The father-in-law and his son-in-law sat down in the hall. Xu Wanyi, who was playing with his son and maids in the back garden, also came to see his father after hearing the news.
Xu Guangzuo brought some candies and toys to his grandson and teased little Zhang Yi for a while before getting down to business.
"Yanling, I see that you seem to be busy with your free time recently, and your mood seems to be very bad. You are really worried. This person still needs to do something to keep himself busy. I sometimes think,
Sometimes people don't compete for reputation and status, or for the interests of three melons and two dates. The main thing is that if people live without fighting for anything, without arguing or arguing, it really means nothing. There is nothing to pass the time. You
Say so?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "My father-in-law came to see my son-in-law today, and he didn't come to teach him the principles of life. My son-in-law is busy with things, not bored."
Xu Guangzuo smacked his lips and said: "Don't be so harsh, I know you are busy. I came here today. Firstly, I want to see you and my grandson. Secondly, I have something to discuss with you."
"No!" Zhang Yanling said.
"What?" Xu Guangzuo said in shock.
"My son-in-law said, I won't go!" Zhang Yanling repeated firmly.
Xu Guangzuo frowned and said, "I didn't say anything, why can't you, you idiot, say nothing?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Do you still need to ask your father-in-law to speak? Isn't it because the rebels have become powerful and the court needs people to put out the fire? My father-in-law recommended my son-in-law again, right? Or maybe the emperor asked my father-in-law to come and find out what my son-in-law says. I
I guess this is the case. If it is, my son-in-law’s answer is no. If not, I think my son-in-law farted.”
Xu Guangzuo looked at Zhang Yanling and was speechless. His son-in-law was as smart as a ghost and he couldn't hide anything from him. He had just come to the door and was choked before he could explain the reason.
If it were anyone else, he would probably just walk away, but Xu Guangzuo was not afraid of this. The old fox had never seen anything before, so Zhang Yanling's words were ignored by him.
"Yanling, I know that you are angry. But if you are angry, things still have to be done. Now that the situation is urgent, the emperor will think of you first. If you are not sure, just say it, and there is no need to force it. If so,
If you are sure, how can you let go of this opportunity now? If you can successfully quell the rebellion this time, your status in the eyes of the emperor and in the court will be as stable as Mount Tai. Don't act out of emotion." Xu Guangzuo said in a deep voice.
"Dad, did you really recommend me to go to war? Can't you let our family live in peace? My husband has only been at peace for a few months. You are here to cause trouble again. I don't agree." Xu Wanyi was in the room.
When Zhong heard this, he handed the baby to the wet nurse, walked quickly and shouted.
Xu Guangzuo frowned and said: "Wanyi, is it your turn to make the decision on this kind of thing? This is a major military and national matter, a big deal, do you understand? The rebels in Hebei have occupied more than ten cities in the two prefectures, with nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses. Now they are approaching.
Bazhou is threatening the capital. Can your man be at peace? If the traitors enter the capital, no one will be at peace."
Xu Wanyi stamped her feet and said: "We don't care about those things. My husband has done so many big things in the past few years, running around and making great contributions. Then he made a small mistake, and he was suspended and fined.
The sarcasm of cold words. Use people and birds to face forward, don’t use birds to face backward, and so on.”
Xu Guangzuo looked at Xu Wanyi in astonishment and said, "You... Wanyi, why did you become so rude? What bastard words did you say?"
Xu Wanyi also blurted out, "A bird faces forward and a bird faces behind. How could such words have been uttered in her mouth before?" She blurted out for some reason. It didn't feel right to say it.
Xu Guangzuo glared at Zhang Yanling and said: "Those who are close to red are red and those who are close to ink are black. My family married you late, and my temperament and speech have changed. It's really inexplicable."
Zhang Yanling was secretly amused. It was true that she was close to Zhu Zhichi. She usually didn't pay attention to what she said. Now, not only Wanyi, but Qing Youtang, Axiu and others also came up with some of Zhang Yanling's words.
"Wanyi, please don't interfere in such matters. What my father-in-law said is right. The safety of the imperial court and national affairs are at stake. How can we stay out of it?" Zhang Yanling said.
Xu Wanyi snorted and said: "You want to go to war, right? I know it. That's it, I don't care."
Xu Wanyi turned around and entered the room. Xu Guangzuo sighed: "It's all me who spoils her, eh."
Zhang Yanling said: "Wan Yi is right. The imperial court uses people and birds to face forward, not birds to face backward. Now that I think about it, do you want me to put out the fire? My nose is running and my mouth is running. I know it's gone. I know it's turned when the car hits a tree. When I think about it,
What is it?"
Xu Guangzuo frowned and said: "Yan Ling, it's okay to express your grievances and vent your temper, but don't forget that we are ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and we cannot just sit back and watch the safety of the Ming Dynasty. I don't need to say more about the current situation, Hebei
The gang of rebels made such a fuss that there were also rebels in Shandong, Lianghuai and other places. At this time, I don’t know how many people were thinking about it.
Seeing that the court could not even deal with a group of mobs, how many people were holding back bad thoughts? If the Tatars started to make trouble again, the local feudal kings started to make trouble again, and the people started to rebel again, everything would be over. We are all here in the Ming Dynasty.
If you eat out of a pot and smash the pot, who will have something to eat? You will be angry if you are angry, but there can be no deviation in loyalty and justice."
Zhang Yanling said: "You should talk to the emperor about this. I have made a statement earlier, reminding you to pay attention to this gang of rebels. I propose to mobilize two battalions of soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp, and join forces with the three guards from Tianjin and the three guards from Hebei to encircle and suppress them."
As a result, there was no news about Niu Niu entering the sea. He also said those sarcastic words, which made me feel like I was on a pole. Now the fire is so big, the rebels have almost 100,000 troops, and they want me to go again? What does this mean? "
Xu Guangzuo said: "Yanling, if everyone had your foresight, how could we be in today's situation? To tell you the truth, the emperor also regretted it. When he summoned me, he said that he should not have ignored your warning.
Yes. The emperor originally wanted to summon you in person, but the emperor wanted to save face.
He is afraid that you will scold him and not give him a look. Wouldn't that be embarrassing? So I want to tell you, please come out and lead the army to suppress the rebellion. Yanling, again, leading the army before is different from leading the army now.
.This is called an act of turning the tide, and this is a great achievement, do you understand?"
Zhang Yanling sneered and said: "I don't know that this is a huge achievement. But if the credit is easy to get, how can I get it? One hundred thousand thieves have won successive victories, and their morale is high. Who dares to eat this hot potato?"
Xu Guangzuo breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back on the chair, and nodded: "That's right. It seems that you are not sure. If you are really not sure, you really can't take over, lest you lose your reputation. I didn't think carefully about this part.
It’s clear. It’s my fault.”
Zhang Yanling said: "It's not that I'm not sure, it's just that it will definitely take some trouble. I'm not being hypocritical. We can't bargain with the court. As my father-in-law said, if the pot is broken, everyone will have nothing to eat. I naturally want to try my best.
But the current situation in the court, I'm afraid there are too many constraints. If you want me to lead the army, I have to raise some conditions."
Xu Guangzuo said: "Are you really sure? I don't want to hurt you."
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "The rebels are so powerful. Isn't that because the officers and soldiers are incompetent? The soldiers and horses of the local guard station have not fought in many years. They are all veteran soldiers. How can they resist the desperate rebels? The more you eat, the more you eat.
When the battle is defeated, the braver the rebel soldiers become, the more supportive the people will be. In addition, there are indeed people among the leaders of the traitor soldiers who can use soldiers. But, to me, what does this mean? In the face of absolute strength, what is the use of strategy and tactics?
It’s all bullshit.”
Xu Guangzuo said in a deep voice: "Okay, since you are so confident, what are you waiting for? You should do your duty. You are my son-in-law. I definitely have your best interests in mind. I think you are successful, so I recommend you. But I recommend you.
Absolutely
I won’t force you. If you lead the army this time, I will let Yande go with you. If you fail, I, the Duke of Dingguo, will suffer the same misfortune as you. Yande is my only son. You should understand that I am not hypocritical.
Bar."
Zhang Yanling looked at Xu Guangzuo and sighed. He knew that Xu Guangzuo was not only expressing his intentions, but also wanting to take a big gamble. The Dingguo Duke's Mansion wanted to make some achievements in this matter. This also showed that Xu Guangzuo had completely treated himself.
His trust and reliance were heavy. He completely conquered the Xu family and his son with his strength. He was willing to put the treasure on himself.
"Okay, let's go see the emperor now. In front of the emperor, I want to make a few requests. If he agrees, I will lead the army to go on an expedition. If he doesn't agree, let the matter drop and ask the emperor to hire someone else." Zhang Yanling.