Besides, Zhu Jinghong entered the palace gate, followed the royal road to the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, and explained his intention to the eunuch on duty at the door.

According to the current imperial court system, even cabinet ministers do not come to see the emperor every day.

Normally, at this time, the emperor was reading the chapter, and Zhu Xianming would not receive officials unless important ministers came to visit or had an scheduled audience.

If Zhu Jinghong had not submitted the recital on his behalf, they would have knelt outside the Qianqing Gate for a day, but they were afraid that they would not have been summoned.

"Thirteenth Master, the Lord ordered you to go in!"

After only waiting for more than ten seconds, he can enter the main hall smoothly, which is the treatment that only the prince has to treat.

After tidying up his clothes and making sure that there was no problem, Zhu Jinghong stepped into the main hall.

Under the guidance of the eunuchs, he came to the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, and there were seven or eight ministers in it at this moment.

When his eyes swept away, everyone was full of high-ranking military attachés, and the official ranks were at least second-grade.

You must know that the governor of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is also the actual military attache of the third grade, and he can be ordered by the emperor to serve as a soldier of the first battalion.

In front of him, these generals are already above the three grades, and the actual positions they hold are at least the same as the governors, and they are already a few bigwigs in the army.

Jia Yu, a first-class military attache kneeling outside, has basically reached the peak of his military rank, and he should have been treated only by a retired general.

He Jia Yu is only in his fifties now, and he reached his current official rank ten years ago, which is a rare and strange thing in the Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Jinghong appeared outside the warm pavilion, all the generals standing left and right swept their eyes over.

Of course, Zhu Xianming, who was sitting on the dragon chair in front of him, looked at Zhu Jinghong at this moment.

Stepping into the hall, Zhu Jinghong knelt down to pay respects: "Son-in-law Zhu Jinghong, knock to see my father!" ”

On this formal occasion, Zhu Jinghong would never dare to slack off on the etiquette that should be had.

What made him wonder why the Emperor would let him in directly, instead of waiting for the generals to finish.

"Get up!" Zhu Xianming's tone was cold, and he couldn't tell whether the mood was good or bad.

"Thank you, Father!" Zhu Jinghong stood up cautiously.

"Just now, I was discussing that you were killing the young master of the Japanese shogunate, and you let go back to pass the word, all the generals are very puzzled, can you tell me what's going on?"

The sudden question had nothing to do with the rhetoric prepared by Zhu Jinghong, and it was a great test of his ability to adapt on the spot.

"Ah...... Shouldn't such a person be killed? Zhu Jinghong pretended not to understand, and his answer seemed insignificant.

The bearded military attache on the side opened his mouth and asked, "The killing should be killed, but why...... The Thirteenth Master wants to send someone back to pass the word? ”

This person Zhu Jinghong knows, it is Niu Jizong, a descendant of Zhenguo Gong, who is currently the Governor of the Zuodu of the Central Military Governor's Office, and the actual military attache has reached the extreme.

"That bastard brutalized the people, and he couldn't write down the bamboo of Yingtian after cutting down the evil deeds, so he should be slaughtered in a dignified manner, and tell the Japanese people that I am punishing the heavens!"

"I want to say that it's hard to write!" Zhu Xianming said with an unhappy face.

"Yes...... It's just that it's hard to write, these widows are too damned! ”

At this time, someone on the side said: "Punish for heaven, be upright, the thirteenth master said it well!" ”

This person is the father of Hou Jing, the descendant of the Duke of Xiuguo, and the current Hou Xiaokang, the former governor of the military capital.

was also a casual question, but Zhu Xianming didn't mean to blame, so he didn't delve into it further.

"Alright, you go outside and wait!"

Before Zhu Jinghong could do anything, the emperor let him out, and he really treated him as a tool.

There is no way, the emperor is the biggest, and Zhu Jinghong can only go out, just wait quietly outside the warm pavilion.

But he didn't stand still, but listened carefully to the deliberations in the warm pavilion.

The content of the deliberations was mainly about the situation in the northwest.

After the military rations and ordnance were replenished, the Dzungar Khanate was clearly divided, and the question of whether to increase the number of troops was now discussed.

Zhu Xianming was also very hesitant about this matter, mainly because of the financial pressure, just because it was too expensive to send troops everywhere.

This also shows that all problems are economic problems in the final analysis.

The discussion lasted for half an hour before the final outcome was reached.

The previous plan to increase the number of troops by one battalion was overturned, and it was changed to send an additional cavalry to the north, and then adjusted according to the situation.

The generals gradually left, and Zhu Xianming ordered someone to pass on the cabinet ministers, and then summoned Zhu Jinghong.

In the warm pavilion, Zhu Xianming was drinking tea, and after glancing at Zhu Jinghong, he asked, "Say, what's the matter!" ”

"My son is here to confess!" Zhu Jinghong knelt on the ground with an extremely respectful expression.

However, Zhu Xianming did not respond, which made Zhu Jinghong nervous.

"The son was so bold that he deceived his father in the song, and now he knows that he was wrong!"

"This matter was planned by the son, coercing the foreign officials and guards to reach an accomplice, and the son is the only one who is guilty, and I hope that the father will severely punish him!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Jinghong kowtowed again, waiting for the emperor to make a statement.

"You're ...... righteous"

That's not a good thing, and I don't know what the old man wants...... Zhu Jinghong thought secretly.

"You are the only one to blame, what a courage!"

These words made Zhu Jinghong feel even more pressured, at this moment he seemed to be waiting to be beheaded, but the butcher knife did not fall for a long time.

"The father wants to fight or kill, but the son has no complaints!"

Courageously replied, Zhu Jinghong planned to take the initiative and completely gave this matter away.

"Just ......"

Zhu Jinghong hesitated, and sure enough, the emperor asked: "Just what?" ”

"It's just that the sons have some merit after all, if the father punishes him too much, I'm afraid that the government and the opposition will think it's ......."

didn't wait for Zhu Jinghong to finish speaking, he heard Zhu Xianming take over the topic: "I think I don't distinguish between rewards and punishments, and I'm mediocre, right?" ”

"That's pretty much it!"

Hearing this, Zhu Xianming sneered and said goodbye: "In this way, I have to thank you!" ”

Zhu Jinghong hurriedly replied: "The son is at fault after all, and the father will not punish him, and he will never dare to think of rewards!" ”

Just now it was said that they were guilty and accepted punishment, but now they have become guilty and can not be punished.

Zhu Jinghong's words really made Zhu Xianming laugh angrily.

"Your father and I are not stingy people, since you said that you will not be rewarded, then you will not be rewarded, but the punishment will still be punished!"

Zhu Jinghong suddenly felt bad, could it be that the old man originally wanted to reward himself?

Thinking about it carefully, this is not impossible, after all, the mess in Jinling was cleaned up by him Zhu Jinghong.

In this way, it can save a lot of manpower and material resources for the imperial court, and I don't know how much it can be exchanged for silver, and the emperor should have rewarded him with such merit.

However, because of what he said just now, the reward that should have belonged to him is really gone.

"Look at you like this, your body has recovered, tomorrow you will go back to Wenhua Hall to study!"

"In a few days, when I have time, I will personally test your knowledge!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Xianming said sternly: "If it's still unsightly, don't blame me for being rude, when the time comes, the new and old accounts will be counted together!" ”

"Did you hear me clearly?"

"Erchen heard clearly, thank you for your father's grace!" Zhu Jinghong wanted to cry without tears.

"Get out!"

"Son's resignation!"

Zhu Jinghong got up and withdrew from the warm pavilion, and after it disappeared, Zhu Xianming smiled, today finally had something that made him happy.

However, he hadn't laughed enough, but when he saw Zhu Jinghong turn back again, he immediately withdrew his smile.

Why is the old man so happy? Is it a convulsion? Outside the door, Zhu Jinghong thought secretly.

"What are you doing again?" Zhu Xianming's face was not good.

(End of chapter)