Zhu Youyu returned to the royal palace close to the imperial city in anger. He didn't even change his clothes, so he went straight to the study.

He couldn't help but be angry.

Jing Xiang's appreciation of the third brother is almost unconcealed.

The third son of the Zhu family, the eldest son of Zhu Youyu, has always regarded himself as the successor of the Zhu family. Needless to mention the second son, the third son was his strong enemy since childhood and had to fight with him in everything. However, in the battle of Luzhou, Zhu Youzhen's entire army was destroyed and even himself was captured. It was a shock to the court and the people at that time, but for Zhu Youyu, it was a good thing.

Li Ze helped him destroy this strong enemy.

Zhu Youzhen, who first came back, was indeed a useless person.

Since then, Zhu Youyu feels that he can rest assured.

But I never thought that in three years, the third brother who he regarded as a useless man, turned into a duck in his blink of an eye. The old hen turned into a duck, and the pheasant flew onto the paulownia tree and suddenly became a phoenix. First, he went to Pinglu, and easily pulled up a new army, then went to Wuning, captured Huainan, and now he was out of Eyue, which was a series of consecutive victories. This made Daliang's southward policy a great success, and further strengthened Zhu Wen's strategic idea of ​​plundering the south, using southern resources to make up for the shortcomings of Guanzhong, and then competing with Li Ze.

But Zhu Youzhen's success predicted his failure. Because after he took down the Shandong East Road, he stopped moving forward. So far, he was not ready to march into Jingnan.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to hit Jingnan, but that his eyes are now staring at Chang’an.

My father was originally obese and his health was not very good. After entering Chang'an, he gained weight again. Now he is a little difficult to walk. In his father-in-law Dai Chao's opinion, he may not last long in such a state. Once something happens, if he stays away from Chang'an, he may have some changes.

He tried his best to get some medical cases from the imperial physician, which made him even more determined.

It was precisely because of this that he discussed with Dai Chao that he must return to Chang'an.

I don’t know how many twists and turns it took, so I took Xu Fu to Luoyang, and replaced him with Xu Fu and became the commander of the Imperial Guard in Chang'an. Although the Imperial Guard only had 50,000 people, it was the most elite army in Daliang and the capital of my father to start his own business. How could I rest assured if I didn’t hold this army in my hand?

Now, the mistress is doing well in the south, but she is struggling in Chang'an. It is not that easy to pull his father's old subordinates into his own bag one by one.

In addition, Jing Xiang interfered with it, which made it even more difficult for him to do.

At today's meeting, Jing Xiang's sarcasm almost made him unable to hold back his attack.

"Go and invite Mr. Sheng here!" Zhu Youyu yelled at the guards with a thumping horse whip on the big case.

In a moment, a short and fat middle-aged man in his early forties appeared in Zhu Youyu's study. This person was Sheng Zhonghuai, the most trusted confidant counselor of Zhu Youyu, and he also lived in Zhu Youyu's mansion.

"Your Highness, what makes you so unhappy?" Sheng Zhonghuai sat opposite Zhu Youyu with a smile and asked.

"One day, Jingxiang, I will tear him to pieces one day!" Zhu Youyu said angrily, "By relying on his father's trust in him, I have never taken me seriously."

Sheng Zhonghuai smiled slightly, but his expression was unanimous.

"Why, Mr. Sheng doesn't agree?" Zhu Youyu said angrily: "This person looks down on me at all. He is now thinking about praising the third brother!"

Sheng Zhonghuai coughed lightly and said, "Your Highness, I wish you a word you don't like. If Jingxiang doesn't like you, we should find out why he doesn't like you, instead of thinking about killing him all."

"I'll try to please him after hearing what you said?" Zhu Youyu was furious. "One day, hum, one day..."

"Your Highness, Jingxiang's relationship with the third prince was not very good in the past, but why is it going to be better now?" Sheng Zhonghuai said: "Jingxiang's ability to gain a foothold in Daliang is not only because of His Majesty's trust. This person is highly respected in the civil service system, and his call is also the reason why His Majesty has to rely on him. More importantly, Jingxiang is indeed one of the most capable people in Daliang now. If Your Highness can obtain his support, he will definitely rest assured in the future."

"How could I not know? But he doesn't like me at all!" Zhu Youyu was a little helpless.

"He doesn't like you because you have never really valued him!" Sheng Zhonghuai said: "Your Highness, you value the army too much and ignore the skill of civil governance. Now you are not the young marshal of Xuanwu Town, but the great priest of Daliang! Daliang is located in Guanzhong and holds the Central Plains. When it comes to territory and population, it is much stronger than Li Ze in the north. Now the troops are heading south. Wherever you go, the southern towns are bowing their heads, but it is easy to conquer the world, and it is much more difficult to govern the world."

Zhu Youyu snorted.

"Your Highness, Li Ze in the north, his territory is not as big as ours, and his population is not as large as us. But why can't we catch up with him in terms of economy? We cannot compare with them in terms of wealth? The root is above civil governance. Not only you, but also Your Majesty, is the same!" Sheng Zhonghuai said. "Many measures of respecting the prime minister cannot be used, which naturally disappoints him."

"Is the third brother different?"

"The Third Highness has changed a lot since the defeat in Luzhou." Sheng Zhonghuai said: "Since the Third Highness failed to make a sound for three years and made a big splash, I have carefully studied it as the Your Highness's biggest opponent. It can be clearly seen that the Third Highness is completely different now. Whether in Pinglu, Tai'an, or in Wuning, he at least puts the civil and military hands on the same position. Moreover, the Third Highness is learning from Li Ze and divides civil and military affairs into two parts. For example, Wuning Jie Town, the one who controls the people's livelihood is Xu Xiang, the newly promoted Xu Bin, and the military is handed over to Cao Bin. The two of them restrict and cooperate with each other. The Third Highness swallows Huainan and enters Eyue. It is so smooth that Wuning has provided him with great help."

"If it weren't for Cao Xuan and Uncle San, would the mistress have become nothing?" Zhu Youyu said coldly.

"Your Highness, Cao Xuan needs to be said, but after Xuan Wu stayed, you must try your best to win over him. Never hold a grudge against him just because he supports the third prince now." Sheng Zhonghuai said: "Xuanwu is the foundation of the Zhu family, and Zhu Chi is an important figure among the Zhu family."

"How can I pull him back?"

"A person like Zhu Liuhou is no longer a simple woman of wealth that can impress him." Sheng Zhonghuai said: "Actually, your highness doesn't have to do too much. You just need to be respectful and courteous to him. During festivals, gifts will be kept. Your Highness, half a month ago, it was Zhu Liuhou's birthday, so I asked someone to prepare a generous gift to send it in the name of Your Highness. At that time, Your Highness was still angry with Zhu Liuhou, so I did not report to you."

Zhu Youyu was stunned for a moment, but nodded: "It seems that mine is wrong. Looking back, I will personally study a book and apologize!"

"It is this truth!" Sheng Zhonghuai said: "As for Jingxiang, why don't you let him see your changes? In the court, you strongly support Jingxiang's changes and make him change you. Jingxiang is very good at governing the government. If these changes are successful, then you will benefit in the future. If it fails, Jingxiang will bear the consequences of failure."

"Of course, the military must not let go!" Sheng Zhonghuai said: "The 50,000 imperial guards must be held tightly in their hands. Those generals, those who love money, those who love sex, those who love sex, those who love sex, those who do what they like, and those who don't love anything, find a way to move their seats. If they really can't move, they will find a way to make them lose their heads."

“I’m doing this.”

"Now there are many refugees outside the city, and there are many young and strong people inside." Sheng Zhonghuai continued: "Why don't you tell Your Majesty to simply draw the powerful men from it to form a new army, to expand the armed forces, and to minimize the possibility of refugees' rebellion!"

"I'm afraid my father won't allow it!" Zhu Youyu shook his head and said.

"Your Highness, you can build a plank road openly and cross Chencang secretly!" Sheng Zhonghuai smiled and said, "The people recruited can be farmed and built water conservancy. If you do these things, you can also support Jingxiang. Before the New Year, Jingxiang was still angry about water conservancy. Many people lost their heads. You will continue to do this. Of course, when doing these things, you can quietly reorganize an army, and then slowly mix sand into the Imperial Guards and exchange them bit by bit!"

"This is a solution!" Zhu Youyu was overjoyed. "Although it's better than nothing."

"And if you really have achieved some achievements in farming and water conservancy, I am afraid that the respecting minister will also look at you with admiration." Sheng Zhonghuai said with a smile.

"That's the reason!"

"In addition, Your Highness, Dai Shi, is going to take action. No matter what, Jing Nan cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of His Highness." Sheng Zhonghuai said: "Take Jing Nan, then take Qianzhou, and then win over His Highness. Force Your Highness to fight against Xiang Xun head-on is the best way. Xiang Xun is not other towns. There are hard nails like Li Ze supported in the southeast direction. His Highness wants to make a difference, but it is much worse than you!"

Hearing this, Zhu Youyu couldn't help laughing: "Mr. Sheng's words made me suddenly enlightened! Butler, butler!"

The butler, who was standing not far outside the room, responded to the sound.

"Go and tell the princess, today I will keep Mr. Sheng for dinner together and ask the princess to instruct the kitchen to cook some dishes."

"Prince, this afternoon, the princess was summoned to the palace by the Queen." The housekeeper bowed and replied.
Chapter completed!