Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

It was already March in Yangchun when the army returned to Yingtian.On this day, Xia Ziling, Peng Qi and others were sitting in the Zuixian Tower eating and drinking together. Looking out from the window, catkins were flying, and the scenery of Crescent Moon Lake in the distance was too beautiful to behold.

Peng Qi was very envious of Xia Ziling's steady progress, and how quickly he became a fifth-rank official, but he didn't know that his experience in this year was full of ups and downs, and the various hardships in it were probably beyond the experience of some people in their lifetime.

This time when he returned to Nanjing, Zhu Chun ordered him to continue operating in the rear army and did not let him return to the Shu Palace.Therefore, Xia Ziling bought a small house with the reward of Emperor Hongwu, and lived with Wuzhen.After half a year of military service, he was suddenly idle. Apart from training, he drank tea, and he was still a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, after Peng Qi's admission, he was assigned to the Senglu Department, which was also a casual job. He would come to drink with Xia Ziling when he had nothing to do on weekdays. Although that guy was a carefree person, he was honest and honest, and he was a person he could make friends with. , can be regarded as one of Xia Ziling's rare friends in Yingtian's officialdom.

"Come here, Bojia, yesterday you gave me... what tea cake is very delicious, I offer you a toast."

"Matcha cake."

Peng Qi patted his thigh, "Yes, yes, it's matcha cake, come here, it's almost dry!"

He had nothing to do at home yesterday, so he soaked the flour with tea and tried to make some matcha cakes. It happened that Peng Qi came to visit and gave him a plate. Can this be used as a reason to drink?However, when he returned to Beijing this time, every time he drank, Peng Qi had already used up all the reasons such as "I wish you a promotion and a fortune", "I wish you a happy housewarming", and even "I wish you enjoy the flowers in Kunming". Pastry, it seems that it is not too bad reason.

Peng Qi, other Xia Zilings think it's acceptable, but the fact that he likes to drink is really a headache, but if you don't drink it, he can play tricks and find thousands of reasons to let you drink it.Xia Ziling reluctantly picked up the glass, touched it with Peng Qi, and was about to drink it all down. Unfortunately, he is not good at drinking. This is already the third glass today. It seems that he has to think about it. In order to avoid alcohol, From now on, it's better not to associate with Peng Qi.

Before Xia Ziling's wine touched his lips, suddenly a group of people rushed into the cubicle in a hurry. He looked up and saw that it was Zhang Shou, the chief guard of Shu Palace.

"What happened to Xia Qian, the King of Shu invites you to enter the mansion immediately to discuss something." Zhang Shou leaned close to Xia Ziling's ear and said in a low voice.

After Xia Ziling moved out, he seldom went to Shu Palace for nothing. Zhang Shou came here in such a hurry, could something serious happen?But just right, it seems that this glass of wine can escape.

"Brother Peng, I have something important to do. I'll take a step ahead today, and I'll invite you back another day!" After Xia Ziling finished speaking, he put down his wine glass, got up and left in a hurry with Zhang Shou.

"Hey! Bojia, I did it all, but you didn't drink it, don't bring such a shameless!" Peng Qi yelled behind him, but Xia Ziling didn't care about him, such things don't happen all the time. No need for nothing.

Xia Ziling came to Shu Palace with Peng Qi in a hurry, and wondered what a big event the sky had fallen.As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw the king of Shu sitting leisurely on the upper seat drinking tea.Bringing Xia Ziling here, the King of Shu waved Zhang Shou to retreat, leaving only Xia Ziling in the hall.

Xia Ziling sat down in the hall and drank tea for a long time, but the King of Shu did not speak, so he couldn't hold back, so he took the initiative to ask: "My lord is looking for his subordinates, but what's the matter?"

A few seconds later, Zhu Chun said, "Xia Ziling, have you married yet?"

Xia Ziling almost spit out a sip of tea, feeling that the king of Shu hurried to find him, is he concerned about his life-long affairs?

As far as he has a good relationship with the King of Shu, Nanzheng seems to be doing well after returning. Zhu Chun likes to consult with him whenever there is any important matter when he returns to Beijing this time; I know his Biaozi "Bojia". After the ancients got acquainted with each other, most of them called each other Biaozi. Naturally, Xia Ziling cannot be called the Biaozi of the King of Shu, but if the King of Shu regards him as a close friend, he should also be called Biaozi. Seeing that the King of Shu always referred to Song Lan and others by their names, but always addressed Xia Ziling by their first and last names, so he thought that the King of Shu didn't actually regard him as one of his own.

But what did he mean by calling himself here specifically to ask about *?However, he had to answer the prince's questions, so Xia Ziling answered honestly: "No..."

Zhu Chun smiled, and said sarcastically, "Yes, weren't you a monk before? Of course you can't marry a wife."

"..." Xia Ziling was sweating wildly. He almost forgot that he was a "monk". He almost said that he didn't have time to think about the important things in his life. Fortunately, Zhu Chun helped him think of it, otherwise he would have to cheat, "hehe , exactly."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Chun persevered and continued to ask: "So... now that you have returned to vulgarity, do you want to marry a wife?"

"..." Do you really want to introduce someone to yourself?The King of Shu must be too enthusiastic, "I haven't thought about it yet."

Zhu Chun paused, and said: "Today, my concubine asked me to enter the palace and brought up the matter of my wedding with me."

... It turned out that it was not him who wanted to marry a wife, but the king of Shu himself. Fortunately, Xia Ziling's hanging heart was finally relieved.Sitting opposite Zhu Chun like this, he found that the King of Shu seemed to have matured a bit after not seeing him for a few days.Yes, 16 years old should have been married in ancient times, maybe the age when you have children, the emperor's family aims to give birth to heirs early, you are the king of Shu, how can Zhu Chun not marry a wife yet?

"That's a good thing, congratulations to the King of Shu!" Xia Ziling quickly got up and bowed.

"Hmph!" Zhu Chun snorted coldly, and took a sip of tea.

Why does this look a little bit wrong?Does Zhu Chun really like male sex?Bah, bah, bah, this idea just flashed, Xia Ziling quickly scolded himself in his heart, what kind of pig's head he is, he can think of going over there.

"Then..." Xia Ziling asked tentatively: "Could it be that the lord is dissatisfied with the concubine chosen by Concubine Hui for you?"

"I have never seen that woman."

"..." That's right. In ancient times, getting married was just the order of your parents and the words of a matchmaker. Not many people met before marriage. Besides, there are still three wives and six concubines in ordinary families. What kind of person does the King of Shu like? Just come, even if the main concubine is ugly, you can still find dozens of backups.Of course, he felt that Concubine Hui would not find a woman who was too ugly to be Princess Shu.

"My concubine chose Lan Yu's daughter, Lan Yan, for me. She has already discussed with the queen, and asked the queen to talk to father."

Sapphire's daughter...as expected in the history books.Xia Ziling couldn't help feeling a little emotional. According to the official history, Lan Yan was a very tragic character. After Lan Yu was skinned, Zhu Yuanzhang sent the human skin to Shu Palace and hung it in Lan Yan's room. The poor woman was frightened The sadness was too much, and she passed away a year later; according to the records of the "Ming Dynasty Unofficial History Records", after the king of Shu became the emperor, Lan Yan also became the queen, but the king of Shu died early, and after the king of Yan ascended the throne, this woman It is estimated that it is also the ending of being dispatched to guard the mausoleum, which does not seem to be a good fate.

But no matter which path he takes now, in short, Lan Yan is an important person in Zhu Chun's life, and this person can be regarded as the beginning of the long-awaited.

"Then... how about this subordinate find a chance to see what Lan Yan looks like?" Ordinarily, marrying Lan Yu would not be regarded as wronging the King of Shu.Although Lan Yu's status is not as good as that of Chang Yuchun and Xu Da, who have passed away long ago, but compared to the dead, Lan Yu is an upstart and powerful general, and marrying his daughter is more useful than marrying the daughters of Chang Yuchun and Xu Da ah.Therefore, Xia Ziling still felt that Zhu Chun must be worried about Lan Yan's appearance, otherwise he really couldn't think of any dissatisfaction with Zhu Chun.

Zhu Chun hated iron for being weak, so he gave Xia Ziling a vicious look, and said, "Don't worry about it, that Lan Yan has been famous since she was a child, and it is said that she is very beautiful."

"..." Isn't that the end?He said that Lan Yusheng was a good-looking talent, not to mention his wife's appearance, and his daughter should not be bad.

"Then why is the King of Shu worried?"

Zhu Chun looked at Xia Ziling, he asked very well, why was he worried?What he didn't like was actually Lan Yu herself, but the reasons for this couldn't be explained to outsiders.

Two years ago, one day the father held a banquet in the palace and invited a group of high-ranking ministers to come. During the banquet that day, he felt a little unwell, so he left the banquet and went to Changyang Palace to rest with his mother and concubine, thinking of giving his mother To his surprise, he didn't go through the main entrance, but directly climbed over the wall and entered the inner room of the concubine.

Unexpectedly, what he saw was not only a surprise, but a big shock. Fortunately, he moved quickly and quickly hid on the beam, otherwise it would be an endless embarrassment.Because Concubine Hui was not the only one in that room, there was also a man, Lan Yu.At the time, Zhu Chun thought he had misread it, but after repeated confirmation, it was indeed Sapphire.

Although the mother concubine and Lan Yu did not have any overstepping behavior, they just sat at the table and said a few words, and then the mother concubine urged Lan Yu to leave quickly.But it was a big step for the minister to enter the concubine's room, not to mention that Lan Yu looked at the concubine with gentle eyes.

That night, Zhu Chun returned to the Shu Palace in a daze.That scene has become a heartache in his heart for two years.Now it seems that the relationship between Sapphire and Concubine Mu is indeed extraordinary.Even if he wanted to win the favor of his father, it was by his own ability, he didn't want his mother and concubine to do anything detrimental to women's morals.

But these things can only be kept in the heart, and will always be secrets.

"I don't like women who are too ordinary."

Unexpectedly, Zhu Chun said such a sentence after being silent for a while, Xia Ziling was speechless.What is too ordinary?Since he said that Lan Yan was good looking, there were only a few talented women in ancient times. After the conservative folk customs of the Song Dynasty, coupled with the violent control of the Yuan Dynasty, talented women have long been extinct.

"Then what kind of extraordinary person does the prince like?" Xia Ziling picked up the tea on the table and slowly sipped it. Come on, when it came to this meeting, he finally understood that Zhu Chun was looking for him to amuse him today. What is there? Urgent.

Zhu Chun thought about it seriously, and replied: "At least you have to look like a fairy, be good at poetry and prose, and be proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The prose is comparable to Xue Tao, and Wu is not inferior to Mulan. In addition, you must be gentle and virtuous, and you must advance and retreat appropriately."

"..." Your sister, according to this request, you will be a bachelor for the rest of your life, he is so stupid that he will go crazy with Zhu Chun here, chatting for most of the day.Thinking of this, Xia Ziling suddenly stood up and said, "My lord, I suddenly remembered that there are still some urgent matters in the army, so I will retire today."

"Ah."

Looking at Xia Ziling's leaving back, Zhu Chun raised her thin lips slightly.Although the matter of marrying that damned Lan Yan was very annoying, Zhu Chun still felt that after teasing Xia Ziling for a while, his mood improved a lot.