Chapter 879: Weng’s son-in-law, husband and wife

In the Du Mansion's study, Weng and his son-in-law were originally sitting with a table and a few desks apart, but at this time, Zhang Yue could not help but stand up. His face was indifferent, as if he had only said something trivial.

The old father-in-law, after being extremely shocked, couldn't help blurting out: "Sir, why don't you tell me about such a big matter first! I also have a similar inscription there, but I haven't made up my mind after changing the draft several times.

Submit it. This matter is really of great concern!"

Before Du Zhen came back, Zhang Yue had drafted several drafts of the vassal renewal order in the Ministry of War Yamen, but he had not yet finalized it, let alone discussed it easily with others. No matter how it was spread in later generations that the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by natural disasters,

But it can be said that the officials and gentry did not pay for food, the feudal princes had too many clans, and the military households had no fighting capacity. These three factors were the first straw that broke the camel's back.

Therefore, he had to think over and over again. It was not that he had not considered submitting it through the hands of others, and it was not that he did not have candidates who were outspoken and outspoken. It was not that he looked down on the world's scholars. Most of the time, those who were willing to passionately criticize the powerful and impeachment

People who serve as important ministers will most likely remain silent on such real problems. But he must be a real man who is willing to do this. He used to respect his character, but even though he thinks he is not a good person, he is still unwilling to do it.

This kind of thing that ruins a person's future, and if the person who writes the letter is not important enough, it will be in vain. After thinking about it, he finally found that he really couldn't count on anyone else except himself.

Unexpectedly, my old father-in-law got ahead of me again!

Du Zhen still looked indifferent: "You also know that although I am an independent person, when it comes to speaking out about my strengths, it is not my turn to speak out. But such things are not just about speaking out about my strengths.

Enough, so it can be said that in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty, no one dared to mention this issue even if they knew how important it was. Just the word "ancestral system" can silence countless people."

He motioned Zhang Yue to sit down again, and then continued: "Emperor Taizu divided the vassals into vassals. Now fifty or sixty years have passed, some vassals have been exterminated, and some vassals have numerous branches under them. The difference is unknown.

Fanji. In those branches that are already too complicated, it is impossible to find a few criminals. These are naturally easy to cut, otherwise it is not enough to deter. Although the surrender of vassal kings has been a rule since the Tang and Song Dynasties, but now

It is not easy to use this rule, so we have to set strict rules. No one can give Zhuang land except Lumi. How dare they live one by one with a salary of only 20,000 dan?"

Zhang Yue originally thought that Du Zhen wanted to move the vassal king to demote him, but when he heard these two small details, his eyes suddenly lit up. It was indeed an expedient measure to move the branches first, and then restrict the prince's farmland. After all,

Now the emperor is inventorying the land in the world. When it comes to the ancestral system, the palace only has salary but no land, which is also the system of Emperor Taizong. When Du Zhen showed him the thick copy of the inscription, he immediately stood up and went to the candlelight.

Read it carefully.

First, the children of palace servants who are not on the list will not be included in the genealogy; second, if a branch is found guilty, they will blame the feudal king for lax discipline and be demoted to a lower rank; third, if the feudal king asks for a salary, he will not ask for it.

Land, please ask for land but not salary; fourth, below the general level, the concubine is not allowed to take the title... After reading it from beginning to end, he frowned and raised his eyebrows for a while, and finally put down this thick memorial.

"Sir, if the concubines are not listed in the genealogy, the children born will not be included in the genealogy. This is nothing to the vassal king, but to those people, I am afraid it is a bit... However, this general who governs the country

The following is that you are allowed to serve in the imperial examination, and you are allowed to farm mulberry trees on your own, but this one is good. I wanted to add industry and commerce to it before."

"Concubines who are not recognized by the genealogy cannot ascend to the title. Of course I know that it is indeed strict, but there is nothing we can do about it. The imperial court has rules for the concubines of the clan, but they have repeatedly flirted with women, and their lives have been ruined.

How can we afford to support many people if they are all raised by the imperial court?" Du Zhen hated the unbridled indulgence. He shook his head and said categorically, "Now the royal family's annual expenditure on vassal rice is enough.

, let alone the future? Moreover, giving them generous Lumi is not to make them have evil intentions! It should be noted that at the beginning of Xuande, the money Lumi given by the Emperor to King Liang was twice that of other kings!"

Zhang Yue had already hinted in front of Zhu Zhanji before, and the memorial he prepared was intended to be submitted to the emperor secretly, but he didn't expect to give his father-in-law a head start, and it turned out to be fair and aboveboard. However, since the memorial has been

After sending it to the General Affairs Department, the matter became irreversible. So, he quickly invited Du Zhen, who had an upturned brow, to sit down, and then cut open Du Zhen's statement one by one and examined it carefully to face the possibility.

The attack will come tomorrow.

The two of them talked and talked until the evening. At the end, Zhang Yue said softly: "There is another thing. I have hinted to the emperor through others that it is definitely not a good thing for the clan to be better than the imperial family."

The so-called vassal vassals are better than the imperial clan refers to the more than 20 personal vassals granted by Emperor Taizu. Among the three sons of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, Han vassal has been exterminated, and Zhao vass can only be succeeded by a weak son. As for Renzong

Emperor Zhu Gaochi has a lot of sons, and now he is suddenly implicated in another one, and few of the remaining people have sons. Even the emperor has one son and two daughters. In addition, there is another son with two daughters.

Isn't this the biggest worry for Concubine Wu who is pregnant?

When Du Zhen saw Zhang Yue saying that this was definitely not the right thing to do, his face was calm and there was no objection at all. To be fair, he had never been a Confucian scholar who insisted on being loyal to orthodoxy, and the most important thing in everything was his own heart. It's just that

, he still said solemnly: "Yuanjie, you tend to do things informally. Sometimes you are open and closed, sometimes you are open and closed, and sometimes you are biased. If you use the bias well, it may not be ineffective, as long as you don't forget the purpose.

.As for what you said about Chen Rujing before, it stands to reason that since Chen Rujing is about to become an official, there is not much point in pursuing what he did. However, I can ignore the fact that he caused people to spread rumors, but if it is the matter of Brother Shiqi's eldest son, it is

What he did was to take too many wrong turns and walk straight off the cliff, do you understand?"

Zhang Yue knew that Chen Shan's request for official appointment must have reached the emperor's desk by now. Even if Chen Shan was asked to withdraw from the cabinet, Zhu Zhanji's affection for Zhu Zhanji was still there.

Du Zhen's temperament, Yang Pu was indifferent, Jin Youzi was traveling for days and was ill, so the three people here would naturally not have any objections. But Du Zhen had already spoken for this reason, and he hated this despicable character extremely.

, so, after giving a wry smile, he nodded.

"Sir's teachings, I have written them down."

Dong dong dong——

Finally there was a gentle knock on the door. Zhang Yueqing knew that it was not Ming Di and Mo Yu who were waiting in the study of Du Mansion. He quickly stood up and pulled up the curtain to open the door. When he saw that it was his mother-in-law Qiu Shi and

Du Wan, he hurriedly reached out and took the heavy tray from Qiu's hand, then turned his head and called inside: "My mother-in-law and Wan Mei are here."

Du Zhen and Qiu had been a married couple for many years. After taking a gentle breath, they smelled the sweet fragrance in the air. Because they smiled and said, "It must be sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice balls. Am I right in guessing?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I have been making supper for you for so many years. It would be weird if you guessed wrong!" Qiu glared at Du Zhen and saw that Zhang Yue had put the things on the small round table in the corner and went to

After moving Jin Dun, he made Du Zhen stand up, and then pulled Du Wan over to sit down together.

He said angrily, "You two, husband and wife, are always busy when you meet, and you don't even look at what time it is! One is often in the cabinet, and the other is often at the Ministry of War and stays away from home at night. It's the same at home! Hurry up and finish your meal.

Come on, wash your face and go to bed, it’s already the third day of the Lunar New Year!”

These days, the night life is not as rich as that of later generations. Du Zhen and Zhang Yue are both hard-working people who have to get up early to go to court. Going to bed so late means that they have to get ready before they have slept for an hour. Zhang Yue had to sigh secretly.

The pot drips outside

, I forgot it accidentally. It seems that it is really inconvenient not to have a watch. So, when I saw Du Wan also giving me an angry look as if gouging someone out, I immediately realized that I should also think of my wife who was pregnant with Liujia, so I quickly apologized.

smile.

After drinking most of the bowl of sweet-scented osmanthus dumplings, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but ask: "Where's Xiao Wu?"

"That girl is the most sleepy girl. No matter how long she can endure it, she has even passed through Tongzhou in her dreams." Du Wan remembered that she had just gone to the fifth room to take a look, and she was curled up in a ball like a kitten, sleeping soundly.

, smiled again without realizing it, "I'm not old enough to sleep. I'm still dreaming. I'm complaining about you and thinking about the person in her family. You should send less brother-in-law to foreign missions later."

Did I send this?

Zhang Yue could only smile bitterly, but when Du Wan glared at him, he had no choice but to raise his hands and agree. After eating the supper, Du Zhen did not stay with Zhang Yue to continue the conversation, and left with Qiu after saying a few words.

Yue Zi also returned to his room with Du Wan. This house

Although the wife was a new gift, Du Wan and Xiao Wu also reserved a boudoir in advance, so when the couple entered the room, he gently closed the door, and then stretched lazily.

The yawns that I had been suppressing came out one after another.

"Although you haven't imitated my father's coolness, your seriousness in doing things is exactly the same as his. You are just lazy behind others."

Zhang Yue saw Du Wan looking at him with twinkling eyes, so he smiled and walked in with his wife on his arm. It was already dark at this time, and although there was a girl in the room, she had already dozed off. Zhang Yue saw that Du Wan was about to

Calling for someone, he shook his head at her and walked softly.

He went inside and helped someone sit down. Before he came in, his mother-in-law had brought hot water outside. He turned back to get water to wash his face and hot his feet. He only felt comfortable when the couple sat on the bed.

He let out a sigh of relief and looked sideways at Du Wan.

"Watch what I do?"

"I originally thought that with the elders coming back, my burden would finally be lighter. Who knew that my husband is still very vigorous despite his age? Tomorrow... no, I should say today's court meeting will definitely lead to a lot of commotion. In contrast,

Now, I have long been accustomed to looking forward and looking back, and I really lack the courage to move forward."

Du Wan didn't ask what the so-called fierceness meant. Zhang Yue stretched out his hand to take it, and she didn't resist. She just looked up at the tent above, and then laughed: "You have so many nicknames outside, but you still have so many nicknames."

Some people call you Zhang DaDa, but in the final analysis, you have too many things that you can't let go of. How can you compare with your father? Not to mention that now that I have married you, he has no worries anymore. In the past, when has he ever been really afraid? Even me.

, I didn’t know how much I complained about my father when I was a child, but after so many years, I really respect and admire him. You can’t notice him when you are far away, but you can feel it when you are close... So, even you, please advise

Don’t come back to daddy.”

"How dare I persuade him?" Zhang Yue smiled bitterly, thinking that since he was a child, no matter whether he was engaged in learning or doing important things, this mentor and father-in-law was a stubborn person. Even eight cows would not be able to pull him back. He was like this in Shandong back then.

, he got a little better after returning to the court, but the inscriptions often involved current affairs and many implication. Therefore, he unknowingly held Du Wan tighter and said word by word, "I also have a share of military affairs today."

I have to send in the inscription and the memorial from my father-in-law, and then people will definitely say that our husband-in-law loves to mess around."

"It's your men's duty to charge outside. You don't have to worry about things at home, I will take care of them. It's just..." Du Wan remembered that she remained silent on New Year's Eve. After thinking about it for a few days, she finally decided to speak out.

A reminder to Zhang Yue, "Although the Queen Mother's illness is better, the Doctor He who treated the Queen Mother suddenly rose to prominence in the capital before. Before that, he only practiced medicine in the Jiangnan area. His reputation is not small, and he does suffer from heart diseases.

The best."

Zhang Yue pondered for a while and then remembered it in his heart. He didn't say anything more about the matter. He just asked Du Wan to take care of him at home. After all, the most important thing was to get pregnant in the first place. Just before turning off the lights, he suddenly remembered that he was going home.

The box he was given as a gift, Yin smiled and said, "How do the salted plums from Bazhenfang taste?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt someone pinched the soft flesh on his waist. When he looked again, he found that his wife's face was red and hot. She looked extremely cute. He couldn't help but lowered his head to kiss her and smiled again.

Said: "This is a place that happened to be visited by someone in the Yamen last time. It not only has salted plums that pregnant women love to eat, but also peanuts, chestnuts, red dates, melon seeds, etc. that are very good for pregnant women. The cooking method is different from other fried foods, so I

I was thinking about celebrating the New Year, so I bought a box without realizing it.”

"You still dare to say that you will make me lose face in front of my aunt!"

"What does this have to do with my uncle? Isn't it okay to buy things for my wife?"

Looking at Zhang Yue's innocent face, Du Wan was immediately itchy with hatred, but Zhang Yue's hand was grabbed tightly by Zhang Yue. She could only watch him blowing out the lamp with a smile, and then whispered in his ear.

She hurried to sleep, and then she got accustomed to lying in his arms and slowly closed her eyes. Perhaps there was finally someone beside her, so she slept extremely peacefully. When she opened her eyes again, she

But I found that the place around me was already empty. Through the Korean paper on the window panes, I could notice the bright sky.
Chapter completed!