Chapter 570: If you don’t know the importance, you are a fool; if you avoid the importance, you are a wise man

As Zhang Xin said, since it was an urgent call, Zhang Yue took only Niu Gan and his few guards and set off in a hurry. However, he was not the only one on this trip, there were also a large number of Jinyi guards accompanying him.

, the leader was surprisingly the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Yuan Fang. Although he had little experience walking at night, because Yuan Fang was carrying a special glazed palace lantern, and he was surrounded by people, there was nothing wrong with the galloping along the way.

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At sunrise in the morning, the group had arrived at Juyongguan, which is more than 180 miles away from the capital. Although they have long been accustomed to riding horses, they have experienced bumps on horseback this year, but this is the first time they have traveled at night like this.

, In addition, it was already the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there was already a bit of chill in the wind. It was not pleasant to be blown by it all night, so when he climbed off the horse, Zhang Yue only felt his legs were numb and his whole body was cold.

Fortunately, Juyongguan is not a run-down place in the wilderness. The guard did not dare to neglect the nobles in the capital, and soon served hot soup and hot cakes. A lot of hot things were eaten by the party who had been traveling all night.

Everyone calmed down. This place is still more than two hundred miles away from Yunzhou. After dinner, Yuan Fang, who came in from outside, told everyone to rest for half an hour before going on their way, and waved Zhang Yue out. As soon as he came out

In the room, Zhang Yue saw the back of a capable soldier leaving, and his heart suddenly moved.

"Master Zhang, the emperor will set off from Xiningyi this morning, and it will take at least two days to reach Yunzhou. According to the itinerary of the three adults in Beijing, everyone will definitely be able to reach Yunzhou before the emperor, so this

Don't worry at all. I just think that if you can bear it, you might as well go a little harder on the road and go up the Dushi River without having to wait painfully in Yunzhou. After all, the previous decree only said to go to Yunzhou first, and not

We were not asked to wait there."

Hearing Yuan Fang's affirmative tone, Zhang Yue was even more sure that the sergeant just now was Jin Yiwei's spy. At this moment, he didn't hesitate much and immediately nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will listen to Master Yuan."

"Then you should go back and have a rest first, and try to reach Yunzhou at night. Although it was abandoned during the Hongwu period, this time because of the storage of military rations for the Northern Expedition, it is estimated that there are still many unlucky soldiers left there. Wait.

Once you get there, you can rest for most of the night and continue your journey early tomorrow morning."

When Zhang Yue turned around and entered the room, Yuan Fang narrowed his eyes and stood there without moving. When he was sent to Xuan Mansion to investigate the Mongolian spies, he knew that this was just Lu Feng's excuse, but he never expected that

News in the capital would be cut off as a result. After learning about the situation from Zhang Yue, he immediately launched a vigorous investigation, only to find that there were various problems in the hands of the people he thought were invulnerable. After thinking about the gains and losses, he

Finally, I had to get Lin Sha back.

Being pinched seven inches and unable to move? How is that possible!

When the Yuan Dynasty was prosperous, Shangdu Road was once an important area connecting the grasslands and the Central Plains, and it was prosperous for a while. However, since the Mongols withdrew from the Central Plains, and after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, due to the frequent incursions from the north, the construction of the Great Wall began one after another. Those who had once

The prosperous state capitals were gradually abandoned, including Kaiping, Xinghe, Xingzhou, Yunzhou, etc., without exception. The only difference is that Kaiping and Xinghe are still considered important towns outside the Great Wall, but Yunzhou is the only one left.

Ruins and broken walls.

Having stayed in Kaiping for several months, Zhang Yue no longer had any feelings for the dilapidated Yunzhou. What's more, when he arrived late at night, his eyelids were already trembling. When he arrived at the tent, he fell directly to the ground and had no idea at all.

He paid attention to the situation around him. When he was woken up in the morning, he still felt that his whole body was sore. He just went out and couldn't care too much, so he just rinsed his mouth with cold water and started chewing.

Dry food as hard as stone.

Even though he ate dry food like this when he was outside the Great Wall, when he returned home, every meal was carefully cooked. Now that he tasted this kind of pain again, he felt as if his stomach was instinctively rejecting this kind of food. Finally,

He had to force himself to swallow it in one gulp. After finally destroying most of the pancake, he heard a noise coming from outside.

"Master Zhang, please come back. This is Jinyiwei's business."

"Is it illegal for me to meet my nephew?"

"Master Zhang, why do you need to make things difficult for us? If you want to talk about family ties, you can do it after you return to Beijing!"

"Is it difficult? Don't think that Jinyiwei is anything special. You are just a few low-level flags, and you dare to stop me! Zhang Yue, are you so ignorant of your elders? Even Wang Yu can't beat him.

You protect your relatives, but you don’t see me, a serious uncle? Don’t forget how my eldest brother protects you!"

Hearing the loud voice outside, Zhang Yue lost his appetite. He stuffed the dry biscuits back into the dry food bag, stood up and left the tent. Suddenly coming from the dark place to the light, he couldn't help but first

He squinted his eyes, and then he saw clearly the people blocked by the imperial guards. He saw that the man was wearing a half-worn red robe, the crown and belt that bound his hair were not neat, and the leather boots under his feet were stained with dirt.

There was a lot of dust, and the whole person looked haggard and anxious.

Although he recognized that this was indeed his second uncle Zhang Xi, Zhang Yue remembered that he was the most well-dressed in the past, and he couldn't help but feel strange. But when he thought of Zhang Xi's mindless yelling just now, he felt nauseated. It's just that

The most important thing these days is the superiority of elders and younger ones. He refused to reveal his truth in front of others. He only hesitated for a moment before stepping forward and bowing.

Seeing Zhang Yue coming to see him, the annoyance on Zhang Min's face could not help but dissipate a little, but the eyes he looked at the royal guards were still full of anger. Thinking of the rumors he had heard in the past few days, he temporarily suppressed these emotions and forced himself to

He squeezed out a smile and said: "Brother Yue, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you are becoming more and more promising now. I have a few important words to say to you, and I won't delay you for long."

Although he could easily use his mission to prevaricate Zhang Yu, he was Zhang Fu's younger brother after all. Zhang Yue didn't want to be too disrespectful in front of others, so he agreed. However, he did not invite the person.

Returning to the tent, he led Zhang Xi to the open space next to him, and then said with a slight smile: "Next to me is Mr. Yuan of the Jinyi Guard. I guess Second Uncle Xi is not willing to deal with him. I wonder if you have any important instructions?"

Hearing the word "instruction", Zhang Min's face couldn't help but blush. He had always had a high self-esteem and looked down on others, but now he had to lower his face to beg a junior. He felt extremely uncomfortable. After finally calming down, he forced

He smiled and said: "What's the instruction? I just heard that you are here on an order. Are you planning to wait in Yunzhou, or..."

Realizing that Zhang Xian was hesitant to speak, Zhang Yue became more suspicious and said calmly: "Why do you ask this, Uncle Xian? This time I was ordered to go with Mr. Yuan. He is the commander of the third-grade Jinyi Guards. Naturally, I am."

Listen to him in everything. If he says to go out of the city, then go out of the city; if he says to stay in Yunzhou and wait, then of course he will wait in Yunzhou."

"We Zhang family people are still afraid of Jin Yiwei!" Zhang Mian snorted coldly, and then remembered what Jin Yiwei had stopped him just now, and suddenly became angry. However, even though he was arrogant, he also knew that this was all because of Jin Yiwei.

Therefore, the emperor's eagle dog did not insist on being assertive, but said in a slower tone, "Brother Yue, you were ordered to return to the capital first, and this time you are here to greet you. What does this mean? This means that the emperor treats you extremely.

Trust me! You are from our Zhang family, so you have to stand tall and don’t let others bully you. Sometimes, it’s a good thing for people to see your magnificence..."

Although he was tired of such long-winded but extremely inconsistent arguments, and although he was already thinking about meeting the emperor after summarizing, and how to answer any difficult questions if there were any more difficult questions, Zhang Yue still pretended

He looked like he was listening attentively. It wasn't until Zhang Xi finally finished what he said that he nodded and said, "Thank you, Uncle Xi, for reminding me. It's getting late, so I have to go back and tidy up first, so as not to miss anything when I get there."

"Wait!" Zhang Xi was very anxious after hearing this. He no longer cared about his dignity and dignity, and quickly stopped Zhang Yue, then changed his expression, "Besides this, I have something else to ask you.

Help. Because the road and bridge near Huailaiwei were washed away by water, there were some problems in the transportation of military rations, so it was delayed for two days. This is a small matter, but someone said that I was negligent and delayed things... It is ridiculous, I am so

Are you stupid? Brother Yue, we are all members of the Zhang family, you have to recognize it clearly at critical moments."

Zhang Yuezhao knew that people like Zhang Xi always asked for help. After hearing these words, he breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Yue said it in an understatement, and he had no intention of trying to trick him out of his mouth.

He couldn't tell the truth in detail, so he responded vaguely. When he entered the tent again, he saw Yuan Fangzheng sitting inside, and then he remembered that there were Jinyi guards outside, but the people he brought with him didn't know where they were going.

Already.

"I have something to say to you, so I can only send away your guards temporarily." Yuan Fang nodded, and seeing Zhang Yue sitting down on the stone next to him, he said seriously, "I will send someone

I went to find out that when you came back from the north, the emperor's body was not in good condition, so Yang Rong and Jin Youzi followed him day and night, and all military affairs were handled by them. However, after the generals showed their victory, the emperor did not

The British prince was summoned alone three times."

The nobles of the Yongle Dynasty were all those who followed Zhu Di to conquer the world, but there were not many real generals who could be selected. Most of them got on the boat of Jingnan during the great times.

, a far cry from those founding heroes. And Zhu Di’s philosophy of governing the country is quite different from Zhu Yuanzhang’s. Therefore, the status of military generals has been repeatedly elevated, and they are given enough honor and face, but they often have monopoly on military and state affairs. Moreover, looking at the court,

In terms of closeness, almost no one can match the cabinet that is always by the emperor's side. Even the British Duke Zhang Fu is good at gaining the emperor's trust, but his closeness is not as good as it is.

However, sometimes being close is not a good thing. Being with a king is like being with a tiger. Among the original seven cabinet members, Hu Guang died of illness and had a good ending. Jie Jin was the one who froze to death in the snow, and was imprisoned for eight years.

Huang Huai, Hu Yan was the one who made the imperial wine for the Imperial Academy, and the only ones left were Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Jin Youzi. Even his mentor was not "the second to enter the palace"?

Therefore, Zhang Yue was not surprised that Yang Rong and Jin Youzi stayed in the imperial tent to handle military affairs when Zhu Di fell ill. However, he found it quite strange that Zhu Di summoned the British Duke Zhang Fu three times. Thinking of when he set off from the capital, Zhang Yue

Fu had returned, and he frowned even more. He immediately raised his eyes to look at Yuan Fang, and his eyes happened to collide.

Yunzhou is connected to Dushishui at the top and Longmenchuan at the bottom. When the Yuan Dynasty entered the Central Plains, official roads were built along these two rivers to reach Kaiping, Shangdu. Although hundreds of years have passed, this road is no longer the original loess-padded road.

The scenery of the road, the trees along the river have long since disappeared, but it is still flat. After changing horses in Yunzhou, the group galloped for half a day and arrived at the upper reaches of Dushi River. They happened to meet the outpost scouts of the Northern Expedition Army. Soon

Soon someone escorted them to see Zhu Rong, the left governor in charge of the reconnaissance cavalry.

Zhu Rong is a mature and prudent veteran. Although he was a little surprised when he saw this dusty group, he immediately sent someone to report to the Central Army. Compared with other Beizheng generals, he was truly promoted step by step from a small general banner.

He has fought countless battles in his life, and he has never been involved in political affairs, so he doesn't care about the royal guards. He accompanied Zhang Fuzheng twice in the past, and he was considered to have the greatest merit, but he always missed the title due to some strange combination of circumstances, so he attacked Zhang Yue.

It was just a light touch. When the Chinese army sent someone to see him, he immediately ordered his soldiers to send him away without even a superfluous word.

Since it was a military expedition in person, and Zhu Di often issued edicts to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers and the people, no complicated carriages or sedans such as large carriages or elephant carriages were used, only four horses driving red pine carriages, and more often riding horses. Nowadays, his health is good and bad.

He just took the car after everyone's persuasion. The car looked ordinary from the outside, but it was luxuriously furnished inside, with tapestries, red brocade mats, and red lacquer seats, and could accommodate five or six people. Zhu Di was now

He closed his eyes and rested his mind, while two young eunuchs were kneeling next to him making tea.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Fang, commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Zhang Yue, a doctor in the arsenal department of the Ministry of War, have arrived."

With a slight hum, Zhu Di opened his eyes, and then casually ordered: "Let Zhang Yue go see the two bachelors Yang Jin, and let Yuan Fang come in to see me."

After a while, a middle-aged eunuch led Yuan Fang from behind the red lacquered screen with gold clouds and dragons in front. Although the carriage was still driving at this time, there was a lot of vibration in the carriage due to the uneven road, but the carriage moved forward one by one.

The last two people's steps were extremely steady. When Yuan Fang came forward and bowed, the middle-aged eunuch who led the way waved to the two young eunuchs serving tea, and the three of them retreated quietly. Even so,

Yuan Fang still didn't expect the red pine boards on the carriage to be soundproof.

Zhu Di asked a few questions about the Jin Yiwei as usual, and then suddenly asked directly: "Someone reported to me that when you were at the Henan Health Center, you had dispatched the Jin Yiwei to help the Zhang family find people during the Kaifeng flood.

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From the moment the news came out, Yuan Fang knew that he would inevitably pass this test. At this time, the emperor's inquiry was expected. Even so, he still pretended to be surprised, and after a while he said awkwardly:

"Your Majesty, forgive me. I had just become a member of the Qianhu family at that time. Because I thought that the Zhang family was a well-known family in Kaifeng, it would be easier to do things after selling a favor. In addition, Zhang Yue's father begged me hard and gave me a heavy gift, so I decided to
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