Especially the ownership of the "Zhong Family Army", Zhong Nan can't help but care, it is a new army that he has worked hard to build, if it is robbed by an incompetent and immoral person, wouldn't it be a waste of his efforts?

Speaking of "Zhong Jiajun", Zhong Nan remembered something. As soon as he laid the foundation of this team in Dongchang and had the first increase, he was transferred to Jizhou by Emperor Wanli. At that time, Emperor Wanli not only did not let Zhong Nan hand over his military power, but on the contrary, encouraged him and let him train a "winning army". Now this team is only a little successful, and there is still a little gap from the emperor's requirements, and it stands to reason that the emperor should let him continue to train in order to meet his requirements. But at this moment and then, Zhong Nan really doesn't know what Zhu Yijun's thoughts are.

Zhong Nan made up his mind to keep the "Zhong Family Army" no matter what, and this team could only become stronger in his own hands. Although this is also mixed with a little selfishness, but the most important thing is for the "Zhong Family Army", after all, it is not easy to train an iron-blooded army that always wins, and it is a pity to give up halfway!

Within two days, the new right attendant of the military department received the will of the Wanli Emperor and asked him to enter the palace to meet him.

On the way out, Zhong Nan repeatedly thought about how to open his mouth to make requests to the emperor in order to solve those problems perfectly. After thinking about it, I don't know what to do. He is still a modern man at heart, and he is not familiar with ancient interpersonal interactions, and as for the experience of dealing with the emperor, he has zero experience. Although I have watched some miscellaneous historical books and costume film and television dramas, the devil knows whether it is true or not, not to mention that there are so many shameless writers and screenwriters, whose character cannot be believed, can you still believe in the works?

The voice of the old acquaintance Wang Zhong interrupted Zhong Nan's thoughts, Wang Gonggong is today's herald, and he is reminding the place at this moment. Zhong Nan nodded in thanks, and then entered the imperial study.

Zhu Yijun's face was not very good, but he smiled slightly when he saw Zhong Nan, and after greetings, they sat down.

"Your Majesty, look at your face, haven't you rested well?" Zhong Nan really cares about each other, and in his thinking, the most important thing to treat a friend is sincerity, no matter whether the status of this friend is high or low.

Hearing this, Zhu Yijun's face showed a look of emotion, "You don't know, those old men have been pestering me every day recently, it's very annoying, where can I be in the mood to rest!" ”

Zhong Nan didn't ask what it was, although he regarded Zhu Yijun as a friend, but what the other party said was also the king of a country, and many things were state affairs, so he didn't want to know too much. Because the more you know, the more risks you take, and these risks are likely to overwhelm you before you are strong.

"In any case, the body is the most important thing. It's really not good, so it's a big deal to ignore it for now. Zhong Nan said his opinion.

"yes, ignore him. Ha ha...... You're open-minded! ”

"Your Majesty, I'm not open-minded, but I feel that my ability is limited, and since I can't do anything about many things, there is no need to pay too much attention to them, which will not benefit me in the slightest except for increasing my troubles." Zhong Nan laughed at himself.

"Who says you're limited in what you can do? I think you are a great talent, a great talent who can rule the country and the world! The emperor sincerely appreciated, "If it weren't for you this time, it is estimated that the battle with Mongolia would have taken a while, but you have saved me a lot of silver!" Haha......"

It seems that the emperor is really satisfied with his performance in Jizhou. Come to think of it, fighting a big war is a matter of spending money, and it is the cost of millions of taels of silver at every turn. Now the imperial court's annual silver is only three to five million taels a year, which is still the amount only in a good harvest year, so the emperor actually doesn't want to fight from the bottom of his heart, because a war is likely to spend a year's income.

In this battle with the Mongols, the cost of the imperial court was relatively small. For no other reason, the war ended as soon as it began, and the actual cost was less than one-tenth of what was expected. Isn't this just saving a lot of money for the emperor for no reason, and the main reason for such a good situation is that Zhong Nan's Jizhou army performed well.

Zhong Nan's appointment in Jizhou was promoted by Emperor Wanli, so to some extent, these achievements can be attributed to the emperor's wisdom. You say, can the emperor be dissatisfied? Based on this alone, Zhu Yijun can straighten his waist and speak more ruthlessly in front of those old men.

Looking at the emperor's smug smile, Zhong Nan's mind flashed with inspiration, and he licked his face and asked, "Your Majesty, then you have to reward me!" ”

Zhu Yijun was stunned when asked, in the more than 20 years that he has been in the position of emperor, no minister has spoken to him like Zhong Nan. How to say it, Zhong Nan's current appearance is a bit ruffian and cheap, but it makes him not feel the slightest disgust, on the contrary, he thinks that the other party is a little cute.

"Haven't I already been rewarded, the squire of the military department is much more powerful than the general soldier of Jizhou!" Zhu Yijun pretended to be angry, but he had never acted like this, and his acting skills were very rusty, and Zhong Nan saw through it at once.

"Oh, aren't they all three-grade officials, where can they be considered promoted!" Zhong Nan climbed up the pole.

"Then let you be a scholar, okay?" Zhu Yijun scolded with a smile.

"Your Majesty, if you really dare to let me do it, I'm really not afraid!"

Zhong Nan looked like he didn't know the sky, so that Zhu Yijun couldn't act anymore, he pointed at Zhong Nan with a smile, "Okay, okay, let's stop laughing, let's get down to business!" ”

As soon as he heard that he was going to talk about business, Zhong Nan also restrained himself and listened to him.

"That's right, when you arrived at the military department, the post of Jizhou chief soldier was vacant, and they put forward a few candidates, I want to hear your opinion." The emperor goes straight to the beginning of the scene, which is also his style, he doesn't like to drag the mud and water too much, and always feels that it is a waste of time.

"What can I think!" Zhong Nankou is not right.

"Among the candidates they nominated, I think Qiu Wu and Shi Changting are significantly higher than others. Which of these two do you think is more suitable to take over the post of Jizhou Commander-in-Chief? The Emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, does my opinion matter?" Zhong Nan suddenly asked a slightly unexpected question.

Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment and nodded solemnly, "Important!" ”

"Since that's the case, then I'll talk about it casually, as for the final decision, I have to ask the emperor to make it!"

"Good!"

"Shi Changting, deputy commander-in-chief, and Qiu Wu, both have many years of experience in leading troops, and theoretically they are both qualified for the post of Jizhou commander-in-chief. However, in my opinion, Deputy General Shi is more strategic, and has a good reputation; On the contrary, Deputy General Qiu was more than brave and lacked strategy. If it is a deputy position, there is not much difference between the two, but if you want to lead the army of a place, I personally think that it may be more suitable to serve as a deputy commander. ”

After listening to Zhong Nan's words, the emperor was noncommittal, just picked up the teacup and drank two sips of tea, and then said leisurely: "You used to be an errand under Shi Changting?" ”

"Yes, I was sentenced to be confiscated from Suzhou, and I went to the military camp in Qingzhou, Shandong, and the deputy general Shi was the general of Qingzhou at that time." For this period of history, Zhong Nan has never shied away.

"You're open!" The emperor was slightly surprised.

"It's not a secret thing, and if you do something wrong, you have to be punished." Zhong Nan was very calm.

"So at 'Yuelai Restaurant', you compensated the other party for thirty taels of silver?" The emperor's thinking was also jumpy.

Zhong Nan was stunned for a moment before replying, "That's right!" Although the other party is at fault first, it's not right for me to hit someone, I can't let people be beaten in vain, right? ”

"You're reasonable." The emperor laughed lightly, and then returned to the previous topic, "As for Shi Changting and Qiu Wu's evaluation, what you said is very objective, since this is the case, then I will settle it." ”

"So soon, you don't think about it anymore?" Zhong Nanzhen didn't expect Zhu Yijun to make a decision so quickly.

"Didn't you say that Shi Changting is more suitable!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile.

"I mean, Deputy General Shi is more suitable, but...... But ......"

"But what?" Zhu Yijun asked.

"But you have to check and verify, what if what I said is false, and you believe me like that?"

Zhu Yijun stood up, walked in front of Zhong Nan, looked into the other party's eyes, and said in an extremely sincere tone: "Do you remember what I said to you at the beginning?" ”

Zhong Nan shook his head.

"I said at the time that I hope you and I can treat each other sincerely and create a great cause together. Today I will add a sentence, as long as you live up to me, I will not deceive you! ”

Zhong Nan didn't expect the emperor to remember what he said at the beginning, he thought it was just a momentary statement, but now it seems that the emperor is serious.

"Your Majesty, can I ask you a question?"

"You say."

"How can you trust me so much?" This question really made Zhong Nan puzzled.

"Actually, I also wonder why I feel very close to you when I see you for the first time, and I always feel like you are my biological brother."

Zhong Nan looked at the emperor and became even more confused.

"Actually, I have a younger brother who was three years younger than me and died when I was eight years old." Zhu Yijun's tone was deep, and for the first time he told outsiders about his thoughts and friendship.

"We live and eat together, and we have a great relationship. After he left, I was sad for a long time, and I often dreamed about him. I haven't dreamed of him much since I ascended the throne, and I haven't seen him again, but I haven't missed him in the slightest. ”

"I thought that our brothers would never see each other again, but the night after the first summoning you, I actually dreamed of him again."

"That time, I summoned you for two days in a row, and I also dreamed of my brother for two days in a row, and I thought it was strange at the time. Until the second time I summoned you to Beijing for an audience, I dreamed of him again that night, and I always felt that in my dream, my brother's appearance was somewhat similar to yours. ”

"After seeing you for the third time, the same thing still happened, which really can't help but make me feel amazing!"