The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

Update today's Chapter 1, there will be another chapter later

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As the saying goes: "spring rain is as expensive as oil", now it is the end of spring, and this rain can be regarded as the last few in spring.Passers-by on the street hate this kind of rain very much. The raindrops are very small, drifting randomly with the breeze, sticking to people's clothes, making umbrellas useless.

Zhang Fan quite likes this feeling, he is currently sitting in a window seat on the second floor of a teahouse facing the street.Tasting the tea in his hand, Zhang Fan didn't care about the drizzle falling on him outside the window as he watched the figures of pedestrians passing by in a hurry.

Wang Meng was always guarding by his side. Now, although he listened to Zhang Fan's order and reluctantly obeyed, he was absent-minded and didn't care about drinking tea at all. He just held it in his hand for a show, and kept looking around.

"Wang Meng, don't be so vigilant." Zhang Fan glanced at him and said, "Although I have mastered Jinyiwei now, I haven't made countless enemies yet, and no one will follow me."

"My lord has a noble status, not to mention that it is the duty of my subordinates to protect my lord." Wang Meng disagreed with his statement and said, "No matter what, my subordinates must ensure the safety of my lord, and there must be no omissions."

Zhang Fan only talked about his stubbornness, so he didn't say any more.Looking at the hurried pedestrians on the street, the troubles in my heart gradually receded.Zhang Fan is sitting here now not because he is waiting for someone, or because he is bored, he is here to avoid disaster.

Originally, it was such a good thing to stay at home at this time and accompany my wife.But that girl Zhaoxue is getting more and more entangled with her, plus Yingyue doesn't care about it, and her wife even has a hint of instigation, frequently creating opportunities for the two of them to be alone.Zhaoxue was even more enthusiastic, and she was very bold with his words, and even used hands and feet together, which made Zhang Fan yelled that he couldn't bear it.That's when Wang Meng was called, and regardless of the fact that it was still raining outside, he escaped without even opening an umbrella.

Now it was the end of March, thinking that he would set off for the south of the Yangtze River next month, but Zhang Fan didn't feel any disturbance in his heart.In his previous life, he stayed in Shanghai for a long time. At that time, Shanghai was an international metropolis, but now it is just a small fishing village.

Thinking of Shanghai, Zhang Fan couldn't help thinking of Songjiang Mansion again, and had another headache because Xu Jie's home was there.Although Zhang Juzheng was not obstructed by his mentor Xu Jie, and the reform plan had been put on his personal agenda, Xu Jie still respected him as his teacher.Zhang Juzheng is also a secondary assistant. He is very busy with affairs in the DPRK and China on weekdays, but he has no free time.Now that Zhang Fan was going to Jiangnan, he happened to pass by there, so Zhang Juzheng asked him to visit Xu Jie.

Thinking of this matter, Zhang Fan couldn't help being upset again.He was not upset because of the hostile relationship with Xu Jie, but because Xu Jie was in deep trouble now.Speaking of this incident, it was because of one person, Hai Rui, a well-known upright official in the Ming Dynasty and even in Chinese history.After going through the predicament of the Jiajing Dynasty, Hai Rui was finally released from prison at the time of Longqing Yunnian.At that time, Hai Rui also saved his life by relying on Xu Jie's efforts, and he was very grateful to Xu Jie.But Hai Rui is a bit stubborn. In his eyes, a corrupt official is just a corrupt official, and there is no such thing as human kindness.Now that Gao Gong is in power, he has gone to Xu Jie's heart, but he doesn't intend to let Xu Jie go.He ordered Hai Rui, who is now the governor of Yingtian, to investigate the area, and ordered the local tyrants to give up the occupied land, and Xu Jie's family was the main target.Although Zhang Juzheng was in the post of assistant, but he was so focused on the reform, he couldn't turn against Gao Gong, but he wanted to help his teacher, so he entrusted Zhang Fan.

This is difficult for Zhang Fan, not because of Xu Jie, although he hates Zhang Fan, but after all, he is already an official, no matter how high his honor is, it will not hinder Zhang Fan's affairs now.But if Zhang Fan was going to help Xu Jie so clearly, wouldn't he be openly opposing Gao Gong?Although he is now in the prime of his family and in charge of Jinyiwei, he doesn't want to create another enemy for himself in the position of chief assistant.But he couldn't refute the name of the teacher Zhang Juzheng, and ignored Xu Jie, which gave him a headache.

But he thought of Hai Rui again. This person's character is really nothing to say, but he is a bit stunned and stupid. Could it be that he can't see that Gao Gong is using him?Zhang Fan thought for a while, and he didn't think so. In the land of the south of the Yangtze River, powerful and powerful households occupied a lot of land. For Hai Rui, this was definitely a key target.However, he couldn't help himself in dealing with Xu Jie, otherwise, if he clings to Gao Gong's censor's few scriptures to impeach him for malfeasance, even if Long Qing appreciates him, it will be over.

Difficult!Zhang Fan sat here for several hours and didn't come up with any good solution. "It seems that we can only take one step at a time, let's talk about it when we get there!" Zhang Fan thought in his heart.

The preparations for his trip to Jiangnan were almost done, and this time he went to Jiangnan as an imperial envoy of Longqing, and the pomp was not small.The officials in the court probably could have guessed where he was going and what he was doing, and those influential people in the south of the Yangtze River also contacted their contacts in the capital to inquire about Zhang Fan's situation. Naturally, these could not escape the monitoring of Zhang Fan's huge Jinyiwei.But Zhang Fan was a little bit dumbfounded when he saw the news. Not only were there people asking him about his age and appearance, but also people asking him if he liked money, and even asking him if he was married and what kind of woman he liked!It seems that his trip this time is quite a bit like a mountain of swords and silver, accompanied by the smell of incense powder.

As the sky gradually darkened, Zhang Fan felt that it was time to go back as he drank the tea in the cup that was already brewed like boiled water.Putting down the broken silver, he was just about to get up to reply when he suddenly saw a small school from Jinyiwei under him come looking for him. Seeing his anxious expression, he couldn't help being a little puzzled, could something serious happen?

"My lord!" The man came to Zhang Fan and bowed before panting, "My... my lord..."

"Slow down, drink a glass of water and talk." Zhang Fan saw that his speech was intermittent, and he didn't know whether he was in a hurry or running too fast, so he couldn't tell clearly, so he ordered.

The man thanked him, and without using a cup, he grabbed a teapot and poured it into his mouth like this, and then he said, "My lord, the old lady asks my lord to go home quickly, Madam doesn't know what's wrong , feeling unwell."

"Ru Xue!" Zhang Fan screamed, ignoring him, and rushed down the teahouse, thinking about his own home.Wang Meng has been following behind him.

Back to his home quickly, Zhang Fan, who had never done such an intense exercise before, was out of breath, panting continuously, but Wang Meng's face behind him was red and his heart was not beating.Zhang Fan ignored the salutations of the servants at home, and ran straight to the inner hall.

When they came to the door of their own room, they saw many maids waiting there, and they saw Zhang Fan salute him in unison.Zhang Fan didn't care about them, so he opened the door and walked in.

There were many people in the room, mothers Zhao, Zhaoxue, and Yingyue were all there, Ruxue was lying on the bed, her complexion was pretty good, and she even had a blush.I thought the elderly doctor was checking her pulse.

Ru Xue was very happy to see her husband came back, and the blush on her face deepened, and she said, "Sister." Although her voice was very weak as before, there was nothing unusual about it.

"Ru Xue, how are you?" Zhang Fan hurried to the window to look at his wife, and asked with a nervous expression, "I was shocked when I heard the news, thinking that something happened to you."

Seeing that his beloved wife was well, Zhang Fan was relieved, but he didn't dare to disturb the doctor's inspection, but he found that other people in the room looked at him with strange eyes, and Ru Xue was even a little shy.Zhang Fan was indeed even more confused.

"Fan'er, come with your mother, don't disturb the Langzhong to see Ru Xue's illness." Mrs. Zhao said, and then told the other two girls in the room, "Zhaoxue, Miss Li, please watch over her. "

Zhaoxue and Yingyue hurriedly agreed.

Zhang Fan followed Zhao Shixiang to the living room with a puzzled face. Zhao Shi didn't say a word along the way, so he couldn't ask.The mother and son sat down in the living room, and Mrs. Zhao asked the maid to bring tea.Zhang Fan drank a few sips, seeing his mother remained silent, and Xiangmei, who was beside her mother, also looked at him with a funny expression.

Zhang Fan couldn't bear it anymore, and was about to ask, but the doctor came out.He came to Mrs. Zhao and made a salute, and said, "Congratulations, Ma'am, your daughter-in-law's pulse is stable and her body is in good health. Both mother and child are safe and well. I have a prescription for anti-abortion here, and I will take a dose for her every day." That's it."

"Thank you, old sir." Mrs. Zhao was even more happy when she heard that, with a smile on her face, and said, "Xiangmei, give me the ten taels of silver."

The doctor thanked him very much, and then left.

Zhang Fan was in a daze when they were talking, until the doctor had left for a long time, then he came to his senses and said happily: "Mother, this... this is, Ru Xue..."

Seeing her son's joy, Mrs. Zhao nodded with a smile on her face.After getting his mother's reply, Zhang Fan ran around the room happily, and even jumped up a few steps, looking even happier than when he won the number one prize.The maids on the side also smiled and looked at him.

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Zhao waited for him to go crazy for a while, and then stopped him, "A big man, and an earl of the court, why is he so unreserved!" Although he blamed him, there was joy in his eyes.

After hearing what his mother said, Zhang Fan stopped his actions, but the joy in his heart was still tumbling violently, and he said, "Mother, I am so happy. I...I want to see Look at Ruxue."

Zhang Fan was about to walk back, but he was shocked when he saw Ru Xue walking out supported by Zhao Xue and Ying Yue.Zhang Fan hurried forward to hold his wife's arm, and said with concern and blame: "Xue'er, you are pregnant now, you should rest more, how can you walk around carelessly."

Ru Xue knew that her husband was concerned about her, but she still said, "It's only been two months, so there's no need to be so nervous."

"That can't be done. If something happens, I won't forgive myself." Zhang Fan said anxiously, "Go back to the room and lie down. It's still raining outside, so be careful if you get a cold!" Walking around the room, the expression seemed to be protecting some fragile treasure, for fear that there might be a slight omission.

Zhaoxue and Yingyue did not follow, but stayed with Mrs. Zhao.The three of them watched Zhang Fan help Ru Xue leave so preciously, Zhao's eyes showed relief, but Zhao Xue and Ying Yue's eyes showed envy.