"Doesn't Your Highness want to go to the Wuying Palace?"

After lunch in Xianxi Palace, Zhu Qiming decided to go for a stroll inside and outside the noon gate to see if he could meet the young and strong officials who were still "making trouble" from time to time. The Empress Dowager ordered Jin Ying to accompany him, but when he arrived at the noon gate, Jin Ying retreated a little uncomfortably and persuaded Zhu Qiming to move elsewhere.

At the beginning of the rain, there was a scene of cold silence and slaughter everywhere in the eyes, but I saw that the fog on the moat was filled, and the outline of the temple in the distance loomed.

Without waiting for Zhu Qiming to respond, he saw a sturdy military general with heavy steps and entered the noon gate majestically. This person has a square face, a tall body, and a long beard that is above the knees, which is very eye-catching even in the crowd of thousands of people.

"Your Highness, that person is Shi Heng." Jin Ying whispered.

Shi Heng?

Shi Heng is another military general who has grown up in actual combat after Yang Hong. In the first year of orthodoxy, Shi Heng made meritorious contributions in the first battle of the Wara army in Huangniupo, recaptured many horses, and moved to the command of the capital; In the third year of orthodoxy, he pursued more than 300 Warat troops by the Yellow River, won a lot, and was promoted to the commander of the capital, and later served as the general of the left staff.

Unlike the elderly Yang Hong, Shi Heng is in his prime, and he can still put on the battle and kill the enemy with his own hands.

It wasn't until Shi Heng's back disappeared into the shade of the trees that Jin Ying turned around, "Your Highness, Shi Heng has been named Wu Qingbo." Oh, and Yang Hong was also entitled, and Yang Hong was named Changping Bo. ”

In the first battle between Daming and Wara, Yang Hong and Shi Heng closed the city, and the other simply became deserters, and their performance surprised the world. Despite this, King Yu not only did not cure the two of them, but also reused them, which reflected the helplessness of the Ming Dynasty: there was a high lack of generals with rich combat experience! Even commanders like Yang Hong and Shi Heng, who did not perform well in battle, were far superior to those peace officials who had never been on the battlefield, and the imperial court had little choice!

"Wen Tianwu has done a lot of harm for more than 20 years, and now there are only a handful of generals who are not stunned in battle. Compared with others, although Yang Hong and Shi Heng have been before, they are still usable. Zhu Qiming sighed and walked towards the noon gate.

Jin Ying hurriedly followed, "Where is Your Highness going?" ”

"Wenyuan Pavilion."

Jin Ying let out a sigh, "Eh, Your Highness, King Yu ordered today to promote Hu Hu to the crown prince and Wang Zhi to the crown prince. ”

The rank of the six Shangshu is the second grade, and the three positions of the prince and the prince, the prince and the prince, and the prince and the prince are the same as the "three orphans" of the young master, the young master, and the young guard, which is from the first rank, which means that Hu Hu and Wang Zhi have both been promoted to one level, and they are still concurrently serving as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials.

Zhu Qiming stared, "In this way, among the six Shangshu, Yu Qian, Chen Xun, and Gao Gu were newly promoted by King Yu, and Hu Hu and Wang Zhi's rank was also promoted, and only Jin Lian was not greatly favored. ”

A hint of deep meaning flashed in Jin Ying's eyes, "Isn't Jin Lian far away in Fujian?" ”

Also, the balance of power between the court and China has changed dramatically, and King Yu is sitting on a good game, and everything is under his control. In this sense, so many honorable relatives, military generals, and internal and external officials have been martyred, this matter seems sad, but in fact it has brought unexpected benefits, that is, the imperial court can take the opportunity to change blood significantly, if it is changed to peacetime, I am afraid that it will take a lot of effort to just use one Yu Qian!

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiming suddenly realized that his room for activity was not as "unforbidden" as King Yu promised.

At a time when the political pattern of the court is about to undergo drastic changes, how can a prince be in the middle of it, how can he have no taboos!

Zhu Qiming stopped, "That's it, Gonggong Jin, let's go back to Qiupuxuan." ”

Jin Ying accompanied him to the gate of Qiupuxuan, and when he saw a gorgeous carriage parked at the door, he was stunned for a moment, and then resigned. Zhu Qiming entered alone, and a maid came forward.

"Your Highness, the eldest princess of Changde is here, and she is waiting for Her Highness in the study."

Zhu Qiming walked quickly to the inner room, and when he arrived at the door of the study, he saw Princess Changde greet him out of the study, glanced at him, and turned around and entered the study without saying a word.

He followed in three steps and two steps, looking at Princess Changde with a melancholy face on the seat, "Do you want to go to Xianxi Palace to say goodbye?" ”

Princess Changde shook her head, "I don't want to go to Xianxi Palace, I'm upset!" ”

"If you don't want to get involved in the dispute between the DPRK and China, why bother?" Zhu Qiming sat down opposite Princess Changde, "Don't worry, the sky won't fall." In a few days, the emperor will return to Beijing. ”

Princess Changde's eyes lit up, and she suddenly dimmed, pouting and sighing: "When I return to Beijing, I'm afraid the word 'emperor' will be called upside down." ”

The Emperor? That's right, the new emperor is about to ascend to the pole, won't today's emperor become the emperor when he comes to the next day? However, the generational relationship between the old and new emperors is somewhat peculiar, and in the pen and mouth of the world, it is still necessary to try not to mention the word "Tai", just call it "Emperor".

"You have two royal brothers, one is the emperor and the other is the emperor, how good!"

Princess Changde frowned, and a hand suddenly stretched out to Zhu Qiming's ear, but the hand paused halfway, and slowly fell down after a while.

"Who knows who is the emperor!"

The two maids bowed in, brought several kinds of pastries, replaced the tea cup in front of Princess Changde's seat, and skillfully served tea to Zhu Qiming.

After the maid left, Zhu Qiming changed the topic in time: "I have ordered someone to send that silver to your house with interest, hehe, you are now guarding a lot of silver, and I am afraid that I will be weak when I count the silver." ”

"Ouch, don't mention it!" Changde Gongzi looked at his head in annoyance, "I have an extra three million taels of silver out of thin air, and they are all piled up into a mountain, how can I spend it?" It's annoying! ”

Yo, there is a strange thing in this world that worries when there is too much silver! Zhu Qiming couldn't help but look sideways, "Or, you give half of Princess Shunde?" ”

"Why!" Princess Changde blinked, and the melancholy on her face finally dissipated, "Eh, the imperial treasury is empty, and I will donate these silver taels to tide over the difficulties." ”

"Stop!" Zhu Qiming waved his hand, "You donated so much silver taels, those officials are not vegetarians, and after an impeachment, you will most likely sell us all." ”

Princess Changde twisted her neck, "Impossible!" ”

With a "bang", Zhu Qiming slapped the case and said sharply: "A princess is only two thousand stones old, even if she doesn't eat or drink for more than 20 years, she will never accumulate three million taels of silver!" This silver is either the fat of the people and the ointment of the people, or it is a huge wealth that is used to blackmail and extort from the merchants. As the overseer of the imperial history, how can the ministers sit idly by! ”

Princess Changde trembled with anger, "Nonsense! You officials love to catch the wind and shadows, and the silver of this palace comes from a very correct way, which is earned by the palace and the king of Yue from business! You ······"

Princess Changde paused as she spoke, and leaned back on the back of her chair in frustration.

Zhu Qiming smiled, "We don't steal, we don't rob, we don't be greedy or cheating, the silver comes from the right way, but the descendants of the Zhu family are engaged in business and compete with the people for profit, which violates the ancestral teachings." But then again, these two taels of silver can be taken for the people and for the people, and there are disasters everywhere at the moment, and the imperial treasury is empty, so it must be difficult to slow down in a few years, and it will be difficult to go all out for disaster relief. Whenever there is a famine, you can secretly send people to help the victims, seeking only good deeds, not leaving a name, so that you will not be worried about having more money! ”

Princess Changde nodded, "Well, that's good!" Eh, you might as well bring more soldiers and horses, and if you lack money, just ask me! ”

Bring more troops? Is it possible? Besides, you and I don't know how many times we can see each other, so let's do it and cherish it!

Zhu Qiming was sad, but he could only put away his worries and put out a casual smile.