Little Dandy, He's a Little Good

On the way back, Yu Jingdu didn't speak any more, he only had a sullen face, as if he was sulking.

On the other hand, Rong Zhuo was in a great mood because he met his family, and he kept playing with the purse on his waist all the way.

After returning to the palace, Yu Jingdu locked himself in the room and never showed his face again.

Li Feng also couldn't figure out where his temper came from, he neither dared to ask nor comforted, so he could only keep silent.

When evening was approaching, Rong Zhuo took the initiative to go to Yu Jingdu's bedroom.

When Li Feng saw him coming, he was quite attentive and did not dare to neglect him at all.

"What's the matter, Young Master Rong?" Li Feng asked him.

"Where's your lord?"

"My lord..." Li Feng glanced in the direction of the hall, "I'm resting right now."

"Oh." Rong Zhuo hesitated to speak, as if hesitant.

Yu Jingdu in the hall had already heard his voice, wanted to speak, but felt awkward, so he simply swept the paperweight on the desk to the ground, making quite a commotion.

"Your Highness should be awake." Li Feng said hastily.

"I want to ask Your Highness, is it convenient to have a meal together at night?" Rong Zhuo asked somewhat restrainedly, "We have been bothering you in the palace, and I don't know how to thank Your Highness..."

"Let's wait a moment, young master, I'll go in and pass it on." Li Feng said hastily.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Yu Jingdu in the hall say: "Yes."

Rong Zhuo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, thanked him quickly, and then stepped back.

After Rong Zhuo left, Yu Jingdu quickly walked to the window and looked out, but unfortunately he only saw the boy's back.

"Your Highness..." After Li Feng came in, he bent down and picked up the paperweight on the ground.

"Go and tell the kitchen to get some good wine and food, and let them bring them to the king's bedroom, instead of arranging them in the dining room." Yu Jingdu raised his mouth unconsciously, and then told Li Feng: "You I don’t need to serve you tonight, I’ll give you a day off.”

After finishing speaking, he went to rummage through the box and chest to find another suit of clothes and put on new ones, as well as the hair crown and jade belt.

Li Feng watched from the side, feeling that His Royal Highness was about to sit in front of the bronze mirror and put on makeup.

"Go and get some plum blossoms to plug in." Yu Jingdu swept around the room.

Just as Li Feng was about to leave, he stopped the other party and said: "Forget it, I'll go in person."

As he spoke, he strode out of the bedroom, went to the garden and picked two plum blossoms, and put them in a vase.

Yu Jingdu made preparations very diligently, and when it was almost time for dinner, he asked someone to invite Rong Zhuo over.

But when he saw the person who came, he was stunned, because it was not only Rong Zhuo who came, but also Rong's father.

Rong Qinghuai heard about Rong Zhuo's experience in Qingyin Temple today, and was very grateful to His Royal Highness Yanwang.

Originally, he wanted Rong Zhuo to say hello and thank him personally, but he did not expect His Highness the Banquet King to be so polite and specially set the place for dinner in the bedroom, which really flattered him.

Especially seeing that His Royal Highness the King of Banquet is still dressed very grandly, the clothes are not in the style of home, it can be seen that they have been carefully prepared.

"Your Highness is really too polite." Rong Qinghuai took Rong Zhuo to salute him, "The officials and the dog have been bothering the mansion, and I am very sorry, but now I want to thank Your Highness, and I have to take so much trouble Your Highness."

"Master Rong is polite." Yu Jingdu quickly adjusted his mood, "Please sit down, both of you."

Hearing this, Rong Qinghuai pulled Rong Zhuo to sit down properly.

"Gouzi has already told the subordinate officials about today's affairs." Rong Qinghuai said: "I never thought that His Highness would take care of the family affairs of the superior and superior officials in his daily affairs. It really makes the subordinate officials feel ashamed."

Yu Jingdu was in a very complicated mood, and he couldn't say to his face that he did this for Rong Zhuo, so he could only pretend to be indifferent, "Master Rong and Young Master Rong have helped me so much this time. It’s just a little bit of effort to do that.”

After he finished speaking, he was probably afraid that Rong Qinghuai would become suspicious, and he said: "Qingyin Temple already has an old friend of this king, and this king just stopped by to visit today." Rong Qinghuai knows how to measure, he knows that some things can be said at the end But, I didn't say anything more.

Rong Zhuo followed his father today, so he has been very obedient. After entering the door, he has been sitting at the table obediently, not daring to say a word, he will eat vegetables when asked to eat, and drink when asked to drink.

"Xiao Zhuo, you also offer a glass of wine to His Highness." Rong Qinghuai said.

Hearing this, Rong Zhuo hurriedly picked up his wine glass and said to Yu Jingdu: "Thank you, Your Highness."

After saying that, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.

Yu Jingdu looked at him with a complicated expression, but had no choice but to drink the wine too.

"Xiao Zhuo, if you..."

"Master Rong." Yu Jingdu saw that he was a little on top of his head, and hurriedly stopped him: "Young Master Rong is too strong to drink, don't let him drink too much."

Rong Zhuo had already drank a few drinks with the two of them in a daze before, but now his eyes are a little wandering.

Rong Qinghuai stopped letting Rong Zhuo drink after hearing this.

In fact, Yu Jingdu also noticed today that Rong Qinghuai specially brought Rong Zhuo to thank him, not to please him, but rather at a loss.Yu Jingdu took Rong Zhuo to Qingyin Temple today, no matter how he explained that it was a matter of passing by, it would be difficult for Rong Qinghuai to convince him.

Because arranging this meeting was completely unnecessary in Father Rong's view, it was not only troublesome but also risky.

Although he was also very worried about the situation of Rong's mother and his family, but he had been in the officialdom for many years and knew that there was no better way than to wait.

So these days, he didn't even think about writing a letter to Rong's mother.

It's not that I don't want to, but knowing that doing nothing is the best protection for the other party.

But Yu Jingdu arranged such an outing today, which was beyond his expectation.

He couldn't figure out why His Royal Highness Banquet would do such an unnecessary and superfluous thing.

Could it be that the relationship between the other party and Rong Zhuo is really that good?

But he saw that his son was very reserved when facing the banquet king, and he didn't seem to be very familiar with him.

The more this happened, the more uncertain he felt.

Coupled with the loss of the prince before, he had to think more.

"Master Rong, there is actually something that this king has never been ashamed to mention to Young Master Rong." Yu Jingdu said.

Both Rong Zhuo and Rong's father were startled, and looked at Yu Jingdu nervously.

Yu Jingdu pretended not to know what the other party was thinking, and said casually: "You should also know that this king has never liked to make friends with anyone, and the only few friends he made good in the capital were friendships formed when he was young. .”

"Yes, the prince keeps himself clean, we all know that." Rong Qinghuai echoed.

"But recently, my father is a little dissatisfied with this king."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Rong family father and son were obviously surprised.

"Father thinks that this king is too independent, which is not good, so he accidentally mentioned that day, saying that he should make friends with some students who have not yet entered the official position, so as to change the world's impression of this king." Yu Jingdu said.

There is no need to expand on the world's impression of him, everyone here knows it too.

The Banquet King is violent, and this vicious reputation has been out for a long time. Who in the capital doesn't know?

If he made friends with literati and students, it would indeed alleviate his bad reputation.

"This king thinks that young master Rong is also a student of Guozixue, and now he happens to live in the palace..." Yu Jingdu said with a wry smile that was just right, "I just don't know if young master Rong would mind making friends with this king. ?”

"I..." Rong Zhuo was slightly unresponsive after drinking, "I don't..."

"I don't mind, of course the dog doesn't mind." Father Rong said hastily: "If you have anything to do, just ask His Highness."

He didn't know what Yu Jingdu was thinking before, but Rong's father was rather uneasy. Now that he heard what he said, he immediately put down his guard.

As for Yu Jingdu's actions today, he took it for granted that the prince doesn't eat the fireworks of the world, and doesn't know how to make friends, which is why he is so motivating.

The more so, the more he felt that His Royal Highness Yan Wang was upright.

A strategist who can still maintain such integrity is much higher than the prince.

So, Rong Zhuo was arranged by his father in such a muddleheaded way.

"Your Highness, I have something to ask the officials boldly." After Rong Qinghuai let go of his guard, he became more frank with Jing Du, "The matter of the private barracks should be on the horizon, right?"

Yu Jingdu nodded, "If this king guessed correctly, my father should have asked someone to investigate."

"Then it will probably be done after the next year." Rong Qinghuai said.

Yu Jingdu put on an attitude of a junior and asked him: "Master Rong suddenly asked about this, but what's your opinion?"

"It stands to reason that the old man shouldn't talk about this matter." Rong Qinghuai said: "But thinking of the lord's kindness to the dog, the old man took the liberty to say something more. There are tens of thousands of people in the private barracks, and they are far away in Yuzhou. If you are not careful, there may be big troubles, this matter is a hot potato, His Highness can hide if he can."

Yu Jingdu had thought about this before, and knew that his words were heartfelt advice.

"What do you mean?" Rong Zhuo asked in a low voice.

"There are so many people, if they are not handled well, there will be a mutiny." Yu Jingdu patiently explained to him: "In addition, Yuzhou has just suffered a disaster, and the people's hearts are unstable. If they are used by those who are interested, it may cause unpredictable s consequence."

Rong Zhuo's brain turned slowly after drinking, and it took him a while to react.

"It's really hard to handle." Rong Zhuo said: "But if His Highness can't handle this matter well, wouldn't it be even harder for others to handle it?"

Rong Qinghuai said helplessly: "You don't understand anything, don't meddle in it."

"Your Highness is the most capable person in the court, if he..." Rong Zhuo wanted to say something, but his father stopped him with a look.

But how does Yu Jingdu know him?Hearing this also heard the meaning of his words.

It has to be said that Yu Jingdu was quite happy in his heart.Rong Zhuo has always had so much confidence in him, even in matters that he himself feels guilty about, Rong Zhuo never doubts his ability.

That night, Rong Qinghuai quickly left with Rong Zhuo to prevent him from talking nonsense after drinking.

After the two left, Yu Jingdu stood by the window for a long time, thinking about Rong Qinghuai's words in his heart.

He himself didn't even think about picking up this hot potato.

But Rong Zhuo's words today seemed to plant a seed in his heart.

That night, Yu Jingdu went to Rong Zhuo's room.

Rong Zhuo drank, and now he is sleeping in a daze.

Yu Jingdu sat on the side of the couch for a while, and finally moved the young man and the quilt inside, and lay beside him with his clothes on.

Rong Zhuo slept until midnight and was thirsty. When he woke up, he found that there was someone else beside him, but because he was still drunk and this person was Yu Jingdu, he didn't react too much. Instead, he regarded the person as a blue stone , and even turned over and rubbed against the other side.

"Are you awake?" Yu Jingdu asked him.

"Why didn't you cover yourself with a quilt?" Rong Zhuo said, sharing half of the quilt with him.

Yu Jingdu's body was cold, afraid of freezing Rong Zhuo, he put his arm on the quilt to stop him from moving, "I'm here to ask you a question."

"Huh?" Rong Zhuo looked at him sleepily, without the vigilance and alienation he had when he was awake, which made Yu Jingdu suddenly have the illusion of going back to the past.It was as if he was still Qingshi, and the other party was still that little playboy who had nothing to do with him.

"Do you think I should go to Yuzhou?" Yu Jingdu asked him.

"You should go." Rong Zhuo said as a matter of course: "In the future, you will be the emperor. Yuzhou is your country, and the people are also your people. If you leave it to others to handle the errands, won't you be the one who suffers?"

What he said sounded a bit unreasonable, but it hit the nail on the head.

If one follows the principle of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, Yu Jingdu should naturally stay far away.

But if you jump out of this thinking, he will be the master of this country in the future.

All the consequences of his evasion of responsibility now will still be borne by him in the future.

"And I know you can handle it well." Rong Zhuo said: "You have led troops for so many years, and you know how to deal with those people."

"You know me so well?" Yu Jingdu raised his eyebrows and asked.

Rong Zhuo seemed to be a little sleepy again, and buried his head in his neck and rubbed it.

Yu Jingdu's throat was dry from being rubbed by him, and he felt uncomfortable.

"Yeah." Rong Zhuo didn't explain, he even forgot to drink water, just nestled on the side of his neck and fell asleep in a daze.

In fact, Rong Zhuo's earliest cognition of Jing Du came from the other party's setting in the original book.

His Royal Highness the King of Banquet strategized, fought decisively, and finally got the rightful position.

But gradually, Rong Zhuo's understanding of him is no longer limited to the vague setting in the book.

During this period of time, Rong Qing Huai Chao Rong Zhuo said a lot of his own judgments on the affairs of the court, and this naturally included part of his evaluation of Jingdu...

"The biggest difference between Yan Wang and the Crown Prince is that he cares about the overall situation." Rong Qinghuai said to Rong Zhuo earlier, "Only talking about the case of corruption in ink and food in Yuzhou, there are actually more ways to expose the Crown Prince's behavior. Not to mention anything else, As long as the people in Yuzhou are provoked to cause a civil uprising, and when the incident spreads to the capital, even if His Majesty wants to protect the crown prince and want to calm things down, the civil and military officials will not give up."

With Yu Jingdu's mind, it is impossible not to think of this layer.

But he didn't do it because it would involve many innocent people.

So he chose the most gentle method to solve this matter, and even in the end, he didn't involve the prince.

The advantage is that the court replenished the money and food in time, and the people in Yuzhou were saved.

With Rong Zhuo's mind, he couldn't think of it so deeply.

But after he heard what Rong Qinghuai said, he kept this matter in his heart.

Because of this, after hearing Rong Qinghuai's words tonight, he would not agree very much.

The Yanwang Highness he knew was a strategist who cared about his family and country, and he felt that this was the reason why Yu Jingdu was able to sit in that position in the end.

There has never been a lack of planning and calculation in the court, but if you want to become the master of the country, these things alone are not enough...

Yu Jingdu looked at the sleeping boy beside him, and his heart was filled with indescribable softness.

Early the next morning, he set off for the palace.

The emperor was probably in a state of distress these days, because he had discussed with Xue Cheng for a long time, but he couldn't find a safe way to solve the private barracks.

"Jingdu, you are here." The emperor frowned a lot when he saw Yu Jingdu.

"Father didn't sleep well, and his complexion looks a bit unwell." Yu Jingdu said with concern.

The emperor sighed and motioned him to sit down, "I don't tell you about the matter in Yuzhou, you should know who did it, right?"

Yu Jingdu nodded, and didn't hide anything. A fool can guess such a thing, and he doesn't need to avoid suspicion.

"Now there are tens of thousands of private soldiers here, how to deal with it is a big problem." The emperor said, "If a slight mistake leads to a mutiny, the consequences will be disastrous, and the people of Yuzhou will definitely suffer."

The private barracks are raised by the prince, and the best way is to let the prince handle them.

But now the emperor is very disappointed with the prince, and it is impossible to give him such a chance again.

"If a private army battalion of tens of thousands of people really fights, the people in Yuzhou will definitely suffer." Yu Jingdu said: "If it spreads to the border by then, there is no guarantee that it will not attract the attention of the enemy country. Maybe the border will be chaotic for a while."

At that time, it will really be an internal and external trouble.

Thinking of this, the emperor became even more disappointed with the prince in his heart, wishing he could just drag him over and beat him to death!

"My son has been thinking about this matter these days." Yu Jingdu said: "If you want to control the private barracks, the safest way is to break through from the inside. Capture the thief first and capture the king."

The emperor thought for a while and asked, "Are you sure?"

"It's hard to say that I'm sure, but I have to try." Yu Jingdu said: "Did the father send someone to check their details?"

"The people in Xuecheng have gone to do it." The emperor said.

"It's best to find out the details of all the generals in the private barracks, pick a few weak ones to handle, and kill the others who are not easy to handle." Yu Jingdu said.

When he said this, his expression did not fluctuate, and he seemed a little cold-blooded.

But the emperor showed an expression of appreciation. In his opinion, a king should be like this.

He is kind to the common people, but never tolerates those who deserve to be killed.

"What about the remaining people?" The emperor asked, "Instigating rebellion against them? But they have rebelled against them before, how dare they use them?"

"Father, this private battalion may not have had any rebellious intentions." Yu Jingdu reminded: "Their soldiers are just doing things with their salaries. As for the generals, the master they follow is the prince, who is the future of the country. So in their hearts, maybe they see themselves as the same as other regular camps.”

The emperor nodded when he heard the words, but did not refute.

It's just that when he thought of the prince's thoughts, he felt angry.

I haven't died yet, my son has already raised his private soldiers and is ready to be the master of the country at any time.

Obviously he has never hidden his secrets, and he has always indulged the prince, why did he get these in exchange?

"At that time, find a courageous general to be the head coach, and in time, you will be able to use the private army camp for your own use." Yu Jingdu said, "After all, although the private army camp has a bad name, it was also raised by the prince who stole the money and food from the court. Yes, it’s really a pity to give up.”

Hearing the words, the emperor was amused by his "calculating carefully" posture.

"I can't see that you are quite good at living." The emperor teased.

"I have been in the army all year round, so I know it is not easy to raise soldiers." Yu Jingdu said: "If you kill them all in a moment of enthusiasm, it can deter them for a while, but how many people in this dynasty need such a deterrent? Others don't care. They have such a wicked heart, but they don’t have such strength and courage. It’s better to use four or two thousand catties, and when they are subdued, whether they are scattered to various camps or directly sent to the border, it is better than killing them.”

There is another reason why Yu Jingdu thinks this way.

It was mentioned in the news brought back by Li Feng that many soldiers in the private battalion didn't even know they were private soldiers.

The prince must have used some tricks when recruiting troops, causing many ordinary soldiers in the private camp to think that they were staying in a secret camp.After all, the military pay they received, and even the military uniforms they wore were no different from those of the regular army.

In other words, not only did most of them not rebel, they might even be quite loyal to the imperial court.

"Very good, Jing Du." The emperor stretched out his hand and patted Yu Jing Du's shoulder, "I will leave this matter to you."

Yu Jingdu was taken aback for a moment, "Father? You are not afraid of your son..."

"Father, if you can't even trust you, who can entrust this country to in the future?" said the emperor.

The implication of what he said was too obvious, it was almost as if he was expressly expressing it to Yu Jingdu.

Once the crown prince is deposed, Yu Jingdu will undoubtedly become the most suitable candidate for this position.

Yu Jingdu showed a little surprise and bewilderment at the right time when he heard the words, and even showed a little flattered feeling in his eyes.

The emperor confided in his heart: "Among my sons, you are the most similar in temperament to me, so I understand you. You are capable and ambitious, but you will not be fooled by lard like the prince. You are the same as me, no matter How much you want to gain power, but you can always remember to put your country and people in your heart, this is why I trust you."

Yu Jingdu's eyes turned red at the right time, and he stood up and bowed to the emperor, "I thank my father for his trust."

"Don't have any burden in your heart, just let go and do it." The emperor said: "If something goes wrong, I will cover it for you."

If the prince heard these words, he would probably go mad again.

But Yu Jingdu was very moved on the face, but there was no fluctuation in his heart.

Because he knew that the emperor spoke well, but in the final analysis, he was chosen because there was no more suitable person.

As long as Xue Cheng is willing to take this hot potato, nothing will happen to him!

"By the way, what happened to you and that young man from the Rong family?" The emperor asked after changing the subject.

"He doesn't like Erchen very much." Yu Jingdu's face darkened, "Yesterday Erchen went to Qingyin Temple to visit Sixth Uncle, and took him to meet his family by the way. Last night, Rong Qinghuai and Rong Qinghuai specially thanked Erchen Haosheng."

Seeing that he didn't even hide this kind of thing from himself, the emperor felt more and more satisfied.

"It's good that you can learn how to give kindness and majesty at the same time," said the emperor.

Yu Jingdu thought, didn't I learn all this from you?

"Although the young man from the Rong family has missed his homework these days, he is Ji Xiunian's beloved disciple after all. If you make friends with him, you can take the opportunity to get closer to Ji Xiunian." The emperor said: "At that time, his students will enter the imperial examination. After serving, I will also think of my teacher's affection and get closer to you."

"I still feel that I can't talk to scholars like them," Yu Jingdu said.

"Haha." The emperor smiled, "How about this? In previous years, I would occasionally hold a banquet in the palace. On New Year's Eve this year, I will also ask someone to hold another banquet. Then I will ask Ji Xiunian to pick a few people and students to come together, you brothers The few are also lively and lively, getting close to each other."

"Yes." Yu Jingdu said.

"Let Rong Zhuo come too," said the emperor.

Yu Jingdu was startled, "But now he..."

"The affairs of Yuzhou already have a regulation, so there is no need to avoid the crown prince anymore." The emperor said: "I have already ordered people to keep an eye on the East Palace. If he dares to mess around, let's spend this year in another place."

Yu Jingdu's heart shuddered when he heard the words, knowing that the emperor was planning to beat the prince.

In other words, it's not a beating, but it's not that the other party has long been taken to heart.

"If someone from Rong Zhuo asks about his activities these days, how should he answer?" Yu Jingdu asked.

"Don't bring you into this, lest others say that you are not friendly with your brothers." The emperor said: "Just say that I arranged them in the Zhuangzi, and you should not pay too much attention to him at the palace banquet, and make friends with others." student."

Yu Jingdu answered in a hurry when he heard the words, and didn't say anything more.

After leaving the Imperial Study Room, Yu Jingdu originally planned to return to Fu'an Palace.

But he didn't know what he thought of, so he turned around and went to the embroidery room.

There is an embroidery room in the palace that is responsible for royal uniforms, and all the embroiderers in the palace are skilled.

The female officer in charge of the embroidery room saw that the person who came was Yan Wang, she was a little uneasy, thinking that there was something wrong with the clothes that had been given to Yan Wang earlier.

"It's nothing." Yu Jingdu looked around in the embroidery room, "I want to get some trinkets to give away."

"I don't know what His Highness wants? I want to order someone to do it." The female officer hurriedly said.

Yu Jingdu looked at the patterns the embroiderers were embroidering, and said, seemingly unintentionally, "Purse."

"May I ask what kind of purse Your Highness wants?" the female officer asked.

"How many patterns do you have here?" Yu Jingdu asked.

"There are about thirty species," said the female official.

"Then get one of each kind, the sooner the better." Yu Jingdu said: "I will ask the people in the mansion to come and count the money with you later, and the money will come from my private treasury."

Female officer: ...

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