When the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone into the room, Zhu Yixi woke up immediately.
In his arms, he is already holding a lamb-like woman, with his eyes closed and shy, the pear blossoms are covered with rain, and there is countless tenderness.
The fair and supple skin makes people fall in love with it.
Zhu Yixi couldn't help but kiss her, waking up the lovely person in her arms.
"嘤咛——" Xue Niang woke up, opened her beautiful eyes, and looked at him shyly, the husband who would accompany her in the next life.
"I got up first."
Zhu Yixi slowly put her down, then put on her clothes and said, "You go to bed first. Now, the world, or the Ming Dynasty, cannot allow me to enjoy it."
As he said that, he seemed to be afraid that she would misunderstand, so he kissed her pink cheek again and said: "In these troubled times, love between children is not the same as between children. Don't misunderstand me. I'll come back to you in the evening."
Staring blankly at her husband's departure, Xue Niang took a while to realize that half of her body was exposed.
"Ah!" She quickly retracted the quilt, feeling quite sweet in her heart: "It seems that Zhu Lang is still a considerate person."
Thinking that instead of toasting my parents-in-law, I should be able to sleep a little longer.
But the Sun family's years of education would not allow her to do such a thing.
She deeply understands that as the matron of the family, she never sleeps in.
"Zhiyuan, help me up!"
Call your maid to come over, dress up, hold your head high, and patrol the entire prince's palace.
The entire mansion is actually quite adequate. Most of the servants were transferred from Prince Xiang's mansion and served Prince Xiang and then Prince Chuang.
As for the several stewards, they were also eunuchs. They were good at flattering and disciplining their subordinates.
Sun Xueniang summoned everyone and Shi Shiran said:
"I don't care what you did before, but now that you have entered the Zhu family, you must obey the Zhu family's rules. Anyone who doesn't obey the rules will have their own family rules to serve them."
"Our commander-in-chief holds a high position and involves a lot of secrets. Therefore, the first rule is to control your mouths and not reveal anything about the situation in the mansion..."
Referring to the rules of the Sun Mansion, Sun Xueniang, who became the mistress on her first day, managed the house in a decent manner under the guidance of Mrs. Li.
For a time, the atmosphere in the huge Zhu Mansion became clear.
If there are no rules, then there will be no chaos.
Later, she appointed and dismissed several nuns she brought over to take charge of personnel and financial affairs, and basically controlled the entire Zhu Mansion.
Everyone praised her, she was indeed a noble lady from the Sun family, she was indeed extraordinary.
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Zhu Yixi left the mansion without looking back, got on the carriage, and came to Prince Xiang's Mansion.
He naturally likes beauties.
However, it is not time to enjoy it yet.
"The distance is far, so it's inconvenient."
Zhu Yixi missed the time before when she could order people to do things casually and listened to the discussions in the Military and Political Bureau.
But he also understood that if the king is not secretive, his ministers will lose their integrity, and if their ministers are not secretive, they will lose their virginity.
His frequent interference would shake Zhao Shu's prestige, and at the same time, his secrets would not be kept secret from others.
There still needs to be a certain distance.
"Commander, it only takes half a mile to get there in a moment." The groom couldn't help but say after hearing his sigh.
Zhu Yixi smiled and said nothing.
After getting off the carriage, he went straight to his own side hall.
After a while, Zhao Shu walked in with a serious face and said: "General Soldier, Hanzhong has sent 20,000 recruits from the new army camp. After three months of training, they can replenish the army."
"Just in time!"
Zhu Yixi said happily: "I am worried that there are too few troops!"
"Not only in Hanzhong, but also in Xiangyang and other Huguang areas, we have to recruit people. We will recruit another 30,000 people to make up the total number of 100,000."
Zhao Shu nodded, fanned himself, and said, "It is indeed possible to recruit troops and horses. There is no shortage of money now, but there is a shortage of food."
"Food?" Zhu Yixi was stunned: "Is it that short of it?"
"Now the food comes from Hanzhong Prefecture to Sichuan. It has traveled thousands of miles and the loss is too high. Moreover, you have been fighting constantly in the past two months, which has consumed even more."
"Captured 50,000 people from the Zuo Army. Including our own army, the number has exceeded 100,000. We still have to supply food shortages in Xiangyang and other places, and we cannot make ends meet!"
Zhao Shu looked miserable, and Zhu Yixi fell into deep thought.
"Where is the food? Where can I buy food?"
"There is food in Sichuan, but when thieves from the West entered Sichuan, the price of food skyrocketed. Even if you have money, you can't buy much."
Zhu Yixi was helpless: "Then, what about other places?"
"There is food in Jiangxi."
At this time, Zhao Shu showed a sinister smile: "It just so happened that the commander-in-chief captured Zuo Mengeng, let's talk to Zuo Liangyu."
"A mere amount of grain cannot redeem Zuo Mengeng."
Zhu Yixi hesitated and said: "This guy is very useful!"
"I didn't say that I wanted to redeem him!" Zhao Shu said confidently: "Just say that Xiangyang is short of food and Mr. Zuo is delicate and expensive. It would not be good if he died of hunger."
"In this case, how can Zuo Liangyu not let me go?"
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Yixi suddenly realized and laughed and said, "This is a great idea."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Sure enough, Zhu Yixi submitted a letter, not only about food and grass issues, but also about trade and other matters.
Zuo Liangyu couldn't wait to respond.
Buying grain is a trivial matter, as long as his son's safety is ensured, anything can be done.
He even offered to redeem his son with one hundred thousand taels of silver.
In this regard, Zhu Yixi was too lazy to pay attention to him.
With this handle in hand, Zuo Liangyu did not dare to move, and in a sense, he was still his chess piece.
Sometimes, the living are more useful than the dead.
At this time, with the peace talks between the Qin Army and the Zuo Army, the Yangtze River Basin resumed circulation.
News of Shi Kefa's funeral for Chongzhen also reached Xiangyang.
Zhu Yixi was furious, knocked her head to the ground, cried until she fainted, and there was even a trace of blood on the corner of her mouth.
In terms of name, Emperor Chongzhen is not only his monarch, but also the patriarch of the Zhu family. Whether it is national law or family law, Zhu Yixi must show loyalty and filial piety.
As a result, this fainting move moved the entire Xiangyang City. They praised General Zhu very much, and his reputation of loyalty and filial piety spread throughout the Huguang area.
Smart people will not expose it, but ordinary people will firmly believe it.
This is politics.
In the evening, Zhu Yixi woke up slowly and shouted: "The intruder and I are inseparable!"
Everyone present was moved.
Late at night, Zhu Yixi and Zhao Shu were discussing face to face, with serious faces.
"The late emperor passed away, and the country cannot live without a king for a day. Several provinces in the south also need a leader."
Zhu Yixi analyzed calmly: "I heard that King Fu is in Huai'an, which is very close to Nanjing. Moreover, because of his long moral status, it is very likely that he will be crowned emperor."
"What if the prince or the other two go south?" Zhao Shu frowned.
"The Donglin Party members can't wait any longer."
Zhu Yixi sneered and said: "With the fall of Beijing, the three princes will not be able to survive. Their contribution to the establishment cannot be underestimated."
"So, how about Commander-in-Chief?"
Zhao Shu stared at him and asked: "You are from the royal family, so you can do it; King Rui is the emperor's uncle and is also in Xiangyang; or should you recognize King Fu?"