While Huang Zongxi and others took over the government affairs of Neixiang and other places, Dou Yuquan and others also started their new journey.

Taking advantage of the fact that the city of Nanyang Mansion was breached and the Tang Dynasty's lineage was completely wiped out, the Datong Society once again launched a major purge in Nanyang, and almost all the land in the prefecture was included in the name of the Liu family.

The situation of the inexplicable disappearance of the gentry of the whole mansion brought about by it will naturally be borne by Li Zicheng, the big demon king.

It was not until the afternoon of 13 July that Liu Ximing and his entourage rushed back to the capital after a long journey.

The news of Xinanbo's return to the house reached Chongzhen's ears when Liu Ximing stepped into the gate of his mansion, and correspondingly, the will to summon him to the palace followed.

"This emperor still doesn't let people live, and he doesn't even leave time for people to take a breath."

Before he put down his luggage, Li Xiangjun, who had not had time to pester Liu Ximing and take him around the Earl's Palace, pouted and complained a little unhappily when he heard that the palace had summoned him again.

Although she is already the mother of a child, Li Xiangjun is only 18 years old this year, and she is in the prime of her life.

Seeing that there was no one else in the main room except Yu Qiaoman, Liu Ximing slapped Li Xiangjun's buttocks lightly and scolded with laughter.

"It's really nonsense, summoned by the emperor, this is a blessing that many people can't ask for, but you said that it looks like this. If it is difficult today, Your Majesty is slacking off in the palace day and night, how can we and other ministers of the state be idle. ”

"Okay, okay, you are a loyal minister, hypocrisy", Li Xiangjun also understood Liu Ximing's temperament, and even if he made a grimace and bent him, Yu Qiaoman also chuckled vividly.

Liu Ximing laughed and was about to pounce on the two girls to clean up, but before he could make a move, he saw Li Xiangjun retching and covering his mouth.

Immediately after, Yu Qiaoman also covered his mouth and retched.

"What's the matter? Could it be that you can't eat a bad stomach? ”

The two of them were like this at the same time, which suddenly made Liu Ximing very nervous, and immediately came out anxiously.

Li Xiangjun stroked his heaving chest a few times, turned his head to look at Yu Qiaoman, and suddenly smiled, and then his jade finger lightly touched Liu Ximing's head.

"You, you, what do you eat bad stomach, guess according to the concubine, husband, you are going to be a father again, I don't believe you ask Qiaoman."

Yu Qiaoman's face on the side turned red, "Who told you not to restrain along the way." ”

"Hahaha, Lao Tzu is going to be a father again", Liu Ximing reacted to what was going on, and almost didn't jump up all of a sudden.

"Quick, I'll let the people in the infirmary come and see it immediately, you guys are resting at home, and wait for me to come back."

If it weren't for the people in the palace waiting in the house, Liu Ximing would have to delay until the results of the inspection were out before leaving, but at this time, he could only follow the eunuchs in the palace all the way to the Forbidden City with excitement.

"The goal of the world's cloth has not been achieved yet, but the task of the world's cloth is about to be completed, which is really strange."

Along the way, Liu Ximing, who was sitting in a sedan chair in the palace, was thinking about this matter, and completely threw the emperor's response to the call behind him.

When I entered the palace forbidden, the sky had already darkened, but the Forbidden City was not as brightly lit as ordinary people imagined.

In order to save the palace funds, Chongzhen has already issued a clear order that all palace people must live frugally, not only for food and clothing, but also for lamp oil.

It's really a cub who sells Yetian and doesn't feel distressed, the good life of the Ming Dynasty was ruined by Jiajing and Wanli.

Only then did he enter the Qianqing Palace, and Liu Ximing was taken aback.

Chongzhen's temples behind the throne were white, a pair of Danfeng eyes looked dull, and there were deep traces of Sichuan characters in his eyebrows, which were a little older than before he left.

"Your Majesty, the minister Liu Xi ordered him to return to Beijing to resume his life, and now he has been summoned to come."

"Aiqing has finally returned to Beijing, Wang Daban, give me a seat quickly."

As soon as Chongzhen saw Liu Xi's order to bow down, he immediately turned his worries into joy and stood up, and while stepping off the throne to help him get up, he waved his hand to signal Wang Cheng's grace to give him the seat.

Liu Ximing is already a second-grade member at the moment, and he deserves such courtesy.

Chongzhen slowly walked in front of Liu Ximing and looked at him carefully, then turned around and walked back to the throne with a smile:

"Aiqing has lost weight and is more mature, which shows that you have worked the affairs of the Central Plains. You have done a good job in the Central Plains, and there are many praises in the cabinet, and now that you have returned to Beijing, I naturally have to entrust you to reuse, and you must be mentally prepared. ”

Liu Ximing arched his hand to thank Wang Chengen, who brought the stool, and waited until Chongzhen sat back to sit back before carefully sitting on half of his buttocks, and replied with his hand:

"Thank you for your majesty's love, what the minister does, but out of public interest, it is the so-called food of the king, the matter of loyalty to the king."

Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, I have to say that Liu Xi's trip to the Central Plains was good, not only did he quell the epidemic without spending a penny from the imperial court, but he even advanced some military expenses to Yang Sichang.

If it weren't for such a bad thing as Liukou's attack on Wuchang, Chongzhen's mood would probably have become very good.

As for the present~~

Chongzhen looked at Liu Ximing intently, "Has Aiqing ever received a report from the imperial court?" What do you think should be done with the current situation in the Central Plains? ”

Hey, I can't run away when I should have come, Liu Ximing sighed in his heart.

"Does Your Majesty want to hear the truth or lie?"

Chongzhen frowned, "Naturally, it's the truth." ”

Liu Ximing stood up and bowed down and said: "Since Your Majesty wants to hear the truth, then I will forgive the minister, now that Inspector Yang has passed away, the Central Plains Liukou has gone out of control, Your Majesty should be mentally prepared at this time, and don't fantasize about being able to calm it down in a year or two." ”

Chongzhen's face turned pale instantly, and he muttered to himself in a low voice: "Is it really so broken?" ”

Looking at Chongzhen on the throne and wiping the corners of his eyes, Wang Chengen on the side was sad, and he couldn't help but bow down and look at Liu Ximing.

"Uncle, how did they get to such a situation, it's only been two years since the resurgence of the Liukou, and they were still chased by the officials and soldiers before."

"Wang Gonggong", Liu Ximing arched his hand towards Wang Chengen without slackening, "This time and that time." ”

"Twelve years before Chongzhen, most of the rogues were composed of coerced flat-headed people, and although the imperial court's finances were difficult at that time, they could still maintain military expenditures, and although the people were poor, they could grit their teeth and persevere."

"However, twelve years later, natural and man-made disasters continued, the corruption of local officials has not been curbed, and the people of the world have been overwhelmed.

Liu Xi's fate still took care of Chongzhen and Yang Sichang's face, and he didn't dare to say directly in front of Chongzhen that it was because you two monarchs and ministers were not fucking and wanted to lose the grain, which caused the people to live in misery.

Chongzhen's temperament is already cold, and he is stubborn and self-serving, if Liu Ximing really says so, maybe he will be assigned to other places to serve as an official tomorrow.

The Qianqing Hall was quiet as if there was no one, Chongzhen now recalled that when Yang Sichang offered advice, he only said that the people could endure the pain for a while, but he didn't expect such a result to be exchanged today.

"Yang Sichang mistakenly!"

Chongzhen's face turned red and slapped on the imperial case, and the sound made Liu Ximing's heart tremble.

"Your Majesty is angry, the dragon body matters."

Liu Ximing and Wang Chengen both opened their mouths to persuade.

After Chongzhen vented, he looked at Liu Ximing and said: "Since Aiqing is familiar with the situation in the Central Plains, I also said in my previous experience that I recruited a militia group in Nanyang to resist the thieves for a few days, which shows that I have the ability to know soldiers." ”

"Now that Yang Sichang is not here, no one in the Central Plains can lead the generals, so that the Liukou is getting more and more carried away, the Qing family has both great talents and can be loyal to the country, I want to take Aiqing as the superintendent, the governor of the Central Plains soldiers and horses, and revitalize my great Ming spirit, I don't know what the Qing family wants?"

Liu Ximing was shocked in his heart, and immediately fell to his knees with a thud.

"Your Majesty's love, the minister has nothing to repay, but the minister does not dare to agree to this matter, and asks His Majesty to take back his life."

Chongzhen's face darkened, "It turns out that you are also a person who is afraid of things, and I originally thought that you were different from others." ”

Damn, you're so ruthless.

Liu Ximing complained frantically in his heart, and his mind spun rapidly, thinking about how to give Chongzhen a satisfactory explanation.