"Xiao Jing, you take the prince out to rest."

The candle flame next to the imperial couch was reflected on the face of Emperor Hongzhi, and the face of the Son of Heaven became more and more obscure. After saying this, seeing Zhu Houzhao's reluctance, he immediately lowered his face and said, "It's time now, you still refuse to listen to me?" I only have a son like you, if you get burned, what will you do if you let your mother do? ”

Zhu Houzhao originally wanted to argue a few more words, but in the face of Emperor Hongzhi's angry eyes, he had to bow his head and respond: "Father, don't be angry, your sons listen to you...... Rest well, if there is anything, let people summon the sons. ”

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao turned around step by step and turned out of Xinuan Pavilion, Xiao Jing immediately followed out, Xu Xun was about to speak, but unexpectedly, Emperor Hongzhi stretched out his hand and pointed at Zhang Yong again: "Zhang Yong, go outside and watch, even if the queen and crown prince, they are not allowed to come in without my orders." As for the others, whatever the excuse for approaching here, you write down their names and come back to their heads! ”

Xu Xun never expected that Emperor Hongzhi would even retreat from Zhang Yong. When he took two more steps forward as the emperor instructed, and knelt down on one knee on the bedside pedal, he found that the emperor was sitting up straighter with his hands propped up. Since there was no one else around, he almost instinctively took a pillow and put it under Emperor Hongzhi's waist, and then retreated half a step.

"Do you know why I'm seeing you at this time?"

Seeing Xu Xun shaking his head, Emperor Hongzhi smiled, and then said lightly: "Since I ascended the throne, Jiuchen has ruled all directions, but except for the court meeting, it is rare to see foreign ministers. You are a little older than the crown prince, and there is nothing very remarkable about you, but I have seen you several times before and after, and it is because the prince is close to you. In addition to your boldness and carefulness, you have measures and strategies, and you are still sincere, which is what I expect. As for the fact that you have trapped yourself in the prison cell this time, it was my will, so I thought about it and gave you the watch. As for asking you to write a book to apologize...... I originally planned to let you go, but I didn't expect ......"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the tent above his head, remembering that after seeing the three ministers before, he had fallen asleep for two hours inexplicably, and he was so anxious that Empress Zhang and Zhu Houzhao were extremely frightened, and he couldn't help but feel that his heart was extremely heavy. He originally wanted to use such a small wind chill to push Zhu Houzhao to the court to try what it was like to preside over government affairs and take charge of the world, but if he really had any in case, he left too little preparation for his wife and children, so little that he felt uneasy and scared even when he thought about it.

"The Emperor's ......"

Although at this moment, Xu Xun should say something like Minggan Wunei according to the rules, but looking at the Son of Heaven in front of him, he only felt that his throat was slightly choked, and he had a feeling in his heart that he couldn't say what it was. However, the next moment, he only felt a hand weigh heavily on his shoulder.

"But that's not why I've summoned you tonight!" Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath, and said in shock, "Even if I don't let you go abroad, I originally planned to let you settle down to train your two thousand army guards, but now I don't have the time to wait for them to train into an army." I have given you the Tiger Talisman Arrow to transfer troops, you will go to the 12th regiment camp now, and transfer 500 Shenji Battalion Divine Commanders, 3,000 Battalion Cavalry 500, and 500 Sword Players of the Fifth Army Battalion to enter Beijing. All the 1,000 households with the army stayed in the 12th regimental camp and did not move, and the 100 households could lead the soldiers. Then, you bring back all your 2,000 provincial army guards. plus Xu Yanche and their famous families, even if they use their family background to suppress people, they have to suppress the scene! ”

Hearing such an order, Xu Xun's already heavy heart couldn't help but sink even more - you must know that Emperor Hongzhi's words sounded like an explanation of the future. But the emperor has been extremely clear since he just woke up and spoke, and now even though he is described as a haggard person, he is also emaciated, how can it really come to such a point?

But at this juncture, he couldn't think too much, he could only take the order immediately, but then he raised his head and asked softly: "Your Majesty, but how to settle these people when they are brought back?" It must be known that in addition to the officers and soldiers who take turns to go up, this inner city has always been under the command of the Imperial Horse Prison Warrior Battalion and the Four Guards Battalion, if ordinary people see the 1,500 people of the 12th Regiment Battalion entering the city, I am afraid that rumors will spread all of a sudden......"

"I can't get up a rumor." Emperor Hongzhi interrupted Xu Xun's words, and then looked at him and said word by word, "I will not be able to recover from this illness for a while, so from the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, it will be the crown prince who will supervise the country, do you understand?" ”

Seeing Xu Xun's stunned appearance, Emperor Hongzhi smiled slightly: "Previously, Marquis Shouning had asked his wife to pass the empress and explain the matter of the prince to a few of you. The thought of doing this, I can trust you. The Imperial Horse Prison pro-army must not be moved lightly, Miao Kui was promoted to this position by me, of course it is credible, but the prince is in charge of the country, and with someone who the prince can trust, he will definitely be able to add more confidence. But you were just talking on paper before, and now you are doing this, the important thing is not to make mistakes, do you understand? ”

At this moment, Xu Xun finally understood Emperor Hongzhi's hard work to protect Zhu Houzhao. As a son, even if he can't empathize with this kind of fatherly love of the Son of Heaven, he is moved from the bottom of his heart. So, after he took a deep breath, he immediately responded: "The emperor can rest assured, the ministers will do their best, and they will never dare to be the slightest bit ridiculous!" ”

"Good!" Emperor Hongzhi took out something from under his pillow, solemnly handed it to Xu Xun, and instructed, "This is what I asked Xiao Jing to go to Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of War to ask for, and I will ask Xiao Jing to write to you, but you need to remember that you let you lead the army to prevent trouble, not for anything else!" As for your culpability, I will send a decree to Ye Guang to close the case with no evidence! ”

"Yes, the minister understands!"

Next, Emperor Hongzhi gave a good pass and other instructions, covering everything in every detail. Although Xu Xun always felt that the emperor did not seem to be terminally ill, these words were too ominous, so his heart was very heavy, and it was not until the emperor ordered him to withdraw from the Xinuan Pavilion that he barely eliminated the lingering feeling. And the next moment, he saw Zhu Houzhao walking over Zhang Yongqi angrily, and there was a palace beauty behind him, looking in her early thirties, her unusually uniform face without fat powder showed a trace of tiredness that could not be hidden. When I saw him at this moment, the tired color immediately disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by grace and grandeur.

"Xu Xun, what did my father say to you?"

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's eager appearance, Xu Xun hurriedly coughed lightly and said: "Queen Mother, His Royal Highness the Prince, the emperor just ordered when he asked his ministers to come out, if you two come, please come in immediately." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao immediately forgot to investigate what his father had ordered Xu Xun, and rushed into Xinuan Pavilion without saying a word. And Empress Zhang is not as eager as him, although she almost does not see the ministers, at this time she still carefully looked at Xu Xun for a long time, and then said: "Houzhao has mentioned you many times, you have a good heart, and you are smart and intelligent, you are a rare talent." You were framed before, and the emperor had to put you in prison according to public opinion, but now that you are out, you should do your best to serve in the future. ”

"Yes, the minister will obey the orders of the queen."

Empress Zhang saw Xu Xun saluting deeply, so she motioned to the female official to open the door curtain, and hurriedly entered the Xinuan Pavilion. When all the people entered the door, Xu Xun stepped forward to look at Zhang Yong, and then arched his hand to Xiao Jing and said, "Father-in-law Xiao, according to the emperor's orders, you gave me a warrant, and Father-in-law Zhang and I will go out of the city to the 12th regiment camp now." It's too late at this point, how many people might you send to send us out? ”

It's not early at the moment, Xiao Jing glanced at the copper kettle next to him, and nodded after a deep groan: "Also, it's not early at the moment, whether it's the palace gate or the city gate, it's not so easy to get in and out." I asked Sun Bin to send you, otherwise even if you were ordered by the Holy Order, it would not be so easy to get to the Twelve Regiment Battalion. He is the master of ceremonies and writes, and he has done a few tolerances over there, and he can barely be regarded as familiar with the top and bottom. ”

Although Zhang Yong had listened carefully with his ears pricked up outside the door, Emperor Hongzhi's voice was very low, and the Son of Heaven was infected with wind and cold, and the originally ventilated bamboo curtain was replaced by a thick cotton curtain, and he could only vaguely hear a few words. waited until he got out of Bei'anmen, and Sun Bin went there to greet the carriage, and then he took the time to explain to Zhang Yong the purpose of going to the 12th regiment camp.

"The emperor is really ...... to the crown prince"

Even though Zhang Yong had followed Zhu Houzhao for many years, his eyes were still slightly red when he learned about this situation, and after a long time, he shook his head and said: "I only hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can understand the emperor's painstaking efforts, so that he can live up to this high hope." Alas, without further ado, let's hurry up. Now in charge is the British Gong Zhang Mao, he is too old to stay in the 12th regiment camp all the time, he should be at home at this time, but such a big matter can not avoid him. To be on the safe side, I'm going to give you a trip to the English Park at Iron Lion Alley. ”

While speaking, Sun Bin had already driven the carriage over, and it was he who was sitting in the coachman's seat. Seeing that Xu Xun was slightly stunned, he jumped down and opened the car door and lifted the curtain to signal the two of them to get into the car, and said bluntly: "The ancestor has instructed that things are very wrong, and the less people in the mess know, the better, so these are arranged." I only wronged Xu Shizi, you continue to wear this, after all, the English park is not as good as other places, and it is really difficult to enter. ”

Of course, Xu Xun knew what Sun Bin meant. The British Duke Zhang Mao is the youngest son of the British Duke Zhang Fu, the former brother has passed away a long time ago, so after Zhang Fu died in the battle of Tumu Fort, he became a duke at the age of nine, whether it was in the Jingtai Tianshun Chenghua Hongzhi these four dynasties, all are highly honored, and according to the seniority is also the first among the nobles. At this time, he and Zhang Yong got into the car one after another, although the carriage was extremely bumpy along the way, and the ride was so long that it was anxiety-making, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

I don't know how long it took, the carriage suddenly stopped, at first glance I heard Sun Bin whispering outside that it had arrived, Xu Xun couldn't help but open a little curtain and take a look, and saw that the carriage was parked outside a corner door, and the three and five gold-lacquered doors not far away were closed abruptly, and there were four lanterns with the words "British Mansion" written on them in front of it. As Sun Bin knocked on the West Corner Door, there was soon an answer from inside.

"It's so late, who!"

"Please go and report, our master of ceremonies writes Sun Hong, who has been ordered to see the British duke!"

ps: The 10th anniversary of the starting point in the starting point forum, countless photos of the gods, you might as well go and watch the no-makeup photos of the cat and Xiaohua, haha......

(To be continued)