No matter how tough the Lord is, Liu Jin has to be polite when meeting him.

Otherwise...should you tell those generals that your backer is the prince? You, a eunuch who left the East Palace, still want to use the prince's prestige to scare others? You are not the only eunuch in the East Palace, and we don't know who the prince favors.

Besides, does the eunuch of the East Palace have anything to do with marching and governing the army?

You might as well say that you are the eunuch of the Yuma Jian, the eunuch of the Li Jian, maybe we can be more afraid of you.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "It's easy to say, but I don't have anything to teach you. Why don't you ask Anbianhou more on your way to Pianguan? Although he is not my registered disciple, he has learned the most from me, so hang out!"

"Yes Yes."

Liu Jin heard this.

Zhang Zhou meant to treat him as one of his own.

When he got up and was about to get into the carriage, he did not forget to express his piety: "...Master Zhang, if you have anything to do in the future, just ask me. I will do my best to do it. The prince will also thank you for your kind words."

Already."

This reflects another reason why Liu Jin was so complimentary to Zhang Zhou.

Liu Jin also knows that you can't have your cake and eat it too.

I not only want to stay with the prince, but also want to help the prince realize his military and political ideals. How can there be so many good things?

Now that he has chosen to go to the northwest for gilding, someone on the prince's side must always mention him. Otherwise, when the naughty child grows up, he will be completely forgotten about Liu Jin in less than a year and a half.

"Haha." Zhang Zhou smiled again, "Okay, if you have any achievements in the northwest, I will make it clear to the prince. The prince has high hopes for you, so don't let him down."

"I will definitely live up to Master Zhang's cultivation."

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…

Zhang Zhou went to Yanwu Hall and met Zhu Feng and Wang Qiong.

Wang Qiong had been looking at Liu Jin behind Zhang Zhou. At this time, Wang Shouren, Tang Yin and others came over. They wanted to listen to a lecture or something, but Zhang Zhou explained that he had important things to talk to only Zhu Feng and Wang Qiong.

, let the rest of the people learn the daily maintenance of the artillery first.

"I'm going to Xishan for a practical drill."

At the moment, Zhang Zhou cannot directly say that he is going to Piantou Pass to take over Wang Yue's errand.

Wang Qiong asked: "When will we set off?"

Zhang Zhou said: "Right now, there is no need to go back home to prepare. The clothes will be prepared separately. Mr. Wang, I have a secret decree here. I will not open it until I get to Xishan."

This time, in order to avoid suspicion, Xiao Jing and other eunuchs who conveyed the order did not come with him. Even Liu Jin came with no intention of conveying the emperor's order.

Everything was dictated by Zhang Zhou.

The official position shall be based on the official certificates and edicts given by Zhang Zhou. Wang Qiong will be the governor of Piantou Pass as the censor of Youqiandu and the doctor of the household department. His main responsibilities are to prepare grain and fodder for Qin Hong, and be responsible for rebuilding the city.

He is responsible for the maintenance of artillery, including the preparation of nitroglycerin.

At present, nitroglycerin has been widely manufactured and stored due to the blessing of diatomaceous earth, but its safety performance still needs to be strengthened, and it is prepared locally instead of transported over long distances.

Wang Qiong needs to complete these things.

"yes."

Wang Qiong did not feel that his official position was very high. In front of Zhang Zhou, the nominal "first-grade" governor and fellow magistrate, he always regarded himself as a subordinate.

Zhang Zhou put his hand on Wang Qiong's shoulder: "Mr. Wang, everything depends on you."

In fact, Zhang Zhou knew that even if he didn't tell Wang Qiongming now, Wang Qiong should have guessed it. He suddenly said that he was going to Xishan to practice artillery without bringing Zhu Hui, Zhu Fu and Zhang Heling with him. It was obvious that there was something fishy.

And what Zhang Zhou gave was a very high-level edict.

Zhang Zhou's words were more like encouragement.

Wang Qiong nodded: "I'm going to prepare the carriage and horses."

"Yes." Zhang Zhou nodded, "All the artillery in Beijing that need to be adjusted will go with you. This is also to verify the power of the artillery. As for the heavy artillery, it will arrive a few days later..."

After all, the tonnage of heavy artillery is too large and it is not that convenient to transport.

What Zhang Zhou and Zhu Youtang discussed was that the transportation of heavy artillery should wait until Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng arrived, and they could follow Qin Hong. After all, the top priority now was to stabilize the situation at Piantou Pass.

The biggest difference between Piantou Pass and other places is that the city walls are broken. In addition, Huo Si suffered a big loss there, and the Tatars were also eyeing it.

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Wang Qiong is very efficient.

Zhang Zhouxin said that he was worthy of being a famous minister of the future generation, and his choice was indeed the right one.

The point is... this man is "pious". If he doesn't even know how to cling to this, would ordinary civil servants give him face based on Zhang Zhou's current reputation?

Zhang Zhou was also thinking about it.

Once you've done your job well, I'll let you become Wang Yue No. 2 and help you win the title.

If you don't like to curry favor with me and treat me like a civil servant, I'll help you.

Closeness or distance is something else.

Who said that Ming Dynasty must be used only by its talents? Do you want to cultivate enemies for yourself?

"Brother Zhang, today is the day for Tong'er and the others to bid. In fact, I want to take a look before leaving." Wang Qiong is preparing, while Zhu Feng is...

Zhang Zhou took the order for Zhu Feng and almost wanted to throw it directly in the boy's face.

Zhang Zhou said angrily: "Are you going to be a helpless Adou?"

"ah?"

Zhu Feng still didn't think so.

He was a dandy in the city of Nanjing, and was promoted by Zhang Zhou to become a "strong general" in the army. Zhu Feng had long felt that he was beyond his capabilities and wanted to give up.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Do you know why you are asked to go to Xishan?"

"Isn't it a cannon show?" Zhu Feng looked confused.

You said it was a cannon show, so I took it as a show of cannon. I trust you so much, could you lie to me?

Zhang Zhou warned: "Don't show off when you get to the place. Everything is focused on holding firmly. As for some layout and formation matters, I gave Wang Qiong instructions and he will help you complete them. If there is anything you don't understand.

...You have to listen to your orders."

"Dispatch for what?" Zhu Feng's face was still full of question marks.

Zhang Zhou said to Liu Jin who was snickering at the side: "Eunuch Liu, if there is anything he doesn't understand, please remind him more."

"yes."

Liu Jin feels good about herself now.

Look at how famous Zhu Feng is. With such great ambitions, how can I be worse than him?

Watch me go to Piantouguan to turn the tide and show you.

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Zhu Feng and Wang Qiong set out in a hurry.

Things in the Yanwu Hall did not stop. The first batch of students in the Yanwu Hall were only responsible for learning how to fire artillery, and no other military theory knowledge was taught. The first batch of students, except Zhu Fu who came back from Yansui later, did not learn well enough.

People like Zhang Heling are about to leave the army.

Even if the two practical instructors Wang Qiong and Zhu Feng leave now, it will not affect the daily teaching progress.

"Sir Zhang, are you saying there has been a major change in the northwest?"

Zhang Zhou sent Wang Qiong and the others away, and Wang Shouren came to Zhang Zhou.

This was the first time Wang Shouren took the initiative to talk to Zhang Zhou about matters other than teaching after he was transferred to the Yanwu Hall.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Where to start?"

Wang Shouren said: "It is said that Wang Langzhong and Anbian Hou are going to Xishan to practice artillery, but it is said that they brought more than 30 artillery pieces at a time. If you add those who were transferred to the northwest before... it is estimated that there are sixty or seventy artillery pieces at a time.

The artillery can be used, so many artillery... It seems from the following, they are all transferred to Pianguan, maybe there is something wrong with Pianguan."

"The court hasn't announced it yet." Zhang Zhou didn't hide anything.

It's not announced yet, so don't make wild guesses.

When the news leaked out again, others thought you were the one who leaked it to the outside world through Wang Shouren.

As soon as Wang Shouren heard this, he roughly understood the whole story. He closed his eyes and said, "My lifelong wish is to have the opportunity to fight side by side with Wang Weining. It seems that my wish has not been fulfilled."

As he spoke, Wang Shouren seemed to have tears in his eyes.

Zhang Zhou also saw it.

Wang Shouren really regarded Wang Yue as his idol, which is why he felt such emotion and regret about "being born at the wrong time".
Chapter completed!