Since time traveling, Zhang Yanling has been actively seeking to change the future misfortune, actively enhance his strength, and strive to make himself stronger. In essence, he is doing it for his own selfish reasons and does not care much about the overall ecological pattern of the Ming Dynasty.
In order to achieve some goals, Zhang Yanling can even be said to be unscrupulous and regardless of criticism. For example, when she cooperated with Liu Jin, after the death of Emperor Hongzhi, Zhang Yanling felt the crisis. Therefore, she had to rely on Liu Jin's power to stabilize her position and maintain her relationship with Zhu Hou.
Maintain a good relationship with each other to avoid falling victim.
In terms of behavior, it actually tends to be utilitarian.
This approach certainly has advantages, but it also brings a lot of disadvantages. Zhang Yanling gained a lot, but at the same time he lost a lot. For example, in the eyes of the civil service group, Zhang Yanling was actually a person with no lower limits and a single-minded person.
A profit-seeking, selfish person. When seeking to integrate into the Xungui Group, Zhang Yanling unknowingly behaved exactly like the other members of the Xungui Group.
If there is no benefit, you can change your position at any time. Li Dongyang and others think so. And Zhang Yanling's performance has indeed confirmed his point of view. The drug purchase contract and the outer court's easing of Beijing camp supplies and wages are all benefits. So Zhang Yanling
They chose to cooperate with the foreign court to jointly fight against Liu Jin's rise.
In fact, no one cares about what Zhang Yanling is thinking. Li Dongyang and the others will not delve into the whole story. They will only think that Zhang Yanling is a profit-seeking person. For the sake of profit, he is also willing to win over him to fight against Liu Jin.
For the sake of profit, he could of course cooperate with Liu Jin. Therefore, the civil servants of the outer court represented by Li Dongyang despised him from the bottom of their hearts for people like Zhang Yanling, and they only made concessions for the needs of the situation.
Therefore, in fact, after the superficial respect, there are not many people who really admire and respect Zhang Yanling behind the scenes. Local officials like Yang Yiqing and generals in border towns naturally have a very bad impression of Zhang Yanling.
.Zhang Yanling’s prestige was actually of little use outside the capital.
In the final analysis, although Zhang Yanling has made great progress and gained a lot of power, he has no foundation in the power system of the Ming Dynasty. People will only associate him with the word nepotism, and will associate him with the word nepotism.
They are only interested in making a connection, but do not think that he has real abilities, character and behavior that can truly be respected.
After the imperial court issued the decree, everyone thought that Mr. Zhang was actually here to mess around. No one thought that the military operations to counter the rebellion needed to be led by Mr. Zhang. Even the border town generals, they would rather
I believe that Yang Yiqing, who is mature and prudent and has a clean reputation, will lead the army and would rather obey his orders than pin his hopes on Zhang Yanling.
Before Zhang Yanling arrived, everyone had actually reached such a consensus. It was just that they maintained a superficial respect. As long as Zhang Yanling didn't point fingers or get involved, this superficial respect could still be maintained. But
Today, Zhang Yanling insisted on getting involved in the battle. Yang Yiqing had never been a polite person, so he made his position clear and revealed his trump cards mercilessly.
Zhang Yanling stared at Yang Yiqing for a moment, and Yang Yiqing stared at Zhang Yanling without flinching. Everyone thought that a fierce quarrel was about to break out. Chen Shiyi, who was beside Zhang Yanling, leaned forward and was ready to pounce on him.
He was so angry that it was hard to contain him. But Zhang Yanling reached out and grabbed his arm to stop him.
Yang Yiqing looked at Zhang Yanling with a smile, his expression unmoved.
"Master Yang, in this case, I don't have to worry about it. Master Yang has already arranged everything, and I am happy and free. I just hope that there will be no mistakes. After all, the stakes are important, and if there is
If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous. When the time comes and the court punishes us, we will all be miserable." Zhang Yanling said.
Yang Yiqing chuckled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I will consider everything carefully. If there is any mistake, the court will investigate it. Yang will bear the responsibility. Today, I did not intentionally offend Mr. Zhang, but in peacetime."
On this important matter of rebellion, I have no choice but to persist."
Zhang Yanling nodded, glanced at Yang Yiqing and the generals, and said with cupped hands: "In that case, I won't disturb everyone's business. I got up early and breakfast has not been used, so I will go back to have breakfast and then sleep.
Go back to your cage and go to bed. Say your goodbyes!"
Zhang Yanling turned around and took Chen Shiyi up the high slope and galloped away. On the pier, Yang Yiqing looked at Zhang Yanling's back and twirled his beard and sneered.
A general beside him whispered: "But he is a loser. The imperial court sent a loser to lead the army. Does he want us to die? I really don't understand."
"That's right. I heard that this guy is very arrogant in the capital. He is extremely arrogant because he is a relative of the emperor. Even Eunuch Liu in the inner court was slapped in the mouth by him. Why are you so good today? I thought he would jump up and down.
" Another person said.
"It's okay to act wild in the capital, but this is not the capital. In the capital, the emperor and the queen mother are protecting you, and the princes and princes are protecting you, so you can do whatever you want. This is not a place for him to run wild. It's like a raised dog, at home.
He can show his teeth at the door, but when he goes out into the wild and has no master to support him, he becomes a pug wagging his tail and begging for mercy."
The generals burst into laughter, and all of them were in a happy mood.
Yang Yiqing said in a deep voice: "Don't gossip, just hurry up and do something. What he said is not unreasonable. The cross-river attack carries huge risks and must be considered extremely carefully. The goal of the cross-river attack remains the same, but we need to do it better
Let’s discuss the details. Go to the military office tonight to discuss the details in detail and make sure everything is perfect.”
The generals suppressed their smiles, cupped their hands and said in unison: "As ordered!"
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Zhang Yanling, Chen Shiyi and others rushed back to Lingzhou City. As soon as they entered the door, Chen Shiyi cursed angrily.
"Master Marquis, this Yang Yiqing is going too far. How dare he do this to Master Marquis? Master Hou is the chief military officer appointed by the imperial court to counter rebellion. How dare he take away the right of leading the army from Master Marquis? Master Marquis, what did you do to me just now?
This old man is disrespectful to you, why don't you let me teach him a lesson?"
Zhang Yanling sat down at the table and shouted: "I'm starving, let's get some dried meat out to eat first."
Chen Shi took out the dry food in a hurry, and Zhang Yanling grabbed a few pieces of dried meat and put them in his mouth to chew.
"Master Hou, how can you bear this kind of anger? Where did this Yang Yiqing come from? He is so bold? Master Hou, please say something. When they return to the city, Bei Zhi and Zhang Yin will take people to raid them. Put all these guys in to kowtow to you and apologize." Chen Shiyi shouted.
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "If you do that, you will lose your head."
Chen Shi said: "If you lose your head, you will lose your head, but you can't bear this evil spirit."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Brother Chen, I heard from the princess that Huayi is pregnant?"
Chen Shiyi was stunned for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "Why are you saying this now, Master Hou? Huayi is indeed pregnant, and she is already three months old."
Zhang Yanling nodded and praised: "Okay, okay. Brother Chen, you will be a father soon. In a few years, you will have a big family. Congratulations."
Chen Shiyi cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Hou, for the gift. If Mr. Hou had not avenged me, if Mr. Hou had not betrothed the painting to Beizhi, I would not be what I am today."
Last autumn, after Chen Shiyi's great revenge was avenged, Xu Wanyi suggested to Zhang Yanling that he should find a suitable betrothed to Chen Shiyi as his wife for his maidservant. Firstly, Chen Shiyi could have a normal life, and secondly, this In fact, it was also a way to make Chen Shiyi more loyal.
Zhang Yanling thinks this is a good idea. It’s not entirely to win over Chen Shiyi, but she really feels that Chen Shiyi should have a normal life. After his great revenge is avenged, Chen Shiyi’s life should have goals and motivation. .So we actively promoted this matter.
It just so happened that among Xu Wanyi's four dowry maids, Hua Yi was also older, already twenty years old. She had already reached the age to get married. Although as the princess's dowry maid, according to the unwritten rules of the Ming Dynasty's wealthy families, , most likely to serve Zhang Yanling as a maid in the room. But Zhang Yanling is not willing to do this.
Coercive melons are not sweet, and he has no feelings for them, so why should he occupy them and ruin their lives for the rest of his life? Zhang Yanling has expressed this attitude to Xu Wanyi a long time ago.
In view of this, after Chen Shiyi officially followed him into the regiment camp, Xu Wanyi mentioned this matter to Huayi.
Although Huayi cried and expressed her unwillingness to leave the princess, considering his age, the Marquis had no idea of taking in the maidservant. And although Chen Shiyi was a little older, he was now a fourth-grade military attaché. Chen Shiyi She had seen him before, and he was a very real person. After hearing the story of how he had endured for many years to avenge his wife and children, and finally got his revenge, she felt that he was kind and righteous, and that he was someone she could trust for life. So she agreed. .
Zhang Yanling also told Chen Shiyi here. Chen Shiyi refused at first, but Zhang Yanling took Zhang Yin to persuade him several times. Chen Shiyi didn't want to let down the good intentions of the Marquis, so he agreed.
The two got married after the Chinese New Year. Chen Shiyi renewed their relationship. The meaning of the painting is that she is a maid, but she is the maid next to the princess. The status of the two is not very different. After they got married, it is said that they were inseparable and very sweet. Not long ago, Huayi came to the Hou Mansion to meet Xu Wanyi and reported the news of her pregnancy. Xu Wanyi told Zhang Yanling about the matter, and Zhang Yanling marveled at Chen Shiyi's high efficiency, which made Huayi happy so quickly.
"What does it have to do with me? I regard you as a brother. I am happy that you can live a good life. If you follow me, I will help you to get promoted and live a good life, not to ask you to follow me. I will be punished. If you impulsively touch Yang Yiqing today, or as you said, you and Zhang Yin lead people to touch them. This crime will be punished. I won't be able to protect you by then. Wouldn't it be ruined? You and your family can't do these things." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
"But...they..." Chen Shiyi shouted.
Zhang Yanling waved her hand and interrupted: "Brother Chen, listen to me. Yang Yiqing and the others are disrespectful to me, which is nothing. Counterinsurgency is a major matter, and there is no room for failure. Will I fall out with Yang Yiqing in order to compete for the right to lead the army? At this time, I and I
What will be the consequences if he makes a fuss? Besides,
I can understand that they don't trust me. I'm afraid this is not what Yang Yiqing and the generals think. I'm afraid everyone in the court thinks so. Otherwise, if I was sent to quell the rebellion, why would Yang Yiqing be asked to do it?
General Administration of Military Affairs? To put it bluntly, doesn’t it mean that you don’t believe in my abilities?”
Chen Shiyi cursed: "Are these people blind? They don't know what the Marquis is capable of?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "You are familiar with me, but they are not familiar with me. In their eyes, I, Zhang Yanling, am just a playboy who comes to take credit. In fact, it is not surprising at all. I just don't know why Yang Yiqing seems to be pregnant with me."
It's like he's hostile. No matter, there's no need to argue with him about this matter."
Chen Shiyi frowned and said, "But if they do this, are we really going to idle around here and ignore the counter-insurgency?"
Zhang Yanling put away his smile and turned serious. He said solemnly: "Of course not. Yang Yiqing wants to cross the river and attack by force. This is the last resort. Just now at the dock, I saw the defense facilities built on the ferry on the other side. Various arrow towers and forts
.Yang Yiqing wants to force him to cross
The Yellow River, eight out of ten, will make the same mistake again. Even if we want to cross the river and attack by force, we can't just build ships on the wharf. Doesn't this tell others to strengthen their defense? It's too much. We must not place our hopes on him. We have to
Figure it out yourself.”
Chen Shiyi said softly: "What is Mr. Hou planning to do?"