Zhu Houzhao has been waiting for Shen Xi to come out of the Qianqing Palace in the East Palace, ready to ask the teacher in person why he returned to Beijing so easily, and he is still waiting to go to the grassland with the teacher to fight a big battle to seal the wolf Juxu. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 After waiting for a long time, Zhang Yuan, who went to the Qianqing Palace to inquire about the situation, finally came back, Zhu Houzhao grabbed the panting Zhang Yuan and asked, "Mr. Shen is out?" ”

Zhang Yuan ran wildly all the way, gasping for breath at this time, unable to speak, so he could only nod his head again and again.

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Then you didn't say it earlier?" ”

After that, Zhu Houzhao ran quickly to the Qianqing Palace with his calves, and when he arrived at the ground, he found that Shen Xi had already left the Qianqing Gate, and he couldn't catch up if he wanted to.

Zhang Yuan followed behind him: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you can't mess around in the palace!" ”

Zhu Houzhao was angry from his heart, went around Zhang Yuan's back, and kicked Zhang Yuan's buttocks: "What about people? ”

Zhang Yuan fell and ate, finally got up, and said hesitantly: "Let's go...... Let's go! ”

Zhu Houzhao added his fists and feet, and scolded angrily: "You sincerely entertain the palace, right?" The palace let you keep an eye on it, and when you see someone coming out, you will communicate to the palace in time, but it will be as slow as a turtle crawling, and you will rush back to the east palace to report when you are leaving...... You say, is it sincerity that makes Hongu angry? ”

Zhang Yuan said with a bitter face: "His Royal Highness the Prince, don't be in a hurry to get angry, listen to the slave maid's explanation." Before, many ministers suddenly poured out of the Qianqing Palace, and the slaves and maids took a closer look, but they didn't see any trace of Lord Shen. When the people were far away, the slave maid found that Lord Shen and Xie Ge were behind him, and the villain didn't pay attention at that time! ”

Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Yuan's head: "Didn't pay attention? Make you negligent! The good mood of this palace has been ruined by you, it's really useless, you should be castrated again, so that you can have a long memory! ”

Zhang Yuan cried and mourned, and his heart ached like death...... Zhu Houzhao is a good hand when he uncovers the scars, and Zhang Yuan's biggest problem as a eunuch is that he can't do strenuous activities, which is related to the sequelae that he left in his thirties, but the prince likes to jump up and down, he can't keep up with the rhythm due to his physical strength, and he often feels exhausted.

Now the prince asked him to keep an eye on Shen Xi, but Shen Xi walked quickly at a young age, and Zhang Yuan's body was so bone, it was too late to go back and report. In fact, fundamentally speaking, it is still the prince who trusts him to be a non-human.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you ...... now"

Zhang Yuan looked at the prince, his expression was sad, and he felt that he was suffering every day, and it was worse than death.

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Don't put a stinky face on this palace to see, if you do something wrong, shouldn't this palace beat you?" Now that Mr. Shen is out of the palace, how can I talk to him? Can you call people back? ”

Zhang Yuan's mouth opened, and then he lowered his head in recognition...... He didn't dare to chase after the court officials in the palace, he knew that even if he could catch up, Shen Xi would not come back with him, because Shen Xi had always understood the rules and would never trespass.

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Forget it, this palace will go to see my father and listen to what my father has to say." You're here to be punished, and you can't go anywhere without the permission of this palace, do you hear? ”

Where did Zhang Yuan dare to disobey the prince? Obediently stood still in place, and then saw Zhu Houzhao going to the side gate of Qianqing Palace.

Ministers must go through the main gate to enter the Qianqing Palace, and only the emperor, empress, eunuchs, and palace maids occasionally go through the side door. As soon as Zhu Houzhao entered the door, he heard Zhu Youzhu commenting on the officials of the DPRK and China, he hid next to him and listened for a while, there was no beginning or end, but the topic was shocking:

“…… This son has done a good job as a Beijing official, and his performance is not bad, and he has made great contributions in leading the troops out of Beijing for a few months, and the prince always mentions him, I am afraid that he will be reused in the future! ”

Zhu Houzhao thought to himself: "Who is this son talking about?" Recently, there should be no one else except Mr. Shen who has led the army to make great contributions, right? ”

I only heard Xiao Jing say: "Your Majesty, the prince's young heart may not be able to favor Lord Shen in the future!" ”

"If it's really Mr. Shen, what's wrong with my father, why did you come up and say that I will reuse Mr. Shen in the future? Mr. Shen is a capable person, can't I be promoted and appointed? Even my father himself has entrusted Mr. Shen with important tasks, why can't it be my turn? Listen to the tone as if I'm doing something wrong? ”

Zhu Houzhao was full of confusion in his heart and continued to listen.

Zhu Youzhu coughed a few times before he continued: "Shen Xi's son, at a young age, he was even in the middle of the three yuan, the world calls him a prodigy, all these years of running around, making great contributions to the imperial court, it is really terrifying. However, a person has outstanding learning ability, and his character may not be correct, this son's attainments are unfathomable, and he will be more and more powerful in the future, and he will not be willing to be subservient to others, or disturb the dynasty to be the chaotic minister and thief! ”

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt a little jealous in his heart, and thought, "Why did my father say this about Mr. Shen?" In this sense, can Mr. Shen still seek to usurp the throne in the future? Oh, my skills are all taught by Mr. Shen, if he rebels, I will definitely not be his opponent......"

But then Zhu Houzhao's rebellious psychology attacked: "Hmph, I don't believe that Mr. Shen will rebel in the future, he is a civil servant, and he is not a military general with heavy troops, what can he do to rebel?" ”

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, Lord Shen has no soldiers under him, how can he disturb the court?" You're worried! ”

Zhu Youzhu said: "Even if you can't disturb the court, if this son runs in the court for decades, he will form a party for personal gain, like the powerful ministers Li Linfu and Cai Jing, cholera all over the world." Since he won the champion, this son's performance has violated the Confucian golden mean, and he has been in the limelight everywhere...... Don't hold him too high in a short period of time! I am going to transfer him to a local area, or to accompany him to the six ministries or to a local domain......"

Regarding Shen Xi's appointment, Xiao Jing didn't dare to have any opinions, so he promised: "Everything is under the orders of Your Majesty......"

Zhu Houzhao originally wanted to go in to greet the emperor, but after listening to his father's evaluation of Shen Xi, he changed his mind because he was very dissatisfied with his father's words.

Zhu Hou said in his heart: "I don't believe it, Mr. Shen took the soldiers and horses back to the capital King Qin, and solved the crisis in the capital. ”

"Gonggong Xiao is too, my father said this, you should persuade more, but in the end, you bowed down and obeyed orders. Such a eunuch has no opinion at all, and if I ascend the throne, I will definitely not rely on him! ”

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Shen Xi originally planned to go back to see his wife and children before nightfall, but after reporting to the military department, he realized that he was thinking too simply.

The war has not yet ended, as the governor of Yansui appointed by the imperial court, although the emperor has withdrawn his military power, he has not been relieved of his official position, and now he still has to serve as the governor of Yansui to serve as a military officer.

In the Yamen of the Ministry of War, Xiong Xiu, who temporarily took the post of Shangshu, personally received Shen Xi.

Originally, Xiong Xiu had already listened to Shen Xi speak once in the court meeting, according to the convention, Shen Xi only needed to hand in the report, and then return the troop token to complete the task, and then go to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to go home, but Liu Jian came to the Yamen of the Ministry of War with a cadre of important ministers, convened a military meeting, and asked Shen Xi to attend the meeting.

Although Shen Xi was reluctant in every way, as the governor of Yansui in charge of the military affairs in the northwest, he couldn't shirk it at all, so he could only attend the meeting with a small emotion.

Presiding over the meeting was Liu Jian, the first assistant to the cabinet.

In addition to the seven advisory ministers present, there were also Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, Han Wen, the Shangshu of the Household Department, and Zeng Jian, the Shangshu of the Military Department, all of whom were first-class important ministers of the DPRK and China. Shen Xi was extremely inconspicuous among these people, and the seat arranged was the penultimate one, only in front of Wang Shouren in the military department.

But obviously, Wang Shouren was appreciated by Liu Jian and others, and only said a few words, and Liu Jian asked Wang Shouren to explain the defense of the nine cities.

Shen Xi only knew at this time that it was not Zhang Mao and Xiong Xiu who ordered the burning of Zhengyangmen that day, but Wang Shouren.

Although Shen Xi lamented that Wang Shouren was decisive, he still felt strange in his heart, after all, what Wang Shouren did ran counter to the benevolence and righteousness in the "Five Constants" advocated by Confucianism, and disregarded the safety of the Ming soldiers. Shen Xi secretly wondered: "If I were in his situation, would I have such courage?" If not, does that mean I'm inferior to him? ”

Shen Xi had great respect for Wang Shouren before, after all, he was a thinker, writer, philosopher and military strategist who would leave a name in history in later generations, and they were the same year as each other, Shen Xi also wanted to ask Wang Shouren for advice, but at this time he didn't understand Wang Shouren's motives. Standing in the overall situation, Wang Shouren's approach is right, the reason why Zhengyangmen is defended is all due to his fire attack plan, but ignoring the killing of the enemy and me is against the peace of heaven.

"Those who achieve great things are not informal, what do I care about these things for? I hope this military meeting will end soon, so that I can go home to see my wife and children! ”

Shen Xi had no intention of listening to what these ministers said, if their words worked, there would be no series of defeats in the northwest, and the Tartars would not invade Xuanfu and then besiege the capital, and even Xizhimen and Zhengyangmen were almost lost.

Shen Xi didn't dare to compliment the tactical literacy of these ministers, he didn't learn Yu Qian's successful example, and he couldn't defend anything, so he was beaten hard by the Tartars, and the city gate was full of loopholes. If the city gates were lost, the fall of the city was inevitable without the king of soldiers. Shen Xi even felt that the crown prince was more courageous than them, and no matter what, Zhu Houzhao was also taught by himself.

Liu Jian said: "...... Bauhinia Pass is recovered, Diyi soldiers and horses retreat north, and there will be a war in the Xuanfu generation. ”

Zhang Mao hesitated: "Is it too late in time?" ”

Liu Jian glanced at Zhang Mao and asked, "Tatar has just been evacuated from Bauhinia Pass, and there are still a hundred miles away from Xuanfu, how can it be too late?" ”

Zhang Mao sat down and said no more, but Li Dongyang interjected: "Juyong Pass is the main gateway to the north of the capital, and I think it is best for the Longqing guards and horses to stand still......"

Shen Xi listened for a long time and finally found that a person like Zhang Mao who understands military affairs, even if he has status and status, has no right to mobilize soldiers and horses, and everything depends on Wenchen who does not know soldiers to be responsible for promotion.

Shen Xi thought to himself: "Liu Jian didn't even know the terrain between Bauhinia Pass and Xuanfu, and the daily marching speed of the Tatar cavalry, so he dared to say that he would mobilize the Longqing guards. Liu Jian has been an official in the Hanlin system, before becoming the first assistant, or teaching today's son, or writing edicts on behalf of others, how could he have learned military knowledge? ”

Among the three scholars in the cabinet, Xie Qian is relatively familiar with military strategy, but Xie Qian is very smart, does not say anything, and completely cedes the right to speak to Liu Jian.

The early Ming Dynasty was okay, capable of producing many people, Yunwen and Yunwu. But after entering the middle of the century, there was a strange circle, who has high qualifications in the court, even if he doesn't understand anything, others have to bow down to orders, this is a typical layman in charge of the insider, the meeting is basically clichés and empty words, and the plan formulated is full of loopholes.

However, Liu Jian didn't want to end the military meeting prematurely, and it didn't end until the last shift that he announced the dismissal of the meeting.