After Zhu Youxiao gave the order, he asked Lu Xiangsheng to re-register the more than 8,000 officers and soldiers who could follow him to the top of the mountain. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Naturally, the other officers and soldiers were expelled from the barracks by Zhu Youxiao.

However, in order to prevent these eliminated officers and soldiers from complaining and thus arousing contradictions, and causing too much turmoil in his reform in the army, Zhu Youxiao still retained his original official title and title treatment for the military attaché, and also gave the soldiers a generous severance silver.

As a result, Zhu Youxiao inspected the Gyeonggi garrison once, and instead of expanding the number of troops and horses, he reduced most of the troops, and the entire Gyeonggi army was almost empty.

The key is that Zhu Youxiao also spent more than 600,000 taels at one time.

Fortunately, he now has sufficient internal funds, and he can squander them for many years at will, not to mention, these officers and soldiers are also a waste of money and food to raise, and now they are directly dismantled, although it has cost a lot of money for the time being, but it can also save a lot of money and waste of food in the future.

Zhu Youxiao walked back to the Jingying campus from the bottom of the mountain, and then directly entered the yamen of the Jingying Judgment Hall.

Here, Wang Chengen had already asked someone to prepare hot water, and after a simple bath, Zhu Youxiao changed into dry clothes and entered the dragon chariot under the eyes of Lu Xiangsheng and other officials.

As soon as Liu Ru saw Zhu Youxiao coming in, he hurriedly got up, lowered his head and didn't dare to look up at Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao felt a little strange when he saw her like this, and asked with a slight smile, "Are you hungry?" ”

"The servant is not hungry", Liu Ru replied in a low voice.

Zhu Youxiao was cheerful when he saw that she didn't seem to come, and thought that she had something on her mind, so he fiddled with the charcoal in the brazier and asked, "Why are you unhappy, tell me about it." ”

"Your Majesty, you killed someone just now!"

The first time I saw His Majesty, who was usually gentle and humble, killed people directly, which is not enough for a man who is only eight years old. For a nine-year-old girl, the shock was not small.

Perhaps, at this time, Liu Ru realized that the seemingly gentle and frugal man in front of him was actually the emperor who held the power of life and death, and if he was a little careless, he was afraid that he would fall to the ground like the man just now.

Therefore, Liu Ru, who is small but precocious in mind, will also become a little uneasy when Zhu Youxiao returns.

Zhu Youxiao was also silent for a moment, then got up and grabbed Liu Ruye's little hand, and pulled her to the brazier: "Don't be afraid, I'm not a tiger, don't stay too far away from the brazier, be careful of catching a cold." “

"Hmm", Liu Ru nodded, not daring to disobey Zhu Youxiao's wishes, two watery eyes secretly stared at Zhu Youxiao, and then withdrew his eyes, like a mouse and a cat standing together.

Zhu Youxiao didn't get angry because of Liu Ruyi's unscrupulous words, and said to himself: "I don't want to kill people, but if I don't kill them, they will harm me, you, the thousands of people of the Ming Dynasty, and my thousands of years of glory in China." ”

"Can you not kill people, just arrest them", Liu Ru innocently replied.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing, touched her little head, and didn't say anything, in his opinion, Liu Ru is still a child, and he doesn't understand that politics has always been a game of life and death, even if he tells her, she can't understand, just like Zhu Youxiao himself, he who was supposed to cure diseases and save people began to become ruthless unconsciously, although he was for the whole world.

The snow had finally stopped, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the top of the bright yellow dragon chariot, and the chained wheels creaked in the snow.

And the flying fish suit brocade guards with him have also become snowmen, and Wang Chengen, who has been waiting outside, is also full of white hair at this time.

But at this time, the whole world seems very bright, and the field of vision is also much broader, from the snow-capped Forbidden City to a trace of snow-capped mountains in the distant sky.

After looking out for a while, Zhu Youxiao put down the sedan curtain, half lying on the kang and continued to read, at this time Liu Ru, who was sitting by the brazier, was already dozing off on his lap.

As soon as Zhu Youxiao's dragon chariot entered the inner court, Xiao Huangmen, who was ordered by Zhang Yanzhi, the queen's mother, hurriedly ran to Kunning Palace to report the news.

Now Zhu Youxiao no longer lives in the Qianqing Palace, but simply lives with his queen and Yao Xuan, so it doesn't seem lonely.

Therefore, as soon as Zhu Youxiao entered the inner court, he went to Kunning Palace, and Zhang Yan personally brushed the snow off Zhu Youxiao's body like an ordinary wife, took off her cloak, and handed Zhu Youxiao the warm pot that had just been hot.

Zhu Youxiao directly gave the pot to Liu Ru is hold, and then simply held Zhang Yan's jade hand to keep warm, Zhang Yanqiao's face flushed: "Sister Yao is still here?" ”

"What's this, it's not once or twice that you serve me on the couch together, since it's at home, you don't have to pay so much attention to it", Zhu Youxiao said and beckoned to Yao Xuan's servant: "You also come over and sit next to me." ”

Yao Xuanzhi was also open when he was happy on the couch, rippling and boundless, but in ordinary times, he was more restrained than Zhang Yan, and bowed to Zhu Youxiao: "The concubine doesn't dare", and then sat halfway aside.

There is a lot of red tape in the court, Yao Xuan's servants must be so scrupulous, and Zhu Youxiao can't force it, so he came to Ge You on his back on the dragon couch and instructed the palace lady below: "Pass the meal, I've been busy outside for a day, and I'm really hungry." ”

Queen Zhang Yan couldn't help but bow her head slightly to the female officer with her, and the female official passed it to the little yellow door at the door, and the little yellow door clapped her palms outside.

After a while, four or five small yellow doors came in with red sandalwood boxes and began to set up meals in the small compartment behind the screen, while the little yellow doors beside Zhu Youxiao went over first and picked up chopsticks and began to test the poison.

After the little yellow door who tested the poison nodded, the female officer next to Zhang Yan came to Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Yan: "Your Majesty, the mother can eat." ”

Zhang Yan picked up Zhu Youxiao and said while walking behind the screen: "Didn't the concubine ask Xiao Ru to prepare some pastries for you, but she was afraid that Your Majesty would be hungry, didn't Xiao Ru remind you?" ”

"Don't say it, the mung bean cake that was just paid tribute has been eaten by this greedy little girl!"

Zhu Youxiao nodded Liu Ru is forehead as he spoke, and Liu Ru was busy pouting and explained: "Hui Niangniang, Your Majesty let the maid eat." “

Zhang Yan knew that Zhu Youxiao was teasing this Liu Rus, so she just smiled.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao suddenly asked, "What about the Hakka family?" ”

"Mom, she is sick and is recuperating now, and the concubine didn't let her come to serve in front of her", after Zhang Yan said, Zhu Youxiao nodded, and seeing that Liu Ru was still in front of her, he pointed to a very soft stewed pig's trotter soup, and said: "Xiao Ruyi, bring two dishes to honor your grandmother, even if it is my reward." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty Longen", Liu responded and left with pig's trotter soup.

Zhang Yan couldn't say that it was Feng that she specially ordered the imperial dining room to prepare for herself. Chest. glanced at Zhu Youxiao and sat down first.

After dinner at one o'clock, without chatting for long, Zhu Youxiao dismissed the palace eunuchs, closed the palace door, and dragged the queen and Yao Xuan into the back room.

Needless to say, it was a beautiful night.