At the end of Chongzhen's fourth year, everyone was very happy, because the end of the year was approaching. Needless to say, the rich and wealthy families also showed a smile, although the people were very bitter in the troubled times, but at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, everyone was looking forward to a good Ruizhao in the coming year, so they didn't want to show their sad faces.

As the saying goes, the beginning of the year is happy. Whether this is true or not, people's hopes for the future are self-evident.

In the city of Beijing, in the Qianqing Palace, Chongzhen was on the throne of the Golden Dragon, watching the ministers congratulate him.

Looking at the mountain and shouting long live, the ministers who bowed three times and knocked nine times, Chongzhen remained silent. Chongzhen has a resolute personality, although he has the ambition to revitalize the Ming Dynasty, but the shortcomings inside and outside the government and the opposition have been plagued for a long time, just like a patient who has been seriously ill for a long time. In addition, Chongzhen is too paranoid, and the idea of revitalizing Daming is even slimmer.

It's just that Chongzhen still doesn't know, because in general, there was no chaos this year. At the beginning of the year, Emperor Chongzhen convened the cabinet of the Nine Secretaries, the Branch, the Dao and the Hajj in the Wenhua Hall to interrogate the Imperial Kou, An Min, Zonglu, military salaries and other matters, and now it seems to be fruitful.

Since the leader of the peasant army, Wang Jiayin, who called the emperor and called the emperor, was killed, Chongzhen's mood has been much better. Therefore, Chongzhen is very satisfied with ministers and generals like Hong Chengchou and Cao Wenzhao, who won the battle.

"Hong Chengchou and Cao Wenzhao, are they moving now?" Chongzhen asked.

"Hong Chengchou is in charge of the three sides, and most of the bandits in the three borders are cleared, but the relationship between the three sides is heavy, and they are not allowed to leave without permission. And Cao Wenzhao deployed in Shanxi to quell the banditry, thinking that there would be news after the New Year. Zhou Yanru, the first assistant to the cabinet, said.

Chongzhen nodded.

"It's just that it is said that Hong Chengchou connived at the deployment and killed innocents indiscriminately from time to time, so you might as well ask him to ask for a question and let him clean up the troops." Zhou Yanru looked at Chongzhen. The gentry of the entire county in the trilateral jurisdiction were killed, and Zhou Yanru also heard about it.

Chongzhen shook his head, stood up, and walked outside.

"Retreat!" The salute eunuch shouted.

Chongzhen has great trust in Hong Chengchou, and Hong Chengchou's subordinates killed a few more people, but Chongzhen didn't take it to heart. Chongzhen wants to go to see Tian Guifei, Tian Guifei has been sick for the past few days.

Compared with the imperial palace in Beijing, the imperial palace in Shengjing is very simple, but the weather is different.

Later Jin's Emperor Taiji was an eloquent figure who, since being elected Great Khan, consolidated his power and made the Later Jin grow stronger.

Huang Taiji sent people to measure the land, returned the "surplus land" to the public, and distributed it to the people to cultivate, and did not allow the banner owners and nobles to set up farms again. This is very similar to Li Guo's land reform, although it is not as advanced as Li Guo's thinking, but the area implemented is much larger than Li Guo's.

Moreover, in order to expand the source of troops, Huang Taiji created the Eight Banners of the Han Army and the Eight Banners of Mongolia. makes Houjin's military strength very strong. At this moment, in the palace of Houjin, in order to abolish the old system of "sitting in the south with the three major Baylors" and managing the government together, the old system of "sitting alone in the south" is being changed to the ceremony of "sitting alone in the south". Huang Taiji followed the Ming system, set up three internal courts, six departments, and set up the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Imperial Academy, a complete state institution. From this point, Li Guo has been left far behind.

Li Guo now does not know the movements of Daming and Houjin, and Li Guo's intelligence network has not yet had time to build. Moreover, compared with Da Ming and Hou Jin, he is not strong enough now, and he has to redouble his efforts.

However, looking at the peasants with a smile on their faces, Li Guo was in a good mood. I have traveled to this era, and I dare not say anything about the struggle for hegemony in the world, but I can let the people in this land live and work in peace and contentment, and Li Guo is also satisfied.

At this time, the New Year is approaching, and the people of Hequ ushered in the first stable year, and they are happy in their hearts, pasting window paper, buying firecrackers, and making new clothes.

Li Guo is a great savior in the hearts of the people, and the people will paste the paper with the white tiger early, and the tablet of the ancestors will be juxtaposed together, burning incense and worshipping. The saying that Li Guo is the reincarnation of the white tiger has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it has become a habit for every family to worship the white tiger.

This is especially true of the farmers of Fugu. When the end of the year was approaching, most of the people suddenly found that there was no food. Many families have already rolled up their sheets and are ready to flee the famine. But at this time, the new security chiefs and A chiefs who were appointed this year suddenly announced that they said that the tiger master had released grain.

Who is Master Tiger? They don't know, but they can let the people eat food and not starve to death in the cold weather, and they are undoubtedly bodhisattvas who save the suffering. When he was in a desperate situation, he was unconsciously grateful to the tiger master.

There were two farmers in Fugu who said, "Thanks to the tiger master, they will all run out of food." ”

"Not really." The other said, "We're good here, I heard that many people have starved to death in many places in Yansui." ”

"However, I heard that Hequ is even better there, and each family has also sent two catties of pork during the New Year!"

"And meat!" This one's eyes immediately widened, and he almost stood up, "I haven't tasted meat in years." ”

"Didn't the people of the meandering river follow the tiger master earlier! Don't panic, look at this situation, we may be able to eat meat in the coming year! Another analysis: "In the past few days, Murakami has measured the land, saying that he wants to give us the land. ”

"Oh, this is a good thing, but it has nothing to do with the government, it's all the master of the tiger for us!"

"So, now everyone is shouting, it's good to see the tiger master in person, kowtow to his old man, and thank him for saving his life!"

"When to go? Count me in! ”

Before the New Year, Li Guo inspected the river meanders and Fugu again. Sun Dengke, who was in charge of propaganda, consciously sent people to leak out the places where Li Guo was going, and when Li Guo went to various places, the places he went were already crowded. Although the weather is cold and freezing, and some people have a long way to go, they have to worship the tiger master in person to be at ease.

Since then, the entire river meander and Fugu have not known that there is a great tomorrow, and they only know that Li Guo, who is known as the tiger master.

After meeting the people who came to worship, Li Guo returned to the old camp.

Li Guo walked into the inner room, and Huang Xiu, who was already pregnant with Liujia, and Jiang Yingrong, who was supporting her, greeted her. Looking at Huang Xiu's bulging belly, Li Guo felt a trace of warmth in his heart.

"How are you two doing this time?" Li Guo asked softly.

"We're all right! I wanted to follow you, but Yingrong wouldn't let me go to you. Huang Xiu glared.

"Sister, you're about to give birth, how can I make you bump around?" Jiang Yingrong smiled and said, "Now you are a baby, you can't miss the slightest." ”

"Okay, okay, you're all my darling." Li Guo gently took the second daughter into his arms with his hand, if there was no war, how good it would be if this era was peaceful and prosperous.

The room was filled with warmth.

The officials who stayed in Hequ and Fugu, Li Guo did not let them all come back, and there were only Liu Tichun, Nie Xin, Qian Duoduo and others in the old camp. So on the evening of the thirtieth day, these people all went to Li Guo to eat here. The meals were not very elaborate, but they were adequate. Large pieces of boiled pork knuckle, leg of lamb, and beef tendon are cut into large plates. The carp of the Yellow River was stewed into a pot and served. Spicy vegetarian dishes, gluten, and sour cold dishes were set on the table.

Because Li Guo has decided that he will go to Zhangjiakou with Lao Qian after the New Year, look for business opportunities there, and do business. Business is a must-do, make money! Since ancient times, money is indispensable to develop strength and fight with the enemy.

Therefore, Li Guo took people out of the customs to do business, which was unanimously recognized. And the topic of conversation during the meal is related to this.

After discussion, among the leaders, in addition to Li Guo and Lao Qian, there are also Nie Xin and Gu Ying, Nie Xin is very good at dealing with the government, and Gu Ying is ready to fight.

In addition, Mencius, who is very shrewd and capable, and Luo Hu, who is a child soldier, also went together. If the business grows big in the future, these two people will be trained by Lao Qian to become important right-hand men.

Liu Tichun is still guarding the old camp, Zhao Youbin maintains contact with the three sides and other Ming army yamen, and Sun Dengke's propaganda must not be weakened, but must be greatly strengthened.

Although Liu Tichun also wanted to accompany Li Guo, he had a heavy responsibility and could only stay.

So, on the second day of February in the spring of the Chongzhen year, Li Guo led the men and horses to set off.

Huang Xiu sent Li Guo far away, and it was not until Li Guo lost his temper that he came back stubbornly. However, as soon as she returned to the old camp, Huang Xiu's stomach suddenly hurt.

"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law! What happened to you? Liu Tichun couldn't stop yelling.

Zhao Youbin and Sun Dengke's plain faces did not change, but they were even more panicked at this time, and looked at Liu Tichun, Liu Tichun's forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat.

"Stable woman! Go find Wen Po! Maybe Madame is about to give birth! Jiang Yingrong kept shouting in the house, "Hot water!" Boil some hot water! ”

Liu Tichun, Zhao Youbin, and Sun Dengke, who were left outside the house, listened to the movement in the house, and their hearts were pounding.

They can only be in a hurry, they just keep circling in the yard, several people's hearts are burning, they just keep praying for the safety of Huang Xiu's mother and son!

They are anxious for Li Guo, they are anxious for Huang Xiu and the child in their womb.

"Quick! Where's Madame? Wen Po hurriedly ran into the courtyard. The family members of Zhao Youbin, Quan Zhihuan and others who followed came out of breath.

At this time, I only listened to the house, and suddenly wow~! There was a crisp cry, and Jiang Yingrong shouted happily inside, "Oh, it's great, it's born!" It's a boy! ”

Liu Tichun and others couldn't help but shed tears, this is Li Guo's child, this is the continuation of the future empire.

Sun Dengke pinched his fingers and looked at the sky, today is the second day of the second month of February, isn't the dragon raising its head!