Emperor's Grace

He Huailing went back to the barracks to dispatch troops and prepare for the expedition. Zhu Yunjing saw that winter was coming soon, and asked someone to prepare a lot of warm clothes for him, including several pairs of thick-soled marching boots.After He Huailing left, he didn't know when he would be back, Zhu Yunjing was always a little uneasy, but he didn't say anything on his face.

Two days later, He Huailing came back to the mansion again. When he entered the door, Zhu Yunjing was holding his son leaning against the couch in a daze. Yuan Bao didn't understand his father's parting sorrows, and sat in Zhu Yunjing's arms Holding a cloth tiger, I was very happy to play alone.

As soon as He Huailing approached, Yuan Bao raised his head when he heard the voice, his eyes lit up, and he opened his hands with a smile to ask He Huailing to hug him and fly.

He Huailing picked him up, quarreled with his son for a while, and kissed him again. The green scum sticking out of his lips made Yuan Bao giggle, and Zhu Yunjing looked away, quietly watching their father and son play, When He Huailing hugged his son and sat down next to him, he asked calmly, "Are you ready for the expedition?"

He Huailing smiled lightly: "Just now, the manager told me everything. You are very thoughtful and have everything prepared for me. I'm afraid that I will suffer a crime when I go out. If I get a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?"

The corner of Zhu Yunjing's mouth twitched slightly: "...Don't say that there is nothing left, just shut up now."

He changed the subject: "Why did you come back suddenly? Is there something wrong?"

He Huailing peeled off a piece of orange, pinched it in his hand and brought it to Yuan Bao's mouth for him to suck, and said casually: "Nothing important, all the preparations for the expedition are almost ready, and we will set off in two days, Jiang Yan just came to report Regarding the matter of Huyang City, I came back."

"What happened to Huyang City? The Zeng family father and son are back? Have the things been seized?"

He Huailing shook his head slightly: "No, they should have heard the wind on the way, and they didn't know where the things were hidden. Jiang Yan took people to Xiayang County and found nothing, but they have already detained them. Whether they recognize them or not, fake The testimonies of Chen Bo and his subordinates are all there, they can't deny it, not to mention that Zeng Yaozu was not frightened, Jiang Yan just told someone to cheat him, saying that his father and brother had been stolen and he believed it, so frightened Recruit everyone you know, their family does have business dealings with the Lin family in Jiangnan, before I leave, I will report the whole story to His Majesty, and His Majesty will have to send someone to investigate later."

The matter involved the king of Qi, presumably the emperor would be more concerned than them. The secret decree He Huailing received at the beginning was only to investigate the cause of Qian Zongbing's death. If there were more, it would be overstepped, and now he has no energy to investigate further.

It's a pity that Zhu Yunxun was not involved in the matter, and they still haven't caught Zhu Yunxun's handle.

Zhu Yunjing frowned slightly, and wanted to say something else, but was attracted by the ingot in He Huailing's arms, the greedy little thing kept chattering, and the juice dripped down his mouth, seeing Zhu Yunjing looking at him, Then she grinned at him silly, Zhu Yunjing was very speechless, pinched the handkerchief to help him wipe the corners of his mouth, and reminded He Huailing: "Don't feed him so much, it will ruin his stomach in a while."

He Huailing smiled and withdrew his hand, Yuan Bao waved his arm and yelled "da da" twice, Zhu Yunjing pinched his nose: "Don't eat any more, it's useless to be coquettish."

He Huailing put Yuan Bao down, patted his buttocks, let him roll on his own, and took Zhu Yunjing's hand: "I see you've been absent-minded, are you really worried about me?"

Zhu Yunjing lowered her eyes, paused, and muttered, "Why am I worried about you? Aren't you invincible? Just don't ruin your reputation this time."

Sure enough, he was still worried, and He Huailing felt at ease, and wanted to tease him, but the steward sent a letter and interrupted them: "Master Hou, madam, it's a letter from Beijing."

The letter from Beijing that was specially sent to Zhu Yunjing here can only be sent by Zhu Yunxuan. Zhu Yunjing took the letter over, it was still a thick stack, and he turned it over page by page, his expression gradually It became a little unpredictable, He Huailing asked him: "But something happened?"

Zhu Yunjing snorted lightly: "It's about Zhu Yunxun."

"What's up with him?"

Zhu Yunjing said coldly: "Before, I thought that I couldn't catch him, so I sent it to my door. He seems to be planning to send someone pretending to be a barbarian to intercept the food and salaries transported to the front line by the military department."

He Huailing's eyebrows twitched: "Cut off the pay? What does he want to do?"

When Emperor Zhaoyang issued a decree to congratulate Huai Ling on leading the troops to rescue the captured city, he did order the Ministry of War to quickly prepare the food and pay and deliver it there. Zhu Yunxun was so bold as to plan the food and pay. Could it be that he is crazy?

"Of course he's not crazy," Zhu Yunjing said contemptuously, "a month ago when Concubine Liang's ninth prince landed, His Majesty almost made him the crown prince directly, but it was because the Queen Mother and all the cabinet ministers dissuaded him that he put the matter on hold temporarily. Can you not be in a hurry, Zhu Yunxun? Although His Majesty distributed the feudal princes, he did not grant them fiefdoms. How could the king's meager salary afford him to buy people's hearts and win over his subordinates? Best wishes to Yunxun."

As for the lack of food and pay, what will happen to the soldiers and common people who lost the front-line war, how can people like Zhu Yunxun care.

He Huailing's eyes darkened: "Isn't he afraid of being exposed by mistake?"

"Ah Xuan said that they seemed to be very sure, and that the He family was also involved in this matter... What are your plans?"

He Huailing frowned tightly: "My grandfather and second uncle?"

"They know that you are the one leading the troops, and they plan to do such a thing. This is completely disregarding your life and death." Zhu Yunjing was very upset, and it was not worth it for He Huailing, just because He Huailing didn't intend to stand with them. I would like to support Zhu Yunxun. They actually don't think about their old love at all, which is really chilling.

He Huailing sighed softly: "Forget it, I knew that one day I would come to this point."

"But once the incident happens, you will inevitably not be involved. After all, you and they have the same surname He." Zhu Yunjing reminded, this is also because Zhu Yunxuan didn't make any plans after knowing the incident, and only wrote to tell them to let them make a decision Once this matter broke out, Emperor Zhaoyang didn't know what he would think. Even if He Huailing fought bloody on the front line, there was no guarantee that the emperor would not think that he, the He family and Zhu Yunxun were the same.

He Huailing shook his head: "Don't worry, as long as I can take back the lost city and make military achievements, even if His Majesty has doubts, and the merits and demerits balance out, it is not easy to implicate me. You can tell His Royal Highness King Rui to do whatever he wants directly. go a head."

"...Are you really not afraid?"

"I've never been afraid." He Huailing said with a smile.

Seeing He Huailing like this, Zhu Yunjing didn't think too much, and calmly analyzed: "Ah Xuan can't do anything now, he just received rumors about this matter, and there is no evidence at all. I really want to be honest. Zhu Yunxun Charges, we have to wait for him to actually take action, and then get the stolen goods."

"what do you mean?"

"Send someone to watch over the food escort of the Ministry of War, and the praying mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind."

"Even if those who cut off their pay were caught on the spot, they might not admit that it was Zhu Yunxun's order." He Huailing disagreed.

Zhu Yunjing sneered coldly: "Of course, I will watch them all the way until they transport the intercepted food and pay back, and then expose them after all the warehouses are collected. At that time, they have nothing to rely on, and how can they say that the things were intercepted by the barbarians? ?”

"But what about the battle on the front line without food and payment?"

Zhu Yunjing's eyeballs rolled around: "Requisition food on the spot, there are so many merchants in Huyang City, do you still worry about not having enough military food? You don't need to come forward for this matter, you give me three days, before the army goes out , I promise to help you get things done."

These merchants in Huyang City have been for so many years in this border city fornicating barbarians, and how much ill-gotten wealth they have collected, it is time for them to bleed.

He Huailing held Zhu Yunjing's hand, smiled and sighed: "Why do you think you are stupid, there is no one smarter than you."

Zhu Yunjing, who was poked at the sore spot, pulled out her hand angrily, and pushed He Huailing's shoulder: "Stop saying such sarcastic remarks, I used to be stupid, I didn't know people well, I was nepotism, I've had enough lessons, can't I have a longer memory? ?”

He Huailing grabbed his hand back again, held it in his palm and bowed his head to kiss him: "This is also your strength, why belittle yourself."

If it weren't for Zhu Yunjing's soft heart, he wouldn't be able to pry open his defenses so quickly. For a prince of a country, this is indeed a fatal flaw, but for those around him, those who really know how to cherish will understand that this is also true. Supreme treasure.

Fingertips were brushed by He Huailing's lips, Zhu Yunjing's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she lowered her voice: "Don't kiss... Yuan Bao is watching."

He Huailing turned his head, and their silly son was lying on the side, biting his fingers and drooling, and staring at them curiously with wide eyes, He Huailing: "..."

Zhu Yunjing was amused by the indescribable helplessness on his face, smiled and winked at He Huailing.After laughing for a while, He Huailing saw that Zhu Yunjing was about to burn the letter, and suddenly asked him: "Zhu Yunxun has always acted cautiously. Since he intends to cut off his salary, he must have made all the preparations. How did His Royal Highness King Rui know such a secret? about it?"

It's no wonder that He Huailing thought so, after all, the people he stayed in the capital didn't hear anything about it, Zhu Yunxun was such a cautious person, how could Zhu Yunxuan easily snoop on what he wanted to do?

Zhu Yunjing pondered and said: "Ah Xuan didn't say anything in the letter, but he said that the news is reliable... But it doesn't matter, we are pushing the boat along the way anyway, and just wait and see what Zhu Yunxun does."

Imperial City, Qixiang Hall.

The sky was gloomy, and the first snow was wrapped in a bone-chilling chill. Zhu Yunxuan stood in front of the window, looking ecstatically at the snow-covered Daiwa cornices in the distance.

The sound of footsteps gradually approaching, Zhu Yunxuan gently closed his eyes, and the man's voice sounded like a smile but not a smile: "Your Highness, I really took a lot of effort to find out the news for you. This time, you plan to How to repay me?"