Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 352 Credit
what?
After working on it for a long time, it turned out that it was not the prince’s fault!
The people were a little surprised, and when their expectations were disappointed, the Prime Minister Li Zhong suddenly opened his eyes.

The whole person's spiritual energy instantly increased and reached its highest peak.

Li Zhongxin said: "It turns out it's not the crown prince's credit... Regardless of whether it's true or not, since the crown prince has said this himself, it means that he has pushed a huge achievement out of the door!"

"Haha, haha, if the prince insists that this is his contribution, he will be able to secure the throne of the prince based on this great contribution. But he denies it...Haha, God help me!"

Prime Minister Li Zhong was extremely excited.

"His Royal Highness is humble, taking credit but not arrogant, he is a role model for my generation!" Some people booed.

After hearing this, the people immediately realized that what the prince had just said was probably modest.

So the people praised the prince one after another for his high moral character and for not taking credit for his pride...

However, their enthusiasm this time was not as high as before...

In any case, the prince came back from the "hardest war zone", which was a "battle zone" where he had won a big battle, so the prince naturally enjoyed heroic treatment.

The common people are welcome!

From the pier outside the city, to Fengyi Gate and into the city, and then through the streets of the city, until finally, the honor guard entered the imperial city, and the people who followed them stopped.

After the honor guard entered the Imperial City, they walked along Chongli Street, arrived in front of Zhengyang Gate, and turned around to enter Hongwu Gate.

After passing Hongwu Gate, walk along the "Thousand-step Corridor" all the way to Chengtian Gate.

In front of Chengtian Gate, the prince got down from the carriage of the honor guard, changed to walk, and walked in the front, followed by the Prime Minister Li Zhong and six officials.

Enter the Chengtian Gate, pass through the Duanmen, and then to the Meridian Gate. The next step is the Forbidden City.

Of the hundreds of officials who followed the prince into the Meridian Gate, only seven were left, including Li Zhong, the Prime Minister, and six ministers. The rest of the officials stayed outside the Meridian Gate.

There were already eunuchs waiting at the Meridian Gate.

The eunuch led the prince and his party directly through Fengtian Gate, then passed through the side corridor, bypassed Fengtian Hall and Huagai Hall, and came directly to Dao Jinshen Hall.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister of the State, and all the ministers, please wait here while I allow the old slave to pass the message."

The eunuch turned around and entered the Jinshen Hall.

in the hall.

After the eunuch communicated, Chen Huang hadn't moved yet, but Concubine You Gui who was beside her stood up excitedly, very excited: "The emperor is back, the emperor is back!"

Saying that, holding up the hem of her skirt, she was about to go out of the palace to meet him.

"Aifei, don't worry!"

Emperor Chen hurriedly called Concubine You and said with a smile: "My dear concubine, the emperor is right outside the palace. You will see him soon. There is no need to rush for this moment."

Concubine You reacted suddenly, hurriedly came back and sat down, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I am impatient and have forgotten the etiquette. Please punish me."

Chen Huang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Xuan come in!"

The eunuch took the order, walked outside the main hall, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Prince Xuan has an audience, Prime Minister Li of Xuan has an audience, and the six ministers of the Xuan Dynasty have an audience!"

The prince waited outside the hall to straighten his clothes, and then walked into the Jinshen hall one by one.

"The son pays his respects to the emperor father and the concubine mother!"

"I'm waiting to meet your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is safe, and all of you who love me are safe!"

"Thank you, Father!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the emperor and his ministers had finished their ceremony, the prince and others had just stood up straight when they saw Concubine You looking at the prince with inexplicable excitement. She was looking up and down carefully: "Your Majesty, are you... are you okay in Jiangzhou?"

"Mother and concubine, my son is doing well in Jiangzhou, and has never been injured or had any accidents!" The crown prince cupped his hands.

"It's fine, it's fine..."

Concubine You breathed a sigh of relief, although yesterday afternoon, when she got the news that Jiangzhou had not been captured, she knew that the prince was fine.

Now that I have seen it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, I finally feel relieved.

"Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty!"

Chen Huang's face was red and his lips were smiling.

Said: "The Yan army, with an army of [-], attacked the city for ten days, but Jiangzhou City was able to hold on and stand firm, preventing the Yan army from advancing even an inch."

"My son, how did you do it? There must have been a lot of casualties among the people in the city, right? I issued an order yesterday to exempt Jiangzhou from labor and tax for three years to reward the people of Jiangzhou for their contribution!" "Your Majesty, tell me quickly. Tell me, how did you do it? You were able to hold on to the small town of Jiangzhou for ten full days! Facing the [-]-strong army of the Yan State, it was a big achievement!"

"The emperor ordered the small town of Jiangzhou to hold on for ten days, holding back the [-] Yan army, buying enough time for Uncle Poyang and others in the rear, and completely changing the entire battle situation!"

"Your Majesty, please tell me, how did you do it?"

Chen Huang picked up the teacup and sipped the tea, like an audience waiting for the opening of a big show.

"Your Majesty, it's okay to say it. After your father listens, you will be rewarded heavily!"

Concubine You smiled, she felt extremely comfortable at the moment.

Is there anything more joyful than listening to your children talk about their achievements?
Behind the prince, the Prime Minister Li Zhong lowered his head slightly, his face remained stern, as if everyone owed him a few hundred taels, but at this moment, the corners of Li Zhong's mouth were slightly raised.

His eyes flashed, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

"No no no!"

The prince waved his hands repeatedly and said hurriedly: "Father, emperor, mother and concubine, I think you have misunderstood!"

Emperor Chen and Concubine You were both stunned and looked at the prince in confusion.

As for the Prime Minister Li Zhong, the curve of his mouth became wider, the light in his eyes shone brighter, and the hands in his long sleeves were clenched secretly.

"Misunderstanding? What are you talking about, my lord? What is the misunderstanding?" Concubine You Gui was puzzled.

"My father, my mother, my concubine, the credit for defending the city of Jiangzhou and resisting the enemy does not belong to my son! My son has been in Jiangzhou for many days. In fact, he has only been a bystander and has not given any advice."

"Oh?!"

Chen Huang was slightly surprised. He held the teacup in both hands and brought it to his mouth, but stopped for a moment.

"Your Majesty, what did you say?"

Concubine You frowned slightly, secretly worried. She felt happy and helpless about this child in her heart. How could she push out the credit she was about to receive!
To put it nicely, he is kind-hearted and kind-hearted.

To put it bluntly, it’s just stupid!

Wouldn't it be good to use this power to consolidate the crown prince's position?
"Father, emperor, mother, concubine, the one who accomplished this feat is Jiangzhou Sima Zhu Xiuyuan!"

"Others, such as Dong Cheng, the governor of Jiangzhou, and Li Linzhou, the governor of Jiangzhou, also contributed a lot. But the one who made the first contribution is undoubtedly Zhu Xiuyuan, the Sima of Jiangzhou!"

"It turns out to be Zhu Xiuyuan!"

Chen Huang understood instantly and went through all the information about this person in his mind.

Chen Huang put down the tea cup and patted his knees with both hands.

He said in a deep voice: "Zhu Xiuyuan once exchanged a prescription for plague for [-]% of the tribute from the Liang Kingdom. This is a great achievement, and its significance lies not only in the [-]% of the tribute!"

"I owe Zhu Aiqing a reward! But I didn't expect that Zhu Aiqing would make great achievements again. This time, the achievements are several times greater than the last time!"

"This is the merit of becoming a prince and worshiping a prime minister!"

Chen Huang made a decision loudly.

After hearing this, the others were fine, but the Prime Minister Li Zhong and the six ministers narrowed their eyes slightly.

Prime Minister Li Zhong's eyes moved, but he did not speak to dissuade Emperor Chen.

"Being granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister" is a very big deal. These civil servants will usually try their best to dissuade His Majesty. It is better to grant fewer titles of this kind.

But this time, Prime Minister Li Zhong did not move and acted as if he had not heard anything.

The six ministers behind him saw that Li Zhong had not moved. They looked at each other and made no move.

"Your Majesty, tell me quickly about what happened in Jiangzhou, especially about those ten days. How did Zhu Aiqing and the others resist the enemy? Why were they able to withstand the siege of Yan's [-]-strong army?"

Chen Huang immediately became interested again. In his opinion, it didn't matter whether the crown prince made the contribution to Jiangzhou or not.

"My son obeys!"

The prince clarified his thoughts and started from the story of the "Northern Yuan" empire on the northern grasslands, which encountered the cold current coming from the far north.

The "Dabo" movement on the southwest plateau caused Liang Guo to be attacked on both sides and unable to spare his hands to deal with Chen Guo.

Then the king of Shaozhou of Chen State took the opportunity to rebel, and the king of Poyang who was stationed in Jiangzhou sent troops to quell the rebellion.

Then the Yan army marched south to invade the border and invaded Chen State's Ezhou, Jiangzhou, Xuanzhou and other places.

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(End of this chapter)