Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 231 There were so many people just now that we were defeated
No one expected that the Zhang brothers would have the courage to lead troops to fight?
This is no different from child's play!

The key is that they seem to be very confident?
Emperor Hongzhi pretended to be excited and said, "Good! Good! Good!"

"When the country is in trouble, the two uncles stepped forward. The military situation in the southwest is dangerous. I am very pleased that the two uncles can share the country's worries!"

"Appoint Shouning Hou as the General of the Western Expedition and the Commander-in-Chief of the Southwest; and appoint Jianchang Bo as the Associate Commander and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Southwest! My two beloved ministers, I leave the Southwest to you. You must return victoriously."

Zhang Heling: “???”

Zhang Yanling: “???”

What's going on? What's the Southwest General? What's the Commanding Officer? What does the Emperor mean by this?

The two brothers were completely confused, and it took them a long time to react. It seemed like they were asked to go to the southwest to fight?

Hearing this, the two brothers' anus tightened and their bodies trembled violently!

He was about to refuse, but when he saw so many pairs of officials staring at him, who would dare to embarrass himself in front of so many people?
Which bastard just asked us to come out and claim the reward? Isn't this cheating?

The Zhang brothers wanted to cry, but they still clasped their fists and said righteously, "Your Majesty, I will not fail in my mission!"

The officials from the six ministries of the cabinet were all a little confused.

Your Majesty is joking. Sending these two useless people to the southwest, what kind of war can they fight?

Could it be that the emperor has a backup plan?

No matter what, they didn't believe that the emperor would be so confident in handing over such an important military matter in the southwest to two useless people.

However, after the Southwest Commander was decided, no one in the hall stood up to oppose it.

Even though everyone knew what kind of people the Zhang brothers were, no one stood up to object. Someone had to go to the southwest. Ever since Qian Yue's failure, everyone was afraid of the southwest and no one dared to step forward.

After the court meeting ended, the Zhang brothers lingered and did not leave until all the officials had left.

The Zhang brothers knelt down before Emperor Hongzhi.

"Brother-in-law, there were too many people just now, so we knelt down for you."

"You know us two. We don't have the ability to go to the southwest to fight. Isn't this just causing trouble for you?"

The Zhang brothers cried so hard that they were crying miserably.

"Someone just whispered in our ears that they wanted to claim the reward, so we came out."

"We don't want to go to the southwest to fight."

They seemed to hear the prince's voice, but after searching around they couldn't find Zhu Houzhao.

All in all, they met a very bad person who tricked them into going to collect the reward, but actually wanted them to go to a dangerous place like the southwest.

This is simply murder!
"Brother-in-law, this is murder. Someone must want to murder us and deliberately send us to the southwest to be killed."

"Brother-in-law, you are wise!"

The Zhang brothers beat their chests and stamped their feet, crying loudly.

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the cowardly appearance of the Zhang brothers and said speechlessly: "It's okay, I believe you."

But we don’t believe in ourselves.

Emperor Hongzhi said, "Besides, I won't let you charge into battle in person. I will send you a real commander, and you just need to obey him. He will show up in the army and issue an order soon. How can it be so serious?"

"No one will die."

Hearing that Emperor Hongzhi actually had this plan, the Zhang brothers felt slightly relieved.

"Okay, if you have nothing else to do, just go down."

The Zhang brothers thought about it in their minds. If they lost, they could shirk the responsibility. If they won, they could take the credit. Anyway, they would not lose out no matter what!
It seems that the emperor still considers them, that’s good.

The Zhang brothers then left contentedly.

……

Harem.

When Empress Zhang heard that Emperor Hongzhi was going to send her two younger brothers to the battlefield, she immediately became panicked.

No one knew her two younger brothers better than Empress Zhang. What did they know about war? "Your Majesty!"

"My two younger brothers..."

Emperor Hongzhi held his hands down and said, "I have my own plans. I won't let them go to war. This is also a training exercise. Don't worry."

"Don't worry about the affairs of the outer court."

After hearing this, Empress Zhang shut up. After all, she could not bear the accusation of meddling in government affairs.

The Hongzhi Emperor's decree was sent to the Ministry of War, promoting the chief clerk of the Ministry of War, Wang Shouren, to serve as a military officer in the southwest.

After this appointment was announced, the Cabinet, the Ministry of War and all the officials in the court were completely confused.

Everyone knows what kind of background the two emperor's brothers-in-law are; how can a new official who has just graduated from an imperial examination and transferred to the Ministry of War as a chief clerk serve as a soldier?
There was no other candidate for the remaining Emperor Hongzhi.

What does this mean?
This means that these three talented people are the ones commanding this war!

Can this battle in the southwest be won?

Who should he rely on? The two uncles of the emperor or Wang Shouren?

To be honest, the six ministries in the cabinet are really confused about Emperor Hongzhi's arrangements.

The most nervous people at this time must be the Zhang brothers.

Zhang Mansion.

Zhang Yanling found his eldest brother Zhang Heling in tears and howled, "Brother, brother, I think we have been cheated!"

"I was cheated by the emperor!"

Zhang Heling asked suspiciously, "What do you mean?"

"He, he, he is really sending us to our deaths!"

"Do you know who he sent? The chief clerk of the Ministry of War!"

Zhang Heling smiled and said, "Oh, that's normal."

He drank tea calmly and taught Zhang Yanling: "Don't underestimate the military chief clerk, who is just a small official. Many people have real abilities, but they don't have connections. They have been in this position for their whole lives. They still have abilities. Haha, it's not a big problem."

Zhang Yanling said, "No... I just passed the imperial examination this year."

After Zhang Heling took a sip of tea, his hand holding the teacup was suspended in the air, trembling slightly. Why did it seem that the teapot could not be put back in its original place?

Oh, it turns out that your hands are shaking badly.

"Ow!"

Zhang Heling screamed so loudly that Zhang Yanling almost peed himself.

"What do you mean? What do you mean? Didn't the emperor say he would send someone to assist us?"

"what does this mean?"

"If our entire army is wiped out, even if we are the commander... we will have to die!"

"What kind of war can a guy who just passed the imperial examination fight? Isn't this just leading us to our deaths?"

"If the emperor wants to kill us, we can just say it directly. Why beat around the bush?"

"It must be because we tricked the prince at the old lady's banquet last time, and the emperor is taking revenge!"

"Yanling... I feel like we are finished. The Emperor really wants us to die!"

Zhang Heling looked like he had lost his parents. He was sweating profusely and his face was pale. He sat down on the armchair with his body cold.

"Brother, let's go find the prince and admit our mistakes!"

Zhang Heling said angrily: "Help me up quickly, my legs are weak!"

"Hurry up, go to the East Palace and apologize. You must apologize to the prince!"

"Otherwise, our trip to the southwest... will be very dangerous!"

(End of this chapter)