In the Jingren Hall of the East Palace, Zhu Yunxi sat behind a rosewood and huanghuali writing desk.
The green smoke from the pine and crane incense burner in the hall was lingering, and Zhu Yunxi's face was amidst the light sandalwood, making it difficult to see clearly.
Li Jinglong had already arrived, but he did not receive him immediately.
This is the first time he has met with a minister, and he met the minister with a purpose. Even if this person has a bad reputation in history, he must create an atmosphere. An atmosphere in which he has the right to speak, and a deterrent.
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It's like when you were studying and you were suddenly called by the principal. Then you arrived at the office and found that the principal didn't speak. Do you panic?
Li Jinglong stood outside the hall, holding two simple gift boxes in his hands, feeling full of anxiety.
Just before coming, he deliberately gave the eunuch who was delivering the message two gems to tell him something. The news he got frightened him.
The old prince was not in a good mood today and spent the rest of the day cursing. After he finished cursing, he had a conversation with King Wu, who wants to see you.
It seems that His Highness King Wu is not in a good mood right now!
Li Jinglong has always been very smart as long as it doesn't involve military affairs. After thinking about it, he definitely couldn't ask him to talk about family matters today because of nothing. Something must have happened to make the old prince unhappy, and he had an affair with his Li family.
Something related.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, you always have to be careful.
Li Jinglong stood outside the hall for half an hour, his waist aching from the weight of the armor on his body, and he did not dare to move.
At this time, a eunuch whispered at the door of the palace, Duke Cao Guo, Your Highness King Wu lets you in!
Li Jinglong breathed a sigh of relief and stepped forward holding the gift box.
Your Majesty, Li Jinglong, comes to see His Highness King Wu! After entering the palace, Li Jinglong walked up to Zhu Yunxi and bowed to see him.
The quiet Jingren Hall was filled with Li Jinglong's deliberately heavy footsteps and the sound of the armor leaves on his body, but Zhu Yunxi behind the desk didn't seem to hear it. Amidst the green smoke of sandalwood, he covered his face with a book.
Li Jinglong was a minister, and King Wu was the emperor's direct grandson, and he was deeply favored by the old prince. King Wu did not let him get up, so Li Jinglong could only keep bending down and clasping his fists.
He lowered his head and couldn't see Zhu Yunxi's face clearly, but Zhu Yunxi could see that he was a little embarrassed. It seemed simple to bend down and clasp his fists, but if the body bones are not so strong, he would feel a little sore after holding on for a few minutes.
Today, Zhu Yunxi not only wants to beat him, but also wants to subdue him.
Although this person has a bad reputation in history and is useless. But as a superior, there is no useless person. It just depends on how to use him, where he is placed, and what he is asked to do. Of course, Zhu Yunxi
In my lifetime, I will never let Li Jinglong send troops to fight.
If the person saluting there at this moment was a meritorious veteran, Zhu Yunxi would never do this. He would humbly use the junior salute and ask people to sit down. But Li Jinglong is different. He has no military exploits and no deep foundation in the military. He is
For relatives of the Zhu family, all honor and disgrace are in the hands of the royal family.
Moreover, selling favors to those veterans is not as cost-effective as selling them to Li Jinglong!
Many of those people were originally from the prince's lineage, and they wanted to see the Buddha's face even if they didn't look at the monk's face. But Li Jinglong was different. This guy had never come to him to pay homage to the dock.
For a long time, just when Li Jinglong felt that there were ants crawling in his armor and itching unbearably, Zhu Yunxi slowly said, "Come?"
After hearing the summons from His Highness, I will be here immediately! Li Jinglong hurriedly spoke loudly again and shook his old armor that was full of traces of war.
Not to mention, if you really didn't know what he was doing, you would be easily fooled by his general appearance.
Zhu Yunxi put down the book and said calmly, "Make a mistake for Cao Guogong!"
The palace attendants in the palace gently carried a hollow carved red sandalwood pier and placed it behind Li Jinglong.
Sir, thank you, Your Highness! Li Jinglong lifted the hem of his armor and sat down with a clatter. He really looked like a fierce general.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi's sitting body slowly moved forward, his hands were placed on the table, his left hand supported his chin, and his index finger slowly tapped his cheek.
Under the bright palace lantern, Zhu Yunxi's somewhat childish and angular face, unique to the Zhu family, looks simple and honest but also has a wilted and angular appearance, is so clear.
He was still a young boy, and his lips were slightly covered with fine downy hair, but his eyes were so bright and sharp. There was a hint of playfulness in the sharpness, like a cheetah looking at its upcoming prey.
Li Jinglong's heart twitched fiercely, this boy is different from his father!
At that time, the prince smiled at everyone he met, and there was no fault in his etiquette. He was like a Maitreya Buddha. Even if he wanted to deal with someone or scheme against someone, no one would notice it at all. The prince was the kind of person who would either do something to you or not.
, I will kill your people as soon as I do it.
But the look in Zhu Yunxi's eyes was like that of an old prince, belonging to a cat.
When you are angry, you can see it clearly. Once you are angry, you can't hide. And if you catch the prey before you start, you have to play first. When the game is almost done, give it the final blow.
I wonder why His Highness called me here? Li Jinglong couldn't help it, couldn't pretend to be steady, and said.
Zhu Yunxi's slender fingers were still tapping on his cheeks, half-smiling but not smiling. Are you still wearing armor when you enter the palace at night?
I have a concurrent job as the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army and the army in front of the palace, so naturally I don’t dare to slack off! Li Jinglong said sternly, besides, I am a military general of the Ming Dynasty, so I naturally have to wear iron armor!
As he spoke, he touched the fish scales with forged patterns on the armor on his body, and said loudly that this armor was left by Chen's father. He wore this armor back then and followed the old emperor on his expeditions.
When it was passed down to me, I wore it every day, so I would not forget the difficulties of founding the country, let alone my own identity!
Have you ever forgotten your original intention? Zhu Yunxi suddenly laughed.
Look, these words were said in a hurry by a real warrior? This is simply the Ming Dynasty version of never forgetting your original intention and being prepared for danger in times of peace.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the other party with interest and thought to himself.
If I were a little kid, I might have let his pretentious attitude fool me into thinking he was a general!
Was it possible that Emperor Jianwen of the original time and space was so confused by him that he chose him to fight Yongle, but he was beaten violently and the prototype was created!
Although Li Jinglong had never heard of the word "never forget the original intention", he could understand that he was more solemn at the moment and did not dare to praise His Highness. I was just doing my duty.
Having said this, Li Jinglong suddenly raised his head, glanced at Zhu Yunxi blankly, and suddenly became excited. Your Highness, where you are sitting, you look exactly like the Crown Prince before!
Then, he immediately bowed his head and said with great emotion that I was very naughty when I was young. If the prince hadn't thought of his relatives and tried his best to teach me some advice, I would have been useless and would have been a dandy.
Later, Chen's father left, leaving Chen as a fatherless child. The prince treated me like a nephew! Li Jinglong rubbed his eyes with his big palms, greeted me with care, and promoted me personally. The prince died young, and every time
Thinking of this, I feel... uncomfortable!
You're a fucking actor!
Zhu Yunxi cursed in his heart and almost applauded him.
After coming to Daming for so long, I finally met a shameless person. Not only is he shameless, he is also very good at licking. His licking is also very layered and high-end.
Still treating you like a nephew?
That's how it goes according to seniority. But Zhu Biao was less than 40 when he left, and Li Jinglong is in his 30s this year. Zhu Biao was only a few years older than him, so you still have the nerve to call him a child?
To miss someone else's dead father in front of his son, and then say how good that person was to him, it would be better to say directly to Zhu Yunxi, how noble you are, how good you are to me, and how much I miss you.
According to the concept of this era, these words are simply a revelation of true feelings. Li Jinglong is simply a great and good person who knows how to appreciate kindness.
He can pretend, coax, and lick. No wonder Emperor Jianwen didn't kill Zhu Di even in the original time and space, and he didn't even say harsh words.
If this kind of acting were to be seen in future generations, he would be considered a best actor.
Looking at Li Jinglong's sad face, Zhu Yunxi really wanted to tell him, since you miss my father so much, why don't you go with him?
Okay, if you can act, I can act too!
Zhu Yunxi also made a sad look, sighed and said, Oh, thank you for remembering, it is not in vain for me to say good things about you in front of Grandpa Huang!
Li Jinglong's ears immediately stood up and he listened carefully.
Originally, Grandpa Huang was going to hand you over to Jin Yiwei, but I stopped him!
Jin Yiwei? Li Jinglong almost stood up from the pier, how could he hand me over to Jin Yiwei so easily?
Even though he is a relative of the emperor, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, how many relatives of the emperor have died at the hands of Jin Yiwei?
In the hands of Jin Yiwei, you will lose your skin even if you don't die. Those people are the emperor's dogs!
In the past, Li Jinglong might not have been afraid. He thought to himself that he would be more popular with the old prince.
But a few days ago, the news that Jiang Xiahou was tired of the old emperor for some reason and was poisoned by the Jin Yiwei has begun to spread among the nobles on a small scale. Jiang Xiahou is a fellow countryman of the emperor and an old friend all his life.
Died in the hands of Jin Yiwei.
The old prince looks kind and kind, but when he kills someone, it doesn't matter who you are!
There were thousands of thoughts in his mind, Zhu Yunxi continued, I told Grandpa Huang that you are a relative of the Zhu family after all, and it will not look good in the hands of Jin Yiwei. So...
Li Jinglong raised his head and Zhu Yunxi smiled, so he was handed over to the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, Supervisory Office, and the three departments for trial!
Your Highness! Li Jinglong couldn't sit still anymore and stood up directly. I... what did I do wrong?
You broke Grandpa Huang’s heart! Zhu Yunxi said lightly.
I'm...unjustly accused! Li Jinglong was panicking. Is Zhu Yunxi's words too big? It's too scary.
Unjustly accused? Zhu Yunxi sneered. The inspector, the imperial censor, reported that Cao Guogong Li Jinglong occupied more than 200 hectares of farmland, ponds, and forests in his hometown in Xuyi.
Suddenly, cold sweat broke out on Li Jinglong's head.