I'm really not the carpenter emperor

This person is trustworthy, but he is still too young, he still needs experience, and he doesn't know how capable he is.

In fact, it is not difficult to rectify the army, let him try it.

Chapter 523 The Silhouette Behind the Emperor

Zhang Shize is a descendant of a noble family, a hereditary British Duke, and will be the head of the northern family in the future.

After Zhu Youxiao's southern tour, he basically wiped out Jiangnan's honorable relatives, and took the opportunity to take back some military power. What is left now is obedient.

The British Duke of the capital is now basically the head of the country's honorary family, which was deliberately "made" by Zhu Youxiao.

The power of Xunqi is very important if it is important, or it is not important. Most of the time they are useless, but it is always a good thing for the court to have a leader in charge.

Because Zhu Youxiao only needs to take care of their leader, the British Duke.

Ever since the news that Zhang Weixian's son was appointed by the emperor to rectify Jizhou's soldiers and horses came out, everyone was congratulating him. Since that day, the gate of the house has almost been leveled.

Everyone knows what it means for a British official who is the head of his relatives to go out to lead troops. The emperor has this hand, and it is obvious that Zhang Shize will have military power in the future.

But as the direct beneficiary, Zhang Weixian was not happy at all, just as unhappy as he was forced into the computer room by Zhu Youxiao.

But this is the emperor's decision after all, it's useless to be unhappy, you don't want to enter, someone pushes you to let you enter.

He thought that at most he was wading in the muddy water, so he did it down-to-earth, but he didn't expect that the emperor would not let his son go.

The most important thing is that this silly son is happier than anyone else, and he doesn't realize that this is a trap at all.

It is said that when Zhang Shize heard the news, he jumped three feet high with joy.

Zhang Weixian came to find his son, intending to have a long talk with him before he left, explaining everything that should be said clearly, so as to save this kid from letting go of himself after going out, and being bullied by others without knowing it.

As soon as he opened the door, Zhang Weixian frowned. He saw Zhang Shize wearing a full suit of armor, carefully wiping his saber like a martial artist.

Zhang Shize's saber is no different, it is also the standard saber of most military officers in the Ming Dynasty, and it is a goose-winged saber with excellent combat capability.

Zhang Weixian knew what his son was thinking and walked into the room silently.

Maybe it was because Zhang Shize was too excited. He was thinking about other things when he was wiping the wild goose-wing knife, but he didn't even notice him coming.

"Cough cough..."

Zhang Shize heard two clear coughs, and then he reacted from his self-indulgence, quickly got up, put the saber on one side, bowed and said:

"Father."

"Ah."

Zhang Weixian didn't say anything, went straight to the side of the bed, picked up the wild goose-wing knife, and pulled it out with a "chuo".

There is a reason why the wild goose-wing knife became the standard saber for military officers. The extremely sharp blade can also flash a disturbing cold light in the dark night.

"Good knife." Zhang Weixian put the knife back into its sheath, and patted his side.

"Sit down, you will go out to Jizhou tomorrow, and I have something to say to you as a father." Having just said this, seeing that Zhang Shize's face was already troubled, he said again:

"Don't be impatient, it's all for your own good, just listen carefully."

Zhang Shize was startled, and quickly calmed down the restlessness in his heart, pretending to be listening.

"After His Majesty's southern tour, what do you think has changed?"

Hearing this, Zhang Shize was taken aback for a while, but after thinking for a long time he didn't understand the deep meaning of the words, and said with a smile: "Since your majesty's southern tour, the relatives in the capital are quite honest, and there are no complaints on weekdays. "

"This is just one of..."

Zhang Weixian sighed, but the child really didn't see it.

"Your Majesty's southern tour is intended to conquer the military power in the south of the Yangtze River. The rebellion of the three guards near Jinling only caused a wave, but His Majesty took the opportunity to take back the military power of more than ten relatives."

"This is suppressing Jiangnan's relatives. After killing the Xu family, we are now the number one in the world."

Zhang Shize's face froze, and he said in doubt:

"Father, isn't it a good thing for us to become the head of the relatives?"

Zhang Weixian was quite earnest, in his opinion, Zhang Shize was about to go to Jizhou to rectify the troops, and the emperor's intention was not just to ask him to rectify the troops.

Not surprisingly, it will be common for Zhang Shize to lead troops abroad in the future.

"It's hard to come since Jing. My British lineage has always been the head of the Beixun, in charge of the Beijing camp. It has always been a thorn in the side of others, and now it is the head of the whole country."

"Son, you have to remember that you have to think twice about every word you say outside!"

"This kind of right, if you go out to lead the army, is that something ordinary people can do?"

Zhang Weixian's face was full of worry. In fact, he still didn't say a word. Sitting in the position of the head of his relatives, unless he made great contributions to the country and was especially trusted by the emperor, he would be easily overthrown.

One mistake, the whole family will be buried together, the tree attracts the wind!

If the emperor can force the three guards in the south of the Yangtze River to rebel, and then take back the military power in their hands in a grand manner, he can do it again to himself.

In fact, the time Zhu Youxiao attacked the Jiangnan relatives, he also bluffed Zhang Weixian, a veteran northern relative.

Only now did the excited Zhang Shize realize the seriousness of the matter, because he had never seen his father look so serious.

He calmed down, stood up and said:

"Father, don't worry. When I lead troops abroad, I must obey His Majesty's orders. I know that the British line is to take care of the relatives of the emperors of the past, not ourselves."

When Zhang Weixian heard this, he felt a little relieved.

He didn't intend to say anything else, he stood up and patted Zhang Shize on the shoulder. From now on, the British male family will usher in the biggest crossroads in their lives.

Either he will be ruined like the Jiangnan Xunqi, or he will stage Jingnan's glory again. No matter which road he walks on, he must be the silhouette of the emperor behind him under the sun.

……

Zhang Shize was sent to Jizhou to rectify the soldiers and horses in Jizhou.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, the court officials whispered, and the relatives all felt that if Zhang Shize could lead the army, so could they.

As Zhang Weixian expected, the British government was pushed to the forefront.

But no matter what, the emperor didn't intend to change his attitude, so Zhang Weixian had no choice but to stand out from the shadows and start to truly lead the whole country.

As for Zhang Shize, his every move in Jizhou has become the focus of attention of his relatives and officials.

There are more than thousands of honored relatives in the world, and there are countless honored relatives who have the heart to make contributions.

What is the character of Zhang Shize, the son of the British Duke Zhang Weixian, and whether he is safe or not? The court officials know nothing about these.

Countless people were waiting to put him to death under the pretext of being arrogant and domineering, and the relatives were waiting for the news later, all eager to try and have the heart to lead the army.

The British family has been in charge of the military power of the Beijing camp for generations, commanding the five armies and the governor's mansion, with unparalleled power and a very stable position.

Is it a dangerous signal to send out the leading troops now?

For this series of questions, the civil servants of the outer court and the literati in the world can only guess, because the only one who knows the answer is Zhu Youxiao himself.

In any case, the civil servants of the outer court and the literati in the world are very sure.

Around the emperor, there are countless important people arranged, Wei Zhongxian, Wei Guangwei, Cui Chengxiu, Wen Tiren, Zhang Shize...

No matter who they are or what posture they appear in, they are the opposite of the scholar-bureaucrats like themselves.

Chapter 524 Five Armies Governor's Mansion

Early the next morning, Zhang Shize, who was in full armor, hesitated at Yongding Gate, looking back constantly, as if he was waiting for someone.

But all the while, the person he was waiting for did not show up at the city gate.

After the long conversation with his father last night, Zhang Shize no longer thinks it is a good job. This is a huge challenge for the British public lineage.

"Little Duke, are you leaving?"

This is the third time the servant in the mansion has asked.

Zhang Shize stared at the city gate for a while, then turned around and said:

"Let's go, but don't call me Xiao Guogong again, just like everyone else, call me General."

The servant was taken aback, nodded subconsciously, and followed behind.

Zhang Weixian didn't go to the city gate to see him off, because what should be said was finished last night, and how he will go in the future depends on himself.

He stood on the watchtower in the south of the city, looked at the figures of Zhang Shize and his servants, turned around and left.

For Zhang Weixian, it is useless to hide, because there is someone behind who doesn't want you to hide, and this person is the emperor.

It turns out that the current emperor has known his own thoughts for a long time, and he is using means to force himself to end. It seems that sitting in this position, some things cannot be controlled by himself.

That being the case, then don't hide it, and simply stand up and lead the situation.

Of course, it is necessary to express an attitude to the emperor so that the emperor can know what he thinks, so this time Zhang Weixian didn't go back to the mansion, nor did he go to the yamen of the five army governor's mansion, but went straight to the Qianqing Palace.

"My lord, please see me, Mr. England."

Not long after Zhu Youxiao left Kunning Palace, his ass was still hot. He had just read three memorials, all of which were about the local famine in the second half of the fourth year of Tianqi.

Hearing Wang Chaofu's words, Zhu Youxiao didn't reply in a hurry, first he wrote a note on the book about a severe drought in a certain place in Shaanxi, and then he seemed to inadvertently say:

"Let him in."

Zhu Youxiao had already guessed what Zhang Weixian was here for.

The one who forced him to end was himself. Not surprisingly, he had come to a showdown. It was not for nothing that the British public was pushed to the top of the nation's nobles.

If Zhang Weixian insists on playing soy sauce and playing with his cleverness like in history, then Zhu Youxiao will not wait any longer this time.

Zhu Youxiao was able to push the British public to the position of the head of the family, and naturally he could easily push them down again.

However, Zhu Youxiao didn't want to do this.

After a while, Zhang Weixian stepped into the Xinuang Pavilion, and seeing the emperor was reviewing the memorial, he saluted respectfully, stood beside him and said:

"Your Majesty Qizuo, I'm here this time to report something important."

"If you have any important matters for the British public, you can tell them directly." After Zhu Youxiao said this, he opened the next memorial.

Seeing that this is the story about the discovery of a small plague in Henan in the Henan Provincial Inspection Censor's Report, he immediately frowned.

The plague, the great plague that claimed countless lives in the last years of Chongzhen, is still coming after all.

The scale of the plague in Henan was very small. According to the memorandum, it was discovered suddenly in a village. The department dealt with it in a timely manner and sent many doctors to it. Now it has been successfully suppressed.

The memorial also said that the plague only infected a few hundred people in that village, and did not spread outward, and there were no remains, so the imperial court could rest easy.

But Zhu Youxiao, who is familiar with history, knows that this is just a beginning signal.

A larger famine and plague sweeping the entire Central Plains is approaching Daming step by step.

Next, locust plagues, plagues, earthquakes, famines, and frosts, all kinds of disasters are on a scale that has never been seen since the Ariake Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao has stepped up the construction of granaries and expanded post roads in various places in recent years, just to be able to deal with disasters in time.

The hoarding of grain and grass in various places, the sweet potatoes in Jifu area, and the mountains of gold and silver in the internal funds are all used to deal with it.

It now appears that such emergency measures are far from enough.

Just thinking about the future plan, Zhang Weixian's words directly brought Zhu Youxiao back to reality.

"Your Majesty, since the establishment of the Commander's Mansion of the Five Armies, there has been no real power for a long time!"

"It is commonplace for the nobles and the military to be humble everywhere. As a British minister, I am naturally clear about the current situation of the nobles!"

"Since His Majesty sent the young boy to Jizhou to rectify the army, why not let the talented and ambitious children of honorable nobles from all over the place to serve the imperial court have a way to lead the army."

Zhu Youxiao looked up at him, then lowered his head to look at the playbook, frowned and said:

"The British Lord really thinks so? The honorable children also want to be reimbursed to the court and lead the army abroad?"

"If this is the case, the nobles' sons and the generals' sons, young and strong children from ordinary people's families, all need to be treated equally. Military law dispatching, orders from superiors to subordinates, and a general from an ordinary background will come and go, can nobles really obey? "

Since Zhang Weixian came, he had already made up his mind to end the game completely, and when asked these words by the emperor, there was no hesitation.

He said:

"Your Majesty, I dare not vouch for the rest of the honorable children, but I, a member of the British family, have been in charge of the Beijing camp for the imperial court, and I have long known the current problems of the Beijing camp!"

"Your Majesty also asks the minister to rectify the Beijing camp, and the minister speaks with facts!"

"Speak with facts?" Zhu Youxiao repeated, raised his head and stared at Zhang Weixian abruptly, then burst out laughing, "Is the post of the left governor of the Chinese military governor's mansion still held by the British prince?"

"Then I have an idea. How about rectifying the various guards under the Chinese military governor's mansion at the same time as the British government is rectifying the Beijing camp?"