Xu Hao had great expectations for a dialogue with Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, hoping to hear the other party's analysis and countermeasures against the Mongolian tribes, and also wanted to know by the way why the king of Ning, who had 80,000 elite soldiers, lost his luster in the early stage of the Battle of Jingjing.

Soon Xu Hao was greatly disappointed, although King Ning, who has a high artistic talent, is worthy of his reputation in learning, but he is not a person of great talent, and he can only use the description of the four words 'quite familiar' to evaluate the people around him, and the desire for the feudal country is to garrison safely rather than actively annihilate and try his best to balance the tribes that may rise.

Zhu Quan has great ambitions, but his ambition is the same as that of most careerists, and his eyes are on winning the Central Plains, which can explain why Chengde and even other places did not build a large-scale pass to defend Daning City, because Zhu Quan had no intention of staying here for a long time, so he was naturally too lazy to bother, and he himself knew very well that it was impossible to stay in the Mongolian steppe surrounded by wolves for a long time.

Constantly accumulating strength, constantly training soldiers, sitting on 80,000 elite soldiers, being on the front line but not taking the initiative to attack, its ambition for the Central Plains is also obvious.

Xu Hao still remembered that Zhu Quan inspected the place the year before last and found traces left by the Hu army on the road, Pegasus reported to Zhu Yuanzhang, and the imperial court immediately ordered Zhu Di, the king of Yan, to wave his army to attack Liaodong, and King Ning was responsible for assisting Zhu Gaochi to stay in Hebei. He didn't even mean to send his generals or Duoyan Sanwei to attack Zhu Di's army.

No wonder Zhu Quan did not get the loyal support of his subordinates, an unenterprising leader could not satisfy the ambitions of the generals, whether it was for the Han generals who wanted to be promoted and make a fortune or the Fan people who wanted to plunder the population and strengthen the strength of the tribe, King Ning, who had been diligent in internal affairs for six years and had not fought a war, undoubtedly gradually became a stumbling block in front of them.

In this way, Xu Hao knew that he didn't need to use any intrigues and tricks, and the ambitious King Yan was undoubtedly the natural leader to follow in the minds of the northern heroes, not to mention that most of the generals under Zhu Quan were originally from the Yan Palace. For Mongolians like Duoyan Sanwei, who are respected as strong men, King Yan is a strong man.

When he returned to his residence at night, Xu Hao sighed in disappointment: "It's a pity that such a good opportunity, Zhu Quan, you have a great possibility to achieve a great achievement." ”

Mu Ningxue, who had already returned, came over to serve her husband to take off his coat, Xu Hao still felt sorry for herself, remembering that she had half-jokingly said to Zhu Gaoxu that she could be the king in Liaodong, not only to protect the Central Plains but also to compete with all different races, if you are lucky, it will be a generation of male kings who will be famous through the ages.

But Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and refused without thinking about it, this guy didn't have any idea of hardship, and like his uncle Zhu Quan, he only thought about the splendid Central Plains. At this point, King Ning can still calm down and work hard in Daning Mansion for six years. The impetuous Zhu Gaochu may not be able to stand it even for a day, and Zhu Gaochu is far inferior to Zhu Quan.

Xu Hao somewhat realized that a thousand armies are easy to get and a general is hard to find, at this moment is a critical moment when the civil war is about to break out among the various forces in Mongolia, how good would it be if King Ning could do something? At the very least, under the banner of disobeying the orders of the imperial court, the Han and Mongolian coalition forces can be summoned to conquest, and the remnants of Tabu Nang can be forced to confess their guilt or a big battle to achieve the goal of weakening its Mongol population, and it can more firmly control the rest of the Mongols, and by the way, deter the remaining two guards, the most basic strategy of the Ming Dynasty towards the north is not to allow the Uliangha tribe and the Tatar thorns that are about to be divided to merge.

It's a pity that Zhu Quan's status and existing advantages. It's a pity that Zhu Gaoxu's bravery, otherwise he is definitely the best successor to replace King Ning's lineage, if this kid is not dedicated to thinking about the throne, Xu Hao is very willing to live in Beiping and assist him wholeheartedly.

In the next few days, Xu Hao and Zhu Quan chatted. Zhu Quan, who was interested, invited the princess and Ning Xue to come and listen to him play a guqin, and it was really lingering.

Mu Ningxue and Zhu Quan have known each other since childhood, and frowned unceremoniously: "The prince's control of the qin sound seems to have regressed a little, and it is not as smooth as before. There is no stagnation in the fingering, and listening to the sound of the piano seems to have something on the mind. ”

Zhu Quan pushed the piano stand, got up and said dejectedly: "Ning Xue is right. Xiao Wang has been entangled in mundane things for many years and has no intention of studying piano skills, especially since the death of his father, he can't read any books. Alas! As a son of man, he can't even send his father to the end, the eldest son of my husband and wife is still too young to return to Beijing for me to do his filial piety, King Ning can only send officials back to Beijing, whenever he thinks about it, his heart is like a knife, this prince doesn't want to, he really wants to go to the imperial tomb to guard his father. ”

Xu Hao said secretly, and sighed: "Why didn't King Yan fall seriously ill for this? But the prince is responsible for guarding the land, and the court also has the difficulties of the court, and I hope His Royal Highness will understand. ”

"Considerate?" Zhu Quan sneered, "Xu Hao, don't do this in front of me, otherwise I won't treat you as a friend." Who doesn't know that Zhu Yunwen is bent on cutting the feudal domain in his heart, and now the life of this king is precarious. Do you know what the imperial court has decreed recently? The vassal king is not allowed to interfere with the management of civil and military officials in the feudal state, and in the next step, the civil and military officials can arbitrarily impeach the feudal king for his mistakes, and then I am afraid that even the civil and military officials under the palace will not dare to take care of it, so what has happened? Caged birds! The vassal king lost his military power, and the first emperor's half of his life's hard work was ruined, so I simply asked myself to be degraded as a commoner, and took the initiative to retreat to the mountains and forests, and the provincial and fifth brother even lost their dignity as a prince, and were escorted to Beijing and then to Yunnan. ”

Xu Hao continued to sigh: "King Yan is also worried about this, but the new monarch is the Son of Heaven, and as a minister, he does not dare to disobey. I came to Daning this trip to make a special trip to tell His Royal Highness King Yan, you and King Yan's mansion are dependent on each other, and if you are together, you will lose two benefits, and if you lose power, the other person may not be able to protect herself, and for the sake of the kings of the clan in the world, King Yan wants to stand up with King Ning to say a fair word to the court. ”

Zhu Quan nodded and said: "Xiao Wang understands, I am not an unreasonable person, I used to obey the fourth brother's military orders in everything, and I should follow him in the future." ”

Xu Hao said with a smile: "King Yan already knew that the prince was wise, and he was convinced that the prince would definitely take care of the overall situation, as the so-called brothers worked together to break the gold!" I'm just here to be a messenger by the way, and my real intention is to take the snow to enjoy the scenery of this northern country. ”

Zhu Quan said with a smile: "You husband and wife want to see the wind and frost in the north, while my husband and wife have missed the smoke and rain in the south for many years. It's a pity that without the permission of the imperial court, I can't even go to Beiping, which is 700 miles away, so I can only build around the palace with a sense of homesickness. borrowed wine from the garden to drown his sorrows. ”

Xu Hao said: "I was really surprised when I came to Daning Mansion, the prince has a meritorious business, and he actually governs this place as much as the south of the Yangtze River, which is admirable." ”

At night, after seeing off Xu Hao and his wife, Zhu Quan said to his wife Zhang: "What do you think of Xu Hao?" ”

Zhang said: "It's better to be famous than to meet, I often hear the prince talk about it, Xu Hao is a person who dares to speak out in front of the first emperor, but today watching him talk, it seems that he appreciates the prince but is actually superficial." It's not a friend's doing. ”

Zhu Quan looked regretful and said, "Yes! Even you can see that he is not sincere in his relationship with this king, and although he wants this king to act as a person, he does not dare to compare with the fourth brother, but looking at today, how many people can compare? Far away in this Daning Mansion, which lacks scholars, strategists, scholars, and scholars, this king is really thirsty for talent, and he does not hesitate to hand him over, is he complaining that this king did not go out of the city to greet him? ”

Zhang said with a smile: "In my opinion, Xu Hao is such a narrow-minded person, otherwise, how can he marry the county lord of Yuning?" It seems that it should still be on the county lord. Who made the prince and other people's wives childhood friends? ”

Zhu Quan thumped his chest with a sigh and said angrily: "This Xu Hao is really a little family, how can this king be a villain who covets other people's wives?" ”

On the other side, Mu Ningxue also asked curiously: "I want to be when I first arrived." You are full of praise for King Ning and his wife, why have you been indifferent these days, and you are blindly complimenting today, which is really not like you are usual. ”

Xu Hao said lightly: "It's a dead heart." Originally, when I came to see the scenery of Daning Mansion is extraordinary, the vegetation is full of gardens everywhere, and it must be that the birds and flowers are beautiful in spring and summer, just like the south of the Yangtze River. I think King Ning has great talents. But when you look back, what is this place? The lonely border city is surrounded by jackals, tigers and leopards, and will be attacked at any time, and it is too late to try his best to strengthen the city wall and set up defenses, he has become a master gardener, it can be seen that King Ning is not a down-to-earth person, I dare to assert that in less than twenty years, the city will be destroyed and killed sooner or later. ”

Mu Ningxue was moved, and said in shock: "Then why don't you point these out?" After all, King Ning and his wife treat us like relatives and friends, how can they sit idly by? ”

Xu Hao said with a strange expression: "Loyalty is against the ear, it is best for King Yan to write a letter to remind you of this matter." ”

Mu Ningxue Bingxue was smart, and suddenly said, "Are you worried about me?" King Ning will be dismissive of your advice, that is, what you say will be counterproductive? ”

Xu Hao looked at his beautiful and refined wife in a daze, and suddenly laughed and said: "It's less smelly and beautiful, it turns out that I didn't know that my wife also has princess disease, thinking that there are suitors wherever I go, and all men will never forget the past." Ha ha! ”

"You!" Mu Ningxue was suddenly embarrassed, and she blushed with shame and anger and stepped forward to beat her husband, but was rolled to the couch by Xu Hao with her backhand.

"Ignore you tonight, and don't allow Zhiqing to accompany you." Mu Ningxue, who was angry, didn't turn her head away.

Xu Hao, who was laughing, broke his wife's pretty face with a slight force, and said with a smile: "You should have lost your temper a long time ago, you see that you have become extremely virtuous again this year, is it so important to praise and evaluate outsiders?" ”

Mu Ningxue's little face immediately collapsed, and she fell softly into her husband's arms, and said sullenly: "I don't want to either!" Sometimes I really want to scold loudly like my sister-in-law, but I just can't learn! Although I can become willful and arrogant and unreasonable with you supporting me, I can't act as chic as Momiji, I really envy Momiji's frankness, are you starting to get bored with me? Think I'm hypocritical? ”

"How is it possible, you are you, the unique Mu Ningxue."

Xu Hao lowered his head and kissed his poor wife, and said with a smile: "It's rare to see you suffering from gains and losses, it's interesting!" In fact, you have done well enough, everyone's nature is different, just be yourself. You don't like to worry about people by nature, you are broad-minded and act as much as a man, you don't have the ambition of a sister-in-law who wants to be on a par with a man, you don't have red leaves just for your own cleverness, and when it comes to casual encounters, I'm far inferior to you, if I can learn more from you, I won't be full of intrigue and calculations now. ”

Mu Ningxue snuggled in her husband's warm arms with a satisfied expression, and whispered: "The slave family is not as good as the husband said, every time you and Zhiqing are good, I am very angry, and I can't wait to send them away." ”

Xu Hao smiled and sighed: "It's the same with me, I can only say I'm sorry, I can't let everyone around me go." ”

Mu Ningxue said faintly: "You don't want to lift them up for me, I'm very happy." But it's okay now, you can't even give a name in the future, right? I'm a little jealous, but they've been with you for years. ”

Xu Hao smiled: "Don't think so well of me, I'm a man by nature, I'm selfish by nature, eating in the bowl and looking at the pot, I can't help but think about it when I see other people's beauties."

Qingwen and Musk Yue will take their children out to stand on their own sooner or later, Zhiqing depends on her own choice, not only for you, future generations will be scattered in the future, I am just one step ahead, I hope that my children can grow up in a variety of different environments, all gathered in one place and have nothing to do, this point must learn from the first emperor, maybe which son or his descendants will become big men, there is no need for future generations to guard the ancestral life of the family. (To be continued......)