When the two heard this, they hurriedly walked out of the secret room.

Emperor Chongzhen sent the eunuch Gao Shiming, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, to send 30,000 taels of silver, wine and meat to reward the army, as well as 300 royal horses, 5,000 horses, steel whips, spears, and several sets of armor.

Lu Xiangsheng was very excited, and immediately bowed in the direction of the palace.

"Gonggong Gao, why does the imperial court have so much donkey meat and horses?"

After thanking him, Lu Xiangsheng took the list and asked in surprise.

"Lu Du, there are too many fleeing squires, the imperial court implements the separation of people and animals, and the war horses, horses, and donkey carts are all nationalized.

Good war horses and horses were selected and used as military services. The donkeys and the poor horses were made into meat for the soldiers to eat.

The emperor remembered that Lu Du and the soldiers of the Tianxiong Army worked hard day and night, and specially instructed our family to take more. ”

Gao Shiming replied with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Grandpa Gao."

When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he bowed his hand again in the direction of the palace, and then thanked Gao Shiming.

Treating Gao Shiming, Lu Xiangsheng did not dare to slack off. He is the master of ceremonies, the first person in the inner court, equivalent to the position of the first assistant to the cabinet of the outer court, and his authority is monstrous.

Of course, His Majesty sent him out to deliver the decree with the intention of looking down on himself.

Not everyone has this face.

"Serving the emperor, you shouldn't work hard, Lu Du praised our family."

Gao Shiming leaned over and returned the salute, with a lovely smile, and then said: "The emperor's dictation: Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, cares about the community, is loyal and brave, and runs for the country.

Now give a set of houses in the capital, three thousand taels of silver, 20 slaves and maids, and admire this. ”

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly knelt down and shouted towards the palace: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" Then he got up and said to Gao Shiming: "Please return to Your Majesty, the country is in difficulty, and the ministers dare not accept this gift without merit." ”

Seeing this, Yang Sichang next to him narrowed his eyes, and his heart was turbulent.

His Majesty must have changed his attention, and the hints of an all-out battle have been very obvious, otherwise it would not have been possible to reward the border generals so heavily.

Fortunately, Fang Cai did not offend Lu Jiandou.

"Why did Lu Du say that?"

Although Gao Shiming was scolding, he explained with a smile on his face: "Given by the Son of Heaven, it is unacceptable, and it is disrespectful!"

Recently, Dongchang Wang Zhixin, Wang Dehua, Jinyi Wei Luo Yangxing, Wu Mengming neglected state affairs, corrupted and amassed wealth, and have been arrested by the emperor and imprisoned, and their property has been confiscated.

Now, the emperor uses it to reward meritorious soldiers, but he also makes the best use of it.

Lu Du still hurried to arrange military affairs, and later went to Beijing with our family, went to his house to rest for a night, and entered the palace tomorrow to face the saint. ”

Gao Shiming's words made Lu Xiangsheng sigh and deeply moved, feeling that even if he was broken, he would not be able to repay His Majesty's kindness.

Although there was a lot of information in his words, at this moment, Lu Xiangsheng didn't say much, arched his hands, and hurriedly arranged military affairs.

Not long ago, on the avenue from Changping to Deshengmen in the capital, there was a team of more than 100 cavalry, all of whom rode horses outside the pass, and the sound of horses' hooves was especially crisp in the silent wilderness.

"This door must have been opened by His Majesty specifically for Jiandou, and the meaning is unclear."

When they arrived at the city gate, Yang Sichang and Lu Xiangsheng walked side by side, meaning something.

"Yang Benbing is right! Chongwen, Zhengyang, and Xuanwu are crowded, and the emperor specially opens the door of Desheng, perhaps with this intention! ”

Gao Shiming whipped and laughed, not very heroic.

He's not a coward, he can be civil and martial.

In history, in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, he and the eunuchs Li Fengxiang and Fang Zhenghua, and the eunuchs Chu Xianzhang and Zhang Guoyuan, the eunuchs of the Supervision Bureau, guarded Baoding City, sacrificed their lives for the country, and stabbed several people.

Although at that time, Emperor Chongzhen was already cold.

"Shame! Jiandou is afraid of losing the emperor's grace! ”

Along the way, under the explanations of Yang Sichang and Gao Shiming, Lu Xiangsheng understood some of the measures taken by the imperial court.

Because of this, he felt it deeply.

The capital has three city walls, the outer city, the inner city, and the imperial city.

Entering the Desheng Gate, they rode together to the imperial city, and on the way they often saw groups of refugees sleeping under the eaves on both sides of the street, moaning and crying incessantly.

Lu Xiangsheng couldn't bear to look at it, couldn't bear to listen to it, and felt a tingling pain in his heart, but he was very helpless.

Speaking of which, the imperial court has done much more benevolent and righteous this time than the previous three times.

When the group arrived at the northwest corner of the imperial city, near the back gate of the Jinyi Guard's Mansion, in front of a towering manor, Gao Shiming stopped at Lema.

At the plaque of the gatehouse, the word Luo Fu has not had time to take it off.

Gao Shiming scolded and got off the horse, asked the little eunuch next to him to change the plaque overnight, and led everyone in.

The whole courtyard covers an area of three or four acres, the pavilions and pavilions inside, the pond pavilion and the water pavilion are reflected in the green pine and cypress, the rockery strange stones, the vines and green bamboos are dotted in the flower bed bonsai, it is really beautiful.

"Zhumen's wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road."

Compared with this place, the scene in the outer city seemed to be two worlds, and Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but shake his head and groan.

"Jian Dou has been at the border for a long time, but he is still a scholar, and when he talks about national affairs, he is generous in his sad songs, and he has not reduced the year.

Luo's cultivation is quite good, these years have been low-key and lurking, and the scale of the mansion is not ranked in the capital? ”

Since speculating on Emperor Chongzhen's intentions, Yang Sichang can be said to have deliberately befriended Lu Xiangsheng.

"Lu Du has not entered Beijing for a long time, Yang Benbing is just to accompany him, you have a good chat tonight, I am afraid that tomorrow I will enter the palace together to face the saint, the emperor has a state affairs to inquire, and our family will return to the palace to resume their lives."

Gao Shiming saw this scene, and hoped in his heart that they would be reconciled, and the emperor would be much more relaxed.

As the great eunuch beside Emperor Chongzhen, Gao Shiming knew that Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang were both courtiers who were valued and attracted by the emperor.

That's why he said that.

"It's good! Jian Dou was trying to ask the elder about the current situation in the imperial court, but he didn't know if his soldiers were idle? ”

Lu Xiangsheng still didn't know what major events had happened in the imperial court recently, and when he heard Gao Shiming's words, he couldn't help but look at Yang Sichang.

"Don't dare to ask for ears, you will do what you want!"

Yang Sichang pushed the boat down the river and laughed.

Speaking of which, if it weren't for the peace talks, Yang Sichang and Lu Xiangsheng would have no selfish grudges, although their tempers may not match, but it does not hinder communication.

In the final analysis, they are all important ministers of the country, and they all measure Haihan.

Of course, if there is a political disagreement, it is your life and death to fight.

Politicians will never be merciful to political struggles.

Seeing this, Gao Shiming smiled slightly, and returned to the palace to recover his life.

It's just that as soon as he walked to the gate of the Qianqing Palace, he heard the roaring voice of Emperor Chongzhen, and in the half-hidden palace gate, the National Soldiers and Horses Director Gao Qi was kneeling on the ground, trembling.

PS: Zhuqing, please contribute the recommendation vote to the imperial court, it is too difficult for me...... Whining......