In the hall of Nanjing Fuxue, more than 30 courtiers who participated in the small court meeting sat down according to the class. Zhu Cihong's small pilgrimage meeting not only started late and lasted for a short time, but also the ministers also had seats. It's sitting and talking about politics, not kowtowing back. And he speaks freely, he can say anything, and he won't punish if he is wrong - it's not a crime to go home and eat old rice! If the Metropolitan Procuratorate finds out any corruption and bribery, it will not be punished for words......

Zhu Cihong, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, who was deeply supported by the ministers, set up a table and chair on the right side of Emperor Chongzhen, sat in a big way, looked at the courtiers below, and looked at his father who was sitting on it.

Dear Chongzhen's father, why does Emperor Chongzhen look sad today? It's almost the New Year, can't you be happier?

"Father," Zhu Cihong sighed, and said to Chongzhen a little apologetically, "Today, the Ministry of Industry reported that the Xuanwu Lake Palace for your pension may not be completed on time, and it seems that you will not be able to retire after paying homage to the filial piety tomb at the beginning of next year." ”

Are you sure?

Emperor Chongzhen's originally bitter face suddenly brightened, and he also cast a grateful look at Lin Zengzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry-Lin Zengzhi is Zhu Cihong's speaker, the backbone of the princeling party early in the morning, but he didn't expect that there was still a little loyalty and used this method to delay the pace of the prince's usurpation......

Lin Zengzhi saw Chongzhen's gaze and quickly lowered his head, he didn't think about letting Emperor Chongzhen work for a while longer!

These days, he is working very hard to promote the construction of Tianshou Palace (for Chongzhen's pension) on the Taiping Continent of Xuanwu Lake and the repair of Xiaolingwei - according to the plan, these two large unions were completed in the first month of Chongzhen's eighteenth year.

At that time, Emperor Chongzhen will be able to go to Xiaoling to ask Emperor Taizu Gao for his guilt, and then announce it to the world and announce the inner Zen. Chongzhen, who has worked hard for the country and the people for 17 years, can finally get his wish and live an enviable retirement life...... But the Ming Dynasty has that kind of disloyal and unrighteous courtiers who want to trap the prince of the army for being unfilial, not letting the prince succeed as the emperor, and not letting Emperor Chongzhen abdicate, which is really hateful!

"Father," Zhu Cihong turned slightly and said to Emperor Chongzhen, "Erchen has just received good news that Liukou has released Wang Chengen and King Yong, and they will arrive in Jingmen Prefecture on December 18, and will arrive in Wuchang in a few days. ”

"Really?" Emperor Chongzhen was excited for a while, and finally had a filial son by his side!

Zhu Cihong smiled: "However, Zuo Liangyu said that he hoped that King Yong could stay in Wuchang and replace the Chu Domain to stabilize the hearts of Huguang." ”

"Stay in Wuchang?" Emperor Chongzhen thought about it and thought it was good. Wuchang is not Datong, it is in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River! If Cizhao wants to raise troops from Wuchang and go down the river, it will be like a bamboo!

"However, Erchen feels that it is difficult for the fourth brother to stay in Wuchang," Zhu Cihong smiled, "It is better to let him supervise the army into Sichuan and become the king of Shu!" ”

What the?

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cihong, and his face turned pale. You are a rebel, it's not enough to hurt Cijiong, now you don't even let Cizhao go, he's only 12 years old!

"Brother Chun," Emperor Chongzhen didn't dare to be angry, and he could still force a smile, "Fourth brother is still young, how can he beat the thief?" It's better to send important ministers and generals to Shu. ”

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "The father and the emperor misunderstood, how could the child let the fourth brother go to fight the sacrifice thief?" ”

And what else you don't dare? Emperor Chongzhen looked at his son, full of suspicion.

"Erchen wants the fourth brother of the Marquis of Wuchang to enter Shu," Zhu Cihong said again, "If Chengdu and Chongqing can be restored, let the old four towns of Chengdu, the Marquis of Wuchang change to Fengqing Guogong, and Yongzhen Chongqing."

In addition, Erchen also wanted to transfer Ma Shiying as the governor of Yunnan, Guichuan, go to Guizhou to recruit troops and horses, and counterattack Sichuan from the southern front. ”

"This ......" Emperor Chongzhen hesitated a little.

Zhu Cihong looked at Chongzhen and asked with a smile: "Father must be worried that Marquis Wuchang is unwilling to do his best, right?" ”

Chongzhen nodded.

Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Erchen has a way, let the Marquis of Wuchang marry his daughter to the fourth brother, and he will naturally try his best to assist when he becomes the father-in-law of the fourth brother." ”

"The daughter of the Marquis of Wuchang?" Chongzhen asked, "How old is Fang?" Can it be dignified and beautiful? ”

The Hou of the Hubu Shangshu replied: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Wuchang has an adopted daughter, named Mengmei, who is seventeen years old. ”

"Seventeen?" Chongzhen was stunned, "But the fourth brother is only twelve!" ”

"It's only five years older," Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, what's not to do?" ”

"This ......" Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, his son King Yong's marriage to Zuo Liangyu's daughter was a good thing for consolidating his emperor's throne! Five years older is five years older...... Cizhao is filial to the child and will not care.

"It's fine." Chongzhen nodded.

Zhu Cihong smiled: "Father, this marriage event has to be ordered by the parents, and the words of the matchmaker." Mr. Hou and Wuchang Hou are close friends and can come forward to protect the media. With these parents' words, I have to ask my father to write a letter to the Marquis of Wuchang. ”

Why does it sound like a trap? Emperor Chongzhen frowned.

"Father," Zhu Cihong looked like a filial son and a good brother, "even if the Marquis of Wuchang is unwilling to enter Shu, our family needs to use his 100,000 troops to defend Wuchang Mansion and Jingzhou Mansion...... Otherwise, whether it is a thief in Sichuan or a thief in Xiangyang, once it goes down the river, it will shake the south of the Yangtze River!

Now that the Northern Expedition has been frustrated, and the Tartars are about to go south, we must go all out to stabilize the north, and there can be no more changes in the west! ”

Oh, yes! Chongzhen thought to himself: If the rebel son leads the army north, the fourth brother and the Marquis of Wuchang will go east......

"Good!" Emperor Chongzhen nodded slowly, looking very hesitant.

He is now progressive, and he will disguise his thoughts to deceive Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong saw Chongzhen nodding, and he was quite proud. Zuo Mengmei's value is nothing more than the division of the left after Zuo Liangyu's death - once the left department is dominated by Zhu Cizhao, then when Zhu Cizhao is too young to govern, Zuo Mengmei will be regent...... This Zuo Mengmei is not an orphan picked up by Zuo Liangyu on the side of the road, she has a father. His father's name is Qiu Lei, who is Zuo Liangyu's friend and the chief soldier of the left department.

"Then there is Father Lao." Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "Father, the son is going to accept another servant in the near future...... If it is convenient for the father, he will also issue an edict to show his grandeur. ”

Emperor Chongzhen said in his heart: I know that you are lustful and formless, you must have fallen in love with the daughter of that nobleman!

Chongzhen asked, "Whose daughter is it?" ”

"It's the daughter of Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fujian," Zhu Cihong said with a smile, "Zheng Zhilong is coming to Nanjing in the next few days, and his daughter Aunt Cha will also come over." They will also send us a batch of guns and artillery.

In addition, John Tong invited a lot of Western generals and craftsmen from Haoao, and also brought an envoy from Portugal, who also came with Zheng Zhilong. ”

It's actually the daughter of Zheng Zhilong's profiteer! Emperor Chongzhen's gaze swept over the lobby and finally landed on Wu Xiang's face. Old man Wu was expressionless, as if he didn't care at all that his daughter was about to have a strong competitor......

"Okay!" Emperor Chongzhen, of course, is happy to see the internal division of the prince's party, "I will immediately write an edict to Zheng Zhilong." ”

......

"Old Taishan, this palace asked Sanfu and Zheng Sen to go to Zhenjiang together to meet Zheng Zhilong."

After the court meeting, it was a separate pair, and Zhu Cihong and Wu Xiang had a separate dialogue.

Zhu Cihong actually didn't care about Wu Xiang's concubine, but it was different for the eldest prince of Zhu to accept Zheng Zhilong's daughter as a concubine.

This is not lustful, but another political marriage! Now that the status of the Wu family in the Zhu Cihong Group has declined, what will the Zheng family do in the future if there is another Zheng family who is shoulder to shoulder with the Wu family?

"The old minister's order." Wu Xiang was reluctant in his heart, but he still replied respectfully.

Zhu Cihong smiled, "Old Taishan, the daughter of the Zheng family, has to accept it...... However, this palace has never regarded the Zheng family as a general, they are just merchants, although they are giants among merchants, but they are still different from your family.

This time, he asked Sanfu to go, nominally to welcome Zheng Zhilong, but in fact, he wanted him to visit Shi Ruien, a foreign general invited by Tang Ruowang. It is said that this foreign general is very powerful, proficient in the latest Western land warfare methods, and can also build castles. If you really have the ability, Sanfu will have to learn from others in the future......

In addition, we also have to let Zheng Zhilong and the Westerners see our firecrackers and horse team, don't let them underestimate it! ”