Bright Spring

Duan Xue said bitterly: "Before I left Yunnan Fucheng, I met Miss Mu once. She said that it is His Majesty's intention to marry her to King Zhao."

"Ah?" Zhu Gaoxu uttered a voice in surprise.

He had just sat down on a chair, and quickly stood up, walking up and down the room.Duan Xuehen didn't say anything, just stood there silently looking at him.

The Mu family can still marry the royal family?Given Mu Sheng's previous situation, the emperor obviously wanted to win over the Mu family...

The first thing Zhu Gaoxu thought of was that Zhu Di wanted to use Mu Mansion to contain and balance him in Yunnan!However, he quickly thought of another reason, that is, he would be transferred away, and the court could only win over the Mu Mansion to guard Yunnan.

There are much more natives than Han people in the entire Yunnan chief envoy. If the imperial court does not deploy properly, there will be a lot of trouble.The Mu family has been able to control the situation for more than ten years, and the credit is in front of them. There is no one more suitable than the Mu family.

Because the Mu Mansion is still useful, it is not surprising that the emperor temporarily wins over; it is hard to say whether Mu Sheng will be counted in the future... Zhu Gaoxu knows that even if it is a big event, many times he can only focus on the present , Not everything can be planned in the long run.

Moreover, his father Zhu Di is still facing hidden dangers in the north, and he may still want to continue to use Zhu Gaoxu as his son!

A while ago, Zhu Gaoxu talked with Qian Xun about state affairs in Qinghua.Although the Ming Dynasty had driven the forces of the Yuan Dynasty out of the Central Plains, there were still hidden dangers in the Mongolian tribes, and many wars during the Taizu period had not yet been subdued.

During the "Battle of Jingnan", in order to rebel, Zhu Di mobilized the troops of many guards near and to the left of Beiping; while Jianwen withdrew the vassal states of Datong Daiwang, Xuanfugu King, and Liaodong Liaowang in the north.After the Yongle Dynasty, the imperial court named King Ning in Jiangxi.

Therefore, the problem in the north of the Ming Dynasty is probably more serious than the situation in the Hongwu period.Zhu Gaoxu felt that he was still worth using, and it seemed that his father would not let him fall into peace for a while.

Zhu Gaoxu thought of Mu Zhen, who was a marriage tool, and the past events with her, and he felt more and more uncomfortable, and felt a little humiliated.

His third younger brother, Gao Sui, has a concubine, the daughter of Xu Zhang, the former general of the Yan Palace, and the niece of He Fu.Gao Sui has been married for several years and has no children. This kind of thing was a big event in ancient times. Obviously, Princess Zhao was divorced because of this.

At this moment, Duan Xuehen said: "By the way, Miss Mu also said something, I'm not sure what she meant. She said that she envied me very much."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, thinking that Duan Xuehen had a miserable life experience, what would Mu Zhen envy?He suddenly thought of something, inadvertently met Duan Xuehen's eyes, the two seemed to think of being together...

Duan Xue hated being able to stay by Zhu Gaoxu's side often.

For a while, Zhu Gaoxu was stunned, standing there as if frozen.A simple sentence, Zhu Gaoxu continued to think about it, and felt more and more difficult to let go.

He thought of Mu Zhen in the past, but he just felt that she was not in good health after accidentally looking at her in Liyuan that time.But what Mu Zhen said to Duan Xuehen was clearly showing her heart?

As the eldest daughter of the Hou Mansion, Mu Zhen envied a follower who was by Zhu Gaoxu's side instead of being a legitimate prince and concubine?At this time, under Zhu Gaoxu's careful thinking, he remembered that every time she looked at him, the eyes were really different.Only now did Zhu Gaoxu understand her sincerity.

Zhu Gaoxu's face was clouded with sadness.Duan Xuehen next to her might have guessed what Mu Zhen meant, so what Duan Xuehen said just now was "not sure what she means" instead of "don't know".

Usually when Zhu Gaoxu encounters unpleasant things, he first finds a way to solve them, rather than hurting the spring and the autumn.This time was no exception, but after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't do anything.

Even if he is the emperor's son-in-law who has made great contributions, sometimes he can't be proud of his favor... Otherwise, the emperor will be suspicious: You don't want me to win over the Mu family, you have already formed a party with the Mu family without telling me, and vented your anger through one nostril up?

And Mu Sheng was willing to give up such a good opportunity, so he had to let his daughter be a concubine for the King of Han?

In this era of unrefinedness, any affection between children is ignored, and only unrefined operas are sung, which is just a pastime after eating and drinking.On the contrary, in older times, the Book of Songs and Fu would be praised.At this time, if Zhu Gaoxu stood up and said that a beauty is really precious, he would probably be laughed out of his teeth by his father, brothers and ministers!

The rain outside the door was still falling, pattering, the sound was not loud, but it didn't stop for a moment, making people restless.Zhu Gaoxu felt that the room was very stuffy, as if the air was turbid and he couldn't breathe well. He glanced at the scene outside and walked out.

However, it was not as cool as imagined outside the door, and there was no wind in the rain.Zhu Gaoxu stretched out his hand subconsciously, and then let out a long sigh of "ah" from the stagnant water dripping from the gap between the tiles.

... Not long after, the eunuch Gou'er in the palace arrived at Shenglong City and delivered an order.

The light rain didn't stop, and Gou'er talked about the Zhongtang to announce the decree.However, Zhu Gaoxu welcomed the dog into the yard, knelt down in the middle of the yard, received the imperial edict first, and got wet all over his body.

After finishing the etiquette, he greeted the dog, invited the eunuch to sit in the middle hall, and served tea and snacks.

Gou'er directly talked about the mother and son of Queen Annan, claiming that the identity of the prince Chen Zhengyuan could not be determined.The emperor told Zhu Gaoxu to ignore the affairs of An Nanguo, so that he could handle his own affairs well.

Zhu Gaoxu was even more dissatisfied, and he didn't think his father's decision was justified!

Before he heard that his father Zhu Di was going to marry Mu Zhen to Gao Sui, he was already filled with resentment and resentment, but he couldn't slander his father's fault; because that marriage made sense from another perspective, but it didn't suit Zhu Gaoxu and others. The minds of the few.But this time the father unreasonably vetoed Chen Zhengyuan's identity and insisted on annexing An Nanguo immediately, Zhu Gaoxu disagreed.

Zhu Gaoxu had thought about it many times, even if the imperial court covets the land of An Nanguo, it shouldn't be in a hurry at this time.Obviously, the imperial court wanted to manage the northern frontier defense as soon as possible. In order to avoid fighting on the north and south fronts and running out of the treasury, shouldn't the south be stabilized first?

If Ming is eager to annex Annan, no matter what the result is.Zhu Gaoxu can be sure: the war in An Nanguo is not over yet!

What's more, Zhu Gaoxu has been busy for a long time for the affairs of the Chen clan, but now it is obviously wasted.He even looked very confident in front of Mrs. Chen, and now he had nothing to say.

"My lord?" the dog's voice said.

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look at the eunuch, and hurriedly said: "Father must have far-sightedness, I am trying my best to understand Father's painstaking efforts."

When he said this, his face was hot.But he can't help it. After all, he has been a father and son for so long, and Zhu Gaoxu knows something about Zhu Di's character.Zhu Di disliked others disobeying his will the most, and this became even more obvious after he won the "Battle of Jingnan" and ascended to the throne of God.

In the situation that it doesn't help, Zhu Gaoxu doesn't want to make himself boring at all.

Chapter 335 Parting

The last time when Zhu Gaoxu just returned to Shenglong, he was invited by Queen Chen to sit in the hall, but he did not accept; but today he took the initiative to visit Chen, because Zhu Gaoxu felt that the current situation was a bit sorry for her.

It rained continuously for several days, and it was very humid everywhere.Zhu Gaoxu put away the umbrella and put it outside the door, he looked back again, the sky was gloomy as if it was going to be dark, but it was only in the afternoon.

Mrs. Chen invited him to sit up, and the two exchanged a few pleasantries.Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment, and finally said: "The imperial court is unwilling to recognize Chen Zhengyuan's princehood. An Nanguo may set up three prefectures and counties, which will be directly included in the governance of the Ming court. Yesterday, I received an imperial decree to escort Hu's father and son and others as soon as possible. Going to Beijing, I'm afraid I can no longer take care of An Nanguo's affairs."

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen stared, her expression fluctuating. She didn't respond for a long time, and sat silently on the chair.Naturally, Zhu Gaoxu would not blame her for being rude. When others suddenly feel disappointed and moody, he would not care about such trivial matters.

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu wanted to show Chen Shi the imperial decree, so that she could believe what he said.

Because he gambled unrestrainedly in his previous life, he was unable to maintain his credit, and he was not trusted by others for a long time, so he subconsciously tried to prove his words...but he finally held back the words that came out of his mouth.Now Zhu Gaoxu doesn't seem to need to do this anymore, his identity, and his words and deeds that have always been more honest | can make Chen believe his words.

"I came today to apologize to the queen." Zhu Gaoxu said again.

Chen finally said, "Why does His Highness the King of Han say that?"

Zhu Gaoxu didn't say a word, he felt that there was no need to explain, and it was difficult to explain clearly.He paused and said, "But I can't resist the holy will of my father."

Mrs. Chen lowered her head and let out a "hmm".

The two stayed silent for quite a while, as if they were both thinking about their own affairs.Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but think a lot at the moment...

In the mess of his mind, he actually thought of a joke.It was about the disciples of the Buddhist school and the disciples of the Confucian school discussing together. The monk said: All living beings are equal, why does the king want his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die, and the father wants the son to die, so the son has to die?The Confucian slapped the table and said: You are a rebellious person!

A joke in later generations is just a joke, but it's not the same now.The most important thing that has maintained the order of the world for thousands of years is probably filial piety.That's not only a problem for Confucian scholars, even Li Kui, the exile in "Water Margin" who regards human life as worthless, has to be filial to his mother.

If a son dares to openly oppose his father, this kind of thing is no longer a matter of right or wrong, it will definitely rise to the level of challenging the basic morals of the world!

So Zhu Gaoxu never felt that disobeying his father's order in this world would have any results.I don't even want to fight for right and wrong for the sake of An Nanguo.As a son, all he can do is act perversely and be disobedient. People will only accuse him of being arrogant and playing nonsense, and no one will reason with him at all.

Even if Zhu Gaoxu had quietly rescued Qu Neng and others before, it was not for the purpose of fighting his father with force, but for the future people.

War is like gambling. If the chances of winning are too small, it becomes gambling.Zhu Gaoxu used to be a gambler, but he would not risk his life to buy lottery tickets.

At this moment, Chen's voice said: "This concubine is rude."

Zhu Gaoxu came back to his senses, glanced at her, and found that Mrs. Chen was also looking at him.Her eye sockets are slightly deeper than those of Han women, but her clear eyes are more and more pitiful the more you look at them.

She said softly: "I have never complained to the King of Han, and I can't force anything. Don't worry too much. The matter has come to this, what else can we do? Our mother and son have to accept our fate."