Chapter 581: British Public
Zhang Fu is the brother of Zhang Hui, who Wang Xian dealt with in Shanxi, and his father is Zhang Yu, the first general under Zhu Di during the Jingjing Dynasty! In the Battle of Jingnan, when Zhu Di raised his troops, it was Zhang Yu who led his troops to seize the nine gates of Beiping, and controlled the whole city of Beiping in three days, and then in the case of extreme enemy strength and weakness, he broke Li Jinglong and Geng Bingwen's million-strong army three times, Zhang Yu made the first contribution and became a famous general in the world!
Zhang Fu was already an adult at the time and had been following his father's side, and the father and son soldiers participated in every major battle in the early stage of Jingjing. Until the Battle of Dongchang, Zhang Yu led the army into the enemy formation in order to save Zhu Di, who was besieged and in danger, and died of exhaustion. After the Battle of Dongchang, Zhu Di cried several times, held a grand funeral for Zhang Yu, and personally wrote a eulogy for Zhang Yu, and took off his clothes and burned them in front of everyone to mourn. After ascending to the pole, he often feasted with his old subordinates, and Zhu Di said several times that his most heartache was that there was no Zhang Yu present.
As Zhang Yu's son, and during the siege of Dongchang that day, Zhang Fu rushed into the army with his father to rescue him. Zhang Fu can sacrifice his life to save the driver in that situation, and his loyalty is naturally stronger than 10,000 words verbally, so Zhu Di's trust in Zhang Fu can be said to be more than anyone in the world.
After Zhang Yuzhan died, Zhang Fu inherited his father's position, followed Zhu Di to the north and south, and made great achievements in Jingjing. After the entourage entered Nanjing, he was named Xin'anbo, ate a thousand stones, and was given a hereditary coupon, and then entered the title of Xincheng Marquis, with 300 stones of rice. After the Annan rebellion, Zhang Fu was the deputy marshal, and Zhu Neng, the assistant of Chengguo, led the army to crusade, but Zhu Neng died of illness when he arrived in Guangxi, Zhu Di could only let the young Zhang Fu take command of the expedition, and Zhang Fu returned victorious, and then went out to Jiaozhi twice, both of which were brilliant, and Zhang Fu also achieved immortal prestige and was named the hereditary British duke!
Last winter, after three years of hard fighting, Zhang Fu finally captured Chen Jikuo, his wife and children, who had rebelled several times, and kidnapped them to Beijing. Quelled the Annam Bandits. And in accordance with the state system, the land seized by the thieves divided the land of the occupied city into four prefectures: Sheng, Hua, Si, and Yi, and added guards, and granted official positions to those who surrendered, leaving the troops to garrison and return to the dynasty in triumph.
When Zhang Fu arrived in Beijing in the month of Layue, the emperor personally went out of the city to greet him, and said goodbye to the Taimiao, and greeted his confidant and favorite general with the highest etiquette. After that, Zhang Fu was blessed to recuperate at home, and the emperor did not send him any errands, but just asked him to accompany and praise the national government from time to time. Zhu Di's trust in Zhang Fu is more than everyone else, he never refutes what Zhang Fu said, and he can be described as obedient to Zhang Fu. But Zhang Fu became more and more stable and silent, with the meaning of 'ten thousand words, it is better to be silent', but it made the emperor more and more serious, thinking that he was the first credible person among the courtiers!
The world is extremely envious of Zhang Fu's glorious scenery today, and only Zhang Fu himself knows the danger behind this scenery. He has already stood at the apex of the people, and he can no longer go further, but is easy to attract slander. Although the emperor's trust in him is unparalleled, who knows what mood this moody and unfathomable king will be in the next moment?
Therefore, since he accompanied him, he trembled every day, lest he say a wrong sentence, and every time he returned home, he was so tired that he didn't want to move, which was even harder than leading troops to fight in Annan. Of course, you can only think about this in your heart, if others hear it, you will only feel that he is hypocritical.
But fortunately, as long as he has a public heart and praises the military and government for the emperor impartially, there will be no trouble. However, when he heard about the assassination of King Han, he knew that trouble was coming...... When he heard the news at first glance, Zhang Fu's first reaction was disbelief, he knew the martial arts of the Han King very well, and Lu Bu had the courage of ten thousand people, and his martial arts were unrivaled in the world, and dozens of strong men could not get close. Even if the world is peaceful and his martial arts have been slackened over the years, he is still surrounded by masters!
Although the King of Han is a little older on weekdays, Zhang Fu still can't imagine who can assassinate the King of Han in the midst of heavy guards. Thinking of the recent discussions between the government and the opposition about the Han Dynasty's establishment of Qingzhou, Zhang Fu had to put a few question marks...... How could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that there is something strange about it? Could it be that King Han is playing bitter meat?
But these questions, Zhang Fu will never say, because his relationship with Zhu Gaochu is extraordinary, he is five years older than the King of Han, the two followed Zhu Di in the Hongwu period to expedition to the north of Liaodong, and formed a deep friendship in the Jingjing, Zhu Gaochu also saved his life several times, and the so-called friendship over life is nothing more than that.
In the battle for the storage position in the early years of Yongle, Zhang Fu, like most generals, naturally stood on the side of Zhu Gaoxu in the past, but he was still young at the time, and there were seniors such as Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qiguo, and Wang Ning, the commander of the horses, and it was not his turn to speak to his juniors. And with his silent and cautious character, he will not be in the limelight in such a thing. In addition, he then made three expeditions and spent ten years in Annan, but he also avoided the open and secret battles between the DPRK and China. To this day, he, the first soldier of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor's most trusted British prince, has never expressed clear support for any prince, which has to be said to be a miracle.
But this time the class teacher returned to the court, Zhang Fu could no longer avoid this whirlpool, Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed at his return, and felt that he had added a strong reinforcement, he could help say two words in front of the emperor, which was more effective than saying 10,000 words to others. Therefore, the King of Han invited Zhang Fu to the banquet five times, and also lowered his dignity and dignity, and visited him in person, although it was just to reminisce about the old days and Lala's family routine, but Zhang Fu knew that the King of Han was fighting for his own support.
However, today's Zhang Fu is no longer his twelve years ago, twelve years ago he could support the King of Han without hesitation, and even charge for him, but today twelve years later, it is difficult for him to show his support for the King of Han. Because Zhu Gaochi has been the crown prince for ten years, although the storage position is now shaky, how can he, Zhang Fu, as the leader of the Yongle Emperor, ignore the prince and help the King of Han covet the artifact?
But even if he doesn't openly support King Han, as long as he is very close to King Han like he is now, it will fall in the eyes of the officials of the court and the opposition, that is, he is friendly with King Han, and he is a person who is the King of Han! But let him draw a line with the King of Han and not get along, he really can't be ungrateful. This marshal, who commanded and was decisive and resolute on the battlefield, was in a dilemma at the moment. He felt that life in the capital was difficult, and most of it was because of this.
The assassination of the King of Han this time, Zhang Fu was naturally angry at first hearing, but he soon had a full stomach of questions, but he soon fell into a contradiction, when he faced the saint later, should he tell his questions to the emperor? But then I would be too sorry for King Han, but if I blindly spoke for King Han in disregard of the facts, wouldn't I live up to the emperor's trust? .
With a full heart, Zhang Fu came to the front hall of the Yitian Palace, the main hall is deep, the curtains are layered, and hundreds of smokeless oil lamps need to be lit in the hall even during the day. The air was also filled with the fragrance of ambergris, which had come from a pair of two-and-a-half-foot-tall purple gold incense burners in front of the throne.
After the censer came the throne, which was now empty. Emperor Yongle, who was dressed in a bright yellow round-necked narrow-sleeved civilian robe and wore a black gauze winged crown, was pacing in the hall with irritable negative hands, and his already dark face was even more gloomy at the moment and could drip water, obviously the emperor's mood was extremely bad.
The eunuchs and palace maids standing in the hall were afraid of being angered by the irascible emperor, so they didn't dare to move at all, and the whole hall was only the sound of Zhu Di's pacing back and forth, and the atmosphere was very terrifying. It wasn't until Zhang Fu's footsteps sounded that Zhu Di stood on his feet and didn't look back: "Wen Bi, you're here." "There are only two people who can go to the palace without passing the Ming Dynasty, one is the old monk Yao Guangxiao, and the other is the British Gong Zhang Fu. This matter did not alarm the old monk, and naturally there was only the British prince who the emperor asked him to invite.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Fu nodded and replied softly.
"Alas," seeing Zhang Fu, Zhu Di's mood was slightly better, but his brows were still tightly locked: "Sit down." ”
As long as it is not a court member, Zhang Fu has a seat in front of the emperor, although the emperor will also set up a seat for some old ministers in their seventies and eighties, but Zhang Fu is only forty years old this year, and he is not disabled like the prince, but he is still given a seat by the emperor, which is also an honor given to him by Zhu Di.
The little eunuch moved an embroidered pier, and Zhang Fu bowed down to thank the emperor, then sat on it and waited for the emperor to speak.
Zhu Di also sat back on the throne and said to Zhang Fu: "You know the news of the assassination of King Han, right?" ”
"When the minister came, I heard the father-in-law who delivered the decree mention it." Zhang Fu said in a deep voice: "But the emperor can rest assured, His Royal Highness the King of Han came out of the sword mountain and the sea of fire, how could he be killed by a little assassin?" ”
"Well......" Zhu Di's face became calmer, he is the emperor, but he is also a father, when he heard that his son was attacked and fell into a coma, he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and all the intrigues he was full of were thrown aside, and he was only worried about his son's safety. However, Hu Guang and others, who accompanied him at that time, did not ask how the injury of King Han was, but talked about the so-called suspicious points from the side, which made the worried emperor angry, and forced Hu Guang out of the fire.
Seeing Zhang Fuyi open his mouth at this time, it was the safety of the King of Han that the emperor's mood was a little better, and he said: "I have already sent the imperial doctor to welcome him out, and the car should have returned to the capital at this time." ”
"Your Majesty, there is a doctor in the minister's mansion, who was brought back from Annan, and he is especially good at sword wounds, and the minister has taken him outside the palace......" Zhang Fudao said.
"You have a heart, when the King of Han arrives, announce him in, maybe you can help." Zhu Di said: "I also called the prince over, you can help me see later, what kind of expression he is!" ”
"How?" Zhang Fu said in horror: "Could it be that the emperor suspects ......?"
"You are too careful, the prince is the best at hypocrisy, he doesn't dare to do this kind of thing, and he can't do it." Zhu Di snorted a little contemptuously: "I want you to see if the prince's ordinary kindness and friendship are pretended!" ”
"Yes......" Zhang Fu responded, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little gloomy, it turned out that the father and son of the Heavenly Family were jealous of each other, it was really not a rumor.
Alas, I really miss my days in Annam...... Zhang Fu is the brother of Zhang Hui, who Wang Xian dealt with in Shanxi, and his father is Zhang Yu, the first general under Zhu Di during the Jingjing Dynasty! In the Battle of Jingnan, when Zhu Di raised his troops, it was Zhang Yu who led his troops to seize the nine gates of Beiping, and controlled the whole city of Beiping in three days, and then in the case of extreme enemy strength and weakness, he broke Li Jinglong and Geng Bingwen's million-strong army three times, Zhang Yu made the first contribution and became a famous general in the world!
Zhang Fu was already an adult at the time and had been following his father's side, and the father and son soldiers participated in every major battle in the early stage of Jingjing. Until the Battle of Dongchang, Zhang Yu led the army into the enemy formation in order to save Zhu Di, who was besieged and in danger, and died of exhaustion. After the Battle of Dongchang, Zhu Di cried several times, held a grand funeral for Zhang Yu, and personally wrote a eulogy for Zhang Yu, and took off his clothes and burned them in front of everyone to mourn. After ascending to the pole, he often feasted with his old subordinates, and Zhu Di said several times that his most heartache was that there was no Zhang Yu present.
As Zhang Yu's son, and during the siege of Dongchang that day, Zhang Fu rushed into the army with his father to rescue him. Zhang Fu can sacrifice his life to save the driver in that situation, and his loyalty is naturally stronger than 10,000 words verbally, so Zhu Di's trust in Zhang Fu can be said to be more than anyone in the world.
After Zhang Yuzhan died, Zhang Fu inherited his father's position, followed Zhu Di to the north and south, and made great achievements in Jingjing. After the entourage entered Nanjing, he was named Xin'anbo, ate a thousand stones, and was given a hereditary coupon, and then entered the title of Xincheng Marquis, with 300 stones of rice. After the Annan rebellion, Zhang Fu was the deputy marshal, and Zhu Neng, the assistant of Chengguo, led the army to crusade, but Zhu Neng died of illness when he arrived in Guangxi, Zhu Di could only let the young Zhang Fu take command of the expedition, and Zhang Fu returned victorious, and then went out to Jiaozhi twice, both of which were brilliant, and Zhang Fu also achieved immortal prestige and was named the hereditary British duke!
Last winter, after three years of hard fighting, Zhang Fu finally captured Chen Jikuo, his wife and children, who had rebelled several times, and kidnapped them to Beijing. Quelled the Annam Bandits. And in accordance with the state system, the land seized by the thieves divided the land of the occupied city into four prefectures: Sheng, Hua, Si, and Yi, and added guards, and granted official positions to those who surrendered, leaving the troops to garrison and return to the dynasty in triumph.
When Zhang Fu arrived in Beijing in the month of Layue, the emperor personally went out of the city to greet him, and said goodbye to the Taimiao, and greeted his confidant and favorite general with the highest etiquette. After that, Zhang Fu was blessed to recuperate at home, and the emperor did not send him any errands, but just asked him to accompany and praise the national government from time to time. Zhu Di's trust in Zhang Fu is more than everyone else, he never refutes what Zhang Fu said, and he can be described as obedient to Zhang Fu. But Zhang Fu became more and more stable and silent, with the meaning of 'ten thousand words, it is better to be silent', but it made the emperor more and more serious, thinking that he was the first credible person among the courtiers!
The world is extremely envious of Zhang Fu's glorious scenery today, and only Zhang Fu himself knows the danger behind this scenery. He has already stood at the apex of the people, and he can no longer go further, but is easy to attract slander. Although the emperor's trust in him is unparalleled, who knows what mood this moody and unfathomable king will be in the next moment?
Therefore, since he accompanied him, he trembled every day, lest he say a wrong sentence, and every time he returned home, he was so tired that he didn't want to move, which was even harder than leading troops to fight in Annan. Of course, you can only think about this in your heart, if others hear it, you will only feel that he is hypocritical.
But fortunately, as long as he has a public heart and praises the military and government for the emperor impartially, there will be no trouble. However, when he heard about the assassination of King Han, he knew that trouble was coming...... When he heard the news at first glance, Zhang Fu's first reaction was disbelief, he knew the martial arts of the Han King very well, and Lu Bu had the courage of ten thousand people, and his martial arts were unrivaled in the world, and dozens of strong men could not get close. Even if the world is peaceful and his martial arts have been slackened over the years, he is still surrounded by masters!
Although the King of Han is a little older on weekdays, Zhang Fu still can't imagine who can assassinate the King of Han in the midst of heavy guards. Thinking of the recent discussions between the government and the opposition about the Han Dynasty's establishment of Qingzhou, Zhang Fu had to put a few question marks...... How could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that there is something strange about it? Could it be that King Han is playing bitter meat?
But these questions, Zhang Fu will never say, because his relationship with Zhu Gaochu is extraordinary, he is five years older than the King of Han, the two followed Zhu Di in the Hongwu period to expedition to the north of Liaodong, and formed a deep friendship in the Jingjing, Zhu Gaochu also saved his life several times, and the so-called friendship over life is nothing more than that.
In the battle for the storage position in the early years of Yongle, Zhang Fu, like most generals, naturally stood on the side of Zhu Gaoxu in the past, but he was still young at the time, and there were seniors such as Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qiguo, and Wang Ning, the commander of the horses, and it was not his turn to speak to his juniors. And with his silent and cautious character, he will not be in the limelight in such a thing. In addition, he then made three expeditions and spent ten years in Annan, but he also avoided the open and secret battles between the DPRK and China. To this day, he, the first soldier of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor's most trusted British prince, has never expressed clear support for any prince, which has to be said to be a miracle.
But this time the class teacher returned to the court, Zhang Fu could no longer avoid this whirlpool, Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed at his return, and felt that he had added a strong reinforcement, he could help say two words in front of the emperor, which was more effective than saying 10,000 words to others. Therefore, the King of Han invited Zhang Fu to the banquet five times, and also lowered his dignity and dignity, and visited him in person, although it was just to reminisce about the old days and Lala's family routine, but Zhang Fu knew that the King of Han was fighting for his own support.
However, today's Zhang Fu is no longer his twelve years ago, twelve years ago he could support the King of Han without hesitation, and even charge for him, but today twelve years later, it is difficult for him to show his support for the King of Han. Because Zhu Gaochi has been the crown prince for ten years, although the storage position is now shaky, how can he, Zhang Fu, as the leader of the Yongle Emperor, ignore the prince and help the King of Han covet the artifact?
But even if he doesn't openly support King Han, as long as he is very close to King Han like he is now, it will fall in the eyes of the officials of the court and the opposition, that is, he is friendly with King Han, and he is a person who is the King of Han! But let him draw a line with the King of Han and not get along, he really can't be ungrateful. This marshal, who commanded and was decisive and resolute on the battlefield, was in a dilemma at the moment. He felt that life in the capital was difficult, and most of it was because of this.
The assassination of the King of Han this time, Zhang Fu was naturally angry at first hearing, but he soon had a full stomach of questions, but he soon fell into a contradiction, when he faced the saint later, should he tell his questions to the emperor? But then I would be too sorry for King Han, but if I blindly spoke for King Han in disregard of the facts, wouldn't I live up to the emperor's trust? .
With a full heart, Zhang Fu came to the front hall of the Yitian Palace, the main hall is deep, the curtains are layered, and hundreds of smokeless oil lamps need to be lit in the hall even during the day. The air was also filled with the fragrance of ambergris, which had come from a pair of two-and-a-half-foot-tall purple gold incense burners in front of the throne.
After the censer came the throne, which was now empty. Emperor Yongle, who was dressed in a bright yellow round-necked narrow-sleeved civilian robe and wore a black gauze winged crown, was pacing in the hall with irritable negative hands, and his already dark face was even more gloomy at the moment and could drip water, obviously the emperor's mood was extremely bad.
The eunuchs and palace maids standing in the hall were afraid of being angered by the irascible emperor, so they didn't dare to move at all, and the whole hall was only the sound of Zhu Di's pacing back and forth, and the atmosphere was very terrifying. It wasn't until Zhang Fu's footsteps sounded that Zhu Di stood on his feet and didn't look back: "Wen Bi, you're here." "There are only two people who can go to the palace without passing the Ming Dynasty, one is the old monk Yao Guangxiao, and the other is the British Gong Zhang Fu. This matter did not alarm the old monk, and naturally there was only the British prince who the emperor asked him to invite.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Fu nodded and replied softly.
"Alas," seeing Zhang Fu, Zhu Di's mood was slightly better, but his brows were still tightly locked: "Sit down." ”
As long as it is not a court member, Zhang Fu has a seat in front of the emperor, although the emperor will also set up a seat for some old ministers in their seventies and eighties, but Zhang Fu is only forty years old this year, and he is not disabled like the prince, but he is still given a seat by the emperor, which is also an honor given to him by Zhu Di.
The little eunuch moved an embroidered pier, and Zhang Fu bowed down to thank the emperor, then sat on it and waited for the emperor to speak.
Zhu Di also sat back on the throne and said to Zhang Fu: "You know the news of the assassination of King Han, right?" ”
"When the minister came, I heard the father-in-law who delivered the decree mention it." Zhang Fu said in a deep voice: "But the emperor can rest assured, His Royal Highness the King of Han came out of the sword mountain and the sea of fire, how could he be killed by a little assassin?" ”
"Well......" Zhu Di's face became calmer, he is the emperor, but he is also a father, when he heard that his son was attacked and fell into a coma, he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and all the intrigues he was full of were thrown aside, and he was only worried about his son's safety. However, Hu Guang and others, who accompanied him at that time, did not ask how the injury of King Han was, but talked about the so-called suspicious points from the side, which made the worried emperor angry, and forced Hu Guang out of the fire.
Seeing Zhang Fuyi open his mouth at this time, it was the safety of the King of Han that the emperor's mood was a little better, and he said: "I have already sent the imperial doctor to welcome him out, and the car should have returned to the capital at this time." ”
"Your Majesty, there is a doctor in the minister's mansion, who was brought back from Annan, and he is especially good at sword wounds, and the minister has taken him outside the palace......" Zhang Fudao said.
"You have a heart, when the King of Han arrives, announce him in, maybe you can help." Zhu Di said: "I also called the prince over, you can help me see later, what kind of expression he is!" ”
"How?" Zhang Fu said in horror: "Could it be that the emperor suspects ......?"
"You are too careful, the prince is the best at hypocrisy, he doesn't dare to do this kind of thing, and he can't do it." Zhu Di snorted a little contemptuously: "I want you to see if the prince's ordinary kindness and friendship are pretended!" ”
"Yes......" Zhang Fu responded, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little gloomy, it turned out that the father and son of the Heavenly Family were jealous of each other, it was really not a rumor.
Alas, I really miss my days in Annam...... Zhang Fu is the brother of Zhang Hui, who Wang Xian dealt with in Shanxi, and his father is Zhang Yu, the first general under Zhu Di during the Jingjing Dynasty! In the Battle of Jingnan, when Zhu Di raised his troops, it was Zhang Yu who led his troops to seize the nine gates of Beiping, and controlled the whole city of Beiping in three days, and then in the case of extreme enemy strength and weakness, he broke Li Jinglong and Geng Bingwen's million-strong army three times, Zhang Yu made the first contribution and became a famous general in the world!
Zhang Fu was already an adult at the time and had been following his father's side, and the father and son soldiers participated in every major battle in the early stage of Jingjing. Until the Battle of Dongchang, Zhang Yu led the army into the enemy formation in order to save Zhu Di, who was besieged and in danger, and died of exhaustion. After the Battle of Dongchang, Zhu Di cried several times, held a grand funeral for Zhang Yu, and personally wrote a eulogy for Zhang Yu, and took off his clothes and burned them in front of everyone to mourn. After ascending to the pole, he often feasted with his old subordinates, and Zhu Di said several times that his most heartache was that there was no Zhang Yu present.
As Zhang Yu's son, and during the siege of Dongchang that day, Zhang Fu rushed into the army with his father to rescue him. Zhang Fu can sacrifice his life to save the driver in that situation, and his loyalty is naturally stronger than 10,000 words verbally, so Zhu Di's trust in Zhang Fu can be said to be more than anyone in the world.
After Zhang Yuzhan died, Zhang Fu inherited his father's position, followed Zhu Di to the north and south, and made great achievements in Jingjing. After the entourage entered Nanjing, he was named Xin'anbo, ate a thousand stones, and was given a hereditary coupon, and then entered the title of Xincheng Marquis, with 300 stones of rice. After the Annan rebellion, Zhang Fu was the deputy marshal, and Zhu Neng, the assistant of Chengguo, led the army to crusade, but Zhu Neng died of illness when he arrived in Guangxi, Zhu Di could only let the young Zhang Fu take command of the expedition, and Zhang Fu returned victorious, and then went out to Jiaozhi twice, both of which were brilliant, and Zhang Fu also achieved immortal prestige and was named the hereditary British duke!
Last winter, after three years of hard fighting, Zhang Fu finally captured Chen Jikuo, his wife and children, who had rebelled several times, and kidnapped them to Beijing. Quelled the Annam Bandits. And in accordance with the state system, the land seized by the thieves divided the land of the occupied city into four prefectures: Sheng, Hua, Si, and Yi, and added guards, and granted official positions to those who surrendered, leaving the troops to garrison and return to the dynasty in triumph.
When Zhang Fu arrived in Beijing in the month of Layue, the emperor personally went out of the city to greet him, and said goodbye to the Taimiao, and greeted his confidant and favorite general with the highest etiquette. After that, Zhang Fu was blessed to recuperate at home, and the emperor did not send him any errands, but just asked him to accompany and praise the national government from time to time. Zhu Di's trust in Zhang Fu is more than everyone else, he never refutes what Zhang Fu said, and he can be described as obedient to Zhang Fu. But Zhang Fu became more and more stable and silent, with the meaning of 'ten thousand words, it is better to be silent', but it made the emperor more and more serious, thinking that he was the first credible person among the courtiers!
The world is extremely envious of Zhang Fu's glorious scenery today, and only Zhang Fu himself knows the danger behind this scenery. He has already stood at the apex of the people, and he can no longer go further, but is easy to attract slander. Although the emperor's trust in him is unparalleled, who knows what mood this moody and unfathomable king will be in the next moment?
Therefore, since he accompanied him, he trembled every day, lest he say a wrong sentence, and every time he returned home, he was so tired that he didn't want to move, which was even harder than leading troops to fight in Annan. Of course, you can only think about this in your heart, if others hear it, you will only feel that he is hypocritical.
But fortunately, as long as he has a public heart and praises the military and government for the emperor impartially, there will be no trouble. However, when he heard about the assassination of King Han, he knew that trouble was coming...... When he heard the news at first glance, Zhang Fu's first reaction was disbelief, he knew the martial arts of the Han King very well, and Lu Bu had the courage of ten thousand people, and his martial arts were unrivaled in the world, and dozens of strong men could not get close. Even if the world is peaceful and his martial arts have been slackened over the years, he is still surrounded by masters!
Although the King of Han is a little older on weekdays, Zhang Fu still can't imagine who can assassinate the King of Han in the midst of heavy guards. Thinking of the recent discussions between the government and the opposition about the Han Dynasty's establishment of Qingzhou, Zhang Fu had to put a few question marks...... How could it be such a coincidence? Could it be that there is something strange about it? Could it be that King Han is playing bitter meat?
But these questions, Zhang Fu will never say, because his relationship with Zhu Gaochu is extraordinary, he is five years older than the King of Han, the two followed Zhu Di in the Hongwu period to expedition to the north of Liaodong, and formed a deep friendship in the Jingjing, Zhu Gaochu also saved his life several times, and the so-called friendship over life is nothing more than that.
In the battle for the storage position in the early years of Yongle, Zhang Fu, like most generals, naturally stood on the side of Zhu Gaoxu in the past, but he was still young at the time, and there were seniors such as Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qiguo, and Wang Ning, the commander of the horses, and it was not his turn to speak to his juniors. And with his silent and cautious character, he will not be in the limelight in such a thing. In addition, he then made three expeditions and spent ten years in Annan, but he also avoided the open and secret battles between the DPRK and China. To this day, he, the first soldier of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor's most trusted British prince, has never expressed clear support for any prince, which has to be said to be a miracle.
But this time the class teacher returned to the court, Zhang Fu could no longer avoid this whirlpool, Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed at his return, and felt that he had added a strong reinforcement, he could help say two words in front of the emperor, which was more effective than saying 10,000 words to others. Therefore, the King of Han invited Zhang Fu to the banquet five times, and also lowered his dignity and dignity, and visited him in person, although it was just to reminisce about the old days and Lala's family routine, but Zhang Fu knew that the King of Han was fighting for his own support.
However, today's Zhang Fu is no longer his twelve years ago, twelve years ago he could support the King of Han without hesitation, and even charge for him, but today twelve years later, it is difficult for him to show his support for the King of Han. Because Zhu Gaochi has been the crown prince for ten years, although the storage position is now shaky, how can he, Zhang Fu, as the leader of the Yongle Emperor, ignore the prince and help the King of Han covet the artifact?
But even if he doesn't openly support King Han, as long as he is very close to King Han like he is now, it will fall in the eyes of the officials of the court and the opposition, that is, he is friendly with King Han, and he is a person who is the King of Han! But let him draw a line with the King of Han and not get along, he really can't be ungrateful. This marshal, who commanded and was decisive and resolute on the battlefield, was in a dilemma at the moment. He felt that life in the capital was difficult, and most of it was because of this.
The assassination of the King of Han this time, Zhang Fu was naturally angry at first hearing, but he soon had a full stomach of questions, but he soon fell into a contradiction, when he faced the saint later, should he tell his questions to the emperor? But then I would be too sorry for King Han, but if I blindly spoke for King Han in disregard of the facts, wouldn't I live up to the emperor's trust? .
With a full heart, Zhang Fu came to the front hall of the Yitian Palace, the main hall is deep, the curtains are layered, and hundreds of smokeless oil lamps need to be lit in the hall even during the day. The air was also filled with the fragrance of ambergris, which had come from a pair of two-and-a-half-foot-tall purple gold incense burners in front of the throne.
After the censer came the throne, which was now empty. Emperor Yongle, who was dressed in a bright yellow round-necked narrow-sleeved civilian robe and wore a black gauze winged crown, was pacing in the hall with irritable negative hands, and his already dark face was even more gloomy at the moment and could drip water, obviously the emperor's mood was extremely bad.
The eunuchs and palace maids standing in the hall were afraid of being angered by the irascible emperor, so they didn't dare to move at all, and the whole hall was only the sound of Zhu Di's pacing back and forth, and the atmosphere was very terrifying. It wasn't until Zhang Fu's footsteps sounded that Zhu Di stood on his feet and didn't look back: "Wen Bi, you're here." "There are only two people who can go to the palace without passing the Ming Dynasty, one is the old monk Yao Guangxiao, and the other is the British Gong Zhang Fu. This matter did not alarm the old monk, and naturally there was only the British prince who the emperor asked him to invite.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Fu nodded and replied softly.
"Alas," seeing Zhang Fu, Zhu Di's mood was slightly better, but his brows were still tightly locked: "Sit down." ”
As long as it is not a court member, Zhang Fu has a seat in front of the emperor, although the emperor will also set up a seat for some old ministers in their seventies and eighties, but Zhang Fu is only forty years old this year, and he is not disabled like the prince, but he is still given a seat by the emperor, which is also an honor given to him by Zhu Di.
The little eunuch moved an embroidered pier, and Zhang Fu bowed down to thank the emperor, then sat on it and waited for the emperor to speak.
Zhu Di also sat back on the throne and said to Zhang Fu: "You know the news of the assassination of King Han, right?" ”
"When the minister came, I heard the father-in-law who delivered the decree mention it." Zhang Fu said in a deep voice: "But the emperor can rest assured, His Royal Highness the King of Han came out of the sword mountain and the sea of fire, how could he be killed by a little assassin?" ”
"Well......" Zhu Di's face became calmer, he is the emperor, but he is also a father, when he heard that his son was attacked and fell into a coma, he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and all the intrigues he was full of were thrown aside, and he was only worried about his son's safety. However, Hu Guang and others, who accompanied him at that time, did not ask how the injury of King Han was, but talked about the so-called suspicious points from the side, which made the worried emperor angry, and forced Hu Guang out of the fire.
Seeing Zhang Fuyi open his mouth at this time, it was the safety of the King of Han that the emperor's mood was a little better, and he said: "I have already sent the imperial doctor to welcome him out, and the car should have returned to the capital at this time." ”
"Your Majesty, there is a doctor in the minister's mansion, who was brought back from Annan, and he is especially good at sword wounds, and the minister has taken him outside the palace......" Zhang Fudao said.
"You have a heart, when the King of Han arrives, announce him in, maybe you can help." Zhu Di said: "I also called the prince over, you can help me see later, what kind of expression he is!" ”
"How?" Zhang Fu said in horror: "Could it be that the emperor suspects ......?"
"You are too careful, the prince is the best at hypocrisy, he doesn't dare to do this kind of thing, and he can't do it." Zhu Di snorted a little contemptuously: "I want you to see if the prince's ordinary kindness and friendship are pretended!" ”
"Yes......" Zhang Fu responded, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little gloomy, it turned out that the father and son of the Heavenly Family were jealous of each other, it was really not a rumor.
Alas, I really miss my days in Annam......