Forbidden City, Ganqing Palace, and Sleeping Hall.

Emperor Hongzhi was seriously ill for several months, and now he is finally showing signs of improvement.

On this day, Zhu Youzhang could even sit up with his hands. Although he looked very haggard, there was a trace of blood on his face. When he sat steadily, his every move was strong and powerful, Empress Zhang was already crying with joy. Xiao Jing, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, couldn't help but wipe her tears.

"Doctor Song, thank you. I feel much better!" Zhu Youzhang looked at an old man in his fifties beside the dragon couch and repeatedly claimed thanks.

The old doctor who had just entered the palace fell to the ground with a "splash" and did not dare to speak, but just kowtowed. Zhu Youzhang smiled and waved his hand:

"Doctor Song asked me to calm down. Thanks to your conditioning and Eunuch Xiao taking care of everything for me, you will see improvement."

Xiao Jing burst into tears, but smiled and said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Song is still very skilled in medical skills. He used your Majesty a few times, and Your Majesty's dragon body finally improved significantly. If you use it a few more times later... Your Majesty will definitely be able to recover completely!"

Zhu Youxi smiled and said, "That's also the intention of Eunuch Xiao to find such a good doctor from the people. Eunuch Xiao will reward Physician Song well for me, and the Imperial Hospital will be handed over to Physician Song in the future. I never thought that my illness would be cured one day, and I thought I would go to Jiuquan to see my ancestors!"

Empress Zhang cried and said, "Your Majesty, don't say such things. If you have a few shortcomings, who should I rely on for my orphans and widows?"

Zhu Youzing smiled and comforted: "Are you still a few other cabinet masters and Ma Shangshu and others? They are all loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty!"

When she said this, Empress Zhang felt a little harsh, but Emperor Hongzhi's health had just improved, so she couldn't say anything, so she could only wipe her tears silently.

Zhu Youzhang lay on the bed for several months and wanted to go downstairs to walk. Xiao Jing had just sent Doctor Song out of the palace. When he came back, he saw Zhu Youzhang sitting beside the bed. He was so scared that his face turned pale. He quickly stepped forward and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, your dragon body has not yet been healed, so you should rest more. Isn't there anyone else outside... Liu Shaofu and the others?"

Zhu Youzu sighed, "I have been ill for a long time. Now the war is urgent, but the disease is getting worse. I am really worried. Eunuch Xiao... tell me, the Tatars are now repelled? Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou Fort... have been recovered?"

Xiao Jing glanced at Queen Zhang, then lowered his head and remained silent. Some words were really hard to say. He was afraid that it would hurt Zhu Youzhang according to facts. This was also his consistent view with Queen Zhang.

Empress Xiao Zhang quickly muddled with Ximeng: "Your Majesty, you should rest, these matters will naturally be the court officials!"

"Eunuch Xiao, I'm asking you!" Zhu Youting's face was a little angry and asked, "I have been thinking about the border wars these days on my sickbed. Before, Zijing Pass was attacked by Tatar soldiers. I arranged for the prince to supervise the country. Now the prince is in Wenhua Palace? I want to see him!"

Xiao Jing didn't know what to say now. He raised his head and looked at Empress Zhang with a look for help, because some of the previous decrees of Emperor Hongzhi did not come from the emperor himself, but from Empress Zhang's decree.

Empress Zhang looked embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, the emperor... has gone to inspect the city of Chongwenmen!"

"What!?"

Zhu Youzhang was shocked and his body was shaking. He didn't know if it was because of the recurrence of the disease or because he was furious. He asked angrily, "Why did the emperor go to the top of the city? Who allowed him to leave the palace? Queen, what's going on?"

Empress Zhang knew that she could not hide it anymore, so she wiped her tears while arranging the prince to come out to supervise the country and presided over the overall situation, and at the same time let the prince see the world.

When Queen Zhang burst into tears, Xiao Jing explained and added the other side. The more Zhu Youtang heard, his face became darker. Finally, he slapped the bed and said:

"Nothing! The emperor is only a few years old. In such a national crisis, how can he be able to afford military and national affairs? What he understands is just a shallow truth... By the way, you say he had ever been to military affairs before? Hurry up, let me show it!"

Zhu Youting always unconsciously looked down on his son and did not want his son to become arrogant because of his appreciation. However, while scolding his son for being unscrupulous, he had a vague expectation in his heart, and most of the time he spoke in his mouth. This is a typical parental mentality that wants his son to become successful.

Xiao Jing quickly presented the military affairs policy presented by several ministers and the prince in front of Zhu Youzhang.

After reading it, Zhu Youzhang coughed violently and asked, "This is really written by the emperor." He looked very unbelievable. Obviously, the quality of military policy theory written by Zhu Houzhao is much more sophisticated than written by Xiong Xiu and Xie Qian. Zhu Youzhang has been in charge of national affairs for more than ten years, so of course he can see which level is higher.

When he received a positive answer, Zhu Youzhang's face was filled with comfort and said with a smile: "I thought the emperor was just making trouble. In this way, he already had certain abilities. As long as Liu Shaofu and others assisted with each other with all their heart, even if I was gone, he could become a wise king!"

After hearing what Emperor Hongzhi said, Empress Zhang's face was covered with a layer of gloom. Although she had not said anything, her mood changes were easily controlled by Zhu Youzhang. Zhu Youzhang said: "Empress, are you worried about the prince? I will ask someone to call him back to the palace. Even if the country is in danger, he will not have to do it himself as the prince. Aren't there any Liu Shaofu and the others?"

Empress Zhang wiped her tears and said, "Emperor, what I am worried about is Liu Shaofu and the others... You don't know that during these days of the Emperor's administration, Liu Shaofu and others have disobeyed the emperor. Not only did they not carefully assist and teach the emperor, but they also undermined the power of the emperor's reign. They established a Prime Minister's Military Affairs Office. The emperor recruited troops and horses, but no one was willing to respond. Just now, the emperor encountered a Tartars attacking the city in Chongwenmen, and the bow and arrow flew over almost the emperor's scalp!"

"What!?"

Zhu Youzhang's face was full of joy before, but after hearing this, his face immediately became gloomy again.

Zhu Youzhang coughed a few times and signaled Xiao Jing to help him down the ground. Queen Zhang quickly stepped forward to support him. Zhu Youzhang stood up and realized that he had not thought about what to do. He then reluctantly wandered for two steps and said with emotion:

"I have been lying on the bed for a long time, and my legs are not flexible... Queen, don't blame Liu Shaofu and others. The ministers may have been devoted to the country and were worried that the prince would do this. However, the prince has always been inappropriate in the matter of going to the city, so they did not arrange many people to protect the prince?"

Xiao Jing said: "Emperor, now the vanguards of the palace army and hundreds of guards in the Jinyiwei are always protecting the prince. Before, the old slave sent someone to ask the prince to return to the palace, but the prince refused to come back, saying that he wanted to guard the city gate on behalf of His Majesty and boost the morale of the three armies!"

Xiao Jing's words may not be what Zhu Houzhao said. Even if Zhu Houzhao really said this, Xiao Jing had never heard it with his own ears. This statement was intended to let the emperor know that the crown prince was both capable and responsible, and filial and courageous, which was to sing praises to the emperor and his son.

Sure enough, when Zhu Youzing heard this, he showed a look of comfort on his face and said, "The emperor has really grown up. I have been misunderstood him before. His courage... I can't even ask myself. But he is always the crown prince of the country. There must be no accidents. Even if I am the old bone to go to the top of the city, I cannot let the emperor take risks!"

Queen Zhang called out softly and said, "Emperor!"

Zhu Youzhang pondered a little and said, "Let me do this, I want to meet Liu Shaofu and other cabinet ministers, as well as Ma Shangshu, Xiong Shilang, Mr. Zhang... and Shouning Marquis. Well, I will go to Wenyuan Pavilion in person and prepare to move the palace!"

Xiao Jing quickly dissuaded: "Your Majesty, your dragon body has not yet been cured, so it is more appropriate to let several ministers come to the Ganqing Palace to see you. Doctor Song had previously instructed that your illness was a sign of a stroke, so you should not easily get out of the inner curtain. I will not take much time to pass on it now!"

Zhu Youzhang was a little distressed: "I am in my prime, but how could I have such a weak body? Eunuch Xiao go quickly, Queen, sit on the bedside with me for a while!"

Queen Zhang sat down with her husband and felt that the relationship between the couple was a little distant. After she gave birth to the little princess, Zhu Youzhang was always sick. Not only did the couple not have the joy of being a friend, but there was no basic respect for each other. Queen Zhang felt resentful, but she would not show it easily.

Queen Zhang wanted to carry the little princess over to show her husband. After all, Zhu Youzhang has only met twice since the birth of the child, but when she saw that her husband was not in good spirits, she gave up.

About half an hour later, three Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Xiong Xiu, the Minister of War, arrived at the Ganqing Palace. As for Zhang Mao, Zhang Heling and others, they were still summoned, and Ma Wensheng was unable to enter the palace because of illness.

In the emperor's bedroom, Zhu Youting sat on the dragon couch and looked at the ministers below, and his emotions changed slightly.

Before, Emperor Hongzhi had absolutely trusted his ministers, but because several ministers disobeyed the prince Yang and Xie Qian's previous threats for Chen Xi, Zhu Youzhang began to feel that these ministers had selfish thoughts and could not devote themselves to the royal family until they died.

Liu Jian came forward to report: "Your Majesty, Di Yi invaded the capital, and the troops on the three sides are still stranded in Taiyuan, on the Datong line, and the soldiers and horses of the kings from all over the country have not arrived yet, and the capital is isolated and has no help..."

In the past, no matter what Liu Jian said, Zhu Youzhang thought it made sense, but now Liu Jian's words can no longer gain Zhu Youzhang's trust.

Zhu Youzhang asked many things about the defense of Gyeonggi, and suddenly asked: "Is the Tumu Fort war over? What's going on now in the Chen Qing family?"

Zhu Youzhang suddenly asked about a "dead person", which made the ministers present a little embarrassed.

Chen Xi is a taboo in the Ming Dynasty today. If Chen Xi had not predicted the Tatars' movements so accurately, the ministers present would not have had to be as difficult as they are now. The better Chen Xi performed, the more they showed their stupidity and incompetence.

Li Dongyang said: "When you go back to your Majesty, the governor of Yansui, Chen Xi, was defeated in the Tumu Fort war, and may have died for his country!"

Xie Qian glared at Li Dongyang... How did you know that Chen Xi's child has died in his country? He saw it with his own eyes?

When Zhu Youzhang heard the news, he said calmly: "The Chen Qing family is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. Since he has died for his country, all preferential treatments from the Shen family are inevitable. We must let all the soldiers of the capital know that the court will treat the loyal ministers of the country well!"

Xie Qian was even more dissatisfied. He had thought that the emperor had asked about the Tumu Fort war because of his concern for Chen Xi. Now he realized that Zhu Youzhang just wanted to do some work by treating Chen Xi's relatives well and win the morale of the army and the people for the battle to defend the capital.
Chapter completed!