Empress Zhou and her maids brought the royal meal to Qianqing Palace.
The emperor had not eaten for a day. After receiving the report from the Jin Yiwei in the morning, he smashed the bowl and withdrew the breakfast. The emperor rarely got angry. This whole day, the entire Qianqing Palace was trembling with fear, for fear of attracting the emperor's attention.
Zhang Geda was dressed in a green camouflage military uniform and polished leather boots. He stood upright at the gate. When he saw the queen coming, he quickly saluted.
Empress Zhou smiled and told him that there was no need to be polite, and took the maid into Qianqing Palace.
Yang Fan had already told him through the inside line in the palace not to think too much. Yang Fan did not blame him. He told him to do his best to protect the emperor's family while he was guarding the palace.
Now if something happens to the emperor, it will be easier for Huang Taiji.
Now, there are undercurrents inside and outside the imperial court. Many forces are beginning to become restless. Yang Fan suspects that this time the Qing soldiers flew over the Jimen natural barrier, and the group of Concubine Zheng and Prince Fu were involved.
From the time the Qing soldiers entered the pass, no matter it was Da'ankou, Xifengkou, Daomaguan and other passes, there was no place where they were not defeated or surrendered. Many officers and soldiers even served as guides for the Qing soldiers.
The original Jizhen mutiny had the shadow of King Fu's party behind it. This is why Yang Fan persuaded Donglin not to recruit these surrendered soldiers. Jizhen has been infiltrated by Zheng Guifei's family for decades, and many officers were placed under their control. people.
Now that the Qing army has entered the pass, Concubine Zheng obviously thinks that the opportunity has come again. If they can create a crisis for Chongzhen, they will not let go of the opportunity.
This time, Jizhen's defeat was so fast that Yang Fan had to wonder whether Guan Ningjun had already worn the same pants as King Fu.
If they want to take risks after entering the city, the best way is to change the person sitting on the throne. And now they have failed too many things. As long as the Qing Army takes the lead, the government and the public will immediately start a stir. The movement to overthrow Donglin.
Even if it is to save themselves, they are very likely to jump over the wall in a hurry.
For Dong Lin and Guan Ning's army, they could not let the Qing army leave. Even if they left, they had to wait until they had finished their work.
God knows if King Fu is on his way to Beijing now. Maybe the dragon robes are ready.
Are the Jiannu and Fuwang clan, some people among the nobles, and the Lu Party, Zhejiang Party, Jin Party, Chu Party, and Gan Party among the civil servants who were suppressed by Donglin, colluded together and prepared to overthrow Donglin? None of this People know.
Now Donglin's appeal is to keep their group's position of dominating the imperial court. If they can negotiate peace with the Manchus, it would be a good option.
Yang Fan read in the history books that Huang Taiji contacted Chongzhen in the capital through secret channels and made a request for peace. But Chongzhen did not respond.
At this time, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties had the idea of reaching an alliance under the city in accordance with the methods of Song, Liao, Song, Xia, Song, and Jin. Because if the Ming Dynasty gave the Qing Dynasty coins, at least they would not need to invade to snatch them.
Yang Fan didn't know whether Chongzhen had received Huang Taiji's letter at this time.
However, all factions in the capital began to become active.
Various parties are gathering in secret, trying to take this opportunity to overthrow the Donglin Party and end the two years of dominance of the Donglin family. And King Fu plans to overthrow the emperor.
Their demands are different, and they are all interconnected. Moreover, different factions in the same party are also making different plans. The chaos of the situation is dizzying.
Fortunately, at this time, the nobles had calmed down, otherwise Chongzhen would have gone crazy.
Seeing the queen come in, Chongzhen's gloomy expression softened.
"Why did the queen personally deliver the meal?" Chongzhen said.
"Your Majesty, no matter how many things the court has to do, you still have to eat. Your dragon body is important." Queen Zhou said as she personally took out the warm meals from the food box and placed them on the desk.
She didn't prepare much. She just asked the cooking team to make some soup dumplings, a few small plates of cold vegetable dishes, a small bowl of golden millet porridge, and a pair of foot-long braised prawns.
Chongzhen's favorite food. These foods are also good for the stomach and intestines. They are light and not greasy.
Chongzhen did not object this time and ate all these things seriously.
He was indeed hungry, but he had been mad at Yuan Manzi before. His anger was rising, his anger was rushing up his sides, and stomach pain was inevitable. At that time, he couldn't take a bite.
Empress Zhou had a gentle and considerate personality. She was also upright and deeply respected by Chongzhen. Generally, he would calm down when the empress tried to persuade her.
Empress Zhou watched the emperor eat up the last bit of shrimp meat, and then she smiled.
Two large shrimps were quite a lot, and I was a little stuffed. Chongzhen felt a little embarrassed.
"I'm really hungry now, and the dishes the Queen sent are to my taste. It made the Queen laugh." Chongzhen said with some embarrassment.
"What's so funny about this? A good appetite means your Majesty is in good health." Empress Zhou said with a smile as she directed the maids to clear the tableware.
"Your Majesty, you ate a bit too much today. How about I take a walk with you so that you can melt the food so as not to accumulate food?"
Chongzhen stood up with a smile and said: "Just follow the queen's advice and go for a walk in Xiyuan. Now the ice has melted. If you look at Haizi, you will feel better."
Now the only royal garden outside the city, Nanyuan, has been used as a military camp. If the emperor wanted to take a walk, he could only go to Xiyuan. Among the three lakes in the city, the South China Sea, the Middle Sea and the North Sea, the water surface is the widest.
Half an hour later, the emperor and his concubines appeared in Yingzhou. The buildings here were hung with red lanterns. Chongzhen had not seen his concubines for a long time. This time, he invited all the concubines and held a banquet here. It was better.
A look at family life.
Guards, group training, and guards in golden clothes follow the guards.
Empress Zhou suggested having barbecue, and Chongzhen agreed.
The last time Yang Fan led the Xinghe Troupe to train at the Suwei Palace, he held several barbecue banquets. The kind of skewers that later generations liked was very popular with the emperors and empresses.
The dishes in the palace are mainly light and not delicious. This strong spicy taste makes people want to stop once they try it. Barbecue is very popular in the palace.
Zhang Geda had no choice but to lead the cooking team to set up a grill in the open space in front of Hanyuan Gate and grill mutton skewers and various skewers over a high fire using snowflake charcoal. Several large iron plates were also arranged to make various iron plate snacks. They also brought in
The glass bottle beer that Xincheng Brewery has just put into production.
Beer that makes you feel cold when you pick up the skewers, this is a perfect match.
Yingtai was built in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty and was called "Nantai" in the Ming Dynasty. The southern end of Yingtai is the Yingxun Pavilion in the water. There is a white marble bridge to the north of the pavilion connected to the island, and the Baoyue Tower is across the water to the south of the pavilion. Today's
The banquet was held at Yingxun Pavilion.
Chongzhen stood on the steps in front of Yingxun Pavilion with his hands behind his back, looking at the water in the distance.
Today is the 15th day. The moon is very round, and the clear light spreads over the water. Occasionally, water birds fly over. Because the moonlight is very bright, it feels quite like daytime. The sight of the water and sky being the same color makes people feel relaxed and happy.
"I originally set my heart towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch." Chongzhen sighed.
Zhang Geda was bringing someone in with grilled meat skewers. Hearing these words, he was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and pretended not to hear. Such words could only be heard casually by a slave of the Yang family like him.
