"Lu Xiangsheng, didn't you capture more than 8,000 war horses in the hands of Dolgon last time? You calculate, now that the Jingcha plan is over, you can assemble as many cavalry as you want, one person and one horse! Emperor Chongzhen looked out the window, and the sky was already twilight!

Lu Xiangsheng thought for a while, "At most, there are about two thousand!" ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen said, "The Jingcha plan is over, you can transfer back to the five thousand Imperial Forest Army in the Beijing Division!" With more than 1,000 people in the old city defense, can only 2,000 people serve as cavalry? ”

Lu Xiangsheng nodded and said, "Your Majesty, the requirements for cavalry are much higher than those of infantry!" It is necessary to have more than two years of equestrian training, and preferably actual combat experience, if you consider it from these two points, at most you can form a cavalry army of a thousand people! The iron cavalry brought by Weichen from Guan Ningjin has gone through several defensive battles of the Beijing Division, and there are only seven or eight hundred people left. ”

Emperor Chongzhen sighed, "One thousand people, Huang Taiji forty thousand iron horses, that is, there is no way to fight at all!" Could it be that I just want to fight to the death and have no chance? Just watching Huang Taiji wreak havoc on the outskirts of Beijing? ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed, bowed his head and said nothing, and raised his head after a while, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that there is no chance at all for the main force of Huang Taiji, but if you meet Sun Chengzong's more than 10,000 infantry, and cooperate with the more than 2,000 cavalry brought by Yuan Chonghuan, you can still fight the broken troops when Huang Taiji retreats!" At least, after the Emperor Taiji's army decides to withdraw from the Great Wall of Xifengkou, there is hope for the recovery of the four cities in Guannai! ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen lightly hammered on the imperial case, "Okay, Lu Xiangsheng will arrange you to arrange the iron horse immediately!" In five days, I will take 2,000 cavalry and the Imperial Forest Army to conquer in person! I estimate that Yuan Chonghuan has not yet announced and implemented the downsizing and restructuring of Guanning Jin, and I want to go to Shanhaiguan in person, so hurry up and prepare! ”

Lu Xiangsheng bowed down and agreed, went out of the study, and said to Xu Guowei outside, "Father-in-law Xu, hurry up and let the imperial dining room prepare more tea and soup for the emperor!" I usually have to remind the emperor to be careful and nourish my heart, I am worried that the emperor is too diligent and will damage the dragon body! ”

Xu Guowei Khan, this is the first person today who doesn't know how to say such things to himself! Don't you know when Lao Tzu? The tea that the emperor drinks is herbal tea! In the winter, I eat several large watermelons every day! The emperor is angry, it's my business! "Don't worry, Lord Lu, our family knows it."

Xu Guowei stretched out his head and saw that the emperor was asleep leaning on the back of the dragon chair, so he hurriedly went in lightly and covered the emperor with a blanket, and made a gesture to let a few palace maids outside the door come in, and said softly, "Groom the emperor, don't wake the emperor up!" Watch your head! ”

The eight palace maids quietly groomed the emperor, professional is professional, and it can indeed make the sleeping emperor feel no at all.

Xu Guowei also quietly wiped his tears, the emperor's playmate since childhood, that relationship is definitely no less than Wang Chengen! Seeing that the emperor seems to have become more impatient and more diligent in government affairs recently! He was also very anxious, and secretly said, he must do his best to let the emperor favor the concubine! If it doesn't work anymore, even at the risk of killing the head, our family will also get Empress Yi'an to the emperor! Thinking about it, he glanced at the chair that the emperor ordered to be placed separately and that no one was allowed to touch when Empress Yi'an came back.

Xu Guowei saw that the palace maids had finished grooming the emperor, and gently withdrew from the upper study, and with a gesture of his hand, he summoned his own follower eunuch, "You! Go and find Wang Zhongjin in Emperor Yi'an**. Well, let's just say, our family misses him, and we will find him to drink tea together, but there is no way to go far here, so let him come over. ”

Although Xu Guowei is the same year as the emperor and is only eighteen years old, he is on an equal footing with Wang Zhongjin, the chief eunuch in Emperor Yi'an**, but the emperor's personal eunuch is naturally higher than the other palace stewards and eunuchs! In fact, except for Wang Chengen, Cao Huachun and Yang Siqing and a few other big eunuchs with actual positions, his status is high!

Wang Zhongjin usually doesn't have much contact with Xu Guowei, but Xu Guowei can't find himself to drink tea for no reason, besides, when it was just dawn on this day, what kind of tea did he drink? Don't dare to slack off, come in a hurry, this is not an ordinary eunuch, it is the emperor's personal eunuch, even if he is the steward eunuch in Emperor Yi'an, it is impossible to offend! Before leaving, he brought a silver ticket of one hundred taels, worried that he was not respectful enough and neglected Xu Guowei?

Xu Guowei affectionately served Wang Zhongjin a bowl of soup, "You guys retreat first, I have something to say to the prince." ”

More than a dozen eunuchs bowed and withdrew, and Wang Zhongjin hurriedly took the soup bowl, "Why are you embarrassed to let Gonggong Xu work hard?" If Gonggong Xu has any instructions, just let the people below pass on a word. ”

Xu Guowei said with a smile, "This is the soup stewed for the emperor in the imperial study, let's taste it first, Long Live Lord hasn't woken up yet, I'm also busy, Long Live Lord only sleeps for an hour a day, and those of us who are slaves are also busy." ”

Wang Zhongjin said, "Yes! Queen Yi'an has also said many times that she doesn't know how to persuade Long Live Lord to pay more attention to rest, but because of her identity as an uncle and sister-in-law, it's hard to say this. ”

Xu Guowei's eyes suddenly narrowed, "Empress Yi'an really said that?" It just so happens that our family is looking for you for this matter, Princess, how old are you and me, there are no outsiders here, let's call you Brother Wang. ”

Wang Zhongjin stood up in fright, "How dare you do this?" Although I am a few years older than Grandpa Xu, Grandpa Xu is the person next to Grandpa Xu, and the future is promising! There are still many places where Wang Zhongjin wants Xu Gonggong to cultivate, since Xu Gonggong thinks so highly of me Wang Zhongjin, if you have something to say, as long as I Wang Zhongjin can do it, there is absolutely no second word! ”

Xu Guowei is very satisfied with Wang Zhongjin's attitude, this is a good person! "Princess, please sit down, in fact, there is no big deal! Long live the Lord hasn't turned over the sign since he ascended the throne, have you heard? ”

Wang Zhongjin snorted, Great Khan, what do you mean by this? My master is Empress Yi'an! That's the imperial sister-in-law! Okay, you Xu Guowei, the idea hit Queen Yi'an, and pretended to be surprised, "Ah, I probably heard that things in the palace spread quickly!" The emperor is diligent in state affairs, and those of us who are slaves only hate to solve problems for the long-lived lord! ”

Xu Guowei took Wang Zhongjin's hand and looked around! "You can!"

Wang Zhongjin's heart is beating fast! I'm afraid that Xu Guowei will say something taboo! This can't be done! If this spreads, it will not just be a raid on the family and extermination! may be drowned by the people of the world with saliva! "I can't, Gonggong Xu, I'm just a minion, you think you think so much of me, I think you better go to the stewards and eunuchs of the other concubines to discuss a proper way!" Oh, our family remembered, Queen Yi'an is going to visit Queen Zhou today, and our family has to go back and wait quickly! Father-in-law Xu, farewell, in addition to this matter, other things, I, Wang Zhongjin, will definitely go to the soup to contribute to my father-in-law! Leave! ”

Xu Guowei said angrily in a low voice, "If you dare to go out like this!" Let's just say that you scolded the emperor just now! I'll see if you can survive today! ”