"You're back, have you sent them away?"

A few feasts in the hall.

Zhu Chubby, who was dressed in white filial piety, sat by the old man's coffin, silently putting paper money in the burning copper furnace.

When he heard the footsteps coming in from outside, he glanced up, saw that it was Zhu Zhangui, and asked softly.

What Zhu Zhangui is doing, he knows in his heart.

The old man once confessed that after his death, he wanted his two grandsons to guard the spirit, and Zhu Chupang was the emperor, so he couldn't delay the state politics because of the matter of guarding the spirit.

Zhu Gaoxu was paralyzed and couldn't come, so the task of guarding the spirit was handed over to the two brothers Zhu Zhangui and Zhu Zhanji, as well as Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui.

So since the old man came back, Zhu Fatpang greeted him personally, and the rest of the time he was stabilizing the court situation, and only after he was busy every night, he came to accompany his father for a while.

Today, Zhu Zhangui asked him to stay a little longer, saying that he would go out to deal with one thing.

Although Zhu Zhangui didn't say what was going on, Zhu Fatpang knew the old man's heart knot and naturally understood what was going on.

Coming to the other side of the coffin, Zhu Zhangui lifted the hem of his clothes, knelt on the futon, reached out and poured the wine on the spiritual table into the stove, poured a new cup for the old man and put it on.

"It's been sent away!"

Taking the paper money from his father's hand, Zhu Zhangui silently threw them into the stove one by one.

"Alas, your grandfather has been fighting with him for most of his life, and he doesn't worry about him when he leaves, so he has to take him away."

"He's watched in that place, and he can't get out of it for the rest of his life, so why do he have to do this."

Regarding his father's decision, Zhu Chupang disagreed.

After all, it was his cousin, and now that his freedom had been restricted, why did he have to let him die.

Zhu Zhangui stopped throwing paper money in his hand, glanced at his sighing father, lowered his head and continued to throw paper money.

"What, what do you stinky boy look at?"

Zhu Chubby, who was a little uncomfortable when he was looked at by his son, snatched the paper money and said angrily.

Zhu Zhangui was speechless, he didn't seem to say anything.

"Actually, he is quite tired of living, he doesn't see the light of day in that place, and he reads the scriptures every day I don't know how many times, and I guess he is tired of himself."

"When I saw him off, he was very happy and said he was relieved."

Zhu Chupang raised his head and opened his mouth, and finally sighed and shook his head.

It's too late to say anything, people are dead, what's the use of talking about it.

"It's okay, everything that should be left is gone, the grievances of the previous generation are completely over, and Daming will depend on our grandfather and son in the future."

Zhu Chupang sighed and made a final conclusion on these things.

Zhu Zhangui nodded and didn't say anything more.

"Zhang Fu sent a telegram today, take a look."

While the little paper money in his son's hand was burned, Zhu Chupang took out a telegram from his arms and handed it to Zhu Zhangui.

Zhu Zhangui took it and took a look at it, raised his hand and threw it into the furnace.

"The Timurid Empire is completely over, and the army is now massed on the border of the Ottoman Empire."

"Zhang Fu wants to take advantage of the power of victory and cooperate with Qi Yuan and them to completely take over the western part of the Ottoman Empire."

When Zhu Zhangui looked at the burning telegram and frowned and pondered, Zhu Fatpang said the above content.

"What do you think?"

Zhu Zhangui didn't say what he thought, but asked Zhu Fatpang first.

"What else can I think." Zhu Fatpang spread his hands, "The two of you are fighting, and they don't discuss it with me at all, we all said at the beginning, only the Timurid Empire." ”

"As a result, the two of you were divided, and you two forked, and even let the original defensive division and navy attack the military Tancienburg."

"That is, the Timurid Empire is fighting fast, otherwise our Ming Dynasty will start a war on two fronts, and you can't let me rest for a day."

For the two of them not listening to the plan, Zhu Chupang was very helpless.

said that he would only fight Timur, but as a result, people didn't listen to you at all, and provoked the other one.

Now the imperial court is in an awkward position.

Let's fight, not so many troops can be mobilized for a while, and the logistics and other aspects are also planned to attack Timur.

In terms of food and grass, it can barely be supported, and weapons, ammunition and medicine are simply not enough to support a full-scale war with the Ottoman Empire.

"Son, I'll be honest with you."

"We have counted the past two days, and with our current reserves, it is only enough for you to fight a war on the scale of Timur for three months, and at the current scale, if the army is expanded a little more, it will not be able to support it for two months."

"Tell me now, do you have the confidence to take the Ottoman Empire and end the war within these three months?"

Looking at the serious father, Zhu Zhangui was silent for a while and shook his head.

Ottoman differed from Timur.

Before the outbreak of the Timurid War, the Ming side had been preparing for several years.

The geography and cultural features of the mountains and rivers in various parts of the Timurid Empire have been almost touched by the Ming Dynasty.

On the Ottoman side, apart from the general topographical map, everything else is fog.

If the Ming Dynasty launched an attack on the Ottomans in this state, the result faced by it was likely to fall into the quagmire of war, and it would not be able to withdraw from it in a short period of time.

If he were Omurad, after the defeat of his main allies, he would contact the Angel Alliance of the West as soon as possible, and combine the forces of the entire West to fight against the Ming Dynasty together.

Omurad is a hero, and he has learned to be obedient after suffering several losses against Daming.

The current situation in the Ottomans, Omurad is certainly better than Zhu Zhangui.

With the current strength of the Ottomans, it is impossible to fight against the Ming, and Omurad can only continue to fight against the Ming by seeking the West as a new ally.

"Since it can't be fought, there is only a truce."

Seeing Zhu Zhangui shaking his head, Zhu Fatpang finally said his thoughts.

"Nope."

Zhu Zhangui refused without hesitation.

It was not easy to beat the Ottoman Empire like this, and stopping the war at this time would give the other side a chance to breathe.

"Then what do you say, I want to support you to fight, but we can't support it."

"Timur has just been occupied, and we need to spend a lot of money, manpower, and energy to manage these places."

"If we just blindly occupy and do not manage and pacify the occupied places, we will only end up with two in the end."

Stretching out two fingers, Zhu Chupang withdrew one.

"First, we will be supported to death, or because the area under management is too large, the enemy will find a flaw and defeat it in one fell swoop."

"Second, even if we win by chance, then we will face endless rebellions, and we will need to spend ten times more time, energy and money than war, to suppress these judgments. There is a little negligence in this, all our efforts for more than ten years will be wasted, and we will also leave a reputation in the annals of history. ”

Zhu Chubby's words made Zhu Zhangui fall silent.

Daddy rules the entire empire, and he knows better than himself what the situation is like at home.

For so many years, I and my grandfather have only fought in the front, and they have not cared about logistics and other problems at all.

Although the two knew that Da Ming was now able to support it, they didn't expect it to be supported to such a point.

"Son, wait a few years, wait for the new batch of children to grow up, wait for Daming's strength to accumulate for a few more years, and then complete the grand blueprint in your mind."

Looking at his father praying, Zhu Zhangui gritted his teeth and nodded.

"The war can be stopped, but we must take this half of the territory of the Ottoman Empire, and then use Constantinople as a prominent point, and use it as a point of attraction and firepower, so that the war will be reduced to this area, and we will not let the war affect our management of the Timurid region."

Seeing that his son finally agreed, Zhu Chupang breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really worried that his son would be as stubborn as the old man, and he couldn't listen to his persuasion at all.

"Don't be discouraged, you are still young, there will be time in the future, and my father can survive for a few years, so I will take advantage of the time of these years to tidy up the rear for you, so as to lay a good foundation for you in the future."

Zhu Zhangui nodded, got up and helped Zhu Chubby.

"It's not early, you should go back and rest early, there are still many things to deal with tomorrow."

Zhu Chupang snorted, came to the coffin, looked at the old man who was frozen in ice and had hoarfrost on his clothes, and was silent for a while before turning to leave.

Soon, Zhu Zhangui was left alone in the entire hall, silently burning paper money for the old man.

"Woooooo

The morning mist slowly blew in, and Zhu Zhangui, who was a little sleepy, was replaced by a burst of crying.

Because he stayed up late for a long time and pressed his temples with some headaches, Zhu Zhangui frowned and shouted outside: "It's not time to cry, who is crying there." ”

"Your Highness, it's Concubine Pu!"

Li Da, who was leaning against the door and dozing off, heard Zhu Zhangui's inquiry and hurriedly ran outside to check.

"Concubine Park?"

Zhu Zhangui frowned, "She doesn't stay in the dormitory, why are you here?" ”

"This..."

Li Da was a little hesitant and didn't know whether to report or not.

"Say!"

Seeing that the other party was still hesitating, Zhu Zhangui snorted coldly.

Li Da hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Back to Your Highness, Concubine Pu said that she came to ask you for help." ”

"Help?"

Zhu Zhangui was even more puzzled now.

The other party is the imperial concubine, and she is also the old man's woman, who can hurt her life.

Noticing Zhu Zhangui's doubts, Li Da understood that his prince might have forgotten something, and whispered a martyrdom.

Hearing the word martyrdom, Zhu Zhangui suddenly came over.

He often stayed up late these days and was busy, forgetting about it.

In the Ming Dynasty, to be precise, before Zhu Qizhen, there were no concubines in the harem, and the emperor died to be buried.

He came to this world, and no one had died in the royal family, except for Hu Shangyi back then, who told him about it for Hu Shanxiang, no one else dared to talk about it in front of him.

After more than ten years, he has forgotten all about it.

"Your Highness, her head is broken outside, saying that only you can save her in the entire Ming Dynasty, so you must help her."

Zhu Zhangui raised his head violently and looked at Li Da.

Li Da, who was lying on the ground and raised his head slightly, lowered his head suddenly.

"Let her in."

Zhu Zhangui didn't say anything, just waved his hand and asked Li Da to bring the other party in.

After waiting for the other party to leave, Zhu Zhangui looked at Hu Yu who was guarding in the dark.

"Pick a clever one and swap him out."

Hu Yu clasped his fists and saluted, knelt on the ground again, kowtowed, and left through the side door next to him.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Concubine Park, who was young and beautiful, walked in with a bruised forehead and tears on her face.

Looking at her eyes that were crying like peaches, it was obvious that she was not crying for a while.

"Get up!"

Zhu Zhangui raised his hand slightly, "Who asked you to come to me?" ”

Concubine Pu, who was just about to say her request, flashed a touch of panic in her eyes and hurriedly shook her head.

"No, I came to find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince myself."

"No, then you can go."

Seeing that the other party was about to drive herself away if she didn't agree, Concubine Pu knelt on the ground again.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince begs you, as long as you don't let me be buried, you can let me do anything."

The corners of Zhu Zhangui's mouth twitched, and he used the iron skewer in his hand to pick up the ashes in the furnace.

"Really?"

Concubine Pu was overjoyed and nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, I'm willing to do anything for you."

Zhu Zhangui looked up at Concubine Pu, who was probably a little red, and said with a smile: "Since you are willing to do everything for me, then you can accompany my grandfather instead of me." ”

Concubine Pu, who was already ready to make a sacrifice, turned pale in an instant.

"Tell me, who asked you to come, if it's an important person, maybe I'll consider helping you."

"Of course, you don't have to." Zhu Zhangui pointed to the outside of the hall, "The gate is over there." ”

Looking at Zhu Zhangui, who didn't have any other looks, Concubine Park bit her red lip.

"It was the crown princess who asked me to come, I originally went to the East Palace to look for you, I met the crown princess, the crown princess asked me what was the matter, I was panicked, so I told the princess about it."

"The princess took pity on me and told me you were here."

"This girl's heart is good."

Knowing that it was his wife, Zhu Zhangui shook his head with a wry smile.

Zhao Ling'er is good at everything, knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous, the only problem is that her heart is too kind.

"Go back!"

Knowing who was behind it, Zhu Zhangui was not interested in asking the other party, and waved his hand to let the other party leave.

"His Royal Highness the Prince."

Concubine Park knelt on the ground and refused to leave, this was her only chance and hope, once she left, there was no chance at all.

"No one will let you be buried, go back in peace, I will open a separate place for you to live by the imperial garden in the future, and no one will disturb you."

"Really... True... It's true? ”

Concubine Park couldn't believe it.

Zhu Zhangui glanced at her helplessly, "If you don't worry, go to the East Palace to live first, I've been here all this time, and the crown princess is protecting you." ”

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie, His Royal Highness Prince Xie."

Hearing this, Concubine Park finally let go of her heart, although she will die alone in the future, as long as she is not martyred, she can do anything.

Watching the other party leave happily, Zhu Zhangui sighed helplessly.

got up and came to the coffin and looked at the old man who was lying calmly inside.

"Grandpa, I don't think you want them to make grandma angry in the past, I'll make the decision for you and keep them, which can be regarded as accumulating yin virtue for the children, and it is also a reassuring guarantee for your granddaughters-in-law."

Soon a piece of news spread throughout the palace.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked the emperor to cancel the burial of the concubine on the grounds that the descendants of the future generations would accumulate yin virtue.

When the news spread, all the women in the entire palace looked nervously in the direction of the study, kneeling on the ground and silently praying for good news.

(End of chapter)