The next day at the court meeting, Zhu Youlang personally announced the decision to order Prince Zhu Cixuan to go to the eastern Sichuan Fu Army.

There was an uproar for a moment.

It seems that since His Majesty woke up from his coma, he has not played according to the rules, and this time his will is even more difficult to understand.

"Your Majesty, the prince is the crown prince. Is it wrong to go to the eastern Sichuan front line?"

The Duke of Qian State Mu Tianbo took the lead in making a speech.

Everyone's eyes were attracted by Mu Tianbo, waiting for the emperor to answer.

"Don't the Duke of Qian feel that the crown prince cannot go to the front line?"

Zhu Youlang said in harmony: "As the emperor, I went to the top of the city a few days ago and shot the enemy thieves?"

"this..."

Mu Tianbo was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say.

After all, the emperor's actions of Ganchao's arrows and stones in person greatly boosted morale and helped the Ming army defeat the Donglu.

From this perspective, His Royal Highness, as the crown prince, can indeed achieve the same effect when he goes to the front line of eastern Sichuan.

What's more, there is no war in eastern Sichuan after all.

Zhu Youlang did not intend to give in this time, and continued: "I know that Duke Qian is worried about the safety of the prince and wants to say something that a son of a daughter does not sit in the Chutang. But the Duke Qian should also know the current situation of the court. If he does not take the risk, what opportunity will he have to revive?"

Seeing that the emperor made the words clear, Mu Tianbo's face turned red, and he felt a little embarrassed.

"I am ashamed..."

After holding it in for a long time, Mu Tianbo bowed and returned.

"But the prince is the crown prince after all, so I will select five hundred Jinyiwei to escort him to Yiling this time."

"Your Majesty, will you send more guards?"

As the commander of the Jinyiwei, Mu Tianbo felt that he had to think about the safety of the prince.

"Sichuan is all under the Ming Dynasty, and five hundred entourages are enough."

Zhu Youlang said aloud.

The roads from Yunnan to Sichuan are basically under the control of the Ming army, and it is completely safe after entering Sichuan.

The entourages of the Five Hundred Jinyiwei are enough.

"I obey the order!"

After all, this matter is the emperor's housework. Zhu Youlang is arbitrary, so the ministers don't have much to say.

Zhu Youlang paused and continued: "You can handle the matter of organizing the new army as soon as possible. I have already drafted a charter and I will hand it over to the King of Jin to do it."

After a moment of silence, Li Dingguo came out to report: "Your Majesty, the new army should be the personal army of the emperor, and his Majesty will be directly governed."

Li Dingguo understood his meaning very clearly, and he wanted to avoid suspicion.

As King of Jin of the Ming Dynasty, he had great military power.

Your Majesty obviously wants to take this opportunity to cultivate his confidant. If he can't even understand this and rush to train this new army, he must have violated His Majesty's taboo.

Although Your Majesty treats him very well, he still needs to know how to advance and retreat as a minister.

He can't take such credit.

Zhu Youlang nodded gently.

From the perspective of omniscience in history, he naturally knew that Li Dingguo was loyal, but he wanted to show other court officials to show them Li Dingguo's loyalty.

What made him feel gratified was that Li Dingguo could understand his good intentions, and the cooperation between the monarch and his minister was perfect.

"Since this is the case, this new army will be under the ban on the throne."

Zhu Youlang took a light note.

"The most urgent task at the moment is to resume farming and production. Spring plowing is about to be delayed."

Zhu Youlang changed the subject and said, "I will go outside the city to farm and set an example for the people."

This shocked the ministers.

You should know that although the emperor used to be able to farm himself, he often went to the farm to wave his hoe to make a move.

Going outside the city to farm with your own hands? This is really unheard of!

Of course, this matter is not impossible. The Ministry of Works, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Rites and other departments have come out to receive the orders.

"There is another thing. The rewards of the soldiers must not be omitted. If there is a gap, it can be supplemented from the treasury."

Although the treasury of the Yongli court is not as exaggerated as the Wanli Dynasty's million taels, it is still possible to use some to reward the soldiers.

In Zhu Youlang's opinion, this is a very normal thing.

Isn’t it worthwhile for the soldiers to fight bloody battles for the Ming Dynasty? As the emperor, shouldn’t it be that they would give some private money to reward them?

But in the eyes of the court officials, this was simply the emperor's kindness.

The treasury is for the royal family's private use. Today, I am a ruthless person.

"Your Majesty's wise!"

The ministers shouted together.

"If there is nothing else, then retreat."

Zhu Youlang said in a deep voice.

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But after resigning from the court, Zhu Youlang had just returned to the palace, when the eunuch Han Miao came to report that the King of Jin was asking for Your Meeting.

Zhu Youlang couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Why didn't Li Dingguo say anything at the court meeting just now? Could it be that there is something unspeakable?

"Let's meet with King Xuan Jin."

Zhu Youlang sorted out his robe and sat upright on the imperial throne in the bedroom.

After reporting from the eunuch, Li Dingguo hurried into the hall.

Zhu Youlang noticed that he was holding a letter in his hand, with a haggard face.

"My minister Li Dingguo pays homage to His Majesty."

Li Dingguo performed his ministerial rituals and was given a flat body by Zhu Youlang.

"Why did the King of Jin ask Your Messenger?"

"Your Majesty, I have received a letter here... written by Sun Thief."

Li Dingguo looked a little embarrassed.

"oh?"

Zhu Youlang suddenly realized when he heard this.

No wonder Li Dingguo refused to tell it at the court meeting, it turned out that the matter involved Sun Kewang.

"Come on."

"I obey the order."

After saying that, Li Dingguo raised his letter high above his head.

Han Miao walked over and took the letter, and returned to present it to Zhu Youlang.

Zhu Youlang opened the envelope and took out the letter paper to open it.

At first he looked as usual, but soon he became furious.

"Sun Thief is so arrogant that he dares to persuade me to surrender!"

There is no doubt that this is a letter of persuasion. It should have been written before Wu Sangui and Zhao Butai siege the city.

The reason why it was "delivered" to Li Dingguo now must be because he was suppressed.

In other words, Wu Sangui believes that he can destroy the city in one fell swoop, and there is no need to persuade him to surrender.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army won a great victory, so they changed their minds and wanted to persuade them to surrender.

"His Majesty calms down."

Although Li Dingguo had never read the letter, he could still imagine what his righteous brother said in the letter, and he couldn't help but sweat.

But he had to show this letter to the emperor. If that wouldn't he have a ghost in his heart?

When he was in Guizhou, Sun Kewang had no respect for the emperor, and he seemed to have undermined the court and even planned to usurp the throne. Now that Sun Kewang has shaved his hair and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he has nothing to worry about.

"Sun Thief said in the letter that if I surrender to the Qing Dynasty, I can protect my family from death and grant him a free title to protect his food and clothing for the rest of his life."

Zhu Youlang sneered and said, "Is this my family's family matter? The Eastern Barbarians slaughtered the people of our Ming Dynasty, trampled on the land of our Ming Dynasty, and made a great country and ruined the great country. A shaving order was to cut off the foundation of our Han family, and his intentions were so sinister. The Ming Dynasty and the thieves had an irreconcilable blood hatred. As the emperor, the grand thief actually asked me to surrender the captives and I surrender his grandmother!"

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