"The second reward is the last time the queen mother and Your Majesty said that the group of palace maids, these days the old slave is not idle, but from which to pick ten smart, beautiful and clever, and the Ming loyal to the secret training, just taking advantage of Li Chaosheng's wedding, Your Majesty might as well give this batch of palace maids in the name of the queen, all of them will be given to Li Chaosheng, and then he will fill the house, be a concubine, as long as they are sent to Lantian, these secret spies mixed in the palace maids can play a role, At that time, we can also have one more pair of eyes in Lantian. ”

Chongzhen raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this: "I haven't heard anyone say that this Li Chaosheng has a lustful reputation, so many palace maids are sent, I'm afraid it may not be able to bewitch Li Chaosheng." ”

Cao Huachun smiled when he heard this: "Your Majesty, I have used a lot of tricks in the training of these palace maids, including how to seduce men, as long as Li Chaosheng is willing to look at them, he will definitely be seduced by these women. ”

"I think that no matter how heroic Li Chaosheng is, he is only a young man in his twenties, how can such a young man pass this beauty pass?"

Chongzhen nodded when he heard this: "It makes sense, but what if this Li Chaosheng is not bewitched?" ”

Hearing this, Cao Huachun said: "Then I have to ask the queen mother to make a will." ”

"Oh, what can the mourners do?"

Empress Zhou looked at Cao Huachun with a puzzled face at this time, and Cao Huachun said: "There is no need for anything else, as long as the queen makes a will, saying that these palace maids should not be sent to the people at will, they are all hard-working women, I hope that Li Chaosheng can match all of them with officials, preferably to those young officers who guard the territory for Lantian, or young talents in the yamen." ”

When Empress Zhou heard this, she said, "Will my will be useful? ”

Cao Huachun said with a smile: "The will of the queen will definitely be useful, Lantian is strong because he is very young, he is young and energetic, he dares to fight, and he naturally looks very strong." ”

"But being young also means that he is very frizzy, they are not very calm, especially the high-level leaders of Lantian are all young people, some of them are even younger than Li Chaosheng, so the beauties carefully selected from the palace maids were sent to Lantian, how can they not be impulsive, if Li Chaosheng is obstructed and does not let these subordinates get close to the palace maids, maybe they will have a dislike for each other, and then he Lantian will not be monolithic."

Empress Zhou frowned slightly and said: "I heard that Lantian's team was all selected by Li Chaosheng, and Li Chaosheng has absolute affection for them, will they be resentful because of a woman?" ”

Cao Huachun laughed when he heard this: "The queen is kind-hearted, I don't know what people are doing, who can escape fame and fortune in this world, money and women's rights will change a person, the old slave has read countless people for so many years, except for a few people, most people can't escape these." ”

Queen Zhou heard this and looked at Cao Huachun, she really didn't expect that one day, she would hear a eunuch say such a thing as being unable to escape the beauty pass.

Hearing this, Chongzhen felt that Cao Huachun's plan was feasible, and thought for a while: "Since this is the case, then follow your plan, and wait until the time of the wedding, Wang Chengen." ”

"The old slave is here."

Wang Chengen bowed down and said, "You go to Lantian first with the holy decree, give it to Li Chaosheng as a gift, and say some words of encouragement." ”

"Yes."

Wang Chengen bowed down, Chongzhen turned his head and looked at Cao Huachun and said: "There are many women in the palace, and it is difficult to move, and Li Chaosheng's wedding may not be able to catch up on the fifth day of the first month of next month, so you will postpone your departure for a few days, and then send it to Lantian together, help me see who Li Chaosheng is, and try his opinion of the court, you still believe in people." ”

Cao Huachun listened to this: "Yes, the old slave will not disappoint Jun's grace." ”

Li Chaosheng's wedding, like a whirlwind, spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, and suddenly became the topic of conversation after tea and dinner for most people in the Ming Dynasty.

A ruthless person who can really influence the big tomorrow, his big wedding is definitely a thing worthy of attention.

The Great Tomorrow was sideways, and even the Tartars in Liaodong heard about Li Chaosheng's matter, and Huang Taiji sneered: "Daming is really rotten, he actually let a Li Chaosheng become big, and now he has to marry the county lord of the Daming Domain, and the feudal king colludes with the local real power faction, which is enough for him Chongzhen Xiaoer to have a headache." ”

The surrounding Tartars also echoed the voice, except for Dolgon, who had just returned from Korea, without saying a word.

He knew Li Chaosheng the best of the group, he was an enemy like a jackal, and his army was as strong as a tiger, and the battle of Guihua City was unforgettable for a long time, it was one of the few times he lost fiascoly.

At that time, he only occupied half of Shaanxi, and his national strength was not very strong, but now he dominates the whole of Shaanxi, and colludes with local vassal kings, and his strength is even greater, and the biggest enemy who will invade the Central Plains in the future may be this Li Chaosheng.

And for defeating Li Chaosheng, Dolgon didn't have much hope, it was really Li Chaosheng's speed of becoming stronger too fast, until now they didn't develop Li Chaosheng's kind of weapon that could explode when thrown out, and even Lantian used the kind of fire gun that didn't need to be ignited, and they succeeded in copying it.

However, the explosion rate reached 60 percent, and such a gun was used by the warriors of the Qing Dynasty, which was simply murder, and Dolgon asked his subordinates Jia La's Ezhen, and these Jia Lama said that their warriors would rather use bows and arrows than use these new firearms that imitated the Han Chinese.

Because of this new type of firearm, even if the bore can blow people to death, it is good, but it can't kill people, it can only blow up people's hands and disfigure.

And the Tartars, a group that adheres to the laws of primitive tribes, a disabled person, can imagine its tragic end, they will be deprived of everything they deserve, including women and children, and live a very miserable life.

This may be the terrifying treatment of the legendary man who lives and has no money.

Due to the high cost of replicating the Lantian musket and the fact that no one wanted to use it after it was manufactured, Dorgon's plan to learn from the Han Chinese was completely ruined.

Hauge even ran to the Emperor Taiji with a bunch of bannermen to complain about Dorgon's misdeeds, and finally the Emperor Taiji ordered Dolgon to stop researching these new firecrackers that cost money and no one wanted to use.

In fact, Huang Taiji is very willing to use the Han people, learn from the Han people, in this regard, I have to say that he is very open-minded, if it were not for his open-mindedness, in fact, the Tartars would not be able to go today.

For Huang Taiji's evaluation, he is worthy of the words of an insightful Tartar.

At the beginning, the Tartars lacked the firearms and artillery of the Han people, so Huang Taiji opened a bargaining chip for the prince of the opposite sex and recruited Kong Youde, and then he was able to recruit all the Han craftsmen left by Mao Wenlong on Phi Island to his command, so that the firearms strength of the Tartars could be raised to a higher level.

But even if he is so enlightened, he can't stand it at this time, this year's harvest under his command is very bad, the weather is getting colder and colder, if you want to have a good year this year, what you need most is to loot a wave of Daming.

And Dolgon's labor and loss of money have made many banner owners unhappy, which is not in line with the current overall situation, so Dolgon must be stopped, and now it is not about researching any new weapons, but about how to use old weapons to grab more resources and money.

So Dolgon's plan was stopped, Dolgon looked at the banner masters around him who only knew how to fight, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, if he doesn't chase now, when he faces the Lantian army in the future, he doesn't know what it will be like, and the gap will only be widened.

But this is also Dolgon's idea, the other banner lords don't think so, they think that the fire gun invented during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty is still used by the Ming Dynasty officials and soldiers, and there has been no major development in nearly three hundred years, why can he Lantian develop in a few years?

They feel that Lantian's weapons are now the ceiling, and it is impossible to make much progress, and there is no room for improvement, how can they still invent the kind of musket that can be loaded once and fired multiple times in a row?

Impossible, that kind of weapon is simply a myth, if it is really invented, it will be the end of the cavalry, and at that time they will not suppress the absolute superiority of the Han people, and everything will be in vain.

Therefore, they do not agree that Dorgon is wasting resources in this area, and Dorgon is helpless.

In fact, he didn't believe that Lantian's weapons would make much progress, and at the same time, he was praying that Lantian's weapons would not make much progress.

Shaanxi, Xi'an Mansion, Qin Wang's Mansion.

Zhu Cunji, the king of Qin, looked helplessly at the old lady in front of him, his own mother, the old princess of Qin.

Princess Lao Qin frowned at this time and said, "Son, what they passed on is true?" ”

Zhu Cunji smiled bitterly: "Mother, what rumors have you heard again?" ”

"It's Lantian that county commander Li Chaosheng, marrying our family is only going to spend 50,000 silver dollars?"

Zhu Cunji heard this and said, "I heard about it." ”

"Don't you have anything to say?"

The old princess looked at Zhu Cunji, and Zhu Cunji smiled bitterly: "Mother, what am I talking about." ”

"Hmph, what are you talking about, what does it mean that he Li Chaosheng wants to marry our family A weak and is only going to spend 50,000 silver dollars, is it intentional to snub our family A weak, how can we say that he is also the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, a county lord marries him a county order, do you still have to be wronged."

"Son, it's not me saying you, Ah Weak is your own sister, the son of King Fu of Luoyang spent 300,000 taels of silver at the age of 100, King Kaifeng, marrying a concubine is also 200,000 taels of silver, why does our family only spend 50,000 silver dollars to marry the county lord, isn't this despising our Qin Palace?"

The old princess's angry eyebrows were cold, Zhu Cunji heard this and hurriedly said: "Mother, don't make a mess, let's marry A weak to Li Chaosheng, that is for self-protection, you really think that Li Chaosheng is an ordinary county order, he is now the king of Shaanxi, and now the whole of Shaanxi is his territory." ”

"The King of Shaanxi? Son, you are the king of Qin, and you should be the king of Shaanxi. ”

The old princess said, Zhu Cunji heard this and hurriedly made a silent gesture and said: "Shh~ Mother, you can be quiet, what is the king of Shaanxi, you want your son to die violently." ”

"Son, this King of Qin is just a disguise, out of this Qin Palace, he can't even transfer a soldier, and he Li Chaosheng's soldiers in Shaanxi are all his people, our Qin Wangfu is a piece of meat on the side of their Lantian mouth, they can eat when they want."

"I am also the king of Shaanxi, if I am the king of Shaanxi, I will not be able to live, one mountain does not allow two tigers, not to mention two kings, mother, I won't tell you, before Li Chaosheng agreed to this marriage, I was ready for the whole family to be slaughtered, and my son lived in fear and anxiety every day, and this big tomorrow has changed."

Zhu Cunji said with emotion.

The old princess frowned and said, "How has it changed?" ”

Zhu Cunji said: "Mother, you worship the Buddha all the year round, don't ask about these things, now although the emperor is still a member of our old Zhu family, but the world is not peaceful, there are rogues inside, and there are Tartars outside, Lantian is like a poisonous dragon hidden in the shadows at this time, waiting to swallow the world." ”

"And we, the vassal kings, are the preserved fruits on the cake of the Ming Dynasty, no matter who swallows the world, we vassal kings will not end well, and what we want to do now is to ensure that our family is not executed, and can live in peace, so I found Lantian with a cheeky face and discussed with their person in charge about Ah Weak marrying Li Chaosheng, because only if we also become Li Chaosheng's people, can we continue to live in this land that belongs to him."

"Son, we, when did we live so humblely."

The old princess was quite sentimental when she heard this, and Zhu Cunji said: "It's okay, the Ming Dynasty has been in the country for more than two hundred and sixty years, and our Qin Wangfu has also enjoyed the blessings of more than two hundred years, it's time to consider the way to exit." ”

"Son, are you a little too pessimistic, after all, no matter how strong Li Chaosheng is, he is only a courtier of the Zhu family, and he has not publicly rebelled."

Zhu Cunji heard this and said with a wry smile: "Mother, fortunately he hasn't rebelled yet, otherwise the first thing to do is to take the head of me, the King of Qin, to sacrifice the flag, so we must stand in line before he is not moved, so as to ensure the safety of our family." ”

"You think he'll be opposed?"

The old princess asked again, and when King Qin heard this, he sighed: "It will be reversed." ”

"How so?"

Zhu Cunji sighed and said: "Da Ming is actually hard to return, and I would not have been so pessimistic, but the ancestral grave of our old Zhu family was dug up by Zhang Xianzhong, so the hatred of the heavens, but the court endured it, and our majesty actually recruited him, what does this mean, the court is extremely empty." ”

"And Lantian County, from the very beginning of the projectile land, slowly encroached, and finally swallowed the whole of Shaanxi, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, and even the imperial court wanted to move Lantian many times, but after some entanglement, Lantian did not move at all, and then look at the group of people who beat Lantian Idea, Zhang Xianzhong was beaten outside the Tongqian Pass and retreated, Li Zicheng hid in Shanxi and did not dare to come out, the members of the imperial court, Yang Sichang, Zuo Liangyu, Zhou Yanru, were slaughtered the whole family, but the court was indifferent."

"From that moment I understood, this court is over, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng can't become the climate, and in the end, this world should be born by Li Chaosheng, this is the destiny of heaven!"

Zhu Cunji sighed with emotion.