The room was filled with a faint smell of Chinese medicine, mixed with the scent of a girl. Xia Nan walked to the bed, saw the girl lying on the bed looking at him with wide eyes, and said, "Are you awake?" ”

Zhu Yujiao blinked her eyes a few times and asked, "Are you back?" What about Li Zicheng? What about the Prince? What is the situation in Beijing? ”

Xia Nan smiled: "You are still a sick person, but you are so worried about the country and the people, but it is a pity that you gave birth to the wrong daughter, otherwise you would be the material to be an emperor." Don't worry, Li Zicheng is already dead, the rogue henchmen have been wiped out, your good brother has been sent to the palace and become the emperor, just waiting for the enthronement ceremony! ”

When Zhu Yujiao heard this, she seemed to have put down a thousand catties of burden, and said with a long breath: "Thank God, Daming is finally not dead......

Xia Nan quipped: "Thank you for what world, shouldn't you thank me?" ”

Zhu Yujiao glanced at him: "You are not a good person, you have traveled thousands of miles from Guangdong to the capital Qinwang, and you are willing to do it if you don't get enough benefits?" You deserve a lot of points, what else do you need to thank for? ”

Xia Nan was a little embarrassed: "This ...... Doesn't that seem to be the case? I didn't bargain before I entered Beijing, but it's another thing to reward me afterwards......"

Zhu Yujiao pursed her lips, did not continue the topic, and asked: "I'll just rest for a day, and send me back to the palace tomorrow." ”

Xia Nan asked puzzledly: "Although this place is simple and not comparable to the palace, but you are still weak, is it necessary to be in such a hurry?" ”

Zhu Yujiao shook her head: "I grew up outside the palace since I was a child, and I don't pay attention to food and housing, but it's not that it's not good here." It's just that the crown prince first ascended the throne and didn't understand anything, I was two years older than him, and I had a few years of experience outside the palace, and I was better than him in terms of sophistication, and I entered the palace to help him. ”

After listening to Zhu Yujiao's words, thinking of his plan of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes", Xia Nan was silent. He and Zhu Yujiao have a good relationship now, like old friends, but when they returned to the position of a royal princess, after entering the palace and seeing their younger brother being so suppressed by themselves, can they still maintain this happy friendship?

However, this thought only turned around a few times in his mind, and he was forgotten by Xia Nan. Everyone's identity and position cannot be changed, and what they should do will not change because of a certain person, although Zhu Yujiao is a friend worth making, but compared with the mission of changing the destiny of the nation, everything is insignificant.

He nodded silently: "Okay, you can rest in peace and send you back to the palace tomorrow." Then he exited the room and closed the door.

After coming out, Xia Nan said to the people guarding the door: "Send someone to call Zhou Guoxin to come to the study, and bring Wei Zhong by the way." ”

After a cup of tea, Zhou Guoxin and Wei Zhong came to the Wen Mansion study.

Xia Nan sat on the Taishi chair behind the desk and ordered the chairs on both sides: "Find a place to sit by yourself." ”

Zhou Guoxin sat down generously, but Wei Zhong was a little frightened, and only dared to sit on half of his buttocks. He is different from Zhou Guoxin, the latter is a descendant who has followed Xia Nan for a long time, he is just a prisoner, because he has no use value and has not been killed, and his small life is in the hands of the other party, which makes him always worry.

Xia Nan said to the two: "Dongchang has now fallen into the hands of my own people, and I don't want to let go of Jinyiwei." Luo Yangxing is the person of the first emperor, it is not worth wooing, and it is thankless, so I want to choose someone from my pocket to take charge of the Jinyi Guard......"

When the two of them heard this, they immediately became nervous. Zhou Guoxin was full of confidence and felt that this position belonged to him; Although Wei Zhong guessed that this arrangement had little to do with him, he still had a vague expectation in his heart.

"Originally, Guoxin followed me for so long, and he was born in a hereditary brocade guard, in terms of loyalty and seniority, the position of the commander is none other than you......"

Zhou Guoxin's heart sank, and the tone of this turn made him have a bad premonition.

Sure enough, Xia Nan continued: "But Wen Ge Lao's statement is very reasonable, Guoxin is a small hundred households in other provinces after all, even if I forcibly press you to the position of the commander of Jinyiwei, it will be difficult to convince the public, and when the time comes, the people below will disobey the yang and yin, and if they don't work, they will lose the meaning of controlling Jinyiwei......"

Zhou Guoxin reluctantly cheered up and said: "Hou Ye said very much, his subordinates understand, Hou Ye, your major affairs are the most important, let's follow you to eat and drink spicy, and it is not uncommon for the commander of the imperial court to make a ......."

Xia Nan smiled slightly: "But don't be disappointed, for the time being, let's go to Beizhen Fusi to be a commander, do a good job, the position of the commander of the Jinyi Guard will be yours sooner or later." ”

Zhou Guoxin was overjoyed, and after a period of transition in the position of commanding affairs, accumulating experience and prestige, it was logical for him to take over as commander. He knelt down and thanked him: "Thank you for the cultivation of Hou Ye, and your subordinates will definitely do their best to do their best for Hou Ye." ”

Xia Nan nodded slightly, and then turned to Wei Zhong: "Wei Qianhu, although your experience when you came to my Qiongzhou was a bit bad, I didn't treat you badly. Now that I am employing people, if you are willing to serve me, how about I hold you on the throne of the commander of the Jinyi Guard? ”

Wei Zhong couldn't believe that a captive could have such a good thing? After coming back to his senses, he left and knelt down and kowtowed: "The little one is willing to go to the soup for the Hou Ye to repay the Hou Ye's kindness!" ”

"Very good, you are from different backgrounds, but you are both Jinyiwei, and now you are all my people, I hope you two will cooperate sincerely and do a good job of the mission I explained."

The two said in unison: "Subordinates obey!" ”

"Ming'er, I will go to the palace to see the emperor, settle this matter, you pack up, and prepare to go to the Fusi Yamen in Beizhen to take office."

Wei Zhong asked cautiously: "Master Hou, forgive your subordinates for talking too much: the heads of Jinyi Wei and Dongchang are all from the emperor's side, will they refuse Lord Hou's request......

Xia Nan glanced at him: "It's not something you should worry about. ”

Wei Zhong hurriedly lowered his head: "Subordinate Meng Lang, Master Hou forgives your sins." ”

"The East Factory can be won, not to mention Jinyiwei?" Xia Nan said confidently, "Leave this matter to me, you just have to do it." ”

On the second day, in the summer, Nan ordered people to prepare a soft sedan chair, and after Zhu Yujiao freshened up and dressed up, he went to the palace under the escort of a large group of soldiers of the guard battalion.

When they arrived at the Xuanwu Gate, the Praetorian Guard sergeant was a little nervous when he saw a large group of people coming towards him, raised his spear and shouted: "The forbidden place of the palace, idle people are not allowed to approach!" ”

Xia Nan and his party didn't seem to hear the warning, and they didn't stop and continued to move forward.

The sergeants were about to step forward to drive them away, when an officer rushed out, kicked over, and shouted: "Blind your dog eyes, this is the dignified Pingnanhou, even the emperor was sent to the palace by him, how can it be an idle person?" ”