Tears fell, and it happened to fall on Zhu Jianshen's hands, which were already skinny and bone-like, and the emperor barely squeezed out a smile: "Silly boy, what are you crying about, I am not a god, I am also a human being, and it is a time when people die." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ru couldn't hold back any longer, and suddenly lay on Zhu Jianshen like a child and cried.

Zhu Jianshen stopped Liang Fang's support, and let Zhang Ru lie on his body and cry bitterly, at this moment, the Ming Emperor who had been mediocre for most of his life was like an old elder.

People have feelings, Zhang Ru is indifferent, but he also has people he cares about, and he also has the heart to insist. Just like he wanted the crown prince Zhu Youzhang to ascend the throne, he also didn't want Zhu Jianshen to die so early.

He was only forty years old, and he would have had a lot of time to govern the country. But his body was destroyed by the elixir, and his spirit was ruined by Wan Zhen'er's death.

After Zhang Ru's choking subsided slightly, Zhu Jianshen asked while stroking his hair: "I heard that this time in Ningxia, I encountered a lot of setbacks, how is it, can you still get used to it?" ”

Zhang Ru sobbed and nodded, but did not speak.

Zhu Jianshen said to himself: "Many things can't be seen on the surface, of course, you can't dig too deep." You are not small anymore, the word Wenxuan is Cui Gongcui's expectation for you, and it is also my expectation for you.

In my life, the merits and demerits are naturally left to future generations to comment, but I know that my faults are greater than the merits.

Youzhu's experience when he was a child was very miserable, you are a person who accompanies him, and there is a love between you. I don't know how long this love will last, but I hope it lasts as long as possible.

Your child is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, rigid on the outside and soft on the inside, and you can't be wronged the most. For the sake of Youjiao, you have suffered a lot of grievances, and in the future, you may suffer more grievances.

I don't blame you for falling in love with the cult leader's daughter, nor do I blame you for killing so many generals on the Nine Sides. But you must remember that Youzhu will be the son of heaven in the future, and anyone can be dissatisfied with him, but you can't.

Patrolling the nine sides at the age of a weak crown is a kind of experience and cultivation for you, and you must not let down my painstaking efforts. ”

Zhang Ru nodded vigorously: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will do his best and die!" ”

"I'm not Liu Da'er, and Youzhu is not the Liu Adou who can't be helped. I don't need you to die, I just need you to remember every moment that you are Youji's staunchest backing, and you are his brother, that's enough. Zhu Jianshen said with some emotion.

To be honest, for so many years, he has never really seen through Zhang Ru, so he always retains a kind of wariness of Zhang Ru. This kind of vigilance is for his son, as a father, he is more worried about whether his son will be able to control a powerful minister like Zhang Ru in the future.

Yes, Zhang Ru, who has just turned twenty years old, has grown into a powerful minister of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the minister can save it." Zhang Ru nodded obediently.

No matter what happens in the future, at this time, he really doesn't want to make the emperor sad.

His body is no longer good, and he may die at any time, if it is not for the protection of this faint king, he and the crown prince are afraid that they will not live until now, so he wants to keep a little filial piety in the end.

Zhu Jianshen reluctantly squeezed out a smile: "Okay, don't waste time here, maybe I haven't seen Youzhu for a long time, it's time to go and see him." ”

"Obey." Zhang Ru bowed his hand respectfully, then knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Jianshen, and then slowly withdrew from the Dongnuan Pavilion.

In Yuqing Palace, the daily recitations sent from the cabinet have already made Zhu Youzhu very busy, and his father's health is not good, he is worried, so in just half a month, he has lost a lot of weight.

"There are thousands of steel knives hidden in the palace of the Ningxia General Soldier and the King of Hami, as well as countless bows and arrows." The fold is Zhang Ru's twist, and every word on the fold pierces Zhu Youzhang's heart like a steel needle.

He knew that Daming was in turmoil, but he didn't know that Daming was already in such danger.

Zhu Pen wrote a big edict on the fold, and then Zhu Youzhu put the wolf pen on the table: "Wife, you said that after Gu ascends the throne in the future, can you get rid of all these silverfish?" ”

Qin Ji, who had been waiting on the sidelines, said carefully: "Your Highness doesn't need to worry, it's just a little small, as long as Your Highness will be diligent in government and love the people in the future, the old slave believes that the Ming Dynasty will definitely regain its glory." ”

Zhu Youzhang's eyes were full of doubts: "Really?" Why does Lone feel that it is difficult to complete a thousand difficulties? This Ming Dynasty has been corroded by these silverfish, how should it be governed in the future? Alas. I really hope that my father's illness can recover as soon as possible, but I can't afford such a big country on this shoulder. ”

Hearing this, Qin Ji said with a straight face: "Your Highness, it's best never to have such an idea. His Royal Highness is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and His Majesty the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The courtiers were not very satisfied with the East Palace, if it weren't for Lord Zhang's bloody means to suppress it, and His Majesty's favor, those courtiers would have started attacking long ago. ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled bitterly: "Yes, it's useless to be lonely, so I rely on my father and Brother Tiger to support me." ”

"Your Highness's words are a bit presumptuous! His Royal Highness is the Highness of the people of the world, without His Highness, there would be no Zhang Ru today. Your Majesty is now seriously ill and bedridden, Your Highness should be diligent and self-exhorting, how can you be vain? Zhang Ruren didn't arrive, and the voice had already entered the study of Yuqing Palace.

In this Yuqing Palace, only Zhang Ru can drive straight into it without anyone stopping him.

Zhu Youjiao's eyes lit up, and he ran to Zhang Ru in three steps and two steps, and grabbed Zhang Ru's arms: "Brother Tiger, you can be regarded as back." ”

Zhang Ru broke free of Zhu Youzhang's hands without a trace, and knelt down on one knee and saluted: "Minister Zhang Ru, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

His move was to tell Zhu Youzhu that you are the prince, I am a courtier, and the etiquette of the monarch and the minister cannot be abolished. At the same time, he also wanted to tell the terminally ill emperor that I, Zhang Ru, knew how many catties and taels I had, and I would never think anything wrong.

Qin Ji didn't like Zhang Ru's face very much.

Since he was a child, he has not liked this young and old child, and to this day, he still does not like it.

Because of Zhu Youzhang's affection, he would call Zhang Ru a shout, but in his heart, he never took Zhang Ru seriously.

A young man who rose by the favor of the crown prince and the queen mother of the harem, he didn't think he could make a big storm in the Ming Dynasty.

But recently, seeing Zhang Ru kneeling down to salute Zhu Youzhang, this old eunuch who grew up watching Zhu Youzhu have praise for Zhang Ru in his eyes for the first time.

Only a glance of approval, of course.

Zhu Youzhu hurriedly supported Zhang Ru, and said anxiously: "Brother Hu, what are you doing, between you and me, why do you have to do these courtesies." ”

Zhang Ru stood up and said: "His Royal Highness is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Ru is a courtier, and the courtier should salute when he faces the king." Etiquette cannot be abolished, if Weichen is pampered and arrogant, who will put His Royal Highness in his eyes in the future. ”

Although he is a micro-minister, his tone still carries a lesson in it.

There is no way, after so many years, he has become accustomed to talking to Zhu Youzhu as a brother, even if Zhu Youzhu has grown up now, he can't change it for a while.

Zhu Youzhu looked at him as if he didn't know him for a while, and then suddenly raised his hand and touched Zhang Ru's forehead: "You don't have a fever, right?" This is Yuqing Palace, and there are no outsiders here. ”

Qin Ji couldn't help but interject: "Your Highness, what Lord Zhang said is reasonable, and the etiquette cannot be abolished." ”

Zhu Youzhu said with some dissatisfaction: "Wife, why are you like those rotten Confucians, Brother Tiger is a lonely brother, between brothers, where are there so many clichés." ”

Zhang Ru suddenly knelt on the ground: "The minister is frightened, and I beg Your Highness not to torture the minister." ”

Zhu Youzhu was shocked: "Brother Tiger, what are you doing here." ”

Zhang Ru said categorically: "His Royal Highness is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Ru is just a foreign minister in the end, and the etiquette cannot be abolished, please think twice." In the future, His Royal Highness will ascend to the great treasure, the ministers will bow their heads, and everyone in the world will look at His Highness, and His Highness will still be able to regard his ministers as brothers, and the ministers will be grateful. But His Royal Highness can't ignore the royal prestige, even if His Royal Highness treats his ministers as brothers, he can only bury them in his heart. ”

"Brother Tiger, do you and my brother really need to be so clear?" Zhu Youjiao's face was full of disappointment.

He couldn't understand why Zhang Ru emphasized the courtesy of the monarch and ministers so much as soon as he came back, and he didn't understand why this trip to the Nine Sides had changed Zhang Ru so much.

In contrast, he prefers the tiger brother who pushes him behind him when he is in danger, and the tiger brother who reprimands him when he does something wrong.

Zhang Ru's eyes burned: "Yes!" Not for feelings, for the Ming Dynasty, it is very needed. ”

After a long time, Zhu Youzhu sighed and said, "You get up and speak first." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhang Ru meticulously saluted again, and then stood up.

Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhang Ru with a complicated expression, as indifferent as looking at a stranger, and after a while, he lost his mind and asked, "Tiger." Lord Zhang, is my father really not good? ”

He was a smart man, and on the premise of knowing that Zhang Ru went to Dongnuan Pavilion as soon as he entered the capital, it was easy to think about why Zhang Ru suddenly became so outspoken.

If his father will be fine in a short period of time, Zhang Ru can still be called a brother to him, because he will not become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in a short time. But if Zhu Jianshen's time is short, then it is necessary for Zhang Ru to distinguish the relationship between the monarch and the minister.

Zhang Ru said in a somewhat heavy tone: "Your Majesty is sick in bed, and your body is already very weak, Your Highness." Be prepared to succeed to the throne. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhu stumbled under his feet, but fortunately, with the support of Qin Ji beside him, he did not fall.

"I'd rather not be the emperor than have something happen to my father." After a cry of sorrow, tears welled up from his eyes.