Chapter 688 Peacemaker

The little princess led Zhang Yong to the back garden, came to the side of the pavilion, and pouted at Song Nan, who was lying on the couch looking at the stars, and said, "My husband is there. My father-in-law is free. The slave family ordered someone to make some tea for you to make some snacks."

Zhang Yong arched his hand and said, "There is a princess."

Wan'er on the pavilion saw the little princess wave to her, and she also got up and whispered to Song Nan, "Sir, I'll come as soon as I go. You make your own fan first."

Song Nan squinted and snorted, "Go, you're tired, don't have to accompany me."

Wan'er answered, quietly went down the steps with her skirt, and followed the little princess gently. In the yard, only Song Nanting and Zhang Yong were left in the pavilion, and summer insects chirped around, and several night cicadas made tirelessly hoarse calls.

"How long does Grandpa Zhang plan to stand there?" Song Nan suddenly said.

Zhang Yongyi was stunned and quickly smiled and arched his hand and said, "It turns out that the marquis already knew that our family was here. Aren't we afraid of disturbing the marquis's dream?"

Song Nan sat up and returned a salute and said coldly, "You have made it difficult for me to sleep and eat. Now let's talk about this."

Zhang Yong picked up the steps and smiled, "Oh, there's no way. Who called you Marquis Song? My unique Marquis Song in the Ming Dynasty naturally can't be idle."

"It's one thing. Eunuch Zhang is now proud and holds the power of the inner court. How can he remember me, Marquis Song? By the way, Eou Zhang has come to my house for the first time in the past few months. It is not difficult to guess the reason. In short, people get cold as soon as they leave, which is also the normal state of life. Song Nan stretched out his hand and pointed to a stone bench, indicating that he would invite him to sit down.

Zhang Yong was going to sit down. After listening to Song Nan's words, he quickly straightened up and bowed and said, "Marquis, you have wronged me. Do you think Zhang Yong is the same way as others? Didn't Zhang Yongyu come up with the marquis's lap today? Am I an ungrateful person? But the marquis can inquire. If we have said something disrespectful to the marquis behind our back and have done something that is not good to the marquis, the marquis can kick me off this pavilion with one foot.

Song Nan looked a little and waved her hand and said, "How can I have such a great ability? I'm just a little Jinyiwei commander now. What right do I have to dictate to Zhang Gong? What you just said is just a casual joke. I don't care what your father-in-law Zhang wants to say or do.

Zhang Yong came forward and said, "Our family knew that this is the time when the marquis was unhappy. Because of some things, the emperor was dissatisfied with the marquis and took the marquis's military position. It is also human's normal for the marquis to be unhappy."

Song Nan looked at him sideways and said, "Do you know what it's for?"

Zhang Yong whispered, "Marquis, our family is around the emperor. What have you hidden from our eyes? Marquis, you can't blame the emperor for being unhappy. This is you, Marquis Song. If it's someone else, you won't know how many times you have lost your head.

Song Nan frowned and said, "Do you want me to say it? I don't know the importance of it?"

Zhang Yong laughed and said, "Yes, the marquis is the most sensible person, and naturally he knows the truth. If the emperor hadn't favored the marquis, how could he easily let it go? The Empress Dowager and a minister in the outer court tried to treat the marquis with this matter. The emperor resisted the pressure and did not agree, which shows the status of the marquis in the emperor's mind.

Song Nan sighed in silence.

Zhang Yong said again: "Our family has always told the emperor that Marquis Song is a temperamental person and does some things casually, but he does not mean to desphem the royal family. Isn't it reasonable for some people like Marquis Song, who are young and have great skills, princess... Well... Some people like Marquis Song? There are some things that the marquis can't refuse..."

Song Nan is secretly amused. Zhang Yong actually stole his own defense of the princess in front of the emperor. This is indeed bold, but this is not completely unreasonable. Think about Li Tang's time, a princess fell in love with a minister, didn't she forced the minister to have an affair with him, and finally forced him to divorce his wife and become a son-in-law? If the royal princess wants to do something, the minister can't refuse. Although it is not suitable for Song Nan and Kang Ning, it also makes some sense.

"Sit down and have tea." Song Nandao.

When Zhang Yong saw that Song Nan's mood had eased a lot and his heart was much calmed down, he sat on the stone stool and leaned his neck and said, "Marquis, don't think I'm talkative. Are you going to live a leisure life like this? It's fried outside. Can you sit there?

Song Nan frowned and said, "Are you also a lobbyist? If you want to say this, please leave."

Zhang Yong sighed, "What are you vomiting with the emperor? Is it true that the emperor should come and invite you in person? We know that the marquis is not happy, but now it is the end of life and death. The marquis's reputation cannot ignore the overall situation and general criticism. Although the marquis doesn't care about these gossip, it's not good after all.

Song Nan said, "Mr. Zhang, you don't understand. I can't go on this business."

Zhang Yong said in astonishment, "Why is that?"

Song Nanjing said quietly, "Let me tell you that I am really unhappy about the court's behavior of using people before and after the court, but I will never ignore the overall situation. You may not believe that I decided to refuse this time because I was not sure of winning. It's not a pretentious word. This time, the Tahs are aggressive and well prepared. If there is no certainty of victory, as long as the leader loses another battle and loses a large area of Shaanxi, things will be out of control. I refuse because I am not the best candidate. The court should choose someone who can turn the tide.

Zhang Yong was stunned for a long time and muttered, "Margrave Song is not sure. Who else in the court is competent? Changning died in battle, and the Duke of Ding was defeated. Basically, those who could fight in the court were in the northwest battlefield. Are the generals in Xuanfu more good at fighting in the northwest than the local generals in the northwest? Do you want the marquis of the regiment to lead the army? It's not that we hurt them behind our back. It's no wonder that they can win the war. Except for the British Duke, there are two brushes, and everyone else can only talk about it. You won the competition in Beijing.

Song Nan spread out his hands and said, "I can't do anything about this. I can't do this uncertain thing myself. Even if I have a chance of winning, I can gamble, but the problem is that I think the current chance of winning is less than one. If I work hard, the result will be even worse."

Zhang Yongmuran said in a daze for a long time, "Is this my disaster of the Ming Dynasty? No one can cure the harma? The emperor was clamoring for a personal expedition this morning and went back to the Harriar in person. He was persuaded by a few ministers to stop him. If I tell the emperor this, I'm afraid he will really have to lead the army himself.

Song Nan was stunned and said, "If the emperor goes up, the Ming Dynasty will be over. The emperor will not go to war. If the defeat is captured by the Tatans... the Ming Dynasty..."

"Yes, what can I do? The tazi is really so powerful that even the marquis said so. It seems that it is really powerful. Zhang Yong stamped his feet and rubbed his hands, and his anxiety was full of words.

Song Nan raised her feet and trembled on the wooden shelf on the edge of the cool couch, looking comfortable. Zhang Yong's anxiety did not seem to affect him; Zhang Yong looked at the sixth road and seemed to see some clues from Song Nan's look, and his eyes turned and whispered, "Since Lord Song has said so, it seems that there is no hope of defeating the Tartar; However, if we can't defeat the Tsar, it seems that there is only one way to negotiate peace; our family will go back and convey the words of the Marquis Song to the emperor and let the emperor prepare to make peace with the Tsar.

Zhang Yong said this and got up to leave. Song Nan patted the wooden handrail and shouted, "Discuss peace? What the hell did you come up with? You can make peace with the people. If you want to die, go and discuss it. Don't involve me. If you are not hanged on the flagpole of the Meridian Gate tomorrow morning, my surname will not be Song.

Zhang Yong said with a sad face, "This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. Is it possible to let the people take the northwest? Or let the emperor personally march? Oh, I'm so proud that no one is available at the critical moment. It's really sad. The emperor must be so sad.

Song Nan said, "Don't play in front of me. I said that I was not sure to win the battle, but I didn't mean that I didn't have a chance to win the battle. In fact, if the emperor can promise me a few conditions, I am willing to take another risk again. If it doesn't work or not, that's the spirit of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Yongxi said, "I know that there is nothing that can defeat the marquis, so we will go back to the emperor, but I don't know which conditions?"

Song Nan put on his shoes and said, "I will go to the palace with you. If the emperor agrees to these conditions, I will lead the army. If I don't agree, I will come back to sleep. Please choose another wise one."

Zhang Yong said with great joy, "Okay, that's what I said; Ouch, marquis, don't move. We serve you to wear shoes and socks. You are my master. Please move your master. Our family also has a lot of face. How many ministers came to see you, but they didn't even see you. Just now, Liang Chufeihong made a rude speech and was ordered by his wife to be chased out.

Song Nan was stunned: "My wife has chased people out?"

"Isn't that right? Two fat maids waved brooms to drive people away. Oh, Liang University scholar is really pitiful.

Song Nan was stunned and speechless. The little princess has been a woman for many years. Although she has been much more stable, she has a hot temper after all. She actually ordered the maid to wave a broom to drive the cabinet university scholar out. It's really ridiculous nonsense. Well... she is also a little relieved.