"Freak."

Chen Yi'er cursed, "It would be strange if someone like you is the emperor in the Ming Dynasty. If there is no trouble, it's a pity. My elder brother has been helping you with all his heart. In fact, you are not the wise lord who deserves his loyalty to you."

If someone else had spoken to Zhu Houzhao like this, he would have been dismissed long ago. However, Chen Yier said this, and he would have lost all his temper, but he was still very frustrated.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Empress, you can't think so. I am your husband. You and I are one... If the person closest to you regard me as a fool, what would the people in the world think of me?"

Chen Yi'er disdained to turn her head aside and sneered: "Are you the tyrant lord who knows the best in your heart? Do you still need others to comment? I want you to be a wise lord who has been remembered forever, but you are not at all in tune with your work. Do I tell the truth that you don't want to listen?"

Zhu Houzhao's tone was not kind: "You are just a child and ignorant, so I will forgive you."

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao stood up and prepared to leave... He knew that he would never be able to get a quarrel with Chen Yi'er, so he might as well be a deserter from the beginning.

Just as he turned around and walked towards the door of the tent, Chen Yier said in a worried tone: "It's still time for you to change now. If you don't change, there will definitely be chaos in the country in the future."

"Think about the kings who lost their country in history, they all thought they were wise emperors. Before the disaster occurred, the ruling power of the court reached its peak, but what was the result? Look at Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, and then look at Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, they may not be as excessive as you in some aspects."

Zhu Houzhao turned around and looked at Chen Yier: "Queen, how can you say that to me?"

Chen Yier said angrily: "I can say whatever I think. If you don't like to listen, you can't come to see me, so I won't talk to you."

It was like two children quarreling, and Zhu Houzhao felt extremely unwilling, but she couldn't lose her temper. Although she was full of disagreement, she vaguely felt that the weakest part of her heart was stinging. She vaguely felt that what Chen Yier said was not just fighting with him, but was even more advising him.

Zhu Houzhao sat down and pouted and said, "Then what should I do? Could it be that I will return to Beijing now? I came to Jiangnan not to travel to the mountains and rivers, but to deal with the Japanese pirates rampaging the coastal areas as soon as possible... I want to fight side by side with your elder brother."

Chen Yi'er frowned: "But my elder brother doesn't want to fight with you... You will only cause trouble. When will my elder brother need others to point fingers in the war? You are the emperor and the most noble person in the Ming Dynasty. He is constrained everywhere by his side. You have never done anything to cheat my elder brother before."

Now Zhu Houzhao felt even more embarrassed. After all, what Chen Yier said was very reasonable. He had indeed tricked Chen Xi more than once.

Chen Yier said, "I don't object to the city that my elder brother built by himself. I also want to go and see it, but you can't set up the court there. That's not what you should do as an emperor. You should return to the capital, go to court to meet ministers every day, and ask about every court matter, adopt the opinions of the ministers and be sympathetic to the sufferings of the people. That is the wise lord."

Zhu Houzhao said with a bitter face: "You don't have to do these things in love... It's easy to say. Do you know how tiring it is to do that? You have to attend so many faces every day, listen to their long-lasting words, and what kind of lectures are there? I don't know how troublesome it is... I want to spend a few days of quiet life, but I don't want to be too tired."

Chen Yi'er sneered and said, "You are just lazy. If someone is accompanying you, reviewing ministers' memorials every day, and still discussing with you? If you don't want to do it, I can help you."

Zhu Houzhao stared at Chen Yi'er with wide eyes and frowned: "Women in the harem cannot interfere in politics, otherwise they will chaotic the country. There are many precedents in history. I won't say anything about those who rule the country from behind the curtain. There are actually people who take the opportunity to become emperor... You can't do it even more because..."

Zhu Houzhao stopped halfway through his words. Obviously, he was more afraid of Chen Yier's background.

As a "young and promising" "crazy monarch", Zhu Houzhao is not good enough. The degree of cherishing his throne and life is incomparable to emperors of all dynasties. Zhu Houzhao spent a lot of effort to ensure his safety and stability in the throne. He usually trusted Chen Xi very much, but now he found that Chen Xi was too powerful and might threaten his safety, so he was prepared.

Chen Yier scoffed at this: "I don't do things myself, and I don't want others to do things. I have never seen an incompetent emperor like you, so I'll forget it!"

Obviously, Chen Yier was unwilling to be a queen who could only carve and embroidery in the deep palace. She had ambitions and felt very satisfied when she saw her elder brother making achievements. At such a young age, she felt that she could surpass her elder brother. Since her elder brother could do it, why can't she do it?

Now she is more like she is using words to snatch Zhu Houzhao and force the other party to submit.

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "I didn't say that it must not be possible. I believe you will not plan to usurp the throne, but you don't understand these things, so you'd better wait until you return to the capital."

This time, Zhu Houzhao did not stop anymore. He stood up and walked out directly, saying, "If nothing unexpected happens, he will arrive at that city before dusk tomorrow. You should rest early and set off tomorrow morning. If you don't have a good rest, you can sleep on the boat. I will go first."

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...

Zhu Houzhao talked to Chen Yier, or quarreled, and the unhappiness in his heart was wiped out, as if quarreling with others could also relax your body and mind.

But at this time, he had something more worth thinking about and savoring in his heart.

For example, whether to build a palace and a temporary court in the new city, or whether he wants to listen to Chen Yier and hand over the court affairs to different people to deal with it, so as to prevent the rank of the Lijian and the cabinet from dominating the dominance, or let Chen Yier help him do things, or the couple will handle the court affairs together.

"No, Wu Zhao was gradually becoming an authoritarian woman because he was dealing with court affairs with his unscrupulous emperor husband Li Zhi. I can't let this happen to me."

Zhu Houzhao was very cautious, and he had even thought about how to deal with his future queen's abuse of power.

But he immediately thought of a question: "She is just a little girl, and she is just interested in doing things like me. What can she do if she abuses her power?"

Thinking of herself as she could handle court affairs with Chen Yier, Zhu Houzhao felt a sense of joy in her heart, which seemed to be a very fun thing.

But then his face darkened again, and he thought to himself: "She is nothing, she is just a little girl, but she has a capable elder brother... Although Mr. Chen treats me well, how can he rely on his ministers as an emperor? Who among the monarchs who lost the throne does not trust the ministers, but in the end he was taken advantage of by the ministers?"

"Mr. Chen has achieved such amazing achievements at a young age. What is his next pursuit? Is he a member of the Six Ministers? Or is he a nobleman? He is already a Duke. I can only make him a king in the next step, but that is impossible..."

Zhu Houzhao was very entangled.

The mood that had become good was suddenly getting a little more depressed and sat there for a long time but couldn't come back to his senses.

I don't know how long it took, Xiao Tiaozi came in with a basin of water. He was tiptoed to come in and wait for Zhu Houzhao to get up, but he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the tent, he saw Zhu Houzhao sitting upright on a chair and staring at him in a daze. He couldn't help but be shocked.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty?"

Xiao Tiaozi greeted in surprise.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Xiao Twist: "What are you doing? Have you never seen me? I just got up earlier."

Xiao Tiaozi quickly came over with a basin: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to wash up... It's not too early, and you'll be detached after dawn, and the fleet will continue to set off."

Xiao Tiaozi didn't know that Zhu Houzhao had been sitting here for more than an hour, and she thought that Zhu Houzhao had just woken up.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Sit down and talk to me."

Xiao Tiaozi's eyes were wide open, as if he hadn't heard clearly what Zhu Houzhao was saying. After Zhu Houzhao repeated it, he sat down on the chair opposite him tremblingly, lowering his head, and was at a loss.

Zhu Houzhao said, "Little Tiaozi, you have been with me for more than ten years, right?"

Xiao Tiaozi thought about it, then nodded vigorously.

Zhu Houzhao sighed: "I don't want to hear other people's words, because they are deliberately deceiving me for some purpose. You are different from them. You are my people around me, and you are my playmates and friends..."

Xiao Guozi never knew that he had such a "prominent" identity and was actually the emperor's friend.

But Zhu Houzhao continued, "You tell me, are I a fool?"

Xiao Guozi was so scared that he stood up quickly: "Your Majesty, of course you are not a foolish monarch. Which emperor of all dynasties is as good as Your Majesty, you are wise and powerful?"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "I am not as chaotic as I am, right? If you don't tell the truth, then you are like them, and I will never believe you again."

Xiao Tiaozi hesitated now, saying "yes" cannot be done, and saying "no". This is simply an unsolvable problem.

Xiao Zhuozi replied tremblingly: "Your Majesty usually only cares about court affairs, and some things... it is indeed not handled in time, but there is Shangshu Chen in front of Your Majesty. If you are capable ministers like Xie Ge Lao, you can only be responsible for controlling them..."

"It's meaningless to say too much." Zhu Houzhao was still dissatisfied and frowned, "Speak something fresh and listen."

Xiao Tiaozi gritted his teeth: "Your Majesty is not a fool, it is obvious that there are sluts talking nonsense."

"Okay, you guy dares to slander the queen as a slut. You don't want to live anymore, right?"

Zhu Houzhao cursed: "I don't know what it means. I am clearly a foolish monarch! There must be her reason for the queen to say this. I think I must face this matter in the face, otherwise I will be blinded by you!"

Xiao Guozi quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, what is a foolish monarch? Your Majesty, you have done so many wise and powerful things, but most people have not seen them. Why do you have to make a big fuss about His Majesty's small mistakes?"

Zhu Houzhao sighed: "The most correct thing I have ever done is to value Shangshu Chen, and to let Ge Lao Xie and other old ministers stay in the court and ask them to help me handle the affairs of the court."

"I have believed in Liu Jin before, but the facts have proved that Liu Jin is an ungrateful dog; I have believed in Zhang Yuan, and now I know that he is a foolish and incompetent villain who likes to act on his own. I still believe in you...but you are just a slick little guy."

"Since that's the case, I might as well believe the queen. At least what she said is very pertinent. Although she sometimes quarrels with me, she never accommodates me and dares to say anything. Being honest is good for action. I have to listen to her more in the future and do what she says. What do you think?"

Xiao Tiaozi dared not answer this question. He kowtowed like pounding garlic. He didn't know what happened until Zhu Houzhao waved it back.

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At dawn, the fleet led by Chen Xi passed Dongyu and entered the ocean of Jiushan.

The rising sun rose in the east, the sea surface was extremely calm, and there was no solemn atmosphere of war in peace and harmony. The huge fleet slowly advanced south along the waterway between Fodu Island and Waikanmen Island, gradually approaching Jiushan Island.

It is very difficult to obtain maritime intelligence and cannot send scouts. The entire fleet is basically in a state of ready to fight at any time. Once an enemy ship is discovered, it is basically an encounter.

"Sir, the ship sent by Qian Cang is close to you and said that someone is going to report to you." Jing Yue appeared in front of Shen Xi and bowed with his fists.

Chen Xi nodded: "It's not easy for them to find more than ten miles from the coast... Let them come and see you."

About an hour later, the messenger from Qiancang Institute arrived in front of Chenxi. He was a middle-aged man in his forties with three short beards, fair skin and long-shaped face. He claimed that he was being polite from the sixth rank. He also came with him a young man with a stubborn head and a stubborn head.

The visitor explained to Chen Xi the preparations of Qian Cang Institute and Jue Xi Institute, which involved the next combat arrangements. However, the battle was led by Chen Xi. Qian Cang Institute and Jue Xi Institute were just Qianhu Institutes and did not have the power to start the war, so they could only come to Chen Xi for instructions.

"who is he?"

Chen Xi heard it for a while and frowned and looked at the young man behind the messenger.

The solemn polite said, "It was a person sent by the Japanese pirates. We were captured by us on the shore before, but he said he had an important matter to interview the adults, so he brought him here to go out to sea."

"I've seen Lord Shen..."

Before the scrupulous words were finished, the young man came over and knelt down, kowtowed to Chenxi, speaking Chinese with a strong northern accent, unlike Japanese.

Yun Liu next to him immediately pulled out his sword, and the guards were also on guard. After all, the thief was too close to Chen Xi, which was a huge threat to Chen Xi's personal safety.

Chen Xi raised his hand and the guard leaned back two steps slightly.

Chen Xidao: "You thousand families are really capable. You dare to send such a person to me. Are you not afraid that I will pursue his crime?"

The governor said in embarrassment: "My lord wants to start a war with the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates sent people to... to make peace, but we Zhang Qianhu really has no choice but to ask for advice... We are all rude, so how dare we make decisions without authorization?"

Chen Xi's eyes fell on the man kneeling on the ground again, "Get up and talk."

The man stood up and said respectfully: "I have heard that Lord Shen is famous for a long time, and I have never thought of having the opportunity to see him personally. I have no regrets in my life."

"Why do you say so much nonsense?"

Jing Yue cursed, "Are you a native of the Ming Dynasty? You actually defected to the Japanese pirates? You still have the face to say such nonsense in front of the adults? Just throw them in the sea and feed them fish."

The man had no nervous expression at all, and said calmly: "This general wants to feed the villain fish, but the villain has no room for resistance. However, there is a saying that when two armies fight, they will come and send them to the army... In fact, I have no choice. Even if I don't come, there will be others coming. There are some things that need to be explained clearly to the adults."
To be continued...