When a few families were happy and a few were sad, and several civil officials were sad, the two brothers, Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui, looked at each other and smiled.

After getting into the carriage, Zhu Gaoxu laughed unscrupulously: "I didn't expect my father to really listen to your bad idea of the third child." ”

"Hehe, my father is sick and rushed to the doctor. Knowing that the Ludao dim sum is poisonous, he still eats it. Zhu Gaosui poured a glass of wine and handed it to his brother.

"But Xia Yuanji too, the 500,000 army has been requisitioned, and the war is impossible to avoid, but he is still pouring bitter water and imprisoning him, I think he just wants to take the opportunity to blackmail his father." Zhu Gaoxu took it, and said with a smile: "You deserve to be an army."

"After all, he is a civilian official, but as a civil official, how can anyone want the country to fight?" Zhu Gaosui said lightly.

"Of course, when there is a war, they won't be a fart." Zhu Gaoxu smiled happily.

"Hehe," Zhu Gaosui suddenly smiled happily and said: "The most ridiculous thing is the boss, in order not to disappoint the civil officials, knowing that Lu Dao was going to touch his head, he had to ask his father for his life, and he was scolded so much that he was scolded......

"Haha......" Zhu Gaoxu laughed wildly when he heard this, and the scene at that time was vivid like a marquee...... When the father announced in the court that he was going to personally conquer Mahamu, the crown prince was the first to object, saying that the level toe had been exhausted, and the last time he personally conquered Mobei could be said to be a last resort, but now Benyali has died, Mahamu and Arutai are each other's mortal enemies, and the court should sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, somehow want to raise the army?

"Why do you want to send troops? Everyone in the world is qualified to ask, but you are not qualified to ask" Zhu Di's face darkened at that time, and he reprimanded the prince without giving him face at all: "Isn't it just to prevent the future troubles of Mongolia forever, and leave a Taiping country for future generations, if it weren't for you, a waste who can't ride a horse, can't drive a bow, and has to be supported by people when he walks, why should I be fifty years old, and I have to go out of the fortress and chase the north?" ”

"Erchen is incompetent......" Zhu Gaochi hurriedly knelt down, but Zhu Di's fire was hooked, how could he dissipate his anger so quickly? He said sharply: "I heard that you have taught a lesson in the palace, counting that I am unlucky to send troops this time?"

Zhu Gaochi has always served the monarch with sincerity, but the matter of divination is a private act, if it is not dealt with properly, it will definitely leave a bad impression on the emperor of two faces, and even ill intentions.

Zhu Gaochi kowtowed unhurriedly and said: "Erchen is about to play the Ming father, Erchen's rì Bu Depei, hexagram, it is a bad omen, knowing that it is not good, how dare Erchen not speak...... "Where the support comes from, you have to speak for it, Zhu Gaochi must express the opposition of the civil officials, otherwise there is a danger that the civil servants will be regarded as no different from the King of Han, which is a catastrophe for him." But if you openly stand on the side of the civil officials, there is a danger that your father will see it as a separate mountain, and it will also be a disaster.

However, Zhu Gaochi and his advisers had some wisdom, and he used the method of divination to solve this dilemma - in this way, the reason why I made a speech was because I found that the hexagram was not good, and I was in a sincere position, and I was not instructed by anyone, so that I could not only express his attitude, but also dissociate myself from the civil officials.

"How dare you not say anything...... Zhu Di sneered when he heard this, but his suspicion of the prince has decreased a lot, his eyes swept over the ministers, and he saw Zhu Gaosui stop talking, "Old man, what do you think?" ”

"Erchen thinks that the eldest brother's I Ching is not yet home." Zhu Gaosui came out of the class and said loudly: "Although there is murder in the trigram, the general outline says, 'Zhenzhang is auspicious, no blame, my father's emperor is wise and martial, and the royal driver is pro-conquest, which is exactly what 'Zhangren, means, so there is no blame, it is the hexagram of great luck"

"Erchen doesn't understand the Book of Changes." Zhu Gaoxu also went out of class and echoed: "Erchen only knows the way, how can he allow others to snore on the side of the couch?" My father worked hard for many years, and finally waited for Mahamu and Arutai to turn against each other, and the opportunity should not be missed

Otherwise, if we let the Vara become bigger, our Hetao will be in danger of falling, and the consequences of losing the Hetao will be that the Central Plains gateway will be opened, and the iron horsemen of the Tartars will be able to cross the Yellow River at any time and go deep into the hinterland of our Ming Dynasty, and the people will never be at peace."

After listening to the high arguments of his two sons, Zhu Di felt a lot more comfortable, and his face was also bright, and he raised his voice and said to the ministers: "Yes, I am the Son of Heaven, and I should crusade against Mahamu for the sake of the people of the Ming Dynasty who will never suffer before they can be peaceful for a long time, this is where the Dali of the Book of Changes lies, even if there is any bad luck and great evil, it will only fall to Mahamu" said and sneered at the prince: "It seems that you have to study for a few more years to succeed, and talk less about the Book of Changes in the future, which will make people laugh."

"Yes......" Zhu Gaochi was red-faced when he was trained, but he was secretly relieved in his heart.

Seeing the prince's embarrassed appearance, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were also very proud, so much so that they still have endless memories to this day

"This time, because of the pro-conquest matter, the differences between the father and the emperor and the civil officials are getting bigger and bigger, and the boss also sits on wax." After Zhu Gaoxu finished laughing, Zhu Gaosui said softly: "Coupled with the previous Zhou Xin's incident, the trust between him and his father that was easily restored is not much left. Saying that, he looked at his brother and said: "This time I am on a personal expedition, the second brother will naturally accompany me, and the eldest will definitely stay behind, what should I do, I don't need the younger brother to tell me, right?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "I'm sure I'll give the boss bad medicine when I get the chance, but is this just useful?" "After all, the crown prince is the prince of a country, even if it is the Yongle Emperor, it is impossible to change it if he wants to, otherwise Zhu Gaochi would have been replaced a long time ago, why wait until now?

"The water drops are worn by stones, and the ropes are sawed and the wood is broken," Zhu Gaosui said in a low voice: "You have to make your father's dislike of the boss to the extreme, so that I can do a trick with Ji Gang." ”

"Ha Lu, ha, let's go both ways" Zhu Gaoxu laughed, raised his glass and said: "This time, the boss can't eat and go around."

"Not bad." Zhu Gaosui smiled and clinked glasses with the second brother and said, "If you do a good job this time, the boss will explain."

"Wishing you success"

"Wishing you success"

Zhu Gaoxu drank all the wine in the cup, and the carriage also arrived at his Han Palace, "Third brother go in and sit?" ”

"Nope." Zhu Gaosui shook his head and smiled: "Otherwise, the boss will not sleep well again." ”

"Hahaha, too." Zhu Gaoxu squeezed Zhu Gaosui's hand, and seeing that his jade face was slightly red, Ha Lu Ha Da Lu smiled and got out of the car and went home.

The entire Han Palace, like a military camp, can be seen everywhere with wooden stakes and arrow targets, and there are armed guards and soldiers everywhere...... Zhu Gaoxu is a prince who grew up in the barracks, he has followed Zhu Di to fight since he was a child, and later pacified the world.

In order to make himself comfortable, when his father gave him this palace, Zhu Gaoxu ordered someone to transform it into a military camp. For example, there are no bookshelves in his study, but instead there is a huge sand table, and the two walls are hung with maps of the mountains and rivers of Annan and Mobei. On a huge handsome case in the center, in addition to the four treasures of the study and the pen holder paperweight, there are also swords and gold seals given by the emperor...... It was the emperor's imperial seal of the capital, except for the emperor's direct subordinate 26 pro-military guards, the rest of the Ming army, all under its control.

All these arrangements are interpreting the power and prestige of this prince, and when he sat down behind the handsome case, several confidant generals knelt down on one knee to say goodbye. After standing by and getting up, Zhu Gaoxu asked a few words about the preparations for the war, and then asked the generals to retreat, leaving only his henchmen Mei Qing, and asked in a low voice: "What happened to Li Bao'er?" ”

Mei Qing is in his forties, with three long beards and narrow eyes, and at first glance he is a scheming, bright and capable person, and said in a low voice: "Gonggong Li is very grateful to the prince for avenging him, but the enemies who killed his entire clan at the beginning, there are still eight people alive, as long as the prince helps him kill these people, his life will be the prince's......" As he spoke, he took out a scroll of paper from the page of his boots, unfolded it and presented it to the king of Han.

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the list, and said quite unhappily: "This eunuch is really an inch, but he said that as long as he gets rid of those few people, he will sell his life to the lonely one" said hatefully: "Others are good to say, Tan Qing is the governor of the capital, and Mandu Li is the commander of the capital, how can he easily cause harm?" ”

"At this time and then, he is now a high-ranking and powerful head of the Imperial Horse Supervisor," Mei Qing said softly, "Naturally, you should take your life more seriously." He said and persuaded softly: "And he is responsible for protecting the grandson this time, and the strange goods are liveable, of course, he has to ask for a price." ”

"Hmph, he's sure of me" Zhu Gaoxu snorted, in all fairness, those generals were loyal to him, and he never wanted to cut his wings. But this time Zhu Zhanji also has to follow the expedition to the desert, which is a golden opportunity to get rid of this guy, and he never wants to miss it - blind people can see that Zhu Zhanji is the guarantee of Zhu Gaoxu's position as the crown prince. Zhu Gaoxu believes that the reason why his father is reluctant to change the crown prince is because of Zhu Zhanji's existence. So after getting rid of Zhu Zhanji, what does the father have to be nostalgic for the boss? I'm sure I'll abandon him

Although the third child has a plan to deal with the boss, Zhu Gaoxu thinks that that set is too troublesome, and it is not clear how effective it will be. He is a military general at heart, and he is more accustomed to solving problems directly - let the person who caused the trouble disappear from the world, and the trouble will naturally disappear with it

Pulling down calmly, Zhu Gaoxu naturally thought clearly about the stakes...... Tan Qing and Mandu Li's lives are certainly valuable, but they are not as good as Zhu Zhanji's in case, this transaction is a big profit, how can it not be justified? It's a big deal, and their families will be generous in the future. They sacrificed for their great cause, and they died as they deserved, how could Lone forget that they couldn't?

After making up his mind, Zhu Gaoxu said in a sullen voice: "Tell Li Bao'er, Lone should respond but there are a few, and now I can't do it, and when I get to the battlefield, I will find a chance to let them die for the ......" After a pause, Yīn said: "Let him not wait, prepare for Lone, if that kid can come back alive, Lone must chop him up and feed him to the dogs."

"Yes." Mei Qing responded and retired.

In the study, Zhu Gaoxu was the only one left, holding a candlestick to check the sand table, and under the candlelight, his heroic face looked terrifying.