Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 159 I can’t have this son anymore
Zhang Yifan felt a little strange after hearing this.

Coming from Guangzhou?Still asking for a meeting secretly?

Who is this?

After thinking for a while, he didn't know who it would be, so he didn't think about it anymore and just went to the side hall to meet him immediately.

As soon as he entered the side hall, he saw a man sitting there drinking tea. He immediately stood up, clasped his fists in his hands, and saluted Zhang Yifan: "The last general, Zhu Xian, has met the Prince Consort!"

"It's you?" Zhang Yifan couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw it, so he went to sit in his seat, and then asked, "What do you want from me?"

Zhu Xian looked a little respectful, and explained to Zhang Yifan with a low eyebrow: "Due to some difficulties, the general had to reduce the supply of military supplies to Qianhu Station in Xiangshan County. However, he heard some rumors recently, so he came to remind the prince-in-law that those Pirates are likely to attack Xiangshan County in the near future."

Having said this, he immediately expressed his position: "If the pirates really want to attack Xiangshan County, the prince-in-law will send someone to deliver a message, and I will personally lead the army to come for reinforcements!"

Zhang Yifan didn't look happy after hearing this.

If Xiangshan County was really attacked by pirates, but the Guangdong capital did not provide reinforcements, or the reinforcements were not timely, then no matter what, they would not be able to hide it from Emperor Hongwu, who knew the military, and it would be obvious what would happen then.

Therefore, there is nothing to be happy about Zhu Xian's statement, because this is his duty.

With this thought in his mind, Zhang Yifan said coldly: "I don't care what your reasons are. If you deduct the military supplies from Xiangshan County or return them in double amounts before they are used, I will pretend that this never happened. In addition, water If the master doesn't send out to destroy the pirates, if the pirates really attack our Xiangshan County, as long as one person dies, I will blame them on you."

Having said this, he sneered again and said: "Your father thinks that because he is a hereditary marquis, he can disregard the laws of the court and regard my father's will as bullshit. Just let him wait. At the earliest, years ago, At the end of the year, I will definitely retaliate, see if he can bear it!"

If Zhu Liangzu were here, he would probably be furious again.The dignified Marquis was so threatened by a mere consort!

However, Zhu Liangzu is not here, but Zhu Xian is.

The reason why Zhu Xian came here secretly was that he felt the prince-in-law's ability to do something difficult, which was really great.After he weighed it up, he secretly ran over to express his goodwill without telling his father, hoping that the prince-in-law would forgive him by then.

But now, he also saw that the prince-in-law's attitude was very obvious. If the navy was not dispatched, he would definitely deal with his father.

Although the prince-in-law was far younger than him, and it was said that he was just a farmer outside the capital, Zhu Xian did not dare to underestimate him at all, let alone ignore the threat of the prince-in-law.

At this time, if he followed his original intention, he would really dare not offend the son-in-law.However, on his father's side, he couldn't persuade him, so he was really in a dilemma.

Tired, really tired!
Zhu Xian had no choice but to say to Zhang Yifan in a flattering tone: "The prince-in-law doesn't know. It seems that the officials and gentry in Guangdong are stirring up trouble. My father is just a soldier with a simple mind, so he was provoked, and he and the prince-in-law were provoked." Do it right, it’s really not what you meant!”

Fortunately, Zhu Liangzu was not here, otherwise he would have been furious and couldn't have this son!
However, even though Zhu Xian was so humble, Zhang Yifan did not relent. He just said to Zhu Xian in a cold voice: "Some people, even though they have made a little contribution to the founding of the country, cannot recognize their own status, ignore the laws of the court, and ignore my father." Emperor Majesty, just watch, sooner or later these people will be unlucky. Your father is willing to take the lead, so he can be an example to let others be vigilant!"

After finishing speaking, he stood up and said again: "If there is nothing else, just leave."

When Zhu Xian saw it, he was so anxious that his forehead was covered with sweat.

This time I came over and there was no understanding at all.And personally, he actually agrees with Zhang Yifan's words.

But the key issue is that Marquis Yongjia is his father, so he can't disobey his father!
It’s really hard to die!

In desperation, he suddenly had an idea, and said to Zhang Yifan: "This is a good thing, Prince Consort. I asked my men to come to Xiangshan County in civilian clothes to cooperate with Xiangshan County to prevent pirates. But the navy, there is no such thing as my father's The military order is really hard to adjust."

In fact, Zhu Xian also knew that the pirates would either not go ashore, or if they really wanted to go ashore, it would only be ten days and half a month.Before the capital came over to deal with the news, there must have been some movement.Otherwise, there would be no more movement.

When Zhang Yifan heard what he said, he really felt Zhu Xian's sincerity. After thinking for a while, he said: "You are a sensible person. I will give you a chance to prove that you are still loyal to the laws of the court. When I turn around to deal with your father, I will give you justice and try not to implicate you!"

After hearing this, Zhu Xian was actually not satisfied, but he also heard that the prince-in-law was very insistent and there was nothing he could do about it.

Who made his father jump out first to fight against the prince-in-law, and also held down the most critical naval officer.

Thinking about this troublesome matter, he finally sighed heavily, clasped his hands into fists, and saluted Zhang Yifan: "In this case, I will thank you, my consort!"

Seeing him like this, Zhang Yifan suddenly sympathized with him.Sometimes, when you meet a father who is worried, the son will be really upset.

So, he also said in a gentle tone: "Nowadays, Daming still has many enemies, and there are many remnants of evil. This is also an opportunity for you to make contributions. Your father is stubborn. If you try your best to persuade him but you don't listen, you should stay away. My father invites you to fight and make many military exploits for the Ming Dynasty. My son, my ambitions are everywhere!"

Zhu Xian was a little surprised when he heard this. After looking at Zhang Yifan for a while, his expression became serious, nodded, and said gratefully: "The general will definitely remember these words of the consort, and I have learned a lesson!"

Although the Prince Consort is so young, the age factor has been ignored in his eyes at this time.

After finishing speaking, he hesitated for a moment, and finally said to Zhang Yifan: "Consort, you have to be careful about the He family in Dongguan. I feel that they may be involved in many things. However, I have no evidence."

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan moved his eyebrows and confirmed: "He Zhen?"

"Well!" Zhu Xian nodded and explained after hearing this, "When it comes to the Prince Consort's New Deal, the He family will suffer the most damage. Unless they don't mind, they will definitely not be happy that the Prince Consort's New Deal will come true. The future will come. Guangdong has been around for a long time, and the He family must not be underestimated!"

Zhang Yifan didn't know that even Zhu Yuanzhang was a little wary of He Zhen and felt that He Zhen had too much power in Guangdong.He Zhen was asked several times to gather old soldiers in Guangdong and transferred them to Shandong.

At this time, after hearing Zhu Xian's words, Zhang Yifan nodded and said, "I understand."

Zhu Xian was a little surprised when he heard this.Because in his opinion, this was suspected of sowing discord. After all, there was no evidence at all, it was just a conjecture.

Consort, do you believe in yourself?

With this thought in his mind, Zhu Xian became more respectful, and after saluting Zhang Yifan, he left to discuss the matter with Qi Xiang.

Zhang Yifan did not leave the side hall immediately, but was thinking about things.

Zhu Xian reminded that from the perspective of conflict of interest, the He family must have the motive to cause sabotage.

However, classmate Zhu Yuanzhang had given him a secret order, and I believe he knew his weight in the emperor's heart.

Let’s take a look at the He family’s affairs!
A few days later, Zhu Xian followed the agreement and, without telling his father, mobilized military supplies and shipped them to Xiangshan County in double quantities.Then he sent another thousand men and dispersed them into the hundreds of households in Xiangshan County.

However, his affairs were not hidden from his father in the end.

When Zhu Liangzu heard the news, he was furious and asked Zhu Xian to recall his subordinates. But he refused, so he hung Zhu Xian up and beat him.

Afterwards, he personally led [-] cavalry troops to Xiangshan County and stormed into the Xiangshan County government office in a menacing manner. Zhang Yifan happened to be discussing something in the lobby.

Holding a riding crop and surrounded by a group of personal guards, Zhu Liangzu strode into the lobby. When he saw Zhang Yifan sitting there, he pointed his riding whip at Zhang Yifan and shouted sternly: "You are a greenhorn, how dare you sow discord between our father and son?" , do you really think I will be afraid of you, a little prince-in-law?"

When the officials who were discussing the matter saw his menacing look, they immediately stepped aside in fright.

They have seen these soldiers show such a fierce side.Not to mention, Yongjia Hou is famous.

When Zhang Yifan saw it, he immediately flew into a rage. He immediately slapped his hands in shock and shouted coldly: "You are so bold. Is this a place where you can break into? Do you think this is the county government of Panyu County?"

For the sake of his father-in-law, Zhu Liangzu broke into the Panyu County government office, bullied Dao Tong with the dignity of a marquis, and even found reasons to beat Dao Tong.

, At this time, after hearing Zhang Yifan's words, Zhu Liangzu immediately sneered and said: "I just broke in, how about it?"

"Who are you?" Zhang Yifan asked immediately after hearing this, "My father is the Emperor Hongwu. Do you want to be my father? Do you want to rebel and become the emperor?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Liangzu's face suddenly froze.

It's just a catchphrase. He really never thought about being Zhang Yifan's father, let alone the emperor.The hat was too heavy for him to bear.So, after Zhu Liangzu came to his senses, he immediately said: "Don't slander anyone, I am loyal to the emperor!"

"Haha, are you loyal to the prime minister?" Zhang Yifan sneered after hearing this, "otherwise, have you obeyed my father's will?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Zhu Liangzu was speechless again.

At this time, he felt that he couldn't compete with the kid in front of him, so he shouted with a ferocious face: "Stop talking about this, hand over my people! Otherwise, I will search for you myself!"

"Who dares?" Zhu Jingjing's words came from the back hall, and people also appeared at the same time, blocking in front of Zhang Yifan's table, looking up at the tall Zhu Liangzu, and shouted with an angry expression, "Xiangshan County is directly under the jurisdiction of my father, you. What is it?"

Zhu Wu and others have also arrived, and they have drawn their weapons to protect the consort and the princess.

Seeing them like this, Zhu Liangzu's personal guards also drew their weapons. The two sides faced off, and the atmosphere became tense again.

The officials who were hiding and shivering at the edge were a little dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

After coming back to his senses, Dian Shi Zhang San suddenly pulled out a water and fire stick stuck on the side, and stood in front, facing Yongjia Marquis, protecting the consort and princess behind him.

The other officials saw it. Although some were a little hesitant, in the end, they all followed the same example. They either took water and fire sticks or other guys, as long as they could hold them, they all took them and stood up to Zhang San. A human wall formed on the edge.

Zhu Liangzu was taken aback by this situation.

He was not surprised at all that Zhu Wu and others were protecting him. After all, it was their duty.However, a group of ordinary officials in civilian clothes had the courage to face him, which surprised him.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was another movement behind him. It was Qi Xiang who led ten sergeants, holding the badges of their emperor's guards, and broke into the lobby to join the ranks of the princess and the consort who were guarding the princess.

"Yongjiahou, are you going to rebel?" Qi Xiang stared at Zhu Liangzu and shouted sternly.

After coming back to his senses, Zhu Liangzu was not afraid. He immediately sneered and said: "I'm here to get my men back, so why rebel?"

"Come to my Xiangshan County to run wild?" Zhang Yifan yelled angrily, "You really want me to bring out Shang Fang Sword and chop off your dog's head?"

There is a saying, Zhang Yifan is right, the Marquis of Yongjia can go to the county government of Panyu County to play wild. At that time, if he wanted to play wild in the county government of Xiangshan County, even if he was a hereditary marquis, it was not enough.

No, when Zhu Liangzu heard this, his expression suddenly changed.Of course, it would be impossible for him to become intimidated immediately.After all, he was killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

I heard him sternly shout: "I am here to be polite first and then to fight. If you refuse to let him go, then I will file a memorial to impeach you for trying to seize my local military power!"

"Haha!" Zhang Yifan sneered after hearing this, "I want to fight pirates, but you push and pull. Guangdong Dusi sent people to help defend, and you still want to take them away. I have reason to suspect that you are a bandit!"

"You..." Zhu Liangzu didn't expect that such a crime would be charged to him again, so he was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Taking a deep breath, he pointed at Zhang Yifan and sternly shouted: "Okay, just wait, I will definitely join you!"

He had brought his troops in just now, hoping that the Prince Consort would be frightened by this hairless boy. If he really wanted him to take action, it would be impossible to give him the courage to do so.

At this time, he said harsh words, turned in angrily, and led his people away.

Of course, he doesn't really just say harsh words. At least at this time, he believes that most officials are opposed to the prince-in-law's new policy in Xiangshan County. As long as he takes the lead, they will follow suit to impeach the prince-in-law.The prime minister will also follow suit.

He didn't believe it. With so many people impeaching this kid, they would not be able to bring him down!
As for the prince-in-law saying that he was collaborating with the bandits, he didn't care at all.Don't say that there is no such thing at all, even if there is, he is a hereditary marquis, and the county magistrate of Xiangshan County, even if he is a son-in-law, can't control him.

The worst case scenario is a lawsuit in court.The good relationship with the prime minister over the years is not in vain!

With this calculation in mind, Yongjiahou led five hundred cavalry troops, came in a hurry, and left in a hurry.

When he left the county seat, he found that many people were rushing to the county government office with sticks in their hands, and he sneered again.

They are just a bunch of chickens and dogs. If we really want to fight them, we will kill as many as they come!

Hearing the news, Zhang Yifan appeared outside the county government office, looked at the people who had gathered to support them, and immediately comforted them, saying, "Xiangshan County is not a place where he, the Marquis of Yongjia, can run wild. Regarding your own affairs, guard against pirates first."

"Guangdong Dusi sent 1000 people to assist in defense. I will not hand them back. The pirates will either not come. If they do come, it will be our time to eliminate harm for the people!"

Originally, he didn't want to announce this matter. Since the Marquis of Yongjia already knew about it, it didn't matter. After the announcement, the people of Xiangshan County would be more confident.

Seeing that the prince-in-law was fine and hearing good news, the people dispersed.

After hearing this situation in Panyu County next door, there was another burst of envy. It would be great to have a consort as the county magistrate.

After the county magistrate Daotong heard about it, it was said that he was drunk and said something like "good, good, good".

Back to Xiangshan County, Qi Xiang came to protect the consort. After the matter calmed down, he reported to Zhang Yifan alone: ​​"Consort, the pirate named Zhou Heizi is back. He said he wants to see you and has something urgent to report. .”

As soon as he heard this, Zhang Yifan knew that the pirates were probably making some moves.

So, he ended the discussion with Zhang San and the others as quickly as possible, and then, accompanied by Qi Xiang, rushed to the military camp.

As soon as he saw Zhang Yifan appear, Zhou Heizi immediately paid his respects and said, "Sinner Zhou Heizi has seen the Prince Consort!"

"How is the situation?" Zhang Yifan asked him to stand up and talk, and then asked straight to the point.

Zhou Heizi stood there respectfully and immediately replied: "Ma Rujiang has invited many pirates from other places to say that they have received news..."

With that said, he reported the situation to Zhang Yifan in detail.

Zhang Yifan listened and suddenly noticed blood dripping from his fingers, so he immediately asked: "What's going on? Are you injured?"

Hearing this, Zhou Heizi looked down, covered his forearm with his hand, and replied at the same time: "When I was robbing the boat to leave the island, I was hacked, it's okay!"

When Zhang Yifan heard this, he immediately turned around and said to Qi Xiang: "Quickly ask the military doctor to come and take a look!"

"Consort, it's okay, the sinner hasn't finished speaking yet..." Zhou Heizi said quickly after hearing this.

After hearing this, Zhang Yifan said to him seriously: "The matter is not urgent. Let's take care of the wound first. It will be bad if it becomes inflamed."

Hearing this, Zhou Heizi couldn't help being very moved.At this moment, he felt that he really did nothing wrong!
Soon, after re-bandaging, Zhou Heizi told the rest.

Zhang Yifan then asked him to recuperate in the army and immediately convened a military meeting.

According to Zhou Heizi's information, the pirate army led by Ma Rujiang is likely to attack Xiangshan County in the next few days, and the number of pirates will be as many as 7000.

Zhang Yifan did not dictate, everything was arranged by Qi Xiang.

The people of the entire Xiangshan County should evacuate the village, and those who should go to the county seat should go to the county seat.Qi Xiang has the final say on where to deploy mobile troops and where to ambush the main force.

Everyone in Xiangshan County was in action, sharing the same hatred and vowing to kill the pirates.

Just the morning after the deployment was completed, as expected, densely packed boats appeared on the sea.

　Ask for support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)