Happiness is like sunshine, sprinkled in people's hearts; happiness is like a clear spring, nourishing people's hearts; happiness is like fine wine, making people feel elated.

Since the birth of Prince Zhu Heying, Zhu Cijing seemed to have found the true meaning of happiness. After handling political affairs in one day, he accompanied the queen to tease her newborn son, and then talked to Princess Anna about her upcoming children. Finally, he went to the harem to try to have a few more. He lived so much happiness in this life.

As for state affairs, it seems that he doesn't need to worry too much. The Ming Dynasty was developing rapidly, and the various vassal states also benefited a lot. In addition, the signing of the Five-Nation Alliance Treaty, the Ming Dynasty can be said to be full of peace and prosperity inside and outside.

By the end of May, this kind of happiness seemed to be at its peak, because Princess Anna was about to give birth, and Chen Yuanyuan, Li Xiangjun and other concubines were also happy one after another. Zhu Cijing, who was so happy, stayed in the harem for the rest of the time, and even many political affairs were abandoned.

Of course, he did not want to be a tyrant monarch, he just wanted to take a break for a while, enjoy the rare family happiness, and wait until his second child was born.

However, the great powers did not let him feel comfortable. When the news of Manjingwei being attacked by Tsarist Russia reached the capital, Zhu Cijing had to abandon his happy life and summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Tsarist Russia was second only to the Ming Dynasty’s great powers. It was naturally not easy to act, so the discussion lasted for a few days.

This time, the ministers' opinions rarely disagree. Some advocated immediate revenge because the majesty of the Ming Dynasty cannot be humiliated; some advocated a resolution through negotiation, because the northern border was too far away and too vast, and the cost of raising troops to Tsarist Russia was not ordinary terrifying.

Zhu Cijiu really found it difficult to make a decision, because the center of the Ming Dynasty is now on the south, and it is a time of rapid development. If the construction in the south is suddenly stopped and the Tsarist Russia in the north is fully committed, the losses in the middle will be huge.

Before the countermeasures were released, news from the northern border kept coming.

First, what came was that the Taifu personally led 60,000 elite cavalry to Manjingwei for support. Zhu Cijiu really felt a sweat for Sun Chengzong's body;

Then, what came was the Taifu who led the army to repel Tsarist Russia. At this time, Zhu Cijiu let out another long sigh. Fortunately, the Manjingwei was not lost, otherwise it would be impossible to end.

However, within a few days, a shocking news came from the northern border: the Taifu was critically ill!

Upon receiving the news, Zhu Cijing could no longer sit still. The Taifu was the mentor of the late emperor and was even more caring about him. If he had not had the Taifu, he would not know if he could survive the years of his succession.

How could the Taifu forget the kindness of the Taifu? He heard that the Taifu was critically ill, so he immediately led the First Corps of the Imperial Guard to Zhenzhenhe Guard regardless of everything, and then directly led the Imperial Guard 50,000 elite cavalry and rushed towards the Manjing Guard.

However, he was still late, and only the face of the Grand Tutor who had passed away with a smile.

In an instant, the whole world seemed to disappear.

In Zhu Cijiong's eyes, there were only Sun Chengzong's white hair, wrinkles on his face, and his old face.

In my mind, scenes of past events flashed:

When the late emperor passed away, he was all-out to help himself defeat the eunuch party;

When Liaodong was in chaos, it was he who turned the tide and stabilized the situation in Liaodong;

When he personally conquered Liaodong, it was he who taught again and again that he finally defeated Jiannu;

Later, when the Donglin Party corruption case broke out, Sun Chengzong was not involved, but he still resigned from his position as chief minister of the cabinet and from then on, he went to Liaodong.

The Taifu was still energetic and full of red face when I met last year. Unexpectedly, I became a cold corpse at this moment!

Zhu Cijing could no longer help but feel sad, and tears suddenly burst out. He knelt in front of the bed, hugging Sun Chengzong's body, and burst into tears.

Qin Liangyu, Cao Huachun, Wang Zhengnan and others who were following him couldn't help but kneel down and shed tears silently. Cao Wenzhao and Yang Zhong, who had already cried and swollen eyes, burst into tears.

"Taifu, Taifu, why do you leave me behind?"

"Taifu, Taifu, didn't you say you wanted to keep Liaodong forever?"

"Taifu, Taifu, you can't leave, you can't leave!"

At this time, no one in the whole room dared to speak, only Zhu Cijing was there, screaming heart-wrenchingly.

I don’t know how long it took, but Zhu Cijiong’s throat became hoarse, and then he wiped away his tears and asked with a sob: “What is the last words of the Grand Tutor?”

When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he hurriedly replied: "Return to the emperor, the Grand Tutor has only one request."

Zhu Cijing immediately asked: "What request?"

The Taifu must fulfill his last wish, which is his only idea now.

Cao Wenzhao couldn't help crying: "The Grand Tutor asked the Emperor to bury him in Manjingwei, and he wanted to keep the border for Yongzhen in the Ming Dynasty!"

When Zhu Cijing heard this, he immediately burst into tears again. He held back his grief and nodded vigorously and said, "Okay, I will send my will to bury the Taifu in Manjingwei. From now on, the garrison of Manjingwei will be converted into the Taifu's cemetery; and, starting from tomorrow, a new city will be expanded outside Manjingwei, and the name of the new city will be Sun Jiazhou; and, this mountain range will be called Chengzong Mountain Range; and, the river in front will be called the River of Gratitude."

When Cao Huachun, who was kneeling on the side, heard this, he waved to the back. Wang Chengen immediately carried a sandalwood box and walked up. Cao Huachun quickly took out the pen and ink and blank imperial edict, and knelt on the ground to draw up the imperial edict.

As he was writing, Cao Huachun suddenly asked embarrassedly: "The emperor forgives the crime, who will this imperial edict be passed to?"

Zhu Cijing said without hesitation: "Transfer to the Ministry of Rites and ask them to arrange officials to come and preside over the funeral of the Grand Tutor."

Cao Huachun nodded and replied, and soon wrote the imperial edict.

Zhu Cijiu took the imperial edict, looked carefully, nodded, and handed the imperial edict back to Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun quickly stamped a large seal, then handed the imperial edict to Wang Chengen, and whispered: "Take someone to pass the imperial edict."

Wang Chengen took the imperial edict, kowtowed respectfully, then slowly stood up, and arched his body and retreated.

Seeing Wang Chengen walk out of the room, Zhu Cijing turned his head and asked Cao Wenzhao: "What else does the Grand Tutor have to explain?"

When Cao Wenzhao heard this, he shook his head and said, "No more, no more, the Grand Tutor made this request, but the Grand Tutor kept muttering a sentence when he was dying."

Zhu Cijing immediately asked: "What did the Grand Tutor say?"

He thought the Grand Tutor had any unfulfilled wishes, but he didn't want to make things difficult for him, so he didn't tell Cao Wenzhao.

He had made up his mind that no matter how difficult he was, he would fulfill this wish for the Taifu.

Cao Wenzhao was also dizzy when he imitated Sun Chengzong's tone and said: "The emperor, the empress dowager, the prince has grown up, and the Ming Dynasty is becoming stronger and stronger under his governance!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Cijiu burst into tears again.

As he cried, he suddenly stood up slowly, pointed to the West, and roared angrily: "It's you, the Grand Tutor who killed my son, I want you to pay your life!"
Chapter completed!