Because he stayed up all night, Wang Qiang slept until three poles in the morning the next day, and there was already a large group of chief eunuchs waiting in the front yard to report to him, and he was patient and easily sent everyone away, so he hurried to Zhongcui Palace to find Chen Yuanyuan. When I got there, I realized that Concubine Li, in accordance with the emperor's will, had sent someone to send Chen Yuanyuan back to the queen. Wang Qiang said in his heart: "It's bad, won't this round circle fall into the hands of the queen again!" He hurried to Kunning Palace, but when he got there, the queen had sent a group of kabuki, including Chen Yuanyuan, back to Jiading Bo Zhoukui's mansion.

But said that Chen Yuanyuan was arranged to sit in a carriage and sent out of the palace, out of the palace gate, she looked at the majestic palace and the tall red wall through the car window, and her heart felt like she had overturned the five-flavor bottle, and tears flowed down unconsciously.

Chen Yuanyuan was lonely when she was a child, and was later sold into the Qinglou and became a courtesan. Although she is in the Qinglou, she lives the life of an emperor and queen, with fine clothes and jade food, warm pavilion and light fur, willful, a little dissatisfied, she throws her face and loses her temper, she is the cash cow of Linfeng Pavilion, and no one dares to provoke her mother-in-law. She is a geisha, she sells her art without selling herself, and the reception is also high-ranking officials and nobles, romantic and elegant, these people admire her talent and fame, and she has always been a good courtesy, compliments and praises, and after a long time, she herself has become delicate, pretentious, and has higher expectations and visions for her future. But this time when he entered the palace, although the time was short, he made Yuanyuan suffer a lot of humiliation and taste enough bitterness. The basins of dirty water splashed on her head, such as obscene billets, cheap goods, lewd and cheap materials, and red face and bad water, made her realize the humility and lowliness of her identity, and that she was just a canary raised in a cage by others; Zhou Kui's treachery, the queen's viciousness, and the emperor's ruthlessness made her realize the sinister heart and the cold state of the world. But what she hates most in her heart is Wang Qiang. After knowing Wang Qiang's identity as a eunuch, she still regarded him as a confidant and friend, and did not want this "bosom friend" to deceive herself first, and wanted to dedicate herself to the emperor to invite favor, so that she was insulted by the queen, and then slandered herself in front of the emperor as a disaster, so that she was despised by the emperor.

On this day, Wu Sangui, the general soldier of Ningyuan, entered the palace to see the driver, Wang Qiang heard about it, and also wanted to see the appearance of this "future traitor", so he found a way to come to the south study to watch Chongzhen's reception of Wu Sangui.

When Wang Qiang arrived at the south study, Wu Sangui was sitting on a stool respectfully talking to Chongzhen. That Wu Sangui is not tall, five big and three thick, looks very burly, with an eagle hooked nose, high cheekbones, and a pair of triangular eyes.

Chongzhen asked: "Wu Aiqing has been leading troops for many years, so he should be familiar with the characteristics of the Qing army's tactics, right?" ”

Wu Sangui replied: "Long live, Wei Chen followed his father to guard Jinzhou in his early years, and repeatedly fought with the Qing army, and later led his troops to defend Ningyuan, but also directly against the Qing army, and the Qing army's tactics have a lot of experience, the Qing army is mainly cavalry, good at field warfare, good at long-distance attacks, and brave and fierce in battle. However, the minister was not afraid of them, and in the experience of Wei Chen, the main way to deal with the Qing army was to defend and grind. Defending means that once the Qing army is attacking, it is first necessary to defend the city, avoid the battle, and use the strong city to consume the strength of the Qing army and frustrate their spirit. Waiting until the Qing army is exhausted, the supply of supplies is not enough, and the morale is low before counterattacking, it can often make meritorious contributions. This grinding is that if there is no defense of the fortified city and dangerous places, you can't come up and fight a decisive battle with the Qing army, you can fight and retreat, deal with the Qing army, grind for a few days, and then take advantage of the Qing army's impatience and discouragement to counterattack, so as to win. ”

"Yes, that makes sense! You're really a soldier. This time the Qing army invaded, then Lu Xiangsheng was eager to fight, but as soon as he came up, he met the enemy in Zunhua, and almost the whole army was annihilated. Chongzhen said.

Chongzhen pondered and said: "I plan to appoint you as the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan and let you guard the country for me, what do you think?" ”

"Shanhaiguan is an important border town, the gateway of the Beijing Division, the emperor will hand over such a heavy burden to Weichen, the ministers are sincerely afraid, and they will swear allegiance to the emperor, and will never let the Qing army set foot in the pass and attack the Beijing Division." Wu Sangui said loudly.

"Good! It's rare that you have this loyalty and ambition, very good! You go home and have a look first, and then find the military department to coordinate all kinds of matters related to the deployment of the troops. Chongzhen said.

"The Lord's Order is grateful." Wu Sangui kowtowed to Chongzhen and went out of the south study.

Chongzhen looked at Wu Sangui's distant back, rejoiced in his heart, and said secretly: "This is really the Jiangmen Huzi, and the name is well deserved." ”

Wang Qiang saw that Wu Sangui was gone, and he also turned around and wanted to leave, Chongzhen saw it and greeted: "Wang Qiang." ”

Wang Qiang had no choice but to come back, and said to Chongzhen: "The slave is here." ”

"As I said, I will use you as a minister, so you don't have to call yourself a slave in front of me. Is there anything you have come for? Chongzhen asked.

"Back to the emperor, the queen mother occasionally felt cold yesterday and felt a little unwell, Weichen has instructed the imperial doctor to take care of her day and night, and she has seen her well today, so come and say hello to you."

"Yes, that's good. That person just now was Wu Sangui, what do you think of this person? Chongzhen asked.

"This Weichen can't look good, but guarding such an important place as Shanhaiguan, this general soldier must be extremely loyal to the imperial court, so he must be cautious and cautious no matter what." Wang Qiang is hinting at Wu Sangui's unease.

Chongzhen pondered for a long time, thinking that Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang was dismissed and returned to Beijing after the defeat of the army, and he still needed to envelop the Wu family's father and son, his heart moved, and he instructed the eunuch next to him: "Pass the decree and make Wu Xiang the commander of the Shenji Battalion in the capital!" ”

When Wang Qiang heard this, he regretted it in his heart, and said secretly: "Damn! Lao Tzu wanted to make a little bad for the big traitor in front of the emperor, but he didn't expect to give his father an official, hey! Look at my foul mouth! He wanted to slap himself with two big ears.

The next day, under the emperor's decree, the father and son of the Wu family were entrusted with important tasks at the same time, and the government and the opposition suddenly attracted attention, and the Wu family suddenly became a hot figure in the capital.

But he said that when Zhou Kui heard that the queen and the emperor turned against him, he was anxious, thinking that if his daughter lost the emperor's favor from now on, the status of the entire family would not be guaranteed. He thought about it, and it seemed that he had to start with foreign aid. It just happened that the news that Wu Sangui was appointed as the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan came from outside, Zhou Kui was happy in his heart, although the rank of the general soldier of Shanhaiguan was not prominent, but the power of the guards of the Beijing division was in his hands, and the weight in the eyes of the emperor was very heavy, and Wu Sangui's father Wu Xiang was of the same age as himself, and the two families often moved around and had a close relationship, isn't this just a ready-made reinforcement! However, now that he is weak, he has to take some special measures if he wants to completely entrap Wu Sangui. Zhou Kui immediately thought of Chen Yuanyuan, this girl is really a stunner, there is no man who doesn't love when he sees him, even the emperor is fascinated by her, she is my goddaughter, if you give her to Wu Sangui, then Wu Sangui will become my godson-in-law, aren't we a family! Thinking of this, he immediately instructed the housekeeper to ask for a post for Wu's mansion, and invited Wu Xiang's father and son to come to his mansion in the evening to attend a banquet and watch the song and dance. Then, he went to the back house to look for Chen Yuanyuan, he knew that Chen Yuanyuan was dissatisfied with the queen and himself, so he had to reverse Chen Yuanyuan's opinion first.

Chen Yuanyuan was injured in the palace, and after returning to the Zhou Mansion, he has been depressed, he didn't think about tea and dinner, and he was already haggard after a few days. Chen Yuanyuan entered the palace this time because she was deceived by Zhou Kui, so she was also dissatisfied with Zhou Kui, and when she saw him enter the room, she ignored it and continued to sort out the music book at hand. Zhou Kui is an old treacherous person, so he has naturally guessed Chen Yuanyuan's thoughts, he sat on the chair by himself, and said to Yuanyuan with a smile: "Yuanyuan, don't be busy, I'm here for my father." ”

Chen Yuanyuan pretended to see Zhou Kui, got up and said, "The slave family asks for peace for the master." She called Zhou Kui the master, obviously because she didn't want to recognize this godfather anymore.

Zhou Kui didn't mind, and asked with concern: "After coming out of the palace this time, I found that you have lost a lot of weight, and your mood doesn't seem to be very good, and I thought you were tired. ”

Chen Yuanyuan listened to it, but he was silent on the surface, but he was already energized in his heart and listened attentively.

Zhou Kui said slowly: "When I sent you to the palace, I made it clear to the queen that you are my goddaughter, and I asked her to find you a good family, and the queen will naturally treat you as if you were her sister-in-law." I never thought that the emperor saw your beauty, but he had the intention of accepting it, and asked the queen for you many times, the queen has been in the deep palace for a long time, and knows the pain of being a concubine, and the emperor does not mean to accept you as a concubine, but only wants to be treated as an ordinary maid, the queen is afraid of wronging you, how to agree, which naturally aroused the emperor's dissatisfaction. Hate Wang Qiang, a little traitor, in order to please the emperor, he actually kidnapped you out in private, to give it to the emperor, the queen knew and rushed to the rescue, although she saved you, but also offended the emperor, the reason why she said you in public was so unbearable, but also to make the emperor disgusted with you, let you go, in order to protect your reputation, so that you can have a clean home! Otherwise, once the emperor gets his wish, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to get out of the palace in this life, I'm afraid to think about it, I knew it was like this, I really shouldn't have let you enter the palace in the first place. After speaking, he made a look of remorse

Zhou Kui's quibbling moved Chen Yuanyuan, after thinking about it, the queen's actions were indeed to protect her innocence, after all, she had gone through some of the world, knowing that these dignitaries and nobles had always been hypocritical, and she would be suspicious of Zhou Kui's words, and at the same time thought of whether Wang Qiang also meant this when he said that he was a disaster? If he wants to protect himself, then why did he deceive himself into offering himself to the emperor? I was so confused for a while that I couldn't think of anything.

Zhou Kui saw that Chen Yuanyuan's heart and eyes had moved, and said while the iron was hot: "Although the queen sent you out of the palace this time, I am afraid that the emperor will not give up in the future, and Wang Qiang knows that you are in my house, and it is inevitable that there will be some twists and turns, so my father wants to quickly find a suitable person for you to help you escape this catastrophe." I don't know what you think? ”

Chen Yuanyuan was wary of Zhou Kui, and he didn't want to marry casually in a hurry, so he hung his head and remained silent.

Seeing this, Zhou Kui continued: "Of course, although the matter is urgent, my daughter must not marry someone casually, and she must be matched with a wishful husband." There is a man right now, who is worthy of you for the sake of the Father, and says it for your consideration. He paused for a moment and said: "This person's name is Wu Sangui, he is the martial champion of the dynasty, the former chief soldier of Ningyuan, and today the emperor has just decreed that he was appointed to the important position of the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan. This Wu Sangui is excellent in martial arts, deep in the art of war, repeatedly defeated the Qing army, made the enemy frightened, is a famous general of the dynasty, and this Wu Sangui is still young but ambitious, swore not to destroy Hu Lu will never become a family, so he has not yet married, it is really admirable! I am an old friend of my father, and I always sigh when I talk about it. I don't know if this person can match my daughter's heart? ”

This week Kui is very old and spicy, he understands the girl's mind, first pointed out that Wu Sangui is a champion, and then praised Wu Sangui as a big hero who resisted the Qing Dynasty, just like Yue Fei reincarnated, who girl doesn't dream of marrying a champion and hero!

When Chen Yuanyuan heard that Wu Sangui was a martial champion, he was first moved, and then he heard that he was a hero with lofty ambitions and resisted the Qing Dynasty, and he was already a little happy in his heart. But she felt a little uneasy in her heart, but she couldn't figure out what it was for, so she hesitated and said: "The daughter's marriage should be decided by her parents, but she has never met this Wu Sangui, and she doesn't know how she was born. ”

Zhou Kui said with a smile: "Hehe, although this daughter can rest assured, I made an appointment with the father and son of the Wu family to the house for a banquet tonight, and then you hide behind the screen and meet this person in person, but there is a point of dissatisfaction, and if you refuse, you will never force it for your father, so it can be done?" ”

When Chen Yuanyuan heard this, he was relieved, and said to Zhou Kui Shili: "Everything depends on the father, and the daughter Xie Father is complete." ”

"Hahahaha!" Zhou Kui's goal was achieved, and he smiled happily.