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Jingshi, the Forbidden City.

With the guards of the Xiangwang Mansion traveling day and night, the palace finally received the news that the thief bowed.

"Your Majesty, great joy, great joy! Sacrifice thief, sacrifice thief was exterminated by Qi Guogong! The first level has been sent to the Beijing Division! ”

The great eunuch Cao Huachun, like a happy child at this time, rushed into the imperial study in a hurry, and accidentally knocked down a few times, but he didn't care.

In the imperial study, Emperor Chongzhen was reviewing the music handed over by Wu Sangui, Pingxi, Liaodong, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had been calm for more than half a year, but at this time there was a new move, nearly 100,000 elites gathered on the front line of the Daling River, and it seemed that there was a tendency to enter the customs again.

"Your Majesty, great joy, great joy!"

At this time, Cao Huachun ran in happily.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help frowning slightly, and said with some displeasure: "What a joy? ”

Cao Huachun hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the thief, the thief is in Xiangyang City, and he was completely annihilated by Liu Ruyi, the Duke of Qi, and he himself was beheaded by the Duke of Qi, and the head is about to be sent to the palace!" ”

"What~~?" Emperor Chongzhen's face couldn't help but change greatly, and he hurriedly grabbed Cao Huachun's clothes, and his voice trembled a little: "You, you say it again!" ”

Cao Huachun hurriedly handed the battle report in his hand to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, offer the thief, offer the thief and bow down!" ”

"Hiss~~~!" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but gasp, took the battle report in Cao Huachun's hand and quickly browsed it, and in a moment, he punched hard, hitting the pillar on the side, his eyes were full of red light and said: "Sacrifice thief, you, you actually have today!" Hahaha! Haha This, this is really a cycle of heavenly principles, and retribution is not happy! ”

In the early years, Zhang Xianzhong led people to break through the central capital Fengyang, dug up the ancestral tomb of the Zhu family, and after Emperor Chongzhen learned about it, he secretly ran to the temple and knelt in front of the statue of the ancestor and cried.

If the Manchu Qing Dynasty is Emperor Chongzhen's henchman, then Zhang Xianzhong is Emperor Chongzhen's number one enemy!

At this time, when he heard that the thief bowed his head, how could he not be happy and excited in his heart?

Not long after, the old ministers of the Jingzhong Cabinet, the emperor's relatives and relatives, also got the news, but those who have the ability to directly face the saint, hurried to the imperial study, to celebrate this great fortune with the emperor!

"The emperor is wise, and the Duke of Qi is mighty! The thief has come out, and Li Chuang must not be able to do it for long! God bless me! Emperor! ”

"Your Majesty, the Duke of Qi is plotting to kill me, the first thief, the Ming Dynasty, and I really have a Zhongxing direct edict! The emperor is mighty, and the ministers implore the emperor to sacrifice to the sky to tell the ancestors! ”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty's ......"

Looking at the excited princes around him, Emperor Chongzhen's mood had already calmed down at this time!

'Liu Ruyi! Liu Ruyi? Emperor Chongzhen kept repeating this name in his heart, but a gloomy aura flashed on his face!

The Central Plains War, the defeat of Li Zicheng's army of 500,000 has made Liu Ruyi's prestige reach a peak, but at this time, in Xiangyang City, Zhang Xianzhong, the first of the thieves, is really a great achievement!

It's just that......

The imperial court, why do you know nothing about this matter?

Why didn't I know anything about it before you used it?

In your heart, is there still me, and the court?

Looking at Emperor Chongzhen's gradually cooling face, all the loyal ministers and princes couldn't help but close their mouths one after another, carefully looking at Emperor Chongzhen's face.

What's going on?

Could it be that the sycophant was not filmed, but was sent to the horse's leg?

The atmosphere in the room gradually became a little colder.

Emperor Chongzhen was sensitive to this change, and he smiled a little jerky, "Everyone, the Duke of Qi exterminated the sacrifice thief, this is my great fortune, why don't you speak?" ”

The ministers couldn't help but be speechless in their hearts.

It's your old man's face that is wrong, this, how can everyone dare to speak?

However, the emperor opened his mouth, and the ministers had to express what they said.

Uncle Zhou Kui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you are martial and wise, transferred to Luoyang in front of the Duke of Qi, defeated Li Chuang, and then, you transferred the Duke of Qi to Xiangyang, so that the thief also died and bowed down, this is my great luck!" In this way, the internal troubles of my Ming Dynasty have basically been resolved, and at this time, we will have enough energy and financial resources to concentrate on dealing with the Manchu Qing Dynasty! ”

"Yes! Emperor! The battle of the Duke of Qi has really made a great contribution to my Ming Dynasty! Coupled with his exploits on the battlefield in Liaodong, the Duke of Qi can really be said to be my Ming God of War! ”

"Your Majesty, there is the Duke of Qi and the Caishi Army, why should we worry about the injustice of the Manchu Dynasty? Why worry about the injustice of the world! ”

"Your Majesty, you are the true son of heaven, even God is helping us! actually reincarnated the martial star of Qi Guogong, this, this is really a great creation! It will be passed on as a beautiful talk in the world! ”

Everyone sent the sycophants again.

But although Emperor Chongzhen was smiling on his face, in his heart, he was already extremely cold.

The estrangement between him and Liu Ruyi is only known to a very small number of people such as Wang Chengen and the closest people.

At present, these ministers and nobles obviously don't know what to say, their sycophants are indeed really slapped on the horse's legs!

However, although his heart was extremely gloomy, at this moment, although Emperor Chongzhen was the Son of Heaven, he did not dare to make the contradiction between him and Liu Ruyi public, so he could only show a stiff smile and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Duke of Qi has actually made such a great achievement for my Ming Dynasty, you say, what should I reward him?" ”

The ministers couldn't help but talk about it again.

After a while, Uncle Zhou Kui said: "Your Majesty, according to the old minister, the title of the Duke of Qi is high enough!" I don't have a precedent for being crowned a king with a different surname! We can only work on our official positions! Isn't it, can he reward his mother and wife with a decree or something? ”

On the side, one person was busy saying: "Zhou Weng, the family of the Duke of Qi Guo, as early as the Battle of Songjin, I am afraid that there is already an order to add to it!" I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to say this! ”

Zhou Kui glanced at it, and the person who spoke was actually Tian Hongyu, the father of Tian Guifei and another uncle of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Tian's two families, the contradiction has already extended from the palace to the outside of the palace, it can be described as a sworn enemy, seeing Tian Hongyu speak, Zhou Kui couldn't help sneering: "Tian Guozhang, since this is not good, that is not good, then in your opinion, how should this matter be rewarded?" ”

Tian Hongyu couldn't help sneering slightly, relying on the relationship of the queen, Zhou Kui has never taken his Tian family in his eyes, but the Tian family also has a special opportunity.

In the early years, Tian Hongyu's only son, once in Shandong, had a relationship with Liu Ruyi, although the relationship between the two is not very close, but at least they can speak, and they can be regarded as their own family!

The most important thing is that over the years, every New Year's holiday, Shandong will always give a large amount of gold, silver and local goods to the mansion, and the Tian family's business in Shandong has also become bigger and bigger with the Huaxia Ocean Trading Company of Qi Guogong, and has made a lot of silver.

At this time, seeing Zhou Kui's cold face, Tian Hongyu suddenly had a scheming in his heart, he knelt on the ground, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, according to Weichen, enveloping the generals is nothing more than adding officials to the knighthood, gold, silver and jewelry, however, at this time, the official position and title of the Duke of Qi have basically reached the top, even if the emperor dares to reward it, I am afraid that he will not dare to accept it!" ”

"Hmph~! If you say it, you don't say it! Zhou Kui couldn't help but sneer.

Tian Hongyu didn't look at Zhou Kui, and continued to look at Emperor Chongzhen respectfully, "Weichen is not talented, but he has a plan, which can not only complete this reward, but also make the Duke of Qi return to his heart!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen's brows couldn't help frowning slightly, but there was also a trace of expectation in his heart, which could make Liu Ruyi return to his heart?

Is there anything more important in this world than this?

"Tian Guozhang, what is the clever plan, please come quickly, I will listen to you!"

Zhou Kui's face couldn't help but flash a touch of coldness, he wanted to see if this Tian Hongyu couldn't say the best of both worlds, how would he end up!

Tian Hongyu coughed and cleared his throat, but said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this matter is actually very simple!" Throughout the ages, there is no wonder that the most effective means of encircling the heavy generals is -"

Tian Hongyu glanced at Emperor Chongzhen and spit out two words, "Marriage!" ”

"What?"

As soon as Tian Hong said this, the entire imperial study room was boiling, as if a pot had exploded.

Emperor Chongzhen has a daughter, and she is still beautiful and abnormal, comparable to a fairy, but Princess Changping is not yet fifteen years old at this time, she is the pearl of Emperor Chongzhen!

These don't matter, but, but Liu Ruyi, the prince of Qi State, has already married!

Is it difficult, is it difficult to let Princess Changping make Qi Guogong small?

This, this......

Emperor Chongzhen's face was unstoppably rising, "Tian Guozhang, you are really calculating!" Is it possible, that is not your baby daughter, to be a little for Liu Ruyi? ”

Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's anger, Zhou Kui couldn't help but show joy on his face, and secretly said in his heart: "Okay! The surname is Tian! Call you ruthless! Now it's all right! The horse's fart slapped on the horse's leg! Hum~! Perhaps, if the emperor is angry, Tian Guifei is afraid that she will also be implicated! ”

Tian Hongyu was not too nervous, but respectfully knelt on the ground and explained: "Your Majesty, the minister definitely didn't mean that!" Everything in the world is actually flexible! What the minister means is that Princess Changping can be used as the wife of the Duke of Qi, and this time, the Duke of Qi will inevitably accept it, and the emperor will not lose face! The most important thing is that if the princess marries, then we will all be a family! This time, with a god of war like Qi Guogong here, I will definitely be able to ensure the peace and prosperity of my Ming Dynasty! ”

Emperor Chongzhen didn't pay attention to what Tian Hongyu said earlier, but the last sentence was deeply imprinted in his mind!

That's right, Tian Hongyu is right!

According to the current strength of Liu Ruyi and Caishi Army, even against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that they can be six or seven percent sure!

As long as Liu Ruyi can be firmly enveloped by his side, Manchu Qing, then what is there to fear?

And Li Chuang and his ilk will not set off any waves!

It's just, it's just Changping......

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