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More than 20 ministers, including the uncle Zhang brothers, were meeting with Zhu Youzhu and telling Zhu Youzhu the details of the Zhengyangmen battle.

The specific narrator is Xie Qian, who witnessed the battle of Zhengyangmen, and Zhang Mao, another important figure in this battle, was still monitoring the movements of the Tatars at the head of the city and did not enter the palace.

The content of Xie Qian's narrative is similar to what he said in Wenyuan Pavilion before, but this time he expressed it more cautiously, and did not exaggerate Shen Xi's merits in this battle, but only mentioned some details of the use of troops outside the city, so that everyone could know how this battle was fought.

The ministers present were all second- and third-class officials in the court, Xie Qian told that when he burned Zhengyangmen, he had to conceal the details, no matter what, Wang Shouren poured oil and arson on the fire regardless of whether he was the enemy or the enemy could not be leaked, so as not to let the court bear the name of injustice. As for the cause of the fire, Xie Qian said lightly that "the fire protruded" and skipped it.

During Xie Qian's performance, Zhu Youzhu kept coughing, and Xiao Jing helped him straighten out his breath from time to time, at this time Xie Qian could only stop and wait for the emperor's breath to be smooth......

A cadre of ministers cast admiring glances, as if to say: "It is worthy of You Kankan's Duke Xie!" ”

After listening to the report on the battle situation, Zhu Youzhi looked around at the ministers, stood up with a little emotion, and bowed a long bow: "Now the country is stable, the people live in peace, you Aiqing has made great contributions, I thank you here in advance!" ”

The ministers all bowed their heads and returned the salute, and Liu Jian said on behalf of his colleagues: "This is the blessing of Emperor Taizu Taizong, how dare the ministers be greedy for heaven's merits?" ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled slightly and raised his hand: "Zhong Aiqing got up and spoke!" Now that the soldiers and horses of Diyi have been newly withdrawn, the defense of the nine gates is the head of all things in the DPRK and China, I don't know if you Aiqing, what are your views on the next step in using troops? ”

The ministers present looked like they were doing their best before, and when they heard Emperor Hongzhi's question, they lowered their heads one by one and kept silent.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't have many opinions, so he liked to give advice very much, and whoever said it, whether it was reasonable or not, as long as it could get the approval of most of the ministers present, it could basically be passed.

Hongzhi Zhongxing, not how holy Zhu Youzhi is, but he is in a relatively peaceful era, land annexation is far less serious than after the Longwan Dynasty, and these ministers under him have a certain amount of real talent and learning, which has created the prosperous situation of "Hongzhi Zhongxing".

The ministers present, someone was originally going to come out to speak and suggested taking advantage of the victory to pursue, but after listening to the emperor's statement, he could only remain silent.

Although the Tatars evacuated from the periphery of the Beijing Division, the soldiers and horses did not withdraw too far, not even out of the Bauhinia Pass, and they could be killed back at any time, so the emperor emphasized the defense of the nine gates, in other words, since the emperor had set the tone on defense, whoever said that he would send troops to pursue was contrary to the emperor's intentions.

These ministers were basically born in the imperial examination, and were greatly influenced by the Confucian idea of moderation, and they thought that they were conservative and were not so enthusiastic about progress.

But at this moment, a loud voice came from the side hall of the Qianqing Palace: "...... Erchen thought that the withdrawal of the Tartars was a good time to pursue, and when would he not take the initiative to attack at this time? ”

The ministers looked sideways, and saw Zhu Houzhao striding out, the whole person had already washed up, put on a clean python robe, and looked heroic, not at all like the naughty bear child before, like a qualified prince, speaking loudly.

Some of the ministers present felt that the prince had a bit of responsibility for saying what they wanted to say but couldn't.

Liu Jian saluted on behalf of the minister: "See His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

The rest of the ministers hurriedly saluted, and Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "No courtesy, I came to see my father to put forward my own proposal...... If you have any opinions, just put them forward and speak freely! ”

After speaking, Zhu Houzhao stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, "Erchen has seen his father!" ”

Even though Zhu Youzhu knew that his son had grown up, when he saw Zhu Houzhao appear, he still felt upset, his emotions were a little out of control, and he couldn't help coughing violently.

Xiao Jing hurriedly stroked Zhu Youji's back, and the atmosphere in the Qianqing Palace became solemn and tense.

After a while, Zhu Youzhu raised his head again, looked at his son, and asked, "Prince, what are you doing?" Didn't you go back and rest? ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "The captives have not retreated, how dare the sons and daughters rest?" However, the father is sick, and he should rest more, and the matter here can be solved by himself! ”

The ignorant are fearless, Zhu Houzhao only knows that he has successfully completed the task entrusted by his father and mother, and his performance should be qualified for a prince, you must know that he was on the scene in several key battles in the defense of the capital, and even personally led the troops to rush to kill, at this time he was complacent, and couldn't help but say the words "can be solved by himself", openly challenging the authority of Zhu Youji's Ninety-Five Honor.

Zhu Youzhu almost blurted out "evil son", but thinking that his son was actually for his own good, he could only endure the unhappiness in his heart, and scolded with a straight face: "I am here to discuss national affairs with you Aiqing, why does the prince participate in cooperation for no reason?" Go back to the East Palace! ”

Zhu Houzhao shouted: "The sons are not going, the sons want to stay to help their father participate in the government, and the sons also have the heart to serve the country with their fists!" ”

The father and son have similar personalities, say weak, sometimes have no opinions, like to follow the trend, but stubborn, even nine cows can't pull back.

Xie Qian was well-versed in the world, and thought: "If the queen is here, maybe she can help the father and son reconcile...... But according to the "Da Ming Law", the queen can't interfere in politics, how can it appear in this kind of court meeting? ”

Seeing the confrontation between father and son, Xiao Jing hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, the dragon body is important, the prince didn't mean to contradict you, but just ...... Why don't you come out and share your views? ”

At this time, those who can reconcile the atmosphere, except for Xiao Jing, Liu Jian is the most qualified. Liu Jian is Zhu Youji's husband and the prince's teacher, and it is most appropriate for him to come out and speak, but Liu Jian pretended to be a turtle with a shrunken head and did not say a word, because he did not approve of the prince's remarks about sending troops.

Xie Qian saw that the atmosphere in the palace was becoming more and more embarrassing, so he had to come out: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the matter of sending troops is too dangerous, and now there are still 100,000 soldiers and horses in Diyi outside the city, and if you are not careful, you may be defeated and killed." Now stabilizing the city's defense is the best policy! ”

Even though Xie Qian hoped that the imperial court would send troops, in order to alleviate the contradiction between the emperor and the crown prince and take care of the emperor's face, he could only say some words against his will.

Zhu Houzhao said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Xie, how can you say that? Your grandson-in-law, Shen Xi, the governor of Yansui, is not leading his troops to fight the Tartars now? His soldiers and horses are now outside the city, so do you still want to mobilize his soldiers and horses back to the city? And then the turtle shrank up and waited for the Tartars to attack the city? ”

"Presumptuous!"

Zhu Youzhu endured it again and again, and now he finally broke out and shouted loudly.

Seeing that Zhu Youzhi's face was flushed and his wide-eyed eyes were bloodshot, Zhu Houzhao felt that he had hit a hard nail, so he could only close his mouth aggrievedly.

The smell of gunpowder in the hall was full, but the scene was strangely quiet, and everyone could hear Zhu Youji's turbid breathing, and after a long time, Zhu Youzhu reluctantly said:

"Shen Xi, the governor of Yansui, led the troops to Qin Wang, and returned to the Beijing division in time, but rashly sent troops to pursue it, and the Beijing division would be in danger! Now that there are many soldiers and horses in various places, most of the guards around the Beijing Division are trapped by Yidi, and the top priority is to focus on stability, what do you think Aiqing? ”

When the emperor said this, the ministers naturally knew each other, and they all saluted: "The ministers have no objections!" ”

Zhu Youzhu finally looked at his son and asked, "Prince, do you have any opinions?" ”

Zhu Houzhao exhaled angrily: "Erchen...... thinks that it is best to send troops, and if you stick to the strategy of sticking to it, it is likely to follow in the footsteps of the battles of Xizhimen and Zhengyangmen...... If it weren't for Shen Xi, the governor of Yansui, who led the soldiers and horses to kill, which disrupted the siege rhythm of the Tartars, maybe Xizhimen and Zhengyangmen would have been lost! ”

Zhu Youzhu was so angry that he coughed again and again, and Xiao Jing hurriedly went up to comfort and comfort.

Xie Qian thought to himself: "The prince doesn't know any sense of proportion, His Majesty is in poor health, he always uses this kind of words to squeeze, doesn't this make Your Majesty angry in vain?" There are some things, the truth is true, but the words can't be said too directly, the more you tout the credit of Shen Xi'er, the more angry your emperor father becomes! Prince, if you want to help Shen Xi'er, I'm afraid that you will trap him in the end! ”

Liu Jian took advantage of the emperor's breath to be a little smooth, and immediately asked: "Your Majesty, do you issue an edict to order the soldiers and horses outside the city to withdraw?" ”

Zhu Youji's mental and physical state were not good at this time, he didn't care about speaking, he just waved his hand, the meaning was vague and incomprehensible, I didn't know whether to let Shen Xi enter the army, or withdraw the army, and then Zhu Youji signaled Xiao Jing to help him into the apse...... Zhu Youzhu obviously didn't want to quarrel with his son in front of the ministers.

When Zhu Youzhu returned to the palace, the ministers present seemed to explode, and they didn't even care about the presence of the prince.

Xiong Xiu came over and asked Liu Jian for instructions: "Young Master Liu, Your Majesty's gesture ...... What does that mean? ”

Li Dongyang said: "What else does it mean?" It is inevitable to withdraw troops! ”

Zhu Houzhao clenched his fists and glared angrily: "Withdraw troops? What troops to withdraw? Mr. Shen is only 10,000 soldiers and horses, chasing 100,000 Tartars, you don't send reinforcements, forget it, and let him withdraw his troops? Where is the conscience? ”