Inside Kunning Palace.
Zhu Houzhao ran to give gifts to his mother and showed off a bunch of good things, but he didn't realize that Queen Zhang didn't care about these items at all.
Especially when Queen Zhang learned that these objects were taken from Zhang Zhou, her expression became even more gloomy.
Empress Zhang is still thinking about her younger brother Zhang Yanling, and her mother, Mrs. Jin, has been asking about it recently. Empress Zhang learned a lot of her selfishness from her mother.
"……do not move!"
Zhu Houzhao was still bragging about his treasure. A delicate little hand next to him stretched out to grab something and take it back, but was patted mercilessly by Zhu Houzhao.
It was his sister Zhu Xiurong.
Zhu Xiurong didn't cry either. He just pursed his lips and said, "Mom, brother hit me."
Zhu Xiurong is still young, so his verbal address is not so formal.
And Zhu Youtang likes this daughter very much. Probably daughters are all father's little cotton-padded jackets, and father and son always have previous feuds. There is a fundamental difference between how a father loves his daughter and how he loves his son.
Empress Zhang said with a straight face: "Prince, why are you so shameless? Why are you so angry with your sister?"
"Who is angry? This is my thing. Hey! Little one, didn't I tell you a long time ago? You can only take what I give you, and you can't touch what I don't give you! This is for you!"
Zhu Houzhao picked up a small mirror and wanted to give it to Zhu Xiurong.
But Zhu Xiurong blinked a pair of big, dull eyes, staring only at those colorful glass balls. To her, they were like treasures.
What kind of mirror...she doesn't like it.
"I want that." Zhu Xiurong pointed to the glass ball.
"No!" Zhu Houzhao was very rude.
I give you something, but you don’t want it. You insist on another one. It doesn’t matter what it is. I don’t know if your brother or I also want to save face? Your brother, I think what you like should be what you like!
"Brother, give me one, just one, okay?"
Zhu Xiurong instead spoke to Zhu Houzhao in a pleading tone.
That pitiful look made Zhu Houzhao unable to help but feel angry.
But it was Empress Zhang who picked up two glass beads and put them in her daughter's hands and said: "Prince, your things were sent to Kunning Palace, and I have the right to deal with them! If you are an elder brother, you don't have the appearance of an elder brother, so you can play with them." .”
"Thank you, mother!"
Zhu Xiurong took the glass beads and jumped away.
"Mother, my son is teaching my sister, why are you like this? She has grown up now, she is six years old. When I was her age, we both started to read and read. Look at her, she looks like a little girl. Like a fool, I write a few simple words to her, but he doesn’t even recognize them.”
Zhu Xiurong is already five years old, and her birthday is a big one. It is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month. It is now her sixth year of birth.
She is thriving.
After experiencing the smallpox incident, her body was extremely healthy, she didn't even get cold, and she grew taller very quickly.
Queen Zhang said: "Sit down, I have something to ask you."
Zhu Houzhao sat back on the chair in a depressed mood, but his eyes were glanced at his sister who was squatting on the ground playing with glass beads. He was thinking, this little fool doesn't know how to play with such a good thing, so he should be taught to her.
"When you leave the palace, why do you want to see Zhang Zhou? What did he give you to eat and drink?" Empress Zhang couldn't get any information from her husband, so she could only find a breakthrough from her son.
Zhu Houzhao said: "No, go there, I didn't even drink any water."
Empress Zhang frowned and said, "Has your father ever confessed it?"
"No, he has so many fun things, how can I care about them? I also brought a bicycle back. You don't know, Queen Mother, but it's so fun..."
"okay!"
Empress Zhang could probably feel that not only was her husband caught by Zhang Zhou, but her son was also captured.
Instead, she, a wife and mother, became an outsider.
"Then what did he tell you? Did he mention this palace? Or something about the palace?" Queen Zhang asked again.
Zhu Houzhao said: "He said so many things, how can I remember them? Mother, what exactly do you want to ask? Zhang Zhou is a good man who can teach his son knowledge, and he is very capable. He can chop down thunder from the sky. I want to learn this from him, but he refuses to teach me!”
"What? He knows this?" Queen Zhang was also shocked.
"I think so. Otherwise, how could the Qingning Palace where the Empress Dowager lives catch fire? That scene..."
Zhu Houzhao became very excited when he thought about what the fire scene looked like.
Empress Zhang took a deep breath and frowned: "Didn't your father tell you anything when he asked you to go? For example, how to get along with Zhang Zhou?"
"No, hey, Princess, don't smash it. This bead will be smashed. I've tried it!"
Zhu Houzhao seemed to be talking to his mother, but in fact his mind was not there at all.
Zhu Xiurong thought her brother was coming to snatch her glass beads, so she took the glass beads and ran to the back hall. Zhu Houzhao was too late to catch up.
When Zhu Houzhao looked back at Queen Zhang, he found that she was staring at him with vicious eyes.
"Mother, did I make a mistake? I got permission from my father to leave the palace. Besides, I haven't fallen behind in my studies recently. The lecturers in the East Palace praised me for learning quickly."
Zhu Houzhao obviously didn't understand why his mother suddenly treated him like this.
Queen Zhang said coldly: "Okay, you go! Remember not to see Zhang Zhou again."
"oh."
Zhu Houzhao didn't contradict him either.
After he led his entourage out of the door of Kunning Palace, he said disdainfully: "You want me to just disappear without you? Even if I go to see you, you won't be able to see me! Humph!"
Liu Jin asked: "Your Highness, where are we going?"
"Of course I'll go back to the East Palace. Fortunately, I didn't bring my gun, otherwise the little troublemaker would have snatched it away, as well as my bicycle..."
Liu Jin said: "Your Highness, didn't Mr. Zhang say that he would make a special car for you?"
"The special one isn't here. Let's enjoy riding this one for now. Let's go back and ride the bike!"
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Turn your head off.
That night, the General Military Mansion was very lively, and a group of people were anxiously asking for news.
Because at a military meeting before nightfall that day, Wang Yue, the pillar of Pianguan, once again died of chest paralysis, that is, a heart attack.
Wang Yue was of great significance to Piantou Pass and even the northwest. Many people followed him for a living, and they were afraid that if he died, the Tatars would take advantage of the situation and attack the severely damaged Piantou Pass. .
"Commander Wang is fine. He invites Uncle Wu Ping, Uncle Xiangcheng and General Zhu Shen to come in."
The rest of the people knew that Wang Yue was fine, so they left with peace of mind.
Chen Xun, Li Tang and Zhu Feng went in to visit Wang Yue. After Chen Rui was transferred back to Beijing, the daily military affairs of Pianguan are now mainly completed by these three people. Zhu Feng can spend time with Chen Xun and Li O Ping sits on equal footing, which is equivalent to being the deputy commander-in-chief of Piantou Pass.
Wang Yue was lying on the hospital bed, his complexion improved a lot, and he was sitting there calming his breath.
The doctor accompanying the army went out carrying the medicine box.
"Mr. Wang, are you okay?"
Zhu Feng's concern for Wang Yue was the most direct and sincere.
He is young and simple. He feels that Wang Yue is indispensable in the northwest. In addition, Wang Yue is kind to him, so he knows how to be grateful.
Subsequently, Lieutenant Commander Zhang Yong, who did not attend the military meeting, also came after hearing the news.
Wang Yue smiled and nodded: "After taking the medicine, there is no serious problem, but I may need to rest for the past two days."
Zhang Yong came in last, but he looked very anxious and said: "Oh, Wang Zongxian, you are indispensable in this pass. If you are not the backbone, how can the soldiers below focus on defending against the enemy?"
Wang Yue said: "Eunuch Zhang, it's not that I have to refuse, it's just that... I can't bear it. This is the second time in half a year that I have almost died of this chronic disease of chest paralysis. If I leave like this, I'm afraid... sigh !”
The words were not finished, but anyone who cared could hear them.
Uncharacteristically, Wang Yue said that he wanted to recuperate, not because Wang Yue wanted to slack off, but because Wang Yue knew that if he continued to work so hard, he might not get the title he deserved.
For the sake of the title of the Wang family, he could only endure the responsibility of being diligent in official duties.
"Wang Zongxian, you are joking." Zhang Yong said with a smile, "The news we just learned is that the court in the capital is already discussing whether to grant you the title of marquis or uncle. The minister can just advocate the title of uncle. , but His Majesty said that he would grant you a title on the basis of your status as Uncle Weining, and he is striving to give you a generous reward, and the results will probably come out in the next two days."
"Yeah?"
Upon hearing the news, Wang Yue almost got off the bed.
But then his body couldn't hold on anymore and he coughed violently.
"Take care." Zhu Feng hurried over to help him.
Li Nao and Chen Xun next to them frowned and looked at Zhu Feng, their eyes seemed to say, why are you so attentive?
Whether he deserves to die or not, it would be better if he died in the northwest. Anyway, the Tatars are afraid of the mighty gunpowder and dare not come back. If he dies, the military glory will fall on us, and no one will make irresponsible remarks to us.
Ordinary soldiers admired Wang Yue extremely.
But these honorable ministers with titles in the northwest respected and hated the king more and more.
Wang Yue is not an open-minded person who can be tolerated. In other words, Wang Yue only likes to win the hearts of the generals below. He is always plotting against these honorable ministers.
Zhang Yong looked at Zhu Feng with a smile and said: "General Zhu, I also learned that your Majesty, Duke Cheng, has received His Majesty's decree to transfer Yansui as the chief military officer to coordinate the defense of Yansui and other places. You, father and son, both They are all Yingjies."
"oh."
Zhu Feng didn't feel so honored.
Maybe someone can bring him back to the capital, so that he can feel relieved.
This place in the northwest... couldn't eat or sleep well, which made him anxious. He had had enough of this kind of troubled life.
Wang Yue said: "I will leave the military affairs in the northwest to you. I know your merits. I mentioned your meritorious service in the above list. Maybe you can be crowned an uncle later and do your best."
Li Na and Chen Xun were in a bad mood originally, but after hearing this, they felt that Wang Yue was very biased.
Chen Xun said: "Mr. Wang, people around me also suffer from chest paralysis. How do you... treat it?"
It seems to be saying, if other people get chest paralysis, they will disappear immediately. How can you survive? Twice? Any tips?
Wang Yue smiled and said: "This is about talking about your majesty. There is a Mr. Zhang beside you. He is the one who prepares the mighty heavenly gunpowder. He gave me my life-saving medicine."
"this……"
Chen Xun doesn't quite understand.
Obviously, from Chen Xun's point of view, he didn't really like to find out who was close to the emperor, so naturally he didn't know much about Zhang Zhou.
"You don't know this?" Zhang Yong said with a smile, "This battle in the northwest has been planned by Mr. Zhang for a long time. Otherwise, why would you, Wang Zongxian, show up at Pianguan? And why could the Tatars be killed? Run away with your tail between your legs?”
Only then did Chen Xun and Li Wei realize that the capable people around the emperor had figured everything out.
No wonder he couldn't figure out why the emperor asked them to come to Piantuan to prepare for war.
It's not you Wang Weining who is capable of feelings, it's Mr. Zhang's clever calculations!
(End of chapter)
