I'm really not the carpenter emperor

It's not that he looks down on Li Hongji as a general, but this is very likely to become a pretext for impeachment by the official censor.

Sun Chuanting understood what he meant, sighed, and said:

"This is also what His Majesty meant. Call Li Hongji to enter the palace. After all, he has made a great contribution this time."

Then, he turned his head and looked behind him, and said:

"And remember, after entering the palace, you must follow behind us, you can't look around, let alone look at His Majesty."

"If your Majesty doesn't ask, you just keep kneeling."

He Renlong chuckled.

"There are many rules in the palace. Even if you contradict a brand, you little boss, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it and walk around."

"But if you can go in and take a stroll, it's not in vain in the next life!"

Qu Jiazhen laughed loudly, "Crazy He, you should have some virtue in your mouth, don't scare the little brother so much that he peed his pants!"

He Renlong also laughed, and then continued to babble endlessly.

This group of generals speak very rough, literati generally can't take this kind of joke, maybe even can't tell that it is a joke, if they see it, they will probably blush with anger.

But Li Hongji didn't think it was a big deal, he had always been like this since he was a child.

It is true to say that, five days ago, he received the news that the emperor had summoned him, and he has not slowed down until now.

Today's emperor, son of heaven, who wants to see me by name...?

A young commander of the Ningxia Frontier Army...?

He originally wanted to make meritorious service and be on the famous list, so that he could return to his hometown, but he didn't expect the emperor to ask him to meet him by name. After the shock, now he was both looking forward to and fearing.

This mixed feeling even dilutes the excitement of appearing at the triumphal ceremony in the near future.

Although He Renlong's words were a bit harsh, they did make sense.

An ordinary inner palace brand may not be considered a big deal in the imperial palace, it is just for serving tea and water, but it is not a big deal when it is taken out.

Really offended, it is indeed enough for me to drink a small pot.

Li Guo also looked at him with joy on his face, giggling silly.

"Look! Before Mizhi, I always said I saw the world, but this time I have seen the world enough, right? The capital is here, and even the emperor wants to see it!"

"Uncle, don't forget to come back and tell me what the emperor looks like!"

"Is the emperor the same as us, with one nose and two eyes?"

Li Hongji was still beating the drum in his heart. Hearing this, he took a look at his simple and stupid nephew, and said solemnly:

"Don't mess around, how dare I look directly at His Majesty today?"

……

A dragon, phoenix, and golden scorpion were parked outside the Qianqing Palace, and a row of maids were waiting on both sides with unfired horn lamps.

In recent days, the Empress of the Central Palace, Zhang Yan, followed the old practice to accept congratulations from honored nobles and wives of all officials on the occasion of the Spring Festival.

During the congratulations at the Kunning Palace, a happy event spread throughout the inner court, but it turned out that the Queen of the Palace, Zhang Yan, was pregnant.

Zhang Yan was less than two months pregnant, and her body shape had not changed. Zhu Youxiao didn't know about it before, and she was ecstatic when she found out.

The love for Zhang Yan is even more palpable and caring.

Zhang Yan was sitting in the Kunning Palace, wearing a sable fur over a padded jacket, lying rabbits and ear warmers on her head, her whole body was wrapped in plush, her complexion was like snow, and she had a dignified demeanor.

Looking at the absent-minded emperor in front of him, he gradually tightened his willow-leaf eyebrows.

Zhu Youxiao sat in the Kunning Palace, saying that he was accompanying the queen, but he was thinking about Li Hongji and Sun Chuanting in his heart.

At that time, Zhu Youxiao also felt a little unbelievable, and his butterfly wings were too outrageous.

Li Zicheng, the Chuang Wang who established the Dashun Dynasty in later generations, unexpectedly ran to serve as a soldier in his own army.

This is not over yet, he has become the general manager by virtue of his ability, and made his first contribution in the battle of Hetao. Even Sun Chuanting said that this kid is very observant.

This Zhu Youxiao believed it. After all, Li Zicheng, the only one of the Eight Great Bandits who succeeded, could he not have strong observation skills?

It's just that the big bandit leader of the later generations has now become a member of the official army. Who will believe it.

Zhu Youxiao doesn't know how it will develop in the future, but after thinking about it again, it's pretty damn hopeful.

At present, there is no increase in the three salaries, not only the post station has not been abolished, but also the wages have been increased, and the treatment of the officers and soldiers has not dropped at all, and the monthly salary is paid in full.

From this point of view, Li Zicheng should have no reason to rebel...

Since there is no rebellion, is there a possibility that Xiao Lizi will follow me steadily in the future and become a general in the end?

Wait a minute, since Li Zicheng is here, what about Wang Jiayin?What about Zhang Xianzhong?What about Wang Er, the leader of Baigu County?

There are also Luo Rucai, Liu Guoneng, Gezuo Fifth Battalion... These people are all self-taught, with a little training, they will be the generals of the army!

Thinking about it this way, Zhu Youxiao suddenly realized that there seemed to be countless warriors waiting for him to discover.

Daming, there is no shortage of generals!

"Cough cough..."

Hearing such a sound, Zhu Youxiao recovered from his self-indulgence, realized that he had neglected the person in front of him, and quickly said with a smile:

"Queen, I have already said that although you have been in good health since childhood, this is the second son born to me after all. Your body is not as good as before, and you can no longer walk around."

"There are also daily meals, which will be transferred from the Qianqing Palace in the future. You can eat whatever I eat, and I don't worry about eating anything else."

Zhang Yan rolled her eyes, looked at her little belly, and said:

"It's a festival, the concubine doesn't care about palace affairs, and has a lot of affairs. Even with the help of Concubine Yu's sister, the concubine still feels powerless..."

"With His Majesty's care, I feel much more comfortable."

"that……"

Zhu Youxiao smiled awkwardly, and quickly changed the subject, "Have you thought about it, what's the name for this son?"

Chapter 565 Is he not going to say it again?

Zhang Yan curled her lips, lowered her eyebrows and looked at this side, and said, "Then why does Your Majesty know that this second child must be a dragon?"

Zhu Youxiao raised his legs, leaned on the couch, and replied calmly:

"I like both sons and daughters, but now I already have a son and a daughter. The children are in pairs. First a son and then a daughter."

Zhang Yan didn't know what to think of, a blush suddenly appeared on her cheeks, she turned her head away, and mumbled:

"How much more does Your Majesty want?"

I don't know how to pretend, but I really didn't see the shyness in the words of the people in front of me. Zhu Youxiao looked directly at Zhang Yan and said with a smile:

"If the queen wants to ask this question, then I only have four words—the more the better!"

"This is only the second child. There will be a third child and a fourth child at that time. He will have seven or eight heirs. Don't worry about sons and daughters. It's not like I can't afford it."

Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed and scolded:

"A concubine is not a pig..."

One emperor and one empress were flirting and flirting in front of the palace people. At this moment, Wei Zhongxian quietly came outside the palace gate and said softly:

"Master, this old slave has something to ask to see."

Zhu Youxiao always knew that it must be a big deal for Wei Zhongxian to come to find him in person, so he was in a good mood and said directly:

"come in."

If the emperor wants to go in by himself, he must speak directly.

Wei Zhongxian knew it in his heart, and after entering the Kunning Palace step by step, he cut to the chase and said, "A happy event!"

"My lord previously asked my slaves to spread rumors outside the pass, but the fans have done their work effectively and have received definite news."

"It is said that Lin Danhan and Na Muzhong were at odds, and agreed to the master's request, and wanted the eldest son E Zhe to come to Beijing as a hostage, but the card owner on Na Muzhong's side did not pass."

Since the relationship between the two has continued to heat up in recent years, Zhu Youxiao has lost those taboos, and some ordinary government affairs are sometimes discussed in Kunning Palace.

But Zhang Yan has always been very well-behaved, never taking the initiative to interrupt in front of outsiders.

As soon as Wei Zhongxian entered the door, Zhang Yan kept silent and tactful, strictly following the ancestral precepts of Emperor Taizu that the harem should not be involved in politics.

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao laughed.

"Then Lindan Batur can be regarded as the current Mongolian Great Khan. How can Temujin's status be restricted by his own woman?"

As she said that, she turned her head and glanced at Zhang Yan beside her, as if she was saying, look at my woman, be more obedient.

Zhang Yan also understood the connotation of this look, and glared at him feigning anger, but said nothing, after all, the occasion was different when Wei Zhongxian arrived and the courtiers were present.

Zhu Youxiao really didn't know the rules on the other side. The Mongol Khan, Queen Ketun, and several concubines all had their own power divisions, and the tribes behind them supported them.

The reason why Lin Dan Batur decided to run away immediately after being defeated in the Naiman Division was not because he was greedy for life and fear of death, but because he wanted to preserve the strength of the headquarters.

If the headquarters is damaged, even if only a few hundred people are killed in battle, it will have an impact on the Khan's power as a great Khan.

As the saying goes, surrender loses half, and Lin Danhan made this plan. As long as the strength of the headquarters is not damaged, it is enough to continue to deter the other departments.

To be honest, Daming has limited things to win in this battle.

Simply judging from the record of injuring tens of thousands of enemies and self-defeating [-], this was a truly disastrous victory, not to mention the tens of millions of military expenditures that lasted for half a year.

But what Zhu Youxiao focused on was the political situation, and not at all the battle damage and capture, or even the panel situation of military expenditure gains and losses.

Fighting wars is really costly. If not to say that the three major Wanli expeditions have exhausted the national treasury for more than ten years, and it has not been slowed down until now. It is really not easy to fight a big battle.

Fortunately, I have my own way to make money.

Wei Zhongxian heard more wrinkles on his face, "The slaves don't know, but the fanzi have the right information, saying that Na Muzhong is exchanging information with Huang Taiji, and plans to take Erzhe to the east."

Good guy, there is still a little green on this head, so miserable...

The battle was lost, and his wife had to run away with others. Zhu Youxiao mourned Lindan Batur for a moment in his heart, but Wei Zhongxian continued:

"The fans also got the news that Na Muzhong was not the only one who communicated with Jiannu, and five of Lin Danhan's eight concubines were like this."

Hearing this, even Zhang Yan couldn't hold back a "puchi" laugh.

"..."

Zhu Youxiao was silent, as if it was true in history. After Lin Danhan was defeated in Qinghai, Dakedun remarried to Huang Taiji, and the second concubine remarried to Jierhalang.

When Lin Danhan died, the remarried concubines seemed to be very happy, and they gave birth to many babies for the slave chiefs.

There are a total of eight wives, and five of them gave him green.

Zhu Youxue may never understand these customs outside the Great Wall. Are they all popular playing with each other?

"Okay, let's talk about something else." Zhu Youxiao really didn't want to discuss the matter of Lin Danhan being cheated on by his wife again.

"Hey!"

Seeing that Emperor Tianqi was happy, Wei Zhongxian was also happy in his heart, he hurriedly responded, and began to talk about business.

"Master, this servant heard that Na Muzhong and E Zhe are going east with three thousand households to defect to Jiannu, what should we do?"

Zhu Youxiao frowned, feeling a little amused, and said, "How does that woman plan to go to Jianu to the east?"

"Twenty or thirty miles to the east of Chahar is the boundary of the three guards in Saibei. Those tribes have long been my subjects. Could it be that she just wants to go directly there?"

"Woman, this idea is too naive, at least Lin Danhan will not make such a mistake." Wei Zhongxian smiled sinisterly and asked:

"Master, why don't we send an imperial decree to the three princes of Saibei Sanwei, asking them to send someone to stop them?"

Zhu Youxiao understood that Na Muzhong saw Lin Dan Khan's defeat in the battle, and Khan's power was unstable, so he had the opportunity to file for a divorce with him and live on his own.

In history, Lindan Batur was considered a hero before he met Huang Taiji. He was invincible on the left wing and his power was quite stable. Naturally, Na Muzhong would not have such an opportunity.

But this is also good, Na Muzhong took away [-] households in Chahar, almost one-fifth of the population and military strength.

If she leaves like this, Chahar will be in chaos and his power will be greatly reduced. As for the matter of going south, Lin Danhan probably never dares to think about it again.

So the question now is how to eat this oily piece of fat into his mouth.

Anyway, it is impossible for Zhu Youxiao to watch Na Muzhong take Chahar's [-] households to celebrate the New Year with Huang Taiji.

It just happens to be the New Year's Eve, and it's very happy to add trouble to Jiannu!

Although these [-] households with families and mouths basically have no combat effectiveness, but the three guards in Saibei are all weak, and the strength of one guard alone is not very accurate.