At this time, Chongzhen quietly walked behind Zhou Hou and stretched out his hands to hug her.

Since the disobedience of Zhou, Zhou Hou has always been lukewarm to him, and he has not come to Kunning Palace for a long time because of his busy government affairs. When I came in today, I saw that Zhou Hou was becoming more and more plump and moist, and he was looking intently into the distance, and he couldn't help but get up.

Zhou Hou didn't expect someone to come from behind to hug her, and instinctively waved his hand to hit, hitting him in the face, he hurriedly covered it with his hand, and let out an "oops".

The maids of the palace were shocked and gathered around together.

Seeing that it was him, Zhou Hou hurriedly turned around in a panic to look.

But he removed his hand from his face, turned to the palace maid and rebuked: "What are you doing here?" With that, he came over and took her into his arms.

She could feel that he was not faking his true feelings at the moment, and her heart was moved, and she buried her head deep in his arms.

He hugged her tightly, and muttered, "How is Aiqing?" ”

She said "uh-huh" in her mouth, closed her eyes, and enjoyed it to the fullest......

I don't know how long it took, he and she both felt that they should say something, but they couldn't bear to ruin the quiet and beautiful time, so they hugged each other tighter and forced themselves not to speak.

Suddenly, I heard Wang Chengen say anxiously: "Your Majesty, urgent military situation." ”

Wang Chengen couldn't bear to disturb them, but the military situation was urgent, and he didn't dare to delay a little. After the report, I couldn't help but look at them with a panicked face.

He let go of her, and she took a few steps back a little awkwardly, and he feigned composure, "Come quickly." ”

Wang Chengen paused for a moment and said: "Border Pass Emergency: On the second day of October, Huang Taiji passed through Mongolia, took the Mongolian Karaqin cavalry as a guide, personally led the Eight Banners Army, avoided the Guanningjin defense line defended by Yuan Chonghuan, detoured through the Mongolian region, and suddenly approached Longjing Pass and Da'ankou, the fragile passes of the Jizhen defense area of the Great Wall.

On October 26, the Eight Banners Army attacked the Great Wall Pass, Longjing Pass, Da'ankou, etc., respectively, and broke through the Great Wall.

On October 27, the breach was made from Xifengkou, and the Houjin army entered the side wall in a big way.

On the 28th, the Houjin army only marched to Hanerzhuang, which was twenty miles away from Xifengkou, and all the Houjin troops strangely stopped advancing.

On the 30th, the Houjin soldiers came to the city of Zunhua. ”

The fact was unfortunately said by Yuan Chonghuan, and the Houjin army was progressing so smoothly that it obviously did not encounter strong resistance, Chongzhen first surged into a panic, and asked casually: "Has the military department discussed it?" ”

Wang Chengen said: "After the discussion, Houjin's intention is obvious, and he is close to Jingshi." There is only one route to Jingshi, that is, from Xifengkou to Zunhua, from Zunhua to Jimen, from Jimen to Sanhe, and finally Tongzhou, and then directly to the city of Jingshi. Zunhua is in the northeast of Jingshi, and it is only 300 miles away from Jingshi. ”

Chongzhen became more and more panicked and asked, "Is there a way to crack it?" ”

Wang Chengen said: "The Beijing division has not experienced war for many years, the city defense is thin and weak, the military department is inconsistent, and there is no good strategy, and the emperor is asked to decide." ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he was already out of proportion. He walked hurriedly, then sat down decadently. At such an instant, his spirit was completely lost, as if he had suddenly aged by more than ten years.

Wang Chengen wanted to help him, but he had no good idea, so he could only look at him uneasily.

Zhou Hou hesitated for a moment and said: "According to the ancestral teachings, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the concubines have a few words, which are related to the government and politics, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

Chongzhen seemed to grasp the life-saving straw, looked at her curiously, and said: "The matter is urgent, the queen should not be confined to the ancestral teaching, if you have anything to say, just say it." ”

Zhou Hou said "obey the order" and said: "The emperor is a saint and a martial artist, and he has designated a strategy to break the enemy, but he is in a hurry, which affects the emperor's decision-making. ”

As he spoke, he saw Chongzhen nodding and continued: "The emperor's first move at the moment is to calm himself down first. I am afraid that the outside has become a pot of porridge now, and if the emperor can't calm down first, it will inevitably cause even more chaos, and even cause trouble. ”

Wang Chengen was at a loss, and when he heard this, he hurriedly echoed: "What the queen mother said is very true, and the emperor must not mess up with himself." ”

Seeing that he echoed himself, Zhou Hou was happy, but he didn't answer his words, and said to himself: "Actually, there is no need for the emperor to panic at all, the emperor might as well think about it patiently, although Houjin has repeatedly used tricks and developed in recent years, but after all, it is a small barbarian country, and it is not easy to swallow the giant elephant of my Daming in one bite." ”

Chongzhen thought about it, had some confidence, and said: "What the queen said is very true, I don't know if there is a good plan?" ”

Zhou Hou said: "I can't talk about good policies, and the concubine thinks that there are two things that must be done immediately." First, strengthen the defense of the city of Beijing to ensure that the capital division is not lost; Second, the officers and soldiers from all over the country were urgently dispatched, and the king of Qin was quickly prepared, preparing to fight to the death with the Houjin, so that the Houjin was destroyed is unknown. ”

Chongzhen said: "What the queen said is very true, but the Beijing division has not encountered a war for many years, the defense is weak, and the Qinwang soldiers from all over the country may be difficult to reach for a while, and even if there are soldiers, who can command?" ”

Zhou Hou said: "The concubine heard that the most powerful general now is Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao. If the student is already so powerful, wouldn't his teacher be even better? ”

Chongzhen slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, how did I forget him?" By the way, I appointed him as the secretary of the military department and the scholar of the Zhongji Temple, supervised military affairs, and sent him to Tongzhou to supervise the soldiers, horses, money and grain. ”

Wang Chengen saw that Chongzhen had regained his spirit, and he was happy in his heart, and interjected: "What the emperor is referring to will not be Sun Chengzong, the former Jiliao Governor, right?" He is seventy years old and has retired, and when the Ministry of War is in the meeting, the former Shangshu Wang Zaijin and others of the Ministry of War are resolutely opposed. ”

Chongzhen said: "No matter who opposes it, I will use him, tell him, don't need to come to see me, let him go directly from his hometown Gaoyang to take up his post." ”

Wang Chengen shook his head and turned around to deliver the message.

Chongzhen said: "Another decree: from now on, soldiers and horses from all over the country, where there is no emergency military, regardless of distance or near, have always been the king of Jingshi Qin, ready to fight a decisive battle with Houjin at any time."

In addition, the idle eunuchs in the palace, the officials in Beijing, the emperor's relatives, and the meritorious generals all had to take their families to patrol and guard the city wall.

Tell them that they must not take it lightly when it comes to life and death, and at that time, I and the queen will personally supervise them. ”

Wang Chengen didn't dare to speak anymore, and was busy delivering the decree.

Chongzhen watched him leave, and suddenly his heart was empty, and he didn't know what to rely on. After a long time, he sighed: "There are strong enemies outside, famine and insatiable officials inside, and the imperial brother handed over such a country to me, isn't this to put me on the fire for the test?" ”

Zhou Hou thought that he was thinking about the war, and he didn't want him to say such a thing, so he felt the same way, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he hurriedly stroked his shoulder gently, and said lovingly: "The emperor is tired, but as the supreme, which dynasty and which generation have less trouble?" The concubine thought that the emperor should not be thinking about these things at this time. ”

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had lost his words, and hurriedly said: "What the queen said is very true, I am out of shape, and I am not in front of those mediocre courtiers." ”

As he spoke, he lay his head back in Zhou Hou's arms, staring blankly at the sky.

Zhou Hou didn't want him to be too decadent, so he let him lie down for a while, and said, "I don't know what kind of calculation Houjin is playing?" Also, what is our fierce general Inspector Yuan busy with? ”

Chongzhen answered: "Yes, but who knows? ”