The reason why Li Dongyang said this is naturally very simple. Li Rong sent to inquire about Shen Yue and Jinling's old affairs from Dongchang, and Empress Dowager Zhang naturally sent from Xichang under Zhu Houzhao's words. There is a Gu Dayong who has almost bowed to Xu Xun at the top of the West Factory, and there is a thousand households at the bottom, where will the slightest disadvantage be found. Therefore, after listening to the report of the West Factory, when Rong Shangyi returned to the palace to tell the ending, the Teaching Workshop Division spent three days urgently rehearsing the Jinling dream, and took advantage of the New Year to perform in Renshou Palace for a day, and the Empress Dowager Zhang was finally satisfied.

So those rumors are like trees without roots, and they can no longer be spread!

"I've seen people, I've seen plays, and I've inquired about everything I should inquire...... He has worked hard, and he has helped the Marquis of Shouning a lot, this time the surname Suo will give him a big face, I will give him marriage, so that someone will accuse the Shen family of origin in the future. ”

When Zhu Houzhao heard the news sent by Rong Shangyi, he raised his eyebrows and laughed at first, then paced back and forth there in frustration, and finally gritted his teeth: "I deceived that kid...... He came up with such a series of things, and as a result, he married Mei Jiaoniang home first...... Don't be angry! ”

Listening to the little emperor's muttering, Liu Jin's head was bruised, but he still had to help Xu Xun say a few good words with a smiling face. However, the little emperor didn't listen to his explanation at all, and turned around with his hands behind his back several times, and suddenly stopped and said: "The queen mother has never taken care of the ministers' family affairs, and after this marriage, most of the sisters Shen are going to come to thank you." You said to Xu Xun, after Sister Shen went to thank his mother, did he also have to thank me? If I hadn't blown the wind in front of Rong Shangyi, how would he have been so lucky? ”

The Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty did not care about the minister's family affairs, but this is not without precedent, and there is a legend among the people. When the palace gave a banquet in the Xuande Dynasty, the civil and military officials were all ordered, and the Empress Dowager Zhang saw that Yang Shiqi's wife was the only one missing in the order, and only to learn that Yang Shiqi's wife had passed away for many years, and there was only one maid around to cook and live, so she asked the lieutenant to bring people. Seeing that the maid was not good-looking and dressed simply, the Empress Dowager Zhang of Chengxiao made a moment of interest in letting people dress up and send her back to Yang Shiqi. After Yang Shiqi took her as a continuation, the maid was ordered again, and so on in the orthodox years, Yang Shiqi's eldest son was executed for his crimes, Yang Shiqi died of illness, and the only second son Yang Dao left was born by this maid.

Although many years have passed since this legend, it has been circulated in officialdom and among the people, and whether it is true or false is now somewhat ambiguous. It's just that since the Empress Dowager Zhang, who is known for her virtuous and filial piety, would actually do such a thing, now that the Empress Dowager Zhang has given marriage to Xu Xun, at least she has a valid reason. However, although some eunuchs were willing to be such a messenger, Zhu Houzhao finally thought that he had to choose someone from the celebrant to give Xu Xun enough face, but Li Rong was "sick", and Chen Kuan happened to be in charge of the sacrifice for the New Year, Gao Feng was willing to go, but he broke his foot the day before, so this errand finally fell on Dai Yi.

Dai Yi and Xu Xun didn't have much friendship at all, and after taking such a hot potato, they could only helplessly go to deliver the message. When he arrived at the main hall of Xing'an Bo Mansion, he finally breathed a sigh of relief after reading out the will of the Cabinet who didn't know which Chinese book was written by the wonderful pen, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and left his will and planned to return to the palace to resume his life, but when he came to the door, Xu Xun's voice came from behind him.

"Father-in-law Dai, please stay, before Father-in-law Liu said, saying that it was such a happy event, let my fiancée enter the palace to thank the Queen Mother in person, and let me enter the palace to thank the emperor. This matter should not be delayed, since my father-in-law happened to be here, how about taking me into the palace by the way? ”

Although Xu Xun is not a relative and cannot be regarded as a general resident of the palace, Dai Yi doesn't know that this person who usually enters and leaves the palace is like his own backyard, but he has to let him piggyback at this time, he can't help but be extremely angry, but he can't say a word. After all, the Tailing feng shui matter was provoked by Xu Xun, but it was also Xu Xun who persuaded the emperor to suppress it. So, he had to smile reluctantly and said, "Since Uncle Pingbei is so hearted, then let's enter the palace with our family to thank you." ”

"Then thank you Grandpa Dai."

Xu Xun put the will into the back room of the main hall to make offerings, and when he turned back, he saw that Dai Yi was a little impatient, so he smiled sideways and motioned to the big eunuch to go first, and waited for the head to step forward and cross the threshold and go out of the door, he followed the door. At this time, there were already two people waiting in the courtyard in front of the main hall, who else was it not Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche?

Seeing that Dai Yi seemed to be a little stunned, he explained lightly: "They have just returned from going out of Beijing on an errand, and now they have to go to the emperor to hand over the decree, and ask Dai's father-in-law to take them for a ride." ”

When did the emperor of the Ming Dynasty become so easy to see!

Dai Yi frowned for a while, and he didn't agree, but Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche are not ordinary noble children, one mother is the eldest princess, and the other father is the Duke of Dingguo, plus Xu Xun insisted that he would go back to pay the decree, if he obstructed it, it would be obvious that he would offend people in vain. So, he could only snort from his nose, which was considered acquiescence.

With Dai Yi here, and Xu Xun's face is not trivial now, although Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche were not summoned, the two of them followed from Xi'an Gate to Xihua Gate to enter the palace smoothly. Entering the Xihua Gate, Dai Yi originally planned to go straight to Renshou Palace to report to the Empress Dowager Zhang, but after thinking about it, he still felt that he promised Xu Xun to bring two irrelevant people into the palace, in case something was implicated, it would be difficult to do, so the surname Suo took a few more steps and sent them to Chengqian Palace, who knew that he was the first to step into the courtyard, and saw Zhu Houzhao coming out of it in a military uniform.

"Xu Xun, you came quickly, in vain, I have already changed my clothes and are waiting for you here! Don't talk in this Chengqian Palace, you are so depressed that you panic...... Hey, Qi Jiliang Xu Yanche, when are you two coming back? ”

It was only at this time that Dai Yi knew that Xu Xun's so-called payment of the decree was nothing, and he couldn't help but glance at Xu Xun angrily. At this time, Qi Jiliang Xu Yanche had already stepped forward to salute, and Qi Jiliang said in a low voice: "Back to the emperor, we came back a few days ago, and we went to Xianyuan to watch the play......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Houzhao immediately understood, and quickly interrupted with a light cough: "Okay, just come back!" Well, I guess you're done with this and then you're here to see me, yes, go to the West Garden together, and talk while riding a horse! Dai Yi, you go to the queen mother to pay the decree, just say that I will go to Xiyuan to ride a horse and shoot arrows, and go back to see her! ”

Now that the emperor has opened his mouth, even though Dai Yi is tens of millions of depressed, he can only hold back, seeing Liu Jin, Zhang Yong and others surrounding Zhu Houzhao, plus Xu Xun's group of three people went straight to Renshou Palace. Empress Dowager Zhang learned that Xu Xun entered the palace to thank the emperor, accompanied by Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche, and was in a very good mood for a while.

They are all people who are going to marry wives, and sure enough, they know how to avoid suspicion!

If Xu Xun knew that he had beaten around the bush and brought Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche into the palace, he would actually give Empress Dowager Zhang such an impression, and he would inevitably bring one or two people with him every time he entered the palace. As Zhu Houzhao arrived at Xiyuan, he saw that the little emperor was enthusiastic and ordered to put all the horses of Xingong in the enclosure for him to choose, and then hooked his hand at him, so he glanced at Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche, and took them forward together.

"Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche have been gone for three or four months this time, and they have even spent the New Year outside, so they should have suffered a lot, look at the black faces of the two of you!" Zhu Houzhao has always attached great importance to generals who can fight well, so after looking at the obviously dark and thick faces of the two of them, as well as their chapped lips, he was very considerate, "This is not one of those formal places, there are not so many rules, what to say, there are no taboos!" ”

Left the capital for the first time before, but was left in a safe place by Xu Xun, and this time when he went to Xuanfu Town and Datong Town for the second time, Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche really suffered. Although it is cold in the capital in winter, the two of them, as the children of Guijie, go in and out of the heavy Qiu hugging hand stove, and most of the time they nest in the warm room with the fire on the kang, but this time they are running, and the oil skin between the two strands does not know how many times it has been worn out, and the face coated with thick grease and lipstick is cut again and again by the cold wind like a knife, and that kind of difficulty is really not enough for outsiders. However, because there were two people who were fighting each other, they actually endured it.

At this time, the two glanced at each other, and Qi Jiliang said first: "Back to the emperor, after Yang Yiqing, the general system of the three sides of Yansui in Ningxia and Gansu took office, the fortresses on all sides of Shaanxi were being reorganized one by one, and Lord Yang personally led the army to patrol the border, and the little prince's troops did not get any benefits from several invasions, and this winter was not good, so the battle with Ordos and Yong Xie Bu was temporarily suspended. We contacted the fire sieve through the caravan before the snow fell, and he was very interested in the news of Urusborot's life, and we were willing to exchange the contents of the customs for cattle, sheep and horses, so he sent someone into the customs to meet us, despite the heavy snow. ”

Although Zhu Houzhao was very happy about what Qi Jiliang said before, his face suddenly became gloomy when he heard that the fire sieve was able to send someone to gently and skillfully cross the second border to meet Qi Jiliang and Xu Yanche. And Xu Yanche took advantage of Qi Jiliang's hesitation because of Zhu Houzhao's face, so he immediately said: "The emperor is angry, he is not the border guard, and now in this weather, it is not easy for the Tartars to send someone to sneak in, so we let people in through Zhang Jun, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu and Zhuang Jian, the chief soldier of Datong." The fire sieve wanted to redeem Urusborot, and he was willing to give an additional five hundred horses for it. ”

"It's worth a little bit of money to be a prince?"

Compared with Zhu Houzhao's pouting, he was very dissatisfied, but Xu Xun was not interested in the sky-high asking price. After all, if the fire sieve asks someone to go back, it will not be handed over to the Khan Court happily, and letting the Khan Court and the Great Lord go back and forth to contain each other before is what he is most interested in now. So, he calmed Zhu Houzhao's emotions in a few words, and paused before opening his mouth.

"Your Majesty, the fire screen revealed that at the beginning of spring this year, the little prince is ready to personally lead the troops to fight Yansui."

(To be continued)