[Zhu Ning] For the sake of the country

(Fives)

"Hmph, if you win, I can ask the emperor for credit, and your status is at the top of the sky, but what are you gaining by joining my account? Zhu Chenhao, you are considered extremely smart in the world, but this king is not stupid." Zheng Wang's blade frame On King Ning's shoulder, he did not change his posture.

King Ning snorted, looked straight at King Zheng, and was not in a hurry to get up, as if he was slowly accumulating strength, "Zhu Youxi, your thinking is too simple. There are many crises. The four kings, headed by you in name, raised their troops to besiege the capital and force the emperor to abdicate and make you emperor. But so far, only you have acted, and the other three kings have moved one soldier at a time. Pregnant, you besiege the capital, they pretend to follow, if you win, they can not only share the world with you in a legitimate way, but also raise their troops to overthrow you again, and then establish themselves as emperor. It is not stable, and the enemy is on the back." King Ning tried his best to provoke and was able to do everything at his fingertips, and King Zheng was moved by his words, and he gathered the blade and put it back into the scabbard. "If you lose your troops, they will take the opportunity to wipe out your troops. It is also a merit to support the emperor. Anyway, everyone bears the last emperor's will. If there is any change in the vassal king, they will fight with all their strength. If you are the other three Wang, is it not surprising that you have such a heart?"

King Zheng had already waved back hundreds of archers under his command. King Ning saw his guilty conscience and said, "Besides, last year in the south of the Yangtze River, the crown prince was attacked. I have long suspected that it was you. This time you gathered an army for ambition. Now, the emperor will not let you go."

"Then what do you think should be done?" King Zheng suddenly realized, he was shocked and lost his mind, and could only follow King Ning's train of thought.

King Ning slowly adjusted his posture, stood up, and exhaled lightly, "It depends on how King Zheng entertains me."

Zhu Houzhao, who returned to the palace, went straight to the imperial garden and directed the palace people to change pomegranate flowers into crabapples, which are not expensive varieties, but the most common ones in spring in small towns in the south of the Yangtze River. Although he was worried about the four kings who rebelled outside the city, but He believed in King Ning's ability even more. After Ji Rong sent him back to the palace, he went to investigate the situation outside the city. The four vassal kings stationed outside the city were already busy enough for him. Now adding another King Ning who has the most energy, he felt very tired , but for the sake of his own life, he had no choice but to go all out. Ji Rong understood the emperor's thoughts very well, and he sent a full manpower to investigate King Ning's movements as soon as possible. It was still very easy, but Ji Rong felt that his life seemed to be lost after listening to his subordinates' reports. He came to Zhu Houzhao's side anxiously. Candied lotus root, then ready for dinner.

"Your Majesty, King Ning's whereabouts are unknown..." Ji Rong decided to ease the Emperor's mood after choosing his words carefully.

Zhu Houzhao almost bit his tongue, and threw his chopsticks on the table angrily, "What did you say? I asked you to monitor the army of the four kings, and pay special attention to King Ning's movements. You must take good care of King Ning. You actually, unexpectedly, the army of King Ning is here , he is not in the army, where can he go?" Zhu Houzhao roared very close. At a critical moment, King Ning disappeared, and all the confidence in his heart collapsed for a while.

"King Ning is resourceful and loyal to the emperor..." Ji Rong couldn't make it up.

Zhu Houzhao was restless, "You must try your best to find out the whereabouts of King Ning. If necessary, you don't need to report to me in advance, but you must find King Ning and help him defeat the enemy to protect him!" Ji Rong felt that the emperor's eyes were spraying. Huo, for fear of being accidentally injured, he immediately took the order to resign.Zhu Houzhao had no intention of having dinner. He came to the imperial study to wait for the six cabinet ministries who were summoned to discuss good strategies to defeat the enemy. King Ning disappeared, and he had to rely on himself to support the world.

King Ning was "invited" by King Zheng to enter his camp alone. There were many troops stationed there. King Zheng proudly showed off to King Ning. It was already night at this time, and it was really hard to see the truth from the bonfire. The two sat down in King Zheng's big tent. King Zheng ordered people to prepare good wine and food to show the enthusiasm of the master.

King Zheng took off his armor, changed into the prince's regular clothes, and specially put on the golden crown, thinking that it could match King Ning's eye-catching attire. After changing his clothes, he walked to the wine table. With the calm spirit of Chaozhong, he was drinking tea on his back.

King Zheng sat down on the chair with a sword and a golden horse, "I will leave the imperial garden this afternoon. I didn't expect to meet again so soon, and we sat opposite each other to drink and make peace. Come, King Ning, I will toast you."

King Ning has already experienced this luxurious and vast Chinese army tent. It is not a lie that King Zheng is powerful. He is a man who understands current affairs and adheres to the strategy of luring the enemy to go deep. After drinking this cup, you and I are allies."

Although King Zheng did not kill him, the grudge was still not eradicated. Seeing that King Ning was not greedy, he just took a sip of the rim of his cup, and he tentatively said, "Don't talk nonsense with smart people, let's talk less, since you want to Come to me, so what should we do?"

What I was waiting for was your sentence. King Ning knew King Zheng well. He put down his wine glass and glanced at the bruise on his palm, "King Zheng, you are so smart that you have been confused for a while."

King Ning purposely put a trick on King Zheng and scolded King Zheng. King Zheng was embarrassed and could only wait for his idea. The corner of King Ning's mouth rose, "You agreed with the three kings that the four routes of soldiers and horses will attack the four gates of the capital together. The three kings go first, and you only lead a small passerby to feign an attack. If the three kings succeed, you take advantage of the situation and wait for work to attack the city in one fell swoop, and destroy the remnants of the three kings by the way. If the three kings do not obey your orders, you can directly attack their army , to get rid of the crisis of besieging the capital for the emperor, and force the emperor to appoint you as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, so the power will not be in your hands when the time comes."

"Hmm..." King Zheng has formed an alliance with the three kings to resist the imperial court for many years. He never thought that such a family would become big. He only thought about breaking the capital first when he marched all the way, and he never planned to get military power before making big plans. Although he felt that King Ning's strategy was too treacherous, there is no way to compete in the Central Plains without tricks and tricks. King Ning's words made him suddenly understand, and he immediately admired King Ning, "What about you, what benefits do you want after it is done? " King Zheng was hungry after running around for half a day, so he quickly ate a few mouthfuls of food and asked about King Ning.

King Ning didn't move the bowls and chopsticks, but just drank, "May King Zheng divide me into three guards, Duoyan, and I will lead the army to attack Wala, to honor the shame of our ancestors, and to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty."

Duoyan Sanwei was originally the first generation of King Ning's heavy military weapon. Of course, King Zheng knew the old relationship between King Ning's lineage and the royal family. "It turns out that you are the minister of the country. I also think that among the many descendants of the Zhu surname, only you are the most talented and can achieve great things. You and I are brothers. Come, my brother respects you. You and I drink three cups."

King Ning raised his glass, hiding his contemptuous smile behind the cup.

The stars were shining tonight, Zhu Houzhao stood alone on the high platform outside the Jinshen Hall and looked at the stars all over the sky. He didn’t listen to a word of the ministers’ discussions just now, but later he ordered in a daze to send the above-mentioned memorials to the Ministry of War, and continued. Guard the capital.He only thought about King Ning, where did King Ning go, and whether he was carrying out some good strategy to defeat the enemy to conceal his whereabouts, so he concealed his whereabouts. In that case, he should also inform himself.There is still some accident, the army of the four kings outside the city is staring at it, and King Ning has a feud with them. If it falls into the hands of the four kings, it will not happen, and the army of King Ning is also outside the city without any movement... Zhu Houzhao thought hard about countless things Possibly, all of them were overthrown by their own vetoes.This place is the tallest building in the capital. Looking around, except for the palace walls and brackets, there are sparks in the city. The suburbs outside the city are too far away to be seen at all. , Cultivate people and horses," all the reports were sent to Zhu Houzhao, all of which pointed to King Ning's ambition and desire to do wrong, but Zhu Houzhao would rather believe in his own eyes. Really betrayed me, Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes in pain and confusion, really wanted to go back to a year ago, no, it was many years ago, if I never saw it, I would not suffer today, but if I didn’t see it, this life would be empty, and there would be no such thing again A person is dyed in the dazzling colors of his own life, and the same person is in front of him. Zhu Houzhao opened his eyes, and the bright lights of the palace can wipe away the illusion in the void just now. Uncle, I still believe in you, don't betray me, He recalled King Ning's firm eyes when he said goodbye today. In addition to the brilliance, there was persistence in those eyes. Zhu Houzhao somehow believed that it was not his own illusion, but King Ning's promise to him. Uncle Emperor, I will wait for you here, this starry sky Dumei, I choose people side by side to appreciate it together.

King Zheng withdrew the banquet in the middle of the night, and the army did not forget to enjoy themselves, so they went directly to the tent. Before leaving, they placed King Ning next to the tent of the Chinese army. Wang was in the military tent, looking at the toxins in his palms and thinking about countermeasures. He saw that the tent was pulled away, and a man dressed as a sergeant came to him and saluted, "I have seen you, my lord."

"It's you?!" King Ning had a photographic memory, and it took a while to recognize the man in front of him in a very different attire. This was Li Feng, who had dealt with Jiangnan last year.Li Feng is a subordinate of King Zheng. King Ning and the prince knew about Li Feng's approach to the prince in the south of the Yangtze River. It's just that Li Feng, a first-year girl, did not do anything against the prince. Therefore, after the trip to the south of the Yangtze River, she did not treat her any more. Pay attention, now, seeing her in the army, King Ning is still very surprised.The originally pretty and graceful woman in front of her, because she disguised herself, her face was deliberately blackened, and she was wearing the simple armor of a sergeant, it would not attract attention if she mixed into the army, but Li Feng looked at King Ning, and it was still hard to admire with thousands of poems Appearance and demeanor, exquisite clothes and accessories complement the whole body, but there are some stains on the left chest, which are the wounds that were slapped by King Zheng.

King Ning wanted to ask, but was interrupted by a loud cough. The sweetness in his throat after the strong wine was still uncontrollable. He swallowed the taste of blood, "My lord, I can't say more," Li Feng lowered his head and took out his sleeve. In a small package, "This is a wound-repair pill in the army. You can take it first to stop the poison. King Zheng... wants to use poison to restrain you..." Li Feng spoke in a low voice, afraid of being heard by outsiders, Only with earnest eyes, he looked at King Ning's side face. "Who are you?" King Ning looked at the antidote and was not in a hurry to get it. Being in the enemy camp did not weaken his prestige at all. He said, "If I guess correctly, your surname should be Zhu."

Li Feng pursed his lips, and no longer entangled with his identity, "My lord, if you don't believe me, I'll leave now. If your lord believes me, I can swear to die for it."

King Ning glanced at Li Feng, took the antidote in her hand and swallowed it in one gulp, one side of his cheek bulged slightly, the taste was really bad, King Ning frowned bitterly, "My lord just now I haven't eaten anything, these are pancakes in the army, if you don't mind, please eat some." Li Feng took out some carefully wrapped food from the skirt of his clothes, and handed it to King Ning.

During the banquet, King Ning faced Zheng Wang Zhidou and the old injuries in his body had recurred, so he really had no appetite. Now in the dead of night, when his mind was relaxed a little, he felt hungry. Li Feng, "It tastes good, it tastes like the scallion pancakes in Jiangnan Meilong Town." After speaking, he stretched his smile to Li Feng.

Li Feng was flattered, felt impolite and lowered his head, not daring to look at King Ning directly, "Your lord, you don't even dislike this commoner's food." Her voice was soft, which greatly relieved King Ning's fatigue.

"Food doesn't matter whether it's high or low, as long as it's delicious," King Ning held up half a pancake, and took a few more bites. "When I assisted in the management of the Yellow River last year, I didn't eat for two days and two nights. An old man personally made two scallion pancakes for me. I can still recall the taste."

Li Feng smiled and lamented the virtuousness of King Ning, but he didn't know how to make an excuse to praise him, so he just smiled amusedly.

"Unfortunately, I am now trapped in the army, so I can only use Miss Feng's pancakes to relish. But after eating Miss Feng's craftsmanship, the pancakes will be the most delicious in the future." King Ning chewed the food and kept his eyes on Li Feng. Li Feng should be purely helping herself, not a "beauty trick" sent by King Zheng like last year.

"My lord, let's rest late at night." Li Feng didn't dare to stay any longer considering that this is an important place in the army. "King Zheng has been running the business for many years, just to fight for power and profit at this moment. Your lord must be more careful." After she finished speaking, she was about to get up leave.

"Wait a minute, Miss Feng," King Ning stopped her, and took out something from his sleeve, "This is the token given to me by the late emperor. This token can enter and exit the palace at any time. You have helped me many times. There may be a It’s inconvenient, if you want to leave, just take this, all the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the defenders can let go, no one dares to hinder, you can go anywhere.” This token returned to the capital from Jiangnan at the end of last autumn, and the former emperor rewarded King Ning King Ning always carried it with him and never showed it to anyone who specially rewarded him for his meritorious service in escorting the prince.He wanted to use this to make Li Feng completely grateful to him and encourage him, so that he could plot against King Zheng's army after protecting himself in this camp.

Li Feng refused to accept this extremely precious gift, he saluted lightly and hurriedly left, leaving the big tent to blend into the night.

King Ning finished chewing the last few mouthfuls of food, his eyes changed in the blink of an eye, and he looked sharply at the place where Li Feng left just now. Shan Zhou followed Li Feng's footsteps and touched the place where King Ning was living. In white clothes, he also put on King Zheng's army uniform, knelt down on one knee, "My lord! I didn't wait for the guards well, let the lord fall into the enemy's camp, and his subordinates will die!"

King Ning stood up, shaking his sleeves, looking down at his subordinates' backs, "How's the situation?"

"Farewell to the prince for a while. The subordinates were ordered to go to our army immediately. The subordinates dispatched a small team to attack King Zheng's army. King Zheng's troops were attracted by the subordinates. They could have stayed away from the place where the prince was and saved the prince. Unexpectedly, someone was dressed in bright yellow. Jin Yi ran out from where the prince was, and was found by King Zheng's spies, who then attracted King Zheng's army, putting the prince in danger alone, and killing all his subordinates, please punish him." Shan Zhou fell to the ground again.

King Ning was spoiled by Zhu Houzhao's good plan to surprise King Zheng. He felt unwilling and could not get angry, "How did you get in here?"

"Returning to the lord, it was the secret work of this subordinate who was placed in King Zheng's army to bring him here. The army is surrounded by brocade guards, monitoring all movements here, including our army."

King Ning felt that the bitter medicine had played a role, the pain in his palms and arms was relieved a lot, and his throat was not as hot as before, "I have persuaded King Zheng to fight against King Gu, King Han, and King Liao in two days. Let’s attack the capital together, and at midnight tomorrow, you will gather your masters to respond carefully in the army, listen to my orders in front of King Zheng’s tent, and kill King Zheng together with me.”

"Subordinates obey!"

As the moon sets and the sun rises, another day is approaching. The people in Beijing are panic-stricken. They are afraid that the vassal kings outside the city will invade, and they will not be able to protect their homes. Looking up and down, King Ning’s whereabouts are still unknown, and swords are raging outside the city. The emperor’s honor does not mean that the four sides are subject to peace of mind. Determined to live and die with the capital.I don't know how to stand behind the new emperor, looking at his back with the mountains and rivers as the background, and stood silently with him for a long time, "You don't have to be so sad," he said suddenly after he didn't know how to think.

Zhu Houzhao turned around and glanced at him, then turned back again, "Teacher..."

"Now it's too crowded outside the city to stand up. It's still your majesty the emperor who occupies such a good position to watch the scenery." Don't understand and didn't step forward, still behind Zhu Houzhao.

"I'm so anxious, this time it's all up to you ministers." The scenery of Chengtianmen is not as good as the top of Wansui Mountain, Zhu Houzhao thought to himself mockingly.

"Your Majesty, I suddenly have a solution! The scenery of the capital is so beautiful, shall we also invite the Four Kings to the city?" Don't know how to clap your hands.

"You mean... please enter the urn?" Although Zhu Houzhao was upset, he was always thinking about a good way to defeat the enemy, and he immediately understood what he didn't understand. "But, will the four kings plan to enter the city obediently? How will they arrange so many soldiers and horses?" Zhu Houzhao and Bu Bubu got off the high wall and walked into the palace.

"That depends on our plan."

"How sure is Tai Tuo?" Zhu Houzhao was also somewhat confident.

"I don't know, very little, let's talk about it first." Don't know how rare it is, no longer pretending to be chic, and confided very honestly.

The Jinyiwei sent by Zhu Houzhao has already set up a sea net, and there is still no whereabouts of King Ning. He still remembers King Ning's advice to him, and the enemy will not have an opportunity to take advantage of the capital. If Zhu Houzhao hadn't kept his promise, he would have left the city long ago. There is no hesitation of caring about ignorance, and he is completely thinking about the other person.

At night, King Zheng finally received the response from the other three kings, and they will attack the capital together tomorrow. He is in a good mood, and he has no idea of ​​any changes outside the tent. He directly ordered to the outside of the tent, "Pour the wine!"

One of his subordinates, Tong Sou, came in with a knife behind his back. King Zheng saw his men panicked, and he couldn't help yelling, "The army is about to march, what do you want to do like this? Where is the wine that this king ordered you?"

"My lord..." Tong Sou said tremblingly. Before he finished his words, King Zheng saw a cold light. Tong Sou was directly pierced by the person behind him and fell down. Surrounded by dozens of masked men who broke in suddenly, the leader killed Tongsou and then charged towards King Zheng. After receiving several moves in embarrassment, King Zheng was captured and subdued by the man. King Zheng couldn't move his neck.

King Ning then appeared and sat on the majestic chair in the center of King Zheng's tent. He looked at King Zheng with a playful sneer at the corner of his mouth.He ordered Shan Zhou to gather elite men to infiltrate Zheng Wang's army, launch a surprise attack, and occupy the Chinese army's account in one fell swoop.

"It's you?! I should have thought it was you!" King Zheng yelled at King Ning with a venomous gaze.

"Yes, you should have thought about it earlier, but I acted faster than you." King Ning was in a good mood.

"Hmph, in order to sneak into my army, you didn't hesitate to use your own troops as bait, and even killed your own men to deceive me into trusting you. You deliberately captured me for the purpose of serving as an internal agent in our army, so that you can deal with your killers. , you are indeed vicious."

"In order to achieve great things, not to mention mere subordinates, even wives and children can be killed." Ning Wang raised his eyebrows and said very easily.

"Hmph!" King Zheng knew that his defeat was irretrievable, and he did not lose his magnanimity, "Wife and children? Do you have a princess and a son and a half daughter?"

"When a man lives in the world, fame comes first. What's the use of making his wife and children burdensome? I'm talking about you, King Zheng, who won't let go of your own wife and children."

King Zheng was provoked by his words, and before he could fully recall Li Feng, he had already cut off King Zheng's head under the orders of Shan Zhou.

King Ning smiled satisfied in the face of the blood, like a bloodthirsty god of war, he got up and grabbed the head of King Zheng, and came outside the tent of the Chinese army. All around his men knelt down and saluted, "King Zheng is dead, and those who surrender will not be punished. Those who don't surrender will be killed!" King Ning's voice piercing through Changhong sounded, and no one dared to oppose his aura of absolute majesty.Several of King Zheng's lieutenants in the camp had already been controlled by King Ning's subordinates. They abandoned their weapons and knelt down to beg for surrender. Seeing the situation, the remaining soldiers had to return to King Ning.

King Ning ordered people to strictly guard the news of King Zheng's death. King Zheng's men and horses stood still.

As the sun rose, King Ning returned to his army camp, put on his battle armor in the tent of the central army, and hung his sword on his waist. After inspecting the men and horses and counting the luggage, he stepped on the horse, and the army behind him was ordered to follow. Facing the wind, King Ning gallops on the outskirts of the wilderness. He has been in the city for a long time without wantonness. The battlefield is the place he has been longing for for a long time. King Ning is bathed in the sunshine of the morning. Taking the sky and the earth as the picture scroll, writing and dyeing belong to himself He is full of pride and kindness, holds the rein and whips, and rushes to the persistence in his heart to win.

In the early morning, the three kings led their troops to the gates of the city on the east, west, and north sides. They saw the gates were wide open, and there was not a single soldier guarding the city to fight. As soon as the men and horses turned to prepare to retreat, there was a burst of war drums on the city wall, and the artillery attacked. Someone shouted, "King Han and King Liao have been captured alive!" King Gu was at the east gate of the capital. The other vassal kings confirmed again, the front team changed to the back team and just after they had gone far, another elite soldier was killed in the city, easily tearing open the gap in the army of King Gu who had no rules, destroying the formation. They are not strong, they don’t understand the arrangement, the people and horses immediately fled for their lives in a mess, no matter how the King of Gu roared, they couldn’t get together to fight in unison, the Jin Yiwei who got into the army was extremely skilled, and immediately captured the King of Gu alive, seeing that the main general was killed The rest of the soldiers surrendered one after another. They didn't know how to win more with less, and they broke the siege of the East Gate in one fell swoop.

Where King Han and King Liao were, they encountered the same situation, and they were all in disarray. In addition, King Gu, who was the first to be captured alive, was escorted by a ignorant escort to show the public on the city wall. King Han and King Liao did not want to fight more. It was King Zheng who instigated them, and they followed. After experiencing the real battlefield, they realized the cruelty and ruthlessness of war.

The offensive in the capital was temporarily lifted, and Zhu Houzhao summoned all the ministers to discuss matters in the Fengtian Palace. He did not know how to escort the King of Gu, King Han, and King Liao, and knelt under the Danqi steps of the emperor's throne, shouting long live with everyone.

King Ning was stationed in front of the army. He held clairvoyance in his hand and looked at the capital from a distance. There was no gunpowder smoke in his narrow vision, and he was unexpectedly calm.He put down his clairvoyance, held the rein with one hand, and gestured behind him with the other. Another group of spies under him set off to investigate the front line.

Tens of thousands of banners were flying against the strong wind behind him, and the stirring drums sounded again. King Ning was waiting for a good opportunity to appear, and he could rush to the battlefield immediately.

"Report!" A long howl came from far and near mixed with the sound of horseshoes, piercing the tranquility of this place. King Ning followed his reputation, and his confidant spies were galloping towards him. When he got to King Ning's side, he immediately jumped off the horse, " Tell the lord that King Gu, King Han and King Liao have been defeated and captured, and are being escorted to Fengtian Hall, and the emperor has ordered all his officials to go to court."

King Ning was shocked, and forgot to control the steed for a while. The naked mount neighed and wanted to gallop out, but King Ning pulled the reins with all his strength in time. Contempt and annoyance, the secret agent was frightened by the silent and cold anger to keep kneeling and dare not move.Three idiots!Sitting on 10 horses, you can't even touch the gate of the capital!Although he knew that the qualifications of the three kings were mediocre, he didn't expect to be so useless. It really ruined a good plan for many days!The more King Ning thought about it, the more angry he became. He bit his lower lip, calmed down his anger a few times, and then ordered to inspect the horse, "How did the three kings lose the army? Go and find out quickly! Tell Shan Zhou to come back, and don't need to prepare to charge!" King Ning Although he was furious, years of experience and wisdom made him quickly calm down the raging anger. Reason comes first, and now the time has not come, so he has to hide his strength and bide his time, and be a loyal vassal. , Moreover, this time and this place is definitely not suitable to use these tens of thousands of people to fight against the defenders of the capital and against the soldiers and horses of the entire Ming Dynasty. He can no longer attack the capital by force, nor can he hide the death of King Zheng. King Ning glanced at the big flag behind him , riding the horse towards the city.

The nine main gates of Fengtian Hall are all open, and the three kings disarmed and knelt down under the steps of Zhu Houzhao, their faces ashen ashes without saying a word. No matter whether they were pessimistic or refused to defend, the civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty are always encouraged by the situation of great victory. Let me say something to you With one word, I accused the three kings of rebelling against and usurping power.

Zhu Houzhao waited for his subjects to finish their performance, and then slowly asked the three kings, "I know that the four kings have always been headed by King Zheng, what about King Zheng? If you confess King Zheng, I will be lenient to you." The kings confessed to each other's "good things", the three kings have been defeated, the main force of the four kings' rebellion has been subdued, and it is difficult for King Zheng to achieve great things. Most of Zhu Houzhao's original huge worries have disappeared, but he still has no clue what worries him the most. But he can only continue to spend time in the palace.

The servant outside the hall hurried in and knelt down, "I report to the emperor, King Ning begs to see you!"

Convinced that he heard the name right, Zhu Houzhao wished he could fly to the palace gate, looking at the people in the palace, he leaned forward and resumed his upright sitting posture, "Please!"

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand briefly, and the officials signaled that the hall was silent for a while and no one dared to speak anymore, and everyone was waiting for King Ning to see him.

King Ning's armor was not removed, he only handed over his sword as usual, and walked from the palace gate all the way to Fengtian Hall along the central axis. He had thoroughly prepared everything for the long distance journey.

The wind blowing on the face in this palace is completely different from the one in the suburbs just now. King Ning watched his feet spread, and the road to the supreme power of the world was the same as the previous court meeting. He led the way, and then entered the Fengtian Hall through the main entrance. Except for the three kings kneeling on the ground, everyone's eyes were on him. Commander Ning was wrapped in armor, and he made a slight rubbing sound when he walked, as if a famous general returned from a battle, heroic. Extraordinary, unforgettable to see, he stood still in front of the red lacquer steps, and calmly saluted Zhu Houzhao, "My minister sees the emperor."

Not long after, the bright yellow dragon-patterned hem appeared in his eyes when he lowered his head. Zhu Houzhao got up from the dragon chair, stepped up two or three steps, came to King Ning, and personally helped him up, "Quickly flatten your body."

King Ning had this special encounter, so he could only smile lightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao's excited hands trembled slightly, his eyes were bright, and he looked Ning Wang's whole body carefully to confirm that the emperor's uncle was not injured or abnormal. Being the closest to the imperial steps, Zhu Houzhao forgot himself for a moment, but King Ning was very rational. He moved half a step without a trace, broke away from Zhu Houzhao's hands, and glanced at the monk's book. Zhu Houzhao's eyes were all about King Ning, so naturally he didn't Missing his eyes, he realized that he had lost his composure, but he didn't want to distance himself from King Ning, so he didn't go back to the dragon chair, still concerned, and hurriedly asked, "Uncle Huang, are you okay?" I can't say it clearly, but Zhu Houzhao is clearly asking, after you and I say goodbye, Uncle Huang, you have no whereabouts, and where did you go.As for the state of mind in the past few days, judging from the joy of regaining what was lost at this time, one can already know the extent of worry before.

"My servant came late to rescue me, please forgive me." King Ning cupped his hands, his tone was normal.

The real hero who solved the crisis in the capital didn't understand, so he raised his eyes and looked straight at King Ning. drive".

As long as the person in front of him returns, Zhu Houzhao said, "The rebellion has subsided, so the emperor doesn't need to blame himself." His brows are full of smiles. From the perspective of others, the emperor must be in a good mood to eliminate the power of the vassal king and solve the years of troubles.

King Ning is sure that Zhu Houzhao has no doubts about him. Although he missed a great opportunity, he still has the advantage, and the four kings have been eliminated.King Ning glanced around from the corner of his eye. He turned to Zhu Houzhao, who was an inch away from him, and said to the whole minister, "My minister was careless. He fell into the trap of King Zheng and was captured alive by him."

I don't understand, my eyes almost rolled out.Who is King Ning? Except for his beautiful appearance, which makes people think a little bit, the rest of his mind, strategy, martial arts, and combat power are all a hero. It’s not right, only King Ning harms others, how can King Ning be tricked by others, or King Ning and King Zheng have some collusion and conspiracy, and they are voluntarily captured, otherwise, I don’t understand that I would rather swear to be a foot shorter than believe in someone who is smart King Ning will be cheated by King Zheng.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't have a little daydream, but overthinking. He completely believed King Ning's words, and asked again with concern, "Uncle Huang, are you injured?"

"Fortunately, I have a group of heroic men who rescued me with all my might, and I am safe." King Ning was confident. As soon as he finished speaking, his right chest throbbed again. He frowned, and was caught by this subtle expression. , King Ning met his eyes, and gave him a shallow smile that was almost not commendable.On the way to the palace, King Ning not only ordered people to gather the army and suppress the offensive, but he also didn't understand the feat of strictly guarding the capital. He really hated for not understanding.

"What about King Zheng?" Zhu Houzhao finally asked about King Zheng after he had settled his mind.

King Ning remained silent, looking at the three kings imprisoned under his rank, "King Zheng made rebellion, rebelled against his superiors, and was entangled in the army's attack. He wanted to join the army of the three kings. I still look for an opportunity to kill this thief, and ask the emperor to forgive me for my crime of ignoring the crime. In order not to pollute the emperor's palace, the head of King Zheng is outside the palace at this moment!"

The ministers were shocked and whispered.

King Ning's posture and self-confidence remained unchanged.

In his eyes, King Ning's whole body was shining, as if he was proclaiming that he was invincible in the world, but he instinctively doubted King Ning's words.

Immediately, one of the guards in the hall left the hall, and after returning soon, he immediately nodded to Zhu Houzhao.Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed, the serious trouble was gone, and the long-cherished wish of the late emperor and himself was fulfilled, so he returned to the dragon chair and really sat and watched the world. Ruthless, I'm afraid the Grand Tutor's bluff won't work, when the time comes, there will be battles, people will die, and I won't be able to reward you in time, so what's the crime, Uncle Huang has worked hard this time."

King Ning accepted the commendation sincerely, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation!" Knowing everything, he didn't understand at the same time, different from the coldness just now, this time he was smiling.He didn't know the real merit of defending the city, and was easily taken away by King Ning, but he couldn't find any flaws for a while, so he had to pull out a grinning expression.

The court meeting was successfully concluded according to Zhu Houzhao's wishes. The three kings were "invited" out of the palace, and the officials retreated. I am willing to ask the emperor to incorporate them into the Ministry of War."

Zhu Houzhao stepped down from the throne, and he approached King Ning again. After being overjoyed, he noticed King Ning's tired face, "The guards of the vassals are allowed by the law of the Ming Dynasty, and the troops and horses still belong to the uncles to protect the law and order of the vassals for the uncles."

In fact, King Ning, who would never hand over his troops and horses, didn't answer, but nodded to Zhu Houzhao.

The begonias in the imperial garden have been planted. It is not the flowering period in the summer now, only the green leaves are luxuriant. Waiting for the flowers to bloom in the coming year. I don't know what will happen to your extraordinary schemes now."

I don't know how to feel that the emperor has really grown up, and he knows how to comfort people. Just now he praised King Ning to the sky in the palace, and now he is finally going to show his favor to himself.He sticks to the capital, not afraid of strong enemies, not only for the sake of the people of the country, but also to understand the danger of the emperor, but he still deceives himself naturally, "I just don't want to see my students being bullied!"

"The four kings have been eliminated, and there is no one in the world to threaten the imperial power. I want to free up my hands to rectify the administration of officials, Taifu..." Zhu Houzhao walked in front, feeling that the figure behind him was gone, and hurriedly looked back to find the one who didn't understand, who was already yawning , lay down on the spot and dozed off in the pavilion.

I don’t know the ability to be extraordinary, as long as I keep being used honestly, then I can keep it safe. Zhu Houzhao is very satisfied. Looking at the sleeping position that I don’t understand, and looking at the crabapple trees in the courtyard, I am in a good mood and smile happily .

The crisis in the capital was lifted, and the bustling market returned to normal. King Ning rode his horse from the palace all the way back to the palace without taking off his armor. When he was in the official residence, there were noisy voices and shouts all over the sky. The officers and soldiers escorted many well-dressed people and forced them into the prison car. Only then did he regain his attention and rein in his horse to stop.

"I have seen the prince." The familiar voice came forward.

Although King Ning didn't want to meet him, he couldn't pretend not to see him. Ji Rong and several gorgeously dressed guards were saluting, and they were high-ranking officials.

"The little one is on official business. I didn't expect to disturb the prince. Damn the little ones.