Datong, known as Yunzhong and Pingcheng in ancient times, was once the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it was also the front line against the nomads, and it was also the bridgehead for the nomads to go south. Datong is located in the middle of a basin, the terrain is flat, suitable for a large number of garrisons, the Yellow River to the west, the Taihang Mountains to the east, and the Yin Mountains to the north, suitable for dangerous defense, and if the nomads occupy here, then Shanxi, and even the whole of the north, will not be safe. In the second year of Hongwu, after two wars, the Ming army finally controlled Datong, and in order to defend against Mongolia, the Datong Weidu Command Envoy was established here, and later renamed the Shanxi Xingdu Command Envoy. In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, the year when the crown prince Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang named his thirteenth son Zhu Gui as the acting king and became the king of Datongfu.

Xu Huizu wanted to inspect the northern guards, and Dongshengwei belonged to the Shanxi Xingdu Command Envoy and belonged to the jurisdiction of the acting king, so Xu Huizu took Qu Neng and Wang Du to Datong to meet the acting king, and Geng Xuan rushed to Dongsheng with three infantry guards.

The acting king is twenty-two years old this year, and the concubine is Xu Da's second daughter, so the acting king and Yan Wang are brothers-in-law and Xu Huizu's brother-in-law, so after the audience, Qu Neng and Wang Du lived in the post house, but Xu Huizu was stayed. Zhu Gui means that the princess misses her brother very much, and she wants to hold a family banquet and have a meal together.

The palace of the king of Dai is located in the east of Datong City, which was built on the basis of the Zijian of the Liaojin Kingdom and the Fuxue of the Yuan Dynasty. The prince's palace of the Ming Dynasty is basically a miniature version of the imperial city, which is very majestic and luxurious. There are 25,000 guards on behalf of the king, and he is like a soil emperor in Datong. Xu Huizu was personally led into the back house by Zhu Gui and said that the princess wanted to see him. Xu Huizu waited here for a while, and when he heard the door curtain ringing, his sister Xu Miaoqing walked out, although they were relatives, but the ceremony could not be abolished, Xu Huizu hurriedly saluted before sitting down.

Xu Miaoqing was born noble, and his father Xu Da was the first person with a different surname, so he didn't have a good temper and was jealous, but he didn't have any scheming, and he did things straightforwardly. When she saw her brother coming, she hurriedly asked someone to greet the refreshments, Xu Huizu tasted it, and couldn't help but praise it. After Xu Miaoqing saw it, she smiled and said, "My brother came from afar, and my sister is very happy." Since my brother likes it, my sister will give you more bags, these are specially made by the palace, and the prince is more particular about this, so there are special subordinates in the house to do this. ”

Xu Huizu said with a smile: "No need, my brother is a rough man, and he often leads troops outside, and the army is not so particular, so you can eat anything." ”

"Brother, you are still the same, too old-fashioned, since my sister got married, I rarely see each other, I must bring more this time, unless my brother doesn't recognize me as a sister."

Looking at his sister's appearance, Xu Huizu had no choice but to agree. The two of them chatted while eating, and after a while, Xu Miaoqing suddenly said, "Brother, can you tell me the truth?" ”

"What's wrong? Younger sister? ”

"Brother, I heard from the prince that you are already the confidant of the imperial grandson, so you should know the thoughts of His Royal Highness the imperial grandson."

Xu Huizu paused for a moment, was silent for a while, and said: "Now the government is mainly handled by the imperial grandson, so the ministers see His Royal Highness more, and the elder brother presides over the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, and His Royal Highness is more concerned about the affairs of the guard, so he meets more." He is the prince, and his brother is a subordinate, of course, he must be loyal to the emperor's grandson. ”

"Okay, okay," Xu Miaoqing was a little unhappy: "Brother, don't say this kind of thing, my sister knows that His Royal Highness values you very much, this time King Qin passed away, His Royal Highness sent you to inspect Shaanxi, and as soon as you arrived in Shaanxi, you joined Geng Bingwen to transfer more than ten senior officers." Tell me, is this the emperor's grandson going to take back the military power? ”

Xu Huizu didn't know what to say, his sister has always had such a temper, but today she is a little too straight. How can such a thing be so clear? Was it at the behest of the king? Xu Huizu didn't dare to talk nonsense, because if he leaked the intentions of the imperial grandson, although it would not be a catastrophe, but if His Royal Highness doubted his position, I am afraid it would be a big trouble, and after thinking about it, he thought about it and said: "Sister, this is a major matter of the imperial court, how can you guess randomly?" King Qin passed away, and the imperial court was afraid of the turmoil of the army and the people in Shaanxi, so they would change the generals, how could it be said that the military power was withdrawn? First of all, these people are all transferred within Shaanxi, and the other is not involved in King Qin's guards, so don't misunderstand. This is a decision made from the overall consideration of the imperial court, and you should not guess. ”

Xu Miaoqing saw that Xu Huizu's answer was not leaky, and couldn't help but sarcastically: "Since King Qin has passed away, why did my brother come to Datong again?" ”

"Sister, some time ago, Dongshengwei had a hundred households of Wu Xin embezzling rewards, and His Royal Highness was a little worried about the situation of the military and civilians in the frontier, so let my brother inspect it by the way."

"And where are you going to make your rounds?"

Xu Huizu smiled and said, "Sister, this is a secret of the imperial court, and my brother can't say it." ”

"You," Xu Miaoqing pointed to her brother, dropped the snack in her hand, stood up and went back to the back house.

Xu Huizu stood up and wanted to stop his sister, but knowing his sister's temper, he sighed and sat down helplessly.

After a while, Zhu Gui walked out from behind and arched his hand towards Xu Huizu and said, "Wei Guogong, you should know Sister Ling's temper, and this king apologizes to you on her behalf." ”

Xu Huizu hurriedly stood up: "Sister She's temper is understood by the lower officials, it doesn't matter, it just causes trouble to the prince, and the lower officials will die a hundred times." ”

Zhu Gui smiled: "Okay, don't talk about this, the family banquet is ready, come, uncle, come with me." ”

Xu Huizu couldn't cry or laugh, Zhu Gui had a strange temper, he was happy, he didn't have any arrogance, he could be called a corporal of Lixian, but when he started his temper, he was tyrannical and abnormal.

When they arrived at the back hall, the two found that Xu Miaoqing was directing his subordinates to arrange a family banquet, Zhu Gui smiled and asked Xu Huizu to sit down, and then retreated from the crowd, leaving only the acting king and his wife and Xu Huizu on the table.

Xu Huizu was very uncomfortable during this meal, because every word of the acting king and his wife was extraordinary, and he frequently persuaded him to drink, so he had to cheer up and deal with it, but the faces of the acting king and his wife became more and more ugly. Finally, with a "snap", Zhu Gui, the acting king, threw the wine bowl on the ground and said: "Wei Guogong, this king is sincere today, why do you always shirk and don't answer this king's question?" ”

"Lord Wang, the lower officials don't understand."

"Okay, this king asks you, does Zhu Yunwen want to cut the domain?"

Xu Huizu couldn't help but be stunned, Zhu Gui dared to call the name of the emperor's grandson? At the same time, he also knew that the acting king was out of anger, and he was afraid that it would not end well today, so he stood up and knelt on the ground: "Lord, please forgive the official for speaking bluntly, the prince has lost his temper, His Royal Highness the grandson is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, how can he call him by name?" In addition, His Royal Highness the Taisun is kind-hearted, and he is connected with the prince by blood, how can he do this thing that his relatives and enemies are happy? Lord please don't listen to the slander of others, the person who speaks will be punished for the crime of dividing the royal flesh and blood, and the emperor has dealt with such a person today. ”

Zhu Gui laughed wildly: "Then why did you take Yun Wei's escort army to Shaanxi with Brother Qin's guards and transfer Brother Qin's trusted generals to the border, and the border generals to Xi'an?" ”

Xu Huizu said: "King Qin passed away, Shaanxi was shaken, this is also a last resort. Lord, this is not only the meaning of His Royal Highness the Grand Sun, but also approved by the emperor, please be cautious. ”

"Your Majesty?" Zhu Guileng paused for a moment and sat back on the stool stupidly: "Okay, okay, you get up." ”

Xu Huizu continued to sit down, but the atmosphere had been completely destroyed, for a long time, Xu Miaoqing stood up, bowed to Xu Huizu and said: "Brother, my sister and you are close relatives, the acting king and His Royal Highness the grandson are also uncles and nephews, if there is a traitor, please brother must speak to His Royal Highness, don't be bewitched, the prince is the emperor's flesh and blood, in order to protect the Ming frontier, build a feudal Datong, the border is bitter cold, the prince works hard, builds the Great Wall, supplies military food in Tuntian, and trains soldiers to be loyal to the court, I hope that my brother can convey to His Highness the loyalty of my husband and wife. ”

Xu Huizu also hurriedly saluted: "Princess, the lower official will definitely convey it to His Royal Highness, please rest assured that the prince and princess." ”

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Xu Huizu stayed in the Daiwang Mansion that night, but he couldn't sleep. He suddenly found that His Royal Highness the Imperial Highness had a problem with his strategy, and he had prematurely exposed his intention to cut the domain, was it better to wait for His Royal Highness to succeed to the throne? I have just transferred the officers of the guard in Xi'an, and Datong will know about it, and the vassal kings of the whole country will know it sooner or later, what will they think? And looking at the appearance of the acting king today, it seems that he is a little indignant, and if he doesn't do it, he will cause a big disaster, but Miaoqing is his own sister, do you want to meet her brother-in-law with a sword? In the event of an accident, if His Highness allows himself to lead troops to quell the rebellion, what should he do? Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly, if His Highness didn't let him lead the troops, it would be a big trouble, which meant that His Highness was guarding himself. And if the counterinsurgency is not participatory, then its position in the army will be shaken. Alas, his two younger sisters, the eldest sister Yihua married King Yan, and the second sister Miaoqing married the acting king, when the prince was there, it was an honor, and now the grandson is the prince, it is different. and his fourth brother Xu Zengshou, who is a diehard loyalist of King Yan, and he doesn't listen to what he says. Xu Huizu couldn't help but feel a burst of powerlessness, is the Xu family going to fall apart? Father, can you tell your son what to do in the spirit of heaven?