After hearing Chang Yanling's scolding, the six people hurriedly saluted Chang Yu: "We obey the order." Chang Yanling then waved them away and sighed: "You can't make a thing out of jade if it's not cut, not to mention it's just a stubborn stone. I'll ask you to pay more attention in the future."
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Chang Yu chuckled and said: "My family doesn't speak the same language. As for whether the jade is a beautiful jade or a stubborn stone, you have to carve it to find out."
Chang Yanling nodded, stood up and wanted to say goodbye: "It's too late, don't keep the bride waiting." Chang Yu quickly said: "It doesn't matter, I still have something to say to my uncle."
Chang Yanling frowned: "What can't be said until tomorrow? It has to be said at this time. Don't forget that today is your wedding night." Chang Yu chuckled: "I can't forget or misunderstand, but there are some words.
Once your son sobers up, it will be hard to tell."
After hearing this, Chang Yanling slowly sat down again and said, "Is it possible that I have something on my mind that I want to tell my uncle?"
"It's not like I have anything to worry about." Chang Yu stood up and helped Chang Yanling refill tea: "I thought my uncle would bring the two younger uncles here."
Brother-in-law refers to Chang Yanling's two sons, the eldest is twelve years old and the younger is only nine years old.
Chang Yanling was startled and smiled: "It has not reached the crown, and the sword has not been sharpened, how dare you unsheath it."
The implication is, Huang Ni'er is just a child, brought here so you can coax the child.
Chang Yu disagreed: "Uncle, I have heard that children from the Tatars can mount a horse at the age of five or six, draw a bow at the age of seven or eight, and join the army at the age of eleven or twelve. Chang Yanling's expression immediately became solemn. He has certainly heard of the Tatars.
The men there have been training in horseback riding and archery since they were young, so their cavalry is incomparable and cannot even stop Guan Ning's cavalry. Chang Yanling had previously thought about sending his two children to Chang Yu's side.
He trained him, but in the end he felt that he was too young and that he should focus on reading and literacy. At this time, after hearing what Chang Yu said, he thought: "If you don't mind it being a burden, I'll leave it to you."
"It's all our own family affairs. What's the burden? Is it just that my uncle is willing to let the two younger uncles suffer along with the boy?" Chang Yu smiled faintly, and Chang Yanling stood up immediately: "If you can't even suffer a little bit, you are in vain to be the king of Zhongshan."
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"In this case, my uncle will hand over the two younger uncles to me. Don't worry, uncle, they will not be delayed in studying and literacy while they are in the army and practicing martial arts. After my uncle returns to Nanjing, he will send someone to bring the two younger uncles to me."
One was sent to Ningyuan for Zu Dashou, and the other was sent to Zheng Zhilong."
Ah! Chang Yanling was very surprised by Chang Yu's words. He originally thought that Chang Yu personally trained his two sons, but he never expected that they would all be thrown to others, one to the border and the other to the sea!
This is not a good place, and neither are Zu Dashou and Zheng Zhilong!
You have to know that the eldest of my two children is only twelve years old, and the younger one is only nine years old!
Is it so bitter to eat, and why do you have to throw it so far!
Chang Yanling had mixed feelings in her heart and was stunned at the moment because she didn't understand anything. Chang Yu didn't say anything, just sat there and looked at Chang Yanling quietly.
After a while, Chang Yanling nodded slightly: "Uncle seems to understand what you mean."
Chang Yu smiled slightly: "For the Ming Dynasty, for the Chang family!" He stood up and said, "It's getting late, and my uncle went to bed earlier."
"Yes, it's getting late." Chang Yanling nodded slightly, said goodbye to Chang Yu, turned around and walked out. When he was at the door, he looked up at the sky. He knew that from now on, the Chang family would lock up with this eunuch. If he
The Chang family is prosperous, but if he falls, the Chang family will also be ruined! It's just a family of generals relying on a supervisor... Isn't the risk too great? There are many supervisors in the past dynasties who can call the shots, but they last for more than ten years or less.
It will fall every year... I just hope that in the next few years, the Chang family will have a few people to support their appearance, and then they can at least protect themselves... However, Chang Yu is different from other power officials. He is cautious and cautious, and he is not good at making great achievements, and he is talented and has a reputation.
, he may not fall...
In just a few breaths, Chang Yanling was already in a state of confusion. He knew that he was going to have insomnia tonight.
Chang Yu was sitting alone in the hall, holding a tea cup in his hand and looking at the courtyard outside the hall without moving. He had mixed thoughts at this time, and he finally had to take this step! The fate of those who have achieved great success has never been good.
So he has to take precautions to protect himself.
He didn't know what step he could take in the future, and he didn't know whether Emperor Chongzhen would touch him. Although it was impossible to touch him now, what about the future?
So he has to make arrangements!
As for how to protect yourself, that is to cultivate your own power and family power!
Throughout the ages, the only ones who can stand firm or make the emperor and the court dare not to tamper with it are those with powerful families! Otherwise, no matter how awesome you are, I will kill you. There have been too many examples of this throughout the ages, whether it is a powerful minister or a powerful supervisor.
Or generals, like Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian, Chang Yu's predecessors, can be said to be amazing, but it is earth-shaking. But if you have a powerful family, that is another story. Many families in the past have emptied the court.
There are many examples of emperors being used as puppets. For a closer look, let’s talk about Zu Dashou. In the early years, Zu Dashou violated orders and even surrendered. If this happened to other generals, it would be a dead end and everyone would be executed!
But the imperial court and Emperor Chongzhen gave infinite tolerance and patience to Zu Dashou. Why?
Naturally, he is afraid of the generals of his ancestral family!
The Zu family’s sons and nephews are all over the military system outside the customs! It was because of the huge family of generals behind him that Zu Dashou was able to make the court endure it again and again. It was either that he didn’t want to deal with him, or that he couldn’t be dealt with!
But if you look at those who work alone, no matter whether you are an admiral or a general, you are still nine thousand years old, or you are a relative of the emperor, as long as the emperor or the court wants to deal with you, it will be easy!
So Chang Yu thought, if in the future after the Ming Dynasty comes to peace, so many people he offended are behind it, and the emperor has some thoughts, then he will be punished. At that time, who will come out to say a word for him?
, although Chang Yu had good relations with some civil servants and military generals, such as Shi Kefa, Huang Degong, Li Yan, and even bowed to Gao Jie, but what about them when the knife was actually placed on their necks, even if they could help?
They can only say a few words. Will they give up everything for themselves to fight against the imperial court?
Moreover, even at that time, the court and the emperor would take action against him because of his evil intentions in befriending foreign relatives and generals. His current network of relationships would become a major crime by then! Therefore, the most stable way to protect himself is to expand the power of the family behind him. If at that time
The influence of the Chang family spread throughout the army, and if the court wanted to move him, it would have to think carefully.
Of course, the emperors of all dynasties were not vegetarians. From the decline of the gentry in the Tang Dynasty of the Han Dynasty, to Song Taizu's cup of wine to release military power, to the Ming Dynasty's reduction of vassals, the methods were different, but the purpose was the same. Those who were far away could suppress the gentry.
Let’s not talk about the family members, let’s just say that in the Ming Dynasty, from Taizu looking for trouble and killing heroes to cutting down vassals, the purpose is to keep the royal line alive forever. No one can influence me, no one can control me, no one can think of it.
Not even the prince can threaten me.
As a result, the vassal princes lost their military power and became idle princes.
As for the descendants of those founding heroes, the same is true. There are so many honors and nobles, but no one is in charge of the military. They are all idle and idle. Let alone the peaceful times, they are rarely allowed to hold military power even in times of turmoil. Just like Li Zicheng Zhang
Xianzhong and the Qing Tatars have been struggling for more than ten years. Have you ever seen how many of those who went to the battlefield to fight and supervise the army were noble?
You are already a member of a noble family, how can you be allowed to easily hold military power again!
Now speaking of the entire Ming Dynasty, only Wei Guogong in Nanjing had some military power in the hands of the Nanjing garrison, but now he was being watched closely by Lu Daqi, the Minister of War, and he was walking on thin ice.
However, there will eventually be gaps in the hundred secrets, and there will always be a time when the tail is too big to be lost, so Chang Yu made arrangements as soon as possible just in case. If it really comes to that point, he has other countermeasures. Apart from other things, he only needs to guard several battalions of Dongchang.
Hold it firmly in your hand, thousands of cavalry can't go anywhere, and no one can stop them!
Of course, you can't do that until you get to the next step. At this time, you can support the Chang family and make plans, so why not do it.