The 5,000 men and horses have infantry, cavalry, and the Qin team. The march was very hasty, and the drummers in the procession did not blow and beat, but hurried away with their heads covered. With the opposing sentry coming to communicate, the two teams were soon together.

From afar, I saw Zhang Shilang's team coming out of the crowd and waiting there, and Zhu Houzhao's brothers were not lazy, so they hurriedly asked the team to hurry forward. After a while, the two brothers got out of the carriage and walked quickly to Zhang Shilang.

Zhang Shilang stepped forward and asked with some eagerness, "Have the two highnesses ever been injured?" Zhu Houzhao replied with a smile: "No." Zhang Shilang still looked the two of them up and down, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. The two brothers also smiled when they looked at Zhang Shilang, and felt a trace of warmth in their hearts. Suddenly, Zhang Shilang's face turned pale, and he said majestically, "The two highnesses shoulder the national fortune, how can it be regarded as child's play, leading less than 1,000 soldiers to the frontier, in case there is a bad pool, the old minister's head is small, the country is in turmoil, and the invasion of the Northern Invaders is big, 'the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall', how can the two highnesses act recklessly so far, the old minister has already handed over the letter of guilt to the imperial court, and also participated in the two highnesses. I hope that in the future, the two highnesses will think twice, be cautious, and refrain from it. ”

The smiles on the faces of the two Zhu Houzhao brothers froze, they didn't expect this old man to be so real, it was really speechless. Zhu Houwei bowed his hand at this time and said, "What Master Zhang said is very true, and my two brothers must take it as a warning." Zhang Shilang then wisped his long beard and said with satisfaction: "In this way, the old minister is relieved." ”

Zhu Houwei didn't really know that he was wrong, but he didn't want to listen to the old master's tirade. Zhu Houzhao actually thought so, but it was difficult for him to admit his mistake, so Zhu Houwei naturally took on this heavy responsibility. Zhu Houzhao changed the subject at this time and asked, "Lord Zhang, who are these troops?" Zhang Shilang replied calmly, "These troops were sent by Datong Town to take the two highnesses back to Beijing, after all, this place is also a border pass, so it is necessary to guard against it." ”

It turned out that after Huang Yishan was escorted back to Datong, senior officials in Datong knew that the hope for the future of the Ming Dynasty was in the Mao'er Fort in the north, and they were in a hurry. Although I heard the sergeant who came back that these two masters were fine, and they also won a big victory and killed many Tartars, but there are still many border forts with Tartars, in case something happens, Datong's officials will not be better, so they immediately organized the army to prepare to respond. Zhang Shilang, who happened to come from Shuozhou to return to Beijing, passed through Datong, so he asked Zhang Shilang to lead the army forward, while the senior officials continued to sit in the rear, strategizing and defending against the invasion of the Tartars.

So these 5,000 people served as escorts, sending Zhu Houzhao and his party to the capital before returning to Datong. After about 8 days of marching, the team finally arrived in the capital, looking at the tall and solemn city wall, the two Zhu Houzhao brothers were deeply touched. The endless crowd on the official road and the smiles of the people in the capital made the two brothers feel that it was worth it to go to the battlefield and defend the country no matter how hard and dangerous it was.

To say that this army has a very high rate of turning back on the official road, because the heads of the five cars of Tartars are hideous, which makes the onlookers both afraid and happy. It's been a long time since the Tumu Fort Incident to see so many Tartar heads.

The troops from Datong could not enter the capital, so only some officers and a small number of sergeants went to the military headquarters to hand over the official documents. Zhang Shilang also went to hand over the official documents, Dong Qinghai also went to the military department with the head of the Tartar, and Zhu Houzhao and the two went straight to Kunning Palace.

In the distance of Kunning Palace, I saw Hongzhi, Empress Zhang and the little girl. The two brothers hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and ran over.

When they arrived, the two knelt down facing Hongzhi and Empress Zhang, "The child is back." Hongji's face was calm, but there was a hint of joy in his eyes, and he said lightly, "Okay, get up, let's go in and talk about it." Empress Zhang was already in tears and couldn't stop looking at the two brothers. Zhu Houwei stepped forward to hold the little girl with a smiling face, and Zhu Houzhao helped Queen Zhang, and the family of 5 entered Kunning Palace.

After sitting down, the two brothers continued to talk about the anecdotes and customs they encountered along the way. Hongji, his wife and the little girl listened carefully. Empress Zhang suddenly said, "Why did you two brothers fight with the Tartars, you must know that these Tartars are no different from wild beasts, they are all extremely vicious, if you hurt somewhere, how can you call them mothers?" You two are so unreassuring. ”

Zhu Houwei smiled and said, "Actually, there is no danger, my two brothers are in the back, the Tartars are so far away, and their bows and arrows can't be shot, don't worry." Zhu Houzhao also continued, "My two brothers were born in the royal family, so they have to take on that responsibility, if they are afraid of the Tartars, it will be too embarrassing for their father and mother." ”

The little girl also said on the side, "Big brother, the second brother is the most powerful, and the Tartar also ran away easily." ”

Hongji looked outside the hall and said, "Okay, let's eat first." Empress Zhang immediately said, "Yes, it's time to eat, you two can't eat well outside, and you can't sleep well, it's only been a long time since you went out, and you've lost a lot of weight." ”

The two Zhu Houzhao brothers were speechless, although they were running around, they were both well fed, and when they both grew their bodies, although their height did not change much, the fine flesh on their bodies was definitely a little more, and they were stronger than before. Of course, Zhu Houwei understands very well that there is a kind of thinness in this world called "Mom thinks you are thin." ”

The little girl suddenly said when she was eating, "What about the gift I promised to buy for my son, why didn't I see it?" Brother Zhu Houzhao only remembered at this time that the things he bought were still in the carriage just now, and it was estimated that they had already been brought in by the palace maid and eunuch, so he immediately asked someone to bring them over. In fact, it's nothing, it's just some relatively rare clothes made of animal fur, the color is bright and non-variegated, and the warmth is quite good, and the winter in the capital is very cold. One of the most special is a polar bear fur, which is really rare, and I don't know how it appeared in Datong. The bearskin is more than 2 meters long and 1 meter wide, and it is spread on Koji's couch to keep warm. Although there is no major problem with Hongji's body, he has felt cold in the last year or two in winter.

The others are some of the more delicate handicraft products made by the people, most of which are used as toys for little girls. Hongzhi and Empress Zhang are very happy, they don't care about the price of the gift, they value this heart, and they don't forget their parents when they go out, which is enough.

The little girl was not very satisfied, because there was nothing that the capital had not seen, but for the sake of this quantity, she reluctantly let go of the two brothers.

After eating, the father and son chatted. Hongji's eyes were unwavering, and his face was calm, "You two are not small, with less than a thousand people, you will fight hard with 3,000 Tartars." Have you thought about the consequences? At the beginning, I promised you to go to Shanxi, just to let you know the place and increase your knowledge, you are good, you ran from the south to the north of Datong, but do you know that after the news from Datong, how many folds were handed to my desk? ”

The two brothers couldn't tell if Dad was really angry, so they just bowed their heads and confessed, and then remained silent.

Hongji saw their "very sincere" confession, and after a while, he slowed down his tone, "Fortunately, nothing happened, you two will give me peace these days, don't make any more moths." ”

The two brothers immediately assured that there would be no "ingenious" plans in the near future.

Hongji continued, "This time Daddy won't care, but there will be no next time. The two brothers could only nod their heads and admit their mistakes, looking very well-behaved. Hongzhi looked at their appearance and didn't say anything, he had a headache in his heart, these two guys looked at it and admitted their mistakes, but knowing his son Mo Ruo's father, this is not a quiet person, as long as this time can be stable.

Hongji touched his brows with one hand and said, "Okay, you two go out, I'll be angry when I see the two of you." The two brothers immediately stood up and saluted and said, "Daddy, don't be angry, it's not good for the two of us to be angry." Tens of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty still need the wise leadership of their father. Hongji lowered his head, unable to see his expression, and rushed out with his other hand. The two brothers went out, you must know that Queen Zhang and the little girl have to talk to them more today.

As soon as the two brothers went out, Zhu Houzhao was still asking, "Did you say that Daddy was really angry?" Zhu Houwei rolled his eyes, "You can't see it, and I can't see it." ”

They didn't see it, and after they went out, Hongji shook his head helplessly, and then a smile appeared on his face.

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