No matter the nobles, gentry, or even the generals of Liaodong, they all had great expectations for Zhu Houzhao who came back from the northwest.

In their view, Zhu Houzhao single-handedly built the system in Liaodong, and Qi Qi Zhai also had a high status in Liaodong.

The person who most supports the war against Horqin should be the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty.

But in their view, Zhu Houzhao was just a question of whether he would send troops there. Did he let Liaodong go to war directly? Or would he let the Black Dragon Army go to Liaodong to go to war?

The news soon spread that His Royal Highness did not support the war.

This makes many people unable to believe it. After all, in everyone's opinion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty should be the one who likes fighting the most. He is a staunch warrior.

Since the earliest formation of the Black Dragon Army, His Royal Highness has been conducting conquests in the north.

Now all the advantages of the Ming Dynasty in the north are inseparable from this Crown Prince.

Whether it was the annihilation of the Huoshai tribe in the northwest or the defeat of Dayan Khan in northern Xinjiang, it was all under the single-handed control of this prince.

In everyone's mind, everyone felt that after gaining such a huge advantage, it was natural for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to march towards Horqin, and it was not impossible to even directly launch a large-scale Northern Expedition like Emperor Taizong.

Therefore, after the news came that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not support the war, the government and the public were in an uproar.

Of course, if you are unhappy, be happy.

Many ministers, or conservatives, who have always been opposed to war, feel that His Highness the Crown Prince did the right thing.

They even went so far as to publicly sing praises for His Highness the Crown Prince in memorials. Among them were moral stubbornness and those with vested interests. For example, the silk merchants in Jiangnan.

Woolen materials are still relatively scarce now, but they have impacted part of the high-end market. This has caused silk merchants to suffer heavy losses, but at present the losses are still within an acceptable range.

His Royal Highness has already built a woolen mill in the northwest. Once Liaodong continues to expand production and the woolen mills in the northwest are added, woolen output will definitely increase dramatically.

Under such circumstances, the silk merchants' losses would be even more severe, and they were least willing to see this situation.

Now His Highness the Crown Prince does not want to send troops to Horqin, which just caters to their ideas. However, there is no way to say these words. They can only praise His Highness the Crown Prince's benevolence and righteousness, and say some commonplace words, why not use weapons rashly? No matter how big a country is, it will fall if it is warlike.

It's just that they are happy, but those who have investments in Liaodong are not happy.

But soon the second news came out. Although His Highness the Crown Prince was willing to accept Horqin's surrender, it was not without demands.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to build a city in Horqin. The Ming Dynasty will garrison this city, and trade with Horqin can be carried out here.

Of course, the specific situation has not been revealed yet, but obviously things are not that simple.

People who have invested in Liaodong are very anxious, but they have no way to meet His Royal Highness.

However, there are ways to do this. For example, you can go to Shouning Hou Zhang Heling. This uncle of the country can naturally enter the palace.

Looking at Zhang Heling in front of him, Zhu Houzhao said helplessly: "Do you also think that I don't agree to conquer Horqin?"

Zhang Heling quickly shook his head and said with a smile: "Of course I don't think so. Those people who think so are all short-sighted people. His Royal Highness is wise and wise, and he naturally has his own ideas no matter what he does. Those people

You are extremely stupid to speculate on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's thoughts, which is simply unfounded worry."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Heling and said with a smile: "We haven't seen you for a few days. My uncle is very good at flattering."

"What I'm telling you is the truth, not flattery." Zhang Heling said quickly with a serious face.

Those in the court have not understood His Highness the Crown Prince's thoughts after all these years. This shows that His Highness the Crown Prince's thoughts are beyond their imagination.

Waving his hand, Zhu Houzhao said: "Since it's not for this matter, then why did you come to the palace to see me?"

Zhang Heling immediately smiled, took a few steps forward, came to Zhu Houzhao's side, and said in a low voice: "Don't you want to share the worries of His Majesty the Crown Prince? I just met with His Majesty, and His Majesty said that the matter of meeting the Horqin envoy this time has been handed over to him.

Your Highness, the Crown Prince. I originally wanted to ask for an order to help the Ming Dynasty, but Your Majesty asked me to come to see His Highness the Crown Prince."

Glancing at Zhang Heling, Zhu Houzhao said with a bit of laughter and tears: "Contribute to the Ming Dynasty? What do you want to say?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a distinguished status, how can he talk about these things with people from Horqin? I thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely need someone to run errands. I think I can do it." Zhang Heling said quickly with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Heling. Of course he knew what his uncle was thinking.

This is just for bargaining. If you know that your duty is to take charge of the surrender this time, why would you go to negotiate with the Horqin people?

Of course, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will do these things. Isn't there Honglu Temple? There is no need for His Highness, the Crown Prince, to take action.

Of course Zhang Heling also knew about these things, but he just pretended not to know. He wanted to get involved in this matter, and his purpose was simple.

He came here just to make meritorious deeds, and after all, this was a free achievement. Of course, this is only one aspect, and not the main aspect. Zhang Heling is the uncle of the state, and his merit is not that important to him, as long as he does not make mistakes.

The reason why he did this was actually to inquire about information and to seize the opportunity to gain advantage.

The construction of a city in Horqin has spread a lot, and now everyone wants to find out what's going on inside.

Although some people think that the prince does not want to fight, more people will definitely think that there are other things involved.

No matter what the reason is, as long as the city is built in Horqin, it will be profitable.

What is the price of the pastures around Daning now? The pastures in Horqin are better than those in Daning City.

Whoever seizes this opportunity will be able to get more benefits. It's all money, who doesn't want it? Even Zhang Heling, the uncle of the country, is the same.

Even if Zhang Heling has no idea, the people behind him will still push him.

You must know that Zhang Heling now represents not only himself, but an entire interest group behind him. Most of them are relatives, and some are nobles.

These people all wanted to take advantage, so they naturally asked Zhang Heling to enter the palace to inquire about the news.

And Zhang Heling knew him well. He knew that he would not tell him the news directly, so he simply prepared to ask for a job.

Obviously, Zhang Heling had already convinced his father, and all that was left was for him to nod.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Houzhao felt that this was good. At least one person would spread the word to the outside world, and those people would not misunderstand that it was the prince's intention.

Although it doesn't seem like a big deal, it's actually still very important.
Chapter completed!