The empty room was filled with the smell of a woman's fat powder, which made Yang Tinglin feel a little uncomfortable. Taking the opportunity of drinking tea, secretly looking at the other two people in the room, Jiading Bo Zhoukui just concentrated on rubbing a piece of jade pendant in his hand, and from time to time he gently let out a breath of hot air, and carefully wiped it with a Songjiang cotton towel.

The other purple-faced old man had his eyes slightly closed, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but the whole person seemed calm and relaxed, and the wisdom bead was in his hand.

Among the three people, the most anxious one is Yang Tinglin at present. It has been two days since they arrived in the capital, and it is said that the Tartars have completed the siege of the giant deer, and the news in the city can no longer be transmitted. What is the situation of the battle, what are the casualties, whether the grain and grass are applied, and whether Lu Xiangsheng and others can hold on for a few days, these questions are like boulders, pressing Yang Tinglin unable to breathe.

Yang Tinglin and Lu Xiangsheng, like Lu Xiangsheng, both boasted of being honest and ethical scholars, and in essence, neither of them was willing to do Zhu Ping'an's method of disrupting the situation in the court, and then profiting from it and enlisting the support of soldiers and horses from all sides. But the reality is that if you don't do this, the final fate of the Xuanda Army is that the whole army will be annihilated, and even the people of Sanfu may not be able to get a good result, between personal flaws and the lives of tens of millions of people, the two can only choose the latter.

After coming to the capital, Yang Tinglin followed Zhu Ping'an's instructions, first found Yin Shigang, and then soon met Zhou Kui and Zhou Yanru. Yang Tinglin never expected that Zhu Ping'an would invite all the former cabinet ministers and assistants out, which also made him have some expectations for the upcoming changes.

But for two days. The news I got was that the court was still in chaos, and the main battle and the ministers of the main and two factions were fighting separately and did not give in to each other. And Emperor Chongzhen is also helpless and helpless about this. However, Zhou Yanru was also calm, and just said that he had to wait patiently, but did not mention how to make the imperial court do his best to rescue the giant deer.

The hope of the entire Julu and even the entire Hebei battlefield is now pressed on Yang Tinglin alone, and his pressure can be imagined.

Putting down the teacup and hesitating for a moment, Yang Tinglin couldn't help but open his mouth. "Pavilion ......!"

Zhou Yanru suddenly raised his hand, "Boxiang." After entering Beijing, have you contacted His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”

Yang Tinglin was stunned. Then he nodded, "The student sent someone to inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but they didn't meet, and they didn't meet with the others!" ”

Zhou Yanru nodded with satisfaction. "It's so good, it's better not to have anything to do with His Highness for the time being!"

Yang Tinglin wanted to ask, but when he saw Zhou Yanru close his eyes again, he had to give up, but he didn't expect Zhou Yanru to say again: "Boxiang, calm down, we still have to wait for someone, a person who delivers news!" As soon as he arrived, hehe......! ”

Zhou Yanru smiled and said nothing.

This trip to Jingcheng. Zhou Yanru didn't expect it to be so smooth. Chongzhen was put aside by Wen Tiren for six years, and Zhou Yanru had to return to his hometown after saying that he was sick, in his opinion. The bad of the Chongzhen Dynasty is bad in the past few years when Wen Tiren, Zhang Zhifa, and Xue Guoguan were in power. Not to mention the corruption of officials, even the military has achieved nothing, Liaodong has been losing one after another, and the thieves are growing stronger and stronger, until now, the Chongzhen Dynasty is still paying off the debts for the mistakes of those years.

I thought that after the fall of Zhang Zhifa. Chongzhen would use himself again, but what he didn't expect was. But there was a Yang Sichang, in the military department of Shangshu put forward the strategic concept of "four positives, six corners and ten nets", so it was a blockbuster, at any time just recently entered the cabinet to become a scholar of the East Pavilion, but he won the trust of Emperor Chongzhen, and was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War.

As a result, Zhou Yanru couldn't sit still. Joke, who can not rush in this situation? If it is delayed for a few more years, I am afraid that Chongzhen will even forget who he Zhou Yanru is. What's more, Yang Sichang is in the prime of life, and he has both the skill of leveling thieves and the ability to assist, once he sits on a solid foundation, what else can he do with Zhou Yanru!

So, Zhou Yanru began to contact the protégés of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China frequently, ready to wait for an opportunity to move, to see if he could find a few fish in this troubled water. Unexpectedly, the first person to bite the bait was Jiading Bo Zhoukui, who was not in this troubled water.

Ren Zhou Yanru was extremely smart and had no last resort, but he never thought that the emperor's old father-in-law would find him first. But it's reasonable to think about it, Tian Hongyu took refuge in Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian, and Tian Guifei was extremely favored in the palace, the queen and the prince always had to find some way to improve the situation.

When he arrived in the capital, Zhou Yanru knew that behind Zhou Kui, there was still a little person who had never heard of it - Zhu Ping'an, the commander of the Fengyang Left-behind Division in the Central Capital!

What kind of green onion is this, how can such an ant-like character come to play this kind of game? But after opening the skylight with Zhou Kui and saying bright words, Zhou Yanru found out that it was actually this little person who recommended himself to Zhou Kui and the queen mother behind him.

Suddenly, Zhou Yanru felt very sad, and he realized that although it had only been two short years, the Jingshi had indeed begun to forget about him. It takes a little person to remind and recommend them, and they will think of themselves.

In an instant, Zhou Yanru felt that he was the restless fish in the troubled water, and took a bite of the bait customized for himself.

Zhu Ping'an? Looks like I'm going to get acquainted with this interesting little person!

When he was outside the wandering object, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Zhou Mian's voice came in along the crack in the door, "Tell the uncle, the elders, the distinguished guests have arrived!" ”

Zhou Kui stood up suddenly, the jade plate that he had just regarded as a treasure was instantly stuffed into the drawer of the wooden table on the side at this moment, obviously the previous wiping of the jade plate was just to hide the nervousness and panic in his heart. And Zhou Yanru also opened his eyes, and a smile appeared on his lips, "Please!" ”

The door of the hall opened, and among the three, Zhou Yanru was in front, followed by Zhou Kui and Yang Tinglin, and came to the front of the stairs to greet them.

With the sound of footsteps, Zhou Mian bowed and greeted a figure into the courtyard. Zhou Yanru and the three of them stepped forward and arched their hands, and the figure in the black coat also bowed slightly, and the two sides did not speak, and the sound of falling leaves could be heard in the courtyard.

After a simple salute. Zhou Yanru invited the people to sit in the flower hall and asked them to sit at the top. And the man was not humble, but sat down before him. Only then did he take off the hood on his head with a big black coat. Zhou Mian took it, bowed out, and closed the door.

The person who came was an old man with a white face and no beard, Yang Tinglin saw the appearance clearly, and his heart was chuckled, "The person who came to deliver the news mentioned by Zhou Yanru turned out to be him, the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant eunuch." Daming's inner minister Cao Huachun! ”

After Cao Huachun sat down, he didn't care about drinking tea. Turned his gaze straight to Yang Tinglin, "Does this adult want to be Yang Tinglin Yang in the army of Inspector Lu?" ”

Yang Tinglin stood up and replied, "It's Xiaguan!" ”

"How's the battle going ahead?"

Yang Tinglin's heart sank. "Back to Father-in-law Cao. Before the arrival of the lower officials, Lu Inspector had already moved his troops to Julu, and the Tartar army was in hot pursuit, and there was no way to retreat, and Lu Inspector had already decided to fight to the death with Julu in Julu. Xia Guan only heard about the tragic battle a few days ago, but after the giant deer was surrounded by the Tartars, the specific situation is unknown! ”

Cao Huachun nodded, "What Lord Yang said is true. Time is pressing, so we won't go around in circles. Let's remind you again. What Lord Yang is doing in Beijing this time, everyone knows in their hearts, once he faces the saint. The situation of the giant deer must be explained in more detail and more tragically, understand? ”

Zhou Yanru nodded in agreement, "What my father-in-law said is very true, even if he asks for help, Boxiang will inevitably face the saint." Please rest assured. Regarding the wording, the old man and Boxiang will carefully consider it. Nothing can go wrong! ”

Cao Huachun stroked his palm and chuckled, "Our family knows the ability of the elder pavilion!" Even if this matter is decided, there will be a court meeting tomorrow, and when the time comes, it will be up to Lord Yang! ”

Although Yang Tinglin was a little unhappy in his heart, when he thought that what he said was the truth, he finally nodded and agreed.

Zhou Yanru smiled, "This is a trivial matter." But the father-in-law came so quickly, could it be that there was news from Julu's side? Let's guess at the old man, it should be good news, right? ”

Cao Huachun smiled unnaturally. Originally, he had the idea of reaping the profits, Zhou Kui and Zhou Yanru had contacted many times before, but because the news from Hebei had not come, he did not dare to act rashly. But now that he got the definite news, he rushed to the first time, and he had a sense of being an eagle when he saw a rabbit, and he couldn't help but be ridiculed by Zhou Yanru.

"The old man is clever!" Cao Huachun put on a happy and sincere expression, "Not only Hebei, but even Shandong has news!" ”

"Dongchang has just received the news that the Qing army's Yuetuo Department has plundered Shandong, Jinan has fallen, and His Royal Highness King De has fallen into the hands of the enemy!"

As soon as Cao Huachun's words fell, the other three were shocked.

Yang Tinglin's face turned pale, he suddenly slumped in his chair, and finally muttered: "Yang Sichang supported the army to protect himself, and finally caused a big disaster!" Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there is no precedent for the clan to be captured by the Tartars in the feudal country! ”

Zhou Yanru's face was also not good-looking, and he was silent for a long time before he said, "What about Hebei?" ”

Cao Huachun peeked at the expressions of the three of them, and Zhou Kui's expression of staying out of the matter had already been drawn out of the negotiable category by him.

"Inspector Lu is really the pillar of the country, Julu fought two battles in succession, killed more than 4,000 Tartars, although his own side also suffered heavy losses, but it is definitely a rare victory since the war with Dongyu! Zhenghuang Banner Gushan Ezhen Tan Tai, Han Army Banner Wuzhen Chao Ha Department Commander Ma Guangyuan awarded the head! I heard that even the commanders of the Eastern Captives, Dolgon and the Duoduo brothers, were wounded, and Abatai is currently temporarily in charge of military affairs! ”

"Really?" Zhou Yanru and Yang Tinglin immediately jumped up from the chair when they heard this, Yang Tinglin swept away the decline just now, but at this time he burst into tears, and couldn't help but say in his mouth: "The ancestors of the Ming Dynasty are blessed!" ”

Zhou Yanru smiled, "In this way, the big thing is decided!" ”

Cao Huachun shook his head, "Elder Ge must not take it lightly. Yang Sichang and Gao Qiqian colluded with China and foreign countries, and all the governors who had military exploits over the years were all framed by him. Although Inspector Lu won a big victory, he had to prevent Yang Sichang from reversing black and white and stealing his exploits for himself! ”

Zhou Yanru smiled lightly, "With Duke Cao and the old man here, I'm afraid that he Yang Wenweak may not be able to cover the sky with one hand, right?" ”

Cao Huachun immediately laughed when he heard this, and the two exchanged glances, tacitly acknowledging each other.

"There is one more thing, our family must remind the elder of the pavilion. That Yang Sichang is now in the heart of the emperor, even if we use the Hebei war to give him a big hat that is unfavorable and humiliating the country, but Long Live Lord may not be completely disappointed in him, after all, he still made meritorious contributions to the thieves, which is obvious to all, so ......! ”

Zhou Yanru still had a pampered and unsurprised expression, and solemnly waved at Cao Huachun, "The father-in-law is gracious, and the old man understands it." This time into Beijing is only for the righteousness of the imperial court, there is no other way, as soon as the matter is over, the old man still has to return to his hometown, but once the court is called, the old man has nothing to do, only a brave and loyal, to report the agency and the emperor! ”

Cao Huachun, who said this, sighed, and secretly slandered himself in his heart: "These civil officials, their mouth and kung fu are at the peak, no matter how insidious the flowers and intestines in their hearts are, this surface kung fu is always splendid!" ”

Cao Huachun thought about it for a while, and decided to sell him Zhou Yanru's favor, so he immediately approached and said in a low voice: "The elder of the Good Sect Pavilion learned that His Majesty Xià has been reading "The Yuan Turtle of the Book of the Mansion" and "On the Book of Tubo" recently. The deep meaning, hehe, Ge Lao pondered slowly! That's all we have to say! ”

Zhou Yanru was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he suddenly smiled, "Thank you father-in-law for reminding me!" (To be continued) R580