In the large conference hall in the newly completed prince's mansion in the hot spring town of Tangshan County, Yingtianfu, it was already full of people at this time. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info everyone whispered about something. Among the people present were the Shoshu of the various ministries of the Cabinet and the members of the various committees of the upper and lower houses of the Parliament. There are also some high-ranking officers with straight uniforms.

Shi Dakai, who looked quite good, as well as the three field marshals Ren Yijiang and Huang Baopei, who looked dusty, and the commanders of the two fleets of the navy all appeared here. It was rare for a cabinet member in a red robe to sit with a high-ranking officer with shiny epaulettes. There were not many greetings between each other -- Zhu Jishi had always flaunted the "separation of military and government," so that the senior officers in military uniforms and the ministers in red robes would not be overly enthusiastic in public, and everyone would just talk to each other in their respective circles, and there would only be a low buzzing sound in the conference hall. The maid of the Prince's Mansion wearing a skirt brought tea and a little snack to the officials present. This is the idea of the crown princess and several princes and concubines, which can be regarded as a little envelopment of the civil and military ministers, and the scale is just right.

Today's celebration is a somewhat embarrassing celebration, which can be seen from the not too high atmosphere in the Prince's Mansion. News of the victory on the North American battlefield had spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, and it was an unprecedented victory for the Ming army, the Japanese army, the Korean army, and the Donghua army. There are no less than 300,000 U.S. troops who have been annihilated, and no less than 500,000 people + one + book + read + novel + YBDU are besieged by regiments. I think it's going to be annihilated. But this unprecedented victory was achieved under the command of another very important prince of the Ming Dynasty, King Zhu Juan of Donghua.

People who are familiar with the history of Chinese court struggles naturally think of Tang Taizong and Ming Chengzu. Moreover, this Zhu Juan's background is extremely prominent, and he not only has a father who is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. There is also a mother who is a female emperor of Mexico. An uncle who was the Emperor of France. An uncle who once made the whole of Europe shudder, Emperor Napoleon I, and now Emperor Napoleon IV, who now rules the French and Roman Empires, is also his cousin. In contrast, Zhu Guoxiong, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, has only one father who is the emperor, and his mother, Empress Luo Xiangmei, has not bumped into Zhu Jishi in the past, and has long fallen out of favor in the harem. And Empress Mathilde, who is not as good as Luo Xiangmei, although she has not been with Zhu Jishi for a long time, according to rumors, she is quite loved by Emperor Zhu, and even no less than Maria. Clementina's ...... It is said that Zhu Jishi also called the failure to include Mathilde in the harem a great regret in his life. Now Mathilde's son, Jujuan, has done so much. For Zhu Guoxiong, I'm afraid it's not a good thing, right?

Of course, this kind of thinking is all speculation behind people's backs, Prince Zhu has never revealed the slightest uneasiness towards his younger brother, and today he is quite high-profile in the prince's mansion to celebrate the feast, which is a good performance of brotherly harmony. However, the civil and military officials who came to eat were all calm, showing neither joy nor worry. The content of everyone's conversation basically has nothing to do with the North American battlefield. It's as if there is no such battlefield.

The crown prince is in the study of the prince's mansion at the moment, next to his mother Luo Xiangmei and concubine Feng Yuniang. Three elderly women were drinking tea and talking to Zhu Guoxiong.

"His Royal Highness the Prince. Now the king of Donghua has made great contributions, the king of Korea and the king of Japan also have a share of profits, the king of Beihua has also made a profit in black Africa, and even Princess An Le has made great achievements in scientific research. ”

It was Feng Yuniang who spoke, and this always sounded a little sour to Zhu Guoxiong, Beihua was originally a piece of ice and snow in Alaska, and now it is actually going to add a large area of land in western Canada. Her son Zhu Guoguang is really a big loss......

Luo Xiangmei took over the topic and said lightly: "Xiong'er, now that the overall situation in North America has been decided, shouldn't the focus of the country's military use turn to the south?" You have several brothers, brothers-in-law and brothers-in-law who are in the army in Nanyang, and you should give them a chance to make meritorious contributions. ”

This queen mother has served as the regent several times, and her performance is decent, and she doesn't even ask about political affairs after her son takes charge of the government, but I didn't expect that I couldn't hold my breath today.

"Erchen knows." Zhu Guoxiong replied. He knew that his queen mother was easy to say, but he was worried that his crown prince throne would not be guaranteed. I was suspicious of Zhu Heng, but now I am worried about Juan...... She encouraged herself to use troops in the South Seas, just to let herself and a few other brothers have some military merits, so as to thin out some of Juan's brilliance. But now it's time to send troops to the South Seas. In fact, the plan to advance south has been planned for a long time, and it is even more prepared than the North American war. The reason why it has been delaying the fight is because the main ships of the Ming Navy have been refitting with rapid-fire guns in recent months. The navy cannot make a large-scale sortie, and the South Sea Raid will naturally not be able to be carried out. However, the transformation of the ship is now basically completed, and the southward operation can naturally begin.

"It's better to announce the start of the southward battle at today's celebration banquet." Luo Xiangmei also suggested, "In this way, we can also use the aftermath of the North American victory to strengthen the southward battle." ”

"That's what Erchen wants." Zhu Guoxiong replied. Naturally, I don't need to be reminded by my mother about this matter, Zhu Juan is in charge of North America, and the prince is naturally in charge of going south, so why can't I let my brother take the limelight alone, right? The credit that should be fought for is still to be fought for!

"Xiong'er, Guoguang is now the captain of the cruiser, and his Tianjin has been transferred to the Nanyang Fleet." Luo Xiangmei said lightly.

"Erchen knows." Zhu Guoxiong nodded. His mother meant to let him find a way to take care of Zhu Guoguang...... Don't let him go on a mission that is too dangerous, Feng Yuniang is just this one son!

Feng Yuniang got a promise and left very interestingly, and only Zhu Guoxiong's mother and son were left in the study.

When the door of the study was closed by the maid of the prince's mansion, the crown prince cleared his throat and said: "Queen Mother, now the Ming Dynasty implements the law under the law, and the inheritance rights of the sons and daughters are free and protected by law, and the father has promised that after the victory of the war, he will give the sons and daughters the inner Zen. The queen mother doesn't have to worry about Juan. ”

"When this battle is over, there will always be three or four million soldiers led by Juan, of which the Ming army should be no less than one and a half million, how many generals should be promoted from him?" The queen took a sip of the teacup, "Do you know why the emperor left old men like Han Si, Luo Junqi, and Liu Jiong in North America?" It's because these people are your father's ministers, Juan can't entrap them at all. Even if it does, it doesn't necessarily work. Because your father's health is better than anyone else's. ”

"Erchen...... Got it. Zhu Guoxiong nodded. He did not receive a traditional imperial education, but a Western-style elite education. This broadened his horizons and enriched his knowledge. At the same time, it also made him less familiar with court intrigues, and more focused on laws and systems. Politically, it can be regarded as a copy of Zhu Jishi. But he didn't have Zhu Jishi's prestige after all, which made Luo Xiangmei very worried.

"Emperor, your father is now on his way back to Yingtian, and it is estimated that he will be there in half a month. When the time comes, you should return the government affairs to him, and then ask yourself to lead troops to attack Nanyang. Luo Xiangmei gave her son another trick. In her opinion, there is still a shortage of people around Zhu Guoxiong, there are few people who can be emperors, and most of the crown prince's staff are high-achieving students who graduated from the Department of Law, Politics or Economics of Jishi University. He is well aware of the laws, economics and international affairs of Xinxue and the Ming Dynasty, but he does not know much about power conspiracies. So she can only personally guide her son.

"Mother, do you want your son to lead the army to the battle?" Zhu Guoxiong looked at his mother and couldn't laugh or cry, he is not Zhu Juan, he went to the military academy at the age of ten, and returned to Donghua to lead the army at the age of eighteen, and people in their twenties have been fighting horses for more than ten years, of course they will fight. I studied law myself and went to the front line to lead the troops...... If you lose the battle, won't you lose face?

Luo Xiangmei saw that her son had a difficult face, and smiled lightly, "Emperor, just listen to your mother this time, and when your father comes back, just tell him that your father will support you." (To be continued......)