Who is the king?

This is what Qian Lei, Gu Yanwu and others are eager to know, but as for the rest, they don't care.

"Does it matter?"

His eyes looked directly at Qian Lei, and the corners of Zhu Mingzhong's lips were raised, just looking at him.

"It really doesn't matter!"

The king's rhetorical question made Qian Lei smile, and said after laughing.

"If everyone in the world thinks so, it's not necessarily a bad thing."

Although Qian Lei didn't say it explicitly, Zhu Mingzhong still heard the meaning of his words, and his meaning couldn't be simpler - whether it is or not, it is better to act in that name than not in a name. Sometimes something needs to be a name.

"Not necessarily a bad thing......"

After pondering for a while, since Zhu Mingzhong did not nod, nor did he shake his head, let alone say anything in favor or against it, he just diverted the topic and said.

"So what now?"

Zhu Mingzhong doesn't care about whether the identity is true or false, and similarly, Qian Lei and others don't care either, because they all know very well that on this issue, even the imperial court will choose to believe it, so whether it's true or false, it no longer makes sense.

"Do you agree with them to leave for 10,000 years, or don't you agree!"

Staring at Qian Lei, Zhu Mingzhong's tone seemed a little depressed, no wonder, no matter how he chosen, it was a difficult problem for him.

Agreeing to Yongli Junchen to leave for ten thousand years is equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountain, but if he doesn't agree, then he will have to do the crime of "not being a minister", anyway, no matter what, there is no choice that meets his interests.

This Li Ziyuan, this poisonous trick, not only deceived Zhang Huangyan into the boat, but also put Zhu Mingzhong in a dilemma.

"King, the question now is not whether to agree or disagree, but how to let them go!"

Facing the king's sight, Qian Lei continued.

"On the surface, it is good to disagree with him to leave for ten thousand years, but in this way, it will also confirm the name of "no minister", and then Li Chu and others can naturally accuse the king with "no minister", and call on all the vassals in the world to oppose Huai, of course, this is the worst possibility, but it is certain that as long as you do not agree with his departure, it will definitely arouse the world's doubts about the king, so naturally it is not conducive to my ......"

Although Qian Lei's words were not unreasonable, listening to Zhu Mingzhong's ears, it made his brows tighten, and he even said with some dissatisfaction.

"Is this king going to hand over his head for the sake of the satisfaction of the world?"

Now that the court is still not in Zhu Mingzhong's opinion, it is simply linked to his head, and as for the rest, it is just empty talk.

"The safety of the king naturally comes first!"

There is no doubt about this, Qian Lei looked at the king, first was silent for a moment, and then said.

"So, at this time, you have to make up your mind!"

Resolution?

What determination?

Staring at Qian Lei, Zhu Mingzhong didn't speak, and Qian Lei didn't speak either, the two of them just looked at each other there. For a moment, the atmosphere in this room seemed very strange, because they didn't speak, so they could only hear each other's breathing.

Finally, after a long silence, Zhu Mingzhong said in a deep voice.

"That's the same policy."

What "that" is, both of them knew very well, but they didn't say it directly, and at this time, the two of them seemed to be dumb there, and they didn't want to say it too clearly.

"It's really a good idea, but there is no way, if you don't do it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep the king's safety. For the ministers, the safety of the king is the most important thing. ”

Qian Lei's tone seemed very firm, they had already made a choice, and they had also prepared for the worst. As for the king...... They knew that the king would never agree, and being able to acquiesce to this matter was already the king's bottom line. After all, this thing is not a glorious thing. At least not something to tell the world.

"Hmmm......"

In the deep groan, Zhu Mingzhong did not speak, but just looked at Qian Lei.

"The king, the ministers think that this is the last choice!"

Zhu Mingzhong still chose to be silent, he didn't speak, and only after a long time did he speak.

"The court is still in court...... Now that the Jingshi has been restored, the court should return to the court, and this king, as a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, will never stop the court from returning to the court, and after the court returns to the court, the burden of the king can be unloaded. ”

The king's answer made Qian Lei nod yes, and now there is no need for too many words, and then the two discussed some Jiangbei affairs, and after Qian Lei said goodbye, when he was about to go out, he glanced back at the thoughtful king, and then silently retired.

And after Qian Lei left, Zhu Mingzhong, who had been absent-minded, frowned slightly, and then sighed again. While sighing, he kept shaking his head, with a slight pity in his expression. But then, his gaze became resolute, and he knew very well that now he had no way out.

"Hey......"

A long sigh came out of Zhu Youlang's mouth, but then his expression became excited, and his face even turned slightly red because of excitement. In this royal garden, his eyes are full of yearning for Jingshi.

Wan'an is just a place of partial peace, and he will soon be able to return to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, to the place he has never been to, but has always longed for.

Forbidden city!

Soon, he will be able to return to the Forbidden City! Like the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, he lived in the Forbidden City and commanded the world, instead of staying by their side with trembling as he is now.

"Father, are we really going back to Jingshi soon?"

Zhu Cixuan looked at his father, although his expression was full of longing, but he was a little worried.

"Soon, soon, Huang'er, you can rest assured, since Zhang Shangshu wrote the book, the Chu Domain, the Min Domain, as well as the Nan'an Marquis, and the Jin Domain have all written successively, saying that the imperial court should return the Beijing Division as soon as possible, even if he is the Huai Domain, no matter how opposed he is, he cannot be the enemy of the world."

Looking at Zhu Cixuan, Zhu Youlang, who looked extremely happy, continued.

"Emperor, since you were born, you and my father and son have been displaced, although after 10,000 years, they will not suffer from displacement, but they will inevitably worry about their safety, after all, King Huai, this is not the place where you and my father and son live for a long time......"

Once upon a time, in Zhu Youlang's heart, King Huai was a loyal minister, but now, in his eyes, King Huai has long become a "minister of dominance", saying that he is "domineering", but in fact he is "a monarch without a country", so he is naturally unwilling to stay in 10,000 years.

"Father, if there was no King Huai, I am afraid that we would have died at the hands of the Burmese by now."

Although he was only fifteen years old, Zhu Cixuan did not feel the domineering of King Huai, he still remembered the humiliation he suffered when he was in Burma, and he was more comfortable in the days of ten thousand years.

"Emperor, you don't understand!"

Because the two sons have been scattered among the people, and the other four sons have died early one after another, only this one son, Zhu Youlang, is naturally very fond of Zhu Cixuan.

"Back then, he did have been kind to you and my father and son, but he was only for retribution, thousands of miles away to save the driver, seemingly loyal to the king, but in fact it was just to borrow the hand of his father, break away from the Zheng family, and seek self-reliance, his father has met his request, for him, the father is useless, and now he ......"

Staring at the north, Zhu Youlang's words were sharp.

"Qing captives to the north, the world has just been peaceful, his ambition is undoubted, secretly asking others to create rumors, saying that he is the son of Emperor Xiaolie, so creating momentum, just to pave the way for usurping the throne and killing the king, although my father remembers his rescue in the past, but today he intends to kill my father and son, how can my father let him get his wish?"

His father's words made Zhu Cixuan's whole person fall into silence, he didn't know why his father thought so, but looking at his father's appearance, he still tried to explain to King Huai.

"Father, if he wants to harm his father and son, how can he do this, because, in the eyes of his son, such rumors must be fabricated by others, in order to separate his father and King Huai, and use the hands of his father and emperor to harm King Huai."

The prince's words made Zhu Youlang's face change suddenly, and there was a trace of dissatisfaction between his eyebrows, and finally he stared at the prince and said.

"You're too young to understand!"

After this "I don't understand", Zhu Youlang's brows tightened, and after a moment of silence, he only listened to what he said.

"Actually, my father didn't want to be a monarch and minister with him for a lifetime, so that the Huai Domain would rest with the country, and the Huai Domain would have great merit in the country, but I didn't know it for my father, but ......"

After a moment of silence, Zhu Youlang often sighed.

"It's not because my father doesn't want to, but I can't!"

Seeing that the prince was about to speak, Zhu Youlang stretched out his hand to stop him.

"You can't understand your mind for your father, but for your father, as the king of a country, you can't be confused by human feelings no matter what. Now, the four feudal domains sit big, the power of the court is fictitious, if the father wants to be the king, he has to cut the domain, if the four feudal domains are connected, how can the father cut the domain, now the Huai domain is pointed out by the vassals, the father can only take advantage of the situation, eliminate the Huai domain and the world, and when the power of the Huai domain is returned to the court, you and my father and son are naturally safe and sound, so, you can slowly try to cut the domain, and wait until the day when the Min domain, the Chu domain and the Jin domain are pacified, it is the time when the world is truly peaceful! ”

For the first time, Zhu Youlang showed his thoughts in front of others, he was very clear about his situation, so he was unwilling to let go of the opportunity now, even if he knew that the so-called "seemingly the first emperor" was likely to be a rumor, he also chose to believe it, after all, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Father, such as, what if, King Huai is really the heir of Emperor Xiaolie? So what to do? ”

Looking at his father, Zhu Cixuan, who knew his father's thoughts, couldn't help but feel confused, so much so that he said something he couldn't even think of.

"The First Emperor ......"

After a moment of silence, Zhu Youlang sighed when he looked towards the north.

"I think the emperor will understand my choice......"