Chapter 485: The more frustrated you become, the stronger you become.

When Zhang Chao, who met the emperor alone for the first time, left the Qianqing Palace, he was already sweating profusely. Although the palace had burned red radish charcoal early and it was indeed very hot, the reason why his clothes were wet with sweat was because of the emperor's He was furious. Although he had once made a splash in the martial arts training ground of the Jingwei Grand Competition, and was highly praised by the emperor, but since that time he only went to the palace to express gratitude to everyone, etc., and even You don’t have to attend the court meeting, where have you ever seen such a scene?

What made him even more frightened was that at that time, he didn't dare to hide anything at all and told all those things. As a result, Zhu Di smashed the lid of the tea bowl with his bare hands. He didn't dare to avoid it at that moment. , and although the lid did not hit him, the smashing sound and the roar that followed seemed to still be echoing in his ears.

"You bastard! Your father has been here for more than ten years, and it's so easy for him to go back to the palace and not think about living a peaceful life. He went out of town again in a place that no one else wanted to go to, and it wasn't for his own son! It's better for you to lead the army. When you were in peace, you still remembered to give yourself a woman! Why did Zhang You raise such a useless thing like you? No matter how good your martial arts skills are, you don’t know how to advance or retreat? That brother of yours, a civil servant, is more bloody than you. I wish I could be beaten now The person trapped in Xinghe Fort is you! Get out of here, I can't bear to see you being so worthless and irresponsible!"

"Uncle, hurry up and leave. The entrance to Qianqing Palace is not a place to stand in a daze!"

Liu Yongcheng, the eunuch of the Royal Horse, went up the last step. When he passed by Zhang Chao, he gave a faint reminder, and then entered the main hall. He learned from several serving eunuchs that the emperor was in Dongnuan Pavilion, and he slowly He tidied his robes and then followed the corridor to the door. He announced through the curtain. When a response came from inside, someone lifted the corner of the curtain, and he quickly bowed and entered.

"The old slave comes to see the emperor..."

"What's going on over there in Xinghe?"

Faced with this extremely impatient tone, Liu Yongcheng couldn't help but glance at Zhu Di quietly. Seeing his dead expression, he immediately stopped his habit of beating around the bush and said concisely: "Haishou just sent a messenger from Xuanfu. It is said that Xinghe only sent a messenger to Wanquan for help at the beginning, but there was no news after that. Wanquan sent five groups of scouts in succession, but only one group came back by chance. It was said that the Tatars had a huge momentum this time, at least tens of thousands. People. Since the specific situation is not yet accurate, Xing'anbo is worried that he will fall into a trap of the Tatars if he attacks rashly, so the fortresses along the Great Wall have now taken strict precautions."

"He is cautious!"

Even though Liu Yongcheng was an old man who had been following Zhu Di since Prince Yan's palace, he couldn't figure out what the emperor meant after hearing these five simple words. Although Xu Heng, the descendant of Xing'an, was only the first generation of Xing'an. Sun Tzu, but his favor over the years is still very good. Does the emperor think that he is really mature and prudent now, or is he dissatisfied with his passiveness and inaction?

"The first thing I said was that Alu fled to Taipei. There are many internal disputes among the Tatars. Since they fled to the north and were in civil strife, how could they first disturb Kaiping and then go straight to Xinghe so quickly? What are the benefits of capturing Xinghe? Is it worth the mobilization of troops and troops like Alutai?" At this point, Zhu Di slapped the armrest hard, but did not expect Liu Yongcheng to answer at all. Instead, he ordered in a deep voice, "Let the left guard of Xuanfu leave Zhangjiakou Fort, and the right guard of Wanquan leave Yutailing. To ensure that the Tartars will not enter the Great Wall, I ordered the British Duke Zhang Fu, Marquis of Wu An, Zheng Heng, Marquis of Anyuan, Liu Sheng and other six tribes to immediately discuss peace matters. After the discussion, let Zhang Fu come to see me."

When Liu Yongcheng retreated, Zhu Di stood up angrily and came to the desk. Seeing the pile of memorials as high as a mountain, he couldn't help but feel angry again. He simply pointed at the thick pile and ordered: "Take these."

Move all the things to Duanben Palace and tell the prince that except for military and state affairs, all these complicated affairs will be handled by him in the future. Don't bother me with everything! In addition, I don't believe it if Yuan Fang, commander of the Jinyi Guards, comes over as soon as possible.

He takes so long for such a small matter!"

Seeing that the desk was quickly cleared, Zhu Di felt a little more comfortable. At this time, the little eunuch next to him carefully reminded him that it was time for dinner, but he ignored it at all and just picked up the ink pen and wrote on the paper.

He wrote a red character. He squinted his eyes and looked at the big red character. He gradually showed a thoughtful expression. He immediately put down the pen and turned around, but he was staring at the map in front of him that covered half of the wall.

It is easy for Arutai to bypass Xinghe, and it is not impossible to attack Xinghe before the supplies and weapons are delivered. Why is it such a coincidence? It is true that the Mongols are not afraid of wind and snow, but suddenly they are facing the cold weather

An earthen fortress went to war. What were these looting guys thinking? Although Zhang Yue was accompanied by the commander Wang Huan on this trip, Xinghe is not a fortified city. Can it be defended? It is easy to send reinforcements.

But it's good for his generals to make a small fuss. If they rush to help but are ambushed, then the gains will outweigh the losses. But if Xinghe is lost, wouldn't it be even worse than the gains are outweighed?

At this moment, Zhu Di, who had always been proud of his military prowess, felt a little confused. There were several people under his command who could be called generals, including Qiu Fu, Zhu Neng, and Zhang Yu. But Zhang Yu died in battle, and Zhu Neng was counted as one.

After dying young, Qiu Fu simply lost his army and humiliated the country later in life. Zhang Fu was naturally the number one among the younger generation, but apart from that, there were no generals who could stand alone, but he could not do anything.

Zhang Fu, who was in charge of the affairs, also had to retain the position of employing people for his sons and grandsons.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Fang, commander of the Jinyi Guards, would like to see you."

Hearing this low-pitched announcement, Zhu Di immediately came back to his senses, and then nodded and ordered Xuan Jin. After the people came in and saluted, he signaled with his eyes: "How is the investigation going?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the Duke of Guizhou, Mu Sheng, did have selfish motives when he brought Zhang You and the Yi girl together. The Duke of Guizhou succeeded his father and brother to control Yunnan and was not good at using troops. However, relying on the Mu family's remaining power, the native chieftain had to be intimidated. Mang

The city chieftain had only one daughter, and the only other one was his nephew. Because this chieftain had always been arbitrary and in excellent health, he planned to find a husband for his daughter so that his grandson would inherit the position of chieftain. The nephew bribed the state of Guizhou with a large sum of money.

The Duke also tried to get the Mangshi chieftain to pay tribute by 10% of the gold, and promised that he would add 30% after the chieftain. It happened that the Yi girl had rescued Zhang You several times by chance, and she seemed to be attracted to him, so the Duke of Guizhou used some tricks.

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Seeing that Yuan Fang didn't say anything further, Zhu Di couldn't help but snorted angrily. He didn't know what the meaning of this sentence was. He already knew that Zhang You could endure it, and even if he flirted with women outside, he would not bring them back rashly. If it hadn't been for it in the first place

Mu Sheng often spoke for him in memorials. Because Zhang Fu wanted to avoid suspicion, Zhang You would not have been promoted to the rank of general, and then to the deputy commander-in-chief. At this moment, he was angry and thought of Ma Qi's previous

When I came back from the address, I cried bitterly in front of him and said those words, which made my heart even more shaken.

Yuan Fang, who was good at observing words and expressions, could not see the change in the emperor's expression. However, he could not confuse right and wrong after all. He just refused to do this. The emperor had other ways, so he simply stood there without saying a word. After a while, he Only then did I hear a faint voice coming from above.

"Come here, go to Wenyuan Pavilion to summon Yang Rong, and then go to Hanlin Academy to summon Shen Du."

This was the meaning of the edict. Yuan Fang, who knew this well, quickly resigned. When he came down from the steps of Qianqing Palace and walked along the avenue to the door of Qianqing Gate, he just thought of an important question - the emperor had no idea at all. I didn’t ask Zhang Chao about the life and death of Zhang Chao’s suspicious foreigner! It was all the fault of that ignorant guy. Now it’s hard to kill that woman, let alone keep her. She’s a hot potato!

I don’t know what happened to Zhang Yue who was trapped in Xinghe... Even if a decision can be reached as soon as possible, and even if troops are sent to rescue immediately, this trip will be delayed for three days. Can the other side survive? live?

It was already dusk when Zhang Chao returned home with a sullen face. As soon as he saw him coming back, the concierge who was looking forward to the stars and the moon on the door hurriedly sent someone to report inside, but no one dared to approach Zhang Chao. , for fear of getting into trouble. And Zhang Chao was not in the mood to pay attention to the situation of these servants. He just walked with his head buried in himself. When he was about to reach the second gate, he saw his younger brother Zhang Qi waiting there, and his face smiled slightly. Change.

"Second brother..."

Zhang Qi rushed up in two or two steps and asked nervously: "How is it? Have you explained it to the emperor?"

"Explain... If you do something wrong, you have done something wrong. There is no use in explaining anything." Zhang Chao smiled bitterly, and immediately hugged Zhang Qi's arm with both hands, "Second brother, it was me who failed to live up to expectations. Not only did it harm myself, It will harm my family and maybe even my father. I am afraid that my future will be limited in the future. Second brother, you must not imitate me and do the wrong thing."

"Brother, why are your mother-in-law and mother-in-law talking about these things? What did the emperor say?"

Zhang Qi was so angry at this time that he broke away from Zhang Chao's hand. Seeing Zhang Chao's dejected smile, he became even more angry, so he grabbed his shoulders and growled: "Even if he is demoted, exiled or otherwise , you have to have an explanation! Not to mention mother, even grandma seems to be indifferent, but she is actually worried about you! Now that father, uncle and third uncle are not here, and the third brother is also outside, no matter what setbacks you have suffered, You have to act like a big brother and show it to everyone!"

"It's just that there is no way to inherit the position of hereditary official in the future, it doesn't matter... I really wish that my third brother and I could change. You know, something happened to my third brother."

As soon as these words came out, not only Zhang Qi was stunned on the spot, but also Gu Bin, who had just resigned from Gu and Zhang Jiu who was sending him out not far away, were also stunned. Gu Bin came forward with almost a sprint. , asked Zhang Chao: "Eldest cousin, please explain more clearly, what do you mean that something happened to the third cousin?"

Seeing his younger brothers looking at him, Zhang Chao hesitated for a moment before explaining: "The emperor said that the Arutai army surrounded Xinghe, and the third brother was trapped inside. Now the news from Xinghe is blocked, how are people doing now? I don’t even know.”

"How is this possible! What will the third brother do if something happens to his younger siblings? Also, Jingguan is only a few months old!"

Zhang Qi, who was the most impatient, couldn't help but stamp his feet, and everyone else was silent. After a while, Gu Bin cupped his hands and said, "I'm going to see the teacher to get some news, so let's go first!"

Seeing Gu Bin leaving in a hurry, Zhang Jiu came to his senses in an instant, and said word by word to Zhang Chao: "How long can this matter be kept secret? Grandma cannot withstand this blow, and neither can the third sister-in-law and the others."
Chapter completed!