Zhu Youzhen looked at the three of them silently for a long time before he said loudly: "Go and invite the British Duke to enter the palace, I want to see him in Wufeng Tower." Send all the case files and witnesses to Wufeng Tower and show them to him. In addition, let Tian Ergeng and Zhang Shijie be on duty in Wufeng Tower today, so be it..."

Finally, in the flower hall with a glass ceiling, Zhang Weixian half lay on a chaise longue made of Xiangfei bamboo, enjoying the warm sunlight shining from above, while watching all kinds of bonsai in the flower hall.

Although the flower hall was already extremely warm, Zhang Weixian still felt the cold penetrating his bones from time to time, so he was covered with a soft and delicate blanket, which made him feel better.

Looking at the painting boats that crossed from time to time on the wide sea on the east side of the flower hall, Zhang Weixian suddenly felt that life was too beautiful, and he really didn't want to leave this kind of life.

However, the dream of immortality has never been realized even by an emperor who owns the entire world, let alone a mortal like him. If it weren't for the hospital's medical research, he wouldn't even be able to survive last summer.

The scenery in front of him is about one day less than one day, Zhang Weixian thought so in his heart, and secretly prayed that he could see such scenery for a few more days.

Just as Zhang Weixian was quietly enjoying the sunshine of the spring afternoon, a rush of footsteps interrupted his enjoyment.

When Zhang Weixian opened his eyes wide and looked at the passage, there was still a trace of annoyance in his heart, wondering if it was the unknown person who came to disturb him at this time.

As a result, it was Zhang Zhiji, the son of the world, who rushed into his eyes with the corner of his robe. Zhang Weixian looked at his son a little unhappily and said: "Haven't all the big and small affairs in the mansion been handed over to you to deal with, is there anything that needs you to run to me, is it Your Majesty coming?" ”

Zhang Zhiji said to his father with a wry smile: "It's similar to what my father guessed, Your Majesty invited my father to the palace to meet, and even brought the carriage in the palace." ”

Zhang Weixian subconsciously looked at his body that was difficult to move, and then said with some surprise: "Your Majesty invited me into the palace?" What is Your Majesty inviting an old man like me who is waiting to die at home to enter the palace? ”

Zhang Zhiji shook his head and said: "It was Wang Dehua who came to invite his father, he refused to say what was the matter, he just blindly invited his father to travel, it seems that if his father doesn't go out, he won't leave today." ”

Zhang Weixian was a little strange, but he didn't think too much about it, so he ordered the housekeeper to ask someone to carry him out.

Wang Dehua politely invited Zhang Weixian to get into the carriage he brought, although Zhang Weixian wanted to hear some news from Wang Dehua's mouth along the way, but Wang Dehua always diverted the topic, pretending not to understand Zhang Weixian's meaning.

Zhang Weixian tried it a few times and gave up, and when the carriage stopped, he found that it was the noon gate outside the carriage.

The noon gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City, which is connected by three city platforms in the east, west and north, and surrounds a square square. The north gatehouse, the face is wide and nine, and the yellow tile hall of the heavy eaves is heavy. There are thirteen rooms on the east and west city platforms, row up from both sides of the gatehouse to the south, shape like goose wings, also called the goose wing building.

The city tower of the noon gate is connected with the goose wing tower on both sides, the building height on the city platform is staggered, the left and right echo, the shape is like the wings of the red bird, so it is called "the five phoenix towers" again. In addition to the bell and drum pavilion, the armor and weapons of Emperor Taizu Gao are also preserved in the Wufeng Tower. Since Chongzhen ascended the throne, and in the east and west sides of the goose wing building hung the military generals of the past dynasties since the founding of the country, here has become a Ming Lingyan Pavilion.

With the support of two guards, Zhang Weixian, who was a little suspicious, was taken to the seventh room on the west side of the city tower. Looking at the portraits of Zhang Yu, the king of Hejian and Zhang Fu, the first British prince, hanging in this room, Zhang Weixian pushed away the two guards who were supporting him, and respectfully stepped forward to salute the portraits.

After the ceremony was completed, Zhang Weixian turned around, looked at Wang Dehua with a solemn face and asked, "Is it really Your Majesty's intention that Eunuch Wang brought me here?" Where is Your Majesty now? ”

Wang Dehua stepped forward to help the British Duke sit down, and at the same time instructed the little eunuch behind him to put the prepared things on the table.

"Your Majesty means that the prince will understand after reading these files first. If Guogong wants to transfer the certificate to check, Commander Zhang is outside, and Guogong just gives an order. ”

Wang Dehua stepped back with a smile on his face, and when he was about to exit the door, he instructed the guards outside the door: "This place is cold, and the British prince is not in good health, you go and get two more charcoal basins..."

Listening to Wang Dehua's footsteps away from the door, Zhang Weixian's originally somewhat cloudy eyes slowly became deeper. Although the sun is good today, there is no sunlight in this east-facing room, so in order to let Zhang Weixian see things clearly, Wang Dehua very thoughtfully prepared a candlestick for lighting.

Zhang Weixian, who has experienced many turbulent waves in his life, still doesn't understand at this moment that the British government seems to be in some trouble. Looking at the two stacks of dossiers in front of him, Zhang Weixian was just stunned for a while, then reached out and moved the candlestick on the table, adjusted the light, and looked at the dossier above.

Inside the city tower of the noon gate, Zhu Youzhen was watching the armor and weapons worn by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. Two black spears, one long and one short, were placed cross-placed on the weapon rack, looking at the barrel of the goose egg, and then estimating the weight of the spear, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but admire.

"Emperor Taizu Gao often said that it was difficult for him to start a business, and looking at these two spears, I seemed to see the heroic posture of Taizu in battle. Our descendants are really unscrupulous, not to mention the mention of these two spears to fight, even if you ride a horse on weekdays, you have to worry about not falling off. ”

Wang Chengen, who was standing behind him, hurriedly said: "The first emperors of the past dynasties, the ministers dare not speak. But the minister wants to hold grievances for His Majesty, and His Majesty has also been on the battlefield twice and has the merit of repelling the captives.

The minister thought that except for Taizu and Chengzu, His Majesty's bravery was already unmatched. If Taizu has a spirit in the sky, he must also boast about His Majesty's heroic spirit..."

Wang Dehua squinted at Wang Chengen touting the emperor, and at this time he was a little enlightened, and he figured out why the emperor was more willing to get close to Wang Chengen.

Zhu Youjian listened to Wang Chengen's flattering words for a while, and finally felt a little blushing, he felt that if Zhu Yuanzhang heard Wang Chengen's words, he probably wouldn't praise him, but would kill him with thunder.

"Although I am a little heroic, I am also exaggerating a little bit with you, don't mention it, don't mention it. Is there still no movement in the British public? ”

Wang Dehua immediately said: "The British Duke is still looking through the files in the room, and from time to time he asks Commander Zhang to bring the witness in for questioning, and he does not mean to see His Majesty. ”

Zhu Youzhen turned around and walked to the side of the chair and sat down, looked at the sunlight on the city outside the door and said, "The British Duke is really calm, so let's wait." These days, is there any news worth hearing about Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall? ”

Wang Chengen thought for a while and said: "There are two pieces of news worth celebrating, Bachelor Cui and Governor Yang sent a letter from Shaanxi, saying that Shaanxi's clan land reform is coming to an end, and the local gentry and people are full of praise for Your Majesty's good governance.

At present, Shaanxi is very stable, and most of the thieves and rogues have been exterminated or dispersed, and a small number have fled to the land of poor mountains and bad waters, which is no longer a problem for the overall stability of Shaanxi.

Another piece of good news is that Mei Zhihuan, the governor of Ganlong, brought the king of Shunyi into Qinghai, and not only successfully subdued the Turen tribes around Huangshui, but also said that he had surrendered the Tumut tribe in Qinghai. The Huangshui Valley is now under the control of my Ming Dynasty.

Mei Zhihuan also wrote that the Huangshui area is full of grass and trees, green trees, in addition to the cattle and sheep of the nomadic tribes, there are also many Han people who fled here to open up fertile land, the scenery is like the land of Jingchu, and the migration of Han people to this tuntian, there is a lot to do.

He decided to follow His Majesty's advice and build a city in the middle of the Huangshui Valley, where the Huangshui and the three tributaries meet, and to build fertile fields outside the city. Here, the Han Dynasty called Xiping County, the Song Dynasty called Xining Prefecture, I set up Xining Wei in the Ming Dynasty. Mei Zhihuan asked His Majesty to choose one of the two names of Xiping and Xining as the name of the city. ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said: "Mei Zhihuan entered the Huangshui Valley and didn't use much troops, so all the ministries came to vote one after another, so it can be seen that everyone wants to live a peaceful life, so let's call it Xining City."

In addition, Mei Zhihuan was told that the Huangshui Valley was the main road into Qinghai Lake and the Wusi-Tibet region, and this place could not be lost. While it was important to relocate the Han people to Huangshui, it was equally important to coordinate the original tribes in the area.

It is not permissible for the Han Chinese to rob the local tribes of their original pastures and fields, nor allow the local tribes to bully the Han immigrants and take the Han Chinese as slaves. Also, protect the caravans bound for Uszor from being attacked by horse thieves..."

As soon as Chongzhen's words stopped, Wang Dehua hurriedly said: "The minister congratulates Your Majesty, now that the beacon fire in the sea has gradually subsided, under the governance of Your Majesty, the world of the four seas will eventually come back..."

Zhu Youzhen said with a smile: "The four seas are leveling? If my harem can be safe and sound, I will be Amitabha. ”

Wang Chengen glared fiercely at Wang Dehua, who had closed his mouth, and was about to say something, but saw that Chongzhen had already gotten up and said to them: "It's not too early, let's go and see what the British Duke plans to give me an explanation..."

Listening to his grandfather Zhang Weixian's questioning in the room, Zhang Shijie, who was guarding the door, gradually knew what was going on in the palace and what kind of trouble the British Mansion was in.

His face was getting paler, but he didn't know what to do. Several times when he entered the room under the pretext of an excuse, not only did he not get a hint from his grandfather, but he was quickly kicked out by his grandfather.

Just when Zhang Shijie was distracted, Chongzhen walked to him with someone and stopped, looked at him and said, "Is Commander Zhang unwell?" ”

Zhang Shijie was excited, and immediately saluted and said: "The minister was distracted for a while, and I ask Your Majesty to punish him." ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at him and said softly: "If you can't support it, I can allow you to ask for leave to go back." ”

Zhang Shijie hesitated for a moment, and then replied firmly: "The minister has nothing to do, you can insist." ”

Zhu Youzhen patted him on the shoulder, turned around and walked into the threshold without saying a word.