But the candidate he appointed for another governor-general, Tongzhi, caused some controversy in the governor-general because he appointed Zhang Fu. Regardless of his qualifications or merit, Zhang Fu was somewhat different from the official position of governor-general Tongzhi. Many generals had
He was not very satisfied. Even Zhang Fu himself was very frightened and submitted a memorial to resign.
But Yunxi not only refuted his memorial, but also called him to the palace to talk, so that he could relax as the governor and his advisor and not have to worry about anything.
Now that Yunxi personally came to comfort him, although Zhang Fu was still under great pressure, he could only say that he was confused before and was willing to serve as the governor and magistrate.
After hearing his promise, Yunxi patted him on the shoulder and finally said: "Don't worry, my dear, you will definitely sit firmly in this position of governor and magistrate. The army of the Ming Dynasty does not belong to the generals, but to the court."
After arranging this matter, there is only one last reform left for Yunxi to complete this year, but this cannot be started for a while, and the necessary lines have not yet been reached, so he can only wait; but the other one is
It's not a reform, nor is it important, but something that Yunxi attaches great importance to can be formally decreed.
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"Wuji, you don't have to go on duty today?" said a familiar guard.
"Well," Zhang Wuji said with a smile, "Your Majesty heard that my parents were coming to Beijing, so he specially gave me five days' leave to spend a few days with my parents."
"How nice of you, you can still stay home on leave when your parents come to Beijing." The man said enviously.
"What are you envious of? Although your family is not from the city, it is still in the suburbs of Beijing. You can go home to see your parents every few days. It is no better than my parents who are thousands of miles away and can't see each other for years.
Are people much stronger?"
"And because you are already married, His Majesty has authorized you to bring your wife and children to live in a public rental house. The public rental house you live in is also much larger than the one I live in. The house I live in is too small, and my parents were very worried after they came to the capital.
I can’t live here.” Zhang Wuji said.
"Haha, Wuji, what does Xu's wife and children living in public rental housing have to do with whether they can go home to see their parents? You want to marry yourself, right?" The guard said with a smile: "You are also twenty-two this year, so it's time.
It’s time to get a wife; no, it’s not time to get a wife, you are obviously too old, and it will be too late if you don’t get a wife.”
"Speaking of which, although my uncle and aunt are far away in Wudang Mountain in Huguang, you don't want to be a Taoist priest. They should have already arranged for your marriage. Why haven't I heard you talk about it?"
"Well, who knows," Zhang Wuji shook his head and said. But when he heard the familiar guard say this, he also felt strange: 'Why don't my parents plan to get me engaged?'
And just when he was thinking this, in his room, a beautiful woman who looked to be in her thirties, although there were already crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, but was very well-maintained, was sitting by the bed, chattering endlessly.
Another strong middle-aged man in the room who looked to be in his forties spoke.
The woman is naturally Zhang Wuji's mother Yin Susu, and the man is Zhang Wuji's father Zhang Cuishan. Yin Susu said to Zhang Cuishan: "This time, we must settle the marriage for Wuji! Since there are no other families near Wudang, let's marry him in the capital.
Set a marriage!"
"The capital? People in the capital are willing to marry their daughters to Wuji? Although Wuji is now an imperial guard, he will return to Wudang in the future. How can people in the capital be willing to marry their daughters so far away?" Zhang Cuishan said.
"Why don't you tell people that Wuji will return to Wudang in the future? Wuji is the imperial guard in front of His Majesty. He has also been praised by His Majesty for his meritorious service, and his appearance is very outstanding. Who doesn't like such a son-in-law? And His Majesty has always been
If you treat your guards well, you will definitely be given a hereditary future in the future, and your children and grandchildren will have no worries about food and clothing. Who wouldn't want to marry? As long as you hide the fact that you will return to Wudang in a few years, it will be done." Yin Susu said.
"Isn't this not good?" Zhang Cuishan said hesitantly.
"What's wrong with this!" Yin Susu said immediately: "We lay disciples of the Wudang Sect, due to the influence of the senior brother, do not take concubines. When a woman marries, she will not only be a housekeeper, but also do not have to compete with concubines for favor.
Isn’t it a good thing for a woman? It’s just that she is far away from home. But even if she is married in the capital, can she go home to visit relatives every day and not be laughed at by her neighbors? "
"However, I heard that women in the capital always look down upon outsiders because of the wealth in the capital. I'm afraid they will become a little arrogant after they get married." Zhang Cuishan raised another question.
"When you return to Wudang and have no friends, how can you be so arrogant?"
"But," Zhang Cuishan still wanted to find a reason, but he was unwilling to let his son marry a woman from the capital.
But before he could say the words after "but", Yin Susu sighed and said: "Why do I want Wuji to marry a woman from the capital? But there is a daughter in the family near Wudang Mountain who is about the same age as Wuji, and her identity is also
Not bad families, for some reason, either we don't like them, or they are unwilling. Moreover, some families were very happy to get such a good son-in-law when they first found a matchmaker, but they still haven't gotten engaged after a few days.
, but then rejected it with a sullen expression, it’s really evil!”
It turns out that as early as four or five years ago, the couple wanted to get married to Wuji. They asked people with good status near Wudang Mountain who had a daughter of a similar age. After they found out, they then asked someone who knew the family to ask who the daughter was.
If you think she is suitable for you, please send someone to ask for her hand in marriage.
Zhang Wuji's personal conditions are nothing compared to the wealthy families in the capital. The wealthy families in the capital are capable and have many good-looking children. His only advantage is probably that his majesty's bodyguards have protected his safety, and his majesty is thinking about his old relationship.
people.
But in other places, such conditions are very rare. Now that Yunxi has succeeded to the throne, some of those who are actually serving as imperial guards instead of palace guards have taken the initiative to ask to resign as guards because they are older and not as good as young people.
You won't try to retain these people too much, but you will treat them very favorably. Everyone will be rewarded with a hereditary future; if they are willing to go to the garrison to serve as generals, let them go to the one-year "on-the-job generals training course" at the Jiangwu Hall.
He went to school for one year and was assigned to the guard office as a deputy for thousands of households. Zhang Wuji was not only the imperial guard, but also made meritorious service in Ganzhou on his way back to the capital from the northwest in the sixth year of Jianye. In the future, he will be rewarded after resigning as a guard. The capital
There are quite a few people who have a hereditary future, but in other places, they are very rare.
Moreover, Zhang Wuji's other conditions were also good, so families near Wudang Mountain were willing to marry their daughters to him.
But for some unknown reason, every family they proposed to marry happily agreed at first. The parents of both parties had already set a date for the meeting, but within three days they would definitely find the matchmaker again, but they were no longer willing.
It would be fine if only one or two families were like this, but they found seven or eight families in the past few years that were like this. Seeing that there was no suitable family near Wudang Mountain, Yin Susu stopped looking in anger and decided to come to the capital to look for them.
"When Wuji comes back later, I will tell him about this matter. There is no need to mention the fact that the people near Wudang Mountain are unwilling to marry our family for some reason. I just told him to find him a wife in the capital. His fellow guards
Most of them are from the capital, and they will definitely know someone who has a daughter who is not bad at home, so I will look for them from such families."
"Well, what if Wuji has already told his colleagues that he wants to return to Wudang Mountain in the future?" Zhang Cuishan no longer objected to finding a wife in the capital and began to study the matter.
"Then let him tell his colleagues that he wants to stay in the capital now." Yin Susu said: "The capital is so prosperous, it is normal for him to change his mind and want to stay. Even if he really wants to stay in the capital, it doesn't matter. Our family is
Not only does Wuji have only one son, but him staying in the capital is good for our family’s status in Wudang Mountain."
"That's all it can do." Zhang Cuishan thought for a while and said.
The couple discussed for a few more words, then heard the sound of opening the door. They quickly stopped talking and sat upright.
"Dad, Mom, why don't you go for a walk in the yard? The weather has warmed up, and it's not cold anymore." Zhang Wuji walked in while holding things in both hands, and put the bag in his hand on the table.
He said to Yin Susu and Zhang Cuishan: "Father, mother, come and eat quickly. If you don't eat, it will be cold. If it is cold, it won't taste good."
Just now Zhang Wuji went out to buy food. He lived by himself, so of course he couldn't cook. There was nothing related to cooking in the house. He ate the food of the palace when he was on duty in the palace. When he was not on duty,
We ate at the small restaurant in the courtyard of the public rental housing, and sometimes went to other colleagues' homes to eat. Zhang Cuishan and his wife only came to the capital yesterday afternoon and had not had time to buy cooking utensils and grain, oil, salt and vegetables, so they could only eat the food in the restaurant.
"I'm not busy." Yin Susu smiled and said, "Wuji, as you said just now, the weather has warmed up and the food won't be cold for a while. Come here, mother has something to say to you."
"What's the matter, mother?" Zhang Wuji was taking out the food box from the bag. Hearing this, he put the food box down, walked over and sat on the chair, and asked in confusion.
"Wuji, you are not young anymore. Your father and I were thinking..."
Yin Susu was thinking about how to talk to Zhang Wuji when she suddenly heard another noise at the door, and it was quite loud. At the same time, a man shouted: "Wuji, come out quickly!"
"Old He, what's the matter?" Zhang Wuji stood up, walked to the door, opened the door, and said to the man outside. This man was also an imperial guard. He had a good relationship with Zhang Wuji and lived in the same courtyard.
"Quick, your Majesty has an imperial edict for you. Quickly set up the incense table and change your clothes to welcome the angel." Lao He said anxiously.
"Your Majesty has an imperial edict? If you have an imperial edict, you can just accept it. Why should we set up the incense table or change our clothes?" Zhang Wuji said with some confusion. In the past, there were precedents where Yunxi suddenly sent people to deliver oral instructions and asked them to do what they should do, so Zhang Wuji
He was not excited when he heard that there was an imperial edict. Instead, he was a little surprised by Lao He's words.
"This is not the usual oral instruction given to us, but a formal imperial edict! The person who came to deliver the edict is Chen Di, the Minister of Rites, and the people following behind him are all palace guards! It must be a big event! How can you not set up the incense table?
Change your clothes to welcome me?" Lao He said.
"Just for me?" he asked again. After receiving a positive answer from Lao He with envy in his eyes, he became even more puzzled: "Imperial edict? Give it to me? What's the reason why I need to make such a big show of it?"
"Oh, don't think about it here. They are coming soon. You should quickly set up the incense table and change your clothes to welcome them! If there is no incense table, I will lend you my own one!"
"By the way, Wuji, I heard that my uncle and aunt also came to the capital yesterday? Let the two elders also put on good clothes and come out to greet them." Lao He suddenly remembered something and said again. After saying this, he did not wait for Zhang Wuji to say anything.
, and left in a hurry.
"Wuji, what is your Majesty's decree for you?" Zhang Cuishan came over and asked. They all heard it just now.
Zhang Wuji shook his head. "My son doesn't know either. But since it is the Minister of Rites who has come to announce the decree, it should be a very important matter. It is better to put on neat clothes to welcome him."
Although the three of them were all stunned, they immediately started to get ready and started to change clothes. As an imperial guard, Zhang Wuji also had to make a scene, so he just took out his rarely worn formal clothes and put them on.
Zhang Cuishan and his wife are not that simple. Zhang Cuishan is better. He did not come with his wife Yin Susu this time. He came with the Wudang Sect's team to meet Yunxi. He also had a Taoist-like uniform specially prepared for meeting His Majesty.
Although it seems a little inappropriate to wear this kind of dress, there is no better clothes at this time, so I can only change into this dress. It was very difficult for Yin Susu to find it, and it was not easy to find a more suitable one among the clothes she brought.
Put on formal clothes.
After the three of them had changed, the team that came to deliver the order had entered the courtyard. The accompanying guards came forward and patted their door to ask them to come out to receive the order. Zhang Wuji hurriedly agreed and led his parents out of the house.
Arriving in the courtyard, Zhang Wuji saluted Chen Di and then knelt down in the middle of the courtyard, ready to listen to the imperial edict.
Chen Di held the imperial edict in his hand and looked at him with a very complicated look. Then he unfolded the imperial edict and read it loudly: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor issued an edict: The fourth daughter of Emperor Taizong Wen is named the eldest princess of Zhongshan. She is already in her hairpin years.
, marriage is negotiable. Zhang Wuji, the son of the Zhang family in Junzhou, Xiangyang Prefecture, Huguang,..., has both political integrity and talent,..., was conferred the title of Prince Consort, and was given the title of Prince Consort, and was granted the marriage to the eldest princess of Zhongshan, I admire this." (To be continued)
