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Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, Lord Hong asks to see you!"

Just when Zhu Jian's stomach protested countless times and was about to feast, the eunuch passed the decree that Hong Chengchou came back from the Jizhou front line - "Do you want me to eat!" ”

Although he is full of complaints, he is also helpless, who calls himself the emperor?

"Oh, please!"

"Your Majesty!"

All the way, Hong Chengchou couldn't even take care of the house, but he went straight to the palace.

"Hong Aiqing has worked hard all the way, presumably she has never eaten, if you don't dislike it, sit down and eat with me, I don't know what Aiqing wants?"

Zhu Jian said with a warm face.

"This, Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare, and Weichen is not hungry."

Originally, he rashly disturbed the emperor's meal, Hong Chengchou felt guilty, but now that the saint called himself to eat, Hong Chengchou naturally did not dare to do it, even if he was already hungry now.

However.

"Goo!"

"Haha! Aiqing, the sound in your belly betrayed you! ”

Hearing this, Hong Chengchou was embarrassed.

"Okay, Hong Aiqing, don't shirk it, if this is the case, I won't be happy, come on, add a pair of luxury with Hong Aiqing."

After taking his seat, looking at the lonely 'one clear and two white' on the royal table, as well as a small plate of green pepper beef, Hong Chengchou's dough was a little tight.

"Your Majesty uses this every day?!"

Hong Chengchou secretly said in his heart, Hong Chengchou has seen a lot of brocade clothes and jade food among scholars, and during the idle time in the capital these days, the extravagance of the scholars in Beijing made him even more dumbfounded, but what he never expected was that today, sitting in the world, his life on weekdays is not as good as even a small seven-rank official.

"Hong Aiqing, what's the matter, it's not to Aiqing's taste?"

Seeing Hong Chengchou staring at the 'clear and innocent' in front of him in a daze, Zhu Jian knew what he was thinking in Hong Chengchou's heart at this moment.

"Come, Hong Aiqing, although this meal is simple, it is also full, I always think of how many people in my Ming Dynasty are hungry, but I can't swallow it."

picked up the dishes for Hong Chengchou, but Zhu Jian was chattering, but his words were full of affection.

"Your Majesty, your ministers are ashamed."

Listening to Zhu Jian's chatter, Hong Chengchou's heart was complicated.

"Aiqing, do you know why I am so frugal."

Suddenly, Zhu Jian's words changed, but he suddenly asked.

"I don't know, maybe."

Hong Chengchou seemed to think of something, but he didn't continue to speak.

"Hehe, Aiqing, it's very embarrassing, isn't it just the word 'poor', maybe everyone hears me say that I am poor, and I feel incredible, what do I say I sit on the four seas, what, how? But how did they know my difficulties, now that the treasury is empty, the silver in my hands is prepared for millions of hungry people on the three sides, as well as the military salaries of Liaodong, but with so many mouths, how can a few million taels of silver be enough! Aiqing, I know that you have been to Sanbian and Liaodong, you said so much, I am not in a hurry, but when it comes to these, those ministers only know how to raise taxes and taxes, according to me, those hungry people in Shaanxi are forced by these individuals! ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Jian was a little excited, but Hong Chengchou heard this, especially when he talked about the victims in Shaanxi, he was suddenly shocked in his heart, and he fell to his knees.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty!"

"Aiqing, you are like that, I lost my words just now, but I didn't blame you, Aiqing is a person, I understand, otherwise I wouldn't let you go to the household department to perform your duties!"

Having said that, Hong Chengchou finally understood why the saint suddenly promoted himself to an official? Why did you let yourself go to the household department? It turns out that today's remarks are the point.

The emperor wants me to manage my finances, and I can't add taxes to the people.

Hong Chengchou understands in his heart, this matter is difficult! Hong Chengchou suddenly felt that the pressure on himself had multiplied in vain, but looking at the emperor's incomparably trusting eyes in front of him, what was more important than this?

Death for a confidant.

Today, Hong Chengchou understands the true meaning of this sentence.

"The minister is the emperor, for me, the Ming Dynasty is unified, and I will never give up!"

"Haha, Aiqing, you can't be too impatient in this matter, and you can't reach it if you want to hurry!"

Zhu Jian smiled and patted Hong Chengchou on the shoulder, but Zhu Jian understood that Hong Chengchou could not have too much selfishness for him, and this person was available.

"Your Majesty, this is a handwritten letter from Inspector Yuan to Weichen to be forwarded to Your Majesty."

"Oh."

After receiving the handwritten letter taken out of Hong Chengchou's arms, Zhu Jian was not busy opening it, but said with a smile.

"Hong Aiqing, there is a banquet in the Qianqing Palace this evening, I want to catch the wind for an old minister, and by the way, I will also wash the dust for you when you return from Jizhou!"

"Wechen has thanked Your Majesty for your grace!"

After receiving the order of thanksgiving, Hong Chengchou went straight out of the hall.

But it was said that when the afterglow of the entire sunset shrouded the entire Qianqing Palace in the last warm sun of winter, Zhu Jianzheng at this moment took out the previous letter from Yuan Chonghuan and stared at it deadly, looking at the imperial city not far away, but he was a little distracted.

At this moment, a little eunuch came to report.

"Your Majesty, Sun Taibao has arrived!"

"Oh, please!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jian got up and said.

Sun Chengzong, the word Zhizhi, the number Kaiyang, the prince Taibao, the first emperor supervised Ji Liao, outstanding military achievements, can be regarded as Yuan Chonghuan's old boss, only because he offended Wei Zhongxian, so he was forced to retire in his hometown in advance of Baoding, and Chongzhen was because of trivial state affairs, he forgot for a while, but it happened to fulfill Zhu Jian.

But as soon as Sun Chengzong received Zhu Jian's will, he came to Beijing non-stop.

"Sun Taibao, hard work!"

Seeing Sun Chengzong's face full of dust, Zhu Jian was a little sad, and he couldn't help but feel that the veteran at this time was already six years old, and he went to Beijing in such a hurry as soon as he received his will, which was enough to see that this person had a loyal and patriotic heart in his heart.

"It's not hard, it's not hard, Your Majesty still remembers the old minister, the old minister is really fortunate in three lives!"

At this moment, Sun Chengzong was holding Zhu Jian's hand, but he kept trembling, obviously a little excited.

Since the five years of the Apocalypse, Sun Chengzong has been thinking day and night, and he doesn't want to go out of the mountain again to serve the court, but at that time, Wei Wei was still there, he thought that he was destined to die of old age in his hometown, and he couldn't see Tianyan again, but Wei Zhongxian's punishment made him see hope again, hoping that one day he would be able to return to the land of his dreams, hoping that he would be able to shroud himself in horse leather, which was the highest glory of a soldier, but he had been waiting, waiting...... Two years have passed, just when Sun Chengzong thought that he had forgotten about the new emperor, but the will had arrived, and now that he had to see the face of the saint, how could he not be excited.

"Sun Taibao, don't be like this, but it's tormented, Taibao has made great achievements in his life, and has saved my Ming Dynasty from fire and water many times, how can I forget, but Taibao is close to ancient times, it should be to make fun of Sun, enjoy the evening scene, I didn't want to disturb, but now that the state is in danger, I have to ask Taibao to go out of the mountain, and please don't blame me!"

Zhu Jian's words are not fake, Sun Chengzong's age should have been retired in later generations, not to mention that the ancients have never survived the future generations, the most important thing is that Sun Chengzong is a real teacher of Xizong, Zhu Jian understands that there is no cheap brother who does not know his own that is very respectful to Sun Chengzong, that is, when Sun Chengzong was forced to return to his hometown, Xizong also sent brocade guards to escort him back to his hometown, python clothes, silver coins, can be described as extremely glorious.

The material Xizong has achieved the extreme, Zhu Jian understands that if he wants to surpass his cheap brother, the only way to move the truth is to go, after all, the old man is the most useful for this.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jian suddenly seemed to think of something, but his hands suddenly clenched into fists and arched his hands.

"Taibao is my brother, the mentor of Emperor Xizong, that is also my mentor, please accept my worship on the teacher!"

After that, Zhu Jian's body moved forward, but he wanted to kneel and worship.

"Your Majesty, I can't help it! I can't help it! ”

Seeing this, Sun Chengzong was busy supporting Zhu Jian.

"Your Majesty, if Your Majesty performs this great gift, the old minister is only afraid that after his death, he will not be able to meet the sages and predecessors of the Ming Dynasty, and please ask Your Majesty not to torture the old minister, Your Majesty can take into account the old feelings and think of the old minister, the old minister has already sworn to the ancestor emperor, and he will use this remnant body to serve me as a member of the Ming Dynasty, and he will do his best, and he will die!"

Speaking of this, Sun Chengzong was impassioned.

"With the words of the Taibao, I am very relieved, very relieved!"

Stroking the hand of the veteran, Zhu Jian was a little excited, after all, in this stormy Ming Dynasty, there are not many old ministers like Sun Chengzong who are dedicated to the country and have the ability to excel.

Sun Chengzong counted one, the cabinet ministers added up to one, Yuan Chonghuan counted half, and the others were either too young, or their abilities had yet to be investigated, or Zhu Jian hadn't had time to think about it - just when Zhu Jian and Sun Chengzong were chattering, the little eunuch came in to report it.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet has just sent a report from Jizhou."

"Oh."

Hearing that it was sent by Jizhou, Zhu Jian was condensed, after all, the situation at this time was unpredictable, otherwise he would not have asked Sun Chengzong to go out of the mountain to solve problems for him.

"Haha, happy event, happy event! What a happy event! ”

After receiving the report, Zhu Jian's originally somewhat solemn face suddenly relaxed, but he said with joy.

"Your Majesty, why is Your Majesty so happy?"

In Sun Chengzong's memory, although this young king said that he was exhausted for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, it was precisely like this that he always gave outsiders and the impression of his courtiers that he always had a straight face, of course, these were all said by the people under his door, and Sun Chengzong had never met, but when he met today, Zhu Jian left a deep impression on him, he was definitely a good king with great ambitions and thoughtfulness, but he didn't know what could make the king in front of him so ecstatic.

"Taibao, look, Yuan Aiqing is in a hurry, and the Pingliao general Zhao led the Jiaoli to kill Jinbeile Azig, you say, is this good news!"

Azig's death was something Zhu Jian never expected.

Originally, according to the development of history, it was the veteran Zhao Shujiao who died in the battle of Zunhua, but now the story is completely reversed, and it was Azig who died!

Zhu Jian understands that the history of the Ming Dynasty is deviating from the original trajectory of history step by step with his arrival - "Azig is dead?!" ”

Hearing this, Sun Chengzong's face was obviously a little surprised.

"Oh, why not?"

Seeing Sun Chengzong's face showing a different color, Zhu Jian was a little puzzled.

"Oh, Your Majesty, it's not very necessary, but this person is the owner of the white flag of Jiannu, the twelfth son of Nurhachi, the old minister guarded Liaodong back then, but he knew that this son was fierce and abnormal, and he was a capable general of Jiannu, when he was in Dalinghe Fort, this man accompanied Nurhachi to send troops, but it was the fort that slaughtered tens of thousands of people, I never thought that today it is still in Zunhua City, it seems that it is really unpleasant! It's just -- Your Majesty, but it's -- "

Thinking of the ferocity of Azig back then, Sun Chengzong sighed, but looking at the excitement on Zhu Jian's face, it seemed that he had something to say but stopped talking.

"Taibao seems to have something to say to me?"

Sun Chengzong's doubts were seen by Zhu Jian, and now that the news of Azig's death came, Sun Chengzong was not too excited, Zhu Jian naturally would not think that things would be so simple, so he asked.

Hearing Zhu Jian's words, Sun Chengzong sighed heavily and said.

"The old minister didn't want to disturb His Majesty's interest, but there was a sentence related to the country, but the old minister had to mention it to His Majesty."

"Oh, Taibao, please speak, I am listening."

Zhu Jian was also quite curious about what Sun Chengzong said, what he wanted to know was what he didn't know, or the secret behind it, "What?!" ”

Hearing Sun Chengzong's remarks, Zhu Jian's face changed greatly.

"Could it be that Zhao Shujiao's killing of Azig did Huang Taiji a great favor?"

"Your Majesty can think so, but after all, Azig is my Ming Dynasty's fierce enemy, and General Zhao's merit in killing this person is in Sheji."

Seeing Zhu Jian's question, Sun Chengzong was busy explaining.

"I know in my heart that General Zhao's merits are in Sheji, how can I not know, but if this strange story is not told by Taibao, I will really be in my bones, if I knew in advance, I would not have let Azig die so easily, his role is far more than this!"

Zhu Jian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

I think I should have seen more of the secret history or something, but it turns out that there are really some ways.

Zhu Jian muttered in his heart.

Seeing Zhu Jian, he seemed to be a little discouraged, but Sun Chengzong said again.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the old minister thinks there is a turning point in this matter."

As soon as Sun Chengzong's words came out, Zhu Jian's eyes lit up, which can be described as another village, which was an inexplicable pleasure.

"Your Majesty, have you heard that this Azig has two brothers of the same father and mother, one is called Dolgon, and the other is called Dordor, and Dordo is not to mention it when he is young, but this old minister of Dolgon has heard that he is an eagle on the steppe, but he is not willing to live under people, and now he has died brother, as long as we-"

said that Sun Chengzong made a comparison.

Zhu Jian was a person, so he naturally understood it immediately, but the monarchs and ministers looked at each other and smiled.

"Old fellow!"

Zhu Jian secretly spat on himself.

- "Taibao, Inspector Yuan's secret letter Taibao has ever looked closely, I don't know how Taibao feels? ”

said that when Yuan Chonghuan's letter was handed over, Zhu Jian asked softly.

"Well, Lord Yuan's plan is very good, but the old minister wants to add one."

After thinking for a moment, Sun Chengzong was the way.

"Oh, please."

"This, Sanhe, Your Majesty, holding Sanhe can prevent the enemy from running west, and second, prevent the enemy from going south and plundering."

"But did Taibao ever think that if Huang Taiji was desperate, leaving aside my Jizhou and Tongzhou defense lines, interspersed with soldiers, and approaching the city?"

Zhu Jian finally expressed the doubts in his heart.

"This—"

Faced with Zhu Jian's sudden words, Sun Chengzong was obviously stunned, obviously he didn't expect Zhu Jian's words.