The third day of November.

First, a brig approached Tanggu Harbor, and half an hour later, dozens of more ships appeared at the horizon.

It's here!

On the afternoon of this day, the emperor and the court of the Ming Dynasty, after a long voyage, finally arrived in Tanggu, and the area around Tanggu was already extremely lively at this time. Because the officials from all over the north either came in person or sent people to serve, and those remnants were dressed in Ming clothes and came to greet them.

Since the change from Jiashen Tianchang to the present, the officials and people of Beizhili, who have not seen the emperor of the Han family for 18 years, are all jubilant, and the local gentry have set up incense cases along the way, and there are more remnants from the newspaper to learn that the emperor of the Han family is coming soon, and they come here to greet them.

Although the holy car had arrived, Zhu Youlang did not go ashore on the same day, because there were still preparations to be made on the shore, for example, this sandwich road could not be driven by ordinary Chu troops, but must be Jinyi Wei. At this time, the royal decency cannot but be talked about.

Of course, although the emperor did not get off the ship for the time being, he wanted to summon the minister who "entered the pilgrimage to greet him", which was also the first time Zhu Youlang saw it, because the two monarchs and ministers met for the first time, and as usual, they had to ask about the friendly words of the trip, for which Li Ziyuan was naturally grateful.

After being polite as usual, I only heard Zhu Youlang look at Li Ziyuan and ask.

"King Chu, the place of Beizhili is very important, as a vassal king, you are in charge of the army, and the responsibility is very heavy, do you always know?"

Zhu Youlang, who was staring at Li Ziyuan, secretly compared it with himself, after making sure that Li Ziyuan looked older than himself, he was more relieved, this person was over forty years old, if God opened his eyes, he would definitely be able to live this person!

"Yes! The emperor was specially promoted to the title of king with a white body and a different surname, which can be described as a special kindness, and he has been trembling day and night since the Northern Expedition, lest he lose the emperor's grace. It's good that the holy car is back in Beijing today, and the ministers can ask for training at any time if they have something to do, just abide by the law. ”

Li Ziyuan's answer can be said to be very respectful, and his words are tantamount to telling the emperor euphemistically, "From now on, this power will always belong to the court", his such respectfulness made Zhu Youlang secretly say that he was not wrong.

If you can remember the phrase "keep the law," you are your creation. ”

Zhu Youlang nodded and said again.

"Since I heard that the Northern Expedition of the Chu Domain was successful, I can't wait to return to Beijing immediately to comfort the ancestors and ancestors, but although the Qing Dynasty has escaped from the Beijing Division, its main force has not been destroyed, and it still has a breath. Don't know what you're going to do? ”

Zhu Youlang was not polite, he wanted to achieve something meritorious, and even ignored the fatigue of the long journey and the reality that his body was getting weaker and weaker after days of seasickness, and he bothered himself to ask Li Ziyuan's plans there.

"Back to the emperor, now the Qing captives are fleeing to the west, and a breath is still alive, so it is reasonable to wave the army to the west and clear the captives, so as not to recuperate and make a comeback. But under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the people of Beizhili suffered from it. Especially after the loss of Jiangnan, the Qing Dynasty was extremely exploited in Beizhili, Shanxi, Henan and other places, and it can be said that the people are exhausted and their wealth is exhausted, which is really difficult. But ......"

Li Ziyuan then raised his voice and said.

"It's man-made! The ministers were deeply gracious, and they would never dare to shirk the slightest. Solve the salary of Beijing, relieve the people's hardship, and do not hesitate to die for the country's major affairs, so as to repay the emperor's great kindness. ”

Hearing these words, Zhu Youlang couldn't help but agree, especially "the upper part of the Beijing salary, the lower part of the people's hardship." That sentence is even more beautiful. So he nodded and said.

"It's good that you can do this, as long as you can do it, you'll repay me."

"Yes!"

Li Ziyuan shook his head over the top.

"Your Majesty! The minister must have solid strength and let it go. ”

"The difficulty of the country now is that the Qing Dynasty has not been appeased, and the world has not been peaceful!"

Zhu Youlang paused for a moment, stared at Li Ziyuan and said again.

"King Chu, since you sent troops to Wuchang to sweep away the captives, it can be said that the merit is in Sheji. Now the north is being exploited by the Qing captives, although the people are poor and rich, and they are unbearable. But the Qing captives are still alive, and you have to take extra care of this matter of clearing the Tartars. ”

Seeing that Zhu Youlang mentioned this layer again, Li Ziyuan had already felt Zhu Youlang's "compulsion". But be cautious when answering.

"Clearing the Tartars is not an overnight thing."

Although he had already been in the chest, Li Ziyuan still replied cautiously.

"At present, the Tartars in the world can suffer from the Ming Dynasty, there is no Mongolian Tartar, Qing Prisoner, and today the Mongolian Tartars have no such momentum as they were back then, and if they are subject to many restrictions, at least in recent years, there will be no uncontrollable situation. But the view to the Qing captivity, although it to the west, as the emperor just said, its main force still exists, if it is time, rest and recuperate, it will be the Ming Dynasty again, so it must not be allowed to recuperate, the minister thinks, for the Ming Dynasty thousands of generations, should imitate the old example of the high emperor, a member of the good general set the world's elite soldiers and horses, wave the army to the west, sweep the Qing Dynasty, recover the northwest. ”

"Naturally, it should be!"

Staring at Li Ziyuan, Zhu Youlang's voice seemed a little anxious.

"But who should be the general?"

"The minister is willing to be driven by the emperor!"

When this sentence came out of Li Ziyuan's mouth, Zhu Youlang's face changed slightly, originally his idea was to "borrow a knife to kill people" and let Zhu Mingzhong lead the troops to the west, but he didn't expect Li Ziyuan to take the initiative to recommend himself.

"The King of Chu is loyal, but the King of Chu knows that if he fights in the west, he will definitely fight against the water when he is at the end of the road."

Zhu Youlang reminded directly.

The emperor's reminder made Li Ziyuan smile in his heart, and he replied unhurriedly.

"Although it is the end of the road, it is inevitable that there will be a dog jumping over the wall in a hurry, but in Qinglu, the minister is already sure to deal with it, if it is a special decree from the emperor. The minister promised that within two years, the western captives could be eliminated and the world could be peaceful. ”

The last sentence made Zhu Youlang smile unconsciously and asked in surprise.

"Two years, the king of Chu said that two years can be pacified?"

Zhu Youlang asked anxiously.

"What do you want?"

"The minister doesn't dare to say it, after all, this matter is very involved, and it is not a special order of the emperor, so the minister does not dare to say it."

Hearing him say this, Zhu Youlang immediately looked at him in surprise, what did he want to say?

"I forgive you for your innocence!"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if the prisoners are cleared, it will be feasible to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle!"

"A plan to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle?"

Looking at Li Ziyuan suspiciously, Zhu Youlang asked puzzled.

"I don't know what the King of Chu is up to?"

"Recruit Hong Chengchou!"

Recruit Hong Chengchou!

Fortunately, this is a separate edict, if someone says this sentence in the court, it will definitely cause an uproar, after all, Hong Chengchou is the No. 1 traitor in Tianzi, Daming was almost destroyed by the Qing Dynasty, it is precisely because of this thief, not to mention, these years Yongli has also been driven by him to run around, all day long, mentioning this person is naturally full of hatred.

"Recruit Hong Chengchou, this thief is really the enemy of my Ming Dynasty, if you don't kill him, you can vent the hatred of the subjects of the world. The king of Chu has to mention this matter again! ”

Li Ziyuan had already thought of Zhu Youlang's reaction, and he continued.

"The emperor has no less than 300,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Hong Chengchou in the southwest, if he can recruit him, it will not only restore orthodoxy in the southwest for a moment, but also drive it to be elite, so that he will make meritorious service in front of the battle, and seek the capture in the west! If it is a little worse, you can behead it to comfort the world! ”

The same borrowed knife killing!

It's just a different object. Zhu Youlang didn't expose this, and even his previous angry appearance was just pretending.

Long before leaving Wannian, he had already agreed with his confidant minister to recruit Hong Chengchou. It's just that according to their ideas, after recruiting Hong Chengchou, they will kill him under the pretext, and then collect his soldiers and horses, and appoint trustworthy generals to command his soldiers and horses, so that the imperial court can control hundreds of thousands of horses. From now on, there is no need to fear the local powerful feudal clan with strong armies.

"What the king of Chu said, I, I also know, but, can ......"

Shaking his head, Zhu Youlang deflated.

"The imperial court also has the difficulties of the imperial court."

"Yes! Rat-throwing taboo, the minister also understands. It's just that the minister thinks that the most important thing at the moment is to clear the Qing Dynasty and recover the southwest, although the flood thief is a serious sin, but he controls the southwest provinces, if he can sacrifice the city to surrender, not only can the people of the world suffer less from the war, but also the court can appoint officials, which are reasonable places, to solve the difficulties of the people in the southwest, so that the world can be stable. Therefore, the ministers are invited to accept it first, and bear the blame of the world, so that the court and the emperor can stay out of the matter! ”

Zhu Youlang couldn't help but be a little moved at this time, Li Ziyuan was telling him that he was willing to bear the scolding of Hong Chengchou, and the benefits after the surrender of the southwest belonged to the imperial court, "appoint officials, belong to the reasonable place, and solve the difficulties of the people in the southwest," in fact, it was actually saying that in this way, the imperial court could get several provinces in the southwest.

If this is the case, this court will be like now, and it can only snort to Yang Qiang, so Zhu Youlang immediately praised it repeatedly.

"Good! Good! If you can be so mindful, you can really be a person who cares about the overall situation. The imperial court is naturally very embarrassed, but it will not be embarrassed like this. If you recruit Hong Chengchou and the ministers accuse, I will naturally speak for you. ”

Of course, Zhu Youlang will not "speak in vain", he just "speaks" to Li Ziyuan, but also to Hong Chengchou's officials, especially the generals in his army, and then recruit his generals to use, when the time is ripe, and then send good generals to control the soldiers and horses under Hong Chengchou, the court can sit back and relax, especially when Li Ziyuan took the initiative to mention that he was willing to lead the troops to the west, it made Zhu Youlang convinced that when he waved his army to the west, the Beijing division and the north Zhili would naturally return to the court.

Li Ziyuan, as expected, is worthy of being a loyal minister!

Maybe it's because of the agitated mood, maybe it's also because he has been holding his body, Zhu Youlang couldn't help but let out a violent cough, when he coughed, Li Ziyuan looked at the emperor, since the face of the saint, he found that the emperor's face was pale, without a trace of blood, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

"The emperor's body, it's okay......"

At this moment, he heard the emperor cough and say.

"King Chu, you, cough...... You are very good, I will take you as a general, and sweep away the prisoners for my Ming Dynasty......"

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