readx; Mao Wenlong and Shi Chunhu were brought into Yongding Gate by Jinyiwei, only to see that although it was already night, the outer city of Jingshi was still brightly lit. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIn addition to the closure of the outer city gates, the curfew in the city has been officially abolished, and there is still a lot of traffic near places where people can have fun, such as wine shops, teahouses, theaters, and gardens.

In addition to these places where the rich lingered, there were also some contiguous houses with lights shining through, and some were guarded by soldiers outside. Wang Guozheng said that there are not only steel-making plants, coking plants, gun-making factories, bomb-making factories, and protective equipment factories under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, but also civilian brick factories and prefabricated houses. With the exception of the gunpowder factory and the textile factory, which had to stop work at night due to fire prevention needs, the other factories operated in three shifts day and night, and the products were produced continuously. In particular, guns and buckshot shells have been expanding their production due to the high consumption at the front. Mao Wenlong looked at another convoy of transports passing by, imagining the scale of the battle on the front line, and couldn't help but gasp.

When passing through the Zhengyang Gate, the inner city gate, the inventory is more strict. Even the Jinyi guards who had been ordered had to dismount thirty paces away, and the sergeant of the Suzaku Battalion double-checked the pass token before they were allowed to go. The inner city was obviously quieter, everyone turned from Zhengyang Gate to Dong'an Gate, the east gate of the imperial city, which was guarded by Wu Xiang's left guard, everyone was disarmed, most of the Jinyi guards stayed outside the city gate to wait, only Mao Wenlong, Shi Chunhu and Wang Guozheng were released.

After entering the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City, 20 heavily armed sergeants were escorted to the Qianqing Gate by Teng Xiang's left guard, and then transferred to the Yang Xin Palace by Teng Xiang's right guard. At this time, it was already late at night, but there were still a little lights in the halls on the east and west sides of the three major halls, and it was the cabinet and the officials of the six ministries who were on night duty.

Outside the gate of the Palace of Heart Cultivation, even a general like Mao Wenlong, who has been through the wind and rain, can't help but feel uneasy. The power of heaven is unpredictable, Han Yi, Sun Chengzong and others are much older than him, the emperor said a word, isn't he going home to farm? Besides, he still has a "criminal record", this time he went deep into Liaodong, burned and looted a large circle, and he didn't know if it was in line with the emperor's wishes. In case Shi Chunhu said a few words that were unfavorable to him, the emperor was furious... He couldn't even think about it anymore.

Fortunately, it didn't take too long for the female official of the secretariat to come out and say softly: "Long live the purpose, General Mao entered the hall to reply." ”

This sentence "General Mao" made Mao Wenlong feel a little relieved, he hurriedly bowed his head and followed the female official into the East Warm Pavilion of the Yangxin Palace, and as soon as he entered, he knelt down and shouted: "Minister Mao Wenlong, long live my emperor, long live!" ”

Next, he wanted to perform the ceremony of kneeling three times and bowing nine times, but he heard a young but slightly tired voice above laugh and said: "You have just entered Beijing, and I still called you into the palace so late, it is really hard." Lan Jian, for General Mao, served tea. Don't be too restrained, this is not the Qianqing Palace. ”

The emperor said so, Mao Wenlong didn't dare to come out, and sat on the chair in a proper manner after thanking him. From the corner of his eye, he saw the seventeen-year-old Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen dressed in civilian clothes and his beard shaved bare. In this era, adult men had to grow beards, and the so-called "parents who have received hair and skin on the body should not be damaged", and the emperor had to grow beards to show his majesty. Zhu Youzhen did the opposite, and he was even more maverick. The more this is the case, the more Mao Wenlong can't figure out the emperor's thoughts, and the more worried he becomes.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen was in such a hurry to summon Mao Wenlong back to Beijing, mainly because he wanted to hear his report on his experience over the past two months. Mao Wenlong naturally wanted to brag, but because he was accompanied by Shi Chunhu throughout the process, he didn't dare to talk nonsense, but he just hid his own arson and torture, especially in Tieshan, taking advantage of Shi Chunhu's absence, to rape North Korean women in Yincheng.

Zhu Youzhen listened carefully and smiled excitedly: "Okay! Since the old slave rebelled, the imperial court was defeated and retreated in Liaodong, so it could only take a defensive position. Only you, Mao Wenlong, can lead the troops to counterattack the Tartars, although the troops are not many, but they are enough to protect themselves, and they play a role in harassing the Tartars. Although I sent you to lead your troops out of the customs before, I really don't know whether you can win the battle or even come back alive. Now that you have returned, and you have won a great victory, not only killed hundreds of enemies of the Duoyan Department and the Tartars, but also designed to lure the Korean sailors, which is a great achievement that has not been done for several years, I want to tell the world and reward you heavily, so as to boost the morale of the Ming army and people! Proposed purpose: Mao Wenlong restored the official position of Zhengyi Pin Zuodu, sealed Ping Yuanbo, received the seal of the 'conquest general', and rewarded 50,000 taels of silver, the first seat of the Beijing Division. ”

"Thank you, Lord Longen, dare not to repay the grace of the saint!" Mao Wenlong hurriedly paid his respects, and tears of excitement burst out of his eyes. In a year's time, he went from being a free-spirited king overseas to almost being beheaded by Yuan Chonghuan, squatting in prison for a few months, and then staying in the bitter cold outside the customs for more than two months.

However, Mao Wenlong was a person with a deep heart, so he quickly calmed down and made a small calculation in his heart. He asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, although the minister is old, Shang Si has made new contributions to Sheji, and he will not hesitate to do so." When the former was in Phi Dao, Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, Shang Kexi and others seized the ship and took refuge in the Tartars, which was actually for a reason. These three ministers know very well that if the ministers recruit them with a book, they will bring the people anyway. The minister is based on Phi Dao..."

As soon as he said this, Zhu Youzhen interrupted Mao Wenlong with a smile and said, "This matter is not in a hurry, we will discuss it later." You have worked hard all the way, so let's go home first, see if you are satisfied, and you can ask me for anything. I am tired, go down! ”

Mao Wenlong touched a soft nail, so he didn't dare to say more, so he had to retreat. At this time, Zhu Youzhen called Shi Chunhu in and asked Shi Chunhu to report in detail. Shi Chunhu's report was much more detailed than that of Mao Wenlong, including when and where he passed by, attacked the Mongols and Manchu stockades, and how he broke into Korea. Of course, he also made no secret of Mao Wenlong's various ugliness and vices when he led the troops.

Zhu Youzhen listened more carefully, interjecting from time to time. The two talked for more than two hours, until the sky was bright, and Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "After this experience, you tell me the truth, are you still afraid that the Mongols are afraid of the Tartars?" Leave Mao Wenlong and let you lead the troops in by yourself, can you do it? ”

Shi Chunhu replied honestly: "Back to the saint, the last general is not afraid. However, I only went once, and Mao Wenlong led the way, and the geography of other places is not very familiar. If you go three or four more times, you will be able to find out the terrain. As long as the terrain is mastered, the last general can also adopt the same tactics as Mao Wenlong, and only break into Mongolia and Liaodong with a small force of cavalry, one is mobile and flexible, the other is not easy to expose, and the third is convenient for supply. The last general did not dare to say how many great results he had every time, but he was confident that he would at least get out of the way. ”

"Okay, that's what I want!" Zhu Youzhen got up and said, "Shi Chunhu listens to the order!" ”

Shi Chunhu hurriedly knelt down, but listened to Zhu Youzhen say word by word: "Shi Chunhu, a thousand households in Jinyi, joined the army in the northern expedition, and made outstanding achievements, but he died of a violent illness as soon as he returned to Beijing, which is painful!" Shi Chunhu is posthumously named a fourth-grade guerrilla general, and his family will give him 10,000 taels of silver. Find a good place to be buried in the mountains of western Beijing, enjoy the worship at four o'clock, and admire this! ”