I heard Tian Rong's words and my head buzzed, Princess? Is it the wife of the dead man Zhu Yousong? Why is she still alive? Didn't she die when she was in Henan? "Let Zhao Zhilong come in." I was a little puzzled. In fact, the princess should have directly defected to the palace, how did she join the palace of Zhao Zhilong, the mansion of Xincheng Boss Zhao Zhilong? But I didn't know that a huge crisis was approaching me.

"My name Zhao Zhilong bows to the emperor! Long live the emperor!" Zhao Zhilong was called out by the emperor after he finished his tribute, "Your Majesty, I have important matters to report to you."

I was upset! "I heard Tian Rong say that Princess Tong is in your mansion? Do you take this matter seriously?" What should I do if it was Zhu Yousong's wife? Take her into the palace? This result made me very different.

"Emperor, the matter of Concubine Tong is true or not, the emperor will know at first sight that I have come here to report a secret matter. Crown Prince Zhu Ci has appeared in Suzhou a few days ago and hopes that the emperor will decide!" Zhao Zhilong just got this news. According to the etiquette and law, the Ming Crown Prince Zhu Ci is the heir to the orthodox Ming Dynasty. The appearance of Zhu Ci will have an earthquake-like impact on the newly established Southern Ming regime, and will be a fatal threat to the status of Emperor Hongguang Zhu Yousong.

I yelled and stood up from the chair. Zhu Ci? I am not unfamiliar with him. He is the eldest son of Emperor Chongzhen and the crown prince. I heard that this person has the diligence of Emperor Chongzhen, and a group of important officials in the Ming Dynasty have high expectations for him. And just as Zhao Zhilong thought, I immediately thought of what Zhu Ci's appearance meant, and I fell into deep worries.

Zhao Zhilong saw the emperor standing in a daze, "Your Majesty, I think someone should be sent to Nanjing immediately. Once the prince falls into the hands of someone, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

I deeply agree with what Zhao Zhilong said. No matter whether I am an emperor or not, Zhu Ci's position is there! If he is taken over by a town with ulterior motives, the entire Jiangnan will soon fall into division; but there is also a problem with taking Zhu Ci to Nanjing. Once it is proved that he is really Prince Ming, what should I do? Give the throne to him? I have just adapted to this position and just had ambitions. In any case, I will not hand over the power to a person who will not have any effect on the future, because I can conclude that once Zhu Ci takes over the position, history will not change much. After all, I know a lot more than him, so it is more appropriate for me to be the emperor.

"Zhao Aiqing, how did you get this news?" I immediately focused the problem on the spread of the news. If Zhu Ci appeared in Suzhou, what should I do? If it was only spread in a small area, what should I take? All these things must be considered.

Zhao Zhilong's face was not very good, "Return to the emperor, the news has been circulating in Suzhou and Hangzhou for more than a month. At this time, I am afraid that many people know that I got the news from Princess Tong."

"Zhao Aiqing, please step back for now! I will send someone to your mansion to pick up the princess into the palace." I can only describe it as the words "I am in a state of lordship". I didn't expect such a thing to happen. I was caught off guard and couldn't stand it. If I had known this episode in my later generations, it would be great if I had known that there would be such an adventure, but then again, I didn't know that I would have such an adventure, so how could I prepare first!

I was on the chair and felt empty and could not give me any strength, but I had to force myself to think about it, because this was an unavoidable crisis. After calming down the chaos in my heart, I sorted out three lines. The first was to write a letter to the person in Yangzhou immediately, ask him about Concubine Tong, and ask him how to deal with Zhu Ci's appearance; the second was to send someone to Suzhou to pick up Zhu Ci's? Go to Nanjing and take him into my hands, and it would be better for me to be better than him falling into the hands of the town general; the third was to immediately rectify the military affairs in Nanjing. Those generals I dared not replace before should be replaced immediately. As for the so-called important officials of the Ming Dynasty, I don't have to worry about them. They have nothing but their mouths, so they can make it. Later it was proved that I made a serious mistake at the third point.

I handed the letter I wrote to Tian Rong and ordered him to rush to Yangzhou immediately. He must go and return quickly. Then I began to think about who to send to pick up Zhu Ci? Zhao Ting and Zheng Sen were not by my side, and Gao Kuicong could not be used. I was worried about Ji Xian going to do this. Only then did I realize how important my confidant was to me.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in my mind. I remembered the person Wang Bao mentioned to me when he left, the eunuch Li Jizhou. Wang Bao said that Li Jizhou was very smart and was a capable follower who had been with him for many years. I also thought it was better to pick up Zhu Ci? It was more appropriate to use eunuchs. "Come on, call Li Jizhou."

After a while, a fair eunuch came in and knelt in front of me. When I saw Li Jizhou's appearance, I immediately understood what it means to fly a feather flock. When he saw him, he reminded me of Wang Bao. It seemed that his relationship with Wang Bao was extraordinary! "Li Jizhou, I want you to do something extremely important, don't let me down!"

Li Jizhou's body was shocked, "I'm going through fire and water for the emperor." He has not had a good life since Wang Bao was rubbed to the end. Although Wang Bao told him that he had recommended him to the emperor before leaving, he had never been summoned by the emperor. Li Jizhou was depressed all day long. He didn't expect that today, the emperor actually wanted him to do something big. How could he not be excited!

"I ordered you to go to Suzhou to bring Prince Zhu Ci back to Nanjing, maybe you can do it?" I was quite satisfied with Li Jizhou's attitude. It seems that he, like Wang Bao, believes that relying on me is the foundation of wealth.

Li Jizhou shuddered when he heard this. Prince Zhu Ci? Still alive? He has entered the palace since he was a child. He has never seen the cruel competition for imperial power. He has also heard from the older generation that the emperor asked him to pick up Prince Zhu Ci? What does it mean? Is he trying to kill Zhu Ci? halfway?

"You see Zhu Ci? No matter what he asks, don't answer him. Just take him to Nanjing. I will be rewarded for doing this." I haven't thought about how to face Zhu Ci yet. Now I take him to Nanjing to stabilize people's hearts. As for what happens after verifying the authenticity, I don't have a complete idea.

(The author says a few words about the emotional drama. The ink of Li Xiangjun and Liu Rushi is entirely for the subsequent description. The author appreciates the character of these two people, and is not stained with mud!!! So the protagonist must get these two people later. As for whether the two have broken shoes, because in history, they were indeed concubines, so the author thinks that writing like this is OK. The handling of Hou Fangyu and Qian Qianyi is one of the contradictions in the following text. Let’s wait and see!)
Chapter completed!