The chief eunuch led the crowd to turn eastward, and Li Xin, who had visited the Forbidden City several times in his previous life, immediately understood that this was to lead them to the Concord Gate. After that, they passed through several gates, until they stopped in front of a large courtyard with yellow tiles and red walls, and there was a plaque hanging on the red lacquer gate.

There were already eunuchs waiting outside the door, and when they saw that the people had arrived, they said in a sharp voice: "Long live and wait, Cao Gong quickly go to face the saint!" ”

"There is Lao Gaogong!"

Cao Huachun replied.

According to what Li Xin had seen along the way, all the eunuchs who saw Cao Huachun basically saluted respectfully, and they were the first ones with such a casual attitude, so they couldn't help but look at him more. Cao Huachun didn't seem to feel the snubbing in the eunuch's tone at all, thanked him, tidied up his clothes again, and followed the eunuch who led the way in.

Li Xin also wanted to follow in, but the eunuch stopped him.

"Who are you? Is there a will? ”

asked two questions in a row, and Li Xin replied without humility or arrogance: "Gaoyang Li Xin, face the saint by order!" ”

The eunuch was not surprised at all, as if he had already known his identity, "Go in, you know the rules?" Crashing into the Holy Driver, that's a capital offense! ”

Li Xinxin said: This person is afraid that he is not on good terms with Cao Huachun, so he followed him and hung up, and he was intimidated when he met for the first time. However, he ignored one point, the reason why Cao Huachun was able to return to the Beijing Division was entirely by virtue of the two cards in Li Xin's hand, and through this innate reason, he Li Xin and Cao Huachun were already grasshoppers tied to the same rope, sharing blessings and misfortunes. Therefore, while Li Xin received Cao Huachun's help, even Cao Huachun's political enemies also inherited it.

Coming to the outside of the Wenhua Palace, the air was suddenly tense, and the little eunuch on the steps of the hall seemed to recognize Cao Huachun, and he glanced at him again and again, and only when he got closer did he whisper: "Cao Gong, it's not the right time to come, the military report that the general army of Jizhen has just been handed in." Saying this, his eyes glanced outward, and Li Xin took in these small movements, which seemed to be intentional by the eunuch who had embarrassed him just now.

Thinking of Emperor Chongzhen's reputation for being moody and mean, Li Xinli couldn't help but beat the drums, in case this thing launched a rush and held him accountable for killing Liu Zeqing, it would be over.

Seeing Cao Huachun stepping into the Wenhua Palace, after about a stick of incense, a sharp voice came from the hall.

"Spread Li Xin into the hall!"

The eunuch who was ventilated with Cao Huachun advised: "Long live is angry, you must talk less......"

Because of the hurry, the eunuch spoke in a very small voice, so that he could not hear what he said afterwards. Entering the hall, but seeing Cao Huachun standing with his head bowed, and then looking at the man sitting on the throne, it must be the legendary Emperor Chongzhen who guarded the country and the king died.

was just in a daze for a moment, and he forgot about the three bows and nine bows that the chief eunuch had given when he came, and stood on the spot in a daze. Seeing Li Xin like this, Cao Huachun sweated for him in his heart, and just asked this guy to wake up quickly and come over to perform the courtesy of the monarch and minister.

Unexpectedly, the man on the throne smiled heartily and asked, "You are Li Xin?" ”

Perhaps because this question was too unpretentious for the emperor, Li Xin forgot to take on the role of a monarch and minister for a while, and subconsciously bowed his hand and said: "It's Li Xin!" ”

Cao Huachun was so frightened that his face turned white, and he wanted to tear Li Xin's heart, even if he didn't bow three times and bow nine times, wouldn't he kneel next? He really wronged Li Xin, Li Xin came to the Ming Dynasty by beating himself, even if he saw Sun Chengzong Dolgon, a famous minister and hero, he never knelt down, let alone a king who died in the country? When it comes to the root, it is that he does not have the habit and consciousness of kneeling.

The man on the throne was Zhu Youzhen, the son of the Great Tomorrow, and Cao Huachun gestured to Li Xin so that the small movements of his eyes naturally could not escape Zhu Youzhen's eyes.

"Cao Qing doesn't make his eyes dark, it's understandable that the men in the rivers and lakes don't understand the rules of the court."

As soon as Zhu Youzhen's words came out, Cao Huachun breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart that Li Xin probably didn't know that he had already walked on the line of life and death several times. Li Xin only reacted at this time, he should kneel down when facing the king, and hurriedly knelt on the ground, slammed his forehead on the ground, and acted in a sincere panic.

"The grass people knock on the emperor, long live long live long live...... The grass people are guilty......"

Li Xin didn't know that his image had been fixed in Zhu Youzhen's heart, the standard image of a brave and resourceful horseman.

"Tell me, is there a good way to retreat from the enemy?"

Zhu Youzhen just asked casually, the good policy should be planned by his ministers and commanders, and he didn't expect Li Xin to have any good ideas. Who knew that Li Xin thought seriously for a moment.

"Long live Qiyu, the Tartars have an advantage on the surface, but in fact they are in crisis. First, the Tartars led troops into the Kou and the logistics and supplies were basically robbed, but due to the First Battle of Gaoyang, they had little gain, which means that they lacked the foundation for a protracted war at the moment, food! Second, the inside of the Tartars is not monolithic, and the two yellow flags and other powerful people will inevitably seize the opportunity to contain Dolgon fiercely. Third, Haoge, the son of the slave chieftain, is in the hands of my Daming, this is a strange commodity that can boost the morale of the army, and can also hit the morale and will of the Tartar soldiers! ”

"Oh? Go on. ”

Zhu Youzhen listened to Li Xin's analysis with interest. Li Xin sorted out his thoughts, didn't notice Cao Huachun's eyes, and was ready to continue. This great tomorrow is quite approachable in his initial impression, and his favorability has increased, and he has more words. There are also doubts about the records of the history books of previous lives, after all, history is recorded by people, and it is not necessarily difficult for a person to be recorded beyond recognition.

"In this way, a drag word can solve the crisis of the Beijing Division!"

Cao Huachun couldn't help sighing in his heart, regretting that he didn't tell Li Xin to be cautious in his words and deeds in advance. Zhu Youzhen asked again: "If I want to break the enemy quickly, what should I do?" ”

"This ......"

Li Xin hesitated, there were no soldiers within a hundred miles radius of the Beijing Division, and the Guanning Army led by Gao Qiqian was still a battle, but it had been wiped out at this time, and his fake Shandong Army was okay to scare and scare people, if you want to move the real character and the Tartar real sword and real gun, there is a huge difference in strength, didn't Cao Huachun explain it in the military newspaper? Li Xin's eyes skimmed to Zhu Youzhen, and he noticed that Zhu Youzhen's face was getting more and more gloomy, and he said in his heart, isn't there a lot of mistakes?

Zhu Youzhen, who was still approachable just now, suddenly fell silent, and the air in the hall seemed to freeze, and he realized at this time what it was like a companion to a tiger, and what was even worse was that he didn't know which sentence offended Zhu Youzhen.

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Youzhen finally spoke again.

"Can the army outside the city be able to fight?"

This time it was Li Xin's turn to be silent, and he replied that he could fight or not? If he could fight, he would have lost the lives of tens of thousands of people outside the city. If you can't fight, I'm afraid that the power of heaven is unpredictable. Between the two dilemmas, Li Xin couldn't help but complain.

If you are afraid of blind command in battle, Zhu Youzhen will honestly solve the worries of the generals in the Forbidden City, if you have to intervene in the war ahead, are you very good at leading troops?

"Li Xin, you have to answer, is it worthy of a battle?"

Zhu Youzhen's tone became sharp and sharp, and Li Xin only confirmed at this time that the record in the history books was not wrong, and Emperor Chongzhen was indeed moody, and he was smiling a moment ago, but this moment was already the eve of the storm.

Li Xinhuo came out and asked him to sacrifice the lives of tens of thousands of people, which would not work, and said in a loud voice: "Long live you know, the grass people did not bring the Ming army, they were all made by the people in disguise, in order to be able to drag the Tartar army, and wait for the soldiers and horses of the Qin King from all walks of life to arrive in Beijing, and then the siege will naturally be lifted." ”

Cao Huachun on the side heard Li Xin say this, and completely collapsed, the whole world is not the king's ministers, whether it is the people of the Ming Dynasty, or the officials and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the emperor says a word, whoever does not serve to die is a great rebellion. Li Xin said such a thing, and it was enough to see it. He couldn't hold back any longer, and bowed down to his knees: "Long live the anger, Li Xin is just a puppet, and what he says is some nonsense......"

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youzhen interrupted him: "Hurry up, who said that I am going to condemn him?" If so, wouldn't it be painful for the relatives and quick for the enemy? Haven't I become a faint king who does not distinguish between right and wrong? ”

Cao Huachun secretly scolded Gao Shiming in his heart, he was able to move the emperor in such a short period of time, and by the way, he was still a step too late after all. But he said again and again: "Long live the Shengming, long live the Shengming!" ”

Li Xinzhong became angry without a name, and he rushed to Beijing Qinwang, and when he saw Zhu Youzhen, not only did he not even have a hot word, but he also had to be punished, is there any heavenly reason?

But Zhu Youzhen sighed and asked, "I don't know what happened to Sun Ge Lao?" Er is from Gaoyang, is there any news? ”

The emperor did not dwell on the question just now, but asked his grandson Chengzong to come. Li Xin's anger that was about to erupt seemed to be extinguished by a basin of cold water, Gaoyang fell, Sun Chengzong, Lu Zhifan and others were missing, and the efforts of more than two months have almost failed.

"Long live back, the grass people were going to Shandong to move troops, and after Julu rescued Lu Shangshu, it was too late to go north to rescue Gaoyang, Gaoyang City has now been burned to the ground by the Tartars, and the people in the city are either fleeing or being burned alive......"

The eunuch outside the hall suddenly entered the room and whispered beside Zhu Youzhen, Zhu Youzhen nodded and said, "Let him in!" I'm going to send someone to invite you! ”

After a while, a purple-robed minister walked into the Wenhua Hall and knelt on the ground, bowing three times and bowing nine times.

"Minister Yang Sichang, long live, long live, long live!"

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly exempted Yang Sichang from the courtesy, ordered the eunuch who accompanied him to move a stool, gave him a seat, and asked ......