Zhu Xu changed into civilian clothes and took Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao out of the palace. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the Forbidden City is in this capital, after all, the temple is still too high, and the homes of ordinary people should still be how they are.

The streets are full of people and laughter.

Zhu Xu has his hands behind his back, and it is rare to have a time to relax, slowly and leisurely along the way, as if he is strolling.

Cao Huachun followed, but he was very worried.

Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters, is also an upright temper, if he really refuses to give in, he is afraid that he will completely destroy the court situation that Zhu Xu has worked so hard to build, and even far from the Apocalypse Dynasty, which will be out of control.

Cao Bianjiao was calm and quiet, his eyes were observing around from time to time, and his eyes were vigilant.

Not far behind him, followed by the plainclothes brocade guards, as well as the forbidden army, quietly protected Zhu Xu layer by layer. At this time, no one dares to be careless.

This year's winter is not too cold, Zhu Xu is wrapped in a small padded jacket, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he is not in a hurry to go to the palace.

"Sister, I want this, and this ......"

Not far away, two little girls wrapped like rice dumplings, running from one stall to another, although they couldn't see their expressions clearly, but from their voices, you could hear how happy they were.

Zhu Xu was a little stunned and said, "Yes, this year is almost over." ”

After the New Year, the Ming Dynasty will change from the Apocalypse to Chongzhen, and at the beginning of the first year of Chongzhen, Zhu Xu will really become the emperor.

The same change of yuan, there will also be Huang Taiji in Liaodong.

When Zhu Xu thought of this, his heart suddenly moved, and he said, "By the way, I said before that Huang Taiji was going to crusade against Inner Khalkha?" ”

Cao Huachun took a step forward and said, "Yes, there is news from Jinyiwei, and Lin Dan Khan seems to be interested in crusading." ”

The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth moved and he shook his head.

Although Lin Dan Khan is ambitious, his vision is too bad, and he has not yet realized that Houjin's ambitions will not stop at Inner Khalkha, once Inner Khalkha is divided between them. Then the Chahar Department led by Houjin and Lin Dan Khan will be directly opposed.

One is determined to unify Mongolia and reproduce the great cause of Genghis Khan, and the other is obsessed with sweeping away the right-wing threat, which is natural and avoids the inevitable mortal enemy, and Lin Dan Khan is already weak, and he actually has to help the enemy continue to grow!

"Okay, hurry up and go back, otherwise it will be miserable if your uncle finds out."

The little girl in the little green padded jacket pulled the little girl in the pink shirt away from a pile of clay figurines.

"No, sister, I want that, that one looks good......"

Zhu Xu listened to the laughter of the two little girls, also smiled, put his hands behind his back, and continued to pace slowly, and after a while, he said: "Send an edict to Liaodong, asking them to find a way to put pressure on them, so that Huang Taiji has no way to attack the Mongolian tribes wholeheartedly." ”

Cao Huachun bowed down and said, "The slave has written it down." ”

The Xinwang Mansion is not far away, and Zhu Xu is not in a hurry to go over.

At this moment, the Xinwang Mansion is also brightly lit, but there is no one.

Zhu Youjian was in the room, drinking by himself, his brows were tightly locked, and his face was sad and helpless.

Princess Zhou came in from outside, sat down beside him, and said softly: "Lord, wine hurts your body a lot, please be in moderation." ”

Zhu Youzhen had a strong self-control ability, but he didn't nod as usual, took another drink, and said lightly: "Are all the people gone?" ”

Princess Zhou also knew what was happening outside, and said cautiously and respectfully: "Well, they are all gone, but Lord Zhao and Lord Gao both hope that the prince will think twice and think about the society." ”

Zhu Youzhen's eyebrows tightened, and he was silent.

He was extremely conflicted in his heart, on the one hand, he was too disappointed in Zhu Xu, he came nonsense, did not listen to advice, and saw that the military and political situation of the Ming Dynasty was deteriorating day by day, but he was powerless; Second, he also does not agree with the actions of the Donglin Party, if Zhu Xu does not agree, it is equivalent to a confrontation between the monarch and the minister, which will make the situation more and more corrupt, push into the abyss, and be out of control.

Princess Zhou looked at Zhu Youzhen, and admonished with some distress: "Lord Wang, the ancestor is not an example, just follow the example, why worry so much?" ”

The 'divine ancestor' in the mouth of Princess Zhou refers to Emperor Wanli, when Wanli was young, he lived in the deep palace to study, and handed over the power of the government to Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant, until he became an adult.

Zhu Youzhen shook his head, straightened his waist, and sighed lightly: "The new emperor is not a god ancestor, he has a rigid temperament and does not listen to people's words. The cabinet is empty, the six ministries are unintentional, and the south is like fire...... When the ancestor was a god, there were few things in the sea, but now it is difficult, but the emperor is ......"

Zhu Youzhen wanted to speak and stopped, so he could only drink with his head bored.

Wang Chengen stood behind Zhu Youjian and listened to him, with a sad look on his face.

In this matter, the center seems to be the emperor, but in fact it is the king of faith. It is King Xin who pushes the Donglin Party to supervise the auxiliary government of the country, and no matter whether it succeeds or fails, King Xin is afraid that there will be no good results.

After all, Zhang Juzheng has an example in front of him!

Princess Zhou was just about to persuade again, but a housekeeper hurriedly ran in and said urgently, "Lord, the emperor is here, and he has entered the courtyard." ”

The faces of the three people in the side room changed slightly, and Zhu Youjiu also woke up a lot, stood up and said, "Follow me." ”

Princess Zhou and Wang Chengen hurriedly followed, and at the same time there was a worried look on their faces.

Zhu Youzhen quickly greeted Zhu Xu in front of the main hall, bowed down and bowed and said, "Minister......"

"You don't have to be formal," Zhu Xu smiled and waved his hand, and said, "I just have occasional leisure, and I remember that the imperial brother hasn't come to this mansion yet, so I'll take a look." ”

No one would believe this sentence, let alone Zhu Youzhen on the cusp of the storm, he glanced at Zhu Xu and said cautiously: "Then, the emperor, please come in." ”

Zhu Xu nodded and strode into the lobby.

He sat down on the upper seat and looked at it, Zhu Youzhen was also a thrifty person, but he didn't see any luxury.

After Princess Zhou saluted, she took her leave, and in the lobby, there were only five people left: Zhu Xu, Zhu Youzhen, Cao Huachun, Cao Bianjiao, and Wang Chengen.

After the next person served tea and was simple and polite, Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youzhen and said after considering his words, "Brother Huang, what do you think?" ”

Zhu Youzhen knew the meaning of Zhu Xu's words, but he still pretended to be confused and said: "I don't know what the emperor asked, please ask the emperor to show me." ”

Zhu Xu squinted, looked at Zhu Youzhen's somewhat drunken face, and said quietly: "Well, Yang Lian and the others want the imperial brother to be the regent of the country, and I will retire to the deep palace to study." ”

Zhu Youzhen's expression was calm, and he said after a while: "Your Majesty, this matter is important, and the Emperor's Sacred Heart is still needed." ”

Wang Chengen stood behind Zhu Youjian, bowing his head and lowering his eyes.

Dongchang gave him ten fanzi and asked him to watch King Xin, and King Xin knew about this matter.

Wang Chengen was worried in his heart, if he couldn't give Zhu Xu a satisfactory answer tonight, he was afraid that fortune and misfortune would be unpredictable, and life and death would be unpredictable.

Zhu Xu saw that Zhu Youzhen refused to say more, and he knew in his heart that he should also be inclined to the Donglin Party, so he was silent for a while, and said violently, "Brother Huang, you think so too, right?" ”

Zhu Youzhen's face remained unchanged, and he turned sideways slightly and said, "The minister doesn't dare." ”

Zhu Xu's eyes were cold, staring at Zhu Youzhen, and said, "Brother Huang, don't you dare?" Or do you want to be a feudal domain right away? ”

Zhu Youzhen's face changed suddenly, not to mention the ambition in his heart for Zhongxing Daming, just talking about this crisis moment, he can't leave!