Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

"Yes, servant girl, let's go!"

This little servant is also Wang Dehua's second-generation disciple, very vigilant, nodded, without asking any more questions, and immediately walked away, in the twilight, all the way out of Donghua Gate, around Dong'an Gate, passing through the Lantern Market At the entrance, turn to Dongjiangmi Hutong, and after a short walk, you will find the Xiangfu.

The layout of the capital is rich in the east, rich in the west, poor in the south, and humble in the north. The families of honored relatives and the rich are mostly in the east city, and the court officials are mostly in the west city. Given mansion.

From a long distance, you can see dozens of lanterns outside Xiangfu, hanging up and down in order, like stars. It was not long after dark, but they were already brightly lit.

There are quite a few stones for fastening horses, all of which are full of mules and horses accompanied by the entourage of visiting officials. As for the sedan chairs, they are lined up from the main gate of Xue's residence to the outside of the alley. Telling jokes and eating melon seeds in the cold wind, what kind of wonton stalls, sheep-like faces, and small food stalls selling rice cakes are everywhere at the entrance of the alley. When the long-term companions are hungry, they naturally buy some at these small food stalls. Just fill your stomach. [

Officials may not be able to see the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister, but there are several tables of banquets in the Prime Minister's Mansion every day.

Such is the scene of rich and powerful families.

As an inner eunuch, of course there is no need to wait for a long time, but Xue Guoguan would not treat this little servant as a serious guest, that is, he would stand on the front steps of the porch and listen to the little servant repeat Wang Dehua's word for word. , also did not make any indication, just smiled and said: "Little eunuch has worked hard from afar - come!"

A deacon of Xue's mansion came over immediately and stood by with his sleeves down.

Xue Guoguan smiled and said: "Take 20 taels of silver and invite this little father-in-law to have a glass of wine. It's a New Year's day, thank you for your hard work."

"Yes, sir!"

The people from the Xue Mansion here agreed, and the little servant over there was also overjoyed, but the clever servant is the smartest, as the saying goes, smarter than the emperor, smarter than the eunuch, eunuchs don’t need to be smart, being smart is not good, as long as people are smart, they can serve others He is a good eunuch if he looks at his face and looks at him.At this moment, he knew that it was not appropriate to talk too much, so he just knelt down and kowtowed, and then followed the deacon to the outer house to collect the excess reward by himself, not mentioning it.

"Ge Lao is really generous."

Xue Guoguan turned back to the study room, there were two people sitting in the room, one civil and one military, one was wearing official clothes, the other was a military officer wearing a mountain armor, a navy blue embroidered cloud pattern back armor, and a red copper helmet on his head. When Xue Guoguan came in, the well-dressed clerk smiled and said, "Five taels is enough on weekdays, but today we have developed four times the silver reward."

"The old man's favorite student has made the old man look good, and it's nothing to spend a few taels of silver to be happy."

"Haha, my lord also said this time, when he is ordered to come to Beijing, he will go to the Prime Minister's residence and formally visit the door."

"When the time comes, the old man will walk backwards to meet him, so let's see what kind of person Guohua is."

It was Lin Wenyuan who spoke.

This time Fushan reported meritorious service, it took a lot of trouble beforehand, and even he and Xue Guoguan discussed in secret several times all night before deciding on the procedure, including taking care of him in the imperial city. Lin Wenyuan and Xue Guoguan's confidantes and disciples were all present, so be careful In the end, Zhang Shouren's name was deeply branded in the emperor's heart, and to such an extent, even if Yang Sichang wanted to slander and cause trouble, he had to weigh whether it was worth fighting a small guerrilla with a desperate attitude.

This kind of matter involves the highest power struggle, including several elders, ministers, and internal eunuchs, all the way to the emperor, from planning to making decisions, without leaking, and finally this great achievement is solidly reaped. into the hands of Zhang Shouren.

The battle in Jinan was completed before the Lu army was destroyed. The casualties were counted, counted as beheadings, and the first battle would be clear the next day.

However, Zhang Shouren made the excuse that the road was blocked, but he did not directly repay the credit. Zhang Bingwen and others planned to win, but they were also driven back by the cavalry team of Fushanying.

At that time, the Lu army attacked, and it was obvious that the entire army would be wiped out.

First the news was sent to the capital, and then the news of the big victory. First the disastrous defeat, and then the big victory. Naturally, the taste is completely different. [

The process in the capital is to ask Lin Wenyuan to lead people to operate, and the messenger who reports the victory is Sun Liangdong, a simple-looking and very deep-minded military general. Sure enough, all the performances today, Zhu Wangli followed the orders, did not leak, and took credit. Besides, it also disgusted Yang Sichang severely.

Zhang Shouren himself has no prejudice against Yang Sichang. In fact, this man is a minister who is capable and cunning, and dares to take charge. Compared with the common vegetarian meals in the late Ming Dynasty, or manipulating public opinion, he only cared about his own image and reputation. For Minister Qingliu who ignored the facts, Yang Sichang was much stronger.

But the faction struggle is like this. Zhang Shouren is attached to Xue Guoguan. When they got married, Lao Xue once bestowed letters, and the friendship between each other's disciples has been settled. Although Zhang Shouren has already worshiped Liu Jingyao, it is not forbidden to worship Liu Jingyao twice. Relying on Liu Jingyao, and Xue Guoguan's support among the court pivots, Zhang Shouren's road to Qingyun will surely go very smoothly.

To put it simply, the knowledge, scheming, and various decisions involved in it all require sufficient planning in advance, and there must be no mistakes in every link, otherwise, the maximum benefit cannot be obtained.

So far, it can be regarded as a success.

Xue Guoguan also had a relaxed and happy face. Both he and Yang Sichang were very important in Chongzhen's heart, but in Chongzhen's heart he was the Minister of Government Affairs and Finance, while Yang Sichang was in charge of military affairs. He didn't care at first, but Zhang Shouren, a general, did not care. He made it clear that he sent letters to persuade him, and one advised him to make good deals with the inner court, so that he could be prioritized.Second, military affairs cannot be completely handed over... At this time, the minister does not understand military affairs, does not have military skills and arrangements, and the emperor will not treat him like an arm!

This is a word that wakes up the dreamer, Yang Sichang's favor is not fading, it's not because the emperor thinks that this person can help him in military affairs, if he, Xue, also makes achievements in military affairs... the fight with Yang Sichang, it will be I can be more relaxed.

Of course, he could also see that Zhang Shouren was planning for himself, but cooperation would benefit both, so there was no need to talk about it.

"Please tell Guohua," he said with a smile to Sun Liangdong, "Deputy Commander of Shandong Town, Deputy Commander of Denglai, or Deputy General, you can choose one."

Sun Liangdong quickly stood up, and replied respectfully: "When my lord came, he told me to listen to the old man in everything. He himself has no opinion!"