In less than half a stick of incense, Chang Yu galloped back to Ziguang Pavilion. He got off his horse and wanted to imitate the plot of a movie and fly up to the high platform in front of the pavilion. However, this is not a martial arts novel, so he had to climb up step by step.
Zhu Cixiang touched his palms and ignored the dejected East Palace guards who came one after another. He looked at Chang Yu with admiration on his face: "You are really amazing, you are really amazing. Wen Neng An Bang and Wu Neng Ding Guo are the ones I am talking about."
Such a person."
Chang Yu shook his head gently: "In ancient times, good ministers and famous generals are like those who cross the river. How many people are responsible for the stability of the country? Although the young man has some skills, he is not so arrogant as to sit in a well and watch the sky. The prince is ridiculous."
"Anyway, I think you are very powerful, much more powerful than the trash above the court. When it comes to fighting, they can only talk about war on paper and are not as good as you. In terms of fists and kicks, you can challenge the entire court." Zhu Cixiang came closer and whispered.
Chang Yu chuckled: "There are some old men in the court. It is true that we can defeat them with their small fists, but when it comes to fighting, these civil servants are indeed not good at it. However, there are many generals who are good at fighting in the army, we just need to find them."
When Zhu Cixiang heard this, he immediately looked a little depressed: "The generals in the army have withered in recent years. Those who are good at fighting will be killed and surrendered. Now when I look around, everything is like a ginger. They are either afraid of war, mediocre, or watching from the other side.
Waiting for my Zhu family to perish, in fact..."
"Not necessarily." Chang Yu patted him on the shoulder: "Although there are not many people who are willing to serve the Ming Dynasty and are good at fighting, there are still many people, such as Zhou Yuji, who is the leader among them. I only hope that the emperor can make good use of it and use it seriously, and he will definitely become
The mainstay of the Ming Dynasty."
"You are one of them." Zhu Cixiang looked up at Chang Yu, his eyes full of trust.
"But as an eunuch, I cannot serve as an official or a general. But if the emperor allows me to lead troops, I will go through fire and water and kill all the thieves and thieves!" Chang Yu's gnashing of teeth made Zhu Cixiang extremely emotional.
"Although you can't be an official or a general, I just need to find a reason for you to lead the troops. It's not difficult to think about, but you will definitely be resisted by those losers in the court. But my father is no longer what he was before, no matter how hard he forces me,
, the emperor may not be able to accept them."
Chang Yu sighed: "There is a competition in the court, and you and I are powerless to interfere. Let's see how the emperor fights with them. If you don't listen, you will be quiet."
Zhu Cixiang nodded slightly, glanced around, and said to the guards: "You can rest over there, and don't come over to disturb us if you have nothing to do." Then he whispered to Chang Yu: "Let's go to the pavilion to talk."
Chang Yu hummed, knowing that Zhu Cixiang had something to say to him after Yue Yu had not seen him, and of course she also had something to say to him, but these words could not be transmitted to two ears, so he walked towards Ziguang Pavilion, and saw the attic in a trance
There was a figure above. I looked up and saw the person upstairs ducked in.
But Chang Yu's eyes were very poisonous, he was slightly startled, turned around and asked Zhu Cihong: "Is the Queen here?"
Zhu Cixiang nodded slightly: "Actually, the Queen Mother asked me to summon you here."
Why was Queen Zhou so mysterious when she summoned him? Chang Yu thought about it for a while and then figured it out to avoid suspicion!
Avoid Chongzhen’s suspicion!
The harem is not allowed to interfere with politics. This is the ancestral rule of emperors of all dynasties. Especially after the troubles of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty, the Song and Ming Dynasties were even more careful not to violate the rules.
What's more, Chongzhen was born with severe paranoia.
If Chang Yu was an ordinary eunuch, even a popular eunuch, it wouldn't matter. Eunuchs originally served the royal family, but now he had the title of Dongchang Admiral, which would have a very different meaning. In addition, Chongzhen wanted to show his respect for him.
His trust and favor made him regard himself as a minister, and even the prince had to avoid suspicion, let alone the harem.
Moreover, the queen hurriedly summoned him the day after returning to the palace, which made Chongzhen suspicious, even though he knew that Chang Yu was secretly helping the royal family and dealing with other matters.
Of course, there are many things that Lian Chongzhen doesn't know. For example, he doesn't know how close the relationship between the queen, the prince, and Chang Yu is. For example, he doesn't know that Chang Yu already knows the prince's dream...
Empress Zhou had to avoid suspicion. It would be okay if she summoned him generously after a few days. However, she couldn't wait any longer. Who knows what day Chang Yu would leave the palace again, so she asked the prince to invite Chang Yu to Ziguang Pavilion for fun.
Secret meeting in secret.
The two entered the Ziguang Pavilion. A palace maid hurriedly closed the door and pointed to the upstairs. Zhu Cixiang climbed up first, followed by Chang Yu. He took a quick look at the interior of the attic. It was originally a martial arts training hall, but it was empty.
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After going up to the second floor, he saw Queen Zhou standing by the window with several people standing beside her. Chang Yu did not dare to take a closer look and hurriedly saluted: "I have seen the Queen, and I wish to send you my regards."
Empress Zhou smiled slightly: "You are now a favorite minister of the Holy Emperor, how can you be humbled again?"
Chang Yu said sternly: "The king and his ministers have the right principles, but Xiaode is also a slave of the royal family, and he dare not act arrogantly in front of the queen."
The implication is that in front of the emperor, I am his minister, but in front of you, I am just a servant, and I cannot be called a minister.
Queen Zhou was very satisfied with Chang Yu's answer. She looked at him carefully and sighed slightly: "Darker, but stronger. This time I went out to the capital and heard that every step was difficult and dangerous, and there were swords and swords everywhere. It's really hard on you!"
"Queen Lao is concerned about the small matters within her duties," Chang Yu said respectfully.
"I know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but I am just out of curiosity. I heard that you were out of the capital and went into battle to kill the enemy in person. Did you really fight off the intruders?" Emperor Zhou said and sat down on a stool next to him.
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Chang Yu bowed to the side and said, "Youngster hates thieves for causing harm to the country and the people. He happens to have some skills in fists and kicks, so he couldn't help but go into battle and fight with the intruder several times. But it is not true to say that he beat the intruder to death.
It was a victory achieved through bloody battles by tens of thousands of Taiyuan soldiers.”
"You are neither arrogant nor impetuous, nor greedy for merit. You are so good!" Queen Zhou couldn't help but sigh while stroking her palms.
But a small voice sounded in Chang Yu's ear: "I heard that you swept the imperial city with your fists and kicks. How can you only have some skills in fists and kicks?"
"He is so humble. My dear sister, you don't know that on the battlefield, he always wears armor and takes the lead into the enemy's formation. He often fights with less and fights more. The enemy soldiers will be frightened when they hear the 'Palace Name'!" Zhu Cixiang beside him was spitting.
Chang Yu was shocked, "Imperial sister? Could it be..."
He secretly glanced sideways, and was shocked to see that the aloof girl next to the queen was not the Zhu Ainao or Ah Jiu whom he had longed for!
"Did you really kill so many people?" Seeing Chang Yu secretly looking at her, Zhu Aona couldn't help showing a hint of embarrassment.
"Thieves bring harm to the country, no matter how many they kill, it's not a big deal." Chang Yu's heartstrings were touched by Zhu Aona's shyness. This girl had always been aloof, but she had never been like this.
Zhu Aao frowned when she heard this and stopped talking. It was obvious that this daughter within the high wall did not know the sufferings of the world. Although she had heard that thieves were harming the country, she still felt that killing people was not a good thing. She looked at Chang Yu with a look in her eyes.
It’s so strange that this seemingly harmless young man has his hands full of blood!
Silly girl, the blood on my hand was not dyed for you, Daming, and for your old Zhu family. Chang Yu only needed one glance to know Zhu Ainao's little thoughts, and he couldn't help but smile to himself.
"You are right, the thieves deserve to be killed!" Empress Zhou deeply agreed with Chang Yu's words: "The thieves brought harm to the country and cost the people of the Ming Dynasty more than ten years. Death is not a pity! Eunuch Chang, you defeated the thieves in Taiyuan.
, Based on your opinion, is the capital already safe? The prince’s dream..."
Empress Zhou suddenly thought that there were many things that Zhu Aolao didn't know about. She couldn't speak frankly in front of him, but he believed that Chang Yu would understand.
"Unknown to us, although the main force of the bandit army retreated, its partial divisions caused trouble in Henan and were running amok. The younger ones were rewarded when they returned to Beijing. After the bandits retreated, they did not return to their hometown of Xi'an, but also went to the east road.
He joined the bandit leader Liu Fangliang. It is not known whether they can reach the capital, but it is inevitable that the Central Plains will be ravaged by them."
Ah! Queen Zhou was startled when she heard this and was silent for a while. Zhu Nuao stared at Chang Yu closely: "Since you are so powerful, just go to Henan and drive away the intruders."
Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "Your Highness the Princess is right, but this is not something that Xiao Xiao can decide. National affairs are discussed and decided by the Emperor and the ministers in the court. Your Majesty lets Xiao Xiao go, and Xiao Xiao can leave. Your Majesty
I won’t let the little one go, so the little one can’t go anywhere.”
Zhu Aelao's face turned red with embarrassment, knowing that she had asked nonsense.
"If you leave the capital and go to Henan, can you be sure to repel the intruders?" Queen Zhou asked with a look of anticipation on her face.
"Back to the queen, I left the capital earlier with no money, no food, no soldiers, and no preparations. After a fight, the robbers escaped, so..."
Chang Yu didn't need to finish his words before Queen Zhou understood, so she looked at Zhu Cihong: "My son..."
"Empress" Zhu Cixiang frowned: "My child mentioned this matter to his father last night, but his father only said it would be discussed. There must be some worries or other arrangements, but my child has prepared to ask several adults in the court to discuss it again in the near future.
"Let's start playing".
When Queen Zhou heard this, she nodded slightly. She knew that the adults Zhu Cihong was talking about were nothing more than Gong Yonggu and a few people promoted by Chang Yu as behind-the-scenes pushers, such as Li Banghua, Wang Jiayan and others. These people had some slight influence on Chang Yu.
I have a good impression, unlike other nobles who wish Chang Yu would die quickly.
"It's hard to violate the destiny of humanity, but it seems that everything depends on man... It all depends on you!" Queen Zhou looked at Chang Yu with a sad face. The destiny she mentioned naturally meant the prince's dream. She and Chongzhen believed that it was a dream from the gods.
Because there are many things verified one by one that are outrageous!
As for the fact that everything depends on human effort, of course, it means that the appearance of Chang Yu changed the direction of destiny. Many things that originally happened changed the outcome because of his appearance, such as the Battle of Taiyuan!
So Queen Zhou firmly believed that Chang Yu was the life-saving straw for Ming Dynasty and Lao Zhu family!
"Young man, I have dedicated myself to death," Chang Yu knelt down and kowtowed!
Empress Zhou and brother and sister Zhu Aelao were also excited and looked at Chang Yu with extremely eager eyes.
"I still have something I want to talk to you about, but I can't stay here for too long. If you don't leave the capital in the next few days, go to Kunning Palace." Queen Zhou stood up, looked at Chang Yu and nodded gently.
:"You're so good" and then turned around and went downstairs.
Chang Yu agreed and turned sideways to send him his hand.
"I heard that you are very popular in the palace. Many eunuchs and maids say that you are very peaceful. Even many imperial concubines want to meet you." Zhu Ayao whispered as she passed by Chang Yu.
Chang Yu smiled slightly: "I'll go and say hello one by one, little one."
"You don't need to address me so condescendingly. I heard Brother Wang say that you and I are as close as brothers," Zhu Aelao said lightly.
Chang Yu hurriedly said: "That was just a joke by His Royal Highness, the young ones don't dare to be rude."
Zhu Ainao stopped talking and started to go downstairs.
"Pingping Tingting is more than thirteen years old, and the cardamom leaves are in early February..." Looking at her figure, Chang Yu couldn't help but sigh. He was attracted by Zhu Yu's temperament and felt that she was in her beautiful years.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Ainao overheard this, and she couldn't help but tremble. She looked back at Chang Yu, her eyes full of doubts. This eunuch didn't know how to read, but he could recite poems, and... was he praising me... (