With several happy events in the harem, the emperor was in a good mood, and came to Xianxi Palace to greet him at dusk, but saw that the queen mother barely put on a smiling face, and it was difficult to hide her anger between her eyebrows. The Empress Dowager waved off all the chamberlains and palace maids.

"The Empress Dowager entrusted Qi Ming to the mourning family before her death, and the mourning family was Qi Ming's caretaker. A few years ago, the emperor ordered him to go out to look for medicine, and the mourning family remembered that everyone was still young at that time, so they did not want to talk more. However, now that the emperor has made his own decision and ordered him to rush to the north, could it be that the emperor thinks that there is no queen mother in this harem? ”

In the memory of the emperor, the queen mother intervened in the decision of the Son of Heaven for the first time, and the reason on which she was based was irrefutable, she was indeed Zhu Qiming's caretaker! Therefore, the emperor also had to find an unquestionable reason for his decision.

"The military situation is urgent, and it has been decided during the court meeting, but the incident happened suddenly, and the son did not have time to inform his mother."

The autumn wind outside the door is strong, bringing a bit of chill, and in more than 20 days, Bauhinia City will send away the late autumn and usher in the cold winter. At this moment, the flickering lights in the room reflected the almost frozen gaze of the Queen Mother, and after a long time, the cold glow of anger flashed in those eyes, and at a glance, it made people suddenly feel the illusion that winter was coming early.

"The matter of the Lu family did not end well, the emperor did not want to strictly investigate the matter and damage the Zhou family, and did not want to punish the people in the harem for a so-called" trivial matter ", and he could not give an explanation to the king of Yue, so there was a stalk in his heart that he couldn't get by, and the nonsense of the harem concubines made the son of heaven unhappy, and the emperor added a stalk to the stalk in his heart, so he let the king of Yue go to the north, and out of sight was pure. Is that so? ”

The corners of the emperor's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes suddenly dimmed, "The queen mother doesn't have to ask about the government, the son ordered him to lead the army to the north, this is a trust in him." ”

"Let him lead thousands of men and horses to the north on an adventure, is this trust? If the emperor really trusts him, why not let him lead tens of thousands of elite soldiers to shock the north? In the final analysis, the emperor is bewitched by others and is afraid of his daring! The Empress Dowager sighed faintly, "The mourning family didn't want to pre-govern, but what the emperor did really made the mourning family sleepless at night." The society is in difficulty, as the supreme of the world, the emperor should distinguish the priorities, the traitors in Zhejiang and Fujian, and the Wara in the north may want the life of the Ming Dynasty, once the situation gets out of control, not only the people in the Forbidden City, but also the royal family of the Zhu family all over the world may be in danger! At this time, a daring Yue King is the blessing of the community, and the emperor must know how to cherish it! Don't say that King Yue is upright and impeccable, even if he really does something unbearable, the emperor should have the capacity to tolerate people, at this time when the society is in danger, how can he destroy himself for a little trivial matter! ”

The emperor got up suddenly, and he himself didn't know whether this move was out of anger or out of weakness. "The Son of Heaven has a great defense, I must not ignore it, please keep the Queen Mother in accordance with the rules!"

"Great defense?" The Empress Dowager also stood up, "The emperor might as well think about it carefully, what is the identity of the Yongle Emperor who was martyred back then?" Now that King Yue is just a prince who has taken the throne, what qualifications does he have to covet the throne? Does he look like an ambitious man? If someone covets a big position, the most qualified person is the King of Servants! ”

King Servant? How could the cowardly, idle-spirited King of Servants have any ambitions? With a hundred guts, he wouldn't dare to disobey me! The emperor was very unimpressed with the queen mother's suspicions, but he didn't expect that his angry words would trigger such a big reaction from the queen mother.

The emperor took a seat, "The son didn't let the king of Yue go to the domain, let him stay in Xuanfu, which is not far from the capital, and he can be urgently summoned to Beijing in case of major events." ”

The queen mother's color widened, and she slowly sat down, "The virtue of relatives and the righteousness of brothers must be carefully maintained, the emperor has repeatedly hurt the heart of the king, and he can't do it again and again!" There are some things that King Yue doesn't say, which doesn't mean that the emperor shouldn't do something for him. ”

The emperor stared, "It is inconvenient for my son to order someone to track down the Lu family's thief, and it will make everyone unhappy if he entangles this matter any longer." Concubine Zhou wanted her sister to become Princess Yue again, and her son thought about it and felt that as Concubine Zhou wished, this may not be a kind of favor for King Yue. ”

The Empress Dowager was stunned, and she couldn't believe her ears, "The emperor can't have a mind when he sees King Yue, and another mind when he sees Concubine Zhou, and the emperor must have a certain number in his heart." At this time, Concubine Zhou's sister was established as Princess Yue, what would King Yue think? What will the world think of the royal family? Hmph, Concubine Zhou is really good at picking the time! Some things need to be cold, even if you have to stand up for butterflies······ Concubine Zhou's sister is the princess of Yue, and she has to wait for the Lu family to return home, and the Lu family will personally say that she wants to marry another person, so that the king of Yue died of that heart, how can the emperor be bent on it? The emperor can persuade the king of Yue in good faith, but his marriage must be decided by himself, whether it is the emperor or the mourning family, he cannot be forced. ”

"My son said that it is inconvenient to track down the Lu family's thief now, since this is the case, who knows where the Lu family is and when he will go home!"

"Then let the matter be cold." The Empress Dowager gritted her teeth, "And that Xining, the evidence that he murdered King Yue is conclusive, and keeping him is equivalent to letting the Son of Heaven hold right and wrong for him, how will King Yue and the Manchu Dynasty think about this matter?" ”

Although the queen mother made it clear today that the pre-government violated the ancestral system, the emperor did not react excessively, after all, she was her own queen mother, and regardless of the rights and wrongs of her words, her goodwill could not be questioned. He wanted to put aside the troublesome things that gave him a headache and talk to the queen mother about the happy events in the palace instead, but he saw the imperial chamberlain hurriedly break in, saying that Feng Duo had returned to Beijing and had urgent matters to do.

Left Xianxi Palace, found Wang Zhen and four ministers, and the emperor met Feng Duo in Yongsu Palace.

"Your Majesty, the king of Yue intends to put the two thousand Beijing troops under the name of the Yuefu guards, but the Beijing army does not obey the order, and the household officials have not been in good contact with the officials guarding the warehouses along the way, and the grain and grass are not enough, so the king of Yue said that he will lead the people to the north only after everything is ready."

Hearing this, Cao Nai thought about it a little and took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, the so-called time and time, King Yue is reasonable. When the king of Yue was young, he commanded the army of the Son of Heaven as a prince, and others would not say anything, but now that the king of Yue is an adult, an adult prince commands the Beijing army, and it is inevitable that he will fall into the truth. Therefore, for the sake of today's policy, it is better to assign the 2,000 Beijing troops to the Yuefu Escort Army, and the King of Yue can justifiably order them. ”

The second assistant Chen Xun took into account the hidden dangers in the emergency situation of combat readiness storage, "Your Majesty, the household department sent officials to accompany him, and it was not possible to let the northern Zhucang supply grain and grass for the Yue Wang's subordinates in a timely manner, if there was a big war, how could they be able to respond quickly and not miss the fighter?" Perhaps King Yue's original intention was to ask His Majesty to summon the officials of the household department and the military department to discuss this matter quickly, and to investigate the storage of the entire northern border in detail, so as to be prepared! ”

The emperor's thinking is still in the state when he was talking to the queen mother, and at this moment he just wants to provide convenience to Zhu Qiming, and how to save trouble will end this matter, but this saving matter is not tight, and he actually missed the opportunity for the imperial court to self-correct itself on the emergency mechanism of war preparedness, which laid the bane of defeat in the future war.

"Why bother? I immediately issued an order to put those 2,000 Beijing troops into the sequence of the Yuefu Guards. Also, the speedy people transported grain and grass from Beijing and Xuanfu to the Longmen Guard, and I knew how to cook along the way, war horses, weapons, supplies and other things. ”

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing, it will take some time for the craftsmen to repair the camp in the area of Longmen River." Feng Duo said.

"Then let the king of Yue stay in place, and it will not be too late to go to the north after the repair of the camp is completed."

After the performance, Feng Duo did not dare to stay in Beijing for a while, and set off overnight after getting the edict, so as to rush to Zhu Qiming's side as soon as possible to report the news. And the emperor still sat in the Yongsu Hall and pondered, leaving Wang Zhen alone.

"I want to let Xining be punished, I don't know what Mr. thinks?" The emperor glanced at Wang Zhen lightly, and his eyes were a little strange.

Wang Zhen couldn't wait for Xining to be punished as soon as possible, so as to save the idea of "moving the trouble to Jiangdong" again for hundreds of officials in the court, and roasted him on the fire from time to time, but the emperor's tone clearly had a tentative meaning, and Wang Zhen couldn't say it to death.

"Alas, for the sake of Xining's close service to His Majesty for many years, the old slave came forward to speak for him, and His Majesty also treated him well. But now······ The proof of those crimes is there, and the case is always hanging, and it will be a trouble after all. ”

The emperor stared at Wang Zhenliang for a long time, "King Yu said, someone is talking about Xining's case, I don't know what King Yue's intentions are, if he hastily kills Xining, King Yue may not appreciate it." ”

Wang Zhen raised his head and calmly forgot about the emperor, "King Yu may be thinking about His Majesty in this remark, but the old slave always feels that this case is always a trouble, the old slave is thinking, could it be that King Yue wants to see Xining?" According to the old slave, it is better for them not to see, Xining people are in prison, whether they live or die should be decided by the Son of Heaven, and what is the matter with King Guanyue? ”

The emperor smiled indifferently, "Isn't there a brocade guard guarding it?" Sir, keep an eye on this. Immediately, his face sank, and he stared at him, "Mr. is reasonable, this case is a trouble after all, I will go to the prison of the Criminal Department tomorrow morning to have a look, and order someone to pass on the king to accompany him." ”