wThe sun was setting in the west, and it was already the first moment of Shenshi. Three carriages from Ciqing Palace were rolling around, and they were about to leave Dongyue Temple. Zhang Yuan greeted each other by the roadside. In the carriage in the middle was Zhu Youxiao, the eldest grandson of the emperor.
Suddenly he poked his head and said: "Mr. Zhang——"
Zhang Yuan quickly stepped forward. When the carriage stopped, he saw Zhu Youxiao reaching out of the window and handing out a puppet: "I made this for Mr. Zhang's young master to play with."
Zhang Yuan took it with both hands and saw that it was a four-inch long puppet with complete facial features and limbs. It was also painted and exquisitely carved, and its limbs were controlled by small silk ribbons. With a slight pull, the puppet would move its hands and feet, and it could nod and blink its eyes.
Lively expression——
Zhang Yuan thought to himself that if Zhang Juzheng had been here instead, he would have scolded the thirteen-year-old Zhu Youxiao on the spot. How could the noble eldest grandson of the emperor be so careless about his job? When Emperor Wanli was in his teens, he loved calligraphy and practiced calligraphy diligently.
One time, he wrote the eight words "Bi Yu to protect the destiny of heaven forever" and gave it to Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng criticized that the emperor should not spend too much energy on calligraphy. The emperor's study should be the greatest. The so-called great ones are the Four Books and Five Classics and
The knowledge of governing a country is gone, otherwise it would be like Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, both of whom were good at poetry and painting, but could not save themselves from destruction——
When Zhang Juzheng said this, he wiped out some of the elegant hobbies of Emperor Wanli. The officials of the Ming Dynasty often had higher requirements for the emperor than for themselves. They were more lenient on themselves than harsh on others. They demanded that the emperor be a saint and impeached him at every turn.
, from this aspect, the emperor of Ming Dynasty is also pitiful. With so many pairs of eyes staring at him, it is difficult to avoid moral hypocrisy and psychological distortion——
Zhang Yuan held the puppet in his hand and said with a smile on his face: "Your Highness's ingenuity is really admirable. Besides reading and writing, it doesn't hurt to have other hobbies. Just don't miss reading."
Zhu Youxiao was very happy when he heard Zhang Yuan praise him and said: "Master Zhong urges me to read and write every day. He also practices Tai Chi in the morning and evening to keep fit."
Zhong Benhua, who was in the carriage behind, heard this and thought to himself: "You read, write, and practice boxing for less than an hour every day. The rest of the time is spent doing carpentry or playing games."
At this time, two carriages came from the direction of Chaoyang Gate. Several servants walked quickly beside the carriages. A servant walking in front saw Zhang Yuan and said happily: "My uncle is here, I just happened to meet him."
When Zhang Yuan turned around to look, he saw that he was the servant of his brother-in-law Shang Zhouzuo. The carriage in front of him stopped slowly and the window curtains lifted. Shang Jinghui's smiling face was revealed like a full moon, and his voice was as crisp as an oriole: "Uncle, we all
coming."
Zhang Yuan nodded towards Xiao Hui and bowed to Zhu Youxiao: "Your Highness, please return to the palace quickly. Thank you very much for the reward."
Zhu Youxiao opened his eyes wide and looked at the beautiful girl with forehead-length hair in the carriage opposite. After the carriage drove away, he still leaned his head to look behind. Ke Yinyue smiled "chi" and said, "I can't see it anymore."
"Sit down quickly." He pulled Zhu Youxiao to sit down and lowered the curtains.
"Mommy, who is that girl?"
"Don't you call Mr. Zhang uncle? That's Mr. Zhang's wife's niece."
Zhu Youxiao said "Oh" and said, "There is no such beautiful girl in the palace. I wonder what her name is?"
Ke Yinyue was slightly jealous and said, "You can just ask Mr. Zhang when he comes to the palace again to give a lecture."
Zhu Youxiao was a little embarrassed and said: "This, this is not easy to ask, how about you help me ask it?"
Ke Yinyue laughed: "Brother, please save your worries. Isn't Mr. Zhang's brother-in-law the Zuo Qian Du Censor of the Imperial Procuratorate? The little girl just now must be the daughter of the Shang Censor. The Shang Censor
She is a fourth-grade official and cannot marry into the royal family, so don't think about that girl anymore."
Zhu Youxiao said blankly: "Why is this?"
Ke Yinyue said: "It is stipulated by our ancestors, ancestral system." He thought: "If the niece of Zhang Yuan's wife can marry his brother, then Zhang Yuan will have power in the government. But this is impossible, unless Zhang Yuan
Originally, only the daughters of ordinary people could become queens and concubines without becoming officials, and the ladies of the officialdom were not qualified to enter the palace at all."
Zhu You didn't know much about school classification, but Zu Zhi knew that Zu Zhi was the rule of heaven and could never be violated. He couldn't help but feel frustrated, and he let out a long sigh at such a young age.
Seeing the emperor's eldest grandson like this, Ke Yinyue couldn't help but smile and comforted him: "Brother, it's rare for you to leave the palace. In fact, there are so many beauties in the world. When you choose a concubine for your wedding in the future, grandma will help you choose one. You must choose one."
Is it good to have a stunningly beautiful woman as your wife?”
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said "Okay", but he was a little less interested.
…
Zhang Yuan had no idea that the appearance of the beautiful little Jinghui would arouse the admiration of the thirteen-year-old emperor's eldest grandson. He looked at the three carriages driving away and thought to himself: "Ke Yinyue is actually known as
Dong Ge, the most beautiful woman in the Jurchen tribe, no one believes it when she says it. Is it really appropriate to let Dong Ge stay with the emperor’s eldest grandson? Dong Ge is a disaster for beauty. She has been engaged several times, but those who are engaged to her
The leaders of the Jurchen tribe all ended in defeat. She simply cooperated with Nurhachi to unify the Jurchen tribes. Of course, this situation was not what Brother Dong wanted, and Nurhachi only used the excuse of getting Brother Dong to start a war.
In the 46th year of Wanli, Nurhaci declared war on the Ming Dynasty, and it is ridiculous to consider the fact that he did not marry Dong Ge as the persecution of him by the Ming Dynasty!"
Then he thought: "Is that red-faced man staying in Beijing just to look for Brother Dong? If the red-faced man is Huang Taiji, then Brother Dong is his aunt. Brother Dong has been in Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, and he has just covered his veil with a red face.
The man may not be able to truly recognize her, so he should be a little suspicious. After all, tall women like Ke Yinyue are rare——"
Little Jing Hui over there has already got out of the car and is helping his mother, Fu, down. Fu is in poor health and looks sallow compared to her daughter Jing Hui, who is as tender as snow. Shang Danran gets off next, and the car behind her
The carriages are Wang Wei, Shang Jinglan and Mu Zhenzhen——
Xiao Hui said: "Uncle, why did you come to Dongyue Temple alone and didn't ask your little aunt to come with you?"
Zhang Yuan approached and saluted his sister-in-law, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, I didn't call you. Just now the Jurchen spy appeared in the temple, and the sledgehammer started fighting with the Jurchen spy - don't panic, the Jurchen spy has escaped."
.”
Wu Ling, Wang Dachui led the horse over. Wang Dachui seemed very happy. It was good to snatch a horse without catching the Jurchen spies. Xiang Fu and Shang Danran saw the gift and said with a smile: "Young Master, the horse doctor said
The horse's bones are not broken, apply some medicine to the wound, and it will be fine after a few days of nursing."
Zhang Yuan accompanied his sister-in-law Fu and Dan Ran to the Dongyue Temple to offer incense. Mu Zhenzhen went to the imperial concubine's palace behind to throw money. Mu Zhenzhen was very accurate and hit the mark with one throw. The Taoist priest only got a penny.
…
Zhang Yuan made a special trip to the Dongcheng Military and Horse Division the next day to ask about the situation of hunting down the Jurchen spies. By the way, he gave the six patrol officers a few words of praise in front of Commander Fan. Fan Ercheng said that the captain of the Jinyi Guards was still tracking the two policemen.
He is a Jurchen spy. The Governor's Office of the Fifth Army has once again ordered all the border towns to strictly investigate suspicious persons in Liaodong. The Military and Horse Divisions of the Five Cities in Beijing have also stepped up their vigilance. From now on, they require all the policemen and patrol officers in each branch to strictly examine the outsiders.
, all inns in Beijing must immediately report suspicious guests to the Military and Horse Department——
Zhang Yuan thought: "The garrison offices in the capital should learn lessons from this incident and strengthen their vigilance. This can be regarded as gaining wisdom. After the Battle of Salhu, more and more Han merchants and merchants were acting as spies for Nurhaci. Nurhachi
There is a shortage of food and clothing there, but there is a lot of gold, silver and jewelry. If the merchants of the Ming Dynasty can be banned from trading with Houjin, it will be a heavy blow to Houjin. Of course, this cannot be eliminated with a ban.
Wherever they are, their lives can be put at risk. The demise of the Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with them. They just want to get rich. Moreover, if the Jurchens are having a hard time, they will definitely plunder the border towns of the Ming Dynasty even more crazily. Liaodong is in a difficult situation. Let’s see if my trip to Korea can be successful.
OK."
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Qin Liangyu, Qin Minping, Ma Xianglin and others spent the Lantern Festival in Beijing, received the emperor's reward, and left the capital on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month to return to Sichuan Shizhu. Qin Liangyu learned that Zhang Yuan might be sent to North Korea as an envoy and lacked capable guards around him.
So he left two native soldiers as Zhang Yuan's personal bodyguards. One of the two native soldiers was named Ma Kuoqi and the other was Sheba. Ma Kuoqi was Zhang Yuan's old acquaintance. Ma Kuoqi was in Hangzhou that year.
Together with Mu Jingyan, they fought off a group of young thugs hired by Yao Fu. Ma Kuoqi was tall and burly, but Sheba was short and skinny. The appearance of the two was very different, but Qin Minping said to Zhang Yuan: "Ma Kuoqi
They only have brute strength, and they look fierce because of their size, but they are actually far less powerful than Sheba. These two are extremely loyal, and I can trust them completely."
Ever since Dongyue Temple allowed two Jurchen spies to escape calmly, Zhang Yuan deeply felt that he lacked followers with martial arts skills. If Qin Minping and others were present at that time, they would have been able to capture the red-faced man, so Qin Liangyu asked Ma Kuoqi and Sheba Er
People followed him, and after he thanked Qin Liangyu, he accepted it happily.
On this day, Zhang Yuan's memorial requesting to be sent to Korea as an envoy was also sent to the Ministry of Rites. Shao Fuzhong, a doctor in charge of Korean diplomacy in the Ministry of Rites, immediately reported to He Zongyan, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, the official, and He Zongyan asked Shao Fuzong to write to the emperor for approval.
The crown prince of the Joseon Kingdom, Li Jin, is born on the eighth day of May. According to Liu Dongming, he wanted the Angel of the Ming Dynasty to arrive in Seoul, the royal capital, at the beginning of May, and hold a grand ceremony for the crown prince's canonization on Li Jin's birthday. In this way, the Ming Dynasty canonization was completed.
The envoy will leave in mid-March, so the candidate for the envoy must be determined as soon as possible. Since Zhang Yuan is willing to go to North Korea, it is not a good job. Of course, He Zongyan has no reason to refuse. When the memorial is submitted, it depends on the emperor's wishes.
What do you think——
Now the officials in the capital are most concerned about the Beijing inspection. Years ago, the first assistant Fang Congzhe suggested to Emperor Shu that the Dingsi inspection should be held in two phases on the 28th of the first lunar month and the second day of the second lunar month. However, the emperor did not approve it. Now that the Lantern Festival has passed, the capital
Officials were in a bad mood, and if the capital inspection could not be determined early, the functions of various ministries would not be able to function. Therefore, on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, two cabinet ministers, Fang Congzhe and Wu Daonan, once again petitioned the emperor to issue an order to determine the date of the capital inspection. This memorial was consistent with the memorial of the Ministry of Rites.
They were sent to the palace together.
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