"King Chenyue prayed to see the Holy Empress Dowager."

"The people's daughter Xi Yao pays a visit to the Holy Empress Dowager."

In the Xianxi Palace, Zhu Qiming and Lu Xiyao both saluted the Holy Empress Dowager, and their postures were very strict.

The word "Shangsheng" in the title must not be omitted, because these two words show that the Sun family is much higher than the Empress Dowager Wu's honor, and the word "Shang" makes it very clear that no matter when and where, the Wu family cannot be compared with the Sun family.

Of course, Sun had no reason to be complacent. The word "sage" does not touch the sky or the ground, and hangs there in a vain manner, like a mirror. It is precisely because of this honorific title that she has to stay away from all authority, and when enjoying the courtesy of thousands of people's admiration, she helplessly watches the real master of the harem, the Wu family, perform to the fullest.

"Qi Ming, you two hurry up."

At this moment, the Holy Empress Dowager is in a very good mood. The Warat people kept releasing words, sending gifts to the emperor to return to China, and determined to repair the already broken relationship with the Ming Dynasty, which made the Sun family overjoyed.

The world is so paradoxical, the more the Ming showed goodwill in the past, the farther away the reality was from peace; And after resolutely revealing one's absolute strength and firm will, peace will automatically come to the door.

The north is about to return to peace, which of course meets Sun's wishes, but her greatest wish is not here, but the emperor returns to China as soon as possible. No, the emperor is about to return to China!

Sun smiled and beckoned to the palace maid in charge, "Give me a seat!" ”

Behind him, Zhu Qiming glanced at Lu Xiyao, and wondered in his heart: Sister Xiyao is just an amateur without any name, in the almost sacred hall of Xianxi Palace, does she have the qualifications to sit safely?

The Holy Empress Dowager over there seemed to be aware of it, and said slowly to Lu Xiyao: "You must not mention the word thank you today." As soon as I think of those past events, the mourning family will feel uneasy in my heart, in the final analysis, the mourning family can't live with you after all. ”

Lu Xiyao bowed, and her face softened, "It's all over, Xiyao has already forgotten the past." The Queen Mother's voice of 'I'm sorry', the people don't dare to bear it. ”

The Empress Dowager smiled slightly, "You don't have to be restrained, oh, the camellia in the inner garden is in full bloom, you just go over there to relax, the mourning family and the King of Yue have a conversation, and leave the two of you to eat in Xianxi Palace at noon." ”

"Thank you to the Holy Empress Dowager!"

Lu Xiyao turned her head to look at Zhu Qiming, and Zhu Qiming nodded.

A group of palace maids bowed forward, hugged Lu Xiyao into the inner room, and made a detour to the inner garden.

After inviting Zhu Qiming to take a seat, the Holy Empress Dowager stared at him for a long time, her eyes full of appreciation, "King Yue, the Empress Dowager and the mourning family have not looked away, you are worthy of the Zhilan Yushu in the royal family!" His face sank slightly, "The mourning family knows that you want to save the emperor, but unfortunately it fell short, you don't have to feel guilty about it, the mourning family knows the emperor's temperament, and you can't be blamed for this matter." Alas, the emperor may not understand that the more our Ming army attacks the Warats, the safer he will be! Anyway, I heard that now that the emperor has arrived in the area of Suwu Temple, the Wara people have paid tribute to the emperor, and it doesn't hurt to return to China later when they return to China later. ”

Rescue the Emperor? Zhu Qiming was secretly stunned. When he led the troops out of the country, he just wanted to make him pay a heavy enough price first, intending to hit the Tartar thieves hard, and as for whether he was eager to save the emperor by the way, this matter is really hard to say. Thinking back to the scene when I saw the emperor's car for the first time, it seemed that two completely different thoughts were violently colliding in my mind, and my willingness to save the driver was suppressed.

When he saw the emperor's car for the second time, he did have the idea of saving the driver, but for some reason, when he suddenly remembered Emperor Jingtai, he was extremely repulsed by the idea of saving the driver, and his heart was very entangled.

In the final analysis, his entanglement stems from the hidden concern in his heart: the emperor's return to China may become a negative variable that disrupts the process of Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty!

However, the Empress Dowager of the Holy Emperor is right, after the bloody battle of the Ming soldiers, the emperor's situation has undergone a shocking reversal, as if he is no longer a prisoner of the first step. After the emperor's car arrived at the Suwu Temple, Boyan Timur slaughtered the horse and held a banquet to entertain the emperor. He was also very respectful to the emperor first, offering a sheep every two days, holding a banquet on the fifth to seventh days, and offering cow's milk, horse milk and other drinks every day. The emperor went out to take a warm car, and lived in a nest tent, and the Tartars encountered on the road, both men and women, all bowed to the emperor immediately. Every time there is a feast, he always plays a musical instrument called "Tiger Pur Si'er" and sings music in person, and all the Tartars call the emperor "Chinese saint", saying that it is "a lucky meeting of heaven" to be able to meet the emperor in the court.

Facts have proved that the Tartar thieves are "afraid of power but not virtue", and if they can't defeat the Ming Dynasty, the Warat people can only give in and try their best to keep their food and clothing, in order to live like a person in the bitter cold land.

Zhu Qiming thought about it for a while, and after a long time, he responded indifferently: "Although the emperor wants to return to China after all, the meaning of being rescued by the Ming army is very different from that of letting the Warat people send back. ”

The Holy Empress Dowager said quietly: "You are right, if you are also released back to the emperor first, it is not appropriate for the Ming Dynasty to settle the crimes committed by the Warat people, and can only repay the goodwill." That's it, it's come to this, and it's useless to regret it. ”

Zhu Qiming thought that this matter was not as simple as the Holy Empress Dowager said, from the face of it, saving the emperor would allow Daming to wash away his previous shame, and he could face the envoys of all states in the future; From the general Lizi, rescuing the emperor can take away the capital of the Warat people when they sued for peace in one fell swoop, so that they can be humble and heavy, and the Ming can give less favors.

But as the Holy Empress Dowager said, "The matter has come to this", how could Zhu Qiming meaninglessly disobey the Empress Dowager in the face of the fait accompli that "regret is useless"?

"Be taught. It's okay, they also suffered a big loss first, and they also suffered a big loss if they didn't spend it, and if Nantu Daming didn't succeed, they could only fight among themselves! I can be magnanimous, let it go, and let it mess with itself. ”

The Holy Empress Dowager nodded, immediately frowned, pondered for a long time, and said with deep meaning: "King Yue, you said that once the two sides make a truce and make peace, after a long time, Warat may be in chaos. So, will my Ming change? ”

Zhu Qiming's heart was shocked, he had to sigh for the fact that the Holy Empress Dowager was so well-informed, and even admired her amazing insight.

He knows very well that once the world returns to peace, the old problems of the Ming Dynasty are very easy to recur, and internal friction has become a fate that cannot be shaken off when the Ming Dynasty is peaceful!

Just a few days ago, there was an intriguing controversy in the court.

It is said that after the defense of the capital, Yu Qian was still the governor of the battalions of the Beijing army, and Shi Heng continued to serve as the chief officer of the Beijing battalion. However, some people in the DPRK chose to take a roundabout way at this time to knock on the side, pointing at Yu Qian, the number one hero in the defense of the capital!

What is surprising is that it is not the old ministers of the DPRK and China who are making waves, but Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the household department!

Chen Xun, like Yu Qian, is also the core minister in Emperor Jingtai's decision-making circle, Chen Xunxuan suddenly made a mistake at this time, indicating that the hearts of the people in the court are scattered again, even in Emperor Jingtai's own basic plate, fission is also secretly occurring!