Seeing Cao Huachun appear here, everyone's eyes began to be sluggish, but Cao Huachun was already running over with tears in his eyes, kneeling in front of Chongzhen with a pop, hugging Chongzhen's thigh and starting to cry. {}

"Your Majesty, the slave and maid are finally with you again, and the slave and maid are at ease even if they die."

Chongzhen wanted to help Cao Huachun up, but this guy holding Chongzhen's thighs just didn't move, tears flowed vigorously, and his mouth couldn't stop howling.

In the end, Chongzhen became angry and shouted: "Cao Huachun, stand up for me!" ”

Hearing Chongzhen's angry shouts, Cao Huachun was startled, and then he stood up crying, Chongzhen was angry and funny and looked at Cao Huachun who was full of tears and snot: "You old killer, how old are you, you still cry like a child, you have been following me for so many years." ”

Although Chongzhen scolded Cao Huachun in a reprimanding tone, with Cao Huachun's experience with Chongzhen for so many years, it was naturally audible that there was still a hint of relief in it. It was Cao Huachun who laughed while crying.

Chongzhen and Cao Huachun staged a bloody plot in which the master and servant met with surprises, and the children of Zhu Cihong and Zhu Yujiao watched with relish from the sidelines. Seeing that no one was helping on the side, Queen Zhou on the side had no choice but to help play the round: "Your Majesty, it's a happy event that Gonggong Cao can come here, don't be too harsh on him." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Father-in-law Cao can come back to you without hesitation, which is enough to prove his loyalty to you." Seeing that the queen had spoken, Wang Chengen on the side also helped to say good things.

In fact, seeing Cao Huachun, Chongzhen's heart was still very happy, and at this moment, when he heard Queen Zhou and Wang Chengen pleading, he also said downhill: "Well, since the queen and your eldest companion are interceding for you, I won't be harsh on you." Let's talk about it. Didn't you go to Jiangnan to give Hong Chengchou a message? How did you come back again? What about Hong Chengchou? How is he doing in Jiangnan now? ”

Chongzhen's question was exited. Cao Huachun's face suddenly became sad and angry, and he said angrily: "Your Majesty, don't mention that disloyal and unrighteous traitor. He's taken refuge in that Pang Gang! ”

"What? Hong Chengchou also took refuge in Pang Gang? ”

Chongzhen frowned and said, "Cao Huachun, don't worry, tell me about it." How did Hong Chengchou take refuge in Pang Gang? ”

So Huh, Cao Huachun reported to Chongzhen about the incident after he arrived in Jiangnan, and told all the things about Zuo Liangyu's rebellion and Hong Chengchou's surrender, and finally Cao Huachun said unevenly: "Your Majesty, I think that Hong Chengchou was full of the emperor's favor, but he did such a rebellious thing, do you think he deserves to die?" ”

Although Cao Huachun had already put on a posture of wanting to eat Hong Chengchou raw, Chongzhen had no words. After being silent for a while, he said faintly: "It's going to rain, and the mother is going to get married, let him go." Besides, when I was on the throne of the Temple of Heaven, I had already ordered that all my Ming officials should accept the control of the new dynasty. Hong Chengchou did not violate my will by doing so. You don't have to pinch it anymore. ”

"Your Majesty, Coco"

Cao Huachun was in a hurry. He began to stammer.

Chongzhen smiled sadly, "But what, Da Ming is already yesterday's yellow flower, why do you want to forget it, you have been with me for so long, and you can be regarded as reading poetry and books, you tell me, have you ever seen the immortal dynasty?" ”

Chongzhen listened to everyone's hearts with sad words, and Concubine Yuan cried out on the side.

Seeing that the atmosphere was solidified, Chongzhen forcibly cheered up and smiled: "Okay, don't be sad, everyone, although I have no country, don't I still have you?" Next month is a good day for my daughter to get married, and you and your big partner will be busy, so now you all go in and rest"...,

Not to mention Cao Huachun and Chongzhen and others, who were full of joy and sorrow after meeting, and said that Hong Chengchou was pulled by Pang Gang to the drunken immortal residence and drank a meal of wine in a daze, and this wine was drunk until the willow top of the moon, and finally Hong Chengchou was drunk, Pang Gang was also a little drunk, and in the end he didn't know who sent him back to the palace, so he fell asleep on the dragon bed. {}

The autumn wind blew all night, until the east slowly revealed the white of the fish belly and reluctantly dissipated, the clouds in the sky were blown away, when the bright sun rose on the roof, the blue sky actually seemed exceptionally clear and lofty.

The faint bangzi rang in the distance several times, and a few muffled words were faintly heard outside the house, until the warm sun came in from the window and sprinkled obliquely on the kang Pang Gang opened his heavy eyes.

The groggy Pang Gang pouted, turned over lazily, but found that there was a round and soft buttocks in front of him arched into his arms, and someone behind him immediately turned sideways, rubbing the two cumbersome soft balls on his chest in a daze, and tightly attached to Pang Gang's back, and a round pink arm took Pang Gang's waist along the way.

Slowly squinting and lying on the bed, Pang Gang remembered that he fell asleep in a daze when he returned to the palace after drinking high last night, and finally he didn't know who he was pulling to sleep with, as if it was the two concubines.

Turning around slightly, Pang Gang's arms each touched two soft delicate bodies, and his two big hands groped on the delicate bodies for a while.

"Ding Sakura!"

Two coquettish voices rang in my ears at the same time.

"Your Majesty is dead, you are all awake and still playing like this concubine, the sky is dawning, don't get up quickly!"

Pang Gang laughed, sat up suddenly, lifted the blanket he was covering, and revealed two snow-white and delicate ketones around him, which caused a burst of resentment.

These two beauties are Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xuezhu, among Pang Gang's six daughters-in-law, only Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xuezhu have no children, so for the purpose of compensation, Pang Gang stays in their room these days.

Seeing that Pang Gang was about to get up, Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xuezhu dragged their still sour bodies to wait for Pang Gang to change clothes, and in the process, Pang Gang continued to take advantage of them with his salty and wet hands, causing a roll of eyes.

When Pang Gang came to the imperial study after dressing, his face returned to his usual majesty.

Soon after arriving at the imperial study, a eunuch came to report that someone had asked to see him.

"Your Majesty, the cold-eyed commander Gu Chen asks to see you."

"Xuan!"

"Yes!"

Soon, a twenty-year-old with a grim look on his face. A military attache dressed in a four-rank military general's uniform came to Pang Gang.

Gu Chen, who didn't take his background at night, still maintained the demeanor of a soldier. Standing in front of Pang Gang, his waist was straight, and he looked at Pang Gang respectfully.

Looking at the head of the intelligence agency, Pang Gang nodded with satisfaction: "Hmm." Gu Chen, did you come to see me, could it be Hong Chengchou, what's the matter? ”

Gu Chen said respectfully: "Yes, Hong Chengchou has been monitoring him since he entered Beijing. After Lord Hong entered Beijing, all his behavior was normal, but since he had a drink with His Majesty last night, he left the inn early this morning and went to the house of Lord Li, the secretary of the military department. ”

"Oh, he went to Li Yan's house?" When Pang Gang heard this, he asked with interest: "Did he go early in the morning?" ”

"Yes, Lord Hong went before dawn, and he hasn't come out until now?"

Gu Chen said respectfully, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes. Since ancient times, it is taboo for those in power to make friends with the feudal officials of the central courts, and Hong Chengchou, a new member of the imperial court, so openly visited the military department of the current dynasty, and this military secretary of the current dynasty is also a new general who defected to the imperial court not long after. And these two aspects come together. It can't help but make people think about it. …,

However, although Gu Chen was worried, he also knew that this was not something that he, a secret agent, could care about. All the time. Gu Chen has only one position for himself, that is, to act as the emperor's minions, thugs, and eyes and ears. Although it doesn't sound good, Gu Chen knows that this is the most correct positioning for himself, he is just an intelligence chief, neither a secretary nor a cabinet chief, some things are not what he should be concerned about as an intelligence chief, if he forcibly brings his emotions into his work, what awaits him is likely to be a miserable end.

"Tuk Tuk"

Pang Gang supported his cheeks with one hand, and put the other hand on the dragon case, his fingers tapped gently, making a rhythmic sound, which was very harsh in the silent imperial study, Gu Chen stood aside with his hands down, and he didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of disturbing His Majesty.

Pang Gang thought for a while and said to Gu Chen: "Gu Chen, in this way, you go back and continue to send people to monitor Hong Chengchou, see if there is any other movement, and report immediately as soon as there is a situation!" ”

"Yes, Wechen obeys!"

After Gu Chen agreed, his body took a few steps back, and then he turned around and walked out.

Pang Gang ignored Gu Chen's figure going out, his mind was still spinning rapidly, and before he knew it, his thoughts had crossed the capital and flew towards Jiangnan

The most prosperous Jade Lane in Hangzhou is the gathering place of Hangzhou's large and small mansions, almost all the yamen are located on this street, among these yamen, there is a plaque hanging on the gate of the yamen, which reads "Hangzhou Command Envoy Yamen" seven big characters in bold.

It stands to reason that the commander of the Yamen is in charge of all the soldiers and horses in Hangzhou, and the weight of authority is counted among the officials in Hangzhou. But now on the surface, the market of the Hangzhou commander of the yamen does not look good, and the yamen guards who were supposed to be upright and folded are now leaning on the door post like eggplants beaten by frost, and the waist knife hanging on the waist is also hanging on the waist indiscriminately, and the whole person looks listless.

In the study room in the inner courtyard of the Yamen, Song Xinghe, who used to be regarded as a high-ranking and powerful commander in the territory of Hangzhou, was sitting on a chair in a daze at the moment.

Since Chongzhen announced the Zen throne, the whole of Zhejiang has fallen into chaos, from the governor, the political envoy, the inspection envoy, down to the scholars, soldiers, officials and the common people, all of them have fallen into a daze.

Da Ming is finished, what should they do? Is it to surrender to the new dynasty? Or move closer to Jinling, can they resist Dahua's troops?

Lin Lin's various problems caused the entire city of Hangzhou to fall into chaos, and at this time, Zuo Liangyu came back, to be precise, he was driven over by Hong Chengchou.

Originally, although Zuo Liangyu also stationed nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses in Zhejiang, he could be regarded as a high and powerful position, but because of the pressure of Hong Chengchou and the Nanjing Sixth Department, he didn't dare to make a mistake, but since he turned his face with Hong Chengchou and was driven over, his brutality was completely exposed.

Although Zuo Liangyu's general atrocities aroused great public indignation among the people of Hangzhou, and some people went to various government yamen to report to the officials, how could the government yamen, which was already unable to protect itself, still have the mood to pay attention to these things? Their only thought at this time is how to get out of the whirlpool of Hangzhou, and they are powerless against Zuo Liangyu, who is already the de facto ruler of Zhejiang, and among these officials. If you talk about the most unwilling officials, it is Song Xinghe.

As the commander of the soldiers and horses in Hangzhou, Song Xinghe is logically the supreme commander of the soldiers and horses in Hangzhou. Thousands of soldiers inside and outside Hangzhou were under his direct command. But after Zuo Liangyu, who retreated from Jinling, came to Hangzhou, he naturally would not allow a soldier and horse in Hangzhou City to appear in Hangzhou City who did not obey his command, so without saying a word, he directly found a reason to take thousands of soldiers and horses in Hangzhou City from Song Xinghe's hands. So, Song Xing, who became the commander of the light pole, came to a hard time. …,

What is the commander without soldiers and horses at hand, it is a fart in the eyes of some people. Not only did Zuo Liangyu's father and son not take him seriously, but even the soldiers under Zuo Liangyu's command didn't take him seriously. made Song Xinghe miserable, and he wanted to hang up the crown several times.

Just as Song Xinghe was holding his hands in a daze, a fragrant wind wafted by, and a refreshing faint fragrance wafted into Song Xinghe's nose, and a quiet and gentle voice sounded in Song Xinghe's ears: "Daddy." You are worrying about the things of these days again, since Zuo Liangyu has taken away your military power, you just stay in the yamen honestly and ignore no one. Why think so much? ”

Song Xinghe smiled bitterly: "Daughter." Do you think this as a father? If Zuo Liangyu just took away his father's military power, it would have been fine, but he also handed over the matter of collecting grain and grass to his father. Isn't this a clear desire to look good for the Father? You also know that the collection of grain and grass by soldiers and horses has always been a matter of local prefects, governors, or soldiers and horses. ”

Just as Song Xinghe was speaking, this Miaoman's figure also came to Song Xinghe's side, and a happy and disgusted face also appeared in front of Song Xinghe.

This is a girl with a pair of sideburns on her head, I saw that she was born with skin better than snow, hair like a pile of crows, although it is only twenty-nine years old, her appearance is already extremely beautiful, wearing a white silk bead embroidered gold line skirt, a white jade inlaid with emerald phoenix dragon belt, hairpin such as azure and point blue, like quicksilver and inlaid beads, is a pair of embroidered shoes, but also gold and silver threads, around the five-color peony, luxurious and abnormal, she is Song Xinghe's youngest, but also Song Xinghe's daughter Song Yulin, who is regarded as a treasure.

I saw Song Yulin come to Song Xinghe, Yingying's big eyes stared at Song Xinghe, there seemed to be a smile in the smoke and waves, she said softly: "Father, my daughter has long said that you are boring as an official, and now that Daming has become a thing of the past, why do you still love this position, it is better to abandon the official and go." ”

Song Xinghe said angrily: "You said lightly, and abandoned the official to go, where can we go, because my father is an old minister of the Ming Dynasty, our hometown is in Hubei, where it is already under the rule of Dahua, I am afraid that we will be arrested by the local government as soon as we go." Besides, now Hangzhou is all under the world of Zuo Liangyu's father and son, let's just be afraid that as soon as we arrive at the city gate, the soldiers under Zuo Liangyu's command will arrest all of us. ”

Song Yulin smiled slightly, and said confidently: "Father, don't worry, we can't walk on land, we can take the waterway?" ”

"Waterways?" Song Xinghe's expression moved first: "Well, this is not a bad way, after all, Zuo Liangyu and they don't have a sailor, as long as they go to sea, they can't help us, but going to sea is not a trivial matter, we don't have a familiar way, besides, the sea is vast after the sea, where can we go?" Do you want to go to Jinling to seek refuge with Lord Hong Chengchou? ”

When Song Xinghe said this, Song Yulin's big black and white eyes on the side turned, covered his cherry mouth and smiled: "Father, why can't your brain turn around, do we have to go to Jinling?" Can't we go to Shandong, Henan, or even Beijing? ”

"To the capital?" When Song Xinghe heard this, as if he had been pricked by a needle in his buttocks, he stood up violently and waited for Song Yulin to exclaim: "Daughter, are you?"

Song Xinghe couldn't go on, and the shocked look on his face suddenly appeared on his face.

"Yes!" Song Yulin said generously: "Father, my daughter is in contact with Dahua, don't you forget, one of my daughter's close friends is the queen of Dahua." Speaking of this, Song Yulin laughed slyly.

Song Xinghe took a long breath and said, "Baby girl, tell your father honestly, have you always been in contact with Dahua?" Or is there a connection with that young lady of the Wei family? ”

Song Yulin said coquettishly: "What is the young lady of the Wei family, Dad, people are now the mother of a country, okay?" ”

Speaking of this, Song Yulin also said with a straight face: "Father, my daughter has always wanted to ask you, since the emperor has given the throne to Pang Gang, why have you always refused to submit to Dahua?" ”

"This"

Hearing this, Song Xinghe couldn't help but sigh lightly, and the figure of the poor soldier who was neither humble nor arrogant in front of him five years ago seemed to appear in front of him