Jing Chen is directly recognized the identity of Ma Zhuo, is indeed his childhood companion. When the Zhuo family was convicted, he also followed the exile, originally because of Jing Chen's plea can single him to stay, but the idea of home is full of old and weak women and children, the need for him to take care of the half-grown boy, will quit the Prince's goodwill, followed to the remote places.
Mu Hanzhang identified Ma Zhuo's identity, his perception of him immediately rose.
Jing Chen's companion back then was Zhuo Yunji, the eldest son of Zhuo Shangshu. It was rumored that he was extremely intelligent and could read from memory, and when the Zhuo family was not in trouble, the Mu family's academics often mentioned him.
"Which is as powerful as the rumors." Jing Chen shook his head helplessly, he was only able to speak well to coax the gentleman to be happy, which was why he praised him more in front of the crowd, that clan school gentleman of the Mu family was taught by Mr. Taixue, and would naturally exaggerate the words of his own benefactor.
"That's right, he didn't memorize it!" Jing Shao followed and chimed in, when he was a kid, he witnessed Zhuo Yunji copying the books he had to memorize into his hands, and was even caught by him once, the guy surrendered a handful of candies before begging him not to say anything.
Mu Hanzhang smiled knowingly and turned to the recent happenings in the court, "The Grand Prince has invited himself back to the court, and the folders are still on their way." Having managed part of Jing Chen's affairs for him during this time, he realized how powerful this one was.
Jing Chen took a sip of tea and looked at Jing Shao, "What do you think?"
Jing Shao frowned, the southern barbarian rebellion has not yet been leveled, Jing Rong that soft egg with his tail between his legs to come back, this is not good to fall on his head: "He himself does not mind the shame, we can not stop, just Dianzang side of the father will not be willing to stop ...... anyway, I do not go. "
"Didn't say for you to go." Jing Chen glared at him and turned to Mu Hanzhang, asking what he meant.
"Can change someone to go." Mu Hanzhang slowly rubbed the rim of his cup, the eldest prince himself wanted to come back, and they couldn't stop the folding, everything had to depend on the emperor's meaning.
"Who?" Jing Chen had a thought in mind, but he still needed to hear what they both had to say.
"Letting Yongchangbo go would be most appropriate, maybe even give him a marquis." Jing Shao snorted, isn't Mrs. Yongchangbo not used to seeing the crown princess get a marquis, just let her husband go above the battlefield to look for a marquis.
A few days later, the folders of Grand Prince Jing Rong's request to return to the court were handed to Emperor Hong Zheng.
"Waste!" Emperor Hongzheng slammed the folded paper to the ground on the spot.
"Your Majesty, now that the Southern Barbarians are arrogant, the sudden withdrawal of troops may help their anger, and they will be even more difficult to deal with in the future." The Minister of War said worriedly.
Since the old prime minister passed away, Hongzheng Emperor has not set up a prime minister in these years, the prime minister's position is assigned to the six ministries, there are royal sons and dukes in command, that part of the position will be given to people with titles, and those who don't have it will be directly amortized to the Shangshu, so nowadays the six ministries of the Shangshu speech is still very weighty.
As expected, once Shangshu Sun said this, there were people who spoke up to echo his words.
"Father!" Fourth Imperial Son Jing Yu suddenly stepped forward and bowed, "My son has heard that Eldest Eldest Eldest Brother was struck by miasma in Yunnan-Tibet and has been sick for more than a month. Now that the weather is getting hotter, there are more and more snakes, insects, rats and ants in Yunnan-Tibet, which is very unfavorable to your brother's body. Now that imperial brother is willing to give up the opportunity to establish himself, it must be that his body can't hold out any longer!"
The Fourth Prince spoke with great emotion, as if he was truly hand in glove.
Emperor Hongzheng was satisfied with the fourth prince's performance of loving his elder brother, and the sternness in his eyes slowed down slightly.
Jing Chen looked at the fourth prince almost in tears, his eyes slightly sunken, in Jiangnan, Gu Huaiqing showed him the letters sent to the dynasty, the intention of withdrawing the clan is more than one obvious, now the eldest prince and Jing Yu sang this show, must be related to the situation in Huainan. Can not help but sneer in the heart, there is a good errand current, hurry to give up the bad, the world where there is such a cheap thing?
Jing Shao sneaked a glance at his own princess, and Mu Hanzhang signaled him to keep his mouth shut, so he obediently lowered his head and didn't say a word.
Emperor Hongzheng was just silent, listening to the ministers arguing, generally speaking, one side felt that the southern barbarians were just a small group of bandits and not worth spending too much time on, one side thought that the overall situation was important and it would be a loss of face for the prince to run away from the battlefield. Hearing the word "desertion", Hongzheng's brows wrinkled again.
To wait for the crowd to be almost noisy, Jing Chen just walked out, slowly threw to the steps of the zhang folding picked up, carefully will be above the content of the read once, light ruffled hem, kneeling on the ground, said: "Reporting to the father, view zhang folding on the words, the big brother's body is really not optimistic, so the son of the court pleads with the father to grant the brother to return to the capital."
The fourth prince suddenly widened his eyes, for Jing Chen's reaction is a bit unbelievable, quickly thinking about the purpose of his doing so, the remaining light swept to the drooping eyes of the silent Jing Shao, then realized, must be the king of Rui is trying to snatch the head of the conversation, so that then recommend a person to plug the gap, to prevent Jing Shao was sent to Dianzang. The corner of his lips hooked up a cold smile, how will he let them as they wish?
"Your Majesty, it is natural for the Grand Prince to return to the capital, but the Southern Barbarian Rebellion has not yet been pacified, and it is still necessary to send someone who makes good use of the military to take command, so that a quick battle can be resolved." Duke Maoguo hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"Yes ah emperor, I thought ...... "Yongchang uncle out of the column to speak, the North Wei marquis took the first step to snatch the head of the words:" I thought, Yongchang uncle is the most appropriate."
Yongchang Bo immediately widened his eyes, not expecting Mu Jin, who rarely spoke on weekdays, to suddenly push him out.
"I have a small position, not enough to deter the southern barbarians." Yongchang Bo busy said, last year before the expedition, the court has argued, attacking the southern barbarians to the prince to go to war for the best.
Hongzheng Emperor heard this, remembering that Mrs. Yongchang Bo went to the empress dowager to make a scene in front of that, suddenly some displeasure, turned to look at the son who stood straight up are almost fused with the pan dragon pillar: "Jing Shao, what do you think?"
Mu Hanzhang heart tightened, hidden in the purple cloud pattern court dress in the hand quietly clenched into a fist, the emperor this inquiry, is disturbed by this matter, want to let Jing Shao go forward to a quick battle.
"I think, the southern barbarians are not enough to worry about, and it is most suitable to use people who have never led a soldier to practice." Jing Shao's implication is that the southern barbarians are just a small fight, and losing is also a loss, so you can send whoever you want to practice over there. That is to make it clear that he does not want to go, let him go is to kill the chicken with a bull knife.
Once this statement was made, the people in the fourth prince's faction all changed their faces at once, the only prince who hadn't led a soldier in front of him was Jing Yu, and Yongchang Bo was even more bloodless, in order to preserve the fourth prince, it was most likely that he would be pushed out.
Jing Shao was used to being arrogant in the court, Emperor Hongzheng only frowned slightly at his blunt words, but did not utter a rebuke.
"Uncle Yongchang, on the contrary, has yet to lead an army." Marquis Dingnan seems to have suddenly thought of the general, slowly opened his mouth. Marquis Dingnan is Jing Chen's old man, in order to avoid suspicion rarely speak in the court, but today since the Marquis of Beiwei have opened their mouths, it's not too bad for him to say this.
Subsequently, there was a one-sided suggestion in the court that Yongchangbo should go, and even a few officials from the Fourth Prince's faction voiced their agreement.
Emperor Hongzheng immediately decided this matter, with Yongchang Bo three days after the trip to Dianzang, and issued a decree to call the eldest prince back to the capital.
"Your Highness, you have to stop this matter, Dianzang is so dangerous, it's not something that someone of his lordship's age can bear!" Mrs. Yongchangbo cried in Feng Yi Palace.
"The emperor has already decreed, what can this palace do?" After the angry straight to slap the table, her brother is really not enough to do things, every time he let him do something, always do not do a complete time, and now even more so, he gave himself into the circle.
"Your Highness, he is your own brother, you can't just ignore him!" Mrs. Yongchangbo took a handkerchief and whimpered.
After all, it is his own brother, and Jing Yu also have to rely on a few points of the uncle's power, after the fire, then slowed down the tone of voice, "you let him relax, and go to Dianzang mix on some days, is not there is also conquering the East General in Well, let him do not head up, after a period of time the Palace will look for people to change him back."
The same words, the fourth prince also said to the Yongchang uncle, now the most important thing is to change the big prince back, although the big brother is not really with him, at least is a helper, after a period of time in Huainan war, good in the capital to help him look at the Jingchen and Jingshao, and these things are uncle can not help.
After the court was dismissed, Jing Shao scurried over to his own princess, "I just saw Jing Yu's face turn green."
"Uh-huh." Mu Hanzhang responded and continued to walk forward.
Disgruntled, Jing Shao jumped in front of him, looking at his face as he walked backwards, "I reacted fast enough today, didn't I?"
Mu Hanzhang glanced at him, together for a year, Jing Shao still do not know what is the expression of "seeking praise", only to take the eyes staring straight at the person, remembering the second day of the wedding when this person handed him pants, can not help but hooked his lips.
That handsome face because of this year in a good mood, coupled with Jing Shao daily all kinds of soups for nourishment, more beautiful than before three points, in the bright sunshine of early summer, this smile is really indescribable charming.
Jing Shao looked dumbfounded and reached out to touch it, but suddenly fell backward with an ouch and planted himself in the middle of a cart of greens.
"Hahaha ......" Mu Hanzhang saw the green vegetable cart just about to voice a reminder, he planted in, climbed up with a vegetable leaf stuck on his head, very funny, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The old man who pushed the cart immediately wrinkled his face, but seeing the two men wearing court dresses did not dare to say anything, and could only look at the crushed cart of vegetables with a heartbroken face.
Jing Shao jumped up angrily, a pile of vegetable leaves clattering down from his body, puffing up and looking at his own princess who was laughing happily.
Seeing that he was angry, Mu Hanzhang gave the old man a few crumbs of silver and told him to hurry up, and then stifled a smile as he walked over and took the leaves of the greens off his head, and straightened out his wrinkled court dress, "You were very gallant in the courtroom today, and Yongchang Bu was scared to death."
"That's right!" Hearing this compliment, Jing Shao immediately grinned and didn't feel ashamed of what happened just now, happily going home.
Just as he walked to the door of the Royal Mansion, he met Hao Da Dao, who he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Your Majesty, Military Master!" Although Hao Da Dao had been made a general, he didn't have to go to the court on weekdays, and he didn't like to send gifts around, so he hadn't seen the two of them for a while.
"General Hao is truly a rare guest, please come inside." Mu Hanzhang smiled, the people he met on the battlefield were always a lot closer than the ones he met in the capital.
"No," Hao Da Dao was a bit embarrassed, "it's like this, the bitch came to the capital yesterday, prepared a meal at home, and would like to invite the king and the military division to go over and have a meal, as a token of goodwill."
"Hao sister-in-law came to the capital, this is a good thing!" Jing Shao laughed, look at Hao Da Dao that difficult look, must be that fat lady insisted on inviting them to go, is out of the blue, Hao Da Dao and a fear of the internal, only to have the courage to come over in person, at the door waiting for them to come back from the court.
"It's not easy for madam to come to the capital, we will definitely have this meal," Mu Hanzhang laughed softly, "General go back first and tell madam, we will go over after we change our clothes."
Hao Da Dao smiled nervously at his words and busily nodded his head to go back and resume his orders with Madam.
Mu Hanzhang had a good impression of that bold fat lady, and remembering her help in washing the tiger, he asked Duofu to hasten to prepare a generous gift, and Jingshao changed into his regular clothes and headed for the general's residence.
The general's residence and Cheng Wang Fu is not far away, although not compared to the luxury of the royal residence, but compared with the civilian residence, since it is very grand and magnificent.
The two had just entered the door when they heard the fat lady's mid-air yell, "Hurry up, the Prince and the Princess will be here in a while, be quick with your hands and feet!"
Couldn't help but smile at each other, this lady really couldn't be bothered to go anywhere.
"Sister-in-law, you and rest for a while, the king will be here in a while, still do not go to the house to dress up?" The two followed the guide underling to the door, suddenly a bright and pleasant voice came out, Jing Shao's footsteps could not help but give a start, turned his head to look at his own Wangfei, saw that he was also a face of surprise, busy walking a step, crossed the threshold.
House a pear wood table, full of colorful dishes, the fat lady hands and feet numb to the hand-fried dishes on the table, Hao Dazhou was commanded to get the hidden wine, the underlings are also busy, only one person leisurely sitting at the table, end of a cup of tea looking at the two of them seemingly smiling.