After Zhu Youxiao said this, Wei Zhongxian hurriedly touched his round belly and smiled: "Drag your majesty to be very blessed. Over the years, the Ming Dynasty has been booming, and the people have enough food and clothing. Even the old ministers have also been exposed to the blessing of this peaceful and prosperous era. What's more, Your Majesty now has a dragon seed, which is a great auspicious thing. The old minister made a wish in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva in the past year. As long as the little prince is safe and sound, the old minister is willing to vegetarian food for one year. It's just three months now, but he hasn't lost weight."

Wei Zhongxian's words made Zhu Youxiao laugh and pointed at Wei Zhongxian and said, "You, you, when did you learn so funny? This Jiangnan is a beautiful place. You have been here for more than half a year, but why didn't you touch any spiritual energy? This mouth is more greasy than before."

After Zhu Youxiao said this, the officials present couldn't help laughing, and they also envied Wei Zhongxian for being favored by His Majesty the Emperor's favor. Even though they envy him, the officials also knew that they were definitely not as good as Wei Zhongxian. After all, Wei Zhongxian had been with Principal Zhu You since childhood.

Wang Chengen, who followed Zhu Youzhai, was recommended to Zhu Youzhai by Wei Zhongxian before leaving Beijing. He was also considered Wang Chengen's noble person. Therefore, Wang Chengen did not dare to joke. However, Li Mingrui couldn't help but say from the side: "Eunuch Wei was so happy to see Your Majesty. Your Majesty can't blame Eunuch Wei for this."

"Well, Mr. Li has spoken for you, and I dare not say to you anymore." After Zhu Youxiao said this, Wei Zhongxian noticed that the middle-aged man in red robe in front of him was Li Mingrui, a cabinet master who was recently in high power and played an important role in the Confucius Sect in the recent rebellion of the Northern Sect.

Although he had left the capital, Wei Zhongxian did not pay attention to the dynamics of the capital. He had heard of Li Mingrui for a long time. Now he has seen the real person and is called "Ge Lao" by His Majesty himself. Wei Zhongxian is even more convinced of the position of this new cabinet minister in His Majesty's heart, so he also wanted Li Mingrui to give in.

Li Mingrui also returned the courtesy, and he was also looking at the inner court boss who was once powerful and now in charge of Jiangnan. To be honest, Li Mingrui knew that his rise in the officialdom was because of his impeachment of Wei Zhongxian. His impeachment caused Wei Zhongxian to fall from the position of the Silijian to serve as a guard in Nanjing.

Li Mingrui was not sure whether this old eunuch who grew up with His Majesty was jealous of him, but what he could be sure was that His Majesty had never really abandoned Wei Zhongxian, so Li Mingrui never slandered Wei Zhongxian in front of Zhu Youxiao again, and even praised Wei Zhongxian from time to time, such as today.

Zhu Youxiao was a little happy to see Li Mingrui and Wei Zhongxian salute each other. Although the internal and external ministers had conflicts in power, they could share weal and woe in the face of major issues, and work together and the most basic harmony. Only in this way can the court's party-finishing disputes be eliminated.

"You are Xu Hongji, Duke of Wei?" Zhu Youxiao walked to an old man with a beard and a big eared face. He asked.

Xu Hongji hurriedly replied: "It's the humble minister, I welcome your Majesty to inspect the capital."

"When Duke Xu Da drove the Tartars who had enslaved my China for nearly a hundred years back to Mobei and recovered the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, which had been occupied by the Hu people for hundreds of years, can be said to have made great contributions. He is not only the number one hero of our Ming Dynasty, but also one of the great heroes of our Han people for thousands of years. His merits are no less than that of Wei Qing of the Han Dynasty, Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty, and Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty."

As Zhu Youxiao said that, he turned around and ordered Wang Chengen: "Wang Chengen, Li Mingrui, you will discuss with the Duke of Wei later and arrange a good day. I will sacrifice to the filial tombs of Xiaoling and worship these meritorious officials who have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and China, especially Duke Xu Da of Wei."

After Li Mingrui and Wang Chengen received the order, Xu Hongji hurriedly knelt down to thank him, but was helped up by Zhu Youxiao: "No need to be so restricted. Speaking of which, your Xu family and our Zhu family have been in-laws since the Grand Master. I just hope that if there is trouble in the Ming Dynasty in the future, you should not abandon the Ming Dynasty and learn from some aristocratic families to recognize thieves as fathers. Remember, once there is no Ming Dynasty, you are nothing. I also hope that one day, you will have the legacy of your ancestors again, and mention that you will fight for the battlefield for my Ming Dynasty and expand thousands of miles of mountains and rivers."

Zhu Youxiao said this, so he naturally had the intention of mentioning the Xu family. In fact, in the original history, Duke Wei did surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but he ended up being demoted to a commoner. In fact, this is normal. The Xu family was indeed a family of founding fathers for the Ming Dynasty, but for Daqingguo, nothing was wrong. The Qing Dynasty would rather raise a group of useless Eight Banners soldiers than support your Ming Dynasty heroes.

Xu Hongji didn't know that his son Xu Wenjue would surrender to the Qing Dynasty in the future, but he still understood what Zhu Youxiao was trying to be alert to his Xu family. When he thought of the Kong family in the Northern Sect, Xu Hongji couldn't help but be shocked and broke out in a cold sweat. Indeed, what Zhu Youxiao said was that his Xu family was not the Kong family and had no status in the scholars. He has not had any influence in the army after a hundred years. Therefore, he really relied on the glory of his ancestors to live a life of the Ming Dynasty.

When he heard Zhu Youxiao say this, he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I dare not do things that are disloyal to the Ming Dynasty, and the Xu family will not have such unworthy descendants. If there is indeed, I will be the first to spare him. Not to mention fighting on the battlefield, Your Majesty even wants the head of the minister now, I will be fine."

"This is serious," Zhu Youxiao said and looked at Wang Yongguang, Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel of Nanjing: "Wang Yongguang, what is the defense of Nanjing? Although the world is peaceful, there must be no slack. On the one hand, we must be careful of the incident in which a small group of Japanese pirates could break into the city of Liudu during the Jiajing period. On the other hand, we must always pay attention to the defense of the river. The threat of the Tartars is still there, and no one can guarantee whether the incident of Jingkang of the Northern Song Dynasty will happen again in the future. We plan for the future. Our Ming Dynasty must also have its own Caishiji, and the strategic position of Liudu will be very important at that time."

The Minister of War of Nanjing is the six officials with the most important functions in Nanjing. Wang Yongguang also knew that he had a great responsibility. When Zhu Youxiao talked about the defense of Nanjing, he answered it very well. However, in Zhu Youxiao's opinion, it was just a long talk. But now he was limited in energy, not to mention whether Nanjing's defense still has strategic significance in the future.

After listening to Wang Yongguang's brief report, Zhu Youxiao turned to Wei Zhongxian and said, "We are blocking this city gate now and affecting the lives of the people. Let's go to the city quickly. I want to see the appearance of the ancient capitals of the Six Dynasties. When Taizu ascended the throne here and built the Ming Dynasty, I don't know what the situation was like when the storm of the two hundred years passed."

As Zhu Youxiao said that, he got on the dragon chariot first, and as soon as he entered the city, he heard the voice of a newspaper boy coming from a distance: "Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, the Confucius Sect of the Northern Sect was eliminated for rebellion, and the Confucius Sect of the Southern Sect became the descendant of the Confucius Sect! Fengyang Governor Ma Shiying took the lead in collecting commercial taxes. Whether it was to follow the public opinion or compete for profit with the people, Zhang Juzi had a lot of opinions on this."
Chapter completed!