Zhu Lianbi paused and sighed lightly: "According to my age, I have to respect King Wu as my brother...... At this time, just the two of us, what can't we say clearly? ”

Wu Zheng took a step back and said, "Your Majesty is the king, and I am the minister...... The righteousness of the monarch and the minister stops at courtesy, and please be cautious of your majesty! ”

Zhu Lianbi said with a smile: "King Wu misunderstood me, I said this from the bottom of my heart...... I think Emperor Taizu also started from recklessness, and he was also the king of Wu when he expelled the foreign captives...... Now, King Wu is even more powerful to turn the tide and save the world from hanging upside down, and he deserves to be ...... by all the people in the world. ”

"Your Majesty!" Wu Zheng interrupted without hesitation, "If the name is not right, it is not good, Your Majesty's surname is Zhu, and the minister's surname is Wu...... If there are signs of revival today, it would be unwise to cause turmoil in the world for some unnecessary things at this time...... Your Majesty, imagine how Emperor Yongli would react if he heard that his ministers were stealing a big position? ”

Zhu Lianbi's smile was even stronger, "You have to follow King Wu's words...... It does make sense, but I am rash, but ....... ”

"Dare to ask Your Majesty to make it clear."

"I'm worried these days, according to the current situation, the success of the Northern Expedition should Chinese not be far away, but the army of the Yongli Dynasty in the southwest is heading north, if they really get Henan, the time will ...... Tsk, I don't dare to think about it, the people of the world have just finished hanging upside down, and they have been put into a civil war that should not have been, and countless lives have been destroyed...... I can't bear it. ”

These words made Wu Zheng's heart light up, so it was.

Dare to be emotional, everything is Zhu Lianbi's foreshadowing for this matter.

Thinking about it this way, the train of thought went smoothly, Zhu Lianbi was worried that the Great Western Army would continue to advance north, and finally form a way to occupy the western and southern half of the country? The pattern of fighting against the Southeast Division? That's why there is a retreat as advance, forcing Wu Zheng to respond and react? laid the groundwork for him to expand the brocade guard.

Figured it out? Wu Zheng was calm.

"The minister is about to make a statement to His Majesty...... The minister intends to go west and meet with Li Dingguo, the king of Yongli Jin? Persuade the Great Western Army to make a temporary truce. ”

Zhu Lianbi's face was overjoyed, "If King Wu goes in person?" If you want to come, Li Dingguo will definitely not refuse. ”

Speaking of which? Zhu Lianbi's face paled, "It's just the fifty or sixty thousand recruits in the capital......." ”

"Then Your Majesty has a countermeasure in mind?" Play stupid, who wouldn't?

Sure enough, Zhu Lianbi's melancholy voice sounded? "When King Wu wrote a letter to declare war on the Qing court? I am strong against public opinion and firmly stand on the side of King Wu...... But King Wu also knew that as soon as the edict of war was declared, the imperial court began to recruit soldiers, and now there are 50,000 or 60,000 new recruits? But the war ended suddenly, and this ...... That's going to be hard. ”

Speaking of which? Zhu Lianbi looked at Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right, after all, it's not five or six hundred?" I am afraid that such a number of people will have to empty the treasury...... However, according to the minister's understanding? General Liao's left battalion and Wei Guogong's Jianyang Wei were all killed and wounded in this battle? I can completely supplement them. ”

Zhu Lianbi shook his head and said, "The casualties of the two combined? There are only 3 or 4,000 people, and there are 50,000 or 60,000 recruits...... Hey, this place has kept me awake for days and nights. ”

Look, what a good Mingjun.

Wu Zheng looked pensive, raised his head and said, "Why don't you ...... Disperse, in a few months, it will be spring ploughing, so that the newcomers can return to the field, and the next year's harvest can also be guaranteed...... As long as some silver taels are distributed, it will not cause resentment among the people...... No matter how bad it is, the ministers will pay for the severance silver. ”

Zhu Lianbi blinked a few times and said, "King Wu never thought that the imperial court would form another strong army?" Although King Wu and the Qing court have negotiated an armistice, we all know in our hearts that sooner or later we will continue the Northern Expedition...... Wouldn't it be better to train another elite army during this truce? ”

Wu Zheng looked at Zhu Lianbi suspiciously, and asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”

"I intend to expand the brocade guard, but I don't know...... What does King Wu think? ”

Wu Zheng looked inexplicable, "Although the minister is a general, Jinyiwei is subordinate to the inner court...... Your Majesty can do everything he can to make his own decisions. ”

Zhu Lianbi looked at Wu Zheng with a somewhat strange expression, "That being said, it's ...... Such a number of recruits cost a lot of money...... Ahem, King Wu knows that now the imperial court is in charge of the treasury by the cabinet, and my internal treasury is ...... Cough. ”

Wu Zheng understood, and said with a smile: "Isn't it just silver, there are a lot of silver sent by officials in the minister's mansion, if Your Majesty makes it, you can take it." ”

Zhu Lianbi's face turned red, and he hurriedly shook his hand and said: "King Wu has made great contributions to the court, and I haven't rewarded it yet, how can I ask for King Wu's silver...... I mean...... Ask King Wu to convince Huang Xiang. ”

Wu Zheng agreed, "I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty...... Huang Xiangna, the minister just said it. ”

Zhu Lianbi was overjoyed when he heard this, "King Wu is really a loyal minister of the imperial court......!" ”

Wu Zheng shook his hand and said, "Dare to ask Your Majesty to summon the ministers, is there anything else...... If not, the minister will persuade Huang Xiang for His Majesty. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Zheng pulled out his legs and wanted to leave.

Zhu Lianbi hurriedly said: "King Wu stays." ”

"What else does Your Majesty have to show you?"

"Hmm...... In this way, Huang Xiang told me before that the imperial court should order Liao Zhongping's left camp to take over the four prefectures of Luzhou, Anqing, Fengyang, and Xuzhou...... But I don't agree, these four prefectures were all recovered by King Wu's Northern Expeditionary Army, so why should I send a stream official after the prophet met King Wu? ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and there was a grassland beast galloping past in his heart.

"Your Majesty is overwhelmed." Wu Zheng said with a smile, "The minister is the king of Wu who built the new dynasty, and the land under his jurisdiction is also the land of the new dynasty." ”

Zhu Lianbi laughed and clapped his hands, "I just said that King Wu is a loyal minister...... Originally, I planned to use these four prefectures as the domain of King Wu, but King Wu knew that the treasury was tight, and now there were so many new soldiers who needed to be placed by the imperial court...... Hey, it's hard for me...... King Wu thinks that if I took the land of Sifu from King Wu like this, will it make people feel that I ...... Unreasonable? ”

"Of course not." Wu argued, "But ...... Please forgive your majesty, Xuzhou...... I'm afraid it's an exception. ”

"Oh...... Why? ”

"The civil unrest in Xuzhou has not ended, although this has nothing to do with our army's recovery of Xuzhou, but it is always a riot, once it is not handled properly, I am afraid the consequences are unpredictable...... Moreover, Yanzhou Dolbo still had tens of thousands of troops in his hands, and the minister was worried that General Liao would not have enough troops to ....... ”

Wu Zheng did not tell Zhu Lianbi about his private dealings with Zilharang.

Zhu Lianbi listened, was silent for a while, and said with a smile: "King Wu is reasonable...... In that case, then I will let Huang Xiang take over the affairs of Luzhou, Anqing, and Fengyang? ”

"As it should be!" Wu Zheng said, "The minister has one thing, and I hope that His Majesty will fulfill it." ”

"King Wu, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Before, Shen Zhiyuan, the former deputy of Hangzhou Wei, was ordered by his ministers to go undercover with Qian Qiaogong in the enemy camp, and now in the battle of Anton Wei, Shen Zhiyuan led his troops to surrender and made great contributions...... The minister wanted to ask for credit for him. ”