Gu Zizhong didn't ask anymore, and said instead: "Then brother, you are really powerful, you have the talent to practice martial arts." ”

Gu Shizi was happy.

Okay, the brother and sister both give each other the stairs, and no one owes anyone.

Gu Shizi left the letter, but Gu Zizhong was unwilling to keep it.

Gu Shizi simply took the letter away and took it back to the barracks to pass it on to the soldiers.

After Gu Zizhong waited for his brother to leave, he hurriedly wrote a letter to Brother Zishan and asked him if he was doing there.

Brother Zishan doesn't care about her, but she still cares about Brother Zishan.

Alas, being a woman, there is no way.

Outside, Aunt Cui heard the conversation between Gu Zizhong and Gu Shizi clearly.

After waiting for a while, Aunt Cui came back from outside and poured tea for Gu Zi and said, "Young lady, we don't have much food in stock, it's time to think of a way." ”

Gu Zizhong hadn't thought about this issue, and when he heard this, he was surprised.

But she only thought about it for a while, and then said, "I still have to ask Uncle Lin about this." ”

Lord Lin is the uncle who was imprisoned in Gusu by her, and he is also the doorman of the Gu family.

The last time the rebels came, they didn't recognize Lord Lin.

Lord Lin can also be regarded as living among the rebels.

Since the rebels left, Lord Lin has also rewritten letters to Gu Zi.

Including Lord Lin himself, as well as his son and daughter, they all said that they were from the Gu family, and they would do whatever the Gu family asked them to do.

So Gu Zizhong was ready to go to him.

Aunt Cui seemed to have seen through everything, and reminded her: "Young lady, I advise you to be cautious on the issue of food. ”

Gu Zizhong didn't understand what this meant.

Aunt Cui said: "I don't know if the old slave should talk about it or not." Since the imperial court relaxed its control over Jinling, we have become accustomed to freedom. The connections accumulated by the Zhu family and the Gu family in Jinling for decades can't all be destroyed in our hands. ”

Gu Zizhong suddenly woke up as if he had just woken up from a dream, and then woke up.

That's right, the Jinling Zhu family and the Gu family have accumulated connections for several generations, and they are all piled up in front of Gu Zizhong.

If she brazenly commands this and that, people help the Zhu family and the Gu family in Jinling too hard, or if she dominates too ruthlessly, she may go too far in the future.

Isn't Gangnam an example?

The people of Jiangnan were originally subservient to the Zhu family in Jinling.

However, Gu Zizhong has so many secondary military salaries, and the burden on the people of Jiangnan is too heavy.

It is estimated that the people of Jiangnan are very righteous to the Jinling Zhu family, and they will not listen to the orders of the Jinling Zhu family in the future.

Aunt Cui also hurriedly said: "Young lady, it's not that the old slave is talkative. The imperial court is really good to the Zhu family in Jinling. ”

Where do you start?

Gu Zizhong still hates the emperor, and if there is anything to break the war, he will take it to Brother Zishan. Look at how tired Brother Zishan is, what has become of him.

Aunt Cui was unhurried and said: "The power in the world is scattered, and there are too many vassal kings. There are too many descendants of the Zhu family. So the vassal kings everywhere were in power. As soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he had to cut down the feudal domain, and then regain power back to the imperial court, which was originally beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the ancestors' country. Young lady, you also know that now except for our Jinling Zhu family, the other vassal kings have been cut. ”

The Gu family cannot be regarded as a vassal king, but can only be said to be a prince and nobleman with the Zhu family in Jinling.

Really.

Gu Zizhong pondered in his heart for a moment and stopped talking.

Aunt Cui said: "In the past few years, the treasury of the imperial court has been empty, but the emperor has ignored the Jinling Zhu family and allowed the Jinling Zhu family to collect taxes and grain from the people in Jiangnan. Isn't this the emperor's favor to us?"

yes, that makes sense.

Gu Zizhong was even more embarrassed to speak.

The imperial court didn't care about the Jinling Zhu family, and allowed the Jinling Zhu family to occupy the grain and personal strength of Jiangnan.

Gu Zizhong actually resented the emperor in his heart.

Aunt Cui sighed: "In fact, the emperor's meaning is already obvious for things like this, on the one hand, the emperor is thinking of the brotherhood with Zhu Shizi, and he can't bear to cut his domain. On the other hand, it is out of the consideration of the imperial court, and the imperial court needs a military future who can fight well to defend the frontier of the Ming Dynasty. And Zhu Shizi is a relative of the emperor, and the emperor can trust him. ”

Gu Zizhong was like an initiation, and he was really ashamed.

After Aunt Cui finished speaking, she stood still in place, not knowing where to put her hands.

Gu Zizhong was so excited that he squeezed out tears: "Auntie, you don't have to be nervous. What you said was right, and Zizhong listened to it in his heart. ”

Aunt Cui continued: "So the emperor asked Zhu Shizi to guard the frontier, which is also a name for Zhu Shizi to survive." Zhu Shizi can protect his family and defend the country, so it is natural that the Zhu family in Jinling will continue to exist. ”

Well!

Gu Zizhong also figured it out, this was the emperor's heart.

Forget it, don't think about it.

Let's take it one step at a time.

Gu Zizhong knew that the emperor was also very embarrassed, he wanted to appease his courtiers, and he wanted to unify everything.

Let Brother Zishan go to guard the frontier, which can be regarded as a reason for Brother Zishan to continue to be the king of the domain.

However, why did Aunt Cui suddenly say so much to Gu Zizhong today?

She was thinking.

Can Aunt Cui not understand?

So Aunt Cui hurriedly said: "Because the emperor came to the holy decree, saying that there is trouble along the coast again." Hopefully we can make a difference!"

When did this happen?

Gu Zizhong panicked again, Jinling City was almost empty, and there were no soldiers to send.

Yan Pingnan took a lot of soldiers from the Jinling Barracks last time, and there were really no people in the Jinling Barracks.

Just this time, the soldiers are basically the people brought over by the military department.

Aunt Cui said: "I just heard the conversation between the young lady and Gu Shizi just now, so I have this idea, and I want to say what is in my heart." Young lady, think for yourself. ”

Gu Shizi sat in place in a daze.

After a short while, the messenger came in from outside and handed the holy decree to Gu Zizhong.

My father-in-law finally took the initiative.

Gu Zizhong didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly got up to greet his father-in-law.

Zhenguo said fairly: "Zizhong, the emperor wants us to send troops to fight against the Japanese." In my opinion, you don't have to worry about this matter. The old man personally led the troops. ”

She was surprised, her father-in-law was over the age of six, and he was almost ancient, why did he still have to lead troops?

Zhenguo Gong stared at Gu Zizhong, and his eyes revealed contempt: "What, Zizhong, don't you believe the old man?"

Gu Zizhong's eyes were in a trance, and he quickly shook his head and said, "No, no." ”

Zhenguo Gong has already made a decision, he doesn't need to say more, the affairs of the Zhu family in Jinling are still handed over to Gu Zizhong to deal with.

Although he is old, his heart is not old.

But at this time, a person came out, Gu Shizi.

Gu Shizi insisted on leading troops to resist the Japanese. This is his chance.