Ping An Biography

There are very few eunuchs in the North Palace of the Chu Palace. After Jianwen’s family moved into this palace, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was unwilling to use more eunuchs left by the Chu King. In addition, the Huguang royal family had not publicly recruited eunuchs, which resulted in a particularly large number of eunuchs in the inner palace. Very few conditions.

One fine morning, Zhang Ning went to the Zhongzheng Hall to "greeting" to Emperor Jianwen, accompanied by a group of women in the guards.The cavalry led by Peach Blossom Fairy is composed of women selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.This group of people originated from Yao Ji's hobby of horse racing for a while, and thought that female riders were also very good-looking. They chose horses on a whim and organized a horse team like a guard of honor. The team was Peach Blossom Fairy; Walk along Wanggong Avenue, and occasionally appear on the streets of Wuchang.

Although they are a group of women, they look heroic and energetic in their narrow blue and red riding uniforms and brand new swords. They are quite different from the colorful court ladies in the palace with green sleeves and red dresses.

The cavalry came from the central axis avenue extending from north to south, destroying the peaceful and peaceful atmosphere in the palace.There was an old eunuch on the side of the road sweeping up fallen leaves, and he couldn't help but stop and watch at this time.Three or four maids with baskets and lanterns walked past a corridor next to a palace with small steps, and all looked sideways.

Zhang Ning was wearing a yellow brocade robe, and he was also riding a horse, but there was a man leading the horse in front, so he walked slowly.

He had considered going to visit Emperor Jianwen with Zheng Qia. Zheng Qia was Jianwen's former minister, so he could take this opportunity to propose to win over Yunnan Mu Sheng.But Yao Ji felt that it would be more appropriate to just ask Zheng Qia about the matter of Yunnan alone, and Zhang Ning thought it was good... Perhaps Zheng Qia had already disclosed this matter to Emperor Jianwen, and both of them knew the intention of coming.

The guards stopped outside the gate of the Zhongzheng Hall. Zhang Ning consciously took off the sword in accordance with the rules, and then let the palace servants of Nangong take it in to meet the emperor.The person who greeted him was a strange eunuch who looked a little fat.

Before that, the biggest eunuch in Jianwen was surnamed Cao. It is said that Emperor Jianwen had shared joys and sorrows for many years. Unfortunately, the eunuch surnamed Cao was implicated in the case of Empress Ma and was executed as a victim.Anyone who is nostalgic, will the people around him who are too familiar suffer from disasters?Maybe Jianwen was also sad about Eunuch Cao's death... The new eunuch Zhang Ning had never seen him before, but his figure was the same as Eunuch Cao's, wide and fat.Maybe Jianwen prefers fat and gentlemanly eunuchs?

Surrounded by the front and rear, Zhang Ning came to a warm pavilion where Jianwen was.When he entered the door, he kowtowed and shouted: "I wish my father and emperor well."

Emperor Jianwen on the chair in the middle seemed to be wearing an ordinary Taoist robe. Zhang Ning did not raise his head to look directly out of politeness, but just glanced at it from the corner of his eye.Soon I heard Jianwen's very kind voice: "The king of Xiang abides by the filial piety of his ministers. I am very relieved. Let me live in peace."

Zhang Ning said "Thank you, father and emperor", then got up from the ground and stood aside respectfully.Jianwen ordered someone to sit down again, but Zhang Ning said that he dared not sit down.

Zhu Yunwen asked some more inquisitive questions, most of which were meaningless polite words, and Zhang Ning answered them seriously.He remembered that this kind of question and answer was like stereotyped essays, with a fixed pattern and etiquette, but he didn't find a civil servant who knew etiquette to learn to recite beforehand, so he had to deal with it roughly according to the meaning.But even if it is a cliché, such a back and forth conversation seems to express a kind of caring. No wonder people need to communicate with each other, even a very shallow communication is also useful.

At this time, the fat eunuch brought tea, and Zhang Ning knew the rules after all these years in Daming, so he took the initiative to offer Jianwen tea.Because he is a junior, he doesn't have to drink, so he is relieved... To be honest, he really dare not try the diet here lightly.

According to the theory, Jianwen shouldn't have harmed him, and his death would be of no benefit to anyone.But many new and old estrangements accumulated together, making Zhang Ning very wary, and he didn't dare to really trust people in Nangong.The moment he breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly realized how pale the so-called "father-son" relationship with Jianwen was.

Sometimes he also feels that Zhu Yunqi is "kind" to him, because he can inherit the blood of Taizu because he got the title from here, which is a kind of inheritance... But why does he feel so alienated and strange with strangers? little difference?From the bottom of his heart, as a descendant, he didn't have the slightest sense of identity with his parents here, but he could trust Yao Ji very much... Maybe it was Yao Ji's existence that destroyed the only little connection between them?

Zhang Ning took advantage of the emptiness of speaking and quietly raised his head to look at Zhu Yunqi, only to find that he was looking down at him condescendingly.An indescribable feeling came to my heart again.Maybe Zhu Yunqi is also examining such a son, and wondering why there is no sense of intimacy?

Zhang Ning felt that the effect of greeting and showing goodwill this time might be very poor, and it was better than nothing.No matter what age people are, even if there is a generation gap in thinking, some things are common: whether you treat others with your heart, it is difficult to fake.Even if there are thousands of words and a glib tongue, if Zhang Ning does not have loyalty and filial piety from the heart, Zhu Yunqi may not be able to develop love for his son.

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If so, after only two days, Zheng Qia got a reply.Emperor Jianwen was willing to write a letter to Mu Sheng himself to help Wuchang win over Yunnan.

The cabinet also sorted out the copper mine information in Huguang and Jiangxi and reported it. These things were stored in the old files of the Chief Secretary and can be used as a reference. More accurate mineral production has to be reported again by various places.

Zhang Ning was going to take the things to the study upstairs in the cabinet and hand them over to Xu Wenjun for safekeeping, so that he could ask her for them when he needed them.After Lao Xu died, Zhang Ning felt that Wenjun was helpless, so he accepted her as the second concubine, but she actually worked as a secretary; no matter whether it was private affairs or public affairs, there was no more reliable and simple person than Xu Wenjun up.

He walked very slowly, and as he walked, he went through the matter in his mind again.The required copper material is 13 catties, which is 78 tons of copper if two catties equals [-] kilograms. He believes that this order of magnitude of raw materials can be extracted through local mining.If Yunnan can't supply high-quality copper materials, it's a big deal to spend more time waiting for local copper smelting. It is said that there are some problems with the quality, but there is no way to solve it; of course, it would be better if things in Yunnan can go smoothly.

Thinking of this, he felt a lot more relaxed. The original navy plan can go ahead no matter what.

He entered the study room, but did not see Xu Wenjun. He remembered that she was here today.After a while, I saw two people coming out of the room, one was Xu Wenjun, and the other was actually Zhao Erniang.Both of them were dressed in robes with lapel collars, and they wore buns on their heads as women disguised as men.

Zhao Erniang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I, I'm here to find Mr. Wen... Please punish me." She looked a little nervous, probably because she came to the official office without permission.

Zhang Ning hadn't thought of this woman for a long time, and when he saw this woman suddenly, he was taken aback, and hurriedly made a supporting movement: "That's all."

At this time, he couldn't help but think of the past. Zhao Erniang was once a tool of Lao Xu's subordinates. She encountered an accident while doing business and suffered great harm...for Zhang Ning's business.There was a little guilt in his heart, but he was not used to showing his emotions now, so he ignored Zhao Erniang for the time being.

Soon he was attracted by the map on the wall, and walked over to check the location of the copper mine described on the material.The largest mining area in the control area, Daye.I hurriedly measured the distance from Daye to Jiujiang with a ruler, and estimated the distance with reference to the scale.It seems that after the copper ore is mined, it has to be refined on the spot, and then slowly transported to the Jiujiang dock by mules and horses.

For a moment, he almost forgot all the people and things around him, and his eyes were very focused.While thinking about something, he used his fingers to touch along Daye to Jiujiang, and then followed the line of the Yangtze River to look at Nanjing on the right.At this moment, his fingers became very gentle, as if what he was touching was not a piece of paper, but the beauty's beautiful body skin, and his eyes became affectionate, but there seemed to be a little coldness in it, and the coldness came from ambition?

Zhao Erniang on the side looked at him with unfamiliar eyes. Is this the man who patiently comforted her with the story of weeds?He said that when a seed falls into a barren rock crevice, with only a little soil and water, it can still germinate and take root, showing its own life.

At that time, she was deeply moved by that tenderness.But those illusory warmths are so ungraspable, while those real lost and experienced pains will stay forever.

Zhao Erniang felt that she shouldn't be here today. As a woman, she lost her usefulness as a woman. What's the use in front of an ambitious prince?

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Zhang Ning suddenly said without turning his head: "Er Niang, you will come here with Wenjun from now on. I am always busy, and it is rare to see you once. When I come here, I often see you again." Meet."

Zhao Erniang raised her head in surprise, not knowing what to say for a moment.She looked over, only seeing a figure from behind, but not his eyes.

At this time Zhang Ning turned around and looked at her seriously: "Now there are many people around me, all of whom are very important people; but I will never forget that when there were few people around me, there was someone, and there was someone in my heart. Know who you really should cherish."

The ancients were probably not good at expressing friendship in this way. Zhao Erniang blushed and avoided his gaze uncomfortably. Even Xu Wenjun pretended to complain: "Why did the prince suddenly say this today, really." Her voice was a bit strange.

Whether it is Xu Wenjun or Zhao Erniang, they probably don't have such a broad mind, and they will ponder the reasons for Zhang Ning's behavior. Maybe they just think that they don't belong to any force, they are his followers from the beginning, and they can be trusted to the greatest extent. Great value in itself.