"Tell the people outside to go back, what are you going to do. If there is something, Hongu will summon them. Zhu Houzhao stood at the bow of the boat, looked at the people who greeted him on the shore, and whispered to Liu Jin behind him.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the Prince." Liu Jin agreed, and retreated respectfully.

Zhu Houzhao didn't have the heart to do this with them now, and he didn't want them to greet him. What Zhu Houzhao wants to do is not this, what he wants to do is to keep an eye on these people in Nanjing, so that they can do things for themselves with peace of mind and not make any trouble.

After the people below heard the news, they were all a little stunned, but they didn't expect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to send them away like this.

But this is the crown prince, and they can't do anything, they don't even dare to complain, so they turn around and go back to Nanjing City.

Zhu Houzhao also got off the boat.

After arriving in Nanjing, Zhu Houzhao naturally lived in the palace, you must know that this is the Nanjing of the Ming Dynasty, and all the buildings are complete.

Because Zhu Houzhao is coming, the palace here has already been cleaned up, of course, there is nothing too bad.

After staying in the palace, Zhu Houzhao did not go out for three consecutive days, nor did he summon anyone, which made Nanjing in an uproar, and at the same time, he began to worry in his heart.

It's not that Zhu Houzhao doesn't want to go out, or that he doesn't want to summon anyone, this is a dismount.

How did the power of the emperor come about?

Although the courtiers all said that they were benevolent and righteous, they said that they wanted you to do that.

In fact, for an emperor, the most common and best way to use it is to kill it.

In addition to that, you don't want anyone to figure out what you think, a moody emperor is the hardest to guess.

Zhu Houzhao came here this time, and no one saw him or went out, just to tell everyone that you should be careful

On the fourth day, Zhu Houzhao finally saw someone, and it was Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, who was summoned.

Zhu Fu's status in Daming is not low, he has not been involved in anything over the years, and he has not performed any highlights, that is because he has been in Nanjing.

In terms of status, Zhu Fu is not inferior to the British government.

You must know that Zhu Fu is the great-great-grandson of Zhu Neng, the king of Dongping, the grandson of Zhu Yong, the king of Pingyin.

Zhu Fu has been in Nanjing for the past few years, and Zhu Houzhao must have come to Nanjing to see him.

In addition to Wei Guogong, this is another person in Nanjing who holds actual military power.

Zhu Fu was sent here in order to suppress Wei Guogong.

This time, Zhu Houzhao chose to see Zhu Fu first, instead of summoning the two of them together, and his attitude was obvious, that is, he wanted to suppress the Duke of Wei. Zhu Houzhao did this on purpose.

Speaking of Zhu Fu, Zhu Houzhao is not very familiar with it, after all, he has not had much contact.

Zhu Fu has been yearning for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Daming for a long time, and he also sincerely worships him.

On Xungui's side, Zhu Houzhao is the perfect prince; It's hard to say on Xunqi's side, but it's like that on Xungui's side.

The nobles of the court are very supportive of Zhu Houzhao, and they are also very much looking forward to it.

This is not only because they made a fortune with Zhu Houzhao, but because of the status that Zhu Houzhao gave them. So when he saw Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Fu saluted respectfully and did everything meticulously.

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly stood up, helped Zhu Fu up with a smile, and then said, "Guogong doesn't need such a big gift. ”

"The courtesy of a monarch and a minister cannot be abolished." Zhu Fu said with a glance.

"Come, sit down." Zhu Houzhao commanded with a smile.

Liu Jin on the side hurriedly moved the chair over.

Liu Jin didn't dare to offend the grandfather in front of him, this was a powerful figure in the imperial court, so he moved the chair over with a smile, and then stepped aside.

After Zhu Fu sat down, Zhu Houzhao said: "This palace came to Nanjing this time, Guogong should know what it was for, and the palace will not go around the corner." Does this palace just want to ask if there is any problem here in Nanjing? ”

Zhu Fu didn't expect Zhu Houzhao to be so direct, but he was very happy, he liked such a prince.

The martial artist didn't like to go around the bend, so Zhu Fu said: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, there must be no problem on the army's side." ”

After saying this, Zhu Fu stopped speaking, and finished answering the question. The meaning is also very clear, the army side guarantees to support His Royal Highness the Prince, as for the civilian side, I don't know. The subtext is that there is a problem on the civilian side.

Zhu Houzhao understood it in an instant, so he nodded and said with a smile: "Guogong has been in Nanjing for many years, and he has worked hard, which is known to the palace and his father. The military is fine, and the main palace is relieved. ”

This is even more obvious, this palace just wants the military to be fine, and the rest doesn't matter.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has orders, and the ministers are ready to obey orders." Zhu Fu expressed his determination again, and then said: "The minister heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's Black Dragon Guard also arrived in Nanjing this time, I wonder if I can let the minister go and have a look?" ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned, he didn't expect Zhu Fu to ask this question, so he said with a smile: "Why did Aiqing want to go and see?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the name of the Black Dragon Guard is known to the world, and the battle with His Highness in the Northwest Fire Sieve is even more famous. The minister is also a martial artist, and for such a strong army, he naturally wants to see and understand, but he has never had the opportunity. This time, since there is an opportunity, it is natural that we must not miss it. ”

"They followed His Royal Highness the Prince, repeatedly conquered the grassland, won many battles, washed away the shame of the Ming Civil Fort, and the minister wanted to meet them."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, so he said with a smile: "In this case, Aiqing can go by herself, and the palace will let Zhang He accompany you." ”

After speaking, Zhu Houzhao called Zhang He over, introduced them to each other, and then instructed Zhang He to take Zhu Fu to see Heilongwei.

After Zhu Fu left, Zhu Houzhao sighed, Zhu Fu was still unwilling in his heart.

Regarding Zhu Fu's unwillingness, Zhu Houzhao also understood in his heart that Zhu Fu was not unwilling for himself, but for his grandfather, otherwise he would not have mentioned Tumubao.

That battle not only caused the Ming Dynasty to lose elite troops, and the prosperity took a sharp turn, but also made the civilian officials give Xungui a hard beating.

It was supposed to work together to tide over the crisis together, but the civil officials fell into the trap at that time.

One of the most typical examples is Zhu Fu's grandfather, that is, Zhu Yong, the then Duke of Chengguo, who was later posthumously named the King of Pingyin.

You must know that as Zhu Neng's son, Zhu Yong is also brave and good at fighting. In the ninth year of orthodoxy, he went out of Xifengkou, attacked the Duoyan tribes, and returned to Fuyuchuan, and was impeached by Xu Xi, the secretary of the military department.

In fact, at that time, the civil and military struggle for power had already begun, and when Zhu Yong drove to civil engineering in the fourteenth year, he faced Harrier Ridge, died in ambush, and the 50,000 horsemen he commanded were gone; Yu Qian and others pursued the crime of courage and seized the seal.

This is actually unacceptable for the people of the Zhu family.

There are many reasons for the defeat of Tumubao, Zhu Yong has died in battle, proving his loyalty, he does not deserve that kind of fate, and even won the title.

The civil officials did make great contributions, and Emperor Jingtai acquiesced in this practice in order to suppress the nobles, and even supported it.

This also led to the later restoration of Yingzong, because the nobles and the army did not side with Jingtai.

It seems that the defeat was the fault of the nobles, but the civil officials knew what was going on in their hearts. Even if there is a mistake, it is Wang Zhen's fault, they have already found the back-handed man, but they still kicked Xungui fiercely, this is the result of the civil and military dispute.

It's not out of public intentions at all, it's clear that it's to suppress martial artists, and this kind of thing is not uncommon in all dynasties.

Standing on the side of the nobles, my family has been killed in the battle for the emperor, not only did not pay compensation, but also was condemned, and also won the title.

If it's really me who was defeated, it's just that, obviously it's not because of me, the biggest fault is the emperor. In such a situation, since there is a man who carries the blame, that is, the eunuch Wang Zhen.

Others should naturally be appeased and compensated, instead of falling into the ground, this matter is very unclear and uncomfortable in Xungui's heart, especially the Chengguo Gong lineage.

So after the emergence of a prince like Zhu Houzhao, Xungui showed great support.

This time Zhu Fu's statement meant this, so Zhu Houzhao could only sigh deeply, and there was no way to appease Zhu Fu.

If Zhu Yong is not rehabilitated, then it is enough, and he can contribute.

But someone did this, and Zhu Yong was rehabilitated during the Tianshun period, and he was also named the king of Pingyin, which is actually an affirmation of him.

When Zhu Houzhao met with Zhu Fu, there was also a conversation in the Duke of Wei's mansion. The two people who talked were Xu Li of Wei and his son Xu Kuibi.

Xu Kuibi's face was a little not good-looking, he was actually worried.

Glancing at his father, Xu Kuibi said helplessly: "Father, it's this time. Should we go and ask His Highness the Crown Prince? ”

Looking up at his son, Xu Li said angrily: "What do you think is a good thing this time?" If our family can not participate, we will not participate. I'm telling you, don't think about messing around, or you won't have the good fruit to eat. ”

Regarding his father's attitude, Xu Kuibi was a little helpless, but he still said: "In recent years, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been very good to his relatives and relatives, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is closer to our side, unlike His Majesty who is closer to civil officials today, everyone feels that this is an opportunity." ”

"You also know what happened back then, it's best if we don't do anything." Xu Li sighed helplessly: "There are some things that you don't want to do, but that you can't do them." ”

Glancing at his father, Xu Li was a little helpless. Dad didn't know which tendon was wrong, so he had to be involved in that matter.

You must know that His Majesty is very good to Dad today, when Dad just inherited the title, His Majesty let Dad take over the Nanjing garrison and take charge of the Nanjing Chinese Military Governor's Office.

The position of the Nanjing garrison is respected, but when the father took over, the cooperative garrison and Huairou Bo Shijian were above him. Father was deeply unhappy and complained to the imperial court, and His Majesty issued an edict stipulating that the garrison lords of Nanjing should be ranked in order.

From that time on, Dad was the first person in the military in Nanjing.

In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, Hu Yi and Yushi Hu Xian used the disaster to anger His Majesty and were imprisoned and degraded. It stands to reason that this matter has nothing to do with his father, it was made by those civil officials, and what kind of heavenly induction was brought out.

But his father insisted on mixing, and he went to the chapter from Nanjing to ask for forgiveness for the two.

Can Your Majesty not be suspicious of you?

The emperor has a lot of indulgence in Xungui, but that's because you have mastered the army and wants to entrap you, and at the same time, His Majesty doesn't want you to get very close to the civil officials. It's okay for him to be close to civil servants, but you can't.

As a result, Daddy is so mixed, in this way, how can Your Majesty not be suspicious?

In the thirteenth year of Hongzhi, there was a disaster, and my father had no choice but to write a letter to ask for resignation as the official of the garrison. His Majesty allowed it, which shows that His Majesty is dissatisfied with his father, but he still ordered him to take charge of the affairs of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army in Nanjing.

In December, my father resigned from the army and asked for "a special sacrifice to filial piety", and His Majesty only ordered him to take charge of the governor's office of the Left Army in Nanjing.

Since that time, his own home has been thrown away from the military in Nanjing, and it is Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, who has come out, and now His Royal Highness the Prince has come to Nanjing and summoned Zhu Fu, but he did not say that he wanted to see his father.

That incident hasn't passed yet, and it was nothing originally, after all, my family is the Guogong Mansion, and it doesn't matter if I suppress it.

But the current situation is different, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has carried out military reforms, countless generals have risen, and the same is true on the Xungui side, and the competition has become more and more fierce.

Everyone knows that the next step in military reform will definitely be Nanjing. In such a situation, a lot of things have to be involved.

If you don't get involved, then there really won't be a place for you in the future, and then your family will only be able to bear the name of a duke, what's the use of having a knighthood?

If you can't open the gap from His Royal Highness the Prince, then your own family will really decline. This is also where Xu Kuibi is anxious, so he hopes that his father will go to see His Royal Highness the Prince, at least express his attitude, and lose the city to His Royal Highness the Prince, which is not a difficult thing.

"Do you think that if I go, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will accept it?" Xu Li said angrily: "Those are Your Majesty's intentions, how can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince go against His Majesty's wishes?" l

Xu Kuibi glanced at his father, and said helplessly: "Father, it's one thing for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to accept it, and it's another thing for you to go or not." Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not accept it, it is only superficially unacceptable. ”

Glancing at his son, Xu Li was a little helpless, and he also knew what his son was thinking.

But thinking of his current situation, what can Xu Li say?

When I did that kind of thing myself, I was disliked by His Majesty, so what's the use of saying it now?

But he also knew his son's unwillingness, but what could he do?

"Love goes to you, I don't go. You say I'm sick and dying. Xu Li directly threw up his sleeves, stood up and left.

Looking at the old man's back, Xu Kuibi was a little helpless, so he could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

If Daddy doesn't go, he will definitely go, and Daddy's attitude is also to allow himself to go.

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