It should be said that this was Zhu Yi's first real face-to-face confrontation with the Supreme Emperor.
Although he had met him before his personal expedition, every time he went to the palace with his father to pay his respects.
It was certain that he had met the Supreme Emperor, but standing behind his father, he never had the chance to stand alone, and he would never be truly remembered by the Supreme Emperor.
Therefore, strictly speaking, this was the first time that Zhu Yi stood in front of the Supreme Emperor as a true minister.
"Your Majesty, my father is the first Duke of the country. Now I am commanding the envoys in the capital and serving as the escort general."
Even though it was his first time playing alone, Zhu Yi was not at all restrained and opened his mouth generously.
Zhu Qizhen nodded and smiled.
"I remember you. During the ten years of orthodoxy, during Yuan Qiu's hunting, you shot three targets in a row, and you were the best among all the distinguished disciples. I even rewarded you with a precious bow."
Seeing that the Supreme Emperor could still remember things that happened so long ago, Zhu Yi immediately knelt down and said.
"I don't think your Majesty still remembers the things that happened when I was young. Your Majesty gave me this gift, and I serve it in my room day and night. God's grace is so great that I always remember it. I only regret that I am weak and unable to go out with the army and serve as your Majesty's pawn."
Seeing Zhu Yi's excited look below, Zhu Qizhen's smile faded, and instead he sighed and said.
"Don't talk nonsense, there is no reason for the eldest son of the Lord's family to go on an expedition with his father."
As he spoke, Zhu Qizhen's expression became a little complicated and he said.
"Although Duke Cheng Guo was defeated in the battle of Yao'erling on this trip, I know his loyalty and bravery."
"It's just... I'm sorry for you. During the year I was in Yibei, the Holy Mother had something to say to me about many things that happened in the capital."
"If you become a Duke of the country, you will have merit for the country, be loyal to the king, and live up to the name of the Duke!"
That's what they say, but it's not necessarily true whether there is some truth in it.
At least, Zhu Yi did not feel that the Supreme Emperor in front of him showed the same true feelings as he did to the British Duke just now.
This is not surprising.
After all, objectively speaking, the failure of the battle at Yao'erling disrupted the retreat of the army. Therefore, I am afraid only the emperor himself knows how he views this battle.
Of course, the thoughts in his heart are just thoughts, Zhu Yi still said with a grateful look on his face.
"Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness. I know that my father is guilty and failed to sever the relationship for Your Majesty, causing Your Majesty to go hunting and capture the court. This is a huge mistake. Since the news came back to the capital, I have been frightened day and night, and I feel extremely guilty."
"After thinking about it, I can only atone for his sins by doing my best to welcome His Majesty back to the capital. Now that His Majesty has returned to the court safely, it is really a great blessing for the country. He has become a Duke of the country. I am willing to serve His Majesty to the death. To atone for his sins.”
Seeing Zhu Yi's determined look, Zhu Qizhen was stunned for a moment, then he put his palms together and smiled.
"Okay, okay, the Duke of Chengguo really lives up to his reputation of loyalty and bravery. Our Lady was not wrong about the person. You are indeed a worthy minister of the country."
It was obvious that the Supreme Emperor's praise this time was much more sincere than before.
Zhu Yi lowered his head with a humble attitude.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. This is the duty of a minister. I dare not be praised by Your Majesty."
However, in the final analysis, Zhu Qizhen was not a fool, or in other words, how Zhu Yi was persuaded to come here, Queen Mother Sun had already told him.
Therefore, after saying these words, Zhu Qizhen's face became a little more serious and said.
"You don't have to worry about the title of Duke Chengguo. Since I said that the battle at Yao'erling was not your father's fault, then it's not. Wait two years and find an opportunity, and I will get it back for you. It should be."
This is a true commitment.
After Zhu Yi heard this, without much hesitation, he pushed the golden mountain over the jade pillar, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed.
"On behalf of my late father, I would like to thank Your Majesty for clearing his name!"
Zhu Qizhen nodded and signaled Zhu Yi to stand up. When he stood back to the distance again, Zhu Qizhen raised his eyes and looked around, and said solemnly.
"I was able to return to the capital smoothly this time, thanks largely to the help of my ministers. Everyone who has tried their best for me, whether it is Zhang Fu, Xu Bin, Xiao Weizhen who risked his life, or Chen Qing who gave up his title, resigned and returned. Mr.
"There are many loyal and upright ministers, it is difficult to list them all, but I am very grateful to them. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will give generous rewards to reward my ministers."
After the words fell, all the ministers below bowed down and said.
"I don't dare."
After some refusals, everyone finally stood up again and listened to the emperor's words.
"Today I summoned all the ministers to come over. There are two other things to do. One is about studying in the East Palace..."
"Xu Qing's family?"
Xu Youzhen didn't expect that he really had the right to speak, so she quickly stepped forward in fear and raised her hands.
"I'm here."
Zhu Qizhen looked up and down at the only civil servant who came into the palace, not knowing what he was thinking.
To be honest, Zhu Qizhen didn't have much impression of Xu Youzhen.
After all, there were a large number of people in the Hanlin Academy. Although Xu Youzhen was a bit talented, after all, he was not very top-notch in terms of articles.
However, although the impression was not deep, Zhu Qizhen heard a lot about him during these days.
Although Zhu Qizhen also felt that Xu Youzhen, who proposed moving south, was a bit spineless, it was precisely because of this that Zhu Qizhen dared to continue using Xu Youzhen.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qizhen spoke.
"After the New Year, the prince will leave the palace to study. This is a big event. Yesterday the prince came to say hello. I have tried my best to teach him to study hard and shoulder the responsibility of the prince."
"It's just that I am in Nangong now and cannot teach the prince all the time. As a bachelor of Youchunfang, you are with the prince every day. You should assist the prince for me and bring peace to the East Palace. Do you understand?"
To say that this Xu Youzhen is also a smart person, she immediately reacted and said with a cupped hand.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The East Palace has just been established. There are a lot of fish and dragons mixed together. Many forces are eyeing them. The prince is young and weak. As a subordinate of the East Palace, I should do my best to assist His Highness to study hard and become a great person early. I should also distinguish between loyal and traitorous for His Highness. My dear A wise minister is far away from a villain, helping His Highness to achieve success in the East Palace."
After the words fell, Zhu Qizhen raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Youzhen in his heart.
He originally thought that Xu Youzhen would understand after a few more reminders, but he never thought that this person's mind was so astute.
It seems that his time on the bench for more than a year was not in vain.
Come to think of it, if Xu Youzhen was like today, she would not be so reckless in saying that she wanted to move south.
Seeing that this person was available, Zhu Qizhen's attitude became a little more gentle and he continued.
"I am very pleased that you have such a heart. There are not many people in the East Palace now, so you should take more care of me. You should also get close to Mr. Zhu in the cabinet. If you have the opportunity, you can recruit virtuous ministers into the East Palace. Together we will assist the Crown Prince."
Xu Youzhen knelt down and bowed her head.
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will obey your will."
After ordering Xu Youzhen to stand up, Zhu Qizhen pondered for a moment and continued.
"Besides the matter in the East Palace, I also have another matter, which is the matter that caused a lot of commotion in the capital some time ago and the court's order to rectify the military garrison..."
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