Ping An Biography

() Since the second mother of the Zhou family personally invited Zhang Ning to the appointment, of course Zhang Ning would attend the appointment, but it could only be after You hour. He didn't think that Tuesday's mother would discuss any important matters in Chenzhou. (None., Pop-up window.... The time in the Ming Dynasty is based on the height of the sun as a reference, and it is assisted by tools such as hourglass, so the unitary time in summer and the unitary time in winter are obviously not the same time point. At this time, after the sun goes down in late summer, It was about eight o'clock.

The appointment was at the Luming Pagoda in the east of the city. Zhang Ning went straight there after getting off the straight, but night had already fallen when he got there.It is unknown when the tower was first built, and it has been repaired several times. It is usually used for entertainment, but it does not see any function. The tower is seven stories high, but the interior space is small, and no one is stationed to guard it. At night, it is dark and there is no one. go up.

As soon as they arrived at the foot of the tower, Wang Xian, who followed them, directed two people to carry lanterns to the tower to see and ensure safety.

Zhang Ning thought that Mother on Tuesday would complain about "I thought you weren't coming" after meeting her, but she didn't expect that she just greeted her politely and said, "I've seen the Third Highness."

"It's getting late, I'll take you home in a carriage, we have something to say while walking along the road." Zhang Ning said.

Tuesday Niang said indifferently: "I just want to say a few words to you, and there is no need for His Highness to send you off in person." Then she dismissed the entourage around her, and Zhang Ning also wisely signaled Peach Blossom Fairy and others to leave a certain distance.

The attendants stood far away, and the two of them faced each other under the tower, silent for a while.Zhang Ning was waiting to hear what she had to say, but unexpectedly she lowered her head and frowned, so Zhang Ning had to calm down and wait.

By accident, I discovered that the terrain here is relatively high, and the entire Chenzhou City is almost in sight.Just after nightfall, many houses are still lit, and the stars in the night are like stars in the sky, which is very beautiful.He was emotional for a while, and then gossiped: "There are countless people in Chenzhou who are under the same night scene, and their fate seems to be related. At this time, when other people look at such a scene, what will they think... Maybe people have been busy all day , very few people are interested in watching it, and I hardly watch night scenes at ordinary times."

After hearing this, Tuesday Niang couldn't help turning her head, staring blankly at the lights at the foot of the mountain for a while, and then turned her head to look at Zhang Ning's face. This was the first time she had looked straight at Zhang Ning's face since they met.

Zhang Ning felt it, and turned to look at her. As expected, she avoided Zhang Ning's gaze as soon as she met her.After a while, she finally said, "Why didn't you let Mrs. Yao stop this marriage, but still sent a letter to Mr. Jianwen?"

Zhang Ning heard it strangely, and took another look at her pair of bright eyes, dotted on a delicate face, making the whole face full of spirituality.Zhang Ning once again affirmed his feelings when he saw the episode outside the official office. He didn't believe that there would be a very vulgar heart under such an appearance.

"On the street that day, were you pretending?" He asked back.

Zhou Erniang didn't answer his question directly, but said coldly: "I invite you to talk today, I want to ask for something, can you reject this marriage?"

"You don't want to, it's not that I don't want to, why should I refuse?" Zhang Ning said gently.

On Tuesday, Niang said: "You are asking knowingly, I want to decline, is it useful?"

This must be the truth. In the Ming Dynasty, if the parents insisted, the women had almost no power; let alone Jianwen Jun and the imperial concubine came forward, as for the girls involved, it would be useless to think about it.Since the society is like this, Zhang Ning doesn't want to be a good person, because he feels that it will be too troublesome if he goes back on this matter.

He still kept smiling and said, "I'm afraid I can't accept Miss Zhou's request. Let me tell you something, this is the third time I've been engaged to someone. If the third engagement fails, you can tell me how uncomfortable I am."

After hearing this, Zhou Erniang was stunned, and finally couldn't help but wonder: "Why didn't it work the first two times, did they come to beg you too?"

Zhang Ning said: "That's not true. The first time was when she was imprisoned for cheating in the examination room, and the whole family of the girl hurriedly separated her relationship; the second time was when she committed a crime in the court, and the daughter of the minister's family was also forced to break the contract. Then you Why do you have to refuse this marriage?" Zhou Zhou Niang said: "Not long ago I fell in love with someone else." Zhang Ning asked: "I am not as good as him."

Mother on Tuesday hesitated for a moment, and said in an unstable mood: "I don't want to compete for favor. Besides, let me ask you, did you agree to the marriage because of my father's identity? My father has always been trusted by Mr. Jianwen, and you married the Zhou family just to maintain a relationship. Then what am I? I just want to have a good person, the Gu family values ​​their wives and children, and I don't want to fight for those vain names and positions, and worry about falling out of favor at any time..."

After Zhang Ning heard this, he was stunned. He really didn't expect that the women of the Ming Dynasty were not tools, they were just used as tools by powerful people.In fact, regardless of gender, there is not much difference in the nature of others. Men have exclusive desires, and women are no exception. They may not want to share a person with others, but want a man to belong to her. There is nothing wrong with this in itself.

Tuesday's mother's emotions affected him, and he couldn't help but reflect on himself for a while.He has always been self-righteous, thinking that he is a good person with rules, but under the surface of obeying the rules, there is a selfish desire hidden, which is worse than the kindness of ordinary people.When he felt that family affection and marriage are nothing more than this, has he ever truly given sincere love, and has he ever considered the feelings of others?Many things are of their own making.Zhang Ning felt very ashamed.

But the reality is not so beautiful, and he has no intention of being a good person right away, so he just said lightly at the moment: "Since Miss Zhou was born into the Zhou family, she should do her part for the Zhou family."

After hearing this, Mother on Tuesday sighed softly, and said, "It's getting late, I have to go back. You don't need to send it off, we brought the carriage ourselves."

Zhang Ning didn't insist. He glanced at Peach Blossom Fairy, then turned his attention to Wang Xian again, and ordered: "You take a few people, and you must escort Miss Zhou home safely." Wang Xian said politely: "The end will be ordered."

A group of people descended from the stone road, Zhang Ning said goodbye by Niang Zhou's carriage, and said: "Perhaps Miss Zhou thinks this conversation is not very pleasant, but I can finally talk, which is a kind of progress. I will miss tonight talking."

The mother on Tuesday said: "Your Highness, please come back and leave." After saying that, she lowered the curtain without hesitation.

When Zhang Ning returned to his residence, he heard the Peach Blossom Fairy say something bad about Ms. Zhou, and said with a smile: "I think of a pony recommended by Feng Youxian in the stable. It’s a good horse. I vaguely read her birth date, it seems that she is two months younger than my little sister, and she has extraordinary knowledge...very knowledgeable."

"Can she compare with my younger sister? If she is half as good as my younger sister, she will burn incense and worship Buddha." Peach Blossom Fairy said angrily.

Zhang Ning said: "My little sister is as good as my younger sister, and she is as good as her. You don't like her because you think of her as someone who fights with you?"

Peach Blossom Fairy said quietly: "I have nothing to argue about. Unless my father didn't die for Lord Jianwen back then, but escaped with him." Speaking of Feng Youxian, it just so happened that Feng Youxian sent a letter to the official office, but Ping An had already left at that time, and I saw the importance of this letter, so I brought it back."

As expected, Zhang Ning attached great importance to it, and hurriedly took it over, opened the letter and skimmed through it, and soon raised his head and laughed, feeling overjoyed: "This is another good horse that has been tamed." <Han asked .After she settled down in Chenzhou, she insisted that her acquaintances call her by the name she took in Yangzhou, perhaps because she didn't want people to know that she had stayed in the old courtyard.

Zhang Ning nodded: "Feng Youxian is only in his thirties. This young man is very capable and energetic, but he has no place to use his skills. He is determined not to be reconciled. After being convicted by the court, there is no way for him to have a future; at that time He didn't agree to join us, probably because he didn't think about it well, and secondly, he didn't have confidence in us. Now that the Suzaku Army is growing rapidly, he finally figured it out."

Fairy Peach Blossom said: "Old Xu has recruited some people to set up the Guards Bureau, and said that Jin Yiwei has already sneaked into Chenzhou with secret agents. Is it reliable for Feng Youxian to suddenly join in?"

"You don't need to be suspicious, and you don't need to be suspicious. If I want to use him, I must pass the school first." Zhang Ning said, "If other officers and soldiers surrendered to the generals, I think it is possible, but Feng Youxian is unlikely. He He thinks very highly of himself, and disdains such actions. It’s just that Fan Laosi has learned from the past, so Lao Xu still sends two people to the cavalry camp, just to be sure.”

The arrival of Feng Youxian made Zhang Ning immediately decide to form a cavalry regiment. The horses captured from various places were enough, the key was people.The newly-built cavalry regiment belongs to the Yongding Camp of the Suzaku Army.In ancient regiments and battalions, battalions were generally larger than regiments. For example, the third battalion of the capital has expanded to several 10 horses.

At present, the Suzaku Army has established two battalions, and the Yongding Battalion was established in the early stage. Now the roster is basically finalized, and the entire battalion has about 3000 officers and soldiers.The main combat force is 750 regular infantry troops: there are four posts in the front, back, left, and right, and each post has five brigades with a total of 150 people; a brigade with two general banners has a total of 5000 people.There are also 500 farmers and soldiers with six posts.The new cavalry regiment has 1 soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers.Artillery [-] people.There are more than [-] officers and soldiers in the whole battalion of the three armed forces.

In addition to the Yongding camp, another Changde camp has just been established.However, Yao Erlang, who was appointed as the commander, was unable to find combat-capable troops for the time being, so he recruited a group of stonemasons and bankrupt refugees to prepare farmers and soldiers for training.

The small territory of Chenzhou and the materials of the three counties of Yuezhou are already stretched to bear the military supplies of more than 1 troops. The Senate has just expropriated the land of many people. If it is further squeezed, it will inevitably arouse serious conflicts.The only way out is expansion, which is imperative.

But at this time, Xingyuan, governor of Huguang, also believed that the officers and soldiers still had the initiative to attack, and they wanted to regain Zhang Ning's only territory.

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