Zhu Yuanzhang came down from Fengtian Palace and went to the back, where he found that Queen Ma was already waiting here. Looking at the Queen's face, she was as fresh as spring breeze and smiling brightly. It was obvious that she was very satisfied.
Empress Ma is not a person who likes money. She was forced to take care of military supplies for Lao Zhu, so she was busy doing these things and acquired many properties.
To be fair, Ma is more willing to give up these messy things, take good care of her children, and live a stable life.
This time, the vassal plan was proposed to divide the palace property among the disciples. Ma was very satisfied.
As a mother, it is natural for her to give her children some property so that they can survive.
There is no need to ask for money from the court, and there is no need to rob the people. Empress Ma felt that there was nothing better than this, and it was difficult for Mr. Zhang to come up with it.
But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't see it that way.
"Sister, I think this is Mr.'s conspiracy. He is plotting against us!"
Empress Ma gave him a blank look, "If you think Mr. Zhang is a traitor, just arrest me too. If I hadn't been so talkative and you didn't save him, you Zhu Chongba might have gone to heaven and become the Jade Emperor. That would be great."
ah!"
Lao Zhu made Queen Ma lose her temper, but she couldn't get angry yet, so she could only explain patiently.
"Sister, think about it, Biao'er went to Peiping, tinkered with the salt field, and came up with the Kaizhong method. Now that the prince of the feudal lord is allowed to take over the property, what is his plan? Why not let the princes do business."
Queen Ma really didn't like hearing it, "How about doing business? I know you look down on me. Why I don't do business is obviously an excuse. You just think I'm old and want to find someone younger."
Oh my God!
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless. He didn't know when the woman learned this trick. Anyway, Lao Zhu didn't have the slightest idea.
"Sister, stop talking nonsense. It's not that we dislike doing business, we just don't understand whether doing business is a good thing..."
Queen Ma took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Can Mr. Zhang still hurt you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, "You can't think about it that way. Mr. Zhang will certainly not harm us, but sometimes he has his own plans. Don't be fooled by him. Sometimes Mr. Zhang is very calculating!"
Empress Ma blinked. She couldn't tell lies. Needless to say, Zhang Ximeng was very powerful. He laid plans and leveraged his efforts. Until now, Ming Dynasty's national policies were mostly following Zhang Ximeng's ideas.
"Chongba, tell me, what can you do? Is it possible that you still want to attack Mr. Zhang?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, "What are you thinking! Of course, your husband is a minister who seeks the country, and we have no other intentions. We just want him to be more attuned to us, so that we don't have to hide some things from us."
Empress Ma thought for a while and then said thoughtfully: "Then what are you going to do?"
"We, we plan to get married to Mr. Zhang! You know, we have been planning for so long, but we have not taken Zhang Shuning into our hands. You said, if he becomes an in-law with us, wouldn't it be more worry-free?"
Empress Ma rolled her eyelids. She also liked Zhang Shuning's child, but there was no fate, so what else could she do?
"Chongba, you're not planning on the second child of the Zhang family, are you?"
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly burst into laughter, "Sister, you really understand our feelings. The second child of this family has been born a few days ago, and he will soon answer the question with his mother. Then, sister, please pay more attention. This marriage must be done."
It’s done.”
Ma nodded, "Okay, I don't dare to say whether it will work or not, but I would like to advise you, don't think about it all the time. I guarantee that a bowl of water will be balanced for the children.
Same, I won’t embarrass you.”
With Empress Ma here, there was indeed less trouble, and Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He had just returned to the mansion, rested for a while, and went through today's events in his mind to see if there were any omissions.
This is also a habit of Zhang Ximeng. Every time he does something important, he has to think over it again and again to make sure there are no mistakes. If there are any, he will make up for them in time.
After the self-examination was completed, Zhang Ximeng was going to have dinner when an uninvited guest, Lan Yu, came again.
Zhang Ximeng hated this kind of familiarity, but one after another, he had no idea at all.
"What are you doing here again?"
Lan Yu said with a smile: "Xiang Zhang, you said what King Yan said in the main hall was very good, right?"
Zhang Ximeng gave him a roll of his eyes, "You think it's great, don't you? Zhu Di can say whatever he likes, and can he influence the overall situation? Teach him that if the news reaches His Majesty, he might suspect that I am playing tricks on him! That's not right.
, His Majesty is probably going to be on guard against me now, what bad idea is he planning! You are self-defeating and being too clever!"
"ah!"
Lan Yu was shocked, right?
"Xiang Zhang, I am really doing this for your own good! I also hope that your majesty will allow the vassal king to use troops abroad... Think about it, how capable are those princes? In the end, it still depends on me!"
"You can dream!" Zhang Ximeng said mercilessly: "Don't be too arrogant. No one else will tell you, but King Yan alone, I think he will surpass you in the future!"
Lan Yu is even more surprised, right?
With Zhu Di's virtues and the possession of a naughty child, what else can he achieve if the bear reaches the North Pole?
Zhang Ximeng simply didn't want to talk nonsense, "You came here to show your merit, but you actually caused trouble, and I don't want to talk nonsense. Just don't be smart in the future. If there is nothing else to do, just go down!"
Lan Yu humbly agreed, and he turned to leave, but suddenly, Lan Yu remembered something.
"Prime Minister Zhang, that Yang Xian took the lead in begging for mercy, he probably didn't have any good plans! You have to be on guard!"
Zhang Ximeng almost wanted to laugh, "I mean Lan Yu, when will you get rid of your habit of asking around for information?"
"I can't change it." Lan Yu said bitterly: "Xiang Zhang, I really can't change it. When you sent me to contact Liu Futong's people, you asked me to inquire about the information. For several years, I just went around to inquire about it.
News. Now if I don’t do this for a day, I feel uncomfortable all over!”
Zhang Ximeng glared angrily, "Why, you bastard, did I teach you this?"
"No, it's not!"
Lan Yu quickly said: "Xiang Zhang, I know the lesson that disaster comes from the mouth, so if you don't see me going anywhere else, I will come to you. Even if I talk nonsense, nothing will happen. I believe it.
Mr. Zhang’s character, please trust me, Mr. Zhang, I just like to inquire, but I will never dare to say anything nonsense in the name of Mr. Zhang!”
Lan Yu, who has always been unconventional, rarely gets serious.
Zhang Ximeng looked at him, thought about it, and started laughing.
"Okay, just ask me and I'll tell you... Yang Xian may not really want to win over the Huaixi generals. He may have evil intentions!"
"Holding evil intentions?" Lan Yu asked puzzledly: "Xiang Zhang, he didn't feel sad when he saw Tang Lu being killed and the Huaixi generals dying, but he took the initiative to stand up and win over people's hearts! This will help him to move to a higher level in the future and lay a good foundation!
"
Zhang Ximeng glanced at him sideways, "Is this what you think, or did you hear what others said?"
"Both." Lan Yu replied honestly.
"Then I might as well tell you that he, Yang Xian, is not qualified to take over the Huaixi generals. Don't think that he has taken the position of imperial censor. He is far inferior to Li Shanchang. Old Li is wise enough to protect himself, so who gave him this
confidence?"
"Then, then he is too arrogant and forgets himself!"
Zhang Ximeng chuckled and said: "Other positions may be forgetful. He is in charge of the Yushitai, and the news he can get every day will not be much less than me. He also knows exactly what the Huaixi generals have. Now he is pretending to speak out,
It’s nothing more than making people relax their vigilance!”
Zhang Ximeng laughed and said: "After all, if you want to stab someone in the back, you must first stand on the same line!"
Lan Yu took a deep breath and trembled all over.
Regardless of whether what Zhang Ximeng said is true or false, the mental level this time alone is beyond his reach.
Lan Yu thought about it a little more, and he actually felt that what Zhang Ximeng said was really reasonable.
It's even in line with Yang Xian's character.
How should I put it? Yang Xian is not as good as Li Shanchang when it comes to forming cliques, and he is even worse than Li Shanchang when it comes to the overall situation. Yang Xian is strong because he dares to think and do anything, and does everything he can.
In this case, Xungui was disgusted by Lao Zhu and dealt with Tang Shengzong and Lu Zhongheng. Are there any problems with the others? Does Your Majesty still want to kill people?
It is not impossible for Yang Xian to deceive his trust, stab him in the back properly, and climb up on the bones of noble military officials.
"Zhang Xiang, I, why do I feel a little pitiful for Xungui? They are weak!" the blue jade monster shouted.
"Honorable? Weak!" Zhang Ximeng shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Maybe, but Yang Xian probably made the wrong calculation."
"Is it Prime Minister Zhang who wants to take action?"
Zhang Ximeng chuckled, "Is it worth my while? One Mao Xiang is enough!"
"Mao Xiang?" Lan Yu was slightly surprised, but still remembered the name firmly.
Guo Ying has worked hard for so many years and has gained credit for his hard work. However, Guo Ying is relatively generous and has connections with all the generals in Huaixi. Now, he is a bit inappropriate.
Mao Xiang appeared at the right time, and Lao Zhu was missing a sharp blade.
Zhang Ximeng had a keen eye for fire and could see it clearly, and there was still a lot of excitement in the court next.
But for Zhang Ximeng, his main thought was to welcome his wife back and take a look at the second child... He thought it was a girl, but then another boy came, which made him not interested at all.
"Zhang Shuning, do you want a younger brother or a younger sister?"
"Of course it's my brother."
"Why?" Zhang Ximeng asked curiously.
"If it's a younger brother, I can give him all my old clothes so they won't be wasted. If it's a younger sister, I'll have to make new clothes." The little guy said seriously.
Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Okay, much better than your father, you are such a good person!"
Zhang Ximeng could only ask the young people to pack up and prepare to welcome his wife and the second son of the Zhang family back.
Turning around, Zhang Ximeng sat on the carriage, holding his son, a coachman, and a guard in his arms. He came out of the house and quietly went to the riverside.
As soon as they came out, they were met by the sound of horse hooves. Zhang Ximeng hurriedly asked the driver to pull over to avoid any collision.
Looking out from the carriage, there were several knights in green robes and hats. They flashed past, only the swords on their waists were conspicuous.
Embroidered spring knife!
Zhang Ximeng nodded secretly, the famous scene of the Hongwu Dynasty has finally come!
It's just that this Mao Xiang is a bit too showy...