Zhu Youxiao glanced at Chen Hong and said, "Send the emperor's uncle away?"
"He has already left the palace." Chen Hong quickly agreed.
Nodding gently, Zhu Youxiao said, "Spread the news that I am very happy with what Prince Fu has done, so I reward him with an imperial farm."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong said respectfully.
Zhu Youxiao stood up and paced a few steps in the hall. He said, "Tell the palace staff to prepare. I want to watch a play tomorrow. Please invite Duke Chengguo into the palace for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong nodded quickly in agreement.
Although he didn't know why the emperor wanted to invite Duke Cheng, Chen Hong knew that something was probably going to happen, so he was very cautious.
After spending some time together, Chen Hong had some understanding of Zhu Youxiao.
The emperor in his family cannot be said to be diligent in his work, and he is not even close to being diligent in his work. His favorite thing to do every day is to sit in a rocking chair and bask in the sun, or to play with the queen. It would be nice if he could do nothing all day.
Once the emperor is very diligent in wanting to do something, or is very diligent in arranging people, it proves that the emperor is going to do something, and it is often not a small thing.
So Chen Hong didn't dare to say a word.
The matter involves the old Prince Fu, and now there is a Duke Chengguo. This matter is definitely not a small matter.
Chen Hong felt that it would be better for him to stay away from it, so as to avoid any trouble and get himself covered in blood.
Zhu Youxiao had no good impression of Duke Chengguo.
The Duke of Chengguo was named Zhu Chunchen. His ancestor was Zhu Neng, a famous general who fought in the Jingnan Rebellion. He won numerous military campaigns and was later granted the title of Duke of Chengguo and posthumously named Prince of Dongping.
When Li Zicheng attacked Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen wrote an edict ordering his son-in-law Zhu Chunchen to lead the troops and assist the crown prince Zhu Cilang.
It can be said that Zhu Chunchen was a minister who was very trusted by Emperor Chongzhen, or a nobleman who was very trusted by Emperor Chongzhen.
However, Zhu Chunchen did not enter the palace to meet Emperor Chongzhen. Instead, he turned around and offered Qihua Gate (now Chaoyang Gate) to Li Zicheng, and together with Chen Yan, he submitted a petition to persuade him to ascend the throne. He was later executed by Li Zicheng.
As a hereditary nobleman of the Ming Dynasty, he could be said to have received the emperor's grace for generations. However, this nobleman who had received the emperor's grace for generations not only did not fight Li Zicheng to the death, but instead surrendered on the spot and submitted a petition to persuade Li Zicheng to ascend the throne, as if he was ready to assist Li Zicheng in ascending the throne.
It would be a miracle if Zhu Youxiao could fall in love with such a person.
However, everyone has their own uses, and this person could be used, so Zhu Youxiao decisively arranged for him to enter the palace. This matter must be done.
"Make good arrangements. Watch a play in the afternoon and have dinner together in the evening." Zhu Youxiao said to Chen Hong.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed.
At the same time, the war in the southwest has entered a critical moment.
After contacting the troops in Chongqing, Sun Chuanting began his own arrangements. With the cooperation of Chongqing Governor Xu Keqiu, he began to mobilize troops and successively recovered Suiyang, Meitan, Tongzi, Wujiang (all now part of Guizhou Province) and other places.
At the same time, they contacted Chengdu, and the army gathered together to strangle the rebels directly in Sichuan.
The situation was very good, and She Chongming's rebel army retreated very quickly.
Qin Liangyu led Qin Minping to capture Erlang Pass, and General Du Wenhuan broke through Fotu Pass.
She Chongming mobilized his troops to fight against the Ming army in Jianwu (west of Daba, Sichuan Province and south of Xingwen), Changning (east of Gong County, Sichuan Province), Gong County, Yibin and other places, and launched a segmented battle with both sides winning and losing.
But everyone knows that the decisive battle is about to come.
At the same time, in Guizhou.
An Bangyan's rebellion was suppressed by Yuan Keli before it even started.
Afterwards, Yuan Keli took steady steps, chased and intercepted An Bangyan, and directly blocked An Bangyan back to Shuixi Longchang. The battle had reached its final moment.
At the same time, the memorial from Yuan Keli also arrived in the capital.
This memorial was naturally a report of victory. Although the rebellion had not been completely quelled, some results had been achieved after all.
The memorial was quickly delivered to the imperial palace and handed to Zhu Youxiao.
In fact, this memorial did not cause any big waves in the capital, because the officials in the capital looked down on the war in the southwest. They thought it was nothing more than a rebellion by a few chieftains, and they could just send some people to quell it.
Only Zhu Youxiao knew that there would be more rebellions in the next few years. The people in the southwest were already unstable and felt that the Ming Dynasty was doomed.
This time, the court put down the rebellion so quickly that some people were able to calm down. Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with this, and this was also a foundation.
Now is not the time to argue with them.
Just wait, after I finish cleaning up the north, you'll see if I can clean up after you!
Whether it’s the chieftains in the southwest or those places further south, they all have to be dealt with!
But by that time, it would not just be on the road, the Ming Dynasty could also send warships.
But now I am a poor emperor, and it is impossible for me to build a navy by myself.
A poor man has little ambition, and a thin horse has long hair.
The emperor is helpless if he has no money.
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