Emperor Chongzhen's palace is much more magnificent than when he was in Dagukou, not only occupying the relatively spacious Denglai Governor's Yamen, but also serving a lot more palace maids. When Ma Shiying, Lu Zhenfei and Lu Jiude entered the palace, they saw many palace maids shuttling endlessly. They don't look very old, and they are all tall and fair-skinned, and they are all very arrogant. Apparently it was not brought from Beijing, but was selected from Shandong.

Lu Jiude came out of the palace and knew Emperor Chongzhen's style of being a saint. In the Beijing court, it is rare to see so many young girls. How can there be so many girls in this Dengzhou line? It must be the prince's woman, right? Thinking of this, he inquired about the eunuch who led the way.

"Lord Lu, these palace maids were all selected by the emperor!" The eunuch lowered his voice, "The emperor is different now than in the past, he ignores the government every day, and plays with the concubines and palace maids, not to mention how happy he is." ”

What the?

ignores the government and is still obsessed with women, isn't this to be a faint king? No, it is impossible for the emperor to be a faint king, he must be confusing the prince so that the prince can relax his vigilance.

The emperor is holy in the end! The prince must have been fooled! It seems that there is still hope for Daming......

Lu Jiude thought about it, hurriedly quickened his pace, and hurriedly went to the back garden of the palace. Before I got there, I heard the sound of the delight.

took Lu Jiude and their eunuch to report it, and Lu Jiude looked inside outside a moon door. I only saw Emperor Chongzhen, who had fainted, lying on a soft couch on his side, and the two beauties beside him and behind him were beating his legs and pinching his shoulders. There was also a girl kneeling in front of her, holding a plate of fruit. Emperor Chongzhen enjoyed the song and dance while tasting the fruit he didn't know.

And the song and dance that the emperor appreciated, in Lu Jiude's opinion, was too shoddy, and there was no artistry at all, that is, a few big girls with very few clothes writhing their bodies there with the tune of the tune, what was there to see? Why does the emperor still watch it with relish?

"Emperor, Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Caoyun, and Lu Jiude, the eunuch of Fengyang Town, please meet."

The voice of the eunuch interrupted Chongzhen, who was cultivating his sentiments - Emperor Chongzhen admired body art, and Lu Jiude didn't know the mystery!

He has been the emperor for so many years, and only now did he know that the emperor had so many benefits...... Why didn't you know how to enjoy it before?

Of course, he is not really obsessed with women now, but in order to paralyze Zhu Cihong, a rebel - this emperor is now addicted to women and has no interest in politics, so there is no need to harm him.

In addition to paralyzing Zhu Cihong, Emperor Chongzhen chose so many Shandong girls to enter the palace in order to give Zhu Cihong a few younger brothers.

Otherwise, Zhu Cihong is an "only son", and the status of the country will be very solid, and it will not be abolished. If it is abolished, if Emperor Chongzhen has anything, the throne should be inherited by King Fu! There are so many Donglin bigwigs inside and out, who would agree?

......

The musicians and dancers retreated one after another, and Emperor Chongzhen's entertainment was temporarily suspended, and he sat down on the soft couch in a serious manner.

Ma Shiying, Lu Zhenfei, and Lu Jiude were then led to Chongzhen by the chamberlain and kowtowed.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the three of them expressionlessly, did not ask questions, nor sent them away, but just watched fixedly, and the scene was a little embarrassing.

Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei are both virtuous old ministers, and the officials have also reached the feudal officials, and the room for growth is limited, and if they mix well, they are nothing more than an elder, but if they are not careful, they may be ruined. So at this time, it is natural to be wise to protect yourself.

The emperor doesn't move, I don't move.

Lu Jiude's mind is different from Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei. He is one of the few good eunuchs who are loyal to Daming and Chongzhen. Since the ninth year of Chongzhen, he has been serving as a supervisor on the front line, and he has made great contributions, and his ability to fight with soldiers is much better than Wang Chengen.

If Chongzhen had transferred him back to Beijing in time, Xing might have been able to organize a better resistance, and maybe he would have been able to rescue Chongzhen at the last moment.

However, Lu Jiude saw how Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei, two traitorous ministers, defected to Zhu Cihong in the Generalissimo of the Fu Army, so he didn't dare to expose his loyalty at this time, and he could only pretend to be a wooden man like Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei.

The four monarchs and ministers stared at each other like this, and no one spoke.

Emperor Chongzhen was actually not in a daze, but in distinguishing between loyalty and treachery.

He first set his sights on Lu Jiude - he was an unreliable eunuch!

The eunuchs who came out of Beijing were almost all the prince's people, only Cao Huachun was slightly better, but he was also a villain at both ends of the head and mouse - Emperor Chongzhen had already found that Cao Huachun was not so loyal! However, he didn't realize that Cao Huachun was Zhu Cihong's henchman at all, but he was just ordered to play with him, the emperor.

Since most of the eunuchs are unreliable, then Lu Jiude should also be unreliable!

Emperor Chongzhen set his eyes on Lu Zhenfei again. Lu Zhenfei is the governor of Caoyun and the governor of Huai'an, and that Shen Tingyang is his subordinate, and now he is the prince's henchman!

It seems that this Lu Zhenfei is also unreliable!

Emperor Chongzhen's gaze finally fell on Ma Shiying. Thinking about it, this Fengyang Governor is more reliable. If he can join forces with Shi Kefa and mobilize the generals of Yanzhou and the officials of Nanzhili to ask the prince to return to power, maybe I will have a chance to get back a little real power, at least I will not become the emperor when I arrive in Nanjing......

After identifying the traitor, Emperor Chongzhen did not leave Ma Shiying alone - now the palace is full of Zhu Cihong's eyes and ears!

However, Emperor Chongzhen also has a few henchmen, and the servants Wei Qinghui and Wu Wanrong he just received are absolutely reliable.

And now the palace ban on the Dengzhou Palace is not very strict, so these two women still have a chance to mix out of the palace to convey the secret decree to Ma Shiying!

The future of Daming depends on him and Shi Kefa!

......

"Yaocao, you are ......"

In the inn, Lu Zhenfei, who had just finished washing up and was about to go to bed, sat on the bed, staring at Ma Shiying in surprise.

He and Ma Shiying are both governors! Although it is a micro-service, there are a lot of followers. Otherwise, who is the thief who will kill the thieves?

Therefore, if the two want to meet, they will also be arranged by the staff who follow, and then they will meet. How can you penetrate like a thief like this, and it's a big night, and everyone goes to bed...... What do you want to do?

Ma Shiying took out a handkerchief out of nowhere and handed it over, Lu Zhenfei was dumbfounded, "Yaocao...... You, you're here to deliver a handkerchief to the official at night? ”

It's just a matter of sending something else, although Lu Zhenfei is a good official, but he is not a clean official who is not greedy for money, otherwise how could he be so good with Shen Tingyang, a profiteer? But a handkerchief or something, it's not worth much.....

"What a handkerchief!" Ma Shiying looked at Lu Zhenfei with a strange expression, "This is a handkerchief edict!" ”

"Edict...... Edict? ”

"Whisper, the wall has ears!"

Lu Zhenfei hurriedly took the handkerchief, and then looked at it in the dim candlelight, it's not, it's a handkerchief edict! Above is the handwriting of Emperor Chongzhen......

He glanced at Ma Shiying, who was sweating profusely, and thought: This official is so loyal, why did the emperor give Ma Shiying the handkerchief? He's actually a bit of a traitor! Your Majesty, you are loyal and traitorous! Fortunately, there is a prince to take care of you, otherwise what would you do?

"What should I do?" Ma Shiying seems to have run out of ideas, "The emperor wants us to preserve our strength and wait for the opportunity to serve the king's ......"

What are we?

That's for you Ma Shiying to wait for the opportunity to be the king! Lu Zhenfei said in his heart: It's nothing to do without me!

"See Shiro, look at this ......"

Lu Zhenfei shook his head and returned the edict to Ma Shiying, "There are nearly 50,000 Lu Divisions in the hands of Master Chitose, and there are still 10,000 Water Divisions...... Moreover, and he still has at least 4 million taels of silver on hand! How many Scott Divisions are there? ”

"Him?" Ma Shiying shook his head, "I don't know if there are 400,000 taels...... However, Nanjing's nobles and ministers are rich, and they have 40 million taels! ”

"Humph!" Lu Zhenfei snorted, "They don't want to give it even if they have money!" Otherwise, why would the Cabinet Department drag it north until Beijing fell? Isn't there just no money? ”

"See white, what do you mean, let's ...... Or is it on Chitose's side? Ma Shiying asked.

Lu Zhenfei sighed, "I know better than you what kind of character the Shi Pavilion Department is...... Look at it, when the prince soldiers come to Yanzhou City, he won't do anything. If we want to follow him, isn't that looking for death? As for the nobles and ministers of Nanjing, a group of fat pigs! The prince is a tiger! ”

"Yes, yes, yes, see Brother Bai is smart......"