In Yuqing Palace, in the room where Zhang Ru was detained alone, two young people sat at a round table, with three meat and two vegetarian dishes on the table, a jar of good champion red was placed next to the young man on the left, and a delicate small wine jug was placed in front of the young man on the right.

The young man on the right rubbed his face and said, "Brother Tiger, you are fierce enough, my face hurts even now." ”

The young man on the left showed an unscrupulous smile: "On that occasion, if you don't move the real thing, someone with a heart can see at a glance that we are making a show." You've done a good job, otherwise I wouldn't know how to sing this play. ”

"Hehe, although I was beaten, but it was quite majestic, so many brocade-clothed guards who made hundreds of officials frightened were bluffed by me. Why did you suddenly think about patrolling the nine sides again? Zhu Youzhu picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and asked curiously.

Zhang Ru groaned: "There are a lot of things that have happened during this time, first you got married, and then Wan Guifei died. Otherwise, I would have thought about going to the Nine Sides for a walk. Now among the nine sides, I have only walked through the three towns of Liaodong, Xuanfu and Datong. Li Ming of Jizhen had contact with him during the Battle of Datong, and he was not bad, but he was a typical neutral, and I had no contact with any of the general soldiers of Taiyuan, Guyuan, and Yansui towns. Your imperial aunt didn't make a move when you got married, and your royal aunt still didn't make a move when I fell out with you. This kind of calmness makes me feel uneasy. ”

Zhu Youzhu said nonchalantly: "Father is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, as long as he is here, those people will not be able to make any big waves, what are you anxious about." ”

Zhang Ru shook his head and said solemnly: "You kid is stuffy in the palace every day, and you don't even know what is going on with Your Majesty's body. In the past, His Majesty's health was not very good, but now that Wan Zhen'er is gone, the only thing he remembers in his heart is you. Your Majesty's health is deteriorating, if there is really a misfortune day, if we are not prepared, we only need a word from the eldest princess Gulun, and the ministers of the court will immediately attack you, the crown prince. Before, because of the incident of Qiqi, you and I made a lot of trouble, this is a trick, and those people will definitely not let it go easily. The remaining border towns are uncertainties, and I have to eliminate them. ”

Seeing that he was so serious, Zhu Youzhu also put away his joke and said seriously: "Are you so sure that your father will let you patrol the nine sides again?" ”

The Nine Sides are basically bitter cold places, and if he wants to be prosperous and rich, he doesn't have to. But he had an ambition of his own, and that ambition required him to travel to these places.

has his own stubbornness in his bones, and Zhang Ru has never thought of letting go of this stubbornness.

He analyzed seriously: "If my guess is correct, even if you really get into trouble with me this time, Your Majesty will try his best to protect me." There are many ways to keep me, but it is undoubtedly the best way to let me patrol the nine sides again. Your Majesty's own body knows by himself, and if his body really violates the harmony, he will definitely send me to patrol the nine sides again. ”

"You're not Li Chunfeng, and you're playing with such a hanging thing." Zhu Youzhu smiled and took a sip of wine.

The plan of the two was hidden from everyone, except for the two of them, no one else knew.

There is a secret passage between the room where Zhang Ru is imprisoned and Zhu Youzhang's bedroom, and few people in Yuqing Palace know this secret. There were too many things experienced in his childhood, and Zhu Youzhang's heart was very sensitive.

After drinking the wine in the jade pot, Zhu Youzhu left from the secret passage, over there, Qin Ji, who couldn't find the prince, was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, the emperor summoned him, but the prince was gone, how could he, as the eunuch in charge of the East Palace, not be in a hurry.

Seeing Zhu Youzhu coming out of the room, Qin Ji's eyes were glowing with gold, and he quickly walked to Zhu Youzhang's side and whispered, "Your Highness, where have you been!" ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled embarrassedly: "Hide and drink." ”

Qin Ji also said that the prince was upset and irritable because he didn't know what to do with Zhang Ru, so he chose to drink, and he didn't suspect anything.

The little eunuch who came to announce the decree didn't dare to stand in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, and told Emperor Zhu Youzhu in a calm tone that after being summoned, he waited for Zhu Youzhang's reply with a respectful face.

The father wanted to see his son, Zhu Youzhu naturally couldn't say no, and said lightly to lead the way, and he followed the little eunuch towards the Dongnuan Pavilion alone.

Without Wan Zhen'er's inner courtyard of the palace, the people who dared to attack the prince had almost disappeared. Although his imperial aunt, the eldest princess Gulun, had long hands, it was not enough to plot a scene to assassinate the crown prince in the palace. So Zhu Youzhu didn't bring a few people with him as before, but followed the little eunuch alone.

After entering the Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Jianshen took his son's hand and sat down, looking at his son who was calm and relaxed like a crown of jade in front of him, Zhu Jianshen felt a little more warmth in his heart.

After some shouting, Zhu Jianshen shifted the topic to business: "I heard that there was a bit of unpleasantness between you and Huzi?" ”

Zhu Youzhu pretended to be angry and said: "Zhang Huzi doesn't give face to his sons, although Zhang Luan is only Honglu Siqing, he is the father of the crown princess." It's just a small cavalry that beats Jinyiwei, and he is very angry to transfer troops in the capital, so that all the old men in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies are restless. Forget it, if Erchen came forward and he was willing to give up, Erchen would not be angry, but he didn't listen to persuasion, and beat Erchen in public. Father, you see, the faces of the sons and daughters are swollen now. ”

As he spoke, he leaned his face in.

Zhu Jianshen scolded with a smile: "Don't come here, I'm not blind yet." Huzi has always liked to mess around, why didn't even you mess around this time. He is the governor of the Nine Sides and the commander of the Jinyi Guard, you say that you will let people take it, how can he save face. ”

Zhu Youzhu said with a straight face: "Anyway, if he doesn't apologize to Erchen in public for this matter, Erchen will not finish with him." ”

A playful smile hung on the corner of Zhu Jianshen's mouth: "How can I remember that someone said that if anyone dares to touch his tiger brother, he will fight with whom." What's this man's name? ”

Zhu Youzhu said embarrassedly: "That was the past, the present." ”

Zhu Jianshen's face darkened: "What is the past and present, you are the prince of the Ming Dynasty, you can't be so simple when you think about problems and do things." If you want me to see, Huzi didn't do anything wrong with this, Zhang Luan was rising during this time, thinking that he was very powerful, and even a second-grade master like Liubu Shangshu gave him a gift.

Hit Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei is the Son of Heaven's personal guard, he didn't hit Jinyiwei, he hit my face.

Zhang Ru took people to surround Zhang Luan's mansion, as long as he didn't make trouble, whatever he did was right, it was fighting for my face.

It's just that you, who are not angry, still ran over to join in the fun, and when you have a daughter-in-law, you forget your father, and the royal face is not earned by you like this. ”

reprimanded Zhang Ru to the sky, but demoted Zhu Youzhu to the ground.

Zhu Youzhu was red-faced, and he couldn't refute it. Whether it was from the position of the courtier or the position of his son, he could not find a reason to refute Zhu Jianshen.

"Go back, Haosheng apologize to Huzi and let him come to see me." After meeting his son for a while, Zhu Jianshen drove Zhu Youzhu away.

As soon as Zhu Youzhu left, the emperor immediately began to cough, and Liang Fang, who had been waiting on the side, hurriedly put a towel on the ground. After covering his mouth and coughing for a while, Zhu Jianshen's face became pale, and after a long time, he took the white towel away from his mouth, and a pool of black blood was particularly dazzling on the white towel.

When Liang Fang saw the bloodstains, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Jianshen wiped the blood stains on his lips with a towel: "Lao Liang, this matter is silent, if outsiders know, I will be the first to find you." ”

His eyes were like arrows, piercing people's hearts, and Liang Fang said, "Your Majesty, let's let the imperial doctors take a look!" ”

Zhu Jianshen waved his hand: "I know my body, I know that Xingshi mobilizes everyone to call the imperial doctor, and it is just a few more days to live." Now I don't want anyone to know about this, so you secretly ordered Imperial Doctor Liu to enter the palace and let him stay in the palace during this time. ”

The emperor wanted to hide his illness, but said that he would let the imperial doctor live in the palace, which made Liang Fang feel that something was wrong, and he said very sincerely: "Your Majesty, if Imperial Doctor Liu stays in the palace, I am afraid that it will cause others to speculate." ”

Zhu Jianshen glanced up at Liang Fang: "Old Liang, there can be many reasons for Imperial Doctor Liu to enter the palace, it can be that the lady in the palace is sick, or you are sick." ”

Liang Fang glanced at Zhu Jianshen in surprise, and said clearly: "The old slave can save it." ”

If the emperor wants to find a reason, it must be very simple.

After Zhu Youzhu complained to Zhang Ru about being scolded by his father, he told Zhang Ru about Zhu Jianshen letting him enter the palace. At Zhang Ru's request, Zhu Youzhu once again accompanied Zhang Ru into the East Warm Pavilion of the palace.

"Here we are." Zhu Jianshen was lying lazily in the soft quilt, and his tone was low.

Zhang Ru nodded, pursed his lips and did not speak. In fact, his eyes had been observing Zhu Jianshen's face, and he found that the emperor's face was much yellower than before Wan Zhen'er's death.

Zhu Jianshen's eyes narrowed slightly: "Have you negotiated the matter of your brothers?" ”

The two glanced at each other, and Zhang Ru said again: "Back to Your Majesty, it has been discussed." ”

Zhu Jian was deeply grateful: "Since the negotiation is good, then it is good." Zhang Luan's side should not be ignored for the time being, if he goes to the East Palace to find you, you should not pay attention to it, let him realize his mistake.

As for Huzi, it's not a good thing for you to stay in the capital now, set off in a few days, re-inspect the nine sides, and now the nine border towns of the Ming Dynasty, you have only walked in three places, and there is a long way to go! ”

Zhang Ru knelt down on one knee: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhu Jianshen smiled and said: "Okay, how to give an explanation to the people of the world, you have to think about it yourself, you are tired, you go back!" ”

Hearing the emperor say this, Zhang Ru showed a wry smile after turning around, it seems that his small actions still failed to hide the emperor's eyes.

It seemed that everything was under the control of the emperor, and this moment made Zhang Ru feel that he had no secrets in front of Zhu Jianshen.