Chapter 99: First Merit
“Therefore, in my opinion, this Zhang Fu’s credit is not considered great. Although he and Zhang Kuan, the commander of the guards, have the credit of killing the enemy, this first credit is not theirs.”
Zhu Gaoxu seems to understand, then joyfully said: “then this first credit is of course the father, the father of course, the father of the first opportunity to anticipate the enemy, naturally, the father of the father ordered Zhang Fu first to go to clean up the troops and horses, the father of the father of the matter as God, the son of the minister admired to the point of no return.”
The Qiu Fu few, on the other hand, looked at Zhu Gao Xu like he was a second idiot.
Especially Qiu Fu, he even felt that he was wrong to ask His Majesty to release the King of Han, and that it would be better for His Highness to be obediently encircled in the King of Han’s residence, or at least safe.
So much so that Qiu Fu is even thinking, when the time of the Jingdan, the Han king is how wise, the sand field, he used the army has always been appropriate, charging up, often to fight for their lives.
But now …… it seems that the situation has changed, and now this world, it seems that there is no more use for Han Wang.
To get to the bottom of it, it is the King of Han is too anxious, he is anxious to show himself, anxious to prove himself, precisely this kind of untimely impatience, perhaps he himself does not notice, but in the eyes of others, but more or less have the meaning of greed for success and advancement.
Zhu Di listened and stared at Zhu Gaoxu: “Is it me who expects things to be as good as God?”
“Isn’t it?” Zhu Gaoxu asked rhetorically.
“But I ordered Zhang Fu to Chengshanwei because of Zhang Anshi’s reminder.”
Zhu Gaoxu’s smile faded at this moment.
He was a bit confused in his head and glanced back at Zhang Anshi, who modestly returned an apologetic smile.
Zhu Gaoxu face has been like a pig s liver, he desperately wants to say a little more, dissolve the embarrassment of the moment, but a lot of words to the side of the mouth, but can not export, only feel …… a kind of feeling as if the power is also nowhere to stretch.
Zhu Di said, “It is Zhang Anshi who anticipates things like God.”
Zhu Gaoxu said, “Yes …… yes ……”
Zhu Di said, “His young age, have this insight, this is I can not imagine ah Zhang Anshi ……”
“I am.”
Zhu Di asked a question that everyone wanted to know, “How do you know that this Chengshanwei might be lost?”
Zhang Anshi said, “This …… minister idly, found …… found …… that the Joseon country had a report, said that a large group of thieves attacked their Jeolla Province area, this group of thieves are numerous, very ferocious, even managed to break through the state city, the minister …… minister was thinking, such a large-scale pirates, must be unable to fill the gully, the larger the scale of the pirates, the more sustenance required, the Joseon state may not be able to meet their appetite, so I thought … …that after this ransacking, they will, next time, make an effort to feed their troops, and will inevitably choose a more affluent place to satisfy their appetites.”
Zhang Anshi continued: “And the location of the guards in Shandong, just from the place where they attacked and plundered the nearest, and the most affluent, Daming in the line of Shandong, stationed in the Chengshan Wei, Dengzhou Wei, Laizhou Wei, the three guards, the smallest Chengshan Wei, the power of the smallest, the most weak, and so the most likely to suffer from the attack of the sea pirates, the minister according to this as a judgment that the Chengshan Wei is attacked by the time the most likely. And the Japanese to the east, the best way is to use the wind direction of the sea, these two months, just the best time for the Japanese action, of course,…… I also just take this …… haphazardly made judgments, credulous, who knows, the blind cat ran into the dead rats. ”
The governors looked at each other in dismay as they listened.
The most afraid of, is the meritocracy modesty, you are blind cat meets dead mouse, we still how to live, a little atmosphere, you brag about it.
When Zhu Di heard this, he couldn’t help but frown and fall into deep thought, he took a few steps and stopped again, seemingly chewing and swallowing Zhang Anshi’s words.
“From a letter from the country of Joseon, it can be so accurate to make a judgment, and from the aftermath, it seems that it is indeed anticipating the enemy, Zhang Anshi, you have not studied the art of war?”
Zhang Anshi replied, “Learned some.”
Zhu moved.
Not only Zhu Di, but several other governors could not help but be moved.
This guy actually studied?
If he had learned it, wouldn’t the person who taught him the art of war be even more powerful? This should at least be a character like Han Xin.
Zhu Di’s eyes sizzled, so he couldn’t help but say: “Who is the person who taught you the art of war? I didn’t realize that there is such a character in the world.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Far away, close at hand.”
The monarchs and ministers began to look at each other, wondering to each other just who in this hall had secretly given Zhang Anshi a small meal.
“You are saying ……” Zhu Di frowned: “He mother, can you have a fart on the release, a small age, how dare to play with me heart eyes.”
Zhang Anshi said, “I learned the art of war from His Majesty, ah.”
“……”
Everyone looked at Zhu in surprise.
Zhu was also confused.
Zhang Anshi said: “I have been acquainted with your majesty, often listen to your majesty’s teachings, maybe your majesty sometimes just off the top of his head words, I have remembered it, after going back, I will chew again and again, carefully experience your majesty’s words in the deep meaning of the ah, ah, this ah, afraid of pondering, I pondered, and more and more feel that your majesty’s words are pearls, every word is exquisite, worthy of learning in detail. ”
“I am at the side of your majesty, what I have learned is not only the art of war, but also your majesty’s heart for the people’s benevolence, aiya, this is to cite examples, can be said to be countless, I can’t even count over. Only I am still stupid, some places, still too deep, can not experience, only learned some fur, please forgive your majesty.”
Zhu Gaoxu’s mouth opened extremely wide, fortunately he did not learn the word lying down, at this time he could only use his poor cultural knowledge to curse in his heart, “Into his mother!”
The governors heard, some half-believe half-doubt, some actually really believe, and pondered: How can I not experience? Is it because I’m stupid?
There are also people …… who seem to see the mystery of it and look at Zhang Anshi with a different look.
Crown Prince Zhu Gaoqi was too shocked to speak, momentarily confused.
Zhu Di actually also will believe: “Really? I, however, feel that this is somewhat unthinkable, you will not deceive the king.”
Zhang Anshi said very seriously, “I have never deceived the king, or else, I will give you an example. Ahem ……”
He tactically coughed, and then seriously said, “Let’s just say that His Majesty is often in front of my minister, uh …… say what ‘into his mother’ …… ”
Zhu Di was looking at Zhang Anshi expectantly, but his face suddenly sank.
Some people were already snickering.
Zhang Anshi said, “At first, I mistakenly thought that His Majesty was really just a military general, and then I realized that His Majesty was actually the Son of Heaven, and I was shocked, and for a moment I thought it was odd that His Majesty was the Son of Heaven, and how could he always be in his mother’s house?”
“Until recently, I realized!”
Zhang Anshi said the head of the way, continued: “His Majesty’s exports into dirty, in fact, this, there is a deep meaning ah. His Majesty is hoping that he does not do the Forbidden City in the son of God, as the son of God, should be with the people and the people of the army with the people, sincere as the reason why His Majesty succeeded, only with the soldiers to mingle with the soldiers will feel that His Majesty and the solidarity of the soldiers, each willing to fight bravely.”
“This into his mother, although the surface is too superficial, vulgar, but is his majesty love soldiers like a son of the iron evidence, not like some of the so-called Confucian generals, sitting in a big tent all day, the mouth said crepe words, but with the generals and soldiers each other clearly. How can such a person …… be loved by the generals, and how can they gain the support of the generals.”
“So, I cited one, and thought that for the general, when he acts like His Majesty, loves his soldiers like a son, and stands in solidarity with his generals, then this marching and fighting will be half successful.”
Chu: “……”
A fine deep thought.
I can’t believe he’s so fucking reasonable. Why didn’t I think of that?
Then Zhu Di said with a fluttering brow, “When you say it like that, it actually makes sense.”
Zhang Anshi said, “I have not learned enough, and I will have to intensify my studies in the future.”
Zhu Di holding a big belly, smiling cheerfully: “I’ll believe it, but even if you are learned from me, but I’m surrounded by such a large number of people, how the next person will not learn? This shows that the difference between people and people, really bigger than between people and dogs. This fight against the bandits, the first credit is the Secretary, this is the real war work, must be rewarded on merit.”
Zhu Di made a final decision at that moment, Zhang Anshi was frankly accepted.
There is no merit, not to mention, alone I said so much bragging words, at least have to give some benefits, I Zhang Anshi tongue are numb.
Qiu Fu said at this time, “Your Majesty, in addition to that, Zhang Fu also ordered some things to be sent to you, saying that they were brought to you by the generals of Chengshan Wei.”
Zhu Di said, “Oh? What is it?”
Qufu took down the bag, while Yilungha took it carefully, set it aside, and then uncovered it, and a few pear melons appeared in front of everyone’s eyes.
Qiu Fu said, “Zhang Fu said, this is the soldiers of Chengshan Wei sent, they are in the cantonment of the field personally planted, has just borne the fruit, want to present to his majesty to taste, and also said that his majesty has eaten the world’s delicacies of the mountains and the sea, perhaps may not not look down on the melons, this is just a little bit of the soldiers’ intentions.”
Zhu listened and brightened up.
Busy to also lost ha said: “fast, quickly go to wash the melon, I want to taste.”
Yizhuoha didn’t dare to slow down, he went and washed it up, and when he brought it back, he wanted to try the poison first.
Zhu Di but frowned: “my generals, can not still harm me? Today if you try, teach Chengshan Wei’s generals to see, only to be afraid of chilling, fetch, and …… points given to the generals to taste, Zhang Anshi, you also taste one.”
Zhang Anshi was nonchalant and took one from Yiluoha’s hand and gnawed on it right away.
I have to say, this melon is quite fresh and somewhat sweet, and I was not polite to eat it at the moment.
The monarchs and ministers eat a lot of fun, Zhu Di ate one at the same time, received also lost ha handed towel wiped his mouth, lamented: “these generals, both to cantonment, but also do not forget to guard the border towns, it is really hard ah.”
“Zhang Fu is the most aware of my people, that command Zhang Kuan, and Chengshan Wei’s generals, are also loyal, a sincere, I must not be treated thinly, this time are to be heavily rewarded, to be generous. The five military governor’s office, to join with the Ministry of war, to draw up a reward statute to, don’t be reluctant to give up.”
Qiu Fu and the others responded, they admired Zhang Fu this guy’s lingering heart, and admired Zhang Anshi this guy’s a good mouth.
Zhu Di was then delighted and looked at Zhang Anshi with a smile, “The Crown Prince has this brother, and in the future, this son will be the Crown Prince’s right-hand man.”
Zhu Gaoqi heart great joy, scrambled to get up, said: “Father Emperor too fallacious praise Anshi, he is still young, still need to sharpen.”
While Zhu Gaoxu’s heart was sour, wasn’t it obvious that his elder brother was going to be the emperor?
Zhu Gaoxu couldn’t hide the jealousy within him, this inexplicable surge of jealousy that made him want to go crazy with envy.
Obviously, the most courageous is him, obviously the time of the Jingdan, he always rushed into battle and made countless achievements, obviously he is stout and has always been favored by his father and emperor, but now ……
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When Zhu Gaoqi left the palace, his body was actually very tired.
He had always been in poor health, coupled with obesity, not to mention the fact that these days he was stirred up by the imperial examinations at hand.
But he was happy today, smiling all the way, pulling Zhang Anshi every now and then, every time trying to tug on Zhang Anshi’s hand like before.
Zhang Anshi avoided them all.
Zhu Gaoqi then smiled and said, “My family Anshi has grown up, it seems that in the future, this palace should be treated as an adult.”
Zhang Anshi said, “I grew up a long time ago, brother-in-law don’t treat me as Junji.”
Zhu Gaoqi said, “Speaking of him, he has always been unhappy lately.”
“What’s wrong with him?” Zhang Anshi was worried, his uncle was counting on him as his nephew for the rest of his life.
Zhu Gaoqi said, “He said he didn’t agree to the marriage with the Xu family girl, saying that A-Uncle’s body couldn’t carry it off.”
Zhang Anshi said, “He …… He is talking nonsense, brother-in-law, I see that he is not too young, we can not always let him idle, he is after all a royal son, we should request His Majesty, to prepare a few more masters for him, to teach him to learn, I have heard that… . many children, when they are as old as him, can already familiarize themselves with the Four Books and Five Classics.”
Zhu Gaoqi was surprised and said, “There is such a smart child?”
Zhang Anshi said, “How dare I lie to my brother-in-law, I am very worried about Junji, the royal grandson of the hall, the noble family of heaven, how can he still lag behind?”
On the matter of Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaoqi has always been very important, at this time, after listening to Zhang Anshi’s words, his expression couldn’t help but be serious: “On this matter, this palace will definitely go back and discuss with your sister. Anshi, what you said is very good, fortunately you reminded this palace, if not, this palace will still treat him as a child.”
Zhang Anshi immediately felt an indescribable joy.
So cheerfully laughed: “are a family, we are not outsiders, others do not care about our family how it, only their own people have such concerns.”
Zhu Gaoqi nodded approvingly, “Yes, family.”
Zhu Gaoqi then limped along, seeing that it is about to arrive at the noon gate, one side said, “This time you made such a great achievement, but I do not know what father will reward, you have to remember, after receiving the reward, you must immediately enter the palace to thank the grace, do not let father feel that you do not have the etiquette.”
“Also, in the future, don’t mention what into what mother in front of Father, this is not good after all, Father can say, because Father’s temper is so, as a human subject, or should be cautious.”
Zhang Anshi drooped his head, “I know, I know.”
Zhu Gaoqi helplessly said, “Look, you are impatient again, if you teach your sister to know, she will definitely scold you.”
Zhang Anshi then said, “Sister won’t know, I know that my brother-in-law is never the kind of villain to speak ill of me behind my back.”
“You ……” Zhu Gaoqi want to teach a lesson, but also bitter smile shook his head: “This time of course for you to cover up, the next time is not necessarily la.”
After leaving the noon gate, when Zhu Gaoqi got into the step-chariot out of breath, Zhang Anshi smiled and said, “Brother-in-law, you do a good job of presiding over the imperial examinations, I have a great gift for you.”
“Great gift?” Zhu Gaoqi sat on the sedan chair, the party settled down, the breath evened out a bit, could not help but be curious: “What great gift.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Send a scholar to you, a scholar of northern origin.”
When Zhu Gaoqi heard this, he couldn’t help but lose his smile, “Don’t be ridiculous.”
Zhang Anshi said: “If it is like the old days, almost all the list of southern scholars, the northern scholars will be like the Hongwu years generally screamed injustice. But if His Majesty follows the example of Emperor Taizu and asks the examiners to re-read the examination papers, the southern students are afraid that they will also raise a ruckus, and then my brother-in-law will be caught in the middle, it will be difficult to do, not only will His Majesty blame my brother-in-law for his unfavorable work, but also the world’s scholars will all be disappointed in my brother-in-law, and only if there is a scholar from the north on the list, and preferably with a higher ranking, can we solve the pressing problem for my brother-in-law!”
“Brother-in-law, you see, for the sake of my brother-in-law, even if it’s in a stone, I will squeeze oil out of it for my brother-in-law.”
Zhu Gaoqi still wanted to say something, but Zhang Anshi had already run away in a puff of smoke.
Zhu Gaoqi was speechless for a moment, shaking his head with a hopeless look on his face.
……
The so-called extracting oil from a stone, this Gu Xingzu was that stone, and only by squeezing his potential cleanly would there be a glimmer of a chance.
For this glimmer of a chance.
Zhang Anshi decisively increased the difficulty, and at this point no longer cut off questions from a book.
Once upon a time, when I cut off questions, I just took two questions from a book of Analects, or a book of the Middle Ages and cut them off.
Instead, it is now a hitching post with a word from each of the Analects and the Middle Ages.
So much more difficult.
Gu Xingzu’s face turned green with fear, but he could only do the questions woodenly again and again.
Learn various ways of doing the problem.
And then Yancey, who continually points out the problems in the article and then finally rectifies them accordingly.
Gu Xingzu was already considered extremely intelligent, and right now, it also happened to be at the age when a person’s memory and receptivity were at their best, and their energy was at its peak.
But even so, he felt overwhelmed.
It doesn’t matter if you can’t eat.
Zhu Yong and Zhang Yoking can always get a chicken from odd places.
And then Qusong very carefully took out the small gunpowder packet and gave the chicken the whole thing.
One second, the chicken was alive and clucking.
The next second, boom, the chicken rose in place, accompanied by a mournful clucking sound, and eventually the male chicken landed on the ground, ripe for the picking.
Gu Xingzu’s crotch was wet when he saw this.
The eyes, which had been lifeless, all of a sudden emitted a brilliant light.
Then, wrapped in a bundle of gunpowder, he said nothing more, and continued to be bored and pick the lamp.
Of course, it can’t be used often.
After all, it’s more chicken intensive.
Not to mention that …… more often than not, the effect has the potential to diminish.
But seeing this Gu Xingzu striving hard always reminded Zhang Anshi of the last time he strived hard for the college entrance exam, and in the end, he only got into a lousy school.
The reason he got into a crappy school wasn’t because he didn’t work hard enough, it was because someone else fucking rolled more than he did.
He could not help but envy Gu Xingzu at this time, growing up in a group of readers still really to do the article attitude to participate in the imperial examinations of the times, Gu Xingzu is lucky.
Born a few decades later, once those livestock among the readers perceived the trick and began to rack their brains to educate to the test, the so-called readers like Gu Xingzu, who were halfway through their studies, would never have a chance.
Regardless of whether or not the effectiveness of Gu Xingzu’s efforts had been useful, in the midst of all the anticipation, the Enclave was about to begin.
Yang Shiqi felt as if he was committing a crime, so when Zhang Anshi went to enroll Gu Xingzu in the name of a supervisor in a hurry, Yang Shiqi hid for fear of being seen.
His psychological quality is not high, which is still a far cry from the historical Chancellor Yang Shiqi, who has stood through several dynasties.
Of course, Zhang Anshi believes that people grow up, and the current Yang Shiqi, just hasn’t experienced any real whacking yet, and life will educate him on how to turn into a thick-skinned old greaseball.
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At this time, in the martial arts building.
A charter of the five military governor’s office and the Ministry of War together into the upper, was sent to Zhu Di’s desk.
Zhu Di was apparently particularly concerned about this.
That is why Yiluoha, who knew His Majesty’s mind well, put this charter in the first place of the sangha.
Zhu Di solemnly picked up, then roughly read the statute a glance, and then frowned: “Zhang Fu marquis? Appointed as the commander-in-chief?”
Yiluoha only said, “The slave girl does not dare to discuss matters of state.”
Zhu Di satisfied nodded: “No harm, you just do not babble can, there is this Zhang Kuan …… transferred to Xuanfu, well, this battle on, indeed, not as border towns of the war that scale of the grand, but to keep a side of the peace, the credit is not small, to give him to seal a Burr it …… don’t have to be hereditary.”
Yiluoha then smiled and said, “If he knew, he would not know how grateful he would be.”
Zhu continued to look on, questioning each of the meritorious generals.
Almost all of them added some bounty to that of the Ministry of War and the Five Military Commanders.
Yiluoha face looks calm and calm, but the heart can not help but some strange, according to reason, Zhang Anshi is the first merit, ranked first, His Majesty did not ask Zhang Anshi, but directly from Zhang Fu here, but I do not know what His Majesty’s mind.
After reading the charter from beginning to end, Zhu Di flipped back, his eyes fell on the first merit Zhang Anshi here.
He squinted, his eyes flickering as he seemed to be deep in thought.
Suddenly, Zhu Di said, “Damn, this guy slipped the horse’s kung fu is not under Zhang Fu, listening to me almost floating, can’t hold myself.”
“Ah ……” also lost ha surprised: “slave girl thought, Zhang Anshi said, may not all be slipped, he …… every time to see his majesty. That look at His Majesty’s eyes, are …… all …… how to say it, are like admiration incomparable look.”
Zhu lost his smile from the bottom of his heart and said, “You still observe this?”
Yilungha laughed dryly, “The slave girl only sees it occasionally.”
Zhu Di’s mood is obviously very good, then laughed: “He does many ideas, and I coincide, so he is considered to know me. As for his merits, the Ministry of War this side, agreed to give him fields, and silver, in addition, plus a marquis, but this marquis …… is not hereditary, I thought, this is not proper.”
Yilungha said, “The life, death, honor and disgrace of the ministers are all at the whim of Your Majesty, so naturally Your Majesty’s holy judgment is best.”
Zhu Di pondered, mouth said, “This kid …… is a capable person, I have another arrangement …… for him.”
After saying that, Zhu Di roughly lifted the Zhu Pen, and crossed out all the constructs of the Ministry of War and the Five Armies’ Recounting of Merits directly.
After thinking for a moment, they raised their own Zhu Pen, spilling a large paragraph, before closing this charter, as if relieved look, before shrugging his shoulders and said: “This charter will be sent to Wen Yuange … transcription, and then announced to the world.”
“Slave servant obeys the order.” Yiluoha hurriedly said.
“There is one more thing ……,” Yilostha suddenly remembered something.
Zhu glanced at him, “Huh?”
Yiluoha said, “There is another one that is a sangha that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has entered on, and it is under this charter.”
The Prince’s sangha should have been first in line, but Yiluoha had taken matters into his own hands this time, except that he felt to himself that he should have warned His Majesty.
Zhu Di heard, laughed, one side opened the zhangshi, one side said, “he this imperial examination thing, how to do, whether to lose sight of the other, in and out of the base?”
Yilungha said, “His Highness the Crown Prince has always been steady and should not make any major mistakes.”
Zhu Di shook his head and said, “You ah, always speak for others, say good things for the crown prince, for the king of Han also said, Zhang Anshi also do not mince words of praise, as if this palace outside, there are not a few bad people like.”
“The imperial examination this matter, is not simple, I push to the crown prince, on the one hand is indeed difficult, too difficult, even I have not thought of how to good. On the other hand, this is to sharpen the crown prince! The imperial examination is not a test, just want him to know, in the future he will succeed the great system, teach him to worry about a lot of things, let him suffer a good, he ate some more suffering, my grandson can be a few more years of peace of the son of heaven.”
Also Lost Ha: “……”
Zhu Di has seen the zhongzhi, expression but then staid up, said: “this zhongzhi, the prince even happened to mention the royal grandson, said the royal grandson is not young, should also read, should choose a good teacher …… hmmm …… ”
Also lost ha said, “The little lord …… indeed seems to have grown up a lot at once, is the person of early wisdom.”
Zhu Di said: “this thing, can not be underestimated, to his selection of the master, must be the best, first pick four it, are to be the most virtuous and virtuous people. Secretary this side, first draft a few candidates, I want to personally look over.”
Yizhi Lostha said, “The slave girl obeys the order.”
After that, another eunuch flamed out of the palace.
Until midday, to the State School.
This eunuch arrived at the State Academy.
Just in time but see the boom.
It was good that the explosion was but not too powerful.
He angled his head, but saw two clucks and a chicken flying high and high.
The eunuch was startled, and then when the chicken hit the ground, he saw four men scurry out, and one exclaimed, “Oops, this one was well fried, and it’s all cooked through.”
Eunuch: “……”
He dusted himself off and fought back the fear inside him and went up.
“Uncle Seung-un receives the decree, His Majesty’s decree.”
Zhang Anshi stood up and said with gusto, “Coming, coming, Your Excellency please, Your Excellency has worked hard, Your Excellency eating chicken?”
The eunuch who has always been arrogant and domineering when out of the palace, at this moment but implicitly smiled, reached out and blocked, indicating refusal, cleared his throat, “There is a decree it, but also please Uncle Cheng En first accept the decree, this is his majesty’s personal account, teach the slave girl to hurry up to declare the decree, but also to hurry up to go back to his majesty to resume the order.”
Only then did Zhang Anshi get serious: “Your Excellency, please!”
Zhu Yong several, with an envious look at Zhang Anshi, big brother is worthy of big brother ah ……
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