Chapter 31 Cochin and the West

The summer of Xuande's tenth year was particularly hot, but in the early morning, the sun had not yet risen, and the cool air enveloped the floor tiles of the Forbidden City.

Makes you feel extremely refreshed.

A group of more than a hundred people, led by Wang Zhen, walked between the red walls.

The leader is naturally Zhang Zhong. Behind him is Shi Jing. Behind Shi Jing are the children of various families, as well as relatives of the Sun family and Zhang family.

Of course, there are nearly a third of them, but they are not from the elite circle, but are truly good players. Not to mention the enemy of ten thousand people, they are also the kind of masters who can rush into battle and get into battle many times.

Wang Zhen said as he walked: "You must pay attention to your propriety when serving in the Qianqing Palace. Your scope of activities is only the Qianqing Palace. Except for the Qianqing Palace, you are not allowed to go anywhere, especially the harem. Sometimes you lose your head and involve your family, don't tell me, the Za family didn't remind you."

"The four words 'Forbidden City' are written in blood." Wang Zhen said, "Do you know the name Hu Mei? If you don't know, go back and find out. Don't die before you know how to die."

Each of these guards has a good appearance. In ancient times, there were requirements for appearance when selecting officials, let alone serving as an errand around the emperor.

Of course, Hu Mei's case was several decades ago and happened during the Hongwu period. Many people don't know about it, but Zhang Zhong understands it very well.

Hu Mei's original name was Hu Tingrui. To avoid Zhu Yuanzhang's taboo, he changed his name to Hu Mei. He was originally Chen Youliang's general stationed in Jiangxi. It is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang recruited Hu Mei to surrender, Hu Mei asked not to disband his troops. Zhu Yuanzhang originally did not want to agree, but Liu Bowen kicked him behind. Only after giving Zhu Yuanzhang a kick from the throne did Zhu Yuanzhang agree.

After that, Hu Mei and Xu Da joined forces to attack Wuchang, and then moved to Fujian and Guangdong. They made great achievements in battle, and even one of their daughters married Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, because Hu Mei's son entered and left the palace without authorization, there were rumors that he had an affair with someone in the palace, and Hu Mei's family was executed.

He was originally a founding general, but in the end he didn't even have a reputation left.

Not everyone among the guards at the back knew about Hu Mei, but many of them, whose family background was related to Zhang Zhong, understood this.

The atmosphere suddenly became serious.

Especially when they reached the Qianqing Palace, they didn't even dare to take a breath.

One hundred and twenty people were divided into two rows. Each one was wearing brocade clothes, with long swords at their waists, and bright armor.

Wang Zhen went in for a while, and a small eunuch ushered them in.

But they saw that Zhu Qizhen had already gotten up. The group immediately prostrated themselves on the ground and said, "Greetings to your Majesty."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand and said: "Pingshen."

Wang Zhen pointed aside and told Zhu Qizhen who these people were in a low voice.

Although Zhu Qizhen has already seen the list, it's just that the list may not match the real person.

Zhu Qizhen glanced at it and found that although these people were standing together, there was a sense of distinction. These noble children had learned the etiquette of entering the palace since childhood and were very familiar with it. However, some people clearly behaved An omission in etiquette.

Zhu Qizhen immediately understood that among this group of people, there were only a few dozen who could really fight.

Zhu Qizhen pointed at one of the big men and said, "Call me and tell me your name."

As soon as this big man opened his mouth, his voice was as loud as a bell, and he said: "The humble minister is Zhang Dachuan, one of the hundred households in Zunhua Guards."

Zhu Qizhen heard this name, compared it with the list, and said: "Zhang Dachuan, I remember that you were promoted by the late emperor."

Zhang Dachuan said loudly: "Exactly. In the third year of Xuande's reign, I stayed for the night and rode with more than ten Tatars. I attacked them and beheaded four of them. The rest fled. The late emperor heard about it and promoted him specially. In fact, if he was not a minor minister at that time,

The horses are not good, and none of the dozen or so Tatars can run away."

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he knew that Zhang Fu was serious.

Zhang Dachuan dared to fight in the wild against dozens of people and beheaded four people, which shows his ability. Like Zhang Dachuan, the other dozens of guards who are not from noble backgrounds are probably not too bad.

More importantly, these people were all promoted by Emperor Xuanzong.

In other words, if Emperor Xuanzong could live for several decades, this group of people would probably be the founding heroes, and after the Jingnan heroes, they would be the Xuanmiao heroes.

These people were most loyal to Emperor Xuanzong, and then they also transferred their loyalty to him.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Commander Zhang, Shi Jing and Zhang Dachuan will be your deputies."

Zhang Zhong said quickly: "I obey your order."

One hundred and twenty guards were divided into two squads and guarded day and night. Zhang Zhong assumed the position of leader of the guards because his father was a British prince.

However, Zhu Qizhen also knew that it was impossible to guard Zhang Zhong's body day and night. The real power lay with his two deputies, one of whom was Shi Jing, the future prince-in-law. He could be trusted.

On the other hand, Zhu Qizhen chose Zhang Dachuan because he was from a lower class background and had nothing to do with nobles.

If he hadn't been promoted by Emperor Xuanzong, he would have just stayed up all night. Looking at his appearance, you can tell that he was promoted by Emperor Xuanzong. From the third year of Xuande to the present, six or seven years later, there are still only one hundred households.

I knew there was no one above him.

Zhu Qizhen asked Zhang Zhong to arrange for the guards of Qianqing Palace, and then summoned Zhang Zhong.

Zhang Zhong's figure was a little thin, but in front of Zhu Qizhen, he was not rude at all, but Zhu Qizhen saw that Zhang Zhong was sweating at the temples.

Although it is already summer, generally speaking, it is still relatively cool in the early morning. Zhang Zhong's behavior shows that wearing a military uniform with a sword is a burden to Zhang Zhong.

When Zhu Qizhen saw this, he felt uncomfortable in his heart.

First of all, Zhang Fu had made great contributions to the country, but his heirs were like this, which obviously could not support the British government, but the British government was the pillar supporting the confrontation between the nobles and the civil servants.

Once Zhang Fu is gone, there will be no successor to the British government. Who will fight against the civil servants?

Secondly, Zhu Qizhen was not happy at all in private.

As the first person in the military service, Zhang Fu has high prestige, seniority, and great military exploits. Such a general, even if he is currently idle at home, is only in the cabinet and serves as an advisor. The emperor cannot easily trust him.

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If Zhang Fu's children and grandchildren are all in the house, and all of them are talented, Zhu Qizhen will only be more worried.

Now when the young master is in doubt, Zhang Fu's only son is like this. Zhu Qizhen is more relieved about Zhang Fu. Thinking about it, even if Zhang Fu rebels, he is just marrying someone else. So why bother?

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen's attitude towards Zhang Zhong is even better.

Zhu Qizhen immediately offered a seat. After the two sat down, Zhu Qizhen handed a memorial to Wang Zhen, who then handed it to Zhang Zhong. Zhu Qizhen said: "The previous cabinet report said that it was abandoned.

The criminals of Cochin are still in prison asking how to deal with them.”

"Wang Daban also often said that abandoning Jiaozhi is the most hated thing in this dynasty."

"Your Majesty has pacified Jiaozhi several times, and he has a very deep understanding of the affairs of Jiaozhi. When he abandoned Jiaozhi and raised his head, I was incapable of doing so. Now that I have met Commander Zhang, I would like to ask what happened to the affairs of Jiaozhi.

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After Zhang Zhong heard this, his heart moved.

He immediately knew what to say, because he could see the tendency from Zhu Qizhen's tone.

The reason is very simple. Most of Zhang Fu's life achievements were in Jiaozhi. Regarding Jiaozhi, everyone knows Zhang Fu's attitude. As a son, he would never slap his father in the face.

Zhang Zhong said: "Back to your majesty, the common people think that the loss of the Chen family in Jiaozhi was the reason why this dynasty attacked Jiaozhi. Almost at the same time, the Li family of North Korea also usurped the country. Why did Emperor Taizong attack Jiaozhi instead of North Korea?"

"It's Jiaozhi's fault that is greater, no, it's Emperor Taizong's intention to attack Jiaozhi with Nanyang."

"Emperor Taizong sent the Three Treasures eunuchs to the West to conquer Jiaozhi. It was one thing, two things, one thing. It was not about coveting the land of Jiaozhi, but to destroy Jiaozhi to frighten the South and West, and to use the south of Jiaozhi as a dynasty.

The military port is only a stone's throw away from Nanyang. If you only need to garrison a few elite troops, Nanyang will be included in the territory."

"The Han and Tang Dynasties covered up the Western Regions, which was the peak of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Now the Western Regions are withered, and they are no longer victorious, and it is useless to take them. Therefore, Emperor Taizong wants to take Nanyang and achieve the prosperity of this dynasty. This is Emperor Taizong's original intention."
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