"Slave, please see Your Highness!" He Neng seemed very happy. First he saluted Zhu Houzhao with a serious face, and then stood up with a bright smile on his face: "The Emperor and the courtiers have heard about Your Highness.

Regarding the great victory over the Tatars in the northwest, the whole capital is now praising His Highness’s heroic deeds.”

"This servant is happy for Your Highness." He Neng smiled and flattered you, and then said: "Your Highness has a decree from the Emperor."

Zhu Houzhao nodded. He knew that He Neng was here. He must have been sent by his father. Otherwise, even if it was to convey an order to him, there would be no need for He Neng to come. Forget it in the capital. He Neng would be allowed to run away here in the northwest.

Once again, this shouldn't be the case. Zhu Houzhao nodded, and then said: "Okay, let's declare the decree!" As he said this, Zhu Houzhao bowed and stood up.

As a prince, he did not have to kneel to receive imperial edicts. This was also one of Zhu Houzhao's privileges as a prince.

He Neng quickly unfolded the imperial edict. This is a central edict. The core content can be summarized in one sentence, that is, "You bastard, get back here!"

Of course, the imperial edict will be kept on file, so naturally it cannot be so straightforward. He praised Zhu Houzhao at the beginning, and then asked him to go back. He obediently borrowed the edict. In fact, Zhu Houzhao had already expected it. As long as the good news was sent back

In the capital, my father will definitely let me go back, and there will be no suspense at all, so there is no resistance.

In Zhu Youtang's heart, what is a victory, so what if the fire sieve is extinguished? He only has this son.

This is the only heir to the Ming Dynasty. If his son is gone, what will he do? Who will he pass the throne to? To his younger brother? The key is that he has no younger brother! If Concubine Zheng’s son is alive, then the throne will have nothing to do with him.

Something happened. In Zhu Youtang's eyes, the survival of the country is much more important than fighting the Tartars.

There are so many people in the court, so many soldiers, so many generals, who can't fight? You have to be the prince to fight.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't do anything about it. He estimated that if his mother could give birth to a son this time, he might be able to feel more at ease. At least he wouldn't have a younger brother. Or if he had a son, he would be able to feel more relaxed. Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but

I thought of something rather scary. Isn't Dad thinking about choosing a queen for himself?

I am eleven years old this year, but I am over 1.7 meters tall, and my figure is already well developed. According to Ming Dynasty's virtue, finding a woman is probably on the agenda, right?

My family knows my own affairs. Although I am now 1.7 meters tall, I have not yet reached puberty and have not started to grow at all. There are some things that I can't help at all!

"I hope I am wrong!" Zhu Houzhao lamented in his heart. After receiving the imperial edict, Zhu Houzhao glanced at He Neng and then asked: "I will go back in the next few days. There are a few seriously injured people who can't go on the way for the time being. They need to be here."

Rest here for a while, I am ready to take you away if you can, but those who cannot be taken away will stay here."

Many of these seriously injured people are missing arms and legs, and some have been stabbed in the abdomen and chest. They cannot exert their strength and cannot fight anymore. But Zhu Houzhao is not prepared to send these people back to their places of origin. These are all talents. What is the best choice?

Difficult? Talent! How can someone who has put so much effort into training be able to fight back like this?

Whether they are logistics generals or instructors, these people are perfect. They have been in battle and killed people, and they can also talk about the spirit of veterans. This is great!

He was about to establish an Imperial Martial Arts Academy, and these people were the most suitable instructors. Zhu Houzhao naturally valued them very much.

"I have to go to Mr. Qin to convey the order. At that time, I can return to the capital with His Highness." He Neng said with a smile. There was nothing strange about the expression on his face. It looked normal. It looked like... I am very excited to go back to Beijing with Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and nodded: "Okay!"

But Zhu Houzhao finally understood that his father didn't believe him. Obviously, the imperial edict asking He Neng to give Qin Hong must have written that he should go back. He also knew the purpose of He Neng coming in person, which was to make him stare. He returned to Beijing without giving himself a chance to resist. Zhu Houzhao was quite touched. His father was really afraid that something would happen to him!

Besides, things in the northwest are almost taken care of. It's really time to go back. It's enough to leave the rest to Qin Hong.

Three days later, Zhu Houzhao set off back to Beijing with his people. Naturally, he was accompanied by He Neng. This eunuch not only knew how to ride a horse, but also had good riding skills. This was something Zhu Houzhao did not expect.

The news that Zhu Houzhao was returning to Beijing had naturally spread a long time ago. Everyone had different attitudes towards the prince's return. Some were disapproving, while others felt relieved. Of course, there were also those who were so happy that they were about to jump up. This person Naturally, it was Shouning Hou Zhang Heling. Zhu Houzhao was not in the capital during this period, and Zhang Heling was really unsure.

The list of salt merchants drawn up by the cabinet some time ago has been sent to the palace, and things turned out exactly as the prince and nephew expected, and his own people were indeed targeted.

Although what he did later was secretive enough, some people were still found out. Not only that, several people on Xungui's side were also taken down. If the prince's nephew hadn't explained it earlier, I would have panicked. Now the list is Although it was certain, Zhang Heling was still unsure because he had not seen the list submitted by the cabinet.

After his nephew, the prince, came back, someone finally made the decision for him. How could Zhang Heling be unhappy?

Another troublesome thing is that at the General Affairs Department, although the secret report has been decided and is ready to be implemented, Shen Lu, the general affairs envoy, also came up with the charter. Zhang Heling didn't understand these at all, and he didn't dare to make the decision for Zhu Houzhao. , we can only wait for him to come back, now Zhu Houzhao will finally come, just in time, how could Zhang Heling be unhappy.

On the day Zhu Houzhao entered the capital, many people were waiting at the city gate and on both sides of the street to watch. First, they came to see the cavalry that won the battle. Many people said that this was the strong army of the Ming Dynasty. There was a lot of noise these days. Naturally everyone wants to see it.

Secondly, of course, I wanted to see His Highness the Crown Prince. I heard that His Highness was not only talented in both civil and military affairs, but also a rare handsome man. How could I not see him? So many people came to join in the fun.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't show his face. He was the prince. He had nothing to do with his face. He couldn't do it in the highlight moment. Besides, he was going to have private visits incognito in the future. If he was even seen and wrote down, or simply drew it, how could he do so in private? Maybe it will be like a celebrity traveling, afraid of being recognized wherever he goes, either way, or not.

The leader of the army entering the city was Wang Shouren. Zhu Houzhao had already led his men into the city the day before and returned directly to the palace.

The first thing you do when you return to the palace is to visit your father and then have dinner with your mother. These are things that cannot be delayed and are also the most important things.

After having dinner at Kunning Palace, the father and son came to Qianqing Palace together. After serving tea, the father and son sat down and prepared to chat. Seeing that their son had returned safely, and it had been so long, Zhu Youtang was not that angry, but he made up his mind not to let his son do this next time.

"Tell us about the Battle of the Northwest!" Zhu Youtang glanced at his son and asked. Although the victory report had already been written in great detail, Zhu Youtang knew that a quick glance at something like the victory report would suffice. , this requires understanding the detailed situation, and there is nothing that can be seen here. In comparison, it seems more appropriate to ask my son who has personal experience.

Zhu Houzhao did not hide anything, and told him everything about how he went to the northwest, how he strangled the scouts, and how he fought with the Tatars.

"The grasslands have not been peaceful in recent years, and the fighting among various tribes has been fierce. The little prince has shown a tendency to unify the grasslands. The Ming Dynasty's border must be prepared early, as it will become more difficult in the future." Zhu Houzhao concluded: "The northwest is very corrupt. It’s amazing. Although I didn’t go and see it, the Nine Sides should be similar, not much better.”

This is directly related to the imperial court's abolition of grain payment and Kaizhong. In just ten years, frontier merchants stopped leaving, merchant villages were abandoned, and people fled inland. The nine-border defense line that Ming Dynasty took so long to build was completely destroyed in just ten years. It became as fragile as paper. This kind of weakness could not be stopped simply. During the Jiajing period, it was even directly hit the capital.

Zhu Youtang looked at his son and asked with some hesitation: "How far do you think it will go?"

When he said this, Zhu Youtang's face didn't look good. His son had told him before that changing the payment of grain to the payment of silver would lead to the weakening of the nine sides. Zhu Youtang also felt that his son was exaggerating, but The reality is so cruel. In just ten years, the northwest has been weakened to this point. During the Chenghua Dynasty, Xichang Wang Zhi was in chaos.

However, whether it was in Hetao, Xuanda, or Liaodong, the imperial court repeatedly used troops, and basically they won great victories.

The three northwest sides could reach the Helan Mountains, but now, in a short period of time, the Tatars invaded the three sides, defeated them, and blocked Guyuan City to fight. How could Zhu Youtang feel so good in his heart?

Glancing at his father, Zhu Houzhao couldn't bear it, so he sighed and said: "Father, I think it's not too late to make up for it. The salt administration that pays for food and opens up the government has indeed guaranteed the nine borders. But it has come to a time when it must be changed. Although it is not appropriate to change it to a silver-based opening system, it is definitely better to change it to a salt merchant admission system this time."

"The imperial court can receive more money. With the money, the imperial court can train its troops. I believe that it won't take long for my father to regain his glory in the Nine Borders."
Chapter completed!