Zhou Renyuan and his entourage returned to the palace, and Zhu Changying, King Gui, was still taking a nap in the bedroom of the apse, although it was now a cold winter, and there were still more than a month to come, and the New Year was about to be celebrated. But Zhu Changying's habit of taking a nap is thunderous, because the doctor in the palace told him that people who are weak must pay attention to taking care of their bodies, and taking a nap is especially important for the elderly. Zhou Renyuan was also inconvenient to disturb Zhu Changying now, he was busy all morning, and he felt a little tired, so he went back to his bedroom, and without taking off his boots, he lay on the bed, his eyes looked up in a daze, and he thought" Now you have to think about how convenient your life should be, the toothbrush in the Ming Dynasty was made of horsetail, which is too thick and too hard, the corners of the brush this morning hurt to replace it with pig bristles, and the pen itself, although I recognize the traditional characters, but the soft pen calligraphy is not good, there is no fountain pen, ballpoint pen right, there must be a quill pen in Rost, this thing is easy to use, I will go to him tomorrow to ask for two. There are also underwear, wearing strap-on pants to sleep, it's really not unaccustomed, but unfortunately this era has not yet invented elastic bands, so let's put it on first. ”

Zhou Renyuan suddenly sat up suddenly, patted his head, and forgot that he was missing an important thing, that is, the weapon Longquan Sword that he had brought with him before, and it had been given to Wang Wanting, and now he didn't have the same weapon, so he got to the warehouse to see if there were any good weapons, and he shouted to the door: "Mozhu, Mozhu, come in." The door creaked open, and it was not Mo Zhu who came in, but a middle-aged eunuch about forty with a white face and beard. The eunuch sneered and said: "The old slave Yang Shouchun has seen the little prince Mozhu being sent by Ma Niangniang to run errands, little prince, what do you have to say, just explain to the old slave." "What? Are you Yang Shouchun?" Zhou Renyuan's heart was shocked, this Yang Shouchun is the culprit of the defeat of the Hengzhou army to Zhang Xianzhong's army in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen (1643), when Zhu Youlang was fully responsible for Hengzhou's resistance to the attack of Zhang Xianzhong's army, Zhang Xianzhong's troops suffered heavy losses, but Zhang Xianzhong was bound to win Hengzhou, and launched a continuous attack, and the Hengzhou army and people swore to resist to the death. Yang Shouchun, the eunuch of the supervising army, lied that Zhang Xianzhong's troops had captured the city tower of Hengzhou, and Zhu Youlang thought that the general trend had gone, so he had to order the army to withdraw from Hengzhou, and since then he has been displaced and fled to Wuzhou, Guangxi.

"When I have the chance, I will destroy you eunuch." Zhou Renyuan looked at Yang Shouchun, who was now standing in front of him, with some disgust, and pressed the faint murderous intent in his heart. Yang Shouchun looked at Zhou Renyuan's ugly face and was overwhelmed with fright, recalling that he had never offended this little prince, why did he look so unhappy in his eyes? Could it be that his nephew forcibly seized fifty acres of land on the outskirts of the city was known to the little prince? Sweat poured out from Yang Shouchun's forehead. "This prince is going to the armory to find something, and you will lead the way." Zhou Renyuan stepped out of the door as he spoke, Yang Shouchun hurriedly wiped his sweat, and hurriedly rushed to the front of Zhou Renyuan to lead the way. Turning around, they came to the door of the weapons storehouse, Yang Shouchun shouted at the top of his voice: "Don't you see the little prince coming, don't you open the door quickly." The guards guarding the door hurriedly opened the lock in a panic, "You are waiting outside." Zhou Renyuan commanded, Yang Shouchun stepped into the armory by himself, ho - good guy, what knives, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks in the armory are complete, he looked east and west, suddenly his eyes lit up, a dusty longbow was placed on the shelf, and a sapphire inlaid on the bow body was shining. He blew off the dust on the bow, picked up the longbow and shook it in his hand, it was really a little heavy, he tried to pull the bowstring with his hand again, and it took seven points of strength to pull the bow to a full string, which is really a good bow. That's it, although now he can be equipped with a flintlock pistol, but compared to the bow and arrow, the current flintlock pistol shooting speed is still not as fast as the bow and arrow, and the non-stop loading is too troublesome, Zhou Renyuan is troublesome. He then searched the storehouse for a quiver full of arrows and a sharp dagger that shot him long and short, armed to the teeth.

Out of the warehouse, he didn't care about Yang Shouchun, and rushed to the martial arts arena where the palace guards usually practiced, and he wanted to try his shooting skills first. It just so happened that Shen Tieshan, the captain of the pro-guard team, was practicing firing crossbow machines with a team, "The last general, Shen Tieshan, has seen the little prince. Shen Tieshan knelt down on one knee and gave a military salute. You're practicing crossbow machines?" Zhou Renyuan asked. "Yes." "I'll take a look at your drills." Zhou Renyuan stood aside with interest. I saw that this fifteen-person crossbow squad was divided into a row of five people, divided into three rows, standing a hundred paces away and firing iron crossbows in turn, all of them hitting targets. Zhou Renyuan applauded: "Yes, yes, General Shen is well-trained, and each person will be rewarded with five taels of silver." "It seems that this crossbow can shoot a hundred paces away, and it can catch up with the fire, and its accuracy is much stronger than that of a bow and arrow." Thank you to the little prince, the prince instructed the last general to train hard and protect the safety of the little prince in the future. Shen Tieshan replied. It turned out to be Zhu Changying's exclusive guard assigned to him, it seems that this cheap old man really loves him, Zhou Renyuan was a little moved, since it is his own exclusive guard, then he will train according to my will in the future. "General Shen, how about you help me take a look at this bow?" Zhou Renyuan handed the bow to Shen Tieshan, Shen Tieshan took the bow and arrow, and was taken aback: "Little-little prince, this is an eight-stone bow, you pull it?" What's so hard about that?" Zhou Renyuan took back the longbow and pulled the bowstring hard, pulling it into a full moon shape, Shen Tieshan and the rest of the soldiers all let out a "ho", and their faces were full of disbelief. A sturdy soldier named Xiong Tianlin really didn't believe it and shouted, "Little Wangye, let me try it too." Zhou Renyuan smiled and handed him the bow, Xiong Tianlin took the longbow and pulled it hard, didn't pull it open, his face was a little unbearable, he suddenly shouted, "open", the bowstring barely pulled a half-moon shape, Xiong Tianlin's arms kept trembling, his face was red, he let go of his hand, panted and said, "Little prince, I am convinced!" The rest of the soldiers laughed. Zhou Renyuan patted Xiong Tianlin on the shoulder, signaling him not to mind, and then asked, "Do any of you have a high level of bow and arrow shooting to teach this king." "It turns out that the little prince can only brute force and can't make a bow, Shen Tieshan secretly laughed and said: "Xiong Tianlin, didn't you use the bow and arrow camp before, you came to teach the little prince." "Okay-" Xiong Tianlin led Zhou Renyuan to a place about one hundred and fifty steps away from the arrow target, "This is a strong bow, you must go farther." "I think it's still too close." Zhou Renyuan shook his head and continued to walk forward, and walked about fifty steps more, Xiong Tianlin said in surprise: "Little prince, this is your first time shooting arrows, and you will definitely miss the target." "The pro-soldiers in the distance whispered and wondered how far Zhou Renyuan walked, and the first time he shot arrows, he generally started practicing from fifty steps, okay, this little prince walked directly to two hundred steps and didn't miss the target, it's strange!" It's okay, I'm confident you can tell me how to shoot!" Zhou Renyuan persevered. "Okay," Xiong Tianlin said helplessly, "archery should be done five flat, three by the top of the head, two shoulders raised flat, legs flat, calm and left shoulder up, and then raise a little higher, this is five flat, the following said: three rely on the bow, rely on the arrow, the arrow on the string, and then the arrow feather on the face, the posture is good, the thumb buckle the string, pull the bow, the next is to shoot, remember to keep your mind calm before the arrow, keep your mind on the bull's-eye, use all your strength in the palm of your hand, prepare - put -", just listen to the "whoosh" sound, the arrow off the string and go quickly. "Slap" hit the red bull's-eye, "Wow-" The soldiers immediately cheered, "I've been hit!" Zhou Renyuan also looked excited, happily wiping the sweat that came out of nervousness just now. Shen Tieshan ran over and gave a thumbs up: "The little prince is really good, the last general hasn't seen someone shoot a strong bow with eight stones for a long time, and he hit the bull's-eye with the first shot." Zhou Renyuan said modestly: "Luckily, General Shen will not be the last general in the future, and you and the brothers don't have to kneel when you see me in the future, we are all brothers." "How can this be done?" Shen Tieshan was a little flattered and said. "So it's all done!" Before Zhou Renyuan could react, he left with a bow on his shoulder, "I will train with you in the future." Zhou Renyuan threw out another sentence before leaving, Xiong Tianlin smiled "hehe" on the side, "This little prince of his grandmother really fits my old bear's temper——"

Zhou Renyuan returned to the room and saw Mo Zhu outside the door in a hurry, and when he saw Zhou Renyuan, he hurriedly ran over: "My lord, where have you run to, Ma Niangniang is looking for you." "What's the matter?" Zhou Renyuan walked into the house, hung his bow and arrow on the head of the bed, and was about to sit down and drink tea, so Mo Zhu hurriedly pulled Zhou Renyuan and ran out: "My lord, don't drink tea, Mrs. Nie is in front of Ma Niangniang to sue you." "Mrs. Nie? Which Mrs. Nie? Does it have anything to do with me?" Zhou Renyuan said strangely. "It's the lady of Miss Nie I told you on the way back, the wife of Lord Nie of Hengzhou Zhizhou." Mo Zhu explained: "It's not because you blew up Miss Nie in the barracks, Mrs. Nie came to Xingshi to ask for the guilt!" Why should she ask for sin?" Zhou Renyuan was a little angry. "Mrs. Nie is Ma Niangniang's cousin, and she is your cousin, do you think she is qualified to ask for guilt?" Mo Zhu saw that Zhou Renyuan's elm head had not been able to figure out the relationship here, and he really wanted to knock Zhou Renyuan's head off with a stick. It turned out that there was a relative, and he was still an elder, Zhou Renyuan was a little hesitant now. After a while, he came to the door of the nominal old lady Ma, and Mo Zhu shouted: "Niangniang, the little prince is here." "Call him in!" Ma's hummed. As soon as Zhou Renyuan pushed open the door, he saw Ma's face with anger, and on the seat on the left-hand side, a woman who was slightly older than Ma's saw him, her eyes were first happy, and then she glared at him fiercely, it seemed that it was her cousin Mrs. Nie, Zhou Renyuan quickly knelt on the ground, "Child, meet mother, meet aunt." "I can't afford to—" Lady Nie said leisurely. Get up, sit down and talk. Mars gestured to the chair next to him. As soon as Zhou Renyuan's butt sat on the chair, Ma Shi spoke: "Son, tell me what happened today, why did you blow your cousin Zhiruo away?" This-" Zhou Renyuan didn't know how to explain, and Mrs. Nie on the side also blinked her eyes, waiting for Zhou Renyuan to reply, "What?" Is it hard to explain?" Mrs. Nie was a little out of breath. "Mother, aunt, because I don't think Cousin Zhiruo is suitable in the barracks." Zhou Renyuan thought to himself, who knew what cousin and cousin at that time. "What? Do you say it again, if you said that Zhiruo was blown away by you in the barracks?" Ma Shi hurriedly asked, and Zhou Renyuan nodded. Mrs. Nie's face changed, this dead girl only said that she was blown away by her cousin, but she didn't tell me that she was in the barracks, at this time, Ma Shi said to Mrs. Nie with an unhappy face: "Cousin Zhiruo, this girl is a girl, and the usual dancing guns and guns of the family are okay, but how can you go to the barracks, a place full of men, and you are not afraid of being gossiped!" Mrs. Nie blushed and said with a smile: "Yes, my cousin said that it is my master who is too fond of this girl, I will definitely teach her a good lesson when I go back, alas-no, Si'er (called Zhu Youlang by his own relatives), why did you say Zhiruo went to the barracks?" Mrs. Nie came back to her senses and asked. Zhou Renyuan's face was slightly red: "Okay-it seems to be looking for me." "He-Zhiruo ran to the barracks to look for you without losing face, and you blew her out without saying a word, you-you say-what do you mean? And since you have been out for many days, Zhiruo is not worried one day, and one day she does not come to the palace to inquire about you, since you lost the news, she is anxious to find you, once in the middle of the night to sneak out, if I hadn't found out earlier, I don't know if I can see her-woo-woo-" Mrs. Nie said and cried. Ma Shi hurriedly comforted: "My cousin is all Lang'er's fault, okay, okay, don't be sad, don't make trouble for this little thing, and feel unhappy." "A trifle? Cousin, do you think it's a trifle?" Mrs. Nie wiped a handful of tears and said: "Zhiruo is about to be nineteen, the girls of other families are already married at this age, and the people who came to propose marriage in the first two years have broken through the threshold, Zhiruo can't look down on anyone, you shouldn't know her heart!" Ma Shi smiled awkwardly: "I know, I know it's not the first two years, Lang'er's age is still young!" Zhou Renyuan's heart shrank, and his mother's feelings were forced to marry today. "How about I ask the prince what he means and tell him to make a decision as soon as possible?" After hearing this, Mrs. Nie suddenly smiled, and a pair of beautiful eyes looked at Zhou Renyuan, it was really the mother-in-law who looked at her son-in-law, the more she looked at it, the more happy she became. Zhou Renyuan hurriedly said: "The mother and the child are still young and not yet adults." "You're seventeen years old after the New Year, and you're not an adult yet?" Ma smacked him. Zhou Renyuan withdrew in a curtled manner. I only heard Mrs. Nie in the house say to Ma: "Look cousin, I'm right, Si'er has a problem-"

Zhou Renyuan came to the study with a wander, Zhu Changying was holding a book in his hand, and was flipping through it: "What do you think of the situation after reading the affairs of the military camp?" Zhu Changying put down the book and asked. Zhou Renyuan then recruited Wang Fu's Rost and the beginning and end of the barracks, and Zhu Changying was mixed after hearing it. Glad is that his son has such great ability, and he has recruited Hengzhou prodigy Wang Fuzhi and artillery expert foreign priest Rost, worried that the Shenji Battalion on which he has high hopes has such a big loophole, but fortunately, his son has been quickly making up for it. "How much silver did you just say?" Three hundred thousand taels. Zhou Renyuan stretched out three fingers. It's a big breath and it costs 300,000 taels to open your mouth. Zhu Changying pondered. "Father, the Shenji Battalion and the Gun Battalion are now the foundation of the army, and without advanced artillery and firearms, the child dares to conclude that in the future, our army will definitely be defeated in a battle with the thieves." Zhou Renyuan saw that Zhu Changying was reluctant to give up the money, and hurriedly persuaded him. "That's it, it's up to you as your Father's consent! By the way, and what you said about the Judge Advocate General's Office's idea is good, but the question is, who to send to this Judge Advocate General's Office, and the generals in the army, are definitely not satisfied, can you think of a countermeasure?" Zhu Changying continued to ask. This is where the child has to consult with his father. The child has invited all the generals in the army to come to the palace for a banquet tonight!" Oh, ——? come to the palace for a banquet?" Zhu Changying raised his eyebrows, then stroked his palm and smiled: "What a banquet, you are a Hongmen banquet." Zhou Renyuan also laughed: "Then the military judge should have the answer in his heart now, right?" Zhou Renyuan asked with a smile. "Send your uncle Ma Chengzu, a general of the palace, to be the general of the Judge Advocate General's Office. He is familiar with the army and his own people, so he is the most suitable candidate. Zhu Changying said categorically. Father is wise!" Zhou Renyuan did not forget to bring a high hat to Zhu Changying. "You go down and order your subordinates to arrange tonight's banquet, and I will send someone to invite the generals and officials of Hengzhou to come to the palace for the banquet, and invite their families to come together." Zhu Changying's hand is really high, and he still knows how to play the lady card. Zhou Renyuan was about to go out, Zhu Changying suddenly said faintly: "Lang'er is a father, he is old, you have to treat your brother well in the future, although he is the son of the world, he is a descendant, but he is weak and quiet, and he has always been very painful, you are my father, I hope he can live a peaceful life, I will be able to look down under Jiuquan in the future!" Zhou Renyuan's heart was beating wildly after hearing this, how could he be afraid that I would have a wall with this third brother in the future?" Plop through," Zhou Renyuan knelt in front of Zhu Changying, and raised his head and said, "Father's words have killed the child, since ancient times, the brothers have worked together to break the gold." The child vowed to take good care of his brother during his lifetime, so that he would live a safe life. "That's good, that's good, with your words, as a father, rest assured, you can go." Zhu Changying waved his hand, and waited for Zhou Renyuan to walk out of the study, Zhu Changying said to himself: "Si'er, as long as you can remember what you said today, you have the ambition to soar to the sky, and your father should fully support you, I hope you don't let your father down." ”

In the evening, the dinner party was finally arranged, Zhou Renyuan changed into a new clothes, and saw him wearing a pale white round-necked robe with gold trim, a gold and jade crown, and a blue jade belt around his waist. This is called a handsome girl, a chic girl who changes his clothes, Cui'e and Lotus, and a pair of beautiful eyes are dripping water. When I came to the living room, even the eldest mother Wang and mother Ma looked at it, their eyes were shining, elegant and a little domineering, they really looked good. The housekeeper Ma Jiugong, that is, the brother-in-law of Zhou Renyuan, the younger brother of the Ma family, greeted the guests in the palace and kept rolling names: "He Hailong, Mrs. He Darenxie to Xiong Tianbao, Mrs. Xiong General Xie, Mrs. Hong Sankun, General Hong, and Mrs. Lian Kuisheng." The first to come were the generals Zhou Renyuan met in the army today, the general Lin Feishan, who had lost his weight and a military stick, also came to the banquet with the support of two personal soldiers, Zhou Renyuan did not politely arrange for them to sit down first, and Wang and Ma took the general's family to the inner hall to sit for a while, and then listened to Ma Jiugong's roll call: "Hengzhou Zhizhou Nie Yunhai, Lord Nie, some ladies and young ladies have arrived." Ma sent a sentence from the inner hall: "Si'er, you go to the door to welcome your uncle's family." Zhou Renyuan reluctantly responded, and all the generals were snickering. Zhou Renyuan didn't hear it, sorted out his mood, came to the door, and saw his cousin Mrs. Nie and his cousin Nie Zhiruo, who had already met, and a middle-aged man with a three-foot beard in front of him, who seemed to be his cousin-in-law, he leaned over and bowed: "Lang'er, meet your aunt and cousin." Nie Yunhai hurriedly walked up and helped Zhou Renyuan up: "How dare you talk about status, it should be me waiting to meet the little prince, how can I wait for the little prince to meet me?" Nie Zhiruo snorted, "Isn't this at home?" He's your nephew. Zhou Renyuan's old face flushed and said, "What my cousin said is that this is in the family, regardless of status, only seniority." "That's pretty much it." Nie Zhiruo said again. "You girl, don't interject, pay attention to etiquette, don't talk nonsense later, I usually spoil you." Nie Yunhai drank Nie Zhiruo. Nie Zhiruo was scolded by his father, his aggrieved eyes were red, and he pulled the corner of Mrs. Nie's clothes: "Mother, let's go!" Mrs. Nie sighed and glanced at Zhou Renyuan with a complicated look, and followed Nie Zhiruo into the living room. "Si'er, I made you laugh." Nie Yunhai said apologetically, Zhou Renyuan hurriedly said: "It's okay, cousin, this is true temperament, true temperament!" Four! You have really grown up, and in the afternoon, Mr. He came to me as a guest, and talked about a few things you did in the barracks today, which made me, an uncle-in-law, unheard of, and quite admired!" Nie Yunhai chatted with Zhou Renyuan while walking: "I'm afraid that General Soldier He is not as simple as just going to his uncle's place as a guest." Zhou Renyuan said with a smile. Nie Yunhai glanced at Zhou Renyuan and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that tonight's dinner for you is not as simple as eating and drinking." After speaking, the two looked at each other for a moment, laughing, they are all old foxes, don't pretend to be big-tailed eagles.

When everyone was almost there, Zhou Renyuan sent someone to invite Zhu Changying and Zhu Youying out, this is the same as the rules on TV, and the big names will of course appear last. As soon as Zhu Changying and Zhu Youyan came out, the relatives sitting in the inner hall also came out to greet the man, and he knelt down, "The last general, He Hailong (Xiaguan Nie Yunhai), led his subordinates to see His Royal Highness King Gui Chitose Shizi." "Then the woman here squatted down and gave a blessing," ordered the woman He Huang (Hong Zhang's xx family, xx family, xx family-meet the prince, His Royal Highness the Chitose Prince. Zhu Changying waved his hand: "Generals, Lord Nie, all the ladies, get up, please take a seat!" Xie Wang Ye Xie Shizi. At this time, a crisp voice sounded in a yellow oriole: "Nie Zhiruo, niece, visit the prince, uncle, brother, son!" Everyone was stunned for a moment, it is this Nie Zhiruo who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, what kind of door is this Zi'an, why is this so awkward, Zhou Renyuan felt that his eyes were dark. Zhu Changying was very happy, "Oh, Zhiruo is also here, so please go and sit down next to your mother." He looked around and asked Zhu Youyan in a low voice, "Why didn't you see the princess?" Zhu Youyan got married three years ago, married Liu Rusi, the daughter of Huguang Xun, according to Liu Xizuo, "Father, she is still preparing fruits and pastries in the kitchen, and she will come later." Zhu Youyan replied. Zhu Changying nodded, he was still quite satisfied with this princess, she was knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and knew how to advance and retreat. Zhou Renyuan came to Zhu Changying's side and asked in a low voice, "Can my father hold a banquet?" Zhu Changying shook his head: "I have to wait for someone." Zhou Renyuan was a little surprised, the military and political dignitaries in Hengzhou had already arrived, could there be any other important figures? Zhou Renyuan was about to ask, at this time, Ma Jiugong at the door called again: "Jinyi pro-army is commanded, and the envoy is stationed in Hengzhou, and Lord Yang Jinchuan Yang has arrived!" Everyone sitting on the seat looked at Zhu Changying in surprise, why did he invite the people of Jinyiwei? Zhu Changying looked at everyone's expressions, waved his hand to signal everyone's peace of mind, and gestured Zhou Renyuan with his eyes, Zhou Renyuan hurriedly went out to greet him, and just came out of the door, he only heard a rough voice and said: "This is the little prince, it is really a talent among the dragons and phoenixes among people, haha-haha." Zhou Renyuan saw a thin man wearing a black gauze hat, wearing a flying fish suit, and wearing an embroidered spring knife at his waist, striding over, and he arched his hand: "Yang Qianhu is here, it is the honor of Zhennai Mansion, please." Yang Jinchuan was a little contemptuous, this little prince didn't have a good reputation, and he had a good appearance, so he also arched his hand as a return gift. He strode into the living room and hugged his fists and said: "Lord Wang, the prince, the generals, Lord Yang was a moment late and delayed everyone's time, I'm really sorry, I should punish myself with three cups to apologize." After speaking, he picked up the wine jug on the table and poured three glasses in a row, and drank it with a grunt. Except for the owner Zhu Changying, who squinted his eyes and remained silent, the rest of the people were a little worried when they heard the word "Jinyiwei", but now they saw the top spy leader in Hengzhou with their own eyes, and they were even more at a loss, whose ass is clean?

"Haha-Yang Qianhu - it's so refreshing, it's boring to drink alone? How about Xiao Wang accompany you for three cups without being rude?" Zhou Renyuan also picked up the wine jug and drank it all in three glasses. Yang Jinchuan glanced at Zhou Renyuan complicatedly, and then slightly put away his original contemptuous heart and laughed at himself: "The little prince is really arrogant, but it seems that the amount of official spirit is small!" Zhu Changying stood up at this time and said, "This king invited Yang Qianhu to the banquet today, everyone won't mind." "Don't mind, don't mind." Everyone nodded their heads as if the chickens were pecking rice. Joke: Who dares to say the word mind, isn't that a snake entering the main cage - killing itself? "It's a good start!" Zhu Changying commanded. So the banquet passed the cups, the cups were staggered, and the air was filled with a strong aroma of wine. The generals in the army drank all the meat and eight vegetables, but the chief soldier He Hailong was thinking silently, he had long known that this banquet was not a good banquet, and Zhou Renyuan's actions in the barracks today showed that the Gui Wangfu began to want to firmly control this army. He also knew that it was a matter of time before the military salary was controlled in the hands of others, but after all, he was the chief soldier appointed by the imperial court, not the general of the royal palace, if he handed over the military power to the royal palace in the future, if someone participated in a book saying that he was loyal to King Gui instead of the emperor, this is a matter of losing his head. So in the afternoon, he hurriedly went to the Zhizhou Mansion to discuss with Nie Yunhai, although Nie Yunhai said that he was related to the side concubines of the palace, so he was also an official directly appointed by the imperial court. If in the previous emperors, which of these vassal kings dared to put their hands into the army, as long as they dared to reach out, all of them would be clicked off. Hey, isn't this the time when the country is in autumn, and the emperors in the capital can't take care of the vassal kings in various places, so they put themselves in such an embarrassing situation. He looked at Nie Yunhai and saw that his demeanor was flying, and he was smiling and talking with Zhu Changying and others, and he didn't have any worries at all. In fact, Nie Yunhai is also bitter with a stomach, it stands to reason that he is the governor of Hengzhou, and he is not big or small from the official position of the fifth official. He has been in this official position for ten years, and should have been transferred to other larger places to serve as the fourth-grade prefect or even the third-grade official in which department of the capital, because his annual evaluation is "middle and upper", but I don't know what reason, the court just won't let him be promoted, he has always suspected that it was King Gui behind his back, and he wanted to firmly put him on his chariot, a magistrate worked in the domain of the vassal king for ten years, and he was related to the vassal king, so in the eyes of outsiders, he was not a person all the way, but also a person all the way. But he saw it more thoroughly than He Hailong, and asked me to discuss it, so that King Gui's subordinates would show mercy to you, and it was a dream to keep military power for you. You He Hailong both want to be a bitch and want to set up an archway, where is there such a good thing. Here, Yang Jinchuan is also frowning and drinking silently, Jinyiwei has never had anything to do with Guiwangfu, at least on the surface, Jinyiwei's duty is to monitor officials, today Guiwang is so upright and bright that he invited himself to drink with the generals and officials of Hengzhou, big and small, does he want to show the emperor through himself that Hengzhou still obeys the emperor and does not support the army and respect himself? Or do you demonstrate to yourself that it is King Gui who has the final say in Hengzhou, and these generals and officials have all been taken by him? I don't understand, he smiled wryly, shook his head, and took another sip of stuffy wine.

Zhu Changying smiled at Zhou Renyuan, stood up, and cleared his throat: "Ladies and gentlemen—" Everyone was taken aback, and the show began to play. "Today, the king has prepared a little wine, and I invite you to come because I have something to announce!" Mrs. Nie and Nie Zhiruo in the inner hall listened to it with joy, and their hearts beat with joy, thinking that they were going to announce the marriage of Zhou Renyuan and Nie Zhiruo. "This king is old and overwhelmed, the son of the world is weak and the cultivation is important, so from today onwards, the king has decided that all the big and small matters in Hengzhou will be taken care of by the four sons and the prince in the future, and the adults and generals only need to tell the prince if they have something, and there is no need to consult with the king and the prince again." After speaking, he smiled and nodded to Zhou Renyuan, and then looked at Zhu Youyan, the prince who had already communicated, and Zhu Youying slowly got up and bowed down to Zhu Changying: "Thank you father for your care for the child, the child should take care of his body, and after his body recovers, he will assist his father and fourth brother." "Wow-" Everyone who was doing it was in a noisy voice, "The prince and the prince are going to withdraw from the core of power?" So in the future, Hengzhou will be the little prince?" The Ma family, who was sitting in the inner hall, was overjoyed, while the Wang family and the princess Liu Rusi smiled relatively bitterly, and Mrs. Nie and Nie Zhiruo were a little disappointed, why didn't the prince mention the marriage? Zhou Renyuan stood up and bowed to Zhu Changying and Zhu Youyan: "Thank you for the trust of my father and brother Wang, you Langdang will do everything you can to share the worries of your father and brother Wang, and you will swear to build this Hengzhou into a strong fortress, so that the soldiers of Hengzhou will be brave and brave to defend this land, and the people's lives will be safe and free from war." "Good! That's right! Here's a toast to everyone. Zhu Changying commanded. Zhou Renyuan raised his glass, "Xiao Wang, I hope you will take care of it from now on!" After saying that, I drank it all. "How dare you." Everyone hurriedly raised their glasses and drank the wine in the glass. "Get the map." Zhou Renyuan put down his wine glass, and suddenly drank it, only to see two personal soldiers holding a big map of the Ming Dynasty on the wall, spreading it left and right: "Your lords, the generals, must have heard about what I did in the barracks, do you know why I am like this?" Zhou Renyuan asked, and everyone shook their heads: "Many people think that I am trying to seize military power, I don't know if I am right?" As he spoke, he glanced at He Hailong, He Hailong's expression was panicked, and his eyes dodged. "That's right, I'm just going to seize military power!" Zhou Renyuan said categorically. Everyone said in their hearts: "Ah, little prince, what you said is too straightforward." Yang Jinchuan's face changed, and his feelings changed, and if you want to rebel, you can't succeed. Zhou Renyuan smiled and said: "You don't have to be surprised, my purpose in seizing military power is to quickly build our army in Hengzhou into an iron army, because in the near future, Hengzhou will face this big war, and it will be a big war of life and death." "Ahh He Hailong shouted, even Zhu Changying looked at Zhou Renyuan in surprise, he had never heard this son talk about a war in Hengzhou. The rest of the congregation was so frightened that they all woke up with wine. "Let's see," Zhou Renyuan took a chopstick and drew on the map, "Now Li Zicheng's peasant army is facing off with General Sun Chuanting's army in Henan, and it is impossible to tell the winner for a while, and after Li Zicheng enters Henan, Hubei and Sichuan are empty, and the imperial court has no decent troops stationed, so who will focus on Hubei and Sichuan?" Oh my God, Zhang Xianzhong. General Hong Sankun thought for a moment and exclaimed. Zhou Renyuan nodded approvingly: "General Hong is right, it is Zhang Xianzhong." He is now shrinking in Anwei, but his tentacles are said to have reached into Hubei (in fact, Zhou Renyuan didn't know that Zhang Xianzhong's army had begun to enter Hubei), if his 150,000 troops all entered Hubei, I think Hubei would all fall, if Hubei fell, where would his next goal be?" Is it Hunan?" He Hailong said tremblingly. "That's right, it's our Hunan." Zhou Renyuan knocked on Hunan on the map, "And he will start from Changsha first, then Wuchang and Hengzhou, all the way down, and then Sichuan, linking several places together to fill the sphere of influence left by Li Zicheng." I guess the big war will break out in six months. "It's horrible, it's horrible." He Hailong and the generals were sweating in shock: "150,000 rebels—maybe more." Zhu Changying, a few of them also listened to the dry throat and swallowed saliva. Zhou Renyuan said fiercely: "If you want to defeat Zhang Xianzhong and save your lives, I will say it again, you must carry out my orders well, implement my military orders immediately, and build the army in Hengzhou into an invincible iron army." Otherwise, don't blame me for making someone's head fall to the ground. Zhou Renyuan snapped and broke the chopsticks in his hand. The generals hurriedly knelt down and said in unison: "The last general and others will obey the orders of the little prince and swear to defend Hengzhou to the death!" When we defeat Zhang Xianzhong, we will also wave the Northern Expedition to fight those Manchu Tartar soldiers for the emperor, let the whole world see our soldiers in Hengzhou, not only the soldiers of Hunan, but also the soldiers of my Ming Dynasty, let those Manchu Tartars see that the soldiers of our Ming Dynasty are all leading, not cowardly!" Zhou Renyuan raised his glass, "Come on, generals, for me, for the Ming Dynasty, for everyone in Hengzhou!" !" The generals raised their glasses in unison, and even the weak Zhu Youyan suddenly felt full of pride and drank the wine in the glass. Zhu Changying's old tears are rampant, innocent and not thin to the old man, my family has such talents! He wiped away his tears and said with a smile: "Okay, everyone should relax and drink after they finish talking about business." As he spoke, he slapped his palms twice. I only heard the sound of silk and bamboo on the courtyard of the front hall, and I saw a small student singing: "The original heel is wireless in the middle of the study, and the snow window has been in the case for twenty years-" "The story of the West Chamber turned out to be the story of the West Chamber of Kunqu Opera!" Zhou Renyuan's heart was turbulent, at this time, the generals also drank seventy-seven, eighty-eight, and they were really not interested in listening to any Kunqu opera, so they all got up with their families to say goodbye, and Nie Yunhai also said goodbye, Nie Zhiruo walked by Zhou Renyuan's side, and wanted to talk about it, and finally didn't say a word, and left with his parents.

Zhu Youying also drank a lot of wine today, and had already gone back to the room with the princess to rest, Zhu Changying saw that the guests were gone, and he was about to stop, Kunqu Opera, Zhou Renyuan shook his hand, and said hoarsely: "No, father, I want to listen!" Zhu Changying looked at him strangely, this kid is really weird! He no longer cares about himself and the Ma Wang family going back to the backyard. Zhou Renyuan sat on the chair, and the one who played Cui Yingying was already on the stage, singing: "I wish to return to Qiongtai early in the morning, enjoy good health, and wish the flowers in the world to be good, the full moon and the life will be high-" "Menglan, are you okay?" Zhou Renyuan's eyes were moist, it turned out that his girlfriend in later life was called Meng Lan, a famous Kunqu opera actor, and the Kunqu opera arranged by Zhu Changying today suddenly aroused Zhou Renyuan's endless sadness, Zhou Renyuan's eyes became more and more blurred, he seemed to see that the one who performed Cui Yingying on the stage was Menglan, "Renyuan, is my makeup good-looking?" It's so good-looking, it's like a fairy. "Do you like me with makeup or me without makeup?" I love them all!" Hee-hee--hee-hee--" Zhou Renyuan couldn't control his emotions anymore, tears kept slipping down, and his shoulders trembled, "Can I go back-"