Although the information that Wang Qiaonian and Hong Chengchou died in battle was deeply concealed, Tian Hongyu knew about it, and the upper echelons of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies knew the general situation, but they only concealed it from ordinary soldiers.

Chen Yuanyuan has been studying for several months, and the etiquette in the palace has long been familiar with her chest, and now it should be the time to send her to the palace.

Tian Hongyu estimated that Zhu Youzhen must be unhappy when he got the news of the war, during this time, he would not go to Kunning Palace, and took advantage of the opportunity of Zhu Youzhen to stay alone in the Qianqing Palace, so that Chen Yuanyuan could take advantage of the situation to enter the ......

After lunch, he used a carriage to carry Chen Yuanyuan outside the palace gate, trying to avoid all kinds of eyes and ears, and then asked the little eunuch guarding the palace gate to pass the order and ask to see Zhu Youzhen.

Seeing that it was Tian Hongyu, the little eunuch didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly went in the direction of Qianqing Palace.

About an hour and a half later, the little eunuch came back, "Lord Guozhang, the emperor has summoned him in the Qianqing Palace!" ”

Tian Hong thanked the little eunuch, so Chen Yuanyuan got out of the carriage, followed behind him, and passed through the door all the way through the hall.

The eunuch guarding the door had already received the message and did not stop Tian Hongyu, "Lord Guozhang, the emperor is in the Dongnuan Pavilion!" Seeing Tian Hong meet the woman behind him, his face showed surprise.

Tian Hongyu hurriedly took out a silver ticket of one hundred taels, pointed at Chen Yuanyuan, and said, "I want to take her to see the emperor!" ”

The eunuch took the silver ticket and didn't say much, but just bowed his hand to Tian Hongyu, which was regarded as expressing his gratitude.

Tian Hongyu took Chen Yuanyuan in one hand, carefully stepped into the Qianqing Palace, came to the Dongnuan Pavilion, left Chen Yuanyuan outside, instructed not to move lightly, and then entered the Dongnuan Pavilion under the guidance of the little eunuch.

Zhu Youzhen had just finished reviewing the recital, yawned for a long time, and was about to pass on dinner, when he caught a glimpse of Tian Hongyu, he remembered what had been passed on, "Why did the national abbot come so late?" ”

Tian Hongyu turned over and knelt on the ground, "The minister has come all the way ......"

"Okay, okay," Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and asked Tian Hongyu to get up, "Has the prince seen the concubine?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the minister entered the palace yesterday and saw the concubine Niangniang," Tian Hongyu's old face was sad, shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that it hasn't improved, and I can't serve the emperor!" ”

Zhu Youzhen's favorite concubine is Tian Xiuying, and she was also a little uncomfortable when she heard the words, but she still comforted Tian Hongyu, "The national abbot doesn't have to be uncomfortable, the Jiren has his own natural appearance, and the concubine will be fine!" ”

"Thank you to the emperor," Tian Hongyu secretly peeked at the emperor's face, and was not overly sad, and felt more confident in his heart, "Your Majesty, the concubine Niangniang is not in good health, and she can't serve the emperor, and the minister is afraid to ...... I am afraid that the palace maids will not serve well, and when the ministers go to Putuo Mountain to make incense for the concubine Niangniang, they will get a strange woman ......"

"Huh?" Zhu Youjian was puzzled, the concubine was sick, wasn't there still Zhou Hou and Concubine Yuan? Are there still few palace maids in the palace who serve me? Besides, every time I was in a bad mood, I went to the palace to rest, how could the prince bring the women from outside into the palace at will?

Tian Hongyu leaned over and bowed his hand to Zhu Youzhen, "Your Majesty, this woman is good at singing and singing, and works on poetry and painting, extraordinary immortal products, ministers dare not be private, especially into the emperors, this woman is now outside the door, do you want to see the emperor......"

Is it really that good? It seems to be comparable to a concubine! Zhu Youzhen nodded unconsciously after thinking about it.

Tian Hong received the pardon order, bowed down to Zhu Youzhen, quickly withdrew, and called Chen Yuanyuan in, Chen Yuanyuan's careful liver "poof" jumped wildly, his legs bent unconsciously, and his body prostrate on the ground, "People's daughter Chen Yuanyuan, knock to see the emperor!" ”

"No rudeness!" Zhu Youzhen's gaze has been following Chen Yuanyuan's movements.

Otherworldly, graceful like flowing clouds, Yingying Ranran, such as lonely Luan in the smoke, wisdom and quality, light and natural, seen in life, especially the pair of talking eyes, such as a light spring trickle, clear heart, smart abnormal, compared with the palace concubines, there is an indescribable charm.

Compared with Tian Guifei, who first entered the palace, there are still more!

Zhu Youzhen was stunned for a while, if it weren't for Tian Hongyu here, he couldn't wait to hug him and shout "kiss the little girl".

Tian Hongyu saw it in his eyes, and he didn't feel secretly happy, as long as Chen Yuanyuan got into the emperor's eyes, when he got to the bed, the emperor would be even more reluctant.

Chen Yuanyuan is already his own daughter-in-law, as long as she can stay with the emperor, even if the concubine's body is unexpected, her identity as the country's husband can remain unchanged.

Could it be that the bodhisattvas of Putuo Mountain are blessing themselves in this way? It is not in vain that he gives Putuo Mountain a generous alms!

It's just a pity, it's difficult to have a second Chen Yuanyuan in the world, Chen Yuanyuan is a righteous daughter after all, once she enters the palace, it will be difficult to see each other in the future......

Zhu Youzhen's heart perked, and he wanted to leave Chen Yuanyuan behind, and serve himself in the Qianqing Palace in the future, just like Tian Guifei will always be in front of his eyes.

Tian Guifei has been sick these days, and she has almost forgotten her appearance, with this woman by her side, you can always remind yourself that there is also a favorite Tian Guifei in the palace!

Zhu Youzhen raised his hand and was about to summon Chen Yuanyuan to step forward, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the recital on the imperial case, and he was shocked!

Among these recitals, in addition to the magistrates, there are mostly officials.

The officials like to make a fuss about nothing, Henan and Jinzhou have just killed two governors, at this difficult time for the country, if they accept this woman, the officials will not make a fuss? Someone must have splashed the dirty water of "lustful and misleading the country" on themselves!

How can this convince the soldiers who fought bloody battles on the battlefield?

If it's an ordinary palace maid, it's okay, even if it's a concubine, it's always a person in the palace, after all, this girl was born in Hongchen.

Zhu Youzhen secretly swallowed his saliva......

Thinking of the wars in Henan and Jinzhou, Zhu Youzhen's newly raised Kormon quickly subsided, and he was already in no mood, so he shook his head and sighed: "This female sincere beauty! But the country is eventful, I have not tasted a day of joy, so there is no more than this, the old man of the country, please leave a special color to entertain the twilight years, but also. Without waiting for Tian Hongyu to reply, he picked up a piece of music casually, lowered his head and looked at it.

"The emperor's ......" Tian Hong was shocked, the sacred heart was unpredictable, I don't know why the emperor had this thought, is it because he dislikes Chen Yuanyuan's body?

"I understand the good intentions of the abbot," Zhu Youzhen held the piece that had been reviewed, but he couldn't read a word, "The abbot will go back first!" ”

"Retire!" Tian Hong had mixed tastes, so he had to resign from Zhu Youzhen, lead Chen Yuanyuan, and slowly retreat to the door.

Zhu Youzhen said again: "Don't worry, no matter what the concubine's body is, the prince is the prince!" ”

"Thank you to the emperor!" Tian Hong was overjoyed, with the emperor's words, his hard work these days was worth it, he kowtowed to Zhu Youzhen three times, left the Qianqing Palace and took Chen Yuanyuan back to his home.

Tian Hongyu did not have a sense of loss, but had a sense of joy that he had lost and regained, Chen Yuanyuan finally stayed by his side!

Chen Yuanyuan was slightly frowning, her face was full of loss, she almost stayed awake all night thinking about all the possibilities, and she got up in the early morning to dress up carefully, expecting that no man could resist her temptation.

However, the emperor did not give him the opportunity to show his singing voice and piano skills at all, her careful preparation was in vain, and the moment she first saw the emperor, she thought she was going to succeed, but unfortunately......

I thought I could climb the highest high branches, but I didn't expect to return to Tianfu, and I would be accompanied by Tian Hongyu in his twilight years for the rest of his life!

If there is no chance to enter the palace, she can climb Tian Hongyu, she has already burned high incense, and even knows that it will be difficult to see Mao Xiang from now on, she doesn't have many regrets, but tonight ......

Chen Yuanyuan had no appetite, barely drank half a bowl of porridge, and returned to his bedroom. She sat alone in front of the window, looking at the lights raised by the servants of Tianfu outside, she didn't know whether to hate Zhu Youzhen or whether she should hate Tian Hongyu.

It was like something was blocking her heart!

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After Li Zicheng recaptured Xiangcheng, he began to gather grain and grass and make active preparations for the third attack on Kaifeng.

At the same time as gathering grain and grass, the battalions of the Henan Heavenly Mandate Army began to reorganize, especially the independent battalion, Chengtian battalion, reserve battalion, the third and fourth regiments of the fourth battalion, and the third and fourth regiments of the seventh battalion recruited in Henan.

The soldiers of these battalions and regiments come from a variety of sources, including the surrendered troops of the Ming army, as well as the Liukou who returned to Shun, such as the Yidougu Division, the Luo Rucai Division, and even the young Zhuang who were completely recruited from the common people.

With the gradual strengthening of the strength of the Heavenly Mandate Army, Li Zicheng was not worried about the loyalty of the generals and soldiers, but these troops lacked long-term training, mainly spent on the road and in battle, and the military discipline and combat effectiveness were not as good as the original seven battalions.

After the war in Henan came to an end, Li Zicheng took advantage of the time to recuperate, and issued a military order to all battalions and regiments to rectify the situation, to narrow the gap between the new recruits and the veterans in terms of military discipline and combat effectiveness as much as possible, to unify their understanding, and to establish the fighting idea of "doing everything for the people."

At the end of March, more than 5,000 rifles were shipped from Lanzhou, as well as a large number of rifle bullets and flowering shells from mountain artillery.

These rifles are just enough to equip the soldiers of a regiment, and Li Zicheng was initially prepared to equip the first regiment of the independent battalion of Li Xinbu, but considering that the independent battalion was a temporary formation, it would have to be withdrawn sooner or later, and finally equipped the fourth battalion and the third regiment of the Niu Kejing Division.

After Niu Kejing's department got the rifle, the soldiers immediately began to train the rifle archery, starting from the head, and then the tactics, Li Ji selected some excellent instructors from the first regiment and the second regiment, and worked overtime to drill and train.

It will take at least two or three months to fully master the art of rifle archery, and before Niu Kejing's department has completely mastered the art of rifle archery, it is not possible to put down the knives and guns in his hand for the time being, so as not to greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the army during the intervals between the change of equipment.

In mid-April, the rectification of the battalions was basically completed, and at the same time, the grain transported from Nanyang, Runing, and Luoyang also arrived at the battalions.

Li Zicheng decided to besiege Kaifeng for the third time.

In the first two sieges of Kaifeng, Li Zicheng was not ready to take Kaifeng, mainly to "encircle the point to send reinforcements", to contain and consume the strength of the Ming army in each town, and when he besieged Kaifeng for the third time, he was already ready to take Kaifeng.

The strength of the Ming army in each town is generally only twenty or thirty thousand people, and the strength is far inferior to that of two or three years ago, and the soldiers and financial resources of the imperial court have been exhausted, which is really a great opportunity for the strong expansion of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

In the third siege of Kaifeng, Li Zicheng mobilized 60,000 infantry, including the 4th Battalion, the 1st and 2nd Regiments of the 7th Battalion, the Independent Battalion, and the Chengtian Battalion, as well as the 1st Cavalry Battalion of Ma Youshui, with a total strength of more than 65,000.

In order to liberate the soldiers, Li Zicheng collected 30,000 young men from Luoyang, Nanyang, Runing, and Guide Prefectures to transport grain, grass and baggage.