Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 486
Hearing Zhu Youtang's words, Wang Hua was slightly taken aback.

Let your son be the left servant of the Ministry of War?

You must know that this is a real job, and it is different from the previous titles. It is completely the second person in the Ministry of War.

Wang Hua felt that His Majesty might be trying to test him, so he quickly said: "I have little talent and learning, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on a big responsibility. Please take back your order."

Wang Hua is so cautious, on the one hand, for his own son, and on the other hand, he is also the prince.

The current prince is already strong enough, and has already wielded a lot of power in all aspects.

This is His Majesty today, otherwise the struggle between father and son would have broken out long ago.

In the eyes of many courtiers, it is not easy to maintain this situation for so long.This has something to do with His Majesty having only one son, and also with His Majesty's personality.

But everything has a limit.Once this limit is exceeded, something will happen to it.So many courtiers have begun to worry, once a conflict breaks out between the emperor and the prince, how will they stand in line?

If His Majesty has other sons, it may be easier to handle, but now His Majesty only has one son, the Crown Prince, if you agree to offend His Majesty, if you oppose it, you will offend the Crown Prince.

In the future, when the crown prince ascends the throne, how can there be any good fruit for you?
So the ministers really don't want this to happen, and so does Wang Hua.

Especially Wang Hua and his son are too sensitive. If this happens, things may be troublesome.

With their father and son as the tipping point, how will their father and son deal with themselves?

Glancing at Wang Hua, Zhu Youtang smiled helplessly, and said, "Is this how Ai Qing sees me?"

"I dare not." Wang Hua said hastily.

Obviously his attitude displeased the emperor, and he suddenly became uneasy.

Could it be that I was wrong, His Majesty really wanted to use his son?

"Wang Shouren is very talented, and he has made a lot of contributions over the years. If it weren't for the fact that he is still young and needs to be suppressed, he would not be in his current position. You should understand many things about Aiqing, and there is no need for me It's so clear."

"But young people always have to be trained, otherwise they won't understand things too well. Wang Shouren has done a good job in the past few years, but he has always been transferred in the military and in the local government. This is not good for him. very good."

"This time I will be stable for a few years when I come back, so I might as well go to the Ministry of War. Be a servant in the Ministry of War and let him know what's going on with the army of the whole country, and learn how to do things in the center."

"It's very good for his future. Ai Qing doesn't have to think too much, just put his heart in his stomach. If I have a chance, I won't wait until today."

"I have such a son, and the Ming Dynasty has such a prince. It is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty and the blessing of the world. I know that I am not the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but I still have the mind I should have."

Hearing Zhu Youtang's words, Wang Hua showed a look of shame on his face. He lifted up his clothes and knelt down on the ground, and then said: "Your Majesty's words, I dare not agree with you. Since your Majesty took the throne, you have been close to the people Diligence and benevolence governing the country, from the Three Emperors down, there are very few who can surpass Your Majesty. If Your Majesty cannot be called a Ming Jun, then how can there be a Ming Jun in my world?"

"Since your majesty ascended the throne, he has practiced virtue internally and shocked the barbarians externally. My Ming Dynasty has enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous national power. Your Majesty is indeed the Holy Lord of Zhongxing in my Ming Dynasty. The emperors and emperors of the Ming Dynasty are the model for future emperors.

Zhu Youtang looked at Wang Hua, and listening to what he said, a smile appeared on his face, and then disappeared quickly.

He stepped down from the top and helped Wang Hua up with his own hands.

Looking at Wang Hua with a smile, Zhu Youtang said, "I only wish that the world will be peaceful and that the people will have clothes on their bodies and food in their stomachs. This is enough for me."

"Your Majesty is wise." Wang Hua bowed quickly and said.

"Okay, this matter is settled like this, you go back and tell your son, let him rest for a few days, and go directly to the Ministry of War to take up his post."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Hua quickly agreed, and then said: "That's it, I will leave."

Nodding slightly, Zhu Youtang looked at Wang Hua's back with a thoughtful expression.

After Wang Hua walked away, Zhu Youtang shook his head lightly, then walked towards the harem with his hands behind his back.

It's better to go and accompany the queen.

This matter quickly spread throughout Beijing, and the courtiers praised Zhu Youtang even more for a while.

Obviously, His Majesty was able to achieve this step, which was something that many courtiers did not expect, and it was also something that made them happy.

Speaking of it, it is really comfortable to work under the command of His Majesty today.Being able to get such an emperor is what the courtiers look forward to most, so it must be praised.

Therefore, the praise for Zhu Youtang has been raised to a higher level, basically surpassing the two emperors Han Wenjing and becoming the Holy Lord of ZTE.

All of a sudden, inside and outside the capital, the voice of praise for Zhu Youtang resounded through the sky.

Xianyang Palace.

The news naturally reached here, but after hearing the news, Zhu Houzhao did not speak for a long time.

He also sighed in his heart that Emperor Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty was worthy of being called a benevolent monarch. This kind of heart and mind alone was beyond the reach of ordinary emperors.

While Zhu Houzhao was standing in a daze, Liu Jin quietly walked up to him, and said respectfully, "Your Highness, Tang Bohu, please see me."

Compared with Wang Shouren, Tang Bohu naturally didn't have so many people paying attention to him, and at the same time, not so many people cared about him, so he could come here to seek a meeting with peace of mind.

If Tang Bohu didn't come, it would make people think he was ungrateful.After all, Tang Bohu started as an official.He has been promoted by His Royal Highness the Prince.

If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in that imperial examination fraud case, Tang Bohu would have been abolished long ago.It is precisely because His Highness the Crown Prince values ​​and promotes him that he is what he is today. His Highness the Crown Prince is his benefactor, and it is normal for His Highness to die for the Crown Prince.

If you don't go to bow down to the crown prince when you come back, then it is no longer a matter of being an official, but a matter of character, and you will definitely be cast aside.

When Zhu Houzhao heard that Tang Bohu was coming, he quickly smiled and said, "Then let him in."

In fact, Zhu Houzhao was still very curious about Tang Bohu.

What happened to such a down-and-out talent in the history of the Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Houzhao wanted to know very much.

In the Northwest these few years, is he still the same as before?
Zhu Houzhao also wanted to see it.

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Liu Jin agreed, then turned around and walked out.

Not long after, Tang Bohu walked in under the guidance of Liu Jin.

After seeing Zhu Houzhao, Tang Bohu lifted up his robe and knelt down on the ground, then said: "My minister Tang Bohu, see Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Houzhao laughed immediately when he saw the scene, and walked straight to Tang Bohu.He reached out to Tang Bohu to help him up.

He looked Tang Bohu up and down.He smiled and said, "It looks darker and stronger. It's good, it's good."

Tang Bohu smiled shyly and said: "The minister did not shame His Highness the Crown Prince by being in the northwest."

Although this sentence was very light, Tang Bohu's tone was very serious. Obviously, this sentence has been pressed in his heart for a long time.

It seems to be showing merit, but in fact it is really talking about his heart.

In the Northwest for such a long time, apart from doing things for the people, Tang Bohu's firmest thought was that he could not embarrass the Crown Prince, since he belonged to His Highness the Crown Prince.

He had this kind of thought because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince valued him.

As the so-called scholar dies for his confidant, in Tang Bohu's view, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's kindness to him.Enough to repay him with death.So he kept thinking of this in his heart all the time.

Hearing Tang Bohu's words, Zhu Youxiao's expression also became serious, he stretched out his hand and patted Tang Bohu's shoulder lightly, and said: "You have done a good job in the northwest, and my palace has always received reports. You didn't disappoint Ben Gong, and Ben Gong didn't misunderstand the person."

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Tang Bohu's eyes turned red, and then he bowed and said, "I dare not disappoint His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Okay, well done." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile again, and at the same time turned his head to look at Liu Jin, and ordered: "Have someone prepare a table of food and wine. I want to have a good drink with Tang Bohu."

Liu Jin agreed, then turned around and went out to make arrangements.

"Come on, sit down and talk." Zhu Houzhao pulled Tang Bohu to sit down, and said, "Although there are explanations in the report, there are still many things that you need to talk about in person. Come, tell me about the northwest affairs. "

Naturally, Tang Bohu did not dare to neglect, and reported to Zhu Houzhao in detail what he had seen, heard and done in the northwest.

Zhu Houzhao listened with a serious face, and talked to Tang Bohu from time to time.

In a palace in Xianyang Palace, the Crown Princess looked at the maid in front of her and asked, "Isn't His Royal Highness coming to have dinner?"

"Back to the Crown Princess, Eunuch Liu has just come to explain that His Highness the Crown Prince will not be here today." The maid said: "It is said that an official named Tang Bohu has come ahead, and His Highness the Crown Prince wants to drink with him."

"Tang Bohu?" The Crown Princess asked hesitantly, "But that frontier genius?"

"Back to the crown prince, it is the frontier genius." The maid said with a bit of hope on her face: "People say that the frontier talent in the Ming Dynasty is the number one talent today, and he was the number one in poetry, calligraphy and painting at that time. Especially the frontier poems he wrote are quite in the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty."

The princess nodded, and said with some appreciation: "I have read some, it is true. But I didn't know that His Royal Highness has such a deep friendship with him, and he still wants to leave him in the palace to drink. Something that has never happened before. Go find someone to ask and find out what's going on."

"Yes. Crown Princess." The maid agreed, and then hurried out to find someone.

Soon a slightly older eunuch was brought in.

After hearing the Crown Princess' question, the eunuch quickly said: "This matter seems to have been going on for many years. At the beginning, Tang Bohu was involved in an imperial examination fraud case. Although there was no real evidence in the end, because of his dissolute behavior, His Majesty still punished him." His crime, trying to cut his reputation, will never be allowed to participate in the imperial examination."

"At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rescued him and dispatched him to the northwest. I remember very clearly that His Highness the Crown Prince told that Tang Bohu at that time that he wanted him to use a brush to paint the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty, and to describe the frontier scenery of the Ming Dynasty with poems. .”

"So Tang Bohu went to the Northwest. Originally, he only needed to stay in the Northwest for three years. Who would have thought that he would stay in the Northwest for five years. During these five years, Tang Bohu traveled to many places in the Northwest, wrote many poems, and painted many paintings. Back After arriving in the capital, he studied hard for a year, passed the Jinshi examination in one fell swoop, and then followed the prince."

"Many people say that His Royal Highness knows people through his eyes, and they are talking about this Tang Bohu. This Tang Bohu has not disappointed His Royal Highness. He has always been diligent and diligent in his official career and has a very good reputation. This time he is transferred back to the capital. It is the imperial court who wants to use him again."

When the old eunuch said this, his face was also full of joy, and then he said: "This Tang Bohu can be regarded as the minister of His Royal Highness's hidden residence. If you have to say who is more trusted by His Royal Highness than him, it can only be His Majesty Wang Shouren." .”

When the princess heard this, she also had an idea in her heart.

Of course she knew better about the prince and Wang Shouren.

This Wang Shouren also followed the prince from the beginning, trained troops with the prince, and fought everywhere with the prince. It can be said that he learned the prince's leadership very well, and now he has the momentum of the No. 1 military of the Ming Dynasty.

"I don't know if he will send some poems or calligraphy to His Highness the Crown Prince today?" The Crown Princess murmured with such expectations in her heart.

In fact, the concubine's guess was correct, Tang Bohu had indeed brought a painting, which was being shown to Zhu Hou to take care of.

This is a very long painting, which shows the frontier scene of the Ming Dynasty, the majestic desert, the isolated city wall and the so-called soldiers, it looks so real.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the picture scroll bit by bit, and the expression on his face gradually became excited.

After reading it, Zhu Houzhao turned his head to look at Tang Bohu and said, "This painting is a treasure handed down from generation to generation. It is comparable to the Song Dynasty's Qingming Riverside Picture, and it is also comparable to the Song Dynasty's Thousand Li Rivers and Mountains Picture!"

"Good painting! Good painting!" Zhu Houzhao said with a smile.

Tang Bohu's painstakingly made paintings, coupled with his talent, naturally deserve this title.

Seeing a treasure-level painting appear in front of him, Zhu Houzhao was naturally very happy in his heart.

Tang Bohu who was standing on the side said quickly: "I have never dared to forget what His Highness the Crown Prince told me. I used the pen in my hand to describe the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Ming Dynasty. This picture of the frontier fortress was drawn after I traveled all over the northwest. "

"Now the Northwest is no longer what it used to be, and the living arrangements of the people are becoming more and more prosperous, all thanks to His Majesty and His Royal Highness. It is a great honor to be born in such a prosperous age, and to be valued so highly by His Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Houzhao patted Tang Bohu's shoulder with a smile, and said, "I will dedicate this painting to my father when I return to my palace. I believe he will like it very much."

(End of this chapter)