Chapter 24: The Heart Belongs
Inside the house, Diaoyutai pavilion.
The cold wind of early spring blows across the lake, rippling round and round.
Zhu Xiongying sat with his back to him, with a fishing rod in front of him.
Fishing is not only available during the mission period, it can be fished at any time, and the koi fish caught will be turned into random rewards, but the difficulty of catching fish during the non-mission period is purgatory mode.
Zhu Xiongying once tried to hang up for 24 hours, but the fishing was lonely.
"Your Highness, the Duke of Wei has arrived."
Eunuch Xiaobao came to his side and whispered.
This eunuch's mouth is getting more and more slippery now, and many times he barely pauses when he speaks, is it possible that he has straightened his tongue in private?
Just when Zhu Xiongying was thinking crankily to stabilize his mind.
"Minister Xu Huizu, see His Royal Highness Taisun."
"Courtiers Xu Miaojin, see His Royal Highness Taisun."
Xu Huizu paid homage and saluted, looked at the back of Zhu Xiongying who was a foot away, and muttered in his heart, didn't His Royal Highness Taisun make any face and face disease?
In the past, when I saw His Royal Highness Taisun, it was not such a scene.
Before Xu Huizu could think about this matter clearly, Xu Miaojin had already spoken.
"Your Royal Highness, the letter from the courtiers must have been received by His Highness."
"His Royal Highness is favored by the mandate of heaven, and his virtue is graceful, and the courtier's daughter is humble and blessed, and her talent is shallow and ugly, so she dare not climb the dragon gate of the heavenly family, and the courtier's daughter already has her heart, and she will not marry in this life, and beg His Highness to take back the pearl."
The words were neither humble nor arrogant, and after finishing speaking, Xu Miaojin knelt down, kowtowed respectfully, and took out the South China Sea Night Pearl from the prepared sachet and presented it with both hands.
Xu Huizu on the side was stunned when he heard these words, he originally thought that his little sister had some good way to refuse, but it turned out to be so straightforward, this is tantamount to directly slapping His Royal Highness Taisun in the face.
Sister, even if our father is the first founding military general of the Ming Dynasty and the brother of Emperor Zhu, he can't stand you doing this.
No, where does the heart belong?
When does the heart belong? Which king and calf did it belong to?
"Little sister, which king and eight calves is it?"
Xu Huizu couldn't help but blurt out.
In the pavilion, Zhu Xiongying, who had been listening to it quite well, coughed violently.
He really wanted to turn around and poke Xu Huizu's head and say, 'Lao Tzu is'.
Xu Miaojin glared at Xu Huizu, Xu Huizu also realized that he was out of shape, and hurriedly knelt down.
"Your Highness, since the courtier's sister has a heart, then, forget it."
"Hmm... That's right. ”
Zhu Xiongying deliberately made his voice mute, sounding like an old smoking gun.
"Your Highness is complete."
Xu Miaojin was happy in her heart, she didn't expect it to go so smoothly, she originally heard outsiders say that His Royal Highness Taisun wantonly messed with power, and thought that His Royal Highness Taisun would come hard, she was ready to force each other to death in her heart.
Xu Huizu was also surprised, this is the end?
Don't pull it off?
He froze, then took a deep breath, and then he had to get down to business.
"His Royal Highness ordered Tie Xuan to reorganize the Jingying army, and the minister has no objection to this matter, Tie Xuan has both talent and learning, especially good at military affairs, and can be described as a great talent in the world."
"The reason why the minister came here to meet His Highness today is because he has a few suggestions for military affairs."
Halfway through speaking, Zhu Xiongying's cough sounded again.
"Does Your Highness have a bad voice?"
Xu Huizu looked worried, and then hurriedly urged Xu Miaojin.
"Little sister, quickly give the flower tea you brought with you to Your Highness to drink."
When Xu Miaojin heard this, she paused for a moment, took out a small jade bottle from her purse, and handed it to Zhu Xiongying before getting up.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem!"
Zhu Xiongying coughed more and more violently, and frantically glanced at the eunuch Xiaobao beside him, and the eunuch Xiaobao was also very confused, thinking that he had never seen His Highness cough like this before, why did he suddenly cough so badly.
However, the little eunuch also had eyesight, and quickly stepped forward to block Xu Miaojin and took the small jade bottle from his hand.
"Lonely, unwell."
"Xu Qing will retreat and speak again at a later date."
Zhu Xiongying said in a smoky voice and held back these two sentences.
"Military affairs are urgent, Your Highness..."
Xu Huizu still wanted to speak, but was secretly dragged by Xu Miaojin, Xu Huizu could only give up and retire with Xu Miaojin.
The brother and sister walked towards the outside of the mansion under the guidance of the palace people, Xu Huizu was unwilling, Xu Miaojin stopped slightly, and looked at His Royal Highness Taisun in the Diaoyutai Pavilion out of the corner of his eyes.
frowned slightly, revealing a hint of doubt.
For some reason, she always felt a sense of familiarity, but she couldn't tell where that familiarity came from.
"What's wrong with my little sister?"
"It's fine."
"Brother, if you have military affairs, you should write an excerpt first and then present it in person, your anxious nature still can't be changed."
Xu Huizu smiled embarrassedly and nodded.
And inside the gazebo.
Call...!
Zhu Xiongying exhaled a long breath.
"Hey, Your Highness doesn't cough anymore?"
Xiaobao on the side opened his mouth happily.
Zhu Xiongying glared at him, and the little eunuch was so frightened that he knelt down.
Taking the bottle of flower tea from his hand, Zhu Xiongying recalled Xu Miaojin's words just now.
"The heart belongs, and he will not marry."
Zhu Xiongying didn't think about it, it is better to directly identify herself with Xu Miaojin, with this Xu Miaojin's appearance, dignified and elegant temperament, coupled with the identity of the young daughter of King Wuning of Zhongshan, Ah Biao and Lao Zhu must be a hundred in favor of her being the princess.
But Zhu Xiongying understood in his heart.
The problem is not here, but Xu Miaojin.
Xu Miaojin can be called the first strange woman in the Ming Dynasty by later generations, and the brain circuit is definitely not so simple.
In the picture imagined by Zhu Xiongying, the second after he revealed his identity, it is likely that Xu Miaojin would pick up the knife and cut off the three thousand troubles and escape directly into the empty door.
And the reason, most likely, is 'you lied to me'.
The reason why a woman turns her face is elusive, and this kind of once-in-a-lifetime strange woman is even more difficult, it is really difficult for a strong man.
As for the military affairs that Xu Huizu wanted to talk about just now.
To be serious, Zhu Xiongying doesn't know soldiers, and even if he talks, he can't talk about flowers.
What's more, he has always believed that professional things are handed over to professional people to do, and the employment of people has always been unsuspicious, and suspicious people are not used, since he has planned to train Xu Huizu as the head of the generals, then he must first establish Xu Huizu's absolute prestige.
"Pass the order to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the Governor of the Five Armies will be dominated by Xu Huizu, and the needs of Tie Xuan's entire army will be cut off by Xu Huizu."
"Another decree is issued to the Ministry of War, this time the army is reorganized, and the Ministry of War does not need to intervene in it."
Zhu Xiongying said lightly.
There was nothing unfeasible about his arrangement.
The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies during the Hongwu period was not like that of later generations, and after Hongwu Yongle, the status of the military department began to rise, especially after the God of War in Tumubao, the military department completely overrode the five prefectures.
However, at present, the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces has no subordinate relationship with the Ministry of War, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces has the right to command troops but not the right to transfer troops, and the Military Department has the right to transfer troops but not the right to command troops, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces and the Ministry of War control each other but do not subordinate each other.
To put it more bluntly, the reason why Lao Zhu set up the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was to hold the army firmly in his hands, and the Governors of the Five Armies were directly responsible to the emperor.
"The prince has spoken."
At this moment, a voice came from a distant roll call.
Zhu Xiongying's brows suddenly furrowed.
Ah Biao, what kind of operation is this going on?