Chapter 58 is a matter of confidentiality

In the early morning of the third day, after a night of careful preparation, the army set out from the military camp outside Seoul without alarming the people inside the city. And Li Futong did not show up, and Li Sunchen was robbed, he hated Shen Chongming to the core. Now that Shen Chongming is gone, there is a joy of sending the plague god. Not only that, but an order was issued to mobilize the people in the city to go out of the city to receive all kinds of materials left by the Ming army, and I heard that their military tents were not taken away.

However, it didn't make him happy for long, and Jue Chang'an came into the city with a team of people. If nothing else, it's just a military ration for 15,000 men and horses.

This made Li Futong dumbfounded, and he couldn't react for a long time. It wasn't until Jue Changan slapped the table with a cigarette that he came to his senses, and said in shock: "This lord, didn't you set off to return to China, why did you come to this official to ask for military rations." ”

Jue Chang'an smiled, and his face softened a lot. "Li Xiang, the commander of the right guard of Jianzhou, Jue Chang'an, led the troops to stay this time on his own initiative, in order to ensure the safety of one side in case the thief did not die and made a comeback. The brothers are working so hard, this military ration Li Xiang should have raised it for us. ”

"Ah, this ......" Li Futong was dumbfounded, this is not an open fire to grab food!

"What's the matter, does Li Xiang look down on me as a Jurchen?" Jue Changan deliberately added an accent to the three characters of the Jurchens, aiming to remind Li Futong of his identity.

"Female ...... My lord, we have something to say. Li Futong involuntarily wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and suddenly he understood what was going on.

As an old neighbor only across the river, the relationship between the Jurchens and the Ming Court is also very clear, and it is very likely that Jue Chang'an said that he left it on his own initiative. It is more likely that this is still from the instruction of Shen Chongming, who deliberately harmed himself.

"Hehe, that's right." Jue Chang'an's face was full of pride, the so-called no tiger and monkey in the mountains are called kings, this Shen Chongming led his troops back to China, how could North Korea be a heroic Jurchen opponent?

"Li Xiang will gather the military rations for 15,000 people for three months as soon as possible, and the official will bring people to collect them seven days later." Putting aside these words, Jue Changan got up and walked out, not taking Li Futong in his eyes at all.

"This ...... Damn Shen Chongming, he actually resorted to such a despicable trick! Li Futong gritted his teeth, clearly hating Shen Chongming to the core. When someone came, he immediately chased after Shen Chongming and asked him to drive the Jurchen clan back to his own official. If not, a complaint will be handed to the capital, and he will be ruined! ”

The guards took the order and left, but Li Futong was angry. This Shen Chongming deceived people too much, not only blatantly robbed the repeat Li Sunsin, but also left a bandit army to plague North Korea, such a heinous crime, he had to write a letter of impeachment to him no matter what.

Speaking of Shen Chongming, not long after the army left Seoul, he handed over the affairs along the way to Xiong Dabiao and Zhang Chi, while he took his little junior sister and a team of guards to Incheon on a fast horse, and sailed straight to Tianjin Port on a large ship that Wang Zhen had already prepared.

On the first and fourth days of the first month of March in the fifth year of Longqing, a group of fast horses galloped to the city gate of the capital and stood on their horses, only to hear one person shouting loudly: "Brother in the city, open the door quickly, Jinyi Wei commanded the envoy to know that Lord Shen wants to enter the city!" ”

It is said that the opening and closing time of the gate of the capital is strict, and before the time of opening the door, only the emperor can open the city gate in person, and all ordinary officials can do is to find a house outside the city and enter the city until dawn.

However, the Jinyi Guard was an exception, because there was often important information to be presented to the Holy Lord, and if he was qualified for his position, he could knock on the city gate.

As soon as he heard that Shen Chongming, who was on an expedition to Korea, was going to enter the city, the city head guard took several sergeants with torches and was tied down to the city. When he stepped forward, he saw that it was Shen Chongming, who he hadn't seen for many days, and after checking the waist card, he shouted loudly to open the city gate.

Shen Chongming was worried about the huge silver in his heart, so he didn't care about going home to bathe and rest, so he rushed to the root of the imperial city with Brother Erdan. The time was just right, and the officials who came to the court from the palace gate were walking in an orderly manner.

"Wait a while, this matter is confidential, let's meet the emperor quietly." Shen Chongming grabbed the reins of the horse and turned around and said. This time when he returned to Beijing, except for the emperor, only Gao Gong Liu Shouyou and Xiao Ershao knew.

Showing his waist card to enter the palace gate, Shen Chongming casually stopped a little eunuch and ordered him to take him to the emperor's bedroom. According to custom, the emperor was having breakfast at this time.

"Aiqing, it's been hard all the way." Looking at Shen Chongming, who was kneeling in front of him, Emperor Longqing got up and strode forward to help him up, looking at the courtier in front of him with a look of relief.

"Emperor Xie cares, and Weichen is just doing his duty." Shen Chongming was still as modest as ever in front of Emperor Longqing.

"I'm afraid I haven't had breakfast yet, Chen Hong, add a pair of dishes and chopsticks to Shen Aiqing." Emperor Longqing turned back to Chen Hong and commanded.

Shen Chongming pretended to be polite, and watched Chen Hong bring the dishes and chopsticks with his own hands, but he stood there unceremoniously and ate. To be honest, I rushed back from Tianjin Port overnight, and I really felt very hungry. Well, this little shortbread tastes good.

"Hehe, Aiqing eat more. Chen Hong, let's go to the bowl of porridge again. Watching this guy gobble, Emperor Longqing felt even more happy, and didn't think about whether this guy had lost his honor in front of the king.

"Your Majesty, Weichen wants to go to Jiangnan in person, so as to supervise the case and find out the whereabouts of the money as soon as possible." After eating a plate of small shortbread in one go, Shen Chongming put down the dishes and chopsticks and said while wiping the corners of his mouth.

"Aiqing, although this matter is urgent, it is not at this moment, and it is not too late for you to go home and rest for a few days before leaving." Emperor Longqing said with a distressed face. Good courtier, he thinks about working for national affairs all day long, if all the officials in the DPRK and China are like this, how can this great tomorrow not be prosperous.

"Thank you for the emperor's concern, Weichen came back by boat all the way, but he didn't feel tired, and this time he went south by boat, but he didn't feel tired." Shen Chongming clenched his fists and said. I basically know this silver two things in my heart, and it is absolutely impossible for such a large amount of silver to be used by someone to hoard land to buy a family business, and eighty percent of it fell into the hands of unscrupulous people.

If you find out the whereabouts of the silver two as soon as possible, you can also take it in one fell swoop when the other party's preparation is not sufficient, which is easier than it is easier to exterminate it after someone raises an army.

"This ...... If you go out for months, you will miss your wife and children at home. I will give you a one-day deadline, and it will not be too late to go south tomorrow morning. "Emperor Longqing slapped the board, no matter what, he had to let such a good courtier rest and rest, so as not to tire his body and bones.

"Then thank you, Emperor." Shen Chongming didn't want to go home to take a look, after all, Dayu couldn't compare to the realm of passing through the door three times without entering.

talked about the Korean war for a while, and it was not until Chen Hong repeatedly reminded him that he should go to the court, and the conversation between the two monarchs and ministers came to an end.

Today's morning dynasty was more than an hour later than before, and Emperor Longqing was immersed in the conversation without realizing it, but the courtiers outside felt that it was very bad.

Recently, there are some bad rumors in the palace, saying that Emperor Longqing is greedy for beauty and has to stay in the palace of several concubines every night, and what is even more excessive is that the emperor who is in the prime of life can change four sleeping places in one night.

Such rumors can't help but worry these courtiers, for fear that Emperor Longqing's greed for beauty will stage a farce that the king will not be early from now on, and he is afraid that his old man's body will not be able to bear it. After all, everyone has three wives and four concubines, and this kind of thing couldn't be clearer.

"Lord Gao, should we persuade the emperor, otherwise how can we go on like this." Li Chunfang whispered to Gao Gong worriedly. Although he is the first assistant, he understands that in the emperor's mind, his status cannot be compared with Gao Gong at all.

Gao Gong was also worried, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, we must persuade the emperor in this matter." But the emperor is a good-looking person, let's wait for the time to meet him in private before mentioning this matter. ”

Regarding Gao Gong's words, Li Chunfang was a little unwelcome. Such a big matter, how can he persuade the emperor in private, in that case, he must ignore it. was a little angry, so Li Chunfang didn't answer, and turned her head to discuss with her old partner Chen Yiqin.

Three whips sounded, and the heart carried by the ministers finally let go, and it was good to come to the court.

"If there is something to do, it will be played early, and there will be nothing to retreat." It's still the usual practice, Chen Hong stood in front of him and shouted at a sharp voice. Emperor Longqing, who had been talking with Shen Chongming for an hour, also felt a little tired, and he looked a little depressed sitting on the dragon chair.

Seeing his expression, Li Chunfang couldn't help but feel annoyed, it seemed that the rumors in the palace were true. Chen Yiqin also thought the same way, and walked out of the class with a sinking face. "Your Majesty, Weichen has a plan to play."

Without waiting for Emperor Longqing to agree, Chen Yiqin asked menacingly: "Dare to ask the emperor, why was the dynasty delayed by an hour this morning?" ”

Emperor Longqing, who was originally ready to listen to what he was going to say, couldn't help but be stunned, and said a little puzzled: "Chen Aiqing, I have been delayed in some things this morning, could it be that something important was missed?" ”

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, it has been a dynasty, and the kings of all dynasties have kept it in mind, for fear of missing the world's major events. Today, the emperor delayed for an hour, why, did he forget the ancestral family law? Chen Yiqin's tone was aggressive, and he suddenly realized that the person in front of him was not Emperor Longqing, but a prisoner who had passed the court.

"Chen Aiqing, I've said it. I have been on the throne for five years, except for being bedridden, I have never delayed the early dynasty. There are indeed some affairs to be dealt with today, how can they violate the ancestral family law? Emperor Longqing's face was ugly, and he had heard some of the rumors recently. Although it is true, it is his own private matter, and he can still distinguish which is more important than the Jiangshan Sheji, and he has never delayed national affairs because of those things.

"Your Majesty, if it's a court affair, why don't you bring it to the court?" Chen Yiqin didn't give an inch, and Emperor Longqing's avoidance of talking about it made him even more convinced that this matter was what he imagined.

"Bastard, it's a matter of confidentiality, how can I bring it to the court? Chen Aiqing, if you hold on to this matter again, don't blame me for your crime of bullying the king! Emperor Longqing's anger also came up, and he actually stretched out his finger and pointed at Chen Yiqin and shouted.

"It's a matter of confidentiality." Chen Yiqin smiled bitterly, his kind words and bitter advice were reprimanded by the emperor, and the grievances in his heart can be imagined. "Could it be that the emperor thinks that the ministers of my court and the central government are all people with ulterior motives?"

"Bold, you dare to say that!" Emperor Longqing was furious, as the lord of the world, he was slandered in front of so many people, teaching him how not to be angry.

"Your Majesty, Lord Chen is also a hard worker, don't be angry." Seeing that things were not good, Li Chunfang hurriedly stood up.

"Li Aiqing, you are such a person. You guys...... Retreat, hum! Hearing the meaning of Li Chunfang's words, Emperor Longqing was very aggrieved in his heart, and walked away in anger.

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