King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 168 My thirteenth brother is not good enough for you?

"Uh...this..."

Zhu Jinghong was also speechless, and the perfect excuse was not so easy to think of.

"Boy...you can have fun and play, or go to sleep in class, after a few days, when I am free, I will personally test and teach you your homework!"

"If you can't answer, hehe...wait for the court stick!"

"Did you hear that?"

"I heard it!" Zhu Jinghong replied immediately.

"roll!"

"Yes!"

Feeling heavy, Zhu Jinghong didn't run anymore, he could only walk out with his head down, which made Zhu Xianming feel a lot better.

Fighting with your father, I'm still a little tender... Seeing Zhu Jinghong's leaving back, Zhu Xianming thought so.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Xianming entered the Kunning Palace with his hands behind his back, but the queen did not come out to greet him, but Zhu Xianming was no stranger to it.

He came here at this moment, naturally he was also invited by the queen, for the purpose of letting him meet the junior.

So next, Yang Jingting had to face the emperor's uncle, but Zhu Xianming had a dead face again, which brought her a great sense of oppression.

So during this interview, Yang Jingting was terrified from the beginning to the end, and even seemed to stumble when answering.

In the end, Yang Qingyin couldn't bear it, so she let Zhu Yunsheng take her back.

"How about it?"

"How about something?" Zhu Xianming picked up his teacup.

"Of course it's Ting girl!"

"It looks good, and it's considered polite, but it's a bit timid, but it's not bad!" Zhu Xianming's evaluation was very objective.

"I mean...how about promising her to Old Thirteen?"

In fact, if Yang Qingyin didn't say anything, Zhu Xianming had already guessed her intentions, so he naturally didn't care about it.

Putting down the teacup, Zhu Xianming said in a deep voice, "You bastard, old thirteen, don't delay the girl!"

"What do you mean by that?" Yang Qingyin was upset.

Zhu Xianming hurriedly begged for forgiveness: "Forget it, let's decide...you are good at these things!"

He is busy enough with military and state affairs, so he doesn't have the time to think about them, not to mention that he can rest assured that Yang Qingyin is doing things.

"There is something I need to tell you!"

"What's the matter?"

"Sheng'er's attendant gave Junggar a name, and Ge Dan sent a memorial, saying that he would send his daughter to participate in the election!" Zhu Xianming said slowly.

"Gordan's daughter? A girl who has no discipline and manners can also be a companion for Sheng'er?"

Obviously, Yang Qingyin disagreed.

"Now the northwest is unstable. If it can be solved with Huairou, it's better not to fight!"

Yang Qingyin sneered: "Really? I heard that the Japanese envoy was beaten, and the Zasak people jumped up and down. Can you say that the two countries are not in collusion?"

"Bringing a daughter here will guarantee that Junggar will not rebel? You are too naive!"

Yang Qingyin's words didn't save the emperor any face, but the latter didn't care about it.

"You think I don't know? But this show has to be played, even if the end of the war is inevitable, it's better later than earlier!"

Now that the Shengshou Festival is approaching, Zhu Xianming is planning to show off his literary and martial arts, and to promote the peace of the world under his rule. It is definitely not a good time to start a war at this time.

And no matter what, to fight against Junggar in the Great Ming Labor Expedition, you must be fully prepared to have a good chance of winning.

Especially the allocation of food, grass and military equipment, this is an extremely cumbersome matter, and it will definitely not be done within two or three months.

This time the Zhasak people were playing tricks, which made Zhu Xianming firmly believe that there must be a big war in the northwest, so he no longer had illusions about peace.

At this moment, Zhu Xianming sighed: "We sent an additional [-] capital battalions to the northwest before, but now it seems that there are still fewer dispatches!"

The change in judgment was only because of the Zasak people, which made Zhu Xianming realize that the Northwest was more unstable than expected.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy, Yang Qingyin could only explain: "Don't worry too much, if those people really want to jump back... Don't give up all the money in your pocket, are you afraid that they won't die?"

All problems are caused by money. As long as you are not afraid of spending money and have the courage to send troops, Little Junggar is really nothing.

There are more than 60 soldiers in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, nearly 20 elite Beijing camps, and [-] guards in the direct army.

With such a thick blood bar, it doesn't matter if Da Ming loses a few times, but Junggar can't afford to lose even once, so this battle may not really be a win.

"Those coins are moved only as a last resort!" Zhu Xianming said very solemnly.

Although he is very concerned about money, Zhu Xianming is not really reluctant, but regards it as the last resort.

During the reign of Yizong, why the thieves and foreign bandits could not be wiped out for a long time, the lack of money in the court was an important reason.

Before the critical moment, if the supply of food, grass and armaments is not available, it will make it difficult to advance the battle situation, and if the military salary cannot be paid, it will be impossible to fight at all.

The lesson is profound, and later generations of emperors must keep in mind that since the ancestor Zhangwu 30 years later, the amount of silver deposited in the internal funds has not been less than 1000 million taels.

"Look how distressed you are!" Yang Qingyin laughed suddenly.

Zhu Xianming didn't want to argue anymore, so he asked instead: "By the way... the old thirteen brought back a woman, is she placed in Kunning Palace?"

"That's right!"

"This kid also knows how to find a woman. If you really want to choose a princess for him...you have to find someone who can watch him, otherwise he will definitely cause trouble in the future!"

"Look at him? Such a woman, I'm afraid she hasn't been born yet!"

Knowing son is like mother, Yang Qingyin doesn't think that anyone in this world can control Zhu Jinghong.

But Zhu Xianming said: "Your niece... I'm afraid it will be difficult!"

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Besides, Zhu Yunsheng and Yang Jingting have arrived in the imperial garden at this moment.

Unlike the Forbidden City of later generations, this imperial garden is relatively large in scale, with an artificial lake of more than ten acres in the middle, and a small island in the middle of the lake.

At this moment, Zhu Yunsheng retreated to the left and right, and walked in front with his hands behind his back, while Yang Jingting followed silently behind him.

Stopping suddenly, Zhu Yunsheng turned around and said: "We have three chapters in the agreement, and the well water will not violate the river water in the future. If you put on the airs of the elder sister... I will not obey!"

Yang Jingting quickly replied: "Slaves dare not!"

She placed her position very well, so naturally she wouldn't use the elder sister's airs to control the princess as the queen said.

Convincing Yang Jingting, Zhu Yunsheng joked: "That's about the same. From now on, you can concentrate on pleasing my Thirteenth Brother, and marrying him will make your life go smoothly!"

Zhu Yunsheng actually guessed what his own mother was thinking, so he said these words at this moment.

She thought it was honesty, but Yang Jingting was extremely ashamed.

Can these words be said indiscriminately?The dignified princess is too unruly.

However, the fact is that the royal family is the most disciplined and least disciplined group in the world.

At this time, Yang Jingting said solemnly: "Although this servant girl comes from a humble background, she is also a woman of a decent family. Please don't stain my innocence, princess!"

Zhu Yunsheng was really surprised by her serious answer, as few people dared to contradict her.

She was not angry about this, but rather amused.

If I get bored in the future, I can tease her again... Zhu Yunsheng secretly thought.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yunsheng said: "Don't deny it in a hurry, my mother is planning this, otherwise why did you ask Brother Thirteen to come and see you on the first day you came!"

After being explained by her in this way, Yang Jingting's doubts disappeared, and she secretly thought that this was the case.

At the same time, she felt extremely disappointed, she only felt that her parents sent her to the palace, but they didn't think about taking her back, instead they decided her lifelong affairs.

Seeing Yang Jingting's melancholy look, Zhu Yunsheng approached her and stared at her for a while, then said: "You are unwilling to see you like this? Could it be that you think my thirteenth brother is not good enough for you?"

(End of this chapter)