Ma Shiying bowed down excitedly and said: "Being so valued by the prince, Shiying is a little embarrassed." ”

These words made Wu Zheng laugh out loud, and nodded Ma Shiying and said: "It's been four years, and it's the first time this king has heard you say that you are embarrassed, which really surprised me." ”

Ma Shiying said: "For the above, there should be two mirrors, one for good and one for evil. Shiying is willing to be a prince with an evil mirror by his side, reflecting the real traitors in this world. ”

"Well, since you are willing, then the king will promise you."

At this time, the palace guard came to report again, and there was another person in the palace.

Wu Zheng and Ma Shiying looked at each other.

It's a wonderful day.

I saw that the old eunuch surnamed Xu who had come before ran in a hurry and came in a hurry.

Seeing that Ma Shiying was present in the study, he gasped and said, "Please also ask the prince to retreat." ”

Wu Zheng glanced at Ma Shiying, and Ma Shiying quietly withdrew.

"Lord Wang, why don't you go to the front yard to pick up the driver!"

Wu Zheng was stunned, Zhu Yujiao actually came in person?

……。

"Minister Wu Zheng saw His Majesty, he didn't know that the Holy Driver came, he didn't greet him from afar, and he hoped that His Majesty would forgive his sins."

Introducing Zhu Yujiao into the study, Wu Zheng solemnly greeted him.

With a mocking smile on the corner of her mouth, Zhu Yujiao looked at Wu Zheng, who bowed his head in front of her.

"I thought that I, the emperor, had little weight in your heart."

Wu Zhengzheng said: "Your Majesty is the son of heaven of a country supported by the ministers unanimous, even if the ministers are arrogant, they should have due respect for Your Majesty." ”

"That makes sense." Zhu Yu bowed her jaw and said, "Sit down." ”

Wu Zheng said: "Your Majesty is here, and it is better for the minister to stand." ”

Zhu Yujiao frowned slightly, "Wu Zheng, you blame me in your heart, shouldn't you take the throne from your brother?" ”

"Nope." Wu Zheng categorically denied, "First of all, Your Majesty was supported by the ministers to ascend the throne, not from his brother. Besides, the King of Danyang has a loss of personal morality, and it is also human nature for His Majesty to replace it in order to protect himself, so why should the minister blame? ”

"Then sit down and talk."

Wu Zheng confessed his guilt and sat down directly opposite Zhu Yujiao.

"If I have a choice, I'd rather go back to the official road in Jiaxing four years ago, the day you and I met unexpectedly, this throne is too heavy, I'm afraid I can't afford it." was too close, looking at Wu Zheng's mature face in a daze, as if it was a little unfamiliar, Zhu Yujiao's eyes were foggy.

Wu Zheng said: "The past is gone, and you can chase it in the future." Your Majesty does not have to grieve the passage of time. ”

"Really?" Zhu Yujiao's gaze turned to Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng was speechless for a while, so he could only shut up and not answer.

"The falling flowers are intentional, and the flowing water is ruthless...... After all, it can't be chased. Zhu Yujiao sighed, "Wu Zheng, I have only one wish in my heart, and that is to keep the foundation of the Zhu family...... I need you to help me. ”

"The minister will do his best to live up to Your Majesty!"

"Wu Zheng, do you really want to be so angry with me?" Zhu Yujiao became a little excited, "In your heart, am I not as good as Qian Jinxuan, or even as good as Zhu Chenyu?" ”

Wu Zheng didn't know how to answer.

"Do you know that I hate my surname Zhu, just like when my father swung his sword and cut off my arm, he said to me, why was he born in the royal ...... Wu Zheng, it's not that I don't want to...... You should understand that I am willing to give up everything, but this family business can't, because my surname is Zhu! ”

Seeing Zhu Yujiao's affection, which reminded him of the handsome boy who shared his century-old ginseng to heal his wounds, Wu Zheng was stabbed in the softest part of his heart, and he sighed lightly: "Your Majesty misunderstood, and the minister has no thoughts of being a minister." ”

Zhu Yujiao looked at Wu Zheng steadily, "What do you think in your heart? ”

"Yes."

Zhu Yujiao suddenly smiled, "I know you are a gentleman. ”

Wu Zheng smiled bitterly: "When I first saw Your Majesty, the minister said, the minister's name is Wu Zheng, the lawless Wu, the competitive competition." ”

Zhu Yujiao looked at Wu Zheng with a smile, "I think that day, you forced me to become a righteous brother with you." ”

Wu Zheng covered his face and let out a light "snort".

"You still force me to call you big brother."

Wu Zheng couldn't stand it anymore.

"You still want to hear me call you today...... Big brother, is it? ”

Wu Zheng's heart jumped, the same person, the same two words, Wu Zheng suddenly tasted different.

The "big brother" that day was shy, helpless, and resentful, but the important thing was that there was deep trust and a trace of unspeakable dependence.

But today's "big brother" is as enthusiastic as fire and makes people's hearts flutter, but there is no trust and dependence that made Wu Zheng throb.

Time flies, Wu Zheng is no longer the lawless and competitive sentinel, and she is no longer the Zhou Gongzi with a pair of clean eyes.

Wu Zheng was a little confused for no reason.

Zhu Yujiao's tone became very gentle, "I came today, and I really have something to discuss with you." ”

"Your Majesty just commands."

"I've ascended the throne, but I'm a woman after all...... A woman always has to marry. Zhu Yujiao's face gradually turned pink, "I have a strong backing for you, and you have you to resist the enemy's attack for the country, and the inside and outside are concentric, Qin Se and Ming, in this way, our dynasty will be able to prosper, and the Northern Expedition will be successful...... If an heir is born in the future, he can be made the crown prince, and the inheritance will be inherited...... Wu Zheng, what do you think? ”

After all, it is a woman, an unmarried woman, Zhu Yujiao's voice is getting softer and softer, so that it is inaudible.

Wu Zheng's heart jumped suddenly, looking at Zhu Yujiao's shy face at this time, he had an urge to nod in agreement.

But, too, it's just impulsive.

The reason why Wu Zheng has always rejected Zhu Yujiao is not that Zhu Yujiao is not good enough, nor is it that Wu Zheng is ruthless.

But Wu Zheng understands that if he combines with Zhu Yujiao, then everything he has done before will come to naught.

In this world, because of this incident, we will go around in a big circle, and then return to the original and move forward according to the established inertia.

Everything will go back to the way it was.

Even if most of the clans were killed by the Dashun, Daxi, and Qing armies, the number of the Jiangnan clans was still more than 100,000.

If it is the people, Wu Zheng is not worried, he can give him fishing and feed himself, but these people can only eat and wait for death.

It is well documented that in the 30th year of Wanli, in one year, the imperial court earned nearly 30 million taels, of which more than 18.9 million taels were spent on supporting the clan, accounting for more than 60% of the annual income, and the expenditure of officials was more than 4 million taels, while the military expenditure was only more than 6 million taels.

Wu Zheng thinks that he can't afford to raise these silverfish.

But once he took this step, Wu Zheng couldn't explain to those who gathered under his command that if he established a new world and a new country, everything would become a joke.

It was hard for Wu Zheng to imagine that when hundreds of thousands of clan members flocked to him and demanded from him what they "deserved", would he be able to swing his sword at him?