The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

Not long after, Zhang Ping'an quickly wrote the memorial and submitted it.

During this period, he and Qian Jie were in charge of Guazhou.

In the meantime, he and Qian Jie had nothing to do and talked about who the new head coach might be, but they both felt that he was not suitable.

Zhang Ping'an had also guessed that it might be his eldest brother-in-law, but although his eldest brother-in-law was extremely brave, he seemed to be a little lacking in strategy and could not control the powerful Guazhou Ironware Army.

Being a deputy commander is feasible.

Qian Jie also secretly wrote a letter to the Qian Mansion, asking his father, Grand Tutor Qian, what the court thought about this matter and what arrangements His Majesty was going to make.

It would be better to act according to the circumstances and see if he could place a few of his own confidants in the camp.

The reason is simple: the northwestern border is too important.

As long as you are not a fool, you will think about building a good relationship with the defending general and the coach.

But they didn't know that there was now a huge quarrel in the court about this matter, with the civil and military camps each holding their own opinions.

However, Zhou Ziming, the emperor, did not comment on the matter and did not have a clear attitude, which further intensified the efforts of both civil and military forces to strongly recommend their own people.

This matter was delayed until July, which Zhang Pingan had never expected.

Even Wei Chengfeng had been picked up by people sent by the court and rushed to the capital to receive the title.

These ministers who were on tour to the west were actually still trapped in the northwest and could not return to Beijing.

This is too confusing. I don't know what Zhou Ziming is up to.

July in the northwest is the most beautiful time of the year. Deserts, snow-capped mountains, lakes, and oases seem to have all four seasons blended into this month, creating a pure and clean beauty.

Many fruits and vegetables have reached their harvest season, and even the air is filled with the fragrance of fruit.

The crops such as sweet potatoes and barley planted by the soldiers are about to be harvested.

Because of the large temperature difference between morning and evening, Zhang Ping'an has now become accustomed to following the example of his subordinates, bundling up all his hair tightly, and wearing short shirts with narrow sleeves, long robes and trousers when he is not wearing a collar, which is more convenient.

He also learned to eat meat with big mouthfuls, drink wine with big bowls, and even learned to joke with the soldiers.

The same is true for Qian Jie.

In General Xu's words, the two of them are now more down-to-earth and no longer put on airs.

General Xu only confessed this after everyone had gotten to know each other. If it were at the beginning, he would not have dared to say such offensive words.

Losing Wei Chengfeng's military camp may seem like nothing on the surface, but in reality it's like a person has lost one of his three souls and seven spirits, and it no longer has the same energy and spirit as before.

Although Zhang Ping'an is there to keep things under control, this is not a long-term solution.

"I plan to write another private memorial to His Majesty to urge him. No matter what his plan is, the Guazhou Iron Cavalry is a strong army. Wei Chengfeng spent so much effort to cultivate them. They are like his own children. It was because he did not want to suffer losses with the court that he gave up the military power so easily. What's the matter with the modern army without a general? I will be too embarrassed to face him when I return to Beijing."

Zhang Ping'an lay on the grass and made up his mind that he had to get an answer from His Majesty this time and he couldn't just give it a perfunctory answer anymore.

He couldn't bear to see the Guazhou cavalry disappear into the crowd.

Qian Jie was lying on the side, like Zhang Ping'an, with his hands behind his head, a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, spinning around, and swaying with his legs crossed, looking extremely happy. He replied, "Why are you so anxious? His Majesty will always make arrangements. After all, this is his family business, he can't just leave it alone. We call it the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is."

In the evening, on the endless green grassland, the clouds in the sky looked like cotton candy from afar, white and fat, as if within reach.

Zhang Ping'an stretched out his hand and grabbed at nothing in the air. After waving his hand, he refuted with a serious face, "I don't care whose family business this is. I only know that I should do my job. Looking at the current situation, I am really heartbroken. It's unstable. If he really couldn't decide who to send here, he could have just given us a proper title and let us stay here. That would have been fine! But he just kept wasting time. This is not like your Majesty's usual style at all."

"Not only you, my father can't guess it this time. However, the candidate for deputy commander is almost out," Qian Jie revealed.

"who is it?"

"Just as you guessed before, your brother-in-law, Liu Meng, will probably be appointed soon. He should arrive before the winter solstice. Just keep that in mind."

Qian Jie couldn't stand Zhang Ping'an asking him to race horses every day. He knew that Zhang Ping'an was deliberately complaining to him.

Trying to find out information from him in various ways.

After all, he is a direct descendant of the Qian family and the biological son of Grand Tutor Qian. Zhang Ping'an always feels that he has more information.

In fact, not much more, not much more. No one can figure out what His Majesty is thinking this time.

After Wei Chengfeng returned to the capital, he was granted an honorary title and lived out his days in the capital, rarely going out.

At first, some people thought he was in a state of decline. Now he had lost his military power and had no children. Apart from a few deputy generals who used to follow him, such as Da Jiang, he had no close relatives around him.

He felt that he was easy to bully and wanted to flatter the emperor, so he deliberately found fault with the Wei family. However, he flattered the emperor and backfired, and was severely punished by Zhou Ziming.

Not only that, Zhou Ziming also personally dispatched several imperial doctors with excellent medical skills from the palace to help treat Wei Chengfeng's lung disease. The medicinal materials were also the best and rare medicines sent from the palace.

It was a completely courteous attitude towards distinguished guests, and only then did other people in the capital see clearly which direction the wind was blowing.

No one deliberately picks on others anymore.

Most of them have an attitude of keeping their distance.

Although Zhang Ping'an told Qian Jie that he must ask His Majesty to give him an explanation for this memorial.

In fact, I didn't really hold much hope, I just said that to complain.

He thought that this time the memorial would be rejected after a few perfunctory remarks, just like the previous ones.

Unexpectedly, there really was a result.

"You didn't expect that he would be the head coach. We have ignored him for too long," Qian Jie was also quite surprised.

On second thought, it seems perfect.

Zhang Ping'an also felt something unexpected, yet also reasonable. He sighed in admiration and said, "Your Majesty has a purpose for every move he makes. He is the best chess player! Brother Lin had always felt that his talent was not appreciated, and he had to bear the pressure from his family before he took a gamble. It seems this move was the right one."

Qian Jie nodded, figuring it out: "The position of commander-in-chief has been delayed before, it seems that they want to wait for him to come back, but he has changed from a civil official to a military general, I don't know if he can handle it."

"Although Brother Lin has no experience as a military commander, he is a man of extraordinary strategy and is loyal to the court. This can be seen from his previous experience in suppressing pirates in Fu County and opening up sea trade routes. In addition, his experience as an envoy to the Western Regions has given him a better understanding of the situation outside the Great Wall. He is indeed a very good candidate. Moreover, during the turbulent times in the past few years, the distinction between civil officials and military generals was not so clear. Many people were both civil and military. I think he will be fine."

Zhang Pingan is very optimistic about Lin Junhui's abilities.

"Indeed, perhaps that's why your brother-in-law was sent here as deputy general. The two of them work very well together," Qian Jie said. "Your Majesty values ​​the loyalty and ability of his subordinates most these days. They will be the team that will assist the Crown Prince in the future."