In the flower hall of the Imperial Garden, Zhu Qiyu leaned on the soft couch and let out a heart-rending coughing sound, compared with the beginning of his ascension to the throne, his body trembled like a leaf in the wind. In the hall, more than a dozen confidant ministers, as well as all the cabinet members, were waiting in the flower hall, looking at this obviously weak man with worry.

Zhang Yong patted Zhu Qiyu's back while glancing at Wang Qin beside him, Wang Qin picked up the decoction that had already been prepared next to him and handed it respectfully. "Your Majesty, please take the medicine quickly."

After Zhu Qiyu, who finally stopped coughing, calmed his breathing, took the bowl of soup and medicine, smelled the smell of medicine, and couldn't help frowning, but after he still drank it all, he picked up the honey handed over by Wang Qin and drank it all, and his pale face seemed to have recovered some blood.

Seeing Zhu Qiyu, who had already taken the medicine and leaned on the soft couch and squinted his eyes to recuperate, Wang Wen knew that it was not a way to continue like this, so he stood up and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, for the sake of today, it is not how to hold those border generals accountable, but how to handle this matter in your favor." ”

"Yes, long live the lord, what Wang Ge Lao said is, think about it, the northern frontier of our Ming Dynasty has always been the weight of defense, Chen has millions of soldiers, and now, the general soldiers of each town have led a large army into the grassland, you can't just give them all, right?" Zhang Yong, who was personally preparing the decoction for Zhu Qiyu, raised his head and said, the sharp and old voice made Wang Wen frown.

"Am I just watching it like this?" Zhu Qiyu sat up, coughed lightly a few more times, and snorted. "My brother has gone so far, but what have the ministers done? Actually defending him. ”

"At the beginning, I promised the hundred officials that my brother would stay in the Xuanfu and supervise the civil and military affairs of the Xuanfu, so he should stay in the Xuanfu honestly. But what did he do? actually instigated the general soldiers on all sides and sent troops to the grassland without authorization, is there still me as the emperor in his eyes, and in the eyes of those general soldiers, is there a great tomorrow? ”

"Is that all I have to do is watch? No, I'm not reconciled, I'm not willing to just watch him do nonsense, if he goes on like this, does he want to sit in this position, and I can only stand up obediently and let him sit? The more Zhu Qiyu spoke, the more angry he became, and in the end, he slapped directly on the armrest of the couch, and the crisp sound made the eunuchs and cabinet members in the flower hall all bow to the ground. Long live Lord (Your Majesty) is angry. ”

"Calm your anger, how do you tell me to calm my anger? Look at the ministers above the court, what is their attitude towards me? They didn't take me seriously at all, and every one of my wills would always be made by countless ministers who would jump out to make it difficult for me, as if not accusing me did not mean that they were loyal to the court. ”

"I am the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty, but look at it, when did they put me in their eyes?"

"Your Majesty, now, I can't help it." Seeing Zhu Qiyu's increasingly nervous expression, Wang Wen couldn't help but shout.

"Bear with it? Then you say, how can I endure it?! Zhu Qiyu, who was panting because of his anger, pushed away Xing'an, who wanted to come over to support him, and pointed at Wang Wen and shouted. The bright yellow dragon robe on his body looks messy because of his excessive movements, and the dragon crown on his head is already crooked, with that hideous expression, where is there half a point of the majesty of the Son of Heaven, but it looks like a gambler who is in a hurry to lose in a costume.

"Forbearance is to endure, but there are some things that must be done after all, not to mention, you are the son of my Ming Dynasty, and your will is much more justified than the chaotic lives of some people." Wang Wen's voice was not high, but it had an eerie and cold smell. made everyone present feel a chill in their hearts, and their eyes fell on Wang Wen's face without a trace of expression.

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu's brows couldn't help jumping slightly, and his tone softened. "Could it be that Aiqing already has an idea?"

"Exactly, the minister thinks that the emperor's northern expedition to the grassland this time is really suspected of being coarse. After all, he is only the emperor, and when he is quiet and cultivated, he should not be so hard to govern the country. ”

"What's more, Your Majesty used to say that it was only the affairs of the Emperor's Xuanfu and the Governor's Mansion, not the affairs of the Governor's Xuanfu, although there is only a difference of one word, but the difference between them is very far away, and anyone can see it clearly......"

Listening to Wang Wen's analysis, everyone present couldn't help but admire that this old guy was really good at picking words, but now, there is a yarn for picking words. After all, the Emperor Taishang is already in charge of the army, no matter how much he says, can he say that the Emperor will repent and cry bitterly and automatically and consciously hand over the military power? This isn't, is it?

Don't say that it is someone else, even Zhu Qiyu, who is dizzy from playing with women, can figure out this truth, and after listening to it for a while, he said a little impatiently: "What's the use of saying this now?" ”

"Your Majesty, these words are naturally meant to be spoken to people." The corners of Wang Wen's mouth curved slightly, and he curled an evil and gloomy arc.

"To whom?" Zhu Qiyu's face was unhappy. Do you think I'm mentally retarded?

Wang Wen said unhurriedly: "Jiang Fu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, and Luo Hengxin, the governor of Xuanfu, ......"

Hearing these two names, everyone present couldn't help but frown.

-------------------- "I heard that today, the emperor is angry in the court again?" In Renshou Palace, the dignified and reserved Empress Dowager Sun was holding a beautifully crafted flying phoenix bead purple gold hairpin, and asked seemingly casually.

There was no one in front of her, but there was someone standing behind her, and the eunuch with gray eyebrows and hair bowed down respectfully, telling everything that happened in the early court, and when it came to the end, when the Son of Heaven was angry, the Empress Dowager Sun only raised her eyebrows, but did not say anything else.

However, when talking about the indifferent and even somewhat indifferent reactions of the ministers, a playful smile appeared on Empress Dowager Sun's lips. "Speaking of which, these things, where can you blame those ministers, they are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. Warat and our Ming Dynasty are mortal enemies. ”

"In the past, when Warat was strong, how could he have whispered to our Daming? Now that he is doing this, does the emperor think that if he is really benevolent and righteous, he will be able to subdue the four people? The smile on the corner of Empress Dowager Sun's mouth overflowed with a little disdain. It's not that the army led by our emperor is beaten to pieces, just like the dog that lost his family, and he is about to suffer the disaster of destroying the country, so he thinks of coming to the emperor to ask for peace. ”

As a confidant beside the Empress Dowager Sun, Chen Jinchang smiled and agreed: "What Niangniang said is right, hmph, the old slave also thinks that when those have always been weak, they bow down to our Ming Dynasty, and once they become strong, they think about how to cut the meat from our Ming Dynasty's body Tartars, today's move is just a desperate and helpless move, but Long Live Lord is willing to listen to those Tartars, but he is not willing to listen to those civil and military ministers in the court, this is really ......"

Another old eunuch Li Fuzhong, who also had gray eyebrows, nodded with a smile and said jokingly: "Long Live Lord doesn't know what to think, but he is unwilling to conform to the will of the people. I praise our emperor a lot. The old slave heard that even in the area south of the Yangtze River, when it comes to our emperor, almost no one knows the deeds of our emperor, and everyone praises the emperor, and even the pamphlets compiled by the emperor's deeds have been made into a drama ......in the area south of the Yangtze River, and now, they have been made into a play."

Hearing about her son, Empress Dowager Sun's cold face couldn't help but feel a little more kind and longing. "The emperor has grown up after all, alas, the mourning family has not seen the emperor for more than two years, I think at the beginning, the emperor couldn't even ride a horse, but now, he can be like his grandfather Emperor Taizong, with a large army to conquer the grassland. I don't know how much hardship he has endured to be able to have today's ......" Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Sun's eyes couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Niangniang must take care of your body, the emperor is going to come back to you after all, if you see Niangniang you are haggard, I don't know what kind of distress you will become, maybe, when the time comes, take the old slave and so on to get angry." Li Fuzhong saw Empress Dowager Sun's expression and hurriedly explained.

Hearing this, Empress Dowager Sun couldn't help but smile and said, "You, flamboyant, be careful to let the Emperor Taishang hear it, I have to clean you up." ”

"As long as the Emperor Taishang can come back, the old slave will break the bones of his whole body, and it will be worth it." Li Fuzhong replied with a salivating smile. For this guy's helpless face, he knew that this old slave was trying to make himself happy, but Empress Dowager Sun still felt much more comfortable in her heart.

"By the way, these words, you have to keep an eye on the mourning family, the mourning family doesn't want to have any leaks at this time, in addition, Li Fuzhong, you go tell those brothers, let them pay attention to themselves, don't let people catch any tricks, otherwise, no one knows what the consequences will be."

"Rest assured, the old slave must do it with his heart." Li Fuzhong nodded, and after respectfully taking a few steps back, he turned around and walked towards the gate of the palace.

Empress Dowager Sun turned her face, and her voice became more and more cold, "Wu Tianan, you can take more time with Xing'an and tell him that as long as he is dedicated to the sake of my Ming Dynasty, he will definitely not let him be in a dilemma." ”

"Niangniang, in fact, judging from the current situation, even if Xing'an takes refuge, it is just the icing on the cake." Wu Tianan said disapprerovingly.

(To be continued)