Zhang Yuan is ambitious, he wants to one day enter the celebrant and become the "inner minister", and Shen Xi has a great chance to become a cabinet scholar, Zhang Yuan understands that if one day the uncle and nephew can echo each other inside and outside the palace, his status and power will be extraordinary. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"His Royal Highness the Prince, many people in the palace are spreading the news of Lord Shen in the northwest...... Hearing that Lord Shen was advancing slowly, he went to Xuanfu after leaving Juyong Pass, which was more than ten days slower than the deadline given to him by the imperial court. At this time, it is estimated that he has arrived at the Xuanfu. ”

Zhang Yuan truthfully informed the prince of the news he had discovered.

In Zhang Yuan's mind, although it is necessary to have a good relationship with his nephew, but the prince is the person he needs to tie up the most, the emperor is "bowing to the body" every day, and he may die at some point, if the prince can ascend the throne in the next two years, with his status in the East Palace, will he not be valued by the prince?

Zhu Houzhao originally had great expectations, he couldn't go to the northwest, and Shen Xi's expedition seemed to be his incarnation, because if he followed the army, he would just follow Shen Xi.

Hearing Zhang Yuan's words, Zhu Houzhao's face suddenly darkened, and he reprimanded angrily: "Impossible, Mr. Shen is brave and strategic, if he goes to the northwest, he will definitely fight with the Tatars, and kill those remnants of Meng Yuan without leaving a piece of armor!" Those who say that Mr. Shen's march is slow must have ulterior motives, they can't be angry that Mr. Shen has achieved today's achievements as a teenager, so they try every means to attack Mr. Shen in front of his father, hoping that his father will no longer reuse Mr. Shen! ”

When Zhang Yuan heard this, he complained bitterly.

How much was the prince poisoned by his nephew, and why did he respect him so much?

Zhang Yuan wanted to explain that these were not hearsay, but conclusive and confirmed military reports, and there would be no falsehood, but when the words came to his mouth, he changed his words, because he knew that he must not go against the prince, otherwise the prince would show him his face and even lose trust in him.

Zhang Yuan hurriedly agreed: "What the prince said is that the people outside must be maliciously slandering Lord Shen, and the prince can just listen to it." However, I heard that the war in the northwest is now sluggish, Beiyi has withdrawn, and there are rumors that martial law in Beijing will be lifted at the end of September. ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "Oh. It's a pity, I hope Mr. Shen can catch up with those Tatars and kill them so that they scream and hum...... Dare to come to my Daming, and leave after grabbing it, patting your ass? It's quite beautiful, I don't know if Mr. Shen is their nemesis? When Mr. Shen arrives at the border pass, their good days will come to an end......"

"Mr. Shen will definitely take the initiative to attack the grassland, seal the wolf Juxu, since then the Tatars do not exist, and in the future, they will have to deal with what Ulabahar and Gurri Quaila people, at that time, it will be the turn of the palace to lead the troops to the grassland and let the Siyi surrender!"

Zhang Yuan was stunned when he heard this, he couldn't figure out the meaning of Zhu Houzhao's words, he didn't understand very well what Feng Wolf Juxu was, anyway, he knew that this little master was a little stunned.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Now that you are the crown prince, you will be the emperor in the future, shouldn't you be the emperor who stays in the inner curtain, every day in the dark, the wine pond and the meat forest?" Looking for generals in wars, looking for civil ministers in government affairs, and looking for eunuchs in supervising the army, isn't this a Ming rule? When will it be the emperor's turn to fight? ”

"Oh yes, I heard that Yingzong once drove a personal expedition, and then Yingzong's throne was deprived, and I heard that a eunuch named Wang Zhen died because of this. In the future, this little master will not be Yingzong, and I will be Wang Zhen, right? ”

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan felt a chill down his spine, he didn't care much about Zhu Houzhao's words to make meritorious contributions, but thinking that as the prince's permanent attendant, he would probably accompany the prince to the battlefield in the future, that is to say, he, an incomplete man, is not safe in the palace, and he may be dragged to the battlefield for burial at any time.

Zhu Houzhao had a look of longing, and finally said: "Forget it, Gonggong Zhang, you go and bring the dinner of the palace, the palace is here to eat, today is a little sleepy, after eating enough, the palace will sleep peacefully, you don't have to disturb at night!" ”

"Yes, Prince."

Zhang Yuan hurriedly cleaned up his mood and went out to bring dinner for the prince.

Zhu Houzhao casually flipped through the martial arts novels on the table, and muttered: "How good would it be if I could be like Changshan Zhao Zilong and take the head of the enemy general in an army of millions?" ”

"Mr. Shen didn't say that the martial arts I learned were all made up by him, I don't believe in evil, if I learn Xiao Feng's eighteen palms of dragon descending, then won't I also fight all over the world in the future?"

"No, no, no, I'll practice diligently, maybe Mr. Shen was afraid that I wouldn't do my job, so he told me that those martial arts were made up by him, and the martial arts in the book are so profound at first glance, how can they be fake?"

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Qianqing Palace, dormitory.

Zhu Youzhu dragged his tired sick body, leaned on the dragon couch and checked a few copies of the recital in his hand.

Several palace maids next to them held candlesticks, trying to illuminate the surroundings of the dragon couch as brightly as possible, and several celebrant deacons stood next to them under the guidance of Xiao Jing, ready to answer the questions raised by Zhu Youzhi at any time, or take down the recital that Zhu Youzhu had read and did not give an opinion on, and the celebrant prepared Zhu for approval on his behalf.

"Ahem!"

Zhu Youzhu coughed from time to time, and the whole person looked sluggish, and Xiao Jing looked anxious beside him.

"Your Majesty, it's not early, you should eat and sleep early." After a long time, Xiao Jing saw that there were still a lot of playbooks next to him, so he hurriedly reminded Zhu Youji, hoping that Zhu Youzhu could stop there.

"Alas!"

Zhu Youzhu sighed lightly, "Gonggong Xiao, you said that the war in the northwest continues, can my country be stable?" If there are three long and two short, how can the prince successfully ascend the throne? ”

"I originally wanted to fight a good battle, exhale and raise my eyebrows, boost my country's prestige, and pave the way for the crown prince to ascend the throne smoothly, but now...... The Tatars suddenly killed, the whole northwest was in an emergency, and the soldiers of the world were still unable to fight, how could the prince establish his prestige in the future? ”

Xiao Jing replied: "Your Majesty, the power of the crown prince is the power of the dragon, and the power of the sky, how dare the people blaspheme the power of the sky?" Besides, His Majesty was in the peak of Spring and Autumn, but now he only feels a small illness, and he will heal in a few days, it is His Majesty who is too worried! ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Gonggong Xiao doesn't need to comfort me, how is my health, I know in my heart that I hoped to make contributions and make the last effort for the stability of the Ming Society, but now it seems that the northwest is full of holes, even if the Tatars are withdrawn, it will be difficult to restore the pre-war appearance within three or five years." ”

"Alas, I may not see the day when the border is completely restored to peace, Gonggong Xiao, the prince has a stubborn temperament, I am afraid that he will not do anything in the future and will do some absurd things, you must cooperate with the courtiers to advise, remember to remember!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xiao Jing responded respectfully.

"Okay, okay."

Only then did Zhu Youzhu put down the playbook and said with peace of mind, "I have read the important playbook in the past few days, the war in the northwest is basically stable, and the Tatars have not started the war for a long time, and may have retreated after plundering. ”

"Judging from the war reports from various places, the Tatars are at the end of their crossbows, and they have not robbed too much money, grain, and livestock, and the northwest is in sight to recuperate. It is I who have failed the subjects of the world, and I have failed the trust of the soldiers in the northwest! ”

When Xiao Jing heard this kind of self-reproach, he didn't say anything to persuade the emperor for a while.

Zhu Youzhu is a responsible emperor, and he took the initiative to take responsibility for the defeat in the northwest, which is also the embodiment of the emperor's sage in Xiao Jing's view.

Zhu Youzhu asked again: "Gonggong Xiao, the cabinet and the celebrant supervisor, didn't report the good news or the bad news?" ”

Xiao Jing hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, there has indeed been no news about the war in the northwest for a long time, Beiyi may have withdrawn its troops, Your Majesty can rest assured." ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Youzhu nodded, "What about Shen Xi Shen Qing's family, is there any news from his side?" ”

Xiao Jing replied: "The news that came back from Juyong Pass before said that Lord Shen led the troops to Xuanfu, and it is not known whether he will go to Xuanfu at this time, but then he will go from Huixuanfu to Datong Town, Ningwu Pass, and then Yansui." ”

"Alas!"

Zhu Youzhu sighed again and said, "I originally trusted the Shen Qing family very much, as a young man, with his own talent and learning, he has made contributions to the Ming Dynasty in recent years, whether it is in the East Palace, or in the northwest and southeast, he has made contributions to the Ming Dynasty, I originally expected him to make another meritorious service for me in the northwest this time, and now he can guard 6,000 soldiers and horses, which is also a good deed, but it has always been far from my expectations!" ”

Xiao Jing felt a little wrong in his heart: "Your Majesty, is this unavailable?" It was a great fortune to let a seventeen-year-old boy lead his troops to the northwest, and he was expected to take six thousand people from the Beijing camp to make meritorious contributions, unless he was an immortal. ”

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, or Lord Shen is in the northwest, and there are some constraints, and the people of Jingying are always not the local capital, so it is not easy to govern!" ”

At this time, Xiao Jing was still sparing no effort to say good things for Shen Xi, in fact, he was forcibly justifying the emperor's employment strategy, he was not helping Shen Xi exonerate, but looking for a reason for Zhu Youji's mistake in employing people.

This is also where Xiao Jingzhi is general, even if he doesn't like a person, he will not speak out, everything is considered for the royal family, for the emperor's face, and for the emperor's psychology.

Zhu Youzhu shook his head: "Shen Xi, although he has the momentum of a young man, sometimes he is too cautious, and when he sees that his opponent is strong, he loses confidence first...... Maybe I have too much hope for him. ”

"Gonggong Xiao, if I am not there in the future, and the prince requisitions him to the cabinet because of his trust in Shen Xi, you must speak out and explain that this is what I mean."

"Shen Xi's son, Jin can be a good general, he can guard the people when he retreats, he can calm the society and level the world, and the evil can bring disaster to the country and the people, and chaos the dynasty and society!"

Xiao Jing was confused when he heard this, and thought to himself: "Your Majesty, what's the matter, why do you have such a big emotion for a young man?" ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave doesn't understand very well, no matter where Lord Shen serves in the future, it will not be under the control of the old slave!" Xiao Jing said with a bitter face.

"You can."

Zhu Youzhu said, "The person I believe in is not a courtier, but Xiao Jingyou, and a few fathers-in-law present, you are all my family, and I will not deceive you if I have something." The foreign minister has always been of the same mind to me, thinking about how much I believe in him, but when it comes to the safety of his family, he ignores the safety of the court and makes it difficult for me. ”

"In the future, it is not the foreign ministers who can persuade the prince, but those who are not members of the family...... You are all by the prince's side, and you can often point out in front of him, and even give advice. The prince is young, and he will always believe that there are more people around him! ”

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