Zhu Houzhao listened to Yu Datong's words, was very excited, and said: "Okay, sure enough, it is a hero from ancient times, Mr. Shen himself is already very capable, he himself is not very old, and there is a junior brother who is invincible on the battlefield, Mr. Shen's husband must be amazing in martial arts, if I can find such a gentleman, I can receive a better education than Mr. Shen's teaching." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info haha! ”

Xie Qian was a little confused when he heard this, and muttered to himself: "When did Shen Xi'er have a junior brother?" Could it be the fellow villager who Shen Xi'er said before that he was working on an errand in the border army? ”

About Wang Lingzhi's matter, Xie Qian heard a little, but he didn't know much, only knew that Wang Lingzhi was Shen Xi's fellow villager in Ninghua County, Tingzhou Prefecture, and he was awarded the martial arts.

Xie Qian thought again: "Shen Xi Xiao'er's enlightenment teacher is surnamed Su, and the gentleman who helped him go all the way on the imperial examination road is called Feng Yuqi. ”

Regarding the prince looking for a man with no merit to be a gentleman, Xie Qian was a joke at all, even if the prince was willing, Emperor Hongzhi would never allow such a ridiculous thing to happen.

Zhu Houzhao asked Yu Datong about Shen Xi's army, but it was basically difficult to get answers, such as what tactics Shen Xi used in several battles, such as what way Shen Xi was going to return to the Beijing division next, which made Zhu Houzhao curious.

Yu Datong suddenly said: "Lord Shen sent the villain back to Beijing this time for the purpose of delivering a letter!" ”

Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened when he heard this, and he stretched out his hand: "Where is the letter?" Why don't you show it out for me to see? ”

Yu Datong subconsciously glanced at Xie Qian, Zhu Houzhao immediately understood, and asked sideways, "Mr. Xie, is the letter with you?" ”

"Huh!?"

Xie Qian hesitated a little and said, "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, Shen Xi did send a letter back from the northwest, but ...... It's about military aircraft, and the old minister doesn't dare to specialize! ”

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly said: "Mr. Xie, this is yours, Shen Qing's family has made such a great contribution, even the Tatars are terrified of him, and now the Beijing division is in danger, at this time Xizhimen is suffering from the night attack of the Tatars, if there is any accident, the Beijing division is likely to be lost." ”

"It is imperative that we get in touch with Shen Qing's family as soon as possible, and let him lead the troops to King Qin, and it is best for the palace to lead the troops out of the city and join Shen Qing's family inside and outside...... Haha, that's the best! ”

The prince wanted to personally lead the troops out to fight the Tatars, Xie Qian panicked when he heard it, he didn't think that the prince was brave and brave, and he did anything after leaving the city, on the contrary, he felt that the prince was too stubborn, and he was simply joking about the safety of the Ming Dynasty.

Xie Qian saluted: "The prince, please think twice before acting, don't take risks lightly, or wait for the arrival of the soldiers and horses of the King of Qin from all over the country, and select generals in the Beijing camp to go to the battle!" ”

Zhu Houzhao was a little impatient when he heard this, and waved his hand: "The affairs of this palace, don't bother Mr. Xie...... Mr. Xie, I'll ask you one thing now, whether the letter from Shen Qing's family is in your hand, take it out, and the palace wants to see it! ”

Xie Qian was a little speechless, so he had no choice but to take out Shen Xi's letter and hand it over to Zhu Houzhao.

The envelope and stationery were crumpled, and after Zhu Hou took care of it, he said excitedly: "Jing Lu Nanzhi, great, Mr. Shen is back with soldiers and horses!" Hurry up and go back to the palace with the palace, the palace wants to meet the father, ask the father to decide, send soldiers and horses, and the palace will lead the city to fight the Tartars to the end! ”

Xie Qian hurriedly said: "The prince must not be reckless, there is only one letter, everything still needs to be confirmed, if you rush out of the city, this battle may be auspicious......"

"Say no more!"

Zhu Houzhao frowned and said, "The palace has made up its mind, Mr. Xie doesn't need to persuade again, the palace thinks this is the best defense strategy, if we blindly defend, even if the city gate is lucky, there will be treacherous and evil people to open the city and surrender, there are countless such things throughout the ages." ”

"In fact, there are very few times when the capital is really broken by thieves, most of them are under the huge pressure of being besieged by heavy troops, some people take risks to seek wealth and glory, the Beijing division is so big, there will always be people with different intentions, this palace is not at ease!"

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The dormitory of the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youzhu was lying on the couch, wanting to speak, but he was weak, and finally waved his hand to call Xiao Jing over and asked him a few words.

Xiao Jing was embarrassed and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there is an old man Zhang in Xizhimen, and it will be fine!" The old slave over there has sent someone to inform the prince that it won't be long before the prince returns to the palace! Your Majesty, but do you want to ask the Imperial Doctor to come and administer acupuncture and medicine for you? ”

Zhu Youzhu shook his head tiredly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Go down, I'm going to rest, what is going on in the city defense, everything is decided by the cabinet and the British public, I am exhausted now, I just want to sleep well!" ”

Xiao Jing hurriedly tidied up the futon for Zhu Youji, and carefully explained to the eunuchs and palace maids who served before exiting the palace.

Before he could take a breath, he saw several figures in the distance hurrying over, because the night was dark, Xiao Jing couldn't see clearly who was coming, but he greeted him from afar: "Father-in-law Xiao, it's you, is my father inside?" The main palace is going to go in and meet my father! ”

However, it was Zhu Houzhao who took Xie Qian, Zhang Yuan and others back to the palace, because Zhu Houzhao insisted on asking the emperor to see him, and he also had to apply to come to Japan to lead troops to the battle, so that Zhu Houzhao came to ask for an order without notifying the cabinet and the Ministry of War...... In this way, we can avoid being obstructed by Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao and others.

When the crown prince returned suddenly, Xiao Jing was a little hurried and dissuaded: "Your Royal Highness the prince, why didn't you come back earlier?" Your Majesty has just rested, and you ...... Since you're back, let's go back to the East Palace to rest, right? ”

Zhu Houzhao said dissatisfiedly: "What a rest, the Tartars have already been killed at the door!" ”

Xiao Jing was startled, and his eyes widened and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince...... Don't scare the old slave, Tartar...... Have you already killed the palace gate? The gate ......"

Only then did Zhu Houzhao realize that he had spoken too much, and at this sensitive time, any exaggerated words would cause an uproar, and he hurriedly added: "When the palace came back, the battle was going on at Xizhimen, and it was not clear what the specific situation was, so wait for the military department to report." The palace came to invite his father, but he had something important to do...... The palace is ready to ask for a decree to lead the soldiers and horses out of the city! ”

If Zhu Houzhao said that he was here to ask for peace and explain the battle during the day, maybe Xiao Jing would let Zhu Houzhao in. But now that the bear child said that he wanted to lead the troops out of the city, Xiao Jing was shocked, stopped in front, and persuaded him: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you can't be in a hurry, the difficulty of the Beijing division can not be solved in one or two days, and it is a matter of great importance to lead the troops out of the city, so it is better to submit it to the Ministry of War first, and the cabinet will vote for it, and submit it to Your Majesty for decision!" ”

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "There is not so much time, if such a good opportunity is missed, do you know the consequences?" Get out of the way! Otherwise, this palace will be unkind to you! ”

The prince wanted to forcibly break into the Qianqing Palace, which made Xiao Jing extremely embarrassed, he stopped in front of the prince, no matter what the bear child said, he refused to give in, and finally was forced to be anxious, Xiao Jing was resolute: "His Royal Highness the prince, if you insist on going your own way, the old slave ...... The old slave will die in front of you, please think twice! ”

After speaking, Xiao Jing knelt down straight in front of Zhu Houzhao.

Xiao Jing's status in the palace is not low, Zhu Youzhu often teaches his son on weekdays how kind-hearted Father-in-law Xiao is, and he will rely on Yunyun more in the future, but now Zhu Houzhao feels that Xiao Jing is extremely hateful. The bear child was furious, and thought aggrievedly: "Relying on the old and selling the old things, at best, is just a dog in front of my father, occupying the position of the eunuch who holds the seal of the master of ceremonies...... But who should go up? ”

Zhu Hou glanced at Zhang Yuan, but shook his head, looked at Xie Qian, who seemed to be fine, and had an idea: "Mr. Xie, can you help this palace talk about it?" You are an important cabinet minister, it shouldn't be difficult to meet your father, right? ”

Xie Qian would rather pretend to be confused, he was almost sure that Shen Xi was not dead now, and he was good to stay in Juyong Pass, and he didn't have the heart to care about the bear child's affairs.

As for whether Shen Xi will lead the troops back to Beijing, this is what Xie Qian cares about, but what he thinks about is not how to cooperate with Shen Xi to cooperate with the outside world, but to find a way to notify Shen Xi, so that Shen Xi can "fight steadily", and don't rush back to Beijing to King Qin.

Xie Qian saluted: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, since Your Majesty has rested, it is better for you to go back to the East Palace!" ”

Zhu Houzhao looked angry: "Xie Shangshu, you are too ruthless, right?" Now Hongu is here to help your family...... It's your grandson-in-law, but you're talking here? Hmph, can't I transfer troops without my father's permission? Come and inform the Marquis of Shouning and the Marquis of Jianchang, and let them go to Xizhimen to see the palace, and the palace will go to Xizhimen to supervise the battle! ”

The bear child has a temper tantrum attack, and no one can stop it.

In this regard, Xie Qian was helpless.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao took Zhang Yuan and the others to Daming Gate, Xiao Jing got up with the support of the eunuch next to him, and said tremblingly: "Xie Ge Lao, the prince...... What's going on? Didn't it be good before? Your ...... Hmmm......"

Xiao Jing originally wanted to ask, "Isn't your grandson-in-law Shen Xi", but after thinking about it, the deceased is the greatest, so he simply don't mention Shen Xi's name, so as not to touch Xie Qian's sadness, although he didn't ask, he was surprised in his heart, why did the prince suddenly mention Shen Xi?

Xie Qian said helplessly: "Gonggong Xiao, there are some things that can't be explained clearly for a while, now that the prince is out of the palace, I won't go to Wenyuan Pavilion, hurry up and persuade the prince to come back, so as not to put the prince in danger!" ”

Xiao Jing hurriedly said, "Xie Ge should go quickly...... Hey, the prince's temperament is really getting more and more incomprehensible, Your Majesty's dragon body is not good, no one is in charge, and he is really anxious to die! ”

Xiao Jing has no courage in acting, and many times he passively accepts affairs, lacking the bearing that a celebrant at the helm should have.