Chapter 459: Time is not mine, time is not mine

Although Zhang Yue ordered Hu Qi to do his best to investigate, he didn't expect to find the person so quickly. Since Lingxi only got the news from the outside, he couldn't ask why he came, so he hurried out after thinking about it for a while.

As soon as he left the house, Du Wan turned to Lingxi and asked, "Where are the Qiuhen people? Did you say that you want to pack your bags and follow us together?"

Faced with such a straightforward question, even Lingxi, who was usually the best at mediating, could not help but feel his heart skip a beat. Du Wan did not bring any dowry girl when she married into the Zhang family, so there were still the three of them in the house.

However, there have been subtle changes in each other's identities. Only Qiu Hen still takes it for granted that today is similar to the time in Qingzhou, Shandong, but she and Hu Hu are both a little more careful than before.

Zhang Yue and Du Wan were brothers and sisters back then, but now they are husband and wife. How could they be the same as before?

"That's what Qiu Hen said, but Amber has already persuaded her. These are all muddle-headed thoughts. She just had a temporary idea. When she thinks about it later, she shouldn't do such stupid things. She is just like this.

Her temperament is also a person who talks but doesn't mean what she says. Just wait until she figures it out. The young master and young mistress have always been tolerant of her, so..."

"Take me over and have a look."

Being interrupted by this simple sentence, Lingxi knew that she couldn't say anything more at this moment, so she had to open the curtain and lead the person out. When she arrived in the west room, as soon as she entered, she saw Qiu Hen lying on the Kang table, sobbing.

Amber next to them was comforting them with his back to them, so he couldn't help but steal a glance at Du Wan.

"Lingxi, you and Amber go out first."

Only then did Amber and Qiu Hen realize that someone was coming. One turned around and the other quickly wiped away her tears and stood up. Their eyes were as swollen as peaches. Amber was still hesitant, but Lingxi quickly stepped forward and pulled her out.

. Seeing that he was the only one left here, Qiu Hen saw that there was no emotion or anger on Du Wan's face, and gradually became a little apprehensive, and stood there with his hands down, extremely uncomfortable.

"Lingxi said, do you want to follow him this time?"

Although Du Wan only used the word "tai", Qiu Hen could not know who he was referring to, so he quickly explained: "Young mistress, I already knew what happened first, and you shouldn't talk nonsense. But young master

This journey is no different than before. It can take anywhere from three to five months to a year and a half at most. They are all grown men, so it is inevitably not safe. If the slaves dress up in men's clothing and follow them, firstly they can take good care of them, and secondly, they are not safe.

Can……"

"Do you know where Xuanfu Town is? Do you know how many pairs of eyes are watching there? Do you know who else is traveling with him this time? Do you know if someone impeaches him for taking a maid to carry out official duties, what is the crime?" Although

She had just told Zhang Yue that she was going to make a fool of herself, but Du Wan, who was originally full of worries, couldn't bear it now. Seeing Qiu Hen stunned by her words, she

He said calmly, "You are not the only one in this family who cares about him, and if you really care about him, think twice about what you say and do, and don't just follow your own temper!"

After Zhang Yue confirmed the news that Fang Shuixin had been sent back, he stopped paying attention to the housework of the second room and took Hu Qi directly to Zishengzhai. However, after sitting down, he squinted his eyes.

Think about it.

Although he is not the kind of person who can recite almost the entire historical chronology, he does know that there were five Northern Expeditions during the Yongle period. The first two severely hit the Tatars and Oaras, while the last three were concentrated during the reign of Zhu Di.

In the last three years of the Ming Dynasty, not only did he achieve few results, but he also wasted countless money and food. As a result, this all-out attack resulted in the consequences of the all-out defense during the Renxuan period, and indirectly led to the decline of the Ming army's combat effectiveness in the future. He did not want to wait for more than 20 years.

Later, we had to usher in the Tumu Fort Incident.

"Master, Fang Shuixin actually fell ill in Baoding Mansion without running very far. Fortunately, I remembered the hospital..."

"That's the end of this matter. Later, you can go to my account to collect a sum of money to reward everyone. I won't ask you about it now." Zhang Yue waved his hand gently, and then motioned for Hu Qi to come forward, and then explained.

He said, "I will be leaving the capital in the next few days. I have a few important things to tell you. First, Zhao Hu stays in the open and listens to instructions from inside at any time. You can stay in the capital secretly under the guise of going to Nanjing."

, pay attention to the situation, if anything happens, ask Zhao Hu to report inside immediately, and report it to me at the same time."

Although Hu Qi has always been smart and sharp, he still had some hesitation at this time: "But there is already Mr. Yuan in the capital, but there are too few people around him. If I stay, you will only have Xiang Long and Liu Bao."

"If I am not mistaken, I can still ask Anyuanhou for the five hundred men of Zhou Bailing in the capital camp this time. They have followed me twice and I can trust them. If we are really doing secret things, Xianglong and Liu Bao are enough.

.Besides, if there is an imperial expedition in the spring next year, Lord Yuan may have to accompany him, and there will be no one in the capital who can't do it."

Seeing that Hu Qi had just agreed, he continued: "Secondly, although Jinyiwei doesn't have many spies on the grassland, I believe there should be many eyes and ears in Xuanfu Town, so you go and see Yuan

Sir, let’s see if we can get Xiang Long and Liu Bao to mobilize these eyes and ears. Third, please Mr. Yuan, please keep an eye on King Shouguang. I always feel that there is something wrong with him and I have to guard against him causing trouble. Fourth, this time

I want to go to Xuanfu to distribute fire guns, and there should be eunuchs accompanying me. You should go and find out immediately which father-in-law from the palace is accompanying me this time. Fifth, the generals and eunuchs who guard Xuanfu, can you see if they can

Get their information, especially those of the eunuchs. Go do it yourself now, you must do it secretly and quickly."

When Hu Qi took the order and left, Zhang Yue did not leave the study, but continued to sit there and meditate. Jin Yiwei is not omnipotent, otherwise this matter would not have been informed by Hu Qi and others in advance. Now it seems

, there is nothing wrong with Yuan Fangju being cautious and low-key, otherwise once the emperor and his courtiers come to the throne, Zhu Gaochi will probably be liquidated in the future. Although he has tried his best to move closer to the East Palace, he cannot do too much, otherwise he will always be

Zhu Di, who was always staring at the East Palace, would immediately turn his face.

The position of doctor in the Arsenal Department of the Ministry of War seems to be an important position for him, but his promotion to this position is based on the trust of the emperor. It is already a leapfrog promotion. Following the army's northern expedition, even if he has great achievements, it will definitely be among the leaders.

The army or the nobles on the left and right sentries were determined to not get his turn. This time was undoubtedly an opportunity that coexisted with risks. However, except for bringing his uncle Zhang Xin back and getting his father-in-law Du Zhen out of prison, what else could he do?

What can be done to prevent the emperor from conducting military expeditions in person after this time?

"Someone is coming!"

With this loud shout, the door to the study room was pushed open immediately, and it was Zhao Hu who came in. Zhang Yue wanted to give orders to prepare his horses and go to the British government, but as soon as he stood up, he realized that he was so hungry that he had to give orders to go first.

Get some food from the kitchen. After filling his stomach, he asked Lian Sheng to go to the inner courtyard to inform Du Wan, and then went out with Zhao Hu and a few other entourage.

The curfew was not far away at this time, so the group hurriedly turned to Qingshui Alley where the British Government Palace was located and heard the loud sound of the gong. The east corner door of the British Government Palace for people to go out has been closed, and the west corner door

The two concierges heard the sound of horse hooves and came out to check what was going on. They saw clearly that it was Zhang Yue. They hurriedly came out to salute and led the horses. Some people even reported inside. After Zhang Yue entered, the housekeeper Rongshan hurriedly greeted him.

He took Zhang Yue to Zhang Fu's study.

Zhang Fu's study is still like the scene in Nanjing in the past. The walls are empty and there are no bookshelves, but in the middle hangs an upright but powerful regular script with the words "loyalty, justice, benevolence and courage" written on it. See that side of the bright red big red scroll

Seal, how could Zhang Yue not understand that this was the emperor's imperial pen? He couldn't help but stare at those four words for a while.

"As expected of Shen Minze's anonymous disciple, the first time you come to me, look at those four words. This is the imperial pen given by the emperor the day your wife came here, and it hangs in my empty study room by name."

Although Zhang Fu doesn't like making friends with scribes or reading as much as Zhu Yong, he always likes to sit in this study that is not worthy of the name for a while after dinner. At this time, he pointed to a futon opposite with a smile.

Then he asked, "You, a busy man, come to see me so late. Is there something wrong?"

"These four words the emperor gave to Uncle Datang are probably the most desired comments from military commanders from ancient times to the present." After saluting, Zhang Yue sat down opposite Zhang Fu, and Zhang Yue repeated exactly what Hai Shou said today.

, and then asked seriously, "Uncle Datang has practiced military training in Xuanfu for more than a year, so I would like to ask if you have any advice about this trip?"

Zhang Fu was only looking at Shuo now, and he was concentrating on preparing for the Northern Expedition and not asking about other state affairs, so he didn't know any news before. After the shock of hearing the news, he frowned and thought about it for a while.

He then put away the smile on his face and said, "Do you know how much civil and military damage the court has suffered from a small address?"

Although the question was about the Xuanfu, Zhang Fu answered about the delivery address, but Zhang Yue did not think that Zhang Fu was deliberately trying to pass it off. Since he had previously submitted the address delivery strategy and sorted out relevant information, he answered after a little thought.

Said: "Chen Ji expanded his rebellion, and Xu Zheng, the commander of the capital, died in the battle in Pantan; during the Jianding Rebellion, Liu Jun Shangshu, the counselor of the military affairs of the state of Guizhou, and Lv Yi, the commander of the capital of Jiaozhi, and Liu Yu, the political counselor of Jiaozhi, were defeated; Li Li rebelled and died.

, Feng Gui took part in politics, and Hou Bao died in battle..."

"Okay, these alone are enough." Zhang Fu waved his hand, and then said word by word, "I'm just telling you that among these people, there are all those who are called talented people at the moment, but when they are actually on the battlefield, they are all talented people.

They fell one by one, so even if the Xuanfu stationed heavy troops, it was difficult to defeat the coming and going of the Meng Yuan Dynasty when they invaded. The first thing you have to do is to be careful. Xu Heng, the Xing'an Bo who guarded the Xuan Mansion, was the grandson of the first Xing'an Bo.

I have partnered with me several times, so I should be able to take care of you. But the guarding officer Wang Guan is the godson of the former eunuch Huang Yan. Now I heard that he has taken refuge with the eunuch Liu Yongcheng. You have to be careful. Besides...

"

Zhang Fu is a veteran general. He has trained troops to declare the government and is very skilled in military affairs. It took half an hour for Zhang Yue to write down these points one by one. After thanking him at the end, he bowed his hands and said, "I still have one more thing I want to do."

I would like to ask Uncle Datang, will the emperor take the emperor’s grandson with him during this northern expedition?”

"It's hard to say. Judging from the fact that the emperor's grandson was almost in danger during the previous Northern Expedition, the emperor might have hesitated. But the emperor has always wanted to cultivate an emperor of peace who can do everything at once, so as long as someone puts it forward,

The emperor will definitely be happy to take the emperor's grandson with him. But judging from the East Palace, neither the crown prince, the princess, nor the emperor's grandson will be willing to go. After all, this northern expedition is too forced. Without Xia Yuanji to coordinate, I'm afraid

Food and salary are even tighter than last time. Besides, the Crown Prince is not in good health."

Thinking that Zhang Fu once said that King Zhu Gaoxu of Han Dynasty often wrote letters to nobles in the court, Zhang Yue understood clearly. Zhu Di was old and Zhu Gaochi was in poor health. If Zhu Zhanji had any "accident" while following the Northern Expedition, it would have been

The old Zhu Didian knew whether he could hold on during the return trip. If Zhu Gaochi in the capital was in trouble again, the civil servants might not be able to suppress the situation. Before he set off this time, he should resolve the matter of Zhang Fu's private messages from the King of Han.

Time is running out, so we can’t wait forever.

Late at night, Zhang Fu was entertaining a few friends at home because he was ordered to study military affairs in the Governor's Mansion of the Later Army. After the emperor posthumously named his father Zhang Yu the Duke of Rongguo, he was sympathetic to the loyalty of the Zhang family and did not have enough time to provide compensation, so he

The rewards and land were especially generous. Later, Zhang Fu was granted the title of British Duke, and the family property was divided equally between him and Zhang Shi when the family was divided. Therefore, although his official position was no more than the fourth rank, his family wealth was actually higher than that of the fourth rank.

Ordinary people are rich and wealthy, and their lives are extremely luxurious.

At this moment, the table was full of delicacies, and his ears were full of flattery. Although Zhang Fu was smiling, he had other plans in his heart. He had never looked down on his second brother Zhang Fu, except for arrogance and lewdness.

He doesn't know anything, so it's okay if his son is not well-disciplined. His good daughter is also promised to Fuyang Marquis Li Maofang, but he is afraid that if he gets married, he will have to guard the family. Although the eldest brother Zhang Fu is already a British prince, he is too cautious.

Like an old man, he doesn't know how to use his power and trust.

I just hate that I don’t give in when the time comes, otherwise he might not be able to get a prince!

After seeing off the guests with a full meal, Zhang Fu returned to the backyard smelling of alcohol. As soon as he stepped into his house, he saw his son Zhang Jin standing there, and couldn't help but asked strangely: "It's so late.

, why are you still here?"

"Dad, I just came back from outside, and someone asked me to bring you a letter." Seeing Zhang Fu's eyebrows raised and about to get angry, Zhang Jin quickly lowered his voice and said, "The man asked if he still remembers Le'anzhou.

thing, so I didn’t dare to refuse him.”

Even though Zhang Fu had always been so bold and dared to do anything, he couldn't help but look shocked at this moment. He tore open the letter and took out the letterhead and took a quick look at it. He immediately frowned tightly. There was nothing wordy about the letter.

If it's wordy, it's just one line of simple words.

"Admonish the emperor's grandson to follow the emperor in the northern expedition, but he is not well-known."

"Damn it, why wouldn't he let me go even if he died?"
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