"Presumptuous, who let you make an assertion. I asked you to raid the Jin merchants, and I didn't let you rush to Liu Chengye's aid, who gave you the courage to make your claims. ”

Zhu Cihong hurriedly explained: "Back to my father, my son's move is difficult. There were only 400 Tartars, and 3,000 of our Janissaries suffered heavy casualties. The news of the raid on the Jin merchants had already leaked out, and as soon as the Jin merchants were raided, no one provided them with food. Therefore, this batch of grain and grass is not only the capital of the Jin people going south, but also the life-saving food for the Jin people to spend the winter. ”

"If this batch of grain and grass is intercepted by us, not only will the Jin people's plan to go south be ruined, but there will be no food for the winter, and many Jin people will starve to death and freeze to death. And with this batch of grain and grass, my Ming defenders can better guard the frontier, and they can even directly wave their troops north to wipe out the Jin people in one fell swoop. ”

"Therefore, for the last batch of grain and grass of the Jin people, there will only be more people than before, and the people who will respond will definitely be elite, Erchen is worried that Commander Liu is not the opponent of the Jin people, so he made a proposal to order Shi Kefa to go to help."

After listening to Zhu Cihong's explanation, Chongzhen's anger gradually dissipated. Thinking about it from another perspective, if this is him, he may not have Zhu Cihong's courage. The dispatch of Shi Kefa to help Liu Chengye this time is just an extra layer of protection.

It's good that Liu Chengye can intercept this batch of grain and grass, in case Liu Chengye loses to the Jinren, this batch of grain and grass falls into the hands of the Jinren, and the people at the border will suffer from the war.

But with Shi Kefa's reinforcements, the chances of intercepting this batch of grain and grass will be higher. The Jin people do not have this batch of grain and grass, and they will definitely be greatly injured after the winter, and they will no longer be able to intrude on our Ming border in a short time.

Chongzhen thought about it again and again and still didn't blame Zhu Cihong again, not to mention that the tiger poison does not eat children, if he moved Zhu Cihong, the civil and military officials in the court would not agree. Whoever let Daming be the only seedling, if something happens to him, the country will have to be in a mess again.

"Alright, get up. I don't blame you for making a claim this time, but you are really too bold, two hundred escorts dare to enter Beijing, if something happens to you, your mother must not be sad. This time, the two hundred people escorted back to Beijing, there is no need for your mother to know, she is worried about the province. Chongzhen asked.

As soon as the words fell, Zhu Cihong stood up and said, "Father Xie, the son will definitely not let the queen mother worry." ”

"Okay, you go down, during this time you go to Shanxi, your mother is very worried, eat fasting and chant Buddha every day, I just ask you to be safe, go down and accompany your mother, I still have something to do."

"The retainers retired." After speaking, Zhu Cihong retreated.

"I didn't expect Hong'er to be so bold at such a young age. I really sigh to myself! Chongzhen couldn't help but sigh.

Wang Chengen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, a tiger father has no dog." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so good, and it is all thanks to you. ”

This sycophant slapped over, Chongzhen couldn't help laughing and scolding: "You! It's going to be a sycophant, you can go down if it's okay, I still have to finish reading these folds. ”

"The minions are gone!" After speaking, Wang Chengen respectfully retreated.

As soon as Zhu Cihong came out of the imperial study, he hurriedly rushed towards Kunning Palace, for fear of making Queen Zhou wait.

"Queen Mother, the son-in-law is here." Before the report was announced, Zhu Cihong hurriedly broke in.

The palace maid at the door, before she had time to report, saw Zhu Cihong hurriedly breaking in, and hurriedly stopped her. "Your Highness, Your Highness, it is unreasonable for you to do this."

Zhu Cihong saw that someone was holding him, and with a backhand flick of his hand, he broke free from the palace maid's arm, and then rushed in in a hurry.

Empress Zhou waited left and right, and when she heard Zhu Cihong's voice from afar, she hurriedly walked out of Kunning Palace. As soon as he came out, he saw Zhu Cihong rushing in, and the palace maid hurriedly chased after him.

Seeing this, Queen Zhou said majestically: "Okay, what kind of system is the mess." Go down, all of you. The prince has not seen the palace in the past few days, and it is inevitable that he will miss it a little, and the palace does not want today's events to reach His Majesty's ears. ”

Seeing this, the palace maid hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in horror: "The slave knows her mistake and asks the queen to forgive her sins." ”

"All right, go down! This palace should talk to the prince well. ”

"Slave and maid retire!" After saying that, the palace maids and eunuchs all withdrew.

Zhu Cihong rushed forward, threw herself into Queen Zhou's arms and said coquettishly: "Queen Mother, I haven't seen you in the past few days, you don't know how much your sons miss you." ”

Queen Zhou shook her head dotingly, gently poked Zhu Cihong's forehead with her fingers, and said gently: "You are not allowed to be so reckless next time, if you are so reckless, see how the palace cleans you up!" ”

Empress Zhou seemed to blame Zhu Cihong for being reckless on the surface, but her tone lacked the meaning of half blame.

After hearing this, Zhu Cihong pretended to be greatly wronged, and said aggrievedly: "Erchen, isn't this that he misses his mother?" After reporting to his father, the son hurried all the way over, and the queen mother not only praised the son, but also blamed the son. Erchen's heart hurts! ”

Looking at Zhu Cihong's exaggerated acting skills, Queen Zhou shook her head helplessly and said, "You! When did you learn to play treasure like this? This journey is tiring, you must be hungry too, it just so happens that the palace has asked the imperial dining room to prepare your favorite dishes, come in and eat while it's hot. It just so happens that your royal sister is also there, and she hasn't seen you for a long time. ”

Royal sister? Presumably it should be Princess Zhu Yujiao of Changping. Although it was not born to Queen Zhou, Queen Zhou loved her much more than her own. In the last life, Li Zicheng broke into the city of Beijing, and Chongzhen would rather die than go south. In the end, he swung his sword and cut off Zhu Yujiao's left arm, and hacked the remaining daughter to death, leaving only Zhu Yujiao alone. In the end, he was married to Zhou Xian by Huang Taiji, and after marrying Zhou Xian, he died of depression when he was pregnant with Liujia.

After Zhu Cihong followed Queen Zhou into Kunning Palace, the little girl saw Zhu Cihong, so she trotted over and said in a milky voice: "Brother Huang, you are back." ”

Zhu Cihong saw Zhu Yujiao running over with small steps, and said in a milky voice, "Brother Huang, you are back" and her heart melted. hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Zhu Yuanjiao, for fear that Zhu Yuanjiao would fall.

Zhu Yujiao threw herself into Zhu Cihong's arms, and hugged Zhu Cihong tightly with her white, tender and chubby little arms, for fear that Zhu Cihong would disappear.

Then he asked in a milky voice: "Brother Huang, what are you doing during this time?" Some time ago, the queen mother said that the royal brother was sick, and the concubine wanted to see the imperial brother, but the queen mother disagreed. My sister is about to kill you. ”

Queen Zhou looked at Zhu Yujiao's complaint, shook her head helplessly, and said dotingly: "What a little white-eyed wolf, the queen mother loves you so much, when you see your imperial brother, you will sell the queen mother cleanly." ”

After listening to Zhu Yujiao, she naughtily hid behind Zhu Cihong and made a grimace at Queen Zhou.

"Alright, let's eat first! If you don't eat anymore, it's going to be cold. Empress Zhou reminded. Then Zhu Cihong took Zhu Yujiao's little hand and walked in.