The cold weather in the morning has completely faded, and a light golden light shines on the sky.

Zhou Xian took a sip of warm wine and said slowly: "It's dawn."

Chen Tingyang, who was sitting opposite Zhou Xian, looked into the distance, shook his head and sighed, "It has been two hours. Who is the court going to send? Why did it delay so long?"

Chen Tingyang was originally the head of the Ministry of Revenue and had no right to lead troops. However, after Kong Youde led his troops to attack Denglai and suffered a crushing defeat, he was stranded on a deserted island and was transported to Denglai by chance. Although there were not many soldiers around Chen Tingyang who could fight, Kong Youde was even more miserable at that time. The final result was that Kong Youde committed suicide and Chen Tingyang took a big advantage for no reason.

Kong Youde was one of the Three Shun Kings of the Qing Dynasty and was also the first king-level figure to be killed since the Ming Dynasty fought against the Qing Dynasty. When his body was transported to the capital, it immediately caused a sensation. Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed. In addition to asking someone to cut off Kong Youde's head and spread it to the nine sides, he also greatly rewarded Chen Tingyang, a meritorious minister.

Chen Tingyang was promoted from the head of the Ministry of Revenue to the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue. Not long after, the matter of transporting grain to Liaodong by sea transportation also achieved great results. Emperor Chongzhen felt that Chen Tingyang was a talent for use, and at the same time, he might think that the last reward was a bit weak. After an imperial edict, Chen Tingyang was promoted to the right assistant minister of the Ming Dynasty. However, this time it was not from the Ministry of Revenue, but from the Ministry of Works. Within one year, he was promoted from a sixth-rank chief minister of the Ministry of Revenue to a third-rank official. This speed of improvement can definitely be described as rapid.

Now the canal is blocked by the rebel army, and the grain from the south cannot be transported north. Chen Tingyang's proposal to expand the scale of sea transportation was agreed by Emperor Chongzhen. The reason why he followed Zhou Xian this time was because the number of sea ships he controlled could not meet the demand for transporting sufficient food. He hoped that Zhou Xian could temporarily hand over the Denglai Navy to him.

Zhou Xian did not agree immediately, but agreed to allocate some ships to him, but the specific number must be discussed after he returned to Denglai.

Due to the urgency of the matter, the two decided to leave the capital together when the city gate opened that day. But not long after leaving the city, a team of tik cavalry chased after him, saying that Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhou Xian and Shen Tingyang to wait for a while, and someone else wanted to go with them. But unexpectedly, he waited for nearly two hours.

Zhou Xian stretched his waist and smiled and said, "I think that Prince Zhu Yihai of Lu should come. After all, the Zhu Yisect challenged the authority of the emperor. If he directly seized his position as King of Lu at this time and then granted his brother Zhu Yihai, at least he could slightly hit the momentum of the Zhu Yisect. I think the emperor would not be unable to see this."

Chen Tingyang was silent for a moment, and finally nodded, "This is a desirable solution, but the Zhu Yi Sect of King Lu is just a chess piece of Liu Zeqing. If the rebellion cannot be quelled as soon as possible, this small fight may not hurt its roots."

Zhang Huai pointed to the front and said, "Military Gate, someone is here."

Zhou Xian stood up, and a brigade of nearly two thousand people was slowly moving forward a thousand steps away. The Jinyiwei in Douyu suits held a long sword in front of him, followed by eunuchs and palace maids holding ceremonial guards, and other guards were dressed in the palace imperial guards. Along the way, gongs and drums kept ringing, and long hissings of "idlers avoiding".

Chen Tingyang looked at it and said slowly: "The Jinyiwei leads the way, the imperial guards are guarding the red cloth chariot carried by sixteen people. Zhou Xuanwu is His Royal Highness, you and I will prepare to welcome His Royal Highness!"

Zhu Cixuan walked down from the chariot and saw Zhou Xian, he shouted happily "Forget it". But when he saw that everyone around him was looking at him, he quickly changed to a serious expression.

Zhou Xian and Shen Tingyang went up to salute, and Zhu Cixuan waved his hand gently and signaled the two to get up. "Wangqi, Minister Chen, I will send you off at your order from my father. This is the uncle Zhu Yihai, and he has now succeeded to the position of King Lu. And the one beside him is Liu Kong and General Liu who went to the capital alone to sue Liu Zeqing. Oh, no, he has been promoted to deputy general. Both of them will go to Denglai with you."

Zhu Yihai looked at Zhou Xian for a while and said slowly: "Is this Zhou Xian who defeated Haoge? She looks very young!"

When Zhou Xian first arrived, he noticed Zhu Yihai standing beside him. He was thin, but his eyes were a little heroic. Maybe it was because of his previous injury and his face was a little pale.

Zhu Cilang smiled and said, "Uncle Uncle, since the father gave the full power of Shandong affairs to Zhou Xian, he believed that he could win Liu Zeqing. Some people are still mediocre in their 80s; some people can achieve success in their youth. Uncle Uncle judges a person by his age, which would be biased."

Zhu Yihai was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "What Your Highness said is that Gu was speechless. General Zhou, I'll give you everything. If you need Gu to do, just speak up."

Zhou Xian bowed and said, "You are polite to King Lu."

After recounting, Zhu Cixuan led Zhou Xian aside and whispered, "Father said that even the vassal kings are not trustworthy. You must be careful of this King of Lu, and you must not give him the opportunity to contact military power."

Zhou Xian frowned and said, "Although the Zhu Yisect's incident has a great influence on the court, will the emperor be a little jealous of medical treatment when doing this? The royal family and ministers believe that these are all people around the emperor, both good and bad. The difference should be the individual, and they should not judge their good or bad by their identity. The thieves are rampant in all directions, and the captives are rampant in the frontiers, and they may not be able to win if they mobilize all their strength. If you are so careful about this and that, you will become a lonely person in the end."

Zhu Cixuan didn't speak for a long time, and finally looked up at Zhou Xian and said, "Wang Zi, are you still blaming your father for keeping you in prison for so long? In fact, his father..."

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "Your Highness, whether it is a noble emperor or an ordinary commoner, there are things he doesn't want to do but must do. The emperor is not wrong in dealing with this. I am grateful to be able to release me out of prison in the end. What I am saying now has nothing to do with personal grudges."

Zhu Cilang nodded and said, "I understand, I will persuade my father in the future."

Zhou Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Forget it! The emperor is smart and arrogant. What he dislikes most is his family's interference in national affairs. Although you are the prince, you only have the responsibility to listen to politics and have no right to participate in politics. You should read more and say less so as not to dislike you. Moreover, the emperor is not the kind of person who can easily listen to others' advice."

Zhu Cixuan was silent for a while and said, "Even so, I want to try it. Although the father's personality is stubborn, he talks too much, and I believe he will listen to it."
Chapter completed!