Xuanzhong had already set up a long table, Zhu Qiyu sat on the main seat first, and on the left-hand side, Xing'an Hou, Mrs. Xing'an, and Concubine Xuanyi sat in turn.

On the right hand, sat Xu Xian, Mrs. Xu Xian, and Lin Xiangyu. Qianxue and Suxi took the prince and princess and sat opposite Zhu Qiyu.

Xu Heng's family humbled many times before they sat down.

At this point, Xu Heng also affirmed his guess before coming to the banquet: today's banquet is going to change the fate of his family.

Just look at this reception specification, the emperor took the family to personally open the main door to greet him; After taking a seat, he was accompanied by an imperial concubine, three princesses, plus the prince and princess.

Xu Heng is very sure: even if the prince comes, he should not be received like this. This is obviously the emperor's condescension and his efforts to win him over. And this should also be the limit of Corporal Lixian of the Emperor, and if you go up, the emperor should kneel down.

After chatting with each other, Chaoyun, Duyu and others brought the wine and food. Seeing this, Xu Heng hurriedly stood up with his family.

Now everyone knows that there is no maid ring around the emperor, as long as she is a beautiful woman, at least she is a side concubine. Where did Xu Heng's family dare to sit there with a big grin, and let the emperor's woman wait with peace of mind.

Zhu Qiyu hurriedly persuaded everyone: "Xing'an Hou doesn't have to be polite, today is a family banquet, don't be restrained, sit down, sit down." ”

Xu Heng's family confessed, and Fang sat down again. Xu Heng has been secretly observing from seeing the emperor's family outside the gate to the official banquet now, and has a preliminary evaluation of everyone:

The emperor wore a solid light blue cotton robe with a jade belt around his waist, which was quite simple and simple. It can be seen that the rumors are not bad, the emperor just likes simple and elegant things, and hates complicated and trivial.

Concubine Xuanyi is also dressed in a plain robe, except for a hosta on her head, there is no other decoration, obviously like the rumors, like Taoism, dedicated to pure cultivation.

Looking at the emperor's favorite concubines, no one wears princess clothes, and no one has a phoenix-shaped pattern on their clothes, which can be described as low-key to the extreme.

Princess Zheng was wearing a light red Luo skirt, a plain white jacket, embroidered with a little pink peach blossom on the jacket, and a thin waist tied with a jade belt, which looked more tall and smart, beautiful and elegant. The other concubines are white jackets and pink skirts, all of which are delicate and cute.

The emperor's family smiled casually and behaved intimately, and it was obviously a warm and harmonious home.

At this time, fortune-telling and physiognomy were very popular in the Ming Dynasty, and Xu Heng also dabbled in it, and after a careful look at the emperor's family, he couldn't help but nod secretly: The virtuous wife is prosperous for three generations, and the stupid wife destroys the whole family. The emperor has a deep mind and clever means, at least the harem is worry-free.

The emperor's family was very enthusiastic, and the banquet was only homely, and the concubine and several princesses had witty words, which set off the atmosphere very warmly, and this meal was a joy for the guests and hosts.

After removing the meal, Qianxue and Suxi took the prince and princess back to rest, and the other concubines also retreated.

The remaining seven people, while drinking tea, talked about the topic.

Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile: "I heard that the Marquis of Xing'an once discussed the world's generals with Zhang Yushi. Now that the national crisis is at hand, can you ask the Marquis of Xing'an to talk about it again, who can be the commander? ”

Xu Heng saw that the topic was coming, and hurriedly responded with twelve points of energy: "The last general was just a naughty joke at that time, and I don't want even Your Majesty to hear about it."

If you talk about handsomeness, the Ming Dynasty has recently commanded more than 100,000 troops, but there are only four people: British Gong Zhang Fu, Jingyuan Bo Wang Ji, Ningyang Hou Chen Mao, and Dingxi Hou Jiang Gui.

This year was eventful, Dingxi Hou died of illness and the British Duke died in battle.

Now only Jing Yuanbo and Ningyang Hou are left. And when these two men commanded 100,000 troops, they were both fighting in the south. The combat power of the southern barbarians is still far inferior to that of the northern captives.

So now no one has ever had the experience of commanding 100,000 troops and fighting the northern captives. ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he sighed heavily: "Now that the north is like this, how to deal with Warat, please ask the Marquis of Xing'an for advice." ”

Xu Heng replied: "Your Majesty really wants to listen to what the minister has to say?" ”

"Naturally, please Xing'an Hou speak freely."

"Then please forgive your majesty for the last general's innocence."

"Yes, there are no outsiders here, just talk about it."

Xu Heng got the promise, and only then did he reply: "Now the situation is caused by the wrong strategy of Renmiao, Xuanmiao and Emperor Taishang, three generations. ”

When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he suddenly came to his senses, this is the first time that someone directly attributed the mistake to the emperor.

Xu Heng continued: "Although the three Yangs are all traitors, behind their absurd behavior, they are actually caused by the connivance of the first emperor.

Renxuan's rule of the world is fundamentally different from the rule of Wenjing: Emperor Xiaowen was extremely eager to expand his territory, but he was limited by the national strength of the Han Dynasty at that time, so he could only do things for one generation after another. Therefore, Emperor Xiaowen and Emperor Xiaojing will continue to recuperate, work hard, and finally hand over a powerful empire to Emperor Xiaowu.

The first emperor was different, and the first emperor was not interested in expanding the territory from the bottom of his heart. The so-called recuperation and recuperation are all built on the basis of sacrificing the country's long-term layout.

For example, in front of him, the first emperor cooperated with Sanyang, gave up Dongshengwei and Kaipingwei, and did not pay attention to the defense of the Great Wall, nor did he pay attention to the rectification of military equipment. As a result, the armament was abandoned, and the defense line of the Great Wall was also useless.

Moreover, the first emperor adopted a negative attitude towards the Mengyuan and did not divide and balance the Mengyuan internally, and sat back and watched Warat sit big and unify Mongolia. After all kinds of short-sighted operations, there is finally the current failure of civil engineering. ”

Zhu Qiyu was stunned when he heard this, there are many civil ministers and military generals in the court who also understand these things, but Xing'an Hou is still the first to say it so bluntly.

Xu Heng is also a big gamble: Anyway, his words are not to death, if the emperor is really ambitious and can accept his own views, then he can assist the emperor to establish his merits. If the emperor can't listen, then he can only go home and hug his grandson.

Xu Heng's current behavior is a typical broken jar: anyway, Renzong is like this, Xuanzong is like this, and Emperor Taishang is also like this, if Xinjun is still like this, then he will be completely dead, and it is good to go home and make fun of his grandson and be rich and noble.

Zhu Qiyu replied: "I want to hit Warat hard, kill it first, and completely split Mongolia into several parts." Then clean the western side of the mountain and rebuild the Great Wall defense line.

It's just a pity, now I can't even control the army in the capital. And I don't have time, I'm just acting for the emperor, and when I welcome back the emperor, I have to return the throne to the emperor. ”

When Xu Heng heard this, he hurriedly replied: "Heavenly artifact, how can you let it come and go." Your Majesty has been enthroned, can An let it go again? ”

Zhu Qiyu spread his hands: "The ministers disagree, the nobles are not convinced, the vassal king glares at me angrily, and the military power is not in my hands." If I don't return to the throne, will my family still be alive? ”