Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace, dormitory. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Emperor Hongzhi has been seriously ill for several months, and now there are finally signs of improvement.

On this day, Zhu Youzhu was even able to sit up with his hands, although he still looked very haggard, but there was finally a trace of blood on his face, when he sat steadily, his gestures were strong and powerful, Empress Zhang was already crying with joy, and Xiao Jing, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, couldn't help wiping tears.

"Imperial Doctor Song, thank you, I feel much better!" Zhu Youzhu looked at an old man in his fifties beside the dragon couch and thanked him repeatedly.

The old lady doctor who had not been in the palace for a long time knelt on the ground with a "poof", not daring to speak, just kowtowing, Zhu Youzhu smiled and waved his hand:

"Imperial Doctor Song, please calm down, my body, thanks to your conditioning, and Gonggong Xiao taking care of everything for me, I will see an improvement."

Xiao Jing burst into tears, but said with a smile: "Your Majesty, after all, it is still Imperial Doctor Song's superb medical skills, he has used a few needles for Your Majesty, Your Majesty's dragon body has finally improved significantly, if you use it a few more times in the future...... Your Majesty will surely recover completely! ”

Zhu Youzhu said with a smile: "That's also Gonggong Xiao's intentions, and he can find such a good doctor with such good medical skills for me from the people." Gonggong Xiao, reward Imperial Doctor Song for me, and the hospital will be handed over to Imperial Doctor Song to take care of in the future, I never thought that my illness would improve one day, I thought that I would go to Jiuquan to see the ancestors and ancestors! ”

Empress Zhang cried: "Your Majesty, don't say such things, if you have three longs and two shorts, who should the concubines, orphans and widows rely on?" ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled and comforted: "Isn't there still a few pavilion elders, as well as Ma Shangshu?" They are all loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty! ”

When she said this, Empress Zhang felt a little harsh, but Emperor Hongzhi's health had just improved, and she couldn't say anything, so she could only wipe her tears silently.

Zhu Youzhu lay on the bed for a few months, wanting to get off the ground and take a walk, Xiao Jinggang sent Imperial Doctor Song out of the palace gate, and when he came back, he saw Zhu Youzhu sitting on the edge of the bed, his face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, your dragon body has not yet healed, you should rest more, outside...... Aren't there Liu Shaofu them? ”

Zhu Youzhu sighed: "I have been sick for many days, and now that the war is urgent, this disease is getting more and more serious, I am really worried, Father-in-law Xiao...... Tell me about the Tatars, who are now being repulsed? Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou Fort...... You've recovered, right? ”

Xiao Jing glanced at Empress Zhang, then lowered his head and was silent, some words were really difficult to speak, he was afraid that it would hurt Zhu Youzhu in truth, which was also the same opinion between him and Empress Zhang.

Empress Xiao Zhang hurriedly and the mud: "Your Majesty, you better rest, these things are naturally the responsibility of the courtiers!" ”

"Grandpa Xiao, I asked you!" Zhu Youji's face was a little annoyed, and he asked, "I have been on the sickbed these days, always thinking about the border war, before the Bauhinia Pass was raided by Tatar soldiers and horses, I arranged for the prince to supervise the country, and now the prince can be in the Wenhua Palace?" I want to meet him! ”

Xiao Jing didn't know what to say at this time, he raised his head and looked at Empress Zhang with a pleading gaze, because some of the previous decrees of Emperor Hongzhi were not from the mouth of the emperor himself at all, but from Empress Zhang's will.

Empress Zhang looked embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, the emperor is ...... I went to the head of Chongwen Gate to inspect it! ”

"What!?"

Zhu Youzhi was so frightened that his body kept shaking, and he didn't know if it was because of the recurrence of his illness or because he was angry, he asked angrily, "Why did the emperor go to the city?" Who allowed him to leave the palace? Queen, what the hell is going on? ”

Empress Zhang knew that she couldn't hide it anymore, so she wiped her tears and said that she had arranged for the prince to come out to supervise the country and preside over the overall situation, and by the way, let the prince see the world.

When Empress Zhang couldn't cry, Xiao Jing explained and added beside him, and Zhu Youji's face became more and more heavy the more he listened, and finally he patted the bed and said:

"Nonsense! How old is the emperor, how can he afford to be a military event at such a time of national crisis? He understood only superficial truths...... By the way, did you say that he had been in the military before? Quick, show it to me! ”

Zhu Youzhu always unconsciously looks down on his son, and he doesn't want to make his son arrogant because of his appreciation. However, while scolding his son for not being angry, he has a faint expectation in his heart, and most of the time he doesn't say it right, which is a typical parental mentality of hoping for his son to become a Chan.

Xiao Jing quickly presented the military affairs policies of the previous ministers and the crown prince to Zhu Youji.

After Zhu Youzhi read it, he coughed violently a few times, and asked even "This is really written by the emperor", with a lot of disbelief, obviously the quality of the military policy written by Zhu Houzhao is much better than that written by Xiong Xiu and Xie Qian, and Zhu Youzhi has been in charge of national politics for more than ten years, so of course he can see which level is higher.

When he received an affirmative answer, Zhu Youji's face was full of relief, and he said with a smile: "I thought that the emperor was just messing around, but it seems that he already has a certain ability. As long as Liu Shaofu and others do their best to assist, even if I am gone, he can become a generation of Ming Jun! ”

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi say this, Empress Zhang's originally happy face was covered with a layer of haze. Although she didn't say anything, the changes in her mood were still easy for Zhu Youzhu to grasp. Zhu Youzhu said: "Queen, are you worried about the prince? I will let people call him back to the palace, even if the national disaster is at the head, as the crown prince, he doesn't have to bow down to him, isn't there still Young Master Liu? ”

Empress Zhang wiped her tears and said, "Your Majesty, the concubines are worried about Young Master Liu...... You don't know, these days when the emperor is in charge, Liu Shaofu and others are in disobedience, not only do they not have the intention to assist and teach the emperor, but they have set up a prime minister's military affairs yamen, the emperor and they recruited troops and horses, and no one is willing to respond, just came the news, the emperor encountered the Tartar siege in Chongwenmen, and the bow and arrow almost flew over the emperor's scalp! ”

"What!?"

Zhu Youji's face was full of joy before, but after hearing this, his face was gloomy again.

Zhu Youzhu coughed a few times, signaling Xiao Jing to help him get off the ground, Empress Zhang hurriedly stepped forward to help, Zhu Youzhu stood up and realized that he hadn't thought about what to do, and barely wandered two steps at the moment, and said with emotion:

"I've been lying on the couch for a long time, and my legs and feet are no longer flexible...... Queen, don't blame Young Master Liu and them, the ministers may be dedicated to the country, and they are worried that the prince will do this. However, the prince's visit to the city has always been out of order, so he didn't arrange more people to protect the prince? ”

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, now there are hundreds of guards in the palace army and brocade guards, protecting the prince at any time. Before, the old slave sent someone to invite the prince back to the palace, but the prince refused to come back, saying that he wanted to guard the city gate on behalf of His Majesty and boost the morale of the three armies! ”

Xiao Jing's words may not be what Zhu Houzhao said, even if Zhu Houzhao really said this, Xiao Jing has never heard it with his own ears, this remark is to let the emperor know that the prince is both capable and responsible, and also has filial piety and courage, and belongs to singing praises for the emperor's father and son.

Sure enough, when Zhu Youzhu heard this, his face showed a look of relief, and he said: "The emperor has really grown up, and I have always misunderstood him before, and his courage ...... I can't even ask myself. But he has always been the prince of the country, and there can be no accidents, even if he changes this old bone to the city, he can't let the emperor take risks! ”

Empress Zhang called lightly and said, "Your Majesty! ”

Zhu Youzhu pondered a little and said, "In this way, I want to see Young Master Liu and other ministers, as well as Ma Shangshu, Xiong Shilang, and Old Master Zhang...... and Shou Ning Hou. Anyway, I will personally go to Wenyuan Pavilion and prepare to move Luan! ”

Xiao Jing hurriedly dissuaded: "Your Majesty, your dragon body has not yet healed, it is more appropriate to let a few ministers come to the Qianqing Palace to see you." Doctor Song had instructed him before, your illness has a sign of stroke, and you can't go out of the inner curtain easily, so the old slave will go to see it, and it won't take much time! ”

Zhu Youzhu was a little distressed: "I am in my prime, how can I have such a weak body?" Father-in-law Xiao hurry up, Queen, and I will sit on the couch for a while! ”

Queen Zhang sat down with her husband, feeling that the relationship between husband and wife was a little estranged, after she gave birth to the little princess, Zhu Youzhu has been sick, not only does the husband and wife not have the joy of fish and water, but even the least respect for each other is not like a guest, Queen Zhang has resentment, but she will not show it easily.

Queen Zhang wanted to bring the little princess over to her husband to see, after all, from the birth of the child to the present, Zhu Youzhu has only seen her twice, but when she saw that her husband's mental condition was not very good, she gave up.

About half an hour later, the three scholars of the cabinet, plus Xiong Xiu, a waiter of the military department, arrived at the Qianqing Palace, as for Zhang Mao and Zhang Heling and others were still summoned, Ma Wensheng could not enter the palace because of illness.

In the Son of Heaven's dormitory, Zhu Youzhu sat on the dragon couch, looking at the ministers below, and there were some subtle changes in his mood.

In the past, Emperor Hongzhi had absolute trust in his ministers, but because several ministers disobeyed the crown prince, and Xie Qian had threatened him for Shen Xi's affairs before, Zhu Youzhu began to feel that these ministers had selfish thoughts, and they couldn't do their best for the royal family.

Liu Jian stepped forward to play: "Your Majesty, Di Yi has invaded the Beijing Division, and the soldiers and horses on the three sides are still stranded in Taiyuan and Datong, and the soldiers and horses of the King of Qin have not yet arrived, and the Beijing Division is isolated and helpless......

In the past, no matter what Liu Jian said, Zhu Youzhu felt that it made sense, but now Liu Jian's words can no longer win Zhu Youji's trust.

Zhu Youji inquired a lot about Gyeonggi's defenses, and suddenly asked: "Is the Tumubao War over?" Shen Qingjia...... How's it going? ”

Zhu Youzhu suddenly asked a "dead man", which made several ministers present a little embarrassed.

Shen Xi is taboo in today's Ming court, if it weren't for Shen Xi's accurate prediction of the movements of the Tatars before, these ministers present would not have to be as difficult to step down as they are now, the better Shen Xi performs, the more it sets off their stupidity and incompetence.

Li Dongyang said: "Back to Your Majesty, Shen Xi, the governor of Yansui, was defeated in the battle of Tumubao, and I am afraid that he has been martyred!" ”

Xie Qian glared at Li Dongyang...... How do you know that Shen Xi'er has been martyred? Saw it with your own eyes?

When Zhu Youzhu heard the news, he said quietly: "Shen Qing's family is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, since he has been martyred, all the preferential treatment of the Shen family is inevitable, and all the soldiers of the Beijing division must know that the imperial court will treat the ministers who are loyal to the country!" ”

Xie Qian was even more dissatisfied this time, before he thought that the emperor's remark to ask about the battle of Tumubao was out of concern for Shen Xi, but now he understood that Zhu Youzhu just wanted to make some articles by treating Shen Xi's relatives and relatives well, and win the hearts of the army and the people for the defense of Beijing.

Xie Qian thought to himself: "Shen Xi'er was used by you when he was alive, and now that he is dead, he still has to be taken out by you to talk about things, and he is really not at peace when he dies!" ”