Ganqing Palace, the main hall.

More than 20 ministers, including the brothers of the national uncle Zhang, were meeting Zhu Youzhang and reporting the details of the Zhengyangmen war to Zhu Youzhang.

The person who told the story specifically was Xie Qian, who had personally experienced the war in Zhengyangmen. Another important figure in this battle, Zhang Maoshang, monitored the movements of Tatars at the top of the city and did not enter the palace.

Xie Qian's narrative content is similar to what he said in Wenyuan Pavilion before, but this time he made a more cautious statement. He did not over-examination of Chen Xi's contribution in this battle. He only mentioned some details of the use of troops outside the city so that everyone could know how the battle was fought.

All the ministers present were second and third-rank officials in the court. When Xie Qian talked about the fact that the Zhengyang Gate was burned, he had to conceal the details. In any case, Wang Shouren did not disclose the situation of throwing oil and setting fires between the enemy and us, so as not to let the court bear the name of injustice. Regarding the cause of the fire, Xie Qian said lightly, "The fire bursts out" and skipped it.

During the report, Zhu Youzhang kept coughing, and Xiao Jing helped him straighten his breath from time to time. At this time, Xie Qian had to stop and wait until the emperor's breath was smooth before talking...

A group of ministers cast admiring eyes, and their expressions seemed to be saying: "It is worthy of You Kankan's Mr. Xie!"

After listening to the report on the battle situation, Zhu Youzhang looked around the ministers, stood up with a little emotion, and bowed: "Now the country is stable and the people are living in peace, and you all have made great contributions. I will thank you here first!"

All the ministers bowed their heads and returned the favor. Liu Jian said on behalf of his colleagues: "This is for Emperor Taizu Taizong's blessing. How dare you greedy for the achievements of heaven?"

Zhu Youzhang smiled slightly and raised his hand: "The beloved ministers get up and talk! Now that the Di Yi troops have been withdrawn, the Nine Gate Defense is the leader in everything in the court. I wonder what your beloved ministers have to think about the next step of using troops?"

The ministers present looked like they were devoted to their work before. Now when they heard Emperor Hongzhi’s question, they all lowered their heads and kept silent.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't have much opinion, so he liked to accept advice very much. No matter whether it was reasonable or not, as long as he could get the approval of most of the ministers present, he could basically get it.

The Hongzhi Zhongxing was not because Zhu Youzhe was so wise, but because he was in a relatively peaceful era, where land annexation was far from as serious as the Longwan Dynasty. Moreover, the ministers under his command had certain real talents and knowledge, which created the prosperous situation of "Hongzhi Zhongxing".

The ministers present were originally ready to speak and suggested taking advantage of the victory, but after hearing the emperor's statement, they could only remain silent.

Although the Tatars evacuated from the surrounding area of ​​the capital, their troops did not retreat too far, and they did not even leave Zijing Pass and could come back at any time. Therefore, the emperor emphasized the defense of the Nine Gate. In other words, since the emperor had set the tone on defense, whoever said that they would go to pursue the troops was contrary to the emperor's intention.

These ministers were basically born in imperial examinations and were greatly influenced by the Confucian idea of ​​meanness. What they thought was to be successful and were not so keen on enterprising.

But at this moment, a loud voice came from the side hall of the Ganqing Palace: "... My son thought that the withdrawal of the Tartars was a great time to pursue. When did he not take the initiative to attack?"

The ministers turned their heads and saw Zhu Houzhao strode out. She had washed up and put on a clean python robe. She looked heroic and not like the naughty naughty child before. She looked like a qualified crown prince, speaking loudly.

Some ministers present felt that the prince said what they wanted to say but could not say, and he was somewhat responsible.

Liu Jian saluted on behalf of the minister: "See Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

The other ministers quickly bowed and greeted each other, and Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Don't give me a gift, I'm here to meet my father because I want to put forward my own opinions... If you have any opinions, just put them forward and speak freely!"

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao walked forward and knelt on one knee, "My son has seen his father!"

Even though Zhu Youzhang knew that his son had grown up, he still felt upset when he saw Zhu Houzhao appear, his emotions were a little out of control, and he couldn't help but cough violently.

Xiao Jing quickly stroked Zhu Youting's back, and the atmosphere in the Ganqing Palace became solemn and tense.

After a while, Zhu Youzhang looked up again, looked at his son, and asked, "Crown Prince, what are you doing? Didn't you let you go back and rest?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "How dare my son rest before the enemy retreats? But the father is sick, so he should rest more. The matter here can be solved by himself!"

The ignorant is fearless. Zhu Houzhao only knows that he has successfully completed the tasks assigned by his father and mother. For a crown prince, he should be qualified. He should know that he was on the scene in several key battles in the defense of the capital, and even led his troops to fight. At this moment, he was proud and couldn't help but say "it can be solved by yourself" and openly challenged Zhu Youzhi's authority as the 95th emperor.

Zhu Youting almost blurted out his "bad son", but when he thought that his son was actually for his own good, he could only bear the dissatisfaction in his heart, and scolded: "I am discussing national affairs with all my dear friends here. What should I do if the prince is involved in cooperation for no reason? Go back to the East Palace quickly!"

Zhu Houzhao shouted: "If my son is not going, my son wants to stay and help my father participate in the affairs of the court. My son also has the will of loyalty to the emperor and serve the country!"

The father and son have similar personalities, they say they are weak, sometimes they have no opinions, and like to follow the trend, but they become stubborn, and even nine cows can't pull them back.

Xie Qian was familiar with the worldly ways and thought to himself: "If the queen was here, she might be able to reconcile the father and son... But according to the "Da Ming Law", the queen cannot interfere in politics, so how could she appear in such a court meeting?"

Seeing the father and son confront each other, Xiao Jing quickly persuaded: "Your Majesty, the dragon body is the most important thing. The prince did not intend to contradict you, but... he was eager to send troops. Why don't you come out and tell your views?"

In addition to Xiao Jing, Liu Jian is the most qualified person. Liu Jian is Zhu Youzhang's husband and the prince's army. It is most suitable for him to speak, but Liu Jian pretended to be a turtle and said nothing because he did not agree with the prince's remarks that the prince sent troops.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall became more and more awkward, Xie Qian had to leave: "Your Highness, the matter of sending troops is too dangerous. There are still 100,000 troops outside the city. If you are not careful, you may be defeated and killed. Now, it is the best way to stabilize the city defense!"

Even though Xie Qian was hoping that the court would send troops, in order to ease the conflict between the emperor and the crown prince and take care of the emperor's face, he could only say something against his will.

Zhu Houzhao said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Xie, how could you say this? Your grandson-in-law, namely the governor of Yansui, is not leading troops to fight against the Tartars now? His troops are now outside the city. Could it be that you still want to mobilize his troops back to the city? Then you huddled up and waited for the Tartars to attack the city?"

"presumptuous!"

Zhu Youzhang held on to it again and again, and now he finally broke out and shouted loudly.

Seeing that Zhu Youting's face was flushed and his wide eyes were covered with blood, Zhu Houzhao felt that he had hit hard nails and could only shut his mouth aggrievedly.

The hall was full of gunpowder, but the scene was strangely quiet. Everyone could hear Zhu Youzhang's turbid breathing. After a long time, Zhu Youzhang reluctantly said:

"The governor of Yansui, Chen Xi, led his troops to serve the king and returned to the capital to aid in time, but he rashly sent troops to pursue him and would set the capital in a dangerous place! Nowadays, most of the guards around the capital were trapped by barbarians. The top priority is to make stability the main thing. What do you think?"

When the emperor said this, the ministers naturally knew what they were like and treated everyone with respect: "I have no objection!"

Zhu Youzhang finally looked at his son and asked, "Prince, do you have any objections?"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "My son... thinks it is best to send troops. If you stick to the strategy of defending, you may follow the battle between Xizhimen and Zhengyangmen... If it weren't for Yansui Governor Chen Xi leading the troops to attack, disrupting the rhythm of the siege of the Tartars, it might be that Xizhimen and Zhengyangmen had been lost!"

Zhu Youxi was so angry that he coughed repeatedly, and Xiao Jing rushed up to comfort him again.

Xie Qian thought to himself: "The prince is not aware of the qualities at all. Your Majesty is in good health. He always uses such words to rush to his Majesty. Isn't this angering for nothing? Some things are indeed the truth, but the words cannot be said too directly. The more you praise Chen Xi's son's contribution, the more angry your emperor's father is! Prince, if you want to help Chen Xi's son, you are afraid that you will cheat him in the end!"

Taking advantage of the emperor's breath, Liu Jian immediately asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, will you issue an order to withdraw the troops outside the city?"

Zhu Youzhang was not in good spirits and physical condition at this time, so he didn't bother to speak, but just waved his hand, and his meaning was obscure and difficult to understand. I didn't know whether to let Chen Xi advance or withdraw his troops, but then Zhu Youzhang signaled Xiao Jing to help him into the back hall... Zhu Youzhang obviously didn't want to argue with his son in front of the ministers again.

When Zhu Youzhe returned to the bedroom, the ministers present seemed to be in a panic and ignored the prince's presence.

Xiong Xiu came over to ask Liu Jian for instructions: "Your Majesty Liu, what does your majesty's gesture mean?"

Li Dongyang said: "What else can it mean? It must be to withdraw troops!"
Chapter completed!