Zhu Zaijing immediately announced them in.
Zhu Xizhong covered his blind left eye, but other than that, he didn't look weak.
Zhu Shitai walked with a limp, but it was not serious.
"See Your Majesty!"
"Everyone, get up quickly!"
Feng Bao showed them where to sit and served them tea.
"The last time I visited you was ten days ago. How are your injuries?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty! I'm fine now. The pain in my left eye has subsided."
"This kid has also regained his usual appetite. Now the injury on his leg only hurts the bones and it's just a little inconvenient to walk!"
Zhu Zaijing nodded happily.
"You two, father and son, have worked hard and done a great job. It's thanks to you for the thorough investigation of the capital camp."
"Shitai! It's a pity that you are the eldest son and will inherit your father's title in the future. Otherwise, I would have wanted to give you a separate title!"
Of course, Zhu Zaijing was just talking.
"Your Majesty, thank you!" Zhu Shitai said, "Before, we, father and son, also neglected our duties and failed to live up to His Majesty's expectations!"
"Gong is merit, fault is fault. Without you to find out the thief Li Yuan, things in the future would not go on so smoothly!"
Zhu Zaijing personally visited Zhu Shitai once before when he regained consciousness.
"Li Shizhen said you couldn't get out of bed for a year and a half. How come you got out in less than a month?"
Zhu Shitai hesitated for a while, then said with a forced smile, "As long as you can walk! It's not like you're disabled, so what's the point of being pretentious!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Is there anything wrong with the internal organs?"
"I've had the imperial doctor check it out. There's nothing wrong with it, but I can't drink anymore!"
Zhu Zaijing had previously arranged for an old doctor to live in the Chengguo Palace and be fully responsible for their illness.
"Because there was a small puncture in my lung when I was stabbed, the imperial doctor told me not to drink anymore, only warm water and tea!"
"Thanks to you, it has been found that most of the firearms in Jingying are defective, and many of them cannot be used!"
"The number of people in each military camp has been sorted out. There are far less than the 190,000 people on paper. The real number of combatable troops is only about 70,000!"
"I finally have a true understanding of the capital's armaments!"
Zhu Xizhong and his son were shocked and speechless for a moment.
If the Gengxu Incident last time was a sudden accident, so it was barely understandable that there were only 50,000 people out of 190,000 people, then this time, with the emperor notifying them in advance, it was actually a little better than last time.
"It makes me feel like a joke!" Zhu Zaijing laughed at himself, "I have all asked people to say hello to nobles, civil servants, and military generals, and I have also given them time to clean up the mess."
"Maybe they also want to give me, the new emperor, a show of strength!"
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be discouraged!" Zhu Xizhong patted his chest, "Other ministers have nothing to do with it. Anyway, all of us in the Chengguo Palace are willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty! Even if Your Majesty asks us to die now, we will not hesitate!"
"My father is right!" Zhu Shitai also agreed, "Actually, we, father and son, came here just to see if there is anything we can do to relieve His Majesty's worries!"
Zhu Zaijing tapped the armrest of the dragon chair with his index finger, thinking about something.
"If you and your son come back to serve...you may still encounter risks in the future!"
"I'm not afraid!" Zhu Shitai said.
"I have been thinking a lot at home these days. At first I just wanted to make up for my father's mistakes and get him out!"
"Although I served in Jinyiwei before, I have never seriously examined my responsibilities and the responsibilities that come with being the eldest son of Duke Cheng."
"But later in the process of investigating the Beijing Camp, I slowly figured it out!" Zhu Shitai lowered his head, his voice trembling, "Looking back, my father was already on his own at my age, but I didn't know anything!"
Zhu Xizhong looked pleased, grinned and nodded.
"Later, when I found out about Li Yuan, my first reaction was not happiness, but fear!"
Zhu Zaijing guessed the reason and said, "Because things have become big and you feel like you have lost control, right?"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhu Shitai said, "My mind was blank at that time and I didn't know what to do!"
"But you still have some brains, you know how to wear soft armor first to save your life!" Zhu Xizhong said with a smile.
"Of course I'm scared to death! Originally, many people were offended in the Beijing camp, but in the end, senior officials from the Ministry of War were implicated. I was really caught in the middle!"
"As expected of being your child!" Zhu Zaijing looked at Zhu Xizhong, "I still have the minimum awareness of safety. It's not easy to have such a mind when I go out on an errand for the first time!"
Hearing the emperor's praise, Zhu Xizhong was very proud.
"He has no future! The whole future of our family depends on this child!"
Zhu Xizhong thought to himself.
"Look at it, Lao Zhang! My son is no worse than your son! Hahahaha!"
"But I thought later that this was not only for my father, but also for the court and the country! So I resolutely continued the investigation!"
Zhu Zaijing was a little more satisfied with Zhu Shitai.
To be honest, as soon as he ascended the throne, he attacked the nobles of the Beijing camp and the Ministry of War. He might end up hating both sides.
His imperial power may have been broken by his lazy waist before it even began to stretch.
But thanks to Zhu Shitai, this playboy who used to only know how to eat, drink and have fun is not only selfless (in fact, he is not selfless even if he is not). Since he took this job, no matter what he did, he offended the long-term interests of the nobles and destined them to be father and son. People have no other choice but to be loyal to the emperor.) A huge deficit in the Beijing camp was discovered.
It also brought out an unexpected surprise from Li Yuan!
Without this big surprise, it would be difficult for the Beijing camp to continue the investigation, and Zhu Zaijing would have no excuse to reshuffle the Ministry of War.
His imperial power will not be extended.
If you don't have this, your imperial power will actually extend, but there will definitely not be many people who are truly obedient.
"I said something treasonous and treasonous in my heart!"
"Say it, no one here will be punished for their words!"
"I was thinking that Your Majesty is only five or six years older than me, but he has to face such a big mess like the Ming Dynasty!"
"Zhu Shitai!" Zhu Xizhong became panicked after hearing the last sentence.
Isn’t this talking about the late emperor?
"It's okay, it's okay!" Zhu Zaijing stopped him.
Didn't Jiajing's writings written by Xu Jie have been scrutinized inside and outside in the edict?
"I just thought that I would be so tired and dangerous just by checking the wages. Your Majesty is in charge of the whole world, so he must be more dangerous and tired than me!"
"Compared to this, what is the point of my hard work? Cheng Guogong's lineage is nothing without the favor of successive emperors!"
"Without Your Majesty, there would be nothing for us as father and son. When I think of this minister, I have nothing to fear!"
"Hey hey hey!"
After Zhu Shitai finished speaking, he smiled awkwardly.
Zhu Zaijing pointed at him and said, "You kid has learned how to flatter me after not seeing me for so many days!"
