It was almost evening, and Zhang Mingwei had finally made a preliminary resettlement for the refugees under the continuous busyness, and further measures should be taken tomorrow, and the faster the action, the easier it would be to solve the refugee problem.

Taking stock of these things, he returned to Zhang's Mansion under the escort of Li Ruolian and Zhou Yuji.

At this time, Princess Kunxing had already returned to Zhang's mansion, and when she heard the sound, she immediately led everyone in the mansion to greet her and met them in the front yard.

"Huh?" When Zhang Mingwei saw it, he was a little surprised, and saw that behind Zhu Yujiao, there was a team of female soldiers in military uniform, all of them heroic.

However, he quickly came back to his senses, looked at the tall woman in front of him, and then turned his head and asked Zhou Yuji, "Is this my sister-in-law?" ”

Zhou Yuji nodded and said, "It is the Liu family in the cheap country, who came to protect the lord and the princess by order." ”

The deputy chief soldier and his wife protect a foreign minister together, even the first assistant cannot have such treatment, it is too appalling, just like the princess in Zhang's mansion, it will cause the world to be surprised. Therefore, Liu led her female soldiers to enter through the back door and stationed in the inner courtyard of Zhang's mansion, as quietly as possible.

As for going out, there are Jinyi guards commanding Tongzhi Li Ruolian and deputy chief soldier Zhou Yuji to guard, of course, mainly Zhou Yuji's guard, so it is safe enough. This is the arrangement that Emperor Chongzhen personally made after knowing Zhang Mingwei's situation.

At this time, after listening to Zhou Yuji's answer, Zhang Mingwei said politely: "That's really troublesome for you couple!" ”

Under normal circumstances, it would be really troublesome and reluctant.

But at this time, the Liu family had already seen Princess Kunxing, and Zhou Yuji unexpectedly found that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in Zhang Mingwei's entourage. This discovery refreshed their cognition, so by this time, they had nothing to be reluctant or reluctant to, after all, even the crown prince and princess were there.

What's more, Zhang Mingwei's two notices have been spread all over Beijing, and they also admire Zhang Mingwei's personality.

"Your Excellency is welcome!" Zhou Yuji and his wife heard this, and hurriedly clasped their fists and returned the salute.

Zhang Mingwei's kindness made Zhou Liu very good, and he spoke more politely.

At this time, Zhang Mingwei was still thinking about things in his heart, so he said to Zhu Yujiao: "The prince and I will go to talk about things first and help me get some food, I haven't eaten for a busy day today, and I'm starving to death!" ”

Zhu Yujiao was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly urged people to prepare food.

Zhang Mingwei led people to the front yard, and when he was about to enter the door, he turned to the crowd behind him and said, "You wait a minute, I have something to say to the prince alone." ”

Zhu Cihong, who was originally excited to leave the palace, was already a little silent after what he saw and heard in the refugee camp outside the city. Hearing him say this at this time, he knew that the gentleman was probably going to say something about the afterlife, so he hurriedly explained to the others: "No one is allowed to approach!" ”

When the others saw this posture, of course they wouldn't go in, but it was inevitable that they would be a little curious.

The door to the lobby was closed, and under the setting sun, it was not so bright inside.

Seeing this, Zhang Mingwei looked at Zhu Cihong and said solemnly: "The prince wants to rush back to the palace, so I'll make a long story short." ”

"Sir, please advise!" Zhu Cihong listened and replied seriously.

"If you want to prosper the Ming Dynasty, it is the most basic condition for the people to live and work in peace and contentment." saw Zhang Mingwei say to him solemnly, "But you should have seen that at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are so many refugees, struggling on the front line of life and death." But even so, there are still corrupt officials who want to make a fortune on them. This is forcing the people to not survive, either starving to death and freezing to death, or rebelling from thieves to thieves......"

Zhu Cihong listened carefully, his expression was very serious.

If it had been before, although he had heard that it was not peaceful outside, but what was going on, to be honest, he really didn't have much of an idea. But this time I went around with Zhang Mingwei, and I really saw it.

"Do you know why many people in later generations will have a good impression of Da Ming?"

"The Ming Dynasty has been in existence for two hundred and seventy-six years, no harmony, no compensation, no land, no tribute, the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies." Zhang Mingwei didn't wait for Zhu Cihong to answer, he directly said the answer, and then continued to Zhu Cihong seriously, "The current situation is grim, I believe you probably have a number. Your father and I will always stay in the north, and if nothing happens, at least you in the south. ”

When Zhu Cihong heard this, his eyes couldn't help but turn a little red. Mr. and Father really fought hard for the sake of Daming! And as the prince of the Ming Dynasty, the future emperor, he has to flee to the south......

Thinking of this, he opened his mouth to speak.

Zhang Mingwei guessed what he wanted to say, so he took the first step and said: "What you have to do when you go to the south is also very important. And, that's why I'm going to talk to you alone. ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhu Cihong immediately stopped speaking and listened carefully.

"You saw the corpse today, right? Once their interests may be harmed, this kind of murderous thing can be done. Zhang Mingwei said solemnly, "You are going to the south to collect the arrears, and for the Jiangnan side, they are also reluctant to see you go." Therefore, you must be vigilant, you must follow the advice of Li Ruolian and Sun Yingyuan, others can't believe it, including the nobles over there in Jiangnan, etc., can't have an accident, understand? In the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River, falling into the water or something is the norm. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong finally realized that his southern tour would definitely not be so easy. But to say that fear does not exist, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, but it makes him excited.

Zhang Mingwei continued to explain to him: "After you return to the palace, go to see Your Majesty, my side has officially started a war with those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, maybe they will have some moths." But I already have Zhou Yuji and his wife to protect them, and nothing will happen. On the palace side, I was worried. The matter that asked Wang Chengen to investigate secretly before must be investigated as soon as possible. And the palace should repeatedly sort out the matter of Wang Dehua to ensure the safety of the palace! ”

Zhu Cihong knew that Zhang Mingwei had speculated that his fifth brother was likely to be murdered, so he was even more vigilant about Zhang Mingwei's reminder at this time, and what he had seen and heard in the refugee camp, and hurriedly nodded solemnly in agreement.

Zhang Mingwei then looked up at the sky, knowing that it was not early, so he went over and opened the door, and then explained to Li Ruolian seriously: "You escort the prince to the south, you must pay attention to the safety of the prince, and don't underestimate the ruthlessness of those people in the south." Although they will not openly rebel, once the prince harms their interests, they want to cause an accident to hurt the prince, but they have to prevent it. For example, falling into the water, for example, a fire......"

Li Ruolian didn't expect Zhang Mingwei to say such a serious statement as soon as he opened his mouth, and suddenly, his expression immediately became serious, and he listened carefully, and after Zhang Mingwei finished speaking, he immediately promised: "Don't worry, my lord, as the prince's guard, even if I die, I won't let the prince have anything to do!" ”

Zhang Mingwei listened, nodded and said, "I have Zhou Dashuai here, and it will definitely be fine." You will escort the prince back to the palace! ”

Li Ruolian listened, turned his head to look at the prince, then looked at Zhou Yuji, and then said to Zhou Yuji seriously: "Sir's safety, then please leave it to you!" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong also said: "You must protect Mr. Wei thoroughly, and you must not have anything to do!" ”

Zhou Yuji had already been advised by Emperor Chongzhen, but now there were two more people, one of whom was the crown prince, to be honest, he suddenly felt the pressure on his shoulders again, and hurriedly replied seriously: "Don't worry, with my husband and wife, it will be fine." ”