Zhang Fu is the biological brother of Zhang Kuo, whom Wang Xian had dealt with in Shanxi. His father was Zhang Yu, the king of Hejian, who was Zhu Di's first general during the Jingnan period. During the Jingnan campaign, when Zhu Di raised his army, it was Zhang Yu who led the troops to capture Peiping.
Nine gates, and controlled the entire city of Peiping within three days. Later, under the extremely strong enemy and our weak situation, Zhang Yudu defeated Li Jinglong and Geng Bingwen's million-strong army three times. Zhang Yudu made the first contribution and became a famous general in the world.
Zhang Fu was already an adult at the time and had been following his father. The father and son soldiers participated in every battle in the early stages of the Jingnan period. Until the Battle of Dongchang, Zhang Yu led his army into the enemy's army to save Zhu Di who was trapped in a tight siege and was in danger.
In the formation, he fought until he died with all his strength. After the Battle of Dongchang, Zhu Di burst into tears several times, held a grand funeral for Zhang Yu, wrote a eulogy for Zhang Yu himself, and even took off his clothes and burned them in front of everyone.
He expressed his condolences. After he ascended to the throne, he often had banquets with his old subordinates. Zhu Di also said several times that the most heartbreaking thing for him was that Zhang Yu was not present.
As the son of Zhang Yu, Zhang Fu rushed into the army with his father to save Zhang Yu during the siege of Dongchang. Zhang Fu was able to sacrifice his life to save Zhang Yu in that situation. His loyalty is naturally more than ten thousand words.
He was so strong that Zhu Di trusted Zhang Fu more than anyone else in the world.
After Zhang Yu died in battle, Zhang Fu inherited his father's position, followed Zhu Di to fight in the north and south, and made great achievements in Jingnan. After entering Nanjing, he was named Xin'an Bo, paid thousands of stones, and was given a hereditary title. Later, he was promoted to the imperial title.
He was appointed Marquis of Xincheng, adding three hundred stones to his salary. After the Annan rebellion, Zhang Fu was appointed deputy commander, assisting Zhu Neng, Duke of Cheng, to lead a large army in the crusade. Unexpectedly, Zhu Neng died of illness when he arrived in Guangxi, so Zhu Di could only let the young Zhang Fu lead the expedition.
, As a result, Zhang Fu returned with a great victory, and then went to Jiaozhi twice, with brilliant results. Zhang Fu also achieved great fame and was named the hereditary British Duke.
Last winter, after three years of arduous fighting, Zhang Fu finally captured Chen Jikuan, his wife and children, who had been rebelling for several years, and kidnapped them to the capital. He quelled the Annan rebel rebellion. In accordance with the national system, he captured the territory captured by the thieves.
The land of the city-state was divided into four prefectures: Sheng, Hua, Si, and Yi. They added guard posts and granted official positions to those who surrendered. They then left troops to garrison and return to the court in triumph.
When Zhang Fu arrived in Beijing in the twelfth lunar month, the emperor personally went out of the city to greet him, paid homage to the Ancestral Temple, and greeted his beloved general with the highest courtesy. Afterwards, Zhang Fu was favored to rest at home. The emperor did not send him any errands, but just asked him to He accompanied him from time to time to praise the state affairs. Zhu Di trusted Zhang Fu more than anyone else. He never refuted what Zhang Fu said and obeyed Zhang Fu. But Zhang Fu became more and more stable and silent, very ' The idea of "a word of silence is worse than a thousand words" made the emperor think more highly of him, thinking that he was the most trustworthy person among his ministers.
The world is extremely envious of Zhang Fu's glory and favor today, but only Zhang Fu himself knows the danger behind this scenery. He has already stood at the top of the world, and if he cannot go further, it will easily attract slander. Although the emperor's views on him
Trust is unparalleled, but who knows what this moody and unfathomable king will be feeling at the next moment?
Therefore, he has been trembling with fear every day since he was accompanied by the driver, fearing that he would say something wrong. Every time he returned home, he would be too tired to move. It was simply more difficult than leading troops to fight in Annan. Of course, he could only think about this in his heart.
If others heard it, they would just think he was being pretentious.
Fortunately, as long as he had a public heart and praised the emperor's military affairs impartially, there would be no trouble. However, when he heard that the King of Han was assassinated, he knew that trouble was coming... When he heard the news, Zhang Fu's
The first reaction was disbelief. He knew the martial arts of the King of Han very well. Among them, Lü Bu was as brave as any man in the world. His martial arts was unmatched by anyone in the world. Even dozens of strong men could not get close to him. Even if the world is peaceful these years,
Although his martial arts skills have slackened, he is still surrounded by expert guards.
Although the King of Han usually had a lot of support, Zhang Fu still couldn't imagine who could assassinate the King of Han among the heavy guards. Thinking about the recent discussions between the government and the public about the King of Han's vassalship of Qingzhou, Zhang Fu had to raise a few questions...
How could it be such a coincidence? Is there something fishy in it? Could it be that the King of Han was playing a trick on his own life?
But Zhang Fu would never say these questions, because his relationship with Zhu Gaoxu was unusual. He was five years older than the King of Han. During the Hongwu period, the two of them followed Zhu Di on an expedition to Mobei, Liaodong, and even more so during the Jingnan period.
They formed a profound friendship, and Zhu Gaoxu even saved his life several times. The so-called life-long friendship was nothing more than this.
In the battle for the throne in the early years of Yongle, Zhang Fu, like most generals, naturally sided with the former leader Zhu Gaoxu, but he was still young at the time. There were seniors such as Qi Guogong Qiu Fu and Prince Consort Wang Ning.
It was not his junior's turn to speak. And with his silent and cautious character, he would not be in the limelight on such a matter. In addition, he then went on three expeditions to Jiaozhi and spent ten years in Annan, but he also avoided the court.
To this day, he, the first soldier of the Ming Dynasty and the most trusted British prince by the emperor, has never expressed his clear support for any prince. This has to be said to be a miracle.
But this time when his master returned to the court, Zhang Fu could no longer escape this whirlpool. Zhu Gaoxu was overjoyed at his return and felt that he had a strong supporter. He could help him say a few words in front of the emperor, better than others.
Ten thousand words can be said. Therefore, the King of Han entertained Zhang Fu again and again, and even condescended to him and paid a visit in person. Although it was just to reminisce about old times and chat about family matters, Zhang Fu knew that the King of Han was trying to gain his support.
However, the Zhang Fu of today is no longer the one he was twelve years ago. Twelve years ago, he could support the King of Han without hesitation and even fight for him. But today, twelve years later, it is difficult for him to show his support for the King of Han.
Support. Because Zhu Gaochi has been the crown prince for ten years. Although his throne is now in shaky state, as the leader of Emperor Yongle, how can he, Zhang Fu, ignore the crown prince and help the King of Han covet the artifact?
But even if he does not openly support the King of Han, as long as he is as close to the King of Han as he is now, in the eyes of the officials at home and abroad, it will mean that he is on good terms with the King of Han. His British Duke is a member of the King of Han, but let him draw a clear line between him and the King of Han.
, they had no contact with each other, and he really couldn't be ungrateful. This marshal, who commanded decisively and decisively on the battlefield, was in a dilemma at this moment. He felt that life in the capital was difficult, probably because of this reason
Zhang Fu was naturally angry when he heard about the assassination of the King of Han this time, but he soon became full of questions. However, he soon fell into a conflict. When he met the emperor later, he should tell his questions to the emperor.
?But that would be very sorry for the King of Han. But if I ignore the facts and speak for the King of Han, wouldn't I betray the emperor's trust?
With his heart full of thoughts, Zhang Fu came to the front hall of Yitian Palace. The hall was deep and covered with layers of curtains. Even during the day, hundreds of smokeless oil lamps were lit in the hall. The air was still filled with the fragrance of ambergris, which was
It diffused from a pair of two-and-a-half-foot-tall purple gold incense burners in front of the throne.
After the incense burner is the throne, but the throne is empty at the moment. Emperor Yongle, who is wearing a bright yellow round-collared narrow-sleeved casual robe and a black gauze winged crown on his head, is pacing irritably in the palace with his hands behind his hands. His already dark face,
At this moment, he was even gloomier and could shed tears. It was obvious that the emperor was in an extremely bad mood.
The eunuchs and maids standing in the palace were afraid of being angered by the irritable emperor, so they did not dare to make any move. The only sound in the whole hall was Zhu Di's pacing back and forth, and the atmosphere was very scary. It was not until the sound of Zhang Fu's footsteps that Zhu Di stood still without even turning his head.
He replied: "Wen Bi, you are here." There were only two people in the Ming Dynasty who were allowed to go to the palace without notification. One was the old monk Yao Guangxiao, and the other was the British Duke Zhang Fu. This incident was not alarming.
The old monk was naturally the only British monk whom the emperor asked to invite.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Fu nodded and responded softly.
"Oh," Zhu Di felt a little better after meeting Zhang Fu, but his brows were still furrowed and he said, "Sit down quickly."
As long as he is not a court official, Zhang Fu will always have a seat in front of the emperor. Although the emperor will also give seats to some senior ministers, Zhang Fu is only forty this year and unlike the prince who has a leg disability, he is still given the throne by the emperor.
Sit down, this is also the honor given to him by Zhu Di.
The young eunuch brought an embroidery pier, Zhang Fu bowed and thanked the emperor, then sat on it, waiting for the emperor to speak.
Zhu Di also sat back on the throne and said to Zhang Fu: "Do you know the news about the assassination of the King of Han?"
"When I came here, I heard my father-in-law mentioned it." Zhang Fu said solemnly: "But don't worry, Your Majesty, His Highness the King of Han has walked through mountains of swords and seas of fire. How could his life be ruined by a little assassin?"
"Yes." Zhu Di's expression became calmer. He was indeed an emperor, but he was also a father. When he heard that his son had been attacked and was in a coma, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, all the intrigues and intrigues he had were put aside, and he was only worried about his son's safety.
However, Hu Guang and others who were accompanying the driver did not even ask how the King of Han was injured, but instead talked about some so-called doubtful points in a circumstantial manner, which made the worried emperor furious. He suppressed his anger and kicked Hu Guang and others out.
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Seeing that Zhang Fu spoke at this moment, saying that the safety of the King of Han was in danger, the emperor felt better and said: "I have sent the imperial doctor to welcome him out, and the chariot should have returned to the capital by now."
"Your Majesty, there is a doctor in my palace who I brought back from Annan. He is especially good at wounds with swords. I have already taken him outside the palace..." Zhang Fu said.
"You are interested. The King of Han will arrive later. If you invite him in, he might be able to help." Zhu Di said, "I have also called the prince here. Please help me see what he is like."
What's that expression?
"What?" Zhang Fu said horrified: "Could it be that the emperor suspects..."
"You are too worried. The prince is the best at hypocrisy. He dare not do such a thing and cannot do it." Zhu Di snorted with some contempt and said: "I want you to see what the prince's usual kindness and friendliness are.
It’s not pretending.”
"Yes..." Zhang Fu agreed, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad. It turned out that the Tian family's father and son were jealous of each other. It was really not a rumor.