: Flattery is very timely

Author: Silent

: Flattery is very timely

In the palace of Princess Yongkang in the capital, the eunuch Ma Yongcheng came out to send a message on behalf of Queen Zhang, telling her that the matter of asking him to teach the little princess knowledge was not successful.

"...Your Royal Highness, the eldest princess, it's not that the queen has no such intention, it's just that after the queen mentioned it to her majesty, your majesty said that she would find a good mentor for the princess."

Ma Yongcheng also knew that the emperor's sister had a bad temper, so he tried his best to smile when he spoke.

As expected, Yongkang's expression was also very bad, and he said coldly: "If you don't want it, don't, there is nothing to explain. As the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, I don't have that much free time to teach my niece. Go back and tell the Queen that I have no objection to this."

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"yes."

Ma Yongcheng also felt that you, the eldest princess of the Ming Dynasty, who is an aunt, actually want to be a teacher for your little niece?

Even if you are willing, your imperial brother is willing?

After Ma Yongcheng left, Cui Yuan walked out from behind the curtain. When there were foreign events such as welcoming guests at the princess's mansion, he, the nominal male host, was always the one who hid behind and listened.

But Cui Yuan doesn't seem to have any objections... He is just the son of a prison student. He only has official position and status because of his wife. He himself is not very talented. When he goes out to make friends with others, he mostly does it because of his reputation as a consort.

Even at home, I have no sense of presence.

"Princess, I think your Majesty didn't mean to offend you, he was just thinking about you." Cui Yuan also comforted his wife.

Yongkang glared at his husband and said, "If you weren't incompetent, would you still need me to go out and show off?"

Cui Yuan was startled.

What is this word?

You knew my birth status from the first day you married me, and now you regret marrying the wrong man? Why did you go there earlier? With your status, what kind of famous family do you want to marry that you can't marry? Of course, it also depends on others.

Are you willing to honor you as the eldest princess...

Being a consort has no human rights.

"What? I'm saying a few words to you, but then I'm trying to show off my face? A grown man should go out and let people know that you're capable! Look at your brother-in-law, what kind of person is he? Isn't he still living happily in the northwest?

Water rises?"

Yongkang is a bit like all the married women who "hate their husbands and never fight". The cases they bring up are not other people's children, but "other people's men."

Although Cui Yuan has a good temper, he felt bad after hearing this.

The relationship between the emperor and him was that of brother-in-law and brother-in-law, and he had the same relationship with Zhang Yanling... Although there was a status gap between him and Zhang Yanling before, at least his wife would not compare the Zhang family with him. In the past, he was still better than Zhang Yanling.

I felt good about myself, but suddenly...it seemed like Zhang Yanling had become someone else's husband.

Just my brother-in-law?

Is it possible to read a basketful of characters with the size of a bucket?

"Isn't this... no luck?" Cui Yuan also looked very regretful.

What's Zhang Yanling's background? What's my background? My entire background depends on you, a mother-in-law.

Yongkang snorted: "Why can the Zhang family do it, but you can't? Recently I have also been thinking of ways to enter the palace. Even if the queen refuses to help, there is still a chance to talk to the imperial grandmother."

"Eldest Princess, we are living a good life now, so why bother ourselves?"

Cui Yuan disagreed with this.

Why are you talking about fighting for an "opportunity" for me? What opportunities are you fighting for?

Yongkang said: "You are nothing less than the Zhang brothers. With your intelligence and talent, if you work hard, why can't you get ahead? You and I don't want it, and our children don't want to have a cowardly father! For the sake of this family

, you have to work hard, this generation can still count on me, who can the next generation count on?"

Even though Cui Yuan has the kind of character that is just waiting to die, he couldn't seem to find a reason to refute his wife's words.

I was about to be persuaded by my wife.

But I was murmuring in my heart... The imperial court is so big, what's the point of having me as my consort?

…

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Grassland, Maoerzhuang.

Ten thousand soldiers and horses led by Zhang Zhou marched into the grassland in a mighty manner and traveled more than a hundred miles through mountains and rivers to reach their destination, Maoerzhuang, where the city was about to be built.

According to "Minutes of Fangyu", Maoerzhuang is located "one hundred and twenty miles north of (Datong) Prefecture."

In the 19th year of Yongle, the Ming court set up military equipment in Maoerzhuang. In the first year of Hongxi, it built the Yanbiansan Mountains and other places that had been ruined by rain, as well as the Yaerya Feng Pass in Maoerzhuang.

In the first year of Zhengtong, the general army was specially ordered to patrol and guard the place, making this place the gateway for the Ming Dynasty to receive envoys from Mobei.

In the 14th year of Zhengtong's reign, he first took Yingzong hostage out of the Xuan Mansion, passed through Mao'erzhuang, Jiushihaizi, Lisuwu Temple, Liling Monument, and arrived at Black Pine Forest, where he camped first.

Since then, Maoerzhuang has been officially abandoned. When Zhang Zhou came here this time, he could still see many relics of fortresses and beacon towers built decades ago. The grass was deep and the leaves were luxuriant. These relics were almost integrated with nature.

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"Master Taiwan Maker."

Wang Xi, the commander-in-chief, arrived at the high ground of Maoerzhuang, which is the site of the Maoerzhuang beacon tower. He saw Zhang Zhou who was looking at the scenery.

, there is no trace of the Tatars for thirty or forty miles around."

"Some of the heavy artillery are lined up in the front line. According to your instructions, they are waiting for the king's army to withdraw from the Weining Sea, in case they encounter the enemy and are ready to fight at any time."

Wang Xi's mission this time is very simple. He is to accompany the Chinese army, follow Zhang Zhou to Maoerzhuang, wait for Wang Shouren to finish patrolling the Weining Sea, and then return to the Datong frontier fortress together.

Zhang Zhou raised his head and looked at the sky and said, "It's a good day today, but it's a bit hot. No soldiers in the army are infected with the epidemic, right?"

"I haven't...heard that."

Wang Xi had only been focused on marching for the past two days. He really didn't pay attention to the trends related to epidemics in the army, but he expected that if there were relevant matters, someone would have told him long ago.

If it is not reported, it means there is none.

Zhang Zhou said: "On this grassland, wild beasts are rampant. Jackals, tigers and leopards are nothing to worry about. On the contrary, it is those little things that don't look like much that may affect the stability of the army."

"What do you mean, Mr. Taiwan Maker?"

Wang Xi felt that her brain was not enough.

I can obviously understand every word Zhang Zhou said, but I just can't understand the meaning of them together.

This ability to solve riddles... is really the character of a scholar. Otherwise, why would he be a top scholar or a heavenly master? Aren't the magicians in the average person's impression always pretending to be profound?

Zhang Zhou said: "I'm talking about the plague."

"Well..." Wang Xi said, "Normally the plague will be prevalent in some places, but on the grassland... it's not very clear."

Zhang Zhou nodded and said: "Lieutenants in the army must also pay attention to hygiene. Isn't there a small pond below Mao'erzhuang? I don't want to remember this Haizi and that Haizi on the grassland. Let the soldiers have time to go and take care of themselves in the pond."

Bathing. From now on, the conditions in the army must be improved, especially when it comes to personal hygiene, court attendance and other matters."

Wang Xi had never seen a commander who managed the army like this before, and he was stunned.

Leading troops to fight, or asking soldiers to take a bath in the enemy's territory?

What else should I mention about paying attention to personal hygiene?

This should be an issue that the head coach should be concerned about? There is no such awesome thing mentioned in any military strategy! It seems that... a famous general of a generation has its own unique focus.

Still too young.

"General, I'll go and give my orders right away." Even though Wang Xi's heart is filled with thousands of horses galloping, and he is still a purebred Cao Ni horse, he still has to show that he is being taught.

There is no ambiguity at all.

Zhang Zhou nodded: "Okay, let's go quickly! We need to keep the night away a little further, and the news within more than a hundred miles must not be leaked. The fast horse travels between Weininghai and Maoerzhuang. Two points and one line are no more than a hundred miles away."

Here, I want the horse to complete the trip within four hours! This is to lay the foundation for future patrols..."

"If we want to build a city in Mao'erzhuang, let alone mobilize 20,000 to 30,000 laborers. If we can't guarantee the stability here, what's the point of building a city? Let's go explore the news about Weining Sea and make sure that the news there is there.

It will be delivered to me within two hours!"

"Yes!" Wang Xi's original admiration for Zhang Zhou was based on Zhang Zhou's ability to win battles with the help of God's will.

After sending troops once with Zhang Zhou, he couldn't help but secretly sigh. His execution ability was truly extraordinary, but the details he pursued... were a bit unusual.

But it may be that capable people have different concerns.

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While Zhang Zhou led his troops to Maoerzhuang in three days, Wang Shouren also led his troops to Weininghai.

When Wang Shouren came to Weininghai again this time, he was filled with emotions.

It was very deserted along the way, and there were even many remaining corpses of cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock. In some places, there were dead bodies of people, but it was not that there were no traces of people... After he led his troops to surprise attack on Weininghai, several battles took place here.

, ends with the final battle between the two parts: Fire Sieve and Yebuza.
To be continued...