Just when Zhu Qiyu was hesitating, Huaien quietly stepped forward to report.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Changping wishes to see you."
Yang Hong?
Zhu Qiyu put down the memorial in his hand and couldn't help but have some doubts. Since Yang Jie returned to Beijing, Yang Hong's health has become worse and worse. In the past two months, it is said that he has been unable to get out of bed. Half a month ago, he deliberately The imperial doctor was sent over and reported that it was difficult to recover from serious illness and the situation was probably not optimistic.
During these days, Yang Hong didn't even go to court, so why did he suddenly come to the palace?
"Call in..."
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu finally spoke and gave instructions.
No matter what, you'll know it once you see it.
"Old minister Yang Hong, I'd like to pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Speaking of which, Zhu Qiyu hadn't seen Yang Hong for a long time. In his memory, the last time he saw him, although he looked sick, his body was still upright.
But now, in just two or three months, his face has quickly become haggard, and he has lost a lot of weight. The official uniform that originally fit him now looks quite spacious on his body. He recalled that the imperial doctor gave him In return, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but feel a little sad and said warmly.
"You don't need to be polite, Marquis Yang. Please get up quickly. Someone comes and offers a seat for Marquis Yang!"
The waiter below quickly moved a chair with armrests, and then helped Yang Hong sit down.
Afterwards, Zhu Qiyu first cared about Yang Hong's body, and then asked.
"It's cold in winter. Marquis Yang still needs to take care of himself. If anything happens, just hand over a memorial. Why go to the palace in person?"
"Ahem..."
There was a trace of blood on Yang Hong's face, his hand gently grasped the back of the chair, and he spoke.
"Thank you for your majesty's concern. I came here today to ask for your majesty's favor."
Perhaps because of his really poor health, Yang Hong's voice was a little weak at the moment. Therefore, he did not exchange too many greetings and explained his purpose of coming directly.
After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu looked slightly solemn and said.
"Marquis Yang has served the country all his life and made countless military exploits. The Yang family has been a loyal minister for generations. If you have anything to do, Marquis Yang can just say it and I will agree to it."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Hong's face was a little moved.
Before he said what it was about, the emperor agreed first, which shows his kindness to the Yang family.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After standing up by pressing the armrest, Yang Hong knelt down and said.
"My son Yang Jun was pardoned by Your Majesty and returned to the army. I heard that Your Majesty intends to send troops to the coast, so I want to ask for your favor and beg Your Majesty to allow him to accompany the army on the expedition."
"Yang Jun?"
Zhu Qiyu frowned and hesitated.
After the border incident, Yang Xin asked himself to be transferred to Guangxi and served under Anyuan Marquis Liu Pu, while Yang Jun was left in the capital and held a sinecure in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. In fact, he did not serve in the army. Zhong Renshi.
It's not that Zhu Qiyu deliberately wanted to suppress him, but that Yang Jun had previously committed too serious a crime by killing imperial officials. Although Yang Jie was later pardoned for his meritorious service in Yibei, after all, Yang Jie's affairs could not be made public. .
Therefore, in the eyes of the outside world, Yang Jun's pardon is already a great grace. It would be inappropriate to entrust him with another important task.
However, looking at Yang Hong's sincere eyes below him, he sighed, nodded slightly, and said.
"Since Marquis Yang has this intention, then let Yang Junchong be the left deputy general and accompany the army on the expedition."
"However, the army will go out for a battle, which can take a few months or a year or two. If Yang Jun goes to fight, I am afraid that it will be difficult to return to the capital for a while. Marquis Yang..."
At this point, Zhu Qiyu also stopped, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
One of the reasons why Yang Jun was kept in the capital in the first place was because of Yang Hong's health. According to the imperial physician, Yang Hong's illness was about to reach the point where the oil was exhausted. About half a year.
Sending Yang Jun to the war at this time meant that not only would he not be able to see Yang Hong for the last time, but if the war situation was critical, he might not even be able to return to Beijing in time for the funeral.
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty. However, this is also the purpose of my visit today."
Seeing the emperor's hesitation, Yang Hong looked extremely calm and said.
"Among my nephews, Yang Xin is the most talented. In comparison, Yang Jun's character is a bit irritable. I know him well. If I keep him in the capital for a long time, I'm afraid he will cause trouble. As a member of the Yang family A man's destiny is to ride on the battlefield and fight for one side."
"Therefore, I would like to ask for your majesty's permission. If there is a war in the future, Yang Jun can be sent to fight first. Even if he is just an ordinary general, as long as he can serve the country, he will live up to the name of the Yang family."
I see……
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered, and he vaguely understood what Yang Hong meant.
This veteran is arranging his posthumous affairs. Because of Yang Jie's actions at the border, the Yang family will no longer be able to stay at the border for at least two generations. For this reason, Yang Xin and Yang Neng were transferred Arrived in Guangxi.
Now, Yang Hong feels that his time is running out, so he begins to consider the future of his two remaining children.
Yang Jie didn't need to say more. He was the legitimate son. Although he was in poor health, the title would definitely be his after Yang Hong's death, so he would definitely stay in the capital.
But Yang Jun is different. He has a bad temper, and he has no authority. If he stays in the court, it may not be a good thing.
Therefore, for Yang Hong, letting Yang Jun go out to guard is the best choice.
Now, the imperial court wants to use troops along the coast, and he can just go with the army to fight. After this battle, Yang Jun can at least accumulate some experience in naval warfare. If he can stay on the coast to guard after the war, then he will find another way out...
After thinking about this, Zhu Qiyu sighed, nodded slightly, and said.
"That being the case, I agree."
"My lord, thank you for your grace!"
Seeing that the emperor agreed, Yang Hong seemed to have let go of something, heaving a sigh of relief and paying homage.
Seeing Yang Hong staggering out of the palace gate, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but feel a little sad.
He knew that this was most likely the last time he would see Yang Hong.
The old man's twilight years are inevitable after all...
He let out a long breath, thought for a moment, and then gave instructions.
"Huai'en, you go to the cabinet to convey the order. Zhang Shi, the governor of the military governor's office, is appointed as the general to conquer the Japanese. He will lead the army on the expedition. The governor's office of the Chinese army will be temporarily handed over to the right governor Wuxing."
In the end, Zhu Qiyu decided to send Zhang Fu to the expedition.
Letting Wuxing play is indeed a good opportunity, but unfortunately, the timing is not right. If it were another time, Zhu Qiyu might choose Wuxing, but in the next year, the court will face great challenges, so At this time, stability should still be the priority.
In today's Nangong, the real unstable factor is, to put it bluntly, Zhang Xi. Therefore, in order to make Zhu Qizhen feel more comfortable, he can only suppress Wuxing first.
What's more, although Zhang Xi's combat power is not very good, Yang Jun is a fierce general. Although he has many shortcomings compared with Yang Xin, if he is not allowed to dominate the battle and is only responsible for charging into the battle, it is still sufficient. of.
Yu Qianzai was sure of the battle situation. Judging from the news sent by Xu Youzhen, Zhang Xi had a clear understanding of himself. This combination was enough to ensure victory in this expedition.
Of course, Duke Dingguo's goodwill cannot go unanswered. Letting Wu Xing take charge of the Central Army Commander's Office is considered a promotion. However, compared with letting him go out to fight and post seals, Wu Xing has no title and is responsible for the right army. The Dudu's Mansion is already reluctant to take charge of the Chinese Army's Dudu's Mansion. I'm afraid that in the future, Dingguo Duke's Mansion will no longer be able to take care of itself.
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The snow is falling one after another, and the new year is coming soon.
What is different from previous years is that this year's New Year's Eve, everyone in the imperial court has not had a good year. There is no way. The emperor has issued an imperial edict. After the new year, the seal will be opened, and the army will set off. In addition to various supplies, there are also Generals, laborers, officers and soldiers all need to be arranged in advance, so most yamen are still busy until the day before the sealing.
In contrast, the atmosphere of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger in the capital. Different from previous years, the Ministry of Rites is also very busy this year.
After a year of being deserted, the Ten Princes' Mansion began to become lively again. Unlike last year's short notice, the number of vassal princes who came to Beijing in the name of visiting relatives this year was more than double that of last year.
You know, for most of the vassals, they are not short of money. Compared with the life of being stuck in the city and even trying to go hunting, the journey to Beijing cannot be said to be a mountain tour. Playing in the water is also a rare opportunity.
Of course, in addition to this, they also have an important purpose, which is...
"Your Majesty, so far, the four vassal kings, including King Tang, King Shen, King Qing, and King Liao, have all submitted petitions requesting the establishment of an additional imperial palace within the vassal territory. Do you think so?"
In the Wenhua Palace, the fat Prince Min sat at the bottom, holding a memorial in his hand, and asked the chamberlain next to him to present it to him, and then he said with a smile.
What Zhu Qiyu didn't expect was that although many imperial estates had been affected by the disaster in Jiangxi last year, the vassal princes were still very enthusiastic about opening imperial estates.
You should know that at first, the only vassals that the imperial court approved to build the Imperial Mansion were the few vassal princes who came to Beijing last time. The rest of the vassals were either waiting and watching, or they received the news too late and did not follow.
Nowadays, the imperial palaces in several vassals have been opened one after another, and finally there are other vassal kings who can't help it anymore.
This year, so many vassal kings came to Beijing for excuses. One of their purposes was to ask for the same grace.
From Zhu Qiyu's point of view, he would definitely not refuse. However, after looking at the memorial just handed over, he still felt that although the vassal kings were very willing, they were still a little cautious when it came to actual action.
With this thought in mind, he spoke.
"It doesn't matter. Huangzhuang is a matter that benefits the people. I'll just let the Ministry of Household Affairs arrange it later."
"I heard that King Zhennan brought his princess to the capital yesterday?"
Now, Zhu Huixuan is in charge of the clan mansion, and even though he has settled his family in the capital, all the affairs in the vassal territory are left to Zhu Yincheng to take care of.
Therefore, since he had the intention to visit relatives in the capital last year, Zhu Yinqi would return to the capital whenever he had the opportunity to report to Zhu Huixuan the affairs in the vassal territory in person.
When Zhu Huixuan mentioned his son, the smile on his face grew thicker and he said.
"Your Majesty, please ask. It is true that Yin Xi has just arrived in the capital. He planned to go to the palace to see His Majesty after settling in yesterday. However, he did not expect that after arriving at the palace, his wife suddenly felt a little dizzy and asked a doctor to come over for a consultation. , only to find out that I was three months pregnant..."
"This child is really too careless. His wife is pregnant and she doesn't even know yet. It's been a long and tiring journey..."
Although he said this, the smile on Prince Min's face did not diminish at all.
Zhu Yincheng now has only one daughter, born from a concubine. Now, his princess is pregnant. If a son is born, he will be the legitimate eldest son. In this way, the next generation of the heir apparent of Min Mansion will be Now that he has it, how can Zhu Huixun be unhappy?
What he said seemed to be a complaint, but in fact it was more of joy.
Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu also showed a smile on his face and ordered.
"That is indeed too careless, Wynn. Send two imperial doctors over later to give Princess Zhennan a good diagnosis."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Huixuan quickly thanked him.
However, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said.
"Since Princess Zhennan is pregnant, she must also need someone to take care of her. Moreover, she is tired from traveling all the way and needs to rest."
"In this way, I asked the queen to allocate forty palace servants from the palace to serve in the mansion. In addition, the house next to Prince Min's mansion was also given to King Zhennan for the purpose of giving birth to Princess Zhennan. .”
Ah this...
Hearing this, Zhu Huixuan was slightly startled and hesitated to speak.
He was not surprised that the emperor would give him a reward, and the palace people would forget about it, but this house...
According to convention, the clan kings must now live in the ten princes' palaces. Although many disciples of the clan have purchased their own houses outside due to the opening of the clan, this is a private behavior after all.
Strictly speaking, the clan could not set up a palace in the capital, and even a separate palace would not be in compliance with the rules.
However, the emperor has now given the palace a house, which obviously means that Zhu Yinqi can live in another house.
If it was really to give Princess Zhennan a baby, it would be too much to make a fuss about. Prince Min's Mansion has serious royal palace regulations, let alone Zhu Yincheng and his wife, even if he moved his own Prince's Mansion here, let alone Zhu Yincheng and his wife. , can also be installed.
In this case, the emperor's move may have another intention.
Thinking of the memorials he had just handed over, Zhu Huixuan had a plan in mind and lowered his head.
"I obey the decree. Please rest assured, Your Majesty. In a few days, I will ask Yin Zhen to accompany the princess to another courtyard to rest and have the baby."
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction and said.
"Well, my uncle has worked hard for the country. He has been working hard these days. Now that the clans from all the prefectures have arrived in the capital, I am afraid they will be busier during the New Year."
"Princess Zhennan is pregnant for the first time, so she needs to be more careful. Later, I will ask two imperial doctors to live in the mansion and take care of her..."
