Ma Shiying bowed excitedly and said, "Shiying is so ashamed to be able to get the prince to value it so much."

This made Wu Zheng laugh and said, "It's been four years. I'm really surprised when I hear you ashamed."

Ma Shiying said seriously: "Those who are superior should have two mirrors, one for good and the other for evil. Shiying is willing to be the prince to have an evil mirror to reflect the true traitor in this world."

"Okay, since you want, then I will promise you."

At this time, the guards came to report again, and someone came from the palace again.

Wu Zheng and Ma Shiying looked at each other.

Today is such a wonderful day.

I saw the old eunuch named Xu who had come before, running away in a hurry.

Seeing that Ma Shiying was present in the study, he gasped and said, "Please let the prince retreat."

Wu Zheng winked at Ma Shiying, and Ma Shiying quietly withdrew with tactfully.

"Prince, why don't you go to the front yard to pick up the driver!"

Wu Zheng was stunned. Zhu Mai actually came in person?

....

"My dear Wu Zheng met His Majesty, but he did not know that the sage came and had not come far away to welcome him. I hope your Majesty will forgive him."

When Wu Zheng introduced Zhu Mai to the study, he was solemnly respectful.

Zhu Miyu looked at Wu Zheng, who bowed his head in front of her with a sarcastic smile on his face.

"I thought, I, as an emperor, would not be worth much in your heart."

Wu Zhengzheng said, "Your Majesty is the emperor of a country supported by all the ministers. No matter how arrogant I am, I should have the respect I should have."

"This is reasonable." Zhu Mei-chan said first, "Sit."

Wu Zheng said: "Your Majesty is here, I'd better stand."

Zhu Mai frowned slightly, "Wu Zheng, are you blaming me in your heart, shouldn't you seize the throne from your brother?"

"No." Wu Zheng flatly denied, "First of all, Your Majesty was supported by the ministers to ascend the throne, not to seize the throne from his brothers. Besides, the personal morality of the King of Danyang is indestructible. It is normal for Your Majesty to replace him in order to protect himself. Why do you blame me?"

"Then sit down and talk."

Wu Zheng claimed the crime and sat down directly opposite Zhu Mei.

"If I had a choice, I would rather go back to the official road of Jiaxing four years ago. The day when you and I met unexpectedly, this throne was too heavy, and I was afraid I could not bear it." It was too close and stared at Wu Zheng's mature face, as if it was a little strange, and Zhu Mo's eyes became hazy.

Wu Zheng said: "The past is gone, and you can pursue it in the future. Your Majesty does not have to be sad about the passing of time."

"Really can be pursued?" Zhu Ma's eyes turned to Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng was speechless for a moment and could only shut up and not answer.

"Fall flowers are intentional, flowing water is ruthless... I can't chase after it after all." Zhu Mai sighed, "Wu Zheng, I only have one wish in my heart, that is, to protect the Zhu family's foundation... I need you to help me."

"I will do my best to live up to Your Majesty!"

"Wu Zheng, do you really want to be so kind to me?" Zhu Mai was a little excited, "In your heart, am I not as good as Qian Jinxuan, or even Zhu Chenyu?"

Wu Zheng didn't know how to answer.

"Do you know that I hate my surname Zhu, just like when my father waved his sword and cut off my arm, he told me, why should I be born in the royal family... Wu Zheng, it's not that I refuse... You should understand that I am willing to give in to everything, but this family business cannot, because my surname is Zhu!"

Looking at Zhu Ma's expression of affection, reminding him of the handsome young man who divided him into a hundred years of ginseng to heal his wounds. Wu Zheng was stabbed in the softest part of his heart. He sighed softly: "Your Majesty has misunderstood, and I have no idea of ​​not being a minister."

Zhu Mo looked at Wu Zheng calmly, "Who is in my heart?"

"yes."

Zhu Mai suddenly smiled, "I know you are a gentleman."

Wu Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "When I first met Your Majesty, I said, "My name is Wu Zheng, the lawless Wu, who is competitive."

Zhu Mai looked at Wu Zheng with a smile, "I missed that day, you forced me to become righteous brothers with you."

Wu Zheng covered his face and let out a "whistle".

"You forced me to call you brother."

Wu Zheng couldn't stand it anymore.

"You still want to hear me call you today...Brother, do you?"

Wu Zheng's heart was thrilled. Wu Zheng suddenly felt different from the same person and the same two words.

The "big brother" that day was shy, helpless, and angry. What was important was deep trust and a hint of unspeakable dependence.

But today's "Big Brother" is passionate and makes people feel heart-warming, but it loses the trust and dependence that Wu Zheng once thrilled.

Time flies, Wu Zheng is no longer the lawless and competitive whistleman, and she is no longer the Prince Zhou with clean eyes.

Wu Zheng became a little confused for no reason.

Zhu Ma's tone became very gentle, "I'm here today, and I really have something to discuss with you."

"Your Majesty just give me the order."

"I have ascended the throne, but I am a woman after all... A woman will always get married." Zhu Ma's face gradually became pink. "I am strongly backed by you inside, and you are the one who resists the enemy's attacks for the country, and is united in the inside and outside, and the piano and zither are harmonious. In this way, our dynasty will be able to revive and the Northern Expedition will be successful... If you give birth to children in the future, you can be made the crown prince, and the foundation will be inherited from this... Wu Zheng, what do you think?"

After all, it was a woman, an unmarried woman, and Zhu Mo's voice became lighter and lighter, so it was inaudible.

Wu Zheng's heart suddenly jumped, and he looked at Zhu Ma's shy face at this moment, and he had the urge to nod and agree.

But, it's just an impulse.

The reason why Wu Zheng has always rejected Zhu Mai is not that there is something wrong with Zhu Mai, nor that Wu Zheng is ruthless in his heart.

But Wu Zheng understood that if he combined with Zhu Mai, everything he had done before would be gone.

This world will also make a big circle because of this matter, and then return to the original state and move forward according to the established inertia.

Everything will return to its original state.

Even though the Qing army killed most of the royal families by Dashun, Daxi and the Qing army in Jiangnan still had more than 100,000 people (including side branches). These people were powerless and had no strength due to the family rules of their ancestors and needed support from the court. Their annual expenditure was a hundred times, or even a thousand times that of the people.

If it were the people, Wu Zheng was not worried, so he could teach him how to fish and support himself, but these people could only eat and wait for death.

It is well documented that in the 30th year of Wanli (1602), the imperial court earned nearly 30 million taels per year in one year, of which more than 18.9 million taels were spent on supporting the royal family, accounting for more than 60% of the annual income. The salary expenditure of officials was more than 4 million taels, while military expenditure was only more than 6 million taels.

Wu Zheng believed that he could not afford to raise these wormworms.

But once he takes this step, Wu Zheng cannot explain to those who gather under his command that building a new world and a new country will become a joke.
Chapter completed!