In the magnificent Zhenwu Palace, Emperor Hongwei sat alone in the middle of the empty hall and looked at the north wall, where many portraits of the emperor were hung for people to admire.

Not every emperor is eligible to be hung there after his death, only after the death of the emperor who had opened up the territory for the Great Wei Dynasty, he is qualified to hang the portrait in the Zhenwu Palace, which is not only a glory, but also a merit, but also the dream of Emperor Hongwei.

The sun was gradually setting in the west, and the golden sunlight shone in from the porch, dragging out the old man obliquely, like two huge hour hands, slowly turning, recording the passage of time bit by bit.

Emperor Hongwei remained motionless, as if the old monk had been in a state of flux, and he didn't know how long he had been sitting there, until there was a faint sound of footsteps behind him, and he raised his head slightly.

"Are they in a hurry?"

Emperor Hongwei asked lightly.

Wang Shun said expressionlessly: "The important ministers of the Cabinet, the Sixth Ministry and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies have all been waiting all afternoon, even the Governor of Hong Guangli has arrived, and His Royal Highness King Yu has been waiting from the morning to now. ”

Emperor Hongwei said: "The fourth child is still a little affectionate, and this time I came for the sixth child." ”

Wang Shun nodded: "Since the news of King Su being besieged, His Royal Highness King Yu has not closed his eyes for several days and nights, and it can be seen that he is much haggard. ”

"What about the other princes, how did they react?"

Emperor Hongwei asked.

Wang Shun said: "The underage princes copied the prayer scripture for His Royal Highness King Su, His Royal Highness the King of Liao asked the household department to increase the salary of reinforcements, and His Royal Highness the King of Han took care of several sick cousins of His Royal Highness King Su. ”

Emperor Hongwei frowned: "What about the crown prince?" As a prisoner, he doesn't have anything to say? ”

Wang Shun paused and said, "The prince has been very tired from dealing with state affairs recently, and he hasn't been out of the East Palace for many days. ”

Emperor Hongwei sneered: "This little thing can make him so tired that he can't leave the house?" I had set up a stage in the East Palace for three days in a row, and recruited fifteen servants to sleep, but I didn't hear that he was a little tired. ”

Wang Shun didn't answer, just stood quietly behind Emperor Hongwei.

Emperor Hongwei stood up, a trace of anger flashed on his face, and he gritted his teeth lightly and said: "I, the crown prince, may be more important in his eyes than the life and death of his younger brother. ”

As he spoke, he laughed self-deprecatingly: "Actually, how can I not be like this, these days, I have been thinking about the affairs of the Southern Dynasty, and I haven't cared much about the sixth child, what is the difference between me and the crown prince?" ”

Wang Shun persuaded: "The saint is concerned about the future of the dynasty, compared with His Royal Highness King Su, the prince is light and the country is heavy, and the slave maid thinks that even if His Royal Highness King Su knows, he will not resent the saint." ”

Emperor Hongwei shook his head with a smile and waved his hand: "I never make excuses for myself, I am not a good father, but I want to be a good emperor."

Five hundred years, five hundred years after the Han Dynasty fell apart, the opportunity to unify the world finally reappeared, this is the opportunity that countless ancestors and ancestors of the Great Wei have been waiting for but have not begged.

Since I ascended the throne, I have been gritting my teeth and fighting with Wuling Xiaoer for more than ten years, and now I can finally be ashamed......"

Emperor Hongwei's gaze swept over the statue of the emperor hanging on the wall one by one, and a burst of essence erupted in his eyes, but gradually, the essence in his eyes disappeared, and his expression became solemn again.

"Wang Shun, what do you think of Emperor Longyou of the Southern Dynasty?"

For some reason, Emperor Hongwei suddenly asked such a seemingly irrelevant sentence.

Wang Shun said without the slightest hesitation: "The means are immature, and they are far from our emperor." ”

Emperor Hongwei shook his head: "No, he is very courageous, his methods are also very decisive, and he gets along with each other, I don't know if he is suppressed by Wuling Xiaoer for ten years, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are all the henchmen of the other party, and he still has the courage to plot to resist."

It's just that the matter of national affairs will never be so simple, and the little emperor has not been able to complete the battle, and at present, King Wuling still has hundreds of thousands of elites outside, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer in the Southern Dynasty.

What's even more terrifying is that Wuling Xiao'er is virtual and real, which makes people confused, and even his life and death are vague, which is really taboo. ”

Emperor Hongwei shook his head, withdrew his gaze from the statue of the emperor, and asked, "I asked a few important ministers to discuss whether to send troops to the Southern Dynasty before, do they have a plan?" ”

Wang Shun said: "There are great differences, and Prince Bao's faction believes that this is an unprecedented opportunity, and it should be decisively dispatched and urgent;

Huang Shoufu's faction believes that King Wuling's life and death are mysterious, and the risk of sending troops is extremely high, and after the coup d'état, hundreds of thousands of elites of the Southern Dynasty must return to the division, so it is better to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and wait for them to lose before deciding whether to send troops.

The two sides have been arguing for several rounds, and the scene is almost out of control. ”

"What about Governor Hong, what is his opinion?"

Emperor Hongwei asked again.

Wang Shun shook his head: "Although Governor Hong appeared, he didn't say a word or say anything. ”

Emperor Hongwei rolled his eyes and shook his head: "Has Xiao Jinwu and Liu Yi's excerpts been presented?" ”

Wang Shun nodded and said: "The excerpts of the two marshals have arrived, and Liu Shuai strongly requested to send troops to the Southern Dynasty, but Xiao Shuai objected, thinking that he should wait and see what happened. ”

"As expected......"

Emperor Hongwei said lightly: "Even I can't make up my mind, what result can they negotiate?" ”

He shook his head, sat down on the futon again, and asked, "What about Xu Rui, he must already know about this, did he give me a break?" ”

Wang Shun didn't expect Emperor Hongwei to suddenly ask Xu Rui, and he was stunned for a moment before saying: "Lord Xu broke the 200,000 army of Xichuan with hundreds of remnants, and then marched non-stop to New Chang'an, and the comprehensive pacification of Xichuan is just around the corner.

However, the slave maid has not heard that he has been on the excerpt, not to mention that Xichuan is too far away from the capital, even if he is on the excerpt, I am afraid that he will have to wait a few more days to get there. ”

mentioned Xu Rui's destruction of the Cui family's army, and Emperor Hongwei finally showed a smile on his face.

"Yes, this kid is good at creating surprises, although Xichuan's native chicken and tile dog are not worried, but he can break through the army of 200,000 with hundreds of people so quickly, I'm afraid he can't find a second person, right?"

Wang Shun said: "The holy wisdom and pearls, in the micro end of the promotion of good generals, with this son, why worry about the world is not fair?" ”

Emperor Hongwei shook his head: "How can it be so simple, now this kid has also learned to be tactful......"

"Sleek?"

Wang Shun looked at Emperor Hongwei suspiciously.

Emperor Hongwei said with a smile: "After the defeat of the Xichuan army, the entire Xichuan is actually in my pocket, he naturally knows what I am most distressed about now, but he did not fold to me, but continued to march towards the new Chang'an, which has already shown his attitude." ”

"Forgive the slave and the maid are stupid, I don't know what kind of attitude Lord Xu showed when he marched towards New Chang'an?"

Wang Shun asked puzzled.

Emperor Hongwei said: "The remnants of the Wuling pro-army besieged Donglan Fort, which means that Xu Rui took the first step to pacify Xichuan, and the strategic plan to block the back road of the Wuling pro-army has failed.

However, he still walked towards New Chang'an unhurriedly, which shows that he is not optimistic about the outcome of sending troops to the Southern Dynasty, but he is worried that I will not be able to withstand the temptation of dominating the world, and even if I write a book, I will hit a nail.

Therefore, he simply continued to circulate in Xichuan, reminding me that we should quickly stabilize the internal affairs, so as not to take advantage of our army's relaxation of vigilance, ignore the chaos of the Southern Dynasty, and raid the empty southeast front of our dynasty.

The funny thing is that he obviously has this mind, but these are all guessed by myself, he didn't say a word, no matter what the final result is, no one can find him trouble, do you say this kid is not tactful? ”

"King Wuling dares to raid our country at this time?"

Wang Shun was incredulous.

Emperor Hongwei said in a deep voice: "Wuling Xiao'er has always acted unexpectedly, it's not that this possibility is impossible, but this time the Southern Dynasty is too quiet, I don't believe that he dares to really leave Longyou's little emperor alone." ”

"Your Majesty has already made up your mind?"

Wang Shun frowned and asked.

Emperor Hongwei shook his head: "Although Xu Rui's kid was underestimated, I have to admit that the temptation to dominate the world is too great for me, let me think about it again, think about it again......"

As he spoke, his gaze returned to the statue of the emperor, but this magnificent Zhenwu Hall was still a silent giant beast, not saying a word.