one letter delivered every six months, and the most recent one was sent a year ago, and nothing else was mentioned except for greetings. In addition to the experience mentioned by the minister when he went to visit the British Mansion, as well as the experience of the second uncle Yang Wubo in the battle of Jiaozhi for many years, it is the result of the minister's time in the military department to look through the documents and materials. ”

"You are the chief officer of the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War, if I remember correctly, these should be the affairs of the Ministry of Staff!"

"What the emperor said is true, but since the emperor asked Gonggong Zhang to send the piece of paper, in addition to dutifully managing the affairs of the Arsenal Division, the minister should naturally do something else within his ability, otherwise how can he be worthy of the emperor's wishes? The emperor also said just now that the minister's eldest uncle is in Jiaozhi right now, but compared to him, whether it is the eldest uncle or the second uncle, the time in Jiaozhi is far longer than him. So many people in the Zhang family have made meritorious contributions in the Jiaozhi campaign, so although the minister has never been to Jiaonan, he is not ignorant of Jiaonan. At least the minister knew that the emperor's original determination to hand over to the south was for the sake of long-term peace and stability in the southwest, not simply for the sake of martial arts to expand the territory! ”

"You arrogant boy!"

Zhu Di laughed angrily, but after scolding this sentence, he was quite proud in his heart. Until now, the DPRK and China are still quite dissatisfied with the waste of money, food, and military strength in the land of Jiaozhi projectiles, and there are many people who criticize him for his great achievements, so Zhang Yue's last sentence diluted most of his anger. Knowing that Zhang Yue's spearhead was aimed at the Jiaozhi prison army Ma Qi, he inevitably groaned in his heart. Although he also requisitioned some things from Jiaozhi, the number was far less than what Zhang Yue mentioned, not to mention, he was not so confused that he had to levy and buy regardless of the feelings of the people in Jiaozhi.

Seeing the emperor's hesitation, Zhang Yue knew that he had not chosen the wrong time this time. Since Huang Yan was involved in the rebellion case, he keenly felt that Zhu Di did not trust the Zhongguan as completely as before - Lu Feng once complained to him that Zhu Di would often attract Yuan Fang to verify after seeing him, Zhang Qian also once mentioned that the Son of Heaven is now often harsh to the eunuchs, and the only time Haishou went to the military department to find him to do something, he also revealed that the emperor is now difficult to figure out - and Ma Qi, the eunuch who has been away from the capital for several years, is indeed bad, and it is not difficult to impress the emperor to believe this.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Zhu Di finally decided to send a safe person to investigate. Naturally, he refused to show it on his face, and then he pleaded fiercely, but of course Zhang Yue could hear that it was obviously thunder and rain. When he heard the emperor's order to write the Jiaozhi strategy into an excerpt and present it to him, he was even more determined in his heart and promised to withdraw before leaving. However, when he left the palace and returned to the yamen of the military department, he found that the eyes of the people around him were extremely strange.

Seeing that Zhang Yue had entered the division's room, while no one else was there, Wan Shijie suddenly rushed up with an arrow, and looked up and down for a while before exhaling: "Just now, Lord Fang came back with a pale face, and a few people who went in to do things suffered from the boss, but it turned out that a squire went in, so I asked what was going on." You are also too bold, Lord Fang originally pulled you as a shield, but in the end you took advantage of him! Now that you're back, you must have ended up in the end? ”

Zhang Yue smiled and nodded: "The emperor has already been moved, but he will definitely try to send someone to verify." ”

"As long as you investigate, I'm afraid that I won't be able to find out the charge of castration, and I'm afraid that those officials in Jiaozhi will already be angry with the emperor! For no reason, the good situation has been ruined, and he, the prisoner, is the most guilty. Having said that, no one can sue him except you, but you have already fallen the three heads of the celebrant and the eunuch in your hands, and you are really a veritable eunuch nemesis......"

"Ahem!"

Wan Shijie, who was talking energetically, heard this sudden cough and quickly stopped talking. Turning his head to look, he saw that it was Shangshu Fang Bin standing at the door, he was suddenly startled, and even showed a serious expression, and took two steps forward and raised his hand to salute: "Lord Fang, is there something to tell us and wait?" ”

Although Fang Bin had only heard the last half of the words at the door, the information deduced from this made him a little jealous in surprise. He never thought that the emperor not only did not blame Zhang Yue for his false words, but also really believed such words - Zhang Yue had also said those words, and he also hated Ma Qi's eunuch, but he could only mention it on the side, but Zhang Yue was so straightforward and unscathed! I have to say that the emperor is too partial to the Zhang family, and he doesn't look at how many high-ranking officials the Zhang family has, does he really want to create a No. 1 family in the Ming Dynasty?

Although he didn't think so, Fang Bin still had that faint look on his face. After bowing his head slightly to Zhang Yue, he handed over an official document: "The report just sent from Jiaozhi, although it is okay to let others go to this matter, but I think about it, it is better for you to go." You go to the Governor's Mansion of the Left Army and inform the Marquis of Baoding. ”

Hearing that it was sent by Jiaozhi, and hearing that it was sent to Hou Mengying of Baoding, Zhang Yue suddenly felt a sigh in his heart. Sure enough, the next moment, Fang Bin said bluntly: "Jiaozhi Lili fell into Pingzhou, and Meng Xian died in battle." ”