The two chatted for a while and then returned to the main hall. Not long after, they heard rapid footsteps coming from outside.
Chang Ruohua stood up and said to Zhu Biao, "It should be my father who has rushed back!"
Zhu Biao stood up with a smile on his face and waited for his future father-in-law to be brought.
After a while, Chang Yuchun led Lan Yu in. When he saw Zhu Biao, he bowed and saluted and said, "His Highness came to my humble residence, but I couldn't greet him personally. I apologize to His Highness first!"
Zhu Biao hurriedly stepped forward to support Chang Yuchun and said, "Uncle Chang is too polite. I am the only one who disturbed you."
The two exchanged a few words, and then Zhu Biao sat back on the main seat, and Chang Yuchun led Lan Yu to sit next to him.
After saying a few words, Chang Yuchun stood up and invited Zhu Biao to his study. Zhu Biao naturally had no objection.
The group arrived at a room in the inner courtyard. Zhu Biao only brought Liu Jin with him. Chang Yuchun had ordered no one to approach.
When he arrived in the study, Zhu Biao glanced around. There were military books and sand tables everywhere. Zhu Biao did not grab Chang Yuchun's seat this time, but just casually found a place to sit on the sand table.
Chang Yuchun was not polite. After sitting down, he said, "Your Highness, I have to advise you first. After all, most of the capital has been captured, and the merits of recovering the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun have been greatly reduced!"
Seeing that Zhu Biao did not speak, Chang Yuchun continued, "For an ordinary prince, this meritorious service is naturally enough to leave his name in history, but for you, it is just the icing on the cake. The military situation is dangerous, and I feel that this matter is still important to your Highness." You need to think more about it!”
Zhu Biao nodded and said, "I know all this, but my expedition is not just to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun that are within easy reach!"
Zhu Biao casually picked up a topographical map and said, "The puppet emperors of the Yuan Dynasty, Bo'er Jijijin and Tuohuan Tiemu'er, fled to Shangdu via Juyongguan, where they gathered more than 200,000 troops. They were eyeing the Ming Dynasty, and there was Wang Baobao in Shanxi." , Shaanxi has Li Siqi, each with hundreds of thousands of troops!"
"In the Shaanxi-Gansu region, Zhang Liangbi, Tuo Liebo and others each had tens of thousands of troops; Liaoyang Province was still preserved as an organized area, and Fuhua, Nahachu, and Liu Yi each had strong troops to defend it; Liang Wang Bazacwal Secretly occupy Yunnan and be loyal to the Northern Yuan Dynasty!"
Chang Yuchun didn't expect Zhu Biao's appetite to be so big! Lan Yu's eyes instantly glowed after listening to Zhu Biao's words.
Chang Yuchun thought for a while and said, "The expedition next year has probably been decided. Your Highness should lead the ministers to recover the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, and the King of Zhongshan will attack Wang Baobao and recover Shandong. The rest will have to wait until later. "
After seeing Zhu Biao nodding his head clearly, Chang Yuchun stood up and raised his hands to him and said, "I won't say much else. After the expedition, the 200,000 troops under my command only followed His Highness's lead, and His Highness's troops were pointed at the front. That’s where the ministers and others are trapped!”
Lan Yu simply knelt down on one knee behind Chang Yuchun and bowed her head deeply towards Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao smiled softly. From now on, Chang Yuchun's troops would be his direct troops in the army.
And there is no need to worry about their loyalty. Chang Luohua married Zhu Biao as the crown prince. As long as he gives birth to a legitimate son in the future, he will most likely be the future supreme human being. He will also have the blood of the Chang family, that is, the Chang family. A series of future dependencies.
Zhu Biao personally walked over and helped Chang Yuchun Sapphire up, and then said to Chang Yuchun, "With Uncle Chang here, I will feel at ease!"
Chang Yuchun didn't say anything else. After talking for a while about next year's expedition, he heard someone outside shouting, "Princess, please take your Highness to the front yard for dinner!"
Chang Yuchun stood up and said to Zhu Biao, "Your Highness, please have a taste of the food at home. There are two cooks I brought from the south. The dishes they cook are very delicious."
Zhu Biao naturally had no objection. Only Chang Yuchun and Chang Mao were qualified to serve at the table, and the rest were eating elsewhere.
At the dinner table, Zhu Biao was concerned about Chang Yuchun's health and asked, "I heard yesterday that Uncle Chang was in poor health. How is he doing now?"
Chang Yuchun took a sip of wine and replied carelessly, "What can be wrong? It's just an old problem left after being injured in the battle. I had a cough at night because of the cold weather. The imperial doctor also checked it. It's nothing serious. Thank you for your concern, Your Highness." !”
Zhu Biao nodded and said, "Don't be too dismissive. Yesterday I heard that my uncle was feeling unwell, so I asked some famous doctors to come over. I'll let them take a look later!"
Chang Yuchun naturally would not refuse Zhu Biao's kindness, and agreed with a smile. The meal was very cordial, after all, both parties intended to deepen their relationship.
After finishing the meal, the three of them returned to the main hall and drank another cup of tea. Only then did Zhu Biao ask Liu Jin to ask the doctor to come over and diagnose Chang Yuchun's pulse.
While the doctors were waiting for the pulse diagnosis, Lan heard that the prince specially asked someone to diagnose Chang Yuchun's pulse and hurriedly led Chang Luohua out.
Lan Shi looked at it for a while and then said to Zhu Biao, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. My prince coughs every night, and he refuses to listen even when I advise him to get more rest."
Chang Luohua said nothing but saluted Zhu Biao gratefully.
After the diagnosis, the previous several doctors all said the same thing as the imperial doctors, that the impact of old injuries in the body was not serious, until one of the younger ones frowned and said to Zhu Biao, "Your Highness, according to Yi Caomin, King Kaiping's body is already very dangerous. The pulse seems strong but is weak, the liver fire in the body is strong but the kidney water is a bit...
Zhu Biao frowned after hearing this. Chinese medicine was too profound and he could only hear that if he didn't practice it, something big might happen!
Chang Yuchun also looked a little unhappy, but his expression remained calm.
After hearing this, the doctors re-diagnosed it and found that it was indeed the case.
Lan's face turned pale with fright, and she quickly asked if there was any medicine that could cure the prince.
The doctors discussed it for a while and said, "The discovery is quite timely. I just need to take the medicine according to the doctor's instructions and recuperate at home for a few months."
After those old doctors finished speaking, they knelt down to apologize. After all, they didn't find out in time just now. If something happens to King Kaiping next year, they will all be buried with him!
Zhu Biao was not in the mood to blame them, and directly rewarded the doctor who discovered the disease with two hundred taels of silver and invited him to the Imperial Hospital. Zhu Biao also rewarded the others with fifty taels each.
After letting them go down to discuss the prescription, the hall fell into silence, except for Lan's slight sobs.
Chang Yuchun laughed and said, "Thanks to Your Highness, otherwise I would have died inexplicably!"
Zhu Biao smiled and said, "It's a good thing to be discovered in time. This is also Uncle Chang's blessing. In this case, please ask Uncle Chang to recuperate at home. I will report it to my father when I get back."
Chang Yuchun smiled bitterly and said, "We will go on an expedition next year. There are many things that need to be prepared, otherwise it will be too late when we get to the battlefield. So, I will just drink more decoction every day!"
Lan cried and said, "Are you happy to die on the battlefield?"
Chang Yuchun looked solemn and said, "Humph, I, Chang Yuchun, have lived my whole life, and if I die on the battlefield, it will be considered a worthy death!"
Lan Yu saw that the two of them were quarreling again and said quickly, "Brother-in-law, just rest in peace and recuperate. Leave the pre-war matters to me!"
Zhu Biao also quickly comforted him and said, "Yes, General Lan has been fighting for many years. I think there will be no problem. You can rest peacefully and rest in peace. I will rely on you a lot next year!"
Chang Yuchun then agreed, and Zhu Biao comforted him for a while before saying goodbye and leaving. Chang Yuchun asked Lan Yu to personally escort Zhu Biao back to the palace!
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