As summer progresses, the nights get shorter and shorter.

After waking up in the morning, after combing, washing, and dressing under the service of the maids, the summer sun shines on the window screens and the floor tiles in the doors. Although this study room does not look very inconspicuous, every move in this study room affected the national politics of the Manchu Qing Dynasty back then.

This study is the study of the Manchu regent Dolgon many years ago, but now, this study has changed owners. The change of owner has made this palace, which had not been inhabited for several years, lively again, and as for this study, it is constantly being entered all day long, as in the past.

Compared with the ordinary study, this study is nothing special, except for a few bookshelves full of books, and a few flower shelves with orchids in flower pots. Through the window, the sound of birds in the courtyard can be heard from time to time.

After coming to the study, Li Ziyuan sat down on the chair, calmed down his breath a little, and then picked up a fragrant tea, this tea is a tribute tea in the palace, compared with ordinary tea, what is the difference, he really can't drink it, but when he drinks this tea, he has a strange satisfaction.

Tea is good, people are good!

This person, naturally, was just included in the concubine room last night, although it was a concubine room, but it was also a lady from a famous family, in fact, as early as Wuchang, he was no less than women, but those women always made him feel a little less flavorful.

"If Shunzhi Xiao'er's concubine doesn't leave, you can also taste what this imperial concubine tastes like."

Thinking like this, Li Ziyuan smiled unconsciously.

He didn't know what the imperial princess tasted like, and he didn't have the opportunity to "experience", at most he just thought about it. But even so, among his dozens of concubines, wives, and concubines, there are still beauties that can be called national colors, but there is always a little less in feeling.

Sitting in the study for a while, I drank half a cup of hot tea. Because it is necessary to summon important ministers to discuss some military and civilian affairs. It was at this moment that he heard a loud voice.

"Long live the emperor! Guotai Min'an! ”

It was a parrot calling in the cage, listening to the parrot's call, Li Ziyuan was stunned, this parrot was brought by him from the palace, and it was said to be Shunzhi's thing.

"Defoy, what's the matter with this bird?"

Listening to the shouts of the master, Defu hurriedly ran in and knelt down and kowtowed.

"Master, it's all a small fault, I saw that the weather was good today, so I brought this thing, but I never thought about it, I just hung it in the porch, no, I saw that the master was here, I didn't think about it, but I disturbed the master......"

When Defu kowtowed, the parrot cried again.

"Long live the emperor! Guotai Min'an ......"

Although the shout was a little strange, Li Ziyuan clearly felt that it was staring at what he said, and the words also changed in his ears.

"King,"

Raising his head and seeing that the emperor did not speak, Defu tried to speak.

"The king, the slave maid heard that this thing is the most spiritual, so I may have looked at the royal spirit on the king......"

Before Defu's words were finished, Li Ziyuan reprimanded.

"The emperor is angry, you dog slave, just a mouth!"

After scolding, Li Ziyuan looked angry, but he didn't look angry.

"This brute ......"

With a mouth in his mouth, looking at Defu who was kneeling on the ground, Li Ziyuan deliberately said angrily.

"You dog minion, don't do anything serious, just play with a bird, or don't you raise this bird, get down!"

Although he was scolded by his master like this, Defu prostrated his head with joy as if he had been rewarded, and then withdrew, and when he took the cage away, he heard the parrot shouting at the study again.

"Long live the emperor, the country and the people are safe......"

The parrot's cry reached Li Ziyuan's ears, and it only made his whole person fall into deep thought.

Spirituality......

Could it be that the parrot is really still spiritual?

Although he knew that this parrot was taught by people, and there was no so-called "spirituality" at all, for some reason, Li Ziyuan was still willing to believe and believe that the bird was psychic, so that maybe it could calm his mind a little, but that mind could not be calmed down for a long time.

Sitting in the study, what was going over and over in my mind was the sentence "Long live the emperor", and after closing my eyes, I was thinking about the dragon chair in the Jinluan Palace.

What can I Li Ziyuan do?

Sometimes, once a thought comes to mind, it is always impossible to restrain it, just like now. Li Ziyuan didn't even notice that that trip to the Forbidden City had made him full of desire for the dragon chair and power......

"Your Majesty, King Huai has moved to Shenyang two days ago......"

Even in the report of his subordinates, Li Ziyuan still occasionally wandered, and it was not until he heard "King Huai" that he finally came back to his senses, took the official letter and said.

"Huai Fan went to Shenyang?"

"I set off three days ago, I heard that the line that has been set up in Shenyang City, if nothing else, it is estimated that the president of the Huai Fan will be stationed in Shenyang."

Zhu Yingsheng's words were not loud, now he has gained more and more trust from Li Ziyuan, compared to the staff in the Hong Chengchou shogunate, now he is a member of the Chu Palace, but this army is somewhat different from the Huai Palace, and he cannot control the officials in the palace, which is basically equivalent to a senior staff.

However, even so, Zhu Yingsheng is still extremely satisfied with his current position, which is not far from his requirements, and everything must come step by step.

"Long stationed in Shenyang, hum, this Zhu Huai is really ready to treat Guanwai as his home!"

Li Ziyuan's sneer was full of pride, compared to the ancient cold of Liaodong, this capital is full of wonder.

"Huai Fan's move is also for the country, and now that the Qing captives have come out, if they avoid the grassland, they will definitely harm the country, so the Huai Fan will sit in Shenyang, so as to command the loyal and righteous army to attack the grassland and prevent the Qing captives from converging with the Mongolian and Tatar confluence."

When mentioning the confluence of the Qing Dynasty and the Mongolian Tartars, Zhu Yingsheng's lips had a slight smile, and then he continued.

"The minister learned that now the loyal army has begun to prepare to march into the Karaqin Department outside the Guan, this Karaqin Department since accepting the Manchu canonization, is the loyal dog of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and half of the men in the left, center, and right three Zasak banners are all with the Qing captives to the south, and the Qing captives must enter the Karaqin Department first, so the King of Huai will never tolerate the Karaqin Department occupying the ......grassland in order to prevent future troubles."

"In other words, the loyal and righteous army outside the gate, this time it is very likely that all the troops will be trapped in the grassland, right?"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Li Ziyuan's face.

"King Huai really deserves to be my loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, if he can pacify the northern Tartars, the people of the world will be able to regain a hundred years of stable life."

It's just that there is some sarcasm in the compliment, and of course some schadenfreude.

Kanwai ...... Is it comparable to Kannai?

"The king, if the Qing captives are forced by it, it is very likely that they will flee west into Shaanxi, and in the opinion of the ministers, the king should send troops to Shaanxi as soon as possible."

Although he knew that the Qing Dynasty would definitely go west, Zhu Yingsheng said this, but it was just to put aside the relationship, he had already guessed that the king would never send troops to take Shaanxi.

"Gu Yun Dao" poor Kou Mo chase"! This sentence of the ancients naturally has the truth of the ancients, if it is forced too tightly, it will be a lose-lose situation, this is not alone! ”

Shaking his head, he rejected Zhu Yingsheng's suggestion, and then he stared at Zhu Yingsheng and said.

"Yunqi, is there any news from Changsha?"

Between the Qing captives' westward flight and Changsha, Li Ziyuan valued Changsha more, of course, what he valued was not Hong Chengchou, but the 200,000 troops under his command!

This is what he really values, of course, there is Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and half of Huguang in the south of Huguang, if he can get this area, he Li Ziyuan is equivalent to holding half of the world, at that time, what Min Zheng, what Zhu Huai, what Jin Li, and what can he endure him?

"The king, in the opinion of the ministers, if it is not the emperor's order, it is always a bit risky to take the Hongzhongtang rashly."

Although it was from Hong Chengchou's disciples, and this time he went north to find a way out for Hong Chengchou and others, Zhu Yingsheng said such a sentence. The reason why he said this was not for Li Ziyuan, but to do everything practically, after all, at least for now, others are not a big deal for the emperor and the court.

"Oh, then from Yunqi's point of view, you have to ask for a solitary order to collect the thief Hong's family?"

Staring at Zhu Yingsheng, Li Ziyuan sneered.

"Was this Hong's idea, or yours?"

"King, since Hong Zhongtang's idea is also the minister's idea!"

"Good, good......"

Zhu Yingsheng's answer made Li Ziyuan's brows slightly constricted, and he said coldly.

"If that's the case, then at that time, will he, the Hong family, descend to the imperial court, or to surrender to Gu?"

This is the reason why Li Ziyuan is unhappy, Hong Chengchou wants a will of the imperial court, and then does his "atonement for his crimes", but for Li Ziyuan, what he cares about is who will the Hong family descend in the end? What does it have to do with him if he descends to the court?

"The king, naturally, the court will descend to whoever the court is in!"

Zhu Yingsheng's answer made Li Ziyuan stunned, his eyes stared at Zhu Yingsheng, and he couldn't speak for a long time, in this case, Xu Yuncheng would never say it, but what does Zhu Yingsheng mean by saying this now?

In whose hands is the court now?

Naturally, it is in Zhu Mingzhong's hands, but is it possible for Zhu Mingzhong to accept Hong Chengchou's surrender?

This possibility is almost zero, and even Li Ziyuan does not doubt that if the imperial court pardons Hong Chengchou, maybe the first person to jump out against it is Zhu Mingzhong, according to his temper, he can't wait to eat his bones!

Seeing that the king was silent and knew that this sentence had fallen into his heart, Zhu Yingsheng did not continue, but reminded softly.

"King, I heard that since Qian Shangshu came to Beijing, this journey has been tiring, and his body has been getting worse day by day, he is the king's teacher, shouldn't the king go over to see him?"