Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

The British Duchess counted the banquets she had spent in the palace for more than 30 years, but this time she really had a meal in her mouth, and it was also the happiest and most comfortable meal.

The emperor gave the Zhang family enough face, set up two tables in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, and asked people to remove the screen.

"It's all from my own family, so I won't put up the screen."

Historian without daily notes followed to make records, Wang An naturally didn't care about it at all, and acted according to the emperor's words in everything.What the emperor said was what he said, and the screen was immediately removed.A table for men and a table for women held a family banquet.The main position belongs to the Tian family couple, and the second priority is the British husband and wife.

Although the Duke of England used to be the first honorable person who was relied on by the emperor, he had never sat so close to Shenzong and Guangzong.When he became Emperor Tianqi, he had never held a banquet in the palace since he ascended the throne.

With so many working meals in Qianqing Palace and Yangxin Palace, there is also a distance between the monarch and his ministers.

The British prince came back from Liaodong to send his younger sister to marry.He once went to Liaodong with the emperor, and he did not know how many times he scooped soup in a bucket and ate in a tent during the march, so he was the most relaxed member of the Zhang family.While persuading him to drink with a smile, he talked to the emperor about Liaodong.

The relaxed and pleasant conversation between the monarch and his subjects quickly brought Zhang Zhifeng in.He talked about his trip to the Southwest, and when he was half drunk, he talked about the cruelty of the Yi people and the natives, and he sighed loudly, if it weren't for the powerful artillery, the imperial army would have been able to deal with those rebels in a short period of time, except for killing them. There is no good way.

In fact, among the three brothers, the second eldest, Zhang Zhijian, has the most flexible mind.Let the British public say that this child was reincarnated in the wrong womb, and should be reincarnated in a scholarly family to take the Jinshi exam.But in front of him is a big brother who is not weak in civil and military skills, and behind him is a well-behaved younger brother who is willing to work hard, so he has become the one who makes the plywood in countless people's homes.

Unable to move forward to compete for the glory of the elder brother, and unable to compete with the younger brother for attention in front of the parents, he has always been a splint to grow up inconspicuously among the elder brother and the younger brother.After the little sister was born, he was a young boy, and he was even less willing to compete with his little sister for his parents' attention.Those who don't know him well may think that Zhang's second child is a taciturn and incompetent person.

But Zhu Youxiao didn't think so.Jin Yiwei’s report said that Zhang Zhilin was very smart and flexible, and Luo Sigong’s report spoke very well of Zhang Zhilin, saying that even if he did not have the background of the British government, his character, personality, and ability would be in the Become a leader among the new generation of generals.

Therefore, although Zhu Youxiao had a happy conversation with the eldest and third child of the Zhang family, he was also paying attention to the second child of the Zhang family, Zhang Zhiyan.Seeing him sitting under Shizi's subordinate, he only looked at Shizi's elder brother next to him, and his younger brother sitting opposite his father's subordinate was talking to himself.He himself tasted all the dishes on the table in silence.As a general, he is qualified to participate in the palace banquet, but the position is too far away, and every time he can only watch the dishes that are already cold when they are served, he cannot eat chopsticks.

This time, he not only ate to his heart's content, but also took care of the two nephews at the man's table to eat well, and he was not at all nervous about attending the palace banquet in Qianqing Palace.He ate until the emperor noticed him, and motioned Wang An to bring the dishes that were far away from him before looking up at the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao felt a little puzzled, is this still a hidden gourmet?But today's dishes are indeed very good, and the imperial chefs have put out all their strengths to make arrangements.

When a man drinks, he will inevitably talk about current political affairs.After Zhang Zhijian was full of wine and food, he saw that the emperor was looking at him, so he joined the discussion on Da Yuan and Lu Song.

"Your Majesty, I think that if there is a navy stationed in Dayuan, it will be more convenient to go south to Luzon than the Fujian and Guangdong navy. Going north, you can connect with Japan at the northernmost tip of the vassal state Ryukyu, which will help you land Go to the Japanese island and implement the plan to drive all the Koreans to Japan."

Driving North Koreans to Japan is a very mainstream proposal of courtiers to North Korea.The main reason is that many soldiers died in Ming Dynasty to help North Korea fight against Japanese aggression, and then North Korea voted to become slaves.

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Zhizhi is very concerned about North Korea."

Zhang Zhilin nodded.

"I thought that when North Korea was in Tai/zu, it was not willing to bow down to Daming as a vassal state. Just look at its treatment of Helan Mansion is a clear proof.

The officials believed that Li's professing and paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty was a superficiality, and the intention of the continued Goryeo Dynasty to expand northward and compete with the Ming Dynasty for the area of ​​Liaodong remained unchanged.The establishment of Jianzhouwei was Chengzu's expedient measure to curb Li Chao's conquest of Liaodong while recruiting the Jurchens to be soft and at the same time exerting pressure on the Jurchens to conquer by force.

There is also the case of Meng Ge Timur, which is also the most obvious example of North Korea's despicableness.

I most dislike North Korea's attitude of not being able to take advantage of it, and pretending that I am your vassal country, and mine is your attitude; when in danger, lick your face and ask for help, you have to help me, you have to protect me for free , is the right thing to do.Once the military power and the surrounding situation change, they will pounce on Daming and take a bite.

The 'Great Gold' who surrendered to build slaves is just the latest true face of Li Dynasty. "

Zhu Youxiao thinks so.

"The matter of the Helan Mansion should be handled properly. Otherwise, it will appear that the ancestors are incompetent to North Korea, a villain who repeats himself, and Chengzu is easily deceived."

The eldest son Zhang Zhiji nodded, "I will start this matter when I return to Liaodong."

Zhu Youxiao said: "Zhang Qing has been fighting in Liaodong for two years, and she should return to Beijing to recuperate for a few years."

The Duke of England's heart sank immediately.

Could it be that this is a Hongmen Banquet today?First seized his eldest son's military power in Liaodong?

The man's table suddenly fell silent.

Zhu Youxiao also felt the change during the banquet, but smiled as if nothing had happened, and said, "I heard that Zhifu's literary and military strategies are also good. Why don't you go to Liaodong for the eldest son, and cooperate well with Xiong Tingbi to make the slave Do you stand up and shake things up about North Korea?"

If he seized the right to lead the army from someone else, Zhang Zhilin might smile and get up to answer the order, but he would be a little hesitant if he got it from his elder brother.

"But dare not? Afraid of not doing well?" Zhu Youxiao asked nonchalantly.

The British Duke immediately said to his heart: "Your Majesty, the second child has always followed the lead of the elder brother since he was a child. The rules of the Zhang family are that the eldest son leads the army, and the second son can only watch and cannot compete with the elder brother. The eldest son of the Tian family inherits the throne. It makes sense."

Zhang Zhijin nodded repeatedly.

Zhu Youxiao twirled the wine glass in his hand and said: "The father-in-law is right. But sooner or later, the elder brother will take over the capital camp, and he can't stay out for too long. If Zhizhi refuses, let the prince Dingguo take care of the overall situation alone. , I will promote a few more generals to assist him."

There is still something that Zhang's father and son don't understand at this time. It is impossible for the British prince to go to Liaodong when he returns to Beijing this time.If the second son of the Zhang family does not replace the eldest son, the military power in Liaodong will be transferred to the Dingguo government.

The British think more far-reaching, the eldest son returned to the Beijing camp to continue the position of two years ago, wasting the achievements of the eldest son in Liaodong for two years.Thinking that he would give up his military power when he was less than 60 years old, although he was unwilling, but for the sake of family inheritance, and His Majesty did not treat the Zhang family badly by doing so, he immediately passed on the title of duke to the eldest son and handed over the capital. The right to camp is also no choice.

So he turned his head and said to Zhang Zhilin, "When you go to Liaodong, you must work hard to resolve the matter of Helan Mansion."

Zhang Zhilin nodded, raising his eyes was no longer the same as when he was eating with his head down.

"Your Majesty, will the North Korean matter end with the Helan Mansion or with the Four Counties of Han?"

Zhu Youxiao was taken aback, "Zhizhi reads a lot."

Zhang Zhifu said, "I learned these things after I got married. I will act according to your Majesty's wishes."

"It depends on your ability. The bottom line is Helan Mansion. If you can achieve the four counties of Han Dynasty, I will move the people of Liaodong there. The brothers of the Xu family can be the dukes of the two countries. When you clear North Korea, I also hope that the prince will have Supported by the two uncles of the state."

"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that the relatives of the Zhang family will plan something that shouldn't happen?" Zhang Zhilin asked calmly. If it wasn't for the table, the British Duke would have gone up and kicked the hapless son.

"Don't be afraid. Wang Mang is a child of the Liu family and he doesn't live up to it. Without Wang Mang, there would be Dong Zhuo, and later there would be children of the Sima family."

Zhang Zhifang laughed, got up and walked away two steps, prostrated himself on the ground.

"Your Majesty, my minister Zhang Zhilin is willing to be driven by His Majesty, and to go through fire and water for a family of two countries."

"Okay, okay. Get up quickly. The Zhang family is now a duke of two countries."

Zhang Zhilin got up, and was a little dazed by the emperor's words of "one family and two countries".

Zhang Yan said loudly at another table: "Second brother, there is also a title of Duke Cheng'en. The emperor will give a decree to father a few years ago."

The Duke of England quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid, there is no precedent for the imperial court to grant the title of a Duke to a relative."

Wang An reminded the Duke of England: "Mr. Chang."

Duke Ying glanced at Wang An, "Empress Xiao Kangjing's father Zhang Luan's title of Duke Chang was also bestowed by Emperor Xiaozong a hundred years later. I still want to live a long life."

"The head of the country sits down and talks. If you don't dare to accept the title of duke, the father of the queens of all generations can basically get the title of earl, then I will take your title of British duke as the basis and add it up, one level at a time. Isn't that going to be added to the hereditary prince?"

The British Duke was horrified, the hereditary princes who were conferred by the Tai/ancestors had all withdrawn, and what kind of hereditary prince was he.Immediately he was about to kneel.Wei Chao happened to be standing relatively close, and immediately rushed up to hold the Duke of England.

"The emperor is joking with the Duke of the country."

Zhu Youxiao also squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "It is impossible for me not to grant a title to the head of the country. It is also a joke to give the Duke another earl. Can the prince help me think of an idea?"

Zhang Zhiji has a steady personality and acts appropriately. He is a qualified eldest son and heir to Chengjue, so he can immediately come up with a suitable idea, which is difficult for him who is not in a hurry.He blinked and asked for help from his two younger brothers, Zhang Zhifeng and Zhang Zhifeng.

Zhang Zhilin thought for a while and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, my father is now a duke of the country, and he is no better than the prince who was born as a commoner. It is better to wait until the minister gets a nephew and your majesty gets the crown prince."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said to the Duke of England: "Then it's time to confer the crown prince."

The British prince sat down and glared at the second son sitting across from him again. This son is here to collect debts!Why wait until you get a nephew, and the emperor gets a prince before you can be titled a title. Is the young master of the Zhang family such a vain title for his relatives?

Such emotions brought him back to the Duke's Mansion with his little grandson in his arms.

"Second brother, you are not allowed to come up with bad ideas about the matter of the emperor conferring a title in the future."

The British Duke gave orders to his second son with a dark face.He is the earl of many foreign relatives, but the second son and his ideas are naturally different.

"Father, if the emperor doesn't grant you another title, will the ministers feel that the emperor doesn't value our mansion?"

The British common nose snorts the second son.

"Does the British government still care what others think?"

"But my younger sister will care. There will be a palace banquet this year for Gao Ming. Gao Ming from each government will go to the palace to meet the queen."

The British man waved his hand, "No one is so blind. They are so stupid that they want to gossip in front of your sister, and your sister will not give them a chance. But you should be more careful when you go to Liaodong, those North Koreans are the most cunning."

"The son will remember his father's words, so be careful."

"Okay, you go back. It's time to go to Liaodong when the Lantern Festival is out. Take good care of your wife and remember to go to Yue's house. The boss took the time to tell him about Liaodong in detail."

Zhang Zhiji and Zhang Zhilin smiled and responded to their father's order.Zhang Zhilin saluted his parents, then picked up his two sons, and motioned for the second wife to go back to the yard with him.

"Boss, you guys go back too. After the next year, you will be the father, and this mansion will be handed over to you in the future."

The Englishman said something sad, he waved his hand and drove away the eldest and the third family, not wanting to hear some fluffy comforting words from the eldest son.

"But you don't feel well? Come, drink some honey water to moisten you."

The British Duke took the honey water brought by his old wife, gulped down half of it, and took the handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth.

"It's not bad to hand it over to the boss earlier. You can come back and teach the eldest grandson. If Cheng Guogong's mansion has taught the grandson well, why would he be deprived of the title of Duke. You, don't be so overwhelmed."

"There is nothing I can't think about. I told you that the second child is going to Liaodong, and the eldest and third child will have to go to the southwest in the future. Old woman, our family is a general after all, and we have to fight for the emperor as a pawn. "

The British Duchess blinked her eyes, and she accepted her husband's transfer of military power and dukedom to her son very calmly.But the boss and the third child were going to the southwest, which was beyond her expectation.

"Didn't you just say that the second child went to Liaodong today? Why did you mention it going to the southwest? There are so many nobles in the capital. Your Majesty won't just point at our British government leading troops."

The British prince half-closed his eyes and did not answer the old wife's question. Seeing that his daughter was getting along well with the emperor, he felt relieved.The emperor is capable and confident, and doesn't care if his three sons lead the army.What the emperor cares about is who is the most suitable leader.

Seeing that the generals who fought with the emperor in the east, west and north of Liao have all been promoted, the British princess will not hinder or be reluctant to let the second son go to the battlefield.

The Zhang family made their fortune in Jingnan, but their most brilliant military achievements were in Jiaozhi in the southwest.Just look at how much the emperor attaches great importance to the Helan Mansion, and he also said that he will re-establish the Chief Secretary of Jiaozhi, and it will be a few years before he goes to the southwest.

It is so easy to seek to usurp the throne.The Sima clan is full of civil servants and military generals.But my family is the first one in the noble family of the Ming Dynasty, and has the ability to lead troops to fight, but the right to deploy troops is in the Ministry of War, and the food and grass are waiting in the Ministry of Households.Looking at the stupid things that his stupid son asked the emperor, he was so stupid.

The emperor valued civil servants, and changing the emperor was nothing more than that.Who rebelled/rebelled against you?Sure enough, children should not be allowed to read too many books.

"The second child is here to collect debts. Look at what he said in front of the emperor."

Thinking of it, the British Duke complained to his old wife about his second son.

"Second brother, I'm afraid of trouble in the future, so let's talk about what you understand first. If you don't have any, don't think about it. It was the emperor's suggestion to bring all the children into the palace today. I want to borrow a boy to press the bed. .”

The British princess turned the topic to her daughter. She didn't think there was anything wrong with the second son's ugly words.Sure enough, when the daughter was mentioned, the husband forgot to complain about the son.

The British Guild smiled heartily, "The six grandchildren of our family, except Shize who is old, the other five are good candidates for bed pressing. Xiao Liu is not crying today?"

"No, I still need his little aunt after so many days. Fortunately, she fell asleep and carried her back, otherwise it would be difficult to coax her to cry."

The old couple leaned on the hot kang, chatting about their son and grandson, but what they thought about was their daughter who was also in the capital and it was not easy to see each other.

In the Kunning Palace, the queen desperately rushed to homework after her mother's family left.Zhu Youxiao sat across from him to read the excerpts.When the light dimmed, Zhu Youxiao reminded him.

"Zitong, I've been writing for so long, it's time to rest my eyes."

The queen wrote a few more strokes before raising her head to reply.

"My lord, have you ever learned this?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded.

The little queen shook her head in disbelief, "The time spent by the emperor leading the army is not counted. He was only enlightened after he ascended the throne. How much can he learn in three years?"

"You're a smart husband. You can read it once and you don't need to do homework. If you have more time left, you can learn quickly."

Zhang Yan couldn't believe it even more. The emperor didn't see him reading these days except reading the booklets, and he played the piano repeatedly when he had time.My ears can almost recognize the scorpion in the Zizhu tune.

"Does the emperor want to play the piano?"

"I won't play it today. I will compete with King Lu in the next year, let's let it go first."

Zhang Yan sighed, it turned out that the emperor wanted to compete with Lu Wang in piano skills.I can be regarded as a smart person, but after entering the palace, I can only compare with the princess and King Xin.I can't talk to the emperor about studying anymore, and the emperor knows everything I ask, and it seems that I don't understand anything.

She forcibly changed the subject, "My lord, my father doesn't like being knighted because of me."

Zhu Youxiao took the little queen's hand and walked around the room, "I will like it in the future. After the crown prince is born, he will not refuse."

"Then my second brother conquered North Korea, you really made him the Duke of the state?"

"There is nothing wrong with it. I will leave a glorious page in the annals of history. Not only North Korea, but also Luzon and Jiaozhi can get the corresponding titles. Generals must use them, otherwise Let them live in Beijing for free, and within three generations, they will be abolished."

"But for such a war, is the court's money enough?"

"Not enough. It is because there is not enough that we have to fight first. Otherwise, like Jiannu, it will be difficult to fight when they are raised and strong. If you calculate the loss in the first battle of Sarhu, you will have to have 1000 million if you don't have 800 million. If I In response to North Korea's repentance, if Japan beats him again in a few years, Daming will have to help, otherwise he will probably provide convenience to Japan to fight Daming."

In the country of North Korea, the little queen heard Zhu Youxiao talk about its origin, development, and evolution a few days ago, and she didn't have a good impression of North Korea.

The couple walked around the Kunning Palace, and the little queen asked, "My lord, do you think the Koreans are now considered the Xian nationality or the Mongolian nationality?"

Zhu Youjian laughed, "According to our Han nationality's male blood, we should be regarded as Korean nationality."

"However, you said a few days ago that the gentry in North Korea had to marry Mongolian women in the Yuan Dynasty. The father and son married Mongolians for generations. When the great-grandson was born, the blood of the Korean people was only one-eighth. After 200 years, only the royal family A Mongolian princess who has been married for seven consecutive generations is more like a king of the Mongols than a king of the Xian nationality.”

Zhu Youxiao nodded, "You counted well. The former Goryeo Dynasty was like this. So their high-ranking civil servants and military generals had their hearts to the Yuan Dynasty. But the Yuan Dynasty blood of the Li Dynasty was slightly less. All in all, the Korean nobles are currently There are basically no pure Xian blood."

"Meng Yuan is smart, he used this method to change the king of North Korea without bloodshed."

The little queen's big eyes rolled quickly.

"What are you thinking! Daming would not use clan girls to make marriages. All marriages are embarrassing and helpless for men who can't beat foreigners. Compensation for clan girls and even princesses, plus a large dowry. You see /Zu, to Chengzu, are all the daughters of the royal family and nobles who paid tribute to Joseon."

"Will the emperor accept North Korean women in the future?"

"No. The ones that were sent for the big wedding were all sent back. First, I was afraid of confusing bloodlines. Second, I didn't want to give North Korea the slightest possibility of making peace. Did you let your nephew press the bed today?"

The little queen nodded her head, "Give it up, let it go. They slept for a long time when they arrived at Kunning Palace. It's a pity that my eldest nephew refuses to go to bed."

"He's grown up. I think he's quite advanced and retreating in his actions."

"Yes? I brought it up."

"Okay. From now on, if you raise the crown prince like your eldest nephew, Daming won't have to worry about an heir."

Zhang Yan blinked, and added with a little embarrassment: "My elder brother and sister-in-law take care of him a lot. I just take him to play. Well, I also take him to practice martial arts."

Lidong added in his heart, the empress should say just take him, and take all the young masters who can run away to be naughty.

Zhu Youxiao laughed loudly: "It's okay. From now on, you can just take the prince to play and practice martial arts. I will choose the prince to teach him other things."

Happy days go by quickly. Before the Shangyuan Festival, the British lady-in-law entered the palace and told her daughter that her second son was going to Liaodong on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

The little queen comforted her mother: "Mother, the second brother took over from the eldest brother in the past. Don't worry about him, everything will be fine."

"Hey, your elder brother catches him in the study and tells him about Liaodong every day. Your father also asked him to go to Liaodong to listen to the arrangements of Duke Dingguo. Your father still regrets it. Why didn't he go with him the year before last?" Liaodong, follow the emperor to learn a lot."

"Mother, if the eldest brother and the second brother were in Liaodong the year before last, you and father would still be able to sleep."

"How could it be possible to fall asleep. Your father said that your eldest brother and third brother will go to the southwest in the future. Have you heard the emperor say?"

"No. Don't worry, mother, we must wait for the North Korean matter to become clear before starting the Southwest matter. There will be no other matters now."

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The author has something to say: *Jizi Joseon Dynasty: Existed from 1120 BC to 194 BC.At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, Jizi, a survivor of the Shang Dynasty, moved eastward to the north of the Korean Peninsula and established the "Jishihou Kingdom", which is believed to have its capital in the Datong River Basin in today's Pyongyang area.This country was destroyed by Weiman, a native of Yan State, in the Western Han Dynasty.

Wei Dynasty Korea: It existed from 194 BC to 107 BC.Weiman, a native of Yan State (surnamed Ji Wei, a descendant of the Wei State clan), led more than a thousand people to enter Korea and overthrow Jizi Korea to stand on its own. It is the earliest country in the history of the Korean Peninsula that has been proved by archaeology and documents.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty launched an expedition to the Korean Peninsula in 109 BC.In 107 BC, Wiman Korea was destroyed.

***Four counties of the Han Dynasty: After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wiped out Weiman Korea from 109 BC to 108 BC, he established Lelang County, Xuantu County, Zhenfan County, and Lintun County in the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula The general name of the county, ruling Fuyu, Goguryeo and other clans.Lelang County and Xuantu County were all preserved in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei Dynasty and Western Jin Dynasty.At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Gongsun family who ruled Liaodong divided the southern part of Lelang County and established Daifang County, which was inherited by the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

**** Helan Mansion in the Yuan Dynasty, now it is the South Wuli of Hamxing in the South Hamgyong Road of North Korea.

If you are interested, look for the map of the Republic of China and compare it with today's North Korea, and you will find that the border with China has changed a lot.

Relevant pictures were sent to the Q group for reference, and there was also the article "Let's give a thumbs up to my history teacher", which also thoroughly explained the history of North Korea's evolution.