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So Cao Huachun immediately made two decisions based on this: first, continue to strengthen the connection with Qian Qianyi, no matter what situation he encounters in the future, try to stand in the same camp with Lao Qian and the short hair behind him - the mind of your top boss has been completely guessed by others, and what he does has long been expected by others, so I asked you if you are afraid? What should I do if I meet such a person - then I don't need to think about it, I must be close to the past. Since Shorthair was not exclusive to eunuchs, and their behavior did not seem to be harmful to the Ming Dynasty, it was of course a choice between befriending them and offending them.

As for the second, it is to let his godson Cao Ruyi continue to work hard to find out relevant information - to short-haired is nothing more than a casual conversation during small talk, but here he is a heavenly opportunity related to his future fortune and disgrace! If he could often get some predictions about the emperor's personality and movements from Shorthair, then he Cao Cao's life would be better in the future - for them who are slaves of the Son of Heaven, figuring out the intention is not only a means to climb up, but also a requirement to save their lives! If Wenchen does something that does not suit the emperor's mind, most of them will just belittle and dismiss the official. And if their eunuchs don't do a good job and offend their superiors, it is common for them to be killed on the spot with an order, and no one will come to help intercede.

Not to mention that today's emperor is even very strict with civil officials, and if he says that he is degraded, he will be killed if he is killed, although he still has more trust in eunuchs, it is only because when he uses people, he wants to use them to fight with civil officials. When the day really came to lose the emperor's trust, Cao Huachun could not expect to be treated more leniently than those who made mistakes.

Therefore, it is better to be cautious and cautious, and not to make mistakes. If you can often figure out the emperor's thoughts. It's even better to do things comfortably - Shorthair seems to have a knack for it. Therefore, even if Cao Ruyi's economic income in Shandong is not very rich, and he is not like the disciples and grandchildren in other places, who often have "filial piety" to send them, Cao Huachun does not care at all. As long as the information sent by Cao Ruyi can often contain some useful content for him, it does not necessarily involve the Son of Heaven, including the current situation, the deeds and temperament of certain officials or celebrities, etc...... All of them can be of great help to him.

It's just that Cao Ruyi seems to have some misunderstandings. Thinking that Cao Huachun asked him to pay attention to collecting this information to find evidence for Shorthair, in case of settling accounts after the autumn, there were few serious words in the secret report sent recently, but he said a lot of good things about Shorthair, and there were many excuses for the other party, obviously he was co-opted by Shorthair.

Cao Huachun could only cry and laugh at this - the little monkey cub was still too tender, and he still didn't realize what a hard backstage he was leaning on! Trouble with shorthair? Settle accounts after the fall? - Did he really think that the Ming Dynasty had this ability?

As the master of ceremonies and supervisors with the right to "approve red", Cao Huachun needs to preview for the emperor the folds that have been reported in various places, and even some of the content that is really inconvenient to be submitted directly. Wenchen would also communicate with him first, trying to find a more tactful means to let the emperor know. Therefore, Cao Huachun may know better than the emperor himself about how bad the real situation of the empire is.

On the other hand, Cao Ruyi in Shandong, Shi Kefa in Luzon, and Zhou Sheng in Hainan have also summarized the "feelings" that have been continuously reported by him. The person who really has the clearest understanding of the strength comparison between the two sides - there are still many foreign officials who always think that Qionghai Town is just a group of anti-thieves who have accepted Zhao'an, although they are more capable of fighting. It is more profitable, but it must be very different from the power of the imperial court, so it will surrender. So all kinds of soldiers and horses were sent to Qiongzhen to suppress bandits, to deal with the rogues, and to sweep away the Mongolian Tartars...... and asking them for money, food, and supplies...... And so on and so on strange proposals emerge one after another.

And among the people in the government and the opposition, there are also many who think that Kong Ming is reincarnated. Zhuge reborn scholars talked about how to try to divide and disintegrate such a military town from bandits, how to use high-ranking officials to buy its backbone, and distribute its military subordinates to various parts of the Ming Dynasty after they were dispersed. This would not only strengthen the force of the imperial court, but also ensure that the thieves would no longer be able to resist rebellion...... Some even wrote to the court in a serious way, pointing out who the country should be.

In the past, when he saw this kind of thing in the folds, Cao Huachun still had the patience to criticize two comforting words such as "the time has not come, the mind is commendable", but recently they have been stuffed to the bottom of the folds and directly "drowned" - as his understanding of the inside of Qionghai Town deepens, now he feels that it is a mockery every time he sees this kind of content. But it can't be explained yet - the imperial court still needs to maintain this misunderstanding to deter the localities.

Through the twists and turns and secret reports from various places, Cao Huachun can vaguely feel that in the past year, the local government has become a lot more obedient to the center of the imperial court, and the transportation of money and materials has also changed a little compared to the original, at least much stronger than after the second year of Chongzhen, and gradually returned to the early years of Chongzhen, just after winning the situation of 9,000 years old. Especially at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, after the news that the Qiong Navy defeated Jiannu in the Battle of Lushunkou and killed Nurhachi's tenth son, Dege, was confirmed, it was even more rumored all over the world. Although it was not widely publicized among the Beijing teachers for some reason, at least three or four of the ten New Year's recitals sent to the Beijing division from other places were congratulatory letters sent for this purpose, and most of the rest of those who talked about serious things would start with this good news, hoping to gain the favor of the Son of Heaven - I don't know what the Son of Heaven thinks, anyway, in the eyes of Gonggong Cao, who is in charge of previewing the concert, even with the cheekiness of the eunuchs, these songs and praises will still feel a little ashamed.

- In fact, the imperial court really can't control the short hair, and even if he plans to get Cao Ruyi back and replace him with a more obedient and loyal little eunuch, he can only think about it in his heart and don't dare to really try it - those short hairs seem to miss the old feelings. Qian Qianyi was the first to eat crabs and went to Hainan to help them promote the great cause of recruitment. So Shorthair supported him ********, not only kept him to a high position in Shangshu and sent him to the cabinet, but even this negotiation, which had nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites, still relied on him very much, and even the negotiation location was placed in his home, which shows his trust.

In contrast, for other senior officials in the DPRK, even if it is the court's first assistant, they don't care much. This is not quite in line with the general political rules - even if it was not clear before, Cao Huachun has long realized that even if the military power of the short-haired hair cannot be said to exceed that of the Ming Dynasty, at least there is no problem in seizing an island. Zhao'an can succeed because they are willing to accept it, it doesn't matter who they send, Lao Qian really picked up a big wallet for nothing!

With Qian Qianyi's current popularity, compared to the bleak and cold before he went to Hainan, if you want to say that the reward has already been in place. And people will inevitably get carried away as soon as they are proud, Qian Qianyi, a literati like this, always has to show a bit of high style after gaining momentum, and he was a little lukewarm to short hair for a period of time, and it was not until recently that he became enthusiastic again.

However, the other party didn't care about any of this, and his attitude towards him remained the same as before, either because Shorthair was too slow to react - from other things, it didn't seem to be the case, then it could only be a forgiveness and not care. And Cao Ruyi also followed to read the holy decree of Zhao'an together, and it was difficult to ensure that Shorthair only recognized him, Cao Huachun didn't want to bet on how good this kid's friendship with Shorthair was, so he could only increase his tolerance.

…… Although there were all kinds of thoughts flashing in his mind, Cao Huachun's eyes glanced at the emperor from time to time, paying attention to the emperor's every move - serving the emperor well was his most basic and core job. His net worth, life, fortune, fortune, honor and disgrace all came from this, which Cao Huachun had long understood, so he could stand out among the many eunuchs in the palace and become the head of the twenty-four eunuchs. What's more, in this situation, he needs to get support from the Son of Heaven even more, he didn't speak before just to wait for the opportunity, and he tried his best to create this opportunity to be alone with the emperor, but it was not really just for the sake of being a decoration in the house.

After waiting for a long time, he finally saw the Emperor put down the recital and gently rubbed his forehead with his fingers, looking rather tired. But at this time, the Son of Heaven will definitely need to find someone to consult—who else can he talk to? There is only one person in the room who can breathe. When today's son is impatient and suspicious, if he takes the initiative to discuss this matter, he will definitely be suspected of having an attempt, but if the son of heaven takes the initiative to talk to him, it is two different things.

In order to ensure that no one could disturb him during this time, Cao Huachun did everything he could to make his own disciples and grandchildren lay a lot of obstacles outside, and before he achieved his goal, even if the queen mother came to find him, he could delay for a while. So he is very confident - as far as this matter is concerned, there will be no one else in the inner palace who can be the first to be listed in front of the emperor, except for himself.

Sure enough, after taking a few sips of ginseng tea and recovering a little bit of energy, Zhu Youzhen looked around, but in the Wuying Palace, as he had asked before: "Abandon all idle people, etc.", except for the head of the slave standing at the door, there was no one else, and thinking about Cao Huachun's status, he was not unable to contact government affairs, so he beckoned to him:

"Cao Banban, come here."

- Sure enough, it worked! Although Cao Huachun's heart was full of joy, a smile that did not show any impatience on his face at the right time:

"What does the emperor command?"

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Not long after, when Emperor Chongzhen walked out of the Wuying Hall with a relaxed face, Cao Huachun followed behind, also full of spring breeze.

There was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps in front of him, it was a big crime to be so disrespectful in front of the Son of Heaven, but Cao Huachun decided not to pursue it after recognizing the identity of the person who hurriedly ran over from the other side.

——It was Zhang Yixian who came in a hurry, looking at his sweaty posture, it is estimated that even the little coat inside is soaked. This kid is quite well-informed, but unfortunately, compared to our family, it is still a step worse after all! Facing Zhang Yixian's vicious gaze, Cao Huachun smiled at the other party very generously, and even had a little pity in his eyes.

- Brother, you're late!

[It's about to be 515, I hope to continue to hit the 515 red envelope list, and the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and promotional works on May 15. A piece is also love, and it must be better! (To be continued.) )