When Tang Yin walked out of the Yanwu Hall, his whole body had lost all energy, as if he was about to jump into a pit of fire.
According to Zhang Zhou's request, before his trip to Liaodong, he had to arrange and arrange his "errands", which was to write a plan report and explain to the emperor in detail what he wanted to do. This was also to facilitate the interview with the emperor before setting off for Japan. .
"Bohu, why are you...looking like this?"
Tang Yin suddenly saw Xu Jing, and Xu Jing discovered something was wrong with him.
Tang Yin said: "I'm going to Liaodong."
"This is a good thing." Xu Jing looked envious.
Originally, Xu Jing was counting on Tang Yin to take him flying. Now that Tang Yin was going to Liaodong to do important things, Xu Jing didn't seem to feel that Tang Yin was being used.
Tang Yin asked: "Do you want to go with me?"
"This... I wonder if Master Zhang agrees?"
Xu Jing wanted to go, but was afraid that Zhang Zhou would not allow it.
Tang Yin originally wanted to tell Xu Jing that he was going to Korea as an envoy, and even wanted to mention that the Ming Dynasty was preparing to use troops against the Jianzhou Guards and other ministries, but thinking that Zhang Zhou would not allow him to leak it in advance, he had to sigh: "Southerners are already having a hard time in the north. This year's cold winter is not suitable for them. What's more, Liaodong is an even colder place? You'd better not go."
Tang Yin had good intentions.
You Xu Jing will follow me to Liaodong, and you will probably go to North Korea with me. This is a matter of keeping your head in your belt.
Xu Jingze misunderstood what Tang Yin meant and said, "Is it Bohu who thinks that I am incapable of helping you?"
"Haha." Tang Yin smiled bitterly, "If you are willing to go with me, then I will help you find a job in the team. If you don't come, don't complain."
"It's okay, it's okay. How much time do you have to prepare?" Xu Jingze was very excited.
Having work to do is a gift to him.
What I fear most is being left out.
Tang Yin said: "I will leave tomorrow after I meet the Holy Spirit."
"Mian Sheng?" When Xu Jing heard this, he became even more envious.
When he went to Liaodong for business, he could still meet the emperor. At present, the emperor did not even see his courtiers, which also meant that Tang Yin was likely to be summoned by the emperor alone.
"Brother Bohu, you have really met a noble person. When you go, don't forget me, brother. We must support each other in the future. We have known each other since we were young. This kind of friendship is unmatched by others. I will go back right away. Pack up and we’ll leave for Liaodong tomorrow.”
Xu Jing now wants to try his best to climb up to Tang Yin.
It's a bit difficult to climb up Zhang Zhou's big tree. Before, he couldn't seek refuge with Wang Shouren, so now he had to use a simple method to get closer to Tang Yin.
In fact, Xu Jing also looked down on Tang Yin from the bottom of his heart. He felt that Tang Yin was far different from Zhang Zhou and Wang Shouren in terms of ability and fortune. But Xu Jing also knew that Tang Yin was closer to him in terms of relationship, and Tang Yin was still closer at certain times. willing to help him.
After all...we were comrades in the same trench, brothers who shared hardships.
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Ministry of Rites.
Xie Qian, who was invited, met Xu Qiong.
Xu Qiong informed him that Zhu Youtang had a woman outside and was pregnant.
"Seriously?" Xie Qian was also extremely surprised and couldn't sit still.
Zhu Youtang ascended the throne for twelve years. This time, this cowardly emperor once again subverted Xie Qian's cognition.
Xu Qiong said: "Yu Qiao, do you know why I told you this?"
"well!"
Xie Qian's breath was heavy. After sitting down, he turned his head to one side, feeling melancholy as if he couldn't look back on the past.
In the first year of Hongzhi, Guo Yong, the left young eunuch of the royal horse supervisor, wrote to the emperor to choose a concubine to enrich the harem. Zhu Youtang, who had just ascended the throne at that time, also agreed.
At that time, Xie Qian, who was an attendant of the Hanlin Academy and was also Zhu Youtang's teacher, came out to object: "The system of six palaces must be prepared. How can we forget the worries of three years? The mountain mausoleum has not been completed yet. Forgive me." It’s still new, why did this happen suddenly?”
It means that even if the Sixth House matter is something that should be done, your three years of Dingyou have not yet expired, so you are thinking about having a concubine and having a child?
on this matter.
It is obvious that the traditionalists represented by Xie Qian are demanding the new emperor who has just ascended the throne from the perspective of a "sage".
Zhu Youtang had just ascended the throne at the time, and was alone. Almost no one in the court could help him. Even the palace was still a group of old people left by Emperor Chenghua. He grew up in fear, and the only people he could rely on were Xie Qian, a group of teachers represented by lecturers in the East Palace, can also see how much influence Xie Qian's words had on him.
Then Zhu Youtang really did it...without having a concubine.
Xu Qiong probably meant to remind Xie Qian.
Times have changed. At first it was you, Xie Yuqiao, who blocked the emperor from having a concubine. Now it's up to you to break the ice and persuade the emperor to have a concubine. What do you think?
"Yu Qiao, in the past few years, the queen has not given birth to a dragon heir. Your Majesty is anxious. Even the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager have repeatedly consulted the Ministry of Rites, asking the Ministry of Rites to submit a request to Your Majesty to open the Sixth Palace. But Your Majesty has always been Everyone is opposed to this, but I don’t know why His Majesty’s mood has changed a lot this year. It is probably related to Zhang Bingkuan’s frequent visits to the palace..."
"okay!"
Xie Qian stretched out his hand to interrupt Xu Qiong's serious words, but in fact they seemed more like long nonsense.
If you, Xu Qiong, want to persuade me to come forward, you don’t need to find so many reasons.
I know better than you what the situation is.
I'm not blind.
Xie Qian said: "I can come forward in this matter, but the request should be made to the Ministry of Rites or Taichang Temple, especially with the help of destiny and human relations. If it cannot be connected, everything will be difficult to justify."
This means that even if we need to bring up old things again, we have to find a way.
It cannot be said that the emperor has repeatedly issued decrees not to allow concubines to be taken in. Now that the emperor wants to take in concubines, let us just write a memorial... Then the emperor agreed happily, and there is harmony between the monarch and his ministers. What will the people of the world think?
Oh, how are you, the king and his ministers, singing the double act here?
There must be "everything happens for a reason".
It must be because the metaphysics school headed by Qin Tianjian, Taichang Temple, etc. have grasped some kind of heavenly secret, discovered the connection between heavenly secret and human relations, and realized that the emperor should comply with the destiny of heaven and accept a concubine at this time, so as to open up branches and leaves for the Ming Dynasty. , and then Balabala said a lot...The result was that the emperor complied with the destiny and agreed to take the concubine...
This is the proper process.
Xu Qiong smiled bitterly and said, "Do you have to spend so much time?"
Xie Qian said: "Don't you think it's necessary?"
Xu Qiong was about to say that the emperor's mind had changed and he had broken his original promise not to accept a concubine, but now the bad guys have asked us to be the bad guys. Why?
Besides, is having a concubine really good for us officials?
It was said that the emperor adopted many concubines and had many sons for the stability of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, except for Zhu Youtang's old grandmother and the trusted eunuchs around him, did anyone else really care about this matter?
It doesn’t matter whether you have any children or not, even if you don’t, I can adopt one for you.
Anyway, it’s not like there won’t be anything in the future. Even after you’ve been dead for more than ten years, we can give you an adopted son. Is there anything that is impossible for us?
"Then...are you looking for someone from Taichang Temple?" Xu Qiong did not argue too much with Xie Qian.
Xie Qian stood up and said: "The Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple have a lot of interactions. It's better for you to go and talk, or go to Qintian Supervisor Zheng Wu Hao. He seems to be in trouble, so you should just go and make some suggestions."
Xu Qiong wanted to say, why didn't you go?
But looking at Xie Qian's attitude...Xu Qiong understood instantly.
I wanted to use Xie Qian as a spearman, but Xie Qian's status in the government was obviously higher than that of Xu Qiong. How could a person with a higher position be taken advantage of by someone with a lower position?
With Xie Qian's cunning and cunning, he could kill with a random backhand. It felt like Xu Qiong was giving him the idea to talk to the people from Qintian Prison about God's will, but in fact it was Xie Qian who just threw the difficult problem to him.
Now it’s not you Xu Qiong who takes the lead, you have to be!
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The next day.
Zhu Youtang still did not go to court.
In the palace, Zhu Youtang met Zhang Zhou and Tang Yin. As the envoy to Liaodong to review the achievements of the First World War at Huangshui, Tang Yin would not only hold the position of director of the Ministry of War, but also the position of censor of Liaodong inspection. A "Jianwu Tang Qian Shi"... Tang Yin himself didn't even know what this position was for.
In short, the official rank changed from the sixth rank to the fifth rank.
But there is no position for a layman...
It seemed that he was a Beijing official who had been promoted by one level, and his status instantly felt much higher. However, Tang Yin knew that he was being assigned to a certain place, and the rule of the Ming Dynasty was that a Beijing official should be promoted to at least three official levels. He was so talented. Moved up a level...
"Tang Qing's family, your mission to North Korea this time will be with a scepter and credentials. In name, you are going to ennoble the son of the lord of North Korea as the crown prince, and at the same time discuss with him the matter of sending troops together." Zhu Youtang said, "This trip will be very hard for you. You have to arrive in about a month, and you have to go to Shenyang on the way. As for the specific matters, Duke Lai Guo will explain to you."
Tang Yin cupped his hands and said, "I accept the decree."
Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Bingkuan, I think you have a good vision, and this Tang Yin can be regarded as a pillar. Judging from his energy, he should be qualified for this job, and he should be able to make contributions."
Tang Yin wanted to ask something, but suddenly realized that he was in Qianqing Palace. The emperor didn't ask him, so he had no right to ask.
Zhang Zhou asked the question for him: "Your Majesty, after the Tang Dynasty is completed, should you stay in North Korea and cooperate with North Korea in sending troops? Or should you let him return to Shenyang and assist Lu Zhongcheng and others in sending troops?"
"Well... of course, don't be in a hurry to come back."
Zhu Youtang's words almost frightened Tang Yin so much that his legs went weak.
Zhang Zhou picked him up from the side and said with a smile: "Master Tang, this is because His Majesty appreciates you. If you stay in North Korea, you will be equivalent to the Ming Dynasty's envoy. All the military affairs of the Li Dynasty will be under your control. You are going to be a supervisor."
"That...that..."
Tang Yin's words were useless.
Zhang Zhou asked: "By the way, Mr. Tang, who else are you going to take with you to North Korea? I have asked your Majesty for permission to assign you a team of 200 people, equipped with new types of muskets. As for the artillery... ...I give you five light cannons to ensure that you can arrive safely. You must bring back as many things as you are given."
When Tang Yin heard this, he was worried that I would leave the artillery and muskets in North Korea?
It was Zhang Zhou who asked, but Tang Yinze replied respectfully to Zhu Youtang: "I asked my former friend Xu Jing, who is now a civil servant, to go together."
"Okay." Zhu Youtang said, "I will ask the governor of Liaodong to send a few more people to assist you, also to facilitate the discussion of marching arrangements. As for Xu Jing... Although he had some misbehavior during the imperial examination before , but after all, he is also determined to serve the Ming Dynasty. If his trip to North Korea can be successfully completed, I will give him a reward as appropriate."
Tang Yin originally thought that the emperor would directly give Xu Jing an official position or something.
I heard that you can only be promoted after completing your mission.
Tang Yin felt pity for Xu Jing...but thinking about it again, what's so pity about this? You took the initiative to apply for the job yourself, and it was not the emperor or Zhang Bingkuan who asked for you. Even if you recommend yourself, it still depends on your ability.
If you have the courage to be promoted to an official position, then the official position in the Ming Dynasty is too worthless.
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After Zhang Zhou and Tang Yin met the saint together, they followed Xiao Jing out of the palace.
"Is everything packed?" Zhang Zhou asked with a smile.
Tang Yin said: "It's okay."
What he actually wants to say is that I am almost alone in the capital, and I haven’t even brought my mother-in-law yet... Tang Yin’s only daughter was born after a second marriage, which means that he now has only one person who is picky about him. Apart from his wife in Jiangnan, he is actually a loner.
Of course, Tang Yin has not yet reconciled with Xu Xian's wife.
Tang Yin's love life was very unhappy throughout his life.
But during the Ming Dynasty, they were all a group of male chauvinists, and there was no such thing as harmony. Men and women did not have any love affairs, and they probably just lived together.
Tang Yin was a heartless person, so he didn't think anything of it.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Then I will arrange a few more people to accompany you. You know Liu Gui, who has been to the grassland before. He is now a member of the Jinyiwei Baihu. He will bring a few people to follow your orders. He can also use cannons, and may be able to do so at critical moments. Help you."
"Um."
Tang Yin had no idea who would go with him.
Anyway, it’s not like Zhang Zhou was accompanying him in person. Others...are there any essential differences?
"Then I won't send you off. After you leave the city, you will be accompanied by more than a thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp, as well as people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of War. Anyway, your mission is different from theirs, so do it well!"
No matter what Zhang Zhou said to encourage him, Tang Yin couldn't cheer up.
It was precisely because he had been bitten by a snake that he had been afraid of well ropes for ten years. This time he felt that he had been tricked by Zhang Zhou. Zhang Zhou made such a big deal that Tang Yin regarded Zhang Zhou as an example of a villain.
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Everything is laid out.
Zhang Zhou did not send Tang Yin out of the city, but Tang Yin's trip to Liaodong attracted much attention in the court.
In the eyes of others, Tang Yin went to Liaodong to mediate the conflict between Jizhou and Liaodong soldiers' expeditionary achievements. Only Tang Yin and a few people knew that he was going to Korea as an envoy, and he was going to Korea to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty's Liaodong troops and attack the north. The Jurchen and other tribes launched a ruthless purge.
Zhang Zhou went to see Ning Tong.
This time, I brought Xiao Jing with me.
It was Zhu Youtang who ordered Dongchang, headed by Xiao Jing, to strengthen the security of Ningtong's courtyard, but the main inner circle protection was still completed by the people assigned by Zhang Zhou.
The reason why Zhu Youtang made such an arrangement was because he felt that he and his wife had reached a reconciliation, and logically speaking, his wife should not kill again.
"Sir, after you go in, you can speak... Just pretend that we are not here. If you have anything to do, please give us instructions."
Xiao Jing was careful.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Your Majesty asked Eunuch Xiao to come, and there are other arrangements, right?"
Xiao Jing looked embarrassed and did not answer.
Zhang Zhou said: "Actually, Your Majesty also said that Eunuch Xiao is here not only to ensure the safety of the surrounding area, but also to make preparations and arrangements for Your Majesty to occasionally visit this young noble. After all, it is impossible for this person to enter the palace in a short time." .”
"Yes Yes."
When Xiao Jing heard this, the emperor hid nothing from Zhang Zhou, so what else could he hide?
He now understood that if the emperor had something to tell them, it was impossible not to tell Zhang Zhou.
Things that seemed very confidential to them were just commonplace to Zhang Zhou.
After all, the emperor didn't even trust the queen that much, but he admired Zhang Zhou so much. What kind of friendship is this... Xiao Jing couldn't understand.
"But if Your Majesty wants to come, it will be a bit troublesome to arrange it. My idea is to rent out the surrounding yards and open them up. In the future, this place can be used as the natal home of the young nobleman. What do you think, Eunuch Xiao?"
"Listen to you, listen to you."
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As the two of them talked, the carriage stopped at the door of Ning Tong's shop.
This time someone came over to say hello in advance, and Ning Tong closed the shop in advance. It wasn't until someone knocked on the door that Ning Tong came over and opened the door in person.
"coming?"
Ning Tong didn't care about Zhang Zhou.
She looked Xiao Jing up and down, but because Xiao Jing was only wearing ordinary clothes, she just frowned.
The two have met before, but Ning Tong can't remember where they met...
"Who is he?" Ning Tong asked.
Zhang Zhou said: "Miss Ning, this has nothing to do with you. I'm bringing a friend to visit Miss Xiaolian."
"Um."
Ning Tong then invited the two of them in, but when she saw a burly man coming behind her, she immediately became unhappy and stretched out her hand to stop him.
The person who was stopped was none other than the commander of Jin Yiwei, Mou Bin.
Fortunately, Mou Bin knew who this person was, otherwise he would have had to go under the knife on the spot.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "The reason why I brought the people in together is to meet Miss Xiao Lian, so that I can get to know the people behind me later."
Ning Tong said dissatisfied: "What do you think of this place? You said yourself that you are not allowed to have contact with outsiders, but now you bring a man to disturb us? Are you deliberately trying to ruin our reputation?"
When Xiao Jing heard this, he quickly argued: "Mrs. Anbianhou, please calm down."
Ning Tong's body was instantly shaken by the sound.
This is clearly a eunuch.
She also instantly remembered that this was the old eunuch she had met in the theater, and she immediately said nothing.
"Eunuch Xiao, do you think it's okay here?" Zhang Zhou stopped hiding.
Xiao Jing sighed: "It's okay, it's okay."
"What do you think, Commander Mou?" Zhang Zhou looked at Mou Bin again.
Mou Bin said: "I am humbled by my position and am willing to listen to the Duke's orders."
"Yeah." Zhang Zhou nodded, "The two nearby houses have been temporarily occupied. It shouldn't be difficult for the Jin Yiwei to step in, but we still have to try our best not to let the news out, so as not to draw attention to this place. We also need to strengthen the garrison. , to prevent assassins from coming."
"Yes." Mou Bin accepted the order.
Ning Tong, who was very impressive before, now acted like a good girl, and even stood behind Zhang Zhou, as if she wanted to rely on Zhang Zhou's majesty to protect her.
(End of chapter)
