Jingming

Chapter 217 Two sets of rules are nothing more than fists

"Zhu Zaiqi?"

In Kunning Palace, Sun Ming looked lovingly at the sleeping child next to him.

"Building soil as a foundation is called 墌." Zhu Houcong was also looking at the newborn child, "We father and son, I am afraid that we will continue to build new foundations for Ming Dynasty."

"...Your Majesty." Sun Ming stretched out his hand from under the quilt, and slowly covered the back of his hand, "I heard that there is a big event today, and you have been staying here..."

She cared about the big things outside, but she couldn't care about it, so she could only tell him that she was very touched and remind him to get busy.

Look... all the children's names are named Daming.

Zhu Houcong smiled: "Compared to this child, what's the big deal?"

Sun Ming smiled wearily.

Zhu Houcong caressed her face: "Although your father didn't come back in time, I have already sent people to announce the good news, and your family should already know about it."

In the capital, the people arranged by Huang Jin had indeed gone to the Sun family and the rest of the counselors to announce the good news.

The empress gave birth to a son-in-law, and the baby was healthy, which was a major event that could calm people's hearts.

After nightfall, most people in the capital actually don't know what happened outside the city.

Only some sensitive people found that many people who used to go to and from the palace and between the various government offices had some dignified expressions.

After Cui Yuan received the good news, he also knew the name of the son-in-law.

"Zaiqian?" She asked her husband who had been promoted to the eldest princess of Yongkang.

After Cui Yuan gave an explanation, he judged a little strangely: "What kind of ambition does Your Majesty have in mind, and even thinks that he can't finish it in this life, and the next life can only be regarded as laying the foundation?"

"As an aunt and grandmother, what kind of congratulatory gift do you think I should offer tomorrow?"

Princess Yongkang was not on the same line as he was thinking about.

"A congratulatory gift?" Cui Yuan sighed softly, "You might as well go to visit the queen mother tomorrow and ask our daughter about the secret method of having children. I have been married to Uncle An Chang for five years, and he has no concubine. As for the congratulatory gift, just follow the old rules."

"...how do you talk about this?" Princess Yongkang was a little worried when she heard the words.

I gave birth to a son for him, and after taking Liu Long's daughter, he died early before leaving any heirs.

The other daughter married Qian Weiqi, Anchangbo, the mother of Emperor Yingzong Empress Qian, and has not given birth to a child yet.

Princess Yongkang looked at Cui Yuan with a bit of resentment: Did you see that the emperor gave birth to two sons in a row, and now he, the counselor, is also worried about the issue of heirs?

The two continued to think about being in the same line, and Cui Yuan replied solemnly: "After tonight, there will be drastic changes among the honored relatives! I am the Marquis of Jingshan, counted as an honored minister, and I have honored you. I am a relative of the state and have the status of a consultant. From tomorrow onwards, I will go through the needles among my relatives, so that many people will appreciate His Majesty's kindness."

Princess Yongkang stared blankly at him.

Cui Yuan was still thinking: "Uncle Pingjiang Chen Xiong has no son. In response to my affection, he sent his son Chen Gui to Shenji Camp. Now that the child is sixteen years old, it is time to discuss marriage. The Marquis of Xianning has a younger sister. , fifteen unmarried..."

The eldest princess of Yongkang heard him rambling about several honorable ministers and relatives, all of whom were basically childless.

Only then did she realize that it was not for himself that Cui Yuan asked her to ask the Empress Dowager Jiang about the secret method of having children.

Then Cui Yuan came back to the topic, and after a pause, he solemnly said to her: "I have to plan for the future. The emperor's son is named Zaiqian, which shows His Majesty's great ambitions. How will the honored relatives support His Majesty and the crown prince in the future? I can't retreat now. There are a lot of offending things that need me to do. You haven't conceived for many years, we have to try. If not, I have to ask for another concubine!"

It's not that the captain's son-in-law has no concubines, but this matter must require the emperor's permission and the princess's nod.

Princess Yongkang looked at her with a little grievance in her heart.

Cui Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "You and I have been married for more than twenty years. You know what I am. It has been more than two years since I was granted the title of Marquis of Jingshan and participated in state affairs. Why did I do anything wrong? The current situation cannot tolerate me anymore. I'm rigid. I'd better have another son within a year or two. In the future, I can listen to His Majesty's teachings with the crown prince. Your Majesty's knowledge is not as simple as practical science and dialectics today! The Ming Dynasty will definitely be completely new in the future. How dangerous the future will be!"

Princess Yongkang thought about her age, and could only pouted and said, "Then you should find a concubine's room."

She hasn't conceived in the past twenty years, so how can she count on herself?

She is the emperor's aunt, and even a daughter born in a concubine's room cannot enter the palace as a princess in the future.Cui Yuan could only find a way from his son, so that the things he would do now to offend his relatives would not be troubled by others in the future, and he would have a son who could protect the Cui family and his sister...

The same cannot be said for other counselors.

Cui Yuan is less than fifty, so he is considered young among the counselors.

Other old guys, I dare not compare with Sun Jiao.But out of worries about the future, everyone began to think about grandchildren and even great-grandchildren this night.

The emperor's first son has been born, and there is also an emperor's eldest son.More than ten years later, the princes must start getting married one after another.

After the emperor has expressed his determination to change the future, the smartest and most direct way is to bind with the royal family.

【...Thinking about it now, His Majesty's choice of the queen to be selected from the family of important ministers is not just for the present, but also for the future.Yongxiu, you may be thinking about this festival in Guangzhou.If you were reckless before, if you left as a father, the Yang family can only rely on your protection first, fortunately, because of the incident in Guangzhou, His Majesty praised you very much...]

Yang Tinghe wrote a letter to Yang Shen.

The relationship between Yu Chengxun and Yu Chengye brothers is still separated by a layer after all.

After he finished writing the letter, he looked at Deng Hua and his heart calmed down.

Previously, a strategy for dealing with Li Xiang's case involving Uncle Hui and the Zheng family was made. Although this matter is not small, it is indeed not comparable to the birth of the emperor's son.

With the previous arrangements and arrangements, the Fifth Army Battalion would not be in any chaos.

It was the reaction of the relatives and the world since then. For the emperor and the counselors, what was really needed was determination.

As long as you dare to lift the butcher's knife, this piece of sky can be killed after all.

Now that Zhang Yong has gone, he can handle the matter of the Fifth Army Battalion safely.So what if Zhang Wei didn't listen to the decree and enter the city to investigate and deal with it according to the law?It's nothing more than a small twist.

Now that the knife is raised, sooner or later there will be blood.

In the Fifth Army Battalion, the fire on the side of the City Guard Tenth Battalion has just been extinguished.

Zhang Yong glanced at Xu Guangzuo, then at Wang Zuo and Li Yi who came here.

"Since Shen Wenzhou has already been detected, why not arrest him first?"

Wang Zuo said with a smile: "He is Zhang Wei's master. He travels around for him. What is the reason for arresting him? I only know who he has met, and I can't get close to them to hear what they said. After all It’s a confidant of Xun’s relatives, after all, it’s a major event in the Beijing camp. Eunuch Zhang, first ask whether Zhang Wei is really involved in it, this is what should be done.”

He knew that Zhang Yong felt that today was a bit dangerous.

Another point is that Zhang Yong came here today under orders, but many of the arrangements behind the scenes in advance were arranged with other intentions.Now that someone in the Fifth Military Battalion really dared to mutiny, Zhang Yong, the admiral and eunuch, was worried about how he would deal with the matter?
So he bowed his hands to Zhang Yong again: "After Li Xiang's incident, Eunuch Zhang began to admiral the Beijing camp. Today, only a dozen or so people entered the camp, and they were able to calm down when there was a great chaos. This newly established Beijing camp, Eunuch Zhang, can be called a leader." Prestige can overwhelm all generals. Mr. Zhang, there is nothing wrong with his merits."

Zhang Yong was silent for a while, then looked at Xu Guangzuo, both of them smiled wryly.

Xu Guangzuo needs to rely on the temporary control of the Fifth Army Battalion to stand on the emperor's side more clearly in this drastic change of the new law and prove his loyalty.

What about Zhang Yong?Zhang Zuo, Mai Fu and others are still too young, and he, the former Eight Tigers, also needs to prove his position on the new law to the emperor.

This is not to go to Ganzhou to fight the mutiny, this is because the new law will stand opposite some unwilling relatives.

So Zhang Yong also bowed to Wang Zuo: "Rebel officials and rebel leaders, etc., Wang Zhenfu, let's take it back to the city at night. Tonight's contribution to calming the chaos, our family has to cooperate with Ding Guogong, Ding Guogong, and others. Marquis Xianning and others discussed how to write memorials."

Wang Zuo saluted Xu Guangzuo, Marquis Xianning and the others again, then got on his horse and said, "Let's go!"

Lu Bing looked at Qiu Luan, who was not much older than himself, and quickly followed Wang Zuo's horse.

He just captured Shen Wenzhou together with Li Yi, and then found that he couldn't go back to the city, so he had to go to the Fifth Army Camp again.

But Qiu Luan led a thousand cavalry to kill those rebels who had rushed out after all.

A raging fire was burning in one of the five army camps, which was the rebel army who was beheaded during the riot.

The colonel field was still brightly lit, Zhang Yong and Xu Guangzuo walked to the front together, looking at so many generals below.

"My duke dares to use you to lead his troops to suppress the chaos again, because he knows that the general situation in the Fifth Army camp is still good!" Zhang Yong said loudly, "Donggong Ding and this duke will not disappear for the merits of tonight! Last year owed The pay will be paid out soon, and the rewards for tonight will also be together! Zhang Wei and others have nothing to do with you and others, regardless of the grace of God, and plotting against you secretly. Starting tomorrow, we will clarify in each battalion the amount owed by each sentry , someone from the Ministry of War will come tomorrow and will check the account books!"

When Lei Quanyi's side fell into fierce fighting, Zhang Yong first left people to guard the Seventh Battalion of Soldiers, and then rushed to the school grounds, and ordered the generals who had gathered there to rush to the Tenth Battalion of the city guard.

The remaining sentry men and horses he brought were in charge of the formation, but these generals rushed forward to fight.

These generals also need to prove themselves, and also need to have the opportunity to make contributions in this accident.

Hearing what Zhang Yong said now, all the battalion officers and officers who had come to listen to the decree expressed their thanks, and then they were ordered to return to their respective battalions to appease the troops.

Will there be any changes tonight?
The [-] cavalry of the [-] Battalion are still here.

After returning to the cleaned Chinese army tent, Xu Guangzuo sighed, "Today is all thanks to Eunuch Zhang's good scheduling."

But Zhang Yong bowed his hands to Qiu Luan: "Luckily, Lord Hou's reinforcements came in time."

Qiu Luan, who was almost 20 years old, became much more stable, and quickly returned the gift: "The last general is only following orders. The decree and the order of the Ministry of War made the last general Shen Shi five o'clock to leave the camp. This month, he will guard the fifth army camp to help the prince and the governor. It's just that Zhang Wei is so bold, and the tenth battalion of the city guard is so brave that he dared to resist the order in broad daylight. Dugong, tonight is still very important, and we will continue to patrol the camp in the end."

"It's work!"

Seeing him leaving excitedly, Zhang Yongcai sighed softly.

did not expect?
It can't be said that, the words asked Zhang Wei are so clear, will Zhang Wei, who can't get rid of the relationship, be taken away by Wang Zuoxian smoothly?

He looked at Xu Guangzuo: "My lord, Zhang Wei and the others were escorted back to the city. Although not many people will see them tonight, they will still cause an uproar when they are dealt with later. Although the Marquis of Xianning came in time, after counting the roster, they should Still, 27 people escaped. Did Cui Cance tell the Duke, what should we do next?"

Xu Guangzuo had a bitter face: "Cui Cance only said that you and I can reorganize the Fifth Army Battalion. Eunuch Zhang, this matter can only depend on you, I just live here."

Zhang Yong shook his head: "Let's prepare a report first and ask for credit. The battalion officers, generals, and guerrilla generals of each army have merits and demerits to distinguish. Tomorrow, I will appease the battalions and check the accounts with the people from the Ministry of War. The Duke is in charge."

Before Xunchen did something big, His Majesty really couldn't take the initiative to ask about the crime.

But since they knew that Shen Wenzhou and his like were contacting in secret, His Majesty and the counselors were probably not worried that something really leaked out.

Zhang Yong can no longer worry about how the relatives and the local government will react.

Only one thing is certain: the Beijing camp must always prepare for battle.

One of the five army battalions dared to mutiny, as can be imagined locally.

Fortunately, after this accident, many positions will be vacated in the Fifth Army Battalion, and His Majesty can promote trustworthy officers and generals to come in.

Outside the Fifth Army Camp, Lu Bing followed Wang Zuo on horseback and asked in a low voice, "Zhenfu, I persuaded Uncle Li to catch him first, did you do any good?"

Wang Zuo glanced at him. Although he couldn't see clearly in the dark, Lu Bing shrank his neck.

"You have to practice hard, build up your body, and learn your skills. What kind of skills do you want? You are worried that you are not worthy of His Majesty's high expectations."

The two rode farther ahead on horseback, and Wang Zuo was not worried that others would hear them.

What's more, Lu Bing has grown up to the age where he can do some small things, and eventually he will gradually come into the eyes of more people.

Wang Zuo continued to look forward, and said lightly: "Speaking of which, Shen Wenzhou simply said a lot of names, including your Pinghu Lu family. You still have to talk to your father about this matter after you go back, and let him take a idea."

Lu Bing nodded: "Is he stupid? He recruited so quickly."

"Stupid?" Wang Zuo sneered, "Knowing that it will fall into my hands, I will have to recruit sooner or later, why bother to suffer? Besides, these people always think that the more names they say, the better, so Your Majesty will have to guess it in their hearts. Take it lightly."

"Then he can't get away with it." Lu Bing didn't understand.

"Teach you to be a good boy." Wang Zuo said lightly, "It's like that Li Xiang, why isn't he afraid of death? Those who pop up like this are fools coaxed out by those shrewd old guys. Those who are really shrewd behind the scenes , and most of them are soft bones. What kind of characters have you never seen in Jinyiwei? What these people are best at is to plan the layout just like playing chess. I want you to see that this chess is very difficult. To deal with these people, you can learn from Guangdong Zhang Fujing, just pick up the chessboard and hit him on the head."

"... just don't follow the rules?"

"The rules still have to be told." Wang Zuo laughed, "Look, isn't it just about the rules today? You said, Li Xiang's case has been investigated against them, so come here and ask, why did they resist the order? rebel?"

"It must be inexcusable!"

Wang Zuo nodded: "No, think again."

Lu Bing hesitated, thought for a moment, then shook his head: "I can't figure it out."

Wang Zuo laughed: "Because they know we are talking about the new rules, and they think it's better to talk about the old rules. If you continue to play chess with them, isn't that just doing things according to their old rules? Between the two sets of rules, there is nothing more than fist .”

Lu Bing seemed to understand but not understand.

So Wang Zuo glanced at him: "When you have learned enough and understand these principles, you can think about the credit."

When Zhu Houcong got up, the memorial had already been submitted to the palace.

Although the details have not yet been clarified, but the result of a preliminary inquiry is that the Fifth Army Battalion received nearly 30 salaries last year, and just over half of them were paid to the soldiers.

The money is not evenly distributed.

Xunchen military generals drink the blood of soldiers, this is the old rule, from top to bottom you have to turn a blind eye and close one eye.

Yang Ting and the others were terrified, saying that the army station should not be moved lightly.

Those honorable officials and generals in the Beijing camp who were later selected to the Fifth Army Battalion dared to do this. What about the local guards?
There will always be rotten meat, but how can you not start picking now because there will still be rotten meat in the future?

After the counselors entered the imperial study room, they first gave a heartfelt congratulations.

After Zhu Houcong smiled and nodded, he looked at Cui Yuan, Wang Xian, and Yao Yan in turn: "I said that in three years, I only care about the country, the new law, and the Beijing camp. Now, the country is safe, and the new law and the Beijing camp are mixed together. According to the established rules, the Ministry of War supervises the payment of the salary, who is responsible for it?"

　Temporary wine bureau, the second night is very pending, don't wait.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)