I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Before the door was closed and the lamp was lit, he suddenly found a person sitting in front of him.

Zhu Youxiao, who was dressed in normal clothes, lightly lit the lamp on the table in front of him, looked up at him, took a sip of the tea cup on the table, and said lightly:

"Master, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Chapter 972 Chechen Comes to Seek

"My lord is calling me like that again, it's a frustrating old slave." Wei Zhongxian's heart stopped suddenly, he cupped his hands in a bow, bowed his head, and couldn't get up for a long time.

An eunuch, who calls himself a servant, can be called a "subject" by the emperor, Wei Zhongxian is so honored that he can't tell.

In today's world, there is only this one in front of him who can make him bow to him sincerely.

Zhu Youxiao looked down at the Ou Biluochun in his hand, with sadness and helplessness in his eyes, and his voice was tired:

"Landscapes, rivers, tea..."

Wei Zhongxian bowed and said with a smile: "My lord, mountains and rivers are the top priority, and rivers and rivers are the second. As for the tea, it is prepared for people like me who protect the country for the royal family."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao gently put down the teacup, and there was something intriguing in his eyes.

"Loyalty..."

"When you arrive in Hangzhou, live a good life, go and pack your tea."

Wei Zhongxian naturally knew what the "tea" in the emperor's words meant, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.It was only now that he was really sure that the decisive emperor had no intention of killing himself.

There was gallop and hope in his eyes, and he choked up and said: "Master, from now on, there will be no old slave by your side, you have to take care."

Wei Zhongxian had fought with Dong Lin for a lifetime, so he naturally knew that the real dragon's life in the palace would be more difficult than his own.

Zhu Youxiao got up and walked slowly to the entrance of the main hall. Once again, he was so close to Wei Zhongxian next to him, but both of them knew that this might be the last time they were so close.

Standing in the back of Emperor Tianqi under the moonlight, Wei Zhongxian was just like what he thought when he first came to the Supervisor of Rites. Throughout his life, he was just a silhouette of the monarch.

Of course, he did.

"Ugh."

Zhu Youxiao sighed heavily, opened his mouth, said nothing, and seemed to have said everything.

Then, go away step by step.

Wei Zhongxian had a few turbid tears dripping down his old face full of signs of time, staring intently at the emperor's back until he completely disappeared in front of the gate.

The emperor personally went to the Wei Mansion to see Wei Zhongxian off, and the news came out without wind, which completely cut off those people's thoughts of looking for trouble.

However, Wei Zhongxian has gone, and the East Factory is no longer what it used to be. Fu Yingxing and Xu Xianchun, who are in charge of the factory guard, will be despised after all.

Whether or not they can prove their worth in this position depends on what the two of them will do in the future.

There was only one Wei Zhongxian, and from now on, it was up to Zhu Youxiao, the emperor himself, to stop him from attacking openly and secretly.

……

As soon as he stepped into the Forbidden City, Zhu Youxiao's eyes were serious again.

"Master, Chechen Khan has been waiting for you in the side hall for a long time." As soon as he entered the door, Zhu Youxiao saw Wang Chengen who came in a hurry.

Now that Wei Zhongxian has completely left, Wang Chengen, who has been in the brand of Huangjidian for many years, is finally in the top position.

For Wang Chengen, Zhu Youxiao still relies heavily on it, but unlike Wei Zhongxian, he is always uncomfortable to use.

There are some words that only Wei Zhongxian can fully understand.

If people like Wang Chengen and Wang Tigan were replaced, they could understand most of them, but they were not as accurate as Wei Zhongxian guessed about the hidden meaning inside.

Zhu Youxiao chuckled, straightened his body sitting on the dragon chair, leaned slightly, and said slowly:

"Call him in."

Wang Chengen shouted in a sharp voice: "Call the Chechen Khan to see him—!"

"Chechen Khan Shuolei, I have met His Majesty the Ming Emperor, long live, long live!" In the blink of an eye, a tall man from the prairie strode in.

Although he was taller than many people in the Snapper, he dared not show the slightest disrespect.

"You came to see me because you have something important to do. Just tell me, I'm very busy."

"Your Majesty, the Maozi from the Far East have invaded our Chechen territory again, and our people are deeply troubled by it. I hope Daming can lend a helping hand!"

As Shuo Lei said, the tall man burst into tears.

"Why are you crying, are you so powerful?" Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised and motioned him to get up.

Wang Chengen immediately gave instructions to ask Xiao Yi, the supervisor of ceremonies, to come forward and add a small chair to Shuo Lei. After he sat down, Zhu Youxiao continued.

"If anything happens, Daming will help you, so don't worry."

Hearing this, Shuo Lei was relieved and said: "Your Majesty said so, and I am relieved. Before I came, I discussed with the chiefs of the headquarters. We will enter Daming to settle down and become subjects of Daming!"

"What?" Zhu Youxiao laughed, "Tsarist Russia seems to be serious this time, and you are so scared that you don't even want the grazing land of your ancestors?"

Shuo Lei looked helpless and said:

"Since April last year, Maozi have been invading the territory of our ministry. At first, there were a few people, and then dozens of people."

"My people were deeply disturbed by it, so they could only keep moving south in order to seek the protection of Daming, but they intensified!"

"Last month, the Maozi dispatched hundreds of people and built a small city at the junction of our territory and theirs!"

"A small tribe attached to Chen, more than 2000 people, were all slaughtered by Maozi!"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao straightened up slightly.

According to the historical timeline, now is indeed the time for Maozi in the Far East to expand.

Originally thought that after the loss ten years ago, the Maozi would be able to restrain themselves, but depending on the situation, they have also dealt with the domestic chaos, and they are getting more and more courageous!

"The Great Emperor?"

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao didn't speak, Shuo Lei was a little scared.

To be honest, besides Daming, he can't think of a second powerful country in the Far East that can fight against the Maozi. If Daming doesn't care about himself...

He couldn't even imagine the consequences!

Zhu Youxiao was quiet for a moment, then said calmly: "Wang Cheng'en, Zhang Shize, Duke of England, Wang Qia, Minister of the Ministry of War, came to Xinuang Pavilion to see me."

Not long after, the two rushed over in a hurry.

"Minister Zhang Shize (Wang Qia) sees Your Majesty!"

Zhu Youxiao pointed to the side and said, "This is the Chechen Khan Shuolei who is attached to this dynasty. You should have known each other before, so I won't introduce more."

"Tsarist Russia crossed the boundary marker and slaughtered a small part of Chechnya. 2000 people were killed. I have to avenge them."

Zhang Shize was overjoyed when he heard this.

Since the destruction of Jianzhou, there has been no war in Daming territory for ten years, and the recovery is almost complete, and his hands have long been itchy.

Zhang Shize, the playboy back then, has grown a mustache now, and looks much more stable. I heard that the emperor used to use his name to go out for private visits.

However, he doesn't care about these anymore.

He said: "What your Majesty said is that Chechnya is after all attached to the Mobei Mongolian power of the dynasty. If it is ignored this time, Tsarist Russia will dare to do more."

"The most important thing is that Mongolia will not survive in the future!"

Wang Qia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, nodded, "The Duke of England is right, and I also mean the same thing. This battle must be fought by Ming Dynasty, and it must be fought decisively and quickly."

"If we want the Mongolian tribes who surrendered to Ming Dynasty to continue to live in peace and obey the management, we must take care of it."

Shuo Lei knew that he shouldn't interrupt, so he just waited quietly.

Chapter 973 I'm going to fight

That night, the Qianqing Palace was brightly lit all night.

Every year in May and June, it is the time to watch flowers in the palace. For the palace people who stay in the palace all the year round, this is a rare happy time.

What the current crown prince Zhu Ciran likes most is to choose a good seat in the Guanhua Hall and watch the smiles on the faces of his father, mother and other concubines.

Even though it was only the night before, he couldn't wait to come here ahead of time, using the excuse of inspecting the work of the imperial gardeners to choose a seat first.

Of course, as a romantic crown prince, he couldn't do such a good thing by himself.

Zhu Ciran strode ahead, followed by the Zhang family girl who just turned 16 years old in the British government. At this moment, he had a heart to show off, but the little girl behind him was more cramped.

The crown prince walked very fast, which was different from his father's usual slow walk, so every time he walked for a while, he had to turn his head and stop to wait for the girl of the Zhang family.

Finally, I lost my patience and simply reached out to pull.

"Your Highness! You can't..." The young daughter of the Zhang family has not yet left the court, and she is also considered a famous lady. She tried to resist, but she heard Zhu Ciran complain without turning her head:

"Sister Yun, you are too slow to walk, the key will be released when you get out of the palace gate."

"I can't compete with your feet." Zhang Yatou muttered, she naturally knew how the current Emperor Tianqi raised him since he was a child.

For some reason, Zhu Ciran stopped suddenly and buried her head in Zhang Yatou's skirt. The latter's scream immediately caused all the gardeners and palace people to scream.

When the eunuchs saw it, they quickly reprimanded the gardener and said, "What are you looking at? His Royal Highness is playing with the children. Hurry up and work!"

"Look again, deduct your wages!"

Of course, that is to say, now Emperor Tianqi's Daming Jiangshan has no legitimate excuse, who dares to deduct workers' wages casually!

Especially when they are still in the palace, if there is any disturbance, the big crotch on top of the little eunuch will know about it, and then there will be a swearing.

However, when they turned around, the eunuchs were still laughing.

Xindao Crown Prince is seventeen or eighteen years old, and it seems that he can handle some matters between men and women, but, is this a little too impatient.

Zhu Ciran didn't know anything about men and women before, so he buried his head under Zhang girl's skirt and murmured:

"Sister Yun, your feet have never been bound, it's obviously a natural foot, why are you walking so slowly..."

"I'm going back!" He was still talking, but Zhang Yatou threw off the crown prince's hand in anger and turned around to leave.

Zhu Ciran didn't know what kind of anger this was, and hurriedly chased after him to make amends and apologize.

"Oh, sister Yun, I brought you here to find a good seat, to see the sea of ​​flowers tomorrow! It's so beautiful, don't leave!"

"What's the matter, I'm wrong, but I can't do it!"

Zhu Ciran chased after him, and coaxed Zhang Yun around for a while, and then he persuaded the girl to continue to follow, but he no longer asked him to hold hands, and just followed behind angrily.

This time Zhu Ciran didn't complain anymore, he simply slowed down his pace, and took Zhang Yun for a leisurely walk on the green brick avenue in the palace.

Not long after, there was a burst of chanting from the inner palace in the large Gaoxuan hall on the west side. Zhang Yun asked curiously, "Are there any monks in the palace?"

Zhu Ciran didn't take it seriously, and said: "Yes, my father always stays in Kunning Palace to see his mother, some concubines don't see their father a few times throughout the year, so they just listen to the scriptures."

"But even so, the father didn't bother to see them, so he stayed in Kunning Palace, and the empress refused to persuade them to leave."

Hearing this, Zhang Yun's face turned red, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Zhu Ciran came to the sea of ​​flowers where the gardeners were working, bent over and picked the biggest and most flamboyant chrysanthemum, turned around and gently inserted it on Zhang Yun's head.

After that, he fiddled with the flower with his fingers in boredom.

Zhang Yun closed his eyes and stood in the middle of the sea of ​​flowers.

"Are you done?"

"After wearing it, it's so beautiful."

Zhu Ciran laughed and said, then took Zhang Yun's little hand and sat together in the middle of the sea of ​​flowers in the square.

Then, he covered the girl's mouth and hissed:

"listen."

"You smell."

Zhang Yun didn't understand at first, after a while of silence, his eyes lit up, and the flower buds in the night sky swayed constantly under the moonlight, sending out bursts of fragrance.

"so quiet."

"It smells good."

"so beautiful."

Zhang Yun had never seen such a place, so quiet and comfortable, the two sat together, watching the shining stars constantly appearing in the night sky.