The south of a Chongzhi hall is a banana garden, at this time it is already early autumn, the day in Beijing is much colder than the Guide Mansion, in the misty morning mist, a woman in a red palace dress hurriedly swept through the banana garden, the huge banana leaves in the courtyard on both sides drooped their heads in this morning mist, and looked a little sluggish.

The woman followed five or six maidservants, and after passing through the banana orchard was a garden of roses, and in the wet morning mist, the bright colors of the roses were slightly dim, and the stone path was full of dead branches and leaves, and no one cleaned them.

Surrounded by a group of maids, the woman in palace dress hurriedly walked through the morning mist, and after crossing the rose garden, an open water surface appeared in front of her, near the attic pavilion, the corridor of the courtyard. On the left-hand side, a circular island sticks out from under the verandah, which is the fishing platform of the West Garden.

A man in a dragon robe stood upright behind the water, holding a fishing rod, looking intently at the pole floating on the water. Behind the eunuchs were more than a dozen small eunuchs, and then there were Han generals in bright armor.

Dozens of people stood behind the Diaoyu Islands and watched the emperor, and not a single one dared to speak.

Empress Zhou hurriedly walked with her maids, but she didn't care about it, walked straight to the Diaoyutai and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" ”

The corners of Zhu Youzhen's mouth pulled up a slight arc, and when he saw the pole in the water move a few times, he raised his hand and picked it leisurely, and a silver-white fish with a length flew up and landed on the withered grass with a click.

"Your Majesty!" Empress Zhou hurriedly walked behind the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers have been on the platform for a long time, and Your Majesty is still in the mood to fish here." ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't seem to hear the queen's words, and bent down to pick up the big fish on the ground, and there was a silver sign tied to the head of the fish, and after a closer look, these small words were engraved on it: released in the sixth year of Wanli.

Zhu Youzhen threw the fish back into the pond, sat on the crossbar of the verandah with a pout, and looked at the queen with a smile: "What's the hurry?" I am diligent in government every day, and I haven't seen anything better in this country; Emperor Shenzong (Emperor Wanli) has not been in court for thirty years, and our Ming Dynasty has not fallen, don't worry, no one can die. ”

When the emperor spoke, he waved his hand slightly, and the eunuchs and brocade guards behind him all retreated to the periphery, and even the maids who came with the queen also retreated, and on the entire Diaoyu Tai, there were only two of the most noble people in the world.

"Does the queen know why I didn't go to the court today?" Zhu Youzhen pulled Queen Zhou to sit beside him and asked gently.

Empress Zhou shook her head: "The concubines don't know. ”

"Chen Qiyu took office as the governor of the five provinces, and surrounded the thieves entrenched in Sichuan, Shan, Henan, and Jin, and prepared to complete his work in one battle and annihilate all the thieves in one battle."

"Your Majesty!" Before the emperor finished speaking, Empress Zhou interrupted him and said: "The concubine is just a woman, with shallow talents, and she is already afraid to manage the harem for the emperor, how can she dare to interfere in politics?" ”

"Hey......" Zhu Youzhen said: "If I don't let you interfere in politics, I can only say these words to you, you can listen to it." After speaking, a trace of sternness flashed in his eyes, and his voice became cold: "Chen Qiyu surrounded and annihilated the thief, this is a good thing." But according to the report from Jinyiwei, Luo Rucai, who was entrenched in Xingyang, suddenly pulled out the camp and went east, rushing straight to Kaifeng Mansion. ”

"This ......" The queen was dumbfounded: "Your Majesty, this is too coincidental, right?" ”

"Hmph...... Isn't it just a coincidence? Zhu Youzhen said coldly: "Luo Rucai pulled out the camp with great fanfare, and the Henan General Soldier Yuan turned a blind eye and let it attack Kaifeng Mansion in the east. But who would have thought that this Luo Rucai's attack on Kaifeng was just a pretense, and his drunkard's intention was not to drink, Chang Ge turned around and aimed at Guide Mansion, at this time his army of 200,000 had been besieging Guide for more than six days. ”

"This ......" Empress Zhou is not a fool, on the contrary, she is still very smart, after listening to the emperor's words, she said in disbelief: "Your Majesty is suspicious, this, this Yuan Mo and the thief army, fornicating news?" ”

Zhu Youzhen squinted his eyes and did not answer.

The queen said in a low voice: "Maybe it was because of Chen Qiyu's strategy of besieging the thief army, and he moved his whole body, so Yuan Mocai didn't care about Luo Rucai and let him leave calmly." ”

"I haven't thought about what you're talking about." Zhu Youzhen said: "But he shouldn't treat me as a deaf person and a blind person." Do you know what he did? ”

"What?" Empress Zhou raised her head and asked.

"Humph!" Zhu Youzhen said: "He was cheeky to report to the Ministry of War, saying that Luo Rucai's soldiers surrounded Kaifeng, and it was the enemy army that he Yuan Mo repelled, and he also beheaded 5,000. Haha, hahaha......"

Zhu Youzhen seemed to have heard a big joke.

"But!" After Zhu Youzhen finished laughing, his face returned to solemnity: "Now that there is an ambush on all sides, the matter of encirclement is at a critical juncture, I can't lose the whole game of chess because of him Yuan Mo, so I still have to endure it, and I have to give him merit and become a knight." But my heart is uncomfortable, so I don't want to go to the early dynasty, I ...... Disgusting! ”

"Your Majesty!" Empress Zhou stood up, stretched and caressed Zhu Youzhen's heart, kneaded it a few times and said, "What about Guide Mansion, what is the situation now?" ”

"On the first night when Luo Rucai's 200,000 army besieged Guide, Su Baiyi used strange soldiers to go out of the city and attack twice in one night, killing 10,000 people. These are all reported to me by the Jinyi Guardian, and Su Baiyi kept his mouth shut and didn't talk about his exploits! Zhu Youzhen snorted coldly: "Su Baiyi should not be arrogant, but those ministers don't know it, and no one came out to ask for merit!" ”

"Mr. Su is a genius of the world, and he single-handedly decided the Shandong Rebellion for His Majesty, and now it shouldn't be a big problem to defend Guide City, right?"

"It also depends!" Zhu Youzhen sighed deeply and said: "When I was in Shandong, Su Baiyi relied on the courage of a master of art, and the sword went sideways, and he used the technique of capturing thieves and capturing kings. But this time Luo Rucai besieged the city, it was a military confrontation, even if Su Baiyi could hold it for a while, it might not be able to hold it for a long time, if there were no reinforcements, the Guide Mansion would be broken sooner or later. ”

"Your Majesty!" Empress Zhou suddenly knelt down and said, "Since this is the case, then Your Majesty should go to the early dynasty." Su Baiyi is a virtuous minister sent by Emperor Taizu to protect the country, and His Majesty should go to the court to discuss with the ministers and come up with a way to save the Guide Mansion. ”

"Don't worry!" Zhu Youzhen lowered his head and pulled the queen up from the ground: "I didn't think about the lack of a dynasty in the first place. ”

……

"Your Majesty!"

As soon as the emperor entered the main hall, Chen Yuting, the leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, hurriedly came out and began to perform his duties: "Minister, Chen Yuting, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, has something to report." ”

"Quasi-play!" Wang Chengen waved the Buddha dust.

Chen Yuting straightened his body and arched his hand: "Your Majesty is the true dragon son of heaven, patrolling on behalf of the sky, setting an example for all directions, the world is tied to one, the country of the Son of Heaven, the first is in the court......"

Chen Yuting said a lot of things freely, and it was not until the end that Zhu Youzhen understood that he was persuading himself not to be late for work in the future?

"That's it!" Zhu Youzhen waved his hand: "What Chen Aiqing said is reasonable, I neglected the court today, it is wrong for me, and I will not do it in the future!" ”

Chen Yuting showed his face in the court and retreated happily.

Just kidding, I have criticized the emperor, this can't be blown for half a lifetime?

Chen Yuting had just retreated, and Xu Yuqi, a member of the military department, came out of the ranks, holding a wooden wat board in his hand, bowed down and said: "Minister, Xu Yuqi, a member of the military department, has something to report." ”

"Quasi-play!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xu Yuqi said: "Ten days ago, Cao Cao Luo Rucai of the 36th battalion of thieves, 200,000 commanders attacked Kaifeng, and the Henan general army was rescued by Yuan Moti, the general soldier of Henan, and Henan was saved from the poison of thieves. Yuan Mo repelled Luo Rucai and killed 5,000 thieves. After the verification of the military department, the wheel of gong should be rewarded. ”

"Hmm!" The emperor stood up, nodded with a calm face, and said, "I heard about this, Yuan Mo did a good job, deserve a reward!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongzhou, a cabinet minister, came out of the queue and said: "The minister thinks that this is the key time to suppress the bandits, and the soldiers are gearing up, waiting to catch all these thieves. ”

"It's good!" Zhu Youzhen frowned and thought for a while: "Yuan Mo has made meritorious contributions in repelling the thief army, and he has been promoted to the rank of the right attendant of the Nanjing Military Department, and he will be added to Xingyangbo!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongzhou was shocked, to say that Yuan Mo's written merits, adding a right attendant of the Nanjing Military Department seems to be similar, but this time he is made an earl, which is a bit too heavy.

Su Baiyi pacified the rebellion in Shandong, this credit is much greater than Yuan Mo, and he can be crowned an earl, if Yuan Mo's merit can also be crowned an uncle, many soldiers in the frontier can be crowned marquis.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongzhou arched his hand and said: "Although Yuan Mo has merit, he will not be knighted, will Your Majesty ...... again?"

"Hey......" Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said: "I can take the lead Luo Rucai, this credit is enough, I am just an earl, I feel a little small." ”

"Ah......" Liu Zongzhou listened to the emperor's words, and was shocked when he heard it, and said in fear: "The minister does not dare to deceive Your Majesty, Yuan Mo did repel Luo Rucai, but he did not behead him." ”

"What......" Zhu Youzhen's face was "shocked": "Luo Rucai is not dead, so he ...... What about people? ”

The emperor looked at Liu Zongzhou with a frightened face, Liu Zongzhou felt trembling inexplicably, and wanted to pretend to be confused, but now it seems that this confusion can't be pretended: "Return, back to Your Majesty to ask, Luo, Luo Rucai was repelled by Yuan Mo, and coerced the people to the east, and now, perhaps, has arrived at the Guide Mansion!" ”

"Liu Aiqing, I don't understand, what does this mean?" Zhu Youzhen's face gradually darkened: "Did you arrive, or didn't you arrive?" Didn't the Secretary for General Affairs give your cabinet a note? Didn't the military department communicate with your cabinet? ”

"Your Majesty!" Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, could no longer be blind, and hurriedly said: "The Ministry of War has just received news from Henan, and is about to report to Your Majesty, then Luo Rucai has coerced 200,000 people all the way to the east, and now it has been six days since the siege of Guide Mansion!" ”

Zhu Youzhen shook his head, sat down a little weakly, and asked, "How is the battle?" ”

Zhang Fengyi said: "There are 6,000 defenders in Guide Mansion, and Luo Rucai has an army of 200,000, although in the past few days, Mr. Su has taken some advantage and killed Luo Rucai 10,000 people, but Yichen sees that even if he can hold it, he can't last long." ”

"What do you mean by that?" Zhu Youzhen asked.

"Your Majesty, because of the lack of food!" Zhang Fengyi bowed slightly: "As far as the minister knows, Lord Su took pity on the people, and moved the people within a radius of ten miles into the inner city before defending the city, and now there are 50,000 people in the inner city, but there is no grain in stock, how can he keep it for a long time?" ”