Standing in front of Zhu Houzhao and looking at Zhu Hui's original text, Xu Xun only felt extremely ridiculous.

Just because he cooperated with Jinyiwei and Xichang outside the city to arrest the Tartars and clean up the law and order by the way, it is worth the dignified Baoguo Gong Zhu Hui to personally play and transfer him to the Xuanfu to preside over the intelligence investigation work? Even if Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, is crazy, could it be that Miao Kui, the prison guard, and those people below are all crazy together?

With these thoughts in his mind, Xu Xun handed back the fold with both hands, and then bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, what Baoguo Gong said is really too ridiculous, the previous thing was mainly that Xichang and Jinyiwei worked together, and the minister just led the government army to maintain martial law, and all the credit was on the minister's head, and the minister really didn't dare to take it." ”

"What are you humble, don't you know yet?"

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Xu Xun very unfiguratively, sat down cross-legged on the couch, and said with a smile: "The first emperor said to me when he was here, you are good at everything, but you always like humility, do you know that excessive modesty is hypocrisy." It's like when you took me to a used bookstore to find Buddhist scriptures for the first emperor, obviously it was a rare book given to you by Zhang Mao, and you lied to me that it was my own vision to find out, if it wasn't for the first emperor who later wore it to me, I don't know how long I would have been deceived by you! And this time, you don't pretend to be there, Gu Dayong and Ye Guang both told me! ”

"Huh?"

This time, Xu Xun was really a little caught off guard. In his opinion, at most, he is moving his mouth behind his back, and it is the believers under Luo Qingxia who really contribute, and the ones who are really in front are Huitong and Li Yifeng, and the credit of Xichang and Jinyiwei is real. Even if Gu Dayong and him are now in the honeymoon period, even if Ye Guang remembers his favors, he can push all the credit on his head in front of the little emperor, this is really a bit excessive, right?

"Yes, don't you admit yourself, do you?"

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Xu Xun suddenly realized, crying and laughing and being a little embarrassed at the same time: "Your Majesty, the minister didn't say anything, how can he say that he doesn't admit himself." ”

"If it weren't for your work, what would you be surprised about?" Zhu Houzhao looked like I recognized that it was your posture, and immediately waved his sleeves without saying anything, "All in all, Zhu Hui has a bit of vision and has taken a fancy to such a talent as you." Of course, I am reluctant to let you leave Beijing, but Xuanfu is a whole day's gallop away from the capital, and the war is urgent, so I can't watch him waste money and food there, so I have asked people to gather the three elders of the cabinet and the scholars and servants of those ministries. But if they think it is feasible, I will send you. ”

"The emperor ......" Looking at Zhu Houzhao with a smug face, Xu Xun finally burst out with a helpless sentence, "Don't you think that the world will think it is funny if the minister is not yet twenty years old and sent to the Xuanfu to preside over such a major event?" ”

"What's so funny about this, I'm younger than you, and I'm not the king of a country now? There is an old saying that if you have an ambition, you are not old, and you are a hundred years old if you are not ambitious. Although those elders are several times older than me, they are just paper tigers, and there is no need to be afraid. ”

Little Ancestor, how can I compare with you!

Facing the little emperor, Xu Xun finally found that it was really the most difficult thing in the world to reason with Zhu Houzhao - and most of the little emperor's crooked reasoning was natural, and a small half was brought out by him. In other words, he actually dug a pit for himself to jump, and he was completely asking for his own suffering.

It has been less than half a month since Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, and this is the second time he has summoned the minister, even if he has not been to the court once, but from this point alone, the little emperor at least did not show signs of being tired of government. However, in the face of this issue, neither the cabinet elders nor the ministers of the ministry could be happy. It wasn't until they connected the friendship of the same year's fellow villagers and friendship that they appeared in the Wenhua Hall in the afternoon, and no one still had the dissatisfaction of the morning on their faces.

"You must have already seen the performance of the Duke of Baoguo, and today I summoned you to want to know what your family thinks."

As soon as the emperor's words came out, Liu Jian glanced at Li Dongyang, then stepped forward and bowed down and said: "It makes sense for Baoguo Gong to play it in a reasonable way, and the minister thinks it is feasible." ”

What Zhu Houzhao said before, Liu Jian, the first assistant of the cabinet, was the first to stand up against it, and this time the boss actually agreed, and he was immediately overjoyed after being stunned. However, it is not only Liu Jian, although Li Dongyang Xie Qian said concisely and concisely, the meaning inside and outside the words is very clear, what Zhu Hui asked for is for the overall situation of the Xuanfu, and he can agree.

If the cabinet's reaction made Zhu Houzhao happy, then the support of the next ministry made him feel a little puzzled. Whether it is the Hanwen of the Ministry of Household who likes to commit screws the most, or Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials who relies on the old and sells the old, or Liu Daxia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who often does not dare to obey the edict, Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who is the most strict in rules and etiquette, and even Min Qi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who keeps saying benevolence, and the Zuodu Yu Shi Daishan, who is upright and outspoken...... Everyone agreed with Zhu Hui's paper invitation in unison, but this strange situation made Zhu Houzhao hesitate. At the critical moment, among the waiters who were silent just now, someone opened their mouths.

"Your Majesty, although Xu Xun is young, but the first emperor Jian was awarded the commander of the avant-garde of the government army, and the next three months of training were successful, and the first emperor was entrusted with the important task of his heart and soul when he died. If he can succeed in one fell swoop when he goes to Xuanfu this time, no one will dare to underestimate him from now on, that is, the first emperor and the emperor's wisdom will also praise the world. It must be known that apart from the first emperor and the emperor, who else dares to appoint such a young hero? ”

I have to say that compared to the dry approval of those ministers, Jiao Fang's words are much more beautiful. Zhu Houzhao, who was still suspicious just now, immediately became happy, nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "What Jiao Qing said is very true, Xu Xun is the person who the first emperor fancies, and it is needless to say that this is really talented...... By the way, Zhu Hui and my dignitaries this time are not ordinary requests for help, do you think it is good to let Xu Xuntong take how many people to go? ”

Seeing that the emperor had changed from sending people to the question of how many people to send, Liu Jian breathed a sigh of relief, thought about it and said: "Back to the emperor, the two thousand young soldiers of the avant-garde of the government army have not yet been trained neatly, and it is really too risky to rush to the battlefield. ”

"Yuan Fu said simply, now the Xuanfu has gathered tens of thousands of troops, and besides, the Baoguo Gong is not for the needs of the battlefield, so why not need 1,500 people." Although there was a consensus on the issue of sending Xu Xun, there were different opinions among the ministers on how many people to send. At this moment, the Hubu Shangshu Han Wen picked his fingers like an iron rooster and calculated, "The reward for 1,500 people according to the three taels of silver per person is 4,500 taels, plus the grain and grass they brought, the forage beans consumed by the cavalry mounts, and the loss of weapons, which is a large amount." According to the minister's opinion, 1,000 people is already the most, and if there are more soldiers and horses, the states and counties near Xuanfu will also be overwhelmed. ”

In the apse, Xu Xun listened to several ministers arguing back and forth about the number of soldiers he led, from Liu Jian's initial 1,500 to 1,000 in Han and then to 500 at the end, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. However, at this moment, he heard a clear voice outside.

"Your Majesty, the minister Xie Qian thought that the soldiers were expensive but not too expensive, and Xu Xun had previously abandoned the old army of the avant-garde of the government army, and preferred to choose the young army, because of this consideration. Now that all kinds of soldiers and horses are gathered in the Xuanfu, if he leads a large number of people, he will inevitably fail to command, and if there are only 500 people, judging from his previous training, he will definitely be able to order and prohibit. Besides, if there are not enough personnel, will Baoguo Gong still push back and not allocate them to others? If this is the case, Baoguo Gong's book is a big joke in the world! All in all, even if there are only 500 people, Xu Xun will definitely be able to make contributions. ”

Hearing this, Xu Xun couldn't help but hate itchy. Xie Gongyou Kankan, he can be regarded as a teacher of Xie Qian's crooked reasoning!

Wang Hua, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, who had just recovered from illness, couldn't help but be a little absent-minded when he saw the ministers arguing at this time. At this moment, a colleague who knew him well hit him with his elbow. As soon as he looked up, he found that the audience was silent, and many people were quietly looking at him. Knowing that the emperor must have asked about his son Wang Shouren just now, he couldn't help but secretly regret that he was distracted, and at this time, Xie Qian's extremely low voice floated in front of him.

"The emperor said that he would send Bo'an to supervise the army, you must resign!"

Wang Hua's heart jumped when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, although the dog is a little familiar with the army, he is obsessed with arranging troops, and he doesn't know much about real practice. Moreover, as the former guard supervisor of the government army, the minister heard that he had appointed the former Gonggong Zhang of the East Palace, and it was taboo to replace him in battle. If the emperor intends to hone the dogs, the minister asks the emperor to order him to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, you must know that the Xuanfu garrison army, grain and grass is the top priority, let him assist in this matter, so that he can know that the battle between the two armies is not as easy as imagined! ”

"The prince and the old man are seeking the country, not only to share the emperor's worries, but also to temper his son, and I implore the emperor to fulfill it!" Xie Qian and Wang Hua are fellow villagers, just now asked Wang Hua to gently pick Wang Shouren away, and naturally want to stand up and continue to play the round at this time, seeing that Zhu Houzhao hesitated for a moment and did not insist anymore, he struck while the iron was hot and said, "Besides, Wang Shouren has not completely relieved the affairs of the avant-garde of the government army, so he can continue to supervise the training of the army, lest Xu Xun is not in the capital, and the training of this young army will be delayed." ”

"It's good!"

Although Zhu Houzhao felt that these civil officials had a lot of twists and turns, he didn't want the young army that he had begged for from Emperor Hongzhi to be abandoned, so he immediately nodded and agreed. When he got up and retreated, as soon as he arrived at the apse, he looked at Xu Xun and smiled: "Xu Xun, did you hear everything you said outside just now?" It's all the good chess you arranged before, if it weren't for those annihilation and arrest one by one, where would the bosses outside praise you for being worthy of a great responsibility? ”

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's radiant appearance, Xu Xun could only smile bitterly in his heart - the little emperor must not know that there is one of the most tried and tested tricks in this world, which is called killing!

(To be continued)