The emperor is embarrassed

Ming Zhan is really not flattered about the intelligence system established by Feng Jingqian.

Of course, Ming Zhan couldn't say that Feng Jing did a bad job, so the person Ming Zhan said was blushing was Chen Sheng.

It can be seen from this that Chen Sheng is a person with strong self-esteem, and his face is not usually thin.

If it was Ming Zhan who could act like a city wall, it would be quite difficult to make him blush.

Sitting in a large armchair, Ming Zhan sighed, "Why did the Zhennan Palace and the imperial capital want to reform the salt system? It is because the Huaiyang salt system is corrupt and has to be changed. Now the battle between the Tatars and the Northwest, Chen Sheng, let us The blood and blood of the Tatars was fought here, and the children of many countries were buried in the northwest land. In the end, some people secretly traded with the Tatars, sent them knives and food, and took the opportunity to make war fortune!" Speaking of this, Ming Zhan was calm Wubo's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stared at Chen Sheng, "But, our intelligence system doesn't give us any feedback!"

"I, quite disappointed!"

Chen Sheng looked embarrassed, "Your Majesty, I know something about this matter."

"Oh, let's hear it."

"Actually, it was our people who first traded with the Tatars." Chen Sheng said in a deep voice, "The amount of transactions between the imperial court and the Tatars every year is far from enough for the Tatars to live on, so when the Supreme Emperor is here, Just arrange for our people to contact the Tatars in private, and then make a deal, so as to inquire about the internal affairs of the Tatars."

"However, the Northwest Army has its own factions. For example, the Marquis of Pingyang is in charge in Gansu, General Liu Yishan in Xuanfu, General Li Pingren in Datong, and General Fang Jiandong in Liaodong. The entire northwest defense line is very long, and even ministers and others are also strong. What’s missing. What’s more, Your Majesty, the forces in the Northwest are intertwined, and it’s really not something that can be explained in a moment.”

"It's not that the local aristocratic family has no connection with the officials of the DPRK and China. Even the ministers and others, although they have been infiltrated in the northwest for many years, some things are hard to guard against." Chen Sheng was extremely ashamed, "Even once, we were in a transaction with the Tatars. It was ambushed by the Tatars. Although the insider was found out later, the Northwest intelligence was greatly affected."

"Since then, we have completely lost our trading route with the Tatars." Chen Sheng said, "But it is not without gains. There are only a limited number of companies that can do this in the northwest."

"Does the Supreme Emperor know about this?" Ming Zhan was not in a hurry to deal with it. After all, Feng Jingqian was not stupid, so it was impossible for him to just sit back and ignore this matter.

Chen Sheng said ashamedly, "We have never found the real person behind the scenes, and the Supreme Emperor did not expect His Majesty to start a war with the Tatars so soon."

"Yes." Ming Zhan sighed, "I didn't expect it to be so fast."

"Chen Sheng, recall the big boss in charge of Northwest Intelligence to the imperial capital, and I will send another person there."

"Yes."

Ming Zhan was somewhat satisfied with Chen Sheng's straightforward acceptance of the order. Although he was a bit stupid, it was not useless. Ming Zhan said seriously, "From now on, I will leave my safety to you."

Chen Sheng had vaguely guessed who the emperor was going to send to the northwest, but Ming Zhan's arrangement made him unable to feel a trace of resentment, and immediately said, "I will repay you with death."

Ruan Hongfei made it very clear to Ming Zhan, "The intelligence system of Dajian is in a mess. It is not without merit. But over the years, it can be seen that his intelligence system has been infiltrated extremely badly. My opinion is , and pave the way for a new intelligence system.”

Ming Zhan frowned, wondering, "This is not easy, after all, it can't be done in a short time."

"What's the problem?" Ruan Hongfei didn't wrinkle his eyebrows, and found another way, "It doesn't have to be professionally trained people. Famous people from all over the place, those aristocratic families, leading generals, who doesn't have close people around them. Three 50 As long as you grasp their weaknesses, you will find that there are very few truly loyal people."

"This is only a temporary solution. In addition, you have to hurry up and train a group of people. These people will be the main force in the intelligence system in the future." Ruan Hongfei looked at Ming Zhan, with a smile on his lips, with a natural expression, and talked eloquently, " Everything needs to pay attention to the situation. Chen Sheng is loyal, but he is not suitable for intelligence. He is the person left to you by the big bastard. Who can be convinced? Now that there is such a big mistake in the Northwest, It happens to cut his power. But, you have to use another way to appease him. Send Li Bing to the northwest, entrust your safety to Chen Sheng, and he will treat you with death."

"By your side, there are people from the original Zhennan Palace, people from the Imperial Capital, and people from me." Ruan Hongfei calmly looked at Ming Zhan, with a smile on his lips, "Your safety can't be handed over to someone alone." One type of people. If there are two types of people, there is danger in the collusion between the leaders of both sides. Only a three-party structure is the most stable. Now that Li Bing is gone, the head of the guards you promote will naturally be no better than Li Bing. It takes time for the subordinates. It is impossible for my people to serve you blatantly. But Chen Sheng is an old guard, and Li Bing is not here at this time, so it is naturally his turn to take the lead."

"You keep Chen Sheng by your side for a few years, wait for him to make one or two meritorious deeds, and let him go out to be a high-ranking official and rich salary. Isn't it better than being an intelligence chief who doesn't live up to his name." Ruan Hongfei said, "People who stand in the dark, always longing for the sun."

Ming Zhan sighed in admiration, and wondered that Queen Fang and the Feng family brothers regarded his family Feifei as a thorn in their side.Talented people are envied by heaven, it has been like this since ancient times.Ming Zhan felt emotional in his heart, but he flirted with flirtatious words, "Oh, how about a virtuous wife. Sure enough, a family with a virtuous wife will not suffer disaster."

Ruan Hongfei took these verbal advantages of Ming Zhan as a breeze, anyway, he saw the truth in bed.If you don't give Ming Xiaopang some advantages, why don't you suffocate this fat man who loves to take advantage of you?

Ming Zhan asked Ruan Hongfei, "Can the traitor be found out in this way?"

"Of course not enough." Ruan Hongfei continued, "This winter, there will be a big battle between the Northwest Defense Line and the Tatars! This time, the purpose of the new Khan's war is to consume those soldiers who threaten him. Plus, you are lucky enough to capture him alive Hamur. No matter how much Saza hates Hamur, he would rather Hamur die than be captured alive. You just go to the letter of credence and negotiate with Saza. Saza just sat on the seat Khan’s chair, the buttocks are not warm yet, he is in a hurry to organize the army and horses to win over the Tatar nobles, and let the envoys mess up at this time. If Sazar refuses to save him, it will definitely make some people feel chilled.”

"Furthermore, this time is equivalent to the defeat of the Tatars. They didn't get a penny, but they lost a lot of soldiers and horses. After Sazar has reorganized the army and horses, he must fight a big battle, and he must win a big victory to reassure the army. He wants To fight, there must be swords, guns, bows and arrows, and he has to trade these things with people in the dark." Ruan Hongfei said, "This is the opportunity, Ming Zhan."

"Not only that, but you also need to send envoys to warn the king of Tibet. They have already tasted the sweetness of trade with Yunnan and Guizhou. The ready-made Tibetan princess, as well as the rich and poor, are all at your fingertips. Why not?" Ruan Hongfei smiled resolutely. , his eyes brightened, "Don't worry, between the two countries, interests are paramount, and the king of Tibet must restrain himself. With Saza stuck in this way, besides making deals with the dark people, is there any other way for him?"

Ming Zhan happily hugged Ruan Hongfei's big head, chirped, chirped, and took three mouthfuls.

Dancing and laughing.

This is Ruan Hongfei's plan for Ming Zhan.

Now that Ming Zhan has persuaded Princess Qingluan, appeased Chen Sheng, and dispatched Li Bing, the next step is naturally to have a second conversation with Hamur.

Hamur lived in the palace, and Ming Zhan treated him very politely, without any grievances.Moreover, those who have already known the current affairs and softened once will naturally not suddenly become hardened.

Hamur's letter was written very smoothly.

At this time, Ming Zhan wanted to select envoys to go to Tatar and Tibet.

Those who are too old can't do it, the road is long, and when they arrive, the second war between the Northwest and the Tatars should be over.

Young and strong, and eloquent.

Ming Zhan picked people from Yushitai.

Opportunities are always for those who are prepared. This time, two very young fifth-rank censors took the lead.

Of course, their age is not young relative to their official positions.

Both are in their 30s.

And the serious two-rank Jinshi was born, and was assigned to work in Yushitai after the Hanlin Academy.Ming Zhan found their performance record, which is quite good.The important thing is that of these two people, one is proficient in Tatar and the other is proficient in Tibetan.

Sometimes, small things can play a decisive role in a person's fate.

In fact, the imperial court has its own translators, even if they don’t understand the Tatar language and Tibetan, it will definitely play a decisive role in the negotiation.What Ming Zhan likes is not that they are good at learning foreign languages, but because people who are good at foreign languages ​​will definitely have a certain degree of understanding of countries with foreign languages ​​as their mother tongue.

This is of course better than sending someone with black eyes.

These two people directly became the third-rank ministers of the Lifan Academy from the fifth-rank censors.

Ming Zhan specially took out the rest time in the afternoon to summon them.

Zhang Shu and Fan Cheng are the first time to face the king alone.

It would be a lie to say that he had never met Ming Zhan.After all, every court meeting, officials of the fifth rank and above in the imperial capital can all attend the shift.But for their little censors, although they can stand in line during the big court meeting, after all, they have a small official position and rank behind.Moreover, who dares to look directly at Yu Yan if he has nothing to do.

This is the emperor, not a gorilla in a zoo.

If you annoy the gorilla, it will bite you, not to mention His Majesty the Emperor who controls the life and death of the world.

Therefore, the two of them were really unfamiliar with the appearance of His Majesty the Emperor.

"Don't lower your head and talk, look at me, maybe it's my ugliness that will scare you." Ming Zhan is not used to speaking to the back of other people's heads.

The two said in fear, "Your Majesty Longyan, I dare not look directly at you." They raised their heads calmly.

very young.

His Majesty the Emperor was not very old in the first place, but his face was tender, and he looked a year or two younger than his actual age.

It's just that now His Majesty the Emperor has quite a lot of experience in pretending to be B. He put on a face that is half a smile, graceful and calm, which can quite scare some people.Therefore, although the two felt that His Majesty was too young, they did not dare to underestimate His Majesty.

"This time the Tatars invaded our northwest, I am very annoyed." Ming Zhan said in a deep voice, "When thinking about Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a courtier Zhang Tang once said: If you offend a big man, you will be punished even if you are far away. I don't know if you still have this Bloody!"

The censor is a person who relies on his tongue to eat, and Ming Zhan asked this question, even if it is a slippery official, as long as he is a man, he is afraid that he will be aroused to three points of blood.The two immediately said, "The Tatars invaded our border and killed my people. I wish I could go to the northwest to avenge my blood!"

Ming Zhan said, "Zhang Shu, you are from Datong, you should know how the people in your hometown live under the threat of the Tatars, and you can't be at ease. In my lifetime, I must trample the iron hooves of the Celestial Empire across the northwest grasslands to reassure the people. This time you take my letter of credence and Hamur's letter to Tatar Sazar and tell him that I am very upset that he violated the border for no reason. I don't recognize him as a khan. Although Hamur is a prisoner of war , but I uphold the compassion and peace of the Celestial Dynasty, and treat Hamur kindly. Hamur is his elder brother, if he is willing to sell [-] horses, he can redeem Hamur. I am not unreasonable."

Zhang Shu is not a fool, a hundred thousand horses is worth millions of silver.

Of course, the Tatar Khan would not be unable to come up with these numbers, but if he really gave the Celestial Dynasty [-] horses, the Tatars would be seriously injured.What's more, the Tatar soldiers have always been tough and won with cavalry.

If the Tatar Khan really agreed to redeem people like this, it would be a real joke for the Tatar cavalry to have no horses to ride.If the Celestial Dynasty attacks the Tatars again, they will not waste their efforts.

Upon hearing Ming Zhan's tone, Zhang Shu understood that His Majesty the Emperor had no intention of releasing Hamur.

Although Zhang Shu had doubts in his mind, he didn't ask Fan Cheng in front of him, he just saluted and answered.

Ming Zhan looked at Fan Cheng, "I have a beautiful marriage with the King of Tibet, and Princess Qingluan is the beloved daughter of the King of Tibet. There was a tea horse trade between Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet earlier, and now the border trade market is even more prosperous. But the King of Tibet and My enemies have married and funded a thousand soldiers in the northwest. I am quite puzzled, where will the Tibetan king put Princess Qingluan? Where will the goodwill between me and the Zhennan Palace be placed?"

"Princess Qingluan is my beloved concubine, and I will never put my dissatisfaction with Tibet on Princess Qingluan, but the King of Tibet's move made me doubt the authenticity of the friendship between China and Tibet. And, I In order to protect Princess Qingluan, I have to resist many dissatisfaction from the subjects, I don’t know what the king of Tibet intends to do?” After Ming Zhan finished speaking, he said to Fan Cheng, “You go to Zhennan Prince’s Mansion first, I have already sent a letter to my father, Zhennan Someone from the palace will assist you to complete this mission. When you go to Tibet, you will not only meet the king of Tibet, but also the Living Buddha of Tibet, understand?"

Fan Cheng leads the purpose.

Ming Zhan was quite satisfied with the cleverness of these two people.

It was the first time for Zhang Shu to take on this important task, and while he was excited, he also felt a little cautious and apprehensive.If this matter is done satisfactorily, it will naturally rise to the sky. If His Majesty is not satisfied, he can also foresee the future consequences.

There are so many capable people in the DPRK and China, such a god-given opportunity, it is impossible to have a second time.

Zhang Shu asked Ming Zhan alone, and confessed his own analysis, "Your Majesty, according to my guess, the number of [-] horses is really huge. It is not known whether the Tatars have such a number of horses. And almost all the Tatars are outstanding. Hamur is only Saza's elder brother, and I think that even if Hamur is Saza's biological father, Saza would not be able to redeem Hamur with these many horses."

Ming Zhan smiled, "I didn't even think about putting Hamur back. If Saza refuses to redeem Hamur, you can just lobby other nobles on the grassland. Hamur has an uncle named Chen Jingzhong. You have a good relationship with Hamur, and you can focus on this person. You play it by ear, Saza is so unfeeling to Hamur, even if a brother born from one father is like this, do they still expect Saza to treat Hamur like this? Do they have any deep feelings?"

Zhang Shu saluted sincerely, "I understand your Majesty's intentions, and I will definitely fulfill my mission if I go here."

Naturally, Ming Zhan and Fan Cheng had another private confession, so they ordered the mission to set off quickly.

The bait is all released, so I am not afraid that there will be no fish to bite.

Ming Zhan thought to himself.

Song Yao also returned to the northwest.

Ming Zhan didn't let Song Yao stay in the imperial capital for a long time. Before Song Yao left, Ming Zhan saw him, "I'm very happy, Song Yao, I have a present for you."

When Ming Zhan took out the Rakshasa Ghost Mask that he specially created, Song Yao really couldn't refuse His Majesty the Emperor with a happy face.Ming Zhan said with a smile, "Actually, being handsome is a very good thing. This time, you have made a great contribution. The royal newspapers named you one of the four most beautiful men in the imperial capital, which knocked me off the list. "

Song Yao really didn't know what to say, so he could only say, "I dare not."

"Haha, just kidding." Ming Zhan waved his hand, "I'm not asking you to learn from King Lanling. It's a pity that the famous general of King Lanling died because of the monarch's suspicion. I'm not that kind of person. This mask is for you. First, you describe it as handsome, so you can’t deter the enemy on the battlefield; second, it may be useful in the future that you didn’t expect.”

Song Yao thanked him, and solemnly accepted the Raksha Ghost Mask from His Majesty the Emperor.

After talking about the business, Ming Zhan suddenly gossiped, "Many people in the court are optimistic about you now. I don't know how many people want to recruit you as a son-in-law. Song Yao, if you have a match, just tell me, I am very happy." I am willing to be a big media for you.”

Song Yao immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, I am willing to follow the example of the champion Hou Huo Qubing, and the Tatars are still alive, so why should we do it!"

Look at the royal family, they can't find a few good marriages for their daughters.

Why did the third son of Princess Fuchang become a monk?The lawsuit in the Nanfeng uncle's mansion has become the laughing stock of the emperor?Not to mention General Lu's Mansion, that would be even more shameless.

A few days ago, His Majesty the Emperor just pointed out the stinky marriage.Now the girl from the Ruan family lives in Princess Shuyi's mansion, but the Zhao family has been hit with a lawsuit, and they don't know what's going on for a while.

This is just what people know.Therefore, although the emperor refers to the marriage, it is very honorable.

Song Yao really didn't dare to accept the emperor's kindness, especially because he was afraid that the emperor would suddenly point out the girl from the Ruan family to him.

When a man is alive, he should make contributions.Instead of marrying a noble girl, relying on a woman to ascend to the throne.

Seeing Song Yao's resolute refusal, Ming Zhan laughed. He really never meant to point Ruan Jiarui to Song Yao. After all, Ruan Jiarui was related to the Song family, and he and Song Yao were close relatives within the five blessings.

Ming Zhan definitely wouldn't think that way, and he was just teasing Xiao Song Zhuangyuan, not wanting to turn his frightening beauty into shame.Ming Zhan smiled contentedly, "It's up to you, I don't care about your marriage."

Song Yao was terrified and retreated in a cold sweat.

Huaiyang.

Xu Yingyu was not in a happy mood.

Compared with those who bid farewell to Princess An Yue early, Mrs. Xiaoyaohou was the last to leave.

What does this mean? Mrs. Xiaoyaohou and Princess Anyue are inseparable.It seems that Mrs. Xiaoyaohou has taken a fancy to her.

All of a sudden, Xu Yingyu really didn't expect that Mrs. Xiaoyaohou meant marriage.After all, although the members of the clan have little ability, they are rich and honorable, have extremely high eyelids, and have always looked down on others.

To marry must be a noble daughter from a noble family, and to marry must be a daughter-in-law from a high-ranking family.

She is a reconciled person, how can she make Madam Xiaoyaohou treat her differently.

For the Xiaoyaohou Mansion, it is easy to marry anyone who is similar to fill in the house.

Xu Yingyu knew Mrs. Xiaoyaohou's intentions, and she wanted to thank the son of Xiaoyaohou for her gift.Now the imperial doctor dispatched by the imperial capital has arrived in Huaiyang, and all the people in the house and yard have bought them a horse and a horse, a maid, a cook, and a horse. The treatment is definitely a car and a house, which is rare.

Fortunately, housing prices are cheap now, so there is not much money in total.

Furthermore, Shanrentang has regulations, unless the imperial doctor has worked in Huaiyang Shanrentang for 20 years or more, the car, house, etc. are considered the imperial doctor's own.If you leave after working for three to five days, and you can earn a car for nothing, wouldn't the court pay you to death?

When Xu Yingyu was arranging affairs in Shanrentang, she met Feng Rong, the eldest son of Mrs. Xiaoyaohou.