Zhu Wu's two series of "flattering" were exactly the same as the emperor's heart. The emperor was extremely happy. After this incident, the emperor's view of Zhu Wu finally made a complete 180-degree change. In his eyes, Zhu Wu was no longer a vulgar folk grassroots, but a "jianghu knight" who read poetry and books, was well-versed in affairs and principles, and was both civil and military. More importantly, Zhu Wu was still very loyal. At least he seemed very loyal on the surface. The emperor almost believed that after he pacified Jingdong Road and gave Zhu Wu a considerable reward and guarantee of his wealth and life, Zhu Wu would definitely return Jingdong Road. At that time, the world would be able to repeat peace. When the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun was recovered as planned, a prosperous era comparable to the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties was about to come! He also left his name in history and could be called the emperor of the ages!

The emperor immediately made great contributions and ordered people to open the treasury to allocate Zhu Wu three thousand divine arm bows, five thousand black lacquer bows, swords and protective gear, etc. At the same time, the emperor also instructed Zhao Kai in public that when he arrived at Jingdong Road, he should learn more about the methods of marching and fighting from your brother-in-law. What the military book said in the final analysis was just about talking about war on paper, and the most important thing was to be able to learn and apply it.

Zhao Kai could only make awkwardly claim, and he became even more angry. However, while he was angry, he couldn't help but start to jealous of the prince. It was obvious that he had always had the advantage, but why did God give someone like Zhu Wu to the prince for free? If it weren't for Zhu Wu, he would have...

All of this is blamed for him! Zhao Kai looked at Tong Guan coldly, but saw that Tong Guan never raised his head again. He just lowered his head to eat and taste wine, and he was avoiding his gaze.

The dinner soon came to an end. The last issue was to agree on the specific time to start the war. In fact, the emperor had already made a decision on this matter. One of the main purposes of the dinner was to inform Zhu Wu of the result in advance to prevent him from making excuses to ignore the command after returning to the southeast. However, due to the various things just now, the emperor suddenly changed his mind. He did not want to destroy the current harmonious relationship between the monarch and the ministers. He decided to listen to Zhu Wu's opinions,

"Zhu Aiqing, do you think this battle should be appropriate?" the emperor asked.

"Just just listen to the orders of the emperor. Whenever the emperor wants me to fight, I will fight whenever I want me!" Zhu Wu replied very happily!

"Haha, you are the specific leader, and your opinions are also very critical, but it's okay to say it." The emperor smiled.

Zhu Wu thought for a moment and replied, "This... well, I think the sooner this battle, the better. The sooner the war, the less time left for Zheng Linfeng. It's just that it's winter now, and starting a war at this time will be very unfavorable for the attacking side. So I mean that we will start preparing immediately now, and when the preparation is sufficient, we will fight in spring next year. But if we don't fight before the spring, we can't just let Zheng Linfeng prepare comfortably. I think we should set up.

We gather troops in the front line and act like we are going to attack at any time. In this way, Zheng Linfeng will be unable to sleep or eat, and can only cheer up and defend. This morale will often decline again and be exhausted. The longer they wait, the greater the pressure, and the harder the morale will be gathered again. When the spring begins, we will attack in large numbers and will surely defeat the bandits in one fell swoop! For this reason, I am willing to rush back and prepare now, and strive to lead the army to Jingdong Road before the New Year to meet with the brothers there!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Huan and Zheng Juzhong immediately looked at each other. Although their expressions were not abnormal, they both saw each other's eyes deeply surprised, and at the same time, a big question arose in their hearts... How did he know?!

The emperor nodded repeatedly and was extremely satisfied with Zhu Wu! Because he, Tong Guan and others planned this way, the earlier the Qishan Army could go to Jingdong Road, the sooner they could put their hearts back. But at this moment, when he heard that Zhu Wu had taken the initiative to make this suggestion for the sake of Song Dynasty, the emperor felt a little embarrassed. After all, Zhu Wu had to fight for the desperate battle. If he was still so harsh, he would probably backfire...!

The emperor thought to himself and said immediately, "Just do as I wish, but the southeast is two thousand miles away from Jingdong. The Qishan Army is mostly mainly southern soldiers, so it may be very uncomfortable with the cold winter in the north. I can't bear to let the soldiers of the love and Qishan Army work so hard. Let's do this. After the New Year in the southeast, the weather will warm up slightly before setting off. As long as you can arrive at Jingdong Road before spring begins!"

After hearing this, Zhu Wu knelt down with gratitude and said, "Thank you, the priest, for your understanding. I am very grateful to you on behalf of Qishan Army!"

After saying this, all the purposes of the emperor holding the dinner were finally realized one by one. The emperor was very happy and the ministers were also very happy. Zhu Wu immediately resigned to the emperor and everyone, saying that it was not too late. He would leave Tokyo early tomorrow morning and rush back to the southeast.

The emperor agreed very happily and asked Zhang Di to prepare some things that Emperor Rongde likes to eat and use for Zhu Wu to bring to her.

Zhu Wu knelt down and thanked him. Zhang Di immediately came to Zhu Wu and said respectfully, "Mr. Prince Consort, please come with me."

Zhu Wu stood up and bowed respectfully to the emperor again, and then followed Zhang Di away from the hall. Soon, the two of them left the palace banquet hall. Zhu Wu did not listen and smiled at Zhang Di and said softly, "Thank you, my father-in-law."

Zhang Di also laughed in a low voice, "You don't have to be polite, please say hello to the princess on behalf of my servant."

It was already dark, and Zhao Kai sat in the sedan chair listlessly and felt lost. He suddenly lost some confidence in his trip to Jingdong. Only then did he realize that Zhu Wu was simply "awesome". He no longer had the confidence to "play" Zhu Wu to death the previous few days. Can he fight Zhu Wu like this? Especially when he thought that Zhu Wu was the prince, he would become a major threat to him in the future, and he felt even more upset.

"Your Highness, Master Tong is asking for a visit in front of you." The sedan chair suddenly stopped, and the sound of a personal guard came from outside the sedan curtain.

Zhao Kai was even more angry when he heard Tong Guan's name, but he knew that he could not show it, especially at this time, he must not offend this powerful minister.

"Okay, go and have a look."

The sedan chair landed, Zhao Kai walked out of the sedan chair and looked forward, and saw a group of people in front of him, and there was a person standing by the roadside. The moonlight tonight was very bright, and it was clear that it was Tong Guan.

Zhao Kai tried hard to calm down and walked over, and Tong Guan also walked towards him immediately, while their followers did not follow him.

"Tai Shi, are you..." Zhao Kaiqi said,

"Your Highness, please see."

Without saying a word, Tong Guan took out something from his arms and handed it to Zhao Kai.

Zhao Kai took it in a daze and found that it was actually a letter. He immediately pulled out the paper inside and looked at it in the moonlight. After only a moment, his face was filled with great shock! "This is...?!"

Tong Guan put his mouth to his ear and whispered, "This is written by Zhu Wu in front of the old minister. He asked me to tell His Highness that if he is unfaithful in the future, His Highness can publish this book!"

Zhao Kai was dumbfounded and felt a little dry. After a while, he came back to his senses and said, "What do you think of this... Master?"

Tong Guan smiled slightly, "This Zhu Wu is a smart man. This time, the emperor unexpectedly chose His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. As long as he is not a fool, he can see that the emperor still prefers His Royal Highness. It is not surprising that he can make this choice. At worst, believe him first. Anyway, since we already have this thing in our hands, he can't escape from our palms!"

Zhao Kai held the letter in his hand and no longer knew what to say...

On November 11, Zhu Wu returned to the southeast. On that day, all officials including the crown prince and Prince Yun sent him off.

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