King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 188 The Xue family's child is not bad

When Zhen Qin led Baochai to Ningshou Palace, Zhu Jinghong came out from the East Palace.

Originally, I just had a meal with the crown prince, but after the other party was drunk, he began to talk about it with snot and tears.

Even if Yuan Chun persuaded him, the prince could not stop the bitterness from pouring out.

Of course, while listening to the prince's nonsense, Zhu Jinghong also learned some new news.

For example, the current situation of the imperial court is that because they were suppressed at the Great Court Meeting, more people are now defecting to Prince Rui's Palace.

A very obvious phenomenon is that there are more and more memorials to impeach the officials of the Eastern Palace, and some people even directly impeached the prince, saying that he made friends with foreign officials in Jinling and Jiangbei.

These impeachments are not groundless, so it is difficult for Zhu Jingyuan to deal with it. Recently, he has written a lot of self-defense memorabilia.

In other words, the court is calm on the surface, but it is already turbulent in the dark.

In fact, if the Supreme Emperor's birthday was not approaching, and the emperor deliberately suppressed this matter, I am afraid that the sky would have turned upside down.

Walking out of the East Palace, Zhu Jinghong couldn't help sighing: "The position of the prince, if you do more, you will make more mistakes, if you do less, you will make mistakes, and if you don't do it, it will be even more wrong... It's difficult!"

"Fortunately, I'm not the prince yet... This matter won't bother me for the time being!"

Putting aside these messy thoughts, Zhu Jinghong rushed to the palace, he was going to Kunning Palace to inquire about the situation.

When he was about to pass through the Qianqing Palace, he was stopped by a voice behind him.

"stop!"

The emperor was the only one who could talk to him like this in the palace.

"Hurry up, what do you look like?"

Turning around, looking at the emperor surrounded by eunuchs, Zhu Jinghong hurriedly saluted: "Father... my son is going to pay his respects to mother!"

"Please greet me at this time? When did you become so filial?"

It is said that the morning and evening are calm, but it is noon now, and it is really not the time for please An.

Before Zhu Jinghong could come up with a reason, Zhu Xianming continued to ask, "Aren't you training in Shanglinyuan? How are you doing now?"

"The practice is not bad, it is much better than when I first came here, but my son still feels that it is not enough, he must keep improving!"

Zhu Xianming also walked towards the deep palace, and asked as he walked, "So, are you serious?"

Following the emperor, Zhu Jinghong replied with a smile: "Father, my son can't calm down when studying, and you don't need to be taught to do these things!"

Glancing at Zhu Jinghong, Zhu Xianming said coldly: "I can't calm down while studying...it seems that you are very proud!"

Zhu Jinghong quickly replied: "This... my son has no such intentions!"

"Training soldiers in Shanglinyuan, I'll have time to watch in a few days, you'd better develop a reputation, otherwise... you won't be lighthearted!"

Under the emperor's scolding, Zhu Jinghong trembled unconsciously, and then replied: "Yes!"

"It's just that my son has a request!"

In Zhu Jinghong's view, it would be a waste if he didn't ask for it at this time.

"Say!"

"In order to protect the dignity of the army, my son wants to replace the sergeants with new armor, and I ask my father for permission!"

If everyone changes, that is more than 500 sets.

The guard Shangzhijun uses armor, and a set costs about 20 taels, which is equivalent to a year's harvest of a well-off family.

More than 500 sets of armor, converted to nearly 3 taels, this is not a small sum of money.

Seeing that the emperor did not express his opinion, Zhu Jinghong went on to say: "Father, you don't understand the principle that a man depends on his clothes and a horse depends on his saddle!"

"I want you to teach?" The emperor's voice suddenly increased.

"Son dare not!"

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Xianming thought: "I remember the North Four Guards. More than 3000 sets were replaced at the beginning of the year, and [-]% of them are still new after use. You can find a few commanders to make them evenly, isn't it all right?"

The renewal of armor is carried out in batches. There are more than 5000 soldiers in a guard, and seven or eight hundred sets can be approved every year, and all can be replaced in seven or eight years.

Zhu Jinghong immediately explained; "Father, this time it is for the envoys of other countries to see. We are dressed half-worn and not new. Wouldn't it make the chieftain envoys of the Khan Alliance think that our Daming can't even wear new armor?"

"If you want me to say... If you want to replace it, you can replace it with a new one. You can approve more than 1000 pieces and give the sergeants another set, one set for each!"

More than 500 sets and more than 3 taels of silver, Zhu Jinghong said it lightly.

Seeing that the emperor still didn't make a statement, Zhu Jinghong said heartily, "Father...you can't afford such a little thing, can you?"

"What did you say?"

Zhu Xianming stopped, and looked coldly at his son beside him, so scared that Zhu Jinghong quickly lowered his waist.

"It's just some armor. I'll give you [-] sets, one set for each person!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Xianming said in a stern tone: "If you can't practice the effect you said, hum... I will expose your skin!"

Zhu Jinghong's throat was throbbing, suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, he quickly replied: "Yes... yes!"

Moving forward with hands behind his back, Zhu Xianming said: "Go back and write a note and hand it to the cabinet. After the supervisor of ceremonies approves the award, you can go to the Ministry of Industry to collect it with the ticket!"

Although Zhu Jinghong could go to the Ministry of Industry to pick up things with just a word from the emperor, but Zhu Xianming didn't want to use his "privilege" at the moment.

After all, the rules and decency of the imperial court also need to be maintained by him, the emperor.

"Yes!"

"Go...to meet your mother together!"

"Father, are you going to Kunning Palace too?"

"Ok!"

"Then you go first, my son went back and wrote the memorial, and I will go to say hello to my mother later!"

Going to Kunning Palace with the emperor would be completely uncomfortable, and of course Zhu Jinghong would not go with him.

So without waiting for Zhu Xianming to say more, Zhu Jinghong ran away without looking back, making Zhu Xianming snort coldly.

"This pervert!"

After cursing such a sentence, Zhu Xianming turned around and walked north.

Entering Kunning Palace, the queen was tasting tea in the side hall, Zhu Xianming walked in with his hands behind his back, looking unhappy.

After sitting down, Zhu Xianming spoke first: "Qingyin, what do you have to ask me to come over? You can't go to Qianqing Palace to talk about it?"

"Then there is an emperor who always comes to see the queen!"

Seeing Zhu Xianming being so aggressive, Yang Qingyin raised her eyes and looked at him: "So angry, it seems that who made you angry again!"

"Don't digress, tell yourself... How many times have I been to Kunning Palace? How many times have you been to Qianqing Palace?"

"Have you finished?" Yang Qingyin said flatly.

"you……"

Zhu Xianming was helpless, and finally waved his hand: "Tell me... why did you ask me to come?"

"Sheng'er's attendant has already been chosen!"

"Ok!"

Picking up the teacup and answering, Zhu Xianming asked, "Who is the last one?"

Zhu Xianming knew the default three, so he only asked the last one.

"Miss Xue!"

"That girl from the Xue family?" Zhu Xianming didn't think about it for a while.

He thinks about too many things every day, how can he remember the little Xue family in Jinling.

"The Xue family in Jinling is the Xue family who saved the old thirteen, and chose her family's daughter!"

Only now did Zhu Xianming understand, and immediately said: "You chose her because her family saved Lao Shisan?"

"Of course not, among the girls selected today, she is the most outstanding, she is a rare good girl!"

Putting down the teacup, Zhu Xianming said in surprise: "It's rare for you to boast so much, it seems that this girl is very much in your favor!"

"Who doesn't like a girl like this!" When she said this, Yang Qingyin thought of her youngest son, and secretly thought that this little bastard would pick her up.

"It's fine if you make a choice, and that's why you asked me to come here?" Zhu Xianming raised his head and asked.

Unexpectedly, Yang Qingyin was not in a hurry to reply, but tidied up her clothes on her own, putting on a very formal air.

"of course not!"

"Why is that?" Zhu Xianming became alert.

"I heard that there are many people impeaching the fourth child in the court today. What's going on?"

Zhu Xianming got angry when he mentioned this matter, and immediately said: "He made a mess by himself, you have to ask him!"

(End of this chapter)