Seeing Zhu Changluo coming in with Zou Yi and Wang An, Lao Ying, who was waiting at the entrance of the pavilion, took two steps to greet him and bowed respectfully.
"Haha, get up! Let's go in and talk." Zhu Changluo waved his hand, motioning to Lao Ying to excuse himself and entered the pavilion first. He was quite satisfied with Lao Ying. Since Lao Ying came back from the Korean battlefield, many of his things have become much easier to do.
After sitting down on the large and comfortable huanghuali chair in the center of the pavilion, Zhu Changluo smiled at Lao Ying who was standing aside and asked: "Lao Ying, is this Jin Yiwei still used to commanding people?"
"Your Highness, to be honest, although I have become a big official and sounds quite majestic, I still feel that I am not as comfortable as being a member of a thousand households. This is probably my only success." Lao Ying smiled bitterly. After a while, in front of Zhu Changluo, there was no need to hide it, which actually made him appear closer.
Zhu Changluo smiled and nodded. He could understand Lao Ying's difficulties. As one of the thousands of Jinyiwei households, although most people who cared about him knew that Lao Ying was one of them, it did not attract too many people's special attention, and it did not make people feel defensive. According to Taizhong, Lao Ying was not qualified at that time.
However, after returning from the Korean battlefield, the cabinet and the Ministry of War, perhaps looking at Zhu Changluo's face, approved Lao Ying's leapfrog promotion and became the second-largest Jinyiwei commander and two The upper-level figures who commanded Tongzhi would definitely make people wary and wary. Of course, Zhu Yijun would not rest assured that an actual Jinyiwei commander would hold real power, especially when he knew that this person was still loyal to Zhu Changluo.
Therefore, Lao Ying's Jin Yiwei command was not going well. Although he was not controlled everywhere, except for his original Qianhu Station, it was really troublesome to command other Qianhu Stations. Even his original Qianhu Office, which followed him back from the Korean battlefield, had a lot of Baihu and Zongqi placed in it.
"Haha, the bigger an official becomes, the more interests he will be involved in and the more constraints he will encounter. This is an eternal truth. As for your current situation, just think of it as a training! Didn't the sage also say that when heaven assigns a great responsibility to a person, he must first work hard and work hard for his body and mind Just think of it as God's test for you!" Zhu Changluo said with a smile.
Lao Ying's heart suddenly moved, and his heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate. Is this a hint from the eldest prince? Steadying his mind, he complimented: "This little test that I have endured is far inferior to the training that God has given to His Highness. Therefore, His Highness's future heights are something that everyone can only look up to."
"Haha" Zhu Changluo laughed, turned to Zou Yi and Wang An and joked: "You two, have you seen it? Learn from it, this kind of flattery is what this prince likes to hear, haha"
Zou Yi bowed and said with a smile: "What His Highness said is that I must ask Lao Qianshi more for advice in the future." Then he turned to look at Lao Ying: "Lao Qianshi, you heard what His Highness said, and I will continue to ask you for advice from now on." Please feel free to teach me!"
Wang An smiled and said nothing. Unlike Zou Yi, he was a more upright and orthodox person and rarely joked.
Lao Ying quickly smiled, waved his hand, and bowed: "Your Highness is joking. Everything I say is from the bottom of my heart, and it is not flattery." Then he hugged Zou Yi and said, "Eunuch Zou, please stop teasing me. , your seriousness in doing things for His Highness is what I should learn from."
Zhu Changluo smiled and waved his hand, interrupting the two people's tendency to continue talking: "Okay, okay, you guys should stop complimenting each other. Lao Ying, tell me, how did things go?"
"Your Highness, this is the information that the minister has ordered people to collect in North Korea, the capital and Zhejiang these days. Please take a look at it." Lao Ying's face straightened, and he handed a piece of information to Zhu Changluo with both hands. It contained the information he had tried his best these days. Someone was sent to collect it secretly.
Zhu Changluo nodded, took the information wrapped in brocade cloth from Lao Ying, and took it out. Judging from the order of arrangement of the information, these things must have been a careful arrangement of many messy information, which made him even more satisfied.
"Yes, Lao Ying, these information are very detailed. I can see that you have put a lot of thought into it." After roughly scanning the information in his hand, Zhu Changluo was quite satisfied. It should be able to achieve the desired purpose.
"As long as His Highness is satisfied, this is what I should do."
"Well!" Zhu Changluo thought for a while, thinking about taking the exam for Lao Ying, and asked with a smile: "Lao Ying, you have read these materials, what do you think? Tell me, just tell me what you think. .¡±
Lao Ying pursed his lips. He didn't think this was nonsense. Thinking of what Zhu Changluo said before, could it be that??Is it a test of one's ability? It seems so! After thinking for a moment, he finally said: "Your Highness, I will speak freely about what is on my mind. Please forgive me if I am inappropriate."
"Just say it, just treat it like we are chatting casually." Zhu Changluo waved his hand and said with a smile. He wanted to see if Lao Ying was worthy of the big job.
Lao Ying organized his thoughts and spoke boldly: "Your Highness, judging from the information, the real conditions proposed by the Japanese pirates, and the conditions offered by my Ming Dynasty, the possibility of the peace talks being successful is not very high. I feel that , the possibility that Japan will take advantage of the peace talks to adjust its strategy and regroup is very high."
Lao Ying secretly glanced at Zhu Changluo and saw that the latter was smiling and not angry because of his words. Lao Ying was relieved and said everything he was thinking: "With the little minister's contact in North Korea in the past few years, According to the analysis of the situation of the Japanese country, they had been fighting in the country for many years. Although Guanbai and Hideyoshi (the Ming Dynasty and North Korea called Toyotomi Hideyoshi Taira Hideyoshi) won the final victory, there were still many lords who were ready to take action. Taira Hideyoshi can also be regarded as Some talents, in order to suppress the voices of dissatisfaction in the country and for their own ambitions, brazenly sent troops to offend the power of heaven and invade Korea, which belongs to the Ming Dynasty, in order to kill two birds with one stone."
"You mean that Hideyoshi Hideyoshi has no sincerity in the peace talks at all?" Zhu Changluo did not expect that Lao Ying would really surprise him. Not only did he analyze the failure of the peace talks, he could also analyze Japan's domestic situation and Hideyoshi's mentality. , it¡¯s really good!
Lao Ying licked his lips. If his analysis today was spread, it would definitely be a disaster! Not only will they offend many ministers who are inclined to peace talks, including the Chief Assistant Zhao Zhigao and the Minister of War Shi Xing, they are the most enthusiastic about peace talks. After all, their positions and the domestic situation in the Ming Dynasty determine that they must consider it comprehensively. question; in addition, this may also anger Zhu Yijun. Although he is the staunchest supporter of the Korean War, he also personally proposed the conditions for the peace talks. It can be seen that he attaches great importance to the Korean War!
You, a little Jin Yiwei commander, actually said that the Japanese country did not want peace talks, just to delay time and accumulate strength for the next invasion. That does not mean that Zhu Yijun and many ministers did not see the true intentions of the Japanese country. It is not as good as you Does this Jinyiwei command anything?
However, since this intention has been revealed in front of Zhu Changluo, Lao Ying is willing to go all out and nodded: "Yes, Your Highness, this is what I mean!"
"Well, that's right! This prince means the same thing!" Zhu Changluo's words made Lao Ying breathe a sigh of relief.
Smiling, Zhu Changluo looked at Lao Ying and said softly: "Do you think my father didn't see the intention of Japan?"
"Ah!" Zou Yi did not hide his surprise, opened his mouth wide, and said after a long time: "Then why did the emperor still agree to the peace talks?"
"Hey, who said that the father agreed? The peace talks were insisted on by Zhao Zhigao, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Shi Xing, the minister of the Ministry of War. The purpose of the peace talks was also drafted by the cabinet. Even if the peace talks failed, it is the responsibility of the cabinet and the minister of war! "Shaking his head and smiling helplessly, Zhu Changluo then murmured in a low voice: "The Japanese country wants peace talks in order to take a breather; and the Ming Dynasty, which has constant natural disasters and wars one after another in the country, is not the same!"