In order to get Daming's new artillery, Catherine can be regarded as fighting, she can even offer to use herself as a bargaining chip, when Cheng Shijie met Catherine, she was fifteen years old, and now Catherine is twenty-two years old, and her body has become hotter.

Yang Yunniang smiled disapprerovingly: "Do you think you can escape by escaping?" ”

"This ......"

Catherine is now riding a Dutch warmblooded horse, which is very fast, and it didn't take long to catch up with Cheng Shijie's carriage, although Cheng Shijie did not let the carriage stop, but Catherine jumped directly from the horse to the carriage.

Catherine jumped into the four-wheeled carriage, pushed the door in directly, and complained to Cheng Shijie with an unhappy face: "Your Majesty, how can you not wait for me? ”

"The state is busy, I must go to Liaodong immediately!"

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you really don't have any gentlemanly demeanor!"

"I'm not a gentleman, I want a gentleman's demeanor!"

Catherine has the shrewdness of a Jewish profiteer, the eloquence of a lawyer, and her unparalleled patience and tenacity.

Catherine has long been interested in the most advanced artillery of the Ming Dynasty, and has been pestering Cheng Shijie to buy it, but how can such a militaristic weapon be given to others! He refused many times, but this Catherine tried to relent......

Cheng Shijie had a headache when he saw Catherine.

Catherine pulled Yang Yunniang and said, "Your lover is so hateful, he is trying to avoid me, and he won't wait for me if he wants to go back to Liaodong!" Fortunately, I was well-informed and chased after him in time, otherwise I would have really let him hang in Beijing...... Sister, shall we go back to Liaodong together? ”

Yang Yunniang has a supportive attitude towards Catherine, whether it is Zhu Weiyuan or him, or Jin Qiaoer or Yang Waner, they can't get Cheng Shijie, if Catherine can handle it, it is also a good choice.

Yang Yunniang smiled: "You've caught up, we can't drive you back, right?" Let's go together. By the way, when did you come back? And they didn't give me a word in advance. ”

Catherine glared at Cheng Shijie: "Notify you in advance, and then someone leaves early?" Hmph, I've seen him through! ”

Cheng Shijie rubbed his nose and smiled bitterly: "Hearing you say this, I look like a heinous villain!" ”

Catherine said unceremoniously: "It's not heinous, but it's not like it, but it's for sure!" ”

Yang Yunniang said: "Catherine, you just came back from Europe, right?" How's it going over there? ”

Catherine sighed, "Killing, death, destruction, castles were slaughtered, a large number of old and weak women and children left their homes in tears and fled to distant places, birds and beasts were driven mad by the burning woods...... To be honest, I never knew that war could be so brutal and so bloody! ”

Yang Yunniang has long been accustomed to it: "Aren't wars like this? ”

Catherine shook her head: "No, it turns out that the war in Europe is not like this!" For the most part, the wars in Europe were more like a game between the nobles, an arena for knights to gain honor, we would not deliberately slaughter a large number of castles, we would not drive the old and weak women and children into a journey of blood and tears, we would even treat the captives with courtesy, and in Europe, prisoners of war could celebrate the holidays with their captives and participate in various celebrations......"

Yang Yunniang was dumbfounded: "Are you playing at home?" ”

"No, it's because our European warriors are full of chivalry, take it as their duty to protect the weak, and respect the enemy more, including those who are defeated by themselves, this is a war between knights!"

Catherine said very dejectedly, "Now everything has changed, it has become strange and terrifying!" ”

"What bullshit chivalry!"

Cheng Shijie said with disdain: "You used to be like this, right?" The knights launched a crusade, first slaughtering Antioch, then Jerusalem, and finally exterminating Byzantium, which also embraced Christianity, under the banner of attacking the infidels...... By the way, in the war to destroy Byzantium, the Venetians still took the lead! ”

Catherine turned her head and glared at Cheng Shijie, her lips twitching to argue, but she didn't know how to justify.

After a long time, she gritted her teeth and said: "The Crusades spanned three centuries, and that was a long time ago, when chivalry was not yet in vogue!" ”

"Well, let's not talk about a long time ago, let's talk about the last few decades, the Spanish Empire invaded the Inca Empire, they slaughtered the Inca Empire, and countless cities and villages of the Inca Empire with tens of millions of people were slaughtered by the Spaniards!"

"That's the Spaniard!"

"The Dutch are also massacring our Ming people, the Spaniards are massacring our Ming people in Luzon, and they are massacring the natives in Southeast Asia!"

"This ......"

Catherine had nothing to say.

Cheng Shijie smiled faintly: "In the final analysis, the so-called chivalry in your Europe is only aimed at your own people, there is no way, except for Russia, the whole of Europe is so big, countries intermarry with each other, can't it be that the commander of the enemy is the grandson of his own empress, and his own emperor is the nephew of the enemy royal family, all of them are their own family, can they be killed?" ”

Catherine thought about it, and it seemed like it was really the case.

Cheng Shijie continued: "In the face of the Middle East, the Americas, and the indigenous people of Southeast Asia, you will never talk about any chivalry, and if you really write about the good things they have done, it is simply ......."

Catherine also knew this, and she had the heart to defend but didn't know how to defend herself, so she had to shout angrily: "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a dumb person!" ”

Cheng Shijie shrugged his shoulders and stopped talking.

Catherine hated Cheng Shijie so much, but there was nothing she could do about him, she still had to buy cannons from Cheng Shijie, and the cannons that Cheng Shijie sold her were similar to garbage, the Battle of Nanjing had made her fully aware of how rubbish the cannons that Cheng Shijie sold to her at a high price were, and for the long-term interests of the Venice city-state Republic, she had to do everything possible to buy these advanced cannons, even one!

Therefore, Catherine was very generous not to bother with Cheng Shijie.

Catherine excitedly told Yang Yunniang about what she had seen and heard in Europa, and of course the gossip of the Europa royal family, who cuckolded whom, and who became the duchess's pillow person. What Maria found a couple of mistresses and so on.

Cheng Shijie also listened to it with relish, and it was really a rotten country.

Yang Yunniang chatted for a long time, and then she opened the topic: "Catherine, what are your plans next?" ”

Catherine glanced at Cheng Shijie and said, "What else can I plan?" Continue to work hard and do what the Governor has entrusted me to do, can I still be lazy? ”

Yang Yunniang also glanced at Cheng Shijie, and wanted to laugh inexplicably: "I think it's probably difficult for you to do this well." ”

Catherine was ruthless: "I don't believe in this evil! ”

Cheng Shijie said expressionlessly: "You better give up as soon as possible, sell you the cannon, it is absolutely impossible, even if you pester me again, I will not be able to let go." ”

"Don't interject, I didn't talk to you!"

……

Liaodong, Jinzhou, the original Ninghai Navy General Mansion, has now become the Guangping Palace, although Cheng Shijie has no intention of the palace, but the problem is that Zhu Weiyuan, who is the princess of Guangping, cares very much.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has not determined the official national capital, Cheng Shijie not only regards Nanjing, Chang'an, Luoyang, Jinzhou and Beijing as the five capitals.

Of course, this is only temporary, in fact, Cheng Shijie has thought about moving the capital, but the problem is that for now, Beijing is the best location of the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing cannot take care of the north, and Jinzhou cannot take care of the northwest, Luoyang and Chang'an cannot take care of the ocean.

Therefore, Beijing is the best place at present, so the cabinet and other ministries are located in Beijing, which is equivalent to acquiescing to Beijing as the national capital, but Cheng Shijie did not build the Bauhinia City Palace.

However, taking Jinzhou as one of the accompanying capitals, but gave the Liaodong Management Committee reasons and excuses to expand Jinzhou, although the original general military palace covers an area of more than 500 acres, as the general military palace or as a national mansion, this is more than enough, but as a palace, or a palace, it is a bit shabby.

It won't make Cheng Shijie worse than Chongzhen, right?

In this way, after nearly two years of expansion, the area of the current Guangping Royal Mansion has more than doubled, and the largest expansion area is actually Cheng Jiayue's zoo.

Originally, there were only two giant pandas in this zoo, and seeing that Cheng Jiayue, a little princess, liked animals, some local officials came to give gifts, and the elephants alone sent four, and when Shen Qidong explored Australia, he brought back more than a dozen kangaroos, platypus, and koalas.

Although the zoo is getting bigger and bigger, and the construction is becoming more and more luxurious, the problem is that Cheng Jiayue rarely sees a smile on his face.

Whether it is a new gadget, or a small animal, a peacock, a swan or even a golden snub-nosed monkey, they can't attract Cheng Jiayue's interest, seeing that Cheng Jiayue is unhappy, Cheng Jialong comforts Cheng Jiayue.

"Jiayue, what's wrong with you?"

"I miss my mom!"

Cheng Jiayue now knows that she appeared in the time and space of Daming, and she also vaguely knows about traveling through time and space, but she hopes to live with Xiang Hui, her biological mother.

Cheng Jialong spread his hands and said helplessly: "Actually, there is no way for the eldest brother, although I have gone back many times, but I can't go back by myself, I have to let my father take me back!" ”

"Can you ask Daddy to take me back?"

"Yes!"

Cheng Jialong said with a smile: "When Dad comes back, let Dad take you back!" ”

Finally coaxed Cheng Jiayue, Cheng Jiayue decided to follow Cheng Jialong to enjoy the snow scene, and by the way, take a look at the animals raised here. Don't look at Cheng Jiayue who often comes here, in fact, in addition to playing with giant pandas, she doesn't see many other animals.

Cheng Jialong's mind is very heavy now, because he vaguely feels that the reason why Cheng Shijie is not on the throne and is not the emperor is related to rumors, that is, his mother Xiang Hui.

Now it has been almost seven years since Cheng Shijie came to this time and space, and even Yang Yunniang's adopted daughter Cheng Jiaxin is seven years old, but the problem is that Cheng Shijie has no other children, although he has many women in name, he doesn't know how Cheng Shijie endured it.

As the son of King Guangping, Cheng Jialong also has a woman.

His woman is Li Xiangjun, one of Qin Huai Bayan, Qin Huai Bayan's reputation is too great, even Cheng Jialong knows, of course, Qin Huai Bayan, most of her age is not young, Liu Ru is already twenty-eight, Dong Xiaowan is one year older than Liu Ru, already twenty-nine. Gu Hengbo is two years younger than Dong Xiaowan and twenty-seven.

Ma Xianglan has long since died, Chen Yuanyuan has not been found, the only one found is only Li Xiangjun, as for Kou Baimen and Bian Yujing, they have entered Cheng Shijie's sight, and it is impossible for Cheng Jialong to rob a woman with Cheng Shijie.

When he didn't fight Nanjing, he asked Gao Jie to go to Nanjing, when Cheng Shijie was entering the land reform, the people of Nanjing were panicked, and Gao Jie didn't dare to act under the banner of Cheng Jialong.

However, the method he adopted was very simple and rude, and directly kidnapped Li Xiangjun, who was thirteen years old and was learning songs in Zhou Rusong, to Liaodong, and after coming to Liaodong, he deliberately vaguely wanted to sell Li Xiangjun.

Then, the guards who were guarding Li Xiangjun were lax, and Li Xiangjun ran out, and was meeting Cheng Jialong, the prince of Guangping, who was observing the people on the road.

Cheng Jialong punched the gangsters, one against eight, and beat the gangsters screaming again and again, and after learning that Li Xiangjun was kidnapped from Liaodong, Cheng Jialong, as the prince of Guangping, urged the Jinzhou Executive Committee to crack down on human trafficking and kidnapping cases.

Women are all Mu Qiang, although Li Xiangjun was adopted by her adoptive mother courtesan Li Lizhen, but the problem is that most of the people she contacts are scholars, weak and talented, after the kidnapping incident, Li Xiangjun feels that it is useless to be a scholar, and talents like Cheng Jialong are the most worthy of reliance.

Li Xiangjun also knew that her background could not be Cheng Jialong's wife, but as a concubine, it was the best destination.

In this way, Li Xiangjun became Cheng Jialong's concubine, and Zhu Weiyuan naturally did not interfere.

Li Xiangjun is exquisite, especially good at waiting for people, Cheng Jialong finally realized the beauty of being a man.

Li Xiangjun took Cheng Jiayue to have a snowball fight, of course, Li Xiangjun let Cheng Jiayue everywhere, deliberately not hitting Cheng Jiayue, but letting Cheng Jiayue hit her, which made Cheng Jiayue very happy.

Just as he was playing, Li Xiangjun watched Zhu Weiyuan come over, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Meet the princess!" ”

Zhu Weiyuan looked at Cheng Jialong's dark circles and said, "Jialong, as a mother, I have to advise you to pay attention to moderation!" ”

Cheng Jialong is really aggrieved at this time, he is not a lustful person, just because he wants to be a good emperor, there are too many things to learn, during this time, he is more tired than a senior high school student, political classes, financial courses, and law classes are already full, starting from dawn every day, studying, observing politics, and almost every day has less than six hours of rest.

He now finally understands the saying: "If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight"

Whatever you do, you have to pay a price. (End of chapter)