Bright Spring

Zhu Gaoxu saw that Guo Wei and Bao Qing were getting on well, so he said with interest: "I have something to do in the study first, call me after dinner."

Guo Wei and Bao Qing sent Zhu Gaoxu out of the palace, and Zhu Gaoxu instructed: "Princess Baoqing rarely comes back, the queen should accompany her more."

"Don't worry." Guo Wei smiled.

Zhu Gaoxu still felt that it was a bit strange for the Tatars to go west.Of course, it is also possible that Princess Baoqing did not understand these things and remembered them wrongly; after all, He Fu did not mention this matter in the memorial.

Chapter 895 A Simple Man

In the early hours of the morning, Zhu Gaoxu woke up suddenly, and it took a while to come back to his senses, realizing that he was in Guo Wei's bedroom, and felt very stuffy.

He put on his clothes and got up, found a half pot of cold boiling water on the red clay stove, picked up a blue and white teacup, and poured two cups of cold water.Guo Wei also woke up. She looked at Zhu Gaoxu sleepily and asked, "Is it time to get up?"

Zhu Gaoxu glanced at the window curtains, and said: "It's not yet dawn, you can go to sleep for a while."

After he finished speaking, he still sat beside the cold red clay stove, a little lost in thought.

After a while, Guo Wei pinched the quilt to cover her body and sat up on the big bed.Then she found the lining and dressed under the quilt.There are no servants in the palace, only two people. Guo Wei and Zhu Gaoxu have been together for many years and are very familiar with each other; however, she has always been reserved, and she hardly takes the initiative to expose her body in front of Zhu Gaoxu.

It was cold in the early morning of early spring, Guo Wei put on her clothes, and found another wool fur coat, and covered it for Zhu Gaoxu.

"You can continue to sleep." Zhu Gaoxu said casually.

Guo Wei looked at him: "Did Gao Xu have a nightmare?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said, "I probably dreamed about the scene in the battle."

Guo Wei hurriedly stroked his back lightly, and softly persuaded: "It's all over, you don't have to think about it."

But Zhu Gaoxu shook his head and said: "The things in the dream didn't make me uncomfortable. When I woke up, I felt a little uneasy, but it was the status quo." He then added, "I have been in the palace for too long."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Guo Wei, and saw that she was just listening gently.He suddenly understood that his own words must be confused for others to sound.

Zhu Gaoxu calmed down his mind for a while, and then focused on specific things in order to speak clearly, "The recent situation in the north, I always feel a little uneasy. In addition, I am worried about the war in the South China Sea."

Guo Wei said: "I heard yesterday afternoon that Chen Xuan won a great victory in Chenla Kingdom, and the good news came. Why is Your Majesty worried?"

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a while, Guo Wei is a gentle person, but she is also a reliable person.He then said: "It's not a matter of worry. Manchuka should have the willingness to surrender, but Chen Xuan directly drove away the envoys and insisted on fighting again. I am not very satisfied with this matter. I estimate that those small countries in the south Battles are definitely not the opponents of the army; but the situation on the battlefield is complicated, there are too many changes, the weather, epidemics, etc., all depend on luck. If you can achieve your goal without fighting, it is best not to fight; after all, you can’t directly rule."

Guo Wei tilted her head slightly, thought for a while and said, "Chen Xuan wants to be greedy for military achievements?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded in agreement.

Guo Wei asked again: "I heard that in the navy, the words of Wang Jinghong, the young superintendent of the Rites Supervisor, are the most effective. Maybe Wang Jinghong will stop Chen Xuan."

"That's why Chen Xuan expelled the envoys of Mantrika (the Sultanate of Malacca) without authorization." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Guo Wei was slightly taken aback.

Zhu Gaoxu then explained: "Chen Xuan couldn't make decisions with one word, so he tried to do various things, so that the navy's decision-making tended to quickly attack south and destroy Manchuria."

He paused for a moment, and then said: "Most people usually passively wait for the result before the matter is over. But I found that Chen Xuan is not such a character... This person may have a desire to control. He will actively choose a result in advance, At the expense of another possibility in order to personally influence the course of events."

After hearing this, Guo Wei said softly, "I don't know Chen Xuan, but Gao Xu really has deep thoughts when looking at people."

Chen Xuan and Wang Jinghong control the main naval force of the Ming Dynasty. Currently there are more than 100 warships and [-] elite soldiers. Can Zhu Gaoxu not try to understand them?

When everyone criticizes a person, it is very likely that that person has problems, and he is not a perfect person anyway.It's just that the ministers disliked Chen Xuan because of his integrity, but Zhu Gaoxu saw something different from another angle.

Zhu Gaoxu returned to the content of the previous feeling, and pondered: "The bloody storms in the past were much more dangerous; but I seldom feel uneasy because I was there in person. But now in this imperial city, everything depends on association and guesswork. , but a little bored. I may have stayed in the palace for too long."

The couple talked for a while in the quiet early morning, and Guo Wei suddenly said: "By the way, I remembered the Tatars mentioned by the Eldest Princess (Baoqing) yesterday. After two days, there will be a banquet in the palace, and the relatives of the emperor in Beijing will be invited. He Kuisi is the son-in-law, so he will definitely come."

It is said that He Kuisi is not doing his job properly, he hangs out all day and likes to play and sing.But after all, he is the son of Marquis Ningyuan, so if he is asked to say one thing, he should always be able to make it clear.

Zhu Gaoxu immediately turned his head and responded: "What Wei Er said is very true."

Speaking of now, Zhu Gaoxu's drowsiness has completely disappeared...

A few days later, the royal family hosted a banquet for the clan and relatives in Beijing, and the son-in-law He Kuisi really came.The place where the female family members feast is in the Dashan Hall, presided over by the queen and concubines.The men were in Xingqing Palace, and Zhu Gaoxu was there to give a banquet.

To the south of the main hall of Xingqing Palace, there is a red wall lining the road.On both sides of the road, there is a courtyard on each side.After the formal ceremonies and music of the luncheon, the royal relatives had meals, drinks and dances, during which they could leave the banquet for activities, and were allowed to sober up and rest in the two courtyards.

Zhu Gaoxu found a corridor room in the west courtyard and asked the eunuch to call He Kuixi.

In terms of relatives, Zhu Gaoxu has to be called He Kui's fourth uncle.However, people who are not from the clan, when facing the emperor, are mainly monarchs and ministers, and relatives are second.When He Kui came in, he kowtowed and paid respects to the emperor and ministers.

Before, Zhu Gaoxu had never seen He Kuixi up close, but looking at him today, he was indeed fair and handsome.Thinking about He Fu, who fought in the South and the North, he was also a rough guy, but the son he gave birth to has completely looked like a dude.But it's no wonder that Princess Baoqing likes He Kuisi so much, and doesn't even dislike him for not doing his job properly.Princess Baoqing is only in her teens, so it's normal to like handsome men the most.

Zhu Gaoxu first asked a few words about He Kuixi's family affairs, and then he got to the point, asking where the Tatars who gave He Fu gifts came from.

He Kui hurriedly said: "The minister returned to the sage, and this matter is a long story. The first sage of Wude personally conquered the Tatars (Eastern Mongolia), and the Tatars were defeated one after another. The Mongolian Khan Ben Yali lost his sweat and fled westward. When he met the Wacha people (Western Mongolia), he asked for help from the leader of the Wacha tribes, Zhuoros Mahamu.

Benjali Shanhan believed that Mahamu would listen to his orders.It is because Ben Yali lost sweat that he is the great sweat of all Mongolia, including the Wacha people.And because of Ben Yali's loss of sweat, he was elected as the Great Khan, because the Tatar Arutai assassinated and killed the former Great Khan Guilichi; and Guilichi has always been at odds with the Wacha people.So Ben Yali sweated and thought that the Wacha people had a good impression of him.

Unexpectedly, the Wacha people first pretended to be obedient, and after taking the tribe of Ben Yali Shihan to the west, away from the Tatar tribes, Mahamu suddenly turned his face and killed Ben Yali Shihan.Ben Yali was sweating and many were slaughtered. Only a few people fled to Hamiwei (Hami country).

Hamiwei Zhongshun Wang Boer Jijin Tuotuo, and Ben Yaris are both descendants of Genghis Khan.Moreover, the former Zhongshun Wang Anke Timur was poisoned and killed by the Wacha people, and his wife was usurped.King Zhongshun had a deep enmity with the Wacha people, so he took in the surviving family members and followers of Ben Yali. "

Zhu Gaoxu nodded frequently.Those Mongolian tribes have been divided long ago, and the relationship among them is so complicated that even some ministers can't explain it clearly.

But this innocent young man, He Kuisi, is eloquent and eloquent, and can even say complicated names clearly.This can't help but make Zhu Gaoxu a little impressed.Zhu Gaoxu once again verified that sometimes there may be discrepancies between the people in the rumors and the appearance after getting to know them personally.

He Kui said four times: "My father did not mention this matter in the letter. I heard what the servant who came back said. I don't know why the Tatars sent people to make friends with my father. I may guess that the Tatars Do people want to borrow a route from Daming to avoid the Wacha tribe and return to the east?"

Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment, and said: "I also have a bold guess. The Wacha people are in a hurry to attack Hami, or there is someone who is very important to the Wacha people among the Tatars who escaped."

He Kuisi echoed and said: "What the Holy Majesty said is very true. The Oach people had grudges with Hami and the East Chaga Khanate at the same time; and the Hamiwei were at odds with the East Chaga Khanate. In the past, the Oach people wanted to contain the East Chaga Khan. The country rarely attacks the Hami country in a big way, and this time it is a bit abnormal."

He pondered for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Could it be that Ben Yali lost sweat and had a son who fell into the hands of King Zhongshun? After the leader of Navaja, Mahamu, killed Ben Yali Shiha, he supported a whole son. The Mongolian Great Khan is called Dabali. But except for Mahamu’s cronies, almost no one recognizes this Tabari; if Ben Yali lost his sweat and some descendants escaped, I am afraid that Mahamu would not be able to control the Mongolian Great Khan again. "

Zhu Gaoxu had to think that what He Kuixi said made some sense.He suddenly felt that He Kuisi seemed to be a talent, and it would be a waste not to serve the Ming Dynasty.

"Do you want to be an official with some real power?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

He Kui hurriedly said: "I have little qualifications and no experience, but I can only talk about it. I am afraid that my father's reputation will be damaged, and I am even more afraid of delaying the important affairs of the Holy Majesty."

Zhu Gaoxu heard that he was reluctant, so he didn't force it for the time being, and changed his words: "You have to treat the eldest princess well, she was once the jewel in the palm of my father, queen and queen."

He Kui said four times: "I don't dare to say that the eldest princess is infinitely beautiful and famous all over the world, but it is possible to make her smile every day and be plain and simple. Ask yourself."

"Very good." Zhu Gaoxu praised, "Her status doesn't need to be so beautiful."

After Zhu Gaoxu finished speaking, he stood up and walked past He Kuisi, "I will remember what the son-in-law said today."

He Kuixi's voice came from behind: "I send you off respectfully."

Chapter 896 Good Tea and Horse Blood