Happiness is like sunshine, sprinkled in people's hearts; Happiness is like a clear spring, nourishing people's hearts; Happiness is like fine wine, which makes people flutter like fairies.

Since the birth of the crown prince Zhu Hetou, Zhu Cijiong seems to have found the true meaning of happiness, after dealing with political affairs in one day, accompanying the queen to tease the newborn son, and then accompanying Princess Anna to talk about the soon-to-be-born child, and finally going to the harem to strive for a few more children, not to mention how happy this day is.

As for state affairs, it seems that he doesn't need to worry too much, the Ming Dynasty is developing rapidly, and the vassal states have also benefited a lot, coupled with the signing of the five-nation alliance treaty, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty is singing and dancing.

By the end of May, this happiness seems to be about to reach its peak, because Princess Anna is about to give birth, Chen Yuanyuan, Li Xiangjun and other concubines are also happy one after another, and the happy Zhu Cijiong is nested in the harem except for the early dynasty, and even many political affairs are deserted.

Of course, he didn't want to be a dumb king, he just wanted to take a break for a while, enjoy the rare family fun, and wait for his second child to be born.

However, the great powers did not let him feel comfortable, and when the news of Manjingwei's attack by Tsarist Russia reached the capital, Zhu Cijiong had to leave his happy life and gather his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Tsarist Russia is a great power second only to the Ming Dynasty in terms of territory, and whether to fight peace, or how to fight, naturally cannot act hastily, so this discussion lasted for a few days.

This time, there was a rare difference of opinion among the ministers, and some advocated immediate retaliation, because the majesty of the Ming Dynasty could not be humiliated; There are also those who advocate a settlement through negotiations, because the northern frontier is too far away and too vast, and the cost of raising troops against Tsarist Russia is not an ordinary terror.

It was really difficult for Zhu Cijiong to make a decision, because now the center of gravity of the Ming Dynasty was in the south, and it was the time of rapid development, if the construction of the south was abruptly stopped and the Tsarist Russia in the north was turned to deal with it, then the loss in the middle would be great.

The countermeasures here have not yet come out, but the news from the northern Xinjiang side has been coming continuously.

First of all, it was reported that Taifu personally led 60,000 elite horsemen to Manjing Wei to support, and Zhu Cijiong really sweated for Sun Chengzong's body;

Then, it came that Taifu led the army to repel Tsarist Russia, and then Zhu Cijiong sighed again, fortunately, Manjingwei was not lost, otherwise it really couldn't be ended.

However, within a few days, a shocking news came from northern Xinjiang: Taifu was critically ill!

After receiving the news, Zhu Cijiong couldn't sit still anymore, Taifu was the mentor of the first emperor, and he cared for him even more, if there was no Taifu, he didn't know if he could survive the first few years of succession.

How can Taifu's kindness be forgotten, hearing that Taifu is critically ill, he immediately led the first legion of the Praetorian Guard to Zhenzhen Hewei desperately, and then directly led the Praetorian Guard 50,000 elite horsemen, beating horses and galloping towards Manjingwei.

However, he was still late, and he was greeted only by Taifu's smiling face.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to disappear.

In Zhu Cijiong's eyes, there was only Sun Chengzong's full white hair, the wrinkles on his face, and his old face.

In my mind, scenes of the past flashed:

When the first emperor died, it was he who did his best to help him defeat the eunuchs;

When Liaodong was in turmoil, it was he who turned the tide and stabilized the situation in Liaodong;

When he personally conquered Liaodong, it was he who taught Chunchun again and again, and finally defeated Jiannu;

Later, Sun Chengzong was not involved in the Donglin Party fraud case, but he still resigned as the first assistant of the cabinet, and since then he has been in Liaodong forever.

At that meeting last year, Taifu was still in good spirits and full of red light, but he didn't expect that at this moment, he became a cold corpse!

Zhu Cijiong couldn't hold back the grief in his heart anymore, tears poured out, he ignored his image, knelt in front of the bed and hugged Sun Chengzong's body, and cried bitterly.

Qin Liangyu, Cao Huachun, Wang Zhengnan and others who followed him couldn't help but kneel down and weep silently, and Cao Wenzhao and Yang Zhong, who were already crying and swollen their eyes, burst into tears.

"Taifu, Taifu, why did you leave me?"

"Taifu, Taifu, didn't you say that you want to serve Liaodong in Zhenyong Town?"

"Taifu, Taifu, you can't go, you can't go!"

At this time, the people in the whole room did not dare to make a sound, only Zhu Cijiong was there alone, and he howled in pain.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Cijiong's voice was hoarse, so he wiped away his tears and asked in a choked voice, "What are the last words of the Taifu?" “

When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he hurriedly replied: "Back to the emperor, the Taifu has only one request. “

Zhu Cijiong immediately asked, "What request?" “

Taifu's last wish must be fulfilled for him, this is his only thought now.

Cao Wenzhao couldn't help crying bitterly: "Taifu asked the emperor to bury his bones in Manjingwei, he wants to be the frontier of Yongzhen in the Ming Dynasty!" “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he immediately burst into tears again, he held back his grief, nodded vigorously and said: "Okay, pass on my will and bury Taifu in Manjingwei, and in the future, Manjingwei's guard will be changed to Taifu's cemetery; Also, starting tomorrow, a new city will be expanded outside Manjingwei, and the name of the new city will be Sunjiazhou; Also, this mountain range will be called the Seongjong Mountain Range in the future; Also, the river in front of it will be called the Thanksgiving River in the future. “

Cao Huachun, who was kneeling on one side, heard this, and hurriedly beckoned to the back, Wang Chengen immediately carried a sandalwood box, knelt up, Cao Huachun quickly took out the pen and ink and the blank holy decree, and knelt on the ground to draw up the holy decree.

Writing and writing, Cao Huachun suddenly asked in embarrassment: "The emperor forgives the sin, who is this holy decree passed on?" “

Zhu Cijiong said without hesitation: "Pass it to the Ministry of Rites and ask them to arrange for officials to come and preside over the funeral of the Taifu." “

Cao Huachun nodded in response, and quickly drafted the holy decree.

Zhu Cijiong took the holy decree, looked at it carefully, nodded, and handed the holy decree back to Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun quickly stamped the big seal, and then handed over the holy decree to Wang Chengen, and whispered: "You take someone to pass the decree." “

Wang Chengen took the holy decree, kowtowed respectfully, and then slowly got up, bowed and retreated.

Watching Wang Chengen walk out of the room, Zhu Cijiong turned his head and asked Cao Wenzhao, "What else does Taifu have to say?" “

When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, no, Taifu made this request, but Taifu kept muttering a sentence when he was dying." “

Zhu Cijiong immediately asked, "What did Taifu say?" “

He thought that Taifu still had some unfulfilled wishes, but he didn't want to embarrass himself, so he didn't tell Cao Wenzhao.

He had already made up his mind that no matter how difficult it was, he would fulfill this wish for Taifu.

Cao Wenzhao was also crying and dizzy, he actually imitated Sun Chengzong's tone and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen lives up to his trust, the prince has grown up, and the Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger under his governance!" “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he cried again.

Crying and crying, he suddenly stood up slowly, pointed to the west, and roared angrily: "It's you, who killed my master, I want you to pay for your life!" “