It was already evening when Xu Jin left Fei Mansion and returned home, the slanting sun was shining, the autumn breeze was bleak, and the pale yellow granular osmanthus flowers fell to the ground, overflowing with fragrance. The porter Xu Fu told Xu Jin in a low voice: "Master, the emperor is here." ”

"How long have you been here?"

"It's been almost an hour."

Xu Jin nodded, walked to the backyard, and met several groups of guards in civilian clothes along the way, these are carefully calculated, can be one enemy ten masters, they all greeted Xu Jin very politely.

As the emperor's personal guard, they naturally understand the emperor's special treatment of the Xu Mansion, so although Xu Jin has now been degraded by the title, they do not dare to slack off, and the emperor's visit to the Xu Mansion today is enough to prove that Xu Jin has not completely lost his holy family.

"Husband is back!"

As soon as Xu Jin walked into the warm pavilion in the backyard, several pairs of beautiful eyes looked over happily, and the pretty faces were like the spring orchid and autumn chrysanthemum, which made people dizzy.

"Xianggong, the emperor is here, and now he is over there in the West Cross Courtyard." Xie Xiaowan gently brushed off a few osmanthus flowers on Xu Jin's shoulders and said softly.

The West Cross Courtyard is He Zhi'er's residence, and Zhu Houxi's kid obviously went to the West Chamber to tease He Zhi'er again.

It is said that after Xu Jin brought He Zhier back to the capital last year, he arranged for her to go to the War Bureau to engage in "research and development", and Zhu Houxi also specially asked the War Bureau to build an independent workshop for He Zhier. As long as this kid is free, he will run to the war bureau and give He Zhi'er a hand, and after getting along in recent years, the two have become very familiar with each other.

However, the strange thing is that He Zhi'er has amazing talent in the direction of military industry, but the age in her heart seems to have been stuck at the age of ten, innocent, and she is not interested in Zhu Houxi's dedication at all, which makes the latter a little depressed, but she is happy and tireless, it is estimated that this is the love of the eighteen-year-old young emperor!

Because Zhu Houyu deliberately concealed his identity, coupled with He Zhier's mind when he was about ten years old, he didn't even know through it until now, and he has always regarded Zhu Houyu as Xie Xiaowan's younger brother Xie Sipao.

When Xu Jin just came to the outside of the West Cross Courtyard, he heard the cheerful sound of sawing wood coming from inside, as well as Zhu Houxi's voice that looked like it had been lubricated with oil, and it was completely conceivable that this kid was flattering at the moment.

Xu Jin waved his hand, signaling that the two plainclothes guards guarding outside the courtyard gate did not need to be polite, and then walked into the west courtyard, and when he saw the scene inside, he couldn't help but be surprised.

I saw that the courtyard was full of all kinds of wood and utensils, He Zhi'er was wearing a set of green clothes and green pants, leggings, a peaked cap, and two braids on the back of her head, dressed neatly, and was holding a charcoal pen to draw lines on the wood seriously.

Look at Zhu Houxi's kid again, dressed as a chic boy, and he has a folding fan inserted in his waist very coquettishly, but at this moment, the folding fan is useless, because he is holding a wooden saw in his hand, and he is sweating and sawing wood, which can be seen to be very hard.

At this time, Zhu Houxi finally sawed off the thick wood with the mouth of the bowl, immediately put down the saw, picked up the wooden pier that had just been sawed out, and approached He Zhi'er to ask for credit: "Sister Zhi'er, the sawing is done, do you think it's okay?" ”

He Zhi'er checked the wooden pier with a ruler, and her nose suddenly wrinkled and said, "This is not good, Brother Si Pao, why are you so stupid, you have marked the line and sawed it short for me." ”

Zhu Houxi sneered and said, "Then I'll see a piece again." ”

"No need, just play while you don't have to waste materials for me." He Zhi'er looked disgusted.

Xu Jin couldn't help but sigh, and coughed lightly: "Zhi'er, four cannons!" ”

He Zhi'er turned around and looked, and immediately greeted him happily, and called out sweetly: "Brother! ”

Zhu Houxi also followed over, and shouted without changing his face: "Brother-in-law is back." ”

Xu Jin nodded and smiled: "Zhi'er, it's not early, let's get it tomorrow, go wash and get ready for dinner." ”

"Hmm!" He Zhi'er nodded obediently, and then ran away in a hurry, Xiao Nizi is sixteen years old this year, she eats well and lives well in Xufu, and she is no longer the skinny tomboy she was at the beginning, not only has her skin become fair, but her body shape is also like a tasseled bun grain, and her appearance is becoming more and more watery, and she has transformed from Cinderella to a beautiful girl.

Zhu Houxi watched He Zhi'er enter the house, and then he withdrew his gaze, and he wanted to speak, and the atmosphere was awkward for a while.

Zhu Houxi has always trusted Xu Jin, and the relationship between the two is also a brother and a brother, but after this incident, there is obviously an estrangement, and he can no longer return to the state of having nothing to talk about before. Although Zhu Houxi remembered the past feelings and pardoned Xu Jin, he was obviously still haunted by Xu Jin's "betrayal" in his heart.

"When are you leaving?" Zhu Houxi was silent for a moment and then asked stiffly.

"Tomorrow!" Xu Jin's answer was also blunt.

"Hmm!" Zhu Houxi hummed and disappeared again.

"The minister heard that Mai Ligen Jinong died, and I took over the Ordos tribe, I replied that this person is brave and ambitious, and the emperor should be on guard as soon as possible." Xu Jin reminded that in history, there was an incident in which I besieged Beijing City, and it almost broke the Ming Dynasty, so I had to guard against it.

"I have long ordered the four towns of Datong, Xuanfu, Yulin, and Jizhou to be vigilant, and I don't have to worry about it!" Zhu Houxi said lightly: "Sister Ruyi and Sister Jixiang are about to give birth, but they will go south in spring next year." ”

Xu Jin nodded and said, "The ministers will go to Nanjing first to make arrangements, and then send someone back to pick them up when they come back, and Zhi'er will let her stay in Beijing." ”

Zhu Houxi's face was slightly red, and he hummed noncommittally.

Xu Jin hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but remind: "Your Majesty, Zhang Yin is not reliable, and he is really not suitable to serve as the chief soldier of Datong, so it is better to change people." ”

Zhu Houxi raised his eyebrows and said: "Jinyiwei has already checked, Zhang Yin has no problem, how can you be sure that he is unreliable?" ”

Xu Jin was speechless for a moment, it can't be said that Xue Bingxin told him, Emperor Jiajing was originally unhappy that he "betrayed" him for Xue Bingxin, and Xin'er had been confirmed to be the daughter of King Anhua, mentioning her in front of Jiajing at this time would only be boring, and maybe it would make this Zhu Houxi kid angry.

Zhu Houxi saw that Xu Jin was speechless, and his heart was displeased, so he took out the folding fan on his waist and opened it violently, shook it vigorously, and then walked out of the West Cross Courtyard with a straight face, and left the Xu Mansion with a straight face.

When Zhu Houxi returned to the palace, the anger was gone, and he was a little unsure, so he called Lu Bing and asked, "Ah Bing, are you sure that Zhang Yin is okay?" ”

Lu Bing saw that the emperor had gone to Xu Mansion and came back, so he specially asked himself for questioning, and he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, and said cautiously: "Zhang Yin's family background is innocent, there is a family tree to check, there is no problem at all, Han Qianhu also sent someone to Zhang Yin's hometown to check, what's wrong?" Could it be that the emperor received any news? ”

Lu Bing obviously paid attention to this goods and pushed Han Dajie out, if Zhang Yin really had a problem in the future, it would also be Han Dajie and his subordinates.

Zhu Houxi was slightly relieved when he heard this, and waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I just asked casually, it's okay, but I thought about it for a while, and it was indeed a bit hasty to appoint Zhang Yin as the chief soldier of Datong that day, so let's pass on my will and transfer Zhang Yin back to Beijing to sit in the camp, and the general army of Datong will be temporarily served by Jing Dachu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu." ”

Obviously, Xu Jin's reminder still played a role, but it was obviously too late, just as Jiajing's holy decree to transfer Zhang Yin had just been issued from the capital, and Datong, which was far away six hundred miles away, was already surging. Han Dengping, the garrison general who was responsible for guarding and killing Hukou Pass, was transferred away by Zhang Yin under the pretext of changing guards, so now the army guarding and killing Hukou Pass has become Yulinwei.

At the same time, I have quietly gathered 100,000 iron horsemen in Helin, sharpened their knives, and waited for them. In addition, the Yongshebu division on the right wing of the Tatars also gathered 30,000 iron cavalry, eyeing Xuanfu fiercely, echoing the 100,000 iron cavalry of Alda, waiting for the arrival of the early morning of the eighth day of the ninth month.

At that time, the Yong Xie Bu Department will be responsible for containing the Ming army of Xuanfu, and I will lead 100,000 iron cavalry to kill Hukou, drive straight to the Bauhinia Pass, and the troops will be in the capital of the Ming Dynasty......

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