An originally relaxed reception banquet turned into such a heavy one, and everyone was unexpected. Chen Zizhuang's words made everyone see hope at the same time, but also bear a certain amount of pressure, therefore, the banquet did not take too long, everyone needed a quiet space to digest the qiē they had just heard.

It was late at night, and there was silence outside the window. Mu Yanzi couldn't stand it anymore when he was old, and he had already gone back to his room to rest. Only Lu Zhenfei, Zhu Ping'an, and Yin Shigang who were waiting on the side were left in the room.

Yin Shigang didn't feel a trace of sleepiness, and he listened to all the words that Zhu Ping'an said just now. In his opinion, this is a magnificent strategic concept sketched by Zhu Ping'an himself. Although an hour had passed, Yin Shigang was still immersed in it, unable to extricate himself, and he could even feel that the blood in his body was boiling.

Lu Zhenfei squinted his eyes, the tea in his hand continued again and again, the tea had long lost its taste, but he still took a sip from time to time, and spent the rest of his time looking at his student.

It's really grown up! Lu Zhenfei sighed from the bottom of his heart. Although it was not enough time to separate for a year, but after a bloody battle with Julu, the young man of that year has become the chief soldier of today's Zhengerpin, taking charge of one side, and the killing spirit that can no longer be concealed in his gestures makes Lu Zhenfei sigh at Zhu Ping'an's growth, and the long conversation just now shows his continuous maturity.

Lu Zhenfei seemed to have something to say, and turned his head to look at Yin Shigang. Yin Shigang suddenly understood, and was about to retire, but was stopped by Zhu Ping'an. and signaled to Lu Zhenfei that Yin Shigang is his confidant, and there is no need to taboo.

Lu Zhenfei took out a small cloth bag from his arms, and Zhu Ping'an took it with both hands, "This is entrusted to you by the old man of Tang Shu, and it was also something used by your mother back then, he has always stayed by his side, and when he gets married, you can hand it over to Yuling!" This is the heart of Tang Shu people! ”

Zhu Ping'an opened it and saw that it was wrapped in a pair of bracelets that exuded a bright green color, which was smooth and round when touched, faintly revealing a hint of warmth.

The Yin Shigang next to him was so smart, and he was stunned when he heard this. "Tang Shu people", "mother", bracelets are generally handed over by the elders to the younger generations, the meaning of these words revealed, could it be said that the lord of his own family and Zhu Yujian of the Tang Shu people ......, Yin Shigang faintly guessed the key to it, his legs suddenly weakened, and he barely stabilized his body in a trance.

Handing over the jade bracelet to Zhu Ping'an, Lu Zhenfei seemed to be a lot more relaxed, and slowly stood up, "It's not too early, the old man will go back to rest!" Hearing that your new military camp has been formed, Huang Zhenxi and Chen Ji rambled all the way, saying that they wanted to go and have a look, and tomorrow, you will arrange it! ”

"Yes!" Zhu Ping'an bowed and replied.

Walking to the door, Lu Zhenfei stopped, did not turn back, but said directly: "What you say today, what you will do in the future, no matter who you have explained, once the troubled times reappear...... ”

Lu Zhenfei hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "Do things but be worthy of your heart, the old man will watch it carefully." But there is one sentence, the old man thought about it and decided to talk to you! ”

"In case, the old man said just in case, in case the worst-case scenario of the kind you said. Actually, you also have a chance! ”

"What do you mean by ......?" Zhu Ping'an walked two steps and inquired next to Lu Zhenfei.

Lu Zhenfei sighed and suddenly laughed, "Does the old man have any other choice?" Ha ha! ”

After speaking, he walked down the steps like a fly, and the whole person looked extraordinarily energetic. A descendant from a distance had already greeted him and sent him back to the courtyard where he was resting.

Zhu Ping'an stood firmly on the steps until Lu Zhenfei's figure disappeared into the corner of the corridor. Only then did he slam to the ground in the direction where Lu Zhenfei had gone, his eyes were slightly moist, and he muttered to himself, "Thank you, teacher!" ”

When Zhu Ping'an returned to the hall, Yin Shigang was still in shock. The words that Lu Zhenfei said just before leaving also fell into his ears clearly. "You have a chance, too!" When Yin Shigang thought of the deep meaning contained in this, he felt that his head was about to explode because of excitement.

"Brother Boji, tonight's matter, it is enough for you to know it in your heart!" Zhu Ping'an looked a little tired, sat on the chair, leaned his head on the back of the chair, and closed his eyes.

Yin Shigang suddenly stirred, hurriedly took a wet towel from the basin next to him, and carefully put it on Zhu Ping'an's forehead.

"The reason why you didn't shy away from Brother Boji, you understand the meaning, and I don't need to say more. Brother Berji is a smart man, and he can already guess a few things that may be possible. Dengzhou trained a new army, a large water maker, and the establishment of a trade zone, for what purpose, you should know very well. ”

Yin Shigang bowed, "Student understands!" Handsome, but rest assured, the student already belongs to Dengzhou. Even if there is a sea of swords and fires in front of them, students are willing to accompany Dashuai all the way! ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly, but he still didn't open his eyes, and he whispered in unison, Yin Shigang heard it clearly, and what he said was clear: "Chase the world, and know that it is not me!" ”

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For several days, Emperor Chongzhen was listless during the court discussion, so that Queen Zhou was scared a lot, lest the epidemic outside enter the palace, so he immediately announced the closure of the palace gate, and even the court discussion was temporarily stopped.

After observing in the palace for two days, coupled with the careful diagnosis of the pulse by the imperial doctors, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that Emperor Chongzhen was just worried, and he occasionally felt cold, which made him look tired.

In the weather of November, Jingshi has already counted nine cold winters, but the earth dragon in the palace has not burned for a long time. Since Chongzhen ascended the throne, he has asked for the inner palace with diligence and thrift. For this reason, even Empress Zhou set up more than 20 spinning wheels in the palace, and took female officials and others to spin together every day. In the eighth year of Chongzhen, the Fengyang Emperor's Mausoleum was burned down, and Emperor Chongzhen issued an edict to remove the meal and move to the Wuying Hall of the Outer Palace.

At the beginning, the monthly dietary silver during the Wanli period was 10,000 taels, but now Emperor Chongzhen's monthly dietary silver has dropped to 8,000 taels. Even the various expenses in the palace have been cut a lot, just like the firewood and coal needed to burn the earth dragon, there is no income.

In the huge Qianqing Palace, although the doors and windows were closed and several braziers were set up, they still couldn't stop the biting cold.

Emperor Chongzhen's body has already improved a lot, and he has just issued an order to restore the early dynasty tomorrow. Queen Zhou's persuasion was fruitless, so she had to sit on the side to accompany her, but when she saw the appearance in the palace now, she couldn't help but feel sad and secretly wiped her tears.

Suddenly, Emperor Chongzhen coughed violently, Empress Zhou was taken aback, and before she could stand up, Huaide on the side still brought a copper basin and handed it to Chongzhen, Empress Zhou hurriedly patted his back, and after a while, a mouthful of thick phlegm protruded. Only then did Chongzhen stop coughing and threw a piece of music to the ground.

"What kind of generals are these under my command, Wu Sangui is under the command of Hong Chengchou, I appointed Jin Guofeng as the chief soldier of Ningyuan, I didn't expect that the Qing army came to attack, but more than 10,000 soldiers and horses did not belong to each other, so that Jin Guofeng had to take his two sons and dozens of personal soldiers to garrison Beishangang. So that all of them were martyred! Ning Yuan didn't lose it, but my chief officer died on the battlefield! What a reason! ”

Empress Zhou was dumbfounded for a while.

After being silent for a long time, Chongzhen's anger gradually subsided, and he sighed and ordered: "Spread my will, posthumously present Jin Guofeng as the Guanglu doctor, the governor of Zuodu, build an ancestral hall in his hometown, increase the three poles of the world, and inherit it by his descendants." ”

Hong Chengchou was stationed outside the pass, and the daily supply had already made the imperial court miserable. However, as early as this time, Li Zicheng rebelled again in Henan, but Yang Sichang was helpless in the face of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai in Huguang. Emperor Chongzhen was in internal and external difficulties, which was also the main reason for his illness.

The 130,000 troops gathered outside the pass, but they failed to achieve the due results, and Emperor Chongzhen had a headache when he looked at the daily snowflakes of the request for food and salary. He has nearly issued a continuous edict to Hong Chengchou who does not need to fight quickly, but Hong Chengchou always shirks the time before the time comes, which makes Emperor Chongzhen once moved the idea of replacing him.

The war on all sides is tight, the treasury is empty, and there is no silver to support, this is the biggest problem Chongzhen faces.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Wang Chengen ran in panting.

Emperor Chongzhen was immediately furious, "What are you panicking about, Da Ming is not dead yet!" ”

Wang Chengen was taken aback, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, "The emperor forgives the sin, there is really good news coming, the slave is in a hurry to give the good news to the emperor first, and then the palace is out of order!" ”

"Good news!" Chongzhen smiled bitterly, "What good news is there now!" ”

Wang Chengen peeked at Chongzhen, and then said: "It's news from Dengzhou, the city department will send the tax and silver collected last month to Jingshi, and he is about to enter the city!" ”

"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen was surprised, "How many?" ”

"If you go back to the emperor, the total number is 100,000 taels!"

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but in comparison, it was much better than Quanzhou, Guangzhou and other cities.

Wang Chengen raised his head with a smile, "The entry of the city's tax and silver into Beijing will inevitably alarm some people." The slave asks the emperor to forgive the sin, and the slave and the slave have become a master for you! ”

"There are actually 200,000 taels of tax silver in Beijing this time, and half of the slaves and maids are left, and they are sent to the palace in batches to enrich the inner treasury!"

Emperor Chongzhen suddenly came to his senses, "There are 200,000 taels!" ”

Wang Chengen nodded hurriedly, "That's absolutely right, Wang Pin's accounts are like this." The slaves and maids also knew that as soon as the silver entered Beijing, the ministers would inevitably keep an eye on it, so they took it upon themselves and left half of it to deal with the expenses in the palace! ”

Chongzhen and Empress Zhou, who said this, nodded frequently.

"There is one more thing for the slave to ask your majesty for forgiveness!" Wang Chengen kowtowed again, which confused Chongzhen and Queen Zhou.

"Hurry up, big friend, Zhu Ping'an and Wang Pin recommended by you have done a good job, and I haven't been rewarded yet, but why do you want to ask for guilt?"

"The emperor is graceful! Last month, Dengzhou City attacked and collected 400,000 taels of silver, and the emperor who did not have the slaves allowed it, so he ordered Wang Pin to leave 200,000 taels and secretly store them in Dengzhou in case of emergency! ”

To the surprise of Empress Zhou, Emperor Chongzhen was not angry because of Wang Chengen's words, but got up from the soft couch, walked straight to Wang Chengen's side, and personally helped him up.

"Otomo has good intentions, I have written it down!" R1152