The residence of the Ming Dynasty doctor Ronglu, Youzhu Guo and British Duke Zhang Fu in the capital.
There was already a lot of traffic in front of the door, and it was full of cars and horses that came to celebrate the festival. The visitors were all luxuriously dressed and carried valuable gifts.
Naturally, Zhang Fu was not at home, so the visitors signed their names in the gift book one after another, put down their gifts and left after their own pleasure. Even so, the front door of the mansion was still busy, with people leaving one after another.
Zhang Bi, who was empty-handed, saw it from a distance. He watched it with interest for a while, then walked around to the back of the mansion alone, grabbed the beast-swallowing copper ring on the corner door of the back garden and knocked three times.
A servant had been waiting here for a long time. He opened the corner door and saw that it was Zhang Bi. He hurriedly invited him in and said, "The master of the house has not returned from his visit to the palace. Lord Zhang, please sit down for a moment."
Zhang Bi said: "Go ahead and go ahead! I'll go shopping by myself."
This was not the first time that the servant entertained Zhang Bi, and he knew that he had a close relationship with the master of the house. Although he didn't know what the relationship was, he didn't dare to ask more, so he bowed, nodded, and left with a promise.
Zhang Ben, with his hands clasped behind his back, seemed to be wandering aimlessly. Unconsciously, he came to the Zhang Mansion Ancestral Hall and walked in. In the middle of the altar, there was a spiritual tablet, which was "Holy to Mrs. Zhongxian of Rongguo of Zhang Mansion". "The Spiritual Tablet of the Beauty of the World"; above the spiritual tablet is a large portrait of Zhang Yu, Duke of Rongguo, with couplets written on the left and right, which read:
"Promote your sincerity and show your strength, and show your merits and achievements. Be loyal and loyal, and your fists and fists will be loyal and your spirit will penetrate the sun and stars!"
Zhang Bi lit three incense sticks, knelt on the ground and bowed three times. He stood up and put on the incense sticks. When he turned around, he found Zhang Fu standing behind him.
"It's nothing, you don't need to come every year." Zhang Fu's face was expressionless, but he seemed to be a little tired.
"I only come here once a year." Zhang Bi said, "I'm afraid, brother, you will forget me."
"So you just keep getting me into trouble?"
"I haven't been in trouble for a long time." Zhang Bi felt that he was low-key enough.
"Pan Ying, the Jinyiwei governor, is now highly regarded by Ji Gang. I think he will always remember the things you annoyed him back then." Zhang Fu said, "It's best not to cause trouble, otherwise I won't dare to give someone the opportunity to take advantage of you." I guarantee I can help you every time.”
"Don't worry, brother." Zhang Ben smiled, "I didn't come to you because I was in trouble, I just wanted to see you and my father."
Zhang Fu turned around and walked in front, Zhang Ben followed silently, and the two of them strolled in the garden.
"In order to save the Holy Emperor, my father went into battle alone, killed dozens of people with his own strength, and sacrificed his life for the country in exchange for everything we have today." Zhang Fu said that almost every year, he would tell Zhang Fu about this. Ben said again, "My father is invincible and so brave. I should encourage him even more."
Zhang Bi nodded: "Remember the teachings of elder brother." He was a concubine and came from time to time. He really didn't have much impression of Zhang Yu, his father, and Zhang Fu and the others, so he didn't have much affection for them.
However, Zhang Fu's thigh must be embraced. This is a strong guarantee that he can survive and live well in the Ming Dynasty. Although he was born as a concubine, fortunately, Zhang Fu took great care of his concubine, and it was he who helped him rise to the rank of Jinyiwei Baihu.
In fact, Zhang Fu prefers Zhang Bi to his two biological brothers Zhang Xi and Zhang Fu, although he has never revealed this, and although he himself cannot explain why.
"Actually, I often still doubt that with my father's bravery, there is really no shadow of him in you." Zhang Fulue said with a teasing tone, "If it weren't for my father's personal instructions..."
Zhang Bi said with a smile: "I became fat later. Besides, my father's bravery has been passed down to you, eldest brother."
Zhang Fu also laughed: "Then I thought about it, with the mighty and mighty strategy of the Holy One, His Highness the Crown Prince... Oh, I was relieved... You are so fat, you must be able to chat with His Highness the Crown Prince. If you have a chance, , I should introduce you."
The meaning of these words made it clear that Zhang Fu was on the side of the prince.
At that time, the prince and the two kings of Han and Zhao were fighting fiercely overtly and covertly, especially the Han king Zhu Gaoxu who was the most aggressive.
It is said in history that the prince Zhu Gaochi was fat, stupid and slow, but the Han king Zhu Gaoxu grew up to be agile and agile; Zhu Gaochi was dull and dignified, but Zhu Gaoxu was eloquent. In contrast, Zhu Di also liked his second son Zhu Gaoxu more. During the Battle of Jingnan, Zhu Gaoxu made heroic achievements more than once, and rescued him many times to get him out of danger.
Regarding the matter of establishing a prince, Zhu Di sought the opinions of the officials who had contributed to the Jingnan War. Almost all military generals recommended Zhu Gaochi, after all, they had fought side by side on the same front; while the civil servants basically sided with Zhu Gaochi.
As a result, Xie Jin, the chief civil servant and the chief minister of the cabinet, became a thorn in Zhu Gaoxu's side. Three years later, he was demoted to Guangxi as a counselor. Xie Jin was demoted, and the princelings were dealt a huge blow.
As for generals, Zhang Fu is an exception. Of course, he never showed it - maybe Zhang Bi's low-keyness was learned from his elder brother, or perhaps it was Zhang Fu's words and deeds.
It was also the first time that Zhang Bi knew that he was on the side of the prince. He couldn't help but feel excited and a little scared. It turned out that Zhang Fu kept a low profile in order to be high-profile in the future. However, Zhang Bi's low-key was truly low-key. He fell in love with a low-key and ordinary life and never thought of getting involved in bloody court disputes.
But he also knew that the final winner was Prince Zhu Gaochi, and the eldest brother was right! So the panic in my heart was finally reduced.
But what role can I play in the duel between these two parties? My eldest brother said that he would introduce His Highness to the Crown Prince for me. What do you mean?
Zhang Fu seemed to have seen through his worries and said: "Annan Chen Jiyu's party has not been destroyed, and he has surrendered and rebelled at times, and he has been unstable. I just entered the palace to meet the Holy Emperor, and received the seal of the general who conquered the captives. I will go there in two days. Conquest..."
Annam is now Vietnam. Zhang Bi said: "The people of Yue...Annan have always been so virtuous! I wish my elder brother that he can defeat the invaders in one fell swoop and achieve an early victory!"
"You should pay more attention to the affairs of the court while you are in Jinyiwei." Zhang Fu said.
"Yes." Zhang Bi nodded.
"It's just that you must not act recklessly. When marching and fighting, the most important thing is to avoid making rash advances, and you should do the same." Zhang Fu warned earnestly, "I heard that you have recently made two brothers. Why, having me as your brother is not enough? "
"Haha." Zhang Ben said with a smile, "Big brother is joking, but I just like them both... They are pretty good people."
"So best."
It is said in history that Zhang Fu made four expeditions to Annan. If I remember correctly, this was his third expedition.
Two years ago, Zhang Fu led the Ming army in the first expedition to Annan and returned to China. The former Annan Chen Dynasty generals Jian Ding, Deng Xi, Ruan Shuai and others rebelled and promoted the Chen family's descendant Chen Jikuan as the emperor of Dayue. The people actively participated in the rebellion, and the Ming Dynasty's governance in Annan was on the verge of collapse.
Zhu Di Longyan was furious and used his "ace killer" - Zhang Fu to conquer Annan for the second time!
Zhang Fu defeated Chen Jikkuo's army as soon as he took action. Chen Jikkuo had to retreat to Yi'an to wait for the changes. Zhang Fuzheng wanted to defeat Chen Jikuo in one go, but the main force of the Ming army suffered heavy losses in the northern grasslands. Qiu Fu's 100,000 Northern Expeditionary Army was defeated by the Tatars. Zhu Di had no choice but to recall Zhang Fu and start a military campaign to conquer Mobei, and Chen Jikuan also escaped.
Zhu Di defeated the Tatar tribe at the Onan River and temporarily solved the crisis in the north. Then he restarted the Annan war and ordered Zhang Fu to lead his troops to conquer Annan three times. Because of Zhang Fu's god-like prestige among the Annan soldiers and civilians, the morale of the Ming army was greatly boosted as soon as he arrived at the front line, while the soldiers under Chen Jikuo were discouraged...
In the year when he first conquered Annan, Zhang Fu was thirty-two years old.
This year, Zhang Fu was only thirty-six years old.
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