Seeing Cao Huachun appearing here, everyone's eyes began to dull, but Cao Huachun ran over quickly with tears streaming down his face, knelt down in front of Chongzhen with a bang, hugged Chongzhen's thigh and started to talk.
cry.
"Your Majesty, I finally fall in love with you again. I will feel at ease even if I die."
Chongzhen wanted to help Cao Huachun up, but the man held Chongzhen's thigh and refused to move. His tears kept flowing and he couldn't stop howling.
Finally, Chongzhen became angry and shouted: "Cao Huachun, stand up for me!"
Hearing Chongzhen's angry roar, Cao Huachun was startled, and then he stood up crying. Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun with tears and snot on his face and cursed: "You are an old killer, how old are you?
Crying like a child, you have been with me for so many years in vain."
Although Chongzhen scolded Cao Huachun in a reprimanding tone, from Cao Huachun's experience with Chongzhen for so many years, it was natural to hear that there was a hint of relief in it. So Cao Huachun laughed while crying.
Chongzhen and Cao Huachun acted out a bloody drama where master and servant were surprised when they met. Zhu Cihong and Zhu Aona watched with great interest. Seeing that no one was helping, Queen Zhou had to help smooth things over: "Your Majesty,
It's a happy event for Eunuch Cao to come, so don't blame him too harshly."
"Yes, Your Majesty, Eunuch Cao can take all the trouble to come back to you, which is enough to prove his loyalty to you." Seeing that the queen had spoken, Wang Chengen on the side also helped to say good things.
In fact, Chongzhen was very happy to see Cao Huachun. At this moment, when he heard Queen Zhou and Wang Chengen begging for mercy, he took advantage of the situation and said: "Well, since there are queens and companions interceding for you, an old killer, I will."
I won’t blame you harshly. Tell me, didn’t you go to Jiangnan to deliver orders to Hong Chengchou? Why are you back again? Where is Hong Chengchou? How is he doing in Jiangnan now?”
As soon as Chongzhen's question came out, Cao Huachun's expression suddenly became sad and angry, and he said angrily: "Your Majesty, don't mention that unfaithful and unjust traitor. He...he took refuge with Pang.
Just finished!"
"What? Hong Chengchou also joined Pang Gang?"
Chongzhen frowned and said: "Cao Huachun, don't worry, tell me carefully, how did Hong Chengchou join Pang Gang?"
So, Cao Huachun reported everything to Chongzhen about what happened after he arrived in Jiangnan, and told him everything about Zuo Liangyu's rebellion and Hong Chengchou's surrender. Finally, Cao Huachun said unhappily: "Your Majesty, you want that?"
Hong Chengchou was greatly favored by the emperor, but he did such a rebellious thing. Do you think he deserves to die?"
Although Cao Huachun had already put on a posture of wanting to eat Hong Chengchou alive, Chongzhen was speechless. After being silent for a while, he said quietly: "It's going to rain. Mother wants to get married, so let him go."
I have said that when I was enthroned in the Temple of Heaven, I had already ordered that all officials of the Ming Dynasty must accept the control of the new dynasty. Hong Chengchou's actions did not violate my will, and you don't have to hold on to it anymore."
"Your Majesty, but...but..."
When Cao Huachun was anxious, he began to stutter when speaking.
Chongzhen smiled sadly, "But what? The Ming Dynasty is already a thing of the past, so why do you have to remember it? You have been with me for so long, and you have read a lot of poetry and books. Tell me, have you ever seen the eternal dynasty?"
Chongzhen's sad words made everyone feel desolate, and Concubine Yuan cried loudly on the side.
Seeing that the atmosphere had solidified, Chongzhen forcibly cheered up and said with a smile: "Okay, everyone, don't be sad. Although I have lost my country, don't I still have you? Next month will be a good day for my daughter to get married. By then,
You and my companion are still busy. Now you all go in and have a rest..."
Not to mention Cao Huachun, Chongzhen and others who were filled with joy and sorrow after meeting each other, let us say that Hong Chengchou was dragged by Pang Gang to Zuixianju and had a drink in a daze. This drink lasted until the top of the willow tree on the moon, and finally Hong Chengchou drank
It must be that Ding Jing was very drunk, and Pang Gang was also a little drunk. In the end, he didn't know who sent him back to the palace, so he fell down on the dragon bed and fell asleep.
The autumn wind blew all night long. It was not until the white fish belly slowly appeared in the east that it reluctantly dissipated. The clouds in the sky were blown away completely. When the bright sun rose above the ridge of the roof, the blue sky turned out to be...
Extraordinarily clear and lofty.
Bangs rang faintly in the distance several times, and a few low voices were faintly heard outside the house. It wasn't until the warm sun came in through the window and slanted on the Kang that Pang Gang opened his eyes.
heavy eyes.
The drowsy Pang Gang sighed and turned over lazily, only to find that there was a round and soft buttocks in front of him that arched into his arms, and someone behind him also turned sideways, confused.
He gently massaged the two cumbersome soft lumps on his chest and straightened them, then pressed them tightly against Pang Gang's back spine, and a round pink arm went around Pang Gang's waist.
Slowly squinting his eyes and lying on the bed, Pang Gang then remembered that he had been drunk last night and returned to the palace and fell asleep in a daze. In the end, he didn't know who he was dragging along to sleep with him. It seemed like which two of them it was.
The concubine is here.
Turning around slightly, Pang Gang's arms each touched two soft and delicate bodies, and his two big hands groped for a while on the delicate bodies.
"Ding Ying!"
Two screams sounded in my ears at the same time.
"Your Majesty is so necrotic. He's still playing tricks on you even though he's awake. It's already dawn, why don't you get up quickly!"
Pang Gang laughed, sat up suddenly, lifted up the blanket, revealing the white and delicate body next to him, which caused another wave of anger.
These two beauties are Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xuezhu. Among Pang Gang's six daughters-in-law, only Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xuezhu have no children. Therefore, for the purpose of compensation, Pang Gang has been staying in their room these days.
Seeing that Pang Gang was about to get up, Chen Yuanyuan and Li Xuezhu dragged their still a little limp bodies to help Pang Gang change clothes. In the process, Pang Gang kept taking advantage of them with his wet hands, which made them look blank.
When Pang Gang finished dressing and came to the imperial study room, his usual dignity returned to his face.
Not long after arriving in the imperial study, a eunuch came to report that someone wanted to see him.
"Your Majesty, please coldly lead Gu Chen to ask for an audience."
"Xuan!"
"yes!"
Soon, a military attache in his twenties with a stern look on his face, wearing the uniform of a fourth-grade military officer, came to Pang Gang.
Gu Chen, who was born in Yebushu, still maintained his military demeanor. He stood in front of Pang Gang with his back straight and looked at Pang Gang respectfully.
Looking at the head of the intelligence agency, Pang Gang nodded with satisfaction: "Well. Gu Chen, is it because Hong Chengchou has something to do with you coming to see me?"
Gu Chen said respectfully: "Yes, I have been monitoring Hong Chengchou since he came to the capital. Mr. Hong's behavior has been normal since he came to the capital. But since he had a drink with His Majesty last night, early this morning
We left the inn and went to the home of Mr. Li, the Minister of War."
"Oh, he went to Li Yan's house?" Pang Gang heard this and asked with interest: "Did he go early in the morning?"
"Yes, Mr. Hong left before dawn and has not come out until now?"
Gu Chen said respectfully, but at the same time there was a hint of worry in his eyes. Since ancient times, it has been a taboo for those in power for high-ranking officials to make friends with high-ranking officials. Hong Chengchou, a new high-ranking official who joined the imperial court, openly visited the military department of the current dynasty.
Shangshu, and the current Minister of War was also a recently surrendered general who had recently joined the imperial court. The combination of these two aspects cannot help but make people think a lot.
However, although Gu Chen was worried, he also knew that this was not what he, the spy leader, could care about. All along, Gu Chen had only one position for himself, and that was to serve as the emperor's minions, thugs, and ears and ears. Although it doesn't sound good to say it.
But Gu Chen knew that this was the most correct positioning for himself. He was just an intelligence chief, neither a minister of official affairs nor a chief minister of the cabinet. There were some things that he, an intelligence chief, should not be concerned about. If he forced his emotions to
If you bring it into work, a miserable end is likely to be waiting for you.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk..."
Pang Gang held his chin with one hand and placed the other hand on the dragon table. He tapped his fingers gently, making a rhythmic sound. It was very harsh in the quiet imperial study room. Gu Chen stood aside with his hands down, not even breathing.
Dare to breathe, for fear of disturbing His Majesty.
Pang Gang thought for a while and said to Gu Chen: "Gu Chen, this is it. You go back and continue to send people to monitor Hong Chengchou to see if there are any other changes in him. If there is any situation, report it immediately!"
"Yes, I obey your orders!"
After Gu Chen agreed, he took a few steps back. Then he turned around and walked out.
Pang Gang ignored Gu Chen's figure going out, his mind was still spinning rapidly. Unknowingly, his thoughts had crossed the capital and flew towards Jiangnan...
The most prosperous Feicui Lane in Hangzhou is the gathering place for large and small government offices in Hangzhou. Almost all government offices are located on this street. Among these government offices, there is a plaque hanging on the door of one government office that reads "Hangzhou Commandery Envoy
"Yamen" in seven bold characters.
It stands to reason that the Commander's Yamen is in charge of all the troops and horses in Hangzhou, and its power is unparalleled among the officials in Hangzhou. But now, on the surface, the situation of the Hangzhou Commander's Yamen does not look good. It should have been quite good.
The busty yamen guard was now leaning against the doorpost as dejectedly as an eggplant beaten by frost. The sword hanging on his waist was also hanging haphazardly on his waist, and the whole person looked listless.
In the study room in the inner courtyard of the Yamen, Song Xinghe, the commander who used to be a high-ranking official in Hangzhou, was sitting on a chair in a daze with his head downcast.
Since Chongzhen announced his throne, the entire Zhejiang Province has been plunged into chaos. From the governor, envoys, and inspectors to scholars, soldiers, government officials, and the people, everyone is in a state of confusion.
The Ming Dynasty is over, what should they do? Should they surrender to the New Dynasty? Or move closer to Jinling, can they withstand Dahua's military front?
Various problems caused the entire city of Hangzhou to fall into chaos. At this moment, Zuo Liangyu came back. To be precise, he was driven here by Hong Chengchou.
Although Zuo Liangyu originally had nearly 30,000 troops stationed in Zhejiang and was considered a high-ranking official, he did not dare to make any mistakes because he was suppressed by Hong Chengchou and the Six Ministries of Nanjing. However, after he fell out with Hong Chengchou and was driven over,
, his cruelty was completely exposed. It was only a trivial matter to rob the people of food and money, but later it developed to the point of openly raping women on the street and even killing people.
Although Zuo Liangyu's atrocities aroused great public indignation among the people of Hangzhou, and some people went to various government offices to report to the government, how could the government offices, which were already in trouble, still have the mood to pay attention to these things? Their only thought at this time
Just how to escape from the whirlpool in Hangzhou, Zuo Liangyu and the others were already helpless against Zuo Liangyu, who was already the de facto ruler of Zhejiang. Among these officials, the most unwilling one was Song Xinghe.
As the commander of the troops and horses in Hangzhou, Song Xinghe is logically the supreme commander of the troops in Hangzhou. Thousands of soldiers inside and outside Hangzhou are under his direct command. But Zuo Liangyu, who had retreated from Jinling, naturally came to Hangzhou.
He would not allow a troop of soldiers and horses that did not obey his command to appear in Hangzhou City, so without saying a word, he directly found an excuse to snatch thousands of soldiers and horses in Hangzhou City from Song Xinghe's hands. So, it became
The hard days for the polished commander Song Xing are coming.
What is a commander without troops and horses at hand? In the eyes of some people, that is nothing. Not only did Zuo Liangyu and his son not take him seriously, even the soldiers under Zuo Liangyu's command did not take him seriously.
, every now and then, soldiers and horses under Zuo Liangyu's command came to the commander's Yamen to beat the autumn wind, and even said that they would go to the commander's Yamen to ask for food or drink! This made Song Xinghe miserable. He thought about it several times.
Hang up your crown and leave.
Just as Song Xinghe was holding his head in his hands, a gust of fragrant wind drifted by, and the refreshing fragrance floated into Song Xinghe's nose. A quiet and gentle voice sounded in Song Xinghe's ears: "Dad, are you here again?"
Don't worry about what happened these days. Since Zuo Liangyu has taken away your military power, you can just stay in the yamen and ignore anyone, why do you need to think so much?"
Song Xinghe smiled bitterly and said: "Daughter, do you think this is what your father wants? It would be fine if Zuo Liangyu just took away the military power from his father. But he also left the matter of collecting grain and grass to his father.
, isn't it obvious that I want my father to look good? You also know that the prefects and governors of various places have always collected food and grass for the soldiers and horses, or it is also a matter of military garrison. How has it ever been my father's turn to worry about the commander of the soldiers and horses? He is
Are you going to force yourself to death to become a father?"
Just as Song Xinghe was talking, this graceful figure also came next to Song Xinghe, and a face that was both happy and angry also appeared in front of Song Xinghe.
This is a girl with double sideburns on her hair. She has skin as good as snow and hair as thick as a pile of crows. Although she is only twenty-nine years old, her appearance is extremely beautiful. She is wearing a white polished silk beaded embroidered gold bodice.
The skirt is tied with a white jade belt inlaid with emerald-colored phoenix and dragon. The hairpin is as blue as the sky and dotted with green, and the ear is like flowing silver and inlaid with beads. It is a pair of embroidered shoes with gold and silver thread. It is wrapped with five-color peonies. It is extremely luxurious. She
It is Song Xinghe’s youngest daughter, Song Yulin, who is also regarded as a treasure by Song Xinghe.
I saw Song Yulin coming to Song Xinghe, staring at Song Xinghe with her big eyes. There seemed to be a smile in the smoke, and she whispered: "Father, my daughter has long said that you, an official
It's so boring to be there. Now that the Ming Dynasty has become a thing of the past, why are you still clinging to this position? You might as well give up your official position and leave."
Song Xinghe said angrily: "You are so frivolous. You are abandoning your official position. Where can we go? My father is an old minister of the Ming Dynasty. Our hometown is in Hubei, which is already under the rule of Dahua. I'm afraid we
We will be arrested by the local officials as soon as we arrive. Besides, now Hangzhou is ruled by Zuo Liangyu and his son. We are afraid that as soon as we arrive at the city gate, Zuo Liangyu’s soldiers will arrest us all.
Bar."
Song Yulin smiled slightly and said confidently: "Father, don't worry, we can't walk on land but can we go by water?"
"Water route?" Song Xinghe's expression first changed: "Well, this can be regarded as a way. After all, Zuo Liangyu and the others don't have a navy. As long as they go to sea, they can't do anything to us. But going to sea is not a trivial matter. We don't
There is no familiar road, and besides the vast sea behind the sea, where can we go? Should we go to Jinling to seek refuge with Lord Hong Chengchou?"
When Song Xinghe said this, Song Yulin's big black and white eyes turned around, he covered his cherry mouth and said with a smile: "Father, why can't you turn your head around? We must go to Jinling."
Can't we go to Shandong, Henan, or even the capital?"
"Going to the capital?" When Song Xinghe heard this, he felt as if he had been pricked by a needle on his buttocks. He stood up suddenly and waited for Song Yulin to exclaim: "Daughter, are you...
"
Song Xinghe couldn't speak any more, and a look of shock suddenly appeared on his face.
"Yes!" Song Yulin said calmly and generously: "Father, my daughter has contacts with Dahua. Have you forgotten that one of my daughter's close friends is the queen of Dahua?"
Here, Song Yulin smiled slyly.
Song Xinghe took a long breath and said seriously: "My dear daughter, tell me honestly, have you always been in contact with Dahua? Or are you in contact with the young lady from the Wei family?"
Song Yulin said coquettishly: "Young lady from the Wei family, Dad, she is now the mother of a country, okay?"
Having said this, Song Yulin also said seriously: "Father, my daughter has always wanted to ask you, since the emperor has given the throne to Pang Gang, why have you always refused to surrender to Dahua?"
"this......."
Hearing this, Song Xinghe couldn't help but sigh. The figure of the poor soldier who was neither humble nor arrogant in front of him five years ago seemed to appear in front of his eyes...
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