Zhu Jinghong can be sure that he has never been so gentle in his life. He treats Daiyu like a piece of tofu, fearing that it will break if he moves too hard.
For several days, Zhu Jinghong worked outside during the day and almost stayed in Hanxiangyuan at night.
But don’t get it wrong. He doesn’t want it every day. After all, Daiyu is really weak and ordinary.
In the blink of an eye, the New Year is here, and the capital has become more and more lively.
Lights and colors are everywhere, adding vitality to this silver-covered city.
At the east gate of the capital, Sun Shaozu looked up at the situation inside the city, feeling deeply happy in his heart.
After staying in North Korea for nearly two years, even though he served as the emperor for two years, the place was clean and had little fun, which made him extremely uncomfortable. Fortunately, these "hard days" are over.
Because North Korea is indeed submissive, the garrison in Seoul has been reduced to 2,000 people, and there is no need for him, a fourth-grade general, to lead him.
It was because of the dispatch of the garrison that he held the title of Commander and Vice-President of the Capital Division in Andong. Now this title has also been revoked, and he can only be re-appointed after returning to Beijing.
Of course, there is another possibility, that is, hanging up the fourth rank and being idle at home. This kind of thing is not uncommon at all.
The generals of the fourth rank are indeed powerful, but there are hundreds of nobles in the capital, and those with the rank of fourth rank are redundant for actual positions. Among them, there are many people who are more capable than Sun Shaozu, and he may be idle when others are laid off.
But in this world, it often depends not only on strength, but also on each person’s background or whether they have support from noble people.
At this point, Sun Shaozu is extremely confident, after all, he relies on the big tree of Prince Xiang's Mansion.
So the uncertainty he faces is where he will serve next.
The fourth-grade actual military attachés are divided into the commanders of the Beijing Camp Guards, the commanders and commanders of the various military divisions, the commanders and commanders of the guards and pro-army commanders, and the commanders and commanders of the guards of the Five Cities Military and Horse Divisions.
Of course there are other positions, but they are relatively uninteresting and of little significance. Sun Shaozu does not need to consider them at all.
In his opinion, he himself also holds the title of Commander of the Beijing Guards, so it is more logical to go to the Beijing Camp to be the Commander of the Guards.
Of course, how it goes in the end depends on how Zhu Jinghong operates.
He has already boarded the ship of Prince Xiang's Mansion. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is deeply bound. Naturally, Zhu Jinghong is the one who follows everything.
So now, Sun Shaozu sent someone to escort his family back to his mansion, and he himself took a few of his followers to Prince Xiang's Mansion.
What he called "family" were the two concubines he took in North Korea, who gave birth to a son and a daughter respectively.
And he is the real wife Xia Jingui, but she has been staying at home alone for the past two years, and now she has no children.
Of course, these are not important. It is said that Sun Shaozu came to Prince Xiang's Mansion. After announcing his name, he waited outside the mansion. The guards did not let him enter the mansion directly.
The reason is that Zhu Jinghong has rules and does not allow generals above the fifth rank to enter the palace without his permission.
Of course, this is an unspoken rule. If there are more people who hit the wall, they will no longer be asking for trouble.
Of course, setting up this unspoken rule does not mean that Zhu Jinghong has no contact with the generals.
After all, this is just a rule in the palace, and many times Zhu Jinghong is not in the palace, and he can interact with the generals in the Imperial City, Shanglin Garden, and other princes' palaces.
There is another important channel, which is the "lady diplomacy" that Baochai is responsible for.
After Sun Shaozu waited for a few minutes, a eunuch came out of the palace gate and told him that Zhu Jinghong had something to do and it was inconvenient to meet him.
What we are talking about here is that it is inconvenient to meet each other, not that it is impossible as usual, but Sun Shaozu still had to return angrily.
In the garden of the palace, all the ladies of the palace gathered on a balcony. On the stage opposite the balcony, there were women singing along with music.
The singing is melodious and the melody is melodious, which is wonderful.
Beside Zhu Jinghong, of course, Baochai is sitting. Next to him are the two concubines, and below that are three selected attendants, and then four concubines.
Xiangyun and Baoqin were sitting next to Daiyu. The three of them didn't listen at all and were chatting quietly.
"You rely on Sun Shaozu as your confidant. He came to see you as soon as he returned to Beijing, but you turned him away. This... I'm afraid you will break his heart!"
< p>"It's always a rule not to see military officers unless necessary!"Then, Zhu Jinghong looked at Baochai and said slowly: "What's more, I will have another important use for him next!"
"Reuse?" Baochai wondered.
"The commander of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division is old and will retire today... I plan to let Sun Shaozu take over!"
Baochai then asked: "The Five Cities Military and Horse Division It's so important. Are you not afraid of His Majesty's suspicion if you ask him to take over?"
"How many of the fourth-grade generals in the imperial court have nothing to do with us? We don't need Sun Shaozu, but we have to use others. How big a difference is there?"
This is what Zhu Jinghong said in a normal way, but the amount of information in it is too great.
"That's true...but Sun Shaozu and the Xue family are related by marriage, so I'm afraid it's not appropriate to do this!"
When Zhu Jinghong heard this, he laughed and Looking at Xiang Yun aside, he said softly: "The Five Cities Military and Horse Division is divided into two commanders, and the niece of one of them... is in this palace!"
"As for the other one, Qiu Liang's son Qiu Hong, he also fought with me in Jinling and Northwest!"
The two big bosses of the Wucheng Army and Horses Division have so many connections with Zhu Jinghong, Arranging a commander is no big deal.
Then Zhu Jinghong said: "And this matter is not for me to ask for an order, but for the Ministry of War to recommend it, but it has nothing to do with us!"
"The Ministry of War is willing to recommend it. ?"
This is when Zhu Jinghong smiled even more. He first looked at the stage and applauded, and then replied: "Gao Zhiwen, the Minister of War, was in Liaodong before.Then join me! "
Baochai then remembered those old things, nodded and said no more.
Zhu Jinghong is indeed very confident. With his current size, except for the emperor, he No one is afraid.
But at this time, he must be more cautious, otherwise it will easily lead to tragedy.
It is said that Sun Shaozu returned to the mansion today. The visitor was his sister-in-law Xia Yuegui.
Xia Yuegui came alone to help her unfortunate sister. Her marriage to the Sun family made Xia Jingui miserable.
The two sisters had only been chatting for less than half an hour when someone reported that the master was back, and then Sun Shaozu's wife, concubines and children arrived at the house.
These things were enough to make Xia Jingui sad, but she still had to do it. He ordered people to clean up his residence and waited for Sun Shaozu to return home.
When Sun Shaozu returns now, another half an hour will pass.
"Master! "Xia Jingui went out and treated Sun Shaozu with respect.
"Yes! "
Sun Shaozu nodded, but he did not act too irritable, because he had already learned that Xia Yuegui was there.
Although Xue Pan is a coward, he is still the elder brother of the princess, so Sun Shaozu wanted to give Xia Yuegui face, so he couldn't be too rough with Xia Jingui.
As he walked in, Sun Shaozu asked, "I heard your sister is here? My brother-in-law didn't come? ”
“I dropped it off and left, saying I’d be back to pick it up later! "Xia Jingui replied, with a look of panic.
There was no way, the rough treatment by Sun Shaozu had already brought a psychological shadow to her.
From the moment she knew that this man had returned to Beijing, she I feel uneasy already.
“Brother-in-law, congratulations on your triumph! "
Xia Yuegui appeared outside the main room, looking at Sun Shaozu calmly.
Sun Shaozu cupped his hands and said: "It turns out that the second sister is here, and you are a rare guest! ”
“My brother-in-law hasn’t come back for two years, so he’s not a rare visitor!” "
Sun Shaozu was about to speak, but Xia Yuegui continued: "My eldest sister is pitiful. She looks forward to her brother-in-law's return every day! "
"My brother-in-law came back today, but he also brought a generous gift to my eldest sister. Those two children look so good! ”
Xia Yuegui had a smile on her face, but this Hu with a gun and a stick made Sun Shaozu feel uncomfortable, but it was just because of the other person’s status that it was difficult to get angry.
There was no way to deal with it. Xia Yuegui, but he could punish Xia Jingui, so he looked at the latter at this time.
"Brother-in-law, do you know that my sister met with the princess the day before yesterday, what did the empress do? ”
“Please enlighten me! "Sun Shaozu looked indifferent.
At this moment, Xia Jingui was extremely scared and just wanted her sister to shut up.
She could have stopped her with words, but now because she was too scared, and Sun Shaozu Next to her, she was so stunned that she couldn't say a word.
"The empress said that everything will be prosperous if the family is harmonious. The male takes charge of the outside and the woman takes charge of the house. Harmony with each other is the key.tidy! "
"If there is disharmony between the inside and outside, and the husband and wife are not harmonious, who would dare to reuse such a person! ”
Xia Yuegui is really smart. She has learned about Sun Shaozu’s resignation in advance, and is most concerned about the change of official position at the moment. Using this matter to point him out has a miraculous effect.
As for whether Baochai said this Words are not important in this matter, because Sun Shaozu has no way to verify.
Yes, Xia Yuegui is pretending to be powerful, but Sun Shaozu can only laugh at it.
Seeing him, he said: "Second sister, your sister and I get along well and have a close relationship... How can you say that we are not getting along with each other!" "
Xia Yuegui smiled and replied: "Maybe I said it wrong, but as the old saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. It doesn't matter if I heard it wrong... But if it reaches the ears of the prince and princess, it will be troublesome. But it’s big! "
"So brother-in-law, please be a little more considerate to my sister in the future! "
"This is nature, this is nature! "Sun Shaozu's smile became more and more modest.
No wonder Xue Pan was treated docilely. This woman's methods are really powerful... Sun Shaozu secretly sighed.
He went to Xia's house to discuss the marriage, and saw that Xia Yuegui thought she was weak, but she didn't expect her personality to be soft on the outside but strong on the inside.
At this time, Xia Yuegui continued: "My brother-in-law knows what he wants, so he doesn't want to be with her. Difficult! "
After saying that, she moved to the side of the road so that Sun Shaozu and Sun Shaozu could pass.
"Madam, those rumors outside are really hateful. Don't let you and I get in trouble because of them. point! "
After saying this, Sun Shaozu pulled Xia Jingui and walked into the room together.
Xia Yuegui followed in and said a few more words. Shiqu said goodbye and left.
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and the time came to the 16th year of Zhengtong, and the Ming Dynasty ushered in a new year.
The first day of the lunar month. God, everyone in the imperial court is on holiday, but the officials are still very busy and have to complete various sacrifices with the royal family.
This year, the emperor is usually lazy, and the prince has done all the errands for the sacrifices. It also includes worshiping heaven and paying homage to Shizu's mausoleum, which has never happened before.
Of course, these things have little to do with Zhu Jinghong, because he has to coordinate various war affairs, so he does almost all the ceremonies. None of them attended.
Zhu Jinghong was busy, and Baochai was equally busy, with banquets, return gifts, favors, rewards, treasury...all kinds of chores keeping her busy.
During this period, Sun Shaozu and his wife, together with Xue Pan and his wife, went to Prince Xiang's Mansion to pay New Year's greetings. This time they finally met Zhu Jinghong.
Taking this opportunity, Zhu Jinghong paid tribute to Sun Shaozu again. The instructions were given in person, and some slightly outrageous things were given.
Sun Shaozu was deeply bound to Prince Xiang's Mansion, and the only way to go was in the dark, so he simply agreed. < /p>
A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month arrived.
The capital was as busy as ever.Colored lanterns, the number of people arriving in Beijing is much higher than usual, just because the emperor and empress will be at the Daming Gate tonight to receive the congratulations of all the people in the world.
Everyone wants to see Tianyan and get this great blessing, so more people will flock to the capital.
Zhu Jinghong always felt uneasy during the Lantern Festival, so he took precautions in advance, but the night passed smoothly.
On the 20th of the first lunar month, Zhu Jinghong met with the emperor and decided to leave Beijing on the 25th.
In just five days, Zhu Jinghong will travel far again. It can be said that some people in Prince Xiang's Mansion are happy and some are sad.
The happy people are also very grateful, because they will go to the northwest with Zhu Jinghong to take care of his food, daily life and other matters.
But Zhen Qin is the happiest because she has confirmed that she is expecting a baby, and it should be about two months.
There are so many people who are worried. Those who cannot go with Zhu Jinghong are all so worried that they wish they could spend the last five days with Zhu Jinghong.
Five days passed quickly. Zhu Jinghong said goodbye to his family and drove into the palace accompanied by Baochai. He would formally bid farewell to the emperor and the empress.
When he arrived at Qianqing Palace, the emperor and empress were already waiting for him. There were no other courtiers present at the moment.
What needs to be said and explained has already been said.
So after the meeting, the emperor only said "safe and triumphant", and the queen did the rest, giving instructions in almost all aspects.
It was so close before leaving, and I feared that I would return later... Mother's love has always been like this, and Zhu Jinghong was also deeply moved.
This explanation took half an hour, and finally ended with the emperor’s reminder.
"Come back safely!" The emperor added four more words.
Then, Zhu Jinghong kowtowed again, turned around and walked out of the hall.
As soon as she saw Zhu Jinghong walking down the steps outside the palace, the queen herself chased him out, which prompted Zhu Xianming to follow him out.
"Qingyin, please slow down!" Zhu Xianming was extremely worried.
Fortunately, after leaving the palace, the queen just looked at each other on the railing and did not chase her down the steps.
It wasn't until Zhu Jinghong and his wife walked out of the palace that Yang Qingyin turned around and said with a sad face: "Thirteen is gone!"
Her health was already in extremely poor condition. It was all supported by herself, and she didn't want the emperor to worry about her.
This time Zhu Jinghong has been out of Beijing for at least half a year, and she is already worried that she will not be able to hold on and will not see her son return in triumph.
Zhu Xianming didn't know about these circumstances, so he couldn't understand the queen's mood and only thought that she was reluctant to let go of her son.
"Let's go...it's cold outside, let's go in and talk!" Zhu Xianming said with relief.
Zhu Jinghong also didn't know about these situations. At this moment, he and Baochai were slowly walking out of the outer palace.
This was the last time for him and his wife, so they did not want to be disturbed by others, so the eunuchs and maids followed them from a distance.
"On the Prince's side, we have to be careful. In recent months, I have said hello to all parties. If necessary......You can use my secret order to lead the troops to quell the chaos! ”
“I have made a list of adjustable generals. You know where to put them!” "
Hearing that Zhu Jinghong had even prepared these, Baochai changed his color and said: "Will the East Palace rebel? ”
“You must be on guard!” " Zhu Jinghong sighed.
Although the possibility is very low, he can't guarantee that the prince will go crazy. After all, rabbits will bite people when they are anxious.
"I understand, don't worry. ! Baochai responded, but actually he was a little panicked.
Zhu Jinghong guessed it, so he comforted him and said, "You can rest assured. I was just prepared. I don't think anything like this will happen!" ”
“Well! "
"Also, you have to take good care of Miss Lin and the others, don't let them quarrel..."
"You also have to take good care of the children, especially the children. You have to..."
Actually, Zhu Jinghong had already said these words before, but he still said them again.
Soon the two of them arrived outside Donghua Gate and discovered that The prince and others are waiting here to see him off.
“Thirteenth brother, you are going to the northwest and you have a heavy responsibility... Brother, I wish you a triumphant return to the capital! "The prince said solemnly.
"Thank you, fourth brother, thank you all! ”
After a polite farewell, Zhu Jinghong got into the carriage alone and drove outside the palace gate in front of everyone.
Baochai stood there and watched the carriage gradually go away. , although she was strong enough, tears rolled down her face at this moment.
At this moment, Yuan Chun appeared behind her, held her shoulders and said: "Don't be sad, the thirteenth brother will return triumphantly!" "
"Definitely! Baochai replied.
But at this moment, Yuan Chun only hoped that Zhu Jinghong would not come back, and it would be best to die on the battlefield.
Princess Rui, Chen Zhi, did not say anything at the moment. What, but his gloomy look obviously didn't hold it in well.
As for Rui Wang Zhu Jingyuan, this guy has not returned due to orders this year, and is still making money for his father in the southeast. He has been in trouble recently, which makes us even more worried. Power, update faster, please use your little hand to exit the reading mode. Thank you