"Huh? Where is the 32-carriage sedan that was agreed upon? Where is the 'luxury car' that was agreed upon?"

Seeing that they had already passed Zhending Mansion, the sedan that Zhang Juzheng was riding in was still just a small sedan with green curtains carried by four people and more than a dozen bearers. Wang Bing couldn't help being speechless.

The so-called thirty-two sedan chairs that have been circulated for hundreds of years turned out to be nothing more than a myth. This is really a rumor, and you will lose your legs if you refute it!

It turns out that in the original history, according to the "Biography of the First Assistant since Jiajing", when Zhang Juzheng returned to his hometown to bury his father in the sixth year of Wanli, Qian Pu, the prefect of Zhending, specially built a large sedan chair like a Zhaige in order to curry favor with Zhang Juzheng.

It is said that the inside of this large sedan chair is very spacious. It not only has a guest bedroom suite, but also a kitchen and bathroom. It is comparable to the luxury cars of later generations. It takes thirty-two people to carry this large sedan chair.

Moreover, when this super sedan was moving, it was not only escorted by a team of firecrackers specially selected by Qi Jiguang, but there were also wells every five steps to clear the road dust and a hut every ten steps to prepare tea stoves. It is said that Zhang Juzheng was riding this sedan

Not only did he not meet with officials at all levels along the way, he also violated the rules and met with various places to greet the feudal king.

But what Wang Bing saw now, in addition to half of the Yulin Guards sent by his team of fat guys, even the legendary Fire Gun Team sent by Qi Jiguang, I don’t know if it was because of the Yulin Guards.

Not a shadow at all.

In fact, regarding this point, Wang Bing, like most people of later generations, believed too much in the so-called 'historical facts'.

Just imagine, the emperor only had sixteen people in his carriage. No matter how arrogant and domineering Zhang Juzheng was, he would not be able to blatantly ride in a sedan carried by twice as many people as the emperor.

You must know that the regulations of the Ming Dynasty clearly stipulated that civil and military officials should ride in sedan chairs. Among Beijing officials, only those of third rank and above could ride in sedan chairs, and they could only ride in a sedan chair carried by four people at most.

As a man who has experienced officialdom for a long time, Zhang Juzheng has just experienced a love scandal. How could he make such a low-level violation of regulations and leave an excuse for those who attacked him?

What's more, historically, it only took Zhang Juzheng twenty-two days to return from the capital to Jiangling. When the return trip was delayed for two days due to rain, it only took twenty-four days. You must know that there are three steps from the capital to Jiangling.

A distance of more than a thousand miles requires an average of at least more than 130 miles of travel every day. If a sedan with thirty-two people is used, and there are five steps per well and ten steps per hut, officials at all levels and officials at all levels must be met.

Lord, I'm afraid it will be difficult to walk sixty miles a day.

It can be seen from this that the thirty-two-person sedan chair was purely a fabrication. It was a rumor that Wang Shizhen fabricated to smear Zhang Juzheng.

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"Uncle Guo, I am eager to return home, but it has caused Uncle Guo to sleep in the open with Feng Din!"

Beside the blazing bonfire, Zhang Juzheng, who looked tired, held the tea cup in his hand, looked at Wang Bing with a slight apology and said.

It turned out that in order to rush on the road, Tianwang Bing and the others missed Sutou and could only sleep in this wilderness.

Don't think that the real ancient times are like those shown in movies and TV shows. You can find 'Yelai Inn' anywhere. The real situation is that ancient inns are basically within the city. Once you miss the city,

I can only sleep in the wilderness.

Originally, Zhang Juzheng, as the chief minister, could use the imperial inn. However, he thought that returning to his hometown to funeral his father was a private matter, but he was unwilling to take advantage of the country. Therefore, in order to rush for time, he missed the place where he stayed and slept in the open air.

It is naturally inevitable.

And in order to avoid ostentation, after leaving the capital, the Yulin Guards, the most "luxurious and fashionable" musketeers in the Ming Dynasty, were asked by Zhang Juzheng to wrap their muskets in cloth. Even the bright yellow shirts and armors on the Yulin Guards were

They were all replaced and only dressed as ordinary guards.

Therefore, it is impossible to even think about the scene that was rumored in history, where local officials and vassal kings from all over the country came out to welcome Zhang Juzheng wherever he went.

"Lord Zhang, what you said is serious! As soldiers, the general and Yulinwei are brothers. If they can't bear to eat and sleep in the open air, how can they fight for your majesty on the battlefield and serve the country in the future!" As he spoke, Wang Bing used a

The heated steamed buns were skewered on tree branches and handed to Zhang Juzheng.

"Uncle Guo, you have such great ambitions! Originally, I and all my colleagues thought that this Yu Linwei was just playing around with His Majesty, but now it seems that we old guys have made a mistake!" Looking at the military discipline in front of us,

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but sigh with emotion at these awe-inspiring young men.

Originally, the most fundamental reason why he agreed with the little fat man to form the Yulin was just like Wang Bing had 'fooled' him in the first place, in order to improve the relationship between himself and the little emperor, and thereby win the little fat man's full support for the new deal.

But what he didn't expect was that the Yulin Guards, who he and a group of officials had originally regarded as playing with the young emperor, would be trained into a real army in just a few months.

Although this Yu Linwei has not really experienced actual combat, at least in terms of military appearance and discipline, it is more than a star and a half better than the veterans of the third battalion.

"Lord Zhang is overrated. The current Yulin Guard is just a faggot. If you want to become a truly powerful army, you have to go to the battlefield!" Faced with Zhang Juzheng, the actual head of the empire,

Although Wang Bing couldn't help but shake his head despite people's praise.

"Oh? Could it be that Uncle Guo really wants to go to the battlefield?"

"As a soldier, you should have the heart to serve the country!" Faced with Zhang Juzheng's questioning eyes, Wang Bing answered decisively.

"As far as I know, other relatives of the emperor are either busy making money or living in debauchery. Why does my uncle always want to go to the battlefield and suffer?"

"Then why does Mr. Zhang not live up to his standards, but instead wants to carry out reforms, even to the point of offending the world's literati and asking for trouble? It should be noted that since ancient times, as far away as Shang Jun, as close as Wang Jiefu, these reformers,

In the end, it was...hehe!"

Regarding Zhang Juzheng's doubts, Wang Bing did not answer directly, but asked him about the original intention of the reform.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

For Wang Bing, this could be said to be an extremely explicit 'question', but Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but laugh.

"master……"

"He who knows me is my uncle!"

After waving his hand to stop his servant You Qi from speaking, Zhang Juzheng smiled happily at Wang Bing.

"Haha, Mr. Zhang really thinks too highly of the general! The general only thinks that he can help His Majesty clean up the area around the 'house'. How can he compare to Mr. Zhang's ability to 'replace the pillars with the pillars' and rectify the situation with his own efforts?"
Chapter completed!