As soon as he spoke, he was so straightforward, which made people embarrassed.

Zhu Changxi bluntly said that he wanted to send off the guests, and Gu Zizhong shivered in the back.

Bang people away like this, okay?

Guo Shixing spread his hands and said, "Zhu Shizi, the Empress Dowager sent me to ask you for military power." Are you doing that to me?"

Zhu Changxi lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and then said, "I have already considered the matter of military power. But are you really here on the orders of the Empress Dowager? ”

Guo Shixing was speechless for a while, and he didn't know what to do.

Gu Zizhong sneered and said, "The Empress Dowager is very kind to me, even if her old man wants to summon me to talk and talk about my heart, I am willing to go." Lord Guo doesn't have to go through such a big effort, can he still come in person?"

Guo Shixing didn't speak, just smiled coldly and walked away.

One day later, they heard that the man was staying in a nearby inn.

Gu Zizhong was afraid of this person in his heart, and he always couldn't figure him out.

Zhu Changxi said: "We still have so many brocade guards here, so don't be afraid of him, and don't care about him." The Empress Dowager has a decree, why doesn't she even have a holy decree? If he is exposed, we will have room for maneuver. The matter of military power has been put on hold for the time being, and I have to write a letter to my father, who is far away in the capital, to ask about the situation. ”

He wrote a letter to Lord Zhu.

A few days later, the letter returned, but it said that he had not heard of such a thing.

That's weird.

The Empress Dowager wants to collect military power, why didn't she tell her father?

Zhu Changxi couldn't sit still, so he led the troops directly to the hotel, wanting to arrest this surnamed Guo.

The people of the Zhu Mansion began to talk about it.

The servants below all said that Zhu Shizi wanted to avenge the personal vendetta of the year, and he was ready to rectify this person.

Feng Ming tried his best to refute the rumors.

Zhu Changxi was also straightforward, and directly led the soldiers into the hotel and arrested the people.

Guo Shixing sat in front of the Zhu family's hall, with his chest up and his head up, quite righteous and awe-inspiring.

The Zhu family hung him in the guest room and did not move.

Gu Zizhong also traveled more than a day to take a look at the situation of others.

She went to Brother Zishan and said, "Let's just arrest people like this, isn't this equivalent to arresting the envoy of the imperial court? ”

Zhu Changxi put his hands behind his back, but he looked like he was not afraid of heaven and earth, and said, "If he wants to give me this charge, I can't help it." But I have my own ideas. Let's confront the imperial court, if we hand over the military power, then we really have no strength at all. ”

The court was already very chaotic, and the Empress Dowager was temporarily clinging to her feet in such a chaotic situation, thinking about seizing all the military power that could be grasped around her.

How can this be?

The barracks that the Zhu family in Jinling worked hard for must not be handed over.

Zhu Changxi's face at this time had already shown a hideous color, and said, "If we and the imperial court really can't stand on the other." I, Zhu Changxi, am a mercenary, and it is okay to break away from the imperial court. Back then, the emperor had been holding military power to suppress me. Now the Empress Dowager still wants to suppress me?"

Gu Zizhong felt that Brother Zishan's words were quite reasonable.

But to be honest, it is always a big risk to fight against the court with your life.

After she was worried, she calmed down again and chose to support Brother Zishan.

Zhu Changxi locked up Guo Shixing and didn't even ask.

Two days later, news came from the capital, and Prince Zhu came to write a letter, saying that when the Empress Dowager chatted with him, she always expressed this idea vaguely.

Zhu Changxi brought the letter to Gu Zi to read again, and also brought Gu's mother and aunt.

And they were deliberating about it.

Gu's mother is old, so she also knows in her heart and has her own opinions on this kind of thing.

She shook her head and sighed, smiled, and said with a red face: "This is the same as when the emperor wanted to take back the military power." It's all the same trick, nothing has changed. ”

My aunt said: "Otherwise, let's do this, it is better to keep the military power first and hold it in our own hands than to give it to the imperial court." Even if it is given to the imperial court, I don't know whose hands this military power has fallen into. ”

This view is the same as Zhu Changxi's view.

However, Wu Yicheng, who came in immediately, didn't care: "Now that the military power is in our hands, isn't it just what we say? Now that the Manchu Dynasty has so many civil and military forces, who is good for them and who is not good for them? Even if the military power is given to them. What if they are allowed to fight, what if they are allowed to take it? Aren't the soldiers still with us?"

That's right, the Ministry of War's current control of military power is really poor.

Especially the local soldiers, they can hardly control it.

Zhu Changxi said: "Even if we hand over the talisman, these people below will still listen to us." ”

He wrote a letter about this idea and told his father, who was far away in the capital.

Zhu Wangye discussed it with Gu Wangye, but decided to drag it out.

If you can drag it out, it's best to drag it until the people in the court can't sit still.

They ignored it.

Zhu Changxi let Guo Shixing go, and threatened in front of others: "If the Empress Dowager doesn't let you come, I will ask her old man to buy a copy of you." If the Empress Dowager really intends to take back the military power, I am willing to return the military power. But none of this has anything to do with you. ”

Guo Shixing sneered twice, and then said: "The Ming army on the nine sides has rebelled, don't you want to follow in their footsteps?"

Zhu Changxi suddenly stared at Guo Shixing and wanted to make a move on Guo Shixing.

Wu Yicheng and Zhu Sanzi grabbed him.

Guo Shixing laughed and walked away.

Wu Yicheng comforted Zhu Changxi: "Brother Zhu, don't be angry, I hate this kid, I haven't beaten him yet." Brother Zhu, don't worry, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely be the first to beat him. ”

The anger in Zhu Changxi's chest could not be calmed for a long time.

He is loyal to the imperial court, and he doesn't dare to think about it at all, how can he be so slandered?

When he was having dinner with Zhu Sanzi, he was still complaining: "I am also surnamed Zhu, the orthodoxy of the royal family." Can't I be the emperor? I'm loyal to the court, where is the court?"

Zhu Sanzi just smiled and didn't speak.

Wu Yicheng persuaded: "You are not afraid of shadows, the Empress Dowager just knows that Brother Zhu doesn't want to hand over the military power, and she can't do anything to you." We have done so much for the court, we can't be killed now, right? The court is ungrateful if it says this, and the people will spit on them. Especially the Empress Dowager and the newly enthroned little emperor, the two of them can't stand this kind of criticism. ”

Zhu Sanzi also said: "Yes, we will be fine." ”