Chongzhen vented all his emotions, and finally regained his composure again, looking at the teary-eyed Queen Zhou on the side did not say anything, but looked at the palace maid standing there with sharp eyes, and his eyebrows were full of murderous energy.

They heard the calculations in their hearts, they saw their fragile side as emperors, did they still need to exist?

Chongzhen moved to kill, but soon Chongzhen sighed, that's it, the two palace maids are just children, they are all children of poor families, why embarrass them, thinking of this, Chongzhen glanced at Queen Zhou and said: "Take care of them, don't let them talk about today's events." ”

"Yes."

Empress Zhou responded, and then said to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, are you hungry, eat something?" ”

Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, "Hmm." ”

Soon Queen Zhou waved her hand and said: "Today is the concubine herself cooking, you can taste it, by the way, today there is also a fresh dish brought back by Gonggong Cao from Lantian called chili, stir-fry meat with this thing, it has a unique flavor." ”

"Well, Cao Huachun is back."

Chongzhen looked at Queen Zhou at this time and asked, Queen Zhou said: "I'm back, I'm waiting in the palace, I think Your Majesty will summon him after eating." ”

Chongzhen waved his hand when he heard this: "Let him come in and talk while eating." ”

After Chongzhen said this, Wang Chengen, who was waiting on the side, immediately went to call Cao Huachun, and then Queen Zhou gave Chongzhen a bowl of rice, Chongzhen saw the green chili fried meat on the table, Chongzhen picked up a chopstick and put it in his mouth.

"Huh?"

After chewing a few times, she was immediately attracted by this crispy and spicy taste, and couldn't help but eat a few more chopsticks, Queen Zhou saw that Chongzhen was happy to eat, so she smiled and said: "Your Majesty will eat more if you like it." ”

Chongzhen smiled, took a bite of rice, pushed the chili fried meat forward, and said, "When Cihong is still growing his body, bring this to him, he hasn't eaten meat for a few days." ”

Queen Zhou said: "Your Majesty doesn't have to be like this, Cihong also has meat to eat over there, Gonggong Cao came back this time and brought a lot of good things, the county lord of Changyu in Lantian specially sent twenty big fat pigs to his concubine, and some Lantian specialties, enough for us to eat in the palace for a while." ”

"Lord Changyu."

Hearing this title, Chongzhen's face was not very good-looking, King Qin ignored the patriarchal law and married his daughter to Li Chaosheng, the person in power, which was already a provocation to the imperial power, which Chongzhen could not tolerate, so the county lord of Changyu and the king of Qin were almost the same as thieves in Chongzhen's opinion.

Even Chongzhen's dissatisfaction with them has surpassed Li Chaosheng itself, the old Zhu family is still very deep about the royal family, the root of this is Zhu Di's martyrdom, as mentioned earlier, a dynasty has its own genes, and the result of Zhu Di's martyrdom is the internal division of the royal family, and the royal family is very jealous of the vassal king.

The fear of them is even greater than that of the rebel forces in the Ming Dynasty.

Empress Zhou saw that Chongzhen's face was wrong, and just as she wanted to say something to convince her, Cao Huachun walked in quickly from outside the hall, followed by kneeling on the ground and said, "The old slave has seen Your Majesty." ”

Cao Huachun knelt down and saluted, Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun and said, "This mission to Lantian will be rewarding." ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave has gained a lot from this trip."

"Oh."

Chongzhen heard this and looked at Cao Huachun, Cao Huachun said: "Your Majesty, this time I went to Lantian, the biggest gain of the old slave is that I can transport back 100,000 loads of grain from Lantian, which can solve Your Majesty's urgent need." ”

"Grain, 100,000 quintals!"

Chongzhen stood up excitedly when he heard this, and Cao Huachun knelt down and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister heard that Jiannu was detained in Lantian, so the minister went to find Li Chaosheng, and when Li Chaosheng heard this, he took the initiative to offer 100,000 quintals of grain to His Majesty to relieve His Majesty's urgent need." ”

"Good, good, good."

Chongzhen heard this and said three good words excitedly, followed by Cao Huachun and said, "Okay, Cao Huachun, you can make a great contribution this time, you should be rewarded." ”

Cao Huachun immediately said: "The old slave doesn't dare to take credit. ”

Chongzhen didn't care when he heard this, but devoted himself to this 100,000 loads of grain, with this food, the cost of these general soldiers will be there, so it can be regarded as solving his urgent need, Li Chaosheng is a loyal minister!

Chongzhen was very moved, and after a period of self-digestion, he slowly sat back in his seat, looked at Cao Huachun and said, "Cao Daban." ”

At this time, Chongzhen's title changed, and he became a more intimate companion of Cao Daban, and Cao Huachun responded at this time: "Your Majesty." ”

"What do you think of Lantian on this trip to Lantian?"

Cao Huachun hesitated when he heard this, and Chongzhen said when he saw this: "If you have anything to say, you don't have to hide it." ”

Hearing this, Cao Huachun said: "Your Majesty, Lantian is a demon country, where the wealth has surpassed the capital is no less than Jiangnan, the people live and work in peace and contentment, they are very rich, there is no hunger, there are no beggars begging everywhere, the security there is very good, there are no robbers on the road, women can also go to the street, and it is very safe to go to the street at night, there is the safest and richest place the old slave has ever seen, I am afraid that even ......"

"I'm afraid of what?"

Chongzhen said angrily, and Cao Huachun said: "I'm afraid that even the capital is not as good as Lantian." ”

Chongzhen's expression gradually became difficult when he heard this: "Lantian is so rich. ”

Cao Huachun didn't answer, Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun and said, "Since Lantian is so rich, why do you say that it is a demon country?" ”

Cao Huachun heard this and said: "There must be a demon country there, because where the people have begun, they have begun not to regard themselves as Da Ming people, and when they speak, they call themselves Lantian people, and call the people outside Da Ming people, it is obvious that they no longer recognize themselves as Da Ming people." ”

"How can it be?"

Hearing this, Chongzhen slapped the table angrily, and the whole person also stood up: "It's the opposite, it's the opposite." ”

He muttered in his mouth, and then waved his hand: "Send me troops, take Lantian, I want to see Li Chaosheng's head." ”

Chongzhen roared angrily, but no one answered, because Chongzhen's request was very unreasonable, and they couldn't do it at all, not to mention them, even Chongzhen himself couldn't do it.

Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun, who was kneeling on the ground, and knew that no matter how angry he was, it was just an impotent rage, thinking that Chongzhen sat down and said, "Have you seen Li Chaosheng?" ”

Cao Huachun said: "Have you seen it?" ”

"What kind of man is he?"

Cao Huachun groaned and said, "Xiaoxiong." ”

Chongzhen gritted his teeth and said, "Cao Cao? ”

Cao Huachun shook his head and said: "The old slave tested him and asked him if he would like to be Huo Guang of Han, Cao Cao of Wei, and assist His Majesty, but he refused." ”

"Hmph, it's really a rebel and a thief, an unfaithful and unrighteous person."

Chongzhen snorted coldly, and Cao Huachun hesitated when he heard this: "Your Majesty, Li Chaosheng also asked the old slave to bring you a message." ”

"Oh, what?"

Chongzhen frowned and looked at Cao Huachun, Cao Huachun heard the words and said, "He said, he said ......"

Cao Huachun hesitated, and Chongzhen said angrily when he saw this: "What did he say, you said." ”

Cao Huachun knelt down and said: "He said that His Majesty will not die, and Lantian will not rebel." ”

Cao Huachun thought that Chongzhen would be extremely angry when he heard this, but this time Cao Huachun miscalculated, Chongzhen was silent, sitting on the table without saying a word, and Queen Zhou on the side looked at Chongzhen who was speechless.

Cao Huachun also lowered his head at this time, he didn't dare to look up at Chongzhen, his heart was pounding, don't look at Cao Huachun outside, he is the famous and famous Cao Gonggong, Dongchang Gonggong, and the powerful.

In fact, he is a dog raised by the emperor, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty are different from the eunuchs of the Qin Dynasty and the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty.

The right of the eunuch is actually an extension of the imperial power, at the beginning the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian was arrogant, the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, known as the emperor, nine thousand years old, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military had no way to do it, so he could only tremble and live under Wei Zhongxian's obscenity, either directly to Wei Zhongxian as a godson, or if he wanted to nod his face, he would return to his hometown, and he did not dare to face Wei Zhongxian at all.

Wei Zhongxian was arrogant to this extent, and as a result, after Chongzhen ascended to the throne, an edict could make Wei Zhongxian obediently hand over power, and finally hanged himself.

From here it can be seen that the right of the eunuch came with the emperor.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces can't take a single person, but the emperor can make a big eunuch who is in power and the opposition arrested, this is the power of the emperor.

Therefore, Chongzhen's face darkened, and Cao Huachun immediately became honest, and he didn't dare to say more nonsense, so he knelt on the ground honestly, waiting for Chongzhen's reaction.

"Hahaha......"

What I didn't expect was that the imaginary anger did not appear, Chongzhen did not get angry and threw things, on the contrary, Chongzhen laughed, this laughter made Cao Huachun and Queen Zhou laugh stupidly, looking at Chongzhen, I don't know what Chongzhen is going to do?

Chongzhen smiled, turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and said, "Hahaha...... Did he Li Chaosheng really say that? ”

After hearing this, Cao Huachun said: "Emperor, don't be angry, Li Chaosheng is a chaotic minister and thief, one day our Ming army will definitely break through the blue field, capture Li Chaosheng alive and sacrifice it in front of His Majesty's frame, and let His Majesty kill him." ”

Chongzhen laughed when he heard this: "Hahaha...... I'm not angry, I just feel sad, more than 260 years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been Taizu, Chengzu like the hero, there are also Renzong, Xuanzong like the wise monarch, I didn't expect that in my generation, even a small Lantian county order dared to say that the emperor did not die. ”

"And I didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this sentence coming out of his mouth, what was even more ridiculous was that I was still a little relieved in my heart at this moment, I don't die, he Li Chaosheng is not opposed, why is he Li Chaosheng so arrogant, does he think that I must not be able to keep the Ming Dynasty handed down by my ancestors?"

Thinking of this, Chongzhen smiled and said with tears: "Ming Dynasty, why did I fall to this point, I am really a faint king?" ”

"Your Majesty."

"The Emperor."

After listening to Chongzhen's words, Queen Zhou and Cao Huachun all knelt on the ground to comfort Chongzhen, and Wang Chengen, who had been standing on the side, also knelt down slowly at this time, but did not speak.

Chongzhen looked at the kneeling Empress Zhou and Cao Huachun and smiled: "Haha, you don't have to be like this, I don't have anything to do, I'm just unhappy in my heart, but this is good news, although he Li Chaosheng has a heart of disobedience, but he is much better than Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who stood up and directly rebelled." ”

"Even he is much stronger than those hypocrites who stand on top of the temple and are full of benevolence and morality, he is a real villain, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are the moths of the Ming Dynasty, but I can't help them, alas, ......"

Chongzhen vented and sat down, these people in front of him were the people he trusted most Chongzhen, so he could reveal his true nature a little, and wait for the venting to be finished.

Chongzhen said: "Very good, no matter what Li Chaosheng thinks, but his 100,000 loads of grain are real, Wang Chengen, pass on the decree." ”

"Wechen is here."

Wang Chengen knelt down, and Chongzhen said: "Order the troops of King Qin in all parts of the country to immediately block the intersection of the Tartars going south, and not to let the Tartars continue to go south to harm my Ming people. ”

"Yes."

Wang Chengen knelt down and said, at this time Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun and said: "Cao Daban, this batch of grain is very important, and there can be no loss, so I don't want to let the moths in the imperial court handle it, if it passes through their hands, I am afraid that there will not be much grain left, you are responsible for this, you must ensure that every grain of grain is used on the army of King Qin, and I will order the capital to allocate another 50,000 loads of grain to you." ”

"Yes, the old slave will do his best to live up to His Majesty's entrustment."

Cao Huachun kowtowed, and Chongzhen said: "Okay, let's all get up, I still have something to discuss with you." ”

Hearing this, several people stood up, and Queen Zhou sat down again, at this time Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun and said: "Bad news came today, Sun Chengzong died in battle, you can hear it." ”

"The old slave heard."

Chongzhen nodded and said: "Jiannu crossed the Great Wall, entered the hinterland of our Central Plains, and drove straight in, which is a huge threat to us, now the general army around the country is leading the army to Qin Wang, but it is a plate of scattered sand, if there is no qualified commander to lead, I am afraid that there is not much threat to Jiannu, so the person who commands the general army around the country is very important, and the courtiers began to elect Sun Chengzong, I think the old man is loyal and reliable, and has combat experience, but unfortunately now people are killed in battle, but Jiannu is still there, and now the top priority is to elect a qualified commander. ”

Cao Huachun listened carefully to Chongzhen's narration, and Chongzhen said: "Now someone in the court has elected Lu Xiangsheng, for this person, needless to say, I can trust it, but this person is good friends with Lantian Li Chaosheng, which makes me hesitate, you say, is this person available?" ”

As soon as Chongzhen finished saying this, Queen Zhou first said: "Your Majesty, the concubine is a woman and a Taoist family, and she doesn't understand the government, so she won't express her opinion." ”

Chongzhen didn't say anything when he heard this, but he saw that Queen Zhou's gaze was more gentle and sensible.

followed Chongzhen and looked at Cao Huachun: "Cao Daban, I'm afraid you are the only one here who can give me an answer, don't shy away from it, speak freely, can Lu Xiangsheng be used?" ”

Cao Huachun saw Chongzhen's eyes staring at him, pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the old slave thinks that Lu Xiangsheng is a useful person!" ”

(End of chapter)