Zhu Hu's words were sincere.

And in fact, he was sad.

Obviously, Zhu Hu didn't fail to see the problems, but knew that these problems were there, but if he wanted Xu Tu to improve, it was too late, and he had to make the most helpless choice.

Zhu Hu raised his eyes, looked at Xu Jingming and said: "You have brought a new army for so many years, and you have negotiated with the Langshan bandits, so if this king wants to defend the city, he must rely on you." ”

He sighed and said: "Previously, the Xu family was loyal after all, whether it was the founding of the country or the Jingjing, you were all great, and now the society is in danger, only between the first line, some people say that you are a thief, this king does not believe it, so I am willing to be open and honest with you, but I don't know if you can entrust it with big things?" ”

Xu Jingming said: "Please also ask Your Highness to command." ”

Zhu Hu said slowly: "This king asks you, how should this city be guarded?" ”

Xu Jingming didn't dare to hide his secrets, he knew in his heart that if he said the wrong word, it might arouse suspicion. So he exerted his strength and said slowly: "Your Highness thinks that the current big trouble is the enemy of Jiangxi or the enemy of Zhenjiang?" ”

"Oh? What does that mean? ”

"The enemy of Jiangxi is going to die in the world, they will attack everywhere when they take Jiangxi, attack the provinces, they have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, slowly encroaching, at most three or five years, if there is no mistake on the way, the world will be at your fingertips, and I have no place for the Ming Dynasty."

"As for the enemy of Zhenjiang, it is menacing, and sooner or later the troops will come under Jinling, and they will only have forty or fifty thousand soldiers and horses, but they are all elite and daring warriors. The leader of the troops is Hao Fenglou again, Hao Fenglou has won a hundred battles and won every battle. Therefore, the lower officials thought that this was also a problem in the heart of the imperial court. ”

Zhu Lu nodded his head and said lightly: "In this way, which is the problem that the imperial court needs to solve at the moment?" ”

"The enemy of Zhenjiang." Xu Jingming continued without hesitation: "They have few soldiers, we have many generals, they are alone, and we have our backs to Jiangnan and Jiangbei. If it attacks with all its might, the imperial court has a seventy percent chance of victory, as long as it defeats this lone army. Then the myth of the invincibility of the Lang Son army can be shattered, and if Hao Fenglou can be captured through this, it will be enough to blackmail Lang Son and make him submit. This not only greatly boosted the morale of the imperial court. And it can also make the imperial court have no worries, and fully support the Jiangxi camp, Your Highness, if at this time, the Son of Heaven is personally marching, and hundreds of thousands of elites are coming out, then the bandits are caught off guard, how to resist? This is the only chance that the imperial court has a chance to win. That Hao Fenglou has been undefeated repeatedly, and he has long been arrogant. Thinking that they are invincible in the world, the so-called arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and the imperial court can just use this fighter ......"

Zhu Hu seemed to be tempted, and he began to groan.

And Xu Jingming looked at Zhu Hu nervously, if Zhu Hu was willing to nod his head, he could immediately report to Hao Fenglou, and at that time, as soon as the official army came out of Jinling, Hao Fenglou could set up an ambush, and at that time, the world would really be a treasure trove.

Zhu Hu finally suddenly smiled bitterly, he shook his head and said: "Your method is good, but you can't do this, Your Majesty is young after all, how can you drive the expedition in person?" If there is a mistake, then the sun and the moon will really be dimmed, besides...... It's too unsafe, too risky, and not a foolproof solution. ”

Xu Jingming said: "Your Royal Highness, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger, and stick to it like this, and wait for the thieves in Jiangxi to go north, then you will really lose all the plates, that Hao Fenglou is showing off his power in Zhenjiang, and the whole army is indignant, at this time, it is just borrowing this sharp spirit to fight with him, if it is a long time, and the soldiers are cold-hearted, the Langshan army will surround Jinling, isn't it just to make the thief army satisfied?" ”

Zhu Hu smiled and said: "This king knows that you have good intentions, but there are some things that are not done by this king. Also, are ministers willing to take such a risk? You see, all the people of Jinling are trying to be happy, they all hope to delay, and they all hope to stick to it, what can this king change? ”

Xu Jingming couldn't help but be disappointed, he might have been able to make a big contribution with this, but Zhu Hu finally retreated.

But...... Xu Jingming was a little lucky, the current Ming is obviously no longer the Ming Dynasty that was in full swing during the Hongwu and Yongle years, what is inside and outside Jinling is just a twilight atmosphere, the Son of Heaven is like this, the minister is like this, can they really win?

Xu Jingming said with a smile: "Actually, it's not bad to stick to it, so it's okay to wait for change." ”

Zhu Hu glanced at Xu Jingming deeply and said, "You're very disappointed, aren't you?" Think this king can't be resolute? ”

"The lower officials don't dare."

Zhu Hu sighed and said: "What this king can do is to accompany this big ship, go with it, go with the water, once the storm comes, it will also die with the ship, and the rest, this king has no skills to return to the sky, what can he do?" You can do your own errands. ”

Xu Jingming nodded and said, "Xia Guan wants to see his aunt." ”

He didn't say about the Empress Dowager Xu, but called him his aunt, just hoping to downplay the identity of the Empress Dowager Xu and get Zhu Hu's permission.

Zhu Hu's face was stagnant, and he said after a long time: "Really? This king sees, then there is no need, she is doing well, this king trusts you, it does not mean that others trust you, do you understand what this king means? The king does not like to be criticized. ”

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Xu Jingming left a little disappointed, but at least he finally figured out some truth, that is, His Royal Highness King Zhou is not a responsible person.

He was smart, but not courageous.

It's not as good as Hao Fenglou.

This is Xu Jingming's assertion, in this world, there are too many smart people, especially in this Jinling, the most intelligent people are like carp crossing the river, but how many people are really responsible?

Anyone can go with the flow, but if you want to sail against the current, there are a few people who have such courage.

The merchant girl doesn't know the hatred of the country, and she still sings the flowers in the backyard across the river, are these drunken people who dream of death all stupid? Didn't they know that the ship was about to sink?

No, they know, they are all smart people, it's just that they would rather rot slowly like this, waiting for a miracle, and don't have the courage to face the problem directly.

"Looks like it's time to write a letter." Xu Jingming thought in his heart, a little sad, and a little happy, this is a very complex emotion, so complicated that even he feels crazy.

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I will take a day off tomorrow, June 1st is coming, but there are a lot of people who go out to play that day, so I plan to go tomorrow, everyone understands. (To be continued......)