Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 462 Concussion
Shunchang cloth shop in Hangzhou Fu.

The gentleman sat on the bamboo chair and shook his body gently, looking leisurely and content.

Beside him is a small bamboo table with a teapot on it.

From time to time, he picked up the teapot to take a sip, and from time to time he picked up the scroll next to him to read.

"Sir, there is news." Zhou Laoer came to the side of the husband and said.

"Did that Liao Zhong go to surrender?" The gentleman said with a smile, as if he was not surprised by Liao Zhong's reaction at all.

There was a smile on his face, as if he still had a little bit of expectation.

"Yes." Zhou Er Er replied, and then said with some doubts: "Is that how you give up?"

"Liao Zhong is just an abandoned son. It is irrelevant in the first place. It's no big deal. Don't take it to heart." The gentleman waved his hands and said, "We can just proceed to the next step. It's time for the person behind us to show his face. It’s not okay to always stand behind you.” The gentleman stood up and stretched.

"But if we do this, King Ning won't let us go." Zhou Laoer said with some hesitation: "We are doing it ourselves now, and King Ning doesn't know. If you really anger him , I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the master."

The gentleman waved his hand and said indifferently: "Father, you don't have to worry. If you can't do this well, then you're not your father. We, father and son, have been planning for King Ning for so long, isn't it? Let him be a coward. If we ask him everything, then this time he will definitely give up Zhejiang."

"Prince Ning, to paraphrase Cao Cao's words about Yuan Shao, is big in ambition but small in wisdom, stern but timid, restrained but not powerful. If I say him, he has great ambitions, but in fact he is just an idiot. He thinks well, but what's the use of thinking? He can't do it."

"If it weren't for our father and son, he wouldn't be in the situation he is today. Now is the best opportunity. If we have to wait, then we will never have a bright future. This time I will not give him a chance to back down. Make sure to let him go ahead. Even if you force him to go, I will do it."

"Our father and son will no longer work for the old Zhu family. If we want to be the courtiers of the old Zhu family, why should we follow King Ning? Whether it is His Majesty today or His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Hangzhou, which one is better than Ning? Wang Qiang?"

"So don't talk about this matter. I think my father knows how to cooperate with me. You let people reveal the news, reveal the food matter, let them know that the food comes from Jiangxi, and lead the clues. Go to King Ning. This time he can't hide even if he wants to."

"Yes, sir." Zhou Lao Er agreed, then turned and walked outside, obviously to arrange this matter.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Since the crown prince went to Nanjing, the city of Beijing has stopped a lot.Both the courtiers in the court and the emperor Zhu Youtang all felt this.

Obviously, if His Royal Highness does not engage in affairs, the affairs of the court will be much less.

In the rare leisure time in the afternoon, sitting in the harem, looking at the jumping daughter, Zhu Youtang showed a smile on his face.

Empress Zhang, who was sitting next to her, also had a smile on her face, looking at her daughter who was not far away.

The daughter is like an elf, making the life of the husband and wife full of fun.

"I don't know what's going on with Zhao'er." Empress Zhang seemed to think of something, and suddenly said with some worry: "Nanjing seems to be not peaceful."

Hearing Queen Zhang talking about Nanjing, Zhu Youtang's face also became serious.

The news from Nanjing had naturally spread to Beijing long ago, but the imperial court did not respond.Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is sitting there, it is useless for the imperial court to respond.

Even if the ministers of the imperial court are sent there, don't they still have to listen to the crown prince there?

"You don't have to worry too much, you know what Zhao'er looks like. No one can do anything to him. I'm worried now that if something goes wrong with him, it won't end well." Zhu Youtang said helplessly.

Zhu Youtang is very satisfied with his successor.He would be more satisfied if he didn't always make trouble like this.

So Zhu Youtang thought of another thing, turned his head to look at Empress Zhang, and said, "Recently, you should keep an eye on the Crown Princess. Let her give birth to the emperor's grandson as soon as possible to be serious."

Because he is a young child, Zhu Youtang is very concerned and concerned about the matter of his grandson.

As the saying goes, what is lacking, what is needed, Zhu Youtang's son and daughter are both one, so he hopes that he can have more sons, and he can also take his grandson to play and enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by grandchildren.

Empress Zhang said with a smile: "I am also anxious about this matter, but Zhao'er runs around all day, how can she have time to have children? I don't know if I will bring some girls from Jiangnan back when I go to Jiangnan this time?"

"He's still young, it's not good to have too many women." Zhu Youtang frowned and said.

On this matter, Queen Zhang would not say anything to Zhu Youtang.So she decisively changed the subject, and then said: "After Zhao'er comes back this time, don't let him run around anymore, stay at home and give birth to the child."

Zhu Youtang nodded, smiled and said, "Just do as you said."

While the husband and wife were chatting, Yang Peng walked over quickly.

He came to Zhu Youtang's side, and said respectfully: "My lord, there is an urgent letter sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

With that said, Yang Peng respectfully delivered the letter to Zhu Youtang.

As soon as Zhu Youtang heard that it was an urgent letter from his son, his face became serious.

Zhu Youtang still knows his son very well, and he knows his ability and character even more clearly.

He would never have written such a letter to himself if he hadn't been in a particularly urgent situation, not even when he was fighting in the northwest.

Now that such a letter has come, it is obvious that something is going on here.

He brought the letter over and checked the seal. After seeing that there was no problem, Zhu Youtang unfolded the letter paper and quickly read it.

Looking at it, Zhu Youtang's face became even uglier, and his body trembled a little.

Glancing at Empress Zhang, Zhu Youtang forced himself to calm down.

"Did something happen to Zhao'er?" Empress Zhang stood up and said worriedly.

Hearing the queen's question, Zhu Youtang gave Yang Peng a hard look.

The meaning is obvious, why did you send the letter at this time?You are too good at choosing time. Didn't you see the queen by my side?
Yang Peng stepped aside, not daring to say a word, but just lowered his head.

Zhu Youtang smiled at Empress Zhang, and then said: "It's nothing, it's just some business matters. Zhao'er encountered a little trouble in Nanjing, and he needs me as a father to take care of him. It's really not good. Fair enough!"

"Well, you don't have to worry. No matter what the big thing is, I will scold him at most." Zhu Youtang said with a smile.

"Then show me the letter." Queen Zhang still looked at Zhu Youtang suspiciously.

Originally, it was against the rules to do so, but this is a letter from the prince. From another perspective, it is a letter from home.As the mother of the prince, it is no problem for Queen Zhang to want to see it.

In addition, Queen Zhang is also worried about her son.

If there is no problem with this letter, then naturally you can show it to her; if there is a problem, naturally you will not show it to her.

This is a good way of judging, and it can be regarded as a small thought of Queen Zhang.

Some helplessly glanced at Empress Zhang, Zhu Youtang handed the letter to her, and said, "Let's have a look."

After receiving the letter, Queen Zhang scanned it quickly, and then her expression changed.

She raised her head and stared at Zhu Youtang, complaining: "You still say Zhao'er is fine? They were all assassinated, and there are still people who want to rebel, how can they be fine?"

"Aren't those who assassinated him all killed?" Zhu Youtang said with a wry smile, "Zhao'er went with the Black Dragon Army this time, nothing happened."

Zhu Youtang comforted Empress Zhang, "So you don't have to worry too much. But I still have to deal with some things, discuss with those ministers, and see what to do about this matter?"

"You take good care of your daughter here." Zhu Youtang reached out and patted Queen Zhang, then turned and walked outside.

Looking at Zhu Youtang's back, Queen Zhang didn't say anything.

She knew it was inappropriate to say anything at this time.It is my best choice to let my man and son do their thing.All I can do is support them behind the scenes, take good care of my daughter, and don't make trouble for them.

Soon Zhu Youtang walked towards Qianqing Palace, and ordered as he walked: "Get all the cabinet scholars here, and I have something to discuss with them."

After a slight pause, Zhu Youtang continued: "In addition, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of Households are also brought here."

"Yes, my lord." Yang Peng quickly agreed, and then ordered people to find someone.

On the Qianqing Palace side, several ministers rushed over after getting the news.

Although I don't know what happened, but His Majesty's eagerness to summon him is obviously a big deal.

After several people arrived, they saw Zhu Youtang with a serious face.

So they hurriedly saluted, but were interrupted by Zhu Youtang's wave of his hand.

Seeing a few people, Zhu Youtang said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just wrote me a letter from Nanjing, please take a look."

After speaking, Zhu Youtang handed the letter to Yang Peng who was standing beside him.

Holding the letter in both hands and walking down the steps, Yang Peng walked up to Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, and handed the letter to him.

Hearing that the matter was related to His Royal Highness, the faces of several people became more serious.

This is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and there is only one prince in the Ming Dynasty, so nothing can happen to him.

What's more, their prince is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If something really happens, it must be a big deal.

So the expressions of several people all became serious, waiting quietly to read the letter.

(End of this chapter)