Zhu Houzhao glanced at Wang Shouren, then smiled and said: "Not only will he not be angry, but he will also be happy!"

Although Zhu Houzhao has never met Qin Hong, Zhu Houzhao can tell that Qin Hong should be a pure person. This person may have the shortcomings of a scholar or the limitations of this era, but at the age of seventy-six, he is still willing to do something for Guarding the country's borders, this is a mentality and awareness that ordinary people don't have, plus what dad did before.

He traveled day and night to catch up with him, which shows how anxious this man is and how urgent he is to serve his country.

When Zhu Houzhao came to the gate, Qin Hong's driver had not yet arrived, but he soon appeared in front of Zhu Houzhao. Looking at the slightly crude driver, Zhu Houzhao sighed helplessly, which was obviously the result of being anxious. . You must know that Qin Hong was in charge of the trilateral affairs. This time, the official position given to Qin Hong was the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the right deputy censor of the capital, and he was in charge of the military affairs of the three sides.

This is an imperial envoy, one with the royal flag. Under such circumstances, the imperial envoy's driving should not be said to be very luxurious, but it must also look like an imperial envoy's driving. Unfortunately, Qin Hong did not have this at all.

From this point, it can be seen that Qin Hong is a pragmatic person. Zhu Hou looked at Qin Hong's frame getting closer and closer, with a smile on his face. He was afraid that he would be able to compare with Qin Hong this time. We got along happily. Soon the carriage stopped, the team moved out of the way, and a person was helped out of the carriage.

Because Zhu Houzhao and Qin Hong had never met before, otherwise it would inevitably be embarrassing. At this time, Wang Shouren's role was revealed, and he hurriedly greeted them.

Arriving directly in front of Qin Hong, Wang Shouren bowed and said, "Wang Shouren, the chief secretary of Zhanshi Mansion, is here to see Mr. Qin!"

Qin Hong was stunned for a moment, looked Wang Shouren up and down, then nodded slightly, and looked around: "No courtesy!" Then he praised Wang Shouren: "The place to camp is well chosen. !”

"Back to Lord Qin, His Highness the Crown Prince has chosen this!" Wang Shouren stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and then said: "Sir Qin, His Highness the Crown Prince has already greeted Lord Qin at the gate after learning of Lord Qin's arrival!"

Hearing Wang Shouren's words, Qin Hong suddenly became excited. He quickly adjusted his robes and straightened the official hat on his head, and then said to Wang Shouren: "Guide the way ahead, take me to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" After that, he quickly walked forward.

Zhu Houzhao looked at the thin old man who came across from him, and his face suddenly felt helpless. There was really no one in the court to let such an old man travel to the northwest. Fortunately, his body was in good shape. Although he was a little tired, his mental state was not bad. See Qin Hong was about to salute, but Zhu Houzhao quickly went up to support Qin Hong: "Qin Qing, please forgive me!"

This was the first time Qin Hong met the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, but he had heard a lot about this prince.

In the past, the legends about the prince Zhu Houzhao were mostly that he was intelligent and kind, and he was considerate of the wise. He was very much like the current majesty, and he should be a benevolent king. Qin Hong was very disdainful of such an evaluation. You must know that Qin Hong did not treat the current majesty at all. Very cold. Although he was loyal and patriotic, Qin Hong felt that his Majesty was too indecisive.

The Lianghuai Saltworks and Yangzhou cases caused a stir in the world. Qin Hong naturally knew about this matter. He was in Shan County, Shandong, not far from Lianghuai.

Soon, news about the Lianghuai and Yangzhou salt smuggling cases came over. The whole case was clearly communicated, and Qin Hong felt that there was something unusual about it.

What interested him was not the sudden rise of Shouning Hou, nor the dirty salt merchants in Lianghuai, but Zhu Houzhao, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. While others were paying attention to the court's policies, the salt merchants' money, women, and court officials A huge amount of money was embezzled, but the eyes of His Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty fell on Zaohu.

His Royal Highness the Prince reformed the salt production method of the salt farm and set up a production team method, which not only better managed the kitchen households, but also effectively eliminated corruption at the bottom, increased the salt production of the salt farm on a large scale, and even The treatment of kitchen households was improved. From this incident, Qin Hong did not see anyone suffering.

The kitchen households have more income and are no longer oppressed by subordinate officials at the bottom. Life is better, the output of the salt field increases, the salt merchants can sell more salt and make more money, and the court can collect more salt lessons.

The only ones who may suffer are those corrupt officials and those unscrupulous salt merchants, but Qin Hong will naturally not take these people to heart and let them die.

At that time, Qin Hong paid full attention to the prince of Ming Dynasty. He also realized that this prince was not simple. He focused on places and was very clever in what he did. As more and more news came, Qin Hong Hong became more and more interested. This time Qin Hong heard that His Royal Highness the Prince was also going to the northwest, and he was both excited and worried.

He was excited because he could finally meet His Highness the Crown Prince and even get to know him for a while. He still had something he wanted to teach His Highness the Crown Prince.

He was worried because he was afraid that His Highness the Crown Prince was different from what he thought. In addition, he was afraid of the risks His Highness the Crown Prince would have in the northwest. Not enough that he had also heard that His Highness the Crown Prince was not only proficient in bow and horse, but also had extraordinary martial arts. Most generals are very powerful. During the inspection of the capital camp last year, His Highness the Crown Prince slapped everyone in the face.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao didn't know that Qin Hong had so many thoughts. He just smiled and pulled Qin Hong inside. As he walked, Zhu Houzhao asked: "Qin Qing hasn't eaten yet?"

"I originally planned to rush to the city overnight to eat, but I missed Sutou because of something wrong with my car on the way. Later, I found out that His Royal Highness the Prince's camp is here, so I brought people over here!" Qin Hong He smiled and said to Zhu Houzhao, this was half true and half false. Why did he miss Sutou? He was rushing to Zhu Houzhao's place.

Zhu Houzhao naturally didn't say anything, he just smiled and nodded: "It's just right. The soldiers caught some fish during the day and can have a good meal at night."

"Wang Shouren, you go and arrange for Qin Qing's entourage to eat, and then come over!" Zhu Houzhao said, pulling Qin Hong towards the tent.

After the two people entered the tent, Zhu Houzhao ordered with a smile: "Bring the food up. Let's order that dinner will be served. First, bring Qin Qing a bowl of fish soup to warm his stomach!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Qin Hong quickly bowed.

Since meeting Zhu Houzhao, Qin Hong has never stopped looking at Zhu Houzhao. So far, Qin Hong has a very good impression of Zhu Houzhao. Let's talk about appearance first. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a brave man, with a helmet and armor. , carrying a long sword at his waist, his whole person exudes the power that a military commander should have. At the same time, he has a somewhat calm air when walking, and he has the air of a general.

His speech and behavior are polite and courteous, his smile is friendly, and he is gentle and courteous in his treatment of others. It is simply perfect.

Just when Qin Hong wanted to chat with Zhu Houzhao about military strategy, footsteps suddenly sounded outside, and two people walked in from the outside.

One person is Wang Shouren, and the other one can tell by looking at his dress. He should be an attaché of the imperial envoy. The attaché had an angry look on his face, while Wang Shouren had an embarrassed look on his face. It was obvious that something had happened. Qin Hong took a look. His attendant asked: "Wang Pi, what's the matter?"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Lord Qi, our people have been captured by them!" Wang Pi said and looked at Wang Shouren, his meaning was obvious.

Of course Zhu Houzhao knew what was going on mentally. This was what those scouts did. They caught tongues and sent people to lurk. These were all routine training items, and they were even more intensive training items. The people who were arrested must have responded like this. However, at this time, it was better for Zhu Houzhao to pretend not to know.

Before Qin Hong could speak, Zhu Houzhao turned to look at Wang Shouren and asked solemnly: "What's going on?"

"Back to Your Highness, it was the scouts who did it!" Wang Shouren said a little aggrievedly: "Our scouts discovered Lord Qin's men coming this way, so they sent people to capture two tongues."

"Originally it was nothing, but after Mr. Qin's entourage entered the camp and counted the number of people, it was discovered that there were fewer people. I asked someone to ask, and then I found out the truth." At this point, Wang Shouren quickly made up for it: "People He has been sent back without any injuries."

Zhu Houzhao slammed his chopsticks on the table and said angrily: "Nonsense, this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Why are you grabbing your tongue? Did you get kicked in the head by a horse?"

Qin Hong also understood. He glanced at Wang Pei and felt helpless. Do you still have the nerve to complain?

"Go, arrest those scouts, give each of them twenty lashes, and give the captured brothers meat and wine." Zhu Houzhao added.

"Your Highness, wait a minute!" Qin Hong quickly stood up to stop him. If he gets these twenty whips, what kind of reputation will he have? He must not be beaten, otherwise what will these soldiers think of him? That Wang Shouren just said, entering the big army The camp just discovered that people were lost, your people were caught by the tongue, and you actually found out after entering the camp. How stupid are you?

Zhu Houzhao turned to look at Qin Hong and continued to say angrily: "Qin Qing, don't plead for them, it's just nonsense!"

"Your Highness, please listen to me!" Qin Hong said quickly: "Those scout brothers are His Highness's guards. Guarding Your Highness is naturally different from an ordinary march. How important is His Highness's safety? How can it be compared with an ordinary march? They are also fulfilling their duties. Your Highness Instead of punishing, we should reward them. The people under my command can only be said to be poor in their studies."

"I was captured and didn't even know it. What if I went to the battlefield? I have long heard that His Royal Highness is good at riding and training troops. It is indeed extraordinary to see these soldiers today. These soldiers will definitely be of great use when they arrive in the northwest! I feel that these scouts not only deserve to be punished, but also deserve to be rewarded."
Chapter completed!