The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"The scenery of the northern country is frozen for thousands of miles, and snow is drifting for thousands of miles. Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, there is nothing left; So wrapped, it’s extraordinarily enchanting." Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhang Fan unknowingly recited the famous lines of the chairman, although he felt that there was a suspicion of plagiarism, but the words were so beautifully described that people had to be convinced.But just as I was about to continue reading the following verses, I suddenly stopped.Wang Xilie, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, who was walking side by side with Zhang Fan, was not an illiterate master. The following verses were too domineering, and it would kill his head to read them out.

When Wang Xilie heard Zhang Fannian's words, he couldn't help clapping his hands and applauding: "Tongzhi deserves to be the second person in the Ming Dynasty to be able to win three yuan in a row. This poem is majestic and majestic, which is beyond the capabilities of ordinary people. Listen, this is Qin Yuanchun's Ci card , why is there only Qianqian?"

Zhang Fan was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile, "I'm expressing my feelings, but Hou Que hasn't settled down yet."

"It's really a pity, if it is achieved overnight, it will become a masterpiece of the ages!" Wang Xilie sighed.

"The eternal song is for sure, so I will be imprisoned by the nine clans for sure." Zhang Fan thought in his heart, no matter how much Long Qing and Zhu Yijun liked him, the authority of the royal family would never be let go.

Two days ago, on the 600th day of the first lunar month, the team going north had assembled. In addition to the officials from the Ministry of Rites, there were also a caravan of more than a thousand people, all of whom were authorized by the imperial court to show their friendship.The envoy I answered was too happy to see so many caravans going together, and they also brought a lot of valuable products, so how could they disagree.It's just that he doesn't know that there are only five or six hundred people who are actually doing business, and the others are all pretended by people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei. They are going to inquire about news, and some of them will stay there.

When more than a thousand people passed through Datong, Qi Jiguang had already sent people to wait.Wang Xilie and Zhang Fan exchanged greetings with him, but without stopping, Qi Jiguang sent 1000 troops to guard their safety, and then they left the customs.

The imperial court proposed 1000 guards. In the past, when discussing the mutual market, the Tatar envoys tried their best not to allow it, but this time, the envoys not only did not object, but also seemed to blame the Ming Dynasty for the lack of troops.Manchu civil and military, the one who can come to the early court is not a human being, how can he not see it.It's just that some people's vision is a little shallow and they don't think deeply, but some of the smart people in the cabinet guess it, and I guess I'm in trouble.So everyone tried their best to play, saying that it is not appropriate to send too many soldiers to guard, and a thousand people is enough.They are Tatars who are afraid that someone will use Mingjun to cause chaos, so as not to cause any further disturbances.Long Qing also understood the meaning of this, so he naturally agreed.

When the Tatar envoy saw that his idea had failed, he was a little disappointed, but he only blamed himself for being impatient and showing his feet.Long Qing issued an order to Qi Jiguang, asking him to select a thousand people to go with him, even if he doesn't participate in this matter, he should guard him well, and don't bring his own people into it.

Exit from Datong and enter Hetao.Zhang Fan, who came back to his old place, was really a little embarrassed. Thinking that he almost left his life here, he couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

"Master Zhang, Master Zhang!" Wang Xilie's voice brought Zhang Fan back from his memories.

"Your Majesty Wang is polite, what's the matter?" Zhang Fan said.

"Master Zhang, Your Majesty asked you to be my deputy during this mission." Wang Xilie looked at the Tatar envoys in the distance, making sure that he could not hear the voices of the two of them, and said, "Your identity, do you want to be my deputy?" I can guess what you are here for. Jin Yiwei, as His Majesty's personal guard, acts very carefully, but this Dongchang..."

"Lord Wang, please rest assured." Zhang Fan only said what he was worried about, and said, "When the time comes, Mr. Feng will take the bus, and the guards of the East Factory will definitely not make any big moves. After all, the Tatars don't need to go home. I won't be presumptuous. Besides, Eunuch Feng gave me the order of the East Factory, they will definitely be obedient and won't cause trouble."

"That's good." Although Wang Xilie was still a little worried, but when Zhang Fan talked about this, he could only answer in this way.Thinking that this trip might put him in danger because of the people from Dongchang, Wang Xilie became a little envious of his boss Zhang Juzheng and Yin Shidan, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites.The former is Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Juzheng should be in charge of this matter originally, but whoever calls him Zaifu has important tasks; the latter is the right servant, although the grade is comparable to his left servant, it is a bit lower.As a result, the matter of envoys naturally fell on him.

Wang Xilie complained there, but Zhang Fan didn't know what he was thinking.Looking at the sky full of silver and white, and thinking of myself now, the sympathy in my heart suddenly disappeared, and my mood improved again.It's just that this good mood was interrupted before it lasted for a stick of incense.

"My lord, the Tatar envoy is here." Wang Meng reminded from the side.This unsatisfactory Jinyi Baihu has now become Zhang Fan's full-time guard, and he is always around Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan listened to his words and looked forward, the envoy was indeed riding towards this side on horseback.The man came to Wang Xilie's side and looked at Zhang Fan with strange eyes.He knew that Zhang Fan was from the third rank, which was lower than Wang Xilie, but he saw that Wang Xilie was talking to him with a hint of fear, so he looked at Zhang Fan differently.The envoy said to Wang Xilie: "My lord, at the current speed, we will enter our grassland in two days." The official words of the Central Plains were very smooth, if it weren't for this man's not very strong body, the hair on his body was overgrown , Others thought he was a commoner in the Central Plains.

"I'm going to be an envoy this time, please trouble your envoy." Wang Xilie didn't want to talk too much with this envoy, and used an official tone.At least he felt that the envoy would not say anything important to him.

"Who is this lord?" The envoy looked at Zhang Fan and asked with cupped fists.

"My name is Zhang Fan, and I am the newly-promoted Chief Guest Officer of the Ministry of Rites. This time, I will go to your country as the deputy envoy of the Minister of the Minister." Zhang Fan replied with a smile, and there was no affectation in his words.

The envoy observed Zhang Fan very carefully when he spoke, and could not see any flaws, and he believed Zhang Fan's words to half or eight in his heart.He secretly guessed that Zhang Fan became a fifth-rank official at such a young age, and Wang Xilie would treat him with courtesy after he must be some kind of official.But he turned himself into the alley.

"Has your lord been here before?" the envoy then asked.

"I haven't been here before. My hometown is in Yangzhou. Where have I been here before? It's very cold here. When I first came here, I didn't get used to it." Zhang Fan half-truthfully said.The Tartars who knew that he had been here were basically dead, and the people in the court would not chat with the Tartars.

When the envoy saw what he said, he believed it a little more. Seeing that Zhang Fan didn't talk to him anymore, he stepped aside. Although he still had some doubts in his heart, he didn't say anything.

Wang Xilie was listening to Zhang Fan's nonsense, a little funny, but a little admired.He didn't admire Zhang Fan for not blushing or panting when he lied, but Jin Yiwei. Zhang Fan had only been in for more than a month, and such a number one scholar who was familiar with sages was raped so well!How did he know that Zhang Fan in his previous life applied for a job, in order to appear to be very experienced, he didn't tell any lies, so he knew it clearly.

On the way, whether setting up camp or stopping to rest, Zhang Fan was always with the travel officials from the Ministry of Rites. Only Wang Meng, a seemingly brave man, followed him, but he never talked to others.Those factory guards who were mixed in the caravan would not take the initiative to come to Zhang Fan, showing their feet.In this way, the Tatar envoy was even more certain that Zhang Fanzhi climbed to this position relying on some high-ranking official in the Ming Dynasty.It's just that he didn't know that Zhang Fan really relied on his connections, but he relied on the two most powerful people in the royal family, and the position he climbed to was much greater than what he knew.

Due to the accompanying caravan of more than [-] people and the snowy road, although there was no new snowfall, the team walked very slowly. It took three days to get out of the Hetao, which was a whole day longer than planned.Under the leadership of the great ambassador, the team walked westward, and as soon as they got out of the Hetao, they would not be able to stab the mountain.Then go northwest to Juyan Beach, which is the destination of this trip, and it is also Ji Nai.

Although it was colder here, the road was much easier to walk, and the speed of the team was greatly accelerated.

"Master Zhang, do you know where this is?" Wang Xilie asked.

Zhang Fan looked at the surrounding mountains, and said, "This is not stabbing the mountains, how could the lower officials not know!"

"Oh? Master Zhang also knows the story here?" Wang Xilie asked.

"Naturally at that time." Zhang Fan said, "Back then, Mao Yuncheng, during the reign of Xuantong, conquered Yibu Mountain for eight years, left Mount Huan for nine years, conquered the bandits from Heishan Mountain for ten years, and captured all their chiefs. What a grand ambition! He was framed by a villain and sent to Fujian. He still did not forget to serve the country and made great achievements in killing the enemy. The restoration of Yingzong was just promoted to the governor and Tongzhi, and he guarded Gansu with the left deputy commander. Uncle Fu Qiang. In the fourth year of Chenghua, he was crusaded for four years, and died in the midst of the loss. The former emperor gave him the title of marquis, and he was posthumously named Wuyong."

After hearing what Zhang Fan said, Wang Xilie said with a smile, "Master Zhang is quite clear."

Zhang Fan replied: "For a while, the lower official was yearning for soldiers, but he gave up because of his poor health."

However, Wang Xilie sighed and said: "Your Majesty was born in the West Frontier. He is not a Han Chinese, but he can give his life for the Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, there are only a few such people. Like Li Chengliang from the Northeast, although He is a Korean, but he is dedicated to serving our Ming Dynasty. On the other hand, our Han generals, there are quite a few people with the title of famous generals, and only a few of them can really take the lead, which is really sad!"

After Zhang Fan heard his words, he was also full of thoughts, but he said: "Your Excellency, there is no need to lament, I am a warrior of the Ming Dynasty, and I am not valued. And the imperial court can't rely on force alone if it wants to fight against the outside world, and the rule of law should come first."

How could Wang Xilie not understand what Zhang Fan said, but listening to it made him feel even more sad, and said: "Master Zhang's words are good, but now it's over!" Wang Xilie didn't complete the sentence. Correction is not only difficult and difficult, it is simply a mirror image.

Zhang Fan didn't answer, but thought to himself: "This will definitely turn around, at least I won't let the teacher's hard work go to waste like in history."

The terrain of Yebuci Mountain has little ups and downs, and the road led by the Tatar envoys is easy to walk, and they walked out of the mountains within two days.

"That's Juyanhai." The envoy pointed to the vast expanse of whiteness in the distance and said, "If it's summer, you can see it here. It's really frozen thick now."

With the target in sight, everyone unknowingly accelerated their speed, and after walking straight for a long time, they came to a frozen river.It is said that Juyanhai is just an inland river. Standing by the river, Zhang Fan can vaguely see the miniature of the city wall in the distance.The Tatar envoy told everyone that Yijinai was there.

Everyone continued on their way, and Zhang Fan also ordered Wang Meng to inform a few Qianhu and factory guards who were wearing makeup in the caravan, and his own mission was about to begin.