King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 108
After a brief rest, Zhu Jinghong continued to lead the team and headed towards Yixing.

The crowd didn't go far, and people approached one after another, obviously wanting to follow along.

The same is true for the members of the Zhen family, thieves and bandits appear in the wilderness, and the female relatives are more worried about safety, and it is safe to follow the group.

They had been on their way since noon, and when the sun went down, Zhu Jinghong and his party finally arrived in Yixing.

After entering the city, he immediately rushed to the place where the prince stayed, which was the Yixing county government office.

Zhu Jingyuan vomited blood and fell ill. Gao Shuyan and his fellow scholars were anxious, and the magistrate of Yixing County, who was the host, was even more anxious.

If the prince really has something good or bad, not only will he be the county magistrate to the end, he might have to go with the prince.

"Is the prince awake?"

"I only woke up for less than half an hour today, and then fell asleep again, and I haven't woken up yet..." Yixing County Magistrate said anxiously.

Soon, Zhu Jinghong was led to a room guarded by Long Jin's guards.

Entering the room, there were several Eastern Palace scholars and two imperial physicians who were making medicine.

"Master Thirteen..."

Everyone greeted him, and Zhu Jinghong walked directly to the bed.

Looking at the pale prince on the bed, Zhu Jinghong's heart suddenly felt uncomfortable.

My good fourth brother, you can't be in trouble, I'm still fledgling now, if you burp, wouldn't it be cheap, old six?

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinghong lay down beside the bed, squeezed out tears and wailed, "Fourth brother, what's wrong with you?"

"It was fine a few days ago, why is it like this now?"

"If there's something wrong with you, how can I explain it to my parents? My dear fourth brother..."

"Master Thirteen, His Royal Highness needs to rest, you still..."

The officials of the Eastern Palace were about to persuade him, but Zhu Jinghong immediately turned around and scolded, "How do you take care of the prince?"

"It actually made him...become like this!"

Faced with such an accusation, everyone present was shocked. If they were found guilty of this crime, they would all be finished.

"Master Thirteen, His Royal Highness is resting, how can you make noise here, don't you care about His Highness's illness?"

At the door of the house, Gao Shuyan, who got the news, walked in with two other Donggong scholars.

Zhu Jinghong was not afraid at all, and said coldly: "You made the prince like this, and you blame me instead?"

It is only natural for a younger brother to worry about his elder brother. There is nothing to be afraid of him.

After entering the room, Gao Shuyan walked to the bedside, and said sadly, "Thirteenth Lord, be careful, the prince is seriously ill and the ministers are also worried!"

It can be seen that Gao Shuyan does have feelings for the prince, and his sadness at this moment is not faked.

Zhu Jinghong didn't like Gao Shuyan, and even wanted to get rid of him quickly.

Because of this, people are extremely wary, and they even urged the prince to distance himself from Zhu Jinghong.

If this person is not cut off, how can Zhu Jinghong take advantage of the power of the prince with peace of mind, how can he hide behind the prince with plump wings.

After making friends with Li Wenzhao, Zhu Jinghong was very well informed and had already learned that someone in Beijing had impeached Gao Shuyan.

So now, Zhu Jinghong has to take the blame for Gao Shuyan, and those who want to punish him in Beijing will make use of it.

While everyone was arguing, Wang Quanyi and Kong Jinshan also rushed over.

It was these five people who formed the Jinling Army Command Center, commanding the [-] troops on the front line to fight.

"I've seen the Thirteenth Lord!" Wang Quanyi and Wang Quanyi saluted respectfully.

Zhu Jinghong couldn't help asking: "Nowadays the Japanese suppression is a big issue, and you are not imperial physicians, you should lead the army to fight, why are you here?"

This is of course very unreasonable. In this era where the transmission of news depends on people, the commander should be as close to the battlefield as possible.

Yixing was separated by at least seventy or eighty miles from the front line of the Japanese suppression, so the rear command was out of touch with the front line.

"Do you know that Japanese pirates have ravaged all over the country, and the people's homes have been destroyed and many people have been killed or injured?"

"The lord is hiding in Yixing, is this how you fight?" Zhu Jinghong became more and more dissatisfied, with questioning in his tone.

Dissatisfaction with Gao Shuyan was out of self-interest, so Zhu Jinghong's scolding of Wang Quanyi and Wang Quanyi was completely out of selfishness.

"Master Thirteen, it's not a minister..." Wang Quanyi hesitated to speak, but glanced at Gao Shuyan at the side.

"Master Thirteen, it's my minister who asked them to stay in Yixing because His Royal Highness is also in Yixing!" Gao Shuyan explained coldly.

Zhu Jinghong also followed suit with a sneer: "So it was you who meant it... There is a character like a crouching dragon and a phoenix like Gao Xueshi, why did the suppression of the Japanese become like this?"

These words choked Gao Shuyan into speechless, and he only listened to Wang Quanyi's support.

"Bachelor Gao is a scholar after all, so it's normal for him not to understand the matter of leading the army. Lord Thirteen, don't be harsh..."

On the surface, these words were to plead for Gao Shuyan, but they were actually accusing him of laymen leading experts.

Originally, Wang Quanyi sent someone to summon Zhu Jinghong to come here, in order to crowd out Gao Shuyan, so that he could concentrate on suppressing the Japanese.

"I don't need to blame, can those people who have abandoned their homes and careers not blame?"

"My father asked the fourth brother to take charge of the overall situation. Now that the situation has become like this, will the old man blame him?"

Zhu Jinghong's charges were heavier and heavier than the last.

The rest of Gao Shuyan was still indifferent. When he heard whether the emperor would blame him, Gao Shuyan broke into a cold sweat for no reason.

"Cough cough cough..."

There was a fierce quarrel in the room, and the sound of coughing from the scene attracted everyone's attention.

"Fourth brother, are you awake?" Zhu Jinghong turned around quickly.

"Your Highness, are you uncomfortable there?"

Gao Shuyan also spoke, with concern on his face.

"Thirteenth brother, you are here..."

Zhu Jingyuan's tone was extremely weak, as if he would burp at any time, which made Zhu Jinghong very worried.

"Fourth brother, you need to talk less and worry less, you have to take good care of yourself!" Zhu Jinghong's concern was also sincere.

Zhu Jingyuan took a few breaths, and then asked: "Suppressing Japanese...how is it now?"

Wang Quanyi said at the right time: "The Japanese pirates... are in the midst of encirclement and suppression, the crown prince need not worry!"

"How is the battle going, any good news?"

After all, he came here with an imperial edict, how could Zhu Jingyuan not care about the situation.

It is really difficult for him to think about these things when he is critically ill.

"The suppression of the Japanese is under siege. With the sincere cooperation of all ministries, I want to come..."

To be precise, it is a mess now, Wang Quanyi can't make it up now, but he dare not tell lies to be deceived.

At this time, Kong Jinshan said from the side: "Today, the Thirteenth Master led the troops to fight fiercely with the Japanese pirates, and wiped out all the enemy Japanese pirates!"

On the way here just now, Kong Jinshan listened to the conversation of the guards and learned about the battle situation at noon today.

In any case, this is good news, the prince will be happy to hear it, won't he.

This news was beyond Gao Shuyan's expectations, and the officials of the Eastern Palace in the room were all surprised.

The word "total annihilation" is really a rare word, at least in Zhu Jingyuan's command for more than a month, basically there has been no such thing.

Zhu Jingyuan had mixed feelings in his heart. At this moment, he had to admit that his abilities were indeed limited.

Although the thirteenth brother can't study well, and he is reckless in speaking and doing things on weekdays, but he is really capable in doing errands... Zhu Jingyuan secretly sighed.

"Thirteenth brother is safe, I know..."

"Now I... am seriously ill, and it is difficult to deal with the matter of suppressing Japanese..."

Hearing what Zhu Jingyuan said, Gao Shuyan suddenly felt bad, and immediately said: "His Royal Highness, the ministers will definitely work together to defeat the Japanese pirates..."

"Mr. Gao……"

Hearing Zhu Jingyuan's call, Gao Shuyan could only reply: "The minister is here!"

"What you said just now... I heard everything!"

"You study to cultivate your character, how to know the battle formation, let the people who know how to do it..."

Sure enough, it was exactly what he thought, Gao Shuyan immediately tried to comfort him: "Your Highness..."

Zhu Jingyuan was about to stand up, and said at the same time: "Mr. Gao, the common people are in dire straits, and my heart is burning like a knife. How can I recover from my illness?"

Perhaps because he was too excited, Zhu Jingyuan coughed again, and Gao Shuyan was so frightened that he dared not speak again.

"Fourth brother, hurry up and rest!" Zhu Jinghong hurriedly helped him out.

Barely calming his breath, Zhu Jingyuan stared at his younger brother and said very solemnly: "Thirteenth brother, I give you the right to make arbitrary decisions on the matter of suppressing the Japanese!"

"You must..."

Zhu Jinghong didn't pay attention to what he said later, because he was already happy.

The right to make decisions on the fly, before I asked for it, my good fourth brother took the initiative to send it.

After some earnest instruction, Zhu Jingyuan said in a deep voice, "From now on, fourth brother will depend on you!"

This is tantamount to saying that at least in the case of the Japanese suppression, the Donggong scholars, including Gao Shuyan, have proved that they are unreliable.

Wang Quanyi and Wang Quanyi looked at each other, and they both saw joy in each other's eyes.

After repeated evasions, Zhu Jingyuan insisted on giving power, and Zhu Jinghong agreed "tremblingly", and he did all the scenes that should be done.

"Fourth brother, don't worry, little brother will definitely go all out!"

(End of this chapter)